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E.o.d. tech from the publicly available photos of scene show a lack of soot on the the walls, relatively little amount of shrapnel, there is a tree that was knocked down that was -- with the foilage still in act. so after viewing these things, do you still stand by with a high degree of confidence there was a significant explosion and not something like a gas tank explosion or something like that that may misdirect the evidence of a big secondary explosion? >> we know that, as i said earlier the...

But what you mentioned about the suicide attacker there is very interesting. it shows frankly how enormously complex investigating this is and fraught for the pentagon at this stage. of course, they have to be sure that nothing they say about this situation confer the compromised security particularly their relationship with the taliban. so gone from a place where we were talking about gunmen yesterday in the cent com and two blasts to the possibility of one gunman who was also the suicide bombe...

The number of people that well see getting processed over the next several days. is that number going to gradually go down and do you have out the number of people that you think youre going to or what is your ballpark estimate? >> all right. on the the first question, on the capability and abilities to protect ourselves or to also to conduct the strikes as you said, as ive said all along, we have resources, with the cent com commander and with the commanders on the ground and the capabilities t...

0 much but if it is significantly pushed back and what are you seeing in terms of flow to abbey gate. is it less people being allowed in or still a rush of people? which could lead to some -- what are you seeing today? >> so, what i can report as my discussion with the commanders there on the the ground is that multiple activities have taken place to increase the force protection specifically in communication with the taliban of how they are executing their check point operations and communicati...

That continue. >> two things. when general taylor, could you discuss the nonamerican flights going in and out of the airport, how many, and how many people have been evacuated and what countries are still seeking to take people out? and if you have a follow up on the taliban. >> okay. ill let the general take this. >> so what i would will say is that when we talk about all flights going in and out of kabul airport, are being synchronized and work through cent com, so that coordination is being d...

Just going back, these were not low passes, these are providing air support and this is isnt anything new. as we know, the ronald reagan has been there providing support. though seize f-18s are flying more than just yesterday. these were continuously in support and part of the assets that i briefed early on that were always available to the cent com commander. >> so youve mentioned them today because -- >> just to give an update of specifically the type of capability that the commanders on groun...

For beijing to go into hong kong. it could be disastrous on a number of different fronts but the fact is these forces are here and giving beijing the opportunity to send in troops if they choose to do so. >> matt rivers near the border. retired general joseph o tell roins me now, the former commander of central command and oversaw all operations in the middle east until he stepped down in march. >> it is good to be here, jake. >> so a lot of people think that china is the biggest threat to the...

It. i was with him yesterday in a series of meetings and had a chance of a conversation about it, yes. >> okay. >> about our -- absolutely. >> okay. so yesterday may have been the first time he was briefed about it. i want to ask -- >> thats possible, yes. >> i was going to ask about general votel, the information that jeanne shaheen, senator shaheen mentioned earlier. we expressed worriness of the working with russia. this is -- this is an interesting statement. they went after general votel, t...