Tropical storm henri hits the east coast, bringing rain to already water logged areas. Plus, deadly flooding in central tennessee. It hit hard, it hit fast. I stepped into maybe two feet of water. The fda is poised to give full approval to pfizer s vaccine this week. Do you expect this decision is going to make more americans willing to get vaccinated? this may tip them over toward getting vaccinated. I m pamela brown in washington. You are live in the cnn newsroom. We are following breaking news this hour out of middle, tennessee. As the flood waters recede, the death toll climbs, 21 dead, 49 missing after catastrophic flash floods. People in humphries county west of nashville say the flood waters struck almost without warning. Some compared it to a tidal wave that swallowed its victims and swept them away. Twin toddlers are reported among the dead and at least five children are among the minneapmissing. Search and rescue efforts grind on as do the grim duties of recovering the dead.
Of people out every hour in the next 24 hours, and a maximum of 5,000 to 9,000 people each day, and the other goal clearly is to find order in what has been turmoil. This shocking photo taken on sunday has gone viral and it shows a military plane jampacked with 640 afghans fleeing their country. According to defense 1, some of those folks pulled themselves up on the cargo s plane open ramp as it was preparing to take off. New photos from the airport showing more order, but no less urgency, and the taliban is holding a news conference. We will keep you posted on that. And an answer to a question people have asked for months, do i need a booster shot and when? the white house is now onboard with booster shots, so when will you need one? we start in afghanistan with the crisis and evacuation efforts. Brittany cuby, and mike memoli, and we are joined by the president of the council on foreign relations and the author of the world: a brief introduction. Courtney, you just got out of the pen
After becoming the first black american woman to take home a gold medal in wrestling. Unlike some other who have used their platforms to protest america she has no problems praising our country. She s saying i love the u. S. I freaking love it there. I m so happy i get represent usa. She then went on to give this emotional response at a press conference. I m very happy and i keep trying not to cry but it keeps happening. What does this mean for the popularity of the sport and for all the young girls out there that will see you and feel inspiration? it means that they see someone like themselves on that podium. Just because you re a female doesn t mean you can t accomplish the biggest of goals and being an olympic champ is one of the hardest things i have ever done in my entire life. And i can say it s well worth it. Greg: so obviously, the sheer positivity coming from that young woman is welcomed relief. And we all know it s that attitude that will carry her throughout life. People mig
Biden s agenda. And the new concerns about the cost of living and inflation drives up prices, putting a squeeze on your wallet and texas authorities are taking new steps to try to hold back the flood of migrants who continue to cross our southern border. We have team fox news coverage today. Mark meredith reporting on the president, he s in wilmington, delaware. Alex hogan is in new york city on inflation concerns. Bill malusian is in texas on the border crisis. First, let s go to david spunt, live in washington, with how the feds are trying to tackle crime in our cities. Reporter: crime is a serious problem, not here in washington, d. C. Only but in other cities big and small across the united states. The justice department, the attorney general merrick garland announced on thursday a strike force to combat drug trafficking in the united states, to help curb the problems. Still, authorities on a local and federal level feel a bit overwhelmed because of the rise in crime. Case in point
For most of us it is a cracking date with sunny spells, a little bit fresher on the actual coast itself, a little bit in there, norwich around 19 but up towards the it is more likely mid 20s in the south. Low 20s for scotland and northern ireland. Then the high pressure nosing in and putting the weather front in the direction of iceland rather than us so that means sunny skies for many parts of the uk, probably best of the sunshine around southern areas of scotland, the lake district, northern ireland, easily hitting the mid 20s a number of areas and guess what, with the high pressure sitting right on top of us, for the end of the week and into the weekend, the temperatures go do one thing, they will rise into the high 20s, so some very warm weather on the way if that is what you like. Thank you. That is all from us. Time for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. I m gavin ramjaun. Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings into security breaches at sunday s e