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With one of the interpreters, someone who was of great assistance to you covering the war in afghanistan, omar. the story is extraordinary. on foot you and omar -- well, tell us the story. >> so omar was an interpreter, not just with me but he was with the american military as well, and he had long wanted to immigrate to the west. he applied for one of these special immigrant visas and was denied because he didnt have the right paper work. so he decided, you know, when that happened to escape on...

City that is 40 miles from the polish border. a major disconnect with cashing on the and kiev. ukrainians are not worried about the russian threat. the ukrainian president says were not worried. russian forces could invade with little or no warning, washington says and 130,000 troops to the north, not just the east or the south but also at sea as well, martha. >> martha: quick question or the you. i want to go back to the beginning of your report. you said its your understanding that president z...

Americans and sib and the interpreters who supported us. they wanted to have political to say we have the greatest operational airlift in history. they didnt care who they put were not secure. who did not go through biometrics and did not go through medical. again, it was the greateth airlift operations in history. pete: you are saying someone on the ground all a numbers game all to be able to say how many people with can we push through. now they are in the united states. >> 100 percent numbers...

Months ago so they would already be squeezing them to that point. these folks are in a desperate, desperate situation but have the heart of all of the world and i think well continue to see that outpouring. i thought zelenskyy was brilliant this morning and so incredibly moving in that speech. >> dana: i have never interpreters break down in tears. this has happened every day this week. >> several interpreters in different countries and several of them had the same emotional reaction. it is stun...

This war. think of -- the afghanistan withdrawals come hoping to get interpreters and people in the state department, get them out as much as they could. grateful that they were able to help. ukraine is a country of 44 million people, ready 1.2 million across the border. amazing neighbor in all of this. welcome them with open arms. there are a number of organizations providing food and humanitarian aid. a week ago, people were saying that they had three days worth of wood. they may be in an orph...

Minutes or so you get a throng of people coming through. they are being looked after by translators and interpreters and so on. to come back to the wider picture, as one hears in the station inquire lemon slat one has a sense that ukraine is a jigsaw puzzle, around the edge. —— one has a sense. those are the areas that have been occupied already by the russians. the centre of ukraine obviously is still in ukrainian government forces hands, in ukrainian and. the refugee pressure growing in ce...

And that would unfold over the coming days. >> general, thank you very much. >> the hollywood star, benedict comfort, batch has told sky news that he would be willing to host a ukrainian refugee in his home. saying that everybody needs to do their bit. he was speaking to skies, katie spencer, at last nights baptist ceremony. >> from the get-go, politics dominated british films big nights, flares from climate change protesters temporarily shutting the carpet. a few even making it past security, g...

Buildings destroyed, now we have different technologies, nuclear weapons. in this case we have the whole civilization at stake. >> president zelenskyy speaking with nbcs lester holt yesterday through a government-provided interpreters. >> i want to get back to you. in the early 90s you spend time in ukraine and i find your insights fascinating. you can just take us back to the 90s. even in the 90s the russians were not comfortable with ukraine being an independent nation. explain what you saw wh...

Myself. >> baftas host took aim at russias president. >> there are two different interpreters, one is signing asl and one is signing bsl, luckily though in all sign a gorgeous, this is the gesture for putin. >> while anti surrogates took a swipe at patel. >> on her feature hostile environment, found enormous problems that her follow-up movie, all refugees are welcome but some are more welcomed than others, is a complete nightmare. >> sir brenda used his speech to stand up for sinema. >> all >> h...

Casts a shadow on all of us. the 2022 baftas were held in london where actors and film makers wearing blue and yellow as you can see or ribbons to show their solidarity with ukraine. the show kicked off with a statement of support for the people of ukraine, and journalists, of course, covering the conflict. actress and comedian rebel wilson insulted vladimir putin while introducing sign language interpreters giving the middle finger to the camera. have a look. >> our thoughts are also at this ...