Im jake tapper. Were going to start this hour with the Breaking News moments ago, we got an update on her Hurricane Milton, which once again is im not happy to tell you, has strengthened to a category five storm. Was category for now its back to five and has 165 165 mile an ho sustained winds. It is expected to double in size before making landfall in florida. Nearly 20 Million people in the United States are currently in the path of Hurricane Milton. Its effects or already being felt. Parts of the Tampa Bay Area are gonna lose access to running water starting today, Gas Stations are running out of fuel as evacuees fill up their cars and tried to flee. Those riding out the storm are stocking Up To power their generators. Lets get straight to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers in a hurricane headquarters. Chad, it doesnt sound like this forecast is what we wanted it is not, it is. We saw all day and i talked to you about this at 4 00 this afternoon that the last plane left about three hours a
Closer and closer to Floridas Gulf Coast. Were breaking down a Brand New forecast of bidens potentially catastrophic Power And Pam more than 1 Million floridians have now been ordered to evacuate. And the governor is warning residents theres little if any time left to get out safely. This hour, ill speak with local and federal officials about the devastating Toll Milton could take on a region still reeling from Hurricane Helene, plus new revelations about Donald Trumps secret talks with russias Vladimir Putin while trump was president and after standby for details from a new book by The Legendary Journalists Bob Woodward, that also describes President Bidens private complaints about Israels Benjamin going to turn you and much more welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer youre in the Situation Room News on Hurricane Milton regaining strength and growing in Size Hi big time, this Monster Storm is bearing down on florida with landfall expecte
Any questions . Yeah. Reporter when it comes to the number of people in your people are apparently choosing to stay behind, do you know how many people seem to be trying to ride this out . We dont. That comes up all of the time. You know, that kind of talk is so foolish. Said so many times do you want to pick a fight with Mother Nature and shes when he 100 of the time. And individuals and these say you are in a singlestory home, 12 feet is about that house. If you are in it, basically that is the coffin you are in. It is just of this magnitude, what we can hope for is that the storm goes a bit south. We dont want to wish anything on our neighbors. But if it went a little bit south, that would prevent Storm Surge from coming into Tampa Bay where it has no place to go. Bit is just a Storm Surge. It gets pushed into the bay and it is coming into the neighborhoods. Does it seem like most people are respecting that . Oh, yes, you can look at the traffic and it is incredible. I spoke with my
Sandra all right, your Fox Weather Alert the top of a brandnew hour. Hurricane milton im barreling down on florida with Lifethreatening Storm surges and Flash Flooding in area saturated with water from Hurricane Helene. It is headed that way and we are watching it Tampa Bay in the bullseye for where the storm could make Landfall Bed effects felt across the entire state. Florida meteorologist breaking down while discussing this sheer intensity of the storm. It is an incredible, incredible, incredible hurricane. It has dropped it has dropped 50 millibars in ten hours. I apologize, this is just horrific. Speed to emotional response there to what we are all seeing, John This is a big line and anticipated the worst to hit florida over 100 years and welcome back to america reports. And Sandra Smith in new york. s been winwin in Meteorologist File it can be a bad one. Washington being called the storm of the century and other storms have gotten that moniker at this one will be huge. Millions
Greg thank you. Bret good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. A massive Hurricane Bears down on florida. We look at the Recovery Efforts in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene and well talk to the ceo of walmart u. S. About Recovery And Relief efforts after helene before milton. Vice president harris on a Media Tour in mostly friendly venues makes news on a number of fronts. We will talk to one of her Senior Advisers. And hezbollah Terrorists Fire almost 200 rockets into israel ahead of what could be israels response to iran, irans attack in coming hours. We have a live report. But we begin with a Fox Weather alert. Hurricane milton is creeping towards the Gulf Coast of florida right now. It has been upgraded again back to a Category 5 storm. That means it is bringing 165 mileperhour winds, potentially lifethreatening Storm Surge with did with it. Many residents are freeing for drier higher ground. But it is getting tougher to find gasoline with many stations along the