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morning long here on abc news. we'll hear more remarks from all the candidates including marco rubio. that's later in this half hour. we it urn to the growing refugee crisis in europe. urgent meetings are under way to address the issue. >> thousands of men, women and children remain stuck at border crossings. abc's molly hunter is at one of those crossings in greece. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena and kendis. five million syrian regulars have come out of the war and thousands are right here. freezing cold, ankle deep mud ngos say some 12,000 people have been stuck here for weeks. it's a waterlogged tent city never supposed to be there, a purgatory between greece and macedonia since macedonia and its neighbors shut their borders. the rain doesn't stop, she says. it's disgusting. the children are suffering b
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the way forward blocked by razor wire and macedonian police. behind back to the aegean sea is not an option. about 3,000 refugees attempted to go around the fence crossing a rushing river tuesday. it was chaotic and several people drowned and the macedonians detained and deported about 700. the others we found walking back the three miles to camp earlier today. ambitions moving on to mad doania crushed. we want a solution, she says. we cannot take it anymore. we want to kill ourselves. this is a disaster. and back to the greek camp they went. this man has been here for three weeks. we are running away from isis, this man says. we are from the ton of hasaka. we have doctors and engineers. we are only searching for security and peace. as refugees continue to flood into g
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meet later thursday to discuss the crisis and refugees here hope that means opening the borders. reena, kendis. >> so powerful. molly hunter out there. it is a story i feel sometimes is like wallpaper. we've seen it so many times. how do you get across to viewers at home just how difficult and how horrendous the situations they're going through. >> molly has a longer version of that story. an 11 minute version posted on abcnews.com. it's really worth watching. it's important. >> you don't often think of the conditions among her twitter feed, she was talking how it's raining there all the time. they're setting up type i fires to keep people warm but the rain keeps putting fires out. basic things like staying warm, food and shelter so tough. >> its an a tough situation not getting better anytime soon. >> that's right. >> we appreciate her work there. we're going to move on to mother trez who spent her life aiding the needy and downtrodden and is just months away from sainthood. the ceremonyet
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4th, the day before the 19th anniversary of her death. nun also known as the saint of the gutter cleared the final hurdle in december. that's when pope francis approved a second miracle attributed to her. what's left after you've danced with the president? for 107-year-old virginia mclauren, it's dancing and clowning around with the harlem globetrotters. a pair of them joined grandma virginia as she's called to celebrate her birthday at a charter school where she volunteers. >> the players are about twice her height but gave her her own globetrotters uniform. grandma asked to meet grandma virginia but they asked to meet her. >> her number is 107 because it's her 107th birthday sfwoo we should point out, she's going to be dancing with the rockettes later on this year. >> is she really? i believed you there. >> who knows. >> you know what, don't put it past her. we're going reporting on that next week. >> coming up,
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the memorable moments last night from the candidates. >> including marco rubio and his heartfelt message to supporters as his campaign comes to an end. >> later george clooney and his glamorous wife turning into "a" list international activists. you'll see the refugees. they're anxious to help. that's after our forecast map. 46 degrees in great falls today. that's it. >> no other community happenings? >> that's it. narrator: breakfast. dishes. dinner. dishes. marriage. dishes. divorce. dishes. sleeping. (snoring) (sputtering) dishes. not sleeping. dishes. life. dishes. death. dishes. existence. dishes. dishes, dishes, dishes... every dish, every time. only finish has the power ball to take on anything.
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campaign season. the main consequence of donald trump's victory in florida was that it drove senator marco rubio out of the race. >> abc's ines day la core tara was there in miami last night as rubio said he had reached the end of his campaign trail. good morning, ines. >> reporter: that's right, guys. it was the end of the road for marco rubio. the flo senator lost his home state toyota donald trump and announced he was suspending his campaign. >> thank you. >> reporter: he was once dubbed the republican savior but after 11 months of hard work, marco rubio is leaving the race. for rubio, florida was do or die. but on tuesday, he lost to trump here by over ten points. he hit trump repeatedly during his concession speech. >> the politics of resentment against other people will not just leave us a fraud party, they're going to leave us a fractured nation. america needs a vibrant conservative movement but one built on principles and on ideas, not on
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anger, not on preying on people's frustrations. >> reporter: still the freshman senator tried to remain optimistic. >> while it is not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe ever, and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far i evidence of how special america truly is. >> reporter: and one thing to note, guys, rubio repeatedly used the term this year. perhaps a reminder he will only be 48 years old by next cycle. reena, kendis. >> thank you so much ines. "time" magazine called marco rubio the republican savior at some point. i've said this from the beginning. i think 2018 he could run for governor of florida because you know, rick scott there has a term limit. i think he could do well. some people have said he's kind of upset some of the republican establishment over there. can he heal the wounds? we'll have to see. >> he tried to do a little bit of healing last night with his
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candidate other than donald trump to kind you have actually recognize what trump is tapping into and reaching out to that audience and those voters last night in his speech. so maybe he's starting that pivot already. we shall see what's next for the senator. all right. coming up, more on the refugee crisis. >> and the clooneys, amal and george using their unique skills to help in the humanitarian aid. you're watching "world news now."
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well, they're one of the most famous couples in the world and now amal and george clooney are rusing their celebrity for a global cause. >> shining a light on the global refugee crisis and hope to get to help millions in need. abc's rachel smith has the story. >> reporter: it's a rare look at superstar george clooney and his wife amal. >> you forget that these aren't just people who have just left their country for no reason at all. these are people who left because after incredible tragedy. we always look around at the end of these tragedies and say if we knew, we would have done something. and the reality is, of course, we know. >> reporter: the actor humanitarian and human rights attorney teaming up with the international rescue committee
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syrian civil war. >> what is shocking to me is not that it happened. but that it continues to happen and it's been happening for five years. >> reporter: the syrian crisis left 60 million refugees displaced throughout the world. >> it's actually easy to dismiss giant numbers but it's very hard to dismiss a young child sitting on the ground crying when her mother said if i die, we want to die by a bullet because it would be quicker. >> reporter: the couple sitting down with syrian refugees in berlin to hear their story. >> we got arrested in political prison. last time i got tortured. it was electricity hitting stuff. >> my own family's from lebanon and they also ran away interest a war and were lucky enough to be accepted by european country in 1982 when the violence there was really bad. >> reporter: amal known, of course, for her accomplished reputation for conquering courtrooms and
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human rights visibly touched by each story. >> i hope as you say you will be able to go back to a safe and free syria. >> reporter: since the power couple maried in 2014, they've shared a love of activism joining together to champion shared causes. and now together with the irc, they hope to bring attention to the global refugee crisis and raise emergency funds to help rescue millions. >> being here and talking with you is important to remind them of who we are. and who we have always been. which is you. >> reporter: rachel smith, abc news, new york. >> i think it's remarkable that that couple devotes so much time to help refugees. you see how amal it is something that hits close to home. >> absolutely. we were mentioning at the top of the hour this is really a crisis that's going to keep getting worse. germany is closing its border once again to refugees. so there's a big need out there. >> i like to look
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ke free for life well, it was billed as minisuper tuesday, but there's nothing small about the impact of last night's election results. >> and as the numbers came in, the candidates stepped up to the mike and made their moves. >> this was an amazing evening. this was a great evening. this is my second home, florida. to win by that kind of a number is. >> i have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. i love you. is all i can tell you. i love you. i want you to know something. we're going to go -- we are going to go all the way to cleveland and secure the republican nomination. >> i want this crowd here tonight
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response to a very, very great talented and fine united states senator, marco rubio, for the effort that he has done. >> i want to congratulate marco rubio on having run a really tough campaign. he's tough. he's smart. and he's got a great future. >> i want to congratulate donald trump on his victory, a big victory in florida. no, no, no, no, no. but after tonight, it is clear that while we are on the right side, this year, we will not be on the winning side. may god strengthen the republican party. may god strengthen our eventualal nominee and may god always bless and strengthen this great nation, the united states of america. thank you and god bless you all. >> and i say to those cowardly republican governors, if you are afraid of a free and
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get another job.rrrs, not build. we're not going to succeed by dividing this country between us and them. you know, running for president is hard. but being president is harder. it is the hardest, most important job in the world. and no one person can succeed at the job without seeking and finding common ground to solve the problems we face. if we work together, we can make a real difference in people's lives. >> it was a big night. >> it was a big flight. looking forward to next week too and see what happens. >> yes, arizona as you mentioned and idaho among the states that are voting next week. congratulations to all the winners >> i'm not sure about this contested convention. got to put that out there. we'll be there to cover it. that's the news for this half hour.
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this morning on "world news now," political bombshells from the mini super tuesday. >> from marco rubio's farewell to big victories for hillary clinton and john kasich. what's next for donald trump after the votes come in from five critical states. >> ballot battle. the mood of the voters making critical choices last night. the issues and strong opinions about the candidates revealed in exit polls. we have it all covered. >> pain pill crack down. prescription drugs powerful and addictive. the new guidelines on parrishs and doctors. >> and late area secrets of o.j. simpson told behind bars. what a corrections officer is revealing for the first time. it's wednesday, march 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we d
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