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Welcome back to bbc news. Lets get more on our top story. Hurricane milton which is making its way towards the west coast of florida. Five million people have been told to get out of its way. President biden says leaving was a matter of �*life and death. Nicole maul is the national spokesperson for the american red cross. Nicole is in tallahassee, florida and told us how theyve been preparing for something of this magnitude. Ican i can tell you that the american red cross has been on the groun...

In lebanon. Have you ever wondered whether an elephants swings left or right? the answer might be wrinklier than you think. Welcome to the world today. Presiden biden has warned millions of people in florida to leave their homes if they still can, as hurricane milton, a lethal category 4 storm closes in on the states west coast. Those still left have been warned that miltons impact will be catastrophic. These are images of the storm from space. Its being described as potentially one of the most ...

Florida is braced, for what many have described as the storm of the century. Our correspondents are there. We will speak to one resident who has decided to stay. And will they ever fully recover? in the wake of hurricane ian, 95% of the damage assessments, were downgraded by the insurance companies. This could be a disastrous 12 hours, for tens of thousands of american families. Welcome to the programme. There is driving wind and torrential rainfall that has already arrived in florida, several h...

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Taking aim at the state of florida. Residents are now being urged by authorities to shelter in place. Milton is projected to be a category three storm when it makes landfall. Forecasters say its currently on track for the city of sarasota. The city of tampa is also near the path of the storm. Heres a live look now. This is fort myers beach in florida, you can see those powerful winds and lots of rain already striking the close there, and very large waves as well napping across the beach, you can...

Well ask why a political battle over the massive storm has started. And shock at westminster as james cleverly is knocked out of the tory leadership contest. Kemi badenoch and robertjenrick are the final two. What does it tell us about the future direction of the conservative party? good evening. Welcome to newsnight. In florida, time has run out for more than 5. 5 million people who were ordered to leave their homes as hurricane milton closes in. As we go on air, the storm surges have already b...

Fort myers beach, in florida. You can see those high winds and heavy rains beginning to lash the coast there in fort myers. You can see how much the camera is shaking with the wind there, and obviously large waves — warned of storm surges and rising water levels, as you can see coming up over the beach and onto the barriers, and beyond. This is from a short time ago in fort myers. You can see the before and after of water coming up over this hotel pool. Quite dramatic there. And just to show h...

Federal response to these lifethreatening hurricanes political yet again despite officials saying misinformation has made the disaster relief all the more difficult. Plus new information tonight on multiple phone calls between vladimir putin and former president trumps since he left office. The detail from bob woodward in his latest book. Good evening. We start tonight with hurricane milton gaining strength at this moment and headed toward tampa, florida a region still reeling from hurricane hel...

Set to make landfall in florida roughly 24 hours from now, weve just gotten a new advisory this very hour milton is currently moving towards floridas gulf coast, tracking towards the sarasota area and potentially inching even further south and its going to get a lot bigger before it gets there. That means a life lifethreatening storm surge potentially reaching up to 15 feet but this hurricane is going to impact the entire state. Everyone on edge because any wobble in its trajectory could actuall...

Strength and makes landfall also tonight. Former president making the federal response to these lifethreatening hurricanes, political yet again, despite officials saying misinformation has made the disaster relief all the more difficult plus new information tonight on multiple phone calls between vladimir putin and former president trump since he left office. The details from bob woodward in his latest book. Good evening. We start tonight with hurricane milton gaining strength at this moment and...