The Excerpt

'Nation has your back,' Biden says to Hurricane Helene victims

USA TODAY National Correspondent Chris Kenning reports from North Carolina, where <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/01/marshall-hurricane-helene-carolina-destruction/75461359007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">residents are relaying harrowing stories of survival and recovery after Hurricane Helene</a>.Special counsel Jack Smith argued in a Wednesday filing that former President Donald Trump is <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/02/donald-trump-immunity-prosecutors/75380566007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">not immune from election subversion charges</a>.Commercial Appeal Criminal Justice Reporter Lucas Finton has the latest from the trial surrounding the former officers involved in the <a href="https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2024/10/02/closing-arguments-tyre-nichols-federal-trial/75450405007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">beating of Tyre Nichols</a>.A third person has pleaded guilty in <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/02/matthew-perry-death-investigation-mark-chavez-guilty/75019153007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matthew Perry's death</a>. Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/03/biden-offers-support-to-hurricane-helene-victims-the-excerpt/75495858007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>Also available at<a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> art19.com/shows/5-Things</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.