Thank you good evening. Im bret baier. Israel expanding Ground Operation in lebanon warning some communities to evacuate and for the second night in a row, massive explosions just within the past few minutes inside beirut. Here at home, as some residents return home in North Carolina, another huge storm threatens to strike the east coast. Well bring you the radar and where its headed. And a report from the Homeland Security Department watchdog claims current Vetting Practices for migrants could be creating risks for u. S. Citizens. Bret but, breaking tonight, officials are warning the strike at ports along the East And Gulf coast of the u. S. Could impact hurricane relief, President Biden saying Today Proprogress is being made in negotiations, some governors are not having it with states with major ports they are saying its crucial for the union to reach an agreement and soon. The comments come as the number of vessels stuck nears 50 tonight with the backlog estimated to double by The
Democratic leader to say Donald Trump is a threat. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim im focused on the future. That is a damning non answer. You have a really good choice of who will honor that democracy and who will honor Donald Trump. Vances refusal to admit that trump lost. You would have seen him try to put a gloss of respectability as trump appears increasingly unhinged. That strategy to normalize the weird and Extreme Trump vance platform. That strategy fell apart. There was a lot of bad Data Points there. Today it feels like the News Gods watched last Months Debate and saw Jd Vances appalling answer and decided to highlight the whole issue. They unsealed a partially redacted filing from Special Council Jack Smith. Why he believes it is very much prosecutable. Smith lays out another new narrative of the case and that all 165 pages of that is what reporters and legal analysts have been pouring over all day today. Stuff like conversations with Touch And Vice president Mike Pence
Lose the election. I would just ask that. Did he lose the 2020 election . Tim, im focused on the future. That is a damning nonanswer. America, i think youve got a really clear choice of whos going Toar Honor that democracy and who is going to honor Donald Trump. That was the harris campaigns first ad after last Nights Debate highlighting j. D. Vances absurd claim that Donald Trump peacefully transferred power after the 2020 election and vances refusal to admit that trump lost. Now, if you watched the dewait Last Night, you would have seen Senator Vance try to put a gloss of respectability on the president ial campaign as trump himself appears increasingly unhinged. But that strategy to normalize the very weird and very extreme trumpvance platform, that Strategy Sort of fell apart when vance was asked about huz Running Mates failed attempt to cling to power after the 2020 election. Now, admittedly, it is hard to defend Donald Trumpsis actionsn the post2020 election period. There were a
Your show. I was. Have a good night. Thank you. We re just 24 hours out from the vice presidential campaign. And already the harriswalz campaign has picked the most important part of that debate. It s really rich for democratic leaders to say donald trump is a unique part of democracy when he overturned peaceful power. Who won the election? i would rather focus on the future. You have a real clear choice of who s going to honor democracy and who s going to honor donald trump. That was an absurd statement that donald trump peacefully turned over power. If you watched the debate you would have seen j. D. Vance trying to put a normalcy. It is hard to defend donald trump s action. There s a lot of bad data points there. Tonight today it sort of feels like the news gods watched last night s debate and saw j. D. Vance appalling answer and decided to highlight the whole issue. Because today a federal judge in washington, d. C. Unsealed a partially redacted a statement from jack smith in which
October 2, right now On Cnn this morning i actually think i agree with you. Im in agreement with him on that a civil Debate Something we havent seen in awhile, the vp candidates taking the biggest stage of their careers focusing on policy over personal attacks and this israel, promising iran will pay after they launched more than 180 missiles in the largest, their largest attack ever and viewing the Damage President biden will get a firsthand look at Hurricane Helenes wrath as he visits the visits the hardest hit Areas Today A. M. On the East Coast, heres a live look at new York City, home of last nights first and only Vice President ial debate wrapping up last night. Good morning, everyone. Im kasie hunt. And its wonderful to have you with us weve got two major stories that were following this hour, one abroad and of course, The One at home last night, the Vice President ial debate between Jd Vance and Tim Walz, the Highstakes Showdown could be the last major Campaign Event between no