Beloved member of the Nbc Family Al Rokers Tribute to the legendary Willard Scott. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening. Im Tom Llamas in for Lester Tonight growing questions about how so many died from the powerful remnants of hurricane ida, and the new images coming in what police were up against when they tried to rescue a family trapped in a Basement Apartment Water everywhere childrens toys floating on the surface, and zero visibility underwater. The family, like so many in Basement Apartments here, did not make it out alive. And there are new fears right now in the south. A new Flash Flood Watch issued in and around New Orleans with some areas facing up to 4 inches of more rain half A Million residents there are still without power in the scorching heat all of this as the Death Toll continues to climb, especially in the northeast where President Biden is set to visit and its where we start tonight with Gabe Gutierrez in queens, new York Reporter as ida
They call that nonsense. John 100 americans remained stranded. The taliban reportedly preventing at least six aircraft at an airport, mazaresharif, from taking off. Sandra one week since biden most recent comments about that withdrawal. The White House as efforts to rescue americans left behind are still underway. John former green Beret Michael Waltz is standing by to join us. Sandra but first, Peter Doocy is live there in washington. Sandra, good afternoon. The White House says americans want to leave afghanistan but cant because the taliban will not let them, not part of a hostage situation. No, that is not what we would characterize it as. Those are comments made by a republican congressman this weekend. They are not hostages, and we know that this White House does not like to use the term stranded. We have been able to identify a relatively small number of americans seeking to depart from mazaresharif. We have been assured that all american citizens and afghan citizens with valid
Reproductive rights which exploded in dramatic fashion this week when the conservative majority on the Supreme Court helped texas republicans achieve what the gop has been trying to do for decades. Effectively end the protections of roe v. Wade and largely Ban Abortions across an entire american state. The legislative legal template the texans republicans created and in which the Supreme Court signed off is now set to be the model in several Red States very soon including arkansas, florida, idaho, indiana, Oklahoma And South dakota. This blatant attack on womens Rights Wont affect every state. In fact, medical professionals in New Mexico are bracing for an increase in women seeking treatment. That assumes they can afford the travel there from texas. This is a key point. What this blatant attack on womens rights also is is a thin ly veiled attack on the poor and the vulnerable. If you have the ways, means and money, you will still be able to get an abortion by going somewhere else and s
Could get . Dixie is has already burned 1400 square miles of land. Dixie has destroyed nearly 600 homes. Its only about half contained at the moment. It is the second largest fire in california history. The Caldor Fire just outside of Lake Tahoe has destroyed even more homes. At least 622 homes and counting. It is raging right now toward even more populated areas. Only about 25 of the Caldor Fire is contained. Both of those fires have multiple Evacuation Orders and warnings in place. The Fire Season is just unrelenting and merciless. Firefighters working in basically inhuman conditions now for weeks on end fighting unprecedented fire after unprecedented fire. Just a huge devotion of resources, human and otherwise, and so far no end in sight. In the northeast we have watched all day as the Death Toll has climbed from the floods that left behind by the trailing ends of Hurricane Ida Last Night. This is Hurricane Idas remnants hitting the most densely populated part of the country. As it
Range to the other. The Dixie Fire is about a Hour Northwest of the Camp Fire. Remember when the Camp Fire burned multiple towns to ground in 2018 and that felt like the worst it could get . Dixie is, has already burned 1,400 square miles of land. Dixie has destroyed nearly 600 homes. It is only about half contained at the moment, and the second largest fire in california history. The Caldor Fire just outside of Lake Tahoe has destroyed more homes and at least 622 homes and counting. It is raging right now towards even more populated areas, and only 25 of the Caldor Fire is contained. Both of those fires have multiple Evacuation Warnings in place, but the Fire Season is just unrelenting and merciless. The firefighters are working in inhumane conditions for weeks on end and fighting unprecedented fire after unpres dencedented resources, human and otherwise, so far no end in sight. In the northeast, we have watched all day as the Death Toll has climbed, from the floods, that Left Behind