Five to ten inches in that area. So Hurricane Warnings are currently in place, and that means the next 24 hours we will be seeing things deteriorating in this area from Baton Rouge to morgan city. Right now the national Hurricane Center extending these tropical storm watches into portions of mississippi to alabama. I want to make this very clear, we are not seeing this Forecast Chiselled in stone. It could make its Way East or west in the next few hours. And then you still have a chance of a different kind of landfall in areas of maybe even texas to alabama, mississippi. Now, this forecast for rainfall really important. If it slows down at least 20 inches possible for New Orleans. We already know what that looks like. Youre going to see Flooding Rain across Lake Pontchartrain and even the mississippi river. 10 to 15 feet Storm Surge, 10 feet is a one story building. On average 15 feet is a two Story Home so this will be extensive damage from more Dan City All The Way into the biloxi ar
In the center of the virtual seat today, joey jones, retired marine Bomb Technician who served in afghanistan. He is also a Fox News host. The president just wrapped up a briefing. They say they believe it was one, not two explosions that killed ten marines, two soldiers and one navy medic. It was the deadliest day for american forces in a decade. Isis k is claiming responsibility for the attack. The pentagon warned there are still specific and credible threats against the airport, as a race is under way to evacuate americans in afghanistan before that August 31st deadline that President Biden set hits. Now, biden administration is teetering amid calls for the president to resign and potential investigations into the horrific attacks. The president is also being criticized for his comments last week. No one is being killed right now. We all know terrorists attacked, took the lives of american Service Members standing guard at the airport, wounded several other seriously. Hundreds of pe
Companyowned in kayleigh mc enany, and in the Center Seat today, are you fleischer, former white House Press Secretary in Fox News contributor. Its going to be another busy hour here on Foxboro To President Biden insisting we ca evacuate thousands of americans and allies from afghanistan by August 31st. At the same time, he is asking for contingency plans. Just in case things go South. As the exact number of american who need to be rescued from afghanistan up until now are being in maybe he will tell as. Thats footwear into his abating. The Military Authority withdraw more than 400 american troops and made concerns of a possible Isis Threat at the airport. All of this as the taliban is telling afghan civilians to sta home out of the way it reportedly sealing of the airport to people now. This is conditions on the groun as worsening. Afghans desperate to escape, ar now said to be wading through sewage as they wait for their turn to be airlifted out there and a short time ago the pentago
Thats Taliban Gunmen Opening Fire into the air to disperse the crowds, desperate to flee the country. Our Richard Engel spoke with one afghan woman, who is leaving. Very bad. Im hoping, but i dont know if ill ever be back. Good morning. Im Garrett Haake in washington, along with our Nbc News teams. Monica alba is tess White House, and Courtney Kube is at the pentagon. Monica, what are we expecting to hear. Reporter continuation from a president who is as defiant and defensive as he has been. He believes this is the only way to do it. We heard a preview of that on an interview a couple days ago when he said theres no way to get, but today were told by White House officials well be more forwardlooking not looking back. Thats their hope, of course, because to your point, all of the Onslaught And News and criticism is something the president has not met with in terms of a large response. They really let Pentagon And State department briefings to answer more technical questions, so today th
Were going to stay until we get them all out. He did not fully extend that same commitment to afghan nationals when he said thats the objective. Its unclear how many americans remain in afghanistan. Yesterday u. S. Officials gave differing answers. They said it was 5 to 10,000. Yesterday afternoon Jen Psaki said it was in fact 11,000 and congressional aides were told by State Department and pentagon officials the number was between 10 and 15,000 according to three sources familiar with those briefings. That is the number the president said tonight. He also answered questions about the execution of the pullout. Sir, you dont think this could have been handled better in any way . No mistakes . No. I dont think it could have been handled in a way that there were going to go back in hindsight and look, but the idea that somehow theres a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, i dont know how that happens. I dont know how that happened. So for you that was always priced into the decis