They will resonate for years. Will the president s next words . Were covering this remarkable moment from every angle with our team of reporters and experts standing by. I want to start with the white house. Jeff zeleny is there. How did the president spend his morning preparing and any insight into what he might say . Reporter we know the President And Vice president spent at least part of the morning with their advisers getting the final briefing on the final day of americas longest War In Afghanistan, getting operational briefings and hearing about the final flights that took off Yesterday Afternoon here in washington time. At midnight in afghanistan. We know the president is going to lay out a series of what led him to this decision. We know this is a decision that President Biden has long wanted to make. It goes back to a trip he took six days before he became Vice President in january of 2009. As a senator as Vice President elect he went to afghanistan on a Fact Finding Mission for President Obama at the time. He came to the conclusion that there simply was not a strategy there going forward. He became one of the loudest voices of criticism for the afghanistan policy as Vice President. This has been something that has been building for a long time. But of course, as Commander In Chief he faced a decision, and this is something that he is going to lay out in his remarks this afternoon, were told. The white House Press Secretary says hes going to go through what led america to this point of 20 years of war. Its also going to be talking about a Forwardlooking Strategy for how to keep America Safe from terror threats from abroad. Thats something that people really have questions about. Yes, how did this Mission Unspiral at this end . How did the 13 american service members lose their lives . Did that have to happen . Of course, all that will come in an after action report. Im told its going to be a History Lesson as well as a Forwardlooking Speech about what the u. S. Intends to do now to protect this country and the homeland from another terror attack. Jeff zeleny at the white house. Thank you. So lets head to the Pentagon And Barbara starr. You have brand new reporting on this secret arrangement, apparently, between the taliban and the u. S. Military during the evacuation. So what can you share . Reporter well, what we know and we all know this because weve heard it from the pentagon for days. They had a Communications Channel with the taliban that they were trying to, quote, deconflict and coordinate. There was a pragmatic in the words of the pentagon, relationship with the pentagon. Now were learning many more details about how deep the relationship went. Two Defense Officials are telling cnn this morning that there was a secret Escort Arrangement the u. S. Came to with the taliban. Basically americans would be notified in kabul by the u. S. Government of Muster Points that they should go to. One of them being a building near the airport that was a Ministry Of Interior building, for example. Go to these points. They would be met by the taliban essentially who would check their credentials and then move them closer to the airport so they could get through one of the gates that are more manned by u. S. Forces in those days and hours and be let into the airport. In many cases, they were able to be monitored visually by u. S. Forces at the gates. Now, let me stop right there. Of course, theres many reports of some americans not being able to get past taliban check points. Having their paperwork rejected. Where it all has Wound Up is the administration says about 6,000 americans got out. Theyre hoping to get perhaps 200 more who want to leave out. The arrangement that was reached were told by large to a large extent was successful. It helped hundreds of americans get through the Airport Mess and get out of afghanistan. I guess the question now is what does that arrangement look like moving forward now that american forces are gone as you mentioned. There are still maybe 100 plus americans wanting to get out. Barbara starr, youre going to stay on it. Thank you. Lets go to Sam Kylie now. He is in doha, qatar. Tens of thousands of evacuees have been arriving. Whats the reaction there to americas final departure . Reporter well, enormous relief for the afghans who got out and sadness because of what theyve had to leave behind. 20 years of hope, really, that they could emerge as not a western nation, not a western style democracy, but a nation in which free speech, the arts and culture, journalism, and other intellectual activities could be practiced without fear or favor. Theyve fled because of their relationship with the united states, and other Coalition Partners and because they fear what the taliban will do in the years and weeks. In the near future. Now, that said, the qatar people are working as point on the diplomatic efforts to try to continue to persuade the taliban to stick to their moderate message. A message repeated at the airfield by the taliban spokesman telling taliban special forces, members of a network that in the past has committed Terrorist Atrocities in kabul. The unit being told to respect local afghan people and behave not this is my paraphrasing, not in the medieval approach from 1996 but in a conciliatory way. This is consistent with their messaging. Theyre going to the international community. Of course, it remains deep cynicism as to what will happen in reality. But the qatar people at any rate are very hard over on trying to make sure that this message gets through. And is stuck to by the taliban in terms of their future actions. One of the key areas will be the test of this will be the reopening of the international airport. They have the taliban has asked for help from turkey and behind the scenes from qatar to do that. And that is being looked at intensely as we speak. All right. Sam kylie, Thank You. Theres obviously so much uncertainly right now. Lets discuss more with Mark Hurtling who served 37 years in the army and is a cnn military analyst, and also the former Defense Department Official and national Security Adviser to the house majority leader. General hurtling, zero u. S. Troops are in afghanistan right now. Is the u. S. Counterterrorism position stronger now than it was 20 years ago . Of course not. Its not. I mean, when youre missing not only the soldiers on the ground but also the intelligence collectors within the environment, its much more difficult to collect Information And Target specific Terrorist Groups or terrorist individuals. But that doesnt mean that its ended. There is a spectrum of the capability to hit lots of targets or key specific targets. I think youre going to see the kinds of things that will allow us to hit key targets but not be as well, lets say as overt as weve been in the past in terms of targeting specific groups. I know you feel differently. No you feel the president s critics on this with doha wrong. As you know some of the criticism is from democrats. You write in the atlantic, various critics of President Biden are engaging in fantasies amid kabuls collapse. If only wed stayed longer, then the taliban would have adopted a different strategy. Why are they wrong . Theyre wrong because we never had control in afghanistan. We didnt have it 20 days ago. We did not have it two decades ago. And the longer that this war would have continued, it would have just been putting more Blood And Treasure where we were not going to gain any more than we already had. One of the main things that i think has to happen moving forward here is one, the diplomatic strategy that Secretary Blinken has talked about. An aggressive effort in coordination with our allies to get people out. But ill tell you what i feel strongly we should not be doing, putting boots on the ground. The one thing we know after two decades of War In Afghanistan is that more boots on the ground does not necessarily make us safer or secure our counterterrorism objectives. Explain that. Well, after two decades, weve come up with any number of alternative ways which congress has robustly funded to be able to pursue our objectives without having people on the ground. We right now have suffered in terms of prestige, money, personnel. By being committed to afghanistan, after a point when we were not going to make any further gains once Bin Laden had been killed. So i think the reason why i wrote that article was i felt that the administration was being unfairly maligned for a decision that most americans i sense actually agree with. What do you think, General Hurtling . I see you shaking your head. I agree with him completely. There have been so many shifts and change in the strategy and the approach and the policies related to afghanistan over the last t20 years. I i believe we lost our way a while ago. It was a continuation of a mission for the missions sake. And theres a lot of people to blame for this. And i dont want to use the word blame. Thats too harsh. Theres a lot of people who should take responsibility for this. And im not just talking about Military Intelligence collectors. But ambassadors, members of congress, president s that didnt want to make hard decisions. To me, its critically important that we have i dont know to say a Process Or System for determining the use of military force. And it is to extend politics by other means. That goes with classical theory. Thats always the Approach Weve used. But unfortunately in the last several wars weve fought, weve forgotten that. Its almost been relegated to the people who are fighting the wars to make the Key Decisions or push for Key Decisions. We dont see the kinds of meetings between the politicians and the military and the intelligence collectors as we did in the past. Its normally a congressional hearing once a year. Or something like that. And a lack of vote because of the divisiveness of the congress who represent the people. So i certainly agree that it was more than right to get out of afghanistan at this time. The only thing i disagree with is boots on the ground. I personally cant stand that phrase. Because there is more to the people who serve in our country and we ought to quit equating that to just a piece of a uniform and understand that when the nation sends its Human Beings to war, that we have a responsibility for it. Daniel, what do you want to hear from President Biden next hour . First, i 100 agree with General Hurtling, that when we talk about our foreign policy, when we talk about what happened in afghanistan, its not just the military. Its not just physical boots on the ground. Its a full spectrum of u. S. Capabilities. Our diplomats, our Aide Workers that put their lives on the line in a number that have been killed in afghanistan and other places. The Number One thing that i think we need to hear from the president is first, a message of empathy. And im confident hell deliver that. Not only to the service members and their families who were injured and killed last week, but to an entire generation of americans for whom today is really a day of anguish and confusion. What id also like to hear him say, quite frankly, is take a Victory Lap for an extraordinary Air Lift over the last 20 days. This was a huge Effort And Coordination with our allies. Third, in addition to i think giving us some of the details on the diplomatic plan that the secretary alluded to yesterday to continue to get our people out, both americans and our partners that helped us, id like to see the president push back really hard against what i perceive as a degree of re revisionism of people saying well, what i wrote in the article, if only we had stayed longer. If only trump had done this, it would have been different. It would not have been different. What we are seeing in many ways is inevitable and the right Policy Decision to pull out. Daniel silverberg and General Hurtling, Thank You both. Thank you. Thank you. And now to the aftermath of ida. Residents stuck in Flood Waters in scorching heat with no airco airconditioning. Whats the reality right now . Thats it for more than A Million americans along the Gulf Coast and relief for many could be a month away. No power for the next month. Were live in northerly. Plus parents throwing punches in florida. 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Reporter well, in Working Class and lower income neighborhoods like this one in the Algiers Section of new orleans, people are picking through the remnants of their home and wondering when theyre going to get help. Look at the Tree Damage in this neighborhood. A large tree came down on top of this house. It hit this house and the one next to it. We knocked on the doors to see if anyone needed help or how they were doing here. We got no response from either house. You can see where it came up on The Roots and plowed into this house. Were a little bit concerned with the residents of those two houses and how theyre doing. People are looking to assess their damage, but theyre also coping with present dangers in their neighborhoods like downed Power Lines. Look at these over here. These have been down since the storm. And nothing has been cleared up yet. The Energy Companies have warned and the local officials have warned these could be energized lines that are presenting dangers. Also there are people here wondering where theyre going to be going for food in a few days. Not many stores and other places are open. We talked to yolanda who lives in a small house with her eight children and mother including a tenyearold with a heart condition. Take a listen. My Living Room is caved in right now. When it rains right now, we get water inside the house. We had to move the Living Room furniture out of the Living Room. Right now were living in two bedrooms. Whats your biggest worry . Running out of food and beverages. I have a son with a heart condition, so thats my biggest concern is him. Reporter so she told us he has enough medication now, her tenyearold son. When he runs out, she got word from a hospital down the street that she can bring him there if he needs medication or treatment. Thats a relief. Food and water, thats another equation. People are worried about where to go to get that. Its so stressful. Thank you. Stand by for us. Ed lavandera, youre in la place, northwest of new orleans. People have been hit hard by flooding there. Reporter yeah. They dealt with a heavy dose of flooding yesterday. And many places the Flood Waters have subsided quite a bit. Thats giving people an opportunity to begin assessing and cleaning up the damage. And the sense of Bewilderment And Daze in the hours after the storm, thats settled into the reality of what is going to be a long recovery process. These are major Power Lines through the heart of the city. And the extensive structural damage to rooftops throughout much of the city and in the neighborhoods that we have been going through as well as incredibly long lines to get gasoline now as people perhaps returning back to the neighborhoods to begin taking care of their belongings and cleaning out their homes. And its important to point out in some of the situations, it can be extremely dangerous. In louisiana, just east of here, there was a 72yearold man walking through Flood Waters who was attacked by an alligator. His wife rushed to get him help and left to get medical attention for him. When she came back, the 71yearold man was nowhere to be found. The sheriffs departments say they believe he was attacked and killed by this alligator and theyre searching for his body now. Wow. Scary situation. Thank you both. Ida isnt done yet. Parts of the eastern u. S. Bracing for possibly more flooding from what is now a tropical depression. And in areas already hard hit and without power, were talking extreme heat. Thats a new danger. Tom saider is joining us in the weather center. Tom, obviously this situation is still developing. Yeah. I mean, were in a new phase. 48 hours in, its not just the phase of damage assess M Or Search and rescue. A new phase with the storm. Look at the bright colors of red. This is generating incredible amount of power with thunderstorms down in florida and areas north. The center is about 70 Miles Southwest of nashville. Big concerns in west central tennessee in waiverly and centerville. 1 to 2, even 2 1 2 inch totals in the south. More of a mind came with them. Everyone thinks the worst weather is toward the center. Thats not the case. Broaden out, they could spin up tornadoes and minor flash flooding. Bigger problems with the several stays in Ohio Valley to the northeast. 5 inches of rain is a problem, but especially in the mountains. All of it could squeeze out heavy amounts of rains from areas of West Virginia and pennsylvania. A pretty good line along i95 from nashphiladelphia to new yo city. This advisory came from the national Weather Service in jacksonville. They had to leave their offices in new orleans. They adjusted the threshold because there is no airconditioning. Heatstroke is the Number One cause from weather events. Were going to have several days where the values are in the triple digits. Theres so much water on the ground. The Humidity Levels will be through the roof. Again, we dont want to get more injuries into the hospitals. Theyre already at their limit. And then you toss in Heat Exhaustion victims. Please, check on those with children. Check on those with seniors. And its not just this. Its going to provide an explosive growth of mold. And its not just going to be those homes flooded. Homes that remain dry day in and day out will have mold problems. We could be looking at a 30 Billion disaster here. Incredible. Oh, my. As you point out, the hospitals are already at capacity in resources and in Hospital Beds and some hospitals had to be evacuated during the storm. It is a tense situation. Thank you, tom sader. With us is the fema assistant administrator. Thank you for being with us, keith. It seems like the biggest problem, especially with the heat is the lack of power. What is fema doing to help restore electricity . Yeah. Thanks for having me. The opportunity to talk to you about what fema is doing here to support the citizens of louisiana. As you said, power is a really critical issue. This was a very powerful storm. Multiple miles inland and wreaked havoc on the electric system. We have Distribution Lines down. Its going to be a challenging recovery and restoration. We are fully synced with the state of louisiana and with the Power Companies on their efforts to get the power up. We will be doing everything we can to support them. And in the interim, while the power is out, we are working closely with our partners at the Army Corps of engineers. We brought in close to 200 generators to move to critical facilities. Hospitals, Water Plants to ensure that there is some power while restoration is ongoing. No one is happy with the time frame for restoration. Well do what we can to speed it up. Its going to be a long road. I understand fema is coordinating to make sure hospitals have enough oxygen . Its a critical need to make sure that the critical services that support communities are up and running. Hospitals being one of the most important. Were laser focussed with the partners on making sure hospitals have what they need. We recognize were into day two. There will be some challenges and shortfalls. But were going to do everything possible to make sure that every hospital has what they need to be able to continue to provide care for the citizens of louisiana. Do you know, were those four hospitals that were evacuated, are they back up and running and have patients returned . So, again, its day two. Theres a lot of moving parts. A fluid situation. There have been evacuations from hospitals as you noted. Those evacuations and those movements continue. Damage assessments continue. And so well continue to make progress on that. Again, whith our partners on th ground and ensure as information is available, we make it available to the public. This is alligator country. Right . Local officialsed a ed was talking about are investigating a report of one person killed by an alligator as he was wading through Flood Waters. What do people need to know to stay safe in that regard . Obviously the goal is to avoid loss of life in any way. Our current mission is about lifesustaining, Life Saving efforts. Its really important that the citizens understand unfortunately many of the fatalities that occur around a hurricane an half the storm when someone goes to an area flooded. Downed Power Lines. Or even the operation of a generator is one area where there is a lot of risk. You need to make sure if youre running a generator, you do it away from your house and windows. Let It Cool Down before you refuel. Now is not the time to come back to the area. Its important to be listening closely to local officials. 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There are still thousands of afghans desperate to leave their country, and with no more u. S. E Sl Evacuation flights the options are limited. Many are fleeing by pakistan by land. Crossing the border is another big obstacle. Clarissa ward takes us there. Reporter were here at the Border Crossing that separates pakistan from afghanistan. And you can see behind me, a lot of taliban fighters, theyre standing here under the white taliban flag. That is the official flag at this Border Crossing. What youre not seeing a lot of if you come over here with me, are people getting into pakistan. This is the line of afghans who are waiting to get into pakistan. But only people who have pakistani documents or residency are being allowed in at this stage. That has been a rule thats been in place for a few months now. Partly because of covid regulations. Partly because pakistan says it cant cope with the flow of refugees. If you look over here just behind me, you can see this grouping here of people who are very sick. I want to draw your attention to a particularly seriouslooking woman with a young boy. He has some kind of bandages with blood on them on his lap. And these people are basically appealing to pakistan for immediate medical attention. Some people have been allowed through to go to hospitals. But basically what pakistan is saying now is we have more than 1 Million afghan refugees, and we simply cant cope with anymore. Clarissa ward, cnn, at the Border Crossing. The end of the War In Afghanistan marks the beginning of a new political fight on capitol hill. Cnns Jessica Dean is in washington with more on how some republicans are trying to use the chaotic final days of the war to their advantage. Reporter thats true. I left a Press Conference with kevin mccarthy. He and a number of House Republicans were gathered together with yet another Press Conference this week, talking about the afghanistan withdrawal, and really trying to put an enormous amount of pressure on the biden administration. As well as President Biden himself. Now, the Minority Leader mccarthy still deflecting when asked if he supports fellow House Republicanss calls for President Biden to be impeached or resign. Hell dodge that question and says he believes the focus should be on getting all americans home. The Press Conference after a pro form session. The house is out right now. Its on recess. They went in and democrats did block a bill they wanted to get through that was focussed on evacuations from afghanistan for the remaining americans and american allies who are there. But the Bottom Line remains that House Republicans and republicans at large certainly want to keep this in the forefront. They want to hammer this home as a political issue. Here ive been told we have mccarthy when he was asked if he agreed with fellow House Republicans on whether President Biden should resign or be impeached. Take a listen. I believe right now we should get every american home. I believe there should be accountability for what i say is probably the biggest failure in american government on a Military Stage in my lifetime. And, again, its important to remember that mccarthy was supportive of former president trumps decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan. But, of course, hes been sharply critical of that process under President Biden and his administration. And we anticipate that we will continue to hear this over and over again. He has promised what he called a day of reckoning over this. Hes been nebulous about what that means, not talking about specifics. The republicans remain in the minority right now which means they dont have the power to launch investigations. But you can certainly anticipate theyll continue to talk about this as time goes on. And are democrats planning any counter to the republican efforts . Reporter on the whole theyve been supportive of President Biden and the administration. We did hear from one House Democrat who said that the evacuation was egregiously mishandled. For the most part, theyve remained in Lock Step with the president and his administration. Jessica dean on capitol hill. Thank you. Popular Tourist Destination now deserted as intense Wildfire Flames launch closer. Dan simon is live in south Lake Tahoe. Reporter you can see how empty the community is. We have smokey conditions. Ash falling from the sky. The details coming up. For those who see Everyones Safety as equally important. Experience our advanced standard Safety Technology on a full line of vehicles, at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. Experience amazing at your lexus dealer. This isnt just a walk up the stairs. 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Tens of thousands are now forced to flee the Lake Tahoe area as the Caldor Fire closes in. The lakes Blue Waters now obscured by thick, heavy smoke. Nearby resorts are in danger of being damaged or destroyed. Cnns Dan Simon is on scene. We know there are people who are injured. Tens of thousands have evacuated. What are you seeing, what are you learning, dan . Reporter well, hi, ana. We are looking at a potential worst Case Scenario with the Caldor Fire approaching the Lake Tahoe area. You can see how smoky it is out here. It is also barren, but you should have seen what things looked like yesterday as this community came under a mass evacuation, a total Evacuation Order for the city of south Lake Tahoe. Take a look at what the roads looked like. It was bumpertobumper traffic with people headed towards safety, and Take A Look at what things look like now. Keep in mind, it is a Popular Tourist area and normally you would have lots of cars in this area, you would have people going to the hotels, the restaurants and the shops. This place, of course, known for its skiing in the winter and its boating in the summer, but look at this. It is obviously going to have a devastating impact on tourism, but in the meantime the concern is just getting all the folks out of here. It appears that most everybody, it appears that everybody heeded these Evacuation Orders. I want you to listen to one woman as she packed up her belongings and hit the road. Unfortunately, ana, we do not have that sound, but authorities have been warning us for some time that this was going to be a very challenging wildfire season, and it has been everything like that and more. Of course, this fire, this Caldor Fire driven by the winds, but were also talking about an historic drought in california, also driven by climate change. 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