11,779. Thank you very much. Jeff zeleny. And thanks to all of you as always, ac36ts now tonight on 360 mile after mile destruction, heartbreak, and you have live reports and where helene hit the hardest and people from near and far who are answering the call for help. North carolina s governor joins us. So does chef jose andres also both presidential candidates address the disaster which won the former president playing politics with the relief effort by claiming the biden administration is playing politics with the relief effort. Plus israel ramps up airstrikes on lebanon and launches. Would they call a limited ground operation? good evening. Thanks for joining us. What began with exploding pagers and walkietalkies than the israeli air force killing hezbollah s leadership is now entering a new phase. Cnn s jeremy diamond is on the ground in northern israel right now. What are you learning tonight? is that israel begins this ground operation for months now, we have wondered whether or
Hello, im azadeh moshiri. We start this hour with the latest on the electronic Pager Explosions in lebanon. Multiple reports say that israels mossad Spy Agency placed explosives in thousands of hezbollah pagers, before they detonated across lebanon on tuesday. So far, Israel Hasnt commented. The united states and the us im have called for calm and the russian Foreign Ministry said the aim of the attack was to provoke a big war, and there was, in the Middle East. 11 people have died and almost 3000 people were wounded. Lebanon says hundreds are in a critical condition in hospital. Some were blinded. 0thers lost fingers all required amputations. Separately, israeli and us sources say israel detonated the pagers earlier than planned, fearing that hezbollah had become aware of the plan. In another Development Police Have visited the offices of a company in taiwan, as the pagers seemed to carry a taiwanese brand. The boss of the company, Gold Apollo, has denied any involvement in the attack
Its Angeles Thanks for joining us. The news continues now right here on Cnn Mission by about two hours this morning. The Fiveday Polaris Dawn mission will carry four astronauts and feature the first ever commercial spacewalk. We had extensive live Coverage Plan here on cnn and over the next few hours, were also following another highly anticipated event, the us president ial debate set to take place later Today Or Vice president Kamala Harris, whos preparing to meet for the first time with warmer president Donald Trump when he to take the stage in Philadelphia Harris predicts trump will lie and attack could personally he plays through this really old and tired playbook, right . Where he, theres no floor for him in terms of how he will go and we should be prepared for that. We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth whats also say Harriss Campaign has been preparing for possible insults and Name Calling from Trump Or trumps team is previewing Attack
Its Highstakes Journey Back To Earth. Final goahead. So if all goes well, well see it land back on solid ground in New Mexico within the very hour. Ill be your pilot for live coverage here. Cnn has it all happens before us. Now remember, the capsule is coming back empty, uncrewed and nasa speak. And yes, remembering it correctly, this is the same capsule that wasnt supposed to be uncrewed. It was supposed to have two astronauts coming back home in it, Sonny Williams and butch wilmore. And they are staying put on the international Space Station, as you know, in fact, therell be there until february. Nasa made the decision to keep him there for their safety after lingering issues popped up with the capsule, nasa simply couldnt risk a disaster remember, the astronauts got to space on Starliner Back in june and was supposed to be quick, eight days or so. But now its going to be more like eight months in space. Return, though, is still a high Pressure Moment for both nasa and boeing with fr
For Butch Wilmore and Sunny Williams to come home on happening now, Breaking News boeings troubled starliner is about to undock from the international so Space Station and ahead for earth, leaving the Twoperson Crew behind because of safety concerns were going to see this critical test of the spacecraft, all that coming up live also tonight, new winds for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for days before their historic debate, trump getting his sentencing in the Hush Money Criminal Case delayed until after if youre the president ial election that harris poised to get the vote of former Vice President at stalwart conservative republican Dick Cheney, plus the 14yearold Suspect in the Georgia School Shooting is arraigned on four counts of murder. His father, also in court as he faces rare and serious charges for allegedly giving his son a weapon, knowing he was a Threat Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world i will flits her. Youre in the Situation Room the is