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Minister lavrov. i think officials are trying to tamp down the temperature, but look. you know, we know in conflicts like this, it just takes one miscalculation for something to blow out of control, and one misfired weapon, and someone could get really hurt. so i think that everyone is trying today to find some rules of the road going forward. but clearly, the russians are creating a new reality on the ground. >> okay. so barbara starr is at the pentagon. what are you hearing about this, barbara...

The recent revelations that despite spending $40 million so far to train syrian fighters fewer than a half dozen are ready to go into battle. >> i spoke to the prime minister yesterday the third time in less than a week. i made clear that russias continued support for assad risks escalating the conflict. >> secretary of state john kerrys plea underscores the heightened tensions between the superpowers and comes a israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to visit russia even as the whit...

Things like that and you talk to his supporters and i dont like that he did that but they still support him. >> for all of the good things that he does as a candidate for as skilled as he is, its him at his worse when he says that about carly fiorina or meghan kelly who are whoever it is. what did you learn about donald trump beyond what we have known already? >> someone needs to start giving donald trump credit for being who he is. thats someone with two superpowers. thats to say that like all ...

Congress votes was intentional. the presidents pentagon chief is using language rarely heard since the end of the cold war in assessing the threat russia poses to the u.s. correspondent kevin corke tonight from the presidential vacation compound on marthas vineyard on the possibility of a new cold war. >> reporter: for russian president vladimir putin, submersible rides to the dechts of the black sea are both a subtle message to his countrymen and stern warning to the west that russia sees itsel...

Communities. >> the town hall then ended abruptly. protesters began chanting black lives matter, bush supporters shouted, white lives matter. the candidate met with black lives matter advocates before the event. joining me now are two of the protesters at jeb bushs town hall last night. thank you both very much for joining us. jamie, if i could start with you, and ask, why did you decide to target jeb bush last night? >> my concern with any presidential candidate, if youre wanting to be the lead...

Noes negotiate deals with your friends. you negotiate them with your enemies. superpowers dont respond to taunts. superpowers focus on what is it we need to do in order to preserve our national security. and the national security of our allies and our friends. and i think that he tweeted that in response to me stating a fact, which is that if we were confronted with a situation which we could not resolve this issue diplomatically, that we could militarily take out much of irans military infrastr...

But one member of irans old guard certainly seems to be ayatoll ayatollah, the supreme leader. he seems relentlessly anti-american. his twitter feed has posted a likeness of you with a gun pointed to your head. >> yes. >> is this a guy you can really make a deal with? >> as i said, fareed, you dont negotiate deals with your friends. you negotiate them with your enemies. and superpowers dont respond to taunts. superpowers focus on what is it we need to do in order to preserve our national securit...

Discussing the controversial iranian nuclear deal with the united states and five other major powers. 22 house democrats met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. tomorrow, a group of republican lawmakers will sit down with him anticipating a fierce fight in congress. president obama is continuing his hard sell on the deal. here is part of his interview this week with our very own fareed zakaria. >> one member of irans old guard certainly seems to be the ayatollah, the supreme leader. >>...

And superpowers dont respond to taunts. superpowers focus on what is it we need to do in order to preserve our national security. and the national security of our allies and our friends. and i think that he tweeted that in response to me stating a fact, which is that if we were confronted with a situation which we could not resolve this issue diplomatically, that we could militarily take out much of irans military infrastructure. i dont think thats disputable. i dont think there is a military ex...

President obama with a gun pointed at his head. >> you dont negotiate deals with your friends, you negotiate them with your enemies. and superpowers dont respond to taunts. superpowers focus on what is it we need to do in order to preserve our national security. and the national security of our allies and our friends. >> that was cnns jim acosta reporting for us. and as he mentioned, the president sat down with our own fareed zakaria. here is a quick snippet of that interview. mr. obama is stand...