Being felt everywhere. It has come in as a category three storm with 120 mile per hour sustained it went even higher gusts according to the national hurricane center, we are talking to Rental Rain extremely dangerous wind. What is being described is lifethreatening Storm Surges that are now pounding portions of the state. At this hour, a Lifethreatening Flash Flood warning has just been issued for nearly 2 Million people. That includes tampa, saint petersburg, and clearwater. You just saw Bill Weir in st. Petersburg. You could see all of that developing there right now, over half 1 Million homes and businesses have lost power with conditions deteriorating by the minute this storm has also spawned a Record Number of tornadoes, all across the state of florida, far beyond where the storm has actually making direct hit tonight, there have been 19 confirmed tornadoes. So far, the sheriff Of St. Lucie county has just confirmed that there have been multiple fatalities after an outbreak of tor
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
Attacks on harris taking a darker turn tonight as walz and vance are set to debate hours from now, new reporting putting from both camps on how the two candidates are preparing. And 600 people missing from hurricane helene right now, more than 100 confirmed dead. That is not in those 601 of the deadliest storms in 50 years, wiping out ten towns, leaving unbelievable destruction, destruction in america and its wake. And we re going to take you live to the ground while reporters were able to get in. Plus fareed zakaria up on iran how in revenge against the united states and israel. This hezbollah really on its last legs. Let s go outfront evening. I m erin erin burnett on this monday, outfront tonight cognitively challenged the race for the white house, hitting yet another new low tonight as for tonight, it s a new low trump lobbying these words and harris hours after calling her mentally impaired and mentally disabled mentally impaired, said but lying, kamala harris honestly i believe s
Welcome everyone. Im Michael Holmes. Appreciate your company coming up here on Cnn Newsroom, israels Widening War Airstrikes it. Lebanons capital as israeli attacks killed hundreds and displaced thousands across the country dozens dead over 1,000 missing many more without power food, or water. The u. S. Southeast is left reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene two years ago today, Vladimir Putin signed the Accession Treaties formalizing its illegal next question of ukrainian land. A look at Russias Campaign in Eastern Ukraine as the war shows, no signs of slowing atlanta Cnn Newsroom with Michael Holmes the Israeli Military has conducted Air Airstrikes in the city of beirut. The first inside the Capital City limits since the start of Israels War with hezbollah showing the damage from an attack me, beiruts cola bridge, a major intersection. Cnn has reached out to the Israeli Military for comment. This following an intense barrage of strikes in lebanon that began about a
Major Disaster Declaration Today for North Carolina, where the Category 4 storm has unleashed heavy flooding. Asheville and other cities remain mostly under water. Some are still searching for Loved Ones tonight. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper calls his states residents, desperate for help. Our prayers and condolences go out to those families in this terrible time. Even as the rain and the winds have subsided, the challenge for people there increases. People are desperate for help, and we are pushing to get it to them. A massive effort. Many people were cut off because roads are impassable. They dont have power or communications. Please know we are sending resources and coordinating closely with local governments, First Responders, state and federal partners, and Volunteer Organizations to help those impacted by this tragic storm. Because its so difficult to get trucks in by land. More than 2. 4 million households across several states including Florida And Georgia remain without p