Out of florida, millions of people under threat from Monster Size Hurricane milton. That powerful Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles an hour has come ashore. The eyewall made landfall half an hour ago in siesta key, which is a Barrier Island off of the coast of sarasota. Right now, the storm with a diameter of 450 miles, is bringing lifethreatening winds and potentially devastating Storm Surge up to 13 feet. Earlier today, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, took steal drones on the gulf of mexico. They showed 40 nautical miles away from meltons eye, the winds were gusting 76 miles an hour and waves were cresting up at 28 feet high. That powerful storm is hitting land. For those not in the eyewalls direct path, there is reason to be vigilant as much of florida is under a tropical Storm Watch or warning. The national Weather Service also issued warnings in parts of south and central florida, where milton has spawned 10 tornadoes. Airports,
Two down here and penta gordon. And so that can happen. It can get close to land. They can turn Flood Watch in effect, obviously four to eight inches of rainfall. Some models now predicting probably in the neighborhood of about 15 inches of rainfall. And thats just the freshwater flooding thats possible from alberto two barrel, the very hi, im on Wednesday Night show that you and i will be on. Alright. Chad myers. Thank you very much. Well have more on Hurricane Milton later in the program, as well as reporting from the error is worst hit by helene in North Carolina where the Death Toll is still a climbing and to that point, Fema Today said the agency has enough funding to handle the response to Hurricanes Milton and helene. The fact that it has to reassure people about that not just to the weather lately, but also the political climate. Thats because in spite of republican mayors and governors and senators and Hurricane Affected States thing, otherwise dont. Trump has been lying again
Highways jammed with vehicles trying to get out. Theme parks shutting down. Tampa in the potential bullseye. Were with first responders bracing for impact. Tropicana field where the Tampa Bay rays play transformed into a base camp. President biden warning this could be the worst storm to hit florida in over a century as the southeast is still reeling from helene. Al roker with a shifting new Storm Track tonight. Also tonight, four weeks until the election. Kamala harris on a media blitz. And asked what she would have done differently than President Biden. How she answered. And the new book claiming Donald Trump secretly sent Covid Testing machines to Vladimir Putin during the shortage in 2020. How his campaign is responding. And just in, the afghan national under arrest in oklahoma. The Terror Attack he is accused of plotting for Election Day. The new legal battle over children using tiktok. Why more than a dozen states are suing the popular app. And for fans still pining for Game Of T
You. They dont know what makes you tick. And why do you think that is . Whats the disconnect . Its an election, bill. And i take it seriously that i have to earn everyones vote. This is an election for president of the united states. No one should be able to take for granted that they can just declare themselves a candidate and automatically receive support. You have to earn it, and thats what i intend to do. That was part of Vice President Kamala Harris Interview with 60 minutes Last Night. Well have much more from that wide ranging sit down in just a moment. Also ahead, the very latest on Hurricane Milton, which is intensifying in the gulf. Its now a potentially catastrophic category 5 storm headed towards western florida. And it comes as Donald Trump continues to lie about Hurricane Helene Recovery efforts, drawing more criticism from federal officials as well as Vice President harris. Good morning, and welcome to Way Too Early on this tuesday, october 8th. We are now exactly four w
Hi, everyone. It is 4 00 in New York. Ever heard the saying history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes . Keep that in mind as we see natural disasters disrupting the natural churn of campaigns, and as we witness Donald Trumps response and the hurricanes that are right now putting millions of lives, american lives in danger as we come on the air. And again, the crisis where Life And Death decisions are being made and more decisions that require more than a partisan response, but one that requires trusted leadership. Donald trump continues to act like someone who has stewed in his own lies and delusions for so long, that he is incapable of telling the truth. Even when lives are on the line. Last night he claimed that there was not a single Emergency Worker on the ground helping people impacted by hurricane helene. How would you do it differently . I would have a tremendous team of people. And look, i was in North Carolina and georgia yesterday. You have very good governor and do