From former President Donald Trump as he gets to survey the damage in georgia caused by Hurricane Helene before speaking next Hour And Faldo stuff. The White House is said to hold a press briefing. Not as expected a short time from now and we will likely get plenty of questions on the Administrations Response and reaction to it. John we are getting worried that florida governor Ron Desantis will be holding a News Conference as well. We will be monitoring all of these events and bring them to you. Our coverage kicks off at the latest on the ground. Get out of the way. This is the main road. The bridge. There is a building right there between those two. Gone. All of this stuff, completely broken and flooded through. The storm had impacts far beyond our borders. Its Impacting Floridians and a tennessee mountains. We dont have internet service. No nothing. Thats the biggest problem. Communication. I saw a dumpster in the parking lot. Many more will remain without Electricity And Water and
Like this when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We are not talking about politics now. We have to get together and get this solved. We need a lot of help. We look out for one another and we pulled together and we pitch in and we persevere and we pull it through. That is the american spirit. That is what made america originally great and that is why today i have come to valdosta with large semi trucks, many of them, filled with Relief Aid and a Tanker Truck full of gasoline. We have a couple of the big Tanker Trucks filled with gasoline which they cant get now. We will be working to distributed throughout the day. I want to thank Franklin Graham and everyone. You people are fantastic. And people appreciate you very much. [applause] for the incredible Partnering And Work thAt They have done not only here but all the time. They seem to be the first ones at areas that need help. A short time ago i received a briefing on the situation here and v
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
Record 30inches of rainfall. More than 32,000 people are still without power at this hour. Retired u. S. Army lieutenant general Russell Honore is joining us. Let me get your assessment as someone who knows what an operation like this looks like. The damage youre sering right now. What do you make of the damage were seeing across the south . Well i think you clarified that it was a storm that attacked florida, and made its way through georgia, tennessee to new mexico. It dropped an awful lot of water. Not measured in inches but foot. It overmatched the terrain and when you drop water in those mountains, ayman as we all know it started going to the valleys. The community had not seen or experienced that and overtime, development happened in the deeper part of those valleys. And what we have seen is and with condolences to all those who have lost their lives that Flash Flooding that has occurred. The good news, theres a lot of people working to get to them. Lets talk about the operations
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