monitoring reaction to what's going on in sochi of. your reading of what was the other one was saying. well the prisons are drawn and with president putin actually sure they get a solid dorothy about a political solution for syria but of course what the foreign ministers and nouns was very important about the deal and how it's going to be shaped out it seems was leaders agreed on to implement it other than our other accord which was signed in 1998 with between turkey and syria which a law which actually. we actually impose syria in order to not have a tape the outpost could do some work as part of pakistan factions the p.k. faction factions back at the time saw in a joint statement by 2 sides i'm seeing that syria russia is going to facilitate the agreement again which was not in that since 2011 this is very important but also it has some risks it can also mean that the turkish forces might be out of the designated safe zone on the other hand we see that what the turkish military and the syrian national army gained in terms of controll

in new york, and montreal, 11:00 a.m., in sochi, jerusalem and reports from there shoortly. we start with the cease-fire with turkish and kurdish forces. u.s. troops pulling out. being pelted by ratten potatoes. what happens after the cease-fire ends today is not clear. turkish president erdogan, said we will take over where we left off. >> erdogan and putin, supposed to meet at a lengthy meeting. president trump said the kurds were fighting for their own reasons. >> they were fighting isis. where is an agreement that says we need to stay in the middle east, for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization? the kurds never said that. i hope they will watch over isis. >> the president said, beyond a small force, quote, to secure the oil, he didn't think it was necessary to leave troops behind in syria. he said there were 28 troops on t the border anyway. but they're staying in the middle east. nick paton walsh will look at some of the things that the president said that weren't true. the u.s. never promised to ever protect the kurds. but many thought it would end in the

in sochi once again sochi played very crucial. role in our efforts played very crucial. role in our efforts to get all together so. the situation to get all together so. the situation on the ground is relatively calm but maintaining the calm and the cease fire is so crucial. for the political process on the ground is relatively calm but maintaining the calm and the cease fire is so crucial. for the political process as well as for. 6 cheeriest used. to morrow so we will continue working together with us donna guarantors we will continue working together with us donna guarantors. to maintain the calm and to wait for you to maintain the calm and to wait for you all to call solid solutions in syria thank you very much thank you very much. because. you should know much tougher for now on the actions by the us. now on the actions by the us. of course. of course. they. run counter to international law. they. run counter to international law. the us and them. by send them and then. the collison led by them are occupying territory in syri

have reached an agreement on the future of northern syria following talks in the black sea resort of sochi russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart reject type one say they're adding another 6 days to a cease fire that was due to expire on chuse day evening turkey wants to establish a buffer zone 30 kilometers wide along the syrian turkish border from which kurdish forces would be excluded. the kremlin had predicted long and difficult negotiations perhaps that's why the meeting was particularly friendly organized extra nice weather for you 6 and a half long hours of negotiations between vladimir putin and air to one mostly in private the hardest thing to decide was high big this so-called security zone should be and who controls it. in the very long discussions we have succeeded in finding a solution which in my opinion is very important and promising. it is the solution for the very complicated situation that the turkish syrian border. the main outcome is that russian military police and syrian border guards are to work together during the ceasefire to ensure that syri

the sochi deal will enhance britain's role in the region even aired to one had to accept that in the search for solution to the syria conflict there was no way of the russian president. so are russia and turkey coming together are they still competing for influence in syria d w correspondent dorian jones has more from istanbul on what's been agreed even though russia and turkey are backing rival sides in the syrian civil war what we have seen in the last couple of years is. putin increasingly working together because there is a realisation that they have to work together to bring an end to the syrian civil war which is in their all of their interests now this deal is another part of this process that was a potential flashpoint a turkish forces could ultimately get into a shooting war with the syrian regime forces further instability in syria but that deal this present deal does seem to have ended that threat it is part of a process of restoring stability to this area the fact that they and now that the kurds are now beholden to withdraw from the from the border will be of a key part

turkey's president to ones in the russian port city of sochi for talks with lot of the a putin has repeated his threat to restart the military operation against kurdish fighters in the north east and syria the leaders are expected to discuss the cease fire that was brokered by the u.s. which is due to expire in a matter of hours the kurdish syrian democratic forces a pull out of some areas along the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the troops before heading to sochi is what mr cohen had to say. vladimir putin and i will discuss all the steps to be taken in order to maintain the territorial integrity of syria and to cleanse the northern parts of syria from terrorists and terrorist organizations we will also be revisiting the efforts made for drafting a new constitution and we will also discuss it live and the significance attached to this area including a ceasefire we want a lasting peace in syria i hope our meeting will make progress meanwhile bashar al assad has called president a thief he made the remarks during a visit to areas of italy a province taken from turkish ba

in syria of course this is this is a top story for 2 leaders to discuss in in russian russian city sochi but of course as you said there are things that president add on expects from put in because russia has traditionally been against this turkish military operation against the y.p. g.n. s.c.f. in northern syria because the moscow's retore chua's this military operation is a threat that was assessed as a threat to syria's territorial integrity and also it poses a risk because of the escape eisel prisoners that who were kept under the control of the s.d.f. officials in northern syria so present added on is will will be pushing actually try it will be trying to get support from president putin and persuade him that the military operation that they have conducted is not a threat against syria's territorial integrity and they will be a protecting they will be taken care of deisel prisoners who are kept under a c.f. camps of course lou there's one more thing that president ad on once and own wants to establish 12 military bases is something between military observation post and the permanent

thank you very much live in sochi. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine testified for 10 hours in the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump democrats say william taylor has provided the clearest account yet that trump pressured ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden and exchange for military aid classes a professor of global politics at university college london says taylor's testimony is devastating for president trump. in the watergate hearings in the 1970 s. there was the moment of the smoking gun which changed everything and i think that this testimony will be seen in history as the smoking gun for trump it is absolutely clear what happened now and it's the most blatant abuse of power in modern presidential history where you have a clear quid pro quo where president trump effectively extorted a foreign government and said you can only have military assistance in the form of anti-tank missiles if you investigate my political opponents and make a public announcement of doing that it's extremely easy to understand

russian president vladimir putin has welcomed dozens of african leaders to sochi where he is hosting the 1st ever russia africa economic forum the 2 day summit is seen as part of russia's efforts to expand its influence on the african continent. supporters of bolivian president evo morales and his main rival carlos mesa have clashed in the city of santa cruz what alice has accused his opponent of trying to stage a coup mason says bolivia's presidential election last weekend was undermined by dan take from. this is news from berlin for more news you can always go to our website. coming up next on day of your business mario draghi is on his way out to the european central bank he once said he would do whatever it takes to save the euro cause he succeeded by looking at trying to use likes to. vent his own has a coming up next on t.v. business agent. mob. europe. what unites us. what defines us. the. driving force. what binds the continent to. the answers and stories of planetary body. spotlight on people. 60 minutes long d w. d c or your 5 keys to see for food. keep clean to prevent con

to get involved in this conflict as well step thank you for that for now that step bottom line in sochi thank you. and we have plenty more ahead on the news hour including the diplomat helping to put together the pieces of an impeachment puzzle the coerced accounting yet of the u.s. president's dealings with ukraine. bent and broken pirates on the only problem in one of the most dangerous waterways in the world. and a 20 year old stars in the 1st game of this year's world series will be here with the action sports. and you can governments also as far as johnson will try to call a general election of his faults to accept a long breaks that today ministers rejected the prime minister's proposed timetable for ratify has that something on tuesday johnson must now wait for him to approve an extension to the withdrawal of deadline. and we now face further uncertainty and the e.u. miss now make up their minds over how to answer parliament's request for a delay in the 1st consequence because the speaker is that the government was taking the only responsible cools and exonerate our preparations

now tech he's president time about iran is right now in the russian port city of sochi for talks with with vladimir person has repeated his threat to restart the military operation against kurdish fighters in ne in syria the leaders are expected to discuss the tuckers ceasefire that was brokered by the united states which is due to expire in a matter of al is the kaddish syrian democratic forces have pulled out of some areas along the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the truce now before heading to sochi here's what i don't have to say. vladimir putin and i will discuss all the steps to be taken in order to maintain the territorial integrity of syria and to cleanse the northern parts of syria from terrorists and terrorist organizations we will also be revisiting the efforts made for drafting a new constitution and we will also discuss it live and the significance attached to this area including a ceasefire we want a lasting peace in syria i hope our meeting will make progress. meanwhile syria's president bashar assad has called the president out on a thief he made t

we heard erdogan on his way to sochi to meet with vladimir putin. he said, while he is threatening to resume this operation if there's no full withdrawal by the end of the deadline, he did seem to be leaving room for diplomacy and negotiations and saying they are seeing signs of the kurdish fighters withdrawing. >> jomana, thank you. >>> president trump is pushing republicans to fight harder against the impeachment inquiry. and some of the voices are what he needs to work to leave. bill taylor, the top diplomat for ukraine, scheduled to testify before investigators today. bill taylor is the top diplomat in ukraine and called the withholding for infamous favors, crazy. more from boris sanchez at the the white house. >> dave and christine, president trump talking about unity at a cabinet mean on monday. he said that he envies them because of their unity because they stick together and they don't have, in his words, a mitt romney. listen to more from president trump. >> i think they're lousy politicians. but two things they have -- they're vicious and

the incident in question centers on one night five years ago during the sochi olympic games. brooke nevilles worked for nbc news. according to published excerpts, nevilles told pharaoh that lauer joined her for drinks and she ended up going back to lauer's room twice, once to retrieve her press credential, and another because he invited her back to the room. neville says lauer, who was wearing a t-shirt and boxers, pushed her against the door and kissed her, then pushed her onto the bed. according to excerpts from the book, lauer asked her if she wanted to have anal sex, she said no, but he just did it. it hurt so bad, is this normal? she told pharaoh it was noncons sensual in the sense that i was too drunk to consent, i said multiple times i didn't want to have anal sex, she ultimately stopped saying no and cried quietly into the pillow. according to the excerpts neville told pharaoh back in new york she went on to have more sexual encounters with lauer and reportedly initiated some of their contact. lauer is strenuously denying the allegations writing his relationship with

hoess by russian president vladimir putin african leaders are gathering in the russian resort town of sochi this week for the 1st ever russia africa some as russia's attempt to jumpstart relations with the continent 3 decades after the fall of the soviet union when which then was a major player in africa. but russia does not want to stand aside while other powers like the u. china and india strategically increase their influence and investment on the continent putin has big plans for africa especially with its rich mineral resources that's a quick look at selected activities of russian companies on the continent as energy multinational luko which is involved in a natural gas development project in the republic of congo in sudan and the central african republic a close ally of president putin has secured licenses for mining gold in guinea russian element in produce roussel is digging up more site and in zimbabwe russia wants to dig for platinum until now russia's trade with africa was muted last year exports to imports from the entire continent well value that only $20000000000.00 in compari

the amount that russia trades with them as he welcomed them to a meeting at the black sea resort of sochi but he cannot make ties are not the only thing on his agenda as he tries to exert more influence on a continent many western nations have turned their back on russia is playing catch up china japan the e.u. have been meeting africa for years last year russian exports to africa hit $20000000000.00 where is chinese exports to the continent with $205000000000.00 so how does moscow plan to boost its influence well the 1st thing is debt commission announced that he'll write off more than $160000000.00 worth of ethiopia as part of russia's deaf a development program mozambique madagascar and tanzania have already benefited from that move russia is also increasing its defense relationships on the continent since 2014 military cooperation agreements have been signed with 19 african countries also is also offering nuclear power technology construction of the continent's 1st nuclear plant will begin in egypt next year funded by a russian loan step pass and has more now from the summit in sochi.

his president arrives in sochi just hours before a cease fire deadline as kurdish fighters continue to put out of northeastern syria . well i'm down in jordan this is on a 05 coming up lebanon's government just rift and see the reforms to revive the economy but will it be enough to satisfy protesters tomorrow. back in power the challenges await prime minister justin trudeau in forming a new government in canada. on trying to clear the air how south korea is playing a high price for what it calls a social disaster. turkey's president russia typo on as arrived in the russian port city of sochi the top of the vladimir putin otoh one that repeated his threat to restart the military operation against kurdish fighters in northeastern syria the leaders are expected to discuss the cease fire that was brokered by the u.s. which is due to expire in a matter of hours when the code is suing democratic forces have pulled out of some areas along the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the truce which is and near the turkey syria border child so the ceasefire is set to end in a few ho

we know that the agreement reached between turkey and russia in sochi is currently underway so from us it's really important for the ceasefire to continue so that's going to be one of the main topics the other issues of of course going to be the refugee issue we know that president are 2 on wants to relocate at least $1000000.00 refugees that are currently living in turkey to the zone that turkey is controlling and northern syria which is 120 meters why and 120 kilometers wide and 32 kilometers deep and yet no police so basically that's going to be one of the main topics because germany wants turkey to abide by international law while making such plans about the refugees so germany is proposes stablish ing and internationally monitored security zone in northern syria how realistic is that well of course according to german defense minister this is a very realistic scenario but we don't know the details about this and we know that in the recent nato defense ministers meeting in brussels that according to the nato secretary general the nato allies are have very different views concerning

we seem to lost the line there to sochi we will go back of course to. if we can before the end of the program well as the deadline approaches for that cease fire in northern syria the step with mentioning there let's remind you of the events that led up to where we are right now it's all stuff that. pentagon officials democrats republicans and european leaders said the withdrawal of u.s. troops gave turkey a green light to act militarily against the kurdish s.d.f. in syria. the kurdish s.d.f. called it a stab in the back turkish president received type has long described kurdish fighters in northern syria as terrorists pose an existential threat to turkey. but the 8 turkish artillery and air strikes began targeting kurdish positions across the border. earlier gone says operation peace spring is a campaign against terrorism not the kurdish people but he's rounded on international critics him. with 3600000 syrian refugees in our country whiting to go back to their homes the european union look at yourself i repeat at the moment you cannot call or to find

we have a trip to sochi russia on tuesday. in this meeting we will take up this process with mr putin and after that god willing we will take the necessary steps. and further same's that moscow is looking to fill the void left by the us russian troops in another 2 city in times on sunday. so turkey's present one is due to meet his russian counterpart vladimir putin in the black sea resort of sochi later today and a lot hinges on that meeting russia is syria's main military backer and its troops are in the region that turkey has vowed to take or to help sort this out let's cross over to foreign policy expert mcalpin friesen he joins us from jerusalem good morning to you germany's defense minister has proposed an internationally controlled security zone in syria along the border with turkey is that something that russian turkey would welcome. i think russia and turkey have to 1st decide who has the bigger dream coming true and who's in a spot that they didn't expect to be in and since they're in the new position there's a lot of

have reached an agreement on the future of northern syria and of meeting in the black sea resort of sochi letter reputing and wretch of type the presidents of russia and turkey say that they are adding another 6 days to a cease fire that was due to expire this evening turkey wants to establish a 30 kilometer wide safe zone along the syrian turkish border which kurdish forces would be excluded but the announcement came just as the kurds insisted they had already pulled out of the border regions. we have team analysis our correspondent you are shadows in moscow dorian jones is in istanbul and yuri i'd like to begin with you walk us through what exactly russia and turkey have agreed to here well russian foreign minister sergei lavrov presented to after the talks in sochi here in russia a plan which includes several aspects of points i think 3 of them are essential 1st to moscow and ancora have agreed to that to the kurdish militias would to pull back 30 kilometers away from the turkish syrian border 2nd to love russian military police and syrian border guards would be deployed to on the syri

ok so you you have recordings of both the sochi. where they're discussing the compromising material on mr trump absolutely on that meaning no quickening told flynn so all those compromising materials will never elise divert will cancel all russian saying so. well obviously we would. welcome a chance to get copies of those recordings. so we will try to work with the f.b.i. to figure out along with your staff how we can obtain copies of those opes i forgot to mention something really important that was a prank although it seems mr sheriff was so hungry for the trouble he totally fell for it schiff was pretty serious he wrote all of what we said on the paper remembered all the detail surely when you're looking for something to get trump out of there you're good to cross any lines nothing improper or probe or the by the way speaking of dealing with the russians in some shape or form as we know anyone who gets themselves involved in that could be compromise or a spider on for the rest of their lives mr schiff once spoke to us r t r t mad

the sochi deal will enhance putin's role in the region even add one had to accept that in the search for a solution to the syria conflict there's no way around the russian president. well nato secretary general here in stoltenberg says it is too early to judge the consequences of the deal struck between russia and nato member turkey over northern syria speaking ahead of a nato defense ministers summit in brussels stoltenberg said he was encouraged that a cease fire between turkey and the syrian kurds ahead of the agreement was a 1st step towards a political settlement. and our correspondent teri schultz is covering that summit for us in brussels hi terry so yes stoltenberg says it is too early to pass judgment but what how is nato viewing the situation at this point in northern syria . very very cautiously soumik this situation puts nato in such an awkward position not only were many allies uncomfortable when the us pulled its limited military personnel out of northern syria because that was seen as the only barrier to turkey going and then of course they spoke out against turkey's m

and the 1st ever russia africa summit is now underway in the resort city of sochi with a host of leaders in attendance. here watching our 2 international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 4 pm welcome to the program. more than 6 hours of talks between the turkish and russian leaders have resulted in a breakthrough on the situation in northern syria the ceasefire there was extended by 6 days with kurdish forces expected to leave that area within the time both leaders hailed the deal. syria should be free from unlawful foreign presence long term stability of syria can only be achieved by observing the sovereignty and unity of this country mr putin and i concluded to historic agreement to fight terrorism insurance serious to restore integrity and political unity and return refugees these talks were very tough and you have to remember the turkey initiated the meeting with putin after they launched an offensive against the kurdish forces that and crises as terrorists at the turkish syrian border the operation known as peace and gird actually many or maybe even

he claims that on that night in sochi "she certainly did not cry. she was a fully enthusiastic and willing partner." adding the producer hugged him when she left the hotel room. he says, when the affair ended, the woman tried to rekindle it. adding, "because of my infidelity, i have brought more pain and embarrassment to my family than most people can ever begin to understand. they've been through hell. i have asked for their forgiveness, taken responsibility for what i did do wrong." today, nbc news released a statement, saying matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific and reprehensible as we said at the time. that's why he was fired usthin 24 houirstearning of u. omplat. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the massive fire late today. the images coming in now.l. >>> also, the high school football scare. the 15-year-old jv football player suffering a severe brain injury during the game. collapsing afterward. we do have news on his condition tonight. >>> and the passenger revolt onboard a cruise ship. americ

russia's foreign policy is a key agenda item at a major forum currently taking place in sochi the country's foreign minister sergey lavrov is there along with other top officials discussing among other things russia's approach to the middle east for now we cannot cross live to our correspondent maria notion i was there for us what's the latest from the event. well hi let me 1st of all tell you that wednesday's gathering of vote by discussion based international think tank is held in these absolutely stunning place in the mountains outside russia's black sea resort of sochi and discussions here today just as hot as the weather the east has been announced this year's major topic asia and the middle east and let's end on the spotlight today politicians high ranking politicians experts in flanders are discussing modern challenges respects and ways to protect peace and stability and development in. these regions syria was mentions to many times today russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov he's one of the speakers here today has shared he's assessment of effective global strategy stressing non i

foreign policy issues up for debate i mean major foreign being held in the black city resort city of sochi the country's foreign minister sergey lavrov is there along with other top officials are to marry for national has been following developments. wednesday's gathering of valdai discussion club based international think tank is held him base absolutely stunning place in the mountains outside russia's black sea resort of sochi and discussions here today are just as hard as the weather the east has been announced this year is major topic asia and the middle east the latter is in the spotlight today high ranking politicians x. birds influencers are discussing current challenges and respects 10 ways to bring peace maintain peace has well as boost stability and developments in these regions syria was mentioned too many times russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has taken part in the conversation that last of the wrong 2 hours he has talked about iraq afghanistan libya as brothers set examples of global peace efforts blaming usas approach that he has described as interfering to influence s

decide his next steps after the meeting so let's get more on this from trying to hear the sound in sochi 1st good morning to media saying clearly could have a bearing on what happens in syria next. andrew good morning well everyone who is somehow involved in that chess game near the turkish syrian border will be waiting for news to come out of a lot of our putin's residence here inside on tuesday actually to be fair it's even more complicated than chess because in this game there are way more than 2 players just think of everything that was happening before the trip of top read on to saw earlier this month turkey once again went to war with the kurds in syria by the way who were fighting eisel for years along side american troops but all of a sudden the american president donald trump told his soldiers to get out leaving the kurds face to face against all the might of a nato member and their guns now here's one of the latest things the american president said on the crisis. i worked with the kurds with a good relationship with the kurds but we never agreed to be in a protected kurds resp

russia and turkey say they have a plan for syria's future following talks in the black sea resort of sochi russian president vladimir putin and his turkish counterpart recha type out on say they're adding another 6 days to a cease fire that was due to expire on tuesday evening turkey wants to establish a buffer zone along its border with northern syria from which kurdish forces would be excluded the agreement follows a u.s. brokered truce which expired all tuesday. the kremlin had predicted difficult talks perhaps that's why the greeting was particularly friendly we organize extra nice weather feedlot demand putin told his tax counterpart friendship type add on 6 and a half long hours of negotiations lay ahead mostly in private the biggest sticking point the extent of a proposed buffer zone and who controls it. in the very long and tends to sky since we have succeeded in finding a solution which in my opinion is very important and promising as well it is the solution for the very complicated situation that the turkish syrian border he's got what he is continuous. under the deal russian mil

well quite important to me i think russian participants of this summit in sochi have been talking about cooperation in almost every possible field from oil and gas to steel production agriculture energy mining as well as yeah education and even signs of deals opt for discussion among them a deal said to be able to nuclear power plants for example deals on defense and security equipment tourism agrium agreements industrial zones one of the key sectors for russia is nuclear technology here russia has found a nice for itself in sailing it to developing countries like egypt energy ria is the o.p.o. or for example around these countries among those in the market for russian builds nuclear power plants of course russia's economic more involvement in africa is quite worth of by china but moscow doesn't really see china as a rival but rather as a partner as you've been called it off because big enough. and open to both russia and china. ok so isaac some of africa's most influential leaders have gathered for this summit tell us more about why this is important to them you know what are they gain

brokered cease fire a step back and has more from sochi and russia. with only i was left of the u.s. brokered cease fire in syria russia stopped did president putin offer to help to remove and this. was at the turkish syrian border to go with syrian border troops it was delayed because book was due today we share turkey's concern about the growing threats of terrorism and the growth of ethnic tensions in the region these tensions and the separatist mood in recent times where in our opinion artificially created by outsiders. goodish fighters have until next tuesday evening local time to clear turkey's 30 kilometers so-called safe zone russian military police will then start joint patrols with turkish forces along almost the entire north eastern syrian border. is on the barren moving threats posed by either terrorist organization this operation in syria guarantees syria's territorial integrity and political unity we never had eyes on the country's territory and sovereignty as turkey all steps we are taking in the field we have taken with sensitivity. bo

talking live to charles stratfor shortly he's an asacol a 1st step boss and sent us this report from sochi where presidents early on and putin finalize the new agreement. with only i was left of the u.s. brokered cease fire in syria russia stopped it president putin offered how to remove and this. at the turkish syrian border together with syrian border troops. sure turkey's concerned about the growing threats of terrorism and the growth of ethnic tensions in the region the stench use and the separatist mood in recent times where in our opinion artificially created by outsiders. goodish fighters have until next tuesday evening local time to clear turkey's 30 kilometers so-called safe zone russian military police will then start joint patrols with turkish forces along almost the entire north eastern syrian border what is on the barrel moving threats posed by either terrorist organization this operation in syria guarantees syria's territorial integrity and political unity we never had eyes on the country's territory and sovereignty as turkey all steps we are taking in the field we have taken

for the americans as well so today in sochi are don plans to discuss the future of syria with putin the russian president and his main concern is going to be how the areas under the syrian government control shall be cleared of the s.t.s. mainly the kurdish fighters group y.p. because still there is a question about a conversely and called bani and turkey wants all y.p. to withdraw turkey has said that they don't they don't have any problem with the syrian government ruling those areas or taking back those areas but they don't want any wipe e.g. factions within that area this is going to be a question mark for everyone because the s.t.'s side has been saying some call some contradicting. details they said that they made a cease fire they agreed on the ceasefire for the civilians but they will continue resisting so this is going to be an important day for president are gone and for them it puts in because also they will be discussing the details about it live but one thing is clear turkey is asking for 12 military observation posts within the designated safe zone and turkey needs to have

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nevils who originally came forward anonymously said lauer raped her in her hotel room during the 2014 sochi olympics. today lauer released a statement. it is alleged that an extramarital but consensual sexual encounter was in fact an assault. it is categorically false and ignores the facts and defies common sense in the book which nbc news has not seen, nevils alleges that after a night of drinking she went to lauer's hotel room she told farrow that lauer pushed her against the door and kissed her he then pushed her onto the bed flipping her over asking if she likes anal sex, farrow writes she said she denied several times. according to nevils she was in the midst of telling him she wasn't interested again when he just did it. telling farrow, she we wept silently into a pillow in lauer's account, he says they engaged in a variety of sexual acts each act was mutual and completely consensual. in a statement an nbc spokesperson says matt lauer's conduct was appalling, horrific, and reprehensible. that's why he was fired within 24 hours of us first learning the complaint. our hearts break again

adding "i was never told brooke claimed our encounter in sochi was non-consensual.ad i been i would have defended myself immediately." how did you go about vetting brooke nevils? >> i'm an attorney. i'm a skeptic. and in every instance where a story is reported in the book it is backed up by multiple contemporaneous accounts. it is backed up by documentary evidence. >> when she recounts the story to human resources at nbc, you said she did not call it a rape. >> her attorney stopped the proceedings at one point to make it clear this was a non-consensual interaction. she ambiguously described a brutal violent assault that injured her. >> reporter: brooke told ronan she received a seven-figure settlement and signed a non-disclosure agreement. but he says she wasn't the first woman with accusations against lawyer. >> andy lack issued a statement in november of 2017 and he said, qus it is the first complaint about his behavior in over 20 years he's been at nbc news." >> the evidence in this book, the documentation and paper trail of settlements, reveals that there were

tampered one has been holding talks with russian president vladimir putin in the black sea resort of sochi topping their agenda is the future of northern syria after the withdrawal of u.s. troops from the area turkey launched an offensive to clear the area of kurdish militias and carve out a so-called safe so the kurds who are backed by the us then turn to the army of syrian president bashar al assad and his main ally russia for help everyone and putin's meeting comes just hours before a u.s. brokered cease fire giving the kurds time to withdraw is due to expire. let's get the latest on this story now did you correspondent yury rich shadows standing by for us and moscow yury presidents putin and erica weiner are expected to address the media at any minute now and have we heard anything come out of this meeting at. well indeed it seems that the most important issues to me in today's talks in such a here in russia was through the turkish offensive into northern syria an offensive which has been widely condemned internationally including here in the russia as the russian foreign ministry is s

today when the russian president vladimir putin hosts his turkish counterpart in the resources if sochi a 5 day pause in turkey's military operation against kurdish forces does end today the president saying that he will decide his next steps after the meeting reporting now from sochi here is in. everyone who is somehow involved in this ultra complicated game of chess near the turkish syrian border will be waiting for news to come out of lot of our putin's summer residence on tuesday by the way to be fair it's even more complicated than chess because there are just way too many players now just think of everything that was happening before time baird on's trip to saw earlier this month turkey once again went to war against the kurds in northern syria who by the way for years were fighting eisel terrorists together with u.s. troops but now all of a sudden the american president donald trump told his soldiers to get out of there leaving the kurdish forces one on one with a mighty nato member and their guns now here's one of the latest statements made by donald trump on the crisis with the

right now to morrow's meeting in sochi is an important step especially for a political solution which is going to be discussed in geneva at the end of this month. meanwhile u.s. troops are crossed into iraq as part of their withdrawal from northern syria a convoy has gone to this a highly border crossing in the northern province of the hook is heading into territory controlled by the peshmerga in northern iraq semi autonomous kurdish region and u.s. defense secretary especially as a number of american troops are remaining in lucrative oil fields to keep them secure. this withdrawal will take weeks not days until that time our forces will remain in the towns that are located near the oil fields the purpose of those forces a purpose of those forces working with the s.d.f. is to deny access to those oil fields by isis and others who may benefit from their revenues it could be earned. it has more on the troop movements from some of the earth that's close to the turkey syrian border. we understand according to our sources the free syrian army fighters these are these syrian fighters that t