Tonight the urgent search and rescue effort in Florida's storm zone as the death toll from Hurricane Milton rises

with the floodwater still rising first responders out in full force using boats to rescue families and pets still trapped in their homes.

A 91 year old woman carried to safety by deputies, at least 17 dead, and more than 2 million

homes and businesses still without power statewide

nearly a third of all gas stations running out of fuel.

Communities still cut off by the devastation caused by Milton and its deadly tornadoes,

our team in the hurricane zone.

Also tonight the dramatic rescue after a deadly accident trapped nearly two dozen tourists at a Colorado gold mine. The victim

who died now identified as a tour guide and father. The race for the White House

Barack Obama hitting the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, taking aim at Donald Trump,

his blunt message to black men.

And with 25 days to go, Mr. Trump campaigning in Aurora, Colorado.

It comes after he spread falsehoods about migrants and gangs

overrunning the city,

despite the Republican mayor saying that's not true.

And the spectacular show in the sky the northern

light visible as far south as Texas will there be another chance to catch

them tonight? This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome almost 48 hours now since Hurricane Milton broadsided the Florida Peninsula

efforts to locate and rescue people trapped by floodwaters are still underway

with some places like the barrier island of Minnesota Key along the state's

West Coast still inaccessible lack of access frustrating both recovery efforts

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