syrians in the city of hommes live a reality few of us could imagine. trapped, cut off, under siege, bombarded daily for two years already. now, finally, there is hope for some of them to escape the nightmare. "america tonight's" sheila mcviccer has more >> reporter: this is what a cease fire sounds like in the bereceived old city of holmes. it's dangerous to be on the street, but people are desperate to leave this behind. u.n. and red crescent workers have beenshelled and shot at. they have not been able to deliver even the most basic aid. with threats of snipers, women, children, the old and sick and some men huddle in the shelter of u.n. vehicles to move across no man's land, for separating the warring sides. it's terrifying. clutching their children, their luggage, whatever they are able to carry with them from their homes, scrambling just 500 yards to safety. >> reporter: in the confusion, this woman screams for her son, somehow lost in the crowd. others abandoned bags. in the months they have been trapped in the city, food has become scarce. some

we know that you have very direct connections into hommes. hearing? >> what we are hearing right now that the evacuation was suspended today, the situation fled indications and blood products and surgical services are not allowed in. some of the nurses who are inside the city are telling us that they are dealing with patients who sometimes bled to death but because there is not -- no blood products and no iv fluid, they were not able to treat them. of course, we prefer that humanitarian aid and medicine are allowed in instead of evacuating the whole city. we believe that this is against international law to force the civilians out. also, as we are hearing that the president of the united nations observers is, by itself, a positive step. this is something i think which should be highlighted more because it led toward the fight nothing area. >> doctor, you have teams on the ground, i understand, particularly in aleppo. you had scene quite a bit of violence directly striking some of your own patients. >> that's really one of the unfortunate situations th

in the old city of hommes, a six-day cease fire is now ending. the govern wants more time to help those trapped by the fighting. our mayoriana hahn reports from neighboring lebanon. >> this could be anywhere: a local fuel match in a dusty playground but this is a shelter in hommes, a syrian city desperately cling to go a fragile cease fire. until a few days ago, these people lived in the old city under siege. >> we use the fireplace to cook. we never went out of the house. we never knew what was going on out there. us women were not able to go out. i lotted my husband two years ago. i heard no news from him. we were together and he went out. and then from that moment, i have not heard from him at all. >> the u.n. allowed them and 14,000 others to leave. the government wanted the cease fire extended as more people are trying to get out including hundreds of young men. there are real concerns for their safety yesterday, 70 young men left and live wherever they wish. according to the i knowstructions of mr. president and by his sponsorship and accor