tuesday s withdrawal deadline. plus a dangerous hurricane bearing down on the gulf coast expected to slam into louisiana with devastating force. forecasters warning ida could make landfall as a stronger storm than katrina on its 16th anniversary tomorrow. hurricane ida represents a dramatic threat to the people of the city of new orleans. time is not on our side. and tens of thousands of people are expected to march in washington, d.c. and across the country today to denounce voter suppression. and demand that elected officials protect democracy, as many republicans continue to push restrictive voting laws with yet another controversial bill set to become law in texas. good morning, everybody. it s saturday, august 28th. i m lindsey ricer live from washington, d.c. where we cover every angle of the rallies.
d.c., where martin luther king jr. shared his fifth dream 58 years ago today. good morning, everybody, it is saturday, august 28th. i m lindsey reiser live from washington, d.c. i m aaron gilchrist in for kendis gibson in new york. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest for you. we want to track the breaking story, the category 1 hurricane taking aim at the gulf coast with landfall expected tomorrow on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. forecasters are warning, though, this storm could be much stronger when it crashes ashore tomorrow, potentially leaving behind devastation that could last for months. hurricane ida has been intensifying so quickly that the mayor of new orleans says there is no time to issue new mandatory evacuation orders. meaning many people will be forced to take cover at home. we want to get right to nbc news meteorologist janessa webb who s tracking the latest for
getting out. we ll talk to reporters in the region, a former translator who is still trying to get family out of the congress and congresswoman ilhan omar who knows what it s like to flee war and arrive in america as a refugee. with covid cases surging including among children, the fight over mask mandates in red states is boiling over. then a haunting story from a picturesque american town with what some local residents call a dirty secret. velshi starts now. good morning. it s saturday, august 28th. i m mehdi hasan in for ali velshi. in afghanistan, the u.s. evacuation efforts are taking on greater urgency. we re just learning this morning that the uk s final evacuation flight carrying civilians will depart today. president biden s august 31st deadline to leave the country is quickly approaching and the
good morning. welcome to your new day. saturday, august 28th. christi, i m struck by just how significant the news is right now. how important so many stories are, in particular, too. yeah. it is a little frightening, to say the least. there s a state of emergency right now, right? along the gulf coast that we have to talk about. yes. and the u.s. gearing up for what looks like a monster tomorrow heading to the coast with a direct eye on louisiana. hurricane ida has entered the gulf waters as a category 1 storm. the thing it could spin into a dangerous category 4 just before it s expected to make landfall expected tomorrow. what is significant here, this is 16 years to the day that
troubling new details on just how contagious the now dominant the variant is the most case count. and new fear on capitol hill, ahead of a right wing rally that is set for next month. the new security procedures that could soon be headed back to the capitol complex. it is saturday, august 28th. again, thank you so much for waking up with us. good morning, phil. good morning, christi. good to see you. no shortage of news. thanks for having me this morning. i know. god bless you, because we have so much to talk about today. first of all, let s talk about the state of emergency along the gulf coast. the u.s. gearing up for what looks to be a monster storm heading towards the coastal u.s. and the direct eye it on louisiana. hurricane ida has already