It has dropped 50 millibars in ten hours. Um i apologize, this is just horrific all right. Joining us now with the latest on the ground in tampa. Cnn News News Source correspondent Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan, good morning to you. What are you seeing down there trying to get out of the Tampa Bay Area and weve been hearing it all morning long. And also yesterday, officials pleading with millions of people that now is the time to evacuate and do so before conditions begin to deteriorate. We want to show you these live images here of Traffic Bumper to bumper, getting out of this Tampa Bay Area. We know that across the state of florida tolls have been suspended on these major highways as well to assist with the evacuations and also the state is allowing for Hurricane Evacuees to drive on the shoulder in order to keep that traffic moving all day yesterday. Casey, we saw traffic also backed up on several highways here in the Tampa Bay Area, and it really seems like people are taking this seriously
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. Dozens of communities cut off from freshwater and much needed supplies are dwindling by them Minute Rescue teams now racing to get to those stranded residents. Plus a final day of prayer for what could be the last debate before Election Day new boarding on how senator j. D. Vance and governor Tim Walz are preparing specifically the lastminute jitters. Walz says he is feeling as the Trump Team tries to set expectations high for their Rival And Israel carrying out new raids in lebanon as we learn new details about the possibility of a Ground Offensive how hezbollah is responding after the assassination of their leader were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central across Pasta Southeast are grappling with Incomprehensible Storm Devastation after helene left a 500 mile wide Path Of Destruction from Florida To Virginia One of the hardest Hit Areas though, is western North Carolina. And some of the scenes there, frankly, they
The best of my ability and my thanks to the justice. It is a fascinating book. Thank you very much for watching a busy news night. Laura coates live starts right now im Jim Acosta in for Laura Coates on this friday, the 13th. And if youre the superstitious kind, its a date that can phil a little unsettling slightly creepy. But if youre following this Years President Ial Campaign while is just another friday, just today alone, Donald Trump made a feeble attempt to distance himself from a Conspiracy Theorist while actively fueling the dangerous lie that migrants are eating pets in springfield, ohio is infamous debunked claim from Tuesdays Debate because now ricocheting across Social Media theyre eating the dogs eating the cats and the internet is having a good laugh, but the people in springfield, ohio are not a second Bomb Threat rattled that City Today just to trump stoked further division when he promised to target the city with Mass Deportations. If he wins we will do large deportati
Make we want to make sure you got the win. All right. Thank you. Harry enten. Thanks for joining us. The news continues now, right here On Cnn vice, former us president Donald Trump says, he will not face Vice President Kamala Harris for a second time. And a stern warning to nato from moscow of guatemala says could put the alliance on a Collision Course with Russia Atlanta this is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber the largest Airplane Manufacturer in the united states, boeing is set to be strike bound at this hour, about 33,000 of its Union Members are expected to hit the picket lines. Now this is the first strike at the beleaguered Airplane Maker in 16 years. Union members rejected the proposed fouryear contract, even though Union Leadership had described it as the best, it had ever negotiated this is about respect this is about addressing the past. And this is about fighting for our future. I members rejected the contract by 94. 6 they voted to strike by 96 going issued a statement say