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United states attempts to wind down its longest war and engages in a big, very, very difficult, very contested evacuation effort in afghanistan. just today, john kirby has already briefed the press twice. two separate pentagon briefings already today, on everything from helicopter exfiltrations of afghan evacuees to evacuation flights and the numbers, two babies being born on board those evacuation flights. he has done a lot of work already today, but i still have more questions and he has been ...

In some cases without firing a shot. including walking into kabul without having to be a military victory. it was essentially arranged as far as we can tell. but there is resistance. we have seen demonstration, first by women, by brave women in kabul than by larger groups of people in eastern afghanistan, in southeastern afghanistan. and were now seeing organized resistance, speaking, out getting some international press. we saw anti-taliban fighters take back some parts of a different province....

Particularly dangerous about those helicopter airlift that we dont understand. and that means it will be continued to be quite limited? >> the commanders on the ground have the authority they need to pursue opportunities to bring people, and one of the means that their disposal is rotary aircraft helicopters. and we have done that in a couple of occasions. i certainly would not rule out that we would do it, again if it was the best way. and thats really what it comes down to rachel. whats the be...

Just pregnant, but pregnant upon the moment of potentially delivering, somebody who is going to go into labor during the flight, and still at that moment putting themselves in peril. taking their fragile selves and their families and getting themselves on board one of those military transports. i mean, the extremists that these women and families are able to do this, it makes me wonder about the kinds of, you know, medical resources that are being made available to these refugees, the kinds of r...

United states, but thousands are. is their call now from the u.s. government, indeed from the u.s. people, to step up and help? >> we are actually starting to see, that rachel. certainly, lots of non governmental organizations are already helping the state department and the dhs as these afghans are ready to move into american society. they are already going into relocation centers and getting help, starting their new lives, absolutely. but the commanding general of floor bliss, texas, where som...

Anecdotally, from our experience, we are just a cable news show that covers of this process and that covered some individual stories of some people who have been evacuated with their families, and we have been inundated with requests, just from our viewers, in terms of how they can help. and so i know that you are in a different role as the press spokesman at the pentagon, but i think there is a real hunger among the general public watching this to want to step up and do something. especially as...

Their employees. experts tell us we should probably expect more of that and coming. base speaking of experts, joining us now is doctor -- he is dean of the school of -- brown university. doctor -- nice of you. for making time today. >> thanks for having me, back rachel. >> why is it logical for there to be a link between requiring the vaccine at a place like the defense department, or new york city schools, or cvs is an employer, why is it a link between that and full approval? what does the vac...