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Nato, also g7 countries, who say they want to get more evacuees out after the full u.s. withdrawal is completed on tuesday, but then there are the questions about whether the taliban has even the most basic expertise to try to keep the airport functioning. i mean what do you see as the big challenges when this window closes on tuesday? >> well, it is hopeful that we might be able to make -- to have some sort of workable arrangement with the taliban to continue evacuations after the 31st. look, the taliban isn't even a government yet. it is still an insurgency, a group of insurgent leaders. the...

>> okay, that was unfortunate. we were just hoping to hear more from fema director, with the president listening as well, to what fema needs as we prepare for hurricane ida as it is lurching across the gulf of mexico across those very warm waters and taking aim right now at the gulf coast of louisiana. we are going to stay on top of this. if we get that hooked back up for you, we will get that to you as well. otherwise, we'll certainly be covering it through the next hour and 15 minutes through this broadcast. let's go to the breaking news we've been focus on, as just a few minutes ago the p...

High security alert. troops are bracing for a second terror attack. americans are being advised to avoid the gates. a few hours ago the u.s. military launched a drone strike near jalalabad, officials saying they killed two people suspected of being planners of terror attacks for isis-k. of course, that group claiming responsibility for thursday's deadly blast at the kabul airport. 13 americans service members were killed, 15 wounded in that attack. just a few moments ago, the pentagon released the full list of those killed in action. some reports say up to 169 afghans were killed, more than 10...

Apparently their ability to defend their own country or their willingness is not the same as it would be for an american. >> we'll let that stand for now as we move to infrastructure. i know that you were among a group of moderate democrats that demanded a vote on the infrastructure bill before passing the budget resolution, and that's all set in motion that $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. you voted for that after being assured that the house will indeed take up the infrastructure bill by september 27th. i'm curious, what went on behind-the-scenes in the negotiations there, and where do ...

Could be extended. >> our troops are supposed to be out by august 31st. even if americans and our afghan allies are still trying to get out, they're going to? >> we're going to do everything in our power to get all americans out and our allies out. >> does that mean troops will stay beyond august 31st if necessary? >> it depends on where we are. and whether we can can ramp the numbers up to 5,000 to 7,000 a day coming out. if that's the case, they'll all be out. >> joining us to talk about this is retired lieutenant douglas loot. he is a former u.s. ambassador to nato and chair of internationa...