world leaders and voters across this country are watching very closely. and the unexpected moment on that stage, you ll hear what the president said. the storms on the move tonight. heavy rain and winds sweeping across the midwest into the northeast. and the video just in of a tornado on the ground. the heat alerts from washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york city to boston, as millions tonight in the south are without power after the hurricane amid life-threatening heat. ginger with the latest forecast. that air scare. the very close call over the syracuse airport. a delta flight and an american airlines regional flight. authorities say at one point, the pilots were so close they could not see the other plane. also, news tonight, a suspect was shot during an attempted carjacking right near the home of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. the college death under investigation tonight. the hazing investigation following the death of a missing student at dartmouth.
since august 14th. they solved problem after problem to keep the mission moving forward. they did this because for the thousands of state department and u.s. aid employees who served in afghanistan for the past 20 years this evacuation operation was very personal. many worked hand in hand for years with afghan partners. many of whom became trusted friends. we also lost cherished members of our foreign service community in afghanistan. we ll never forget them. helping americans our foreign partners who have been by our side for 20 years and afghans at risk at this critical moment was more than just a high stakes assignment for our team. it was a sacred duty. and the world saw how our diplomats rose to the challenge with determination and heart. u.s. service members in kabul did heroic work securing the airport, protecting civilians of many nationalities including tens of thousands of afghans and air lifting them out. they also providing vital support right now caring for afgha
bracing for ida. already near capacity from covid. doctors are preparing for a dual emergency. we ll talk for one of those doctors coming up. and ida from the inside. one hurricane hunter has been flying in and out of the storm all morning. he is going to talk to us live from the air. plus, president biden vowing more strikes against isis as the u.s. warns of another credible attack near kabul airport. swollen service members arrived back in the u.s. today as we learn the names of all 13 of them. you re looking at them on your screen right now. and we will honor each of them as we say good morning. it is sunday, august 29th. i m lindsay reiser. i m joe in four candace gibson. we want to give you a live look right now at what is happening in new orleans as the brace for hurricane ida. it is come very no but it is a different story in the gulf right now where this storm has really intensified. overnight, many people have already evacuated. others are staying put and hunke
lawrence: i remember being like that. we do have a lot of news to get to. heartbreak at the border, new images show two young siblings abandoned and rescued by border patrol. lawrence: greg abbott calls for a migrant child facility to close amid allegations of abuse. griff jenkins joins us for more of this. reporter: from texas to california the border is on fire with daily reminders of smugglers as toddlers in san diego sector, 6-year-old boy, 5-year-old girl rescued alone, crying their mother s name and number written on their arms, the same sector hours later they arrested undocumented ms 13 gang member. arizona smugglers are using groups of children to overwhelm border patrol agents antifur resources from groups of single adults and in texas in the rio grande valley sector, single day record for of border apprehensions in a 24-hour period 335% increase from last year as the number of unaccompanied children in dhs care and custody exceeding 20,000 with one of the shelter
there have been calls for boycotts. those actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. go back this is a moment tonight is the night we will fight until it s over we put our hands up like the ceiling can t hold us like the ceiling can t hold us. ainsley: that s a live look at miami, florida. good morning to you. it s nurse, y all. where has this week gone? it s flying by. brian: right. i believe there is a curfew in miami. they have to listen to that at home normally without a pandemic they might still be in the clubs and lights start going on. that s pretty much the last song they play. steve: i think it s in miami beach. i m not positive. for much of the rest of the city. i just looked, it is 70 trees there. 80 for a high. zero is the state income tax because i bring that up because they just jacked up the state income tax here in new york state, two whole points to 11% for people who are very successful. brian brian new yor