Winter. Plus, Californias Governor Gavin newsom facing a tough recall battle. Why even . Democrats who voted for him are now telling cnn theyre fed up. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with our world lead. The clock is ticking in afghanistan as the Evacuation Effort enters its final week today. A source told me that the State Department briefed congressional staffers saying that 4,100 americans are still actively trying to get out of afghanistan. But hours later after we and others reported that number the State Department took it back and claimed that the briefer misspoke. Secretary of state Antony Blinken then said its actually only 500 americans who definitively need rescuing. And there are an additional 1,000 who may or may not need rescuing. And he said that number remains fluid. When asked, blinken acknowledged that he is only talking about u. S. Citizens, not including Green Card holders. So the real number, if you include legal permanent residents, well, that remains a mystery. So far no american troops and no american citizens have been killed since this all began according to the pentagon, which is good news. Though an unknown number of afghans have been killed by both the taliban and in the tragic crush at the airport. In the last 11 days, more than 82,000 people have been evacuated from afghanistan. And while these herculean efforts by the pentagon have been historic, the window is narrowing for those remaining americans and afghans who assisted in the war. The Talibans Grip on the Kabul Airport is tightening, our sources say. And the taliban says theyre, quote, not allowing the evacuation of afghans anymore. The spokesman also told working women to stay home lest they suffer the brutality of his fellow taliban militants before such militants have been, quote, trained. Still, President Biden is sticking to his deadline just six days from now despite pleas from top u. S. Allies and members of both parties in congress. Lets go straight to cnns Kaitlan Collins live from the White House. Secretary of state blinken said there are only about 1,500 Americans In Afghanistan who may need rescuing. Theyre not including legal residents. Im not sure why. But, either way, how does the biden Administration Plan to get them out . Reporter well, jake, they say theyre in aggressive communication with the ones who remain there trying to get in touch with them about what their intentions are, if they want to stay, if they want to leave, how theyre going to leave. We are hearing the Secretary Of State come out and provide these hard numbers. Because the white House And Administration officials have said for the last several days that the situation is so fluid they wanted to leave it at just several thousand have gotten out so far. So this is really our first specific look at this picture of how many americans have gotten out and how many remain. And i know you just went over some of those numbers. But i just want to remind people one more time what the Secretary Of State just said, which is that about ten days ago, 11 days ago when this evacuation was started in earnest, they believe there were about 6,000 americans who were there in afghanistan that were actively seeking to get out. So far theyve gotten about 4,500 of them out. The Secretary Of State said that theyve given out 500 specific instructions because that did been the deal they had been waiting on specific instructions of which gate to come to, given the chaotic situation outside. And he said for those remaining 1,000 that they have not given those specific instructions to, that they are aggressively contacting them about what their intentions are. Now, the Secretary Of State reiterated that promise from President Biden to bring every american who wants to come home, home by august 31st. But he said that deadline is not a hard deadline for americans. And if they want to try to get out after that, he said they are going to work with them to do so. But, jake, that situation becomes a lot dicier after the 31st because that is when the airport there in kabul, which is currently being controlled by the u. S. Military, is then going to be in the hands of the taliban. And officials have made clear throughout the day there is no clear plan for what is happening to that airport after this. Whether or not regional powers try to help do air traffic control, what thats going to look like after that. So i do think its going to be a lot harder for the u. S. To actually get americans out once this deadline has passed. And i think the White House realizes that. And thats why theyve been saying if you know of anyone who is having an issue getting out, let us know. One thing we should note that the Secretary Of State said, which is that they have gotten private commitments from the taliban to allow and provide Safe Passage for not only americans but also thirdcountry nationals and afghan allies who want to get out of the country past the 31st. That is not exactly what weve always heard from the taliban publicly, jake, but of course a lot of that really does remain to be seen how thats going to be handled. All right, Kaitlan Collins, thank you so much. Cnn is also learning that the biden administration is deeply concerned about planned attacks against crowds at the Kabul Airport by terrorists. The u. S. Believes specifically the terrorist Group Isisk wants to create mayhem. Cnns Jim Sciutto joins us now. Obviously this is a threat theyre taking very seriously. No question. Im told by a Defense Official that theres a very specific Intel Stream here, as you know with intelligence with threats like this they look for something thats credible and specific. And this is both. Multiple pieces of intelligence specific to both planning, coordination, and target. The target being those crowds that were seeing amassing outside the airport. The intention, it appears of this Group Isisk to create mayhem at the airport, to kill as many as possible, create mayhem there, and disrupt the attempts of afghans seeking to get out of the country. Its an interesting case here that you have both the u. S. And the taliban, in effect, who want to prevent this kind of attack. Theres a battle within afghanistan between the taliban and this group going on right now and probably for much time to come. Probably some of our viewers, this is probably the first time theyve heard of isisk. What can you tell us about them . This is an offshoot from the taliban that broke away from the afghan taliban. Hard to imagine how you get more radical than isis, but they are aggressive. This is a sign of what afghanistan is becoming now and will become even more so after the u. S. Withdrawal, which is a Giant Magnet from extremists across the world. There are reports of thousands of fighters flying in from all around the country as far as the middle east. Afghanistan is the new training ground, the new Recruitment Ground for extremists around the world. And of Course Concern for the u. S. As we pull out, how does the u. S. Manage that Terror Threat going forward . Do any of these groups pose a threat to the u. S. Homeland as opposed to the threat that they just pose each other within afghanistan . Well, infectention yes. The current assessment is that they dont have the capability, but that is being watched over time. Jim sciutto, thanks so much. Today pentagon officials said about 19,000 people have been evacuated from kabul over the past 24 hours. But as cnns Oren Liebermann reports for us now, there is growing confusion about who the taliban are letting through their checkpoints on their way to the airport. Reporter in the span of ten days, the u. S. And its allies have moved Merenearly The Equivt Of A Packed Giant Stadium out of afghanistan. The biden administration still working to keep its solemn promise to evacuate every american who wants out. Were aggressively reaching out to them multiple times a day through multiple channels of communication. Reporter Secretary Of State Tony Blinken said it was difficult to track in realtime every american in afghanistan. But that the number was lower than originally believed. There is no deadline on our work to help any remaining american citizens who decide they want to leave to do so along with the many afghans who have stood by us over these many years and want to leave and have been unable. Reporter the taliban imposing tighter restrictions on afghanistan, One Day after warning it wouldnt allow afghanis to leave. And they told women to stay home. We want to make sure women are not treated in a disrespectful Way Or God forbid hurt so we would like them to stay at home until security is at place for them in the offices. Reporter the founder of an afghan Girls School burning records for her students protection. She fled with her students to rwanda. One afghan woman tried about a dozen times to get through so she could join her husband in the united states, he told cnns kylie atwood. She dressed her baby in yellow and sent a photo to marines who were able to spot the Ba Iby in the crowd. The family made it in. We will Bin Begin to prioritize Military Resources to move out. Part of the challenge in removing and evacuating what might be up to 1,500 u. S. Citizens still in afghanistan, other than of course the crunch of the Time Line and the security around the whole situation is where are they . Its one thing if theyre all in kabul that becomes relatively easy. And i emphasize relatively. But if theyre spread throughout the country, kandahar, herat, this becomes infinitely more complex and difficult with just days to go here. Oren liebermann at the pentagon, thanks so much. Two congressmen travel in secret to afghanistan during desperate evacuations. Were they providing necessary oversight, or are they showboating . And get vaccinated or pay up. The latest way corporate america is pushing employees to get their coronavirus shots. 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. 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That was House Speaker Nancy pelosi clearly condemning the trip that democratic Congressman Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer took to afghanistan. The two Iraq War veterans caught both House Leadership and the White House by surprise, raising questions about what resources may have been pulled from the Evacuation Efforts. Here to discuss is brigadier general, former Assistant Secretary under president george w. Bush. Theres a lot of controversy and a lot of handringing in the White House and the State Department and congress about what these two congressmen did. They point out that this is frantic Evacuation Effort going on, this is a distraction. What did you think . I dont know what the history is all about. The commander on the ground, im sure he had a couple of minutes to talk to the congressmen. They were on the military side of hkia. So the securitys already taken care of. And i think the troops probably appreciated a couple congressmen walking around patting them on the back and letting them know that america cares. And there is an argument its not the one thats prevalent in the newspapers. But there is an argument ive seen of Thank God Somebody in the legislative branch is doing something to provide oversight of the executive branch. Right. The press doesnt seem to have a lot of insight on whats going on inside the airport. Congress does have an oversight responsibility. Youve got people on the ground who understand based on their exmilitary service. So, again, i think there is some benefit to this and the condemnation, i dont get it. So earlier today, a briefer from the State Department told Congre Congressional staff that theyve evacuated 4,500 americans so far, but about 4,100 americans remain in afghanistan wanting to get out. Then the State Department said, no, that numbers wrong, the briefer misspoke. The briefer was an Assistant Secretary of state. But be that as it may, then blinken came out and said its actually 500 american citizens definitely want to get out. There are about A Thousand theyre trying to ascertain if its true or not. When pressed, blinken said those are just american citizens, not permanent legal residents, which, as you know, have just as much of a right to get on one of these planes holding up their status. Yeah. I think that Secretary Blinken did a good job trying to lay out why this is so difficult to get the number on the ground. But theyve also constrained their measure of success to american citizens and sivs. I dont know what they mean by vulnerable afghans because there are hundreds of thousands of vulnerable afghans. But i think its just indicative of how difficult it is to get a number on how many american citizens and others either are in the siv process, american citizens that may be permanent residents of the united states, but that came from afghanistan and want to be with family. So, in that regard, i think Secretary Blinken did a good job trying to lay out how difficult this is to really get his arms around a number. Without question its very complicated. Youve been involved on an individual level trying to get people with special immigrant visas out of the country. Its difficult, right . You cant just walk up to the gate and say heres my paperwork, the taliban are not letting a lot of them through when they get there because all the chaos at the airport. A lot of people in the military who are not permitted to leave the perimeter cant even see them. They dont even know what to do. Its a very chaotic process. Yeah. And i think there is an overriding concern about security as well. Everybody can have a piece of paper. You dont know if its real. You let somebody in that could actually be a potential security threat. First time that happens this is going to turn topsy. Thats the other thing that i think people dont understand because i do hear. There are two arguments here. President biden and others say i dont want one more american Service Member to be killed in afghanistan period. For that reason there are some special operators doing secret things. But generally speaking the u. S. Troops are staying within the confines of the hamid karzai international airport. Others say whats our military for if not going and rescuing hundreds of thousands of americans and special immigrant visa holders, et cetera. They should be securing Safe Passage, et cetera. But there is a very real Terrorist Threat. Well, there is a real Terrorist Threat but also we are negotiating with a Terrorist Organization, which is the taliban. Although not declared officially a Terrorist Organization by the u. S. Government. But by the u. N. The u. N. Has declared them a Terrorist Organization. And we are at their we are beholden to them to let these american citizens and Siv Holders come into the airport. So you can imagine if we started running around with humvees around the city they would shut that down completely. This is the danger of negotiating with terrorists. If you were advising biden, would you say have the troops go beyond the perimeter to help Rescue Americans even knowing that that could expose them to an attack from the Taliban Or Isis . After the 31st Of August hes going to have to send people, whether theyre special operators. Secretary blinken said this is going to be handled through diplomatic measures. But that diplomacy always says that you have a trusted negotiating partner. And anybody that trusts the taliban will happy birthday sorely disappointed. 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S. , is testing a Singledose Booster and says so far the results are strong. As Cnns Nick Watt reports for us, these Vaccine Headlines come as a troubling trend emerges in covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Reporter more than A Million new confirmed covid cases in the u. S. This past week, the most of any country on earth and more than A Thousand people are dying every day. The problem is people that are not vaccinated. Reporter 100,000 americans now in the hospital fighting this virus, first time since january. I was informed that our icu beds for covid patients are full in arkansas right now. Reporter in georgia, kentucky, tennessee, and oregon, the National Guard now being deployed to hospitals. More than 180,000 cases reported in one week in kids, a huge spike. Were seeing many more children admitted who are very sick from this than weve seen at any point. Good news here is a year in, we actually know how to get kids back to school safely. Reporter take Hos Los Angel fewer than 2,000 confirmed cases among more than half A Million students and staff. But, remember, younger kids still cant get vaccinated. Heres the thing i care about the most and the thing we need the most. We need an accelerated focused effort at the federal level to get the vaccination ready for 5 to 11yearolds. Reporter Delta Airlines wont Mandate Vaccination for employees, but just announced. Starting November The 1st were going to implement an Insurance Surcharge such that if youre not vaccinated at that point were going to Add A 200 monthly Premium Surcharge onto your Health Insurance cost. Reporter just in, early trial data from Johnson Johnson shows a Booster Shot of its vaccine significantly upped those protective antibodies. What i would expect that to mean is far fewer Breakthrough Infections if youve gotten that second shot. Reporter meantime, the number of people getting their first Vaccine Shot every day is up 70 in a month. Now, jake, you mentioned that moderna has now applied for full approval of its vaccine from the fda. Pfizer of course already has that full approval, got it earlier this week. Pfizer has now applied for approval for a third booster dose. And according to the White House, the plan is likely to be that you will get that eight months after your second dose pending, of course, the green light from the fda. Jake . All right, nick watt, thank you so much. Lets bring in professor of medicine at George Washington University medical center here in d. C. Lets talk about moderna asking the fda to consider its vaccine for full official approval, not just Emergency Use authorization. Not to mention pfizer asking the fda ultimately for approval for the third Booster Shot. Do you think these steps will help win over vaccine sceptics One Way or another . I think theyre helpful. Polls suggest that of the folks that have yet to be vaccinated, about a third might be swayed by full approval. It takes away some of the sort of faux narrative that suggests that these are just experimental vaccines. I think each one of these steps is important. More importantly, it really does open up for private entities, corporations, local governments to mandate vaccines without sort of the notion that youre trying to mandate a vaccine thats not fully approved. I think thats really the big impact for these full fda approvals. And Delta Airlines, of course, is doing, instead of mandating it, theyre going to penalize people who dont get vaccinated starting November 1st the airline is going to charge their unvaccinated employees enrolled in their Healthcare Plan an additional 200 a month. The Air Lline says the average Hospital Stay for covid19 has cost delta 50,000 per person. We should note, obviously the decision to not get vaccinated in addition to the horrible Health Ramifications in people dying, it is costing the united states a lot more. But you think the Surcharge Approach doesnt go far enough. No, its not enough. Look, their big Competitor United Airlines has mandated that all employees become vaccinated. Delta has mandated that new employees must be vaccinated. So whats the difference between a new employee and an employee thats worked for them for ten years . The virus doesnt care. Delta has the opportunity and the power to mandate vaccines for all 75,000 of their employees. The ceo said that 91 of pilots are vaccinated and somewhere about 80 of flight attendants. Thats just not good enough. I think if youre traveling on an airplane in an enclosed Metal Tube for several hours, you need to know that the airline is doing everything they can to promote your safety. Look, i think the united states should mandate vaccines for all Air Travelers the same way canada has done. But certainly the airlines themselves should mandate that all employees are vaccinated. You praised our mayor here in washington when she required all Healthcare Workers in washington, d. C. To get vaccinated. She hasnt done that for all government workers, all teachers, all police. Should she . Absolutely. So, look, in february i stood up for teachers to suggest that we should prioritize their vaccinations to protect them in the classrooms. But if youre a teacher of, lets say sixth grade kids, all the kids in your class are unvaccinated. Every single kid is vulnerable. Shouldnt the teacher reassure the parents by basically magnifying this concept that they are doing everything that they can to protect the kids under their charge . Every teacher in the united states should be vaccinated. And the unions need to embrace that as well. New numbers show covid cases in children sharply up. A report last week showed about 38,000 cases a week near the end of july. Now that number is four times higher, 180,000. Do you think that thats because of the return to school, because of the Delta Variant . What do you think it is . All of the above. In the last week cases have been up 48 in kids. To use the forest fire analogy, they are the fuel for this virus. The unvaccinated are the dry brush. And no child under age 12 is vaccinated. Weve only managed to vaccinate about a third of the kids between 12 and 15. About 44 of the kids from 15 to 17. Not good enough. So, a virus is raging in all of these children who are unvaccinated, which is why in schools mask mandates are so important. They have no other protection. Theyre literally sitting ducks. All right, doctor, thank you so much. If california were a country, it would have the fifth largest economy in the entire world. Now its governor is in serious danger. The cascade of emergencies that got him here. Thats next. Stop clearing breakouts doesnt have to be harsh on your sensitive skin. 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In our politics lead, President Biden plans to campaign for californias democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in his contentious Recall Election, the White House just announced. Newsom may have once thought the california Recall Election would be a nonissue given his Landslide Win in 2018 and given the fact that registered democrats outnumber republicans in california by 5 million. But with an uptick in homelessness and the wildfires and the drought and increased crime and increased Cost Of Living and the pandemic, even some democrats in california say they are frustrated with newsoms leadership. And as cnns Kyung Lah reports, that growing frustration within the democratic party could lead to newsom losing his job as governor. How are you registered politically . Democrat. Registered democrat. Lifelong democrat. Reporter youd think rejecting the recall of democratic Governor Gavin Newsom would be a nobrainer for these three Los Angeles voters. But its not. You know, i have to say im really leaning very heavily towards the recall. To recalling the governor . Yeah. Im disappointed in the democratic party in general. Reporter disappointed with the party in control with a super majority of californias state government. While problems grow, wildfires, drought, crime, Cost Of Living. But the worst for them . Homelessness, which has expanded through the pandemic now in neighborhoods across middleclass Los Angeles, including their own. Its like let me work, let me pay my taxes but provide me with safety and not be accosted by two homeless people within a matter of 15 minutes. Reporter is this Gavin Newsoms fault . Technically, how can i even answer that . Hes the leader. Everything starts from the top and it goes down. God bless you. And the best is yet to come. Reporter these women were part of the more than 60 of voters who resoundingly Elected Newsom in 2018. In my mind when he was running, there was nobody else in the world that would have been better. And instead its become politics. Reporter after an exhausting year of crisis after california crisis, the once popular governor now fights for his job. His Battle Cry . Vote no on this republicanbacked recall. Reporter blaming republicans. Everybody Backing Trump and the republican party sees an opportunity. Reporter and reminding democrats they outnumber republicans 21 in the state. We turn out our base were going to run unquestionably. Its not a persuasion campaign. People are locked in. Reporter but all politics is local, says this democratic strategist who warns there are trouble signs for his party. Do you think theyre nervous based on what youre seeing . Im nervous so theyre definitely A Hundred times more nervousness. Ive never seen an issue like homelessness so potent. Its making progressive voters moderate because theyre so upset. Reporter its why youre seeing republican challengers hammering newsom on Homelessness And Cost of living. I was born here when the country was not half as as it is now and now weve got a Homeless Problem . Reporter unwilling to vote for a republican but willing to risk sending a message to their party. Do you feel that Gavin Newsom is listening to you . [ laughter ] thats a good question. Reporter so that window of those women trying to figure out if theyre going to vote yes or no on the recall. That window is closing because this election is underway. Theyre here in Los Angeles county. There are some 400 Drop Boxes spread out across the county. So, by all intents and purposes, jake, this is happening as we speak. The deadline is September 14th. That is officially election day. The last time they can vote in person as far as when these disgruntled democrats say they might vote, they might vote, they might send in the ballots or wait until the very end. Jake . Okay. Kyung lah, thank you so much. Cnns political Director David Chalian joins me now. David, first of all, let me just start with the fact that this system in california is so screwy, its a twoquestion ballot. The first question, do you want to recall Gavin Newsom . Second question, who do you want to replace him with . So, theoretically, Gavin Newsom could get 49. 9 of the vote and lose question one and then one of these, you know, trolls whos running for office could win, could come in first with 15 of the vote and replace the guy with almost 50 . Yeah. Maybe even less because there are 46 candidates on question two on the ballot. Just imagine how thinly the electorate could be sliced if it gets to a question two. This is why Newsoms Strategy all along has been just vote no. Like you dont have to pay attention to the question. Just vote no on the recall. What you heard there in Kyungs Piece about the disgruntled democrats, thats one Potential Problem for newsom. Talking to some democratic strategists out there today working on the recall, the concern is the biggest problem is the not voting, just the not being dialed in, that democratic voters are not the most reliable sort of nonregular voters. This is happening on a tuesday in the middle of september. Its a recall campaign. Theres nothing else on the ballot. Thats why their first ad Out Of The Box was, like, democratic super Star Elizabeth Warren trying to grab the democratic electorate in california by saying this is happening September 14th youve got to mail in your ballot. How are these democratic disgruntled democrats going to feel if they wake up and Larry Elder is their governor . This is why now in addition to sort of sounding the alarm for democrats, the Newsom Effort right now is focused on contrasting with Larry Elder, the advertising theyre doing right now is a vaccine contrast, tieing Larry Elder as closely as possible to people who are opposed to the vaccine to being a total trump supporter, supporting the election lie. Theyre trying to make him because he is the frontrunner for the alternative right now into a trump acolyte. He is a trump acolyte. And Donald Trump not so popular in california. He didnt even crack 35 last year. He lost to Joe Biden by nearly 30 points. So it is, hey, there is an election you got to mail in your ballot, wake up democrats, and then there is, by the way, let me scare you about the alternative. Well, a lot of people turned out in california to vote because they hated Donald Trump. That probably i dont have the polling information, but perhaps that was more of a motivator certainly was a big motivator. Than enthusiasm for President Biden. Will President Biden campaigning for Newsom Help . It could. I mean, kamala harris, the Vice President is going out there on friday clearly bringing in the former California Senator and trying to rally the troops. And im Sure Biden will be out there also. He already has put out a message of support so the Newsom Team thinks than can be helpful. Anything about rallying the base will be key here. Theres no doubt about that. But its very early, but i will say in the ballots that have been returned according to some of the trackers that are out there, 57 of them or so are democratic ballots right now. So, right now the Registration Advantage you talked about earlier is playing to newsoms advantage in the ballots return, but it is way early and they are very concerned about maintaining enthusiasm. The one thing that exists in all the polling, the enthusiasm about this is on the republican side. Its on the recall newsom side. 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The Caldor Fire, one of the nations largest active wildfires is currently devastating Northern California with residents there now experiencing the worst Air Quality in the country. And as cnns Dan Simon reports from just west of south Lake Tahoe, officials are increasingly worried about where the fire will move in the coming days as it approaches more densely populated areas. I just grabbed my dog, ripped my phone out of the wall and ran out the door. Reporter its been a week now since gary had to quickly leave his home in Northern California. The Caldor Fire destroyed nearly the entire town of grizzly flats, and now there is fear the worst is yet to come, leaving thousands of evacuees in limbo. The fire bearing down on the iconic Lake Tahoe area, a popular tourist area. Today its obscured by smoke. This fire has shown the potential with the terrain and the Weather Weve been experiencing and the Fuel Load from the drought that it has almost a mind and a behavior of its own. Reporter it has scorched more than 126,000 acres and leveled at least 461 single homes in less than two weeks. The urgency to stop it is so great that Californias Forestry Fire chief says its the biggest fight in the nation. Gary and dozens of other evacuees are taking refuge in a Walmart Parking lot. Where are you sleeping at night . Im sleeping in the bed of my pickup truck, and the local communitys been fantastic. Somebody came by and donated an Air Mattress so i dont have to have the ridges grinding against my back. Reporter at least nine large fires are burning in california. Experts say the devastation brought on by an historic drought driven by climate change. President Biden On Tuesday approving Governor Gavin Newsoms request for a president ial disaster declaration. 92 large wildfires are burning across the u. S. Seven states under Air Quality alerts. In Northern California, all these dots of purple showing where the air is hazardous to breathe. Over the State Line in nearby reno, the city recorded its alltime worst level. People advised to stay indoors. Schools canceled. Some of the symptoms are going to be burning, watery eyes, scratchy throat, burning chest. Reporter and as far as the Air Quality is concerned, i can tell you firsthand, jake, its been absolutely terrible. Weve seen Index Levels literally fly off the charts. And its supposed to be this way at least through the end of the week. Just 11 containment for the Caldor Fire. 17,000 structures remain threatened. Dan simon, thank you so much. So, how many americans and permanent u. S. Legal residents still are trying to get out of afghanistan . The moving numbers, next. M forg. [echoing] claim forgivenessness, your Home Premium Wont go up just because of this. woman wow, thats something. burke you get a whole lot of something with Farmers Policy perks. [echoing] get a quote today. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum oh yeah, we gotta take off. 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The State Department told congressional staff earlier today there are still 4,100 americans left trying to get out of afghanistan. Then after we reported that number, the State Department said that the briefer had been incorrect. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said theyre in contact with only 500 american citizens who remain needing rescue and there are 1,000 who may or may not need rescuing. Blinken then was asked if this is just american citizens, not Green Card holders, legal u. S. Residents. He said yes it was. And now as cnns Kaitlan Collins reports, questions remain about what happens after Bidens Deadline passes in just six days. Good afternoon. Reporter with a deadline looming, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken says there are hundreds of americans still in afghanistan. Our first priority is the evacuation of american citizens. Reporter the u. S. Has evacuated 4,500 u. S. Citizens so far and 500 in the last day alone. Out of the 6,000 americans there ten days ago, he says roughly 1,500 remain. Weve been in direct contact with approximately 500 additional americans and provided specific instructions on how to get to the airport safely. Reporter the top u. S. Diplomat cautioning that