Powerful category 4 hurricane, 150mileanhour winds making it the fifth strongest hurricane to ever hit the continental u. S. Those winds, check out this video, ripping off roofs like this one at a hospital near the coast, easily toppling trees in houma, louisiana. Im Hallie Jackson in washington along with our team on the ground, Shaq Brewster in Gulfport And Meteorologist bill karins. A curfew is still in place for folks there . Reporter thats right, still in place. The mayor saying they will assess that in the coming hours once they get an assessment of the damage out here. Hallie, let me step behind this wall, were protecting from the wind. Youre still feeling wind, getting the rain. Its obviously not what we experienced Last Night but gives you a sense of here in gulfport, mississippi, it was never that Hurricane Warning that we had to deal with here. Always a tropical Storm Warning and you know ida is a tropical storm gives you a sense of what a tropical storm can do. Officials sa
Depends upon the taliban continuing to let us sxrat No Disruptions to our operations. The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a Terrorist Group known as Isis K, we know that Isis K is seeking to target the Airport And Attack both u. S. And allied forces and innocent civilians. Those remarks came nearly five hours after the original scheduled Air Time which was noon today. The president add, hes asked the State Department and the pentagon to draw up Contingency Plans as they do in case there was a Need Address the timetable here. Biden said he gave our European Allies and the g7 the very same message. Le wanted the president to extend the mission past 31 august. They have asked to step up evacuations. Today just today about 12,000 people were flown out. Since the 14th of august, over 70,000 have been evacuated. There is still some question about the number of americans still in the country. Biden has asked Secretary Of State Antony Blinken to have an
Disruptions to our operations. The longer we stay, starting with the growing risk of an attack by a Terrorist Group known as isisk a, we know that Isis Case seeking to target the airport. And attack both u. S. And allied forces, and innocent civilians. Those remarks came nearly five hours after the original scheduled air time, which was noon today, the president added he is asked the State Department and the pentagon to draw up contingency plans, as they do, in case there was a need to adjust the timetable here. Biden says he gave our European Allies and the g7 the very same message, many had wanted the president to extend the mission passed 31 august, the u. S. Has stepped up the pace of evacuations, out of the kabul airport, just today about 12,000 people were flown out. Since the 14th Of August Over 70,000 have been evacuated, there are still some questions about the number of americans still in the country, biden has asked the Secretary Of State to have an exact number for him by t
With the winner announced in may as coventry s year in the spotlight comes to an end. Colin paterson, Bbc News. Time for a look at the weather. This month has been a cloudy month but like yesterday although it is cloudy for most of us again today there are some breaks in the Cloud But Example in the Derbyshire Peak District but Todays Weather is driven by low pressure to the west of the uk. You can see the thick cloud in the west starting to dry outbreaks of rain into Northern Ireland but ahead of the main band of rain you can see some patches of rain moving into Southern Wales at the moment so it is going to continue to be quite damp peer over the next few hours. The best chance of seeing breaks in the cloud, Northern Scotland not doing too badly, but otherwise it stays put pretty cloudy. Overnight rain continues to push northwards and eastwards. There will be heavy bursts and probably Mist And Fog soaring over the higher ground particularly in South West Wales and over the pennines.
Troops over a concrete Wall And Razor wire at the perimeter of the airport. That is the level of desperation people are facing right now. The biden administration said 3,000 people have been evacuate in the past 24 hours on 16 Military Transport flights. Nearly 350 are u. S. Citizens they say. But the White House still today said it does not know how many americans are still in afghanistan. Cnns chief Correspondent Clarissa Ward is joining me live on the phone now from the airport In Kabul. Clarissa, what is the latest . What are you seeing. Reporter well, kate, weve been at the airport now for 12 hours and on the inner field for eight hours. And during the last eight hours, the time that weve been waiting here, we have not seen a single u. S. Flight evacuate people. And so one u. S. Flight took off about half an hour to an hour ago but it was filled with u. S. Service Men And Women. The people who have been sitting on the tarmac for the last ten hours have not been able to get on a fl