Helene. Dozens of communities cut off from freshwater and much needed supplies are dwindling by them minute rescue teams now racing to get to those stranded residents. Plus a final day of prayer for what could be the last debate before election day new boarding on how senator j. D. Vance and governor tim walz are preparing specifically the lastminute jitters. Walz says he is feeling as the trump team tries to set expectations high for their rival and israel carrying out new raids in lebanon as we learn new details about the possibility of a ground offensive how hezbollah is responding after the assassination of their leader we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central across pasta southeast are grappling with incomprehensible storm devastation after helene left a 500 mile wide path of destruction from florida to virginia one of the hardest hit areas though, is western north carolina. And some of the scenes there, frankly, the
Like in need none of. That matters when, i talk about politics now we have to all get together and get this. We need a lot of help to have to have a lot of help down here. We look out for one another. We pull together, we pitch in, we persevere, and we pull it through. That is really the american spirit that s what made america originally great. And that s why today i ve come to us that with large semitrucks, many of them filled with relief aid and a tanker truck filled up with gasoline. We have a couple of the big tanker trucks filled up with gasoline which they can t get. Now and will be working to distributed throughout the day. And i want to thank again, franklin graham and everyone had samaritan s purse. You people are fantastic by the way, just fans and people appreciate you very much for the incredible partnering and work that they ve done. Not only here, but all, all the time, they re always seemed to be the first ones at areas that need help a short time ago, i received a brie
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 we re standing by for an update from authorities in western north carolina, which seems to be among the areas hardest hit. Plus donald trump s 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 presidential debate, cnn is learning one of the candidates is nervous and worried about how tomorrow night might go down the lead. I m jake tapper, apocalyptic scene it s in the southern appalachians right now am
Get started at frame bridge. Com or visit a store today, car winning is everything s stupid. Saturday at seven on cnn closed captioning is brought to you by sokoloff law mesothelial of victims call now $30 billion in trust money has been set aside. You may be entitled to a portion of that money all when he d heard eight, fivenine, 2,400. That s when 8085920400 unprecedented, destruction in the southeast, the scope and scale of this devastation from helene is coming into sharper focus as the death toll continues to rise. We ll go live to hard hit asheville, north carolina plus israel s defense minister says the next stage of the country s war with hezbollah will begin soon as the idf carries out new raids. In lebanon. Ahead of a potential ground incursion. And in the u. S us presidential race get ready to rumble. The two vice presidential nominee is set to hit the state stage for a highstakes moment that could be the final debate before election day what j. D. Vance and tim walz s previ
We start in the middle east, where israel says hezbollah has fired over 150 missiles into the country, following extensive israeli Air Strikes in lebanon on saturday. The rockets targeted the city of haifa, nearly 30km from the border with lebanon, and the Ramat David Airbase further south. In the city, and in areas near the northern border, in anticipation of a fresh aerial assault. These pictures show part of an intercepted rocket that was launched from lebanon and fell near nazareth in the early hours of sunday. Israel has been carrying out more Air Raids in southern lebanon. Saturday saw constant strikes and counter strikes between the idf and hezbollah, which is designated a Terrorist Organisation by several western countries. In a statement, prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said israel had inflicted a series of heavy blows on hezbollah, saying if they havent understood the message yet, they will. Lebanons Health Ministry now says 45 people, including women and children, were kil