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Etertiary plans. we do have backup plans, but they would be even more treacherous than the current situation. so its definitely not ideal. >> retired lance corporal jimmy hurley and sunil vargis, trying so hard to get some of the afghans who have worked with the u.s. for many years to some safety. thank you so much. >> thank you. all right. the state of new york now has a new governor. for the first time, a female governor. what kathy hochul is hoping for as she replaces andrew cuomo.

Against. >> yeah. corporal hurley, i want to be clear here, as i preface this question that hanji and his family, those relatives, clearly, that they have the most to lose here. maybe their lives. but as we get to this deadline, have you prepared yourself for the possibility that the u.s. will leave and hanji will still be there? what that will mean for you? >> absolutely, thats something weve considered. i think we came into this situation just from the point of getting from his hometown to kab...

Wife and their young children have been on the run constantly moving to get away from the taliban. >> they find me, they kill me and they kill my family because i was interpreter with the u.s. marines. >> joining me now is hajis friend, retired marine lance corporal lieutenant jimmy hurley working to help him reach the u.s. also here, policy director of the international refugee assistance project. thank you both for being with me. we have been looking forward to having this conversation for a c...

The airport. the taliban biding their time as the u.s. improvises a massive evacuation. hajis life in the hand of americans when a decade ago he risked his own. >> cyril, what happens if haji doesnt get on an evacuation flight? >> thats a great question. frankly its one that corporal hurley doesnt want to contemplate. i have asked haji if he sees a future for himself in a taliban-led afghanistan. the answer is a clear no. they came knocking at his door multiple times looking for him. he believes...