Exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Well 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. Im 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 i
And the horrifying images that weve seen as a result of yesterdays attack. We are learning a little bit more. Two Suicide Bombers essentially targeted two different gates. One, abby gate, which is a major Choke Hold with thousands of people lining up, pushing to get into the airport. And the other one outside the barron hotel. This is where we were just about a week ago. This is where the british had been using as a standing operation, a place from where they do their processing, their evacuations. They have said now that Evacuation Operation is completely finished, but they hasten to add that this is not because of the attack. This was already on schedule and they have simply finished the evacuations they needed to do. But to give our viewers a little bit of a better sense of how this happened, just based on our experience, what you had was the taliban guarding the outer perimeter, and then the next line essentially were u. S. Forces. While the taliban were doing sort of cursory searc
Pressuring biden from a complete withdrawal back in february. Biggs insistence, quote, afghan is need to be responsible for their own destiny going forward. Doesnt seem to apply when Joe Biden backed it. The gop tried to ignore trumps backed Withdrawal Plan despite post 9 11 consensus. They dropped those principles for political gain. They cant pick them up to use as a political weapon. In Case Anyone is daemted to buy into the b. S. , trump bragged about the withdrawal less than two months ago. I started the process. All the troops are coming back home. They couldnt stop the press. 21 years is enough, dont we think . 21 years. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. He added that the only way the afghan government lasts is if were there. And thats your reality check. New day continues right now. Good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. Im John Berman with brianna keilar. It is tuesday, august 17th, and we do have Breaking News this morning. Health officials
at his second impeachment trial suggests he could make a political comeback. and skating on thin ice a rare winter event could return to the netherlands thanks to the cold weather but will covid restrictions sink it? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has announced that 15 million people in the uk have now had theirfirst dose of coronavirus vaccine hailing it as an extraordinary feat . borisjohnson said jabs had been offered to everyone in the top four priority groups in england that s all those aged 70 and over, care home staff and residents and the clinically extremely vulnerable. some conservative backbenchers are now urging ministers to commit to lifting lockdown restrictions by the end of april. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. lining up in lancashire for the coronavirus vaccine some of those getting their first jab today, and taking the total number to be offered an injection to 15 million across the uk. this countr
president trump suggests he could make a political comeback after he s cleared of his second impeachment trial good evening and welcome to bbc news. just to say that we will have a special programme on that impeachment trial, the first occasion on which the us president has been impeached for a second time, just after this bulletin. the prime minister has announced that 15 million people in the uk have now had theirfirst dose of coronavirus vaccine hailing it as an extraordinary feat . borisjohnson said jabs had been offered to everyone in the top four priority groups in england that s all those aged 70 and over, care home staff and residents and the clinically extremely vulnerable. wells has also met its target this weekend. wales. some conservative backbenchers are now urging ministers to commit to lifting lockdown restrictions by the end of april. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. lining up in lancashire for the coronavirus vaccine some of th