Hurricane helene is more surreal than ever because the time that has passed. The Death Toll is now climbing above 220 people. It is expected to grow as hundreds of people are still missing in areas that are so tough to get to and that means that they are cut off from the lifesaving things that they need. This is the deadliest storm to hit the mainland u. S. Since hurricane katrina. This is the faulkner focus. The more our cameras can get in and show you this and the more people can get some of the help they need, what they are dealing with becomes really clear. Tragic scenes from decimated communities are now in full view. President biden has spent the last two days visiting hardhit areas and he said this about the people in the middle of all of that. Watch it. What are the stilts in the Storm Zone. What do they need after you saw today . President biden in the Storm Zone. I wondered what storm you were talking about. They are getting everything they need. They are very happy across th
Fico kids without their shoes, running around without their parents. We have had officials tried to kick you out. They are asking for authorizations to be here. The most insane Thing Youll ever see. They werent marshaled well, but the lesson people should take from this is one we learned long ago. We dont rely on fema. We feel like we are being forgotten we havent received any response from fema. So many survivors venting their frustrations as they are left to fend for themselves instead of waiting for fema to take action. Hello and welcome. Good to have you here today. Great to be working with you. This is america reports. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing. The Death Toll continues to climb. At least 224 have lost their lives across six states. Hundreds of thousands are still in the dark as crews worked to restore power even still at this hour. We will speak with the Operations Manager of an Energy Company on what they are doing now to get the lights back on. Brian has a preview o
Will the economy be the deciding factor as america votes . The cost of living is a lot. Hey, folks. Norah President Biden touts the good economic news in a surprise White House briefing. Americans stuck in lebanon as violence continues. We speak to a marine veteran who says he hasnt got an update from the u. S. Embassy in days. Do you feel abandoned by the u. S. Government . Norah and on this friday night, we go On The Road, with the compassion of community in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We are so strong, and i know that well make it. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and Thank You for joining us. We want to begin with new signs of a robust jobs market, with Election Day fast approaching and the Economy And Inflation critical issues for voters. Tonight, the Labor Department reports an unexpectedly large surge in new job creation, with employers adding 254,000 jobs in september. That is far above what was projected by economists. Its also the larg
Also tonight, melania trump in a major break with her husband on abortion rights, saying it s a woman s fundamental right. And what donald trump just said about this. Vice president kamala harris at this hour appearing with liz cheney. And bruce springsteen endorsing kamala harris. And tonight, the developing headline involving the menendez brothers. First tonight, this verdict just in in the police beating death of tyre nichols, following a traffic stop. Three former memphis police officers accused of violating his civil rights. Federal prosecutors say the officers laughed and bragged about beating him, saying they never called medics in order to protect themselves. What the jury just decided and we ll go live to the courthouse. Tonight, former first lady melania trump and that major break with her husband, taking a stand to support abortion rights. Reportedly writing in her new memoir, abortion is a woman s fundamental right. Melania trump makes no mention of her husband, president t
Trump. I want to go straight to cnns kristen holmes, who is at the site of Trumps Rally in saginaw, michigan and cnns eva mckend, who was in ripon, wisconsin, were Vice President and Kamala Harris is campaigning. So kristen to kick it up to you first, what did the former president focused on his Rally Today Bit more of a difficult question than you might think because its focus was All Over The Place they had billed this because a speech on the economy ensure he touched on some of those policies, particularly no tax on tips. No tax on Social Security or overtime. But the speech really veered and multiple well different directions. We heard him using some of his favorite catchphrases, calling Nancy Pelosi crazy, you talking about how Gavin Newsom was crazy saying Kamala Harris Ruin California and also talking about how Kamala Harris never worked at mcdonalds, something that he has existed on fixating on, but the other other thing that he really kept going back to was this conversation a