expect gas prices to go up a noticeable amount. gas buddy estimates they will increase anywhere from 5 to 5 cents per gallon that s because operators halted almost all oil and gas production in the gulf of mexico in advance of the storm on top of that. this region accounts for one fifth of the country s refining capacity s&p global says nearly 75% of the state s refining capacity is off line right now. including louisiana s two largest refineries operated by exxon mobil and marathon. no word on when they will be up and running again. so as power crews are out assessing the daniel and trying to restore power for the millions of people without it in their homes, it will be also it will also be critical, bret, for them to restore power to these refineries so that gas prices don t increase even more. bret: grady trimble life in louisiana. thanks. up next adam smith on america s longest war coming to an end and what comes next. we are still waiting for the
there that secretary of state blinken will come out at the both the hour. we heard he was going to be in the 5:00 hour eastern time then the top of the 6:00. now we are hearing 6:30 p.m. eastern time. we will bring you there when the secretary of state speaks about the end of the war in afghanistan and the way forward for the americans still on the ground. meantime, back here in the u.s., rescue workers are working nonstop in louisiana and mississippi to help those affected by hurricane ida after it slammed into louisiana yesterday as a category 4 hurricane. wind speeds topping 150 miles per hour. hurricane ida had the potential to be one of the more powerful storms to make landfall in the u.s. senior correspondent mike tobin is in new orleans tonight. good evening, mike. good evening, bret. the number of people killed by hurricane ida has just risen to two as the health department has confirmed a drowning victim. rescuers are fearful that relatively low number could rise as they str
and even if you weren t in ida s path you actually may still feel the effects. fox business grady trimble joins to us explain. good evening, grady. hi, bret. most of the gas stations in the new orleans area look like this. no gas at all and many of them, including this one, are dealing with power outtax and damage of their own search and rescue missions top priority of law enforcement and their partners with the federal government. but the white house is also monitoring for fuel shortages in louisiana and mississippi. there are a range of tools at our disposal that the federal government has to address fuel supply shortages natural disasters emergency waivers of fuel obviously if warranted by e.p.a. help ensure adequate supplies for fuel is available. even people not dealing with the immediate impact of ida can
and many of them tonight are still without power down there. at least one person was killed as a result of the storm so far but louisiana s governor expects that death toll to rise, unfortunately. let s go back to the wars as we await the secretary of state. we start with national security correspondent jennifer griffin from the pentagon on the end of the war in afghanistan. good evening, jen. good evening, bret. the last plane carrying u.s. troops has departed afghanistan. the american general who led the operation admitted there s a lot of heart break because we did not get out everybody who wanted to leave. america s longest war is over. the last military transport plane took off from kabul airport and safely cleared afghan airspace. the last c-17 lifted off from harmid karzai international airport august 30th this afternoon at 3:29 p.m. east coast time. 2461 americans killed in action, 13 of them in just the last week as they were carrying
of that country will only increase. the last u.s. planes carrying u.s. troops and state department left personnel left kabul airport at 3:29 p.m. eastern time. they cleared afghanistan airspace and that s when we heard from the general. it marks the end of 20-year mission which began shortly, of course, after the september 11th attacks. roughly 6,000 americans have been evacuated since august 14th. about 250 roughly are believed still to be on the ground in afghanistan with the taliban now in control. meantime, the big story here back at home in the u.s. rescuers are trying to reach people trapped by floodwaters across louisiana as residents are being told not to return to new orleans and other areas across the southeast. more than 1 million customers in louisiana and mississippi, including all of new orleans left without power after hurricane ida made landfall as a category 4 storm.