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You for joining us. Im Jim Sciutto live from Tel Aviv. We begin with Breaking News this morning, a claim just in the last hour by israel that it has killed hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Southern Beirut. Yesterday, israel says nasrallah was killed but hezbollah has not yet commented and israeli official told cnn earlier that nasrallah was the target of the attack. And i was told in the last 24 hours that they had very high confidence. Nasrallah was on the site when the attack took place. This comes on the heels of israels largest strikes on beirut in nearly 20 years, Lebanons News Agency says israel also launched strikes in Southern Lebanon, as well as the eastern part of the country. This morning, hezbollah says it fired more rockets into Northern Israel in response we are also hearing that some hospitals in the southern part of beirut, an area targeted by israel yesterday, will now be evacuated. Im joined now by cnns Ben Wedeman, who is In Beirut and in ben, w
Tonight on 360 vice president harris at the border, her effort to get voters to believe were the numbers already show the progress is being made even as her opponent says otherwise the polling rewards him. All sorts of night with 45 killed and counting what hurricane helene did as it roared its way north. And with the rain at pax is still doing to parts of north carolina and tennessee. And a new series of israeli airstrikes on hezbollah targets in beirut, just hours after a major airstrike targeted hezbollah s leader, hassan nasrallah good evening. A lot to get to tonight that we are expecting to hear from vice president harris. Any moment will bring that to you live the city of asheville, north carolina was already flooded from days of heavy rain when hurricane helene dumped even more of it overnight. Tonight, one person there described the situation is complete pandamonium, a citywide curfew is now in effect until seventh 30 tomorrow morning. The same could be said in irwin, tennesse
Of working people. And a Succession Style Battle to decide the air of the Murdoch Empire plays out in court today. President biden has warned the Un General Assembly of the need to prevent a full Scale War in lebanon, as clashes escalate between israel and the militant group hezbollah. In the last few hours the israeli military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah Commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction and the wreckage from the aftermath of that strike. Its led to a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern israel. Joining me now is our correspondent in Beirut Anna Foster and our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams whos in jerusalem. Anna, to you first of All. The second day of this relentless bombardment, give me an idea of what it is like there. What it is like there. Well, at the moment what it is like there. Well, at the moment it what it is