this is the first time the president has blamed barber al-assad for killing his own people. yesterday the attack was launched killing dozens of people including children asleep in their beds. russia has blamed it on the syrian rebels. they're supported by the united states. officials in moscow says a syrian air strike hit a weapons dump that released the deadly chemicals. here's the big picture. this sort of thing has been happening for years. the syrian dictator's barrel bombs have killed tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of innocent victims including women and babies in their beds. that too is a war crime. but it's a horrific video that the president said changed his minds and the nation's policy towards this conflict. we have no way to know whether the president was signalling an immediate military response. of this we're sure. the syrian regime is backed by the russians. the russians are fighting with them as are iranians. should the united states enter this conflict, supporting militarily the rebels, fighting against the syrians, we would be fighting the ru

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president obama to blame for this for not enforcing that infamous red line if the syrian regime of barber al-assadad used chemical weapons against his own people, this is a week after the secretary of state said it's up to the syrian people to decide al-assad's future. >> bill: more to come. break. back here in a moment on this day in history, old glory. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis. >> bill: on this day in 1818, congress decided on new rules for the american flag, what it should look like. before then, the

discussing situationness syria and north korea white house says lead's greed syrian president barber al-assad of chemical weapons against civilians warranted a strong response from the international community. both leaders agreed to continue cooperation on regional issues including the threat posed by north korea. >>> secret service agent is being investigated for taking a selfie with president trump 's grandson as he slept. tmz is reporting that the agent suggest was reportedly riding in a motorcycle with his eight year-old grandson, last weekend when incident happened apparently donald the third woke up and later told his parents about the picture which launched an investigation. secret service spokesmen says it is reviewing the matter. >> that just cannot be good, what were you thinking. >> while they were sleeping. >> or anytime. >> what were you trying to prove this is the detail i'm on, you know what i'm on it is impressive enough i'm in the secret service. you want me to prove it. here's the grandson. >> show a badge or something, ear piece. >> he won't be showing anything except a pin

the president said the latest acts of barber al-assad can't be tolerated. >> that act on children hadimpact on me. it was a horrible thing. i've been watching it and seeing it. it doesn't

. >> this is not just a message to barber al-assad and his behavior, but it is a message to all of ouries and also a retired, shepherd, to iran, to russia, and to china who he is meeting with right now. >> of course that sound bite speaking with fox's shepherd smith. >> it ace approaching noon in syria. more information on the extent of the damage should continue to come out throughout the morning. of course, we will keep you updated. >> bill, thank you. we will look forward to those most recent updates. we always have continuing coverage of what has happened, find latest developments right there on our web site at fox 29.com. >>> other news there is a new jersey fire fighter recovering after this house fire happened in south brunswick. police say that the fire fighter fell through the first floor in the basement of the home, it is up there in george s road. there was other fire fighters very quickly there to rescue him. we know that fire fighter will be okay. two pets did die in that fire. police say it was an electrical short that is to blame. >>> and search is on for robber who burs

and close allies insistent this is a onetime attack designed to be a specific response to barber bashar al assad'sack against his people but in a taping of this week's "state of the union," jake tapper sat down with nikki haley. she told tapper that what happens next is dependent on how others react. >> he won't stop here. if he needs to do more, he will do more. so really now what happens depend on how everyone respond to what happened in syria and make sure that we start moving towards a political solution and find peace in that area. >> reporter: a u.s. official confirmed on saturday that a u.s. navy strike group is moving toward the western pacific ocean in the region of the korean peninsula. this as concerns about instability in north korea only grow. these major issues come at a time as the president is trying to tamp down some internal strife. amidst differences between steve bannon and jared kushner. the president told them, according to an official, quote, we got to work this out, cut it out. they had a meeting along with e reince priebus on friday. no one's job is in current jeopardy but

putting out a statement reading in part, it is clear that this is how bashar al assad operates, with brutal, unakbashed barberism, those who defend and support him should have no illusions about assad or his intentions. in an official white house statement, president trump blamed assad but then went on to fault president obama. his statement reading, i quote, these heinous actions by the bashar al assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution. the horrifying situation in syria is one of the several international crises being navigated by a president with no foreign policy experience, who has delegated much of his administration's foreign policy responsibilities to his son-in-law, 36-year-old real estate heir jared kushner, who this week traveled to seerk, and who is being skribded as a shadow secretary of state. when we come back, i'm going to speak with someone with a lot of qualifications, colonel lawrence wilkerson, about the administration's foreign policy especially in light of the breaking news out of the korean peninsula. north korea has launched a ballistic missile

assad. condemning his brutal unabashed barberism and disregard for human decency. he said assad must be held accountable and condemn alhey they bear great moral responsibility for the attacks. left still unclear however is what the trump administration plans to dupe about it. jonathan carl, abc news, the white house. >> out to the domestic askren day for the white house. scrambling to get the derailed health care plan on track. mike pence held talks. called the meeting pro dock tiff actually. they're now kidding doing away with the popular obama care provision. another possible change. states may be allowed to opt out of provision that requires insurers to cover essential health benefits. >> the vice president instrumental in bringing together different groups from our conference to talk about concepts. right now, just conceptual stage of how to move forward in a way that can get everybody 216. >> another meeting scheduled for today. the president hoping for a vote on revised bill by the end of this week. but some republicans say, that is unlikely. >> as republican struggle to reach a beal. obama care more popular tha