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it is 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. just under an our ago, the vice president of the united states pns pensacola spoke it u.s. allies in europe assuring them the u.s. is unwavering in its support of nato, but there was one caveat. we'll have more on that ahead. >> the vice president is at the security conference to soothe european fears over donald trump's month-old administration. in the past, the u.s. president has dismissed the long h hch-established alliance, although he says all the allies need to pay their share if nato is to succeed. pence says the fate of europe and the united states are intertwined. >> today i brung you this assurance. the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwavering in our commitment

to this transatlantic appliance. as you keep faith with us, we will keep faith with you. the fate of the united states and europe are intertwined. struggle ls are our struggles. your success is our success and e we wealk into the future together. >> cnn is live in munich, germany. . our diplomatic editor nic robertson is following the story this hour. good to have you with us us. . it seems the vice president offered assurances to allies but also suggested for the u.s. to be there, they will need to pay up. >> reporter: yeah, this message european leaders will be scratching their heads a little bit. if this is the real message, what was all this before we heard about nato being obsolete and ambivalent towards the unity of the european union. while this is being well

received, it's a cold reception. although that was a generous round of applause. the expectation was that pence was going to say these things. he talked about a concern that president trump would reach over the heads of those to reach a deal with putin. they will hold russia to account, awe also added that the united states will look to do agreements, deals with russia where appropriate. and that president trump stul believes that is possible. so keeping up that possibility that the united states may still do something that concerns the europeans. the idea of paying their way for nato, that's something obviously that's a message that does resinate here. we heard angela merkel talking about the power and united states being required to tackle

global terrorism and the threat of global terrorism is the borders of europe. so that help is needed. so there is a feeling in europe that they it do need to support the united states. but the message that's being delivered by mike pence for president trump and people are still going to be wondering why have we gone through all of this so far and what's to come next. >> this issue of allies as the trump administration is suggesting not fulfilling their commitment, it's not a a new issue that has come up, but has been highlighted and put to the forefront by the trump administration. what has been the reaction of allies from conversations if you had the opportunity to hear from people there about how this message was delivered and that this is now front and center. >> it is. and it's not just that they need other nato nations.

only five of the 28 pay that 2% of gdp. there's details in that as well that you're supposed to spend on defense. what we heard in wales back in 2014 when this aspiration was laid out was an idea that the nato nations would get to it some time. what we have heard from secretary of defense mattis in the past couple days is any time is not good enough. . that sounds like president trump and prub it the leaders here. but some countries have paid less. sort of russian potential aggression.

but the concern here going forward is that this is an expectation to turn around economists to focus on defense in such a big change. some countries only putting in 1.2% gdp. so that's a big step for people to make. what are the punishments for not doing it. that if you continue to have faith in us, we'll continue to have faith in you. to do its part first. >> 11:06 in munich, germany. . nic robertson following the story, thank you so much for the reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. >> a series of provok tiff actions tr russia seem to concern just about everybody except the u.s. president. donald trump blaming the media.

. >> he accused the media of spreading fake news. >> tonight this russian spy ship lurks off the east kocicoast. . defense officials say the kremlin is testing the new administration to see how it will react. that's different from what president trump believes is moscow's motivation. >> the false, horrible fake reporting makes it much harder to make a deal with russia. and probably putin said he's hitting behind his desk saying i see what's going on in the united states. it's going to be impossible for president trump to ever get along with russia because of all the pressure he's got with this fake story.

>> trump said he thinks he can work with vladimir putin. >> they shoot that ship right out of the water. everyone in this country is going to say it's so great. that's not great. i would love to be able to get along with russia. >> he didn't dismiss russia's provocations. >> the spy vessel off the coast of the united states. there was a test that many interpret as a violation of an agreement between the two countries and a russian plane buzzed the u.s. destroyer. >> at the same time though, defense secretary james mattis now meeting with nato counterparts is taking a much more definitive line. >> we are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level, but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground or a way forward. russia's aggressions have violated international law and are destabilizing. >> rex tillerson isn't letting

russia off the hook. >> the united states will consider working with russia where we do not see eye to eye, the united states will stand up for the values of america and her allies as we search for new common ground we expect russia to honor its commitment and work to deescalate the violence in ukraine. >> russia would not comment on president trump's unexpected words saying they had more important things to do than watch his news conference. but a prominent russian lawmaker had tweets aimed at the white house. trump hopes to make a deal with rau russia. tillerson is playing a second carry. three lines from one administration. you hard the secretary of state there. he didn't say we would love to do a deal with russia. he said the u.s. would consider working with russia if certain conditions were met.

what we have been hearing lately, this backing away, a harder line coming from both sides. analysts are wondering is that just reality intruding on the original optimism or is it because of the politics right now. russia says it's too early to tell what this relationship will be, but they say they are still working on setting up a date and time for president trump to meet face to face with president putin. michelle kosinski, cnn, the state department. president trump is also dismissed allegations of frequent russian contacts with his administration calling it a ruse. the interference in politics is being taken seriously on capitol hill. the fbi director briefed u.s. senators in a closed door meeting in what russia has been up to. at least three official investigations are expected. for more on the reaction out of russia, let's go to claire

sebastian in moscow. before we get to that, i want to focus on the contradictory statements we're seeing from the trump team op russia. what does moscow make of it. >> i think we're increase iingl seeing resignation that this hoped for deepening of ties. at least in the short-term. certainly the immediate reaction to mike pence's speech, i want to read you a couple tweets from a high ranking russia senator. . mattis has assured the europeans the u.s. will be faithful to nato. now pence has repeated it. the u.s. money strags is returning to traditional politics. you see this might not be that different from the relationship they had with the obama administration, which was extremely strained. another quick reaction from the head of the foreign affairs committee. who is commenting on the speech

from inside the room in munich. he said the fact that the west is putting the responsibility of the agreements on russia basically shows that the montra about the readiness to establish relations are up in the air. so definitely a doubt there that this can actually happen. >> we'll have to leave it there. we're having a few satellite issues. >> thank you so much. president trump is returning to a rather familiar setting after what has been a rocky and very busy first few weeks in office. he's set to headline a campai - campaign-style rally in the state of florida. >> the president is spend iing e weekend at his palm beach resort. his aids saying he will be busy working on the effort to repeal obamacare and finding a new national security adviser. athena jones has more on the names in the mix. >> the president spending a third consecutive weekend here

in palm beach. a senior administration official says it's going to be a working weekend. all kicking off with the rally on saturday afternoon at the orlando international airport. it's going to be a campaign-style rally, according to the white house, paid for by his campaign and something aimed at getting around the media filter that we have heard the president talk so much about and being able to talk directly to the people. he's also going to spend some time meeting with potential replacements for his now former national security adviser michael flynn. he's slated to meet with former ambassador to the united nations john bolton. also with lieutenant general mcmaster and with the acting national security adviser keith kellog, who was a retired lieutenant general. the top aids are also down here in florida with him for the weekend. they will be joined by the newly confirmed office of management and budget director mulvaney and

also by tom price to talk about next steps when it comes to repealing and replacing obamacare and tax reform. so that senior administration official making it clear that the president will not be vacationing here at his vacation home. >> athena jones, thank you. you'll remember a day ago we had that marathon combattive u news conference with the president of the united states where he was really focused on the media. >> and he continued to tweet about the media. and i want to bring this tweet up. he says, the fake news media failing "new york times," nbc news, abc, second base, cnn is not my enemy. it is the enemy of the american people. >> the question is does the president know that the media is here to ask questions for the people. let's bring in scott, live in england with us. scott, just to start, first of

all, it is important to point out that there were two ways of viewing this news conference. there were those who scratching their heads about it, but there were also people that really like seeing the president of the united states take it to the media. the president has set up and steve bannon has pointed out the media is the opposition party, in their view. this was sort of a show called beat the press, as one of the trump surrogates suggested. >> a significant minority of americans have been with trump through the primaries, through the campaign and even now. and trump continues to count on that minority by framing this as a battle between him and you're not just the option folk. you're the enemy. so the idea is if he can keep those americans thinking it's not really the question of the issues, maybe the ties with russia, maybe about domestic approaches to health care, maybe questions about his tax reform,

but if he can say media shs media, media, it's the hope that that distraction continues to give him an advantage. now the problem is that the media will not be silenced and there are a lot of americans who don't believe it is all just fake news. so this is a contest when is going to run and run. it's also one within the administration. trump is favored by some of his hard line advisers. but i think other fragments of this are more wary of what trump is trying to achieve. >> president trump is due to return to the campaign trail this weekend. the election campaign is over. he's four weeks into the administration. why is he going back on the campaign trail? >> because this is where trump feels comfortable. trump does not feel comfortable in washington. e he doesn't like being among the people who might criticize

him. he doesn't really feel comfortable dealing with the nitty-gritty of policy. he'd rather speak to a large group of people and feel the love of the trump die hards who will show up today. it gives him a break when he has to come back monday morning. you have the questions cha are going to recur. which include congressional investigations building on the hill as well as a real question which is, all right, you say you're going to e replace obamacare. how are you going to do it. and remember that muslim ban that the courts threw out. are you going to reinstitute that muslim ban despite the confrontation. >> just going back on the theme that i said earlier that there are two bubbles here. there's one bubble that views trump with a great deal of skepticism. there's another that has a long leash and expecting change. these are the millions of people that voted for the president. with that scenario in place, with the president going back on

the campaign trail, some have suggested that this is him reconnecting with the people that put him in office, the people who believe in what he's doing. is that something that would benefit this president? >> this isn't news. you remember nixon who used to talk about the silent majority and keep him in office. the problem with nixon and trump is reality bites. in this case, if trump doesn't revive the economy, if he continues to make a mess out of foreign policy, if he is not seen as being reliable, perhaps unstable, that it reality is the one that will challenge his fake news and all the rallies he seeks. >> scott lucas, great to have your analysis. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, scott. >> thank you. still to come, a new arrest in a mysterious death of kim jong-un's half brother.

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four people now in custody. what can you tell us about the latest suspect? >> the latest suspect is from north korea itself, according to police. when they arrested him in apartment building, they found an i.d. card on him. that's a card that's given to foreigners to work in malaysia. that said that he is 46 years old and a north korean citizen. in another twist, another suspect, the indonesiaen woman, more information coming out about her. . according to the indonesian police chief speaking to our team in jakartjakarta, she was carrying out a prank as part of a tv show and that she feels she was dooped, she was not aware

that she may have well have been a part of an assassination attempt. this is according to the indonesian police chief. she remains in custody alongside the others for e questioning. >> i understand the north korean ambassador to malaysia has spoken to reporters there. some stunning statements, you said. >> it was a lengthy statement full of anger is the only way to describe it. late at night a car drove up to the mosh ware where the body is where they are carrying out this autopsy. . a man got out and it was the north korean ambassador. he read out the statement to the press that were waiting there. part of that statement and i'll read it to you. the malaysian side u forced the postmortem without permission and without our permission and witnessing we will categorically

reject the results of the postmortem conducted excludeing our attendance. so they are saying they should have been involved in this. we have spoken to the malaysian authorities and they said they didn't need to ask permission from the north korean embassy to carry out the autopsy. the body will only be handed out once complete and once they have a dna sample from kim jong-un's brother's family. this week north korea se celebrated what would have been the 75th birthday of the late leader kim jung i'll. >> malnutrition and starvation is widespread in that nation.

>> they sip e designer coffee, send text messages to friends. even take selfies. this could be any coffee shop in any city. not what you'd expect in pyongyang. even here in north korea during holidays or weekends, we sit with friends, talk about work and life, says a commercial manager. north korea watchers say this is light years away from how most people live in one of the poorest countries in it the world. >> what is the biggest difference between your life here in north korea and the rest of the outside world? we are a a socialist country. i think that's the main difference, says this researcher, a socialist country with a high end department store selling everything from gourmet groceries to flat screen tvs. all despite unprecedented sanctions over north korea's

nuclear programs. this is not the norm. that life is vastly different in other parts of north korea. the u.n. world food program says millions face serious food shortages and suffer is malnutrition. ponk yong is yang is the capital of our country. so it's true, pyongyang develops faster, but our state policy is to grow both rural and urban areas simultaneously. they promised to strengthen the military and economy at the same time. in the show piece capital, we see plenty of construction. new high-rise apartments, more cars on the streets. the west would call these people middle class. our society doesn't have a middle class, he says.

but in the near future e we hope to have everyone living above the middle class. he says north korea will never embrace capitalism, but in recent years, some private enterprise has been allowed in. markets supplement what the state distributes. some day those markets will disappear because the government will provide everything people need. we don't know how the rest of north korea lives. those are places and people we're not allowed to see. will riply, cnn, pyongyang. >> pretty cool to check out his instagram account. he has these great images. still ahead here on cnn newsroom, the president of the united states is ready for a reset after a rough first month. we'll look back at the turbulent week and how the president is looking to shore up his support. live from atlanta, georgia, this hour. to our viewers across the united states and around the world, you're watching cnn newsroom.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the skpus around the world. >> i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you this hour. a car bomb killed a 3-year-old boy in southeastern turkey. a security guard was also killed there. the car was parked outside a housing complex for members of the judicial system. southern california is being hammered by deadly storm. it's knocked out power lines and brought strong winds and flooding in and around los angeles. at least two people have been killed and over 100,000 people were left without power.

some areas have been told to evacuate. >> you'll remember on the campaign trail the president would say jobs, jobs. the president says that jobs are one of the main reasons he is now the president. and he's promising not to let supporters down in the state of south carolina friday he attended a ceremony moin unveiling the newest aircraft. he returned to his campaign roots on saturday with a a planned rally in florida. >> president trump's return to a campaign style event follows a tumultuous first month in the white house. >> jonathan mann has more on how trump is hoping to reset the narrative. >> saturday the president and japan's prime minister met at what was supposed to be a working weekend at the winter white house interrupted by a missile launch tr north korea. >> the united states of america stands behind japan, its great

ally, 100%. >> reporter: on monday trump welcomed canada's prime minister to the white house and offered a a defense of his travel ban. >> i said at the beginning, we are going to get the bad ones. the really bad ones. we are getting them out. that's exactly what we're doing. >> reporter: then a fire storm e erupted over national security adviser michael flynn and his ties to russia. >> general flynn does enjoy the full confidence of the president. >> despite that reassurance after more than three weeks on the job, flynn was out. on tuesday the whiteouse scrambled to explain the about face. >> the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation in a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. >> reporter: at a wednesday news conference with israel's prime minister, trump defended flynn. >> general flynn is a wonderful man. he's been treated very unfairly by the media.

as i call it, the fake media. >> while the resignation overshadowed talk of middle east peace, he backed away from the idea of a two-state solution. >> i'm looking at two-state and one-state and i like the one that both parties like. >> reporter: and more cabinet drama. andrew puzder withdrew as labor secretary. on thursday, the president quickly named a replacement. that happened during a long and rambling news conference in which he also blasted the media. >> the press honstly is out of control. the level of dishonesty is out of control. >> blame the obama administration for problems facing the country. . >> i inherited a mess. it's a mess. at home and abroad, a mess. >> and slammed stories about context with russia as fake news. when when asked if anyone in his

administration was in contact with the kremlin -- >> during the election? >> nobody that i know of. >> on friday mr. trump was back on the road visiting a boeing plant in south carolina marking one month since he took office. >> that was jonathan mann reporting for us. trump has faced krcriticism for his thursday news conference, but it was his exchange with a reporter from a jewish magazine that sparked a great deal of scrutiny. >> that reporter tried to ask the president about how he will address antisystemtism. he responded telling that reporter to sit down. cnn has more. >> reporter: it's one question the president seems either unwilling or unable to answer. >> we are concerned about and what we haven't really heard being addressed is an up tick many in anti-semitism.

>> we have seen a sharp rise in anti-se mettic incident. >> reporter: reporters have pressed trump. >> some of it by supporters in your name. >> reporter: about a spike in nazi-related vandalism, online memes with anti-semitic tones and threats including 60 bomb threats to jewish community can centers since january. a rise in hate the hpresident hs yet to denounce. it began on wednesday at a joint press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> we have seen a sharp rise in anti-se mettic incident. >> reporter: trump's response, a defense of his election. >> we are very honored by the victory that we had. 306 electoral college votes. >> reporter: then on thursday an even more bizarre exchange. >> i want to find a friendly reporter. >> reporter: when a reporter from a jewish publication told the president he didn't believe he was anti-se mettic, but was concerned. >> i haven't seen anybody in my

community accuse either yourself or any of your staff of being anti-se mettic. . >> trump suggest ed the questio was a personal attack. >> he said he was goirng to ask a simple question and it's not. it's not. not a simple question. not a fair question. sit down. >> when reports i followed up, trump lashed out. >> some of it written by our opponents. you do know that. do you understand that? >> so why not denounce anti-semitism? it may be a political calculation. . >> president trump views loyal supporters as people to give the benefit of the doubt to, but there are times when his moral position is being eroded by his failure to throw overboard people. >> reporter: brian levin studies hate groups and says whether he

want it is or not, trump garnered the support of neonazis and others. >> we are beyond the point of abstract concern. we had holocaust remembrance day commemorated without even mentioning jews. and the same time, he puts his immigration e restrictions. by the same token, he had opportunities to address these questions head on, and instead, tells an orthodox jew to sit down. >> reporter: tonight the alliance says the repeated avoi denies of the question can no longer be tolerated. the anti-defamation league called it mind boggling. but the orthodox jewish reporter who trump told to sit down is defending the president. >> i was actually very hopeful because it shows someone -- a president who is so committed against this problem of anti-semitism that it bothers him on a deep, personal level. it makes me hopeful that he will

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more. >> reporter: it starts with confusion, air thick with dust. . a man appears to be carrying something. it's a boy. bleeding stumps where his legs were moments before. someone cries for an ambulance. the boy sits up. pick me up, daddy, he cries this was the aftermath of what syrian activists were air raids by regime helicopters. dropping barrel bombs on and around the town. the syrian government has yet to comment on the incident. later video also posted by activists claims to show him in a hospital bed. how is your health, he's asked. he stares back silent. the syrian regime urged on by russia says it's holding to a cease-fire, but it's patchy at pest. rebels were fighting government

forces. fighting one another, fighting isis and other groups linked to academy. what started almost six years ago is a peaceful uprising has descended into madness. and the innocent children, like so many others pay the price. elsewhere turkish forces are backing factions of the free syrian army in their battle against isis. while further east, u.s.-backed kurdish and arab forces are fighting isis as well. president trump has raises the possibility of setting up a safe zone inside syria and officials tell cnn they are pondering dispatching u.s. ground troops there. so far it's all talk and no action. the blood bath, however, continues. ben wedeman, cnn,i isist stan i.

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controversial apountmentes of the administration. >> he has ties to the fossil fuel industry and history of fighting the agency he will now lead. rene marsh followed this report to look at his background before he was confirmed. >> reporter: scott can pruitt, the man donald trump wants to lead the environmental protection agency has spent most of his career trying to dismantle the agency is he could soon lead. >> we have an epa, we have a federal government that's actively involved in picking winners and losers in using regulatory power to penalize fossil fuels. >> as attorney general of oklahoma, the biggest oil producing state in the nation pruitt launched multiple legal battles against the obama administration's key climate change laws. regulations made clear he opposes. . >> department of environmental protection, we are going to get rid of it in almost every form. we're going to have little tid bits left.

>> pruitt, quote, brings a deep understanding of the impact of regulations on both the environment and the economy. >> attorney general pruitt has been a leader in fighting against excessive regulations from the epa that have driven up costs for american families and businesses and have been devoid of any real meaningful environmental benefit. >> critics are pushing back hard saying pruitt is a climate change denier. the 48-year-old once said, quote, scientists continue to disagree about the degree and extent of global warming and its connection to the actions of mankind. and in a november radio interview, he gave insight on how he would run the agency. >> what are you looking forward to? >> regulatory rollback. washington has become too consequential. they have been dictating to business and states and industry. sometimes outside of the constitution. >> the fastest and easiest action pruitt can take on day one without help from congress is to simply not enforce the

laws on the books. like the clean air act and clean power plan. trump has said his administration will value clean water and air, but his epa has sued the agency 12 times challenge iing its clean power plan, which seeks to curb carbon e emissions from power plants. he sued for trying to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. >> as head of epa, it would be like the wedding of fox and the hen house. >> pruitt is a strong supporter of the energy industry and they support him too. in 2014 his campaign committee received more than $700,000 in contributions, more than 17% of that came from energy donors. a 2014 "new york times" investigation found he collaborated secretly with the energy industry sending letters lobbyists wrote for him to the u.s. government attacking the epa. in a statement pruitt said,

quote, i intend to run this agency in a way that fosters responsible protection of the environment and freedom for american businesses. i'm . >> thank you for that report. a powerful storm has killed two people and torn up parts of southern california. high winds and flooding this that part of the world. >> we have been following all the development there is. >> this is one of the strongest storms in recent history. comparing it to back in the same time of the year but 2011. it's a comparable storm. but you've got to see some of the visuals coming out of this region. one of our affiliates captured this moment. a sink hole, two cars dropping into this 20-foot sink hole. firefighters arrived there and found one car already upside down in the rushing water. you can see it on your screen now. . they lowered a a 20-foot ladder to the driver allowing her to

climb to safety. she explained while driving she felt the car pitch to the left. it tumbled into the sink hole, air bags deployed. she tried to raise heroine does, and was able to climb to the top of the car where she screamed for help. firefighters were able to save her. and look at the moments right when the second vehicle fell into the sink hole. that driver was able to get out unarmed. those are just one of the many multitude of stories coming out of southern california as a monster storm continues to impact the region. several swift water rescue attempts taking place. this is one of them that occurred friday evening in sun valley, california. you can see this woman being taken from her vehicle moments before it was swept away. it only takes a foot of rushing water to actually raise a vehicle and wash it downstream. so what's the old saying from the national weather service?

turn around, don't drown. never cross flooded roadways. it's the best advice. this is the storm system that continues to bring the flooding rains to california. while the rainfall totals are impressive, we have seen some of the mountainous regions upwards of 10 inches of rainfall with some impressive totals for los angeles. they did not set a record, but they are just shy of that. still a significant population density under a flash flood watch. we also have the potential for heavy snowfall. it's already ongoing across the mountains just outside of los angeles into ventura county where we will be measuring this snowfall in feet. it's not only the heavy flooding rain, the mud slides, but it's also the strong winds that have toppled trees that have been standing for over 100 years. and also taking downpour lines with them as well. at last count there's been over

130,000 customers without power thanks to this storm system. but what i want you to take out of this is there is yet another storm system waiting in its wings. we'll get a brief break for the day on sunday. but then we start to line things up across the pacific. . that is when things start to get active into the early parts of next week. we'll bring in more heavy rainfall and the potential for more flooding. we also have been talking about all week long the dam or the spillway that was threatened because of the recent rainfalls. it is going to be tested once again with this storm system. we get the break and then tested yet again as e we head into the early parts of next week. . construction there to try to reduce the amount of damage to this particular dam that we have already seen. so here's the storm systems lining up. this is called our atmospheric river of moisture. that's producing our significant amounts of rainfall. still a couple inches to come

for many locations. you have to see this visual coming out of san bernardino national forest. this is a moment rarely captured on camera. a landslide coming from the region. you can see how quickly conditions can change. when you have this amount of rain at such a short period of time, it soaks into the soil, becomes extremely heavy and gravity wins and takes that rock and mud with it and can cause quite a disaster. no one injured in this. >> we'll stay in touch with you. we thank you for being with us this hour. . >> for those in the u.s., "new day" starts in a moment. for our international viewers, "inside africa" is next. stay with us here on cnn.

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