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He went ahead and did it. i see how effective it is. i'm not weigh being in ingç in policy. the guy still chooses when he can be president and when he can be president-elect. >> something else that we got from him today. he was very busy on twitter. he said the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. there were questions after that tweet. from jason miller part of the new white house communications team, he said, president-elect trump was referring to the threat of nuclear proliferation and the ...

Of deterring russia is working? >> we have a long way to go. i think we have to continue to increase our ability to move quickly there. because a true deterrent, one where people are worried if they conduct operations there will be some level of response. we have to improve what that level of response may look like. so we can deter. >> reporter: with russia undeterred in ukraine, u.s. and nato leaders are concerned moscow may attempt to destabilize nato allies neighboring russia. lithuania, latvia, and estonia. >> how concerned are you that russia will try the same strategy in nato allies bord...

To the black sea as part of a routine rotation. >> sending a few fighter jets into the baltic states doesn't send a message that mr. putin can understand. the only message he understands is oh, and the only legitimate power that he fears on the borders of ukraine is some form of ground presence in poland or the baltic states. >> reporter: yet for a second day on capitol hill the u.s. defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman took questions about deep budget cuts from sequestration and reducing the size of the army. >> the white house fact sheets make it clear that defense is not a priority i...

Weapons was to give voice to the idea of bringing the stockpiles down which president reagan and his successor george herbert walker bush were able to do in their administrations. the russians, basically, still have remnants of a cold war mentality. one of the reasons this treaty was difficult to work out is the russians are still afraid of the united states. much more so than the united states is afraid of russia. the united states is much more afraid and this is encompassed in the obama administration policy, the idea of terrorists getting a hold of loose nuclear materials, turning them into...

Deployed as part of a blanket of protection thatdy salutes the deterrent capability of the missile defense program. leaks about the deployment are being interpreted as the suts increases pressure on the islamic regime. back to you. jon: thank you mike. that is your news day. jane: we just heard from the president who sent his budget to capitol hill this morning, he says the $3.8 trillion proposal is built on investments, ones that will create jobs and solidify the economy in the short term, and set our country down a prosperous road eventually. take a listen. >> just as it would be a terrible ...