Are standing by for full coverage. Lets begin with our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. How close, barbara, is the United States . Is president obama to ordering air strikes in syria . Wolf, its a question at this hour no one knows the answer to perhaps an except the president himself. Air strikes according to u. S. Officials not yet approved by the president. But he has authorized those reconnaissance flights to begin in order to begin collecting intelligence on potential isis targets on the ground inside syria. The president today spoke about jim foleys killer. He had a bit of a promise. He had a bit of a threat. America does not forget our reach is long. We are patient, justice will be done. We have proved time and time again we will do whats necessary to capture those who harm americans. To go after those who harm americans. And well continue to take direct action where needed to protect our people. So still the question does isis pose a direct threat . At this time to the hom
Time thats better for democrat. He said in a statement, quote, whats so cynical about the announcement is that the president isnt saying hell follow the law. Hes just saying hell go around the law. Once its too late for americans to hold his Party Account bable in the november elections. But president obama maintains he has a Legal Authority to act alone and will do so because he said the right thing to do for the country. He chided congress for not passing the Senate Democrats bill. My preference is to see congress act. We had bipartisan action in the is that the. 9 the House Republicans had sat on it for over a year. Damaged the economy. It has held america back. It is a mistake. His decision to delay any executive action until after the midterm disappointed liberal add voe kai asy groups pushing him to act now. A statement from the united farm workers said quote, justice delayed is yus tis denied. Instead of doing whats right for the economy, farm workers and country, he, meaning t
To dismantle this network, this force, that has claimed to troll this much territory so that they cant do us harm. And thats going to be our objective. Reporter but achieving that goal in syria with a government the u. S. Doesnt support remains a challenge. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle including republican frank wolf in the house and Democrat Bill nelson in the Senate Already are preparing legislation ahead of any president ial request to authorize u. S. Air strikes inside syria. So far, mr. Obama pledged no u. S. Ground troops will enter syria, stressing that the u. S. And an International Coalition will prop up partners on the ground there, like the relatively moderate Free Syrian Army to take the fight directly to isis. They have been to some degree outgunned, and outmanned, and thats why its important for us to work with our friends and allies to support them more effectively. Reporter now, president obama also compared the fight guess isis to the fight against al qaeda. Of
Packed agenda, are some republicans losing patience with the president . The trips to florida, i do wish that he would spend more time in washington d. C. Chris senator James Lankford on gop criticism of mr. Trump and his call for the president to release his tax returns. Plus everywhere you look, if theres trouble in the region, you find iran. Chris well ask our sunday panel about the administrations bold Foreign Policy agenda on iran, north korea and syria. And our power player of the week, jane Jane Goodalls relens mission to protect the planet. To that end, ive still got so much to do. Chris all right now on fox news sunday. And hello again from fox news in washington. The Nations Capital seems headed for a major log jam this week as President Trump tries to put points on the board before he reaches 100 days in office next saturday. The president is talking about getting a bill through the house to repeal and replace obamacare. And he says hell unveil a plan for massive tax cuts. B
Packed agenda, are some republicans losing patience with the president . The trips to florida, i do wish that he would spend more time in washington d. C. Chris senator James Lankford on gop criticism of mr. Trump and his call for the president to release his tax returns. Plus everywhere you look, if theres trouble in the region, you find iran. Chris well ask our sunday panel about the administrations bold Foreign Policy agenda on iran, north korea and syria. And our power player of the week, jane Jane Goodalls relens mission to protect the planet. To that end, ive still got so much to do. Chris all right now on fox news sunday. And hello again from fox news in washington. The Nations Capital seems headed for a major log jam this week as President Trump tries to put points on the board before he reaches 100 days in office next saturday. The president is talking about getting a bill through the house to repeal and replace obamacare. And he says hell unveil a plan for massive tax cuts. B