Hello and welcome to todays verified. We start in florida, bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. There are huge Traffic Jams across the state as more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in just a moment but i can show you first are the pictures from space. It gives you an idea of the size of this monster storm, officials think it could still double in size before making landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to make landfall tonight. It is only brushed past mexico, causing flooding. On the florida peninsula, relative calm but they expect wind speeds of up to 160 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. The pictures from tallahassee, where in the next few minutes we expect to get the latest briefing from the florida governor Ron Desantis and other emergency officials. We will carry that live when it starts. We can start this hour by
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A bit of Mist And Fog possible across some western areas early in the morning. Those temperatures not changing a great deal again, typically a cool 11 or 12. This is Bbc News. The latest headlines Hurricane Milton, the biggest storm to hit florida in a century, heads towards the coast. President biden warns residents to leave for safety. Already, dangerous tornadoes are developing over florida as the storm continues to approach. Deaths following Air Strikes on both sides of the border, as Israel And Hezbollah continue to exchange fire. And then there were two James Cleverly is knocked out of the tory leadership race. Kemi Badenoch And Robertjenrick remain. The end of the Linejudge Why Modern Technology is bringing to an end nearly 150 years of tradition is bringing to an end nearly 150 Years Landfall on is bringing to an end nearly 150 Years Landfall to where we expect landfall to happen. Somewhere between Fort Myers and sarasota. They are about 77 miles apart, and just south of tampa,