Let's get to this morning's need to know headlines.
We're going to start overseas where North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un's train has arrived in Russia this morning there.
He is ahead of an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
South Korean defense officials confirmed Kim's arrival just a short while ago.
The leader's two countries have confirmed the
planned meeting but not a specific date,
time or location.
The US National Security Council says the two leaders
are eyeing a potential arms deal with North Korea
to receive food and supplies in exchange for weapons
Russia could use in its ongoing war with Ukraine
as a member of the United Nations,
Russia would violate the Un Security Council's sanctions against North Korea
if an arms deal does go through.
And in Libya,
at least 2300 people have died after deadly flooding in the country's northeast.
The flooding happened after a medic cane storm
system caused the collapse of two dams.
Libya's health ministers said the death toll
could rise to 3000 people just devastating
head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society said
in a press conference earlier today that 10,000 people were reported missing.
And according to local authorities, homes were destroyed,
vehicles were swept away and phone lines and
electricity are down in the flooded areas.
Complicating
the rescue efforts.
It is heartbreaking also in devastating news,
rescue efforts continue in Morocco four days after
that region's biggest earthquake in over a century.
According to the interior ministry, the death toll has risen to 2862 people.
In addition to 2562 people that have been
hurt.
Those figures are likely to rise,
rural villages at the foot of the Atlas mountains were particularly hard hit.
And while several countries including Spain and the UK have provided aid.
Others like France, Italy,
Germany and the United States say that their offers of aid have yet to be approved.
The United Nations and other nonprofit rescue groups
also say that they have resources available.
Well, as of this morning,
Hurricane Lee is still a category three storm with winds of 115 miles an hour.
According to the National Hurricane Center's latest update,
Lee is expected to increase in size but
gets significantly weaker in the coming days.
The storm will likely turn north reaching the east coast of
the US and Canada by the end of the week.
But the National Hurricane Center warns that as the storm grows,
even areas far outside the center could feel impacts from life
threatening waves and rip currents to wind and rainfall hazards.
Police say escaped convicted murderer,
Danelo Caval
is still on the run but now he is armed. State.
Police urged residents to lock their doors and windows
and remain indoors as they searched for Caval Cone
in South Coventry, Pennsylvania early this morning,
Caval
has been on the run since escaping from
Chester County prison near Philadelphia on August 31st.
Now over the weekend,
authorities said he stole a van and traveled
to the homes of two former work associates
elsewhere.
American researcher who was stranded 3000 ft inside a Turkish cave has been freed.
Rescuers pulled 40 year old Mark Dickey out of
Moca Cave early this morning on a stretcher.
The rescue happened more than a week after Dickey became
stranded inside the cave when he experienced stomach bleeding.
Turkish officials said he's doing fine and is
being tended to by emergency medical workers.
Dickey thanked the Turkish government and first responders for saving his life
the street
and that's good news and extreme weather related damages
costing the US more than you might think.
According to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
2023 saw the most extreme weather events costing
$57.6 billion in damages leaving 253 people dead.
The report states that the US has been hit by 23 severe disasters
this year which is the highest since
the organization started keeping records in 1980
just recently you remember Hawaii was devastated by
the deadliest wildfire in over a century,
killing 115 people. We'll have more on the show later
elsewhere.
Houston rockets,
shooting guard Kevin Porter Junior was arrested and
charged for allegedly hitting and choking his girlfriend,
New York City.
Police say the incident happened around 6 45
yesterday morning at the Millennium Hilton Hotel.
They say when officers got to the scene,
they were informed that the 26 year old woman sustained a laceration to
the right side of her face and was complaining about pain to her neck
on both the Houston Rockets and NBA said they're
in the process of gathering information on the incident.
23 year old basketball player, two charges are both felonies.
Jets.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers left the field with an injury during the
first quarter of last night's game against the Buffalo Bills.
The game was Rogers debut with the Jets.
Coach Robert Seller said Rogers injured his achilles
tendon in his left foot said he will undergo
X rays today to confirm the extent of the damage
is expected to start as quarterback next Sunday with fans fearing
Rogers will be sidelined for an extended period of time.
Kristen, I know they're expecting a lot of X rays and MRI S today.
It is very early in the season.
I mean, it's Aaron Rodgers, it was Aaron Rodgers debut,
but they are already fearing that if he doesn't make it
back onto the field that might hurt their Super Bowl chances,
but it's early, we're waiting for MRI results.
We'll see.
Yes.
So obviously we wish him the best and I think for
a lot of Jets fans here on the east coast,
this is definitely a bummer and the debut game.
Uh,
I was thinking that not only for Rodgers and
the team who must be so devastated but all,
all of those Jets fans out there who really haven't had a good season in the past,
in the past few years anyway, they were really looking forward to this,
but we'll see what the MRI says.
Let's hope, let's hope.