third gop presidential debate. new air strikes in the syria, u.s. officials calling it a move in self-defense against iran. but also raising questions are u.s. deterrent efforts working? this. lights, camera, action, a deal to end the months long actor strike. so when will your favorite shows be back on the air? this i m john berman with sara sidner and kate bolduan. this is cnn news central. tick tick tick, the clock ticking for republican presidential hopefuls to make an impact in a race dominated by the front runner former president donald trump. five candidates took the debate stage last night and things got really nasty. they clashed over everything from abortion to foreign policy. trump, though, wasn t there. instead he held his own rally trying to get eyeballs a few miles away. but that didn t stop his republican rivals from finally going after him. i ll say this about donald trump. anybody who s going to be spending the next year and a half of their life foc