normally found in brazil. decades ago they were brought to the u.s. to help captioning sponsored by cbs >> diaz: tonight, ida intensifies and takes aim, the hurricane set to blast louisiana's gulf coast within hours, millions facing a possible monster category four storm. >> reporter: i'm omar villafranca in new orleans where residents are boarding up and heading out of town ahead of hurricane ida. >> diaz: also, america retaliates. new details about the drone strikes killing isis target in addition afghanistan. and the latest on the american lives lost in this week's attack. in kabul, evacuations enter the final days with new urgency. >> reporter: i'm charlie d'agata in doha, qatar. tensions are rising in afghanistan as the mass evacuation winds down. >> diaz: covid deaths surge as

infections ravage the unvaccinated. protesters mark the historic march on washington with demands to protect voting rights. >> voting rights is determining what we are all about. >> diaz: and later, baby boom. how these labor and delivery nurses are keeping busy becoming their own patients. >> that's definitely a light in the darkness in a world that is really hard right now. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." from chicago, here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. hurricane ida is just hours from roaring ashore, and in a cruel twist, tomorrow marks exactly 16 years since hurricane katrina devastated the region. this video from the international space station gives a sense of ida's size and power. right now, it's a category two storm, but it's expected to grow into a life-threatening category four hurricane. millions are in its path, and today people fled the coast,

packing highways ahead of ida's punch. cbs news meteorologist and climate specialist jeff berardelli is tracking what could be a catastrophic storm. jeff. >> reporter: good evening, adriana. so, we just got the latest information from the national hurricane center. winds are up to 105 miles per hour. it's entering its rapid intensification phase. and also now the track has shifted earlier. that means less time to prepare. that is the track. a cat four is expected to make landfall early tomorrow afternoon right on the south coast of louisiana. but new orleans is still in the cone so we still have to watch that very closely. as of right now, it look likes will the worst impact is going to be the south coast of louisiana. hurricane-force winds possible by morning. watch what happens in the afternoon. gusts well over 100 miles per hour, in fact over 130 miles per hour possible. then the storm causes damage as it moves inland. perhaps the biggest impact, storm surge. could be 10-15 feet of storm surge on the south coast of louisiana, and rainfall as much

as 15-20 inches possible. if you're told to evacuate, please co. there are only hours left to prepare. >> diaz: all right, jeff berardelli, thank you. time is not on the side of the people of new orleans who are scrambling to get ready. cbs' omar villafranca is there. omar. >> reporter: adriana, the before is urging people to leave if they can, but if they're going to stay, if they're going to hunker down, he wants them in place by midnight tonight. and people seem to be listening. they're getting ready for the storm and the aftermath. on the streets of new orleans, the sound before the fury, business owners boarding up their windows, the plywood mark would the names of the hurricanes they've survived. bumper-to-bumper traffic clogged the roads and highways out of new orleans as people try to move out of the dangerous and powerful storm's path. mayor latoya cantrell warned today the time to leave is now.

>> prepare for damaging wind, power outages, heavy rain, tornadoes. what i am told is that this storm in no way will be weakening. >> reporter: people riding out the storm stocked up on the orelves.if they were still on there were runs on food, water, and other necessities just hours before ida makes landfall. gas lines were also long, as many filled up their cars and topped off canisters for their generators. sandbags lined the streets. >> your window of time is closing. >> reporter: louisiana governor john bel edwards: >> we can sum it up by saying this will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit anywhere in louisiana since at least the 1850s. >> reporter: in st. bernard's parish, residents on the coast weren't taking any chances. many have already moved to higher ground and pulled their boats out of the gulf on what would normally be a busy day on the water. >> nobody was out there shrimping today. it's shrimp season, that ought

to tell you. when i got in this morning, late last night, about 75%, 80% of the boats already left. >> reporter: mayor cantrell says they're getting ready for a response after the storm. they're working with the national guard to set up a shelter at the convention center. the governor also said that there's buses and coaches that are being spread across the state to come into new orleans to move people if need be. adriana. >> diaz: all right, omar villafranca, stay safe down there. thank you. now to the dangerous situation in afghanistan. today, president biden warned nt that a new terror attack at kabul's airport was highly likely in the next 24-36 hours. this as we're getting more details about last night's deadly u.s. airstrike. cbs' skyler henry has more now from the white house. skyler. >> reporter: adriana, good evening to you. the president also said in that statement the airstrike that killed two isis-k terrorists and injured another won't be the

last. defense officials adding this morning the u.s. will continue to defend itself with just three days to go before all of this is complete. the president appeared before cameras today providing a briefing on the danger posed by hurricane ida, but he didn't speak about afghanistan. it was up to the pentagon to reveal details about the deadly drone strike in afghanistan's nangarhar province. officials say isis-k planners and facilitators were targeted and killed. >> the fact that two of these individuals are no longer walking on the face of the earth, that's a good thing. >> reporter: officials say the move allows the u.s. to keep pushing ahead with the huge operation of getting americans and afghan allies safely out of the country by the end of the month, but said the threat remains. >> make no mistake, nobody's writing this off and saying, "well, we got them. so we don't have to worry about isis-k anymore." not the case. >> reporter: president biden releasing a statement this afternoon saying "we will continue to hunt down any person

involved in that heinous attack and make them pay." also today, the department of defense released the names of the 13 service members killed in thursday's massive bomb blast. they include 23-year-old marine sergeant nicole gee from sacramento, california. she posted this photo on her instagram just six days ago as evacuees were planning to leave afghann. >> we're not supposed to be at war. we're not supposed to bury our children. >> reporter: the family of 20- year-old lance corporal dylan merola in tears, one solg one another after their marine is gone. >> he served his country to the greatest of his extent and made the ultimate sacrifice for us. >> reporter: the president called those fallen service members heroes and went on to say that their bravery and selflessness has enabled more than 117,000 people at risk reach safety thus far. adriana. >> diaz: so many lives lost.

skyler henry, thank you. the state department said today that about 350 americans are still awaiting evacuation from afghanistan with the deadline cbs'rlie dgata rtsow from doha, landing spot for many evacuees. >> reporter: the mass evacuation at kabul's airport has now entered the final phase, and also the most dangerous, made even more volatile by concerns of isis retaliation for that drone strike that killed two of its own. most european coalition aircraft and forces have already left with britain's final flight today. the british ambassador vowed not to abandon afghans to the mercy of the taliban. >> we haven't forgotten the people who still need to leave. we'll continue to do everything we can to help them. nor have we forgotten the brave, decent people of afghanistan. they deserve to live in peace and security.

>> reporter: new eyewitnesses have emerged of the bombing, accusing u.s. and turkish forces of opening fire on the crowd in the immediate aftermath of the explosion. >> she wasn't killed by taliban. he wasn't killed by isis. the bullet went inside of his head, right here, near to his ear. >> reporter: something today the pentagon would not confirm. more than 170 civilians and 13 u.s. service members were killed. but amid the death, a birth, a baby girl born to an afghan woman on an evacuation flight to the u.k., a celebration of new life and the chance of a new life away from the world she left behind. today, the taliban criticized the u.s. for not informing them before the drone strike on isis suspects, saying it was a clear attack on afghan territory, and they should have known about it. adriana. >> diaz: charlie d'agata, thank

you. tomorrow on "face the nation," more on afghanistan. guests include white house national security adviser jake sullivan, senator lindsey graham and former deputy director of national intelligence, sue gordon. now to the pandemic. a new study finds troubling news concerning the delta variant and the unvaccinated, this as new infections now average more than 150,000 a day. that's up 21% in the last 14 days. cbs' lilia luciano has more on this dangerous trend and the latest data on delta. >> reporter: covid patients are overwhelming hospitals from coast to coast, driving the summer surge-- the delta variant-- which a new study finds more than doubles the risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated. e.r.s like this one in atlanta are turning ambulances away. >> it's difficult at this point to find a single hospital that's not on some type of diversion. >> reporter: in seven states,

more than 90% of i.c.u. beds are full. alabama has zero beds left in its i.c.u.s, prompting a rush in vaccinations. >> i had covid once, and i don't have no intentions of catching it again. >> reporter: nationwide, deaths from covid are up 355% since early july. louisiana hit a record high this week. in south carolina, this funeral home has never seen more covid deaths. >> it puts a stress not only on us but the families we serve. >> reporter: but there are stories of survival. >> hi, i'm dr. rauf! i admitted you to the hospital! so good to see you! >> reporter: one of colorado's first covid patients returned to serenade the doctors who saved him. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the biggest thank you that anyone can give their healthcare provider is to go get their covid vaccine. >> reporter: jacob, who spent 20 days in the hospital last spring, got his vaccine, as did almost 60% of people here in l.a. county, though that's still short of the 70% that's needed

for herd immunity. adriana. >> diaz: lilia luciano, thank you. today, thousands of people gahered in washington, d.c., and dozens of other cities demanding legal protections for voting rights. it comes 58 years after the historic march on washington, a pivotal moment in american history. and as nikole killion explains, some say they're still fighting the same old battles. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: standing shoulder to shoulder, the nation's top civil rights leaders led thousands of supporters in a call to action for federal voting rights legislation. >> we are not going to let you filibuster away our voter protection. >> reporter: the group was joined by the brothering of the late congressman john lewis. they touted a bill named after him that was passed in the house this week scpurnlged the senate to act. >> it protects the rights. >> reporter: devon dickerson traveled all the way from georgia, one of more than a dozen states that has passed

voter restrictions this year. >> we feel the need, that we need to be in the place, hopefully that's going to protect our basic rights. to lessen suppression. >> reporter: this event comes on the 58th anniversary of the beach on washington and dr. martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech. those here, including his son, hope just like march galvanizes the political will to enact change. what does it mean for you as a family to be here in this particular moment? >> well, number one, in a real sense, someone may be asking the question, "does history repeat itself?" once again, we are here demanding that voting rights be expanded for all people. >> all of the thousands and thousands of people that are coming out today believe is that this democracy is for us all. >> reporter: including the next generation. >> so we can stop talking about

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>> diaz: we end tonight in bloomington, illinois, where despite the pandemic, there's quite a bit of joy at one hospital, bundles of it. amid the hardship at hospitals over the past year and a half, their labor and delivery unit have produced much-needed good news, especially at o.s.f. st. joseph medical center in central illinois, where that joy arrived in a set of eight. nearly a quarter of the nurses in this unit were pregnant together, and they all work in labor and delivery, including jordan murrah, sarah hansen, and tina trickel, who is 13 weeks along. >> some say "some something in the water" as a joke you know. >> diaz: is there something in the water? >> maybe. >> it is ironic that it all happened at the same time. we're all just so similar with where we're at in life. >> reporter: they attribute their synchronized timing to coincidence. knowing what you know about labor, do you feel more

comfortable about it, less comfortable about it? i'm asking for a friend. ( laughter ) >> i feel comfortable with it, but i also have friends that are going to be my care team, so i think that makes a huge difference. >> diaz: the friends have leaned on each other, shared baby showers, decorated each other's hospital rooms, and even helped deliver each other's babies. >> hi! >> he's so little. >> diaz: like ely, ellione, and isabella. what was it like for you guys being pregnant with your colleagues, all eight of you? >> it was the best. it made is so much more fun. >> diaz: what do you love about being a labor and delivery nurse? >> i love the dads' reactions. >> even the toughest dads, when the baby is born, it's a whole different ballgame and it's beautiful. >> diaz: what are you most looking forward to about the baby? >> i'm going to cry. so my husband and i went through three years of infertility, and so, this is actually an i.v.f. pregnancy, so just, like, the thought of seeing her face--

>> diaz: you waited a long time. >> yeah, we waited a really long time. >> diaz: the end of a journey the nurses can all celebrate together after a difficult year for healthcare workers. >> going through pregnancy with my friends feels like a total gift. that's definitely a light in the darkness in a world that's really hard right now. >> diaz: that is the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. i will be on maternity leave for the next few months, and i'll miss our saturdays together. but my colleagues will be filling in until i'm back. and we will continue to follow hurricane ida first thing summer on "cbs sunday morning with jane pauley," on cbs "face the nation," and at any time on cbsnews.com. i'm adriana diaz in chicago. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

live from cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. we're tracking the air quality, the big question, will it improve? plus, a horrific craft takes a life of an east bay. local singer for afghans in crisis. what they are demanding right now. public transit announcement is outrageous hours before the niners face off against the raiders. was to give live look out of san francisco, dublin, and berryessa peak in the north bay.

the north bay and east bay, sing the worst air quality this weekend. darren peck joins us now with hopefully is getting better. >> second half of the day tomorrow so that is the hopefulness. it is not all going away but we are going to get moving onshore flow that will help, and really for monday, but we are not there yet. every red dot on here is where an air quality sensor is registering unhealthy. just unhealthy period, mean for anybody to be outside reading the erin. it is just unhealthy for sensitive groups. red dots show up for the entire valleys of the inner east bay.