Two stories we are following this morning, the Breaking News is that Hurricane Ida has strengthened now into a dangerous category 4 hurricane, taking direct aim at louisiana. And the latest advisory just moments ago, the national Hurricane Center is warning of lifethreatening Storm Surge and catastrophic damage. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar with the latest for us next. Also developing this morning, the u. S. Embassy In Kabul is warning of a, quote, specific credible threat to u. S. Citizens near the airport. This as President Biden warns another attack is highly likely. This Special Edition of new Day Weekend starts right now. Its sunday, august 29th. Thank you for joining us today. Christi, thanks for letting me tag along on another major news day. And thank you all for being with us. As we talk about the growing threat right now from Hurricane Ida, its zeroing in on communities along the gulf coast, of course. Overnight ida strengthened into a powerful category 4 storm. It will mak
Were so grateful to have you with us on this sunday. It is august 29. Thank you for keeping us company here. Hi, phil. Hey, christi. Alrighty. So lets talk about Hurricane Hunters right now. They are doing hourly updates at this point as Hurricane Ida zeros in on communities on the Gulf Coast. Ida is already a powerful category 4 storm and its still gaining strength. Now, it will make Landfall Today bringing as much as 20 inches of rain to some areas with the potential for destructive Storm Surge and strong winds. Now, Yesterday Bumper Tobumpe traffic stretched for miles as people left their homes for safety. Now, a Strike Today would fall exactly 16 years after hurrican katrina ripped through the arena. Its a coincidence not lost on many who decided to leave their homes. Katrina, hey, i had to stand in the water and slept on a bridge for two days. Fema trucks and generators are in the area as well. Take a look there. The National Guard has also been deployed. Earlier this morning we s
But we start with David Spunt on the story on afghanistan. Reporter thousAnds want to get out of afghanistan not only from kabul but this comes as the mixed messages seem to thrive. One day it seems okay to go to the airport. Then people are told not to go to the airport. The united Kingdom Defense forces reported seven people killed outside of a Kabul Airport. We hear those are afghan civilians. Families are desperate to leave. The Kabul Airport officials are reporting that the american officials are not even to get to the airport. We know small number that we know of. We know of sporadic cases where they are not being allowed. Harrassment is going on And some physical violence has occurred. Reporter add that to the New Threat of Isis Branch in afghanistan. Afghanistan known to house Al Qaeda. Isis a rival Terror Organization has a footprint in the country. There are reports this morning that the biden administration is weighing airstrikes on some of our equipment that the taliban sei
you feel? very safe. reporter: a feeling of american patriotism. the best feeling in the world. reporter: the national guard members are scheduled to be at the hospital for two weeks. but if need be, it can be extended and it s likely it will need to be extended. and spending the overnight hours watching the hospital workers and national guard members work together was inspiring. their teamwork was amazing. news continues. want to turn it over to don and don lemon tonight. those are the real heroes, those on the frontlines. here s our breaking news. the january 6th committee wants to talk to sean hannity. and they re releasing more of his texts. that s right, his texts with mark meadows and others in the days before and after and during the attack by the blood-thirsty trump supporting rioters. the committee wants the former president s number one tv advisor to voluntarily answer questions about the communications with the then president, the white house staff
shannon and i will be back in an hour. outnumbered starts right now. this is outnumbered. here with us today and today s hashtag one lucky guy, tv personality and veterans advocate, montel williams. he s back and outnumbered. welcome back. good to be back. it s great to see you. you guys have been firing up every day. as much as i can catch you, i catch you. that s nice. that s great. i want to make sure i m prepared if you ever did ask me
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