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tonight. >> thanks everybody. >> a live look at conditions off the coast of naples, florida, as hurricane milton approaches. the storm has been downgraded to a category three. if it stays on course, it's expected to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the tpa area in over 100 years, according to the national weather service. as hurricane milton hits florida, embers of the state's congressional delegation are preparing their constituents for the coming storm. the florida congresswoman who represents a 25th district that includes a hollywood and sunrise areas tells residents to update their phones now, while you can. you can send messages without power or sell service on apple and google phones, which could be lifesaving as milton approaches. hurricane milton is set to make landfall today, please stay home and indoors. we are under tornado watch in tropical storm warnings, so please say vigilant and follow local fissions inase it changes. congressman john rutherford who represents a jacks

we are continuing to track hurricane milton. that monster storm making landfall any minute now in florida. >> researchers believe rising ocean temperatures are combining with a marine heat wave in the gulf of mexico to give the hurricane an extra punch. ocean warming is a trend that has accelerated over the past decad. >> we'll have to go through a period of learning what the new hurricane seasons look like, what frequencies look like, how to modify our predictions, and what makes a busy season and what makes a quiet season. and also how rapidly the conditions of the storms can change. now, as we have changing ocean conditions here in the bay area, marine heat events are already being linked to changes including the migration of marine species from the bay area to baja california. >> all right, more news on the stream next at 530. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan >> david: tonight as we come on the air in the west, a special edition of "world news tonight." hurricane milton making landfall at this hour. the dangerous hurricane, categ

the situation room were following every angle of the major breaking news in florida right now hurricane milton taking aim at the tampa bay region and now on a faster track toward a devastating landfall, this monster storm is posing a grave and urgent danger and residents who haven't escaped milton's path are being warned. it's not too late to get out cnn teams are fanned out all along florida's gulf coast and areas bracing for the worst of this storm our chief climate correspondent, bill weir is on the scene in st. petersburg, florida. bill, what's the latest from where you are of the pier here in st. pete. >> as you can see, these waves are just starting to breach the seawall we've been watching the getting increasingly violent over the last several hours now. and this is the main event arriving on the west coast of florida it's for perspective the last time a major storm hit the tampa st. pete area, 1921 since then, there's an extra 3 million people living here and thanks to climate change and global warming, the oceans are a foot higher than they were a century ago. and on top of this storm

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we'll have more coverage of hurricane milton. stay with us. have more coverage hurricane milton stay with us >>> a flash flood emergency has been declared in the florida cities of st. petersburg, tampa, river view, and palm meadow as hurricane milton rages across the state. multiple fatalities have already been reported in fort pierce after a tornado touched down around 4:30 p.m. over 1 million floridians are currently without power as hurricane milton gets downgraded to a category 2 storm with winds as high as 110 miles per hour. joining me now from tampa is nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk. stephanie, it looks bad there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah, alex, it is bad. it may be a category 2, but we are getting a brunt of those winds right now and a good sense of why hurricanes like this are so damaging because we were standing here for a long time and the wind was going that way. and then it started to pick up, and not only did it get stronger, it shifted direction and started coming right at us. and that is one of the things

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petersburg, tampa, riverview and paul mello as hurricane milton rages.y been reported in fort pierce after a tornado touched down. over 1 million are without power as hurricane milton gets downgraded to a category 2 with winds as high as 110 miles per hour. joining me now is stephanie. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it is bad. we are getting the brunt of those winds now and dig good sense as to why hurricanes like this are so damaging. we were standing here for a long time and the wind was going that way and then it started to pick up and it shifted direction and started coming right at us. that is one of the things about hurricanes that makes them damaging. on top of that the flash flood warning in tampa, the alert not only tells them that it is a flash flood warning but it is a life-threatening situation. the only reason you should leave where you are is if you are experiencing those flights and need to escape the water. i can tell you now, the winds, 80-90 mile-per-hour gusts, we have seen the intensity ratchet up in the last half hour. that histo

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brand new forecast just in to cnn and cnn's elisa raffa, elisa, what's the latest track for hurricane milton? >> so we still have a category three hurricane on our hands right now. the track, still again, focusing on the west coast. there are florida where we've been watching. so closely with this, is that center line right where here it is. here's a category three hurricane rights to 120 mile per-hour winds. the warnings with the trial this was the graphic that i wanted to get you to where we're looking at the center line of this. where we were worried about some storm surge coming into tampa bay, right? that eight to 12 feet of storm surge with this center line of that core of the a.i. going just to the south there of tampa bay, there will be more offshore wins in tampa bay, more of those seating winds and the worst that storm surge would be sarasota and areas to the south so it does look like that we have updated that storm surge forecast here from the hurricane center. you could see we didn't get a chance to update the boxes because this literally is coming in as i'm speaking to you. but

let's return to hurricane milton and the devastation it is causing throughout the region. er presenter helen willets. obviously this is unique in the sense that of course it is hurricane season, but hurricane milton made landfall still as a hurricane stop put it into perspective for us.- hurricane stop put it into perspective for us. still as a ma'or perspective for us. still as a major hurricane _ perspective for us. still as a major hurricane and - perspective for us. still as a major hurricane and the - perspective for us. still as a l major hurricane and the third to hit florida this season. we had debbie and helenejust to hit florida this season. we had debbie and helene just a fortnight ago. it is fuelled by the warm waters over the gulf of mexico. between yesterday and today, last night when it hit, it doubled in size and cover the whole state of florida. most areas are seeing at least some effects from milton. it made landfall as a major category three, so we are talking winds in excess of 100 miles an hour. we have had 18 inches of rain in saint petersburg in tampa

the hurricane has knocked out power to over 2 million people across the sunshine state. >>> hurricane miltonelene hit the region. that monster storm tore a path of destruction across the southeast. in georgia, linemen are still working to restore power in some areas. one crew befriended a 5-year-old boy with special needs and made him a member of the team. meredith anderson from our augusta affiliate has the story. >> there's a bucket truck. >> reporter: as a lineman, devin's job is to bring light. >> i've been doing it since i was 19. took me a lot of places. i've met a lot of good people. >> reporter: he's the general foreman for a crew here all the way from ft. worth, texas. >> he calls him light-light. he turned on our lights. >> reporter: lights in a dark time for everyone whose power they restored. but especially for 5-year-old ryan dial. >> he's very sensory oriented and needs everything to be roo y rueueoutine. >> reporter: which is why devin and his crew became so powerful. they restored ryan's routine. but they also found a way to disrupt it in the best possible way. the rest is no

and that's an unfortunate situation that we're going to have to deal with that with hurricane milton, especially with so many people that have evacuated. >> and they're just really at the edge of their seats wanting to see what the hurricane is left behind. and just clarifying, this is the governor ron desantis, who issued this order this is a state. so they border and a gfr. and essentially memes that you can't fly again, flight helicopter, you can't fly a drone. >> third, an i say that it interferes with rescue operations, which clearly that there could be a conflict when you have helicopters coming in. >> but it also interferes with our ability to show folks back home and it's going to be a difficult for a turn for people as well. >> gas has been a problem now for three days when the mass evacuation occurred, that hasn't gotten better, the gas hasn't richard, there's a lot of gas stations that if you go online and you look to see which gas stations have to ask, they don't. >> and so it's going to be a really complicated return for folks and again, it's going to be a mad rush for pe

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hurricane milton unleashing on florida officials eagerly awaiting daylight to see what milton has done to their state. the storm making landfall as a category three hurricane on florida's gulf coast last night. millions now without power as damaging winds and severe rain pummeled the state. the powerful storm dumping more than 18 inches of rain on st. petersburg or more than one in 1,000 year rainfall in that area? and ripping the roof off of the tampa bay rays baseball stadium in punta gorda, florida, a storm surge flooding the city, storm chaser, aaron jayjack standing in the downtown area as water poured in above sea level the surge is probably about seven, right water dozens of tornadoes also touching down in the state, including along the state's at atlantic coast in st. lucie county, the sheriff says a tornado outbreak has caused multiple deaths let's go live now to sarasota, florida with jamie carson, the director of communications for sarasota county jamie, thank you very much for being with us. >> this morning. i just want to start simply with your message to residents here as

milton. it will be a hurricane all the way across the state. s manuel bojorquez is in orlando, and he's speaking to people who evacuated but are still going to feel milton's effects. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, vlad. we are now starting to get the gusting winds associated with those outer bands of the hurricane, but this rain you are seeing, it's been falling for hours, and that's raising concerns that the flooding that's predicted for this part of central florida could happen overnight. as the storm creeps closer, people are rushing to make last-minute preparations. >> i would encourage anybody who is looking for gas or who can get out to go top off before the storm hits. >> reporter: one eerily silent place, orlando international airport, which shut down for commercial travel at 8:00 a.m. eastern. nancy and norman stewart rode out helene two weeks ago in their tampa home, but with him in a mobility chair, they weren't willing to take a chance on milton this time. >> we thought we would ride it out, and then our kids said, i

who have been impacted, whether by hurricane helene, impacted by hurricane milton, and they need to get assistance, right? we wanted to make sure they were ready, whether evacuating shelters ahead of this hurricane, and you have this type of misinformation out there it certainly steps on that. as president he spoke very publicly twice yesterday, and i think that message was sent loud and clear. >> since president biden postponed his trip to hurricane milton, have -- has the president spoken with german chancellor schultz yet about rescheduling the trip, just kind of talking? sec. jean-pierre: i think we stated we are going to be rescheduling the trip. that is what we are trying to work out, all of the details. that is important to the president, to do that. when i have more information obviously you will be one of the first to know. the president is planning to speak to both of the leaders very soon, and so once we have that information we will certainly share that with all of you as well. the -- we have to wrap it up here. >> will be ukraine conference be rescheduled? sec. jean-pierre:

biden: many communities in hurricane milton's path do not have a moment to catch their breath before milton. two historic storms in two weeks. i want to thank everyone who has followed local guidance to evacuate ahead of landfall. it is tough to leave behind everything you won't but i urge everyone in hurricane milton's path to follow instructions. it is literally a matter of life and death. caitriona: earlier today the governor of florida s on the efforts underway to help residents as the storm approaches. he said the state is prepared but he urged people to take necessary safety steps, saying the storm will pack a major punch. governor desantis: hurricane milton is currently a category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. that is a whisker shy of a category 5. there is the hope it will weaken before landfall there is high confidence is hurricane will pack a major punch and do a lot of damage. caitriona: residents across florida are heeding the warnings and continuing to evacuate. they have boarded up homes and businesses as hurricane milton edges closer.

this is cnn breaking news as hurricane milton is just hours away from landfall. s check in with cnn's carlos suarez, who's down in fort myers, florida, carlos, that areas already seen apparent tornadoes before the hurricane even makes landfall. what are you seeing right now? >> that's exactly right, jake. so there were two confirmed tornadoes, one out in western broward and the other just to the north and hendry county. and now here in fort myers, there are reports of two tornadoes that hit earlier today. one of those tornadoes is just on the other side of where we are from across the collusive that she river. this is a part of fort myers, florida that we are keeping a close eye on because of the storm surge. now, video from the neighborhoods where these one of these tornadoes we believe touched down earlier today, showed several homes out there really torn apart a damaged a lot of the debris that covered the streets out there. the good he uses that. it doesn't believe that anyone was hurt at either of these two locations. here now, is one man who talked about see

so >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight," bracing for hurricane milton. set to make landfall a short time from now. the dangerous hurricane, a major category 3 storm now, winds up to 125 miles per hour. they are warning of an historic storm surge. tonight, the first images now coming in. the conditions worsening here. the outer bands of the storm alad

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hurricane milton pummels florida. the storm striking the sunshine state as a category 3 with ferocious winds topping 100 miles per hour and storm shuurg as high as 13 feet, knocking out power to nearly 3 million people across the state. >>> and it is not done yet. the monster storm swirling over central florida right now. our team is tracking its path and when it will move out of water. >>> plus, the fight over the fema response. the biden administration blasting donald trump over hurricane misinformation. and the new federal warning about price gouging in the wake of the storm. it's thursday, october 10th. "early today" starts right now. >>> glad you're up early with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin in florida where hurricane milton continues to bring life-threatening conditions. about 3 million power outages are being reported at this hour. the storm made landfall as a category 3, hitting the barrier islands next to sarasota, with wind gusts reaching over 100 miles per hour. tom llamas was in sarasota when the worst

that's the thing with hurricane milton that they were worried about. the combination of these hurricane force wind gusts. also the rain, up to 12in of rain potentially expected in this area. and the potentially record breaking storm surge of up to nine feet. we were here just two weeks ago, and it was hurricane helene with that storm. most of the concern was the flooding and it did pretty significant damage. we actually went back to many of the same neighborhoods that were flooded from hurricane helene. and we talked to people who hunkered down in that storm. this time around, they heeded the warnings. most of the people we spoke with said they were getting out and evacuating. 13,000 people in the tampa area were staying in evacuation shelters. we spoke to a number of families who lived here their whole lives and said they'd never seen anything like this. the one two punch from hurricane helene and milton. we also talked to the fire chief, who told us that when the storm is hitting, which is happening right now, they cannot send emergency crews to resp

resources to respond to the immediate needs of individuals impacted by hurricane helene, and hurricane milton. and the associated -- it's very important to remember -- the tornadoes associated with the hurricane. that being said, we will need additional funds, and we implore congress when it returns to in fact funded fema as is needed. >> quick follow-up. he said on cnn yesterday that some of the misinformation that had been perpetuated around the storms is beginning to have an impact on individuals either applying or deciding not to apply for government relief. can you elaborate on what exactly you are seeing and what exactly you determined to be the cause of that? sec. mayorkas: so, let me repeat that in fact the false information that is being spread deliberately does have a real-life impact on survivors and it is also demoralizing for those heroic individuals who are risking their lives in the service of others. let me give you one example. there is false information that federal employees who are there to help people will actually take their land. and what we have seen is people reluctan

hurricane milton is here. the eye of the storm still making its way to florida's west coast, but milton is already making its arrival heard with a terrifying outbreak of possible tornadoes, much of it captured on video, one in wellington, florida, seen crossing the highway damaged at least 20 homes, a sheriff's office in st. lucie county badly damaged, and most of the state right now under tornado watches. where i am, we've been seeing tropical storm wind gusts for the last couple of hours, and the rain is pouring in torrents here. the storm has dropped down to a category 3 in strength with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour, expected to hit the florida peninsula still as a major hurricane in a very short time from now and will generate a life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet in places. sail drone video shared by noaa showed waves in excess of 28 feet and wind gusts over 75 miles per hour 40 nautical miles from the storm's center. 12 million floridians are under flood watches tonight as we head into

we are watching hurricane milton on its ominous path towards florida. late today, back up to a category 5, with winds up to 165 miles an hour. now one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the gulf. tonight, millions are under evacuation orders across florida. authorities warning them to get out now. president biden calling it a matter of life and death. at this hour, hurricane milton is a monster storm. you can see there, 480 miles from tampa. the eye is expected to make landfall somewhere in the tampa bay area. of course, this will still wobble a bit in these final hours, set to slam ashore late tomorrow night, right into the early hours of the morning. with a record storm surge as high as 15 feet. it could be the first direct hit in tampa from a major hurricane in more than 100 years. but landfall, as i mentioned, could shift right up until the last minute, and much of the state remains on high alert tonight. a team of hurricane hunters witnessing the force of hilton first-hand, flying into the eye wall to cleblgtollect data. and then, the warn

we know that hurricane milton just made landfall.ties that were preparing for the worst still aren't out of the woods. the majority of florida right now so you need to make sure that you are continuing to listen to your local officials and doing everything you can to protect yourself and your family maybe charge some of those phones up so you can continue to have communication if and when the power does go out but doing what you can to stay safe until this storm passes. >> the official count, over 1000 folks, 1400 a search and rescue personnel. incident management teams, ambulances, helicopters, high water vehicles, tell me how things are going in western north carolina which i think has been sort of off the charts in terms of the combination in the scale of destruction and the terrain making it difficult to just get roads utterly washed out. >> what we saw in western north carolina is very different than what we see here when you look at the coast of florida, you can anticipate where the storm surge is going to be and really have a

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hurricane milton is here. while the eye of the strom has yet to make its official landfall along florida's west coast, milton is already making its mark heralding its arrival earlier with a terrifying outbreak of possible tornadoes. some of it captured on video. most of the state right now under tornado watches. where i am, we're already seeing what appear to be tropical storm wind gusts along with pouring rains. the storm has dropped down to a category 3 in strength with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour expected to hit the florida peninsula still as a major hurricane generating a life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet in places. sail drone video shared by noaa showed waves in excess of 28 feet and wind gusts over 75 miles per hour. 40 nautical miles from the storm center. 12 million floridians are under flood watches tonight as we head into the evening. my team and i were out today as the race to save lives entered its final hours. with hurricane milton on a collision course with florida's gulf co

this is a look at tampa, florida, eerily quiet as hurricane milton takes aim at the state of florida.he clock is ticking. millions of people are on the move, told to evacuate before this extremely powerful hurricane makes landfall. tampa is expected to take a direct hit. people are boarding up and gassing up, racing to get out of harm's way. but some gas stations have run out of fuel. some store shelves are empty. in this case, because the food was moved to a trailer with a generator. if and when the power goes out, it is a dire situation in the southeast. as we speak. the emergency task force from the bay area, one of our task forces, is headed to the hurricane zone, ready to respond. others are heading home here to the bay area, cutting vacation short. in the interest of safety, let's bring in nbc's jocelyn moran, who joins us live from sfo. jocelyn, what are you seeing there? yeah. raj audrey, some of the passengers who just arrived called the bay area home but were in florida visiting when they heard about the hurricane coming their way tonight, officials urging people to get out.

hurricane milton making landfall at this hour. the dangerous hurricane, category 3, winds up to 120 miles per hour, historic storm surge. tonight, the first images now coming in. conditions worsening. the outer bands of the storm slamming florida's gulf coast with heavy rain and strong winds. a record storm surge, up to 13 feet possible. already tonight, the outbreak of tornados on the ground here. at least 30 reported tornados. a confirmed tornado crossing i-75. the images of one tornado tonight tearing through a neighborhood. everything goes dark. tonight, my interview with the hurricane hunters flying right into this hurricane. what they want you to know about the strength of this storm. and tonight, authorities warning there will be no rescues until the hurricane passes. president biden invites vice president harris with fema, calling this a matter of life and death. vice president harris calling into cable news and the weather channel to warn viewers about the danger. ginger zee standing by with the new forecast just in from t

thank you kate. >> and joining us now with the latest on hurricane milton is the director of the national hurricane center michael brennan. michael, thank you so much for joining us. once again. we got your update yesterday. what is the latest what would you say is most significant for people to know about where the change in track intensity, any of it that people need to know today well, really things are pretty much on track. >> unfortunately for milton to be a significantly impactful hurricane with multiple life threatening hazards for the florida west coast. still, a powerful category four hurricane this morning. track forecast is really not changed very much. we're still expecting a powerful major hurricane to reach the west coast of the florida peninsula tomorrow evening or overnight tomorrow night into the early morning hours on thursday. we have storm surge warnings in effect, with the potential for 10 to 15ft of inundation above ground level for much of the tampa bay region, down to sarasota. so that's where those evacuations are ongoing. there we've just expanded hurricane warni

as preparations intensify for hurricane milton as the first -- the early bands of the storm hit land. we bring you also an exclusive look at how one volunteer group is helping the recovery from hurricane helene back in north carolina. president biden talks with israel's prime minister as one israeli official warns of a lethal response to iranian attacks that could be imminent. former president trump tries to rally supporters in one of the most crucial of the battleground states as new polls poll surfa. but, first: [rain and winds] >> the wow, unbelievable. >> zero visibility at this point. >> just unbelievable. [winds] >> bret: the early effects of milton are here. we begin with a fox weather alert. hurricane milton heading toward coastal florida right now. again, the first part of that hitting land. it is a category 3 system down from a 5 earlier. but it is bringing life-threatening storm surge as much as 13 feet with 120 mile-per-hour winds and the potential for many, many tornadoes, some actually have already been spotted all over the ground throughout coastal florida on the gulf c

idea called now 807 ones, zeros 0020 orlando florida continuing cnn special live coverage of hurricane milton in just the last few minutes, the wind and rain has really picked up here in central florida as this hurricane is now moving east and causing havoc on >> these goes, it's not done with the rest of the state we've gotten reports from local officials here across orange county of reports of flooding, trees down, at least one report of a roof collapsed as well. but right now, local authorities are on standby because the gusts of wind that you'll see during these live shots there are just too strong to put those first responders back on the road, so the waiting until the winds calm and they expect that will be soon to get out and try to answer some of these calls we know that tens of thousands of people who live in this part of the state across central florida, toward the east or without out power of the 2 million across the state, without power. and we're expecting significant because of what we saw in ian flooding in certain areas. now, there had been those reports we have seen some vide

we opening at also for hurricane milton. after hurricane ian, for example, the florida disaster fund raise and distributed over $63 million to help floridians, this thing helped rebuild homes. help provide food and supplies. it helped to aid small businesses. it helped to supplement incomes for teachers and first responders who are having to go perform their duties while there were still suffering from impacts of the store. i directed bollinger florida to keep the fund activated. we want to continue to do what we can. so far almost 4 million have been raised for the victims of hurricane helene. thanks for everybody who's done it. we've had tremendous donations from lenore, wells fargo, walmart and publix but were accepting donations in any amount you can do so please if you want to do that you can go to for disaster fund.org. florida disaster fund.org. you can also text disaster to 20222 if you want to donate via text message. so we are closing in on lesson 48 hours away from the projected landfall of major hurricane milton.

victor blackwell is in orlando, florida as we continue cnn's live breaking news coverage of hurricane milton, the storm itself weakening but it is still packing a powerful punch as it makes its way east across florida. now a category one hurricane and bringing with it damaging winds and dangerous flooding nearly 3 million customers across the state are without power at this hour. milton, of course, has been tearing across the state of florida for hours now, after making landfall last night, near siesta key on the west side of the state, just to the south of tampa and st petersburg. we are starting to get a sense of some of the damage left behind my milton's and destructive winds. the pictures that you're looking at right now, that's what's left of the roof on tropicana field. that's the home stadium of the tampa bay rays baseball team. as you can see there, it is in tatters. this is the same stadium that had been prepped earlier in the week to be used as a base camp. you see about hots. there was set to be used as a base camp for emergency responders. tampa's fire chief says the danger posed

the federal response to hurricane helene. >> carley: lucas tomlinson with all the details. >> hurricane miltononse of hurricane helene. many saying for a federal response has been slow to reach those remote areas. hurricane milton making landfall in florida, president biden said they were prepared. >> mr. secretary, you have any need from all of the departments and the agency and report to this response? is anything lacking? >> we certainly do have all the resources and we are well positioned to respond to hurricane helene, to respond to hurricane milton go to mr. president, we are meeting for a moment and meeting the challenges because of extraordinary people who have spoken before me. speak of the critics said did anybody expect a different answer from the chief. the press secretary taking home bridge with preside president former president trump. >> quite frankly, these lies are un-american and simply no place for them, not now, not every. former president trump has fled onslaught applies. speak of the administration will continue to work out and call out this information in conspiracy theo

hurricane milton now a dangerous category 4 and directly aimed at florida. the storm expected to double in size before making landfall overnight. on track to be potentially one of the most destructive hurricanes on record. and there's little time left for anyone to evacuate. amid the mass evacuations and hurried preparations, there's also a new worry. limited resources. gas stations literally running on empty, and grocery store shelves picked clean. nbc's marisa is joining us from tampa. jay gray is standing by in ft. myers. and meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the storm for us. the track of this storm has shifted slightly since yesterday. where do we expect landfall now? >> yeah, this has kind of wobbled back and forth, ten miles north or south. as we go throughout time, we are anticipating that west-central u.s. coast impact on the state of florida. we are looking at a category 4 storm. this is catastrophic. people are going to lose homes. there's a threat to life and property. so we're going to watch this very closely, we are about 16 hours away

hurricane. but the problem is, now milton is coming our way. hore, this becomes an even bigger problem. this morning, florida is racing to remove truck loads of debris and the clock is running out. >> it is a 24/7 around the clock mission. we need as much of this debris picked up as possible. this creates a safety hazard. >> reporter: across the gulf coast, streets and sidewalks are littered with parts of destroyed homes. splintered lumber, heavy pieces of furniture and household items after hurricane helene gutted the region less than two weeks ago. now another major hurricane, milton is less than 48 hours from landfall in the same region, turning trash into projectiles. >> it can make it harder for our responders to get in and out. >> reporter: fighting an uphill preparations battle. they're scrambing in manatee, florida. >> people continue to bring items out of their home and put it back on a street, so the area that was clear and is now not clear. >> i dealt with dumpsters a lot. >> reporter: how many loads have they taken? >> two. >> report

hurricane milton is intensifying — now a category five — with speeds around 165mph. w from the national oceanic and atmospheric association — dubbed hurricane hunters — flew through it yesterday and felt its power. damn! on the ground, residents are doing what they can to protect their properties before they leave. but there's real fear here. apprehensive, really anxious. we have two young kids. it's scary. over 50 counties are now under a state of emergency, but not everyone is deciding to flee. we got four, five gallon cans. tommy hall and his family live near venice beach, and they've chosen to weather the incoming storm. we got gas, food, two generators, portable air conditioners to push around to room to room, so i think we might do ok. but weather forecasters are now warning of the severity and danger of this storm. voice breaking: it has dropped 50 millibars in ten hours. - tracking hurricane milton, forecasterjohn morales broke down on air because of fears of what's to come. everything that's going on really does affect you emotionally. and, yeah, my delivery

makes impact.— hours before hurricane milton makes impact.et fired from lebanon killed two _ makes impact. rocket fired from lebanon killed two people - makes impact. rocket fired from lebanon killed two people in - lebanon killed two people in northern israel is the un says a quarter of lebanon is now under evacuation orders. also this hour, the race for the leadership of the conservative party narrows as mps vote to decide the final two candidates.

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 to last asked until december. and, you know, right now, we no longer really follow extreme weather events according to seasons because of the impacts of climate change, we have seen an increase in the frequency and gravity of extreme weather events it is our obligation as a government to be prepared for the long term. and that is why we need congress to act and to act. now and a special session it correctly. >> we need them to come back now, a continuing resolution is no way to fund disaster management and disaster relief i want to get to the politics you brought up. former president trump is pushing this disinformation on fema. he accuses the disaster relief agency of shortchanging republican areas in north carolina and that $1 was stolen for migrants what is the real world impact of these claims that you're seeing? disinformation that is being spread from any one individual and just say this disinfo

we continue our coverage of hurricane milton. millions are in the storm's path, but help from the bay area is on the way. the organization sending crews to the potential impact zones. plus, coming together. first responders hitting the streets of san francisco as fleet week is in full gear up ahead. the mission they're taking on in the name of staying ready. but first, here's what's coming up on california live. good morning everyone. jobeth devera here. and today on california live. they've got me going through one of the most terrifying haunted houses in the bay area. the burnell scream in san jose. come with me as i find out what makes it the darkest, meanest, most skull twisting experience of the season. that's coming up next at 1130 on california live. does mark farrell have the right experience to shake up city hall? in nearly ten years as supervisor, mark grew the bureaucracy by authorizing or creating a commission almost every year. he rubber stamped hundreds of millions to homeless nonprofits with zero accountability and

hurricane milton expected to make landfall late today or overnight into thursday. along florida's west central coast. local officials warning of unsurvivable conditions with powerful winds stirring up debris left from hurricane helene. that's going into everywhere, and a storm surge of up to 15ft in places. i can't imagine. i don't know what will be left. many not waiting to find out. highways clogged with people fleeing. some gas stations running low on fuel. one station has it for a while, and then they don't. and you got to find another station that has it. president biden speaking with state leaders in the storm's path. i've told them anything they ask for, they can get. as federal officials ramp up their response with hundreds of workers on the ground and thousands of national guard members mobilized, they're warning of another hazard misinformation about the help available. it's just really creating an interference for us to be able to do the job that we need to do. former president trump elevating false claims, including that fema disaster money, was diverted

milton is. it is more than twice as wide as the florida peninsula, and it's expected to maintain hurricane force the way from the gulf coast to the atlantic. cbs's rob marciano is about 45 miles down the coast from here, in bradenton, with new information just in on milton's path. rob, what's the latest? >> reporter: well, vlad, i can tell you this, we are gusting to hurricane strength here and our phones just went off saying in this county emergency services have been suspended. i expect our phones to go off again in just an hour or so. they say extreme wind warning is going to be in effect. the latest on the storm is that it is less than 50 miles off the coast now and moving at about 15 miles an hour, so that means it is coming in before midnight and we are going to get hurricane-force winds and some of those extreme winds over 100 mile-per-hour in the next hour or two. so we have already seen over 100 reports or tornado warnings. several reported tornadoes. flooding rains, and more of that is all to come. the track itself is going to come right over bradenton, looks like, landfall around 9:00

the west coast response to hurricane milton. the dozens of people from here in the bay area who are headed to the milton. it is now a category four storm barreling toward florida, triggering widescale evacuation orders. but help is on the way. now we are sending almost 40 more people, so we'll have a total of 80. we have team coverage this morning, including the local help now heading to the potential impact zones and the timeline. when this monster storm may make landfall. this is today in the bay. good morning to you on this wednesday, i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. florida's gulf coast bracing for impact from hurricane milton. in fact, we have a live look along the storm's western coast, sitting squarely in the storm's path. it is also expected to bring a life threatening storm surge, tornadoes, extreme flooding as well. the mayor of tampa, jane castor, earlier this week warned that anyone who does not evacuate ahead of the hurricane will die. it is a warning she is doubling down on as the storm moves in closer.

let's get let's get back to our live coverage of hurricane milton. and all of the damage that occurred. hurricane has broad we have live water rescues that have been happening this morning and continue at this hour. you see this? isn't clearwater. this is in clearwater, florida. this is on the west coast of florida and that is where we find on the west coast of florida, boris sanchez, who's standing by, whom you mean you you you lived through it and reporting on it all throughout the day and night for us, boris and behind you is some of the evidence of just how strong hurricane milton milton was and the wins that it brought yeah, absolutely. >> some fearsome winds coming into florida's gulf coast. kate, this is tropicana field is one of the centers of the community here in st. petersburg. and as you can see behind me the roof is in tatters. it's been completely shorn by the win and that's notable in part because this is one of the basis of emergency operations in response to hurricane milton, you had emergency personnel sheltering there. you had reso

but a hurricane like milton coming just two weeks after hurricane helene, two very powerful stormsk-to-back have the resources that we need to respond. >> fema is primary coordinator for all of the federal response we work with our state and local officials, but we bring in resources from across the entire federal government that includes our partners at lvmh services, the army corps of engineers, and the department of defense has been a big supporter of our efforts overall. >> we planned for this. it's not a surprise that multiple hurricanes can hit back-to-back. we understand that's a reality. we plan for it. we have waste to surge. no one needs to be concerned that fema doesn't have the resources to respond >> thank you so much for coming on and sharing those details with us to come on. cnn news central conversations with local officials as well as residents while hurricane milton gets closer sure. and closer to the gulf coast with deadly promise, stay with cnn saturday at nine on cnn? for over 25 years, loved sack has been rewriting the rules of comfort. it's okay to change you