Evacuating our city, now is the time to leave. You need to do so immediately. If youre planning to ride it out, again make sure you hunker down. If all of this sounds ominously familiar, ida is expected to make landfall on the same date, august 29th, that Hurricane Katrina devastated a large portion of the Gulf Coast 16 years ago. Mandatory Evacuation Orders in effect in parts of louisiana and as you can see right there on your screen, highways are already backed up with people trying to leave and were tracking this storm from all angles. Cnns van is down there but begin with Allison Chinchar in the cnn weather center. Youve been following this very dangerous storm. Whats the latest forecast on ida . What can you tell us at this hour . We got the latest update moments ago. Winds up to 100 miles per hour sustained now officially makes it a category two storm. Movement to the northwest at just about 16 miles per hour. Now, we anticipate it to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours beca
Vaccination rates. A new report out of israel suggests one of the vaccines may not be as protective against it. Were on top of those headlines. First, elsa bearing down on fort myers, florida. We are there. Derek, how dangerous is this storm . Reporter i think people taking this for granted, because its early in the season. Maybe just getting caught off guard. That makes it dangerous. Not only the threats of Tornado And Water spouts but the Storm Surge potential. The geography of the Florida Peninsula and this long duration event. The storm is basically going to be moving parallel to the coastline for the next 12 to 18 hours. So that will maximize the potential threats and impacts for that location. You know weve got a strengthening storm out there. Ive been analyzing a lot of the Radar And Satellite imagery, the Water Temperatures are very warm, like Bath Water in the gulf of mexico. And it is just providing that fuel necessary for the storm to develop. Were starting to notice a close
Now on bbc news. Hardtalk with zeinab badawi. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. Africa is going through its first recession in more than a quarter of a century because of the global downturn caused by the covid pandemic. The economic crisis is being keenly felt in nigeria, the continents most populous country. Its 200 Million people are struggling with long standing challenges which have been exacerbated by the pandemic and deteriorating security. Exacerbated by the pandemic my guest is nigerias finance minister, zainab ahmed. What is her plan to avert financial meltdown, as well as help deliver stability . Finance Minister Zainab ahmed in the nigerian capital, abuja, welcome to hardtalk. So, we are Hearing Warnings of a third Covid Wave in africa, where only about 1 of the population has been vaccinated. What is the situation like in nigeria . Well, thank you very much, zeinab, for having me. Thankfully for us, covid 19 pandemic has been well contained. So far, what weve see
Uncertainty remains. Joe biden announces a one point two trillion Dollar Infrastructure Package that has the support of democrats and republicans. We had a really good meeting and to answer your question, we had a deal. And, from the cultural revolution to a consumer paradise, we meet the Street Photographer capturing the changing face of china. Hello and welcome. A major Rescue Operation is underway in miami in florida, after an entire portion of a twelve Story Apartment Building collapsed to the ground. At least one person is known to have died. 99 people are still unaccounted for. On the left of your screen, you can see what the building looked like before the collapse. On the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. The insides of peoples homes were laid bare to the elements. The bbc s Will Grant is on the scene and a warning, his report contains images that some may find distressing. Local residents likened it to a bomb going off. The entire Se
We had a really good meeting. We had a really good meeting. We have a deal. Is the Uk Government updates its travel restrictions, more uncertainty. And the Cosmic Dawn, scientists say they found the first convincing evidence of when stars begin to shine. Hello and welcome. A major Rescue Operation is underway in miami in florida, after an entire portion of a twelve Story Apartment Building collapsed to the ground. At least one person is known to have died. 99 people are still unaccounted for. On the left of your screen, you can see what the building looked like before the collapse. On the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. The insides of peoples homes were laid bare to the elements. The bbc s Will Grant is on the scene and a warning, his report contains images that some may find distressing. Local residents likened it to a bomb going off. The entire Sea Facing Wing of the towers collapsed in the early hours of the morning. 12 stories of apartm