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george solis is in north carolina for us tonight. george, how is the recovery going? >> reporter: lester, recovery efforts are ongoing. certainly not making things any easier. the rain, officials telling us they have received thousands of calls but they've prioritized 150, trying to get to those people that are elderly and medically dependent. tonight hurricane helene has moved on but left in its wake a trail of death and destruction. officials in north carolina say they were blinded by helene's sheer intensity. homes swept away. restaurants and shops torn to pieces. communities cut off from clean water and electricity, leaving residents nowhere to go. >> shelters are at capacity. those shelters only provide overnight lodging, food and water. fuel is not at these locations. this is basic necessities only. >> reporter: asheville among the hardest hit tonight remains largely cut off from relief, frustrating residents. >> nobody's going to help us. i don't know what we're going to do. >> do you have any faith in the federal response here? >> no. no. >> reporter: ricky an

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here is nbc's george solis. >> reporter: new video released by the nypd showing the controversial moment officers opened fire on a man at a new york city subway station. hitting two bystanders, critically injuring at least one of them. authorities say 37-year-old darryl mickels jumped a turnstile while wielding a knife. police confront him, then it escalates. bless say he is then seen lunging at an officer. moments later shots fired, spiking mickels but also one of the responding officers and two bystanders including one man shot in the head, now in critical condition. his family questioning the police response. >> there is no reason why any bullets should have been flying in that subway station at any point. the officers did not deescalate that appropriately and he was shot in the back of the head and now he's fighting for his life. >> reporter: the nypd defending the officers' response. >> we did the best we could to pro protect our lives and the lives of people on that train. >> reporter: the man has pled not guilty with charges involved with the shooting and an investigation is under

and joining us now is nbc's george solis in asheville, north carolina.e officials there talking to you about in terms of the response so far? >> reporter: yeah, i want to start with a little bit of good news here. there is so little. the rain is starting to taper here, but that's about it. because the damage is done. officials saying as we speak, there are active water rescues in some of these areas swollen from all of the rainfall. keep in mind, tropical storm helene is adding to more rain that was already impacting this region, days before this storm hit. this area was hammered by relentless rain, so some of the rivers here, some of the tributaries already in inundated leading to some flooding. we have extra rain and more wind. we're seeing pockets of wind gusts from tropical storm helene still hitting us. those have calmed down a bit. where we are, we're undercover. i can look around here and tell you there is no power in this region. that is much the case throughout a lot of the carolinas. there is more people without power in this region than in flo

george solis in asheville, north carolina, for us this morning. thanks so much. >>> now to some breaking news out of the middle east this morning where the israeli military says it has taken out another hop hezbollah commander one day after killing the group's leader. chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in beirut for us. richard, what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning, willie, we are not far from the area in beirut which is a southern suburb, the hezbollah stronghold, the place where hassan nasrallah was killed by israel in the massive strike a couple of days ago, and you can probably hear a drone overhead. it's an israeli drone. it is circling over that neighborhood. and that has been an almost constant presence since nasrallah was killed. israel is looking for other senior commanders, mid-level commanders, low-level commanders, anyone that they can find israel is trying to decimate hezbollah, push its advantage while the group is in disarray by hunting down hezbollah leaders in beirut but also carrying out air strikes in the

first, nbc's george solis in hard-hit asheville, north carolina, with the very latest. e number is expected to go up. some neighborhoods, the water is slow to recede. it's taken hours and days for some of that water to disappear here. we are in the river arts district. this time yesterday, it was completely submerged. you can take a look at some of the damage left behind. some of the power lines snapped like twigs. giving an indication of how strong this water was. make no mistake, there are pockets of neighborhoods here completely underwater. search and rescue teams trying to find people in some of this murky, murky mess. officials here finally are weighing in, saying we have some cell service restored, but there is no definitive timeline on when crucial services like water will be restored, which is adding to concern and frustration to residents here who are worried that the federal presence here is not on the ground already. county officials are weighing in now, saying the situation, while slow to improve, is starting to be heading in the right direction. still, there

nbc's george solis joins us from hard-hit asheville where residents are frustrated over the lack of resources. >> reporter: western north carolina is reeling from hurricane helene's deadly wrath. >> oh my god! >> reporter: and desperately waiting for help. the city of asheville, streets are still under water. neighborhoods unrecognizable. >> oh my god. >> reporter: some people kayaking to safety. this home completely surrounded by rushing water. we were there when water rescues got under way. days after helene, the river arts district remains under water. everything here a complete loss. more devastation on top of tragedy. >> i want to remind all north carolinians the conditions on the ground remain extremely dangerous. even as flooding has continued. >> reporter: alyssa smith's only lifeline during the storm, her jeep. >> we weren't prepared for the severity of the storm at all. >> reporter: the first signs of relief making their way into town. residents lining up, desperate for resources. some people waiting up to 30, 40 minutes in line for a chance to get some cash at one of the few workin

nbc news' george solis is there. >> here in asheville, the flooding is catastrophic. homes, businesses, completely swallowed by a river days ahead of helene's arrival. >> reporter: in georgia, swift water rescue teams ushering this woman and her baby to safety. nbc's priya sridhar is on the ground. >> this is one of several neighborhoods in atlanta completely underwater. it's unclear exactly when this water will recede so people can return to their properties and begin to assess the damage. >> reporter: in southern georgia our priscilla thompson talked to a homeowner who narrowly escaped helene he high winds. >> what made you get in the hallway? >> when the first tree crashed on top of the house. >> reporter: bill lost 15 trees in his yard. he had just finished repairing his house from the last hurricane. a similar story back in florida. >> i didn't realize we would have this much damage, but it's nothing that we can't fix. >> reporter: paul millard's business was destroyed for the second time in just 15 months. >> it really hit me in the heart, to be honest with you.

let's get to nbc news's george solis live from asheville, north carolina, with the latest. george?ropical storm helene now coming into the region here delivering some impact. we're seeing some trees down here in the downtown area. you can see actually one right there that was toppled over. this, obviously, just scratching the surface of the bigger picture of damage that we're about to see here in this region. this is not an area that is used to hurricanes like this, so there are flood warnings in effect for much of this region right now as some of the rivers and tributaries are swollen with water from hurricane helene, now tropical storm helene. governor here declaring a state of emergency. there are local states of emergency. keep in mind there's actually a system that stalled here for a few days, delivering rain upon rain, inches and inches here, already creating a problem. so now we have even more rain, more flooding. it is expected to be catastrophic when it is all said and done, and again, this is a region that really isn't used to seeing these hurricane-force winds. every so

nbc's george solis joins us now from asheville, north carolina. george, officials in western north carolina are calling this their hurricane katrina. we know what that means obviously but how bad is the situation where you are? okay, good evening, ayman, good to be with you. >> reporter: the pictures here are still flooded, even days after helene's impact. keep in mind, some water has started to proceed but now begins the search and recovery mission. we know that there's been some fatalities here in town. we know that they are still trying to find people. as we speak, there are active search and rescue is happening in those areas where the water has not receded. we've actually seen cruise on boats going to where cars are, where rooftops used to be. people that have lost everything in this community and the one thing that a lot of people tonight continue asking is when that federal help will get here on the ground. one positive note in all of this, cell phone service has slowly started to return. not for all but for many. that was a big problem here

joining us now, nbc's george solis is in asheville and nbc's gabe gutierrez is standing by. ge, the aerial images from that shot is really breathtaking. what is the situation this morning? rare, good morning, ana, the situation is really heartbreaking. some areas have become passable after the waters have started to recede. this is the arts section, yesterday, where i'm standing would have completely covered my head. now we're looking at the aftermath, the businesses here. the businesses starting to assess their businesses, their lifelines here, really, everything. it's hard to watch. look at the cars toppled behind me here.ust a snapshot. as you mentioned, the death toll is climbing. yes, there is some cell service in this region but it's still not enough. and there's no time line on when water will be restored and that's a huge deal for so many in this community. this morning, the devastating effects of helene, reaching far and wide as residents come to terms with a tragic reality. >> i don't think we can rebuild. >> reporter: floodwaters, downing bridges, and submerging en

. >> let's start with our coverage with nbc news correspondent george solis in asheville, north carolina. >> reporter: the death toll unfortunately keeps climbing, the number of unaccounted also continues to go here. officials here say they've received about 11,000 calls for wellness checks. a staggering number of this reality of what's happening here in asheville. right now, we're standing in the river arts district, this time yesterday all of this was still under water, you can see obviously a lot of it has receded. now we're hearing from the business owners who are looking at what used to be their businesses. talking to some of the owners here and you can see the despair on their faces. many frustrated with the lack of the federal response here on the ground. the other issue, there's no time line when crucial utilities will be turned on specifically water, many hearing different information and different time points, a lot of that has to do with the cellphone service, they put up temporary tower that's spotty. we're hearing reports of people just sharing information. there's still no

george solis is there for us. what's the latest you're seeing and hearing? >> reporter: yeah, chris, it's really just a dire situation. we're in the river arts district, which is an area that is known for a lot of tourism. this time yesterday, this whole area was still underwater, by these waters that are slow to recede after tropical storm helene really ravaged this area, on top of all of the rain that fell before it. behind me, you can see the level of destruction here. some of these business owners are getting their first glance at the destruction here, and it is heartbreaking. as you can see the despair on their faces as they look and kind of ravage through and rubble through the -- look through the rubble, excuse me, for anything that they can advantage up-to-the-. they're also dealing with people trying to steal things from their belongings. it really is just a tragedy upon tragedy. and it's really starting to speak to the level of desperation and frustration that's happening here. a lot of focus really complaining they haven't seen that federal respon

george solis reporting there in a san diego fire crew heading to north carolina to help victims of the hurricane were injured in a crash happened near the texas-louisiana border. a battalion chief and two fire captains were traveling together in an f-350 truck early this morning. that's when it happened. all three were airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. this is obviously a very serious incident, and i asked that san diegans keep each one of these firefighters in their prayers. the three were part of a 48 member urban search and rescue task force deployed friday night in 18 vehicles. a spokesperson for san diego fire rescue says the rest of the crew members are staying at a hotel in texas tonight while they await further instructions. they're working with fema to determine if their resources are still needed. all right. let's go ahead and get back to our area, because it's really going to be heating up for us this week. yeah. when you look at the temperatures for inland areas, we've seen this before in july. but what's different this time? areas that really didn't see that

and i'm seeing george solis there, who we will have on shortly. there is guad, also with us priscilla thomson. guad, let's begin with you. >> reporter: total destruction in this area. so we are on treasure island. this is one of the islands on what they call the barrier islands, furthest west from the tampa bay area, and i don't even know where to start here. so, the sand you're looking at is sand that was washed on from the beach, so essentially the surge brought in the gulf into this whole community. when the water receded, the sand stayed here. so all of these streets are covered in sand. and you can see dumpsters, motorcycles, vehicles that were parked not there, but on other properties that were pushed in by the water. look at this shopping cart. it's destroyed. this is the force that the water came in with. i'm walking on what looks like sand dunes. there's a vehicle in that garage that was sort of shoved into the side. on the side of this house, jose, there's a vehicle that an owner told me was parked at her building, which is about 100 or

nbc's george solis with that report.way. former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris both hit battleground states over the weekend. senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the latest. >> reporter: a swing state split screen as election day closes in. former president trump in the rust belt, vice president harris, the sun belt, rallying voters in nevada where she called out the former president for saying he won't do another debate. >> as you say here in las vegas, i'm all in, i'm all in! even if my opponent is ready to fold. >> reporter: vice president harris slamming mr. trump for his role in killing that bipartisan immigration bill earlier this year, and what she called fanning flames of division and fear. >> look, we need a president who cares more about solving problems than playing political games and demeaning people. >> reporter: the vice president fresh off her visit to the southern border in arizona, earning an endorsement from the state's republican former senator, jeff flake. >> s