Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. Were grateful. Please stay safe. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Warning against maga disinformation. Both candidates have been speaking out. We have more on the intersection of this humanitarian damager and the campaigns later this hour. While the latest reports indicate this volatile category 3 will double in size and make landfall in florida within hours. Experts caution it could end up being the worst such Weather Event in possibly a generation. I can give you a couple of factoids before we bring in our experts. Sustained Wind Speeds up to 130 miles per hour, projected 15foot Storm Surges in the worse spots, a foot and a half of rain in the densely populated Tampa Area is expected. And you can see fort myers, sarasota, tampa, all in the path, as it will barrel across the West Coast. You see that on your screen with the map of florida. Authorities h
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
A quick fact check. There will turn it over to the lead with jake tapper. Thanks so much for joining us. My pleasure. Have a great Weekend Tapper and you just heard former president Donald Trump making remarks in evans, georgia after listening to a briefing on damage caused by Hurricane Helene lets go to cnns Steve Contorno. Hes in fayetteville, North Carolina where trump is going to hedge sue later tonight for a Town Hall and save what do you make of what we just heard from Trump And George little time politicizing this tragedy even further than he already has, and he criticized eyes the White House for what he said was a terrible response. And he said that well, he went on to boast about his own performance during previous hurricanes when he was president , he said, he reminded people that there is an election coming in this, in the state where its obviously very, very close and that he promised that if he is elected, he is very committed to this state. That was his direct quote. He
Anxious wait, i think, To see how israel respo another nine shooting attack. Another nine others were injured, some seriously. Please heavy attack near railway station. Israeli media say the two assailants who were seen getting off a Commuter Train where shot dead by a passer by and a security guard. Well, in the last few minutes, the White House national Security Adviser gave this update. National Security Adviser gave this update this update. Today, iran launched this update. Today, iran launched nearly this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 this update. Today, iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles Towards targets in israel. The United States Military coordinated closely with the Israeli Defense Forces To help defend israel against this attack. Us naval destroyers joint israeli Air Defence units and Firing IntercepTors To shoot down inbound missiles. President biden and Vice President harris moniTored the attack and the response from the white House Situation Room joined
Rescue and Recovery Efforts underway after helene leaves Mass Destruction in towns across the southeast. This is our sixth hurricane down here. This is the worst, most destructive, strongest storm i have ever been through. Steve and he was a storm chasers. This as nearly 100 people are confirmed dead. We are going to talk to residents. Local officials and reporters on the ground all morning long. Lawrence plus, Joe Rogan issuing a warning about free speech if Kamala Harris wins in november. I dont think it turns around if Kamala Harris gets into office. I think they clamp down more. Lawrence is our first amendment in jeopardy. Trump 2024 national Press Secretary Karoline leavitt joins us live in studio. Brian right. Thats what she looks like. Now we can roll that other video. Fox Nfl Sunday pulling off epic crank on gronk. How his cohost pulled it off. You are going to love it. Second hour of Fox Friends starts right now. But, first, we begin with that Fox Weather alert. Nearly 1200 pe