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Keep it here on msnbc. Well be here throughout the storm for you and ill see you here tomorrow, same time, same place. For now, im ana cabrera reporting from new york. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. 11:00 a. M. Eastern, 8:00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Hurricane milton closing in on floridas gulf coast, expected to make landfall early tomorrow as a devastating major hurricane. Right now, milton is a category 4 storm, churning 10...

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...

Going to be different? and so the difference between what theyre used to and what this will be, as a way to, hopefully, give them more encouragement to know that they need to get out? thank you, madam vice president. Yes, we are emphasizing the size and intensity of the storm and the direction at which its approaching which is unusual and really raises that storm surge risk for the west coast of florida. We typically see hurricanes approach the west coast of florida from the south or southeast p...

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...

Developments, but we begin at the weather map with al roker. As if the threat of this potentially historic storm isnt enough, were already seeing tornadoes. Thats right. And this was kind of the worst case scenario, chris, because we were talking about this for the last two days. We were going to see these tornadoes, especially as it approached, and sure enough thats what happened. Lets show you what weve got going on right now. As far as our map is concerned, we are looking at a category 4 stor...

Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. Were grateful. Please stay safe. The beat with ari melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi nicolle. Welcome to the beat. Warning against maga disinformation. Both candidates have been speaking out. We have more on the intersection of this humanitarian damager and the campaigns later this hour. While the latest reports indicate this volatile category 3 will double in size and make landfall in florida within hours. Exp...

Before making landfall earlier than expected tonight in florida. Forecast to bring up to 15 feet of lifethreatening storm surge to some regions, up to 18 inches of rain in areas like tampa, and catastrophic, sustained winds. At this hour, parts of florida are already feeling the effects as milton grows in size and moves closer to the west coast. More than 1 million people are under mandatory evacuation orders. Thousands are still fleeing the state in search of higher ground, as the window to get...

We start in the united states, where hurricane milton has re—strengthened to a category five storm, as it barrels straight towards florida. People there are evacuating en masse, ahead of wednesdays projected landfall. The national hurricane center says the storm has doubled in size since tuesday. Local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring you a destructive storm surge, and some areas will not be survivable. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled. Its expected to bring strong ...

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You can see this time lapse here shared by american astronaut matthew dominick — showing how this storm looks from space. Milton comes just days after hurricane helene tore through the southeastern us — 225 people were killed by the natural disaster across six states. The back to back storms are expected to leave historic levels of damage that could take years to recover from. Unlike helene, milton will only pass through florida on its way to the atlantic ocean. President biden has postponed...