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More than 5 1/2 million people are under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders in florida tonight as the state braces for the impact of hurricane milton. Tolls were waived, highway shoulders were open to try to ease clogging as florida residents took to the roads to get out of this storm s way. Hurricane milton is expected to make landfall in florida late tomorrow night or early thursday morning. And, well, anything could change in the next 24 hours, milton is expected to drive straight through central florida. The first direct strike by a hurricane in areas of tampa in more than a century. The mayor of tampa issued this stark warning to residents. If you choose to stay in one of these evacuation areas you are going to die. Now, even in less extreme circumstances preparing for a natural disaster is always a challenge. The government has to coordinate between state and local and federal agencies, those agencies then not only have to prepare for the physical impacts of the disaster bu ....
This tuesday night. Good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. Tonight we re tracking hurricane milton, the extremely dangerous category 5 storm that s likely to make landfall in florida in just about 24 hours. We ll have much more on the storm in a moment. But we are also just four weeks out from election day as they say game on. If you have not registered to vote yet, you re running out of time. Today is the deadline to register in new mexico. Tomorrow is the deadline in missouri. A new poll from the new york times in sienna has good news for vice president harris, showing her leading donald trump by three points, which is inside the margin of error. More voters see her as the change candidate over donald trump. 46 to 44% also within the margin of error. My colleague, garrett haake has more. Reporter: tonight, vice presidential harris telling abc she wouldn t change anything president biden did. Would you have done something differently than president biden during the past four ye ....
Still be so close? yet here we are. We showed you those numbers, plus 6, plus 10. His ability to outperform in that state is remarkable anywhere in the country. Thank you, my friend. More than 5. 5 million people are under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders in florida tonight as the state braces for the s impact of hurricane milt. Tolls were waived and highway shoulders were open to ease clogging as florida residents took to the roads to get out of the storm s way. Hurricane milton is expected to make landfall in florida late thursday night. It s expected to drive straight now central nra, the straight direct hit for areas like tampa in more than a century. The mayor of tampa issued this stark warning to his residents. If h you choose to stay in one these evacuation areas, you are going to die. Now, ineven in less extreme circumstances, preparing for a natural disaster is always a challenge. The government has to coordinate between state and local and federal agencies. Thosera ag ....
Keep it here on msnbc. We ll be here throughout the storm for you and i ll see you here tomorrow, same time, same place. For now, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. 11:00 a. M. Eastern, 8:00 a. M. Pacific. I m jose diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Hurricane milton closing in on florida s gulf coast, expected to make landfall early tomorrow as a devastating major hurricane. Right now, milton is a category 4 storm, churning 100 miles southwest of tampa, set to bring damaging winds and a dangerous and potentially historic storm surge. Schools, airports and many businesses are already closed in florida as people scramble to evacuate in the final hours before the storm hits. And take a look at this, milton s powerful winds shaking up a team of hurricane hunters flying through the storm. Meantime, right now, in south florida, a tornado has broken out near i75. Joining us now from tampa, nbc s marissa parra. And also ....
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. We re grateful. Please stay safe. The beat with ari melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi nicolle. Welcome to the beat. Warning against maga disinformation. Both candidates have been speaking out. We have more on the intersection of this humanitarian damager and the campaigns later this hour. While the latest reports indicate this volatile category 3 will double in size and make landfall in florida within hours. Experts caution it could end up being the worst such weather event in possibly a generation. I can give you a couple of factoids before we bring in our experts. Sustained wind speeds up to 130 miles per hour, projected 15foot storm surges in the worse spots, a foot and a half of rain in the densely populated tampa area is expected. And you can see fort myers, sarasota, tampa, all in the path, as it will barrel across the west coast. You see that on your screen with the map of florida. Authorities ....