u.n. resolution condemning syria for using chemical weapons because russia says syria didn't use chemical weapons. the syrian regime didn't use those chemical weapons against that air base last week. and we've seen with rex tillerson meeting sergey lavrov here, public disagreement over the future of syria's president assad. we've seen presidents trump and putin say that relations are at an all-time low to quote president trump, president putin saying they have deteriorated under president trump. and mr. trump saying it's possible for example that russia knew in advance about the chemical weapons attack. we're not getting along with russia, he said. all these statements in public mask the fact that possibly in private the two sides are trying to patch up relations, that's what we don't know. but clearly, the rhetoric in the last 24 hours has not been good. >> we'll have to see what transpires. bill neely in moscow, thank you. >>> moving to north korea where new satellite images of the country suggests it could be preparing to launch a new nuclear test. experts say heavy activity near north

at the u.n. russia vetoed a resolution condemning the chemical weapons attack and demands an investigation. >>> next we have the story of a case of identity theft unlike any you have seen before. this is about a man in lansdale who police say assumed the identity of a dead baby from texas. >> annie, it took a long time for this to be discovered. the wheels of justice are starting to turn. >> jim, they are. family members made the discovery on ancestry.com. once they figured this out they contacted the social security office. the suspect had a birth certificate and social security card, rather under the dead child's name since the mid 90s. >> it was a casual search o that ended in an arrest after a baby was listed on the family tree as still alive. >> the relative who died in 1972, according to ancestry.com was alive and living in pennsylvania. >> the 100 block of west 6th street. they found the suspect living under the name nathan. john was charged in the '90s for intis si with a child. >> he went to a

iran has reinforced assad's military and russia has shielded assad from u.n. sanctions. if russia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. we need to see them put an end to these horrific acts. how many more children have to die before russia cares? the eyes sees yesterday's attack -- the united states sees yesterday's attack as a disgrace at the highest level, an assurance that humanity means nothing to the syrian government. the question members of this council must ask themselveses is this- if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say for our chances of ending the broader conflict in syria. what does that say of our ability to bring relief to the syrian people? if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, whadoes that say about our effectiveness in this institution? if we are not prepared to act, then this council will keep eting, month after month, to express outrage at the continuing use of chemical weapons and it will not end. we will se

assad staying in power if he makes peace with israel and recognizes israel as a state and let the u.n., russia, the u.s.a. and israel which t the details, goes with the rebels and so on. est: i'm sorry, you said that's what we call a hail mary pass. there will be no solution to syria, no solution to the extremist problem inside syria, no elimination of al qaeda and isis in syria until the assad regime goes because the vengeance factor against that regime is so intense. look what that regime has done to its people. by the way, that's not to accuse what the extremists have done to that regime and the people in syria. remember, for every bomb that the assad regime has thrown or tossed at some city inside syria, believe me, there's been plenty of rebels, extremists who have committed as many atrocities, horrific atrocities against the syrian people as well including christians and other ethnic minorities inside that country. while as much as i'm holding the assad regime responsible, i cannot in any way, shape, or form condone or forgive what many of these sunni extremists have done to their own pe

. >>> short time ago at u.n. russia used its veto power to block a u.n. resolution that would have condemned the use of chemical weapons in syria. russia is demanding an impartial international investigation into that attack , russia did not believe the syrian government was responsible but the u.s. says it has undisputable evidence, syrian government, was behind the chemical attack. >>> a message for president trum from a noble peace prize recipient, 19 year-old malala youssef sigh visited a school to kick off a girl power trip around the world. she rose to prominence after being nearly killed on her school bus in pakistan. in an interview with nora o'donnell of cbs this morning, she said that president trump should visit refugee camps in syria to see firsthand the children affected by the war. >> why did you want to visit lancaster pennsylvania. >> the political situation people have a different take on american life now, unwelcoming image. >> they call lancaster america 's refugee capitol. >> yes, and i think lancaster being a american refugee capitol i

ambassador to the u.n. >> i think russia is trying to have it both ways. curity council. the p 5 so publicly they're for restraining north korea, put more sanctions when north korea conducts missile tests, but there are reports that russia and north korea have gotten in a tighter relationship. >> and what is that tighter relationship do for russia? it again, ensures leverage and more -- they have a seat at the table when it comes to north korean relations but it's not just china that wants a say and martin, we've been talking about it for days now, how russia has insinuated itself in the middle east through syria, it is doing the same through north korea, continuing to try to build up those ties with the u.n. and the u.s. treasury are worried the ties are violating the sanctions. >> they would be worried. paula newton, thank you very much. nice to see you. >>> rebel bombs, chemical weapons, it is the world for most syrians yet bashar al assad denies it. our cnn report still ahead when "newsroom" continues. success has always been measured in zeros. but shou

russia. she called them out, she called them out in front of the security council and u.n. a voice there too. we call russia out and russia, had to veto the bill condemning the act in syria. charles: we love nikki haley, you are the best took now here is lou dobbs. lou: good evening, secretary of state, rex tillerson following president's lead of honest explai -- plain spoken directness, talking with vladimir putin for two hours at the kremlin. at a news conference afterward with lavrov, tillerson said, he and putin do not agree on much. >> there is a low level of trust 29 th between our two countries, cannot have this kind of relationship.

envoy for russia speaking a few moments ago at the u.n. security council meeting. >> translator: we describe that attack as a violation of international law and an act of aggression. we strongly condemn the illegitimate actions by the u.s. the consequences of this for regional and international stability could be extremely serious. >> he did more than that. he seemed to be taunting nikki haley, the u.s. represent there, by saying we're not going to holdup any fophotos, but what about your air strikes and what they've done to children in mosul. and here's the interesting part. he just said we're not the ones afraid of an independent investigation to this chemical attack, you are afraid, the united states is afraid of an independent investigation into this attack. suffice to say that once russia learns the news of what the pentagon is claiming that they mayor may not know about this attack, we will once again have a fairly strong reaction from russia c russia. >> this tense relationship between the u.s. and russias looks like this's going to

u.n. security council. >> russia which supports bashar al-assad, calls for an emergency meeting of the u.s. security council and condemned the attacks. the u.n. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley says the u.s. is ready to do even more and slammed russia. >> it could be that russia is knowingly allowing chemical weapons to remain in syria. it could be that russia has been a confidante in its efforts to remove the chemical weapons. or it could be that the assad regime is playing the russians for fools. >> reporter: saex rex tillerson is scheduled to travel to issue next week. for "nightly business report," i'm michelle russo cabrera. >> president trump met for the first time with china's president xi jinping. what the two world's largest economies covered in their discussion? we report from palm beach. >> reporter: >> reporter: the u.s. says a joint summit was direct, planned and that secretary rex tillerson and mnuchen, who nations agreed if four parts, diplomacy, economy, cyber security and culture. additionally, they're pursuing 100-day talks on trade. they are going to meet with commerce

we saw at the u.n. russiahth time to basically back up assad and the syrian government. they wouldn't even vote for a resolution condemning the attack. what does that say to you about whether there is any potential for bridging the gap which was there yesterday between lavrov, tillerson and putin. >> we've never seen in modern times relations this cold, i think. certainly not since the cold war. it is tough. but i do think that a key to all of this is the fact that the president trump was with the president of china when these bombs were dropped on syria. that's a big deal. and the fact that china on that resolution you just mentioned refused to -- abstained instead of joining russia. that's a significant detail. i think in a lot of ways when you look at the sort of balance of power, something like this, it raises all kinds of questions whether trump campaigned on the promise that we were no longer going to be the policeman of the world. that's a dangerous road for him. but the fact that he did it and the fact

u.n. member. and russia will call an emergency session of the u.n. security council to discuss it.e of his co-lawmakers, the head of the committee on international affairs, saying what will happen now is russian cruise missiles will continue to strike terrorists. and american ones will strike government forces. that's an indication of the sentiments we're hearing from the russian kremlin. what it does for the u.s./russia relationships. there were hopes during the campaign, this would be a reset between these two countries. this, i think, must be the final nail in the coffin of any idea there is going to be a detaunt between moscow and washington in these early days, the early years of the trump administration. >> it's very significant. and, david rohde. all of us listened closely to what donald trump said during the campaign, since his election, during the transition, as president. all of the hope he was expressing for a new and improved relationship between washington and moscow. right now, at least, in the aftermath of the cruise missile strike, that seems to be a -- that seems t

u.n. security council. everybody knows that russia is going to veto this resolution. as veto power as a permanent member of the u.n. security council. this is an effort to name and shame russia. to put the ball squarely in russia's court. and when nikki haley says russia needs to choose whether to side with assad or the civilized world, that's a very important message. we'll see, you know, president putin has already said his foreign minister is going to meet with the ministers of syria and iran later in the week. so you really have the two camps, the international community, the western world and the civilized nations. and russia, syria and iran on the other side. >> and david, it is striking how nikki haley has not just from the post at the u.n., but in interviews outside of it, has used such stronger language. it is so much more critical and direct in pointing the finger in staring down russia than we hear from president trump on this. >> yes, kate. i think that is totally right. she says a lot more like john mccain, lindsey graham, marco rubio, than she does her bo

u.n. and russia has veto power. we are both signatories to the same treaty, and syria presence no credible threat to the united states of america whatsoever. the same cannot be said for north korea. kennedy: there are a lot o people watching who would be curious to see there is a difference. judge napolitano: north korea has threatened the united states and intelligence sources, american intelligence sources believe north korea could reach los angeles with certain times of missiles. they have would reach south korea and japan and probably reach hawaii. if north korea continues to threaten the united states and test fires rockets which manifest ability to carry out that threat. that triggers a legal right on the part of the president of the united states to conducts a preemptive attack, not to kill civilians, not even to kill soldiers. but to destroy their ability to carry out that attack. which is better? that korea attacks us or an ally, then we attack them or we've stop them before they have attack us or an ally?

thank you. >>> as for russia will the kremlin heed the warnings from u.n. ambassador nikki haley, she said how many more children have to die before russia cares? is there an answer from moscow? >> reporter: well, there hasn't been one yet except to say that the russian foreign ministry has tweet today me this morning texted me this morning saying they regard bashar assad is a -- of an independent country and that's not going to change and following rex tillerson calling on russia to review its support of bashar assad. look, whatever the foreign policy is going to be of the trump administration moving forward when it comes to syria, these are some of the strongest words from trump officials since back in january, the can criticism of russia, how many children have to die before russia cares, donald trump donald trump interestingly he didn't detention russia when he was mentioning this alleged chemical attack in syria, but has put a huge question mark over this whole idea of a reset, saying he wanted to build a better relationship with russia, but if they're

little came of the meeting and then russia vetoed a u.n. solution condemning the syrian government's use of chemical weapons on its own people. last night president trump said that us/russia relations may be at an all-time low. >>> new this morning, more kids are getting vaccinated in california. public health officials say the number is going up because of the law. the latest report shows nearly 96% of kindergarten students got all their required vaccines this year. that's nearly 3% higher than last year. it was in 2015 when lawmakers changed the law to force students to get vaccinated despite personal beliefs. >>> every year a quarter of a americans wait until the bitter to end file their taxes. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger here to help with some last-minute tips for those procrastinators. so what do you do if you owe money but can't pay in full by the april 18 deadline? >> reporter: you should stull file on time. just try to pay as much as -- you should still file on time. just try to pay as much as you can to reduce penalti

u.n. secretary general are about to have remarks. we know the topics today, russia relations and the situation in syria. they're expected to address both of those. as we wait for this u.n. vote. the white house, the familiar tape play-back. they play it out to all the networks at the same time. now we can watch it. >> thank you very much. >> shepard: so just a see and spray there. no remarks of any kind. anna, back to you. if we can. i wonder -- they talked about concessions the united states could give, things russia could do. they're looking to put a happy face and make amends. thoughts? >> yeah, i think obviously right now the voices are getting louder and louder of antagonizing each other whether what tillerson was saying or putin was saying to the state government media. right now it's hard to see them come together on any of this. there's such a difference of opinion in terms of what is happening in syria. they can't even agree on who did the chemical attacks, whether it's hacking into the u.s. electio elections. they want more facts, not just words. there's i

russia's u.n. ambassador firing back, calling the u.s. military action illegal and ineffective. >> the consequences of this for regional and international stability could be extremely serious. >> reporter: syrian president assad has labelled the strikes, quote, reckless and irresponsible, while american allies across the globe are applauding the response. with u.n. ambassador nikki haley warning, president trump has not ruled out further military action. >> we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. >> reporter: jay gray, nbc news, palm beach, florida. >>> chuck todd, moderator of nbc's "meet the press" spoke yesterday at villanova university and we asked chuck todd, what's next in the conflict in syria? he tells us there are too many unanswered questions. >> some who believe this is a beginning that needs to then have the united states escalate its involvement there. others will view this as, no, this was essentially the united states saying, hey, there are some enormous and when they're violated, we're going to

u.n. security council russia continued to deny assad's responsibility. [ speaking a foreign language ] blaming terrorists and actors. but u.s. ambassador nikki haley said the facts were undenying killing more than 80 mostly women and children. >> there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action. >> reporter: the new tough talk on syria follows another major foreign policy change, north korea. on wednesday they launched another missile and president trump is likely to raise that with president xi jinping when he visits mar-a-lago. >> north korea, we have a big problem. we have somebody that is not doing the right thing and that's going to be my responsibility. >> reporter: and president trump has said all options are on the table when it comes to north korea and like syria, his administration says they're willing to go it >> what we are poised to do at the end of this week, we'll have tremendous consequences and i fear that someday we will regret what we're about to do. in fact, i'm confident we will. >> today's rule change will pave the way for the senate to c

reporter monthllie hun with more from jerusalem. >> reporter: the honeymoon is over and russia is furious. at the u.n. security council, russia and the u.s. went head to head. >> announcer: a flagrant violation of international law and act of aggression. >> reporter: now the pentagon investigating if russia knew or assisted in the brutal chemical weapons attack. the russians, key backers of president assad, dismissing the idea, vowing to strnlt entheir own air defenses inside syria. today russia's prime minister letting loose on facebook. that's it, he wrote. the u.s. is on the edge of military clashes with russia. in europe, strong support from u.s. allies and in the region across the sunni arab world cheering for mostly what the gulf states see as an attack against iran, too. sending the message the u.s. is willing to use force. for syrians across the globe, enthusiasm, finally the world is stepping in, they say. but don't stop here. >> it needs to be followed up by more action. there are other air bases in syria that the regime uses to target civilians. >> reporter: and in israel, support from pri

russia was either complicit in syria's use of chemical weapons or incompetent. remember, he's america's top diplomate, but other american diplomates, notably nikki haley, the u.s. ambassador at the u.neen pretty tough with russia, just yesterday trading action ewe sayings about an emergency meeting council in new york with the russian ambassador. let's take a listen to a couple of those exchanges. >> every time assad has crossed the line of human decency, russia has stood beside him. the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will mott be necessary. >> we described that attack as a flagrant violation of international law and an act of aggression. we strongly condemn the illegitimate actions by the u.s. >> well, rex tillerson will be coming from a meeting of the g7 in italy and he will want to bring a you united message here to moscow from that meeting. but i think the problem for him and for president trump is what exactly comes next? we had a missile strike that lasted minutes. the united states is now more deeply involved in a war that's lasted six years. the missile strike was a tactic. but what about the strategy? what is

u.n. security council russia continued to deny assad's responsibility. [ speaking a foreign language ] blaming terrorists and actors. but u.s. ambassador nikki haley said the facts were undeniable. the syrian government used chemical weapons against their own people killing more than 80, mostly women and children. >> there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action. >> reporter: the new tough talk on syria follows another major foreign policy challenge, north korea. on wednesday the hermit kingdom launched another medium range ballistic missile. president trump is likely to raise that with president xi jinping when he bins his visit to mar-a-lago. >> north korea, we have a big problem. we have somebody that is not doing the right thing and that's going to be my responsibility. >> reporter: and president trump has said all options are on the table when it comes to north korea, and like syria, his administration says they're willing to go it alone if international allies like china are unwilling to help. diane, kendis. >> lana, very important meeting lasting 24

iran's has reinforced assad's military, and russia has shielded assad from u.n. sanctions. russia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. we need to see them put an end to these horrific acts. how many more children have to die before russia cares? the united states sees yesterday's attack as a disgrace at the highest level, an assurance that humanity means nothing to the syrian government. the question members of this council must ask themselves is this -- if we are not able to enforce resolutions, preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say for our chances of ending the broader conflict in syria? what does that say of our ability to bring relief to the syrian people? if we are not able to enforce resolutions, preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say about our effectiveness? in this institution? if we are not prepared to act, then this council will keep meeting, month after month, to express outrage at the continuing use of chemical weapons, and it will not end. we will see more conflict in syria. we w

u.n. revolution. russia not vote to put sanctions on north korea but china abstained and said we wila not tolerate their actions.r i happen to believe that china is showing signs that they will help us put pressure on north korea and that is a good thing. let me add one other point. the united states is notut starting this stuff. the united states is simply responding to this stuff. the same message goes to north korea and kim jong-un. we aren't going to start a fight we aren't going to start a fight but if they start a fight, then the united states under this administration will probably end that fight. >> kimberly: herman cain, always a pleasure to have you on this program. coming up, we need your help with tonight's question of the day. will you stay with us? questione day. cowards die many times before their deaths. the valiant taste of death, but once!! uh, excuse me, waiter. i ordered the soup... of course, ma'am. my apologies. c'mon, caesar. let's go. caesar on a caesar salad? surprising. excuse me, p

u.n. member states, specifically china and russia. reporting live, abc7 news. >>> the democratic leader nancy pelosi says tonight's strike in syria appears to be a syria appears to be a proportional response to the regime's use of chemical weapons. >>> we're going back home for breaking news. out of san francisco, kate larson is live after a really big fire at 23rd and an sau, kate? >> reporter: a really big fire and a really dangerous fire. we are on 23rd between gary anzi. the fire started in the top attic unit at 1:45 this morning and spread to the apartment building on the right and on the left. let's look at cell phone video we got sent to us from a viewer. you can see the huge flames that made the job for firefighters extremely different when they showed up. 15 minutes later, by 2:00 a.m., it's a three-alarm fire, and dozens of fire trucks and other fire apparatus. unfortunately, three people were injured and two have burns and one declined to be taken to the hospital, and another person taken to the hospital with another medica

same league as terror organizations like isis, a dubious comparison for sure, russia is calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council, we are told russia was notified in advance. from two american destroyers in the mediterranean, the u.s. launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles at syria. >> tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> the president at his resort under the international community to denounce assad for his suspected use of gas against his own people. >> even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. no child of god should ever suffer such horror. >> reporter: more than 80 were killed, mostly women and children in brutal horrific deaths. but russia is recrying u.s.' actions,. , u.s. lawmakers are responding, swell. many are praising the actions, but others are saying congress should have been consulted. democratic senator tim kean called it awful. president trump sent a message to the international community. >> the larger statement assad needs to stop the chemical attacks against his peop

russia makes no mention of any efforts to stop it. the russian government told cnn it had no response to the u.n. ort and referred us to the north korean policy statement on its website. phone calls to the north korean embassy went unanswered. at issue now, how seriously russia takes these alleged sanctions violations. for oxford academic who has been watching the relationship closely, russia's motives are clear. >> the russians are beginning to have a gap between their rhetoric and policies. so in practice leading russian officials have condemned north korea for their unilateral aggression and nuclear tests. in practice, they are continuing to back up the north korean regime and very critical of u.s. policy towards north korea. >> reporter: russia shares a far eastern border with north korea. it has some commercial, financial and educational and even questionable military links to pyongyang. military personnel have attended international arms fairs in russia. so far russia, unlike china, hasn't taken any further punitive measures against north korea following its most recent nuclear tests. a form

u.n. revolution. russia vote to put sanctions on north korea but china abstained and said we will not tolerate their actions. i happen to believe that china is showing signs that they will help us put pressure on north korea and that is a good thing. let me add one other point. the united states is not starting this stuff. the united states is simply responding to this stuff. the same message goes to north korea and kim jong. we aren't going to start a fight but if they start a fight, then the united states under this administration will probably end that fight. >> kimberly: herman cain, always a pleasure to have you on this program. coming up, we need your help with tonight's question of the day. stay with us. it's not how fast you mow, it's how well you mow fast. it's not how fast you mow... ...it's how well you mow fast! they're not just words to mow by, they're words to live by. the john deere ztrak z345r. me and the guys walked into this you woulda thought from the name it was gonna be packed with sailo

u.n. or form a national alliance. this was strictly an american decision. russia was informed ahead of time, we are told, in order to try and deconviflict some potential charactasualties, but happened very quickly. i think that's the takeaway. whether assad will receive this message, it's hard to know. his army and military felt desperate enough they would use these banned weapons. i assume in the future they're going to feel desperate again. but a message has been delivered. time will tell if it changes his behavior. >> nbc's richardengel on the phone with us from turk. richard, thank you. now to moscow where we find chief global correspondent bill meal mealie. bill, what is the reaction in russia from the strikes? >> there is a lot of back and forth between russia and the u.s., but a lot of it is actually quite predictable. let me give you an example of that within the last few hours. at the u.n., the emergency security council meeting, we have the deputy ambassador not only sounding angry but looking angry, wagging his finger at nikki haley, the u.n. ambassador

u.n. security council. >> and russia has shielded assad from u.n. sanctions. w many more children have to die before russia cares? >> nikki haley taking putin to task there. president trump did not mention russia or putin in his statement. why not, do you think? >> well, i'm not sure why not. look, putin is actively involved and is providing basically cover for assad through his involvement in syria. it's that much more difficult of a situation now on the ground. i thought nikki haley gave a very strong speech and talked about the need for action, and it's time for people not just at the united nations but around the world to say we need to do more. this activity must stop, and it may be important for the united states to step in. the last time with president obama when he first asserted the red line and then ultimately said any attack would have been just a pinprick, that is not the kind of decisive action that would deter additional attacks like assad has been doing now in syria to his own people. >> senator, stay with us. we're going to take a very quick bre

they also are calling for more sanctions against russia and a regime change in syria. u.n. ambassador nikki haley blasted russia over the chemical deaths in syria. >> russia's reaction was, oh -- was not, oh, how horrible, or how could they do this to innocent children, or how awful is that. their initial reaction was, assad didn't do it. the syrian government didn't do it. >> secretary of state rex tillerson arrived in italy last night. meantime he will arrive in russia tomorrow for talks with his diplomatic counterpart in moscow. >>> here at home, students at temple university organized a fundraiser for syrian refugees in the area. united muslim relief joined other student organizations in hosting a banquet for the refugees. >> it's tragic, the chemical attacks that happened in syria. a lot of children are being killed. that's why refugees need to come over, that's why we need to be more accepting of the refugee families that are coming over. >> the fundraiser raised more than $1,000. >>> happening today, details about a new report on the economic impact philadelphia natio

u.n. condemning russia's complicity with the chemical weapons attacks in syria. and then you contrast it against some of these tweets. and you are sort of struggling as you watch this to come to an explanation. i think this is inviting a lot of the more, you know, insidious conspiracy-minded theorists around there to come to their conclusions about trump's ties. but there are also more benign there is this theory that he has an afiaaffinity for strong men, especially when there is evidence of russia meddling in world affairs that are contrary to the u.s.'s information. >> thank you very much. a really good conversation. another good break for us. when we continue, a fateful change for cable news and for the business that runs it at "the 11th hour." back after this. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning*, 6x whitening*á i would switch to crest [hd] over what i was using before. >>> after 20 plus years on the air, the host of the highest rated show on cable news is off the air tonight. bill o'reilly is gone from fox news. 21st century fox made the announcement with a statement s

crossed many lines, but made no mention of russia, which is offering military aid and protection to syria. quite the contrast from ambassador haley at the u.n many more children have to die before russia cares? >> reporter: haley showing councilmembers pictures of syrian children affected by the chemicals. >> if russia had been fulfilling its responsibility, there would not even be any chemical weapons left for the syrian regime to use. >> reporter: russia's u.n. representative said the attack was the work of terrorist groups like isis, not the syrian government, suggesting a syrian airstrike hit a bomb-making terrorist warehouse containing toxic substances. now, the syrian u.n. representative rejected the accusation that they used toxic chemicals against the syrian people. as did president trump, he is now saying the problem in syria is his responsibility, but trump and ambassador haley here at the u.n. have not said what actions, if any, the u.s. will take. larry? >> stephanie, let's follow-up on that because at one point president trump was opposed to military action in syria and he tweeted out about that subject in 2013, several tweets.

emma: meanwhile, at the u.n., russia vetoed a resolution that would have demanded syria cooperate withvestigation into the chemical weapons attack. u.s. says assad carried out the attack. russia rejects those allegations. in asia, north korea may be on the verge of conducting its sixth nuclear weapons test. site korea's nuclear test is primed and ready to conduct a trial. analysts say satellite images still,tivity at the site south korea's downplaying expectations that a nuclear test is imminent. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. david: for more on how president trump is dealing with north korea and those other geopolitical tensions, we are joined now by kevin cirilli. you covered this man as a candidate. we heard a lot about china. we didn't hear much about north korea. are you surprised at the extent towhich he's dealing with xi bring pressure on north korea? kevin: yes. what we heard frequently from then candidate donald was essentially china is going to have to play ball in north korea .o address this dictator

u.n. as kelly brought up before and what are they going to talk about. this is an unprecedented time, going on with north korea and russiand china and how are they going to come out as a united front, is trump going to praise the u.n. this is a smart move by nikki haley to say, bring it altogether and have everybody talk about it. but we're going to look at what president trump says and again kevin mentioned the first 100 days, he's looking for some wins. and talking about this, it is an unprecedented move, how does he react to meeting with all of these people. >> in terms of details, kevin, is there an element that could be more about symbolic lines, more about image than substance. >> this is a win for nikki haley and this shows she is a factor in terms of crafting foreign policy for this administration. and going to be one of the driving forces within the adminiraon on it. but second point that i would make is that this administration has been working hands in hand with the chinese. the china president jinping to put economic pressure on the chinese to deal with north korea. so in terms of military operations on the t

how many more children have to die before russia cares? >> the u.n. security council tried to take action against syria for its repeated attacks with sanctions. russia and china blocked them. haley now says after this latest atrocity, the time has come. >> there are times when we are compelled to take collective action. i will now add this. when the united nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of states that we are compelled to take our own action. >> reporter: and we're hearing from top military analysts that say if there were to be an american military response, what that might look like. one option could be to send a message or a warning, taking out some serious command and control, key air fields. the second stronger option would be to try to target the regime's ability to deliver. that would be hitting things like storage sites, artillery and aircraft. wolf? >> michelle kosinski, thank you very much. let's get some perspective on syria. our chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. you

russia in this. this is a sharp break than what we heard from nikki haley at the u.n. today that the u.n. is complicit in this. even if they do not do anything about it. we still have not heard this president make any condemnation or criticism of russia's role. >>> sara, stand by. clarissa ward is with us as well. she spent a lot of time in syria as well. let's not forget, clarissa, over the past years, 300,000, 400,000 syrians have been killed in this war that's been going on. and millions have been made homeless what words did you hear that were encouraging from president trump. >> we have seen this movie many times before. we have heard the condemnations. we have heard the personal and i'm sure authentic accounts of how moved presidents and politicians and people in power have been to see these horrifying images of young children choking to death at the hands of a poisonous gas disseminated by their own government. but i did not see anything in the way of an indication that there would be a substantial shift on the syria policy. i just want to draw your attention to one thing president

iran has reinforced assad's military and russia has shielded assad from u.n. sanctions. ia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. we need to see them put an end to these horrific acts. how many more children have to die before russia cares? the united states sees yesterday's attack as a disgrace at the highest level, and assurance that humanity means nothing to the syrian government. the question members of this council must ask themselves is this, if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say for our chances of ending the broader conflict in syria? what does that say of our ability to bring relief to the syrian people? if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say about our effectiveness in this institution? if we are not prepared to act, then this council will keep meeting month after month to express outrage at the continuing use of chemical weapons and it that we are compelled to take our own action. for the sake of the

he left the tough talk on russia to u.n. ambassador nikki healy. >> if russia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. >> reporter: foreign policy is taking center stage in the biggest way yet in the young trump presidency. after welcoming king abdullah of jordan today he'll host the chinese president xi jinping at his mar-a-lago retreat in florida. president trump also making adjustments to his steam, removing steve bannon from his national security panel, reversing a controversial decision from the first days in office. general m.r. mcmaster who stepped in after the firing of michael flynn, sem powered by the move, sources tell cnn. bannon was not front and center in the rose garden today. his diminishing restores a more traditional structure to the national security council, with dan coates, director of national security and general joseph dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs back at the table, all this as the president is still finding it easier to criticize his predecessor than char

. >> reporter: he left the tough talk on russia to u.n. i haley. >> if russia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it. >> reporter: foreign policy is taking center stage in the biggest way yesterday in the trump presidency. he's host chinese xi jinping in russia. the president also making adjustments to his team, removing steve bannon from the national security council, general mcmaster who stepped in after the firing of michael flynn -- the restores a structure to the national security council, with dan coats director of national intelligence and general joseph dunford, chairman of the joint chiefs back at the table. all this . >> whether it's the middle east, whether it's north korea, whether it's so many other things, whether it's in our country, horrible trade deals, i inherited a mess, we're going to fix it. >> as you just heard, president trump's tone, no question was tougher, his words, though, were less clear, his attitude toward syria and assad has changed, very much, he said. the question is w

u.n. security council resolution that condemned syria because syria is russia's ally, and russia has a veto in the u.n. security council, but least there was an attempt made to get the international community thinking about this. and in fact, what we see is that the majority of u.s. allies are on board behind what the u.s. did >> sreenivasan: there was also talk that the treasury secretary said we were going to impose new economic sanctions on syria. doug is that correct going to have any more of an impact? >> they're pretty isolated now, so i'm not sure how much more impact this will actually have in tangible terms, but as a symbolic gesture of, again, we're not just gog punish the poor pilots on the ground who were on the receiving end of the missiles, but the the regime actors themselveses who are responsible for this strategic decision that, again, sends a very, very strong message. and, again, i suspect the people this is aimed at peripherally are not so much other players in the area but the north koreans and maybe also the iranians. this is a w.m.d. message >> sreenivasan: we talked

russia. i heard u.n. ambassador nikki haley criticize russia. not heard president trump hold putin or russia responsible in any way. he's been far more critical of barack obama on this issue than vladimir putin. why? >> yeah, i don't know. i have seen, by the way, an evolution even in russia. i would like to see more. look, i'm just being honest with you. i was very concerned in the beginning that there may be an attempt to do some cheap deal with russia relative to ukraine and csyria. i don't think that's going to happen. as long as the president is in office, i think he is developing a body of knowledge and experience that will keep anything like that from occurring. he will have an opportunity to see firsthand right now, is putin going to standard behind this sordid monster? is he going to do that? i think it will be another one of those, as we've used in the past, another one of those educational moments for him. >> all right. senator bob corker, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate your time, sir. >> yes, thank you. >> democrats a

russia. according to the u.n.'s latest report, medical items that would have have life-sustaining treatments were removed from convoys in march. as we speak, 450 people in the damascus suburbs are being squeezed by the regime. this has been going on since 2012. and government forces closed the last route. they have blocked all humanitarian and deliveries since last october. e people on the damascus suburbs are slowly dying. cancer patients are dying from lack of chemotherapy. kidney patients are dying from lack of dyalisis and children are suffering most of all. re than 1/3 are happening to children under the age of 15. they have bombed all the hospitals in the area, they cannot receive professional treatment for their injuries. these are the atrocities occurring in syria every day that don't make the headlines. a resident doctor and one of the only cancer centers summed up the condition of her patients when she said, death is coming at them from every direction. when death surrounds you, words mean very, very litt

u.n. vote. so russia said no. but china, interestingly, abstained from the vote meaning they didn't vote no. they have a whole situation going on between them and north korea right now. so maybe they condone some sort of action by the u.s. is that a fair -- >> that -- the meeting that president trump had last week with the president of china was probably more productive than -- there were concrete things that they could say, but apparently -- by the president's read-out when he told the president of china that look, i want to let you know over this chocolate cake that we just did this and china said -- >> they hacked the chocolate cake. >> and apparently the chinese president said, i understand why you did it. that doesn't mean he's condoning it. he understands. and an abstention is good progress from that standpoint. i think the power of journalism cannot be underestimated. what president trump was talking about there were all of the pictures that moved him so much. the only way that you actually know what's goin

russia. president trump not holding back with u.n.'s secretary general yesterday at the white house. watch. >> right now we're not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. this is built for a long period of time. we're going to see what happens. putin is the leader of russia. russia is a strong country. we're a very, very strong country. we'll see how it works out. >> here's president trump when he thought if bashar al-assad could have gassed his own people without the russians knowing. >> i think it's certainly possible. it's probably unlikely. i know they're doing investigations into that right now. i would like to think they they didn't know. certainly they could have. they were there. we'll find out. general mattis is looking into it with the entire pentagon group that does that kind of work. >> russian president vladimir putin firing back shortly after his two-hour meeting with secretary of state rex tillerson. >> let's say the level of trust on the working level and especially on the military level department get better

condemned the syrian government or the attack, steve, that's something russia has not done, for example, and nikki haley at the u.n. today condemned russia for that as well. so that indicates that he may be looking at some type of action. again, will it be military action? who will take that action? those are among the questions and the outstanding questions on the table. what didn't change today is that the president said he's not going to tip his hands. that's something that we heard from him when he was a candidate. he said unlike his predecessor, he's not going to talk military strategy. he's not going to publicize it. he did have very strong words for former president obama, essentially said that he laid out this red line and then never did anything about the red line that he laid out. now, what contradicts past statements that we've heard from this president is that he was urging former president obama not to take military action against syria, back in 2013 when that red line was first discussed. so a lot of open questions here, steve, but what's not so surprising is that he continues to not want to tip his

russia. the message that the u.n. security council will give to russia today, that russia -- that assad is becoming and growing as a liability for russia, that they need to end their support for the regime and start working towards a political process that could see the end of the regime and that will help focus on the fight against isis. unfortunately, as we've seen, the russians are doubling down and the kremlin spokesman today said it would make no sense for the russians to end their support for assad who is fighting terrorism and we see that later in the week the foreign ministers of russia, syria and iran would be getting together to discuss. so instead of moving away from assad it really looks like the kremlin is moving closer. poppy and john? >> elise labott, as we are watching the u.n. security council. they will hold a vote shortly and we will keep an eye on that and we'll watch nikki haley and the center for eurasian and russian studies. and diplomatic analyst and also former state department spokesman for a

liz: as for russia saying it wants an impartial probe into syria. the u.n. security resolution council that would have condemned syria's chemical attack failed. why? russia vetoed it. russia and bolivia voted no. but china did abstain for the vote, an effective win for united states diplomacy on foreign relations. not much agreement with russia. but tillerson did get a meeting with putin and did agree relations are at historic lows. where do we go from here? >> i think we could have come to that assessment without the travel of secretary of state tillerson to russia. two weeks ago vladimir putin invited the president of iran and they had two days of talks. i watched the c-span debate at the u.n. security council. whawhat you saw was a a belliget minister from russia. i know we are talking about opening up lines of communication and die losing. but you have to look at the actions of russia. their actions with the ukraine and the baltic states. they were well aware of what bashar al-assad is doing in syria to his own people, and in many ways they have been comp

u.n. security council because of russia. what options are there? >> there's several things. first, we can have a clear policy he cannot remain as president of syria. yes, we need to bring all parties together, but it can't have a future with president assad. secondly, there are additional sanctions that can be imposed, secondary sanctions, those supplying the type of equipment being used by the assad regime, so there's ditional sanctions that can be imposed. and third, there's ways that the united states, working with other countries, can start a process that will lead to indictments for war crimes by president assad, and we should do that now. >> this is my view, obviously, i don't know if senator cardin shares this view, but my view is one of the things that we hope to be able to achieve in syria and would be easier to do five years ago when i advocated for it, but potentially possible and necessary, there has to exist within syria a nonjihadist sunni movement that serves as an alternative to the assad regime. now, by no means should we anticipate this is a group that's go