Storm of the century. Benjamin netanyahu speaks with President Biden as a senior Israeli Minister says this countrys response will be precise, deadly and surprising. And a record breaking Day Forjoe Root as he becomes englands top Test Match Run scorer ever. On newsnight at 10. 30pm tonight well bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrows news. Good evening, welcome to the Bbc News at ten. Hurricane milton is now only hours away from reaching the West Coast of florida, but ahead of it high winds and torrential rain have already caused damage and destruction. President biden� s calling it the worst storm for 100 years and its forced more than 7 Million people out of their homes and into shelters or safer areas. From space, this is from space, this is what it looks like what it looks like as captured in these as captured in these images filmed from the images filmed from the International Space station. International space station. Currently over the gulf of mexico, currently over the gulf of mexico, the hurricane is expected to hit the hurricane is expected to hit the coast of florida the coast of florida overnight local time. Overnight local time. Itll then travel east itll then travel east across the state. Across the state. 0n the western coast, 0n the western coast, this is the scene now this is the scene now you can see the Wind And Rain have where it vould be 15 feet high. You can see the Wind And Rain have already picked up. Already picked up. A number of tornadoes have also a number of tornadoes have also appeared in the last few hours appeared in the last few hours and there are warnings of flash and there are warnings of Flash Flooding and possible Storm Flooding and possible Storm Surges too as water pushes surges too as water pushes in to coastal areas. In to coastal areas. Those likely to be worst affected those likely to be worst affected are marked here in purple, are marked here in purple, including around tampa, including around tampa, where it vould be 15 feet high. 0ur correspondent, gordon corera, is there. But everyone knows the full force has yet to hit. Its already been creating tornadoes like this one, with more expected, making life even harderfor those who are trying to flee the hurricane� s path. President biden issued the latest warning of its power. Winds will be fierce at well over 100mph, with Storm Surges reaching up to 15ft. Up to 18in of rain. Its looking like the storm of the century. Tampa today had the feel of a ghost town, a city left to the wildlife. The few people still out were mainly trying to make desperate efforts to protect what they could. Like fatum, whod kept her shop open so people could get last minute supplies before boarding it up. Shes written her name on her arm in Case Something happens to her. I have my name here, just in case i got flooded, nobody knows where i am. So youre that worried youve written your name on your arm . Its better for people to know my identity, you know, just in case. You dont know. This is, this is the worst one, its going to come, so, hopefully, hopefully everybody is safe. Hopefully its not bad, just electric and thats it. 0k. Yeah, losing power is no big deal. Yeah. Losing lives is, thats what matters. Yeah. Thank you. This is tampas entertainment district. Normally, its bustling, but today its boarded up. It lies just outside the mandatory evacuation zone. But everyone here seems to have taken the advice and either got out or hunkered down. At least half the city has left and police are focusing on those who have remained in the high risk areas. So weve evacuated nearly 200,000 people. But the challenge is theres just a few that are still out there, i |and our officers are going door| to door to try to convince those people to actually evacuate. Some are reluctant, but our goali is to save lives here and the more people we can get evacuated, the more lives we can save. L diggers have been cleaning up the debris from hurricane helene, which hit two weeks ago, to try and reduce the risk of milton throwing all of this around and causing more damage. But time has now run out and officials are focusing on preparing for the next stage. You need to prepare for catastrophic impacts. This is going to be a serious storm. One that could forever change communities that are still recovering from helene. Now, with the storm about to make landfall, everyone is waiting and bracing for impact. Gordon corera, Bbc News, tampa. Speaking at the White House this evening, President Biden warned the irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation is undermining confidence in the preparations for Hurricane Milton. Mr Biden Accused former President Trump of being at the forefront of spreading what he called outright lies. Merlyn thomas from bbc verify reports from washington. Dangerous Weather Events like hurricanes are often accompanied by misinformation, the fact we have had two of these in the middle of the Election Campaign has magnified the false claims online. Agencies dealing with these on the ground and even the president are now calling them out. The hurricane is about to make landfall, but the deluge of Misinformation Online has already begun. Theres been a reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies that are disturbing people. After hurricane helene, Donald Trump has repeatedly highlighted the payment of 750 offered to victims by fema, the Government Agency that deals with disasters in the us. Theyre offering them 750. Theyve been destroyed. These people have been destroyed. But this isnt all theyre getting. This is an upfront payment for emergency supplies. Fema says those affected will be able to apply for additional funds for repairing damage to homes and personal property. Trump, who President Biden singled out in his comments on misinformation, has also made this claim. Kamala spent all her Fema Money billions of dollars on housing for illegal migrants. This is false. Fema has a protected fund for Disaster Relief and a separate pot of money to support migrants. It says no money has been diverted from Disaster Response needs. And biden also called out republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene, who tweeted, yes, they can control the weather. Her tweet has been viewed more than 43 Million times. Theres been a slew of Conspiracy Theories that the government is somehow behind these hurricanes. Of course, these hurricanes arent being engineered. Climate scientists have said no such technology exists, and these are natural weather systems. All of this, officials argue, is making it harderfor Relief Workers to do theirjob and convince people to get the help they need. Merlyn thomas, Bbc News, washington. And Victoria Derbyshire will have more on Hurricane Milton on newsnight On Bbc Two shortly. Tonight we are talking to some of those who Cant Or Wont leave the area and the mayor who has told them to go, plus the meteorologist who broke down in tears while reporting on it and use night explores how this hurricane could become a huge political issue ahead of the election. And newsnight. The next leader of the Conservative Party will be either kemi Badenoch Or Robertjenrick afterJames Cleverly was unexpectedly eliminated in mps last vote of the contest. There were 42 votes for Kemi Badenoch, 41 for robertjenrick, and 37 forJames Cleverly. Now Ballot Papers will go out to tory members to make the final decision. 0ur political editor, chris mason, has been talking to some of them in 0xfordshire. For the first time since 1777, 0xfordshire has no conservative mps. People here in banbury have sent conservatives to westminster for over a century, but they didnt injuly. So what do the tory party members in this County Make of the contest to replace Rishi Sunak . Nervous . Table, chairs, pumpkins and a laptop. Time to watch the result at a farm shop. Kemi badenoch, 42 votes. James cleverly, 37 votes. And robertjenrick, 41 votes. Wow Kemi Badenoch and robertjenrick through, James Cleverly out. What do you think of that . I mean, that is quite something, isnt it . Thats a shock. Given yesterdays results and how he was at conference, i thought he would walk it at this stage. Turning to you, you have your badge proudly, proudly there. And your man has made it to the last two. The exact reverse of what i was expecting. As it stands right now, jenricks got steadier hands to steer the unstable ship. What is it about Kemi Badenoch that you like . Many moderate minded l conservatives like myself, faced with the choice of robertjenrick, who i think is a steady candidate, and Kemi Badenoch, who has quite a lot of potential, whether upwards or downwards, we know not at this time, would prefer to go for the latter. Well, im really pleased because im just disappointed im not wearing my kemi badge. And james wanted James Cleverly to make the last two. Im very disappointed to see that he didnt get through. I think he would have been the Unity Candidate that could have really brought the party together, but also, you know, delivered for people across the uk. Back in westminster todays victors offer their reaction. My message is one of change, to change our party not with platitudes, but with policies that will address the big challenges facing our country, on the nhs, on the economy and immigration. We need to unite behind a real conservatism that means something to the country. Throwing out policy without rooting it in values doesnt work. And thats what we saw at the last election. We cannot make the same mistake again. Hands up for Kemi Badenoch . And hands up for robertjenrick . The jeopardy of elections and now the next one begins. Rishi sunak� S Successor will be announced three weeks on saturday. Chris is here now. It was an upset today, what do you make of it . Make of it . There was universal Surrise Make of it . There was universal surprise that make of it . There was universal surprise that james make of it . There was universal surprise that James Cleverly make of it . There was universal surprise that James Cleverly did | make of it . There was universal surprise that James Cleverly did not only make it over the finishing line but actually went backwards, there are theories as to why, with some suggesting not in any coordinated way but some mps who had backed him thought it was safe to vote elsewhere to try to knock out who they did not want to make the final two, only to see the person they had backed end up below the line and ends up getting knocked out himself. Whatever did happen, but we now have is a run off where if you regard yourself as a centrist within the Conservative Party or on the left, you dont have a barrier in the final two, you dont have a barrier in the finaltwo, robertjenrick you dont have a barrier in the final two, robertjenrick has moved to the right, he says he is experiencing shifts in immigration, he and his campaign see himself as that challenge and underdog, he will give a speech in westminster tomorrow, Kemi Badenochs supporters think she is a star but acknowledge that she is not the finished article and that she is vulnerable to slip ups as well as being able to make the political weather, so it will be quite the contest, it gets under way, those Ballot Papers heading out to members of the next couple of days. To members of the next couple of Da S. ,. ~ ,. , to members of the next couple of das. ,. Mg ,. President biden and israels Prime Minister spoke to each other on the Phone Today as international concerns grow about widening conflict in the middle east. Lets join clive myrie injerusalem. Thanks, mishal. Its been a while months, in Fact Sincejoe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu last spoke, and this time round the Vice President , kamala harris, joined the conversation. Heres the israeli leader taking the call from the White House and on the agenda clearly would have been israels invasion of lebanon and the expansion of Military Operations there in recent days. There are Reports Tonight of at least four people being killed in an israeli Air Strike on the lebanese village of wardaniyeh and two people killed by rockets in kiryat shmona, a Town Close to the lebanese border in northern israel. In a moment, well get the latest from there with lucy williamson, but first 0rla Guerin has been in Southern Lebanon for much of the past week and sent this report. Ground invasion, day nine. There may be many more to come. Israel has released this footage said to show its troops on lebanese soil. And this is the view from tyre. An ever expanding war. Israels bombardment has killed around 1,500 people across lebanon in the past two weeks. As we watch, israeli Air Strikes get close. Then, closer still. Well, this strike has just come in right behind our hotel. Incredibly loud, incredibly close. We can hear sirens now, first stage, rushing to the scene, and there are some civilians i can see very close to the area of the blast. Emerging from the smoke, a Mother And Child who had tried to escape the war with a trip to the beach. This building was hit leaving one dead. It housed a Pro Iranian tv channel. Israel says its targeting hezbollah. Tell that to this grieving son. His elderly mother, leila, was killed in an earlier strike. She willjoin 18 others in this mass grave. They will be exhumed and reburied when it is safer. The rituals of life and of death destroyed by war. He rages at israel. Until our last breath, we wont leave our land, he says. If we die, we will all be buried here. Then he helps to lay her to rest and is left to shoulder his grief. 0rla Guerin, Bbc News, tyre. The latest in lebanon there. Well, what about the situation on the other side of the Front Line in northern israel . Lucy williamson has travelled along the border from East To West on a day when heavy Rocket Barrages were coming in. All along israels northern border today, The Sounds and the skies were the same. Israels Air Defences meeting hezbollah missiles. Sometimes they missed. In kiryat shmona, long a target for hezbollah rockets, more than a dozen landed. 0ne Killing a couple out walking their dogs. When we arrived, firefighters were still battling the blaze at this house. Watching from the pavement was katie, whose father lives next door. I see red. I see red, she said. Its not fear, its this, just anger. Israel says its launched its Ground Invasion, partly to stop attacks like this. Rockets and shrapnel have been landing in israeli towns along this Borderfor A year now, and residents tell us they want their army to do whatever it takes to make this stop. Israel has expanded its Ground Invasion to the we