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>> rick, ive been wondering, ever since the attacks were announced over the last few hours, ive been wondering they seem fairly predictable targets. the clemally weapons infrastructure of syria. do you think theyve had time over the last week since the chemical weapons attack, the alleged attack occurred? do you think theyve had time to empty those targets? >> they certainly moved things around. we all them moving aircraft and even the russians moving some of their assets. most of the vettels we...

Ago, airfields and possibly some aircraft, the delivery systems. this is getting to the core of the program research development position bunkering of chemical munitions and they feel that by doing all of this, they have pushed the program back, fred. >> all right, barbara starr, at the pentagon, thank you so much. all right, more on our breaking news straight ahead. well take a closer look at the new video coming out of syria, showing the devastation following the strikes and whether its enough...

Against civilians syrians safe from chemical weapons continue to be in danger of other tools of mass murderers, assad regime. >> what is the end game what is the next step, ultimately could have taken out air defense assets could have taken out airfields maybe syrian air force the president decided team decided to hit chemical weapons facilities, how does this move the ball down the peelfield in resolutio. >> it puts president assad in a very difficult position, he now knows that the backing of ...

Counsel? >> good evening, brian. i think the way that the strikes were carried out was, i think, consistent with what the united states has tried to do in the past when dealing with such a difficult situation such as syria. one is that we didnt do it unilaterally. we did it with our closest allies and partners, france and the uk. secondly, we were very surgical in terms of the strikes, going after the fabrication facilities, storage as well as delivery mechanisms and airfields. so i think the wa...

Let them get crossed. >> jesse: they are more trigger happy than mattis is because they are right on the doorstep. everyone is right. they are setting the table over there the theater is loading up. if you have seen the map they have the carrier strike group coming over from virginia right now. it should arrive next week and we have a destroyer in the waters right now. russia evacuated all their ships because that port city that they run on the northern -- western coast, thats going to get proba...

Response. back to you. steve: thank you very much. brian: back to not showing our hand. one thing the president is going out of his way to do without making too transparent and that is he wants allies aboard. it looks like france is. in france has said we have seen the proof. we have seen the evidence. they absolutely used chemical weapons. chlorine gas on those unsuspecting people in that town and they said it was besheababashar assad. only people people with choppers are the syrian army. ainsl...

Everyone involved is the target list. do you want to just go after airfields and things that might have been involved, locations that might have been involved in the chemical attack that they say assads regime executed? or do you want to take the next step? do you want to go after regime targets? that would be a significant escalation and president trump is well aware, the russians are watching every minute. john? >> indeed, they are. barbara starr, thank you very much. joining me now senator ...

I will not say when were going to attack. we know longer tell our enemies our plans. >> the president startling tweet catching allies and the pentagon by surprise. a spokesman told cnn the department does not comment on potential future military actions. defense secretary james mattis said the military is on stand by. >> we stand ready to provide military options. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence agencies are locking down a final assessment of what chemical agents syrian forces used. >> were still...

Table. >> okay. thats just hours after the president taunted russia, suggesting that a strike was imminent, tweeting, quote, russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at syria. get ready, russia. because they will be coming. nice and new and smart. you shouldnt be partners with a gas killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it. trump also roiling the market with that tweet and that threat, get ready, russia, the dow ultimately closing 219 points lower. investors now worried abou...

Barbara starr is at the pentagon. and are plans and options being drawn up. >> the quick answer is yes. generals dont like surprises so they will be ready to go when the president -- if the president gives the order. what we are hearing is that there is a major effort bring the british and french into the mission. the president talking to the u.k. prime minister theresa may and to the french president macron and both expected to be involved as they continue to try to figure out what is the targe...