Slugger inspiring america. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Two infamous dictators and both in the cross hairs of President Trump tonight raising the potential of military responses after acts that are drawing broad concern and condemnation. The first, syrias leader assad. President trump horrified by the deadly gas attack on civilians saying it crosses many lanes and officers the warning there may be a new u. S. Approach to syria. The President Trumping up heat on north Koreas Kim Jong un ahead of a critical meeting tomorrow. As we showed you during the broadcast from south corkorea, America Armed forces are at a height of readiness with kims threats. We have two reports starting with the Syrian Crisis and nbcs richard engel. Reporter the victims are still struggling to breathe. Quivering uncontrollably. Doctors say its consistent with expo exposure to a nerve agent like gas. President trump said the images of the victim
America. And tonight, four dozen advertisers have pulled their ads from the oreilly factor. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a wednesday night. We begin tonight with President Trump in there front of the world on syria, on Bashar Al Assad. On the apparent chemical attack that killed dozens in syria. Calling it quote, a affront to humanity. Saying his attitude toward syria has changed very much. More than 80 men, women and children dying. Those who did survive gasps for air. What the world was waiting for next, word from President Trump. Abcs chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl leading us off. Reporter welcoming the king of jordan to the white house, the president firmly condemned the chemical weapons attack in syria, placing the blaming squarely on the syrian government. It is a terrible affront to humanity, i can tell you, terrible. Reporter and later at a joint press conference in the rose garden, he suggested there should be retaliation. These heinous actions
Tattered playbook. And that is attack, attack, attack, especially women who speak out against their moneymakers. Amy more than 50 advertisers showoycotting oreillys over his history of sexually harassing women, but the fox host has picked up the support from one big fan President Trump. He says he does not think oreilly did anything wrong. We will get the latest. Plus, we will look at u. S. China relations. Pres. Trump we cannot continue to allow china to rape our country. And that is what theyre doing. It is the greatest theft in history of the world. Amy that was donald trump on the campaign trail. Today, he is hosting chinese president xi jinping at his maralago golf resort. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump said wednesday a chemical weapons attack in syria this week that left at least 86 people dead had altered his position on syria and its leader bashar alassad. Speaking a
Frances rivera. The president says atrocities carried out in syria are now his responsibility. The president declared the horrific attack as an affront to humanity, claiming the attack has changed his mind about syria and its leader bashar al assad. These heinous actions by the assad regime cannot be tolerated. When you kill innocent children, babies, little babies with a chemical gas that is so lethal, people were shocked to hear what gas it was, that crosses many, many line, beyond a red line, many, many lines. Its very, very possible, and i will tell you its already happened that my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. However the president will not say what, if any, action hell take against assad while still pointing blame at the Obama Administration for not take action. Despite cautioning against action himself in 2013 saying there was no upside. Still mr. Trumps new stance and the first real test on his America First doctrine comes as u. S. Officials confirm it
Then we turn to bill oreililly and the growing sexualharassment scandal at fox news. , fox news has a very tired tattered playbook. And that is attack, attack, attack, especially women who speak out against their moneymakers. Amy more than 50 advertisers showoycotting oreillys over his history of sexually harassing women, but the fox host has picked up the support from one big fan President Trump. He says hehe does not think oreilly did anything wrong. We will get the latest. Plus, we will look at u. S. China relations. Pres. Trump we cannot continue to allow china to rape our country. And that is what theyre doing. It is the greatest theft in history of the world. Amy that was donald trump on the campaign trail. Today, he is hosting chinese president xi jinping at his maralago g golf resosort. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump said wednesday a chemical weapons attack in syria