Way. The European Union boots the u. S. Off its safe Travel List. Were live in paris for the details. Good to have you with us. Afghanistan is facing a new reality. The u. S. Has ended its longest war in nearly 20 year Military Presence in the country with the taliban back in power. Earlier a taliban spokesman was among a group seen entering the Kabul Airport just hours after the u. S. Withdrawal. He later congratulated the people of afghanistan saying, quote, this victory belongs to us all. President biden will address the nation later today and discuss his decision to keep Tuesdays Deadline even though many urged him to extend it further. This image from the u. S. Defense department captures the very last u. S. Service member to stand on afghan oil, the Commanding General of the 82nd airborne. According to the pentagon, more than 122,000 people were evacuated from the Kabul Airport, but nearly 200 americans and many more afghan allies were not able to get out. Alex marquardt has more
Division, stepping onto a c17 in kabul, the final u. S. Soldier to step off afghan soil. An iconic photograph, marking the unceremonious end to a war that cost some 2461 american lives, many thousands more injured. In just a few hours, President Biden will address the nation he is expected to explain his decision not to extend the mission past the August 31st deadline, even with the administration granting that americans remain On The ground there. Hell also address what comes next. We have a team of reporters following all the angles of this story. Lets begin in the region. Cnns nick payton walsh, joins me now from qatar where the u. S. Diplomatic mission for afghanistan will now be based. Of course, where many thousands of those evacuees went from kabul. So, what has the first day under taliban control looked like in afghanistan . Reporter some to understand, possible degree of celebration from the taliban declaring their independence. Remember this is a country where the median age
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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
Us here in united states, canada and around the world. I m kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. Hurricane ida is barreling towards the united states, gaining strength as it turns northward right now through the guchl of mexico. The storm whipped western cuba as a category 1 on friday and is expected to become a dangerous category 3 or 4 this weekend, putting the northern gulf coast states on high alert. Hurricane warnings are posted for parts of louisiana and massachusetts coasts and evacuations are under way. Forecasters say ida will likely slam in new orleans on the anniversary of hurricane at katrina. Joining is meteorologist karen mcquinn this, what s the latest. Forward to the hurricane advisory, they re complete updates that came in at 5:00, they say extremely dangerous major hurricane. Those four words. If they don t get your attention and you are not from louisiana, please take heed at that. Because this is probably going to coach the coast as a category 4. This has been very c