Helene Hits Florida, Zelensky's Meeting & Aid Package, NYC Mayor Indicted, Assassination Hearings Underway

Today on America in the Morning Helene Hits Florida Hurricane Helene is being described as a generational and "unsurvivable storm" as it wreaks havoc on Florida and parts of the Southeast. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Zelensky’s White House Visit Following remarks at the United Nations in New York this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Nation's Capital meeting with US lawmakers as well as President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington. NYC Mayor Indicted A defiant New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s not stepping down and is a political target, this as he was indicted on public corruption charges. The details from correspondent Julie Walker. Alabama Execution Alan Eugene Miller was executed in Alabama, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia. Miller was sentenced to death for murdering three men in 1999. Giuliani Disbarred Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giulani has been disbarred in Washington, D.C. for lies he told about the 2020 election. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports. Wisconsin’s Drop-Box-Gate A criminal investigation has opened after a Wisconsin mayor removed an empty absentee voter drop box while wearing a construction worker’s hard hat. Correspondent Jennifer King reports. Helene Makes Landfall One day ago, Hurricane Helene was a Category 1 storm with winds at 75 miles per hour. It picked up tremendous speed and size in the last 24 hours, growing into a catastrophic Category 4 monster expected to bring up to a 20 foot storm surge to parts of the Western Florida coast. Assassination Hearings Underway Lawmakers and local police painted a picture of ineffective communication during the first hearing on the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania in July. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports. Latest In The Middle East In the Middle East, as the United States and France try to broker a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the people of Lebanon are fearing a return to the 2006-style war with Israel, and many are fleeing to Northern Lebanon and even Syria. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that Israel is continuing to target terrorist infrastructure, and preparing for a possible ground war with the area’s obstacle to peace. The Fox News Melania Interview Former First Lady Melania Trump, who rarely gives interviews, spoke with Fox News about a number of issues, including the assassination attempts against her husband as he campaigns to return to the White House. Pamela Furr has more. Newsmax-Smartmatic Settlement As a jury was being seated in a Delaware court, Newsmax has settled with election technology company Smartmatic over their defamation case. Bob Brown reports. Appellate Court Hears Trump Case In New York, an appellate court is reviewing the $489 million dollar civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump. Correspondent Julie Walker reports. Southwest Changes Southwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026, but one item that separates them from other airlines will stay in place. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports. Finally It will soon be an end of an era at NBC, as Hoda Kotb says she’s leaving the "Today" show at the beginning of the year. Correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices