media access to see the facilities. here there is housing for more than 10,000 afghans. they will get covid vaccines, medical screening and the beginning of a new life. in new jersey, the afghans have broken up their village into councils, leaders meet with base officials, an afghan society within a u.s. military facility. already two babies were born on different bases, some of the first new americans from the afghan evacuation. some afghans who were far along in their visa application left the bases within days. but that number one u.s. official said was not large. many may be here much longer, months even, as they work through a complex visa process. at dulles airport, officials discovered three confirmed cases of measles among at-risk afghans. another case confirmed in virginia and a fifth in ad wisconsin. no 100% guarantees with any of this, but i m comfortable
of more than 60,000 u.s. refugees by the end of the month. already, they felt built small cities on eight bases. those bases now hold 53,000 at-risk afghan. ft. bliss in texas was the first to grant media access. here, there s housing for more than 10,000 afghans. they ll get covid vaccines, medical screen welcome and the beginning of a new life. at joint base maguire diction lake hurst in new jersey, the afghans have broken up their vigil into counsels. the leaders of these counsels meet with base officials on afghan society within a u.s. military facility. already two babies were born on different bases. some of the first new americans from the afghan evacuation. some afghans who were far along in their visa application left the bases within days, but that number one u.s. official said, was not large. many may be here much longer, months, even, as they work through a complex visa process. at dulles airport, officials
facilitate this assistance the saudi king has promised to these families. there are a number of things that have to be worked on for both saudi lawyers and these fbi investigators. also breaking this afternoon we ve learned the name and now heard from the family of one of the people killed in that mass shooting at that navy base in florida. he is ensign joshua caleb watson, just 23 years old, recent graduate of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. i want to show you what watson s big brother wrote today on facebook. today has been the worst day of my life. my youngest brother gave his life for his country in a senseless shooting. joshua caleb watson saved countless lives today with his own. he died a hero. we are beyond proud. that identification was made by watson s family not by base officials. when can we expect to hear about the other victims? as far as that is concerned, donna, the fbi says they are respecting naval protocol which is to alert the media or give
matthew, on the one hand, the searchers must be very encouraged by hearing the pings this weekend. on the other hand, by many estimates, the batteries in the pinger should have already run out. do they feel like they re closing in? reporter: yeah, i think there s a sense, or the at least there was 24 hours ago, when this announcement was made, that they re making good progress. of course, they re being very cautious, saying that they haven t found the aircraft yet. but they did describe these two separate acoustic events, the detection of these pings, under the surface of the indian ocean, as, you know, the best evidence they have, the best clue they had, the best lead they had, i think was the word they used, going forward. much more optimistic yesterday than they were a week ago, with the words of angus houston, the official who s heading up the multi-national search teams. but there s going to be a news conference here over the course of the next hour with the australian defense m
this weekend. on the other hand, by many estimates, the batteries in the pinger should have already run out. do they feel like they re closing in? reporter: yeah, i think there s a sense, or the at least there was 24 hours ago, when this announcement was made, that they re making good progress. of course, they re being very cautious, saying that they haven t found the aircraft yet. but they did describe these two separate acoustic events, the detection of these pings, under the surface of the indian ocean, as, you know, the best evidence they have, the best clue they had, the best lead they had, i think was the word they used, going forward. much more optimistic yesterday than they were a week ago, with the words of angus houston, the official who s heading up the multi-national search teams. but there s going to be a news conference here over the course of the next hour with the australian defense minister. he ll be giving a statement as well, after meeting with base officials and m