and just hours after defense secretary general james mattis set a conflict with north korea could possibly be the worst kind of fighting in most people's lifetime. >> the north korea bean regime has hundreds of artillery launchers in most densely populated cities on earth which is south korea. we are working with the international community to deal with the issue. bottom line it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we are not able to resolve this situation into diplomatic means. >> the trump administration taking swift after action learning about kim jong un new provocative action sending a third aircraft carrier strike force and one of the world's largest warships to the pacific region. south korea also urging national security council a day after north korea had seen antiweapon

we sat down with defense secretary james mattis at the u.s. military academy at west point saturday and asked him about the new strategy. >> our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis, it is a threat to all civil lized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accelerated and reinforced manner, throw them on their back foot. we have already shifted from attrition tactics where we shove them from one position to another in iraq and syria to if an inside population tactics where we surround them, our intention is that the foreign fighters do not survive the fight to return home to north africa, to europe, to america, to asia, to africa, we are not going to allow them to do so. we are going to stop them there and take apart the caliphate. >> dickerson: explain what it means to be moving in an annihilation posture as opposed to attrition. >> well, attrition is where you keep pushing them out of the areas that they are in, john, and what we intend to do by surrounding them is to not allow them to fall back, t

i keep other people awake at night. >> dickerson: secretary of defense, james mattis. we will have more of our interview later in the broadcast and we will be back in one minute with filmmaker ken burns. >> >> dickerson: and we are back with film make fergus ken burns whose new documentary the vietnam war, in vietnam will air starting september 17 on pbs. ken is here to give us a preview on this weekend where we honor those who were lost in the service of their nation. and, ken, i want to do something we don't normally do is take a look at the trailer first and >>en talk about it. >> dickerson: it is so sweeping and powerful. i want to ask you about the journey you took in making this. did you go in thinking, oh it is this way and come out thinking, no, it is really this way? >> i think every film that we tack st. louis like that, where you have that conventional wisdom, the superficial sense of what took place, you know, you say the 19 twenties, you think flappers are gangsters and if you go into it, it is a little bit more complicated than that. for those of us who w

and afghan forces as general james mattis meets with our allies on the fight to defeat the terrorist army. plus, former acting attorney general sally yates set to testify in the rush investigation amid growing concerns that russia might still be an issue heading into the 2018 midterms. and a gruesome double murder, two physicians engaged to be married are found dead in their penthouse apartment. as police reveal disturbing details about this aspect. it is all "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: but we begin with the battle over the republican plan to replace obamacare, the house moving the latest health care bill forward now, it faces an uncertain future in the senate, look up to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jon scott. >> julie: i'm julie banderas in for jenna scott today. the president telling republican lawmakers not to let the people down on health care, but some in the senate want to scrap the build altogether and go back to square one. >> jon: kristin fisher live at the white house with more. >> after successfully lobbying, house republicans passed the healthcare bill, presi

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you see there, the secretary of defense, james mattis, as well.jacob, i'm going to start with you, retired military, talk about the importance of today and what today means to both of you. colonel jacobs, i'll begin with you, sir. >> well, for those of us who spent time in uniform, but particularly those of us who spent time in combat, defending the country, this is a very important day. most people celebrate it by getting together and having a good time. and that's a good thing. but what's really important for us is that we, we all do, but we remember those who fought alongside us and did not come home to enjoy the fruits of freedom, of their labors, of their sacrifice. so those of us who left spent a lot of our time, not just on memorial day, thinking about those people who sacrificed so that we can enjoy today back in the united states. >> malcolm nance, i know you served as well, and i wanted to get your take on the significance and the importance of this day for you. >> well, it's extremely important for me, as colonel jacobs said. this is ab

he is general james mattis. let's bring in the former u.s. intelligence officer. message in the goal. it's actually playing the good cop. for them to put pressure on north korea. that includes in the chinese pressure particularly. but he is actually reassuring the south korea saying we don't want a war. we note your territory will be devastated. even though we don't think it's can come to this. >> they sought to be able to develop missiles now. how do you combat that. not just in south korea but also in the united states. i think you build up your military posture. you bring the chinese on board. i also think if they see japan gaining that. it might allow japan to compete with china and the long-tm is a credie regional enemy. they carried out the airstrikes. they pose a threat to u.s. troops. and partner forces. general james mattis have this to say. >> we are not increasing our role in the civil war and that is a coalition we will defend ourselves. it's been going in policy of ours from long time. they keep the forces away. the president is widening the red line

now defense secretary james mattis and joints chiefs of staff chair general joseph dunford on the u.s. effort to combat isis. this is just under one hour.

andow general james mattis joint chiefs of staff discussing isis. this is just under one hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a meeting in copenhagen with ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from a chief of defense meeting in brussels with defeat isis campaign.

now, defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs of staff dunford discussing u.s. efforts to combat isis. this is just under an hour. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i returned last week from a withng in copenhagen ministers of defense from 14 nations to coordinate our political way ahead in the defeat isis campaign. chairman dunford returned yesterday from achieved of -- a chief of defense meeting in brussels with 28 nato nations plus his counterparts from a nations andonal they discussed the military aspects of that campaign. trump'srk, president special envoy and final state permit leader to the coalition

first up, the reason that they call james mattis mad dog, he is unstoppable. what keeps you awake at night? >> nothing, i keep other people awake at night. >> so good. can we hear it again? >> what keeps you awake at night? >> nothing, i keep other people awake at night. [laughter] >> that's what you want your defense secretary to say, right? >> but you can take it a number of different ways. [laughter] >> oh, my god. you are so whining. >> i'm trying to figure out a different way to said this, this is an awesome quote. it's right out of "dirty harry" movie. the second part was oh, yeah, crazy at night at my place. >> it is off the hook. >> when the boss had to mean, i don't get headaches, i gave headaches. i said, oh! let me use out of that. >> that's what his wife said? [laughter] >> you love it, right? >> i am telling you, i love some mad dog. >> at the liquor, the defense secretary. >> both go together. >> that's why he goes to sleep so well. >> how lucky are we to have him? can we take a moment and say, wow, thank god he serves this country so admirably.

. >>> on this morning, face the nation host john dickerson sits down with secretary of defense james mattis to talk about climate change. he asked if there was a change. >> sitting in on some of the discussions in brussels where climate change came up. the president was open and curious about why others were in the position they were in. his counterparts in other nations. i'm quite certain the president is wide open on this issue. >> watch the full interview coming up at 8:30 a.m. this morning on a special memorial day broadcast of face the nation. >>> and a coalition of california businesses turning up the heat on sacramento lawmakers who want to implement tighter environmental policies. they are calling out the lawmakers by name in a new tv ad campaign. >> assemblyman ken cooley gave state employees the power to rise prices on everything from gasoline to electricity. now, californians are paying 50% more for electricity than other people. >> the california business roundtable is funding the campaign through an advocacy group called, californians for affordable and reliable little -- relia

joined by secretary james mattis, he will participate in the dinner before traveling to sicily for the g7. throughout the summer he will meet with leaders including the italian prime minister. in the formal meetings he will press america's agenda and call for greater security cooperatio cooperation. on the first night of the summit, he will attend the concert performed by the orchestra, followed by a leaders dinner hosted by the president of italy. before departing for home he will speak to americans and allies servicemen and women in their family and thank them for their sacrifices they make to keep us safe and recount the highlights and accomplishments of the trip. i asked sean to call on any of you who have questions. thank you >> you had an opportunity to speak yesterday and you said the washington post story that came out yesterday afternoon was false. do you stick by that assertion? do you think every element of the story is false and you have anything to correct in terms of what you said at the podium yesterday afternoon? >> i stand by my statement i made yesterday. what i am sa

james mattis warned about what could happen if north korea continues its escalation. >> it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat. if we are not able to resolve the situation to a diplomatic means. >> sandra: here now, general jack keane, chairman of the institute for the study of war and a fox news military analyst. general keane, nice to see you on memorial day. no better way for me and fox news viewers to spend a state began hearing from you, a real-world general. can i get your reaction to north korea's activity? the third ballistic missile test in just three weeks. how do you view this threat? >> it is certainly the acceleration of these missile test that has got everyone's attention. we already know that they have nuclear weapons and are attempting to miniaturize that weapon so they can affix m it ta ballistic missile. we are relying on political, diplomatic, economic auctions. secretary mattis was talking about that. largely depending on the chinese. but thehe reality is, no presidt can accept north korea getting ready to launch nuclear missiles at u.s. bases, al

adding president trump should be commended and james mattis defended president trump's tough talk on nato. >> having been in nato officer under president bush and president obama, this is a consistent message that we have given the nato nations where president bush wanted them to pay more for the common defense. they get the best defense in the world, the nato countries and weave all got to be willing to deal with it like a bank. if you want to take something out of it, you need to put something in. president obama said the same message to nato, you have to pay your fair share. finally during president obama's time all the nations made a commitment and wales said they would do that. what president trump is doing is consistent with both prior and democratic administrations. >> overseas their views were not as warm. in fact, frnch president macron compared him to vladimir putin saying all three see relationships in terms of a balance of power. i don't believe diplomacy by public abuse. he also called his initial white-knuckle hand shake as a moment of truth meant to ensure you are resp

james mattis had caution about north korea. >> a conflict in north korea, john would be the worst kind of fighting in most peoples' lifetimes. why do i say this? the north korean regime has hundreds of rockets launchers within range of moth most densely populated city on earth. >> japan's president said they will take concrete steps to deter north korea. >>> on this memorial day trump will lay a wreath at arlington national cemetary. there are 27 burials and internments everyday. there are 27,000 annually for active duty service veterans and their families. arlington could be full in 25 years. expanding the hallowed ground is being considered. >> fresh from a trip the president sent out more tweets lashing out at fake news about his son-in-law jared kushner claims that he proposed a secret back channel with russia. john kelly said if doesn't know if the reports are true, even if they were he would not criticize the move. >>> authorities in millville, cumberland county say a strange odor was a chlorine leak from the pumping station. 150-pound cylinder used for water treatment was leakin

secretary of defense james mattis said north korea's actions are a direct threat to america. >> the bottom line is it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we're not able to resolve this situation through diplomatic means. >> reporter: president trump weighed in on twitter saying north korea's missile launch shows great disrespect for its neighbor china. the u.s. wants china to continue to pressure them but china wants them to stop saber rattling and start talking. ben tracy, cbs news, bay shings. >>> at least 15 people were killed by a cowerful car bomb in the heart of baghdad. the car exploded outside a popular ice cream club just after midnight. isis says they're responsible for the attack. the bomb was packed in a car and detonated by remote control. 27 others were wounded. >>> manchester police are searching for a blue suitcase that may be connected to the bomber at the ariana grande concert. they release this picture of salman abedi holding the suitcase. it was attack and was not in involved. >>> tiger woods was arrested near his florida home. woods said alcohol w

defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. is shifting to anannihilatition tas in itsts fight against i isis. >> our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against isis. it is a threat to all civilized nations and the bottom line is, we are going to move in an accelelerated and reinforced manner, throw t them on their bk foot. amy: but as the u.s. ramps up airstrikes, are syrian civilians are paying the price? and leaked documents reveal counterterrorism tactics were used at standing rock by the security firm tigerswan, hired by energy transfer partners. against water protectors who they call insurgents. we will speak with the intercept reporter broke the story and tara houska of honor the earth. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, a massive bombing near the german embassy in the capital kabul killed more than 80 people and wounded over 350 during rush hour traffic wednesday morning. no group has claimed responsibility f

defense secretary james mattis said on "face the nation" that a military conflict with no catastrophic> the north korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons and rocket launchers within range of one of the most densely-populated cities on earth, which is the capital of south korea. >> reporter: while north korea continues these missile tests, it has not conducted a sixth nuclear test, which many people have expected. when we were in north korea last month, i asked if they are still planning to conduct that test, and they said kim jong un will do it whenever he sees fit. >>> thousands have been badly wounded in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. many have lost limbs. now an experimental procedure offers new hope to those wounded warriors. david martin reports. >> reporter: just looking at brandon corona, you would never guess what he's about to do. >> i'm at peace with it. my family's at peace with it, and my friends think i'm crazy. >> reporter: he asked cut off his lower left leg. he gave up on trying to save it. >> it was all rods, screws and bone that didn't grow back right. it l

>> james mattis. mcmasters. tillerson. >> martha: the argument was the president is unhinged.e is not -- he doesn't have mental clarity when he speaks about the issues that he is talking about with regard to north korea and they are posting that there needs to be an intervention. you were there today. he wrote a book about the way mr. trump thinks. what do you about that? >> look, i think the left misunderstands how he operates, they must understand what he is trying to accomplish. they keep trying to apply ten principles that would make perfect sense if he were a normal president. he is not. he's a weaver-dealer, an entrepreneur, negotiator. a lot of the things he does are done for effect to set the stage for a negotiation. look what he has done with china. the president of china one for being a potential enemy to being our ally dealing with north korea. that's an amazing achievement. >> martha: newt, they are claiming with regard to north korea that he sounds like he doesn't know what he is talking about. one minute he says he would be honored to sit down and the other minut

defense secretary, james mattis is confident they will work out any concerns. dozens of people injured. one man was killed during an especially violent day of anti-government demonstrations on the streets of caracas, protesters are arming themselves with a new weapon to battle security forces. they're using polpotovs, molotov cocktail s filled with feces. >> education secretary nearly drowned out by boos as she delivered the commencement speech at a historically black florida, they owe posed devos as commencement speaker because of past comments sunny made, downplaying the role of racism in creation. every time she tried getting a few words out. they booed and turned their backs on her. >> i am honored to become a wildcat. and it is a real honor and privilege to be with you as we celebrate the bethune cookman university class of 2017. one was escorted, protesters, and the university president warned if the behavior continued graduates would be getting their diplomas by mail. >> severe storms roll across the middle of the country. millions will see strong wind,

this is the secretary of defense james mattis.meeting with some of the nato allies. listen to this. >> in afghanistan we're up against a determined enemy. as i said, isis has been thrown back there. al qaeda have been unable to amount attacks out of afghanistan. the government under the president and cheief executive are committed to working with their responsible citizens and there lies the path forward. when a government earns the respect and support of their people, then no enemy can stand against them. >> i want to get your response to that. what do you think? >> that's a responsible statement. that's what he ought to say. i think he believes that. if there is a possibility that that will occur, then, in fact, we ought to try. >> it's a fair statement indeed. unfortunately, we've heard those kinds of statements from u.s. defense secretaries, u.s. secretaries of state, and u.s. presidents now for almost 16 years going back to the beginning of this war in afghanistan. the longest u.s. war in american history. let's hope it could

james mattis was the commencement speaker. >> you saw the murder of 22 innocent young lives.anchester's tragic lo this elite school. >>> okay, so, are you ready? are you ready for all of the feels? check this out. it is graduation day. and mead high school in colorado. among all the graduates is senior carly chrysler. what she doesn't know is her big brother christopher she thinks is overseas in afghanistan has come to surprise her. >> carly, we have a big surprise for you, this is already a special day for you and we would like to make it more special by introducing private first class. [ unintelligible ] [ cheers and applause ] [ screaming ] >> the thing that gets me is you can hear her. she is so emotional she can hardly speak. so the army private first class says his sister has always been there for him, so he wanted to be there for her. this took three months to plan. he got a hug and tears from his sister as you can see. and he got a standing ovation from the entire graduating class. >> we see these surprises at baseball games and all the places. >> they never get old.

defense secretary james mattis says diplomacy is critical, warning that could be disastrous. listen to what he told cnn's barbara star about that earlier this month. >> we're going to continue to breed the same kind of pressure internationally -- that we've been trained to. we'll continue to work the issue. as you know, if this goes to a military solution, it is going to be tragic on an unbelievable scale and so our effort is to work with the un, work with china, work with japan, work with south korea to try to find a way out of this situation. >> all right. so all of this happening. the first week back at the white house for the u.s. president and aside from his twitter habits. clear hi he has a lot to do, considering a staff shakeup. he's set to decide whether or not to withdraw. >> sunday he held staff meetings amid the latest revelations involving his son-in-law. here is ryan nobles with more about that. >> the white house has yet to confirm or deny the report that jared kushner, the son-in-law and senior adviser of the president attempted to set up a back channel of comm

a program note, defense secretary james mattis will be john dickerson's guest this sunday on "face the nation." hillary clinton, wellesley college class of '69, returned to her alma mater today to deliver the commencement address. she spoke about the man who was in the white house when she graduated, but seemed to be making a veiled reference to the man who's there now. >> past presidential election of a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for obstruction of justice. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) after firing the person running the investigation into him at the department of justice. ( applause ). >> mason: clinton was speaking, of course, of president nixon who resigned before the house could impeach him. republican greg gianforte is heading to washington to represent montana in the house. he won a special election yesterday, the day after he was arrested for body slamming a reporter. barry petersen is in big sky country. ( applause