places like charlotte, north carolina, and denver, colorado. hundreds are rallying for an end to violence. it's a world away but hitting home. >> we can't go about our lives in a normal way because our relatives at any moment are going to be bombed or killed. >> hadeel says she's try her best to keep in touch with family members. she says some have been notified they should evacuate but they're choosing to stay where they are because they feel, fred, they don't have a better place to go. >> very sad. thanks so much alexandra field in new york. a tobacco company is told to pay up big to a woman whose husband died after smoking for years. how she was able to argue he didn't know about the dangers of smoking. next.