Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
9 11, literally. This is by far the most horrific thing ive seen in my life. The whole thing came down. It looks like a bomb went off. Were pretty sure a bomb didnt go off. Heartbreaking for anyone still trapped inside. This stunning new hopeful. A young boy being rescued from the rubble. There are fears, understandable fears, more people could be trapped. Right now more than 80 Emergency Teams are working to find survivors if they can. This is what the 12story Ocean Front Condo Building looked like before this mornings collapse. And now a huge piece of that structure came down. Cnns Leyla Santiago is on the scene in surf side, florida, with the very latest. Do we have any idea, leyla, how many people were inside that building when it came down . Reporter that is a very big unanswered question at this point. I can tell you it is still active Search And Rescue where the debris is, the building, whats left of it, has been cleared, the portion that is still standing. Let me walk you throu
No word how many could be trapped and what caused the collapse. Here is what the mayor said a short time ago. They were doing roof work on the building at the time. Certainly that doesnt seem like it would be the issue that would have caused it. Some of the residents at the Community Center have complained to me the new building that went up to the south used to shake the building when they were putting the pilings in. We need to look hard at what happened there and find out because buildings just dont fall down like this. We had the dogs out there probably a few hours ago over the collapsed area and were just not getting any hits which is really heartbreaking. Bill its a sound bite that captures the moment for what were trying to understand really beneath the rubble. Dana one thing we do know the building was going under a renovation of some sorts. That might have perhaps contributed to this terrible situation. Bill the authorities have been we see the sirens all night long. At the mo
Sounding somewhat optimistic. Today, a group of bipartisan senators head to the white house to pitch their plan to President Biden. And in los angeles, Britney Spears speaking out for the first time asking a judge to end her very restrictive conservator ship. Revealing disturbing details about the control her father has over her life, her finances, even her body. Right now, the white house is cracking down on gun violence after President Biden laid out his plan to get guns off our streets. He is directing programs to cut Community Violence to 15 separate cities. But this morning, we have to turn now to South Florida where we have breaking news. At least one person dead after partial collapse of a highrise condo building near miami beach. We are awaiting a News Conference from Miamidade Police in 10 or 15 minutes from now. Overnight, i want to show you dramatic rescues that took place. More than 80 fire rescue units rushing to the scene early this morning. Witnesses and survivors descri
Sounding somewhat optimistic. Today, a group of bipartisan senators head to the white house to pitch their plan to President Biden. And in los angeles, Britney Spears speaking out for the first time asking a judge to end her very restrictive conservator ship. Revealing disturbing details about the control her father has over her life, her finances, even her body. Right now, the white house is cracking down on gun violence after President Biden laid out his plan to get guns off our streets. He is directing programs to cut Community Violence to 15 separate cities. But this morning, we have to turn now to South Florida where we have breaking news. At least one person dead after partial collapse of a highrise condo building near miami beach. We are awaiting a News Conference from Miamidade Police in 10 or 15 minutes from now. Overnight, i want to show you dramatic rescues that took place. More than 80 fire rescue units rushing to the scene early this morning. Witnesses and survivors descri