Warnings of life threatening floods and dangerous Storm Surges as tropical Storm Ida churns its way along the coast of Louisiana And Mississippi states. New research suggests thousands of strokes and Heart Attacks could be prevented if people switched to a common salt subsitute. More Paralympics Success for Team Gb as lee pearson, Andrew Small and Phoebe Paterson Pine claim golds. Good afternoon. The islamic State Group has claimed it was behind the Rocket Attack on Kabul Airport today. The united states says the missiles were intercepted by their anti missile system. No us or afghan casualties have been reported. Meanwhile, british ministers and officials are taking part in a number of international meetings aimed at defining a joint approach to the taliban in afghanistan. Rajini Vaidya Nathan reports. The aftermath of a Rocket Attack close to Kabul Airport. Eyewitnesses say the missiles were launched from a car this morning. Us officials have been warning another Terror Attack is hig
Without power since monday has been Rationing Oxygen Tanks for their 5monthold baby boy born premature just home from the hospital. They built a make shift heater from a pot on bricks. The family is boiling bottled water because theres no water pressure. This is no longer just an emergency. Its clear that it is a disaster. Weve seen a cascade of effects that have turned what is already a dire situation into something much worse. Residents are frustrated. Theyre angry. They are cold. What theyre enduring and continue to endure is heartbreaking. In the town of del rio, the Wastewater Plant is offline. Officials are begging residents, do not flush your toilets. Panic buying across the state leaving supermarket shelves bare. The state Agriculture Commissioner says theyre, quote, looking at a Food Supply Chain problem like we have never seen before. Nearly 12 million texans facing Water Service disruptions this morning. Look at that. Nearly 1 4 of the state is under orders to boil tap water
Drive is jailed for six years. Her family deny the charges. We are going to be appealing the verdict, even though we dont have any hope. Also in the programme, a major study of the Atlantic Ocean has discovered species previously unknown to science. Hello and welcome. With just over three weeks until he takes over at the white house, the us president Electjoe Biden has complained that his team is not getting the co operation it needs from the outgoing Trump Administration. The comments follow a dispute between mr bidens transitition team and President Trumps newly installed pentagon chief chrsitopher miller. Mr bidens team denied agreeing to this pause. Speaking joe biden and knowledge that some departments had given him good access. We have discovered roadblocks across a lot of aspects of. Right now not getting the information we need with the Outgoing Administration, in Key National Security areas. It is nothing short in my view of irresponsibility. He noted the Security Agencies had
Question this explosion was a deliberate act. Welcome to a brandnew hour of americas newsroom, and Merry Christmas. Im rick leventhal. Merry christmas, writ, and everyone at home. I am molly line. We are watching what has just occurred here all through the morning and nashville, quite a scene. It felt miles away, taking place shortly before dawn. Police had been responding to reports of shots fired in that area, and alerted The Bomb Squad about a suspicious recreational vehicle shortly before that blast. We are expecting a Press Conference. You can see the microphones they are set up right now. We expect to hear from the fbi out of memphis, the atf, and local Police Seeking more information about what occurred there in nashville. On the ground in washington we have rich edson to bring us what we know from there. Rich . Good afternoon, molly. It is a major Police Response in downtown nashville after an rv blew up there at 6 30 this morning. An Explosion Police say was intentional. Law e
Concrete vote date. But suggested to come by midmonth. Well get back to that, later, with our panel, of course. Because that fault line between progressive and moderate democrats has not closed. And if you are the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, youve watched a number of priorities sub subsumed by the Infrastructure Negotiations. To preside, ultimately, over black democrats that voted for the bif and, after all, for the ones who did not. You also have the inevitable questions of if, when, and how the benefits the bif will reach the communities your caucus serves. And while most of congress, generally, able to bask in this victory lap, black lawmakers and, of course, their voters inch closer to midterm elections under a growing maze of voter restrictions. While the window to remove them through federal action may have already closed. Joining me now, congresswoman joyce beatty of ohio who is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Congresswoman beattie, thank you for joining