Morning, everyone, im kasie hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us. Hurricane milton is racing toward Floridas Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall as a dangerous category four storm. According to the latest update from the national hurt Hurricane Center, more than 12 Million residents across Central Florida are under Hurricane Alerts with parts of 14 counties issuing mandatory evacuations ahead of the storm. A storm that could become one of the most destructive in state history. You want to pick a fight with mother nature. She is winning 100 of the time. And individuals that are in these say youre in a singlestory home, 12 feet. Is above that house. So if youre in it basically thats the coffin that youre in . For the most part, people do seem to be taking these orders seriously as major highways are filled, bumper to bumper with traffic, one of the largest evacuations in state history. But those evacuations are leading to another issue as Gas Stations run low on fuel, more tha
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An assassination attempt. Now on bbc news, the travel show. All of our lives are defined by the places were connected to and the people we hold close. Speaks vietnamese. My name is william lee adams, and im a Vietnamese American Journalist and an author. I was born six years after the Vietnam War ended. Im here to explore a country thats helped shape me. For me, it all flows from the war that brought my parents together two people, born 12 time zones apart, thrust together to build a life. My family lived in america and my Big Brotherjohn was my best friend. Speaks vietnamese. But two years ago, he passed away. I have a lot of unfinished business. I want to bring him home, essentially. This is where he was born. This is where he was happiest. And this is where so many people who loved him and took care of him still are. Im travelling across the country, starting in the Capital City Hanoi and ending over i,500km away in Ho Chi Minh city. Where my family still lives in banana garden mark
In this footage from the last couple of hours you can see explosions lighting up the sky over beirut. Reports say the blasts were targetting the hezbollah dominated suburbs. Earlier in the Night Hezbollah said its fighters had been engaged with israeli troops near the lebanon israel border. This is the scene live in beirut. As Air Strikes continue lebanese authorities say four hospitals are now out of action and the United Nations has warned that all 900 shelters for displaced people are now full. This map shows weapons strikes across the region. Attacks by israel are shown in red and those by hezbollah rockets fired into Northern Israel are in purple. Israel has ordered residents in these southern lebanese communities about 30 villages here marked in orange, to leave their homes for their own safety. On friday an israeli strike cut a key route with syria. Israel says it struck the Masnaa Crossing because the route was being used by hezbollah to transport weapons. The Masnaa Crossing h
Its operations in lebanon as leaders weigh options to retaliate against iran s long range missile assault on tuesday. If israel does respond to the strike, then the islamic republic has vowed to retaliate against israel and countries it sees as supporting it. Us presidentjoe biden said the us is now discussing the possibility of israeli strikes on iran s oil infrastructure. Oil prices have increased 10% since iran s strike on tuesday, which was launched after israel s killing of hassan nasrallah, leader of the iran backed hezbollah. Meanwhile, hopes are dimming of a ceasfire in gaza or lebanon. Nearly one year on from hamas s attacks on 7 october, israeli forces are still in gaza and 97 hostages remain unaccounted for. As the humanitarian situation worsens in both countries, us charities now say 30% of lebanon s 5. 8 million people are now displaced. Southern lebanon s salah ghandour hospital says it s been attacked by israel, after it was warned to evacuate. They say nine members of s