HurrIcane rIght now suIte three thank you very much, good afternoon on what Martha Maccallum and thIs Is the story. ObvIously It Is the story of today, tomorrow and probably the comIng weeks pIck standIng to Images as HurrIcane MIlton arrows towards florIda, we are a few hours away from actual landfall. As you can see, thIs Is already hoverIng all over florIda creatIng a very It very severe dangerous Weather CondItIons In many places, mIlton Is spawnIng quIck tornadoes lIke thIs, look at thIs the experts say thIs storm has produced a very favorable envIronment for more twIsters lIke thIs one whIch Is just an and normas twIster along the sIde of thIs hIghway, IncredIble Images Per also lIghtnIng flashes, outer perImeter. It Is a beautIful natural sIte but It Is terrIfyIng. We wIll talk to somebody who flIes rIght Into these In a moment who can explaIn why It Is lIke to be up there, Emergency VehIcles as far as I can see In sarasota, one florIda offIcIals warnIng to those who stay behInd
Coast, with Heavy Rain and strong winds. A record Storm Surge, up to 13 feet possible. Already tonight here, an outbreak of tornadoes. More than 20 reported tornadoes touching down already. A confirmed tornado Crossing I75. And the images of one Tornado Tonight tearing right through a neighborhood. You can see everything as it goes dark. Tonight here, my interview with the Hurricane Hunters flying right into this hurricane what they want you to know about the strength of this storm. Tonight, authorities now warning there will be no rescues until the hurricane passes. President biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with fema. The president calling this a matter of life and death. Vice president harris calling into Cable News and to the Weather Channel to warn viewers about the danger. Ginger zee standing by with the new forecast just in from the national hurricane center. When this hits, where it will likely make landfall, and the strength of this storm. The other news this wednesday n
Trump is doing because hes been not doing much. Fair enough. All right. We are over the top of 7 00 a. M. Thanks, guys for joining us. Thanks to all of you for being with us as well. Im kasie hunt. Dont go anywhere. Cnn new central starts right now year since the horrific Hamas Terror Attack on israel, the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. Survivors and families gathering to mark the solemn anniversary as israel now stands on the brink of war with iran and historic hurricane takes direct aim at huge population centers in florida a State Of Emergency declared in 51 counties, the rising possibility of evacuations for hundreds of thousands of residents and we are now 29 days until election day. Friends, Vice President Kamala Harris trying something new this week, going on a Media Blitz while Donald Trump is headed back to the battlegrounds. Im Kate Bolduan with john berman, Sara Sidner is out today. Erin burnett is joining us from israel. This is cnn new central the
The State Of Emergency at this hour. In just ten hours time, from 2 00 a. M. To noon today, Hurricane Milton growing from a category 1 hurricane to a Category 5. The strongest hurricane in the gulf in nearly two decades now. Authorities expecting major damage in florida. Mass evacuations now under way along the florida coast. Tampa bay among the Areas Bricing for a severe impact. And this hurricane threatening an historic Storm Surge, up to 15 feet in some areas. Ginger zee standing by, shes live in florida with the new forecast just from the national hurricane center. Also breaking as we come on tonight, amid this tragedy unfolding already from Hurricane Helene, the Death Toll now at least 230, the national Guard And Fema on the ground for days now, and tonight, theyre also now dealing with false claims and Conspiracy Theories being pushed by former President Trump. Republican Senator Thom Tillis making it clear border issues are not affecting aid in North Carolina. And just moments a
Helene made landfall, and governor Ron Desantis is warning people in the Hurricanes Path take this storm serious so please keep an eye on this storm theres a bit the greater cone covers almost the entire West Coast of florida at this point. And so even if youre not in the cone as it gets closer, certainly if youre on the dirty side of the storm, theres going to be surge that goes outside the cone thats going to be significant. So just prepare for that and understand that something that is likely to happen just moments ago, florida Officials Evacuation orders as soon as tomorrow and just one county is Tracking Milton for us. So what are you seeing as far as its path and where its protect projected to bring here i mean, were worried about it rapidly intensifying. Again. And as it heads towards the West Coast of florida, that will bring Storm Surge, ive been down the coast, damaging winds and Heavy Rain is right now a category one hurricane and are ready rapidly intensified from yesterday