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Their operations. next tuesday, august 31st is supposed to be the deadline and the question is now, what will happen after that. i got information from a translator for the u.s. military for ten years and he feels that he is trapped. he was not in that immediate area, but a lot of other folks were. >> john: it is uncertain if anyone will be going through those gates in the coming days. >> sandra: joey jones, and i have quoted you so many times and it was time to bring you on because i did get to chat with you earlier. i wanted bring you the update from jennifer griffin at the pentagon and ten ...

The question becomes what happens now? john? >> john: jennifer at the pentagon. you brought us the tragic news about the four fatalities. what is next? >> reporter: unfortunately, we can report at this time, at least ten u.s. servicemembers, marines and soldiers have been killed in the attack this morning outside of the abbey gate. what we know at this time is there were two explosions. there was a suicide bombing that struck outside the abbey gate where the u.s. military was guarding the abbey gate and there was a second explosion at the baron hotel, which is about

He says that's the biggest mistake that has been made, abandoning bagram. you wonder if that is being considered? >> well, i certainly hope so. i think that bagram is a choice. there could be some place better. going in there is going to be expensive. it shouldn't even be a question that we would leave without all of the americans out. and i have been really frustrated with secretary blanken and saying that americans are there and we haven't heard from them, so obviously, they don't want to leave. >> john: when something like this goes on and i assume they are going to redouble their efforts i...

3 o'clock. and he's going to be the first one out of the gate and let the american people know what happens now? this is an active military situation and we are now under attack. so, what is the response from the white house? what is the response from the commander in chief? and once this news continues to sink in and it is going to take some time. but what do we do is the big military action question. >> john: i don't know how the president doesn't come out and say something. the question is, martha, what does he say? >> well, that is the question, john. but that's the job of the president of...

And the streets of kabul were turned into a scene of carnage and some officials were seen leaving. evacuation efforts have been held up. the question remains, what does the u.s.a. do know? we just got word from an american stranded in afghanistan and he says, i think that i'm trapped. >> john: does that mean anybody not inside that compound now is essentially stranded in afghanistan? >> reporter: this is the question. and you can see that the us