Good evening. I'm I'm I'm the Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett on the news hour tonight

Hurricane Milton leaves a path of destruction across Florida and millions without power as officials assess the damage.

Most of the weather has cleared but there's still a range of hazards that are out

there. We've got down power lines floodwaters that are still rising in

some of the rivers. The political battle for control of the US Senate. We look

at the races that could determine if the chamber flips hands.

And cross-border attacks escalate between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon,

with the United Nations accusing Israel of firing on its peacekeepers. 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 floodwaters. overnight and

from throughout the day,

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 flood water.

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

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