. >>> last night residents attended a town hall hosted by eric swalwell, they pleaded for help trying to get family members out of afghanistan. >> it's my hope. >> reporter: from the start of the town hall, congressman swalwell got face-to-face requests for help. this man arrived two weeks ago, he watched in horror as his country unravelled into chaos. >> since last week i don't have any contact with any of them because there was no internet. they're just in the basement of our home. >> reporter: swalwell said his office fielded about 6,000 special immigrant visa requests in the last two weeks, they usually get about 1,000 each year. his district includes little kabul in fremont. and along with people asking for help to get loved ones out, some wondered how they can help those who will be arriving. >> someone in the community, what we can do to help the refugees that are resettling here. >> reporter: there were quite a few people in the audience who criticized president joe biden's draw down of troops in afghanistan, they criticized swalwell for american policy there for the last 50 y

congressman eric swalwell in search of some help. our first maureen kelly was there. >> overcome with emotion and desperation. this man says he and his brother worked for the u.s. army back in afghanistan that brother their mother and sister as well as other extended family are still there. clutching immigration paperwork as we spoke, he worried about them facing reprisals from the taliban. it's also why abdul did not want to give his last name is starting the part of pebble city. >> they're searching to people and house by house. >> they're finding out who who worked where with 2, i their final. those people and their lives and definitely >> abdul is one of over 100 people who have lined up in front of congressman eric swalwell castro valley district office over the last 2 days hoping to get some answers on how to get their loved ones out of afghanistan. swalwell's office says they can check the status of someone special immigration visa or help point them in the direction to start the process to get one another man who didn't want

congressman eric swalwell trying to get some help. kron four's. maureen kelly was there. rcome with emotion and desperation. this man says he and his brother worked for the u.s. army back in afghanistan that brother their mother and sister as well as other extended family are still there. clutching immigration paperwork as we spoke, he worried about them facing reprisals from the taliban. it's also why abdul did not want to give his last name is starting the part of pebble city. >> they're searching to people and house by house. >> they're finding out who who worked where with 2, i their final. those people and their lives and definitely >> abdul is one of over 100 people who have lined up in front of congressman eric swalwell castro valley district office over the last 2 days hoping to get some answers on how to get their loved ones out of afghanistan. swalwell's office says they can check the status of someone special immigration visa or help point them in the direction to start the process to get 1, 1, man in line immigrated to the u.s. is a boy and went back to afghan

as well as the ongoing pandemic but not everyone eric swalwell hn person town hall since the start ofc his office has taken on thousands of immigration cases in the last two weeks to help afghan refugees ktvu magus joins us live now from castro valley and emma, the congressman faced supporters and critics as well. yes andre congressman swalwell said he's taken on 6000 cases to assist afghan refugees and coming to the bay area and some of their relatives were at a town hall tonight and press the congressman on one help you realistically able to provide right now, but right now because of me because of you guys, my families and the danger so what are you guys doing? we're gonna try and get him out i promise is shouting then and embrace marked the hot and cold temperature representative eric swalwell was friday night lights style town hall he drew both applause with some angry shouts from the crowd of masked east bay community members when answering questions on his plans to invest in resettling afghan refugees. this is what we do. this is who we are. we are a vibrant economy because thi

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listen to eric swalwell.s out the thing that scares eric swalwell is not americans dying from opioids or criminals killing them, it's not even the chinese spies he sleeps with, the stds he may -- anyone who shoes these women in the throat is a hero. >> i am alive today, my colleagues are alive because he had to make that fateful decision, one that no officer wants to make, but a mob was crashing through the doors into the speaker's lobby. i heard them smashing, the pounding breaking of glass, the chanting. had they gotten through, many of our more vulnerable members who are asked to leave that would've been overrun had the officer not acted so bravely. >> tucker: how can you sit and listen to someone say that and not challenge it. you were going to get beaten to death by ashley babbitt, an unarmed woman under 5'5"? she'll beat you with her flag question what you can disapprove of what actually babbitt and the january 6 writers did and we do disapprove and said so, and still think it's a little much to shoot s

why swalwell and not jordan? why is it your members can have their minds already made up, but somehow that is disqualifying for the other side. the sort of question a serious objective media would ask. the sort of question, a media serious about speaking truth to power would ask. it is sort of question a media devoted to the truth would ask. but the modern media in this country is just as partisan as politicians themselves, truth to power they claim. democracy dies in darkness, they claim. well, it doesn't do well in the slough of hypocrisy either, that is where we are right now, no small part because the referee is just as partisan, as the players. joining me now fox news contributor, law professor george washington university professor jonathan turley. >> thank you, trey. trey: what is standard for participation on a select committee in congress. >> historically both parties have been allowed to populate the part of the committee, it gains credibility if both parties are able to be represented fully, that bring

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why swalwell, not jordan? why it is your members can already havee their minds alreay made up, but somehow that is disqualifying for the other side. the question a serious objective media would ask. it is the sort of question a media devoted to the truth would ask. but the modern media here is just as partisan as the politicians. truth to power they claim, democracy dies in darkness they claim. it does not do well in the slough of hypocrisy either. that is where we are right now. no small part because the referee is just as partisan, as the players. joining me fox news contributor, law professor at george washington university, professor jonathan turley, how are you professor? >> thank you, trey, i am fine. trey: what is standard on participation in a select committee in congress. >> they have been allowed to populate their parts of the committee it gains credibility if both parties are able to be represented fully, that brings adversarial process that brings more facts into the open. that is what was troublin

representative swalwell, thank you very much. malcolm nance, thank you very much. >>> on this four-year anniversary of charlottesville, an event joe biden said inspired him to run for president, it's also a reminder that biden chose the third anniversary of that racist outrage, one year ago today, to make history by announcing a black and asian-american woman, senator kamala harris, would be his running mate. in a tweet today biden called it one of the most important decisions i have ever made. i couldn't ask for a better friend on this journey. >>> and getting outright hostile and threatening violence, as schools reopen. >> we will finding you. >> do not go out in public again. >> that mob going after medical officials after a school board meeting in tennessee. education secretary miguel cardona joins me. >>> plus senator sherrod brown is here over the democrats' biggest priorities. >>> and the republican fettish for locking up their political rivals. "the reidout" continues after this. he rei dout" continues afte this as someon

congressman eric swalwell looking for help. kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >> this man who says he worked as an interpreter for the u.s. army back in afghanistan became overcome with emotion when thinking about the events of the last few days in his home country. he says his brother also worked for the u.s. army and is still back there along with his mother, sister and other extended family. he's worried about them facing reprisals. it's also why a dual didn't want to give his last name. >> started in that part of pebble city. they're searching to people and house by house. they're finding out who who worked where with 2. >> i their final. those people and their lives and definitely intent. >> abdul is one of over 100 people who have lined up in front of congressman eric swalwell castro valley district office over the last 2 days hoping to get some answers on how to get their loved ones out of afghanistan now that the taliban are back in charge. swalwell's office says they can check the status of someone special immig

eric swalwell's district represents many of the afghans. he his staff is helping families navigate options to bring families to the u.s. under refugee status. >> anybody who has a hot take about how long we should be in afghanistan, i would really urge you to think about these refugee whose are leaving everything and coming with nothing. and a second spent debate being the policy over there, is a second wasted on trying to help family unless need. that's what they need the most right now. >> they need answers. let's bring in our guest, ayesha wahad. nice to have you on the program with us. what you're watching, we feel for the community, especially in fremont and the east bay. what are you seeing, what's going through your mind as you see this unfold? >> primarily, it's heartbreaking to see, afghanistan has had 40 years of war. to be honest with you, almost half a century of war. and the united states is leaving, and the majority of the afghan people are hoping that we do not completely abandon afghanistan. you know, we have a role to play,

. >> east bay, democratic congressman eric swalwell is actively offering, you help to reunite afghanricans living here in the bay area with there loved ones who are waiting for a special. the says he says that now is not the time to play the blame game and question the biden administration's decision to remove all u.s. troops from afghanistan. >> well, it's a policy that has gone through 4 presidencies. and i don't believe anyone was being honest with say that the last day in afghanistan. i would anything other like this, you know, a tragedy. and i think it also reaffirms that had state 20 more years and spent billions more dollars in lost thousands of more troops that the afghan army despite all the capabilities was just not going to have the will to fight and defend the country. and so that is a very hard reality. but i think second spent debating whose fault this was the second we're not spending opening our arms and helping the families who are going to be coming into our community. having left everything and bring you almost nothing. >> representative swalwell is inviting anyone

he says the east bay is home to the largest number of afghan americans, swalwell says, if you have a loved one, waiting for a special immigrant visa, his case workers can help get a status update on pending applications that includes translators and interpreters employed by the us government. we want to do everything we can to help people who helped us in this 20 year conflict where, of course, we defeated and killed osama bin laden took so many terrorists off the battlefield and want to make sure those who helped us are being helped is this country suffers the resurgence of the taliban take stand up congressman swallows offices in castro valley, he says people can make an appointment or stop by monday from 2 to 5 in the afternoon or tuesday from nine in the morning. until noon. here are some key figures on the afghanistan the war it has lasted nearly 20 years. during that time the u. s spent 822 billion to pay for it. and during that time $2400 were killed along with 3800 u. s contractors. 66,000 members of the afghan military also died along with 47th afghan civilians and 51,000 me

having left everything and bring you almost nothing. >> congressman swalwell is inviting anyone with questions about the special immigrant visa to visit his castro valley office. the address is on your screen. to 0, 9, 9, 0 redwood road. it will be open again tomorrow from 00:00am in the morning until noon. >> meanwhile, the chaos in afghanistan is being felt a deeply and free month's little along with the future of the country. >> has scenes of chaos play out on television in the wake of afghanistan's capital falling into the hands of the taliban afghan americans here in little couple watch and worry. >> i don't know what's going on. and and what's going to happen. people say is, you know, tall of now saying that they're going leave the people alone and the woman and people can go to alert. >> but we don't trust them. another feels the whole world is turning its back on afghanistan. i just pray that anyone in this. well, any country that is willing to have my country if they can help the people of this country. >> it's just sad. not about. >> can is about being a human being humanit

give me a break, eric swalwell.ext speaker. >> it's not a joke, it's a strategy. let's face it threatening violence against women crosses the line. this is also consistent. we see that republicans directing their ier to energize their base. >> sandra: what about what you heard from maxine waters? >> i don't condone that, either. let's talk about what republicans do. aoc on the steps of the capitol gets called truly offensive dehumanizing names. we know the squad is demonized regularly. hillary clinton demonized. >> sandra: you took it literally from mccarthy. >> a strategy to energyize his base. absolutely. it was on purpose. >> sandra: sean. >> you tell a joke. this is a non-issue. funny that democrats get so excited about it as you mentioned the vile language they've used towards trump and republicans is horrific. >> sandra: i appreciate both of you coming on. it depends on how you heard it and what you think you saw. we'll see what mccarthy has to say about it and he will speak out on it soon. appreciate you both

congressman, swalwell says if you have a loved one, waiting for a special immigration, immigrant visa, his staff can help get a status update on pending applications. and that includes translators and interpreters working for the u. s government. we want to do everything we can to help people who helped us in this 20 year conflict where, of course, we defeated and killed osama bin laden took so many terrorists off the battlefield and want to make sure those who helped us are being helped. is this country suffers, the resurgence of the taliban. the office of congressman swalwell is in castro valley, and he says, appointments can be made or you can stop by on mondays between two and five p.m. or on tuesday, between nine in the morning and noon. we have added that schedule to our website just go over the web links for the dates and times plus what the situation in afghanistan changing by the hour, we will be bringing you updates on the ktvu news app and right here on air as well. students are returning to class full time. five days a week for the first time since the start of the pandemi

congressman swalwell says most are processed and magnetized in china.s beholden to a country whose government lies, cheats and steals. frankly they steal our intellectual property. they dumped steel, they manipulate currency. they have been cited by the world trade organization for their corrupt practices when it comes to rare earth elements. congressman swalwell also hopes the proposed bill will strengthen the economy and help combat climate change. the cbc is warning americans against going to france. it's one of several seven locations added to a list that's considered high risk travel. the other areas include israel, thailand and aruba. these locations are experiencing a large surge in covid cases. the areas are in addition to the 17 destinations the cdc presented last week which included greece, ireland and the u. s. virgin islands. americans eager to reunite with their loved ones in canada are lining up at the border now that they can cross yesterday was the first day that americans could cross the border into canada for non essential travel since

dozens of people lined up outside east bay congressman eric swalwell swalwell's office. that's where staffers have been helping people check the status of special immigration visas or help them start the process. we talked to one man who served 3 combat tours in afghanistan as an army sergeant. his father was killed on sunday night on the outskirts of kabul. now he's trying to do what he can for the rest of his family. >> i'm trying to see what i can do to help my cousins and family to get here as soon as possible because you know, soon as us as done deal. you know, the taliban's that we can, you know. >> they're saying we're going to forgive all these people that we can >> congressman swalwell's office will no longer hold the clinics for family members. but his office says it will continue to help by phone by taking information from those looking for assistance. we have listed that number on our screen. you can also find it on our website. kron 4 dot com. and we have continuing coverage of the taliban takeover. it's at kron 4 dot com just scan the qr code on the screen

earlier today, the afghan coalition, south asians for america and east bay congressman eric swalwellvirtual town hall to help clarify the visa application process for afghan americans trying to help family members get to the u. s. congressman swalwell is urging families in need to message him directly via social media or head to his resources website for help with visa applications. he shared a positive text that he received today. husband wife, four kids they did as instructed, made it through and into the airport today, their family had driven from sacramento to talk to us. but more work needs to be done. congressman swalwell says he wants to make sure that everyone who claims that they're eligible to evacuate should get on a plane and out of harm's way before being verified. a former army captain is trying desperately to get loved ones out of afghanistan, but even with the necessary paperwork, the family cannot make it safely inside the kabul airport as ktvu zan, rubin explains, the captain feels like the united states. isn't holding up its promise to help those that helped our co

tim: per presented a swell well's office represented a swell well's -- representative eric swalwell's office is set to take place between 2:00 to 5:00 and 9:00 to noon. if you show up, the offices there will be officials to help process existing visa applicants for afghans and their families. in the newsroom tonight, tim johns, abc 7 news. dion: many thanks to you. the bay area nonprofit is pleading for help tonight to evacuate their 360 afghan employees currently in kabul. former anchor cheryl jennings spent time there with the charity, roots of peace and interviewed the afghan president in 2015. the group is based in san rafael and its co-founder told abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard that she is worried and frightened about what could happen next in afghanistan. it's a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> it's absolutely not only a crisis. it is catastrophic. cornell: the roots of peace founder was up all night, desperately trying to help her 360 employees stuck in kabul. she just sent this letter to president biden, pleading for help. >> please provide me military aircraft to

many people lined up at the east bay office of swalwell. >> reporter: the lines started forming early this morning. people are fighting to get to see their loved ones again as they keep an eye on the group that now controls afghanistan. >> reporter: a line leading to the east bay doorsteps of congressman eric swallwell's office. >> the situation is really bad and a lot of people are struggling to get out of there for their lives. >> all these people are waiting for their families. we don't want to lose them. we don't want the taliban to kill them. please get them out of that hell. >> reporter: this is one of several congressional offices trying to help afghan americans expedite the visa process for their families back home, all asking for help. most say they don't trust the messages released by the taliban today and vowing to respect human rights for all afghanistan. >> there are messages being relayed to the enemy in the community of afghanistan to not be alarmed and fearfulearful. >> reporter: others praying the homeland promises are real. >> i have no choice but to trust them. i ca

congressman eric swalwell has a table outside of his office to offer help. as amy hollyfield found out, people are flocking for information. reporter: the line started building early this morning and keeps growing. each person in line with a heartbreaking story of fear. >> their life is in danger. they are so scared for their life. >> we don't have sleeping, eating, nothing. they are just hiding somewhere. >> we left at 4:00 in the morning. we got there around 7:00 in the morning. couldn't find any way to rescue my family. reporter: he drove from sacramento to castro valley this morning to join the line of people outside u.s. representative eric swalwell's office to ask for any kind of help to get their families out of afghanistan. his parents, brother, and nephews are there. his brother worked as an engineer for the u.s. government. >> i have a lot of concern about my family. they work with the u.s. forces. their life is in danger. reporter: she hasn't heard from her parents, because the internet is down where they live. >> since a few days, i haven't slept

having left everything and bringing almost nothing. >> representative swalwell is inviting anyone with questions about the special immigrant visa to visit him at his castro valley office. see addresses right there on your screen. it is 2, 0, 9, 9, 0 redwood road. it will be open from 2 to 5 this afternoon and 9 to noon tomorrow. if you didn't get the address, it's also on kron 4 dot com. you can follow our coverage. of course, on kron 4 dot com just scan the qr code on the screen with your mobile device. we'll take you straight to our web page where you can read about what's next for afghanistan along with local reaction. turning now to our coronavirus coverage. san francisco now opening a new mass testing site to respond to a surge in covid cases. it will be located at the intersection of 7th and brandon streets. the site is scheduled to open on august 18th this coming wednesday. it will be open 7 days a week from 09:00am to 06:00pm. and turning our attention to the south. a percent of sales mayor is calling on santa clara county sheriff to step down. kron four's rob fladeboe joining

people in the audience who criticized joe biden's draw down troops in afghanistan and criticized swalwell i don't want to send another service member from the united states dying. >> reporter: still the fear and anger of some who don't know what's happening with their loved ones is clear. >> because of you guys, my family is in detention, what are you guys doing? >> we are trying to get them out. >> reporter: a mosque in hayward collecting donations, all afternoon people dropping clothes and essentials that families will need when they get here. >> we are working with the afghan association, collective afghan associations and also community members. and so we put together a few drop off locations across the bay area today. >> organizers say they have received enough donations so far. we invite you to stay with us for the latest out of afghanistan. our twitter page, a great resource for breaking news. the minute we learn about the drone strike tonight, we tweeted that update. you can follow us, our handle is @nbcbayarea. >>> our other top story tonight, the smoke, our air quality got worse

. >> i know congressman eric swalwell. 's office is checking on the status of immigrations. -- his office is checking on the status of immigrations. can they expedite this and handle applications? i know that in normal times, it has taken years. >> i really don't know how they are going to do it. the embassy in afghanistan is closed, so these how are they going to go and file the forms? they say online does not work that is really something we need to find out. >> are you getting any concrete answers right now or nothing? >> not yet. only because there are few links they can go and fill out. there was one family that was supposed to arrive today that they couldn't. there was no transportation, n t plane coming and going. on the link to see what will happen and when they will be able to come to the united states, it's something that is question kristen: are you getting the sense the situation is deteriorating and panic is rising? >> people over there are really panicked. really in disbelief of what happened to them because

dozens of people showed up at the office of east bay congressman eric swalwell in search of help. >>started in that part of pebble city searching to people and has been house. they're finding out who who worked where with 2, i their final. those people and their lives and definitely in trade back and do to help my cousins and family. >> to get here as soon as possible because you know, soon as us as done deal. you know, the taliban's that we can, you know. >> they're saying we're going to forgive all these people that we can dice. >> today was the last day for the clinics at swalwell's office. but his office staff says that they will continue to help taking information from those who are looking for help by phone. the number to the congressman's castro valley office can be found on our website at kron 4 dot com. and we have continuing coverage of the taliban takeover of kron. 4 dot com just scan the qr code on your screen with your mobile device. it will take you straight to our web page where you can read about what is next for afghanistan along with local reaction and where you can

kumasi: congressman eric swalwell represents california's 15th district, the heart of the local afghan community. he says this is a time to focus on what to do next. that is why his office is hosting a special immigrant visa event today and tomorrow. it will be at his castro valley office, today from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., and then tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to noon congressman swalwell says there will be officials there to help process existing visa applications for afghans and their families. julian: now to the developing news on the pandemic, the highly contagious delta variant is pushing hospitals to the brink. the u.s. recorded over 140,000 new cases friday and saturday, the highest case total on consecutive days since january. daily average case is up 930% from mid-june. the south and particularly hard right now. eight states with the highest case rates are all in the south. those are also areas where low vaccination rates are the lowest. >> even everyone got vaccinated today, the surge would go on as it is right now for the next 4-6 weeks. julian: days after the cdc recommended worcest

democratic congressman eric swalwell says now is not the time to play the blame game in question whether this withdrawal was the right move. rather, he says our focus now should be on helping the country's refugees. as they tried to life 20 more years and spent billions more dollars and lost thousands of more troops. i think it also reaffirms that the afghan army. >> despite all the capabilities was just not going to have the will to fight and defend the country. and so but i think second spent debating whose fault this was the second we're not spending opening our arms and helping the families who are going to be coming into our community. having left everything and bringing almost nothing. >> representative swalwell is offering to help reunite afghan americans living in the bay area with their loved ones who are waiting on special visas. he's made his office in castro valley open to anyone who may have questions. the address is on your screen to 0, 9, 9, 0, redwood road. it will be open tomorrow morning from 9 until noon, california senator dianne feinstein taking a similar stance. she

. >> reporter: congressman eric swalwell says his east bay district has one of the largest afghan populations in america and wants to help families settle in the u.s. today families lined up at his castro valley office hoping to get help. >> there's a debate to be held as to whether we should have left afghanistan or not, but we are called to get every eligible afghan out of afghanistan and to the united states if possible. that's the focus of my office in these harrowing hours. >> reporter: and the congressman says that most likely the refugees will be processed at military bases, and then he hopes they will be placed with host families. reporting live in fremont, sharon katsuda, nbc bay area news. >>> the bay area's largest school district, san francisco unified, reopened today. more than 50,000 students walked back into campus classrooms. many of them for the first time in more than a year. the kids showed up to applause at dr. george washington carver elementary, and teachers welcomed some students with balloons. masks are mandatory, testing mandatory for staff. oakland reported 58 cases

the afghan coalition, south asians for america and congressman eric swalwell how they virtual town hall in the last hour to help clarify the visa application process for afghan americans trying to help family members get to the united states. and he say they have relatives who have helped the u. s military whose lives are now in danger, congressman swalwell says evacuation has to be the first priority. i would hate for us to leave anyone behind who would be targeted and killed by the taliban because they couldn't check every box. i would rather us do that in the air. verify when we land rather than to leave anyone in the taliban's wait. i myself have several family members who are at risk. but right now, the most important thing that we can do is get people out. get them here safely. that congressman is urging families in need to message him directly via social media or head to his resources website for help with visa applications to get to that site, just head over to ktvu dot com and click the web links tab. the welfare smoke is a concern for health officials who say that bad air outs

today many lined up at the office of eric swalwell, hoping to expedite visas for loved ones trapped. thousands more were evacuated today. the taliban held a press conference vowing to uphold human rights in afghanistan, met with mixed reaction. >> there are messages from the enemy to the community in afghanistan to not be alarmed, to not be nearful, to stay. we all know that is a lie. >> honestly, very no choice but to trust them. i have no other choice. i can say they're lying, but what good would that do? >> multiple local congressional offices have been flooded with calls to help. the taliban has a check point outside the kabul airport and is said to be refusing to allow afghans to pass. >>> the end of america's presence in afghanistan has many veterans reflecting on their time there. one parra veteran shares his perspective. >> we killed osama bin laden. and he was the face of terror. and i think that act alone of removing that terror and showing that you're not untouchable. i think it sends a clear message out to the world that america values her security and values her people,

east bay congressman eric swalwell posted on social media today that he and his team are ready to help the afghan community here in the bay area, he says the east bay is home to the largest number of afghan americans and swallow oil says if you have a loved one, waiting for a special immigrant visa, his case workers can help get a status update on pending applications. that includes translators and interpreters employed by the us government. we want to do everything we can to help people who helped us in this 20 year conflict where, of course, we defeated and killed osama bin laden took so many terrorists off the battlefield and want to make sure those who helped us are being helped is this country suffers the resurgence of the taliban. congressman swalwell offices in castro valley, he says people can make an appointment or stopped by monday from 2 to 5 in the afternoon or tuesday from nine in the morning until noon earlier today, on mornings and two we spoke with political science professor from ucsf are used usf rather, he says, as bad as it looks right now, in afghanistan, it is goi

california congressman eric swalwell of house judiciary tweeting, america has suffered enough violence around politics. gop leader mccarthy is now a would-be assailance of speaker pelosi. he needs to katherine clark of massachusetts, this is exactly who the republican party is, dangerous for women, dangerous for our country. we won't stand for it. kicking off our coverage, sahil kapur,omeyer, and randy control, so much to get to tonight. democrat eric swalwell demanding mccarthy resign after the comments about pelosi, seeming to advocate violence. what are you hearing and how do you see this playing out? >> what i'm hearing is the tension that has been building since, really over the last four or five years, but certainly since january 6th, feels like it's reaching a boiling coppant. comment like mccarthy's throwing out a joke to a crowd of donors and supports that he would hit the current speaker with the speaker's gavel is just beyond the pale and something that we do not hear really ever, but we're starting to hear now. the members i talked to, the staff i talked to, they just feel

joining me is eric swalwell, democrat from california and member of the house intelligence committee. wrong, has the most afghans in the country. >> we're proud of that, chris. we have the largest diaspora of afghans to america and that's always a strength but in the past two weeks it's tugged at our hearts as we've watched their history be buried by the taliban. i want to know if afghanistan going to be a breeding ground, a training ground for terrorism and what can we do now that we don't have a presence there to make sure that's not the case. but also, chris, i think first and foremost, how can we support the efforts to get americans and those who assisted us out of harm's way to america, credit to the administration now they're well over 30,000 people who have left the country. but we need to stay as long as we can to get anyone who's in a harm's way, american or who helped us. >> intel officials knew that afghan government, knew the possibility this would happen and the president has said this was never going to be pretty, essentially. are you satisfied with what you have heard s

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today many of the people who live there were lining up at congressman eric swalwell's office hoping toxpedite visas for their loved ones trapped in the taliban takeover. >> there are messages to not be alarmed, to not be fearful, to stay. we all know that is a lie. >> honestly, i have no choice but to trust them. i don't have any other choice. i can say they're lying, but what good would that do? >> multiple local congressional offices have been flooded with calls for help. currently, one of the issues is that the taliban has set up a check point outside the kabul w afghans to pass. there is a group in the bay area working to help refugees when they arrive. they are expecting to welcome about 60 people in the next few weeks and months. joining me is the ceo, robin menscher. thank you for being here to talk about this. let's begin by asking how did your organization even get involved this this effort and so quickly, too? >> well, thank you so much, gd evening. we actually have been involved in refugee resettlement since our founding in 1877 when a group of women from oakland, california

congressman eric swalwell introduced a bill that would offer a tax credit to boost u.s. production of rare earth mag it. used in products from hard disks and cell phones to electric cars and wind turbines. he was in livermore today at a manufacturer of zero emission transit buses. >> the folks in this space tell us that this production tax credit will allow us to harvest more in america, so that companies like gillick are not so dependent on china. >> this comes as the senate just passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with investments in clean transit vehicles. >>> checking in with paul heggen right now. going to get warmed up. not as warm as it has been. which way are we going to go? >> it's not record-setting, we're just going to kind of hover temperature-wise as we had for the rest of this week. where you and i live, still well into the 90s. we'll get to the temperatures in a second. want to talk about some monsoonal moisture trying to drift up toward us over the next couple days. anytime we see this, the green indicates that blob of moisture a little fa

congressman swalwell says that he wants to make sure that everyone who claims that they're eligible toshould get on a plane and out of harm's way before being verified. former army captain is among the many trying to get loved ones out of afghanistan, but even with the necessary paperwork, the family cannot make it safely inside the kabul airport as ktvu used, and rubin explains, the captain feels like the u. s is not holding up its promise to help those that helped our country. taliban has always been afraid of us. patrick kane of sunnyvale is a retired u s army captain, but he's got one final mission in afghanistan. so right now, i'm trying to get. the last of our family out of kabul. he doesn't mean blood relations he needs family forged through war. there are seven people is trying to help the immediate family of his afghan translator, among them. raisa, who helped operate a school for girls, a school, which was burned to the ground. last week. he got the email from the state department with he said his visa was process and he was clear to go. he just can't get to the airport races

the afghan military and government so utterly and quickly failed a statement from congressman eric swalwell reads in part, quote, it's critical that we do all we can to secure the area so we can prioritize a safe and swift rescue of us citizens diplomatic personnel, us service members as well as other individuals at imminent risk. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> the islamic extremist group known as isis kaye has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in kabul. isis k is an offshoot of isis that operates in afghanistan. isis k and the taliban are not allies. the 2 groups recruit from the same pool but have different goals for the region. experts say the bombing wasn't just aimed at americans. it was also meant to embarrass the taliban, meaning there will likely be more attacks to come. >> in kabul today is only the beginning of what will be your i think a series of terrorist attacks other one flicked a tremendous human suffering on the afghan. >> experts say that although isis k does pose a significant threat in afghanistan. the group does not have the ability to coordinate attacks on ame

afghan partners out of harm's way and we will complete that mission and east bay congressman eric swalwell responded by saying to evacuate americans and afghans who helped keep our troops out of harm's way. thousands of service members deployed to afghanistan tragically some of them will not be returning home. they courageously raised their hands to serve in an area thousands want to flee they did it because of their patriotism god bless them, their families and our country they serve military families are leaning on each other as they watched today's attacks. they say they feel deeply for the families who have loved ones in afghanistan. ktvu is deborah. be alone spent some time with members of a military moms support group today and has their reaction for we're all their moms there are kids there are kids it's a painful day for parents of u. s service members the loss of life on the way out of afghanistan hits hard. we're just a huge family and it's just even though we don't know these people it's just when i got out the alert on my phone my heart just sank and it was a sick to my stomach

>> reporter: congresswoman eric swalwell says his east bay district has one of the largest afghan populations in america, and he wants to help refugee families settle in the u.s. >> they will go to various military bases. of course they will -- if they've not fully gone through background checks yet, they would go through background checks. they would receive, you know, a health screening and a health check. >> reporter: heidi kuhn, ceo for the bay area nonprofit roots of peace, says hundreds of her organization's employees in afghanistan need protection. she's heard stories about women and girls. >> not only these young girls are being raped, but they are being branded, branded with hot iron on their arms after being raped. >> to move from afghanistan -- >> reporter: jawid came to the u.s. only five years ago and helped the u.s. as a translator before he left afghanistan. he hopes the u.s. will protect those fleeing today like he's been protected here. >> afghanistan being destroyed by these radical extremist groups. >> reporter: of course all the families are closely calling their families,

and today congressman eric swalwell held a town hall meeting with the leaders of the local afghan coalition about how his office can help evacuate people from the country. >> but don't leave people on the ground because they couldn't check every box and one of the boxes that we keep hearing about here locally as my officers dealt with hundreds of cases is the box that requires a letter of recommendation from someone with sister due on the battlefield. it's very hard for many of these family members to find the people who assisted them, particularly when the family members of the interpreter. do not speak english as well as the interpreter speak. so again, i would hate for us to leave anyone behind who would be targeted and killed by the taliban because they can check every box. >> because of covid regulations. the congressman is asking people not to come directly to his office. don't come in person. he says, but his office will be helping by phone and email and we'll respond to requests coming in through direct messages o- twitter and instagram. we have more details on our website. kron 4 d

congressman swalwell said his office is putting together a network of resources to help refugees resettle here in the bay area california's unemployment department still working its way through a massive backlog of cases and more and more residents are feeling frustrated ktvu rob ross spoke with one man who was so desperate he hired a phone bot to repeatedly called the e d. d. or many people calling the california employment development department or tdd for help they don't get much further than this. thank you for calling the employment development department unemployment insurance customer service center at least you're just frustrated cause you can't get ahold of anybody desmond silva of tracy still hasn't received his benefits for money was furloughed from tesla more than a year ago, and he says he also hasn't received his unemployment benefits from when his job ended in june you see the fraudulent claims. that are throughout any day, and it seems like the criminals pay while the people that really need it are really sitting in limbo now. where it seems like the criminals got off with

. >> today congressman eric swalwell will be holding a townhall in alameda county. >>> to coronavirus now. the cdc said as of yesterday a total of 643,000 have received the covid booster shot. the fda authorized it last week for certain higher risk people. >>> in less than one month you must be fully vaccinated to enter the sap center or you'll be turned away. >> the city leaders in san jose made the decision. kpix 5's justin andrews is live outside of sap center and a lot of folks already have tickets. >> reporter: you might be asking yourself if i already have a ticket for a game or concert and i'm not vaccinated, what happens. there are options. you can try to resell your tickets or contact the company you bought the ticket from. for season ticket holders, the center is encouraging them to contact their account rep. the vaccinations will be required beginning september 20th. >> rules are put in place. agree with them or not, they are put in place by authorities. >> we are having two tiers of society now. the people who can go and can't go. >> reporter: statewide lawmakers are consi

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