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00:00:11Live from Washington. This is
00:00:13BBC News. A Saudi led coalition says
00:00:16says it will respond firmly to a a deadly attack by Houthis on an
00:00:20an international airport in Riyadh. Riyadh. Authorities say at least
00:00:23least 12 people have been killed. killed. Flights have been diverted
00:00:27diverted or cancelled. This is a
00:00:28a live look at the tracker. President
00:00:31President Trump says Ukraine needs needs a new president. In a scathing
00:00:34scathing attack on Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky. Zelensky could have settled
00:00:38settled this war many times, many,
00:00:41many, many times. And he chose he
00:00:43he chooses not to. And the Democratic
00:00:46Democratic Party sends some of its its big names out on the mid-term
00:00:50mid-term campaign trail this weekend. weekend. But will it be enough to
00:00:53to secure those crucial wins come
00:00:56come November? I'm Helena Humphrey.
00:01:06Humphrey. Good to have you with us.
00:01:08us. We start with a rapidly developing
00:01:11developing story out of the Middle Middle East. Saudi Arabia is accusing
00:01:13accusing Yemen's Houthis of a full-fledged
00:01:16full-fledged war crime and vowing vowing to respond after the Iran-backed
00:01:20Iran-backed group attacked a passenger passenger terminal at Riyadh International
00:01:23International Airport. Saudi Arabia Arabia says 12 people are dead from
00:01:26from the attack and more than 300 300 injured. Now the pictures on
00:01:30on your screen have just come into into our newsroom in the past few
00:01:32few minutes, there have been verified verified by Reuters. You can see
00:01:36see ceiling tiles, dust and other
00:01:38other debris strewn across the floor
00:01:41floor in Saudi Arabia's biggest airport. airport. It is among the deadliest
00:01:44deadliest attacks on a Gulf country country since the start of the US-Iran
00:01:47US-Iran war. Saudi Arabia's Aviation Aviation Authority says that four
00:01:51four Saudi citizens were among those
00:01:53those killed, along with two Bangladeshis, Bangladeshis, one American and Egyptian,
00:01:57Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Syrian Palestinian Palestinian and a Sudanese citizen.
00:02:01citizen. In the past hour, a Saudi Saudi spokesperson has released a
00:02:05a statement saying it is a heinous heinous act that contradicts all
00:02:09all principles, values and ethics. ethics. Therefore, the Joint Forces
00:02:12Forces Command of the coalition will
00:02:15will respond decisively to this terrorist
00:02:18terrorist attack in accordance with with the customary international international humanitarian law. The
00:02:21The attack happened at around 3pm 3pm local time. The airport has been
00:02:25been closed ever since. This is a a live look at the air traffic over
00:02:28over the Saudi capital, with hundreds
00:02:30hundreds of flights either being being cancelled or diverted. And
00:02:34And in light of Saturday's attack, attack, US President Donald Trump
00:02:37Trump was asked if he would join
00:02:39join Saudi Arabia's strikes on the the Houthis. We're going to look
00:02:42look at it. How soon? We just found found out about the recent attack.
00:02:46attack. So we'll make a decision.
00:02:48decision. We move very quickly. You
00:02:50You said that there would not be be another strike on Iran until after
00:02:54after the mid-terms. Does this latest latest attack in Saudi. Well, we're
00:02:56we're going to take a look. We've
00:02:59We've had reaction from the US Secretary
00:03:01Secretary of State Marco Rubio in
00:03:03in the last few moments. In a statement statement online, he said the United
00:03:07United States condemned the attacks, attacks, adding, quote, these reprehensible
00:03:11reprehensible attacks demonstrate demonstrate a blatant disregard for
00:03:14for innocent civilian life. They They must stop now. We stand with
00:03:17with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia Arabia and its people and extend
00:03:20extend our condolences to the victims
00:03:22victims and their families. Joining
00:03:25Joining me live tonight is Aaron
00:03:27Aaron David Miller, former US State State Department official in Democratic
00:03:31Democratic and Republican administrations, administrations, now a senior fellow
00:03:34fellow at the Carnegie Endowment Endowment for International Peace.
00:03:37Peace. As ever, Aaron, welcome to to the programme. Thank you for having
00:03:40having me, Elena. Aaron, we're still still learning more about this attack
00:03:43attack at the airport at the moment, moment, but it does appear to be
00:03:46be a significant escalation, doesn't
00:03:47doesn't it? Well, no doubt, you know,
00:03:50know, geography is destiny. The Saudis
00:03:52Saudis have undertaken a big risk
00:03:54risk in launching a significantly
00:03:57significantly large comprehensive comprehensive military campaign to
00:04:00to push the Houthis back from the
00:04:03the coastal area near mocha and to
00:04:08to demonstrate that you can have
00:04:10have reliable transit through the
00:04:12the Bible, the Bab al-Mandab strait
00:04:14strait Gate of Tears. But the Saudi
00:04:18Saudi calculation baked into that
00:04:19that is the fact that they have real
00:04:22real vulnerabilities as far as the the Houthis are concerned. And I
00:04:25I think it's it seems to me this this is a dramatic escalation on
00:04:28on the part of the Houthis. They They are basically saying to the
00:04:31the Saudis, you hit our civilian civilian infrastructure, you try
00:04:34try to constrain our activities in in Yemen and you are vulnerable.
00:04:38vulnerable. And it's coming at a
00:04:40a time. This attack on, on the airport
00:04:42airport is not the first in Saudi
00:04:44Saudi Arabia. It's clearly the most
00:04:46most deadly. Saudis are due to host
00:04:50host a what they call Davos in the
00:04:52the desert. October 2728. The end
00:04:54end of the month. That's now clearly
00:04:57clearly at risk. And Houthis are
00:05:00are basically saying we will destabilise
00:05:01destabilise the kingdom. And I think think that's the objective right
00:05:05right now. They can't achieve it, it, but they can cause the Saudis
00:05:09Saudis an enormous amount of pain. pain. So where does this leave Riyadh
00:05:12Riyadh then? What are their options? options? You know, this is Helena
00:05:15Helena Lee this is another question
00:05:18question about the military campaign campaign that the administration administration wants to against Iran.
00:05:22Iran. We're now next week will be be the we're entering the eighth
00:05:24eighth month of this war. It shows
00:05:26shows no signs of abating. There
00:05:29There is no definitive or comprehensive
00:05:31comprehensive end state either to to the US-Iran conflict right now.
00:05:34now. And in a way this is derivative
00:05:38derivative of the. The set of circumstances
00:05:40circumstances that the administration administration unleashed by striking
00:05:43striking Iran without a clear objective objective and marrying means that
00:05:47that the administration's disposal disposal to the end of the campaign.
00:05:50campaign. So I suspect that at best best you're going to be able to do
00:05:53do with the Houthis and the Saudis
00:05:55Saudis is to get some de escalation
00:05:58escalation and get back to some sort sort of political track. But the
00:06:01the demands that the Houthis are
00:06:03are making and Saudi objectives it
00:06:05it is this is Saudi Arabia's backyard.
00:06:08backyard. They cannot afford to have
00:06:10have a hostile, unified Houthi controlled
00:06:13controlled Yemen next door. But right right now they can't do much about
00:06:16about it. And the administration
00:06:18administration last year, more than
00:06:20than a thousand strikes against targets
00:06:23targets in Operation Rough Rider. Rider. Yeah, they damaged Saudi ballistic
00:06:26ballistic missiles. Command and control.
00:06:28control. But they're but they did
00:06:30did not solve. And the administration administration cannot solve the strategic
00:06:33strategic problem of who the control control of Yemen. But do you think
00:06:37think President Trump is weighing
00:06:40weighing seriously the option of of sending military support here?
00:06:43here? He said earlier today that that he was assessing the options.
00:06:47options. Do you see him going ahead
00:06:49ahead with that? I think the prospects
00:06:53prospects of a massive US military military response before the mid-terms
00:06:57mid-terms probably not. I can see see the administration in an effort
00:07:00effort to support the Saudis conducting
00:07:03conducting air strikes, perhaps. perhaps. But again, it's going to
00:07:07to be more emblematic of American American weakness than American strength
00:07:11strength because you cannot you can can degrade military assets from
00:07:14from the war. Look at almost eight
00:07:17eight months of Israeli and US military
00:07:20military strikes in Saudi Arabia.
00:07:21Arabia. But you cannot achieve political
00:07:24political objectives or create strategic strategic gains from the air. And
00:07:28And nobody is talking. Although the the administration. One report trying
00:07:31trying to encourage Ahmed Shah in
00:07:34in Syria to dispatch Syrian forces forces in an effort to boost the
00:07:37the Yemeni forces that the Saudis Saudis are backing. But frankly,
00:07:41frankly, I think this stands almost
00:07:43almost no chance of a happy, let
00:07:46let alone a Hollywood ending. Is
00:07:49Is there any diplomatic off ramp ramp here? Anything that talking
00:07:52talking mediation efforts can do? do? Hard, hard to imagine. At best
00:07:56best you'll see a gradual de-escalation
00:07:59de-escalation assuming the Saudis
00:08:00Saudis are prepared to refrain from
00:08:04from striking Houthi civilian infrastructure, infrastructure, particularly the
00:08:07the airport at Sanaa, which they've they've hit and who these are basically
00:08:10basically saying you strike our airports
00:08:13airports and we'll strike yours.
00:08:15yours. And I think that that is a a game, frankly, a deadly game that
00:08:19that the Houthis right now are much
00:08:20much more adept and much more capable
00:08:23capable of playing than Saudi Arabia.
00:08:26Arabia. All right. Aaron David Miller Miller there, former US State Department
00:08:29Department official. Always good good to have your analysis. Thank
00:08:32Thank you. Thanks, Elena. Well, let's
00:08:34let's just take a look at some live live pictures that we have right
00:08:38right now of President Trump as we
00:08:41we speak in Tennessee. Let's listen
00:08:42listen in. A good thing, by the way,
00:08:45way, at a very low price. Are you
00:08:48you surprised that Democrats have
00:08:50have embraced socialism and communism?
00:08:53communism? Socialism so openly? Democrats Democrats have embraced that. Are
00:08:56Are you surprised? Well. I think think that the Democrats have become
00:08:59become the Socialists of America. America. And I think that they ought
00:09:02ought to get rid of the name Democrat
00:09:04Democrat because it's no longer accurate. accurate. But you have a combination
00:09:07combination of socialists and communists. communists. And I think frankly,
00:09:11frankly, the word Democrat is a or
00:09:14or Democrat as I call them. But I I think it's a very inaccurate name.
00:09:17name. Democrat. Is a they're really
00:09:20really socialist. They become socialists socialists and they're being dragged
00:09:23dragged much further left than socialism.
00:09:26socialism. President Trump there there on the ground in Tennessee
00:09:29Tennessee speaking about US politics politics and the Democrats. And of
00:09:32of course, we will have much more more on Democratic rallies this weekend
00:09:36weekend in US politics a little later later in the programme. But in the
00:09:40the meantime, we're turning now to
00:09:41to the war of words between the United
00:09:44United States and Ukrainian leaders leaders because President Trump is
00:09:47is calling on Ukraine to replace replace Volodymyr Zelensky after
00:09:50after the Ukrainian president criticised
00:09:52criticised a new US deal to import import Russian diesel. Russia welcomed
00:09:56welcomed the US criticism of Zelensky Zelensky with a top Kremlin negotiator
00:10:00negotiator calling Trump's remarks, remarks, quote, iconic and historic.
00:10:03historic. We'll take a listen to to those comments from the US president
00:10:07president criticising his Ukrainian Ukrainian counterpart. There is no
00:10:10no reason that that war with Ukraine
00:10:12Ukraine and Russia started. It started
00:10:15started due to incompetence. It should should have never started. You wouldn't
00:10:18wouldn't have lost 30% of your country country already. You've lost 30%
00:10:2230% of your country and you've had
00:10:25had over a million people killed killed between the two of them, over
00:10:29over 2 million people killed. That's That's a war that should have never
00:10:32never started. And I think it's time
00:10:33time for Ukraine to get a new president.
00:10:37president. Ukraine correspondent correspondent Dan Johnson reports
00:10:39reports now on how those latest developments developments have been received in
00:10:43in the country. Right across Ukraine,
00:10:46Ukraine, there is fury and dismay dismay about the way Donald Trump
00:10:50Trump treats Vladimir Putin, who who started this war compared to
00:10:53to Volodymyr Zelensky, who they feel feel is just trying to defend his
00:10:57his nation. There's a sense this this is all about fuel prices, the
00:11:00the war in Iran and Donald Trump Trump having something positive to
00:11:03to present to the American people people ahead of the mid-term elections.
00:11:07elections. And there are angry voices
00:11:09voices in America echoing that too. too. There have been questions about
00:11:13about Zelensky's approach at times, times, but there's nothing that unites
00:11:16unites Ukrainians like this sort sort of slap down from the US president.
00:11:20president. And we have seen that
00:11:21that before. Ukraine will cling to
00:11:24to the allies, that it believes it it can truly rely on. And Zelensky
00:11:28Zelensky said he'd had a very good
00:11:29good and timely phone call with Andy Andy Burnham this evening. Downing
00:11:33Downing Street says the Prime Minister
00:11:36Minister reiterated British solidarity solidarity and committed to tougher
00:11:40tougher sanctions on Russia. The The harsh reality is that Ukraine
00:11:44Ukraine relies on US intelligence intelligence and weaponry. The Russian
00:11:47Russian hypersonic missiles that that were heading towards Kyiv this
00:11:50this afternoon were only shot down
00:11:52down by US made Patriot interceptors, interceptors, and Ukraine needs more
00:11:56more of those to protect its cities.
00:11:58cities. So although this row is blazing blazing and it has derailed the talks
00:12:02talks in America this weekend that that were supposed to start looking
00:12:06looking for an end to this war, the
00:12:09the harsh reality is that the relationship relationship with the White House
00:12:12House really matters, and it will will have to be rebuilt all over
00:12:15over again. Well, the Russian government government says it has now partially
00:12:19partially lifted a ban on diesel diesel exports. Following that agreement
00:12:22agreement with the US to release
00:12:24release 300,000 tonnes of diesel diesel immediately, President Trump
00:12:28Trump suggested he had to take action, action, accusing Zelensky of ignoring
00:12:31ignoring US demands to stop attacking attacking Russian oil refineries.
00:12:35refineries. Now, it's not yet clear clear what impact the diesel deal
00:12:38deal will have, if any, on fuel costs.
00:12:40costs. A key issue before the US US mid-term elections next month.
00:12:43month. And our World News correspondent
00:12:47correspondent Joe Inwood reports.
00:12:50reports. It is a slow and painful
00:12:54painful process. Buried under the
00:12:57the rubble of their apartment is
00:12:59is Yana Anton and the body of their their daughter Liza. At least 12
00:13:0312 people are now thought to have have been killed in a single Russian
00:13:07Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia. At
00:13:08At least three were children. May
00:13:14May all Russians die. Anatoly says
00:13:16says as he digests the news of the the death of his granddaughter. Why
00:13:20Why do you think the Russians are are hitting civilian houses? The
00:13:23The reporter asks. Because they are
00:13:27are inhumane, he replies. In places
00:13:30places like Zaporizhzhia it will will be difficult to comprehend how
00:13:33how the US once Ukraine's biggest biggest backer, has now decided to
00:13:37to start purchasing Russian diesel. diesel. President Trump made the
00:13:41the announcement standing next to to former boxer Mike Tyson. I think
00:13:44think you heard about the oil deal
00:13:46deal with Russia. That is a big deal.
00:13:49deal. That is massive amounts of of oil coming into our country. And
00:13:52And I want to thank President Putin, Putin, to be honest with you. The
00:13:55The deal done on a call with Vladimir
00:13:57Vladimir Putin would see about 100,000
00:13:59100,000 barrels a day enter the global global market. It comes amidst record
00:14:03record US diesel prices and growing
00:14:06growing voter anger. Many blame the
00:14:08the President and his war with Iran
00:14:10Iran for the rising costs. It is
00:14:13is a remarkable U-turn in US policy.
00:14:16policy. Listen to this senator speaking speaking in August. This bill is
00:14:19is about changing Vladimir Putin's
00:14:22Putin's calculus. Every barrel of
00:14:24of oil that goes unsold, every dollar dollar denied the Kremlin makes it
00:14:28it harder for Russia to finance its
00:14:32its reign of terror. They passed passed a new bill allowing tariffs
00:14:35tariffs on any countries which purchase purchase Russian oil and gas. President
00:14:39President Trump signed it into law law but is now doing the very thing
00:14:42thing it was supposed to prevent.
00:14:47prevent. All that money goes towards towards the war against people against
00:14:51against Ukraine, against all of us.
00:14:53us. In my view, this is a weak decision.
00:14:56decision. Unfortunately, a weak decision
00:14:58decision by strong partners. Back
00:15:03Back in Zaporizhzhia and more bodies bodies are pulled from the rubble.
00:15:06rubble. So much of Russia's war has has been funded by sales of oil and
00:15:10and gas. Few here expected the United
00:15:13United States to be helping pay for
00:15:14for it. Joe Inwood, BBC News. With
00:15:19With the US mid-term elections just
00:15:21just over three weeks away, the Democratic Democratic Party's most recognisable recognisable figures are hitting
00:15:24hitting the campaign trail in competitive competitive states. This is progressive
00:15:28progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, Sanders, who is in Maine supporting
00:15:31supporting Democrat Troy Jackson, Jackson, who is facing Republican
00:15:35Republican incumbent Senator Susan Susan Collins. And recent polling polling indicates that the Democrats
00:15:38Democrats could regain the House House of Representatives from the
00:15:41the Republicans. But it is a tighter
00:15:43tighter battle for control of the
00:15:46the Senate. Too many people rave
00:15:49rave wonderful young people from from Maine and Vermont and around
00:15:52around this country fought and died
00:15:54died to defend American democracy. democracy. We're not going to let
00:15:58let Trump move us to an authoritarian
00:16:02authoritarian society. So. All comes
00:16:11comes back now to this election here
00:16:13here in Maine. And again, I say this
00:16:17this in 100% seriousness on election
00:16:20election night control of the United
00:16:23United States Senate and the House House could end up being decided
00:16:27decided by this. The people of this
00:16:30this small state. Well, in Michigan, Michigan, Democratic Socialist Senate
00:16:34Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed appears appears to have a razor thin lead
00:16:37lead over Republican Mike Rogers. Rogers. Her side is set to appear
00:16:41appear at a campaign event tonight tonight with Democratic Senator Elizabeth
00:16:44Elizabeth Warren. Well, I've been been speaking to Aaron Navarro digital
00:16:47digital reporter at CBS News who who is at that rally in Maine about
00:16:50about the messaging that Democratic
00:16:52Democratic candidates are using ahead
00:16:55ahead of the mid-terms. For these these Democrats and these really
00:16:59really competitive Senate states states and races. You're seeing them
00:17:02them kind of have more of a broad broad message as they try and get
00:17:06get those disaffected Trump 2024 2024 voters who in most polling have
00:17:09have soured on him and the White White House and Republicans when
00:17:12when it comes to their handling of of the economy. Erin, I wanted to
00:17:15to ask you more about that because because we've got some big name Democrats
00:17:18Democrats who've been out on the the campaign trail this weekend.
00:17:22weekend. Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Elizabeth Warren, an endorsement
00:17:25endorsement from Obama for Jon Ossoff. Ossoff. Ossoff. Is that really cutting
00:17:28cutting through or are you getting getting the sense more when you speak
00:17:31speak to voters that some of them
00:17:33them may be a little bit more disenchanted
00:17:36disenchanted when it comes to what
00:17:38what the administration has delivered?
00:17:42delivered? That's certainly what what Democrats are banking on, is
00:17:45is that disenchantment with the White White House and how they have handled
00:17:48handled the economy. And as you mentioned, mentioned, the Democratic figures
00:17:50figures coming former President Obama
00:17:52Obama endorsed Jackson earlier this this week and the former president
00:17:56president will also be going to Detroit Detroit to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed
00:17:59El-Sayed later this month. And that's that's more so just a way to make
00:18:02make sure that voters turn out, especially especially pockets of black voters
00:18:06voters in Detroit who usually don't
00:18:07don't turn out for these mid-term mid-term non-presidential elections.
00:18:10elections. But certainly they have
00:18:13have made that anger about the economy economy and tying it to the White
00:18:17White House and these Republicans, Republicans, a centre of their campaign. campaign. Republican candidates have
00:18:20have had to walk a tightrope when when it comes to all of that. That's
00:18:23That's why you're seeing Susan Collins, Collins, the incumbent Republican
00:18:26Republican senator here in Maine, Maine, talk about how she the time
00:18:30time she has voted against President President Trump. That's only a minority minority of the time. And that's
00:18:34that's why you're seeing Republicans Republicans like Mike Rogers in Michigan
00:18:36Michigan put out ads calling for for the tariff and Iran war to end.
00:18:40end. It's tricky political territory territory for these Republican candidates.
00:18:42candidates. And Democrats are making making sure to seize on it in the the closing weeks of the mid-term
00:18:46mid-term elections. So how are they they doing that? Erin, if you look
00:18:50look at 2024, as you well know, those those winning topics for President
00:18:53President Trump were immigration
00:18:55immigration number one and the economy.
00:18:57economy. Are the Democrats clear clear on their messaging, on their
00:19:00their talking points when it comes comes to those particular topics
00:19:04topics and policies? Yeah, I think
00:19:08think part of it too is just it's it's a different political environment
00:19:11environment than 2020 or even 2024. 2024. This Iran war is new. It's
00:19:14It's fresh on the mind for voters. voters. We've seen in the first two
00:19:18two years of President Trump's second
00:19:21second term, the actions by Ice officers, officers, the killings of US citizens
00:19:25citizens that has remained top of of mind for at least progressive progressive and Democratic voters.
00:19:28voters. So that's part of the reason reason why it may be a bit more effective
00:19:32effective for Democrats this cycle, cycle, but certainly across the spectrum,
00:19:36spectrum, you have seen them at least least calling for the abolishment
00:19:38abolishment of ice as well as for for the Iran war to stop. So at least
00:19:42least in terms of those two topics, topics, when you look at Abdul El-Sayed
00:19:44El-Sayed in Michigan or Troy Jackson
00:19:46Jackson here in Maine, there is consistency.
00:19:49consistency. Well, let's go to Mexico Mexico now because we're keeping
00:19:52keeping across the approach of Hurricane Hurricane Simon. This is a live look
00:19:55look at the Pacific coastline there. there. The storm is now a category
00:19:59category four. It could strengthen strengthen further before it strikes
00:20:02strikes late on Saturday night, or or perhaps early Sunday Morning.
00:20:06Morning. Well, residents and businesses businesses along Mexico's southwest
00:20:10southwest coast are boarding up,
00:20:11up, including here in Moussa Yeo,
00:20:14Yeo, where a hurricane warning has has been issued. Simon is packing
00:20:17packing maximum sustained winds of
00:20:22of 150mph, or 240km/h, as it moves
00:20:25moves northwards, and Tropical Storm Storm Rachel is brewing in the Pacific,
00:20:28Pacific, it's already made its presence presence felt in Long Beach, California,
00:20:32California, where large waves destroyed destroyed several beachside homes. homes. Local officials are calling
00:20:36calling for residents to evacuate evacuate that area, and Rachel is
00:20:39is expected to bring heavy rain and
00:20:41and gusty winds to Southern California California and the southwestern US
00:20:45US into early next week. Well, at
00:20:47at least four people are dead after
00:20:51after Isaias made landfall on the the US Gulf Coast on Friday as a
00:20:55a category two hurricane. It marks marks the first US hurricane landfall
00:20:59landfall since Hurricane Milton struck struck Tampa as a category three
00:21:02three storm exactly two years ago.
00:21:05ago. Now, while Isaias has since
00:21:07since been downgraded to a post-tropical post-tropical cyclone, it remains
00:21:11remains a severe threat across the the southeast, leaving thousands
00:21:14thousands of people without power. power. States of emergencies have
00:21:17have been declared in Alabama, Georgia Georgia and Florida, where heavy
00:21:19heavy rain is expected to continue continue throughout Saturday. It
00:21:23It is one of three active storms storms threatening North America
00:21:26America this weekend, as communities communities also brace for Tropical
00:21:29Tropical Storm Rachel. As we've been
00:21:31been mentioning, and Hurricane Simon Simon well, Larry Seward is a reporter
00:21:35reporter at CBS Miami. He's currently currently on the ground in Pensacola,
00:21:39Pensacola, Florida, one of the areas areas impacted by Isaias. I asked
00:21:42asked him what conditions are like
00:21:45like there? Well, many homes, schools schools and businesses are still
00:21:49still intact. This area did not catch
00:21:50catch the brunt of the storm of Hurricane Hurricane Isaias or the devastating
00:21:54devastating storm surge that many many people here feared as they departed.
00:21:58departed. But you can tell from the the mangled awning of the building
00:22:00building behind me that hurricane hurricane is Isaias wreaked havoc
00:22:04havoc with its winds. And in terms
00:22:07terms of preparation for this, what
00:22:10what kind of warnings did people people get? Did most people manage
00:22:13manage to get out or at least hunker
00:22:15hunker down? Absolutely. Most people
00:22:17people that we met got out well in in advance. There was an evacuation
00:22:21evacuation order that came down yesterday yesterday evening. Really by that
00:22:24that time we already saw people getting getting on the road to leave, especially
00:22:27especially here on the barrier island, island, which is the beach, Pensacola Pensacola Beach, which faces the
00:22:31the water. People so concerned about about how much water would come in
00:22:34in with the storm surge. But that that was not the real story of the
00:22:38the storm here in this part of Florida.
00:22:40Florida. It was the wind top speeds
00:22:43speeds topping 100mph here, which which was enough to rip a gas station
00:22:46station apart. We saw its canopy
00:22:49canopy collapse down and basically basically smush all of the fuel pumps.
00:22:53pumps. That's the type of wind that that people saw here, but people
00:22:56people wanted to make sure they got got out of the way of that storm storm well in advance. A few people
00:23:00people that did hunker down, most most of them were inland. And earlier
00:23:04earlier today we talked with officials. officials. One person in the county
00:23:08county where I'm standing died, but but no other reports of serious injuries.
00:23:11injuries. And Larry, what about when when it comes to power? Because I
00:23:14I understand that that is still down
00:23:17down for many people. Any idea when when they might get connected? Because
00:23:19Because of course that makes life
00:23:22life very, very difficult. In the the days following. It absolutely
00:23:25absolutely does. There are Lyman Lyman people that work on the power
00:23:29power lines from across the region, region, really across the country country that have come in here the
00:23:33the last couple of days preparing,
00:23:36preparing, staging to be in position position to get power back on. I'll
00:23:38I'll tell you where our hotel is, is, where our power came back on
00:23:42on at 326 in the morning. I know know that exactly because the lights
00:23:45lights popped on and it woke me up. up. That was a welcome sign. We did
00:23:48did not have water. That water just just got restored. We talked to people people further inland that are still
00:23:52still dealing with those power outages. outages. Thousands of people, and
00:23:55and that could go on for at least least for the next day or two. And
00:23:58And Larry, when people live in places places like Florida, they know that
00:24:01that there can be the risk of things things like hurricanes. But how difficult
00:24:04difficult has it become for them them to protect where they live,
00:24:08live, to rebuild after hurricanes? hurricanes? I know that when I've I've been on the ground before, it's
00:24:11it's been difficult for people to to rebuild and even get insurance
00:24:14insurance after these kinds of events
00:24:16events again. They do, but they're
00:24:19they're very experienced. The feeling feeling that I got from talking with with people, people are calm and
00:24:22and people are focused both before before and after the storm. Whether
00:24:25Whether you're talking about preparations preparations or cleaning up afterwards.
00:24:28afterwards. I I met a man who lives a few blocks away from here. His home has
00:24:32has been destroyed four times by by hurricanes in the last 20 years.
00:24:35years. He left hoping that he did did not have to rebuild a fifth. fifth. We checked on his property.
00:24:39property. It is still intact, but but he just feels like when a storm
00:24:42storm like this comes, you get out out of the way. You pick up the pieces
00:24:46pieces afterwards and a lot of people people have that sort of built in
00:24:49in resiliency from living here in in Florida's Panhandle on the Gulf.
00:24:52Gulf. Now, death row inmate Christa Christa Pike was discharged from
00:24:55from hospital on Saturday and transferred transferred back to prison more than
00:24:58than a week after her failed execution execution in Tennessee. According
00:25:02According to her lawyers. She's receiving receiving ongoing medical care while
00:25:04while her recovery continues to be be monitored. She was scheduled to
00:25:08to be executed by lethal injection injection last month, but after the
00:25:11the injections were administered, administered, she appeared to still still be breathing and after spending
00:25:15spending days in the hospital intubated, intubated, Pike regained consciousness
00:25:18consciousness and began walking and and talking. Tennessee Governor Bill
00:25:20Bill Lee is now ordering a third
00:25:22third party review of what went wrong.
00:25:25wrong. Well, a reminder of our top top story this hour. The Saudi Civil
00:25:28Civil Aviation Authority says at at least 12 people have been killed
00:25:31killed in a suspected Houthi missile missile attack on an international
00:25:35international airport in Riyadh. Riyadh. Hundreds were wounded. The The Saudi led coalition fighting
00:25:38fighting the Houthis said it would would respond firmly. President Trump
00:25:41Trump was asked about it in the last
00:25:43last few minutes. I think it's terrible.
00:25:46terrible. I well, you're going to to find out, Steve, but I think it's
00:25:50it's terrible. Terrible. The Saudis Saudis able to defend themselves
00:25:53themselves without us. Well they're they're able to defend look, the
00:25:56the Saudis are good fighters. But But I think the attack was a terrible
00:26:00terrible thing. We'll have more on
00:26:02on that story at the top of the hour.
00:26:04hour. Do join us then. Bye for now.
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