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The syrian government forces are closer than ever to retaking aleppo. more than 70% of the last rebel stronghold eastern aleppo has been captured. the assad regime helped by russian forces is now using massive fire power to kill or displace house to. the onslaught is so extreme that parts of aleppo have been raised to the ground. cnn's jomana karadsheh is tracking developments live from jordan. it is true, we follow the bullets flying but it's those personal stories. i know that you spoke of one earlier, how one desperate resident saying that death is much better than fleeing to those regime a...

That is a milestone for government forces who haven't held a significant part of eastern aleppo in more than four years. >> the offensive was backed by air strikes and art tillry. civilians had been fleeing, some taking shelters, others tell cnn they have nowhere left to go. >> and cnn's correspondent is tracking developments in syria from neighboring jordan. she joins us now live with the very latest. what has been the impact so far of syrian regime forces entering aleppo? >> reporter: it would seem regime forces and the ally militias under this heavy air cover have advanced much faster than ...

Killed. but the police chiefs in both places are calling these ambushes. this is a 58th officer killed by gunfire this year and that's up from 36 in a of last year, so a definite spike in these type of killings, kristen. >> unbelievably tragic. thank you so much for tracking developments there, jacob, really appreciate it. pope francis is indefinitely extending a rule that allowed priests over the last year to n absolve women who have abortions saying there's no sin that god's mercy cannot wipe away when it finds a repentant heart. covers the pope, ann, great to see you. >> good to be here. ...

. >> new this morning, angry protests breaking out in the german city of cologne, 90 women reported being robbed, threatened and raped on new year's eve, the suspects described by police were arab or north african. angela merkel is calling it disgusting and warning against an anti-immigrant backlash. fred pleitgen is tracking developments. good morning. fred. >> reporter: one of the reasons she is warning is germany has taken in and announced today 1.1 is million people in 2015 seeking asylum. have you those waves of refugees coming from places mostly like syria and iraq over the course of the...

Be disabled, to those in nursing homes and hospitals. and you're right, the ball was dropped across the board 10 years ago. and that has to never, ever happen to any other community again. >> mark morial, thank you. always great to see you, my friend. can you stay with me throughout the remainder of this broadcast, because i'd like to continue to have your thoughts and observations. >> let's see if we can do it. >> thanks so much. mark was talking about the importance of being aware of a possible storm. we're tracking developments with tropical storm erika here on msnbc. a state of emergency h...