>> extremely interesting. abby, thank you very much. >>> new this morning, fresh reaction to this unusual picture we saw at the white house yesterday. a group of republican senators warning the turkish president about potential sanctions as they sat in this tense meeting. joe johns in washington this morning with the latest. joe? >> reporter: you can almost call it extraordinary, john. president trump said he's a big fan of turkey, which is, frankly, something we already knew. but members of both parties on capitol hill are angry over erdogan's invision of syria. the president inviting five outspoken critics of erdogan, including lindsey graham, for the sitdown with the turkish president. turkey's plan to purchase an air missile defense system from russia. turkey is a member of nato. yes. the most is an instrigs of syria. president trump said he was moving troops out of harm's way. he breaks down the kurdish forces. cnn said that graham was aggressive and direct with erdogan. members...