a time? thank you, anderson. >> thank you for your time, questions tonight. that does it for our town hall. have a great night. putting pressure on north korea u.s. president donald trump takes a swipe at the country's dictator and calls for new sanctions while an american guided missile submarine docks in south korea. >> plus with its lethal injection drugs about to expire the u.s. state of arkansas executes two more inmates and hurries to execute another five. >> and later an exclusive look at what's happening inside the city of raqqa as seen from

space. this is cnn newsroom. u.s. president donald trump now seems to be taunting the north korean leader as nuclear tensions keep rising. mr. trump told conservative journalist quote i'm not so sure leader kim jung-un is so strong like he says he is. i'm not so sure at all. north korea is celebrating the founding of its arm forces on tuesday. it often uses these haerds to show its military, and many are wondering if pyongyang will conduct a 6th nuclear test. a u.s. guided missile submarine docked in south korea just a few hours ago in fact. mr. trump wants the u.n. security council to impose new sanctions on pyongyang and says the status quo is unacceptable.

>> this is a real threat to the world, whether we want to talk about it or not. north korea is big world prab, and it's a problem we have to finally solve. people put blind folds on for decades, and now it's time to solve the problem. >> also raising tensions, an american professor detained by the koreans. we get the very latest now from cnn's will ripply, the only journalist in north korea right now. >> he was just steps away from boarding a flight ipnorth korea, but something happened in the pyongyang airport. and now an american citizen is in cust day. this airport is one of the only ways in and out out of north korea, just a handful of flights pass through on any given week. and it was here that north korea detained a man on the weekend as he was trying to board a flight out of the country. he just finished several beak

weeks of teaching, a private institution where foreign professors including americans teach north korean students. in a statement to cnn, the university says this detention is related to an investigation into matters not connected in any way with the work of the university. details of that investigation or any charges against kim remain a mystery. so far north korea has stayed silent. compicating matters washington does not have diplomatic relations with pyongyang. all communications go through the swedish embassy. the u.s. state department also says it's working on the case. kim joins at least two other citizens also in north korean custody. universe of virginia student was on a sightseeing tour last year when he was accused of removing a political sign-on of a hotel

room. his sentence, 15 years of hard labor. another sentenced 10 years of hard labor on spying charges. the status of beth men unknown. this apparent third detention of an american citizen comes on the heels of new warning from the pentagon after north korea threatened to take out a u.s. aircraft carrier. north korea's supreme leader unveiled never before seen missiles including two new irks cbms that could someday be capable of carrying warhead to the mineland u.s. travel to north korea continues as normal. more than 100 people borded mondays flight to pyongyang including dozens of tourists. they say everyone leave safely as long as they follow north

korean law. the detainment of another american another reminder the guarantee of going home is not always there. >> so pallia what has been the reaction so far on the careen peninsula to the u.s. guided missile submarines docking in south korea in this apparent show of force? >> well, rosemary we're hearing different reports as to why it's actually here, this submarine. we're hearing that this is actually a routine stop, a routine dock. but then we are also hearing from the u.s. defense official it's a show of force. now, certainly from a south koreaen point of view the military and officials would wellical yet more military hardware arriving in south

korea. we know the "uss "uss carl vinson"," will be coming to waters just off the cureeen peninsula by the end of the month. we also know there are navy drills going on right now today between the u.s. and south korea. so all of these extra elements and of course the annual military drills that happen routinely every single year are still going on until the end of the month. this reassures south koreaen officials that the united states is supporting them fully. but of course it's not something china wants to see. they don't want more military hardware in the region. it's certainly not something north korea wants to see. rosemary. >> as we reported the president told journalists he's not sure kim jung-un is as strong as he says he is. how is the north korean leader going to respond to that challenge if history is any

guide and is it wise to taunt him in this fashion? >> there's not really any precedence for this taunting. certainly we haven't seen any previous presidents personally attacking kim jung-un. it's an anticipated fact the leaders of have all been dayified. there's this personality that's built around them, that the people of north korea are taught from almost birth they must idolize the leaders. >> pallia reports from seoul where it's just about 4:00 in the afternoon. thanks. a compromise may be in the works to avoid a u.s. government shout down at the end of this week. a white house source says president trump may delay asking for funding for his mexican

border wall until this fall. in the meantime he will settle for more monitoring and border patrol agents. cnn's jim acosta reports. >> i have to say welcome to the white house. >> reporter: it just might be the biggest barrier stanning in the way of deal for a government shutdown. the president is ramping up the pressure tweeting the wall is a very important tool in stopping drugs from pouring into our country and poisoning our youth and many others. if the wall is not built, which it will be, the drug situation will never be fixed the way it shouldby. white house officials are also pushing congress that any bill money is included in lepping to keep that wall running. >> we need that wall. that's what they want. the american people have a right to expect it. and i believe the congress will eventually deliver. >> reporter: but that lies in the face of the president's

biggest promise that mexico builds the wall. >> and who's going to pay for the wall? >> mexico. >> who? >> mexico. >> we feel very confident the government is not going to shutdown. >> why is there discussion about shutting down the government over paying for wall? isn't mexico supposed to bay for the wall. >> well, i think that gym, the president's made very clear we need to gets the funding happens. that funding will happen in due time. >> reporter: the president vowed to introduce a bill on his first 100 days that would ultimately force mexico to pay for it the wall. that promise obviously hasn't been kept. his supreme court pick in effort to help women and minorities,

nearly all stemmic from executive actions. it white house is also looking to make a big slash on wednesday when the president is expected to outline his tax reform plan, includesing a massive cut in the plan from 35% to 15%. >> the tax plan will pay for itself with economic growth. >> reporter: and as for the president's proposal to lower the tax rate, that trial is still going on on capitol hill. gym acosta cnn, the white house. >> joining me thou from new york is political analyst for the metro papers. so great to have you on the show again. >> hey, rosemary. >> so president trump is trying to make some strides before he marks his 100 days in office on saturday. but the government's poised to

run out of monday on midnight friday with the president pushing. the democrats say no. the republicans don't know what to do. what's going to happen do you think? >> well, it's 98, 99 caboom? flow, i don't think that's going to happen. the congress and the senate were going along pretty well negotiating a senate bill. and then trump and some decided to insert some last minute demands the biggest i should point out was for this border wall. but just in the past few hours rosemary the administration seems be backing down from that. donald trump the last evening speaking to conservative journalists saying it might be okay if the first billion dollars from that border wall did want come until fall. that seemed to be the most severe sticking point. so if trump is blenging on the wall for now, i would say that

makes it far less likely the government is going to shutdown on saturday. did you follow olife of that? it's a little complicated? >> well, it's all quite incredible when mexico was supposed to pay for the wall. but that is for another day. there's word he'll cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 15%. how sustainable is that? and how will leaders respond to what will likely be an increase in the country's debt? >> hold on a second, it depends on whether people actually pay it. one of the problems we have now is very few companies pay it in using offshoring tricks and depreciationing performances d depreciationing purchases and a whole lot of other stuff. if you had a 15% that people actually paid, you might not have a big drop in income. any time you start messing

around in the tax code other complicated things happen, and you could have a mess on your hands. >> do you feel it's a sense to rush? >> trump promised to do all kinds of stuff in the campaign. lately he's saying oh,thets a ridiculous standard, it doesn't matter. but there sure is a lot of swirl as they realize yeah, that's how they're being judged. >> we want to take a look at how the public views trump's presidency. only 42% of those polled approve of the job he's doing. and compare that to the polling of other president's. he's far behind reagan, carter, both bushes, even nixon, andclipten. so a record low approval rating. but mr. trump's base is standing by him. what do you make of those numbers?

what might they signal, do you think? >> you pointed out two important ones. on it's super low. here's what i think. it was enough to barely get him elected, but it's not enough to get his agenda through congress. people in congress just aren't that scared of him. and so initial those numbers go up, you know, he's going to have trouble accomplishing very much. >> yeah, we'll be watching that of course. another point i wanted to raise with you. an earlier state department blog seemeds to trump mar-a-lago estate. all of those things that have reared their head for the trump administration, what does it mean? >>ries marry, they've got to stop this. the president should not be an

infomercial. the two sons are now talking about a big expansion of their domestic hotel business and other parts of the trump empire. it's embarrassing. it's just a little unseemly. president's a really big job. maybe you should stick to these things one at a time. >> okay, last question. i want to put you on a limb there. how would you grade for president trump on his progress made on his first 100 days in office? >> listen, i think you have to give him an incomplete. clearly he has not lived up in many respects for the stuff he said in campaign. now he's in office a lot of it isn't proving so easy. but he's right to this extent, 100 days is not a long time in a four-year term. many of the great accomplishments bile great president did not occur in the first months of the term. so i'm not ready to rule out the

entire administration and say this thing is a big flaw. but it sure would be nice if we had some concrete successes, maybe pass a couple of laws, live up to these successes. so i'm going to be very charitable and give it an incomplete. there is considerable room for impruchl. sometimes they would say does he work and play well with others. i think that's an area we can improve on as well. you never had that problem, i know. >> oh, never. thank you so much. >> good to see you. >> well, meantime former u.s. president barack obama is back on the political stage for the first time since leaving office. he spoke with college students at the university of chicago monday. mr. obama didn't mention president trump by name, but he said the most important thing he can do is help the next generation as they prepare to

change the world. >> when i said in 2004 that there were no red states or blue states, they're united states of america, that was aspirational comment. but i think it's -- and it's won by the way i still believe in the sense that when you talk to individuals one-on-one, people, there's a lot more people have in common than divides them. but obviously it's not true when it comes to our politics and our civil life. and maybe more pernaceous is the fact that people just aren't involved, and they get cynical and give up. >> the former president declined to answer questions on healthcare and foreign policy. when we come back the remaining two french presidential candidates are back out campaigning.

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the talk to two french presidential candidates wasted no time. the final numbers showed emmanuel macron inching towards marine le pen. le pen visited a small town in northern france where she accused macron of being weak on terrorism. later she said victory is within reach. >> translator: we can win, and i'll go even further. we're going to win. we're starting this campaign according to the polls 40 to 60, ten little points. blefb me it's totally do-able particularly because it has to be said that macron has

benefitted from a skillful haze. and now that haze is face-to-face. >> he joins us now from pairs with where the wind has died down, thankfully. good to talk with you. so marine le pen says victory is in her reach. what challenges lie ahead for her and do you see kbael path to victory for le pen? >> well, yes it's going to be a difficult path. of course as we move towards the second round of voting, i'm sure the polls will naro. i mean in the last 40 years except in 2002 her father was there and she she walked away to 18% in the second round. these second rounds come down to 2 to 8% in a 40 year period.

the first thing she's done, had which is real strategic move is to tell the people she's no longer the representative just of the national. she's now running for the presidency and running for the project, a project not just for her base but for the french people. as she does that now, she's got to point out and really try to demarbicates that from this candidate. and the number one structure she can is to paint him as an insufficient established that has nothing to address unemployment and the problems of those that she is going to represent, the french people who suffered because of globalization. >> so what about emmanuel macron? even though his path to victory looks almost certain the u.s. election taught us to be cautious about making some

assumptions? so what does he face on his path to presidency? >> right, the u.s. election taught us to be careful. the brexit referendum vote did as well. i think there's going to be a deeper awareness of that. let's not forget that 20% of the people abstained. that means the outcome is also unpredictable at that level. and the extreme left did very well and has not endorsed emmanuel macron. although most supporters are obviously not going to turn towards le pen. so the challenge macron has to establish himself. rights now he doesn't even have a party. he just has a movement. so he needs to try to galvanize those folks on the right and on the moderate left and try to bring them under the edicts of his project and convince them this is the path forward. le pen simply saying her party

is sort of a deep roots in fascism in so one is not going to win this in this particular case. >> yeah, and of course as you mention said he doesn't have a party behind him, so if he does win how is he going to govern who's he's going to reach out to. many thanks. joining uglive from pairs. >> thanks rosemary. still to come a top russian journalist exposed a wave of deadly attacks against guy men in and now she's in fear for her life. the details next. finding time to get things done isn't easy.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church. i want to update you on the main stories we've been following this hour. >> as the nuclear crisis with the u.s. escalates, the u.s. is showing off. the u.s. president donald trump seems be taunting the north korean leader. president trump told conservative journalists quote, i'm not so sure leader kim jung-un is so strong like he says he is. to more people were reported killed in separate cities during protests. the victim there was a government worker who was shot in the neck. seven people were injured. at least 22 others have been killed in venezuelan protests this month.

elton john has cancelled his april and may shows in seizer palace. he contracted an unusual bacterial infection while on tour in south america. he was intensive care for two days and was released on saturday. well, arkansas just carried out its first double execution in almost two decades bringing the total number of executions in the past few days to three. they were convicted of murder and tape. their last minute appeals failed and they were killed by lethal injection. the family of jonas's victim, marry fillips expressed relief. >> well, this has been an ongoing process. it's lasted over 20 years. we're glad it's finally over with. it's an emotional roller coaster. no unin our family wants the

death on anybody, but seem deserve what they deserve. >> jones and williams are among the eight death row inmates scheduled for execution before the state's supply of sed tchbs used in lethal injection expires at the end of the month. >> so let's talk more about this with cnn legal analyst page pate. great to have you in the studio. >> thank you. >> we want to look at the ramifications of these executions in arkansas, and once again it puts the death penalty front and center, legal, ethical, and moral questions here. we understand that the first execution was perhaps mishandled. >> right. >> how concerned are you? do you know what happened in this incident and what happens going forward? >> well the lawyers are claiming in the first execution the state had an incredible problem finding a way to carry out the lethal injection process. and that is always a difficult

situation when you're performing not just an execution of using this type of method, three different drugs. burt you're doing it so close in time to these other executions. people have argue said, and i think correctly, that you need more time to make sure that the execution is going to beal carried out in the safest and moegt ethical manner possible. because in the united states if it's cruel and unusual, then it's unconstitutional. >> you mentioned those drugs because it's a cocktail of three drugs. even the drug company that manufactures them doesn't want anything to do with this. talk to us about what these drugs do and just how tricky this is. >> well, the first drug is meant to simpy sedate the inmate before the execution process. the second drug paralyzes the inmate so he can't move at all, the third drug stops the heart. now, not every state does it

that way. in fact most states who still have the death penalty are moving towards a one drug process because they've had so much difficulty getting those drugs from the drug companies they object to their products being used to carry out executions. >> of course we have watched here in the united states but also across the globe in europe people find the whole concept of the death penalty bear barrack. could this perhaps be a turning point for the death penalty not omin arkansas but also other states across the u.s.? >> it's possible, rez marry. but we've seen these execution. in 2014 oklahoma tried to carry out two executions back-to-back and they botched the first one so badly they had to call off the second 1. so i don't know if this is going to be enough, but it certainly does call attention to this assembly line execution system they're trying to carry out in arkansas and the problems we've

already seen with it with this execution tonight. they have another one scheduled for thursday, and then about four are on hold pepding a decision from the supreme court, but those could go forward later this month. >> personally and legally for you what are the biggest concerns about the whole concept of the death penalty? >> that it's now become cruel and unusual. there are two things going on here. one, the actual execution process itself. when you're using a drug when you done know how it's going to interact with a process, are they going to respond? there have been numerous appeals. the victims are not satisfied with the process. to kill them in a row so quickly, that's unusual. so i think in the united states -- and we are seeing letsz and less death penalties

in new cases but carrying out these death penalties in old cases is definitely unusual. >> thank you so much. a prominent russian journalist is now in hiding in fear for her life. she has fled home in moskow and may have to flee her homeland. matthew chance brought us details of the anti-guy crackdown and has more now on this latest disturbing development. >> reporter: this is what's happening on the streets of chechnya, a lawless russian republic where guy men are allegedly being abducted and tortured. cnn obtained this cellphone video from one victim who told us of horrifying abuse.

>> they tied wires to my hands and shocked you. >> reporter: they denied those guy men even exist there. and now the russian reporter who exposed the crackdown is also living in fear, force said into hiding amid terrifying death threats. >> this is the first time when we got those throats when 15,000 people got together in the mosque and -- >> reporter: the threats made by in chechnya were rebroadcast on television. religious leaders condemning the reports of a crackdown. dammeding retribution against those spreading what they call gossip and lies.

it's a threat journalists in russia particularly like he takes seriously in 2006 their star chechnya reporter was shot dead in moskow. her desk is kept as a sideline. since 2000 at least five other journalists at this same newspaper have also been killed in mafia styled hits. also a sign of how dangerous reporting in russia can be and how brave reporters like her are. >> the only way is to show them they will not be won. >> reporter: and you're prepared to put your life on the line? >> yes. that makes me stronger than my enemies in russia.

>> reporter: matthew chance, cnn moskow. >> and diana joins us now from moskow. so diana what will happen to this russian journalist now? will she ever be able to return to her home and live a normal life going forward? >> well, she has said that the last three weeks have been very difficult. she's had to move from house to house in moskow. now, the kremlin has been very slow on the uptake of this story but it has now said that the investigative committee here will launch an investigation into not just these reports of the abuse of guy men in chechnya but also of other detentions there. and she says she will now cooperate with that investigation and she'll leave the country after that, but she will continue her work on

chechnya. you really do see a sense of what drives her. the one who died was saenchsy a mentor to her and was killed in 2006 for her reporting on chechnya and for the kremlins associations with leaders in chechnya and the beginnings of the chechnyan war. it is truly a crusading spirit she decides to continue her work and continue those investigations in chechnya. the kremlin has been receiving quite a lot of criticism for its slow-up take on her reporting, especially this last report on the guy men this month. but they have now said they will launch an investigation. and they've also said that journalists should be protected and should be allowed to continue to do the work they do. but i think that is small solace for someone like her especially

given the precedence that it has amongst its journalists and targeted killings of its journalists. >> it certainly puts the spotlight on the dangers involved. it is 10:40 in the morning. many thanks. and coming up a cnn exclusive, stunning rare images from a city under siege. we will take you to raqqa where people can be shot on-site for just trying to leave. yo- wh- ah- he- [gas pouring] [slurps loudly] [engine starting] [loud slurping continues]

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>> a cnn exclusive for you now. the city of raqqa in syria is the self-declared capital of the isis caliphate and is essentially cut off from the rest of the world. but cnn has obtained exclusive satellite images that give us a rare look inside raqqa, the next big target in the fight against the terror group.

here's cnn's nick paten walsh. >> reporter: the final target on isis, their capital raqqa. held hostage in terror, the closest we get to it is in space and these exclusive satellite pictures. here two checkpoints in the street and nearby an isis flag. precision strikes cutting its people further off from the world. >> translator: life is not life. life is death. we are besieged. we can't leave or walk around. anyone who breathes is slaughtered. >> reporter: she escaped a day earlier and describes from the north the claustrophobic paranoid world of living in isis. put out this central market to hide isis fighters from coalition drone fighters from

over head. >> translator: the foreigners street veesz very a rare one occasion filming the panic of residents trying to flee. only seconds of horror as isis just told them the damn to the west might break open flooding raqqah. it never happened. the dam was fine. but to the west the fighting backed by u.s. special forces has drawn the noose yet tighter. these coalition forces from the west are about to move in from the south. then the noose will be complete. and the countdown begins when

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welcome back, everyone. well, bill o'reilly is addressing the sexual harassment allegations that ended his 21 career on fox news. he talked about it monday on his pod-cast. >> i am sad i am not on television anymore. i was very surprised how it all turned out. i can't say a lot because there's much stuff going on rights now. but i can tell you that i'm very confident the truth will come out. and when it does, i don't know if you're going to be surprised. but i think you're going to be shaken as i am. there's a lot of stuff involved here. now, i can't say anymore because

i just don't want to influence the flow of the information. okay, i don't want the media to take what i say and miscontrue it. and you as a loyal o'reilly listener have a right to know, i think, down the lane what exactly happened. and we are working in that direction, okay? >> earlier this month "the new york times" reported that o'reilly and fox paid settlements to five women who accused him of harassment. o'reilly has denied those accusations. >> white house advisor and first daughter ivanka trump is in berlin at the personal invitation of the german chancellor. it's a move that could help ease the tense relationship between the u.s. and germany. >> reporter: when president donald trump and german chancellor andrea merkel the

awkward body language between them spoke volumes and the frosty press conference afterwards, well, there was still a long list of issues the two leaders still not not see eye to eye on. and the president's quote that they still owed vast sums to nato. seated prominently next to andrea merkel, arguably the most powerful woman in the world. but the video from the meeting shows the chancellor and first daughter swapping notes and sharing a latch. in fact it was chancellor merkel's office reaching out to the white house if ivanka trump could come. one way she's trying to break the ice with president trump. >> i think there's sort of an intent at understanding trump

here. and understanding him is understanding the people around him, and that includes the family. her sense seems to be that an avenue into the white house is through ivanka trump. >> reporter: since that white house visit president trump has called chancellor merkel nearly every week on issues big and small, from european elections and how to handle russia and syria. it is at least a start on how to build a relationship with president trump. >> she is testing the water, analyzing the man. she is trying to find out what she can do with him, how he ticks, how he works, how he understands issues. she's deliberate and slow. she even in small circles makes no value judgments about donald trump. she just says this is how he ticks yoch you see a political plumberer at work. >> reporter: testing the pipes seems be wurnging. now ivanka trump has been

personally invited to attend a leadership summit in berlin. perhaps one more step inm improving berlin's relationship with the white house. >> and she joins me now live from berlin. so this effort to bridge the gap between germany and the united states is very much initiated by andrea merkel as you explained there. what is likely the next step but also of course the u.s. president? >> reporter: of course having those almost weekly conversations with president trump are important for building that relationship. but invitation to ivanka trump really is part of that next step. it's an opportunity for her to show which issues she cares about, women's entrepreneurship, that's what she'll be talking about at the panel discussion today. she'll have an opportunity to meets with some of the highest

powerful women in the world. and of course she'll be meeting germany's chancellor later tonight at a galla dinner as well. it's not the only thing she'll be doing today. this is part of a g-20 summit. it's kind of women strd side conference to the g-20. in addition to attending the w-20 she will be visiting the u.s. embassy in berlin. she is also expected to see the manufacture and holocaust memorial as well. a relatively short visit but an opportunity for ivanka trump. >> all right. many thanks bringing us up-to-date in berlin. and thank you so much for your company this hour. i'm rosemary church. you can connect with me anytime on twitter. early start is next here. have yourselves a great day.

president trump, looking to strike a compromise to keep the government open. he is said to be ready to wait to mondfund the border wall for. >> the president ready to dramatically slash the top corporate tax rate. how low will he propose? and what can stand in his way? and why is the state department giving promotion to the mar-a-lago resort? we'll show you the controversial report. we'll look for dave's voice. it is out there. welcome to early start. >> i'm dave brig