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Maybe they will start digging that they should be testing where that line is. >> melissa: great stuff, thank you for the insight. >> jon: a shocker on the highway when a big rig on the open road suddenly tips over. what caused it and why it happened to them more than a dozen other trucks in the same area. plus, growing concern about our military readiness with fears about missile shortages and key weapon systems. well take you in-depth.

This is kim jong-un personally supervising the test of the north korean missiles, and we know those were targeting or headed toward american military bases in japan. barbara starr at the pentagon. a lot going on, barbara. >> a lot, indeed. and its the missiles fall into the sea of japan, closer than anybody would like to the coastline. the u.s. has a number of weapon systems in the region that can quickly determine through radars and intelligence whether any north korean missile is headed for la...

With the age of our ships, our planes, some of the other hardware that exists, you recognize that we need to rebuild a lot of these things. the size of our navy has gone down significantly. and there are new needs and new planning. when you look at the commitment that you have to make, not just in one year, but in several years, for a lot of these programs, ships and tanks, you know, even weapon systems, they dont get built in a month or ada. have you to make a commitment early on to make the in...

South carolina, today. where just minutes from now he will be speaking at the boeing plant there that makes the.87 dreamliner, the latest one. lets turn our eye here to the panel. caitlin huey-burns is here national political reporter with real clear politics, ron rona faruhar and mark preston is cnns senior political analyst. mark, what is today about for this white house? >> well, its about jobs and donald trump talking about how hes keeping american jobs here in the united states. you know, b...

To your point we have got about the -- the last five years for the budget for the military and as folks can see right there its going the wrong direction. its going the wrong direction fora myriad of reasons. what exactly -- its not like our taxes went down. its not like washington didnt have more money. they had more money than they have ever had in the history of the united states of america. so where did that money go if it wasnt to the military? >> and our debt increased exponentially it wen...

And fox news contributor pete hegseth. good morning to you. pete: good morning. steve: no secret for the most part the pentagon was hollowed out? pete: no secret at all. first thing our troops are going to get right now is leadership and prioritization from president trump. he cares about the military. he wants to be funded properly. he knows in a dangerous world it needs to be the proper size. barack obama never cared about any of that the budget control act otherwise known as sequestration was...

United states. every time there is a ballistic missile attack -- >> tucker: so you think they are a physical threat to the united states. >> on their holidays, they chant death to america in their streets. >> tucker: but the missiles are a threat? >> absolutely. they pledged to wipe israel from the map. calling them little satan and america the great satan. its an opportunity for them to make technical corrections and to improve their hardware. these are just -- its not just a sign of aggression...

Producing goods that are in our walmart stores and throughout our country, 25% of the worlds economy, they dont have an economy in china. >> but leaving the tpp doesnt stop china from exporting all that kind of -- those kinds of goods to the united states. were still going to be importing from china a ton of stuff. >> sure. the kind of things that china is selling around the world are not the kinds of things we make here when it comes to weapon systems, jet airplanes and the like. so its consume...

We also need to understand what the rules of engagement are going to be, and how future rules include specific treatment of behaviors that are considered acts of war, and then a whole litany of things that we should do for appropriate responses, so that we can begin to make more tangible the consequences of inappropriate behavior and cyberspace. thats not so much a diatribe, but it probably is a speech, mr. chair. the last thing i will leave you with, admiral rogers, i would like my office to ge...

May not be aware of our presence, is that correct? >> yes. >> and so that is why as thrilling as somebody who has written the precursors to fishing before and stolen passwords as part as ethic hack testing, i was paid to do this, that underscores the need for us to really be educated about the nature of this battle space and how more often than not its probably more prudent to seek a response that isnt a cyber response given the fluid nature i mean, were in an environment now where we see a thre...