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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.

This is the Daily.

Today, five days after a chemical attack killed dozens of Syrian civilians, President

Trump's national security advisers gathered in a room at the White House to decide whether

or not the U.S. should attack Syria.

It's Friday, April 13th.

Hello.

Helene.

Yes.

Hi, it's Michael.

Sorry about all this rigour morales because we don't have internet access in the New York

Times, it's a cubicle.

Nobody in the Pentagon can use their cell phone because there's no cell access in the

building.

I can't be on the phone and on internet and all my computer at the same time when I'm

...