The Us State Of Florida is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in A Hundred years. There are huge trafficjams across the state as more than Five Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton which is expected to hit tonight. Flights between the uk and florida have been cancelled, with the Foreign Office urging britons already in the state to follow instructions from local authorities. Its moving across the Gulf Of Mexico, where warmer waters have contributed to its intensity. So far, milton has reached a Wind Speed of 160mph. Its already brushed past mexico where it caused coastal flooding. These nasa images from space show the eye of the storm as it heads towards the florida peninsula. With the latest, our correspondent Phil Mccann reports. So right now on seven news. Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton this morning. Milton continues to be a dangerous category five hurricane, expected to bring life threatening Storm Surge and dangerous winds al
Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
And coming up on Bbc News, linejudges at wimbledon will be a thing of the past as the all England Club controversially update to electronic Line Calling for next year. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. This is the West Coast of Florida Tonight as millions of people brace themselves for the lethal Hurricane Bearing down on them. The category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour is still about 12 hours away. Its expected to be the most powerful storm to hit florida in more than a century. This is where the hurricane is expected to hit before it passes right over the state of florida. Forecasters are warning of torrential rain, flash flooding, High Winds and possible Storm Surges of 10 15 feet. Surges happen when water moves inland from the coast. This is what it looks like from space, this was filmed from the international Space Station earlier today. It shows just how vast the hurricane is. Our correspondent Gordon Corera is in tampa. And conditions are alrea
Message from Liz Cheney and a passionate plea to americans while standing with the democrats nominee in the birthplace of the Republican Party also tonight an old photo has surfaced of a republican member of congress in blackface. All dressed up up as Michael Jackson tonight. Congressman Mike Lawler will join me live to respond and trapped in the flooding to people are dead or more are still missing tonight. And Tennessee Factory is under investigation after workers say they werent allowed to leave to escape Hurricane Helene until it was too late. Im Kaitlan Collins and this is the source to overturn the last president ial election are front and center with only weeks to go before the next one. The fallout from the culmination of those efforts by Donald Trump January 6 is what pushed Liz Cheney to do something that would have been unthinkable for anyone in her family, just four years ago go the lifelong republican, sharing a Campaign Stage Today alongside the democratic president ial n