There are two big stories that we're going to hit.

One, Donald Trump doing a sit-down interview,

sit-down interview laying out what he is expecting to do in his first hundred days in office,

talking about many of the people that he is nominated into very important positions.

And the media, of course, continuing to be unhinged when they chat with Donald Trump

because they can't get him to say what they actually want him to say when they try the,

quote, I got you questions.

But there's also another major, major story.

And that is a story about what has happened.

The fall of Syria's president, Al-Assad, is, well, as they said it on TV

this morning, it was one of the, quote, most extraordinary events in history in the Middle East.

Take a listen.

Good morning. As we come on the air this morning, we are tracking one of the most extraordinary events

in Middle East history. In Syria, overnight, rebel forces sweeping through the capital city of Damascus,

putting an end to the brutal 24-year dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad. The rebels seemed celebrating the

stunning turn of events as people poured into the streets

in jubilation at Assad's fall. This will have a profound impact on the region and beyond,

with almost all the major global powers involved in Syria's ongoing war, including the U.S.

Syria's allies, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah have been weakened and distracted by their own

conflicts, leaving Assad with little protection.

In a moment, I'll speak to the former commander of U.S. forces in the region, retired

General Frank McKenzie, on what this means, including for the 900 U.S.-based forces in Syria.

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