safe passage for americans and siv applicants. there are going to be reports of chaos at the airport. but we are going to get americans into the kabul afrirpt and on planes. not necessarily a direct answer, but bottom line, what congress heard today from the secretary of defense speaks for itself. david. >> stephanie ramos at the white house. stephanie, thank you. our coverage of afghanistan for tonight. we move on to the tropical storm henri, set to become a hurricane in just hours. hurricane warnings and watches already up across much of the northeast at this hour from new jersey, new york, right up into massachusetts. the storm circulating in the atlantic, wind gusts would hit 75 miles per hour. the track shifting west at this hour. further inland, caught our eye. let's get to senior meteorologist rob marciano with this track tonight. rob is live in connecticut. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. it's been ten years since southern new england had a hurricane watch. hurricane conditions likely in