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United states. we saw about 200 of them and their families on buses today, heading into ft. lee, which is right behind me here in virginia. theyre going to go through some additional screenings here to get their medical clearance. thats essentially the final thing that these folks need to do before they can then be relocated here in the united states. now, the other folks, many of them are in their earlier stages of the process to get their visas. there are about 20,000 who have applied in total...

The first group of evacuated afghan interpreters arrived today under a special program. this after facing many death threats from the taliban for helping to keep american troops and diplomats safe in afghanistan. cnns kylie atwood is live at ft. lee in virginia. what are you learning about their arrival? >> reporter: well weigh watched this morning as about a dozen buses pulled into the gates behind me marked with the words welcome to ft. lee. these are afghan interpreters who worked side-by-sid...

The skepticism that a sizable minorities have about the vaccine. >> i dont think the skepticism is just among republicans. i mean, i see all kinds of voices i dont think are ideologic. people who decided they wanted to believe something they read somewhere. >> the politicization of covid by people believing something they read somewhere. you dont say? >> you dont say? >> its just ridiculous honestly. just ahead, the first group of evacuated afghan interpreters arriving in the u.s. with their f...

Your position? >> of course big issues and lot of trouble for those afghans, too, that were not even -- theyre still local. theyre still living in afghanistan. when i started this immigration process, i was actually on deployment in 2018. i submitted my package, my paperwork for my families, for my parents and i said, hey, look, im a u.s. soldier. im in afghanistan. i will work with a lot of people out here. im being recognized. and im in the media, i go to meetings and people know me. please hu...

Kabul. the association of wartime allies pulled the afghan visa population, the interpreters. what they learned was that over half of them live outside of kabul with no means to get there. thats about 44, 45,000 people. >> with so much land controlled by the taliban, they might not be able to get to kabul. >> they cant. the roads are controlled by the taliban. theyre using our biometrics databases and the u.s. military hardware that we would use to enter and check people into it to see if people...

He says he refused to go on a second mission in order to attend his engagement ceremony. defence sources alleged he repeatedly failed to turn up to work. i was very sad. i wrote all of my story, what happened to me in helmand, because i did the good service. so i thought that maybe id receive a positive response. afg ha n forces afghan forces push back. the insurgents havent taken anything from the capital yet but some fear its only a matter of time. the taliban say former interpreters that work...

♪ ♪ moments ago the first group of interpreters who helped those in afghanistan arrived in the u.s. and many more are in increasing fear of the afghan.

Coukylie atwood spoke with many them. >> if i dont go, im counting down to the end of my life. >> our future will be dark, they will cut our heads too. >> kylie atwood is live for us in ft. lee, virginia. and some of the interpreters are heading your way. how many are we expecting? >> reporter: yeah, this is the first group of a began interpreters who have applied for visas here to the united states who will be arriving here in ft. lee [today. about 200 and their families are coming here. and pr...

Because these patients are coming, were not going to be able to avoid it and we want to provide outstanding care so we need more help. so we need some resources. so nurses, respiratory their pistes, if you want to come help us, please do. >> thank you so much for this time but to what youre team is doing on the ground and im so sorry about what your confronting every day. >> thank you. >> well still to come, a race against the clock. millions of people are now at risk of getting kicked out of th...

Want us to believe, that this is the glimmering hope and ideas of a newbie partisanship in washington, d.c. i have a hard time believing that. im getting a little more cynical. only because these glimmers pop up and then they go back, right? this bill about capitol police funding, the afghan interpreters, was kind of -- it had to happen, right? the funding was supposed to be for capitol police, and there was going to be furloughs, according to reports some of thats one thing. and the other thing...