there is another more controversial element. erdogan wants to take part. probably near half of the 6.5 syrian refugees who are currently sheltering within turkey and put them back into syria within this peace corridor. of course most of them are syrian arabs, not syrian kurds. that's why you keep hearing this ethnic cleansing being bantered around. >> we have several of my colleagues throughout the region. we will be checking in with them throughout the next couple hours. thank you very much, matt. appreciate the reporting. pete dominic is comedian and radio host. katie. and the host of the takeaway on public radio international. with us from washington covers the washington for "the daily beast". i will pivot to talk about the latest on the impeachment investigation. it is something president trump addressed at a big bearing of social conservatives in washington, d.c.