of his presidency. and the white house is aware that there is very little room for error going forward. now on afghanistan, much of the focus right now is trying to get the remaining americans out of the country. with the white house saying there is about 100 americans who want to leave who they are in contact with and they are working to get them out. but back here at home, the covid-19 pandemic really remains one of the most defining if not the defining issue of biden's presidency thus far. there is very serious concern about the high transmission rates, also children going back to school and trying to get a curb on these variants that might be rising. the president has said that later this week he will be outlining more of his strategy to respond to the pandemic as well. and there is also the issue relating to the aftermath of hurricane ida which not only devastated the south but also the northeast. the president just moments ago