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3 PM ET: Iran’s aerial barrage, Helene’s devastating aftermath, high-stakes VP debate & more
CNN 5 Things
Oct 1, 2024

Iran has launched a wave of missiles at Israel in response to the deaths of a Hezbollah leader and others. The death toll continues to climb in the wake of Hurricane Helene as desperation grows to find the missing. Recent polling gives a snapshot of where both vice-presidential candidates fare among voters ahead of tonight’s debate. Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease. And, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an assertion about Queen Elizabeth’s cause of death in his upcoming memoir.