Also, westerly winds take hold. Thats what is going to help push the storm back out to sea. The thing is, regardless of where it ends up going in the short term or where exactly it makes landfall, you have a lot of Heavy Rain expected for this area in the northeast. Rip currents also going to be a concern from North Carolina all the way up through massachusetts. We talk about the Heavy Rain and, yes, itll be heavy along the coast. Even inland, upstate New York, envir vermont, New Hampshire could get several inches of rain. You have the moderate risk of Flash Flooding across several northeastern states. The ground is very saturated, not only from the rain they expect from this storm, but the remnants of fred earlier this week dumped a tremendous amount of rain in this area. So because that ground is saturated, it does not take very strong winds to bring down trees and Power Lines, but you are going to have strong winds. 60, 70, 80mileperhour winds possible for several states, which is why we anticipate seeing some widespread Power Outages through some of these communities. Storm surge is also going to be a big concern. Providence, nantucket, 3 to 5 feet here. Even places along the New Jersey coast, still 1 to 3 feet of Storm Surge there, as well. One thing, boris and christi, that doesnt help, tomorrow, full moon, High Tide likely around the same time landfall would be in some areas. Youre dealing with astronomical High Tides on top of the Storm Surge. A really high chance of flooding, as well. Allison chinchar, thank you so much. We certainly hope folks in that area are preparing. Lets dig deeper on that and go to Meteorologist Derrick Van damme. He is in providence, rhode island, also in the path of tropical storm henri. What are you seeing in the way of preparations . Reporter right now, boris, its a glorious day here in providence, rhode island. Of course, looks can be deceiving. We know as henri makes its final approach here by tomorrow morning, things will deteriorate very quickly. People have been preparing for the storm, taking boats out of the water. Beaches have been closed in preparation for its arrival. There are a lot of vacationers here in New England because this is the high season for tourists. What are the immediate threats here . Well, we have the potential for widespread Power Outages. Widespread tree damage. Allison was talking about that, there are coastal cities that line New England and theyre used to noreasters in the winter. Thats when there are no leaves on the trees. Now, full foliage means the leaves will act as almost a sail to catch the wind and with the saturated soils that allison mentioned, itll topple trees and Power Lines quite easily. There are benchmark storms here that people think of in providence. That would be Hurricane Bob back in 1985. Rather, 91. Gloria back in 91. Of course, sandy. Every storm is different. This will not be a sandy by any stretch of the means. It is about the quarter of the size. It is moving faster than sandy was. All good news here. But Storm Surge being the potential threat, you ever wondered how these coastal cities actually protect themselves from it . Check this out. This is incredible. Stumbled across this yesterday. If you visited here, youve probably seen it. This is the Fox Point Hurricane barrier. It was built in 1966. It is designed to protect the city of providence, rhode island, from 20 feet of Storm Surge. That is like protecting the city from a 1 in 500 year Storm Surge event. The three gates lower in about 30 minuteminutes. Theyre over 50 tons. The waves get broken by the curved look and protect the city from the oncoming Storm And Push of water from storms like henri. Back to you. Derek van dam, take good care of yourself. Thank you. Listen, were following new developments in the chaos and the desperation in afghanistan this morning. The pentagon is holding a News Briefing on the situation. Its set to begin at 10 30 a. M. Eastern. Were going to bring it to you live when it happens. A new Security Warning has been issued for americans who are still in afghanistan. The u. S. Embassy telling them, do not come to the airport unless instructed by the american government. Yeah. Thousands of afghan citizens are making the harrowing journey to the airport anyway, hoping to escape taliban rule in afgha afghanistan. A source telling cnn about 14,000 people are currently waiting to get out. President Joe Biden says the united states is working to get afghans who helped american forces out of that country. He says every american who wants to leave will be evacuated. Meantime, a Plane Carrying Arrivals from afghanistan arrived at Dulles Airport just a short time ago. They arrived with mixed emotions of gratitude and sadness. Listen to this. Its great. Its absolutely amazing to see family members. Theyve been apart for years and years, and now they are united. Its just everybody is so happy. But still very sad for those that are still in afghanistan, stranded in their own country. Millions and millions of people. So the biden Administration Officials say they had no Indication Afghanistan would fall as quickly as it did to the taliban, but there is a memo from more than a dozen diplomats warning last month of a potential catastrophe in that country. Lets bring in Pentagon Correspondent oren lieberman. Walk us through what the classified cables said. They didnt have a specific date for when the afghan government may fall. They certainly didnt expect it to happen so quickly, right . Reporter no, even they didnt expect the afghan government to collapse, the afghan military to fall apart in days. When it came to kabul, a matter of hours when the taliban was making its advance. A dozen diplomats from kabul did warn the u. S. Wasnt moving fast enough in evacuating afghans who helped the united states and that the government could fall faster than expected. Not months, certainly not years, but within a matter of weeks. Crucially, after the u. S. Withdrawal at The End of august 31st. That, of course, happened much faster than anticipated, and Thats Part of what is leading to the scenes were seeing at the international airport, in this desperate scramble for so many to get out of the country. President Joe Biden addressed this yesterday. He said there were lots of cables going wrong and different messaging, but the consensus is it simply wouldnt happen this quickly and the taliban Wouldnt Move this quickly into kabul, the government collapse. Afghan president getting out of the country quietly, as he said, to avoid more bloodshed. Thats the situation the u. S. Is trying to essentially figure out right now. Difficult and desperate as that is for so many afghans. Thats the challenge here, to keep this process moving. We know there was a pretty steep decline in the number of flights in a 24hour Period. It was six c17s in the latest 24hour Period with 1,600 passengers total. As opposed to the previous 24hour Period, which was upwards of 16 or 17 c17s with some 6,000 passengers. That has to do with the closure of the airport or, rather, the delay of flights for about an Eighthour Span throughout the day. That, of course, will have an impact on the number of people moving through the airport. The key is to get them moving as quickly as possible, and thats what the u. S. Troops on the ground are doing, trying to move this process forward. Heres a look at the work theyre doing. Kabul has become a tale of two cities. Outside the gated walls of the airport, panic, despair. Inside the compound, there is what so many afghans feared was lost. Measure of hope. There are 5,800 troops at the international airport. Some for security of the most important Real Estate in the country right now. But for many others, this is a humanitarian mission. The military has come with food, water, and medical supplies. Here, something as simple as water, large, clear plastic bottles, something that small has an impact on those fleeing for their lives. Especially after hours of waiting in the Summer Heat of afghanistan. A father passes his child to a marine for medical help. The marines say the infant was treated and reunited with family at the airport. Having prepared and partially executed a kneel, noncombatant Evacuation Operation like what were seeing right now, it is the toughest mission the military does. So many challenges that require continuous adaptation to changing circumstances. Reporter here, another child passed to marines. A picture that underscores how important afghans feel it is to leave the country they once knew. Powerful images like this have helped define this evacuation effort. Pictures of the crowd, and pictures of the people. It is a difficult mission, one the White House acknowledged is a dangerous one. Under pressure from the clock, the environment and the enemy. But it is one that presses on and brings some hope, maybe even some happiness to those who have known days of fear. Well head into the Pentagon Briefing in a few moments and try to get clarity on the warning of try not To Go to the airport until instructed to do so. It is according to a Security Situation, according to the embassy. Well try to get what is the throughput of u. S. Citizens onto the Airport Grounds and out of the country. Oren lieberman, we appreciate it so much. Thank you. The u. S. Is in contact with the taliban as the evacuations of afghans and american citizens is unfolding right now, but what will taliban fighters do once the u. S. Is gone, once the cameras are gone and theyre fully in charge of the country . Cnn global Affairs Analyst and time Magazine Contributor Kem b Kimberly Dozier is with us now. Appreciate you being with us. Your article, the taliban, Promising Inclusively and amnesty in afghanistan. There are officials who do predict bloodshed. What are the odds a more moderate Taliban Regime will emerge from this . When i talk to taliban officials, im on a group with other journalists that the taliban reached out to a couple months ago in anticipation of eventually governing in afghanistan. So they have been doing things like that. Theyve been following some of the Advice Theyve been given throughout the Peace Talks in doha by Qatar Reqatar i officia others who told them, you cant govern like you did last time. You have to have respect for civil rights, human rights. You have to have Rule Of Law and financial transparency if you want the billions in international aid that afghanistan needs to keep the lights on, keep water flowing, things that this population has gotten used to having. Its different than the last time. So in some of their public pronouncements, they have said all the right things. You saw in the first Press Conference by the spokesman, who wed never seen on camera, he said they wouldnt Host Anyone who attacks, carries out terrorist actions against other countries, like Al Qaeda. He didnt say Al Qaeda out loud, but the reference was there. They said that anyone who was in the previous government, that there was an amnesty and they could come back to work, including women. Though one of the spokesmen told me that women need to stay at home right now while the situation is unstable, and that theyll announce their new government after august 31st. Okay, all that sounds good. But were hearing different things on the ground. I was going to say, a lot of the people weve talked to and heard from say that this is not a trustworthy group. We cannot take them by their word by any means. And i want to get to this reporting this morning from Nick Paton Walsh who spoke to a senior official and found out that the man at the president ial palace last week who negotiated for the taliban with the afghan national Security Adviser, to surrender president ghanis government, is actually an affiliate of Al Qaeda. So what is known, kimberly, about the potential Co Khesivens of the taliban and Al Qaeda and isis . Weve known for some time, contrary to what President Biden said yesterday, that Al Qaeda remains in afghanistan and has strong ties to the taliban. Family ties, organizational ties. Al qaeda hasnt been carrying out plots against the united states during this time, but it doesnt rule out they wont do it later. The u. N. , even the u. S. Treasury department confirmed this in the months to this runup of the fall of cakabul. They remain in close contact. Also, there is a cell inside iran of top Al Qaeda leaders, potential future leaders, who now can have safe passage and reunite with the Al Qaeda rank and file, which might only be in the hundreds. No one ive spoken to really knows how many. But theyre there, and they may soon have the Freedom To Roam and operate. And we wont have we, the international community, no longer have the eyes on the ground because many of them are now in hiding, that we had counted on to keep watch on these people. So remembering that afghanistan was a Breeding Ground for 9 11, and based on what youre saying and what were hearing about the uncertainty of the numbers of Al Qaeda and the relationship between all of these, as they are labeled, terror organizations, are we watching the building blocks of a national Security Threat to the u. S. Here . We could be. But the taliban also knows that though they do have hundreds of millions of dollars coming in every year in receipts from the drug trade, et cetera, they do need the billions that the u. S. Has frozen in the afghan federal bank. They do need access to International Monetary Fund loans. So that is going to temper their future activity. Yes, China And Pakistan and russia could trade with them and help them survive for a bit if the international community turns their back on the taliban, but there are certain governors of, you know, international norms of behavior, that if they dont follow, they will become a Pariah State and bear the financial responsibility for tha that. And the Knockon Effect could be if they dont get the money to provide services that millions of afghans are used to, that can feed into an insurgent movement that will fight them. All right. Kim dozier, thank you so much. We really appreciate your time and your expertise on this. Thank you. Thank you. 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New this morning, full Fda Approval of the Pfizer Vaccine is, quote, imminent. Thats according to officials, saying full approval could come as early as monday. Yeah. Right now, the Delta Variant is fueling a surge of coronavirus cases, according to the department of health and human services. One in five Hospital Icus has at least 95 of its beds occupied. Now, the cdc says the rates of hospitalizations for children and young adults under 50 are at their highest levels since the beginning of this pandemic. Yeah. Meantime, in some states, the Battle Over Masking continues. In texas, school and local Mask Mandates are allowed for now after the Texas Supreme Court rejected Governor Greg abbotts request to intervene. Lets get to florida and cnns Nadia Romero is live in miami. Florida governor Ron Desantis not letting up on his ban on Mask Mandates, though now thousands of kids have had to quarantine because of coronavirus outbreaks. Reporter yeah, boris. Thats a big issue here because we have another another district, Miamidade County schools, the largest in the state, that will begin on monday. Theyll start their first day back in the classroom this year. The Fda Approval is so important because when you talk to people on the front lines, they tell you its what they need to convince people to get the shots. As weve been reporting, the overwhelming majority of people in the Icu Beds are unvaccinated. Full u. S. Food and Drug Administration Approval of the pfizer biotech Covid19 Vaccine is, quote, imminent. A biden Administration Official said the approval could be as early as monday. Meanwhile, covid19 hospitalizations filling up icus across the u. S. With the worst of it in the nations southern states like florida. We are seeing a much younger group of individuals who are hospitalized for covid in our intensive care units, on ventilators. These are healthy, young 20yearolds, 30yearolds. Reporter the Sunshine State now sitting under a Dark Cloud of covid19 milestones. There have been more than 17,000 covid19 patients hospitalized in about six weeks amidst severe staffing shortages. Floridas governor pushing floridians to undergo antibody treatments. It can reduce the risk of hospitalizations and deaths. This woman collapsing on the ground while waiting for an antibody treatment. I think this is probably the most significant thing we can do to keep people out of the hospital. Reporter but the governor doesnt support Mask Mandates. Under his direction, the Florida Board of education ordering broward to allow Mask Optout for students in the next 48 hours or start losing funding. Late friday, in an emergency meeting, the Saras Asota School board voted for only medical and ie p optouts in place. Governor Brian Kemp in georgia giving businesses a pass to ignore local covid19 ordinances. Georgians know the risk of covid19, and they also know how to do about their lives. Reporter Cobb County schools, north of atlanta, in the midst of a fiery debate over Mask Mandates in the classroom. Friday, the district reporting a little less than dpoouble the active cases from last week. I dont know if there are a certain number of positive cases youre looking for, or do a certain number of kids need to die before you humble yourselves enough to admit that youre wrong. Reporter in alabama, every county listed as High Transmission for covid19. But still, some at a Lauderdale County School Board meeting wanting to make masks optional for kids. Theyre hurting our children. And these teachers that want to act like they have control of our children in dictating to them, no. Reporter texas Governor Greg abbott still battling covid19 himself and a local Mask Mandate. The states supreme court allowing local Mask Mandates, including those in schools, to remain in effect, at least for now. Overnight, we heard from Broward County public schools, saying they will keep their Mask Mandates in place despite the threats from the governor. Boris, christi . Nadia romero from miami, thank you so much. Florida set a Pandemic Record for new cases last week. Covid hospitalizations there nearly three times the national average. As schools reopen, the states governor, Ron Desantis, is maintaining his handsoff approach. Miami Beach Mayor joins us now, accusing the governor of Playing Politics with the pandemic. Good morning, mayor. Glad to have you, as always. You asked Governor Desantis to allow local governments to issue Mask Mandates and vaccine requirements. You told him the current policy is backfiring in tragic ways. His office responded, saying he banned local Mask Mandates because, quote, he trusts floridians to make the best choices for themselves and for their families. Mayor, whats at the core of your disagreement . Is it a question of Trusting Floridians . First of all, you dont have to look far. You know, we are leading the nation right now in hospitalizations, which means we will likely be leading the nation in deaths. So his policies are literally killing people. Listen, the governor has made this a political issue. He is treating children, you know, as almost political pawns. Hes not worried about us. He is making some political point for a national election. It is obvious at this point. Because there is no metric he can look for and say that his policies are good for floridians. You have local School Officials who are literally, you know, having to act courageously and potentially lose their jobs and income in order to protect the children whose families elected them to those offices. So this is really a pretty outrageous thing, and, unfortunately, i think it is a bit of a political opportunity and hubris, which seems to be the organizing principles of Floridas Response to the pandemic. Lets dig in deeper and listen to something Governor Desantis said earlier this week. Politicians want to force you to cover your face as a way for them to cover their own asses. Thats just the truth. [ applause ] they want to be able to say theyre taking this on and theyre doing this, even though it doesnt its not proven to be effective. They want to continue to do it. Mayor, you know what im going to ask you. Are you covering yourself . I mean, listen, our governor went to harvard and yale, but that was absolutely moronic. Honestly, he should be out there trying to get people to wear masks. Every, you know, sort of major medical group, including pediatricians, have said it is healthy. When you talk about, you know, letting people have a choice, letting them do whatever they want, you have to stop at a stoplight. Theres about A Thousand things you have to do to protect yourselves and others in society. We have lots of freedoms, but we also recognize we all live together. If you send your kid to school and say hes not going to wear a mask, he may infect another child, maybe a child who isnt going to fair well, or a teacher. We had three teachers in Broward County die in one day a week or two ago. This is not politics. Its Health Care. Mayor, one Health Measure the governor has been promoting, monoclonal antibodies. He announced this Week Florida would provide them at treatment sites across the strait for free. How confident are you this might help florida change course, given the trends were seeing . Listen, what our physicians and Health Care system are doing is terrific. The governor is ironically making that available for free to floridians. You cant simply say, lets wait until everybody is sick and then try to treat them. If you follow that path, most certainly, a percentage will get very sick, and a percentage will die. The best thing we can do is stop this virus from spreading. The way to do that is with masks. The governor is suing the Cruise Industry that simply wants to require vaccines before people come on board a closed ship. This is not a healthy measure To Governor is promoting. It is a political one. He is following an ideology, not a Health Care directive, and that is the problem right now. Mayor dan gelber, we have to leave it there. Appreciate your time. The Danne Marino and Dwyane Wad jerseys in the background. Well be in touch. Thank you. Thank you. Want to get back to the developments in the ongoing situation in afghanistan this morning. The u. S. Secretary of defense reportedly contradicted President Biden during a briefing with members of the House Yesterday during a classified briefing. Secretary austin told lawmakers americans have been beaten by the taliban. That appears To Go against what President Biden said moments before. We have no indication that they havent been able to get in kabul through the airport. Weve made an agreement with the taliban thus far. Theyve allowed them To Go through. It is in their interest for them To Go through. So we know of no circumstance where american citizens are carrying an American Passportd A Passport and trying to get through to the airport. Well see to it they get to the airport. Democratic congressman from michigan, dan kilde, with me now. Kohnman, tha congressman, thank you so much. We appreciate it. First, your take. What is your most urgent concern right now, not just regarding this withdrawal but the messaging around it . Well, obviously, the withdrawal is the concern. The message around it, i think we ought to be as transparent as possible. Im one who believes that there were some failures. Its disappointing. I think the taliban was more aggressive than was expected by some anyway. The afghan government was far weaker than what was expected. Having said that, the most pressing issue is to make sure the message is clear to americans in afghanistan but especially to the afghan nationals who were with us, sacrificed themselves, put themselves in harms way, that this country is going to welcome them. Its disappointing to hear some voices say we ought not. We have a promise to keep, and i hope that this doesnt devolve into an idealogical or partisan debate over whether or not we should keep that promise. I know you feel strongly about taking care of the refugees, certainly. I wanted to ask about what President Biden had said yesterday, as well, in the Press Conference. He said, let me be clear. My american who want any ame who wants to come home, we will get you here. He went on to say hell mobilize every resource necessary. What is the realistic expectation of that . Well, i think part of the difficulty is that some americans in afghanistan were not necessarily registered with the united States Embassy there. So theres some issues in terms of identifying americans who are on the ground in afghanistan. Obviously, the Security Situation is going to impact that. I mean, we heard the discussion between members of congress and the secretary of defense about issues involving getting people to the airport. Obviously, thats the critical issue. There is plenty of time, and should be, for a complete Deep Dive and a review of everything that precipitated what has not been a smooth departure. But none of that should change the importance of this ee decis. 20 more years in afghanistan wouldnt do anything except put american lives at risk. Im pleased thats the case. I hope any colleagues dont conflate some of the problems were obviously seeing right now with the decision that this president made, finally, at long last. The president made the decision to get us out of there, and i think it was the right call. Okay. But what information do you need to get . I know Speaker Pelosi is calling for a Member Briefing as early as monday regarding how we got to this point. Where do you think the miscommunication, the missteps, the miscalculations came from . Thats what i dont know, and thats what we need to find out. It is congress role, no matter who the president is, to ask these tough questions and not be satisfied until we have complete answers to all of them. It appears there was at least a misinterpretation of the intelligence or a lack of complete intelligence that would have shown just how precipitously the country would fall into the hands of the taliban. That doesnt mean we shouldnt have withdrawn. It means we should have. But, obviously, those are questions that were going to need to have answered. Partly because we have a responsibility to hold the administration accountable, but also, you know, history has to be informed by the facts. The only way we learn from our history is if it is clear and accurate. We have to make sure we create that record. New reporting this morning from Nick Paton Walsh, who spoke with a senior official in afghanistan, who told him the man at the president ial palace who negotiated with the Security Adviser for the surrender of president ghanis government, that man is actually an affiliate of Al Qaeda. The president has said there is nobody from Al Qaeda in afghanistan. We know that thats not true. Do you have any concerns that afghanistan could be a Breeding Ground again for terrorists, not just Al Qaeda but a cohesive organization between Al Qaeda, ice i and the taliban . We have to take that threat seriously. We have to act upon the intelligence that we have. We have to be aggressive in dealing with it. Yes, i mean, obviously, this is a nation, a country that doesnt operate as a nation. It operates very much as a, you know, a group of tribal villages. The fact that we have the taliban in position right now is concerning. But it doesnt necessarily justify 20 more years of us being there. I think there are going to have to be ways that we monitor the activities there and act accordingly if we see a threat emerging. Thats a tough place to be for us as a nation, Buzz Tt Thats E Tur we are. It is better to be there in the long term. Congressman dan kilde, thank you for taking time to talk with us. Thank you, sir. Thank you. We are watching the podium at the pentagon where, at any moment, we are expecting an update on evacuations in afghanistan. Were going to take you there live as soon as the briefing begins. Stay with us. Its the biggest sale of the year, on the new Sleep Number 360 Smart Bed. Its the most comfortable, duallyadjustable, footwarming, temperaturebalancing, proven Quality Night Sleep weve ever made. Save 50 on the new Sleep Number 360 limited edition Smart Bed. Plus, free premium delivery. Ends monday. This isnt just a walk up the stairs. When you have an irregular heartbeat, its more. 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The faa is proposing more than 500,000 in new fines against dozens of unruly passengers. Here the cnns pete. Reporter incidents in the air are skyrocketing, with the most incidents of passengers facing federal fines. Just released documents are giving the blowbyblow of passengers allegedly punching fellow fliers in the face, Snorting What appeared to be cocaine, threatening to kill a Flight Attendant. The federal Aviation Administration is proposing more than 500,000 in new fines, bringing the total to more than 1 Million since the agency enacted a zero Tolerance Policy earlier this year. People need to understand there are severe consequences here. Reporter Flight Crews reported 3,800 incidents of unruly passengers to the faa just this year, but the agency has initiated Enforcement Action at only 120 cases. Now, some in congress say the Faas Power to punish is too limited, and the fbi should pursue putting passengers in prison. The first time we take one of these jerks who, you know, is assaulting Flight Attendants or attempting to take an aircraft down, they go away for a few years and get a massive fine. I think that will send a message to others out there who are thinking about acting out. Reporter the largest new fine proposed by the faa is against a passenger accused of throwing his luggage at another passenger, laying on the aisle floor, then grabbing a Flight Attendant by the ankles and putting his head up her skirt. That flight from New York to orlando was forced to land early in virginia. Twothirds of new fines involve passengers violating the transportation Mask Mandate. About a quarter involve passengers illegally bringing their own alcohol on board. Now, the faa is pleading with airports to crack down on Togo Alcohol sales to help ground unruly passengers before they ever get in the air. When people start getting put in jail for their actions on the planes that are putting everyone in jeopardy, theres going to be some serious sobering up. Reporter American Airlines just announced that it is not serving alcohol on board its flights until at least january 18th, 2022. Federal transportation Mask Mandate now ends then. American also announced it is stepping up work inside its largest hubs, charlotte and dallas, to try to keep people from bringing their own booze on board its flights. Cnn, reagan national airport. Thank you for that report. At any moment, were expecting an update by the pentagon on the situation in afghanistan. Weve just learned that President Biden canceled planned travel over the weekend to delaware. He is apparently receiving briefings on whats happening in afghanistan at the White House. Were going to keep watching this Poed Dium and get you thers soon as this briefing begins. Stay with cnn. Age before beauty . Why not both . 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From there, it will kind of come inland before making a sharp turn back out over the open atlantic. Again, in that short period of time, were talking about tremendous amounts of rain and also Storm Surge. Right now, it is mostly being steered by the jet in this upper level low. Then it becomes more of the westerlies that really start to push it back out over the open water. Again, boris and christi, want to emphasize, just because it is now a hurricane versus a tropical storm, the impacts remain the same. Allison chinchar in the cnn weather center, thank you so much. We are expecting an update from the pentagon on the evacuations in afghanistan. As boris said earlier, we understand that President Biden is staying in washington. That is a change of plans this morning. Well bring this to you live when it happens. Stay close. I think i can. I think i can. I think i can. I think. I can. Real progress . When youre affected by schizophrenia, you see it differently. 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Before i describe the situation in kabul the past 24 hours, i want to recap the past Week And Kind of present a Whholisitc Vi of whats been accomplished. As you know, august 14 th, we began this Evacuation Operation, one week ago today. Since then, we have rapidly deployed thousands of troops into afghanistan. Our footprint continues today to stand at approximately 5,800 troops on the ground, continuing to provide and secure the Kabul Airport to allow for Evacuation Operations. As you know, these troops were both prepositioned in the Centcom Oar as well as deployed from the united states. Then, as the forces steadily flowed in, we successfully secured the Kabul Airport. If you recall, the situation a week ago was a little bit different than it is today. The airport remains secure. U. S. Military personnel currently oversee flight operations, both u. S. Military contracted aircraft, as well as foreign aircraft continue to operate within Kabul Airport. Additionally, the u. S. Military maintained the Gate Security at major gates and supported our State Department colleagues in the processing of individuals to prepare for evacuation flights out of afghanistan. Critical to getting americans, siv applicants, and afghans out of risk, afghanistan requires additional space at staging bases, safe havens, and other locations. This impacts our throughput, as i discussed yesterday. For example, two days ago, if you recall, the u. S. Military air lifted nearly 6,000 evacuees in a single day. In the last 24 hours, six u. S. Military c17s and 32 charters departed kabul. Through this combined effort, the total Passenger Count for those flights was approximately 3,800. Also in the past 24 hours, a number of c17s are moving between qatar and germany, providing critical relief that will increase our input to those intermediate staging bases. Finally, in the past 24 hours, three flights landed at dulles international airport. There are now afghans in just one week since beginning this operation who have left afghanistan and will be transitioned to fort Bliss Today for further processing in this process. As you can see, this is a very complex and multistep operation. We are committed to this highly important mission, to bring american citizens, siv applicants, and atrisk afghans who work alongside of us throughout our time in afghanistan, and vulnerable afghans, including women and children, safely out of afghanistan. Since The End of july, we have relocated approximately 22,000 people. Since the beginning of this Evacuation Operation on august 14th, weve evacuated approximately 17,000. I would add that intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals are conducting screening for siv and other vulnerable afghans before theyre allowed to enter into the united states. These agencies are surging resources to evaluate all of these evacuees to ensure the protection of the homeland. This massive effort is the result of teamwork across the interagency and the cooperation of our partners around the world who share in this incredible effort. Thank you. Okay. Looks like youre on the phone. Hi, yes, thanks, john. Either you or the general, obviously, theres fewer people getting out of afghanistan the last 4 hours. T 24 hours. The embassy issued a warning, telling people not To Go to the airport. Can you talk about the security outside the perimeter . Is it getting worse . What are the key threats there . Is it afghans trying to get in . Is it isis . Is it the taliban . Can you just give us a clearer picture of the violence going on outside the airport . Yeah. The first part of the question is, i think, you talked about guidance going out. Im not familiar with that direct. Were continuing to process people throughout the last 24 hours. The commanders are metering how many people come in and out of the gate to ensure the safe and ability to screen applicants as they come on. There has been no reported change to the current Enemy Situation in and around the airplane at this time. Yeah . Kabul airport, it was advised for u. S. Citizens to avoid gates at this time unless you receive a specific call to come there. So can you explain what is this threat . Is it taliban . Is it is there an isis or Al Qaeda angle to this . I think you can understand why were not going to get into specific details about the threat