Developments, but we begin at the Weather Map with al roker. As if the threat of this potentially historic Storm Isnt enough, were already seeing tornadoes. Thats right. And this was kind of the worst case scenario, chris, because we were talking about this for the last two days. We were going to see these tornadoes, especially as it approached, and sure enough thats what happened. Lets show you what weve got going on right now. As far as our map is concerned, we are looking at a category 4 storm. 150 miles now southwest of tampa. Its got 130 miles per hour winds. Its moving northeast at 16 miles per hour. Now, as we look, you can see we have Tornado Watches now from Daytona Beach all the way down to key west. Weve had reports of 50 tornadoes so far in the last couple of hours. And now we have numerous, multiple Tornado Warnings going on to the west, i should say the east of tampa and sarasota, to the west of West Palm Beach, and right between West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. These are
You can see this time lapse here shared by american astronaut matthew dominick showing how this storm looks from space. Milton comes just days after hurricane helene tore through the southeastern us 225 people were killed by the natural disaster across six states. The back to back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. Unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean. President biden has postponed a trip to germany to oversee preparations and prepare a federal response. He urged those in milton s path to evacuate, calling it a matter of life and death also warning this could be one of the worst storms to hit florida in a century. Melanie bevan is the chief of police in bradentown a town that is right in the path of hurrican milton and experienced a lot of damage during the recent hurricane helene. She spoke about what a forecast like this means for law enforcement in the area. We have
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Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Leave or die, thats the warning for hundreds of thousands across tampa and beyond this hour as Hurricane Milton, now a monstrous category 4, takes direct aim on floridas third largest city. Right now, almost all of floridas West Coast is under an Emergency Warning as Crews Race to clear the debris from last weeks hurricane, that one helene, before milton makes landfall sometime tomorrow night. It is dangerous eye is set to unleash a once in a Century Damage and record Storm Surge. The national Hurricane Center is warning of up to 15 feet of water in tampa alone. As we speak, thousands are still trying to get out, residents rushing to escape the storms path, have clogged highways, and interstates. And adding to all of that chaos, all of that concern is politics. And the rampant disinformation that is being peddled by Donald Trump and some republicans including false claims about Fema Funds and not so subtle Social Media posts that say they control the w
Storm, explosively intensifying as parts of the southeast are still cleaning up from deadly Hurricane Helene. Im worried about now projectiles. I am going to board up my house. Norah marking one year since hamas attacked israel, changing the world. Tonight, the survivors and families of the nearly 100 hostages still held in gaza. This safe is lifesaving. Without a doubt. Norah Tonights Eye on america, how safes can help veterans across the country. We are already the greatest nation and we could be so much better. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us as we get new information about a Monster Storm targeting floridas gulf coast, and this is the second in two weeks. Hurricane milton exploded in Strength Today with winds topping 180 miles per hour. It is now expected to make landfall late wednesday or early thursday. Check out this ominous view of Milton Today from the international space station. Forecasters say if it sta