Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. Were going to start today with Breaking News because yet another Hurricane Threat is facing floridas West Coast. Just moments ago, tropical Storm Milton Florida as a category three storm in just a few days. Now, governor Ron Desantis has declared a State Of Emergency for 51 counties ahead of and it could bring devastating Storm Surge to parts of the state still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Cnns Rafael Romo joins me. Now, Rafael Helene slammed into florida just ten days ago. I know you were on the ground covering some of its devastation. Can you tell us what were learning now ahead of this potential impact here yes, some are high. This is probably going to feel like a onetwo punch for many floridians in addition to we clearing a State Of Emergency and 51 states, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to be opened 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene
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
Ohio senator j. D. Vance will square off in the Vice President ial debate. Possibly the last debate of this campaign cycle. Governor walz fired up democrats when he started calling republicans weird. While Senator Vance has led maga even further down Conspiracy Rabbit holes. Attacking women for having pets and falsely claiming haitian migrants are eating their pets. Well break down everything you need to know for tuesday night. Plus well hear from two democrats locked in two of the tightest Senate Races in the country. Senator Bob Casey of pennsylvania, and Congressman Collin alred of texas are standing by. And we have new numbers from nbc News And Telemundo taking the pulse of latino voters with 37 days until the election. All that and more ahead on politics nation. Lets start the show with senator Bob Casey. Democrat of pennsylvania. Currently running for reelection. Senator, lets start with the debates, the Vice President ial debate on tuesday and your own debate against David Mccor
Hezbollah missile heading toward tel aviv. The first time they have ever directly fired on that city. Israel calling up Reserve Brigades as it prepares for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. We are live in beirut. And the massive Storm Set to slam floridas big bend, covering an area 400 miles wide. Look at this thing. Its twice the size of the last hurricane that hit there. Well bring you the latest from the ground on Hurricane Helene with Land Fall fast approaching. Let us start with this, the motto of the u. S. Secret service is to be worthy of trust and confidence. But a new Senate Report is showing agents have not lived up to that motto. The bipartisan committee from the Homeland Security Committee found multiple agency failures culminating in a gunman taking a close Range Shot at the former president while he was campaigning in butler, pennsylvania, two months ago. Senator Richard Blumenthal said the public should be, quote, aghast and astonished at the sheer number of issues
Humanity nor more harmful to his reputation with supporters. Now weve reached out to spacex. We have not heard back, but, sir, i do think theres a moral to the story anytime youre pulling off an elaborate stun involved all the buying a vacant piece of land to stop a Border Wall . I should keep an eye on that piece of land and make sure that the richest person on the planet is not allegedly trying to take over that line. I suspect we may hear from elon on this one, we might perhaps on his X Platform exactly. Matt egan. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. A new hour. Cnn news central starts right now standing by for President Biden to deliver what could be his final speech before the united nations General Assembly. And we are just getting word of israeli air her strikes on lebanese capital beirut, who and what were they targeting . And new charges, new changes, i should say, coming to instagram added protections 14 piedras im John Berman with Kate Bolduan and sarah seidner. This is cnn