US student rescued from Mideast describes missile activity in Abu Dhabi when class trip turned 'scary'

A high school class trip turned into an unexpected brush with conflict when Christian Liess and his classmates were stranded in Abu Dhabi amid missile strikes in the region, forcing parents and U.S. officials to scramble to bring the students home.

"It was a little scary, to be honest," Liess told "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Friday.

Liess and his classmates arrived in Abu Dhabi for what should have been a routine layover in the United Arab Emirates on their way to Thailand for a class trip.