The other would likely follow soon thereafter. Im Amara Walker in atlanta in for pamela brown. You are in the cnn newsroom. One full week after Hurricane Ida slammed louisiana and the Death Toll is still climbing. The details are horrifying. In louisiana, more than 600,000 homes and businesses are still without power. And the merciless heat proved fatal for an elderly man in new orleans. It could take several more weeks to restore power to everyone in the state. In New York, Heroism And Heartbreak from idas deadly visit there. This is a new York Police officer wading into Chest Deep Waters wednesday to investigate reports of people inside the flooded basement of a home with stuffed animals and toys bobbing in the filthy, murky water. The officers were blocked by locked doors and live electricity. Firefighters brought in specialized equipment and discovered the bodies of three people, all of whom had drowned. Lets begin with Polo Sandoval in New York. Video released toDay By the nypd of
Cases continue the surge in the united states. Hospitals being pushed once again to the breaking point. Welcome to mtp daily. We expect to hear from President Biden on the issue of afghanistan in the next hour, trying to put a period on the withdrawal from americas longest war. The president is scheduled to speak at 2 45 this afternoon on the East Coast as he faces a range of questions about the road ahead, strategically, diplomatically, and eventually politically. This comes one day after the last flight carrying u. S. Troops left kabul, just about 20 years from the day the troops first set foot In Afghanistan. U. S. Central command released this photo. The last u. S. Soldier to leave. Major general chris done a few, commander of the 82nd airborne division. This is the last group, including ambassador holding the american flag. Minutes after american troops left, the taliban assumed control of the airport. Exclusive video shows fighters inspecting what was left behind. Pentagon said t
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10 a.m. in jerusalem. 1030 friday morning in tehran. and overnight, israel struck back at iran. eyewitnesses say explosions could be seen and heard close to a major air base in the iranian province of esfahan. the extent of the damage still unclear this hour. hello, everyone. i m jonathan holmes, live in los with ongoing coverage of the dramatic breaking news in the middle east. the israeli attack, which a u.s. source was limited, is in retaliation for last large coordinated missile and drone attack on israel. iran has so far downplayed the situation, claiming its air defenses defeated the attack. and a senior iranian official has also told reuters that there is no plan, immediate retaliation. we head first to fox news correspondent trace live in tel aviv and leading our coverage once again this hour. hello, trey. hey, john. good evening. we do know, according to a u.s. military source, that the israelis struck iran overnight, targeting province just south of the capital of
and good morning. it s sunday, april 14th and i am richard lui spes breaking news coverage of the iran strikes against israel. here s what we know right now. saturday evening, local time, iran launched a massive attack on israel and fired more than 300 projectiles about 170 drones, about 30 cruise missiles, and about 120 ballistic missiles according to the israel defense forces. the idf adding that with u.s. assistance, 99% of those projectiles were intercepted. idf ace says a few ballistic missiles hit israel causing slight damage to an israeli air force base. in a statement this morning the israel defense minimums tear says they thwarted the most significant wave of the attack and did so successfully. younger was injured in the attack according to the idf and it s the first time iran has ever conducted a direct military attack on israel. the statement iran s says the attack is in retaliation for the april 1st idf strike that killed 12 people including high ranking members o