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And economic eeffort. >> reporter: he was referring tot icbm test. its notable in december u.s. special operations command was put in charge of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. this was a big change in terms of command structure. it means that elite fields will be tasks coming up with a plan and plans and practicing how to deal with north koreas nukes. north korea has conducted a total of five nuclear test since 2005. north korea has an estimated ten plutonium base wa...

Very clear, we are leading with diplomatic and economic efforts. >> reporter: he said u.s. self-restraint has prevented war in the face of north korean provocations. it is notable, however, in december, u.s. special operations command was put in charge of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. this was a big change in terms of command structure, and means that the elite seal and delta force teams will be tasked with coming up with plans and practicing how to deal with north...

Advisers are very, very close to the action, working very closely with their iraqi counterparts. and what they told us is that unlike in the past, and im talking about essentially until the end of 2016, when they wanted to call in air strikes, they had to get approval or permission from very high up in the command structure. now, essentially, u.s. advisers with their iraqi counterparts on the ground can call in an air strike when they see, for instance, a car bomb coming, and thats what they saw...

>> reporter: thats just never going to happen, really. i mean, theyve already attempted diplomatic pressures with the taliban. theyre winning, though, on the battlefield now, so the taliban talking is pretty unlikely, and they have key al qaeda-affiliated militants in their command structure, so asking them to denounce terrorism is a large call as well. what is on the table for a trump administration policy in afghanistan? the u.s. has tried the troop surge, theyve tried talks, theyve tried send...

That state voter id laws actually suppress the minority vote. so elections have consequences. there are going to be many case ways in which in justice department under donald trump is different than under barack obama. i think today is an effort both to try to tease out his views that will be different but also to try to set some markers here and putting himself on the record on issues like civil rights and the voting rights act. >> we are starting a busy week. while weve been talking, up with o...

He was thinking at the time. and for starters the podcast came out about four hours ago and one of the first things he tells the audience he knew the moment he left that base he was in big trouble. >> twenty minutes out im going, good grief, im in over my head. suddenly it really starts to sink in that i really did something bad. well, not bad, but i really did something serious. >> later in the podcast, jose, he talks about sort of thinking this through. as soon as he left the base he said he t...

And to fall in behind them with the objective, then, of them taking raqqah, which would be a very important victory in the heart of isil territory. >> thank you. general, quickly, the command arrangements, general mcfarland is now the joint commander with operational control both in iraq and syria, i understand. are you satisfied, is general dunford satisfied that you have the best framework for command now to integrate all of the d.o.d. elements and ancillary elements you need? >> yes, sir. the...

Objective then of them taking raqqah which would be a very important victory in the heart of isil territory. >> thank you. general, quickly, the command arrangements. general mcfarland is now the joint commander with operational control both in iraq and syria, i understand. are you satisfied and general dunford satisfied that you have the best framework for command now to integrate all of the dod elements and ancillary elements you need? >> yes, sir. the joint task force command structure in bag...

>> a handful of civilians had come to the rooftop to assist the red cross and the plain clothed police. >> we saw the level of destruction that had taken place, the martyr and the killing and the injured people. and we knew there were survivors in there. >> if we have to die, we die. >> now seven men went into the mall, five plains clothed polices and civilians harish and abdul, who were carrying licensed handgun. >> we didnt have a command structure. we were not taking orders from anybody. most...

Of the terror attack spoke to radio france about the moment the gunmen opened the concert hall. >> he said the shooters came in firing assault rifles and shotting "allahu akbar," god is great. >> translated in english. you can hear the terror in his voice. there were six different targets across the city. all attacked in 30 minutes time. the level of coordination suggests long-term planning capabilities and command structure. lets get more on the tactics used overnight in paris with our terroris...