kitty logan is tracking the latest in london. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: there are reports of heavy fighting, syrian army continues that advance accompanied by overnight air strikes by syrian and russian jets damaged a large intensive care facility. the u.n. says medical facilities now are on the verge of complete class. there is i are no medicines avae and they are still causing for a pause to allow aid in, but there is no sign of that happening. the current syrian government offensive has so far lasted a week and from all accounts, the fighting is intensifying. today the syrian army called on rebel fighters to lay down and leave tho leave northern parts of the city promising a safe passage. 270,000 people are still trapped in the city. russia's foreign ministry says secretary kerry spoke to lavrov again by phone on saturday but didn't mention any sign of diplomatic progress. allepo is syria's largest city and its current offensive could determine the cost of the entire war, so likely both sides will fight hard over it. >> kitty logan, thank

arthel. >> kitty logan, thanks. >> so how can this unspeakable carnage stop?he united nations estimates that 275,000 people right now remain trapped in aleppo. can they be saved? joining us now sds jim wallace, international security expert for mit securities program. jim, this is just beyond comprehension. we saw a little boy running from the bombing in a smoke-filled street. right at this moment, families are sitting in dark rooms. they have no electricity. they are waiting for the bombs to fall and wondering if they're going to die, and the world and we are helpless to stop russia and syria. what specifically, if anything, can we do? >> unfortunately, eric, you're right. it's not just a humanitarian crisis. i think it's a set of war crimes. certainly by the syrian government has repeatedly committed war crimes during this war using chemical weapons and bombs. i think there's strong evidence that russia has violated international law. bombing hospitals, targeting civilians, that is a complete break with, you know, international law or decency. the u.s. has a

our own kitty logan has the report from our london bureau. hi, kitty? >> hi, elizabeth. another effort to seek some level of diplomatic solution to the syrian conflict or at least to try to negotiate a new cease-fire after the latest deal broke down. earlier today secretary kerry held a one-on-one meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. relations between these two players has hit a low point. but russian cooperation is vital for any cease-fire agreement. secretary kerry joined a delegation from other countries involved in this complex conflict. those include turkey, saudi arabia and iran. the big question for all those present, what can be done to stop the escalation in violence in syria. syrian president bashar al assad seems determined to maintain his position. yesterday he spoke of, quote, cleaning aleppo. that's syria's largest city. he also said he'd use any military success there for what he described as a springboard to move on other opposition-held areas in the north of the country. now, since the cease-fire deal broke down last month, fighting has i

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