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The situation in syria right now? >> i never would have turned this countrys back on our allies because not only does it dishonor our commitment to the kurds who, as you know, have fought on our behalf and significantly reduced the number of u.s. service members we needed to have in syria because theyre willing to do so much on our part. i would never allow a treaty ally like turkey to go against one of our allies on the ground, of russia, of assad, of isis, which is exactly whats happened. this...

This is coming in the same week when trump attempted to have the g7 at doral before pulling it back. i mean, you know, talk about a quid pro quo. this entire presidency has been about, you know, a quid pro cash flow. generating funds for his properties in scotland, ireland, turkey, in miami, mar-a-lago, new york and washington. so its -- shall we say, a little bit lacking in self-awareness. >> let me read you a statement from donald trump jr.s spokesperson saying that claims that don is being hy...

Behind me, ras al ain to the hospital which was in desperate need of additional supplies and help. and to evacuate several dozen of the wounded. also we understand from volunteers that among the wounded were wounded kurdish fighters. the convoy has also successfully now left the city as well. and that is seen as a good thing as part of the cease-fire agreement that was brokered by the united states. sort of the outstanding question of the day at the moment is are kurdish fighters within the city...

Mission as we sort through the next steps. >> new overnight defense secretary mark esper, as you just heard, now saying a thousand u.s. troops previously stationed along syrias northern border will be redeployed to western iraq to fight istlis. espers announcement comes amid clashes along the syrian border, despite a u.s.-brokered cease-fire as the americans are calling it announced by mike pence on thursday. joining me is nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin live on the northern part of the t...

That are operating in this region? there was a lot of concern from kurdish sources that they might try and prevent an evacuation. those turkish-backed militia having elements of isis and al qaeda. former isis and al qaeda elements, according to u.s. sources. its unclear at this point just how much control turkey has over those elements that are operating in this area. so all those questions are outstanding at this point. its past 5:00 p.m. we are checking with our sources, but its really seen as...

Mind turkey as a whole and the other governments as a whole are not. anti kurdish in the sense that they are against the kurdish people there is people kurdish people who would welcome the news to come and there is towards inside turkey that are for out of that he is fighting the the kurdish organizations so lets i want to remind you i want to remind our viewers the hell things were just a year ago in the arms of the u.s. president heres what he said last summer well we do get along great with t...

The other, the head of the meet department, katani. both of whom were relieved of their positions but not charged with any crime, unlike a number of the other alleged conspirators who are under investigation and murder charges inside saudi arabia. the turks saying that they ought to hand over all of those suspects so they could face the music inside turkey. and this happen iing at a time when saudi arabia can ill afford a toxic reputation. and theres nothing more toxic for the reputation of saud...

The rest of europe. >> ian lee outside buckingham palace. thanks so much, ian. next, new people detained in connections to the assassination of the russian ambassador to turkey. a new video of the chilling moments just before the killer fired the shots. plus, breaking news. russia now says that nearly all dialogue with the united states is "frozen." whats the message behind that? and -- president-elect donald trump talking about the election that he won. saying his electoral college win was ...

Russian ambassador to turkey. the turkish police officer who killed diplomat aundndrey karlo. he showed official police i.d. and was allowed to pass through. in this new video you can see the assassin standing right behind the ambassador for several minutes before he ultimately pulls out the gun. he looks like maybe he could be part of the ambassadors staff. perhaps someone from the gallery, but moments later, everyone would come to learn that was not the case at all. nic robertson spoke to the ...

Donald trump aides now tell us he is receiving his classified presidential daily briefing today which is interesting because they would not tell us yesterday whether he did receive it following the terror attacks that happened in berlin as well as inside turkey. the president-elect this morning still finding time to tweet about the electoral college writing, campaigning to win the electoral college is much more difficult and sophisticated than the popular vote. hillary clinton focused on the wro...