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
But first right now, the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we are following two major breaking stories. I am right now inside the Spin Room at Cbs Studio goes in new York Hours away from tonights first and only 2024, Vice President ial debate. But the Worlds Attention might be elsewhere at roughly 12 30 p. M. Eastern youre in time. Iran launched a major attack on Israel Firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles according to us officials, cnns Jim Sciutto and his crew were live on an air in israel at the time as Air Raid sirens sounded and missiles began to rain down overhead okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are coming down right next to us here. Hes do jim, please do theyre coming down one just about. We got to go Inside Sciutto and his team are thankfully safe. We are waiting for reports as to the damage done by the iranian souls, the Israel Defense forces reports that most of irans missiles its were intercepted by Israels Air defen
Travelers, but look now good morning youre live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington tonight, perhaps the most important 90 minutes of this year as a polarized nation comes together for the only scheduled debate in this bitter race for the White House. This is the stage where Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet facetoface for the first time. With less than two months until election day. Both candidates are determined to find an edge heres why this New York Times Sienna College Poll i like some of the other polls out there showing no clear leader with both Harris And Trump locked in a statistical deadheat tonight. A chance to pull away he played with this really old and tired playbook, right . Where he, theres no floor for him in terms of how low he will go and we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth and trumps Team Planning to treat Kamala Harris as the incumbent, tying her to the pr
Silhouette. Thats the one like that to the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now. Welcome to plead live from philadelphia, the site of Tonights President ial debate. Im Jake Tapper. The big moment is just a few hours away. We just got some video of tonight stage setup. Vice president Kamala Harris will take the podium. That is screen, right. And former President Donald Trump will be screen left. Not only will this be the first debate between these two president ial nominees, it will be the very first time that commonly harris and Donald Trump have ever met facetoface you might remember Donald Trump boycotted the inaugural in 2021. Today, cnn is learning that Vice President harris has spoken multiple times now with former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the democratic nominee, eight years ago, Who Thrice Debated Trump in 2016, clinton advised harris, were told to Bait Trump into who selfdestruction. This evening, creating what clinton calls low moments for Donald Trumps such as in h
President of the united states, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, as we just saw moments ago live with Bill And Dana back in Court Today for his second trial this year. Jury selection in his federal Tax Trial begins about an hour from now. The jury will decide if Hunter Biden is on the hook for allegedly failing to pay more than 1 Million in federal taxes, all while he spent a Boat Load of cash on extravagant lifestyle. You are in the faulkner focus. The unsavory details of Joe Bidens son and his behavior are set to be a Focal Point of this trial just like they were during his federal Gun Case back in june. Hunter biden is facing nine counts of tax fraud, three of them are felonies. The maximum Prison Sentence for him would be 17 years. Opening statements are expected to begin on monday. Former federal prosecutor and drew says buckle up. The first trial of Hunter Biden was salacious in your mind. The second one will knock your socks off, i think. I think its a tall task for the defense to estab