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Afghanistan. president biden is sticking with his time line to withdraw u.s. troops from the country by august 31st. he says the u.s. is on pace to pull remaining american forces out by next tuesday but at the same time is asking for contingency plans. we're going to have reports from the white house and kabul. first, we want to get you caught up on where things stand in the fight against the coronavirus as it still continues to spread. the delta variant, the daily number of americans getting their first dose of the vaccine has risen by more than 70% since mid-july. that's according to the whi...

In prison after being arrested by the cia. the taliban threatening consequences. the president said he's asked for contingency plans to stay longer if needed but he's worried about a terror attack there. >> i'm also mindful of the increasing risks that i have been briefed on. every day we're on the ground is another day that we know that isis k is seeking to target the airport. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell nbc news 4,000 americans and their families have been evacuated from afghanistan, but thousands more remain trapped. the u.s. is still relying on the taliban to allow safe passage for am...

Operations. in addition, i have asked the pentagon and the state department for contingency plans to adjust the timetable should that become necessary. i'm determined to ensure that we complete our mission, this mission. >> during a news conference in kabul yesterday, a taliban spokesperson said the u.s. must stick to the august 31st deadline and warned that the group won't let afghans be taken out on evacuation flights after that. willie? >> so despite the president's insistence, the military will be able to get all americans and allies out of afghanistan by the end of the month, there's a lo...

The last 24 hours, and they're approaching 100,000 people out since august 14th. those are big numbers, and they feel this has been an extraordinary successful air lift to this point, though they know they have a long way to go. the president asked the pentagon to draw up contingency plans that would allow him to stay beyond august 31st. ke don't have details of the conditions that would lead to that. certainly they're not going to leave americans behind. >> what's the white house's concern about the domestic fallout of this, the political fallout of pictures we see every day? >> i saw you jus...

State's new governor was to put in a universal mask mandate in schools, and the 57th governor of new york, governor kathy hochul joins us now, and we're going to get to your mandate for schools in a moment, which i congratulate you on, not a hard call, but apparently in these political times it might be. but first, i want to learn more about you as the first woman to lead the state of new york. kathy, what lessons, i have been doing a lot of research into your background, your life of service, your family's story of struggle like many americans, what lessons do you draw from your mother and yo...