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Saying. >> more on this in the next hour as well. new today, james mattis is in asia stepping up calls for china to curb the nuclear program in nblg north korea. here is what he said in singapore earlier. >> as a matter of u.s. national security, the united states regards the threat as a clear and present danger. the trump administration is encouraged by china's renewed commitment to work with the international community toward denuclearization. ultimately, we believe china will come to recognize north korea as a strategic liability, not an asset. >> a lot happening. back here in the united st...

...to 45 days. breathe happy with new febreze. good morning. welcome back. i'm thomas roberts at msnbc world headquarters in new york. this is what we are following for you. the latest threats from north korea and warning from the trump administration. here is vice president mike pence in sydney, australia. thanking the prime minister there for the cooperation to thwart the efforts. >> i'm grateful australia has taken steps to engage with china directly and encourage them to take more steps to bring that economic and diplomatic pressure to bear. >> joining me now is kelly cobiella in seoul, ...

At all. he will begin talking about it right before the 100-day deadline. that is very trump style to try to brand and identify the big items he wants to talk about and try to de-emphasize the scorecard about bills that have been passed in the first 100 days. thomas. >> kelly at the white house. thanks so much. joining me now is the editor for the new york post. president trump doesn't seem too excited to be judged by this benchma benchmark. he calls it a ridiculous standard. do you think that is fair? >> ever since the roosevelt administration, it has been tough to compare any first 1 happy n...

Of america. president trump has made it clear we'll honor the agreement. it doesn't mean we admire the agreement. >> reporter: so they're not happy about it, thomas, but they will go through with it. i think what that signals is really how crucial australia is as a partner for the united states in the region from a trade standpoint, but most importantly, from a military and strategic and security standpoint on. one of the five nations that helps to fight isis and security around the world. thomas. >> sara james. thank you. we turn attention to the white house now where president trump is tea...

President to criticize federal judges and supreme court justices, they are walled off in our society and pointed for life. you cannot touch their salary. 800 federal judges in this country, it is odd a, to get in a fight with them 20 days into your administration and b, to talk about the rest while they are considering your call. >> yeah, him acting like the courts there for his stuff. kelly's point about how it is a branch of government. we are in our third presidency where executive orders and white house actions are deemed more important. george h.w. bush with the help of dick cheney starte...