this is alex rivera. live from doorknob swing by people also coming out the route continues to launch. it strikes on syria saying the risk of not disappeared with the following question on a sign, the leader of soft grey is running quantity of designs as impeachment of the president. and as a new stage and an island invoice, people in my, your to pick up the pieces after a sign.

alex hogan is live in tel aviv. >> we have madeleine rivera in washington for us. will: good morning, madeleine. >> reporter: good morning, people in syria are pouring out to the streets, celebrating the end of the assad family's rule. assad has fled damascus. his whereabouts are unknown. here's a spokesperson for the rebel groups. >> the city of damascus has been l liberated and the tyrant has been toppled and people have been released from the prisons. >> reporter: the country's prime minister says the government is ready to turn over things to a transitional government. this comes as russia is focused on its war with ukraine. prpresident-elect trump believes the abandonment of assad led to the down fall. russia, russia, russia, led by vladimir putin was not interested in protecting him any longer. there was no reason for russia to be there in the first place. they lost all interest in syria because of ukraine and trump says he think the u.s. should have anything to do with the conflict in syria. a spokesperson said president biden and his team are closely monito