Bill thank you sean we are live here as milton is a major storm here in central and western and Eastern Florida tonight. Hurricane milton battering florida moving on shore making landfall as a category three storm 90 minutes ago downgraded earlier from a category five in the Gulf Of Mexico. Lifethreatening storm with a surge upwards of 10 feet expected in several areas of the West Coast. And its a very fierce. Weve got live coverage we will get to it right now. Steve has been in tampa all Day Adam is live in the Weather Centre. What are you seeing right now tonight cree. A sideways rain with heavy Wind Gust. The wind has been strong enough to snap small trees here with those being pushed down so you can imagine how difficult it will be for people to get around and rescuers to move around. With major distraction we arent seeing it in the buildings. We arent seeing Street Signs and is interesting to hear the mayor of Tampa Bay and Governor Desantis says going to be a few hours on your ow
here and now, nowhere else in this world but now. you and me, ain t it good to be alive? rachel: welcome back, even. good morning. it s 7:00 here in new york, and i m back. took the day off yesterday, but i m here and now by kenny chess niche i m here and now too with pete and will, and i m happy to be back on the couch with you guys in a new year. pete: glad to have you. will: 2024. kenny chesney. pete: is it kevin? rachel: did i say kevin? i m sorry, i know kenny. will: more softly saying his name, but you had to go right at her. in the end, i ll be the bad guy would you with please mark me down [laughter] one day i m in the journal [laughter] pete: she tried to come in with, like, a smooth thing rachel: i did. i tried to be nice, but, okay, you get your point will: how did this turn on me all of a sudden? if i don t even understand what s going on. rachel: he is good. [laughter] will: he s good with you. pete: yep. i know what buttons to push. will: i d
washington with more. good morning. alexandria: good morning, the financials are different and desantis campaign is hoping record-breaking influx of cash they received will signal growing strength to voters on the campaign trail. in the 24 hours following his announcement, ron desantis raised 8.2 million. this historic fundraising shows grassroots republicans are reuniting behind governor desantis comeback. he sets off to key primary states to kickoff this campaign in des moines, iowa, on the 30th and president trump will arrive in des moines the following day and desantis will travel to new hampshire and south carolina. desantis has work to do. former president trump holds 3-1 advantage with 62% of americans signalling they would pick the former president as their nominee. similar margin, different implication on the other side. latest cnn poll shows 20% of primary voters opted for robert f. kennedy over biden. here is kennedy. we are living at a time when americans feel
authorities warn he is a threat to others terrifying video of a tornado in florida tossing cars through the air. watch as this one is flipped over these cars piled up on top of each other and now we are hearing from survivors daring escape. a u.s. navy ship evacuating hundreds of americans from war torn sudan right now new details on the operation to get them to safety. race against the clock to prevent the second biggest bank failure in u.s. history. the new plan from the government hollywood writers, ready to strike. negotiations down to the wire ahead of tomorrow night s deadline, will your favorite show shut down? and d.c. comics. the president s age. a big punch line last night. is joe biden awake? announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening the hunt for a texas man who allegedly shot five of his neighbors is ramping up tonight as the community gathers to mourn the youngest victim just 8 years old. police say friday s incident began wh
republicans and democrats square off for control in congress. steve: the polling place is opening right now, including in wisconsin and arizona where crucial races for governor and senate are taking center stage. ainsley: 36 states will pick a governor today has control of the senate hinges on the outcome of 35 races and every seat in the house, 435 of them up for grabs today. brian: and across the country, we are hearing from the candidates themselves come already in the tape library, lee zeldin, dr. oz, and jd vance sharing their final pitch to voters this morning. i will declare a client to my crime emergency day one and suspend cashless bail, raise the age, the discovery law changes and force the state legislature to come to the table. that is what new yorkers want. they don t want to be told to look away and they don t think any of this is a joke. i stand for ballots. i know how to bring solutions to the forefront, that is what people want. we actually certai