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in reverse mortgages is ready to help you reach your retirement why don't you give aag a call? i trust 'em. you can too. >>> an incredible rescue effort near dallas. that's zoe, the 15-year-old lab was trapped in arlington inside a storm drain. making the rescue more difficult, zoe is deaf. crews worked for 11 hours to dig up the road and get her free. apart from some dehydration, we've got good news here, zoe is okay. >>> in colorado, a high school volleyball coach said he was pressured to resign because he is gay. and this morning, his former employer is responding. the controversy all started with a facebook post. >> they said i had two options. the first option was to -- sorry, was to denounce that i was gay. >> reporter: he's a christian, a volleyball coach and a gay man. >> i said, you know, basically my dreams of marrying another man would have to just stop. >> reporter: it's his sexuality that's caused him to lose his job at valor christian high school in highland, colorado. he said he was told by the leadership at valor to stop being gay or abandon his role as coach. >

in reverse mortgages is ready to help you reach your retirement why don't you give aag a call? i trust 'em. you can too. >>> wild weather in the windy city. time lapse video shows heavy rain and even more wind moving through chicago. the severe storm caused flash flooding all around the city. thousands of customers lost power. restoration efforts continue overnight. >>> now, to a horrifying or deal for a 19-year-old hiker in utah, nearly dying after exploring dangerous terrain at night with friends. megan tevrizian has details on his dramatic rescue and fight to survive. >> safety is on. >> reporter: this morning, dramatic video showing the moment an idaho teenager was pulled to safety, after he plunged more than 30 feet from a water fall. 19-year-old tanner perrin plummeting after sunset while hiking bridleveil falls in utah. >> it was almost like show motion. my mind was going oh, shoot you're about to fall, and one m trying to grab on to something as he tumbled down the rocky and wet terrain. >> usually when i fall, like i panic and hyperventilate but like this time, it was

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why don't you give aag a call i trust 'em you can too. trust aag for the best reverse mortgage solutions. call now! >>> updating our top story, the deadline to end the u.s. presence in afghanistan is still set for tuesday after suicide bombers claimed the lives of at least 13 u.s. troops and more than 60 afghans outside the airport in kabul. president biden says the evacuation mission will go on and he's vowing to take revenge on the isis-linked group who he claims did the attack. >>> video evidence shows more evidence of what investigators are calling astronomical erosion at the surfside florida condo collapse. it collapsed in june. federal investigators say new images show damage that could have been detected during the section that was under way when the building came down. they also said heavy areas of steel reinforcement indicate possible structural weakness. >>> there's concern about another building, work to repair san francisco's sinking millennium tower is on hold. because it's sinking again. since the 58-story highrise opened 12

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i'm proud to be part of aag, i trust 'em, i think you can too. trust aag for the best reverse mortgage solutions. call now so you can... retire better >>> the afghans who helped american troops and diplomats number in the tens of thousands. they are now in mortal danger. many have applied for special u.s. immigrant visas hoping that they can escape to america with their lives. cnn national security correspondent coukylie atwood reports on the challenges. >> reporter: they chase down a plane, revealing the desperation to escape. tens of thousands of afghans who helped u.s. diplomats and troops have applied for special immigrant visas or sivs and they are currently trapped in the country terrified that they and their families will be targeted by the taliban if they don't get out. >> and the threat following me, i'm like a prisoner. >> reporter: today we spoke with one siv applicant whose full name we are concealing to keep him safe. he worked with the u.s. army corps of engineers at bagram air bass. he was denied a visa in the past and is trying to

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i'm proud to be part of aag, i trust 'em, i think you can too. trust aag for the best reverse mortgage solutions. call now so you can... retire better >>> everybody here is doing their best. but it's not clear if it's fast enough, if enough people can get out, and how much longer they have to finish this massive operation. >>> as thousands of desperate people struggle to get out of afghanistan, cnn's clarissa ward shows what it's like inside the kabul airport. >>> plus, afghan evacuees arrive in safe countries as joe biden makes a promise.

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