SONDLAND IS SET TO APPEAR THURSDAY.

THURSDAY. SONDLAND PLANS TO TESTIFY BUT HE

SONDLAND PLANS TO TESTIFY BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY AID WAS HELD UP

DOESN'T KNOW WHY AID WAS HELD UP AND RELIED ON THE PRESIDENT'S

AND RELIED ON THE PRESIDENT'S ASSURANCES THAT THERE WAS NO

ASSURANCES THAT THERE WAS NO QUID PRO QUO.

QUID PRO QUO. >> TENSIONS INCREASING IN SYRIA

>> TENSIONS INCREASING IN SYRIA BETWEEN TURKISH LED FORCES AND

BETWEEN TURKISH LED FORCES AND SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TROOPS.

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TROOPS. THE SYRIAN ARMY IS MOVING INTO

THE SYRIAN ARMY IS MOVING INTO TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN NORTHERN

TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN NORTHERN SYRIA.

SYRIA. THEY'RE HELPING KURDISH FIGHTERS

THEY'RE HELPING KURDISH FIGHTERS FEND OFF A KURDISH INVASION.

FEND OFF A KURDISH INVASION. MEANWHILE, THE TURKISH SIDE OF

MEANWHILE, THE TURKISH SIDE OF THE BORDER, DOZENS OF ARMED

THE BORDER, DOZENS OF ARMED VEHICLES AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT

VEHICLES AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT ARE MOVING TOWARD THE FRONT

ARE MOVING TOWARD THE FRONT LINES.

LINES. U.S. ALLIES ARE CALLING ON

U.S. ALLIES ARE CALLING ON TURKEY TO END ITS INVASION WHICH

TURKEY TO END ITS INVASION WHICH HAS ALREADY KILLED 39 CIVILIANS.

HAS ALREADY KILLED 39 CIVILIANS. THE KURDS CALLED ON SYRIA AND

THE KURDS CALLED ON SYRIA AND RUSSIA FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE

RUSSIA FOR MILITARY ASSISTANCE AFTER THE U.S. ANNOUNCED IT

AFTER THE U.S. ANNOUNCED IT WOULD BE PULLING ALL OF ITS

WOULD BE PULLING ALL OF ITS TROOPS OUT OF SYRIA.

TROOPS OUT OF SYRIA. MARK ESPER SAID YESTERDAY THAT

MARK ESPER SAID YESTERDAY THAT ABOUT 1,000 TROOPS WILL BE

ABOUT 1,000 TROOPS WILL BE LEAVING ACCORDING TO TWO

LEAVING ACCORDING TO TWO MILITARY OFFICIALS THIS WILL

MILITARY OFFICIALS THIS WILL LEAVE ONLY ABOUT 300 SOLDIERS AT

LEAVE ONLY ABOUT 300 SOLDIERS AT THE BASE IN THE SOUTH.

THE BASE IN THE SOUTH. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP GETTING

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP GETTING BELOWBOW

BELOWBOW BACK OVER HIS DECISION TO PULL

BACK OVER HIS DECISION TO PULL THE KROOPS.

THE KROOPS. LINDSEY GRAHAM SAID TODAY THAT

LINDSEY GRAHAM SAID TODAY THAT CONGRESS IS GOING TO IMPOSE

CONGRESS IS GOING TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON TURKEY TO PRESSURE

SANCTIONS ON TURKEY TO PRESSURE THEM TO STOP THE INVASION.

THEM TO STOP THE INVASION. >> THE GOAL IS TO STOP THE

>> THE GOAL IS TO STOP THE BLOODSHED, PUNISH TURKEY AND

BLOODSHED, PUNISH TURKEY AND MAKE SURE THAT RUSSIA, IRAN,