To be back after a couple of weeks off, but i mean, what a time to be back election day, as i said, its just one month away israel could strike iran at any moment that could be a seismic event. And at a sensitive time in us president ial and in this moment, Vice President harris, shes stepping up outreach to Arab American and muslim voters last night she met with Community Leaders in michigan as shes trying to shore up support with Palestinian Americans reeling from the war in gaza. And now Lebanese Americans are distressed by the bombardment of beirut both groups are concerned about us support of israels government. And both groups make up a critical demographic, specifically in the Battleground State of michigan while i was iii is one of the Community Leaders who met with Vice President harris hes the ceo of Emgage Action. Its an organization aimed at boosting the muslim american vote. And they have endorsed the harriswalz campaign. Thank you so much for meeting with me this morning.
But first right now, the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now welcome to the lead. Im Jake Tapper and we are following two major breaking stories. I am right now inside the Spin Room at Cbs Studio goes in new York Hours away from tonights first and only 2024, Vice President ial debate. But the Worlds Attention might be elsewhere at roughly 12 30 p. M. Eastern youre in time. Iran launched a major attack on Israel Firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles according to us officials, cnns Jim Sciutto and his crew were live on an air in israel at the time as Air Raid sirens sounded and missiles began to rain down overhead okay, guys, we got to get off the roof. These are coming down right next to us here. Hes do jim, please do theyre coming down one just about. We got to go Inside Sciutto and his team are thankfully safe. We are waiting for reports as to the damage done by the iranian souls, the Israel Defense forces reports that most of irans missiles its were intercepted by Israels Air defen
Seat and julie roginsky. Thank you, both. A new hour of cnn, new central starts right now. All right. Breaking overnight, getting ward, the biden administration he is preparing for a possible iranian attack. Historic devastation. We just got a brand new Death Toll from Hurricane Helene now, One Hundred And Two people killed that number does appear to be rising. We are getting our first look at some of the areas hardest hit and brand new details on how the Vice President ial candidates are preparing for Tomorrow Nights debate. Im John Berman with Sara Sidner and kate baldwin. This is cnn new central Destruction And Devastation than people really are having a hard time putting words to this morning when you just take a look at these images from florida to Virginia Power systems, crippled roadways washed out, cell service, wiped out food, water, and fuel. Now, becoming hard to come by. Hurricane helene is left so much damage in its wake. And as janja said, just moments ago, we have a new
Jessica dean in washington, alongside my colleague Jim Sciutto in Tel Aviv. And welcome to our viewers in the u. S. Us. And around the world. Were going to begin with Breaking News as tensions in the Middle East threatened to boil over. Israel today, turning its firepower on targets in houthi controlled parts of yemen. The idf saying it atactic Power Station and a seaport. The iranbacked group is behind a recent Rocket Attacks on israel and us warship ships in the region. And this all comes as hezbollah confirmed, another of its senior leaders was killed in fridays massive israeli strike on beirut that killed the Groups Leader lets send it over now to jim in Tel Aviv jim walk us through whats happening and what these attacks on the houthi targets tell us listen, you could reliably call this a multifront War Today more than its been even in recent weeks and months. Israel says it has struck dozens of hezbollah targets near the, near a Village South of beirut. This in addition to those a
Watching at fubo tv. Com, a cnn special event, the Vice President ial debate. Tuesday at nine everyone, welcome cnn this morning it is saturday, september 28. Im Amara Walker alongside Danny Freeman and jim sciutto. We begin this morning with major breaking developments in the middle East Cnn Breaking News the concerns continue to grow about the possibility of a widening war. Now that hezbollah has confirmed its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in israeli airstrikes In Beirut. Nasrallah, who led the iranbacked Militant Group for more than three decades was killed in a targeted strike on hezbollahs headquarters and Lebanons Capital know there are concerns about the possibility of a retaliatory Response Hezbollah launching rockets into northern israel before acknowledging nasrallahs death. Meanwhile, iran Supreme Leader says its forces are standing with hezbollah and the chief of Israels Army warns that israel knows how to reach anyone who threatens its citizens. All right, lets go bac