road. how can someone blow themselves up or kill because they re of a different faith? he was liberated on the father s 49th birthday. half his congregation has left iraq. he prays the rest will stay. translator: we re trying. we are trying as best as we can to bring back hope. reporter: george, that sentiment that you heard the father expressing, to restore hope, that s not just applicable to the christian community but so many who have been suffering under isis brutal rule. there s no doubt in anyone s mind that mosul will be liberated from isis. the question afterwards is how
with other climbers still stranded, higher up on the mountain. rescue helicopters were treating not only the survivors but also the bodies. nepal is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, fuel and electricity are now scarce. hospitals in kathmandu are overwhelmed with the wounded and the destruction though evident in the capital remains largely unseen in some of the outlying areas. that was anderson cooper reporting there giving us a bit of an overview of what has taken place the last few days. meanwhile, nepalese living abroad are heading home. we are joined now live from the hong kong airport with that part of the story. monesha, you have been speaking with the nepalese living in hong kong who desperately want to get back hope. what have they been telling you? reporter: that s right, errol, i am just, a stone s throw away from one of the check
bitty thing to take on his greatest role. harris faulkner is bringing us thisg5!7ñ story today.6,t8w coming through the neighborhood the first time was devastating. i just knew how much people have put into building their lives back here in the first place, who have a part of the american dream totally o> reporter: of all the parts of new orleans, katrina might are have hit this neighborhood the most, a neighborhood the deep connections to the community but one wendell simply calls home. i flew in that saturday for a family vacation. and i got to the airport and i was like what s going on? . and they said the hurricane. w(hurricane? i said the one in florida?
it s all about reaching folks with that conversation at the community level and establishing the bond of a parent s love for their child. everybody s had parents, right? so everybody can identify with that unconditional love that transcends political affiliation, economic status, religious affiliation. it s just the great unifier. and it s that common ground that we can start that conversation from. about making this a safer place for all. on the 14th of december, not only us but everyone who was so directly impacted just pushed out this wave of grief. and the world pushed back this wave of love to us. once the research is done and it s giving answers, it pushes back hope.
york stay mayor s race. both candidates agreed to debate it and it s the anniversary of super storm sandy. that brings us to the next number. 364 is how many days ellis island has been closeded for repair after the destructive storm. the halls and buildings will be back hope, millions of documents and photos and other artifacts remain at other facilities until more repair work is done. speak of storm, the next number is 1982. the last year that only two hurricanes emerged from the atlantic. how about that? despite predictions earlier, scientists say that dry dusty air from the sahara and sinking air over the atlantic are top factors. i guess we won t talk about climate change.