Welcome to the news hour. More than 3 million customers are without power tonight

after Hurricane Milton blew through Florida, causing widespread flooding

along its west coast and inland. The hurricane and its fierce winds cut a path of destruction

across many cities and towns.

At least six people were killed.

But the very worst fears around storm surge

were avoided.

William Bringham begins our coverage with this report.

This is Milton's Path of Destruction.

The massive hurricane tore across Florida overnight and today after making landfall near

Siesta Key in Sarasota County.

It came ashore as a category 3 storm with 120 mile an hour winds.

First responders across the state worked overnight and throughout the day,

rescuing people stranded by flood waters,

it's okay, you're okay. And from homes damaged by debris and falling trees.

In Pinellas County, water rescue crews worked for hours, saving hundreds of people who'd been

trapped in an apartment complex inundated with floodwater.

As bad as it was in some areas, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided some of the

more catastrophic scenarios predicted.

The storm was significant, but thankfully this was not the worst case scenario.

The storm did weaken before landfall and the storm surge, as initially reported,

has not been as significant overall as what was observed for Hurricane Helene.

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