Carrying the last troops to leave the country, ending america s two decade long war in afghanistan and ushering in a period of uncertainty for the afghan people. Civilians were flown safely out of the country. This despite an attack at a gate that killed 13 u. S. Service members and 100 afghan civilians. Tony blinken says diplomatic efforts are underway to get 200 americans and afghans with special immigrant visas out of the country still. Mean time, in a very rare move, vice president kamala harris presided over a brief senate session today as the chamber increased payments to american citizens returning from afghanistan to help with transportation, housing, and other costs. That bill now heads to president biden for his signature. Joining us is the senior white house correspondent and nbc news correspondent courtney kube and raf sanchez in doha, qatar and matt bradley. So shannon, we re expecting to hear from the president. His remarks are already a little delayed. What do we expect
The u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan is now entering it s final hours as the last evacuations. As many as five rockets were fired at the airport. We ll go live to the latest from the region and the pentagon coming up. We come there one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the united states. Hurricane ida barrelled into louisiana near category 5 strength. Wind gusts were reported north up to 170 miles per hour making it one of the strongest storms to ever hit the united states. My colleague is in the scepter of the storm. Rescue efforts are under way right now. One person is confirmed dead, and officials expect that number could go up. More than a million people are without power right now including the entire city of new orleans. Some officials are warning that power in some areas could be out for weeks. Emergency services are down as well. And the disaster is putting even more strain on a hospital system already pushed to it s limits by a surge of covid patients. This is video
Exactly 16 years after hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. We ll get the latest forecast and talk to one of the heroes of katrina, retired lieutenant generous he will honore. 13 were killed by a suicide bomber, they come home with the president there to receive them. Thousands took to the strd to demand federal action on voting rights. House majority whip james clyburn is here to explain the next steps. I m jonathan capehart. This is the sunday show. We begin this morning tracking hurricane ida with wind speeds now just a few miles per hour away from becoming a category 5 hurricane. The powerful storm is expected to slam into louisiana within the next few hours, possibly causing catastrophic damage on the 16th anniversary of katrina. With winds at 150 miles per hour, the governor of louisiana put the storm in context with this dire warning. We can sum it up by saying this will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit anywhere in louisiana since at least the 1850s. Joining me now
New urgency. 24 hours after two suicide bombings targeted thousands of afghans trying to flee the country and worst attack on u. S. Service members in a decade. President biden vowing to retaliate. To those who carried out this attack as well as anyone that wishes america harm, know this. We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay. You can see it at the white house, the american flag at half staff to honor 13 u. S. Service members killed thursday, and 18 others were injured in the attacks. President biden addressing the families of those lost. My heart aches for you. Lives lost were given in the service of liberty, the service of security, the service of others. And the service of america. In addition, at least 113 afghan civilians were killed and 180 injured in the attacks. According to an unnamed health ministry source. Isisk is claiming responsibility for the attack that involved a suicide bomber that detonated their belt at an airport gate. A se
Path of where it could make landfall. A key update is expected at the top of the hour, we ll bring it to you as soon as we get it from the national hurricane center. We have a team of reporters following the latest for you right now. We ll begin with that monster storm, the latest guidance from the national hurricane center as kendis mentioned has tropical storm henri impacting the northeast later tonight, possibly making landfall as a category one hurricane. More than 4 million people under a hurricane warning, with storm surges set to hit long island, connecticut as well as rhode island. Overnight tonight. Now officials across the northeast are urging residents to prepare for floods and possible power outages. Joining us right now is nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman and nbc meteorologist janessa webb in long beach, new york. Michelle, starting with you, the latest tracking we got a couple hours ago, we re looking at what are we looking at in terms of possible paths and streng