accessible temporary lodging is not the limiting factor to get on and finish the process and get on with their lives. >> the americans, general at one point said 2500 had gotten out. what is your assessment now as to the number that have gotten out of afghanistan and do you think you can get all of them out? >> i'll answer the second part of that. for all americans who want to leave, the state department is working very hard to contact them and we are getting them out every day. and that's not going to change. i understand the question about the specific detail. i would just tell you that several thousand. we know several thousand americans have been safe life evacuated from afghanistan. i understand it is not the degree of specificity you want but it's as far as i'll be able to go today, several thousand. to include several hundred just yesterday were able to get onto