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>> andy, thank you. ♪ thanks for joining me. i'm paula reed in for fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. announcing new actions in response to russia's, 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 europe sharing that view that russia is committing these crimes against humanity. i think it was encour...

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, they're trying to find a way to escape the country's 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 people desperate, but some have taken extreme measures, joining a terror group responsible for murder...

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 can't afford to give it back. this is one of the poorest places in lebanon. life here is hard and opportunities are scarce, and that is one reason why these young men are leaving. without money, they rely on the terror group to smu...

>> reporter: volunteers pack toys, coloring books and snacks into backpacks for the kids before the flight. >> it doesn't even have to be anything fancy or that makes noise and they'll go from -- from wailing to content and happy and smiling the rest of the time. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: on the tarmac, the flight arrives. delta's 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 a commercial flight might provide some measure of comfort after the hasty evacuation. >> we did...