jeremy bowen, thank you.efore we go to mention some reaction to the bbc‘s coverage of a story it's very much involved in itself. sir cliff richard has been in the high court this week, suing the bbc after it named him and broadcast helicopter footage of police searching his flat in august 2014. that footage has been shown again, several times, over the past few days — prompting angela dylan to write... and david metcalfe echoed that. thank you very much for all your comments this week. if you would like to tell us your opinions about bbc news and current affairs output, or even appear on the programme, please do ring us on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can also post your thoughts on twitter, @newswatchbbc, and do have a look at previous interviews we've recorded on our website, bbc. co. uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good evening. temperatures have not been quite as high as yesterday but we still hav

jeremy bowen, bbc news.o was poisoned with a nerve agent alongside herfather in salisbury last month, has been discharged from hospital. she left yesterday and has been taken to a secure location. her father sergei, a former russian spy, remains in hospital and doctors say he is recovering more slowly than his daughter. the russian embassy in london said that moscow would consider any secret resettlement of the skripals as abduction. here's our correspondent, leila nathoo. she had arrived from moscow last month to visit her father in salisbury butjust 2a hours later, yulia and sergei skripal were both critically ill after being exposed to a deadly nerve agent. in the five weeks since the attack the two have slowly been recovering. today, the hospital explained they'd responded exceptionally well to treatment. nerve agents work by attaching themselves to particular enzymes in the body which then stop the nerves from functioning. this results in symptoms such as sickness, hallucinations. ourjob in treating the

here is middle east editor jeremy bowen. jeremy: outside damascus, the war goesn. this is th aftermath of a conventional attack in idlib, the rebel-held province where many figers from eastern ghouta have been transferred. only a small fraction of the half-million dead in syria's war have been killed by chemical weapons. more displaced people are being bused out of douma, the town the west and others say was hit with chemical weapons. a trusted b source saw the immediate aftermath of the attack. >> we entered the building, and all the dead bodies were still there. the ambulances couldn't reach the bodies due to the shelling. the bodies had signs ofoc suion.sk th was blue and there was foaming at the mouth and the eyes were popped out. jeremy: at the un security n council york, the russians said there was no chemical attack. instead, the u.s. and its allies were seeking a pretext for an illegal military opera >> you do not want to hear anhing. you do not want to hear the fact thato traces of a chemical attack were found in douma. jeremy: russia vetoed an american re

jeremy bowen, bbc news.now what's been happening at the united nations in the past few hours. i spoke earlier to our correspondent neda tawfik at the un in new york, and i asked her what the us hoped to achieve from this. to call to speak to the experts say that you are so, france and the uk are going through the proper international channels, trying to save out once more they have gone through the united nations security council just tick the box through the united nations security counciljust tick the box before they ultimately take their own action to make sure that president assad is punished for using chemical weapons in the past, and as they believe possibly using chemical weapons in this case in the douma. security council members are in the middle of consultations as we speak over a d raft middle of consultations as we speak over a draft us resolution which aims to set up an impartial panel to investigate these cases of chemical weapons used in syria. russia has says that the organisation for the pro

here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen.mascus, journalists were shown one of the targets. the syrians deny it was a chemical and biological weapons site. the attacks were limited, a punishment, a message that the west won't tolerate the use of chemical weapons. the operation was designed to minimise the risks of starting a new war by avoiding russians and iranians, the syrian regime's main allies. the russians still insist that the attack in douma a week ago was a conspiracy organised by britain. but these desperate attempts to decontaminate civilians, and pictures of many others who died in agony, foaming at the mouth, prompted military action by the us, france and the uk. this man, his wife, and their children were among hundreds who were treated that traumatic night. their daughter's face, her pain and distress, went around the world. now the bbc has managed to track them down to the relative safety of a camp in northern syria. the family's detailed accounts seemed to corroborate the use of chemical weapons. translation:

jeremy bowen, bbc news.omorrow, the prime minister will ta ke tomorrow, the prime minister will take questions from mps about why this action was taken and why she felt it was not necessary to go to parliament before agreeing to british participation in these and strikes. by additionally, it looks like in numberio strikes. by additionally, it looks like in number 10 will take the unusual step of going to be speaker and asking for an emergency extended debate to look at this issue. —— airstrikes. that is partly because they feel there is a lot of concern within the house of commons that needs to be aired and they need to look like they are listening. but it may end up opening the door to a vote on this and whether or not military action should have been taken, but military action should have been ta ken, but rather, military action should have been taken, but rather, acknowledging the parliament has had its say. as we understand it, it is up to the opposition parties on whether they wa nt to opposition partie

here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen.ma, supporters of president assad paraded. the town's been a no—go area for them for more than six years. thousands who used to live there have been bussed out. these were arriving in idlib, a province held by rebel groups. they didn't bring much more than they can carry, and account of what they'd experienced. for many, this was their parting memory of douma before they left. it's been condemned by the west as a chemical attack carried out by the assad regime. its ally, russia, says this wasn't caused by chemical weapons. abu, a medical technician who says he treated the wounded, arrived in idlib with some bad memories. translation: fatalities came in, they had suffocated. there were entire families — children, women and babies. it was very difficult. we hope the regime takes a hit. we don't care who strikes, we don't feel sorry for it. this man is a criminal. he's a war criminal. he means president assad, looking relaxed with an iranian visitor. he's always denied using chemical weap

jeremy bowen, bbc news.d murphy, former us ambassador to syria under president nixon. he joins me on webcam from new york. thank you very much forjoining us. what has the reaction been in the united states to these air strikes? there certainly was a group of the administration... not to have a head—on confrontation with the iranians, having warned that such an attack was coming, they had ample time to get their personnel clear. and there was no attack on the facilities which both of those powers have been using. what you think the arguments are for further air strikes rather than the sanctions the white house is talking about? we will see. the sanctions targeting companies, as i understand it, russian companies dealing with the assad regime, and if there is any connection, particularly with chemical weapons, i think those sanctions could be useful. there is a lwa ys sanctions could be useful. there is always hesitation about military intervention, and clearly the leadership is against getting sucked in to an

jeremy bowen, bbc news.ister described the reported chemical weapon attack in syria as "deeply disturbing". on a tour in scandinavia, theresa may said if it was confirmed that the syrian government was responsible, then the "regime and its backers — including russia — must be held to account". this report from our deputy political editorjohn pienaar contains some flash photography. there's much more to leadership than limousines and handshakes with foreign presidents and premiers. a meeting with the danish leader now encompassed a challenge to western allies, to britain's global role, and to theresa may herself. with a new struggle at home and abroad ahead, how would she respond? if confirmed, this is yet another example of the assad regime's brutality and brazen disregard for its own people, and for its legal obligations not to use these weapons. if they are found to be responsible, the regime and its backers, including russia, must be held to account. it is important that we show a united front. denmark wi

and how does middle east editor jeremy bowen face the challenge of getting to the truth about that country'swhat the west can or should do about it, has been much argued over in the seven years since pro—democracy protests sparked the civil war there. the debate has been particularly impassioned since saturday's air strikes by the us, the uk and france in retaliation for the suspected chemical weapons attack two weeks ago by president assad's forces. and part of the discussion has focused on how the bbc has reported that alleged attack, and the military response to it. brian tickle described himself as... max retallack agreed, e—mailing us to say... well, one guest who did provide a sceptical perspective was former

jeremy bowen, thank you.ard has been in the high court this week, suing the bbc after it named him and broadcast helicopter footage of police searching his flat in august 2014. that footage has been shown again, several times, over the past few days, prompting angela dillon to write: and david metcalf echoed that. thank you very much for all your comments this week. if you would like to tell us your opinions about bbc news and current affairs output, or even appear on the programme, please do ring us on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can also post your thoughts on twitter @newswatchbbc and do have a look at previous interviews we've recorded on our website — bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. north korea suspends all missile tests and announces it's to shut down a nuclear test site. president trump has welcomed the move. he calls it go

here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. report contains some images which you may find distressing. most of the casualties in syria's war were attacked with bullets and high explosives but chemical weapons ata high explosives but chemical weapons at a special horror. this is the aftermath of what witnesses said was aftermath of what witnesses said was a chemical attack, as douma, a town just outside damascus fell to the regime. we are not showing the pictures we have of dozens of dead bodies with foam on their mouths, which can be a sign of a chemical attack. all this is not evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the regime, said the russians. president trump is not leave them. we will be making some major decisions over the next 24 to 48 hours. if it is russia, if it is syria, if it is the rhyme, if it is all of them together, we will figure it out and we will know the answer quite soon. in seven years of fighting, syria's war has changed from a campaign to overthrow the regime to a mini war war that is being fought by

our middle east editor jeremy bowen is here. g at the map behind us, we have the us, the uk and france lined up against syria, russia and iran in a region where syria, a country at war for seven years, has neighbours ranging from turkey, israel and lebanon. the stakes are high, but what is your assessment of where this will end? it is an incredibly high set of sta kes it is an incredibly high set of stakes because, and this is a phrase i have used quite a lot of times of my reporting about this, it has become in the last few years a mini world war in syria. lots of countries involved, different and clashing interests. in such a highly militarised environment the risks of something going wrong, some kind of escalation, will always be there. what the americans, british and french want to try to do, they talked about this a lot at the un yesterday, to stop the normalisation, as they see it, of the use of chemical weapons, to restore deterrence and red lines so people think very hard before they are used. that means they need to work

in editor jeremy bowen. damascus, in editorjeremy bowen.ian deny it was a complex used to develop biological and chemical weapons. in the end the operation was a limited attack, a punishment, and a message that the west will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons. powerful hardware was used. this was an american b—1 bomber loading up at its base in the us. no wonder there were fears the raids could make syria's or even worse and risk a confrontation with russia and iran. the syrian regime's main allies. but their targets were chosen to avoid hitting them. this was a periscope view of a missile being fired from a us submarine. this week and's winners included those against escalating the war. the americans want nothing to delay the pull—out of us troops, who have beenin the pull—out of us troops, who have been in northern syria fighting jihadists extremists. president assad's regime wasn't hit, either. his conclusion will be that the us, france, and britain, for all of their power, are not prepared to touch him. no wonder he looked relaxed

jeremy bowen, bbc news.ra: for the latest from the whe house come i spoke to our north american editor a short time ago. talk us through what the president's political calculation ishe aeighs america's response. >> w heard the language that the president has used about how atrocious it was and howk obscene the attd been. i spoke to a senior source who says the direction of travel is, something has to be done whin 48 hours. the americans hope this time, they will ha the british and the french alongside them. that is a big contrast to a year ago, when there was a limited strike on a syrian airfield. donald trump didn't consult with the british or french before that attack. this time, he is keenerhat there should be other nations involved in it. with theresa m, the issue is going to become a does she feels s to refer the matter to parliament? voices within t administration saying that would be a bad thing to do because of the special relationship. if there was a repeat of what happened in 2013, when david camer

our middle east editor jeremy bowen has more. have survived the last days at the syrians who have survived the last days at the eastern ghouta enclave are being burst out of the ruins and into the new lives, which will not be easy. these people's top priorities were food and shelter for theirfamilies, and only then, their recollections of what they saw. translation: we lived through very difficult times in eastern ghouta, especially the final three days in douma, when the regime carried when the regime carried out its attacks on civilian neighbourhoods and used chlorine gas, which caused suffocation amongst civilians. but in washington, president trump's morning tweet was particularly incendiary. he told the russians to get ready for nice, new and smart missiles in syria, adding they "shouldn't be partners with a gas killing animal." he meant president assad. in moscow, president putin didn't respond, publicly anyway, and he didn't echo earlier, more threatening comments from his diplomats. translation: the situation in the world

jeremy bowen, bbc news. jane: earlier toda my colleague katty kay spoke to republican congressmandam can secure -- adam kinzinger. katty: what do you think the president might propose with syri rep. kinzinger: i think probably at the very least you will see what happened a year ago. potentially you could see a broader and more intense response. the western world, and frankly, sicivilization has hele world war i that chemical weapons have no place on the battlefield, and we have enforced it ltiple times. we take great efforts to make ndre that is the case. if we allow russiayria and iran to get away with the bemical weapon attack, th definition we will have gotten rid of the nonproliferation of chemical weapons that we all agree is important, because we would allow it to go unpunished. a stke against syria would have one purpose, that is to make t cost of the use of chemical weapons far exceed any benefits they could be gained by it and send very strong message. katty: ok, so today we had prime minister there

jeremy bowen, bbc news.om nada tawfik who joins us from the united nations in new york. we are all expecting lots of words of condemnation over what is alleged to have happened in syria but are actually likely to get anything concrete beyond that? to be honest, not really. the united states is proposing a new resolution, it pretty much revived an old one to set upa pretty much revived an old one to set up a new independent investigation into why read to look into cases of chemical weapons used and to try and hold those who the un finds responsible accountable. russia has vetoed that type of resolution in the past twice before when the last mechanism ran out and the un security council tried to renew that. quite frankly, when that old mechanism found that the syrian government was responsible for using chemical weapons along with the group that calls itself the islamic state, the un security council was too divided to do anything about it anyway. experts are saying this is just a step for the united states an

jeremy bowen, bbc news.merican ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, has declared that washington is now preparing sanctions on russia over moscow's support of syria. and earlier speaking on fox news sunday, she denied reports that president trump plans to pull us troops out of syria within six months. one — wanted to make sure that chemical weapons were not used, or weapons of mass destruction were not used, in any way that could harm american national interests. he wanted to make sure that we defeated isis completely and wholly, to make sure that all of that threat was gone, because it's a threat to american national interests. he wanted to make sure we had good grounds to watch what iran is doing, and iran is a national threat to american interests. and so i think that, no, he never thought he would get out in 48 hours. yes, it's all of our goal to see american troops come home. but we're not going to leave until we know we've accomplished those things. what he has done is talk to our allies and

jeremy bowen, bbc news.s ambassador to the un, nikki haley told the security council that syria's president, bashar al—assad, bore responsibility for what had happened. she called him a monster who must be held to account, and also criticised his backers, russia and iran. ms haley said that even if the council failed to act, washington would. who does this? only a monster does this. only a monster targets civilians, and then ensures that there are no ambulances to transfer the wounded, no hospitals to save their lives, no doctors or medicine to ease their pain. i could hold up pictures of all of this killing and suffering, for the council to see. but what would be the point? the monster who is responsible for these attacks has no conscience, not even to be shocked by pictures of dead children. the russian regime, whose hands are all covered in the blood of syrian children, cannot be shamed by pictures of its victims. we've tried that before. we must not overlook russia and iran's roles in enabling the assad

jeremy bowen, bbc news.al of the atlantic council — an american think—tank on international affairs. she served during part of the obama administration as syria advisor based in syria and washington. thank you forjoining us. what is the atmosphere first of all where you are? i'm currently based in beirut and i would say the atmosphere is fairly calm after the attack. it is clear there was not... people feel quite calm. the strikes have been described by some analysts as limited for now at least. how wise then is it to escalate matters politically from tomorrow?” wise then is it to escalate matters politically from tomorrow? i think the trump administration is in a bit ofa bind, the trump administration is in a bit of a bind, because they're trying to prove that they're serious about stopping assad from using chemical weapons further. while at the same time not doing anything so strict or so... time not doing anything so strict or so... that it the eg— those at targeted — . ' 2—77 757 at targeted sanctions, e

jeremy bowen, bbc news. live now to our diplomatic correspondent, who's outside the foreign office.iplomatic activity this afternoon. that's right, the diplomacy is taking two pass, one is about the international community's response, the possibility of military action. the prime ministers spoke to president macron and president trump and according to downing street, yes, they agreed the international community must upload the —— uphold the restrictions on ago weapons and also to insure that those responsible are held to account. the prime minister conveying the security council to discuss options andi security council to discuss options and i understand the debate about those options is ongoing and yet to reach a conclusion. the second half of the diplomacy is at the un, where tonight there will be a row over what form of investigation should be launched into events in boulmer. —— innard douma —— events innard douma —— in douma. the chemical weapons authority wants to send its own fact—finding mission to douma. it matters because if investigators turn on the ground then that could

our middle east editor jeremy bowen has this report on the latest developments.us, journalists were allowed to see one of the targets. the syrians deny it was a complex used to develop biological and chemical weapons. in the end the operation was a limited attack, a punishment, and a message that the west will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons. powerful hardware was used. this was an american b—1 bomber loading up at its base in the us. no wonder there were fears the raids could make syria's war even worse and risk a confrontation with russia and iran. the syrian regime's main allies. but their targets were chosen to avoid hitting them. this was a periscope view of a missile being fired from a us submarine. this weekend's winners included those against escalating the war. the americans want nothing to delay the pull—out of us troops, who have been in northern syria fighting jihadists extremists. president assad's regime wasn't hit, either. his conclusion will be that the us, france, and britain, for all of their power, are not prepared to touch him. no won

jeremy bowen, bbc news. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in beirut.ns about further sanctions against russia, is any of this going to make any difference? well, yes, this will not be welcome news in russia, even before this latest crisis erupted, there were reports from russia about how much pressure this is is putting on the russian economy and pressure on the russian economy and pressure on vladimir putin. in times of crisis, when russia seems to be lacked in battle with the united states and britain and france, this could also serve to strengthen vladimir putin and his supporters, thatis vladimir putin and his supporters, that is the signs of what we are seeing from damascus with defiant state m e nts seeing from damascus with defiant statements from president assad, saying the missile strikes that made them more determined to crush their opponents. is there any sense from america orfrom moscow that opponents. is there any sense from america or from moscow that they are trying to repair diplomatic relations, they at a very low ebb, is there a sense

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jeremy bowen, bbc news. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in washington.e explained to me earlier that, while the military action has stopped, diplomacy continues. i think the conversations have now begun about exactly what happens next. and certainly you're right in saying the military action is done. the us said it was a one—time shot. the bigger question is aboutjust what happens inside syria. and there have been these questions, even before we had these strikes, about what president trump's real feelings about syria was. he talked about moving 2,000 troops from syria, and leaving it up to the people in syria. there seems to have been a change of mind. emmanuel macron says he feels that he helped change president trump's mind about that. some in the administration believe donald trump was going to come back to it in about six months‘ time. if you listen to the us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, today, today she said they have a number of priorities in syria. notjust defeating islamic state, the big concern of donald trump. from his point of view, it'

picking up on what jeremy bowen was saying, do you think this white house has an endurance strategy for syria? richard: it may not be what he wants. he may still get there. he didn't get his preference to leave right away. he agreed to put u.s. forces in for some time, and that was before this most recent set of chemical strikes. l my guess is he will say that the presence is temporary, rather than permanent. s not the worst thing to say. but my guess is that he will sign off on something that would is effectively open-ended. that might be the most important thing we would do in response. it would make it very difficult for isis to reconstitute itself. it would allow us a seat at the diplomatic table down the road. it may create some areas of syria where the syrians could live in safety. that would not be insignificant. it wouldn't be dramatic, but it would be significant. katty: what are the complications in terms of prospective reonse from russia? chard: well, not that hard to imagine. if russia were to respond, thees on is how do we respond to their response. if they, for example, sh

jeremy bowen, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news.sident trump has again strongly attacked an fbi raid on the offices of his lawyer michael cohen, describing it as a witch hunt. us media says the raid was looking for evidence that mr cohen paid off women on mr trump's behalf, including an ex—playboy playmate. our north america editor jon sopel says the president is still very angry. he attacked the fbi for a break—in, they had a warrant. he attacked the attorney general. he attacked the justice department. he said it was an attack on our country in a true sense. he tacked to deputy attorney general. he went after robert mueller and he went after robert mueller‘s team. so i think when you're sitting there with generals, i think that was a multi target attack. everyone in thejustice department came in for the most venomous assault from the president. i think he is livid, furious, he's been tweeting about it again this morning, about attorney—client privilege being gone. this is a total witch—hunt, in block capitals. also making news tod

jeremy bowen, bbc news. bryant in new york, but first to steve rosenberg in moscow. how have the day's events gone down where you are? well, if donald trump ‘s aim via twitter is to sow chaos and confusion about his intentions, that's working in moscow, because the russians are completely confused. i was watching a live political talk show earlier on russian state television, when the news came in that president trump and tweeted that an attack on syria could happen very soon, or not soon at all, and a bemused presenter looked into the camera and said one word in russian which means incredible. also today, the kremlin said that a special crisis communications link which had been set up before by the us and russian military is to prevent an accidental clash between russia and america in syria, that that line was still functioning, it was still being used, and that suggests that conversations are taking place behind the scenes to prevent a us military strike from sparking an accidental conflict between russia

in a moment we'll get the latest on the uk response, but first here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen contains some images which you may find distressing. most of the casualties in syria's war were attacked with bullets and high explosive but chemical weapons have a special horror. this is the aftermath of what witnesses said was aftermath of what witnesses said was a chemical attack as douma, a town just outside damascus, fell to the regime. not showing you pictures we have d oze ns regime. not showing you pictures we have dozens of dead bodies with foam on their mouths which can be a sign ofa on their mouths which can be a sign of a chemical attack. all this is not evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the regime, say the russians. president trump does not believe them. we will be making some major decisions over the next 24 248 hours. if it is russia, if it is syria, syria, if it is iran, all of them together, we will figure it out and we will know the answer quite soon. in seven and we will know the answer quite 500". "1 seven years and we will know the answer quite soon. in

and how does middle east editor jeremy bowen face the challenge of getting to the truth about that country'sbout it, has been much argued over in the seven years since pro—democracy protests sparked the civil war there. the debate has been particularly impassioned since saturday's air strikes by the us, the uk and france in retaliation for the suspected chemical weapons attack two weeks ago by president assad's forces. and part of the discussion has focused on how the bbc has reported that alleged attack, and the military response to it. brian tickle describes himself as...

jeremy bowen, bbc news. we will hear from westminster and washington in a moment.the middle east. matthew price is in beirut in neighboring lebanon for us. you are in a country that traditionally has felt a very strong influence of syria on its affairs and where presumably the impact of the war has been considerable with the war has been considerable with the refugees that have flooded there. what is the concern and the reason about how things are accelerating? you are right. to mention the refugees it is important. this is a country of about five or 6 million people. there are an estimated, at the lower limits of the estimations, estimated 1 limits of the estimations, estimated i million refugees. so a fifth or a six of the country's population are syrian refugees. that has created an economic burden, a social burden, you name it. it has created it here. lebanon is the link am also because of the geopolitical tensions. i think what is fascinating here is that while in london, in washington and paris and elsewhere this is very much seen as possible air strikes by a

jeremy bowen, bbc news.ake a look at the scene in new york right now at the un security council. they are currently being addressed who is the man trying to get an effective peace deal in geneva. he is updating the security council on the situation. there will be other procedures taking place including efforts to find a cease—fire which collapsed over the weekend and is the immediate events preceding the air strike. it is claimed that the air strike. it is claimed that the air strike was the method used to deliver chemical weapons. 0h strike was the method used to deliver chemical weapons. oh well as his address, the you're its representatives are being called on to give an opportunity to take part. that cross two main work and joining me now via webcam is the former us ambassador to syria, robert ford. thank you for being with us on bbc news. let me ask you the obvious question that arises. what should the united states and its allies do now that they have not done before? well i think your correspondent wa

jeremy bowen, bbc news. we'll speak to our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, but first to our north america editor, jon sopel, in washington. jon, what are we to make of the changes of tone coming from the us? well i get a sense the sound of bra kes well i get a sense the sound of brakes being applied. not a screeching tyre marks, black skid marks on the road, but a slowing of momentum. if you think back to sunday donald trump said there would bea sunday donald trump said there would be a big price to play for this —— to pay for this chemical weapons attack. yesterday he was talking about those new missiles that would be raining down. and that seems to have been a turning point at the white house. last night they were talking about all options being on the table, no decisions being made. you heard that again from the president today. you heard from the defence secretary, of him saying, we are looking for evidence that there was a chemical weapons attack. does that mean the americans are not going to att

here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen.s of douma, supporters of president assad paraded. the town has been a no—go area for them for more than six years. russian troops are close by, alongside their syrian allies. moscow denies there was a chemical attack here. in washington, president trump's morning tweet was less belligerent. he posted... later, president trump didn't give much more away. at that whole situation. we will see what happens, folks. we will see what happens. it's too bad that the world puts us in a position like that. for evidence from the bomb site. for the actual evidence. within the week. greeding a top adviser to iran's supreme leader. and installations that could be potential targets. a western provocation. but we also will not support false accusations. in syria could lead to disaster. stability in the region. could destabilise the region, to take place. of virginia 2a hours ago. carrier strike team. 6500 of the finest americans you could ever sail with or serve with. any where, we are ready to go. at