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>> keep in mind that area of the indian ocean is also known for the plentiful debris, often clumped together by strong currents. jon: the u.s. navy, we understand, is sending some equipment to the area that should help locate the black boxes if they can again actively link that debris to the plane, right? >> yes. u.s. pacific command has located the black pox locator in the region. it is towed from a ship and it is able to locate pretty precisely the pinger on any downed navy or commercial aircr...

Gives testimony today on capitol hill describing north koreas pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles as a clear and direct threat to the united states and our allies in the region. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with more on all of this. jennifer, whats the reaction at the pentagon? >> well, jenna, honestly, they are concerned that the young north korean leader is not getting the message. the north koreans have moved the missile to their east...

The u.s. has ordered missile defenses to guam, as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. weve assembled our own security council here in "the situation room," including some of the more knowledgeable folks about north korea to try to break all of this down for you. joining us now is tommy vietor, he served in the obama white house. hes a former spokesman for the national security council. also joining us, christopher hill, the former u.s. ambassador to south korea. hes now de...

The south. the u.s. stealth fighter jets joined those war games in the region. and the threats went nuclear. north korea said it would restart a closed plutonium reactor. and the regime claimed its plans for a nuclear attack on the u.s. were ready to go. the u.s. has ordered missile defenses to nearby guam as fears grow that north korea may be planning a launch soon. we have assembled our own security council here in the situation room including some of the more knowledgeable folks about north k...

Korea, to try to break all of this down for you. joining us is tommy, served if the obama white house. hes a former spokesman for the national security council. also joining us, christopher hill, former u.s. ambassador to south korea. fou dean at the school of international studies at the university of denver. and retired u.s. navy admiral william fallon, served as the head of the u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command. admiral fallon, what worries me the most is a miscalculation that cou...

Destablizing the korean peninsula. so many hot spots in the world today to watch as we welcome you on this friday morning to a brand new hour of "americas newsroom." im martha maccallum. bill: im bill hemmer welcome to you at home. good morning to you, again, martha. were watching the second launch attempt since kim jong-un took over after his fathers death a year ago. the last try failed. here is the head of the u.s. pacific command keeping a watch on this. >> were approaching once again a pote...

The growing tension in libya today. well have live updates on not only "america this morning" but also later on "good morning america." and now to our other major story, the nuclear crisis in japan. emergency crews are racing to reconnect electricity to the reactors cooling system to try and head off a meltdown. >> the head of the u.s. pacific command said this morning that he is cautiously optimistic about the progress being made. akiko fujita is joining us from osaka this morning. akiko? >> ...

Congressional hearing on the militarys budget congressman hank johnson, democrat in georgia, made it hard for admiral robert willard of the u.s. pacific command to keep a straight face being asked about moving troops from okinawa to the island of guam. >> my fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize. >> we dont anticipate that. >> yeah. that exchange quickly became a youtube sensation on the front page of aol now. it led congressman johnson t...

Sent. >> we have coverage on this, from president trumps at florida state, we begin with brian who is following the developing story. >> this began at 807 hawaii time. the ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. this was the text message that 1.3 million hawaiian scott this morning. the emergency alert system went out on television and radio. this is what it was like to be in hawaii this morning with the emergency alert system came on while youre ...

World. im natalie allen. "newsroom" starts right now. our top story, 38 agonizing minutes, thats how long it took for nearly a million and a half people in hawaii to find out that a terrifying missile alert was, indeed, a false alarm. this is what many woke up to, though, saturday morning. >> the u.s. pacific command detected a missile threat to hawaii. a missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. this is not a drill. if youre indoors -- >> this was the nail biting alert warning of a ba...