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And where they are. >> reporter: flights in kabul were paused for at least eight hours, as the u.s. scrambled to find refuge for afghans as other locations surged to capacity. >> we paused flights in kabul a few hours this morning to make sure we could process the arriving evacuees at the transit points. >> reporter: biden claimed no americans have had trouble reaching the gates of the crowded kabul airport. >> we know of no circumstance where american citizens are carrying american passport are trying to get through to the airport. >> reporter: that account contradicting reports on the ground...

Established the flow of flights and we have increased the number of people we are moving out of the country. the flights in kabul a few hours this morning to make sure we can process the arriving evacuees at the transit points. but our commander in kabul has already given the orderfor outbound commander in kabul has already given the order for outbound flights to resume. even with the pies, we have moved out 5700 evacuees yesterday, and we are working on a variety of ways to confirm that number, we don't have the exact number of people, the americans who are there. and those who may have come ...

Until the taliban opened fire and killed some of them, too. of and we have heard from the state department tonight that 11 countries have agreed to act as transit points flights leaving kabul that will really help with processing some of the people. among them germany, denmark, uzbekistan, u.k. and turkey whether or not that can get people out in time that still remains to be seen. bret? >> bret: benjamin hall live in london, thank you. >> we have no indication that they haven't been able to get in kabul through the airport. we have made an agreement with the taliban thus far. they have allowe...

Secretary of state and national security adviser stood behind him, the president vowed to bring all americans in afghanistan home. >> any american who wants to come home, we will get you home. >> reporter: but biden conceding he doesn't know if everyone will ultimately be brought to safety. >> i cannot promise what the final outcome will be or that it will be without risk of loss. but as commander in chief i will assure you that i will mobilize every resource necessary. >> reporter: the president also acknowledging that the u.s. still doesn't know how many americans are left in afghanistan. >>...

Planning to go to camp david and is officially on holiday there and yesterday he stayed to give this address now and he says these going to be staying in dc over the weekend and that is an acknowledgement that things are worse than he expected them to be at the beginning of the week. just some news points and he confirmed that the flights had been paused out of kabul because he said there had been a problem with processing people in the transit points in the backlog that seems to have been dealt with and they have resumed. he also was asked about his pledge to make sure that every american wou...