Breakdown of humanitarian cease fire between the governor bashar assad and western bag rebel groups. Both sides blame the other for renewed violence. Look at that city. The United Nations called the city there a complete meltdown of humanity. Assad forces are backed up by russia and iran, of course, and the u. N. Alleged more have been shot by forces. There are bodies in the streets. They have holed up in the eastern side of the city, but tens of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped along with them. Nbcs bill mealy has the latest. Bill . Reporter good evening, chris. Its been said in the past in the middle of cease fire deals that before the ink is dry, the cease fire has collapsed. That appears to be the case in aleppo. Last night we understood there was a deal brokered by russia and turkey that would allow hundreds, if not thousands, of people, including rebels and their families, to get on buses and leave the city. Those buses were lined up at dawn this morning, but as t
The United Nations called the city there a complete meltdown of humanity. Assad forces are backed up by russia and iran, of course, and the u. N. Alleged more have been shot by forces. There are bodies in the streets. They have holed up in the eastern side of the city, but tens of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped along with them. Nbcs bill mealy has the latest. Bill . Reporter good evening, chris. Its been said in the past in the middle of cease fire deals that before the ink is dry, the cease fire has collapsed. That appears to be the case in aleppo. Last night we understood there was a deal brokered by russia and turkey that would allow hundreds, if not thousands, of people, including rebels and their families, to get on buses and leave the city. Those buses were lined up at dawn this morning, but as the sun rose, the cease fire deal collapsed. There was shooting, then shelling. Many of the people who thought they would get out had to scatter and run for their lives.
Officials tell cnn it could not have happened unless it went up that high. President trump who floated that rogue killer theory says this is another case of guilty until proven innocent. Mike pompeo wrapped up his Fact Finding Mission today after stops in turkey, which is investigating khashoggis fate and saudi arabia. Lets get to the turkish capital. Tell us the latest on the investigation today. So many of those details coming from turkish officials. What are they saying about what theyre finding . So there appears to be some progress, perhaps, today, jim. An inching forward if you like. Were hearing some saudis are now at the console generals residence. Turkish officials, you may remember, have been trying to get inside for more than two weeks. They were allowed to search the consulate. They havent yet. But there is a sense of movement outside the residence that potentially it could be imminent that, in fact, turkish authorities, investigators would be allowed to get inside. That wo
Worried that that one little piece of braggadocio is the one piece that gets somebody in trouble down the road. He also talked about the fact that they knew that al bagdadi kept changing his travel plants, which would also suggest some insider information. Well, that may not be inside information, once they knew where he was, they can observe travel patterns. Thats just good operational security. That to me says exactly why he survived as long as he has. Remember, we thought we had got him once before, he was injured, he nursed himself back to health, and then he travels in fits and starts. We knew he was likely at some point in his life, he slept with a vest for years because he knew something was going to happen. This is what somebody does who wants to make sure they dont end up in a raid by special american forces. General clapper, you may have been on his mind to a degree as well, given the fact that President Trump at least twice during that press conference slammed what the Intel
He died like a dog. He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place. In often vivid terms the president confirmed in a Morning White House address that u. S. Special operators including delta force carried out a highwire raid in northwest syria. He died after running into a dead end tunnel wimpering and crying and screaming all the way. He dragged three of his Young Children with him. They were led to certain death. He reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. He ignited his vest killing himself and the three children. His body was mutilated by the blast. The president said a Lab Technician on the raid team proved it was albaghdadi and that dna test results were immediate and positive. The raid included positive intelligence. We have a lot of news to get to including the explosive testimony from ambassador bill taylor. Ahead of the president s remarks this morning i spoke with mark esper about the raid. Lets start with the president s announcement. What can