Washington. A fox news alert. A massive hurricane that could be the most destructive in the history of the country is about to slam into florida. Hurricane milton could make landfall as early as 8 00 p. M. Eastern, exactly one hour from now. Now, the national Weather Service says the window to evacuate has closed. Shelter in place now. Tampa, Fort Myers and orlando are all expected to face lifethreatening impacts. Tornadoes have already been seen and many of floridas West Coast beaches are at risk as well of being wiped out. Now, first responders in st. Petersburg have paused all operations. Not responding to any emergencies until it is safe to do so. We will bring you conch from across the state but, first, we start in Brayden Ton Florida where Fox Weather Robert ray is standing by, robert . Yeah. Laura, good evening to you. And you see the Manatee River behind me that is raging with up to 80 mileperhour winds that have occurred here in this part of the Gulf Coast. We are not too far
The early bands of the storm hit land. We bring you also an exclusive look at how one Volunteer Group is helping the recovery from Hurricane Helene back in North Carolina. President Biden Talks with israelS Prime minister as one israeli official warns of a lethal response to iranian attacks that could be imminent. Former President Trump tries to rally supporters in one of the most crucial of the Battleground States as new pollS Poll surfa. But, first [rain and winds] the wow, unbelievable. Zero visibility at thiS Point. Just unbelievable. [winds] bret the early effects of milton are here. We begin with a Fox Weather Alert. Hurricane milton heading toward Coastal Florida right now. Again, the first part of that hitting land. It is a category 3 system down from a 5 earlier. But it is bringing lifethreatening Storm Surge as much as 13 feet with 120 mileperhour winds and the potential for many, many tornadoes, some actually have already been spotted all over the ground throughout Coastal F
Got punch the number of dead continues to rise. Now more than 230. Those who weathered the storm are isolated by flooded roads, collapsed Bridges Power and Cell Phone outages. Hello everyone this is a Brandnew Hour of Fox News live i am arthel neville. Hi eric. Super thank you for joining us on the sunny america sean. Southeast begins drying out, tropical Storm Milton is on the way. Formed in the Gulf Of Mexico taking aim at florida it is forecast to become a powerful category three hurricane. Before slamming into the Tampa Area on wednesday evening. Arthel North Carolina Senator Ted Budd is standing by on his states relief effort. First we have live box team coverage. Meteorologist Adam Klotz Tracking milton in our weather center. Fox Weather Correspondent Brandy campbell is in North Carolina on Recovery Efforts there. We begin with Madison Scarpino is light at Elk River Airport in North Carolina. Volunteers are trying to get desperately needed supplies to Cut Off disaster areas. Madi
My angle in moments. But, first, in just two hours, you 8 see what will likely be the final debate of this long election season. J. D. Vance versus tim walz. It comes on a day of chaos around the globe. And more suffering here at home. With two major crises unfolding. A port strike that could end up costing the u. S. About $5 billion a day. And the human tragedy and infrastructure collapse from one of the deadliest hurricanes in american history. Now, the death toll has stood now, i think it s at about 159 people, tragic, entire communities flattened. Americans are still struggling to get the basic necessities, like water. And overseas, a significant escalation. Iran retaliated against israel s successful decapitation of hezbollah s leadership. And launched at least 180 missiles into israel, lighting up the sky. Virile prime minister benjamin netanyahu warning iran a painful lesson we attack back. Now, americans are watching all. This and they are wondering who is really running the co
Good evening. Im Bret Baier from Fox News World headquarters in New York. A Big Show tonight, come up, Rescue Crews In North Carolina, continue to sort through the catastrophe and the damage in search of residents who may still be stranded in the aftermath of helene. Analysts warn the damaging economic impacts throughout the country of massive Port Strike happening right now across the East Coast and the gulf of mexico, well examine that and the Vice President ial nominees free press Go Head to head. Republican j. D. Vance, democrat Tim Walz will make their case for their campaigns on the national Debate Stage in just three hours. Can you see it here. But, first, breaking tonight, iran escalates aggression in the Middle East, targeting all parts of israel in the largest ballistic Missile Attack in history. Iranian Officials Tonight warned if israel retaliates, Tehrans Response will be even more crushing. And that if the u. S. Assists, american bases in the Middle East will become targe