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alexa. it's convenient and makes my life a lot easier. >> alexa plays music, and sets a timer. >> alexa, set a timer for 15 minutes. >> 15 minutes starting now. >> reporter: and places an order for paper towels. >> would you thraoeulike to buy? >> yes. >> order placed. >> you can see the entire history. >> i am not concerned about privacy when i use alexa. i truly believe that we are being watched and recorded in this day and age with everything we do, and honestly my life is not that interesting to be recorded. >> but should the rest of us be worried? >> i think you should definitely be concerned about privacy, and these are devices in your home and the microphone is always on looking for the key word. >> for example, if you see alexa but don't mean to be talking to the device, and it can still be talking, and it could be an identity thieves' dream if you are not on secured wi-fi. >> part of the information is used to try to understand you better, to pick up your patterns and your tendencie

alexa, order pizza. >> say alexa, open domino's. >> reporter: from amazon echo to your apple watch, technology is changing game day for good. it's how you stock up and replenish the game day essentials. there's a growing number of ways to get last-minute game day delivery on tens of thousands of products. snacks, game day gear, cleaning supplies, even beer. >> game day essentials. >> reporter: there are two options that claim to get you goodies in an hour or two so we did a run through. there's a $10 minimum we have to buy more. first instacart with a $10 minimum and delivery fee of 5.99 on orders of $35 or more but replaced a small order so we were charged a $10 delivery fee plus a $1.30 service charge. total for two bags of chips and two dips about 25 bucks out the door. >> apparently one hour delivery is no longer available. >> reporter: so we opted for two hours and our snacks arrived on time. amazon prime has a higher $20 minimum, one hour delivery is 7.99 and two-hour is free. we opted for one hour and after meeting our minimum. >> 38 bucks. without the tip. >> reporter: our a

>> that's alexa.is that they've opened themselves up not only to skills -- there are about a thousand different skills third parties can build. google has not done that yet. alexa has opened up the hardware piece to be included in other people's hardware of the you'll see alexa inside other devices not made by amazon. that's a big piece that will benefit amazon down the road. >> my friends here are worried that alexa is always listening. are you? >> she is! [ laughter ] >> is she? >> i think it's a very legitimate question. i mean, it records about a five-second loop, and so just keep that in mind. and separately -- >> is google not always listening? >> google is listening too. >> all right, gene. going to leave it there. gene munster, loup ventures. >>> "check, please" is next. thep ofheowts dades a taedce d clinnoti itsburg thep ofheowts dades a taedce the stdvcetaaly enen ro d or, erfuture ismarial t elr coy'stomorr y atat.ngo dok yourur? amounancl viso freerealize o fit yo faed 'thiss av 200 mile.

and alexa just couldn't imagine the fact it would ever happen.th just loving it. >> shot in the caribbean at turks and caicos, and she pears to be walking on water. the trick, she is on a wooden box. >> amazing. >> christie pairing in covered beginning in 1979. >> how many years ago? an insecure girl and hoping that, you know, i would be good enough to be in a magazine. so to see my daughters now having the same thoughts that i had, and to be able to see them actually be there on the job like definitely a big moment. >> alexa, a singer, is her daughter with billy joel. and sailor, a singer, her ex with daughter, peter cook. >> it was really fun. it was definitely entertaining. a little bit after reality tv. >> my mom just loves it. she he was so excited. >> three beauties. gorgeous family. >> you know, the big question is, the three on the cover. because tte cover will be revealed a week from tonight. if you want it meet christie, she is will be at the si live event on the 17th and 18th. meanwhile, take a look, with all of the oscar nominees. >>

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i think -- alexa, stop. alexa, stop. >> okay. >> jimmy: okay. cool. [ laughter ] we're -- >> steve: that's fantastic. >> jimmy: yeah, that's insane. anyways, if you have an echo, try it out. it's alexa. if you have an echo, it's probably turned on already. >> steve: yeah. cause you just said her. >> jimmy: well unless you have it close to the tv. anyways. it's fun and thanks to the people at amazon for doing that. [ cheers and applause ] it's a fun thing. >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: i love technology. in it's been a great week so far. there's more ahead. tomorrow night emmy and tony award winner hugh jackman will be here! >> steve: oh my god. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hugh jackman! >> steve: he's the best! >> jimmy: "logan." this movie is the best. >> steve: come on. jack hugh man. >> jimmy: we have also mandy moore who is just fantastic. and just direct -- [ cheers and applause ] and great reggae music from chronixx will be here. that's tomorrow night. [ cheers and applause ] and "thank you notes." and "thank you notes.

they have teamed up with alexa, when you're having a lot of beer, you're like, hey, alexa, send me somegs. >> yeah, send more beer. >> wing me. >> oh, yeah, that's the world that's coming. >> yeah, it is. it's almost here. >> i say to lisa, hey, how about more wings. >> she says go get them yourself. >> well, if she watched the show ever it would be alexa instead of lisa. >> what do you think i'm here for? we got five minutes to the opening bell. we got a lot of things to cover. cbs doing a radio deal. we'll do that. sirius satellite radio out with earnings. >> is that cirrus logic? cirrus logic to sirius satellite? >> oh, no, you're confusing people. which we don't want to do. we're back after this. uswiwiaset m pil ete bonsiatedacfrpansoumt l st. 'lpln't prte thmed .w hpes erar m gwants ht owtataat ail >>> you're watching cnbc's "squawk on the street" live from the financial capital of the world. the opening bell in a couple of minutes. we've talked a lot about the president, national prayer breakfast is going on right now. >> right. >> we could get some data out. productivity in the

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all you have to does start your trace with alexa, ask the american heart to get information. about that. really cool. that will be a life safer for so many. >>> new hope for people with migraines, they can be so debilitating, there is a you this drug that could revent headaches before they start. they are injections. this is injections of amg344 and it blocks chemicals in our bodies that spike during a high grain and attacking us and this has minute hall side effects which is good news. the drug could be approved as soon as next year, right now, it is a very sensitive drug. we will see what happens, rise tag could be $10,000 a year. we will follow-up. >>> in money news right now, if you air bride, mom to be, you love ikea, now you can register to receive your favorite furniture there idea ace offering a gift registry for everything there weddings, baby showers, house warmings, customer can create their wish list there products on the web site or their store. register for home depot. it is good, expanding out there. >>> lets look at this moment in the black history, today we w

host: alexa, thank you. we will get a response. guest: alexa, you are right. not only is the conversation not really about bathrooms, the guidance is not about bathrooms. the guidance has two parts to it. , title ixpart says sex discrimination laws cover against -- cover transgender people if you say that this person cannot use the sex segregated facilities, it is about sex and therefore it is about illegal discrimination. the guidance said that, that transgender people had to be treated according to their identity. and this is helpful application from best practices from schools to understand this. one of the parts was about bathrooms and locker rooms, but there were other parts about privacy and confidentiality. do not out students if they are transgender and you know about it. working with sex-specific ideasmming, a bunch of about how to treat trans students respectfully because this is about students being able to go to school like all other students. it is not about bathrooms. host: our guest is the executive director of the national center for transgende

simply ask alexa starting with the phrase alexa ask american heart. >>> the son of muhammad ali was detaineda florida airport earlier this month and the family says it was because of his religion. he and his mother arrived at the fort lauderdale hollywood international airport from jamaica. customs officials questioned him two hours and allegedly asked him if he was a muslim and where he was born. ali jr. holds a u.s. passport. he told the officials he is must muslim and born in philadelphia in 1972. >>> malaysian police searched the kuala lumpur airport and found no trace of the poison used to kill the half brother of north korean ruler kim jong un. thousands of passengers have passed through that area since the february 13 attack. two women allegedly killed him by rubbing vx nerve agent on his face. they have arrested two women for the crime. they say they thought they were taking part in some sort of prank. >>> coming up, caught on camera, a thief smiling while stealing a package from a porch. the images released by police they hope will lead to an arrest. >> a dangerous mud slide leaves

. >> reporter: amazon's alexa help connect the thermostat, lights, music yam, the doorbell. in all, 50 app connections. the more connected, the greater the risk. >> we are opening ourselves up to risks. >> reporter: usually from the in home wi-fi network that comes with a weak default password. to show me how easy it is to be compromised, by the time i pressed the doorbell, he had already hacked in, watching my every move on the in home security cameras ask cracking the alarm system. >> why would anybody want to hack my doorbell, refrigerator, or thermostat? >> it's more that they could use those devices as a means to access more interesting sources of information. >> fj information. he hacked my online shopping, e-mails and bank accounts. >> we can see anything you type anywhere on your computer. >> reporter: to protect yourself experts advice create separate wi-fi networks, one for your computers, another for your appliances. use complicated long passwords, and use two-step verification log ins. both amazon alexa and google home insist they are secure. >> it's a little ove

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alexa can help. >> how technology is changing gameday festivities. >> alexa, order pizza. >> reporterom amazon echo to apple watch, game day is being changed for good. it is how you stock up and replenish those essentials. there are a number of ways to get last minute gameday deliveries, snacks, gameday gear, beer. >> gameday search shulg. amazon prime is a way to get goodies in a hour or two. >> unfortunately there is $10 minimum. we have to buy more. >> ins is it a cart with deliver -- insta cart and with delivery reof $10 or more. our total for two bags of chips and two dips about 25 bucks out the door. >> one-hour delivery is no longer available. >> we opted for two hours and our snacks arrived on time. >> amazon prime now has a $20 minimum. one hour delivery $7 .99. our amazon delivery arrived in under an hour. domino pizza is getting in on the tech trends. >> whether google home or alexa. watches and chat box, facebook messenger, are rapidly growing space for us so we expect a lot more customers to use that on gameday and in the near future. >> they have people texting pizza emo

red bikini, hard to believe christie is 63 years old. >> they have alwasailor has alw do this and alexa couldn't imagine that would ever happen. they're so loving it. >> in the caribbean, christie appears to be standing on water. the trick? she was actually perched on a wooden box. >> oh, my gosh. amazing. >> christie set a record, appearing on three consecutive covers starting in 1979. >> how many years ago i was that insecure girl and hoping that, you know, i would be good enough, you know, for the magazine. so to see my daughters now having the same thoughts that i had and to be able to see them actually be there on the job, like definitely a big moment. >> alexa ray, a singer, is her daughter with billy joel and sailor's dad is brinkley's ex peter cook. >> it was really fun. >> it was definitely entertaining, a little bit of a reality tv moment. >> can i just take a minute to say that ain't fair. >> it's amazing. >> it's ridiculous. >> right? >> wow. >>> okay, well the swimsuit cover will be reveal the next week. listen to this. if you want to meet christie, she'll be at the s.i. vi

alexa -- two daughters that are fraternal twins, alexa and zooey.lfriend. and last week she was on in her final episode. because i'd asked her, i said, "sweetie, you know, do you want to be on dr. ken, another episode?" she literally said, "do i have to?" [ light laughter ] as if, like, it was homework for her. [ light laughter ] like i wanted her to keep doing it. but she -- to her credit, she just wants to be a kid. she loves school. for real. she just loves school. she loves being a kid. >> jimmy: well that's good. >> and that she had fun doing the show but then she just loves just being normal. and so, as a father, i'm like so proud of her. as a producer, i will destroy her. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, no! >> no? >> jimmy: no, don't do that to your daughter. no, no. you love her. >> i love her. >> jimmy: yeah, sure, yeah. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> jimmy: you love her. absolutely. >> jimmy: yeah, you love her. yeah. but she's out of the show. >> yeah, yeah, no. she'll never work again. >> jimmy: no, no, what! [ laughter ] that's not wha

eric: the way to look at the goes back to what alexa originally mentioned. criminals,rsue were when you pursue criminals in the streets of l.a. or anywhere, you do it bound by the law, you follow the law. i want to go back to the case that alexa brought up because this illustrates it. when he was captured and taken to bangkok where the cia was running a black site, the two psychologists he mentions from the cia were to come in and also the fbi. they were going to come in -- this was the first alleged terrorist who's been picked up that we know of. and they will begin the interrogation and do it in this black site outside of bangkok. the fbi arrives there early. they start interrogating sabina aida. when the two psychologists arrived, the cia staff actually sent a telegram back to alex station, the special unit back .c. who weren, d directing the war on terror. --elegram or that message i'm showing my age -- was essentially we are worried because these interrogators that -- heome in from the cia has heart trouble and we are worried that something could happen

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amazon's alexa can tell you more than just the weather you know. that is in the next hour.with rail will be right back. how long did it take you two to save that? a long time. then it's a fortune. i told you we had a fortune. get closer to your investment goals with a conversation. reform. >>>. good wednesday morning welcome back thanks so much for joining us today i am maria bartiromo. it is wednesday, february 22. your top stories 8:00 a.m. he on the east coast, president trump immigration crackdown, the medication focusing on illegals who pose a serious threat making law enforcement's job easier. >> -- the message from this white house from dhs is that those people who are in 24 country, he poaching a threat to public safety or committed a crime will be the first to go, and we will be aggressively making sure that that occurs. that is what the priority is, for so long, the people had hands behind them going to deal with mission of their job. the last administration had so many carve-outs who he could be couldn't be adjudicated made it very difficult for enforcement to do

to get that information, ask alexa starting with the phrase "alexa, ask american heart" that will makeearing science based information from the american heart association. >>> back to our series on california's infrastructure. more and more vehicles on freeways around the bay area and the rest of the state. a lot of them are old or packed with potholes. the metro poll tan transportation collection says if we want wider roads we have to pay for them. the bay area may get extra lanes on existing highways and extensions of the existing rail systems but new roads? not in the picture. it also says all of the potholes and road dissent grags only add to a big backlog of bay area infrastructure needs. >> we're spending 90% of the money we think we will have available over the next two decades to take care of the system we got. we have a $20 billion backlog to repair our local roads and same number for public transit and state highway system. >> now transportation experts say the state could raise more money for highway road repairs and improvements with another gasoline tax. an extra 50 cents

>>> i want to ask alexa something. alexa, what's the westminster dog show? >> westminster dog show, here is the trending story. it is prestigious dog show allowed katz will not be able to compete in the event. the katz will get their own program at the show at madison square garden on february 11, 13th, and 14th. >> so what do you all think that far? the westminster dog show has been around, gosh, i think over 100 years. they'll allow cats. this year some fabulous felines will have their moment to shine at america's most prestigious dog show. pedigree kitties will show off their stuff, in a non-competitive meet the breed event when the show kicks off next week. >> cats at the dog show. >> well, i guess if they're getting their own thing. >> cat show. >> yes? >> you know, i gave my cat a bath last night. and i can't get the fur off my tongue. now, you have never understood that joke. >> nope. >> you still don't? >> nope. >> and he keeps telling it. >> i believe that i've told that at least ten times to you over the last two and a half years. >> which is typic

you can say, and he made a joke, alexa turn on the -- alexa does communicate well with the vizio tv. able or willing to give it up. >> it didn't freak me out, it will not bother me if they know what i watch on tv. it would bother me if they shared my internet search history. >> that's a bigger problem. >> some of this data is misleading, they want to let them know what you're watching at what hours of the day. i'll give you an example, animal planet, most of the people tune into animal planet aren't watching it, they put it on for their dog before they leave the house. all these people are watching animal planet, no one's watching animal planet. it's all dogs. >> tom: that's ratings, too. we do pretty good in the dog demo. >> if they are invading our privacy, and who benefits from the lawsuit in new jersey? to get the money, it doesn't go to the public. where is my end, i'm doing these focus group for these people, they're going to watch me in theory -- >> they're no longer stealing your soul anymore. >> the argument that it's anonymously capture, they don't know specifically to you.

>> i could argue that before alexa. >> i guess instagram -- we had "squawk box" first. we love connecting with viewers on social media. that's the royal we, not me, because i do not. on our facebook page, if you're looking for us on instagram, you won't find us but you'll find this "squawk box" account, a subscription order for things for your bird. it's called squawk.box. i think we should sue. instagram -- we had "squawk box" a long time ago. >> maybe we could team up. >> a friendly arrangement since we have given them advertisement. >> who had it first? instagram is how hold? >> let's not go hostile immediately. squawk box folks, if you are watching -- >> do we know where the squawk box folks are based? >> our name. our name. our lawyers -- >> we'll work on it. we'll come up with a friendly arrangement. joe will come up with a different arrangement. >> or else. >> he's the heavy. >> he's the heavy if you don't act nice. >>> coming up, when we return, tax reform may be the most eagerly anticipated item on president trump's agenda but it's not without controversy. t we

the new shopping feature is google's way of competing with the alexa device, a few google express retail partners include costco and whole foods and wahl greenz and pet smart. it is free through the 30th of april. >> you go milk, eggs, put in the basket. >> whatever. >> there's a new efo to save you money by streamlining the way food is labeled right now. it's pretty confusing if you're trying to figure out when something is going to go bad. >> and most of us the scientific way smell the milk jug and as tom costello explains, the two new categories. >> safe to assume nearly all of us at some point have done a food label double take, sell by, best by, best before, enjoy by, use by, best if use by. 15 to 20 variations of that message appear on food labels today. >> sometimes the label is wrong. i know i have that problem sometimes if they use it by a certain time. >> i think i would do the smell test to see if it smells like it's on the verge of rotting or spoiling. >> now two food industry giants are moving to simplify the language to just two new standard phrases. best if used by will pr

then the stuff they are doing with alexa and the more advanced research in ai, it has the potential toworld changing. but you will not see the in mainstream numbers for a few years. caroline: to put into perspective, shares down by 3%, but they have rocketed over the past 12 months. it is just a small flinch. ted, where do investors want to see the sort of growth, or are they just going to have to get used to sales being slightly below where they had hoped, but generally keep on betting on ai and the content? >> that's a pretty complicated question. the company has been rewarded for revenue growth and consistent growth, and rapid growth. it still indicates they are making investments in things not just about growth, but about revenue driving to the bottom line. you think about repeat business and the growth in amazon prime, tends -- tens's, of millions of new users, prime is a loyalty program as well where you get movies and television. this is about repeating business and lifetime value and customer satisfaction. that doesn't pay off necessarily in revenue this holiday season or this

brian: i asked alexa to play it for me. i said why? steve: have you alexa here?every morning. there is not one person on the floor can play music. new rules. at least two people on our floor. she is a very positive person. she says. steve: alexa or the lady wearing the dress. brian: alexa tends to be positive too alexa answers me because joy wouldn't. steve: siri. brian: you are infinite and beautiful and no one can stop yoyou but you. that's before she had the dress. steve: the designer andre sorono had never been political before. he said it's crazy people are getting beat up because they voted for trump. inspiration for dress watching the women's march and heard somebody wanted to bomb the white house. that would be madonna. joy villa the woman right there is all about love with her music. i'm like joy we have to make a statement on what is right for our country on what we believe in for the constitution u. ainsley: is he immigrant. producers were telling us earlier he said he really wanted to design some dresses for melania trump. see if that happens. steve:

i say good morning alexa, they will all wake up in the house. it is 4:12 as we go for a ride on i-95, leaving center city town through philly international, looking good at the moment. let's go up to allentown as we look live at allentown pennsylvania, sue has your weekend forecast and check out jam cams when we come right back. er san ill sofa. you know your heart loves megared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too? introducing megared advanced 4in1... just one softgel delivers the omega-3 power of two regular fish oil pills... so give your body mega support with megared advanced 4in1. >>> ♪ >> welcome back. we are heading in the weekend, it will be fabulous weather, sue, take a look outside i didn't even bring a jacket. it was a no jacket required day, already, perfect 10, sue. >> today is a perfect 10. now weekend we have a lot of weather changes and weekend it will still be february but i think even when we get colder on sunday we may not have it be as below average but it will be so cold co

google is trying to compete with amazon's alexa device on every feature.k over to you. >> that's amazing. why do you always run out of paper towels? >> i do. i have a lot of kids. >> there you go. . >> thanks, landon. >>> it is not your typical facebook post by any reason. the document titled building global community is 5,000 words long and lays out his vision for facebook and the future of connectivity. are we building the world that we all want? zuckerberg breaks it into different categories, developing online communities that are safe, informed and inclusive. zuckerberg never mentioned donald trump by name but contrasts with the america's first viewpoint stphraofp first. >>> medical testing on primates here in northern california. >>> i would describe it as horror. >> and we expose documents the federal government doesn't want you to see. >>> it was a hoax. milpitas reported that the reported kidnapping of a council member's daughter is unfounded. they investigated after receiving a call that the 13-year-old daughter was reported missing. you can read

. >> reporter: alexa helps turn on the music jam, the doorbell -- >> hey, daddy, how are you doing?eporter: in all, 50 connections in this home. but the more connected the greater risk. >> we are hoping ourselves to vulnerabilities and to hackers. >> reporter: usually through the in-home network that comes with a weak default password. to show how easily it can be compromised, james lyon sent me to a colleague's home near boston. by the time i pressed the doorbell, he had already hacked in watching my every move on the in-home security cameras and cracking the alarm system. why would anybody want to hack my doorbell, refrigerator or thermostat? >> it's more of looking into more interesting sources of information. >> reporter: financial information. once he hacked the wi-fi, he hacked my e-mails and bank accounts. >> we can see anything you type anywhere on your computer. >> reporter: to protect yourself, create separate wi-fi networks, one for computers and the other for appliances. use complicated long passwords and two-step verification log-ins. both amazon alexa and google home i

. > tc police charged five more alexa i wood, caitlyn rook, matthew pink and duane powell, a total of 24 people are now charged with damaging businesses and property on inauguration day. the violence happened in a four-block area near 13th and o streets and 12th and l streets northwest. president trump visited the national museum of african-american history and culture forth first time today. the president toured the museum in order of black history wife. joining him his what is daughter ivanka and dr. ben carson. after the tour president trump addressed the bomb threats that were phoned in to at least 11 1 # jewish community centers nationwide overnight. > this tourist a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intalance and hatred in all of its very hated ugly forms. the antisemetic threats targeting our jewish community and community centers are horrible. and are painful and a very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil. > the fbi is investigating those bomb threats. > right now, giant panda baoboa is on her way back to

only time the company say that audio files are transferred is when you trigger the device by saying alexa or hey, google, but in order to hear those words, the device has to listen every second of every day. exactly what it hears, records come and sends to servers only amazon and google know for sure, but experts say just about anything is stackable --hackable,. so take precautions you have to protect all devices that are connected. >> use antivirus software on your computers. lisa: and most importantly, remember, the device is smart. you lisa fletcher, abc 7 news. jonathan: news just into the newsroom -- amazon is taking a new leap into the future, filing a patent to drop packages to your home using a parachute-like device. amazon was granted a patent to fly drones high above homes, then slowly lower them to the ground using magnets, parachutes, or foils. that is because lending a drone in a yard could prevent a potential saviofety hazard. answers a media giant facebook plans to launch apps for apple tv, and samsung smart tvs. alison: good news about air travel tonight -- if you are of o

is it a gimmick that you're also on alexa, or has that been working?zon reported tonight, and i think amazon has got a lot of things they're doing right. tell us what that means. >> well, i think it means a lot to not only to our brand but for the industry. it's an opportunity for us to really engage in voice activated technologies. we're just getting started. we just rolled this out, and as we noted when we rolled this out, our offering allows the customer to use the entire menu, not just a set product or something you've ordered before. but you can actually navigate the entire wing stop men grew and place your order. we believe that's where the future is, and we're always going to try and stay ahead of the game to make sure we're bringing relevant technologies to consumers. this is just one example. >> let's talk about the category of wings. this seems to be a still growing category with many different -- very ethnically diverse group of people like wings, and it also seems to me that you have captured the zeitgeist. people really want to not be at a

alexa koenig is the executive director of berkeley's human rights center. says the lab was a natural progression for the organization which has been advancing human rights work, around the world, for more than 20 years. >> we noticed over and over that there are a number of frontline human rights advocates that are really trying to figure out how do you ensure that the videos they're getting from survivors on the ground are what they purport to be. so one of the things we were thinking is couldn't we leverage our position here to provide the labor that so many of these organizations really can't afford, but also provide a pipeline of students who are skilled in an area that's increasingly in demand, frontline human rights workers. >> reporter: and it appears the human rights movement is eager for help. since the lab began in september, students have been asked by amnesty, and other groups, to look at material coming out of yemen, sudan, democratic republic of congo, and myanmar. but the bulk of their work has been focused on syria. specifically aleppo. >> t