so for residents and visitors to fire island, our message to them, my message today was, evacuate that island today so you can be safe and we can allow the first responders to do their jobs. the last thing we want to do is put first responders at risk as they're trying to save others who made a choice to stay rather than evacuate. >> do you also pre-emptively kind of evacuate, provoke the evacuation of some people who don't have the means to get out on their own? is there an infrastructure in place to help people who might be among the most vulnerable ahead of the storm? >> yes. we have opened a number of shelters, actually working with the american red cross and local school districts. we'll have five different shelters opened up tonight so people can go in advance of the storm. we have a pet shelter open as well. so trying to address, you know, the issues that may be happening in the hamptons, on fire island and for those who may need a shelter and given that we may see flooding here, we have the vehicles in place like humvees, 500 ton high axle vehicles that can go in and help evacu

hard and recover quickly after a storm. 0ur correspondent, bahman kalbasi, is in new york state on fire islandthis storm surge not entirely here but with our feeling its impact and the weather is obvious is starting to change and this is a barrier island so when it makes landfall and hits here first, not exactly when i'm standing, the prediction is about my miles to the east of long island and fire island which is why the governor made clear, and appeal to residents of fire island to leave because he also thought this could be similar to what happened in 2012 with hurricane sandy, although it made landfall in newjersey, the neighbouring state, but fire island was heavily impacted with fire damages. we know that storm brought $70 billion of cost to the state of new york and newjersey so clearly they are worried that could happen again and even though some people are standing on the beach, many of them have been packing to leave because the only way to get back to the mainland is a ferry and that ferry service drops in a few hours. bbc weather�*s chris fawkes explains what we can expect from the

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they aren't fighting this fire for two reasons. one, bradford island isn't part of a fire protection district. they do not pay for fire protection. two, it is an island and the fire department tells us typically they just let these kind of fires burn. most of the island is undeveloped. the chief tells me there's cattle out here and also pot farms so that could explain why people are staying behind. there's a ferry here, we saw somebody go on there with a trailer presumably to go get some of their animals and bring them back to safety. a couple of structures have been damaged and again, you've got about 10 to 20 people who according to the battalion chief will try to stay out and fight this fire or survive it until it burns itself out because they don't have any fire protection equipment on there. the fire department did send i'm talking about east contra costa county fire protection district, they sent an engine on the fer troy help people out, chp had a helicopter out here and two rescue boats. there's no harbor over there. there's just very limited a

these images from fire island, new york, people trying to protect their property, boarding up. many store shelves now empty. the fast-moving storm giving residents little time to prepare. president biden holding a call just hours ago with governors. the northeast not used to storm of this magnitude. rob marciano is standing by with the timing and track in just a moment, but we start with abc's trevor ault leading us off from montauk, new york. >> reporter: tonight, 55 million people bracing for impact as hurricane henri takes aim. states of emergency declared in parts of the northeast, including connecticut and new york. residents stocking up on sandbags, gas, and essential supplies. >> i hope people take this very seriously. >> reporter: voluntary evacuation orders issued on fire island. visitors there fleeing on ferries. >> think back to superstorm sandy and what areas got flooded and what homes were damaged, and i would use that in these areas as a predictor of what could happen. >> reporter: 500 new york national guard members deploying, and fema preparations under way. >>

fire. the people who remain on the island are trying to fights the fire. the winds, it's very windy out there. the battalion chief i spoke with, his understanding on this island if you look from above, it's not very developed. there's a lot of cattle and pot farms. his understanding is out there and that's why the people are staying. there is a ferry. a ferry arrived back from the island. i saw one truck get off the ferry, but it's not like a mass exodus of people. not many live out there, but that fire which has lasted for 220 acres continues to burn. reporting live here on bethel island, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. bob is going to stay there and get more information for us as we continue to monitor the breaking news. >> let's bring in kari hall, monitoring some of the wind conditions there as well. >> the winds are picking up this morning. we've seen those winds out of the west/southwest at about 17 miles per hour. pretty gusty coming through the delta but temperatures are low. right now at 60 degrees and the humidity is high at 71%. it

that's exactly what's pushing this fire all the way to the other side of the island. >> fire dispatches. the island is eight miles northeast of antioch. no word on what may have sparked flames. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out this structure fire, video catching flames coming out of the roof and windows. we have learned the property was vacant and cause remains under investigation. >>> a big moment this morning at a school in east oakland. >> students are returning for in person instruction. we are talking for the first time in more than a year. justin andrews is live at bay tech charter in oakland unified school district. justin. >> reporter: good morning. they've been away about 16 months. staff members are getting ready to welcome back more than 300 students at the school this morning. keep in mind it's going to be an adjustment for the kiddos being back inside the classroom. every student and staff member must wear a mask indoors. that follows public health requirements. all 80 plus schools within oakland school district are set up for in person learning. all 300 studen

had a lot of discussion with fire island officials.orm really took us by surprise in many ways. every storm is different. normally when you have a storm like this coming up the coast, a lot of preparation, but it took a turn to the west a couple of days ago and really came on our radar. by the time that happened, it seemed to make sense to do that voluntary evacuation from fire island. we've been telling people that they could be facing dangerous, difficult circumstances over there. power outages. downed trees. downed powerlines. so for the most part, people did heed that order and people have responded well. there is a cautious sense of optimism that the storm did track east, that it is a tropical storm now. but this is not a time to take it for granted. we are going to be seeing impacts from this probably through the night into tomorrow morning. >> yeah, and steve, would that include the lirr? the long island railroad which i know canceled some trains. do you know if they are back and running, when they expect to be? >> we're waiting

that fire is still below wing. it is on an island occupied by roughly 25 people with no fire department. even if they did have a fire department, they could not get the trucks to the island because the fairy is too small. we have seen the heaviest smoke and the biggest flames within the hour. >> it has not been this busy in years. for all of the two homes have already burned with other structures threatened on the sparsely populated island where a fire broke out at midnight last night. 25 people live for full-time and they are fighting this place on their own. >> we have not seen any fire departments show up at all. i discuss it because our taxes are high. >> reporter: the island is part of the state reclamation district that gets no support from the fire district or any other. >> it is a bit nerve-racking that the island has islands of overgrowth and if anything does start, it will burn. in a typical situation you would think the fire could be put out pretty quickly. unfortunately, for bradford island, that is not the case. >> repor

he issued a voluntary evacuation order on fire island. that's a narrow strip just off of long island southern close. also with us, about half this half an hour of the coast, is mr. murphy. emergency management administrator for the town of southampton. gentlemen, thanks for joining us. steve, we're going to start with you. you've issued a state of emergency. how are you all preparing and do you think people are heeding your warnings? peoeach of these storms are different. i was here for super storms tandy and usually you have a lot of advance warned warning for a storm like this coming up the coast. but a few days ago, we were thinking that we could be facing the first direct hurricane and long island in decades. but we issued the emergency order yesterday, and we work to evacuate people off of fire island until late last night. we were able to get thousands of people off the island to shelters or other locations. so, the priority has been safety. making sure that people are secure. and now we are just preparing for what is ahead today. >>

i'm elissa harrington ktvu fox two news, a fire is still burning tonight on the small island in the east bay. that and has already destroyed several homes at 10 45 tonight why authorities are having trouble accessing this fire, and we're watching the fog roll in through the golden gate bridge. right now i'll have the forecast that includes the rest of the weekend. the weekend when the five day comes up next, plus the bipartisan infrastructure deal could head four vote. this week, but it's far from a sure thing more on the hurdles that the bill it's a new day. and it's coming at you fast. it could be the day your workforce doubles... or the day your visitors quadruple. with comcast business you'll be ready... with the flexibility to control multiple wifi networks from anywhere. all on the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. get started with powerful internet and voice solution for just $64.99 a month from comcast business. call or go online today to learn more. attention, california. new fede

we are under a voluntary evacuation here near fire island but no official evacuations at this point. ns. if you're in the rhode island area, connecticut, you may still have some time to get some sandbags set up. really we're watching henri start to move onshore later this morning through the afternoon. we'll be here at smith point beach to talk about that. but the main story this morning is the rough surf you see behind me. it is starting to build. we could see some of that flooding later on today. we'll have more for you throughout the day on this coverage. for now we send it back to you in the studio. pete: fox weather steve bender. thank you so much for the report. we appreciate it. stay dry. >>> another fox news alert as well. chaos in kabul. nato says, this is new information, at least 20 people have died around the airport in the last week. british officials say seven people were killed in the crowds. it comes as americans are being told now with a new update to stay away from the airport due to a threat from isis. one refugee that did escape, delivering a baby as she' rifed in

i'm on the northern end of the island and as i look north for a good mile to a half mile of my view left to right i see fireadford island. you can see flames and smoke. our understanding after talking to the fire department and somebody who lives there, there's about 15 to 25 people

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course, this part of where i am standing in the south of long island is a barrier island called fire islandhurricane sandy, where the governor was just referring to it in 2012, so a lot of residents here were quite worried about storm surge and many of them evacuated. but that storm surge has not arrived, at least to the point of endangering the houses. nevertheless, we have been seeing an incredible amount of rain, notjust here. but in new york city. central parkjust recorded its wettest hours in recorded history, nearly 4.5 inches in close to two hours. so flooding is very much still a worry and of course the centre of the storm is moving towards rhode island. let's go back to afghanistan now — and we will bring you that address from the white house as soon as president biden begins to speak. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, flew into kabul airport today — and sent her first impressions of the situation there. it hits you as soon as you put your foot on the tarmac of this airfield. the intensity, the urgency of this moment. every direction we look at kabul international

the fire district says it has used a ferry to evacuate some people from the island. r residents have chosen to stay behind to fight the fire the cause it's still not known around the bay area this afternoon. pleasant weather when it comes to the temperatures and little change expected. as we move into the rest of the week, we will be slightly warmer for tomorrow. how about a look outside our doors and we'll take a look at the current conditions first to live. look from ktvu across the estuary there. i believe that's backdrop, we do have partly cloudy skies overhead this afternoon, many areas a little bit warmer than yesterday. here are the current temperatures. 66 degrees right now. in san francisco. we have low seventies reported in oakland for the inner east bay upper eighties and conquered one of the warm response 90 in livermore and over the north bay 78 for you in nevado, the inner east bay a few more numbers here where we do again have our warmer temperatures for today. 87 in danville, 84. pittsburgh and a 93 reported over brentwood, the 24 hour temperature chan

bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morning and has been burning ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extend it was this fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done earlier on the eastern contra costa fire protection district sent one engine to the island by ferry with assistance from other county and state agencies, but they were not effective against the wind driven fire. leaving it up to those who stayed behind to protect their properties. n

. >>> a large fire on bradford island in contra costa. >> evacuations have been ordered. here is a live look. >> flames are still burning scorching about 212 acres so far. two structures have been lost and some people are reporting the fire is visible in parts of the east bay. >> contra costa fire dispatch tells us the few people on the island are opting for staying instead of evacuating, no word on what may have sparked the flames. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out this structure fire. this overnight video captured flames coming out of the roof and windows of the white building there. we have learned that the property was vacant and cause remains under investigation. >>> kids in one east bay school district are starting to return to classrooms today. >> it's already happening. students will be walking halls of bay tech charter school in a few hours. justin andrews is live at the school right now. good morning. things will be very different this year. >> reporter: yes, good morning. every student and every staff member inside the building will be required to wear

this really does show how intense the fire was and how bad conditions were on every island as people had to evacuate and flee, and, and just get away from the fire as quickly as possible. and the fire was unrelenting . and the destruction here really gives you a sense of how serious those conditions were for people that were fleeing. and as you can see, the fire continued out of control as much as fire rescue efforts were able to douse flames in certain areas. the fact is, if, if you just read the landscape that's in front of us now, the fire did not stop. it could not be stopped. it did not stop until it ran out of land to burn until it got to the coastline zane before me. thanks very much. i us the u. s. wildfire season is on pace to become the worst ever and it's only just begun. john henry talked to 1st responses at the dixie. fine, northern california, the worst in the country about the commitment the keeps them going after a record breaking 2020 wildfire season american firefighters are battling more and bigger places this year. and it's taking a toll. a lot of times we're on th

reporter: officials called for a voluntary evacuation of fire island yesterday opening shelters for peoplend pets taking in 20 families who had nowhere else to go there are 42 million people under storm watch the president announced today that new york and connecticut and rhode island could tap into federal aid so while we know flooding and power outages and cleanup needs to follow. jon: from montauk new york, alex, thank you. not just a tropical storm causing problems we will check in with tennessee with record-breaking floodwaters have killed at least 22 people so far we will listen to their news conference. >> a lot of folks did not have flood insurance those who run a floodplain were affected but it's never nearly enough but this is a special circumstance. >> this is on the ground right now and still unfolding so we will be looking at the individual circumstances with this particular fled to see what help will be available and we will look for avenues for that we will explore that clearly in the next few days. >> . >> the difference for this particular fled i think we received 15 inche

you can smell the fresh smoke coming from the fires that are still burning on this island. and this morning when we came out, you couldn't even see that far into the horizon. the visibility has been made incredibly poor due to the smoke from the fires and even the boats that are coming in and out of here as the as they sail away, they disappear almost immediately because the smoke is just so thick all around us from these ongoing fires that mean thank you so much for that update zane and bess robbie on the island of us while fi season is on pace to become the worst ever. and it's only just begun john hindrance talked to 1st responders at the dixie fire in northern california. the worst in the country about the commitment that keeps them going. after a record breaking 2020 wildfire season american firefighters are battling more and bigger places this year, and it's taking a toll. a lot of times we're on the lines, we're very stressed there, but we don't realize when we're back home, we haven't had a chance to really process about 26000 firefighters are battling more than a 10

bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morningg ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extend which is fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done early on the eastern contra costa fire protection district sent one engine to the island by ferry with assistance from other county and state agencies, but they were not effective against the wind driven fire. leaving it up to those who stayed behind to protect their properties. no nothing at all. it's ju

island. it is accessible only by ferry service but emergency crews were able to use the ferry service to evacuate some residents to get fireipment to the island. crews say this fire is being driven by wind and they're expecting it could take a few days to put it out. no word yet on a cause. some evacuation orders, meanwhile, have been lifted for parts of butte and plumas counties. >> as fire crews start to slowly gain the upper hand on that massive dixie fire burning in northern california. so far this blaze has burned through nearly 249,000 acres and is now set to be 35% contained. the fire has now destroyed some 67 structures. more than 3100 structures remain threatened. that's a significant drop from the more than 10,000 reported yesterday the fire now the 11th largest in california history. right now on kron 4 dot com. you can find tips for the fire season. just scan your qr code with your mobile device and you'll be taken there. >> and judge chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now. and we will be beautiful day. but boy, the fire situation still a big concern yes, so long way to go. the winds kind of picking

announcing a from suffolks county a voluntary evacuation order, we are urging residents and visitors to fire island. alex: the storm doesn't seem to be putting off weekend plans like major music festivals. today the we love nyc homecoming concert begins at 5:00 in central park and to attend everyone must show proof of vaccination. here in long island a very separate concert with different rules. the tunnel to towers foundation never forget concert kicks off at 7:00, masks and negative covid tests, however, are not required. this event here today will be to celebrate and remember the heros and those who died in the 9/11 attacks now 20 years ago and this organization helps pay for mortgage-free homes for families of those who have fallen. this concert that we have been hearing the sound checks for and the lights and all of that taking place later this evening will be broadcast on september 11th. alicia. anita: alex hogan, thank you so much. griff. griff: well, parents across the country are checking off needed items for back to school including pens, rulers and in many cases face masks. the mother of

. >> a wild fire continues to burn on the bradford island, many on the island defied the evacuation order to protect the property. no fire service on the island, you can only get there by boat or ferry and some property owners did it in a hurry. >> i have ten acres of land, a boat house and a cabin. >> the island is a couple hundred acres. it lies below sea level. it is protected by leveeses and drainage canals and turning off pumps could flood the island and that could douse the fire. >>> firefighters made quick work on a fire in east bay. you can see crews got to work knocking down the fire. three of the stores have smoke and water damage, they are investigating what caused the fire. >> we are also tracking fires to the north. have a look at the smoke forecast, we can get haze moving, i will have it in eight minutes. >> and they started school and they have a dozen covid cases among the students. contra costa county school district, looking to ease fears as other districts around the bay area get ready to welcome students. >> we have a hotel guest double billed and the front desk puttin

there were some evacuations in the low-lying areas, places like fire island, some of the communities along the hamptons, and people heeded those warnings. that was all good. but now, hours later, it's amazing how the weather has changed. the forecasters said this was a fast-moving storm, and that's what happened here. now completely different conditions. still cloud cover, still feeling a bit of a mist of rain, but the winds have died down significantly. they were raging, i guess as much as 40, 50 miles an hour in this area. hours ago it was different to stand here and do anything. we didn't. we went in for cover. so a sigh of relief. we have nod heard reports of widespread power outages. there's still tropical storm warnings in place, and the concern is that the ground is so saturated, and the storm seems like a rain event in many areas. there's more concern about flooding, more trees coming down, because the ground is so wet. that's why officials are saying, let's just wait a while and see how this all plays out into the evening. the storm has moved north, but it's slowed down and

the fire district says it used a ferry to help evacuate people from the island because of the fire isyet known. a grieving family in the east bay is calling for justice after a crash killed their mother, ktvu. greg liggins, tells us why police are refusing to make an arrest despite finding the driver involved. this is a memorial to 54 year old latisha ahmad, a chef and cater who lived in valeo with roots in oakland and berkeley. it sits in berkeley between shaddock and newbury on ashby avenue, which she was crossing on foot monday night after visiting a relative with her son, daughter and another woman. i don't know where car just comes out, and just here's mama and i see her. icu fly in the air. i see her hit the ground and i'm just i'm in shock. del bania says she darted into the street to tend to her mom, sharif says the driver appeared to be preparing to leave, so he tried to stop her. so i go reach further willing to steer and the keys and she she hit the gas. and when she hit the gas, i grab i tried to grab a whole of pretty much the car her, the siblings say while leaving the d

they say this is an ongoing debate among top health officials. >>> a fire on bradford island. are forcing evacuations. flames have burned at least 212 acres and damaged two structures. it is unclear how it started or if anyone was her. >>> in this time of hi fire concerns, we will have a cooldown midweek which will reduce the concerns. >>> and the chp is reporting a debris across all lanes now. you will have a patch of slowdowns. >>> a group of bicyclists has set off from the bay area on a york for the 20th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. >>> uk's lifting some covid travel restrictions today. fully vaccinated americans will not have to quarantine upon arrival. >> we are very excited. we will see american tourists coming back to london. it has been a long time. we missed you guys. >> visitors will need to show proof of vaccination and a negative covid test is required before departure and shortly after arrival in england. despite the change in restrictions, the u.s. is recommending that americans do not travel there because of concerns over the delta variant. >>> there

fires are also telling the story of climate change. the flames scorching hundreds of thousands of acres in greece. >> my island is on fire! toururist island of evia, helicopters refilling their tanks, attacking the flames from above. the out of control infernos, cutting the island in half over the weekend. flames towering over the water, as residents flee on ferries. their only escape. you can hear the crackle of these fires, the flames so hot, we feel them as they rip through this underbrush. look, it just climbs up the tree, going all the way back up to the h and with that blistering u.n. climate report just released, scientists warning these extreme events in greece and turkey will only get worse. and david, you can see the heavy smoke that hangs over the dock right now behind me. that's a navy ship, and you can see fishing and just a regular boat. all of them are on stand-by, ready to evacuate anyone who needs it. david? >> maggie in greece tonight. mag g thank you. >>> the developing headline from washington at this hour. president biden, a major step closer now to passage of his $1.1 trillion infrastructure plan. the

reporter: on new york's fire island, fear is filling up after the voluntary evacuation order.eral ferries and train stations shut down. new york national guard troops deploying, fema prepping emergency equipment. >> we are gearing up for this in case we need the generator. reporter: in rhode island, boots pulled from the water. in massachusetts, boarding up homes and businesses. connecticut's governor morning thousands could lose power. late saturday, we saw businesses shuttering their doors early and their employees trying to figure out how to move in outdoor equipment because they have never had to do that before. that is how rare this caliber of storm is in this area. everyone in montauk has been told to find shelter and stay safe. on top of the heavy wind and storm surge, there is also the threat of isolated tornadoes. liz: we can see him drenched. obviously, we are not dealing with that. we are dealing with fires. the good news is the air quality is getting a little better. frances: air quality is improving. i wanted to give you an update on tropical storm henri as it is

communities from new york city to boston are boarding up storefronts and homes while sections of fire islande island are calling for voluntary evacuations. overnight, a rain ban from the storm caused heavy rain and flooding in new york city and parts of new jersey. in clild, new york, where henri is expected to hit later today, residents are expecting for the first hurricane to hit in decades. meteorologist dave price joins me from sag harbor, new york. how are you holding up there? >> nice to see you. >> how are you holding up? >> relatively well. we're holding up relatively well. i mean, there is -- we begin the morning with some good news. and that is twofield. number one, the downgrade of the storm from a hurricane to a tropical storm. that's a nuance which we can talk about just a little bit. and number two, what we were concerned about at 7:00 yesterday evening was a direct hit of this storm. and that does not look likely at this point. it looks like worse news for areas of connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts and in through new england. but the scene right now in sag harbor, right

. >> reporter: on new york's fire island, ferries filling up after a voluntary evacuation order. today several ferry and train services are shut down. >> it's the end of our summer vacation. it's ultimately been through it. really rough. we're hoping to get back over there. >> reporter: new york national guard troops deploying. fema crews prepping emergency equipment. >> we've put away everything that's loose, flying around. we're gearing up in case we need the generator. we're just going to ride it up. >> reporter: in rhode island, boats pulled from the water. massachusetts, families boarding up homes and businesses. connecticut's governor worried hundreds of thousands could lose power. >> stay safe, stay home. >> reporter: we saw businesses shuttering their doors early. we watched employees trying to figure out in realtime how to move in their outdoor equipment, their tables and chairs. they never had to do that before. that's how rare this kind of storm is. everyone here still in montauk who did not evacuate yesterday are told to find shelter and stay put. on top of heavy rain

we have seen on fire island where the atlantic ocean is hitting the dunes, the dunes are holding right now. we know we're going to have an astronomical high tide. with those rains continuing throughout the day into the night and into tomorrow, we are continuing to urge caution. i know there is some sense of relief people have felt because this was downgraded from a category one to a tropical storm. remember it was just a year ago when tropical storm isias knocked out power. these storms can pack a wallop. they could be with us for quite a while. that's our concern right now. >> new york reporting about 2,000 out of power, most of them in and around the city. do you have any developing understanding of that or is it too soon? >> it's a little too soon. again, this storm is continuing to develop here. we haven't seen significant outages yet, but the concern is now with the amount of rainfall happening and the combination of the wind, we could see those outages increase. >> particularly on the east end, you have a lot of new residents on the east end since covid who haven't experienced st

fires in decades abroad under control, the scale of their environmental and economic impact is now becoming clearer. in bas robbie, spoke to residents trying to come to terms with the destruction on the badly affected island of every the after 2 weeks of apocalyptic scenes, fires in greece, still burning, and environmental and economic reckoning on a national scale. now begins. during the early days of the crisis, a mayor in the attic, a base in north happens, describe the devastation from fires as incalculable. greece, his prime minister, has since promised to put things back the way they were. really sorry to break the bad news, but this is our life from now on. and we still have to do everything possible because if it gets worse, this is going to get completely out of control. the united nations are mentioning and extension point for humanity. if we reach a certain point of temperature rise, so it's dangerous, it's complicated, it's not going to go back to whatever normal we thought we had some decades ago. this is a new normal, but we still have a lot of things to do on the prevention. the station and mitigation of the issue, fire damage, property loss, entire communities displaced serious immediate e

their ship ship wrecked off thet of fire island, and they drowned, and their bodies were never found. isn't that sad? kind of a sad -- i sort of feel like she was just coming into her own, you know? and it didn't, didn't work out for her. all right. so this was the model for women in journalism. in the 1800s. which sets the stage for nelly bly who is a name i'm sure you all have herald, right? i mean, when -- have heard, right? when people talk about the history of journalism and women in journalism, nelly buy's name always -- nelly bly's name a always comes up. she's very well known, and the reason is because she was extremely significant. okay. so two pieces of context. increasing commercialization of the press, right? publishers or in it for money trying to drive up circulation, get eyeballs. on the one hand. women caught in this sort of dilemma, on the other hand. traditional femininity, right? versus, you know, a profession, a writing life, not being able to negotiate it very well. how are these things going to come together? if they came together in the form of nelly bly. so nel

we're just to the east of fire island. they had a voluntary evacuation last night.n in smith point beach, they are actually experiencing low tide and we'll see that through the afternoon so the water has receded. before we saw the surf move all the way up and reach this surf wall right here. that has moved back out. you can see the waves that are crashing and every time they go to crash, you see the mist come up, an indication from how strong the wind is. we heard from an executive earlier this morning, saying we need to stay vigilant, there is still something left in tropical storm henri. so we know it just made landfall, western new jersey, 70, 80 miles from here. because of the rotation, i encourage you to look at radar. this will bring the wind and rain back into the region and we'll be covering throughout the afternoon. for now, send it back to you. benjamin: thank you. don't forget, fox weather is coming soon. watch for it. alicia: thanks for being with us. we're back at 3:00 p.m. eastern. but first, more news from washington coming up. so then i said to him,

fire island was actually evacuated yesterday, a voluntary evacuation, because of how high the storm surgethey even canceled all of the ferries today because it would be impossible to get people off of the island because of these winds and of course the waves that we're seeing right here so this is what officials are urging people not to do, to stay home. the roads, many are flooded, urging people to stay back if they can. of course, with supplies. we know that at least 1800 customers are out of power, something that is exact expected to continue as the storm moves through continuing to knock out power and bringing flooding in its path. back to you. howie: alex hogan on the scene, thanks very much. the media are extremely skeptical about assurances by taliban leaders that they don't plan violence against anyone, journalists included. there have been close calls. >> the most frightening moment came when our producer was taking video on the iphone, two taliban fighters came up with their pistols and were ready to pistol whip them. we had to intervene and another taliban fighter came in and s

a hotel operator on the island said the fires have kept tourists away and decimated small businesses that relied on the forest. before we had recovered, we slow down in our work now. usually in 15 of august, which is a big effect for, for greece. usually we had 100 percent food. there were there was a way for in 100 percent. now we have 0 percent access to the island has also been limited to firefighters, an essential personnel only also bad for business, environmental expert, se world leaders knew better and failed to take action. that the scientific community has been screaming about climate change for years. for the global ecosystem, there is no going back. climate threat is now a cost of doing business. that is here to stay. zane basra b o 0 on greece's island. ah. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines taliban fighters events at the afghan capital campbell, there are reports that the presidential palace has been taken over. the group is offering assurances to those who worked with the government or foreign forces. i've had the sounds president. tasha connie has left the

so we're at smith point beach to the east of fire island and the wind is now gusting 30 to 40 miles perour so we know tropical storm henri made landfall near westerly, new jersey. we're 70 to 80 miles from that and we're feeling the outer bands. it's the counterclockwise rotation allowing the rain to sit over of long island and this hasn't let up. it's been going on since really about 5:00 a.m. this morning. so the ground is fully saturated. the water is now starting to pond on the roads and we're starting to see that urban and flash flooding. notice behind me, we also do have still the rough seas and this is something that is a good sign right now. the water is pushing back. it's receding because we're at low tide but then again tonight around 11:00 p.m. we're going to have high tide and there is that threat for storm surge. so 1 to 2-foot storm surge is still a concern here on long island, all the way from here,. atsmith point beach to montague. it is stalling out, losing the forward momentum and sitting over the region and it's making everything wet. so officials are asking you to st

was a quiet seaside town at the northernmost point of area now of vital part of the fire fighting operations on the island. helicopters, fly in low refill their water bays and head back to the fires. any other year, these beaches would be packed with tourists. now the boardwalk is deserted because the hills are on fire. the terrain on area is uneven. the forest dense roads wind through valleys between towns and villages where smoke has made visibility so poor, much of it as to unsafe for aircraft to go and ground crews find themselves in a seemingly endless race against time was one of my social. but this was a, we're trying to save what can be saying? that's what we're doing. nothing more a month. this is our life. this is our home. which to save it. unfortunately, we're losing, we're losing every day. unfortunately, we cannot win because we're fighting alone. it's very difficult, the government left us alone in the beginning. now that brought us food. it's best that they take it back. there are not enough people for the task at hand. the few crew there are, can't be everywhere at the same time. we drove

that continue to burn just as this one is burning now and they will lead to larger fires reigniting all over the islandating the similar scenes that we have been seeing over the last week. >> many of the fires that we saw will continue to burn and spread drought the night. -- throughout the night. >> villagers live off the forest. >> this disaster affects our village economically. these people will not only be unemployed, they have to leave this place. they have been completely destroyed. they have their homes, but do they have food? work? they have nothing. >> boats have been a lifeline. if evacuations happen again, ships will be the last resort to get people to safety. climate skeptics may be hard to find these days. environmental devastation once troubles far off places now is on the doorstep of greece. the climate has already changed and there is no going back. >> in the united states, this year's wildfire season is on pace to become the worst ever and it has only just begun. the dixie fire in northern california has been burning for almost one month destroying dozens of homes. we spoke to emergenc

a hotel operator on your island said the fires had kept tourists away and decimated small businesses that relied on the forest. before we had recovered, we as low now in our work. now. usually in 15 of august, which is a big effect for greece. usually we had 100 percent food. there were there was a way to fall in 100 percent. now we have 0 percent access to the island has also been limited to firefighters and essential personnel only also bad for business, environmental expert, se world leaders knew better and failed to take action. that the scientific community has been screaming about climate change for years. for the global ecosystem, there is no going back. climate threat is now a cost of doing business. that is here to stay. zane basra b o 0 on greece's area island. thousands of people are being told to leave their homes in the us state of utah. as a fast moving wildfire burns north of salt lake city, the so called polly's canyon fire, burned across more than 1000 texas. up to 8000 homes are in danger. ah, just gone 1430 gmc, your top stories. afghanistan's president, as ref, gh