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Been blindsided? no, of course not. they were sounding the alarm that this was the biggest threat to the states and it was getting to be a more dangerous threat as the day went on. they knew it was a possibility. the urgency about getting the airlift evacuation done and over with has been driven in part, but explicitly, by what today clearly and repeatedly reiterated, was the risk of exactly this kind of attack by exactly this attacker. >> we expect, we thought this will happen sooner or later, ...

Have heard a lot from my friends in the last couple of weeks. and you actually indicated this in your lead-in is, you know, this has been happening for 20 years. we have been fighting this war for 20 years, day in, day out. hundreds of thousands of americans. over 2,400 have given their lives and this was a tragic day. there is no doubt about that. at the same time, we need to make sure were having the conversation -- the tough conversation that were having right now as a country, matter of fact...

Information to suggest that it was intentional or anything along those lines, a question that was asked yesterday. clearly, there was a break in the security process here, no question about that. >>-- about the security threats -- in the world. this has always been something the president -- [indiscernible] -- what you have seen over the course of the last several days that makes this moment different than what the president was citing? >> sec. of state psaki: i cant get into specific details fr...

Weve got more coming up. by the way, we are watching that hurricane and awaiting press conference at the white house. white house press secretary expected to step up, planned for one and pushed back to 1:45 eastern time. a lot of questions growing over safety of our soldiers and jen psaki saying that biden has been advised another attack is likely. we will bring that press briefing when it begins live. >> john: this tragedy hitting hard for veterans who served in afghanistan, watching 20 years o...

Searching is upon you. we touch the clothes of the person that is coming in. cent-com commander, general frank mackenzie today. the attack today came at the kabul airport after a warning from the u.s. embassy in kabul that was eerily, eerily accurate. i mean, uncannily accurate. this -- this was the warning from the kabul embassy last night, word for word. quote, because of security threats outside the gates of kabul airport, we are advising u.s. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport. to av...

What you see there is a scene outside of a kabul hospital as families gathered hoping they would hear the names of their loved ones who were getting medical care. the u.s. president joe biden vowing to continue the airlift that has now brought more than 100,000 people out of afghanistan. and hes ordered the u.s. military to go after those behind the attack. >> for those who carried out this attack as well as anyone who wishes america harm, know this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we w...

>> reporter: it was every soldier and marine in kabuls worst fear, an attack where theyre most exposed. as troops were padding down an evacuee at a kabul airport gate searching for a bomb, he or she -- thats still unclear -- detonated one, killing at least 13 u.s. service members, injuring more than a dozen. >> this is close up war. the breath of the person youre searching is upon you. while we have overwatch in place, we still have to touch the clothes of the person coming in ultimately america...

Members are believed to have been broken out of these prisons that have also bolstered the -- the group. now, you know, it has been as we mentioned a major threat over the past few years. and we have seen them carrying out devastating attacks in afghanistan in recent years and recent months. they have had the ability, michael, to choose their targets. the capability to carry out devastating attacks on all kinds of governments ftargets, govern military targets, minority groups, and civilians and ...

Dangerous. and why i have been so determined to limit the duration of this mission. as general mackenzie said, this is why our mission was designed -- this is the way it was designed to operate. operating under severe stress and attack. and as ive been in constant contact with our senior-military leaders, and i mean constant, round the clock, and our commanders on the ground throughout the day. they made it clear that we can and we must complete this mission and we will. and thats what ive order...

Choose to launch this attack and when did they choose that moment, michael? >> thanks for that, nick paton walsh there. lets bring in arlette saenz in washington. i -- i guess this is a worst-case scenario for president biden. he said he had contingency plans thursday. said we will hunt you down and make you pay. is there any indication how? what can he actually do about this attack? >> well, michael, president biden was pretty forceful in making that vow that the u.s. would retaliate against th...