up our eastern european friends. let me say something finally, beth, about me say something finally, beth, about diplomacy. and that is. that has got about diplomacy. and that is. that has got to about diplomacy. and that is. that has got to be about diplomacy. and that is. that has got to be the way forward. there has got to be the way forward. there has got has got to be the way forward. there has got to has got to be the way forward. there has got to be the way forward. there has got to be room for a conversation with the kremlin about what they conversation with the kremlin about what they are doing. it cannot be sensible what they are doing. it cannot be sensible for the chem for them to continually sensible for the chem for them to continually threaten ukraine. it would continually threaten ukraine. it would be continually threaten ukraine. it would be a disaster for them, it ll be a would be a disaster for them, it ll be a disaster for russia, a disaste
london. what do we expect to come of this? reporter: alexander lukashenko arrived a very short time ago going to meet with president putin. both joined up in a massive military exercise that s been going since the 10th of february. initially the belarus authorities said they would expect this joint military exercise to last until the 20th of february so this weekend. however, in an interview with cnn s fred pleitgen yesterday lukashenko indicated that these joint military exercises would continue as long as they were needed to continue before the troops would go back to base. then he said they would go back to base. but it s unclear precisely what we ll hear from president putin and president lukashenko. today they re expected to talk about the military exercises, the position in europe, economic ties between the two countries
to comment on this reports of the strike as the french have said they didn t do it it. the americans say they didn t do it. so a good question is who did? israel has a history of conducting as many as 100 air strikes on targets within syria and on the 10th of february after iranian drone launched from the t-4 base entered israeli air space. israeli f-16 was shot down by syrian defense forces. alison. let s talk about the timing for a second. if it was israel to conduct the missile strike, what about the timing of this strike? was this in response to the alleged chemical attack? reporter: it is not at all
he has the latest from beirut. reporter: good morning. the strike took place after 3:00 a.m. local time. the base itself is known as the t-4 base. that is where it is known there are iranian forces as well as syrian. we had a variety of accounts of what happened. initially the syrian arab news agency came out with the statement saying that there have been casualties and fatalities. that several of the missiles were knocked out of the sky by syrian defense forces. it is important to keep independent mind that was also the keep in mind that was also on the 10th of february where iranian drone was launched that went into israeli air space. isra israelis shot that down and attacked the t-4 air base. one of the f-16s when it was
executive order could take effect. as identi ve stated before, u.se gives the president constitutional authority for this executive order. it says, quote, whenever the president it says quote whenever the president finds in a the entry of any aliens or any class of aliens into the united states could be detrimental to the interests of the united states he may by proclamation and for such period as he shall deem necessary suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions which he may deem appropriate. we look forward to a final decision on the merits this soon. looking ahead i know a few have been asking about prime minister abe s visit. he will visit on the 10th of february. the president has also invited him down the mara lago and the two leaders will travel there over the weekend. this is a testment to the importance the united states places on the bilateral relationship and strength of our