Scene. Crisis at home and abroad, threatening to upend the race for the White House as we look into Southern Lebanon there overseas. Good morning, everybody. Bill hemmer. We have a ton to get to on this tuesday. Thank you for being with us today. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. Well take you through the breaking news. Israel launching a limited Ground Invasion to fight hezbollah in lebanon. At home american Dock Workers beginning to strike which could send ports and the economy reeling. Recovery efforts from a catastrophic storm still underway in the southeast. The stories are evolving by the minute and all three could impact the election. Bill 35 days until america votes and despite these major developments at home and abroad the Vice President , Kamala Harris, still has yet to hold a formal news conference. Rnc cochair Michael Whatley is with us today. Steve harrigan reports on the Recovery Efforts in North Carolina. First to Brooke Taylor covering the Port Strike
Norah israel warns of an imminent Ground Invasion in lebanon. As the United States sends thousands more troops to the Middle East. We ultimately want to see a diplomatic resolution to this conflict. Norah with One Day until the Cbs News Vice president ial debate, how the candidates are preparing to face off. Looking forward to tomorrow. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening, and thank you for joining us from the Cbs News Debate stage. This is where Vice President ial candidates j. D. Vance and Tim Walz will meet in their only debate before the election. We will have much more on that in a moment. We want to begin with the Human Tragedy caused by hurricane helene. More than 120 people are dead across six states. 600 are still missing. And today the president s Presis Homeland Security advisor said toll could climb dramatically. But the full scope of the 600mile Disaster is still not clear. Helene crashed into florida as a category 4 hurricane with Storm Surge above 15 feet
That is still raging in North Carolina. It is actually about more than one crazy guy. And he is definitely crazy if you read any of the things he has said. Its about more than one important swing state. Believe me, North Carolina is very important. This is a story about the corner the Republican Party has backed itself into. As im sure you have heard by now are probably wish you good on here or see. Mark robinson, the republican nominee for governor North Carolina posted a lot of Stephanie Porn say. He called himself a black Porn T and supported reinstating slavery. Thats according to a thorough report from cnn that came out last week. Now, surprise surprise, ever since then robinson has repeatedly denied making those comments. What we heard from him today is just about as trumping as you can get. We are in talks right now, everything up to legal counsel to take cnn to task for what they have done. We are going after them. We are going to go after them for what they have done. Threaten
Josh stein will be joining us this hour. You have heard about Mark Robinson, the guy who cnn reported described himself years ago as a quote, nazi. He praised hItler. He called for the return of slavery. The Washington Post then reported on him praising Mein Kampf. Mark robinson, the Republican Candidate for governor in North Carolina right now, he denies all of It. But i should note he has said explicItly that he wants to go back to a time where women were not allowed to vote and he hasnt denied that because It is on time. Youve heard a lot about Mark Robinson in recent days. Youve probably heard a lot less about Josh Stein. But Josh Stein is the democratic nominee for governor in North Carolina. Hes the Guy Running against Mark Robinson. He is currently the Attorney General of North Carolina. En and running for governor is a high pressure thing. Always a big responsibilIty. Think about what Josh Stein has on his shoulders right now, right . I mean, if Josh Stein does not win this Gov
With his family as well. And that is tonight s reid out. Inside with jen psaki starts now. Reporter: okay, there s a lot going on but i want to start tonight with a dumpster fire that s the only way to call it that is still raging in north carolina. Because it s actually about more than one crazy guy. And believe me he is definitely crazy. If you ve read any of the things he s said. It s also about more than one important swing state. Believe me, north carolina is very important. But this really is a story about the corner of the republican party has backed itself into. As i m sure you ve all heard from now and probably wish you could unhear, unsee if you ve been paying attention. Mark robinson the republican nominee for governor in north carolina posted a lot of stuff on a porn site. He expressed support for reinstating slavery and called mlk an fing nami. His words not mine. Ever since then robinson has repeatedly denies making those comments. What we heard from him today was just ab