Local authorities and Weather Experts say milton will bring a destructive Storm Surge in which some areas will not be survivable. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled ahead of its landfall, which is expected to bring strong winds of up to 155mph or 250kph. Milton comes just days after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern Us 225 people were killed by the Natural Disaster across six states. The back to back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. Unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean, making the Sunshine State the only one to be affected twice. President biden has postponed a trip to germany to oversee preparations and prepare a federal response. He urged those in Miltons Path to evacuate, calling it a matter of life and death. We can show you just how huge Hurricane Milton is. Nasa Astronaut Matthew dominick has shared this time Lapse Video filmed as the international Space
Moody. And im vanessa ruffes. Walter and jen have the day off. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. dave no closed captioning is the president ial nominees facedoff in their third and . Final debate last night in las vegas. It was one of their last chances to appeal to undecided voters. Reaction is pouring in this morning. The president ial nominees traded barbs on a variety of topics. Including abortion, the Supreme Court and trade. Foxs Caroline Shively is live in vegas this morning. Caroline, the debate was heated right out of the gate. take pkg trt 1 09oc in his laura dbx thanks caroline. And while many voters were watching last nights heated debate from home. Regal cinemas screened the event all across the country. 25 theaters in florida alone. The list included the regal citrus park stadium in Hillsborough County. It was free to attend. And people also received some free perks popcorn and soda. Many people there say they watched the first debates from home. But
Look at that. Were down another notch with that northeast wind at three miles an hour. The front is not even here yet and its getting cooler so pretty nice start to the day. We have mid to upper 60s inland. Still, though, you have clearwater and st. Petersburg hanging on to the lower 70s. Again, by the time we get into very early saturday morning, all of this humidity is gone and the drier air settles in place. One day at a time, though, dave. Lets go back to 87 for about this cold front on the way in a little bit. Vanessa very good. Thanks. See you in a bit. As far as crashes, weve been a bit busier in some Northern Counties. Latest crashes out of hernando, spring hill area to be specific. An outside northbound lane is going to be blocked. Were hearing a possibility of two lanes so make sure youre using caution here. Still dealing with lane blocks out of pasco county, san antonio we have a crew checking it out. Appears to be a fairly minor scene is what were hearing but we dont know a
I do now see his little tongue. Hes like i am less than 5 feet away is it our old buddy i think it is but hes on top of the bushes. Do you get that . Take a picture with your camera on your phone and tweet it because i want to see it better. Okay. Wait. Okay. Take a picture real quick. You guys talk show stopped. You guys talk for a second i will take quick picture. There he is. Ok you be good. Okay. Lets jump into it outside. Were a 71 degrees outside. Nice little warm start here. Brandons at 70. Bartow at 70. Wauchula at 70. Lot of these spots got down in lower 60s this morning. Boy just gets nicer and nicer. 24hour temperature change. Yeah were running about two to four degrees cooler than we were yesterday at this time. Or most part. We should easily get back to upper 80s with lots of warmth. Afternoon breezes. By the way vanessa i sent you snapchat. Oh, okay. A little video of the snake just so you know. I just started to get into snapchat send random snaps to everybody. Whats so
Finally some closure after a tragic crash. Polk deputies say theyve arrested the driver who took off. After hitting and killing a woman in lake wales and badly injuring a deputy. Charlie lewis will appear in court this afternoon. Sheriff grady judd says the 71yearold confessed to deputies he had been drinking at a party before the crash. Now judd says it could put him in jail for the rest of his life. Saturday mornings crash killed 33yearold jessica enchauteguiotero. Sheriffs Deputy Adam Pennell was severely injured. Jessica flagged down the deputy after crashing her car on state road 60. Thats when Officials Say lewis drove his blue ford f150 into them and kept going. An anonymous crimestoppers tip led them to lewis truck. He was arrested yesterday afternoon on his street. Just minutes from lewis will appear before a judge at 1 this afternoon. Police arrested a woman in saint pete for the death of her child. Who disappeared nearly 5 years ago from their home in bendale, West Virginia.