united states, because of the power of our country, we're able to stop it. >> sandra: connor powell is live from our middle east bureau in jerusalem. what type of response are we seeing from the syrians and russia? >> sandra, the region appears to be preparing for a u.s. military strike on syria. obviously the white house is still weighing its options. we don't know what's about to happen. the syrian military is on high alert and is reportedly taking defensive measures following president trump's statement that the u.s. will respond forcefully. russian and syrian leaders are continuing to deny that poisonous chemicals were used and both countries are saying they'll invite chemical weapons experts to visit the site to prove this point. we're also seeing military preparations by the assad regime and russia. fox news has also learned the russian military is trying to jam u.s. drones in syria. this could have a really big impact on how the u.s. responds to this weekend's chemical