Wide tornado has hit. Those are some of the descriptions used to talk about this heartbreaking toll of Hurricane Helene across the southeastern united states. Today, we learned the storm has killed at least 128 people. That number has increased since an hour ago when i reported on this hundreds of others have been reported missing. Towns, reduced to debris. We begin our coverage this hour with cnns Rafael Romo. Hes in Western North Carolina with a closeup look at this horrific destruction here for sara tim co, this freshly brewed coffee is a luxury made possible by the love of her father. I asked my daughter, are you okay. Youve just texted her and she sent me back these horrifying pictures. I mean, it looked like armageddon. Thats when theyve Tim Cook decided to travel hundreds of miles to come to the rescue of his daughter and her family, bringing food, water, gas, and supplies, buildings down, houses, washed away im like, oh, my god, my dollars in the middle of this and shes 7. 5 mo
And destruction, as far as the eye can see after Western North Carolina with hammered by helene will talk to the Fema Administrator on the ground asheville, amid apocalyptic conditions as the Storm Death Toll across the southeast is rising also tonight, israel warns its heading into what its calling the next stage of its war against hezbollah as a limited Ground Invasion of Lebanon May repeat, may be imminent cnn is near israels northern border were closed Military Zone as declared by israel has been declared plus Breaking News, a Georgia Judge just struck down a State Law banning abortions beyond six weeks into a Pregnancy Standby for details on this major ruling and what happens next welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Wolf Blitzer and youre in the Situation Room we begin with the devastation from one of the deadliest storms to hit the us in decades. At least 128 people have been killed from Helenes Onslaught in the southeast. That till almost ce
Forces is doing. What general jeremy diamond. Thank you. An, that s it for us. The news continues the source with kaitlan collins starts now taking the source tonight, vice president harris at the border right now in her first visit as the democratic nominee, trying to cut into donald trump s immigration edge as he mocks her for showing up. Meanwhile, a hospital that was surrounded by hurricane helene s floodwaters, the dozens trapped on the roof, including patients. We re going to show you that dramatic and dangerous rescue that happened today also, we re tracking new explosions in beirut tonight israel, israel s targeted thank the leader of hezbollah, launching a strike in the heart of the capital. I m kaitlan collins, and this is the source moments ago, vice president kamala harris was just visiting the u. S. Southern border for the first time since she became in the democratic nominee really confronting what has been one of her biggest political vulnerabilities immigration harris i
Group except Bin Laden its and it is attacked israel viciously over the last 20 years in the last year, completely unprovoked a day after Hamas Massacre on October 7, hezbollah began attacks against israel, which forced more than 60,000 israelis on our northern border to leave their homes. Becoming refugees in their own Land Hezbollah turned vibrant towns in the north of israel into Ghost Towns so i want you to think about this Inequivalent American Terms just imagine if terrorists turned El Paso and San Diego into Ghost Towns then ask yourself, how long would the american government tolerate that . A day, a Week Amman i doubt they tolerated even for a single day yet israel has been tolerating this intolerable situation for nearly a year well, ive come here today to say enough is enough citizens can return safely to their homes. We will not accept a Terror Army perched on our northern border, able to perpetrate another October 7 Style Massacre for 18 years because Balah Brazenly refuse
Parts of the southeastern United States in shambles, lifethreatening conditions continuing across multiple states in the u. S. As at least 25 people have been reported dead, including a fouryearold girl killed in a Car Wreck and claremont, North Carolina. Right now, Hundreds Of Miles. Hundreds of miles north of where Helene Made Landfall as a category four hurricane in florida are Emergency Situations are still unfolding more than 50 people are stranded on the roof of a hospital in irwin, tennessee right now, that complex surrounded by many feet of water nearby in the western mountainous region of North Carolina helene is Compounding A Rainstorm from wednesday together more than 30 inches if rain fell in 48 hours were learning that a Dam Failure in Lake Lore is quote, imminent. The States Transportation Department says all roads in western North Carolina aryna should be considered closed on to georgia, where more than 11 people have been killed and multiple people are still trapped ins