not at abbey gate. they were outside the southwest gates. they heard the blast and they felt it. now they decided to go home. my friends brother is a mib candidate, translator for the u.s. military for many, many years. he's been waiting at home for days for communication from the u.s. embassy at the airport. what became more and more clear that the window of opportunity to leave was closing, he made the last ditch effort to take his wife and his four young children to the airport yesterday. abbey gate was discussed amongst the family, they knew the risks and listened to how desperate the decision was for my friend here in the u.s. and for the family. >> was like a mission for my family. we had to take a chance and