John good Evening And Welcome to washington. Im John Roberts in for bret baier. Next promised Military Operation is underway. Plus, we look at the number of migrants released into the united states who were convicted of violent crimes. And with a possible strike at sea ports on the horizon, retailers are preparing for supply shortages. John but, first, breaking tonight, officials say hundreds could be dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Confirming those numbers iS Proving difficult. Millions of people are without Power And Cell service. In North Carolina, the lack of Communication Services have prompted hundreds of Missing Persons reports with many others still stranded in their homes due to high floodwaters. Correspondent Steve Harrigan is in asheville, North Carolina tonight, where he has been surveying the devastation. Steve. Good evening, john. The mayor put it simply she said we need everything. Everything is just. Wiped out and washed away. Our whole house. Roads and bridg
The issue of how to avoid checkpoints here became a huge sticking point. There was also tension between the governments over the question of how the conflict, known as the troubles, should be investigated. But Sir Keir Starmer s Election Victory was broadly welcomed in dublin as a chance for a new start. There have already been signs of improving co operation. The uk and ireland are multi billion Pound Trading partners and their relationship matters in any negotiations between london and brussels. Simon harris has been meeting other international leaders and this week he was in ukraine. Back home, hell be focusing on irelands ties with its nearest neighbour. Both Prime Ministers are hoping for a sure footed summit with tactical teamwork. Chris page, bbc news. Let me take you to the live scene in dublin where leaders have just gone scene in dublin where leaders havejust gone in scene in dublin where leaders have just gone in and you can see the two flags here, this is one of the officia
For the games. Its always important. We are here an elite sport, winning medals is what we are about, but we are part of an incredible No One movement, the paralympic movement, which on and off The Field of play once disabled people to be recognised wholly in society, and those performances on The Field of play can only help us in that cause. To the Us Open where Britain Harriet Dart will begin her second Round Match against Marta Kostyuk in the next hour or so, novak Djokovic And Coco gauff will also be on court later but no such luck for former Champion Emma Raducanu who lost her first round to sofia kenin despite winning the second set. Raducanu was knocked out by the 2020 Australian Open champion. Kenin plays fellow american and sixth seed Jessica Pegula tomorrow. England and Sri Lanka are making their final preparations ahead of the second test at lords tomorrow. England beat The Visitors by five wickets in the opener at Old Trafford last week, chasing down a fourth Innings Target
Because of the pandemic nuisances and to roll some people said before, cuomos calls under the microscope in recent days. Was an internal the Teacher James releasing report that states undercounted nursing home Patient Deaths by 50 after not including residents dying in hospitals. Governor George Pataki suggesting another investigation. A new low. For months theyve been trying to get those numbers stonewall. Representative lee results and call the cover up. New york state ordered these Nursing Homes to take an affected patients and paste from replaced with healthy residents and it spread like wildfire. Shannon new York Governor Andrew Cuomo facing more criticism for telling people to stay off the roads but driving himself from albany to new york but if hes going to have responders out here like the Person Plowing the road that he himself would want to be here as well. The storm continuing across the northeast blanketing the city in new york and 44 counties across the state under an emer
Little to stop covid deaths, and instead wreaked havoc on every aspect of our lives. Johns hopkins with a Bombshell Study that shows restrictions only reduce deaths by. 2 . At the same time, the lockdowns devastated our economy, education system, and damaged our Mental Health. All the while fueling Major Political unrest. Many of us were never given an option. Remember President Biden and Top Health Officials told us lockdowns were our only choice. President biden statewide, lockdowns that so Many Americans lived under for months were intended to buy us time to get our act together. When you have an acute situation, and extra ordinary number of cases the answer is to close things down, go back to our basics, to shut things down, the flatten the curve. The fact that we shut down when we did, and the rest of the world did, has saved hundreds of millions of infections, and millions of lives. Now, s before now, while their policies have been proven wrong once again, the white house is look