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Working with the state department. those efforts are continuing. theyre just moving into a new phase. >> got it we want to go to trey. pete, any comment on anything said. >> jennifer, great understanding of the situation on the ground. as was mentioned in the briefing they said a few hundred are left behind. you mentioned the enemy of my enemy we have talked about. in a dynamic situation like that we know american citizens are behind. siv holders are behind. the taliban can spin it they need the...

0 helicopter with the state police to get him on the island and as long as there is communication, we will communicate with him to see what is going on there, the but it is hard to have no word from the island and the people on it. in lafitte, the water is very high, and from the louisiana national guard and others are there doing the search and rescue. they are having to get the boats in and out, and we are sheltering the people at the park playground, and then the state is going to coordinate ...

0 get him to the island and as long as theres communication, well be able to communicate with him and see whats going on there. but its very hard to not have any word from that island and the people on it since that time. in lafite, the water was very high. our first responders, the sheriff, firefighters, louisiana national guard, some coast guard are there doing search and rescue. theyre having to get boats in and out. we are sheltering those people at a playground and then i believe the state ...

0 tonight before dumping rain in tennessee and ohio river valleys tomorrow. theres flash flooding and mudslides along the way. we wish those people well and a quick recovery in a very difficult situation. thanks nor being with us today for "the story," august 30, 2021. the "the story" continues tomorrow. see you back here. >> neil: thank you, martha, very much. were on top of two storms gripping the world right now. certainly our part with the flooding and damage and winds and still more floodin...

I expect to see a gate with afghans on one side and americans on the other. but, no, they had to go out there in the face of this danger. and maybe the most amazing thing is that their friends, their fellow marines, after they were killed, went out and continued to do that mission. i was in touch with some of them just last night. continuing to do that mission, literally risking their lives for others. ill tell you, jake, i saw a lot over four tours in iraq. ive never been more proud to be an am...

Of the days events. of the main concerns for this evacuation one of the main concerns for this evacuation mission is the level of danger, especially as it wraps up in its final days. what will happen after 31 august? this is the deadline thats been imposed by the taliban. while today, president biden�*s national security adviser said that 31 august is not a cliff, and that they have received assurances from the taliban that anyone that wants to leave afghanistan — us citizens, afghan people ...

Taliban post august 31st. jake sullivan went on tv this morning and said it again. i dont know what fantasy world model u.n. conference these people are living in. because of our surrender, because of the inept at this tied of our -- ineptitude of our withdrawal, we surrendered any leverage we had. we surrendered to a jihadist terrorist organization, one that we are entirely dependent upon now for security around the airport. and to trust them, to put all of our hopes on the largees of the talib...

I its worth pointing out we had estimated there are 12,000 journalists, 1,500 of whom are women in afghanistan. so those who did get out are just a tiny percentage of people who are at grave risk now. >> the big, broad question i have for both of you, and azmat, ill start with you, how will the world know what happens in afghanistan in the coming months? >> i think this will really come down to what kind of leverage and engagement there is with the taliban. remember, the taliban has been making ...

Who is not out is going to be left behind, i asked them, the state department, are you helping the resistance in the valley, they said no, were putting our eggs in the taliban basket. i consider everyone left behind a hostage of the taliban, a terrorist organization. trey: you mean 20 years of service and sacrifice and loss of life, we cant even keep an embassy hope in afghanistan? did i hear that correctly? >> yes, you did. i was told that gates are closed. we may get a handful out. there will ...

Conditional in terms of what money is provided to afghanistan in terms of humanitarian aid as well. they want to make sure that gets through. borisjohnson is trying to ensure there is leveraged to ensure there is leverage there by international authorities and international partners. realistically, our influence of course is diminished there. so, i think again that looks pretty difficult. but it is interesting to hear that those conversations have been going on with us. as well, though, i think ...