Im jake tapper. Were going to start this hour with the Breaking News moments ago, we got an update on her Hurricane Milton, which once again is im not happy to tell you, has strengthened to a category five storm. Was category for now its back to five and has 165 165 mile an ho sustained winds. It is expected to double in size before making landfall in florida. Nearly 20 Million people in the United States are currently in the path of Hurricane Milton. Its effects or already being felt. Parts of the Tampa Bay Area are gonna lose access to running water starting today, Gas Stations are running out of fuel as evacuees fill up their cars and tried to flee. Those riding out the storm are stocking Up To power their generators. Lets get straight to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers in a hurricane headquarters. Chad, it doesnt sound like this forecast is what we wanted it is not, it is. We saw all day and i talked to you about this at 4 00 this afternoon that the last plane left about three hours a
Closer and closer to Floridas Gulf Coast. Were breaking down a Brand New forecast of bidens potentially catastrophic Power And Pam more than 1 Million floridians have now been ordered to evacuate. And the governor is warning residents theres little if any time left to get out safely. This hour, ill speak with local and federal officials about the devastating Toll Milton could take on a region still reeling from Hurricane Helene, plus new revelations about Donald Trumps secret talks with russias Vladimir Putin while trump was president and after standby for details from a new book by The Legendary Journalists Bob Woodward, that also describes President Bidens private complaints about Israels Benjamin going to turn you and much more welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer youre in the Situation Room News on Hurricane Milton regaining strength and growing in Size Hi big time, this Monster Storm is bearing down on florida with landfall expecte
We re building a better future for the city we all love. Ad paid for by reelect mayor london breed 2024. Financial disclosures are available at sfethics. Org. Quip. Free your mouth. A cnn special event. The vice presidential debate tuesday at nine. And now the hbo original series real time with bill maher you doing thank you thank you down there in the middle. Hey. How you doing thank you very much. Wow okay thank you so much. We ve got a great show for you i know it s all right. I don t know what i did this week, but thank you very much. I know i know, it s going to be an exciting time. It s a little more than a month before the election debate is tuesday. Are you excited about that really okay. You do you. I m not this i thought was kind of juicy. J. D. Vance, he s in the debate. He s the vice presidential candidate. They got his text messages. Now, you know before he was on the trump team, he compared trump to hitler, said trump was like hitler hitler turns out in his private text m
Down live tbs welcome. Its time to break down the big stories with some smart people today, were asking with political rhetoric, becoming a Hot Topic at the campaign which side is more to blame for the escalation of the war of war. Then the clock is ticking while the house deals with a shutdown deadline. The senate is taking up an issue. Democrats field could help them win control of congress and spilling your teens key. The instagram changes allowing parents to find out whos sliding into their kids. Diab. The panel is here and ready to go. So sit back, relax, and lets talk about focus for both candidates this week wasnt the economy or immigration it was political rhetoric, especially after a second apparent Assassination Attempt against Donald Trump the campaigns blaming each other while keeping up their attacks, which in One Ohio Town has led to dozens of Bomb Threats i probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me, Donald Trump doubling down on that
Its all so new and exciting. Its all so exciting. Scramble the circuits. Youll have msnbc punched up but youll be seeing abc. A nice thing. A nice way to let everybody see it. Yeah, im only lightly joking, but youre doing a Public Service announcement, reminding everyone while yes, there are all these companies and competitors this is one night where all of the usual competitors agree to simulcast the same thing because its for civics. In service of our democracy and i think a nod to how important this election is. Amen. Well put. Thank you. Have a great show. See you soon. Our thanks to Nicolle Wallace for the handoff. Welcome to The Beat. Our top story is the Harris Campaign on offense with this new ad Hammering Trump for project 2025. Well show you some of that ad in a moment. It reenforced the attack the Campaign Hit nightly at the convention which is trying to take what is now politically seen as widely a very toxic project 2025 and tie it to trump. Brand him with it. Link him to