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We met up with a survivor of the chemical attack. >> translator: one brick in the roof and they were stuck. everybody in that house and at least two other houses died. the barrel was five feet long, yellow and made of thick metal. doctors say they only had room to treat those who had a chance of survival. they left the others to die. >> reporter: and we've also heard that the regime has found the graves of the chemical victims in douma and have taken the bodies so that they can't be tested. we heard doctors who treated those victims have been harassed, their families have been threatened if th...

Would not be here today. >> the emergency meeting was called at the request of russia. you heard ambassador nikki haley's response. the u.s. now has evidence from last saturday's deadly attack on the damascus suburb that confirmed chemical weapons were used. the evidence blood, urine samples that tested positive for ch chlorine gas and another nerve agent. >> russia said the brits must have been involved. independent chemical weapons agents are headed there tomorrow. formerly the rebel held town, the formerly rebel held town is under the control of the assad regime. >> this is why we have to k...

According to two u.s. officials familiar with the intelligence, america has obtained blood and urine samples that have tested positive for both chlorine gas and another unnamed nerve agent. also, intelligence compiled by the united states and allies include images showing that the assad regime was behind the attack. france has confirmed it has proof of the syrian government that it carried out the attack and that chemical weapons were used. they have previously used chlorine and saran gas in attacks including multiple times in the past six months. it all comes as the organization for the prohi...

Director to separate each and every element of that. there's just -- it is a minefield, senator murphy. >> we'll get into the mueller investigation a little bit later in the show but the big question we are asking today right now is, would mike pompeo be a secretary of state who could stand up to the president when necessary? let's get to our team of reporters and analysts. joining me now, nbc's military and national security correspondent courtney kube and nbc's garrett haake who is on capitol hill. courtn courtney, there's new reporting right now about what u.s. officials found in syria. >> ...

That would be consistent with their past behavior. what we now know is there are blood and urine samples that have come from victims of this attack over the weekend and they have tested positive for chemical weapons, craig. >> as you are certainly aware, the syrian -- the official syrian line is that it wasn't them. we heard from the ambassador to the united nations earlier today and yesterday. to what degree of certainty are these officials confident that it was, in fact, bashar al assad who was behind these attacks? >> well, you'll often hear intelligence officials talk about level of confid...