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Town. And alexandria. The attacks two weeks before pope francis is due to visit egypt. This horrific palm sunday attack that again targets christians. Reporter lets start with the latest development. Egypts president says he will deploy the military to assist police in protecting what were termed vital facility across the country. Meanwhile, this Second Attack at st. Marks cathedral is very significant. The leader of the Coptic Church had just finished his services there. He was not hurt. But 11 worshipers were killed at that location. Egypts interior minister said a suicide bomber tried to enter the cathedral, but he was stopped by police, three of whom are among the dead. Video shows the suicide bomber trying to enter the cathedral. Hes directed toward a metal detector and at that point his device was detonated. 26 worshipers were killed during a packed Church Service in a nile delta town. She described Church Deacons with bloodstained white robes running from the scene. The more seriously injured were rushed in private cars to the hospital. Isis claimed responsibility for both of todays blasts. The terror group threatened to increase attacks, targeting the christian community. Isis linter groups claimed responsibility for attacks in the sinai area. It said it was behind the downing of a russian plane that killed 224 people on board. Egypts president elsisi said there is great progress in fighting isislinked terror groups in the sinai, adding, it takes time. One of the two churches that were attacked today was under attack as last march, thats when Authorities Say they were able to detonate a bomb at the location. Eric egyptian official say radical islamic terrorism is their number one foe. Arthel the Trump Administration looking to build on the strong message sent to syria. Rec tillerson saying the u. S. Missile strikes on a u. S. Air base should be a warning other countries. This as they prepare to visit russia this week. Kristen, do you know or. We know whats next for President Trump in syria . The big question for President Trump is what dose want to ultimately see happen to the syrian president bashar alassad. Today we got conflicting answers from Rex Tillerson and the ambassador to the u. N. Nikki haley says getting assad out is a priority for this administration. And secretary of state Rex Tillerson said there is no change in policy. The National Security advisor Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, he tried to clarify that issue. Its difficult to understand how a political solution could result from a continuation of the assad regime. We are not saying we are the ones who are going to affect that change. What we are saying is other countries have to ask themselves hard questions. Russia should ask themselves, what are we doing here . Reporter mcmasters emerging as the lead voice from the administration on syria. K. T. Mcfarland who was very close with general flynn. Shell be leaving the National Security council to be the u. S. Ambassador to singapore. Arthel tone is crucial. Is there early reporting on what it will be like when secretary of state tillerson visits moscow this week . The state Department Said this trip is still on. Even though the pentagon is investigating if russia was somehow involved in that chemical weapons attack. Secretary tillerson has expressed frustration with the kremlins inability to see that the chemical weapons stockpile. They have been incompetent and perhaps they have been outmaneuvered by the syrians. What we should do is ask russia, how can it be if you have advisors at that airfield, that you didnt know the Syrian Air Force was preparing and executing a mass murder attack with chemical weapons . I think we ought to ask them that question. Reporter a lot of tough questions for the luscious and secretary tillerson will have a chance to ask them face to face. Eric developments in syria created ominous news. Iran seeking to forge closer ties with russia. This as we learn several Iranian Military official and diplomats met with their russian counterparts in syria yesterday. How with the possibility the u. S. Could be stepping up our involvement in syria. The alliance between tehran and moscow could be cemented even further. Here is how senator Lindsey Graham put it. If you kill babies with conventional bombs, its still a moral outrage. Here is what assad is telling trump. F. You. And i think hes making a serious mistake. If you are an adversary of the United States and you dont worry about what trump may do on any given day, then you are crazy. Eric joining us, the chairman of the gatestone institute, ambassador john bolton. John i think there has been and lot of commentary since the u. S. Attack on the Syrian Air Base friday morning, middle east time. But much of it is pure speculation. I dont think there is any testified whatever based on what the president himself as said, that there is any change in policy that is represented bithis air strike. This was a breach of the chemical weapons policy. The enforcer of limits and pro hi bitions on the use and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. I thought this strike was the right thing to do to tell syria not to do it again. To tell iran and north korea we can do it again. I dont think it means any change at all with respect to syria. I just dont see the evidence of it at the moment. Eric its been almost 100 years since chemical weapons were outlawed. And here the russians still back assad and they are claiming the rebels conducted this. So what do we do . John i dont see why anybody is surprised at that. If you look at russian noncompliance with arms control agreements they signed over the years, they probably looked at what assad was doing in syria and say the apple doesnt fall far from the tree its been discussed publicly for a long time that the russians are in violation of the chemical weapons convention. The russians are in violation of the 1987 intermediate a range Nuclear Forces treaty that was designed to get interest immediaterange weapons out of europe. They are violating the stark treaty. They are fully aware iran is violating the Obama Nuclear agreement signed in 2015. South russian attitude here is business as usual. Eric we saw nikki haley giving it to her russian counterpart at the Security Council the other day, but not you russians are backing down. What does that mean with tehran and moscow. Assad isnt going anywhere, it seems. I know everybody is talking about what are we going to do with syria and assad. Thats not if the question. Neither is the question what should we do about iraq. The real question is what are we going to do about iran. Its continued pursuit of Nuclear Weapons and its continuing successful effort to get an arc of control in iraq through the assad regime in syria and the hezbollah terrorists. Barked by the russians. It may be much more than that. Thats what this trip to moscow suggests. Thats the force thats developing. Once we destroy isis which i think President Trump is committed to. Thats the issue. How do we deal with the iranrussia axis in the middle east. Nobody is going to defend assad. Thats not question number one. Eric what would you suggest . , the arc of control. There is talk of a new coalition of the arab states and israel to face down tehran. What do dupre detective . John right now we are losing. But the imminent focal point is destruction. This is something candidate trump made a lot of comments about during the election campaign. He received new suggestions from the pentagon, perhaps some of them are already being implemented to destroy isis caliphate in syria and iraq as soon as possible. The reason to do that is so isis is impede in its ability to recruit and deploy terrorists around the world in stockholm and alexandria as we have just seen. Lets assume it goes well and isis is defeated in those territories. Its just eliminated. Who is going to control those territories . Are we going to give them back to the government in baghdad and assad . Thats what we need to think about, not bash. Eric ambassador, always good to see you. Arthel meanwhile the strikes on syria exposing a divide between the white house and some in congress over the use of American Military strength overseas. Pete ferrell doocy is live in washington. What do lawmakers think of the president s syria strategy so far as much as what they know of it at least. Peter they are having a hard time figure out what the strategy is. But they say they are glad President Trump did something. One republican says if the time comes to debate and vote for military action against assad in the future, he wont support anything that would take away President Trumps right to order the same type of airstrikes again. Our strategy is not jet yet developed. What comes next . Im glad trump did this. He is no longer obama in the eyes of our enemy. But he needs to do more to close the deal that there is a new sheriff in town. Peter senator cornyn said he applauds President Trump for enforcing the red line that president obama didnt do anything about. Arthel what about the democrats . What about word some of them are trying to stop President Trump from ordering more airstrikes on his own . Peter they are arguing the constitution required President Trump to get their permission before doing anything with the it in abroad. We dont have a system where the president gets to launch missiles against anybody they want to. They have to ask for our approval. Peter the Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders says there are enough problems at home and its not time to spend more on a war overseas. Eric we have new details about that deadly truck attack in sweden. What we are learning as the investigation picks up steam. Arthel its easter recess for congress. Some voters are facing them over healthcare. Well talk to one gop congressman up next. My business was built with passion. But i keep it growing by making every dollar count. Thats why i have the spark cash card from capital one. With it, i earn unlimited 2 cash back on all of my purchasing. And that unlimited 2 cash back from spark means thousands of dollars each year going back into my business. Which adds fuel to my bottom line. Whats in your wallet . New details on that deadly truck attack in sweden. A man from you beck and plowed a stolen beer truck through a crowd in stockholm. He said his family is devastated by the loss. Swedish prosecutionors say they arrested a second person in connection to the attack that killed four people and injured 15 others. Authorities say they questioned over 500 people in this ongoing investigation. Are you aware that you dont answer questions . I answer questions. You might not like the answers, but thats what discussions like this are all about. Arthel lawmakers getting an earful from constituents in their districts as they hold town halls during the twoweek easter recess. There may and more pressing matter at hand. The clock is ticking for congress to pass a budget and avoid a partial government shoulddown. Joining me now is buddy carter. Nice to have you, congressman. Very good. Lets start here. You know, you are a proponent of repealing the Affordable Care act. You said there is no circumstance that would cause you to vote in favor of the keeping the aca including if most our constituent are in favor of it. What are you hearing from your base . Do they want you to reus state efforts to repeal and replace obamacare . People are very press freighted right now. I said and i might sincerely, the day the bill was passed, that was the biggest political disappointment i have ever experienced. But when continue to work on it, and we are making progress. We are working toward getting everyone to a question. I feel confident and optimistic that we are going to get there. Arthel does that include democrats as well . Yeting a majority to it, yes. Its difficult enough to get just our own party to a question, much less democrats included. But again im very confident, and some of the changes that have been made are very good. Im very impressed with some of the bills that some of the amendments that have been added to the bill. We make good progress. Its note pretty, but this is the way government works. This is a way legislation works its a legislative process. The president has intimated that hes willing to work with the democrats to get his version of the healthcare bill in place. Lets talk about this. We showed that very loud town hall with representative Tom Mcclintock out in california. This has been happening everywhere. How loud would you say the call to avoid a Government Shutdown . Would you say that republican and democratic lawmakers are close or far apart on a budget suitable for most in congress . Im very confident that we are not going to have a Government Shutdown. We are going to make sure that we continue on. We have experienced that before it was not a pleasant experience at all. So we understand. And we are going to get our job done. And we are going to get healthcare done at the same time. We can do two thing at one time in congress. I think you will see us working toward that. Arthel so far it hasnt worked. People say we hear you saying you can do two things at once in congress but its not happening. It is happening, just not pretty the way its happening. Again, the government hasnt shut down yet. We are still in the process the budget process. Well get there. Well work toward that goal. Arthel is there a Sticking Point that would prevent you from working and succeeding in getting to that goal . As far as the budget goes, i dont think there is a Sticking Point. I think we all understand what we have to do working closely with the executive branch. I think well get it done when we get back in two weeks, we are not in washington for the next two weeks. Unless they call us in. If they do, im ready to go right now. They will were what is it your constituents want most from you when it comes to working on their behalf . When it comes to work on their behalf own healthcare, they want affordable, accessible patientcentered healthcare. We are not getting that now. If there is anything we all agree on, its the fact that obamacare has failed miserably. We have got to get the Healthcare System back to where its affordable and accessible. We are doing that. The amendments that have been added to the American Healthcare bill bring premiums down and increase the number of lives that will be covered. So im encouraged by that. Thearthel why would you say the first stab at repealing and replacing obamacare failed . Obviously there were certain numbers of our conference who wanted more than what the original bill had tonight. I for one voted for it in committee in the 27 1 2 Hour Committee meeting i was a part of, and i was in favor of that version of the bill. They wanted more. I understand that. And i get. But at the same time im ready for us to move on this. We have gotten to a point where we have got a bill thats ready to put through the reconciliation process and im excited about it. Arthel lower premium the broad access to care. Is that something you would vote for . I voted for the original bill that was pulled. But think about the amendments that have been added. We had an amendment added this last week. It will it proposes an individual risk sharing pool, individual Risk Sharing Program that will save us money and going to result in more people more lives covered. And its a great idea. Great amendment thats modeled after a program in the state of maine that was very successful. So we learned from that and add it on and make the American Healthcare act even better. Arthel i have to go. But we thank you for your time joining us on our sunday program. Eric north korea has reacted to the miss soil strikes in syria. Well have the latest from the pentagon next. I think the dough employment of the carrier battlegroup up toward korea was the right thing to do. When i was ambassador in kuwait in the mid 1990s, i referred to a battle Carrier Group as 100,000 tons of diplomacy. Totally unnecessary and it triples the budget. husband mmmm. Wouldnt it be great if everyone said what they meant . 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