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President Biden giving an update on recovery efforts following both major hurricanes to hit the South. CBS's Lynda Kenyon has details.
I'm Lynda Kenyon at the White House. The President says Hurricane Milton alone left over three million people without power, but fifty thousand power line workers from forty three states in Canada have made major headway. They've already restored power to one million people so far. There's also major progress and debris removal.
FEMA and the corp of Engineers and a Florida National Guard are now on the ground helping to stay clear.
To be stressing.
FEMA as all the resources and needs for now, but that Congress may need to provide more resources in the future. Lynda Kenyon, CBS News, the White House. I'm the wake up two hurricanes Helene and Milton. The final few weeks for the presidential race, we'll have both candidates scrapping campaign events and addressing the storms.
Kamala Harris is trying to use the storms as a chance to show bipartisan leadership, saying she's spoken with state and local leaders and affected states.
Both Republican and Democrat, to let them know we will be with you every step of the way as you recover.
While Donald Trump's ripped the federal response in GOP dominated states like North Carolina.
They've let those people suffer unjustly.
Both Harris and President Biden have been calling out Trump and Republicans for spreading misinformation about the response.
Get Life helped these people.
Meantime, the storms have also scrambled the voting process in some key areas Sagur Magani, Washington.
DNA evidence is going to be introduced by federal prosecutors in their case against former Stotent police officer Matthew Farwell. He is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore, who said she was pregnant with his child. The Globe reports the prosecutors will introduce expert testimony regarding DNA testing in the case. According to a status report, in the case, they've provided the results of preliminary DNA testing to Council for Farewell.
The Lebanese Army says an overnight is rarely airstrike killed two of its soldiers, wounding three others. A watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon was fired upon, injuring two people there.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the violence a threat to global security.
And we must do everything to avoid an all out war.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin, traveling in Laos, said one of the main challenges is Hesbella taking over most state functions in Lebanon, and he urged the Lebanese to make a change.
The people of Lebanon have an interest, a strong interest in the state asserting itself and taking responsibility.
For the country. Israel's offensive has displaced more than a million people in Lebanon.
Is CBS is Cammi McCormick. The holiest day on the Jewish calendar begins at sundown. Yalm kippurr is the day of a tone that it caps the ten days of repentance known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths. This year's holiday actually takes place on the Jewish Sabbath. A customary twenty four hour fast period occurs, just as during last week's Russia Shana holiday. Many cities will add security to synagogues and other locations for Yom Kipper. Clear sky is coming
up for tonight. It will be a lot like last night, except it won't be as chilly. Temperatures mainly in the fifties around the region. A breezy day tomorrow with some sunshine, temperatures close to seventy in fact, a few places may get into the low seventies, and then clouds increase Tomorrow night, mainly in the forties, turning out rather cloudy on Sunday.
Dry early, but some rain and drizzle gets in here, especially as we go from late morning on temperatures only in the fifties and then rainy in the morning Monday, peaks of sunshine later in the day, still the risk of a shower or two, though in temperatures in the low sixties now sixty eight degrees in Boston. Well, it's a great view, but it's a job that isn't for everyone if you don't have a fear of heights, though wbz's Matt Shearer might have found a new career path for you.
Imagine you're standing on the edge of a twenty something story building in downtown Boston and your way.
Down is a rope adrenaline.
You are a window washer, pumping, pumping, pumping.
San Marazario from Cliphangers, Inc. Has been sliding down skyscrapers for twenty years.
I like the atmosphere, I like the bosses.
And you're not just saying that because your boss is literally right here. That's Maria West, the vice president.
I don't mind going on a rooftop, but you're never gonna catch me in a bosing chair.
Boson's chair looks kind of like a swing that you see hanging from a tree branch, except probably a little safer.
Every single item down to a phone needs to be tied back.
To something point is.
Even though what these guys are doing looks like in extreme sport, it takes safety very seriously and a lot of pride in their work.
Got to keep going.
I gotta get this ub.
Bun from High Above the City Matt Sheer WBZ, Boston's new radio.
I've got mine on flannel. That is, it's the time of year when flannel shirts start to appear. Tomorrow in Marshfield, some comfy flannel will meet some comfy music.
It's flannel jam. Margo Price will help headline along with the very popular trampled by turtles. Levitate puts this thing on right near their flagship at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. It's a full Saturday of music and you can walk up and get your tickets at the door. Flannel Jam is built as a celebration of Fall. Lots of great local acts to sell shot treasure. J Pisaro's plays early. So where your flannel go, Eat some Fall flavored stuff, Drink a cider. They have Spikesider two I hear and check
out all the handmade goods. Drum Mohall a WVZ Boston's news radio.
Another Nobel prize is awarded. This one is the Peace Prize. As we hear from ABC's Tom Rivers.
Nobel Peace Prize goes to.
The Japanese organization Nihon KIDUNQ.
The body is made up of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known for its activism against nuclear weapons, and OSLO, the chair of the Nobel Committee on the goal of the group.
To achieve a world three of neucleair weapons.
The award, he says, has been made as the Tamboo against the use of nuclear weapons is now under pressure. Tom Rivers, ABC news at the Foreign Desk.
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