take in food that they weren t able to take in yesterday, and it s going to pack in armored suvs and it s going to try to take them in that way. because yesterday they tried to take them in in two big trucks. i m sorry, in four big trucks. and they were shot at and they were, you know, mortars were fired at them and snipers shot them. so today, they re coming in differently. and they seem to be determined. and they re going to try to evacuate those civilians, an area that s been under siege for almost 18 months. and sam, we know this has opinion going on for some time, but i m reading your reporting for the journal, and you write that rebels insisted that four red crescent trucks go in. damascus insisted only two trucks go in. i mean, was this specific incident started just because they couldn t agree on the number of trucks that would go in? it s got to be more than that.
again with the head of the mission in syria, and he said it was a deliberate targeting of this convoy, and it s a breach of international law. sam dagher there in honems, syria. syrian peace talks scheduled to resume tomorrow in geneva and we ll be following that. still to come, a change of heart for the man who wanted to put george zimmerman in the ring against rapper dmx. yesterday, right here on new day, he defended the fight. today, he s calling it off. ok ml have symptoms. [ sneeze ] [ male announcer ] truth is not all flu products treat all your symptoms. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus severe cold and flu speeds relief to these eight symptoms. [ breath of relief ] thanks. [ male announcer ] you re welcome. ready? go. i ve quit for 75 days. 15 days, but not in a row. for the first time, you can use nicorette. even if you slip up. so you can reach your goal. [ male announcer ] now, quit on your own terms with nicorette or nicoderm cq.
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you know, the same stuff is going to be put into a bunch of suvs that belong to the united nations. these are armored suvs. and they re going to be taken that way in like different batches, basically. throughout the day. okay. so, sam, real quickly, one, was this, you know, team deliberately targeted? and two, do we know who s responsible, specifically? reporter: good question can. yes, it was deliberately and consistently. i was just speaking this morning again with the head of the mission in syria, and he said it was a deliberate targeting of this convoy and it s a breach of international law and humanitarian principles. but he fell short of, you know, loaning either side of the conflict here, the government or the rebels.
differently. and they seem to be determined. and they re going to try to evacuate those civilians, they believe, the area that s been under siege for almost 18 months. sam, we know this has been going on for some time, but i m reading your reporting for the journal, and you write that rebels insisted that four red crescent trucks go in, damascus insisted only two trucks go in. i mean, was this specific incident started just because they couldn t agree on the number of trucks that would go in? it s got to be more than that. reporter: yesterday, four trucks tried to go in to deliver food, flour, and medicine and hygiene kits. and two made it in. two big trucks made it in. and two others were shot at and had to retreat and didn t make it in. so what they re doing now, the same, you know, the same that was on the two trucks that didn t go in are going to be,