eric: trump's promise to place a massive tax reform plan at the top of his agenda. he says the details will be released next week to overhaul our tax system, cut taxes for the middle class and spurp business investment. arthel: congress is facing a trifecta of challenges as it returns.

lawmakers are trying to negotiate a deal on a reeve advised gop mcdeal. and -- a revised gop deal. reporter: several big dead lines coming up next week. the deadline to avoid a government shutdown next friday. but other deadlines are self-imposed like the president's call to repeal and replace obamacare. those are tall orders for congress to accomplish in less than a week. and president trump added more to congress' workload with this announcement wednesday. >> we'll have a big announcement wedday on tax reform. it formally begins on wednesday. reporter: that was president

trump telling his treasury secretary to get to it and get tax reform done. when asked yesterday if he thought it was possible to get it all done, here was president trump's response. >> how are you going to accomplish all of that. >> it will be great. it will happen. >> healthcare and taxes? >> we'll see what happens. no particular rush, but we'll see what happens. but healthcare is coming along well. government is coming along well. a lot of good things are happening. reporter: house republicans hope to have updated language on that healthcare bill ready. but speaker ryan made it clear their top priority next week is

not healthcare, it's keeping the government funded and open. as for president trump. he just returned from walter reed military hospital where he awarded a purple heart to a soldier injured in afghanistan. president trump met with other wounded service members before returning to the white house. and we have just learned within the last few hours that president trump will be heading to pennsylvania next saturday, one week from today for a big rally in harrisburg, pennsylvania. arthel: we'll go to france where the first rounds of a closely watched election is already underway. french residents in overseas territories vote for their candidates one day before polls

open on the mainland. there are four top contenders hoping to get into the may 7 runoff. this comes in the wake of a shooting death of a police officer in a tourist destination in paris. gregg palkot has more from paris. reporter: voters are going to the polls in an election described as important and unpredictable. deciding between 11 different candidates for their next president, the two top vote getters will go off to a runoff. neither of the leading two candidates are from major parties. marine le pen is a populist. the population is upset about a stag and the economy and concerns about insecurity after

the attack on police on the champs-elysees. it's being treated as terrorism by the government. today the gunman we learned he was being monitored by the government for months before the attack, but still fell through the cracks. a big reason why the government is underscoring its efforts to secure the election tomorrow. 50,000 policemen are securing the polling places. strong statements from the candidates including le pen in the wake of the attack. she says she wants to expel all terror suspects and tighten african much borders. but a lot of concerns internationally and domestically, leaving one-third of the electorate undecided. take a listen to what we heard today.

>> no matter who the president will be, 80% of the pop nation wouldn't vote for this person. >> not very clear. i'm afraid. reporter: probably the most unfavorable result is that the french choose as their next president someone who wants to remove france from nato or the european union or both. it's thought to be unrealistic and probably won't happen. but in this election stenyway that's possible. if. eric: tomorrow is earth day, that has large crowds taking to the streets to protect mother ernt. protesters have been marching for what they have call a growing attack on science.

they say they are pitting ideology against science. you can see he's back in the warm confines of our washington, d.c. bureau. reporter: the tens of thousands of citizens who descended on the national mall to march for science today were not your typical protesters. they were carrying signs with slogans like keep calm and approach things i am perrically. the pro -- i a i am. anti-trump sentiment reins down from the -- takenned down from the stage. many points told a senior trump

the officials use of the phrase alternative facts. >> it started with this administration. they want to defund important programs that make our world, our country, a better place. they want -- they don't want funding for program and education. reporter: president trump who was sitting less than a mile away in the white house released a statement saying if my administration is committed to advancing scientific research that leads to a better understanding of tour environment and of environmental risks. marches for science were held in an estimated 50 oh cities around the globe, ban even as far away as melbourne, australia. arthel: u.n. ambassador nikki

haley shaking things up at the u.n. security council meeting in the middle east. she is shifting the discussion way from israel to iran, accusing the country of being the real destabilizing force in the region. >> the 7,129th meeting of the security council is called to order. reporter: every three months the united nations security council has met for a debate on the east in and pal tine's goal for an independent state. critics say they have been israeli bashing sessions. >> if we are speaking honestly about conflict in the middle east, we need to start with the chief culprit, iran and hezbollah. reporter: she singled out iran's

support of hezbollah which she says is the biggest threat to security. >> where there is disregard for human life, there is iran. >> iran continues to play a desablizing role in -- a destabilizing role in the region. >> we would like to express our disagreement with the attempts to tailor this meeting to american policy focus. reporter: the iranian ambassador was defiant. >> i think the cultural shift is under way. step by step it takes persistence and attention, and

she is going to bring it. reporter: the session lasted six hours. and a half dozen of the speakers expanded beyond ambassador haley's requests. eric: the president and congress face a full plate next week. will they do it? it's the friday budget deadline. what will they accomplish? what will they pass? arthel: an american airlines worker clashes with a passenger. more on the culture causing backlash for the airlines. manage coming across a copy of this, a particular piece of history. who found a spare declaration of independence. we'll tell you where they found

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arthel: time for a quick check of the headlines. hundreds of residents evacuated as a wild tire * burns through polk -- as a wild fire burns through polk county in florida. elizabeth thomas is back home with her family in tennessee after being kidnapped a month ago by her former high school teacher tad cummins. she is being evaluated for true that and alleged sexual assault by cummins. a copy of the declaration of independence uncovered in england. it's the second known copy of the declaration.

the first is in our nation's capital. eric: the clock is ticking to get to a spending bill to try to prevent a government shutdown next friday, april 28. president trump is adding tax reform to the mix. the president hopes congress will help get all of this done in one week as he looks for a legislative victory to mark his 100 days in office. >> the plan gets bert and better and it's gotten really good. a lot of people are liking it a lot. i would like to say next week, but i believe we'll get it. and whether it's next week or shortly thereafter. eric: joining us is the deputy managing editor for ""the weekly

standard."." some say, they are not predicting approval likely in the next five days. but the outlines. what do you expect? >> it's funny. president trump mentioned he would be making the announcement on wednesday. his own staffers at treasury were surprised. his staffers have been pushing to say, is this going to be a broad outline in general african because there is no agreement and tax reform. they are in agreement to bringing the corporate rate down. but other parts of the tax reform are controversial. especially the bored adjustment tax which trump himself has been blowing hot and cold on. eric: the president talked about

a middle class tax cut. do we know what to expect? >> wouldn't it be great after those of us -- i owed some money and i paid the on april 18. that was one of the things in his contract with the american voter he released during the campaign. he pledged there would be middle class tax cuts as well as corporate tax cuts. it's -- corporate tax cuts the democrats will play that as helping the rich helping big business. he needs to bring something to the average taxpayer to go along with it. it's something he campaigned on. it's going to be hard. those at the very middle of the 10% above and below making the median, they don't pay that much in federal income taxes. we are paying a lot in state taxes and property taxes and sales taxes. i'm not sure how much wiggle

room he has on federal rates for the middle of the road. arthel: but he promises proposals by wednesday. >> they have a lot to agree on by friday. they want a budget and they want to agree on tax reform. these are things that will be tough, just one of them. you throw in possibly a repeal and replace obamacare, i don't see how it's possible. if he brings back the american healthcare act in any form, democrats will be so angry, i don't see how they will agree with him on a budget. eric: there was a conference call today among republicans who said there weren't any details. but keeping preexisting conditions and having the states decide some of the benefit and having some programs pay more

for the preexisting conditions. mark meadows of the freedom caucus says a deal is close. do you think we'll get something by next week? >> maybe. the question is what are they going to focus on. they can only do so much in so many days. republicans have had 7 years to figure out a way to repeal and replace obamacare. the fact that they haven't yet, do we think it will happen in the next few days? it's hard to get everybody to agree when they had the deback e debacle that was the obamacare. there hasn't been a lot of advanced planning with the legislation we are seeing. i think in this rush to prove i did this, this, and this in my first 100 days, we could see

bigger legislative gridlock or disasters. eric: kelly jane from the weekly standard. thank you very much. arthel: american airlines take the mantel from united. they are dealing with the aftermath of an incident where a flight attendant allegedly struck a woman with her baby stroller. we have this report from our washington bureau. reporter: this video received a fast response from american airlines and even faster one on social media. passengers on a flight from san francisco to dallas are accusing a flight attendant of actually hitting a mother with

her own child's stroller. one passenger took out her phone and posted the video to facebook. you can see a woman holding a baby and crying. the person who posted this described it by saying a flight attendant violently took a stroller from a north with her baby, hitting her and just missing the baby. one other passenger gets up to ask for the flight attendant's name, then to confront him. the passenger says, hey, bud, you do that to me and i'll knock you flat. american airlines says they are investigating what happened on this flight.

in a statement they said quote we are disappointed by these actions. the american team member has been removed from duty while we investigate this incident. the womb in the latest video decided to take a different flight, according to american airlines. she was flying internationally. american said they are upgrading the one and and her family to first class for the rest of her trip. eric: the barbaric attack by the radical taliban jihadists. they took advantage while they were saying their prayers. arthel: house speak for paul ryan says there is another reason why we should be investigating russian interference in our election and our allies should be paying attention.

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arthel: the ongoing investigation into russia's meddling into the 2016 election goes beyond the u.s. house speaker paul ryan says the investigation is also important to our allies. he made the statement to the prime minister of estonia. >> we know russia meddled in our elections. it didn't affect the outcome. but this is a foreign country trying to meddle with a sovereign country. that cannot be tolerated. what we are doing through our investigation process is to figure out what they daind how they did it so we can help and equip and assist our allies to prevent the same thing from happening to them. '. eric: at first some new details

on that horrible taliban massacre that happened on a military base. the death toll climbing to 140 afghan soldiers. when the taliban dressed like afghan troochts stormed the base, make this the deadliest attack in the war. reporter: the taliban is taking responsibility for what else considered to be the single most dead live attack targeting the afghan military. at least one soldier who survived believed attackers could not have pulled off the assault without ais answer. answer -- without assistance. 8 gunmen wearing starry piewn forms entered the area and

detonated their devices inside the mosque. people outside the base heard the battle rage. >> the guard asked them to least area. there were five people and we all came out. i heard the sound of gunfire from the it in base. i was in shock when the soldiers came out and took over all the area while the helicopters were flying over the base. >> reporter: attackers were called infidels and called for sunday to be a national day of mourning. loved ones came to the base to try to identify loved ones. the taliban said the attack was in retaliation for the attack on

another taliban leader. eric: david lee, thank you. arthel: we are joined by general jack keane. thank you for being here, general keane. as david lee miller was reporting, this could not have happened without inside assistance. how did they pull this off? you have the gunman reportedly wearing afghan army or military uniforms. how will this affect troops on the ground? >> i don't think we know if they had inside assistance. but they were posing as soldiers, they were able to go inside a mosque with suicide vests on. this is the most significant attack on the afghan military since the war began. this war is not going well. this war is no longer winnable.

it hasn't been winnable for a number of years. and it's a disgrace we can be at this point after 16 years. the united states of america, its military supporting the afghan people and afghan army. largely driven by obama's policies of not giving the generals the support they wanted to have. pulling the forces out 15 months later. those two decisions doomed afghanistan for a protracted war. then we pulled most our forces out in the last 15 years. anti-i.e.d., medevac, apatch eef helicopters. they were no longer a balanced army. we pulled all of that out, and it was then that the taliban began to gain momentum. the taliban has more territory

under their control in afghanistan at any time since 2001 when they were running the country. arthel: you have 300 marines arriving on a planned deployment to replace an army unit there. how does this change the approach in it in strategy there? >> we don't have a strategy to win. 300 marines. they are a finger in a dike operation to something that's hemorrhaging there. we don't have a strategy to win. that's why i believe general h.r. mcmaster was in afghanistan last week. he's an experienced combat veteran. i think the national security council under his leadership will start look at what options do we have here. he knows -- anybody look at this thing that we do not have a strategy to win. arthel: do you think he will

take his findings to president trump? and how will president trump react to it? >> i can't forecast that. there is no political solution here. that we gave up a long time ago when we had the momentum and now have lost it. it has to be some kind of military solution that leads to a negotiated peace. they are a political movement as well as an insurgency. they want their country back. arthel: they want to regain control of the country legitimately. >> they are not going to get that, nor do the afghans have the ability to stop the insurgency. if you want the status quo, we can pull all our forces out and write it off. i don't think that's the

northerly character america has. or we can look at what will it take to turn this around they will were don't you think the past 16 years those options have been looked at, what is it going to take to get this country stabilize and give control back to the taliban fan recognize them as -- and recognize them as legitimate leaders? >> generals mcchrystal and petraeus put together a plan to win. and they said the minimum amount of forces is 40,000. obama cut that force by 25%. look at it like the was a transportation bill, then pulled the force out 15 months later. that's the reason for the sad state of affairs we are in now. arthel: that's because the president campaigned on ending that war and pulling the troops

out. there this influence the look toward syria? >> i don't think so. i think we need a regional strategy for south asia. we need a strategy for afghanistan it's a hotbed of radical islamists and terrorists. the pakistanis are supporting two fall ban sanctuaries inside pakistan. pakistan is supposedly an ally. so there is plenty of work here for the trump administration to consider. what are we going to do. arthel: you are saying perhaps the pakistan government has something to do with this. you have americans sitting here watching this story at home, okay, i have loved ones our our countrymen fighting alongside what appears to be bad guys infiltrating the system. what do you say to those americans watching. what is the answer here? this is very complicated.

>> what you are describing is a deteriorating political will that is taking place in our country. to restore that political will the president will have to make a case for afghanistan. there will be political liability for him in doing something like that. arthel: is he willing to take that risk? >> i don't know, we'll find out. if he's going to change the momentum, if he's going to put 0 capability back in there, he will have to come to the american people and explain why he's doing that. arthel: thank you very much, nice to talk to you. eric: he was an airman can hero who was the first american astronaut to orbit the earth. we'll have the latest on the resupply ship that docked at the international space station.

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arthel: nasa's casini spacecraft is gearing up for its final mission. now the spacecraft will turn into a new orbit that will pass it through an unexplored region of saturn's rings for the next five months before plunging into the gas atmosphere. eric: the s.s. john glenn

carrying 7,000 pounds of food, experiments and other spries to the astronauts stationed on board the international space station. the ship of course named in honor of john glenn. his wife allowed nasa to name the spacecraft after him. he died in december. he was 95 years old. there has been an alarming new study about one of america's most popular beverages. it is associated with stroke and dementia and it only takes one diet soda a day. >> they said one diet soda a day

can incites by three-fold. but the numbers over all. 3% of people who do consume diet soda's once a day were seen to have increased risk of stroke. and increased risk for alzheimer's dementia. i want to caution people. this is not something that is a guarantee you will develop these. eric: the study pointed to as aspertame and some of the stuff they put in diet sodas. >> there is a link, but we don't know exactly if that's what it is. but we always want to say what is the cause of this. we are looking at artificial sweeteners.

they are suppose to be no sugar. they provide the sweetness without the effect, but we are seeing there may be some. eric: these studies scare me. they scare everybody. they say there is a link. but what is the link. and saying there is no cause and effect. what do you do if you drink a diet soda, two or three a day. >> there is a growing body of evidence that what we consume does affect our health. we want to watch these. but we also want to look at the types of studies. this is how science starts. we see a link and further our research. i don't think we can say get rid of artificial sweeteners, they are terrible for our health. but i don't think we can make the statement these artificial sweeteners can improve our health.

eric: the european safety has approved aspertame. in 1983 the fda approved the use of aspertame. it is one of the most exhaustively studied substances in the human food supply with 100 studies supporting its safety. they have conclude it's safe for the general population under certain conditions and the american beverage association says there is no cause and effect. as a physician, what your advice? knock off some of the diet sodas and drink for water? >> we do want to see what is the best cause. we want to vet anything we are putting in our bodies. recently the fda says we should limit our sugar consumption, and

that's a natural substance. so we want to look at what we are consuming. and we want to vet it. this is our nation's health. that's why it's important. eric: if you go to the super market and get a healthy wheat breads and i look at the ingredient, and sometimes it says sugar right at top. how do you limit -- i don't put sugar in the coffee. i use honey. >> there are a lot of things -- you want to look at nutrition labels and the amount of added sugar. how much of a percentage of your daily calories it's providing. you want to read if the nutrition labels. those are the ones containing the largest amounts. we want to watch out for the sheeps in wolf's clothing. pasta and things salty like

bread that you don't think contain sugar, they may. vegetables, fruit, you want to increase the consumption of those. eric: brown rice, they have those fancy breads. >> you have to be careful. look at the nutrition labels. they may not as complex in the carbohydrates. i caution you to be a wise consumer and read the labels. eric: now you are going fancy on me. be careful how much sodas you drink. arthel: everything in moderation. >> everything in moderation. when you are thirsty think about reaching for a glass of water to quench the thirst.

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arthel: president trump announcing major tax cuts are on the way in a plane says he will unveil next week. law makers return to washington after two weeks off. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. the president shifting the focus to tax reform. he's been downplaying the timing of a healthcare vote. congress is facing a looming budget deadline to prevent a

government shutdown. paul ryan is telling his party funding the government is the priority this week before the deadline hits next friday. reporter: in a conference call with house republicans speaker ryan said his main focus next week is to meet the one deadline that can't be pushed back. that's the deadline to keep the government over. mick mulvaney says he's confident a deal can be reached. but the republicans' ability to pass a spending bill has always been questionable. now at the president's request they are attempting to deal with replacement plan 2.0 and the spending bill all at once. sources say the leaders of two house republican groups who clash on the first bill have

reached an agreement on language of a new amendment. but to hold a vote on it by next week is a big ask. made even bigger by what the * announced yesterday. >> we'll be having a big announcement wednesday having to do with tax reform. the process has begun long ago. but it formally begins. so they will do it. reporter: as for what the details of this tax reform will look like, we know it will include a massive tax cut. and we knot it will be announced wednesday. president trump repeated that deadline on twitter again today. but that's about it. also president trump traveled to walter reed military hospital where he awarded a purple heart to a soldier who was recently yard? afghanistan. president trump said when i heard about this i wanted to do this myself. he placed the purple heart on

the sergeant first class. president trump then returned to the wise house to prepare for what will be a very big week for his presidency. eric: our thanks and we salute the sergeant tonight. france is set to hold the country's most unpredictable presidential election decades tomorrow. polling stations opening in france's overseas territories today for that election. recent polls so a tight race among the four top candidates in this first round vote. the election coming three days after that deadly terrorist attack on paris' champs-elysees. police officers took to the streets for a march of their own and a memorial service was held to honor the slain police

officer who authorities say was killed by a jihadist who pledged allegiance to isis, and isis took credit for that. reporter: the voters are going to the polls tomorrow in elections described as important and unpredictable. he will be closely watched by a lot of people including the president of the united states. neither of the leading candidates from are from major parties. emmanuel macron, and marine le pen is a right-wing populist. also a lot of concerns about insecurity. that was underscored by the thursday attack on police on the champs-elysees which left one officer killed and two injured. it's being treated as terrorism

by the government. the killed gunman was actually being monitored by the government for months before the attack but he still fell through the cracks. probably a big reason the government is under scoring its efforts to secure the election tomorrow, add together ranks 50,000 policemen guarding the polling stations. they don't want a repeat of the thursday violence. very strong, including coming from le meant wake of the attack. she says she wants to expel all terror suspects and tighten the french borders. a lot of concerns internationally and domestically leaving one-third of the electorate still undecided. take a listen to what we heard today. >> no matter who the president will be, 80% of the population

wouldn't vote for this person. >> not very clear. i'm afraid -- reporter: probably the most unfavorable result is someone month wants to get france out of nato or the european union or both. that is not expected, but in this election season, anything goes. eric: marine le pen leading on that. arthel: in honor of earth day thousands of people are taking to the streets. they are protesting what they call the growing attack on science. james rosen attend an event in washington earlier today. reporter: in an age when algorithms and growing influence over our communications, commerce and virtually all other areas of daily existence, tens

of thousands of practitioners of science descended on the national mall to counter what they say is an increasing disregard for science in our society. they directed their fire squarely at president trump. and his proposed funding cuts to agencies like the national institutes for health. >> it was easy to overlook everything we do and everything that's contributed to science. i think it's important to remind people that science affects everyone. it's not an elitist intellectualism. it's important for everyone from the layman to the academic. reporter: president trump said in part we can and mist protect our environment without harming america's working families. that's why my administration is

reducing unnecessary burdens on american workers and american companies while being mindful our axes must protect the environment. marches for science occurred in 500 cities across the globe. there were signs like what do we want, evidence-based science. when do we want it? after peer review. not our typical sloga so. eric: nikki haley at the united nations said the u.n. has not

done enough to focus on the terrorist policies that emanate from iran. she says they have focused too many times on criticizing israel. >> 7,929th meeting of the security council is called to order. reporter: every three months for the past 17 years the security council has met for an open debate on the middle east. critics say the meetings have traditionally been israeli bashing sessions and accomplish little. nikki haley isn't satisfied with the status go question. >> if we are speaking honestly about conflict in the middle east, we need to start with the chief culprit, iran and its partner militia hezbollah. reporter: she asked them to focus on state sponsored tear i'm singling out iran's support

of hezbollah. israel and the u.k. were not in disagreement. >> where there is complete disregard for huge life, there is iran. >> iran continues to ply a destabilizing role in the region. this is mostly seen in syria. >> we would like to express our categorical disagreement with attempts to tailor this meeting to american foreign policy focus. reporter: the iranian ambassador was defiant. >> blaming all others but the occupier, the u.s. seeks to erase the question rather than addressing it. >> i think the culture shift is under way. step by step it takes per distance and she'll bring it.

reporter: half a dozen of the more than 60 speakers did expand on the conflict. but there was nothing more remarkable about this meeting. arthel: there is trouble for another top u.s. airline after a video of a dramatic confrontation goes viral. why american airlines is investigating one of its flight attendants. eric: coming up we'll examine the biggest priorities as the trump administration closes in on 100 days in office. the following ad is being condensed for your viewing convenience.

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eric: a funeral service was held for san bernardino school

teacher karen smith. the shooting also killed one of her 8-year-old students. the ceo of united airlines won't get his promotion to chairman next year. the news first blamed him and he apologized for the come numbers handling of that situation. a house in memphis once owned by elvis presley was damaged by fire. the house, not graceland, it was used by a local college and had been undergoing renovations. arthel: congress is preparing for a busy two weeks in washington. they must pass a spending bill by the end of next week to

prevent a government shutdown. house speaker paul ryan says fund can the government is priority number one. but president obama is pushing for tax reform and hinting at a new gop healthcare plan. >> the plan gets bert and better and it's gone the really good. a lot of people are liking it a lot. i believe we'll get it. and whether it many next week or shortly thereafter. >> let's talk about this. the chief conscious today correspondent for the washington examiner. as you know, as candidate, mr. trump promised to accomplish a lot in his first 100. president trump is calling this a ridiculous standard of the first 100 days. susan, is that a foreshadowing of the president's budget expectations? >> i think he's learning how did is to get some of these big

things done. healthcare. the bill has been stalled in the house. there are talks ongoing. a republican conference call where the house speaker said healthcare reform is not on the schedule, but talks are continuing and there could be progress. but there is nothing so far. sow i think president trump knows after dealing with the house on healthcare and sync the reality of tax reform as well as his efforts to fund a border wall. he's running into the familiar roadblocks. that's pretty much par for the course. the gop can't afford the black eye of another government shutdown. some might say that president trump is not afraid of a government shutdown on his watch. are there reports of negotiations or side deals being

made by trump acts, if you will, on spending on the border wall or defunding sanctuary cities, tax reform and repealing obamacare? >> some of that is all in the mix. you heard earlier this week the office of management and budget director mick mulvaney could have a deal in the works, obamacare subsidies being maintained in exchange for a border wall. the problem is, even if this attempt to deal with democrats, there is a second problem, and that's called politics. democrats do not wants to give the republicans any big victory. democrats feel like they have good leverage right now that their base is expietd. people are showing up at protests, and at special elections in great numbers. it's signaling to democrats to stay the course and resist everything republicans put forward.

it will be tough, arthel for republicans to make any deals with democrats. even on things democrats might wants to deal with them on it's a secondary problem but it could be a big problem wore trump going forward. arthel: how much is riding on this budget showdown for president trump? >> it occurs almost every other year, every year with every president. and it tends to work out in general in the end with there not be a government shutdown. that's my expectation. but there always thought riding on it for the president. last thing he wants this his last 100 days have the democrats say he couldn't even keep the government off. when it happened in 2013, it was politically damage together party. i'll tell you from the perspective of capitol hill this

zero appetite anongs republican leaders for a government shutdown. that will play heavily with trump. i believe he will side with them in the ends and not try to force a border wall. that's what you callal toy responsible pill with -- what you call a poison pill. today during a conference call with republicans, the house speaker said they were working closely with the white house and notably he said whatever deal they put forward on spending the white house will be on board with. how do they do it and get it through the senate where you need democratic votes? that's the big mystery right now. arthel: a week from today is the 100th day. he's planning a rally in

pennsylvania. is that a preplanned distraction from whatever happens with budget negotiations or a pep rally with staunch supporters saying i'm still here and i'll work for way told you i would deliver. >> i think he can talk about accomplishments. he can say, it's in the works. and perhaps by then there will be bill text. he can talk about the regulations that have been rolled back. there are things he be talk about. he's only been in office a hundred days. it's a short period of time to get major legislation. it took the democrats 17 months when president trump was in office. the idea that would be done within the first 100 days was never a realistic goal. but he can talk about there are

fewer migrants crossing the border and fewer regulations holding back economic recovery and business and jobs. those things will resonate in places like pennsylvania. >> there is more turbulence in the skies even before takeoff. now it's american airlines turn. a video seems to show an intense confrontation between a crew member and a passenger. reporter: this video received a fast response from american airlines and even faster one on social media. passengers on a flight from from san francisco to dallas are accusing a flight attendants of hitting a mother with her own child's stroller. one passenger took out their

phone and posted a video to facebook it reportedly shows what happened after the incidents. you can see a woman holding a baby and crying. the person who posted this said a flight attendant violently took a stroller from a baby and hit her with it, just narrowly missing the baby. one other passenger gets up first to ask for the flight aattendant's name, then to confront him. the passenger said hey, bud, you do that to me and i'll talk you flat. passenger said you try that i'll knock you out. american airlines says they are investigating what happened on this flight. in a statement they said we are disappointed by these actions.

the american team member has been removed from duty while we medially investigate this incident. the womb in the latest video decided to take a different flight, according to american airlines. she was flying internationally. american said they are upgrading the woman and her family to first class for the duration of their trip. eric: we just received a statement from the association of professional flight attendants. there are two stories here related to this incident. one, we don't know all of the facts related to a passenger who became distraught while boarding a plane. therefore, the company north public should rush to judgment. it appears another passenger may have threatened a flight attendants with violence which is a violation of federal law and no small matter. air rage is a serious issue on

our flights. we'll continue to follow the story and bring it to you and certainly hope up there in the friendly skies, everybody can cool out. arthel: afghanistan's president declaring a national day of mourning after taliban fighters infiltrate a military base, killing and wounding more than 100 people. coming up, how they managed to make their way inside. eric: jim mattis says there is no doubt syria has chemical weapons and they did use them to kill their own people. ahead, a member of the syrian council is here and we'll ask about the fate of his country.

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they will report number of casualties climbing after a deadly attack in northern afghanistan. at least 140 people were killed or wounded when gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military base during prayers, slaughtering unarmed soldiers. reporter: the taliban have taken responsibility for what is considered to be the single most deadly attack targeting the afghan military. at least one soldier who survived believes the attackers could not have pulled off the attack without assistance. 8 gunmen wearing army uniformed entered the base in two vehicles.

two attackers wearing suicide vests detonated their vests in the mosque. the other gunmen died in a fight with the afghan soldiers. >> he started and the guard asked us to leave the area. there was five peoplen we all came out. i heard the sound of gunfire from the military base. i was in shock when the soldiers came out and took over all the area while the helicopters were flying over the base. reporter: relatives of victims came to the army base to try to identify loved ones for burial. the taliban said the attack was in retaliation for the killing

of a taliban leader. arthel: david lee miller in jerusalem, thank you. eric: defense secretary jim mattis says bashar al-assad and his regime does have more chemical weapons. russia says it supervise the removal of all chemical weapons in 2014. assad and moscow blamed rebels for that attack. he warned the assad regime not to push the u.s. >> there can be no doubt in the international community's mind that syria has retained chemical weapons. it's a violation of the united nations security council resolutions. it will have to be taken up diplomatically.

>> so what if the government used chemical what he phones again? joining us now, a policy advisor of the syrian council. they are not supposed to have chemical weapons. it was a done deal everyone proclaimed and praised. >> what we have seen time and time again where bashar al-assad has lied about having chemical weapons. in 2013 he said he didn't have chemical weapons, he didn't carry out the attack, and we know that to be false. russia proved that ashould did have chemical weapons. now we are seeing that he's lying that he didn't carry out the chemical weapons attack. he says he didn't have them now and didn't use them before.

eric: we have international agreements officials say are binding and they turn out to not be true. let me play you a few sound bites from our u.s. officials saying everything was fine when it comes to chemical weapons. >> we were able to find a solution that removed the chemical weapons. >> russia has been constructive in helping remove 100% of the declared chemical weapons from syria. that was an agreement we made months ago and never faltered during moments of conflict. >> people may criticize us for not having launched missiles against assad after chemical weapons were used. we didn't, because they got rid of the chemical weapons. that in fact was very important. eric: that must make your heart sink.

>> it hurts to see the obama administration continue to push this agenda that assad didn't -- all the chemical weapons were taken out of syria. we know that now to be false. and we know a -- assad is not playing by international rules. eric: israel thinks they have five tons of chemical weapons. the rest of the world will say what sarin gas is being used. what about the fact that the trump administration did launch those missiles. what did it mean to you and the syrian people you represent fighting for freedom and trying to have a new syrian? >> it was very hopeful to see president trump actually carry out that strike. it was the first time we had

seen something like that in the last years to see action out of president trump and not seeing it time and time again, being disappointed. so we were hopeful to see that. we are also hopeful to see president trump carry out future attacks on the assad regime warplanes. that's what's important. eric: some of the war planes have flown to russian air bases. but you would not hesitate to launch other attacks? >> that's what is killing civilians on the ground and fueling isis. talking about isis is not exclusive from talking about assad. they go hand in hand. eric: if the u.s. and the coalition had done this years ago. if they prevented them from

barrel bombing their own people. hillary clinton we have been told urged the former president to do and they did not, do you think your country would be where we are today had the west taken some stronger action back then in. >> that's a good point. i don't believe we would in the position we are in today. every week that goes by, we are putting ourselves into a weaker position. if we had taken stronger action during the obama administration, we would be seeing a different story now. eric: do you think there will be peace? it look like assad is going to stay. what is your prediction for the nation? >> it is necessary for assad to go. there is no situation where i can see people living under the assad regime. they proved in the past to be a brutal dictator. and it's going -- it's going to happen, by the many a diplomatic

solution will happen with a military backing and with sirius push from the united states. >> you say for the threat of force and for action that could come. 14 million refugees and displaced people, it's astounding. and we thank you for coming in and for your humanitarian work. the syrian american council. they will require many one of the most -- it's one of the most stressful jobs in the white house. the chief of staff. we'll look at how important the white house chief of staff is in shaping administrations. [ceo] welcome. [heroine] happy to be here. [ceo] so when you take the job, all these benefits are yours. the world's 2nd most decorated sushi chef... i'm trying to get the first. over here we have quiet spaces for deep thoughts. the latest smart technology.

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headlines the past few weeks. the white house chief of staff reince priebus has often been in the background. a "new york times" article saying priebus is the main voice pushing for an obamacare replacement deal. he's the aide feeling the most pressure who was blamed internally for the botched vote counted around the first repeal efforts and is closest to mr. religion within mr. trump's circle. it's explored in a new book, the gate keepers, how the white house chiefs of staff define every presidency. hello, first of all. you know, defiant role. tell us what the chief of staff does and how influential is he? >> it's a critical position in the white house. the white house chief is not

only the president's closest confidant, but he is also the president's famously the gatekeeper who determines access to the oval office and gives the president time and space to think. he's also the so-called honest broker in charge of teeing up northern every side of an issue, making sure only the toughest decisions get into the oval office. at the end of the day the white house chief --'s the person the president depends on to execute his agenda, and to tell him what he doesn't want to hear. arthel: as we know, president trump is not your traditional president thus far. so i ask if reince priebus is given the traditional power of his predecessors, and is president trump open to hearing that this is not going to work? >> back in december of 2016, 10 former white house chiefs came

to the white house to give reince priebus the incoming chief their advice. threat were consistent on one thing. they all said in order to function effective live the white house chief has to be first among equals. every president learns this often the hard way. you cannot govern effectively without an empowered white house chief. they all came away convinced it would be a her kiewf lean thanks for reince priebus given the president he's serving who shows no evidence that he understands that presidential history. arthel: then there is the southern in law factor. >> james a. baker iii who was the gold standard among white house chiefs. he had a tough road to who with nancy reagan who was famously called the personnel director

and michael defer who was practically family to the reagans. he managed that base was savvy and smart enough to make them allies. i see no sign reince priebus is anything like jim baker in that respect. arthel: so how would you have grade ryan is predozen then? >> this has bent most dysfunctional white house in modern history. if you oppose everything trump stands for, this is the white house staff for you. this is the system you want it's broken. no competent white house chief would allow an executive order on immigration to go out into the world without being vetted. i can't imagine jim baker or

leon panetta deciding to go down the repeal and replace on obamacare when the voats weren't there. and even if you passed it it would come back to bite you because so many would loss their support. they will very does priebus -- i don't want to say, have what it takes, will he make the grade to pass? >> i don't want to be unfair to priebus. i have been tough on him. funds amount alley that depends on donald trump. will he learn what what every other president learns the hard way? it took jimmy carter 2 1/2 years to figure out he needed a wh house chief. it took bill clinton a year and a half to figure out he needed to replace his white house chief and empower a chief to impose discipline.

neighbor trump will learn that lesson, maybe not. but at this point i would say this white house is dead in the water and he has to learn that lesson in order to govern. thearthel: here is your book, "e gatekeeper." thank you for your time. eric: lawmakers in california firing back pass the justice depth renews its threats to strip the sanctuary cities of federal dollars. one state senator there accused the administration of white you prem i. -- white supremacy. ns. travel with my daughter. roller derby. ♪ now give up half of 'em. do i have to? this is a tough financial choice we could face when we retire. but, if we start saving even just 1% more

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eric: some lawmakers in california are taking aim at the trump administration as the attorney general jeff sessions doubles down on threats to cut funds to sanctuary cities. man, are the accusations flying. reporter: the big question is are california lawmakers willing to risk millions in federal dollars to protect illegal immigrants? it was a warn of words

yesterday. sessions announced plans to fight back against sanctuary cities by threatening to cut millions of dollars in federal aid. >> the departments of justice sent letters to nine jurisdictions that were identified by the obama administration as having policies that potentially violate federal law and receive millions in federal grants grants. they have until june 30 to send hire justifycation for why they are not in violation of federal law, and the state of california is one of these jurisdictions. reporter: most of the california legislature backs sanctuary cities. kevin deleon said it has become abun don'tly clear attorney general sessions and the trump administration are because their

law enforcement policies on principles of white supremacy, not american values. he says their policies will be challenged at every level. sessions called those remarks despicable. california was the only state on the list of nine jurisdictions. the other cities and counties include new york city and cook county, illinois. arthel: a european technology company proving flying cars aren't the thing of the future, they are a thing right now. up next, the car plane. [♪]

arthel: flying cars aren't just for science fiction movies. a car plane is being shown off at a car show in monaco. eric: its builders say it can fly 466 miles. they will report car plane costs $1.5 million.

you will also need a pilot's license to get into the driver's seat. eric: would you get into it? arthel: it looks pretty cool. eric: have a good night. reporter: new signs of conflict agendas as we look ahead to a crucial week in washington. this is the "fox report." the white house setting its sights on tax reform as the president approaches the iconic 100-day mark his term. >> we'll have a big announcement wednesday having to do with tax reform. the process has begun long ago. but it formally begins wednesday. heather: also on the agenda, healthcare reform and reaching a deal on the federal bu