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>> exactly, john. the russian ambassador was probably one of the most protected diplomats in the country. he had turkish protection, he had kgb protection as well. i've heard that that guy who shot him may have even been part of that detail. that's not been confirmed. but we have to consider here what i think is very worrisome for the turks is this was a spontaneous act, and if turkish security can't be relied upon to protect the russian ambassador, how can erdogan, the president, rely on his own security? although the russians are taking this fairly calmly and the turkish foreign minister has...

Build on moving forward. now that the russian ambassador has been shot and we just got word that he's in critical condition, being treated in hospital, the question becomes now not just what happens in turkey but how does this affect everything that's playing out in syria. because if it was one of these groups, for example, isis that has a presence in syria or one of the al qaeda groups that has a presence in syria, the question becomes not just what happens in turkey but the connection and the domino effect that takes place in the whole region starting in turkey obviously, but then obviously ...

Milita militant, was giving her husband a fist jab, probably the movie innocuous thing one could have done at that time but labeled a fist jab, a microcosm of the criticism directed at her, dispassionate observers look at it and agree, giving someone a fist jab does not make you a terrorist and that's an unfair criticism of her. she had to endure. there are many other examples of that. >> michelle obama speaking out with oprah winfrey. abby phillips, thanks so much for being with us. >> thank you. all right. we do have breaking news out of turkey right now. the russian ambassador to turkey i...

Syria. russia of course supporting the assad regime in that country. turkey has been supportive of the rebels, although turkey has different interests as well with some of the kurdish fighters that have been fighting the syrian regime. we did get pictures just a short time ago from cnn turk of the attack on the russian ambassador to this country right now. do we have muhammed lila? cnn's muhammed lila is on the border between turkey and syria. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we understand the ambassador was speaking at an art gallery when a gunman or several gunmen burst in. we unders...

Akbar and the transition, do not forget aleppo. do not forget syria. do not forget aleppo. do not forget syria. obviously, russia intimately involved what is happening inside syria flight and turkey as well and there are forces inside syria, inside turkey not at all in line with what's going on. so, again, we do not know exactly the identity of who carried out this attack. that person said to be neutralized. whether he was shot and killed or in custody, we do not know that either. what we do know, the russian ambassador to turkey, andrey karlov is dead after being shot at that art gallery. cla...