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>> andy, thank you. ♪ thanks for joining me. im paula reed in for fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. announcing new actions in response to russias, quote, barbaric and inhumane war in ukraine. vice president kamala harris and the secretary of state meeting with world leaders at the munich security conference today, formally declaring russia has committed crimes against humanity. nick, what are you hearing on the ground? >> reporter: there is support here in europ...

It's a bold strategy, but we will have to see if it actually works.

But rather than simply being drawn in by the extreme ideology, theyre trying to find a way to escape the countrys financial crisis. with the vast majority of lebanese people living in poverty, the terror group is using deprived areas as a recruiting ground to fuel its insurgency in iraq. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports. in the back streets of tripoli, hope is in short supply, so is food, electricity and water — the very basics of life. the struggle for survival makes many peo...

Then i would get close to my god and live comfortably, not worried about the cost of living. achmed, not his real name, was only 17 when he tried to join the so—called islamic state online, with hopes of going to iraq. within hours he was arrested. he said he did it because he was desperate. translation: it makes me want to kill myself. - i owe people money, but i cant afford to give it back. this is one of the poorest places in lebanon. life here is hard and opportunities are scarce, and that...

>> reporter: volunteers pack toys, coloring books and snacks into backpacks for the kids before the flight. >> it doesnt even have to be anything fancy or that makes noise and theyll go from -- from wailing to content and happy and smiling the rest of the time. its unbelievable. >> reporter: on the tarmac, the flight arrives. deltas a-350 flagship plane. for the entire crew, an emotional experience. >> we saw some of the evacuees standing out by the hangar. >> reporter: hope that the normalcy of...

International airport terminal and we are standing in what would be the check-in area. and the goal is to get as many evacuees as possible onto those commercial planes to the united states. many are happy to be leaving but also fearful for family left behind. achmed checks in for his flight with his sister and father. >> i have four sister. and two brother. i come here with my one sister. yeah. its a very hard to feel this, honestly. >> reporter: while the military has handled the evacuation fro...

Seit 2015 sind laut Landesjugendamt 2.267 minderjährige afghanische Flüchtlinge nach Niedersachsen gekommen. Einer von ihnen ist Achmed in Göttingen. Er sorgt sich um seine Familie.

Is next as we detail what happened after a couple college students complained that it was insensitive to serve mexican food on campus. plus, new fallout from the story of achmed muhammad wait until you see what police are now sharing with the public. >> the students showed the device the a teacher who was concerned it was possibly the infrastructure for a bomb. the holidays bring many challenges to the feet. by day, they must stay warm. but by night, beautiful, smoother and ready to impress the ...

Is next as we detail what happened after a couple college students complained that it was insensitive to serve mexican food on campus. plus, new fallout from the story of achmed muhammad wait until you see what police are now sharing with the public. >> the students showed the >> the students showed the device the a t

Because of fear because of stereotype, because of xeniphobia he is now a victim for being really smart. and that is really rare. >> at the end, you take it to a far out place. mark youve got to feel bad for the kid. the kid not do anything wrong. but did the cops do anything wrong? did the school do anything wrong? to a person everybody that i talked to said the thing looked like a bomb. it looked like a bomb. >> well certainly, megyn, theres not very many people except for the bomb squad, that ...