in fact, here at fort bliss, of the 1200 guests that have arrived at fort bliss, only one has tested positive for covid. they are getting vaccinated for covid. a baby was born, just last night, at our local hospital, university medical center. there are a range of guests from infants to elderly afghans. they are finally safe and sound and grateful. it is -- there was a moment there, as i was -- right after i spoke to the family in the military leadership was walking me through the face and showing you the various tense, and the facilities, where the ngos are housed. all of those spots along the way. i saw a group of kids playing. and, rachel, there is nothing more hopeful than the resiliency of those kids and seeing them playing under the southwest sun. texas democratic congresswoman miss a scrub, i thank you for telling us about what is going on at fort bliss. the pentagon was talking about the community interest of your community. it's good to get your firsthand report, congresswoman escobar. thank you. >> we will be right back. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ are you taking a statin drug to

for fort bliss, it's the largest post by area in the united states army. between fort bliss and the adjoining base, wide sands missile rage, 25% of the u.s. army's total land. so there are places at fort bliss that are remote where the refugees can be secured. places like mcgregor range. so the screening probably will not be that difficult because it a way from a major population area like el paso. >> neil: got it. general, much has been made of the fact that in the rush to get people out, maybe we didn't do our due diligence. there's some cases where paperwork was not in order or no paperwork at all. too late to quibble over that now. i'm wondering in light of all of this whether you fear some nefarious characters might have slipped through? >> i'm sure there's always that possibility. i think that's the beauty of taking to a place like fort bliss. it's 1.2 million acres of land. so there's remote areas where more detailed screening can probably take place. biometrics and everything else to keep american citizens safe and to make sure the afghan refugees

. >> tell me about what the american people should know about what is happening at fort bliss, which you saw, and the scale of the operations there. >> i literally just got home about an hour ago and what i saw filled my heart with tremendous hope and pride. i have the opportunity to thank a number of soldiers, troops, whose mission it is to clear land, to do everything they can within their power to provide humanitarian support for who

fort bliss currently has a capacity of 5000 and received afghans on saturday, august 21. they have supported 2160 afghans , a mix of hard and soft structures. final capacity is expected to be at least 10,000. task force will point, fort mccoy, wisconsin currently has a capacity of 10,000 receive their first flights on sunday august 22. today, they have supported 2383 afghans for being housed in hard structures with shower and bathroom facilities in each building. task force liberty at joint basement wired fixed lakehurst, new jersey has a capacity of 3500 and received its first group of afghans wednesday, august 25. today, task force liberty has supported 1192 afghans, who are being housed in a mix of hard and soft side structures. final capacity there is expected to be at least 10,000. today, our total capacity at these four installations is approximately 21,000 and growing. we are steadily working to increase capacity to the 50,000 number by september 15. the number of military installations supporting this effort could increase in the future. the request for assistance

during visits to fort lee, fort mccoy and fort bliss, i saw the operation and i proudly watched our u.s. personnel operating with compassion as they helped afghans and their families that have done so much for the united states and our allies through two decades of conflict. i also talked with the afghans in each location. during a conversation with a family, i asked if they what they needed, if they were doing okay, getting enough to eat and enough to sleep. the father thanked me saying they had what they needed and it was the first time in a long time that he has slept without being afraid for his family's safety. thousands of soldiers, sailors, marines are working a cross the united states to complete this incredibly important mission, to provide afghan colleagues a safe harbor while they timize their immigration process. i'm grateful for the support of the community surrounding our bases and the volunteers and others aiding in all of these efforts. tear we're honoring our commitment to our afghan partners and families and i look forward to taking questions. thank you. >> thank you,

she visited fort bliss and spoke with evacuees being housed there. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. you had a chance to speak to some of the first afghan refugees arriving here in the united states. what condition were they in? >> good morning, john. i did. i feel so incredibly privileged that i had the opportunity to be there and to speak with them, to tour the fort bliss facility, all the accommodations being made for the people that our soldiers call our guests. you know, i saw small children. i saw a nursing baby. i saw a lot of women, families, and person after person that i was able to speak with and who i was able to visit with thanked us. and i had the opportunity of speaking with a translator, and she and his wife were able to make it out. he spoke fluent english. his wife is an afghan journalist. they had to leave their family behind, and it was heartbreaking, but their family did not work for the u.s. government or with the u.s. government, and so it is -- it was one of those examples for me about how, you know, no matter how su

mccoy and fort bliss. we have ample capacity at those three bases, we want to get up to 22,000 capacity. we are building up to that. as the secretaries made clear, to the department, if we need to offer additional u.s. installations here in the united states, we will do that. right now we think we can get up to 22,000 and relatively short order. we will see where that goes. >> aside from applicants who at risk, when you look at airbases in italy or other unite states bases in the continent -- sec. kirby: that is a question to put to the state department that runs the immigration process. that would not be are call to make. >> the secretaries said there is a need to call more forces, or does he act as the white house first? sec. kirby: if he was going to make a major muscle movement in terms of additional forces of significant size, he would actually want to have that conversation with the commander-in-chief. >> given that there is a possibility for troop movement, is that preauthorized? sec. kirby: i'm not

government is reportedly planning to detain some 30,000 afghan refugees at two militaryases -- fort bliss in texas and fort mccoy in wisconsin. fort bliss is currently holding hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children and has been plagued by allegations of abuse and unsafe conditions. we will have more on afghanistan after headlines. tropical storm grace swept into haiti and the dominican republic overnight, bringing heavy rain and winds just two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1400 people in haiti. saturday 7.2 magnitude quake left some 6900 people injured and the toll is expected to rise. hospitals report they are inundated with earthquake survivors and facing a shortage of medical supplies. in the city of les cayes and the town of jÉrÉmie, two of the most badly hit by the quake, roads were further damaged due to aftershocks and mudslides. in related news, haitian and immigrant justice advocates are denouncing the biden administration for its ongoing deportations of haitian asylum seekers, even after the assassination of president jovenel moÏse in july. last week, a

put there -- fort bliss in texas and fort mccoy as well, are they preparing these two places for tens of thousands of afghans? >> yes, it is our understanding that fort bliss and fort mccoy are likely to be useto house siv applicants while they continue the immigration process in the u.s. after they have been evacuated. we only know that from the media reports. we don't have any other information or knowledge to suggest it is accurate. amy: i want to turn to another issue. let's turn to texas where raices is based, where republican governor greg abbott has tested positive for coronavirus, just a day after he attended a packed, indoor, mostly unmasked republican fundraiser in dallas of hundreds. abbott's office as he is fully vaccinated. he has imposed a statewide mask mandate and blamed migrants for the spread of governor 19. raices tweeted -- "turns out it wasn't an immigrant or asylum seeker who was spreading covid-19 all over texas after all. " talk about the significance of governor abbott, it is terrible he has come down with covid, he is getting a very expensive treatment at tru

put there -- fort bliss in texas and fort mccoy as well, are they preparing these two places for tens of thousands of afghans? >> yes, it is our understanding that fort bliss and fort mccoy are likely to be used house siv applicants while they continue the immigration process in the u.s. after they have been evacuated. we only know that from the media reports. we don't have any other information or knowledge to suggest it is accurate. amy: i want to turn to another issue. let's turn to texas where raices is based, where republican governor greg abbott has tested positive for coronavirus, just a day after he attended a packed, indoor, mostly unmasked republican fundraiser in dallas of hundreds. abbott's office as he is fully vaccinated. he has imposed a statewide mask mandate and blamed migrants for the spread of governor 19. raices tweeted -- "turns out it wasn't an immigrant or asylum seeker who was spreading covid-19 all over texas after all. " talk about the significance of governor abbott, it is terrible he has come down with covid, he is getting a very expensive treatment at trum

task force bliss at fort bliss, texas has a capacity of 5,000. received first flights with vulnerable afghans on saturday, august 21st. to date task force mccoy supported 2,083 afghan who is have being in hard structures. task force liberty at joint base mcquire, new jersey has a capacity of 3,500 and received its first group of afghans wednesday, august 25th. to date, task liberty has supported 1,192 afghans who are being housed in a mix of hard and soft sited structures. our total capacity at these four installations is 21,000 and growing. we're steadily working to increase capacity to the 50,000 number by september 15th. the number of military installations could increase in the future. the request for assistance from the state department specifically requested that the department of defense provide culturally appropriate food, water, bedding, religious services, recreational activities and other services such as transportation from the port of entry to the location of accommodations and some medical services as well. my team of military civil

from virginia, afghans will be taken to either fort bliss or fort mccoy in wisconsin. >>> thousands of afghans again descended on the airport today hoping to find a way out. richard engel reports from qatar. >> reporter: evacuations that took place in kabul is extremely chaotic, and it is not at all what it was intended to be. this was supposed to be for american citizens, foreign contractors, afghans who worked with u.s. troops. instead, the taliban moved in to kabul earlier than expected when the u.s. pulled out troops and the president of afghanistan suddenly ran from the country and now there is a state of panic. people by the thousands, tens of thousands, are rushing to this base. the americans on that base are not equipped to handle this. this is now become a kind of evacuation of refugees from the city. >> we're going to continue that in the days ahead and get out thousands more afghans who are at risk and who supported the u.s. military effort in afghanistan, along with continuing to ensure that we are focussed on getting american citizens out who want to leave the country. >>

these installations joint fort lee, fort mccoy, fort bliss and joint base dix in providing this support. the defense department will support the state department in providing temporary housing and support in the united states for a capacity of up to 50,000 afghan special immigrant visa applicants, their families and other at-risk individuals. >> tucker: man, they always take tragedy and run with it to change this country outside the bounds of democracy. they don't ask anyone to vote on it. they don't ask for permission. they just take your sadness and bewilderment and leverage it to change everything. they did that with george floyd's death. >> they did it with covid, which they helped create through gain of function research and doing it now in the wake of the tragedy in afghanistan that they caused. so we just learned that 50,000 siv applicants and their families and other at-risk individuals so what is an at-risk individual? we have no idea but a term our military is using a lot. the head of central command used that term, "at-risk afghans." right now anybody in afghanistan is at ris

fort bliss meets with a case manager weekly and we have close to 16 mental health and behavioral counselors on-site working with the children. it remains our policy to quickly report any alleged instances of wrongdoing to the appropriate authorities." this is not a new discussion. we on "outnumbered" have been covering this for months and months now. reports coming out of examples like this of kids on suicide watch lists. one federal worker said that's of the kids conditions. the kids told him that they were in prison and begged them to please get them out of there because they could not take it anymore. and children have tried to escape the facilities. where has been the media all the long? if this was drunk, be different coverage situation. >> tomi: it was when we had the caravans coming over during the trump administration. something he's with the perturbed. but i also member aoc at one of those facilities during the trump administration with her little photo up crying and looking at the cages and talking about how horrific it was. now we don't hear much from her and we don't hear much f

these installations joint fort lee, fort mccoy, fort bliss and joint base dix in providing this -- mcguire tax and providing this support. the defense department will support the state department in providing temporary housing and support in the united states for a capacity of up to 50,000 afghan special immigrant visa applicants, their families and other at-risk individuals. >> tucker: man, they always take tragedy and run with it to change this country outside the bounds of democracy. they don't ask anyone to vote on it. they don't ask for permission. they just take your sadness and bewilderment and leverage it to change everything. they did that with george floyd's death. >> they did it with covid, which they helped create through gain of functionrg research and doing it now in the wake of the tragedy in afghanistan that they caused. so we just learned that 50,000 siv applicants and their families and other at-risk individuals so what is an at-risk individual? we have no idea but a term our military is using a lot. the head of central command used that term, "at-risk afghans." right now

from virginia afghans will be taken to fort bliss in texas or fort mccoy in wisconsin. >> members of the afghan community in fremont continue to demand more action. >> we are here today asking the white house, evacuate, evacuate immediately our partners, our allies, civil society populations. two, provide safe passage to the airport and secure the airport. >> for the second day in a row people gathered in support of people trying to leave afghanistan as we reported fremont has one of the largest afghan populations in the entire country. we'll continue to follow the developing story for you. head to nbc bay area.com for the latest information on the ongoing evacuation mission. >>> new at 6:00 san francisco police are investigating a dispute caught on camera. it happened while the victim was in line at a car wash as the video taken yesterday morning at the bayshore car wash. police say the man shown in the video tried jumping the line to get his car washed. when the victim wouldn't let him in the man gets out of his car and confronts him. you can see the suspect goes to his car and gra

so i'm hopeful in my hometown is an out plaza where fort bliss is located and i know those people to have a big heart and very patriotic and i do believe for the most part they will be welcome and hope to integrate them into our society and be grateful for what they did for our country. i society and be grateful for what they did for our country.- society and be grateful for what they did for our country. i want to come to the _ they did for our country. i want to come to the other _ they did for our country. i want to come to the other issues - they did for our country. i want to come to the other issues that - they did for our country. i want to come to the other issues that you come to the other issues that you come to the other issues that you come to talk about in a second. we are talking to boo a previous guest in texas a few minutes ago do you think it will be a difference in approach in texas to the approach there's been to the mexicans come across the border?— across the border? yes, unfortunately _ across the border? yes, unfortunately i - across the border? yes, unfortun

more than 1000 staff at fort bliss have received required training, including child best welfare practices, trauma informed care, cultural competence and training is ongoing, as well. this is an issue we take seriously and these reports go directly to the inspector general and improvements have been made. >> two more questions. >> one question on vaccines and misinformation. since president biden and the attorney general have spoken about the issue, has the white house seen the companies, social media companies, take steps to address a vaccine misinformation? any changes you have seen? press sec. psaki: i will have to talk to our team and see if there are specific notes of improvement we can callout. i'm happy to do that. or connect you with them directly. >> we are seeing an increase in vaccinations again, and it seems to be tied to the number of cases going up, so we were wondering if it could be tied back to the misinformation and cracking down on it. press sec. psaki: it is hard to draw a connection to one specific step in any community, but there is no question can you see it through

right now we are hosting approximately $8000.00 and afghan applicants at fort mccoy. fort bliss, fort lee and joint base mcguire dix, blank lake erst, a dedicated team of military, civilian and contract personnel are working closely with numerous agencies, both government and non government, to ensure further requirements and additional capabilities are available. we will keep you updated on this. on this effort. south. com continues to conduct humanitarian relief operations in haiti and north come while simultaneously executing evacuation flights as postured to support fema as the lead federal agency and preparing for tropical storm ida. lastly, i want to share that department of defense will shortly announce the names of the cert, 13 service members who were killed in service to their country. we agree with the gold star families, friends and loved ones of our fallen. they will be remembered and revered among americans who have served in afghanistan in operations. freedom sent no enduring freedom from ok and or have anything to add. so we'll go read the questions. thank you, john. c

and fort bliss, texas. we expect to have the capacity in the next few days to start at fort mccoy. then in the next couple of days at fort bliss to house upwards of 22,000 total. >> let me seize on what you left off with. the title of this event is rethinking homeland defense. let's stay at the high level. why is it we are having to rethink homeland now? gen. vanherck: northcom was stood up and the response to 9/11 for rogue actors 20 years ago. those rogue actors today still exist. but as i said, the competitors have changed the at risk in the homeland. many people think of it as hurricanes and wildfires because we have continued to do the civil authority mission. but as you look at the environment, the threat to the homeland forces us to rethink that. it's all about giving our senior leaders decision space and creating options so that we don't have to have potentially an escalatory option, such as a strike on our homeland, which demands a response or a risk of strategic deterrence, which is crucial. china and russia have advanced capabilities. china was with russia and china -- a

mccoy in wisconsin, fort bliss in texas. the fox news story quoting john kirby, the pentagon spokesperson, saying we want the capacity to get several thousand immediately, and the potential for tens of thousands. bliss and mccoy have the capability right now. that is advantageous. the story out of oregon -- a coalition of oregon legislators joined by governor kate brown yesterday in saying the state will accept refugees fleeing the fall of afghanistan. the letter they sent -- "together we call on the biden administration to lift caps and take other actions that will save lives at this time. as a state we must take the necessary steps to be able to resettle families when they arrive. events in afghanistan echoed the departure of the united states from saigon following the end of the vietnam war." as we talk about the potential resettlement, we are simply asking you, would you welcome afghan refugees in your part of the country? republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000, and the special and for recent refugees, we wan

we have three military bases now set to receive them, fort lee, fort mccoy and fort bliss. the capacity at those three bases, we want to get up to 22,000 capacity. we're not there yet. understandably. we're building out to that. as the secretary made clear to the department, if we need to offer additional u.s. installations here in the continental united states, we'll do that. right now we think we can get up to 22,000 in relatively short order here over the next coming days and week. we'll see where it goes. >> so let's say the p2s or other afghans at risk, would you look at say foreign installations like italy or other u.s. bases in continental europe? >> a better question for the state department that runs that part of the immigration process. that wouldn't be our call make. >> understood. >> does the secretary possess the authority he needs to call up more forces if needed or does he have to ask the white house first? >> if he was going to make a major muscle movement in terms of additional forces of a significant size, he would absolutely want to have that conversation

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more than 1000 staff at fort bliss have received required training, including child best welfare practices, trauma informed care, cultural competence and training is ongoing, as well. this is an issue we take seriously and these reports go directly to the inspector general and improvements have been made. >> two more questions. >> one question on vaccines and misinformation. since president biden and the attorney general have spoken about the issue, has the white house seen the companies, social media companies, take steps to address a vaccine misinformation? any changes you have seen? press sec. psaki: i will have to talk to our team and see if there are specific notes of improvement we can callout. i'm happy to do that. >> we are seeing an increase in vaccinations again, and it seems to be tied to the number of cases going up, so we were wondering if it could be tied back to the misinformation and cracking down on it. press sec. psaki: it is hard to draw a connection to one specific step in any community, but there is no question can you see it through reporting, which is where people se

bliss in texas and fort mccoy in minnesota. the head of u.s. forces in the middle east general frank mckenzie met with taliban leaders to make it clear any attacks on americans would result in a swift and deadly u.s. response. we're now learning president biden plans to address the nation soon about the developing situation in afghanistan. back to you. >> dana: thank you, we appreciate it. >> bill: meanwhile strange and deafening silence from president biden to this point. get to peter doocy on the north lawn. what are you hearing about a potential address? so far he has stayed at camp david and stayed out of sight. good morning. >> we haven't heard a peep from the president in several days. we're hearing that unless the schedule changes he will remain at camp david through wednesday. >> focused on insuring that the mission, which is to secure that airport and to continue these evacuations, that that mission continues and is brought to a positive conclusion. that's his overriding focus right now. he is deeply engaged on it and

bliss today for further processing in this process. as you can see, this is a very complex and multistep operation. we are committed to this highly important mission to bring american citizens, siv applicants, and at risk afghans who have worked alongside us through our time in afghanistan, and vulnerable afghanistan citizens, safely out of afghanistan. since the end of july, we have are like -- relocated a proximally 22,000 people. since august 14, we have evacuated approximately 17,000. i would add that intelligence, law enforcement, and counterterrorism professionals are conducting screening and security vetting for all afghans before they are allowed to enter the united states. these agencies are surging resources to evaluate all of these evacuees to ensure protection of the homeland. this massive effort is the result of teamwork across the interagency cooperation of our partners around the world who share in this incredible effort. thank you. john kirby: ok. it looks like you are on the phone. >> thanks, john. for either you or th

bliss today for further processing in this process. our correspondent barbara plett usher gave us her reaction to the briefing — and the message being given to americans trying to leave the country. a lot of the questions were about this warning that the us embassy put out say not to come to the airport unless instructed to because of security threats which is a tougher message from the embassy than the ones they have been sending out so far. the pentagon officials were asked about that quite a lot and they did not give specific details about what this threat was. there are unnamed us officials being quoted in the american media just recently saying that one of the biggest current threats is the possibility of attack by the afghanistan branch of islamic state which is also opposed to the taliban. we know, we got a notice from the white house about the national security meeting president biden has just had, that this issue was raised at that meeting. at the pentagon briefing we were told that there was no reported change in what they

in just one week, since beginning this operation, have left afghanistan and will be transitioned to fort bliss today for further processing in this process. processing in this let's speak to our correspondent in washington, barbara plett usher. stay with us. with so many people now hoping to escape afghanistan, turkey has warned of a new wave of migration, and called on european countries to take responsibility. greece has also built a new 25—mile fence and surveillance system along its border with turkey. the greek government says it won't wait passively, for the possible impact of a refugee crisis, following the taliban takeover. earlier i spoke to the freelance journalist daphne tolis who is in athens. the a0 kilometre steel fence has been completed. the defence minister and the citizens protection minister were both yesterday, friday, there. they visited the wall, the border there. they said that greek borders will remain secure and impenetrable and that border forces are on alert for any possible wave of afghan refugees trying to cross into europe through greece. is this widely su

bliss today for further processing in this process. our correspondent barbara plett usher gave us her reaction to the briefing — and the message being given to americans trying to leave the country a lot of the questions were about this warning that the us embassy put out say not to come to the airport unless instructed to because of security threats which is a tougher message from the embassy than the ones they have been sending out so far. the pentagon officials were asked about that quite a lot and they did not give specific details about what this threat was. there are unnamed us officials being quoted in the american media just recently saying that one of the biggest current threats is the possibility of attack by the afghanistan branch of islamic state which is also opposed to the taliban. we know, we got a notice from the white house about the national security meeting president biden hasjust had national security meeting president biden has just had that this issue was raised at that meeting. at the pentagon briefing we were

. >> afghan refugees beginning to arrive at fort bliss, texas, more expected in coming days. one of three military bases temporarily housing afghans escaping the taliban. 1,000 service members will help in operation allies refuge. members of the bay area community demand more effort from the government. >> we're asking the white house evacuate, evacuate immediately our partners, allies. civil society. doing so, provide safe passage to the airport and secure the airport. >> second day in a row gathering in fremont's little kabul, supporting getting people out of afghanistan, that's one of the largest populations in the united states. >>> questions raised about who was first person to die from coronavirus in the united states and exactly when. until now it's believed a san jose woman was first covid-19 death in the country, patricia dowd died on february 6th, 2020, but a cdc chart of covid deaths has been updated to one dying week of january 11th. five more passing away following two weeks. san jose mercury news says spans six states, suggesting the virus was already in widespr

., including temporary sites under assessment at fort bliss, texas, and camp mccoy, wisconsin. there may be other sites identified if services are needed, additional capacity is needed. at this point, we are looking to establish 22,000 spaces. we can expand if we need to. as with the operation, we have been supporting a fort lee, persons who have come to these locations will have been prescreened by the department of homeland security to enter. with this operation underway but given the urgency of the situation and kabul, our focus has shifted to movement of embassy staff, american citizens, allies and other partners out of kabul. starting on august 14, we began movement of these persons on department of defense aircraft, providing them transportation that had flown into kabul , delivering our troops and cargo. this is an important point. the numbers today are in the hundreds. we certainly have a much greater requirement. we are still in the process of bringing in forces, these aircraft, as spaces available on the outbound have been taking passengers. this has been somewhat dis

., including temporary sites under assessment at fort bliss, texas, and camp mccoy, wisconsin. there may be other sites identified if services are needed, additional capacity is needed. at this point we are looking to establish 22,000 spaces. we can expand if we need to. as with the operation we have been supporting a fort lee, persons who have come to these locations will have been prescreened by the department of homeland security to enter. with this operation underway but given the urgency of the situation and kabul, our focus has shifted to movement of embassy staff, american citizens, allies and other partners out of kabul. starting on august 14, we began movement of these persons on department of defense aircraft, providing them transportation that had flown into kabul delivering our troops and cargo. this is an important point. the numbers today are in the hundreds. we certainly have a much greater requirement. we are still in the process of ringing in forces, these aircraft, as spaces available on the outbound have been taking passengers. this has been somewhat disrupte

bliss and el paso, 25,000. a lot of translators and interpreters, didn't know we had that many. >> the dhs is paroling the vast majority of these individuals into the country and doing a lot of these checks and looking at their applications after the fact. that is why we are seeing vast amount of individuals coming in landing at dulles and other individual airports across the country. they are doing a lot of these checks. >> how much does this cost per refugee? i saw that broken down at one point when we were bringing somalis into maine and minnesota but the american people are footing the bill so they deserve to know ultimately even how much that will cost. >> it will be significant. a lot of checks being done by the government security are done to the national vetting center, you've got multiple entities within the department doing checks and looking at these applications, tying up resources, the same folks looking at asylum applications on the southwest border as well. laura: the cost of refugees over long p

the us army is planning to house 22,000 afghan refugees, the northern comanche general says fort bliss plans to house 10,000. the texas base is holding migrant children. fort mccoy in wisconsin to take 12,000. todd: turning to fox weather, tropical depression fred unleashing heavy rain, flash flooding could reach upstate new york. jillian: north carolina tornado causing damage across the south, no injuries were reported. tropical storm grace, people left without homes after the devastating earthquake in haiti. todd: you see these images out of haiti, seems every 5 years they get horrible storm. how much can they take? >> reporter: that is the big story in the tropics as it continues to strengthen. it is on the move so folks in haiti can take a break from this one but we are in the middle of hurricane season. it seems the next six weeks we could be lining up a lot of activity through the tropics but the one that did move over haiti still a powerful storm that is strengthening now that it is over open water. winds 65 miles an hour gusting to 75 miles an hour, the storm is on the move at

fort bliss, and fort mccoy for now. lawmakers are debating how many more to take in and where else to send them nbc sahil kapur. >> that's right. congress is on a path to a showdown over afghan refugees, how many to take in. we're already seeing some hill jats are generally unified disagreements emerge on capitol hill they are generally unified saying the united states needs to do more to take in refugees and some like the progressive chair in the house is calling for expanding special immigrant visas substantially to allow more refugees to come in among republicans, it is more complicated. there are some like senator mitch mcconnell and mike gallagher that say the u.s. absolutely should do more to resettle refugees in the u.s. and in the region. and another faction led by congressman paul gosar, backed by influential voices and right wing media objecting to any effort to take in more afghan refugees in the foreseeable future there are 47 senators, including three republicans, calling for a special category for visas fo

right now, we are hosting approximately 8,000 afghan applicants at fort mccoy, fort bliss, fort lee, and joint base mcguire lake hurst. a dedicated team of military, civilian, and contract personnel are working closely with numerous agencies, both government and non-government, to ensure further requirements and additional capabilities are available. we will keep you updated on this effort. south com continues to conduct humanitarian relief operations in haiti. and north com, while simultaneously executing evacuation flights, is postured to support fema as a lead federal agency in preparing for tropical storm ida. lastly, i want to share that the department of defense will shortly announce the names of the 13 service members who were killed in service to their country. we grieve with the gold star families, friends, and loved ones of our fallen. they will be remembered and revered among americans who have served in afghanistan in operations freedom, sent ninal, and enduring freedom. >> okay. i don't have anything to add, so we'll go right to questions. >> thank you, john. couple ques

fort bliss, and fort mccoy for now. lawmakers are debating how many more to take in and where else to send them nbc sahil kapur. >> that's right. congress is on a path to a showdown over afghan refugees, how many to take in. we're already seeing some agreements emerge on capitol hill jats are generally unified saying the united states needs to do more to take in refugees and some like the progressive chair in the house is calling for expanding special immigrant visas substantially to allow more refugees to come in among republicans, it is more complicated. there are some like senator mitch mcconnell and mike gallagher that say the u.s. absolutely should do more to resettle refugees in the u.s. and in the region. and another faction led by congressman paul gosar, backed by influential voices and right wing media objecting to any effort to take in more afghan refugees in the foreseeable future there are 47 senators, including three republicans, calling for a special category for visas for women under the taliban. these ar

these installations joint fort lee, fort mccoy, fort bliss and joint based maguire and dix to surprise -- to supply this resort and the defense department will support the state department to furnish housing in the united states for up to 50,000 afghan special immigrant visa applications, their families and other at-risk individuals. u.s. northern command will coordinate the details with the state department, the department of homeland security and health and human services as necessary and will be provided under presidential drawdown authority to the maximum extent possible with additional support being provided on a reimbursable basis. as general taylor let you know, we have the commander of northern command coming into the briefing room later this afternoon and he will be able to provide more context on that. with that, we will take questions. reporter: for the general, the president has said he wants to get back at isis. how difficult will it be for the u.s. military to do that type of operation considering the lower number of troops and the difficulty in getting intelligence on th

lee in texas and fort bliss and fort mccoy in texas at least for now. lawmakers are debating how many more to take in and where else to send them nbc sahil kapur. now with where that fight stands on capitol hill. sahil? >> that's right. congress is on a path to a showdown over afghan refugees, just how many to take in and we're already seeing some disagreements emerge on capitol hill democrats are generally unified in saying the united states needs to do more to take in those refugees and unlike caucus chair is calling for expanding immigrant visas that would allow more to come in. among republicans it's more complicated. there's a difference there's some like senator mitch mcconnell and mike gallagher said the u.s. absolutely should do more to resettle refugees boets in the u.s. and in the region there's another faction, led by individuals like congressman paul gosar and backed by influential voices in right wing media that are objecting to any effort to take in more afghan refugees in the foreseeable future 47 republicans and calling for visa category

these installations joint fort lee, fort mccoy, fort bliss and joint based maguire and dix to supply this resort and the defense department will support the state department to furnish housing in the united states for up to 50,000 afghan special immigrant visa applications, their families and other at-risk individuals. u.s. northern command will coordinate the details with the state department, the department of homeland security and health and human services as necessary and will be provided under presidential drawdown authority to the maximum extent possible with additional support being provided on a reimbursable basis. as general taylor let you know, we have the commander of northern command coming into the briefing room later this afternoon and he will be able to provide more context on that. with that, we will take questions. reporter: for the general, the president has said he wants to get back at isis. how difficult will it be for the u.s. military to do that type of operation considering the lower number of troops and the difficulty in getting intelligence on the ground. i d

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