promoearn: Another major storm could spell trouble for the East Coast

Tuesday, September 7

People clean up their flooded homes in a Queens neighborhood that saw massive flooding and numerous deaths following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 03, 2021 in New York City.

Another major storm could spell trouble for the East Coast

Hurricane Larry makes its way across the Atlantic, President Biden to survey Ida damage and more news to start your Tuesday.

Happy Tuesday, Daily Briefing readers! Welcome back from the long weekend. Another major storm is churning in the Atlantic – and it's expected to affect the already-battered East Coast. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden will survey the damage caused by Hurricane Ida in New Jersey and New York City.

It's Jane, with Tuesday's news.

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Here's what's happening today:

Hurricane Larry could push severe swells to East Coast

Forecasters are keeping a wary eye on a storm Tuesday that's making its way across the Atlantic. Hurricane Larry was causing big waves to form about 1,000 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea by Monday afternoon, and a series of smaller, developing storms could create more big problems for battered Louisiana's Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service said the hurricane probably won't make it to the USA, but "significant" swells will, reaching much of the East Coast by midweek and affecting the shoreline through the end of the week. The storm is "likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the weather service said.

Biden to survey Ida devastation in New York, New Jersey

President Joe Biden will travel to Manville, New Jersey, and Queens, New York, on Tuesday to survey the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Ida and its remnants . More than 60 people were killed by the storm; many drowned in cars or were swept away by flood waters. Ida is the deadliest hurricane the U.S. has seen in four years and the deadliest storm in the Northeast since 2012's catastrophic Superstorm Sandy, which killed more than 100 people. In the South, where Ida swept across Louisiana and Mississippi as a Category 4 monster, hundreds of thousands were still without power early Tuesday.

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GOP senators push Biden to release details on Afghanistan withdrawal

A group of 26 GOP senators are calling on President Joe Biden to release information by 5 p.m. Tuesday on the number of Americans, green card holders and special immigrant visa applicants who remain in Afghanistan. The coalition, led by Sen. Tom Cotton, wrote in a letter to the president: "Americans need to see that the United States will not abandon them to terrorists abroad forever." They also criticized Biden for the "poorly-planned" withdrawal. More than 123,000 people were flown out of Afghanistan since Aug. 14, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and between 100-200 U.S. citizens remain in the country.

South Lake Tahoe residents return as Caldor Fire stalls

South Lake Tahoe residents who left the area under threat of wildfire last week will continue to return Tuesday as crews slowed the Caldor Fire from advancing. However, authorities warned that residents of the scenic forest area weren't out of the woods yet, with risks ranging from smoky, foul air to belligerent bears. Since mid-August, the Caldor Fire spread across nearly 340 square miles of dense national parks and forests, tree-dotted granite cliffs and scattered cabins and hamlets in the northern Sierra Nevada. But in recent days the winds eased and thousands of firefighters took advantage of the better weather to hack, burn and bulldoze fire lines, managing to contain 44% of the perimeter by Monday.

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The third installment of Ryan Murphy's "American Crime Story," debuts Tuesday, centered on President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky . The FX anthology series focuses on sensationalized true crimes that have defined the American experience. "Impeachment" brings the scandal to light from the perspective of three of the women involved: Linda Tripp, who secretly recorded her friend Lewinsky discussing the affair; Paula Jones, who was suing Clinton for sexual harassment at the time; and Lewinsky. But despite the show's moments of brilliance, USA TODAY's TV critic Kelly Lawler writes that "Impeachment" ends up as a glossy, well-acted series without much to say.

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