regime blocking so much more of pro-turkish forces advance and that is in 90 hours from now in that meeting in sochi between president erdogan and president putin where we'll see the new lines of what this week of utter chaos really means. sadly i think for most in the region, it is just that u.s. under this current administration is flippant about decisions here and an ally who could be fleeting at best, jake. >> nick payton walsh in the region. stay safe. thank you for that report. let's chew over this. kaitlan, you travelled with vice president pence to turkey. what are your sources telling us whether or not this is a good deal. a lot of people is saying it looked like turkey got everything they wanted. >> two things. there is a surprise they agreed to a cease-fire because when pence and pompeo was on the way there it was a grim view in the white house that they would even accomplish anything and people wondering why they were being sent because they thought it would end in an embarrassment