The breaking news. Florida bracing for what could be one of the most powerful and destructive storms on record. The state trying to keep Gas Stations supplied as people rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton. All right. Just in to cnn. Donald trump had, quote maybe as many as seven calls with russian president Vladimir Putin since he left office the Bombshell New reporting by Bob Woodward and two of the countrys biggest music Stars Country Music stars joining forces to help with Hurricane Recovery efforts. Sara is out today. Im John Berman with Kate Baldwin. This is cnn News Central that is what officials in florida tell us that they are doing right now as Hurricane Milton takes direct aim this hour nearly the entire West Coast Line of florida has been tampa are warning that miltons extremely dangerous strike could bring impacts not seen in over 100 years. Orders to evacuate. They seem to be working. Officials on the ground seem to be happy with what theyve seen so far. Because t
Right here, its apocalyptic. I mean looking at that and were going to hear, i know you had on your show people on the ground there my show also going to talk to some of the residents who are climbing out of this with kids, trying to juggle that with schools being closed, figuring out a place to live, where to get water, food. It is an ongoing crisis for these people, and were going to continue to shine a spotlight jim, thanks so much. Ill take it from here you bet. And good morning, everyone. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington, and we begin this hour with exclusive new video Into Cnn that will give you more perspective on the scope and the scale of the catastrophe in the southeast and what people are dealing with right now in this very moment. You are looking at the wounds of asheville, North Carolina one of the cities that Helene Hit the hardest. Take a look here. This is the river arts district, just more than a week ago. It was a vibrant, beautiful area
Crews have been delivering supplies and helping those who need to find shelter. At least 12 deaths are now blamed on the snowstorm that s hitting the east coast. Reid there s a lot to get to tonight we begin with chief meteorologist harvey leonard. Harvey the vineyard has had eight inches of snow with winds gusting 58 Miles Per Hour. In this area i m showing you, it has been snowing one through two inches per hour. Natick , three quarters of an inch as of half an hour ago. It is kind of a case of the haves and havenots. I want to let you know the entire cape in the islands has been upgraded to a blizzard warning until 1 a. M. The south shore, rhode island, and Winter Weather advisory see the visibility. That is where the Northern Edge of the snow is showing it. This steady blue is where you get into moderate snow. In toward providence and others around the cape. 495 is the edge. It probably won t get much north and west than that. Heavy bands wrapping in. Showing you a couple of those
With the president s of guatemala, honduras and el salvador president obama said hes considering a Pilot Program granting Refugee Status to some honoduran children. There may be some narrow circumstances in which there is a humanitarian or Refugee Status that a family might be eligible for. If that were the case, it would be better for them to be able to apply in country. Reporter Administration Officials say the number of Central America children showing up at the u. S. Mexico border has slowed but taxing this countrys resources. Too much for ohio sheriff richard jones. Neil, we got so many problems here. We got Homeless Children here in our own country and our own state and my county. Reporter the Central American leaders say the kids are running from a fire fueled by americas appetite for drugs. Many children are physically or sexually abused on the dangerous trip. White house spokesman josh earnest said Refugee Status would offer a safer alternative. People would see theres an orga
Bolton since, quote, the beginning of time, because he felt his National Security adviser wanted to start a war. For his part, bolton has been concerned about the president caving, his words, too often when dealing with dictators like kim jongun. And hes not going quietly. He texted reporters overnight saying, quote, i will have my say in due court. The president says a replacement will be within a week. Weve heard that before. Dont hold your breath. At least ten names are being discussed. We have a lot to cover this morning. Were going to begin with this special election in North Carolina. Ryan nobles joins us with more. An eked out victory for the republican. Reporter thats right. This hotly contested ninth district ended up being a twopoint victory for dan bishop over the democrat dan mccreed i did. If this is a bellwether, bishop underperformed the race here in 2018 quite a bit in the suburbs. Just outside charlotte where we are tonight. But it was the eastern part of this district