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Might save one life, maybe 1,000 lives. i don't know. i want his story to be told. >> michelle, thank you for telling danny's story. we, too, hope -- >> thank you. >> -- that people hear it and understand the stakes, as we see this surge in coronavirus cases affecting even people who do not have the disease. michelle, we are so sorry for your loss. >> i just firmly believe that everybody needs treatment when they need treatment, especially for life-saving treatments. >> you're right, michelle. michelle puget, thank you so much for being with us. >> you're welcome. thank you. "new day" contin...

Members. i believe that has been accomplished. we need the airport to be operational and we need the airport to be operational quickly, you know, for civilian traffic. so we are going to do everything we can to help with that. let me give you an example. one of the things we did not demilitarize as we left were those pieces of equipment that are necessary for airport operations such as a fire truck, some of the front-end loaders, things like that. we left that equipment. that is available to allow that airport to get back and get operating as soon as possible, and it needs to get operating as ...

Maintain security. they are going to have to deal with isis, and that the u.s. shifting to the diplomatic front with the state department is going to press the taliban to live up to that promise that americans, anybody who wants to leave, afghans at risk, will will be able to travel out of the country. >> if you're just joining us, we are in a moment of history. it is august 30th here in the united states of america, but it is august 31st in kabul, afghanistan. and general ken mckenzie, the commander of central command has announced the end of u.s. operations, the end of any u.s. service membe...

In afghanistan has been able to leave. alex marquardt at the state department, we've heard from the administration that they think there are a little bit more than 200 american citizens who want to leave who have not been able to get out. there are some americans who have family there and who have chosen to stay. of those 200, 250 american citizens who want to leave, what can you tell us about them? >> the way they're describing it, jake, is fewer than 250. and it was so remarkable to hear general mckenzie there saying that we didn't get everybody out who we wanted to get out. they said that t...

>> the patients will die. and that is what we heard over and over again from these medical groups, from these hospital officials who continue to say, this is a matter of life and death. we do not care what else is going on in the world. we understand that there is a shortage of oxygen but we need help because again this is a matter of life and death. >> thank you very much, kristen. "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. ♪ welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i'm brianna keilar alongside john avlon on this monday, august ...