Lead the pack. Our correspondence here to talk to us about the contenders. Our correspondent is here to talk about the contenders. The syrian army says it is on the brink of victory in aleppo. Syrias ally russia says the former rebel stronghold is now back under government control. A combination of a government offensive to recapture serious major city. Syrias major city. The territory held by rebels is down to a fraction of what they controlled originally. Very soon you will see and green the area controlled by rebels completely surrounded by progovernment troops. This troops being backed up by russian airpower. A rebel air pocket is being cut off to the west. It may be a matter of hours for aleppo falls completely. While moscow sees this as a victory, some russians are beginning to ask about the countrys intentions in syria. In its Weekly Current Affairs show, it was announced that the liberation of aleppo is imminent. He said russian soldiers were now providing food and water to syr
Our correspondent is here to talk about the contenders. The syrian army says it is on the brink of victory in aleppo. Syrias ally russia says the former rebel stronghold is now back under government control. A combination of a government offensive to recapture serious major city. Syrias major city. The territory held by rebels is down to a fraction of what they controlled originally. Very soon you will see and green the area controlled by rebels completely surrounded by progovernment troops. This troops being backed up by russian airpower. A rebel air pocket is being cut off to the west. It may be a matter of hours for aleppo falls completely. While moscow sees this as a victory, some russians are beginning to ask about the countrys intentions in syria. In its Weekly Current Affairs show, it was announced that the liberation of aleppo is imminent. He said russian soldiers were now providing food and water to syrians who had until recently been used as human shields. Russian political S
Day of their vacation yesterday. It lasted through the afternoon. It lasted into the evening and it lasted into those very late night hours. By the end, there were tensions and there were confrontations on the floor. This was even one member who suggested that the president of the United States ought to be placed in handcuffs. One of those bills that had congress approving 225 million for israels Missile Defense system, thus allowing israel to restock its iron dome Defense System which is responsible for shooting down dozens of rockets during the 3 1 2 week long war. The bill goes to president obama who is going to sign it he said in a press conference yesterday that the Missile Defense system is a way the u. S. Can help, quote, to make sure that israel is able to protect to its citizens. Then there was the marquee showdown of the night. Two bills authored by republicans to deal with the border crisis. Two bills that republicans had wanted to pass on thursday but that they ended up hav
The u. S. Impeachment inquiry. More on the key witnesses we expect to hear from and what they are testimony could mean. Thank you for joining us. Our top story comes from hong kong, which has seen clashes between protesters and police for months, but the past several hours have been especially violent. Were learning a man who confronted protesters was douse ed with the flamable liquid and set on fire. The video is incredibly graphic and has been shared on social media. Hospital Authorities Say they are treating a man with burns in critical condition. That incident emerged after another Police Officer shot a protester. Were about to show you that shooting, but we warn you that is also graphic. Were told the protester survived the shooting and is now in a hospital in critical condition. For more, lets go to cnns will ripley live in hong kong for us out on the streets for us. Its just unbelievable how this is becoming more and more dangerous and violent. Reporter it is, natalie. Im not we
President of the United States to efforts to shake down ukraine, to force them into investigations that could help him politically here at home. The testimony devastating to the president. But in the week ahead, were going to hear from three of the most important witnesses answering questions on live tv with millions of people across this country hanging on every single word. First we have bill taylor, a top diplomat in the ukraine. We have state Department Official george kent. And former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. What they say will be crucial to the investigation and to the democrats efforts to connect the dots and convince the American People that the president s conduct is impeachable. One House Democrat leadership aide telling cnn, they have to start strong, saying, quote, the first hearing has got to be a blockbuster. Were going to get into all of that tonight. First, heres Alex Marquardt with where we stand in the investigation right now. The committee ought to release the e