making news in america this morning, strike on syria. tomahawk missiles from u.s. warships raining down on an air base. >> president trump giving the order. >> a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria. >> just days after the regime there used chemical weapons on its own people. >> assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. >> the mixed reaction overnight from washington. security at home and what happens next. live team coverage ahead. and we do say good morning, everyone, on what is a busy

friday. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. the u.s. attack on syria ordered by president trump. >> cruise missiles flying off the u.s. destroyers overnight targeting the airfield syrian jets used for tuesday's chemical attack. syrian officials say several people were killed in the strike including some military officials. a russian spokesman this morning saying vladimir putin believes the u.s. attack violates international law. >> a top official from u.s. ally turkey calling the air strikes imperative to punish the assad regime for this chemical attack on its own citizens. >> so mixed reaction all over so far. let's begin our coverage right now with abc's alex marquardt who just arrived in the region. >> reporter: overnight a major step for this new commander in chief. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical

attack was launched. >> reporter: the president addressing the nation from his florida estate leveling a harsh indictment against syrian president bashar al assad. >> using a deadly nerve agent assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. >> reporter: two u.s. destroyers in the eastern mediterranean fired dozens of tomahawk missiles onto a syrian airfield targeting runways, aircraft and fueling areas to make the field inoperable. i the same airfield used by syria to launch tuesday's chemical attack which shocked the world. as many as 86 people were killed. more than half of whom were women and children. turkish officials who have examined the bodies now saying it was the nerve agent sarin. >> it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.

>> reporter: president trump's response marks an about-face for a man who repeatedly said on the campaign trail that his primary target in syria would be isis, not the assad regime. just two days ago, he said this. >> i'm not and i don't want to be the president of the world. i'm the president of the united states. and from now on, it's going to be america first. >> reporter: but after seeing tuesday's images, the president said he had a dramatic change of heart. >> do you think that assad should leave power in syria. >> i think what happened in syria is a disgrace to humanity and he's there and i guess he's running there so something should happen. >> and something did happen overnight. alex is joining us now by the phone. alex, you just arrived in lebanon which is right next door to syria and you reported from syria, as well. what's the reaction from your post this morning?

>> reporter: good morning, kendis. as the day starts it's heating up and syrians are calling this an aggression and a short time ago the syrian military putting out a statement saying that six people were killed on that base because of the american strikes and saying that there were big materiel losses, as well, the condemnation is fierce. they are saying that the u.s. now is in the same league as isis and al qaeda and other terrorist organizations because of this strike against their air base in syria. >> alex, again, assad as well as russia saying that this was not done by the syrian government. these chemical attacks that prompted president trump to launch these missiles. what is the other international reaction there in the middle east? >> reporter: well, we're seeing a positive reaction from israel which says that trump is sending a strong message to president assad and his allies. that was to be expected from many netanyahu.

the russian reaction, the syrians will be angry about this but the russians are extremely important and we heard a short time ago from the of president putin calling this an aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law. the russians have called for an emergency session at the u.n. security council. but perhaps most troubling moments ago they said they're suspending an agreement between the u.s. and russia which governs the airspace over syria that was put in place if there were any incidents in that airspace and there wasn't any escalation. that's the fear that there could be some sort of escalation so that's what we're watching carefully. >> a lot are wondering what impact these missiles appear to be a one-off thing for the u.s. military. what impact will it have on the assad regime. >> reporter: no doubt more than anything else this is a strike -- a shot across the bow as the syrian military said there were significant materiel

losses. overall it's hard to say right now how that's going to impact their military campaign but more than anything else, this is the u.s., this is president trump saying you can't carry out these types of chemical weapons attacks. we are watching. we will respond. in all likelihood, we will not see a reaction from the syrian regime but that remains very much to be seen. >> alex marquardt reporting for us from lebanon. we thank you. and reaction from the air strikes is coming in swifteaisl >> abc's lana zak joining us now from washington with that end of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and adrienne. those strikes in syria are producing some pretty polarized political rhetoric here in washington but not necessarily along political lines. some people are praising what they see as decisive action by the president. but others are asking questions. some of the president's sharpest critics on foreign policy are applauding the strikes. in a joi

and lindsey graham previously skeptics says he deserves the support of the american people, and unlike the previous administration president trump took action in syria while another critic chuck schumer mentioned the chemical attacks in his comments saying making sure assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do. but others are questioning whether the president needed approval for military action. democratic senator tim kaine called the president's failure to consult with congress unlawful and republican senator rand paul said in a series of tweets, while we all condemn the atrocities in syria the united states was not attacked. and the president needs congressional authorization for military action as required by the constitution. and along that line it's probably important to note that in 2013 mr. trump tweeted that then president obama needed congressional approval before dropping any bombs in syria. kendis, adrienne. >> i'm sure he has a different perspective now, though, coming into office.

life changes. thank you so much, lana zak in washington. >> the strikes in syria will likely raise security concerns back here at home. >> homeland security and the fbi consulting with the national security leadership to determin have on u.s. soil. so far no intelligence bulletin has gone out to inform local police. but overnight the new york city police department chief counterterrorism unit said they are monitoring the events in syria. still ahead, the republicans going nuclear. we're not talking weapons here. they're using an override to get neal gorsuch confirmed as supreme court judge today. plus, back in the spotlight hillary clinton gives her first interview since losing the election. what she's saying about the current administration. an 8-year-old girl found living with monkeys. eating and walking like

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breaking overnight last month's terror attack in london has claimed another victim. you'll recall the 31-year-old woman fromia who fell off the westminster bridge into the river has passed away. life support pulled off. she and her boyfriend had been visiting london. four other people were killed including an americave his vehi pedestrians on that famed bridge. well, president trump's pick for the supreme court is set to be confirmed today rewrote the rules. it played out as expected with democrats trying to block judge neal gorsuch with a monnell in known as the nuclear option. lowering the threshold for confirmation from 60mply a majo. and that vote expected just before noon today. california republican devin nunes is no longer heading the

house probe into russian election interference. he's step ago side temporarily after allegations he improperly disclosed classified information. in fact, he's being investigated by the house ethicse. he is calling the charges, quote, entirely false and politically motivated. the gop effort to repeal and replace obamacare is on hold. house leaders for a two-week rer republicans failed to reach an agreement to revamp the failed health care bill and made a revision aimed at curbing premium increases but it wasn't enough to satisfy some conservatives and moderates who opposed the initial legislation. hillary clinton says she doubts she'll run for office again. at a woman's conference she gave her first extensive interview since the election and said she now plans to work for the rights and opportunities of women and girls. she criticizeded the trump administration for hurting women especially by cutting health care. as for herself clinton said she's doing pretty well all things considered. >> i just had to make up my mind

that, yes, i was going to get out of bed and, yes, i was going to go for a lot of long walks in the woods. and i was going to see my grandchildren a lot and spend time with my family and my friends who have rallied around me in an amazing way. so, i'm okay. i will put it this way. as a person, i'm okay. as an american, i'm pretty worried. >> well clinton said she doesn't understand why the administration seems intent on hurting so many people. she also said she has no doubt that russia contributed to her defeat and she underestimated the impact from that country. now, when we come back the breaking news that we've been following all night. president trump ordering air strikes in syria. our experts weighing in on the missiles that were used. people risked their lives jumping onto train tracks to save a blind man who had fallen.

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it is daylight now in syria where the u.s. overnight launched dozens of tomahawk missiles and landed at an airfield in central syria. now we're learning that a syrian general admits that those strikes have resulted in what is described as big material losses, several deaths are also reported. that same syrian general says president trump's choice to launch the overnight attack makes the u.s. a partner of isis and other terrorist organizations that are waging war against the country. >> before the strikes american commanders used a special hotline to alert russia's military but just moments before we went on the air russia said it is suspending a deal with the u.s. to prevent midair incidents in syrian airspace and get analysis from abc news contributor retired marine colonel stephen ganyard. >> the united states struck a

single airfield launching more than 50 tomahawk missiles from two navy destroyers cruising in the eastern med trainen. they contain warheads of about a thousand pounds and traveled at low altitude likely up over lebanon and up then again north into this single airfield. this airfield was struck as a statement. clearly the trump administration wanted to tell assad stop the chemical attacks against syrian civilians. in this case, this was the airfield from where the syrian air force launched chemical attacks against syrian civilians and so the idea here was to take this one airfield out so that no other chemical attacks would occur but the larger statement, again, is that assad needs to stop the chemical attacks against his people. back to you. >> all right, our thanks to stevian yard. we could hear from president trump about his decision to attack syria this morning when reporters are scheduled to be allowed into a meeting that he's having with the leader of china. we'll have much more about the u.s. strike on syria coming up later on "good morning

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what a story. >> incredible. >> we'll wait to hear more from that one. a dramatic rescue during the morning rush hour in atlanta. several good samaritans jump nothing action after a visually impaired man fell onto the train tracks. two people jumped down next to the man who broke his ankle. two others on the platform grabbed his shoulders. the man was taken to the hospital. he is expected to make a full recovery. well, still ahead, remembering don rickles, overnight jimmy kimmel getting emotional talking about his friend and comedy legend. plus, the masters getting under way without the world's number one golfer. >> on our facebook page right now, more on the breaking news in syria. witnesses give their firsthand account of the air strikes. that's on atmfans.com. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo.

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correspondent terry moran. >> the u.s. attack in syria raises a host of questions. what comes next. that depends in part on what president trump was trying to accomplish. was this just a punitive attack, a one-off, a message to president bashar al assad in syria, don't do it again. don't use chemical weapons again or is it part of a broader strategy to make it impossible for assad to use chemical weapon, to degrade his ability to do so? that would mean there's follow-on strikes or an effort to change the war itself, to change the equation and weaken assad's grip on power. if so, that will bring in vladimir putin's russia which is a key ally of bashar al assad and stands by him in the u.n. security council and elsewhere. from here, the next step is really what russia, the united states and other powers involved in syria decide should happen in the wake of this appalling

chemical attack and the u.s. retaliation. rr>>ur thanks to terry and russia and syria already as you can understand have been condemning the attack. >> russia and syria condemning u.s. air strikes there but defending themselves saying this was not the work of the assad regime. though, we do know that germany and france -- the chemical weapons scare, germany and france saying assad brought these attacks on himself after, again, him denying that he had anything to do with these chemical weapons against his own people. >> a lot of people will be wondering about the u.s. attack? a lot of questions for the president later today. >> stay with us.

>> good morning, everyone, 4:30 a.m., friday, april 7. tam is off, jeanette reyes joins us. >> we're following developing new details on a strike on syria. the syrian military said 6 people were killed and several wounded in an air attack on the air base. >> ordered the attack in response to a nerve gas strike that killed men women and children. the first