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Now, of course, has blocked it. so, it looks like it's politically motivated. like he doesn't want the american public to have a balanced view. but, of course, it's very difficult to ascertain and that information will not see the light of day. or at least any time soon. which is very upsetting for many people. >> seems the democrats will keep pushing on that issue. the other story that is in play this day, the white house on the defensive in this resignation of the speech writer david sorenson. this after staff secretary rob porter also resigned. we're talking leslie about two departures in a...

On a mission. they said at a certain point, they decided to engage it with a helicopter. they were also able to take it down and capture the remains of this drone. in retaliation, they said they went after the command and control center of this drone. they say that iran has a command and control center near palmira inside syria. they said they had eight jets go after that command center. they came under heavy an it i-aircraft fire from the syrians. on the way back, one of those planes did go down. now, they haven't said what caused the plane to go down, but they said there was significant anti...

Administration since george w. bush and pruprotoed to a current position in may and leaving to take a senior executive job at walmart. let's talk more about all of this with leslie, leslie teaches international relations at university of london. live for us at our london bureau this hour. pleasure to have you on the show. the optics of the u.s. president wla blocking it and the why behind it. what are your thoughts? >> it looks very much like it's politically motivated. there was a vote on the house committee that this should now be released. we have been wondering for a good week about whethe...

Has been going after iranian targets inside syria. the jet crashed in israeli territory. both pilots survived, but one was severely injured. the strikes in syria came after an iranian unmanned aerial vehicle entered israeli air space from syria. we're covering the story from all angles. our seniorer international correspondent ben wedemen live in beirut, lebanon. but let's start with ian lee. what more can you tell us? the details of what you're learning. and exactly what happened here. and what are the responses to it? >> let me give you a timeline, george. we just got off the phone with an i...

From syrian forces. now, that's what we've seen has happened today. these syrians, it does appear. i don't think there is any point around it, the israelis did bring down an f-16. this is a real game changer. this is the first time in decades that the syrians have been able to bring down an israeli warplane. and this is going to change the entire dynamic of how israeli planes operate over syria. clearly, the syrians now have much more sophisticated missile or air defense systems that they've put into play. the israelis are going to have to fly higher and find more carefully as they syria, as w...