Tonight we're tracking two breaking news stories the disaster unfolding in the southeast

right now from deadly flooding after Hurricane Helene and mass evacuations from a

chemical plant fire outside Atlanta.

Dramatic new images from above Asheville, North Carolina,

so much of the city underwater.

Trucks, toppled, homes,

look at that, swept away.

More than a thousand people still reported to be missing across the region.

Desperate family members searching for the people they love.

The power still out, cell service down, and supplies running low.

Plus our interview with the doctor who helped patients as they were

airlifted from this hospital roof as the flood closed in.

A huge chemical plant fire outside Atlanta, the smoke

seen for miles. People nearby evacuated or told to shut their windows and shelter in

place. Questions now over whether the air is too toxic.

Overseas Israel, bombarding southern Lebanon with new attacks after killing the

leader of the terror group Hezbollah, the new movements now for the US military.

The looming strike that could derail the holiday shopping season.

Tens of thousands of dock workers could walk off the job tomorrow night.

And there's good news tonight, the military tradition tapping into powerful emotions.

This is NBC Nightly News with Hallie Jackson.

We're coming on the air with a desperate and devastating scene in parts of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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