President Biden warns of Hurricane Milton's potential for historic devastation, dubbing it "the storm of the century" and urging immediate evacuation as a "matter of life and death." Despite weakening to Category 1, Milton remains deadly with 125 mph winds. The administration is surging resources to respond to both Milton and Hurricane Helene. Florida has undergone its largest evacuation in years, with Governor DeSantis preparing shelters. Biden canceled international trips to focus on the storm response, pledging federal support throughout.
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00:00In less than 14 hours, Hurricane Milton will make landfall on the western coast of Florida.
00:08Winds will be fierce at well over 100 miles per hour, with storm surges reaching up to
00:1415 feet and up to 18 inches of rain.
00:18It's looking like the storm of the century.
00:21I'm here with leaders of my administration who are on the front lines preparing for this
00:25storm and will brief me on our latest efforts.
00:29To save lives and livelihoods, I want to emphasize a few things.
00:33First, many communities in Hurricane Milton's path do not have a moment to catch their breath
00:39between Helene and Milton.
00:41Two historic storms in two weeks.
00:45I want to thank everyone who has followed local guidance to evacuate ahead of the landfall.
00:50I know it's really tough leaving behind your home, your belongings, everything you own.
00:55But I urge everyone in Hurricane Milton's path to follow all safety instructions as
01:00we head to the next 24 hours.
01:03It's a matter of literally a matter of life and death.
01:07Second, for the last week, my team has done everything possible to prepare for this storm.
01:12I immediately approved emergency declarations in Florida and the Seminole Tribe in Florida.
01:18I also served search and rescue teams, water, food, power generators, ambulances to the
01:23region.
01:24In my direction, Administrator Criswell will be in the State Emergency Operations Center
01:30in Florida tonight.
01:32And Kamala and I are going to keep pressure on the company so prices stay stable on gasoline,
01:38flights and goods people need.
01:40Finally, we're teaming up with state and local officials to support impacted communities.
01:46I spoke with the Florida Governor DeSantis, with Mayor Tamper Castor, Mayor, the Tampa
01:52Mayor, the Clearwater Mayor, Rector, and the Pinellas County Chairwoman Peters.
02:00I offered them everything we need, everything we have, everything they need, and I made
02:04it clear to them they should reach out if there's anything more they need.
02:08I gave them my personal phone number here at the White House to contact me directly
02:12if that's necessary.
02:13Let me close with this.
02:14I want to thank the governors of all the affected areas over the last couple of weeks, Florida,
02:20North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia.
02:25You know, we've been in constant contact, and they've been very thankful and appreciative
02:30of the help the federal government is providing, and I'm appreciative of all they're doing
02:34as well.
02:35I've told them to contact me with anything else they need.
02:40We have made available an unprecedented number of assets to deal with this crisis.
02:44We're going to continue to do so until the job is done.
02:47But now I want to be clear about something.
02:50Over the last few weeks, there's been a reckless, irresponsible, and relentless promotion of
02:54disinformation and outright lies that are disturbing people.
02:59It's undermining confidence in the incredible rescue and recovery work that has already
03:02been taken and will continue to be taken, and it's harmful to those who need help the
03:07most.
03:08There is simply no place for this to happen.
03:12Former President Trump has led the onslaught of lies.
03:15Assertions have been made that property is being confiscated.
03:19That's simply not true.
03:21They're saying people impacted by these storms will receive $750 in cash and no more.
03:27That's simply not true.
03:29They're saying the money is needed for this crisis is being diverted to migrants.
03:35What a ridiculous thing to say.
03:36It's not true.
03:38Now the claims are getting even more bizarre.
03:42Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congresswoman from Georgia, is now saying
03:45the federal government is literally controlling the weather.
03:47We're controlling the weather.
03:48It's beyond ridiculous.
03:49It's got to stop.
03:50In moments like this, there are no red or blue states.
03:56There's one United States of America where neighbors are helping neighbors, volunteers
04:02and first responders risking everything, including their own lives, to help their fellow Americans.
04:07State, local, and federal officials are standing side by side.
04:10Let me repeat.
04:11No one should make the American people question whether their governments will make sure that
04:16this is acting on a strike.
04:18They'll be there.
04:19We will.
04:20Don't miss out.
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