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And so, all right, how can we stand back and watch these children murdered? how can we stand back and watch the suffering? and if we have an ability to help it's our duty to help. so i just can't watch it any more. there is ten of us who couldn't watch it any more. and the ten us injury will make a huge difference. >> no doubt they will. if you want to help babs's and dotty's cause, log on to first ones in ukraine.com. and still to come on this saturday evening, a humanitarian crisis building beyond ukraine's borders, as more than 3 million people flee. up next, what happens when european co...

We know we will bring some hope and bring some healing to those in the ukraine. >> you absolutely will. let me tell you something, you are already making a difference by inspiring myself, all the viewers who are watching right now, listening to you tell your story of getting that phone call from the doctor in ukraine and putting this group together in two weeks and heading over to help those in need. babs and dotti, thank you, and best of luck to you. please keep us posted on how everything is going for you guys on your journey. and we'll definitelyi ibe keepi tabs on it. >> thank you so much....

You put together a group to head to lviv pretty quickly, right? >> oh, it just happened within -- >> two weeks -- >> two weeks, yeah. >> wow. >> yeah. it just -- i just made phone calls and talked to friends and said do you know anybody that would send a team, and then a friend said, no, but you know, if you put a team together, i will -- i will go. and that's how the team kind of just came together. >> and it's mostly women, right? intentional? >> no, it wasn't. >> it's a further example that women can run the world. >> absolutely. absolutely. yeah. we have some guys on the team, and we love ...

That women can run a world. >> absolutely. absolutely. yeah. we have some guys on the team. and we love them. but i think 80% of us are women, um-hum. >> so you're going. i just want to be clear for viewers who are wondering right now. you are going as private citizens, not part of any group like team rubicon or doctors without borders. why is that, babs? i'm getting to you in a second, dotty. >> well there is a lot of red tape right now. any time you enter the ukraine and there is a symbol or anything that could just indicate that there is u.s. involvement, it could be -- it could be construe...

Did you have any hesitation about signing up to this plan? what was your reaction? >> when babs first approached me a couple weeks ago and asked me if i was interested -- and i was -- i had recently come back from honduras in january, so i was on a trip. and it's something that i love to do. i love to help, you know, as nurses and doctors, you know, compassion for these people that are just hurting so bad. and i -- i do understand the risk involved, we're taking steps, you know, for our protection. and we just hope and pray that nothing does happen. and there's a lot of people out there suppor...