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Committed to nato. later in the speech he reminded the audience that of the 28 nato members, only four have lived up to the pledge of 2% of gdp toward defense. and he said we need better burden sharing. and there was faint applause when he made that statement. he did not say that nato was obsolete. >> and then you heard our nic robbers robb -- saying they may have lost a good friend in the u.s. and russia trying to pull us even closer. >> if you listen again to pence and to the other american diplomats who were speaking, they all were in lock step on the view that russia is a threat

Mattis was at a meeting with defense ministers. he defended support for the alliance, but members must be willing to pull their weight. >> a fair demanded that all who benefit from the best defense in the world carry their share of the necessary cost to defend freedom. we should never forget ultimately it is freedom that we defend here at nato. >> the nato secretary-general says the message from the secretary of defense is on target and completely fair. they need to do a better job of burden sharing. let's get a check on cnn money stream this morning. looks like all turmoil in washington is ...

Nato. >> the nato secretary-general says the message from secretary mattis is fair and they need to do a better job of burden sharing. all right. following the news of constant contact between trump campaign officials and russian officials. some in washington now calling for investigation noos ths into. they want to know who leaked the story. stay with us.

It is freedom we defend. >> the fanato secretary-general says the message from mattis is fair and they need a better job of burden sharing. this story is stranger and stranger. a new suspect arrested in connection with the death of kim john un's half brother. one of many details. let's go to saima mohsin for us in kuala lumpur. saima, what is the latest on this? >> reporter: john, you are right. this is an extraordinarily in r international murder misery. it is moving at a fast pace. two women. one a vietnamese passport holder. remanded in custody. this afternoon, indonesian woman arrested. ...

Ultimatum on military applications of all those countries. >> it is a fair demand that all who benefit from the best defense in the world carry their proportionate share of the necessary cost to defend freedom. >> martha: the warning surprisingly well received by nato secretary-general. he acknowledged unfair spending birdie in. watch this. >> conveying a very firm message. that message is about the importance of fairer burden sharing. it reflects a political reality. in the united states. and i think that will be appreciated by the ministers. >> martha: big crowd of the news conference. i am ...