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They think they can get through this relatively easily. theyre ready to help others but theyre saying its important people take it seriously, take those warnings seriously especially in low lying areas like the ones were in now. >> in terms of hunkering down, you and your crew do the same. stay safe. we will check in with you again and see how things are. lets go from there now to heidi. we have two significant stories that the white house is having to deal with. actually three if you want to ...

The founder of the iraq and afghanistan veterans of america veteran paul reicoff. p.j., what did today mean to you about the reality of this situation? >> i think it brought it all home for the people who werent really paying attention. i feel like today was a day when i heard from more civilian friends, from people who dont normally watch the news, who maybe were on vacation for the last couple of weeks. our community has been furious, its been heartbreaking, its been agonizing. today was a gut...

It has to be agonizing of the family and friends of the loved ones of the more than 2400 americans who lost their lives in afghanistan leaving behind family who are hearing this news and perhaps with a different ear than we are. thousands more who brought a piece of afghanistan home with them by the way in the casualties and injuries sustained in that country. clarissa ward is live in kabul. where do things stand with the evacuation of u.s. personnel? >> reporter: well, it looks like most of the...

Educated guess -- that you wish you insisted upon her getting vaccinated. >> yes. >> reporter: there are currently children, as young as 2 years old in the pediatric-intensive care unit and the regular patient rooms at this hospital. of course, children under 12 cannot, yet, get the vaccine. last year, at this time, doctors here say the typical numbers of children with covid coming into the emergency room, on a daily basis, were zero, one, or two. now, they say, that daily number is usually 11, ...

Is, usually, 11, 12, or 13. this doctor is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the hospital. >> we seeing more severe cases. we are seeing more cases in the icu. and seeing more cases that require longer duration of treatment in the hospital. >> reporter: dr. tanos is the surgical unit medical director here. >> its agonizing, sometimes. especially, when you see some of these sick -- some of these kids spiraling down beforthey head t icu. >> how many children have gotten the vaccine, als...

Dr. lyle hath is a disease specialist at the hospital. >> were seeing more severe cases, were seeing more cases in the icu. and were seeing more cases that require longer duration of treatment in the hospital. >> reporter: dr. tabbo is a director here. >> it is agonizing, when you see some of the sick kids spiraling down before they head to the icu. >> how many children are who ill with covid in this hospital have gotten the vaccine also? >> none. >> reporter: marianna has turned the corner. and...

Damarian bensons mother, brittany joins us. our hearts go out to you and your family. i dont know what its like to lose a child but i cant imagine theres anything more agonizing in life. what would you say to people that ask you about the crime happening in chicago and around the rest of the country? >> what i would say, please, change the gun laws. change the gun laws. make it harder for people to get to the guns. bring back the death penalty, a life for a life. >> you have acknowledged that da...

Enforcement that have worked so hard during this and hopes, as matt reported there, hopefully the storm does not make things much worse. jacqui: no kidding, griff. you know the waiting has just got to be agonizing for those families and with the threat of a storm on the horizon, complicating the search efforts. of course, you know, adding another layer of just turmoil to this for all of those families waiting for answers and now that you have a demolition of this building on the horizon, obvious...

More bodies were pulled from the rubble. today, thunderstorms and small fires slowed down the search. 54-year-old stacie fang is the first known victim of the collapse. ( alarm siren ) just yesterday, rescuers pulled her 16-year-old son out of the rubble alive. >> all of our training tells us that for at least the first 72 hours there are a high likelihood of people that could be alive in there. >> reporter: so far, eight task force teams have been deployed from across the state for the search-a...

To introduce yourself and for so many it is very tough understandably here. i want to introduce you to maggie. i appreciate you opening up your story to everyone here. youre missing a loved one. >> youre telling me you were in london last night? >> yes, for a conference, and i woke in the morning to the news. we saw it, and we sthau it could be her building and then found it it was definitely her building. i got sent right to voice mail. >> what have these last 18 hours been like at this reunifi...