this is a special edition of nightline. flash point: refugees in america. this journey begins one year ago. the first day school in one american town. that nervous look back. go line up! reporter: chrysler elementary school. modesto, california. and the welcome they ve been practicing in the main office. salaam. reporter: two sisters signing in. their passports on the counter. halah is 6 years old. welcome, halah. reporter: on her first grade door here in america, a sign in arabic. can you read that? hello, salaam alakum. this is halah. hi, halah. halah is very special because she is not from america. this is where syria is. reporter: our cameras roll as the children begin to ask simple halah. what happened to syria? what happened to syria? there s some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be. reporter: no one could have predicted what was about to happen in towns across america when terror strike
this is a special edition of nightline. flash point: refugees in america. this journey begins one year ago. the first day school in one american town. and for this new first grader, that nervous look back. go line up! reporter: chrysler elementary school. modesto, california. and the welcome they ve been practicing in the main office. salaam. reporter: two sisters signing in. their passports on the counter. halah is 6 years old. her home in syria now burned to the ground. welcome, halah. reporter: on her first grade door here in america, a sign in arabic. can you read that? hello, salaam alakum. this is halah. hi, halah. halah is very special because she is not from america. this is where syria is. reporter: our cameras roll as the children begin to ask simple questions about the girl named halah. what happened to syria? what happened to syria? there s some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be.
this is a special edition of nightline. flash point: refugees in america. this journey begins one year ago. the first day school in one american town. and f that nervous look back. go line up! reporter: chrysler elementary school. modesto, california. and the welcome they ve been practicing in the main office. salaam. reporter: two sisters signing in. their passports on the counter. halah is 6 years old. welcome, halah. reporter: on her first grade door here in america, a sign in arabic. can you read that? hello, salaam alakum. this is halah. hi, halah. halah is very special because she is not from america. this is where syria is. reporter: our cameras roll as the children begin to ask simple questions about the girl named halah. what happened to syria? what happened to syria? there s some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be. reporter: no one could have predicted what was about to happen in to
this is a special edition of nightline. flash point: refugees in america. this journey begins one year ago. the first day school in one and for this new first grader, that nervous look back. go line up! reporter: chrysler elementary school. modesto, california. and the welcome they ve been practicing in the main office. salaam. reporter: two sisters signing halah is 6 years old. her home in syria now burned to the ground. welcome, halah. reporter: on her first grade door here in america, a sign in arabic. can you read that? hello, salaam alakum. this is halah. hi, halah. halah is very special because she is not from america. this is where syria is. reporter: our cameras roll as questions about the girl named halah. what happened to syria? what happened to syria? there s some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be. reporter: no one could have predicted what was about to happen in towns across amer
this is a special edition of nightline. flash point: refugees in america. this journey begins one year ago. the first day school in one american town. and for this new first that nervous look back. go line up! reporter: chrysler elementary school. modesto, california. and the welcome they ve been practicing in the main office. salaam. reporter: two sisters signing in. their passports on the counter. halah is 6 years old. her home in syria now burned to welcome, halah. reporter: on her first grade door here in america, a sign in arabic. can you read that? hello, salaam alakum. this is halah. hi, halah. halah is very special because she is not from america. this is where syria is. reporter: our cameras roll as the children begin to ask simple questi halah. what happened to syria? what happened to syria? there s some not good things happening in syria right now. america is a safe place for them to be. reporter: no one could have predicted wha