John we are tracking President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Movement as they visit some of the communities hardest hit by Hurricane Helene. President biden will take an aerial tour in western North Carolina. He just touched down. And in moments we do expect Vice President harris to land in georgia, where she will survey damage there. A couple days after former President Trump did. Im John Roberts in washington. Good happy with us today. Gillian things for having me. Im Gillian Turner in for sandra smith. Towns in North Carolina completely unrecognizable. Especially the western part of the state. Asheville Mayor R faced of their resources. The pictures you can see right there on your screen proved that is the case. Emergency crews are working to reach the isolated communities that have been devastated by catastrophic flooding. Residents there are heartbroken, desperately pleading for help. There has been landslides. Our valley got wiped out. They had to rescue people, the Nati
The shoes. Tim Walz And Vance are going toe have their debate. Were going to be showing it here toin its entirety live. It could itbe the last Debate O any kind before Election Day on November 5th. If this is the last big event this means this could be the most beeyeballs either campaign gets before a majority of voters cast their ballots. Tim walz was a public School Teacher and a high School Football Coach in minnesota before he entered politics and to congress and then into the governship in iminnesota. J. D. Vance is a small time Venture Capitalist whos whole private Sector Career has been single handedly financially promoted by a tech billionaire. The contrast between these guys could not be greater. Of course neither could the stakes. Near now the Vice President ial debate. Good evening im Norah Odonnell and thank you for joining us. We want to welcome our viewers on cbs, on other networks here in the u. S. And across the world. We have a consequential debate ahead and the issues
0n the democratic side, is tim walz, kamala harris s running mate. He s the governor of minnesota. Before that, he spent 12 years as a congressman. Before entering politics, he was a high school teacher for 16 years, serving as an assistant coach on his school s football team. He spent 2a years in the army reserves, reaching the highest non commissioned rank, command sergeant major. He s 60 years old, just six months older than his running mate, kamala harris. Joining me now form the spin room floor is our correspondent john sudworth. The clock is ticking. What is going on with tim walz. Joining me now is jaime harrison, chair of the democratic party. How is governor tim walz? he s a good place but i want to say my heart goes out to all the folks in south carolina, georgia, tennessee impacted by the i live in south carolina and in these times of trouble we have to rally together as one country to support our brothers and sisters who are experiencing so much pain right now. ,, , ~ , n
Jesse: the stages set for the first and only vice presidential debate between j. D. Vance and tim walz. But first, the mideast on the brink of war as iran launches over 200 ballistic missiles at israel. Iranian missile strikes in response to israel taking out the leader of hezbollah. Iranian terror proxy based in lebanon, which is been shelling israeli neighborhoods from the north. Israel s iron dome and u. S. Missile defense intercepting the iranian barrage. The pentagon sending additional service members to the region, bracing for potential attacks on u. S. Military bases. Israel will certainly respond with precision strikes inside iran proper. Here at home, over 45,000 dockworkers went on strike today, shutting down ports along the east coast and a gulf coast. The head of the union threatening to cripple the economy if they aren t given a hefty rays and a guarantee that robots won t take their jobs. People never gave a [bleep] about us until now, when they finally realize that the c
It s jd vance versus tim walz, the ohio senator, and the minnesota governor sharing a stage for the first time after weeks of hostility and making the case for their running mates in prime time. I say we get a president who knows what the hell he s doing. I say we get donald j. Trump back in the oval office. We are not satisfied with putting cracks in the glass ceiling. We re pushing president harris through the glass. The vp picks of kamala harris and donald trump are about to be tested as they ve never been tested before just five weeks before election day when we fight, we win. It s debate night in america. And cnn s live coverage begins right now political spotlight is on new york city as vice presidential nominees j. D. Vance and tim walz are about to confront one another on the debate stage. We are standing by for the start of what is likely to be a contentious faceoff that could have a unique impact on the 24, 2024 presidential race. It is debate night in america on this special