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Tens of thousands of americans in afghan allies from the taliban, now picking up speed as chaos reigns in kabul. the pentagon confirming that u.s. troops air lifted 169 americans to safety by helicopter after they got stuck at a hotel near the airport and the president making a powerful promise. >> let me be clear, any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. >> and hospitals in mississippi are running out of room as the delta variant rages. pediatric cases are spiking. we take you...

Despite the country seeing its highest case count of the pandemic. hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. appreciate your company. im michael holmes, and this is "cnn newsroom. " u.s. president joe biden vowing to bring every american home from afghanistan if they want to leave. one problem, though. nobody knows how many u.s. citizens are in the country or their situation. the u.s. state department says it is actively trying to track down as many a...

But it was an incredibly tragic tale. so when we look at this where are the americans? think about the people outside the airport. there is 40,000 there. if you ask how many people want to get out from under the taliban and are going to try to do it at the cost of their own life, it may be a million. 2 million. they will be there. when we look at this in a very narrow sense, we got to realize what the implications of this are. these people ahave seen the taliban before. it been ugly and the tali...

Kabul through the airport. we have made an agreement with the -- with the taliban, thus far. theyve allowed them to go through. its in their interest for them to go through. so we know of no circumstance where american citizens are carrying an american passport are trying to get through to the airport. the question was how can they get through to the airport outside the airport? now, thats a different question when they get into the rush and crowd of all the folks just outside the wall near the ...

>> the happy loving little girl that she was. >> and the smile. that smile could light up a room. >> thats all for this edition of "dateline." im natalie morales. thanks for watching. first up on msnbc, chaos in kabul. rescue flights resume after an hours-long pause. some 300 afghan evacuees landing in germany. troops airlifting 169 americans to safety after they couldnt get to the airport. the president making this promise. >> this evacuation mission is dangerous, but as commander in chief, i...

Refugees, even temporarily. the pentagon is now confirmed that 169 americans were brought to the airport by helicopter from a nearby hotel because large crowds had blocked the gates. its the first known rescue of americans outside the airport perimeter. now the hastily arranged airlift is a huge undertaking, but still nowhere large enough to accommodate the crowds outside the gates. thousands of men, women, and children are waiting in oppressive heat, sometimes for days, in hopes they too can ge...

Have helped the u.s. >> yes. yes, were making the same commitment. there is no one more important than bringing american citizens out. i acknowledge that. but there equally important. >> the president trying to project command of a situation that spiralled out of control after the taliban seized the afghan capital five days ago. leading to scenes of desperation at the kabul airport. the president revealing that u.s. troops exited the airport perimeter to bring in 169 americans trapped in the cha...

Helicopters have rescued 169 americans from a hotel outside the airport in kabul. this comes hours after president biden claimed americans were not having issues getting through the taliban blockade. >> we have no indication that they havent been able to get in kabul through the airport. we have made an agreement with the taliban thus far. >> shannon: other parts of the biden administration have conceded that does not line up with the reality for some on the ground, as the white house admits it ...

>> were fighting against both time and space, thats the race that were in right now. and were trying to do this as quickly and as safely as possible. im not going to speculate about whether windows are closing or opening. were focused on accomplishing this mission as fast as we can. >> earlier this morning, the u.s. embassy in kabul issuing the following warning, telling americans not to go to the airport because of potentially security threats outside the gates at the kabul airport. were advisi...

That gate and u.s. military saying they just didnt know who was in those crowds, if it was a potentially dangerous situation and its just difficult to get through them to the gate. because of that, the military sent out three chinook helicopters, flew into the baron, picked up 169 individuals, and flew them into kabul airport. so what were trying to get a sense of, is that the security threat that they are warning americans not to go to the airport now because of that? just because of the crowds...