A. M. Pacific. Im Ana Cabrera reporting from new york. We begin with Breaking News. The president set to speak from the White House this hour, about the devastation in the aftermath of helene. The destruction is really unbelievable, stretching all across the southeast. The Death Toll currently standing at 99. The number is set to climb, still, with Search And Rescue efforts continuing this morning. A third of the deaths in north carolina, where the historic city of asheville saw the worst of it. At this hour, authorities are still searching for the missing. And the community is just struggling to cope without water. Without food, power, Gasoline Or Cell service in so many of those areas. Joining us now, nbcs George Solis is in asheville and Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is standing by. George, the aerial images from that shot is really breathtaking. What is the situation this morning . Rare, good morning, ana, the situation is really heartbreaking. Some areas have become passable after the water
floor. the rov subsequently found additional debris. in consultation with experts from within the unified command, the debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber. upon this determination, we immediately notified the family. on behalf of the united states coast guard and the entire unified command, i offer my deepest condolences to the families. i can only imagine what this has been like for them and i hope that this discovery provides some solace during this difficult time. additionally we ve been in close contact with the british and french consult general to ensure they re fully apprised and their concerns are being addressed. the outpouring of support in this highly complex search operation has been robust and immensely appreciated. we re grateful for the rapid mobilization of experts on the undersea search and rescue and we thank all of the agencies and personnel for their role in the response. we re also incredibly grateful for the full spect
according to the reports that we re hearing. it s unbelievable. these are the five victims. they include sonya guzman and her boy, daniel. 9 years old. watch. this poor man. that is wilson garcia. he s been the most unimaginable ordeal. there he is sobbing at a service that was held in memory of these individuals. he lost his wife and his son, daniel. he went out the window. it s an extraordinary story. casey stegall joins us now live from dallas as this man hunt in tax really heats up this afternoon. hi there hi, martha. so sad that texas father says he s trying to be strong for his surviving daughter after his loyal by, daniel and his 25-year-old wife, sonya, were both killed in friday night s attack with three other family friends that were at the home north of houston for a church retreat. that is when eye witnesses say the neighbor next door appeared with an ar-15 and opened fire. that s when the suspect shot at me. he shot at me five times. when he didn t catch me
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