i just spoke to president erdogan of turkey. we re doing very, very well with turkey. there s a cease-fire or a pause or whatever you want to call it. there was some sniper fire this morning. there was mortar fire this morning that was eliminated quickly. and they re back to the full pause. martha: that s president trump today defending the united states broker the cease-fire agreement with turkey earlier in the oval office today. there are obviously new concerns about what s going on there on the ground as senate majority leader mitch mcconnell penned this blistering op-ed late today with drawing from syria is a grave mistake. the combination of a u.s. pullback and the escalating turkish occurreddish hostilities is creating a strategic nightmare for our country writes the majority leader. foreign correspondent trey yingst is live in turkey tonight with the very latest on the ground there good evening, trey. good evening, martha.