GPB morning headlines for October 8, 2024

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Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline.

Credit: NOAA

As Hurricane Milton approaches the west coast of Florida for an expected landfall tomorrow, residents of southeast Georgia are preparing for possible tropical storm conditions.

State officials in Georgia continue to coordinate with federal partners on disaster response after two prior storms.

The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a lower court ruling that struck down the state's near-total ban on abortions.