Security correspondent Jennifer Griffin with new details on the pentagons response to all of this. Jennifer, what are we learning about these russian bomber jets that approached alaska . Well, as you mentioned, sandra, for the second consecutive night, russia flew two bear bombers off the coast of alaska, this time coming within 36 miles of mainland alaska flying north of the alucian islands. They were spotted by u. S. Military radar at 9 p. M. Eastern, 5 p. M. Local time. Unlike a similar incident monday night, this time the u. S. Air force did not scramble any fighter jets. Instead, it launched a single e3 century Early Warning aircraft known as awax to make sure there were only the two russian bombers flying near alaska and not flying underneath the large bombers. U. S. Territorial waters extend 12nautical miles from shore. A day earlier these russian jets approached alaskas kodiak island. Sandra jennifer, where is the u. S. S. Carl vinson . Thats like asking wheres waldo . It finally left australia and is heading north. We can confirm that. The commander of the strike group said the Aircraft Carrier is being extended 30 days to deal with the rising north korean threat. The location of the vinson has become a pr disaster for the pentagon and white house. Earlier this month the head of the u. S. Pacific command said the Aircraft Carrier and its strike group would be heading to singapore in the wake of growing tensions. But instead, the vinson proceeded south to the indian ocean to train with australian counter parts. Defense secretary jim mattis tried to explain today why the pentagon misled the public. The vinson, as i said on the record, was operating up and down the western pacific and we were doing exactly what we said. And that is, we are shifting her, instead of continuing one direction as she pulled out of singapore, shes gonna continue part of her cruise down in that region. But she was on her way up to korea. I believe its because she was originally headed in one direction for an exercise and we cancelled our role in that exercise, and thats what became public and had to explain why she wasnt in that exercise. Mattis added to the confusion at that Pentagon Press conference on april 11th and it was those words that then got misunderstood by the white house and it was really too late to clarify at that point. In reality, she took part in the australian exercise before heading north. The vinson will arrive off the Korean Peninsula early next week. Sandra okay. Jennifer, what are we hearing about the syrians moving their jets to a russian base . Well, what weve just learned from u. S. Defense officials is that they have seen signs that the Syrian Air Force has essentially taken all of though jets that were based at that air force base that the u. S. Had sent those 59 tomahawk missiles to strike. They have moved them all now to the russian air base. And so they are essentially compiling and keeping their aircraft there at the russian base so that the u. S. Cant destroy anymore of them. You remember that general mattis said at the time that those 59 tomahawks had essentially disabled 20 syrian aircraft. So the syrians are now hiding those aircraft at the russian base. Sandra Jennifer Griffin, at the pentagon, thank you. Now lets bring in john roberts. John . Reporter hey, good afternoon, sandra. Just a word from the white house on the uss carl vinson. Sean spicer was asked about that today. He basically said, what . Whats to see here . We said the vinson was going to be going to the sea of japan. Now the vinson is on its way to the sea of japan. Never mind the week long lag from the time they said it was until the time it is. Rather bizarre propaganda exercise taking part in pyongyang over the weekend. Sunday night in commemoration of what would have been the 100th birthday of the first president of north korea, also the grandfather of the current leader kim jongun. An orchestra and choir playing to the accompaniment of a simulated attack on the United States that culminates with the American Flag in flames. Similar to another video that was put together by north korea back in 2016 that showed a Simulated Nuclear attack on washington, d. C. Aboard the Aircraft Carrier, the uss ronald reagan, which is another carrier weve got in the region, the Vice President mike pence said today that the u. S. Will defeat any attack and meet any use of nuclear or conventional weapons on the part of north korea with an overwhelming and effective american response. And the Daily Briefing today, the press secretary dismissed the north korean bravado. This isnt the first time north korea has put out propaganda tools. I dont think were going to comment on every time they put out a piece of propaganda. Reporter tensions could reach a new high between the two countries because analysts say, sandra, that north korea is getting prepared, or at least making preparations, for what appears to be an imminent nuclear test. Sandra all right, john roberts, live at the white house. Thank you. For more on this, former cia senior north korea analyst and managing director for bower group asia. Dr. Terry, thank you for being here. The White House Press briefing just happened. That response to the propaganda video that we just saw. We can take another look at it. Specifically whats happening in that video is the performance, simulating the bombing of a u. S. City, in this case san francisco, with kim jongun watching and smiling on. The white houses response, its not the first time. But still, what impact does this have on the people of that country. It is true its not the first time. They have often propaganda films like this, or they try to. Basically what theyre trying to do is get Domestic Support for, say, hey, we have an enemy, United States is our foremost enemy. Look, they are threatening us. But we are capable, we are fighting. Kim jongun wants to show that he is a powerful leader. We will not cave under pressure from washington. Sandra also at the White House Briefing sean spicer saying the Trump Administration is encouraged by what theyre seeing from china. Should we be encouraged by the stuff that china is taking to fight this with us . Welsh, china has said a lot of things, but china hasnt really done anything yet. China has been part of the problem in terms of enforcing sanctions. Im not necessarily going to hold my breath that china is going to change. That said, we should continue to pressure china. But im kind of concerned if china does not come through yet again what is the Trump Administration going to do. Sandra when you say continue to pressure china, at the White House Press briefing sean spicer said china continues to have economic and political influence. What options are on the table to continue to pressure them . First of all, china, if theres any country in the world that has any kind of leverage over north korea, it is china. North korea is 90 , 90 of their global trade is with china. China comprises 90 of north koreas fuel, 80 of consumer goods. If china is serious and pulls all this off the table, kim jongun will be in trouble. But china has always historically just supported north korea because it does not want to see the regime collapse or instability. Now, i think what the Trump Administration is trying to do here is to act like we are going to pressure china further, perhaps by adopting secondary sanctions against chinese banks that illicit business with north korea. That its not gonna work out well for china. Were going to increase the cost for china to do business in north korea. Sandra we also had mike pence warning north korea telling 2500 sailors the sword stands ready. Listen to this. Those who would challenge our resolve or our readiness should know. We will defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or Nuclear Weapons with an overwhelming and effective american response. The United States of america will always seek seas, but under President Trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready. Sandra tough talk. Very tough talk. And u. S. Is ready to overwhelmingly respond to any kind of military provocation from north korea. But i dont think we are there yet. When everybody is talking about military action, were not at that stage at this point. North korea is not syria, its not afghanistan. The administration understands this. Sandra okay. I think that we have President Trump speaking live now. Lets listen in. Staff Sergeant Frederick manning specialist james matthews. Sergeant christopher mcbegin nis. A big supporters of our military and americas veterans. Joe cardona wheres joe . Here he is in his Beautiful Navy thank you, joe. Serves in the Navy Reserves and is a graduate of the naval academy. Coach belichick is the son of a navy veteran and bob, thats bob kraft. Hes becoming a pretty famous guy for winning. Between him and belichick. Wow. You do so much to support our military. Bobs been my friend for a long time, and he wants to support our military. So what a group of champions, all of them. Bob, i want to commend you for building such an extraordinary organization. Five super bowl victories since 2002. Really, unbelievable. Ill say this right now, George Steinbrenner is a very good friend of mine. George was a great champ, too. But there was a little more turmoil, right . A little more turmoil in his victories. And thats okay. He was another great one. Since bob bought the patriots in 1994, theyve won more division titles, conference championships and super bowl wins than any other team. No team has been this good for this long. Amazing. Hes built a culture dedicated to winning. And he started it with his coach. I want to tell you that is some special man. Its called the patriot way. That really starts with coach belichick. And i want to thank all of you for being with us. The patriots are an incredible organization. And this super bowl victory was a complete team effort. Thats the beauty of what they do. They win as a team. [ applause ] with your backs against the wall andpundits, good old pundits. Boy, theyre wrong a lot, arent they . Saying you couldnt do it, the game was over. You pulled off the greatest super bowl comeback of all time. One of the greatest comebacks of all time. But the greatest super bowl comeback of all time. And that was just special. I think i looked at odds and they gave you less than one half of 1 of winning the game. Then the coach said, lets go for three. Hes losing by so much. Said lets go for three. What is he doing . That was a great decision, coach. I tell him that all the time. The fourth down conversion by danny amendola. Wheres danny . Way to go, danny. Sheesh. The big sack by trey flowers. Big sack. Wheres trey . Come on. Put your hand up. See, hes shy a little bit. You werent shy when you hit that guy, were you . He didnt mind hitting. Great job. The incredible catch by julian edelman. What a catch. We all said, no, that ball was dropped. Isnt i good . In the old days they might have said that was dropped. Those replays are good. Youre starting to like the replay. Great going, julian. I think of guys like marcus can nonand the offensive line. Marcus. Great. Thats some line. Or matt slater, who was awarded the 2017 bart starr award for the character and leadership he has shown, both on and off the field. Malcolm mitchell. Its true. Malcolm mitchell who, as a rookie, handled the pressure of the super bowl like an absolute true veteran. Way to go, malcolm. [ applause ] good job. Ornate ebner who played on our olympic rugby team last summer. Pretty good athlete, right . And in brazil. He was in brazil playing and doing really well and is an all pro special team guy and player. So, nate, congratulations. Wheres nate . [ applause ] which is the tougher sport, football or rugby . [ laughter ] had a feeling you might say that. But everyone played a role and everybody played as champions. It was the first overtime game in super bowl history. And it ended with a legendary victory for this proud franchise and for these absolutely terrific players and coaches. You had the best record in football, with 14 wins and only two losses. That doesnt happen by accident. It takes hard work, dedication and a commitment by every member of the team to Work Together in pursuit of the ultimate goal, a goal that very few people achieve. Youve achieved times, many of you. Our coach and owner have achieved it five times. Great great talents, great great people. Whether youre trying to win a super bowl or rebuild our country as coach belichick would say, there are no days off. Just a quick story about the coach. I had won the primaries. Im now in this rather heated election that a few of you have read about. He wrote me this beautiful letter after the primaries. Congratulations. He said all sorts of things that were really good. It was a beautiful letter. And it was very close to going before the election. I called up. I said, coach, do you mind if i read the letter tonight to a stadium full of people in a very, very big and important state . And he said, do you know what . Id rather not have you do that. Could you send it back to me . Im gonna give you another one. I said, no, thats okay. No. I want to give you another one. Now immediately to me that means hes gonna tone it down because what he said was so nice. Do you know what he did . He toned it way up. It was much better. It was much better. He made that the greatest letter. And i did very well in that state. Thank you, coach. That was very good. Hes just a very special guy. And hes tough. Is he tough, fellas or a nice guy . Tough . So tough, right . Hes tough. Hes smart and hes got a great heart. The patriot coaches and these great players have delivered iconic American Sports moments that will last forever. Were gonna watch that game over an over and over. That game will last forever. Five super bowl wins in the era of free agency which is really, really tough. What an achievement. So again, congratulations to super bowl champion new England Patriots. And with that, id like to ask a very special and talented man, and a great friend of mine for a long time, bob kraft, to say a few words. Thank you all very much. [ applause ] thank you, mr. President. Its a true honor to be here for the fifth time celebrating a world championship. And every time that we have the privilege of coming here to the white house, i think about the long odds that were faced by our countrys forefathers who fought for our freedom and independence. Overcoming long odds through hard work, perseverance and, most importantly, mental toughness, is the foundation of everything that is great about this country. I am proud that the first time we came here as a team after winning a championship as 14 point underdogs. But more important was, it was in a season of 9 11 01 at a time in which our nation showed its mental toughness, to rally together and to rebound from an unthinkable tragedy. This years championship was achieved after falling behind by 25 points. A deficit so great that in the 97 year history of the nfl, over 20,000 games, that deficit had only been overcome seven times. In that same year, a very good friend of mine for over 25 years, a man who is mentally tough and hardworking as anybody i know, launched a campaign for the presidency against 16 career politicians facing odds almost as long as we faced in the fourth quarter. He persevered to become the 45th president of the United States. [ applause ] its a distinct honor for us to celebrate what was unequivoc unequivocalally our sweetest championship with a very good friend and somebody whose mental toughness and strength i greatly admire. And i would like to call upon our coach to say a few words. But before, wed like to join y jointly [ inaudible ] [ applause ] sup super bowl xi championship jersey. Thank you. So on behalf of the team, the organization, just want to thank president and his great staff for just, you know, a wonderful day, wonderful opportunity here. We had the great privilege to be here several times. This one, the way we were treated and the opportunities to be in the oval office, to meet with the president , see the inside of the white house, its just been fabulous. Along with the parade, the ring ceremony, as a team, the opportunity and privilege of coming to the white house is just one of the great things about winning the super bowl. So were very privileged to be here. We thank the president and his great staff for the hospitality that theyve shown us. Also our great patriot fans here and throughout patriot nation, thank you for coming out today. As mr. Kraft said, this is really a special team. These guys work incredibly hard all year. They put all the work in in advance when we didnt have anything to show for it. Then as the year went along, total of 17 victories, they were all tough. These guys are mentally tough, theyre physically tough. They love to compete. They knew how to compete under pressure. Thats probably when we played our best football, as we saw in overtime in the super bowl. Im incredibly proud and honored to coach this group with our Coaching Staff. Our Coaching Staff did a tremendous job this year. And this day really is a great, you know, great day for us. Its a thrill to be here and we appreciate your support and we approa approach appreciate the great treatment from the president and his staff. Thank you very much. And we have one other presentation to make. Super bowl xi helmet. [ applause ] thank you, everybody. Sandra a big day, a big moment for new England Patriots and their fan, being honored at the white house by President Trump. The president saying the patriots are big supporters of the military,