our cnn arwa damon is covering istanbul. arwa, a shift here in the u.s. people are asking why now.us through the significance and timing of this move? >> reporter: well, kim, it could very well be that president biden feels this is something that is necessary, given how he is trying to and has pledged to do so during the campaign. but also, president biden is in very many ways trying to right the image of the united states globally. and among those attempts is trying to create the impression of a country that sfr standing up for human rights around the world. is that very well could be, analysts are saying part of this logic in wanting to do so. other presidents have avoided using the actual term "genocide" out of concerns of alienating ankara. and the fact that president biden is planning on doing this did not come from either one of the readouts. not from the readout that came out from the white house. not from the readout that came out from president erdogan's office. from someone familiar with the operations who described them as being very tense. once you have the situation wh

cnn's arwa damon has the latest. >> the person filming cries out in horror.here's the sound of another blast from within the inferno. a woman screams. it's baghdad's infectious diseases hospital filled with covid-19 patients and their family members. hussein was inside caring for his mother and he was urging her to try and eat something. i couldn't save her, he sobs. we tried to evacuate my mom but once we reached the door we were blown away by one of the blasts, he remembers. the pain still so raw and incomprehensible. he's at the baghdad morgue waiting for her charred remains, and along with others whose loved ones were suffocated or burnt beyond recognition. when tragedies happen government officials always give bogus reasons, and they also try to justify their devilish ways, he says. the fire is believed to be started by an oxygen tank blowing up, and the flames appear to be larger and the man arrives with a fire extinguisher, but that blast led to series of others, and it was half an hour before the civil defense says it got a call. by the time they resp

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cnn's arwa damon is covering this story from istanbul. , very divergent reactions to this announcement. take us through the reaction where you are in turkey and how it might affect relations with the u.s. >> reporter: well, to take this the other way around, if we're looking at the relations between turkey and the united states, they are already fractured over a number of issues. so we can just add president biden recognizing these mass killings that took place more than a century ago into that whole basket of things that are potentially facing both countries as they try to somehow move their relationship forward. what was interesting was that neither the white house nor the president's office following the call that took place between erdogan and biden, before biden made this specific announcement, mentioned the fact that they had spoken about how the united states would now be viewing what took place in ottoman lands more than 100 years ago. they both completely sidestepped this, instead choosing to focus in both of these readouts on the

arwa damon has more on the tragic situation. >> reporter: the person filming cries out in horror.the inferno. a woman screams. it's baghdad's infectious diseases hospital, filled with covid-19 patients and their family members. hussein was inside caring for his family member, urging her to eat something. i couldn't save her, he sobs. we tried to evacuate my mom but once we reached the door we were blown away by one of the blasts, he remembers, the pain still so raw, so incomprehensible. he's at the baghdad morgue waiting for her charred remains along with the others whose loved ones either suffocated to death or were burnt. some beyond recognition. his father's anger seeps through his sorrow. when tragedy's happen government officials always give bogus reasons. they always try to justify their devilish ways, he says. as seen in this cctv video, the explosion, believed to be an oxygen tank that blew, came from inside one of the rooms. people start to run. someone, it looks like a patient, an elderly man, is pulled out. the flames appear to be getting larger. a man arrives with a ha

. >> and our arwa damon is covering the story from istanbul. obviously, very divergent reactions to this announcement. take us through the reaction where you are, in turkey. >> pretty much, a unified voice coming from the government here, kim. one of condemnation. one of a certain level of anger, and irritation towards the united states. position. turkey has long maintained that the definition of genocide should not be applied here. that the context of what took place needs to be considered. and that, hundreds of thousands of other people were killed alongside the armenians. and that, some of those killings were taken out -- carried out -- by armenians, themselves. that being said, kim, the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, as he does every single year, did pass on his condolences to the descendent of ottoman armenians and he did allude, to a certain degree, in statements made before president biden came out with his declaration. to the history between armenians and turks. saying that, perhaps, it was best to leave the past behind. and t

arwa damon has the datest. arwa? >> reporter: the person filming cries out in horror. another blast from within the inferno. a woman screams. it's baghdad's infectious diseases hospital, filled with covid-19 patients and their family members. he was inside caring for his mother. he was urging her to try to eat something. "i couldn't save her," he sobs. we tried to evacuate my mom, but once we reached the door, we were blown away by one of the blasts, he remembers. the pain still so raw, so incomprehensible. he's at the baghdad morgue, waiting for her charred remains, along with the others whose loved ones either suffocated to death or were burnt, some beyond recognition. his father's anger seeps through his sorrow. when tragedies happen, government officials always give bogus reasons. they always try to justify their devilish ways, he says. as seen in this cctv video, the explosion, believed to be an oxygen tank that blew, came from inside one of the rooms. people start to run. someone, it looks like a patient, an elderly man, is pulled out. the flames appear to be get

our arwa damon is covering the turkish reaction from istanbul. a arwa, so how could this affect turkish relations with the u.s.? >> well, it's already a very fractured relationship, kim, over a number of other issues. this is, very much, not going to help the relationship, that's for sure. the turkish foreign minister was very harsh, in his rhetoric, aimed directly at the united states. saying that it was a vulgar distortion of history. also, going on to say, quote, we are not going to take lessons about our history from anyone. president erdogan, also, made comments, prior to president biden's statements. and in them, erdogan repeated the same message that he has for years. he acknowledged the killings. he offered his condolences to ottoman armenians. but he also went on to say, the politicization of debates which historians ought to engage in by third parties and a tool in their meddling has not served anyone's interests. it's worth noting, though, both leaders spoke the day before this declaration was made by president biden and both readouts f

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arwa damon is in istanbul and she's covering the turkish reaction. hi. tell us, arwa? >> reporter: good morning, robyn. well, not entirely unexpected at all given that turkey has historically disputed the categorization of the mass killings that took place as being a genocide, arguing that the events that took place more than a century ago need to be put into historical context. also arguing that hundreds of thousands of other people who were not armenian were killed as well. and some of those killings happened at the hands of armenians. now, the turkish president did, however, as he does every single year, come out and recognize those who were killed. but his language centers more around the fact that he believes that turks and armenians should move past what took place more than a century ago. following that statement by president biden, though, we did hear from a number of senior turkish officials with a very harsh reaction. the foreign minister, for example, saying that it was a vulgar distortion of history and, quote, "we are not going to take lesson

cnn's arwa damon has more. >> reporter: the person filming cries out in horror. there is a sound of another blast from win the inferno. a woman screams. it's baghdad's infectious diseases hospital filled with covid-19 patients and their family members. he was urging his mother to try to eat inside the unit. i couldn't save her, he said. we tried to evacuate my mom but once we reached the door, we were blown away by one of the blasts, he remembers. the pain still so raw. so incomprehensible. he's at the baghdad morgue waiting for her charred remains. along with others whose loved ones suffocated or burnt beyond recognition. when tragedies happen, government officials give bogus reasons. they always try to justify their devilish ways, he says. a scene in this cctv video, the explosion appear to be an oxygen tank that blew appear to be inside one of the rooms. the flames appear to be getting larger. a man arrives with a hand held fire extinguish. no fireproofing, it was not enough. that blast lead to a series of others. the fire alarm was faulty. it was half an hour

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whenever you're covering a conflict, whether in syria, me and arwa damon in with the rebels, fred pleitgenthat's what we have to do. do you hope you'll be able to go back to myanmar some day? >> i very much hope to go back. i have been completely overwhelmed and profoundly humble by the incredible outpouring of people there who are so grateful to have an opportunity to have their voices amplified across the world, particularly in the u.s. they want people to be engaged with what's happening. they want people to care. they want people to really try to put pressure on their governments to try to do something to resolve this terrible situation. it's unlikely i'll be invited back by the military after this last trip, but you can be sure that all of us at cnn will keep reporting this story and keep holding their feet to the fire, brian. >> clarissa, thank you so much. for more on the investigative reporting experience i recommend collar risclarissa's book "on a fronts." this week it's about the future of the "jeopardy" franchise. my guest is author claire mcnear. we'll see you right back here f

here's cnn's arwa damon with more. >> reporter: the person filming cries out in horror.lled with covid-19 patients and their family members. hussein salam was inside caring for his mother. he was urging her to try to eat something. i couldn't save her, he sobs. we tried to evacuate my mom. but once we reached the door, we were blown away by one of the blasts, he remembers. the pain still so raw, so incomprehensible. he's at the baghdad morgue waiting for her charred remains, along with the others whose loved ones either suffocated to death or were burnt, some beyond recognition. his father's anger seeps through his sorrow. when tragedies happen government officials always give bogus reasons. they always try to justify their devilish ways, he says. as seen in this cctv video, the explosion, believed to be an oxygen tank that blew, came from inside one of the rooms. people start to run. someone, it looks like a patient, an elderly man, is pulled out. the flames appear to be getting larger. a man arrives with a handheld fire extinguisher. but with no fireproofing, it wasn't

. >>> i'm arwa damon in istanbul.e of turkey's longest lockdown to date numbers have been increasincreasing, pa restrictions did not work, hence the government deciding to take this drastic decision. vaccine rollout has also slowed down. this is to try to protect its own population, to try to salvage it's economy moving forward and prepare itself for the upcoming tourism season. if you happen to be here right now as a tourist you are exempt from the current lockdown restrictions. >> reporter: i'm salma abdelaziz in london. emanuel macron has announced four steps out of lockdown, the first move on may 3rd, an end to certificates needed for movement and an end to a domestic travel ban. on may 19th curfew will be moved down a couple of hours and there will be a reopening of museums, cinemas and shops, further reopenings will happen on june 9th, the curfew will be moved down later at that point. in the final step all curfews will be lifted but night clubs must remain closed. >> thank you to our reporters for all of those.