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Clarissa. >> reporter: good morning, victor and jessica. well, it is not easy moving forward for a country like the central african republic. aide workers tell us after yemen and syria this is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and when it comes to hunger proportionate to the size of the population, it is the worst. take a look. >> it is the worst humanitarian crisis you have never heard of. half the people of the central african republic dont know where their next meal is coming from. ...

To share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! aide workers say the devastation is much worse than thought more than a week after a cyclone slammed into southeast africa, humanitarian needs will only grow in the coming weeks. the immediate concern is flooding, cholera, devastation. entire towns and villages are flooded. disease and outbreaks are being reported. the death toll is close to 300 killed. there are fears that number could be higher. rescue and re...

Its been more than a week now since cyclone idai hit africa. the death toll is continuing to rise there. aide groups and authorities on the ground are working to find survivors and trying to get much needed food, medicine to water who need it most. mozambique bore the brunt of that storm. aide workers say the devastation is much worse than feared. they warn humanity aide will only increase in the weeks to come. >> reporter: days after the cyclone, people are still stranded, a mammoth operation...

Because were seeing that people who werent anywhere near violent are being stopped. i also know from my reporting, not just on this story but others, cbp and dhs in general really worries about its image. during the family separation crisis last summer, they seemed to be more worried about the messaging on that than what was going on. there was a lot of push and pull internally on maybe were just not getting the message bought why this is happening. >> julia, stay with us for this conversation. ...

Remarkable, terrifying story. >> nicolle, i had the same reaction when our affiliate in san diego came to me they had obtained this document with 59 names including attorneys, journalists and aide workers who simply are doing their jobs on the other side of the border in mexico with immigrants, they had this list at the board perder p in san diego put together and compiled not just people to stop but information on these people, information they gleaned through interviews. i was able to run that...

Breaking point that happened when we heard children crying because they were separated from their parents. when their parents had risked everything in their lives to bring them to this country. and so my look at that report, which i did yesterday and hi the exact same reaction, i dont think its just the basic sort of oh, were skeptical of aide workers talking about asylum. i think its much more nefarious than that. this is the question of one of the things there will be a nuremberg-type trials a...

Well, with all due respect, these people have made this their lives work to help asylum seekers. many of these, and im discountsing journalists who are just doing their jobs and telling us the story of whats going on. but these aide workers are down there, theyre not coaching them to lie or to say -- theyre just explaining what the process is. frankly, cbd ought to be glad of that. that way you have people understanding what could happen when they get to the border, that in fact they could be pu...

So im concerned about the this on the potential trial. >> thank you. always good to see you. i want to thank you there because i want to get to venezuela for some breaking news. >> thank you. humanitarian crisis continuing. lets get to nick to see whats going on. >> reporter: yes, there are some more rounds being fired by them now. so about ten minutes ago, a large number of aide workers moved down this bridge in large numbers. and then on the edge of the lawn of riot police they ghana scuffle...

They say here you have the bridge. but even during those clashes back there, when we were speaking to you earlier on, dana, we saw another police officer from the venezuelan side hand himself over to the columbia forces. he was met with furry from those venezuelan government protesters. but let me set the scene a little more widely for you. this was supposed to be a day of unity, getting humanitarian aide into a country from which 3.1 million people have fled because of human tar yar issues. and...

Result of handouts from the government, but that simply isnt enough, not least among the most vulnerable. and thats children in the hospitals. this is what we saw when we went to the biggest pediatric hospital, alisyn. in heavily guard hospitals, the government here wants to keep visitors out and its shameful secrets in. a failed economy now being crippled by american sanctions has starved hospitals of drugs and the very necessity of life itself, food. like us, its smuggled in by volunteers. if ...