Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
Im jake tapper. Were going to start this hour with the Breaking News moments ago, we got an update on her Hurricane Milton, which once again is im not happy to tell you, has strengthened to a category five storm. Was category for now its back to five and has 165 165 mile an ho sustained winds. It is expected to double in size before making landfall in florida. Nearly 20 Million people in the United States are currently in the path of Hurricane Milton. Its effects or already being felt. Parts of the Tampa Bay Area are gonna lose access to running water starting today, Gas Stations are running out of fuel as evacuees fill up their cars and tried to flee. Those riding out the storm are stocking Up To power their generators. Lets get straight to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers in a hurricane headquarters. Chad, it doesnt sound like this forecast is what we wanted it is not, it is. We saw all day and i talked to you about this at 4 00 this afternoon that the last plane left about three hours a
Im Jim Acosta in for fredricka whitfield. We begin this hour on the president ial Campaign Trail. Now, just about a month away from Election Day in both campaigns revving up their supporters, appealing to undecided voters in key Battleground States during this final critical stretch of the race, voting already underway across several states and polls showing there it is again, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump locked in basically a dead heat at this point, their campaigns now navigating several big News Stories that could obviously shape the outcome of this election from the war in the Middle East to the devastating aftermath of helene another storm on the way to the florida Gulf Coast, apparently in a surprisingly strong jobs report that just came out at The End of this week. But lets start in battleground, pennsylvania, where in the next couple of hours, former President Donald Trump will take the stage In The City of butler at the site of his first Assas
Staunch conservative, joins Kamala Harris in the swing state, Wisconsin Town where the republican party was born. Fellow conservative Harris Supporter Adam kinzinger joins us so does Cassidy Hutchinson and one of the three former trump White House staffers will make their own case against their old boss. Next week in pennsylvania. And tonight, Melania Trump selling her book and staking out a for different position on abortion from her husband especially his party. Good evening. Thanks for joining us if politics makes Strange Bedfellows tonight, that same notion also make its news just a short time ago in ripon, wisconsin, home of the republican party, one of the grandest names, the grand old Party Campaign for the democratic candidate for president. Former wyoming republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, who like her father Dick Cheney is both a staunch conservative. And now a Harris Supporter i cast my first vote ever in 1984 for Ronald Reagan i served in the State Department in both bush
Republican party was born fellow conservative harris supporter adam kinzinger joins us. So does cassidy hutchinson and one of the three former trump white house staffers will make their own case against their old boss next week in pennsylvania. And tonight, melania trump selling her book and staking out a for different position on abortion from her husband and especially his party. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. They have politics, makes strange bedfellows tonight. That same notion also makes news just a short time ago in ripon, wisconsin, home of the republican party, one of the grant this names the grand old party campaign for the democratic candidate for president. Former wyoming republican congresswoman liz cheney, who like her father dick cheney is both a staunch conservative and now a harris supporter i cast my first vote ever in 1984 for ronald reagan i served in the state department in both bush administrations and i served in the united states house of representatives fo