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
Penalties will tell you more about that in a second. Plus, with just over six weeks until Election Day, a controversial new rule from Georgia Republicans about Hand Counting balance, despite warnings for Election Officials, Poll Workers, and even some of the states republican officials. But leading this hour, the fallout spills into a second day after cnn uncovered disturbing and inflammatory comments by the republican gubernatorial nominee in North Carolina. Cnns kfile found lieutenant Governor Mark robinsons posts on a Porn Hungerfree Message board for more than a decade ago before he entered politics, robinson called himself on that board, a black nazi, whatever that is, and expressed support for reinstating slavery, even buying a few slaves himself now robinson is ignoring multiple calls for him to drop out of the race. He insists hes not the one behind the posts republicans are voicing concerns that this scandal could impact other candidates in the state. Lets go straight to cnns
News central starts right now it is on full just hours to go until the crucial debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, we have new reporting on their secret Game Plan Explosion in moscow overnight, Hunter Herds and Drone Swarming Moscow and other russian cities and ukraines largest Drone Attack, yet nine regions targeted this morning, assessing the impact and we have a lift off after weeks of delays, Spacex Falcon nine, rocket ship. Now sorting through space how the Polaris Dawn Crew hopes to make history im Sara Sider with Kate Bolduan and john berman. This is cnn new central this morning in the immortal words of kate baldwin, its Debate Day in america, friends the first debate between Vice President harris and former President Trump, the first time as far as we know that they will ever meet at all. Maybe the last the event of the national Constitution Center in philadelphia comes in an absolutely pivotal moment. The closest campaign we have ever seen this morning, axios calls
New hour of cnn, new central starts now its happening. Its here. One of the most consequential days in this election so far, Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set to face Each Other for the first time in a Debate Showdown in one of the tightest races in history and tropical Storm Francine expected to officially become a hurricane today, bringing Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds and a dangerous Storm Surge. Were tracking that storm as it strengthens. In the Gulf Coast. Plus a trucks suddenly disappearing out of sight. Oh, my my gosh. As the bridge beneath it collapses into rushing water. Well tell you where it happened. And who survived that. Im Sara Sidner with Kate Bolduan and John Berman. This is cnn new central it is debate day, aka a day that could end with a dramatically different 2024 race then it, which it began right now, the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump still historically deadlocked the newest national polls showing a 49 to 49 thai, which means the stakes are
You a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to 14000 facetoface for the first time and maybe the only time before election day, hours from now, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will battle it out on the Debate Stage. And if that lasts its the one taught us anything. You know, these showdowns can be game changes. Were going to talk debate strategy, plus the mother of the suspected Georgia School Shooter are speaking out about her call to the school, halfhour before her son allegedly killed four people there as investigators released Body Camera Footage from a Police Encounter with the teen last year and its a Daring Truck that could make history astronauts on Spacexs Polaris Dawn mission are attempting to do what has never been done before duct the first ever private spacewalk. Were following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to Cnn News central its is on tonight on Stage And Philade