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organization. but this just shows you how deep it is going between really russia and turkey, and now you have syria joining this conflict. ian lee reporting live from istanbul, turkey, this morning. the next hour of cnn newsroom after a break. i m only in my 60 s. i ve got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn t pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan.
gain some ground in the coming months and try to give the democratic nominee, which we believe will be hillary clinton, for the time being, you know, can someone give him a run for give her, actually, a run for her money come november? all right, m.j. lee reporting for us this morning, thank you. many political observers, though, say ted cruz is actually the man to watch. he is the stealth candidate and a smart one. it wasn t long ago these clips started showing up online. that s cruz s kids and his wife. they re fighting to say grace before dinner. dear jesus, thank you for the food. thank you for the day. thank you for my family. thank you for my friends. thank you for my puppy, amen. amen. cruz also has a good ground game going on in iowa, appealing to evangelicals. rick tyler is with the cruz campaign. rick joins me live now. welco welcome, rick. good morning, carol. thanks for being here. we have to talk about donald trump first. he s at 27% in this latest poll.
business across borders. it s also going to hurt turks who try to get jobs inside russia, but also hitting the tourism sector very hard. about 4 million russians come here a year. about $3 billion, totaling, in that sector of the tourism industry. without that money, these sanctions could get millions and billions of dollars. it doesn t look like either leader is going to back down. both are looking for an apology. ian lee reporting from turkey staying on top of the latest developments of the tensions between the leaders of turkey and russia. an unsettling mystery on japan s shores. at least eight wooden boats have been found, each carrying a gruesome cargo. back in a moment.
interesting. this is from pieces of metal found in the body, potentially shrapnel from an explosion. now, the theory is right now that an explosion may have taken place on this plane. now, they don t know if it was from an engine or from a bomb exploding. but they re also looking at the tail that they found three miles away. the tail itself had no indications that there was an explosion. they had no scorch marks. so that is also helping investigators. but it s really right now egyptian officials are still downplaying and russian officials downplaying a terrorist threat. that being said, russian red wings airlines has said that they re going to put security personnel and reinforced cabin doors on all flights to egyptian resorts. all right. ian lee reporting live from egypt this morning. thank you. checking some other top stories for you at 17 minutes past. an investigation now under way in south sudan after a russian