we'll bring that to you live, of course. also, the u.n. security council holding an emergency meeting at 11:00. and a nato meeting scheduled for this afternoon. "smerconi "smerconish" is with you now. this is cnn breaking news. >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have breaking news this morning. we're standing by for a pentagon briefing on the air strikes on syria. the united states, uk and france assessing the success of the coorinated raid targeting sites associated with the syrian regime's chemical weapons program. the u.s. and its allies blame syria for a chemical attack on douma just over a week ago. president donald trump and theresa may said such action could not go unchallenged. the president tweeting this morning, a perfectly executed strike last night. thank you to france and the united kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine