Them morning. You were live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News this Morning Disaster in Western North Carolina as one North Carolina official put it the devastation is quote biblical large swaths are completely cut off in that area. Official say, all roads there are considered closed. These are exclusive pictures coming into cnn showing the destruction in asheville. What you are looking at is the main Road And Biltmore village near the famous biltmore estate. Its a five lane road, usually full of cars now, its covered in debris and mud. People walking down the Middle Of The Road looking for supplies that as a comment in sight these days, helene tore through the historic village, the floodwaters. You can see right here rising to Roof Level and pushing trailers and to buildings, Power And Water are out in much of the city. This is a transform where you can see it right there just lying in the Middle Of The Road leaking fluid. Its been there f
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 thats what made america originally great. And thats why today ive 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 cant get. Now and will be working to distributed throughout the day. And i want to thank again, Franklin Graham and everyone had samaritans purse. You people are fantastic by the way, just fans and people appreciate you very much for the incredible Partnering And Work that theyve done. Not only here, but all, all the time, theyre always seemed to be the first ones at areas that need help a short time ago, i received a briefing on
Wide tornado has hit. Those are some of the descriptions used to talk about this heartbreaking toll of Hurricane Helene across the southeastern united states. Today, we learned the storm has killed at least 128 people. That number has increased since an hour ago when i reported on this hundreds of others have been reported missing. Towns, reduced to debris. We begin our coverage this hour with cnns Rafael Romo. Hes in Western North Carolina with a closeup look at this horrific destruction here for sara tim co, this freshly brewed coffee is a luxury made possible by the love of her father. I asked my daughter, are you okay. Youve just texted her and she sent me back these horrifying pictures. I mean, it looked like armageddon. Thats when theyve Tim Cook decided to travel hundreds of miles to come to the rescue of his daughter and her family, bringing food, water, gas, and supplies, buildings down, houses, washed away im like, oh, my god, my dollars in the middle of this and shes 7. 5 mo
New york cIty. On thIs monday, September 30th, 2024. And thIs Is Fox FrIends. From y new and Improved and just refreshed StudIo M. BrIan took me forever to get thIs ready. Steve Its really somethIng. New coat of paInt. Anyway, we start wIth very serIous news. A Fox Weather alert. Rescue and recovery efforts are underway after helene leaves unImagInable destructIon across towns throughout the eastern thIrd of the UnIted States. Its been an IncredIbly apocalyptIc weekend for all of us here. Carley as nearly 100 people are confIrmed dead, we talk to resIdence, local offIcIals, and reporters on the ground all mornIng long. Lawrence plus, VIce PresIdent Kamala HarrIs says she wIll do a better job fIxIng the border than former PresIdent Trump. BrIan yeah. Lawrence Dhs Down Plays Thousands of Illegal crImInals roamIng our country. These are serIous problems. And we know donald Trump Wont solve them. BrIan all rIght. And some News Outlets paIntIng a posItIve pIcture of the murdered Hezbollah L
They have been accused of hiding and not being transparent about the attempted assassination of a formEr President and political opponent. I completely understand why they re leased it. Calculation they decided it was better to release than not but it did spark controversy. Bill well be with you later today when the appearance is underway in florida. Thank you, kerri. Communities have taken a beatdown and they will need to rebuild. People want the dignity to buy the dipers in the sizes they want, the formula they want. The Pet Food they want. Dana humanitarian need in North Carolina. In moments we expect to hear from florida governor Ron Desantis as Emergency Crews Work to clear debris, restore power, get food, water, and fuel to folks, diapers to folks trapped by Flash Flooding and washed out roadways. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Good morning again. Bill im bill hemmer. The images are stunning. Five or six states cover such a wide area. 100 people confi