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I see china as doing the best they can but there are other companies that do work with china and north korea that we could make them have to make hard decisions and in the end put pressure on north korea. >> as we are speaking, im getting new information from ryan browne, pentagon reporter, saying there is a new assessment coming in from u.s. military officials. let me be precise and let you know what he is reporting. latest assessment by u.s. military said the missile was fired toward the sea o...

>> does everybody like nickey? otherwise, she can be easily replaced. we wont do it. i promise. >> reporter: hes the same guy hes always been and his reporters wooptd have it any other way. >> thats refreshing about the president is that hes hard charging. i dont want to change that. >> reporter: still, some trumpian behavior is even more jarring coming from inside the white house. going after judges as a candidate is one thing. >> but i have a judge who is a hater of donald trump, a heighter. >...

Youve all heard about that? on his first day as secretary of the interior, ryan zinke eliminated the previous administrations ammunition ban. [ applause ] hes going to be great. ryans going to be great. we have also moved very quickly to restore something gun owners care about very, very much. its called the rule of law. we have made clear that our administration will always stand with the incredible men and women of law enforcement. in fact, countless members of law enforcement are also members...

Went away but now 36 miles away from the alaskan border, a second encounter with russian bombers. whats the latest information that youre getting from your sources at the pentagon? >> were being told that these russian planes flew close to the alaskan mainland. again, very odd because previously the last kind of similar type of flight by russian aircraft occurred back in 2015. so it is a bit strange to see two in such a short 24-hour window. so again, this doesnt really concern military official...

In order to protect the remainor, it looks like they co-locating the planes along the syrian coast. >> the syrian theory, presumably, ryan, is that if they position the remaining operational aircraft near russian warplanes, the u.s. would be reluctant to launch tomahawk cruise missiles or bombs from fighter jets at that location because it might not just destroy a syrian plane, it could also destroy some russian aircraft? >> absolutely. as we saw in that tomahawk missile strike, the u.s. actuall...

Assad to negotiate. but he has firm support from iran and has no incentive to make concessions. >> outside actors have a way to add fuel to the fire. >> absolutely. >> ambassador robert ford thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> fred, back to you and nyc. >> thanks, jim. heated debate over president trumps decision to launch strikes in syria without congressional approval. our legal guys weigh in. but first, cnn moneys away series discovers a hidden inspiration behind the hustle and bustle o...

One is that they know there were russians at that air base from which this chemical weapons attack was supposedly launched. its kind of hard to believe that if you have russian forces there, they werent aware that these chemical bombs were being loaded on syrian aircraft nearby. the other thing theyre looking at, they reserved a russian drone flying over the hospital that was targeted five hours after that chemical weapons incident. its believed that was done in order to help cover up that chemi...

Weapons attack? >> military official told me that they did observe regime aircraft in the area with chemical wepns using potentie il weapons. the goal was not to obliterate this airfield. it was about sending a message, an act of deterence, tailored to chemical weapons use. they want to make sure that the signal was sent to syria this this chemical weapons use would not be tolerated in the future and opened the door for potentially more strikes should the regime in damascus continue to use chemi...

Particularly in the rebel-held province of idlib where most of the opposition is now based, are very typical. these have been happening day in and day out for months now. nothing exceptional in hearing that there are more air strikes taking place, but hard to believe that it would be a coincidence that the very town that was at the center of this chemical attack is now bearing the brunt of more strikes. fredricka? >> all right. clarissa ward, keep us posted at the turkish/syrian border. thank yo...

No public events on his agenda today. our cameras did see the president golfing at the trump international golf club, however, in west palm beach. lets go now to cnns athena jones in nearby palm beach. so, are we hearing any comments from the president in detail on the missile strike? >> reporter: hi, fred. well, no comments in detail. we are seeing his first remarks about thursday nights missile strikes since that night. he tweeted earlier today, congratulations to our great military men and wo...