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BREAKING: Former One Direction star Liam Payne has died after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Argentina, according to state police. #liampayne #onedirection #news #abcnews

"This water has to be at least up to my waist — probably even deeper." An ABC News affiliate reporter from WPLG joins @LinseyDavis from Sarasota, Florida. Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening, bringing life-threatening storm surge and Category 3 winds. Follow live updates at the link in bio. #milton #florida #sarasota #abcnews

The operator of a sanitation company in North Fort Myers, Florida, captured the moment when an alligator popped out of the water and bit at his van’s tire early Thursday morning as he traveled down a flooded street during Hurricane Milton. #hurricanemilton #storm #news #abcnews #florida

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man clinging to an ice chest in the Gulf of Mexico after his fishing boat became stranded Wednesday night off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Milton barreled toward the state. Searchers located the man about 30 miles off Longboat Key, Florida, on Thursday. The man was taken to Tampa General Hospital for medical treatment, according to the Coast Guard. The fate of his boat was not immediately clear.

Barack Obama began a campaign blitz for Kamala Harris in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday night, slamming her opponent, Donald Trump: "We don't need four more years of arrogance and bumbling and bluster and division."

ELECTION NIGHT: ABC News' Rick Klein has more on the path to 270 electoral votes and the White House. #election2024 #news #abcnews

Mass evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Milton prompted bumper-to-bumper traffic as the strongest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in nearly two decades takes aim at Florida. The hurricane's maximum sustained winds were at about 155 mph early Tuesday, classifying the storm as a "powerful" Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said. Milton is closing in as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene. The forecast reflected in this piece originally aired on Good Morning America at 7 am on Tuesday. #news #hurricanemilton #florida

BREAKING: Milton makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane. The state is bracing for devastating storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain. David Muir reports.

Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. #lasvegas #hotels #implosion

Hurricane hunters from NOAA flew into Hurricane Milton to gather data and help improve meteorologists' forecasts and support future research. Hurricane Milton is taking aim at Florida's west coast. Landfall is expected late Wednesday night. Milton is closing in on the state as Floridians are still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene.

Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life without parole for the gruesome — and highly publicized — 1989 murders of their parents. The L.A. District Attorney now says he is reviewing new evidence in the case. DA George Gascon says his office is reviewing petitions from the infamous brothers, who are seeking release from prison or a new trial based on new information. #news #menendezbrothers

Heavy rain brought flooding to parts of southern Portugal on Thursday, with footage showing rushing waters inundating streets in Albufeira. #portugal #floods

The city of Treasure Island, Florida, looked like a “ghost town,” after evacuation orders were issued ahead of Hurricane Milton, local authorities said. #abcnews #news #hurricane #milton Follow live updates: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/lnH9X1

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a press conference Tuesday night that “Donald Trump has an insurmountable lead with the number of votes outstanding." Raffensperger, a Republican, famously stood firm when Donald Trump urged him to “find” enough votes to deliver him the state after the 2020 election. He testified to the Jan. 6 Committee about the pressure he faced to tilt the scales in Trump’s favor. Tune to ABC for analysis. #election2024 #news #abcnews #politics #georgia

High winds from Hurricane Milton destroyed part of the roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Officials said they were in contact with people inside the stadium and they are safe. #florida#news #tropicanafield#hurricanemilton #abcnews

A viral video captured the moment a girl got the biggest jump scare from a Halloween decoration in Houston, Texas, sending her flipping backwards onto the floor in fright. #halloween #jumpscare

St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson confirmed to ABC News' West Palm Beach affiliate WPBF that there has been "loss of life" because of tornadoes spawned from Hurricane Milton. Pearson did not say how many people died, but said they have asked for search and rescue teams. #hurricanemilton

Storm surge from Hurricane Milton is a major threat for Florida. The storm is set to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday night. Storm surge could reach a life-threatening 15 feet near Sarasota. A dangerous, record-breaking storm surge of up to 12 feet is expected for Tampa Bay and Fort Myers. Here is how storm surge works and why it's so dangerous. #news #milton

A Florida Highway Patrol officer rescued a dog left tied to a fence off of I-75 in Florida, stranded in chest-high water ahead of Hurricane Milton. "Do NOT do this to your pets please," FHP warned on X in a video posted on Oct. 9. Hurricane Milton is slated to make landfall in Florida later this evening and expected to cause catastrophic damage as it slices across the peninsula. #hurricanemilton #hurricane #storm #news #abcnews

Motorists watched as a tornado spun across a Wellington, Florida, highway as Hurricane Milton approached the state, breaking power lines and causing them to flash against the stormy skies. #news #tornado #milton #hurricanemilton #florida #weather