were included in the chairman of the joint chiefs presentation to the national security council before biden's decision. senators were unclear if the president ultimately saw miller's recommendation. wanting to hear from defense secretary lloyd austin about how much weight they were given. >> was the president support secretary austin appearing before congress? we encourage it. >> he is appearing before congress at the end of the month and he has already agreed to that. >> miller told senators once his recommendation was turned down, it became his job to execute on the withdrawal order and eventually decisions like abandoning bagram were forced by constraint through the president's orders like troop caps. pressure is now ramping up on the hill for more hearings. >> the congress has either been lied to, mislead, or given overly rosy projections. >> tonight president biden announced new try lateral agreement between australia, the u.k. and the u.s. known as aukus. it will help australia acquire nuclear powered submarines in an apparent challenge to china's activities in the end toe