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Nick paton walsh in istanbul, matthew chance. this is a huge escalation in the most volatile region of the world right now. what do we know at this hour after seeing that remarkable video of those rebels screaming? >> it does appear likely that the two pilots who ejected from that russian aircraft hit the ground dead. that's what we think we know at this stage. those rebels you heard on the ground, well, they are part of a number of militant groups here that russia says are terrorists but other people suggest might be more moderate, whose area having been hit intensely by air strikes in the pa...

Parkway for the festivities. 500,000 people expected there. aretha franklin, mark wahlberg, andre a biechele, big actors and sinkers that will be at that event in a celebration of family. because that is what this is all about, world meeting of families in celebration of the family unit. so very packed schedule that only will get more exciting through the night. >> and we'll be there to cover it all with specials all night long. brian, thanks. the ugs .s. is taking steps open a dialogue with iran about the crisis in syria. today john kerry met with iran's foreign prime minister on the sideli...

U.s. sending in apache attack helicopters and surveillance drones. our government prepares to sell iraq thousands of missiles, combat jets arrive in baghdad as other foreign powers get involved in the crisis. jennifer griffin is live in washington with more on this. what more should we expect from the u.s. military at this point? >> right now there are 650 u.s. troops out of the 770 authorized by the president on the ground in iraq. the droefnes will be based out baghdad. pilots will be operating in baghdad itself. 90 u.s. troops are participating in assessing the iraqi military. the chairman ...

Combat jets and helicopter gunships were used to turn the separatists back after the country elected a new president over the weekend, president poroshenko has compared the separatists to somali pirates and says he plans to meet with vladimir putin in june. lots of pressure on world powers at this point to act, including the u.s. though beyond the existing sanctions that seem to be doing little to hold russia at bay. we'll bring you more news on this and keeping an eye on how this develops. lot of troubling news there. now it is time for this week's "underreported" when you tell us what st...

>> bret: in international news now, fresh clashes broke out in lebanon between supporters and opponents of syria's regime. combat jets and helicopter gunships struck rebel-held districts in aleppo overnight. rebels destroyed an armored personnel character and the armor fired ten shells and mortar bombs today. israel and iran could be creeping closer to war tonight. u.n. talks aimed at getting access to iran nuclear program break off today. prime minister says iran is making accelerated progress toward achieving nuclear weapons. national security correspondent jennifer grin has the story from t...