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
Less lonely In your grIef. The news contInues rIght here on cnn tonIght, a Monster Storm Is closIng In on florIda. HurrIcane mIlton, back to a category fIve now as weve got the latest track and well take you InsIde thIs storm wIth a HurrIcane Hunter also, secret calls and specIal delIverIes. What Donald Trump was reportedly sneakIng to volodymyr as a pandemIc was ravagIng the UnIted States. And how many calls theyve had sInce trump left offIce. Cnn has the new detaIls from Bob Woodwards new Book And VIce presIdent HarrIs TonIght InItIally drawIng a blank when she was asked what she would do dIfferently than PresIdent BIden. And then one notable change came to mInd Im KaItlan CollIns and thIs Is the source battered for the second tIme In about as many weeks, that much we know for sure tonIght as forecast are sayIng that thIs storm could weaken, but It Is expected to double In some eyes. What we dont know for sure tonIght Is exactly where thIs Monster Storm Is goIng to make a dIrect hIt
Developments, but we begin at the Weather Map with al roker. As if the threat of this potentially historic Storm Isnt enough, were already seeing tornadoes. Thats right. And this was kind of the worst case scenario, chris, because we were talking about this for the last two days. We were going to see these tornadoes, especially as it approached, and sure enough thats what happened. Lets show you what weve got going on right now. As far as our map is concerned, we are looking at a category 4 storm. 150 miles now southwest of tampa. Its got 130 miles per hour winds. Its moving northeast at 16 miles per hour. Now, as we look, you can see we have Tornado Watches now from Daytona Beach all the way down to key west. Weve had reports of 50 tornadoes so far in the last couple of hours. And now we have numerous, multiple Tornado Warnings going on to the west, i should say the east of tampa and sarasota, to the west of West Palm Beach, and right between West Palm Beach and Fort Myers. These are
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
Florida latest track, and we ll take you inside this inter, also, secret calls and special deliveries. What donald trump was reportedly sneaking to vladimir putin as a pandemic was ravaging the united states. And how many calls they ve had since trump left office. Cnn has the new details from bob woodward s new book and vice president harris tonight initially drawing a blue blank when she was asked what she would do differently than president biden and then one notable change came to mind. I m kaitlan collins, and this is the source battered for the second time in about as many weeks that much we know for sure tonight as forecast are saying that this storm could weaken, but it is expected to double in size what we don t know for sure tonight is exactly where this monster storm is going to make a direct hit twice tonight, more than 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate forecasters. Florida s governor, mayors, up and down that state are pleading with people not to mess around wi