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On a gray, rainy Friday morning, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore arrived in Chicago to pay respects to a longtime hero.

Moore, the first Black governor of Maryland and widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, was among the scores of high-profile dignitaries who streamed into the House of Hope in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood to honorthe life of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Jackson, a civil rights leader and former presidential contender whose activism and leadership spanned decades, served as an inspiration and role model, helping shape him into the leader he is today, Moore said in an interview with NBC News.

"There's something about being unafraid, particularly in moments of trial, that I think not just makes your legacy enduring, but also reminds you that that's the assignment that God places on all of us," Moore said.

Moore said he grew up in a family of "preachers and teachers," creating a backdrop to lessons he drew from Jackson, who brought together faith in God, public service and activism.

"To see someone who is of the ministry, who then also understood that you cannot talk about God's love if you're also not addressing man's brutality on earth," Moore said. "He did it so beautifully. And he crafted it all together, basically saying that for everybody who was of the faith, that you, by definition, are a civil rights activist, because you are someone who believes in God's love, and that God's love is universal."

Moore's reflections on Jackson came as thousands of people paid tribute to the late reverend on Friday. The celebration of life featured several former presidents, including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Former Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris also attended. After Jackson's death in February, Trump praised him.

"He was a real hero and I just want to pay my respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson,"Trump said at a Black History monthevent, adding that Jackson was a "force of nature" with "lots of personality, grit, and street smarts."

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At the funeral on Friday,Obama appeared to direct harsh remarksat Trump without naming him.

"Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength. We see science and expertise denigrated, while ignorance and dishonesty and cruelty and corruption are reaping untold rewards. Every single day. We see that, and it's hard to hope," he said.

Obama urged the crowd to follow Jackson's example and be "messengers of hope" and "messengers of change."

Moore reflected on the moment Democrats find themselves in today as they battle what they call overreach by the Trump administration, pointing to redistricting efforts and the president's "assault" on democracy. He said those in his party would do well to follow in Jackson's footsteps and fight harder to protect constitutional rights.

Moore has been unsuccessful in his bid to redraw the congressional districts in his home state, an attempt to push back on President Donald Trump's efforts to do the same in Republican-dominated states. Lawmakers, including those in his own party,have so far thwartedMoore's attempts to redraw the state's map in a way that would give Democrats a better chance to expand House seats and potentially win control of Congress.

Republicans in states like Texas and North Carolina have put new maps into play that aim to benefit their party. In California, voters approved a measure that would set a path for Democrats to do the same.

Moore had harsh words for those who put up a blockade to his redistricting efforts — including his fellow Democrats.

"We're here to celebrate the legacy of Reverend Jackson, someone who fought and sacrificed and made things better for us," Moore said. "So I don't understand in this moment, where we would watch one of the largest pullbacks on our democracy that has taken place right in front of our face, and think that a reminder is to sit there and do nothing and just let it happen."

"I come from a background where we are used to watching policies being made to harm us and not being a part of the policy-making conversation," he continued. "So I think the ire on those who chose to sit quietly inside this moment, I think it will rain heavy, and I don't care what political party they're a part of."

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening, according torecords obtained by The Associated Press.

Data and recordings from more than a hundred 911 calls at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, along with interviews and court filings, offer a disturbing portrait of overcrowding, medical neglect, malnutrition and emotional distress.

Current and former detainees describe a camp where about 3,000 people have lived per day in loud and unsanitary quarters. They say detainees struggle to obtain health care as disease spreads, lose weight because of a lack of food, and fear security guards known to use force to put down disturbances.

"Every day felt like a week. Every week felt like a month. Every month felt like a year," said Owen Ramsingh, a former property manager in Columbia, Missouri, who spent several weeks in the camp before his deportation in February to the Netherlands. "Camp East Montana was 1,000% worse than a prison."

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A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson who did not provide their name rejected claims of subprime conditions, saying Camp East Montana detainees receive food, water and medical treatment in a facility that is regularly cleaned.

Here are some takeaways from AP's reporting:

Camp averaged nearly one 911 call per day for months

After its opening in mid-August, staff at the camp made nearly one 911 call per day in its first five months of operation, according to data covering 130 calls from the City of El Paso obtained by the AP.

In one call, a man is heard sobbing after being assaulted by another detainee. In another, a doctor says a man is banging his head against the wall while expressing suicidal thoughts. In a third, a nurse says a pregnant woman is in severe pain and has coronavirus.

The injured detainees ranged from a 19-year-old man who fell out of a bunk bed to a 79-year-old man struggling to breathe. At least 20 emergencies were reported as seizures, including some that resulted in serious head trauma.

Calls reveal repeated attempted suicides

The calls show detainees have repeatedly tried to harm themselves and expressed suicidal thoughts.

Two incidents have resulted in death. On Jan. 3, ICE said security guards responded after a 55-year-old Cuban man tried to harm himself and then used handcuffs and force to restrain him. A medical examiner ruled that Geraldo Lunas Campos's death was a homicide caused by asphyxia.

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On Jan. 14, staff reported that a 36-year-old Nicaraguan man died by suicide days after he was detained while working in Minnesota.

In addition to those cases, at least six other suicide attempts were reported, according to records from the City of El Paso.

The DHS spokesperson said the facility's staff "closely monitors at-risk detainees" and provides mental health treatment.

ICE has not released inspection results

The Washington Post reported in September that a required ICE inspection found conditions at the facility violated at least 60 federal standards for immigration detention. But that report has never been released, unlike dozens of other inspections at facilities posted on ICE's website.

DHS has called claims of violations described in the Post story false without explaining why the inspection report was wrong. ICE's current database on detention facilities indicates Camp East Montana has never been inspected but is scheduled for one this fiscal year.

A DHS spokesperson said ICE's Office of Detention Oversight recently completed an inspection at Camp East Montana but provided no other information and the results have not been made public.

Congresswoman calls for camp's closure and contract investigation

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, an El Paso Democrat who has toured the camp several times, is calling for its closure.

"This facility should not be operational. It feels like this contractor is reinventing the wheel, and people are losing their lives in their experiment," she said.

She said the facility had temporarily cut its population below 1,900 when she visited last month and will be closed to visitors temporarily because of a measles outbreak.

On one visit, a female detainee showed Escobar a meager serving of scrambled eggs that was served still frozen in the middle. She learned detainees protested after they had stopped receiving juice, fruit and milk with their meals.

Escobar met with a detainee from Ecuador who said his arm had been broken during a violent arrest by immigration agents in Minnesota. Weeks later, the congresswoman could still the fractured bones in his forearm poking up under the skin.

Escobar called for an investigation into contractor Acquisition Logistics LLC, which was awarded a contract worth up to $1.3 billion to build and operate the camp. She said the company, which didn't return messages, and its subcontractors were not delivering services paid for by taxpayers.

"People should be moved by the abject cruelty, but if they're not, I hope they're moved by the fraud and corruption," Escobar said.

Foley reported from Iowa City, Iowa, and Biesecker reported from Washington.

Countries around the world are still working to safely return nationals stranded bywar in the Middle East, with more evacuation flights set to take off in the coming days.

However, the situation remains challenging and flight schedules are likely to be disrupted for some time, with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth telling media Thursday night that the fight has "only just begun."

The first chartered evacuation flight carryinghundreds of American citizens arrivedin the US Thursday afternoon, flying from Abu Dhabi and landing at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC.

Here's what travelers need to know.

Evacuations underway

Numerous countries have organized evacuation flights for stranded citizens. The UK's first evacuation charter flight from Oman landed Friday morning following a 24-hour delay. More charter flights have been arranged for the coming days, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told media Thursday.

European citizens have returned home to Bulgaria, Italy, Austria and Slovakia via at least six flights supported by the European Commisson, with additional repatriation flights planned in the coming days, according to a Thursday statement from the commission.

On Friday morning, Australia's foreign minister said four flights had already departed the region, with four more planned within 24 hours.

The US embassy in Israel announced it's nowoffering bus serviceto the Egyptian border for American citizens wanting to leave the country. The service will leave from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, taking Americans to the Taba border crossing.

Canadian nationals in Israel will be also be bused to the Egyptian border. In Beirut, limited numbers were being put on planes. The Canadian government was working to arrange charter flights out of the UAE as the airspace opened, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said at a press conference earlier this week.

New Zealand has sent two defense force planes to the region to potentially assist with evacuations.

What is the current aviation situation?

Thousands of international flights have been canceled each day since Sunday, according to data fromFlightAware.com, with the chaos likely to continue into the coming days for those still struggling to get out.

At one stage, more than 20,000 travelers were trapped in key hubs in the United Arab Emirates, home to major airlines, including Emirates and Etihad in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Thousands more were in Doha, the base for Qatar Airways.

All three of those cities are major global hubs, with millions of passengers transiting through them each year.

Emirates, which had suspended all flights to and from its bases, is now operating areduced flight schedule.

TheDubai Airports websiteadvises travelers not to proceed to the airport unless they have received a confirmed departure time directly from their airline.

Etihad Airwaysresumed a "limited commercial flight schedule" on Friday. "Guests with previous bookings will be accommodated on these flights as soon as possible," the airline's website says. Etihad is also selling tickets.

Qatar Airways' scheduled operations remained suspended through Friday. Operational updates will beposted here. However, the airline started operating a limited number of relief flights on Thursday departing from Muscat in Oman and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to aid stranded passengers. An update on Friday said the airline is working "around the clock" to organize more relief flights.

Israeli flag carrier El Al is working to repatriate its customers as well, with the airline's first rescue flight, from Athens, landing at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv Thursday morning.

El Al said Friday that it would begin carrying passengers, limited to 70 per flight, on its outbound flights from Israel starting the morning of Sunday, March 8.

"El Al will proactively contact customers who are not residents of Israel, are currently in Israel and whose flight home was canceled, and will assign them at no additional cost to the recovery flights departing to one of the 22 destinations to which EL AL is operating recovery flights," the airline said in asocial media post, which offered more details about how passengers would be prioritized.

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Outside the region, other airlines continue to reroute or cancel flights that had been scheduled to fly near the conflict zone.

German airlineLufthansa, for instance, has suspended regular flights to and from several destinations within the region. Lufthansa plans to resume flights to and from Larnaca in Cyprus on March 7, with flights in and out of some other affected destinations suspended through March 10 or beyond.

Affected travelers are advised to check with their airline or travel agent as soon as possible for information on rebooking and refunds, though airlines warn they are receiving high volumes of calls so wait times may be longer than usual.

Policies vary according to the airline, with options including refunds or fee-free rebooking.

What are governments advising?

The State Department has urged US citizens to leave a number of countries in the Middle East "due to serious safety risks." State Department security and travel information listed by country isposted online.

US citizens in countries including Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should fill out acrisis intake formto "receive departure assistance information from the Department of State about available aviation and ground transportation options," the department said.

Americans in countries not listed on the crisis intake site who wish to receive assistance can call the 24/7 hotline: +1-202-501-4444.

The State Department had earlier called on US citizens to depart "using available commercial travel" from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Other nations have issued similar warnings as they work to assist stranded travelers in the region.

Canada's government posted a notice on X advising travelers to "leave the United Arab Emirates as soon as you can secure a flight option." It has also advised Canadians to avoid all travel to Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE and to avoid nonessential travel to Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The United Kingdom's government says British nationals in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestinian territories, Qatar and the UAE should register their presence to receive direct updates from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The Australian government has opened an emergency portal for citizens in Israel, Iran, Qatar and the UAE, and warned its citizens overseas to be prepared for serious travel disruptions in the days ahead.

Australians have beenadvisednot to travel to most destinations in the Middle East. This includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Qatar, Syria, the UAE and Yemen. They should also reconsider the need to travel to Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

What about cruises?

Cruise ships in the regionhave also been affected, with thousands of passengers and crew waiting on vessels that have been waylaid in ports in the UAE and Qatar.

Among them isthe Mein Schiff 5, operated by Germany-based TUI Cruises, which is now in Doha Port after completing its itinerary. TUI has canceled other cruises scheduled to commence in the region in coming days.

TUI Cruises said that a special Emirates flight departed from Dubai to Munich with 218 guests from Mein Schiff 4, its vessel in Abu Dhabi.

Swiss-Italian operator MSC Cruises said its vessel, the MSC Euribia, is remaining in Dubai following guidance from US regional military authorities, according to Reuters.

On Friday, the company said in a statement that seven flights carrying MSC Euribia passengers had departed the region.

"These flights include dedicated charter services operated at MSC Cruises' expense, seats secured in partnership with Emirates and Fly Dubai on scheduled commercial services, as well as some government‑organised flights," said the cruise line, adding that travelers have been repatriated to countries including the UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, the US and Brazil.

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Nearly four years to the day thatJoy Beharcaptivated audiences byfalling out of her chairat the top ofThe View, the 83-year-old comedian marked the occasion by nearly taking another tumble on the air.

The moment came on Friday's edition of the talk show, as Behar welcomed comedian andHackscast member Robby Hoffman to the program for a comedy bit.

At the end of the segment, Hoffman extended a hand to shake Behar's, with the longtime cohost then appearing to lose her balance, eventually sticking her leg out as she began to slip.

Behar laughed while the audience applauded, and the show cut to a commercial break.

In March 2022, Behar famously slipped to the ground duringThe View's opening moments, as the cohosts walked out to the Hot Topics table.

"25 years that has never happened! Who do I sue?" Behar joked after recovering from the spill at the time. "I went flying.... I just missed a step, as usual."

Months later,the show returned for a new seasonwith slight alterations made to its set in the wake of Behar's fall: new seats that didn't swivel like the old ones did.

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Behar has long waged war with inanimate objects on the set ofThe Viewand beyond, with the cohost's cell phone regularly interrupting live broadcasts — enough so that panelistSunny Hostin once had to take the device backstageto avoid further disruption.

A few days after the phone incident, Behar told a story abouttangling with her apartment building's elevator.

"I was alone. Every time I would press 'Lobby,' the thing would go to the lobby and the door wouldn't open. I was like, 'Let me out!'" Behar told the audience. "The only thing worse than that would've been if I was stuck in the elevator with Kellyanne Conway."

Humans, too, have challenged Behar's peace over the years, including an Italian woman who wouldn't let her use the restroom on a European train — thus,Behar admitted to calling the woman "a bitch" as a result.

The Viewairs weekdays on ABC.

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Christina Applegatehas the wholeAnchormanteam to thank for making her role in the movie possible.

The actress, 54, recently appeared onThe Viewto promote her new memoirYou With the Sad Eyes. While discussing her role in the 2004 film, she revealed it almost didn't happen because "When they came in with the initial offer, it was, you know, a little offensive."

"And I said, 'I can't. I know my worth, and I can't do that,' " she continued, explaining that it was at that point that director Adam McKay andWill Ferrell, who starred in the film and wrote it alongside McKay, gave parts of their own salaries to make up for the insufficient offer, which was notably less than that of her male co-stars.

"They wanted me bad enough, and they said, 'Well, we're gonna chip in,' " she shared, adding, "Thank God they did because it was one of the best experiences of my entire life."

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Applegate found filming the comedy to be "such a lesson."

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"I had never done improv before. Learning from that group of dudes… that is the masterclass that people pay for. Steve Carell, like, taught it. Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group. To get in there and have that happen was absolutely magic, and it's been invaluable to me and my career," she said.

Representatives for McKay and Ferrell did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

In July 2024, Ferrell and Applegate reunited on theMeSsypodcast, where Ferrell told hostJamie Lynn Siglerhow he thought Applegate assumed he had marital issues with hiswife, Viveca Paulin.

"When we were shooting the movie, we would go out a lot socially," he said, while Applegate started laughing. He then explained that Paulin was absent from a lot of the social outings the group would go on together outside of shooting.

Applegate found it suspicious and eventually asked Ferrell about the absences. It was halfway through shooting that the couple shared they were expecting their first baby, son Magnus.

"'I knew something was up!' " Ferrell recalled his costar saying. Applegate responded, "I remember that you guys had something you weren't sharing yet."

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