Im jake tapper. Were going to start this hour with the Breaking News moments ago, we got an update on her Hurricane Milton, which once again is im not happy to tell you, has strengthened to a category five storm. Was category for now its back to five and has 165 165 mile an ho sustained winds. It is expected to double in size before making landfall in florida. Nearly 20 Million people in the United States are currently in the path of Hurricane Milton. Its effects or already being felt. Parts of the Tampa Bay Area are gonna lose access to running water starting today, Gas Stations are running out of fuel as evacuees fill up their cars and tried to flee. Those riding out the storm are stocking Up To power their generators. Lets get straight to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers in a hurricane headquarters. Chad, it doesnt sound like this forecast is what we wanted it is not, it is. We saw all day and i talked to you about this at 4 00 this afternoon that the last plane left about three hours a
Sandra all right, your Fox Weather Alert the top of a brandnew hour. Hurricane milton im barreling down on florida with Lifethreatening Storm surges and Flash Flooding in area saturated with water from Hurricane Helene. It is headed that way and we are watching it Tampa Bay in the bullseye for where the storm could make Landfall Bed effects felt across the entire state. Florida meteorologist breaking down while discussing this sheer intensity of the storm. It is an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane. It has dropped it has dropped 50 millibars in ten hours. I apologize, this is just horrific. Speed to emotional response there to what we are all seeing, John This is a big line and anticipated the worst to hit florida over 100 years and welcome back to america reports. And Sandra Smith in new york. s been winwin in Meteorologist File it can be a bad one. Washington being called the storm of the century and other storms have gotten that moniker at this one will be huge. Millions
That has seen more than its share of powerful storms. Now, the Desperate Rush is on for millions to get out of hurricane Miltons Path before it is too late. With the mayor of one City Warning residents, if you stay, you will die. Plus, Kamala Harris full on media assault plan, voters have been calling for her to do more interviews for months. Will they propel a campaign that has been stubbornly stuck within the Pollings Margin of error . And another arrest in what has become an avalanche of trouble for new York Citys mayor. Warrants, searches, indictments and now a former aide facing charges of his own on top of more than a dozen who have quit. So how long can Eric Adams himself hold on . But we begin with that Monster Category 4 hurricane taking direct aim at florida. Hurricane milton expected to be one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the region. Headlines and newspapers throughout the state Screaming Warnings that it is now a race for survival. Time is running out. So use
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Fico kids without their shoes, running around without their parents. We have had officials tried to kick you out. They are asking for authorizations to be here. The most insane Thing Youll ever see. They werent marshaled well, but the lesson people should take from this is one we learned long ago. We dont rely on fema. We feel like we are being forgotten we havent received any response from fema. So many survivors venting their frustrations as they are left to fend for themselves instead of waiting for fema to take action. Hello and welcome. Good to have you here today. Great to be working with you. This is america reports. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing. The Death Toll continues to climb. At least 224 have lost their lives across six states. Hundreds of thousands are still in the dark as crews worked to restore power even still at this hour. We will speak with the Operations Manager of an Energy Company on what they are doing now to get the lights back on. Brian has a preview o