television in america and around the globe. a first attempt at trying to get people out of aleppo. a new cease-fire to get rebels out, but the situation is not clear. the u.s. federal reserve raises interest rates for the second time in a decade and forecasts more to come. could volcanoes help power the future? toentists are digging deep find an unlikely new source of energy. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the first attempt to get rebels aleppo failed. a new cease-fire has been agreed, but the situation is still confused. the small part of the city's of the city still under rebel control was pounded by airstrikes. lyse doucet has reports from beirut. quiet became another day of war, shattering a cease-fire hours after it started. hope that the of accuracy of aleppo was over. especially for those still trapped in what was left of the east of the city. >> all the people were excited and happy to evacuate the city finally. lyse: imagine what it is like for children without parents. orphans sent a message to the world. >> please let us eva

aleppo crumbles. bombardments and clashes have started again. rebelion reigns as fighters are waiting to be evacuated. moscow and his temple say their presidents will speak in the coming hours. it is to salvage a humanitarian crisis in eastern aleppo. in --, whereinues the incumbent president refuses to step down. west african leaders have failed to negotiate. coming up, wall street shares at their 16th record high since donald trump's election. to the federal reserve be about to spoil the party? the force awakens. the star wars franchises first spinoff it -- spinoff hit here in france. how does it compare against the real thing? thank you for being with us on france 24. we begin in aleppo where an evacuation deal struck last night appears to have collapsed ofh reports from both sides bombardments and clashes have resumed. for those hoping to be evacuated, the weight continues. thousands of civilians and rebel fighters are thought to be trapped east of the city, the last pocket of her resistance against the syrian army. speak to hisn will turkish counterpart in the coming hours to try an

-fire in aleppo. a city battered, bombed, a shell of its former self. now perhaps the residents will get some relief from the fighting. we will go live to syria. also coming up, ahead of the u.n. human rights day we will bring you the case of an and jailed and tortured in russia for protesting against the government. now he has gone missing. and address are added to the list of animals of vulnerable to extinction. their numbers in the wild have fallen by 40% in the last 30 years. he will tell you what is behind the disappearing animal. ♪ i am brent goff. tonight, there is a cease-fire in aleppo. the russian foreign minister says the syrian army has stopped active military operations in the eastern part of the city to let the civilians evacuated. he also said russian and u.s. military experts will meet in geneva on saturday to discuss the situation in syria's second-largest city. rebels in eastern aleppo have suffered a wave of defeat, thousands of civilians remain trapped tonight. our next report is from a.r.d. reporter: they want to get out of the hell that is eastern aleppo. only

the year address. 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 interior ministry. they will be stepping up security procedure

aleppo. convoys of civilians and wounded fighters reach rebel-held territory outside the syrian city. thousands of people could be evacuated after government forces secure a major victory did we will talk to you one official who monitor the up -- a u.n. official who monitored the operation. >> how prior that our priority today's making better on the ground. brent: sanctions on russia been extended but observers are expecting nothing more than a strong statement on the recent bloodshed in syria. we will get more from our correspondent in brussels. and u.s. tech company yahoo! hit by the biggest security breach in hisistory. over onene billion e-mail accous have been hacked. what can customers do, and will the company be able to recover? brent: i am brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight they are finally leaving. another group of evacuees has made it out of aleppo and into rebel-held territory beyond the city. in total, over 1000 people escaped the city today under the terms of our fragile cease-fire. and and buses carried wounded -- and and buses carried wounded civilians

♪ anchor: this is dw news, live from berlin. the cease-fire in aleppo, crumbling less than one day after it was announced. syria's army has resumed its shelling of eastern aleppo. the u.n. is demanding safe passage for civilians out of the firing line. also coming up, the u.s. federal reserve bumps up interest rates after a robust year for the u.s. economy. what does it say about prospects under a new president? i will ask experts on both sides of the atlantic. how safe is afghanistan? safe enough, says the german government. it has begun reporting failed asylum-seekers back to their homeland. ♪ i am brent goffetz. good to have you with us. a short-lived attempt at a cease-fire in aleppo. an evacuation plan for civilians and rebels trapped in the syrian city. thousands were due to leave today, but a cease-fire collapsed amid acrimony and new reports of reprisals from syrian forces and their russian allies. the u.n. has demanded safe passage out of the war zone for the city's shellshocked residents. the fighting has made that impossible. >> the short-lived cease-fire, already forg

>> this is "dw news," live from berlin. tonight, the battle for aleppo all what over, and the humanitarian crisis is starkly clear. civilians and rebel fighters are due to withdraw from last pockets of resistance. the u.n. tonight saying that syria and russia must answer for alleged atrocities and aleppo. also coming up, 18 years in prison for the captain of a migrant ship that sank, killing at least 700 people. only 28 survived when his overcrowded vessel went down. a court in italy finds him guilty of multiple counts of manslaughter. and donald trump nominates the ceo of exxon mobil to be the next u.s. secretary of state. oil and diplomacy. rex tillerson is a friend of vladimir putin, and his nomination heightens concerns about conflict of interest between the president-elect and the president of russia. brent: i am brent goff. good to have you with us. rebels in aleppo have agreed on a deal to withdraw from the city and evacuate the people the civilians trapped inside. that is after the syrian military always crushed resistance there in the last 48 hours. residents are now

. as people flee to safety, he shouts, god is greatest, do not forget aleppo. do not forget syria. get back, get back. only death will remove me from here. everyone who has taken part in this oppression will one by one pay for it. >> reporter: he was neutralized. the gunman was a law enforcement officer, a 22-year-old member of the riot police who was born in turkey, off duty on the night of the attack. the state department condemned it. >> we stand ready to offer any assistance that may be required to russia and turkey as they investigate this despicable attack, which was, as the secretary noted, also an assault on the right of all diplomats to safely and securely advance and represent their nations around the world. >> reporter: a journalist took these stunning photographs moments after the carnage began. after the attack, as the ambassador was quickly taken to the hospital, turkish security forces swarmed the area. it is not clear what impact the killing may have now on turkey's sometimes fragile relations with russia which hit an all-time low after turkish forces shot down a russia

for the news. >> thanks, sho. >>> renewed fighting in aleppo has prevented people from leaving the northern syrian city. it comes despite an agreement between rebel forces and russia to evacuate local residents and anti-government fighters. people stranded in aleppo are using social media to post what many call their last messages. government forces have taken control of the city by tuesday with the help of russian air strikes. people are supposed to start leaving aleppo early on wednesday. but the two sides disagreed on some conditions and evacuations didn't go ahead as scheduled. the government and the rebels blame each other for attacking first. one person stranded in the embattled city tells nhk that everyone wants to leave. if their safe evacuation can be guaranteed. people in aleppo are using social mededia to shahare their lllls for help. >> this may be my last video. save aleppo. save humanity. >> many people are killed. many peoe now are being killed and just kept in the street and no one can help them. no way. no hospital. don't believe anymore in united nations. don't be

." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. the evacuation from aleppo is finally underway. rebel forces lose their long fight for the city and president assad declares victory. did vladimir putin personally authorized the hacking of the u.s. presidential election? we ask the former head of the cia. an unveiling the glory of the case pending -- cave paintings in southwest france, but all is not quite as it seems. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. thousands of civilians and rebels are being evacuated from eastern aleppo and being driven to another area of syria under rebel control. the first people allowed out work the sick and wounded, put on a convoy of ambulances and buses. today the syrian president claimed victory, but the u.s. secrary of state described it as nothing short of a massacre. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville starts our coverage. aleppo, here was a fight that torah city of heart and split a nation. today the battle ended with a convoy of white flags, and cautiously, eastern aleppo began to empt

bars -- minister of france gets three years behind bars. he says he will appeal. eastern aleppo continues to crumble as the syrian regime plows through what once was a rebel stronghold and despite different -- desperate pleas for a humanitarian cease-fire, the chances of the truth are practically -- truce are practically nonexistent. in the wake of wednesday's earthquake in indonesia, more than 100 people were killed. coming up in business, trump's election, political turmoil in italy and lackluster growth. mario draghi has a lot on his mind. what will the ecb do to help the eurozone? and the city of leon shines once again with the festival of lights after being canceled last year in the terror attacks. first our top story live from paris. ♪ genie: syrian troops have taken over 80% of the area back from the rebels who had held it for almost five years. it's the people of aleppo who are suffering the most. 80,000 have fled the city. but in our regional -- let's bring in our regional correspondent in beirut. talk us through what the situation is like on the ground. we are in the

♪ >> this is dw news live from berlin. 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. the syrian government

is activated from the last rebel held area of aleppo after days of delays. many more wounded are still waiting to get out. the u.s. electoral college is set to officially formalized donald trump's win, but not without protest against the president-elect and the electoral system itself. the head of the international monetary fund is due to get her verdict today in a case linked to her time as france's finance minister. christine lagarde is accused of negligence over a huge payout to a french business tycoon. also coming up this hour, apple and ireland are teaming up to fight the european commission. we will tell you why in business. we will look back at the long and glamorous career of shasha zsa gabor, who passed away at 99 years old. first, our top story, live from paris. genie: first, to syria, where over 4000 people have now been evacuated from the rebel enclave in aleppo. convoys have been crossing the -- of the rebel held territory in northern syria. thousands are still trapped inside the stronghold. for more on the situation, let's go live to adam pletts, who joins us from

syrian government says it has retaken aleppo the syrian 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 f

the aid of russian airstrikes, the syrian government has retaken control of the city of aleppo after four years of fighting. russia calls it a victory against terrorists. the united states has the syrian government siege of aleppo represents a modern evil. we will look at the crisis in syria and u.s.-russian relations at a time when the cia is accusing moscow of helping donald trump when the presidency. we will speak to professor stephen cohen, who writes for the nation, and kenneth roth, head of human rights watch. then donald trump nominates former texas governor rick perry to have the energy department, a department perry once opposed to abolish even though he could not remember the department's name. >> it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the -- what is the third one? >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government, i would do away with commerce,ion, the -- and let's see -- i can't. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. don

more are bused out of the syrian city of aleppo, including nearly 50 orphans who sent out a desperate message for help. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. we come on air with breaking news from germany, where nine people have been killed and dozens injured in an attack on a christmas market in the heart of berlin. police say a truck crashed into the market located in the central square. officials say the incident bears all the hallmarks of a possible terror attack. but don't rule out it could have been an accident. it is reported that the suspect believed to be the driver of the truck has been arrested. the bbc's berlin correspondent jenny hill has the latest. jenny: sirens, panic in the heart of berlin. this the immediate aftermath of what police suspect was a deliberate attack. the truck plowed into one of the city's biggest christmas markets . moments before these pictures were taken, people were eating, drinking, shopping. >> as we were leaving, the large truck came through. it went just passed me, past my girlfriend. i think it misse

aleppo, your views of what happens there, the responsibility, and the russian government, the iranian government, the assad regime have been pretty well aired. but do you, as president of the united states, leader of the free world, feel any personal moral responsibility now at the end of your presidency for the carnage that we're all watching in aleppo, which i'm sure disturbs you? 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.

thousands of civilians and fighters from aleppo is currently suspended following reports of what syrian officials call obstructions. extremely scurrilous is how the kremlin is describing accusations from the white house that vladimir putin personally meddled in the u.s. presidential race. and authorities in china warner levels,ic pollution putting operations on hold. also coming up in the next 30 minutes, a one-of christmas gift or it the greek government questions a bonus for the debt ridden country's poorest citizens. the greek prime minister is talks today with chancellor angela merkel. we are going to begin in northern syria, where the evacuation of thousands of civilians and fighters from rebel-held areas of aleppo has been suspended. amid reports of explosions and obstructions to the evacuation process. many of those fleeing the area had been heading to camps to stay with friends and relatives in other parts of the country. hundreds are thought to require medical attention. our correspondent joins us now from lebanon. adam, tell us the latest your hearing on the evacuation process

." reporting from washington, im katty kay. victory in aleppo would be a huge step to ending the syrian war says president assad. president-elect is time magazine's person of the year, but with a caveat. he leads a divided state of of erica. divided states of america. 75 years after the date that would live and in the. a survivor of the pearl harbor attack. my direction was, "lord, i will be with you in a minute." katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the syrian government claims it has retaken the old city of aleppo, which has been in rebel hands for four years. residents assad says restoring control of the whole city will be a huge step towards ending the area's civil, describing aleppo as the last hope for the rebels. they leave behind thousands of civilians still trapped in use turn aleppo. lyse doucet is in the government held part of the city. lyse: in the dead of night, a terrifying escape. smashing through the wall of somebody's help, their only way out. these families ran for their ringingross the lines, the oldest and the yo

break. when we come back, aleppo is now under syrian government control. thousands of rebel fighters and civilians finish their evacuation of the city's east. we have the latest. volkswagen has reached a deal to compensate the owners of 80,000 diesel vehicles in the wake of the omission scandal. details coming up. ♪ ♪ brian: this is "dw news" live from berlin. authorities have confirmed the fingerprints of tunisian anis amri has been found on the truck used in the berlin terror attack. he had been investigated for preparing what authorities are describing as a serious act of violence against the state. in other news syrian government forces say they are now in full control of aleppo. this, after four years of fighting to retake the city from rebels. a military spokesman says security and safety have been reestablished. eco-the operation a major victory for the syrian government. our next report captures the final phase of the evacuation of rebel fighters and their families, which was hampered by winter weather. reporter: the last convoys leaving aleppo. the buses are car

the operation to help people leave areas once held by rebels in aleppo was close to an end. an update on the markets... the move to increase university tuition fees in england to £9,250 a year has been launched without any announcement from the department for education. the change will affect more than 500,000 students beginning in the autumn. it will mean tuition fees will begin to rise each year with inflation. with me is our education correspondent sean coughlan. did we know this was coming? yes, we did, we need a government wanted to do this, before the summer they signalled their intention to raise fees to £9,250 and thereafter by inflation but i suppose what's controversial is how they've done it. the opposition parties were poised to oppose this and they wa nted poised to oppose this and they wanted to scrutinise plans but while they'd been waiting for it to appear, they found out today it's happened and the government put these regulations which allow them to increase fees on a website, not the department for education website but another website which the opposition accuses

difficulties soon. >> hq very much mr. secretary general. you mentioned aleppo i wonder if you could elaborate a little to tell us your expectations of the evacuations today is whether the u.n. has spent involved that was the follow-up. but my real question was we talked about unfinished business you mentioned syria and today's south sudan. so what should be at the top of the agenda of your successor is -- a successor mr. gutierrez? >> but in syria this has been heartbreaking for me and all the people who love peace and stability. and the greatest suffering too much, and too long. 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 peopl

all of aleppo. rebel fighters are told to surrender or die. is next united nations chief sworn in as the new secretary-general in new york. his mandate begins in january. chieris imf christine lagarde -- imf chief christine lagarde issues of payout -- syrian forces continue making gains in eastern aleppo. the military claims that the rebels have lost nearly all of the territory they seized four years ago. a syrian military official says the operation is in its final phase. the fall of aleppo would be the worst rebel defeats in syria's in 2011.began here is more on the story. >> smoke rises above aleppo. syria's most populous city is on back in government hands. iranianan army with backed militias and airstrikes launched an offensive in september. one of the most fortified rebel areas fell on monday morning after an intense bombing campaign. onlye terrorists control 10% of the territory they used to control in eastern aleppo. the british-based watchdogs said 130,000 people have fled. 10,000 in the last before ours alone. >> thank on behalf of escaped. we were starving. i can't even

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 people. the christmas market has been evacuated by

city of aleppo, a day after a breakdown of humanitarian cease fire between the governor bashar assad and western bag rebel groups. both sides blame the other for renewed violence. look at that city. the united nations called the city there a complete meltdown of humanity. assad forces are backed up by russia and iran, of course, and the u.n. alleged more have been shot by forces. there are bodies in the streets. they have holed up in the eastern side of the city, but tens of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped along with them. nbc's bill mealy has the latest. bill? >> reporter: good evening, chris. it's been said in the past in the middle of cease fire deals that before the ink is dry, the cease fire has collapsed. 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 shooti

." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. finding shelter in western aleppo. the bbc visits an abandoned warehouse to meet with those who fled violence from the other side of town. they call him mad dog mattis and he could be the next head of the u.s. military. a look at donald trump's pick for secretary of defense. with my i can make it hands ♪ laura: marking a half-century in song. musician stephen merritt tells the bbc about his latest project, one song for each year of his life. our viewers onto public television in america and also around the globe. diplomacy is still alive when it comes to syria. so says u.s. secretary of state john kerry in rome on friday at a meeting which included russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. international efforts to bring an end to the fighting in syria have failed repeatedly and an increase in violence in aleppo has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in government-controlled western aleppo and has this report. lyse: an abandoned warehouse in a derelict industrial zone

council will try to react to the tragedy that is known as aleppo. tens of thousands of civilians are pouring out of eastern aleppo as government forces push to recapture the syrian city. a syrian military source says the government has retaken the district, a claim rejected tonight by rebel fighters. 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

." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. aleppo has fallen to the syrian government after what is being called a complete meltdown of humanity. there are reports of mass slaughter. meet rex tillerson -- oil executive, boy scout fan dealmaker, and it now the pic , for secretary of state, is his ties to putin don't upset the process. and david beckham uses his star power to help children around the world. his famous tattoos are part of his unicef campaign. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. aleppo is quiet for the first time in months. the fighting is over and the syrian government has one. -- has won. a deal is being done to evacuate thousands of fighters who are trapped in rebel-held areas. the international community is condemning syria and russia for the brutality. the u.s. is calling the -- the u.n. is calling the violence modern evil. there are graphic scenes. this will be remembered as a crushing victory. after 4 years of fighting, these men, women, and children can resist no more. the rebellion against president assad in al

markets. >>> syria's main opposition force announced it will withdraw from aleppo. it's expected to soon declare it has seized total control of the city that has been the epicenter of othe country's more than five-year war. backed by russian air strikes, the government of assad has stepped up its offensive in aleppo, the largest stronghold. the representative of the opposition told nhk tuesday night that russia has agreed to the withdrawal. under the agreement corridors will be set up to evacuate civilian before the withdrawal of opposition fighters. russia's ambassador to the yooup has been told military action in eastern aleppo is over and the syrian government has regained control. the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting. scores of civilians were killed in the battle. >> translator: the immediate test is to do all we can to stop the carnage. as the battle for aleppo concludes, i call on the syrian authorities and their a allies, russia and iran, to honor their obligations under international humanitarian law. >> the opposition forces have vowed to keep control of alep

out this horrific attack was referring to the bloodshed that has been taking part in aleppo saying, do not forget aleppo, do not forget syria whether or not this was a lone wolf attack or was more org niced is going to be at the heart of how turkish russian relations end up coming together over the next couple of days and we're going to see whether or not that relationship which has been repaired and has been cooperative on syria will continue to be rapprochement or will sour. >> thank you. >> more on this story now. jill dougherty. jill, first to you, with an announcement of the shooting. the turkish and russian presidents made similar statements. listen to this. >> translator: the committed crime is obviously a provocation designed to spoil russia/turkey relations. and derailing peace process in syria. >> after the incident during the talk with mr. putin, we agreed this was a provocation and on behalf of my country and my nation, i repeat my condolences to mr. putin and all the russian people. >> it seemed there was a conscious effort to show there's no daylight between these two

♪ quick first of december, the bitter last chance battle for aleppo could amount to war crimes, that's from the u.n. human rights chief. heavy shelling and airstrikes continue to pound the syrian city as the deal to evacuate civilians caught in the crossfire crumble. world powers continued to trade blame over the failure of the short-lived cease-fire. several was a pause for hours, and then the bombing resumed in aleppo. the nightmare is continuing for the thousands of civilians trapped in the last areas of rebel resistance. the agreement was aimed at giving them away to flee after the siege but the rebels opened fire, and turkey blames the regime and its allies. >> we are hoping the evacuation of civilians from aleppo can take place. has unfortunately continue to resume. in russia on aleppo have proved pointless and contacts with turkey and others prove more promising. >> we've had contact with fighters on the ground and the armed opposition. i think this channel may become than what we've had with our american colleagues. saide syrian rebel leader the truce collapsed after th

aleppo step on reportsk of defeat, new citing atrocities against civilians there. theyn regime troops say have almost entirely recapture the city from the opposition. donald trump names his secretary of state. it will be the exxon mobil chairman, rex tillerson. experience-old has dealing with other nations, but strict the as a businessman. italy's new government gets to work after being sworn in monday, but it's resemblance to the government of matteo renzi last week's prompting calls for a reelection. up, in business, we will need the chinese manufacturers who have chosen to make their products in america. more on that on the way. first, our top story live from paris. new shocking numbers have come out of the syrian city of aleppo. the ewing human rights office says it has received reports of syria up a pro-government forces executing at least 82 civilians as they entered the last remaining rebel strongholds. what has been described as a complete meltdown of humanity. here is more now from rupert coville. reservedday evening we -- we received deeply disturbing reports of bodies lying

." reporting from washington, i am katty kay. civilians trapped in rebel-held aleppo now have no hospitals, little medicine, and are running out of food, and they are living under daily bombardment. donald trump takes a victory lap. the president-elect visits an indiana factory, where he claims credit for keeping jobs in the u.s. and these were the movie houses which entertained a generation. now one photographer has recorded what happened after the final curtain. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe hit international leaders are trying tonight to figure out how to get hundreds of sick and badly injured people out of rebel-held aleppo. they cap under daily bombardment in the east of the city. the united nations is considering a russian proposal to create humanitarian corridor is. in return, syria and russia want a pause in the fighting. our correspondent lyse doucet is in government-held aleppo and has this report. lyse: no one can truly see where this brutal war is taking aleppo now, but all too clear are the scars left behind. we drove int

, because we can do stuff to you. laura: the evacuation of aleppo is halted again. u.n. officials warned that hundreds of children could die as a result. as a result. and they call the city a synonym for hell. and recording the journey to jail. how one photographer in new york is capturing the story of those visiting loved ones on rikers island. viewers onome to our public television in america and also around the globe. president obama said today he believes the cyberattacks on the democratic party were authorized by the highest levels in russia, and american intelligence officials have said moscow hacked e-mails to influence the election in favor of donald trump, a claim the president-elect has dismissed. the bbc's nick bryant reports. nick: did russian hacking help put donald trump in the white house? the cia and president obama says overwhelming evidence shows russian hackers try to sway the election in his favor by accessing democratic computers, and it strongly suggests russian president vladimir putin was personally involved. president obama: good afternoon. nick: tonight at the w

killed while giving a speech at an art exhibit. the killer was heard shouting do not forget aleppo, do not forget syria. the third breaking stories, we have learned in berlin, a truck has just plowed through this busy christmas market in the western part of the city. so let's begin there. fred is on the phone with me and knows berlin better than anyone i know. fred, tell me first what happened. >> this happened about an hour ago. exactly one hour ago at 8:00 p.m. local time. you're absolutely right. this christmas market is one of the main ones in the west berlin. only five miles away from my house, heading there right now. the latest we have is that apparently this truck came from one of the streets close to the christmas market. the market itself is in a very busy pedestrian zone. and from what we hear the truck simply plowed into the market and hit several market stalls. there was an eyewitness said it was going 40 miles per hour and showed no signs of slowing down as it went into the christmas market. it's unclear at this point, the police tell us whether or not it's terror related

assassinated. nbc's bill neely is inside aleppo and more on the evacuation of the syrian girl who's the face of the city's conflict and the electoral college about to make donald trump's win official and not without a little drama. we'll have those states by states results as they come in. the protest efforts to get electors to trump trump. while a vote is a long shot. we start with the breaking news out of turkey of the ambassador shot and killed at the art exhibit in the capitol city. the attack captured in chilling video. our team is following developments here in the studio and on the ground. first to msnbc's senior editor, cal perry. he's got the disturbing footage. >> it is graphic and what you are going to see is the russian ambassador being shot from behind by what we now understand is a turkish police officer. take a look. >> you can hear the audio there. here is what the gunman says in arabic. he switched to turkish and he says do not forget aleppo and syria. you are killing people in aleppo so we'll kill you, too. >> the gunman of a brazen fashion and says i have nothing

in aleppo as thousands of desperate citizens try to evacuate. a popular tourist destination in the middle east under attack. "newsroom" starts now. >> it is 2:00 on the east coast. thanks for joining us. i'm boris sanchez. we start with two acts of defiance from two foreign governments escalating hostility during the presidential transition. president-elect donald trump refusing to concede ha russia hacked the election and after the pentagon said that china will return that underwater u.s. drone that it seized from international waters, trump tweeted this out, we should tell china that we don't want the drone they stole back. let them keep that. what exactly did he mean by that? jake tapper asked john mccain for his take on trump's comments. listen. >> what does it mean to tell the chinese to keep the drone? is there a strategy behind that? >> i don't know. i know that the chinese are able to do a thing called reverse engineering where they are able to while they hold this drone able to find out all of the technical information and some of it is pretty valuable. but the fundamental

speaking at the opening of an art exhibit. the gunman shouted "don't forget aleppo, don't forget syria." he was later killed by security. he's been identified as a member of ankara's riot police. turkish president recep tayyip erdogan and russian president vladimir putin spoke by phone. they said their solidarity and cooperation in fighting terrorism should be stronger. relations were strained after the turkish military shot down a russian war plane last year near the syrian border. they've been making attempts to normalize relations, negotiating a syrian cease-fire and arranging evacuations from aleppo. >>> the united nations security council is making moves to ensure the safe passage of those people. it has voted in favor of deploying mop fors to aleppo. members of the council, including russia, unanimously adopted the resolution. it's the first show of 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 fight