fashion over the course of the next week because even beyond the 50 or 65,000 afghans that the president identified as being allies of the united states, advocates for refugees say there are more beyond that. and there will still be pressure on this president to show he's striking a balance between getting forces out of there safely so they're not exposed to the risk while also fulfilling america's moral obligation. that's not an easy answer and he will be walking that line right up through august 31st. in fact, if there are these contingency plans that have to go into effect. but this is about restoring their confidence in the ability to pull this office. >> we reestablished our connection with general marks. the president says every day u.s. troops are on the ground is another day isis and other terrorist groups, for that matter, potentially could target the airport, military forces, innocent civilians. what's the risk level day by day, especially the next seven