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into darkness, hurricane ida was downgraded to a category three hurricane, tracking north west of new orleans with winds at iismph. in washington, president biden received a briefing on ida at the federal emergency management agency, or fema. he made an appeal to people in the region. i want to emphasise again this is going to be a devastating, a devastating hurricane, a life threatening storm. so please, all you folks in mississippi and louisiana, and god knows, maybe even further east, take precautions. listen, take it seriously. really, very seriously. fema is sending 2,000 emergency workers to assist local authorities. for now, though, residents are on their own for the duration of the storm. nada tawfik, bbc news, new orleans. now it s time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. i do isjust about hello there. i do is just about to be downgraded depression. the winds and certainly drop at the rate is going to keep going for the next couple days. that s ....
many people around the world will associate you with soho, central london, a bohemian art scene in the city. but in recent years, you ve been doing your work in the middle of the suffolk countryside. has it changed the way you work and what you do? not at all. not at all? not at all. even though the atmosphere around you is so very different? not at all. i still get up at five in the summer and six in the winter and come into the studio and make a drawing and get going. if i stayed in bed, i d just worry about everything, so it s far better to be up and at it. and yet, i suppose what s missing here is the community and the people and the buzz, but that. you don t miss it? we ve got the buzz of the bees and the birds. i mean, people buzz about. i mean, not during the morning. they re not allowed to come. tell me about this, because you sound, even now, you sound very disciplined about your work. i mean, the early start, five, 6am, the determination to work every day. is ....
two stories we are following this morning, the breaking news is that hurricane ida has strengthened now into a dangerous category 4 hurricane, taking direct aim at louisiana. and the latest advisory just moments ago, the national hurricane center is warning of life-threatening storm surge and catastrophic damage. meteorologist allison chinchar with the latest for us next. also developing this morning, the u.s. embassy in kabul is warning of a, quote, specific credible threat to u.s. citizens near the airport. this as president biden warns another attack is highly likely. this special edition of new day weekend starts right now. it s sunday, august 29th. thank you for joining us today. christi, thanks for letting me tag along on another major news day. and thank you all for being with us. as we talk about the growing threat right now from hurricane ida, it s zeroing in on communities along the gulf coast, of course. overnight ida strengthened into a powerful ....
the president did say, however, he asked the pentagon and state department to continue plans to extend the stay if needed but strongly suggested this would not be the preferred option. one reason he s concerned what the isis affiliate might do. another day on the ground is a day we know they re seeking to target the airport and attack both u.s. and allied forces and innocent civilians. additionally, thus far the taliban have been taking steps to work with us so we can get our people out. but it s a tenuous situation. we ve already had some gunfighting break out. we run a serious risk of it breaking down as time goesoon. the president did not say how many americans remain in the country. that he said would be coming tomorrow from secretary blinken. the number needing to be evacuated is probably lower than one might think because this official says many left in the weeks before the country fell. more now from cnn s orrin leiberman. reporter: the tide of afghan evacu ....
as the president s meeting begins here in washington, the clock is sticking in kabul, and the president is sticking with the time for the forces to leave the country in six days from now, but with the contingency plans in place should they be needed. the pentagon says some 86,000 people have been evacuated, including 19,000 in the last 24 hours, and 10,000 more remaining at the airport waiting and hoping that the next flight out is going to be theirs. outside of the airport perimeter, military officials have acknowledged that u.s. forces have made a limited number of missions to pick up americans and allies who can t get to the airport themselves. there are also private flights out being organized by veterans, military contractors and aide workers and former spies. some of the contractors are charging the passengers thousands of dollars, but even as the herculean effort is happening with a plane taking off every 39 minutes according to the pentagon, confusion and concer ....