>> this county and this this area hit is one of the hardest hit by helene. um, the whole county was hit, but this area that we're in with this fire up here is was one of the worst, worst areas impacted by helene. so they're still in the midst of cleaning up. um, you know, we still have damage to structures. we still have people trying to get their lives back together. now we have this. so it's just it's heartbreaking for for us as emergency responders, for these folks, it's still trying to get their lives back together. >> i mean, we're talking about people who lost everything in hurricane helene. they're trying to pick up the pieces and trying to, you know, many of them trying to rebuild their homes. and are these some of the very same homes that are now threatened by these fires? >> some are. yes. >> do you have everything? do you have everything you need? do you need help? how's what's the coordination with the state? what about with from the federal government as well? >> uh, state has been great. they've offered, uh, you know, additional fire resources

but certainly the last thing that appalachia appalachia needs, especially considering hurricane helene from september of last year. and now with these fires knocking on the doorsteps, of course there is improving conditions. they were at its peak on saturday, but they have improved since then. and now we have a new round of extreme fire weather this time further west, we're looking at parts of texas and into new mexico. this extreme fire threat today preempts a major storm that is going to sweep across the nation in the days to come. a whole host of hazards from blizzard conditions, the extreme fire risk, but also the severe storms threat that will follow this cold front as it advances eastward, drawing in moisture from the gulf of mexico, getting the spin in the atmosphere necessary for tornadic development, especially for the day tomorrow. we're highlighting this area louisiana, southern arkansas into mississippi as our target point for the potential of stronger storms. the potential here for ef two tornadoes, that's winds in excess of 111mph. shreveport. jackson. you need to keep a

the same region that was devastated in the fall by hurricane helene.re threat has continued for the entire region, the national weather service says high risk areas are located in and around cities including wilmington, north carolina, and charleston and columbia, south carolina. two wildfires were confirmed in buncombe county, north carolina, on saturday. a local resident told cnn affiliate wlos she rushed to help a friend evacuate her mother. >> i mean, it's bad enough from helene, but now we've got this. and i mean the forest. it's just it's going to be really bad. it made the sky such an odd color. i was going for a walk, and it turned this odd yellow color. yellow and red in the woods where i was walking. >> several factors are combining to increase the danger of wildfire in both carolinas. there's dry vegetation due to lack of recent rainfall. there's also dry air being added to the mix. and if you combine these two factors with strong winds, you create the perfect conditions for wildfire to occur. the good news is that winds in the region are ex

she rushed to help a friend evacuate her mother. >> i mean. >> it's bad enough. >> from. >> helene. >> but now we've. got this. >> and i mean the forest. >> it's just it's going to. >> be really bad. >> it made. >> the sky such an odd color. >> i was going for a walk, and it turned this. odd yellow color yellow and red. in the woods where i was walking. >> and to answer your question, fred, several factors are combining to increase the danger of wildfires in both carolinas. there's dry vegetation due to lack of recent rainfall. there's also dry air being added to the mix. and if you combine these two factors with strong winds, you create the perfect conditions for wildfire to occur. the good news is that winds in the region are expected to significantly weaken overnight, and the temperatures will plummet to the freezing point by monday morning. more humid air is expected to return to the region by tuesday. but again, looking at those images and remember that we were there in the fall covering hurricane ian and how devastating that was. >> it just. go through that. >> your heart. >> re

the same region that was devastated in the fall by hurricane helene. the carolina forest fire, about five miles north of myrtle beach, south carolina, doubled in size to 1200 acres overnight, and according to local officials, is 0% contained. the fire threat has continued for the region today. the national weather service says high risk areas are located in and around cities including wilmington, north carolina, and charleston and columbia, south carolina. two wildfires were confirmed in buncombe county, north carolina, on saturday. a local resident told cnn affiliate she rushed to help a friend evacuate her mother. >> i mean, it's bad enough from helene, but now we've got this and that. i mean, the forest. it's just it's going to be really bad. >> it made the sky such an odd color. i was going for a walk, and it turned this odd yellow color yellow and red. in the woods where i was walking. >> and, jessica, several factors are combining to increase the danger of wildfires in both carolinas. there's dry vegetation due to lack of recent rainfall. there's

i mean, it's bad enough from helene, but now we've got this. and i mean the forest. it's just it's going to be really bad. >> and dry and windy. conditions have been fanning the flames, but firefighters should get a bit of a break in the coming day as forecasts call for more humidity and lighter winds. former new york governor andrew cuomo is back on the campaign trail. he held his first campaign event on sunday, one day after launching his bid to become new york city's mayor. a key issue for the cuomo camp is increasing the police presence throughout america's largest city. >> we need more police in our subways, more police in our high crime. >> areas, more. police to. stop the number of recidivists. >> because nothing. >> works if people. >> don't feel safe. and public safety is still job one. >> now cuomo could face an uphill battle as he enters an already crowded race and attempts to stage a political comeback. you might recall he resigned as governor in 2021 after 11 women accused him of sexual misconduct. he has denied the allegations. as cnn previously reporte

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interstate 40, which connects the state to tennessee has partially reopened five months after hurricane heleneited to one lane in each direction, as crews continue repairs on the eastbound side of the freeway, much needed update. mexico extraditing nearly 30 high-level cartel members to the u.s. this week at the trump administration's request. mexico is staring down tariffs as they're cutting down on production. >> the handover of the cartel members from mexico is being considered an early sign of more cooperation from our southern neighbor in the war on drugs. among those extradited, an infamous drug lord, raphael quintero, and the surprise extradition brought 29 cartel members to eight different u.s. cities to face charges. quintero is the founder of the notorious sinaloa cartel and has been on the fbi wanted list with a $20 million bounty on his head. he was previously convicted in 1985 of character straighting the torturing and killing of undercover agent. he served 28 years in prison over the murder and released when a court overturned his sentence in the killing. he denied involvement in

last year north carolina saw immensization by hurricane helene with over 100 lost. fema soda up but i give them an overall grade of d plus. it is not surprise it quote improving the delivery of federal disaster assistance was added it high risk list that states attention is needed it improve processes for assisting survivors. i could not agree more. one of the biggest problems i recognized while helping constituents affect by strpls is had you fema's reserves on the ground are telling people what the agency can't do rather than what it can do. they have a lot of experience dealing with disasters yet it seems to have learn few lessons. these should be -- there should be an information road map be available it these affected by disasters including what they can expect. it should include how much and what time they can expect it receiver the information and what types of decisions will have it be made in the coming weeks, months an years. what recommendations for fema to quote improve processes for assisting survivors? >> i will give a couple of examples and i will tur

reopen today in western north carolina five months after it suffered major damage during hurricane helenecaused portions of the road near the tennessee border to the collapse. the price tag for repairs are somewhere around $15 million. officials say it could take three years for i-40 to be fully repaired. and those are your headlines. charlie: remarkable progress after very little progress in western north carolina. rachel: yeah. all right. we're going to check in with adam klotz. he's wearing a leather jacket, he's by the motorcycles. this is, like, who do you think you are, tom cruise? is this a "top gun" thing you're going to do, riding away on one of these things at the international speedway? adam: a james dean's from indiana, adam klotz is from indiana. there a coincidence there? rachel: yeah. and he has the hair. adam: that's what i'm going for. [laughter] and i've been trying torque like, pull off a look here -- to pull off a look here. come with me. i'm trying to pull off the a look, and i've been whispering to these motorcycles, seeing which one talks back to me. if is and i kin

hurricane helene impacted my district as well and i was struck by how farmers and volunteers all across our commonwealth and our nation jumped into help people. what are some things that we can do -- like, i have heard proposed that some of the fema dues can be returned to the governors. what can we do to make natural disasters more efficient? >> one thing would be to determine at what level bestowed -- there are already the first responders. fema gives grants for them to be better prepared. but we have always said, well, how prepared are they, and they have never been able to tell us over time. >> last question real quick. what is the definition of insanity? >> well, the common definition used is keep repeating the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. >> yes. so we have to move quickly. i don't know if you know who mr. wonderful is, kevin o'leary, very successful businessman. on cnn he is saying doge should cut 20% more than you rebuild, because we are in drastic times, desperate times require desperate measures. >> we will provide answers on fema for the re

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carolina, threatening some of the areas still recovering from the disaster left behind from hurricane helene. cnn's nick valencia is in myrtle beach, south carolina, for us this morning. nick, what's the very latest there? >> yeah. good morning kate. >> the flames have died down. >> here in horry county, which is. >> a welcome. >> blessing for the firefighters that are working on getting those. >> hundreds of fires contained. >> this is the big one, though. the one that's burning behind me. this morning in the carolina forest. the humidity, though in the air, has really helped improve conditions. but over the weekend it was just absolutely disastrous. you could see the haze still blanketing this part of the state. well, even miles away, ten miles away, there along the beach in myrtle beach, raining ash down, fueled by those whipping winds about 30 35 mile per hour winds. that was just really fueling disastrous conditions. we want to bring in south carolina forestry commission, russell hubert. tell us about what's going on this morning. what are you guys dealing with? >> good morning nick. >>

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it's been five months since hurricane helene damaged it. this is a critical transport route for trucks between ports on the east coast and the midwestern hubs. and while it is still under construction zone reopening, two of four lanes there will be in the area. regional industries and national supply chains can get through the highway's shutdown in september at almost 300 miles to drivers routes. between now and tuesday, more than 50 million people will be at risk for severe weather as powerful storm systems sweep through the south. cnn meteorologist tyler mauldin is joining us now with details. i got a peek at the map over your shoulder and some people are in for it. >> we are. >> certainly going. >> to see the. >> severe weather systems progress over the next few days. millions of people under that threat, and this could be the most considerable threat that we have seen in months, especially when it comes to tornadoes. so follow me over here to the map. what you'll notice on the map behind me is that multi-day, severe weather threat that

today, interstate 40 between tennessee and north carolina will reopen five months after hurricane helene shut it down. for now, it will be one lane traffic with both ways. speed limit 35mph. permanent repairs are expected to be completed in 2 to 3 years. microsoft is pulling the plug on skype. the former giant of internet calls and video chats, the company says that users can switch to microsoft teams for free on any supported device using their skype login. microsoft bought skype for $8.5 billion that was in 2011, but has struggled to keep up with competitors like zoom and facetime and whatsapp. the platform will go offline may 5th. we're learning more about the deaths of oscar winning actor gene hackman and his wife. now, police have revealed details from hackman's pacemaker that could give authorities a better idea of when he died. but the cause of death still being investigated. cnn's josh campbell is following the story. >> significant new details in the death of hollywood icon gene hackman and his 65 year old wife, betsy arakawa, after their bodies were discovered inside their new

the 5-month closure came after hurricane helene's devastating impact there.maged infrastructure. one lane will be open in each direction spanning about 12 miles, a 35 mile an hour speed limit will be enforced. north carolina officials say the roping marks significant progress -- reopening marks significant progress. >>> a day at the beach turns into a big find for a paleontologist in the u.k. joe thompson was hunting for fossils when he found a 3-foot-long footprint made by a dinosaur millions of years ago. he believes it was made by a giant herbivore that could grow up to 36 feet long are. cool. >>> authorities are ruling out carbon monoxide as the cause of death for actor gening hackman and his wife. gene hackman. so what are they looking at now? we'll talk to forensic expert, dr. michael baden, he's next one dr. michael baden, he's next one "the fox t report." ♪ ♪ [crowd chant] far-xi-ga ask your doctor about farxiga. ♪ your gut is like a garden growing both good bacteria and bad. that balance is key to a healthy gut environment. benefiber's plant-based pr

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