People in the area have been told to evacuate with the mayor of tampa saying with the mayor of tampa saying if you stay, you will die. If you stay, you will die. Long queues of traffic have long queues of traffic have been seen on the highway been seen on the highway as people try to leave before as people try to leave before the storm hits. The storm hits. Fifty one florida counties Fifty One florida counties are under a State Of Emergency are under a state of Emergency Ani and 202 Health Care Ani and 202 Health Care facilities have been facilities have been and 202 Health Care and 202 Health Care facilities have been facilities have been according to florida governor ron de santis. The fresh warnings come less than two weeks less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit after Hurricane HeleneHit Florida and nearby us states florida and nearby us states killing at least 225 people, killing at least 225 people, and bringing widespread damage. And bringing widespread damage. President biden has postponed President Biden has postponed a trip to germany to oversee a trip to germany to oversee preparations and prepare preparations and prepare a federal response. He warned that milton could be a federal response. He warned that milton could be the worst storm seen the worst storm seen in florida for a century. In florida for a century. Im cancelling my trip to im cancelling my trip to germany and africa. Ill try to germany and africa. Ill try to work this out later. But i work this out later. But i dont think i can be out of the dont think i can be out of the country at this time. Number country at this time. Number one. Numbertwo, were Going One. Numbertwo, were going country at this time. Number one. Number two, were going to country at this time. Number one. Number two, were going to stay focused on whats ahead of stay focused on whats ahead of us right now. Us right now. Ive been briefed by senior leaders of this administration. Were driving up administration. Were driving up preparedness for Hurricane Milton, which up preparedness for Hurricane Milton, It1ich Up Preparedness for Hurricane Milton, it on| up preparedness for Hurricane Milton, it on our satellite can see it on our satellite image. Whats happening over the last couple of hours is the us Air Force Hurricane hunter aircraft, these are aircraft and fly into the heart of hurricanes to take measurements of them. Theyve been into the storm and they found it is now strengthening once again. Currently sustained winds of 155 mph thats about 250 kph. That makes it a Top And Category four hurricane. As you can see, it is said to head towards the western side of the Florida Peninsula as we had through the next 24 36 hours was up the intensity of the storm will wax and wane. The actual win strengths will change. Itll strengthen and weaken it again. Either way people in that western side of the Florida Peninsula are rightly being warned of this storms arrival. It is going to be an extremely dangerous storm. The winds are a huge part of the story. Those winds are going to cause enormous amount of damage. Its are going to cause enormous amount of damage. Are going to cause enormous amount of damage. Its not ust awareness were i amount of damage. Its not ust awareness were being i amount of damage. Its Notjust Awareness were being warned L Awareness were being warned about. What is a Storm Surge and why are they potentially so damaging . The and why are they potentially so damaging . And why are they potentially so damauain . ,. , damaging . The winds are part of the story about damaging . The winds are part of the story about the damaging . The winds are part of the story about the storm the story about the Storm Surges another part of the sheer amount of rain. Let me take you through whats going to happen over the next couple of days. Across florida a huge swathe of rainfall. This shows the rainfall were expecting to accumulate over the next few days. Some places, then north of the Florida Peninsula could see for hundred and 50 mm of rain, about 18 inches of rain. That can cause significant flash flooding. You mentioned that Storm Surge for the around the Tampa Bay Area there is the threat of a Storm Surge, ten to 15 feet. What does that mean . That Mean Sea levels ten to 15 feet above their normal level. Tampa is in incredibly low lying place. You see that see water rushing in for the obviously, that is going to cause huge amounts of devastation. To put that into some context, Hurricane Helene a couple of weeks ago brought a Storm Surge to tampa of around seven feet. That was the biggest Storm Surge they had seenin biggest Storm Surge they had seen in recent years. This could bring a Storm Surge double that. 0bviously these warnings, you do understand why the warnings have been issued so strongly. The warnings have been issued so strongly so strongly. Were seeing this come after so strongly. Were seeing this come after helene so strongly. Were seeing this come after helene which so strongly. Were seeing this l come after helene which means people are still recovering. Weve seen warnings about Sewerage Systems and other systems there. Its Sewerage Systems and other systems there. Sewerage systems and other systems there. Its not unusual to see lots systems there. Its not unusual to see lots of systems there. Its not unusual to see lots of hurricanes systems there. Its not unusual to see lots of hurricanes at to see lots of hurricanes at this time of year. This is just after the peak of hurricane season, runs into november. Two big storms hitting in a similar area is very bad news. This is going to hit in a slightly different place to helene. In terms of where the storm will make landfall, a little bit further south. Unfortunately, that takes it into a slightly more populated area. There may well be more people in the path of the storm although the winds will weaken the rain is good work right across the state of florida. A lot of flooding places like 0rlando for example, flooding. Even as the storm emerges across the other side into the atlantic it may still be at Hurricane Strength so that were can hear lots more about the storm over the next few days. Next few days. Usually populated next few days. Usually populated and next few days. Usually populated and the next few days. Usually i populated and the people next few days. Usually populated and the people know because of travel to florida from right around the world for them to what degree is Climate Change making the storms worse . We saw this Hurricane Milton is strengthening rapidly over the gulf of mexico. The Sea Surface Temperature right now are above 30 celsius, exceptionally warm sea waters, that were made many times more likely by Climate Change we see Climate Change having an impact on this storm. More generally, Climate Change may well not mean that we see more hurricanes but the ones that do develop are likely to strengthen more rapidly, which makes them more dangerous. They may become slower moving over land and they may bring more rain for the warm the atmosphere is able to hold more moisture. This fits into a pattern of increasingly damaging storms as we go forward. , ~ ,. , forward. Then rich, thank you very much forward. Then rich, thank you very much for forward. Then rich, thank you very much for that forward. Then rich, thank you very much for that update. Forward. Then rich, thank you | very much for that update. The explanation as to what is Going On. Bennett ridge. The live page on our website is being updated all the time. The aircraft and fly into their hurricane, measuring the strength of the storm, crucial information and helping the public with what to do. Let me bring you breaking news on the middle east. Tensions continue to ratchet up. The syrian State Media according to reuters is reporting that an air on Israels Capital Damascus seven civilians, including women and children have been killed and ii including women and children have been killed and 11 others injured. We heard in the last hour that there had been a strike on damascus. Weve been seeing syria drawn into events there. The syrian State Media reporting seven civilians, including women and children have been killed after a strike that hit a residential area and 11 others have been injured. Let me update you on a Line Thatis let me update you on a line that is also been by reuters, israel has told the pentagon that israeli Defence Minister will not be travelling to washington for that this Pentagon BriefingGoing On right now. We can possibly dip into that if we need to. That Pentagon BriefingGoing On. We will keep you across the lines going out of that. A number of briefings at this time from the us. We have been hearing a lot after the very stark warning from Benjamin Netanyahu and the american administration taking questions on that. Israels military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, with attacks now in the South West of the country, as well as the south east. And there have been more large Explosions Today in the capital beirut. One of those attacks in recent days has killed the man many believed might succeed Hassan Nasrallah as head of his hezbollah, according to israels Defence Minister. Meanwhile more than A Hundred rockets have been fired by his Brother Operating Out of Southern Lebanon towards israels third largest city of haifa. Air defences failed to stop one rocket landing yesterday. The escalating conflict comes as the world awaits israels response, to irans unprecedented Missile Attack last week, with many wondering just how much worse, the situation could get. Jeremy bowen has been talking to young palestinians and israelis about how they view the war. It has been another brutal, sad day. In gaza more funerals of palestinians killed by israel. The worried world agonises about ways to stop them. Talking peace will come much later. What about people caught up in the war . Injerusalem we met israeli army reservists who spent months on active service in gaza and on the lebanese border. The world thinks we have two options, to go to war or sign a ceasefire or a peace agreement. Im sorry to say that we have two options. A very bad war right now or much worse in the future. I feel right now israel is stuck in the middle. With a western world that doesnt really know how to talk about the war. Because war is a bad thing, it is always something you can decide not to have, it is always up to you as a western country, and you can decide to have peace, as if you can decide to have a relationship with someone. You will have heard a lot of criticism of israel for killing civilians. Do you think that is fair . I dont because israel has no intention of doing that. It is a civilised society. Fighting hideous people. Israel is held by different standards by everyone in the world and i know the reason why, the reason is pure anti semitism. Israel has destroyed universities, killed thousands of civilians as well as hamas people, loads of the Gaza Strip is just rubble. Was that really necessary . Im sorry to say that its not enough. After October Seven we have seen many people going through the streets and just being happy that they were able to do what they did on October Seven. We Cant Trust them with our lives any more. We are no longer willing to do that. From jerusalem we crossed Jerusalems Complex of walls and fences and went to the West Bank to meet community organisers. They say the west tells lies, has double standards, one law for israel and ukraine, another for the palestinians. From the very first moment they denounced the 7th of october. We didnt see the same international community denounced the 6th of october, all the 8th of october. Now almost more than a year on the 7th of october, where we are now, and where the international community are, they prefer to stay in the Comfort Zone where our people are dying every day. You live in a troubled land. How do you see the future . Very blurred. I cannot see it. It is very gloomy. Tell me why. Because you dont know what will happen in the next hour. Not the next week, but the next hour. You dont know what will happen. We spoke to some young israelis. Similar ages to you guys and they said, look, we cannot trust the palestinians after the 7th of october. Look what they did. I would say the same because after what they did with the 7th of october, the killings in gaza and the West Bank also, killing palestinians, Kids Being shot in the head, elderly people, women walking to checkpoint and being killed, i can say that i think the same. I cannot trust an israeli especially idf. When you hear israelis saying they follow international law, they respect it, you dont believe it . Actually i dont. This is like a movie that hasnt stopped. We see the israeli occupation, they attacked palestinians in gaza, how they bombed a hospital, families, the kids, they dont have any red lines. Now we start to feel that our new generation believe more in the struggle by Military Ways because by the way we are losing a full palestinian generation. When a whole generation loses a whole generation the international community should take care of this. Back in the 1990s this was supposed to become the palestinian parliament. It was abandoned, unfinished when the process collapsed. Broken dreams, Forgotten Dreams Of A Better Future that right now is bleak. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, jerusalem. More on our website on all the developments in the middle east. Still to come on the World Today we hear of former prime Minister Borisjohnson on the race to the leadership party. Around the world and across the uk. This is the World Today on bbc news. There are just three mps left in the race to be the next leader of the Conservative Party after Tom Tugendhat was knocked out of the contest. The latest round of voting by tory mps saw the Shadow Home SecretaryJames Cleverly top the poll on 39 votes, robertjenrick was second on 31 and Kemi Badenoch third. Earlier former prime Minister Borisjohnson spoke to the bbc in his first live interview to discuss his new memoir unleashed. Mrjohnson was asked a range of questions, from his handling of the covid crisis to brexit. He also gave his assessment of what the Conservative Party needs to do to rebuild. The best thing i can do with, all four, all three remaining candidates is, is urge them. If theyve been coveting . Well, you know. Wooing you, wanting. Youve been asked to. Support a candidate. I think, insofar as they may be covetous of my ideas and and beliefs, then they should read unleashed, because they will find the template, the tram tracks. 0k. They will find the way ahead. They will find the formula. Another book for supposed to be writing. They will write because what we had. Sojust to remind you, a reform when i was running the show, which which then did so much damage to us in 2024, reform was was hovering around zero when i was, when i was running it. Build back that big broad coalition governed from the centre right, get on with levelling up and believe in britain. Lets speak to political editor of the Spectator Magazine Katy