Good evening. I'm on the Navas and I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight

a hurricane turned tropical depression lashes the Gulf Coast,

leaving flooded neighborhoods

and hundreds of thousands of people without power.

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump returned

to the campaign trail post-debate,

election officials warned that problems with the U.S. Postal

service could disenfranchise voters.

And on a trip to Keave, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court discusses what's being done to hold

Russian forces accountable for atrocities committed against Ukraine.

So the suffering is horrendous, the heartbreak is very real and we see so many examples of

objects that are civilian, not military, being destroyed and civilians being killed. Welcome to the news hour. The major storm Francine dumped heavy rain

along the southeast today after flooding New Orleans and coastal

communities throughout Louisiana.

Francine peaked as a category 2 hurricane and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people.

It weakened into what's known as a post-tropical cyclone today.

And there have been no reports of deaths or injuries, but there were dozens of rescues.

Stephanie Sigh has our report.

Hurricane Francine crashed into land last night, drenching Louisiana and sending trees down to earth. from the streets of Baton Rouge to a family home in Denham Springs.

The category 2 storm blew winds up to 100 miles per hour.

A lot of wind, a lot of water, a lot of loss of power.

Senator John Kennedy appeared alongside Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as he briefed

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