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UN votes to keep sole humanitarian border crossing open to starving Syrians

The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the sole humanitarian crossing into Syria — one day before it was set to close — after a deal between the U.S. and Russia. The White House said Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin discussed it on a phone call. But some humanitarian groups say the deal doesn’t go far enough for the millions of Syrians in desperate need. Nick Schifrin reports.

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