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The first major test in his Foreign Policy. Some of the following images are disturbing. Nearly 100 people were reported killed including more than two dozen children following a suspected chemical attack on tuesday on the rebelheld city of idlib in syria. Yesterday the president echoed the attack while continuing to shift blame to his predecessor. Yesterdays chemical attack, a chemical attack that was so horrific, in syria against innocent people, including women, small children and even beautiful little babies, their deaths was an affront to humanity. These heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. The United States stands with our allies across the globe to condemn this horrific attack. I think the Obama Administration had a great opportunity to sofl this crisis a long time ago when he said the red line in the sand. And when he didnt cross that line after making the threat, i think that set us back a long ways. Not only in syria, but in many other parts of the world. The president later moved on from the blame game while hinting at a change in his policy stance towards syria without getting into the details. I now have responsibility and i will have that responsibility and carry it very proudly. It crossed a lot of lines for me. When you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal that people were shocked to hear what gas it was, that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line. Many, many lines. I will tell you that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me, big impact. I will tell you, its already happened that my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. As to whether his change and attitude will lead to action, President Trump told the New York Times yesterday, i never talk about what i do militarily. Ive been complaining about that for years. In terms of syria, i just dont talk about it. People say, will you do something with syria . I just dont talk about it. Meanwhile, President Trump spoke with japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe yesterday to discuss the other ongoing Foreign Policy crisis, north Koreas Nuclear threat and their most recent Missile Launch. The president emphasized support for u. S. And japan in south korea adding the United States will, quote, to continue to strengthen its ability to deter its south and allies with full range of military capabilities. Prime minister abe also said the president reiterated that his administrations position that all options are on the table in dealing with the ongoing threat. The United States has already sent the Missile Defense system to south korea despite objections of the dprs main ally, china. Last night Vice President mike pence spoke of chinas role in solving the escalation on the peninsula. I know President Trump is very much looking forward to welcoming president xi to the southern white house this weekend. I think they are looking forward to a productive discussion on our economic relationship, but our expectation is that north korea will also be a part of that conversation. And as the president said this weekend, if china wont deal with north korea, we will. As you just heard there, Vice President mike pence saying north koreas Missile Launch will be one of the main topics of conversation when President Trump we will comes chinas president xi jinping. Ahead of that meeting at the president s maralago resort in florida, President Trump previewed his facetoface with president xi at the white house yesterday. As you know, ill be meeting with the president of china very soon in florida. And thats another responsibility we have and thats called the country of north korea. We have a big problem. We have somebody that is not doing the right thing. And thats going to be my responsibility. Well, the president has described it as maybe a difficult meeting, but our expectation is that both of those leaders are going to have an opportunity to get to know one another, an opportunity to sit down, find in President Trump is a strong leader. Will put america first. And is going to be willing to talk about the hard things. I think the fact that we lose 500 billion a year in a trade deficit to china that we see manufacturing leaving this country and going to china, the fact we see china constructing bases in the South China Sea far beyond, well into International Waters and other areas, im sure will all be topics. The president s top aide, steve bannon, has lost his seat on the National Security council only weeks after his appointment. It comes as President Trump made remark says with susan rice, alleging she may have made claims. Reporter the president s inner circle in a single file line with notable exception, chief strategist steve bannon, whos been at every other press conference so far. A source familiar with the decision says bannon was working on health care instead but his conspicuous noshow came hours after he was ousted from the National Security council. Steve bannon first raised eyebrows when he was on the National Security council. Its hard to tell if hes losing influence but clearly been diminished. This is just a Natural Evolution to ensure the National Security council is organized in a way that best serves the president. Reporter the move winning bipartisan support. Id be very pleased that hes not on the National Security council. My hope is that he would have no role in government at all. Reporter thats not happening. While bannon is not on the nsc, he can still attend meetings and still has one of the highest security clearances in the west wing. A Top White House official says bannon was originally put on the committee as a check against michael flynn, the now dismissed National Security adviser. Bannons goal, originally sources say, to break down the obamaera structure inside that National Security team led at the time by susan rice. Shes in the president s crosshairs now as he accuses rice, with no evidence, of committing a crime by requesting the names of people connected to the trump team be unmasked. There is simply nothing wrong, unexpected, illegal about doing that. What would be wrong and illegal is if that is if they took that name and emailed it to the press. I leaked nothing to nobody. Reporter the president y yetting unsubstantiated surveillance claim saying, quote, its one of the big stories of our time. President trump says hell elaborate on his claim at the right time. Susan rice is declining on what a spokesperson describes as a ludicrous charge. Joining us from Washington Capitol Hill Reporter for the hill, molly hooper. Good morning. We all remember Steve Bannons appointment to the National Security council got criticism because of his extremely partisan nature with politics up. Heard the geooperative say he thinks hes been demoted. What does that mean . It means folks on capitol hill, especially the defense hawks Like Senate Armed Services Committee John mccain, are probably jumping for joy. I actually did talk to a few house members on the Armed Services committee, republicans, who said, you know, this is this is probably the best time for this to happen given whats going on with susan rice whos seen as somebody who was the press set sore to current nsa mcmaster. Shes seen as being political and this is not a political job. Especially given whats going on in the world right now with north korea, we have syria. So, steve bannon has taken a couple hits recently in big policy items that have failed under his strategy. Speaking of those policy hits that steve bannon has taken, the New York Times was reporting that, in fact, bannon threatened to resign because of this change. So, im curious to get your thoughts. Do you think in some way this reflects a power change inside the administration itself, shifting away from one individual to, lets say, like Jared Kushner is taking on more responsibility . Listen, that could be. However, keep in mind, he threatened to resign but hes still there. This is something thats not worked very well with capitol hill, this all or nothing approach, especially going back to the health care vote. Basically, steve bannon was the one who trudged up to capitol hill late night the night before the house is going to vote and basically said, take it or leave it. You know what, the republicans did take the bluff and they left it. So, in that case, again, i think it has to do with his ability to be effective on capitol hill and move a legislative agenda forward, even one that requires the National Security element in dealing with the hot spots around the world. Molly hooper, great to have you with us. Thanks for your insights. House of representatives will leave a twoweek recess without having reached a deal on health care. So far those talks have failed to move the effort forward. Party leaders say progress is being made, theyre also dialing back expectations of reaching an agreement before going on break. Clearly a few weeks back congress wasnt quite ready to take the first step to begin the end of obamacare. Conversations have continued since then. I think weve made Good Progress and ive seen good faith on all sides. The president and i are encouraged. Not that it will get done in any particular period of time but that its going to get done. Obviously it takes time, especially as we take on something as huge and massive as health care. On that bill were 90 of the way there. We can keep working this for weeks now. We dont have some artificial deadline in front of us. We have time to figure this out. When lawmakers return from recess, theyll face a crowded agenda that includes passing a measure to prevent a government shutdown. The senate is set to make an historic change in voting rules that could alter the way the chamber does business in the future as republicans look to confirm Supreme Court nominee neil gorsuch. Ahead of that rules change, Senate Democrats took to the Chamber Floor once again last night, protesting a final vote on gorsuch. It is set for tomorrow. But today Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is said to invoke the socalled nuclear oak to bypass the filibuster of gorsuch. That requires a number of procedural votes that is expected to take up to two hours to complete. That leaves time for a lastminute deal to get the 60 votes needed to avoid the use of that tactic. Speaking with reporters yesterday, republican senator Susan Collins of maine said shes been working with democratic senator chris coons of delaware of drafting a bipartisan bill to bypass that. Senator coons discussed the failed process while discussing with msnbc yesterday. I reached out to many of my republican and democratic colleagues, ive had a number of meetings and conversations in recent days, trying to see if there was some agreement we could reach to move ahead with cloture on judge gorsuch and to have the next Supreme Court nominee be more of a consensus candidate where democrats could have some input on who would be nominated. Ultimately, those efforts have been unsuccessful. This is not a good week for the senate. I am not optimistic here about the longterm path forward. But i have no regrets about opposing judge gorsuch. Still ahead, at least nine reported tornadoes hit the south yesterday. This morning, at least 15 Million People are at risk of isolated tornadoes. The Severe Weather is reeking havoc at the Masters Tournament in georgia. Meteorologist bill karins will have a check on the forecast when we come back. Kevin, meet your father. Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin Kevin trusted advice for life. Kevin, hows your mom . Life well planned. See what a Raymond James Financial Advisor can do for you. Are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec® its starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. Its about moving forward, not back. Its looking up, not down. Its being in motion. In body, in spirit, in the now. Boost® high protein its intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. For when you need a little extra. Boost® be up for it welcome back, everyone. Strong storms have been battering the south, toppling trees and power lines. At least one powerful tornado touched down in rural georgia and elsewhere across the state. Strong winds have damaged homes. The red cross is responding. As the system storm moved east, heavy rain caused flash flooding in columbia, south carolina. Several downtown streets had to be closed off due to rushing water. Those storms sent those home early from a practice round at Augusta National yesterday. For the first time in masters history, the par 3 contest was canceled. Temperature this weekend are expected to make for the coldest temperatures in year. Dustin johnsons freak back injury, apparently falling down a flight of stairs, means a lot of uncertainty in the weekend ahead for the masters. Lets get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. Bill, you say these storms could have been a lot worse but were not out of the woods yet. Not done with the Severe Weather outbreak but the fact we had a rare highrisk day and no fatalities reported is impressive and fantastic. Lets get through the remainder and then well have a quieter weekend ahead. One tornado watch left here to orlando up to daytona beach. One strong storm heading off to the north that will move up to the north of orlando. Also a Severe Weather storm warning for clearwater beach. New storms will regenerate late this morning into early this afternoon from washington, d. C. , richmond to norfolk to eastern north carolina. Thats the area most at risk. Thats an enhanced risk. Yesterday we were in the high risk. Today were somewhere in the middle so it will be more scattered. Wind damage is the greatest concern and the likelihood of any strong tornado is smaller than what we had yesterday. We also have to deal with the storm center over the top of the ohio valley. This is blue. This is snow this morning in michigan. Theres cold air coming in on the backside of this. Very ugly morning in chicago and areas like detroit and dlooef land. You will see snow also. In the northeast, our threat is hef rain heres the timing of it at 7 00 a. M. You can see the portions here of the heavy rain that will be scattered from new york to philadelphia to d. C. Around noon today is when the worst of it goes to the washington, d. C. Area. Steady rains around southern new england. Then by 7 00 to 8 00 p. M. , the heaviest shifts to Northern New England and theres the cold on the backside. Thats snow in detroit coming 8 00 p. M. As far as the rain goes in the east, flood watch for 49 Million People from philadelphia to boston, new york, including albany to buffalo because weve had a lot of rain lately, the ground is saturated and rivers. 1 to 2 inches of rainfall will cause flooding concerns in the northeast today. 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In memphis, the thunders Russell Westbrook was clutch against the grizzlies last night, tossing up the dagger with 14 seconds on the clock to extend okcs lead by four. Another two free throws gets westbrook 45 points on the night and the thunder a 103100 win against memphis. He also had ten assists and nine rebounds, one shy of the recordbreaking tripledouble. Luckily hell have a few more shots to that. Turning to Major League Baseball where a pair of figures are in the running to be the next owners of miami marlins. New york yankee captain derek jeter is interested in bidding on the team. Hes reportedly backed by former wall street executive and former Morgan Stanley chief. Reportedly two other groups are in contention, including one headed up by former Florida Governor jeb bush. As for last nights action on the diamond, lets start in boston. Newly signed red sox ace chris sale lived up to his debut against pirates last night, striking out seven and allowing just three hits over seven scoreless innings. This game remains scoreless until the bottom of the 12th. High deep drive, left field. Way back it goes. Back, back, back. Gone leone with the first walkoff of his career, threerun homer over the Green Monster sending red sox home with a 30 win against pittsburgh. To arlington, texas, indians francisco squaunders the lead in the fifth inning after this throwing error to first base allows two runs to score for the rangers. So now the tying run is 90 feet away where a sac fly could knot it up. Lindore drives it to deep right. Goodbye a grand slam. See ya later, knocking a grand slam to put the defending American League champs on top. Indians hang on to win it 96. Man, he crushed that one. So glad baseball is back. Thank you. 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Senate democrats took to the Chamber Floor once again last night, protesting tomorrows final vote. After ten weeks, senior counselor to the president steve bannon has been removed from the National Security council. The order issued tuesday and announced yesterday also restored the joint chiefs chairman and intelligence direct toert Principals Committee and added energy sector, cia director and United Nations ambassador as well putting them under h. R. Mcmasters control. A senior white house official said bannon only attended one meeting of the Principals Committee and no longer needed as a check on michael flynn. In a statement, mr. Bannon said in a statement susan rice operationalized the nsc during the last administration i was put on to ensure that it was deoperationalized. General mcmaster has returned the it to its function. Last night Vice President pence said nothing is out of the ordinary. I think the president s action adding chairman of the joint chiefs, adding director of intelligence and moving a couple of our senior personnel off the National Security council simply represents a very routine evolution of the National Security team around the president. , so its not a demotion for steef bannon . Well, not for steve, not for tom. These are very highly valued members of this administration. In an Oval Office Interview with the New York Times yesterday, President Trump suggested the Obama Administration National Security adviser susan rice committed a crime despite providing no evidence that she did anything illegal. Reports this week suggested that rice asked to include the names of trump transition officials in intelligence reports before leaving office. Requests that she and other officials have said were lawful. Rice firmly denied leaking any information and claimed the pace of unmasking requests during the transition period were normal, noting they require the approval of career intelligence officials. Early in trumps interview with the times yesterday the president abruptly changed the subject from the Supreme Court to say, quote, the susan rice thing is a massive story. A massive, massive story. As to what else could be learned, the president said, i think youll see a lot. On whether he thinks other people will get ensnared in this and whether it extends to the previous administration, trump said, i think from the previous administration. When directly asked whether he thinks susan rice might have committed a crime, the president responded, do i think . Yes, i think. However, trump said he would not provide more information or answer whether he had intelligence indicating a crime or that others were, in fact, involved. A spokesperson for ambassador rice said, quote, im not going to dignify the president s ludicrous charge with a comment. The American People have a right to know if there was surveillance of any private citizen in this country. And the identity of those citizens was revealed. People ought to have a right to know why. The fact it involved our campaign and our transition, i think, is should be deeply troubling to anyone who cherishes Civil Liberties in this country. You believe there was a political motivation. Do you believe there was reverse monitoring as has been suggested . Martha, i would hesitate to speculate because those issues are so serious. Have you seen any evidence or do you have any proof or knowledge of any crime committed by former National Security adviser susan rice . No, maam. The congress doesnt investigate crime. Shes a witness that has relevant information that would be within our committees jurisdiction. Well want to talk to her. We dont investigate crime. Greta, i i dont like it when anybody accuses other people of committing crimes. Gowdy said he also disagreed with democratic congressman castro who said earlier this week that he, quote, wouldnt be surprised if some of President Trumps associates end up in jail because of the russia investigation. Also responding to President Trumps accusations against susan rice is congressman adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house Intelligence Committee, and the only member of congress other than republican chairman devin nunes, to see the documents in the alleged spying on trump transition officials. Tweeting, quote, first potus slanders president obama. Now susan rice. Whos next . Lousy way to run a business. Much worse way to run a country. Earlier in the day schiff called for information to be shared with the Intelligence Committee writing, the scheme. White house only wanted to show chairman documents. Then made accusations to distract. I want full Intelligence Committee to see documents. White house is resisting. Well hear more from chairman schiff and also from glenn thrush, one. New york times reporters who conducted that interview with the president. They both join morning joe later this morning. The president s interview with the New York Times was supposed to focus on infrastructure. The president said he was considering accelerating the 1 trillion legislation, though he offered few other details except to say, he did not do it first because infrastructure is so popular that i might to want use it for another bill, calling it popular with the democrats and pretty popular with the republicans. Joining us now from washington, capitol Hill Reporter for the hill. Good to have you back again, molly. If President Trump could find any Common Ground with democrats, some say it might be infrastructure but yesterday he said he might package that legislation with health care or tax reform. Thats certainly something going to alienate some democrats. No . Thats true, it could alienate democrats but it could also bring along some republicans. Heres why. Because after earmarks were done away with in the john boehner era, it mate it very difficult for Majority Party leaders to help give their members sweeteners, one would say, to pass major legislation, especially like the Health Care Reform bill. Moving forward, infrastructure has oodles, oodles, oodles, oodles of sweeteners, so to speak. In fact, yesterday, about 45 members of the Transportation Committee republicans met behind closed doordz with elaine, transportation secretary and she said this could come up as early as may. According to participants, they were talking about the projects that need to be done in their districts, bridges that need to be built, railroads that need to be fixed. So, you never know. This could actually help President Trump spur along that Health Care Reform and or the tax reform bill. You know, the lawmakers head home for a couple weeks. They take a break. Necessity take off later this morning some time. Where does that leave this president s agenda, because he really needs a win . He does need a win. The house is going to be going home later this morning. The senate is still in session. Theyll be here until friday evening. And at that time neil gorsuch should be confirmed to be the Supreme Court justice, filling the spot left vacant by antonin scalia. Even though Mitch Mcconnell left to employ this socalled legislative Nuclear Option, at least the senate will go home and President Trump will have a newly confirmed Supreme Court justice. Molly hooper, thank you so much for that. Still ahead, were following major news from the Business World this morning. Pretty sweet deal coming from the Restaurant Industry and an offer that the Nations Police departments may not be able to pass. Plus it shouldnt be in america that you can sexually harass women and then buy your way out of it because youre rich. If they continue to do this in the way that they have done, they need to go to jail. You know, the president s over there talking today about susan rice going to jail. They need to go to jail. The always outspoken congresswoman Maxine Waters reacts after donald trump rushes to bill oreillys defense. The latest on that story next. Knock out your sinus symptoms with vicks sinex. The ultrafine mist starts working instantly to deliver up to 12 hours of ahhhhh get fast relief with vicks sinex. Dry mouth can affect how your mouth feels and how you feel. Discover act dry mouth, specially formulated to soothe and moisturize your mouth. And try new act dry mouth spray for relief when you need it. And try new act dry mouth spray everyone deserves attention, whether youve saved a lot or just a little. At pnc investments, we believe youre more than just a number. 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Joe biden has previously written a book in 2007 called promises to keep. President trump is defending fox news Host Bill Oreilly against accusations Sexual Harassment. Oreilly has been under fire since the New York Times reported bill oreilly or fox paid 5 million to women settling cases of inappropriate behavior by oreilly. When asked about it yesterday, President Trump told the times, quote, hes a good person i know well. I dont think he should have settled. I dont think bill did anything wrong. This comes nine months after Sexual Harassment allegations forced out roger ailes. Heres president ial nominee donald trump back in july. Finally, roger ailes, is he helping you . Is he advising you . I dont want to comment but hes been a friend of mine for a long time. I can tell you that some of the women that are complaining, i know how much hes helped them. Its very sad. Because hes a very good person. Ive always found him to be a very, very good person. Well, the Justice Department is already investigating if fox news failed to inform shareholders about the settlement. Bill oreilly denies the allegations and says he settled to, quote, put aside any controversies to spare my children. Spotted leaving the building yesterday, rupp either murdoch asked if hes concerned about the bill oreilly situation to which he responded, quote, not at all. Lets turn to business and one of the biggest restaurant deals. Panera is being combined with carabue coffee and dunkin donuts. This is just latest in a flurry of recent restaurant mergers. Thats right. Especially for j. A. B. Holding who has been moving quickly to expand its portfolio in the United States, now gobbling up panera for 7. 5 billion, the second largest deal in north america among restaurants over the last 20 years. Lets give you a look at where it ranks because it falls number two behind burger king for tim hortons. Shares of panera shot up. Taser international, changing its name to axon, is giving away free body cameras to nearly every Police Officer in the United States who wants them. This is part of taser internationals move to a Broader Software company, focusing on its cameras that have the axon brand. Thats why its officially changing its name, hoping by giving these cameras away to Police Officers, theyll receive a full network effect. Thats what the ceo told cnbc just yesterday. And finally, jeff bezos at amazon has big ambitions for space. He made an announcement yesterday in colorado talking about his investment in his company, blue origin. In fact, he has a crucial Business Plan here. He is going to be selling shares of amazon for about 1 billion a year in order to invest in blue other beg origin. He hopes the cost of space will come down to families can eventually travel to space. They want to take paying customers into space next year. Elon musk better watch his back. Thanks so much. One more business story for you. Pepsi has pulled its controversial new ad after widespread criticism. The video features model Kendall Jenner ditching a photo shoot to join a protest. It sparked an outcry on special media wi media. Several moments stood out such as when jenner is filmed offering an officer a can of soda. They said its too iconic to evans who was detained for approaching police at a louisiana demonstration. The video of a woman wearing a head scarf sparked disapproval for appropriate rating the image of a muslim woman. The youngest daughter of Martin Luther king jr. Mocked the ad, posting a picture of her dad with the tweet, if only daddy would have known about the power of pepsi. The Company Released a statement saying it was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding but also acknowledges it, quote, missed the mark and apologizes. Any Time Companies weigh in on social issues, its a hit or miss. Its a miss. Lets get a check of the weather with meteorologist bill karins. Good morning to you. Another busy travel day. It was a nightmare at Atlanta Hartford airport. Thunderstorms for four straight hours. This is what it came down to. Endless delays. Today will be a catchup day in southeast and, unfortunately, northeast. Well be with scenes close to this. Tornado watch has been trimmed a little bit. No longer including areas near tampa. A little sliver from orlando to volusia county. Today couple additional storms from d. C. , baltimore, maybe down to south carolina. The Tornado Warning 10 a. M. To 1 00 or 2 00 p. M. The rain will be moving into new england. This is snow back here in michigan. I mean, thats just cool around lansing. They could get a couple inches of snow. Winter weather advisories. Flood watch as the ground is soggy. We had the snow melt, recent heavy rains, Rivers Running high. A flood watch for 49 Million People. Were expecting about 1 to 2 inches of rain, maybe at worst a couple places could get 3 inches of snow. A couple places could get snowfall. Lansing around 4 inches of snow. This area outside eerie to buffalo, thats 6 to 8 inches of snow. Thats cruel. Thats not nice heading into the weekend. We were hoping first part of april and still getting snow. Still ahead, defiant new comments from syrian president Bashar Al Assad this morning. It comes after President Trump accused the syrian strongman of crossing many, many lines with that lethal chemical attack. The latest from nbcs Richard Engel. Anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. Does your makeup remover every kissproof,ff . Cryproof, stayproof look . Neutrogena® makeup remover does. It erases 99 of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. Need any more proof than that . Neutrogena. Tidy cats lightweight with glade clean blossoms. Our newest odor fighting scent gives you the power of choice plus. The power of pleasant. Exclusively in lightweight every home, every cat, theres a tidy cats for that. In syria, nearly 100 people are reportedly dead including at least 25 children following a suspected chemical attack on tuesday. It happened in idlib. An attack President Trump called heinous and an affront to humanity which cannot be tolerated. Nbcs Richard Engel reports. Reporter a day after an alleged chemical president by syrian president Bashar Al Assads regime, the victims are still struggling to breathe, quivering uncontrollably. Doctors say its consistent with exposure to a nerve agent like sarin gas. President trump said the images of the victims made a deep impression on him. A chemical attack that was so horrific in syria against innocent people including women, small children and even beautiful little babies, their deaths, was an affront to humanity. These heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. Reporter its a big reversal. Days ago the administration seemed willing to and dat assad. A after blaming former president obama for not taking action after drawing a red line on chemical weapons, that, too. I now have responsibility and i will have that responsibility and carry it very proudly. Reporter but confronting assad means challenging his biggest backer, russia, which offered a very different explanation for the victims, saying assads troops bombed a terrorist chemical weapons depot, but video obtained by nbc news of what witnesses say is the impact site shows a crater in an open road, no depot nearby. At the un Security Council Ambassador Nikki Haley made an emotional address. Look at those pictures. How many more children have to die before russia cares . Reporter so will the president respond with military action . He left open that possibility. Im not saying im doing anything one way or the other. Reporter but there are risks like syrian air defenses and possible russian resistance. Our thanks to Richard Engel for that report. Joining us from london, nbcs lucy cavanaugh. This is playing out at the international stage, even the United Nations. Whats the reaction been like from other world powers . Condemnation from across the globe. Trump squares up to aside as the american president raises the threat of military action against syria. The British Ambassador to the un saying this attack bears all the hallmarks of president Bashar Al Assads government. He said the uk has seen nothing that suggests any opposition groups have the sort of weapons that would be consistent with the symptoms seen in the victims, adding that only one air force has used such weapons in syria, and that is assads air frors. The French Foreign minister saying the Syrian Government should be prosecuted over its alleged use of chemical weapons. Turkeys Justice Minister this morning confirming that chemical weapons were used, citing autopsy results conducted on three victims brought to turkey after the assault. Doctors without borders say the victims are showing exposure to chlorine gas and sarin gas, thats an agent banned under numerous treaties. The Syrian Government was supposed to have destroyed its stock miles more than three years ago in an attempt to stave off u. S. Military action after a previous attack in 2013. The question is whether the tough talk will turn into real consequences for the assad government. That picture showing a man holding his twin girls killed in the attack. Up next on morning joe, well talk to congressman adam schiff plus Adam Kissinger saying hes ashamed so far. James sta vee tress, rich chart james sta vee tress, rich chart mcfall and richard stengel. Morning joe is just moments away. Dna to fight disease. There are over 100 million pieces of dna in every sample. With the microsoft cloud, we can analyze the data faster than ever before. If we can detect new viruses before they spread, we may someday prevent outbreaks before they begin. Whats the best way to get v8 or a fancy juice store . S . Ready, go hi, juice universe . One large rutabaga, with eggplant. Done thats not fair. Glad i had a v8. The original way to fuel your day. Tidy cats lightweight with glade clean blossoms. Our newest odor fighting scent gives you the power of choice plus. The power of pleasant. Exclusively in lightweight every home, every cat, theres a tidy cats for that. 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Reporter President Trump begins his twoday summit with the president of china in maralago today. Hes expected to press chinas president over north koreas recent provocations including the missile test this week. The white house making it clear all options are on the table with north korea. Certainly a very dramatic backdrop as that summit with chinas president gets under way today, lewis . Thanks to Kristen Welker. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is expected to invoking the Nuclear Option in the nomination of neil gorsuch. It will by pass the democrats filibuster. Final vote expected tomorrow. Legendary astronaut john glenn will be laid to rest at arlington after dying in december at the age of 95. Im alex witt alongside Louis Burgdorf and Ayman Mohyeldin. Morning joe starts right now. Another humiliation came when president obama drew a red line in syria, and the whole world knew it meant absolutely nothing. The Obama Administration had a great opportunity to solve this crisis a long time ago when he said the red line in the sand. North korea, like so many other things, is one more Hillary Clinton failure, barack obama failure. I inherited a mess, whether its the middle east, whether its north korea, whether its so many other things. With that the world still waits to hear President Trumps plan to deal with two major crises raging right now as he prepares for perhaps the most important meeting of his presidency today with the leader of china. Joe, what did you make of the president s statement from the rose ga