Russia strongly condemns the air strike overnight and calls for an emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council. What comes next . This morning the growing tensions around the world and the fears of retaliation for the missile attack. Our entire Abc News Team standing by, a special edition of Good Morning America starts right now. And good morning, america. Lets get right to that breaking news overnight. President trumps military strike on syria. The first direct attack on the Syrian Regime from u. S. Forces in that countrys deadly civil war. We do have new video this morning from syrian television. It was shot from some distance but the graphic says it shows the scene of the attack, of course, it was early in the morning there, still dark in syria. And about an hour after the strike President Trump spoke from florida explaining it was a vital u. S. Interest to respond to syrias use of chemical weapons. Syrias leaders have responded calling it an act of aggression by the u. S. And syrias ally russia has also condemned the attack. Heres what we know, the attack began at 4 40 a. M. Local time. 59 tomahawk missiles fired from two warships in the mediterranean. The attack lasted approximately 35 minutes. The syrians and russians claiming six were killed. The target was an airfield in the Western Province of homes where Bashar Al Assads troops are said to have launched this weeks deadly chemical attack that killed more than 80 civilians. The United States says they have proof of that as well. Our news team in place around the world to cover the story and begin with Martha Raddatz. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morning, george. This was one of the fastest punitive strikes in recent memory. President trump wasting no time after that deadly chemical attack. Overnight, retaliation from his florida estate, a passionate President Trump saying the air strikes were meant to prevent future Chemical Attacks. Tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. Reporter dozens of u. S. Missiles raining down on that syrian air base. This pentagon video showing the two u. S. Navy destroyers uss porter and uss ross launching 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles from the darkness of the mediterranean see traveling 500 miles an hour smashing into the air base, the barrage of missiles destroying syrian aircraft, supply bunkers and radars at the sharyat airfield. The strike ordered to punish syrian president Bashar Al Assad for killing his own citizens in this horrific chemical attack. Overnight, the pentagon declarifying this flight path data of a syrian plane. They say it proves the Syrian Government dropped the sedly sarin gas. That deadly gas attack taking place here in idlib, the air base targeted in the overnight strike located 80 miles south. The pentagon watching at night to minimize casualties by witnesses telling abc news that before the raid even started, syrian officials began evacuating personnel and moving equipment away from the air base. This morning, the aftermath. Debris and death according to the syrians. The Syrian Military condemning the strike. This video statement saying the attack killed six and wounded a number of people. But whatever loss the Syrian Military suffered for President Trump there was no question that what those civilians suffered deserved a response. It is in this Vital National security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. And, george, a little more about those tomahawk missiles as you know, they were widely used in the gulf war. Theyre capable of traveling long distances. They fly very low. Obviously they arent manned so the risk is less. Quite accurate, as well. As you point out this was a pretty swift decision by President Trump but the kind of plan the military has had on a shelf for a long time. They had to update those plans obviously after this chemical attack. Secretary mattis offered several options to President Trump. This is the one he chose. And shortly after the attack President Trump delivered a statement. It was about an hour after the raid. It was after his dinner at maralago with the chinese president. Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. No child of god should ever suffer such horror. Lets bring in our chief White House Correspondent jon karl. Before that attack President Trump consistently said syria is not our fight. Last night he said protecting americas National Security required retaliation. Reporter its a dramatic change in his view and his approach towards syria and its a change that was driven by those images that you heard him talking about, those images of the chemical weapons attack particularly the children that were killed in the attack. One image in particular, the image of a father holding his two 9monthold twins, both killed in a chemical weapons attack. And, george, also seems to be a dra theic change in the relations with russia. We heard here from secretary of state Rex Tillerson last night about this attack and he was especially harsh on russia telling us either russia has been complicit or russia has been simply incompetent. So, we also heard from Vladimir Putins spokesperson saying this attack has dealt a major blow to u. S. russia relations so thats another thing to watch. Right in the middle of u. S. china relations and the president meeting with the chinese president there today in maralago. The chinese have come out with a statement this morning urging restraint in the region but the president s action also sends a message to north korea which is at the top of the agenda, this summit today. Reporter no question about it, george. Another thing the secretary of state said was that this action by the president ordering this air strike demonstrates that he is willing to take action when it is called for. That willingness obviously sends a message potentially to north korea and to the chinese now. What the United States wants is china to take the lead on pressuring north korea, but this sends a message that if china does not act this is a president that is willing to take matters into his own hands. Thanks very much. Serious 51yearold Bashar Al Assad rose to power following the death of his father and he was initially viewed as a reformer until squashing the 2011 arab spring uprising in syria leading to the civil war. Abcs Alex Marquardt is on the ground in beirut with syrian reaction to the strike. Alex, good morning. Reporter good morning, amy. Thats right. Swift response from the Syrian Regime this morning. They called it an aggression, the strongest reaction from the Syrian Military which, of course, lost those six soldiers. They have admitted to what they called big material damage but the real condemnation was saying the u. S. Is now a partner of isis with this strike and al nusra. As far as we know president assad is still in damascus. Hell want to take this as the shot across the bow as its intended to be. It was met with widespread criticism by assads friends and widespread praise from his enemy, iran propping up the assad regime out with an angry statement calling it dangerous, destructive and violation of International Laws but they wont be expected to retaliate either. The strongest show of support, israel, hitting targets there for years. Prime minister netanyahu saying President Trump sent a strong and clear message today that the use and spread of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. The exact message President Trump is trying to send. Alex, thanks. Theres been sharp criticism from russia, a close ally of the assad regime. More on that from terry moran. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. So much for that trump putin bromance. Theyre issuing statements against it. He regards them as an act of aggression and violation of International Law under a farfetched pretext. Moscow is also saying these have dealt a serious blow to russian u. S. Relations. Its not just words either. That crucial air safety agreement between the u. S. And russia in the skies over syria. Its a channel of communications that ensures theres no accidents or conflicts in military operations. That today has been shut down by moscow and it was through that channel that the pentagon warned the Russian Military in advance of last nights missile strikes. This morning now Russian Military announcing it will bolster its air defenses in syria so now with thousands of russians on the ground in syria intermingled on the battlefield the stakes Going Forward for the president are much, much higher. Complicating our relationship with russia but the president is drawing praise from our european allies. He is, absolutely. Theres vocal support right throughout especially europe and nato from allies this morning. They see this attack as justified in response to the chemical weapons attack by syria and targeted. They see thatting it as legitimate but now Angela Merkel who is it saying Bashar Al Assad alone is responsible for this and others is calling for an International Peace effort to stop the syrian war under the jurisdiction of the united nations. Well see how far she gets with donald trump on that. Terry moran in london, lets break down what may come next with Steve Ganyard who flew missions over iraq and retired admiral Robert Harward a navy s. E. A. L. And Deputy Commander of forces under james mattis and, steve, let me begin with you. A targeted strike as martha was pointing out. 59 tomahawk missiles. More about sending a message than seriously harming the Syrian Military. I thinks that sis exactly right. Its where the launches of the Chemical Attacks against civilians were made and so this was the statement the president wanted to make. He certainly didnt do anything to degrade the military capability of the syrian army by picking this target. This was something that was very contained and jigs within the airfield. Admiral harward, you know theres so many complications on the ground right now, the russians are on the ground. The United States had to make sure not to hit any russians, have to worry about possible retaliation and heard from the russians theyre suspending that agreement they had with the americans to avoid incidents in the air between russian and u. S. Aircraft. Well, george, this is a calibration and, again, the intent here wasnt just to punish, it was to deter future use. So, everyone is assessing what happened last night, the impact. There are going to be some kneejerk reactions but at the end of the day its going to be tough to argue that the use of chemical weapons against civilians is condoned by anyone. So, the president has the high ground and that will have a big impact with russia so give it a few days, a week or so to stabilize, i think its going to be in everyones interests to ensure theres no escalation beyond that objective. So, if its in everyones interests, then thats what everybody is hoping for. What possible next steps could the u. S. Military pursue . Well, the message has been sent, george. Remember back in 2013 that the pentagon offered president obama a whole wide range of military options. Two days of campaign that would have used b2s and other aircraft in addition to these Cruise Missiles so theres lots more military firepower available to the president. Well just have to see how mr. Assad reacts to the smaller strike. Admiral harward, you were aware of the plans when serving back in 2013. If the president did decide to escalate and talk about the policy of regime change against assad what kind of an operation would that take . Again, i dont think theyre focused on regime change but we do have the capability to take out all of their military capabilities if thats what we feed and thats very valuable to assad as hes fighting a tough insurgency so he cant afford those losses. Not because of us, but because of the problems hes got going on in the country. And i think he knows that. So, i think the effectiveness of this strike will play out here in short order. And, george, i think one of the things we are all looking at is what the strategy Going Forward . We can listen to steve and admiral harward about the military strikes and what you do but if Bashar Al Assad reacts, then do we do another military strike and a military strike after that . What is the overall plan and i think thats what everybody is waiting to hear. Its very unclear right now. Okay, thank you all very much. Back in washington, lawmakers were divided on their reaction to President Trumps order to strike syria, especially without Consulting Congress first. Abcs cecilia vega joins us now with that part of the story. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter amy, good morning to you. It was a swift reaction here in washington. Many republicans praising President Trumps decision to take action calling it a decisive one, senators john mccain, take a look and Lindsey Graham saying, quote, unlike the previous administration, President Trump confronted a Pivotal Moment in syria and took action. But, listen, the support out here was far from universal. Some republicans are criticizing as you said, amy, the president for taking action without seeking congressional approval, first, there is a debate over whether he actually had to have that congressional approval. Overnight senator rand paul sounding a lot like candidate trump in his previous position on syria saying, quote, our prior interventions in this region have done nothing to make us safer and syria will be no different. President trump in the past had been very vocal about criticizing president obama for not seeking initially congressional approval saying it would be a big mistake to take action on syria. Without it, amy, it seems a big aboutface. It was interesting last night, one of President Trumps biggest critics Hillary Clinton sounded like she was in favor of taking action, of course, this happened before the actual air strikes. Reporter thats right, it did speaking rat a womens conference in new york so before this announced air strike was actually announced she sounded like she would have gone further than what President Trump did. Take a listen to what she did overnight. I really believe that we should have and still should take out his airfields and prevent him from being able to use them to bomb innocent people and drop sarin gas on them. Reporter so saying there she would have gone after multiple airfields. During the campaign, you know, Hillary Clinton was even more hawkish on the syria front than candidate donald trump was, amy. All right, cecilia vega, thank you so much. Lets turn to abc news chief investigative correspondent brian ross. How does this impact the ongoing war on terror in that region . Thats right, amy, in the complicated dynamics in syria, anything that weakens the assad regime can the effect of helping isis based in syria which seek the end of the assad regime and heard reports this morning from the region that isis followers see the u. S. Attacks as worthy of celebration and thats the last thing u. S. Military planners wanted to do as they set out this attack. Enough to send a message but not enough to bolster the Terror Networks which have been under sustained pressure from u. S. And Coalition Partners in syria. So then what is the fear of retaliation . Well, the growing number of u. S. Troops inside syria fighting isis face the most immediate threat of retaliation but theyre fully equipped to handle anything the syrian army could throw at them. This morning the larger concern is whether syria or its partners including iran and hezbollah would take on u. S. Facilities overseas or in this country as retaliation for the u. S. Air strikes. The threat is not considered that serious but it also, amy, cannot be completely dismissed. All right, brian, thank you very much. More on that threat from our senior just first correspondent pierre thomas. Reporter today officials are consulting with National Security leadership about how this might affect us here at home. Its unclear precisely what the response will be at this time but we do have a sense of what the concerns about military action in syria have been in the past. As it turns out, there are specific threats to consider and there have been plans to deal with those potential threats. First theres been concern that the Syrian Government might have operatives and sympathizers here in the u. S. In 2013 when the Obama Administration was ordering military strikes following a chemical attack in syria, the fbi stepped up surveillance here at home and did a series of interviews with syrian nationals to deter any potential acts of violence. 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A statement just coming in from the syrian president s office calls the American Action aggression, irresponsible and shortsighted. Back to jon karl in florida where the president is meeting with chinese president xi and jon is back with us. Good morning. Reporter good morning, amy. This marks the first time the United States has struck the assad regime and a major change in policy for President Trump, a change that was driven by those images of those especially the children hit by that horrific chemical weapons attack on tuesday. On the president s order, 59 tomahawk Cruise Missiles struck specifically one target, the airfield where those syrian planes that did the chemical weapons attack took off from. The president announced the strikes last week. I mean last night in a short statement to the nation saying that this was in the interests of the United States. And, we know, of course, that the president is meeting with chinese president and north korea i imagine at the top of the agenda this morning. Reporter absolutely. The United States is looking to china to put pressure on north korea to curtail its Nuclear Weapons program. The president has made it very clear that he the United States is prepared to act alone on north korea if china does not use its influence with its ally. Obviously the preference here for the United States for President Trump is for china to take the lead on that. A very important point also, amy, on these air strikes, these were targeted air strikes, a single airfield and what were hearing from u. S. Officials is there will be no further escalation. This is not the beginning of a big military campaign against syria. All right, jon karl, thanks so much. Lets bring Martha Raddatz back. Big test for a new president right here, martha. Also a test for his National Security team. He hasnt been with most of these people for a long time. It really hasnt. We have h. R. Mcmaster and secretary jim mattis. Jim mattis was cent com commander in 2013 when president obama decided not to do any air strikes and i think secretary mattis has been frustrated by that for a long time but i think the focus especially will be on Rex Tillerson. What does he do about bringing the world together as President Trump said last night. Hes scheduled to go to russia this tuesday and weve already seen the reaction from russia overnight. Its going to be an extremely important meeting. Im sure hell try to pressure russia but he doesnt want to push too hard because youve already seen what russia said. The biggest question, how does it fit into a larger plan in the fight against isis, what to do about assads regime in syria. We know the president had tanked the military general mattis ahead of the pentagon with coming up with a strategy. They have a strategy to defeat isis but this is very different. If he goes after the regime and you hear admiral harward say he doesnt think thats the focus but thats what he was talking about last night, Bashar Al Assad, that theres no place for him in syria. So, this does change the dynamic there, President Trump when he first took office said its much more complicated i think than he thought. Theres nothing more complicated than syria right now and it just got worse. Martha raddatz, thanks very much. Lets bring in senator marco rubio. Senator rubio, thanks for joining us this morning. Thanks, george. Right after the attack last night you put out a tweet and said be sure of this, the wicked will not go unpunished, proverbs, 11 21. But are you confident this was enough to prevent future attacks. I actually put out that tweet before it was publicly announced and, number two, the reason why a broader thought that Bashar Al Assad and his patron in moscow are war criminals, now, i believe it degrades his ability. That is an important airfield, has strong strategic value. The aircraft that were destroyed in this attack, some of them were probably the ones used in that assault so i do think it achieves an important measure. It will not degrade his entire capability to do some of this especially as the russians continue to support him but certainly not just less capable but less willing this morning to do that sort of activity because his cost benefit analysis just changed. The big question is what comes next . We heard jon karl report from the white house that escalation according to his sources is not in the cards right now. I do believe theres already ongoing work at the National Security council and in other parts of the administration to come up with an overall strategy on syria as is the case with presidencies, you know well and worked in the west wing when it comes to Foreign Policy you sometimes dont get to pick the timing. Events got ahead of the planning. That said the reality is were going to have a longterm strategy and some will be open, some will not. Ultimately it has to be about the removal of assad and defeat of isis and al qaeda elms because heres the point as long as assad is there youre going to have a radical sunni Group Whether its al qaeda or isis or somebody else and so as long as assad is there, you are going to have terrorism emanating from syria and thats why he needs to go in addition to the defeat of those terror groups. The president as recently as tuesday before the strike had said e his press secretary mae that point. You argued earlier this week that that might have sent a nall to assad that he was free, that he could launch a kind of strike like that with impunity. I think if youre assad and see those statements you probably feel like you have license to do a lot of things and that calculus has now changed and its one of the things achieved last night. That doesnt mean he wont do it again but hell think a lot more about it and so will vladimir putin. That said, i do believe that the administration is shifting in a different direction and rightfully so and im glad to see it. Id rather them make the right decision and not worry about the questions asked. You believe President Trump is now open to regime change . I think President Trump hell have to speak for himself and the administration will have to speak for themselves but understand more fully today than a week ago that as long as Bashar Al Assad is in power you will not achieve the objective of defeating radical islam and terrorism in syria. Youve heard from some of your colleagues that they believe the president wasnt authorized to launch these. If he does go in the direction youre suggesting moving towards regime change in syria, should he come to Congress First . First the president was authorized to conduct this strike. Hes not asking to are a declaration of war. not committing Ground Troops over an extended period of time but dealing with exgent circumstances and not own does he have the right but the obligation to act. Obviously this is going to be a broader longterm conflict, it is important he comes to congress because we need to pay for it and it needs to be funded and thats what they will do. Senator marco rubio, thanks very much. Thank you. All right, coming up, much more of our coverage. Next the Senate Showdown about President Trumps pick for the Supreme Court when we come back. Fe. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. 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Our democratic colleagues have done something today that is unprecedented in the history of the senate. Unfortunately, it has brought us to this point. Reporter but democrats say they didnt start this war. Many are still fuming after republicans refused to even consider president obamas nominee Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy. They were the ones that wouldnt give judge garland a hearing for a year, not us. Reporter but the leader prevailed with a thumbs up from the floor. His democrat counterparts hung head low in defeat clearing the way for gorsuchs confirmation and delivering a blow to bipartisanship. Theres a reason it was dubbed the Nuclear Option, its the most extreme measure with the most extreme consequences. Reporter even republicans who backed the play are warning of the fallout. Its a bad day for the senate. That means youll probably get more ideological judges but where we are where. Reporter given those reservations, why do it. We wont have a system where we cant get judges. Reporter theyre concerned with what will come next. Were on a slippery slope towards the next breakdown which would be the legislative 60vote ru rule. Reporter theyre expected to fill that when neal gorsuch is confirmed later today. Presiding over that vote will be the Vice President , mike pence. Amy. All right, mary, thanks so much. Of course, gorsuch would restore the conservative balance of the court, of the nine Supreme Court justices five leaned right while four leaned left. When Antonin Scalia died the court was split 44 but gorsuch will give conservatives that key tiebreaking vote and dan abrams will talk about the impact. There will be an immediate one. One of the big cases comes out of missouri regarding the separation of church and state. Yeah, were talking about oral arguments literally in a week from now. So, getting gorsuch on the court now means immediately hearing some of these important cases. And as you point out in missouri a critical case there because in missouri the state constitution basically says cant use public funds for religious institutions and youve got a church saying, look, we want to upgrade our playground. Why cant we get access to some of those funds . This case is not just going to be about missouri. When the court rules on in this could have a huge impact generally on the separation of church and state. There are quite a few other controversial cases, as well, that are going to be impacted. Yeah, when gorsuch gets on the court a number of other big cases to consider, theres Voting Rights case that could come back up in North Carolina about what sorts of identification someone has to have in order to vote. Is that constitutional and pass the Voting Rights act . Youve got a potential Second Amendment fight, gun rights over right to carry a concealed weapon. 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The president s chief strategist steve bannon squaring off with his soninlaw jared kushner. They lead competing factions with contradictory visions for the trump presidency. A high stakes struggle for influence and david wright has the story. Reporter it pits steve bannon against trumps soninlaw jared kushner, one recently featured on the cover of time as the great manipulator. The other on the latest issue of this week americas prin princeling. The last place i thought i would be would be spending a lot of time in brooklyn but. Reporter koosher in has long had the boss confidence. I think he likes politics more than real estate and hes very good at it. Reporter lately his portfolio has grown. Last night seated right next to the president of china at maralago. Steve bannon, seated farther away from the president across the table. This week koosher in traveled to iraq to meet with the generals. And hes been tapped for a new initiative to bring Business Ideas into government. His star rising so fast, that one ridicule from stephen colbert. Okay, thats a little much for one family member. Maybe they should give middle east peace to tiffany. Reporter his rise has come at the expense of steve bannon. No long listed as trumps chief strategist. This week he lost his seat on the National Security council, its not a demotion but a realignment. Why then do multiple sources tell abc news bannon threatened to resign. There are certainly a lot of talk that maybe changes are afoot. That maybe a shakeup could be present so who knows who that could impact. Reporter sources say the president blames bannon in part for the bungled rollout of his targeted travel ban. Health care is a right. Reporter followed by a Health Care Reform bill that was dead on arrival. And they say bannons public image as the populist puppet master hasnt helped. This skit from snl send in steve bannon. Reporter the president apparently not so amused. Publicly all the president s men deny any rifts at cpac he and Reince Priebus were all smiles despite reports to the contrary . Were basically together from 6 till late at night. I have a war room. He has a fireplace with nice sofas. Reporter not clear which apprentice will win, after all, were still in the first 100 days. For Good Morning America, david wright, abc news, new york. Thanks to david for that. Were here with matthew dowd. Perhaps its not clear. Only one is family. Jared kushner, and that always complicates things inside the white house. Never fun when there is a fight between friends and family. If i were steve bannon i would recall what michael corleone said to parade da in the godfather. Never take sides against the family. But the problem is that donald trump came to office, not a man of fixed ideology and they really do represent two very different factions, steve bannon comes out of breitbart, altright populist conservative. Jared kushner, a moderate people say democrat from new york. He hadnt been registered as a republican before and, in fact, its reported behind the scenes steve bannon says, of course, we disagree, youre a democrat. All of this is exactly right. It is a reflection of Donald Trumps conflict within donald trump including how much power that Reince Priebus has to settle these arguments. I think donald trump has been conflicted ever since he started running between is he going to get involved internationally, is he going to be a nationalist, how is he going to convey himself so that conflict within donald trump is playing itself out between steve bannon and jared kushner. Some of this competition can be healthy. Franklin roosevelt famously pitted aides against each other. When does it go too far. When it spills 0 out to the public. I remember andy card chief of staff to george w. Bush, there was conflict between karen hughes and karl rove. It hardly ever spilled out to the public. This seems to be spilling out to the public all over the place. When that happens, thats when you have real difficulty. Okay, matthew dowd, thanks very much. All right, coming up, well have, of course, the very latest on that breaking news from overnight, the missile strikes on syria. The fallout this morning. Live in the region and then the late comedian, don rickles, how his influence on todays comics will live on. Hi, im frank. I take movantik for oic, opioidinduced constipation. Had a bad back injury, my doctor prescribed opioids which helped with the chronic pain, but backed me up bigtime. Tried prunes, laxatives, still constipated. Had to talk to my doctor. She said, how long you been holding this in . laughs that was my movantik moment. My doctor told me that movantik is specifically designed for oic and can help you go more often. Dont take movantik if you have a bowel blockage or a history of them. 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Sun comes back tomorrow, breezy, 58 tomorrow. 67 on sunderland, monday, 80s. New Castle County Police are looking for a man who they say snatched a little girl off the street in wilmington. The 4yearold was found near banning park. She had been missing for two hours. Former Vice President joe biden will visit the university of delaware for a rally to talk about his new institute on campus. Action news will be there. With simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal, or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. And theres no minimum balance. Youre alright with simply right checking from santander bank. Are you feeling alright, baby . Good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. Strike on syria. President trump orders his first Major Military action. I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. 59 tomahawk missiles shot from u. S. Navy destroyers in the mediterranean. Targeting aircraft and defense systems. I call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in syria. Russia calls for emergency meeting of the u. N. Security council. Fears this morning about retaliation. Our Abc News Team covers all the angles. Also this morning, goodbye to don rickles, the comic legend passing away at age 90, the king of zingers and oneliners. After seeing don rickles perform when i was little i knew what i wanted to be, a a small jewish man. A heartfelt tribute from jimmy kimmel. We lost one that we and i love very much today. Celebrating don rickles, a special edition of gma this morning. And good morning, america. Weve been following that breaking news all morning long. U. S. Missile strikes on a government airfield in syria. This is the first time u. S. Forces have launched a direct attack on syrias government and heres the latest on what were learning about those 59 tomahawk missiles fired from warships in the mediterranean. All of them aimed at the airstrip where Syrian Forces launched the deadly chemical attack earlier this week. Syria and russia claims six died in that attack. Syria has called it an act of aggression and while its received some praise from members of congress, critics say President Trump should have consulted with congress before making this move. Our whole team is standing by. Lets start with Martha Raddatz. Martha, the president apparently made this decision late yesterday afternoon. It all unfolded very quickly after that. Very quickly. He had secretary mattis offering him several options, he decided on this one. 59 Cruise Missile as we said launched from the mediterranean and just learning it took about an hour for those cruise miss e missiles to hit their target. They travel at 500 miles an hour and slamming into that air base that was where those planes took off, the u. S. Had actually tracked those planes. They didnt know they had chemical weapons on board at the time. Only one of the planes dropped the chemical weapons but thats where they took off from and they destroyed about 20 plane, maybe the one that dropped those bombs. Syrians saying seven People Killed as well and the white house reporting, jon karl, this is it for now. A targeted strike to punish syria for that chemical weapons attack. Deter a future attack but puts questions whether u. S. Has to escalate on the table. It will and what the strategy is, george. What does he do next . Hes clearly wanting Bashar Al Assad out of office but how does that happen . Youve heard Rex Tillerson talk about, well, we have to defeat isis first but theres no room for assad. Can they gather the world to go against him . As recently as monday the president and his team saying, no, we accept the reality of assad in office. Exactly. Actually the day of the attack just before he saw the pictures he said i dont want to be president of the world. I want to be president of the United States but when he saw those pictures, when he saw those horrible images this all changed. Martha raddatz, thanks very much. All right, lets turn to abcs Alex Marquardt who is in the middle east this morning with reaction and joins us from beirut with a new statement from Bashar Al Assad. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, amy. Thats right, president assad lashing out at the u. S. In his first comments since this strike overnight calling this an illegal action and saying that the u. S. Is, quote, the initiators of the ongoing dirty war against our people. The question now, how does he react . Does he retaliate. In all likelihood he wont. This was a warning shot by the u. S. That he will likely take on the chin but the u. S. Is now in a tough spot essentially helping the enemies of assad including isis and the Syrian Military today accusing the u. S. Of being partners now with isis. Assads biggest friend in the region, iran, also out with an angry statement calling this dangerous, destructive and a violation of International Law. But they arent expected to want to retaliate or escalate this either. All across the region the enemies of assad heaping praise on this strike. No one more so than israel which has carried out its own air strikes against syrian targets over the past few years. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it fully supports President Trumps decision calling it a message of resolve. That landing here in the region exactly how President Trump would want it to. Amy. All right, we appreciate it. Alex marquardt, of course, well keep you updated on the syrian situation throughout the morning but turn to paula faris with this mornings other top stories. Good morning. Good morning. Hello, everyone. History is being made in washington today. Now that republicans have deployed the socalled Nuclear Option to change the rules of the senate and clear the way for Supreme Court nominee neal gorsuch to be confirmed with a simple majority. Now, critics say this rule change breaks decades of tradition, but republicans argue that it was the democratsf filibuster in the first place that broke it. Twitter is trying to go to court to stop it from forcing them to reveal whos behind an account thats been critical of President Trumps immigration policy. People running the twitter handle in question describe themselves as current and former u. S. Immigration employees. Twitter says a Government Order demanding personal information about the account holder, it violates the first amendment. Hillary clinton is opening up about her election loss offering advice to ambitious women. Speaking at a womens summit in new york, clinton suggested that the more ambitious a woman is, the less likable she becomes and she blamed russian interference in the election for contributing to her defeat. In other news, the fda has approved for the very first time the direct sale of an at home dna test that can reveal your risk for certain diseases sold by 23 and me use saliva samples to test the likelihood of developing ten diseases including parkinsons and alzheimers. In baseball tim tebow is downplaying expectations after hitting this home run during his very first at bat in the minor leagues. That one is gone. He said its just one game, everybody, but, of course, it didnt stop the crowd from going crazy. While we are talking baseball, a sticky situation in the cubs cards game. The ball bounces. Where did it go . It gets tuck in the catchers chest. By the time Yadier Molina finds it, yeah, you dont see that every day in baseball. But by the time he found it the cubs runner was on first base. The catcher denies using any illegal sticky substances. A pregnant giraffe named amy but one in ohio told the spotlight giving birth to this 130pound baby at the toledo zoo. Ouch. Shes already 57 tall and could grow taller than 14 feet. So next time we think we have it tough this 40week gestational period. They have 67 weeks and their babies are 57 points tall. And 130 pounds. We have a lot more news to get to. Well remember the legendary comedian don rickles and take a look at some of our favorite moments and tributes pouring in overnight. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by chickfila. Tradition calls its gotcha day best day ever love you, dad i love you too, sweetie the slopes like i used to. I even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. 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When its time to get organized for retirement, its time to get voya. We are back now and we have a great audience here this morning. I got to acknowledge that but there are tributes pouring in overnight remembering the legendary comedian don rickles, fans leaving flowers at his star on the hollywood walk of fame. The comic passed away from kidney failure at the age of 90. Abcs Chris Connelly tells us rickles was far from the abrasive personality he played on stage. Reporter from all corners the tributes flying in on social media. For a revered legend of standup comedy always funny and always unafraid. Clint, i say it, nobody else has said it and i say it from my heart. Youre a lousy actor. Reporter from the 60s onward insult comic don rickles made america laugh by going after his own audience biting the hand that fed him. I do want to say those who ate the fish, you will die. Reporter zingers from mr. Warmth. Hitting the mark. Let america know youre a millionaire and you dont need them. Right. Reporter especially when it came to Johnny Carson host of the tonight show. Can i Say Something . Gotten so old. Internet trolls and social media media snark had nothing on vintage rickles. Marty, when we see all the films you did, none of them were great. Reporter hed tan before hollywood royalty of the time and let them have it. Why am i here tonight . Because you could get hot again. Reporter and even take on frank sinatra. Make that especially frank sinatra. Frank, pay i say publicly to you is the bomb of the year. Its all over, frank. I dont know you dont like to that. Its gone. Reporter hed appear on network sit kopeckys and later flourish in films with a small role in casino and voice of mr. Potato head in the toy story movies and his style would influence multiple generations of funny people like tina fey and amy poehler who would pay tribute to him in the way he would appreciate most. After i saw him perform i knew what i wanted to be a short bald jewish man. Bob newhart made the claim he was my closest friend. I have never met bob newhart. Reporter they were close friends. Newhart and wife ginny releasing a statement after rickles died 6 kidney failure at the age of 90 calling rickles one of the kindest, caring, and most sensitive human beings. I based my humor on laughing at bigotry. If you dont laugh back its not funny. Reporter for Good Morning America, chris connell, abc news, los angeles. Jimmy kimmel also paid tribute to him praising him as probably the greatest talk show guest of all time. And were going to take a look at one of jimmys favorite moments with don. I exaggerate life, make fun of ourselves as i make fun of you. If i didnt like you i wouldnt make fun of you. As i look at you right now, you got to get a nose job. You could see the admiration in jimmys eyes right there. He was loved. He will be missed. But most of all he still has us laughing. Absolutely. That was the goal. Every comedian we know of so many comedians and every one of them put him up on a pedestrian tall and inspired a generation, so he will be missed. Absolutely. And, coming up, the socalled the fifth trimester. Well find new ways new moms can transition back to the workplace and well be right back. Nasal allergies. Reat yoh. Listen up. Unlike pills that dont treat congestion, clarispray covers 100 percent of your nasal allergy symptoms. Clarispray. From the makers of claritin. Moms know their kids need love, encouragement and milk. With 8 grams of natural protein, and 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. Moms know kids grow strong when they milk life. And 8 other nutrients to provide balanced nutrition. As americas 1 professional lawn care company,ing. Trugreen can tailor a plan that turns your ordinary lawn into an extraordinary one. So start your trugreen lawn plan today for only 29. 95. Good is in every blue diamond almond. 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Windy and cool, stray shower possible at times, the phillies will get their game in, bundle up in layers and bring gloves and hat. Sunny tomorrow, 58. 67 on sunday, low 80s on monday and tuesday. Back to wor Maternity Leave. Theres a new book called the fifth trimester giving some insight on navigating that new phase in your life. Abcs Mara Schiavocampo spoke with the author, take a look. Reporter motherhood. Its hard enough. Luca cried the entire time that you were gone. Oh, no. Reporter for some complicated by the challenges of going back to work. Mommy is just going to work. Reporter with 70 of moms with kids under 18 in the workforce. The transition from Maternity Leave back to the office tackled in a new book the fifth trimester. What is the fifth trimester . Its the transition to going back to work after having a baby and its a time that is really fraught and really hard. Its not unusual for women to go back after five or six weeks. A huge percentage go back after two weeks. Reporter lauren smith brody, mom of two, surveying over 700 working moms about the challenges of reentering the workforce. A lot of us want to prove that we have not changed. You have changed but youve changed for the better. They focus better and manage their time more easily. Reporter annie le is going through her fifth trimester right now. Youre talking to a zombie right now. A very sleep deprived zombie. Reporter the month of 6monthold summer returned to work three weeks ago. When i was closer to the date of having to go back to work there were days i would just clutch her and start crying but deep down i knew that i owed it to myself and i owed it to my career which i had put so many years into. Reporter smith brody says there are ways to make the transition easier. First, when it comes to asking for new Work Arrangements postbaby like more flexible hour, she suggests being totally transparent with your manager. Show that youre going to deliver everything that you ever did before and then also show how its good for the company. Reporter other tips, if youre breastfeeding try to be productive during those pumping breaks. If you can ask your employer to not give you privacy but with a room with wifi and phone that you can turn that time into dedicated work time. Reporter most importantly, she says, for moms who feel like quitting, just give it some time. Please wait at least a couple of months, if not three to make any big decisions. Reporter for Good Morning America, Mara Schiavocampo, abc news, new york. All right, thank you, mara. Were joined by ericka souter, editor of mom. Me. She had a baby ten weeks ago in the thick of it because here you are back at work. So what kind of feeling should new moms going back to work expect to feel . Whats normal. First and foremost we see a lot of guilt. You know, oh, my baby is so tiny. I have to rush back to work. My baby is 15, still there. So theres a lot of feelings of guilt. Feel like you want to be there for your baby and cant because you need to go back to work. Then we have a lot of fear. You know, did i pick the right caregiver . Will my baby be safe am i going to miss out on all those important first moments but i love this authors advice that one of the things you can do is have your caregiver send photos during the day so you still feel involved. That was very interesting she said that some moms ask that care givers not send pictures. They dont want to feel like theyre missing out. Point being very individual. One that works for you and thats just fine. One emotion that i think a lot of women have had. We have a lot of new moms in the audience. And momstobe. Talks about resenting your partner because your partner cant know what you must be feeling like going back to work, having just given birth. What do you do if youre harboring that. Youre sleep deprived, overwhelmed and what you want to be is open and honest. Its not always practical to split things 50 50 but 3070 is bitter than nothing. Get some sleep, get your nails done, whatever it is, read a book. Whatever you need to do to recharge. Yeah, okay. Then finally, many women staying home after work simply not an option. So, what do you say to that . Whats the if we have to do it, what advice do you have for us. Its the Million Dollar question. How do i balance it all . One of the most important things you can acknowledge and embrace is that you cant give everything 100 all the time. You are not going to be perfect. You know, give yourself a break. And then, you know, just work hard to give people what they need but know that its not going to be perfect. Yeah, its not going to be perfect. That is the truth and ten weeks in. Ten weeks in. Were you ready to go back to work . Yeah, i mean, im ready as i will ever be. Yeah. Are you giving yourself a break. Im definitely giving myself a break. Well give you one right now and tell everybody its lauren smith brody. The book is fantastic called the fifth trimester the working moms guide to style, sanity and big success after baby and it is available now and thank you, moms and new mom, momstobe for coming in and being with us. Were talking to the team behind a viral video youve got to see. The la la prom people. Chris evans, demi lovato, Joe Manganiello all dishing on their new roles as smurfs. Good morning everyone, 8 27 friday, april 7. Im Matt Odonnell. Matt pellman is in for karen. When you say schuylkill expressway, i think backup. Reporter youre thinking correctly, were seeing backups in the westbound lane. Were not seeing the medical emergency in the gore point on the westbound side of city avenue. The off ramp theyre cleaning up a crash, otherwise its the normal delay on 76. We have word of a couple of broken down vehicles one on the the schuylkill expressway heading toward broad street and one on the boulevard southbound off to the side. Down tree in radnor blocking bryn mawr avenue. Worcester theres a crash at valley road and sheerer road. Lets go outside to david murphy, an outdoor event david were thinking about in the afternoon. Reporter it will be some opener this afternoon, its not ideal weather. Right now we have drizzle on the terrace. You can see why. A couple of light sprinkles and showers popping out of the northern and western suburbs that will be an issue for 60 to 90 minutes. 46 degrees right now. Windy and chilly on the terrace and elsewhere across the region. This afternoon high of 51 degrees, well maintain cloudy skies, a stray shower cant be ruled out. The Biggest Issue if youre heading to the ballpark, it will be gray, cool and windy. Bring layers to the ballpark or a hat and gloves a good idea. Sunny and breezy, saturday. Sunday looks great, 67. Low 80s monday and tuesday. The phillies have a block party before their home opener at Citizens Bank park. First pitch 3 05 p. M. When i realized i needed help i didnt know where to go. But i got help and you can too. Youre not alone. Help is within reach. This is governor chris christie. Call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj. Gov. The dinosaurs extinction. Got you outnumbered. Dont listen to them. Not appropriate. Now im mashing these potatoes with my stick of butter. Why dont you sit over here. Something for everyone is awesome. Find your awesome with the Xfinity Stream app. More to stream to every screen. [ applause ] welcome back to gma, everybody. Happy friday to everyone out there at home and happy friday to our incredible audience. Happy friday, everybody. [ applause ] i think for those of us who saw la la land, we were blown away by the opening number, right . So great. Well, one teenager from arizona was so inspired by the movie, he decided to recreate this scene for an epic promposal for none other than Academy Award winner emma stone. Take a look and see what he did. Table 29 youre an oscar winner i have two of my own so maybe i can buy you dinner itll make my night and maybe make yours too the young man behind the viral video is Jacob Staudenmaier and he is joining us from phoenix, arizona. Good morning to you, jacob. [ applause ] how are you guys doing . All right, so the video was great. I watched the whole thing. How did you come up with the idea . Well, there were a couple factors that played into it. But first of all, the initial inspiration was a kid that went to my school about three, two or three years ago, he actually prom posed to miley cyrus and gave me a big inspiration. I thought i had to follow it up and having seen emma stone in la la land, absolutely killing it in her performance, i saw the movie three times myself. And especially knowing that shes from arizona, i thought it just would be a perfect idea on being an aspiring filmmaker i knew i had to be big and ambitious with. Go big or go home. I love it. [ applause ] jacob, has anyone told you you look like ryan gosling . Well, it started out as a little bit of a joke in my film class and kind of grew from there. So i thought it would be kind of a funny thing to put in the video but now its just spread around and i dont think anyone is going to let that down at my school anymore. You must [ applause ] well, jacob, there are much worse things than being compared to ryan gosling, i think youre doing okay. But how did you convince everybody to be part of this . Well, i mean ive done a lot of crazy projects before, obviously nothing as crazy as this, but my friends know that i love film and that im very passionate about it so i think once they saw the lyrics and that i was trying to make this a reality they wanted to be a part of it and, you know, be in that video. Jacob, your mom had a role with this too. She worked on the set. What was her job on the set . Well, she was the selfproclaimed snack mom that she liked to call it. [ laughter ] where she, you know, delivered food to everyone which is always a great job. But shes just a great motivation for me as is my father and my whole family and all the friends there, everyone was just great support and helped make that happen. All right, jacob, heres the big question, everybody is wondering have you heard back from emma stone . I have. [ cheers and applause ] i have a letter right here. So, emma said, jacob in all caps thanks for making the greatest proposal ive ever received. I cant tell you what an honor that was and how much i smiled through that entire beautifully okay traited video. Im in london working but i hope you have the best time at prom and im grateful you thought of me. Thank you in all caps and she added p. S. , i do see gosling around the eyes. Love, emma. [ cheers and applause ] thats so great. I tell you what, jacob, if emma says it, it must be true. She would know. Youre still going to the prom, right . Oh, of course, yeah, im going to have a great time still with all my friends. I tell you what, jacob, it was very creative. Its really awesome. I know youre an aspiring filmmaker. We i shall with you the best. Maybe one day youll be on the show talking about your next hollywood hit. Thanks so much for having me. Youre welcome. Thanks for coming on. Thank you, great job. [ applause ] what a really what a really talented kid. He shot that in less than two hour, an hour and a half and had everybody in and out and, you know, really talented kid in yeah. Well go from one talented kid to a gifted actor. His name is chris evans. Hes putting away his captain america shield for the new feelgood family movie gifted but is still a superhero as a single man fighting to give his math whiz niece a normal life and had a chance to sit down with chris and talked about his new leading little lady. We discussed this ad nauseam. Whats ad nauseam. You dont know. It looks like someone needed schooled. Your chemistry with mckenna grace was incredible. I mean, it was like truly uncle and niece being that you are an uncle, did that help you in this movie relate to her. Shes, you know, 11 going on 40. One keen in particular we have on the beach where shes crawling all over me and i always said to the director, you know, what my nieces and nephews do, they not only use you as a jungle gym but a nephew will put his arms out like that and wants to be swooped around and you have that kind of shorthand familiarity. The way she grabs your hand and rubs your hand at the end, its amazing i notice that you know. I noticed it. It touched me. I was crying. I was crying. I was looking at some show the other day and i saw you tap dancing. Oh, yeah. This dude can do anything. So, first thought came to my mind are we going to see you in a movie or youre in broadway. Yeah, yeah, i think i might do a show next march but i would love to do some sort of a film. As of late, you know, musicals are doing so well and theres always been rumblings of a guys and dolls or west side story. I have a feeling you just threw your name in the hat. Call me, im in. Our viewers sent us questions. Youve said that you love disney world. Whats your favorite ride . Gosh, thats a tough one. I mean maybe ill go with the classic, space mountain. You got to go with space mountain. Disney world space in the. Not disneyland. Its a different animal. How many retakes before you get a fight scene just right . Captain america stuff. If you working opposite a stunt man, easy, two arc, you both kind of acknowledge, this could go south and lets just go slow. Wearing this bulky less than comfortable cap suit and sweating and by the fifth day everybody is bruised and backed up and although what am i saying. You played in the nfl. Im like everyone just is in so much pain in the trailer. Drinking their coffees with their ice bag, its really exhausting. Everything is relative, though, man. Charming guy. Yes, that was great. Charming guy. We had a great time as you can see there. Andchris new movie gifted opens nationwide april 12th. Take your family and see it. It really is a lot of fun. Well be right back, everybody. The solution to all your frustrated feelings. I present to you the rage cage. I think the room needs to be full of breakable whoa youre not taking these. Hey, hey, hey youre not taking those. Whoa, whoa youre not taking that. Come with me. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Youre not taking that. Mom, im taking the subaru. Dont be late. Even when were not there to keep them safe, our Subaru Outback will be. vo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. Back here on a lets get a check closer to home. Reporter the lawn just got cut for the first time two days ago, so i guess thats coming around here, too, ginger. Showers light right now. 51 is the high, windy and cool. If youre heading to the phillies home opener, several layers and gloves and hat. Its better over the weekend. Chill. Thank you, ginger. Up here with matthew dowd, chief political analyst. Not used to being upstairs in no, its a whole new deal up here. Youre up here because youve written a new book called a new way embracing the paradox as we lead and serve. And in this book you draw on your work in politics and your work analyzing politics but also as part of it i love this idea. You took a pilgrimage to the Spiritual Centers of five major faiths. Came from ive been a searcher my whole life. I grew up catholic. But at some point a lot of things happened in my life and over a span of a few years i lost a son, i lost a daughter and jettisoned my political career when i had the public break with george bush, my son went to iraq, did two tours in iraq. Even as you were criticizing the war. Even as i was criticizing the war and in the aftermath i had a dream that said i was going to walk in these hinduism, judaism, buddhism, christianity and islam and so i did. I spent 40 days india, turkey, jerusalem, and ended in assisi and it was an unbelievable experience. What did you take from it and learn from it. You go in with ideas and you come out of it having learned much more and you actually get what you needed so instead of what you wanted you get what you needed. It was hard, but what i came away from it with was how much all of these faiths and how much were all bounding to and how much similarity there are when you get to the basis of them and humanity, what binds us together and the leaders of those faith, how much they speak in the same way and appeal to us in the same way. All of them, you say and title of your book embrace the paradox. What do you mean by. The paradox, were often pushed into false choice. You have to be this way or this way. We see it in politics on the parties but in life generally. Youre pushed one way or the other. Youre pushed you have to embrace peoples fears or appeal to their love and my thought in this is the greatest leaders have basically found a different way. A different way to embody both of them. On that point fear and love, Martin Luther king. Its who i sort of think symbolizes that. The thing about Martin Luther king, he understood peoples fears and spoke to them but also had great appeal to love. He fought against hate. He fought against all those things and so he understood the fear of people. But he brought to them a place of compassion. Another paradox, realism and idealism. President reagan was very good at that which is idealism you have these ideals especially as a president , this is what i want and stand for then youre confronted with the world as it is. And you have to make a decision based on those ideals but be a realist and he did very good. One twitter question from kendra jones. What do people need to look for in candidates to ensure good leaders to bridge that division and animosity we see so often . Many things but i would say first integrity. A level of integrity where what they think and what they say and what they do as gandhi said are in alignment. If you find a leader whether in a neighborhood or a president of the United States, those are the leaders that i think are going to do very well. A lot of great lessons in the book called a new way. Matthew dowd, thanks very much. Available on amazon and in book stores right now. Joe manganiello will talk about the smurfs. Gmas pollen report is brought to you by nondrowsy claritin and were going to a film with a whole lot of stars and a whole lot of laughs. Smurfs the lost village. I had a cancer to talk to demi lovato and Joe Manganiello about those famous blue characters. Take a look. Lets all go have some fun. Yeah. Pizza. Smurfboarding. Smurfboarding. Yeah. Whoo oh the smurfs are back. They are. A lot of excitement and nostalgia. Even though theyre tiny blue creatures they can be relatable. Whenever smurfette set out on this journey to find her purpose i think its a really interesting lesson a lot of people can take away from it. You know, what is your identity, what is your dream, what is your passion. Joe, your character hefty smurf which i love the name, man. Theres hefty smurf right there. And so when you talk about this character at home with your wife, do you say, hey, baby im in love with smurfette. She understands but i mean, its pretty hard to resist. But she grew up with the smurfs in colombia so she knows [ speaking a Foreign Language ] and [ speaking a Foreign Language ] what people used to call her when she was little. She knows. A role for you, my friend. Yeah. I see hefty smurf is doing onefinger pushups. Hes like really strong. Hes doing all these incredible things so what was your Training Like with this as compared to magic mike. Like vocal pushups . Is that what you were saying. I dont know, man. Its similar, we need to get you in. I need a name. Gap p gappy smurf. Oh, i love that. Thats perfect. Got this giant super bowl ring on. Ive seen you in the gym. I know you kick so much butt in these boxing videos and you were really no joke. But do you think that if it came down to smurf could take hefty smurf if they got into a little rumble. I just say never underestimate girl power. Demi, for you youre in the booth but its a different kind. It is a different kind. It was something that felt familiar. But it was not as comfortable stepping out of my comfort zone a little bit so it was an interesting experience. Who in your families are most excited to see this movie. I think my parents are because they grew up watching. Now that makes me feel old, thanks. Sorry. I was going to say the same thing. Yeah. Im sorry. No, its fine. Its okay. Im glad you both did this movie because so much fun. My girls loved it. I loved it. We all got something out of it. A lot of lessons and women do rule the world, i do have to say that. Yes, they do. Thank you both for joining us. Thanks, man. All right there hefty smurf. Gappy smurf has got his eyes on you. We had a lot of fun with that and the movie smurfs the lost village is in theaters today. Lara. Thank you, gappy. Here now with the breakthrough electronic duo marian hill. Their song down, a runaway hit performing it off their new album act one, this is down. 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