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
Earlier on friday, huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the capital of lebanon, after israel said it fired a series of rockets into beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters, as huge explosions leveled buildings in beirut s densely populated Southern Suburbs. Hezbollah S Leader, Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. Our bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. Our Correspondent Hugo Bachega has the latest from beirut. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions
Parts of the southeastern United States in shambles, lifethreatening conditions continuing across multiple states in the u. S. As at least 25 people have been reported dead, including a fouryearold girl killed in a Car Wreck and claremont, North Carolina. Right now, Hundreds Of Miles. Hundreds of miles north of where Helene Made Landfall as a category four hurricane in florida are Emergency Situations are still unfolding more than 50 people are stranded on the roof of a hospital in irwin, tennessee right now, that complex surrounded by many feet of water nearby in the western mountainous region of North Carolina helene is Compounding A Rainstorm from wednesday together more than 30 inches if rain fell in 48 hours were learning that a Dam Failure in Lake Lore is quote, imminent. The States Transportation Department says all roads in western North Carolina aryna should be considered closed on to georgia, where more than 11 people have been killed and multiple people are still trapped ins
Appearing at a Univision Town Hall with a spanishspeaking audience. Hes started preparing. Check this out. Do you want to learn spanish . Its got to be perfecto. You need dual lingo, trump edition. Its easy. Repeat after me. Manana. Melania. Venezuela. Venezuela. Puerto rico. Puerto rico. We love puerto rico. Before you know it, youll be fluent. Hambre pelequin. Is that right . Wow. Good morning. Welcome to Morning Joe. It is thursday, september 26th. Vice president Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were in swing States Yesterday delivering dueling visions for the economy. Were going to play their remarks. Plus, hours from now, ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Biden at the White House, while Donald Trump snubbed a meeting with the ukrainian leader. Well tell you why. Also ahead, were tracking Hurricane Helene, set to intensify and cause catastrophic damage across the state of florida. A lot to cover this morning. Along with joe, willie, and me, we have the
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