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Shrinking. we have cnns senior international correspondent fred pleitgen is reporting from the incredibly dangerous front lines of aleppo. >> driving through a destroyed wasteland, that until recently was one of the main battlegrounds in syria. aleppos hanano district was in rebel hands until last week when government forces moved in with crushing firepower. a 13-year-old shows me where a rocket landed next to his house, and describes the fear he felt. we were very, very frightened he says. norm...

The shift in momentum in favor of the syrian military and also the boost in morale that many of their soldiers have gotten. troops loyal to syrian president bashar al assad tell us they believe they could capture all of aleppo, syrias most important battleground, very soon. the rebel headquarters was right here, he says, so the loss of this district was a big blow to them. you can see how our shelling is pounding them. that shows that their morale is collapsing. rebels left behind a makeshift ca...

Is there any sense on the ground that when this is over, when the fighting stops, that theres any life there for them? >> well, you know, i think thats going to be very difficult. and we were speaking to these children and it really is quite sad to see the state that theyre in right now. they have absolutely nothing all their belongings have been destroyed. and theyve also been really traumati traumatized. a lot of them really are scared. theyre jumpy every time they hear mortars go off, which s...

Msnbc or fox? >> they need it. they need it because were eating their lunch on a daily basis. >> you take my point. you take my point. how would they feel? every time you intervene in the marketplace, the other side says what about me? wheres my side of the equation? its a dodgy road to go down. >> what about the families who just had their bacon saved by donald trump? >> its a great public relations victory for trump. no question. >> greg, richard, sorry to get you so exercised at this time of ...

Tweet. last message, under heavy bombardment now. cant be alive anymore. when we die, k 200,000 still inside. bye. fatemah tweeted. an air strike destroyed their home. banas familiar face covered in dust, clearly shell-shocked, now homeless. theres nothing left to, said, she told us afterwards. the whole world watched and was silent. others like this 31-year-old english teacher were inspired by this family. >> this is bana from inside aleppo. >> reporter: he tweeted, he, too, hoped the world wou...

Press, still photographers and radio. >> if donald trump were to come to the white house tomorrow to meet with the president, the outgoing president of the united states, would there be a pool on his plane? >> right now there would not be a pool on his plane, but we would to have one. we insist on having one and thats a top criteria for us. >> jeff mason, thanks for all the good work youre doing. >> thanks. >> im biased, because like you, im a former white house correspondent and i covered seven...

Based on everything youre hearing, youre seeing, whats happening now? >> reporter: weve been talking to people inside eastern aleppo, wolf, where a quarter of a million civilians and some 8,000 rebels are surrounded by the syrian regime. theres also a russian flotilla warships off the syrian coast to support what is expected to be perhaps a final push on this rebel-held area of aleppo. it could be a very difficult situation for the people who are still inside that city. theres been a month-long ...

For greater military intervention inside syria. there are messy options for greater humanitarian aid inside aleppo. you have a casserole of lousy choice that is the obama administration is facing. the truth is no one expects anybody to decide on greater military action. its secretary kerry and sam power against the rest of the administration in terms of arguing for it. >> we have secretary kerry already exposed by the hidden microphone moment where he was meeting in i think the dutch u.n. missio...

Inside aleppo, syria. so rare to get that inside perspective from inside the country. pa rack, we thank you very much. well continue to watch baraks reporting from inside the country and give us an idea whats really happening on the ground there. jon: some of those images so sering. north koreas latest rocket launch sparking new fears of another nuclear test from that country. well tell you more about what has the world worried just ahead. plus, some wild video as a truck hits a scooter and ru...

Newsroom, we have a phoner from aleppo, syria. a friend of the show, weve talked to him before when he came back stateside is in aleppo right now, and hes going to tell us a little bit about whats happening on the ground. barak, can you describe whats happening in that city? >> basically, the rebels hold part of the city, and the regime holds the other part of the city, and the regime shells -- [inaudible] you hear jets in the sky. and its very, very difficult right now for the civilians to lead...