daraya was one of the first syrian -- damascus suburbs to rise up against the regime in 2011.l protests there in 2012. it was taken over by rebel groups. and for years it was under siege by the regime. it endured constant bombardment and cut off from the world with no water supplies, no food. and just until last month, george, we saw a locally brokered truce deal between the government and the groups in daraya allowing for the evacuation of the fighters into idlib province and civilians out into other parts of damascus. this was hugely symbolic, seen as a victory. a very symbolic victory for the syrian regime and big blow to the rebellion against bashar al assad. as we see today, a very strong message from al assad praying in daraya. >> a moment there, photo op, you could say, showing the syrian president. but at the same time, the violence continues in this hellish civil war that has been going on now for year after year after year after year after year. jamonica, thanks for your reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. >>> of course, the stakes are high for the latest syria

syrian soldiers celebrated the retaking of daraya but it wasn't a decisive win. the rebel fighters only agreed to withdraw if they got safe pass age to an opposition-controlled area 200 miles away in idlib to carry on fighting. in the past few days there have been an 11th hour surge in ol deadline. syrian and russian planes bombed idlib. one target was a market with people were shopping for food. and civilian neighborhoods in aleppo were hit too. monitoring groups estimate that at least 91 people have been killed since the truce was announced. and scores more have been injured, including children. if the ceasefire does hold, it will bring a respite from this a war that grinds on because no side is strong enough to win or weak enough to have to surrender. scott, none of the major opposition groups has actually signed on to this ceasefire and one of them, the free syrian army has just announced that they are actually rejecting it. no two ways about it, this is a very fragile deal. >> pelley: liz palmer, thank you. >> early today someone set fire to the mosque night

. >> reporter: in a rare appearance, president assad toured daraya today, and vowed to take back every inch of syria from what he calls the terrorists. it was a staged victory lap complete with musical soundtrack. three weeks ago this damascus suburb was in opposition hands. now the regime is back in charge after surrounding it and after pounding it from the air with syrian soldiers celebrated the retaking of daraya, but it wasn't a decisive win. the rebel fighters only agreedya to withdraw if they got safe passage to an opposition- controlled area 200 miles away in idlib, to carry on fighting. in the past few days, there has been an 11th hour surge in violence before the cease-fire deadline. syrian and russian planes bombed idlib. one target was a market wherewh people were shopping for food. and civilian neighborhoods in aleppo were hit too. monitoring groups estimate that at least 91 people have been killed since the truce was announced. and scores more have been injured, including children. if the cease-fire does hold, it will bring a respite from this kind of carnage, but it won't

syrian soldiers celebrated the retaking of daraya. it wasn't a decisive win. the rebel fighters only agreed to withdraw if they got safe passage to an opposition in idlib to carry on fighting. in the past few days there has been an 11th hour surge in violence before the cease-fire deadline. syrian and russian planes bombed the region. one target a market where people were shopping for food. and civilian neighborhood in aleppo were hit too. monitoring groups estimate that at least 91 people have been killed since the truce was and scores more have been injured including children. if the cease-fire does hold, it will bring a respite from this kind of carnage. but it won't end a war that grinds on because no side is strong enough to win or weak enough to have to surrender. scott, none of the major opposition groups has actually signed on to this cease-fire. and one of them, the free syrian army just announced that they're actually rejecting it. >>> liz palmer in the syrian capital tonight. liz, thank you. >> early today someone set fire to the mosque where the or

syrian soldiers celebrated the retaking of daraya. it wasn't a decisive win. the rebel fighters only agreed to withdraw if they got safe passage to an opposition controlled area 200 miles away in idlib to carry on fighting. been an 11th hour surge in violence before the cease-fire deadline. syrian and russian planes bombed the region. one target a market where people were shopping for food. and civilian neighborhood in aleppo were hit too. monitoring groups estimate that at least 91 people have been killed since the truce was announced. and scores more have been injured including children. if the cease-fire does hold, it will bring a respite from this kind of carnage. grinds on because no side is strong enough to win or weak enough to have to surrender. scott, none of the major opposition groups has actually signed on to this cease-fire. and one of them, the free syrian army just announced that they're actually rejecting it. no two ways about it. this is a very fragile deal. >>> liz palmer in the syrian capital tonight. liz, thank you. >> early today someone s

triumphant message to his opponents this morning when he attended holiday prayers in the neighborhood of daraya just outside of damascus.now just a few weeks ago assad had forced this neighborhood to surrender to his forces following a four-year long siege. president assad then released a statement this morning according to reuters saying the syrian state was determined to take back all land from the "terrorists". syrian rebels had already expressed grave doubts about this agreement since russia and the us signed it late on friday night and now the deal looks impossibly more uncertain.the guns are sundown this evening but the syrian government has spent the weekend pounding rebel held areas killing nearly 100 people and wounding more than 100 more.now russia who negotiated with the us has been on the offensive as well. they're bombing rebels in aleppo and idlib."syria's war has seen this kind of thing before, forces jockeying for a better battlefield position before a proposed ceasefire begins but that doesn't look good for the ceasefire. matt bradley, nbc news, london." looking aheada first of

assad taking part in holiday prayers at a mosque in the damascus suburb of daraya. government forces taking control of the area last month after a four-year battle with rebels. assad says: "..when we come to this area we give a message that syrian state is determined to recover every area from terrorists, re-establishing safety and security, rebuilding the infrastructure, rebuilding everything." voic views all groups opposed to his regime as terrorists... and those remarks came just hours ahead of a scheduled ceasefire in the country's bloody civil war. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart sergey lavrov striking the deal, last week. kerry says: "..the plan as it is set forth if implemented, if followed, has the ability to provide a turning point, a moment of change.'' the cease-fire also calls for humanitarian corridors into rebel control... and has been the site of deadly fighting recently. a syrian civil rights group says more than 2-thousand have been killed there in the past forty days... including hundreds of civilians and 160 children. erd

assad taking part in holiday prayers at a mosque in the damascus suburb of daraya. government forces taking control of the area last month after a four-year battle with rebels. assad says: "..when we come to this area we give a message that syrian state is determined to recover every area from terrorists, re-establishing safety and security, rebuilding the infrastructure, rebuilding everything." voic views all groups opposed to his regime as terrorists... and those remarks came just hours ahead of a scheduled ceasefire in the country's bloody civil war. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart sergey lavrov striking the deal, last week. kerry says: "..the plan as it is set forth if implemented, if followed, has the ability to provide a turning point, a moment of change.'' the cease-fire also calls for humanitarian corridors into

just before the deadline, president bashar al assad made a rare appearance in suburb of daraya which was only retain by the syrian army three weeks ago. while there, he vowed he would take the rest of syria in what he called was in the hands of terrorists. all sides are overstretched. the cease-fire will provide aid to reach many of them in besieged areas. we have just heard that the first aid trucks have crossed the border from turkey into northern syria. gayle. >> thank you very much, elizabeth palmer in syria. >>> the u.s. air force sent a 30u6r8 message overnight to north korea. just days after the second nuclear test this year, the bomb the borders of the two countries. >>> the ncaa is moving high-profile games from north carolina because of state's so-called bathroom law. several other event ls will be held in other states. the state's hb2 law provides protection for transgender people. it requires those to use restrooms that match the sex of certificate. and ahead, mark emmert is in studio 57. >>> and quarterback colin kaepernick greeted the season with a familiar protest. ? >