on police, killing one and injuring two. security and terrorism are two main themes of the french election. isis militants staged a surprise attack this morning at a crossing frequently used by iraqi and syrian civilians. at least 37 people were killed there, some terrorists blew themselves up while others attacked sleeping civilians in the nearby refugee camp. north korea s news agencies of the u.s. is moving the region toward nuclear conflict. that statement comes as the u.s. brings a controversial antimissile system online in the south and president trump extend something of an olive branch to kim jong-un. benjamin hall has latest. american b-1 bombers deployed over the korean peninsula, conducting joint drills with
on police, killing one and injuring two. security and terrorism are two main themes of the french election. isis militants staged a surprise attack this morning at a crossing frequently used by iraqi and syrian civilians. at least 37 people were killed there, some terrorists blew themselves up while others attacked sleeping civilians in the nearby refugee camp. north korea s news agencies of the u.s. is moving the region toward nuclear conflict. that statement comes as the u.s. brings a controversial antimissile system online in the south and president trump extend something of an olive branch to kim jong-un. benjamin hall has latest. american b-1 bombers deployed over the korean peninsula, conducting joint drills with
government, but he s vowing that any response will send a strong signal. today the president will meet with intelligence experts and congressional leaders about the best course of action. also today the british parliament convening emergency session to consider the use of force against syria. if the u.s. does decide to strike potential targets in syria include facilities that store vehicles capable of launching chemical weapons like this one in damascus. another possibility u.s. missiles could take aim at the symbolic target like the ministry of defense. when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that they re held accountable. if bashar al assad didn t hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, what s to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis? military officials say if the u.s. decides to take action, the strikes would only last two or three days. and they add tha
used, but this isn t a closed case. syria s ambassador to the u.n. claims rebel forces are responsible for this and other chemical attacks in the country. and secretary-general ban ki-moon says after two days of investigating, inspectors on the ground in damascus still have two more days of work left to do. the u.n. urges the u.s. and allies to be patient. it is very clear, the security council has to be brought in. reporter: the state department claims the u.s. will not wait for authorization from the u.n. security council, and assad promises to forcefully respond to any military action. if bashar al assad didn t hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, what s to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis? now more than 100 house republicans and democrats have signed a letter urging president obama not to act until he has congressional approval. john and diana? marci, thank you.
substance was used, but this isn t a closed case. syria s ambassador to the u.n. claims rebel forces are responsible for this and other chemical attacks in the country. and secretary-general ban ki-moon says after two days of investigating, inspectors on the ground in damascus still have two more days of work left to do. the u.n. urges the u.s. and allies to be patient. it is very clear, the security council has to be brought in. reporter: the state department claims the u.s. will not wait for authorization from the u.n. security council, and assad promises to forcefully respond to any military action. if bashar al assad didn t hesitate to use chemical weapons against his own sleeping civilians, what s to stop him from using them against sleeping turks, jordanians or israelis? now more than 100 house republicans and democrats have signed a letter urging president obama not to act until he has congressional approval. john and diana?