Airport gate. Tonight were now learning some of the identities of the 13 americans lost. We honor them here tonight. And the heartbreaking story this evening of a former marine in the u. S. Working to get a translator, his wife, and children out when the explosion occurred. The Translater Aor and his wife killed. Ian pannell with late reporting from qatar. And Martha Raddatz live from washington. Back here at home, that major Hurricane Threat, Hurricane Ida set to hit the u. S. , traveling over the very warm waters of the gulf. Nothing to knock it down. Authorities now say possibly growing into a category 4 storm before slamming into louisiana. Potentially New Orleans. Winds up to 140 miles per hour. Tonight hospitals unable to move their covid patients, ordered to shelter in place. How will this work during what could be a Cat4 Hurricane . Rob marciano standing by with the latest track. The coronavirus here in the u. S. More than 1,200 deaths in just the last 24 hours. The worst in six months. Tonight, all 50 states now reporting high community transmission. Hospitalizations in kentucky breaking records. In orlando, florida, tonight, 14 portable morgues now being brought in. And a judge in that state now saying schools can mandate masks in florida. And the other major Headline Tonight what the u. S. Intelligence community revealed late today about the origins of covid19. The fires in the West Tonight Closing in on Lake Tahoe. Thousands of firefighters and Air Quality in some areas 50 times worse than what is already considered unhealthy. And the breaking headline as we come on air tonight. Sirhan sirhan granted parole 50 years after the assassination of robert kennedy. Two of his Sons Speakig in favor of his release. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here as we near the end of this very heavy week, and we will have more on what could be a category 4 hurricane now hitting the u. S. The new Track Skrjust in tonigh. But we are going to begin with the unfolding situation tonight. President bidens Security Team warning another attack is likely in these final days of the mission, set to end on tuesday. Of course that warning comes 24 hours after the horrific suicide attack. The pentagon says evacuations will continue until the very end. 13 u. S. Service members killed. 11 marines, one Navy Medic and one soldier. And at least 170 afghan civilians also killed. Today Flash Bang grenades are being used to disperse the Crowds Gathering near the airport, despite the ongoing threat, desperate to get out of the country. The taliban now closing some of the roads to the airport. At the scene of the Suicide Blast where there had been crowds for days, today a lone taliban soldier. Tonight were Learning Beginninn the names of The Fallen. Marine riley mccull lum, marine kareem. A u. S. Marine corporal named Hunter Lopez. He wanted to work back home in the riverside Sheriffs Department where his moor and father work, and David Espinoza from texas who graduated from High School just two years ago. President Biden Today acknowledging their bravery, sacrifice, calling this a worthy mission, saying we will complete this mission. Flights seen taking off from the Kabul Airport all day long. But tonight with that threat of another Terror Attack, what is being done differently as we now learn new details of what actually happened at that gate. Abcs Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell leading us off again tonight. Reporter tonight, continuing Chaos And Danger at Kabul Airport. Flashbang grenades fired to disperse increasingly desperate crowds as the urgency grows to evacuate americans and afghan allies from the country. Planes departing throughout the day as hundreds of people again swarm the airport, hoping to get out in the next four days. The taliban using Military Vehicles to block some of the roads leading to airfield gates. The mournings begun for those killed in the deadly attack at Abbey Gate. 13 american Service Members and 170 afghans lost their lives, 200 wounded. President biden warned toDay By his national Security Team that another Terror Attack in kabul is likely. Calling the threat specific and active and saying the next few days will be the most dangerous period to date. They are taking maximum Force Protection measures at the Kabul Airport and surrounding areas with our forces. Reporter but today the president insisting that Evacuation Flights will continue. Our hearts go out to all those who weve lost. But look, the mission there being performed is dangerous. And is now its come with a significant loss of american personnel. And but its a worthy mission. Reporter the pentagon now revealing new details about what happened in the deadly Suicide Blast. The attack launched at 5 48 p. M. Local time, immediately followed by gunfire from an unknown location. The military now clarifying only one explosion took place, not two as initially reported. The pentagon adding theyre not sure how many Service Members died from the blast and how many from the gunfire, but revealing there were 11 marines, one Navy Medic and one Army Soldier among The Fallen. And tonight were starting to learn the identities of the americans killed, including Navy Medic Max Soviak of ohio and marines Rylee Mccollum of wyoming, Kareem Nikoui and Hunter Lopez of california, and David Lee Espinoza of texas. 18 americans also wounded in the attack, some med evaced to germany in special surgical units inside c17 planes. But questions remain on just how this attack took place with the pentagon scrutinizing taliban check points. If they were able to get up to the marines at the screening, at the entrypoint of the base, there was a failure somewhere. It was a failure by taliban operate with various degrees of competence. Some of those guys are very scrupulously good, some of them are not. Reporter a photo from this week reveals just how dense the checkpoints can be. Dozens of Service Members within Arms Length of those trying to get in. This is closeup work. The breath of the person you are searching is upon you. Reporter the president vowing to punish isis in afghanistan, the group behind the attack. We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay. Reporter isisk is made up of disaffected taliban and foreign fighters, but theyre the sworn enemy of the taliban. Even so, hundreds of them escaped from prison as the taliban released their own fighters during their rapid takeover of the country. In washington, criticism mounting on the biden administration for its handling of the evacuation, amid reports that american identities were shared with the taliban in an effort to expedite their evacuation from the country. Leading republicans now demanding answers. But the State Department denying its being done in a way that exposes anyone to additional risk. But as the backlash intensifies, the airlift goes on. Officials reporting over 12,000 evacuated from the country in the past 24 hours, including more than 300 americans just yesterday. The State Department saying they are working with another 500 americans who still want to leave. We will be able to fly out evacuees right up until the last moment. Thats going to be the goal. Lets get right back to Ian Pannell, back with us this evening, live from qatar. You reported there, the White House saying another Terror Attack is likely. That was the word that they used today, and that the threat is specific and active. And of course we want to be careful not to give any operational details about security out, but do we have any idea if significant changes have been made to protect u. S. Service members . Reporter youre right, we dont want to give away significant details and youre right that there is an increased threat there. Theyre worried about the possibility of another attack. Theyre increasing Force Protection, antirocket, antimortar systems are being put in place. Theyre also communicating with the taliban how theyre carrying out their checkpoints, looking for the militants to increase their searches. But also general mckenzie saying they believe a number of attacks may also have been thwarted. David . Ian pannell leading us off again tonight. Thanks to you and your team. Well honor The Fallen later right here tonight. And we have been reporting here on the u. S. Military veterans back here in the u. S. Who have been working around the clock doing everything they can from here to help get the afghans who helped them during the war out of that country. Tonight here, the heartbreaking story of one former marine who was helping to guide his former interpreter and that Interpreters Wife and young family to the airport. They arrived at the airport, and then the blast. The Father And Mother were killed, and heres Martha Raddatz again tonight. Reporter it was a desperate attempt to escape. Among the thousands thronging towards Abbey Gate on thursday, an afghan interpreter, obide and his young family. Texting with a former marine now in florida, helping to guide the family to safety. I was just very direct with him and explained to him that i didnt know if we would have another window to get him out. So we continued to press. Reporter andrew darlington, who knew obide from his own deployments to afghanistan, kept encouraging obide to move forward. Darlingtons friend, an active duty marine, would pull the family through the gate. Dude, he said to obide, you have this window. Clarify what you can see. Can you see marines . We are close, said obide, sending a picture of his location. They facetime. Darlington sees the marines guarding the gate. Yo, stay there please. Those are marines. These directions. Can follow hold up a sign for the marine guard that says professionals, the secret code for passage. And then the blast. Hours later, darlington would learn obide and his wife were killed. Their two sons, just yards away, with his brotherinlaw, survived. The 4yearold has been asking where his Mom And Dad are. Neither one of them understand. Yeah, it was hard. I really wish things were different. Reporter the marine guard who was trying to pull them through the gate was wounded and evacuated but is expected to live. Darlington is one of hundreds, if not thousands of veterans, civilians and others trying to help afghan allies, saying the government has failed them. And thousands have indeed been rescued through a network of friends willing to do anything to save others. We have to get all of our allies out of afghanistan. They literally have five days to live. Martha, this is just devastating tonight, and what more do we know about their children . Reporter david, theyre doing everything possible to make sure those kids are safe and these unofficial networks will not stop trying to save these afghans, even after the military pulls out. Theyre pleading with the administration to muster all available resources to help get afghan allies out to safety. David . Martha raddatz and Ian Pannell with me every night of the week here. Thanks to you both. Our coverage of afghanistan here tonight. But we move on this evening to the major Hurricane Threat were now tracking tonight, Hurricane Ida heading over the very warm waters of the gulf, set to grow even stronger. And authorities now say possibly growing to a category 4 storm before slamming into louisiana, potentially New Orleans. Winds up to 140 miles per hour. 16 years to the day after katrina, which is just extraordinary. Rob marciano, you and i both remember very well reporting from the ground in katrina. What are we looking at now tonight . Reporter that was such a horrific experience. This is a different track from katri katrina. Unfortunately could be a more damaging track. The storm now is heading into western cuba at 80 miles per hour. Once it gets to the gulf of mexico, very warm water, it will intensify rapidly. Potentially a category 4 storm making landfall Sunday Afternoon between Lafayette And Louisiana border. Warnings are up there. Surge, were going to see 10 to 15 feet. If you are outside you are not safe. Levees will be tested. Rainfall, 10 to 20 inches. That kind of Rainfall Will Swamp New Orleans. This is going to be potentially devastating impact storm. If you are told to get out you should do that tomorrow. We are thinking of everyone in the storm zone. We know hospitals no New Orleans and beyond are filled with covid patients. Now those hospita unable to move them, ordered to shelter in place. Of course, the question, how will this work during what could be a cat 4 hurricane . Victor oquendo from New Orleans tonight. Reporter tonight, louisiana hospitals dealing with a surge of covid19 patients, now prepared to shelter in place. Dr. Jeffrey elder telling me this is a worstcase scenario. This is a large hurricane. We have to be ready for that. We know were going to have higher census because of the covid patients in the hospital, and so were preparing for both simultaneously. Reporter louisiana has one of the highest Covid19 Case rates per capita in the country. 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Rylee mccollum of wyoming, tonight the governor saying i am devastated wyoming lost one of their own. Kareem nikoui. His father telling reporters he was doing what he always wanted to. Hunter lopez, just 22 years old, parents both with the Sheriffs Department in riverside, california. Their son wanted to follow in their footsteps. And Max Soviak. He graduated from edson High School in 2017. He was well liked by everyone who knew him. He was full of life in everything he did, and Maxs Mother telling Abc News Tonight he was very proud to serve his country, he was very passionate about helping his fellow americans and trying to get them building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. This is Abc7 News. Smoke moving back into the bay, lowering Air Quality and triggering another the Fire Closing in on more cities. The Caldor Fire is moving closer to south Lake Tahoe, threatening Evacuation Warnings tonight. We are live with the latest. Abc7 news at 4 00 starts now. Could afternoon on a smoky friday. Thanks for joining us. You are watching Abc7 News at 4 00. Lets begin with the latest on the worrisome Caldor Fire. Firefighters are Making A Stand on Echo Summit right now in an attempt to keep the wildfire from reaching Lake Tahoe. The community of south Lake Tahoe has been put on notice they may need to evacuate. Calfire says it has grown to about 224 square miles. It is only 20 contained. A Police Officer involved in a Weekend Crash has died from his injuries. He was headed to the Caldor Fire to help with the response. Look at how thick the smoke is. This is Video Shot by our crew in the tahoe area. The visibility is so low. We want to give you a live look. You can see how bad the air is. Abc7 News Reporter Stephanie Sierra live about a mile from the Fire Line my tracking the latest for us. Stephanie we are along Highway 50 in the town of strawberry, south of south Lake Tahoe. This is the area facing the biggest threat right now. I want to show you what we are seeing. This view shows it. Calfire making some progress, but the flames have