i am assured that the trump administration is communicating with regional forces and their allies in china. >> our allies have suggested -- what is destabilizing factors. do you believe that? >> certainly has a candidate now president trump said the number of things about our relationship with south korea, our relationship with japan and other allies. in recent days and weeks i think secretary mattis secretary tillerson have taken some important actions and steps to reassure our allies and i think this is the sort of situation that calls for all of us to be more measured and more determined in our focus on pushing back against the north korean threat. i am optimistic we will continue to have steady progress. >> how much if anything can you share with people who voted for you? >> partly i choose to be optimists, important as langevoort pre-partly the briefing showed the detail of the preparation of the work is going into making arm military are properly postured. we have had unexpected developments by north korea and that diplomatic efforts. we got a more detailed briefing and i heard

it's day 100 of the trump administration and president trump says that being president is tougher than he thought. we'll talk about that assessment in just a moment. north korea is determined to make life even more difficult for the president this morning after firing yet another ballistic missile. >> this is the 10th missile test since trump took office. the pentagon says this latest exploded soon after launch. but the message from supreme leader kim jong-un is very clear. >> this is kim giving us the finger, giving china the finger, giving the u.n. the finger. the time cigarette planned and pre-ordained in his mind. >>> this morning we have our team of correspondents covering this around the globe. cnn senior washington correspondent is watching this. let's go to will riply. good morning. >> reporter: here in north korea even though the rest of the world has been talking about this missile launch still no official acknowledgement by this regime that this happened which means every north korean from rocket scientists and supreme leader kim jong-un they have no idea. the message north

that's the trump administration formula on climate change. deny, delay, defund, and that would be a disaster. if donald trump are really committed to energy, he wouldn't have signed an executive order last week to week and fuel economy standards in the vehicles we drive. he wouldn't have signed an executive order to advance the dakota access and keystone pipelines without ensuring that the keystone oil actually stays in america and is not just exported. we still import more than 3 million barrels of oil per day from opec nations. keeping strong fuel economy standards in place is the best way to increase carbon american energy security and decrease carbon pollution. and windows nothing to ensure that the keystone oil safely be exported abroad, the promise that the kxl will help our energy security is as hollow as the pipeline itself. all risk no reward for the united states. we need to put america on a path towards a 100% clean and renewable energy future and that's what jeff merkley and sheldon whitehouse represent as we stand here today. clim

the trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on iran. the evidence is clear iran's provocative actions threaten the united states, the region and the world. the trump administration is currently conducting a comprehensive review of our iran policy. once we have finalized our conclusions we'll meet the challenges iran poses with clarity and conviction. >> joining us now with reaction from washington a politics editor and a political director of abc news. rick, what did you make of the timing of this? last night there was a report from the state department saying iran has largely met its end of the bargain so far and then you have this very hawkish statement from rex tillerson in the late afternoon. >> tough words, harsh words but a different set of action than you'd expect from the trump administration. the fact they're going ahead with the nuclear deal and putting iran on warning is a big break from what was forecast from candidate trump. the expectation was he'd go back to the negotiating table. you see the secretary of state's fingerpr

the trump administration learning the same lessons that the obama administration found out and now tryingo put that pressure on russia in the same way that the obama administration did with little sense that there will actually be results. >> ron bronstein. >> the difference is now on the wake of this attack on the air base, there may be some leverage now for secretary tillerson. he may have some advantages at the table tomorrow that secretary kerry didn't have. >> because of the attack? >> yeah, in terms of the rattling the russians' cage a little bit and with our willingness to use force against the regime. it was carefully scripted and very narrowly focussed, as secretary mattis made clear today about the chemical attack, but, still, it may give tillerson just a bit of an negligent these talks >> you know, ron brownstein, sean spicer, the white house press secretary said russia could be compelled to be more cooperative. give up its support for bashar al assad because right now the russians are on the same team, he said, with syria and iran. >> yeah. >> and that's not a team that you wa

said, the summit is taking place early in the trump administration. is taking place before the trump has outlined in any public or definitive way their policy towards asia. it is one of the interesting things we can talk about. there is not a strategy or policy perspective laid out. number three, the trump administration is developing those, particularly trade and north korea. trumpe: the administration has not filled out crucial positions of the state department and other places. place,u don't have in except for a couple of people with experience on the team right now. you have an administration that is slow in filling out its personnel, so you are coming out with a precise set of goals. what do you do in that setting? they will look to establish a personal rapport. the two presidents will take the time to take the measure of each other and you lay out your agenda. it would be most useful, but i don't know we are ready, to lay out a strategic approach to asia and china. i think you are more likely to see them taking the measure of each other and then

new details tonight is the trump administration explains its latest moves.is "special report" ." ♪ good evening, welcome to washington. i am bret baier. iran is keeping up its end of the nuclear deal with the u.s. and its allies -- or maybe it's not. we are getting mixed messages from the trump administration, but one thing is certain. the agreed-upon sanctions for iran is no longer a done deal. chief washington correspondent james rosen estimates the top story. >> in a letter to house speaker paul ryan, secretary of state rex tillerson certified iran is meeting the terms of the joint comprehensive plan of action, or jcpoa, better known as the iran nuclear deal. tillerson also announced it will lead an interagency review of the jcpoa and indicated the u.s. has little interested in allowing video as presently configured to remain in effect. >> it really does not achieve the objective. it is another example of buying off a power who has nuclear ambitions, someone has to deal with it later. we just don't see that that is a prudent way to be dealing with iran. c

it seems to me no are there political clarity on the part of the trump administration. it's inconsistent. it's all over the map, let's hope that the trump official sit down and basically provide, not only strategic vision for the future, that tell us what are the tools that they have in order to execute america's tragedy. >> what all was achieved by the u.s. missile strikes on syria, given the airfield that was re-opened just hours after the strikes and what do you think president trump was hoping to achieve. >> rosemary, this entanglement from reality. washington now is celebrating the fact that donald trump is a -- that donald trump delivers on his promises that barack obama was weak and whatever. the reality on the ground, this particular limited targeted stripe will not change the strategic dynamics on the battlefield. what the attack has achieved is basically to prevent assad from using chemical weapons in the future. he'll think twice before using chemical weapons. this is a good thing. but remember, most of the casualties basically have been killed as a result of

really don't have in place except for a couple of people, people with any experience on the trump administration team right now. and you do have, you have really the administration which has been very slow in filling out its personnel, so given those circumstances you are coming in here without a real kind of precise set of goals. so what do you do in that setting. i think that they will look to establish a personal rapport between the two presidents. i think that the two presidents will be able to take the time over 24, 25 hours here to take the measure of each other and you lay out your agenda. it would be, i think, most useful but i don't know that we are ready to do this at this point, to lay out a general strategic approach to asia and china. i think it's more likely to see having a goal, a personal rapport, taking measure of each other and laying out an agenda and a process for how they will push through addressing the particular issues that each side brings up. >> rose: at the top is obviously trade. the president has been talking about that for a long time, secondly and getting more diff

trump administration said they want to do things differently. i asked one expert here in beijing and said this may be the administration's way not to take the bait. north koreans have done this kind of a test before. maybe they don't want to take the bait and give the attention mostly cloudyians won. this short response wasn't meant to be provocative just meant to send a signal every time north korea does something it won't merit an equal response from the trump administration. now that said this is a vague response. done give any details about what the trump administration wants to do about north korea. to some people watching what could be the most tense situation in the world, guys that's very troubling. >> that on the heels of president trump telling the "financial times" if china won't do something about north korea we will go it alone. so much to get into. >>> now to syria where a suspected chemical weapon attack killed at least 70 people many children. the pictures we're showing are incredibly difficult to look at but cnn wants to show the

she got up trump administration spoke. she got up to her feet, trump administration spoke. herfeet, which is rare in the security council, and branded photographs of the children who had died. she asked pointedly of the russians, how many children need to die before russia cares? we arejoined by we are joined by a webcam we arejoined by a webcam by we are joined by a webcam by an expert on russia from london kings,. thank you forjoining us. thank you very much. why is it is strategically at portage relationship for russia to have an alliance with syria in the way that it does? it is very important for russia for a variety of reasons, primarily because russia is trying to make sure that there is not a colla pse to make sure that there is not a collapse of the assad regime and a ta keover collapse of the assad regime and a takeover by sidnei insurgents, radical islamists or isis. for them it is particularly pertinent to make sure there is a secular regime in place in damascus that can fight off any kind of rubble insurgency which will be taking a much morejihadist tone becaus

the trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on iran. the raven stomach evidence is clear, there actions threaten te united states, the regions, and the world. the trump administration is currently conducting a comprehensive review of the policy. once we have finalized the conclusions, we will meet the challenges they propose with clarity and conviction. human joining is now with reaction from washington, josh crush howard, and with us in studio, rick. rick, what did you make of the timing of this, last night there was a report from the state department for the congress saying iran has largely met its end of the bargain so far and then you had this very hawkish statement today from rex tillerson in the afternoon. >> rick: tough words, harsh words, but a much different set of actions. the fact that they're going ahead with the nuclear deal, putting iran on warning, that's a big break from what you would expect, what was forecast by candidate trump, called it the were still out there. the expectation was he would go back to the negotiating

plus, the trump administration taking action at the va. what the white house is doing to ensure veterans get the care they deserve. >> the administration, not nearly enough was done to hold bureaucrats accountable, despite claims to clean things up. managing blood sugar is not a marathon. it's a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna made with carbsteady to help minimize blood sugar spikes you can really feel it. glucerna. everyday progress. >> melissa: the nra kicking off its annual meeting today in georgia as the state gears up for a highly anticipated congressional runoff with the second amendment could play a pivotal role. jonathan tierry is live from roz well, georgia. what can you tell us? >> reporter: hi, melissa. well, here in georgia, gun owners and voters in general, for that matter, in the middle of two hotly con tested debates. one is over who best to represent georgia's sixth congressional district. the other is over whether the governor should sign legislation that would allow regis

lou: i are was not criticizing the trump administration for doing what it is doing. inding it necessary to issue a warning and draw lines and assure national security interests that have been ignored the previous state 8 years under the obama administration it's an extraordinary display of conflicts and potential threats. it's an array that's almost incalculable in foreign policy and geomilitary terms. >> president trump saide inherited a mess internationally. a mess with iran. you mentioned north korea. they have been acting out for years and years, and this is coming to a head. you look at how the obama administration didn't cultivate a key ally like the he jinx president el-sisi like this administration macedon. you are right, it's been very busy. by the many encouraging to see what's been done dip naictally and also the swift action the president mass taken to authorize the military to go all out? afghanistan and the decisive strike against assad. lou: within this hemisphere, the trump administration is showing interest in what is happening in a significant way wi

but why is the trump administration shifting the blame to the obama administration? >> it was an eye opening interview with the reuters regarding kim jung-un, the president. let's break it all down. >> an aurjing warning from president trump. the president suggesting a military face-off with pyongyang is within the realm of possibility. listen. >> well, there's a chance we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea, absolutely. >> now, the president telling reuters the u.s. would prefer to achieve a nonnuclear north korea through diplomacy, but he said that's very difficult. >> he praised president xishy ping for trying very hard after accusings him of not doing enough. tillertion is set to chair a u.s. security council meeting on north korea later this month with the house of representatives set to vote on new sanctions on pyongyang next week. for the latest let's bring in cnn's alex field live in seoul. the president suggesting south korea is not doing enough to pay their fair share. what's the reaction from seoul? >> yeah, i think this interview h

we have the trump administration. you know me, i'm a regular order guy, so i want the appropriations committee to write the appropriations bill and negotiate a bill. the good thing is we're working hand in glove with the trump administration on these things. that's point number one. we don't have to fight an administration that we disagree with on so many issues. we are now working with an administration we agree with. the appropriators are going to go get the best agreement they can. that's the way the process should work and i anticipate we'll be moving on that. [ inaudible question ] i'm not going to get ahead of where the appropriators are. the appropriators are negotiating, writing this bill, and you'll see it at the end of the month. thanks, everybody. appreciate it. >> all right, house speaker paul ryan explaining, yes, the house of representatives, republicans are working on hammering out some kind of language, perhaps work toward a deal on health care. >> warned we're in the beginning stages, really, the coll

the trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on iran.he evidence is clear, iran's provocative actions threaten united states, the region and the world. >> earlier this week tillerson notified congress that despite iran meeting the terms of this nuclear deal, president trump is weighing weather to break that agreement. during his briefing he added iran remains a leading state sponsor of terrorism supporting fighters in syria, iraq, lebanon, yemen and israel. foreign correspondent keir simmons has more on secretary tillerson's comments. keir, good morning to you. >> good morning. secretary of state tillerson arguing iran continues to provoke around the world and saying that that country projects the possibility of following the same path as north korea. it raises questions about the iran/u.s. deal over nuclear weapons. at the same time, in iran, those tough words from the secretary of state will be seen as fighting talk. it will strengthen the hand of the extremists in iran and weaken the moderates, including president rouhani there, who w

as the trump administration -- the trump administration may be too close to russia, but that doesn't mean that any democrat would say that they are in. >> tucker: we went to war potentially, finally. there were apparently chemical weapons and syria. they're supposed to have been removed. four days ago on the radio in california, you said that you knew that under the watch of the obama administration, 95% of assaults chemical weapons were removed from that country. you couldn't know that number with any precision so far as i can tell pretty well would you say something like that? >> why don't i give you the precise number? 2,600,000 pounds of chemical -- toxic chemical warfare agents were removed from syria and destroyed. now whether that's 95%, 94%, or 96%, a precise number, weibel and determinable by international is 2,600,000 pounds. >> tucker: that's an immaterial number because it doesn't get to the proportion. that could be 1% of their available chemical weapons. you don't know and the truth is none of us knows. so why not just admit that? the obama administration said -- susan

so when it comes to the trump doctrine, did he do what he did in syria because the obama administration didn't do enough? is this what trump needs to do, anwhatoes it mean going forward, jen? >> i'm not sure if we know what it means going forward. he's the president now. he has been for almost 100 days and he has to own the situation that he's facing in syria. and he has -- i think what it shows about his decision making is it's very reactionary. just days before his administration had been touting a different line on syria. he interviewed, thankfully. it appears what he did was successful in the moment. but it tells us very little about what he -- how he can manage a strategy going forward. it's not an easy -- we saw in the obama administration, it's a very tricky situation to try to manage. >> complicated area of the world. you have some new reporting out there. are we going to be hearing senator romney any time soon? >> i do have six sources saying he is seriously exploring a bid in utah, where he owns a home outside salt lake city, it would be senator hatch's seat. he has to decide

the trump administration outlining its tax reform plan.sury secretary steve mnuchin says this would be the biggest tax cut in u.s. history. the highlights it calls for reducing individual rates and brackets. says it wants to slash corporate rates down to 15%. they're 35% right now. and eliminate the alternative minimum tax and deductions as well. except preserve deductions from mortgage interests and charitable donations. again, that's the blueprint from the white house right now. there's also this. a potential boost for republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare. conservative house freedom caucus throwing its support behind an amendment that would allow states to opt out of two of the law's insurance regulations. essential health benefits as these are called. this includes maternity care and emergency room visits and barring insurers from charging certain people more. all 100 members of the united states senate, meanwhile, visiting the white house this afternoon. they are on their way out right now. this for a rare classified brie

the trump administration obviously believes they can safely, politically prosecute wikileaks. the danger is this is an administration that has already said, the president himself has said, the u.s. media is the enemy of the american people. this is a prosecution that would enable them not only to prosecute and imprison julian assange, but a whole variety of other journalists and media outlets that routinely plant -- published classified information. amy: let's go back to what cia chief mike pompeo said as his first address as cia director. >> days like today where we call out those who great a platform to these leakers and so-called transparency activists. we know the danger that assange and his merry band of brothers posed. ignorance or misplaced idealism is to longer an acceptable excuse for lionizing these demons. amy: and the cia chief mike pompeo continued. >> julian assange and his kind are not the slightest bit interested in enhancing personal freedom. they arehave believed shielded from justice, but they are wrong. assange is a narcissist who has created nothing of valu

a pair of curious responses from the trump administration to troubling developments on the world stage. a warning. a report contains graphic and disturbing images. north korea raising the stakes ahead of president trump's summit with the chinese president. secretary of state rex tillerson responding to the provocation with a foreboding 23-word statement. north korea launched another intermediate range missile. the united states spoken enough about north korea. we have no further comment. this after president trump threatened to go it alone if china doesn't help confront the north korean threat. on the campaign trail, trump insisted north korea was china's problem. >> what i would do simply is a china, this is your baby. this is your problem. solve the problem. >> reporter: a senior white house official issuing a dire warning that the clock has now run out. all options are on the table. this as the world reacts in horror to one of the worst chemical attacks in syria in years. expert says it is likely another saran gas attack that killed dozens and injured hundreds. as world leaders cond

it is day 93 of the trump administration. with one week left, the president is downplaying the 100-day benchmark calling it a ridiculous standard. at the same time, the president making a new promise. >> we will have a big announcement on wednesday having to do with tax reform. >> jump starting tax cuts and another swing at health care plan. what he hopes gets done by day 100. >>> and a new report that the russians tried to infiltrate the trump campaign through an adviser. and the moments of terror. fear in the heart of paris caught on tape with new information about the attacker this morning and how it all may effect the french election coming up tomorrow. >>> and the last days of bill o'reilly. new reports on how the cable network he helped build pulled the plug on his show and whether new allegations could surface against him soon. >>> we start with reaction from vice president mike pence the day after the announcement on tax reform next week. here is the vice president making comments in australia this morning. >> our cor

the trump administration says the clock has run out. our other breaking story this hour. people will end up in jail. that is the stark warning from one top democrat investigating trump's ties to russia. whether asked if there's any hard evidence of clugs between the president's associates and russians. >> i wouldn't be surprised after all this is said and done that some people end up in jail. castro's threat comes tonight. we have learned the that former campaign advisor carter page met with the russian spy in 2013. especially troubling. especially since reports are that's russians were recruiting him as a source. page admits to the meeting but inns cysts he didn't know the russian was a spy. plus, erik prince, the brother of the education second betsy devos had a secret meeting days before trump's inauguration. that effort, trying to establish a back channel of communication between trump and russia. there were people who had direct contact with russians known to u.s. intelligence. jared curb her, jeff sessions, manet forth, roger stone, j.d. gordon and carter page now an

it comes down to two things, really, tax returns with the trump administration said they will not releaser audit. here's what sean spicer says about not making proper exhibitor logs to the white house. listen. >> it's the same policy that every administration had up until the obama administration. frankly the faux attempt that the obama administration put out, where they would scrub what they didn't want put out didn't serve anyone well. >> okay. so don't hold your breath on tax, what about some faux transparency regarding making public of white house visitor locks. >> i prefer transparency, most of us are. we want to know what our government is doing. why did obama plan never reveal every single person. it revealed a ma vast majority. we will tell you everyone except for these categories. i'm for more instead of less. i don't like any times they close the books. >> the visitor log issues, it's the tax return issue that drum beating again for president trump to release his taxes, keep in mind, a federal law requires an audit happens on the president's taxes every year. but in this case, o

whether the missile is a success or not, the fact they are willing to defy the united states and trump administration and do it anyway under the threats that already been coming from president trump. and the end result was more based as symbolic level. which again, the reason why we need to approach this is not just on the military approach in terms of escalation of words and rhetoric. we need to hit this from the economic approach and make sure they start feeling the pinch. i see china as doing the best they can but there are other companies that do work with china and north korea that we could make them have to make hard decisions and in the end put pressure on north korea. >> as we are speaking, i'm getting new information from ryan browne, pentagon reporter, saying there is a new assessment coming in from u.s. military officials. let me be precise and let you know what he is reporting. latest assessment by u.s. military said the missile was fired toward the sea of japan but not landing in the sea of japan. the missile blew up over land. official added it was a quote failure. main part of the miss

rolling for the seychelles meeting, because your argument cite s people who are close to the trump administrationo would want to get a green light in advance from both trump and putin if not the leaders themselves. >> it's sort of hard to imagine a scenario in which the crown prince would engage in something like this, without seeing that this is a legitimate undertaking with the blessing of people in trump's inner circle. >> greg muller, just fascinating reporting, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> i want to bring in the panel, ryan lizza, also jeffrey lord, and steve israel. ryan what, do you make of this? it's still a fascinating piece of the puzzle. clearly the crown prince is denying that he had anywhere communications with trump. >> the white house is sort of distancing itself. one of the reasons you would use someone like prince, if this indeed happened, if he was officially given the green light to set up something like this would be exactly so you could plausibly deny it later. there's a long history of presidents and incoming presidents using people who are one or two steps removed t

administration and if they are visible enough. it is always just again a matter of the reality of governing. on the campaign trail, president trumpnuclear deal. when you get in office, some of those things are not that easy. while there is absolutely serious hot spots in the world that demand immediate attention, the administration is still sorting out exactly what the strategy will be in regards to the flash points. >> another thing they like to tear up is obamacare. that is one of the central promises of the campaign. running into the reality of that it has been difficult. mike pence talked about this with dana bash and said it is on the hot burner. they like to get details in a vote next week. this morning in "the new york times" editorial is the plan to sabotage obamacare. this is not surprising there mr. trump would see this is a bargaining trip. he shows no concern about gambling with the health of millions of people. this is not mr. trump's promise insurance for everybody. it sounds like a hollywood villain with carnage if he doesn't get his way. if this crumbles, where does the debate move next? >> this is an example of l

day 85 of the trump administration. and week 12 of this young administration is ending with all eyes squarely on north korea. the secretive nation says it is ready to go to war with the united states if that's what president trump wants. these are pictures from this morning's military parade. speaking to the "associated press" there, their vice foreign minister also said president trump's tweets are making tensions worse. pyongyang has determined that the trump administration is more vicious and more aggressive than the obama administration. officials are trying to determine if north korea is planning a sixth nuclear test any time over the next hours or days, for that matter. the last such test was in september of last year. pyongyang says it will conduct its next nuclear test when it deems necessary. and citing washington's reckless actions so far, presumably navy ships moving closer to the korean pence peninsula, north korea says it's ready for a preemptive strike of its own. as the trump administration's plans, the ap

despite that, the trump administration said it is conducting a full review of that agreement. >> trumpation has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on iran. the evidence is clear, iran's provocative actions threaten the united states. the region and the world. >> on the campaign trail, candidate trump railed against the deal. promising to renegotiate it. >> they're doing the iran deal it was so bad, so pathetic. i looked at it. i looked at the way they negotiated. i said, these people don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: since taking office, president trump has not revealed how he'll tackle that deal. >> the iran deal made by the previous administration is one of the worst deals i have ever witnessed. and i have witnessed some beauties. but, i will do what i have to do with respect to the iran deal. >> reporter: meanwhile the trump white house is already in the middle of confronting another dangerous nuclear power. north korea. >> u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley with strong words for pyongyang. telling reporters, we're not trying to pick a fight.

trump campaign. i think that's priority number one for the president and the administration. >> this comes after mr. hiff publicly asked devin nunes to recuse himself from the investigation into possible ties between russia and the trump transition team. nunes himself is a member of that team. we'll talk to ari fleischer about this and so much more, including syria, next. remember when you said men are supeyeah...ivers? yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate safe driving bonus check? ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. itbut one i think with quesa simple answer. we have this need to peek over our neighbor's fence. and once we do, we see wonder waiting. every step you take, narrows the influence of narrow minds. bridges continents and brings this world one step closer. so, the question you asked me. what is the key? it's you. everything in one place, so you can travel the world better. at where instead of payinging a befor middlemen,em. we work directly with family farms to deliver higher quality ingredients f

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a defining moment for the trump administration. as a candidate, trump railed against china and trade policies and promised a win at the negotiation table. today, as he comes face-to-face with the leader of china, for sure trade issues will be on the table. these two world leaders will have more to worry about. >> these heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. >> reporter: president trump confronting crises during a week of high stakes diplomacy. including the meeting today with president xi jinping. >> my attitude toward syria and assad changed. >> reporter: the president opening the door to greater action in syria in the wake of the horrific chemical attack pe perpetrated by assad. >> when you kill innocent children, innocent babies, that crosses many, many lines. i do change. i am flexible. i'm proud of that flexibility. i will tell you that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me. >> reporter: a significant shift for a president in the past has advocated against inter convenience venetia intervention i

reiterating, of course, what the trump administration has had to say. he held a news conference wit malcolm turnbull and he said again all options are on the table. australia is in lock step with the united states. this nation has fought alongside the united states in every battle, in every field in the world since world war i. and the vice president also said that the "uss carl vinson," that aircraft carrier, is en route and will be in the area of the korean peninsula within the next few days. the vice president saying that it is important to the united states that the north korean peninsula be a nuclear free zone. one other thing to note is that about 1250 marines from camp pendleton is in the north of this country training alongside australian soldieres and they're obviously part of the mix, as well. >> sara, the refugee agreement made by the obama administration came up during his talks with the australian prime minister. what was the vice president's response? >> well, that was an interesting one because, of course, everyone here in australia was w

>> hans, the trump administration is calling this a success. what in their eyes makes this a success? >> reporter: most of the tomahawk missiles, all but one that they fired, hit their targets. their targets were on that airfield. they think they disabled that airfield and sent a strong message of deterrence. not only for this attack, future attacks and they took out missiles in that attack. we don't have a full damage assessment, a bda as they call it in pentagon spch. we'lbe awaiting that, but they ok close to two dozen aircraft, took out some radar and key equipment in this process. there has been questions, why didn't they just pock the runway, take some divot marks on the runway. they think that wouldn't have been good use of the tomahawk missiles. you can take some asphalt and retar that simpler than if you just blow it up. katy? >> there are claims that the syrian government carried out this attack. how are they doing that? >> reporter: they're not only backing up their claims, they're adding to it saying russia might have had a role int

is it specific to the trump administration or was this something that started happening in the obama administration? guest: this predates the trump administration. the aba, the american bar association, a membership organization for lawyers, filed a lawsuit alleging that some lawyers who have loans approved for forgiveness were later reneged upon. the government said your loans qualify, you will have them forgiven and 10 years if you keep going on this path and turned around and said, just kidding, that's not the case. of the lawsuith itself in the government's response came during the trump administration the aba had been discussing this with the obama administration toward the end of their tenure. they had been going back and forth for a long time on it. in this case the trump administration was continuing what had been going on under obama. host: could you give us a sense of the price tag if these loans were to be forgiven will would be the approximate cost of the taxpayer? guest: it's hard to say. definitely in the billions. according to the government accountability office there

president trump skipped the majority of a meeting on senators with north korea. administrationishes say mr. trump only stayed for about the first five minutes of the meeting. defense secretary jim mattis and secretary of state rex tillerson presided over the meeting. >> as his first 100 days wind down the gop may have enough votes to repeal the affordable care act. movement could begin today. there's also a movement on preventing that possible government shutdown this president trump has given some round on his border wall proposal which is laying the groundwork for at least a temporary stop gap deal with democrats. >> a lot of moving pieces there. you wonder what's going to impact what and what sort of deals are going to be made. >> yeah. >> the right to free speech has crossed political lines. >> yeah, the liberal group and you could say the aclu pretty liberal and backing conservative columnist ann coulter's right to speak at uc berkeley. the school canceled her speech over >> tom what do you have to say. >> reporter: well, this is was the cases where politics can make very

critics say trump is venturing into a civil war without a plan. the administrationying to build support for action in the middle east with vice president pence talking to the iraqi prime minister. president trump talking to the king of saudi arabia. this coming before the key meeting next week with secretary of state tillerson and vladimir putin in russia. >> our richard engel, thank you. we head state side to west palm beach, florida. that is where hallie jackson is standing by. >> reporter: president trump is here in palm beach after the critical meeting with the chinese president xi jinping. the two talking about north korea and trade. the administration describes the chemistry as positive with president trump accepting an invitation to visit china. one of many headlines from mar-a-lago. president trump waking up at mar-a-lago after wrapping up a summit with china's president. >> we made tremendous progress in the relationship with china. >> reporter: these among his most important diplomatic meetings yet. meetings may have seemed impossible a couple years ago. >

>> i don't think the limited and targeted attack by the trump administration will make any strategic difference in syria. if the administration, the trump administration does not really follow up, if there is no strategic vision, no political road map, i don't think the trump administration has any particular clear ideas about sustained diplomatic engagement inside syria. we keep talking about chemical weapons and poison gas. these are evil weapons. i doubt very much if assad will ever use chemical weapons from now on given the fact that the message has been received in damascus and tehran and moscow. but remember there are 400,000 people have been killed in syria in the past six years. only 1,000 of the 400,000 have been killed as a result of chemical weapons. assad has a massive arsenal to continue to kill his, what he calls the terrorists and his enemies and he has reiterated in the past two days he'll do so. so the reality is regardless of how you view this particular attack it will not change the complex dynamics inside syria unless the trump administration really follows up with