blinken heading tomorrow to doha qatar, the u.s. diplomatic corps that was based in kabul now in doha. blinken s team says the secretary won t be meeting with taliban officials. he will then head to ramstein airbase in germany to meet with more diplomats and displaced afghans. meanwhile, homeland security secretary yesterday at a news conference, jon, promised vetting will be done of afghan refugees with heavy scrutiny. we have a robust screening and vetting process. if and when we obtain derogatory information, we know how to address that. those muscles are very well exercised. at the end of the day, the president promised to get all u.s. troops out of afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. he did just that. it is one week from today, and we know that the president and the first lady will visit all three sites in virginia, pennsylvania, and don t forget of course lower manhattan.
not the only crisis on the president s plate, also dealing with the aftermath of hurricane ida, remnants of that storm devastated parts of the northeast this week. fox has you covered on all angles with reporters stationed across the country and around the globe. we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin, live at ramstein airbase in germany with more on her exclusive interview with general milley. jennifer? jon, it s midnight here at ramstein. i spent the day with general milley, as he thanked the troops who built the massive evacuation processing center on the runways here behind me and thanked and greeted afghans and translators including his own translator, a translator who worked for him 17 years ago, who he hadn t seen since then who caught one of the last flights out of kabul. you saw some of the security measures being taken today.
the troops that have fought in this for 20 years they made a difference. they absolutely made a difference. they protected the united states from a terrorist attack for two decades. their efforts were not in vain. the efforts over the last 20, 30 days to get these people out and bring them to safety and freedom. we re not done yet. transitioning to a state department mission. there are a variety of agencies that are working public private partnership happening right now with various groups. we will continue to try to get not only the rest of the american citizens but the others that are at risk. so this is a long-term effort. it s difficult. it s heart-wrenching. it is gut wrenching an on all of us who served there for many many years, but it is not in vain. thank you. i spoke to one colonel amy gleeson who is in charge of the camp behind me, and she said that for her, helping the thousands of afghan evacuees here is helping her to process the last 20 years of war. jon? jon: je
those mask mandates in place. they have stopped the governors from banning them. so the department of education not investigating them for now. but these other states are under investigation and we re going to see what happens next. it could be a big step forward in this battle over masking, kids, schools and the delta variant. jim? we ll see. meanwhile, many of them going to school, right, in the midst of an outbreak without masks. so that s the reality. evan mcmorris santoro, thanks so much. well, thousands of evacuees are at ramstein airbase in germany as they await a flight to a new life. what kind of emotions are they feeling now that the last u.s. military plane has left afghanistan? [relaxed summer themed music playing]
facility. it has a level two trauma center. that means they can get 24-hour coverage by a surgeon and anesthesiologist. they are getting hop quality, jim. it can be heartbreaking to see those bodies. they do a great job of saving lives. you re a few miles from the ramstein airbase. that is where 14,000 afghan evacuees are awaiting word about their next destination. there is a screening process. do we know how long that takes and where they re all going? reporter: yeah. ideally it would only take 48 hours. the reality is many people were there for as long as a week. they are living in basic shelters. these are tents with cots for beds. there are toilets, but no real showers. so it has been very tough for some of the families that are there. the good news is that the commercial flights that are bringing them to the states have picked up. so now we re seeing as many as ten a day going out, and i believe the total number that have been brought from ramstein