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Of the war in afghanistan. the administration facing a growing number of crises as the white house tries to keep the president's top priorities in focus. phil mattingly has more for us from the white house. >> reporter: last u.s. military plane departing from kabul just one minute before that august 31 withdrawal deadline was certainly a moment of exhale here at the white house particularly when that plane left that air space. but it also just underscored how many challenges the white house and president biden currently have on their plate. afghanistan while u.s. military personnel are out, th...

Administration recognizing this is a debacle that will reverberate for many, many years to come not just in afghanistan but in relation to our adversaries around the world. they're trying to put a happy face on and trying to spin it for domestic political purposes. most americans realize joe biden is responsible for the fiasco we've seen in the last three weeks in afghanistan. >> harris: there has been much talk about how to get the remaining americans and afghan citizens who helped our american military out for years and years. how we get them out of their safely. you heard the pentagon spoke...

Right decision. a wise decision and the best decision for america. i was not going to extend this forever war. this assumption that the afghan government would hold on for a period of time beyond military draw down turned out not to be accurate. let me be clear. leaving august 31 is not due to an arbitrary deadline. it was designed to save american lives. >> president biden making this bold declaration on how the 20-year ended. >> extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravery and selfless courage of the united states military and our diplomat it's and intellige...

Service members that were killed hopefully the last to die in the afghanistan war, which is now officially over. although there's a lot of questions about what happens now. we mourn them and remember them today as we think back over the last 20 years. national security correspondent jennifer griffin joins us with the very latest from the pentagon. hi, jen. >> hi, martha. as i left the pentagon last night, one of the senior leaders i ran into, we walked out together. it was notable because he said to me, we'll be back. suggesting that the mission is not complete in afghanistan. there's still 2,...

August 31 and then we need to go out and rebuild our relationship with our allies. brian: good luck. >> and that's all there is to it. this is no time to bubble wrap it. ainsley: senator your governor is warning the ida death toll will go up considerably. so many are trapped in their homes we're hearing stories of people being trapped in their attics. electricity is out. could be out for a month at least in the new orleans area. what is your message to the people? how can we get that electricity on quicker? do we need to pull in resources from other states? >> well, we do and they're coming, b...