please welcome bassem youssef!band playing ) >> stephen: nice to see you again. >> oh, my god. i'm so happy. >> stephen: you are? >> yeah, i'm not deported yet. it's amazing. >> stephen: oh, that's wonderful. good luck. good luck. last time you were here, doctor, you said america-- this was in july-- you said, "america had the healthy body of democracy with a large orange mole on its ass." ( laughter ). >> yeah. >> stephen: you are a former doctor. what is your prognosis now? >> here's my professional opinion, stephen. and believe me, people should stop trying to diagnose the mole. because nobody understands the mole. ( laughter ) it could be a benign mole, a malignant mole, a russian mole. it could be any kind of mole. ( laughter ) and i think we just have to focus on just getting rid of the mole. and because nobody. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: you've got-- you've got a couple of projects out. one is, you've got a book called "revolution for dummies." >> yes. >> stephen: okay, this book is out next week? >

describing the moment the photo was taken youssef said i wasn't aware of anything. i thought they were alive. i was expecting them to hug me back. >> that father's story and the images so devastating. alex joins us live. the big question, will syria respond to the u.s. attack and do we know if today's new bombing by syria of that town where the chemical attack occurred was that retaliation? >> reporter: it's unclear whether that syrian attack was in direct response to the american strike which president assad has called an unjust act of aggression but we are seeing the reaction. a defiant assad saying we are going to continue carrying bombing runs and launching our planes from the base that you just struck. tom. >> alex, thank you. digging deeper into the decision around that strike plus the brewing civil war inside the west wing between two of the president's top aides. abc's david wright reporting from west palm beach tonight. >> reporter: tonight the president still insists the tomahawk missile strike was an unqualified success. tweeting out, "congratulations to

victims like the ones buried today by abdel hameed el-youssef. crying out the names of his 2-year-old twins. his children and wife among the more than hundreds of syrians killed. images like these have horrified the president. triggering his reversal on syria. now just 11 weeks into his administration, this crisis bringing him to the brink of a decision that will define his legacy. >> if he does nothing, it's going to be obama on steroids in terms of his perception. if he acts decisively and responsibly, he can set the mideast. >> reporter: a russian spokes person today tells the u.s. it's support for assad is not conditional. here in the u.s., a high stakes crash course, syria now overshadowing north korea. the company at the top of his agenda. >> thank you. >>> as language about the assad regime cannot lead an unbiassed investigation. >> as far as i can tell, congressman nunes killed that. >> the investigation can have a fresh start. >> the work has always continued but now i think the cloud that had settled over the committee's work has been l

it identified the attacker as a belgian by the name of abu youssef.acked his own work, or the work of people who are said to be affiliated or associated with them. no further information was given. on the lion is miles redpath. what did you hear? —— maz redpath. on the lion is miles redpath. what did you hear? -- maz redpath. within minutes, about 30 police cars drove past. —— line. i headed in the direction of the police cars, and i got to where we were cordoned off, and could not go any further. and there were probably about 15 people. so this was as close as one could possibly get to where the firing took place. and the whole of the champs elysee was shut down. you could only see blue lights flashing. it was quite impressive. how quickly did what happened become apparent?” saw police custody past. i saw one, two, three, and i think by the time 30 or so had passed, it became very clear that this was something quite serious. as the caller before said, there was a helicopter ahead circling the champs elysee. the stretch between where we were was still

among those killed in last week's nerve gas attack were the loved ones of abdel hameed al youssef. >> reporter: this is the face of syria's civil war. abdel hameed lost 29 of his family members last week, including his wife and twin babies. "i wanted my daughter aya to be a doctor," he said. he buried them on wednesday, the day after the attack on his hometown. you chose to carry your baby in your arms to be buried. why did you do that? "because that's how i carried them when they were alive," he said. "i loved them so much, and i know they loved me, too." abdel hameed told us he put them next to each other in their grave and told them not to be scared. even in the cruelty and chaos of syria's six-year-long conflict, the attack on khan sheikhoun stands out for its brutality. it happened on abdel hameed's second anniversary with his wife dalal. six years ago he told us he was taking part in peaceful protests against the syrian president, bashar al assad. an uprising that met with violence. "assad is a criminal," he said. "all we wanted was dignity and freedom." do you think that the am

. —— abu youssef. you have to stay back, please. the area is dangerous because of shotguns. tonight, france's worst fears realised, yet another terror attack and just two days before an all—important presidential election here. 0ne policeman killed, another seriously injured in a shooting on the emblematic and busy champs elysees. translation: i was walking on the pavement, there was a bus full of police, the man parked just in front of the bus, then got out a kalashnikov and then he shot six times. i thought it was fireworks. then he went and hid behind a lorry. translation: we were moving towards a car and i heard two or three shots. i didn't realise they were shots to start with. then there wasjust panic all around, everyone started running down the champs elyseesjust by instinct. i didn't stop to work out what was going on, i just ran, too. the attacker was then shot dead by police. guns drawn, the police are shooing people of the street. this country which up untiljust now was obsessed by politics and the upcoming election has been thrown back into a sense of fear it wa

in bassem youssef. hi. that is a beautiful crowd, thank you. nothing much going on in chicago on a monday night. did you get to know each other. can you tell me something. were both big fans i will be calling on people. boston is often called the jon stewart of egypt. don't get me wrong i am a huge jon stewart fan but when it comes to reach, influence in risking your life bassem wins. the weekly show broke many barriers. filmed in front of a live audience and it was the most viewed television program in egypt with 30 million viewers per episode at its peak. that is more viewers than donald trump has twitter foowers. and on top of all of that his show was produced under an authoritative regime under the middle of a resolution. so we do have nearly enough time tonight john for me as an idol. to be in the same sentence it's phenomenal. to inspire a lot of people. how many common it shows came out of that powerhouse numbers our nothing. the only reason we have more numbers if you have a couple of millions you are amazing. that even changed in the '

. >> reporter: abdul hameed al-youssef lost his nine-month-old twins in the attack. aya and ahmed. "say gone, my loves," he said. before he buried them along with his wife and several other family members. turkey's government said today that initial findings suggest it was sarin nerve agent. the chief suspect is the syrian regime, in part because the target was in a rebel-controlled area that's been pummeled with air strikes by the regime and its ally, russia. witnesses from the town of khan sheikhoun say the chemicals were dropped on them from the air. the explanation for this atrocity given by russia and the syrian regime is that a conventional regime air strike hit a chemical weapons facility run by rebel forces. but a conventional strike, say experts, would actually destroy these chemicals, not disburse them. and wouldn't produce scenes like this-- people with no visible wounds foaming at the mouth and suricating to death. syria's foreign minister claimed today that his government has not and will not use chemical weapons. but in 2013, the u.s. and several of its allies conclud

state says it carried out the attack, saying that the attack was carried out by someone called abu youssefparis in a moment, but first, let's hearfrom cash outflow, who reports from paris. —— katya adler. you have to stay back, please. the area is dangerous because of shotguns. please stay back. tonight, france's worst fears realised, yet another terror attack and just two days before an all—important presidential election here. 0ne policeman killed, another seriously injured in a shooting on the emblematic and busy champs elysees. translation: i was walking on the pavement, there was a bus full of police, the man parked just in front of the bus, then got out a kalashnikov and then he shot six times. i thought it was fireworks. then he went and hid behind a lorry. translation: we were moving towards a car and i heard two or three shots. i didn't realise they were shots to start with. then there wasjust panic all around, everyone started running down the champs elyseesjust by instinct. i didn't stop to work out what was going on, i just ran, too. the attacker was then shot dead by police. g

. >> reporter: abdul hameed al-youssef lost his 9-month-old ahmed. "soo said, before he buried them along with his wife and several turkey'sovngs suggest it was sarin nerve agent. target was in a rebel-controlled area that's been pummeled with air strikes by the regime and its ally, russia. witnesses from the town of khan sheikhouhem n say om the air. riat regime is that a is conventional regime air strike hit a chemical weapons facility run by rebel forces. but a conventional strike, say these chemicals, not disperse them. and wouldn't produce scenes like people with no visible wounds foaming at the mouth and syria's foreign minister claimed today that gmica weapons. but in 2013 the u.s. and several of its allies concluded it neighborhood with sarin nerve agent. we've spoken with several syrian rebel groups tonight that are keen for the u. military action against the syrian regime because they hope it will stop the regime from bombing them. but scott, they no longer have any expectation that america will help them win their war. >> holly willi> thon

. >> reporter: it was images like that of syrian farmer abdul hameen al youssef hugging his dead 9-month-olded him to take direct action against the syrian regime. the first bomb dropped 30 feet from his house. abdul hamid told his wife to take the children to safety. moments later he became overcome from the gas attack and passed out. >> they were found in a shelter, their mother holding them. i wiped the foam from their mouths. >> reporter: foaming at the mouth is one of the direct symptoms of nerve agent poisoning. "i wasn't aware they were dead. i was hugging my kids and praying they were still alive," he said, "hoping they would hug me back." firstly i want to thank president trump. but i didn't expect the strikes to stop. why one airport, one base, he asked. in fact, within 24 hours of the u.s. strikes the syrian government was using the same base to launch air strikes again, near abdul hamid's home. he does not understand why. "i've never left my home," he tells me. "there are no militants there," only free syrian army on the outskirts. with 25 members of his extended family now burie

abu youssef. >>> eagles schedule is a problem, nfl did them no favors. be a rug 2017 season, three of the first four games are on the road, they begin the season at washington in their home opener against the giants, and in week three. eagles had three games out west, this is going to be tough, they helped to seattle, l.a., twice. seahawks and rams will be back to back games. to the phillies, they took on the mets and they got to the pitcher early. in the third miguel franco hit a deep one to left, over his head right there and that brings home a run. phillies put five on the board on their way to a six-four win >>> nba playoffs, pacers blew a 26-point lead that they had at half time. lebron james throws it down, like he is 25 again. he had 41 points, 13 board and 12 assists, cavilers win 119- 114, that is sports in a minute. i'm sean bell. >>> now we will get an update on the deadly accident that happened on i95, jenny has the very latest. >> good morning, alex, taking a live look across the way northbound lanes you can see tow truck is on the scene but

the isis media claim is in fact saying someone named abu youssef el bigi is the named attackatta. one individual turned himself in in belgium. as you mentioned. a very important political race going on. the election for the first round of the presidential race is on sunday. this is obviously yet again terror which is a campaign issue in this country. chris. >> hala, the politics of fear in play in that election. thanks for being with us. >>> it looks like take two on gop health care reform. freedom caucus would not get behind the first bill. we are hearing from the president things have changed. is that true? what does a member of the caucus say? next. two become one. then you're a couple. think of all you'll share... like snoring. does your bed do that? the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want. so every couple can get the best sleep ever. does your bed do that? for a limited time find clearance prices on the cse bed. now only $1399 - save $500. only at a sleep number store or sleepnumber.com including the full-sized

ladies and gentlemen please welcome copoundser of madison wells media gigi, and comedian and tv host, youssef. [applause] >> hi. that's a beautiful trout, thank you. nothing much going on on a monday night many chicago, right. that's your, okay i'll take it. [laughter] thank you for coming. did you get to know each other. who did you know? where can you tell me something? [inaudible conversations] >> no, no that's something about me -- her? >> yeah, a big fan. big fan -- so we have something in common already. i see something there. thank you. great. all right. i'll be calling on people -- [laughter] right. >> all right. hey, gigi. >> hey, awesome, welcome. bahsome is called jon stewart of egypt allows a quick point of reference but i know jon stewart will say he's no baasome yew set i'm a huge fan but when it comes to reach, influence and risking your life baasome wins. baasome weekly show broke bare yearn political show in egypt filmed fluent a live audience and it was the most viewed television show in egypt with 30 million viewers per episode and at its peak. point of reference more viewe

. >>> 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 is giving a pointed message to the world about american people. i'm hopeful people will follow this. >> reporter: she wants to spent as much time as possible meeting with girls before she starts college in the fall. >>> white house press secretary sean spicer is apologizing again for comments he made about the holocaust, that drew criticism. yesterday he compares syrian president bashar al-assad chemical weapons

[music] >> joshua youssef: you can't watch the news without hearing about isis, bombings in syria, orrist attack. it is a very dark hour in our history, yet in the midst of this crisis there is hope, and god is revealing himself. he is truly taking what satan has meant for evil, and he's turning it for good. he is meeting people