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☆ Hurricane Helene: Southeast grapples with loss and destruction as Helene leaves over 60 dead, traps families and knocks out power
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Here’s the latest:• Over 60 dead across 5 states: Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. • Dozens unaccounted amid communications outage: More than 200 people have been rescued from floodwaters in North Carolina after Helene wrought “biblical devastation,” Gov. Marco Bello/Reuters The Laurel Fork Road bridge is destroyed by floodwaters in Vilas, North Carolina, on Friday, September 27. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. A van sits in floodwaters near the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper’s, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, Roy Cooper, Avril Pinder, ” Pinder, Crews, Burke, Haywood, Joe Raedle, Elmira Glover, Kathleen Flynn, Marco Bello, John Falchetto, Jonathan Drake, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hurricane Helene, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Mike Stewart, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Erik S, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Gerald Herbert, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Sean Rayford, Paola Chiomante, Helene “, Kemp, it’s, ” Kemp, Carolina ‘, ”, swamping, Cooper, ” Cooper, Stevie Hollander, Hollander, “, Sofia Grace Kunst, ” Kunst, Uno, van, Patrick McNamara, McNamara, ” McNamara Organizations: CNN, Gov, Getty, Reuters, USA, Tampa Bay Times, AP, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA, National Weather Service, Biltmore, ” North Carolina Gov, Kunst Locations: Bend, Carolina, South Carolina , Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Saluda County, Georgia, Alamo, In Florida, Pinellas County, Craig County , Virginia, Buncombe County, Asheville –, McDowell County, •, Avery, Jackson, Rutherford, Watauga, Yancey, Treasure Island , Florida, Steinhatchee , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Valdosta , Georgia, AFP, Boone , North Carolina, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Hurricane, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida, North Carolina , Georgia, ’, National Weather Service Greenville, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Appalachian, Asheville, Tennessee, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Virginia , Kentucky , Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Asheville , North Carolina, ”, , North Carolina, Sofia, ’ North Carolina

Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm when it made landfall, carved out a devastating path from Florida’s Gulf Coast to Tennessee. Reports of destruction and record-level flooding stretched more than 600 miles. As of Saturday, officials had reported at least 60 deaths from the storm.

Locations: Gulf Coast, Tennessee

☆ Hurricane Helene: Now comes the hard work of recovering
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Steve Almasy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Kathleen Flynn/Reuters Boats displaced by Hurricane Helene sit in front of homes in Treasure Island, Florida, on Saturday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. He was briefed Sunday by Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall on recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. Heavy rains from hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on September 28 in Asheville, North Carolina. Workers clear Cane Creek Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 29 in Fairview, North Carolina.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, Meredith Keisler, Keisler, ”, Krista Cortright, Cortright, ” Cortright, Hurricane Helene, Gerald Herbert, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Sean Rayford, Elmira Glover, Kathleen Flynn, Helene, Joe Raedle, Marco Bello, Jonathan Drake, John Falchetto, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Mike Stewart, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Erik S, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Paola Chiomante, Michael Callahan, Duke, ” Callahan, –, Avril Pinder, Craig Fugate, William Ray, ” Fugate, ” Cooper, Biden, Brian Kemp, Roy Cooper, Deanne Criswell, Liz Sherwood, Randall, Criswell, Donald Trump, ” Trump, “ It’s, It’s, Ken Graham, Esther Manheimer, ” Manheimer, Michelle Coleman, CNN she’s, Coleman, ” Coleman, Gary O’Dell, he’s, I’ve, ” CNN’s Robert Shackelford, Sarah Dewberry, Rafael Romo, Jade Gordon, Ashley R, Williams, DJ Judd, Sunlen Serfaty, Lauren Mascarenhas, Eric Levenson, Isabel Rosales, Taylor Galgano, Sara Smart, Conor Powell, Caroll Alvarado, Caroline Jaime, Emma Tucker, Artemis Moshtaghian, Afshar, Raja Razek Organizations: CNN, White House, ” Workers, Hurricane, Getty, Reuters, USA, Tampa Bay Times, AP, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA, Buncombe County , North Carolina –, Emergency, ”, Sunday, Georgia Gov, North Carolina Gov, Federal Emergency Management, Homeland, Weather, National Weather Service, Workers, WLOS, Asheville Dream Center Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Carolinas, Asheville, Marion, Western North Carolina, Hurricane, Steinhatchee , Florida, , North Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina, Treasure Island , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Boone , North Carolina, Valdosta , Georgia, AFP, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Watauga, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida, Buncombe County , North Carolina, ”, Washington, North Carolina , Tennessee, Rehoboth Beach , Delaware, Florida , Georgia, Alabama, Bend, Alabama , Tennessee, Erie , Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Baltimore, Fairview , North Carolina, Vietnam

☆ Florida congressional candidate charged with threatening to kill primary opponent
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | Raquel Coronell Uribe Is A Breaking News Reporter. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Justice Department revealed an indictment Friday charging a Florida man with threatening to kill his political opponent in 2021. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was charged with threatening two people, one of whom the DOJ said was his primary opponent in the 2022 election for Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Braddock allegedly threatened to “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” and make the primary opponent disappear, according to the indictment. A Florida court in 2021 granted Luna and a conservative activist and friend of hers, Erin Olszewski, a temporary restraining order. The case is part of the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, convened in 2021 to address threats targeting election workers.

Persons: William Robert Braddock III, Anna Paulina Luna, Braddock, Luna, Erin Olszewski, Olszewski, Anna Moneymaker Organizations: Department, Florida’s, Congressional, DOJ, NBC, Force, St . Petersburg Police Department, Republican Locations: Florida, St . Petersburg , Florida, Braddock, Ukrainian, Wilmington, N.C, Pinellas County, Philippines, Los Angeles, Tampa, St

Floodwaters in the area of Gulfport, Fla., on Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Helene. Helene, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Perry, Fla., some 200 miles north of Tampa. All three storms put wide swaths of the Tampa Bay region underwater, though none more than Helene, which brought storm surge into neighborhoods that had not seen such flooding in decades — or ever. Credit... Nicole Craine for The New York TimesImage Shore Acres, a flood-prone enclave on the edge of Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg. He would soon add another at three feet, to mark the amount of water that had flowed into his shop from Helene.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Living, Helene, Idalia, Debby, ” Mimi Wills, I’ve, Nicole Craine, ”, Kento Kawakami, Meghan Martin, Hurricane Idalia, Jane Castor of, Ms, Castor, Gina Ryals, The New York Times “ I’m, “, Chris Wilkerson, Michael Childress, Nancy Otto’s, Hurricane, Nancy Cotto, Cotto, Becki Weber, Ian, Anthony Altman Jr, Scott McIntyre, The New York Times “, Mike Cannon, Pete Beach, Michael Morton, Mr, Morton, Chris Grant, Grant, ” Mr, ” Emily Cochrane, Jennifer Reed Organizations: Hurricanes, Hurricane, Fla ., The New York Times, Tampa General Hospital, “, Idalia, The New York, Shore, Fort Myers, ., Vermont Urban, Task Force Locations: Gulfport, Fla, Hurricane, Tampa Bay, Florida, Mexico, Tampa, Perry, South Tampa, Clearwater, Fla . Credit, Asheville, N.C, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Atlanta, Erwin, Tenn, St . Petersburg, Old Port Tampa, Davis, downtown Tampa, Shore, Jane Castor of Tampa, St, Petersburg, Credit, Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, Fort Myers Beach, Crystal, Helene, Crystal River, Madeira Beach, Vermont, Fort Myers

☆ Helene: Dozens dead as hurricane unleashes life-threatening flooding and knocks out power to millions across Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here’s the latest:• Deaths across 5 states: Storm-related deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. North Carolina has activated 358 guardsmen, while Georgia has more than 300 and Alabama has 43, said Sabrina Singh, Pentagon deputy press secretary. • Severe flooding in North Carolina: Helene “is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina,” Gov. Delivery services were also impacted, with UPS announcing it has suspended service to Florida, North Carolina and Georgia because of the storm. In North Carolina, 290 roads were closed throughout the state, and Gov.

Persons: CNN — Helene, Brian Kemp, Glenn Youngkin, •, Sabrina Singh, Biden, Helene, Kamala Harris, Helene “, Roy Cooper, • Helene, Helene –, Keith Turi, “, ” Turi, ” Organizations: CNN, Gov, Tampa ., National Guardsmen, Defense Department, Pentagon, ”, National Weather Service, Amtrak, UPS, FedEx, Health, National Hurricane Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Florida’s Big Bend, South Carolina , Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Saluda County, Anderson County, Georgia, Alamo, Pinellas County, Tampa, Claremont, Charlotte, Craig County , Virginia, Carolina, Alabama, Asheville, Southern, Western North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina , Florida, Florida , North Carolina, Unicoi, Erwin , Tennessee, Bend

SpaceX is set to launch two new crew members to the International Space Station on Saturday, in a capsule that will eventually bring home two NASA astronauts who flew to orbit on Boeing’s problem-plagued Starliner spacecraft. On their return flight back to Earth, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will ride with them. After numerous delays, NASA opted to keep the two astronauts at the space station. Originally, the Crew-9 flight was supposed to carry four crew members to the space station, but in order to leave seats open for Wilmore and Williams, two NASA astronauts will have to wait for a future launch. Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 5.

Persons: Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Williams, Chris O'Meara, Hurricane Helene, Helene Organizations: SpaceX, International, NASA, Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force, Expedition, Kennedy Space Center, Getty, Hague, Boeing Locations: Florida’s, Cape Canaveral, Fla, Gorbunov, Hurricane, Florida’s Big Bend

Hurricane Helene killed at least 22 people and left millions without power across the Southeast before weakening on its way north Friday morning, officials said. Hurricane-felled trees caused two deaths in Anderson County, South Carolina, officials said. Debris left by Hurricane Helene in Cedar Key, Fla., on Friday. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP - Getty ImagesMeanwhile, more than 4.3 million people are experiencing power outages in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility data. At 11 a.m., the storm was 30 miles southwest of Bryson City, North Carolina, moving northward with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

Persons: Helene, Floridians, Jamie Cruse, “ We’re, ”, “, Bruce Rector, NBC’s, Megan Varner, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Roy Cooper, Hurricane, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Ana Gibbs, Ronda Bell, Mike Stewart, Joe Biden, Deanne Criswell Organizations: National Hurricane Center, NBC, ” Clearwater, Georgia Gov, Florida Gov, Gov, North Carolina, Highway Patrol, AFP, Getty, Florida, & Light Company, Duke Energy Florida, Duke Energy, Federal Emergency Management Locations: Big Bend, Florida’s, Perry , Florida, Clearwater, Gulf Coast, Atlanta, Georgia, Pinellas County , Florida, Florida, Dixie County, North Carolina, Catawba County, Charlotte, Anderson County , South Carolina, Cedar Key, Fla, South Carolina , Georgia, Virginia, Valdosta, Ga, Carolinas, Charleston, Wilmington, Raleigh, Norfolk, Bryson City , North Carolina, Georgia , Florida , Alabama, South Carolina

☆ Hurricane Helene's path inland and Kamala Harris goes to Arizona border: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Hurricane Helene moves through Georgia after making landfall in Florida. Kamala Harris visits the southern border in Arizona. The storm churned ashore about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida, at about 11:10 p.m. and with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. Life-threatening storm surges, winds and rain remained threats, the National Hurricane Center said. Republicans have labeled Harris a “border czar” and questioned why she hasn’t made enough progress on securing the border in her four years as vice president.

Persons: Helene, Kamala Harris, Florida Hurricane Helene, Harris, ”, hasn’t, Trump, Alan Eugene Miller's, Miller, Adams, Eric Adams, Biden, Donald Trump’s, John Bolton, Newsmax, —, Willy Wonka, — Daysia Tolentino, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Patrol, Democratic, Republicans, Border Patrol, New York City, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Netflix, NBC Locations: Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Florida Hurricane, Florida’s Big Bend, Perry , Florida, Tampa, Wheeler County , Georgia, Douglas , Arizona, Alabama, New York

Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph sustained winds and higher gusts. Hurricanes are rated 1 through 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale based on their wind speed. Damage is exponential as wind speed increases, meaning a strong Category 3 storm could do up to 60 times as much damage as a weak Category 1 storm. Well-built homes will be heavily damaged, with most of the roof blown away. Most well-built homes will be destroyed, and many will be stripped to the foundation.

Persons: Helene Organizations: Hurricanes, Simpson Locations: Perry , Florida, Big Bend, “

☆ Shohei Ohtani: 18-year-old files lawsuit over ownership of historic 50-50 ball, seeks to prevent auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he became the inaugural member of the 50-50 club. The ball had been put up for auction by auctioneers Goldin, with bids starting at $500,000 and collectors able to purchase it privately outright for $4.5 million. Both Belanski and Kelvin Ramirez indicated on social media that they intended to sell the ball, per the filing. In December 2002, a San Francisco judge ordered the two men to sell the ball and split the proceeds. The ball was eventually sold to comic book creator and producer Todd McFarlane who paid $450,000 for it.

Persons: Ohtani, auctioneers Goldin, Max Matus, Chris Belanski –, Goldin, Kelvin Ramirez, Matus, Max’s, Belanski, “, ” John Uustal, it’s, Max, ”, Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Alex Popov, Patrick Hayashi, Hayashi, Todd McFarlane Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Dodgers, Marlins, ” CNN Locations: Florida’s, Belanski’s, Matus, San Francisco

☆ A day after a once-in-a-thousand-year rainstorm, southern Appalachia faces Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A rainstorm expected only once every 1,000 years deluged parts of southern Appalachia on Wednesday night, with as much as 8 inches falling in a day’s time in Asheville, North Carolina. Now, the area awaits some of the most intense rainfall forecast from fast-moving Hurricane Helene. In some areas, Helene could dump an additional 6 to 12 inches of rain, according to the National Hurricane Center. Wind gusts could reach hurricane strength at hilltops. Asheville is nearly 400 miles from Florida’s Big Bend, where the hurricane is expected to make landfall Thursday night.

Persons: Helene, “ We’re, ”, Andrew Kimball, ” Kimball Organizations: National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service, Greenville - Locations: Appalachia, Asheville , North Carolina, Greenville, Greenville - Spartanburg , South Carolina, Asheville, Florida’s Big Bend

☆ Eric Adams expected to face charges and A's play their last game in Oakland: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to face federal charges. And the Oakland A’s play their last game in the city they’ve called home for over 50 years. New York Mayor Eric Adams expected to face federal chargesNew York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted and is expected to be charged today by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York, two sources familiar with the matter said. More coverage of Eric Adams:Calls grew for Adams to resign, including from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and more. Two abandoned Los Angeles mansions owned by a Hollywood producer are covered in graffiti , drawing ire from neighbors and condemnation from city officials.

Persons: Eric Adams, Hurricane Helene, Adams, ”, “, Alexandria Ocasio, Brad Lander, Florida Hurricane Helene, Helene, Harris, Kamala Harris, Volodymyr Zelenskyy —, Donald Trump, Trump, It’s, Joe Biden, David McNew, Oakland, Ezra Shaw, they’ve, John Fisher, — revile Fisher, David K, Li, Dana Varinsky, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: York, Oakland, New York, Southern, of, FBI, Turkish Consulate, NYPD, Rep, Florida Hurricane, NOAA, National Hurricane Center, Tallahassee International, United, European Union, Hezbollah, Zelenskyy, White House, U.S, Democratic, Secret, Trump, An, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Guardians, Athletics, NBC Locations: Florida, of New York, Brooklyn, Turkish, Alexandria, Cortez , New York City, Hurricane, Tennessee, Tallahassee, Israel, Lebanon, United States, Gaza, Russia, Ukraine, Douglas , Arizona, An Alabama, California, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Saudi, San Francisco Bay, Las Vegas, Sacramento

NASA/ReutersHurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph sustained winds and higher gusts. Hurricanes are rated 1 through 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale based on their wind speed. Category 3: 111-129 mphNow in “major hurricane” territory, wind damage is much more widespread. Well-built homes will be heavily damaged, with most of the roof blown away. Most well-built homes will be destroyed, and many will be stripped to the foundation.

Persons: Helene churns, Helene Organizations: NASA, Reuters, Hurricanes, Simpson Locations: Florida, Perry , Florida, Big Bend, “

Florida ranks sixth among states with the largest shares of homeowners who don't have meaningful insurance. Putnam County, in the northern part of the state, is at 32.9%, while in Miami-Dade County, nearly 25% lack homeowners insurance that would protect them from calamity. In Miami-Dade County, 33.5% of homeowners pay $4,000-plus a year, ranking it in the top 10 among the country's most populous counties. Curtis, who has lived in Taylor County for 40 years and is a former forester, said many of her neighbors can't afford to pay for insurance. Her insurance doesn't cover hurricane damage, so McDonald will anxiously await news from home until the storm passes, she said.

Persons: Michelle Curtis, Hurricane Helene, Curtis, Helene, Debbie McDonald, Hurricane Idalia, she's, McDonald Organizations: Southeastern, Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Dade, Census, Cedar Locations: Florida, Perry, Hurricane, Taylor County, Florida’s Big Bend, Southeastern U.S, Putnam County, Miami, Dade County, U.S, Cedar, Gainesville, Jacksonville

☆ In pictures: Hurricane Helene closes in on Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Austin Steele | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Hurricane Helene’s massive wind field was wide enough to stretch from Indianapolis to Washington, DC, and its huge size will result in higher storm surge and dangerous winds that stretch well inland. The storm is already lashing Florida as it continues to intensify and track north toward the Florida’s Big Bend. The hurricane unleashed its fury on parts of Mexico’s Yucátan Peninsula and Cuba Wednesday. Flooding rainfall plunged cars underwater in parts of Mexico’s state of Quintana Roo while powerful ocean waves pounded the coastline. Helene’s strong winds also knocked out power to more than 50,000 people in western Cuba’s province of Pinar del Río.

Persons: Quintana Roo Locations: Indianapolis, Washington, Florida, Bend, Mexico’s Yucátan, Cuba, Mexico’s, Quintana, Cuba’s, Pinar del Río

Helene was forecast Wednesday evening to become a dangerous Category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend area Thursday night. This is the biggest storm in the history of the city of Tallahassee to hit us head-on,” Mayor John Dailey told NBC News on Wednesday evening. “If the city of Tallahassee is hit directly by a Category 3 hurricane, it’ll be the strongest hurricane in recorded history ever to hit our community. Tallahassee State College professor Pamela Andrews helps prepare for possible flooding as Hurricane Helene heads toward the Florida Gulf Coast in Tallahassee on Wednesday. Three major colleges, Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Tallahassee State College, have canceled classes for the rest of the week.

Persons: Helene, John Dailey, “, Leslie Powell, “ I’m, ”, Powell, “ I’ve, ” Dailey, Dailey, Pamela Andrews, Sean Rayford, Leroy Peck, Peck, Daniella Silva, Major Thornton III, “ You’ve, ” Major Thornton III, Ahmiyah Phillips, Hurricane Michael, Latoya Williams, can’t, I’ve Organizations: ”, NBC News, National Hurricane Center, Tallahassee State, Florida Gulf, NBC, ., . Tallahassee International, Florida State University, Florida, M University, Tallahassee State College Locations: TALLAHASSEE, Fla, —, Florida’s, Tallahassee, Florida's Big Bend, Florida, Quincy, Gadsden County, Mexico, United States, . Tallahassee

A new Senate report details what went wrong before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. More adults than thought may have an iron deficiency. → After a sniper with local law enforcement texted a Secret Service leader about the man who would soon fire shots at Trump, it took seven minutes for the Secret Service leader to send an email relaying the information and photos. It’s unclear how long it then took other members of the Secret Service to read the email. More coverage of Donald Trump:The Senate unanimously passed legislation to boost Secret Service protection for presidential candidates.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Abbott, Costello, Who’s, ”, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, ” Blumenthal, Ryan Routh, Helene, Ron DeSantis, “, Leo Buckley, Kamala Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Harris, Chuck Todd, Elise Stefanik, ” Israel, Brett Favre’s, Emmanuel Littlejohn, Kenneth Meers, he’s, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Eunice Yoon, — Jennifer Jett, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Senate Homeland Security Committee, Investigations, Secret Service, Democratic, Service, Trump, Top U.S, Florida Gov, NBC, Republican, GOP, NBC News, The Justice Department, Visa, of Fame, U.S . Forest Service, CNBC, White Locations: U.S, Butler , Pennsylvania, Trump’s Florida, Iran, Florida, Mexico, Bend, Pittsburgh, Haitian, Springfield , Ohio, Lebanon, Tel Aviv, Oklahoma, drugging, Shenzhen, China, Asia

☆ Tropical Storm Helene: Thousands forced to evacuate in Florida as hurricane warnings issued
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Taylor Ward | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Thousands of Florida residents have been forced to evacuate as the state prepares for rapidly strengthening Tropical Storm Helene, which could bring powerful winds, flooding and life-threatening storm surge to areas already hard-hit by recent hurricanes. The Big Bend area faces the most serious storm surge: up to 15 feet of it is possible. Over in Sanibel, one couple who met during Hurricane Ian in 2022 and nearly lost everything are now going to weather Tropical Storm Helene together, CNN affiliate WINK reported. Large clouds move over Havana due to the proximity of the tropical storm Helene, on September 24. Officials in neighboring Pinellas County warned hundreds of homes would likely flood with a higher storm surge than in past destructive storms.

Persons: Helene, Debby, Idalia, Ian Just, ” Howard Rabe, “ We’ve, we’ve, ”, Rabe, Ian, Michele Vikartofsky, Larry Leventhal, ” Vikartofsky, “, it’s, “ Ian, Vikartofsky, WINK, Hurricane Debby, Ron Booher, Hurricane Michael, ” Lynn Marshall, Yamil Lage, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Cathie Perkins, Kenneth Welch, ” Welch, Brian Kemp, ” Kemp, James Stallings, Herman, Connell Crooms, Corey Perrine, it’ll, It’s Organizations: CNN, Hurricane, National Hurricane Center, Tampa General Hospital, WFTS, WINK, WFTV, WJHG, Getty Images, Gov, Florida National Guard, Florida State Guard, –, Georgia Gov, Georgia Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Woerner, Florida Times, USA, Florida, National Weather Service, Carolinas, Weather, Florida Panhandle Locations: Florida, Bend, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa, Florida’s Gulf, Anclote, Mexico Beach, Cabo Catoche, Citrus, Hillsborough, Charlotte, Gulf , Manatee, Pinellas, Taylor County, Tallahassee, Franklin, Wakulla, Port Richey, Sanibel, Manatee County, Gulf County, Havana, AFP, Getty Images Florida, Georgia, Pinellas County, Idalia, St . Petersburg , Florida, Hillsborough , Pinellas, Sarasota, Jacksonville , Florida, Tampa Bay, Florida , Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Carolinas, Virginia, Gulf, Helene

☆ Map: Track Tropical Storm Helene’s path, forecast and hurricane status
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Hurricane warnings were issued Tuesday for a wide stretch of Florida’s Gulf Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Helene’s anticipated landfall as a major hurricane later this week, forecasters said. Officials in Mexico also issued hurricane warnings for a large section of the Yucatan Peninsula, stretching from the tourist hotspot of Tulum to Cabo Catoche, on the peninsula’s northern tip, the National Hurricane Center said in an afternoon advisory. The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Wednesday as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico before becoming a major storm Thursday, according to the advisory. Helene's storm surge is expected to raise water levels in Tampa Bay by as much as 8 feet. Helene's large size will likely mean the storm's hazards will hit an extensive area, the advisory says.

Persons: Helene’s Organizations: Officials, National Hurricane Center Locations: Gulf Coast, Mexico, Yucatan, Cabo Catoche, Florida, Mexico Beach, Pensacola, Tampa, Tampa Bay, United States

A hurricane watch and warnings of storm surges up to 15 feet high were issued Tuesday for almost all of Florida's western coastline as a potential tropical storm moves across the Caribbean Sea and towards the Gulf Coast. The hurricane watch extends from Indian Pass in north-west Florida near Panama City, down to Englewood, and includes Tampa Bay. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are now in effect for the entire western coast of the Sunshine State. A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible, and is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated onslaught of tropical-storm-force winds and conditions. Outside of the U.S., a hurricane watch is also in effect for parts of eastern Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum and Pinar del Río in Cuba.

Persons: Helene, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Floridians, Beryl, Debby, Francine Organizations: Grand Cayman, National Hurricane Center, NHC, Sunshine State, Lower, Florida Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Guard, Florida State Guard, Atmospheric Administration, Climate Central, Northern, Florida Climate Center Locations: Gulf Coast, Florida, Panama City, Englewood, Tampa, Grand, Mexico, Flamingo, Walton, Bay, Bonita Beach, Lower Florida Keys, U.S, Cabo Catoche, Tulum, Pinar del Río, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Tallahassee, Gulfport, Henrico County, Bend, Caribbean, Northern Caribbean, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Florida’s Big Bend, South Carolina, Louisiana

☆ Florida braces for potential heavy-hitting hurricane threatening damaging winds and storm surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

With little time to prepare, Tampa General Hospital began erecting a 10-foot-high flood barrier around the facility Monday because of the chance for storm surge and shifts in the storm’s track. A tropical storm watch was raised Monday afternoon for Florida’s Dry Tortugas and part of the Keys and Monday evening for Bonita Beach to Flamingo, where a storm surge watch is also in effect. Strong, potentially damaging winds and storm surge are likely near where the system ultimately comes ashore. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are already in effect for parts of Mexico and Cuba. The “storm surge, wind, and rainfall impacts will extend well away from the center, particularly to the east of the system.

Persons: Helene, Ron DeSantis, –, Idalia, Mary Gilbert Organizations: CNN, United States ’, National Hurricane Center, Nine . Florida Gov, Tampa General Hospital, NHC, National Hurricane, Carolinas, Weather, Tennessee Locations: Florida, United, Caribbean, Tampa, Bend, Gulf, Mexico, Bonita Beach, Flamingo, Florida’s Big Bend, Louisiana, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, United States, Florida , Georgia, Alabama, Georgia, Southern

☆ She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy. SC woman now tells her story
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Lauren Sausser | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Orangeburg, South Carolina KFF Health News —Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer. South Carolina state Rep. Seth Rose, a Democrat in Columbia and one of Marsh’s attorneys, called it a “really tragic” case. But at the hospital, Marsh learned that her infant, a girl, had not survived. Historically, birth outcomes for Black women in Orangeburg County, where Marsh lost her pregnancy, have ranked among the worst in South Carolina. She is taking classes at a local community college and hopes to reenroll at South Carolina State University to earn a four-year degree.

Persons: Amari Marsh, ” Marsh, Marsh, ”, Amari's, Herman Marsh, Regina, “, ’ ” Sam Wolfe, KFF, James Clyburn, ’ ” Clyburn, ‘, ’, “ I’ve, I’ve, Seth Rose, Zipporah, Amari, ” Sumpter, Sam Wolfe, Marsh “, y’all, David Pascoe, Pascoe, Dana Sussman, Court’s Dobbs, Dobbs, Holly Gatling, Michele Heisler, ” Chelsea Daniels, ” Daniels, Sumpter, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, God, Daniel Chang Organizations: South Carolina KFF Health, South Carolina State University, Calhoun Regional Detention, KFF Health, U.S, Supreme, Jackson, Health Organization, White, Rep, Carnegie Hall, Democrat, Regional Medical, South Carolina’s Republican, South, Judicial, Pregnancy, Local, The Times, South Carolina Citizens, Life, National, Physicians, Human Rights, Medical University of South, CNN, CNN Health, Health News, Health, KFF Locations: Orangeburg, South Carolina, Calhoun, “, Columbia, South, South Carolina’s, Miami, Florida, Montana , Missouri, Maryland, Medical University of South Carolina, Orangeburg County, Health News Florida

ISER Caribe executive director Stacey Williams dives underwater to clip lines of astroturf-like material where baby sea urchins are growing. The group is working to restore 5 acres of coral reef in Puerto Rico by planting fragments across six reefs and returning long-spined sea urchins to the ecosystem. Then, once the urchins reach young adult size, the researchers place them in a coral reef in need of extra support. Manzello said scientists used to think coral had a longer runway — perhaps until 2040 or 2050 — before conditions became so grim. A look at the underwater lab where ISER Caribe nurtures baby sea urchins.

Persons: Derek Manzello, ” Manzello, ”, That’s, they’d, Stacey Williams, Jackie Montalvo, Maura Barrett, —, “, ” Williams, Juan Torres, Andrew Baker, ” Baker, Manzello, “ You’re, We’ve, haven’t, Evan Bush Organizations: Oceanic, Reef Watch, NOAA, Atlantic, ISER Caribe, NBC, Preserve ., Institute for, Ecological Research, ISER, NASA, Caribe, University of Miami, Rosenstiel, of Marine, Science Locations: Florida, Atlantic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, ISER Caribe, Puerto Rican, La Parguera, Honduras, Caribbean, Seattle, La

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