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Criminal? >> i think we need to take that kind of threat very seriously. at the same time 20 years ago when i was involved in hate groups we had the same rhetoric. i would say we had to kill and die for our race. in my case honestly, i just wanted to get drunk and get in street fights. it would be a mistake to minimize the threat that far right groups pose, but also realize this is all bluster and a way for them to bolster their egos. they want to see themselves as warriors. like theyre the hero...

Practices and actions with regard to the forced transfers of american technology and the theft of american intellectual property. >> candidate trump didnt say he was going to study this. didnt say they would ask another government agency to look into it. this is a pupt. punt. right? >> in support of trump, his is a parties say his rhetoric is strategic, that by engaging in this kind of bluster particularly in north korea that gives space to his diplomats to do the things, to conduct diplomacy li...

The united states a lump that we can beat into jelly any time. turning to gordon chang. a foreign affairs author. a win for the president here? >> at least a minor win. its also very temporary. >> shepard: why is that? >> because theres the exercises that are starting on august 21 between south korea and the united states. theyre held every year. the chinese are upset about them. the north koreans are upset about them. this could be a time where kim jong-un says look, you have not responded by r...

What they wanted to. they never said they wanted to d more than that other than the bluster. so youve got both sides who have really armed themselves to the teeth, aligned all their forces, ready to go. the question is now what? >> the secretary of defense says its game on if north korea acts ochb the on these guam plans. what do you think it is thats gotten us to this point? and what does game on mean in that case? >> well, game on, that sounds like good old jim mattis that we know and love. he...

Office. president trump has been threatening to stop paying some of the cost-sharing subsidies to insurers. eliminating the subsidies would increase the deficit. coming up next, kim jong un backs off his threat to attack the american territory of guam, at least for now. so, did president trumps tripling down win round one of this bluster war with north korea? lets talk about it. ♪

Launcher, dates celebrations forever an important for north korea. the missile preparations could be intended to mark that holiday or make a show of force for next weeks military exercises, wolf. >> between the u.s. and south korea, the north koreans hate those. jim sciutto reporting for us. thanks very much. lets bring in the former director of national intelligence, general james clapper. he is a cnn security analyst. mr. clapper, thanks very much for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> he has be...

With his language coming directly from the top. >> are you concerned then about the strategy that youre seeing from this administration from secretary mattis, tillerson? >> im not concerned. the reason for that is because theres more than one war in our history. if you look back in the history of the world where there has been a trigger because of a miscalculation by one side or another. and we have a lot of bluster going on right now from the top of the two governments involved. and that could ...

Welcome back. with the nuclear threat and the provocations from north korea growing by the day, much of the world was focused on president trumps somewhat incendiary rhetoric from fire and fury to lock and loaded to how much and how fast kim jong-un will regret attacking or even threatening the united states. the tough talk unnerved some. even as it heartened many of the presidents supporters. still, many were asking whether mr. trumps words were bluster or its possible we are edging towards a m...

Does something bad, we always get the blame because the u.s. bombers are here and also because its the one part of america that north korea can actually hit. secondly, the economy is based on tourism, the governor does not want to hit the panic button. third, the infrastructure is there with concrete and steel, it is very strong and can withstand potentially an attack of sorts and third, reports, it is defended by a ring of antimissile systems, it is a military fortress if you will. in short, gu...

Incomplete. rob: you have to give him props for trying. he really does the job. tmz exclusive video shows tom cruise crashing into a building during a stunt thats hes performing on his own while filming mission impossible 6 in london. heather: hes known for doing stunts and films, bouncing off of the side of the building probably hurt. rob: thats why they pay him the big bucks, he does the job. heather: critics are quick to attack the president for talking tough with north korea. >> president tr...