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Morning today, President Biden is heading to Florida And Georgia to see Helenes Devastation firsthand that visit comes as the Homeland Security Secretary gives this dire warning we are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds. Fema does not have the funds to make it through the season your that right. Were also getting this exclusive new video of asheville, North Carolina Power lines and equipment still scattered everywhere, houses crushed by trees as Power Poles dangerously lay across lines Coming Up. Ill speak with people in charge of a Food Bank and an Animal Shelter are still helping their communities even as they recover. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington new evidence from special counsel, Jack Smiths office, the unsealed brief weighing in and add more than 165 pages provides perhaps the clip heroes picture. Yet of smiths 2020 Election Case against former President Donald Trump and comes less than five weeks before election day. Trump has already sounding off on the new for more on that in a moment, but lets go straight to cnns Zach Cohen Zach a lot to unpack 165 pages. What does it tell us . Yeah, jim Jack Smith really laying out why he believes Donald Trump should still face criminal charges, even after the u. S. Supreme court granted him limited immunity for those actions deemed under his official duties as president , right. But Jack Smith is arguing here that trumps attempts to overturn the 2020 election, that those all quality he cared those out under a personal and a private capacity that he was acting as a candidate, not as president then Jack Smith lays out some additional evidence here and some evidence we hadnt seen before in sort of making this case, this post Supreme Court ruling, case, and some of that evidence deals with Donald Trumps communications and interactions with then Vice President Mike Pence. We obviously know Mike Pence is a key part of these charges against Donald Trump and Jack Smith. Again, alleges that at trump tried to pressure Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election and goes into what Donald Trump allegedly was trying to do on January 6. He sent that now infamous tweet, right . It looks like Mike Pence not have the courage to overturn the results Jack Smith writes, quote, it was at that point alone watching news in real time and with knowledge that rioters had breached the capitol building, that the defense and it issued the 2 24 p. M. Tweet attacking pence for refusing the defendants in treaties to join the Conspiracy And Help overturn the results of the election. It goes on to cite a witness who told prosecutors that when trump was informed that Mike Pence was being evacuated from the capitol, his response was, quote, so what so that sort of gives you a sense of the tone of this, of the allegations in this new filing. It also goes through some additional evidence and witnesses told prosecutors during the course of this investigation as well. It refers to an interview or a conversation between steve Bannons Something wed identified as Steve Bannon and Donald Trump one day before the January 6 riot shortly before dawn, trump tweeted he be there and be wild. Tweet as well. And then also gets into how Donald Trump was communicating directly with republican legislators at these various states that the Trump Team was targeting as they tried to overturn the Election Results. In one witness interview, it talks about an interaction with Governor Ducey of arizona. Governor ducey asked Donald Trump directly we to provide proof of the widespread Voter Fraud that he was alleging. And he says, quote, but the defendant never did. So thats another key part of the allegations. Jack smith is making that trump knew he lost the election and tried to overturn the results. And where does it go from here it sounds as though the Trump Team, the trump legal team will have a chance to respond to some of this, but theyre going to have to do it quickly. Yes. There are you waiting for asking for more time to respond and they need additional pages to adequately respond to Jack Smiths filing here. But ultimately, were seeing don trump or respond publicly. Hes expressing outrage at the justice department, even though judge chutkans the one who decided that this could be unsealed. Dow. All right, fascinating development. Zach cohen, thank you very much. Lets discuss now with democratic correct. Congressman Joaquin Castro of texas. He was an Impeachment Manager in the house investigating trumps actions surrounding January 6. Congressman good to see you as always, i guess, your reaction to trump saying so what in this filing, when an aide told him that then Vice President pence was being rushed out of the capitol as the rioters were storming the building. Does this give you any doubt that he would try this again i mean, i think it just underscores how dangerous Donald Trump was on January 6. And before that, and how dangerous he would be if hes elected president. Again the stakes are very high in this case because if Donald Trump gets away with what he did inciting a mob to a mob, the capital to go after legislators, to tear the place up, to try to overthrow the election and not allow it to be certified. If he gets away with it, that it makes it more likely that a future president , including perhaps Donald Trump well do it again. So its a danger to our democracy. And i hope that Jack Smith and success, his Case And Trump is responding to the unsealing of these documents, calling a quote, election interference. Lets listen to what he had to say. They rigged the election. I didnt rigged the election. They rigged the election. They should have never allowed the information to be to come before the public. But they did that because they want to hurt you with the election. Now, its pure election interference. Congressman, i mean, your reaction to trump saying they rigged the election. I mean, he was in power, his admission was in power when the election happened in states like georgia and arizona had republican governors at that time. What is he talking about . Well, he often accuses people of doing exactly what he himself was doing so when he reaches out to the governor of georgia or the governor of arizona, and ask them to change the Election Results with no Proof Or Evidence that there was anything wrong with how the election was conducted. And then accuses the other side of rigging the election hes obviously weve seen this man lie again and again but his lies are getting more dangerous. Hes getting less coherent and more chaotic and more desperate as we get closer to the november election. And congressman, i do want to ask you about Hurricane Helene and the secretary of Homeland Security are giving this warning about fema funding. We played it earlier. Lets listen to one more time. We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds to fema does not have the funds to make it through the season the congress i mean, i know youre state of texas has been hit by some devastating hurricanes over the last several years. What what does the administration need to do . What does congress need to do to make Sure Fema has the money it needs. I mean, thats a pretty stark warning from mayorkas well, first, we should do everything that we need to do to take Care Of those folks that were affected. Those are just dealt to see the footage of that is just devastating floods. Peoples lives, ruined their property ruined. So we should do whatever we need to do to take Care Of them. If that means first, making sure that every type of fund within fema or within dhs that can be transferred temporarily there to serve the immediate needs. We should do it. Secondly, if congress has to come back for a week or for a few days to make sure that we can appropriate money. So that theyre taken Care Of. Then thats what we ought to do. I do want to talk to you about the middle east, Israels Ambassador to the un, telling cnn that iran should expect a very strong, painful response for those missiles being fired at israel. I know you sit on the intelligence and Foreign Affairs Committees is this regional war that people have been worried about . Is that it here . Whats your sense of it right now situation a situation on the brink of larger regional conflict this was a big concern for many of us after october 7, i think everybody understood that israel, of course, would respond to the very tragic attack by hamas. But we also understood that there was a chance that if israel also affected civilians, folks who were innocent of having anything to do with what hamas did, that there might be a Reaction Section from iran or others and bear in mind, theyve already funded Terrorist Attacks against israel over the years. And so this whole thing has been spiraling out of control. Unfortunately and there have been opportunities for ceasefires. President biden has pushed very hard. I know secretary im sorry, Cia Director burns has pushed very hard Secretary State blinken as well. There has been resistance at times from both Hamas Leadership and also from Benjamin Netanyahu and israel whos very personal freedom is being able to stay a free man could be at stake if hes no longer prime minister. So its a very tense situation. Im hoping that that israel will show restraint right now. I think everybody is glad that israels defensive systems and the assistance from the united states, were able to prevent a Mass Casualty because of those strikes by iran and israel. I think everybody is grateful that civilian harm was minimized. But i want to make sure that the root cause, of what has stirred all of this up, the situation in gaza, that there is a ceasefire and that the hostages, the israeli hostages, are returned to their families, which those families have been asking for for a long time. And that there is a larger ceasefire and a lasting peace all right. Congressman Joaquin Castro, we covered a lot of ground this morning. Really appreciate the time. Thanks so much. Good to be with you. All right. Coming up, rushing to get aid to communities left to cut off by Hurricane Helene. How one Food Bank in asheville is getting basic necessities to people there. A despite dealing with their own losses, thats Coming Up i got news for you are pretty odd yeah. What are the kinds we could run on the news before then would never happen if i got news for you saturday at nine on cnn yeneneh, and stream next day on max i could see why youre expanding its nuts online to humans like new toys. 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And this is cnn why now Cleanup And Recovery efforts are underway across the southeast one week after helene tore through that part of the country, here is where things stand now, a statebystate of course, celine moves through the Gulf Making Landfall in florida as a category four hurricane, the Death Toll in florida standing now at 19 while at least 21,000 customers are still without power in the state it is reporting 700 777 Million in insured losses of people are still trying to comprehend the sheer amount of destruction its its hard to put into words. Its unimaginable. Lets happen to so many people in our areas, so many folks have lost their car, lost their homes, lost their boats. Some people have lost everything when moved into georgia, of course. And in dating that state with rain and destroying scores of buildings, 25 people were killed. And this morning, 249,000 customers are still without power. President biden will be in one of the hardest Hit Areas, Valdosta Storm ravaging everything in its path in south carolina, 39 people were killed and 377,000 customers are still without power, but its western North Carolina was hit especially hard its Gonna Hit The Pool there storm on display right there, Mountain Communities saw walls of Water Washing away homes and roads, while flooding entire towns. This morning, at least 95 people are dead across the state and more than 301 customers first half, no electricity at this hour. Communication, of course, weve been saying all week has been spotty many dont have running water and the idea of recovery is still long in the distance for those just trying to survive its the not knowing whats happening around you. Its not knowing if help is coming. This is an issue of life this is elderly people that are dying. These are children that dont have what they need also devastated in the aftermath of helene, The Warehouse for manna Food Bank in asheville, North Carolina. But they are back to doing what they do best helping those who need it most. This is manna back in action, accepting donations and handing out supplies. The ceo of that Food Bank, Clare Neil joins us now clare. Thank you so much for joining yes. And i know youve been through a lot. Your community has been through a lot but maybe you can lay out for us what is needed and western North Carolina right now, what do you need right now . So much for having us on and thank you for bringing attention to whats happening in our region our hearts are just with our community right now where you are seeing so many people who are deeply impacted by this storm so many without water, without power, without electricity, cell service, there are still so many folks we cant get in touch with to know how theyre doing, so right now, were really focused on making sure that people have the essentials that they have shelfstable foods, that they have water, they have diapers, they have things too feed their families and take Care Of themselves right now and what items do you need the most i mean, i suppose it might be water, but maybe you can lay it out for us. What do you need the most right now . Yes. Well, what is right up there at the very top of the list . That is an essence get out of here. Go in the fight, My Hero here is a dude. You dont ever have to worry about how much treatment costs. You never get a bill, ever. 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Workers say theyre in shock after the shelter was destroyed by the storm now theyre trying to pick up the pieces and find homes for their furry friends. Joining us now is leanne or. Excuse me, Lee Craig crumbly, the Executive Director of Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. And whos that little little fella right there i have taz here and smokey. Theyre bouncing around. They you know, life is pretty good for them right now. And theyre the lucky ones who got out ahead of the storm and lee, we were just talking a few moments ago about what happened to your shelter. Im so sorry for for all of that. It sounds as though it was just wiped out, but you were able to get the animals out. Is that correct yes luckily, we had our Community Show Up in droves. We actually emptied our shelter of about 100 animals in just two hours, and that was just half a day before the storm hit. So we have been now mobilizing to get 150 animals. All of our animals, out of this disaster area. We are just grief stricken to see what happened to our shelter, to look at a building that has saved the lives of over 100,000 animals, and to see it filled completely with water. It is devastating and the thing were holding on to is that animals like taz are okay, but there are so many animals in our community that arent well, im a big believer in your mission. Ive got a Rescue Dog myself. His name is duke and so im a big believer in what youre doing there um, i just my heart goes out to you and those all those little animals. Whats going to happen . Where . I guess theyre all staying with different people . Is that. Is that the deal . And i guess theres probably a need right now for some some folks to come in and adopt these animals as soon as possible animals out of asheville. We are staying strong here as a team to orchestrate, continuing to save lives. This community has relied on Brother Wolf for years to focus on western North Carolina as a whole. We work across county lines with no government funding. We rely entirely on donations to save these animals, and we are mobilizing 150 animals out 150 of them got out yesterday and we are continuing these efforts until we get all of our animals to safety. Were looking for Foster Homes in the coming months, as we will become a Foster Based organization as we work to rebuild. There are so many animals who still need Brother Wolfs help, and thousands of them will rely on us in the years to come yeah and i just wonder you know, what was it like when you, i guess, first saw what happened to your shelter and and to your community . What have these days been like for you um its really hard to describe to people what is happening here. Um we are so lucky that we didnt lose staff and or our animals. Our friends and family have people that they have lost. Were looking at videos and i know you all have seen it when its your town, when you knew what was there before, when you know these people when you go to dinner with these people, you go to church with these people it just its really unimaginable to happen here. Our team has helped other communities when they have gone through things like this. So we have seen devastation before and we know the toll that it takes on the people and the animals that live in those environments to see it and under water. I mean, were walking through mud that is knee deep and we are salvaging what we can, but its very little. We need so much Help Rebuilding and especially for important missions like yours. I mean im just so sorry for everything that youre going through, but so happy that you were able to save the people who work at your shelter. And also all of those precious animals. Lee craig chumley, thank you so much with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue thank you so much for what you do and for hanging in there. We appreciate it and well try to get you as much help as we can thank you everyone for caring. Thank you really appreciate it. All right. Any moment now, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will announce an update to the states ongoing response to helene. We will bring that to you once it begins. And today, President Biden will be in Florida And Georgia to survey the Storm Damage in those states. Cnns Ryan Young joins us now from valdosta, georgia. Ryan theres a lot of damage to take in its just unbelievable. Everywhere you look in these hard Hit Areas yeah, thats a great point to make. Jim look, this Lowndes County is over 500mi÷. And were told almost 90 of it was impacted by the storm. You can see bricks everywhere, especially right behind us at this business. Were told this place was impacted severely. You can see the individual booths here. There are more than 24 individual Business Owners that were in here, housed on a day to day basis. That cant happen now because you can see what the storm has done to this place. The owner, Patrick Watson is standing here with us, looking at the damage. And i just want to ask you the impact of this storm has been immense. All around the county. What is this done to your business . Its total devastation. I mean, this was an easy way to. For Mother Nature to knock out about 40 small businesses at one time. Um, this is you know, like a Vendor Mall with high End Furniture and antiques and artists and all that. And its just as a business owner, what is the pain like to look at something that youve worked . Obviously. So hard to maintain its were still in shock just to pull up the morning after. We were glad that our home survived this time, because last year during iredalea, it did not um, and we were you know, in high spirits until we turned the corner and saw this. Um, but its just a matter of building it back up and seeing if thats even possible. I dont even know. Theres obviously pain throughout this community with so many people not having power. We know there are four different locations throughout the county to get People Ice and water and tarps. How hard is it to to try to take a step forward right now, when so many of your neighbors also are in pain . Yeah i mean, we just we actually are very blessed we got our power back last night thanks to the wonderful linemen. Um, Thats Kind of become a Command Center for us. But you know, communication is limited and we dont really have any ideas on, you know, the community has come together to help us with this. And and what have you. But its just hard to get our head around right now. Theres so much going on. Thank you patrick. Thank you um, obviously, jim, the president will be here throughout the rest of the day. I just want to show you this. The roof over here that got blown off just so much destruction. People still trying to pull it all together. This is going to take quite some time they need the help. They need the federal assistance. Yeah, they absolutely do. And its just unbelievable. The scope, the scale of the destruction all across this part of the country. Ryan young thank you very much. Really appreciate it. In the meantime, people who live across helenes 500 Mile Path of destruction, 500 miles, they still need basic necessities. For ways you can help, go to right back on Cnn Youll find him in cities towns and suburbs all across america. Millions of americans who have Medicare And Medicaid but may be missing benefits. They could really use extra benefits. They may be eligible to receive at no extra cost. 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Call now and well come to you. 808 three one 3700. A new Cnn Film documents 18 months inside the 2024 election. From the perspective of one of the democratic partys most legendary strategist james carville. Heres a preview theres nothing that says more to say, more than Joe Biden versus Donald Trump and james believes that change wins. He reeks of yesterday is a stench of yesterday. He is. He is so yesterday. If i think of yesterday, if i think of an old calendar, i think of george bushs face on it and tell you that america is one of the things i think in 92, i think in 2024, who wins really matters. Its very stark, right now. We got this horrible threat of trump coming back into office were in unchartered Territory Right here. A lot of people are confounded by how close the race is given. President bidens record and given what we know about Donald Trump thinks hes been a very good president. But its hard to make the case that Joe Biden can win an easy reelection because he cant. Hello, mr. Carville. This is joe in the control room. Are you able to hear me . I hear you fine. New york the path to victory is his religion. Thats what he cares about. How do you get from here to there . And there has to be winning. Joining us now, the raging cajun himself, james carville. James, good to see you. Well talk about the film in a moment. Looks fascinating. I do want to ask you. Lets jump in and talk about the news a little bit, because Donald Trump is talking about how, you know, how he wants to handle those haitian migrants in springfield ohio. Lets listen to this talk about on the other side. We have to remove the people, and you have to bring them back to their own country. They are, in my opinion, its not legal. So you would revoke the temporary protected status . Absolutely. Id revoke it and id bring them back to their country. What if they wont receive them . Theyre not. Well, theyre going to receive them. Theyll receive them. If i bring them back, theyre going to receive them. Okay. Yeah. James, i mean, i know youve seen a lot in politics over the years. I dont think you has or any really anybody else really for that matter, have encountered a politician talking about people eating cats and dogs as Donald Trump was talking about in springfield ohio. But, i mean, to put that sort of to the side for a moment, this prospect of trump saying hes going to just mass deport all of the haitian migrants in springfield, what did you make of that well first of all, the people of ohio, springfield, according to the governor and the mayor, are quite happy that this has been a boon to to that to the economy of that town. And, you know, when you start talking about deporting people, how are you going to deport them . How are you . I mean they have certain rights. I mean i understand that theyre here legally and they have a lot, a ton to contribute. But, you know and the cats and dogs thing, of course its been debunked and shown to be not true. But since when does he care about telling the truth . You know, if the haitians are the perfect target for him theyre kind of black and they come from an impoverished nation. They actually speak some version of french. Theyre just the perfect target for him and he doesnt look at any of them as human beings, which i think it seems like their fellow citizens in springfield do look at them as human beings, as they all should yeah. I mean, weve done lots of segments on springfield, and i mean, just about Everybody Weve spoken with has said you know, that theyve been welcomed with open arms in that community and that theyve been theyve had a positive impact on that community but, you know, i do want to talk about theres a lot of stuff to talk about, james. I mean, what do you make of Kamala Harris being out on the Campaign Trail Today with Liz Cheney . Did you ever think you would see a day where where a cheney would be out on the Campaign Trail on behalf of a democratic candidate the short answer is no. And i tell people a coalition right now goes from from Dick Cheney to aoc. So theres a lot of ground for you in the middle there. People i promise you. Look, i think its important. I hope more of these people sitting on the sidelines republican types who see trump you know, glorifying January 6th and see trump demeaning the military. We know thats a fact. Im looking i hope more of these people come out and say something and the nine over 11 truth is, how can you sit there and go through nine over 11 . As my wife did, was in the basement of the White House and say, well, that was all an inside job. I mean, it its so insane you dont know where to fit and this is Laura Lomas riding around on an airplane with him. Yeah, its weird, its weird. Jim, its really weird. No it is. I mean, and that that leads me to this question. James, how is this election so close . I mean, we had this new filing from Jack Smith yesterday that lays out you know, Donald Trump saying, so what that Vice President Mike Pence at that time, that his life was in danger. I mean, you know, the stuff about the cats and dogs and, i mean, you name it every day theres a new sort of headline filled with outrage over what former President Trump is saying. And how is it so close and and whats your gut on whats going to happen . Well its the polling, which is i dont have a i like polling i read them, i think they try to get it right. The polling says its pretty close. Im not convinced its going to be close. When we start counting the votes and you know what happens, jim, if theres seven Swing States, i cant emphasize this enough. The most unlikely scenario is it breaks for three. Usually these elections break in tandem, and i think its much more likely that those seven Swing States break five, 2 or 6 one. So lets wait. And she does have its a modest lead i agree. And its two too close to for real comfort. But she was the democrats were not in the lead in July Midjuly were in the lead now by a little bit. But i think her the possibility that she can build on that or not to be diminished. All right lets talk about the documentary and this this covers a lot of ground, especially the 2024 race. And james, you and i talked about this several times, how you thought Joe Biden was not the candidate to to win this time around. Why do you think everybody was seeking you out . Are you the oracle of louisiana . Whats the deal i dont know, jimmy i had a platform. I really thought that i really really dug deep into the polls. I talked to a lot of people, and i came to a conclusion, and i was comfortable with that conclusion, and i didnt think i thought biden should reconsider his candidacy. And at The End of the day, for the good of the country and himself and Everything Else he did do that. But, you know and i have some familiarity with the ravages of old age, and i dont think theyre compatible with the obligations of the oval office. Yeah, yeah, im familiar with the ravages of middle age, for that matter. But you know actually james, you took a lot of shots, though from inside your party. The party that you love, the party that you helped put over the top in 92 and 96. But you stuck to your guns well, i was pretty comfortable. You know, honestly. And i didnt take any shots that i didnt fully anticipate. I mean, ive been around long enough to know when i started saying this, that people were going to be put out with me and i understand that and you know, its just a question of anybody know, would know me know i gave this long, hard thought, but once i pulled the switch, i mean, i pulled the switch and said, you cant, but i dont know what. Ring a bell . Yeah and, you know, i mean, some of the stuff they would send out and hes a bed wetter. He was hurting his guys. And you know, The 90s and that kind of stuff. And that was if anything, it was about exactly what i expected. All right james. Well, you know, another big part of this special is your 30 plus Year Marriage to republican strategist mary matalin. I know i just think shes the best. And every time ive had a chance to talk to her, i just think the world of her and both of you. So thank you so much. Good luck with the documentary, james. We really appreciate it. As always. Im im a fortunate man. I have a great wife. So yes sir. Im so glad that she agreed to participate in this. This is great. Thank you jim. That is always a good thing. Best of luck to you, james. Thanks a lot. Really appreciate it. Thank you. Be sure to tune in carville. Winning is everything stupid. Its pretty simple title very james carville. It premieres saturday, October 5th at 7 p. M. Right here on cnn. Well have more after the break. Be right back policy you no longer need . Now you can sell your policy. 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At least two employees were killed another six and a contractor are still missing, according to Impact Plastics. So the company had released a statement saying that employees were dismissed when water covered the Parking Lot and adjacent road and the plant Lost Power. No, the plant Lost Power and we were still told not to go home and nothing. We were still there for about plant Lost Power. Ingram believes those 20 minutes could have saved lives Impact Plastics says most employees left immediately, but some remained on or near the premises for unknown reasons so youre saying youre one of the last people that saw them . She smiled right at me. The owner of a nearby Manufacturing Facility has been rescuing people, man. Theyve all come down here. Went to Impact Plastics to help get more workers out. After hed already sent his home. I was there yelling at them to come she was talking to her boss have you heard anything from the company . From management . Since . 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