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Food and medicine all but gone and thousands of people dying every day. the united nationsi calling the bombardment of civilians a descent into hell. after so many years of the world talking about these atrocities in eastern aleppo, is there any hope at all that this meeting will change things. >> reporter: that's a very good question. there are been diplomatic talks behind the scenes about establishing a humanitarian corridor, but of course this comes on the heels of the newest and latest numbers of the u.n. they estimate that around 31,000 civilians have had to flee their homes because of th...

Reason. >> have a great weekend. isn't it fun having will on the set? don't tell john berman, but it's really fun to have him here. >> big shoes to fill. your time now is 5:42. the united nations is describing the situation in east aleppo as a descent into hell. there are thousands of civilians trying to flee, trying to get out of the range of these airstrikes that are battering this area. the desperation, the death toll is growing, and we have a live report coming up next. my name is yasmin belo-osagie and i produce programs... ...and online content for african women as they try... ...to bu...

Police are not clear what motivated their deadly rampage. >> it's so hard to believe it's been a year already. there's more devastating news out of tennessee. three more bodies discovered, 11 people confirmed dead with the wildfires still burning in the eastern part of the state. gatlinburg, pigeon forge, they're looking for any signs of life. there's no rain in the forecast until sunday morning at the earliest. and they fear those dry conditions could restart fires that are not completely contained. secretary of state john kerry set to meet today with russia's foreign minister as the figh...

Grandmother last heard from on monday. a son talked with "new day" earlier. >> she had a lot of love in her heart. she loved those kids. she loved my brother very much. my brother lived with my mom, in the house that's now gone. everything my brother has is gone, as well. and so, you know, to lose someone like that who loved us and loved our family very much and have to go through something like this as well. you know, we ask for prayers for him. we ask for prayers for the people that are still trying to figure out how to put this thing all back together. >> officials say the fires have burned...

Good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. the refugee crisis wears on and so does the terrible destruction in syria. government forces are pounding aleppo with air strikes and recent days, more than 27,000 people have been displaced in the eastern part of that city. the united nations describes the situation there as quote, a descent into hell. right now, the united states is still accepting refugees from syria but that might not last much longer in light of what happened at the ohio state university a few days ago. when a somali refugee attacked and injured several people. t...