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🎧 NPR’s Frank Morris tells Up First the storm made landfall in an area with dense tree cover, likely resulting in thousands of downed trees. Nearly 5,000 people in Florida spent the night in shelters. However, some, like 85-year-old James Judy, weathered the storm at his house, stating that he simply hates to leave home. This morning, the wind is subsiding, but there is a possibility of worsening rain, leading to widespread flash flooding and potential river flooding.

🎧 U.S. officials told reporters they had a breakthrough on a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon that the U.S. and France proposed, but it seems like that was wishful thinking, NPR’s Michele Kelemen says. Jordan’s deputy prime minister Ayman Safadi yesterday said this has been a pattern and the world has failed to hold Israel accountable. The U.S.’ argument to Israel has been that if a deal with Hamas in Gaza is reached, then Hezbollah will stop firing rockets. But Israel does not believe that and sees this as a fight with Iranian proxies.

🎧 The surprise attack is fighting that has not been seen in the capital region since May, NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu says. The army has advanced a few miles into the capital. Though it's unclear how this will end, Akinwoty says it's "a bold attempt to shift the balance of power." At the U.N., Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the president of the transitional government in Sudan, said the army was committed to peace but would never negotiate with the RSF.