Well, the following Breaking News here on cnn, im Boris Sanchez live near Tampa Bay alongside my coanchor, Brianna Keeler in the Nations Capital and Hurricane Milton is inching closer and closer to sata, to west florida, Gulf Coast of florida right now, youre attempt they were watching low tide its start to set in the water began to recede. And that water is coming back with a dangerous Storm Surge anticipated between up to eight to 15 feet along the Gulf Coast, 15 feet in sarasota would prove devastating. Here in Tampa Bay. As you can see behind me, it is coming down the Water Fuel previously, we are starting to get to the point of maximum rainfall. And this will be sustained throughout the evening hours into tomorrow Hurricane Milton is proving to be an unprecedented storm yesterday, strengthening to a category five. And as it gets closer to florida, though it does begin to change and expand those Wind Speeds have started to slowly come down. That doesnt mean that the danger is any l
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
Location near you see llf bk. Com you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We do begin the hour with Breaking News as yet another powerful Hurricane Barrels towards florida. There it is. Milton is now now a category four, and its getting stronger quickly. Its aiming directly at the Tampa Bay Area and could become a category five storm at some point, officials are warning of lifethreatening Storm Surge and damaging winds to communities still picking up the pieces from helene, florida governor Ron Desantis gave this warning just moments ago. We need as much of this debris picked up as possible. This creates a Safety Hazard and it also will increase the damage that milton could do with flying debris cnns derek Van Dam joins us now, derek the governor said it right there. You got to have another Path Powerful Hurricane Come in and slam the coast and lift up this Debris And Flight in 100 different directions. That that does sound like a scary situation for the resident
Conspiracy theories. Now, there is a new dangerous threat heading toward floridas gulf coast. Im talking about all of this a Fema Administrator Dan Criswell at 2 00 p. M. Eastern. Also, Caroline Giuliani. You know who her dad is. This hour, the how and the why she says her Dads Life crumbled because of Donald Trump. New york. Th decision 202 and 30 days to what many analysts are saying is the most consequential u. S. Election in history. Vice president Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are racing to make their final pitches to voters while polls remain close. Here is nbcs Steve Cormack he. We been tracking this week to week. The average of all the major national polls, Kamala Harris completing with that three Point Average over Donald Trump. At the seven Core Battleground states. Again, youre looking at full averages in here. Trump is making his Case Today at Battleground Wisconsin while his surrogates on the Sunday Talk shows and he capped his chances at victory in novem
Friday. Former President Trump is on the ground right now in storm ravaged georgia. Will see him towards The End of this hour with Governor Kemp. You can see the supplies lined up as they get ready for that in evans, georgia. Well take you live when that gets underway. Towards The End of the hour this afternoon. But first moments ago a surprise in the white House Briefing Room when President Biden moncton. This is extremely rare for him to attend an open News Briefing Environment at the White House. He showed up and took questions for a little under 10 minutes. He cannot with a Victory Lap on the Jobs Numbers can clearly 1 of the driving forces behind him wanting to get out there and talk today. He barely touched. I thought when i first saw him walk out this be about Hurricane Helene but. He wanted to address the devastation but there is emotional questions from the press on it and when he did get an opportunity it was just barely touched on Soil Talk about that. He was also asked how