Deconfliction channel. Of course, the russians are backing those Syrian Regime forces. And they backed up for about two hours, but then those Syrian Forces, pro Regime Forces, came back, started bombing the u. S. Backed forces again, and essentially, the u. S. Shot down the plane. A statement from the Coalition Said the u. S. And the coalition are not looking to get into an escalation with the Syrian Regime, but they have pledged to collective selfdefense, and thats defending and protecting those syrianbacked forces as they go against isis. Their statement says theyre not looking to create an escalation of events, but should this be regarded as an escalation in military action . Reporter well, i certainly dont think the u. S. Is regarding it as an escalation. We havent seen anything since then. We have to wait and see what this Syrian Regime will do. We have to wait and see what the russians will do, whether this will lead to an escalation. I certainly dont think the u. S. Is looking to escalate, but i think it also raises the question. The u. S. Did call the russians, who are backing those Syrian Forces. Theres always been a question as to what kind of influence the russians really have over this Syrian Regime. And the fact that the Syrian Forces came back might indicate that they dont have all that much influence. So, well have to wait and see over the next 24 hours. These Syrian Forces, the pro Regime Forces stretched very thin, so you would think they wouldnt want to escalate and risk getting shot down by the u. S. Again, but well have to see. All right, elise labott reporting. Thanks for staying on top of it for us. Turning to politics and the question about whether President Trump himself is under investigation. He tweeted friday that he is, but 48 hours later, his lawyer says, uhuh, no, the president s not being investigated, period. Confused . A bit perplexed . Heres what we know, last week, the Washington Post reported that special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating President Trump for possible obstruction of justice and that muellers interviewing at least three Senior Intelligence officials as part of this expanding probe. The post report was the most significant suggestion yet that muellers investigation is growing beyond questions of russian interference in the 2016 election. President trump called the report phony, but friday he tweeted this, and i quote, i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. Witch hunt. Lets bring in White House Correspondent athena jones. Athena, the president s lawyer was asked about that tweet. Do we have clarity now . Reporter not entirely, ana. These are the sorts of mixed messages that have come to define this white house. This is just the latest example of someone whos working for President Trump who isnt exactly on the same page as the president , and it doesnt help that the president is constantly contradicting not just his aides, but himself. You mentioned the report on wednesday in the Washington Post that he was under investigation. He called that report a phony on thursday. Then on friday, tweeted what suggests to be a confirmation that he is indeed under investigation. One of his lawyers, jay sekulow, speaking on state of the union, said that the president was referring to the Washington Post report. Listen. Should we take that tweet from the president as confirmation that the president is under investigation . Let me be clear, the president is not under investigation. As james comey said in his testimony, that the president was not the target of an investigation on three different indications, the president is not the subject or target of an investigation. The president said i am under investigation, even though he isnt under investigation . That response on social media was in response to the Washington Post piece. Its that simple. The president is not under investigation. Youre saying that the president when he said that was not accurate. No, the president wasnt it was 141 characters. Theres a limitation on twitter, as we all know, and the president is a very effective utilization of social media. So, heres what you have, the president issued that tweet, that social media statement, based on a fake report, a report with no documented sources from the Washington Post. So, a couple of points to make there about that interview. First of all, you had months of white house officials telling us that we should take the president s tweets at face value, they are president ial statements. Now you have the president s lawyer arguing differently, suggesting that the character limit is why he didnt get his full message across. And then we also have the president s allies constantly arguing that he is not under investigation because former fbi director james comey testified that he told the president three separate times that he was not under investigation. But we all have to remember, ana, that comey has not been in charge of the fbi since the beginning of may, so that information is out of date. And its also important to note here that jay sekulow, the president s legal team wouldnt necessarily know whether hes under investigation or not because the fbi and the special counsel wouldnt necessarily notify his legal team. So, this is just more mixed messages. Ana . All right. And athena, it is the same lawyer who just last weekend said President Trump was going to address whether there are any tapes. Still no answer. Reporter exactly, still no answer. And sekulow was asked with b that today, and he said, well, there was a lot going on last week, the president had that major address on cuba, announcing a change in cuba policy. There was also the shooting at the republican members of congress baseball practice. He talked about the assassination attempt of House Majority whip Steve Scalise, who is still in the hospital. And so, sekulow says that the issue of the tapes was not the priority number one last week. He expects that could be addressed this week. But the bottom line is this is just one more example of deadlines that shift. We really dont know when were going to get a clear answer on whether or not there are tapes or ana . Athena jones, thank you. Cnn political analyst and columnist for the Washington Post, josh rogin. Cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor who has worked closely with the special counsel, Robert Mueller, michael zeldin, and an attorney who helped prosecute watergate, philip allen lakuvara. Is there any way to definitively know whether the president is being investigated . No. In a word, no. The work of the special counsel should be done privately and confidentially and that the leaks are leaks and that we can see where gho, but we dont kno now that the president is under investigation for obstruction of justice because mueller hasnt said it. And until mueller says it, we dont know it. And as athena pointed out, jay sekulow, the president s lawyer, may not know it, either. But josh, the president made a point to mention so many times that he wasnt under investigation. He even mentions it in comeys firing letter. After trying so hard to prove that he wasnt the focus of an investigation, why tweet now that he is . Well, it seems that the president of the United States places a lot more faith in the Washington Posts reporting than his aides do and than some of our guests do and than his lawyers do. The bottom line is he cant have it both ways. Either theyre fake news reports or he really takes them at face value and is complaining about the substance of them. So if we read the tweets as the president s contemporaneous thoughts, he believes hes under investigation. Its true that he doesnt know. Its not true, as jay sekulow said on several morning shows today, that we could be sure that hes not under investigation. He doesnt know, the president doesnt know, you know, i tend to trust the Washington Post reporting. Theyve got some great reporters over there. They usually do a great job. And it seems the president is inclined to as well, if were to read his tweets literally. Well may i add one thing . Go ahead, michael. Which is, to call somebody under investigation, meaning that they are a target or a subject of the inquiry, is a very specific legal term. To say that there is an inquiry going on by Robert Mueller, where hes taking witness testimony and then determining where those witnesses take him is quite another thing. So, i think that to say that someone is under investigation may be a misstatement of what it is. I think theres an Ongoing Investigation or tblit could be a perfectl accurate statement of whats going on, because you dont know if hes under investigation or if theres an inquiry to determine whether hes under investigation either, so well you cant call it a misstatement because you dont know what the ground truth is. Lets let philip give his take on this. What do you think, philip . Yeah, i think its extremely likely that there is an inquiry that probably is already ripening into an investigation. That is many people, including me, have said that jim comeys testimony established the basic grounds for an obstruction of justice charge, and theres other corroborating evidence to that effect. I think it would be remarkable if bob mueller and his team were not looking into this, but as others have said, its unlikely that he would confirm that the president isnt under investigation, because jim comey got himself in trouble by telling President Trump a couple of months ago that he wasnt under investigation at the time. So i think its much more likely that there is, in fact, an effort to see what other evidence exists that may bear on the president s own culpability. [ everyone talking at once ] can i point out real quick prosecute i just everybody wants to get in. Josh first, then michael. Then philip. We didnt even talk about the second part of trumps tweet, which is also wrong, by the guy who told me to fire comey, when the president admitted he decided to fire comey before anyone wrote any letters or asked for them to support the decision he already made. So theres a lot in the tweet thats misleading. We can go over and over whether its an investigation or inquiry, but the bottom line is what the president has said and done and tweeted has made it worse for himself, has encouraged Robert Mueller to expand his investigation, putting him, his aides and his lawyers in a much worse position. Thats the news here. Thats whats important. Michael . Thats where we disagree. I think that there is a preliminary inquiry going on, as phil said. It may lead to an investigation where somebody is named a subject or a target. Obstruction was always part of muellers mandate. Im not defending the president by any means. I have no, you know, political dog in the fight. All im saying is, were in a preliminary stage and we need to be careful about calling people targets and subjects of an obstruction how do you know were in the preliminary stage . Do you have inside information from bob muellers team that supports that assertion or are you just saying we have no knowledge that subpoenas [ everyone talking at once ] youre making me argue with you, which im not trying to do. Im asking on what basis you claim we have an inquiry thats in a preliminary stage thats not an actual investigation let michael finish his thought. Because witnesses havent been called, because grand juries havent been convened, because subpoenas havent been issued. I think when those things happen, we will know that they happen. I am confident that [ everyone talking at once ] thats wrong, witnesses havent been called . Let me just expand the conversation for a minute. Just wrong. Ask you this question, philip, given, again, you have had some experience with president s in trouble with watergate, obviously. You helped prosecute watergate. Ive heard from a lot of legal minds saying the president cannot obstruct justice. He could fire whoever he wants to fire because he is the executive of the executive branch. So, what do you make of that . I mean, this idea of the investigation expanding into obstruction of justice, why would it go there if obstruction of justice really cant be found for the president . Yeah, i think thats part of one of the lines of defense that the president s boosters are trying to put out there in the press. I think its simply unfounded. The fact that the president has the power under his Constitutional Authority to fire an executive branch official doesnt mean that he could fire the official without regard to the other requirements of law, including criminal law. The most obvious example would be if the president had been bribed to fire the fbi director. Theres really no doubt that he would be subject to criminal prosecution, in my view, for being corrupted to use his power, just the way anybody else who has governmental power is responsible for corruption in the exercise of that power. So, i think this is a monstrously large red herring. If the president has violated the terms of the obstruction of justice criminal statute, the fact that hes the president , in my view, doesnt excuse him from the normal requirements of criminal law that apply to everyone else in the exercise of power. Can we do a quick flashback here . President trump, hes called this investigation a witch hunt so many times, but take a look at this Old Newspaper clipping. This is from 1973 during watergate. Nixon called it the exact same thing, this investigation into his business, a witch hunt. So, phil, was that nixons strategy . Was that counter to his legal team and what they were trying to do at the time . That was part of the nixon strategy, to try to martial Political Support for his position to undermine the course of the Watergate Special prosecutors investigation, and thats why ive said on a couple of occasions recently, i get this feeling that ive seen this movie before, and much of what has been going on over the last several months parallels with almost eerie precision a number of the things that unfolded in watergate. Now, thats not to say that the outcome will be the same as it was in watergate, as others have said on this panel. Were still at a relatively early stage, regardless of what label we attach to the inquiry, but some of the steps that have been taken by the president and the president s men do resemble some of the things that did unfold in watergate. Gentlemen, ive been enlightened. Thank you all for joining us. Thank you. And happy fathers day to the dads. Thank you. This is cnn breaking news. Lets turn to more breaking news this hour, this from the west african nation of mali. At least two people have been killed, 30 rescued from a hotel thats popular with westerners. It was attacked by gunmen today. The Mali Security Ministry is telling us that antiterror forces are still trying to secure the scene. It comes less than ten days after the u. S. Embassy in malis capital city warned americans traveling there about an increased Security Threat to westerners. Well stay on top of that story and bring you new developments as we get them. American lives lost at sea after a u. S. Navy ship collided with a cargo ship off japan. And now questions asked about whos to blame for this tragedy and what could have been done to prevent it. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. 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That your business is our business the United States postal service. Priority you new information now about the massive london fire that killed at least 58 people. We are learning about potential problems in the 24story tower that burned, as Police Released new video of the charred damage left behind. Huge flames tore through this residential tower early wednesday. A senior uk Government Official now says he believes the cladding recently used in a recent upgrade to the tower is banned for buildings above a certain height. There will be an inquiry. Angry residents, many who lost everything they owned in the fire, voice fears of a coverup. London police have opened a criminal investigation. More breaking news on cnn now. The tragic accident this weekend in the pacific in which seven american sailors lost their lives. U. S. Navy rescue divers have managed to recover the bodies of these sailors in the flooded part of the japan destroyer the uss fitzgerald. It was badly damaged after crashing into a container ship three times her size. Officers now say only the skill of the crew kept fitzgerald from sinking. I want to get retired u. S. Navy commander and senior naval analyst at the institute for the study of war, chris hammer in here with us. Commander, you have seen pictures of the damage to both the ships. It happened in the wee hours of the morning when the two collided. What do you think may have happened . Well, first off, our thoughts and prayers, condolences go to the victims and their families. And second, a shout out to the professionalism of this crew for saving a ship that easily could have sunk. Warships of 50 years ago were built with much heavier armor plate than they are today. Today, most u. S. Navy warships have very thin hulls. They are susceptible to heavy structural damage like this. And the fact that the ship made it back into port without sinking really is a testament to the professionalism and bravery of the crew. In terms of what happened, its pretty obvious that the commercial container vessel tboned, rammed the u. S. Navy destroyer sideways or from a perpendicular perspective, put a big hole into the side of that ship. As to why that happened, really at this point, all we can do is speculate. There are a number of factors that might going into that, but until the multiple investigations that are going on now are concluded, all we know is that the crew is able to save the ship and all of the mishap factors will be revealed later by the navy. Now, they hit each other in the dead of night. It was a busy shipping zone, we know. How will investigators find out whose fault it was . You say the pictures are telling, but what will they do in terms of the investigation and how gnawthat will proceed . From the commercial side, there is the automatic identification system. Every ship at sea insured, licenses, registered, every legitimate ship at sea in any case, has an ais system, which is essentially a transponder. It broadcasts out information saying this is who i am, this is my name, my position, my heading, my speed. So all the ships in the area can see that if they have access to the ais feed. Now, that is recorded, so we know that this ship, the motor vessel crystal has a very specific crack and weve got a location on that. And it looks to me like something was wrong with that ship prior to the collision. Certainly, either the autopilot on the ship was malfunctioning, or possibly the bridge was not manned or there was a type of avenue in navigational error, because the ship preceding made significant course changes that would not be consistent with a ship going into tokyo bay. If there was error on behalf of the navys ship, if someone is to be found responsible, what would happen . Well, that will be a result of there are multiple investigations under way right now from the navy to ours. First, there is a Safety Investigation to figure out what happened and what is attributable, meaning anybody can say anything, they can tell the truth with no damage of repercussion to career or anything like that. In terms of the legal investigation, because there was a loss of life, because there was significant damage, because this ship is not available to do its mission, there will also be a simultaneous judge advocate general investigation. That will advocate responsibilityblame, make recommendations for punishment, but until those are complete, we just wont know what the outcome of that is. I cant speculate as to what was happening on that civilian ship. I can say that its, s course p to impact was highly irregular. I dealt with a number of ships, i used to be stationed in japan as a helicopter pilot for the navy. Unfortunately, there are a lot of ships that push on autopilot and leave the bridge unmanned. Im not saying thats what happened in this case, but its very possible that that happened, based on the track that this commercial ship took prior to the impact. Paint a picture, if you will, of what was happening inside the navy vessel when that collision happened and these officers had to scramble to try to fix this huge gap in the ship to try to prevent it from sinking. Yeah, its a horrible scenario. We train to it all the time, but theres really nothing that can prepare you for the sheer shock and terror of icing sea water pouring in through your hull. Thats all that protects you and the ship from shinking, so youve got to take immediate action to rescue the ship. You have to isolate watertight compartments, close watertight doors. The ship has three electrical generators. I understand two of them were knocked down, so one generator is operating the sea pumps to pump the water out of those spa spaces to keep the ship in positive buoyancy and keep it afloat. You can prepare and train for it all you want, but until youre thrown into that situation, theres no way to describe the sheer terror. Now, as an aviator, ive had close mishaps myself. Any pilot whos flown long enough in the military knows what its like to face death and nothing can prepare you for it and you can just hope your training comes through at that time. In this case, clearly the crew of this ship was well trained and performed admirably in response to this mishap. Thank you very much for joining us. Happy fathers day. Thank you. A tragic shooting turns into a rare moment of unity on capitol hill, but will that translate into cooperation for congress . Well speak with congressman Brad Wenstrup live next. 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Ive been kept apprised of his condition, but i have advised members and the public in general, pray for steve, but its not really wise to try and go visit him and things like that at this time. What he needs more than anything is to be with his family, have the opportunity to rest and undergo the treatments that he has to undergo. I knew when it happened at the time, especially when i didnt find an exit wound, that he was badly injured. These types of things require multiple surgeries. Its usually not just one thing that you fix. And so, theyve been going through the stages. I think theyre doing it by the book, and were seeing him getting better. So sorry for what you all went through. I want to read from your cnn. Com opinion piece, ive never expected a baseball field in america to feel like being back in a combat zone, but wednesday morning, it did. You would know, of course, because youre an iraq war veteran. So, for you it felt like a combat situation . It really did, except i didnt have armor or a weapon myself, and i didnt have the infantry with me, but we did have the Capitol Police, who did an outstanding job, tremendous bravery. This man was calculated. He knew what he wanted to do. He knew how to pin us down. I believe he had been there before. Weve heard he had been in the area for a couple of months, and so, he knew where the only exit to the ball field was, and it seemed like he had a mission to carry out. And fortunately for all of us, we are fortunate that he did not succeed to the level that he might have been able to if the Capitol Police were not there. Right, and they were there because scalise, of course, is a member of the Leadership Team in the house, but the rest of you dont have a security detail. Do you think that policy should change . I think everyones going to be thinking about that, especially when its pretty well known what youre going to be doing and how many members are going to be together. Certainly when we do travel in large numbers, we do have security with us, but for this, its early morning, baseball practice. I dont think it was considered, but i think it will be in the future. Now, you also wrote in this op ed, as we passionately debate policy and argue our ideas, we need to hold on to our humanity, we need to rediscover the lost art of civil disagreement, the ability to hold opposing viewpoints without resorting to hate. So, how do we do that . How do we as a society mend the bitter divide, the hostile political discourse in this country . I think its going to have to start with each and every one of us, because i think today the problem exists with certainly politicians themselves, with the news media, with the social media, and with individuals and groups. Im afraid that too much of this type of behavior has become a new normal, and that is not good for us. I also wrote another piece, ironically, about two weeks ago, called united we stand, divided we fall, and i think its an american nation, weve lost so much of our sense of community. We have more in common than we have apart. Were supposed to debate policy. Lets do that. But we dont have to do it with all the hate. I can only begin to tell you a little bit about the threats that members of congress are getting today that are just appalling. And its really a shame that people that decide to serve their country have to go through that. Are you getting threats yourself . We have gotten threats. People put them out on facebook, and some are followed up, some are not. When we were in session the other day, it was a topic of conversation within our conference, and some people revealed the threats that they have received. And so, when we get them, we usually report them to the sergeant of arms, and there may be investigations that follow, but i think thats probably happening on both sides of the aisle, but certainly, i can promise you, its happening on our side of the aisle today. What are you going to commit to right now, to starting the trend towards being more bipartisan and trying to heal the divide that is there, that exists . Well, i think ill keep doing what i have been doing, you know . I came to washington to be a statesman. I never intended to be in politics, if you will. Im a doctor and im a soldier, and this came along just because i felt i may have something to offer with the experiences that ive had in life. I have great relationships with people on both sides of the aisle. We dont always agree, but that doesnt mean that we dislike each other and go after each other with extreme rhetoric. And so, im going to continue to do the things i do. Well point out policy differences. I may be even more careful about that as i go forward, but i think its important that we debate policy, but theres no reason for us to be going after each other. At this point, i would suggest that we dont point blame. I heard one leader say, well, this all started when republicans tried to impeach bill clinton. That does not help us at this time. We have got to each look within ourselves and and some of your republican colleagues have also pointed fingers at democrats as well. Sure. No, im not saying they havent, and so, dont take it as that. But im just saying, that does not help. No. And i think we have to look at how were going to move forward and forget all that stuff that happened in the past and really take a good, close look. You know, Pope John Paul ii spoke about the freedom we enjoy in america, and its in that piece, too, what he had to say to americans about the freedoms, and he said, freedom consists not in doing what you will but having the right to do what you ought. 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No word yet on whether they are twin boys, girls, or maybe one of each, but beyonces dad confirmed the news on twitter earlier today, saying theyre here happy birthday to the twins, love granddad. Congrats to mom, dad and big sister, blue ivy. Staying with the theme of celebrities, comedian seth meyers. Is he responsible for trumps president ial run . Cnn money media reporter frank plata sat down with the latenight host and asked him just that. When you hosted the White House Correspondents dinner back in 2011, you made a joke that some would say spurred on donald trump to run for president. Donald trump has been saying that he will run for president as a republican, which is surprising, since i just assumed he was running as a joke. How do you feel about that joke now . I want to make it very clear, i still very much enjoyed that evening. Its weird that people have made that case that that is what spurred him to run, but ive always made it clear that i would have been more angry had i said less. You famously banned, quote, i say banned, trump from the show. As long as the Washington Post is banned from trump rallies, he is banned from appearing on our show, a show which i should add, he has never expressed any interest in appearing on. Lets say one day trump just feels like coming on late night with seth meyers. Right. What is the first question out of your mouth . Why did you think this job would be easy . Because that is striking to me, because no one who ever did it said it was easy. Trust in medias kind of at an alltime low. A lot of of people dont trust the media. No, they dont. Is there a place for comedians and latenight hosts like yourself to fill that void . I still think i would trust a journalist over a comedian. With that said, you know, i think comedians are very well equipped to deal with the trump administration, because theyve sort of eroded all of the sort of values of communication that we were used to for president s. And so, journalists are sort of at a loss, i feel like sometimes, to call it what it is, whereas comedians are in a much better fleiss do that. We can call a lie a lie a lot faster than journalists do. Frank polatas with us now. Great interview. Thank you. Do you think seventh meyers feels more responsible than he let on . No. Theres no regret there, not saying he should have regret, but he said he would have been more regrettable if he didnt say what he said. I asked if he missed his old life before trump and he says trumps always been kind of a looming cloud, to paraphrase james comey i think a little bit is what meyers is doing. Hes always been part of his life. So hes been thinking about him. Yeah, and hes been asked about him constantly since that night, so i dont think theres any hesitation looking back, but i think hes happy doing what he did. You talked about the ban, the president s ban of trump when he was a candidate. Do you think he would have him on now . I think 100 . I mean, seth is very good at talking to power. Hes one of the best in late night. Him and colbert i would say are the best not only comedians in late night, but political satirists. I think 100 he would have him on. Hed devote the whole show to him. He has the segments that become a staple of his show. Does he feel comedians have a responsibility to hold those in washington accountable . I think what he said is best, that they can call a lie a lie a lot faster than journalists people. We have to be more objective than a comedian has to, so i think there is more responsibility, but ultimately, his first and foremost thing to do on late night is to be funny and to bring in a big audience with laughter. You also asked him who his political dream guest would be. Right, and he said, surprising to me, it the in other news donald trump. Its actually sean spicer. Sean spicer he is fascinated by sean spicer. Who isnt . The thing thats most fascinating to him is the 15 minutes before he goes to the podium where hes whiteknuckling. Thats what seth says, because he doesnt know, the story could have changed. And seth has breaking news at the last second, sean spicer does that for a living, so thats why seths so fascinated by it. Maybe sean spicers watching. Frank, thank you. Thank you. Well, can Democrat Johnsa flip the six on tuesday or will karen handel keep the seat in republican hands . 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With more than 50 million spent between the candidates, their parties and super pacs, tuesdays election in volunteers for karen handle and Democrat John are pulling out all the stops this weekend to get out the vote and n. District six. They have the latest on this hotly contested race. In this election with the stakes so high, theres no excuse not to be out there. And making our voices heard. Locked in a dead heat, volunteers and staffers for 30yearold political newcomer Democrat John awsaw and republican karen handle are making their final push to get votes in georgias sixth congressional district. I flif d. C. Now. I grew up in the district and i took in the bus ride to make sure i was back and canvassing. Reporter its being called the most expensive house race in u. S. History. With more than 25 million spent. I saw a stat the other day that Something Like three times the number of donors for john awsaf came out of san francisco. You know where most of my donors are from, yall . You. Reporter theres been no lack of drama. Both camps exchanged jabs in the final stretch. Anonymous threats of violence aimed at both candidates add moored stress to the campaigns. It is getting ugly. We had a great event the other night. A lot of us were hanging out just really kind of celebrating our time and representing john and we walked through a very hostile crowd. I had my 3yearold on my back and people were screaming at us. Flipping us the bird. Reporter the stakes are high for both democrats and republicans. Tuesdays result could foreshadow the 2018 national midterms. I think this is almost like a referendum for trump. I think her getting elected is going to validate the presidency even more and this wasnt just something doing on a whim. That there is actually a base that is remaining loyal to the gop. Politics are local fwhut race has national implications. The get out the vote effort this weekend in high gear for both camps. Here at johns field office in the Sandy Springs suburb of atlanta, they launch tleed different groups of folks canvassing the area throughout the course of this day. Yesterday alone the supporters knock ond 80,000 doors. Now karen handles campaign, theyre doing the same hard work. The spoekdz person for the state gop office says by tuesday they will have knocked on 275,000 doors. Those are numbers only seen in georgia in a statewide election, anna. And with early turnout numbers, more than double what they saw in the april race for this seat, both camps feel like the universe theyre working in this weekend to get out the vote smaller and more tagted. Kaly, thank you. Coming up, we return to our breaking news for the very first time the u. S. Military shot down a syrian warplane. An update straight ahead. But first, wall street looks overseas for some big news. That could shake global markets. We have more on that in this weeks before the bell. Christine . Hi, an yachlt one major wall street event this week actually takes place overseas. Brexit talks begin in the uk on monday. The stock market held steady after this months election wiped out prime ministerter ease why mays parliamentary majority. Shes been pushing a hard line exit strategy. But now all of that is uncertain. So investors are focused on the talks for any indication whast economic fallout might be. Both in the European Union and around the world. Also in the uk, a decision is due on whether regulators will approve the 21st century purchase of sky news. Investigators will decide if the company is fit and proper to buy sky amid allegations of sexual harassment. Several tech leaders head together white house for a summit this week. Big name ceos are expected to attend including apples tim cook, jeff base yoes. Eric schmitt will also reportedly attend. You will not see the tesla ceo. 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Whats in your wallet . Youre in the cnn newsroom. Were in new york. Hello on this sunday. We begin this hour following breaking news and its from the war against isis. The United States military leading the coalition in the skies over syria has shot down a warplane there. This is a first. American military fighter jets shooting down a syrian bomber over syrian territory. It happened here near the city of raqqah. The isis strong hold in northern syria. Our Global Affairs correspond is us with. Tell us what happened and how significant this is in the war against isis. Anna, about 4 30 p. M. Local time, a syrian pro Regime Forces started attacking the u. S. And coalition backed Syrian Democratic forces who were making an advance on raqqah. The last strong hold. The u. S. Made a show of force to kind of scare in essence the pro regime force as way by flying low at a very slow speed. The u. S. Called out t