Very busy morning. I need to hand it off to Pamela Brown now, but pam, no shortage of news this week absolutely not, jim. And we just want to remind our viewers that were going to continue to cover the devastation from helene, jim in the media will cover stories and their complaints. We dont stay on it will work in a stay on it because there are a lot of people suffering right now as you have been reporting on in your show, in that suffering, sadly, its going to continue for weeks, for months as these small communities continue to rebuild after almost station. Absolutely. And its going to take a lot of time and a lot of resources from the federal government, State Government Theyve got to get on it. No question about it. They do. Im actually i had Governor Beshear of my Home State of kentucky on later in the show, were going to ask kim about it because as you know, in kentucky, my Home State, there has been devastating Storm Events that have caused a lot of damage and we tab it over th
But first right now, the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we are following two major breaking stories. I am right now inside the Spin Room at Cbs Studio goes in new York Hours away from tonights first and only 2024, Vice President ial debate. But the Worlds Attention might be elsewhere at roughly 12 30 p. M. Eastern youre in time. Iran launched a major attack on Israel Firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles according to us officials, cnns Jim Sciutto and his crew were live on an air in israel at the time as Air Raid sirens sounded and missiles began to rain down overhead okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are coming down right next to us here. Hes do jim, please do theyre coming down one just about. We got to go Inside Sciutto and his team are thankfully safe. We are waiting for reports as to the damage done by the iranian souls, the Israel Defense forces reports that most of irans missiles its were intercepted by Israels Air defen
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 President ial candidates are preparing for Tomorrow Nights debate. Im 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
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Helene. Dozens of communities cut off from freshwater and much needed supplies are dwindling by them Minute Rescue teams now racing to get to those stranded residents. Plus a final day of prayer for what could be the last debate before Election Day new boarding on how senator j. D. Vance and governor Tim Walz are preparing specifically the lastminute jitters. Walz says he is feeling as the Trump Team tries to set expectations high for their Rival And Israel carrying out new raids in lebanon as we learn new details about the possibility of a Ground Offensive how hezbollah is responding after the assassination of their leader were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News Central across Pasta Southeast are grappling with Incomprehensible Storm Devastation after helene left a 500 mile wide Path Of Destruction from Florida To Virginia One of the hardest Hit Areas though, is western North Carolina. And some of the scenes there, frankly, they