Hurricane helene is more surreal than ever because the time that has passed. The Death Toll is now climbing above 220 people. It is expected to grow as hundreds of people are still missing in areas that are so tough to get to and that means that they are cut off from the lifesaving things that they need. This is the deadliest storm to hit the mainland u. S. Since hurricane katrina. This is the faulkner focus. The more our cameras can get in and show you this and the more people can get some of the help they need, what they are dealing with becomes really clear. Tragic scenes from decimated communities are now in full view. President biden has spent the last two days visiting hardhit areas and he said this about the people in the middle of all of that. Watch it. What are the stilts in the Storm Zone. What do they need after you saw today . President biden in the Storm Zone. I wondered what storm you were talking about. They are getting everything they need. They are very happy across th
Bill thats a scene a short time ago as Israel And Hezbollah are on the brink of an allout War Prompting the u. S. To send more troops to the Middle East and casting a shadow over President Bidens final u. N. Address scheduled in an hour. Big doings here. Im bill hemmer. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. I imagine this is not at all the speech that biden thought he would be giving at this point. Well track that for you. Were also tracking an eruption of intense fighting across the israeli lebanon border. Idf is going on the defensive. The worst Fighting Lebanon has seen in decades and could plunge the entire region into chaos. Bill the black drop of the bloodshed for the u. N. General assembly. It was supposed to be a Victory Lap for President Biden. Now addressing a failure of u. S. Foreign policy. Rich edson reports from the u. N. Nate foye from Tel Aviv and lets begin in israel with the conflict there. Nate, hello. Good morning. Breaking into within the past hour wer
The detaIls on thIs but Israel rIght now through Its mIlItary says It has just kIlled a Hezbollah Commander In a strIke on the countrys capItal beIrut, lebanon. ThIs would be a development of EpIc ProportIons that they could hIt that commander InsIde that cIty. So we are followIng that. More reportIng to come just shortly. I want to mentIon the tImIng of thIs. PresIdent bIden just wrappIng up hIs comments. The last that he wIll make as the commanderInchIef of the UnIted States at the unIted natIons General Assembly. He spoke some words about the Twostate SolutIon and two sIdes would come together and that amerIca was commItted. But he dId not gIve a map of leadershIp through thIs moment. Well get Into It. Im HarrIs Faulkner and you are In the faulkner focus. Exact wIll I what bIden saId about the conflIct. SInce October 7th weve also been determIned to prevent a wIder war that engulfs the entIre regIon. Hezbollah, unprovoked, joIned the October 7th attack launchIng rockets Into Israel.
Harris it has come down to any moment now. Former President Trumps suspected would be assassin, Ryan Routh, is about to appear in Federal Court accused of hiding out with a gun for nearly 12 hours, enough food to do that, too. He was in for the long haul. It was right next to the former president s Florida Golf Course last sunday. But he was spotted. The u. S. Justice department now will argue routh should stay in jail until his trial. Today the department of justice released this photograph of the rifle he had with him. And a note he allegedly left in a box with a neighbor a few months ago. Here is Back Story coming in clear. In that note, Ryan Routh admitted plan to kill former President Trump. Routh faces two federal gun charges so far. Constitutional Law Attorney Jonathan Turley says more charges are coming. They come with a hefty maximum, 20 years. He is interesting in one sense that will drive the Defense Counsel to distraction. That is he is all aggravateors, no mitigateors. Usu
Over how to protect people in a city plagued by Violent Crime. Democratic mayor Brandon Johnson wants to end chicagos shot Spotter Program and that is something that electronically detects gunfire. Police say its necessary. They have had it in most of their precincts now. But the mayor claims the technology is a Walkietalkie And Hasnt reduced crime. It is the Price Tag that would be the Sticking Point for the mayor. I dont know where else he would want to spend millions of dollars. Police say it ought to be on this program because its working. This has gotten to be a spicy conversation over time and now that they are meeting not just once today over a whole bunch of topics at this meeting but we know this one will come up. They have a designated meeting later in the day on this same topic. It is hot. Weve seen emotions run high over how to protect chicagos citizens from the continued Violent Crime in that city. Well get to that when it happens. Lets start here. I think it is very impor