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| | 🌀 The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached 215, according to The Associated Press, making it the deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina in 2005. The news comes as over 40,000 people in North Carolina have applied for disaster assistance, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has paid out more than $6.2 million to survivors in the state, according to the White House. Here's a look at the storm by the numbers as impacted communities continue to gain a fuller picture of the deadly destruction.
🏛️ A historic United States port strike has been suspended, according to the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance after a tentative agreement was reached "on wages" and extending "the Master Contract until January 15, 2025 to return to the bargaining table to negotiate all other outstanding issues."
⚖️ A federal jury has reached a mixed verdict against three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were charged with violating Nichols' civil rights through excessive use of force, unlawful assault, failing to intervene in the assault and failing to render medical aid. They were also charged with conspiracy to witness tamper and obstruction. Nichols was beaten after running away during a traffic stop in January 2023 in Memphis and died three days later.
📜 Country superstar Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault, according to a lawsuit obtained by ABC News. The plaintiff is referred to throughout the court documents as Jane Roe, a professional makeup artist and hairstylist with more than 30 years in the music industry. "I am not the man they have painted me to be," Brooks said in a statement to ABC News.
💉 Vaccination rates among U.S. kindergartners for the 2023-24 school year fell slightly from the previous year as exemptions reached record highs, according to new federal data published Wednesday.
🎃 A young boy in Anchorage, Alaska, had the cutest reaction when he encountered a broken pumpkin outside his home following a visit from a moose. | |
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| | | This morning on "GMA," Lori Bergamotto breaks down the best bras for "The Right Stuff." Plus, John Quiñones will join us to talk about the new season of the ABC show, "What Would You Do?" And chef Chuck Hughes will cook up a delicious one-pan breakfast live in Times Square! All this and more only on "GMA." | | | | | |
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