As many families begin to rebuild after Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact robbed whole communities of the things they hold near and dear, one North Carolina family is grieving the loss of 11 of its family members.

( NewsNation) — Steve Harrison is a political reporter for WFAE, the NPR station in Charlotte, N.C. He tells “On Balance” that turnout in the western North Carolina counties devastated by Hurricane Helene is bound to be lower. But how much lower, he says, is difficult to forecast.

DHS Secretary Mayorkas was caught on camera at ritzy restaurant Nobu in D.C. just hours after visiting Hurricane Helene-torn North Carolina on official relief business.