the president said he s going to hold the syrian government accountable. he s going to hold the russians and the iranians who are propping up this regime responsible. russia this 2013 guaranteed that syria s chemical weapons would be removed from the country and guaranteed they would not be used. we have seen them cross what was previously president obama s red line in the past. this president acted last year and prepared to hold syria as well as russia and iran accountable. you understand fully that the potential dangers if you go not just after bashar al assad regime. if russians or iranians or others are killed in the process. of course the president is aware and listening to his national security team to ensure that any response is carried out effectively. it s carried out efficiently and you know preserves american national security interests.
targets associated with the bashar al assad regime? two problems. number one, can our missiles reach syrian territory and evade the s-400 anti-missile system the russians have deployed. and we have to anticipate how the russians will respond. so i would suspect that secretary mattis is looking at all the contingents here. that s all being discussed or should be discussed today and into the future. it s a lot easier to get involved in a military action than to get out of a military action. everybody has learned that over the years. secretary cohen, thank you very much for being with us. coming up, major developments in the russia probe. a source tells cnn the president might fire the deputy attorney general of the united states, rod rosenstein, as his way of getting rid of the special counsel robert mueller as well.
few moments as well. another major story breaking this morning. president trump is up and firing off tweets about the situation in syria with a stern warning for russia. he says missiles will be coming for syria in response to the alleged gas attack that killed 40 people. white house correspondent kevin corke is live from the north lawn this morning. what s the latest? it is interesting. the white house would love to have international consensus over what to do the problems in syria. as an official told me this morning there comes a point where you have to say it s insufficient to wait when you are dealing with a monster. the president dealing with the bashar al-assad regime and his primary backers from moscow. the president active on social media this morning saying this. russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at syria. get ready, russia. they ll be coming. nice and new and smart. you shouldn t be partners with a gas-killing animal who kills his people and enjoys it.
bill: sarah sanders, i want to add this quickly and just got this from the pentagon. u.s. military official telling him the department does not comment on potential future military actions. no surprise there. clearly they know something has to be done to rein in the assad regime. back to you. bill: more breaking news. military plane going down overseas from overnie. everyone on board are dead. details on this developing story where and why it happened in a moment. plus there is this. the key at this point is really identifying what additional relevant information is out there, turning it over as quickly as we can. sandra: u.s. attorney john laush is stepping in to ensure the house judiciary committee gets documents after the justice department misses a deadline. jim jordan joins us next to discuss that move. bill: it is deadline day for
the president will do that. as a veteran, as the chairwoman of the emerging threats and capability subcommittee of the armed services committee, it is important to understand what is going on in syria. and then also, what are the connections with iran and russia. those are also some of my concerns. they continue to prop up the bashar al assad regime. and we can t have them involved in this region. especially when we see that they are not following through with getting rid of chemical weapons in syria. we can t continue to see these types of deaths occur in an innocent civilian population. senator, thank you very much for your time tonight. thank you. next, trump has called himself, with great pride, the king of debt. is that how he s running america? my talk next with trump s top adviser larry kudlow. well, like most of you, i just bought a house.