lawmakers on capitol hill about this situation in afghanistan. ryan nobles there on capitol hill. the headline that i have is reports from the defense secretary of americans being beaten by members of the taliban. he says that is obviously unacceptable. let s bring back the panel. i want to start with kim. kim, how that variable changes what we are watching in kabul outside the airport. well, just the fact that the defense secretary apparently said that gives me a bit of hope that they re being realistic behind closed doors. because i have to say listening to both the president and then john kirby from the pentagon, it was a surreal moment because what they re describing is not what i m hearing about on the ground, doesn t match the pictures. or this large network of ngos and former officials who have been trying to charter planes to get them in there and get people