That around 180 missiles were launched towards israel around 5. 30 pm local time on tuesday. They were fired across huge swathes of israel, including its largest city Tel Aviv, and the capitaljerusalem. And, these pictures from iranian State Media show the ballistic missiles being launched from Military Sites. Tehran said the attacks were in retaliation for the killings of senior militant leaders, including the hezbollah chief hassan nasrallah. Well, israel have responded by continuing its aerial assault of beirut s southern suburbs. These are live pictures of the lebanese capital. The idf said it had targeted a number of hezbollah sites as it orders 25 lebanese villages to evacuate. Both the us and uk were involved in helping to protect israel from yesterdays Missile Attack. Our Correspondentjon Donnison had to seek shelter when the missiles were fired. Hes injerusalem and sent this report. Sirens blare. Israel was warned it was coming. But this was irans revenge almost 200 ballistic
Record 30inches of rainfall. More than 32,000 people are still without power at this hour. Retired u. S. Army lieutenant general Russell Honore is joining us. Let me get your assessment as someone who knows what an operation like this looks like. The damage youre sering right now. What do you make of the damage were seeing across the south . Well i think you clarified that it was a storm that attacked florida, and made its way through georgia, tennessee to new mexico. It dropped an awful lot of water. Not measured in inches but foot. It overmatched the terrain and when you drop water in those mountains, ayman as we all know it started going to the valleys. The community had not seen or experienced that and overtime, development happened in the deeper part of those valleys. And what we have seen is and with condolences to all those who have lost their lives that Flash Flooding that has occurred. The good news, theres a lot of people working to get to them. Lets talk about the operations
We start this hour with some breaking news. The death toll from hurricane helene has now risen to 89. 30 of those deaths were in north carolina which has seen a record 30inches of rainfall. Nearly 2 million people are without power. And joining general honore. Good to have you on the show. Let me get your assessment from someone like you who knows the damage you re seeing right now. What do you make of the damage we re seeing across the south. Well i think you clarified the point. This was amongst the storm that attacked florida. Made its way through georgia and into north carolina and tennessee. And even parts of virginia. It s a massive storm. I dropped enormous amount of water. Not measured in inches but by a foot in some places 2foot of water dropped. It overdropped the terrain. And when you do that it s going go into the valleys. A lot of commune tips had not experienced that. And what we have seen, with condolences to everyone who lost their lives the impact of the flash flooding
Pennsylvania . Apparently a lot because the list is long. Thats the conclusion from a Senate Report just out this morning and senators from both sides, republicans and democrats, say the findings in this report are infuriating. Thats where we start today. Im bill hemmer, good morning. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. You picked up a rock and oh gosh. Its not good. Senate Homeland Security Committee releasing its initial report on Security Lapses in butler, pennsylvania. Lawmakers said this, quote, the officials declined to acknowledge individual areas of responsibility for Planning Or Security as having contributed to the failure to prevent the shooting that day. Bill meanwhile the Trump Campaign revealing intelligence officials have briefed the former president of iranian threats to assassinate him. The campaigns call the threats real and specific. Here is Senator Rand Paul earlier today on fox friends. You add that to the domestic terrorists trying to kill President
Fox news alert. A serious ongoing threat against former President Donald Trumps life from an enemy of america. The report we are looking at this morning is shocking, disturbing. It is a Senate Report and it was released a short time ago and it reveals the danger. Its scathing as it lays bare the Security Failures at the rally in butler, pennsylvania where the president was inches from losing his life. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. He posted in social mead. Yeah big threats on my life from iran. The entire u. S. Military is watching and waiting. Moves were made by iran that didnt work out but theyll try again. That from the nations 45th president. His campaign says it was briefed by u. S. Intelligence on those real and specific threats. The corrupt iranian regime, Terrorist Regime Fears President trumps strength and resolve. President trump remains more determined than ever to win this election in the face of Grave Danger and threats even attempts on his life. Ha