the ancient city that they have driven out of. this is considered a setback for the syrian military and the russians. their fight on isis on one front and they are making grounds on the u.s. it shows you how dynamic it is. >> yeah. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. coming up, what is the reaction in russia to report that trump will tap exxon's ceo and friends of vladimir putin to be secretary of state. we'll gaet a report from moscow we'll be right back.