Tag: officials
Greece wildfires force thousands to evacuate
Greek officials say 61 new fires broke out in the last 24 hours. source
Health department warns of growing number of COVID-19 cases in Louisiana
Louisiana Lt. Governor Nungesser talks about the cancellation of Jazz Fest due to rising COVID numbers in the state. source
Biden administration prepares booster shot rollout l WNT
The nation’s top health officials said Wednesday that the Biden administration is preparing to begin rolling out booster shots for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines the…
Joint Chiefs chairman: Nothing indicated Afghanistan would collapse so quickly
Top Pentagon officials said their intelligence estimated the timeframe for a collapse ranged from weeks to months and even years. WATCH the ABC News Live…
Federal health officials expected to recommend booster shots l WNT
People who received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine may be recommended to receive a booster shot after eight months based on Pfizer’s data studying vaccine…
Hospitals struggle to find beds for mostly younger, unvaccinated COVID-19 patients l WNT
Health officials are reporting overwhelming situations, driven by the highly contagious delta variant in states where vaccination rates are low. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…
Pentagon officials’ update on Afghanistan
Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional Operations Maj. Gen. William D. “Hank” Taylor and Pentagon press secretary John Kirby provided the latest news on the…
Tracking Hurricane Ida
Officials from St. Tammany Parish, New Orleans, discuss storm preparations. source
Louisiana officials give updates on Hurricane Ida
“Challenges are going to manifest themselves in ways that we can’t even imagine now,†Gov. John Bel Edwards said. #HurricaneIda #Louisiana #NewOrleans #BatonRouge source
Violence in Afghanistan with 1 day until withdrawal deadline l GMA
As many as five rockets were reportedly fired toward Kabul’s airport overnight as officials warn another terror attack could be imminent. Afghanistan live updates: https://abcn.ws/3t69AEH…
New Orleans officials give update on storm prep
The officials discuss storm preparations as they track Hurricane Ida. source
Federal officials join in investigation of fires at black churches
Three Baptist churches have caught fire in 10 days, all in St. Landry Parish in Louisiana. source
Officials optimistic in search for American kidnapped in Uganda
The FBI is now involved in effort to rescue the California woman and her tour guide. source
‘Patient zero’ identified in Michigan measles outbreak: Report l GMA
The Washington Post reports that the unidentified man came to the U.S. from Israel last fall and contracted measles while in New York. WATCH FULL…
Man unaware he had measles unknowingly infected 38 people in 2 weeks
He traveled by car from New York, where officials are giving out free vaccines in Rockland County, to Michigan, health officials said. #ABCNews #Measles #vaccination…
Tensions grow as North Korea launches more projectiles
South Korean officials are reporting North Korea has fired two more projectiles, the second such launch in five days. source
