Coming to address the scale of damage from hurricane ida. It made Land Fall as a category four slamming into the coast with devastating wind and rain. It is one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the mainland. Officials say at least two people were killed. Search and rescue operations are still underway in communities along the gulf. Ida came on shore with everything that was advertised. Yep. The surge, the rain, the wind. All of our levy systems, particularly federal systems performed magnificently. Having said that, the damage is still catastrophic. Catastrophic. The storm devastated the electrical grid. More than A Million customers without power in louisiana including the city of new orleans. The Citys Mayor issued a Warning Today for residents who fled ahead of the storm. Dont come back until further notice. We will have much more on the nights other major story just ahead. But First Ali is live for us in new orleans. You are virtually In The Dark, a city In The Dark. And
With russia, instead of them, giving russia too much influence in a place where britain thought that they should be in charge. So in 1839, The Brits Invaded Afghanistan, they tried to install their own, guy who they had handpicked to run afghanistan. Who they thought would make afghanistan more closely aligned with them. The british Army State for several years, fighting that war, but in The End that did not work out. The brits left in 1842. But then, 30 5 40 years later, the British Army tried again. The brits were freaked out all over again, that a place they thought out to be aligned with them, was actually more inclined toward russia, same thing that has driven them 30 5 40 years before. In so in 1878, the british Invaded Afghanistan again. And again they installed their own handpicked guy. This time for a hot minute they actually thought they had one. In that afghanistan would have a long Term Alliance with britain, which is what they were seeking in that first and second or. But
177,000 acres and tonight it s only 14% contained. surreal photos capture parts of the sierra in flames surrounded by a smokey orange sky. forecasters saying the region will remain at risk for critical fire the british invaded afghanistan in 1839. they were in charge in india, right next door. there reaches the british empire extended around the world. they were worried that the regime in charge in afghanistan, in the 18 thirties, they were worried that they were siding