“This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren’t prepared,” a National Weather Service meteorologist said Friday. Source

The strike targeting an ISIS-K planner came one day after the group claimed responsibility for the Kabul airport attack, which left at least 170 dead, including 13 U.S. service members. Source

Architect Marian Rondeau and filmmaker JuanMa Calderon are transferring their art skills to food both in the kitchen and underground. Source

Ida could make landfall 16 years to the day after the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Source

Ida is picking up steam and could hit New Orleans as a Category 4 hurricane. Also, American forces have conducted an airstrike against an ISIS-K planner in Afghanistan. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Summer is a traditional time for family reunions, but the one that took place in the Virginia countryside is a little different than most. Though the participants aren’t related by blood, they share a common bond – all are descendants of the African diaspora in its many forms and working in the food industry. Michelle Miller reports. Source

Former Army second lieutenant Melissa Stockwell lost her leg 17 years ago while serving in the Iraq War. While recovering, she sought refuge in the pool. Four years later, she joined Team USA swimming at the Beijing Paralympics and won bronze in 2016 in Rio. Now she’s going for gold in Tokyo. Dana Jacobson reports. Source

The mass exodus out of Afghanistan presses on as the U.S. military oversees flights taking American and Afghan allies out of Taliban-controlled Kabul. A flight packed with hundreds of babies, children and the elderly landed early Saturday morning in Albania, while another is due to arrive in Philadelphia. Charlie D’Agata reports from Doha, Qatar. Source

Hurricane Ida could cause big problems for New Orleans, even if it doesn’t make a direct hit. Ida is bearing down on The Big Easy and could make landfall 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Omar Villafranca reports from Louisiana. Source

There are only three days left to evacuate the remaining Americans and Afghan allies before U.S. troops withdraw from Afghanistan, but President Biden remains steadfast in finishing the job despite Thursday’s attack in Kabul and threats of more attacks by ISIS-K. Skyler Henry reports. Source