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And now shacarri richardson faces another setback. as the united states doing enough to save afghan interpreters from the taliban? michael wallace, who served in afghanistan, next. >> what they are saying it doesnt make sense. got shot fod i have survived many other attacks. nothing rhymes with liberty mutual. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks...

Very short order demand and a very short order task. reference there in the ad is to days and weeks. what do you think the time frame is here. do you think this is i doable? >> yes. its doable. the war on terror has been with me my whole life. i reported on the 9/11 attacks as an editor of my middle school newspaper. i voted to appeal the aumf. thats a story of many veterans that joined me in the video and coming together to make sure that america keeps its promise. when i was in afghanistan i w...

Operators back in to take care of this problem likely dead when obama pulled out of iraq too soon, and it led to the rise of isis. the difference in afghanistan as they are going to have no basis. we have no basis in the region. we are going to have no local allies. he would stand with us again after they have been abandoned? you know my own personal story. i had one of my interpreters that was found by the taliban with the documentation he needed to prove that he worked with america. they took ...

Taliban rushes to overtake the country. and they took risks to support u.s. forces. the question is whether the u.s. can make good on its promise to take care of them, in this case, that means to evacuate them out of the country in very short order. it is to that point that the veterans group vote vets released a powerful new ad with 11 sitting members of congress all of whom are veterans, all trying to pressure president biden basically into keeping americas promise to protect the afghan interp...

Interpreters. one interpreter is asking why migrants at the border are greeted with open arms and those who risked their lives are given the cold shoulder. >> i have survived many attacks, and it is disappointing that somebody that is walking from the border has been honored more than somebody who has served his country and risked his life and getting a death sentence by the decision. >> dana: are not just served multiple combat tours. just in case people didnt see the show yesterday, when he wa...

Yes, in congress we can pass procedures to streamline and expedite the s.i.d. program and thats necessary, but we know that theres still a years long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congre...

This morning the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan is more than 90% complete. and afghans who are loyal to american forces are now desperate for help. cnns anna cornen is in kabul. she spoke with an interpreter and his family who was hunted down by the taliban because he worked with americans. the thing is, anna, this isnt anything special. this is sort of the blanket rule when it comes to the danger that afghans who helped americans are facing. >> reporter: thats right, brianna. its not an isola...

Procedures to streamline and expedite the program and thats necessary but we know that thats still a years long time line. there needs to be immediate action to relocate these interpreters from afghanistan to third countries so that they can have a safe place to apply for the siv program. >> as you say, though, president biden said this can happen. right? president biden has pledged that we will not leave them behind why now and the fellow veterans in congress making a very persuasive case. ever...

To get this done at speed, moving interpreters and families to third country where they can have the visas processed and vetted before being cleared before coming to the united states. the huge months long and years long backlog thats the normal in terms of processing the visas wont work here. how do you see this coming together? what do you think should be done? >> president biden said he would deliver a big, bold infrastructure bill and delivering that as we speak. he said well withdraw fully ...

Regard, theres been some interesting discussion about what it would take to get this done at speed. moving afghan interpreters and their families to third country where they can have their visas processed and be vetted before being cleared to come to the united states, before being cleared to moving to guam, a certificate of the united states. the huge months long and years long backlog thats the normal in terms of processing the visas wont work here. how do you see this coming together? what do...