Anderson cooper in braden florida, where the winds have really picked up significantly just in the last ten minutes or so, they are really starting to whip here in downtown by, by The River. I just want to get a sense of sort of the wins. Its sort of hard to tell when youre actually in it you get a sense in the light over there. Theres just been a steady downpour of rain and you can see it there. It reflected in the light as i was talking to erin in the last hour, there is a lot of along The River here. Theres a lot of Palm Trees, a lot of these really large branches of these Palm Trees are just ripping off flying through the air and there are sort of littered all over the ground. I want to walk if i cant over here a little bit and show you the Manatee River is over here. And nellis, is that way. About ten minutes ago, we could see lights over in pinellas obscures me in palmetto, we dont see the lights over there anymore. I dont know if theyre still there and just the visibilities. So
Im jake tapper. Were going to start this hour with the Breaking News moments ago, we got an update on her Hurricane Milton, which once again is im not happy to tell you, has strengthened to a category five storm. Was category for now its back to five and has 165 165 mile an ho sustained winds. It is expected to double in size before making landfall in florida. Nearly 20 Million people in the United States are currently in the path of Hurricane Milton. Its effects or already being felt. Parts of the Tampa Bay Area are gonna lose access to running water starting today, Gas Stations are running out of fuel as evacuees fill up their cars and tried to flee. Those riding out the storm are stocking Up To power their generators. Lets get straight to cnn Meteorologist Chad myers in a hurricane headquarters. Chad, it doesnt sound like this forecast is what we wanted it is not, it is. We saw all day and i talked to you about this at 4 00 this afternoon that the last plane left about three hours a
Right now on Ana Cabrera reports, Breaking News, as florida readies for a direct hit from a monster storm. Mass evacuations and urgent preparations as Hurricane Milton charges through the gulf. Were in tampa, a city that could see its worst storm in a century. The president expected to speak from the White House in just minutes as the nation sees two historic backtoback storms, well carry those remarks live. Also ahead, misinformation about the response to helene embroils the 2024 race. Vp harris slamming Donald Trump over lies about storm aid. And Breaking News at the Supreme Court this morning, justices hearing the first major case of the new term. The critical question should Ghost Guns be regulated as firearms . Thanks so much for joining us. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific, im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. Mass evacuations not seen in years unfolding in florida right now as a Monster Hurricane barrels toward the Gulf Coast. Hurricane milton is now a category 4
Morning at nine Sunday Morning to you, im victor blackwell. Im amara walker. We start with Breaking News out of The Middle East this morning, tensions are high across the region with growing fears of a wider conflict. New video for you this morning, shot overnight from a beirut suburb. Cnn crews, there i have reported near constant blast around the city overnight into this morning. And israel says it targeted hezbollah Weapons Facilities and issued new evacuation but just for parts of beiruts suggesting that more strikes could be on the way. But as paula has continued to launch rockets into israel and Israels Military says about 30 projectiles were fired into israel this morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a defiant tone and then message late saturday seven fronts. Against the enemies of civilization for defending ourselves against this barbarism. Israel is defending civilizations against those who seek to impose a dark age of fanaticism on All Of Us rest assured isra
Here in the states canada, and all around The World. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is Cnn Newsroom. Israel strikes Lebanons Capital is hezbollah targets Northern Israel with its own rockets were live In Beirut with the latest Donald Trump Return to the site of his first Assassination Attempt alongside The Worlds richest Man Elon Musk Toll Hold the crowd. Boss in those communities, assess the toll from Hurricane Helene, a new storm is brewing in the Gulf Of Mexico, will go to the Cnn Weather Center for details this is Cnn Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber and we begin. In the Middle East where fighting is raging on multiple fronts and fears of a bigger war are growing just as israel prepares to mark the anniversary of the Hamas Attack on October 7, israels military says the Jabalya Refugee Camp In Gaza is now surrounded an antihamas operations are underway even says hamas was detected in the area trying to rebuild its operational capacities the idf says, its working to stop that from happening. Were