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In the mediterranean and as a matter of routine we have surface vessels and subsurface vessels might be transiting the red sea. the bulk of the capability in the middle east is here. both in qatar and in the united arab emirates. those capabilities have been there for many, many years. they are a routine part of the landscape. these are the capabilities used predominately for strikes. there was some prepositions plus up capabilities in advance of the strike options. >> colonel, the syrian state ...

Echelon command all the way down to the missile silo to carry out an order. >> reporter: but the president decided to challenge kim jong-un on who has the biggest button. "i, too, have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his, and my button works." trump was responding to kims statement -- >> translator: the entire continent of america is within reach of our nuclear attack. they must never forget, the nuclear buttons placed on my desk at all times. >> reporter: li...

Course potential area where they are loading icbm and threatening the homeland. in that case is preemptive strike options which are legal. >> you are making an interesting distinction between tests versus provocative actions. u.s. and south korean response to this last nuclear test was to test fire stuff off the waters into south korea. these tests are meaningful if that they are not actual war prove vagss. not actually against another country thats an interesting distinction. this is not war ag...

Public. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong-un to his senses, not to his knees. >> whether we want it or not, we have to be prepared. >> it is clear that the administrations intention to s to pursue sanctions as a way to increa increase sanctions on north korea, and to engage with china, because theyre the most vital -- preemptive strike options were not presented. >> bret: senators coming out of the white house, after a classified briefing. all senators invited, a rare event...

Public. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong-un to his senses, not to his knees. >> whether we want it or not, we have to be prepared. >> it is clear that the administrations intention to s to pursue sanctions as a way to increa increase sanctions on north korea, and to engage with china, because theyre the most vital -- preemptive strike options were not presented. >> bret: senators coming out of the white house, after a classified briefing. all senators invited, a rare event...

What were going to do i think the president is right that you dont telegraph it. all options are on the table there is a strategic value to saying we reserve the right to act further. that this is not the only thing we may do. i think there is value to that and quite frankly its probably the truth. the second point is im sure they are assessing all of that now. the president was probably present with multiple strike options and he chose one that he thought was the right one at the moment. i tend...

Was raising millions for children with cancer and spending 97% of it on everything but those children. tonight, a whistle-blower explains how the operation spends your money. plus, stopping the epic fire threatening one of americas scenic treasures and the water supply for a major scene. incredible scenes from the battleground. we begin tonight with the breaking news. the possibility of military action against syria with strike options to the president within the next few days. americas top di...

Us. "ac 360" starts right now. jessica, thanks, good evening, everyone. breaking news, american war ships able to strike at a moments notice, and president obama vowed to make a big decision. the latest from washington tonight were also live in damascus. also tonight, why is this woman avoiding our cameras, you might too if your charity were raising millions as hers is for children with cancer and other deadly illnesses, spending 97% of it on everything but those children. tonight a whistle-bl...

overseas an entirely different story. syrians fighting for their lives, more killings, people runni running. president bashar al assad refuses to cede the presidency. and chilling 911 calls before the man set the house ablaze killing his entire family. stunning moments right before that tragedy. and we go one on one this morning with donald trump. he is one of the wealthiest men in america. no one would dispute that. what does he think about mitt romneys tax rate and the whole idea...

And recep tayyip erdogan have spoken about the syrian crisis. >> reporter: they did, christine. we dont know a lot of what took place during the conversation. both sides very closed mouthed about the details. just saying they have pledged to keep in close contact with one another. turkey is in an interesting position. it is a nato member, but has maintain maintained levels of communication with iranian and russian leaders. they were in turkey prior to the chemical attack taking place. there is s...