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Forecasters are warning this will be a catastrophiclevel storm when it makes landfall overnight along floridas west coast. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino and hi to you, bill. Bill: good morning to you. Bill hemmer live in orlando 100 miles due east of tampa, florida. The entire part of this state will get whacked starting later tonight. As we track this storm, right now 155 mileperhour winds, category 4 storm. A track were watching between clear water near tampa and d...

An hour ago to a category 4 but a serious and deadly storm that will have the target of the west coast of florida in its sights sometime later tonight and early tomorrow morning. Im bill hemmer in orlando. We do a split show today. Dana: you are missed but glad youre there. This is americas newsroom, im dana perino. You have covered many of these hurricanes, bill. I think that even you are saying wow, this one is big and monster by comparison even. Bill: you know, i think it is storm 21. Im back...

This is not survivorable the urgent warning we got from central florida officials to all the people living in hurricane miltons path. The evacuation zone involves six million people. And this storm is hours away now from colliding with floridas gulf coast. The impact has the potential to change the coastline. Our meteorologist janice dean was saying it will do that. President biden and vicepresident kamala harris are getting briefed were told on preparations. Officials are bracing for extreme wi...

Stores are closed. A lot of velocity, it will bring a lot of hazards, a lot of damage. They conditions are getting worse by the minute. This is already happening. Here it is, it is on the ground. We need to prepare for catastrophic impacts. Neil: get ready because it is almost on, tampa and fort myers, as florida braces for impact. Hurricane milton becoming category three storm ours away from making landfall. The outer bands are already hitting, dropping from airports and military bases, schools...

Damaging winds, and up to 13 feet of lifethreatening storm surge. President biden warning, it looks like the storm of the century. Officials fearing the impact could reshape floridas coastline. Millions urged or ordered to evacuate. The highways jammed. Many gas stations running out. The national weather service warning now is the time to shelter in place. Our full team coverage here in florida and al roker with a new track as we come on the air. Also tonight, the storm impacting the race for th...

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 israels 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...

Do the investigation they say it is doing, as he will report to us. That is an expensive report and explosive reporting. Im so glad you are covering it with the person at the center of all of it, everyone who cares about the integrity of our democracy and the high court and the decisions it is making should be watching tonight. Im going to save you some time because pennsylvania senator bob casey is joining us and he is this programs pennsylvania political expert. We are going to get it settled ...

Hurried preparations, theres also a new worry. Limited resources. Gas stations literally running on empty, and grocery store shelves picked clean. Nbcs 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 anticipati...

Coast in a few hours. Tonight, milton expected to bring a mix of storm surge, high winds and power outages to communities across florida. More than 1 million people are under evacuation orders with local officials urging people in vulnerable zones to get to safety now. If you were as blunt as we have seen a public official be. If people stay in the evacuation zones and try to ride it out, they will die. Is that still your message this morning? wherever that storm surge comes, if its 10 to 15 fee...

Evacuate now, now, now, you should have already been evacuated. Thats not hyperbole, its a matter of life and death. President biden urging floridians in the path of hurricane milton to take seriously evacuation orders from local officials. It comes as the storm is gaining strength in the gulf, expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. We have the very latest on the hurricanes track. And a live report from florida straight ahead. Also ahead, a new book by longtime journalist bob woodward i...