www.youtube.com – WRAL – 2024-10-07 20:36:39

SUMMARY: Eric Miller reports from remote areas in Avery County, where residents have been without water and power for over a week due to severe storm damage. The community is transitioning from rescue to recovery efforts, with many facing struggles, including fallen trees blocking access to homes. A local woman broke down in tears from exhaustion, reflecting the emotional toll on residents and first responders. Donations from various sources are keeping the community afloat as they cope with the aftermath. While power has been restored to many, some may remain without it for up to two months due to extensive infrastructure damage.

Rescue operations continue as communities work to repair roads, water and power lines in Avery County.

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www.youtube.com – ABC11 – 2024-10-07 18:22:39

SUMMARY: The State Board of Elections in North Carolina unanimously passed a resolution to enhance voting capabilities following Hurricane Helen. With county election offices reopened, the resolution addresses two critical issues: ensuring citizens can vote and maintaining election integrity. Key measures include modifying early voting sites, adjusting schedules, and allowing additional absentee ballot drop-off locations. Local officials and volunteers have worked diligently to ensure a smooth election process, with no lost or damaged ballots reported. Leaders urge current elected officials and candidates to focus on rebuilding and easing bureaucratic hurdles for those affected by the hurricane.

The resolution, which applies to Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey counties, involves a series of provisions that range from modifying early voting sites and schedules to allowing for additional locations for voters to drop off their absentee ballots.

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www.youtube.com – WRAL – 2024-10-07 13:49:20

SUMMARY: Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 5 storm with winds at 160 mph, setting records as the strongest October storm in the Gulf. It is expected to remain a category 5 until Tuesday before weakening to a category 4 and making landfall in Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday, likely around Tampa. While Florida braces for significant impacts, North Carolina will experience minimal effects due to a cold front that has moved through the area, leading to cooler temperatures and only breezy conditions with gusts up to 30 mph later in the week.

The latest path from the National Hurricane Center shows that we will be hundreds of miles north and west of the storm Thursday, and it is a smaller storm than Helene was.

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