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By TODD J. TRANUM President and CEO of the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce & Executive Director of the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier As more and more New Yorkers are being vaccinated for COVID-19, the state is loosening some restrictions on public gatherings and preparing to open arts and entertainment venues at limited capacity. However, we all must continue to follow safety protocols if we are to protect our businesses and communities as a whole. Starting March 22, resi...

History. this one here as president trump comes becomes the first commander in chief to ever enter north korea. >> he asked would you like to do that. i said it would be my honor. >> now, the president is waking up back here in washington facing more criticism and more questions. could his administration abandon its demand that north korea get rid of all of its nukes and could a fourth face-to-face be in the works? ? . >> i would invite him right now to the white house. right now. >> our team is...

Cease-fire. it is wrapping up its ground offensive in eastern ghouta and pounding this rebel-held enclave with shells and airstrikes. pro government troops captured the major town. it is just a matter of time before the forces seize the entire enclave. ian lee is tracking events from turkey. he is live from istanbul right now. ian, is there any way for civilians -- there are about 400,000 people living in eastern ghouta. is there any way for civilians to leave that area right now? >> well, cyril...

Against ghouta. the white house condemning the ongoing hit operations and accusing russia of targeting civilians as part of the brutal campaign. cnns jomana karadsheh tracking events for us. she is live from amman, jordan. the government line is these are terrorists. rooting out terrorists. the rest of the world saying these are civilians and families. >> reporter: this is always the regimes narrative, christine. they always maintained they will go after terrorist groups. that is the word they u...

Russia are targeting civilians. >> residents are fleeing the government assault. a u.n. ceasefire vote has failed to stop the bloodshed. and the world body says around 600 people have been killed since the offensive began last month. the u.n. hopes to deliver aid to the region this week. but syrias president is dismissing reports of a humanitarian disaster. >> continue to fight terrorism. we did not start now at ghouta. we started since day one fighting terrorism. we started in aleppo and homes....

In may. and gunshot gunshot co guatemala also coming out saying they will move their embassy too. >> he has a plan. thank you, ian lee. bashar al assad says the regime will keep up military attacks against goohouta. they claim it is a combat against terrorism. the white house condemning the military operations and accusing russia and regime as targeting civilians as part of the campaign. cnns jomana karadsheh tracking events for us. so many civilians caught in the crosshairs. >> reporter: that...

>> all right. chris beachum, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. now to what could be a diplomatic breakthrough in north korea. a high level delegation from south korea has left for pyongyang. now its led by south koreas national security chief and might put direct dialogue between the u.s. and north korea on the agenda. >> u.s. president donald trump said saturday north korea wanted to talk but added it would have to abandon its nuclear weapons first. here is how...

Horrors of war. cnn is tracking events in the region from her vantage point in jordan. jomana, the united nations voted for that ceasefire over the weekend, but syria ignored that and continued its bombardment in eastern syria. what impact is that having right now on civilians in the area? >> well, by all accounts, rosemary, the situation for civilians trapped in eastern ghouta, theyre estimated to be about 400,000 people in that rebel enclave. and this situation is catastrophic. theyre running ...

Purportedly shows the aftermath of one of those strikes. the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 100 children have been killed in the area over the last week. these children survived but still have to live with the horrors of war. cnns jomana karadsheh is tracking events in the region from jordan. for the very latest, she joins me now live from aman. jomana, good to see you. the united nations voted for that ceasefire over the weekend. but syria ignored that and continued its bomb...

Morning for whoever is supplying them with weapons. >> translator: regardless of who delivered that rocket system, it seems that they are walking hand in hand with terrorists and we will share it with all the world when it is confirmed. >> cnns ben wedeman is tracking events in syria from neighboring lebanon. he joins us live from beirut. ben, another story that weve been focusing on. i want to hear from you the latest information you might have on that russian war plane that was shot down satur...