Last word to president carter. The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle starts right now. Tonight, devastation in the Storm Zone as hurricane Helenes Toll continues to rise. The White House surges help why a former president spreads lies about the federal response. The Strike Threat looming over the election and the economy. Will the President Step in to stop it. As the 11th Hour gets underway this monday night. Good evening, once again, i am Stephanie Ruhle. With 36 days until the election day, the president ial campaigns are shifting their focus to the aftermath of hurricane helene. At least 125 people are dead acrostic states, and the search is on for hundreds who remained missing. The highest Death Toll is in the state of North Carolina where entire communities are still underwater. Fema is on the ground in North Carolina along with 10 federal Search And Rescue teams and 200 federal ambulances. Around 1. 6 million people down there are still without power. But the number is steadily comi
Carolina along with 10 federal Search And Rescue teams and 200 federal ambulances. 1. 6 million people are still without power, but that number is steadily coming down. Today, Vice President Kamala Harris canceleD Campaign stops in Las Vegas to fly back to d. C. For a Fema Briefing and the White House announced President Biden will visit North Carolina on wednesday. Today, trump was in parts of georgia that were hit by The Storm. While he was there, he got in front of crowds and spread lies about how the federal government is responding. He falsely claimed that governor Brian Kemp had not been able to get a hold of President Biden for help even though Governor Kemp told reporters last night that he had, in fact, spoken to the president. My Colleague Garrett Haake is a closer look at how the campaigns are responding to this disaster. Reporter tonight, former President Trump visiting the Storm Zone in valdosta, coming with franklin grahams aid group, bringing trucks loaded with supplies
of royalties on an ai colab using her voice. as we gauge on into the brave new world of music. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. another career for you, steve. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let s get right to it. at this hour, the next potential candidate to take on former president trump is hinting that he s getting ready to jump into the 2024 race. we ll tell you when that announcement could come. plus, escaping war torn sudan, armed at u.s. drones helped escort hundreds of americans on a 500 mile journey over the weekend to a key port city after having to flee the country and fierce fighting. and zero leads a massive man hunt is underway in texas to find the suspect responsible for a mass shooting that left five dead including a 9-year-old boy. where that investigation stands now. plus, slow moving disaster, the mississippi river is set to crest today as homes are already seeing serious flooding across iowa and illinois
we start in sudan, where heavy fighting between two rival factions of the military has left at least 27 people dead, including three un staff. earlier, gunfire and explosions rocked the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. what you re seeing here was recorded earlier at khartoum international airport, where at least two people were reportedly killed. footage there shows large plumes of smoke and fighter jets flying low overhead. and there was this video from inside the khartoum airport, showing passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. this is the skyline across khartoum. exact death tolls are yet to be confirmed. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. victims include three united nations aid workers, who were killed in the crossfire at a milit
also on the programme. lucy letby goes on trial accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others at a hospital in chester. she pleads not guilty. in aberdeen nicola sturegon tells the snp that the economic case for scottish independence will be published in a week s time. and how councils across the uk are supporting warm hubs where people can keep snug at a time of rising energy bills. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, there s a premature end to the w series season. the championship for female drivers scraps its last three races because of financial reasons. good evening. parts of ukraine have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. more than 80 missiles have struck both industrial and civilian buildings. it s the first time the capital kyiv has been targeted in months. president putin says the strikes on ukraine are retaliation for saturday s attack on a key bridge linkin