| "Water management is a way of life here in south Louisiana, and we take it very seriously. Our city has prepared." - Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mayor Sharon Broome on how the state's preparation has changed since Hurricane Katrina
Welcome to the "Face the Nation" Five at Five newsletter. Scroll down for your five takeaways from today's broadcast of "Face the Nation" on CBS. Did someone forward you this? Sign-up at cbsnews.com/email. 1. National security adviser Jake Sullivan guarantees "safe passage" from Afghanistan for U.S. citizens, Afghan allies after August 31  With President Biden's deadline to pull the remaining American forces out of Afghanistan two days away, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday the Biden administration will ensure "safe passage" for U.S. citizens and Afghan allies who remain in the country after Tuesday and want to leave. What Sullivan said: "Our message to those Americans is that after August 31, we will make sure there is safe passage for any American citizen, any legal permanent resident. And yes, we will ensure the safe passage of those Afghans who helped us to continue coming out after the 31st of August." Why it matters: The U.S. has continued with evacuations out of Afghanistan in the wake of an attack outside a gate at the main airport in Kabul on Thursday, which killed at least 170 people, including 13 U.S. service members. On Sunday, the president and first lady Dr. Jill Biden traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to meet with the families of the fallen troops and honor their lives as their remains return to U.S. soil. 2. Graham predicts "parade of horribles" in Afghanistan after U.S. withdraws  Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina lambasted President Biden for his execution of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, warning a "parade of horribles" is set to unfold with U.S. citizens and Afghan allies left in the country after Tuesday's deadline. What Graham said: "It's been a very emotional couple of days for all of us. The parade of horribles are about to unfold. We're leaving thousands of Afghan allies behind who fought bravely with us. We're going to leave hundreds of American citizens behind. The chance of another 9/11 just went through the roof." Why it matters: Mr. Biden has continued to stick with his August 31 deadline for the conclusion of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, and the Pentagon has begun its draw down of remaining troops sent to Kabul to help the State Department with the evacuations of thousands of U.S. citizens and Afghans who aided American forces during the 20-year war. 3. State Department issues another warning for U.S. citizens to avoid Kabul airport  On Sunday, the State Department warned Americans in Kabul once again to avoid going to the airport, citing new credible threats after U.S. drone strikes against two ISIS suspects. CBS News' foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Doha, Qatar, where many of the more than 100,000 evacuees have landed on their way out of Kabul. 4. Dr. Scott Gottlieb says COVID vaccine could be authorized for kids by early winter  Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former head of the Food and Drug Administration and a member of Pfizer's board of directors, predicted Sunday that the drug company's COVID-19 vaccine could be available to children younger than 12 by early winter, a crucial development in the nation's vaccination efforts as kids return to the classrooms. In an interview with "Face the Nation," Gottlieb said Pfizer will be in a position to file data with the FDA at some point next month, and then submit its application to expand its emergency use authorization for its vaccine in children 5 years and older as early as October. What Gottlieb said: "The agency will be in a position to make an authorization, I believe, at some point, late fall, probably early winter. And probably they're going to base their decision on what the circumstances around the country, what the urgency is to get to a vaccine for kids." Why it matters: The FDA in May authorized Pfizer's two-dose vaccine for emergency use for children ages 12 to 15, and the company has been conducting clinical trials of its COVID-19 shot in children ages 2 and older. Gottlieb said the data on children 2 to 5 years old will be available in November. If the FDA authorizes Pfizer's vaccine in kids between the ages of 5 and 11 in November or early December, "that, again, puts you on a timeframe that you could start rolling out these vaccinations before the end of the year." 5. Gulf Coast faces dual crises of Hurricane Ida and COVID-19  The Gulf Coast faces dual crises as evacuees sheltering from Hurricane Ida also deal with the potential spread of COVID-19. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports that without improved masking and vaccination rates, one forecast model is predicting nearly 100,000 deaths in the U.S. by December. | 
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