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That storm surge could be the worst part of this storm. So we will be on that during this hour. Ill be watching. Thanks alex. Thank you. We are going straight to bill karins. Msnbcs meteorologist. Nbc news meteorologist for the latest on the situation there. Bill, what can we expect now in florida? this is when all the damage is happening. We cant show you where the worst storm surge is. But we know it is moving in. We have had reports of a ten foot storm surge in sarasota. As we go down the coa...

Biggest storm of the century could make landfall within the hour. Live images from st. Petersburg on your screen right now, you see our bill weir there in that picture. Hell be with us in a moment hurricane milton now on a much faster track toward land, expected to hit florida with 150 mile an hour wind gusts and a destructive storm surge. Conditions deteriorating by the minute officials now saying it is no longer safe to be outside. And lets show you what it looks like on the roads already floo...

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People are being urged to leave coastal and low—lying areas of florida as hurricane milton, expected to be the biggest storm to hit the area in a century, moves closer to the states west coast. President biden has warned evacuating is a matter of life and death. These pictures are coming into us live from the state of florida. This is the sunshine skyway bridge, the gateway to tampa bay, normally a very busy road even early in the day but pretty much deserted now, clearly very exposed and cert...

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...

Long time and have experienced these storms many times, power you talking with them about how this is going to be different. And what 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 you thank you, madam vice president. Yes, weve been emphasizing the size and the intensity of the storm and the direction in which its approaching, which is unusual and really raises that storm surge risk for ...

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Is going to be different here just so the difference what they are used to and what this will be as a way to hopefully give them more encouragement and know they need to get out there to speak with thank you, madame vice president. We have been emphasizing size and intensity of the storm which is unusual and really raises that storm surge risk for the west coast of florida. We typically see hurricanes west coast florida south/southeast parallel to the coach, coast and raises the storm surge risk...