Watch Live: Biden to give update on Hurricane Milton as storm barrels toward Florida
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Washington — President Biden will give an update Wednesday evening about Hurricane Milton ahead of its expected landfall in Florida as he has urged Floridians who are in the storm's path to evacuate, calling it "a matter of life and death."
"It's looking like the storm of the century," Mr. Biden said Wednesday afternoon ahead of a briefing on the hurricane. "I know it's really tough leaving behind your home, your belongings, everything you own. But I urge everyone in Hurricane Milton's path to follow all safety instructions as we head into the next 24 hours."
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