Warning as theyre heading into this it is incredible is right. Matt. Thank you very much, kate. New hour of Cnn News central starts now the national Hurricane Center out with a new update on Hurricane Milton. The track, the intensity when it is making landfall and the center calling it a Once In A Lifetime event and this has to stop that are the words of and that is what we were just told by the head of fema on this show about the false rumors swirling about the Agency And Disaster relief rumors being pushed by Donald Trump. And with 28 days until the election, Voting Groups are concerned how natural disasters like milton will be impacting your Vote And Voter registration. Im Kate Baldwin with john berman. Sara sidner is out today. This is Cnn News central we do have breaking news. We just got a Brand New updated forecast on Hurricane Milton the major hurricane is still a category four storm. A very powerful Category Storm with potentially catastrophic winds, as well as an extremely da
More on this potentially devastating path toward florida. Melted rapidly intensifying as officials are pleading Big Time with middle helenes of residents in the Tampa Area to get out and to get out. Now, also breaking Kamala Harris is warning that Donald Trump needs to stop Playing Politics with hurricanes. Shes slamming the Misinformation Trump has been spreading about the Biden Ministration Storm relief efforts calling him trump extraordinarily irresponsible, plus grief, anger, and Protests Israel marks a year since the deadly hamas its Terror Attack and the brutal capture of hostages that triggered a multi front war that is ongoing and escalating this Hour Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room lets get straight Hurricane Milton. Now, the strongest storm on the planet, this year after reaching category five status with winds because of a get the latest forecast right away from our meteorologist, chad myers.
this is what forecasters are warning about as hurricane ian, a dangerous category 3 storm, maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. it s strengthening, with florida right in its sights. take a look at this. there s the radar. if you are in florida right now, or you know someone there, the next few hours could really be crucial. millions of people, millions are under warnings and watches as this massive storm takes aim at that state. the numbers are staggering. 15 million people under hurricane warnings in southwestern florida. the national hurricane center says they need to rush to finish preparations to protect their lives and their properties. more than 7 million are under a tornado watch in central and southern florida. and that includes miami, and that through 5 am. and that could change. we re going to get updated forecast about the hours here. over two and a half million people are under evacuation orders right now. one and three quarter million of them under mand
hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john vause, at the cnn center in atlanta. as we head into the midnight hour on the u.s. east coast, almost the entire state of florida is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian, a monster storm stressing 500 miles across. which earlier made landfall on cuba, blocking out the eyelids electricity grid and causing a nationwide blackout. 11 million people right now are in the dark, waiting for morning to assess the damage. as of, now there are no reports of fatalities. since leaving cuba, ian has grown in strength, fueled by the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, as it heads towards florida, now category 3, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour. along with life-threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and strong powerful winds. all they, long tuesday, residents across the state braced for the hurricane to make landfall. now expected the first forecast, and further south.
hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all over the world. you re watching cnn newsroom. i m kristie lu stout. it is now 2 am on the u.s. east coast. almost the entire state of florida is bracing for the impact of hurricane ian, a monster storm stretching 700 miles across and getting stronger. causing a nationwide blackout in cuba, ian is turning in the gulf of mexico as a category three hurricane with sustained winds just shy of a category four. and along with life-threatening storm surge, florida is facing catastrophic flooding and powerful winds. now, conditions will deteriorate throughout the night ahead of the expected landfall in the coming hours. more than two and a half million people are under some form of evacuation warning. state authorities say the time to leave is quickly running out. people in southwest florida, this is going to likely make landfall as a category 4 hurricane. there will be catastrophic flooding, and life-threat