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
Msnbc is continuing to follow the Breaking News tonight. Nbc news reporting that new York City mayor Eric Adams will be indicted on federal charges by the Southern District Of New York as soon as tomorrow. Our coverage continues on the last word with lawrence odonnell. I just minutes before you started we got the live news. I was reading it as you were handling it live. I have been following these Swarming Investigations from city hall. What i felt was relatively closely. But i have never been able to describe to anyone the full shape of it. I think by tomorrow well have the diagrams built to put on screen to show you the number of commissioners who resigned from this administration. The number of people in the Adams Administration alone who had their telephones seized. I first covered it on this program just two weeks ago for the first time when the Police Commissioner was forced to resign. It was happening at the very top and sheer we are at the top of the top. Stunning news. You hea
Signing off, that does it for us. Today, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump laid out in a set of speeches. The Stump Speech he always gives. We are going to continue to watch. We carried this economic speech in its entirety for almost an hourandahalf yesterday. We are told the rest of his speech will echo what we heard yesterday. Basically saying. For years now since he was defeated by President Biden in 2020, and forced to leave the white house, trumps economic message has been the same. It has been a message of doom and gloom. Now it is centered around the idea the biden administration ruined the american economy. But that idea is getting less and less believable. The economy is doing really badly. The third straight closed. The S P 500 also closing at all time highs. No Vice President in history has done more damage to the united States Economy than Kamala Harris. The dow is up 67. The nasdaq up 43. S p 500 up seven and a quarter. Extending into further record t
Harris and former President Trump laid out competing visions in a set of speeches that could not have been more different Trumps Speech was so similar to the Stump Speech he always gives, that even Fox News did not want to cover it and that number was going up until i came along were going to continue to to watch this we carried this economic speech in its entirety for almost an hour and a half yesterday. Were told the rest of his speech will very much echo what he said yesterday. Its basically were going to cut away from it. For years now trumps economic message has been the same. It has been a message of doom and gloom. Now its centered around the idea that the Bidenharris Administration ruined the american economy. But that idea, that conceit is getting less and less believable every day. Be the S P 500 also closing a alltime highs. No Vice President in history has done more damage to the united States Economy than Kamala Harris. Another rally underway. The Dow Industrial Up 67, the
Hurricane taking direct aim at the florida coast. Hurricane helene is expected to be a category 4 storm. Deadly storm surge. Mexico getting a glimpse of the storm s wrath. When helene will make u. S. Landfall plus we will speak with the mayor of tallahassee. The biggest city in direct line of the storm. Also tonight, courthouse explosion. An explosive device set outside a santa barbara courthouse leaving multiple people injured. Police detaining one person shortly after the blast. The investigation under way into why the bomb was intentionally detonated. Deadly bus hijacking. These horrific moments as a driver is held at gunpoint. The suspect leading police on a chase through downtown l. A. The terrifying take over leaving one passenger fatally shot. The driver being praised for his quick thinking and what we re learning tonight about the suspect in custody. Looming ground invasion, israel preparing its troops for its potential invasion. Hezbollah firing a missile at telaviv for the fi