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Advisers. so how does that fit in in this whole strategy as far as kim jong-un? does he believe that kim jong-un is ready to back down because of his tough talk? >> well, clearly, i mean, weve seen that kim jong-un is not ready to back down, wolf. hes continuing to pursue his nuclear ambitions. hes continuing to act in a way that is add sarial to the united states and our partners. the presidents rhetoric so far isnt working, and in fact, weve heard many suggestions of course from experts in thi...

Explaining why this has exploded the way it has? >> reporter: it really comes down to the wind, wolf. we saw 40 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts when this first took place. there is also so much brush, you know? we had a six-year drought in california in we had a very wet winter, the drought ended, so the conventional wisdom was that perhaps the fire season would not be so bad. well, we havent had rain here in this area for several weeks, so a lot of that brush has dried and because during the winter w...

Didnt do your whole job if you were not aware in the planning of the sting operation what specifically we needed to problem in terms of element to prove there was a lack of consent and criminal activity afoot. that absence of the agreement of the mind will probably be the most pivotal decision that the d.a. had to make. >> theres plenty of legal jeopardy harvey weinstein still faces. thank you very much. other breaking news including north korea saying president trump has "lit the wick of war." ...

For us. what are you learning? >>. >> reporter: good afternoon, wolf. we are now hearing from the pentagon that they have confirmed to their satisfaction it was isis behind the ambush several days ago that killed four american soldiers and wounded two in the west african nation of niger. you will recall this was the deadliest attack against u.s. forces since president trump took office and he has yet to publicly comment on this entire episode. the pentagon now saying it was a group of about 50 i...

>> one is that theres no line that demarks politics from entertainment from sports anymore. we sort of knew that but this is yet another example of that. you cant separate these things out anymore. i dont know if thats trump, i dont know if its modern culture but whatever it is, its all in one big pot now. other thing that it says is that theres a significant divide in the way in which donald trump is viewed. again, this is not new particularly but the way in which donald trump is viewed by diff...

Intelligence could have been so poor that the american troops did not note that there were 50 isis fighters in the immediate area. and that those fighters were there ready to ambush them. very difficult circumstances for this is 12-man team led by u.s. army green berets. those soldiers, those that were killed in action now being of course, returned to the united states, returned to their families. the wounded are said to be in stable condition. but an awful lot of questions how this one u.s. mil...

Arsenal modernized, in tip-top shape, but flatly denying he wants to increase the number of nuclear weapons. but how does that fit into previous statements hes made on nuclear proliferation? >> well, two different issues. hes been fairly consistent on modernization. we know hes got a nuclear posture review going on right now. do d.o.d. is working their way through that. additional modernization regimens as n. addition to what president obama did, or whether he wants to develop new weapons. plain...

>> yeah, because yesterday it was about 200 people who were determined to be missing. today, more than 500 are missing. so how are folks there -- youve been there from the start of this. how are folks there reacting to all of this horrendous, horrendous news? >> reporter: i think theyre just stunned by it, wolf. and we know that more than 20,000 people have been evacuated. theyre just trying to get by. these shelters are absolutely full. thousands of people are spending the night there. so theyr...

Soldiers killed and now the pentagon confirming isis responsible for those killings of those american troops. barbara starr at the pentagon, thanks very much. other news were following, reaction pouring in after the rapper eminem unleashes on president trump in a five-minute freestyle rap why hes demanding his fans choose between him or the president. plus the nfl firing back at the president taking credit for something that the nfl says doesnt exist. the league policy to tand for the anthem. ...

Homes just a mile or so away. and that is why authorities are still evacuating people. there are still people in danger, and its expected to get windy tonight. its actually windy right now, but there is a red flag warning that is going to be in effect starting at about 5:00 local time, so things could get a lot worse. wolf, we now know that this fire in santa rosa, this area, is now the most destructive wildfire in california history. 3,500 homes and buildings destroyed and it has the potential,...