Breaking news and good evening. I m erin burnett outfront tonight. The breaking news unsurvivable. That is the exact word officials are using right now, as hurricane helene has now grown to an extremely dangerous category four hurricane, bringing with it potentially really historic storm surge levels right now expected at 20 feet. Let s just look at the scene right now is a live camera that we have in met lots of florida trees right there right now, you ve got up to 130 an hour gusts coming through that area on that bridge. We have seen cars coming and going really even in these past few moments, which is pretty stunning. Many bridges have already been closed. This is the skyway bridge, as you re looking here, which is now completely submerged. Imagine being in one of those cars. And right now, darkness is descending on the area more than 200,000 people in the dark without power right now, there is a sheriff asking people who do not evacuate to write their name and date of birth on the
It states Hurricane Helene was just upgraded. A powerful category three storm. Its already wreaking havoc on bridges and roadways such as this one youre looking at in Southwest Florida for those in the Big Bend, thats where the Florida Panhandle meets the peninsula. The storms Outer Bands all already have brought extensive flooding. And were told that works is yet to come. Listen to what federal and state officials are saying right now, it looks like its dead on hit to tallahassee. This is an unusually dangerous storm that threatens to bring Heavy Rain and potentially catastrophic flooding. This will be a statewide event. We expect strong winds throughout date with hurricaneforce Winds Wind Gust up to 8,200 miles an hour you just heard from the North Carolina Governor and the Georgia Governor we are standing by to hear from florida governor Ron Desantis in the next hour. And as you heard, it is not just florida in helenes pam, georgia, south carolina, North Carolina, are all all facing
Are deploying to the region. It comes as the highstakes u. N. Gathering kicks off in New York. Irans new Vice President speaking out in his first u. S. Interview. What he told us about a potential for a wider war in the middle east. Also tonight the tropical threat expected to strengthen into Hurricane Helene targeting the Gulf Coast. A State Of Emergency in florida. Were tracking it. The suspect in the second attempt to kill former President Trump in court. The new evidence including a letter prosecutors say he left months ago saying, this was an Assassination Attempt. And how long they say he was casing the Golf Course to carry out his plot. Our latest Nbc News national poll. Kamala harris now leading within the margin of error, but Donald Trump showing strength in the sun belt. The manhunt in alabama after a Mass Shooting left four dead. Was It Part of a murder for Hire Plot . And the massive reward. And the brave mom and the hundreds coming from all over to give her the ultimate gi
Reason for that is former President Trump, South Korean officials particularly feel a sense of urgency to get this done before The End of the year, before the possibility that trump wins the 2024 president ial elections. The reason for that is that during him his first term in office, it was a tumultuous Costsharing Agreement Set of negotiations with the South Koreans at the time, the former president was demanding that South Korea pay 400 more than they had been paying previously. And so it was a really challenging backandforth between two allies, the south of koreans want to get out ahead of it, put an agreement into place before The End of the year. Well watch and see if theyre able to do that. But some are warning that might not be their best move because they may be in the form of presence, Line Of Fire if he does win the elections in 2024 because theyve tried to fast track this. John. All right. Kylie atwood. Thank you so much for that update. A Brand New hours cnn, new central s
Inside politics, we live in dangerous times that chilling assessment from the Secret Service after a second Assassination Attempt on Donald Trumps life. And just 65 days will bring you the latest on the investigation and breaking details from the suspects first quarter parents championed moments ago plus Jd Vance is still defending baseless and racist conspiracies about haitian immigrants eating pets. The Vp Candidate told me he is willing to quote create stories for Media Attention and courting the teamsters, Kamala Harris has a high highstakes meeting today with leadership over union that usually backs democrats, but its president spoke at the republican you can convention this summer. So who will get their coveted endorsement if anyone im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and Inside Politics cnn Breaking News we do start with the Breaking News. The suspect in the apparent Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump, where he just charged in Court 58yearold Ryan ralph was arrested ye