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
Miracle baby who beat the odds and is inspiring america. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone it was a goal too far. Tonight, the biden administrations acknowledgment it will miss its latest vaccination objective, as much a setback for the country as it is for the white house. Pace of vaccinations stubbornly lagging President Bidens July 4th Target of having 70 of adults at least partially vaccinated appears it will come up short over 177 million americans have received at least one dose that leaves millions of Unvaccinated Americans at risk of the more contagious delta covid variant. Dr. Fauci today declaring the Delta Variant is the greatest threat to eliminating covid. That threat coinciding with an emerging Generation Gap over the vaccinations tom llamas now with late details. Reporter Tonight The White Hous sounding the alarm about the highly contagious Delta Variant, admitting a setback when it comes to vaccines. The country will fall short
Way today, but things are looking a lot different due to the pandemic. And while people will still head to the stores, it is Online Shopping that is getting a major boost. The National Retail federation says online and other nonstore sales will jump between 20 and 30 . Total sales are expected to be as high as 218 billion. Naomi ruchim is outside of a best buy in new york city. Naomi, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, tom. Yeah, despite the economic fallout from the pandemic, experts predict that consumers are still optimistic about the economy and we will start seeing that this Holiday Shopping season, starting this morning, black friday. Best buy doesnt even open for an hour. But check out the crowd already around the corner as folks wait to get that ps5 and any other electronics theyre trying to get here at best buy. Still, though, the safest place to shop this year is online. And its where you might find the best deals. The countdown to christmas is on. Black friday remai
Armenia and azerbaijan agreed to work to end their conflict. In just under an hour the 2 candidates for Vice President of the United States will face off in their only debate of the campaign ahead of the november 3rd president ial election clear plastic barriers will separate mike pence and. Have both tested negative for corona virus pictures here from Salt Lake City ahead of this 90 minute debate in the state of utah this is the hole in the university of utah where it will all happen. Rob reynolds as our correspondent there today so much anticipation for this one is that they were not usual for a Vice President ial debate these are not usual times. Absolutely kemal i mean the the Vice President ial debates every 4 years are usually pretty forgettable although those of us who are of a certain age will never forget lloyd benson is classic putdown of dan quayle in 1988 senator youre no jack kennedy but this time the stakes are even higher the focus will we squarely i think on covert 19 a
Is really the one spot that bore the brunt of the storm. Reporter absolutely. We heard the noise coming in around 1 00. It was pitch black when hurricane what exactly happened in lake charles, louisiana. Laura making landfall early thursday as a category 4 hurricane. The storm sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour, bringing the threat of storm surge and tornadoes. Lake charles, louisiana also taking a direct hit from laura as the storm weekend. High winds shook buildings and knocked down trees. It is pretty devastating. Reporter thursday morning heavy flooding could be seen across the northwest gulf coast. Areas some 40 miles inland could be affected by days. More than half a Million People were asked to evacuate, but some stayed behind. Officers are coming to work early and planning on working late. Reporter laura is moving further north. Tornadoes, tree damage, and Power Outages remain a concern. Hundreds of thousands are without power. Red cross units have been deployed to hel