own needs better. >> reporter: these food vouchers started off with a value of $30 per month per person until a shortfall in international funding forced the u.n. to twitter nearly a quarter million refugees their vouchers are being cut off. today in turkey this voucher is worth about $18 per month per person. that means 60 cents a day for food. >> world spends more on bubble gum than we do on our broader humanitarian responses. we have a historic moment in time, and in another generation we want to look back and we want to be able to say we were as generous at this moment in time as we were, for instance, after world war ii. >> reporter: like the original, these new care packages still depend on public donations. on the turkey-syria border mike cerre reporting for abc news. >> i like the fact that it doesn't feel like a handout, that they're able to pick what they want to make a difference

>> we should point out it really is a big need there because you have about 2 million registered syrian refugees living in turkey alone. 4.3 -- >> and that's only the documented ones. >> exactly. >> they expect significantly more than that undocumented. so we should mention that care usa has set up a designated fund for its syrian refugee program. my.care.com. dot org. excuse me. dot org. coming up, the year in heroes. >> the people we admire most in 2015. you're watching "world news

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were no shortages of heroes or shall we say sheroes. >> the u.s. wins the 2015 women's world cup! >> reporter: from the soccer field to center stage. women inspired us all. the u.s. women's national soccer team showed us all that teamwork and determination can lead to greatness. >> u.s. women's soccer team kicked some a. this was the year of the woman. >> i think that was a nice example of what society can be as a whole if we started maximizing the potential in each other and stopped being divisive and keeping each other a. >> viola davis, "how to get away with murder." >> reporter: with her win, viola davis was the first african-american woman to take home the emmy in the drama category. for her lead role in "how to get away with murder." >> we won because i did my job. >> when you're a kid sitting there watching tv, whether you're black or brown or of any color, and you see someone who looks just like you, then you believe all things are possible. >> the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.

talent really does win out in the end. >> reporter: off the stage and field there were so many heroes among us. the families of the charleston church shooting victims taught us heroism comes from the heart when there is room for forgiveness. speaking directly to the killer in court, they showed incredible strength in the wake of tremendous grief. >> we have no room for hate. so we have to forgive. >> i will never talk to her ever again. but i forgive you. we shall >> they taught us a lesson, didn't they? on how to live on and not let the killer claim even more

>> reporter: in a year with so much darkness a beautiful lesson from all of these heroes on how to view the world. >> that was one of my favorite moments, the u.s. women's soccer team winning. but it was -- robin's right. it was a year of a lot of heartbreak but a lot of people who rose above it all. powerful moments. >> and you forget how powerful the moment was with those folks and just days after the shooting in charleston to forgive. and by doing that forgiveness they achieved change. the flag coming down. >> that's a very good point. coming up, animals in airports and giant horns in parking lots. >> all of these things also happened in 2015. we'll explain. you're watching "world news now."'ll explain. you're watching "world news now." [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] [coughing] coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why so many people are turning to delsym for longer lasting cough relief. delsym has an advanced time release formula

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well, hello there. it's time again for those special stories where we can only really say "this happened." >> starting with a coyote at the baggage claim. this is -- take a look at myrtle beach international airport. it's in south carolina. the coyote, you see there? spotted in a terminal. the animal eventually ran across the ticket check area and toward the tsa checkpoint, which is where the coyote was subdued by animal control. who knew animal control is part of tsa. >> but just proof once again that nothing gets past the tsa. because that's where he stopped. >> buck stops at tsa. >> yes. it was coyote ugly after that. next up, the apparent war on christmas continues with a teacher from maine forced to remove her hello kitty pink miniature christmas tree from the classroom. catherine gordon has been teaching at the school for 30 years and says she's always decorated her classroom without issue. she argues that the decorations do not include symbols.

told her to take it down. miss gordon noted that there used to be full-size trees in classrooms and the front office when she first started teaching. >> that is true. you know, we've gone down on the christmas tree in schools. and we've also gone down clearly on hello kitty. what is this world coming to? >> i know. seriously. >> what is happening in the world? >> there needs to be more love for hello kitty. >> and how about some music to get us back into the spirit? check out this. it's a musician. we don't know his name. but we do know that he's a player of the alp horn. did you know this existed? the alp horn? >> ricola. >> very good. he got out of his car. he was pleasantly surprised by the acoustics of the parking garage. so what do you do when you like the acoustics in a parking garage? you but the out the old alp horn for a jam. >> all of them were thrilled. all five of his audience there. >> that's what you call thrilled? >> look at them. can we move now, move our car? for an encore an instrument better suited for the plains than the alps. the trombone. take a look.

dirk klingenberg of kansas playing the imperial march until the cows hopefully come home. and it worked. >> no. they come toward him? >> maybe he had better look -- better luck turning away from the dark side than playing the main "star wars" theme. but look at that. they're all coming that way. >> and yes, folks, all of this actually did happen. and that does it for this half hour. and all of the news did happen too. >> that's pretty cool. >> that was good.

>> that was good.a woman and a police officer rushed to the hospital after their cars collide. we've got all the new details from metro. and in just hours.. the woman accused of intentionally hitting dozens of people with her car... is set to face a judge. hear what her family wants the

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