JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This really leaves Eastern Aleppo with very little medical care by all accounts. We have seen schools on both sides of the front line also being bombed. Children, again, caught in the midst of this conflict. According to the regime, they say that this is a preliminary operation into Eastern Aleppo that will include a ground push. They say they're going after so-called terrorist groups, but as we have seen, it is the civilians who pay the heaviest price in this conflict. It is not only this military campaign that they are facing, but also that possibility of mass starvation as they're running out of food because of the siege. Alisyn, back to you.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Gosh, there's just no good scenario there. Jomana, thank you for the update. Well, retired Marine General James Mattis is being strongly considered to become the next Secretary of Defense. Donald Trump calls him, quote, "the real deal". So who is he and what would his appointment mean for U.S. foreign policy? All that ahead on NEW DAY.
Civilians Bombarded in Eastern Aleppo