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We told you the countrys leader declared the korean peninsula was within a state of war. 20,000 american troops stationed near north korea. in cease-fire in 1953 with no official peace treaty there. and holding trills and the b-2 bombers just left and now were learning that f-22 fighter jets arrived for more joint exercises. and theyre the most advanced in our air force. elizabeth prann. >> the muscle flexing continues. reports are u.s. military officials are flying f 22 stealth fighter jets in ...

B-2 stealth bombers to flight over south korea last week. >> this pattern of bellicose rhetoric is not new. it is familiar. we take it very seriously. we take prudent measures in response to it but it is consistent with past behavior. >> jim maceda joins us from south korea. there is still so little known about kim jong un that no one can say what his actions will be. >> reporter: thats right. forgive me for this, it is extremely quiet here in seoul. youre right. this crisis could now despite al...

>> reporter: good morning, jesse. the white house taking notice in the wake of north koreas threats of war. a spokeswoman for the presidents national security council saying weve seen reports of a new and unconstructed statement from north korea and we take these threats seriously and remain in close contact with our south korean allies, but we would also note that north korea has a long history of bellicose rhetoric and threats and the latest announcement follows that familiar pattern. north ko...

Dollars. last night on fox report, we told you the countrys leader kim jong-un declared the korean peninsula was in a state of of war. we had a presence there and have had since fighting in the korean war ended in a cease-fire in 1953 with no official peace treaty there. and holding trills and the b-2 bombers just left and now were learning that f-22 fighter jets arrived for more joint exercises. and theyre the most advanced in our air force. elizabeth prann. >> the muscle flexing continues. rep...

Really, but its a gesture on the part of the united states. i thought the bomber drills sending the b-52s and the b-2 bombers over south korea was appropriate at this point. its mainly directed at north korea drawing a line saying you are playing with fire here. but more to our south korean allies, to reassure them that we have their back, that they in turn can be a little more confident in their responses to north korea. so, you see the south korean president mrs. park still even during this pe...

Debate over whether to send the b-2 bombers all the way to the white house and senior levels of the national security council. he says the full range of options was considered with some urging the u.s. to do more than just fly the bombers and others saying the u.s. should hang back, hold back, and do less. fred? >> all right, chris lawrence. thank you. a second pay apology from don young. the vet rab lawmaker used a slur to refer to immigrant workers. at first he said he didnt mean it in a deg...

>> reporter: so far pentagon officials say the norths rhetoric has not been matched by military moves. but it has no foreseeable end game and could go on for awhile. north koreans posted on the streets, coming within 50 miles of north koreas bored. some say although the flights may reassure south korea of u.s. protection, it could lead to unintended consequences. >> one china viewing this as alarming escalation. the second is that the north koreans receive validation in terms of their muscle dev...

To continue this, and by the way, i completely agree with joe on the point of the b-2 bombers. this is no time to be cutting back on exercises to show that somehow were intimidated by the north koreans. >> okay, christopher, joseph, thanks for your time. >> thank you. >> thank you. lets move on to sports, shall we? and march madness, florida gulf coast university the biggest surprise in the ncaa took on in-state rival florida, but did the magic continue or did the clock strike midnight? are yo...

Targets in the u.s. as well. its the latest round of threats with north korea. theyre upset with the u.s. for sending b-2 bombers to south korea for military drills. 35 educators in atlanta have been indicted in one of the biggest cheating scandals to hit the nations public school system, they face charges of corruption and racketeering, accused of fabricating test scores for years, including former superintendent beverly hall who once won national superintendent of the year, she faces up to 4...

Bombers over south korea was appropriate at this point. its mainly directed to draw -- at north korea to draw a line saying, you know, you are playing with fire here. but more to our south korean allies to reassure them that we have their back. that they in turn can be a little more confident in their responses to north korea, so you see the south korean president, mrs. park, still even during this period offering diplomatic exchanges, offering an olive branch to the north koreans. thats because...