Todays event is expected to draw a massive crowd with notable guests in attendance including Elon Musk. Well take you there live in just minutes. Welcome to Fox News live, great to be with you, jackie. Jack im jacqui heinrich. The Death Toll continues to rise with over 2300 people as the southeast 230 the people tries to recover, and the southeast tries to recover, and so many are begging for help from the government. Madison scarpino is live in arden, North Carolina, with the latest for us on this. Hey, madison. Reporter right now were at the Landing And Tick Theoff Takeoff Spot for Samaritans Purse helicopters, using those choppers to drop off critical supplies to rural areas. Today we got to go on a ride with them and get an aerial with view of helenes afterhath. Were about to fly over chimney rock, North Carolina. Its one of the hardest hit areas. Some people are stuck there, and its basically cut off from the outside world. Now, this town is deep into the Appalachian Mountains close to lake lure, and the few roads in and out were washed away. We saw collapsed bridges, piles of debris and countless uprooted trees and destroyed homes. Chimney rock is just one of the many Mountain Communities that helene nearly destroyed. Now, Search And Rescue crews are still on the ground trying to find missing people. The majority of stories were hearing from survivors are neighbors helping neighbors. Some people say theyve already theyre already working with fee that to fema to the apply for assistance, but some havent seen or heard from the feds yet. Samaritans purse is one of of the many organizations that jumped in to help almost immediately. Everything, ultimately, is a decision about the allocation of resources. And that gets political. And i dont know whats going if on with the federal government, i dont want to criticize them, but i will say that it feels like its late. You know . If it feels like its late, more should have been done earlier. Reporter and while clean water is still the top priority here in western North Carolina, volunteer groups are also starting to send in starlinks and other technology. Some people in this area still dont have cell service. Back to you. Joey madison scarpino, Thank You. Griff joining us now from their headquarters in boone, North Carolina, president of Samaritans Purse, reverend franklin graham. Reverend, Thank You for taking time here. Im glad that madison could be at your takeoff and landing, and ive had the the Honor And Privilege of seeing Samaritans Purse in action in countless natural disaster locations. But you wrote in a christianed Today Post that really the devastation is beyond what you can see through your television set. What is it like there . If what is the situation on the ground, franklin . Griff, its, its a mess. Its probably worse than what you are actually seeing through the camera a lens because youve got the smells of just the flood and then its a swampy smell. But the people having to work in this and live in this, and theres no, you know, you cant expect the federal government to fix your problems. And thats what, you know, the politicians want you to think, that we can just vote for me and i can fix it. Well, they cant. It takes neighbor helping neighbor, it takes an army of volunteers and and people to come in and to help just get a house mudded out, to put a a tarp on a roof, the change a chainsaw and what were doing like with the helicopters. Were hauling water and medicines into these rural areas. And weve got, weve got helicopters flying all day long all over western North Carolina. And so grateful for companies and businesses like Joe Gibbs and people like this, rick hendrick, their business helicopters, theyve just loaned those, their pilots are flying with us and others doing the same thing that are just Coming Up and helping the haul water. And you think, you know, griff, you think, you know, is that a big deal, water . Well, one of my chaplains handed a lady two gones gallons of water the other day, and she broke down and cried. Two gallons of water and she cried. And it just, it people are desperate. But we, everything we do, griff, as you know, we want to do in Jesus Name. I want people the to know that god loves them, that that he hasnt forgotten them, that that he hasnt backed up and left them alone. Were there to the serve in Jesus Name and to to help as many people as we can. We have an army of volunteers this weekend. Were grateful for that. But were going to need this army of volunteers every day for weeks to come. And right now weve got good weather all of next week, so thisll be a good time to come if you can. We just, we need these volunteers to help clean up these houses. It makes such a huge difference for the people that were whose homes were working with. It gives them hope. And right now hope is in the little supply right now. Griff franklin, you talked about the water. Of course, the need for Water And Power and food. What are the most immediate needs, sheller, that youre seeing shelter, that youre seeing that people need there now . Well, theyre going to need shelter. Certainly, homes, people are not able to live in them. And you talk to people, they find out that theyre living with an aunt, an Thank Youing or cousin, you know uncle, cousin or some relative that theyre able to move into. So people are able to take care of themselves for the most part as far as trying to stay out of the rain. But, griff, its, its such a sad situation when you see a person that has lost everything that theyve worked for all their live. Life. And it may take them who knows how long to get it back. Ive heard of one man down in florida, he went through a storm a few years ago, and and this one wiped him up, and he said, i just cant do it again. He took his life. Just had lost all hope. And i dont want people to lose hope. These volunteers when they show up theres another lady, she was crying when we, when all of the volunteers got out of the van and walked up to her house to help her. She said im not crying because ive lost everything, she said im crying because hope has just showed up. And, of course, she was talking about those volunteers, they gave her hope. And thats what we want to do, help restore hope. And we want to do all this in Jesus Name. Griff such an important message, franklin. Let me ask you about the Governments Response. In madisons reporting just before this, she interviewed your logistical boss, Ken Isaacs. And full disclosure, ive seen Ken Isaacs set up logistics to disasters All Around The World from africa ca to, you name it, even the can covid Field Hospitals you guys set up in New York. Ken is among the most gifted and experienced in this business. I dont think Theres Anyone that has the level of experience he has. I say that because when he said the Governments Response seemed late, that means something. What is your impression of the Governments Response . If is it enough . Griff, thats hard to tell. Its never enough when you think about the scope of this. But we cant expect the government to fix all the problems that we have in life. Of course the governments going to be late. It takes them a while to get moving. But the church and the body of christ, its able to respond immediately and, of course, thats what we do. We work with the churches in every community, and the churches are there. And what were trying to do is get these starlinks, Elon Musk we got some today that dr. Phil has brought in. Weve got some others that we have bought. But we set up starlinks with these churches in these really rural areas and let the church be the Communication Hub because if there isnt communication. So if a person can come down to the or church and bring their Cell Phone, they can get email, they can make a call, they could let somebody know where they are. So were going to try to set up as many starlinks as we can in these rural areas and let the church with the hub be the hub. And when the power comes back up, so many of these communities dont have Internet Service anyway, and the church will have it. So this is going to be a good deal. Griff well, we sure appreciate your efforts, godseed to you, the organization spotspeed to you, the organization, Samaritans Purse. Godspeed. Our prayers for all the people there in North Carolina. Thank you, griff. God bless. Are. Griff god bless. And you can join fox forward in support of the Recovery Efforts following Hurricane Helene. Your donation enables the Red Cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster. Visit redcross. Org foxforward or scan the Qr Code on your screen. Jacqui well, give, for the first time since taking office, President Biden answer answered questions from the white House Briefing Room yesterday, but he did not address criticisms of his administrations Hurricane Helene response. David spunt has more for us from the White House. Hey, david. Reporter hey. He did say he would ask for more money from congress before his add if managers if leaves in administration leaves in less than four months. S this is something the administrations going the to have to focus on. People are def stated, millions of people still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene. President biden will head to the Camp David later today, hell be getting Briefing Updates on the Hurricane Helene recovery over the weekend. He walked into that Briefing Room yesterday, you were there right on the bottomleft of the screen. He answered a Hur Idea with of questions about people in the myriad of questions, and he did they congress is out until after the election and did mention that time is running out for the administration to help fix the destruction in the southern states. Listen. Were going to have to deal with unforeseen costs of what this hurricane is going to cost. Its going to cost a lot of money. And im going the to probably have the ask the congress before we leave for more money to deal with some of those problems. But that remains to be seen. Reporter the president also touting the deal reached with those striking at our nations ports for a brief time midweek, highlighting the major problem we could have run into as a country had we been in Hurricane Cleanup Mode and without those crucial imports coming through these ports. It was truly a service to the american people, for all these parties to come together, respond to our request to keep the ports open. I was determined to avert a crisis at this moment because its a critical moment. And if we didnt do this now, wed have a real problem. Reporter again, while at Camp David this weekend, the president will continue to get updates on Hurricane Helene. Also the latest on whats going on in the middle east. I mean, October 7th is two days away, and the White House is really torn here between different Franks Factions as we come up on this Oneyear Anniversary, ja acqui. Sphwhre jeff i think were still waiting for a lot of detailsen to mondays schedule, david. Thank you. Griff . Griff after a night of campaigning in michigan, Vice President harris will head to stormravaged North Carolina later today to see the damage first ahand. Lucas tomlinson is live on the ground in asheville, North Carolina, with more. Hey, lucas. Reporter good afternoon, griff. Vice president harris expected to arrive here in western North Carolina sometime this afternoon. Now here in Downtown Asheville in the River Art as district on a typical saturday in october, have people walking through the streets here, perhaps gabbing coffee, poking into some of the shops shops. Now people are digging out. You mentioned the Vice President Last Night in michigan, she took more shots at Donald Trump. If. We will not be fooled. We will not be Gaslight Ared gaslighted. Donald trumps Track Record is a disaster for working people. And hes trying to gaslight people all over our country. But with we know the facts we know the facts and we know the truth. He is an existential threat to the americas labor movement. Reporter theres no mention about Hurricane Helene in those remarks. Here in North Carolina, paratroopers in chinook helicopters in the 82nd Airborne from Fort Liberty have been ramping up missions to deliver badlyneeded aid. Critics say part of the active duty forces should have been ordered to assist much sooner. North Carolina Air national guard assets have completed 146 missions, they say, resulting in the rescue of over 530 people and 150 0 pets. Overnight 80,000 pounds of Relief Supplies were sent here to a hub in, asheville. Yesterday, governor Roy Cooper and Bidens Fema Director provided an update about the relief efforts. This unprecedented, catastrophic storm requires an unprecedented response, and were in the middle of that right now. One, theres a lot of misinformation about the fact that we are not going to have enough money because its being redirected elsewhere. Just plain false. We have everything you need, governor, everybody here in North Carolina, and we are going to be able to continue to provide that assistance as long as you need it. Reporter so Vice President harris expected to arrive here late this afternoon, once again on a typical fall day, these streets would be full. This is a town that relies on tourism, people love to come here to asheville, but residents are busy digging out. Griff . Jacqui well, we are just hours away from former President Trumps return to butler, pennsylvania, so how will this massive event be secured . Well speak with a member of the Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force Coming Up next. Help Fuel Today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. So, heres to now. Now available Boost Max when the sawdust settles and the engine roars the thing you care about is a job well done. But when you get your tools from Harbor Freight Something about the job feels different your wallet. Whatever you do, do it for less, at harbor freight. Griff former President Trump is returning to butler, pennsylvania, today as the same field where he was nearly assassinated less than three months ago. The rally expected to draw a massive crowd with many notable guests in attendance. Alexis mcadams, our reporter who covered that tragic event back in july, is back there as well in butler with more. Hi, alexis. Reporter hi, griff. Yeah, things look a little bit different now 12 the weeks later. You can see over my shoulder where the former president s going to take that stage for the second time on these fairgrounds in butler, pennsylvania, this time standing behind bulletproof glass. I talked to people who say they wanted to be here again for the return of the to former president to show their support, but they to do remember those major Security Failures that day. Listen. If. We thought we were safe when we went in here. I mean, really, you would think that a rally like that for trump would be one of the most protected places, right . Other than the sitting president s. But, yeah,s it was scary. Reporter and its going to be a very emotional rally for the thus of people who came back for the Return Including Former president Donald Trump there. He said he felt like he had to come here today and stand up on that stage because his job is not yet done. Were 30 days out now from the president ial election, griff, and you still remember that chaos from just weeks ago. Listen. [gunfire] [background sounds] reporter that was just some of the chaos that unfolded on stage weeks ago, shots ringing out as former president Donald Trump was speaking there. He fell to the ground after a bullet grazed his ear. A gunman was able to somehow just climb right up onto a nearby roof near the fairgrounds and open fire into the crowd. This time trump says security will be tight. Butler will be the safest place in the world. Reporter and this is a live look right now, you guy, at the memorial in the Stands Today to. You can see it there, that is the same spot where Corey Comperatore was sitting in july. The volunteer firefighter, the husband and dad, was shot and killed at this butler rally. He was just sitting there trying to shelter or shield, rather, his own family from the gunfire when it broke out. His family will be here today to, theyre going to be talking with former President Trump whos expected to honor him and two Otherral Low rallygoers who were shot and badly injured. It is eerie for a lot of people standing back in the same spot. This is where i was when we heard what sounded like fireworks, and now look at all the a chaos thats unfolded. Not just one attempted assassination, but one also just a few weeks ago. We know security will be top of mind here. Who else will be here today . Elon musk, j. D. Vance and a lot of other Family Members who want to be here on this historic day, griff. Griff alexis, im just struck when you show me that crowd, the pullback from that crowd. Trump it doesnt start until 5 p. M. Thats some five hours, and yet it looks like the rallys ready to go any moment. Reporter yeah. Thats kind of one of the main things, this rally, obviously, is going to feel a lot different the than some of the others, but one thing thats always consistent is how long news people get in line for. Its like, you know, a big concert or something. They stand in lin