his famous tattoos are part of his unicef campaign. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. aleppo is quiet for the first time in months. the fighting is over and the syrian government has one. -- has won. a deal is being done to evacuate thousands of fighters who are trapped in rebel-held areas. the international community is condemning syria and russia for the brutality. the u.s. is calling the -- the u.n. is calling the violence modern evil. there are graphic scenes. this will be remembered as a crushing victory. after 4 years of fighting, these men, women, and children can resist no more. the rebellion against president assad in aleppo is over. the final push, three weeks of it, broke through. city's squad, the british-backed white helmets, have given up. they will be evacuated. one rescuer says yesterday we found children under the rubble crying for help, but we could not help them because the regime forces had advanced and the bombardment was intense. the army had help here. russian war

unicef is still around today. the u.n. program furnisheses long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to millions of children and mothers in more thanan 190 countries. this week on "full frame," we'll meet 3 of unicef's celebrity ambassadors. they'll tell us how they use their fame and fortune to advocate on behalf of the world's most vulnerable citizens. i'm mike walter coming to you from the heart of new york city's vibrant times square. let's take it "full frame."

. >> he's been a unicef ambassador for over ten years and i've only been for two years and he's shown me some of the ropes and everyone is a teacher in a relationship, and we've taught each other a lot. >> is orlando husband material? that's for katy to decide, and we do know he's an adoring dad to 5-year-old flinn. >> i think my level of compassion, being a father, you know, you kind of have a new sense of it responsibility. orlando was joined by another hot celebrity dad at unicef in new york david beckkam who talked about son cruz's music career. ♪ ♪ >> the 11-year-old cutieejust dropped his first single. ♪ ♪ >> he came to us five weeks ago and we realized he has a cute little voice, and a good little voice and a passion and why not do a christmas song and give the funds to the charity of his voice and he said great idea. >> can we see posh spice with ccuz one day? >> i don't know about that. i doubt that. i'd love to see it, but i'm not sure it would happen. >> none of david beckham's boys are playing soccer and there's still hope for the family. little harper besides ballet is st

>> he knows it better than i and he's been a unicef ambassador for a few years and i've only been a few years, >> it's the first time on camera katy and orlando have spoken about their relationship, and what does she call him? her teacher? >> everyone is a teacher in a relationship. that's how i see it now, and we've taught each other a lot. >> kabloom showed up together but walked the carpet about five minute apart. katy wearing an iridescent grecian-style gown fresh off the marchesa runway, but we're wondering where was the giant diamond ring katy was wearing on engagement rumors? ?? ?? ?? >> it looks like they want to keep us guessing on that one or maybe katy didn't want potential "i dos" to distract from getting the audrey hepburn humanitarian award and unicef snowflake ball and check out katy's face when she was surprised by her girl crush hillary clinton who gave her the big honor. ?? ?? >> there's a lot of rejection in that i live in, and you can so easily live in a bubble and be self-absorbed and make sure that it's just you, you, you. but i have so much shine, and it's nice to

perry explaining why her partnership with unicef is so important to her. >> i think unicef has always had a focus on the most vulnerable

unicef did an extraordinarily job. this for unicef -- unicef took off. bankrupt catholic charities give way to unicef into the world health organization. and they begin to really take in and so i would argue and to be honest honest i am really rusty , on this so i would have to go back and pull that on my documents, but i would argue that the greatest impact that on rough had was in africa and in the creation of the direct agencies that gave specific services to refugee populations and created chapters and partnered with what we would today call civil society organizations that were generic to those countries. does that answer your question? >> it is important to keep in mind that displacement continues and arguably still continues for many people affected by this conflict. it is a question that i asked my students. when does displacement end? can displacement be inherited, trauma be inherited? when we open up the gates to our context we have displaced , persons camps functioning into the 1950's. tina grossman writes about this in her book on the displac

unicef didn't extort a new job. this is where unicef takes off -- you have a very bankrupt catholic charities give way to unicef into the world health organization. in they begin to really take and so i would argue and to be honest i am really rusty on this so i would have to go back and pull that on my documents but i would argue that the greatest impact that on rough had was in africa and in the creation of that gave agencies specific services to refugee populations and created chapters and partnered with what we would today call civil society organizations that were generic to those countries. it is important to keep in mind that displacement continues and arguably still continues for many people affected by this conflict. it is a question that i asked my students. when does displacement and? can displacement be inherited that cocaine the trauma be inherited? -- can displacement be inherited? campse displaced persons functioning into the 1950's. way thatne displacement is solved quickly to a certain extent is bec

joining me now is the unicef regional director for the middle east.n which mark we are indeed immensely relieved that finally the voices from me children themselves have been hurt. and responded to. and at least that group of children is now in much safer areas and has a little bit of opportunity to get to safety. as we have been reporting some of them are really quite ill, where are they now? they are. at the request of the few carers who have been living with the children in the orphanage we managed to evacuate the children to idlib and they are currently in the centre being taken ca re currently in the centre being taken care of, and we will ensure that children are being assisted by medical personnel. the children will also receive psychosocial counselling for what they have gone through in the last months, it is truly traumatic. the children are really in need of counselling, so we have dedicated councillors with them. and of course giving back some winter clothes and so on, we are just giving children a little bit of childhood. and of course you

unicef is still around today. the u.n.ram furnisheses long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to millions of children and mothers in more thanan 190 countries. this week on "full frame," we'll meet 3 of unicef's celebrity ambassadors. they'll tell us how they use their fame and fortune to advocate on behalf of the world's most vulnerable citizens. i'm mike walter co

>> unicef. i was at the emcee at the unicef ball. >> stephen: you ran into a very interesting public figure when you were there. how did this figure come about? >> i just broke my way in there. bathroom and hillary was there and it was, like, oh, my god, my hands are wet, and i love you! seriously. >> stephen: it must be interesting to run into her. it's like running into sasquatch, super famous but you don't see her anyplace. did you ask how she was? >> i just told her i love her. >> stephen: she looks happy. as much as you might want to be president, it's a hard job. >> i know. i just kind of wish things were won't we? >> stephen: yes, we'll persevere. you have something a lot of people don't have, i don't have, you have a day named after you in your home state of alabama. i don't have that in south carolina. you have octavia spencer day. we were talking about holiday food before the break. is there a traditional octavia march 21? >> yes, meatloaf, turkey or regular. >> stephen: i enjoy all my

we know that unicef will as soon as it can. thank you for talking with us. for those of you watching, you can help syrians caught up in this horrendous situation in aleppo and elsewhere in syria and iraq as well. cnn has a list of aid organizations helping families. escape and receive very basic supplies. go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find a full list. >>> we turn now to other news. a suicide attack at a military base in southern yemen killed at least 41 soldiers. the bomber attacked the base in aidan sunday morning as soldiers lined up to get paychecks. the attacker got on to the base by dressing as a soldier. >>> donald trump may have won the u.s. presidential race, but in many ways he looks and sounds like he's still campaigning. on saturday, his so-called thank you tour made a final stop in mobile, alabama, where he says his presidential campaign really took off. 2015. he promised the audience their voices would be heard when he becomes president in january. >> this is truly an exciting time to be alive. the script is not yet written. we do not know what

bloom sharing at a unicef event. >> he's been here for over ten years.ly been a few years, so he's shown me some of the ropes. >>> hgtv's couple splits. >> my dream was to have an amazing family. >> that's a year ago, but this week we learned he and wife christina are calling it quits after a scary incident went public. officers rushed to their home after a report of a possible suicidal male with a gun. they called it an unfortunate misunderstanding and say they're committed to co-parenting their two children. >>> number two, prince harry and his girlfriend's first photo. >> prince harry wants to show megan how normal they can apparently be. >> the shot shows them on one of london's busiest streets. they are bundled up and heading to see a play. most surprising detail? wheres with all the security? the royal couple reportedly only had one guard with them. >> i expect prince harry came to prove to her that they do go out and enjoy a regular night out. >>> and our number one story this week, the death of growing pains dad, alan thicke. >> it's my main goal

perry has worked for unicef as a goodwill ambassador. guests at the star-studded event included host octavia spencer and perry's boyfriend actor orlando bloom. academy award winner natalie portman is generating serious oscar buzz for her portrayal of jacqueline kennedy in "jackie". the movie is set in the days immediately following kennedy's assassination in 1963. portman said she worked hard to voice. portman: well, i watched a lot of footage "jackie" opens in theaters on dec. 2. she's a top selling singer and an actress. and now rihanna is an award- winning shoe designer. the 28-year-old's fenty puma creeper was named shoe of the year at the 30th footwear news achievement awards. rihanna appropriately wore a pair of the shoes to the event. she paired them with an all-black ensemble. sot: creepers. and that's what's happening in hollywood. i'm lauren lyster, abc news, los angeles it's officially christmas in new manhattan for the christmas tree lighting in rockefeller center. mayor bill de blasio and some stars from saturday night live

unicef.eir goodwill ambassadors in new york for just one day and of course stopped by right here. [ cheers and applause ] talk "me too" about what you're doing here. >> i'm here as part of the 70-year celebration anniversary for unicef. it was founded 70 years ago to the biggest child's organization now in the world and i'm very proud to be a goodwill ambassador, something that i'm extremely focused on and it's something that is very important to me, to the family and, yes, so i'm here for the celebration. >> speaking out. i was reading about the 70th anniversary and their goal that no child dies from preventible causes. they are determined to make sure that that happens and all children lead a happy and healthy life all over the world. >> yeah, it's incredible that we still live in an age where children are dying every five minutes. a child dies every five minutes from violence around the world so it's an incredible statistic and something that, you know, as great as the work has been done o

they were just empowered with the education that unicef schools were giving them.rpreter, and i nudged this lovely girl, and i was trying to joke with her. and she said, "through the interpreter. "i can tell you my story?" and she got up and rapped for, like, 10 minutes. y didn't need an interpreter to know what she was saying, you know. shaipt to be engineers. they want to be teachers. they want to be police inspectors, and they want to go back to syria. so if syria ever gets settled and gets sorted, these girls are going to be a force to reckon with. ( applause ). >> stephen: well, thank you so much for sharing that story. it's good to hear something hopeful about such a dire situation. thank you so much for being here. neeson, it was nice to see you again. >> stephen: "a monster calls" and "silence" are in theaters on december 23. liam neeson, everybody! we'll be right back with shepard smith. stick around (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. with no surprise overages, you can use your data worry free and even carry over

one of his associates in the cr be in world war i, became unicef's first executive director. he later declared that he was hoover who originally had the idea of setting up the fund in the framework of the united nations. thanks in considerable measure to hoover's measure and persistence, a nether -- another means to sucker the innocent was born. as countless millions of people in europe faced what hoover called the greatest famine in all history, the aging humanitarian traveled around the world to 38 countries on a arduous famine relief food survey taken at the request of truman. hoover's meticulous fact-finding and high-profile consultation with world leaders on those trips helped to expedite the shipment of surplus food to suffering a nations, thereby helping to avert mass starvation. nor did the great humanitarians solicitude for the victims of war and revolution diminish as he grew older. in 1956 at the age of 82, he sponsored an organization that assisted refugees from the recent hungarian uprising against that country's soviet overlords. nothing touched hoover more deep

listening to us or they pay attention to us as parents, and we do a lot of work for charity, for unicefes for the u.n., and cruz came to us very recently, and he said, how about i do to christmas song for charity? all the proceeds go to charity. >> that's great. >> so there's nothing more to this than that at the moment. he's 11 years old still at school concentrating at school. that's the most important thing but he wanted to give back and he has done this amazing little christmas song, which has got a lot of attention and, you know, we're very proud of him. >> as you should be. >> he came to us with the idea. >> you got a little entrepreneur in the family. >> he's having fun. >> and thank you so much for coming by and talking to everybody about unicef and the importance of every penny counts. it makes a huge difference. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> probably my favorite "pop news" ever. i can drop the mike. >>> all right, coming up next here on "good morning america," it is green monday, and becky worley is helping us find the biggest online deals for the holidays. stay wit

we created the kind fund six years ago as a unique partnership between msnbc and unicef to provide desksd to provide scholarships for girls for high school where high school is not free. as of tonight, the kind fund has raised 12,33$12,330,579. my dad said if i'd feel bad about no gift, no way. iris, thanks to your dad and thanks to you. you can designate your gift to go for desks or scholarships. you can also designate that your gift be made in the name of someone on your holiday gift list, and unicef will send them an e-mail acknowledging your gift. cce tweeted, thank you for bringing these beautiful kids into our lives. tracy williams tweeted, each time you show the children, i am moved to tears and humbled to be grateful and help others. we have a long way to go to get desks in every classroom in malawi, and we are still far from being able to provide scholarships for every kid who wants to attend high school in malaw we, but we are closer than we were last week and we will be closer next week than we are now, thanks to your kindness. hi, we're the hulford quads. (laughter) we're in

marÍa: unicef atropellada noche y el conductor se dio a la fuga.Ó de su abuelo y un conductor se lo llevÓ por delante dejando el menor inconsciente. informaron que puede tener serias lesiones cerebrales. leÓn: la cifra de muertos aumentÓ a 32. en el estado de mÉxico de tuxtepec. los sobrevivientes contaron el infierno que murieron en la explosiÓn en el mercado san pablito. todo se prendiÓ ccuando habÍa niÑos, ancianos... >> sacaron a mucha gente quemada. muchos corriendo y llorando..., muchos corriendo y llorÁndola para que sin palabras la verdad. leÓn: hace dos semanas el instituto mexicano de la pirotecnia habÍa calificado a este mercado el mÁs seguro de amÉrica latina y lo conformaban cerca de 300 y lo que muchos se preguntan que lo que sucediÓ para que pasara la primera mecha. - que fue >> y ocho de la madrugada ha dado algunas conferencias de prensa y se ha estado trabajando y seguramente pronto tendremos noticias... leÓn: las autoridades mexicanas se centran en investigar las causas, que le repetimos dejaron 32 muertos y 59 heridos. buscan in

. >> that was victor, a unicef official who helped me deliver desks to a school in malawi on my firstrip there. we delivered just 30 desks that first time, enough for one classroom, paid for basically with the cash in my pocket. then when i told the story of that first desk delivery on this program, you got involved, and you created many more christmas days at schools all malawi. the first time you contributed $2.5 million. you have maintained that pace since then and have contributed as of tonight a total of 11,493, 269. the high school graduation rate for boys is twice that of girls. we now have three factories in malawi, making these deskes. you have doubled, doubled the number of these desks in schools in mahaw we, but most schools there still do not have desks. you can help us deliver more desks by going to last word desks.msnbc.com. you can designate for you can designate for scholarships or desks or as a gift to any one on your gift list and unicef will send them an e-mail acknowledging your gift. about half a million kids in malawi sat at one of these desks in their schools th

today, unicef reports the orphans trapped in east landscape were able to evacuate safely.ime ago, the u.n. security council passed a resolution aimed at monitoring those evacuations to prevent mass atrocities by syrian forces. let's go to nbc's bill neely in aleppo for the latest. >> reporter: good morning, already today, thousands of people and buses behindme, shuttling back and forth bringing those people out of really horrific conditions and out of the runs. among them, hundreds of children including 7-year-old bana, the little girl that the world has been watching for months. she was pictured this morning smiling and with a syrian doctor and video has now emerged of her relatively safe and looking well. also free this morning, those 47 children from an orphanage. they too are safe and out of aleppo. though the united nations children charity unicef said some of the children were critical with injuries and dehydration. we know the dehydration came because in those buses, the people were stuck for about 24 hours. sometimes without food or water, waiting to get across thi

beckham is a unicef ambassador. look at that. just the concept is fascinating to watch. >> it's powerful in the messages he is getting out. also power. because you are using david beckhams with his tattoos. you remember the pushups on a piano with a glass of wine. >> no, i don't happen to watch beckham. >> if you missed for veterans, a string of pushup, all for close causes, powerful to see. >> and everyone gets to see david beckham again without a shirt on. >> win, win, win, win. >>> still ahead on "early today," the richest man is an avid reader. you want to know what his top five are? we'll share it with you. that's next. s nose was quivering in fear. so dad slayed the problem with puffs plus lotion, instead. puffs have pillowy softness for dakota's tender nose. with lotion to comfort and soothe when she blows. don't get burned by ordinary tissues. a nose in need deserves puffs, indeed. now get puffs plus lotion in the squeezable softpack. when you have a cold, pain from a headache can make this... feel like this. the #1 docto

msnbc has a partnership with unicef to provide kids in need of desks, k-i-n-d.larship fund for girls to attend high school in malawi where it is not free. and the graduation rate is half that for boys. one tweet says my son asked me to donate to kind this year instead of buying him a gift. brenda, you've done a great job at raising your son. you can choose to contribute to desks or scholarships or both and designate your gift in the name of anyone on your holiday gift list, and unicef will send them an e-mail, acknowledging your gift. j.a.t.l. tweeted, i bought a desk, boy, this makes me so happy, thank you for giving me a chance to make a difference. and that captures exactly the way i feel about this. i feel so lucky to be working at a network that allows me to hear the pleas for help for their friends and to do something about it. so many of your tweeting say how good it feels to help these kids, and once again this year your outpouring of generosity leaves me in awe of your kindness. every year i worry about you. i worry, is this the year when you will grow

. >> according to unicef, more than 100 children are currently trapped under rubble after an all-out which is backed by russia, in their effort to retake the syrian city of aleppo. the u.n. human rights office also says it has received reports of pro-government forces killing at least 82 civilians. >> a love tonsa flight was deverted following a bomb threat. passengers were evacuated. plane was searched, nothing suspicious was found. >> aaron schock pled not guilty in court for using campaign money for personal use. he resigned after questioning for lavish spending to renovate his capitol hill office. >> and after nearly blowing a 20-point lead, the new england patriots beat the baltimore ravens 30-23. tom brady had an okay, that's not true, extraordinary game, throwing for over 400 yards and a total of three touchdowns. way to go, mr. brady. >>> all right, now we have to move on to donald trump. passing on his opportunity to clear up questions about his business ties, delaying a planned press conference until, quote, the near future. he now plans to hand things off to his sons, an a

unicef says of the city's orphans, also have been safely evacuated which is a positive. we were wondering, all of these children there. to get a sense of how bad the destruction is, i want you to look at this. i'm blown away by these images. before and after images of the city. a once beautiful place, it is in complete, complete ruins at this point. bill neely was there today when the desperate syrians were receiving aid. >> reporter: this is what desperation looks like. these people haven't had access to proper food for years. the syrian army had tried to starve them to surrender. the food is being thrown from the back of the vehicle. and people are fighting to try to get their hands on it. >> did you hear what he said? they haven't had access to food in years. there's also the story of 7-year-old bana and her mother, who kamentivacaptivated the wor her plea for help to michelle obama herself. bana's mother skyped us of this picture of her daughter sleeping. they evacuated to safety but they're worried. >> between sadness and happiness, happy because i feel that my chil

since msnbc and unicef created the k.i.n.d.ted a total of 13,471,432. the only source of fundraising for the k.i.n.d. fund is this program and the discussions we have about it here during the holiday season when gift give is in the air. but the need is always there. thanks to jane ashford's tweet, i'm glad to have the chance to clarify that yes, you can always help those kids in malawi who you meet on this program whenever you can at whatever time during the year that you can do that. and as you've heard, some of those kids tell you, they are deeply, deeply thankful for your generosity and kindness. my business was built with passion... but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business... which adds fuel to my bottom line. what's in your wallet? [ cougshh. i have a cold with this annoying runny nose. b

since msnbc and unicef created the k.i.n.d. have contributed a total of 13,471,432. the only source of fundraising for the k.i.n.d. fund is this program and the discussions we have about it here during the holiday season when gift give is in the air. but the need is always there. thanks to jane ashford's tweet, i'm glad to have the chance to clarify that yes, you can always help those kids in malawi who you meet on this program whenever you can at whatever time during the year that you can do that. and as you've heard, some of those kids tell you, they are deeply, deeply thankful for your generosity and kindness. ♪ so beautiful. what shall we call you? tom! name it tom! studies show that toms have the highest average earning potential over their professional lifetime. see? uh, it's a girl. congratulations! two of my girls are toms. i work for ally, finances are my thing. you know, i'm gonna go give birth real quick and then we'll talk, ok? nice baby. let's go. here comes tom #5! nothing, stops us from doing right by our custome

and you can designate your gift in the name of someone on your holiday gift list and unicef will sendft. maureen's odds of finishing school are better now thanks to you, because now she has that desk. she has that place to write, that place that she always needed but never expected. maureen still doesn't own shoes, and she still can't afford tuition for high school. but when she is ready for high school, the k.i.n.d. fund will be there to cover her tuition and whatever else she needs to get through high school, a school uniform, books, room and board if it's a boarding school. and yes, shoes. whatever she needs. you can do all of that. you can make all of that happen for kids like maureen by contributing any amount to the k.i.n.d. fund there is no amount too small. in a country where shoes are a luxury, every dollar helps. we can all do more than we think we can. that's the lesson the kids of malawi teach us every day. the extraordinarily hardworking women and men of malawi teach us that lesson every day. we can all do more than we think we can. in malawi, a tired toddler who can walk