it's thursday, october 10, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." milton's fury. the monster hurricane crashes

ashore pummelling florida with how many winds, catastrophic storm surge, and flash flooding. oh! violent tornado. violent, violent. adding to the misery, tornadoes. a lot of them ripping across the state, flipping vehicles and tearing homes apart. >> very scary moment. i'm used to hurricanes, but not tornadoes. it michael had not grabbed that door and closed it, we wouldn't be here. >> as dawn breaks we'll get a clearer picture of the devastation. good morning. i'm michael george. milton has weakened to a category one as it makes its way across florida, but it's already caused death and obstruction. we won't know the extent of it until crews can survey the damage, hopefully when the sun rises. the hurricane made landfall around 8:30 p.m. as a dangerous category three near siesta key,

south of sarasota. nearly three million homes and businesses are without power this morning. structures have been left in tatters. take a look at tropicana field, home to the tea rays. 20 tornadoes tore across the state causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries. cristian benevides is in tampa. what are things like where you are? >> reporter: michael, good morning. these are one of the piles of debris that were left behind from helene. there was so much concern about what could potentially happen here in the tampa bay area because they could potentially clog up some of the storm drains. as you can see here, this one in particular is not clogged up. we're on davis island. this is where tampa's main hospital is located. you may recall seeing some of those videos with the barrier surrounding the hospital. that's where we're at now. there was so much concern that this area would be completely flooded. at this point it appears that it

is not. hurricane milton came roaring ashore on florida's west coast overnight bringing with it life-threatening winds, heavy rains, and dangerous storm surge. >> i hear a lot of wind outside. >> reporter: bradenton resident angie simararo and her family are riding out the storm at home, located outside of the evacuation zone. >> we knew that we wanted to stay. >> reporter: closer to the gulf coast, in new port richey, resident and pets took shelter in this o.j. simpson. >> we take this -- gym. >> we take this serious. >> reporter: in the days leading up to the storm, millions were urged to evacuate. last night florida's governor said it's too late for those who did not heed those earlier warnings. >> it's too dangerous to evacuate safely, so you have to shelter in place and just hunker down. >> reporter: already there are reports of deaths, injuries, and extensive property damage after tornadoes swept through the state ahead of milton's arrival. in tampa the storm struck as

residents were still cleaning up from helene and dumped three to five inches of rain an hour. >> we've got your back. >> reporter: yesterday president joe biden said the federal government has millions of meals, water, and thousands of personnel on the ground for response. tropicana field had been set up as a base for national guard and emergency workers earlier this week. last night strong winds ripped the stadium's roof to shreds. what we have seen are multiple trees that are down throughout davis island, including one that is to see some

brighter weather ahead. thanks for keeping us updated. now, cbs news has reporters

out across florida covering the storm. they filed these reports late last night. >> reporter: i'm jonathan vigliotti in downtown tampa where we are being hammered by the storm want wind gusts still around 80 miles per hour. you can see the power of it in these trees. and then of course all of this rain. at least six to seven inches have already fallen. we're anticipating anywhere from 12 to 18 inches. a lot of flash flooding. in fact, an emergency has already been declared. for those people who chose not to evacuate, they're riding out the storm, the mayor has called deadly. you have thousands of first responders that are staged throughout the area. they are taking shelter from this storm. that means anyone calling in for help they're going to have to wait for hours before that help is on the way. you also have power outages right now. and 50,000 linemen are here on standby in the state coming from all across the country as far west as california to restore that power once the coast is

clear. we are being told by officials who are warning that it could take several weeks. >> reporter: i'm annicole valde. we're feeling hurricane-force winds. earlier it was all about the tornado warnings. more than 40 issued across the state of florida and about a dozen confirmed touching down in just a matter of hours. areas in fort myers we found pretty significant damage. several homes had roofs ripped off. window shattered. pieces of fences scattered across the road there. s.w.a.t. members of the fort myers police department going out to check and see if people in that community were doing okay. looked like many already evacuated ahead of this storm. but absolutely an interesting impact that many floridians may not have necessarily been expecting as they prepared for, again, what could still be a devastating hurricane for many across the sunshine state.

>> reporter: i'm manuel bojorquez in orlando where people went to bed concerned about the possible damage from the wind, but really what officials have stressed here is that the rainfall could cause flash flooding. they were hoping that people had gotten to higher ground before the storm hit the area. in fact, we spoke with people who said they lived in low-lying areas of orlando that flooded during hurricane ian in 2022. so they were not willing to take any chances. there were also people who rode out the storm here in orlando who evacuated from the west coast who were escaping the storm's surge. so officials will begin to assess the damage and start the cleanup. and of course the major attractions here, those giant theme parks, likely will remain closed thursday until further notice. >> reporter: i'm in daytona beach where the conditions are

seriously deteriorating. we are feeling the full force of milton right now. i want to tell you exactly what we're seeing on the ground. if you look all the way at those lights down the street, you can see that the rain is practically going sideways. palm trees are getting knocked around like bowling pins. and the rain, the gusts is intense. as we look ahead to the hours in the morning, we will see more of these hurricane force winds, more of this rain. for the most part people have evacuated out of this area. ise that good thing. >> definitely a good thing, tom. thanks. we want to thank all of our reporters and crews for keeping us informed during this storm. coming up, stopping storm disinformation. president biden's response to donald trump's false claims about disaster relief. and the president speaks with israel's leader for the first time in months.

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at nutrafol.com well, there was a tragedy averted in florida. the state highway patrol rescued a dog that was tied to a pole by the side of a road in tampa as hurricane milton approached. a video released yesterday shows the dog standing in a puddle of water up to his chest. the good news, he is okay after troopers took him to a vet. president biden isn't pulling any punches in calling out reckless and harmful disinformation about the federal government's hurricane response. he's made it clear he blames former president trump calling these lies un-american. cbs' nikole killion is how this is shaking up the presidential campaign. >> reporter: former president donald trump waded into deep blue territory in scranton, pennsylvania, the birthplace of president joe biden, where he criticized the administration's hurricane response and renewed

false claims about disaster relief in the wake of helene. >> you know where they gave the money? to illegal immigrants coming in -- >> reporter: even before trump set foot in his hometown, biden fact-checked the former president. >> former president trump has led this onslaught of lies. >> reporter: according to cbs news confirmed fema has said no money is being diverted from disaster response needs, and it found online claims that the agency is only giving storm victims $750 misleading since the money is designed for immediate relief but is part of a larger aid program. fema has also reiterated the money does not have to be paid back. still, some gop voters who lined up for trump's rally told us they don't buy it. >> they're giving illegals thousands and thousands of dollars. it's not right. what happened to america first? >> reporter: you believe these claims even though fema has said they're not true? >> for a fact. i have friends up there. >> reporter: vice president harris called the disinformation dangerous. >> it is unconscionable,

frankly, that anyone who would consider themselves a leader would mislead desperate people. >> reporter: even as trump doubles down on these claims, his campaign says he's being kept apprised on hurricane milton. nikole killion, cbs news, reading, pennsylvania. and turning to the middle east, president biden and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu talked on the phone for the first time in seven weeks. the white house says vice president kamala harris was also on yesterday's call which included discussions about possible israeli retaliation for iran's missile attack last week. biden has said israel does have a right to defend itself and respond, but he would not support a attack on israel's facilities. the defense minister said the country's retaliation would be, quote, lethal and surprising. ahead, beware of the storm scammers. where there are reports of price gouging in the aftermath of hurricane milton. (woman) look i got the new iphone 16 pro at verizon. apple intelligence is pret-ty awesome.

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ for the third time this week people in parts of the u.s. could get a chance to see the northern lights. what's being called a severe solar storm that's hitting the earth could make the lights visible as far south as alabama and california. but it could also disrupt power grids, satellites, and communications systems. and a comet that passes by the earth every 80,000 years is back. it will make its closest approach to the planet about 44 million miles away on saturday. nasa says it will be visible to people in the northern hemisphere through early november, and it's bright enough to see with just your eyes. but binoculars will help. a big honda recall, and a warning from the government on price gouging. here's shanelle kaul about

today's cbs "moneywatch." >> reporter: stocks were up wednesday following a bumpy start to october. the dow gained 431 points. the nasdaq was up 108, and the s&p 500 added 40 points. the biden administration is warning about price gouging as hurricane milton moves through florida. ftc chair lina kahn saying in a statement that they have already received reports of price gouging on gas, groceries, and hotels as people take a look get out of the storm's path. the consumer financial protection bureau says it is on the lookout for scammers, warning of fraudulent charities for hurricane victims. honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering issue that could lead to crashes. the vehicles being recalled were for model years 2022 to 2025 and include civics, crvs, hrvs, and acuba intakingeras -- acura

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♪ i love a good trumpet on a thursday as we welcome you to "cbs mornings." i'm gayle king. >> i'm tony dokoupil. >> i'm nate burleson. >> vlad as you see is leading our coverage of hurricane milton.