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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Biden Says Hurricane Milton 'Could be One of the Worst Storms in 100 Years in Florida' [Watch (HLS stream): Biden Says Hurricane Milton 'Could be One of the Worst Storms in 100 Years in Florida'](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FNINp3by.m3u8) (3:43)  _Published 2024-10-08. President Joe Biden said he is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to remain at the White House to monitor Hurricane Milton, which is bearing down on Florida’s Gulf Coast._ --- Oct 8, 2024 6:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The Science Behind Why Hurricane Milton Is So Powerful](/video/UQHu48YL/) ### The Science Behind Why Hurricane Milton Is So Powerful [Hurricane Milton is Now a Category 5 Storm Set to Make Landfall in Florida on Wednesday](/video/Yc7hUpAN/) ### Hurricane Milton is Now a Category 5 Storm Set to Make Landfall in Florida on Wednesday [Here’s What You Need to Know About Hurricane Milton’s Expected Path](/video/v6VFWPcY/) ### Here’s What You Need to Know About Hurricane Milton’s Expected Path --- ## Transcript Thanks for your patience. As you know, I put out a statement this morning and I'm canceling my trip to Germany and Africa. I just don't think I can be out of the country at this time. Number one. Number two, we're going to stay focused on what's ahead of us right now. I've been briefed by senior leaders of this administration. And who are driving our preparedness for Hurricane Milton, which could be one of the worst storms in 100 years in Florida and continued efforts on Hurricane Helen. I directed this team to do everything it can to save lives and our communities, help our communities before during and after these extreme weather events, and that's being done. That's been done. I've spoken to all the political leaders in the region, some of them more than once, and I've told them anything they ask for they can get. And we've given, and we've gotten overwhelming response, a positive response from everyone from the governors of Florida up to North Carolina. You know, it's been I've been in constant contact with our director of the National Weather Service, Ken Graham, who has kept me informed the last several days what to anticipate. You never know until it happens, but very very engaged. He made clear to me just how dangerous the storm is indicating that winds had reached up to 180 miles an hour. 180 it's not guaranteed it's going to hit the shore at 180 miles, but they've reached up to 180 miles an hour. And a possible storm surge as a hit the coast of Florida of 15 feet, which can be devastated. The current path of the storm at to Tampa Bay area and cut directly across the state, east to west, all the way across the state with the potential for the storm to both enter Florida as a hurricane and leave Florida as a hurricane on the Atlantic coast. This could be the worst storm hit Florida in over a century, and God willing, it won't be, but that's what it's looking like right now. Most importantly, I've urged everyone. Everyone. Currently located in Hurricane Milton's path to listen to local officials and follow safety instructions. You all have been reporting on the highways, shoulders being opened, everybody's heading out. And if you're under evacuation orders, you should evacuate now, now, now. You should have already evacuated. It's a matter of life and death. It's not hyperbole. It's a matter of life and death. So let me add that FM has provided 300 ambulances, move people who can't move themselves out of health care facilities. And while we prepare for Hurricane Meton, we're still surging resources in North Carolina, Georgia, South Cinda, Florida, Tennessee, to respond to Hurricane Alina. What's the risk of political figures sharing misinformation during this time? Those who do it do it to try to damage administration. Well, that we can take care of ourselves, but it misleads people. It puts people in circumstances where they panic, where they really, really, really worried, and I think no they're not being taken care of. And it really is it's going to sound use an old phrase as Un American. It really is. 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