Five hurricane just about a day right now, which stands at eight category four, and it is promising 40 plus called an hour winds for this region, as well as a deadly, deadly Storm Surge. I want to show you what he started to happen in Tampa Bay right now. The water has started to recede. These are easterly wave that is dragging water out typically the Water Line is much closer but through this spot right here the seawall in front of me, this recession is something you typically see was storms at some point, this will come flying back as a potential 15 foot Storm Surge in some parts its estimated to be somewhere between eight to 12 feet here in Tampa Bay. And that is what has officials very, very concerned this may be a category four storm, a very powerful one, but the Storm Surge is a category five and it is set to Shatter Records Set by Hurricane Helene wait only about two weeks ago at some of the debris from Hurricane Helene is still out in this area. You see here in this pier, a Pol
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Breaking this hour a monster once in a lifetime hurricane with winds now up to 180 miles an hour. Were going to take you inside the category five storm because there is no higher category thats headed straight for florida. Lets go out front. And good evening. Im erin burnett, live from Tel Aviv out front tonight. The Breaking News under attack in israel. The israeli military saying 190 projectiles have been fired at israel today, many at the very city that were standing in right now. The most missiles fired at Tel Aviv by iranian backed militias since the very earliest days of this war, an air raid, sirens blaring while we were on the air just a short time ago. There. Thats going up. Yeah, those interceptors are going up. I dont know if you guys can see those. Those interceptors are going up right now behind us. One, two, two different areas, three, three. These look like the high altitude for ballistic missiles. There you g. Yeah okay. So that was must have been very high. So now they
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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