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
More dangerous than Auto Races. Onetenth of 1 of the Auto Races die. Onetenth of 1 and a little more of the bull riders that looks nasty, doesnt it . They died. Presidents, i dont want to tell you the percentage, but it happens to be a very dangerous profession. The only thing i can say is they only go after consequential president s. Its true. [applause] they only go after consequential president s. We are going to be even more consequential because we are going to do things that nobody has ever been able to do in this country. When kamala is seen at The Border on friday, she will pass hundreds of miles of wall that was built by trump, and it is wall that really works. That is why, if you look at the arrow on the bottom, the Red Arrow on the bottom, that was the week i left office. That was the lowest level of illegal immigration in recorded history of our country. Look at that. Every time, i love it. But that is the lowest level of illegal immigration, and that includes drugs and lot
Sandra for the second straight day, hundreds of devices exploding across lebanon and what appears to be a major attack against members of iranbacked hezbollah appeared today we are hearing reports that handheld radios are detonating just south of beirut. Thats where we find ourselves at the top of the new our here. Hello e and welcome Everyone Frm Sandra Smith in new york. John tried to have you back, im John Roberts in washington, this is americas reports. Israel is behind the simultaneous explosions of pagers that killed 12 people and injured nearly 3,000. Sandra the embassy in Beirut Morning americans in the country to be on high alert and maintain a low profile. Lets get right to it with Nate Foy live on the ground in Tel Aviv for us at this hour, 8 00, there, nate. Has israel said anything about these explosions . Not directly, sandra, but while visiting the countries north, Defense Minister Yoav gallant said minutes ago we are entering the new phase of this war. This as israel mo
John live look at the Federal Reserve where a decision on the future of Interest Rates is imminent. We should get it any second now. This announcement should have major implications for americans feeling the pinch of inflation. We do expect federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell Toehold a News Conference later this hour as is traditional. With that, John Roberts and washington. Sandra Sandra Smith in New York. Might as well sell myself because right now you are looking at a bit of a turnaround. What are we looking at with the dow . But the Tick Marks not indicating that peer do you see that . The Tick Mark is read. We are going to look at that because i dont know what that is. A minute ago it was flat now it is up okay, the decision is now, okay, 50 Basis Points. The Tick Mark is not on the screen but that is accurate. The dow is now up 323 points, john. That Tick Mark there it is there it is. All right, so this was highly anticipated. Kelly ogrady from Fox Business ran onset with us to c
Were talking about potentially the first trillionaire does raise a lot of questions about how much power and frankly, how much wealth one person can accumulate. One person, like elon musk, especially matt egan. Thank you so much a new Brand New magical hour of Cnn News central starts right now rolling out this morning from both president ial campaigns, which voters, Kamala Harris is targeting and why Donald Trump says he has done debating plus thousands of Boeing Employees are now on strike for the first time in 16 years. The deal rejected and why this strike could do he real the Aerospace Giants attempts that Recovery And Tank versus Train Train winds drivers in South Carolina catch a wild collision on camera. Got more on that. Im Kate Bolduan with Sara Sidner and john berman. This Is Cnn new central right this morning, no debates. So now what what will the Harris County Campaign do in the final sprint now that Donald Trump says he will not debate again, weve got new reporting on how