future than if the u.s. was engaged, trying to make sure that what next phase in afghanistan, what that next phase looks like, is one that is the best of the worst scenarios that we're seeing rather than just accepting the worst case, you know, bar none. >> 1450 afghan children were evacuated without their parents we're told. it's unclear how or if they'll be reunited. the department of homeland security and state department have not responded to cnn's questions about the process for family reunifications for these afghan children. what does the biden administration need to do right now to kickstart these reunifications? >> show an ounce of political will. have president biden make this a priority. we've been working with the state department, with the department of homeland security throughout the interagency process on not just the evacuations that took place but the ongoing evacuations that need to occur, and they have been a stymieing, slow force that every turn. and it all flows down from the fact that at the top, in the