Resource tonight and angry president biden responds to donald trump accusing him of lying about the government's response to hurricane helene. Politics colliding with a natural disaster. As officials are still searching for survivors tonight. Meanwhile, israel has just launched a ground offensive into lebanon where airstrikes are lighting up the skies from beirut to damascus, or sit in teams are live in the middle east and as trump is calling for the police to get violent and calling his opponent. And i'm quoting him now, mentally disabled holds a big name republican will join me as he is endorsing vice president harris. I'm kaitlan collins, and this is the source tonight one of the deadliest storms and are nascent nation's history is colliding with the closest election in modern history. But we cannot let that a clubs what is happening tonight inside these states, inside north carolina and georgia is a hundreds of people who are still missing or unaccounted for this evening. The death toll has now risen to 128 people across six different states. And the aftermath of hurricane helene, the devastation seems almost endless. Entire neighborhoods have been wiped off the map. Millions of people still don't have any power they're also struggling to get food or even water tonight none of that stopped donald trump from going into the storm zone today in hard hit valdosta, georgia, where he made this promise countries in the final weeks of a hardfought national election. But in a time like this, when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We're not talking about politics now we ultimately did end up talking about politics when donald trump made this claim, which i should note was quickly proven false by georgia's republican governor the governor's doing a very good job. He's having a hard time getting the president on the phone, i guess they're not they're not being responsive. The federal government is not being responsive the president just called me yesterday afternoon. I missed him in called him right back and he just said, hey, what do you need? and i told him, we we got what we need as he was on the way to georgia trump also baselessly accused the federal government of avoiding helping people and republican areas. And accusation that when president biden was asked about it clearly incense tim he's lying i'm a governor, told him he was lying the governor told me his line. I spoken to the governor, spent time with him and he told me his line, i don't know why he does it and the, reason i get so angry about i don't care about what he says about me. By a cure when he communicates, in people that are in me implies that we're not doing everything possible. We are simply not true is irresponsible trump also criticized vice president harris for being out on the west coast campaigning over the weekend. Despite how i should note, he also was holding rallies in wisconsin and pennsylvania. Harris ultimately cut that trip short and return to washington earlier today and went to a briefing at the fema headquarters the ground as soon as possible, but as soon as possible without disrupting any emergency response operations because that must be the highest priority in the firstorder of business to everyone who has been impacted by this storm. President biden and i, and all of the folks behind me are with you we will continue to do everything we can to help you recover and to help you rebuild. No matter how long it takes i want to get right to the latest on the recovery that's happening in asheville, north carolina tonight, mayor esther manheimer joins me now and mayor, thank you for taking the time to join us. I know it's been a long few days for you and for your community, just as of tonight, can you tell us how desperate is your situation and what are your biggest needs right now are still in crisis mode here in our community. We are still looking for survivors and confirming others have made it through the storm. We have folks that are in areas where the roads have washed out and the purchase of washed out. So getting confirmation about people whether or not there i made it through the storm or not is challenging is some of those remote parts and on top of that, we have a lack of cell service, so post scant get on their phone and just call loved one and say, let everyone down, okay. We're not able to do that but we've seen an incredible system across our city and our county funny of making sure everyone is accounted for that, but that's taking some time as you as you've said, there's still several hundred people that we need to make sure our okay. And that process hasn't finished yet. You still have several hundred people that are that are unaccounted for as of this hour as of this afternoon, i think it was around 600. That number may have changed at this point, but it was of folks that we need to be able to be able to reach that. That is the priority, but we also are in a situation where we don't have water and power in most areas and we do need resources like drinking water and food and other household supplies and a personal supplies that people might need if their children formula diapers, you know, all those sorts of things that you need just on a daytoday level to get through. I mean, to hear you say that some 600 people are still unaccounted for the people you can find are having trouble getting water and food that i'm cell service the new york times put out a story earlier that just north of where you are in marshall, north carolina, a 75yearold man was forced to cling to a tree for hours because his house was destroyed by the flooding and his loved ones were looking on and eventually he couldn't hold on any longer and they couldn't they couldn't save him. And i just i just can't even imagine what it's like to be in your position in this moment right now city never seen the rivers as high as they were in this vote. There's no historic record that shows that they've ever been this high the flooding. We're seeing is catastrophic and our first responders have been doing an incredible job. The number of swiftwater rescues they've had to do is unprecedented i can't the pictures don't do it. Justice and that's why when the president called me today he's going to be here on wednesday flying over the community so he can see the magnitude of the damage to our city. We can't let them fly in because the only highway into asheville of the four highways into asheville, that's open is the one near for airport and we can't shut it down for a motorcade. So more glad that he's going to be able to be here and see the community from the air, see the devastation we're going to need. We're going to need federal help to rebuild and head right now. We have federal help on an emergency basis, spring and resources as well as the they are governor was here today. It's all hands on deck. Everyone is helping and our community is rallying with volunteers to help distribute the things that our community needs so president biden will be there on wednesday, but as you noted, that's important there, that you're saying he is unable to actually drive in because there is that one road from the airport. So instead he'll be getting an aerial tour of that may or manheimer. I just thank you so much. I know it's been a long few days. I really appreciate you and i just want you to know we're all thinking of all of you in north carolina tonight thank you. Thank you very much absolutely. And i want to bring in my panel of political experts because there is a political factor in this storm and van you just heard her talking about the difficulty in getting the federal presence there on the ground besides fema actually having a presidential visit roy cooper, the governor of north carolina, was it's asked by anderson earlier about this claim that the federal government is not doing enough and not having enough of a presence here. Listen to what he had to say about that it makes no difference who you are if you need help we are going to provide it if there's ever a time where we all need to come together and put politics aside. It is now look, i am i know people north carolina, you know, i'm i'm from tennessee i have friends, they have family there. It's a horrifying time and people on the ground are coming together. That's americans and situations like this show our best selves except for donald trump saying, mean dumb things that make people think that the country is worse than it is. And that's not what he should be doing i mean, i have a friend whose mom was stuck across basically a river that used to be a neighborhood until just a few hours ago. I mean, this is real stuff in real time you don't need to be spreading fear and panic. You should be encouraging everybody to come together, should be trumped up standing with biden and kamala, right now to show that we are one country in a crisis like this, i mean, please, elton, is you look at this, you're a close ally of former president trump's. It is a moment where 120 people have been killed and that is the focus, but it's also now turning to trump saying that the bidens not calling camp, even though kim himself is saying, i talked to him last night about this, the federal government is helping us telling us, you know, whatever we need, we can get first off the 600 number is just shocking and i'm sure for everyone who's listening that, you know, that that's not an account of the entire jurisdiction of all the states that just asheville. Yeah. And for the people who live in asheville and those surrounding communities that were impacted, they're not thinking about november 5, they're not thinking about republican, democrat. They're trying to survive, trying to find their loved ones and take inventory of what they lost. I went through superstorm sandy here in new york and we have a lot of fellow americans and a lot of pain the fact is ballots are now out in different states in outside of these targeted areas, there are a lot of people thinking about politics were even thinking about it until recently and they're getting ready to cast their vote. I do think that this is something that as november 5 approaches we're going to be talking more and more about what took place and i think that there is going to be a need for growth, carolina and other areas to get help from the federal government. And i would encourage legislators on both sides of the aisle from across the country to rally together. And it might require coming back to congress to do so if i was over overanalyzing so far, i mean, listen, there was a decision that was made by president biden over the course of over weekend. He was not at the white house. Kamala harris is campaigning for president noted states campaigning and kamala harris was rallying in las vegas and your there's a prepositioning of assets. They'll get done in florida and georgia because usually that's the area they'll get impacted the most. And then it went inland to a place that is more shocked that they got hit as hard as they were and will learn more about where assets were placed and why. But that doesn't explain why, why donald trump is saying that trump is nuts or that biden's not speaking to the governor of georgia when he is speaking, we're going to talk and i think that's a fair point that people aren't thinking about november 5 or thinking about how do i get food and water and baby formula. But generally currently when you look at this, it is a test of leadership in these moments and this leadership style is, is on display today of what's happening in a crisis, right? and moments of crisis underscore who truly leaders are and to elie's point, there's very likely going to need to be a congressional supplemental. This is something that's already reached. Hurricane sandy levels. It could be as devastating here is katrina. This is something that's going to require a serious minded people to reach across the aisle to advocate for the people who've been harmed for the property damage in the years of reconstruction that's going to have to come donald trump oftentimes is not a person who rises to those moments in those moments of crisis, he showed up, but he said the wrong things and showing up is only half the job getting it done and providing for people is now i never like the idea of turning a crisis into a political moment. I've been on more disaster recovery mission side ever like to what the former vice president. They never like when you come to town, it doesn't help it distracts resources, but there is a way to show up and to show leadership and that you're paying attention without lying and making it political. The way that he did. Yeah. Lot more on the 2024 race to get to tonight. We're going to talk about that in a moment, but up next we have breaking news that we're going to take you to in the middle east because there are airstrikes happening right now near beirut, as israeli forces are begin, but israel is calling a limited targeted ground operation will take a closer look. And what's happening inside lebanon. Also tonight, a former prominent figure in the republican party is going to join me after he endorsed vice president harris abby phillip tonight at ten eastern on cnn, hi, grandma. I played baseball today. Oh, that's great. What position did you play first base had to grapple. 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