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
Cnn hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me up for greek. A whitfield. And we begin this hour with the race for the white house, entering another critical phase. Vice president Kamala Harris continues to try to build on her momentum out of Tuesdays President ial debate. Shes wrapped up a pair of rallies in the Swing State of pennsylvania where she campaigned in rural republican leaning counties tonight, harris will speak at an Award Ceremony for the congressional black Caucus Foundation in washington, Dc Shes also launching a new campaign to mobilize latino voters for more on these developments. Lets bring in cnns Eva Mckend at eva, the Vice President gave an interview to a Television Station in philadelphia before wrapping up her visit there in pennsylvania. So what did she have to say well, fred, one of the most interesting takeaway from that interview was the way that the Vice President talked about according republican voters, i think to the frustration some on the
All right. So the series have i got news for you, premieres tonight at nine, right here on cnn. And thank you so much for joining me today. Im fredricka whitfield, the Cnn Newsroom continues with Jessica Dean right now newsroom. Im Jessica Dean in New York and were now just over 50 days from Election Day and entering a critical phase in this race as harris and the trump Campaigns Race for the final sprint to november remember, tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris back in washington, attending a fundraiser and then making another appearance in alongside President Biden during an Awards Dinner hosted by the congressional black caucus. Her Running Mate Tim Walz, will hold a rally in the battleground, state of wisconsin. All of this, as Donald Trump and his Vp Pick J. D vance, will be in the key states of nevada and north carolina. Both campaigns zeroing in on those critical states as polls continue to show a tight race with Harris Spending multiple days in pennsylvania and going after Sw
Smarter, which won by morning. Got it. Got abbas, daughter, youve got this is cnn Breaking News youre live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We do begin this hour with Breaking News out of the middle east. Israels military says it has rescued a hostage from a hamas tunnel in southern gaza. He had been held captive since the Terror Attacks of october 7. The father of 11, and spent the last 320 six days as a prisoner there he is in the hospital right there a short time ago reuniting with his brother, cnns jim sciutto joins us now from tel aviv jim, the details of been trickling in whats the latest that youve learned . Well, first of all, certainly youre happy fomin moment for, for him and for his family after these painful days, weeks, and months captivity. But this has also been quite a rarity for the idf of the close to 250 hostages taken on october 7, only aides have been freed alive via Military Operations. And this is the first one based on the details provided to us