Thank you good evening. Im bret baier. Israel expanding Ground Operation in lebanon warning some communities to evacuate and for the second night in a row, massive explosions just within the past few minutes inside beirut. Here at home, as some residents return home in North Carolina, another huge storm threatens to strike the east coast. Well bring you the radar and where its headed. And a report from the Homeland Security Department watchdog claims current Vetting Practices for migrants could be creating risks for u. S. Citizens. Bret but, breaking tonight, officials are warning the strike at ports along the East And Gulf coast of the u. S. Could impact hurricane relief, President Biden saying Today Proprogress is being made in negotiations, some governors are not having it with states with major ports they are saying its crucial for the union to reach an agreement and soon. The comments come as the number of vessels stuck nears 50 tonight with the backlog estimated to double by The
Parts of the southeastern United States in shambles, lifethreatening conditions continuing across multiple states in the u. S. As at least 25 people have been reported dead, including a fouryearold girl killed in a Car Wreck and claremont, North Carolina. Right now, Hundreds Of Miles. Hundreds of miles north of where Helene Made Landfall as a category four hurricane in florida are Emergency Situations are still unfolding more than 50 people are stranded on the roof of a hospital in irwin, tennessee right now, that complex surrounded by many feet of water nearby in the western mountainous region of North Carolina helene is Compounding A Rainstorm from wednesday together more than 30 inches if rain fell in 48 hours were learning that a Dam Failure in Lake Lore is quote, imminent. The States Transportation Department says all roads in western North Carolina aryna should be considered closed on to georgia, where more than 11 people have been killed and multiple people are still trapped ins
Dana it doesnt. Jim desmond, County Supervisor in san diego. Thank you. Elite Israeli Forces rescued a hostage in Southern Gaza as we bring you that good news this morning. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom im dana perino. Bill is off today. Good morning to you, bret. Bret im bret baier in washington. Todays rescue is the first time in months that a hostage has been rescued alive. He was inside a gaza tunnel. More than 100 hostages are believe to remain captive. Some of them likely dead. The Daring Rescue really is something today. Dana it coincides with a new warning that irans aggression has reached an alltime high. Both sides appear to be stepping back from the brink of war for now. Reality is, bret, neither one of them really wants to fight a war against israel. They are aware israel is strong and the u. S. Is backing israel. It looked to us watching here like israel scored a significant victory over when hezbollah recently. It tells you a lot about the motivations of hezb
Upside. Looking at commodities. Crude moving to the upside. A big move to the downside with , on the vaccine and signs of Economic Growth in the u. S. Particularly helping people not to look for havens or avoid havens, get out of them. Gold down half of 1 . Bitcoin surging up again, it has above 18,500. Juliette lets get the first word news. The head of the u. S. Government Coronavirus Vaccine program says results of trials by astrazeneca show encouraging signs it may help block the most severe cases. No one given the vaccine developed severe covid, while 16 people on the placebo debt. He called the results excited. Nine, reports 70 process astrazeneca report 70 success. The centers for Disease Control a model shows weekly u. S. Cases and deaths rising every week for at least the next month. Italy is the Second European nation to report 50,000 total fatalities. The u. K. Is extending lockdown next week in favor of even tougher regional curbs. Reports from washington say the Trump Admin
Vaccines wont solve all the problems with the virus. Goes your headlines my colleague nick yarnell be here in just under an hours time with a full and fresh look at news this is our intention national by taking the. Time after time saying were going underground one week since the alleged u. K. You armed israeli assassination of irans top physics professor coming up on the show what was the role of mossad in the assassination of Iranian Nuclear scientist muslim factors a death we ask the organizations former director Efraim Halevy who also served as the head of Israels National Security council and we go to be a rainy inside to investigate the potential scale of the iranian retaliation and president elect biden is already destabilizing the middle east before even taking office only some more coming up in todays going on the ground 1st despite New York Times anonymous senior u. S. Official sources claiming israel is behind the assassination of Iranian Nuclear scientist most of the factor