1877866 8555. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News. Hurricane milton is quickly getting more intense, even more intense in the Gulf Of Mexico at this hour. And taking aim directly at central florida. Its at category four strength right now but is expected to be a cat five again later today. Were also getting this new Exclusive Video from madeira beach florida, a Town Standing right in miltons path. This is debris piled up from the Hurricane Helene cleanup, still posing a danger as miltons winds could pick all of this up and shoot it in all sorts of directions as the storm pummels this area. Something to be on the lookout for if you live in that area. Got to clean that up. Lets begin our coverage in Fort Myers florida. Flood waters there could reach ten feet in some areas. Thats where we find cnns Carlos Juarez and carlos thats a big part of the story, right . The Storm Surge. And it could just really come up through
That has seen more than its share of powerful storms. Now, the Desperate Rush is on for millions to get out of hurricane Miltons Path before it is too late. With the mayor of one City Warning residents, if you stay, you will die. Plus, Kamala Harris full on media assault plan, voters have been calling for her to do more interviews for months. Will they propel a campaign that has been stubbornly stuck within the Pollings Margin of error . And another arrest in what has become an avalanche of trouble for new York Citys mayor. Warrants, searches, indictments and now a former aide facing charges of his own on top of more than a dozen who have quit. So how long can Eric Adams himself hold on . But we begin with that Monster Category 4 hurricane taking direct aim at florida. Hurricane milton expected to be one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the region. Headlines and newspapers throughout the state Screaming Warnings that it is now a race for survival. Time is running out. So use