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Im the one that did it. im the one that knows more about it than you people. >> president trump boasting about his syria strategy with a fragile cease-fire there, set to expire in a matter of hours. lawmakers get ready to hear from what might be the most important impeachment witness yet. you people with this phony emoluments clause. >> the president dismisses part of the constitution as phony. facebook says russian trolls are back and prepared to battle in the 2020 election. good morning,...

True. the u.s. never promised to ever protect the kurds. but many thought it would end in the more managed fashion. there were 28 troops pulled back. they were not about to be obliterated by advancing armyie. after the past 48 hours, were seeing troops rallying and leaving a different syria behind them. certainly in the meeting at sochi, that we will see today, between russia and turkey, maybe a peace can be oranged by moscow, who backs the regime, the new alley of the kurds here. there may be t...

Isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didnt think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. he said there were 28 troops on the border anyway. but theyre staying in the middle east. nick paton walsh will look at some of the presidents claims. >> reporter: in that rambling statement from president trump, there were many things that didnt strike true with reality here. the u.s. never said they would protect the kurds forever. but many thought it wo...

President trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didnt think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. he said there were 28 troops on t the border anyway. but theyre staying in the midd...

Through l.a., between the lakers and the clippers. that will be a fun one to watch. >> a bummer about zion. we last patrick mahomes for a few weeks. tonight will be fun. andy, enjoy the world series. whats coming up? the final hours of a fragile cease-fire in syria, with vladimir putin set to discuss the crisis with turkeys leader later this morning. we have a live report for you from russia, next. er goldi knows to never compromise. too shabby! too much! too perfect! i can rent this? for that...

Has been cleared of the syrian/kurdish fighters. what happens next? well, the united states is not going to have much say in it. it will be decided by president erdogan and vladimir putin, when they meet later on today in sochi. weve seen forces moving after the syrian kurds turned to them, asking for support. they moved into a lot of areas of the safe zone. key parts forrer t turkey. it is down to russia and turkey to decide what happens in syria. >> all paths lead to putin. president trump i...

They dont have mitt romney in miles an hour midst. they dont have anybody like that. you never see them break off. >> this comes at a critical time for president trump, as hes hearing from presidents on the decisions to ukraine -- withdraw troops from syria. a position that he abandoned over the weekend. the president is hearing the criticism and the splintering of his own party. and some of the voices are what he needs to most to stave off any forward movement of the impeachment inquiry at the ...

Scheduled to meet in a matter of hours. turkey calls all forces terrorists. and erdogan says he is ready to take necessary further steps. freddie pleitgen joins us now. >> reporter: both leaders are aware of the fact that president trump has taken the united states out of the equation, as far as that is concerned, by abandoning the kurds, as well. president trump pulled the forces back out and abandoned the u.s. allies. he has moved the russian forces and the syrian government forces up to the b...

Decisions to ukraine -- withdraw troops from syria. a position that he abandoned over the weekend. the president is hearing the criticism and the splintering of his own party. and some of the voices are what he needs to work to leave. bill taylor, the top diplomat for ukraine, scheduled to testify before investigators today. that could be a pivotal moment before the white house. >> thanks so much for that. house republicans have blocked a count to censure adam schiff. another accused schiff of...

But two things they have -- theyre vicious and they stick together. they dont have mitt romney in miles an hour midst. they dont have anybody like that. you never see them break off. >> this comes at a critical time for president trump, as hes hearing from presidents on the decisions to ukraine -- withdraw troops from syria. a position that he abandoned over the weekend. the president is hearing the criticism and the splintering of his own party. and some of the voices are what he needs to most ...