Days of torrential rains in North Carolina culminating with tropical downpours from what was Hurricane Helene have officials keeping a close eye on a major dam. Also, the two main interstates in the mountains are closed and flooding is everywhere.
NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson said President Trump's freeze on federal education funding includes $18 million going to western NC schools recovering from Helene.
A community-based organization focused on drug use harm reduction turned its headquarters into a refuge for all seeking help in the face of a hurricane.
Some Republicans in North Carolina are standing up to the Helene relief lies, but they've failed again to stand up to the black hole at the center of it all—Donald Trump.