fighters across afghanistan in the eastern area. this was a complex that the u.s. commanders say they wanted to go after to get isis out of there, and the top commander in that press conference just a short time ago making it clear, it was a military objective, insisting there were no outside political influences. have a listen. >> and the timing of the use of this weapon was simply the appropriate tactical moment against a proper target to use this particular munition. so it is not related to any outside events, other than our focus on destroying dieash in 2017. >> reporter: not related to any outside events. if the north koreans see that video on tv they can perhaps draw some of their own conclusions from it, but the u.s. is saying it has nothing to do with north korea. president trump asked if he authorized this strike in afghanistan with his

extraordinary first combat use of this weapon. the president was very cryptic. >> did you authorize it, sir? >> everybody knows exactly what happened. so -- and what i do is i authorize my military. we have the greatest military in the world and they've done a job, as usual. so we have given them total authorization, and that's what they're doing, and frankly, that's why they've been so successful lately. >> reporter: total authorization. so, yes, commanders have authorization to carry out missions. the critical question, however, still unanswered. did president trump know about this mission? when did he know about it? it is an extraordinary event. and would the u.s. military have simply let him find out about it by watching cable news? probably not. but we'll have to see. >> all right. we will get those answers somehow, i'm sure. barbara, thank you very much for your reporting. meanwhile, the world is on edge amid mounting fears that north korea will conduct its sixth nuclear test this weekend. china warns the conflict could

break out at any moment as the war of words between the north and the u.s. intensifies. cnn alexander field is live in seoul, south korea with more. what have you learned, alexandra? >> reporter: well, alisyn, washington is preparing for a move from pyongyang at any moment and that could be the sixth nuclear test that country has been planning to carry out. we don't know exactly when but know from white house officials predonald trump spending the weekend at mar-a-lago is getting consistent updates on the situation in north korea. that as vice president mike pence makes his way to the region. he'll be in seoul, south korea this weekend, on to tokyo and japan talking to allies about the options being looked at with regard to the growing nuclear threat from north korea. those options include a military option, which will be discussed. that's a fear for people who here in south korea, they do defend, depend on the u.s. for security, but they, of course, have concerns about retaliation from north korea. north korea already taking a

very hard line against the arrival of u.s. warships in the waters off the korean peninsula saying the arrival of strategic nuclear equipment threatens global security and brings the region to the brink of thermal nuclear war. very strong words accompanied by more propaganda coming from pyongyang. images of their leader kim jong-un leading military exercises. this as the country plans to celebrate the day of the sun, the commemoration of the founder's birthday. it is also a date around which north korea has previously carried out provocative acts as a show of strength and a means of guesting the world's attention. needless to say here, john and alisyn, the world is closely watching. >> absolutely. alexandra, thank you for that reporting. bring in our political panel. cnn political analyst david gregory, david chalian and military analyst lieutenant general mark hertling.

start with the news out of north korea. their military released a statement, as alexandra reported. let me scant a little bit. they said just now they would "ruthlessly ravage the united states if washington chooses to attack this" of course, as the "uss carl vinson" is in theaded that direction. is this rhetoric or something different happening today? >> i believe it's normal language and they're setting up the potential for doing something. we all know what that something is. potential test of another nuclear weapon or a multiple launch like they did a few weeks ago, alisyn. you'll see either one of those things. all those kinds of tests and experiments are usually preceded by exactly this kind of language, but it certainly seems like it's been turned up a bit recently. don't you think? >> what we know is going on with the white house right now. of course, it's not at the white house, it's in marge largo.

it's in florida. we're told the president is closely monitoring the situation, a secure room constructed at march large eand told by the white house there are national security staffers with the president to assist in the monitoring of the situation, david gregory. we don't know whom. didn't see henry mcmaster get on the plane. don't think the pentagon, james mattis, defense secretary is down there either. does the fact the president is more or less unstaffed, albeit with some national security presence down there, mean maybe they don't think it will get much more serious than it already is, david? >> i don't know. i wouldn't speculate on that. i think they're watching closely. the president has done a number things here recently. right? carried off a strike on syria to send a very strong political message. he has been in contact with president xi of china, talked seriously about the north korea problem and how he'd like to see

china intervene. i don't think -- i think the administration wants to make it very clear that they will take a different approach. they might even try a military approach with north korea, but i wouldn't expect anything rash here. i think, as previous administrations have had to think about, what are the follow-on consequences of dealing with north korea militarily? what is to be gained? how do you want the situation to end? you have a lot of u.s. troops in a vulnerable position in south korea. we have our allies in japan. you have the china question to think about. i think there's a lot going on here that the president wants to monitor, and by what he has said this week, he expects china to take some kind of leading role in any kind of repercussion or any consequence for north korea if they do another test here. >> go ahead, david chalian. >> well, i think what david laid out is spot-on and why this weekend should north korea act the way we anticipate that it might is a big test. this is the first nuclear test

from north korea in the trump era, and how president trump responds to that is going to be critical. we've seen him starting to take on the commander in chief role in a more active way in this last week, or ten days or so, and he's clearly, seems to be more about action than about sort of public deliberation of these thing. so watching his response to what north korea does this weekend really will set the table for how the administration is going to try to grapple with this problem that, remember, barack obama, when he left office, told donald trump, this is going to be your number one problem. >> so general haertling, about n hour ago video of a huge bomb blast. largest non-nuclear device ever used by the u.s. military in combat in afghanistan right now. this is what we saw right now. you can see just a huge plume rising from that.

what message does this send, general, not just in afghanistan where the bomb was used and wee believe killed dozens of isis fighters, the pentagon says, but around the world? >> it was a tactical weapon. you heard me say that repeatedly, john. used by general mickelson to kill his enemy and to stop them from using that area and to eliminate the ieds set up in defensive positions, but certainly is a second order effect as this generated some discussion on the air waves by the media and by others that certainly generated some interest of, boy. another bomb strike. even though it was taken out of context, it certainly sends a sfl signal to a lot of people that this president is allowing that to happen from his tactical commanders. i would mention, too. the president said i've given the authority to my military to do these things. one of the things i'd like to beat home is that's a saying in the military. you can delegate authority.

you cannot delegate responsibility. when you tell someone you trust them to do something, you still own it as a senior commander and as commander in chief, mr. trump doesn't get much more seen yar than that. he owns this and whatever happens in many different hot spots across the world. >> david gregory, speaking of all the military action that's happened since president trump took office, pull it up for people. we have a map. just because it's been notable how much has happened. so this, the biggest bomb ever, non-nuclear used, as john said. you see that in afghanistan. you see air strikes in syria. you also see a terribly unfortunate friendly fire accident in syria. you see the yemen raid that went wrong. so in terms of -- oh, of course, north korea looming there on the right side of the screen. so in terms of, we're not going to be the world's policemen anymore. how does this fit in to what mr. trump's world view was on the

campaign trail? >> i think the obvious point is you've got a new commander in chief who is willing to and wants to be more aggressive with the use of military forces to take on problems that we've been engaged in fighting for a long time. in afghanistan, use of this moab bomb underscores the fact we've been there since 2001. of course, commanders are looking for ways to root out the enemy that does not endanger u.s. troops particularly in remote locations. particularly when you have the add-on are moff isis fighters now in afghanistan that have to be rooted out as well. this president wants to be more aggressive against isis. he's said that. i don't think he wants to occupy syria or send a lot more troops into iraq in order to do that, but because isis is already degraded, you're going to see more intensity. he's obviously been more aggressive with regard to his talk about north korea. we saw the strike in syria, though that's limited. i point all of these out to say he's being more aggressive tactically and part of that is part of a strategy, but i don't know what the bound of that strategy is right now.

i don't think you see an indication by this president to be anymore engaged militarily in terms of a u.s. commitment than his predecessor was but he may go about the kind of messages he wants to send a little differently. >> i spoke to alabama senator republican richard shelby more than a week ago who says he has not heard a serious strategy yet from the white house. he's waiting. a few minutes ago we spoke with the congressman from florida, delicately and politely waiting to hear what the more global strategy is. david chalian, the white house hasn't laid it out yet. i want to add, talking to u.s. service members during the campaign, many, most of whom, were supportive of then candidate touctrump, one of the things he liked, heeding more restrained in using u.s. military force overseas. from members, rank and file of the military. i'm not sure that's what we've seen in office here. >> right, although they've been limited actions. they're not sort of big military

presence or a complete reversal here from what we may have seen in the past. i think one of the key things to watch i think may help us understand the strategy as it develops is, the sort of, how the trump administration and white house responds to the impact of these actions. right? the fallout. what -- if things get -- if things shake up, because of the strike in syria, let's say, how does that new landscape, if there is one, become part of a larger strategy? we don't know that answer yet. you saw yesterday when president trump was asked about the moab. he said my military has the authority do what it wants clearly indicating he doesn't need to say, yes, go, on every single decision, but with that comes a lack of explaining to the american public a broader vision. what that strategy is.

we haven't heard donald trump sort of address americans in a serious way about these particular instances and how it fits into a larger vision of how he perceives america should be on the world stage right now. >> all right. david, general, thanks so much for being with us. appreciate it, guys. important discussion. and something we should hear from the president soon. cnn learned the conversations within the trump campaign and associates and the russians were intercepted by intelligence agencies in britain and other european countries. though communications were shared with intelligence officials here in the united states, cnn's pamela brown live in washington with this story. pamela what are you learning? >> reporter: we've learned british and other european intelligence agencies intercepted communications between trump associates, russian officials and other russians during the campaign and passed on those communications to their u.s. counter parts. this is according to u.s. and european sources talk to my colleague jim sciutto and the various communications captured

during routine surveillance of these russian officials and other russians known to western intelligence over the course of several months we're told. the british and european intelligence agencies including gchq in britain were not pro actively targeting any members of the trump team, sources say but rather picked them up during what's call incidental collection. which means monitoring these russian officials, officials overseas. that is how this came to light overseas in europe and then was, of course, shared with u.s. counterparts as part of the five eyes agreement and we've learned the fbi is using this information passed along as part of its counterintel probe of possible coordination between russians and trump associates. back to you. >> thank you for all of that information. talk about that very soon. so was that massive bomb we just saw in afghanistan a sign of how the president will ramp up the war on terror? we are talking live to a republican congressman and veteran mike kaufman, next.

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we do have breaking news. showing you new video of that massive bomb that hit isis targets in eastern afghanistan. this is just the latest in a string of military actions taken by president trump. joining us now is republican congressman mike kaufman of colorado. a member of the armed services and veterans affairs committees and a marine corps veteran. congressman, good morning. >> good morning. >> you served in both iraq wars

as a marine. we should say. what do you think of this action we've seen. this is the new video we're just looking at. the moab bomb, largest-ever nuclear munition used by the u.s. seems like a lot of fire power to kill 36 militants. what do you think the use of this bomb was? >> a couple points. first of all, i think, number one, to accomplish the mission in what was a very hardened target that would have required quite a few casualties in terms of taking a carve and tunnel complex laden with, or strewn with iuds, but there's another element to this, too, and i think it's a signal from the trump administration to the taliban and a lot of these isis fighters are prior taliban fighters that just happen to change jers ieys.

the fact is, the taliban has no desire to negotiate and feel time is on their side and feel there's no opportunity for peace without a negotiated settlement with the taliban and i think it's a signal to them that the u.s. is going to, you know, strengthen its resolve to bring this war to a close and for them to come to the table. >> is it also a message to north korea? as you know, the "uss carl vinson" is heading in that direction to north korea. that's certainly gotten the attention of north korea, and they, in fact, released this statement. this was from their foreign ministry -- the u.s. is disturbing the global peace and stability and insisting on the gangster-like logic divisive just and proportionate state pushing the situation in the korean peninsula to the brink of a war. how do you interpret their stance?

>> well, first of all, there's no question the use of this moab, the largest conventional munition in the u.s. inventory on this particular target, also would send a message to certainly north korea, china, russia and iran. of the narrative that this president is going to be decisive in terms of protecting america's national security interests. and so -- obviously i hope that it, that the president putting pressure on china, who really controls the cards in this region in terms of north korea, to try and bring peace to this -- >> i mean -- sorry to interrupt you. it doesn't feel like it's de-escalating but escalating. if the north tests a nuclear -- does a nuclear test this weekend, or fires a missile, how

should the u.s. respond? >> well, i think -- well, i don't think we should respond in terms of going to war. i think our concern is that it is, it is another step towards north korea gaining the capability to not only attack targets within its region but also the united states. and so again i think showing resolve from a military perspective all options are on the table, bud i thit sending ae to china we are serious, only true ally and trading partner and i do think by putting pressure ultimately on north korea we can, it's the only way we can resolve the situation. i mean, with china, it's the only way to resolve this

situation with north korea. >> congressman, let put up a map for you of the interaction since president trump came into the oval office. lots of hot spots where the u.s. already acted. of course, syria. there was the strike on the air base there. there was also a terrible friendly fire incident there. there was yemen and the failed raid that killed the -- well i shouldn't say famed raid. the one that went wrong and killed civilians as well as a marine. you see what's happening in afghanistan in somalia, what's happening in north korea. is it time for president trump to consult congress for permission on some of these things? >> well, i think if we look at the situation in syria, he certainly consulted congressional leadership within 48 hours. i'm looking at tightening up what we call the war powers act of 1993 that kind of defines the relationship between the white

house, the president as commander in chief, and congress in terms of authorizing military action. but i think the president certainly was within the parameters of current law in what he's done. >> okay. congressman mike coffman, thank you very much for being with us on "new day" this morning. >> thank you very much. for having me. >> over to john. thanks, alisyn. on the campaign trail, president trump promised an american-first policy. in just 85 days, he's made several reversals on that vow. is there a strategy? wish your skin

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85 days in and president trump is ramped up military engagements in yemen, syria, somalia, iraq, afghanistan. just this morning, we have this new video coming in minutes ago. this is of that massive bomb, the largest non-nuclear device ever used by americans in combat. we're told by afghan officials it killed some three dozen isis fighters in eastern afghanistan. effective in that sense. the bigger question is, what is president trump's overall military strategy?

does he have one? joining us, cnn senior political correspondent, former senator of pennsylvania, rick sar tonhntor democrat from new york. and does the president have an overriding strategy and if i asked you to explain, could you? >> yeah. i would say overall global strategy number one, he talked about in the campaign. defeating radical islamists. his focus, said he would keep his eye on the ball with respect to that. look at what's taken place in somalia and the bomb in afghanistan. we've seen a huge rise of activity in isis in afghanistan where we've seen casualties, u.s. casualties. attacks in kabul. it's a growing threat and one of those things the president said things have changed. not necessarily eight weeks but

has been the last several months during the end of the obama administration you saw this rise, and the military commanders have been advising him, donald trump is a pragmatic guy. not an ideologue and he brought the case to him. looks, a problem we need to deal with. >> he did say throughout the campaign he would take on isis. distinctly not bashar al assad, and that's something he has done in ten days. in that sense where does that fit in to the strategy here? during the campaign he intimated it would be counterproductive? >> i adegree wire glee -- agree. the attack on the syrian air base was less about getting involved in syria and more about maintaining international norms when it comes to not using chemical weapons. whether nikki haley or the defense department, whoever, coming to the president saying, mr. president, we have to redraw this red line.

we have to re-establish ourselves that we are going to make sure that we are not going to allow these weapons to be used under our watch and that we are going to maintain these norms. again, i think less about engagement in syria and more about the role of the united states in maintaining that international leadership. >> congressman israel, do you think that president trump needs to come out and talk to the american people about what his long-term plans are in syria certainly? again, woo we're seeing something very different than he campaigned on, and around the world in general? >> critically necessary, because his policies are so improvizational. look, a military strategy, john, you know, is based on foreign policy objectives. foreign policy objectives need to be clear, consistent, coherent. the foreign policy objectives of this administration changed dramatic. in fairness, presidents grow into the job. there's a different between being a candidate for president and being president. you need a neck brace to watch

how his policies have been so erratic. from coddling russia to condemning them. from condemning china to coddling them. nato is obsolete to khmcheerleag for them and continues on every virtually level of the world. that is why we need a foreign policy. it's clear, dependable. doesn't leave people guessing and to your point the president of the united states owes the american people a vision of what that foreign policy is, and then implement it in a consistent way. >> one shift we saw overnight on a totally different subject was on the administration posture towards wikileaks, because candidate donald trump, he loved wikileaks. how do we know? he told us that. overnight the cia director mike pompeo, very, very critical. listen to the contrast here. >> now -- this just came out. this just came out. wikileaks. i love wikileaks!

by the way, did you see another one? another one came in today. this wikileaks is like a treasure-trove. >> it's time to call out wikileaks for what is really is. a non-state hostile intelligence schs often embedded by state actors like russia. >> senator santorum, since i know you and your deep commitment to national security i imagine you sighed with the cia director mike pompeo here. not by the way on politician mike pompeo, more open to the idea of wikileaks during the campaign, but an important statement in the cia director and a contrast from what the president said and is saying. he still hasn't condomed wikileaks. >> no. but what you're seeing is his advisers, the people he's put in these positions whether general mattis or mike pompeo are out there saying things that i agree. that do not line up with what candidate trump talked about, but what you're seeing is that they are having influence on the president's thoughts on these issues, and i have no doubt that as steve mentioned, being president is different than

running for president. understanding the implications of what wikileaks does to the security of our country is something that as a candidate you might enjoy the fact that these leaks are coming out but as president, you understand the ramifications of what it can do to the security of our country and you take a little bit of a more, again, pragmatic approach to dealing with this. so i think one of the things conservatives were concerned about with donald trump, and the never trumpers was that donald trump would say these things but when he became president would move away and become more, more to the left. what we're seeing is, it's not left or right with donald trump. it's more, he listens to his advisers. he really does make these decisions based on what he thinks is best for america, and i don't think he feels necessarily tied, if he said something in the past, he's going to do what he thinks is right for this country and in the end i think that's what people are looking for. someone to come in, have a much more pragmatic approach dealing with these problems. >> better for flexibility or

constancy? a key question, congressman, when dealing with any president certainly. you want presidents to make decisions even if counter to what they ran on before, and as a democrat, you know, you complained about the fact he's flip-flopping. he's moving with the wind. but if he's moving closer to views that you agree with, is that a good thing? >> well, of course. okay. i'm not going to oppose donald trump for the sake of opposing donald trump. where he shows reasonableness and a maturity and growing in the job, of course i think democrats should support him. i think the clear test now is, we now have an administration that's recognized wikileaks was acting against the interests of the united states. it's one thing for director pompeo to say it. now how are they going to encapsulate that into policy? i hope that the trump administration will now be more explicit in recognizing the threat that russia posed to our election and the instead of trying to deflect from that threat will be honest to the

american people, support the senate intel and house investigation and fbi investigation and perhaps support an independent commission is that will look into these threats. if the administration is serious about recognizing these new threats, no lip service. we need to see action by the administration. >> senator, yes or no. should the president stand up and say i was wrong about wikileaks? >> well, i think you're going through this process -- on the wikileaks what -- mime pom paper oh -- mike pompeo, a significant statement and you may see evolution on the president's statement on wikileaks. the broader issue of russia. the idea somehow or another donald trump is colluding with the russians and -- that should have been put to bed a long time, certainly within the last few weeks. no administration has been on tough as russia as this administration has been. to suggest somehow there's some sort of cozy deal between the

russian government and the trump -- it's just ludicrous on its face. >> clearly a different issue. the president has been tough on russia within the last ten days. completely different issue than whether he had campaign associates colluding with russians during the campaign. there's an fbi investigation into that right now and we don't know what they're finding. the answer to that may be yes or no. has nothing to do what's happened in the last week. senator, great to have you with us. >> look, why do you collude with the russians? for what purpose? >> the win the election. after the election, something complete differently. he don't necessarily have to be tied. i can make the argument if they did collude with russians during the campaign, makes them look better if they don't agroee now. it creates distans. thank you both for being with us. >> you bet. >> thank you. the lawyer for the man forcibly dragged off that united airlines flight has a message for travelers that you will want

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president trump once again will be spending his weekend, this, of course, the holiday weekend, at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. this is not the first time the president faced and international crisis from what he calls the southern white house. you may remember these pictures of president trump with japan's prime minister being briefed in february on a north korean missile launch that in the mar-a-lago dining room. >> just last week president trump authorized these strikes in syria while meeting with china's president in mar-a-lago. what will happen this weekend in north korea with the president at mar-a-lago? bottom line with cnn political director david chalian. it's a critical weekend. national security experts around the world have their eye on north korea expecting some kind of displace think weekend. is it a nuclear test? a ballistic missile launch? it might be something, and might be something soon.

i think the white house probably wants to put out a different image eight weeks after he saw him dining with the japanese prime minister. the white house is probably learning on the job here. >> no doubt about it. in fact, we've learned from the white house there is a secure facility at mar-a-lago for president trump to be able to absorb information, be in touch with aides if he needs to be. that's quite different than out in the open. all that controversy whether or not he was looking at classified information out in the open. those eight weeks ago. i definitely think you're right, john. they are looking to portray a different image, and they are, indeed, learning as we go here, but this all reinforces, that mar-a-lago is the southern white house as it's president calls it and he's spent a ton of time and the job doesn't say at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. it travels wherever the man is and he'll be able to respond to

whatever north korea's provocations are from mar-a-lago. >> and one more point, david. i mean, it's a country club. you know? mar-a-lago is a country club and golf club. is it set up to be the situation room? >> there's nothing set up like the situation room in the white house. obviously. it is set up, we're told by aides, to be ale to have president trump conduct the business he needs to, but you're trite point out the country club aspect, alisyn. remember, that means there are a lot of members roaming around the halls, on the property, very different than the 18 acres here in washington. not that it isn't heavily secured and secret service is there to protect the president. i don't want to suggest otherwise, but it is a place where people who don't have any credentials necessarily other than the fact that they're a member of the country club can be roaming the property while donald trump is there dealing with world crises. >> david it does feel like the last eight days, from the time

of the missile strike in syria has been sort of a new phase in this presidency, where national security issues have taken front and center. you saw the missile strike, and the bomb drop in afghanistan now. do you guess a sense the administration is pleased by the way this has looked, and by "pleased by the way" the president's been perceived these last days? >> i do, and i think it's actually less, john, about perceived, obviously they tear about this, the public's overall political and his well-being. internally everybody seems to be operating better. that the national security process and apparatus with mcmaster, mattis, tillerson has started gelling in a way of their own internal process to bring information to the president and be able to have him make the decisions and call the actions that they need to then go forward and implement those policies. so in that sense, you get from the white house they are quite pleased with how things are

running internally and, then, of course, the added benefit that the president has been able to look strong and decisive in many of these circumstances. >> okay, david. on a lighter note -- we got a hot tip this morning. john and i. do you have any information about this? the white house easter egg roll, which is happening on monday, might be hitting a couple of snags this weekend? there might not be as much sort of preparation as we've seen in past years? >> where did you get this hot tip? >> i don't reveal my sources, david chalian. >> hippity, hoppity. one hint. >> the ramping up of the social secretary side, the first lady side of the operation that tends to take charge of these big events, it certainly was a little bumpier as they were trying to get things up and running. the white house assures us that the easter egg roll will go off just fine. families will be there. military families as we've seen in the part and those hiccups are behind them.

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okay. time for the good stuff. a little boy with a big love for video games proves he also has a big heart. this is brady duke doing what he does best -- >> i love it. yesterday i played against my dad. a lot. >> brady wanted to do something. after he heard about a shooting spree that left a wisconsin officer dead. so he donated his nintendo wii to the police department to lift their spirits. >> i knew i had to do something, because their police brother died. >> hmm. the police officers came by to say thank you and little brady's parents say they could not be more proud. >> that is awesome. good for brady. all right. the man forcibly removed from the united airlines flight plans to sue after being left bloodied and bruised. he is now the poster child for aggrieved travelers?

cnn's jeanne moos explains. >> reporter: at a press conference carried live -- >> under no circumstances -- >> reporter: the high-powered personal injury attorney shared the scream with his client being dragged. [ screaming ] >> like dr. dao was treated. >> reporter: how should dr. dao be treated? >> i hope he becomes a poster child for, for all of us. >> reporter: a hero for the huddled masses of wary travelers. >> he's the guy to stand up for passengers. it's us against them. >> reporter: among the "us" one of dr. dao's daughters. >> completely horrified and shocked. >> reporter: in the words of one tweet, "dr. dao will be what i yell out whenever i get bad customer service at an airport." attorney tom demetrio said it won't be a class action suit but maybe will scare airlines into classier service. >> are we going to just continue to be treat eed like cattle? >> reporter: some noted the doctor will likely be treated to

a payout. dr. dao looking at his future, a golden future. the sky is about to become a lot friendlier for dr. dao. his attorney said he had no idea yet how much a lawsuit might be worth. and with what appeared to be a slight roll of the eyes, the attorney brought up a guy who nerve hear to fly coach. >> i mean, even our president last night said, that was horrible. >> reporter: the lawyer even made a reference to the comedy "planes, trains and automobiles" in which steve martin goes through travel hell. >> i want a [ bleep ] car right! [ bleep ] now! >> may i see your rental agreement. >> i threw it away. >> well you're [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the moral of the story -- >> and it should be service with a smile. >> reporter: instead of service that left dr. dao with his smile missing two teeth. jeanne moos, cnn, new york.

i wonder what they were saying when those things were -- >> i know. this is morning tv. the quality of difference between webeing dragged out of plane and not having enough overhead space. those things may be different. >> fair enough. you don't think dao is now just the code word or any frustration? >> maybe you're on to something there. >> he's going to get a lot of depth now. time for "cnn newsroom" with poppy harlow and a man i like to call the upgrade dave riggs. take it away. >> everyone is replaceable in this business. that is important for everyone to know. >> especially me. >> story of my life. just trying to fill the shoes of john berman. >> and berman, miss you. have a great weekend. ali, great to see you. let's get started. good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm dave briggs filling in nor john berman on this good friday. much to get to. first, some new video. president trump's second military action in a week. a massive bomb kills isis