some r time. good morning, america. breaking news. taliban leaders meeting at this negotiating a transfer of power as they take control over more cities. this video claiming to show people lining the streets as taliban troops arrive in jalalabad. the promises they're making this morning as they prepare to take control of the country and the fears of those who once helped americans. earthquake crisis, the massive devastation in haiti with over 300 people dead. buildings left in ruins. the urgent rescues from the rubble. women, children and men pulled to safety, but many others still

buried by debris. the mobilization to help with the catastrophe. we'll speak live with haiti's ambassador to the u.s. kids is quarantine. thousands under covid-19 restrictions as schools across the country face troubled re-openings and covid cases soaring. average daily case rate in texas 900% higher since mid-june. fred's fury, ready to reorganize into a tropical storm and bring heavy rain to the gulf coast. grace not far behind. flash flooding in new mexico. cars swamped by monsoon storms and a new fire exploding in the west, threatening thousands of homes. and price check. the items once hitting the stratosphere, now heading back down the earth. what to buy now and what to wait on as "gma" helps you stash some cash. good morning.

whit is off. we're happy to have trevor ault with us here this morning. >> great to be back. man, it's a busy morning. >> we didn't scare you off yesterday? >> no, despite dan's best efforts. i've got a full hour ahead of me. we have a busy day ahead of us. there's a lot going on. haiti deals with a new disaster following that massive earthquake. >> we'll have much more from haiti in a moment. we want to start with the fast-moving and for many, horrifying events in afghanistan. the taliban has now reached the capital city of kabul. american helicopters have been spotted taking off and landing near the u.s. embassy as the pentagon speeds troops nto kabul to get our people out. >> that is happening as we've been told by a taliban spokesperson that a delegation of taliban leaders is at the presidential palace. right now negotiating a transfer of power. ian,d moinl >> reporter: yeah.

good morning, trevor. what an astonishing week, what an incredible just few hours this morning. as you say, taliban delegatidel dell immigration of elders went to the presidential palace. not clear whether they're still there. there appears to be a process under way for some kind of peaceful transfer of power. we're told a delegation will go to doha, and then to qatar where the leadership is based. we've seen reports of some fighters around kabul. we've seen people waving white flags and some police abandoning posts. i have to say the mood here this morning is one of fear and dread.morning, the taliban releasing this video appearing to show people lining the streets and cheering as their troops drive unopposed into jalalabad. now all routes out of kabul, sealed off. the city stands between the

taliban and victory. millions here in kabul are bracing for the taliban to take over. helicopters could be seen taking off and landing by the u.s. embassy as the evacuation gets under way. a heavy afghan security presence lines the streets of the capital which holds as the government's last bastion, as insurgents are inching forever closer. >> life has become difficult for people. people are worried about how the -- the way taliban treat us before. we just want peace. >> reporter: kabul is thefinal destination in the taliban's lightning offensive. in just over a week taking all major cities. the taliban's white flag flying over places. as the taliban approaches the capital, many desperate to escape. filled with visa applicants. among those afghan translators who supported the u.s. military during the nearly two-decade war, now fearful that their

relationship with the west could cost them their life. >> we served the american forces. we served for the u.s. forces, for the coalition forces. they have to take care of us. it's our turn to be helped. >> reporter: president biden announcing he'll rush an additional 1,000 u.s. troops to afghanistan. bringing the total to 5,000 to help evacuate afghans who helped the u.s., as well as u.s. personnel on the ground. this as his administration faces growing criticism for how they handled the withdrawal of troops in the first place. >> most people i spoke with feel as i do, as much we would like to leave afghanistan, the way we're choosing to do it right now is a mistake. >> reporter: this man served in afghanistan in the early 2000s, now watching in anger and horror as the country's left to crumble. >> we are about to cede control to the exact organization that harbored osama bin laden and

allowed him to plan or execute the attacks of 9/11. only now they have had 20 years of experience, and now they're going to be in control. >> reporter: we're seeing a constant flurry of helicopters heading to the airport. you can hear the sound of aircraft in the sky. a colleague of mine at the airport said you could see lines of buses heading to transport aircraft to get u.s. civilians, diplomats working at the embassy, as well as special immigrant visa applicants out of the country. things have moved so fast. the u.s. thought it could complete its mission to get people out by the end of the month before anything changed in kabul. looking at the political developments, you could see an interim government involving the taliban long before the u.s. has departed the country, guys. >> unbelievable how quickly this happened. ian pannell, from afghanistan, a nation likely on the cusp of taliban rule. thank you. joining us is darrell

blocker. he spent nearly 30 years with the cia, including deputy director of the counterterrorism center. darrell, thanks for being with us. this would appear to be all by inescapable. the taliban saying they're negotiating the transfer of pow hold the taliban to their word if they're going to negotiate, if they're not going to enter the city at this point, what does it hurt for us to hear them out and save as many lives as we can? >> this is playing out a lot quicker than we were expecting this to happen. we're a month away from president biden's original goal to get all troops withdrawn from afghanistan, and already afghanistan is falling. now was this always inevitable? was this a question of when and not if from the beginning? >> inevitable. i remember at the beginning the comparisons to alexander the

great all the way up to russia pulling out in '89 and when we went back in. inevitable. historically they've never been defeated. honestly in 2014, when the international community began to transfer the security apparatus over to the afghan government, that might be viewed as the beginning of the end. honestly no one, no one could have predicted how quickly this unfolded. >> there has to be some middle ground between leaving afghanistan to fend for itself entirely versus staying there at war forever. based on your intelligence background, what should the american strategy be now? >> the american strategy from an intelligence perspective is pretty clear. that includes our d.o.d. partners. people need to make policy decisions. it's tough for any president to veo st esident's.

bu.f t as many lives as you can. this is no longer an intelligence issue, the negotiation part of it, the else.math.ison if anhing darrell blocker, we appreciate your time. >> thank you, trevor. >> eva? >> the situation in afghanistan is having ripple effects in a divided washington, d.c. abc's alex presha is at the white house with more on that. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, eva. we've seen president biden continuing to defend the drawdown saying one more year or five more years of u.s. military presence would not have made a difference. if the afghan military cannot or will not hold its own country.

secretary of state antony blinken spoke to president ghani yesterday offering support. in advance of the taliban reaching the presidential palace blinken spoke with ghani's political rival who led negotiations with the taliban. here at home republicans continue to criticize the drawdown. mike rodgers, unfortunately, i believe the worst is yet to come. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell urged president biden to use air strikes. biden saying he inherited a deal cut by his predecessor. as this drawdown continues, biden's also out with a warning to the taliban saying that any action against u.s. personnel during this mission will be met with a swift and strong response. dan? >> alex presha at the white house. alex, thank you very much. let's bring in our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl who will be hosting "this week" earlier this morning. jon, good morning. take us behind the scenes at the white house. why was the president so insistent upon withdrawing and what is he thinking now?

>> reporter: dan, withdrawing from afghanistan is something that biden has been focused on for a long time. if you remember, even back in 2012 when he did the debate that martha raddatz hosted during the election with paul ryan, even then, nine years ago, he said he wanted to see a complete withdrawal from afghanistan. he opposed obama's move to send more troops during his first term. he has been focussed on this. that said, behind the scenes at the white house he was advised by his military advisers, his top military advisers, including his secretary of defense, the chairman of the joints chief of staff, the commander in afghanistan, not to quickly withdraw, to leave some force behind in afghanistan. he was warned by his intelligence agencies that a u.s. withdrawal would likely result in taliban gains across the country. nobody predicted as quick as it has unravelled.

this is something biden has seen over and over. he has seen the military urge presidents to continue a presence in afghanistan and he believes it is time to stop. it is time for the u.s. to get out. >> we will see the consequences. this will date me here. i remember flying into afghanistan to cover the war when it started nearly 20 years ago and watching how quickly the taliban toppled back then. now they appear to be retaking the country almost as quickly. the war was really popular back in 2001. over the years, it has become quite unpopular with americans. so given the unpopularity, is biden likely to pay a big political price if this situation continues to get worse now? >> it is astounding. if you remember when you were going into afghanistan to cover that initial effort, george bush was then president. his approval rating was well over 90%. america was thoroughly behind it. that is a long time ago.

right now polls, consistently for the last several years, have shown the united states -- voters in the united states, republican and democrat, have wanted a withdrawal from afghanistan. the move that biden is doing right now qui pul.the question ave seen on the ground, will it remain popular? right now there's no question there's war fatigue, specifically with the war in afghanistan. >> jon karl, thank you very much. i want to remind everybody jon will have much more on afghanistan coming up on "this week." he's going to go one on one with the secretary of state antony blinken, plus an exclusive with republican member of congress liz cheney. jon, thanks again. trevor, over to you. >> thank you, dan. now to the crisis in haiti following a massive earthquake. people have been spotted sleeping outside overnight worried about aftershocks. the 7.2 quake killed more than

300 people. hundreds more are missing. perhaps trapped inside corruptibled buildings. abc's julia macfarlane has the latest. >> reporter: hundreds are dead after a devastating disaster hit west haiti. a 7.2 magnitude earthquake turning buildings into rubble. striking 78 miles west of the capital port-au-prince just around 8:30 saturday morning. the destruction leaving thousands injured. resources for residents are scarce. >> we don't have electricity. we don't have water. >> reporter: rescue teams rushing to the island to provide aid, but it won't be easy. >> logistics getting to this area are extremely challenging and dangerous at times. so we're really working and huan iuaraee eporter: desperate residents tirelessly searching for any sign of life.

in les cayes a woman and child found alive, pulled from the rubble. another man covered in dust carried out of a destroyed building. the country entrenched in political crisis. the president of haiti was assassinated a month ago leaving the country in a state of siege. the acting prime minister ariel henry has declared a state of emergency for the next month. with covid running rampant, hospitals are stretched thin. this man says he and his family have been using their personal van as an ambulance to help rescue residents. >> the hospitals have been very packed. we've been taking people from the airport coming from port-au-prince. >> reporter: the quake along the same fault line of the earthquake in 2010 that illed an estimated quarter million people. a disaster from which haiti is still recovering.

>> this earthquake is larger than the earthquake in 2010. the impacts on human life and infrastructure in haiti are likely to be devastating. >> please help the haitian people. >> reporter: and tennis superstar naomi osaka announced she would donate any winnings she gets from the cincinnati open for this stricken country tweeting really hurts to see the devastation in haiti. i feel we really can't catch a break. i'll give all the prize money to relief efforts in haiti. our ancestor blood is strong. we'll keep rising. eva? >> julia, thank you. joining us now is the u.s. ambassador to haiti, bocchit edmond. good morning, ambassador. what's the status on the ground there now? >> good morning, thank you for having me.rts are ilbeing made.sterday the prime minister areorng with me

team, to have a better assessment of the extent of the damages there. >> what kind of damage are you guys seeing right now? >> we cannot know exactly how deep it is. it's really complicated. there have been a lot of damages. it was a 7.2 earthquake and comparatively to the one we had in 2010, this one is stronger. >> what are the next steps going from here? >> we're trying to see if we can get experts on search and rescue and at the same time bring some relief to the affected areas and the victims and to make sure that those who don't have shelter now, to secure their places and make sure that those who need some medical attention be received and, you know, all those basic things. that's what we need to do now. >> the other thing that you have to be keeping your eyes on right now is the storms in the tropics. it's the middle of hurricane

season. are you concerned the weather is not going to cooperate with you guys? >> absolutely. we are expecting tropical storm grace. hopefully grace will be graceful enough to spare us of this tragedy. we cannot -- i don't think it's -- that will help. if we have heavy rain in those areas, it's complicated the rescue. hopefully let us keep our fingers crossed. hopefully grace will spare us. >> we will all be hoping for that. ambassador edmond, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. thank you so very much for having me. >> you mentioned the storms in the tropics. let's get the latest on that from rob marciano who is in navarre beach in florida keeping an eye on fred and grace. rob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. i think we have today to go b before the impacts of tropical storm grace get into haiti.

today's the day they can get some rescue efforts done. here is a hurricane hunter plane flying into tropical storm grace. it's not a strong storm by any means yet. it is going to bring heavy rain and wind to the island here within the next 12 to 18 hours. it's east of puerto rico. that will impact puerto rico certainly. of course in the gulf of mexico we're concerned about that in the u.s. let's talk about fred. this is video out of key west. fred has reformed somewhat in the gulf of mexico, a little further to the west. very disorganized at this point. we've seen heavy rain across the keys. flood watches for south florida. here in the florida peninsula we have tropical storm watches from the alabama border to panama city. dangerous surf conditions here today. here's the forecast track for what should be tropical storm fred as it continues its trek to the north, making landfall late tomorrow into tuesday morning,

hopefully, below hurricane status. that's a c >> reporter: from the tropics to fires and floods in the west, talk more about that in the next half hour. guys over to you. >> a lot going on in the weather department. rob, thank you. now a look at the sting of inflation. lots of items costing more, but there are some exceptions. abc's deirdre bolton is in new york city with more on that. good morning to you, deidre. >> reporter: good morning, eva. it's all relative.

there are two categories of goods that made headlines for having prices in the stratosphere that are coming down now. lumber hitting an all-time high in may. the pandemic had americans building houses or fixing existing ones. as of this week, prices down 65%. your next home project may be cheaper. the other big category, used cars. in the last month wholesale dealers started paying about 1% less. still, an analyst told me if you can wait another 6 to 12 months, wait. prices will come down further. to be sure in general consumers are facing higher prices for most goods, especially groceries, higher gasoline and labor costs are part of the reason. tips from one consumer expert, shop for less expensive cuts of meat, download an app like gas buddy to save at the pump.

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texas, after 26 crew members and a passenger tested positive for covid-19 while on the vessel. the ship was carrying about 1,400 crew and about 3,000 passengers at the time. dozens of people hospitalized after a roll-over crash involving a tour bus in upstate new york. investigators say the bus which was headed to niagara falls exited the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled over into a grassy shoulder. there's an investigation ongoing right now. d.j. khaled revealing he and his family are all good now after contracting covid-19. the father of two young children not revealing who in his family caught the virus. he is urging everyone to take care of themselves while thanking fans for their calls and prayers. we begin with the pandemic and the thousands of american schoolchildren who are in quarantine days after schools re-opened in parts of the country. abc's zohreen shah is in los

angeles with more on that. good morning to you, zohreen. >> reporter: good morning, eva. the number of people in hospitals here in l.a. county up by 366% in just the last month. nationwide, cases, hospitalizations, deaths, all going in the wrong direction and that is having a big impact on schools. this morning covid-19 already shutting down some classrooms, forcing some kids to stay home. in palm beach county school district, over 400 students quarantining since the first day after over 100 students and two dozen staff tested positive for covid-19. >> just getting a late start is a scary start. >> reporter: schools across the country faced with the mask debate. 12 states requiring masks in all k-12 schools. 7 states banning mask mandates. >> this transmission means this virus is going to find our young pediatric population. because of that, masking alongside social distancing and good ventilation are the keys to making sure kids can stay. classrooms.

>> reporter: this pennsylvania mom considering switching her kids' schools. >> what type of protocol? how are teachers going to interact with those students? are they going to make it part of their day to help those students keep their masks on properly? i could not get those assurances. >> reporter: this as cases increase nationwide. texas covid-19 numbers climbing. 11,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 new cases, approaching the state record from january. the u.s. daily case average jumping over 15% in the last week. over 900% higher since mid june. hospitals like this one in arkansas reaching capacity. >> usually we're always short staffed. nurses are taking their max load of patients. a lot of the people that are not vaccinated are getting hospitalized. it's younger people thisat wt i 1,500 national guard members to help hospital staff.

>> when our hospitals are full with covid-19 patients, there may not be a room for someone needing care after a car crash, heart attack or other emergency situations. >> reporter: oregon's governor is also requesting fema support and funding. she said the frustrating reality is that delta has changed everything. like leaders across the country, she is urging people to just wear a mask and get vaccinated. dan? >> zohreen, thanks. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. jennifer ashton. jen, good morning. i want to start with children. what do we know about how delta might impact children differently than earlier strains? >> dan, we have to remember we're still learning about this virus day by day. it's only about 18 months since we were introduced to it. right now what is concerning public health officials and pediatricians and parent alike is that this delta variant which

is about twice as infectious or transmissible as the original strain is hitting the pediatric population harder than the virus did a year ago. we're seeing skyrocketing cases of children, oftentimes sicker than they ever been, requiring hospitalization and icu admission. the delta variant really behaving differently and in some states, in some cases they're seeing a combination of covid-19 and rsv, particularly in states like texas. it's concerning. >> rsv, meaning the respiratory impacts of the flu? >> no. respiratory syncytial virus. they're going hand in hand. we have to remember at this point only about 7 million eligible teens 12 and up have received the vaccination. the younger children probably will not be looking at their eligibility for the vaccine until mid to late fall. right now pediatric cases are surging.

>> i'm one of them, if you're somebody who has a kid, a preteen, what do you do? everything you said is scary. what do you do to keep your kid safe, especially as we head into the school year? >> well, i think the name of the game this school year is going to be patience and flexibility. we have to be able to pivot and adapt to new and changing situations. that layered protection we heard the cdc talk about, masking for all children going back to school ages 2 and up, then distancing three feet or more. it really depends on what's going on in your community. when case rates are high, you'll be seeing other layers of protection put in place like screening testing and contact tracing. ventilation will be key in the school setting. at home keep your pod small until your child is eligible for a vaccine. we can't emphasize this enough, dan, adults being vaccinated right now is the best way to

protect your children. >> a slew of practical and doable advice. dr. jen ashton, thank you so much. really appreciate it. trevor? time for another check of the weather. back to rob marciano in navarre beach, florida, tracking fred and grace. rob? >> reporter: good morning, trevor. a fire broke out east of salt lake city. a mad scramble, shut down i-80 for a time. now 5,000 to 6,000 homes have been evacuated. that's about 10,000 people. there you see it. at one point the interstate was shut down. now they partially re-opened it. we got the evacuations in place. no containment. it's a relatively small fire at this point. it's so close to populated areas, it's scary stuff. air quality poor in much of the west. i know you guys are suffering out there. it's unhealthy in spots. possible high temperatures again today. we hit 100 in salt lake and las vegas. that tied their record for number of 100 degree days. las vegas will break it today.

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thank you for watching this morning. stay tuned for jon karl. trevor, notwithstanding all the jokes, great to have you this weekend. great job. >> i have long dreamed to insult you on national tv. >> dreams do come true, ladies and gentlemen. an inspiration for your sunday. have a great weekend. tion for y. have a great weekend. true, ladi and gentlemen. have a great weekend. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning. a rally is set for today to keep san francisco's great highway car free. last week, the mayor and other city officials announced the great highway will partially reopen to vehicles during the week. it was limited to pedestrians and bicyclists during the

pandemic. the city wants to allow cars monday through friday and banned them on weekends. rally organizers say great highway was used by over 20,000 people weekdays during the pandemic. this weekend brought a chance for athletes to compete in san francisco's first escape aquathlon. the escape from alcatraz triathlon hosted yesterday's event to mark the triathlon's 40th anniversary. the race was designed to get more athletes involved. the winners were matias alvare of san francisco and olivia dietzel of cuba city, wisconsin. today, nearly 2000 athletes will take on the escape from alcatraz triathlon. let's get a check in what the forecast will be. lisa: see the fog behind you and that low cloud deck will clear. you can see our air quality right now is moderate in san jose. good elsewhere, but we are looking at haze at the surface.

numbers in the 60's in san jose, 57 downtown. it is 64 in san jose. 50 at the coast. certainly less than ideal here with 60 in napa. hazy at times. we will look for hot weather to continue inland today with 96 in concord, 86 in napa. looking at better air quality through the week and cooler conditions through next weekend. liz: thank you aaron this week with george

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>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. afghanistan in free fall. taliban forces taking every major city outside kabul. now at the gates of the capital. as u.s. troops arrive in kabul, staff have been told to close down the american embassy. >> the deteriorating conditions are a factor, a big factor in why the president has approved this mission. >> president biden still standing firm. >> we're going to continue to keep our commitment. i do not regret my decision. >> it's already costing the american people and our interests. >> what does this all mean for u.s. credibility around the world? what are the repercussions here at home?

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