Hezbollah the next Conservative Leader will be a choice between Robertjenrick And Kemi badenoch afterJames Cleverly is eliminated from the contest. Well have live reaction from westminster. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Lets start in florida which is bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in A Hundred years. There have been huge Traffic Jams across the state, as more than Five Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. Well be live on the ground in a moment, but let me show you. These pictures from space, officials still think it could double in size before the Monster Storm makes landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot from the tracking centre, already brushing Past Mexico where he calls large scale flooding. These Are the pictures on the Florida Peninsula because there is a relative calm, but they Are expecting Wind Speeds of 155 mph and 3 4 metre high Storm Surges. Lets start this hour by going to our colleague in miami. Lets speak to Sumi Soma
A bit of Mist And Fog possible across some western areas early in the morning. Those temperatures not changing a great deal again, typically a cool 11 or 12. This is Bbc News. The latest headlines Hurricane Milton, the biggest storm to hit florida in a century, heads towards the coast. President biden warns residents to leave for safety. Already, dangerous tornadoes are developing over florida as the storm continues to approach. Deaths following Air Strikes on both sides of the border, as Israel And Hezbollah continue to exchange fire. And then there were two James Cleverly is knocked out of the tory leadership race. Kemi Badenoch And Robertjenrick remain. The end of the Linejudge Why Modern Technology is bringing to an end nearly 150 years of tradition is bringing to an end nearly 150 Years Landfall on is bringing to an end nearly 150 Years Landfall to where we expect landfall to happen. Somewhere between Fort Myers and sarasota. They are about 77 miles apart, and just south of tampa,
Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves warned of Storm Surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show how dangerous this storm is, even with the storm still offshore, it is already causing damage. It has spawned several tornadoes which have been reported in the state, including in Areas that are seeing flooding. This is a home in fort myers that was hit by one of those tornadoes. You can see the roof is ripped off and the interior already destroyed, and the hurricane itself hasnt even arrived. These pictures from space give you a sense of the size of the monster storm. Its bringing winds of up to 120
Set to make landfall in florida roughly 24 hours from now, weve just gotten a new advisory this very Hour Milton is currently moving towards floridas gulf coast, tracking towards the Sarasota Area and potentially inching even further south and its going to get a lot bigger before it gets there. That means a life lifethreatening Storm Surge potentially reaching up to 15 feet but this hurricane is going to impact the entire state. Everyone on edge because any wobble in its trajectory could actually impact which part gets hit the hardest, and to make matters worse, the area, as you know, is still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Just to show you how strong this storm is, take a look at this video showing no current and hunters that are flying inside of milton, the turbulence is so severe their belongings are actually being tossed all across the airplane. And heres The View from even higher up in space in space itself a Nasa Astronaut sharing this time lapse that captures the growing size