afghanistan. that seems like a very slow number. does that jive with what you re hearing and discovering? we re focused on siv holders. these are combat translators that had to go through 3 1/2 years of screening to that point though, we don t know how many interpreters were evacuated out of the 30,000 that ron clain posted on twitter. we have over a lost of 1,000 that have reached out to the airport. we don t know the breakdown of the numbers. neil: all right. you re doing lord s work, james. it s a herculean task. you re doing it. thanks very much for updating us on that. just want to bring you up to speed and you re getting a lot of numbers thrown at you here. 19,000 have been evacuated from
self-interest. levin is survived by his wife barbara, three daughters and seven grandchildren. he was 87 years old. a fox news alert, overnight the first plane of afghan combat translators and their families landing in the u.s. the state department flight arriving in virginia with 200 people on board. medically cleared and processed at fort lee. the interpreters are coming under special immigrant visas under fears their work with u.s. forces make them targets for the taliban. a live look at capitol hill as congress passes a bill to fund more visas for those afghan translators. the bill loosens some requirements for the visas, which lawmakers say are important as the u.s. military withdrawal enters its final weeks. the $2.1 billion bill also provides funds to bolster security at the capitol. the bill now heads to president biden s desk for his signature. and take a look at this. a maryland man reacts to catching a massive sword fish and even bigger prize for the
affirmed u.s. support for a new w.h.o. study into the origins of covid-19. a proposal china has already rejected outright. trace? trace: jen, i know have you study deed this what can you tell us about the status of the afghan combat translators seeking to imgreats to the u.s. the first plane of combat translators and their families about 250 in total all of them recipients of what is known as special immigrant visas will land in the united states late tomorrow, early friday. and will be sent by bus to fort lee in virginia. about 2500 have been cleared so far to come to the u.s. or to american military bases in the middle east as they await processing. the plane something organized by the state department. trace? trace: that is a bit of good news. jenson griffin live for us at the pentagon. stocks were mixed the dow lost 12 u8, the s&p 500 dropped a point. the nasdaq gained 102. there are increasing concerns
military hospital icu resources are at full capacity forcing our health units to create temporary for our patients. most of these cases are individuals who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated. in other words the u.s. embassy workers chose not to get vaccinated. meanwhile thousands of afghan combat translators who worked for the u.s. military seeking visas to escape death threats are cut off from the embassy, and need to approve their visas. he said he was very concerned about those who are left behind and facing threats from the tele- band, and now this outbreak at the u.s. embassy, the counselor services and visa services that these translators need is even more pressing. trace: they put their lives