from the german foreign ministry opened communication with a model cheryl who leads the is with mr. group high up terrier l sham or h t s. germany and other west and states continue to designate h t. s a terrorist organization. the many say they all re evaluating that designation. earlier dw political correspondent, julia sally told us more about what the german government is trying to achieve. so this was the 1st time that german diplomats were back in the mask of since 2012 since of the civil war in the country kicked off and they were, they're speaking to as you said, representatives of, of the transitional government to discuss how this transition can unfold a peacefully for syria. they said that the focus of the talks was on ensuring that the rights of minorities and the women especially are guaranteed in this transition in syria. they said the meeting also included talks with representatives of civil society and religious minorities. and they said they also inspected the building of the german embassy, which has been sitting empty in damascus since 2012. but we've also also heard fr

the as the mr group hired to tarry. i'll sure i'm all haste. yes. the sold to reassure, show them off the ending decades of brutal repression under the assad regime. but for some there's a sense of ambivalence towards the new syria. southern comes here for conflicts because local church near his home in central damascus deep wants it to continue being a safe space into new seo young and see me. but that was a new group that went around the country and the next res, go about if they i'm not sure how it will be. some of the units that are in, you know, it's still unclear, honestly, and i can't predict it or i can say it will be negative and b, but also i can be reassured, point of dealing with someone like many of serious minority groups, cushions are eager to find a place under syria's new government, right under those stuff. the see signs of the change already on the way the flag of syria under a subs who is being erased. i'm the dental, i'll be on. we're painting it like made bring those white and prosperous days. elena, that says, we were forced t

. durham and diplomats were in damascus on tuesday for talks with representatives of the is the mrs. group page, the switch over through bosher, outside the regime. last week, the talks focused on the political transition process and the protection of minorities and women's rights dw, spoke earlier to be un high commissioner for human rights, folk rhetoric, and asked him if he believed the promises made by hedge to us to protect minorities . mean it's what we hear, it's important that the statements are made and they, it's important that there is commitment. but the proof is in the pudding. we have to see how it plays out in practice. and we need to make sure that the commitments that the state has, including the transitional government, they are actually realized and they become reality. well, many syrians are unsure about the rebel groups that i've stood aside, and that's especially true for the countries religious minorities dw, some how much right to spend time with a syrian christian. he's trying to figure out his future in the new syria. sullen comes here for conflicts, a local trash

the foreign ministry in bel incense that delegation spoke with my out. sharah relieves the mrs group. hyatt tucker as john h t. s. is a file pictures of the i she asked me to who's also met in representatives of other european countries on the united nations. did you have a diplomats also visited the german embassy which has been closed since 2012 as i stuff those equal correspond to julia, south dudley. what germany was hoping to achieve. so this was the 1st time that german diplomats were back in the mask of since 2012 since of the civil war in the country kicked off and they were, they're speaking to as you said, representatives of, of the transitional government to discuss how this transition can unfold a peacefully for syria. they said that the focus of the talks was on ensuring that the rights of minorities and the women especially are guaranteed in this transition in syria. they said the meeting also included talks with representatives of civil society and religious minorities. and they said they also inspected the building of the german embassy, which has been sitting empty in

but it's not mr. groups or actually as well. yeah. because the internal because these groups, myself was auto. i apologize for interrupting you. but the, these groups did the west job full, the west. i mean, there be in these west in pa, those who've been trying to out a side going back more than 10 years. they couldn't do it because russia stepped in to help a number of years ago. but now, using that proxies that most in areas, militants and jihad is, they've got the job done. so now they're going to change the title of these terrorist groups that going to embrace them no longer postpartum and brought to you of freedom fighters a new off freedom and democracy. and we love you is that there's just about right. you know, we are the end of the day, we would like to see sort of the city a united uh, united country uh, a statement company, but uh uh, experience has, and history has told us that uh, in most of the cases that whenever there is a revenue issue that there are a number of non state actors, like what we are witnessing in syria,

he's the leader of the is live mr. riddle, group hyatt, to hear a shot, also known as h t. s. the lead, the offensive against the sides rising, which was faxed by russia, and iran of galani has called on his fathers to return to the military bases for monday. now for the syrians, the government's collapse marks the end of more than half a century. under the rule of the family. in the optimize video from damascus emerged showing it is a presidential palace. some people appear to be losing all items while um, demand and civilians from does that have rooms and whole wise, that one's house the asked the president and his father before him they w, russia. analysts come something. it has more on why it must go to granted assign them to us. well, i think that this is the answer to the kremlin. we don't, uh, basically we don't leave our allies in the left. that's. that's if you wish. the statement . of course that is only the, the awesome family, i think that lots of people that were in the regime will not protected the tool, but i think that's the least important can do as a courtesy

been greeted by cheering crowds and damascus. historic or my and mosque is the leader of the as mrs. remo group hire to we are all show them also known as h t. s. group led the offensive against the south region subs. government was backed by russia and run a steering rebels announced the fall of president bush on all sides. government video from damascus emerge. it shows a deserted presidential palace. some people also appear to be looted items, including tvs, or armed men and civilians, from started hallways and rooms that once belonged to the austin president and his father. before him. the assault family has ruled syria for more than half a century. i s d w a russia analyst constantine i got in the us about moscow's reaction to the downfall of a hosted president bush are all a side well, there is no to you added rush you reaction. we have just very brief statements by the state of states press. i don't see that the shuttle sought them, his family were given a solemn in brochure and but otherwise a very lives being said, what people notice and what i noticed is that an official communication

mr. miller: what do you mean action? doug put these groups are going to those areas. mr. miller: you forces to participate in the coalition against isis to prevent isis from reasserting itself inside syria. in all of our engagements inside syria and everywhere under the road we push every party we engage with to do everything possible to protect civilians. >> there is footage that shows the violation against people, they were the isis clothes and they raise the flag and logos. don't you see them as the future security threats on the region? mr. miller: i don't know what video you are referring to so i can't comment on it. >> the secretary will underscore -- [indiscernible] president zelenskyy yesterday we knew his call for a nato invite. what will it take for ukraine? mr. miller: nato is on the path -- excuse me. ukraine is on the path to nato. nato is on the path toward ukraine's inclusion. we have made that clear at a number of nato meetings and we have outlined the natural steps ukraine has to pursue to further strengthen its anticorruption measures, to implement inter

but some of the serious minority groups, skeptical syria emerges from the 13 years of a brutal civil rule. the incoming government headed by is mr. rebel group. hi out to you on some o h t s. promises to build a unified and inclusive country. but some minority groups do not believe them. these families have decided to flee before the new government takes power. they started to control us. you have to frame the way we do, the praxis you are to use that isn't as we want. they wouldn't accept one of us as husbands before before, during a certain time, minorities were safe. and if there was a finding in one region, we went to another among the syrians trying to leave and members of the white community, an offshoot of she is land, which comprises about 10 percent of serious population. special also does not of white and many here were worried that the association with the top of the leader could translate into persecution by the incoming. so name is lamita's. of the serious transitional prime minister mohammed ali russia has promised to guarantee the rights of old people in syria. c but here in the christian cool to of damascus, this

mr. bill's village facebook group grew to nearly 7,000 members with posts like "i just saw mr. walking. let us know where you are. i'll get him." >> you always get picked up now? >> pretty much. >> and it's always somebody different? >> it's never the same person from one day to the next. >> it's amazing. >> there's a lot of good people in this world, all over the place. you know. >> reporter: and on that note here's one more good person. chris puckett is a car dealer. he wanted to give bill a vehicle. >> i wasn't aware you couldn't drive. >> reporter: but since bill can't drive -- >> i'm legally blind. >> i got you. >> reporter: -- he handed the key to christie instead. >> for real? >> reporter: putting the car in karma. >> i don't even know what to say. bill, go get in that front seat! go over there! >> reporter: doing unto others. it's how they roll here in mr. bill's village. >> thank you. >> reporter: steve hartman, on the road. >> bye, baby. >> reporter: in cabot, arkansas. >>> that's today's "cbs news roundup." reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'

for example, hts is still sanctioned by the u.s., there is still a warrant on the head of that group, mri, several million dollar bounty from the u.s. at the same time, the u.s. has not targeted him. if you look at history of drone strikes or other terror linked forces. who knows exactly what the kaleidoscope of syrian domestic armed groups will look like when talking about foreign intervention or foreign support in the short term. lewis: thank you for coming on the program. let's get some of the political reaction in the u.k. we will speak to our political correspondent ian watson. what is the government saying? >> the government has been seeing two slightly different things. the main message coming from the foreign secretary and the prime minister himself, who is in the middle east currently in saudi arabia. quite simply that there will be no rush, no imminent move to try and take out hts, now the leading force in syria, off of a list of prescribed organizations, terrorist groups. it is absolutely an essential step to do this if the government wants to engage directly with hts over the

that it may defacto allow the united states to stay you'll still to me in the international crisis group, mr. esmond, as always, we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you, us. all right, let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . us secretary of state, anthony blink and and jordan's king of doland, have called for a secure syria during talks in the red sea resort of ok of lincoln said serious transitions should be inclusive, non sectarian, and it should protect the rights of all syrians. he made the comments before departing for turkey on the next leg of his mid east to else to need. health officials is a more than 2 dozen people have been killed and the latest round of really your strikes have gone to medics said one of the buildings hit was sheltering. a large number of displaced people. it's 100 units. a funeral was held for 7 palestinians record we killed well guarding 8 trucks. a teenage prodigy from india you see behind me here. he has become the youngest ever chess world champions. 18 year old cash to m

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don't candid mr. judge's group. so both ways use less coordinate and these that are jessica, have managed to energize the masses and to tell them, look, the constitutional court to meet the uh, you know, cancelling the 1st round, sort of make sure that you're coming in droves to find them. and collections, so do you mean to be see if the traditional parties kind of with the stand this pressure and then what would be the new rollout in the next reading about it? do you agree with those calculations that say actually the problem is not heading towards one clay a window for sure. and i, i'm fortunately for us, the a, the era of political stability, 2 parties is over. we can only management shortly. 3 or 4 party positions from now on, due to the results in these parliamentary election square. and like you to see 2 parties, one the wrong $31.00 wrong 20 will be able to form together of $51.00 plus majority . so it has to be 3 parties or more if the right wing does do well, what will that mean for the dispute about whethe

mr. groups shining more brightly -- industry groups shining more brightly, there is the oil sector. at a gas company in particular. natalia: i'm keeping an eye on natural gas companies. natural gas in europe is up by 5%. this comes after russian president vladimir putin said that it would be impossible to arrange new transit value ukraine of natural gas to europe , and according to ukrainian authorities, things stand now, there will be no transit of natural gas by ukraine starting from january 1. overall as of now from accounts for about 5% -- ukraine accounts for about 5% of natural gas demand in europe. not such a huge share, but nevertheless, it can create volatility. europe will be more reliant on gas supplies coming from norway, by blank as, as well as just pipeline gas -- as well as pipeline gas, lng experts in the united states. it has flipped to negative territory, but it was up in stocks will remain volatile in the next couple weeks. paul: anything else you are looking at? natalia: quick update, arena group stock is selling today. the company has received a notice from the

the four main opposition groups have rejected mr kavelashvili's appointment and have boycotted parliament's the daughter of former georgian prime minister zurab zhvania. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with us. what do you for being with us. what do you make of what we're sitting on the streets of tbilisi today? on the streets of tbilisi toda ? ~ . , today? we are seeing the unprecedented _ today? we are seeing the unprecedented long, - today? we are seeing the unprecedented long, 17 i today? we are seeing the i unprecedented long, 17 days today? we are seeing the - unprecedented long, 17 days of protests outside, garrett the ring thousands of young people, along with more than 500 imprisoned, about 300 of them beaten severely. the so—called government, which has a huge lack of legitimacy locally not only by the opposition but also by large portion of the public as well is internationally has announced, has chosen the new president. someone who even for the electorate of georgian dream is not like us or eligible for the candidacy of presidency. and has been criticized by eve

this is why the uae is leading initiative to amplify sudanese perspective within the group. mr.nded claims made in the chamber today, it uae reaffirms its not providing is not supporting support to the parties. it deeply regrettable to sudanese representative was once again exploit in important council meeting to try to evade responsibility for the humanitarian catastrophe on the ground by making unfounded allegations. uae categorically rejects we will continue to uphold or obligation under all security council resolutions and engage constructively with all relevant stakeholders. including the panel of experts on suit on. mr. president all the claims we have heard from the sudanese representative are designed to distract from the staffs and willingness to participate in peace talks that lead to civilian led governance and suit on. they can point the finger in any direction they like but it does not change the fundamental truth their goal is to take power ensued on through the barrel of a gun regardless of the cost of the people of sit on. mr. president, uae has historical bonds

mr assad's minority alawite sect. making up only 10% of the population, they provided much of assad's political and military leadership. now, latakia is in the hands of hts, the sunni islamist rebel groupfall. and the alawites who live there face an uncertain future. our senior correspondent quentin sommerville has reached the region, to see how this divided community is dealing with the new reality. latakia has been reclaimed. this notorious jailhouse, their entire city — all of syria belongs to the people now. it's the flag of a free syria that now flies here in the very heartland of the former regime. sunni, shieh, christian — they all came together to celebrate with a message of unity. the assad regime warned that there would be massacres here in latakia if they ever lost power — instead, there are celebrations. even among its core support, people suffered. but, while there's a lot ofjoy here today, for some, there's fear — there's a worry that there may be a reckoning, and that they will have to pay for their support of the old regime. some from latakia's alawite minority are too scared to leave their homes. alawites were syria's ruling class — but now, no more. ola, an alawite, h

mr. romney: so my life's work has been a group affair. at its center is my wife ann, she is my most trusted advisor, my indefatigable ally, the love of my life for 54 years. my five sons are just as loyal and are the source of profound pride, joy, and 25 grandchildren. during my first months in the senate, i was mostly on my own and, thus, mostly unproductive. and then lisa murkowski invited five democrats to join with five republicans in her home for takeout dinner. with covid then active, we were spaced far apart with windows open despite the winter cold. our conjecture on how to bridge the impasse between the president and congress on covid relief led us over the next several weeks to dig in, negotiate, draft, and eventually see our work become the basis of law. i was fortunate to also be a part of what this team worked on that followed -- the bipartisan infrastructure law, electoral count act reform, gun safety legislation, marriage legislation that included religious protections. our group was rob portman, s kirsten sinema, jon teste

course, tennessee attorney general jonathan scream mete along with ross do no harm medical advocacy group. mrattorney general the supreme court seems lukely to uphold tennessee's ban on gender affirming care. how do you feel about the case today? >> thanks for having me. we felt great about putting on a strong case for tennessee's law. it is an evidence-based law. it is a bipartisan super majority of the tennessee legislature that adopted this. you know, you never want to count your eggs before they have hatched but we left it all there. i feel really good about the arguments that my outstanding. >> this does remind me of cody. we are always told there is a consensus. used this same nonsense during covid. what do you make of what you heard from the solicitor general today and her argument on behalf of the trans petitioners and the biden administration. >> yeah, laura, thanks for having me on. there is clearly not a consensus here. there is not a consensus domestically as we see groups like the american society of plastic surgeons speaking out against these practices not a consensus internatio

and armed groups. mr. president, time is of the essence. we need to end the suffering endured by the sudanese people. this requires meaningful action to help the crisis, using all possible means. therefore, efforts need to be redoubled. by the international community to restore peace and stability in sudan, egypt cautions against attempts by certain parties to impose scenarios on sedan. we will continue to support national consensus. which is -- which is by international regional efforts. thank you very much for your attention. >> i thank the representative of, jiptd for his statement. >> mr. president, i would like to start by thanking secretary blinken for addressing sedan's humanitarian crisis. after more than 18 months of conflict, we are witnessing a man-made disaster that grows more severe by the day. therefore key area nas require urgent attention. first, the most effective way to protect civilians is to implect implement an immediate cease- fire. they must uphold their obligations, under international humanitarian law, as well as th

designates as a terror group. mr. biden saying he will renew his push for a ceasefire and hostage deal in gaza. >> just as the lebanese people deserve security and prosperity, so do the people of gaza. they, too, deserve an end fighting and displacement. now hamas has a choice to make. their only way out is to release the hostages, including american citizens, which they hold. >> on saturday, hamas released a video showing american, edan alexander, who was taken captive on october 7. >> this video is like he's screaming to everyone, look at me, i'm alive. i'm surviving for 421 days. please bring me home. i want to come back to my family. >> and joining me now is national security adviser, jake sullivan. jake, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thanks for having me. >> thank you so much for being here. i want to start with hamas releasing that video of american hostage edan alexander, who has been held by hamas for more than 400 days, jake. is the united states any closer to bringing the hostages home or striking a c

surveillance video shows the big group of thieves breaking into mr. phone repair. an international boulevard 98th. the owner says the group ransacked the store stealing hundreds of phones. the burglars also took accessories and replacement parts for electronics. the store is only been open since august, but has already dealt with several breaking attempts. and this time the criminals got it. >> the stars empty right now. i don't have a single side. they took all the air pods they had inside that took on a samsung. the head inside. took on the prepaid phones like the little prepaid devices and just heartbreaking. you can't do anything about it. this store's fitting 5 families, you know, and to shut it down for one day that some $3,000 lost every single day. >> we're told the stories looking at more than $100,000 in losses, they'll be forced to close for the next few days as repairs and restocking is underway. oakland police is investigating. >> a church in san francisco known for incorporating psychedelics and its practices will be shutting down at the end of the yea

the four main opposition groups have rejected mr kavelashvili's appointment and have boycotted parliamentnia, who's the daughter of former georgian prime minister zurab zhvania. we're seeing the unprecedentedly long, 17 days of protests outside, gathering thousands every day, young people, along with more than 500 imprisoned and about 300 of them beaten severely. so the so—called government, which has a huge lack of legitimacy locally, not only by the opposition but also by a large portion of the public as well as internationally, has announced, has chosen the new president, someone who, even for the electorate of georgian dream, is not liked as or not eligible for the candidacy of presidency, and has been criticised by even the supporters of georgian dream. i was going to say you, say he's not eligible. he ran unopposed in the vote in parliament. there will be people who support him. what kind of person is he and what will he be like in this role? more than what kind of person he is, it's interesting to see why. well, he has been the spokesperson for the gd�*s far—right wing. he has been

happened in the early morning hours yesterday, and they're reportedly all linked to the same group of criminals. mr. crispy professional barbershop is just one of the places that was hit. surveillance cameras caught the moment a van backed up right into mr. crispy's barbershop. >> they rammed it and came right in. >> the criminals go straight for the atm in the back corner, push it outside, load it into the trunk of a second car and take off. it all took less than two minutes near the vehicle. >> the vehicle had license plates. they had masks and was covered up. >> the owner, donald smith, known as mr. crispy, showed up for work soon after. >> when i pulled up, i saw the whole front of this was wide open and it was unbelievable. >> despite the damage to the window equipment and a hole that looks right into the nail shop next door, he's most disappointed in the police response. >> you know, people got families to feed. so it's just very depressing that they could at least showed up. and, you know, something sent somebody. >> eventually a client was able to wave down an officer who just happened to b

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levels for the next three years as the recommended targets from the collaborative resource working group. mr. iaocepelli, have they taken into conversation the resource group staffing model which nafta helped form in crafting its own work force plan? because we can't burn up the work force we have and we have to grow folks faster than we're doing. mr. iaocepelli: the men and women professionals we represent are working longer and harder and handling more aircraft than they have likely in most of their careers because we have a relatively new turnover in our work force. as far as the crwg goes, the collaborative work force work group, the a.t.o. fully embraced it because they were partnered with nafta in the creation of those certified professional staffing targets because we partnered and worked through it collaboratively with the a.t.o. when you get to the f.a.a. -- and again, we do thank mike whittaker for his service and commitment to safety but it has been a challenge convincing the f.a.a. as a whole that the crwg numbers are the correct number that we need to adequately and safely staff

group in syria that ousted president assad. hts remains a proscribed terrorist organisation — but mr lammy said officials would deal with the groupts remains a proscribed organisation, but we can have diplomatic contact, and so we do have diplomatic contact, as you would expect. we want to see a representative government, an inclusive government, we want to see chemical weapon stockpiles secured and not used, and we want to ensure that there is not continuing violence. and so, for all of those reasons, using all the channels that we have available — and those are diplomatic and, of course, intelligence—led channels — we seek to deal with hts when we have to. a week on from the fall of the regime our international editorjeremy bowen has been to the much feared sednaya jail on the outskirts of damascus, and looks at the challenges syria now faces. driving through the gates of sednaya prison was the journey no syrian wanted to take. many didn't come out alive. now the prison has been broken open, like the country and on sednaya's forbidding hill outside damascus, there are signs in the prison yard of how far syria has come injust a

group. here's what mr blinken had to say. america and our partners have an important stake in helping the syrian people chart this new path. we know that what happens inside of syria can have powerful consequences well beyond its borders, from mass displacement to terrorism, and we know that we can't underestimate the challenges of this moment. let's speak to hussein ibish, who is senior resident scholar at the arab gulf states institute. he joins me from washington. is it a surprise the us has made contact with the rebel group even though it is classified as a terrorist organisation? it is and its leader, abu mohammed al—jolani, who is now gone back to his birth name is indeed a specially designated individual, meaning he is personally listed as the treasury department as a terrorist as well as his organisation, hts, by the state department as a terrorist group. so it is complicated and they have to weigh how they meet and what they say and in particular they have started reconstruction aid or any kind of material transfer,

yes, please. madam, can you introduce yourself for mr. jimmy from kind of media group, i have a question to what is your plan for the next and any kind of the discussions will be had in the new future. thank you, dave. in the future. this question uh, let me start with the question of h. s. dot is obviously a key question, but let me also emphasize they are not only, as i said, they are not on the on group that are know in damascus. and so, as you all know and security council resolution 2254 on this level, it's listed as a terrorist organization. this is on obviously a complicating factor for all of us. but we also have to be honest, we have to look at the fact and to see what has happened during the last 9 years. it is all 9 years since that, that us and it was most adopted. and the reality is so far is that the h d s. and also the older on groups had been sending good messages to the syrian people. they have been sending messages of unity of inclusiveness and frank just speaking also. we have seen him in the level and in houma, we have also seen, you know, reassuring things on the gro

surveillance video shows the big group of thieves breaking into mr. phone repair on international boulevard. the owner says the group ransacked the store this morning stealing hundreds of phones. the burglars also took accessories and replacement parts for electronics. the store is only been open since august, but has already dealt with several breaking attempts. and this time the criminals got in. >> the stars empty right now. i don't have a single side. they took all the air pods they had inside that took on a samsung. the head inside. took on the prepaid phones like little prepaid devices and just heartbreaking. you can't do anything about it. this store's fitting 5 families, you know, and to shut it down for one day that some $3,000 lost every single day. >> we're told the stories looking at more than $100,000 in losses. they'll be forced to close for the next few days as repairs and restocking are underway. oakland police is investigating. >> on the peninsula tonight, palo alto unified may be facing a lawsuit after attorney say a boy was locked in

he spent sunday in phoenix rallying supporters at a conference for the conservative group turning point usa. mr. trump spoke about his cabinet picks and says that russian president vladimir putin wants to meet as soon as possible. nbc's chris pollone joins me from d.c. he also addressed the rumors that his billionaire bestie, elon musk, is pulling the strings behind the sces. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. good morning to you. the spacex ceo has been a near constant presence in mr. trump's orbit since the election. and democrats blamed both president-elect donald trump and elon musk for tanking a funding deal, sending congress into chaos right before the holidays. lawmakers were able to narrowly avert a shutdown, passing a plan to keep the government funded until march. in his speech mr. trump did not address the budget battle directly but did defend elon musk. >> all the different hoaxes and -- the new ne is president trump has ceded the presidency to elon musk. no. no. that's not happening. we want to thank him. but t no, he's not going to be president, i can tell you. and i'm safe. you kno

group. here's what mr blinken had to say.ca and our partners have an important stage in helping the syrian people charge this new path. we know that what happens inside the syrian people charge this new path. we know that what happens inside of the syrian people charge this new path. we know that what happens inside of syria the syrian people charge this new path. we know that what happens inside of syria can have powerful consequences well beyond its borders, from mass displacement to terrorism. and we know that we can't underestimate the challenges of this moment. our middle east correspondent lina sinjab is in damascus conaway and has more on those comments about israel by the country's de facto leader. this is the first time that ahmed al—shara, known as al—jolani, the leader of the hayat tahrir al—sham, comes out to comment on israeli air strikes. it's been a week since the toppling of the president, bashar al—assad, but also a week of israeli air strikes on syria, nearly 400 throughout the week and 60 this night. so mr

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diplomats have nevertheless established contact, saying officials would deal with the group, "where we have to". mrlso announced the uk would contribute a further £50 million, that's $63 million, in aid for syrians in the middle east. well, the celebrations in damascus after the fall of assad stand in stark contrast to the mood in the iranian capital, where leaders are grappling with the sudden loss of their most important arab ally. the fall of bashar al—assad's regime marks the end of a four—decade partnership that cost tehran tens of billion dollars and formed the cornerstone of its regional strategy. public criticism of that investment is now emerging across iranian society, even from those who long supported it. for more, i spoke to alex vatanka, director of the iran program at the middle east institute here in washington. the whole world has been watching the recent events in syria and they have been talking about what this says about the allies of bashar al—assad, russia and iran and what are people and around making a what appears to be a failure for the regime? you know, there _ failure fo

mr. gaetz and a group of his friends, associates, and women who had drug-fueled sex parties between 2017 2020. according to testimony, the participants are said to have given to federal congressional investigators. >> seth: look at that diagram. that looks like something you get back from 23andme except it's 17andme. now, this is -- [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] no -- the "me" is matt. [ laughter ] this is the creepiest edition of "where's waldo" i've ever seen. [ light laughter ] it's like one of those richard scarry books where you have to find goldbug. let's see. where is he? oh, there he is. right next to matt. there. [ laughter ] wait, but they can't all fit in goldbug's bugdozer. so, who drove to the sex parties? oh! not you, lowly worm. and if this chart were about a democrat, trump would have put it on cards, he would have handed iout at his rallies. and we know he loves charts, because he's talked about it at rallies in, of course, the most off-putting way possible. >> i have a chart that's my all-time favorite. i love the -- is it around? is it around? [ cheers and applause ] i