happened. what did we hear? >> reporter: there was new detail and coming and this is part of the administration's effort to be forward-looking. to try and resolve the crisis as much as they can and put aside the incrimination of how it led to this point. but we saw the pentagon, admiral kirby talk a short time ago about all of the efforts that the military is doing. you're right. 4,000 troops on the the ground by tomorrow and next day there will be a thousand or potentially 1500 troops more than that trying to focus on security at the airport there. and we heard specifically some 5,000 people could be evacuated every day. that is americans there. there is an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 americans around the kabul area as well, of course, as the afghan partners. but take a listen to this estimate from the top military planner. >> as part of this force concludes, the speed of evacuation will pick up.