aleppo. violence broke the fragile truce within the last few hours. tim is live in the newsroom where new information came in overnight. tim. tim: syrian activists say that government forces broke the ceasefire and fired shots at an ambulance that was leaving the city of aleppo. the activists say one person was killed and two others were hurt. the ceasefire is in place so civilians can leave aleppo, a city that's been under siege for officials with a hospital in aleppo say injured and sick people have been able to get out of the city yet. syria is locked in a violent civil war. aleppo has been in rebel hands for four years while government forces shell the city. [c37] casino robbery >> from a big win to a big loss, a man wins at the casino and the robbers followed him home and stole one of the three robbers pulled the gun and took the $15,000 prize. this is not the first time. the casino is issuing checks for big winners. in a statement, the casino monitors the parking areas with the security cameras and vehicles. >> new this morning, a rescue mission is opening a new store and hoping

. ben: new from overnight, a ceasefire is off in aleppo. violence broke the fragile truce within the last few hours. tim is live in the newsroom where new information came in overnight. tim: syrian activists say that cease fire is back in effect. first the government forces broke the ceasefire and fired shots at an ambulance that was leaving the city of aleppo. that was now the new cease fire is in place to the civilians is leave the city. 8d the ceasefire is in place so civilians can leave aleppo, a city that's been under siege for a long time now. officials with a hospital in aleppo say injured and sick people have been able to get out of the city yet. syria is locked in a violent civil war. aleppo has been in rebel hands for four years while government forces shell the city. adrienne: from a big win to a big loss, a waukesha man wins at potawatomi casino only to have robbers follow him home and steal his stash. it happened early tuesday morning. a gun and took the man's $15,000 prize. it's not the first time this has happened. the casino will issue checks for big winners if you as

can have freer movement. palestinians know-- they look at aleppo in syria, and they look at yemen, and they look at libya, and they look at other places, and they know that our intention is coexistence. >> stahl: you told us that israel is less isolated today than it has been in many years in the past. and yet, at the same time, you're losing support in-- in western europe. >> netanyahu: isolated? all these countries are coming to israel and it's a fantastic change. >> stahl: but not western europe. not you, your natural allies, or your older allies yet. >> netanyahu: well, they're coming-- >> stahl: they call you colonials. >> netanyahu: they're coming around too. >> stahl: but they call you occupiers. >> netanyahu: well, they call us a lot of things, but i think they're coming around too, i have to tell you. >> stahl: but criticism has spread, on u.s. campuses, too. there's a movement called b.d.s., to boycott, divest, and sanction israel and its products, because of the palestinian issue, the unresolved palestinian issue. and this is the playbook that they used, you know, again

and starvation. aleppo is the center of the rebellion against the syrian dictatorship of bashar al assad, and this past week assad and his russian ally intensified their air strikes against aleppo's dense neighborhoods. for civilians under this bombardment, the greatest fear is to be buried alive, to suffocate or bleed to death in the rubble of their own home. their only hope is the syrian civil defense, a self-appointed, all-syrian volunteer force of rescue workers who call themselves the white helmets. the air strikes, day and night, obliterate apartments and shatter the nerves. often, the bombs are not aimed at military targets; they're not aimed at all-- just a barrel of shrapnel and t.n.t., heaved from a helicopter onto any neighborhood the assad dictatorship does not control. >> rami jarrah: it's to terrorize people in this area. it's to tell these people that "you're not welcome here, and we want you out." >> pelley: rami jarrah is a syrian reporter who's followed the white helmets from their makeshift beginnings to today's trained force of 3,000 rescue workers. >> jarrah: t

air strikes against aleppo's dense neighb for civilians under this bombardment, the greatest fear is to be buried alive, to suffocate or bleed to death ine. their only hope is the syrian themselves the white helmets. the air strikes, day and night, obliterate apartments and shatter the nerves. often, the bombs are not aimed f a helicopter onto any dictatorship does not control. >> rami jarrah: it's to terrorize op it's to tell these people that "you're not welcome here, and we want you out." >> pelley: rami jarrah is a syrian reporter who's followed the white helmgsetfro today's trained force of 3,000 rescue so of security or safety or some sort of hope to civilians that live in this area, that even if you are attacked, even if your building comes dow >> pelley: this little boy was the white helmets happened toen pulverized concrete of his homeh suffocation. it's luck. rubble that they see to get those people out. thraarra how many hours? six, seven hours. i've seen them operate continus boy, his face freed.ho. ets say e saved 70,000, and, with each, they shout their gratitude to god

)) >>> hundreds of troops moved deeper into eastern aleppo today in their battle to retake the rebel-held city. tens of thousands of crossfire as the syrian army continues to advance. civilians pouring out of the besieged rebel held eastern aleppo face an impossible choice. staying means being pounded by constant air strikes. but running could prove equally deadly. the un has called an end to the bloodshed and safe passage for civilians trying to get out of rebel held areas. but the russians have rejected this, vowing to push on with the offensive to take back eastern aleppo./// ((denise valdez)) >>> after the devastating working to find potential victims. ((paul joncich)) >> the work that still needs to be done before residents are allowed to return to their homes and what investigators believe started the fire../// ((denise valdez)) >>> search and rescue crews devastating tennessee wildfires. the death toll rose to seven yesterday, after the discovery of three more bodies in the ruins. ((paul joncich)) >> the number of homes and businesses burned jumped dramatically. officials say the f

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east aleppo where months of intense fighting has left a humanitarian crisis. rebel leaders sent text messages announcing their surrender and cease fire. the deal comes amid reports of massacres and firing squads to loyals like bashir assad. britain's former secretary condemned russia for the escalating death toll. >> the dictator was left to do his worst, along with his allies, russia and iran, and the bloodiest tragedy of the 21st century has since unfolded. >> civilians and opposition fighters will be evacuated to a town 40 miles away. >>> it's going to be extremely cold over three-quarters of the country for the rest of the week. what forecasters call the photo plunge will feed. that water just refreezes into more ice because it's so cold. >> one of the wornds of the world, the eiffel tower in paris, is closed down. the union spokesman says the tower is in such a state that climbing it is hazardous. >>> an eyesore has escalated into a public health hazard. that's according to san jose city leaders who are frustrated with highway litter and graffiti. they're calling for a state age

"don't forget aleppo". >>> today, the electors confirm the results of the november election. donald trump has more than enough electoral votes and will become the next president of the united states. >> this decision was final before electors in california cast their ballots. >> as lonny riviera found out, it doesn't mean the fight is over. >> reporter: on a cold monday, hundreds stood on the west steps with signs, messages of all kinds against president-elect donald trump. many questioning accuracy and fairness of the election. >> the cia have mentioned russia so we'll defer to them on that. we think it deserves further investigation. >> inside, all 55 electors solidified their votes. >> for hillary clinton of new york, a democrat, ayes, 55, no, 0. >> then, elector christine pelosi called for a delegation to investigate hacking claims. a push to reverse results of the election. >> i move that we, california's electoral college members demand an independent investigation. >> all 55 support the request. for protestors it's hopeful news. >> i think our system needs to be redone. our c

fighting in aleppo. ravaged by four years of war. forces loyal to president bashar al-assad have almost completely pushed out the rebels clinging to parts of the city. >> rounds coming from the front line which is about 100 yards away. >> reporter: tens of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in this historic city that has become the symbolic epicenter of syria's war in the past few days alone. alex marquardt, abc news. >> our thanks to alex for that. >>> back here at home with the drama unfolding in a new orleans courtroom today, the man accused of killing nfl star will smith in a fit of road rage taking the stand, telling a jury why he fired that fatal shot. abc's phillip mena reports. >> reporter: tonight the man accused of murdering former new orleans saints star will smith during a road rage incident, telling the jury he feared for his life. cardell hayes shot smith eight times, seven in the back. his wife hit in the leg. >> my leg has been shot! >> reporter: surveillance video from april 9th shows what appears to be hayes' red hummer stopping in the middle of the road minu

. >>> to syria, and evacuations are again under way in aleppo. militants are accused of burning at least five buses ordered to carry the sick and wounded away from the area. thousands of people are sleeping in the streets or in bombed-out buildings waiting to get out of the city. >>> back at home, a deadly road rage case and a manhunt in arkansas. police searching for the driver, shooting at a grandmother for not moving fast enough at a stop sign. the gunman missing her, but killing a 3-year-old instead. a reward now being offered for information. here's adrienne bankert. >> reporter: tonight, the frantic search for a shooter in a deadly case of road rage. an innocent child gunned down. >> this is probably one of the most frustrating things you will encounter in your career. when it involves children. >> reporter: a grandmother behind the wheel, taking her grandchildren, ages 1 and 3, on a shopping trip in little rock saturday evening. the ride turning into a nightmare as the woman approached a stop sign. police reporting the driver of a car behind her honked his horn, angry she wa

the city back now because syrian forces are focusing on the battle for aleppo instead, where there are reports they've made significant progress tonight. >>> next, from cairo, new surveillance video of the terror attack on egypt's main christian church. officials say this man walking toward the church here is the alleged suicide bomber, and a member of the islamic militant group. second later, a powerful explosion. the church there crashing down on the worshippers below. at least 25 people were killed, most of them women and children. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the new health alert tonight. the common drug that could be used now in the fight against alzheimer's. >>> also, look at this. the dramatic gold heist. the armored truck ambushed on the highway. suspects stealing more than $1.5 million in gold, setting cars on fire during their getaway. that manhunt, and details coming in now. >>> also, the growing outram tonight over a best-selling author. the hard to find christmas toy she bought by the dozens, reselling them for a profit. we'll

aleppo in syria, now falling to the syrian government. there was an apparent agreement late today with the rebels, allowing remaining families to escape with their lives. but there are reports that in the final hours before that deal, syrian troops were described as going door-to-door, killing family mebls w members still there. abc's alex marquardt, who just left syria. >> reporter: tonight, harrowing reports of president assad's forces carrying out summary executions on innocent civilians in aleppo. the u.n. claiming more than 80 people shot on site, including two dozen women and children, leaving bodies lying in the streets. a spokesman calling the reports, "a complete meltdown of humanity." tonight, the cease-fire now declared, with much of the information coming out nearly impossible to verify. a syrian general calling the charges of executions baseless. the latest fighting right near where we reported from just days ago. because now, the rebels are lobbing mortars. there have been chilling pleas from those who say they were trapped in the horror. >> more than 50,000 of civilians

from aleppo all day today. reports of a possible cease-fire back in place, but this one, after the one just last night fell apart. followed by images like this one. heavy shelling blocking thousands of families from evacuating the city. and in paris at this hour, the eiffel tower dark for the people of aleppo. abc's alex marquardt tonight, who just left syria. >> reporter: the deal didn't even get off the ground before it died. heavy bombardment resuming today in eastern aleppo. dashing hopes that desperate civilians would be bussed to safety, and the remaining rebel fighters taken out of the city. the fighting so intense, aid workers had to cross back into government-controlled aleppo for safety. >> it's just constant explosions in the air. and then, all of a sudden, it's a full-blown battle once again. >> reporter: the rebels still hold a tiny sliver of territory in this pivotal battle for syria's biggest city. tens of thousands of civilians have escaped the fighting, while thousands more, many of them anti-regime, are believed to be inside and too afraid to flee. along with doctors

the children of aleppo. the city has now fallen to the syrian government. there are evacuations under way. families that have been trapped. and a harrowing message tonight from a group of children in an orphanage, and their plea to the world for help. abc's alex marquardt, who was just in syria, from beirut tonight. >> reporter: crowds swarmed the bright green buses today. finally, a break in the fighting and a ticket to survival for thousands of eastern aleppo's desperate civilians and defeated rebels. there were the old, too weak to walk. the young, wounded and in wheelchairs. families carrying whatever they could. some overcome with emotion at leaving their homes. "aleppo is our mother", this young man said, "god willing, we will be come back." these residents and fighters are now being driven 13 miles west into rebel-held territory. hoping to be among them, these 47 orphans, who posted a video, begging for help getting out of aleppo. "we hope to live, eat and drink like other children", the young girl says, "please save us." tonight, they're still among the masses jostling f

off the philippines. >>> and the evacuation of aleppo has stopped tonight, after the deal that allowed it was halted. 8,000 people have made it out of aleppo, but the 47 orphans we reported on last night are still trapped. today, it's believed they tried to board a bus, but were turned back. like thousands of others, still waiting to escape. >>> now, back here at home, 20 years after the murder of jonbenet ramsay, a grand juror speaking out for the first time. and it comes as investigators are now retesting dna. here's amy robach with the interview. >> reporter: 20 years after the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey, we are taken inside the early case against her parents. it's 1998, and prosecutor alex hunter is convening a grand jury to review the evidence. those proceedings are secret, and the penalties for revealing testimony or evidence can be severe, even jail time. but one juror, two decades later, is now talking to "20/20." we agreed to alter his voice and show his face in shadow. before you were a grand juror, what did you know about the jonbenet

the carnage in syria. "don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria," he shouts. "until these places are safe, you will not taste safety, either." people huddled in the corner, crying, terrified. a child lifted up off the floor. the gunman stalks the room, shouting. identified by turkish authorities as a 22-year-old police officer who used his police i.d. to enter the building. outside, the ambassador's wife in tears. he is rushed to the hospital, where he dies. 62-year-old andrei karlov, a veteran diplomat, known well to vladimir putin, who seemed shaken as he spoke tonight. "there can only be one answer to this, strengthening the fight against terrorism," he said. adding ominously that "killers will feel it." the assassination apparently motivated by the fall of aleppo, a city in ruins after a merciless assault by russian and syrian government forces. thousands dead, thousands more driven out. an appalling slaughter, now, apparently, claiming another victim. this country is in shock tonight. it's been decades since a russian ambassador was killed in the line of duty like this. and the

he staked out that event, well ahead of time, then firing shots and shouting about aleppo and syria. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry moran from moscow with that video tonight. >> reporter: in the new video filmed by a news crew, you can see the turkish assassin standing behind the russian ambassador, like he's security for the event, then, calmly stepping to the side, waiting for his moment, and then reaching for his gun and opening fire. in the chaos that followed, a brave associated press photographer kept snapping these pictures. people huddled on the floor. the gunman defiant. that photo journalist speaking out now about those terrifying moments. >> it was like a movie, like in theater. >> reporter: and adding a grim new detail. the assassin fired a final kill shot. >> he shot again, from close range on the body of ambassador. >> reporter: the killer, a 22-year-old police officer. he'd called in sick a few hours earlier. tonight, it's the assassin's words -- "don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria." -- that are the key. vladimir putin's war in syria, a massive effort we

fire in aleppo in syria. russia and china defeating it. as syrian government forces move forward, our team inside aleppo and what they've witnessed already. alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: tonight, no break in the fighting gripping the besieged city of aleppo. russia now blocking a u.n. resolution calling for a week long cease-fire. syrian forces have already taken back two-thirds of the rebel-controlled area. today, we made our way into syria's largest city. this is what greets you as soon as you enter aleppo. a scene of incredible devastation. plumes of thick smoke, and the sound of heavy fighting. the small arms fire, the loud booms. this is just a few hundred yards away. drone footage reveals just what's become of aleppo. now the epicenter of the syrian crisis. images like this one drawing global attention. 5-year-old omran daqneesh, dazed, moments after his home was bombed. 30,000 have now fled the area where the rebels are staging their last stand, gathering in refugee centers. hands reaching out for food. but tens of thousands of civilians remain in the heart of the

again. >>> overseas tonight, and our team inside aleppo this evening. just 24 hours after syria and its ally, russia, rejected a cease-fire for the battle-scarred city of aleppo. syrian forces now moving to take the city back. tonight, we witness some brave families heading back in, and abc's alex marquardt with many of them, looking to see if they can find toys, prized family possessions they hid before escaping war. >> reporter: once a bustling city of 2 million, aleppo is now a shell. driving in, we see the scars of four years of nonstop war, block after block lying in ruin. you can hear the fighting not too far away, the thuds and the booms. but here, it's just silent. these homes are empty. almost no one around. but slowly, as syrian forces retake eastern aleppo from rebel fighters, some residents are coming back. samir dawalibi left two years ago, and has just returned to find his home like this. the doors and windows blown off, tv and ac stolen off the walls. outside on the street, constant reminders of the war still raging. do you think it can end soon? >> no. endless. >> report

of ordinary people at risk. >>> overseas tonight, and inside aleppo with our team. the devastated city at the center of syria's nearly 6-year-old civil war. our team, in fact, in the middle of a fierce fire fight. syrian forces backed by russia appear on the verge of seizing total control of rebel-held territory. abc's alex marquardt shows us the carved-out tunnels being used in this fight. >> reporter: for the rebels holding out in aleppo, this is their desperate last stand. we saw the battle unfold in the historic old city. the government forces have regained most of the territory that the rebels control in aleppo, but as you can see and hear, the fight for this city is very much taking place right in its heart. from the magnificent, but battered, citadel, assad regime forces poured heavy fire down onto rebel positions. the rebels firing right back. the fight intensifying. so, we backed off the front, through the maze of >> go, go, go. >> reporter: -- and across a square. we're trying to get out of here. because now, the rebels are lobbing mortars. this world heritage site, once

are focusing on the battle of aleppo, where there are reports they have made significant progress tonight. >>> next, from cairo, the terror attention on egypt's christian church. officials say this is the alleged suicide bomber, and a er group. seconds later, a powerful explosion. the church crashing down on the worshippers below. at least 25 people were killed. most of them, women and children. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the new health alert tonight. the common drug that could be used now in the fight against alzheimer's. >>> the gold heist. suspecting stealing more than $1.5 million in gold. setting cars on fire during their getaway. in now. >>> growing outrage over a best-selling children's author, and the hard to find christmas toys she apparently had purchased by the dozens. the controversy involving that tonight. >>> and holiday shoppers, you'll want to take note of this tonight. the one app that will alert you when items on your gift list have dropped in price. we'll be right back. scary. i say not if you protect yourself. what i

people have made it out of aleppo, but the 47 orphans are still trapped. today, it's believed they tried to board a bus, but were forced to stop. still waiting to escape. >>> now, 20 years after the murder of jonbenet ramsay, a juror speaking out for the first time. here's amy robach with the interview. >> reporter: 20 years after the unsolved murder of 6-year-old beauty queen jonbenet ramsey, we are taken inside the early case againsher parents. it's 1998, and prosecutor alex hunter is convening a grand jury to review the evidence. those proceedings are secret, and the penalties for revealing testimony or evidence can be severe, even jail time. but one juror, two decades we agreed to alter his voice and show his face in shadow. before you were a grand juror, what did you know about the jonbenet ramsey case? >> very little. i saw that there was a little girl dressed up with, in my opinion, a sexual persona, and it disgusted me and i turned off the tv. >> reporter: that grand jury hearing evidence for more than a year, instructed only to indict if they found probable cause. was ther

, aegd that "killers will feel it." the assassination motivated by the fall of aleppo, a city in ruins after a merciless assault by russian and syrian government forces. thousands dead, thousands more driven out. an appalling slaughter, now, apparently, claiming another vict victim. this country is in shock it's been decades since a russian ambassador was killed in the line of duty like this. and the question now, how will putin choose to retaliate? david? >> terry moran with us from moscow tonight. terry, thank you. >>> back here at home tonight, and its official. electors across this country, putting donald trump over the 270 electoral votes he needs to become the president in january. it did not come without some fierily moments today. and here in new york, one elector who cast his vote for hillary clinton speaking out now about the election. her husband, former president bill clinton. abc's cecilia vega at trump tower tonight. >> reporter: a chaotic scene in wisconsin today. >> you don't deserve to be in america. >> reporter: protesters shouting down electors as they cast their vot