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>> exactly, john. the russian ambassador was probably one of the most protected diplomats in the country. he had turkish protection, he had kgb protection as well. ive heard that that guy who shot him may have even been part of that detail. thats not been confirmed. but we have to consider here what i think is very worrisome for the turks is this was a spontaneous act, and if turkish security cant be relied upon to protect the russian ambassador, how can erdogan, the president, rely on his own s...

Build on moving forward. now that the russian ambassador has been shot and we just got word that hes in critical condition, being treated in hospital, the question becomes now not just what happens in turkey but how does this affect everything thats playing out in syria. because if it was one of these groups, for example, isis that has a presence in syria or one of the al qaeda groups that has a presence in syria, the question becomes not just what happens in turkey but the connection and the do...

Milita militant, was giving her husband a fist jab, probably the movie innocuous thing one could have done at that time but labeled a fist jab, a microcosm of the criticism directed at her, dispassionate observers look at it and agree, giving someone a fist jab does not make you a terrorist and thats an unfair criticism of her. she had to endure. there are many other examples of that. >> michelle obama speaking out with oprah winfrey. abby phillips, thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you...

Syria. russia of course supporting the assad regime in that country. turkey has been supportive of the rebels, although turkey has different interests as well with some of the kurdish fighters that have been fighting the syrian regime. we did get pictures just a short time ago from cnn turk of the attack on the russian ambassador to this country right now. do we have muhammed lila? cnns muhammed lila is on the border between turkey and syria. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we understan...

Akbar and the transition, do not forget aleppo. do not forget syria. do not forget aleppo. do not forget syria. obviously, russia intimately involved what is happening inside syria flight and turkey as well and there are forces inside syria, inside turkey not at all in line with whats going on. so, again, we do not know exactly the identity of who carried out this attack. that person said to be neutralized. whether he was shot and killed or in custody, we do not know that either. what we do know...

Clarissa ward joins us from moscow. november of 2015, turkey shot down a russian plane on the turkish syria border. it was an su-24 fighter jet. there have been tensions over the last several years, not to mention going back decades between turkey and russia but as muhammed said, of late the two nations had been negotiating on these cease-fire attempts in aleppo. >> reporter: no, its extraordinary how much the relationship between turkey and russia has improved since the shooting down of that pl...

Pulled out from performing there because of house bill 2. we should mention the ncaa which hosts some games, championship games there in charlotte and in the state, they decide what they are going to do for the next six years in march so many people, they are telling us the gop leadership desperate to get house bill 2 repealed before that happened. we will keep an eye on this and try to get you more details as they develop. big breaking news this morning. >> nick valencia, thanks so much. we h...

Weeks there have been several big ones. of course, none of them have targeted foreign dignitaries, let alone someone of such a high status at the ambassador level. its unclear how russia or turkey will respond. we are awaiting an official claim of responsibility for who was behind this very deadly brazen attack. >> there has been a great deal of tension between turkey and russia over the last 12 months over the war in syria, right, with planes being shot at, apologies being made, and of course, ...

All right. we have breaking news in to cnn. i do want to warn you, the pictures we are about to show are very very disturbing. we are getting word of an attack on the russian ambassador to turkey. he was shot while at an art exhibition in the capital of ankara. again, this happened in ankara. i believe we have pictures. if we do have pictures of this scene, can we put them up so viewers can see? theres a map showing you where ankara is. ankara of course, the capital of turkey right now. we are g...

Moscow tomorrow that russia and iran and also turkey are taking part in as part of ongoing efforts to bring about an end to the syrian civil war. turkeys foreign minister is expected to attend that. certainly the relationship had made some dramatic strides just in the last six months, really, particularly i would say since the failed coup attempt against erdogan earlier this summer. we are getting a little bit more information about the ambassador who was shot. we know that his career began in 1...