Official who has negotiated with the taliban. Plus, sevenmonthold twins swept out of their fathers arms. They are among the 21 dead after floodwaters in the u. S. Unleashed disaster in a matter of minutes. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. And we begin today with the Health Lead and the major development in the fight to end the Coronavirus Pandemic eight months after the first shot was given under Emergency Use protocols, pfizers covid vaccine has now been fully approved by the Food And Drug administration, or fda, opening the door to more Vaccine Mandates in businesses, in government agencies, and in universities across the country. In fact, minutes after the fda news, the pentagon announced it is requiring all of its 1. 3 active Duty Service members to be vaccinated. Today President Biden urged americans who have been waiting for full approval from the fda To Go get vaccinated now. And he reiterated his call for private and public sector leaders to implement Vaccine Requirements or mandates about onethird of the eligible population in the united states, 82 Million people, still has not been vaccinated. And more than 1,000 americans nearly all of them unvaccinated are dying from covid each day. Thats the highest that number has been in five months. Cnns chief white House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins joins me now live. And, kaitlan, Fda Approval allows the White House to push even harder for Vaccine Mandates. Are they expecting this news to make a real difference in the number of shots going into arms every day . Reporter well, jake, theyre certainly hoping it will because there are still tens of millions of americans who are eligible to get the Vaccine But Havent yet made that decision to do so. In a recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that it was about three in ten unvaccinated americans said they were likely to get the shot once it got full approval from the fda. And now of course that has happened. So the White House is going to make a messaging push. You saw President Biden speaking today, and other officials are continued to expect to push this announcement from the fda to try to get people vaccinated. But, jake, more than just people going out and getting the shot on their own. President biden when speaking on this news earlier was also calling on private companies to do more to require the vaccine. We had already seen several companies do so. We know some have been waiting for this full approval. So that is what he is calling on private companies to do to make it more required widely across the u. S. And the federal government is going to be taking these steps as well, jake, because we know the pentagon was waiting for this full approval to now require it among u. S. Military active duty troops. And so thats one thing thats expected to happen. Well wait to see if more parts of the federal government then do also require it as well, jake. School is back in session in places all over the country. President biden said hes going to address how to send kids back to school safely soon. Whats the goal there, especially considering so many kids are already back in classrooms . Reporter yeah. This is something that the president has said he is expected to discuss with the Education Secretary in the coming days. Its caused a real issue in communities with local ordinances and governors trying to impose these bans on mask mandates. And that of course is raising questions for a lot of parents since we did see this move from the fda today, but we have still not heard anything from the fda for children under 12, they are still not recommended to get this vaccine by the fda. So what President Biden said today was kind of in line with the Cdc Guidance of what they had issued about kids going back to school, saying that make sure everyone you can around your child who isnt vaccinated and cant be vaccinated is vaccinated. That means parents and other teenagers who are eligible to get the vaccine. And he said make sure your kid is wearing a mask when they leave the house. All right, Kaitlan Collins, thanks so much. Meanwhile, covid cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. In florida the number of people dying from covid every day is at its highest point of the entire pandemic. And as Cnns Nick Watt reports, more local officials all over the country especially in florida are denying Governors Block on mask mandates. Reporter the Pfizer Vaccine now fully approved for people 16 and over. This is a pivotal moment for our country in the fight against the pandemic. The public can be confident that this vaccine meets the Fdas Gold Standard for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality. Reporter the vaccine was being deployed under fda Emergency Use authorization. This might help the hesitant. This may tip them over toward getting vaccinated. Reporter there are about 82 Million americans who are eligible but have not yet gotten their shots. Now, the approval also bolsters Vaccine Mandates for workplaces and more. That is going to be a Game Changer for us. Some places including the hospitals, schools cannot enforce the vaccine for covid. Now they have proof that will open that door. Reporter this morning in miami defying the antimask governor, schools reopened in floridas largest district with a mask mandate. If there is a consequence, put it on me. If theres a price to be paid, put it on me. Reporter the feds also ready to fight antimask local legislators. We are prepared to launch investigation with our office for civil rights to ensure that all students have access to this fundamental right of education. Reporter there are schools in the south that have opened then closed again or put kids in quarantine due to covid cases. I think that this is a harbinger of the challenges we are going to face. The schools could become focal points of community transmission. Reporter the u. S. Is now averaging nearly 150,000 cases a day, and once again averaging over 1,000 covidrelated deaths a day. That toll is up over 50 in just a week. Vaccines, there were just three days in a row with more than A Million shots in arms. We havent seen that since midjune. Because especially with the Delta Variant, getting that protection is more important than ever. Reporter mississippi has among the lowest Vaccination Rates in the country. Officials there say more and more people are taking a livestock antiparasitic instead. Theres an online lie that it fights covid19. The fda tweeted, you are not a horse, you are not a cow, seriously, yall, stop it. Now, with this full approval, pfizer can also now market and advertise their vaccine. And today a Company Spokesperson told cnn that they hope to use that to increase confidence in this vaccine. One word of caution from the fda to physicians. Do not use this vaccine off label in the under12s. The data is still being gathered. The dosage is still being figured out. Lets bring in dr. Peter hotez, codirector of the center for Vaccine Development at texas childrens hospital. Not without the mandates. I do think there will be a modest increase. Look, we have a long way To Go to fill this gap. Unfortunately, weve underachieved as a nation. Only 51 of the american people are fully vaccinated. If were going to halt this virus transmission, we are going to have to get to 80, 85 . So we need to close that gap on 80 Million people. And i think having the full approval will certainly convince some. But its just one of a dozen fake talking points put out there by the disinformation campaign. And i think a number of people are just going to revert to one of the other ones. I think the bigger impact as was mentioned is going to be around mandates, employer mandates, federal mandates from the military. I think The One thing that didnt happen today that i would have liked to have seen is they did this approval for 16 and up. If they had gone to 12 and up, i think that would have been very powerful because one of the worst Performing Groups in terms of vaccinations are the adolescents 12 to 15. And we were looking at 20, 25 of adolescents down here in the south are fully vaccinated. And if we had that approval for 12 and up, we could have mandated vaccines for the middle schools, done more with school mandates. And so thats unfortunate. So thats going to continue to be a problem as well. New York City is now requiring all Education Staff including teachers and principals to be vaccinated. Do you think that other cities and states should follow suit . Look, we have to, jake. If were serious as a nation about getting our kids through the fall School Year, heres what has to happen. Basically everyone who walks into a Public School has to have a mask on except maybe some of the Special Needs kids who cant do it. And everyone over the age of 12 and up has to be vaccinated. When youve got this Screaming Level of transmission across the country and the Delta Variant thats highly transmissible. Thats the only way. The greater the likelihood we can ensure that our kids can get through the School Year. Because look whats happening in the south already. None of the adolescents are vaccinated who are eligible. Were seeing schools open up and then they shut down a week later because so many kids are getting covid. Were all holding our breath down here in texas where many of the School Districts are just opening today. I just dont know how its going To Go. So, dr. Hotez, already with the news of this approval rightwing media is already now has a new narrative and a different channel when the news came out started talking about whether or not the process was rushed. What would your response to that be . You know, jake, the fda is, for approving vaccines, has about the highest regulatory bar that exists anywhere in the world. And it wasnt rushed. Whats happened with the fda is theyve been reviewing data steadily. Thats why weve been able to move expeditiously. And the other piece to this that not many are talking about is the fact how good that Emergency Use Authorization Process turned out to be and how hard the fda worked to fully approximate the full approval process. So this is not the case at all. But, you know, unfortunately, the far right has been dominating the internet right now in terms of putting out disinformation. And if were going to move the next step as a country, weve got to close that 80 Million gap. Dr. Peter hotez, thank you so much. The desperate effort to evacuate afghans who helped u. S. Troops during the war reports now that the taliban are not letting them through to get to the airport. An update the week after the collapse of kabul. And its the reason the u. S. Went in there in the first place 20 years ago, and now Terror Chatter is picking up. How isis and other groups might be trying to seize the opportunity in the chaos. Stay with us. As your business changes, the United States Postal Service is changing with it. With ecommerce that runs at the speed of now. Next Day And Twoday shipping nationwide, and returns right from the doorstep. Its a whole New World out there. Lets not keep it waiting. [sfx radio being tuned] welcome to allstate. 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Forces during the war and applied for what are called sivs or special Immigrant Visas. They were told to stay away from the Kabul Airport today. The situation outside that airport is growing increasingly desperate and dire as Thousands Cram together in front of the gates begging to be let in, waiting for days without access to food or water. Now, President Biden has not ruled out Keeping Troops in afghanistan past this August 31st withdrawal deadline. But as cnns Oren Liebermann Reports for us now, the taliban is already warning that that could lead to serious consequences. Reporter at kabul international airport, The End of the month is coming too quickly. The u. S. Is trying to hit its selfimposed August 31st deadline. There are discussions going on among us in the military about extending, our hope is we will not have to extend. But there are going to be discussions, i suspect, on how far along we are in the process. Reporter taliban warning there will be consequences if it takes any longer. Tension in and around the airport is still running very high, someone opened fire on Afghan Security Forces sunday killing one and wounding several civilians. U. S. And afghan troops returned fire. The Fire Fight underscoring the Security Situation as the u. S. Tries to maximize the number of people it can fly out. The military flew more than 10,000 people out of kabul in 24 hours, and another 5,000 on charters and other flights. A pace that must continue. In order to speed up evacuations, the pentagon activating the civil Reserve Air Fleet for only the third time, using 18 aircraft from commercial carriers like united and american to move evacuees from the Middle East onwards. For now, though, the u. S. Prioritizing getting american citizens out, several thousand have left the country already, the pentagon says. A senior State Department official says there are still several thousand more. Held accommodators have left the airport not once but twice to pick up evacuees. On occasion where theres a need and theres a capability to meet that need, our commanders on the ground are doing what they feel necessary need to do to help americans reach the airport. Reporter for now, the u. S. Embassy In Kabul is telling afghan special Immigrant Visa Applicants and evacuees not to come to the airport until told to do. Fear of a totalitarian Taliban Regime is growing. The brother of an afghan interpreter received these letters from the taliban. A Court Date for helping u. S. Troops and shielding his brother, and then a notification of his Death Sentence. These Court Decisions are final, and you will not have the right to object, the third and final letter reads. You chose this path for yourself and your death is imminent, god willing. There are still some 13,000 people at the airport and more trying to get through every day. But a new Terror Threat forcing the u. S. To develop alternate routes to the airport for safety, even when there is so little time left to evacuate. Speaking of that little time, a Defense Official with direct knowledge of the discussions around the u. S. Military presence in afghanistan says if the goal is to get to 5,800 troops out of the country by The End of the month, that decision may have to come tomorrow. Weve all seen pictures of The One baby that was born on the flight from Qatar To ram Stein Air Base in germany. There were two other babies born during this evacuation from afghanistan. Unclear if they were on a flight or on a base somewhere. But that is a surprising bit of news during all of this. Oren, i want you to take a listen to something that white House Press Secretary Jen Psaki just said a few minutes ago about americans still in afghanistan. I think its irresponsible to say americans are stranded. They are not. We are committed to bringing americans who want to come home, home. We are in touch with them via phone, via text, via email, via any way that we can possibly reach americans to get them home if they want to return home. Im just calling you out for saying that we are Stranding Americans In Afghanistan when we have been very clear that we are not leaving americans who want to return home. We are going to bring them home. Look, i understand that people are working long hours in the White House, the national security council, State Department, pentagon and over In Kabul to get americans out of that country. And i understand the White House wanting to reassure the nation that all americans will ultimately be evacuated. But there are No Doubt americans who feel stranded in afghanistan right now. Yeah. Some of this appears to be, as you pointed out, a message of reassurance. Some appears to be parsing words on what exactly is stranded. Jen psaki said if you want to get out, the u. S. Will go to great lengths to get you out. But the pentagon said that there have been americans who are having trouble getting through taliban checkpoints, who are having difficulties and problems getting to kabul international airport. And that appears to be what shes not acknowledge here, that there are americans having issues, limited numbers, the pentagon says. But it is certainly happening from what weve heard from the chairman of the joint Chiefs Briefing members of congress. There are problems here even for americans. Joining us now, the former ceo of the international Development Finance Corporation under President Trump working with u. S. Negotiators. He has negotiated twice with the taliban senior leadership during the Trump Administration. Adam, thanks so much for joining us. First of all, let me just ask, because youve had this very rare what mustve been odd experience. Most americans will never set foot in a room with the taliban. What is negotiating with them like . Can you take them at their word . What tactics seem to work with them . So, i think the key thing to remember about the taliban is they are a militia, a regional militia. Theyre fairly well organized. I think on the upside they can keep their word. On the down side, if we dont have pressure, and i mean that from a military perspective, to hold them accountable, they wont keep their word. And so i think a good example of them keeping their word is a year ago they said they wouldnt attack u. S. Forces. The day after they said that, they kept their word and they didnt. My concern going forward is what is the accountability to hold them to their word. So, let me ask you, when they say, for example, i mean, they have a very, i would say, much more sophisticated than it used to be at least, propaganda arm. And the taliban will say, you know, all is forgiven if you worked with The Americans were not going to hold you account. Youll be fine, you wont be punished. But thats obviously not true. A Death Sentence to somebody who hadnt even worked with The Americans, but his brother had and he helped that person get out. So, is this a matter of the left hand doesnt know what the right hand is doing . Or is this a matter of theyre just lying . Its a matter of theres no accountability and they think that were leaving. And so what im concerned about what i think youll see is if we do fully depart, that will increase quite a bit. So theyre going to say what we want to hear. Their view is theyre taking over the country now. Were going to be gone completely August 31st. And so theyre going to do what they want. Their goal ultimately has been how do we get the united states out of the country and how do we take it vover. If were not there and were not a Military Presence to hold them accountable, i think you can expect that theyll do what they want to do once were out. The White House says its in daily talks with the taliban. Theyre not planning to have President Biden negotiate with them directly. Do you agree with that decision . Yeah. I dont think the president of the united states needs to negotiate directly with a militant group. So people involved with Evacuation Efforts tell me that the taliban are refusing to let people through for get to the airport unless theyre american citizens or Green Card holders. That means that the special Immigrant Visas, the sivs, the afghan Allies Cant get through. Does that surprise you . It doesnt surprise me based on this that. Heres my suggestion. I think there are a couple things to remember. Number one, i dont care what political administration were in. The united States Military is the strongest and most trained in the world. Our troops know what to do. And at The End of the day we can negotiate, but we should do it on our terms. I would view that as unacceptable. An American Ideal is Taking Care of our citizens. Its Taking Care of our Green Card holders. But its also Taking Care of our allies and those people that supported us. We have a view of no person left behind. Lets hold that ideal. And the best way to do that is what the biden administration is starting to do, which is open up a broader corridor. Dont just locate around the airport In Kabul. Its time for us to be more aggressive and take the advantage, and lets do what we need to do in order to ensure that both the united states citizens but also our allies are taken care of under any cost. And we have the Force And Strength to do that. Our troops can do that. Were the best military in the world. Thank you so much for your time today, sir. U. S. Officials getting worried that Terror Chatter could pick up as the group that hosted Al Qaeda retakes afghanistan. What are intel officials saying . Oh yeah, we gotta take off. You downloaded the Td Ameritrade mobile app . Yeah, actually im taking One Last Look at my dashboard before we board. 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S. Diplomats, nationals out of the Embassy Compound when the first u. S. Effort to leave kind of began. But obviously part of that were not the local afghan staff that were part of the u. S. Plan. There were obviously siv plans made to them. Some were qualified, some were already enrolled. They worked Face To Face Day to day with u. S. Diplomats and they are still In Kabul and of course are, obviously like so many other Siv Applicants, worried about getting to the airport through taliban checkpoints, and until recently the extraordinary crowd crushes at all the angry gates. Its clear from sources on the ground that Siv Applicants are not being allowed into the airport. Just u. S. Citizens, Green Card holders and nato nationals. So the focus certainly is, i think to make sure that they can get out. We just heard the State Department spokesperson say that getting these people out is, quote, an absolute priority. But at the same time weeks are going by and they are still In Kabul under threat, and these, as i say, are the people who sat next to u. S. Diplomats, made their job possible every day. And despite the great scenes of coordination to pull the diplomats out, these afghans were left behind. All right, Nick Paton Walsh in doha, thank you so much. The taliban recapturing afghanistan has left intelligence officials and Law Enforcement in the united states worried about an uptick in Terrorism Given The Haven the Terrorist Groups can now find there. Its a threat that these groups pose right now of course to americans and afghans in that country. But the biden administration says they can handle it. Listen to President Bidens national Security Adviser Jake Sullivan this afternoon. We can suppress terrorism without a permanent Military Presence on the ground. Cnns Evan Perez joins us now. The 20th Anniversary of 9 11 is just days away. How concerned are u. S. Officials about the threat here in the united states . Well, theyre scrambling, jake, because, look, they had planned for the idea that there was a possibility the afghan government would fall and they would have to make up for a loss of intelligence eyes on the ground there. All of that has been accelerated now. We have the anniversary of 9 11. There is tremendous amount of concern about the fact that the taliban have declared victory is going to pose a threat for not only from Al Qaeda and isis but even from domestic terrorists in the united states who will find some inspiration from the fact that of the events that youve seen on the ground there in afghanistan. In addition to the thousands of taliban prisoners that the Trump Administration pressured the afghan government to free as a gesture of good faith while the Trump Administration was negotiating with the taliban, in addition to that we know that the taliban has been Freeing Prisoners as theyve retaken the country. How much of a threat did these individuals who were in jail until relatively recently, how much does that pose . They pose a tremendous threat because, you know, these are people who were viewed as hardcore terrorists. Some of them, for instance, one of the founding members of the pakistani taliban, the ttp, which was associated with a 2010 times square bombing attempt, that guy is now out of prison, released by the taliban, as well as concern about Al Qaeda leaders who are believed to have been hiding out in eastern iran. They are now back in the picture. The concerns are tremendous. We know that the Intelligence Agencies are now bringing resources that they had planned for elsewhere in asia. Theyre bringing them into the region to deal with all of this. All right, Evan Perez, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Its been called a Clown Show and a fraudit. But today a report on the Sham Election Audit in arizona is supposed to be due. Will it cause another explosion of misinformation . 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Lets talk about this with arizonas democratic Secretary Of State katie hobbs. Secretary hobbs, are you surprised that the Cyber Ninjas did not provide any Results Today . Well, this whole entire exercise has been plagued by delays, which is one of the things that we highlighted in the report that we just put out that covers all of the problems with this exercise. Its not an audit. And delays was one of them. In a real audit you would see time frames that were laid out well in advance. And we havent seen any of that here. So, no, this is not a surprise. So you have long been saying that the Cyber Ninjas arent credible, the Audit Isnt credible, none of this should be considered even an audit. Explain why. As the report highlights, its been plagued by lapses in security, lack of transparency, the delays that we just talked about not adhering to any type of regular procedures that has led to many errors. And over and above all of that is the fact that its being run by folks with a partisan agenda who have promoted the Big Lie and who have no credible not even credible, no experience at all with elections or any postelection auditing. So, arizonas a legitimate swing state. You have a republican governor, both of your senators are democrats. So i imagine its important to have good relationships with democrats and republicans and vice versa. Have you spoken to your republican colleagues in the State Senate and the legislature there about the legitimacy of this bogus audit . Do you think that no matter what happens theyre going to pedal it to push the Big Lie . Oh, i certainly we have certainly tried to reach out to them. If you saw a report, theres a detailed Time Line of the correspondence back and forth or maybe most of it was onesided from us to them outlining our concerns and what should happen for it to be a credible situation. But that hasnt helped matters at all, and they seem intent on continuing to push this not to bolster Election Confidence but to continue to sow doubt. And, do you fear that its going to get even worse in your state when it comes to believing these deranged election conspiracies . We all saw the images of some of the Cyber Ninjas holding up ballots to look for Bamboo Traces because of the insane theory that china or some asian country was sending in ballots. Right. I mean, what were seeing through all of this is that our leaders are focused more on Conspiracy Theories and governing by Conspiracy Theory rather than leading and standing up for what most of them know is the truth. And theyre unfortunately misleading a lot of their constituents. This is one of the reasons im running for governor because arizonans are tired of Being Led by Conspiracy Theorists and folks can join me there at katiehobbs. Org. Governor ducey, hasnt he been decent on this issue . He allowed the election to be certified. As far as i know, he hasnt spread any of these election lies. Am i wrong . He certainly hasnt touted the election lies, but hes not refuting them either. And in regards to this particular exercise, hes continued to say lets wait and see. When he knows there is no there, there. And he just keeps saying lets wait and see. Arizona Secretary Of State katie hobbs, thank you so much for your time today. More than 20 people dead, others missing. Were live with the devastating flooding that wiped out communities in the u. S. Stay with us. Get some whipped cream on the top too two straws, one check, girl, i got you bougie like natty in the Styrofoam Squeaksqueakin in the Truck Bed All The Way Home some alabamajamma, she my dixieland delight ayy, thats how we do, how we do, fancy like, Oh Finding New Routes to reach your customers, and new ways for them to reach you. Is what business is all about. 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Click or call for a lower Auto Rate today. Its taken a lot to get to this moment. Grew up at midnight the maccabees dreams are on the line. You got this. Refresh. It all, comes down, to this. In our Earth Matters series, scientists say that one effect of the Climate Crisis is that warmer air can hold more water, which sometimes results in a Deluge Of Rain and catastrophic flooding. This past weekend about 90 Minutes West of nashville, a storm predicted to dump 6 inches of rain around waverly, tennessee, dropped instead 17 inches. The resulting Flash Floods claimed at least 21 lives. Cnns Nadia Romero saw the damage firsthand. Reporter in this intense cell phone video, amanda shot from her roof the moment she had been waiting for. Over and over i saw them pick up our neighbors and our family risking their own lives for us and seeing that moment of my Mom Surfacing because i didnt know if she was alive in there was something ill never forget. I was sitting on that roof all day. Reporter she was looking and screaming for her mother who she thought was swept away in floodwaters. Her mother clinging onto a Kitchen Island worried about her daughter amanda across The Street. The guy came in and he hollered anybody in here . And i said, yes, me. And he came back there and said, are you okay . And i said, yes. What about across The Street . Shes okay, shes on the roof. And as a parent to see your child on the roof its heartwrenching, but its like, oh, yeah, my child is saved. Recordbreaking Rain Sent Floodwaters surging through rural tennessee saturday, devastating several communities within the county. At least 21 people have been killed. Hundreds of homes now completely uninhabitable. John lost everything. You wouldnt think this would happen, but its total devastation. Reporter a massive surge is underway for the missing in communities where the water rose the fastest. Our people need help. Were going to be overwhelmed for the next probably 30 days at least, overwhelmed. Reporter of those reported dead, two were sevenmonthold twins, a Family Member says the rushing water swept the babies out of their fathers arms. This has been a huge impact to this small community. Reporter as the search continues, families tackle the question of how or even if they should rebuild. Not much to salvage in maples home. Thats when i called 911. Reporter john lost his house and rental property, wondering what to do next. I dont know, man. I dont know what were going to do. Reporter and that number of people missing has been fluctuating since right after the storm we were at about 50 people. Today thats been downgraded to about ten people still missing. Electricity is still out for some 2,000 homes and Cell Service was down. This house was picked up off its foundation from two blocks away and came crashing into this Gas Station before it came to a stop. And theres the car that was inside picked up with the house. The neighbors tell me they were worried about the woman who lived inside. They didnt know if she was in the car trying to get away or if she was somewhere in the house crushed by the home. And so they reported her missing. But i spoke to that woman just about 30 minutes ago, and she said shes fine, she was staying with her daughter at the time of the storm. She survived and shes just thinking about Everyone Else whos still missing. Jake . All right, nadia, thank you so much. Coming up, were live In Kabul as thousands are still waiting for a way out of afghanistan. Stay with us. Earing breakouts doesnt have to be harsh on your sensitive skin. New cetaphil gentle clear contains balanced formulas that gently clear breakouts and soothe sensitive skin. Cetaphil. Complete Acne Care for sensitive skin. Now in the acne aisle. For your best back to school smile, crest has you covered. Nice smile, brad nice thanks . 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Plus, standoff, this Hour House democrats are meeting as moderate democrats go up against Speaker Nancy Pelosi and threaten President Bidens agenda. And leading this hour, thousands of americans and afghan allies are still trying to escape the talibans grip. The pace of evacuations has thankfully reached a new high. But the u. S. Is up against a deadline to leave the country in just eight days. President biden has suggested that deadline could be extended if the taliban says extending it would be a, quote, clear violation and to complicate the violations further, President Bidens national Security Adviser says there are very credible Terrorist Threats from groups such as isis in afghanistan not only against the airport but also the areas around it. As cnns Sam Kiley reports from kabul, the u. S. Military is now setting up alternate routes to the airport because of those threats. Reporter one of four afghan soldiers wounded in a Fire Fight after an unknown sniper killed a comrade who was guarding kabuls airport. The attack followed warnings that isis posed a threat to the evacuation of thousands of foreigners and afghans from the capital. The threat is real, it is acute, it is persistent, and it is something that we are focused on with every tool in our arsenal. Reporter this was the first recent attack on the airport, and it came as the State Department said that afghans whove been issued special Immigration Visas would no longer be allowed into the airport. Thousands of others already inside are being evacuated. This is the ultimate stage for evacuees before they get on an aircraft and get out of the country to safety. Theyre down to about the last 10,000, having moved 10,500 the last 24 hours. But the thousands of people left outside the gate with no real prospect now that the special Immigration Visas have been suspended of getting in and getting out to safety. The reopening of the gates to the airport is likely to depend on how long u. S. And coalition forces can stay on to run evacuations. President biden has said troops would remain until all americans are out. But the taliban has told cnn that u. S. Troops would have to leave by auchl august the 31st, and no extensions. American troops are already feeling the strain of refusing entry to so many families at the airport gates. A lot of these paratroopers are married. And i know while theyre standing there nothing else to do but doing their job, theyre probably thinking about those are my kids. Exactly, what would it be like. Reporter Safety And Freedom comes with a white wristband. Its a ticket given out already to 38,000. But th