although i believe the administration's policy shift with respect to assad emboldened assad to launch that attack. and a single missile strike is not a strategy. we need plan to stop the violence. push a political transition that sees the end of assad's rule, and helps the syrian people recover and move forward. my bill, this bill, would be part of that strategy. it's named, as mr. royce pointed out, for caesar, a former syrian government photo graffer -- photographer. he defected and escaped so he could show the world exactly what was happening to the regime's victims. i'll never forget the images he showed us when he came to the foreign affairs committee. those images are still sered in my brain and i'll never forget them. the depth of brutality and indifference to human life. we named this bill after him. we're sending a message, if you're enabling the butcher in damascus against his own people, you're going to face consequences. this bill would sanction anyone who provides support for the assad regime. we want to go after the actual hardware that keeps his war machine running, the

>> isis supposedly opposed the assad regime. russia was hitting the moderate rebels because they want to feed the assad propaganda that he is only fighting terrorists. we have seen the story where they did the capturing and russia captured it back. because the rebels fighting isis on the ground and the rebels have paid the highest price ever more than any other international force supposedly fighting isis and they were the main targets for the russian airstrikes besides the hospitals and schools and markets. this is not been highlighted enough in the international media. that in a way is giving russia the legitimacy of isis. >> to build on what zaina has said we want to empower the organizations doing the work on the ground and considered to be the future of syria. >> charlie: you mean financial support or empower them by moral support? empower them by -- >> before to even talk about negotiations and peace talks we'd demand the release of political prisoners detained early on from 2011 by calling out for freedoms and democracy i

not because of the assad, but in spite of the assad regime.ostly because of the ypg, but we should look back a couple of years ago when isis was taking over broad swath of territory near aleppo and pushing it into idlib. it was the free syrian army that pushed it back. amy: can you talk about the gas attack? what you actually think happened? you have asassad saying, not ony didn't us there in regime do this, but he says he doesn't even believe the children were dying. >> so to start with, we know the children died. we know through investigative reports they died of sarin. we also know that there was an airstrike that took place. the claim i russian intelligence and by the assad regime is that this was an airstrike on a warehouse that contained chemical weapons at us chemical weapons were being stockpiled by the opposition. we've had many, many syrians go to theite to photograph this and show the warehouse was never struck. there photographed the actual point of the impact of the bomb, which was on the street, not the warehouse. we had a guardi

despite that, assad is the one who has killed 96% of the syrians. me, for most of the syrians who are inside, assad is the problem. charlie: would he be the primary focus you would like to see? our secretary of state said not long ago that our principal strategy now is to attack isis until we have simply run them out of iraq. that is a wrong strategy as far as you are concerned? >> i think they are still dealing with the symptoms and leaving the elements alone. as long as assad is still in power, maybe we will not have isis next year, but we will have another name, a different group which is functioning the same. the united in fact states did support all of the pre-syrian forces and all the syrians who are opposed to a assad, is that enough with the support of the united states and other arab countries to overthrow assad? or not? has he stabilized with russian support his own place so that it would be now, unlike 2011, very, him difficult to overthrow or change the regime? >> it -- if the only way for someone to have power over a city is to forcibly

we all agree that isis is just a result of assad being in power.ly exists because of the regime. - in 2012, when the uprising started to hold arms, assad released most of the leaders who are now leading isis and other extremist groups from prison. charlie: he wanted to a couple accomplish what? >> in 2011 when the demonstrations are pretty much peaceful, he started spreading the propaganda that we are fighting terrorists. at that time, we were laughing at that propaganda. all of those who hit the street s were either women university students and pretty much regular syrians just amending their basic rights, finishing emergency law. charlie: this was the wave of protests that came after the arab spring began? >> exactly. the way the regime started that propaganda and we were laughing at, it turned out to be true. it was planning toward this. the release of the extremists from the assad prisons, and suddenly, they hold arms. shops,ot buy arms from unlike the u.s.. getting arms easily also happens for a reason. charlie: some would like to say the unit

focused more on assad or both at the same time?recently published research done by a syrian human rights group. it showed that 96% of syrians who have been killed since the beginning of the uprising were killed by assad forces, unlike what the international media is reporting. i think isis is definitely killing more syrians and iraqis than any other foreigner. we are the ones in the international community saying we are fighting isis because they are terrorizing us more than anyone else. despite that, assad has killed 96% of the syrians. for most of the syrians still inside, assad is a problem. charlie: should he be the primary focus? our secretary of state said not long ago that our principal strategy now is to attack isis until we have simply run them out of raqqa. that is the wrong strategy? >> i think they are still leaving with the symptoms and leaving the illness alone. as long as assad will be in power, maybe we won't have isis, but we will have a different kind of group functioning the same, which is terrorizing not only sy

russia holds tremendous insolence over president assad. a key point that turned in the bilateral meeting was telling russia to use his power to reign in the regime. complete but, the killing and devastation has gone on for far too long in syria. minister was clear as well that he shares the same goals as the united states does in syria, a unified and stable nation. those men agreed that the way to bring stability to syria must come through diplomatic and political means. we call upon russia to use its implants with the assad racine to adhere to a lasting negotiating cease-fire. that cease-fire we believe will reduce violence and also insure unhindered humanitarian access and stop the indiscriminate killings of civilians. these actions will help create the conditions on the ground for political resolution of that conflict. with that, i'll turn it over to acting assistant, stuart jones. the questions at the end. thank you. >> good morning. thank you for being here this morning. since the seriousness of a comic began in 2011 the assad regime

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isis existsthat because of assad.n 2012 when the uprising released most of the leaders who are leading isis and extremist groups. to accomplishnted what, build up an organization that would look like -- >> he built it up. in 2011 when the demonstrations were peaceful, he started spreading propaganda that we are fighting terrorists, and at that time, we were laughing at that propaganda. charlie: this came after the arab spring began. >> exactly. the way the regime started that , it turned out to be true. they were planning towards this. the release of extremists from the prison, and suddenly, how could they hold this arm? it happened for a reason. charlie: some would argue that the united states should focus on a sod -- assad more than isis. they have said that assad is a recruiting tool for isis. correct? >> correct. charlie: would you like to see the u.s. focused more on assad or both at the same time? >> i recently published research done by a syrian human rights group. 96% of syrians who have been killed since the

assad's soldiers monitored the boarding under the watchful eye of iallies. deal to relocate the opposition to northern syria. what are you thinking about now as you get on the bus? the rebel fighters did not want to talk with us. but in a video they shot, this young man explained, it feels like a stab in the heart leaving homs, but god-willing, i'll come back one day triumphant. homs governor said the negotiations to get this far were difficult. it's a truce for the time being, he said, but he warns the government would fight them again in the future if it had to. assad's forces have used several different tactics to take back territory from opposition fighters. one has been to destroy entire neighborhoods. and so the shelling continues on the outskirts of the capital damascus. despite a similar relooncati deal there, with thousands leaving. assad's forces have destroyed cities, killed and starved their enemies and now, scott, these rebel evacuations are bringing assad closer to a symbolic victory, solidifying control over syria's big cities. >> seth doane i

we call upon russia to use its influence with the assad regime. a cease-fire well reduce violence and to ensure unhindered humanitarian access and stop indiscriminate killings of civilians. these actions will help create conditions on the ground for political resolution of conflict. with that i will turn it over to acting secretary stuart jones and he will take questions at the end. >> good morning. thank you for being here this morning. since syria's civil conflict began in 2011, the assad regime has treated opposition forces in unarmed civilians as one and the same. committing violations of international law, including human rights laws. newly we're releasing classified recording and photos that show the depth to which they have gone. the facts we are presenting today are based on reporting from international and local nongovernmental organizations, press reporting, and also intelligence assessments. the continued brutality of the assad regime, including the use of chemical weapons, presents a clear threat to regional stability and security as w

russia holds tremendous influence over bashar al-assad. a key point was telling russia to use its power to rein the regime. simply put, the killing and devastation has gone on for too long in syria. minister lavrov was clear that he shares the same goals the united states does in syria -- a unified and stable nation. both men agreed that the way to bring stability must come through diplomatic and political means. we call upon russia to use its influence with the assad regime to get it to adhere to a negotiated cease-fire. that cease-fire, we believe, will reduce violence and also ensure unhindered humanitarian access and stop the indiscriminate killings of civilians. these actions will help create the conditions on the ground for a political resolution of that conflict. with that, i will turn it over to acting assistant secretary stuart jones. he will take your questions at the end. thank you. mr. jones: good morning. thank you for being here this morning. since syria's civil conflict began in 2011, the assad regime has treated opposition

assad's forces had been pummeling the opposition in damascus and in the city of homs. but in a deal, it allowed hundreds to board buses out, and seth doane is there. >> reporter: for years they waged war against the regime of assad. but tonight these opposition fighters and their families lined up to leave, defeated. nearly had 400 fighters, some w weapons still in hand boarded buses by sunset. soldiers watched under the watchful eye of this allies, all part of the deal to relocate the opposition to northern syria. what are you thinking about now as you get on the bus? the rebel fighters did not want to talk with us. but in a video they shot, this young man explained, it feels like a stab in the heart leaving homs, but god-willing, i'll come back one day triumphant. homs governor said the negotiations to get this far were difficult. it's a truce for the time being, he said, but he warns the government would fight them again in the future if it had to. assad's forces have used several different tactics to take back territory from opposition fighters. one has been to des

its support of the assad regime.ate department is making the case that assad is murdering his own people, cremating the bodies to cover it up. all of that is part of the unconditional support that syria is getting from russia and iran. as enablers here, keeping the assad regime in power and letting this killing continue. the u.s. wants russia to agree to drop its support of assad and agree to a peace process where syria would transition to a different government that did not include assad. as for that strategy, one an live said it's difficult. >> i do think it's important that president trump is taking that step, but shaming russia for its role inside syria is not going to be sufficient in my estimation to force russia to change. >> reporter: why the u.s. believes this is a crematorium, these satellite photos show a building on the western edge of a prison compound in western syria. there's evidence of heat because of melting snow on the roof, according to officials. they say that shows or makes this a probable case

assad's forces used several different tactics to take back territory from opposition fighters. one has been to destroy entire neighborhoods. and so the shelling continues on the outskirts of the capital damascus. despite a similar relocation deal there, with thousands leaving. assad's forces have destroyed cities, killed and starved their enemies, and now, scott, these rebel evacuations are bringing assad closer to a symbolic victory, solidifying control over syria's big cities. >> pelley: seth doane inside syria for us tonight. thanks. next on the "cbs evening news," a new missile test increases the threat from north korea, and later, the family of a penn state fraternity pledge calls his hazing death murder. trintellix may help you take a step forward in improving your depression. tell your healthcare professional right away if your depression worsens, or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens and young adults. do not take with maois. tell your healthcare professional about your medications, inc

you've got pro-assad forces, you got anti-assad forces, the russians who are aligned with assad have been known to bomb the anti-assad forces. these forces we had yesterday where pro-assad forces. will there be this kind of tit-for-tat bombing attacks continuing? >> again, it depends. you said it right up front, the situation is extraordinarily complex. however, one of the reasons that there was concern of the threatening nature of these pro-assad forces is because they had penetrated essentially a deconflict in zone that had been set up and agreed upon between u.s. and russian elements and the russians actually tried to reach out and stop these pro-syrian forces from moving in an aggressive fashion. again, i think to attribute anything more than this was a defense of self protection manner fully in accordance with the law and strategic patience is something that was used in this response. the u.s. forces, the air forces didn't just run out and attack them. they conducted several warning passes, they fired warning shots, and since there was no holding in their aggressive movement, th

that would be the assad regime. and iran. but then also look for areas where we could cooperate. begin to move to a resolution of conflicts in ukraine and syria. and be able to cooperate more effectively in our counterterrorism campaigns. >> let's talk broadly about the goal of this trip. the president said he had a very good start. what do you want to accomplish? >> three main things. the first is to advance the security of the american people. to recognize that to do that, america needs allies and partners to deal with the complex problems that we're dealing with. in this region, those are two main and interconnected problems. the problem of transnational terrorist organizations, some of which i now, like isis, control territory and populations and resources. but then, how that problem is connected more broadly to the problem of islamist extremism and the brain-washing of an irreligious ideology that is meant to foment hatred. and justify violence against innocents. and the second problem of iran. and iran's actions, which we believe are aimed at keeping the world mired in civi

speaker, stories from the survivors of assad's bombings and chemical attacks are almost impossible to read due to the protest descriptions of innocent people and children sufficient fate kating, foaming at the mouth, and suffering from seizures. mr. hill: if in 2013 the obama administration had taken decisive leadership against the use of quems, in-- chemical weapons, insisted on a u.n. strategy, and created no-fly zones, we might have avoided 500,000 innocent deaths and millions of refugees. through his appropriate and proportionate bombing, president trump told assad nerc will no longer ignore the unspeakable acts of violence against innocent people. we also learned that the u.s. coalition aircraft bombed last week pro-regime forces after they breached a deconflick shun zone and advanced on a base occupied by u.s. special forces. i call on the united nations to follow america's lead by pursuing a cease-fire in syria, creating safe zones, and holding assad accountable for his wore crimes. thank you. i yield back -- war crimes. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan

the fact that assad is still in power is due largely to the support russia and iran have given the assadr since the arab spring in 2011. that isn't going to change. this is one of the big problems of obama administration. kept listening to things russia was saying if they were willing to dump assad and see opposition take power. that is not russia's intention and not russia's intention now. melissa: their goal, flip that around. their goal is to maintain power in the region. is there a way to do that, not necessarily have assad in place? the u.s.'s objective is to stop the terrible inhuman carnage going around. is there a way everybody gets what they want and putin still continue to things he is joining in the region and strong hold under a different leader? >> no, i don't think so. indputin they built a airspace minutes from syria's border. the let's be clear. assad regime is piece in larger strategic package put together by iran. iran, the baghdad government, which under shia control is dominated by the ayatollahs in tehran, iran, iraq, assad regime in syria and hezbollah in lebano the

now we find out that assad regime used them. and there is even questions about whether the russians knew, they may have known prior to this attack. so we're basing this on the russians' word. there is no doubt assad held back some chemical weapons and probably has plenty more. >> bill: he made the remarks before receiving the john f. kennedy profile in courage award aweek ago. more in that article, if you want to check it out it will be online. see you in washington real soon. >> shannon: it appears entertainment giant disney may be another high profile target of hackers demanding a ran some with threats that they are going the release the pirates of the caribbean online before it goes into movie theaters. we'll discuss that just ahead. goin' up the country. love mom and dad' i'm takin' a nap. dude, you just woke up! ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >> shannon: hackers reportedly holding disney's new film

air strikes hitting pro assad forces in syria.e alive at the pentagon for that and awaiting a full briefing with the deputy attorney general as the former fbi chief is appointed special counsel overseeing the russia probe. we are going to ask senator lindsey graham about all this and more at the top of the hour. >> jon: it took an oklahoma jury just over nine hours to acquit tulsa officer betty jo shall be. she fatally shot terence crutcher last year after what she described as competitive behavior, saying she was afraid he had a gun. the 40-year-old was unarmed. shelby's not guilty verdict prompting protests overnight. alicia acuna is a life us in tulsa. >> yes, the mayor of tulsa today said the greatest issue facing this city is racial disparity, and while the police department here is accessing signs of a leaf that one of their own was acquitted, the police chief acknowledged there is a lot of work in front of them. >> we know we have had feelings. we understand that. we are committed absolutely to making a better relationship

but al assad denied it ever even took place, calling it 100% fabrication. >> my question s have the u.sany difference to the situation on the ground there? >> i think when you talk to people inside rebel-held syria, there was a real moment of optimism, that the u.s. strikes could possibly change things on the ground and they may have changed things at the negotiating table, they may have given the u.s. more leverage when it comes to further peace talks, but for people on the ground, the bombardment still continues day in and day out and whether they are using chemicals or conventional weapons, people are being killed every day, don. >> does he still have more chemical weapons, clarissa? >> there is widespread fear among chemical experts and u.s. intelligence says that they are continuing to produce chemical weapons and potentially you ire not dealing with a rational person or a rational regime, they could be used again, and that of course is the worst case fear. >> and the people involved in this horrific story, they want to see some action, i would imagine, from the international commu

you need to hammer someone like assad, and you have to hammer his him hard. there are so many ways in a global economy and black markets to get around the economic sanctions. but you start to wipe out the military and the military capacity, that's when you get their attention. neil: syria and north korea are among the most sanctioned countries on the planet and they still do untold damage. they have great been factors. but, man, how far do we go with it? >> sanctions with the opportunity to have a leader. but thive humanitarian effect harkens back to the iraqa invasion. the institutions of civil so sight were decimated. people were hungry. we are voting, i'm voting for targeted strikes. let's say we do this again and the russians at this point don't look the other way, where is all of this going? ben: i hope it not going to war with russia. i don't think it airstrikes and stations will work. we dropped 180,000 tons on germany and their air production went up not down. sanctions are not going to work with taken joust law regime like this with friends like to r

meanwhile, the government of bashar al assad continues in power.n't think the syrians or the turks aren't reliable partner. if we can't -- we will give support to those that we have confidence in. that was suppose a threat to syrian aircraft and russian aircraft. >> the trump administration saying it will arm cnn's kurdishish fighters. is this a wise decision? or is will going to be repercussions here. >> i think both. at the same time, it will like have diplomatic repercussions. the united states could find itself with some of the access constrained. mr. erdogan is meeting next week. you have to disease what the priorities are. and this is the right decision. >> the white house is saying whether to send 7,000 more troops into the afghanistan fight. as you know, before taking office, trump was very vocal about his surge in tweets. you can see up on the screen. why the change, do you think, ambassador? >> things are deteriorating. the administration wants to put in more drops to work with the afghan forces. not to defeat them militarily. that's not

they been targeting the moderate population that's fighting assad. i hope that during this trip in the region, particularly, in saudi arabia, it made clear to donald trump that russia is not on the same page as the united states in syria. julie: i'm glad we got that out there. that's a lesson that we will be spoken about on this trip. also, i mentioned to president trump first president obama and one of president trump key goals has been to systematically reverse the policies of his predecessor. how other ways can he do that while he's on this overseas trip back i mentioned the iran deal earlier. this will be difficult because it's been agreed to not just by united states and iran but many european countries and the chinese, and russians were involved too. when donald trump said on the campaign trail i'm going to rip this up and get rid of it, it's a lot harder to do that in practice than when your campaign. i also don't necessarily know if the best thing to do. there are provisions in the iran deal that if we follow them scrupulously and we follow t

after shows of force, they didn't stop the assad forces. those forces refused to move out of the deconfliction zone. the commander called for the air strike as a matter of petition. there is no change in policy, the official said. but this is the first time other than the tomahawk missile strike after that chemical weapons attack that u.s. warplanes and u.s. ordinances have targeted pro assad forces. they accidentally hit them not too long ago. we expect a statement from the u.s. military soon. the ap is reporting a tank and bull dozer were hit, jenna. it's not clear if the forces belong to the syrian army or their allies which could include iran, russia or hezbollah. >> jenna: that would make an even interesting story, more than it is. thank you very much. another fox report. we're waiting the arrival of rod rosenstein on capitol hill. only hours after naming former fbi director robert mueller as special counsel to oversee the on going investigation into russia and the 2016 election. rosenstein will meet with the entire senate to brief law

syria will never be stable and secure as long as assad is imparted the assad regime sought to a new level of depraved and it is denser with similar and additional support from russia and iran. for these reasons we continue to support the political transition process contained in you and security resolution 2254, and support the political process taking place under u.n. oversight in geneva. as we said before trying it when it's open to working together with both russia and iran to find a solution that leads to a stable and united syria. but in order for us to work together to bring into the violence in syria russia and iran need to acknowledge the atrocities of the assad regime and use their influence to stop them. as you can see it's going to be a busy week for the president, the captain and the stepping up to the presidents first foreign trip that launches this friday. we take off for saudi arabia later on friday and i plan to general mcmaster hopefully tomorrow to walk through the trip with further detail and with that, your questions. >> thank you, sean. in china,. [inaudible] forming

fighting assad, particularly isis and al qaeda.re have been times when obama proposed partnerships with putin , bobombing partnenerships, were countries would or together to bomb an agreed-upon target. for all of the e talk about trump's syria policy being this gigift of vladimimir putin becae it bololers assad in ofoffice, e reality is, it is not much difffferent from w what obama dn syria, or more broadlyly, in trying to have a good relationship with the kremlin. remember, obama never bombed assad and trump did. it is sort of an irony that it is trump who gets to pick it is having a progressive policy in syria. afghanistan,voving to sending thousands more troops, expanding the war in afghanistan? >> it is such a somber reminder of the fact that while there are huge differences between republicans and democrats, things like abortion and marriage equality and health care, there are also huge areas of continuity where it makes no difference who ends up winning. what is so remarkable is the afghanistan war is now in its 17th year und

except for the iranian reinforcements' full support for assad. that's the reason he was able to withstand that difficult time and be still in position now. so iran's activities have not been helpful. they have been hurtful and extended a war that should have ended long ago. i have been a lot of refugee camps over my ears on active duty from the dalmation coast and seen people pulled out of the water in vietnam, i have never seen refugees as traumatized than syria. and iran bears responsibility for that situation. reporter: under president trump's administration, 55,000 or 60,000 square kilometers have been freed up and 1.7 million refugees. you are building on and actually improved on? you gave me the impression rightly or wrongly that this has happened since trump took office? >> the delegations of authority which has made a difference in terms of the speed of execution. i think -- i defer to chairman dunford. our people surprised isis and surprised them from behind and seized the airport, dam and the town and it happened very fast and able to t

the white house wants the russians to reign in the assad regime.y of publicly pressuring russia. part of the administration is saying russia cannot allow the atrocities to continue and they want russia to lead on the assad regime to stop it. >> shepard: thanks, rich. from the same airline that brought us scorpions on plains and men dragged off planes, not cockpit security codes posts online. how united airlines is responding this time next. at angie's list, we believe there are certain things you can count on, like what goes down doesn't always come back up. [ toilet flushes ] so when you need a plumber, you can count on us to help you find the right person for the job. discover all the ways we can help at angie's list. it's about moving forward, not back.t. it's looking up, not down. it's being in motion. in body, in spirit, in the now. boost® high protein it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for when you need a little extra. boost® the number one high protein complete nutritional drink. be up for it >>

russia, for example, has worked with iran to prop up the brutal assad regime. sharing vital intelligence with russian officials could allow the russians to pursue or even possibly eliminate the source or figure -- the source or figure out how the ally conducts operations, including against any -- any against russia or russia's allies in the region. and third, if the report is true, the president's alleged carelessness with classified information will further damage the relationship between the white house and the intelligence community, an essential relationship for the security of america. the intelligence community needs to be able to trust the president, trust that he will treat classified information with caution, with care. our intelligence professionals, many of them, put their lives on the line every day to acquire information that is critical to our national security, that is critical to keeping americans safe. they've done a very good job. if the reporting is accurate, in one fell swoop, the president could have unsettled our allies, emboldened our adv

and response to the use of banned chemical weapons by the assad regime. until the iranian regime is willing to be partner for peace, all nations of conscious must work together to isolate and deny it and funding for terrorism cannot do. pray for the day when the iranian people have the just and righteous government they so richly deserve. >> joining us from tehran is ali. you are hearing donald trump there yesterday talking about how all nations must isolate iran. iran's people are the longest suffering victims of iran's regime. how are people reacting and how is the government reacting to what he said? >> reporter: it certainly looks like renewed heightened an attention with america and complete reversal of the obama approach. the kmentcomments are not going well here. they are hostile. people are calling it a plot to destabilize iran. setting the staplige for antagom with iran and u.s. he said iran fresh from elections attacked by potus in the democracy in moderation. foreign policy are milking $480 billion. another stinging comment. he suggested that p

forces and pro assad fighters. >>> violent clashes that broke out in greece as thousands took to the streets to protest new austerity measures. crowds filled the square. a small group began throwing fire bombs and tried beating them. officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd. the protests came as parliament voted for more pension cuts and tax hikes on citizens already reeling from a poor economy. the vote was part after requirement for the country to continue receiving a bailout from its european creditors. >>> 24 million people are at risk today, severe weather slams the center of the country. tornados ripped through oklahoma, leaving it in a state of emergency, a stunning bolt of lightning from ground lighting up the sky over the state's capital. heavy rain and hail and some streeted flooded. the winds knocking down trees causing damage and in iowa, over 70 miles per hour winds knocked over that semitrailer killing the driver. in colorado a late spring storm dumped heavy snow in the mile high city shutting down highways and many schools, ahead of their summer recess. time to tur

russia is backing the assad regime which the united states desperately wants to displace. russia has put a lot of little y assets. they're trying to also understand what happening inside isis that will help provide intelligence on where russian military assets are or what russian planning might be. russia would have a keen interest. >> jon: we are about to hear from h.r. mcmaster, the national security advisor. you heard him last night when he served as the podium and say i was in the room, it did not happen. he's essentially denying your story. what would you ask him today that news conference question marks me through there are couple of things. one, he denied it but if a carefully worded way without addressing the central points of the story. he said that trump didn't disclose sources and methods, but that's not what our story asserted and he knows that. the second thing is that if this was so unproblematic or so aboveboard, why was it that his own staff felt it necessary to come out of this meeting to call a cia director, the nsa director and tell them that the boss, p

we have to deal with assad and assad has always been a problem.we don't deal with him, isis will continue to expand. >> greg: this is a first for me, i've changed on my mind based on what someone else said. >> jesse: was it me or fowler? >> greg: no, it was dana. i've been sitting here from 5 minutes thinking i was probably wrong about caddy cave. it was more like a depressed resignation over the event rather than saying get used to it. she wasn't saying get used to it, she was saying sadly, this has become a regular thing. i will retract everything i just said at the beginning of this show. >> jesse: while wow. >> jesse: i think europeans have a different mindset towards terrorism. world war i, world war ii, so much blood and tragedy on that continent. america is not used to that. >> kimberly: let's not get used to that. >> jesse: we don't want to normalize that. >> greg: during the ira experience, it was just carry-on. get on with it. the upside of that is you don't let them get the best of you. the downside is just -- stop it. >> jesse: republi

the assad regime has sunk to a new level of depravity. it's time so with unconditional support from russia and iran. we support the political process taken place in the un oversight in geneva. the united states remains open to working with russia and iran to find a solution that leads to stable and united sera. to work together to bring an end to the violence, russia and iran need to acknowledge the atrocities of the assad regime and use their influence to stop them. it is going to be a busy week for the president, the cabinet, staff leading up to the president's first foreign trip. we take off for saudi arabia on friday and i plan to have general mcmaster here tomorrow to walk through the trip with further detail. with that, your question. >> in china have much to offer so what part of the u.s. future collaboration -- >> as i mentioned with respect to the 100 day plan, think there's a lot of areas that we are going to continue to work with china to develop a way forward. the relationship the president established with the chinese preside

we have to deal with assad. assad has always been a problem.f we don't deal with him, isil will forever expand. >> greg: this is a first for me on the show i changed my mind based what someone else said. >> jesse: was is me or fowler? >> greg: dana. i've been sitting here for five minutes saying and thinking we're probably wrong about caddie kaye. what she was saying was more a depressed resignation over the events rather than saying just get used to it she wasn't saying get used to it. she says sadly this has become a regular thing. so i'm going to retract everything i just said in the beginning of the show. >> jesse: wow. you know what? a big win. >> kimberly: exactly. >> greg: i think europeans -- . >> jesse: i think europeans have a different mind-set toward terrorism. europe won world war i and world war ii. there's been so much bloodshed in that continent. america is not used to that. we don't want to get used to that we don't want to accept that and normalize it. >> greg: during the nra experience, the whole thing was carry on. get to wi