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We are all human beings. we have other interests in life. we have financial interests, family interests. we have the things that make us human beings. certainly, thats true with donald trump. people in america knew what they were voting for when they voted for donald trump. you guys publicized his holdings widely. his beliefs widely, his statements widely. the american people are smart people. they did what they did and i can tell you the landscape up here is such that there is a lot of anger fr...

They have had to be able to rise is the fact that they are trying to establish a caliphate where it will be islamic land in the islamic country. the iranians claim they have that and in any event the rub between the sunnis and shiite have been going on for hundreds and hundreds of years and its difficult to get your head around. >> certainly is. senator risch, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. glad to be with you. >> donald trump stirring up a birther controversy. this time questioning ...

Entire controversy. were covering all of that, much more with our guests including senator james risch of the senator relations committees and core sprespondents and expert analysts covering the breaking news on the race for the white house tonight. lets begin with north korea and the alleged test of a hydrogen bomb. jim sciutto is working the story. if it claims to be true, it would be an extremely dangerous development. >> no question. initial analysis shows this was not a successful hydrogen ...

And normalization of relations with the united states. thats one aspect of it. for the domestic audience and workers party, high level leadership, kim jong un wants to protect power so by claiming to successfully carry off an h bomb test, a weapon potentially hundreds of times more powerful than previous tests, just two days before his birthday, its certainly showing that kim jong un is trying to say look, im the boss in control and even though our military equipment on one level is more outdate...

Ultimate flora. more power to your gut. were following two breaking stories claiming it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and donald trump ruling out a preemptive strike saying that china should handle the nuclear threat from its neighbor. much more on the one on one interview with donald trump coming up shortly. stand by for that. in the meantime, i want to get back to republican senator james risch of idaho. senator, let me get you take on the escalating conflict now between saudi arabia a...

France and europe in recent months, including that plot against the passenger train, the fast-speed passenger train which, of course, was thwarted by those three heroic americans. wolf? >> tom fuentes, youre former assistant director of the fbi. where does the fbi fit in with this investigation? >> the bureau has worked closely in this case they would send nd- over additional agents to supplement that, looking at any additional knowledge that the u.s. has and also forensic investigation here, we...

Raided a place and inside weapons, fake documents and precursor chemicals to make tatp. authorities in europe and the u.s. are looking at similarities in both plots, attempting to gain additional intelligence to possibly stop another attack from happening. and wolf, in may, dhs issued an intelligence assessment that said that isis does have the capability to carry out attacks in the west that clearly has now been elevated. a lot of people shaken by the fact that this cell was on no ones radar be...

We are waiting for donald trumps campaign event in michigan. right now, lets turn back to senator james risch, a top member of the foreign relations and intelligence committees. we are talking about successes and failures in the war against isis as the u.s. pre fires launch new air strikes from turkey. and we understand, senator risch, that this entire group of about 60 u.s. trained syrian rebels, the first class of its kind, have scattered the ones not captured. how did the u.s. lose track of a...

Their friends. and glad to tell the world as to what theyre doing. most of it fall into that category. there are people who you dont hear anything from. and then youve got to use other ways and means to root those out. >> all right. senator risch, stand by. i have many more questions for you after the break. were trying to figure out where an entire squad went. this allergy season,

That the u.s. can kill them. >> barbara starr at the pentagon. lets talk now about this, a little more about this war against isis overseas and at home with senator james risch, a leading members of the intelligence committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> can you shed any more light on these three reason isis arrests? this couple from a small mississippi town and this new jersey man? >> well, i think probably the best way to look at this is to step back and look at the overall p...