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Trump was trying to do here. so that much was not in dispute. the question is in pursuit of that goal were there questions that were missed, were there red lights or, you know, potentially warning signs that, you know, to slow down this process, and that seems to have not happened yet. again, all of these questions will be asked. we will see if theyre answered beginning next week when the congressional hearings begin because the secretary of state, the defense secretary, other top military comma...

Would have the capacity to take 5,000 people out in 24 hours right now but youve only taken 2,000 out. >> so, like i said, within the cent com commander assets and availability, we have the appropriate air assets to fly the 5,000 to 9,000 aday. defending upon the ability, the queue, those ready to fly, we bring in assets to fly them out. so, yes, we have assets available throughout cent com and available to reach those numbers today. and we have had those. >> but what is physically flying in rig...

The flights. you would have the capacity to take 5,000 people out in 24 hours right now but you have only taken 2,000 out? >> like i said, within the centcom commanders capabilities and assets available we have the appropriate air assets to fly to 5,000 to 9,000 a day. depending upon the ability meaning the queue, those ready to fly, we bring in assets to fly them out. so yes, we have assets available throughout centcom and available to reach those numbers today and we have had those. >> but wha...

Situation. in the past 24 hours, 2,000 people have been evacuated, far short of the goal of 5,000 to 9,000 a day. of those the pentagon says only 300 were u.s. citizens. >> its not about the math. its about whats ready to fleig fly. you know, who is on the airfield ready to leave a holding area and get on the aircraft. >> reporter: the dangerous scene unfolding on the ground underscores just how difficult it may be for these words from the president to come true. >> there are afghan women outsid...

Flights, you could take 5,000 people out but you only took 2,000 out? >> like i said within the commanders capabilities and assets available, we have the proeshl air assets to fly the 5,000 to 9,000 a day. depending on the ability, those ready to fly, we bring in assets to fly them out. so yes we have assets available to reach those numbers today, and we have had those. >> what is physically flying in right now in these 24 hours, is that enough? >> its not about the math, its about what is ready...

Against. didnt have to happen. im disappointed the president didnt see anything wrong with it. makes me worry about our future. >> neil: i hope youre wrong. you havent been in the past. the $30 comment about me, not withstanding. >> im sorry. >> neil: youre probably right. that would be generous. danny, thanks. former fbi assistant. finish your thought. >> no, i was going to say, ill give you $30. >> neil: okay. good. that balances it out. danny, thanks for that. we were trying to crunch the num...

This didnt happen to happen, neil. they should have done this gradually, should have gotten the innocents out and kept bagram operational until the very end if thats what they wanted to do. not pull out our resources and leave everybody to their own devices. that was crazy. >> neil: real quickly. president biden was talking about well do whatever is necessary to get those americans out. that could go well past the end of august deadline to get out. do you think that is doable? >> they wont get t...

They say they have 6,000 people processed and ready to go as they are trying to move as swiftly as possible here. it is unclear how many of those 6,000 people will be on these 20 flights that are leaving. but president biden made clear he does not like to see any empty seats on these planes. the race to evacuate thousands from afghanistan is underway tonight. >> we are processing people as fast as we can. >> reporter: the pentagon says approximately 2,000 people were evacuated in the last 24 hou...

I really struggle to understand the math of how we will get everybody out within the time frames that we are being given and i look forward to the opportunity to press which is my mission, my mission of oversight to make sure that we all collectively understand and we collectively have the transparency that we all deserve. >> i will play this clip from the most recent interview from president biden on the advice he says he got from top military brass if this answers any questions. >> your top mi...

Stadium. so i have this, right, right? eight months after my second shot, go get the booster? >> yeah, thats right, lawrence. thats very good. its eight months and ill just say theres a window.window. i dont want people to think if they wait eight months and 14 days, theyre too late. it is really about eight to 12 months after that second dose. but yes. americans will be eligible starting september 20th, you can do the math. we had people vaccinated before january 20th but there are a number of ...