it's 1:00 p.m. in washington, 8:00 p.m. in moscow. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we start with russian bears coming close to alaska. it marks the fourth time this week that russian military plans have come close to the alaskan coast. the first couple times they scrambled jets to keep an eye on the jets. let's bring in ryan brown. he's joining us. senior international correspondent fled pl-- what ar you hearing from the pentagon. four times over four days. >> well, that's right, wolf. this is the fourth time and we hadn't seen this kind of activity for quite some time before this. 2015 was the last time these russian bombers flew into what's called the air defense identification zone. it's in international air space, but it's kind of this area that

the u.s. monitors foreign aircraft as they approach and tries to track that, particularly military aircraft. in the most recent case which occurred yesterday, russian bear bombers were intercepted and some canadians cf 18s. this was about 700 miles southwest of anchorage alaska. one official saying four times in four days this couldn't be anything but strategic messaging. there are other factors in play. one is russia is trying to keep their pilots up to snuff, training them, making sure they can fly these long range missions. four times in four days is particularly note worthy in this case. >> fred, you're there in moscow. what are the russian -- what's the russian government saying about these bear bombers moving this close, buzzing in effect the alaskan coastline? >> there's really two sides. the kremlin for its part is not saying anything about all of this. they keep referring us to the russian defense ministry.

the russian defense ministry has acknowledged that flights have been taking place and he's also acknowledged some have been intercepted by u.s. jet fighters. they say all the flights that are taking place are taking place in international air space and that all of them happen in accordance with international law. but of course it is something that we are seeing an uptick in such flights and regarding the question of whether or not there's some sort of strategic messaging involved, the russian government says they won't comment on that. one of the interesting things is that as theo flights are taking place, these increased flights, the russians are also conducting pacific, specifically down in the vladivostok regions with those same aircraft. >> and it also comes amid these reports, fred, that the russians are moving some troops closer and closer to the north korean

border. what's going on on that front? >> a big question mark there. we've been seeing media reports that the russians possibly are moving armor including helicopters. there have been rumors that perhaps this is due to the fact that russians might fear there could be an armed confrontation between the u.s. and north korea and that could lead to some sort of wave of north korean refugees trying to get across the border. it's not a large border. only about seven miles long. but of course it's a very important one. the rugs have very important assets down there including the port of vladivostok which mill tae mi -- he also said that he believed that every country, including russia, has the right to react if there is a change in the international security environment, so certainly the

russians do appear to be concerned about what's going on in north korea right now. >> they're not the only ones concerned. the chinese clearly concerned as l. david mckenzie, you're there in beijing. china is now denying reports that they put their military forces on high alert because of what's going on in north korea. but there's another issue, coal shift. president trump said china was beginning to turn those north korean ships away, but are they still docking in china as we speak? >> well, let's start with that high alert, wolf. certainly the ministry of defense putting out a very rare statement here in china slamming those reports saying it's simply not true. that they're in any kind of high alert. saying that the status of chi chinese troops and military assets on the border are in fact as per normal. so they really are pushing back on those reports from u.s. officials that we heard yesterday and today. on the coal issue, this is

really fascinating, because president trump in receipt days, wolf, has praised china for putting the screws down on pyongyang trying to force them to end that nuclear program through trade. one key issue has been coal imports from north korea into china. well, we've looked at the manifest as it were of coal shipments coming in to northeast china port. at least six vessels have docked in recent days in china that were carrying coal from north korea. unclear if those vessels then put that coal on to shore. the chinese ministry of foreign affairs saying that nothing has changed. that the embargo still stands and they were giving potentially humanitarian assistance. >> there's another issue that's intriguing, david. as you know, china's airline, air china, has now suspended all flights into north korea. they used to have flights from beijing and shanghai to

pyongyang. all of a sudden air china suspends all flights. tell us what the official explanation is and what they're saying behind the scenes. >> well, certainly the official explanation, wolf s that this is just because there wasn't enough demand they say of people flying into pyongyang from china on the official chinese carrier. but certainly a lot of people questioning whether this is just yet another move, symbol liic aa move that could hurt the diplomats and the wealthy from north korea coming come n and out of china. china and north korea have normal diplomatic relations. by cutting off those flights from china into pyongyang so they have to rely on their own national carrier certainly sends a signal whether it's to do with ticket sales or we don't know for sure. >> interesting point now. only the official north korean

airliner is flying out of pyongyang. david mckenzie, fled plig joini now, congressman, thanks for joining us. >> good afternoon, wolf. >> first of all, how concerned are you about these repeated russian incursions near the coast of alaska? four times over four days. they hadn't done this in several years. all of a sudden they're doing it. what does it say? >> i'm not terribly concerned about it honestly. when i was flying the b 1 we used to do these types of things. no question is russia is trying to send a message. i don't want to say they're being provocative. they want to remind us we're here, we have these capabilities, we're aware of what's happening, we're making a statement we want to be involved in that. but i don't look at it with really much sense of alarm.

>> so let's move on to china. i know you're just back from a visit there. you met with leaders in china. president trump has praised china in recent days for turning away those north korean coal ships, but we now know there are at least six north korean coal ships that have docked in china. what's your understanding? is china doing what president trump wants us to do, in other words squeeze the north korean leader kim jong-un? >> there's no question that china is more engaged than they had been in the past. if you asked me a year ago do i think we could stop north korea from putting a nuclear weaponing on top of an icbm and aiming it towards the united states. a year ago i didn't think we could stop them. i'm actually much more encouraged now. >> why? >> haven't spent time there, having talked with the premier and other chinese leaders and not just china, but japan and south korea. number one, china in the past

has had two choices. they could choose stability on the peninsula or allow north korea to continue to develop there are nuclear program. if the past they've chosen stability. they're beginning to re realize the united states is serious when they say we will not allow kim jong-un to take nuclear weapons, puts them on icbms capable of reaching every major u.s. city, we simply won't allow that to happen. china believes that. so they're engaging in ways they haven't in the past. they're engaging in a more aggressive stance. and we need that. we can't do this by oersurselve >> earlier administration, their efforts have failed in dealing with north korea. but you also support negotiating with north korea. kind of negotiations, what kind of dialogue would you like to see develop between the united

states and kim jong-un's regime? >> well, i agree with what you said. absolutely negotiations are the key to this. the last thing anyone wants to see is for this to escalate into any type of war. obviously particularly a nuclear exchange. but south korea is in a very precarious situation. seoul as you know is very close to the dmc. we have to do this through negotiations and through diplomacy if possible. now, that is far more effective if the north koreans actually believed that we will prohibit them in a military manner from proceeding on this. that makes the diplomacy much more positive i think. china, again, is one of the key partners there. they have diplomatic relationships with them. interesting to me, though, wolf, many of us presume that china has much more influence on north korea than they really do. they did have a lot of influence with kim jong-un's father and his grandfather. but frankly, they're insulted and offendedbythe way hehas treated his chinese partners over the last couple years. that makes them i think willing to be more engaged than thif ey

have in the past. >> you also saw the reports there are russian troops moving closer to the north korean border. what do you make of what russia is doing? >> well, it's kind of like the russian bear bombers which by the way i've got to say can we all agree is the ugliest aircraft ever built. i laugh when i see those pictures coming towards america. >> you speak as an air force bomber. >> yeah. you know, airplanes are built to be sexy. that's going to be important. coming to your point, they do have a small border, but i think once again, i don't think they're terribly worried. if there were refugees, they're going to go to china. the last place they'll go is into russia. they wouldn't feel welcome there. once again i think russia is sending a message. they're saying we're here. we share this border. we're going to enforce our border. i think it's nothing more than

that. sfwl you' >> you're a member of the house intelligence committee which has had its problems lately in the russia related investigation into interfering in the u.s. presidential election. we are now told the fbi director james comey, national security agency director mike rogers, among others they've been invited to testify this time behind closed doors before your committee. part of this russia investigation. we've also been told now the former cia director john brennan, former director of national intelligence, james clapper, they are ready to testify in open session. their earlier meeting was canceled. give us an up date on how your intelligence committee investigation is moving. have you guys gotten your act together now that the chairman devin nunes has recused himself as the leader of this investigation? >> you know, one of the things many of us being on the

committee have been discouraged and a little concerned is the idea that in the past the intelligence committee has been very bipartisan. we do our work behind closed doors, not in front of cameras and i think we do better work when that's the case. over the last month or so, many of us have been discouraged that it has become so public and frafr frankly so part sisan. this two week breaks let us take a break and come home and think about something else. now i hope we can take more bipartisan approach. this is serious work and we need to report to the american people, but i think we're better doing that if we don't have a daily press conference. if we're not seeking out television. i'm glad we're going to bring back the fbi director and others. remember, more than 100 times we asked the fbi director and mr. rogers if the open session and they had to say, again, almost 100 times we can't answer those questions. let's bring them back.

let's get that information. we look forward to having the former cia director and see what he knows, but continue i hope in a little bit more of a bipartisan fashion than we've seen over the last month or so. >> admiral rogers and director comey will testify behind closed doors. former intelligence officials will testify in open session. we're looking forward to hearing from them. congressman chris stewart, thafrp thanks for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> up next president trump has a military problem. we're going to explain that. also ahead the latest on the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. president trump says he wants a vote next week. before the end of his first 100 days in office. several republicans now say they're close but how close. stay with us.

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just a little while ago she met with the president in the oval office. he welcomed her back to the united states. >> we are very happy to have iya back home and it's a great honor to have her in the oval office with her brother and thank you very much. >> hijazi's release was secured through many meetings including james mattis and the egyptian president. glad she's back here in the united states. from miscommunication about the location of the u.s.s. carl vinson to the use of the so-called mother of all bombs in afghanistan, some allies are wondering who's in command of the u.s. military and what kind of message the united states is trying to send. joining us now are pentagon correspondent barbara starr, cnn military diplomatic analyst retired admiral john kirby and pentagon press secretary during the obama administration. also with us are chief political

analyst gloria borger. barbara, i want you to listen who-tto what the defense secretary general matt tis said. >> you are in a conflict situation. you have to delegate initiative to those that you consider competent to do so. to carry out the authorities that you're giving them. in this case in afghanistan they have been engaged in that fight up in that corner against isis elements up there for some time. i was kept informed sometimes on a daily basis of how the fight was going. of what the options were. >> and you were told beforehand about the -- >> i'm not going to get into the specifics, because that would -- i do not want to articulate clearly what the delegation is. just rest assured it's to the

lowest competent level and they are trained and they have my commander's intent. >> while the defense secretary said you have to delegate responsibility, wouldn't a bombing of that magnitude be on his radar? this is the first time ever, even though this 20,000 pound bomb was ready to go back in 2003, this is the first time it's ever been used in combat. >> wolf, as a routine basis, commanders out and about around the world have a lot of authority, a lot of discretion to do what they deem is necessary. the bomb, the m.o.a.b. was already in afghanistan. general nicholson was there and he authority to use every tool at his disposal. he didn't necessarily have to inform everybody of time date and place he was going to use it. now you see more sensitivity to this. you see commanders a little more aware of what they are doing may have second, third order effects

on the world stage because the day after the strike general in this case -- nick nicholson came out and said it didn't influence his decision. but they picked up and ran that it was sending a message to north korea about u.s. military power when general nicholson was doing this on his own. >> what is the protocol for the use of this enormous bomb? fl z >> there is no set protocol for the use of that or any other. he did have this weapon in theater. he did have all the authority he needed. i would add that it was exactly the right weapon for this particular target. that said, in the past i think it would have been appropriate to float that up the chain of command just to make sure that everybody was aware, because it hadn't been used in afghanistan. there are sometimes geo

strategic or even geopolitical impli ki implications. i was told he did float that up to the pentagon level and they were aware. i don't know how soon or how long he did. that i think barbara is right. you're starting to see a new administration with a different sense of how to delegate authority to military commanders. and everybody's kind of getting used to that. our four star generals and admirals, they don't get to be four stars unless they are very good at their job and they're beginning to realize when they make these zdecisions that are larger implication. >> do you think in the obama administration this would have been run the higher chain of command? during the obama years this was a president who while he delegated was clearly weary of delegating too much to his generals. >> i do. i think if this happened under president obama, there probably would have been a more robust

discussion about the wisdom of using this weapon. i do think that probably would have happened. >> the commander of the u.s. commander in afghanistan would report to the central commander, the head of the u.s. military central command. the central commander would at least inform the chairman of the joint chiefs who would then inform the defense secretary, the national security adviser at the white house and the president of the united states. but that didn't necessarily happen this time. >> i think some informing up the chain of command happened. i don't know how far it went, if it went all the way to the white house. you also have to forgive the pentagon somewhat for the fact that they have these authorities and want to use them. especially when the commander in chief says i'm going to delegate authority. he's made it clear he's going to delegate authority. >> president is giving more authority to military commanders than president obama did. let me go back to barbara. there's another issue i want to get so. south korea now expressing frustration about the president's so called armada

comments involving the u.s.s. carl vinson, the aircraft carrier that was supposedly moving towards the korean peninsula but was actually moving towards australia the opposite direction. some newspapers there are saying it was a bluff. others are labeling it a lie. how much tension does all of this cause between the pentagon and the white house when there is a miscommunication like this? >> well, right now i think there's been several days of a lot of angst about the whole thing. because again, what you have is what should have been a routine movement of military force perfectly within the authority of the pacific command to do it suddenly blowup into a world crisis essentially for the pentagon and for the white house because of this miscommunication. you have a president calling this an armada. that's a word that's very odd to use. i want you to judge john kirby the last time the u.s. navy

thought of itself as an armada. >> 1588, spanish. >> yeah. that just doesn't happen. so words are important, especially when you have some of these confusing signals. i think it really is just underscoring a sense that if you want to avoid confusion, you tighten up the communication. if you want to have unpredictability, which is what the president has said, that can lead to a military crisis and i think not too far behind the scenes here at the pentagon are senior commanders who still want to make sure president trump is very informed every day about what is going on with the u.s. military so he cannot say to put it delicately that he's been taken by surprise. >> that's why it's so important, gloria, for the president to attend these daily intelligence briefings that he gets. >> right. because -- and his credibility is at stake and so is the

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fred pleit president trump is hoping for a much needed legislative win on health care as he nears his 100 day mark. the president is boasting about progress on health care reform legislation, but he's also hedging on whether it will get done a week from tomorrow. that would be his 100th day in

office. >> the plan gets better and better and better and it's got reason really, really good. a lot of people are liking it a lot. we have eye good chance of getting it soon. i'd like to say next week, but i believe we will get it. whether it's next week or shortly there after. >> let's bring in our national politics reporter m.j. lee and white house correspondent athena jones. m.j., where do things stand based on all the reporting you're doing with this revised health care repeal and replace legislation? do they have the 216 votes needed to pass it? >> wolf it's almost too premature to ask the question of do they have the votes because they don't even have at legislative text yet. the members we have been speaking to say that if there is a deal or anything close to a deal, they have not actually been filled in on these details. what we do know is that leaders of the tuesday group and leaders of the house freedom caucus, they have have been in talks over the easter recess.

there are two things they're talking about right now. one is the issue of whether states can opt out of certain requirements that are under obamacare and the second issue is preserving certain protections that near obamacare that more moderate members want. obviously obviously apeasing both sides. the other thing we'll pay close attention to is a conference wide call, a conference call among all of the house republicans to talk about the legislative agenda heading into next week. health care is surely going to cme up and they're going to be discussing what the path forward on this is. i can tell you the white house wants a vote on this next week, they are going to have to win over many members who are skeptical about whether this is the right moment to tackle this again. >> it's by no means a done deal. athena, as you well remember back in october just before the election, then candidate donald trump put out what he called a contract with voters promoting his agenda for his first 100 days.

listen to this. >> i am asking the american people to dream big once again. what follows is my 100-day action plan to make america great again. it's a contract between donald j. trump and the american voter and it begins with bringing honesty, accountability, and change to washington, d.c. >> he then listed a whole bunch of achievements he hoped to achieve during those first 100 days, but he tweeted this today. quote, no matter how much i accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days and it has been a lot, including supreme court, media will kill. so athena, he embraced the 100 day milestone as a candidate just weeks before the election, but now he calls that 100 day milestone ridiculous. what does that say? >> wolf, what i think it says is there's some concern about the

kind of mark the president is going to receive from the media from commentators and people in both parties regarding his record in achieving those things that he put on that contract with the american voter, which by the way i have right here. wolf, it's a pretty mixed record. we know that he was able to do things like withdraw very quickly from the trans pacific partnership, the trade deal he had railed against on the campaign. we also know one of the things he mentioned doing in the 100 day action plan was to lift restrictions on what he called vital energy infrastructure project like the keystone pipeline. another major accomplishment would be getting neil gorsuch confirmed to the supreme court. and if you talk to folks in the white house, they'll certainly mention gorsuch among the list of accomplishment. but i asked that very question of press secretary sean spicer in an off camera gaggle. he said it was ridiculous this morning. a few months ago he embraced the

idea of this action plan. spicer dodged that part of the question but did go through some of their accomplishments, 24 laws, 24 executive orders, 22 presidential memoranda and of course the confirmation of neil gorsuch. >> athena, thank you. m.j. lee, thanks to you as well. coming up, the attorney general of the united states jeff sessions doubling down on his comments about hawaii and the judge who blocked the president's travel ban, his comments to cnn. that's coming up. plus china now denying u.s. claims the military is on high alert over tensions with korea. congressman, a member of the foreign affairs committee is standing by to join us live right after this quick break. (einstein) the beef is fantastic! (becky) he has enough energy to believe that he can jump high enough to catch a bird. (vo) and now try new beneful grain free, simply made with wholesome ingredients, and no grain. my insurance rates are but dad, you've got... ...allstate. with accident forgiveness they guarantee

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united states said jeff sessions is clearly not apologizing for controversial remarks he made about the state of hawaii in which he said he was, quote, mazed that a federal judge sitting on an island in the pacific could block president trump's travel ban. his remark wasn't disrespectful. >> no, i waupt krsn't krit sidc judge or the island. had a granddaughter born there. it is a point worth making that a single sitting district judge out of 600, 700 district judges can issue an order stopping a presidential executive order that i believe is fully constitutional designed to protect the united states of america from terrorist attack. and i was just raising the point of that issue of a single judge taking such a dramatic action and the impact it can have.

>> do you wish you had phrased that differently now? >> well, i don't know that i said anything other than i would want to phrase differently. no. we're going to defend the president's order. we believe it's constitutional. we believe there is specific statutory authority for everything in that order that he did and he has a right to do and to protect this country. >> the judge, the attorney general was referring to is federal judge derek waut stson. he was nominated back in 2013. he was none of the 94 senators who voted yes to confirm her. there were no dissenting votes. joining us to weigh in on this and more democratic congressman ted deutch of florida. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> great to be with you, wolf. thanks. >> what's your reaction to what we just heard from the attorney general saying he wasn't criticizing the judge, wasn't criticizing state of hawaii and wouldn't rephrase his original remarks? >> well, the attorney general is

certainly welcome to have a position with respect to this law. i think he's wrong. i think that this ban actually makes our country less safe, but what's really shocking is to hear the attorney general of the united states show such an utter lack of respect for the federal judiciary. it's really hard -- it's hard to fathom that he would take that position and when you then take a step back and realize that he's talking about -- he's talking about a different version of an effort that was ruled unconstitutional once already, you realize there's a defensiveness there and apparently he's chosen to lash out at a federal judge in order to somehow make himself feel better. it was surprising and discouraging. >> what's really irritating is so many people he referred to in

the state of hawaii as an island in the pacific. a judge sitting on an island in the pacific not mentioning that this is a state in the united states. it's a state just like alabama is a state. that's what has irritated so many folks. but he's not walking away from his remark. he's pointing out that he's got a grandchild who was born in the beautiful island in the beautiful state of hawaii. let's talk about health care. >> then he walked away and just -- then he, again, only continued by talking about what a lovely place it is to visit. it shows disrespect for the judiciary and disrespect for the people of hawaii. and it was sad to see. >> let's talk about health care for a moment. the president says he believes there's a good chance that repeals and replacing obamacare could change next week or shortly there after. do you oppose any such legislation? >> i don't really understand what the president is trying to accomplish here. he had an effort before.

his last version was wildly unpopular and was wildly unpopular for really good reason. it would have driven up costs on everyone. it would have taken coverage away from more than 20 million people. would have done away with essential benefits like maternity care and pediatric care and emergency room care and it would have gutted medicaid. that's why only 17% of the people in this country thought it made sense. that's why the percentages were so low. now he's taken -- he's coming back and taking the -- by all accounts, we haven't seen it of course but he appears to be taking the same legislation and flipping it on its head to acknowledge that all of the things that we hated about the -- that the american people hated about his last effort to overturn the fordable care act, that they are actually positive and that we're going to keep essential health benefits, we're going to keep the pre-existing condition language because people like it until you get to the fine print where he then points out that states will have

the ability to walk away from all those requirements effectively gutting the affordable care act and leaving us in, if it's possible, even a worse position than his last bill would have. i don't see why he's trying to rush this. i don't see why he believes that trying to appease the freedom caucus is going to bring along any -- certainly not the democrats or any of my moderate republican colleagues who look at this and understand that it would be devastating for their constituents and for the american people. >> let me quickly get your thoughts on north korea. is china right now playing a more productive useful role in easing this nuclear threat? >> well, it appears that china understands the role that it can play here and i think it appears to be doing that. but if you look at how we got to this point, what's concerning and your guest talked about this just a little while ago, what's concerning here, wolf, is that you have an american policy, a foreign policy that seems to

lack any co hereens. you have the president of the united states announcing it's on its way to north korea and it's going the opposite direction. when that was pointed out he blamed the department of defense. this looks a lot like the same thing he did after the yemen strike when he blamed the generals for the lack of success there. we need a coherent foreign policy and we need a full robust diplomatic effort to help us around the world and he's going the wrong direction there when he refuses to fill the important positions, the ambassadors, the consulates, the assistant secretary for diplomatic security and he wants to gut the state department. cut the budget by 1/3. it's confusing. the diplomatic efforts are m muddling. the united states should be leading these important efforts.

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in northern iraq, iraqi forces and isis fighters, they are fighting the narrow streets of this historic center called the old city. cnn's international correspondent nick paton walsh made it to where countless civilians are trapped and desperate access to feed and even water. >> reporter: mosul is so quiet where it once bustled. you ask where are these people? where has isis taken them? and the answer is here. trapped in the war of the old city, the densely populated

holdout of isis. a few alleyways down, this shootout begins. tens of thousands of civilians held as human shields. you can see from these pictures, filmed during a massive isis counterattack, exactly how tight the streets are packed and everyone held couldn't wait. the mosque from where i sit, al baghdadi gave his only real public speech, its central prize. each street window filled with blood. and now isis leaves nothing in tact behind it. [ gunfire ] there in the distance is why isis is fighting so hard in these dense, winding streets to

hold the iraqi, police and military back. that is the al nouri mosque, the ideological heart and rock of the self-declared caliphate. they want more american precision fire power. up until now, the help is weak, he says. they have advanced, precise weapons and with intelligence, they can help us better, he says. so far, astonishingly, this little girl, age 4, has stayed in her home and survived. she has not flinched once. there is no life under isis, he says. no food, no water, no electricity. we have to dig a well to pour water. the first thing she's really known is the police. she loves them like kids and

there, as the shells still rain down on those who will never leave. and those who do as fast as they can. far enough out, they are ferried to camps brimming with stories of isis using human shields, of hurting civilians and putting them in kill zones to make them die with them. >> translator: they would be siege us. >> translator: my brother and the rest of his family are besieged. isis hit them with sticks, dragging him away. he's crippled. he can't go anywhere. >> reporter: these voices a fraction of suffering inside in a fight that may take months more. nick paton walsh, cnn, the old city, mosul. >> amazing reporting. the second largest city in iraq. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. in

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hello. i'm ana cabrera in for brooke baldwin on this friday. thanks for being with us. we begin with this artificial 100-day deadlie that's putting so much pressure on president trump that he tweeted this. "no matter how much i accomplish during the ridiculous standard of 100 days, it's been a lot, including supreme court, media will kill." 100 days in office is a presidential report card set by roosevelt 84 years ago. while president trump is seeming to just dismiss the deadline now, he embraced it d