he's down there celebrating easter with his family, and we wish you a very happy holiday weekend. thank you so much for joining us. that's all for us here in washington. leland: we'll be back tomorrow. have a great saturday. ♪ ♪ derek derek north korea flexing its -- eric: north korea flexing its military muscle in that big parade as well as thousands of troops all to celebrate the birthday of kim jong un's grandfather, the country's late founding ruler. but so far this has been no new nuclear test. hello and welcome to "america's news headquarters" this afternoon, i'm eric shawn. julie: welcome to you. i'm julie banderas. the annual celebration comes amid growing concerns the regime could be on the verge of conducting its sixth nuclear test. pyongyang blaming the u.s. for

escalating tensions on the korean peninsula, saying president trump has created a, quote, war situation. doug mckelway is following all this from washington. he joins us live. hi, doug. >> reporter: hi, julie. with tensions as hair trigger as we are seeing this week, misinformation is dangerous. and we saw one example of that this morning. the chinese news agency reported that north korea has fired a new projectile. well, bloomberg picked that headline up and then retracted it when it proved to be wrong. it turns out north korea only displayed a new missile in today's founder's day parade. kim jong un did not speak at today's parade in which his full military might was put on display, but his vice minister of foreign affairs was bellicose in a friday statement saying that the north will go to war if the united states chooses to provoke it. he added: president trump's policy is, quote, more vicious and aggressive than president barack obama's. well, that is unmistakably true and for good reasons, say

president trump's sporters. supporters. >> when north korea gets the capability to drop an icbm with a nuclear warhead on the united states, iran will have it the next day for the right price. >> reporter: that is why in part the carl vinson carrier battle group reversed course this week and is now headed towards the korean peninsula. that coupled with the trump administration's launch of 0 cruise missiles -- 60 cruise missiles in syria, mr. trump's about-face about nato which he now fully supports, all of it points to a reemergence of u.s. leadership and a more robust stance against north korea and america's other adversaries. it prompted china's foreign ministry yesterday to urge a cooling down. quote: >> reporter: given the

tensions, house minority leader nancy pelosi is urging speaker paul ryan to shorten the house's easter recess. she says, quote: speaker ryan must call congress back into session for classified briefings and debate. congress must do its duty and honor our responsibility to the constitution. into this potential cauldron, vice president mike pence is now headed. he left today for an 11-day asian trip with stops scheduled in south korea, japan and indonesia and australia. julie, back to you. julie: doug, thank you very much. eric. eric: well, julie, meanwhile, the death toll from the moab bomb, the so-called mother of all bombs that was dropped in afghanistan, it's now rising. according to an afghan official, at least 94 be isis fighters were killed, and the number could climb higher as authorities are combing the area. david lee miller is live in our middle east bureau with the statistics. >> reporter: eric, despite the rising death toll and the immense power of this bomb, afghan officials say that there

were no civilian casualties. afghanistan's president says a key reason for that was the cooperation between the pentagon and afghan officials. ground operations are still underway to assess the damage caused by the moab, massive ordinance air blast, nicknamed the mother of all bombs. the strike targeted tunnels and caves used by isis in a remote area near the pakistan border. at least four of those killed were said to be isis group leaders. u.s. officials estimate there are now up to 800 isis fighters in afghanistan. the u.s. general in charge of operations there says the group was terrorizing the local population, even attacking people in mosques and hospitals. many who live here the air hit by airstrike called for more attacks on isis. >> translator: local residents haven't been affected at all. not even a small child has been injured.

there was no other option but to these this bomb. the national army tried hard many times, but it didn't work. now it is successful, and we'll request the government to not stop here. the isis fighters should be rooted out of here. >> reporter: not all afghans, however, thought the u.s. strike was such a good idea. the country's former president, hamid karzai, accused the current president of treason for allowing the use of a weapon that he said violated the country's sovereignty. karzai said he plans to, in his words, eric, stand against america. back to you. eric: all right, david lee. that is certainly intriguing. julie? julie: well, the recent military action in afghanistan and syria prompting some to wonder if president trump is backing off his promise to put america first. as a candidate, mr. trump criticized previous administrations for intervening overseas, saying the u.s., quote, cannot be the world's policeman.

let's bring in vince colonnade, editor-in-chief for the daily caller. much has changed, obviously, since president trump was elected and since campaign and candidate trump was out there the campaigning about putting america first. now, of course, he wanted to make america great again; meaning, put america first, our infrastructure and worry more about our country than others. but then again, much has changed, like i said, internationally after syria went ahead and gassed its own people and killed innocent babies. that obviously changed president trump's mind. do you believe that that was the trigger point for him? >> well, for sure. we know for a fact, i mean, it's been reported and he said so himself that seeing the footage of children dying in that serin gas attack was a moment of change for him and did push him to think that he needed to respond. now, i think there's a lot of concern among trump supporters, and there's some concern among some segment at least of trump supporters that he may be kind of walking away from his

resolute promises of america first. but there is some reality here that when it comes to politicians, they all run into the quandary of political promises which is if you make a lot of them, they occasionally conflict with one another. donald trump made several campaign promises of note, i think, that he's being very consistent on. one, he's listening to his generals. i'd say another is he's being pretty unpredictable about how he's going to act militarily. he always criticized the obama administration for broadcasting its intents with military strikes whereas trump has been a complete surprise in both of the last two attacks that we've seen. i think the real big thing though is that they kind of were low risk for the united states but high splash in terms of they left a very big impression on the global community. and i would say for those people who are concerned right now that trump is not being completely america first in his foreign policy, that it may very well be that these bombings were sort of just like big events to prove to the world that the united states will take these types of attacks, and he may decide to

withhold those types of attacks in the future because he is still thinking about this in an america first way. julie: okay. we also need to look back at the way he was elected. >> yes. julie: he appealed to his base on the premise of many things. one, he was going to repeal and replace obamacare. that has yet to happen. number two, he was not going to intervene in other world problems such as shortly after the election, in fact, after he was actually elected and an event in north carolina, he said and i want to quote, the united states will stop racing to topple foreign regimes that we know nothing about. that we shouldn't be involved with. this he said after the election. now remember back in december after president-elect trump said that he didn't need the presidential intelligence briefings every day, remember? he said he did not need to attend them, suggesting that such briefings are repetitive and that he's happy to rely on those around him on matters of intelligence and national security. he was criticized by many

washington insiders for not attending those meetings. do you believe had he attended those meetings, perhaps he would have said stuff differently post-election such as his comments in north carolina? >> it's unclear about knowing what precisely was in those meetingsing, but the presidency always has the effect of maturing the president. the president will adjust accordingly. you mentioned regime change and his commitment not committing to regime change around the world so far with syria despite the fact the administration's been muddied in its explanation for how assad would leave, the only thing they've said was they would like to see assad leave. president trump said this week to fox business' maria bartiromo that we are not going into syria. that's a kind of a definitive statement from the guy who's in charge of making that decision on behalf of the country. julie: so we're not going into syria. that was something that was debated under the obama administration. we were conducting airstrikes to wipe out isis. on the campaign trail, one thing

that president trump stuck to and has continued to stick to is the fact that he is going to listen to his military experts, rely on the advice of general mattis, general kelly and general mcmaster to guide his decisions on matters of national security. number one, isis. he said he would wipe out isis. rather than using the term mother of all bombs -- because i think a lot of people are sort of making fun of that -- this is a massive ordinance air burst, okay? never used before. the largest non-nuclear weapon in the american arsenal. only tested back in 2003 in florida. this bomb was going to be saved for the biggest mission of all, and that would be right now defeating isis. do you believe that it was used in the right place, at the right time? 36 isis militants were killed, some would say that number is small. >> i'm placing my trust in that question on general nicholson who did say that was an

essential use of that bomb, to take out these isis tunnels. you can't underestimate the extent to which this is a different presidency than president obama's on a military basis. his military leaders, who he appears to be listening to, now have the leeway to take actions precisely like the one we saw last week, using that moab bomb because it was a potential way to take back what was a setback in fighting isis up to that point. and they believe it was very successful. i think on the political front you're seeing democrats and republicans who are supporting president at least in washington. julie: thank you very much for your insight, we appreciate it. >> thank you, julie. eric: the iran regime and its nuclear program was the center of a huge rally in albania, and it marked a turning point for the main iranian oppositioning group as arizona senator john mccain addressed and praised that gathering. it's the national council of resistance of iran, its leader, mary ann. the senator endorsed their goals

and, again, blamed tehran for supporting terrorism in the middle east. and he also addressed the members of the group who were able to flee years of prosecution in iraq. >> i thank you for being an example, an example to the whole world that those people who are willing to fight and sacrifice for freedom will achieve it. and you are an example to everyone in the world that's struggling for it. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: achieving our goal. we are proud of having your continued support for the struggle for freedom. eric: the group says about 140 people were kill at camps in iraq that were set aside for their safety. all told, 2,600 evacuees have been relocated in europe, but so far none have come to the united states. julie?

julie: a federal judge now blocking a plan by arkansas to carry out six executions by the end of the month. now, the state says the fast pace is necessary because one of the drugs used in executions will expire on april 30th. so what happens next? will carr is live from our west coast bureau with more. hi, will. >> reporter: hey there, julie. we just found out that arkansas has appealed this morning's injunction. before the federal ruling, though, some critics were calling arkansas' plan the assembly line of death. but a 2015 poll from the university of arkansas showed more than two-thirds of residents in the state support the death penalty. couple that with the fact that a sedative the state uses in the cocktail for lethal injections was set to expire in two weeks, and governor asa hutchinson says arkansas had to act. >> it's simply doing our duty. it's not a race against anything. my goodness, it's been 25 years. it's simply that the courts have finally said it's time.

the appeals are over, and so i have a responsibility as governor -- the most serious one that i can imagine -- to set these exing cushion dates. execution dates. >> reporter: but arkansas' decision to execute so many in such a short amount of time has drawn fierce criticism, and as protests have grown we've seen celebrities get involved like johnny depp. >> this there's a wrong thing t, there's a right thing to do, and the right thing must be done. >> reporter: since the supreme court reinstated the death penalty, only texas has ever executed eight people in one month. the lone star state did that twice back in the '90s. the sheer number of executions that arkansas was planning raised questions about what it would do if any were botched or didn't go according to plan. >> it's clear that this schedule is established the way it is only because the state's supply of the drug is set to expire on april 30th. and that's something that many

people find to be offensive. >> reporter: this morning federal judge christine baker blocked the executions based on the eightieth amendment. her ruling -- eighth amendment. only six prisons were set to be executed in the coming weeks. julie: all right, will carr, thank you very much. eric. eric: julie, did you see that panicky stampede that happened at one of the country's busiest transportation hub? we'll have the very latest on what caused this frightening chaos. and president trump saying a deal on health care has to happen before anything could be done about tax reform. is to how close are republicans to their promise of repealing obamacare? >> i always assumed no democrat votes. now, the good thing is we have the house, we have the senate and we have the white house. so we're all set.

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and will it be right? congressman doug collins joins us of georgia. welcome. take two on health care, will it finally stick? >> i think so. i think what we have said all along is we are not in a hurry the get it done quickly, although we'd like to, we're in a hurry to get it done right. and i think the president is to be commended. he has set forth a plan, he has stayed in constant negotiations with our members, but still the main thing is we have to go back to what he understands is obamacare is a failure. it is hurting people. it is not getting any better, and what we have now is far better than what obamacare would have, and now we're putting the final touches on it and making sure that our conference is good going forward. eric: what are some of those final touches? >> i think what we're still looking at is how can we give better flexibility to the states, make sure that we're looking to do things that bend those cost curves so that premiums go down, and those are the kinds of things most people want to make sure is in there,

giving that flex blght to the states are important, so those are the final touches. but also making sure people understand we're protecting pre-existing conditions, we're protecting the things that we said. you know, children on the insurance until they're 26, the caps on the insurance, those are the kinds of things we are committed to making sure everybody has a smooth transition just as the president has said all along. eric: are you confident when it come toss the freedom caucus, you can get it by them? they are to opposed to the each the structure of obamacare remaining. how do you take apart that erector set without damaging people's health care? >> well, i think at a certain point in time we have to come to an understanding of saying where are we at in this process. one of the things we want to make sure of is did we move the ball forward, have we got the ball to what we said we were going to do with repeal and replace, and then get the senate onboard and let the senate take a part in this as well. i will say this, it's coming to a yes sometimes can be hard, but what we're looking at is something that's so vital not only to our health care system,

but our future plans. i think the members are experiencing that, there's a lot of conversation gown on, and i think -- going on, and i think we'll see positive movement going forward. eric: how do you make sure the senate doesn't strike out on it? >> well, i think that'll be the million dollar question for the senate. i i think the senators have had a lot of suggestions on how we're doing it, but i will throw it back to the senate saying you're part of the reason we're having to do it this way, the way that your rules are set up in the senate. so i would encourage those senators who have been so helpful trying to help us decide what we're going to get over to them, i would encourage them to pick up the ball, move it forward, make sure they can do additions that they would like to see, and that's part of the legislative process. this is what this president is committed to, the vice president, the speaker and the majority leader in the senate. eric: what would you say to some of the people watching right now, congressman, they're afraid they're going to lose their health care. that cbo report came out and said 24 million americans would lose their health coverage.

can you reassure them? is that even possible? are they, again, in danger of potentially losing the health care that they have now? >> well, the hysterics that have been coming from the democrats and the other side on wanting to keep a failed system has been amazing to me that they would scare people into that -- eric: i'm sorry to interrupt, the cbo isn't is democrats. it's the congressional budget office that came out with those figures. >> well, one of the thish i shoes they're saying is once you give people a choice not to stay with obamacare, they're going to leave the system when they have the ability to no longer have the mandateses and the penalties. we're providing affordable access to health care so they can have the coverage that they want and need, we're seeing that as expanding the market and allowing people to have health care that actually covers them. for people who are scared about this, remember, many folks who even under the obamacare plans that actually have subsidies attached, they can maybe get the monthly premium, but when it comes to the deductibles and

co-pay, those are too unaffordable. we've got to realize that this is a failed system. we're putting into place things that will help give affordable access to everyone, and we're moving forward on that promise, and i think that's what we put in there aside from everything else that's within talked about. eric: quickly, what do you think will happen, just a matter of a few months? what do you think? >> i think we're going to be come back to d.c. week after next, and i think you're going to be seeing something end of april, first of may. this is important, the american people expect it and, frankly, the voters who have been electing i us for seven years since this bad law into effect, are expecting us to repeal and replace obamacare. that is what we're all working for, to make sure this happens, and the president is committed to doing that as well. eric: meanwhile, some of your members will get an earful if they have those town halls, but as you said, we'll be looking at changes in action at the beginning of the month. congressman george collins from georgia, thank you for joining us on this saturday afternoon.

julie: new details on today's massive military parade in north korea. what experts are telling us about the weapons that were shown off and what the regime is saying about president trump. plus, a live interview with kansas' new congressman, republican ron estes. his thoughts on the state's closer-than-expected special election and whether the outcome says something about president trump. ♪ ♪ >> the pundits were talking about this wasn't a seat we were going to win, that we, that we were going to lose the republican seat. that it was a special election, it was a chance for the democrats. we really showed the pundits tonight, didn't we? [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ eric: well, north korea putting its military muscle on display today, celebrating the birthday of kim jong un's grandfather amid the rising tensions with the u.s. but so far kim jong un's regimes has not conducted that promised

nuclear test as an american aircraft battle group has been dispatched to the korean peninsula as a warning. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg talcott has more. he is in the north korean capital of pyongyang. >> reporter: eric, tough talk and military might on display at a parade today in pyongyang marking the anniversary of the birth date of the founder of this country. his grandson is now running things. we were there, take a look. north korean leader kim jong un presiding over a most unusual combination parade here in pyongyang; military, civilian and nationalism. perhaps because his government is in a most unusual situation, in a standoff with the united states over his banned nuclear and missile program. the young leader is looking to the crowds for raucous, perhaps highly orchestrated support. there was no nuclear test as feared, there was a lot of

military and troops, and experts say the regime showed off two new intermediate range missiles as well as prototypes for intercontinental ballistic missiles. the fear is that north korea could develop an icbm missile with a nuclear warhead that could hit the united states. and there were tens of thousands of civilians march anything this government-organized love fest as well that also turned into a hate fest for the united states. kim jongkim jong un's top aide s country would defiantly confront the united states with full-out war including nuclear strikes, and kim jong un's newfound foe, president trump, even got a shout-out in state media. his rhetoric described as military he iser the ya and dangerous, and ominously they said it would no longer be tolerated. by the way, we were a couple of hundred yards from kim jong un. it's amazing, actually, that this 30-something only phi years in power could find himself in a

central role in this very dangerous country. a foe not to be underestimated. eric? eric: thank you, greg, pretty stunning. greg talcott, who's in pyongyang. julie? julie: well, the gop claiming a narrow victory in kansas where republican ron estes took over the house seat vacated by cia director mike pompeo. joining me now congressman-elect, ron estes. thank you, for joining me, can you hear me okay? >> i can hear you fine, thank you. julie: excellent. let me just ask you, you won by seven points. this was a very, very close election. what does that say about president trump and the sentiment about our president where you are? >> well, i think, i mean, president trump is still very popular in the 4th district and across all of kansas. you know, special elections are a little bit different in that we had fewer than half the number of voters that turned out

in november. is so you get -- so you get a different mix of voters that turn out. we also saw some impact from the things happening in washington. we could tell lots of enthusiasm -- or a decline after the health care bill had to be pulled back and reworked because, you know, people centre palins up there, they wanted to see things accomplished whether it's health care, replacing obamacare, up winding regulations or getting tax code reform. i think it's hard to compare the two because they're really apples and oranges. julie: i know. you know, also one would ask is when you talk about repealing and replacing obamacare because that was a number one issue that president trump, then-candidate trump, had campaigned on. how do you feel that the special election speaks to how republicans feel about repealing and replacing obamacare? >> oh, i think people in the district very supportive of that. you know, what we've seen over the last seven years is that,

you know, obamacare really failed, it failed to lower premium prices, it failed to make health insurance affordable because there's a difference between having health insurance and being able to get health care. and you can have health insurance, but if your deductibles are $6,000 per person, you really can't afford that health care. and so we need to make sure that people have insurance as well as being able to get care. julie: okay. so then let me ask you, what do you think should come first? because when the health care plan failed, president trump wanted to move right into tax reform. let that explode -- >> i can't hear you now. julie: okay. can you hear me now? >> yes. julie: all right. so remember when the health care plan implode, and essential hi it failed, and president trump -- essentially, it failed and president trump came forward, dusted himself off, he said we're going to move forward to tax reform. health care, obamacare is going to explode on its own, and when it does, we'll fix it. what do you believe should come first, implementing comprehensive health care plan

or tax reform? >> one of the things that i'm going to get involved in once i'm there is understanding some of those dynamics. you know, as i understand it right now, there's some implications for tax reform that drive us to make it important to work on health care first. and so as we focus on repealing and replacing obamacare, that's going to help with the tax reform as we move forward. so we want to make sure both of those move forward. i think those are the priorities that the american people want for us to accomplish. julie: i want to ask you about your district, because the gop historically has held your district for 20 years, okay? this is obviously a predominantly -- can you hear me? >> yes. julie: okay. this is a predominantly republican -- in now i lost you again. jewell jewell i'm sorry about that. we're trying to work this out. i feel like i'm doing a advise viewen commercial. -- a verizon commercial. can you hear me now? >> i think we've lost the feed. julie: bummer. congressman estes, we apologize for our issues.

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♪ ♪ julie: a wisconsin man accused of stealing an arsenal of weapons from a gun store and sending a threatening manifesto to president trump make his very first appearance in federal court. remember, he was on the loose just last weekend. well, now he is in custody. authorities nabbed joseph jakubowski camping on a farm yesterday morning. his arrest came after a 10-day

manhunt. that search sparked more than 800 leads, and now he faces charges, local and federal weapons charges. eric: julie, on this holy easter weekend, christian persecution is, sadly, on the rise. just last week we saw those two deadly church bombings in egypt conducted by radical islamic terrorists. those just the latest deadly attacks that have targeted christians because of their faith. so why isn't more being done to protect christians? joining us now is lauren green, fox news chief religion correspondent, also the author of the new book, "lighthouse faith." lauren, wonderful to see you. >> nice to see you too. thank you so much. eric: this is just astounding. it is heart-sickening. one study said, what, 900,000 christians killed -- >> over the last ten years. eric: 90,000 christians killed a year. >> 2016 officially became the year that christians became the most persecuted religion in the

world. christianity, you know, the religion that kind of sort of founded the united states and the western world, it is now the most persecuted. 1 in 12 christians worldwide experiencing high or extreme conditions and persecution. you've got about 1300 churches attacked, more than 1300 churches attacked between 2015 and 2016, and it's all because of muslim extremism. they are attacking christians, almost a systematic attack on christianity. eric: do you think this is recognized sufficiently? >> i don't think it has been. i think the last -- people have commented to me the last administration would never recognize christian persecution. they said a hot of people are being killed, muslims who don't agree with their brand of extreme islam and also any other kind of religious minority. but they fail to point out that christians actually are being targeted, and those other minorities are in the way. the christians are really the target. eric: is it fair to blame the former administration? you've got radical islamic terrorism, you've got the indoctrination throughout the

middle east and elsewhere. >> the problem -- eric: people because of their faith exactly? >> the problem is the islamic extremists know they are fighting a holy war, and the other side, the political side, the civil governments around the world don't want to incite that, so they don't want to recognize a holy war by calling this an attack on christians. and that's one of the problems. and one of the issues has become how do you protect them without calling a spade a spade, you know? one of the criticisms of the egyptian government is that they didn't do enough to protect the cops before palm sunday. they had credible threats before that, and they should have been protecting them, and that was one of the criticisms. eric: they've stepped up their security, obviously, onture -- on churches after that, and they've had a terrible time in that country, so what can they do? what do you think the world can do as you say, as you call it, a holy war? >> this is an ideology, and this is the problem with civil governments, is that they don't believe in ideologies at this

kind of level. so your faith, your theology and your politics are kind of woven into one. that's an ideology. the way you defeat an ideology is with another ideology. but governments don't operate that way. so what you have to do is get the moderate muslim forces together which believes in the jeffersonian model of their religion, and there are many of them. this is a fight within islam, and this extreme element is like a cancer that's metastasizing, and they are the ones who can actually stop it. eric: who else can? aside from the government? groups are speaking out. >> well, there are religious groups on the ground in places in the middle east, and they're helping the christians because many of them are afraid to go to the u.n. camps for fear that the extremists are raping and pillaging and murdering in those camps. so that's a groundswell of effort. but they are calling on the u.s. government because they feel abandoned by the u.s. government. you're a christian nation, why don't you help us? eric: you know, this month nikki

haley, who's our u.n. ambassador, she's the president of the security council because they rotate it x this month they're going to have a human rights meeting. they've certainly targeted israel enough -- >> it should be. the u.n. people have to understand there is a large block of muslim countries that do their bidding -- i shouldn't say do their bidding, but they do vote together. they have an agenda. and one of the things is that they are trying to get their religious persecution, not religious persecution but there -- they have an agenda. and a lot of times whatever we want as an agenda to defend christians is not part of their agenda. eric: so how can we help this? do youthis can be stopped or itt ingrained in what you call a holy war, in a strain of the radicalism and, sadly, these attacks will continue? >> i still believe that the solution really is found within islam. this is a fight within the religion itself, you know? i tried to explain the

difference between christianity and islam. christianity has a narrative, and that's their holy bible. the quran is not a narrative, so it's very easy to pick and choose what you believe. and extremists believe that they have the true islam. and the moderates say, no, we are the true islam. this is a peaceful religion. and so you see the battle's really within the religion itself, so the solution -- because it's an ideology -- has to come from fellow muslims. eric: tragically it's continued and will be a threat. you've got your book. >> yes. eric: we didn't show your book. [laughter] >> it is available amazon.com, barnes & noble, yes. ten years in the making. it's basically based on the idea that there's a structure to the ten commandments and that structure is the image of god, it is his logo, his brand, his bar code on everything in the world. eric: congratulations on the book and thanks for your insight. >> thank you. eric: of course. julie: well, the fist lady will be making her way to the white house soon.

melania trump and her son baer ran are moving in this summer. the two have been staying at trump tower here in new york city, 11-year-old barron will be the first son living in the white house since john f. kennedy jr. back in 1963. eric: how about that? well, there's a powerful storm triggering a tornado in texas. we'll have the damage and show you some of those incredible images next. and have you heard about those tax day protests being held across the country today? why they are holding rallies and what they want ahead. ♪ ♪ >> we have to send a message. it starts with our feet on the ground, but it ends with the power of the ballot. ♪ ♪ all finished. umm... you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. you want this color over the whole house? adult 7+ promotes alertness and mental sharpness in dogs

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eric: dramatic new video shows the moment a tornado touched down in northern texas. taking a look at the city northwest of lubbock, authorities ordered residents to take shelter, calling that storm both damaging and dangerous. at least one house was seriously damaged, but thankfully, there have been no reports of any injuries. julie? julie: protesters holding tax day marches and rallies aural across the -- all across the country, demonstrators calling on president trump to release his tax returns saying americans deserve to know about any

potential conflicts of interest. bryan llenas is live from bryant park in new york city, and this is a campaign that continued throughout the election, and he's now president, and it comets. hi, bryan. >> reporter: hi, julie. that's exactly right. tax day, april 15th, is usually the adopt-dead deadline when it comes to filing your taxes, and that is why organizers around the country have staged these marches in 150 cities plus. thousands of people commanding that president trump -- demanding that president trump release his taxes. take a look right now, here are people that are marching in the middle of midtown manhattan. they're also marching in washington, d.c. as well as in chicago. what are they demanding? they want his tax returns because they say it'll prove whether or not he has any ties to foreign banks or foreign governments. they say it'll give us an idea of his charitable, whether or not -- what kind of donations he's made to charities and so forth. and they also point out that this was a precedent. presidents since jimmy carter, the last 40 years, have released

their tax returns. so listen to some of the people we spoke to today about why they're here. >> he could be hiding a lot of things. he could be hiding associations and financial entanglements with russians, for instance. a lot of people are saying, you know, why don't you come clean? >> reporter: can you trust a president who doesn't release his tax returns on tax reform? >> no. no. simple as that, no. if you want to run for office, release your tax returns. >> reporter: so there you have it. and also at the same moment though we have republicans and trump supporters who say, look, the tax return came out about a month ago on the highly publicized show on our other network about the $38 million he paid off $150 millio made in 2005. they also point out the trump campaign and the white house, they say, look, he's not going to release his tax returns. this was an issue that was debated in the campaign, that people voted for him, he's president, and kellyanne conway

said in january that he's not going to release these tax returns. and so we'll see whether or not he does. the white house consistently says, look, his tax returns are being audited, and that is why he can't release them, although by law that is, you know, he is allowed to still release them. so this is going to be a continuous debate. these protests are around the country. the point is also, they believe, to continue the momentum against trump. this isn't just about his taxes, this is the continued momentum that they hope to build. the same organizers that did the women's march a couple of months ago are the same ones that have put on all these rallies around the cup. julie, eric? julie: i know those protesters are just dying to get their signs on camera, so watch out, i don't want you getting hit by some piece of large cardboard or something. >> reporter: yeah. julie: just looking out for you. love you, bryan. eric: after months of waiting, one zoo received a very sweet delivery. you see this? millions of people watched. we'll have the details ahead.

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>> it's a boy! after 16 months of waiting, no, not my baby, but april the finally gave birth this morning at a zoo in harpers will, new york. whether 1 million viewers joined into the five string. april became a sensation in

february. they plan to hold a naming contest for the new draft boy. did you see? it was a breech birth, the hooves came out first. >> that's amazing. >> i never want to have to go through that. >> will be back at 4:00 p.m. >> right now we are not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all-time low in terms of relationship with russia. this was built for a long period of time. we will see what happens. >> welcome to the journal editorial report. i am paul, this was president trump on wednesday during a news conference alongside nato secretary-general. the administration reversing course on its demonstration with russia. rex tillerson met with his counterpart in moscow.