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Russian hacking group Armageddon has upgraded its skills to simultaneously target several thousand Ukrainian government information systems. CERT-UA said the

Abby phillip has all the details. abby? >> reporter: good morning, john. we have about two weeks before these midterms elections and president trump is sticking to the same playbook that got him elected in 2016. hes hoping to drive republicans out to the polls by stoking fears and misinformation about migrants. >> the democrats have launched an assault on the sovereignty of our country, the security of our nation and the safety of every single american. >> reporter: president trump ramping up hi...

>> that, too, will be interesting. meanwhile we have more breaking news for you. the u.s. unveiling new tariffs on china and beijing promising to respond and ramp up the trade war. what do you see? >> an additional 10% tariff on chinese goods, targeting thousands of producting including consumer goods, apparel, mattresses. so far they have avoided hitting things that most americans buy, but current scale of $250 billion now, china quickly shot back calling them unacceptable. $200 billion is much...

That links up with the new watch and you have to enter a pass code in case anyone gets ahold of it. its a security measure. and then youre set to go. you dont even need your phone with you. just tap it twice and hold it up to a payment system. thats something tim cook said he wishes hes been able to do since he was kid. you can do it once the watch is on sale. >> i have apple say. i still havent had the nerve to see if they have it. i have it and you always wonder which place you go and they yel...

>> hidden behind security doors, a tokyo office that could be the set of a si-fi movie. they say this is the map that shows all the cyberattacks launched on japan in just the last month. >> hackers, targeting thousands of companies. for hundreds of them, this tokyo cybersecurity firm is the only line of defense. the hackers are always getting more advanced. sometimes too advanced for those trying to keep up. the chief technology officer knows a devastating hack like the one on sony pictures can ...

yes, it is spring. here we are april and downpours, heavy winds expected, up to a foot and a half of heavy, wet snow, too, expected in parts of the northeast. this could be a perfect storm for power outages. and walmart caught in a huge multimillion dollar foreign bribery scandal, accused of buying its way into mexico and blowing past its competition with years of payoffs. >> there you go. all right, shark boy. keep them up. keep them up. >> shark boy? >> ill say. >> a little boy, ri...