unfettered access. and investigate the douma attack. the president made the final decision about military action yesterday. in the beginning of the week there was strong indications he wanted to do. he made the final decision and gave the order tonight. and that is where the president s national security team and also uk and france. everyone signed off on it and off it went tonight, shannon. thank you, john. defense secretary mattis speaking and giving us the lay of the land. we ll bring in jennifer grittingive good evening. or should i say good morning. reporter: good morning, shannon. it is dawn in damascus. . the pentagon colleagues from