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People to get prepared now. >> yeah, i appreciate that. and i also appreciate seeing that mom in the camera shot we just had taking her kids away from the water. good job, mom. thank you so much, janessa, for that. lets go to the breaking news from afghanistan. president biden is canceling plans to go to delaware this afternoon after a briefing with his national security team. of course, the big story in kabul at this hour, a new security threat outside the walls of the international airport, ...

There were a number of security concerns in and around the airport. the situation in the city is fluid and dynamic and you have seen the images over the last 2a, 48 hours yourself of the situation outside the perimeter of the airport and it changes. it changes almost by the hour and it changes in locations around the airport. it is very, very fluid and dynamic. i dont want to speak for the state department, obviously, but like our military commanders, they are going to make decisions in real tim...

The headlines... crowds continue to gather outside kabul airport, amid reports of chaotic scenes — as the us advises its citizens not to travel there until they are asked, because of security threats outside the gates. pentagon officials described the situation around the airport gates as fluid and dynamic. the taliban say they are making progress in forming a government in afghanistan. the groups co—founder and head of its political wing, mullah abdul ghani baradar, is in kabulfor talks, wh...

But first, it is high anxiety in afghanistan, the u.s. embassy coming less than 24 hours after president biden pledge to get all americans home safely and do quote whatever we can to evacuate our afghan allies this year number of those trying to escape only adding to the chaos and afghan capitol. heres press secretary this morning. >> the situation in kabul coming whole city, and you have seen the images over the last 24 - 48 hours, yourself of the situation outside of the perimeter of the airpo...

Figure out, is this just theres large crowds and its difficult for americans to get there, or is there actually a threat against the airport? >> again, im not going to get into specific threat assessments. the situation in kabul and the whole city is fluid and dynamic and you have seen the images over the last 24-48 hours yourself of the situation outside the perimeter of the airport. and it changes, it changes almost by the hour and it changes in locations around the airport. its very, very flu...

[ gunfire ] >> reporter: shooting, violence, taliban whips. american troops worry if they open the gates, people will flood in. theres desperation and anguish. >> so hard to see. just a short time ago pentagon officials confirming the new security threat at the kabul airport, but declining to give details. >> again, im not going to get into specific threat assessments. the situation in kabul and the whole city is fluid and dynamic and you have seen the images over the last 24-48 hours yourself o...

Airport so i guess what were trying to figure out, is this just, theres large crowds and its difficult for americans to get there or was there actually a threat against the airport? . >> again, im not going to get into specific threat assessments. the situation in kabul, in the whole city, is fluid and dynamic and youve seen the images over the last 24 to 48 hours yourself of the situation outside the perimeter of the airport and it changes. it changes almost by the hour and it changes in locati...

The ongoing chaos outside the airport is contributing to what the pentagon spokesperson called a "fluid and dynamic" security situation that could change by the hour. so you have this statement put out by the state department warning americans not to go to the airport because of potential security concerns — unless they were told specifically to go. then the state department said it had issued this morning because it wanted americans to avoid these large crowds for security purposes, —— is...

Especially in person. as you know, president biden said theres no indicatig these plans? >> it was the administration saying its fluid and dynamic. some would characterize it as fairly chaotic as well. i think what we need to do is to pause and praise our u.s. military, just the segment that you just ran showing our military adapting. not only being military people but humanitarians. they are taking care of the people and they are using the great capability they have. i dont think we appreciate ...

Continue until august 31st. so it stands to reason -- i know the situation has changed a lot in the last week but it stands to reason the u.s. military would still have the authority to carry out strikes if requested by the afghan military. but i guess at this point they have not been requested is what were told, right? >> the general said there has been no request. i just want to stress the military mission that we are executing now is a non-combatant evacuation operation. that is what were foc...