Because it comes about this time every day, 11 00 a. M. Eastern, we get an update from the national Hurricane Center. And well wait to see what they say about the massive Hurricane Milton that caused 6 Million people to evacuate in its path in the state of florida. The life threatening storm is now moving toward floridas Gulf Coast. Forecasters say it will slam into that peninsula. Late tonight or into the early hours of tomorrow. What they are looking at is exactly where it will hit. They arent saying it is not going to hit. Some forecasters are saying is Storm Surge could be higher than what it was in Hurricane Katrina which left more than 1,300 people dead. The evacuations, though, this time are the benefit of what we learned, we pray, from katrina. So many people moving out of the way. Not everybody, but most. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. This huge storm could be one of the largest weve seen in terms of a hurricane. Forecasters are saying Miltons Wind Field
1877866 8555. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News. Hurricane milton is quickly getting more intense, even more intense in the Gulf Of Mexico at this hour. And taking aim directly at central florida. Its at category four strength right now but is expected to be a cat five again later today. Were also getting this new Exclusive Video from madeira beach florida, a Town Standing right in miltons path. This is debris piled up from the Hurricane Helene cleanup, still posing a danger as miltons winds could pick all of this up and shoot it in all sorts of directions as the storm pummels this area. Something to be on the lookout for if you live in that area. Got to clean that up. Lets begin our coverage in Fort Myers florida. Flood waters there could reach ten feet in some areas. Thats where we find cnns Carlos Juarez and carlos thats a big part of the story, right . The Storm Surge. And it could just really come up through
Save lives. And the latest forecast and evacuations ahead of The National Weatheather Sere will be here and we will have reports from Florida Plus the new bombshell, Bob Woodward, book, americans leaders as weve never heard before, trumps secret shipments to Vladimir Putin is multiple conversations with the russian leader since leaving office. Former british prime Minister Boris Johnson is here and will react and Vice President Kamala Harris asked what you would do differently from biden earlier today, the nonanswer that perhaps fail to seize the moment in the media. In the middle of a Media Blitz im Jake Tapper and we are tracking what could become the worst storm to hit Floridas Gulf Coast in more than a century, Hurricane Milton is a powerful category four hurricane right now it is teetering On The Edge of becoming a category five. And is forecast to make landfall after midnight tomorrow night, just south of tampa where it could unleash record unsurvivable Storm Surge Milton is expe
And today we are marking one year since the barbaric Hamas Terror Attack on israel. The deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust. On this day last year, 1,200 innocent people were murdered, countless others were raped and beaten and more than 250 people were taken to gaza as hostages. The pain is still palpable site of the nova music festival, where hundreds of young people who came to dance a year ago were instead slaughtered the horrors of that day still haunt so many across israel we lost. You still evan accept that shes gone you know, once something happens, you know that it can you Al Owaysf your can happen again . They killed my sister over there its a trauma of living in a house where were vicious terrorists invaded terrorists in Gaza Outside Benjamin Netanyahus Residence in jerusalem today, as devastated and exhausted families urge the israeli Prime Minister to bring their Loved Ones home to begin our coverage with cnns Erin Burnett, who is in Tel Aviv. Erin were
Kayleigh today marks one year since Hamas October 7th Terror Attack on israel, the deadliest attack on the jewish people since the holocaust. On this day, we remember the innocent lives that were lost to hamas senseless act of violence. The families that were torn apart, and the attendees of the novi Music Festival who had their futures dropped from them. We also remember the 101 hostages who remain in hamas captivity. This is outnumbered. Im kayleigh mcenany. Joining me today, talking Fresco Host Ainsley earhardt, Anchor And Executive editor of the story, because scott maccallum, Fox News Contributor Editor In Chief mollie hemingway, and host of t the Guy Benson Show on Fox News radio, guy benson. First lets go to trey yingst. He is live wity marks one Year T Crossborder attacked by her hamas,slaughtering so many peop. Here is a look at the humans affected by this war. Because she sobs while she reaches for her husband, yegev. As dirt covers his casket, the grief is too much to bear.