Hurricane hunters flying into the eye, rocked by turbulence. Highways jammed with vehicles, trying to get out of the path of the hurricane. If you choose not to evacuate, you do so at your own risk. David Police Warning residents, time is running out. More than 1,300 Gas Stations across the state running out of fuel. The potentially historic Storm Surge, up to 15 feet set to hit the tampa bay area. Ginger zee live in florida with the new timing of this hurricane, when its now set to hit. Also tonight, former President Trump Targeting fema again today, and tonight, after false claims, and with millions trying to recover, Vice President Kamala Harris blasting the former president for spreading dangerous misinformation. What she said today. The Breaking News at this hour. The Justice Department just moments ago saying they have thwarted an alleged Terror Plot what they just revealed. Tonight, the Journalist And Author Bob Woodward and his new Book Reporting that when the pandemic was raging in this country, then president Donald Trump secretly sent rare Covid Test machines to Vladimir Putin for putins personal use. And woodward says Trump And Putin have talked up to a Hatch Dozen times since trump left office. Tonight, what trump is saying about this. The Spy Rafling crisis in the Middle East. The israeli military sending thousands more troops into Southern Lebanon. Back here in the u. S. , more than a dozen states Suing Tiktok now, claiming the wildly popular social Media Platform is intentionally addictive, and dangerous to the Mental Health of children. The mugging. The dodgers Starting Pitcher mugged by a mob of thieves. What they stole. And tonight, we remember a beloved baseball great. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. We are watching Hurricane Milton on its ominous path towards florida. Late today, back up to a category 5, with winds up to 165 miles an hour. Now one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the gulf. Tonight, millions are under Evacuation Orders across florida. Authorities warning them to get out now. President biden calling it a matter of life and death. At this hour, Hurricane Milton is a monster storm. You can see there, 480 miles from tampa. The eye is expected to make landfall somewhere in the tampa bay area. Of course, this will still wobble a bit in these final hours, set to slam ashore late Tomorrow Night, right into the early hours of the morning. With a record Storm Surge as high as 15 feet. It could be the first direct hit in tampa from a major hurricane in more than 100 years. But landfall, as i mentioned, could shift right up until the last minute, and much of the state remains on high alert tonight. A team of Hurricane Hunters witnessing the force of hilton firsthand, flying into the Eye Wall to cleblgtollect data. And then, the warnings today. Police in Treasure Island driving through neighborhoods with emergency warnings, urging people to evacuate now. And look at this tonight. Bumper to Bumper Traffic for miles on i75. This is near naples, right here, the outer bands of the hurricane arrive tomorrow afternoon. The Storm Surge right there in naples could be as high as eight feet. Again, up to 15 feet possible in tampa, which would be a record. Long Lines Tonight at Gas Stations. More than 1,300 florida stations running out of gas. Tanker trucks racing to refill them. Those trucks are getting an escort from state police. Chief meteorologist Ginger Zee standing by with the new forecast just in from the hurricane center. But we begin with whit johnson, in tampa, with the Emergency Preparations unfolding right now. Reporter tonight, mandatory evacuations on both coasts of florida. Highways jammed, millions heeding the calls to get out of Hurricane Miltons path before its too late. Tampas airport already deserted. Orlandos, packed, set to close tomorrow. Authorities using Tropicana Field with colts, a Base Camp for first responders. Governor desantis mobilizing some 8,000 National Guard troops. This is probably the largest national Guard Mobilization in advance of a storm in florida history. Reporter the Monster Hurricane strengthening back into a category 5 in the gulf. Hurricane hunters jolted by extreme turbulence as they flew into miltons Eye Wall. The storm taking aim the tampa metro area, home to more than 3 Million people, and hasnt seen a direct hit from a major hurricane in more than 100 years. Say youre in a single story home, 12 feet is above that house. So, if youre in it, you know, basically, thats the coffin that youre in. Reporter many of the streets here in tampa are still lined with debris, all of this leftover from Hurricane Helene, which came with a record Storm Surge of up to eight feet in some places. But if you take a look above from our drone camera, you can just imagine what could happen to these homes with a surge nearly twice as high. It was above the baseboard. Reporter Tani Tahiraj just finished gutting parts of his home after helene. This is it. Reporter this is whats left . This is whats left out of the house that i was able to salvage. Reporter now forced to evacuate again with his wife and three children. Theyre kids, this is their safety, right . This is where they come for safety. So when thats threatened, theyre going to cry. Not just because they lost toys or clothes or their favorite shoes, they cry because this is their safe zone. Reporter Tampa General Hospital hospital, which treats the areas most critical patients, will remain operational, hoping the Aqua Fence they used to keep the surge away during helene will also hold up against milton. Nothing potentially like this, a Storm Surge up to 15 feet has happened in our lifetimes. Thats right. Reporter how much does that concern you . Well, i think, you know, i think the hospitals ready, right . Its concerning, but i think were ready. Reporter and david, this Tampa Neighborhood is one of many now almost deserted, as people are leaving. Counties are also offering buses to help take people to shelters. We spoke to some families here who rode out the storm during Hurricane Helene, but this time, they tell us, they are evacuating, not taking any chances with all of this dangerous debris, and the potential threat of a 15foot Storm Surge. David . David yeah, that debris just from Hurricane Helene weeks ago. Whit johnson, theyre facing this next hurricane again. Whit, thank you. As i mentioned off the top here tonight, millions heeding the call to evacuate. Families finding themselves stuck in traffic. Hundreds of Gas Stations running out of fuel tonight. Tanker trucks carrying that fuel getting Police Escorts now. Victor oquendo in Sarasota Tonight on that part of the story. Reporter tonight, police in florida driving through neighborhoods, warning residents to leave while they still can. Quickly secure your Home Or Business and safely evacuate the area. Reporter the race to escape slowed by traffic jams. And long lines for gas. More than 1,300 stations statewide running out of fuel, according to gasbuddy. Its been, i would say, be a tormentous task to get gas. Reporter there is a desperate struggle to find fuel. Some Gas Stations, like this one here in sarasota, dry. Their pumps wrapped in plastic to protect from water damage. State troopers now escorting tankers to resupply Gas Stations. For the second time in two weeks, Jan Holman evacuating her home of 18 years, in the historic Fishing Village of cortez, florida. What did the neighborhood look like after helene . Its kind of heartbreaking. Reporter Hurricane Helene flooded her home with nearly three feet of water. Helene did so much damage here, and now, here comes milton. Whats that like . That Onetwo Punch . Its like, are you kidding me . How can that happen . Were just praying that something changes at the last minute. Reporter her trunk now packed to the brim, evacuating again. David, we just arrived at this gas station, one of the few in sarasota with any fuel left, but it is drying up quickly, and this line is only growing as the window to evacuate quickly closes. David . David lets hope those families get the gas they need. Victor oquendo, thank you. Lets get right to Chief Meteorologist jiGinger Zee. Ginger, i know youve been studying the latest forecast in from the hurricane center. How big do they think the hurricane will actually be when it hits . Reporter yeah, looks like landfall, david, will be in about 18 hours from now. Late Wednesday Night through early Thursday Morning as a category 3 hurricane. We dont focus on the cat 3 or the category, because look behind me. Thats tampa. And depending on how the wind moves, and here, we anticipate an offshore wind, you have the biggest surge coming at these peninsulas that face east, like st. Petersburg. On the South Side of it, where that dirty side is, well have huge impacts. Lets look at the satellite image. It has been wild to watch this thing evolve over the last couple of days. Its just north of the yucatan peninsula. So, its moving eastnortheast. It will get picked up in a trough, and thats also going to kind of add some Wind Shear which is going to take down the category, right . Thats why it goes from a 5 down to a 3. But a cat 3 at landfall pushing that much water for that long is a big deal. Look at thursday afternoon, right there at melbourne, its just exiting. So, 12 hours of this terrorizing the Center Part of florida. Have to show you the hurricane warnings, all the way from daytona to vero beach. Also, the surge. You mentioned the 10 to 15, but fort myers, they upped it, i think that was the right thing, 8 to 12 feet. 5 to 8 for naples. 2 to 5 includes jacksonville. We want to show you the timing. Weve got this shortterm model showing a 115mileperhour wind speed, david, at st. Pete beach. Were going to see a lot of Wind Damage and up to 18 inches of rain could cause flash flooding. David lets hope the Wind Shear knocks this down, but dont be fooled. Category 5, category 3, it still does an enormous amount of damage. Ginger zee, ill see you right there in florida, ginger, Tomorrow Night. Tonight, with Hurricane Milton fast approaching, just days after Hurricane Helene slammed into the u. S. , former President Trump Targeting fema again today, just as millions try to recover from this. Vice president Kamala Harris Blasting Trump for spreading dangerous misinformation. And what she said about this today. Heres rachel scott. Reporter tonight, with florida bracing for a monster storm, as georgia and North Carolina Reel from the effects of the last one, Vice President Kamala Harris Blasting Donald Trump for spreading falsehoods about fema, which has been on the ground for days. Harris appearing today on abcs the view. What do you think the effect of these lies are, and why is he doing this . Its profound, and it is the height of irresponsibility, and, frankly, callousness. I fear that he really lacks empathy. On a very basic level. To care about the suffering of other people, and then understand the role of a leader is is not to beat people down, its to lift people up. Especially in a time of crisis. Reporter but today, trump again talking about fema. They said that there was just no fema. You virtually dont see anybody from fema. Reporter but our team has been on the ground in the Storm Zone for days, personally witnessing the efforts of fema and the National Guard. Homeowners who have told us fema has been there to help them. Today, President Biden accusing trump of misleading people and creating panic. Its unamerican. It really is. People are scared to death. People know their lives are at stake. All that they work for, all they own, all that they value. Reporter david, four weeks ago and this race is still locked in a dead heat, but a new poll out tonight is showing some movement. Vice president Kamala Harris holding a slight lead over Donald Trump at 49 . The former president at 46 . Also notable tonight, its the first time this poll has shown more voters view harris as the candidate representing change, 46 to 44 for Donald Trump, david. David rachel scott, good to have you in person at the desk. Were following this Breaking News from the Justice Department at this hour. They said late today they have thwarted an alleged Terror Plot targeting Election Day right here in the u. S. Lets get to Pierre Thomas. What have you learned . Reporter david, this is a new, potentially chilling Terror Plot stopped by the fbi. The Justice Department chanrgin a 27yearold, an afghan national living in oklahoma, with plotting to kill americans on Election Day on behalf of isis. According to newly unsealed charges, he and a juvenile were arrested yesterday after attempting to buy two ak47 assault rifles, ten magazines, and 500 rounds of ammunition from Undercover Fbi operatives. When he was arrested, doj claims he confirmed the attack was planned for Election Day, targeting large gatherings of people during which he and the juvenile were expected to die as martyrs. Doj officials say the investigation intensified after the fbi searched his phone and discovered communication with an afghan isis recruiter. David . David Pierre Thomas with the late headline from the Justice Department. Pierre, thank you. Were going to turn to that new reporting from journalist Bob Woodward. The Veteran Reporter Writing that during the early days of the pandemic, while it was raging here in the u. S. , that then President Trump secretly sent rare Covid Test machines to Vladimir Putin for putins personal use. Tonight, trump is denying that claim to our Jonathan Karl. Reporter as the Covid Pandemic was raging and the government could not produce enough tests for the american people, then president Donald Trump secretly sent rare Covid Test machines to russia, to Vladimir Putin, for the dictators personal use. Thats according to Bob Woodward in a soon to be published book called war. Woodward writes that putin told trump to keep it a secret, saying, quote, i dont want you to tell anybody, because people will get mad at you, not me. Kamala harris seized on woodwards reporting today, talking about it in an interview with howard stern. Everybody was scrambling to get these kits, the tests, the Covid Test kits. You couldnt get them. Couldnt get them. Right. Couldnt get them anywhere. Right. And this guy, who is President Of The United States is sending them to russia, to a murderous dictator for his personal use . This person who wants to be president again, who secretly is helping out an adversary, when the american people are dying by the hundreds, every day, and in need of relief. Reporter trump often boasts about his close relationship with putin. I got along very well with putin. I spoke to him a lot. Then they say how nice i was to russia. No, i wasnt nice. But we got along, we had a good relationship, which is a good thing, not a bad thing. Reporter woodward reports that trump has had, quote, multiple Phone Calls with putin since he left the White House. Including at least one call earlier this year. I spoke to trump today, and he denied it all. He said you have had a number of conversations with putin. Is that true . I imagine that could be no. Thats false. Reporter oh, really . Thats false. Reporter so you havent spoken to him since you left the White House . No, i have not. Thats false. Reporter and the other thing he said is that you had provided some Abbott Test machines to putin back during the Covid Pandemic. False. Reporter trump also had some choice words for woodward, calling him a storyteller who, quote, lost his marbles. Woodward, though, is one of the most respected journalists of our time, and as you know, david, trump has frequently praised Vladimir Putin and boasted about having a good relationship with the russian dictator. David . David Jonathan Karl with us tonight. Jon, thank you. Overseas, to the war in the Middle East tonight, israels military expanding their Ground Assault in Southern Lebanon now, deploying thousands more troops, working to clear hezbollah from the border with israel. Troops raising the israeli flag in this village. Israel has assassinated now almost all of hezbollahs top officials. Today, a surviving leader vowing to fight on, but also calling for a ceasefire. Tonight, the u. S. State department skeptical of Hezbollahs Signaling that it now wants that ceasefire. When we come back on this busy news night, more than a dozen states Suing Tiktok. What they say it does to our nations children. Also, the high profile mugging tonight. The dodgers Starting Pitcher mugged by a mob of thieves. What they stole. And what it will soon cost tonight, with tiktoks future in the u. S. Already at stake, 14 states are now Suing Tiktok. The states accusing the chineseowned company of intentionally creating a Social Media app, dangerous to the Mental Health of children. A federal law will Ban Tiktok in january, unless it is the sold to a governmentapproved owner. When we come back tonight, the Dodgers Star Pitcher mugged. What the thieves stole. And tonight here, we remember a is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me . It is with Comcast Business. 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Lottery officials say they are improving the odds of winning. Well see. When we come back here tonight, this category 5 Hurricane Barrelling towards the u. S. What they think could happen to this hurricane right before it hits so, all right, before we go tonight, lets get right back to ginger with the latest track for Hurricane Milton. As i mentioned, now a Category 5 Hurricane Again at this hour. But ginger, were hoping that some shear will take the strength of this hurricane at least down a bit. Reporter yes, it has to, but that wont necessarily take down the impacts. And thats a really important point, david, because that Wind Shear with the trough, thats also going to drive it to the northeast eventually here, that is going to also cut down the top of it, but not all that bubble of push of water. Thats why we keep talking surf. Now, timingwise, that surge comes in tomorrow afternoon, really bad, about midnight, before landfall, early Thursday Morning. And look, 12 hours later, its still cutting across melbourne, just making it into the atlantic by thursday afternoon. David . David the heart of this storm Wednesday Night into early Thursday Morning. Ginger, well be watching you first thing in the morning on gma, thank you again tonight. Ill be reporting from the hurricane zone, starting Tomorrow Night from florida. Ill see you then. Im david muir, good night. Is tough. Its been very hard to wait. I will be very sad if our school is on the list. Were going to hear. Im sure that that certain schools historic, historic schools in our city are going to be shut down. The list is now out. Well tell you which schools could close in San Francisco and in the east bay. Rising tensions over the conflict in the Middle East as hundreds t