Code Lumen Tv good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington. We begin with breaking News Right now, Hurricane Helene is churning in the Gulf Mexico is currently a category two strength, but is expected to become a major hurricane before it slams into florida. Later tonight, officials are warning of lifethreatening Storm Surges of up to 20 feet plus new York City mayor Eric Adams indicted sources say the mayor is now facing at least one federal what criminal charge this morning, investigators took his phone and are searching his residence and later on defending a racist post. Reads the Gop Congressman Clay higgins stands by his ugly comments, Calling Haitian Migrants Thugs and Quote Slapstick gangsters Breaking News but we do begin with the breaking News Right now, a tropical storm conditions are lashing florida. It is going to get worse though as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the southeastern united states, we are seeing flooding already hours before the
President ial race. Thanks for being with us at 9 oclock everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis boy tight is son under lets go and get. Right to it the results in georgia the state of North Carolina pennsylvania and nevada will determine whether Democrat Joe Biden or President Donald Trump wins the waiting game will be over soon grant is at the big wall to break it all down for us, heres where things stand right now the 2 states have you had to pick 2 that everybodys focus on right now over on the east coast pennsylvania, and georgia. Both states have poll workers diligently counting votes as we speak well start with georgia click in their zoom in here and slide over 16 electoral votes are at stake and donald trump right now is clinging to a lead that is now fewer than 2000 votes. You see the numbers right here, 99 of the vote has been counted so his trend hes been chipping away chipping away at trumps lead there that if he wins georgia. That ends it. He gets it to 71st eclipse
A state that will be vital to victory. By money inside of this is al jazeera life and also coming up. In another battleground state florida its a look at house wiring Coronavirus Infections are affecting voters. Nearly a 1000000 people displaced and at least 10 dead off the typhoon goni rips through the philippines. And remembering departed loved ones how the pandemic is changing day of the dead celebrations in latin america. Its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays the u. S. President ial election. Donald trump is holding a rally in North Carolina as he goes on a well when blitz of 5 different states. In iowa he painted more gloomy pictures of was a biden presidency could look like the biden herons plan would outlaw American Energy would at least economic bizzare for iowa wisconsin pennsylvania michigan and every other state in america your energy costs would go up at a level that youve never seen he wants to raise your taxes and you know him he has no clue hes shot o
Dead after the strongest typhoon this year rips through the philippines. And georgias opposition parties and their supporters refused to recognize the result of a parliamentary election saying it was stolen. Good have you with us welcome to the program its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays u. S. President ial election donald trump is on a world win blitz of 5 of them and is now on his way to florida earlier in georgia he painted more gloomy pictures of what a biden presidency could look like. Joe biden is promising to postpone the vaccine delay therapies and turn america into a prison say lock it down locking you in your home while letting again key for another far left rioters look letting auntie for and keep his bad news you do know that right there is let them roam free you cant go to church right you cant go to your schools well joe bidens been focusing on pennsylvania trump won the all important swing state by less than half a percent in 20 sixteens election bi
In pennsylvania a state that will be vital to victory. I money in fade this is al jazeera life and also coming up. Nearly a 1000000 people are displaced and at least 10 dead after typhoon goni rips through the philippines. Opposition parties in georgia have refused to recognize the results of this weekends parliamentary election. And celebrating a milestone 200 miles above us marking 2 decades of travels to the International Space station. Its all down to the battleground states ahead of tuesdays u. S. President ial election donald trump is about to hold a rally in georgia hes been on a well when blitz of 5 different states. Iowa he painted more gloomy pictures of what a biden presidency could look like the terrorist plan would outlaw American Energy would at least economic bizzare for iowa wisconsin pennsylvania michigan and every other state in america your energy costs would go up at a level that youve never seen he wants to raise your taxes and you know him he has no clue hes shot