the heartbreaking images we ve seen of afghans trying to flee the country have laid bare the desperation so many are feeling. amid the chaos and despair, there have also been some small moments of joy. cnn s atika shubert shares one such story. reporter: amid the chaos a baby girl born in the cargo bay of the c-17 carrying afghani vac wees. as the plane landed, the 86 medical group rushed in to safely deliver here. the air base in germany has become the latest hub for evacuation floods out of afghanistan. cnn filmed some of the flights
allies are out of the country. but says the time of effort to keep planes taking off will move forward. cnn s arlette saenz has more from the white house. reporter: president biden once again pledged to get all americans out of afghanistan safely, and said the u.s. troops may need to remain in the country past the august 31st draw down deadline in order to make that happen. the president said discussions are underway with his team about the progress of evacuations, and he said he does hope they will be able to leave by august 31st, so it will be dependent on the status of americans who are in afghanistan. now, the president s remarks came as he addressed the country for the third time since kabul fell to the taliban. and while the president offered these assurances about evacuating americans and afghan allies safely and in a quick manner, he also said that there is still room for something to go wrong in this process.
base where that vet sergio garcia underway. president biden later this week is also preparing to once again speak with foreign leaders. he will attend, virtually attend a g7 leader meeting where afghanistan will be a focus. there are so many questions from allies about the u.s. response in afghanistan and what the future holds. arlette saenz, cnn, the white house. on the whole, americans support the decision to leave afghanistan, but they believe the withdrawal was mishandled. here s what a new cbsgov poll found. 47% approveful how president biden handled the withdrawal, 53% disapprove. 63% approve of removing troops overall. meanwhile, 59% of people believe the u.s. isn t doing enough to help afghans leave, and 81% want to see afghans who worked for the u.s. be able to take refuge
extending u.s. troop presence in the country past the deadline at the end of this month. but it s not clear if the taliban will play ball. we are working diligently to make sure we have increased the ability to get them out. we have changed the gate operations and the whole range of things, and that s why we have been able to significantly increase the number of people we are getting out. will the taliban agree to an extension we discussed a lot with the taliban. they ve been cooperative in extending some of the perimeter. that remains to be seen whether we ask that question. meanwhile, a source says hundreds of afghan staff at the u.s. embassy remain trapped and haven t been brought to the airport. and as the taliban tighten their hold on the country, their enemies say they are ready to negotiate. northern alliance leader ha mad massoud and his forces have clashed with the taliban over the past week and militants gave
singapore. much to look forward to. she is going to look at the uss tulsa here. thank you. amid the disparate scramble to leave afghanistan, a baby is born in the military plane carrying afghani evacuees.