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Iranian forces. hezbollah, a group here from lebanon, fighting on the ground as well. then of course you have the russians with its air force and also with some ground forces again. now, we have to point out these reports are not verified yet, theyre not confirmed. the u.n. says the people who told them this are people who have been trustworthy. but its difficult even for them to come by information because many of them are on the run and the syrian government has not commented. of course there ...

The fact that hes the only appointee that has no connection to the area of the agency to which hes assigned, and so that is concerning. he has no expertise in policies of housing or urban development, and yet hes been tasked with this enormous responsibility with about 47 million -- $47 billion, and 80% of the country hes responsible for, urban communities, and it makes me wonder does the administration really value the or understand the plight and circumstances surrounding the urban community w...

>> after we were featured, people were like, youre doing a good job. it changed everything. it changed the perspective of a lot of people. >> in a country where nearly a quarter of the people live below the poverty line, efrens story of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. as the world began to focus on the plight of children living in poverty, more kids got the chance to learn. >> whenever we go from one community to another community, children were like swarming around, running ...

Weak person. ♪ >> pushpa says she felt hopeless. she faced challenges before, but this time she didnt know how she would rebuild. displaced with 42 kids to care for, pushpa says it was ultimately the children who rekindled her hope. >> we studied in a field for three, four months. every day i used to see my kids in the field, they were playing, singing, dancing. ♪ >> and i think i had a hope that my kids all are safe, im safe, my family are safe. im a strong person, you know. i have to be st...

Long defined pushpas life. she was a 21-year-old college student when she first learned about the plight of kids living in nepals prisons. alarmed by the discovery, she soon took action. pushpa started a non-profit called ecdc, early childhood development centre, to care for the kids of inmates. she started with four children in 2005 and grew the program to care for more than 40. from kathmandu, pushpa basnet. little support from the government or public when she was honored. >> this is for my c...

Of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. as the world began to focus on the plight of children living in poverty, more kids got the chance to learn. >> whenever we go from one community to another community, children were like swarming around, running towards us. they were waiting for us and smiling. they really have this hunger for learning. >> today, efrens simple little cart and a team of passionate volunteers have brought education to an estimated 40,000 children around the wor...

Change that this world needs to be. [ speaking foreign language ] >> efren says the "heroes" recognition came at a time when he needed support more than ever. >> after we were featured, people were like, youre doing a good job. it changed everything. it changed the perspective of a lot of people. >> in a country where nearly a quarter of the people live below the poverty line, efrens story of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. and as the world began to focus on the plight of chi...

Kids are all safe, im safe, my family are safe. i am a strong person, you know. i have to be strong for myself and for my 40 kids living with me. the life is something that if its gone, its gone. the house is something we can redo it. >> resilience and determination long defined pushpas life. she was a 21-year-old college student when she first learned about the plight of kids living in nepals prisons. alarmed by the discovery, she soon took action. pushpa started a non-profit called ecdc, early...

. a pop singer who gave up stardom to focus on religion was among 50 people who was killed in a plane crash in pakistan. authorities say there are no survivors. 46 bodies have been recovered along with the so-called black box. pakistan international airlines says 48 people was on this plight. the twin engine propeller plane was on its what i to islamabad. the search for bodies in the oakland, california, warehouse fire ended but the investigation continues. police say 36 people died. this fa...

Her friend sensed that she had this passion that the cubans would be interested in. she was introduced to the cubans via a diplomat, their undercover. he recognized she had a visceral empathy for the cuban plight for the cuban cause. and thats folks who they really reach out to and ultimately trust to be their agents. >> anas cubicle was devoid of anything personal. it was all devoted to business. but anas cubicle wall posted next to her computer monitor was a piece of paper, that was lined and ...