Understand and fully comprehended, but were going to cover it to the best of our ability and shine a spotlight on whats going on, jim. Thanks very much. You got it hadnt morning to All Of You. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington. We begin this hour with this breaking News Hurricane Milton its is barreling toward the western shores of florida, the national Hurricane Center just issued the latest advisory saying the storm remains a category four, but it could pick up speed and go back to category five meanwhile, floridians heading out of state could be facing a number of obstacles. Some Gas Statiounning and officials see to expect Hours Worth of traffic. And this morning, Tampa International Airport suspended all operations. We begin this Hours Coverage with Meteorologist Derek Van dam. Derek, we just got an update on the storm tell us the latest alright. So pamela, since 5 00 a. M. Weve seen an increase in the Wind Speeds were at 150 miles per hour, sustained
Per hour. And its barreling straight toward florida as a Cat Category four storm. People have across the state are trying to evacuate before it makes Landfall Tomorrow Night the city of tampa is in the storms bull bullseye. And later this hour we will get an update from the mayor. Shes already issued a blunt warning. If you stay in the Evacuation Zones, you who are going to die President Biden echoed that sentiment from the White House moments ago a potential for this storm to both enter florida as hurricane and leave Florida Hurricane on the atlantic coast this could be the worst Storm Hit Florida in over a century. And god willing, it wont be, but thats what its looking like right now. If youre under Evacuation Orders, you should evacuated. Now. Now now i should have already evacuated. Its a matter of Life And Death, and thats not hyperbole. Its a matter Life And Death the president just canceled his planned foreign trip this week so he can oversee the response to the second hurrican
Helene batters the southeast after slamming into florida with hurricane force, more powerful than the region has ever seen. Were tracking the storm and the danger plus, as donald Trump And Kamala harris hold dueling Battleground State events tonight, cnn has exclusive new polling on the president ial race in 20 pivotal locations. That could be the deciders on Election Day Welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around The World. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room the skis, cnn Breaking News, Harlots Good right to the Breaking News in the Middle East, a senior israeli official says, its too early to say if hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the strike on the group central headquarters. Cnns Jomana Karadsheh is joining us live from beirut right now. Jomana, what do we know about that strike. And the ongoing israeli attacks on beirut . Well, you know, well, for about seven hours ago, this entire city was rocked by these blasts. We were on the roof of th
You at 3 00 eastern for coverage on this story and outnumbered starts right now. Kamala harris is heading to arizona where she plans to visit the water for the first time as a president ial candidate. A Grand Jury has indicted multiple people linked to iran on charges related to Hacking Donald trumps 2024 president ial campaign. Eric adams is being arraigned on multiple corruption charges. Halloween is heading north helene is heading north after making an impact on florida as a category four hurricane. Joining me as julie, lee. As we are tracking Hurricane Helene, i want to start with you. Hurricane sandy, your district was devastated. You dealt with a hurricane like this before. It smacked us hard when sandy hit. A lot of people are without power and it starts exposing the weaknesses with energy companies. You really need leadership. This is Something Governor Desantis has proven high capability of. Governor kemp is somebody who would be well prepared for a moment like this and you ne
Northward. It is currently getting strength in the Gulf Of Mexico. Landfall expected later this evening. The Governor Desantis will bring us updates. A big morning on capitol hill. The Task Force on the first Trump Assassination Attempt about to hold its first hearing. With It Nevoses are state and local police out of pennsylvania. It begins 30 minutes from now and well watch that as well. First time weve heard from The House side, okay . This is one of the rare times we have heard from her, watch. Can we trust you . Yes, yes. Am i perfect . But i will tell you i will always put the needs of the people first. Bill more from Kamala Harriss first Solo Sitdown Interview coming up. First live to tallahassee. The governor is on time as he normally is. Here we go. Make landfall as a major hurricane, as a category 3 or 4. It is moving fast. More rainfall is expected and it could lead to significant Storm Surge in our coastal areas. So we are prepared for that, of course. And well see what hap