Clearing. The way Breaking News good evening youre in the cnn newsroom. Im Kaitlan Collins in New York, and we start with Breaking News this hour as the Death Toll from Hurricane Helene is now ill climbed to at least 93 people. As officials are warning us that number is only expected to grow. The North Carolina Governor, i just spoke with them in the last hour. He says over but thousand people have filed reports that Loved Ones. Theyre unable to reach them as of this bowman is several areas of his state are still in Search And Rescue Mode President biden has been briefed by fema. He is planning to visit Storm Stormravaged Areas later this week, were told and what hell see is nothing short of devastating sides of mountains have collapsed, sliding down into towns overwhelming communities with mud and debris. Entire roads have crumble of meeting that survivors have no words they out and rescue crews no way in. Cnns Rafael Romo is live for us in asheville, North Carolina, in rockville. Obv
New york. This is Cnn Newsroom with Paula Newton hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers in the United States and all Around The World. Im Paula Newton. It is 8 00 am In Beirut where fears are growing that the exchange of Missile Fire between Israel And Hezbollah could now turn into a ground war. Us officials say is israeli troops have mobilized and are moving to the border with lebanon in what could be, could be preparation for a Ground Incursion Israel saying that a Ground Offensive is only one option that is currently being considered, not the idf continued their Air Offensive on saturday with blasts hitting close to the beirut airport Saturday Strikes in lebanon reportedly killed more than 30 people and wounded close to 200 others. Has belonged for its part fired back, saying it launched missiles towards jerusalem, prompting a response from israeli Air Defenses police say pieces of an interest intercepted missile crashed in the suburbs all that is happening after israel kille
Hurricane helene continues right now our viewers in the united states and All Around The World for our special coverage of Hurricane Helene. Im michael holmes. Thanks for being with us tonight. Now, Hurricane Helene is the strongest storm ever to make landfall. Full in floridas Big Bend, sweeping across those less than two hours ago as an extremely dangerous category four with winds of 140 miles an hour. The national Weather Service describing it as unsurvivable up to 20 feet of Storm Surge expected in some areas. There have been at least two deaths reported in georgia and one in florida we have had a report of a fatality on the roadway. Car driving on i94 near Ybor City in tampa was hit when a sign fell onto onto the highway. So that just shows you that its very dangerous conditions out there. We are going to see downed Power Lines. Those are very hazardous as well, please do not mess with any down Power Lines in and around your home or anywhere. You may come in contact with them now.
Welcome to inside politics. Im Dana Bash in washington. We have a lot of Breaking News this hour we begin with major news out of the middle East Israel says it has struck hezbollahs Central Headquarters in the lebanese capital of beirut. Cnns Jomana Karadsheh is now here with us from beirut. Jomana, what are you seeing and hearing . Well, dana, a short while ago, we were here on the roof and we heard massive blast that shook our hotel as well as the rest of beirut. And then we could see the thick plume of smoke rising from the direction of beiruts Southern Suburbs that is an area one of the most densely populated areas of the country where you have hezbollah presence, where their leadership has been known to have been based in the past where we have seen multiple Israeli Strikes in recent days. But this certainly was the largest blast that anyone here has witnessed since the start of this escalation, according to lebanese colleagues, they say that this is the biggest Israeli Strike tha
Did on five federal charges facing intense pressure from democrats to step aside new Yorks Governor could decide his fate plus huge explosions, Rock Beirut as israels Prime Minister has, says, he has every right to fight hezbollah and israeli official telling cnn, Hezbollahs Leader was the target, were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central right now, helene is battering the southeast with potentially catastrophic rainfall flash, flood, emergency his stretching from tennessee to North Carolina and virginia damaging winds, tornadoes, mudslides. They are also a threat in some areas. We do have some new video of the destruction that helene left behind after making landfall as a category four hurricane in floridas big Bend Region last night authorities saying that at least 23 people have died across four states and millions are without power and take a look at a dramatic rescue. An amazing one here the Coast Guard says a man and