Sky News contributor Kosha Gada has slammed US Vice President Kamala Harris over her performance in a 60 Minutes interview. “The power of editing can take the rambling … and make it look more coherent,” she told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Even the edited piece had far too many words.”

Tampa City Council member Bill Carlson says debris and strong wind are a “concern” as Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida. “Starting two weeks ago we had storm surge,” Mr Carlson told Sky News host Gabriella Power. “Storm surge is hitting, the wind is hitting, people may lose more of their homes.”

Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has said the safety and mental health of Australia’s youth is “paramount”. “The Prime Minister has committed to introducing legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media,” Ms Rowland said during Question Time on Thursday. “The Albanese government quadrupled ongoing base funding for e-safety to ensure that they are equipped to respond to online harms.”

Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe analysed the latest weather information as Hurricane Milton continues to make landfall. Hurricane Milton has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm. Conditions seemed to calm as the eye of the hurricane reached Florida.

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Ambassador Hugh Sheridan discusses a new three-year research program around prostate cancer. “Some of the research that’s come out since my father passed away [from prostate cancer] would have been revolutionary for him as well,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “Three years ago, it would be full radiation. “For a man say in his 70s or 80s, that takes a lot on the body.”

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Ambassador Hugh Sheridan discusses his personal experiences and the importance of getting the word out there about prostate cancer. “There is a lot of misinformation going around … that prostate cancer is something you can live with,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News Australia. “But that’s just not true, it’s basically something you will eventually die from if you don’t treat it. “My role is to get the word out there.”

Florida residents are being warned to prepare for the worst case scenario as Hurricane Milton is making landfall on the state’s west coast. The storm has downgraded to a Category 3 system but is growing larger as it churns its way through the Gulf of Mexico. The city of Sarasota is expected to bear the brunt of the storm, but Hurricane Milton has already been whipping up destructive tornadoes ahead of its arrival. Authorities are concerned Hurricane Milton could be more deadly than Hurricane Helene, which battered the region in less than a fortnight.

Donald Trump has brought some of his signature dance moves to his latest rally in Pennsylvania where he received a huge applause from the crowd in the battleground state. The former US president was seen clapping and waving before he started dancing to Lee Greenwood’s signature song ‘God Bless the USA’. Donald Trump has been campaigning in Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the United States election that could decide who sits in the White House.

Author Douglas Murray has blasted The Independent newspaper in the United Kingdom for its front page marking the one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre. The newspaper’s front page read “365 days of horror” and had the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Authority’s casualty numbers on the cover. Mr Murray branded the cover “completely sick” and warned some people can't commemorate the anniversary without trying to “flip” the story. “How come so much of the media has, like The Independent you just showed there to the extent that it is still a paper, how have they ended up just regurgitating Hamas figures?” he told Sky News host Rita Panahi.

The new COVID-19 strain named ‘XEC’ has been detected in Australia. Scientists warn the new XEC strain could become the next dominant variant. Officials claim the variant has higher transmission capabilities compared to previous strains.

Filmmaker Ami Horowitz has hit out at Vice President Kamala Harris for trying to “politicise” the recovery efforts for the incoming Hurricane Milton. Ms Harris is facing backlash after she took aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over claims he wouldn’t answer her call while he was dealing with a hurricane crisis in his state. Mr DeSantis fired back at Ms Harris and said she has never reached out to him during natural disasters and that he would only ever speak to President Biden. “Sorry Kamala he is a little bit busy prepping for it,” Mr Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “He’s got more important things to do than deal with your [Kamala’s] craziness.”

Several tornadoes have been seen further inland of Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall. The storm is currently sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico however the fringe of the storm is battering communities between Tampa and further south to Fort Myers. This comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the state.

US Department of Defence Press Secretary Major General Patrick Ryder says America is going to continue to support Israel’s defence. He also said America firmly believes that diplomacy is the “only way” to resolve tensions in the Middle East. “At the end of the day, we firmly believe that diplomacy is the only way to resolve these tensions and get people back into their homes on both sides of the border,” he told Sky News Australia. “We’re going to continue to support Israel’s defence.”

The ASX 200 is expected to open with a lift of about 0.4 per cent following a “positive lead-in” from Wall Street overnight, according to CommSec’s Ryan Felsman. “SPI futures are indicating that the ASX 200 index will lift by 32 points or 0.4 per cent at the open,” he told Sky News Australia. “That’s after a positive lead-in from Wall Street overnight.” Presented by CommSec.

Tampa City council member Bill Carlson has advised residents to not “go outside and test the wind” as Hurricane Milton approaches and tornadoes batter the US state of Florida. Hurricane Milton is being labelled the worst storm to make landfall in more than a century. Florida has also seen tornadoes ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall, which has caused some damage to the state. “All over the region, we have tornadoes right now, and the best thing people should do is stay inside; don’t go outside and test the wind,” Mr Carlson told Sky News Australia. “Please, everybody pray for us.”

Sky News host Rita Panahi reacts to a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris which she claims was "deceptively" edited to make her appear more coherent.

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly says US Vice President Kamala Harris has decided to “pick a fight” with Ron DeSantis while the Florida Governor is “trying to save lives”. Florida is on alert for Hurricane Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the United States. “He has truly a lot to deal with. They're still recovering from Hurricane Helene, which devastated the same area two weeks ago,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “And she decides to get political with him and to pick a fight with him.”

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly discusses allegations that Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff physically assaulted an ex-girlfriend in 2012. “99 per cent of the men watching this program right now have never touched a woman like that. There's not a level of anger that could ever drive them to even consider it,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “If any word of this is true – and they've got three close witnesses to her – he's a sick, sick man who should be nowhere near our White House or all the responsibilities that that will entail.”

IPA Deputy Executive Director Daniel Wild has questioned the Albanese government for mass migration proposals despite a nationwide housing crisis. “Insane is one word for it,” Mr Wild told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “This is an economic and social disaster. “Doesn’t the migration minister actually talk to the housing minister?”

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly says Kamala Harris “stuck the knife in” Joe Biden as soon as the US president started showing signs of “utterly failing mental acuity”. This comes as Kamala Harris has ramped up her public appearances in the lead-up to the presidential election. “She wasn't loyal. She had those other parties and those donors, the party donors lined up behind her in a New York minute,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “There's no love lost between the two of them.”