doritos and see what you will find. julian: good morning, america. tan now copse.is monday, ee of . the taliban take over with terrifying speed, described as saigon on steroids. armed extremists inside the president's palace after he fled the country. right now, the massive race to evacuate americans living there. afghan interpreters and their families, thousands racing to the airport desperate to get out. at home, pressure now growing on president biden and the administration to respond. abc's ian pannell is on the ground in kabul and the u.s. national security adviser joins us live. race to find survivors. a devastating 7.2 earthquake rocking haiti. almost 1,300 dead at this hour

with fears the death toll will keep climbing. one of the doctors on the front lines will join us. and tropical storm grace barrels towards the ravaged country. the global effort to help haiti right now. matt gutman on the ground with the latest. covid crisis exploding. more than 140,000 new cases reported friday and saturday. the new data from the cdc showing record hospitalizations for people ages 49 and under as dallas, texas, runs out of icu beds for children. this morning, what we're learning about the first booster shots now rolling out. also this morning, the new warning about the coast-to-coast bus driver shortage. it could put the brakes on the new school year. plus, what real teachers are telling us about how parents can prepare their kids for this unique return to school. and florida bracing for tropical storm fred. the gulf coast on alert right now for flash flooding, wind and tornadoes. we're tracking the latest.

it is good to be with george we're following those two major breaking news stories, the fall of afghanistan and the earthquake in haiti. >> let's take a look it a live shot from haiti where there's a race to find survivors right now. a 7.2 earthquake killed at least 1,200 people. the death toll is expected to climb. we're live near the epicenter with the latest. but first in afghanistan, the taliban seizing back power, nearly two decades after 9/11, taking over the capital of kabul. >> chaos in the streets of the capitol. the u.s. has sent military helicopters to evacuate american citizens and embassy personnel. we want to get right to ian pannell in kabul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. it's been a bewildering few weeks, but i don't think even the taliban could have anticipated the pace of events over the last 24 hours. right now they're bringing

hundreds of extra fighters in from neighboring provinces to try to bring security to the streets, but america and other nato countries were caught totally off guard and are now having to cope with this surge of people desperate to get out of the country from the airport, now the only safe way to escape for those who fear for their lives. this morning, mayhem in kabul. this crowd rushing to the airport. behind them the sound of gunfire. the airport now overrun. desperate chaotic scenes as massive crowds surge onto the tarmac, desperate to get out of the country. and the u.s. desperately trying to evacuate thousands of americans living in afghanistan and afghans who supported the u.s. mission. of those trying to escape, an american family visiting relatives in afghanistan and this morning they're trapped. >> they're trying to protect my kids and my mom. i have my senior mom is here, both of my daughters.

we're just going through a disaster here. >> reporter: the afghan president also among those fleeing as the militants moved in saying he wanted to save kabul from bloodshed. this footage from al jazeera allegedly showing taliban fighters inside the presidential palace. walking the hallways, in afghanistan. near the u.s. embassy, chinook helicopters seen flying in and out, part of the massive evacuation of americans. the embassy doors now shuttered. the american flag taken down. a thousand additional soldiers now rerouted to kabul. in the wake of this chaotic turn of events. in less than three months the taliban capturing control of nearly every major district outside kabul. we've been out on the streets. i can tell you, it's the taliban manning all the checkpoints, driving around town heavily harmed in pick-up trucks and humvees. remember, it wasn't just the

taliban. they fought alongsideqaeda and other terrorist organizations. robin, the most striking thing out there is we didn't see one single woman. half the population is now hiding behind closed doors. that is the new afghanistan we leave behind. robin? >> and that is something we'll be talking about a little bit later this morning. ian, thank you. the pressure is growing on the biden administration to respond to that turmoil in afghanistan as the president faces criticism over u.s. troops withdrawal. stephanie ramos is at the white house with the latest. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. president biden entered the white house touting his decades of experience on the world stage. when he announced the drawdown of u.s. troops in afghanistan, back in april, the first major foreign policy decision of his presidency, he assured americans that afghan forces could hold ni, that the nst the talib. the idt meeting rt with his national securityea

from camp david over the weekend.phis critics vocal he's mishandled this crisis. the house and senate were also briefed over the weekend on the situation there by the secretary of state, secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the president has not spoken publicly about the situation in afghanistan in nearly a week. he did put out a statement doubling down on his reasons for pulling american troops out of the country saying he inherited a deal cut by former president trump, and it has led to this current turmoil, george. >> stephanie ramos, thanks. now to the president's national security adviser jake sullivan. jakes, thanks for joining us. the president said a takeover by the taliban was highly unlikely. was the intelligence wrong or did he dismiss it? >> the president didn't think it was inevitable that the taliban would take control of afghanistan. he thought the afghan security

forces could fight. we spent 20 years, tens of billions of dollars training them, giving them the best equipment, giving them support of u.s. forces for 20 years. when push came to shove, they decided to not fight for their country. the question facing the president back in april and again as we move forward, is should u.s. men and women be put into the middle of another country's civil war when their own army won't fight to defend them? and his answer to that question was no, and that is why he stands by this decision. >> then, if he knew the army wasn't going to stand and fight -- why didn't he know and why wasn't more planning in place to get out our allies and american personnel in a more deliberate manner. >> with respect to the planning, we planned fr a wide range of contingencies. one was the need to flow in a substantial number of forces to secure the airport and be able to facilitate that evacuation. we have now successfully drawn down the u.s. embassy in kabul.

we have moved personnel either to the airport or out of the country. we flowed in several thousand troops who had been prepositioned in theater for precisely this purpose. he activated that deployment well before the fall of kabul. as we watched the situation unfold, and it certainly unfolded at unexpected speed, we put that contingency in place. >> we're still seeing thousands of our allies, interpreters, translators, others in afghanistan who are stranded. can they be saved? >> we believe that we can effectuate an ongoing evacuation of american citizens, of afghans who worked for us, including interpreters and translators, and other afghans at risk. we're working to do that by securing the airport today and in the days ahead by taking people out one flight at a time, flight after flight. we fully intend to continue an evacuation process to bring out people who worked alongside us in afghanistan.

>> we're getting reports that the taliban are releasing hundreds of prisoners from prison who are al qaeda sympathizers. are we going to be able to engage with the taliban? how are we going to prevent those terrorists from targeting america again? >> first, i would say that we have to look at the terrorism threat in a broad context, which is we're facing terrorist threats in countries around the world including syria, libya and yemen. one thing we have proven in those countries and somalia and other parts of the world we can fight terrorism effectively without having a large military footprint on the ground. we will prove that as well in afghanistan, and yes, we are going to hold the taliban accountable to not allowing al qaeda to have a safe haven there, and if they do, there will be consequences for the taliban in the direct suppression of al qaeda in the capability that we'to pursue. >> what do you say to americans

what was achieved by two decades of war, thousands of casualties, billions of dollars in investment? >> i would say that we went to afghanistan for one reason, which was to get the people who attacked us on 9/11. a decade ago we got osama bin laden. we degraded al qaeda. we stopped terrorist attacks against the united states from afghanistan for 20 years. but what the president was not prepared to do was enter a third decade of conflict, flowing in thousands of more troops, which was his only choice, to fight in a civil war that afghanistan wouldn't fight for themselves. he would not do that to america's men and women or their families, and that's why he made the decision to withdraw forces from afghanistan this year. >> should the american people expect to hear from the president today? >> i think they can expect to hear from the president soon. he's right now actively engaged with his national security team. he is working the situation hrd. he is focused on ensuring that the mission, which is to secure

that airport and continue these evacuations, that that mission continues and is brought to a positive conclusion. that's his overriding focus right now. he's deeply engaged on it. at the right point he will absolutely adress the american people. >> jake sullivan, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you for having me. now to that devastating earthquake in haiti. right now nearly 1,300 people are confirmed dead with at least 2,800 injured and hundreds of others still missing. overnight, a u.s. crew arriving to aid in the search efforts there. matt gutman is live in haiti near the epicenter of the earthquake with all the latest for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, amy. this was the rectory of one of the town's main churches. it has been pancaked. yesterday they managed to pull three bodies from the rubble here. one of them that of the local priest. it's believed there may be more people buried inside. in some ways, that tells the story of haiti after this earthquake 48 hours in, there are still many hundreds believed missing, and hundreds more

buried in unmarked graves. this morning, that search for survivors after that devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southwestern haiti saturday. the death toll skyrocketing to about 1,300, at least 2,800 injured. hundreds more remain missing. the quake causing the collapse of over 700 buildings including hospitals, schools and hotels, crippling infrastructure and roads. at the airport, the wounded waiting for flights out. this woman had been waiting four hours. she said her whole house was gone. it was there that we learned about the rest of her family. >> one daughter died and a son is in the hospital. >> reporter: further into the impacted town that backhoe clawing rubble from the main church. night is falling here, but hundreds of people are outdoors because they're afraid to sleep inside because of those

aftershocks. this church destroyed by that earthquake and minutes ago they dug two people from the rubble here. this as the race to rescue intensifies. on sunday, a mother and a child pulled from the rubble after the building they were in collapsed. joslin nelson with the ngo says he's seen many unmarked graves. the uncounted. we may never know how many people were killed in this earthquake. >> no. we may never know because still today we have people under concrete. >> reporter: the united states agency for international aid and the coast guard already on the ground and prepared to join in this fairfax, virginia, rescue team. flying 59 rescuers and two rescue dogs. >> we bring equipment. that's enough for us to set up our base camp so we can break through collapsed buildings as well as search equipment. >> reporter: haiti's prime minister declaring a month-long state of emergency. the earthquake generating powerful aftershocks threatening

to destroy even more buildings. the quake was located on the same fault line that caused a devastating earthquake in haiti over a decade ago. one of the major challenges is going to be the state of the roads here. many remain impassable. some tangled with debris. some of them prowled by local gangs. on top of that that tropical depression bearing down. we're expecting the impacts of that later today. >> matt, thank you. joining us on the phone is dr. inobert pierre. he's the director of a hospital and health equity international in haiti. dr. pierre, please know that we're thinking of everyone there. you're at the hospital. what can you tell us you're seeing on the ground, dr. pierre? >> it's a very devastating earthquake. i've been to the site where most of the damage occurred and mainly i've been to the hospitals and their infrastructure is severely

damaged. people were injured. people couldn't get surgery. those o.r.s were damaged. right now, their capacity to address people's needs is tremendously decreased. but we -- >> i'm sorry, sir. continue. >> we're at st. boniface hospital. we suffered structural damage, and we have been working with local hospitals sending teams and supplies to them. also receiving injured people to our hospital. we'll keep doing this as long as the necessity is there. >> and dr. pierre, what are your most immediate needs right now this morning?

>> so now we need supplies. we need basically everything because this morning we have a team of local haitians, professionals, coming down to reinforce our team and so those who want to find out more about what we need to log on to our website haitihealth.org where actually we've been updating information and also informing our followers. >> you have been through so much, dr. pierre, everyone there. what do you want people watching this morning to know about the strength and resilience of the people of haiti at this moment? >> yes, the people of haiti have been through many catastrophes. so they're very strong and they have the force to go through issues. they've been in the earthquake

each helping the other and trying to stay alive and healthy through this catastrophe. >> again the world is watching. we're reaching out to you, dr. pierre. >> thank you very much. and the already devastated haiti is bracing unfortunately for tropical storm grace as two other storms elsewhere are on the move. the florida panhandle in the bull's eye of tropical storm fred. rob marciano has more on that. good morning, rob. >> reporter: fred now strengthening to our south. you can see the gulf agitated and those dark clouds. that's the main rain shield of fred, and that will be heading in our direction. this is one of three tropical cyclones in the atlantic basin. grace being in a really bad spot, and the recovery zone now. impacts from fred hit st. petersburg yesterday. look at this, gusty winds near 60 miles an hour. torrential rains and tornado warnings yesterday.

satellite pictures showing landfall late this afternoon over the florida panhandle. impacting millions of americans wth fred. george? >> rob, thanks. we're following a lot of other headlines this morning including the latest from afghanistan. one of the key advisers under president bush and obama will join us live. with the key insight with the taliban takeover. also coming up, the new surge in covid cases. as some hospitls in texas run out of beds. first, going to ginger. >> tucson with its third wettest monsoon on record. you should see the images coming out this weekend. the rescues that were happening big time. this dog and woman rescued. more rain on the way. your local weather in 30 seconds. first your select cities presented by canva. s cities presented by canva. e cities presented by canva. le cities presented by canva. c cities presented by canva. t cities presented by canva.

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having citizens run out on a tarmac, grabbing onto u.s. transport planes. risking their lives. climbing up on that aircraft. also thinking about the crews on that airplane. what do they do when they see these citizens down there? they undoubtedly have a lot of people already on board that c-17 plane. trying to get them out. but that is the scene there right now, george. i'm in touch with people there. they're desperate to get out. people look at this and think there are bad things happening all over the world. many of these people were interpreters. they helped americans during the last 20 years and americans have abandoned them. whether you want to get out of afghanistan or not, and president biden can make that argument, the way this is happening is very, very tragic. the u.s. military pulled out as you made that point with jake sullivan so well, george, the u.s. military pulled out before

these interpreters, before these people who helped americans were themselves out. >> we also face the question -- i talked to jake sullivan about this as well -- the possibility of the return of terror. we know that al qaeda prisoners have been released from the prisons in afghanistan now, and the white house seems to believe they can control the situation, but who knows? >> reporter: exactly. that's right. they can monitor it, and we have much better equipment than we had 20 years ago, but it seems in so many ways we're back to square one there. the taliban controlling the country after 20 years, al qaeda prisoners released. al qaeda was largely wiped out in afghanistan. the administration is correct about that, but yet they can reconstitute. they can name themselves something else. we did learn lessons from iraq, or certainly should have, when u.s. forces were pulled out of

there entirely. isis was then formed and returned and tried to take over the country and u.s. forces were back there again, and they are stil there. >> martha raddatz, thank you. let's bring in douglas lute who served as ambassador to nato. and oversaw afghanistan under presidents bush and obama. general lute, thank you for joining us. i want to pick up from where martha left off. how is the united states now going to contain this terror threat? >> first of all, things have changed a lot as martha just mentioned since 2001 when we first went into afghanistan. first of all, al qaeda has changed. al qaeda and the afghanistan/pakistan region, the original cause that took us to afghanistan, is much dim inished. in fact, i believe decimated over the years. we brought bin laden to justice ten years ago in 2011. there are branches of al qaeda that are today more dangerous to the united states than anything so, al qda in soli yemen,

noheast syria, parts of africa. l edchge martha also mentioned that american capability has changed. we have a network of global partners today to share information on counterterrorism. our ability to detect terrorist threats and to do something about them, strike with precision anywhere in the world is much, much improved from 2001. >> that's certainly the hope. if the intelligence about how quickly the taliban would take over afghanistan was so wrong, how can we trust it now? >> well, you should never trust intelligence. you should always question it. we should always prove the assumptions, and i think the last few days indicate that you can never rest on the most likely assessed scenario, but you really have to plan for the worst case. >> how do we deal with the taliban now? >> well, it's too soon to tell, george. we're not sure what taliban we have.

there are those who fear that this is exactly a redux of the taliban of 20 years ago. there are indicators that they have changed. they clearly have a much more sophisticated view of the world. they have contacts with the outside world that they never had in 2001 when they ruled. they're much more politically savvy, much more media savvy than they were at that time. we'll have to see. the first indication will be how they treat fellow afghans. >> you devoted a significant part of your career to afghanistan. you oversaw it as we said for presidents bush and obama from the national security council. thousands of american families have sacrificed in this war. what do you say to them about what was gained after two decades of war, billions of dollars of investment and thousands of lives lost? >> that 20 years of investment has had benefits. we're not seeing those benefits play out today inside afghanistan itself, but those 20 years bought us time to make ourselves a much harder terrorist target than we were in

2001. think about the creation of the department of homeland security, the department of national intelligence. we're sharing intelligence in a much more reasonable way today than we were pre-9/11. we have this global network of partners that help us protect ourselves from afar. also, al qaeda is much different. al qaeda in this region, after gap began stan and pakistan, is much diminished. it has franchises elsewhere. so these 20 years of service and sacrifice have given us the space and the time to make ourselves much more secure. >> thanks for your time and your information this morning. robin? >> thank you. george, here at home, the covid crisis is intensifying. the cdc now reporting record high hospitalizations for people under 49 years old. marcus moore joins us from dallas where there are no available icu beds left for children. good morning, marcus.

>> reporter: robin, good morning. that was a sobering statement in revealing just how dire the situation is at some of the hospitals in north texas and across the region, but this morning, there is new hope to protect the vulnerable. covid surging across the south as cases climb. >> please send help now. >> reporter: the eight states with the highest case rates all in the same region. in houston, nearly 600 people waiting for hospital beds. 87 of them icu beds. more than 140,000 new covid cases reported on friday and saturday. the highest on consecutive days since january. hospitals now feeling the pressure from the fast-moving surge. >> in dallas we have zero icu beds left for children. that means if your child is in a car wreck, if your child has a heart defect or something that needs an icu bed or more likely, if they have covid and need an icu bed, we don't have one.

your child could wait for another child to die. >> reporter: texas now treating more hospitalized patients than the peak of last year's summer outbreak. francisco is one of them. >> i was really scared to be honest. he wasn't responding to the oxygen and to the medication they were giving him. >> reporter: a sign of hope this morning, booster shots for the immunocompromised officially rolling out. michigan resident mary ann among the first to receive the shot. >> i was waiting, just waiting t pull the trigger. i was ready to go today, and i did. >> reporter: and over the weekend, the texas supreme court sided with governor greg abbott's ban on mask mandates in the state, but some local and school leaders who defy the governor's order say ty plan toress forward with their maorow guys? >> marcus, thank you. it continues.

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that's because they don't have enough drivers. in fact, in parts of the country some kids have missed days of school because of this problem. this morning, school districts across the country reporting an unprecedented bus driver shortage stretching from coast to coast, causing back-to-school troubles for districts large and small. >> we've had almost 18 months of a break that a lot of these districts who ended up not keeping their bus drivers on the payroll, they found other jobs. >> reporter: in georgia, the school system was short by 110 drivers to start the school year. leaving about 5,000 kids unable to take a bus to school. pittsburgh delaying the start of school by two weeks because they don't have enough drivers. in lee county, florida, 20 drivers quit because of maskless children. now they need to hire a hundred more. even a he ho dtrt like denver is g their shor >> we've dealt with good years, bad years.

i've never seen any of those years as bad as this one. >> reporter: this woman was a school bus driver in nassau county, florida, but left her job. >> it almost is a perfect storm with everything going on -- the pay, covid. you're in an enclosed bus. my job was to get my students to and from school safely. when the mask came into play, it was kind of a big deal. >> i'm 65. many people my age are still driving school buses. they might be a little afraid to go to work. >> reporter: in an effort to combat the shortages school districts are calling back former employees and retirees and hosting job fairs. looking to add higher wages and benefits for these essential jobs, but hiring more drivers isn't as easy as it sounds. >> you're talking 6 to 8 weeks to just get boarded and in some cases another 8 to 12 weeks to be trained and certified. >> reporter: that is very challenging. what do you do about all this?

some school districts across the country, they're considering changing bell times. instead of everyone leaving school at the same time they're considering staggering it out to spread all those students out. robin, clearly this problem is far from over. >> yeah, in need of a solution. gio, thank you so much. i think we're in need of a lighter moment. let's go to our "play of the day." it's all coming up next. stay with us. lighter moment. let's go to our "play of the day." it's all coming up next. stay with us. we did it again. we did it again. verizon has been named america's most verizon has been named america's most reliable network by rootmetrics. and our customers rated us #1 for network quality in america according to j.d. power. number one in reliability, 16 times in a row. most awarded for network quality, 27 times in a row. proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon. proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon. proving once again that nobody builds networks like verizon. that's why we're building 5g right, that's why we're building 5g right, that's why there's only one best network. that's why there's only one best network. that's why there's only one best network.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. fall of afghanistan. the taliban seized control of the capital. new details this morning as 1,000 american troops rush to kabul racing to evacuate embassy personnel, afghan interpreters and their families. plus, the new questions about the future of women's freedom in afghanistan as america's longest war comes to a close. we're on the ground in kabul. deadly earthquake in haiti. the race to find survivors right now. more than 1,200 lives lost and the death toll climbing. disaster relief teams rushing in to help. we are live in haiti. also this morning, your questions answered about this unique school year from teachers offering their advice. how to be patient, prepared and

stay positive, and what to do at home before your kids head back to the classroom. and the hilarious melissa mccarthy is live, all ahead as we say good morning, america. good morning, america. we all hope you had a good weekend and your monday is off to a good start. >> that's right, robin, you'll make it a beautiful start. you have something special to share with us on this monday. >> it says an exclusive look at a program that i have. it's my production company. i would hope we would show it here first, but it's a new series that is very, very close to my heart. the hope is it will bring awareness to an important issue. >> we're looking forward to that. we have a lot of news to get to this morning. we're starting with the latest from afghanistan. the taliban is in control. as thousands race to flee the country. the u.s. sent military helicopters to evacuate american citizens.

and embassy personnel. we want to get back to ian pannell. good morning, ian. >> reporter: good morning, george, that's right. afghans woke up to a new country a very different kind of country this morning. out on the streets it's relatively quiet, but heavily armed taliban fighters are in charge, manning the checkpoints. but the scene at the airport is very different. desperate scenes as thousands of people try to get out in fear for their lives. this morning, mayhem in kabul. this crowd rushing to the airport. behind them the sound of gunfire. the airport now overrun. desperate chaotic scenes as massive crowds surge onto the tarmac, desperate to get out of the country. the u.s. desperately trying to evacuate thousands of americans living in afghanistan and afghans who supported the u.s. mission. the afghan president among those fleeing as the militants moved in, saying he wanted to save kabul from bloodshed. this footage from al jazeera

allegedly showing taliban fighters inside the presidential palace. walking the hallways, declaring the restoration of the islamic emirate of afghanistan. in less than three months, the taliban capturing and controlled every major district outside kabul. president biden and his administration blindsided by the swift taliban takeover, still defending the unconditional withdrawal from the country. >> the president said a taliban takeover of afghanistan was highly unlikely. was the intelligence wrong or did he dismiss it? >> the president did not think it was inevitable. that the taliban were going to take control of afghanistan. he thought the afghan national security forces would fight because we spent 20 years and training them, giving them the best equipment, giving them support of u.s. forces for 20 years, and when push came to shove, they decided not to step up and fight for their country. >> reporter: we've just been to meet some local taliban

i asked the commander a few question he insists the taliban is here for the good of the people, for the good of the nation. he refused to answer two questions, whether or not the taliban has changed and crucially he wouldn't answer any questions at all about women's rights. george? >> that is ominous. ian, thanks very much. robin? the other major story, the urgent search for survivors in haiti after that massive earthquake saturday killed more than 1,200 people. matt gutman is there live. just miles from the epicenter, good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this was the rectory of one of the main churches here. yesterday they pulled three bodies out of the rubble here. it's believed one of them was the local priest. there's hundreds more missing in haiti. it's believed that many hundreds more have been buried in unmarked graves, possibly never to be counted. after that devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck

southwestern haiti saturday. the death toll skyrocketing to about 1,300, at least 2,800 injured. hundreds more remain missing. the quake causing the collapse of over 700 buildings including hospitals, schools and hotels. crippling infrastructure and roads. at the airport, the wounded waiting for flights out. this as the race to rescue intensifies. on sunday, a mother and child pulled from the rubble after the building they were in collapsed. joslin nelson with an ngo said he's seen many unmarked graves. the uncounted. we may never know how many people were killed in this earthquake. >> no, never know. never know, because today we still have people under concrete. >> reporter: the united states agency for international aid and the coast guard already on the ground. haiti's prime minister declaring a month-long state of emergency.

the earthquake generating powerful aftershocks, threatening to destroy even more buildings. the quake was located on the same fault line that caused an earthquake in haiti over a decade ago. it's debris on roadways like this this will be challenging for rescue teams. on top of that, the tropical depression bearing down on the region making those rescue efforts even more difficult. robin? >> haitians have endured so much. >> they have. coming up, the latest from afghanistan and what the future holds for women. now that the taliban is in control. also helping haiti, the organizations rushing to save the survivors. the one of the rescuers on the ground is going to join us live. and with the unique back to how parents d t themselves up fn the upcoming school year.

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welcome back to "gma" on this very busy monday. we want to get to the latest from afghanistan, george. >> we do. we want to bring in gayle lemmon who has written several books about afghanistan, particularly about women in afghanistan, as the taliban have taken over. gayle, thanks for joining us. we saw this tweet from malala yousafzai overnight, talking about the concern for women and girls all across afghanistan, speaking for so many around the world. >> there are huge concerns. i was just talking to a young woman who said they were told not to come to university, not to go to work. she said we just don't know what is going to become of our

dreams. i think that is where we are. >> we're seeing reports of kids trying to go to school, but the girls being turned away. >> this is the thing. you know, the taliban has always had kind of a face that it gave to the world and the face it gave to afghans, especially and particularly afghan girls, and so many who dreamed of becoming teachers or nurses. i was just talking to one whose sister is a lawyer right now and she's trying to figure out what her future holds. that's happening all across the country. there's a race for the exit. every girl who can't exit is trying to figure out what her future holds. >> ian pannell just reported from afghanistan, talked a taliban representative who would not answer questions about women's rights. we heard from jake sullivan and douglas lute earlier in the

program and they said that the taliban has changed. do you believe that? >> i would always say believe who people are by their actions. if you look at what's happening, in the thaers are controlled by the taliban, there are some places where girls who are prepubescent can attend school. i don't think herat university will be able to continue that way. we'll see. so far it does not look promising. i got a note from a young woman who said kabul looks like a zombie movie. everybody is heading for the airport. >> the question is, what can we do now? what can the united states, what can people around the world do now to support the women and girls of afghanistan? >> there's so much we don't know in this moment. i would say there are a couple of things we can do immediately. one, push really -- i know the administration is trying to do this -- but get to safety so many women who were part of the past two decades of really

speaking out for women's voices, making sure women were represented, making sure women were heard, making sure it was clear that women's lives had heft and should be paid attention to and making sure they get to safety. the second thing is, if there is a government at some point that is recognized by somebody, and they're seeking aid dollars, making sure that girls' education is part of that. it sounds like fiction, but there is a possibility. the first thing the taliban wanted in 1996 when it took kabul was the u.n. seat. somethings must be contingent. >> it must be heartbreaking for you to be hearing from the women and girls you've been in contact with for so long in afghanistan. >> you know, this has been personally hard. i hate to say that because it's much harder for a girl who thought she was going to be a teacher and now is fearful of becoming a taliban bride, but

the thing that crushes you is so many dreams that are now in purgatory. it's not clear -- i wouldn't say we don't know whether the taliban will show a different face. if the further you are from power, the scarier you are. girls are the furthest from power. i remember speaking to so many women when i was workng on my first book saying they took everything from me. they took my dreams, my future, my education. we're not talking about people from wealthy households. i'm talking about girls from across the country. so that is i think what the question is. what comes next for half the population that had been america's strongest partner in security and stability? >> absolutely critical question. gayle lemmon, thanks very much. robin? >> appreciate her insight. now to more on that earthquake in haiti.

there's a global push to help the people on the ground in haiti and the disaster relief teams that were there in 2010 after that other horrific earthquake are back again. victor oquendo has more. good morning, victor. >> reporter: good morning, robin. from miami's little haiti neighborhood, this community is reeling. it was a difficult weekend for so many as they now come together to help those directly impacted on the ground. we were with a team helping organize some of that much-needed relief. overnight, disaster response teams from world central kitchen and team rubicon landing in haiti with food, water and relief supplies. both of these nonprofit organizations borne after they witnessed the 2010 earthquake firsthand. >> chaos and uncertainty. there is the literal fog of war that takes place in those moments. >> reporter: former marine jake wood traveled to port-au-prince with a group who offered medical assistance for three weeks. >> what we found, as veterans,

being able to conduct that planning, identify the risks, mitigate them, work within those populations, it was a huge benefit to get out to denied areas. >> reporter: when he returned to the u.s., wood created team rubicon, a veteran-led disaster response organization with more than 150,000 members. two teams now on the ground in haiti. after the 2010 earthquake, this world renowned chef jose andres has traveled to haiti with his organization world central kitchen. they provide meals in the wake of natural disasters. his team of culinary students in haiti already hard at work making meals for first responders. central kitchen's executive director loading supplies in miami ahead of the group's arrival in haiti. >> haiti is in need of a lot, politically and economically and with covid. we're really focused on food, providing hot food, fresh meals. >> reporter: meanwhile, here in

the u.s., haitian-american communities rallying together to support their homeland. >> there's a period of shock, of asking why is this happening again and then get into working mode. okay, what are we going to do? >> reporter: in brooklyn, haitian americans holding meetings to figure out how to get crucial resources to loved ones, and here in miami, they're working on efforts to send medicine, and nonperishables directly to first responders. >> we don't want a repeat of 2010 where a lot of international organizations collected millions and millions of dollars and then the money never really reached the impacted people. this time around we want to do things differently. >> reporter: and local haitian community organizers will be meeting again today.th try to h impacted on the island. world central kitchen, team rubicon are great places to start.

unfortunately, after the earthquake in 2010, many donations went into wrong hands. we want to make sure this relief goes to those who need it the most. amy? we want to bring in david ellis there on the ground right now in haiti. you also run an air ambulance service. you were in haiti back in 2010 for the other devastating earthquake. give us a sense of what the last few days have been like for you and how does it compare? >> good morning. we're the only dedicated airline here in port-au-prince, haiti. we have been here as a result of the 2010 earthquake and have been in operations continuing since 2014. haiti is very resource poor as far as medical transportation. on any given day we're pretty busy. something like this happens and the teams here on the ground are able to do the transports and get busier than normal operations. >> can you give us a sense of just how complicated it is to treat some of the people you've

been seeing, the injuries you've been seeing because of the earthquake in the air getting them safely to a hospital who can treat them further? >> a lot of it has been organizational difficulties. the lines of communication break down and it's difficult to make sure we're getting to the right people in the right place. different organizations, the u.s. coast guard, have been tremendously helpful in getting a lot of these resources out to this areas to get people organized and get people to us. with the u.s. coast guard helping get people into hospitals. >> david, how would you describe the scene there on the ground right now? >> this earthquake was the same magnitude as the one in 2010. the only difference is the location. instead of being here in port-au-prince, it's farther west. the villages out on the

southern peninsula, absolutely devastating. the only difference from the 2010 earthquake, the only difference is the number of people affected. >> we just heard in victor's report so many people around the world want to help the people of haiti. what is your organization's biggest needs? how would you suggest people do just that? >> i think like you just heard in the previous report, the most important thing, if you want to help financially, there's a lot of fantastic organizations here on the ground well established. find a nonprofit that's well established and well-known. put your money in that direction. make sure it's not wasted as you previously heard. >> how great is the need there right now, david? >> it's almost unspeakable. the size of the tragedy is so huge. we're still wrapping our heads around it. this isn ree ysa ek to wr so many people's lives have been

completely devastated, destroyed over this. this is going to take months or years to recover from. >> so many people are so grateful for your service and what you do each and every day and certainly during these times. david, thank you for being with us. ginger? >> we're watching grace, because that is one of three tropical systems. with our eye on what could become henri later today. then grace. i'll focus on fred first. that's imminent threat to the united states. panhandle of florida is going to get it, and it looks like later this afternoon and into the evening for landfall. impacts, number one, heavy rain up to a foot. my friends to pensacola, you're in the tropical storm warning. you could see storms on the coast up to 5 feet. it doesn't stop there. even atlanta in a flash flood watch. then our surf line camera in the dominican republic, that's where you see the waves from grace. thankfully for haiti, you see it slides pretty quickly through the south.

they'll see some showers, but it now to teacher talk. getting advice from educators about how parents can best prepare their kids and themselves for the upcoming school year. we're talking to three teachers and becky worley has their story. >> reporter: good morning, amy.

it's a back to school unlike any other, so if your kids are starting school soon, or in some parts of the country maybe they're a few days into elementary school, we asked some well-prepared teachers, how can you can get your kids back in the school mindset and ready to learn. backpacks and packed lunches may be back. what should we parents be doing to get kids ready for this unique return to school? we talked to three elementary teachers. thomas cunningham, a third grade teacher from seattle, washington, a first grade teacher from alabama, and carla neely from cleveland, ohio. all who taught fully virtual or hybrid last year. you guys have been teaching for almost 80 years cumulatively. this is a brain trust here. with that experience comes sound advice to field parent questions. >> how can we best support our kids' mental health and prepare them for returning to in-person learning? >> reporter: our teachers say start with patience. >> i think it's important that we are patient because it's going to be an adjustment.

just think of them not ever being in school and then they go into a building with all that discipline and structure. >> reporter: and be prepared. >> children need structure, especially coming back into the classroom. i would say about two weeks before your child starts back to school, get them back on the school schedule. set bedtimes. set get up times. get dressed. >> let's tackle the issue of learning loss. many parents are afraid that their children lost time and lost knowledge and learning opportunities last year. >> i don't like that term learning loss. i like to call it learning pause. the kids, maybe they didn't get 20 problems on acute angles in geometry. i would like to focus on the things they learned. they learned to manage their time. those are huge life skills we

can focus on. >> reporter: another important question -- >> as parents, what can we do to help teachers this year? >> the only thive. be supportive. be positive. >> reporter: and our teachers say communication is key. >> please do not be afraid to ask for help. none of us on the panel can service a child if we don't know what they need, even at home, to reinforce what we're teaching. >> we're all there to support their goals. we're all on the same team. >> reporter: inspired by the teachers we talked to the message is simple. be patient. be prepared, especially with sleep schedules. be proactive, communicating early if you see any problems creep up, amy. >> becky, all great advice. thank you so much. coming up next, we have melissa mccarthy joining us live. stay with us. next, we have melissa mccarthy joining us live. stay with us.

>> this is abc 7 news. kumasi: it is back back today in san francisco. students will see hand sanitizer and reminders to follow the safety plan. san francisco unified has not had all students at school full-time since march of 2020. >> we have two problem spots i want to point out. the first is in pittsburgh. speeds are down to 20 miles per hour because of a crash involving a big rig. this has been in place at eastbound four. moving towards the peninsula on southbound 101 past broadway, of the on-ramp you will run into another crash, at least one lane

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i guess you're too busy. i'm like i'll show you what i've been doing. >> you've been on a roll on social media. you got a video out with meghan markle. did you know harry could juggle? whenli i can juggle, would it be funny if i juggled? i'm like would it be funny? you would break people's brains. they were so funny. they're so sweet together and really funny. it was the funniest thing i've seen in a long time. no one sees that coming. >> also, melissa, you're always all in no matter what you're doing.pyou're there and present. let us talk about "nine perfect strangers." it's about nine guests at a wewellness retreat.

david e. kelly, i want to get this right. he said, quote, the goal of the show was to deliver a fun ride which emotionally resonates a hoot with a sniffle chaser. how would you describe it? >> wow. yeah, you know, i love the book. i had read "nine perfect stranger." liane moriarty is a wonderful writer. i loved these characters. after the last year and a half or so people owning they need some help, that everyone's kind of weird and damaged in their own ways. i loved the thought of not only you can get help, but you can get help from strangers. it doesn't have to just be your close group. then it was all these amazing actors. to be in australia with these people, just being around people we were all like we had been in lockdown. everyone was so nice. there's a newcomer, nicole

kidman i think everyone will like. >> let's take a look at a clip right here. >> i'm masha. >> you're her. >> why are you crying, francis? >> oh, you know, just a little bit of my career is over kind of thing. bit of menopause. mix in a little bad relationship. a dash of crippling shame. >> we're going to get you well. >> that was off script. that wasn't even part of the show. that's just me and nicole. >> is it true she stayed in character through the whole shoot? >> she really did. she was doing this accent. i think she did one weekenwhen

she was -- went back to her normal voice and was like -- that's really challenging. she came in that first day. i already knew nicole. she came in that first day in that chakra room in character as masha and it was like -- it threw everyone off in a great way. it was a wonderful thing to be a little knocked off your center as an actor. she did that scene all day, 150 ways, 150%. we were all just like, okay, we'll all step it up. thank you. >> i find it very hard to believe, but apparently it's the tenth anniversary of "bridesmaids." if all the bridesmaids got together to celebrate the anniversary, what would that party look like? >> a really good time.

i would be there with whatever bells -- i would love to get that group back together. we've been in bits and pieces, but not -- oh, my god. not all of us in one place. that would be a good time. >> wilson phillips could be the band. it would be amazing. how about another movie? >> perhaps. set it up. we'll knock it down. >> thank you for that. >> melissa, thanks for joining us. "nine perfect strangers" premiers wednesday on hulu. coming up, lara has "pop news." is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com homelessness, housing, taxes, for help creating an emergency plan, water, electricity, crime, wildfires. [sfx: bear roar] gavin, you've failed.

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back here on "gma" and i think we all could use some "pop news." let's check in with lara spencer. good morning. >> robin, here to help. we begin with ryan reynolds topping the box office with "free guy." the movie finally making it to the big screen. it was worth the wait. earning almost $30 million at the box office. reynolds is a background character in a video game.

when he decides to become a hero and save his friends from getting deleted, follow along, his video game life changes and not for the better. the film also stars actor director tyko and others. if being number one at the box office isn't enough, reynolds tweeting overnight disney confirmed they officially want a sequel. congratulations, ryan. "free guy" is playing in theaters now. and in music news in morning, tim mcgraw is back releasing his first music video since 2018, and with a little help from someone special, his daughter, audrey. look at this. ♪ there's a for sale sign in the window ♪ ♪ i got to let it go ♪

♪ 7,500 ♪ >> yep, tim mcgraw and faith hill's 19-year-old joining dad for the song "7,500." proud mama writing on instagram so proud of these two. our baby girl audrey has grown up. you can watch "7,500 obo" on youtube or you can catch it anywhere that streams music. and a kiss good-bye for legendary rock band, kiss. they'll come back to vegas for a second residency. they say it will be their last. i think they mean it. performances start december 29th, including new year's eve and new year's day. they will continue playing through january and february of 2022. this though is in between tour dates for their massive end of

the road farewell tour. tickets for the planet hollywood shows go on sale this friday. it's a very long kiss good-bye. we love those guys. finally this morning, a baby koala has been reunited with his mother. after her little joey fell out of its tree in south australia, a local animal rescue group lifted baby norris into the loving arms of his more doris. she's got him and races back up the tree with her boy in pouch. he's safe. that rescue group, the volunteer made the save, their own koala whisperer and shared that footage of the magical moment. so glad they did, and so glad to hear doris and norris have been reunited. with that i say to you guys happy monday. back to you in the study. >> that was adorable. thank you as always, lara.

let's check in with ginger. >> i don't know if you've seen the headlines out of europe, but spain could have its hottest temperatures on record. that's days after italy set the hottest temperature for all of europe at almost 120 degrees. it was hot. july was earth's hottest month on record. asia, hottest july on record. europe, the second hottest july on record. that's the big picture. let's get a check clos we've been looking forward to this all morning. robin, this story is near and dear to your heart. >> it is. i'm honored rockin' robin productions in partnership with

44 blue, together we have created a brand new docuseries that profiles emotional experiences in the transplant unit at vanderbilt university medical center. it's called "last chance transplant." i'm grateful to share this preview with you. >> i'm in late stage heart failure. i'm afraid of having a heart attack. i'm basically afraid to live. >> there are more than a dozen people that pass away each day waiting for a kidney transplant. i don't want to be one of those people. >> i've been on the transplant list six months. >> we take care of very sick patients. many of whom are on death's doorstep. >> sometimes you lose a patient on the list. >> is this the call? >> this is the call.

>> i have a set of lungs for you. >> oh, my god. how crazy is that? >> a transplant could save someone's life. had it not been for my sister, i don't know if i would still be here. >> we'll take good care of you. >> charge the paddles to 30 please. >> is this heart going to start? >> keep pumping. keep pumping. >> miracles happen every day. i feel like this is one of them. >> a complete stranger was willing to make this sacrifice to me. >> you just need to be a human to donate to another human. >> i really want to thank you. >> all right. >> i tell you, vanderbilt university, those doctors and nurses allow us to embed with them.

to everyone involved, they just want to bring awareness. >> they live that every day. >> every single day they live that. they're just -- really want people to be more aware of what anonation n anthe pa and tamili, you saw the gentleman, when they get that call that a donor has been found -- >> i got chills. it's life or death. awareness and let people make those decisions on their own. it's very close to my heart. >> it's a beautiful powerful story and it will change lives. >> save lives. coming up next, kirk herbstreit, his new memoir about football and fatherhood. herbstreit, his new

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co-host of "college game day," a former quarterback at ohio state. he has a new memoir called "out of the pocket." good morniisot jt a footlltory. i'm so incredibly proud of you. i was telling you that in the p. it takes a lot -- you're an introvert. people don't know this. >> yeah. >> what was it like for you to write such a personal story for the worl to see, kirk? >> it was tough. gene wojciechowski is the writer. he's approached me a few times, but right in the middle of quaranti quarantine, he approached me and asked me if this might be a good time to reflect. there was some football in it obviously. it was about my dad, my dad being a hero of mine. my parents divorced when i was 8 years old. i went to eight different schools in nine years. always being the new kid and the quiet kid. thank god they had recess and

lunch to help me make friends. it's more about my trials and tribulations, and like i told you earlier, hopefully it resonates with people who can relate to kids that go through divorce. and kids who are painfully shy. on "game day" i talk to millions of people. kids change over time. >> i know it's going to resonate with a lot of folks. you alluded to this. the relationship you had with your father was challenging. can you just explain a little bit more to folks about that, the relationship you had with your dad? >> sure. like with a lot of boys my dad was my hero. i grew up at the time '70s at ohio. he played at ohio state. he would take me to the locker room and put archie griffin's helmet on. my dad was part of that. i lived in a neighborhood -- picture the movie "the sand

lot." we were outside playing, 15 or 20 kids always out in the backyard, and then at 8 years old my parents got a divorce, and all that turned upside down, and i moved to a different neighborhood, and my dad kind of avoided confrontation, and just kind o weeks led to months and months led to years and my hero was no longer there, and, you know, some people go through divorce as kids and they have resentment and anger and hostility. i never had that. i had an emptiness. they wanted more from him. that carried on throughout the rest of my life. >> you explained that well. it wasn't a bitterness. it was like emptiness. you and your wife have four sons. the youngest is still in high school. one plays for the ohio state. how proud are you that three generations of herbstreits have played for the buckeyes? >> it's pretty crazy.

i don't know if that's happened at ohio state. i'm not sure. yeah, my dad was a captain. i was a captain at ohio state. we love the buckeyes. my wife cheered at ohio state. i don't know if you could be anymore ohio state than our family. now one of our sons is there in his first year playing at ohio state. it's incredibly special. zach has been there for two months working out. they've been in camp. i was with him yesterday for picture day with coach day. ironically orlando pace has a son on the team. there's five players that have dads that played at ohio state, and i was able to be around that just as a dad yesterday over at ohio stadium. very special for our family. >> a lot of pride there. out of college, you turned down a six-figure salary and took a radio gig, $12,000 a year. obviously you were following your heart and not the money, right?

>> i had no idea what that would lead to. i was a business major at ohio. on idea to a al way is justet a local radio station, if you need a former buckeye, i would love to help out. this was pre-internet. there weren't a lot of people on the radio. they said we want to hire you, but you can't do this business job and the radio job. i had a fork in the road. i had to make a decision, and what i learned there is the power of passion, and when i talked to kids in college, players, i get an opportunity to talk to them, i try to encourage them to not get caught up in money. follow your heart and follow your passion. money will come if you find something -- you get to go to bed every sunday night, every week and look forward to going to work. i'm fortunate to do that. >> i turned down a full-time job

$5.50 an hour to be the weekend sports anchor. i can relate. you never think about the end result. you follow your heart. kirk, think the world of you. so glad you put this down on paper. >> thank you. >> i know it's going to help a lot of folks. take care and have fun. >> thank you. >> i'll be cheering you on. >> appreciate it. >> "out of the pocket" out tomorrow. college game day kicks off in atlanta saturday, august 28th, 9:00 a.m. eastern. t.j. holmes will be with the crew for the big day. putting that on the calendar. we'll be right back. the big da. the big da. putting that on the this is an epic bbq barbeque burger. cannonball! ♪ ♪ what? nothing, you're good. face is good. face is good. your face is there. try my bbq bacon double cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box.

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>> forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning everyone. >> camer binng with the san mateo bridge. things are in the process of clearing up and the bay bridge toll plaza is the teller for that. you can see it is nice and clear. the crash we are following in pittsburgh is also clear. no slowdown. mike: let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. it will be our hot -- last hot day. inland areas and up in the north bay like in mendocino county. some 80's and the southbay. air quality is supposed to improve where we are the next couple of days.

kumasi: time for live with kelly and ryan. we will be back at 11:00 for midday live. deja vu: it's live! with kelly and ryan, today, the one and only andra day. plus we get a lesson in virtual reality technology, and we catch up with jenny mccarthy, all next on live! and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [applause] remember, it's, monday, august 16th, a very well-known day in history. [applause] today is national rum day. today is national tell a joke day. and today is art moore's birthday. [crew cheering] very, very popular day in history. the holiest, the holiest of days. did you know you share this day with those days? -we worked it out. -you did work it out.