Tonight the monster hurricane we're tracking Milton

explosively intensifying into a category five storm and taking dead aim at

Florida.

Milton rapidly strengthening over the past 24 hours now packing winds of 180 miles per hour.

The strongest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in nearly 20 years.

In Florida, a state of emergency storm surge warnings up to 15 feet.

The race to get out, mandatory evacuations.

Al Roker has the new track for us tonight.

It comes as Florida and the southeast are still reeling from Hurricane Helens blast just 11 days ago.

Thousands still without water.

We're with the National Guard on an urgent mission to deliver relief.

And in Tennessee, growing questions at a plastic factory

where nearly a dozen workers were swept away. Also tonight the solemn

ceremonies as Israel marks a year since the deadly Hamas terror attack.

Here in the U.S. the memorials for the victims and the hostages

and protests returning to campus as the deadly war expands to new fronts.

The race for the White House with just 29 days to go,

Kamala Harris launching a media bliss,

and Donald Trump under scrutiny

after suggesting bad genes are to blame for migrants who commit

murder and like father like son LeBron and brawny James taking the

court together and making NBA history.

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