years ago, and so far the state department has refused to comment or confirm his u.s. citizenship, and telling cnn that speak iing publicly about specific purported cases against detained americans can complicate our tireless efforts to secure their freedom. i am asking south korea to rescue me, but neither country has diplomatic relations with north korea. and he has no trial date and no idea if he will see his family or country again. will rip lley, pyongyang. and thank you for the exclusive reporting from pyongyang north korea, and the only western journalist reporting from there at this time. thank you, will, very, very much. another story, a reminder of the syria suffering civilians of madaya are starving and dying. but some relief has arrived near damascus, and the city has been
graphic. they re important to understand the crisis and what people left behind and cut off are going through. they show victims of starvation in the town of madaya which has been under siege for four months. soon a u.n. convoy will bring needed food and supplies. here s cnn s arwa damon. reporter: the children of madaya are starving, the voice begs. the babies eyes seeming to echo that desperate plea for help. a little boy says he hasn t had a real meal in seven days. and this baby, according to the video, has not had milk in a month. cnn cannot independently verify these accounts or the images emerging from the town of madaya. under siege by regime forces and their allies since july, but the last time aid reached the area was in october, and even then the icrc says they saw hunger in the eyes of its residents.
saw coming out from world war ii at death camps. you have a photograph of a little emaciated baby. you have adults pictures that were also posted online. peoples ribs sticking out, their eyes bulging out of their sockets. there s one video where you see a man he s holding a baby towards the camera and just begging, saying the children of madaya are starving. and this little baby s eyes are just bulging it seems out of its head, echoing that desperate plea. there s also an additional video that shows a little boy speaking to the camera. and there he s saying that he has not had a real meal in a week and that he just wants to be able to taste meat again. to give you an idea of what these people have really been suffering through, this area has been under siege since july of 2015.