the hour. president biden is holding meetings with his security team in an effort to help those still in the country. let's get caught up on the rapidly changing scene in afghanistan. we have meagan fitzgerald in london. meagan, i want to start with you. we know the taliban is getting closer to taking control of the capital city of kabul. what is the latest there? >> reporter: you know, i can tell you it is a really significant development that the taliban has seized control of mazir-i-sharif. it is the fourth largest city in the country, a commercial hub and it is the last northern stronghold to fall to the taliban as they inch closer to the capital city of kabul. now, just to show you how quickly the taliban is progressing here, just yesterday they took control of the second and third largest cities. right now at this hour they are in control of more than two-thirds of the entire country. this is why we are seeing a