Hurricane Milton's overnight path of destruction through Florida

Catch up on CNN’s coverage of Hurricane Milton as it continued its path of destruction across Florida overnight:

00:00 CNN meteorologist Chad Myers breaks down Hurricane Milton’s latest movements
02:03 CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Bill Weir give dispatches from the western coast of Florida
06:40 CNN’s Brian Todd reports on the conditions in Tampa, Florida
10:07 CNN’s Laura Coates speaks with St. Lucie County Sheriff Jeff Pearson after the area was struck by tornadoes related to Hurricane Milton.
13:37 CNN’s Victor Blackwell reports from Orlando, Florida, which faced the still-strong hurricane as it moved across Florida.
18:06 Coates speaks with Kevin Anderson, the mayor of Fort Myers, Florida, about the condition of his city in the midst of Hurricane Milton.
21:51 Myers recaps the strength of the storm and its projected path

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[LillyJacob-lr]

Ok, enough is enough. We would really rather have these reporters be safe than forcing them to be out in ridiculous weather conditions! You could have remote cameras and have them voice overlay. It’s also hypocritical to insist people leave the area yet have your own staff stuck there.

[lane]

I would think Anderson Cooper has put in enough time at this point to not have to be out in it anymore. Wild. Honestly, no one should be out in it.

[pjoneal]

I went to school with Victor Blackwell. He used to do our morning announcements and give us our school news in High School. lol None of us are surprised he's on TV.

[lifevest]

Officials: “if you stay here, you will die.”
News reporter: “falling cranes? Flying road signs? Yup, we’ll setup shop here.”

[atrociousliar]

I have absolutely no idea what is going on unless I see a reporter in the rain. Thank you CNN, thank you Anderson, thank you Bill. God bless your wet cheeks.

[R.B.]

The fact Anderson Cooper is still doing storm chasing reporting is mindblowing.

[boudica]

My heart bleeds for every soul in the path of this hurricane, people and animals…I’m praying for all of them.

[arnaudpayet]

I find that so ridiculous when reporters are outside during a hurricane just to say : yep so there is water, rain and a lot of wind"...like we didn't know that already...Get your ass back inside now

[denisearthur]

Why do we need reporters out in this weather? Ridiculous!!!

[BeatMedicare]

I’m downtown St Pete right now, heard the crane fall last night but couldn’t see from the crazy wind and rain. I’m 2 blocks away. Still got power.

[earhustler]

This brought me to tears. Praying for those who were affected by this storm. Prayers and solidarity from your neighbors in Georgia.

[CharissaKoekemoer]

Watching from South Africa, Sending warm hugs those news reporters are brave

[TheGratefulHead]

Thank you First Responders. Love and respect. Stay safe. 🇺🇸

[margoneame]

These reporters could be wearing helmets 🪖 metal helmets ⛑️… stay safe ❤

[bambulkomccloud]

Why do you keep having reporters in the rain and storm? That's so dumb. But I have to say that I'm impressed how good the microphones work under these conditions.

[erin-tdjp]

Yes we are all with you in prayers. Stay vigilant and faithful

[yaselise]

currently out of power in east central florida since 3:30 this morning and large amounts of water seeped in through our base and floorboards because the ground is so saturated, and we didn’t even get it the worst. i pray for everyone on the coast and am grateful the worst of it is over

[Neurospicy-]

Thank God it wasn't as bad as they thought. I hope everyone is OK

[carlewilliams]

I believe for the body of work that Andersen Cooper has provided over the years there’s no reason he should be standing in the mist of a hurricane to report the news at this point in his career. He has at least earned that. Maybe he volunteered for the assignment?

[robertbermuhler]

Having reporters in this “ life threatening “ situation is idiotic and unfair to rescuers.