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Takeover. soon their numbers may swell. >> we have not seen large outflows of afghans at this point. the situation inside afghanistan was evolved more rapidly than anyone expected. in terms of numbers, we are preparing for around 500,000 new refugees in the region. this is a worst case scenario. >> reporter: so far, the u.s. and allies have evacuated more than 100,000 people from afghanistan since august 14th. but as they scramble to help those desperate to leave, an august 31 deadline fast approaches. in the months that follow, the u.n. h.e.r. believes refugees will flow into neighboring iran...

Daily basis. now, that suddenly came to a halt on august 14th, the day that the taliban took over power in the same province that the u.s. just launched drone strikes in. now, wasn't clear at the time this was because isis could no longer operate with the taliban running around or was it -- whether it was because they had decided to follow a different plan. you know, looking at what happened in kabul, that the bombings in kabul, it certainly looks like they switched their plan. it is safe to presume they're going to try to do this again as long as the opportunity is there. >> ambassador, as so...

Devastating suicide bombing that took place in kabul. now, today u.s. troops remain vigilant as time runs out to complete one of the biggest air evacuations in history before tuesday's deadline. so far, more than 105,000 people have been flown out of afghanistan since august 14th. that is no small feat. so joining me now is courtney kube, nbc news pentagon correspondent. she is standing by awaiting that live briefing. i don't want to keep you long because i know when that briefing happens, you're going to have to get there and ask questions. the latest from the state department, is there are 5...

Highly likely within the next 24 to 36 hours. the president authorizing, quote, every possible measure to protect american troops and allies still there. which includes last night's air strike against isis-k. the president promising it will not be the last. at this hour, the state department says roughly 350 americans are still trying to get out of afghanistan. since august 14th, u.s. forces have evacuated some 117,000 people. here's nbc news foreign correspondent, matt bradley. >> yeah, alicea, the latest news out of that overnight drone strike in afghanistan is that not one, but two isis-k m...

Griff: fox news alert as we report on two major breaking news stories today. the state department saying it's everied confirmation that at least 5400 americans have been safely evacuated from afghanistan since august 14th including 30 americans in the last $300 in the last 24 hours. and closer to home, hurricane ida strengthening, president biden is set to attend a briefing with fema ahead of the storm's expected landfall tomorrow which is 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina slammed the coast. welcome to "fox news live," i'm griff jenkins. jacqui: i'm jacqui heinrich. three days left be...