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also, westerly winds take hold. that s what is going to help push the storm back out to sea. the thing is, regardless of where it ends up going in the short term or where exactly it makes landfall, you have a lot of heavy rain expected for this area in the northeast. rip currents also going to be a concern from north carolina all the way up through massachusetts. we talk about the heavy rain and, yes, it ll be heavy along the coast. even inland, upstate new york, envir vermont, new hampshire could get several inches of rain. you have the moderate risk of flash flooding across several northeastern states. the ground is very saturated, not only from the rain they expect from this storm, but the remnants of fred earlier this week dumped a tremendous amount of rain in this area. so because that ground is saturated, it does not take very strong winds to bring down trees and power lines, but you are going to have strong winds. 60, 70, 80-mile-per-hour winds possible for sever ....
several inches of rain. which is why you have the flash flood threat for several states. it s important to note earlier this week they had a lot of rain from the remnants of fred now you have two systems bringing a tremendous amount of rain saturating the ground. we talked about the high wind gusts it s not going to take much to bring trees and power lines down, which is why we re anticipating power outages. storm surge also going to be a concern. this area here, hamptons, nantucket, providence, talking 3 to 5 feet. but even around boston and down towards the jersey coast, still 1 to 3 feet of storm surge there. this is a multi-state issue and concern from this particular storm. allison, thank you. let s go to derek now where much of new england is buckling down for this. what kind of preparations, if any, are taking place now? reporter: there are preparations taking place. people have been removing boats from the marinas upshore from here. there s also been beach ....
the desperation is building for thousands and thousands of americans and afghan allies who are trying to escape from afghanistan. here is what we know right now. we know that 3,000 people were evacuated in the last 24 hours on 16 military transport flights. that is a number that includes 350 americans and u.s. permanent citizens. now, for people on the ground, trying to get out is simply terrifying. this is harrowing. you see a video here of a young child being handed to american troops on top of a wall at the airport perimeter there in kabul. president biden will be briefed on afghanistan later this morning and will address the nation at 1:00 p.m. eastern. all u.s. senators will also be briefed virtually this afternoon. we also have new details about a classified cable sent to the state department by u.s. diplomats in mid july calling for swift action to prevent a catastrophe in afghanistan. and in an extraordinary move, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has been ....
you heard her. 90% of u.s. counties, a new washington post analysis revealing two thirds of americans immediately even highly vaccinated with the fda is working with pfizer and moderna to allow that third vaccine dose for people with vulnerable immune systems. agencies expect city greenlight this after a cdc meeting tomorrow. newsweek reporting the cdc estimates more than 1 million people who already have received a pfizer or moderna vaccine. they have opted to get a third but this is unauthorized, of course. doctor fauci said tonight it s still not necessary for most of us. we don t feel that right now those people, namely the general normal population of people who are not immune compromised, that they don t need a boost right now. but we are preparing for the eventuality of having to do that. meanwhile, the nation s largest teachers union, the nda is now behind a vaccine mandate for educators. federal department of health and human services say all of its emp ....
for relief. a major step for britney spears control of her own life. her father is willing to step down as her conservator. could that lead to the pop star s freedom? and a group of house moderate democrats threatening to withhold votes for the $3.5 trillion spending package until the infrastructure bill is passed and signed into law. we begin this hour and this morning with breaking news out of afghanistan where things are falling apart with stunning speed in the last 24 hours. taliban forces seized four major capitals, grand canyon control of southern and western afghanistan, putting them within striking distance of the capital of kabul. officials that thought the afghan government would and could stand for at least six months now fear it could collapse in half that time. 3,000 u.s. forces are sent back into the country to help the united states embassy staff evacuate before the taliban takes over. kelly cobiella talks to us. bring us up to speed. we have been ch ....