Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. I'm the Navaz is on assignment. On the news hour

tonight, Florida braces for impact as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the Gulf Coast.

Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon for a third straight day

in preparation for a possible ground invasion.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump continue. for a possible ground invasion.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

continue campaigning in swing states,

with polls showing the race as close as ever.

And the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog on the precarious and potentially catastrophic situations

in Iran and war-torn Ukraine. Welcome to the news hour. In the span of 24 hours, Helene in the Gulf of Mexico

has strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane. Over the next 24 hours, it's expected to grow even stronger and it's

barreling straight toward Florida. Floridians have been filling sandbags

preparing to hunker down in the face of heavy rains, storm surge, and floods.

Earlier today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged residents to act now.

I had time to make the preparations and put your plan in place today but that time is

running out this storm I think as you know is basically in the area of Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula.

It's moving past that, and then it's going to have pretty much a clear

runway in the Gulf of Mexico.

Current forecasts show Helene will arrive as a dangerous category for Hurricane tomorrow.

Jamie Rome is the deputy director of the National Hurricane Center and he joins us now from its

headquarters in Miami. Thanks for being with us.

So Jamie, where is Helene right now

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