Today thousands marched through streets of d. C. And other american cities like phoenix, miami, and atlanta. The protesters united against the gop s sustained attacks on voting rights. Made possible by state legislatures in gop control. Today new president of the aflcio, the largest federation of unions in the united states spoke to nbc news onto shrines of a rally in phoenix. We are concerned about what we re seeing in terms of voter suppression all across this country. And really, in my opinion, the action is out in the community and on the ground. And so that s why i wanted to be here in phoenix today because these activists, they re ready to march, they re ready to mobilize, educate, register voters. And we want to do whatever we can as a labor movement to be good partners on the ground to make that happen. Not many people are aware that that march 58 years ago was for jobs and freedom, because the two are so interrelated. And we fight for workplace democracy and the trade union mo
Now, the most dangerous period. We re standing by for a live pentagon briefing. And along the gulf coast of the united states right now, it is just a matter of hours as hurricane ida barrelling toward shore. The storm taking a very similar track as katrina did exactly 16 years ago, threatening to make landfall tomorrow in louisiana as a category 4 hurricane. This will be a lifealtering storm for those who aren t prepared and ready to take what ida is going to throw at us. We re covering this storm from all ankgles. On the ground in new orleans, but let s begin with allison chinchar at the cnn weather center. Allison, what is the latest forecast? we re so, so concerned. We should be, really, wolf. When we look at the current statistics, 85mileperhour winds sustaining gusting up to 100 miles per hour. The storm is moving into probably its most favorable environment for strengthening. It is a category 1 now, but notice how it strengthens very quickly as it moves into this very warm water.
The national weather service warning the storm could hit some places in southeast louisiana and make those places uninhabitable for weeks or even months. That warning just released. Hurricane ida is expected to make landfall in that state, louisiana, as a category 4 hurricane tomorrow. Almost exactly to the day, 16 years after hurricane katrina landed as a category 3. Our team of reporters is covering the storm from all angles. Nadia and jason are on the ground for us. Let s begin with allison chinchar at the cnn weather center. What is the update from the weather center? brandnew update, showing gusts have ticked up a bit to 105 miles per hour. The forward movement is the same. Northwest at about 16 miles per hour. It s a category 1 now, but it is expected to intensify and strengthen as it moves through the very warm waters of the gulf of mexico. Likely becoming a category 2 sometime in the next few hours. A category 3 by this evening. Then a category 4 by tomorrow morning. It s expec
Auction for the first time. And welcome to manchester, again cristiano ronaldo and united reach agreement on a return to old trafford. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The british operation to airlift thousands of afghan and uk citizens out of afghanistan has begun to draw to a close will supportsjohnson admits not everyone eligible to leave can be airlifted out, but he insists the government will do whatever it could to help those left behind it follows yesterday s suicide bomb attack at kabul airport in which close to 100 people are now confirmed dead. It is also been revealed that two of those killed were british nationals along with the child of another british citizen. The pentagon says 13 us military personnel were among the dead. 0ur correspondent in callable secunder kermani has the latest, and awarding his report contains distressing images. Distraught relatives search kabul s morgues looking for their loved ones. This baby, you managed to save? but there is another bab
Responsibility for the attacks. More than 60 afghans also dead and 140 wounded. A short time ago, president biden spoke to the american people from the white house and promised retribution. For 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. The president repeatedly struck a defiant tone. At one point saying, quote, america will not be intimidated. I need to warn you not just about what we re about to show you, but throughout tonight s broadcast, video of the aftermath of the attack outside the airport. It s brutal, it s sickening. That s precisely why we want you to see it. It s this time of barbarism that the united states and others are up against. This is just the sort of threat that u. S. Forces had been most concerned about, and those 13 u. S. Service members died while facing. In fact, here is video that a reporter from pbs who is on the ground in kabul just