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High alert over north korea. >> thats very important. i think this began, frankly, with the presidents meeting with chinese president xi at mar a-lago which was famously interrupted by the strikes in syria. i think the president very effectively got the strategic importance of this framed up in the chinese leaders mind. i think the chinese leaders also are increasingly sensitive to the notion that their people arent necessarily behind them in propping up this regime. their people run the risk of...

There have been a number of military actions of late that have not been briefed all the way up the chain of command and theres a sense that that needs to stop because there are strategic consequences to these military actions that some of these regional commanders are not considering, sandra. >> reporter: john roberts laid out some new threats. what is the pentagon saying about north korea today? >> reporter: theyre really in a watch and wait mode. no developments on the peninsula, but all eyes ...

Exercise today that will last through april 28th. this is viewed by pyongyang as a provocation and threat to the regime and, frankly, could be misunderstood with tensions so high in the region. a senior u.s. defense official said they have seen greater amount of bomber activity in china in terms of alert status, but its not clear what the so-called activity means. u.s. officials are not seeing more bomber flights but think china has put its pilots on an increased alert status. furthermore, u.s. ...

Volleyball courts. as she mentioned, possibly just a way to blow by time. i dont know. what do you make of what were seeing there? >> anyone who has followed the intelligence and assessments of north korea over time is struck by the bizarre nature of the things that they will say and the bizarre things youll see in these images. that are so contradictory. were coming up on a possible sixth detonation of a nuclear device is a tragic failure of policy and a major problem for counter proliferation....

Optimism inside the white house than you might think at this hour. they still think some of these conservative republicans will give the president what he wants, kate. >> jeff, lets talk reality. its impossible to move forward in something thats no small feat in and of itself, tax reform, when the fight is in congress, in the house, and you need them to take up the tax reform fight next, you cant turn the page. >> reporter: no question, tax reform is even more difficult than this. so we have to ...

For americans, and that $12 billion to $15 billion is something im going to fight, and its something that im going to be wondering. how the heck are the republican legislators, u.s. senators and congressional members going to try to sell that on the american public? thats our american tax dollars going to a bad plan. >> democrats fight that with republican majorities in the house and senate. thats your big challenge that you have in front of you right now. congressman, thanks very much for the t...

Tennessee according to the governor. steve? >> down there in gatlinburg, a beautiful part of the country just devastating and terrifying images we are showing you. thank you for that and again we are keeping our eye out for the press conference. we will bring it to you when it happens. meanwhile, tomorrow a big test for nancy pelosi. more than a decade she has been the house leader for the democrats, but tomorrow leadership elections and the stiffest challenge she has faced since becoming the nu...

Officially the speaker of the house at least not yet. if he takes over he has a big big test ahead. secretary of treasury jack lew warning congress on november 3rd we run out of money and borrowing room unless congress raises the debt ceiling thats a big fight mike emanuel on capitol hill. mike? greta, we are getting word of a possible deal on two year budget plan and reaction from lawmakers getting briefed on it arizona senator john mccain telling us it is the best deal that lawmakers can get a...

At the hands of terrorists and the truth about the murders, the injuries to hundreds of others and the many lives affected quitely became apparent. and you remember that day. initially you had the reports of a power surge and then these multiple attacks coming through over the course of the day. >> and then as authorities gradually and slowly tracked down the killers. >> and there was a big, big test and huge investigation that followed. and all the systems have changed as a result. its interest...

Fame. hes in newspapers all over the country today. good for him. i mean, thats his job. hes got to get somebody besides his parents to know who he is. thats good. >> does christie play outside of new jersey, that sort of up shut up, sit down. >> let me preface this by saying im a dallas fan living in washington. >> i still love you. >> i can emps the a little bit. i think it would come across as, you know, wouldnt be right to go and it would book very political to go root for somebody that your...