Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. Were going to start today with Breaking News because yet another Hurricane Threat is facing floridas West Coast. Just moments ago, tropical Storm Milton Florida as a category three storm in just a few days. Now, governor Ron Desantis has declared a State Of Emergency for 51 counties ahead of and it could bring devastating Storm Surge to parts of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Cnns Rafael Romo joins me. Now, Rafael Helene slammed into florida just ten days ago. I know you were on the ground covering some of its devastation. Can you tell us what were learning now ahead of this potential impact here yes, some are high. This is probably going to feel like a onetwo punch for many floridians in addition to we clearing a State Of Emergency and 51 states, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to be opened 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene
Helene made landfall, and governor Ron Desantis is warning people in the Hurricanes Path take this storm serious so please keep an eye on this storm theres a bit the greater cone covers almost the entire West Coast of florida at this point. And so even if youre not in the cone as it gets closer, certainly if youre on the dirty side of the storm, theres going to be surge that goes outside the cone thats going to be significant. So just prepare for that and understand that something that is likely to happen just moments ago, florida Officials Evacuation orders as soon as tomorrow and just one county is Tracking Milton for us. So what are you seeing as far as its path and where its protect projected to bring here i mean, were worried about it rapidly intensifying. Again. And as it heads towards the West Coast of florida, that will bring Storm Surge, ive been down the coast, damaging winds and Heavy Rain is right now a category one hurricane and are ready rapidly intensified from yesterday
Fredricka whitfield. We begin on the president ial campaign trail. Now, just about a month away from the election and both campaigns meeting with voters in key Battleground States during this final critical stretch of the race, voting already underway across several states and poll show Vice President Kamala Harris and former Presint Donald Trump locked in a dead heat their campaigns now navigating several big News Stories that could shape the outcome of this election from the war. In the Middle East to the devastating aftermath of helene the surprising jobs report more on all of that coming up. But but today the former president is returning to the scene of his first Assassination Attempt in battleground, pennsylvania, trump is set to hold a rally in just a few hours from now in butler. Thats in the western part of the state. He narrowly survived and attempt on his life, as you recall, on july 13, at that location, the exact one as a matter of fact, when a gunman opened fire and a bul
Seven. And meantime, thanks so much for joining us. Ac360 begins right now president lying about disaster relief while the death toll climbs from hurricane helene and even some fellow republicans are speaking out, keeping them honest. Also tonight, the obama factor in the boost and could give him the harris campaign when he hits the trail next week the trump elon musk bromance, just how much money is must pumping into the campaign good evening. Thanks for joining us 32 days until election day. The candidates now making to swing state campaign stops a day. The former president just wrapped up a town hall in fayetteville, north carolina after visiting georgia at this afternoon, vice president harris speaking detroit and flint, michigan, heard campaign we re getting a boost from unexpectedly good job creation numbers and a dip in the jobs created last month unemployment fell in just a few weeks ago, the federal reserve cut down interest rates, which is going to be great for a lot of folks
Afford four more years of Donald Trump. As Jack Smith shows the country new evidence alleging how the former president tried to undo democracy. And Melania Trump, silent for most of the campaign, now speaking out on one of the most contentious issues in the race. In a new memoir and video, she takes a position directly at odds with her Husbands Party. But the Government Shouldnt tell the women what to do when it comes to abortion. Our manu raju, lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics with the campaign. A major Port Strike threatens to unravel economic progress that is critical to the harris reelection argument. And then theres this. Rockets again flying in the Middle East. An Overnight Strike by israel in beirut, killing at least nine people is just the latest episode in a week filled with escalation towards all out war. Lets go straight to cnns arlette saenz, who is in florida waiting for the arrival of President Biden. Arlette, the president spoke at the White House that th