how are you louis area, are there any? are there is radio reports, but it's, you know, it's not like we haven't gotten false radio reports and they turned out to be unfounded. so you can't totally rely on a radio report. origin. civilians are mine inventory sugars walking in was the rightful palazzo employee entrance. i believe that i heard a sudden shooter at hooters, which may or may not be correct, but that's what i strongly believe that i had heard. and i know i wasn't the only one. so i called the las vegas police, and i told them exactly what my experience was included in the fact that i believe there was a 2nd shooter at hooters. they told me that my recollection must be incorrect. perhaps they had been drinking too much that night. and that they were not interested in pursuing any leads that involved the possibility of it not being alone was a at that point, felt like i wasn't being taken seriously. and i called the f b i. i told them the same information and they told me you need to stop saying that there was a 2n

louis area hospitals now, what are you hearing from colleagues?this state of high alert since middle of last year. the situation is dire. i can't put it any more clearly. we've seen double the hospitalizations in hospitals in st. louis and that number also true for number of people on ventilators. people are sick, deaths are up, and we are very discouraged. we started to have some hope at the beginning of the summer. to be back in this space, especially with winter around the corner, is something that has us all worried. >> and what you're seeing and hearing, is this still driven primarily by the unvaccinated? >> oh, absolutely. i cannot underscore how clear it is that vaccinations make the difference here, especially with a delta variant in play that's over 50% more transmissible. we are seeing the majority of our hospitalizations, cases and deaths, talking numbers over 98% are in the unvaccinated. vaccinations make a difference. and it is interesting to me, phil. i keep hearing from the public this narrative around breakthrough infections. why d

louis area, tell us what the past week has been like for you since the original eviction moratorium expireduch for having us. sabrina and i are both in kansas city on the other side of the state and the past week has been equal parts inspiring and frustrating and the we've got to give love to the congresswoman from our state cori bush who with a handful of other progressive lawmakers camp out on the steps of the capitol and refused to go on vacation until the president and congress took appropriate action to protect renters. the frustration comes in the reality that the action that the president ended up taking is a hail mary, and it's not a very good one. they basically just regurgitated a trump-era policy that's riddled with loopholes that landlords like sabrinas have figured out how to exploit over the last several months and thousands, hundreds of thousands of tenants like sabrina are still going to be everdict and have been evicted and even while this federal moratorium is extended to october and then come october we'll be in the same position again that we were in last saturday. >> sb

louis area home in the summer of 20. it led to charges.degree harassment. in a decision by missouri governor, they were pardoned. after pleading guilty to the charges. >> for him to get pardoned, in that scenario is unbelievable. while we're trying to do other political reform and make our politicians equitiable and ethical, this is a glaring line on that. >> reporter: it frustrates advocates for others in state pleading innocence like lamar johnson who told pbs. >> my concern is simply getting caught up for god knows how long over procedural matters. >> reporter: he was sentenced the life without the possibility of parole in 1995 for murder. since his conviction, two others came forward admitting in sworn affidavits to the killing and said johnson wasn't involved. the lone eyewitness said he agreed to testify after police and prosecutesers offered to help him financially according to a report for current circuit attorney. >> it's our duty under the constitution, under the ethics of a presosecutor, a duty we swr to to make sure we right th

louis area his father called into a local radio show and broke down in tears as he talked about his son'sassion for military service. marine lance corporal rylee mccollum was also just 20 years old. like many of yesterday's fallen heroes, he was but a baby on 9/11, and when america's longest war started. nbc's courtney kube covers the pentagon for us. the mission continues but the u.s. military heavily reliant on the taliban for security. >>> that's right, shep, and it's just heartbreaking to hear those names. they're all young enlisted young men that you labeled off there but that's right, the u.s. military is still continuing this evacuation mission on the ground in kabul. they're relying on the taliban for overall perimeter security, so basically, the taliban have a large circle around the airport, and those -- the people who are manning that perimeter security are among the best of the best of the taliban fighters, essentially they're special operators. despite that and despite the fact that isis is the enemy of the taliban in most cases, some isis fighters were able to get through th

louis metro area. ( explosion ) yep, that's definitely going to affect evening commute time. ahead.

louis area. his father told a local radio station he was devastated and his son had always wanted to become a marine. and kareem mae'lee, and his son had voiced concerns about this mission. >> i'm still in shock. the family is devastated. from what i saw of the airport that they were in, it looked like a turkey shoot. basically it's funneled into like a single file type entry point. >> and now this morning's pentagon briefing u.s. officials talked about the loss of so many lives. >> we grieve with the gold star families, friends and loved ones of our fallen. >> and they will be remembered and revered among americans who have served in afghanistan in operations freedom sentinel and enduring freedom. >> okay, again, we expect the pentagon to release the entire list of those killed in action a little later today. griff and jacqui, back to you. jacqui: thank you for that. griff: trey is on the ground for us in doha, qatar. he joins us with the latest as they begin to wind down operations in afghanist

louis area. by this and that his son had always wanted to become a marine. and another 20-year-old's father spoke with tucker carlson last night, he said his son had expressed some concerns about this mission. >> i'm still in shock. the family is devastated. from what i saw of the airport that they were in, it looked like a turkey shoot. basically it's funneled in to like a single file type entry point. >> all of this brings back painful memories for many other families who have lost servicemembers, including this gold star father, whose son was killed nearly a decade ago. >> now for us, we're coming on the tenth anniversary of chris's death, and the fact that they gave, you know, their all for what they believed in and in representing the united states there and then to see this debacle, you know, i just have a lot of questions, like everyone else, i'm sure. you know, how can we possibly get to this point, you know, after 20 years of being there? it is just -- i'm -- i don't even have words hard

louis metro area. ( explosion ) yep, that's definitely going to affect evening commute time. we're expecting more threatening weather ahead. later in the week, expect a hurri-kraken. this weekend will see a cyclone-clops. and early next week, we have an 80% chance of a tsu-zombie-nami. now, i know "fire-breathing dragon cloud" sounds scary, but it's just the name of a weather event. i'm sure everything's going to fine. now, let's go over to gary in the traffic copter. >> announcer: it's "the late show with stephen colbert!" tonight: delta bad hand! plus, stephen welcomes: emily blunt. and bob costas. featuring jon batiste and "stay human." and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! hey. hey, >> jon: oh! hello! >> stephen: hey there! don't eat spaghetti tonight! >> jon: oh, yeah! not-- not without my bib! >> stephen: hey, good to see you! hello. >> audience: stephen, stephen, stephen! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hello, chris. hello, mark. ladies and gentlemen, welcome, one and all.

we also want to make sure that individuals in the impacted areas of louis, louisiana, know they can apply for federal assistance. we would encourage anyone in need of assistance to the disaster assistance dot gov or call 180621. fema. as of this morning, 48 shelters are open in effect areas throughout the gulf coast fema has staged more than 4400000 meals. 3.2000000 liters of water and more than 100. 24000 tarps in the region. an additional ambulance crews have been transported to louisiana and mississippi. the department of transportation also issued a regional emergency declaration for states including alabama, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, tennessee, and texas. providing flexibility for transporting fuel as well as essential items like food, water, and power restoration equipment. to support emergency relief efforts and today we have 2 additional actions to announce to increase the availability of gasoline and ease price pressures. first, the department will extend an immense emergency declaration that offers temporary flexibility to how many hours a truck driver can drive the supp

louis: those areas have risen a lot in the last few years. they are very good companies, very good brands, but quite expensive. i would look at the sportswear retailers. those have lower valuations. i think the other part of your question was regarding electric vehicles, maybe even semiconductors. these are quite expensive areas. haidi: we have been seeing this pullback when it comes to the reopening trade. consumer tourism related stocks and gaming as well. are there opportunities if you are willing to somehow be able to not just look past delta but whatever next variant could be impacting us? louis: with travel and casino and gaming related sectors, we need to have a two-year to three year view because this could be an off and on rain of theme with regards to the different variants. longer-term, i think macau looks very volatile and there are some travel related industries and some of them are operating travel software and those could be quite interesting at this moment as well. haidi: when you take a look at the fundamentals of emerging ma

education is key part of building a better bay area and david louis shows you how a- a inputo use. r nond at woodside priory, all students will have an app that will trace with whom they have been in close contact in case someone develops symptoms or confirms a case of the virus called trace, and it is designed for schools. >> they forget who they had lunch with yesterday, who they interacted with in the classroom a few days before, and so being able to provide more reliable information and quicker can really remove that human error from the contact tracing process. david: it uses bluetooth to track proximity allowing a school nurse or administrator to narrow down who might be a risk without closing down an entire classroom or campus. >> they provided us that confidence that if there was tracing that we needed to do, we had really clear kind of unequivocal data that we could use. david: it collects contact details for 14 days and then is deleted, laying privacy concerns. >> parents had concerns but they felt confident -- comfortable incompetence, but that is a good check for us. da

louis 91 degrees for today but across the area the heat index near triple digits upd that will continueo warm as w e a a few storms for this afternoon. daytime highs lower 90s. pacific northwest can't get a break. another heat wave on the way we'll talk about that coming up. >> what a summer it's been for them wow. >> not over yet either >> thank you, janessa. >>> for the first time the pro football hall of fame inducted two classes in a star-studded weekend in canton. peyton manning headlined the class of 2021, enshrined on sunday manning won an nfl record five mvp awards in his career calvin johnson and charles woodson were also among the 2021 class. and on saturday troy polomalu and coach jimmy johnson were honored among the class of 2020, whose induction ceremony was canceled last year due to the pandemic >>> speaking of football, up next we will remember a legendary college football coach. >> and then a key member of embattled new york governor andrew cuomo's team is calling quits in a late-night announcement those details in two minutes bye dad. bye. [ sings along with music ] hav

louis, pensacola beach, all the areas seeing the rain. and getting closer and closer. you're starting to see the winds already right here at the mouth of the river and over the next several hours those will spread inland through south louisiana. >> thank you so much, with the national hurricane center. we appreciate your time this morning. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> coming up, everybody, tom llamas is live on the ground in new orleans as the city is already starting to feel the effects as we've been talking about what could be the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall in louisiana. we've seen rain, we've seen some lightning and seen heavy wind already in the area. live report next. already in the area. live report next welcome to allstate. ♪ ♪ you already pay for car insurance, ♪ why not take your home along for the ride? ♪ allstate. here, better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. ♪ it's laundry truths, with cat and nat. you're in good hands with allstate. i have so many kids and so much l

these images were recorded in bay st louis the storm surge in mississippi does not compare to areas taking a direct hit from ida. today images coming from us from grand i'll give you an idea of the force of ida's storm surge grand isle sits directly on louisiana's coast just miles from where ida made landfall. surges a problem along a lot of louisiana's coast, these pictures from st bernard parrish give you an idea of how ida pushed water into the city of della crow that's a low lying area. east of new orleans and in new orleans, the heavy rain and wind from earlier today is taking a toll cameras captured images of debris flying around the french quarter this afternoon some buildings there sustained may. major roof damage fox news caroline shively tells us that tonight an estimated one million people are without power, including the entire city of new orleans. hurricane ida was so strong when it made landfall. it actually made the mississippi river flow in reverse right now, those winds are. still ripping through new orleans. the gulf coast rocked sunday by 150 mile per hour winds as hurri

but look forward of the fuel tank area where it says spirit of st. louis and you see the radial engine. that's a right j 5 whirlwind, which is a corner stone technology, which will become the future of airplanes. it's cooled by the air traveling over the cylinders. you see them sticking out so they can be cooled as the air flow goes over them. it's a reliable engine. it stays running for 33 hours . he knows that. that's an advanced technology he's embracing tubular steel fuselage, well braced. those are known technologies that work. but the state of the art is the engine and right in front of the engine is an aluminum alloy fixed stitch propellor. just like a wroilgt brothers propellor but has a little innovation included in it, that they innovate and it's ready by the time lindbergh, who says, i want a metal propellor and what he means is the standard steel ground adjustable pitch propellor. and what i mean by that is you can't change the angle of the blades in the air. but if you need to change the pitch on the ground, you can loosen two rings, change th

david louis shows you how a san francisco company is building a better bay area.orter: you are not alone if the wildfires, covid health concerns, returning to the office, and even caregiving have stressed you out. san francisco bay's health has been working for three years creating a database that allows artificial intelligence to detect your stress level. >> that is internal reflection of your mental state. reporter: by answering some questions from categories you pick, algorithms developed from input from more than 15,000 adult test subjects can deliver a report in a minute or two. >> based on the patient's speech, it allows you to see what is the risk of this person having a mental state, in our case, loneliness, depression, anxiety. reporter: will is not meant to replace a doctor. instead, it provides an barley snapshot leading to a care plan. it can be used to track progress. researchers and health providers have found people from 18 to 80 are comfortable with the process. >> we have seen in our clinical practice is people opened up more when they are talking

one area of particular concern tonight is louis knit louisiana's hospitals, we've seen harrowing videof two different hospitals, that have portions of their roofs blown off. at least to louisiana hospitals that have been damaged or hope to evacuate dozens of patients as soon as the weather permits. but there are not many places for evacuated patients to go. louisiana's hospitals are full of covid patients as or the hospitals in all of the neighboring states. joining us now with the latest is nbc news meteorologist janessa, webb janessa what can you tell us is this? our >> chris the good news is that we have kind of a lopsided storm system. these are starting to break apart. now sustained wind still pretty strong 85 miles per hour a cat one, we're starting to see the storm system crumbled. the problem is that the winds might states die down, but the moisture is still going to be in place. and has dramatically started to slowdown coming out of the north and nine miles per hour, so this is going to be a very prolonged event and severe weather, on top of that is now an issue for sections o

areas toward gulfport, bay st. louisey'll have 24 hours or so, that water will be slower to go out, but near the center of the eye, the winds can completely switch direction. of course in you're on an island, it comes from the ocean, but also can get to you from the bay, too. those people chose to stay in there. they probably spent a ton of money to have the pie loans driven, and for their sakes, i hope they were right. >> thank you, bill, for this little bit. governor john bel edwards will hold a briefing at the top of the hour. meanwhile, president biden is getting a briefing at fema head cars. heidi pretty heidi. >> reporter: at this point we would expect short remarks. the president is very aware of the history of the natural disasters, 16 years to the date that hurricane katrina touch down. 1800 people were killed. it became a very indelible kind of memory for those of us who were around at the time that the president was confabbing with his fema director at the time, and he congratulated him on what a great job he

pretty much the same area, even down toward maybe st. louis.5 mile per hour winds with some of these storms as they gust in a squall line green bay through milwaukee, into chicago, even some storms around st. louis. could be a few thunderstorms across parts of the eastern part of the country, not really severe weather, but certainly there will be lightning. ptc, potential tropical storm number 6. here we go. it's going to be tropical storm fred later on today likely, a potential big storm, probably not a hurricane yet, forecast is, though, for it to make its way into maybe the florida keys, maybe east coast, maybe west coast and into the gulf of mexico, but still a 60 mile per hour event could even be stronger, this is very warm water, we are in the middle part of hurricane season right now. warnings are posted for puerto rico, the virgin islands and parts of the dr. john? >> something to keep our eye on. thanks very much. >>> this morning greece is face ago natural disaster of unprecedented proportions as nearly 600 wildfires burn in all corne

louis, by the way, that is largely her area. "u.s.tting out there. absolutely ridiculous. david: well, and americans have reconsidered the whole defund the police movement. recent polls show overwhelming support for the police. in fact, 72% of voters now oppose defunding the police. even tough things liken top and frisk which most americans were against before the defund the police movement, now 52% of voters support stop and frisk. so she is going against a wave here. >> yeah. nobody thinks it's a good idea to defund the police departments because what you have seen happening is in the cities that have done that, it's been a complete and total disaster. we've seen in major american cities all run by democrats crime is through the roof. murders are through the roof. people are getting shot out on the streets. people are being mugged in broad daylight in new york city, in san francisco. so very clearly it doesn't work. no one wants to live in a place where they don't feel safe. that is why so many people are leaving states like new yor

i have looked at that storm surge, and it is still continuing to impact those areas like grand isle bay st. louisich is to the east of new orleans, they are still seeing six and a half feet of water on that beach. if you notice, radar, it is all on the dirty side of this storm, on that right quadrant. as you will notice, the rain continues to pepper that area. as this moves on shore, you will create that friction over land, and that's where we could see some of that circulation and tornadic conditions throughout the afternoon. so here in lafayette, it's been quiet because we're on the western side of the storm, but if you are east, from new orleans all the way up towards jackson, mississippi, into even parts of alabama, those outer bands can spin off, and that's where we could see those tornadoes, and while we are asking you to stay vigilant and also stay inside, through this storm system, it is going to be active here today and tomorrow. we'll continue to give you those live updates from lafayette. back to you, eric. >> eric: steve fox weather correspondent. lafayette is about two hour drive or

look forward of the fuel tank area where it says spirit of st. louis.ou see the radial engine, right j 5 whirl wind is a corner stone of technology what will becoming the modern airplane, a radial engine, that is cooled by the air traveling over the system industriers. so you cylinders. you see them sticking out so they could be cooled as the air goes over them. it is an engine that is reliable and stays running 33 hours. it's a conscious choice. advanced technology. those are known technologies that work but the state-of-the-art is the engine and right in front of it is aluminum alloy fixed pitch, creates thrust for one operating regime but has a little innovation in it that the standard disstiller company innovate you can't change the angle of the blades in the air, but if you need to change the pitch on the ground you can loosen two rings the, change the pitch for whatever setting you want it to be. so they can get you off the ground with that heavy weight of the fuel but give you much cruise efficiency to get across the atlantic. it's a compromise.

louis, that will feel like 113 degrees. that's as hot as it gets in areas of the midwest. now for the tropics. we do have our tropical storm fred in puerto rico. this is a weak storm over the dominican republic as we go throughout the day today. there's not a lot of organization. as of now, this is a weak storm. that's going to interact with the mountains there in the dominican republic so it's going to stay weak. it won't be late saturday, saturday night that it could begin to strengthen if it survives its trip past cuba and haiti and dominican republic. so for our friends in florida, looks like it's a weakish type storm. we'll continue to monitor it. >> as someone who lived in florida for seven years, i'm well accustomed to watching those maps. bill karins, thank you. >>> still ahead, as the taliban continues its advance in afghanistan, the u.s. enjoy delivers a blunt message to those militants. more on that in a moment. we will be right back. right ba. trelegy for copd. ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a n

but look forward of the fuel tank area where it says spirit of st. louis you see the radio engine. that is a world win engine, which is a cornerstone technology of what has become the aeronautical revolution of the creation of the modern airplanes, it is a radial engine, that is cold by the air traveling over the cambers, which is -- you see them sticking out there. so that they can be cold as the air flow goes over them. so -- it's a reliable engine. it stays, you know, it runs for 33 hours. it is a conscious choice, that is an advanced technology that he is embracing. so you see the wood weighing, at the external brace, those are known technologies that work. but the state-of-the-art is that engine. and right in front of that engine is an aluminum alloy fixed inch propeller. so, it is just like a right brothers propeller where it is just fixed, pitch creates thrust for one operating regime. it has this little innovation included in it about the standard still propeller company innovates, it's ready by the time lindbergh, who in his memoir says, i want a

louis al jazeera there. the mass evacuations north of athens is wildfire tear through vast areas of pine forest get closer to the greek capital. thousands of people have now fled their homes, while others something fighting to put out the things famous ravi reports from northern and the to know where the fires are and where they are going. greets, look to the sky in a worrying sign. helicopters have been getting closer to major towns and cities on the ground. this is what the business of fighting fires looks like. holding back, the inevitability of mother nature's fury is dangerous and exhausting work. right now. it's an endless and uphill fight. one that has already taken its 1st life, a firefight anthony tucker in us was there when the 38 year old volunteer suffered a head injury. he says they tried but could not save him struggling to recall the incident, i would try to give me whatever it is that is a difficult thought. if it runs out of fuel. the fuel is the woods. the house is everything around. can you describe how you're feeling right now? i know it's emotional and i'm so sorry. what you see, so much

driving the surgeon cases throughout asia. florence louis al jazeera to bit of news from southern lebanon. israel is launched as strikes in the area in retaliation for 2 rockets that will fide from lebanon that landed inside israel. those rocket plans in the area of carry out shawn, there were no injuries. people in northern israel have been told to stay at home. know the rockets were fired from an area of southern lebanon, which is under the control of hezbollah. now the online spending spree prompted by covey lockdown has led to an unprecedented backlog in the supply of goods global supply chains on the strain. and the cost of shipping has skyrocketed. as ro, bernal's reports, ross angelica effects of being felt from corporate boardrooms to kitchen tables. it's a container ship traffic jam, the twin ports of los angeles and long beach. the biggest in the western hemisphere are packed with giant ships, bringing a flood of consumer goods from asia in terms of the amount of cargo coming in. we have not seen anything like it. we've broken records here, month after month after month that the port of los angeles ship traffic here is u

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abc7 news reporter david louis shows us what santa clara county is doing to implement this new initiative and help build a better bay areavid: santa clara county is already diverting millions of pounds of food from being wasted thanks to second harvest food bank and other groups that redistribute it. in four months, a new climate law aimed at reducing carbon emissions from discarded food takes effect statewide. >> it is a real opportunity to get food to people that need it and divert food that could be in -- be eaten from the waste stream instead of thrown away. david: the initiative will cast a wider net to include grocery stores and restaurants to stop tossing out nutritious food. it will be a new mindset for many of them. >> they have to make sure it either gets sold or ends up with an organization that can redistribute that. it is a new way of thinking and could have a huge impact in making sure food is not wasted. david: social service groups, churches, and food pantries long depended on surplus food. volunteers have been key to sort and distribute it. now there will be even more food available to meet growing deman

area. this building actually is a building that local legend has it, louis armstrong grew up in at the age7 and where he learned to play music. it, obviously, is destroyed here the facing pulled off and brick on the ground. that scene is all across louisiana right now. an long the coastline, the wate caused issues. here inland, it was the wind the wind was ferocious when the storm moved through. you have 5,000 national guard troops on the ground you have crews from california and 30 states moving in to help get things started and get things moving. that will be difficult until they have power to really begin the recovery efforts here. that, seema, is going to take time. >> that's the case jay, thank you jay gray in new orleans. for more on the response to the storm, let's bring in the former communications and public affairs at fema. it seems the biggest affect is on the energy sector entergy is warning it is not just days, but weeks to get the power back. >> there are some 20,000 power company workers that have made their way to louisiana from all over the country it is going to take week

louis reports 9 form athens. the island of elvia has been burning for 6 days. while the fires around athens have subsided, areas inferno is cutting across greece's 2nd largest island, and dividing it into the sky in places is stained, dark and red would be saviors. come from the air with planes and helicopters to douse the flames. and from the ground were fireplaces, get as close as they can with the hoses. but people have been fleeing their homes by early sunday, 350. more people were moved from the islands, northern beaches, joining more than a 1000, who've already been ferried away. i left my home, the less my my, my place, my best. nothing will be the same. i am really angry. most people hear this elderly woman walking to safety did what she could to stop her home from meeting a similar fate. it's not clear though what will be there when she returns you close. all the windows will loosen at the foot the what then? ok. it's on the outskirts of athens, where the flames have recently died down bone dry forest have been left chart and covered in ash, authorities, or warning of the possibility of further flareup

abc7 news reporter david louis shows us what santa clara county is doing to help build a better bay area santa clara county is diverting millions of pounds of food from being listed -- being wasted thanks to group that redistribute it. a new climate law aimed at reducing carbon emissions from discarded food takes effect statewide. >> it is a new opportunity to get food to people that need it and divert food that could be in the waste stream instead of thrown away. david: w -- a wider net will be cast to include grocery stores and restaurants. it will be a new mindset for many of them. >> they have to make sure it either gets sold or ends up with an organization that can redistribute that. it is a new way of thinking and could have a huge impact in making sure food is not wasted. david: social service groups, churches, and food pantries long depended on surplus food. now meet growing demand. >> we believe with food being made available, we will be able to motivate and get the resources out there so the food can be distributed to the needy. david: teams this summer have already been reachi

louis, new york, all across the country. and so what we're doing is we're focusing on areas that need the focus the most will push those resources those areas and we have established programs at epa that have focused on water infrastructure for decades. we know how to do this. we know the criteria that we need to apply and we're working with our stakeholders at the state level and on the ground to be sure that we get the resources into the hands of those who need it the most. this is an excellent opportunity, not only to begin that journey of replacing the six to 10 million lead service lines or pipes that need to be replaced but looking at shoring up water infrastructure, all over the country, to mitigate against flooding, to look at wastewater and other water services as well. this is a significant opportunity for looking at delivering good water quality to all americans, but also creating millions of jobs. >> so it sounds like you're focusing on -- i'm sure you're looking at where the need is great. but focusing on cities there. taking a look at what is in this $3.5 trillion budget resolution, we know that certain buckets her

the worst hit area will be coastal louisiana and coastal portions of mississippi like bay st. louis of the lea levee. that is the concern. when you're looking at the northeastern quadrant, that's the strongest wind impact. the wind is coming from the south to the north and that will pull in the gulf moisture, force the waves potentially up against the levies and this will be a true test for the newly established levies in new orleans. they spent $16 billion on this. this is a strong storm that's coming in and right now we're seeing the outer bands hit the coastal part of louisiana. reporting from lafayette, howie, back to you. howie: one more question for you. given the legacy, 16 years ago today of hurricane katrina, is there concern bowed flooding in the low -- about flooding in the low lying areas where it's sometimes the aftermath of the hurricane that is the most devastating. >> reporter: howie, definitely some concern because when you add that the storm surge could get up to 16 feet in some of the coastal areas, then it's also the rainfall, when this makes landfall a lot of ti

country, florence louis al jazeera parts of libya have entered another full lock done in an attempt to curve the spread of the virus. there, the capital tripoli is one of several areas now under restrictions. it's the 3rd time such measures have been imposed as the start of the cupboard 19 pandemic. the government has received 2000000 doses of china's final fall vaccine to speed up its campaign. a 6 day mass code with vaccination drives on the way in bangladesh. the government has set a goal of inoculating 3200000 people above the age of 25, in mainly rural and regional areas. and it plans to start offering jobs to the wrangler refugees. by early next week we relation campaign. there has been one of the slowest in south asia, bangladesh is struggling to contain a delta outbreak, and it's extended a locked up until next week can be traveling isn't back up with more. let me give you some description where i'm at. i'm in dock. i sit ish in the morning. i was in for mitchell hospital. this is justin labor hospital. the line has been like this since morning. it's been organized like the other place. people been complaining. they've been waiting after getting stamped in t

louis, abc 7pposition to the decision to play officers in oakland to combat the spike in violence. it was requested by the mayor. the plan calls for officers to assist oakland police in patrolling high crime areasmmunity groups against the move say ringing in the c.h.p. will not reduce crime. dan: conditions seem to get tougher for crews battling the massive dixie fire burning mostly in butte county and plumas county. >> today we have a red flag warning for southwest wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. that is coming out of this direction, southwest winds pushing to the northeast. dan: that red flag warning runs through 10:00 tomorrow evening, just another major obstacle for crews doing all they can perceive structures in the area. the dixie fire exploded over the weekend, burning another 27 thousand acres, bringing the total acreage for 570,000. more than 1100 structures destroyed and thousands more are still threatened. the fire is just 31% contained, so we are by no means near the end of this. you can see live updates of all the fires burning in california with our interactive wildfire tracker on abc7news.com. ama: now meteorologist sandy patel will let you know how long the smoky skies will

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florida, areas of facing increased hardship lockdown van means there's less work leaving many to rely on donations. yet people still flee to thailand. to escape from military rule. back home florence louis reports says, usually no shortage of work or laborers for farms in pop products. strict in western thailand. many farmers here employ migrants from across the border in myanmar to work for fields. but the surgeon corona virus cases in the 2 countries has made life more difficult for migrant workers. thailand has imposed a nighttime curve. you and travel restriction. this lady who doesn't want to be identified had gone back to me on my last year to renew her passport. but she couldn't return to thailand, eagerly after the borders were closed and ended up paying brokers to sneak her back in illegally got all the loading away. i mean, in many migrant for me and my in trouble. now, many of us have to hide and escape to thailand to find a job. some of us got caught and was sent to prison. more watson, johnny id carey, is also a migrant from me and mom who has settled in thailand for many years. he helps run a local charity. there are a lot of children also come along with the parents and t

area look at our daytime highs. they are in the mid 90s. but the heat index is really the problem. it sits around all the way in to about wednesday afternoon. daytime highs st. louis 91 degrees and then you can see this bubble of warm air continues to see down, eve flort orlando, 91. upper 90s for dallas another heat wave for the pacific northwest. we'll discuss that coming up >> all right, janessa, thanks. as janessa just said, millions of americans are at risk of severe storms across the midwest this morning and that's on top of torrential rain that's flooded parts of omaha saturday, trapping these people in an apartment elevator. the water pouring in up to their necks before they were finally rescued. >> we are just getting started on your monday ahead, we'll tell you what facebook is doing with prayer and religion >>> and we will have the must-see moments from the summer olympic games in tokyo we've got the big roundup next "early today" is back in two bye dad. bye. [ sings along with music ] have a great first day, dad. when it comes to laundry, everyone thinks their way is the right way. i just stuff everything in. it has to be cold water, it's better for th

louis, louisiana. new orleans, the city itself fed. okay, in times of the damage from hurricane ida when it comes to the water release. but it's when you get outside of the main city area to place it like this is la plus just north of new orleans as a city. that's where you see just the damage that was caused. the winds wrought through here, there is a huge amount of water. it was blown. we are told from a nearby lake and it is completely submerged. this area, the search and rescue operation is going on. they going taught at all. there is no way of getting down these roads. i mean, this is an actual road. it leads up to the freeway. so what was happening is people having to go by boat volunteers, go by vote door to door to try to reach people. now, there are a number of dangers here. first of all, the fact that you have alligators here, perhaps not one of the obvious pages, but this is louisiana. this is marshall and you've got all of this area where you would typically have alligators living. once i mean, if you wouldn't tend to see them walking down main street, suburban streets, but once the waters create these rivers, that means they've got more space to move aroun