community, which give some hope that they may stand by those commitments, including international recognition and the unfreezing of afghanistan s monetary funds. jacob? nbc s raf sanchez in doha, qatar. thanks for joining us this morning. now to hurricane ida. of course, it caused catastrophic damage throughout louisiana. at least 100 million people are still in the dark. no power nebraska in the city of new orleans, and it could with be weeks before it comes back. nbc news correspondent tom llamas reports from new orleans. reporter: desperation from louisiana. the hurricane came, took everything. you don t have anything? took everything. reporter: entire communities cut off. power down. and for many, no cell signal to call for help. officials in a riis to find terrified families still
over the past 18 months, north korea has perfected their intercontinental ballistic missiles and tested its largest nuclear detonation rather than any verifiable steps to dismantle their program. it seems kim jong-un got everything he wanted in singapore, including international recognition and the suspension of u.s. military exercises. this dismantlement of a launching station may be good news but could be a sign that they have done all the tests they need to. it s more the art of the concessions than the art of the deal. we re weaker for it. last week russia and china blocked a u.s. request to impose penalties on sanctions violations calling our maximum pressure posture into question. as you know, i ve introduced bipartisan oversight legislation with senator gardner to provide the sort of support and guidance