. >> reporter: megan simmons is desperate to see her family near the border who are struggling find their all you want to do is hug your family member and know that there okay and knowing that the u.s. government hasn't done that yet is very frustrating. >> reporter: the charters beginning friday will travel to athens or frankfurt, while ships will leave haifa in northern israel ferrying people to cyprus. state department notices any passenger must be ready to leave with an 8-12 hours, bring only a suitcase, one carry on, no pets, and they will have to pay back the government. france, mexico, brazil have already begun the evacuation flights, which makes this even more frustrating for megan simmons. >> it feels like every minute that she's there, she is one less minute where she is safe. >> reporter: cbs news has also learned tonight the u.s. agreed to block iran from $6 million in iranian oil revenue freed up as part of the recent prisoner swap. the white house has been facing bipartisan pressure to lockdown the money, given iran support for hamas. norah. >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you.