Here is the week that was. The devastated is mountain one week after Hurricane Helene made death landfall. The Death Toll has a past 200 acrostic states. I hear you, i agree with you and i promise you we have your back around 200 i run a ballistic missiles from iran rained out across israel this evening. No one in beirut had a quiet night. Building shook across the city as israeli warplanes carried out at least 10 strikes springfield, ohio, has a large number of haitian migrants who have legal status. Temporary protected status. The rules were the economy did he lose the 2020 election . I am focused on the future. The Kamala Harris Sensor americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 covid situation . That is a not answer. Smith tailoring his criminal case to survive the Supreme Court ruling. Writing that although trump was present during the charge conspiracies, his game was of fundamental the private one. I never voted for democrat but this year, i am proudly casting my
Friday. Former President Trump is on the ground right now in storm ravaged georgia. Will see him towards The End of this hour with Governor Kemp. You can see the supplies lined up as they get ready for that in evans, georgia. Well take you live when that gets underway. Towards The End of the hour this afternoon. But first moments ago a surprise in the white House Briefing Room when President Biden moncton. This is extremely rare for him to attend an open News Briefing Environment at the White House. He showed up and took questions for a little under 10 minutes. He cannot with a Victory Lap on the Jobs Numbers can clearly 1 of the driving forces behind him wanting to get out there and talk today. He barely touched. I thought when i first saw him walk out this be about Hurricane Helene but. He wanted to address the devastation but there is emotional questions from the press on it and when he did get an opportunity it was just barely touched on Soil Talk about that. He was also asked how
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
Right here, its apocalyptic. I mean looking at that and were going to hear, i know you had on your show people on the ground there my show also going to talk to some of the residents who are climbing out of this with kids, trying to juggle that with schools being closed, figuring out a place to live, where to get water, food. It is an ongoing crisis for these people, and were going to continue to shine a spotlight jim, thanks so much. Ill take it from here you bet. And good morning, everyone. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington, and we begin this hour with exclusive new video Into Cnn that will give you more perspective on the scope and the scale of the catastrophe in the southeast and what people are dealing with right now in this very moment. You are looking at the wounds of asheville, North Carolina one of the cities that Helene Hit the hardest. Take a look here. This is the river arts district, just more than a week ago. It was a vibrant, beautiful area
despite those who say, go back to your own country, puerto rico is part of the u.s. it s not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requi