based on everything you re hearing, you re seeing, what s happening now? reporter: we ve been talking to people inside eastern aleppo, wolf, where a quarter of a million civilians and some 8,000 rebels are surrounded by the syrian regime. there s also a russian flotilla warships off the syrian coast to support what is expected to be perhaps a final push on this rebel-held area of aleppo. it could be a very difficult situation for the people who are still inside that city. there s been a month-long humanitarian pause. before that it was a month of relentless, really horrific bombing. 500 people were killed. there was one week when 96 children died in a single week during that bombing onslaught and citizens have told to prepare for the same, for these strategically focused bombing attacks. cnn s own reporting from inside aleppo has shown sometimes those bombs hits marketplaces, they ve hit hospitals and even schools. so, people are bracing themselves for the worse, what
for greater military intervention inside syria. there are messy options for greater humanitarian aid inside aleppo. you have a casserole of lousy choice that is the obama administration is facing. the truth is no one expects anybody to decide on greater military action. it s secretary kerry and sam power against the rest of the administration in terms of arguing for it. we have secretary kerry already exposed by the hidden microphone moment where he was meeting in i think the dutch u.n. mission meeting with syrian opposition leaders and acknowledged he s been arguing for military action and has no support. you have seen people inside the administration arguing for a to z and the obama administration said, look, the president said if you can t
inside aleppo, syria. so rare to get that inside perspective from inside the country. pa rack, we thank you very much. we ll continue to watch barak s reporting from inside the country and give us an idea what s really happening on the ground there. jon: some of those images so sering. north korea s latest rocket launch sparking new fears of another nuclear test from that country. we ll tell you more about what has the world worried just ahead. plus, some wild video as a truck hits a scooter and runs over the driver. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i m ensure clear. clear, huh? i m not juice or fancy water. i ve gotine grams of protein. that s three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach.
outside the country, but inside the country people are tired here in aleppo. they ve been fighting here for months. they don t have electricity, they don t have water. lots of people just want the fight to end. however, on the rebel side, the fighters side, there is some type of optimism. the momentum generated outside has boosted their spirit. but, again, there s a lot of fighting in different places throughout the city. jenna: right. it s so difficult to keep track of kids the country. how much danger are you in right now? well, it s very strange. it s very interesting because in some parts of the city there s no-go area. there s fighting there. if you walk down the streets, there s some sniping. but you walk about a quarter a mile, half mile from there, and regular and normal. little kids are playing soccer in the streets. people are fixing tires on cars in the garages. they re trying to keep their life normal and keep them from going insane. jenna: wow. barak joining us live fro
newsroom, we have a phoner from aleppo, syria. a friend of the show, we ve talked to him before when he came back stateside is in aleppo right now, and he s going to tell us a little bit about what s happening on the ground. barak, can you describe what s happening in that city? basically, the rebels hold part of the city, and the regime holds the other part of the city, and the regime shells [inaudible] you hear jets in the sky. and it s very, very difficult right now for the civilians to lead a regular life. one man told me today he [inaudible] 20 days. people respect having, able to get their basic supplies they need. some buildings are just flooded with water. jenna: barak, you say you ve talked to the rebels. can you tell us a little bit about who they are? well, there s a whole medley of rebels. you have some more islamist