they said the following. this is an extremely dangerous category for a hurricane nearing the southeastern coast of louisiana, hurricane force winds now moving on shore. let s get a close-up and you can get a better idea of what s happening. you ll see grand isle on top of your screen. just below there, port forshaun, a key place for oil and gas. from cocodrie you can see how these tides have risen in these bays of louisiana. that shows the eye just offshore. it s moving about 15 miles per hour which means storm surge is moving quickly into areas like grand isle where we do know a couple dozen residents decided to stay behind. we re going live to many reporters and local officials in louisiana in the next hour, but let s begin with chad meyers who can break down the latest forecast for us. chad, this is not just rapid intensification. it s almost like we need a new term for what this is. people went to bed and they saw a category 2 storm. they re now seeing a hurricane on the
emerged in syria and iraq. the president acknowledged the threat in his national address and the pentagon reiterated that the mission is to the out as many people as possible as soon as possible. every 39 minutes yesterday, a plane departed kabul airport. these numbers are a testament to the hard working and brave service members carrying out this mission. in the past 24 hours, five flights landed at dulles international airport with approximately 1,200 passengers. so this is a split screen moment. on the left side of your screen, the success. almost 88,000 people evacuated since july according to the white house. 19,000 in the past 24 hours alone. it is considered one of the biggest airlift missions in u.s. history. but on the right side of your screen or fully on your screen now, the tragedy. a senior administration official tells cnn that a lot of deserving afghans will be left behind. tens of thousands. many who helped the u.s. in this 20-year war may now become targe
it was the jumping off point for countless operations and missions over the last two decades. the full withdrawal is expected to be completed well before president biden s deadline of september 11th. sources tell cnn that the white house is confident this is the right move, but the pace of the draw down is raising some serious questions about the national security ramifications in that country and beyond. experts expressing concerns about the potential of a taliban take over and the resurgence of terrorism in the country. up to 1,000 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan to guard the u.s. embassy in kabul as well as the city s airport. some 2300 u.s. service members, men and women, died in afghanistan since the war on terror there began in 2001. cnn s anna coren joins me now from kabul. this is a big moment for the country. tell us what the country looks like right now and afghans you re speaking to, what are their worries today? reporter: jim, this is a deeply divided and
air base in afghanistan, in the air, right now. as a top-u.s. general warns of a looming civil war there, cnn is live on the ground. plus, after donald trump s longtime moneyman is slapped in cuffs, prosecutors warn the investigation is far from over. breaking overnight. a new clue into what may have caused the deadly condominium collapse in surfside, florida, and a battle of the billionaires, how richard branson is gunning to beat jeff bezos into space by a matter of days. all right. good morning, to our view here, here, in the united states, and all around the world. it is friday, july 2nd. and the breaking news overnight. a major military milestone for the u.s. in afghanistan. for two decades, bagram airbase was a symbol of the u.s. presence there. the nerve center of u.s. power. this morning, planes carrying the final u.s. troops to be based at bagram lifted off. the full withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan, after nearly-20 years, is said to be imminent. an
nursing home deaths in new york city. brian is live. lindsay boylan was the former secretary of economic development and a special advisor to governor andrew cuomo. she worked for the governor in 2018 for less than a year and made the accusations of sexual harassment on twitter. now she is detailing those allegations. in october 2017 a flight back from an event she accuses the governor of remarking let s play strip poker. in a one-on-one meeting in governor cuomo s office that he called for. she said he pointed to a cigar box given to him by president bill clinton and she took that as the monica lewinsky scandal. she detailed all of this. i tried to excuse his behavior and told myself it s only words. that changed after a one-on-one briefing to update him on infrastructure projects. we were in his new york city city office on third avenue. as i walked to an open door, he stepped in front of me and kissed me on the lips. i was in shock but i kept walking. we are waiting to h