Because it comes about this time every day, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, we get an update from the national Hurricane Center. And well wait to see what they say about the massive Hurricane Milton that caused 6 Million people to evacuate in its path in the state of florida. The life threatening storm is now moving toward floridas Gulf Coast. Forecasters say it will slam into that peninsula. Late tonight or into the early hours of tomorrow. What they are looking at is exactly where it will hit. They arent saying it is not going to hit. Some forecasters are saying is Storm Surge could be higher than what it was in Hurricane Katrina which left more than 1,300 people dead. The evacuations, though, this time are the benefit of what we learned, we pray, from katrina. So many people moving out of the way. Not everybody, but most. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. This huge storm could be one of the largest weve seen in terms of a hurricane. Forecasters are saying Miltons Wind Field
Is the security of america at risk . And covid continues to peek across the country, once again shutting new york city Public Schools down. With vaccines on the way but still not quite ready, we speak to 23andme ceo Anne Wojcicki. Could their research on genes and covid give us more clues on how to fight it faster . Dropping asstocks fresh resections put in place to limit the spread of covid19 overshadowed positive news. About vaccine develop at Abigail Doolittle has more. Generally the markets were quieter today, but then it fell off late in the day. Abigail truly a sleeper for much of the day. Cyclical rotation trying to take over. As new york city headlines crossed on top of the mta news around the subway. Earlier today, two negative headlines. Of course the second one being that schools are shutting tomorrow until at least after thanksgiving on the 3 seven day rolling Positivity Rate here in new york city, at least according to the mayors office. Looks like the governor may have ha
And covid continues to peak across the country, once again shutting new york city Public Schools down. With vaccines on the way but still not quite ready, we speak to 23andme ceo Anne Wojcicki. Could their research on genes and covid give us more clues on how to fight it faster . All of those stories in a moment, but first, u. S. Stocks dropping as fresh resections put in place to limit the spread of covid19 overshadowed positive news about Vaccine Development. Our Abigail Doolittle has more. Abigail, generally the markets were quieter today, but then it fell off late in the day. Abigail yeah, truly a sleeper for much of the day. Very small, fluctuating moves. Cyclical rotation trying to take over. Then new york city headlines crossed on top of the mta news around the subway. Earlier today, you had these two negative headlines. Of course the second one being that schools are shutting tomorrow until at least after thanksgiving on the 3 , sevenday rolling Positivity Rate here in new york
Voterspecific barcode preventing anyone from voting twice. In danville, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. Thank you, thom. California state Republican Party has been served a cease and desist order over the placement of unofficial drop boxes. Facebook users grew suspicious of this post urging ballots ing drop their ballots in this box. The state gop cites a state law allowing the practice, but today california says thats wrong. Let me be clear. Unofficial, unauthorized ballot drop boxes are not permitted by state law. So far the unofficial boxes have been found in l. A. , fresno, and orange counties. The secretary of state urges voters to only use the bright yellow authorized boxes and also you can sign up for ballot tracking on the secretary of states website. Well, President Trump is back on the campaign trail tonight amid lingering questions about his health. I want to give you a live look at the president s rally in sanford, florida. It kicked off about an hour ago. Minimal social di
Are already financially strapped. These are republican and democrat winners. Republican and democratic governors. Not eager to take over funding the federal government is supposed to be providing. Trump has not had a lot of takers on these offers and right now these checks are not going anywhere until some governors stepped forward. David it does feel like a game of chess. You heard secretary mnuchin say weve already given the money you need to spend, there a much of money youve not spent from the cares act. Craig i do not think the states see it that way. It is funny how the treasury secretary does the at that way. Theres also a game of tit for tat where trump looks at all the states, previously the hardest hit states for the democratic states. Your illinois, new york, california. Now you will have the republican states, florida, arizona. Trump team has been critical of the states handling of the finances, and some of the states budget Balance Sheets are awash in redp you would illino