so we appreciate florida department of transportation doing that very quickly. at is certainly not the norm around the rest of the country. now since the storm has hit him of the state of florida has responded to request for a number of items, a temporary verizon cell tower, 18,000 boxes of water, 15,000 mr eez, 3700 tarps, 11 -- 1100 generators, two cargo containers, and we are currently mobilizing missions to provide an additional 36,000 boxes of water and 30,000. were also mobilizing intent for 101st responders with a/c, power, bathrooms, and wraparound support services. we have a mobile medical station with comfort items. one is right there, you can go in and get treated, and they have treated people. full-service comfort station is coming to cross city and suwanee city to support the community, including 12 or more stall shower trailer, 12 or more restroom trailer and 12 or more stall laundry trailer. some of it is the residence will needed if they lost their home and they intemperate shelter, but also the workers and people that are here. they will be in ca

so we appreciate florida department of transportation doing that very quickly. that's certainly not the norm around the rest of the country. now since the storm has hit, the state of florida, has responded to requests from dixie county for a number of items, a temporary verizon cell tower, 18,000 boxes of water. for 15,000 marines, 3700 tarps, 11 generators, two cargo containers and we are currently mobilizing missions to dixie to provide an additional 36,000 boxes of water and 30,000 marine keys. we're also mobilizing a tent for 101st responders with with ac, power bathrooms and wraparound support services. we have a mobile medical station here with comfort items, ones right there. you can go in and get treated. and they have treated people full service comfort station is coming to cross city and swansea city to support the community, including 12 or more stall shower or trailer, 12 or more stalls, restroom, trailer and 12 or more stall laundry, trailer. so those are mobile services and some of it is the residents are going to need it if they lost their home and

that is florida department of transportation. they have deployed over 300 dump trucks so the work to remove debris 24/7. they are going to continue to do it all day today and as long as they can tomorrow before we start to feel impacts before the onset of the storm. as of this morning, the florida department of transportation has removed over 1300 truckloads of debris in little over 48 hours. that is a huge amount. most debris was in the pinellas county beaches. ana maria, a lot of debris. sarasota also had a lot of debris on their barrier islands and i guess their contractor kind of left them holding the ball so we have surged over 100 f. vehicles between manati and sarasota working to step in where the contractors left off and we are going to continue doing that until it is no longer safe to do so. we have made a huge dent in this. the more debris we can get picked up, the less damage is going to happen whether it is floating into the gulf of mexico, whether it is projectiles that go into other buildings. we have hundreds of st

in put ellis county, the florida department of transportation removed 50,000 cubic yards of sand. all that sand gets brought in with the storm surge and you still have some piles put on the side. a lot of that has been walled off. they will store that and if the communities want it for b-tree nourishment you can bring the sand in and do b-tree nurse meant. bottom line is that brought a lot so they did a good job to help with that. also, i was in been ellis county after the storm but driving around again and we went to a bunch of different spots. people are out working, not just crews working for government or contractors. you have people out there fixing their homes. business folks are out. this is a lot of damage, but people are making progress. you can see that from where we were a few days ago to where we are now and that is not necessarily the usual way these things go. sometimes there is a lot of demoralization and things are not done. that is one of the reasons why it is important when you have a storm and people evacuate that they are allowed to get back to businesses and p

state guard, the florida highway patrol, southwest florida water management district and the florida department of agriculture. they all joined forces together to move to bring every work into the wee hours of the night last night. we at huge platoons of dump trucks being escorted by florida highway patrol in severe weather to get debris off of those barrier islands. what we are able to accomplish is truly remarkable and you're the governor, we moved nearly 55,000 yd.3 of debris and made huge dent which is what have tremendous impact on safety as hurricane milton makes landfall. i want to say thank you for bringing the vision and direction to do something at such a great feat. with evacuations we did notice heavy traffic on i-75 and i for going north to our land and up to i.t. and over the last few days. we did use emergency shoulder used. get help to resolve that traffic and we have continued to have both afford highway patrol and her and her road ranger service patrol circling those quarters to offer motorists ate there we deceive very heavy congestion alligator alley yesterday. we have a eme

look on the florida department of emergency management for those resource it is you are watching and you still need those. it's not too late. officials are hoping everyone has made it out, but it is not too late. that is the messaging tomorrow, but time is really running out. you need to hit the road as soon as possible, because they're hoping by noon, any time within an hour or so of noon, people are out of the area, because they're not sure what people are going to find when they come back. it will be too dangerous for first responders to do rescues as hurricane milton is here. >> marisa, stay safe as we ride this out together. thank you. jay, we'll get to you in just a second. right now, florida governor ron desantis is giving a briefing. let's listen. >> we are prepared, and we will respond. i have spoken to the president. we remain in regular contact with fema, and we are marshaling all available resources to be able to prepare and respond to hurricane milton. i also want to thank the 20 other states who are assisting florida ahead of the storm. this is just what we, as american

that is florida department of transportation. they have deployed over 300 dump trucks so the work to remove debris 24/7. they are going to continue to do it all day today and as long as they can tomorrow before we start to feel impacts before the onset of the storm. as of this morning, the florida department of transportation has removed over 1300 truckloads of debris in little over 48 hours. that is a huge amount. most debris was in the pinellas county beaches. ana maria, a lot of debris. sarasota also had a lot of debris on their barrier islands and i guess their contractor kind of left them holding the ball so we have surged over 100 f. vehicles between manati and sarasota working to step in where the contractors left off and we are going to continue doing that until it is no longer safe to do so. we have made a huge dent in this. the more debris we can get picked up, the less damage is going to happen whether it is floating into the gulf of mexico, whether it is projectiles that go into other buildings. we have hundreds of st

the florida department of transportation is staging the following assets ahead of the storm. hundred and 56 bridge inspectors 328 cut and toss personnel, and over 1,500 pieces of heavy equipment florida national guard, florida state guard, florida fish and wildlife, and the florida highway patrol have activated additional personnel in advance of this storm. we have hundreds of state search and rescue personnel on hand, 26 total teams. they are currently imbedded in the potential impact sites along the west coast coast to begin immediate rescue operations. as soon as the storm passes, the national guard is deploying 6,000 florida national guardsman, as well as 3,000 national guardsmen from other states. and so we thank for the support on that we have 34 search and rescue states. we have 500 tactical vehicles, including 180 high-water vehicles aerial water and ground national guard search and rescue teams. this is the largest florida national guard search and rescue mobilization. and the entire history of the state of florida or florida state guard is also deploying almost 200

the florida department of transportation is staging the following assets ahead of the storm. 156 bridge cut and toss personnel and 1500 pieces of heavy equipment. florida national guard, state guard, fish and wildlife, and highway patrol have activated additional personnel in advance of the storm. we have hundreds of the storm. we have hundreds of state search and rescue personnel on hand, 26 teams in total, currently embedded in the potential impact sites along the west coast to begin immediate rescue operations as soon as the storm passes. the national guard is deploying 6000 florida national guardsmen as well as 3000 national guardsmen from other states, so we are thankful for the support on that. we have 34 search and rescue aircraft, including some of the aircraft that have been brought in from other states. we have 500 tactical vehicles including 180 high water vehicles, aerial, water and ground search and rescue teams will stop this is the largest florida national guard search and rescue mobilisation in the entire history of the state of florida. our florida state guard is also d

hurricane-proof, then in that case there's no obligation. >> reporter: during hurricane milton the florida departmentctions said it relocated almost 6,000 incarcerated people of 87,500 in the state. nbc news reached out to multiple florida counties for comment. manatee county said -- for sherman singleton each storm serves as a reminder. as someone who's incarcerated during a natural disaster d you feel that your rights were being met? >> i felt that they were not prepared, you can't just let people die. that's not part of the sentence. >> thank you so much. >>> an nbc news exclusive this hour, a new innovation in medical technology is bringing life-saving treatment to infants and young children, a sent the used to treat heart issues but until now it was only available for adults. nbc news med koll follow dr. syal has the first look at a new type of sent the that can be used on babies. >> reporter: from the moment this baby and twin sister were born, their mom clair knew something wasn't right. >> our daughter was pulled out i felt joy. our son is pulled out and i felt incredible sadness. my first th

florida department of law enforcement has 500 out of state law enforcement officers. they will help respond after the storm to maintain law and order and there will be a lot of damage from this storm. there will be opportunities for people to try to take advantage of that. my message is don't even think about it. we'll come down hard on you. you will regret you tried to do that. i appreciate all the other folks from out of state coming in to supplement this effort, we need to maintain law and order. the mutual aid team is managing 70 active law enforcement missions identifying post storm response squads and important mission and we're happy for that. we're preparing for milton but also still recover from hurricane helene. when that hit we reactivated the florida disaster fund and we are accepting donations for both storms helene and milton. a private fund affiliated with the state in terms of disaster but it is tax deductible donations. we distributed 63 million after hurricane ian to help people in southwest florida. this is something that is really, really important

so we've had just with florida department of transportation in the last 48 hours they have removed 1200 truckloads of debris from those hard-hit areas. that's almost 22,000 cubic yards. that it should the equivalent moving 48 hours with our state assets than what any single private contractor has been able to do in the entire time since hurricane helene. we appreciate what they're doing. they've been working around the clock and want to continue that all day today it's going to continue and into tomorrow until it is no longer safe to do so. the florida national guard, florida state guard additional fdot personal and florida highway patrol are all involvement only in the debris removal but in the larger hurricane preparation and response. we will have before landfall, 8000 national guard's for the state of florida that will be activated. we have already on hand 34 different search and rescue aircraft. we've never had this many resources prior to a storm. we had what's called request to get set out to other states and we've had a tremendous response from other states like we responded to

so that's florida department of transportation. now deployed over 300 them trucks so that -- and they're going to continue to do it, all day today and as long as they can tomorrow before we start to feel impacts from the onset of the storm. so as of this morning, florida department of transportation has moved -- removed over 1300 truckloads of debris and a little over 48 hours among that's a huge, huge amount. now there was issues -- the mystery was probably in the pamela conti beaches, he also had manati the barrier islands like that of maria like -- that was our initial focused. sarasota also had a lot of debris on their barrier islands and i guess there contractor kind of left them holding the ball so we've now searched over 100 vehicles between manatee and sarasota, working to step in where the contractors left off. we're going to continue doing that again all the way until it's no longer safe to do so. we've made a huge dent in this, the more they really can get picked up the last damages going to happen whether that's going i

9000 national guard personnel between florida and other states permit florida highway patrol fish and wildlife service, department of law enforcement of course our florida state guard. there is pre-staging alignment with your practice here in florida giving up a lot of lineman working for hurricane helena place like georgia and north carolina. i'm happy to report we have over 50000 linemen that are in the state of florida. as soon as it is safe to do so they will commence with power restoration. we are already seeing power outages. we continued to see a lot more power outages over the course of tonight and into tomorrow morning. at this point it is too dangerous to evacuate safely. so you have to shelter in place and hunker down. category three storm for most places in florida, particularly newer construction likely the building will be able to withstand it. trees are snapping, powers popping you do have to treat it near a tornado. if you are in a tornado warning that's duck and cover on the place that safe in your structure. those can be very, very dangerous even if your insight and cover. stay inside and stay o

. >> reporter: congressman jared moskowitz used to run florida's department of emergency management. he says models have shown a cate category 5 hurricane hitting tampa would be the worst disaster the state could possibly face. >> the director of emergency man management is talking what's the worst kcase scenario for florid. is it is that. >> reporter: the funnel shape of the bay means the powerful storm could trap an enormous buildup of water. another challenge, tampa's dense population. more than 3 million people live in the area, and not everyone has the ability to pick up and leave. some hospitals choosing to evacuate vulnerable patients. >> folks came from as far as louisiana and missouri with ambulances to help transport and move these patients safely. >> reporter: bob fritzinger was moved from a hospital in pinellas county which sits on the gulf to safer ground. >> they were really working, running up and down the halls. >> reporter: jennifer north will ride out the storm inside this shelter with her daughter liliana. >> i don't live too far from here, but my house is quite ol

i am concerned about even what will happen with the ballot initiative, because florida's department ofealth general counsel sent a cease-and-desist letter to the local tv stations on october 3, demanding they remove the ads within 24 hours, or the department would seek terminal charges for spreading lies about florida's six-week abortion ban. in the governor has been using -- and the governor has been using florida taxpayer money to campaign against what he does not like. what i've seen on the college campus i've been working at since april, registering voters -- host: when you say you are working at the polls, are you going to be outside the polling station, advocating for this issue you talk about, or are you going to be inside the polling station, being one of those people who was a clerk or counting ballots? caller: i will actually be outside the polling station -- host: so you're going to work to advocate for a certain issue. have you been instructed about how close to the polling site you can go? caller: we are having our meeting today, because early voting starts on monday. yes.

pregnant, that that would have prevented her from getting her life-saving abortion now, the florida department of health, part of the florida government tried to claim that this was false and dangerous, that the information they were showing was false and dangerous. they claim that under the law there would there are exceptions for the health of the mother and they sent a cease and desist letter to some of the stations that were airing this ad. and that was enough for some of the station's to be fearful, worried about criminal charges, possibly, and they holds the ad so the group behind the ad then tried to get a restraining order from a judge that would allow them to keep airing the ad that would allow the stations to keep airing the ad without really fear of some sort of prosecution in pretty quickly and pretty clearly this, judge, it was essentially a slam dunk for them. as you noted, he said, to make it clear for this data, florida or sorry, to keep it simple for the state of florida, it's the first amendment stupid. he also said the government cannot excuse. it's indirect censorship. he s

the florida department of law enforcement, or fdle, just posted a new video clip on social media after matching his remains through dna technology. they now believe in october of 1974, norris took a flight to miami under the alias of richard gunning when he was shot and killed after a botched drug deal. agents believe someone in san francisco or elsewhere may be able to provide valuable information. if you know something. you're asked to contact the fdle office in tallahassee. a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new community being built in dublin. landsea homes, alongside the city of dublin, officially broke ground to the dublin center. landsea says it will start building the community with 500 homes and five towns. company leaders say that there is also set to be a community swim center, a water park, restaurants and shops. landsea says sales for the homes will start later this year. the warriors are certainly off and running and we do mean running in their season opener last night in portland, the trail blazers couldn't keep up with the new look warriors for one night. certainl

. >> reporter: congressman jared moskowitz used to run florida's department of emergency management. he says models have shown a category 5 hurricane hitting tampa would be the worst disaster the state could possibly face. >> the director of emergency management and the national hurricane center is talking, what's the worst case scenario for florida? it is that. it is the black swan of a category 5 storm coming into tampa. >> reporter: researchers say the underwater depth off the coast and the funnel shape of the bay mean the right powerful storm could trap an enormous buildup of water. another challenge? tampa's dense population. more than 3 million people live in the area, and not everyone has the ability to pick up and leave. tonight, some hospitals choosing to evacuate vulnerable patients. >> folks came from as far as louisiana and missouri with ambulances to help transport and move these patients safely. >> reporter: bob fritzinger was moved from a hospital in pinellas county which sits on the gulf to safer ground. >> they were really working, i mean, running up and down the hal

controversial and be seen in the last few administration. multiple lawmakers digging through the florida department, asking the government to make sure that 4 groups leave the country. it is an ongoing discussion between iraq and the united states. but as the middle east heats up, as there is more incursions into foreign territories, the by israel, the american presidents here including military air and land assets in the region, have been beast up and is unlikely that there is going to be any reduction in the numbers in it off any time. so some of these are without the 0 about the are centered into gaza. now when it's ready, as strike on the side of the refugee camp has killed 15 members of one family, 7 of them, children. the volume is destroyed peacefully building civil defense cruise has searching the bodies under the russell and several people are being treated for internal injuries and headphones as a result of a separate attack, which counts to limit the muscle reports from a funeral and data bhalla and central gaza of an old familiar z, and that is targeted to dominate the area here at the

the florida department of transportation has cameras on the highways.ures and video from the pictures. this is one of those images from one spot on i-75 around 3:00 monday afternoon. just be aware that once the storm hits, some of the cameras may go down. the state also has a state assistance information line or sale. 1-800-342-3557. the line is a call center for information only, not a dispatch number to call for help. for the florida channel. >> it's so successful because, because you know, he doesn't come to you with someone who is repulsive to tempt you. he comes to you with all of the showgirls, you know? he comes with the bubbly, the champagne, the good times, the 20's, why the 20's? why do we talk about the 20's so much because they're sort of a fun era, it's fun, but in a bad way. but as i like to say about sin, sin is like eating at mcdonald's, it seems like a good idea at the time, but you always regret it. [laughter] >> next question. >> thanks very much. can you talk just a little bit about fdr's involvement with tameney hall how he maneuver

the florida department of transportation is staged and ready to go as soon as the storm passes. they have 156 bridge inspectors that will go to clear bridges. 402 personnel and over 1000 generators and 350 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks. we have massive amounts of search and rescue equipment and personnel standing by. we hope that there is not a big need for that but we are prepared for that. and that is not just our state and local, but also our national guard, our state guard, we have about 9000 national guard personnel between florida and other states. we also have florida highway patrol fish and wildlife and the florida state guard. there are a lot of questions about pre-staging lineman which is the practice in florida given you have a lot of linemen working for hurricane helene in georgia and north carolina. i'm happy to report that we have 50,000 linemen in the state of florida, and is soon as it is safe to do so, they will commence with power restoration. we're already seeing power outages. you're going to continue to see a lot more power outages over the course of

we also have florida highway patrol fish and wildlife department of law enforcement. e our florida state guard. there's a lot of questions about prestaging linemen, which is our practice here in florida. given that you have a lot of linemen working for hurricane helene and places like georgia and north carolina. i'm happy to report that we have over 50,000 linemen that are in the state of florida, and as soon as it's safe to do so they will commence with power restoration. we are already seeing power outages. you are going to see a lot more power outages over the course of tonight and into tomorrow morning. now, at this point it's too dangerous to evacuate safely, so you have to shelter in place. and just hunker down. category 3 storm for most places in florida, particularly newer construction likely the building is going to be able to withstand it. but if you start to get in a situation where trees are snapping, power is popping, you do have to treat it like a tornado. and then if you are in a tornado warning, that's a duck and cover in a place that's safe in your str

cut and toss have begun at first light by florida department of trans portation.ctive in the field with 350 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks, 150 bridge inspectors dispatched at first light and performing inspections to open bridges across the impact areas. ig put in executive order, residents have a right to be back in their homes as soon as roadways are deemed safe. in tampa, bridges have been inspectd and cleared and open and sunshine sky way inspection is underway. there is debris on the sunshine sky way and courtney campbell, once cleared we anticipate those will open later this morning. other bridges will be open as soon as inspection is completed. tampa airport should be open no later than tomorrow. as of now initial assessment is they will resume operations very quickly. we still have a lot of school closures for today. i think floridians should keep in contact with their local officials about what that will be. a imagine a lot of schools that were not in direct path of the storm will be open tomorrow, it may take a few days for places harder hit. as y

the florida department of transportation has to get out and check that out because of the rising water. lots and lots and lots of trees down from what i'm hearing. so our team has been out. a lot of power outages. you can see i've got some lights working, some lights are not. no power in my building. about 76% of the city doesn't have power. you know, it didn't seem -- i live just right across the street from sarasota bay. you know, it's not the gulf but the bay. water did not come over us-41 where i am. we didn't get any water in our parking lot, but, you know, out on the barrier islands, we fear that there was an awful lot of wind blowing around. it was really a pretty horrific night, and i think once we're able to get out there, you know, we're going to find a whole lot of damage. >> i mentioned milton roared on shore at siesta key, a beautiful island, barrier island there, not too far from where you're sitting. do you have any sense of how many people may have stayed on the island, or did people heed the warnings to evacuate? >> we have not -- what they told me at the emergency ope

since helene, we were working closely with fema, with the florida department of emergency managementwho were affected by helene. now we are having to shift into preparedness mode again. like i said, people are tired out. still ready to work together on this. i think the biggest thing right now is, we want to make sure people understand what to expect. there will be help available. with a storm this size, things are going to be different in the morning. there's a high likelihood we will have a widespread power outage, a lot of flooded roads. some of the bridges have closed and may remain closed for a while due to storm damage. it's going to be a long process. tonight the biggest thing is life safety. we don't want anybody else to lose their life with this storm. we know how big it is, how impactful it can be, how deadly it can be. there are ways -- there are means for people to get to a safe place, even over the next couple of hours. >> what about your family? are you set? >> my family -- some have evacuated the area, left the state. some of them -- i have family members, some who wer

the florida department of emergency management is the boots on the ground as relates to response to thisflorida national guard and your local law enforce mcment and enforcem. enforcement and emergencyrespon. we are coordinating assets on the ground. it's frustrating when you see secretary mayorkas shifting funds to pay for illegal immigrants' resettlement and not paying out where american citizens are getting catastrophically clobbered by hurricanes. maria: look, you know, the white house is right to the push back on this idea that they used fema money to house and care for illegal migrants, congressman. we know the truth because kjp laid it it out two years ago as far as what they were doing. here's karine jean-pierre, white house spokesperson, in 2022. watch this. >> fema regional add a medicine administratorshave been meetingy officials on site to coordinate federal support through fema, also through fema's emergency food programs upon request to support humanitarian relief for migrants. we'll continue to do what we can as a federal government to support these cities as we rebuild our

damages the rule doubles down on for the legislation urges transparency for the sector the florida departmenters provide a detailed explanation for any changes to the lost estimate with documentation in the required to retain all versions of the estimate and keep know of who made the revision the law protecting homeowners after there was an investigation that insurers were editing claims after en in 2022 deleting damage photos, adding to descriptions and totals, that is terrific for those people it is discussing business practices, what is the risk now. >> agree 2022 and 2020 through legislative reforms were aimed at consumer fraud the recent emergency ruling is aimed at insured fraud, this is to try ensure a smooth claims process for those people who have been affected by helene and milton in the idea is to ensure and make sure insurance companies are doing what they are supposed to do don't go out until someone there to be paid one thing and come back later with edited information and say were not going to pay that amount, your damage was as bad as you said this is to ensure a level playing

i'm directing over 2,800 person now from the florida department of transportation, the florida state guard, the florida national guard, the florida highway patrol, and urban search and rescue teams to continue work around the state on debris removal now, his remarks come after president joe biden toured the extensive damage left by hurricane milton. we've got a team of correspondents covering this. brian todd is in st. pete beach, florida and arlette saenz's in wilmington, delaware. brian, i want to start with you because biden announced more than $600 million to strengthen the power grid in the southeast. what is the sense that you're getting there on the ground of what's impacting people to most on the gas shortages, omar, that are impacting people to most, the most interesting, you mentioned that $600,000,000 figure of that $600 more than 90 billion of it is going to to power utility companies here in the state of florida, not only to help themselves get online now, but also to help shore up their infrastructure to tech from future hurricanes. >> because frankly, these hurricanes

i'm also directing the florida department of transportation to temporarily waive the collection of tolls other fees for commercial vehicles using public highways in florida, and waiving the size and weight restrictions normally governing vehicle transportation for the duration of this emergency. this will help expedite the movement of goods that have been impacted from seaports to intermodal logistics centers, distribution centers, and delivery points. >> harris: you know what i think, he was talking about helene just moments ago, as well, before that. you are seeing republicans do something we normally see democrats do. they are jumping in. and yes, they are jumping into their own states and jurisdictions, but this helps trump. it does because it is a unified idea and vision of real unity and leadership during a crisis. i think you had the quote of the day. you said that biden and harris are knowing for waiting to wade in. that doesn't mean they jump in with the best decision, they take the temperature of the water and they want to do, "we don't know if this is okay politically or best

the florida department of law enforcement, or fdle, just posted a new video clip on social media aftermatching his remains through dna technology. they now believe in october of 1974, norris took a flight to miami under the alias of richard gunning, when he was shot and killed after a botched drug deal. agents believe someone in san francisco or elsewhere may be able to provide valuable information. if you know something, you're asked to contact the fdle office in tallahassee. one bay area running club promoter says that his recent troubles only went from bad to worse when he called police to report being robbed of thousands of dollars in equipment. now, this is the creator you see right here. this is of the bay area run club, a park. last week, he says that he was filming a late night promotional video at oakland's joaquin miller park. this is when robbers approached him. they demanded that equipment valued at about $30,000. two guys pulled up on us and one had a gun pointed at me. basically, i'm going to take all your stuff. i'm not going to chase guys with guns because that's not sm

are still shuttles running if you need help, if you need financial assistance, look on the florida department of emergency management website, you can find the information you need, but the time really is running out here. jose? >> marissa parra, if it is a cat 4 or a cat 5, it is right now looking like a very high cat 4, those cranes are going to fall. those cranes will be toppled in a cat 4 or cat 5. marissa parra, take good care. thank you very much for everything. al, let's go right into the trajectory of this monster. >> well, sir, here's the deal. we are looking at this dangerous storm, and whether it is a -- it looks like it may come on shore as a cat 3, but that doesn't really matter right now. we got so many impacts to this. the midsection of florida currently in hurricane warnings from fort myers, tampa, orlando, fort pierce, along the eastern coast of florida as well. here we go, right now, category 4 storm, winds down to 145 miles per hour. its forward speed has picked up now, moving northeast at 17 miles per hour. and you can see heavy rain already now moving into coastal florida

this is the florida health department. florida once taken down. >> when i saw the tumor on the mri was my first thought, am i going to be able to see my daughter again. the doctors knew that if i did not and my pregnancy, i would lose my baby, i would lose my life and my daughter would lose her mom. florida has now bad abortion even in cases like mine. we have to vote yes. >> just to bring us up to speed, the fcc has responded to florida's threat rebuking the desantis administration for threatening tv stations against airing abortion measure adds. it's the right of broadcasters to speak freely. it's rooted in the first amendment, michael. >> where is elon musk, where are all of the people who are crying about the first amendment. you've got the department of health in the state of florida threatening to throw broadcasters in jail for airing a commercial. that people paid for that advances an opinion that they may or may not agree with, it doesn't matter. this is ron desantis, this is the landscape that they want to level up

see an elevated number of cases in 2024 that already is because of helene, according to the florida department of health. so this is a significant number of deaths as a portion of all deaths related to these hurricanes. so folks should really be careful for multiple reasons to try to avoid floodwaters, jake. >> all right. meg tirrell. thank you so much. an important important thing for people to keep in mind what could be some lifesaving reminders for those who could feel the worst of hurricane milton in the coming hour stay with us cnn get today's top five stories. >> all in one podcast. the five things you need to hear in under five minutes listen wherever you get your podcasts from the number one rated brandon cordless outdoor power the ego power plus blow reaching an incredible 765 cfm, runs up to 90 minutes on a single charge exclusively at lows as an egot authorized dealers the best part of any of those renovation shows is always a transformation. >> they show you what the end i'm brian gary here with brian price from renewal by anderson, and he's going to show us some of their transform

controversial and be seen in the last few administration. multiple lawmakers digging through the florida department, asking the government to make sure that 4 groups leave the country. it is an ongoing discussion between iraq and the united states. but as the middle east keeps up, as there is more incursions into foreign territories, the by israel, the american presidents here including military air and land assets in the region, have been beast up and is unlikely that there is going to be any reduction in the numbers in it off any time. so some of these are without the 0 about the on his riley astro icon. and is there a refugee camp in central garza has cale 13 members of one family? 7 of them were, children, bones destroyed, a 3 story buildings, civil defense, cruise searching for bodies under the rubble, several people were being treated for internal injuries since the result of a separate attack which killed 2 women. honey must move reports from the funeral. 0 balance, central casa, or an old familiar, are seeing that it started to dominate the area here at the last the hospital, the courtyard

cut and toss have begun at first light by the florida department of transportation, 328 cruise are active in the field with over 350 pieces of heavy equipment and trucks hundred and 50 bridge inspectors were dispatched. it first light and have begun performing inspections to open bridges across the impact areas as i put in my executive order residents have a right to be back into their homes as soon as the roadways are deemed safe and tampa, the gandy bridge and howard franklin bridge have been inspected, cleared, and are open and inspections of the sunshine skyway bridge are under way there is debris on the sunshine skyway as well as the courtney campbell. but once that debris is clear, we anticipate those bridges opening later this morning. other bridges are being opened as soon as the state inspections are completed, the tampa airport is repairing minimal damage and should be open. no later than tomorrow. sea ports are waiting, coast guard channel surveys to reopen water side. but as of now, our initial assessments is they will likely be able to resume operations very he quickly. we st

and are going to be talking what's a florida department of transportation about that bridge. but in the meantime looking at to go up through manatee county to see the bradenton beach access point and to see how that went? but otherwise, we have no other reports from the island. we have lost power and we really we think we were about 98% evacuated and so we don't really have any reports from the island communicate with any of those few who decided to ride the storm out town manager of all, which is really about 17 miles south of siesta key where hurricane milton came ashore at a category three. so we are getting those reports of a bridge damage just getting into those few people who decided to stay. but again, when the sun comes up, we'll see just how bad that damage is we will continue our coverage here as things pick up in central florida, hurricane milton moving east, we'll be right back week and ask questions like, what does a comedy show doing on cnn too much but i want donald now, can you slice that i got news for you saturday at nine on sheet today. >> let's paint with

back to their homes and where the help of the assistance that i mentioned prior with fema, florida department emergency management and its other partners. i think we can get back quicker. >> and better. >> i just want to follow. what do you mean you think that the profile of the community will change as a result of this? tell us a little bit more about that well, some of these historic homes, some of these homes that have been here since the beginning of the city our destroyed and they won't be able to be rebuilt. so they're going to be demolished and new homes are gonna be put in their place families are displaced and they may not come back so i think the profile of the community is going to change some and we'll see what that turns out to be after all, this is over. that's very sad. all right. chief jim kilpatrick. thank you. >> and still had this hour. milton was forecasted to bring 15 foot storm surge and record wind speeds. i'm going to speak with the director of the national hurricane center about what they clocked overnight and what comes next? >> customize and save with liberty mutual

the florida urban search-and-rescue teams are associated with fire departments across the state of florida. all of those are in the fight. they are out there actively assessing and looking for people. they will do door-to-door especially in the land for area and the landfall path. we have them stretched from st. lucie all the way over to where landfall happened and all the way up to the northeast coast of florida. once we finish that, to your question i would say there are hundreds of rescues ongoing but to the governor's point as we were driving in today, i see sheriff chronister doing active rescues in hillsborough county. i see active rescues going on in pinellas county. they are going on organically at the local level, the state level and the federal teams here supplementing our state's ongoing response are also here. gov. desantis: i think for helene, i think the first 24 to 36 hours, i think statewide oaklands to combine, there were thousands of rescues. my sins would be we are in the hundreds of rescues statewide so far. but you know, i think you are going to see because we had more

the general counsel for florida health department, john wilson, sent a cease and desist letter to localstations about and added they broadcast supporting amendment 4. the letter called the ad, false and dangerous, and threatened criminal prosecution if the stations did not pull it from the air. the personal story of the tampa woman who will explain she was diagnosed with brain cancer while pregnant with her second child. >> if i did not end my pregnancy i would lose my baby, i would lose my life and my daughter would lose her mom. florida has now banned abortion even in cases like mine. amendment 4 will protect women like me. we have to vote yes. >> a week after sending those cease and desist letters john wilson, the general counsel, resigned from the position. writing, in part, a man is nothing without his conscience. it's become clear in recent days i cannot join you on the road that lies before this agency. get this, now in a sworn affidavit, wilson says that governor ron desantis' wrote -- a federal lawsuit filed by the pro-abortion rights group. last week, in a ruling, issuing a te

that's why texas and florida have sued the department of homeland security. is recruits -- refusing -- federal law says they have to provide access to their database to state officials and they are not doing it. the biggest issue, this could all be resolved easily if they were allowed to put in requirements to provide proof of citizenship when you are registered to vote. there was a federal bill to do that recently. on a partyline basis, it was stopped. it passed the house. that would easily solve this problem. host: what are the ways you could prove you are a citizen? guest: a number of years ago kansas proposed a statute. they had a dozen different ways to do it. everything from passports, birth certificates, school records. host: a school record will show you are a citizen? guest: certain kinds. you could get an administrative hearing for the many different ways to do it. it is no different from the fact that in many states you have to show id to vote, that is a good requirement. id requirements would be disproven, it is not true and it is not the same wit

well, the emergency departments across florida say residents should prepare for the largest evacuation0 lives in southeastern us . 200 lives in southeastern us. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. a full roundup at midday now, though, back to andrew and bev for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com forward slash alerts . slash alerts. >> up at noon. good afternoon britain with emily and tom. they're here with us. what have you got today, guys? >> we've got a huge amount coming up. >> i heard you were talking about this exodus of millionaires. yes. >> which a lot of people, you know, predicted andrews booking his ticket. but apparently economists are now coming out to suggest that there should be some kind of exit tax when the super rich dare to leave the country. >> left wing economists. well, this is extraordinary. >> it's from the institute of fiscal studies. >> sensible. >> sensible. >> say no more. >> say no more. >> well, i mean, people can make their

it's going to hit the west coast of florida is a major hurricane and it will still be hurricane as it departs from the eastern coast of florida. there will be flooding, there will be tornadoes, storm surge. take the actions you need to to protect yourself and your family . we do not need to lose any lives as a result of this storm. we have the time to prepare. make sure you're taking these actions now. with that, i will take any questions. >> i want to remind folks that she can only hear us, she can't see us. so i want to start calling on folks right now. >> i appreciate you making time. do you have an estimate of how many people are not heating evacuation orders and remain at risk? >> i do not have an estimate, but what i can tell you is that i was in florida on monday, i met with mayor of tampa and the mayor of st. petersburg and i saw people leading -- leaving the area. people are listening, they are leaving. but we know there's always a few that want to stay behind and protect their homes. this storm is different. this storm will bring deadly storm surge, so i want people who still have t

we have 900 people or so pre-positioned in florida the department of defense, of course, has directed resources at the president's and vice president's direction. as has the department of energy, the department of agriculture health and human services, and others. this is a all of administration response in support of the state and local authorities president biden also said he may request congress to reconvene to pass emergency supplemental funding for storm recovery, which he just said could cost tens of billions of dollars right now, fema does not have that house speaker mike johnson said he has no intention of doing so. >> for the election, given what you said last week that fema doesn't have the funds to get through hurricane season, do you think congress needs to convene a special session to give more money to fema let me be, clear. >> and as as we have been clear throughout, we have the funding to support the survivors in the communities impacted by hurricane helene, as well as hurricane milton. >> we have those resources as you correctly noted, pam hurricane season is expected

as milton closes in on florida, the u.s. department of health and human services is declaring a public health emergency in the state this is the second time the department has made that declaration in florida in just the past two weeks, joining us now to talk about the impact, we're going to see during and after the storm is dr. ben. aibo. he is an emergency physician and a rescue team doctor. doctor. thanks very much for being up with us this morning as residents, continuing to evacuate here, you've responded to these types of disasters before and you know, what happens when people don't leave as officials recommend what would be in store for folks who don't leave at this point? >> right now, we have a number of issues going on at this point. i just hope that they have enough supplies to deal with with the aftermath power water. there medications. if they're going to be without power or water for a bit because we're less than 24 hours away and so it's really hard to get anywhere else not to mention just even as the storm comes approac

florida. the u.s. department of energy has responders deployed across the region, primarily in the state emergency operations centers. while i noted the power restoration numbers are trending in the right direction, it is important to remember that complex multi-day efforts in many locations due to the extent of damage and the ongoing access issues. utilities are facing widespread flooding and debris that is impeding access. one of the things we learned in prior incidents like this is that it is important to set public expectations about when they can anticipate power will return so they take the necessary steps to be safe and secure and additional support for moving into a shelter if power is not going to come on for some time where they live. the u.s. department of agriculture's farm service agency, a very important player in this space in rural areas has deployed personnel to the impacted region to extend much-needed emergency credit to farmers and agriculture producers who lost crops and livestock. across all

let's change gears if we can the state of florida suing the department of justice over handling of secondpresident trump. the lawsuit alleges that they are being blocked from interviewing witnesses, and pursuing state level charges saying, quote: every day that florida is prevented from the investigation the state's case becomes harder to prove at trial. florida attorney general ashley moody joins us now. so, you find that the fbi is not welcoming your curiosity on what took place in your state? >> well, of course. this is a suit we hope to avoid. but, it had become absolutely necessary from a little over a month ago when that second assassination attempt happened. if you remember, governor desantis was very clear. he wanted florida to move forward with an independent investigation of state crime. working with the federal government, of course, he felt that was in the best interest of this state. our sovereignty, and for the american people as there are concerns that the same federal agencies investigating the assassination attempt are the ones that are seeking to go after and prosecute t

florida has one of these. can see behind me we have the sheriff's department, police department, local officials, hospitals, florida and light, our national guard representatives, even our health department are all here to make sure that we have what they need, they are ready to go, unfortunately we kind of hit the go button here and as you just mentioned, our mobile home parks, our rv areas like, low-lying areas and of course our areas along the coast, even though they are on the east coast guided this storm is going to still exit out of going overland as a hurricane. so we get hit from the west, where we will have a lot of flooding and then the wind web surround as it hits the ocean and it's like a right hook it hits us from the east. i cannot emphasize enough to this as a bottoms up operation, counties make those decision, in this state and federal here to support both the decision-makers are right here in this room. >> martha: let me ask you about congress, there has been discussion for where the extra funding might come from. always speak to the administrator fema in just a little while. but it was reportedly