Us an update on preparations for milton from the White House. The ongoing response to Hurricane Helene. Well take you live to the White House minutes away. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill i hate to see that radar, just see that thing churn out there. A big one. Im bill hemmer, good morning at home. The storm really, if you have checked out for a day or so, you missed a major headline. This thing really came out of nowhere Yesterday Morning i would argue between 8 00 a. M. And 11 00 a. M. Eastern time and got cranked up coming off the Yucatan Peninsula In Mexico and now going through the Gulf Of Mexico warm waters. Dana they are warning it could become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record and the state of florida is getting ready to brace for this direct hit as bill was saying. A massive exodus now underway. Millions of residents rushing to evacuate the coast and other lowlying areas with hours left before Miltons Arrival as crews scramble to
Right now on Ana Cabrera reports, Breaking News, as florida readies for a direct hit from a monster storm. Mass evacuations and urgent preparations as Hurricane Milton charges through the gulf. Were in tampa, a city that could see its worst storm in a century. The president expected to speak from the White House in just minutes as the nation sees two historic backtoback storms, well carry those remarks live. Also ahead, misinformation about the response to helene embroils the 2024 race. Vp harris slamming Donald Trump over lies about storm aid. And Breaking News at the Supreme Court this morning, justices hearing the first major case of the new term. The critical question should Ghost Guns be regulated as firearms . Thanks so much for joining us. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. Mass evacuations not seen in years unfolding in florida right now as a Monster Hurricane barrels toward the Gulf Coast. Hurricane milton is now a category 4
Hello. Welcome to the programme. Lets begin with some breaking news. In the past hour, the Israeli Army says its struck Hezbollah Fighters inside a mosque in the south of the country. Hezbollah fighters are also said to be engaged in fierce clashes with israeli troops in lebanons Southern Border area. There have also been more explosions in the Hezbollah Dominated Suburbs of the lebanese capital, beirut. It comes just hours after the Israeli Army issued an Evacuation Order for dozens of areas in the city. An Apartment Building was hit in the Northern Port Of Tripoli where a hamas commander, saeed atallah, was reportedly killed, along with three members of his family. This is the scene live in beirut. As you can see in the distance, smoke continues to hang in the air as we have seen fresh strikes targeting the lebanese capital through the night. Our reporter Will Vernon has more. At lebanons capital, pummelled by explosions yet again. This was the scene overnight, one Week on since the
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Want to miss. But, first,. No water, barely have food. Everybody expiring in the fridge. Being without power is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is not having drinkable water. Right now everything is just devastating. It s eye opening. I talked to one of my close childhood friends yesterday. And her house is completely destroyed. And we are just thankful we can get here to get diapers and formula and a hot meal because right now those are very important to us because the stores don t have them. Laura: at least 230 people have lost their lives across six states from hurricane helene. There are 1. 8 million total power outages. Buncombe county, north carolina alone where asheville is makes up 31% of the total deaths. And there are at least 200 people still unaccounted for. Families as you heard are continuing to struggle to get basic necessities. That means that private citizens in the absence of federal government relief, they have to provide relief. And this is all despite