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President chose defense secretary mattis to give his message. he was flanked by general joe dunford and would be responsible for resourcing any military action against north korea. u.s. officials that i have spoken to say they have enough military assets in the pacific already if ordered to carry out a military response. fox has learned that u.s. f-16s are always on alert status at bases in south korea. outside the white house, mattis tried to be diplomatic. >> we have many military options and ...

But that cant protect the 10 million people here in south koreas capital. seoul is less than 60 kilometers with the border with the north which means its vulnerable to shorter range missile attack. china and russia have criticized the ghomt of the u.s. anti-military systems seeing them as a threat to their own military capabilities and saying an american buildup in asia will only increase tensions. adding to the increasingly dramatic war of words between the united states and north korea. anna c...

States by 2018. we see how their assessment changes after this most recent underground nuclear test. alex. >> all right, from the pentagon, nbc news hans nichols. lets bring in the director of the defense studies at the center for national interest. with a welcome to you. do you believe that kim jong-un actually wants to a tack the u.s.? or is all of this, the building up of his arsenal, make his country a nuclear power, does this ensure his own continued existence? >> to be very clear, i do not...

Because the notion of getting this letter, the content of this letter suggests that the inquiry is, at least in part, looking at obstruction of justice. the reasons for firing james comey, what were the presidents bases for it, and the idea that this letter was written, which clearly the white house counsel, according to this report and cnn has confirmed, was not comfortable with the kind of the rambling explanation that the president and steven miller initially put forward, which suggested mayb...

With dana bash, david gergen, and jonathan turley. dana, multiple reports on this draft letter. how much does this ratchet up questions about the special counsel investigation, the extent to which the white house could have some explaining to do? >> im not sure how much it ratchets it up, but for those of us not only the inside, it gives a little more of a window into what the special counsel is working on, which is a big danger zone for this white house and this president. because the notion of...

Roots of fascism so that we can understand if we are having a precious moment on what antifascism is. one thing i see quite a bit is a deflation of antifa and antifascist and anarchists. anarchists and antifascists are different political philosophies. anarchists dont believe in order. they are out there doing street violence. they, maybe they are being incited, we could talk about the free speech issues with that, but being antifascist means that you dont support a totalitarian government that ...

Understand if we are having a precious moment on what antifascism is. one thing i see quite a bit is a deflation of antifa and antifascist and anarchists. anarchists and antifascists are different political philosophies. anarchists dont believe in order. they are out there doing street violence. they, maybe they are being incited, we could talk about the free speech issues with that, but being antifascist means that you dont support a totalitarian government that bases -- crushes loyalty on the ...

You have been a part of the effort to save lives. i think sometimes we dont give you the necessary credit that you deserve. so, thank you so much for what you do. in the city and around harris county, things are starting to turn. but, we have not made it there yet. we are still in crisis management. theres still a lot to be done. i heard the mayor talk about the debris and how it would take $75 million to 1$100 million for debris removal. one of the things we have to emphasize is its congress on...

Launch of the intermediate range missile over key u.s. ally, japan. the united states saying that the flyover was in direct response to the provocation. but what north korea has not said they are intending to up the ante further. there was a statement vowing to strike the pacific. they said, quote, they will be targeting the pacific where the u.s. impeeralist aggressor forces bases are stationed. and it should not be forgotten even for a moment that the whole of south korea can turn into ruins. ...

Information as secretary of state. police and first responders take a stand when football players take a knee for the national anthem. cleveland safety forces backs out of a plan to hold a large flag on the field at the first browns game this season. officials are outraged after a dozen players refused to stand during the anthem at a preseason game. you remember. this we telling you about that the browns plan to replace the officers, paramedics and firefighters with members of the military. libe...