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 cnn s rafael romo. He s 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. You ve just texted her and she sent me back these horrifying pictures. I mean, it looked like armageddon. That s when they ve 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 i m like, oh, my god, my dollars in the middle of this and she s
And destruction, as far as the eye can see after western north carolina with hammered by helene will talk to the fema administrator on the ground asheville, amid apocalyptic conditions as the storm death toll across the southeast is rising also tonight, israel warns it s heading into what it s calling the next stage of its war against hezbollah as a limited ground invasion of lebanon may repeat, may be imminent cnn is near israel s northern border were closed military zone as declared by israel has been declared plus breaking news, a georgia judge just struck down a state law banning abortions beyond six weeks into a pregnancy standby for details on this major ruling and what happens next welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. I m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room we begin with the devastation from one of the deadliest storms to hit the us in decades. At least 128 people have been killed from helene s onslaught in the southeast. That till alm
John: good evening and welcome to washington. I m john roberts in for bret baier. Next promised military operation is underway. Plus, we look at the number of migrants released into the united states who were convicted of violent crimes. And with a possible strike at sea ports on the horizon, retailers are preparing for supply shortages. John: but, first, breaking tonight, officials say hundreds could be dead in the aftermath of hurricane helene. Confirming those numbers is proving difficult. Millions of people are without power and cell service. In north carolina, the lack of communication services have prompted hundreds of missing persons reports with many others still stranded in their homes due to high floodwaters. Correspondent steve harrigan is in asheville, north carolina tonight, where he has been surveying the devastation. Steve. Good evening, john. The mayor put it simply she said we need everything. Everything is just. Wiped out and washed away. Our whole house. Roads and br
Tonight, a cnn exclusive, the family of Amber Thurman speaking out about her death inside of a georgia hospital, democrats blamed on the States Abortion Ban and now propelling her story. The front of the president ial race. All the while Donald Trump, that republicans say women wont even have to worry about abortion. That was response to that tonight on Laura Coates live Nikki Haley asked him tonight. Are you trying to lose the election . Im talking about abortion the issue has become Donald Trumps Achilles Heel and new polling suggests tonight that its costing him some votes as he and republicans up and down the ballot struggled to land on a message to defend the fallout from the end of Roe Versus wade case in point, the Gop Senate Candidate in ohio said this at a Town Hall last week and newly uncovered audio in like abortion country, remember i want i will vote for anybody else okay. A little crazy by the way. Especially for women are like past 50 of the War Zone Morenos campaign cla
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