phil gordon is ay credible person who is floating a very pro vockity theory that he ordered military action. of course, this is a washington pattern where, you know, one side accuses the other of taking military action to distract from their problems. people said that about bill clinton when he ordered some missile strikes i think it was against iraq during the monica lewinsky problem. i don't think it's all theatrics. if you listen to the tone from the russia media, they're very upset. the problem they have is that you could have some kind of an accident in syria, maybe one of our planes hits one of our planes or something similar like that that starts to careen out of control. it's dangerous to be in this position but i do think peter makes an excellent point. i'll be interested to see when trump and putin are in the same room. it's going to happen i think in june. i think it's very possible that putin will have a canny approach to donald trump that might change this story dramatically. >> remember, he's the dealmaker. he wants to bring everybody together and the handshake and ever

phil lebeau, thanks. >>> about the overbooking and united's handling of it, we're joined by form continental ceo. gordon, always great to see you. i'm sitting with my friend steve liesman who asked an obvious question, why didn't the people at the gate just keep raising the price that they were willing to offer to customers there to voluntarily get off the flight? do they have the authority to do that? >> no, tyler, actually the government prescribes the amount. i think it's between $800 and $1,300 depending on the fare and distance. i think they west to the $800 where you can be unvoluntarily removed and paid $800, that you're accommodated according to the law. what happened here is really unfortunate. but with the millions and millions of people that the men and women of the airport and on the airplanes deal with every day, it's not unusual. but i know from personal experience that kicking and screaming and yelling doesn't work well with t and so there's another way to handle this. >> that was sort of my question here. you know, united seems to be taking all of the heat here, and obviously as you poin

phil lebeau. we'll have more on that story. former continental chief gordonne will join us. >>> what to expect from secretary of state rex tillerson's meeting in moscow this week and plus, wells fargo board slamming the former ceo and former community bank unit head. we have the details on that. >>> and we've got an interview you don't want to miss. wells fargo chairman stephen sanger will be joining us in a cnbc exclusive. that's coming up on "squawk alley." say carl, we have a question about your brokerage fees. fees? what did you have in mind? i don't know. $4.95 per trade? uhhh. and i was wondering if your brokerage offers some sort of guarantee? guarantee? where we can get our fees and commissions back if we're not happy. so can you offer me what schwab is offering? what's with all the questions? ask your broker if they're offering $4.95 online equity trades and a satisfaction guarantee. if you don't like their answer, ask again at schwab. head. head. so you're having a party? how nice. i'll be right there. and the butchery begins. what am i gonna wear?