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Category 5 status as we give you a look at New Orleans, one of many areas in the state where forecasters are warning of lifethreatening Storm Surge, catastrophic wind damage, major flooding and even tornadoes. The new Orleans Mayor will be giving us an update in a few minutes. Well bring that to you live. Earlier today here on msnbc the mayor of Baton Rouge expressed the serious nature of this threat for the 14 Million people in its path. We have become more resilient, but my greatest concern is making sure that people are safe and sound and listening to the messages that weve been communicating with them. So thats my greatest concern. In terms of evacuation, everyone, just moments ago officials have shut down the Interstate 10 causeway over lake pontchartrain. Thats what weve been showing you there as the winds are definitely picking up. Earlier today officials closed the floodgates to protect the Area South of New Orleans from flooding. Louisiana, in fact, bracing for a day of destru
Who are still there valiantly carrying on in a horrible situation. Here is what the president of the united states said about this shameful tragedy. These american Service Members who gave their lives, its an over used word but totally appropriate here were heroes. The lives we lost today were lives given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others. To those who carried out this attack, as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this, we will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down. And make you pay. We will not be deterred by terrorists. We will not let them stop our mission. We will continue the evacuation. But how will it be changed to reduce the risk that this happens again . Now, not since a Chopper Crash in 2011 have we seen death on this scale of our own. 13 dead. 18 others injured, some very badly. 60 afghans may have been killed. More than 100 afghans injured as well. We dont know the real numbers because we dont control the ar
We have brand new video just in that shows gunfire at the Kabul Airport. Were monitoring the situation and keep you updated throughout the morning. These dramatic videos appearing to show afghans desperate to flee the Country Jamming the tarmac, hoping to fill any seats on remaining planes out of the country. Cnn cannot independently verify these images, but the u. S. Embassy is warning americans this morning do not travel to Kabuls Airport due to the security situation. This as stunning video shows heavily armed Taliban Fighters in the abandoned president ial palace hours after former Afghanistans President fled the country, Panic Setting in. U. S. Military helicopters scrambling to evacuate diplomats an personnel from the american embassy in kabul, Embassy Staff Racing to destroy sensitive documents. The american flag no longer flying overhead. French embassy officials as well leaving their posts, forced to relocate. At home here, President Biden was briefed at Camp David over the we
Live, from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. We are tracking this Breaking News out of afghanistan where the taliban have seized jalalabad. Thats according to an afghan official. The last of the capital kabul, the only major city still controlled by the central government. We are, also, learning that the city has fallen. That means at least 24 of afghanistans 34 provincial capitals are now in taliban hands. The news comes, as u. S. President Joe Biden has authorized sending A Thousand more troops to afghanistan. Thats on top of 4,000, already, cleared for deployment. Theyre meant to help get u. S. Personnel and their allies out of the country, as the taliban offensive rolls on. Now, that swift advance has triggered an exodus. Thousands of people, trying to escape the taliban have fled To Kabul and thats putting even more pressure on a weakened government, surrounded by enemies. Cyril vanier has reported from Inside Afghanistan and for the latest, he is Tracking Events