They need a strong u. S. To deter the ccp. Bill it will remain a big story regardless. Aishah hosni, good work in the interview live in d. C. Now its been one week since helene made landfall as a cat four hurricane leaving a trail of damage and devastation. In town after town after hardhit town where folks have lost just about everything, leaving them with no food, no water, no power, no shelter and now wondering whether or not the rest of the country has forgotten about them. Dana has this friday off. Im Bill Hemmer live in new York City as we roll into our number two. Sandra weve been in afghanistan and know how to do it. They need more resources. It wiped entire towns away. Weve seen the video still coming into us as the biden White House is facing harsh questions as the victims of helene are left to fend for themselves. Hundreds dead, hundreds more still missing at this hour. And now private volunteers are stepping in. Mobileizing Ad Hoc Rescue Operations to help stranded victims i
North carolina, more than 200 are dead, hundreds listed as missing as we speak at this hour. Helenes wrath relentless. A Living Nightmare for millions across the south. Most deadly hurricane since katrina. We watch the devastating fallout. Back on the job. Striking Dock Workers reaching a tentative deal to open up u. S. Ports. We got the Jobs Number for september. 254,000 jobs added. This after the fed cut rates by half a point. How does this all factor in now . Well look at that as we begin. Dana has the day off. Im Bill Hemmer live in new york city. Hello to you. Good to be with you on a job day. Cant wait to dig into that. Im Sandra Smith and this is americas newsroom. The tentative Dock Workers would give them a 60 raise. That pushes the deadline past election day. Bill convenient. That and the Jobs Report are good for Kamala Harris. The economy is still seen as a liability in the election. It is Human Nature to attribute your current economic situation to the people in office for
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
Donald trump has just wrapped up an event in Adventist Georgia with Governor Brian Kemp. That State Hardhit by The Fallout from Hurricane Helene and recovery now that is expected to cost upwards of 35 Billion. And its already left more than 220 americans dead. We are also following up if you can look at the corner of your screen on the dow today, Big Run Up because jobs were aplenty in the latest period. Were going to be exploring how the big Jobs Issue not only helps people of the corner had a lot of people thinking that the economy has achieved a soft landing, and this is leading to made a big campaign issue. Perhaps bigger than me know. It could cut a couple of different ways. Some people are arguing didnt feel it dont see it hexo doesnt matter if we keep showing but this Jobs Report that showed 254,000 americans found jobs was close to double what we thought would appeal, would appear today. And that is a big reason why youre getting all of this attention to the economy on this day
Ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. Former President Obama to hit the Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris. Details of his 27day Battleground politics for the vp. New reporting on Donald Trumps high Profile Weekend Rally returning to the site of the first Assassination Attempt in pennsylvania. Also ahead, the Death Toll from helene climbs over 200, as hope fades that the missing will be found alive. And breaking news, israel launching massive strikes into lebanon overnight, this time, targeting the new head of hezbollah. Good morning, you made it to friday. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern, 7 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york, and with just over a month to go, the president ial campaigns are seriously picking up the pace in the 2024 race. Vice president harris in michigan this morning after campaigning late with an unlikely ally, former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, and we learned just this morning that one of the biggest names in the democratic party, forme