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Surges overtook the barriers. it worked. there are many who think that the erosion of the swamp land is something that needs to be dealt with and the system is not perfect. structural engineers want more to fortify the city. but we avoided the massive disaster like whats happened with katrina. that goes to show how important investments in infrastructure can be, and why more investments are needed, to avoid situations like we saw over the weekend, we are an electrical infrastructure object lande...

Into a, fact before the law went into effect. >> no sorry i wasnt saying that. i was saying it will still be legal to have an abortion in texas, for the first six weeks of pregnancy. again thats not what most abortions happen in the state of texas, i do want people to make sure they call the clinics that they dont just despair. there may be help for them. people will have to travel out of state. in that is really tough because of course, this law will fall hardest on people who are struggling to...

I mean people will have to travel out of state, and that is really tough because, of course, this law is going to fall hardest on people who are struggling to make ends meet, people of color, people in rural areas who may not have the means and ability to get out of state, to get the child care, to get the time off from work. but, no, this unfortunately will go into effect at midnight and, you know, you mentioned whole womans health. theyre our client. you know, these clinics try so hard and aga...

And as a result 80% of new orleans flooded as much as 15 feet. it shouldnt have by the dade. and everything that happened after was a result of that. that in turn led to all the human misery and suffering that we saw. and its a large part of why the aftermath of the storm were so devastating. and after that the state and local government decided to do something about it. every level of government, and ngos and citizens understood, that a failure like that could never be able to happen again. the...

To equal the british record. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss reports from tokyo. it was, she said, a dream come true. for dame sarah storey, another remarkable milestone. she began the time trial knowing another gold would equal the all—time british record and it was never really in doubt. storey was a minute and a half faster than anyone else and history was hers. and she crosses the line! her 16th paralympic title, equalling the british record equalling the record set by mike kenny. stor...

From the air field itself? give me a break here. of course thats what he wanted. the president was obsessed with avoiding casualties and didnt want troops out there taking additional risks. thats the feedback that i have. what did we get as a result of that? because we outsourced the security of the air field and this is very tragic. we did get the casualties. we had over go 00 casualties and sadly and tragically 13 of them are our guys and gals. im not saying that could have been avoided. but i...

The world" and future generations. the uk says the immediate priority is getting out those who want to leave. continuing safe passage for those, the minority, the small minority but none the less significant number who havent yet been able to get out and then dealing with all the other building blocks to make sure afghanistan can be more stable moving forward. let me know today how you think the uk and us handled the exit from afghanistan. message me on inst or twitter or email victoria@bbc.oc.u...

On the podium which is unusualfor her, she has been a medal winning machine since 1992 and today she kind of let her guard down when that medal was put around her neck. she still has one more medal to come on thursday when she will be hoping to get another gold medal which will make her the most decorated of all time and paralympics. she has one more gold medals than any paralympian has one before. here is katherine grainger. genuinely she is one—of—a—kind. this is her eighth paralympic ga...

She still has the amazing physical ability to set new standards and push the barriers every single time the games come around. but importantly she still got the same passion, the same drive. well, dame sarah storey could yet make even more history. if she wins the road race here on thursday shell clinch her 17th paralympic gold, and no british athlete has ever done that. the cycling also brought a more unexpected gold. during the last games, ben watson was working as a chartered surveyor. now he...

Number, who havent yet been able to get out. and ending with all of the other building blocks to make sure afghanistan can be more stable moving forward. our other main news this morning, hurricane ida — thousands of soldiers and emergency workers are deployed in the us state of louisiana to help with the rescue operation — officials say it could take weeks to restore electricity. a new study suggests playing just one season of professional rugby is enough to start having adverse effects on ...