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Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper.

At least nine people have been killed in the state of Florida and search and rescue efforts are underway right now after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a powerful category three storm last night on Florida's West

coast. Floodwater is inundated multiple areas across the state of Florida

leading to water rescues that began late last night, Milton dropped more than 18 inches

of rain on the city of St. Petersburg, which was more than a one in 1, thousand year rainfall event.

That's where Milton also ripped the roof off of Tropicana Field,

home of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team.

The stadium had been set up previously

to be a makeshift shelter for first responders,

but no first responders were staging there when the roof was damaged.

And in Manasota Key, close to where Milton made landfall,

Milton leveled entire homes along the beach.

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