isha sesay, cnn, chibok, nigeria. >> incredible reporting.ht through. >>> well, 2016 was full of political surprises. one of the biggest surprises here in the u.s. was of course the victory of donald trump. next the top ten u.s. political stories of 2016. thope to see you again soon.. whoa, whoa, i got this. just gotta get the check. almost there. i can't reach it. if you have alligator arms, you avoid picking up the check. what? it's what you do. i got this. thanks, dennis! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. growwwlph. it's what you do. oh that is good crispy duck. >>> parked and unused on a street here it zbll china's. >> it affects us a lot. we have to go through a path now. >> reporter: the company was supposed to return the road back to its original state by the end of august, but the tracks are still here, alodge wing with a that goes nowhere. >> i think it is worthless. it only runs 300 meters. you can't actually go anywhere. >> reporter: a city official said he is aware of the traffic pr

abuja to chibok with them.'re going home. how are you feeling? somebody tell me what is the feeling in your heart right now? >> i'm happy. >> reporter: for all the talk of excitement, some of these girls are also nervous. don't be nervous, don't be afraid. behold your faith. you called on to your faith, okay? okay? the same faith that kept you all those months. with the girls on the move, there are more smiles as they chat and giggle freely amongst themselves. once we land, the girls are welcomed by some of the chibok community leaders as well as the governor of the state. the road to chibok too dangerous to travel after dark. the girls spend the night at a local hotel. outside, a large security cordon is put in place. inside, with their journey delayed, they gathered in one room to do what they were unable to do while in boko haram captivity. ♪ ♪ i learned from rebecca and glory they were singing local christian hymns. while in captivity, their christianity was not tolerated by the boko haram terrorists. what

so the convoy has stopped in a town which is about an hour away from chibok. movement through these parts, such a well-armed convoy, is drawing attention from passers by. >> reporter: as we enter chibok town, locals wave excitedly, welcoming their girls home. the moment of reunion eventually arrives. the room almost vibrating with the sound of unbridled joy. but for some waiting parents, heartbreak. these women have come looking for their daughters who are still being held by boko haram. they had thought their children were among the group who were coming home for christmas. >> there has been such an out pouring of grief amid the joy. the piercing screams of mothers realizing indeed they're not to be reunited with their daughters on this day, which has turned what should have been an overwhelmingly happy moment into a bittersweet one. for rebecca and her father the nightmare is over and her father is overcome with feelings of gratitude. given all they have endured, the mental and physical abuse at the hands of their captors, this reunion moves this community a

as we enter chibok town locals wave excitedly welcoming their girls home.he moment of reunion eventually arrives. the room almost vibrating with the sound of unbridled joy. for some pay thing parents, heartbreak. they thought their children were among the group who were coming home for christmas. there has been such an outpouring of grief amid the joy. the piercing screams of mothers realizing that, indeed, they are not to be reunited with their daughters on this day, which has turned what should have been an overwhelmingly happy moment into a bitter sweet one. for rebecca and her father, the nightmare is over and her father is over come with feelings of gratitude. given all they have endured, the mental and physical abuse at the hands of their captors, the years of painful separation from their loved ones, this reunion here in chibok moves these fractured families and the community a step closer to homeless. i want to say again that these girls, indeed, are beautiful and they are amazing. after the christmas period the festive season they will head back to

-- in chibok moves them a step closer. >> wow.ievable. >>> "outfront" for us next, 75 years after pearl harbor. japan's prime minister and president obama share an historic moment when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums >>> president obama and japanese prime minister abe, their historic meeting at pearl harbor. the two laid wreaths at the memorial today. and later stood between the flags of two nations. one bitter enemies. now the closest of friends. >> here in this quiet harbor we honor those we lost and we give thanks for all that our two nations have won, together, as friends. >> thank you so much for joining us tonight. ac 360 starts now. >>> good evening everyone. jim sciutto here tonight. the memory that launched a franchise, remembering carrie fisher. that's just ahead. we begin with a cnn exclusive interview. a pair of leading republican senator, john mccain a

the implication would be that they don't know exactly where these chibok girls are and that boko haramll in place in muhammadu places in nigeri. the nigerian government are saying that this is a major step forward however. actress carrie fisher is in intensive care in a los angeles hospital after suffering a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles. their condition is not yet clear as we report. it's the role that made carrie fisher a star. beautiful, resourceful, tough, princess leia. she played a part in the first star wars films and again in the force awakens, released last year. here she is, just two weeks ago on the graham norton show, promoting her new book based on her teenage diaries. we brought all these things up thinking, i have to put them in a book, maybe it is funny. that didn't happen. we now know she boarded a plane from heathrow to the us yesterday. 15 minutes before landing in los angeles, she was taken ill with a suspected heart attack. 0ff—duty medical staff and cabin crew came to her aid. paramedics transferred her by ambulance to the intensive care unit

the implication would be that they don't know exactly where these chibok girls are and that boko haramre saying that this is a major step forward however. security forces in tunisia say they've arrested three members of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed twelve people by driving a lorry into a christmas market in berlin. the interior ministry said one of those detained was amri's nephew. 24—year—old amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of friday morning. bethany bell reports. this is anis amri, the man who is suspected of being behind the attack on a berlin christmas market, in the name of so—called islamic state. and now authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. the 24—year—old tunisian made this video shortly before driving a lorry along a crowded street, killing 12 people. now, a clearer picture of his network is emerging. officials in tunis say he was connected to a militant cell which included his sister's son. amri is thought to have sent him money to help him come to german

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was believed to be holding some of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 from the town of chibok. most of the girls remain missing. despite commitments to the latest truce by the rebels and leaders of ukraine and russia, a new cease-fire that was to have taken effect last night at midnight in time for christmas has not taken hold. the ukrainian government and russia-backed separatist rebels both allege multiple violations of the truce. the rebels claim ukrainian troops shelled them at least 140 times. the conflict that began more than two years ago when russia annexed crimea has claimed almost 10,000 lives. a number of opposition lawmakers in poland won't be home for the holidays. they've taken up temporary residence in the empty parliament building in warsaw and plan to stay there until parliament returns january 11. the sit-in is to protest moves by poland's ruling populist law and justice party which has recently tried to limit certain press freedoms and weaken the constitutional tribunal. one protester said the government is trying, in his words, "to build a kind of velvet di