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Of defense on these specific parts of the book, but they have tried to cast these types of communication as standard practice. we have done some of our own reporting. we know from a senior former defense official that it was not just milley who was having these conversations. the former secretary of defense mark esper also reached out to the chinese through back channels to reassure them. and we have been told from a defense official that the calls that milley had weren't just him one on one with general li. he wasn't taking a cell phone into the corner and making these phone calls. these are ...

Armed. they also know that because these events have the possibility of attracting far-right extremists, it's not unreasonable to think that there might be bouts of violence which is why, jim, we have this fence here now at constitution and delaware, northeast, in washington, d.c. this is the sad reality that this is a familiar sight because of january 6. i'll swing over here to the corner where there is also a security camera. as you point out, members of congress are not going to be here at the capitol, which is a real plus when you're trying to figure out if there's going to be another ramp...

Channelled with concern that president trump might stumble the country into war with those countries. part of a pattern. alex marquart, thanks very much. well, the u.s., united kingdom and australia announced an hiss hotoric pact. they will acquire eight submarines and encountering china in the region. >> cnn national security correspondent kylie atwood joins us from the state department. what is the response from the chinese government here? >> reporter: this is a hugely substantial new partnership. the u.s., australia and the uk, the brits, are all coming together to work on essentially fo...

Bay, but this pretrial will continue today, primarily with this questioning over whether the judge should be the judge for this trial going forward, jim. >> we'll follow closely. alex marquart, thanks very much. in paris a group of alleged terrorists tied to the 2015 attacks there that left 130 people dead, they are finally in court. it's the deadliest attack ever carried out on french soil. it was just alarming if you remember. now some 300 victims are set to testify over the next nine months in what is expected to be an unprecedented judicial marathon. cnn international anchor cyril vanier...

With osama bin lauden. they are charged with terrorism, conspiracy, attacking civilians and more. if convicted, all five could face the death penalty. cnn's alex marquart joins us now. tell us how long this trial goes forward? when do we expect to hear decisions? >> reporter: well, this pretrial is continuing today after it started yesterday, jim. i think more than anything, it just drives home the fact you just touched on, that 20 years after these attacks that claimed almost 3,000 american lives, that the fate of these men has not yet been decided. these five alleged terrorists including kha...