Countries. 2. 2 Million People have thread syria and taken up in other countries. Many are living in camps of plastic tents to protect them from the elements. We have reports from camps in jordan. Reporter thermal blankets and clothing distribution has just started at this camp. You can see behind me there are hundreds of refugee who is are queuing to receive these items on the first day of direction, which is always stress busy. The high thermal blankets are a valuable commodity, especially important for residents and refugee who is are still living inside plastic tents and have much less protection from the rain and the cold and the wind in the winter. Now aid agencies are also distributing clothing kits for babies and children up to the age of five. What you see in these boxes behind me includes enough winter clothing for 24,000 children. Now each of these winter kits includes quite a bit of clothing items such as heavy jackets, hats, socks, winter shoes as well as sweaters and glov
The United Nations said 2. 2 million syrian versus left the country. More than 200,000 are now in iraq, and as winter approaches many are still living in tents. We have reports on what is being done in Northern Iraq to prepare refugees for the cold. Its Early Morning and the women in this refugee camp prepare food. Theyve been cooking outdoors since the summer but that will have to end soon because winter has come and with it plunging temperatures and heavy rain. I make a special effort to cook every friday a small treat to help forget where we are. But with the rains we wont be able to do this for much longer. Even this small treat will be taken away from us. Reporter preparations to get this camp ready for winter are well under way. Drainage systems are put in place to make sure the camp doesnt flood. From the u. N. Refugee agency said although things are on track they have a long way to go. We will support the International Community with the needs for the winter. Reporter there is
Victims behind the countrys borders. More than 2. 2 million have fled, scattered among its neighbours. United nations says half are children. Many are not able to go to school. Some are working to support their families. A danger approaches a harsh winter. Zeina khodr reports from a camp near lebanon. We are at a tenth settlement near lebanon. They dot the landscape along the border with syria. People live in miserable conditions. They may be safe, not it facing the violence of syria, but they have the cold. People barely have anything. The ground is mutt, and these plastic sheetings do not provide shelter when the rain starts. Look around just a few weeks ago there was rain and the whole area was flooded. People are worried and are calling on the International Community to help them. The International Community can only do so much. They have to deal with their economic problems. This is how people live sometimes four to five families in one tent. People are talking about their childre
Team gets ready to answer questions. Nbc news has learned that President Trump is blaming one of his closest allies for that damning testimony that left his presidency hanging in the balance. And on the trail right now, mayor Pete Buttigieg is getting ready to meet with a key group of voters in georgia as more polls show he is firmly in the lead in the first state to have its democratic primary. Joining us right now, hans nichols at the white house, Garrett Haake is on capitol hill and carol lee, Nbcs Carol Lee is in washington with that aforementioned brand new reporting about what the toll that the impeachment hearings are taking on the president and one of his key allies. The president saying he is willing to testify. Is he serious . Reporter Deputy White House press secretary said well see what he does. This is the president , throwing something out there. Remember it initially started with House Speaker nancy pelosi saying in that interview she wanted the president to testify or s
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