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
Welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. We start this hour with breaking News Hurricane Milton is now a category one hurricane threatening floridas West Coast with devastating Storm Surge, flooding, and damaging winds. Its forecast to intensify into at least a category three storm before making landfall in just a few days the team covering this dangerous storm, Cnn Correspondent Rafael Romo And Cnn meteorologist Elisa Raffa are here. I want to start with you, rafael, though what are we learning as far as preparations and other things go . Hey omar, this is a very serious situation in addition to the clearing of State Of Emergency and 51 counties, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to remain open 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene can be cleared before the arrival of milton, which became a hurricane this afternoon more than 800 guardsmen are currently deployed for debris removal, but the
Im Jessica Dean in new york. We are following breaking News Tonight as florida is bracing for another major hurricane hurricane, and we have new information about that intensifying storm Hurricane Milton. Now forecast to become a category four. And is expected to make landfall later. For this week as a major hurricane, 51 counties across florida now under a State Of Emergency and mandatory evacuations have already been ordered in some areas. Governor Ron Desantis is expected to hold a briefing just moments from now, well continue to monitor that. And of course, all of this is happening just ten days after many of these same communities were devastated by Hurricane Helene Meteorologist Elisa Raffa is in the cnn extreme Weather Center tracking this storm for us and at least i know were getting all this new information. What are you what are you seeing . Jessica, i was literally just reading the latest update moments moments ago. The latest right now from the Hurricane Centers, we still h
In the lebanese capital, beirut. These are the latest pictures we can bring you showing a large explosion following one of those strikes. Earlier on saturday, the israeli military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in southern beirut to evacuate. We don t yet know what was hit in the strikes but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be hezbollah strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanon s southern border region. The israeli military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile, hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed iran s missile attack on his country earlier this week saying, israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks, and we will do so. Shortly after that blast took place in beirut, i spoke to our correspondent ther
More israeli strikes more israeli strikes in the lebanese in the lebanese capital, beirut. Capital, beirut. These are the pictures showing a large explosion following one of those strikes. You see that exposure really letting up the night letting up the night sky. that explosion. Earlier on saturday, the israeli military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in southern beirut to evacuate. We don t yet know what was hit in the strikes but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be hezbollah strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanon s southern border region. The israeli military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile, the border region remains tense hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed iran s missile attack on his country earlier this week, saying, is