coup and patricia ewing committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. by contributions to your pbs tation from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, robert costa of "the washington post." robert: good evening. barely 100 days into his presidency, donald trump declared to syria and the world that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated. syria and its closest ally russia blasted the u.s. for its attack on air basin homes where aircraft launched a series of attacks on innocent civilians. many leaders praised the president's actions and the use of serin. it's a dramatic departure from mr. trump's position when they launched a similar poison attack on the rebel held city of galta. then trump tweeted. president obama do not attack syria. there's no upside and tremendous downside. save your powder for another and more important day. pentagon correspondent nancy you receive joins us now with the latest on the trump administration's strategy in syria. nancy, you've been at the pentagon day and night since these attacks came about. w

ku and patricia ewing, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening. as the 100-day mark of the trump presidency approaches, mr. trump is pushing his america first campaign promises looking for a legislative win. priority one, healthcare. before the break, the conservative freedom caucus rejected the g.o.p.'s plan because it wasn't a complete overhaul of obamacare. at the time president trump said he was ready to move on to tax reform. but this week, the president seemed more optimistic that congress has the votes to move quickly on both fronts. president trump: the plan gets better and better and better and it's gotten really good. a lot of people are liking it a lot. we have a chance of the getting it soon. robert: kelly, people feel immense pressure from the president himself to get moving on healthcare but over on capitol hill they're saying, we don't reall

ku and patricia ewing, committed to bringing cultural differences and from contributions from pbs viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, robert costa of "the washington post." robert: good evening. friday marked day 85 for the trump administration. it was perhaps the most significant week yet for the president on the international stage. us military forces use the most powerful nonnuclear weapon in america's arsenal to target isis in afghanistan. the 21,000 blast nicknamed the mother of all bombs destroyed isis tunnels and caves in the province. going hard after isis was one of candidate trump. >> i know more about isis. i would bomb the [beep] out of them. >> he has leveraged the u.s. military. president trump: we are so proud of our military. it was another successful event. robert: the bombing in afghanistan came one week after the u.s. launched retalltory strikes on syria in response to the deadly chemical attack on civilians. u.s. navy strike forces were deployed to the korean peninsula, in response to kim jung-un's nuclear tests. >> the bottom line north korea has

cou and patricia ewing committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again from washington, robert costa of "the washington post." robert: good evening. the investigations into russian interference in the 2016 election continued to playing the trump administration. house intelligence chairman devin nunes is under scrutiny for receiving top surveillance reports from white house officials. president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn is looking for legal protection from prosecution in exchange about any possible collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin. and paul mannafort, roger stone and former policy advisor carter page have agreed to testify without the promise of immunity. immunity deal is not a sign of guilt but it would make it all but impossible for the justice department to prosecute flynn. lots to unpack here. let's begin with flynn who president trump fired last month because he misled vice pres

ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supporter at the n.r.a. annual convention. his message was reinvigorating the republican base after watching the white house reverse course on a few campaign promises. president trump: you came through for me. and i am going to come through for you. the eight-year assault on your second amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. robert: julie, fascinating speech by the president defiant in tone. but he gave this revealing interview to reuters the day before talking about how his grappling with power, the brutal reality of governing and the presidency. which trump are we seeing at the end of this fir

ku and patricia ewing through the ewing foundation committed to bridging cultural differences in our community. the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator robert costa. robert: good evening today marked the final day in the mythical first 100 day milestone that all new administrations are measured by. president trump traveled to atlanta to thank some of his most strident supporter at the n.r.a. annual convention. his message was reinvigorating the republican base after watching the white house reverse course on a few campaign promises. president trump: you came through for me. and i am going to come through for you. the eight-year assault on your second amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. robert: julie, fascinating speech by the president defiant in tone. but he gave this revealing interview to reuters the day before talking about how his grappling with power, the brutal reality of governing and the presidency. which trump are we seeing at the end of this fir