innovated in ways to stress people out to traumatize people. and in the same way we have to innovate by understanding science and how we can hack those systems that we already have to heal. >> reporter: nickenchuck isn't just an aid worker. he is also a brain scientist. >> i thank everyone for coming. >> reporter: he works for beyond conflict, a nonprofit that combines behavioral science and humanitarian work. to do that here, nickenchuck created a self-help tool called the field guide for barefoot psychologists. through the story about two displaced syrian siblings, the guide simplifies brain science and teaches readers coping skills to recover from trauma. >> so there are emotional, mental processes that have a physical impact on your body? >> absolutely. >> that can be addressed? >> absolutely. >> through simple exercises? >> something very simple, using your breath. putting pressure to certain points and joints in your body

activates different aspects of the nervous system, the endocrine system, whatever it might be. we believe knowledge is power. let's give knowledge. it's not that hard. >> kafa awajan is a refugee leading her. she teaches mindfulness and to show others anger and depression are the natural responses to the horrors they've experienced. >> i feel more relaxed. but i don't feel as though i've been through the trauma or stress that you have. >> translator: of course, yes, of course. the body will imply to the brain that i can relax. i can deal with the situation. i'm okay. and we will be able to relax. and at the same time, we will be effective. >> reporter: these classes have made all the difference for

yasmine, a mother of four. where did you feel the anxiety? where was it? identify it. here. it shuts your throat down. >> reporter: nightmares about the war made her seek out a psychiatrist at zatry. >> translator: she would give me a medication like sleeping pills or a sedative. i felt like it was local anesthesia, but what after the local anesthesia? i go back to feeling the same way. >> reporter: what she has learned has driven much of her anxiety away, allowing her to focus on what really matters. >> translator: what i want for myself is to be a good mother, to find my way. what i want for my children is to realize the dreams i had for myself. >> reporter: there is mental health here available to people. show your program different? >> anyone is willing to read a story.

by using story we're functionally doing group therapy where you're allowing people who are living in a culture of incredible stigma against mental health an effective out where you're still talking about things by letting people talk about characters in a story where they're seeing themselves. >> reporter: perhaps the field guide stories hit home, because they were co-authored by someone who lived them. mohammed mustafa. what can you tell me about how you came here? >> translator: it was a nightmare. first just going from village to village, then when things got even worse and the situation became more difficult, there were no options. so we had to come here. >> reporter: mustafa put his suffering on the page to improve the levees of his fellow refugees. >> translator: if a person understood his surroundings, his body, his needs, if he understood his responses to circumstances and traumas, then he will definitely be able to react properly. >> reporter: that certainly is

what he hopes for. he defected from the syrian government and now lives in this sea of shipping containers, but he dreams of raising his sons in a place with more opportunities. >> translator: the guide came to help to open up a person's eyes to help him find the treasure that lies within him. the guide was able to communicate with the person's soul. this is how the guide was really able to help. >> reporter: the field guide is currently the subject of one of the largest studies to measure well-being in a post conflict zone, and the findings are promising. >> there is some people who because of the nature of their ptsd, they're hyper. they can't control their impulses. for other people, their response to loss, to trauma has been to chill out, to mellow out too much. every individual, no matter their symptom profile seems to be getting what they need. >> reporter: if this works here, where else can it work? >> i want to see this with young incarcerated men in the united

states. i want to see neo-nazis dealing with their own stress and trauma. i want to see migrants coming across the border dealing with this. no one is guaranteed a life free from trauma. these are univeral experiences. these are human experiences. that can and will affect people at all levels of society. and i want to see this in as many places as possible across the united states. >> are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean?

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a cbs news investigation has uncovered a loophole that's allowing accused and convicted american pedophiles to escape justice by moving to israel. ian lee has been following this story for more than a year now, and his investigation took him to tel aviv. lee worked with a group that tracks people accused of sex crimes, and this time they were successful. >> you know, he's 6'2". >> reporter: we are on a stakeout, looking for this man, jimmy julius karo. 48 years old and wanted on charges of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in oregon back in 2000 and a 5-year-old girl in israel in 2001. he's considered dangerous. >> the fear that he would somehow figure out that anyone's looking for him and bolt. >> reporter: shawna aaronson got a tip that he is expected at this clinic near tel aviv. she is with jewish community watch, an organization that

hunts down accused pedophiles who flee to israel from the u.s., exploiting a process called law of return, whereby any jewish person can move to israel and automatically gain citizenship. the ease with which pedophiles seem able to use this law as an escape route haunts victims who says he was abused from age 8 by teacher at an orthodox jewish school in los angeles. >> so in the beginning, he would just rub me like outside of my pants, and then i'd say three or four months later he started going in. >> reporter: why did you feel like you couldn't tell anyone? >> i was scared. i was ashamed. i didn't know what people would think of me, of the whole situation. >> reporter: hawk's alleged abuser with this man who plead guilty in 2002 to sexually abusing and committing lewd acts against three other boys. he served jail time, but when he was released he violated his probation and according to jcw,

plead to israel with help from individuals within the orthodox community. jcw tracked him down ancon fronted him with a hidden camera in jerusalem where he admitted to illegally fleeing the united states with help and using a fake passport to enter israel. >> i was supposed to stay for five years in the same cii was o i left. >> reporter: the other person in thisidhe founder of jewish community watch. he tells cbs the case isn't uncommon in the orthodox community. >> the same thing that's going on in the catholic church right now around the world, the exact same thing happens in our community. the rabbi promises he is going to go for therapy, he is never going to do it again. boom, he is in another community. a few years later he has done it again and we hear more allegations that the person continued to abuse children. >> reporter: and often those abusers end up in israel.

rabbi oppenheimer says he unwittingly helped carrow escape. there was nothing that raised any red flags up to the point where he was moving to israel? >> well, i wish i could say that, but unfortunately, i can't say that so he had violated his parole, and now they were looking for him. he said that there was something in the past and it happened when he was young. but nothing had ever happened since. i felt that i could trust him. . >> reporter: back at the stakeout, an ambulance pulls up and a man steps out. >> that was definitely, definitely him. oh my god. >> reporter: it's carrow. the police are called and eventually arrive. his days on the run are over as he's led away. did you assault the girl in the united states? did you flee israel because you assaulted the girl in the united states? >> no. >> reporter: have you ever assaulted any girls in israel? do you know that you're wanted

by interpol? >> yeah. >> reporter: the end of a month's long manhunt by jcw. today karow still faces those rape charges in israel, while back in the united states, the district attorney's office in clackamas county, oregon told cbs, quote, they are working with federal authorities to secure his extradition. but mordecai remains at large. the district attorney here in los angeles told us they have not requested his extradition and that they had no other comment. jewish community watch says that is the problem. if american officials don't try to get accused pedophiles from israel, then they simply escape justice and leave children at risk. u.s. department of justice declined to comment on specific cases but praised their relationship with israel's law enforcement, adding sex offenders have been successfully extradited in the past. so there are two things jcw says could help close this pathway. first, better background checks on people moving to israel, and

second, more willingness from u.s. authorities to pursue the

we're learning more this morning about the royal drama surrounding prince harry and his wife meghan markle's split from the house of windsor. they began their commoner life on april fool's day, april 1st. but it's not been an easy divorce. the latest controversy focuses on the couple's attempt to rebrand themselves as they relocate to canada. charlie d'agata has the story from outside buckingham palace. >> reporter: when prince harry and his then pregnant wife meghan attended last year's

commonwealth day church service in the splendor of westminster abbey, they had only recently began life as a working royal couple. when they return in march of this year, it will be one of their last days on the job. from april 1st, they're no longer beholden to carry out duties on behalf of their former player queen elizabeth and her royal family, nicknamed the firm. palace sources tell us while harry will retain his military ranks, his honorary comman positions will be at least temporarily suspended. now when it comes to retaining the his and her royal highness titles, it starts to get murky. the couple can keep them, but not use them. we sought clarification from the sunday times royal correspondent roya nikkhah. >> it means harry and meghan are his royal highness and her royal highness, but they won't be able to use those titles when it comes to striking deals. >> reporter: and it's the use of

the world "royal" in social media that is currently being reviewed by buckingham palace. they tried to trademark the sussexroyal brand last june but seems they may have done so without running it past the queen. the queen is deeply protective of that royal brand, and with good reason. >> it's a major hurdle that has been put in front of them because clearly the royal family see them as a threat. so they've got to rethink again about what their corporate brand stands for. >> reporter: now there is one important caveat to mention here. the palace says this whole transition pon period will be reviewed in 12 months, which may leave the door open in case the couple decides to change their minds. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back with us a little later for the morning news. you also don't want to miss "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler.

it's friday, february 21st, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news". election meddling. in a top secret briefing members of congress were told russia is working to get president trump re-elected. bloomberg bounces back after the slugfest at the democratic debate. he props up his campaign as the other candidates get ready for nevada caucuses. and under arrest, the mother of two missing idaho children is now behind bars in hawaii. now behind bars in hawaii. the charges she's facing today. captioning funded by cbs good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. i'm anne-marie green.