this morning the world is still reeling from the shocking images coming out of kabul where thousands of desperate afghans did everything imaginable to evacuate some losing their lives as the taliban rule takes hold. new guidance from the white house on covid booster shots for everyone as cases soar from coast to coast in haiti the death toll is rising as rescuers continue to race against time to reach any survivors in the wake of saturday's earthquake and aftershocks. in the wake of seemingly global chaos, the s&p 500 doubles from its pandemic bottom

marking the fastest bull market since world war ii plus, tennis super star naomi osaka's emotional moment during a press conference. what caused it "early today" starts right now. glad you could be with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm kendis gibson breaking overnight the chaotic rush to exit kabul flights resuming at the airport in afghanistan's capital city. the desperation though pictured in this plane packed with more than 600 people trying to flee the country. the u.s. racing to extract 22,000 civilians under special immigrant visas. these horrifying scenes unfolding with desperate civilians clinging to planes putting their lives at risk for a chance to escape president biden authorizing $500 million in emergency funds to help the refugees and yesterday he doubled down on his decision to withdraw u.s. troops nbc's jay gray is following all the latest developments from d.c. for us. the president facing plenty of

criticism from republicans as well as some democrats >> reporter: kendis, he really is that rush to get americans and other civilians out of afghanistan continues this morning, so does the fallout here in washington the president speaking yesterday for the first time since the takeover >> i stand squarely behind my decision after 20 years i've learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u.s. forces afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country the afghan military collapsed. american troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves >> certainly the outcome i think is catastrophic. it's also heartbreaking. it's tragic. and i do think there were alternative approaches, options

that we in fact should've considered but we are where we are now. >> reporter: now, overnight, we heard from the president who signaled the initial invasion, led the initial invasion into afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, president bush and first lady laura bush putting out this statement that said our hearts are heavy for both the afghan people who have suffered so much and for the americans and nato allies who have sacrificed so much they also said that they are confident in the evacuation process, and, again, thanked everyone who had served in afghanistan. >> it was quite the unifying message from the bushes. jay, thank you at least seven people died in the chaos at kabul's airport yesterday. the situation there raising concerns of the humanitarian crisis our richard engel is on the ground with the latest >> reporter: tens of thousands of afghans swarmed into kabul airport, desperate to leave at any price.

they burst through security, climbed over walls, and spilled onto the tarmac, searching for any airplane that would take them far away from afghanistan away from the taliban. so many managed to cram into one plane, the pilot refused to take off. people on board refused to disembark. but it was across a barb-wired divide where it turned really ugly american troops trying to evacuate u.s. embassy staff found themselves overwhelmed, suddenly battling crowds, firing warning shots. this was not the mission they came for the pentagon says u.s. troops shot dead two armed afghans. but still the crowds didn't disperse instead they ran along and clung to undercarriage of a military transport plane as taf one u.s. military official told me it was a hundred times worse

than the humiliating american pullout from saigon. afghans are running from the taliban now in full control, setting up check a points with the very weapons american taxpayers bought for the afghan army, which collapsed instead of fighting after the u.s. pulled out of bases and left them without air support. and the u.s. didn't see this coming we reported on the tremendous security vacuum created when the u.s. left bagram air base two months ago, leaving it so undefended and empty i was able to bike down the runway the warning signs were there and this weekend kabul was taken without resistance and the afghan president fled. still in the country are tens of thousands of afghan interpreters marked for death by the taliban who were taking their meals in the presidential palace settling in, celebrating their victory. as we drove through kabul, it's

clear the taliban's hard line islamist rule is creeping back this was a popular beauty salon styling women's hair and makeup. the taliban bans salons along with education for women and girls. so when the taliban returned, now they've painted over the beauty shop. people here know what the taliban want they know what the taliban expect we watched a man tear up the beauty parlor's sign in line with the taliban's wishes. a 20-year war, the longest in u.s. history today ended in disgrace the u.s. leaving behind a country its citizens are too terrified to live in the administration maintaining it was taken by surprise the rush of people onto the runways at kabul international airport stopped the evacuation process because planes couldn't take off or land but those runways have been cleared in just over the last several minutes planes have been coming and taking off at a rapid

pace showing that the u.s. is trying to make up time and get this done as urgently as possible richard engel, nbc news, kabul breaking news regarding covid booster shots. nbc news confirms the biden administration is planning to recommend that most americans should get a third dose of a covid-19 vaccine eight months after they receive their second shot the "new york times" first reporting that the announcement could come as early as this week, and plans to begin administering these third shots could be ready as early as middle to late september based on pending fda authorization major cities are saying no vaccination, no service as they put into place vaccination mandates for restaurants and other venues the new requirement kicks off in new york city today. san francisco and new orleans have also followed suit. meanwhile, u.s. customs and border protection agents in memphis say they've seized over 3,000 fake vaccination cards this year. officials say the latest package was shipped from shenzhen china

and was headed to new orleans. the news comes as a wave of coronavirus continues to hit the country hard in states like texas are preparing for the worst. state officials say texas required five mortuary trailers from the federal government in anticipation of an influx of dead bodies. the trailers will be stationed in san antonio more than 5,000 students and hundreds of employees who intended or worked in hillsborough county public schools in florida now in quarantine or in i say lace because they were exposed to covid. the atlanta falcons say they have become the first nfl team to have every player vaccinated. intense heat continues to boil western states as intense wildfires burn more land by the hour california's dixie fire is now the largest blaze on record in the u.s. and has consumed nearly 579,000 acres. it's only 31% contained. and in utah the new parlays

canyon fire is forcing evacuation for more than 6,000 residents. a local emergency has been declared for summit county on monday officials declared the first-ever water shortage for the colorado river after water levels at lake mead, its largest reservoir, fell to an all-time low. arizona will be the hardest state hit, losing 18% of its share from the river next year that's around 8% of its total water use. >> let's head over to meteorologist janessa webb with all of this. janessa, good morning. >> hi, good morning. now we do have three tropical storms and the problem with tropical storm grace, it's currently over haiti, western haiti where that epicenter of that earthquake happened on saturday and what we've got with the forecast, we thought it was going to hit with topography, land and mountains and then die

down it's the complete opposite it has gained some fuel and it's now going back into open water jamaica is up next sustained winds have picked up just in the last hour. what's going to happen it goes on the northern side of jamaica and it will continue to really gain fuel as we go into thursday friday potentially a hurricane and then it hits land. now tropical storm fred is still not acting right and it continues to rev up this morning, hopefully going to die down by later this afternoon now we do have a severe storm threat across atlanta. and we're going to be dealing with severe weather throughout the afternoon. that entire storm system will be impacting the mid-atlantic to the northeast. look at these rain totals up to 6 inches, 7 to 8 inches in isolated spots with flash flood warnings going int isolated tora

the wildfire danger continues in the west we'll talk about red flag warnings coming up >> all right, janessa, we'll hear from you then thank you. a pirates legend is officially the ultimate treasure for card collectors. this baseball card sold for a record $6.6 million at auction it shattered the previous record of 5.2 million paid for a mickey medal card earlier this year the wagner card is one of the rarest ever created and was deemed by espn the greatest sports card of all time. up next, the latest on rescue efforts in haiti following saturday's deadly earthquake and what caused naomi osaka

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leading the news, haiti is facing yet another desperate situation this morning families displaced by saturday's historic earthquake are now scrambling for shelter from tropical storm grace many were staying in tents before the torrential rain began. and now officials are asking people to take in their neighbors if they can. the haitian government says more than 37,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in the quake. the death toll has soared to over 14,000. and at least 6,000 people are injured. 1,400, excuse me humanitarian aid is ramped up on the island the u.s. coast card has been transferring medical care. an interaction with a reporter left naomi osaka in

tears. >> you've said you don't especially like the press conference format. yet that seems to be obviously the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public. >> because in the first place i'm a tennis player. that's why a lot of people are interested in me, so, i would say in that regards i'm quite different to a lot of people >> she went on to admit that she doesn't know how to balance tennis and her other personal interests. emotions ran higher for osaka as she started to hear the next question >> just what your reaction is to the news there thank you. >> um -- >> sorry >> no, you're super good >> okay. i think we're just going to take a quick break. we'll be back in one moment. >> and she did step away from the podium for about minutes. she eventually finished the virtual news conference. one of the most decorated soccer players in american history is calling it a career carli lloyd announced her

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new this morning, a dozen firefighters are recovering after an explosion in southern california in temecula a propane tank on the truck exploded 12 firefighters and a civilian were taken to the hospital, but everyone is expected to be okay. all of the firefighters were cleared to return to duty this morning. heads up, football fans. a second nfl team is implementing a vaccine vaccination mandate to attend games. the las vegas raiders have announced all attendees will have to show proof of covid-19

vaccinations the guidelines go into effect week one the city of new orleans announced a similar policy on monday which will require fans to be vaccinated or test negative to attend saints games. the missouri state fair in full swing right now with covid cases rising in the state, missouri is hoping to use the fun and games to entice people to get vaccinated >> reporter: the thrill of a ride the smell of a barn full of pigs and, oh, yes, the taste of fried whatever makes the perfect recipe for a state fair. what brings you to the missouri state fair >> the food. >> the rides >> i like to go through the buildings and see all the new stuff. >> reporter: thousands walked around the fairgrounds happy to have a sense of normalcy again as it was canceled last year due to the pandemic >> we here spending money. >> reporter: the amount of covid-19 cases continue to surge in our area.

so they set up a health clinic to get as many people vaccinated as possible. >> this may be their break in a very long summer if they are involved in agriculture. and so many of our families work from morning till night. >> reporter: only 31% of its population is fully vaccinated in this county averaging 20 to 30 covid-19 cases a day, some taking advantage of this opportunity to get vaccinated. >> me, i would have to make an appointment at like a walgreens or something and they say make an appointment new else, too. but just being able to just come in here and say, hey, can i get a vaccine, it's safe, it's fine, yeah, absolutely i think that's way more convenient >> reporter: with the delta variant accelerating in this community, fairgoers had mixed opinions on being out here >> was there any hesitation this year to go to the fair >> no, not at all. i got my vaccination so i'm pretty cool. >> there's not a lot of masks being worn

>> didn't seem very full though. but this is the start of the fair when once the word gets out maybe that'll change have a great morning, everybody. i'm keis gibson.nd.

breaking right now at 4:30, a wildfire breaks out between sacramento and lake tahoe just east of placerville in el dorado county. this time lapsed video shows the flames growing in the last few hours. authorities say the fire exploded overnight and it's now burning through the area of grizzly flats. our photographer on the ground says several structures have burned and mandatory evacuations are in effect for people living nearby. at last update the fire has burned more than 2400 acres. cal fire warns the fire fight is