helene: thank you, thank you to you. of england has held interest rate to 4.5% today, the three members of the monetary committee voted to reduce it. the bank said its decision to hold the red was because of uncertainty about how the members had announced in the autumn budget and how that was affecting growth. not an ideal backdrop for prime minister sitting down in front of the parliamentary liaison committee, often described as a super comedic because it brings together shares of other committees. it was around a variety of policy areas, but the toughest questions were ongoing and the commands the labour party made in the election campaign, namely the pledge to restore growth. let's speak to the labor mp for voxel and camo green. thank you for being with us. i did watch some of it today i can't yo-- caught your question. you asked about the housing crisis and why the government had frozen the local housing alliance. that is a means-tested benefit intended to help people of low income pay for their commission. you satis

it is clear that hurricane milton and hurricane helene were devastating. but, the full extent of the damage is still coming into focus. while we can see a road to recovery more clearly, we can also see it is a long one and it will take serious federal support. there are still communities without power and clean drinking water, there are miles and miles of roads and bridges that are still washed away. families are wondering how they will be able to return home if their house is gone. farmers are wondering how they can recover from the loss of crops and poultry and more. business owners are wondering how they will ever reopen their doors. more than that, how their entire city or community will be billed, especially those communities that thrived on tourism. people aren't desperate for answers and help and hope and they are looking to congress for action. we cannot let them down, not now, not ever. that is why it is so important become together to pass a bipartisan supplemental that meets these challenges. we need to replenish the fema disaster relief fund. r

helene devastated the tourism industry.e to fall back on christmas trees is huge for them. reporter: one of the main problems after the storm was getting around. the roads were washed out, making a hard to transport the trees to loading areas. but officials went to work. >> this. they have shown coming together to get their roads fixed up and get the trees out is pretty amazing. >> we harvest up to 5 million christmas trees annually. reporter: north carolina is the second largest producer of christmas trees in the country, selling44 million dollars worth in 2022. >> the hurricane hit four weeks before harvest season. it already made a stressful time much more stressful. it will be a long time before western north carolina is back and fully operational. but it will happen. obviously it is happening a lot quicker than i thought in a lot of places. people are very community oriented. i think that the storm has really brought our communities together. reporter: now that community pride is taking up most of the blue room at the

on the dire conditions faced by georgia farmers in the aftermath of hurricane helene. georgia farmers and farmers in neighboring states are suffering deeply. congress must proceed urgently to pass disaster relief by the end of the year. georgia agriculture was devastated by this hurricane. and i respectfully urge this committee to swiftly send the full senate disaster relief bill that includes vital assistance for georgia farmers who are in acute distress and who are the backbone of george's rural communities and our state economy. hurricane force winds and torrential rains destroyed fall crops still in the field. knocked down pecan orchards grow words -- growers spent decades cultivating. and damaged timberland. 1 1/2 millions of timberland. in addition to the devastation georgia suffered severe damage to the power grid, to businesses, housing, roads, and other critical in the structure. virtually every crop and commodity produced in this georgia has been seriously damaged including poultry, cotton, timber, beef cattle, blueberries, pecans, peanut, tobacco, vegetables

but this year things were different. >> tonight, hurricane helene's catastrophic toll in the southeasthe devastation of hurricane helene the hotel was forced to make a difficult call. >> we were still without potable water. we were shut down with no power. and we decided to cancel the competition. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: but it turned out even without the usual prizes and pageantry a number of north carolinans still wanted to display their gingerbread creations. >> for me personally it's hard to imagine me going through my year and not doing a gingerbread entry. >> reporter: chloe jennings is from pearl ear, north carolina. she remembers attending her first gingerbread contest in asheville when she was just 4 years old. >> they're beautiful and magical. and like everything you could have ever hoped for in a hallmark movie. >> reporter: when the official 2024 contest was canceled, jennings made this. >> even the ink here is edible? >> yes. >> reporter: a series of houses dedicated to communities impacted by the hurricane. >> banner elk, chimney rock, these are all north carolin

darren criss and helen j.lso be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] before we get to all that, donald trump said the supposed drones seen over the east coast should be shot down, and then held a press conference today where he claimed the government knows what's going on while refusing to tell us what's going on. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: you guys, once again lots of crazy [ bleep ] is happening. this is just how it's going to be from now on. every day i'm going to come out here like a waiter at a restaurant that has way too many specials. [ light laughter ] tonight we have drones in new jersey, rfk junior revoking the polio vaccine, trump running for a third term, trump admitting he lied about grocery prices, pete hegseth promising to stop getting [ bleep ] faced, and a sandwich special. oh, what's on the sandwich special? let me ask the chef. what's on the sandwich special? >> bacon, lettuce, tomato. [ laughter ] >> seth: over the weekend, trump ally

. >>> and there is good news tonight after the destruction of hurricane helene, a new home for the holidays. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. the suspected brazen killer of a healthcare company ceo is back in new york tonight to face an expanded list of criminal charges including a federal count that could carry the death penalty if convicted. today new york authorities moving swiftly and in large numbers to bring luigi mangione into their custody. under heavy guard the suspect handed over by pennsylvania officials, taken to an airport, where he departed on a small plane, then transferred to a helicopter that brought him back to manhattan, where in addition to state murder and terrorism charges he will now face four newly unsealed federal charges. mangione making his first new york court appearance late today, where a federal judge read him the new charges that include stalking and murder. the federal complaint also offering a deeper look at what was in a notebook prosecutors say was in mangione's possession when he was arrested, writi

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andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. joing me tonight helene conway—mouret.ench living abroad. she is also the vice—chairwoman of the french foreign affairs and defense committee. are you surprised by the leniency of many of the sentences that were handed out today? sentences that were handed out toda ? , ., ., ., today? first of all, i am relieved _ today? first of all, i am relieved all _ today? first of all, i am relieved all of _ today? first of all, i am relieved all of these - today? first of all, i am | relieved all of these men today? first of all, i am - relieved all of these men were sentenced, i know it ranges from three years to 15 years in prison but at least it shows that it was taken seriously, as you well know that we still have a problem certainly in france with the leniency of certain sentences when rape is concerned. what this trial has achieved and your coverage is excellent, ifind, is that it has shown first of all that there is an awareness to the fact that rape can also take place in the home and an awareness of the use of drugs as well

. >> how hurricane helene caused a shortage of iv fluids.n history at the world chess championship. an 18-year-old becomes the youngest champion ever. ♪ >> major funding has been provided by -- and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening. what comes next in syria now that the assad regime is history was a topic of a meeting in jordan today with top officials from the region, the european union, and the united states. antony blinken outlined some of what they discussed. >> minorities and women should be respected. humanitarian aid should be able to reach people who need it. syria should not be used a base for terrorist groups or others who threaten people. >> under the assad regime, hundreds of thousands of syrians were swept up by the security apparatus, never to be seen again. we got access to one of the intelligence groups that did that. repor

almost two months ago, hurricane helene smashed into the mountains of north carolina. >> and helene,de a commitment to stay for one year. >> for one year, there will be those people in purple shirts, the healing sight of all hands and hearts, kind strangers who have come to help and to stay. >> hi, robin. >> robin young is an experienced contractor supervising the volunteers. >> this is incredible. the destruction here so high. it's high. was the debris here at least 30ft tall? >> trees, cars, houses. across the street. there was a cabin wrapped around that tree over there. >> they plan to help 500 families in north carolina. families like maggie and craig chamberlain. their home before the hurricane, now still standing but gutted by mud and water. >> but we were not in a flood zone here. hence, that's why we didn't have flood insurance. >> most homes here don't have flood insurance at all. you would never expect flooding happening here in such a mountainous areas. >> the volunteers in purple shirts have arrived to help maggie clear out the wreckage of her home. the black mold, the d

in a north carolina community devastated by hurricane helene.dds to bring back its production of the nutcracker. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the familiar notes. ♪ ♪ the glittering costumes. ♪ ♪ these lovely leaps heralding the triumphant return of the nutcracker. this weekend sold-out show? ♪ ♪ nothing short of a miracle for the asheville ballet company. that's because so much ever the city was wiped out when hurricane helene hit in september. >> this could be the end of how this all goes. >> reporter: including the company's rehearsal space, floors flooded and ripped apart. costumes battered. mold growing. >> piano was in the corner. >> reporter: but its director, ann dunn says while their space was destroyed, their spirit remained strong. >> but you never see anything like this ever, ever. i thought, i've got to pull this together somehow. i've got to. because everybody needs it. everybody needs the nutcracker this year. >> reporter: the ballet company got to work. dancers and volunteers putting the space back together. >> people would show up, about a d

their homes got destroyed by hurricane helene. how you hear, do not forget western north carolina? in the past couple of weeks, i truly feel like we have been forgotten. the government has still not helped any. fema has been no help, which puts a stop on a lot of our other assistance programs, like we can't get help from mountain ways grant until fema steps in. right now, our life is on hold and as you can tell, our home, it still looks today like it did on september 27, which is very very disheartening. liz: come on. this is outrageous. how come fema and the biden white house doesn't have enough money to help them? the dhs inspector general found fema was sitting on about seven to $8 billion in unspent cash locked up for prior hurricanes or disasters, dating back decades. that was just a month ago. they burned through a billion bucks in fema money on illegal aliens and continues sending money overseas. final word. >> yeah, it doesn't make any sense and just listening to her speak and you can hear it in her voice not just a sadnes

and much needed shelter for some of the victims of hurricane helene in north carolina. we will take you there. ♪ but, first, breaking tonight. not far from here in new york, residents and government officials are demanding answers tonight about the mysterious drone sightings that have been going on for nearly a month. no one seems to be sharing much information at all. in fact, many officials are saying they don't know much at all one republican congressman insists one of america's adversaries may be involved. the pentagon is pushing back. correspondent nate foy is tonight in youy township, new jersey with the latest on what is a big mystery and potentially a dangerous one we don't know. good evening, nate. jeff van drew of new jersey claimed last month launched a so-called drone mothership and said it's seating off the east coast of united states hours ago the pentagon said that is not true. >> there is no truth to that no iranian ship off the coast of the united states. >> pentagon refuting claims by congressman jeff van drew that iran may be responsible for mysteriou

helen catt, bbc news.e making their first official visit to damascus in more than a decade for talks with syria's new islamist leadership. the diplomats are meeting representives of the group, which is effectively in charge of the country, after overthrowing president assad. washington still designates hts as a terrorist group — but delegations from the un and countries including the uk, france and germany have already been in damascus to meet the new leaders. 0ur middle east correspondent lina sinjab had this update about the meeting. well, the meetings took place this afternoon, and the us undersecretary was planning to do a press conference with some journalists, but it was cancelled due to security reasons. however, there will be a virtual briefing at 8:30pm local time here to brief journalists about the outcome of this meeting. not everyone is going to welcome this appointment. peter mandelson remains divisive within labour, particularly for those on the left of the party. but it is how he gets on wit

the show must go on and the community devastated by hurricane helene coming together to put on this year's nutcracker. >> this is nbc nightlnews with hallie jackson. >>> we begin with the push to get answers after weeks of growing outrage and questions. the federal government deploying a new tool to try to figure out what is going on with the mysterious drones spotted in the northeast. so-called drone detections on their way to new york according to the states governor coming as the fed tries to reassure people by what is being spotted by folks with cell phone cameras. the new warnings that some of these are not even drones at all but planes, helicopters or simply stars in the sky but still is the mystery grows, so does the anger over whether enough is being done. we report. >> they are everywhere. >> reporter: growing calls for action of the mysterious objects been reported in the skies over new jersey and new york. >> there is another one of there. >> reporter: officials say they have received thousands of reports of the last few weeks with less than 100 warranting further investigation,

our environment correspondent helen briggs has the story.n in the pacific ocean off colombia, popping up several years later in the indian ocean near zanzibar, an astonishing journey that has left scientists baffled. what normally happens is humpbacks learn their migration route from their mother by following her in the early years of their life, and then stick to that migration route for their whole life. and so we don't know whether this is an animal that's somehow been motivated to go on a longerjourney, or has simply made a mistake, orfailed to learn the migration route adequately to be able to do it itself. humpback whales are known for their long migrations, feeding near the poles and breeding in warmer waters, but this male�*s journey was even more spectacular, involving two distant breeding grounds. one theory is that climate change is altering the abundance of the tiny shrimp—like krill humpback whales feed on, forcing him to go further in search of food. or he could have been crossing oceans in search of a mate. helen briggs, bbc n

business administration disaster zone after helene but were told there was no money left.ric storms depleted their loan fund in october and pleaded for more money urgently. but congress gridlocked for two years, after returning home from election day without acting. and still hasn't. >> this is the epitome of why they get frustrated with the federal government. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators say the inaction from their colleagues could force businesses to close. >> folks, right now north carolina, western north carolina, west virginia they want to know that we are here doing our work and that help is on the way. >> reporter: for amy french, washingtonis delay sends the worst message. do you worry this community has been forgotten? >> i do. >> reporter: scott macfarlane, damascus virginia. >> norah: "eye on america" is next with the story of sacred land in california's redwood forests being returned to its original owners. ♪ ♪ owners. ♪ ♪ i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it

helen catt, bbc news.elson is a divisive figure even within his own labour party — here's our political correspondent ben wright with more. yes, those on the left of the labour party don't like peter mandelson. they think he was a svengali that modernise the party, ripped it away from its roots. he would have argued that he made them electable again in the mid—905. but he is a divisive figure within the labour party. but as you say, it is a political appointment. that is what is interesting, the prime minister could have chosen a serving career diplomat. this is the big job and does around the world working for the uk would love to have. but keir starmer has decided to appoint peter mandelson to the role. it is the first time since 1977 when peter callaghan appointed peterjay to washington that we have seen a political appointment like this. that reflects peter mandelson�*s own experience as a trade minister, as an eu trade negotiator. as helen said, the issue of trade and tariffs and what the trump admini

. >> anita: one nonprofit providing warmth and shelter to hurricane helene victims in north carolinahree months here, so much as a country, every rocket ship the size of them all to outer space and planets, but having a hard time getting people drinking water right here in western north carolina. wait, did you rob my bank? sharing is caring, bro! let's make like dice and roll. ♪ it's time to grow your business. create a website. how? godaddy. coding... nah. but all that writing... nope. ai, done, built. let's get to work. create a beautiful website in minutes with godaddy. >> anita: welcome back. well, in in out apparently forced to close a location in oakland due to rising crime. the heiress who runs the burger chain says her workers had to deal with rampant crime, including shootings and stabbings. >> it was absolutely dangerous. there was 365 days, almost 300 days, there was some type of event. >> oakland. >> in oakland, yeah. the amount of time it would take the police to get there, too, was alarming. >> anita: wow. oakland has has seen an ongoing surge in crime with armed robber

helen catt is in westminster for us. helen, how much of a surprise is this?the government's priorities? it’s this? what does it say about the government's priorities?- this? what does it say about the government's priorities? it's not a total surprise _ government's priorities? it's not a total surprise in _ government's priorities? it's not a total surprise in that _ government's priorities? it's not a total surprise in that lord - total surprise in that lord mandelson�*s name has been touted as a possibility for thisjob mandelson�*s name has been touted as a possibility for this job for some time, but it's unusual in that he has a political appointment, not someone who is coming from more of the civil service background, and that appears to be a very deliberate choice made in light of the incoming trump administration. lord mandelson is well known for being a very skilled political operator, good at dealing with tricky relationships, and he also has experience of trade, he is a former business secretary, a former eu trade commissioner, and sir keir starmer

here's our political correspondent helen catt.decades. he was one of the driving forces behind the creation of new labour in the i990s, a trusted adviser to tony blair with a reputation as a master of spin. he'd been rumoured as a potential candidate for a while, but had been cagey when asked about being the ambassador. would you be interested if you were asked? - i would be very interested, indeed, in giving advice about trade to whoever is appointed. elected as the mp for hartlepool in 1992, peter mandelson went on to serve in tony blair's cabinet, but was forced to resign twice. in the noughties, he went to brussels as the european trade commissioner before returning as business secretary under gordon brown. it's his experience of trade that is one of the reasons behind his appointment as ambassador. donald trump has talked of imposing big tariffs on imports into the us, which the prime minister yesterday told mps the uk needed to avoid. it won't come as any surprise to you that i'm not a fan of tariffs. and, therefore, we have

parts of west parts of western north carolina are still struggling months after hurricane helene.head, we're going to check back in with the owner of an art studio that was destroyed in that storm. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> sauer for over 25 years, lovesac has been rewriting the rules of comfort. >> it's okay to change your style. get messy, get immersed with lovesac. >> you make the rules. >> vinyl windows seemed to be a typical choice here in the local area. >> some companies even advertise high quality vinyl and roemer here. before you invest in vinyl windows, listen to what michael smith of renewal by andersen has to say. >> with our temperature swings, vinyl tends to warp, which causes condensation between the panes and drafts. and most vinyl windows just look very low end to begin with. our customers don't want that. >> and what our renewal by andersen windows made of our windows are made out of a thermal polymer composite material called fibrex. >> it's beautiful, like wood, but it doesn't require the maintenance of wood. and we engineered it to be two times stronger t

almost two months ago hurricane helene smashed into the mountains of north carolina. >> helene, we wereho have come to help and to stay. >> hi, robin. >> reporter: robin young is an experienced contractor supervising the volunteers. >> this is incredible the destruction here. how high was the debris here? >> at least 30 feet. trees, cars, houses. across the street there was a cabin wrapped around that tree over there. >> reporter: they plan to help 500 families in north carolina. families like maggie and craig chamberlain. their home before the hurricane. now still standing but gutted by mud and water. >> we were not in a flood zone here. that's why we didn't have flood insurance. >> most homes here don't have flood insurance. you would never expect flooding happening here. >> reporter: the volunteers in purple shirts have arrived to help maggie clear out the wreckage of her home. the black mold, the debris, the despair. >> bedroom, it was like a minihospital in here because my husband has been on hospice for i guess about eight months. he was comfortable here. >> with helene happening,

certainly, in the wake of helene. >> well, the tropical storm helene, as as we talked about, left ourommunity devastated with loss of life. homes, personal belongings, even pets that we all love. uh, life has a way of bringing us to our knees at a moment's notice. and, um, but with these times, it has brought us close together. uh, cora's impact has been especially remarkable, uh, to the community, to the officers, uh, providing emotional support to many in the community that has called and requested her. um, we she had so many requests that she asked for help with her furry, four legged friends from, uh, highland canine. and we saturated the city with puppy love. it kind of serves as it served as a distraction, a, um, a beautiful distraction, if you will, with the community that everyone was hurting. everyone was seeing things that we don't normally see. uh, with recovery, with, um, devastation. people wanted to see check on their loved ones and things like that. so it's very different. but she brought a lot of happiness to those that were hurting. >> well, i'm i'm so thankful on thi

this is two and a half months removed from hurricane helene.g since 8 a.m. this morning. this is the river to blame, though, for so much of the damage the river it runs about 25 miles through western north carolina. and that flooded mountain communities here at the end of september and killed more than 100 people. these areas and residents are still facing a long road to recovery but their spirits remain strong. and the neighboring community of swannowa they are in shambles after flood waters swept through and we met daniel wright who despite his entire home gutted remains thankful he and his family survived this unthinkable storm that keeps resilient mindset for what's to come. >> it is hard to be in a space like this when you -- you are used to be being your home and wring you raise your family. turns into -- an opportunity i guess for new beginnings and to be grateful for what you do have. reporter: elsewhere groups like mercy chefs are preparing to distribute meals we rode into a hotel housing a group of nearly 200 displaced veterans. all o

well, it's been more than two months since hurricane helene devastated parts of western north carolinathout homes or basic services. correspondent steve harrigan is in new land, north carolina tonight with now some locals are trying to help their neighbors. >> my concern is to see her heart breaking and it's been very difficult. >> with christmas just weeks away, pinky anderson is having a tough time explaining things to her 14-year-old daughter. they are one of a dozen families now staying at the inn at shady lawn in nuland north carolina after hurricane helene destroyed their homes and more than 100,000 others. >> she asks me every day, mom, are we going to be in our home for thanksgiving? no, honey. mom, are we going to be in our home for christmas? i don't think so. >> there's a sense among some we spoke with that they have been forgotten with fema room payments ending for many next week. >> i'm not too impressed with fema. they have put off my case. i was told by my inspector on october 24th that i would hear something within 10 days. and it's already december 2nd, and i haven't h

um, you know, travel and hospitality has been on full display in the wake of helene. um, and it's always been a part of the fabric of our community. and that means hundreds and hundreds of small businesses and creators and makers that have come to asheville and make their home here. >> and so when we look at that and we look at how so many people, right, their lives have been upended, their businesses have been upended, the greater economy for the area. i know what a crucial time of year this is. as i understand it, about a third of visitor spending happens in asheville from october through december. you've got foliage rolling right into the holidays. are you starting to see any of that trickle back in? >> yes, we have had over 100 small businesses close, unfortunately, but more than 1000 of our travel and hospitality businesses have fought like hell to reopen from the historic biltmore estate and grove park inn to wedge brewing in the river arts district. and just last week, french broad chocolates factory and tour business opened in the river arts district so that c

cheryl and darrell have a been living with his son out of state after hurricane helene distorted thesterday and were overwhelmed with emotion. >> it helps so much, it solves the problem of where we can stay , to come back and rebuild. >> they will soon return to their north carolina property to live in that camper and hopefully rebuild their house, this is last week, a convoy of campers on their way to give peoples sheltered, fema are paying thousands people to stay in hotels but those hotels are ours away which is why the campers are crucial, fema actually just extended the hotels because they need is not going away. >> john: amazing, madison, cre thank you so much. ra we will be right back. why not do what thousands of veteran families have done. call newday and pay off that high rate debt with the lower rate newday 100 va cash out loan. it lets you pay off your credit cards and car loans with one easy monthly payment. get the cash you need and the peace of mind you deserve. hi, i'm greg. i live in bloomington, illinois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. after working 25

small business administration disaster loans after helene but who were told there was no money left.orms depleted their disaster loan fund in october and pleaded for more money urgently. but congress, gridlocked for two years on nearly every spending bill, returnd home for election day without acting. and still hasn't. >> this is the epitome of why people get so damn frustrated with the federal government. if you can't do this basic one on one help people in a moment of crisis. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators from storm-ravaged states say the inaction from their colleagues could force businesses to close. >> folks right now north carolina, western north carolina, western virginia, they want to know that we're here doing our work and that help is on the way. >> reporter: for amy french washington's delay sends the worst message. worst message. >> do you worry (singing) i'll be home for christmas. you can plan on me. please have snow and mistletoe. and presents on the tree. right now all over the country kids at shriners hospitals for children™ are able to go home and be wi

nearly three months after helene. over 100,000 homes are destroyed.ple are still living in tents. but operatio back to livinghilo yesterday delivering the camper for sharon and darrell. the couple has been living with their son out of state ever since helene destroyed their home of 20 years. they will soon return to their north carolina property and will live in that camper. they are waiting to hear if their house is a total loss or not and were overwhelmed with emotion about all of this. >> the trailer is going to be -- i can't tell you how much it is going to help us. seeing all the goodness come from all around the country is overwhelming and so heartening. it is so -- it fills you with such -- positivity and -- >> so far operation hilo has delivered 160 campers across western north carolina. this is last week. a convoy of campers on the way to give hundreds of people shelter who lost nearly everything. >> we're in the mountains so people have livestock. they have farms. this is how people -- this is their way of life. it is important those people

helene, now the fourth deadliest storm in modern history.nication. no power and water for weeks. then, two weeks later, hurricane milton took aim at nearly the same location, florida's hard-hit west coast. a climate change fueled storm that built and intensified from a category 1 to a category 5 in just 24 hours, making it the fastest case of extreme intensification ever in the atlantic, a record-breaking 54 tornadoes, including a rare ef-3 tornado. those devastated by helene and milton are still recovering from the catastrophic damage to their homes and infrastructure. the dollar amount of these storms is still being tallied, and is expected to be a staggering $50 billion each. but in the toughest of times, communities came together to help their neighbors. i got to see firsthand the power of human resilience. >> do you need baby wipes or anything? >> diapers. >> keep us in your prayers. we're resilient. we will come back. it's just going to take a while. >> al roker, nbc news. >> joining me now is bill nye, the science guy. long-time scien

helene and milton were historic storms, the scope of the disaster. it went across at least six states and the swath and the path of that storm was massive. i saw that myself. i went to florida where the helene made landfall and saw the disaster there all the way inland into florida. and then was in western north carolina where it looks like a bomb went off. it's serious serious damage, but the initial request was $116.5 billion. and what we're doing right now is the important methodical job that the house has to go through line by line and assess those requests and make sure that they all are actually tied to disaster and not superfluous items and issues that are included. that's what the discussion with freedom caucus was about and with other members because we have to be good stewards of the resources. we have a huge national debt and we have obligations to take care of, but we have to do that in a fiscally responsible manner. that's the discussion going on right now. i don't know what the final package looks like, but we have to make those decisio

parts of north carolina still recovering from hurricane helene this holiday season.e about to speak to one of the volunteers lifting spirits with a christmas party, plus this. >> have been notified you want to sit down and meet with me. i'm willing to meet with him. i'm willing to meet with anybody to make their community safer. prioritization at the gate, public safety threats. >> mike: incoming border czar tom homan says he'll meet with mayor eric adams over the migrant crisis as average builds over the $20 million deal with pakistan to house those here illegally. national board patrol counsel president paul perez joins is next to discuss. next to discuss. ♪ ♪ for god so loved the world that he gave his only son. so that everyone who believes in him might not perish, but might have eternal life. when i was younger my calling was to play football. but as i grew older i realized life isn't about how many people you can knock down. it's about how many people you can lift up. at ram, our calling is to build game-changing trucks. so when you find your calling... nothing

iam helen since 2009. you are washing bbc news.free now. hello. for some places, mist and fog lingered throughout friday, causing some disruption. some of that mist and murk lingered on into the night as well. but over the weekend, well, that fog should slowly start to lift as the breeze picks up. we will, though, see some rain setting in across the north of the uk. bit of rain across the north of the uk actually on saturday. in association with this weak weather front, it is this area of high pressure further south that's been trapping all the low cloud, mist and fog that high, slowly starting to drift away south eastwards, but still a pretty murky start across large parts of england and wales. i think some of that fog will lift through the day, particularly across parts of wales, northern england. a few sunny spells, it may stay quite murky down towards the south. for northern ireland and scotland we'll see a band of cloud and increasingly light and patchy rain pushing southwards, sunny spells and showers and some brisk winds up

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let's watch [ ♪ ] >> hurricane helene. >> helene. >> helene. >> it's been washed out. >> you have powerlinesown trees on the side of the road. >> it happened so quickly, there was 4 foot of water in the house. >> apocalyptic weekend. >> he was screaming jesus save me. >> how many days can people go trapped without water or resources [ ♪ ] >> we are at the airport they were loading helicopters and my son said we have a retired four star general cody coming in with his own helicopter. about the time he's telling me this, here he comes. lands in front of our command center. loaded his helicopter, put some fuel in it and took off: >> i'm dick cody retired, out here helping some americans whose homes have been destroyed. houses up-ended. roads impossible. i go to the places big aircraft can't get into. we are delivering heaters and other supplies to get them to the mountain communities. i joined the military when i was 17. graduated and returned to korea over the years. i deployed for operation desert shield, desert storm. i went to afghanistan several times and was promoted to chief of staff of

providing disaster relief for not only north carolina, which bore the brunt of the storm damage in helene, but storm damage from milton, storm damage from debby and storm damage from storms that happened years ago. sen. tillis: that's a part of the more than $100 billion that was in what we thought was the agreed continuing resolution with the disaster supplemental attached to it. now we know that that is falling apart and in some cases i think for good reason. but at the end of the day, the people of north carolina, the people of south carolina, georgia, alabama, florida, the list goes on. tennessee. need relief today. because everyone needs to understand we're talking about a possible government shutdown here in washington. there are parts of this country that have been affected by the storm who are effectively shut down and until we fund them, they have no hope. what i have in front of me right here, this stack of paper, these are the correspondentents that i've received in my office since the storm. so i'm trying to decide if i have to filibuster and keep and do whatever i have to do

after so much of the coverage of helene in september. i guess people just moved on, but not the people actually impacted by it. so tell me, what is the latest on recovery efforts and how do you feel about the world just moving on so quickly? >> sure. >> well, speaking for downtown asheville, you know, we've seen a lot of support from our locals and the regional visitors, those who have been able to drive into downtown asheville and really support our businesses and restaurants. so we've appreciated that. and any coverage, you know, we can get to remind folks that we're still working in western north carolina to get back on our feet is much appreciated. >> it is winter in asheville, and i saw that there's potentially some snow coming within the next few days. how is the weather impacting the rebuilding, and how are people coping with that? >> sure. well, it's quite difficult as a lot of our neighbors in communities outside of downtown have lost homes and have lost everything, and it's really difficult, you know, to be able to get into hom

it is not a good holiday for some victims of hurricane helene.t a few people trying to help there. fascinating intelligence unit maize up of some extraordinary individuals >> bret: but, first, breaking tonight, a u.s. official tells reuters there are early indication as russian ant antiaircraft system may have brought down a passenger plane in kazakhstan. dozens of people died in the fiery incident. employ to open transparent investigation. stephanie bennett is following the story tonight from london. good evening, stephanie. >> good evening, bret. today's speculation is mounting over what caused this crash in the first place. and today we are hopefully getting near to some of those answers. four sources in az erbaijan of knowledge of the investigation tell reuters the flight was downed by a russian air defense system. experts were quickly concerned after seeing this damage, in particular, the holes in the plane's tail section which could possibly indicate that it came under fire from russia while it was depending off ukrainian drone drone attack

when you look around, this was actually under water two months ago as hurricane helene roared throughthe powerful clipper system on the move. dangerous snow squalls could slam the great lakes and northeast with intense whiteouts causing poor visibility on the roads. with the threat of severe winter weather -- >> i'm always prepared. >> reporter: -- residents are stocking up on shovels and salt. >> first aid kit and something to make sure your phones are charged up. >> reporter: hard erie, pennsylvania, national guard has been called in to help residents dig out. months after hurricane helene tore through asheville, north carolina, residents are still trying to recover. cassie hale and her family have been living in a camper since the storm. >> what's your day to day look like? >> we get up and warm up the camper and go to work. the kids go to the library. >> reporter: now with temperatures dipping below freezing volunteers are working around the clock to provide heaters. >> i see families, kids and families sleeping in living rooms with holes in the roof. every day the line is probabl

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that restaurant suffered major damage during helene.spoke to the owner, bob sliker, who had to rebuild, had to put rebuilding on hold, then to prepare for milton. here's what he said then about riding out both storms. >> just the total difference of the two. i mean, one one four feet of water and the rest. we had sustained winds of 100 miles an hour. plus, i'm sure in the second one. so every every large tree that i saw driving the four miles towards the island was, was down and damaged, broken. um, all fences, i think. i don't think there's a fence standing in anybody's yard right now. >> well, bob sliker joins us now from florida. and bob, i'm looking at actual painting happening behind you right now. after riding out two storms, we hear you have excellent news, which is you plan to reopen in two weeks, which is incredible. tell us all about it. >> very very excited to reopen after the first of the year. >> we're just waiting for some equipment right now, getting the team back together. and, um, changing our business plan a little bit