support although interestingly so far the saudi have not gone public with their investigation. but at the moment, you know, we re trying to get more details on precisely what has happened and the damage that s been done. but absolutely raises tensions in a very tense region at the moment. absolutely, nic. thank you for that reporting. now to this important update. turkey says that as of this morning, more than 200 people have been killed. this is as turkish forces keep advancing into syria. kurdish fighters who helped the u.s. defeat isis are believed to be among those 200 dead. cnn s clarissa ward is live in northern syria. what s the situation at this hour? reporter: well, alisyn, we just went to a u.s. base. it s important to remember that while the americans have pulled back from that part of the border where that turkish military offensive is really concentrated, they still have roughly a thousand military personnel here.
to move towards the border of turkey to help their brothers and sisters against this turkish military offensive. what s that going to mean for the facilities? will they be vulnerable to a potential isis attack, to some of the detainees there trying to escape? there are 12,000 of them. 2,000 are foreign fighters from other areas of the world. 10,000 are about 10,000 are iraqi and syrian descent. president trump when he said the u.s. has been trying to get the europeans to take them back, that is true. this is something we ve been hearing about for two years now, that the u.s. s hassan encouraging if not begging these other nations to take them back. hundreds have been taken back, but as we know now, there s about 2,000 who are still in custody and serious concern that if those prisons are overrun or if the isis fighters there are able to escape, they ll just escape out into the isis countryside and then pose a threat to the region and the western world.
back. it remains to be seen whether he invokes her by name or what kind of response he gets from the crowd. minnesota is one of the very few states that the trump campaign thinks they have a chance of flipping. a state he lost narrowly. they feel like it represents demographic demographically, similar to the midwest rust belt states. they think he can play there, much more so than virginia, new mexico. the campaign pays lip service to those. there s not much of a chance. you ll see him be in minnesota. he s likely to go back again. it s how he invokes omar and what kind of response he gets. big chance to our big three starting us off tonight. ashley parker, john than lemier, melanie zanona. coming up, one of our next guests says whatever happens now in syria, russia wins. a closer look at just what s at stake in this turkish military
starting us off tonight. ashley parker, john than lemier, melanie zanona. coming up, one of our next guests says whatever happens now in syria, russia wins. a closer look at just what s at stake in this turkish military offensive being unleashed right now. later the phrase constitutional crisis is getting tossed around quite a bit these days. turns out there s good reason for that. the 11th hour is just getting started on this wednesday night. .
guests says whatever happens now in syria, russia wins. a closer look at just what s at stake in this turkish military offensive being unleashed right now. later the phrase constitutional crisis is getting tossed around quite a bit these days. turns out there s good reason for that. the 11th hour is just getting started on this wednesday night. sometimes your small screen is your big screen.