Welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. Im Paula Newton, the head right here on cnn newsroom. Israel ramps up its strikes against suspected ahead hezbollah targets, forcing thousands to flee their homes millions of people in the southern united states are waiting for their power to be restored in the aftermath of deadly Hurricane Helene and the race for the White House focuses on the border as us Vice President Kamala Harris makes her first visit there as a nominee. With Paula Newton a. M. In lebanon and its capital is reeling from the worst round of israeli strikes in nearly 20 years. And some of its residents no longer have a place to call home. Cnn crews at the scene, say the city was pounded continuously overnight strikes are still underway northeast of their now because of that, some hospitals and parts of Southern Beirut will now be evacuated thats where the idf said it struck residential buildings, that House Hezbollah Weapons Caches On Friday.
I everyone. Good Morning And Welcome to cnn this morning, it is saturday, september 28th. Im Amara Walker alongside Danny Freeman we begin this morning with major breaking developments in the middle east. The Israeli Military claims it has killed the leader of hezbollah after carrying out targeted airstrikes In Beirut. Israel says Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Terrorist Organization in several commanders were killed in a strike on what it says was hezbollahs headquarters, though hezbollah has not yet commented the announcement comes after more than a day of airstrikes by Israel On Eastern and Southern Lebanon. The explosions flattened buildings in a densely Populated Area the idf says, those residential Buildings House has built a weapons caches. According to the Lebanons Health Ministry, at least six people were killed and dozens wounded in the strikes. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd austin says, israel did not notify the u. S. About the strikes until they were underway sour
Lebanon about the israeli airstrike that killed the head of hezbollah of hezbollah from World Headquarters in New York. Or we begin with Breaking News from The Middle East. Here is what is new this hour. The idf now says apart from killing nasrallah, leader of hezbollah on friday, it has also killed a second senior hezbollah official. This is an attack on Apartment Complex in beirut. O at least 11 people were killed, 108 injured in the attack according to the lebanese Health Ministry as israel continues to pound targets in lebanon also new official telling Nbc News Israel decided to assassinate nasrallah after concluding he would not accept a diplomatic solution to end fighting on the Israel Lebanon Border. It was notle tied to an end of the war in gaza. Protesters gathering on the street in tehran today. Officials saying an iranian Military General was also oay killed on friday adding they expect to deploy troops to lebanon. T also, the u. S. State department is ordering the departure
Tonight on 360 vice president harris at the border, her effort to get voters to believe were the numbers already show the progress is being made even as her opponent says otherwise the polling rewards him. All sorts of night with 45 killed and counting what hurricane helene did as it roared its way north. And with the rain at pax is still doing to parts of north carolina and tennessee. And a new series of israeli airstrikes on hezbollah targets in beirut, just hours after a major airstrike targeted hezbollah s leader, hassan nasrallah good evening. A lot to get to tonight that we are expecting to hear from vice president harris. Any moment will bring that to you live the city of asheville, north carolina was already flooded from days of heavy rain when hurricane helene dumped even more of it overnight. Tonight, one person there described the situation is complete pandamonium, a citywide curfew is now in effect until seventh 30 tomorrow morning. The same could be said in irwin, tennesse
Forces is doing. What general jeremy diamond. Thank you. An, that s it for us. The news continues the source with kaitlan collins starts now taking the source tonight, vice president harris at the border right now in her first visit as the democratic nominee, trying to cut into donald trump s immigration edge as he mocks her for showing up. Meanwhile, a hospital that was surrounded by hurricane helene s floodwaters, the dozens trapped on the roof, including patients. We re going to show you that dramatic and dangerous rescue that happened today also, we re tracking new explosions in beirut tonight israel, israel s targeted thank the leader of hezbollah, launching a strike in the heart of the capital. I m kaitlan collins, and this is the source moments ago, vice president kamala harris was just visiting the u. S. Southern border for the first time since she became in the democratic nominee really confronting what has been one of her biggest political vulnerabilities immigration harris i