Us an update on preparations for milton from the White House. The ongoing response to Hurricane Helene. Well take you live to the White House minutes away. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill i hate to see that radar, just see that thing churn out there. A big one. Im bill hemmer, good morning at home. The storm really, if you have checked out for a day or so, you missed a major headline. This thing really came out of nowhere Yesterday Morning i would argue between 8 00 a. M. And 11 00 a. M. Eastern time and got cranked up coming off the Yucatan Peninsula In Mexico and now going through the Gulf Of Mexico warm waters. Dana they are warning it could become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record and the state of florida is getting ready to brace for this direct hit as bill was saying. A massive exodus now underway. Millions of residents rushing to evacuate the coast and other lowlying areas with hours left before Miltons Arrival as crews scramble to
Any questions . Yeah. Reporter when it comes to the number of people in your people are apparently choosing to stay behind, do you know how many people seem to be trying to ride this out . We dont. That comes up all of the time. You know, that kind of talk is so foolish. Said so many times do you want to pick a fight with Mother Nature and shes when he 100 of the time. And individuals and these say you are in a singlestory home, 12 feet is about that house. If you are in it, basically that is the coffin you are in. It is just of this magnitude, what we can hope for is that the storm goes a bit south. We dont want to wish anything on our neighbors. But if it went a little bit south, that would prevent Storm Surge from coming into Tampa Bay where it has no place to go. Bit is just a Storm Surge. It gets pushed into the bay and it is coming into the neighborhoods. Does it seem like most people are respecting that . Oh, yes, you can look at the traffic and it is incredible. I spoke with my
Hurricane hunters flying into the eye, rocked by turbulence. Highways jammed with vehicles, trying to get out of the path of the hurricane. If you choose not to evacuate, you do so at your own risk. David Police Warning residents, time is running out. More than 1,300 Gas Stations across the state running out of fuel. The potentially historic Storm Surge, up to 15 feet set to hit the tampa bay area. Ginger zee live in florida with the new timing of this hurricane, when its now set to hit. Also tonight, former President Trump Targeting fema again today, and tonight, after false claims, and with millions trying to recover, Vice President Kamala Harris blasting the former president for spreading dangerous misinformation. What she said today. The Breaking News at this hour. The Justice Department just moments ago saying they have thwarted an alleged Terror Plot what they just revealed. Tonight, the Journalist And Author Bob Woodward and his new Book Reporting that when the pandemic was ragi
Highways jammed with vehicles trying to get out. Theme parks shutting down. Tampa in the potential bullseye. Were with first responders bracing for impact. Tropicana field where the Tampa Bay rays play transformed into a base camp. President biden warning this could be the worst storm to hit florida in over a century as the southeast is still reeling from helene. Al roker with a shifting new Storm Track tonight. Also tonight, four weeks until the election. Kamala harris on a media blitz. And asked what she would have done differently than President Biden. How she answered. And the new book claiming Donald Trump secretly sent Covid Testing machines to Vladimir Putin during the shortage in 2020. How his campaign is responding. And just in, the afghan national under arrest in oklahoma. The Terror Attack he is accused of plotting for Election Day. The new legal battle over children using tiktok. Why more than a dozen states are suing the popular app. And for fans still pining for Game Of T
What a new book reveals about Donald Trumps secret Phone Calls with vladimir putin, as we learn what President Biden is saying privately about israels Prime Minister. All of a sudden, they just were multiplying overnight. Norah and Tonights Eye on america, with just four weeks to go until Election Day. Could this blue and Red Dots be A Sign Of The Times . Maybe it fits nebraska nice. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for joining us. We have new information from the national Hurricane Center about miltons growing strength and its changing path. Millions are bracing for lifethreatening impacts as the storm has reintensified to a Monster Category 5, with winds howling at 165 miles per hour. Now milton is expected to make landfall on floridas central Gulf Coast before dawn on thursday, potentially as a category 3 hurricane. The storm is so powerful, even the Governments Hurricane hunters got bumped around as they rode into the heart of mi