aleppo has followed. the syrian army has full control of the devastated city after the last rebels and civilians were evacuated. we are starting this in italy where the interior ministry says police of killed the man suspect did of karen at the attack on na christmas markrket in berlin. 12 people died when a truck herald into the credit market monday evening. arresthad issued a warrant for anis amri. let's hear from the italian interior minister. the person killed was found after a lengthy investigation, which is customary in these cases. without a shadow of a doubt, it the perpetrator of the berlin christmas market attack. we are going to germany now for the latest on the story there. what is the latest from the german authorities? the latest we have is we know from the german governments spoke person that anglo merkel is due to speak by phone to the president on the matter of rejected deportation. if anis amri had been rejected -- that will likely be high on the agenda. earlier we heard from the german

we see residents of aleppo fleeing the city. residents have called for a five day truce to allow the evacuation of civilians. they have been joined by the u.s., britain, france, italy and canada. genie: those have been feed out by russia and china -- vetoed by russia and china. >> that's right. here we see members of the un security council sitting around a table with a pool of blood in the middle. we see someone desperately reaching out for help but the people sitting at the table are just looking away. you can see one of them putting probably because he is vetoing the cease-fire. notu.n. was blamed for doing enough to protect citizens and aleppo and in particular standing up against russia which has been accused of war crimes by western powers. genie: many of the papers in france are focusing on this massive peak of pollution we have. >> that's right. you can see the famous golden dome but you cannot see much apart from that. cloaked interally smog. this is having an impact on public health. the headline says smoking kills. ge

-- in aleppo? there have been reports that syrian forces are going door-to-door, executing, killing, men, women, and children. have you heard or seen anything to confirm that? elizabeth: we have no verified reports beyond what we are hearing from the social media. i cannot say anything about it because we don't have information aside from what we read on the social media. brent: and what about where you are in terms of safety? who or what is guaranteeing the safety of where you are tonight? elizabeth: [indiscernible] there are rockets coming from areas outside of aleppo.. there is military activity in east aleppo. brent: and what kind of help, elizabeth, can the world health organization provided to the people in eastern aleppo at this moment? are your hands basically tied by this situation? elizabeth: [indiscernible] also for thehe people who o are stayaying in their homes are unr besieged. there are 50,000 to 100,000 people they are trying to respond to. we are providing medicine and medical supp

secondly, also on aleppo, you've again made clear your practical disagreements with the... safe zones. and president-elect trump has throughout his campaign, and he said again last night, that he wants to create safe zones in syria. do you feel like in this transition, you need to help him toward implementing that? or is that not something that you should be doing? >> mike, i always feel responsible. i felt responsible when kids were being shot by snipers. i felt responsible when millions of people had been displaced. i feel responsible for murder and slaughter that's taken place in south sudan that's not being reported on, partly because there's not as much social media being generated from there. there are places around the world where horrible things are happening, and because of my office, because i'm president of the united states, i feel responsible. i ask myself every single day, "is there something i could do that would save lives and make a difference and spare some child who doesn't deserve to suffer?" so that's a starting point. there's not a moment during the co

here lies aleppo. it is a headline as epitaph. it is the last of the rebel neighborhoods to fall to forces loyal to bashar al-assad. another is leaving with a different angle. tankan see a syrian army rolling through what was a rebel controlled zone. al-assad bashar triumph in the ruins of aleppo, reads the headline. headline, the desire to act, it is a damning piece about the consequences of western action in syria. obama's redline turned out to be not much of a redline at all. powerly international choosing to act in any meaningful way in the civil war was russia. and of course, to devastating effect. cartoon on that theme. we see bashar al-assad sitting on vladimir putin's shoulders as he wades through streets flooding with blood and corpses. long live free of aleppo, says bashar al-assad. to the u.s., where donald trump is trying to shore up support for his choice of secretary, rex tillerson. >> amid growing concerns that rex tillerson is to close the-- o cozy to vladimir putin. the interesting thing is a lot of these people,

fiercest fighting in aleppo. fighting in street to street combat, launching rockets and mortars and artillery against the mill rare. >> now russia said they sus suspended their operations to allow citizens to leave. it's also saying it's reached an agreement with the u.s. to negotiate the safe withdrawal of rebel fighters. >> none of that has been confirmed, by appears total control of the city. abc is there. >> reporter: the rebels holding out in aleppo, the desperate last stand. the government forces have regained most of the town, and aleppo, seen here, the fight for the city is very much taking place right this heart. battered city, the regime poured heavy fire on rebels' positions. rebels firing right back. the fight intensifying. we back off the front through the maze, valley ways, and across the square. we're trying to get out of here. now the rebels are launching mortars. this world heritage site, once a these tunnels have been knocked through the walls so we don't have to walk in the street and avoid sni

what is going on inside eastern aleppo? the effectuation is -- evacuation is suspended, the rebels and the government blaming each other. today and earlieier tododay, sea thousand peoeople were e ken to safety, but many are still trapped in the syrian city. how many remains unknown. and also coming up, barack obama holds his final press conference of the year with a promise to reretaliate against russia for hack attacks. we will go to washington for more. and an attempted terror attack here in germany, a 12-year-old boy tries to set off a bomb at a christmas market. investigators believe he may have been radicalized by islamic propaganda. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. no one is leaving aleppo, at least not at this hour. the evacuation of people from rebel held areas has come to a halt, a day after it began. both sides, accusing each other of breaking the terms of a cease-fire and the attack on the convoys. an estimated 8000 to 10,000 people have been taken out of aleppo so far. >> explosions can be heard in the background. th

but this is today, and this is aleppo. official evacuations hadn't even started yet when these images were filmed. an all too brief breath of calm in the storm of violence that has wracked to the city for weeks. the evacuation order applies to civilians and rebel fighters. thousands have already fled their homes. >> in this situation, still very bad. a woman -- [indiscernible] everyone in aleppo city is dependent on russia and department to protect them from being killed or captured. reporter: east aleppo was a major urban stronghold for rebel fighters, and now seems to be slipping out of their grasp. the human toll of this battle has been simply catastrophic. >> people are being killed and injured every day. people are fleeing in chaotic and catastrophic conditions, leaving everything behind, taking huge risks to seek safety. reporter: whether the evacuation deal will hold or not, people continue to flee. they have no other option. eastern aleppo is falling, and who knows what the future will hold? brent: i am joined by a

idlib is the next aleppo. reporter: for those evacuees that go further, turkey has said it will provide shelter and humanitarian aid for residents leaving aleppo. brent: i am joined by a security analysis. -- analyst. it is hard to get the truth here. had eight agencies saying 6500, maybe 8000 have left east aleppo. russia is saying the evacuation is completed, it is over, no more. what is the truth? >> we don't know. even the number of those evacuated, it is differing. some 8000, some 9500. and 52 -- the wide range tells us that even in the nations, they are not sure. it is fair 50,000 of 100,000, only a minority is fighting rebels. but actually we don't know how many civilians are still trapped. brent: we have tried to to verify if any vetting is taking place, if people are being taxed . we have been told -- if people are being checked. so far we have been told they are not. russia and aleppo are planning these talks. the human will not be involved -- the u.n. will not be involved. >> we see a new coalition

the syrian forces are claiming another victory in the battle for aleppo. backed by russian air cover, troops seized control of the old city today. western powers and rebel groups are calling now for an immediate five day cease-fire to allow civilians to evacuate the city. tonight, in the german city of hamburg, talking about the next phase for aleppo. >> the russian armies explosives experts move in and are looking for unexploded bombs and homemade explosives. in an area that just a short time ago was under opposition control. we are going to hand these explosives on for examination, the soldier explains so that people know what these terrorists, as he calls them, are capable of. civilians will be able to leave the conflict zone. these show the area under rebel control trying to get to areas controlled by the syrian government. lacks the syrian government had opened escape corridor doors, says this woman, just pulled out by the syrian army. but the rebels didn't want to let us go. at lunchtime, we just left. >> the opposition's defeat now looks to be insig

once they get out of the lab oh —— aleppo, where can they go? they can be moved into relatives safely. it's important to remember... a volunteer has been killed last week, so these people aren't totally out of danger. its relative safety at this point. what they can get there is food supplies, lanky other things so that they can survive. aren't we seeing potentially the same problems in aleppo being perpetuated in id lib? is important that this doesn't happen. we saw the security council passing... it's important that the international community doesn't fail to protect civilians, it's important they are protected and kept safe. and that we don't see things happening in aleppo happening again. there are many people in the besieged cities at this time so it's important that a peaceful solution is found, a solution that can get these things to these people who need it. there has been precious little piece, ceasefires have come and gone, civilians have died and observer the king at a map of syria would say that id lib is going to be the next place t

and more specifically, aleppo that started yesterday thousands of people we were able to leave aleppo. and ac the international community that was brought to aleppo but the evacuation of the of wounded in eastern aleppo unfortunately has been suspended today because of the syrian authorities that i very much regret we have to stop the operation at this time but to be mobilizing all types of resources and urging of parties to allow a safe resumption and the united nations stands ready to rescue as many people as possible and we have to stop this. >> this is hard to pinpoint but the tendencies, and they don't know the end that the crisis has been continuing six years now with that situation in yemen were all the fires want there is some global solidarity. many people believe that military solutions but also to say there is not a means or the inclusive solution for a sustainable solution. and those tune my member states. one and we also have to understand before compassionate leadership in that looking back at south korea with the secretary general with that nuclear ambition. and that ge

anchor: two forces have seized more territory from aleppo. it has urged families to return to their homes for tens of thousands of -- to their homes, but tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped. catherine has more. neworces tightening the rebel fighters in aleppo, moscow says it will hold talks with washington on a total rebel withdrawal from the city. russian foreign minister sir gay minister- foreign lavrov -- if they insist on remaining and continuing armed fighting we will treat them as terrorist extremists and will support syria's operation against those criminal squads. alsossia's top if you matt criticized u.n. efforts to institute an immediate cease-fire, calling the measure counterproductive area -- counterproductive. the syrian government has made sweeping advances in its efforts to retake aleppo. now it is hoping to press that advantage. stayed put andve found to keep fighting. shelling areas of western aleppo under government control and government forces carrying out more aerial bombardment in the east. lose controlbels of

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now this morning buses were evacuating some of those people still trapped in eastern aleppo. according to one u.n. official there was about 50 buses and two ambulances that were able to leave the rebel zone but, again, this is a fragile deal. a lot remains to be worked out here. while there is some process, it could easily be overturned. ayman. >> lucy kavanov, thank you for that. >>> the manhunt continues this morning as arkansas police look for a man who fatally shot a 3-year-old boy in little rock. a grandmother was driving her grandson while at a stop sign a man got out of the car and shot at the grandmother, missed her and shot and killed the grandmother. they were upset at the grandmother stalling. they posted this flyer to facebook and announced a $20,000 reward. >> did you get a chance to see the "star wars" "rogue one" movie. >> i tried to go and i couldn't get a ticket. i tried friday night and saturday night, it was impossible. a lot of people did. the "star wars" film reviewed in hyper space mode to say the least pulling in a whopping $155 million in ticket sales

reporter: the last convoys leaving aleppo. the buses are carrying opposition fighters in the final phase of an evacuation clearing the way for syria's army to retake the city. more than 30,000 civilians have already left east aleppo. special hospitals have been setup, donated by differenen countries involved in n the conflilict. >> more and more peoeople are coming out from certain areas of east aleppo. reporter: russia in turkey have facilitated evacuations of civivilians and f fighters. >> in other w words, i wish we d had in october a much more effective response. we would have avoided so much suffering. but we will see how it ends. reporter: the un security council unanimously decided to deploy monitors to eastern aleppo. a sign of hope. >> now is the time to relaunch the political process in order to make sure that there is momentum based on this renewed unity of the security council. reporter: meanwhile, thousands of people are being transported to rebel controlled areas. there are fears that it could become the next ale

reporter: aleppo is still under heavy fire. syrian fighter planes are bombing eastern parts of the city continuously. on the ground, syrian troops are pushing further into rebel-held areas. the rebels are putting up a tough fight but it is looking increasingly hopeless for them. they have lost more than one third of their territory in just a few days. now the rebel-held art of the city is being split into -- in two. one area in the south and one in the north controlled by syrian kurds. for civilians, the situation is catastrophic. food and medical supplies are running out and nowhere is safe. tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. >> they opened a road crossing this morning and my family and i came. i brother was shot by terrorists and injured his foot. we have stayed here for four months without food or drink, only bread. whoever does not have food or drink will die of hunger. reporter: reports say some people are being killed by government troops while trying to escape. they are fleeing to the kurdi

reporter: children under attack in aleppo. the u.n. says at least 13 children have been killed by pro-government forces since monday. trapped underll rubble as they continue to face heavy bombardment by syrian and nes.ian airpla >> we've heard horrific stories of six children who were orphaned, the oldest 17 years old, who were found two days after their parents had been killed in an airstrike, and they hadn't had anything to eat in two days. children have borne the brunt of violence in aleppo. human rights groups believe they make a part of civilian casualties. schools and hospitals have been targeted by the syrian government and hundreds of families have been separated. food and water is a daily struggle. last food aid was distributed over a month ago now, so we have children who have been malnourished to begin with, in the last few weeks with the intensification of the bombardment, we understand now that all of the medical facilities have been destroyed, so even getting medical attention to the children and civilians and others who

that appears to be the case in aleppo. last night we understood there was a deal brokered by russia and turkey that would allow hundreds, if not thousands, of people, including rebels and their families, to get on buses and leave the city. those buses were lined up at dawn this morning, but as the sun rose, the cease fire deal collapsed. there was shooting, then shelling. many of the people who thought they would get out had to scatter and run for their lives. and today, well, the shooting and shelling is just increased. i've just heard from a friend and colleague inside aleppo who said all day there's been very heavy shelling. that has continued tonight with explosives lighting up the night sky. it's a terrible betrayal of the people inside eastern aleppo. the u.n. says there was about 50,000 of those in an area probably one square mile. we're still not sure how big it is and how many people are in there, but yesterday we saw some of them, bedraggled, leaving in terrible conditions, leaving the slaughter. we did think mor

in aleppo, syria. >> unbelievable. this has been going on five europes now, and this is what it's come to. >> alex said it's a juxtaposition because in one area you'll see blocks and blocks and blogs for miles of destruction, and then you realize the university campus, and they celebrated a birthday. they are still trying to have life. >> a little corner there. >> exactly, devastation all around. >> all right. >>> coming up, the pentagon study revealing $125 billion in potential wasteful spending. why military officials are accused of trying to bury their own findings. >>> first, a safety alert about children and headphones. the new report that's raising questions about how dangerous they really are for your kids hekids' hearing. you're watching "world news now." ? ? >>> apple out with the top apps of the year. can you guess which one was number one? >> instagram? >> no, snapchat. >> i still vice president figured if someone can help me, that would be great. >> >> instagram in the top five, though. >>> potential danger

genie: 4500 more syrians aleppo after days of delays. many more wounded are still waiting to get out. the u.s. electoral college gets set to officially formalize donald trump's win, but not without protest against both the president elect the electoral system itself. and china chokes under toxic smog. 23 cities across the country have issued red alerts for pollution with forecasters saying the worst is yet to come. time now for our business news with delon of desousa -- you are starting with apple and ireland teaming up to take on brussels. >> this comes four months after the tech giant was slapped with a 13 billion euro back tax order. apple was ordered to pay the amount by e.u. competition authorities for reporting its european profits through ireland. ireland is expected to argue that it is perfectly legal to levy less tax on profits than s.her apple calls it a convenient target. ireland are gearing up to appeal any you commission ruling requiring the company to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes. the tech giant says it has been singl

to un security council votes send observers to eastern aleppo. people -- usands of and struggling to breathe in china. china issues red alerts on 23 cities. forecasts one the problem will get worse. -- forecasts warned the problem will get worse. first though, at least one person has been killed after a driver plowed a truck into crowds of people at a christmas market in berlin. it happened in the west of the city. local l media says according to police it was most likely and attack. we can go to our correspondent there. what can you tell us? reporter: one person killed and several injured according to a recent police report. a crowd that was gathered in , in ahristmas market large open square. quite a popular shopping district in the western district . at about 8:15 local time, so about 45 minutes ago, witnesses bang heard this large and the truck plowed into the crowd. truck stopped when he crashed into a christmas tree in the middle of the market. truckene is ongoing, the ran over a lot of christmas huts and was said to have hit quite a few pe

aleppo was syria's biggest. merely civilians trapped by the siege of these aleppo, round 100,000 were children. only last year rebels looked as if they might encircle the regime-held western side of the city. now their hopes are as a smashed as the streets good as the guns fell silent russian troops helped civilians near tv cameras. moscow rejects the accusation by britain and others that it's meant has been supporting slaughter. the regime's victory is also one for its allies russia and iran. they got the condemnation of the siege of east aleppo by the west, it's arab allies, and nations who had no say in the evacuation deal. and agreement that has been made in direct talks between the parties to this more. -- this more. we were not part of it, and we were only invited this morning to monitor. anti-assadse were rebels in aleppo earlier this year. the fighting groups facing the president have formed shifting coalitions ranging from men supported by the west and their arab allies to jihadists close to al qaeda. f

lyse doucet, bbc news, aleppo. fory: a desperate few weeks the people in east aleppo. i spoke with former state department official that is now the dean of the john hopkins school of advanced studies. a few years ago aleppo was a beating commercial heart of syria. one of the most prosperous cities in the middle east. dan syria ever be rebuilt when you see scenes like that? did it the a country that is whole, unified, and lives together? a it is hard to imagine country that has unity under that current of saud regime, but the physical wreck construction -- physical reconstruction is a tall order. the gulf countries are not likely to give it the money. the international community has no commitment to the rebuilding of aleppo. it looks like stalingrad after world war ii, but there was a plan by the united states which funded the reconstruction and those cities were built back up stone by stone. that does not exist for syria. katty: do you think president of side is right, the end is getting nearer? >> it is more of a signal. with the defeat of the rebels and aleppo, north

is it all over now if aleppo falls? with you.etely agree it really is a decisive moment in the western campaign. i think -- and here we are in the speculation about the future. putting syria together as a unified nation -- in other words, reasserting assad's control over the territory of the old syria, i think that is unlikely. russia will assure -- russia will in sure that assad stays in power. what happens in the east, where isis still predominates over most of the city is an open question. and an extremely, one because in that situation, the issue is going to be a regional one, which talks to the relationships between sunni and shia population in the whole region. what is going to happen in eastern syria is an open question. basharis unlikely that al-assad will have the power to throw back insurgent groups in that area. i have no doubt that the u.s. will want to have a significant say in what occurs. genie: we are seeing that already, this move into aleppo by the syrian army, opening up opportunities. the syrian regi

one day we will return to aleppo. the recapture of aleppo represents a victory not only for president bashar al-assad but for his allies russia and iran. the syrian army was struggling to make inroads against the rebels. now the rebels are on the ropes, pushed out from the country's urban areas as assad solidifies his hold on syria's major cities. lib province is one of the rebels last strongholds. the groups include others contusion -- considered terrorists by the u.s. rest with moscow and tehran. turkey says 14 soldiers were killed and 33 wounded in fighting in northern syria against the islamic state group. the turkish army says close to 10040i.s militants were killed in the operation as well. catherine clifford reports. >> inside these ambulances over 30 injured turkish soldiers return from syria. wednesday marked the highest single day death toll in turkey's four-month campaign inside the war-torn country that resulted in intense violence. the town lies 25 kilometers from the turkish border. it is now under total

those that remain standing -- >> before the war aleppo was a magnificent city. but now nothing. reporter: these houses have no water or electricity. >> we are happy, we will be all right in our house. in the rebelived held part of the city for four years before fleeing in the face of the syrian army's advance. the family home is not yet habitable. >> don't touch this wall, is unstable. m a government bomb left the building in ruins. he says they stole from him and threatened his daughter. >> i'm going to show you. that's all i have left. >> it is little more than 20 euros. >> i have no confidence in my country on either side. my house was destroyed by the army, i've lost everything. >> this man has only one aim left, to take his daughters away. president bashar al-assad may have victory here, but there is little left of the city, torn apart by years of a remorseless battle. say andntists experience a ebola vaccine may be the first to work. spread in 2013. itsr being criticized for slow response, the world health organization stepped up efforts to prevent it from spreading again.

. >>> the assault a heon aleppo. thousands warned to get out or die. >>> welcome back to "early start." i'm george howell. we're following the fighting in syria. government forces there are closer than ever to retaking aleppo. northern 70% of the last rebel stronghold has been recaptured. assad regime is now using massive fire power to either kill or replace thousands of people. cnn's jomana karadsheh is following the story. jomana, we've been talking about the story for a while now. the extreme fighting so intense in parts of aleppo, many parts of that city have simply been leveled. >> and we have seen those images, george, coming out of those neighborhoods that have been claimed by the syrian regime. and what's left of them is large-scale destruction, and pretty much leveled when you look at these neighborhoods. as you mentioned over the past 24 hours, more advances by the syrian regime and their allied forces who have been provided by this air cover. this really powerful air cover, that they have been advancing un

they too are safe and out of aleppo. though the united nations children charity unicef said some of the children were critical with injuries and dehydration. we know the dehydration came because in those buses, the people were stuck for about 24 hours. sometimes without food or water, waiting to get across this crossing point. so some of those children are being medically attended to. we also know the other child that garnered global attention. omran, being pulled out after the bombing. he is safe, we believe, in aleppo. he actually was evacuated some time ago. so all of those children who caught the world's attention do now appear to be safe. on those buses are not just civilians, there are fighters on those buses as well. and all of them have two routes. they can come here to aleppo, meet up with families, or they can go to a government camp which we visited yesterday where there are really quite difficult conditions. lots of people, very desperate, very hungry. we saw them running and literally fighting for food yeste

to leave eastern aleppo on a safe passage. it will increase our leverage on insisting on an urgent -- reporter: survival is a race against time for many. food and medicine is running out and winter is approaching. brent: we want to go to the simon, who is in middle east analyst at lancaster university in the u.k.. good evening, simon. what are you hearing about the conditions on the ground now in eastern aleppo? >> it is nothing good. people are increasingly worried about what is happening and about what the future is going to hold in the coming hours, days, they are not even thinking about weeks. they are more concerned about getting through the night, getting through the next day and so on. it is a precarious situation, dealing with survival and surviving a night free from bombs, or surviving in terms of getting access to food, keeping healthy and staying warm. a number of serious challenges. brent: a lot of challenges. we spoke earlier when it became apparent that aleppo is about to fall. it has not fallen completely. we ha

france has warned could be mass atrauocities in et aleppo. the ceasefire, for now at least, appears to be holding. it fell apart when a convoy were attacked that left desperate people over the weekend trapped in freezing temperatures. very little food, no water. those had been destroyed throughout this war. they had been targeted by the syrian government. this morning buses resumed evacuating those trapped in eastern aleppo. according to one u.n. official there were 50 buses and two ambulances able to leave the rebel zone. this is a fragile deal sque it could easily be overturned. >> thank you for that. >>> the manhunt continues this morning as arkansas police search for the man who fatally shot a 3-year-old during a road rage incident. a grandmother was driving her grandson to a department store while at a stop sign, a man shot that grandmother missing her but hitting and killing the 3-year-old. the shooter was apparently upset at they announce a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the shooter's arrest. >>> did you get a chance to s

have resumed and itl continue for as long as is in eastern aleppo. u.n. estimates 100,000 civilians are remaining in the rebel held areas of aleppo. no hospitals and scarcity any food or water. anchor: the u.n. syrian and voice has spoken to france 24 about the importance of the military and role on the ground in aleppo. here's what they told us. week the to assure they will not be harassed and they can be given to them. second, the fighters. if it looks like they are deciding to leave they need to be given that chance without actually incurring -- the menace or speaking to france 24. a30 two-year-old male has been obtained in the dutch city of amsterdam today. he was in possession of a ofashnikov and had a picture the flag used by the islamic state group. he is due to appear in court in two weeks time. several european cities are on alert. there are concerns that the current defensive against the islamic state group in iraq results in dozens of hardened fighters returning home. let's listen to what the prosecutor said about the who was arrested. >> we ha

for the fifirst time in four yes controls thegime entire city of aleppo. the rebel fighters left the city as part of an evacuation deal today. tens of thousands of people have been moved to this week. they are known the opposition controlled province. u.n. observers have been deployed to monitor their treatment. esme kernan and is in beirut with more details -- beth mckernan. ofh: after 8 days evacuations and tense negotiations, it does look like the battle for aleppo is over. today, the syrian army said it did a full sweep of what used to be a rebel controlled areas. a mere who refused -- couple of hundred, it is not clear whether they are fighters are civilians -- can probably expect to be dealt with quite harshly. in other cities. makes human-- rights groups -- people in west aleppo have been celebrating fighting. years of there are photos of christmas celebrations, tourists climbing to the top of the city's ancient city delegate. it is not the end of the war, but it is a victory for president assad. >> what about the people have been moved out of easte

so the fall of aleppo will not end the war. but it is likely to change the war in a pretty dramatic and decisive fashion. >> quick, one more beat on this. for americans who say, look, i care about isis. i can't -- the united states can't be the world's policeman, we can't fix syria, there are 100 guys like assad out there. i only care about isis. what do you say to them? >> i mean, if we really do care about isis, and there's a contradiction, syria and iraq are like giant petri dishes in which bad governance, empty spaces, sectarian rivalry, create perfect circumstances for the emergence and growth of this kind of insurgency. and the reality is, and this is the conundrum, chris, without addressing the assad problem, how then in essence do you deal with the broader challenge of the islamic state? they're on their heels. i suspect in both raqqah and mosul eventually they will be denied the caliphate but they will continue to project their terror and violence both in the region and beyond. just one additional point, this is not ju

people have been burned alive in east aleppo. i've heard, credibly, from numerous sources, that women in east aleppo are so fearful of being raped by assad's death squads -- not just assad's death squads, mind you, don, iranian-built shi'a militias, iraqi shi'a militias that are now technically part of the iraqi government -- they're so fearful of being raped that they're committing suicide. so you talk to syria -- >> but that's a lot of loose talk coming out of there. we don't know that. part of the twitter revolution is we get all kinds of rumors. that's not been confirmed. >> the united nations has confirmed that 80 people were killed, including women and children who as the united nations put it was shot where they stood. >> michael -- there's also -- >> that's not loose talk. >> jonathan, before you respond -- >> there's no united nations talk about women committing suicide. >> jonathan, i want you to respond but let me say this and i will give you time to respond. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights reported today t

jeremy: the fall of aleppo does not end this complex, unpredictable war. the fight for syria creates an crisis. the assassination in turkey is the latest, and there is still no coherent international desire to bring peace any closer. laura: jeremy bowen reporting there. from syria to brexit to the u.s. presidential election, 2016 has been a year like no other. just a short time ago, donald trump surpassed 270 votes needed in the electoral college to clinch the presidency. it has been a campaign and your with talk about fake news and post truth politics. here is our special correspondent alan little. alan: how does america get its news? how does it know who or what to trust? traditionally news has come from places like this. it still rolls off the machinery of the predigital age. you find conflicting opinions in its pages, diversity of news. it offers its readers a shared public reality come within which they can disagree, dispute, and challenge each other. but does that guiding journalistic purpose also now belong to a fading predigital age? >> i think of

save aleppo. save humanity. >> don't believe any more in the united nations. don't believe any more in the international community. >> reporter: what started as a civil war has turned into a battle as countries like the united states, russia, turkey and iran got involved. experts say the city and government may have been timed with the upcoming change in power in the u.s. and that could alter things directly. president-elect donald trump says he will focus on wiping our islamic state and we walk with russia, a u.s. arch rival that strongly supported assad. syria refugees who support the opposition are struggling to stay hopeful. this woman is one of them. the 22-year-old escaped the forces in southeastern turkey. >> i want everyone to get out safely and then maybe i can meet all my friends, again. >> reporter: in particular, she is concerned about her boyfriend who remains in the city. he's part of the rebel f forces and hadd been postiting footage the conflict. >> translator: many people have been wounded, but there is no medical facility to accept them. >> r

now a convoy of buses an ambulances shuttled people out of aleppo today. u.n. officials say the sick and wounded wednesday first. addly it was followed by lebl fighters. they have been granted amnesty and safe passage. they were supposed to start yesterday, it started today, but it seems to be holding at this point. >> thank you so much. >> a fox news alert for you now. this is the briefing of the state department getting under way. secretary of state john kerry talking about syria. >> there is absolutely no justification for the savage brutality against civilians shown by regime and by their russian and iranian allies now the position of the united states remains clear and i have reiterated that in past weeks and in the past 24 hours. and with senior officials from russia, ka -- qatar, egypt. what united states has been warking towards for some period of time now, under difficult circumstances, that if some parties don't want to move in that direction, it becomes very hard to secure a cease fire. what we want in aleppo right now, the precursor to move to other

tens of thousands of people are fleeing into west aleppo. the area under government control, taking refuge in shelters like this. but no one can escape the agony. >> i'm concerned about my children and country. i wish syria would return to the way it was five years ago. the country of safety, of prosperity. lyse: in geneva today, the u.n. again called on all sides to protect the people of aleppo, especially those still trapped in the east, where food and medicine are running out. >> russian federation announced that there are 4 humanitarian corridors, that they want to sit down, in aleppo, the people there, to discuss how we use the s to evacuater' people out. lyse: on the streets of west aleppo, a cold winter closes in. you can hear the thud of war. life can look and feel strangely normal on the side. but there is shelling and hardship here, too. what happens here in aleppo has always mattered to the syrian conflict. it was the last major city to be drawn into the uprising. and now as the battle for the city enters what could be the final,

it has voted in favor of deploying mop fors to aleppo. members of the council, including russia, unanimously adopted the reso unity in months among world powers struggling to end syria's war. evacuation from the besieged city resumed sunday. the red cross says 17,000 have left so far. buses were brought in to help transport people, including anti-government fighters, and their families. aleppo was the opposition stronghold in northern syria. the government of president basharal al assad has repeatedly changed its position about the evacuation. u.n. officials are urging the syrian government and its allies to allow monitors immediate access. >>> aleppo's recapture seems to be cementing assad's advantage in the war as well as the survival of his regime. nhk's correspondent keichi mori is following what it means for rebel supporters. >> reporter: for days, people who have been caught in the fighting in aleppo have been sending desperate pleas over social media. >> dear world, there's intense bombing right now. why are you silent? why? why? w

molly: another big story where following the press is the battle for aleppo. the ticket code the atlantic putin -- that aleppo has all but fallen to the syrian regime. it shows how a foreign power can influence in a war, this time russia. they lack of stability can cause a turnaround in the civil war. the saudi newspaper slammed what it calls the powerlessness of the u.n. she criticizes the west's at parker's he from the west were calling for bashar al-assad's -- now they are saying he is actually part of the solution, a solution she says is unfair to the syrian people, even that at least 400,000 people have died in the five-year war. this cartoon, which really sums up the chaos in the middle east -- you see santa claus there is pulling his sled. the signboard says "middle east ," and he is essentially removing landmines. the comment being that that could be the best gift this christmas, just removing those landmines, political and otherwise. let's talk about the blend of art and politics. "the guardian" talk about one artist who said that -- one artist whose

it has captured aleppo. aleppo is in the hands of russia and its allies and they benefit from continuation of convergence of interest and good ties with turkey. i think putin will be trying to his best to not overreact and turkish leaders will do whatever they can to make sure that russian concerns are satisfied. >> all of the ripple effects of this assassination today in ankara, thank you very much. >> it's a pleasure. >> coming up, we're staying on our breaking news out of berlin, at least nine people, according to berlin police, not people killed and at least 50 injured after this truck driver plowed into this hustling and bustling christmas market. we have an update for you on that. also ahead, the president-elect donald trump is closing in on the number he needs, 270 electors, meeting all across the country in state capitols to cast their votes, we're watching that for you. lots happening on this monday. you're watching cnn. >>> breaking news out of berlin, germany. it is night time there, monday evenin

government says it has reta ken aleppo and the syrian government says it has retaken aleppo and 35,000 people left in the last week. that was achieved with russia's help. today, the commander to russia says they are doing a live trine exercise. this is not the conduct of a nation that wants to be a superpower. the fingerprints of the man suspected of the berlin attack have been found inside the truck that was used. donald trump has sent tweets saying the us must strengthen its nuclear weapons. if you want to get in touch you can use our hashtag on the screen and my social media contacts as well. in the last few hours in the bbc newsroom , in the last few hours in the bbc newsroom, this claim came through from the syrian government, that it had from the syrian government, that it ha d reta ke n from the syrian government, that it had retaken aleppo entirely, as the last group of rebel fighters had been evacuated. we understand this group who were notjust the fighters but theirfamilies group who were notjust the fighters but their families as well, had been holed up in a small enclave in