Suicide bombers. We are hours away from President Biden Evacuation deadline tomorrow. There are hundreds, could be thousands of americans that are going to be Left Behind in afghanistan. The State Department has made a decision that the 31st is the deadline. Theyre allowing taliban to dictate our foreign policy. Any time you allow a partisan political decision designed for a Photo Op, it will lead to a fatal national Security Problem on the battlefield injury. Jillian it is the start to another bees week. Youre watching Fox Friends first. Im jillian mele. Todd im todd piro. We begin with Hurricane Ida, a failing the Flood Gate and Bridge Collapsed forcing hundreds of residents begging to be rescued. Jillian we have Team Coverage with Steve Bender on the ground in lafayette, louisiana and senior Meteorologist Janice Dean tracking the storm in the studio. We start with Jeff Paul live from New Orleans where the entire city is out of power this morning. Jeff, whats the latest . Reporter ye
The destructive Storm Crashing on shore as a category four. One of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. On the same day as the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. Hears what we know. One person is dead. Louisiana State Health says a 60yearold Man died outside Baton Rouge after a tree fell on his home. More than A Million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. We are Hearing Reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencing technical difficulties in certain areas, reports of people still trapped. President Biden Foegsly approving Emergency Declarations for louisiana and mississippi. We have a team of Expert Reporters safely across the region now. I want to start with Jay Gray in new orleans. What is the scene like there this morning . Reporter Finally A Little Bit of sunshine after what has been two days of hell. You
Powerful category 4 hurricane, 150mileanhour winds making it the fifth strongest hurricane to ever hit the continental u. S. Those winds, check out this video, ripping off roofs like this one at a hospital near the coast, easily toppling trees in houma, louisiana. Im Hallie Jackson in washington along with our team on the ground, Shaq Brewster in Gulfport And Meteorologist bill karins. A curfew is still in place for folks there . Reporter thats right, still in place. The mayor saying they will assess that in the coming hours once they get an assessment of the damage out here. Hallie, let me step behind this wall, were protecting from the wind. Youre still feeling wind, getting the rain. Its obviously not what we experienced Last Night but gives you a sense of here in gulfport, mississippi, it was never that Hurricane Warning that we had to deal with here. Always a tropical Storm Warning and you know ida is a tropical storm gives you a sense of what a tropical storm can do. Officials sa
collier or county, florida, where 911 services are down as search and rescue efforts continue across the state. rachel: search and rescue efforts still underway across the state as 30 people have been confirmed dead with 27 deaths in florida alone. more than 1 million people many florida still without power. here with us today is representative greg steube, he s from the house foreign affairs committee, and, of course, he is from florida. what do you know about this leveesome because we ve been getting conflicting reports, congressman. so i talked to the sheriff and, unfortunately, he couldn t join you because he could give you an update. if they were trying, northport from police and the sarasota sheriff s department has been trying to get people out on boats and and airboats, and they were actually using that intersate area to go back and forth and bring individuals from their homes to the interstate because that was the only way to get them in and out either by airboat o