Hospital. My mom is going to die. My mom is going to be swept away. Reporter more than 60 patients were evacuated by helicopter. All making it out alive. The nurses, the staff made sure we got out. Reporter amid so much desperation, stories of survival, heroism and hope. In North Carolina, onlookers watched in horror as this home was swept away with a woman still inside. Armed with a Life Jacket and i rope, Eddie Jumped in. I couldnt watch her die. Reporter pilots from around the country coming together to bring in critical supplies and get people out. We have had people from text texas to maine show up. Reporter heroes saved her and her mom. I want to thank them. If it werent for them, we would not have made it. Reporter priscilla thompson, Nbc News, johnson city, tennessee. There are always heroes among us. That does it for us today. Thank you for being here. Thank you for the privilege of your time. Andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. Right now on Andrea Mitchell repo
It is good to be back with you on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, the fierce fighting on the ground in lebanon. Israel, rushing in additional troops as hezbollah forces vow theyre standing fast, and this is just the start of a long battle. Were live near the border. Plus, Nbc News goes One On one with a senior hamas official. What he told our Keir Simmons about Irans Missile Attack on israel. Into the storm. And from the stage to the stump, tim Walz And J. D. Vance return to the Campaign Trail this hour after a debate that was heavy on policy and maybe surprisingly light on personal attacks. Our Nbc News reporters are following all of the latest developments. We begin with nbcs Richard Engel on the ground in lebanon. We know eight israeli soldiers in clashes with hezbollah forces. What more can you tell us . So hezbollah has claimed that it has carried out numerous attacks against israeli troops, and this is just the beginning of a Ground Campaign, a Ground Cam
To thwart the attack, launching interceptors, while in the israeli city of jaffa, the deadly attack that began on a train. Police calling it terrorism. All this after israel began ground operations in lebanon, targeting iranbacked hezbollah. Our teams inside israel and lebanon. Also tonight, growing desperation in the southeast. Crews searching for survivors days after helene struck as death soared to more than 150. The urgent race to get relief into the hardest hit areas. The major strike at ports along the East And Gulf coast. Tens of thousands of dockworkers walking off the job. How it could impact the price you pay and the Supply Chain ahead of the holiday shopping season. The Vice President ial candidates tim Walz And J. D. Vance facing off tonight. Will it be the final debate of the 2024 campaign . The beloved actor famous for his roles in Good Times and roots. Remembering john amos. And heroes and hope after helene. The brave professionals and everyday people saving lives in the
Look at Jd Vance which is like less than two years as a senator, never held public office before that other than his time in public service, all he has done his work for the sky, peter teal. And then, you also just dive in and look at the stuff he said on tape and who he says he gets his political ideas from and what his political ideas are and you realize he brings nothing to the table really i mean, aside from sheer political skill, he brings nothing to the table other than his commitment to some deeply weird stuff that is completeness to the american people, and totally off the charts bizarre in terms of modern politics and radicalism and i just have not known what to do with that for a very long time. I still dont know what to do with it, but its there. And, i appreciate, by the way, you stated when you were talking about it, reluctance to even bring it up because do we want to give this Stuff Air . Do we want to make that Guy Famous was actually guiding Jd Vances thinking, which i
Its an Inflection Point and because of the truncated nature of this electiOn And just how wild this election has been they need an Inflection Point. Everyone kind of needs another chance, another bite at the apple before november 5. So i actually think theres going to be a lot of tune i think whatever happens Tomorrow Night could change some minds, but yes, typically a Vice President ial debate doesnt do much about an election. We will see what typical you know, think about this as normal and neither are neither other we did that make says he new Hour Cnn News central starts now begin with Breaking News, breaking moments ago sources tell cnn that israeli Special Forces have carried out raids in Inside Lebanon in recent days as fears grow of an all out regional war in the Middle East in comprehensible damage, hundreds of communities cut off far from freshwater and much needed supplies. As rescue Teams Race to get to those stranded residents. We now have new numbers as the Death Toll con