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Evacuation isn't going fast enough. >> quite frankly, we're not close to where we want to be in terms of getting the numbers through. so we're going to work that 24 hours a day, seven days a week. and we're going to get everyone that we can possibly evacuate evacuated. and i'll do that as long as we possibly can until the clock runs out or we run out of capability. >> reporter: the defense secrtary pressed on whether he could assure safe passage to the airport for americans and afghans. >> well, we're going to do everything we can to continue to try to deconflict and create passageways for the...

0 personnel in danger, as well. kristen: sheriff martin, thank you very much. we'll have the latest on the fire at 4:00. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the abc news exclusive with president biden. his first interview since the fall of afghanistan to the taliban. president biden one-on-one with george stephanopoulos. the president said just weeks ago, a taliban takeover was highly unlikely. so, was the intelligence wrong or did the president downplay it? how the president responds. did u.s. military leaders suggest keeping some sort of a footprint on the ground? and if the u.s....