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People killed by helene. And that number is expected to rise. The lead starts right now from Florida To Virginia and points inbetween. Tragedy worsening in the United States by the hour as rescuers reach areas hard hit Fire Hurricane just to see the destruction of our town, of our community that we love so much it is, it is heartbreaking were standing by for an update from authorities in Western North Carolina, which seems to be among the areas hardest hit. Plus Donald Trumps Weekend Dystopian Vision in a speech, even when he called, quote, dark, the republican nominee takes Campaign Rhetoric to a new and horrifying place. His unprecedented comments this weekend on his democratic opponent on migrants and on what he wants to do to stop Retail Theft and one day before the Vice President ial debate, cnn is learning one of the candidates is nervous and worried about how Tomorrow Night might go down the lead. Im Jake Tapper, apocalyptic scene its in the Southern Appalachians right now americans in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee remain in desperate need of help. The remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed unfathomable flooding and landslides, rendering the beautiful Mountain Region unrecognizable and killing at least 47 people in North Carolina alone with a total of at least 119 stormrelated deaths across the southeastern United States now that Death Toll in North Carolina is sadly expected to rise because some small towns our essentially gone these are images, for example, from the Chimney Rock, Lake Lure area. This is east of asheville. See the remnants of homes and buildings now, just lying across the lake were going to take you live to Chimney Rock in just a moment. So many people in areas surrounding asheville have been literally cut off from the rest of the world since friday. Not only physically, but including Phone Service and email, areas are inaccessible due to Hundreds Of Roads Being blocked by debris or in some cases completely washed away, including a part of i40. The major highway connecting North Carolina and tennessee all of this makes traditional rescues agonizingly complicated Air Rescues are underway today. In multiple counties. One man, Sam Perkins took matters into his own hands he hiked 11 miles over trees and landslides to check on his parents. And thankfully, sam found them safe, but they were completely isolated. And now four days after helene made landfall, the area is in dire need of critical resources, including food Drinking Water, portable toilets, baby formula, medicines. This includes residents of asheville, a Destination City that was until friday full of Art And Music and beer, and Life Fema trucks with supplies are on The Way from texas and fema is working with the pentagon to set up airbridge locations, two Air Lift supplies into parts of the area not accessible by road. The internet is full of posts from people desperate for news on their loved the ones, Loved Ones in those areas, not knowing whether the lack of contact is due to no internet or no Phone Service or sadly, the Worstcase Scenario and while the full scope of the devastation in this part of the United States is still not quite clear. Other states are grappling with dangerous helene left behind, including florida, where helene came ashore as a category four hurricane last week. More than two people, 2 Million people across the southeastern United States remain without power. The majority are in south carolina, plot in nearby augusta, georgia, where power, Water And Gas remains hard to come by and residents do not know when those circumstances are going to change. Georgia power saying that helene was the most destructive storm in its history. Back in asheville now and the decimated surrounding towns, cnns Isabel Rosales is speaking with residents who have Lost Everything Illustrating why the Word Catastrophic just doesnt even begin to cover whats unfolding there asheville, North Carolina waiting. Its just rough as hard as the in the city like this some families tell cnn, theyve run out of Drinking Water in hearted Western Area of the cia. And without electricity, their food is rotting Gary Odell is Sharing Everything hes gone his home with his daughter who lost it all to the catastrophic floods and even lifesaving Oxygen Tanks with his neighbor, my Nextdoor Neighbor ran out of oxygen. Hes worse shape than i am. Thats my problem. Ive got Lung Cancer now too. And you dont, you dont realize oxygen is is very important nonprofits teaming up to serve 2000 residents in the first four hours. How are you guys doing this is one of the first Semi Trucks full of desperately needed supplies to arrive in asheville. This is the most devastating thing ive ever seen her whole city i think that the loss of Life Fact that if you dont have cash, you cant get anything. Weve gone to stores, waters out, isis out. People slept overnight at Gas Stations like i feel like weve never seen this before on 100 was forced to walk to get help she needs Baby Diapers for her grandchild. Was those estimates us then were not doing well, settled it made me so heartbroken to see everything so destroyed outside of asheville, its even more waiting hours just for gas at the few pumps that are still running. Cnn flew by helicopter with a nonprofit surveying and accessible towns. Heavy trees, and downed Power Lines are blocking major roadways, hampering the delivery of badlyneeded supplies and overturn Semitruck Lane upside down in the river and numerous landslides all spotted from above Black Mountain city manager, Josh Herald says, it could take years to get over this devastation is catastrophic Black Mountain may never look the same again. Its just total destruction jake, earlier today i was able to actually go inside of Lake Lauro over here, a town thats just so beautiful normally would have so much to offer tourists a Gorgeous Marina over there instead the devastation was tremendous. I saw boats just piled on top of each other showing the power of the floodwaters i also got to speak to the mayor of a nearby other other town as well, who says that over 50 of the people in his very small town have lost their homes, his own business has partially collapsed. He says its going to take years to recover and jake i also was able to understand the challenges that these first responders are going through. I was in a helicopter. That helicopter you saw earlier today seeing all those roadways with down Power Lines, trees that landslides, just showing these roads washed stout, how incredibly difficult it is to get into some of these regions in the mountains. Theres a lot of work ahead for first responders and these communities to get past this moment. All right. Isabel rosales and Chimney Rock, North Carolina. Thank you so much for that report. John chase, the Vice Mayor of weaverville, North Carolina, joins us Now Weaverville is a town of about 5,000 people. Its about ten miles north of asheville, North Carolina. Vice mayor. Thank you for joining us. The storm has killed 35 people in your county alone, and the weaverville Mayor Today said that number is expected to go much hi, what are you you have a sense of how many people still may be unaccounted for, or even in need of rescue hey, i am unaware of the total unaccounted for. I think its still coming in, but that has being handled by Buncombe County through the register of deeds and so that is set up, but it is very very sad theres no power and here theres no power and weaverville, as i dont need to tell you, the Water Treatment Plant in your areas down no commercial or retail water available in weaverville . Three Tractor Trailers full of water did arrive earlier this morning, but that apparently is only enough for one Days Water Supply for each resident are you confident in whatever plan there is to get more water or should Residents Ration Todays Shipment . Weve definitely recommend conservation of any water that they have. We do have some limited or at public works the water we really have this own Water Treatment Plant that serves weaverville in a few other areas repairs are in the process we have invoked some Emergency Contingency Plan and getting some water into the lines and the coming days. We have generators been donated to us to increase capacity and get things going. And our staff and public Works Department and everybody is just working all hours to get going what else do you need . Right now, sara, what did and do you feel like the state and federal response has been adequate . I would say that the amount of destruction and the total in accessibility through the highway system, all major roads the lack of any type of, you know, no Water Power or Cell Service has been isolating but today were really starting to see just distribution happening. And thats all coordinated through Buncombe County and theres more coming. And were seeing a lot of volunteers from around the State And Country coming in and were greatly appreciative so County Officials on thursday warned everyone in affected areas to get out before the Rivers Crested Friday Night into saturday, how many people do you think a rough total heeded that warning. And do you think that that warning sufficiently relayed the imminent danger, the degree of danger . Thats really hard to say. We had an unprecedented rain on wednesday from a cold front that brought inches and inches. So rivers and bodies of water, were already very high. And we get many, many Flood Warnings here and most people that are low lying areas key, heed those warnings so when theyre hurricane came and normally we dont have a hurricane in the mountains. We have remnants of a hurricane most people were still reeling from wednesdays heavy rains and trying to address those issues. All right. Weaverville Vice Mayor john chase. Thank you so much. And were sending our thoughts and prayers and best wishes for your area as Recovery Efforts continue in North Carolina and beyond, you at home, you can help cnn is compiling a list of vetted organizations that are pitching in to help hurricane victims. You can find that at cnn. Com impact again, thats at cnn. Com cnn. Com impact coming up questions for State Officials specifically in North Carolina, should we see a greater response given all the alerts well before the storm ever made landfall, plus a sharp rebuke from President Biden urging israel to stop conducting targeted raids across its border in Lebanon And Report from that region also coming up for you saturday at nine On Cnn . Customize and save with Liberty Mutual wake up. His lima with you and all your dreams. Oh, yeah. H. Only pay for what you need labor day. Vicks vapor stick, provide soothing none medicaid it, vix vapors easy to apply for the whole family. 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