all eight transmission lines into new orleans are down. officials estimate the outages could last three to four weeks in some areas. ed is live in louisiana. what s happening there? reporter: going into a storm, the people know to stock up on supplies but the food is starting to wind down. this one is run by volunteers with the cajun navy. you see the stacks of water. there s food, diapers. the line snakes out of the shopping mall parking lot and winds down to the street. at up with point it was blending into a line with the gas station is like everything coming to a logger head here . i don t know. i don t know. i m at a loss for words now. they always say we re resill yents, but i don t know. it s going take a whole lot. that s all i can say it s tough. we ll get through it but it will be tough. it will be a palestinian. reporter: every one kind of dealing with the concern over the supplies in their homes. the gas lines are crucial. many people running whatever they c
they will resonate for years. will the president s next words? we re covering this remarkable moment from every angle with our team of reporters and experts standing by. i want to start with the white house. jeff zeleny is there. how did the president spend his morning preparing and any insight into what he might say? reporter: we know the president and vice president spent at least part of the morning with their advisers getting the final briefing on the final day of america s longest war in afghanistan, getting operational briefings and hearing about the final flights that took off yesterday afternoon here in washington time. at midnight in afghanistan. we know the president is going to lay out a series of what led him to this decision. we know this is a decision that president biden has long wanted to make. it goes back to a trip he took six days before he became vice president in january of 2009. as a senator as vice president elect he went to afghanistan on a fact find
live from cnn center, this cnn newsroom. with robyn curnow. u.s. president joe biden is vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. one problem, though, nobody knows how many u.s. citizens are in the country or their circumstances. the u.s. state department says it is actively trying to track down as many as possible. here s what the president had to say on friday. any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. i cannot promise what the final outcome will be, what it will be and whether it will be without risk of loss. but as commander in chief, i can assure you i will mobilize every resource necessary. so evacuation flights resumed on friday after a lengthy pause. officials had to scramble to line up more countries willing to take in thousands of afghan refugees, even temporarily. the pentagon is now confirmed that 169 americans were brought to the airport by helicopter from a nearby hotel because large crowds had blocked
but if you re a big fan of cheese, you know it comes with pros and cons. cheeses can be a source of protein, calcium, and vitamin b12, but also one of the biggest sources of saturated fat in the american diet. there are some cheeses lower in fat and calories than others. first, cottage cheese, it has the least amount of fat with 1 gram per ounce. it s a great snack when paired with fresh peaches. and ricotta cheese has about four grams per ounce. next, feta has six grams per ounce. watch your portions. an ounce of feta cheese can have as much as 260 milligrams in sodium. so, enjoy, just be careful not to overdo it. listen, if you get a ride tonight, you re shining. we re glad you re doing it on new day. good morning, i m christi paul. morning, gchristi, i m boris sanchez. we start with hurricane henri. the national weather center issuing an update as 5 million americans remain under hurricane warning in southern new england. it s likely to make landfall on new york
about that today we ll show you how he responded. breaking news on pfizer s covid vaccine. how soon the new york times reports the fda could give full approval and the new cdc warning for cruises. hurricane warnings up in the northeast as henri takes aim. new england bracing for its first hurricane landfall in 30 years the new track tonight. our nbc news investigation into hundreds of heatwave deaths this summer, and the first to make air conditioning not a luxury but a right the newly named host of jeopardy! stepping down ahead controversy. and the graduate defying the odds and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the military airlift to evacuate americans, allies, and afghans who worked for the u.s. appears tonight to be morphing into a broader refugee relief operation, one captured in some more gut-wrenching images of chaos and heartbreak outside the kabul airport. the pictures and first person acc