Live look at the capitol, wanting everyone. I m manu raju in for kasie hunt. It s so great to be with you now, just days after taking out the leader of hezbollah israel strikes, israel strikes more targets in lebanon. And earlier this morning, an airstrike hitting the center of beirut for the first time in nearly a year. The lebanese government blaming israel. Cnn has reached out to the idf for comment. Now, hezbollah vowing to keep fighting still firing missiles into northern israel, where more than 60,000 residents have been forced to evacuate this morning, a hezbollah official saying that the group will appoint a new leader as soon as possible president biden, wary of a wider regional war breaking out, saying that this must be avoided at all costs really happy with what you ve already taken precautions relative to our embassies and personnel will want to leave but we re not there yet, but we re working like hell with the french and many others. Now with five weeks to go before the e
It s an inflection point and because of the truncated nature of this election and just how wild this election has been they need an inflection point. Everyone kind of needs another chance, another bite at the apple before november 5. So i actually think there s going to be a lot of tune i think whatever happens tomorrow night could change some minds, but yes, typically a vice presidential debate doesn t do much about an election. We will see what typical you know, think about this as normal and neither are neither other we did that make says he new hour cnn news central starts now begin with breaking news, breaking moments ago sources tell cnn that israeli special forces have carried out raids in inside lebanon in recent days as fears grow of an all out regional war in the middle east in comprehensible damage, hundreds of communities cut off far from freshwater and much needed supplies. As rescue teams race to get to those stranded residents. We now have new numbers as the death toll c
I see khan cnn news central starts right now tragedy. The race to provide relief across a half dozen states battered by her hurricane helene the death toll now at 95, we will speak to the government we re of north carolina were the hardest hit states this hour. And president biden will address the nation this morning, breaking overnight, new israeli airstrikes as new signs and murderers that israel could be preparing for a ground invasion and final day of prep for what could be the last debate of the presidential election season. New report morning and what j. D. Vance and tim walz are doing today? i m kate bolduan with john berman and sara sidner. This is cnn news central southeast are facing and indescribable to destruction after hurricane helene tore a path of devastation from florida to virginia. At least 95 people across six states have died. Many more people are unaccounted for this hour and officials believe the death toll will rise, right now, utility crews are working around t
Seat and julie roginsky. Thank you, both. A new hour of cnn, new central starts right now. All right. Breaking overnight, getting ward, the biden administration he is preparing for a possible iranian attack. Historic devastation. We just got a brand new death toll from hurricane helene now, one hundred and two people killed that number does appear to be rising. We are getting our first look at some of the areas hardest hit and brand new details on how the vice presidential candidates are preparing for tomorrow night s debate. I m john berman with sara sidner and kate baldwin. This is cnn new central destruction and devastation than people really are having a hard time putting words to this morning when you just take a look at these images from florida to virginia power systems, crippled roadways washed out, cell service, wiped out food, water, and fuel. Now, becoming hard to come by. Hurricane helene is left so much damage in its wake. And as janja said, just moments ago, we have a new
Them morning. You were live in the cnn newsroom. I m jim acosta in washington. We are following breaking news this morning disaster in western north carolina as one north carolina official put it the devastation is quote biblical large swaths are completely cut off in that area. Official say, all roads there are considered closed. These are exclusive pictures coming into cnn showing the destruction in asheville. What you are looking at is the main road and biltmore village near the famous biltmore estate. It s a five lane road, usually full of cars now, it s covered in debris and mud. People walking down the middle of the road looking for supplies that as a comment in sight these days, helene tore through the historic village, the floodwaters. You can see right here rising to roof level and pushing trailers and to buildings, power and water are out in much of the city. This is a transform where you can see it right there just lying in the middle of the road leaking fluid. It s been the