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Long-standing, years-long snag in his visa, and then to see if he and his family could get on one of those last flights out as the u.s. continues its, you know, chaotic exodus out of afghanistan. now, if any of this sounds familiar to you, it may be because zak and major thomas schueman actually spoke to us here on this show a few weeks ago with my colleague ali velshi, and you may remember that interview. >> zak undoubtedly risked life and limb. zak undoubtedly went above and beyond his duties as an interpreter. whether that was running through a minefield to detain an enemy epw or picking up...

Provide covering fire, zak has made more sacrifices for this country and risked more for this country than most of our citizens. >> now it is your time, our american friends, our american partners' time to help us and get us out of this crisis because the enemy are looking for the people who worked with american and who worked for the american mission, and to find them and kill them and kill their family. we cannot stay. yesterday one of our former interpreters in herat province, the taliban attacked, killed him. also in the future, maybe they target us and kill us. now please, president, it's...

I'm not sure what happens next. they have no food, no water, no bathroom. they're sitting outside an american access point to the kabul airport. i'm not sure what will happen to them. i don't know what else to do. i pray to god i have a better update tomorrow but it doesn't look promising. that's two days ago. then yesterday, major schueman was texting with an american on the ground. you'll see -- i'm going to show you this text exchange. major schueman is on the right there. he's posting in blue, and that picture he posted also on the right side of the screen -- that's from hi -- the reason h...

Facilitate him and his family get across the country so they could get to the capital and ultimately get to the airport to try something. even major schueman's mom tried to help. she is a retired chicago police officer and a force in her own right by all accounts. she wrote to president biden and vice president harris trying to elevate zak's case. the senior senator from illinois, dick durbin, brought zak's case personally to the attention of secretary of state antony blinken and told him the story at an open hearing, asking for the secretary of state's help as well. the secretary of state sai...

Zak, can you look up at the tower? he says, zak, put your kid with the blue shirt on your shoulders as a way for them to figure out how to spot each other. and zak sends a picture of his exact location at the airport. the air force captain responds got him. major schueman says thank god, you are safe. i'll see you in america. zak responds with a few videos of his family. he writes to major schueman, waiting for the flight, sir. hope to see you soon, sir. major schueman shared this picture of zak and his family on their way to the airport after meeting up with that air force captain. as of this...