The United States and Around The World. In is Early Start. Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. Its 5 00 a. M. Here in new york. The Breaking News this morning is Hurricane Ida. One person already confirmed dead. More than A Million people without power as the storm slows to a crawl over louisiana. Deputies responding to a scene in prairieville, louisiana sunday evening. Found a tree had crashed into a home killing the storms first victim. All of New Orleans parish, including New Orleans, now In The Dark after catastrophic damage to the transmission system. The Power Company said some of the customers could be without electricity for weeks. Theres extensive flooding across the state. The levies have overtopped around the town of john will feoff. Here is the lieutenant governor. When you see the boats and ves vessels bouncing around out of port fourchon, the wind that has broken those vessels loose and just tossing around like small coins. We havent seen anything like that since katri
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 lifethreatening 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. Its 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, its zeroing in on communities along the gulf coast, of course. Overnight ida strengthened into a powerful category 4 storm. It will mak
27th. Im Brianna Keilar alongside John Berman. And the Danger Level is rising in the final days of the Evacuation And Withdrawal from afghanistan. This morning, the United States is pressing on with evacuations. We just learned that u. S. And coalition forces evacuated 12,500 people from afghanistan here in the last 24 hours. That is despite twin Suicide Bomb attacks at the Kabul Airport. President biden and his top military commanders are promising to do everything possible to get every american out. Overnight, the Death Toll among u. S. Service members rose to 13. More than 90 afghans were also killed in these airport bombings. 150 more were wounded. The president is vowing to hunt down and punish those responsible. This morning were pressing for answers on what that might mean and what that might look like. This morning, large crowds gathered once again outside the airport in kabul. Even after the attacks. And the head of u. S. Central command warns that new threats from isisk could
U. S. Service members and more than 90 afghan civilians were killed. Many of them children. Flags are now at halfstaff at the White House, and on Capitol Hill this morning, honoring the fallen marines and navy Service Members killed in that blast. President biden is in the Situation Room right now. He has vowed retribution for those lives lost. This is a scene outside the airport this morning. Quite different. Empty streets. Just 100 hours left or so on the clock as President Biden remains committed to his August 31st Withdrawal Deadline. About 12,500 people were evacuated despite the attack on the airport. The u. S. Has removed in total more than 100,000 people since august 14. U. S. Coalition partners helping as well. We have a team of reporters around the world covering this from all angles. Lets begin this morning with Cnns Nick Payton Walsh in doha. Nick, those evacuation flights, they continued. We saw one take off virtually moments after the attack. Tell us the situation at the
Decade. Forces are on high alert as you are watching fox and friends first. Carley we have Team Coverage this morning, Doug Luzader is live with the brunt of this Response But Marianne referee has the latest from overseas. Reporter evacuations from afghanistan resuming with new urgency a day after two Suicide Bombings targeted thousands of people, 13 us Service Members were killed in the attack making it the deadliest day for us troops in 10 years. At least 18 other servicemembers were injured when the explosion occurred, they were flown out of kabul on c17s with surgical units. The attack occurring at Abby Gate where people were gathering to get into the airport. The second attack happening at the baron Hotel. Americans gathered there in the past for rescue and evacuation. And afghan translator who worked with the Marine Corps describes the chaos he saw outside the airport. And an explosion happens. She died right in my hands. I dont know what exactly what is going on over there. Ashl