we are told his name is omran. when you are only five years old, it is hard to grasp what is has woken you up in the middle of the night. this film provided by activist witheppo striking a chord the world grown weary of syria's plight. aleppo, syria's second city, has been at war since he was born. now it is the focus of intense fighting. a cease-fire for to allow aid to reach millions trapped by violence. a u.n. envoy known for his ncve has had enough. >> not one single convoy has reached any of the humanitarian besieged areas. within hours, russia's offer 48-hour truce in aleppo. , >> for the americans, they, too, should be saying yes to a humanitarian pause for aleppo for 48 hours. then i think omran's image would help at least to stop the carnage for the time being in aleppo. lyse: omran was treated last night by this doctor who tells us he has seen much worse. >> we need to tell the world about these thousands of stories , maybe more worse than that of omran. lyse: this is what omran's neighborhood looks like

omran out from beneath the chaos.ll the while, watching for the return of the plane that carried out the strike. >> translator: when we go to a place that has been bombed, raging planes circle around and bomb it again to kill rescue workers that are helping civilians. they kill these people who are trying to rescue people. >> reporter: this is, of course, daily reality for you in aleppo. >> translator: we live these moments every day in aleppo. right now, regime planes are shelling nearby as i speak. the whole world is silent to these crimes in aleppo against women and children. there are thousands of children like omran who are being bombed daily. killed daily. everyone just accepts their families are being bombed, their homes are being destroyed. >> reporter: these images have now reverberated around the world, but will anything really change? u.n. special envoy staffen is hoping it will. he's asking for a 48-hour humanitarian cease fire. >> and i again insist on behalf of the secretary general of the u.n. -- >> thi

the least we can do for omran is to mobilize. best thing we can do for him and his brother. >> and before i let you go, let's look at omran again and talk about the reality is, i think, many people, their heart breaks when they see this picture, but they also feel detached because they feel like that is there and i'm helpless and i can't do anything. what is your message to people watching at home looking with broken hearts at this young boy and thinking that it's very hard to wrap their head around the magnitude of it and what they can do? >> we must fight hopelessness. we must understand that we must never give up. we must stand up for humanity. and we should require our governments, which are push public opinion, we should be active, we should understand that nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something. the worst thing we can do is to turn off the television, not taking the scene in, but i think we should try in some strange way -- i've been out in situations like this myself. unbelievable. unspeakable things that

the image of omran's internet. one tweet called him the real representative of the syrian people. >> stop killing syrian innocent people, civilians. our children need to live in peace. >> reporter: the doctor who treated omran said today there were many more severe cases no one is paying attention to. >> we need to protect our hospital, our doctors, our medical workers from airstrike. >> reporter: omran is recovering. his family now wants the same choice another boy's family made a year ago, aylan kurdi, whose body washed up on a beach. he, too, was an example of syria's youngest victims. today there's a new one. tomorrow there may be another. richard engel, nbc news. >>> little children and powerful images. >>> there's more ahead as we continue here. the wnba star taking her first shot at apart from her number one fan -- her sister. >>> here in ?? we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class prod

omran was pulled out alive wednesday. five other children died when the building they were in was hit during the relentless syrian/russian offensive on rebel-held areas in aleppo. the image of omran's face spread like representative of the syrian people. >> stop killing syrian innocent people, civilians. our children need to live in peace. >> reporter: the doctor who treated omran said today there were many more severe cases no one is paying attention to. >> we need to protect our hospital, our doctors, our medical workers from airstrike. >> reporter: omran is recovering. his family now wants to escape. the same choice made a year ago, aylan kurdi, whose body washed up on a beach. he, too, was a symbol of syria's youngest victims. now there's a new one. tomorrow there may be another. richard engel, nbc news. >> little children and powerful images. >>> still ahead tonight, the wnba star taking her first shot at olympic glory. the touching reason why it's so hard to be apart from her number of the sexes here in rio, one sid

omran out from beneath the chaos.ne that carried out the strike. >> translator: when we go to a place that has been bombed, raging planes circle around and bomb it again to kill rescue workers that are helping civilians. they kill these people who are trying to rescue people. >> this is, of course, daily reality for you in aleppo. >> you live these moments every day in aleppo. right now regime planes are shelling nearby, as i speak. the whole world is silent to the cries in aleppo against women and children. there are thousands of children like omran who are being bombed daily and killed daly and everyone accepts their families are being bombed and that their homes are being destroyed. >> this, though, is not the first time an image of a suffering child gave the world pause. the toddler carried out of the treacherous mediterranean sea. kim's naked agony became emblematic of the ravaging of vietnam. the world paused, shed tears, but ultimately moved on. >> another little boy joins omran in the ambulance as one by one t

there are thousands of children like omran who are being bombed daily, killed daily. accepts there are families being bombed. there are homes being destroyed. >> reporter: this, though, is not the first time an image of a suffering child gave the world pause. this toddler's lifeless body being carried out of the treacherous sea. the naked agony game emblematic of the ravaging of vietnam. the world paused, shed tears but ultimately moved on. another little boy joins omran in the ambulance as one by one, the injured and dead are retriev retrieved. there will not be the last children to be pulled out of the wreckage of their homes tonight or in any of the many nights to come here in aleppo. cnn, london. >> and a very sad update for you on this story today. we have just learned that omran's 10-year-old brother passed away in a field hospital in syria today from the injuries that he sustained in that same air strike. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology give you the knowledge to adjust for th

his name is omran.me that he once shared with his family in aleppo, syria, was bombed this week. who was behind the air strike? we don't know. activists blame the regime and russia. omran sits in this ambulance. he's bloodied and covered in dust and is waiting for help. a syrian doctor there tells us he didn't cry at all because he was just in shock. and the perverse reality is that omran is one of the lucky ones. the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 4500 children have been killed in syria as this war rages on. among that number, we learn today that omran brother, a 10-year-old, died. he died at a field hospital today. omran's mother remains in critical condition at that hospital. this is a family torn apart by a brutal war, and omran is facing an uncertain future at the age of 5 years old. i'm poppy harlow. thank you for being with me tonight. "anthony bourdain, parts unknown" is next. ♪ ♪ here we are arms around each other the quiet scene, pretty lights all over ♪ ♪ snow is falling a

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jonathan: his name is omran. this video of him covered dust and blood is a stark reminder of what is happening in syria. omran lives with his mother, his father, brother and sister in the town of aleppo. that is a town where thousands have been killed since this civil war started five years ago. hundreds of thousands. in that time we have seen images of refugees trying to flee on foot, by train, by boat. some of the journeyses having deadly consequences. today our richard reeve spoke to some groups trying to help. richard: the shouting, the chaos and the fear. it's all there. in the midst of it all is 5-year-old omran daqneesh. >> the war is all he's ever known. syria has been in a civil war for over five years. that is their reality. richard: omran carried away from a bombed-out building appears in shock. ash covers his body. open wound on his forehead which he wipes off. >> see the image of the young boy sitting alone and dazed and shock with his bloody face and head in that ambulance is just a reminder of h ho

millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation just like omran. this happened in aleppo where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. in the last few weeks alone, >>> back in the country, new developments about the zika virus here in the u.s. at least two cases of the virus have been diagnosed in miami beach. 35 people have been infected so far in florida with most of the cases in an area of north miami. >>> a violinist showing off his skills hours after brain surgery. now hundreds are opening their hearts and wallets to help him. >> one day after having a brain tumor removed, he played outside the hospital where he had the operation to inspire other patients and thank his supporters. the supporters have responded with a go fund me page to help pay his bills. it's raised more than $17,000. >> he sounds great. listen. ♪ >> not bad at all. >> not at all. world, and came to the u.s. from bulgaria at 11 years old in the 90s and has made quite a name for himself. >> 24 hours later. >> even performed on america

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he said but omran is as old as the syrian conflict itself, he is 5 years old.o this is probably all that he has known. and so while he is also incredibly traumatized, he also doesn't know anything else. other than the sirens and the air strikes and the rubble. his mother and older brother are in critical condition. and because of the situation in aleppo, they've had to be smuggled out of aleppo and they're seeking medical care elsewhere. those survivors you see digging in the rubble, they were extraordinarily brave. because so often as we've heard described, these are double tap attacks so the bombs are dropped and then they return again. i want to say to anyone out there watching this, they can go to cnn.com/impact. there's so many ways there they can reach out and try and help omran and the thousands of other syrian children who are trapped in these conditions. >> any word on who is responsible for the bombing? >> well, we were told by this activist it was a combination of regime and russian planes. and today at the u.n. the syrian envoy will be trying to get

the medic who rescued him says he has never seen a omran. "usually, when a child gets out of an air strike they're crying, but this child didn't say a thing," he says. these children cannot go to school. often, they can't even go to hospitals because they are also targets, like the one shown here on a security camera video. the omar bin abdul aziz hospital that was truck in aleppo last month. and if children do make it to a limited. "children can't overcome these serious injuries," this doctor says, "because their bodies are too weak." and within this, parents in aleppo are faesed with the impossible task of making children, who have only ever known war, feel safe. at least the mother and father survived the air strike, and he got away with minor cuts and bruises, but his 10-year-old brother was not so lucky. he died of his in night. the children of rebel-held aleppo not only have to survive air strikes. food is scarce, and there's been no access to running water for nearly a month now. and, reena, the united nations is trying to negotiate a

the medic he has never seen ahild like omran. "usuly, when a child gets out of an air strike they're crying, but this child didn't say a thing," he says. these chilen cannot go to school. often, they can't even go to hospitals because they are also targets, like the onhown here on a security camera video. the omar bin abdul aziz hospital that was truck in aleppo last month. and if children do make it to a limited. "children can'tercome these seriousuries,this doctor says, "because their bodies are tooeak d with this, parents in aleppo are faed with the impossible task of making childr, who have only ever known war, feel safe. at least the mother and father survived the air strike, and he got away with mutsin and bruises, but his 10-year-old brother n he diedf his injuries l night. the cren of rebel-held aleppo not only ha to survive air strikes. food is scarce, and's thereeen no access to runningaterornearl. and, reena, the united nations ising to ngotiate a 48-hour truce so th relief works ca bring in desperately needed supplies

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millions of other children remain inside the war torn nation, just like omran. this happened in aleppo where , syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. but in the last few weeks alone washington. joyce: commitment 2016 coverage now in the race for president. republican presidential nominee donald trump making his first campaign appearance since the shakeup at the top of his campaign staff. trump spoke to supporters in charlotte, north carolina tonight. and he told the crowd that he while on the campaign trail sometimes says the wrong thing while on the campaign trail -- >> i have done that that, and li have caused personal pain. joyce: the trump campaign just made its first significant purchase of t.v. ads, which will air soon in four battleground states. a pair of announcements from democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton's campaign. the clinton foundation would no longer accept foreign or corporate donations if she is elected president. she has denied that donations to the foundation influenced her work while s

tonight, we have learned that omran's older brother, ali, has died of his wounds. now adding to the count, at least 100,000 children lost in >>> we want to turn to the extreme weather, severe storms battering western michigan. tornado sirens going off, funnel clouds, heavy rain, and wind also. near wichita, kansas, heavy rain there, too, flash flooding as well. people wading through the streets after being caught off guard by the rushing water. and in hard-hit louisiana, a new threat tonight after that flooding disaster. homeowners on the lookout for alligators in the water. abc's rob marciano has been >> it's right there! >> reporter: tonight, a tornado reported outside grand rapids. >> oh, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: winds whipping through wyoming, michigan, knocking over this car. and snapping giant trees. roads blocked by debris and downed power lines igniting. tornado sirens blaring in the rain and wind. that same system triggering waist-deep floodwaters in mulvane, kansas overnight, dumping over six inches of rain in a matter of hours. more than 30 people rescued

. >> reporter: for a four-year-old who just survived an air strike, you may think that omran daqneesh seems calm. but in aleppo there is no childhood. omran had only minor head injuries and his brother, two sisters, and parents all survived the strike. many other children have been killed and maimed. as the syrian regime and the its backers in russia try to claw back control of the city. this little boy was pulled from the rubble two days ago, "god is great" shouted his rescuers, but the truth is aleppo is godforsaken. this video appears to show a boy who's just lost his brother in an airstrike. "take me instead of him," he cries. another child robbed of his innocence. the united states is trying to avoid being drawn deeper into this conflict. in the meantime, the syrian regime is bombing its own p with near impunity. they've even targeted hospitals. this security camera video shows a strike on omar bin abdul aziz hospital in aleppo last month. last week, 15 syrian doctors still working in rebel-held aleppo wrote a letter to president obama telling him about four newborn babies who th

but with so many more to rescue, the 5-year-old, omran is his name, sits alone for just a moment. and then, that instant. the single still photograph capturing his innocence. it is an image that says, this is a child like my own. doctors say his physical rest of his family survived, but surviving another day in syria is never guaranteed. the five-year war has left at least 100,000 children dead. millions of other children remain inside the war-torn nation, just like omran. >> just an incredible image tonight. and martha joins us from washington. do we know who carried out those air strikes, martha? >> reporter: well, david, this happened in aleppo, where syrian government forces with the help of russians have been bombing rebel groups. david? >> martha raddatz with us tonight. thank you, martha. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the well-known military family, and the mother who authorities now say was drowned by her own son. the shocking homicide shattering that legendary family, and new questions at this hour. investigators on the scene. >

omran was pulled from the rubble after an air strike destroyed his home.ne, and he's really the lucky one. the syrian observatory for human rights say more than 4,500 children have been killed in aleppo in the five years of fighting there. we are nima el bagger joining us from london. tell us about this boy who is capturing the hearts and so much emotion from people all over the world. >> he's given people a moment of pause, hasn't he? what we've come to expect from these images in syria is the noise, the screaming, the air bombs, barrel bombs. in the middle of all this you have the perfect stillness of this dazed child. it's almost pulled into focus everything around him in that moment. we spoke to the cameraman who took these images. he described to us how they dug for nearly an hour to try and pull omran out from the rubble of what was his home. you can only imagine being 5 years old, trapped in the dark and these voices calling on you to stay strong, to stay calm. when you see him in that footage, brianna, he still didn't know that the rest of his fami