let's get the latest from gordon corera in tampa.hurricane milton will be the second powerful storm to hit florida in less than two weeks. it's currently travelling across the gulf of mexico, where warm waters have helped it become a dangerous hurricane that's expected to make landfall as early as tomorrow. scientists say climate change is to blame with much warmer seas supercharging these hurricanes. these are the normal range of temperatures for the atlanic — this is where they should be now. but look how much warmer the waters are this year — at or near the hottest temperatures on record. the oceans absorb most of the extra heat that carbon dioxide — and other greenhouses gases — trap near earth's surface. so warmer seas mean more water evaporates, and that allows storms to strengthen and grow. let's get the latest from gordon corera in tampa. this is so soon after the last hurricane, so what is the mood there tonight? it hurricane, so what is the mood there toniaht? , ., ., ., hurricane, so what is the mood there toniaht? , ., .,

gordon corera, bbc news, tampa.hite house this evening, president biden warned the irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation is undermining confidence in the preparations for hurricane milton. mr biden accused former president trump of being at the forefront of spreading what he called outright lies. merlyn thomas from bbc verify reports from washington. dangerous weather events like hurricanes are often accompanied by misinformation, the fact we have had two of these in the middle of the election campaign has magnified the false claims online. agencies dealing with these on the ground and even the president are now calling them out. the hurricane is about to make landfall, but the deluge of misinformation online has already begun. there's been a reckless, irresponsible and relentless promotion of disinformation and outright lies that are disturbing people. after hurricane helene, donald trump has repeatedly highlighted the payment of $750 offered to victims by fema, the government agency that deals w

gordon corera, bbc news, tampa.can cross live now to the cbs news correspondent jonathan vigliotti in tampa. ican i can see your i can see your camera man i can see your camera man giving the camera a quick wipe down, i don't blame him, it looks pretty windy and rainy where you are, talk me through what's happening in tampa right now. ~ , , what's happening in tampa right now. ~ . , , , what's happening in tampa right now. ~ , , , ., ., now. we may be wiping down that lens a few times _ now. we may be wiping down that lens a few times during _ now. we may be wiping down that lens a few times during this - lens a few times during this report, the window to evacuate is quickly closing. you can see the conditions here rapidly intensifying, the menacing bay behind me in the rain coming down harder in the past hour and wind gusts up to 30—110 mph. currently we are told hurricane milton will make landfall around eight o'clock tonight currently projected south of tampa where we are this afternoon. home to about 3 million p

gordon corera, bbc news, tampa.powerful and why is florida being hit by the second hurricane in just two weeks? 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, is here to explain. hurricanes are tropical cyclones that form around the coasts of north america. just look at the scale of hurricane milton. now, the exact causes of individual storms are complex but hurricanes only form above warm water 7 generally at least 27 degrees celsius. the heat and moisture from the sea is the fuel that allows them develop and gives them the energy to keep spinning. the number of hurricanes has not increased over the past century and scientists don t expect it to do so as our climate warms. however, they say it is likely tropical cyclones are getting more intense, with more of them reaching category 3 or above. we are also seeing a likely increase in how quickly some cyclones intensify 7 both hurricane helene two weeks ago and hurricane milton grew stronger very quickly. scientists say that is because climate change is warming the world s ocea

gordon corera there.now, the us national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or noah, sends planes directly into storms, including milton. we're looking at this video from on board one of the so—called hurricane hunterflights. it's on a plane called miss piggy. these nerve—racking flights help scientists better predict the course of hurricanes. democratic congressman maxwell frost from florida was on one of these flights on monday. he spoke a little earlier to the bbc about his flight, on a plane called kermit. are i spoke with one of the scientists _ are i spoke with one of the scientists on _ are i spoke with one of the scientists on board - are i spoke with one of the scientists on board who . are i spoke with one of the | scientists on board who has been a hurricane hunter since the 80s. what he told me was the 80s. what he told me was the past two years nothing has been normal, in terms of the hurricane activity we've seen, i mean going from the hurricane helenejust a week i mean going from the h

we can cross live to washington and our correspondent there, gordon corera — is this a surprise in washingtone out of the blue in a sense, but the state briefing in the last hour or two, said this isn't new in the sense that they've been pressing for more aid to be able to get into gaza for some time. therefore it was back in april they made representations to israel about the problems of getting aid in and that led in that case to an increase of aid delivery is getting back up to they said about 3—400 trucks getting into gaza. but the state department have been saying that that is now dipped to around half that level with september being the lowest month of deliveries this year and that has led to the sick concern and therefore this letter that was sent privately on sunday by the secretary of state, secretary of defence, to israeli counterparts, but which was clearly within a day or two leaked, leading to this public recognition that there is this pressure, renewed pressure i think is the way they put it, on israel to make it easierfor some of that aid to get into gaza. ,., ., ., �* “ gaza.

gordon corera, bbc news, tampa.lleague sumi somaskanda is in boynton beach — on the south ease coast between fort lauderdale and palm beach. extraordinary looking at these pictures. to think that by the time it gets to you once it's crossed the state, it will still be a hurricane with winds still be a hurricane with winds still around 100 mph.- still around 100 mph. that's remarkable, _ still around 100 mph. that's remarkable, isn't _ still around 100 mph. that's remarkable, isn't it? - still around 100 mph. that's - remarkable, isn't it? something the florida governor warned as well, we are focusing on that and looking at the impact where hurricane milton will hit tonight which is believed to be come as you said, but south of tampa toward sarasota and perhaps even south of the bear. the reality is that this storm, hurricane milton is expected to be so large and the winds moving so quickly that it will continue across florida, as you said, still is a hurricane. remember at certain points, hurricane has been measured

let's bring in our correspondent, gordon corera, further up north in florida, he is in tampa. like where you are? we have been hearing about the ahead of the eye of the storm are dangerous themselves. . gordon: that is right. you can probably see behind me what it is like. the wind has intensified. it has come in bursts and surges rather than being consistent. we had one a few minutes ago. we are expecting that landfall in the next few hours. about half the city has gotten out and the other half as basically hunkered down, waiting to see what milton will bring after it arrives. apocalyptic warnings about the potential impact. caitriona: we have seen a broader political debate about resourcing and how all of this has been handled. does it seem to you there are enough people, resources for the evacuation, but also for the cleanup and any required rescue effo? gordon: the people we have spoken to here have stressed there has been good coordination between different agencies, local, state or federal, in trying to deal with issues. i spoke to the chief of police there is a limit to

to carry out evacuation orders and doing what we can to get people to safety. 0ur correspondent gordon coreraort from tampa in florida. an exodus from tampa. long lines of traffic snaking out of the city tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. the city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago, and killed more than 200 in the wider region, with hundreds more still missing. the water was up to here. and that's from the last one two weeks ago, yeah? and inside tampa today, there are desperate, last—minute preparations. steve crist�*s dental surgery was hit badly last time, and he knows milton promises to be much worse. i've lived here my whole life, i'm 73 years old, and we have never had anything like this, ever. and to have two in two weeks, as well? yeah. oh, yeah, that building has neverflooded, and i've practised dentistry here for 44 years. the speed and intensity with which milton formed, with winds of 180mph, is what's caused real alarm. even if

our correspondent gordon corera is in tampa and he's been talking to some of the residents preparing's arrival. here in tampa, there is a sense of time running out ahead of milton's really now imminent arrival. the streets in the city have been eerily quiet — hardly anyone's around. the few people who we have seen have been preparing their homes or their offices for the storm, boarding things up, maybe moving things around. i think one of the things that's quite shocking is, just as you can see around me, the devastation which is still here from hurricane helene, which hit two weeks ago. and there's an enormous amount of debris around, particularly where i am in tampa. and the concern is that the massive surge which will come with milton could lift up all this debris, move it around, cause even more damage. and the fear is that the surge with milton could be 12 feet or perhaps even more high compared to about half that or less with helene. so it could be very significant indeed. there's a lot of work going on already to think about how the community will respond afterwards. but first

gordon corera is here with more details on the attack.oks like the casualties were limited. these are the type of missiles iran is thought to have used. these pictures are from the last time they were launched back in april. this time, even more were fired. ballistic missiles fly high and fast in an arc. they can get from iran to israel injust 12 minutes. but israel has a sophisticated, multi—layered air defence system. best known is the iron dome but that only deals with shorter range rockets from a range of 70 kilometres, around a0 miles, like those that come from gaza. next up is david s sling which covers medium range rockets and missiles. finally, comes a system known as arrow 2 and 3. this deals with longer range missiles like those seen tonight. it can even intercept outside of the earth s atmosphere. the systems generally work by tracking the trajectory of an incoming missile using radar. a control centre monitors them and then launches their own missile which will intercept and blow it up. you could see the systems in action toni

0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, has been analysing the data.k. a salvo of missiles heading into the skies and across the middle east. it says it used faster ballistic missiles and more compared to the attack it carried out in april. afterjust 12 minutes or so, these are some of the missiles arriving over israel. many were shot down by israel's air defence systems, but not all. so what did iran hit? it said it was going after military bases. the bbc has verified one cluster of missiles hitting here — nevatim air base used by the israeli air force. you can see what look like multiple impacts in this video from the scene. israel say there's been no effect on the base�*s operations. we've also verified another strike closer to tel aviv. this looks to have hitjust a few hundred metres from what's thought to be the headquarters of israel's mossad spy agency. iran today warned that if israel retaliated then it would strike again. irans ira ns forces are irans forces are red y i to repeat this operation with increased intensity. but israel has made cle

our correspondent, gordon corera, is in tampa and he's been talking to some of the residents preparingrrival. when temper there is a sense of time running out ahead of milton's imminent arrival. streets in the city had been a very quiet hardly anybody is around. a few people who we have seen have been preparing their homes or their officers for the storm. boarding things that may be moving things around, one of the things that is quite shocking you can see around me, the devastation still here from hurricane helen which hit two weeks ago and there is an enormous amount of debris around especially where i am in tampa. the concern is the massive surge which would come with milton will lift the debris and move it around and cause more damage. the fear is the surge with milton could be 12 feet or perhaps even more high compared to half that or less with helen. it could be very significant indeed, there is a lot of work going on to think about how the community will respond afterwards but first of all they have to get through that storm, which is nowjust really hours away from arriving here

our correspondent gordon corera sent this report from tampa in florida. an exodus from tampa.g lines of traffic snaking out of the city tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. the city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago, and killed more than 200 in the wider region, with hundreds more still missing. the water was up to here. and that's from the last one two weeks ago, yeah? and inside tampa today, there are desperate, last—minute preparations. steve crist�*s dental surgery was hit badly last time, and he knows milton promises to be much worse. i've lived here my whole life, i'm 73 years old, and we have never had anything like this, ever. and to have two in two weeks, as well? yes — that building has never flooded, and i practised dentistry here for 44 years. the speed and intensity with which milton formed, with winds of 180mph, is what's caused real alarm. even if it weakens, that will not stop the massive storm surge, which co

we can cross live to washington and our correspondent there, gordon corera. rongly worded letter there. what comes next now? ~ �* , ., next now? well, it's a letter which contained _ next now? well, it's a letter which contained some - next now? well, it's a letter| which contained some pretty detailed demands effectively from washington. very specific about the amount of aid that it wants to see getting through, the kind of checks that would take place on it to facilitate greater delivery of that humanitarian aid, and a 30 day deadline to do that. what's less clear though is what the consequences will be if israel does not abide by those conditions. if it doesn't deliver the eight and those ways. there's talking about limiting military assistance but not a guarantee that would happen or any detail about what would be restricted in terms of support for israel. so an attempted to dial up the pressure on israel, we heard in that clip for matthew miller. they did in the spring which did lead in an increase from israel in the amount of aid it would allow through b

normally very, very busy, bustling with people, and it is now absolutely empty, as my colleague gordon corerao me earlier. he explained to me earlier. he explained tampa had become a ghost town, 70 people have already left, and we saw earlier video footage of the roads leaving tampa absolutely lined with cars, trying to get out of tampa as quickly as they can. let�*s go back to the picture in fort myers, and as i said earlier, we are expecting the storm to make landfall around about here, and as we know, millions of people live in florida and so many of them have been told by authorities to evacuate as soon as they can, and presidentjoe biden expend a little earlier in an address to people in florida that this is literally, in his words, a matter of life and death. also, another thing to bearin death. also, another thing to bear in mind, many people having left their homes are seeking refuge in centres dotted around florida, and as we see, the cameraman understandably liking the lens there, let me take you to interview my colleague sumi somaskanda conducted a little earlier with someone calle

our correspondent gordon corera is in tampa, and a short while ago, he showed us what the streets look so, we're nowjust a few hours from milton making landfall here on the florida coast, and the weather is really intensifying. you can see it in the wind and the rain, which is coming in surges. at the moment, it's almost calm and then suddenly, like this, gets much, much worse. now, the city here around me is pretty much deserted. about half the residents have gone and the other half are really hunkering down, waiting to see what milton will bring after quite apocalyptic warnings about the nature of this hurricane and the damage it could inflict on florida. even before milton makes landfall, it is already making its presence felt. you can see here the wind and rain lashing palm trees at this beach resort. and the storm has triggered the formation of tornadoes in southern florida, where people have been urged to take shelter. these are two of the ten different twisters that have been reported so far across the state. this one was filmed in clewiston, florida, on the state's west coast.

so you can just get an idea of the sheer scale of the weather system there. 0ur correspondent gordon coreraity tell you that the warnings are being taken seriously here. florida is used to hurricanes, but the message has been that this time is different. the city is still recovering from the last hurricane, helene, which hitjust two weeks ago and killed more than 200 in the wider region, with hundreds more still missing. the water was up to here. and that's from the last 12 weeks ago, yeah? and inside tampa today, there are desperate last—minute preparations. steve crist�*s dental surgery was hit badly last time, and he knows milton promises to be much worse. i've lived here my whole life, i'm 73 years old, and we have never had anything like this, ever. and to have two in two weeks, as well? yes — that building has never flooded, i practised dentistry in there over a0 years. the speed and intensity with which milton formed, with winds of 180mph, is what's caused real alarm. even if it weakens, that will not stop the massive storm surge, which could be as much as 15 feet high hitting the co

our correspondent, gordon corera, is there.is a sense of time running out ahead of milton's really now imminent arrival. the streets in the city have been eerily quiet — hardly anyone�*s around. the few people who we have seen have been preparing their homes or their offices for the storm — boarding things up, maybe moving things around. i think one of the things that's quite shocking is, just as you can see around me, the devastation which is still here from hurricane helene, which hit two weeks ago. and there's an enormous amount of debris around, particularly where i am in tampa. and the concern is that the massive surge which will come with milton could lift up all this debris, move it around, cause even more damage. and the fear is that the surge with milton could be 12 feet or perhaps even more high compared to about half that or less with helene. so it could be very significant indeed. there's a lot of work going on already to think about how the community will respond afterwards. but first of all, they've got to get thr