And good evening from these olympic winter games where tonight is the eve of the popular event here, and there are some concerns about how it will go off tomorrow as scheduled now that much of the world is watching. There is a lot of news to cover from here, and we will do that in just a moment. But first, were going to begin with a report that is just in to us tonight, a situation that demands our attention. This comes from syria. It shows, as youll see, a desperate situation. Some very brave souls with the u. N. Are trying to evacuate the oldest section of the city of hmos during what is supposed to be a ceasefire. It is slowgoing and very dangerous. They got about 300 more people out today, and it was close. They dont want to leave anyone behind in the old bombarded center of what is the Third Largest city in syria. So well have a report from this dire and still unfolding situation. Here is nbcs bill neely. Reporter they are hungry and weary, but mostly they are desperate to escape.
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