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world. this is cnn newsroom. hurricane ida is barreling toward the united states, gaining strength as it churns through the gulf of mexico. the storm was a category-one hurricane on friday, and it s expected to become a dangerous car category three or four this weekend. hurricane warnings are posted for the louisiana and mississippi coasts, and evacuations are under way. forecasters say ida likely will slam into new orleans on the anniversary of hurricane katrina. joining me is meteorologist karen maginnis. you ve been tracking this. what s the latest? a frightening situation developing over about the next 36 hours from now. if you haven t made plans and you live in that coastal region of louisiana and perhaps in regions of mississippi, this is a time when you should be making solid plans to leave that area because this is a very frightening situation. right now, category one. i ve noticed the deeper convection is developing along the western edge. but as ida mo ....
welcome to the lead, everyone, i m jake tapper. we begin with our world lead. president biden bracing for the possibility of another terrorist attack after 13 u.s. service members and more than 170 afghans were killed by a suicide bomber outside kabul s airport yesterday. 11 marines, one sailor, and one soldier were among the service members killed. the military is beginning to pack up what s called the retrograde process where not just service members but their equipment are shipping out. still, the evacuation mission is continuing. in the past 24 hours, nearly 13,000 people were evacuated by the u.s. and allies. more than 300 of them, american citizens. in the past 13 days, the u.s. has evacuated a total of 105,000 people. today, the pentagon said nearly 7,000 afghan refugees have arrived in the u.s., and are undergoing processing. this afternoon, the white house reiterated its commitment to evacuating every american by president biden s deadline of august 31st. but ....
the past 24 hours alone. the biden administration has not disclosed how many are americans, but the secretary of state said today that roughly 1500 were left in the country. so the question is remaining tonight, how is the administration keeping track of the remaining u.s. citizens they are and how are we getting them out? and did a biden administration pay ransom for their safe passage or the promise of their safe passage? additionally, new information breaking that the evacuation includes unaccompanied minors whose families have been left behind. of course that poses its own set of problems for an america already struggling with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who have crossed our southern border. we are going to get some more on all of this with congressman jim jordan and former acting dhs secretary chad wolf. also coming up, the porn industry chalks up another win. plus, raymond arroyo exposes a human tragedy unfolding right here in california. but first, ....
security threat, this happening as 19,000 people have been evacuated in the past 24 hours alone. the biden administration has not disclosed how many are americans but the secretary of state said 1500 were left in the country so the question is how is the administration keeping track of the us citizens there and how are we getting them out, did the administration pay ransom for their safe passage? new information breaking that the evacuation includes unaccompanied minors news families have been left behind. that poses its own set of problems for america already struggling with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors across the southern border. we will get to more on all of this with congressman jim jordan and acting future secretary chad wolf. also coming up foreign industry chalks up another win plus raymond arroyo exposes the human tragedy unfolding in california but first as california goes, that s the focus of tonight s angle. if you want to know where america is h ....
the embassy is warning. bill: the window for americans and afghans to escaping quickly closing after the president refuses to extend the deadline past next tuesday. dana: one image capturing the desperation people holding up travel documents outside the airport. they have the documents and begging for a trip to freedom. from vietnam here is kamala harris from overnight. our highest priority now is evacuating american citizens and evacuating americans who worked with us and afghans who are at risk with a priority around women and children and we have made significant progress in that regard. dana: all right. we have team coverage. arkansas senator tom cotton will yoin us in moments. lucas tomlinson and let s beginning at the state department with griff jenkins. the statement last night, where did it come from? good morning. that alert last night is anything but fake. we are now on high alert outside the kabul airport as senior u.s. official confirming to our ....