High the floodwaters went. Im surprised by that in what otherwise you would not assume could generate a Water Height that went up in some cases almost to the windows of the homes, literally over your head. That is pretty amazing. Meanwhile, as the president traveled to New Jersey the taliban overseas announcing the formation of a new government in afghanistan with several acting ministers. Were going to take a look at what this means. And also were going to talk with a afghan singer, Songwriter And Tv personality who was able to flee her homeland. Were also following two big stories from texas. Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that puts sweeping new restrictions on voting despite democratic efforts to block that legislation. And the Justice Department vowing to protect people who seek or provide abortions and fight back against that new Texas Abortion Law which is the most restrictive in the nation. Were going to talk about all of this with texas democratic representative. We begin t
Journalist from the uk. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me arejo tanner, political strategist and Joe Mayes, Uk Politics reporterfor bloomberg. A very good evening to you both. Tomorrows Front Pages, starting with. The metro, which has a picture of the taliban parading coffins draped in western flags through the city of khost. That image of the final us servicemen leaving afghanistan is on the guardian, which says the country faces a future of buried hopes. The telegraph goes on president biden s comments earlier with an image of a taliban fighter in the cockpit of an abandoned Afghan Army aircraft. A newjab to reduce cholesterol is going to be rolled out to people at risk of Heart Attacks and strokes according to the mirror. And the ft reports on decade high inflation in the eurozone. So lets begin. Lovely to see you both. And we are going to start off with the front of the metro. Joe t, if you could kick that offers, pleas
Afghanistan. Were told that 250 u. S. Citizens still are on the ground. They are hoping to leave, along with thousands of afghan friends of the United States as the taliban tightens their grip on the country thats under threat by isisk terrorists at the same time. Lets start our coverage as we await the Secretary Of State. Our senior white House Correspondent Phil Mattingly is joining us right now. Phil, just moments ago, President Biden put out a Written Statement on the end of this war. Reporter thats exactly right, wolf, thanking the u. S. Military commanders and Service Members on the ground for completing what he called the largest Air Lift in u. S. History, helping evacuate in coordination with coalition partners more than 120,000 individuals over a 16day period. An extraordinary number. There is still significant questions the president and his team just address. Some you hear addressed by the Secretary Of State in short order. The president in that statement goes on to say Tomo
Strength in the hours ahead. The potentially catastrophic Hurricane Forecast to slam into the Louisiana Coast on sunday. Possibly, as a category 4 storm. Hitting the state on exactly the same date as Hurricane Katrina, 16 years ago. Now, the national Weather Service in New Orleans says Storm Surge and high winds could leave some locations uninhabitable for weeks or even months. Now, both mandatory and voluntary evacuations have been ordered for several louisiana parishes as the national Hurricane Center warns of lifethreatening situations. Officials say if residents are to leave, do it now. Now, nearly all of the floodgates in Louisianas Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System have been closed down ahead of the storm. Those still open will fema says it is moving Supply Trucks and generators into louisiana ahead of idas landfall. There are 10,000 linemen in the state, already. Another 20,000, on standby. And making matters worse, many hospitals in the area are already maxed out
Hurricane katrina 16 years ago. The national Weather Service Office in New Orleans says Storm Surge and high winds could leave some locations uninhabitable for weeks or even months. Both mandatory and voluntary evacuations ordered for several louisiana parishes and the national Hurricane Center warns of lifethreatening situations. Officials say if residents are planning to leave do it now. On saturday the governor expressed the dangerous and historic nature of idas threat. When you talk about Rain Total that could be up to 15, 16 inches, and in isolated areas above 20 inches, with that kind of rain that kind of Storm Surge, that kind of wind, this is just a very serious storm. It will be one of the very strongest storms to hit louisiana since the 1850s and ironically scheduled to make Land Fall on the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And we have the latest on The Storm. T moments ago upgraded to the category 4. What does that mean . Its a ba hellith. Hurr behemoth. 133 wind per h