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Begin to plan for a worst-case scenario contingency? >> in the spring and summer. >> in the spring and summer of this year. >> yes, multiple interagency meetings, exercises looking at the different contingencies. >> so what was the specific planning put into the likely scenario that american citizens were going to have to evacuate under hostile conditions? >> planning went to a number of things including the ability to move our embassy quickly as we did in 48 hours. including the effort to make sure we could control the airport, bring flights in and evacuate people out. one of the things that ...

I want to acknowledge the more than two dozen countries that have helped with the relocation effort. some served as transit hubs, some welcoming afghan evacuees for longer periods of time. and i want to recognize the extraordinary efforts by congress as well. to name just a few examples, congressman fitzpatrick worked with the state department to reunite an afghan family in new jersey. congressman keating worked with our folks on the ground to help a voice of america reporter and his family get to the airport. congresswoman jacobs and congressman isa worked across party lines to draw attention...

Have helped with the relocation effort. some served as transit hubs, some welcoming afghan evacuees. i want to recognize the extraordinary efforts by congress as well. to name just a few examples. congressman fitzpatrick worked with the state department to reunite an afghan family in new jersey. congressman keating work with folks on the ground to help a voice of america reporter and his family get to the airport. congresswoman jacobson. congressman issa worked across party lines. please note your emails, your calls made a real difference in getting people out and we continue to use the inform...

Had free _ transit locations that our diplomats had free did not arrange a negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor— negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor team 24/7 negotiated in multiple countries. a counsellor team 24 /7 to reach out to americans that could still be in the country— to americans that could still be in the country making in those couple of weeks _ the country making in those couple of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e-mails _ of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e-mails and _ of weeks 55,000 uncle sending 33,000 e—mails and they are still at it. in the m...

But about 80% of the sea level rise here is because it subsided. so we are both subsiding, and you have the global sea level rise at the same time. so we are sinking by i think it is three millimeters a year. and it doesn't sound like much, but you go into 40 years, 50 years, you start to notice differences, when you already only are slightly above the water. >> in the beginning, it was a slow process. it was really not noticeable. but then whenever the water started coming in, even more, it got to be more rapid. because more water was coming in, and the land didn't stand a chance. >> we are g...