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Point a major liability for the u.s. president? where do you see this playing out this week? >> well, you know, we all spent friday night waiting for scott pruitt to be fired. the evidence against him is just piling up. certainly politically it seems likely. the chief of staff is urging his firing. it didn't feel like he will be around much longer. but the president loves him. he's been very effective in pulling regulation off of business. and so he does have a lot of internal support. but it is getting tougher by the hour. >> ellis henican, thank you for the perspective. you're watching "cnn ...

In nearby damascus. the fighting effectively ends a short cease fire that was in place. both sides blame each other for renewed offenses. the u.n. secretary general once described it as hell on ertz. eastern ghouta has seen some of the worst fighting in the civil war in syria. fred pleitgen recently got to see the destruction firsthand. here is his report from inside eastern ghouta. >> reporter: a drive into the waste land that used to be the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta, years ever figof fighti laid waste to what was once a thriving district. some are trying to return praying that busi...

Trying to help civilians. do civilians trust the government to allow them to pass? how is this playing out? because there was a truth that was supposed to stop all of this fighting. but the bombs continue. >> well, this has been the issue, george, over the past week or so. you know, we heard from russian president vladimir putin announcing that humanitarian pause in the fighting during 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., saying that during that time, this was to allow civilians leave, aid to come in. the critically wounded, the ill to leave for urgent medical treatment. but we really did not see civilian...