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
Outfront tonight at seven on cnn cnn Breaking News and you are in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington. We begin this hour with Breaking News Up On Capitol Hill just minutes ago, house lawmakers passed a bill that could lead to a ban of the very popular social media platform tiktok here in the United States, if passed by the senate and then signed into law by President Biden, the measure would give the company less than six months to sell to a nonchinese owner. If that doesnt happen, tiktok could be shutdown here in the United States chinas calling the bill an act of bullying. Users of the platform, which is widely popular, especially among younger americans, are rallying to try to protect it. Lets begin our coverage Up On Capitol Hill right now, our chief cnn congressional correspondent, manu raja, is watching all of this mono. This was a very rare overwhelming, bipartisan vote yes, im something you dont see in this very polarized political environment in these narrowly div
In the cnn newsroom. Im Alex Marquardt in washington time is running outside for a Ceasefire Deal between israel and hamas as us officials had hoped. To broker that deal, that would see the return of hamas held hostages before the muslim, muslim holy month of ramadan that begins tomorrow night. But so far President Biden says that is unlikely whether it be a ceasefire by ramadan looking are you concerned about violence and youve got one. I assure this all comes as the humanitarian crisis in gaza is reaching a fever pitch, the us just conducted more airdrops with thousands of meals and bottles of water but aid groups is saying that is not enough. The United Nations has issued a warning that four out of five, 80 of households in gaza right now dont have Safe Drinking Water according to the Ministry Of Health there in gaza, at least two more people died today from severe hydration and malnutrition. In response to the crisis, the white house has announced that the us would join other count
Any moment democratic senator bob menendez is expected to be arraigned on a dozen new charges reallive outside the Federal Courthouse, plus a cnn exclusive. Russia is producing three times more for Artillery Shells and the United States and europe as funding for Ukraine Stalls in the us congress and passengers say, people quote flew through the cabin well, we know about a terrifying moment on a flight to do zealand. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and youre in the cnn newsroom any moment now, embattled senator bob menendez is due to appear before a judge in Federal Court. This is video of him arriving just a few moments ago. The new jersey democrat, once chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign relations committee, is accused of trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery. Menendez and his wife are about to be arraigned on these new charges. The senator remains defiant, calling it, and im quoting him now, a flagrant abuse of power, end quote cnns Jason Carroll is outside the c
Election. The court says it will. Its unclear which ruling they will release, but this is notable colorado votes on tuesday the justices might very well wish to settle once and for all the question of whether donald trump is disqualified from that states ballot. And therefore, other states where this is upending question and this tuesday, the Super Tuesday, when voters will likely end the republican primary, give donald trump his partys nomination. Thats at least what trump wants. Thursday, President Biden, he will get a primetime platform to sell his own track record for a mammoth america, his State Of The Union, offering a rare opportunity to speak to millions of americans, tried to convince them that he deserves four more years. It happens as a spate of new political polls show that biden theres more vulnerable than ever with general election voters joining me now to discuss all this democratic congressman from new york, tom suozzi, he just won a special election in what democrats c