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Im in the process of getting my hands on that. but i did read and asked their assessment of the unclassified portion. >> so do you have any concerns because you didnt know the context of the full report about releasing that one sentence? because its obviously, you know, gotten a lot of attention. >> anderson, i think that the conclusion is pretty clear and speaks for itself. and i did ask both secretary of defense chuck hagel and chairman martin dempsey, joint chiefs of staff, their response. so...

Probably eight bombs that they have and potentially materials for 12. the key is, has that been able to be linked up with a missile, has it been weaponized so they can launch it. bear in mind they have not demonstrated the missile technology to deliver anything, whether its a conventional warhead or a dummy or whether its nuclear, to get anything closer to the united states than maybe the western portions of alaska. still, thats egregious and thats a threat and its dangerous. their missile techn...

Overseas perhaps to the united states. were talking about nuclear weapons, a much broader category, basically a nuclear device, a nuclear bomb. but i think most americans will feel that is small comfort that north korea really has made much more progress down this road than any of us imagined. anderson? >> theres a lot of people who hear this and remember what the d.i.a. said about saddams nuclear capabilities, weapons of mass destruction, and are very skeptical about what the d.i.a. might say. ...

Billion a year for your military, give us back these 22 kids that are american citizens. >> well, i would argue that we have a very complex relationship with egypt that goes beyond military aid. we are trying to work with egypts government as they transition to democracy to encourage all kinds of new practices, but i dont think were going to just say, you know, were through with you if you dont do this one thing. >> anderson, michael shannon says hes been hearing excuses for one reason or anothe...

Some sort of a missile. >> right. the assessment is that there are probably eight bombs that they have and potentially materials for 12. the key is, has that been able to be linked up with a missile, has it been weaponized so they can launch it. bear in mind they have not demonstrated the missile technology to deliver anything, whether its a conventional warhead or a dummy or whether its nuclear, to get anything closer to the united states than maybe the western portions of alaska. still, thats ...

>> thanks, anderson. just ahead, inside north koreas propaganda machine. we will talk with a documentary film maker who got unprecedented access to an elaborate exercise in mass indoctrination. youve all seen these kind of images. we will tell you the real reason behind them. also tonight, deadly weather thats not over yet. we will show you the damage and where the storms are headed next. directors voice: here we go. from the top. and action for over 75 years people have saved money with gec...

Report. clearly the administration kind of trying to walk it back somewhat. how concerned should we be? what do you make of this? >> well, the intelligence community is paid to do the analysis and to forecast our future. i think its right for the d.i.a. to be getting this kind of information out, because i think it serves a couple of useful purposes. number one, it allows us to understand more and more that the capabilities of the north are improving. you blow off three bombs, you send an icbm s...

Today. the pentagon says were not talking about a nuclear warhead fine-tuned miniaturized highly technical warhead that can be put on a missile and delivered overseas perhaps to the united states. were talking about nuclear weapons, a much broader category, basically a nuclear device, a nuclear bomb. but i think most americans will feel that is small comfort that north korea really has made much more progress down this road than any of us imagined. anderson? >> theres a lot of people who hear th...

Thats obviously part of whats so alarming. but is he crazy or crazy like a fox? is he a rational actor? >> well, what were seeing, i mean, this is essentially music that weve heard before. and that is the manipulation of public opinion not only in northeast asia but indeed, anderson, around the world. and the cycles always sort of end the same. that is they get paid off. they get a seat at the negotiating table or they get cash or raw materials. what we dont know about this last round and christ...

Are you serious? are you talking about the man with the tie? >> yeah. we believe that first boy who looks like a man now is adam, and the second is jason, your son, 12 years old, is jason. >> it could be him. it could be. yes, it could be him. >> looks like a man. >> yeah. i spent the last 11 years with an image of a 5-year-old in my mind. >> anderson, tomorrow night, the emotional moment when michael shannon sees his sons for the