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daraya was one of the first syrian -- damascus suburbs to rise up against the regime in 2011. peaceful 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 lates
daraya was one of the first syrian -- damascus suburbs to rise up against the regime in 2011. peaceful 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...
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in damascus, syria. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >>> we begin with breaking news gepting new images of donald trump who just wrapped up a taping of the dr. oz show surprising the doctor and the audience by prying a one-page summary of his recent physical. the motorcade leaving moments ago. the show airs tomorrow. both donald trump and hillary clinton under pressure to release more records. hillary clinton recovering from a bout of pneumonia and a wobble hillary clinton leaving the 9/11 ceremony. she expected back on the campaign trail tomorrow. trump talked about some of his medical records with dr. oz during this taping today. what have we learned? what are we learning about this taping and what trump said? >> reporter: we'll still only get a few details. while he shared this one-page summary with dr. oz he has not shared it with reporters who cover him or with the general public or vote easy. it's supposed to come out tomorrow when the show actually a
in damascus, syria. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >>> we begin with breaking news gepting new images of donald trump who just wrapped up a taping of the dr. oz show surprising the doctor and the audience by prying a one-page summary of his recent physical. the motorcade leaving moments ago. the show airs tomorrow. both donald trump and hillary clinton under pressure to release more records. hillary clinton recovering from a bout of...
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tod damascus was recently retaken from rebel fighters. fred joins us live from damascus. we will talk more about that, but, fred, i wanted to start by asking you about the deadly attack on the u.n. aid convoy monday. the united states is blaming russia. if that is the case, why would russia do this? what does it have to gain by such an act, some calling this a war crime? >> reporter: rosemary, i mean the russians are saying first of all they didn't do it. they also put out some drone video which they say appears to show possibly rebels were using the convoy as cover. they had a drone video that came out yesterday, but they also say they stopped tracking that convoy hours before those air strikes actually happened. but you're absolutely right, the u.s. says it believes that russia did strike that convoy. they said that earlier to our barbara starr, and also the white house said the same thing as well. the only thing that could possibly be -- it doesn't seem russia would have incentive to do something like that deliberately. there could have been a mistake in targeting, the
tod damascus was recently retaken from rebel fighters. fred joins us live from damascus. we will talk more about that, but, fred, i wanted to start by asking you about the deadly attack on the u.n. aid convoy monday. the united states is blaming russia. if that is the case, why would russia do this? what does it have to gain by such an act, some calling this a war crime? >> reporter: rosemary, i mean the russians are saying first of all they didn't do it. they also put out some drone...
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our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is live in damascus, syria, with the story. fred good morning to you. what more do we know about the holdup here? >> reporter: well, it's a long and very difficult process that's going on, george. on the one hand, you have the administrative holdup. for instance, the syrian government said it's not going to let any aid convoice reach the besieged areas unless they have the expressed consent of the syrian government and the united nations. that goes especially for convoys originating from turkey. and that's actually the place where the u.n. wants to make its first aid deliversies to aleppo. convoyed packed with food and medical supplies. there's those administrative holdups. and also the security holdups where the united nation has to speak with various rebel groups. and then, of course, that have to breach that besieged ring in aleppo to actually get to those areas in the eastern part of the city that are surrounded by the syrian army and its affiliated forces. so there's a lot of negotiations still taking place. it's unclear w
our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is live in damascus, syria, with the story. fred good morning to you. what more do we know about the holdup here? >> reporter: well, it's a long and very difficult process that's going on, george. on the one hand, you have the administrative holdup. for instance, the syrian government said it's not going to let any aid convoice reach the besieged areas unless they have the expressed consent of the syrian government and the united...
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we'll go live to damascus for you. our fred pleitgen is there coming right up. . >>> the scams, the frauds, he clearly has something to hide. >> hillary clinton has evaded justice. >> clinton, trump, head-to-head for the first time. the first presidential debate, live coverage starts . >>> russian and syrian bombing in rebel-held areas of aleppo has not only started up again, we are sad to report it has intensified. syria's military says operations there have resumed as the u.s. and russia backed ceasefire appears to have collapsed. an activist tells cnn air strikes now are worse than before the ceasefire. the u.s. secretary of state on thursday said moscow and damascus must do more to seek peace. >> for a few moments here and there when we've been able to try to get the parties to stop fighting, we've been able to see what a reduction of violence can actually look like. and we've been able to witness how much the syrian people themselves, wherever they live, long for a taste of normalcy. but we can't be the only ones
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let's get to cnn's frederik pleitgen live in damascus. a lot of tension. new tension this morning, fred. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, john. a lot of tension and part of it has to do with the fact of the hum humanitarian aid has not reached the places necessary. it is not only the syrian government holding it up, there is no safe passage for the vehicles through the rebel held territory to be able to reach the people inside eastern aleppo. you have more breaches of the cease-fire taking place. you had that apparent air strike by the u.s.-led coalition in azore which hit forces. you hit air strikes on the eastern district of aleppo. they are killing people in the air strikes. i was in aleppo, which has been one of the most severe hit towns. we heard a lot of the shells going on. the cease-fire in trouble. people in aleppo are very worried about that, john. >> people not getting the help needed. fred pleitgen, thank you. >>> three minutes to the top of the hour. let's get an early start on your money. a rough commute to wall street with delays in ma
let's get to cnn's frederik pleitgen live in damascus. a lot of tension. new tension this morning, fred. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, john. a lot of tension and part of it has to do with the fact of the hum humanitarian aid has not reached the places necessary. it is not only the syrian government holding it up, there is no safe passage for the vehicles through the rebel held territory to be able to reach the people inside eastern aleppo. you have more breaches of the cease-fire...
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a rebel held area in the center of damascus. >> we're getting more disturbing images every day, fred. we saw the images of a fracture trying to protect his children yesterday. unfortunately, they didn't make it. fred, with the intensified attacks we've seen in aleppo, one, of course, could reach the conclusion that diplomatic efforts all but collapsed. what are you hearing from the people on ground? are they hopeful about the u.n. meeting today? >> reporter: i think at this point in time there's very little hope that a diplomatic solution can be reached at any point in time. they've seen the wrangling that's been going on over the past week as the u.s. and russia struggle to get this cease-fire back on track. so far obviously without any sort of success. it seems as though the situation and the mood between the u.s. and russia specifically between russia foreign -- and secretary kerry seems to have deteriorated the past couple of days with the russians accusing the u.s. of not having the rebel forces that they support under control and not being able to separate them from islamist for
a rebel held area in the center of damascus. >> we're getting more disturbing images every day, fred. we saw the images of a fracture trying to protect his children yesterday. unfortunately, they didn't make it. fred, with the intensified attacks we've seen in aleppo, one, of course, could reach the conclusion that diplomatic efforts all but collapsed. what are you hearing from the people on ground? are they hopeful about the u.n. meeting today? >> reporter: i think at this point in...
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i was born and brought up in syria, damascus. the army entered our house and i found them in our bedroom looking for the free syrian army. my dad knew he couldn't protect us because he was old. three hours later we decided to leave, so we came to beirut. we always eat here. grape leaves are my favorite. >> i saw you went for that first. >> yeah. >> it's delicious. >> yeah, it is. we come here a lot. we talk a lot about >> actually now i have four months left and i really have no idea what am i going to do. >> what do you think? will they renew your visa? >> so far, i don't think so. >> do they arrest you? do they take you to the border? kick you to the other side? >> send you back to syria. >> what happens if you go back to syria? >> most probably die along the way or some people get arrested or be taken to the army. >> how different is damascus from beruit? >> it's different. in damascus i was afraid of the government. some people died because they cursed the president. i left syria and found hope here and i screamed in the stre
i was born and brought up in syria, damascus. the army entered our house and i found them in our bedroom looking for the free syrian army. my dad knew he couldn't protect us because he was old. three hours later we decided to leave, so we came to beirut. we always eat here. grape leaves are my favorite. >> i saw you went for that first. >> yeah. >> it's delicious. >> yeah, it is. we come here a lot. we talk a lot about >> actually now i have four months left and i...
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he is following the latest in damascus. fred, the cease-fire seems more bleak by the minute. >> reporter: more bleak and virtually zero at this point in time. it looks like the cease-fire was blown up with the aid convoy. it was supposed to offer respite and calm and people in syria have been suffering from violence for a long time. it was supposed to get aid to the many places that are besieged and other places that need help very, very quickly. now there was aid for 78,000 people in that convoy that was attacked. all of that, of course, is now destroyed. also the local head of the syrian military stating it is unclear. it is unclear if the ground fire or air strikes that caused the damage. they say they were no coalition planes there. it must have been the russians or syrian air force. don't have comment from the syrians yet. the russians are investigating. john. >> fred pleitgen. thank you. this as thousands of people are waiting for aid. >>> let's get an early start on your money. fed reserve starts the two-day policy m
he is following the latest in damascus. fred, the cease-fire seems more bleak by the minute. >> reporter: more bleak and virtually zero at this point in time. it looks like the cease-fire was blown up with the aid convoy. it was supposed to offer respite and calm and people in syria have been suffering from violence for a long time. it was supposed to get aid to the many places that are besieged and other places that need help very, very quickly. now there was aid for 78,000 people in...
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damascus, homs and tartus. this comes a day after government forces launched a fresh offensive against rebels in aleppo. syrian troops recaptured a military college in the southwestern part of the city. the syrian observatory for human rights says syrian forces backed by allies are trying to reimpose a siege on rebel-held areas in the east. a rebel fighter tells cnn they have succeeded. >>> farther north, turkey says isis has lost control of its last bit of territory along the turkish/syrian border. a trkish military official tells cnn the area is now under the control of the free syrian army. those fsa fighters backed by the turkish military captured more than a dozen villages over the weekend. syria isn't the only place where isis is on the run. libyan forces in sirte say they captured several buildings from the terror group on sunday. fighters loyal to libya's u.n.-backed government say they're advancing on isis' last holdouts there, and they launched their anti-isis campaign in may and have been aided by u.
damascus, homs and tartus. this comes a day after government forces launched a fresh offensive against rebels in aleppo. syrian troops recaptured a military college in the southwestern part of the city. the syrian observatory for human rights says syrian forces backed by allies are trying to reimpose a siege on rebel-held areas in the east. a rebel fighter tells cnn they have succeeded. >>> farther north, turkey says isis has lost control of its last bit of territory along the...
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cnn's frederik pleitgen is live for us on the ground in damascus. the cease-fire and diplomatic scuffle is not helping things. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, christine. it is tragic for the people on the ground. especially in the contested areas. i was in aleppo yesterday. some of the very destroyed neighborhoods and there were people moving out of tents and moving into the bombed out ruins of houses and trying to clean those up. they said we really hope against all the odds this time the cease-fire might hold because at this point in time, they really don't have very much of anything else. however, the big problem is it is not looking that way. we have seen over the weekend especially in the aleppo area there was increasing number of breaches, christine, of the cease-fire. shelling we heard in the nighttime hours and air strikes we heard as well. later, a group saying there were three air strikes on rebel held areas in the aleppo area. the problem is aid is not getting through the areas. the u.n. says the trucks are still stuck on the borde
cnn's frederik pleitgen is live for us on the ground in damascus. the cease-fire and diplomatic scuffle is not helping things. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, christine. it is tragic for the people on the ground. especially in the contested areas. i was in aleppo yesterday. some of the very destroyed neighborhoods and there were people moving out of tents and moving into the bombed out ruins of houses and trying to clean those up. they said we really hope against all the odds this...
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cairo's little damascus also offers flavors of home, even specific like aleppo-style chicken. typically only men work in these restaurants. but this restaurant is special in that it only hires women. "we have families working with us here that don't have a male breadwinner. the women depend on themselves to support their families," she says. if the restaurant succeeds, more women will be hired. but success won't only be measured in just food and money. >> the cuisine, the kitchen, the love of food and the centrality of food in any syrian home is extremely important for us now when we feel that everything else is dividing us. ian lee, cnn, cairo. >> thank you. syria will certainly be top of mind at the u.n. general assembly set to begin this week in new york, one of the biggest diplomatic events of the world. richard roth tells us what we can expect. ♪ >> reporter: once again, the world gathers in new york at the united nations at a time the globe feels like it's up in the air and in a state of upheaval. from presidents to prime ministers, political heavyweights come together
cairo's little damascus also offers flavors of home, even specific like aleppo-style chicken. typically only men work in these restaurants. but this restaurant is special in that it only hires women. "we have families working with us here that don't have a male breadwinner. the women depend on themselves to support their families," she says. if the restaurant succeeds, more women will be hired. but success won't only be measured in just food and money. >> the cuisine, the...
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we have frederik pleitgen live for us this morning in damascus. hi, fred. >> reporter: hi, christine. the u.s. is saying it is not really paying attention to the syrian government. they say they're agreement for a cease-fire was not the syrian government, but with the russians. they expect the russians to bring the syrians back into the fold to try to stop the violence in syria. from all accounts of word in the aleppo area, it looks as if the cease-fire is dead. you don't have the strikes that hit the aid convoy, but you have fighting in eastern aleppo. the rebel-held area. strikes were raining down like quote rain in that area. at least 30 people were killed and many wounded. the efforts to try to save people from the rubble were also hampered by the fact there is no electricity. all of this happened in the dark. very difficult for the rescue crews to operate. there is the international outrage about the convoy being hit. at this point, unclear who hit that convoy. the united nations only saying it was hit. not saying it was an air strike or grou
we have frederik pleitgen live for us this morning in damascus. hi, fred. >> reporter: hi, christine. the u.s. is saying it is not really paying attention to the syrian government. they say they're agreement for a cease-fire was not the syrian government, but with the russians. they expect the russians to bring the syrians back into the fold to try to stop the violence in syria. from all accounts of word in the aleppo area, it looks as if the cease-fire is dead. you don't have the strikes...
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cnn's frederik pleitgen is tracking the latest live from syria inside of damascus. one thing is clear, the secretary-general just outraged that this convoy was hit. >> reporter: yeah, yeah. it's not very often that you hear the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon use strong language. but he certainly did when he commented on the hitting of this aid convoy. he said it was unacceptable. and those who targeted this convoy were cowards and the aid workers were heroes. at the same time, a lot of finger pointing and a lot of denial. the u.s. believes only the russian air force was operating in that area when those took place. the russians for their part completely denied they were in that area. they say they were tracking that convoy before. but hours before that air strike took place, they say they stopped and they believe militants could be responsible for targeting the convoy. the syrian air force also said it has nothing do with it either. of course, the fact that this was targeted makes no notion to stop the violence here in syria even more unlikely than before. and w
cnn's frederik pleitgen is tracking the latest live from syria inside of damascus. one thing is clear, the secretary-general just outraged that this convoy was hit. >> reporter: yeah, yeah. it's not very often that you hear the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon use strong language. but he certainly did when he commented on the hitting of this aid convoy. he said it was unacceptable. and those who targeted this convoy were cowards and the aid workers were heroes. at the same time, a lot...
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. >> joining us live from damascus. donald trump calling nato an obsolete. >> last night he said he was fine with nato. that prompted the change and the stance of how much does the u.s. contribute to nato? >> it is hard to say what prompted the change or if he will stick with that change as we know sometimes his position can change on those issues. it is on the issue of who pays for nato, trump has ground here of the 28 members, by requirement, they're supposed to spend 2% of their gdp on defense and only five or six nations including the u.s. do that at this point. that's a fair argument. that jus not match with the facts. secretary clinton noted this last night after the 9/11 attack, nato invoked the defense in response of the attack to fight al-qaida and the taliban there. it is true that there is a financing problem with anywnato terms of spreading the burden around but as far as the counter terrorism focus, that goes back to more than a decade >> fred, you are in damascus, i want you to listen to both candidates wh
. >> joining us live from damascus. donald trump calling nato an obsolete. >> last night he said he was fine with nato. that prompted the change and the stance of how much does the u.s. contribute to nato? >> it is hard to say what prompted the change or if he will stick with that change as we know sometimes his position can change on those issues. it is on the issue of who pays for nato, trump has ground here of the 28 members, by requirement, they're supposed to spend 2% of...
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damascus is. the times also reported that aleppo was the headquarters of isis. it is not. raqqah is. you know, the times is paid to get these things right also. >> okay, so the big question is, will it hurt johnson? he wants to make it to the debate stage. he needs to break the 15% barrier. peter brown is the assistant director at quinnipiac polling institute. welcome. >> good morning. so peter, when you heard gary johnson's initial gaffe, what went through your mind? >> well, obviously it is not a plus for mr. johnson. the question is how big a minus. and really, the question is does this help or hurt him in the long run. the problem is that he -- in all likelihood was not going to make the televised debates any way. it is an average of 15% in five national polls. he hasn't gotten that in any of those polls. we have another few days until qualifying ends, but we're getting close to the debate cutoff. this certainly won't help mr. johnson. >> but those voters who say they're going to vote for gary johnson, at least in talking to people about that, it is more of a vote for
damascus is. the times also reported that aleppo was the headquarters of isis. it is not. raqqah is. you know, the times is paid to get these things right also. >> okay, so the big question is, will it hurt johnson? he wants to make it to the debate stage. he needs to break the 15% barrier. peter brown is the assistant director at quinnipiac polling institute. welcome. >> good morning. so peter, when you heard gary johnson's initial gaffe, what went through your mind? >> well,...
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he's in the syrian capital of damascus. fred, give us an idea of what's on the ground there, what the situation is. >> reporter: what an awful situation, victor. it's the tragic images we're seeing over the past three days as the offensive has been going on. the syrian government said it is conducting a widespread offensive in the eastern district of aleppo held by the opposition. they say that offensive encompasses both air power as well as ground forces. we know there are russian jets and syrian jets absolutely pounding that area. 200 airstrikes have taken place in the last couple of days. they don't even have an exact death toll because most of the time it's too dangerous for most people to go out and count. the other thing that's going on is they're having real trouble reaching these people buried under the rubble. at night they don't have any electricity to see anything. they don't have the manpower because so many people have been wounded. speaking to people here on the ground it is very difficult for them to see whet
he's in the syrian capital of damascus. fred, give us an idea of what's on the ground there, what the situation is. >> reporter: what an awful situation, victor. it's the tragic images we're seeing over the past three days as the offensive has been going on. the syrian government said it is conducting a widespread offensive in the eastern district of aleppo held by the opposition. they say that offensive encompasses both air power as well as ground forces. we know there are russian jets...
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cnn's fred pleitgen is live in damascus this hour following the situation. fred, what is the sense on ground there now that this cease-fire has expired? there's so many people who are just hoping for peace. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are, george. i would say that the cease-fire certainly was very fragile to begin with, and we saw those breaches increase over the past couple of days. i was in aleppo just yesterday and you could really feel how there was anup tick in violence there. you could see there were more artillery strikes, back and forth shooting going on and air strikes we heard, as well. never the leads, the people on the ground are hoping that by some miracleka, the cease-fire could hold. we were actually in one neighborhood where people were already beginning to pick up pieces. here's what we saw. driving through a battered city, the cease-fire is barely holding in aleppo. breaches becoming more frequent. still, the residents are cleaning up. even the youngest. ali is 12 years old. he and his siblings among the many displaced now finding she
cnn's fred pleitgen is live in damascus this hour following the situation. fred, what is the sense on ground there now that this cease-fire has expired? there's so many people who are just hoping for peace. >> reporter: yeah, they certainly are, george. i would say that the cease-fire certainly was very fragile to begin with, and we saw those breaches increase over the past couple of days. i was in aleppo just yesterday and you could really feel how there was anup tick in violence there....
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why do they need the approval from damascus? well, because it's under siege, it means the aid has to cross through not just rebel checkpoints but regime checkpoints as well and aid organizations not only want the guarantee that the assad regime will let the trucks through, they also want security guarantees to be in place before they get the much-needed aid to the people who need it most. >> arwa, there have been reports of violence since the ceasefire took effect. what do we know about the violence? >> jake, when it comes to syria, everything is really relative. the incidences that are being reported are things like artillery strikes, tank strikes, small arms fire and other sorts of clashes that are taking place. but when it comes to what is arguably perhaps the deadliest of the violence in syria, the air strikes, the barrel bombs, that we're not really hearing reports of. residents we've been speaking to in aleppo say they're not hearing the incessant buzzing of fighter jets overhead, that terrifying sound. they're not having
why do they need the approval from damascus? well, because it's under siege, it means the aid has to cross through not just rebel checkpoints but regime checkpoints as well and aid organizations not only want the guarantee that the assad regime will let the trucks through, they also want security guarantees to be in place before they get the much-needed aid to the people who need it most. >> arwa, there have been reports of violence since the ceasefire took effect. what do we know about...
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there's aleppo, there's homs, there's palmyra, there's damasc damascus. i note for the record that the paper of record, "the new york times" reported that aleppo was the capital of syria. it's not. damascus is. "times" also reported it was the headquarter of isis. raqqah is. "the times" is paid to get these things right also. >> so what do you think this does to the campaign? >> you know, i suppose we're going to have to wait and see whether people think that not picking up on the name of a town in syria is a mortal sin. i don't think it does a great deal. i don't think it's something that will last. it comes as we're in the final stretches of the decision making about who's going to be in the debates, and that's what's really front and center on our minds. we're pretty close. we were 13% in the last "washington post" poll. very competitive in a whole bunch of swing states. so we think that when the polling is showing that 80% of the people, 76% of the people in the country want johnson/weld in those debates, you would hope we're in there. >> let's put up
there's aleppo, there's homs, there's palmyra, there's damasc damascus. i note for the record that the paper of record, "the new york times" reported that aleppo was the capital of syria. it's not. damascus is. "times" also reported it was the headquarter of isis. raqqah is. "the times" is paid to get these things right also. >> so what do you think this does to the campaign? >> you know, i suppose we're going to have to wait and see whether people...
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our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is live in damascus syria, following developments there. fred, good morning to you. what more do we know about what's holding up that process? >> reporter: well, it's an extremely complicated process that's going on here. there's several things, on the one hand there's those security guarantees you've been talking about, of course not just from the civilian government but various factions as well. the u.n. wants to have some of these convoys rich fate from turkey because that's actually as close as they can get to aleppo to get the convoys in there. the syrian government said no convoy will enter the area without the express consent of the syrian government and the united nations, especially convoys originating from turkey. so you have a lot of bureaucratic hold jum on the one hand. and then you have a lot of security holdup on the other hand. the u.n. negotiating with various factions to make sure they guest past them and also from the syrian government to make sure they get a corridor that actually leads into aleppo. these holdups
our senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is live in damascus syria, following developments there. fred, good morning to you. what more do we know about what's holding up that process? >> reporter: well, it's an extremely complicated process that's going on here. there's several things, on the one hand there's those security guarantees you've been talking about, of course not just from the civilian government but various factions as well. the u.n. wants to have some of these...
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fred pleitgen in damascus and syria for us. thank you very much, fred. you are watching "cnn newsroom." still a case of head versus heart. that's how some are describing monday night's presidential debate. we'll preview the big face-off between hillary clinton and donald trump. plus -- pippa middleton gets hacked and thousands of pictures stolen, including some of the royals. we've got the latest coming up. >>> the first high stakes u.s. presidential debate is just one day away. if you're counting, the campaigns for donald trump and hillary clinton want to make sure their candidate is ready, of course. the republican nominee has been taking out to respond to mark cuban. the shark tank star was going to score prime seats to watch it in person. he threatened to bring a guest of his own. the republican candidate said he'd bring jennifer flowers. he tweeted saturday, if doeb i mark cue an wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i'll put jennifer flowers alongside of him. former president bill clinton admitted to a sexual encounter with flowers. >>> sources te
fred pleitgen in damascus and syria for us. thank you very much, fred. you are watching "cnn newsroom." still a case of head versus heart. that's how some are describing monday night's presidential debate. we'll preview the big face-off between hillary clinton and donald trump. plus -- pippa middleton gets hacked and thousands of pictures stolen, including some of the royals. we've got the latest coming up. >>> the first high stakes u.s. presidential debate is just one day...
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damascus saw heavy clashes on friday around the rebel-held district of jobar. in the early hours of friday, opposition and government forces exchanged fire right here on the outskirts of aleppo, another sign of just how fragile the current cease-fire is. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >> thank you. >>> a 21-year-old british man has been sentenced to life for an isis-inspired murder. prosecutors say that he and the an accomplice planned the murder of an imam because the cleric practiced a form of faith healing they say isis rejects. the 72-year-old imam was followed as he left the evening prayer at the mosque. he was beaten to death then with a hammer. authorities say the accomplice may have fled then to syria. >>> a second typhoon set to impact taiwan in less than a week continuing to batter the island nation. our meteorologist, derek van dam, is here. >> first we were talking about typhoon her annie in the -- meranti in the southern sections. now a 72-hour time gap where the island nation has been battered by another typhoon. unbelievable. very active. let's get
damascus saw heavy clashes on friday around the rebel-held district of jobar. in the early hours of friday, opposition and government forces exchanged fire right here on the outskirts of aleppo, another sign of just how fragile the current cease-fire is. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >> thank you. >>> a 21-year-old british man has been sentenced to life for an isis-inspired murder. prosecutors say that he and the an accomplice planned the murder of an imam because the cleric...
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damascus saw heavy clashes friday around the rebel-held district. and early morning hours up six and government forces exchanged fire right here on the streets of a help poe. another sign of how current the cease-fire is. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >> the united states has announced the death of another high-ranking isis leader. a drone strike in raqqah syria killed minister wael adel salman. salman was in charge of propaganda videos that showed execution. he had direct access to abu bakr al baghdadi. this is "cnn newsroom," still ahead, why the last thing the candidates in sunday's russian election want is an american flag. we'll explain that. >>> plus, taiwan faces its second typhoon in less than a week. after the break, where that storm is headed. "exercise more." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic con
damascus saw heavy clashes friday around the rebel-held district. and early morning hours up six and government forces exchanged fire right here on the streets of a help poe. another sign of how current the cease-fire is. fred pleitgen, cnn, aleppo. >> the united states has announced the death of another high-ranking isis leader. a drone strike in raqqah syria killed minister wael adel salman. salman was in charge of propaganda videos that showed execution. he had direct access to abu...
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so maybe -- some see moscow and damascus see a window in which they can oppose their own reality and see little comeback for the west. and what does that mean for 300,000 people without food and little water in eastern aleppo? the weeks ahead will become more hellish than they are if that's imaginable. >> if that's possible. nick paton walsh live from beirut. thank you very much. >>> let's talk with a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. you wrote an incredible piece this week, the title "aleppo, where children die but the world does nothing." and you begin with what the president, president obama said two years ago. he said "if you think thousands of yazidis stuck on a mountain is terrible, wait until aleppo falls." now we are at this point and this is a crisis that the president said haunts him everyday. is there more the world can be doing and why is it not? >> to be clear, that wassen from from an administration official who was favoring more intervention and you see this policy debate that was within the obama administration back in 2013, 2014, leading us straight
so maybe -- some see moscow and damascus see a window in which they can oppose their own reality and see little comeback for the west. and what does that mean for 300,000 people without food and little water in eastern aleppo? the weeks ahead will become more hellish than they are if that's imaginable. >> if that's possible. nick paton walsh live from beirut. thank you very much. >>> let's talk with a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. you wrote an incredible...
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red line was crossed back in august of 2013 with that massive kaem chemical attack that happened in a damascus suburb that left hundreds, if not more than 1,000 people dead. the images and aftermath of that attack were not just little childrens wing trying to get oxygen into their lungs. it was of little children covered in white shrouds because they had been killed. the other thing that is really significant in all of this that we need to remember is that when you survive this kind of an attack, when you survive being hit by this type of substance and the activists and medical workers say they know it's chlorine because they've been hit by chlorine in the past and they've grown to recognize the symptoms. you do not have a proper medical facility to go to to get treatment. and that is because the vast majority of the above-ground medical facilities that were make-shift to begin with were deliberately targeted according to activists and aid workers attributed to the syrians. they have generator supplies that rely on diesel which is in short supply because aleppo is under siege once again by the
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today syrian authorities announcing the 400,000 tablets of captagon in the city of damascus. this is a drug that is illegal and floating freely on the black market. they're supposedly using it as a go pill on the battlefield. >> reporter: a captured isis militant called kareem tells cnn how he got his battlefield courage. >> they gave us drugs, hallucinogenic pills, so you don't care if you live or die. >> reporter: it was impossible to know if he was telling the truth or if he was being coached by his captors. but now an official tells cnn it is believed that some fighters are using the drug captagon, a dangerous amphetamine. how would it fuel them on the battlefield? >> keep you awake for days at a time, you don't have to sleep. it gives you a sense of well-being and euphoria and you think you're invincible and nothing can harm you. >> recently they said isis was believed to be smuggling the capi capita capitagon. there is a need for it in the middle east. >> hez bol law, people affiliated with hezbollah. there was a fight between hezbollah affiliated persons and some of it
today syrian authorities announcing the 400,000 tablets of captagon in the city of damascus. this is a drug that is illegal and floating freely on the black market. they're supposedly using it as a go pill on the battlefield. >> reporter: a captured isis militant called kareem tells cnn how he got his battlefield courage. >> they gave us drugs, hallucinogenic pills, so you don't care if you live or die. >> reporter: it was impossible to know if he was telling the truth or if...
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damascus saw heavy clashes around the heavily held district ajobar. >> fred pleitgen is joining us on the phone from aleppo. fred, since that report, we are seeing any of this aid coming in? are you continuing to hear the rounds off in the distance? yes, we're definitely here more of the rounds being fired in the distance. sometimes, not too far away from us. it seems most of that happening in the south of the city. there's gunfire we're hearing but half past midnight there seems to be a lot of it. there seems to be artillery, possibly mortar fire as well. there's also other areas in syria where similar breaches have taken place. basically right now, i'm in an area that was on the front of gunfire until very recently. >> ongoing as this so-called cease-fire continues. fred pleitgen there in aleppo. fred, thanks so much. >>> and also new this morning, russian president vladimir putin weighing in on russia's role on the u.s. election. he says russia is, quote, closely monitoring what's happening. and he said there's a reason his country is being brought up in the 2016 race tells u.s. an
damascus saw heavy clashes around the heavily held district ajobar. >> fred pleitgen is joining us on the phone from aleppo. fred, since that report, we are seeing any of this aid coming in? are you continuing to hear the rounds off in the distance? yes, we're definitely here more of the rounds being fired in the distance. sometimes, not too far away from us. it seems most of that happening in the south of the city. there's gunfire we're hearing but half past midnight there seems to be a...
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farther south in syria officials in damascus say it was 400,000 tablets of a black market drug used by jihadists. brian todd filed this report last november on the amphetamine fueling syria's militants. >> i captured isis militant named karim tells how he got his battlefield courage. >> they gave us drugs, hallucinogen pills making gu to battle not caring if you live or die. >> reporter: when our team interviewed him last year, he was being held by kurdish militants in northern syria. it was impossible to know if he was telling the truth or if he was being coached by his captors, but now a u.s. official tells cnn it's believed some jihadist fighters are using the drug captagon, a dangerous and powerful amphetamine. how would it fuel them on the battlefield? >> keep you awake. you could stay awake at days at a time. you don't have to sleep. it gives you the sense of well-being and euphoria, and you think that you're invincible and that nothing can harm you. >> reporter: recently the u.n.'s drug tsar said isis and the al qaeda affiliated nusra front were believed to be smuggling the chem
farther south in syria officials in damascus say it was 400,000 tablets of a black market drug used by jihadists. brian todd filed this report last november on the amphetamine fueling syria's militants. >> i captured isis militant named karim tells how he got his battlefield courage. >> they gave us drugs, hallucinogen pills making gu to battle not caring if you live or die. >> reporter: when our team interviewed him last year, he was being held by kurdish militants in...
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democraciness own country, having opposition people killed, and being the ben effecter of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy. talking about vladimir putin right there. your reaction to senator graham? >> i think trump was clear. he doesn't support the type of government. he doesn't support how putin is doing things. he says clearly he has been being a good leader. imagine who's going to get a better response from putin. someone who said hey, look, i don't agree with you on everything but you're doing a good job in your own right. >> why make the comparison? why do you want to compliment anyone if this is the type of person he is? can't you say in two different sentences i don't like the leadership of donald -- i don't like the leadership of barack obama and you don't have to say anything about russia? >> russia's a huge power out there that we want to get along with somehow, some way. donald trump is billion that relationship for when he's president. >> i don't think i've -- i don't know, maybe i missed it, but has he ever criticized vladimir putin for his crackdowns on the press, for the r
democraciness own country, having opposition people killed, and being the ben effecter of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy. talking about vladimir putin right there. your reaction to senator graham? >> i think trump was clear. he doesn't support the type of government. he doesn't support how putin is doing things. he says clearly he has been being a good leader. imagine who's going to get a better response from putin. someone who said hey, look, i don't agree with you on...
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that fell apart and now it seems pretty clear damascus and moscow think they have a military solution at hand. u.s. officials talking potentially about sanctions, about better armaments for rebels that might be able to target russian and syrian aircraft that do a lot of the bombing but really, they have a limit here. the white house doesn't want to get into a clash with russia on the ground or commit heavy ground troops. moscow knows that. they know there's an election coming up and that has everyone's attention taken in washington for the time being. this really is the darkest moment i think syria has seen yet. >> nick paton-walsh reporting this morning, thank you. >>> shimon peres, last of israel's founding fathers, was laid to rest this morning. he was interred a short time ago. attending the funeral service dozens of dignitaries and world leaders including president obama. >> we gather here in the knowledge that shimon never saw his dream of peace fulfilled. chaotic time. going through a - threats are ever present. and yet he did not stop dreaming and he did not stop working. >> b
that fell apart and now it seems pretty clear damascus and moscow think they have a military solution at hand. u.s. officials talking potentially about sanctions, about better armaments for rebels that might be able to target russian and syrian aircraft that do a lot of the bombing but really, they have a limit here. the white house doesn't want to get into a clash with russia on the ground or commit heavy ground troops. moscow knows that. they know there's an election coming up and that has...
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and then you have the damascus area where a district was hit by government warplanes. and so both sides, there seem to be infractions there of the cease fire so far it hasn't caused a cease-fire to totally derail. but certainly neither the u.s. nor russia very happy with the way things are going at this point. i think one thing we need to point out, the longer it takes for the aid to come through, because remember that was one of the reasons why the cease fire was put in place in the first place, the longer it takes for the aid to come through, the more difficult it will be to keep the cease fire going. >> frederik pleitgen, thank you so much. please stay safe, my friend. >>> the cease fire does not include isis of course. hundreds of u.s. forces are right now supporting their arab counterparts in trying to recapture the strongholds which includes mosul. cnn was given rare access to the state-of-the-art technology that could soon potentially save american lives on the battle field. barbara starr is at the pentagon. and we're learning that the u.s. took out the another
and then you have the damascus area where a district was hit by government warplanes. and so both sides, there seem to be infractions there of the cease fire so far it hasn't caused a cease-fire to totally derail. but certainly neither the u.s. nor russia very happy with the way things are going at this point. i think one thing we need to point out, the longer it takes for the aid to come through, because remember that was one of the reasons why the cease fire was put in place in the first...
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. >> fred, tell us about your visit to the city outside the capital of damascus which was retaken about i syrian government forces. >> reporter: it's one of the big tragedies here of this civil war, what you have in a lot of these places. this was one of them. you have long protracted battles often in urban areas. you then have obviously a lot of people who get killed in these battles. in the end the victor, if you can all them that, really only gets a smoldering pile of rubble. that's what we saw here. the place is absolutely trashed and destroyed. very few buildings are still intact. many of them completely destroyed. it's really one of the big tragedies of this war that we saw today. >> fred, thanks so much. stay safe. >>> that's it for "the lead." i am jake tapper. you can follow me on twitter @jake tapper or the show @"the lead" cnn. i turn it over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, inspired by al qaeda. cnn has learned a notebook carried by the new york and new jersey bombing suspect contains references to terrorism including the boston marathon bombings a
. >> fred, tell us about your visit to the city outside the capital of damascus which was retaken about i syrian government forces. >> reporter: it's one of the big tragedies here of this civil war, what you have in a lot of these places. this was one of them. you have long protracted battles often in urban areas. you then have obviously a lot of people who get killed in these battles. in the end the victor, if you can all them that, really only gets a smoldering pile of rubble....
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in damascus, syria. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >>> we begin with breaking news gepting new images of donald trump who just wrapped up a taping of the dr. oz show surprising the doctor andhe audience by prying a one-page summary
in damascus, syria. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >>> we begin with breaking news gepting new images of donald trump who just wrapped up a taping of the dr. oz show surprising the doctor andhe audience by prying a one-page summary
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damascus is the capital, of course. is it indicative at all, daryl, of the complexity of what's happening, and what people are paying attention to in this election? are people really paying attention to syria or is it coming down to the economy? >> well, i think the economy's probably going to be number one on everyone's mind. we also figured, i'm not really a libertarian, more in the deplorable party, we found out. >> i asked daryl, are you comfortable letting us know who you're voting for. you are a libertarian, as you just said? >> i'm actually a registered republican but i interview people every day like you do, and in the interview process, i side with ron on this. a little bit of a gotcha question, i think, because as an interviewer when you ask someone a question, and you know that they're not quite connecting with it, i believe that the interviewer should have said, in regards to syria -- >> right. just. >> just to keep the interview going. >> right. when talking about the condescending, you're talking about the
damascus is the capital, of course. is it indicative at all, daryl, of the complexity of what's happening, and what people are paying attention to in this election? are people really paying attention to syria or is it coming down to the economy? >> well, i think the economy's probably going to be number one on everyone's mind. we also figured, i'm not really a libertarian, more in the deplorable party, we found out. >> i asked daryl, are you comfortable letting us know who you're...
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cnn's fred live in damascus with the latest. fred, what is the word from there? >> yeah, chris, absolutely the people here are happy the cease-fire is holding. the big question is, is that aid going to get to places like aleppo and a lot of hurdles still in the way. the u.n. says they have 40 trucks packed and waiting at the turkish border, but they're not allowed to cross. the syrian government is not going to allow any sort of convoys to get into aleppo and so far that expressed consent has not been forthcoming yet. the u.n. says it doesn't have security guarantees from the syrian government or various groups. they are still working on that. of course, this is a very high priority for the u.n. however, does say a significant decrease in violence here in the country. however, there is still a lot of skepticism on the part of the u.n., but also on the part of the u.s. because, of course, this deal does require the u.s. to negotiate and to work together with the russians unclear whether or not that is going to be of long term success, alyison. >> thank you for the
cnn's fred live in damascus with the latest. fred, what is the word from there? >> yeah, chris, absolutely the people here are happy the cease-fire is holding. the big question is, is that aid going to get to places like aleppo and a lot of hurdles still in the way. the u.n. says they have 40 trucks packed and waiting at the turkish border, but they're not allowed to cross. the syrian government is not going to allow any sort of convoys to get into aleppo and so far that expressed consent...
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people killed, dismembering neighbors through military force and being the benefactor of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy, end quote. do you agree with those points? does donald trump agree with those points? >> look, i'm not here to say that vladimir putin is a good guy. i'm here to say that i think donald trump would be a good president, particularly in contrast to hillary clinton. she has shown us that her judgment is poor, particularly on foreign relations. she's shown us that she has no respect for our national security by not standing up for our country, by not protect our national security, putting everything on private servers, breaking the law through her slush fund at the clinton foundation. my job is to tell you why donald trump would be a good president. that's why i think he would be. he would be infinitely better than hillary clinton who has done a horrible job. i think that's why we need to make a big change. >> appreciate you being with us. thanks very much. >>> we will get reaction from our panel next. also ahead, hillary clinton says national security experts on both si
people killed, dismembering neighbors through military force and being the benefactor of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy, end quote. do you agree with those points? does donald trump agree with those points? >> look, i'm not here to say that vladimir putin is a good guy. i'm here to say that i think donald trump would be a good president, particularly in contrast to hillary clinton. she has shown us that her judgment is poor, particularly on foreign relations. she's shown us that...
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. >> reporter: president assad's comments came from a damascus suburb and this suburb, up until very recently was under siege by regime forces. the population effectively suffocated, cut off from the rest of the world with very little access to food, medicine and basic supplies. the fact that the president went there made this statement, in fact, it was at a mosque in this particular suburb where he undertook the prayers for the muslim holiday is really the government at this stage putting out a message of strength, especially given that that cease-fire is coming up. this is a government, syrian government, that is very confident in its position that feels as if it has to a certain degree come to this negotiating table with the upper hand because of the solid backing they have of the russians. the opposition for their part are very skeptical about this deal. an alliance of rebel groups that are fighting mostly in the northern part of the country have said that they feel that this arrangement would potentially sway the battlefield in the regime's favor. of course, they are on board wh
. >> reporter: president assad's comments came from a damascus suburb and this suburb, up until very recently was under siege by regime forces. the population effectively suffocated, cut off from the rest of the world with very little access to food, medicine and basic supplies. the fact that the president went there made this statement, in fact, it was at a mosque in this particular suburb where he undertook the prayers for the muslim holiday is really the government at this stage...
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they told me of an area just outside damascus, 45,000 people in that area, the government, the syrian government, has been in there saying hand over the 66,000 men you have here, the deadline is tonight. the opposition was saying -- they were telling the people of that town, don't worry, they'll be a cease-fire, a general truce by the g-20. now there isn't. the 45,000 people in that town have a deadline looming over them tonight. >> yes, and we all know civilians are being killed in this conflict. so the major disagreement between -- like russia wants to protect bashar al assad, right, that's its magic mission, over fighting isis, let's say. the united states' main mission is fighting isis. to get the terrorists out. how can -- can there be a middle ground between those two things? >> we, the middle ground is a cease-fire, and then the opposition can start pulling themselves back from the front lines, and it makes it much clearer where isis is. russia, russia wants a cessation ultimately in syria, it just wants it on its terms. and the reality here is russia has the military forces in
they told me of an area just outside damascus, 45,000 people in that area, the government, the syrian government, has been in there saying hand over the 66,000 men you have here, the deadline is tonight. the opposition was saying -- they were telling the people of that town, don't worry, they'll be a cease-fire, a general truce by the g-20. now there isn't. the 45,000 people in that town have a deadline looming over them tonight. >> yes, and we all know civilians are being killed in this...
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we're joined in damascus. does it look like it's hold something. >> reporter: it looks like the violence has decreased significantly, at least that's what the united nations say, and they say there have been some instances around latealeppo, any some air strikes, as well and the people say they don't really trust the ceasefire because they've been in the situation before where there have been ceasefires and local areas but also nationwide, as well and those have fallen apart after a few days so many people glad that the violence is less but still waiting to see whether it's going to last, anderson. >> what about humanitarian aid? is it getting in? >> reporter: that's the problem. the u.n. said it hasn't delivered any humanitarian aid since the ceasefire went into place, 24 hours, maybe a little bit more. the syrian government said no aid is going to be delivered to aleppo, which is one of the largest be sieged areas in this country. no aid is going to be delivered from turkey without the consent of the syrian
we're joined in damascus. does it look like it's hold something. >> reporter: it looks like the violence has decreased significantly, at least that's what the united nations say, and they say there have been some instances around latealeppo, any some air strikes, as well and the people say they don't really trust the ceasefire because they've been in the situation before where there have been ceasefires and local areas but also nationwide, as well and those have fallen apart after a few...
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you mentioned the syrian's president to damascus' suburb there. he went there for prayers, walking around amidst devastation. this is an area that has effectively been under siege since 2014, where people living within that neighborhood starved, went thirsty, went without medication for years before a locally brokered truce allowed rebel fighters to aleve and allowed residents that remained behind to be relocated. there's a lot of skepticism surrounding this deal, though. it must be said. because the rebel fighting groups mostly do feel as if it will eventually swing the battlefield in favor of the assad regime. that being said, they are not rejecting it, because they really don't have much of a choice. in a lot of the areas under siege desperately need that humanitarian aid, which everyone hopes will begin moving in if it seems that this cease-fire is at least going to initially hold, even if just for a short duration of time. and it's also important to remember at this stage, even if this cease-fire only holds for a few days, that at least is a
you mentioned the syrian's president to damascus' suburb there. he went there for prayers, walking around amidst devastation. this is an area that has effectively been under siege since 2014, where people living within that neighborhood starved, went thirsty, went without medication for years before a locally brokered truce allowed rebel fighters to aleve and allowed residents that remained behind to be relocated. there's a lot of skepticism surrounding this deal, though. it must be said....
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people killed, dismembering neighbors through military force and being the benefactor of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy, end quote. do you agree with those points? does donald trump agree with those points? >> look, i'm not here to say that vladimir putin is a good guy. i'm here to say that i think donald trump would be a good president, particularly in contrast to hillary clinton. she has shown us that her judgment is poor, particularly on foreign relations. she's shown us that she has no respect for our national security by not standing up for our country, by not protect our national security, putting everything on private servers, breaking the law through her slush fund at the clinton foundation. my job is to tell you why donald trump would be a good president. that's why i think he would be. he would be infinitely better than hillary clinton who has done a horrible job. i think that's why we need to make a big change. >> appreciate you being with us. thanks very much. >>> we will get reaction from our panel next. also ahead, hillary clinton says national security experts on both si
people killed, dismembering neighbors through military force and being the benefactor of the butcher of damascus, he's a good guy, end quote. do you agree with those points? does donald trump agree with those points? >> look, i'm not here to say that vladimir putin is a good guy. i'm here to say that i think donald trump would be a good president, particularly in contrast to hillary clinton. she has shown us that her judgment is poor, particularly on foreign relations. she's shown us that...