it should be up to the syrian people. this is what we mean to transition this power to the syrian people and they'll make up their mind and everybody will accept it. >> i think the panel will take questions now, so if you have a question, raise your hand, but also -- the first question. >> thank you. from syria, i came from the ground of the revolution. and background of civil society. sadly, i'm, i cannot agree with you about the summarization, about our case. and our issues. you say that our case is refugees, tourism, aid, constitution, election and cease fire. when was discussing about the serious fire agreement -- -- final ly, they forced civilians to displace to italy. what happened and what's going on in -- and iran damascus and in homes. this is the main question. which kind of cease fire will see in the future. is displacement under the international law? secondly, when we have speak about humane tear y mu humanita because we have besieged areas. more than four years, our civilians lived urge siege by assad forces

descent, one of the largest syrian communities in the nation. they began arriving a century ago, working in silk and steel mills. about 100 are refugees from the current civil war. >> it falls on us as a local government. >> reporter: allentown mayor ed pawlowski, a democrat, says he's had to set up a new office to handle the flood of questions about the recent white house executive order on immigration. >> i think that has sparked a lot of fear within the community not even in the syrian community, but the community in general, among immigrants that what does this all mean and where is this going? >> reporter: president trump's executive order also worries mohamad taleb. his sister and her family remain back in the middle east. >> i'm honestly very upset by it. people are trying to come over here to have a chance at a decent life, to live in a better country, to live well. he's depriving people of that chance, and i wish he would reconsider and let people in again. >> reporter: taleb is muslim, as is his friend and fellow syrian refugee, abdul

even in a country eager to welcome syrian refugees, he's upped the ante. a prominent canadian entrepreneur, he put up his own money, $1.1 million to resettle 58 syrian lifamies. 250 people at a small university city an hour west of toronto. why? because he was haunted by those pictures on television of syrian cities reduced to rubble. and syrian people dying as they else. >> you don't want to grow old and say you stood by and did nothing. and it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: 68% of canadians support their government's acceptance of syrian refugees. in contrast, 54% of american voters think the united states has no responsibility to take syrians. the fundamental argument against syrian refugees in the united states is the fear of terrorism. are you afraid? >> i would be wrong to say that there isn't some fear, but statistically, the fear is completely unfounded. i believe actually the best way to breed world citizens is to bring them into our community and give them hope. >> reporter: the e-mails a >> i get ten a day, and i've gotten well over a tho

powerm is to transition into the syrian people. it is not up to me or any other i want to really say this person in power or this person should be in power. -ish be up to syrians to talk about this is exactly what we and to transition the power the people make up their mind. [applause] >> i think the panel will take questions now. if you have a question, raise your hands but also, you can find the conference. question -- >> thank you. came from a background -- society. i sadly cannot agree with you about the summarization about our issues. it is tourism, a's, election, and cease-fire. i first of all want to ask the panelists where is the cease-fire? they were discussing the hezbollah agreement, andputting -- under attack --ally, it forced civilians i am sorry to say that but you mentioned -- no one mentioned what is going on in iran and to mac it -- damascus and at home. which kind of cease-fire will we see in the future? secondly, when we have to speak about humanitarian aid, why we have to provide aid -- more than four years, und

and here you have a multifaith group of doctors greeting syrians, and syrians are not taught good thingsabout israelis. >> well, they think that we are their enemies, and we're not. we are their neighbors. and, hopefully, the work that iris was fortunate to do will help them understand that we are not their enemies and we can live together in the future. >> and certainly you're proving that. >> i have to say that we are an apolitical ngo, and it's important for us because, as andy mentioned, we are working in 19 countries around the world in israaid. and for us, working together, jews and arabs, was a very -- first of all, it's very normal for us because we are used to doing it in israel, but also being there on the beaches created such a great connection with these people. and i have to say that some of them were surprised at the beginning. we are working with the flag of israel on our shirt. they were surprised, but they were so happy and thankful, and we received such warm reactions and hugs, and we are still in touch with many of them till today, with families that we helped. so, for

lawyers. -- and syrian lawyers. with all of the information we received, which was oftentimes collected after two or three or more interviews with each witness to evaluate the veracity and consistency of what they were saying, we were able to corroborate, crosscheck, and finally build up a step-by-step picture of what is happening at saydnaya. most of these interviews were carried out in southern turkey and in other areas in turkey, as well as remotely with witnesses in lebanon, jordan, the u.s., and europe. we were forced to actually conduct this research outside of syria because we have been barred from entering government controlled areas since 2011. we have also been barred, along with almost every international monitoring group, from entering the prisons in syria. so it was in poor and remember, these are really black holes of war crimes and crimes against humanity where crimes have been taking place on a widespread, systematic and continual basis since 2011. in the main crimes against human entity that are bei

and 5,000 syrian ones and. a doctor from the cleveland chin another from chicago have returning to the u.s. another tweeted a picture, i'm taking care of your mom, but i can't go home to see mine. >> trump, get out of the way! >> reporter: colleges have been hit, too. the university of maryland estimates some 350 from visiting scholars to graduate students are affected. a college junior from iran said she was held up at duel -- dulles for 5 hours. >> reporter: president trump said they are a threat to public safety. >> we will stop the illegal immigrants. >> reporter: supporters point to the murder in san francisco in 2015 by an illegal immigrant. several studies, including one by the libertarian p.a. t.o. institute said immigrants are less than the native-born americans. >> earlier this month we asked what you would like to know about immigration, and one viewer had questions about what it meant to be a syrian refugee living in the dc area. >> we brought her with us to the community of riverdale park in prince

they also knew that the syrian government had used chloride before. we believe the russian government should have made sure the syrian government forces did and it is up to the russian governments. wasor: how this court compiled, how did you carry the message? >> we have 22 witnesses with erect of these chemical attacks. there were medical personnel, first responders, generally who whated at these sites, they told us was consistent across all of these attacks. they told us it was a very chlorine, orof cleaning detergent of the use from home. they and all the people who were close having respiratory problems, and all the signs and six -- signs and symptoms, we only know when chemical that could produce them. >> what has been the lasting impact on the community? -- usingsing cut chemicals in aleppo really did was help drive people out of the city. some people told us that they had learned how to live with rockets and shelling and the underground shelter. it is heavier than air, it sinks into those basements, making them potential deathtraps. to leave al

and germany have taken in syrian refugees by the tens of thousands. but last year japan placed a humanitarian aid package worth $2.8 billion for refugees and migrants over three years. it also pledged to initiate a government-funded scholarship program to accept 150 students over the course of five years. the study programs are an alternative way for japan to accept syrians. right now the screening system does not recognize someone as a refugee based solely on the fact they fled from conflict. the u.n.'s top refugee official said it was a good start. >> i am certainly encouraging the government to do more in asylum, to increase further the scholarship programs, but i appreciate that this has to be done in a gradual manner. >> reporter: j.a.r. says this initiative could become a new way to bridge the two countries. the new students say they'll work to bring syria and japan closer. kozue hamamoto, nhk world, tokyo. >>> syrian refugees living in a camp in jordan are finding ways to keep their spirits up despite their hardships. they've formed a theater t

the study programs are an alternative way to accept syrians. right now the screening system does not recognize someone based as a refugee based on the fact that they fled conflict. they say this is a good start. >> i am encouraging the government to do more in asylums and resettlement. i appreciate this has to be done in a gradual manager. >> reporter: jar says this initiative could become a new way to bridge the new countries. these students say they'll work to bring syria and japan together. nhk world, tokyo. ♪ ♪ >>> and the countdown is on in south korea. there's just a year to go before the pyeongchang olympics begin. preparations are in full swing. earlier we talked with reporter jackie ishikawa who's at the slated olympic venue. >> jackie, how are things shaping up? >> reporter: it's full speed ahead at south korea's venues. unlike other years, construction is almost finished. the olympic park is in the country's east coast. it's about 200 kilometers east of seoul. the olympic cities are split into two areas. one is the gangneung area whe

has no responsibility to take syrians. >> the fundamental argument against syrian refugees in the unitedr of terrorism. are you afraid? >> i would be wrong to say that there isn't some fear. but statistically, the fear is completely unfounded. i believe the best way to breed world citizens is to bring them into our community and give them hope. >> we can't come back to syria and here in turkey the life is so hard. >> the e-mails are halt wrenching. >> i get 10 a day. i'ot some of them are three pages long with horror stories. >> help, help, please help, my life in real danger. >> please help. >> syrians contact jim estill directly because in canada, individuals can sponsor refugees if they agree to fully support them for a year. since november 2015, canada has admitted 40,000 syrians, 16,000 of those privately sponsored. all were vetted by the canadian government, a process that typically takes six to nine months. the hard part is deciding who to choose. >> it's actually a terrible process. it's awful. we try to pick people who we think will settle well. being able to support themselves.

seven nationals were turned away under the immigration travel ban including two syrian families thatck to damascus after a decade of vetting. also turned away a woman who came to visit her daughters who are graduates here. >> unhuman to stop a mother from seeing her daughters and treating her like a criminal. the aclu says the order violets several constitutional guarantees. >> democrats on the senate finance committee boycotted the commicommittee meeting when mems were to vote on the nominees for treasury and health and human services. chairman orrin hatch was irate and called the democrats idiots. steve and tom price misled the committee about their financial backgrounds they say. elaine chow was sworn in as the transportation hav secretary. she is the wife of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> we have breaking news from the port richmond section of philadelphia, a woman's abduction ended in the last hour on emery street. undercover officers witnesses the kidnapping as it unfolded. >> she had exited her place of employment. as she was heading to her vehicle, two males grabb

amnesty international says as many as 13,000 detainees were executed in a syrian military prison during the first five years of the civil war. french presidential candidate from suave feeyon says he is apologising for employing his wife as an adviser. he insists he did nothing illegal. —— the israeli government is addressing the issue of palestinian land and making 4000 settle m e nt of palestinian land and making 4000 settlement legal. palestinian groups say the move is legal but. that is me. this is she. is the only way up? that is what some optimists say about future profits from the world's biggest oil companies. the latest earnings from bp in companies. the latest earnings from bpina companies. the latest earnings from bp in a few hours. and signed and sealed. 25 years ago today, the controversial maastricht treaty which established the european union but could this be the year that more of its key members vote to leave? welcome. this is world business report, i am sally bundock. and baby boom to baby bust. the true cost of having children. let's start with bp. it is its turn to re

that is something that both of the russians supporting the syrian army and the turks will be trying to avoid applying pressure on their respective sides. [no audio] fighting in that area. genie: the turkish president said fighting will extend its military operations to take back the city of rakha. >> this is the first time he has made a clear indication that operation euphrates shield will go on the way to take it. the operation has been talked about in terms of creating a buffer south of the border. and preventing kurdish forces from taking full control of the border south of turkey and the northern regions of syria. he is now saying the operation will continue until both islamic state group fighters and kurdish in northeastern syria until both of those groups have been cleared. severall cause difficulties insofar as the kurdish fighters have been the backbone of the syrian democratic forces which up until now have been the preferred partner of the u.s. in the fight against the islamic state group in syria. the turks are saying they would like to usurp them from that place and take th

syrian army turkey troops to take the town.t will involve some very betweented negotiations angara, moscow, and damascus -- ankara, moscow, and damascus to make sure that after the islamic state is knocked out of the town, the free syrian army and the turks do not have a big battle with the government on the other side. c.i.a. director mike pompeo was a turkey juices -- was in turkey to discuss security in the region today. ties with turkey have been strained in recent years, especially after the failed coup last year. stateswants the united to extradite the man accused of plotting the coup. -- heading the coup. toon his first foreign trip -- as part of the u.s. team, mike pompeo heads to turkey. trump was elected last november, the president voiced hope for improving ties. lot to bee there is a done in regards to turkey-u.s. relations. >> relations hit an all-time low between the two countries during the obama administration. the failed coup last alive further strained the ties. -- last july further strained ties. -- thissylva

she was in greece in a small room surrounded by young syrian refugees. >> they're amazing.hey're amazing. they've gone through a lot, but they're really, really happy. and their very lovely. >> reporter: tara is a humanitarian living just outside of a large refugee camp in greece. she and young refugees began skyping with the class last year, after she teamed up with one of the kids' mom who runs a nonprofit. for the first visit, she's brought art created by kids in hopes to raising money for their families. >> we give to them. >> reporter: that's about $22. the young artists then give the money to their mothers who buy food for their families. >> i like this one. i really like this one. and this one. >> reporter: some of the students' families have contributed to the cause even buy something of the art. most of the paintings are inspired by the treacherous journey made out of syria. >> it's so good. >> i want to give the children a way to escape living in a camp. to give them a better environment. >> reporter: and kayra tells me she intends to come back to the united state

to europe, let alone the u.s. >> look, they have syrian coffee here, and all the trademarks are syrianporter: rana, an english literature professor back in syria, is now a social worker, helping fellow syrian refugees get food and housing. she believes many refugees' cultural ties to the region are what's keeping most refugees from going abroad, as much as the financial and geopolitical obstacles. >> reporter: with no end of the war in sight, neighboring host countries closed their borders with syria last year. the overwhelming strain on their economies and delays in foreign aid pledges have forced them to reduce social services, prompting more syrian and iraqi refugees to choose the immigration route, no matter how long it takes. >> there are over 650,000 registered syrians in jordan-- almost 10% of the population. so many would like to go to other countries. but first of all, those spaces have to be made available. they can't apply for them and get in line. they don't come here and demand anything, but wait for space that is made available by resettlement countries. >> reporter: the

also coming up, the syrian refugee taking facebook to court over fake news.e is suing the social media giant over stories that labeled him a terrorist. and celebrating a historic victory with the africa cup of nations winners. relive cameroon's comeback victory against egypt. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. tonight the battle lines for germany's parliamentary elections this autumn have been drawn. that comes after the conservative christian democrats and their bavarian sister party confirmed angela merkel as their candidate for chancellor. but they will have a fight on their hands after the social democrats snuck into a single point lead in the latest polls. she has already had to quash conservative infighting in order to run for what could be a fourth term. >> german chancellor on the low merkel arrived separately from the leader of the conservative csu. they are both working hard on the impression that they are on the same political page. he took his time, but he is now rallying behind her bid for a fourth term as chancellor. her own cd you backed her in december.

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philadelphia families sharing a meal with syrian refugees. >> you want black pepper. garlic? salt? >> the syrians making traditional fallafals while philadelphiaians cook up southern kol adviser greens. >> we learn about the soul and the heart from other people when we exchange recipes. this is the greatest country in the world because we blended together. rinc >> reporter: the dinner took deeper meaning this week after president trump stopped syrian refugees for entering the united states. >> our country is doing things right now that i could never have imaged. you are all welcome here. >> pizza. >> you like pizza? >> yeah. >> reporter: 11-year-old mohammed and his mom fled a war zone in syria. >> translator: and showing them and all kind of problems. >> reporter: after years of vetting, they arrived in philly, but they now worry about their family stuck in limbo. ten more were supposed to arrive next week, but those flights have now been canceled. >> so we're having to make those calls to family members to tell them that their family's cases would be put hold. >> reporter: despit

instead about syrian refugees he went to sort of the ice deportation stuff from this weekend. it was a completely different topic that he answered on. but he just -- that does not look like someone who is enjoying themselves. and he comes and reads this prepared opening statement word for word basically off of the paper that didn't seem geared towards driving a strategic vision overall for president trump about what he wanted to drive today. other presidents in the past, even when the foreign leader is there, they have found a way to use these events with the other leader to sort of drive through what they want the attention on that day. this seemed almost perfunctory for him. and not -- he just doesn't seem somebody relishing. >> let me play the clib clip on the refugee -- on the sensitive issue, canada is welcoming in syrian refugees, as far as president trump is concerned he wants an indefinite halt on syrian refugees. >> president trump, you seem to suggest that syrian refugees are a trojan horse for potential terrorism while the prime minister hugs refugees and welcomes t

islamic state targets on the syrian side of the border.t is the first time the operation has been made public. meanwhile the islamic state group says it was behind a pair of car bombings in northern syria a couple of hours apart. day earlier that area in question had just been liberated from the extremists. reporter: left with an unfortunate fate pre-it 49 people were killed in the first car explosion with a second explosion occurring just moments after, killing two turkish sosoldiers. bob,nside the center of al the other just on the outskirts of the town. just one day after it was liberated by syrian rebels and turkish military forces. onafter the liberation thursday, there was a gathering in this neighborhood. and then a member of the islamic state group driving a car filled with explosives blew himself up in the middle of the crowd. reporter: the bombings were in active revenge from the islamic state group. turkish forces and syrian rebels have regained control of the city on thursday after two months of fighting. ushor: new still comin

syrians pick up icelandic faster. making friends at school and playing local sports has helped them to adjust to their new home. >> we like it. >> dozens more syrians are due to arrive on the island in the coming weeks. all are hoping for a warm welcome regardless of the weather. george orwell's novel 1984 has become a new best eller in the u.s. it has been reprinted nearly 70 years after it was first written. grappling with donald's defense of so-called alternative facts. haskell davis explains. for a copylooking of george orwell's 1984 classic you won't find it in this bookshop in new york. it has become so popular that it's out of stock here. the classic novel was first published in 1949. bigeatures a devious brother government that spies on its citizens and forces them into accepting contradictory versions of the truth. it's one of those great dystopian novels. it deals a lot of propaganda and with our current administration people are worried about that kind of thing and they want to ofinformed about the dangers

by a syrian engineer who lost his family to isis. we landed in tilt-rotar opsry aircraft, but the strip is long enough to handle large cargo planes from the united states. torque the commander of the campaign in both iraq and syria, said what's at stake is heading the works. >> there are threat streams that are external operations focused, emanating from raqqa right now. most of them point, quite honestly, at europe. >> reporter: scott, one american officer told us he expects the syrian fighters to suffer heavy losses in the battle for raqqa, and this is "take no prisoners" fighting on both sides. according to u.s. estimates, 1600 isis fighters have been killed in the last four months in syria, and oinl a dozen wounded. >> pelley: so, david what, are the prospects of more u.s. troops in syria? >> reporter: well, general votel told us that if the u.s. provides these heavy weapons to the syrian fighters, they'll need to be trained and sales ared how to use them. so that certainly sounds like more americans will be needed. but one of th

you have the free syrian backed by the turks and this american backed organization called the syrian democratic forces. if we're going to go in there and work with them, that's going to put us at political odds with both the russians and the turks. so, this is going to be not only a military problem, but it's going to be a huge political mountain that we're going to have to climb. we have tried to take a hands-off approach with the turks so far, but this will put us in direct confrontation because we're going to want to put american troops there to take raka, that's the big key there who takes raka. the turks want to do t the syrians want to do it and we would rather have our forces do it. >> gayle, you heard the colonel. what do you think? >> i think this is a policy discussion that's been going on since 2013, you know, at the latest. i think you have the foreign policy of unpredict ability from the trump administration meeting the reality of the complicated nature of the syrian war which has killed already the equivalent of oakland, california. left homeless and without their count

>> this morning the special chiefmet with the negotiator for the syrian government for about an hour. afterwards he met with the .pposition delegation that took an hour or so. this afternoon diplomatic planningell me he is to hold a plenary meeting with the international support group nations participating. that's the major regional powers that have sponsored these rounds of talks and the various resolutions. he is looking for international support as he said in his opening press conference yesterday. confidence of a breakthrough. he is looking for support from the international community to make sure they are on track. hoping to gethe that support and what does he want other nations to do? >> it's a very delicate dish we are losing you. i can't hear you. he wants to make sure things don't fall apart. he needs to navigate political governance, a new constitution and elections down the road. these are very sensitive issues in their very divergent points of view from the syrian government want to maintain as much power and the opposition want to see a lot of this power diluted and ideal

. >> members of a syrian family will make their way back to philadelphia after being turned away last weekend. >> a south jersey college issues an alert over a robbery of two men at gunpoint while on campus. >> another headache for septa commuters, dozens of cars taken out of service from the market-frankford line. >>> karen rogers has the effects of that and david murphy has weather. >> reporter: most of us will start out sunny this morning, 41 degrees in philadelphia. 35 in wilmington, it's cooler in other spots. millville our typical colder spot in the morning, is down to 25. 38 in allentown. 40 in trenton. winds not all that strong, but we are up to 10 miles per hour in philadelphia. every now and then that wind picks up just a tad and makes you hunch your shoulders just slightly. 37 degrees by 7:00 a.m. noon, 41, the highs 48 around 3:00 p.m., holding 46 why 5:00 p.m. remember we would be in the low 40s for the high. 7:00 a.m., 43 degrees, looks like there's rain on the way in the overnight hours and into early tomorrow morning, could see freezing range as the precipitation comes

the chief of staff says they can't afford to allow the syrians to cross.o close them, because is have sleeper cells inside the camps. indeed, the majority of refugees came here from areas still under islamic state control. they might be standing on the verge of safety, but the truth is, these people are now viewed the and suspicion. many syrians here and around the world are now finding more and more doors are closing on them. there is more details on that story on our website. one piece of sports news this power. former chelsea midfielder frank lampard has announced his retirement from football, calling time on a career which has lasted 21 years. he said he was grateful to the football association for the opportunity to do his coaching badges, suggesting he may go into management. chelsea's record goalscorer says he turned down a number of exciting offers to carry on playing in britain and abroad. swansea manager paul clement revealed he had unsuccessfully approached lampard over a move to the premier league stragglers back in january. and you can get in

the syrian government has denied torturing political opponents. reporter: the civil war in syria has raged for five years and claimed the lives of a quarter of a million people. is the jail where amnesty international alleges supporters were held and executed in the thousands. the group says they have evidence of an extermination policy ordered by the highest levels of syrian government. the courseeek during of five years between 2011 and 2015 20 to 15 prisoners are called upon and transported to another building of the prison huddled into an underground line hand. the testimony is based on former prisoners and guards. it concludes from 2011-2015 between 5000 and 13,000 detainees were hanged and their bodies buried in mass graves on military land dear damascus. amnesty says the practices amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity. 's government has denied mistreating detainees. amnesty international contacted the syrian authorities about these allegations in early january and has received no response. jane: a village in southern hungry you

syrians.were telling the turks that the americans were using them as tools to attack the syrians. theve a chart that shows way the soviet union parcels out its radio broadcasting in these many languages in order to get as much of a varied affect as they can. part ofple, in the low the chart it shows how much broadcasting the soviet onion -- union does overseas. that is $900 a week. -- 900 hours a week. hours, 730 american week. the other broadcast by european they do aboutes, the same amount altogether as the soviet union does. these 317 hours on my communist are done by communist china. then 108 hours are being various clandestine radio broadcasters who are situated in one place or another, claiming they are the broadcast, -- they are actually from north korea, but they are claiming they are the south korean broadcast. they use these to do broadcast it -- orhe soviet or a. i have some figures about publications of the magazines. they are putting out 85 periodicals in 30 different languages. m

allegations of torture and mass killings in a syrian prison.mnesty international accuses the syrian government of a policy of extermination at the military prison, a culture of impunity that continues to this day. also coming up, donald trump's travel ban has its day in court as a u.s. appeals court judge prepares to hear arguments for reinstating the controversial order blocking travelers from several country -- seven countries. and the neighbors who need to be more neighborly. angela merkel visits poland in an effort to improve relations. on the agenda -- the migration crisis and europe. the european union after brexit. i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we start with allegations of crimes against humanity in syria. amnesty international is accusing the syrian government of hanging thousands of prisoners in a military prison near damascus. amnesty says this policy of extermination was carried out beginning in 2011, a that the executions are probably still happening. >> more than anything, the syrian war is a brutal campaign agai

civil war. more grim stories to come out of the syrian civilwar.'t be surprising. bashar al—assad's father was famous for mass slaughter in the early 80s. for those of us familiar with this sorry tale of syrian opposition, this is a sadly familiar story. one point that got me is one of the prisoners that was cited as a witness used to check is by out of the window and he said you could always tell how many people had been harmed by the amount of slippers left on the floor. very chilling. —— had been hung. of slippers left on the floor. very chilling. -- had been hung. also this claim that it could not have happened without the authority of some very senior happened without the authority of some very senior figures, whether they be political or religious. and then when all of the accounts are going to be said and done, there's the question of international criminal court, crimes against humanity. all of those things eventually many hope will be judged. it does seem that this report from amnesty international relies on some credible witnesses and it'

conflict. >> this group of everyday syrian civilians who had decided not to pick up a gun, had decided not to leave syria, and instead had decided to stay. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the well-being of humanity around the world by building resilience and inclusive economies. more at rockefellerfoundation.org >> carnegie corporation of new york. supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security. at carnegie.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: top advisers in the trump administration took the stage today at the annual conserva

by trusting those three syrian fixers?his incredibly dangerous place, with people i didn't know, having done no research on them and having an inadequate understanding of the religious passions that were circulating on the ground. do you think you were being a bit naive? of course. it's surprising for somebody who has a phd in comparative literature, fluent arabic speaker, knows the arab world, lived in it... should you not have known better? i certainly should have, however... i know the area, i had been riding my bicycle there before the war. i knew the territory, i knew the people, and i was in over my head the instant i walked across that border. so i think anybody who knows less than i am, is more lost. and i think many, many of the reporters are deep in over their head and they don't know it. but many news agencies have pulled out their staff, journalists, because syria, since the revolution there, is the most dangerous place for journalists. more than 100 have been killed there so far. do you feel then it falls to t

opposition and welcomed syrians with open arms. they really felt this welcome. when they got off the ferry in egypt they were expected to attend this artificial expected that person be someone really menacing. instead it's like you are our brothers and sisters, you don't need to pay. pushing them to the line. they felt this one arrived at the town. they had some connection where they ended up on the coast near alexandria. not only the syrian refugee community that was already there a much welcomed them but so did the egyptian community and provided donations. so they felt very welcomed, but then things changed politically. there was a q and a new government came into power and the syrian refugees in the country where associate with the previous regime. there were statements made and the people who use to not as well at them when you walk down in the afternoon along the coast, started giving them averting their eyes, giving them cold stares. it felt hostile, department or it wasn't only difficult because they had very little money,

including a syrian family that is on the way to lehigh valley right now.ob brooks is following their journey live from the satellite center. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, matt, we're talking about the family from allentown. they are a board a plane and will touchdown at jfk in new york city at 9:25 a.m. what an emotional rollercoaster it's been for the family more than a week ago after 13 years of planning and saving thousands of dollars for each of their 6 visas, the paperwork they landed in the u.s., they were sent back to damascus syria when the travel ban came down from president trump. the family is on their way back to the u.s. >> it's not the way we do things in america. they had to go back to the home, unfortunately they have not sold it, and wait and damascus right now is not a safe place. >> reporter: over the weekend the u.s. justice department request requested an emergency motion to have the ban reinstated while it makes the appeal, the federal appeals court denied that request. the travel ban is on hold. there's no way of how

to flee the syrian opposition and welcomed syrians with open arms. when they got off the ferry in egypt, every time thaw saw san official they expected them to be menacing but instead you are brother and sister, you don't need to pay. they felt when they arrived at the town they had a connection where they ended up on the coast near alexandria. not only the syrian refuge community already there came out to welcome them but so did the egyptian community and provided donations. they felt welcomed. but things changed politically and there was a new coop. there were statements made on the television channels and the people who used to nod and smile at them when they walked down along the coast in the afternoon started averting their eye and giving them cold stares. it felt hostile -- the environment. it was not only difficult because there was little money but they no longer felt welcome. >> host: leadership just conditions public opinion and the terms of how the population will react to refuge and public shaming. egypt was dramatic. >> see see this all