Syrian state media says government forces have entered the center of the once Kurdish-held northern town of Manbij and raised the national flag. VOA’s Heather Murdock is in Syria and speaks to International Edition’s Steve Miller. Plus, a dozen Democratic presidential candidates will be on stage for the party's primary debate Tuesday night in Westerville, Ohio. The impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump is likely to be a major topic of discussion, as we hear from VOA National correspondent Jim Malone. And, Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam condemned visits by U.S. senators whom she said had arrived with "preconceived views" about the Hong Kong situation after senator Josh Hawley said the city is becoming a "police state".