Syrian Doctor Escapes To The U.S.
BALDWIN: We are committed here at CNN to telling the story of Syria. Want to get you caught up on what's happening there today. Activists say another 72 people have been killed. Seventy-two. And that is just today. A United Nations panel is now accusing Syria of crimes against humanity. And you've seen the pictures. You hear the screams. The fighting continues. But, reportedly, there are talks going on behind the scenes for a temporary cease fire to let people who are wounded get treatment. We are also learning about two injured western journalists. They have taken their pleas for help to YouTube. This French reporter says she needs urgent medical attention, is asking to be evacuated and quickly. Also, activists have posted footage of a British photographer. Here he is.</s>PAUL CONROY, PHOTOGRAPHER, "SUNDAY TIMES": I was wounded in a rocket attack yesterday. And three large wounds to my leg. My colleague, Marie Colvin, was also killed in the same attack. I'm currently being looked after by the free Syrian army medical staff who are treating me with the best medical treatment available. And it's important to know that I am here as a guest and not captured.</s>BALDWIN: I want to bring someone who is all too familiar with treating the injured in Syria. He is Dr. Amer Sayed, who just until just about a month ago was in Syria working to save lives. Dr. Sayed, I just want to welcome you and point out you are now in Chicago. Syria is your home. Was it a tough decision for you to leave? And why did you do it, sir?</s>DR. AMER SAYED, SYRIAN REFUGEE: I could not stay there anymore. It was too dangerous. I was -- I went out on a lot of demonstrations, peaceful demonstrations, and I helped a lot and a lot of local medical centers. And like a lot of people told me that my name is in the security forces. And as you know, like being a medical field and help the injured demonstrators, it's a crime in Syria. Assad regime will not let me continue what I'm doing. So I decided just to leave and save -- the word.</s>BALDWIN: Wait, you're saying -- you're saying being in the medical field in Syria is a crime according to the Assad regime, yes?</s>SAYED: If I'm helping the injured demonstrator, yes, yes.</s>BALDWIN: Ah. Well, let me ask you about this then, because as we were just reporting, we're hearing that there's sort of these talks behind the scenes, you know, that perhaps they're going to allow those who were wounded get treatment. Do you buy that? Do you believe that's true?</s>SAYED: Can you repeat the question about that?</s>BALDWIN: We're hearing -- we're hearing there are reports that there are talks behind the scenes that perhaps the Assad regime will allow those who are wounded receive treatments, perhaps get help outside of where they are.</s>SAYED: No, absolutely.</s>BALDWIN: You don't -- you don't --</s>SAYED: Absolutely.</s>BALDWIN: Given the brutality of this regime --</s>SAYED: Absolutely not. Absolutely not. All the doctors I know, they are working in the medical field and trying to help the people under the fire, under the tank fire, the heavy weapon fire. They are all in dangerous -- they in danger. They can't -- they can't move from town to town. Their names like -- they are treating them like criminals. They don't want the injured people to -- and I was in government hospital and anybody injured in the demonstrations, the Assad army and Assad forces come and take them to unknown destination. And I witnessed that.</s>BALDWIN: I want to play something just for our viewers. Doctor, just stand by for me. One of our colleagues, Arwa Damon, she just returned from reporting within Syria and she filed a report on this makeshift medical facility. And I just want our viewers to see what doctors in Syria are fighting against there. But just a warning, this is graphic.</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Babami (ph), a neighborhood that's endured constant shelling, where civilians are killed and wounded every day. A 30-year-old man lies on the brink of death after shrapnel hit him in the head.</s>DAMON (on camera): He had brain matter that actually came out of the wound last night.</s>DAMON (voice-over): "I couldn't really do anything for him," Dr. Muhammad (ph) says. "I just stitched him up to keep the brain matter in and inserted a tube. It's actually a nasal tube to suction the blood."</s>BALDWIN: A nasal tube for this man's head. Arwa also tells us, though, that that man we saw there did later die. And she spoke with another doctor, you know, who through tears, you know, basically told her, without this help, you know, people will continue to die. Is that corroborate with what you experienced? What did you see? What types of injuries did you see?</s>SAYED: It's typical for what I have seen. All what we have, all the instruments, all the medical equipment that we have is very simple. We can do nothing about the injured people. And we can't take them, as I said, to the government hospitals. And all what we can do is just</s>BALDWIN: Do you --</s>SAYED: I truly believe that.</s>BALDWIN: Do you -- and I understand, you know, you told one of our producers that you were fired at by members of the Assad security forces. That's what you're saying. I know you had to leave because of the violence. Do you, though, sitting there in Chicago, sir, do you feel helpless? Is there anything you can do? Is there anything we can do?</s>SAYED: Actually, I was in big peaceful demonstration. It was like 300,000 people in Idlib. And I was in the front of that demonstration. And they opened fire. And the guards bombed. And it was very horrific. The bullets, the live bullets, were just coming through us. And like for around four to five persons get -- died at that time. And we opened a lot of medical centers with, as I said, simple equipment. So -- and a lot of injured people. Going out from Syria, like being inside Syria was suicide for me. It's just a matter of time to be a number on the TV. And I couldn't -- I couldn't stay there. And can we do something about that? I guess I want everybody to know what's happening in Syria. In this world, we can't just watch and feel bad for a few minutes. We just take actions to stop the crimes. And</s>BALDWIN: Sure.</s>SAYED: So I hope the big countries and all the civilian world can help and take action to stop killing in Syria and deliver the human humanitarian aids to the people there.</s>BALDWIN: The aid, the help that --</s>SAYED: The board (ph) --</s>BALDWIN: Right, that's precisely what Arwa and Ivan, two of our correspondents within the country have said, so many Syrians say to them, why aren't people helping. Dr. Amer Sayed, thank you so much for your firsthand account there, now safely in Chicago. Thank you so much.</s>SAYED: Thank you.</s>BALDWIN: And now a nine-year-old girl allegedly run to death by her own grandmother and stepmother. Police say the little girl was being punished for eating a candy bar. That story after a quick break.