night for all 100 members of the united states senate on the situation in north korea, and the administration is taking new steps against syria after the sarin gas attack on civilians earlier this month. today the white house imposed sanction on 271 employees of the syrian government agency it said produces chemical weapons. those sanctions freeze any assets those employees may have in the united states. we're joined now by john mclaughlin, former acting director of the cia, a 36-year veteran of the cia. john mclaughlin,his is the area where donald trump has had some successes, at least from the public's view of things. for example, on the action he took in syria, the military action, the poll shows 62% support that action. 33% oppose that action. let's start first with your scorecard of how the president has handled the situation with syria. >> well, the cruise missiles