Oct 01 Watch 6:02 Asheville mayor on what North Carolina needs as flooding recovery process begins By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Hurricane Helene could turn out to be one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. More than 150 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more are still missing. Historic flooding nearly washed some towns away in western… Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: In meeting on Helene disaster response, Biden reaffirms support of Israel after thwarted Iranian missile attack By Associated Press “Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully supportive of Israel,” President Joe Biden said Tuesday at the start of a meeting with White House officials focused on the administration’s response to Hurricane Helene. Continue reading
Oct 01 Helene and other storms dumped 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. Continue reading
Oct 01 Exhausted first responders work around the clock in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Residents of western North Carolina are lining up for water and food, hunting for cell signals and slogging buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene's remnants deluged the region… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 6:29 Florida’s Big Bend faces another round of rebuilding after 3rd hurricane in 13 months By Christopher Booker, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau The devastating toll from Hurricane Helene keeps growing. At least 121 people have died in six states and officials fear that number could grow much larger. Many remain missing and unaccounted for since phone lines and cell towers have been… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 5:12 ‘People are on edge’: N.C. communities face crisis in aftermath of flooding By Amna Nawaz In North Carolina, communities are in crisis with roads closed, slowing the delivery of food, water and other desperately needed aid. The city of Asheville, in particular, has been devastated with flooded roads and loss of power essentially cutting the… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 3:14 Trump under fire again for comments on police violence and Harris’ mental competence By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Ali Schmitz Hurricane Helene recovery is now a focus on the campaign trail after former President Trump criticized President Biden and Vice President Harris’ response to the storm. Lisa Desjardins reports on that and other controversies the Trump campaign is facing. Continue watching
Sep 30 WATCH: Trump makes false claims about the federal response to Hurricane Helene By Christine Fernando, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Biden says he’ll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn’t impede recovery efforts By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Crisis unfolds in the Southeast as Helene’s death toll climbs to more than 100 By Kate Payne, Jeffrey Collins, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Forecasters say a new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by midweek. Continue reading