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♪ brian: 7:00 a. M. On the east coast, wednesday, october 9th, this is fox & friends. Steve: it is. We start this hour of fox & friends with a fox weather alert. Look at those live images right now from tampa and fort myers. Rain and wind picking up in florida as a category 5 hurricane named milton is barreling toward the state. Florida congressman byron donalds is standing by with an urgent warning. He is with us in two minutes. Lawrence: while americans are scrambling to find safety, the whi...

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...

Being taken care of. And it really is its unamerican, it really is. People are scared to death. People know their lives are at stake, all that theyve worked for, all that they own, all that they value. President joe biden yesterday addressing misinformation on helene recovery efforts spread by donald trump and his allies. And that comes as hurricane milton is gaining strengthen in the gulf and expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. Well have the latest storm track and a live report from...

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...

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...

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...

Potentially one of the most destructive storms on record, thats the new warning from the national Hurricane Center about Hurricane Milton headed for floridas West Coast. Tampas mayor also not mincing words, saying, if you dont leave the evacuation zones, youre going to die. Breaking this morning, a Brand New poll shows good news for Kamala Harris as we are learning of a new plan, she is set to unveil today that could revolutionize Home Health Care for seniors and hope of a Ceasefire And Hostage ...

Warning as theyre heading into this it is incredible is right. Matt. Thank you very much, kate. New hour of Cnn News central starts now the national Hurricane Center out with a new update on Hurricane Milton. The track, the intensity when it is making landfall and the center calling it a Once In A Lifetime event and this has to stop that are the words of and that is what we were just told by the head of fema on this show about the false rumors swirling about the Agency And Disaster relief rumors...

1877866 8555. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News. Hurricane milton is quickly getting more intense, even more intense in the Gulf Of Mexico at this hour. And taking aim directly at central florida. Its at category four strength right now but is expected to be a cat five again later today. Were also getting this new Exclusive Video from madeira beach florida, a Town Standing right in miltons path. This is debris piled up fro...

The breaking news. Florida bracing for what could be one of the most powerful and destructive storms on record. The state trying to keep Gas Stations supplied as people rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton. All right. Just in to cnn. Donald trump had, quote maybe as many as seven calls with russian president Vladimir Putin since he left office the Bombshell New reporting by Bob Woodward and two of the countrys biggest music Stars Country Music stars joining forces to help with Hurricane ...