With Victor Blackwell, smerconish, the chris wallace show, the Amanpour Hour the weeks biggest stories the weekends hottest topics. Starting today at 8 00 on cnn this morning, im Victor Blackwell and im still feeling that bbe here. We got it. That big vacation ends two weeks away. The, new Victor Blackwell, let me introduce you to him. Big smile, lots of energy two weeks so relaxed and so happy. Well, its good to have you back to leave. Hope weve its great mood last another Hour Everyone here is whats happening today. Former President Donald Trump will be back in butler, Pennsylvania Yeah at the same spot where he survived an Assassination Attempt this summer as Vice President Kamala Harris takes her campaign to North Carolina. The work both campaigns are doing to shore up their support in those critical swing states a month before the election flexion, The Middle East is on edge this morning. The region is waiting for possible retaliatory attack on iran. What President Biden had to sa
To be back after a couple of weeks off, but i mean, what a time to be back election day, as i said, its just one month away israel could strike iran at any moment that could be a seismic event. And at a sensitive time in us president ial and in this moment, Vice President harris, shes stepping up outreach to Arab American and muslim voters last night she met with Community Leaders in michigan as shes trying to shore up support with Palestinian Americans reeling from the war in gaza. And now Lebanese Americans are distressed by the bombardment of beirut both groups are concerned about us support of israels government. And both groups make up a critical demographic, specifically in the Battleground State of michigan while i was iii is one of the Community Leaders who met with Vice President harris hes the ceo of Emgage Action. Its an organization aimed at boosting the muslim american vote. And they have endorsed the harriswalz campaign. Thank you so much for meeting with me this morning.
Returning to the site of the first Assassination Attempt on his life but butler, pennsylvania, lets go straight to Cnns Alayna Treene and alayna, i know you were also there during that initial Assassination Attempt. We know security has been increased for tonight. What else do we know about this event . Yeah. Well, jessica, it is a little weird. I remember speaking with you when all of that went down, but despite being at the exact same day new today here in butler, pennsylvania, a lot is actually very different and security is one of the main things ive noticed. One is that there are far more secret Service Agents and local Law Enforcement here on the ground in butler. There also so working together now under one Command Center that is different from what was going on back in july on july 13. Another Thing Weve noticed, they have drone joining a much stronger drone Control System here right now in butler, again, increase from july and then the other thing ive noticed just the amount o
Right here, its apocalyptic. I mean looking at that and were going to hear, i know you had on your show people on the ground there my show also going to talk to some of the residents who are climbing out of this with kids, trying to juggle that with schools being closed, figuring out a place to live, where to get water, food. It is an ongoing crisis for these people, and were going to continue to shine a spotlight jim, thanks so much. Ill take it from here you bet. And good morning, everyone. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington, and we begin this hour with exclusive new video Into Cnn that will give you more perspective on the scope and the scale of the catastrophe in the southeast and what people are dealing with right now in this very moment. You are looking at the wounds of asheville, North Carolina one of the cities that Helene Hit the hardest. Take a look here. This is the river arts district, just more than a week ago. It was a vibrant, beautiful area
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