and dangerous storm surges as tropical storm ida churns its way along the coast of louisiana and mississippi states. more paralympics success for great britain as lee pearson, andrew small and phoebe paterson pine claim golds. now on bbc news. on the travel show there s another chance to see the second part of rajan datar s epic railjourney across the united states. i am on a coast to coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana
could face delays. at the paralympics great britain s hannah cockroft wins her third successive 100m gold. now on bbc news, on the travel show there s another chance to see the second part of rajan datar s epic railjourney across the united states. i m on a coast to coast trek across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of america s most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue myjourney
home from afghanistan have been landing at raf brize norton. their arrival marks the end of britain s 20 year military campaign in the country. with the us withdrawal is due to conclude on tuesday, with the us withdrawal due to conclude on tuesday, time is running out for afghans still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what do you want to do now? what about us? we are working with them, we support them. more explosions, as the us carries out another air strike, this time in kabul. officials say an imminent isis k threat has been stopped. hurricane ida makes landfall on the louisiana coast with wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. now on bbc news, on the travel show, there s another chance to see the second part of rajan datar s epic railjourney across the united states.
now on bbc news on the travel show, there s another chance to see the second part of rajan datar s epic railjourney i am on a coast to coast track across the south of the usa, exploring the places that have grown up along the sunset limited train line. myjourney started in the unique port city of new orleans, and continued across from louisiana to texas, and one of america s most distinctive national parks. this is the rio grande. welcome to the border! this week, as i continue my journey along the rail route, but off the beaten track, i find out how close we came to the end of the world. three, two, one, release. you and i have just started something that we can t stop. and discover a wonderland conjured from the imagination
epic railjourney across the southern united states. this is the mighty mississippi. the economic backbone of early america, running north to south for more than 2000 miles, carrying the people and cargo that helped to turn this country from a fledgling upstart into a powerhouse. for much of the 19th century, steamboats like this ruled the river. but in 1879, construction began on a transcontinental train line, that would link the newfound prosperity with the isolated far west. connecting the gulf of mexico with the pacific ocean. on this journey i ll be following the railroad that pushed the american dream