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The pentagon was 2,000 people evacuated on wednesday. as nick said, the concern there is not the air lift capability. it is having people to fly out. what more are we learning about what the pentagon is saying, why the numbers are where they are? >> reporter: well, victor, as nick just so aptly explained, the problem is getting people past the taliban check points, getting them past the gates at the airport, which are manned from the inside by u.s. troops, and on to flights. the pentagon has been working towards trying to get a capacity, if you will, of 5,000 to 7,000 to 9,000 seats per day, b...

Nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is joining me now with more about this. so with a welcome back to you, pete, with all these people, thousands upon thousands expected to attend the inauguration, do security officials give you an indication of what their biggest challenge? >> well, i think it's the same as always, which is to look for the unexpected. they have to basically make sure that nobody gets near the president with anything dangerous. and that is always a huge chore when you have as many people as this. you said thousands and thousands of people. there will be thousands and tho...