Milton Makes Landfall, Israel and Lebanon, Detroit's Black Voters

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Hurricane Milton brought a devastating storm surge and high winds to a huge swath of Florida's western Gulf Coast. A view of the Israeli incursion from southern Lebanon. NPR speaks with Black male voters in Detroit about who they support for president.

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0:00.0	Hurricane Milton has stormed ashore in Florida.
0:05.0	Millions are without power and officials are warning of flash, flooding, and dozens of
0:09.4	tornadoes as the On Lebanon's southern border with Israel, the Israeli military says they're conducting limited raids,
0:25.8	but from the ground it feels like war.
0:28.4	What does it mean for civilians trapped in the middle?
0:34.0	And recent polling by the NAACP shows a generational divide among black men.
0:38.0	Most black men over 50 say they support Kamala Harris this fall,
0:42.0	but more than a quarter of younger black men said
0:44.3	they favored Donald Trump.
0:45.8	Should Democrats be worried?
0:47.3	Stay with us, we've got the news you need to start your day. Hurricane Milton is plowing across Florida today with high winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes.
1:04.4	The hurricane made landfall last night near Sarasota at Siesta Key as a category 3 storm
1:09.6	with 120 mile per hour winds.
1:12.2	Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned communities in that part of Florida's West Coast to be prepared for a historic storm surge.
1:19.6	So the storm is here, it's time for everybody to hunker down and we've got massive amounts of
1:24.8	resources that have been prepared for this storm.
1:28.0	Milton is still at hurricane strength today as it moves across the Florida Peninsula, bringing damaging
1:33.9	winds, heavy rain, and flash flooding.
1:36.0	NPR's Greg. Alan is here to tell us what he's seeing. He's with us now from
1:39.6	Brandon, Florida near Tampa. Good morning, Greg.
1:43.0	Good morning, Michelle.
1:44.0	It's still early, but what can you tell us so far about Hurricane Milton's impact?
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