entire power grade in new orleans, a place that knows all too well the damage that can bring. >> let's get you a live look from biloxi, mississippi right now. on the gulf coast, there is some major concern rescuing anyone without cell service who may still be in danger. >> it is a busy morning on this monday, august 30. you are watching abc 7 mornings live. lisa: goodsa: good we had better weather yesterday with the air quality improving and temperatures coming down. today, there is fog not only in the north bay, visibility 1.5 miles in santa rosa and cloudy skies in san jose. looking at air quality now, good in the north bay. moderate elsewhere. a break with better air quality right now in the sierra nevada. things are going to get much worse with a red flag warning going into effect. mid 50'wark.you noticed the coon

yesterday, getting more pronounced today. looking at temperatures coming up about 70 degrees through the bay noontime. 80's will arrive in lent, but by the afternoon, temperatures top out in the low 70's in oakland. low 80's in san jose and still low 80's inland with a lemoore haze in the livermore valley. >> now to the developing news out of louisiana, the damage following hurricane ida is now being described as catastrophic. the entire city lost power overnight. a flashlight emergency was declared. as the sun is coming up, we are getting a closer look at the damage left behind. we have a live look at the conditions in new orleans. this is biloxi this morning showing you what things are looking like. the national hurricane center saying ida just weakened to a tropical storm overnight did make landfall as a category 4

hurricane. right now, flooding is still a major concern. tj parker is in new orleans with a look at conditions. tj: overnight, the brunt of ida's fury slamming the louisiana coast line. emergency officials getting calls from people who did not evacuate the barrier island of grand isle saying water in their home is up to their chest. one nearby town, authorities warning people a levy is failing. >> people have sustained damage to their homes. we have a senior center, independent living. they had about one third of their roof get damaged. tj: earlier, bars that got loose slammed into a bridge making it nearly impossible for rescuers to reach people. >> i'm told the vessel has sunk. those folks are going to have to use a ferry for a couple of months. tj: the largest health system in

louisiana has been forced to evacuate 66 patients from two hospitals. in houma, powerful winds tearing the roof off this building. the storm surge and wins so powerful, they temporarily reversed the flow of the mississippi river near new orleans. the u.s. geological survey calling it extremely uncommon. overnight, more than one million power customers in louisiana and mississippi were without electricity. cameras capturing the moment all of new orleans went dark. ida rowing ashore 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina. the storm now a major test for the emergency system which was not in place when the levees failed during katrina. >> it was built for this moment. tj: in nearby st. bernardst. bee parish, the parish president warns recovery will take months, not weeks. >>

a task force to louisiana in the wake of hurricane ida. cruise packed up equipment yesterday. that is a team of 14 local agencies. they specialize in urban search-and-rescue and are trained to deal with dangerous storm surges. >> we have specialized personnel with adequate equipment to mitigate any emergency pertaining to flooding, swift water, static water rescue. we're looking forward to stepping up and helping our fellow americans. >> oaklands fire says this will not affect their response to any local emergencies. they feel they have enough staffing to that end. the task force also deployed after hurricane katrina. they are prepared to stay in the storm zone up to three weeks if needed. >> t a large wildfires are burning across california right now. rightted to provide an update. that is going to be at 1:00 this afternoon.

we are expected to hear from fema, calfire and the u.s. forest service. all of this coming as the caldor fire runs closer to south lake tahoe. you can see rising from the basin. several resorts are in that area, now under evacuation orders or warnings. barton memorial hospital in south lake tahoe has evacuated all of his patients -- it's patients. amy: firefightersrefightersrefis down highway 50 in el dorado county right now's trying to save property. they say they are on the defensive with fierce winds making it tough to fight back that fire right now. this fire did burn down homes along highway 50 and is still raging this morning. we got video in overnight of a hospital that is evacuating. barton tomorrow has moved 16

patients to a nearby surgery center to try to get out of the way of the fire's path. r sthake tahoe in the town of meyer. retcd thin and that there isa no sign of this fire slowing down. >> it is concerning. right now, i have to keep my task at hand, get all the burning materials away. phil ting tanks, gas anything that can burn. >> it has been a very difficult firefight. everyone has been very taxed. amy: help is coming in from all over the country including inmates from washington state. we saw them working to cut down trees and build fire lines around homes. firefighters say the strong winds are really making this a tough fight. they are worried about the conditions now saying yesterday

was a tough day. the fire more aggressive than anticipated. >> developing thi thi thi morning out of afghanistathe u.d some of them. no u.s. forces were hit. the deadline to withdraw to -- troops now less than 24 hours away. jobina: as many as five rockets were fired overnight. they say the u.s. antimissile system intersected at least some of them. the deadline to withdraw troops from with -- afghanistan is tomorrow. mostmostmostmost still there are racing to evacuate americans and afghan allies from the kabul airport. abc news martha raddatz is on "gma" talking about the evacuations. martha: this emphasis on force

protection does seem to be limiting the number of evacuees getting onto the airport. af bn io the airrt even those flashing u.s. passports. jobina: biden and the first lady met with the families of the service members killed in an attack. president biden has direcent b homeland security to take the lead in resettling refugees. kumasi: today is your last day to register to vote in the recall election. voter registration forms sent by mail must be postmarked by today's date. you can pick up a paper application at the post office or dmv or find it online at register to vote.ca.gob. -- gov. the recall election is just over

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lisa: we are looking at the low cloud deck in the city. ouds in san jose at 62.

pacifica, 55 and look for sunshine today and breezy onshore winds. back to the usual for most of us. 60 by the delta. air quality good here and to the north bay. moderate in the east bay and we will continue to see a little bit of haze. a bit of a break with better air quality for the next few hours in the mountains. then we get into a red flag warning lasting through tuesday. cooler and we see the haze in lynn today. today, looking at mid-90's for livermore comp -- livermore, concorde and antioch. 84 in santa rosa. mid to upper 80's in the south bay. jobina: we are going to start with the maps in sausalito right now. it looks like there are no injuries involved, so that is the good news. northbound 101 at the spencer avenue offramp. the offramp is currently blocked. now that things are picking about there, thought we would bring it some drive times. tracy to dublin, about 45

minutes. san rafael to san francisco, 16 minutes. the lights are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. also want to let you know that caltrain is increasing service today and cutting all of its non-go pass fairs in half. it is offering more than 100 trains every weekday in anticipation of a large number of people returning to the office and in person classes. caltrain says this will be higher than pre-pandemic levels. ridership continues to go up, regularly exceeding 12% of pre-pandemic levels and 40 -- 40% on the weekends. kumasi: today, students at livermore high school will be remembering their classmate who died in a car crash. it left five other teens injured. huds of people held a vigil for him over the weekend. hunter was on the school's

wrestling team. the coach is asking anyone who wants to join to meet this morning before school starts to reflect and show support for each other. an oakland actor just propelled an undercover 90's classic into the top movie at the box office. >> we are going to go down there and look around for clues. want to come? >> something for everyone. the starry power spanning generations. these three like lightning in a bottle. kumasi: let's take a live look outside right now the bay bridge. we will be right back.

woman: from our classrooms... man: ...to the playing fields. maybe more than ever before, we are ready for this school year. i'm so excited to see all of my students.

we're doing all we can to make sure our schools are safe... woman: ...to make sure our schools are safe. i want to thank parents and families for working with us. and continuing to be our partners. thank you so much. we can't do it without you. we can't do it without you. woman: because we know quality public schools make a better california... man: ...for all of us. >> you know what? you got spunk. >> actor ed asner has died.

as there was hired in 1970 to play lou grant on "the mary tyler moore show." he moved on to star in "lou grant" and wo a totaln of eight emmys for his tv work. he was 91. governor newsom tweeted his condolences. asner was his uncle bycle by he tweeted "an actor, activist, uncle and father to many. he warmed our hearts, fought for justice and stood up for what he believed was right. you will be missed. rest in peace. kumasi: nearly 100 people carried water three miles to a pond that is on

the verge of drying up. the national park service is embroiled in a lawsuit over the elk. one third of the herd has died in the last year from lack of water or sufficient food. the activists say they brought some 350 gallons of water, enough for possibly a week'sly e location. the movie may not be very sweet, but "candyman" talked the weekend box office. the horrothe horroth expectations of during its opening weekend bringing in more than $22 million. the movie stars yaya, who was raised in oakland and went to cal. "free guy" came in second making close to $14 million. "paw patrol" the cruise" and "don't breathe." >> steve martin, martin short

and selena gomez are getting wave reviews for their upcoming hulu show. >> we are going to go down there and look around for clues. do you want to come? >> do i want to break into a dead guy's apartment? sounds like an afternoon. >> the show follows three strangers who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. what was it like for this crossgenerational troop to work together? >> i am speaking to selena say to her, as you know, i am a director by day. it comes to her face and she realizes she has no idea who i am. >> kind of like real life. >> thank you so much. >> you can see much more about interview coming up at "gma" at 7:00. kumasi: it looks funny. >> i still am not putting together what that exchange just was. did you understand that?

kumasi: i feel like from context clues that she was referencing something that he worked in. no? >> i have no idea. i'm lost. kumasi: i felt like that was something he directed when she referenced that. i could be wrong. i could be very wrong. hi, lisa. lisa: i did not see it, sorry. we are going to look at the clouds in san rafael. the fog has expanded up in th north bay and that has allowed for temperatures to drop in the 50's. looking at sfo where we have gray skies. temperatures out of the 80's today in palo alto and mountain view. 59 in concord. visibility just 1.5 miles up in santa rosa. four miles in santa jose. a look at our haze and smoke this morning which continues to

clear for most of us around the bay and for the city. a bit along the north bay,moasto the central valley when we get back into the green for everyone. here's a look at the low clouds and fog getting swept away leaving sunny skies. watching a red flag warning that goes into effect for the west slope. the cr nevada, 11:00 today southwesterly winds fanning what is also just a horrific condition here in the mountains as it gets closer the winds back off. by tuesday afternoon, some 30 to 35 mile an hour winds. by wednesday, still looking at breezy onshore wind. ro with

a in antioch. 60's and 70's for tuesday and then into thursday, one of our coolest days. 75 in vallejo today. the accuweather forecast looking at temperatures coming down each and every day right on through the middle to the end of the week. reggie: "good "good "good coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger zee is down in new orleans. ginggeer: parts of the city hadd significant damage like this building that was shredded by the 80 to 90 mile an hour gusts we had. this was nothing compared to what we had just two hours south where all of that water in the core of our storm moved. grand isle louisiana showing you that storm surge. it can moves homes from their foundation.

we will bring you those pictures but will also bring you the track. this storm is not done and is moving right through tennessee. up to half a foot of rain.

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kumasi: this morning, we are hearing from the star of "shang chi." part of it was filmed right here in san francisco. the star is on "gma" talking about the movie. he is the first asian superhero in the marvel cinematic universe. he talked about how the film's director helped relieved some of the pressure he was feeling. >> the best onset environment is one that is loose because you have to be willing to take risks, do things that don't work in order to find that special little something. we really just try to keep it loose and he did an amazing job of that. kumasi: you can want this full

interview on "gma" at 7:00. disney is the parent company of both marvel and abc 7. reggie: this morning, justin bieber is the most streamed spotify artist for any month of all-time. he had 83 point 3 million listeners around the world during august, more than anyone in that time in spotify's history. the weeknd and ed were number two and three. kumasi: kanye features songs on mental health and criminal justice. he posted to instagram that the album was released without his approval. he recently filed court documents to legally change his name. reggie: have you heard it? kumasi: i watched part of it when they were doing the livestream of his concert and he built the replica of his house. it was actually pretty cool. it was an experience. reggie: i was just listening to the new casey musgrave on repeat.

only two songs so far. it is a short journey, but i keep taking it. kumasi:o. tavi19oo s ain. what we know about the plan for getting them to the general public. reggie: and lisa keep an eye on the chances of smoke creeping into the bay area as the caldor fire creeps closer to lake tahoe. a live look outside. we will be right back. man, look at that internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my internet streams to my ride. ok chill, cause mine's so fast no one can catch me. sweet, but my internet gives me unlimited wireless with 5g. that's because you all have xfinity. whoa!

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this is abc 7 news. reggie: tracking to disasters. south lake tahoe under threat and a massive storm in the south forcing more than one million people from their homes this morning. a stanford scientist explains the reason they are connected. kumasi: afghanistan in crisis. new rockets fired at the airport overnight. reggie: broadway is coming

the return of shows on stage in september and a special sneak peek at some performances coming for the fall. welcome to monday, august 30. you are watching abc 7 warnings. lisa: good morning. we have low clouds and fog. a gorgeous shot from our tower camera. the marine layer has developed to over 1300, 1400 feet 56 downtown, 62 in mountain view and 55 in pacifica. there is the haze. moderate air quality. is a warm day ahead in concord and livermore. in and around the upper 50's to around 60. looking at that moderate air quality today in our inland valleys turning better by tuesday. by the end of the week to the middle part of the week, we are below average. as we go through the rest of the day, the fog slowly retreats. noontime, low 80's men --

inland. for the most most most most with a better day today and that will take us through the rest of the week. reggie: thank you. an emergency is unfolding near south lake tahoe. the caldor fire has prompted new evacuations and warnings. here's a look at a map from the el dorado county sheriff. the yellow areas are under evacuation warnings. the red areas are mandatory. amy is in the newsroom with the latest. amy: it is still burning very aggressively this morning along highway 50. structures are going up in flames this morning and firefighters say this fire is showing no signs of slowing down. bart memorial in south lake tahoe decided to evacuate. the hospital moving all of its patients to a nearby surgery center. south lake tahoe is under an evacuation warning. d ee.

this is quite a shift from what we heard last week from this fire. firefighters then saying they thought they had turned a corner. firefighters found themselves on the defensive this weekend. longtime residents say this is the worst they have ever seen it. >> it hurts because we love this town and we don't want to see it burn. >> the concern today is the increased temperatures. the hottest day of this firefight that has been going on and then human to do levels very low. amy: firefighters say they are expecting today which could mean an increase in fire activity. they say they are stretched very thin, but help has been coming in from across the country and they have about 3500 people fighting this fire. they are all working back to back shifts. right now, focusing on saving lives and property rather than fighting the fire with the intense winds right now. they say that is all they can do. kumasi: thank you, amy.

the natural disasters do not. that storm, which made landfal s now downgraded to a tropical storm. jobina: this morning, ida is moving northeast from louisiana into mississippi. more than one million people are without power in new orleans and concerns are growing about severe flooding. he a live look right now at new orleans. we see a clear sky as the sun begins to come up. president biden has approved louisiana's request for disaster declaration. at least one person is dead after ida slept through the state. deputies found the body after responding to reports of a fallen tree at a home in prairieville. either damaged several hospitals which had to evacuate patients during a covid surge. >> we have lost some windows, pieces of rooms. it is over one of the elevators. it actually blew off the

buildings that we were not able to use the elevator. >> the people of louisiana are good and resilient people. i can tell you, we are going to go through this. jobina: local authorities expect it will be months before committees can fully recover. ida is expected to weaken over the next several days. let's check in with lisa for a closer look at the path. lisa: this certainly is a stubborn storm and it stayed over warm water or low-lying areas where the water temperature was in the 80's. you can see, still a lot of circulation to it as it influences mississippi and the panhandle of florida. it is right now at 45 miles an hour. gusts to 80 and look at the track of this moving to the north at eight. by later on today, looking a 35 mile an hour winds. heavy rain through northern alabama, nashville into western tennessee. and then it goes into new york and new jersey as we get into tuesday. wind still looking over 25 miles

an hour and taking the rain with it up into new york state. this is a long path all week long and we are looking at the chance of tornadoes still down and around the gulf coast states with very heavy rain. of course, you heard there is no power. certainly a bad situation that we will continue to track throughout the mississippi river valley and northeast within the next few days. reggie: thank you. we spoke with a bay area transplant who is worried about relatives back home in new orleans. michelle lived through hurricane katrina before moving to berkeley. she says she hardly slept saturday night. she says her family evacuated fearing another katrina type disaster. >> they don't know what they are going to be coming home to or if they can actually return. reggie: she says no matter what happens, the people of new orleans are resilient and will recover. kumasi: scientists say while the hurricane -- hurricane ida and

the caldor fire seem unrelated, they say these extreme events may only get worse as the planet continues to warm. " warming is happenin scale andf the world are experiencing that. kumasi: research shows global warming is changing the conditions in which hurricanes are happening. the ocean is storing more heat than ever and as fires intensify, experts say this creates more greenhouse gases causing air quality to worsen. >> there is some indication that as global warming increases, we could get more frequent occurrence of these air stagnation events. kumasi: experts say the solution is a different energy system and to reduce greenhouse gases fast. reggie: this morning, flights out of kabul airport continue after five rockets were fired at the airport.

there are no signs of casualties. this comes after a u.s. military drone strike blew up a vehicle packed with explosives in kabul. they say the attack is limited and imminent isis-k threat to the airport. back here home, a relief health- help afghan families come to the u.s.. >> we would like to offer them first and foremost compassion, but also language services, our homes, showing them around, not just the neighborhood, but how to grocery shop. reggie: meanwhile, the founders of a bay area nonprofit are working around-the-clock from istanbul to get their 76 employees out of kabul. over the week, their bus was turned away after 10 hours because of security threats. there are a lot of ways you can help afghanistan refugees. go to 87 -- abc 7news.com.

kumasi: elizabeth holmes is that the defend her case and distribute a decade-long claim. reggie: any forecast on your post-pandemic work in the future. kumasi: and holiday sale jump start. topics for finding the biggest labor day deals available even now. reggie: looking at the new york stock exchange. an update, next. kumasi: a bay area star back in the spotlight after an already banner year. the brand-new role for h.e.r. lisa: i believe we are going to start with updates we have from chp and new information developing this morning. they are investigating a deadly crash in san ramon. according to the chp, there are reports of a car hitting a person who was walking on the freeway.

an alert was issued and all lanes were blocked while authorities investigated. lanes have since reopened. as we check out the graphics, i do want to point out other issues we are following. fog in the north bay, you are going to run into low visibility as you are making her way through kaiser villette and santa rosa as well. closer to san francisco, you're going to experience the on the golden gate bridge. interestingly, the chp has not issued a fog advisory. we are seeing our slowdowns get slower. about 47 minutes for that ride into antioch and concord. it 60 minute ride. things are moving at the limit at the bay bridge. also want to let you know that the santa clara valley transportation authority is offering free light rail rides through september 12. the agency just restarted light rail service for the first time since the deadly mass shooting at its railyard.

yesterday's restart coincided with a preseason football game between the las vegas raiders and 49ers at levi's stadium. let's check in with lisa. lisa: starting out with our tower camera.you can see some he upper levels with a little bit of smoke. air quality certainly getting better for most of us. 56 in san francisco. there is fog along sonoma county. you can see that in the mixture of smoke and haze in marine layer this morning. as we get through the afternoon, the onshore flow is going to increase and allow for the smoke to be pushed to the east of us. it is in the 50's in north bay and the air quality is good from san rafael to san francisco. moderate over in oakland as well as east bay valleys and san jose. as we look at the mountains, higher relative fema the with onshore winds. gusty winds coming into play for the mountains. red flag warning for the west slopes all day and then we get

into the sea or nevada by 2:00. the winds will continue to crank up and as they do, we will be looking at some erratic intense wind gusts because this is going to continue as we get into your tuesday afternoon with winds over 30 miles an hour. as they begin down, we are still going to have them close enough to the fire the it is certainly going to be some critical conditions. 85 in san jose. southern parts could see more upper 80's. looking at 67 downtown. a cooler day in northbay with 86 -- 80 in san rafael. heading inland, still a little haze but better for you in san ramon. cooling off each and every day and even cooler than average for most of us through thursday. here's a look at some other high temperatures today around the bay sponsored by visit california.

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reggie: this morning, the cdc is set to discuss a framework for administering covid-19 booster shots. people who got the pfize moderna vaccine's would be able to get a third shot eight months after they got their second shot. there is no plan yet on how the johnson & johnson folks are going to get there vaccine booster. because of the covid surge,

today, the european union is expected to recommend restrictions on non-essential travel from europe to the u.s. this would establish quarantine and covid testing requirements for unvaccinated travelers. it is nothe man iowa student with bay area ties is set to be sentenced today. a jury convicted him of killing 20-year-old mollie tibbetts. he could face life in prison with no parole. he disappeared after going for a run in iowa in 2018. investigators found her body several weeks later. she spent part of her childhood in piedmont. reggie: the long-awaited trial for a list with homes a set to get underway in the south bay tomorrow when jury selection begins in federal court in san jose. she is accused of misleading investors about her now failed blood testing started.

and so documents say she may claim a decade-long abusive relationship with her former boyfriend. the documents allege that just seeing sunny or standing near him could trigger ptsd symptoms. he is denying the allegations. kumasi: it is never too early to think about saving money. this morning, those labor day deals are out there. the biggest deals are on outdoo, summer clothing and camping gear. laptops are also being discounted as students go back to school. >> a lot of these students returning back to their classrooms for the first time in 18 months. you are seeing the demand for laptops go up and retailers want to meet the demand at price points that customers want to purchase those laptops at. kumasi: coming up, find out which stores are having labor day sales and what iouay want to wait for. that is at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings.

u.s. toymakers are warning shoppers about price increases this year. the makers of brats stalls and fisher-price toys say there is a global shortage on freighta. th coniner that c 2,0.30 c the recent rally on wall street is about to run into history tomorrow. stocks have now just about doubled from post and i'm a close but sam temper has long but the worst month for market performance. the s&p has fallen on average just over one half of 1% since 1945. you can see we are starting down by about 40 points. reggie: tiktok has banned a viral challenge that had people getting hurt. in case you don you don you don is and if you don't, lucky you.

these are people who are stacking milk crates into a pyramid and trying to climb them like stairs. as any reasonable person would imagine, if you do that, there is a high chance you are going to fall and there's a chance that some of those people are going to get hurt, which is exactly what happened. at least one orthopedic surgeon warned against this noting it comes at a time when emergency rooms are already overwhelmed with covid-19 patients. if you like the idea of getting her work outed without going to the gym, you are in luck. the wall street journal there are still live in-person classes but also over zoom. one gym owner in new jersey note it is cost-effective because asian business license only cost about 20 books a month.

do to exhume classes? lisa: no. i like to be outside. a good day for that today for most of us. as you look at this live shot you see the clouds from our roof camera. it looks like a typical marine layer. we do have some smoke as well with the haze over into the east bay and northbay. 53 in santa rosa with fog. cooler, good air quality around the coast. more haze and warmth inland looking out low average temperatures wednesday, thursday and for some of you, even friday. as we get through 5:00, you will notice we still have the blue shade over the bay area. that indicates high elevation smoke, but as we get into your

tuesday, it all gets pushed into the sacramento valley, the sierra nevada. this is where we have a red flag warning for the west slopes into the lake tahoe area into reno. air quality is beyond healthy. tomorrow, looking at 70's and 80's. a nice day and then we will get on the cool side for september into wednesday and thursday. today, looking at the range from the mid 60's at the coast with breezy wins to the upper 60's downtown. low 70's in oakland. peninsula and the upper 70's with 80 in san rafael. mitte upper 80's in the south bay. a pretty nice day out there. you will notice a little bit of haze certainly going in the right direction today. looking at the warmest day of the week this afternoon. reggie: thank you. in mother's brave actions saved her five-year-old son's life after a mountain lion attacked him. he was playing outsi.

his mother heard his screams, ran outside and punched a mountain lion to make it let go of her son. the boy is expected to recover. wildlife officials found the mountain lion and killed it. kumasi: the seann ego zoo just welcomed a very rare white rhino. the baby girl was born last sunday weighing 125 pounds. she will grow to be up to 5000 pounds when she is older. since 1972, the san diego zoo has been breeding the species in captivity. 104 baby white rhinos have been born there. a population of just 18,000 left in the world, a baby rhino does not have a name yet. this is just so cute. ok. it was a great day for 49ers fans, especially for this couple.

that is the best part. clearly, she said yes. our abc 7 news photographer captured this moment when joe martez proposed to his now fiancé. the niners beat the raiders in their preseason finale. the first regular-season game is next sunday in detroit. reggie: a large and excited crowd celebrated lgb to --prin . the pandemic force organizers to cancel the event last year. the people who turned out for the celebration were excited to be back. for many, taking part in this years event was more important than ever. >> after a year of lockdowns, really showing each other that the love is still there, the support is still there and we can still celebrate. it is not over. reggie: thearade ended with a

celebration at the plaza. uniforms and has officers were not invited to the events. kumasi: get ready to see more of h.e.r. she is going to make her big-screen debut in a movie based on the broader musical "the color purple." she is set to play an aspiring singer in the film adaptation produced. by oprah winfrey and steven spielberg the new version of "the color purple" is set to come back -- herise.t in december 2023.we hag itoperaa'withr on ourggie:actoea ight some o this is broadway.

>> this is for you. >> where time stops every time a show starts. ♪ reggie: the new marketing video with opera is called "this is broadway." she invites theatergoers back into seats. broadway is opening back with six highly anticipated musicals over the next six weeks including "the lion king," "wicked," "hamilton,"reggie:it'. have you heard about? kumasi: no. reggie: it's so good.

it is one of the best shows i've ever seen. it is one of the first coming back to broadway. kumasi: i still have not seen "line gang." reggie: you need to. have you seen "wicked?" kumasi: what have i been doing for my life? [laughter] ok. thanks. up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: i live look o

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and once they taste that warm nacho cheese sauce... they won't stop till there's nothing left. taco bell's fry force. now serving at a taco bell near you. kumasi: ida has weakened to a tropical storm. more than one million people in louisiana and mississippi are without power right now. at least one person has died after ida made landfall yesterday near new orleans. reggie: hospital patients are being evacuated as the growing caldor fire inches closer to ele calfireay aggressive than anticipated. lisa: a blanket of low clouds

and fog bringing us a stronger onshore flow today. upper 60's to low 70's. still a bit of haze inland and warm. jobina: the deadline to troops from afghanistan is less than 24 hours away. it comes as at least five rockets were found at the kabul airport. reggie: sent by mail have to be post part -- postmarked by toy' date. jobina: chp is reporting a new crash right at the metering lights at the bay bridge. kumasi: french fries for the first time in 11 years. the fast food chain says the new

fries will retain more heat and keep christina's longer. wendy's says the secret is in the batter. these fries are going to be available in mid-september. reggie: i'm already late to the last upgrade because i guess they have been having the potato skin on the fries for a while. kumasi: i like that about them. jobina: i'm trying to think where there is a wendy's around here. anyone? kumasi: i can't. lisa: makes me hungry. kumasi: good thing you travel. what is in the batter that keeps them crispy? reggie: mind your business. [laughter] kumasi: forget about it. reggie: conversation with in-n-out? kumasi: borders hop over to chick-fil-a. jobina: are those the best fries? lisa: pretty good. kumasi: you did not have to leave now.

anyway. have a good monday. good morning, america. state of emergency. ida targets the gulf. ida's wrath. the monster storm makes landfall as a category 4 hurricane. wids up to 150 miles an hour. leaving a devastating trail of destruction, colliding with surging covid cases, relentless winds tear the roof off this hospital. >> oh my god. >> forcing dozens of patients to be evacuated. dangerous storm surge traps people in their homes. overniatasopc transmission damage leaving all of new orleans in the dark. more than a million customers without power across the gulf coast. this morning, the flash flood emergency as ida barrels north. right now our extreme team on the ground tracking it all. breaking overnight. crisis in afghanistan. multiple rockets fired toward u.s. troops at kabul apo