Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Hurricane's Cost, Chaos Lingers In Water-Logged North Carolina

Helicopters and rescue boats are expected to return to work in North Carolina looking for people stranded by flooding after the heavy rains dumped by Hurricane Matthew.

Rescue teams will be back at work across eastern North Carolina on Tuesday as the deluge rolls downstream toward the Atlantic Ocean. At least three rivers were forecast to reach record levels, some not cresting until Friday.

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for North Carolina, making federal funding available to individuals affected by Matthew. The disaster declaration will provide assistance to affected residents in 10 North Carolina counties.

State officials say at least 11 people have died because of the storm.

Obama To Talk Sports, Race, Achievement And Clinton In NC

Sports, race, achievement and Hillary Clinton are among the topics President Barack Obama will be discussing in North Carolina, one of the most competitive states in the White House race.

Obama is visiting Greensboro on Tuesday to participate in a forum hosted by The Undefeated. The ESPN website explores the intersection of race, sports and culture.

The president is expected to talk about leadership, his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative for minority males, the role of historically black colleges and universities, and athletes and social activism, among other topics. ESPN is airing the one-hour program Tuesday night.

Obama also plans to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Clinton and state Democrats at a rally in Greensboro.

McCrory, Cooper Primed For TV Debate

Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper are holding a statewide televised debate that will be overshadowed in some parts of North Carolina by Hurricane Matthew's aftermath.

The two candidates are participating in Tuesday evening's debate at the University of North Carolina Television studios in Research Triangle Park, hosted by Chuck Todd of NBC News.

The hour-long debate comes as the state continues to recover from the storm and anticipates more river flooding. Many eastern North Carolina voters will still lack electricity to watch it.

Blue Bell Recalls All Ice Creams With Suspect Cookie Dough

Blue Bell Creameries is recalling all of its ice cream products that contain cookie dough from an Iowa-based supplier.

The move announced Monday night comes after Aspen Hills recalled cookie dough supplied to ice cream makers after finding potential listeria bacteria contamination.

The Blue Bell recall involves half-gallons and pints of Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Blue Bell Cookie Two Step sold to retailers, and three-gallon packages of Blue Bell Blue Monster, Blue Bell Chocolate Chip Cookie and Blue Bell Krazy Kookie Dough sold to food-service clients. They were produced between Feb. 2 and Sept. 7 and distributed in North Carolina as well as 15 other states.

Bucs Beat Panthers 17-14 On Last-Second Field Goal By Aguayo

Roberto Aguayo kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-14 on Monday night.

Aguayo had missed from 33 and 46 yards earlier in the game and was just 3 of 7 on field goals this season before the winning kick.

The Panthers turned the ball over four times, three of those by Derek Anderson, who was filling in for the concussed Cam Newton.

Greg Olsen had a career-high 181 yards receiving on nine catches and Cameron Artis-Payne ran for two touchdowns for the Panthers (1-4).

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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