devastating toll at what covid is taking on america's schoolchildren. what's being done to keep your kids safe. catch now in focus: children & covid streaming on nbc news now. we'll be bringing you the covid response team briefing as soon as it starts and the president on his delayed announcement. plus more on the surge with our team of doctors, but first, double threat. the taliban taking territory across afghanistan. new fears that that advance will be opening for another terror group to rebuild. plus an urgent warning from the u.s. embassy in kabul today. this is andrea mitchell reports on msnbc.