NBC’s Peter Alexander and Courtney Kube deliver the latest on the Taliban’s declaration that the group is not allowing evacuations of Afghans anymore, as President Joe Bien decides to stick with his August 31 deadline to withdraw troops from the country. Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, gives his insights on how concerned parents should be when it comes to Covid and winter viruses spiking among children. NBC’s Dasha Burns covers, Kathy Hochul, New York’s first female governor, on her first day in office. Army Veteran Matt Zeller explains“Digital Dunkirk,” an online network to help coordinate a way for people to flee the Taliban and escape Kabul. Plus, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin explores why Netflix is releasing 42 films from September through December.