Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Leave or die, thats the warning for hundreds of thousands across tampa and beyond this hour as Hurricane Milton, now a monstrous category 4, takes direct aim on floridas third largest city. Right now, almost all of floridas West Coast is under an Emergency Warning as Crews Race to clear the debris from last weeks hurricane, that one helene, before milton makes landfall sometime tomorrow night. It is dangerous eye is set to unleash a once in a Century Damage and record Storm Surge. The national Hurricane Center is warning of up to 15 feet of water in tampa alone. As we speak, thousands are still trying to get out, residents rushing to escape the storms path, have clogged highways, and interstates. And adding to all of that chaos, all of that concern is politics. And the rampant disinformation that is being peddled by Donald Trump and some republicans including false claims about Fema Funds and not so subtle Social Media posts that say they control the w
Letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. We are grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi, nicolle. Thanks so much. Welcome to The Beat. Im aarri melber. It is tuesday, exactly one month out from the election. I can tell you off top one of the most common maga Talking Points about Kamala Harris that youve probably heard is taking a hard fall today. Trump has been arguing that she wasnt doing any or enough press interviews. And youll remember when she first stepped up as the nominee. It was a frenetic stretch where she launched a new campaign, a convention, a fundraising operation, and picked a running mate. All of that over several weeks, faster than anyone in history because of the switch. And trump and his allies had been hammering that she wasnt doing interviews then or enough. Theyve been hammering this line of attack. Well, the harder they come, the harder they fall, one and all. As Jimmy Cliff famously put it. Respect. Because that would
Can with hurricane milton. Now cat five storm heading straight for tampa, florida, which hasn t taken a direct hit since 1921. Also live the latest from hardhit north carolina and the lies the former president continues to tell about the relief efforts. And later on the oneyear anniversary of the october 7 terror attack would check back in with a woman still waiting for her family being held hostage to come home good evening. Thanks for joining us. It took hurricane milton less than 24 hours to go from an 80 mile an hour storm to 100 names 80 mile an hour monster, one of the fastestgrowing hurricanes ever. And on the path that its on, it could also be the first in more than 100 years to directly hit tampa, florida, a city largely at sea level, or even a smaller storm could do serious damage and which is still cleaning up from his brush with hurricane helene, which may be why people began leaving today and why as many as 6600 ambulances today began evacuating patients from area hospital
In so many ways, the 2024 Election Season has been unprecedented and unpredictable part of the unusual nature of the campaign includes hula end up as the President Ial spouse, traditionally known as the office of the First Lady. If former president Donald Trump wins, Melania Trump will return to the east wing for the second time after exiting four years ago. Now, this has only happened once before in the countrys history. And then theres Vice President harriss husband, Doug Emhoff, potentially the first man to ever serve in this role over the next hour, Cnn Anchor Kaitlan collins, who covered the trump White Houses reporter, takes a closer look at the history of the first spouse and how it may be redefined by the next person who will hold that title. As a White House reporter. It can be easy to overlook the First Lady but that role, and those who have occupied it have long had a deep influence on the west wing. And the country. It can be part diplomat, not you coach steps america First
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