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Get off without that kind of a response. it would be presumably proportionate in some way to what the attack is. were not going to up the ante and have events spiral out of control if we can help it, but north korea is not going to get off scott free if they attack a south korean or american ally target. >> there are 50,000 in japan, 6,000 on the island of guam, and it raises questions, have they gone into a heightened state of alert? >> well, weve -- i assume they have. i dont know that for a f...

State of alert? >> well, weve -- i assume they have. i dont know that for a fact, but i assume that they have. but weve also taken some other actions. theres been some airplanes that have flown there, flying over south korea, both b-2s, as well as theres f-22s, as well. there are b-52 -- theres a b-52 flight that has gone there. we have ships which have gone there, additional radars in place. so the united states has responded in kind of a firm way. we havent used a hot rhetoric that the north k...

Intelligence committee. good to see you this afternoon. what is your take on all of this? how serious is it? just the usual bluster from north korea or could it morph in to something else? >> it is more than the usual bluster. the reason i say this is, kim jong-un, i dont know if he is able to turn this off. this time of year, north korea starts activity like this. but his father knew when to cal brate it and step it back. he could get himself out on a limb and hostilities could emerge. for inst...

North koreans is doing is part of their game plan, bluster, threat threats no action yet, good news. that is the only good news i see. it is still a tinderbox there and i think the administration was right to send the message of the b-2 stealth bombers. tough let them know we are around and even if they consider these retore rickal flourishes as not action, nonetheless, they are really increasing tensions in the peninsula. government the last three morning, they have launched long-range rockets,...

U.s. trained over south current turf with both b-2 bombers, as well as-- or b-52 bombers as well as b-52 stealth bombers. former ambassador john bolton tells fox news the u.s. main land should not be as concerned as north koreas neighboring countries such as south korea and japan. he doesnt discredit the possibility of future violence in that region. >> i think these threats, while theyre not credible in terms of reaching the united states have nonetheless surpassed what ill call the normal leve...

The united states is flexing its military might as tensions escalate with north korea. f-22 stealth fighter jets have been deployed to take part in the annual war games with south korea joining b-52 bombers and b-52 stealth bombers dispatched last week. kim jung-un has been making threats to the u.s., something officials here have been taken seriously. >> not an empty threat. i wouldnt be concerned about them hitting a u.s. mainland or any u.s. territory. the real threat is to what north korea m...

Christians believe jesus was buried and resurrected. in iraq, catholics flocked to a. 200 attended st. josephs church in baghdad, shannon. >> shannon: thank you very much. as part of his easter message, pope francis parade for peace, as officials met to establish new guidelines for nuclear weapon, calling them, quote, the nations life. the white house says it is taking all threats from north korea seriously. we have the latest from washington. >> reporter: you are correct. in a statement, the wi...

>> the u.s. send egg message to north korea with two u.s. b-stealth bombers flying to north south korea for an exercise. what does that say to north korea. >> hi, greta. >> why did we do this? >> we did this as a sort of counter to the north korean provocation. they have been ratcheting up the scale, making the threats thread pronouncements of destroying b-52 bombers in guam and attack and fire artillery into the south. this is general j.d. thurmans answer back. look, we have done this before wi...

"the amazing. >> reporter: the amazing race" did a tribute to our veterans tonight. some viewers found last weeks episode offensive. reality show contestants viewed wreckage of a downed u.s. b-52 bomber to get their next clue. heres the apology. >> parts of last sundays episode filmed in vietnam were ensensitive to a group that is very important to us, our nations veterans. we want to apologize to veterans, particularly those who served in vietnam as well as to their families and any viewers w...

On-air apology to veterans tonight. some viewers found last weeks episode offensive. reality show contestants viewed wreckage of a downed u.s. b-52 bomber to get their next clue. heres the apology. >> parts of last sundays episode filmed in vietnam were insensitive to a group that is very important to us, our nations veterans. we want to apologize to veterans, particularly those who served in vietnam as well as to their families and any viewers who were offended by the broadcast. all of us here ...