Got punch the number of dead continues to rise. Now more than 230. Those who weathered the storm are isolated by flooded roads, collapsed Bridges Power and Cell Phone outages. Hello everyone this is a Brandnew Hour of Fox News live i am arthel neville. Hi eric. Super thank you for joining us on the sunny america sean. Southeast begins drying out, tropical Storm Milton is on the way. Formed in the Gulf Of Mexico taking aim at florida it is forecast to become a powerful category three hurricane. Before slamming into the Tampa Area on wednesday evening. Arthel North Carolina Senator Ted Budd is standing by on his states relief effort. First we have live box team coverage. Meteorologist Adam Klotz Tracking milton in our weather center. Fox Weather Correspondent Brandy campbell is in North Carolina on Recovery Efforts there. We begin with Madison Scarpino is light at Elk River Airport in North Carolina. Volunteers are trying to get desperately needed supplies to Cut Off disaster areas. Madison . Hello. A massive Volunteer Effort going on here right now. I will get to that in a second period but, just talking to people who survived to lean over the next few days. Still trying to process everything. The to see what they can salvage out of the destruction. Ive got to say the biggest thing we are hearing from everyone is how much the community came together during all of this, listen. The biggest lesson i have taken away from it is when we can relate to Each Other Person To person. Human being to Human Being without judgment. You can see all the goodness thats out there. The Volunteer Efforts going on right now one of many organizations doing stuff like this. I am told so far over 250,000 pounds of supplies have been dropped off to hardhit areas from right here. These are volunteers from all over the country. Most of them are ex military. As a somewhat roads are beginning to open there still people stuck in the small mountain towns. All of these supplies is being delivered there from water, to food, some lifesaving Medicine And Equipment we know theres still a lot of people stuck and injured. Now, some of the volunteers are using their own personal Equipment Or Machinery from tractors, to small planes, helicopters. But when it comes to the biggest needs at this point in time, clean water is still one of them. A lot of volunteers are dropping off Start Link for people who do not have felt service. The latest thing we are hearing about is a cold front that is expected to come to this area soon. Some people who lost everything only have the clothes they had on their back the date the bad flooding started. A big priority is delivering out blankets and warm clothing for people who are stuck. Especially the children. Arthel is a wonderful to see the community come together. That is what we do as americans. We help Each Other out. I Madison Scarpino live in banner elk, North Carolina thank you. Just before it was good for the hardhit communities in the western part of North Carolina. Thats where crews are trying to restore power and reach those residents who remain Cut Off. The many small towns and communities in the Mountain Area but Fox Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell is in North Carolina with the latest from there. Hi brandy. Hey eric at the somber week here across the region with at least 232 people confirmed dead because of Helene Peart right right now Search And Rescue was still on going. From the devastation with us want to know her river just below us we are on a bridge in the koa campground. And above the river you can see this building structure. Not sure where this came from. This is one of many sites. One you can see and Buncombe County very devastating for so many residents and Business Owners here again. Now in Buncombe County with met a lot of people who said they are going to need help to get through this disaster. Flood insurance, not Something Everyone has. Fema are on the ground with around 5000 federal personnel. They say they have approved 14000 applications here in Buncombe County alone. 12 Million disbursed to this community. While many residents are going through a lot to recover it we met one resident in his home ws surrounded by water but spared. Still she shares a message a perspective to everyone looking in on the situation. Think about what you have. And be thankful for. What little bit you have because all this is real. What you are seeing is real. If you see this on the News And Cumbia look in lieu. If you come here please and volvolunteer to help people to o things. Now diane is among the residents that are still without water. If some do have a water they may have to boil it. The avoid the waterways and even the mother working with the epa to determine if it might be toxic. And while power was returned yesterday, outages are impacting nearly 100 just a member the storm hit this area over a week ago. Now, meanwhile, whil will all Ts Devastation is ongoing there is a long road of cleanup for the folks here. We have to keep in mind we have a new storm the Gulf Of Mexico, that is milton. Thankfully we are not in the direct path of the here. Eric Hopefully Milton will not affect their likely. Brandy, thank you. Another storm is forming in the Gulf Of Mexico. It looks like it will hit florida this week. Meteorologist Adam Klotz is tracking tropical Storm Milton and that whether it center right now. Hows it looking . Is not looking like its going to be a good start for florida. May be the most powerful we will see the entire season. Heres the set up currently theres arty rain currently falling across florida. This is not associated with it is going to prime it. Its been so wet over the last season really over the summer to the spring the western coast of florida is way over on their totals its raining right now so when the storm hits all this additional rain will have nowhere to go so flooding is going to be a major concern. Milton is 65 manner when sittig off the coast of mexico. Moving to the East Southeast is really hardly moving at this point we are expecting to pick up and get moving over the next day or so and really moving by tuesday. We are looking at a landfall sometime on wednesday. The cone is fairly wide. The middle of it basically tampa but theres room for this to wiggle a little bit either way. What you are seeing with the strong winds as a major hurricane thats going to bring a wall of water with it. Storm surges when she big story or talk about rain is coming down across florida. Five 8 inches pretty much for the entire state but if youre not right up along the coast what makes Landfall Flooding will be a concern. Wherever ultimately this does go Storm Surge is going to a big concern as well. Tamp it may be right around the bullseye but will be watching in the next couple of days. Arthel residents have to pay attention to local authorities and all of the instructions given. I am searching there will be Evacuation Orders not exactly where its going this is one and youre going to have to listen to this. Arthel Adam Klotz thank you. Eric Size And Scope wide spread really how do residents rebuild undercover . Under publican senator ted joins us now. Senator, good to see you. Our hearts and our sympathies are with you so closely heartfelt with the citizens of your state should. What is the greatest challenge that you face . And you folks are facing right now in terms of difficulties . Again, weathers getting ready to change and we are going to see temperatures drop. Some people have lost everything they dont have houses, they do have a close, this is a tough mountain people. They are always ready for wi winter. But not if theyve lost everything. Thats probably going to one of the upcoming challenges with the temperature is dropping. The others federal coordination. Very slow the government was caught flatfooted by an administration did not come out of the gate. We are 11 days into this. Just now seeing the 18th Airborne Corps which has been awaiting. We were ready for them to be here. Then the 82nd and hundred and first. They are here now and we are grateful for that. It is too slow for the biden and governments with rapid response a lot flatfooted were grateful for the resources being on the ground now. Eric would you have liked to seen how could it have been handled better from your view . If you hits and misses of fema being here but we did not see it in every county. We did not know who those people were. What i did see and i want to flip around for what im thankful for and that is the Volunteer Organizations and individual volunteers. We brought clothing, diapers, it was amazing to see. To see that coordinated by the local counties like Henderson County to be a distribution over so much western North Carolina. Up in boone, samaritans purse the whole region solving problems around the world it was htheir own backyard that was hit theyre first on the scene in so many areas the baptist one mission with the yellow shirts theyre feeding people to distribute food. So well organized and donations to them are well spent and well organized. Much should be thankful for. I heard a bit earlier on your show people to be thankful for the neighbors and their help. I love to s sink sing north kils helping north carolinians. I am grateful now for the 18th Airborne Corps being here. We had to push hard to get them here in to get everyone to work together. But now they are in theater the doing a good job and were grateful for them. Before you hit one of inspirational themes here. In this Tragedy And Disaster people helping Each Other. Went to costco jammed his small airplane full of stuff and flew it up to try to help. Are you surprised were saying this . And are they doing it may be what the some Government Agencies should have had preposition on the ground . We would have loved to see them there is a Turf War for a while we were able to say hey, these people are trying to help it we want to coordinate we want it safe. As an aviator have a special appreciation for them. We saw dozens and dozens of helicopters come appear coordinated by operation airdrop. We are grateful for them for their out of texas and have people on the ground and thats doing a great job of coordinating lots of Air Assets in a very safe manner. We are very appreciative of them. They would come in and pick up supplies and then they would take them out to small airfields either in helicopter for their drink extracts theyre bringing in Start Links another hero with Elon Musk and Donald Trump doing that. We are so thankful for people being entrepreneurial, quick to react and eventually the government resources get here. The biden administration was caught flatfooted. But now the people are working together, it is getting better. But still a long way to go. Eric see the damage especially in small towns. We seem to be in a new era where they forecast a hurricane that hits the panhandle or the Big Bandiband down in florida. And then this spreads out six states. We sell this in your estate if you years ago Hurricane Hits down south flooding, hundreds of miles away. Are we prepared for this new era of torrential rain . How do we prepare for that . People think its down a floor but take a look at whats happening in your state. If its like a Wa War you als prepare for the last in always prepare for the last hurricane for this and was different this was a combination of 1999 Hurricane Floyd in eastern North Carolina and Hurricane Hugo in 1989 which came from charleston up to the North Carolina mountains. Had the Wind Speed of one and the water of other in iTs Devastation like weve never seen before. People say its thousand or five any event i dont know i hope we dont see it in our lifetime and her grandchildrens lifetime one day. This is something like weve never seen before. Super finally what would you suggest what your proposals up repositioning the supplies having more attention to the small communities because once his gets a flooded out in those bridges are out you cannot get to those places other than as you pointed out in a helicopter and perhaps small planes. One of the frustrations is Kamala Harris up 42 Billion and years to get rural satellites and Rule Communications establish and did not get one household connected. In a matter of a Button Click with a Phone Call from Donald Trump, Elon Musk had hundreds of Start Links delivered on the ground. Thats the kind of speed we need to operate at The End that is whats happening. Im grateful for the volunteers for the volunteers, starlet, Elon Musk and Donald Trump picking up a big in that Phone Call but thats what we need is the thinking in northern carolina it takes all of us no squabbling, no political grandson who got a lot of work ahead and got months and years ahead. We need entrepreneurial thinking and better coordination from private groups and from individuals and from the federal government. I think we need real leadership. I think at The End of the day that is what we need is really strong entrepreneurial minded non bureaucratic thinking to get the cell for the future. Eric you were affected a bit not too bad that youre doing okay . Im on the eastern side of these mountains. We are in the foothills we get flooded from the river. But we are used to it we just need to go out and fix a few offenses and most the time we are okay but nothing compared to what ive seen on the ground in western North Carolina. Super our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the people of western North Carolina, all of your state and what youre doing senator of North Carolina. Thank you for joining us. And of course fox corporation, made a donation to the red Cross Hurricane Elaine Relief Efforts in. We continue to be an annual disaster giving program partner. This enables the Red Cross to respond immediately to disasters like this when paired by providing safe shelter, hot meals, emotional support and resources and recovery but see the Qr Code on your screen . 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Employees get the information they need instantly. This is how business goes further with tmobile for business. Arthel tomorrow marks one year since hamas attacked israel, launching what has grown since then into a wider war. Israel continued to bombard hezbollah targets overnight in the suburbs of lebanon capitol, beirut. Those strikes were the heaviest in a weeks. Mike tobin is alive in Northern Israel with the very latest from there. Arthel, new Rocket Fire in the north of israel. For almost a year now that some part of everyday israeli airstrikes are back into lebanon. So lets start in the south with renewed Ground Operations of the Gaza Strip. Three divisions of israeli forces have been operating in the Gaza Strip. The idf says hamas has been attempting to regroup in a Refugee Camp at Military Experts say hamas has been disabled as a fighting force. Evidence by new Rocket Fire out of Gaza Today they can still shoot. Because of that is really forces will be bolstered on the book Gaza Strip in anticipation of Rocket Fire on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre. French president in a recent Radio Interview advocated for an embargo on arms and israel could use in gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recorded a message to blast the french president. Countries supposedly oppose access called for an Arms Embargo and israel. What a disgrace. Well, let me tell you this israel will win with or without their support. But their shame it will continue long after the wars one. Israeli Ground Forces are still in south lebanon. New Evacuation Orders have become to towns in the south indicating an expansion of ground those fine tunnels and Weapon Stockpiles they say took years to build israel says the forces of hezbollah were preparing an invasion of Northern Israel they say it had a name conquered the galilee. Once again israel is facing very basic terror attacks. At a Mcdonalds Someone opened fire. I 19yearold woman working for the israeli Border Police was shot and killed. Nine others injured. Arthel Mike Tobin live it from israel. Thank you. So for tomorrow is October 7 that will mark a one year since the savage and despicable attack on israel by those heartless terrorists of hamas. Right now hundreds gathering the new York City Central Park to remember that Day And Call for the release of the remaining hostages in gaza. Israeli officials say they believe at least 100 still being held. Perhaps 60 of them still alive. You can see and hear this March Being Led by one of the Hostage Families as they walked to the Bridle Path in Central Park. They will be there all day.