President Trump on Friday will survey the damage from Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina, before traveling to California to tour areas scorched by the Los Angeles-area wildfires. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more. Source

The 663-foot Manitoulin became stuck in ice that was rapidly forming in sub-zero temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline. Source

Hundreds of “illegal immigrant criminals” in the U.S. were arrested and hundreds more flown out of the country on military aircraft as President Trump’s promised mass deportation operation got underway, the White House said. Source

Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland’s national meteorological service, said that the country had faced wind gusts of 114mph in County Galway– the highest recorded wind speeds ever recorded on the island. Source

Thousands of protesters took to the streets, demanding justice for two boys shot and killed in a city shaken by Sinaloa cartel infighting. Source

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett said that an admiral told him of an unidentified craft moving at incredible speeds in the sea. Source

Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation vote to be defense secretary is expected to take place Friday night. Source

Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires tearing through Southern California in recent weeks. Source

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees. Source

With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when something’s wrong. Source