normally found in brazil. decades ago they were brought to the u.s. to help captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, ida intensifies and takes aim, the hurricane set to blast louisiana's gulf coast within hours, millions facing a possible monster category four storm. >> reporter: i'm omar villafranca in new orleans where residents are boarding up and heading out of town ahead of hurricane ida. >> diaz: also, america retaliates. new details about the drone strikes killing isis target in addition afghanistan. and the latest on the american lives lost in this week's attack. in kabul, evacuations enter the final days with new urgency. >> reporter: i'm charlie d'agata in doha, qatar. tensions are rising in afghanistan as the mass evacuation winds down. >> diaz: covid deaths surge as