Reason. Hurricane Milton Closing in on florida. That storm shaping up to be catastrophic. President biden will give an update in our next hour. Tampa hasnt seen a storm like this in 100 years as we say good morning. Our coverage begins live in New York. Im Bill Hemmer back together today. Here we go. Good to be with you. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. This is dramatic and a big news story. Milton is poised to make landfall Wednesday Night, tomorrow night. Currently holding strong as a Cat Category 4 hurricane. Bill it could be one of the most powerful storms to hit the coast from this angle heading straight for the Population Centers of Tampa And Orlando further inland. Dana here is where things stand at this hour. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in effect along the Gulf Coast. 15 Million people are under flood watch. Schools and colleges are closed and Tampa International Airport has shut its doors. Bill all this in a region after Hurricane Helene. The mayor says i
The United States is sending more troops to the Middle East as israel continues to pound targets across lebanon, including the capital, beirut. President biden says his team is working to de escalate the crisis, not a strategy that to this point that has been very effective. How concerned should we be of a wider, regional conflagration . Also tonight, labours plans to bolster Uk Investment we will explore whether the chancellor really can find the space for extra government spending. And Coming To America President Zelensky begins a week long tour of the states that will end with his plan to defeat russia. We will see if We Can fix the gremlins with our sound along the way. Welcome to the programme. For 11 months now, Israel And Hezbollah have been locked in an escalating War Of Attrition that many had warned could one Day Lead to all out conflict. Maybe this was the day. The israelis have been pounding targets. The idf says it has hit around 1100 hezbollah positions in Southern Lebano
This is going to be happening any moment now. A briefing, okay, from the Nations Agency that has been running this investigation into the first Assassination Attempt against former President Donald Trump. This is an important moment that is a live look in washington where it this all about to go down. Hello, everyone. Im Sandra Smith in new york. Hi john. John these things typically happen on time, have an early the last time so we expect the next few seconds or minutes or so. Im John Roberts in washington and this is america reports. This hour The Agency will also release a summary of its internal report examining the Security Failures that occurred on July 13th at that nowinfamous location in butler, pennsylvania, peered Fox News is told the final report will be released in the coming days, maybe a couple weeks, which wilo congress before it is made public. Sandra as the Secret Service continues its probe of what went wrong, so horribly wrong there in pennsylvania, critics are asking
Called Martin Luther King jr. On steroids and whether his stumbles could help harris win a state that democrats have claimed just once in the past 40 years . And israel says it struck a major blow against hezbollah, taking out the commander of an elite unit and his lieutenants just as they were planning a new october 7thstyle attack. What it means for the war going forward coming up. But we begin 46 days from Election Day with Pressure Building to keep the candidates safe and ongoing questions about the secret Services Ability to do it. New today, the Acting Director tells the Washington Post hes desperate, saying The Agency needs, quote, More Countersnipers and investigators, upgraded armored limousines for motorcades, and a greater supply of ballistic glass to fend off the unprecedented threats against those running for office. We will hear from Ronald Roe in a briefing at any minute now where were expected to get an update on the attempted assassination of Formerpresident Trump in j
Sea. Switching on great british energy to crowd investment into clean power projects. Launching a rapid review of the environmental improvement plan for completion before the end of this year. So that we can clean our rivers, plus millions more trees, improve Air Quality and halt the decline in species. And with over 90 of the uks biodiversity within our overseas territories looking to expand, the Bluebell Programme to increase marine protection. This domestic programme is notjust essential to our economy but to restoring our international credibility. We are bringing an end to our Climate Diplomacy of being do as i say not as i do. But this domestic programme of this domestic programme of this domestic ambition on its own is not enough. That is why this issue has been on the agenda for nearly every meeting that ive had with another minister in my early weeks. From our closest friends in the g7 to the worlds biggest emitter by the worlds biggest emitter by the largest Renewables Produc