new government collapsed after being agreed on in the united nations-backed initiative.aidkers from the bloc that the proposals from the governments included too many posts. they are giving the president's 10 days for a shorter list of ministers. getting ready to begin it later today. clear who will be at the negotiation table. they say the priorities of the talks are clear. >> the first priority is to what mosttalks on syrians, if not all, want to hear -- the possibility of a broad cease-fire and stopping the threat of isil. therefore, thanks to a broader cease-fire, an increase in it monetary aid. >> does france need to send troops? that was suggested by the president of the region. were stormed over the weekend. we had the latest. >> seeing the situation for himself, the head of the french arrived and met with the mayor to find a solution fast. the state is the head of the army and i believe that only the army can secure the sites that need to be safeguarded here. not security forces. supporting them. reporter: they placed part of the blame on the united kingdom. the

national lee bringing initiative, rachel campos duffy, and our #oneluckyguy, former ambassador to the united nations, fox news contributor and moustache afficionado, ambassador john bolton. >> glad to be back. harris: what a title? >> on top of my resume'. after that now it has to be. what choice do i have. harris: that was your selling point. andrea: countdown to the debate tonight in iowa. frontrunner donald trump opting out of the big show, putting senator ted cruz center stage at the main event at 9:00 p.m. this evening on fox. four other candidates will go head-to-head in the earlier debate at 7:00 p.m. eastern. all this as a new nbc "wall street journal"/marist poll, shows jump pulling ahead of ted cruz in iowa with 7-point lead, 32-25%. without the billionaire businessman on the stage, "politico" said that ted cruz will go from being hunter to the hunted. senator rand paul gives a preview of the shots that may be coming cruz's way. >> biggest problem cruz faces right now is authenticity. he said he was for the nsa reform, saying the government shouldn't collect all our phone records then in his debate his response to rubio, oh, no, he voted for the reform to allow the government to