Us, they are employees at risk. You are saying that we still have an opportunity to work with you to get that information to the sources that you are using to try and arrange for further exit . Sec. Blinken absolutely, we invite that and we want to make sure we have best as possible a unified, coordinated a list so that we know what everyone is working on and we can track, and help and take on, depending on. Can i get your best guess on the numbers, at one point when we first started we thought that would be around a little less than 100,000 u. S. Citizens, as ivs sivs and afghans at risk. That number was low and we evacuated over 124,000. You know how many citizens in afghanistan that wants to exit Idea Today and how many afghans at risk. We want to help. Sec. Blinken on the american citizens who risk want to leave, the numbers about 100. It is hard to give a real time number at any given moment because it is very fluid, by which i mean this. Some people, and we are in direct contact
That. Well not for the most part, tap into the refugee cap, there are other means and mechanisms by which were looking to bring people in to ensure with your support they are given assist apse they would get were they coming in as refugees but not cutting into the existing Cap Or Future cap. Thank you, thank you for your great work. I hope the 200,000 is the goal, agencies are pointing toward that number and i think it is a number we should strife to meet to ensure these individuals survive and thrive in their new environment. Thank you, mr. Secretary, for your great work. Senator haggerty. Thank you. Before i start, id like to acknowledge ryan knauss, a Tennessee Citizen who lost his life at the Airport In Kabul trying to rescue and save others. My heart goes out to he and his family and the tragic loss associated with evacuation. For President Biden to call this success is beyond when we leave americans, leave allies and those who helped us behind. Ive been over to visit with our all
Blinken give an update on afghanistan. He spoke with reporters for about 30 minutes. Trimester, there is no human. Sec. Blinken sec. Blinken good afternoon. Good to see everyone. I would like to give you an update on the ongoing efforts across the State Department regarding afghanistan. Im happy to take your questions after that. Earlier this week, a few hours after the military mission in afghanistan ended, and a new diplomatic mission began, i laid out some of the main elements of our plan for this next chapter. Here is where we are as of today. Our new team in doha is up and running. We are in constant contact with americans who remain in afghanistan and may still wish to leave. We have assigned Case Management teams to each remaining american citizen who has expressed an interest in leaving. As you know, starting in march, we sent 19 separate notices to american citizens in afghanistan, encouraging, then urging them to leave. Most of the remaining american citizens are dual nationa
Battle the wildfire. Driving the wildfire closer to lake tahoe. In the southeast, homes in Grand Aisle was stripped down to their stilts from Hurricane Ida. The number nearing dead is close to 50. And the yankees and where the patriots play, show the field completely submerged by water. Sandra remarkable images there, john. To kick off the hour, in south lake tahoe. And in new or leans. And burned as surrounded by floodwaters. Brian . Reporter good afternoon. We are in New Jersey and the fires are still trying to be taken out by the firefighters behind me. This was a Banquet Hall and it exploded after a couple feet of water. You can see the firefighters trying to douse the flames. The owner opened this business in 2018 and you can imagine in 2020, it made him very difficult to host events and then, he lost his business. Hes absolutely distraught. Listen to him. I bet Everything In My Life on this property. I worked too hard. [crying] i dont know what to do. I just hope [inaudible] for
Question whats going right . Whats going well . Dana the White House has thoughts they want to spin you on. To that end the president is plowing forward with the deadline of August 31 despite our allies pleading for more time to get their people out. The decision is also drawing scrutiny from lawmakers at home. Thousands Of Americans that President Biden stranded behind enemy lines. Instead of spending every minute working to get them out, he put a Shot Clock on them saying there is only seven days left to get all americans out. Our office alone has received over 6,000 requests. Many of these requests are from families with multiple people seeking support. President biden has signed a Death Warrant for thousands of afghans who helped us and he is washing his hands of afghanistan at our peril as a nation. I do not believe this can be accomplished by August 31 and i have requested they encourage the president in the strongest possible terms to reconsider that deadline. Bill thats a democ