Prelandfall Declaration News Today

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 ...

Im Jessica Dean in new york. We are following breaking News Tonight as florida is bracing for another major hurricane hurricane, and we have new information about that intensifying storm Hurricane Milton. Now forecast to become a category four. And is expected to make landfall later. For this week as a major hurricane, 51 counties across florida now under a State Of Emergency and mandatory evacuations have already been ordered in some areas. Governor Ron Desantis is expected to hold a briefing j...

Blitzer in washington in for fredricka whitfield. Were standing by for major Breaking News right now significant developments unfolding in the Middle East right now, another huge Explosion Rocking Beirut Just A Little while ago in the last hour or so, as israel continues its punishing airstrikes On Hezbollah forces in the lebanese capital. This as we learn, the leader of one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East was killed in one of those strikes around backed Militant Grou...

devastating some of the most important tobacco farms used to produce iconic cigars. you are watching "fox and friends first," im carley shimkus >> todd: im todd piro, our reporters are live this morning. janice dean is in the fox weather center in new york city. >> carley: we begin in st. petes beach, on track to be one of the first places hit today. lauren, what are you seeing on the ground right now? >> still dry at this moment and looking ago, later today that will not be the case. ...

Areas, up to 35 inches of rain, because this is a massive rain making system, and due to complicated weather patterns, chad can explain, itll probably stall out in texas. Weve lost power to 63,000 homes in this area, thats Corpus Christi, theyve put together a boil order, thats a recaution, with so much water around here, essentially the citys Drinking Water could be contaminated. And the wind are not expected to dramatically die down any time soon. So, the hard shp really is not coming to a end...

Of water and surge. 10 feet of storm surge will put your life in jeopardy, when peoples lives are in jeopardy like this, work together, regardless of party line. biden administration approved our request for prelandfall declaration and did that quickly, were thankful for that. >> carley: that was him on hannity last night. talking about the 10-foot storm surge, he is you can taking about your area, how does that make you feel? >> well, i think that if youre prepared and you have done the best th...

Brigade deployed to the middle east, and so we will have that request as early as tomorrow that we will have additional soldiers coming from the national guards from sister states, and this is going to be helpful as well. >> well, good. well, if there is anything else that you need, you know just call. i mean, you got the team at the table there. a lot of them. >> yes, sir. >> so just holler. so now, cedric, who are we going to next? >> governor reeves. >> okay. i understand, gov, you are not on...

Combat team, theyre deployed to the middle east, and so were going to have emac request for, i think, as early as tomorrow. were going to have additional soldiers coming from national guards, from sister states and thats going to be very helpful as well. >> good. well, look, if theres anything else you need, you know just call. i mean, you got the team at the table there. a lot of them. and so just holler. in now cedric, who are we going to next? >> governor reese. >> oh, you are -- i understand...

And when it did so, we were in constant contact with the governors office and he signed that prelandfall declaration, that frees up the national guard to do what we need him to do, depending on what happens with the storm. it frees up federal money to come in and it gives the governor executive powers to initiate rema, to open our emergency operation center and enact our comprehensive emergency management plan. >> do you brace yourself for the type of damage you could expect there? >> i mean, yo...

Warnings. these things are so unpredictable. they can change just a degree or two. and it could have a catastrophic effect on the state of florida. >> it does make the evacuation process challenging. we have seen people leave one area only, unfortunately at the time you would have it drive in to where thing were even worse. how have you been coordinating to make sure that kind of thing doesnt happen this time around. >> i have to admit the governor of florida has done a tremendous job so we are ...