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The may 7th general election against democrat elizabeth colbert-busch. you may have heard of her brother, comedian stephen colbert. governor, congratulations on your victory. i want to ask you out of the breaking news out of north korea. if you are elected to congress this would be relevant to your job. what are your thoughts on the bluster that were hearing from north korea these days? >> this is deeply unsettling, and it needs to be dealt with with certainty. i think it is interesting for you ...

Increasinging the threats. >> we go to denver and we are chasing down the reaction. what did we learn? >> good evening, bret. they are saying this is largely bluster, but they are noting that beyond what they say is beliicose rhetoric there is provocative action in the recent days from north korea. officials note they are shifting u.s. military might to the region and note that president obama is sending secretary of state kerry to soeul next week. they believe it is bellicose rhetoric but not t...

Does really a situation where they are cutting off their nose to spite their face. the economy is a wreck. basically no cash coming in. and this joint venture with south korea provides billions of dollars for their really desperate economy. >> this is what they decide to do. >> just remarkable. >> this isnt the first time theyve have done this. in 2009, the north closed the border gates angry over u.s./south korea military drills leaving workers stranded at the industrial park. they let them res...

Shep? >> shepard: jonathan serrie in our southeast bureau in atlanta, thanks. north korea has put the white house on notice today. it now claims it has approved a nuclear attack on the united states. now the pentagon is taking new steps to protect americans. is this bluster or something more? in washington, they are preparing for the worst. and the man hunt for two prisoners would ho broke out of jail in texas. police say theyre fugitives, that theyre dangerous, that they may be running in their...

Does really a situation where they are cutting off their nose to spite their face. the economy is a wreck. basically no cash coming in. and this joint venture with south korea provides billions of dollars for their really desperate economy. >> this is what they decide to do. >> just remarkable. >> this isnt the first time theyve have done this. in 2009, the north closed the border gates angry over u.s./south korea military drills leaving workers stranded at the industrial park. they let them res...

>> italian bret baier in washington. north korea has authorized an attack in the war of words on the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel said earlier today hes taking this situation seriously. so is this more bluster from the north? well have live team coverage. president obama is in colorado tonight to push his begugunjebd. one of his top people say there may not be any legislation coming out of congress when it comes to guns. the president wants to come up with ways to help people with bad cr...

Because of the level of unpredictability. we had hope when kim jong-un came into power this could be somebody we could perhaps talk to and perhaps have negotiations with. that doesnt seem to be the case at the moment. >> lets not forget that three years ago, north korea sank a south korean ship, which left 46 people dead. so the idea this is all bluster, there is actually action. he has sort of put his money where his mouth is, if you will, or at least his father did. and to what degree does he ...

A nuclear power. they are. i mean, theyve detonated an atomic weapon and a couple times now and so, you know, the barn door is open on that one. >> and theyve reopened one of their nuclear facilities and peter king was talking about this just this morning. he went so far to say the united states has the right to take preemptive action if we think north korea is going to attack us. take a look. >> i dont want to be putting anything out there other than to say i dont think we necessarily have to w...

Reactor. the consensus for now at least, its more bluster than reality. so the united states has parked a destroyer in the western pacific that is capable of shooting down missiles and ordering another one to remain on station in asia. wolf? >> jim doherty over at the state department, thank you. for the biggest danger right now isnt necessarily a nuclear danger. the regime could trigger a new korean war with conventional weapons. cnns tom foreman is at the magic wall. tom, what could happen if ...

Korea threatens to beef up activity. >> the pentagon is trying to send a strong message to north korea, but the threats continue to escalate. now we have sent f-22 fighter jets into the korean peninsula as well as a destroyer capable of intercepting missiles. these are additional reminders to north korean leader kim jong un that his country is within u.s. reach. the young dictator promised to reopen a nuclear facility in what is believed to be a new push for nuclear weapons. for all the bluster,...