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Before the war. the fighting has left this once beautiful city devastated. historic mosques destroyed, bread lines, gas shortages, power outages. this was one of the only hospitals residents say available to the opposition. now that it's been destroyed, the rebels could only provide the most basic of first aid for their wounded. this clinic operates in secret. it, too, could be bombed. nurses change bannedages by flashlight. medical supplies are scarce. syrian-american doctor kati came from los angeles to help. i asked him what aleppo needs most. >> everything. to simple pain killers. there's ...

all the pomp but none of the pressure. want to know the best job in the country? we'll have one comedian's take. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. thank you for starting your morning with us. we begin in syria where rebels are braces for what could be a final showdown with the government military. the government troops are advancing on the city of aleppo. warplanes and tanks have been pounding the commercial hub relentlessly. opposition fighters say they have surrounded aleppo's highest point, where regime forces are already holed up. senior international correspondent ben wi...

people driving away from home as smoke and flames engulf nearly everything. listen to evacuees tell what they managed to escape with. >> everything else can be replaced, but my babies can't be replaced. they just can't. >> it's my mom's mom's and and these were real important to her, my sister's wedding dress in the back. >> i have oklahoma's governor on the phone right now. mary fallon who just finished touring some of the hardest-hit areas. what's the toughest challenge that you're incurring right now? >> well, the toughest challenge, rob, right now is that it's still very, very ho...

rob, help me out here. what's going on? >> they're filing out, don. they've just suspended festivities at lollapalooza because of the line of storms that's moving in the last couple years we've had a rash of accidents and unfortunate events with concerts and outdoor venues during summer time severe weather events like we're having right now. that's what's happening out at lollapalooza. we have another tower cam showing michigan avenue outside of our cnn bureau there in chicago. traffic at a standstill there as skies are darkening and things are getting a little more ominous. let's sh...

Them, but no, they are trapped. the rebels said they have begun to attack rebel forces. that's within the last few hours. the government said they were attacking and people have been describing airstrikes, what they call cluster bomb attacks all day long. we know there have been casualties, including children, certainly civilians. we don't know how many. but look, the fall of aleppo is imminent. this can't go on for too long. president assad has been on television, on russian television today, talking about what happens next. even if aleppo falls, this war, chris, isn't over. isis controls a l...