the norad, north american aero space defense command. it warns of incoming threats from the sky 24 hours a day, including a north korean missile. something that seemed like a real possibility just months ago. >> translator: they must never forget that the nuclear button is placed on my desk at all times. they must realize that this is not a threat but a reality. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: since then, tensions with north korea have cooled down. kim jong-un's missile tests have stopped and threats of fire and fury have been replaced with handshakes and talks of optimism ahead of a trump/kim meeting next month. here inside the norad command center, you'd never know it. >> we have a job to do that's measured in minutes and seconds, and for us to try to account for that, the political rhetoric, it doesn't fit in. we're worried about pieces of metal flying through space coming to north america. >> reporter: cnn was granted r

deep inside cheyenne mountain south of denver, this sprawling underground bunker is the home of noradhe north american aerospace defense command. the u.s. canadian partnership formed to defend against long-range soviet bombers during the cold war. today, it warns of incoming threats from the sky, 24 hours a day. including a north korean missile. something that seemed like a real possibility just months ago. >> translator: they must never forget that the nuclear button is placed on my desk at all times. they must realize that this is not a threat but a reality. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> since then, tensions with north korea have cooled down. kim jong-un's missile tests have stopped, and threats of fire and fury have been replaced with hand shakes and talks of optimism ahead of a trump/kim meeting next month. but here inside the norad command center, you would never know it. >> we have a job to do that's measured in minutes and seconds. for us to try and account for that, the

deep inside cheyenne mountain, south of denver, this sprawling underground bunker is the home of noradnorth american aerospace defense command. the partnership formed to defend against long range soviet bombers during the cold war. today it warns of incoming threats from the sky 24 hours a day, including a north korean missile, something that seemed like a real possibility just months ago. >> translator: they must never forget the nuclear button is placed on my desk at all times. they must realize that this is not a threat but a reality. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> >> reporter: since then, tensions with north korea have calmed down. kim jong-un's missile tests have stopped and threats of fire and fury have been replaced with hand shakes and optimism ahead of a trump/kim meeting. but here inside the norad command center, you would never know. >> it we have a job to do that's measured in minutes and seconds and for us to account for that political rhetoric, it doesn't fit in. we

of norad. he will underscore the importance of north america as an example of democratic stability during a time of peril. he will also reinforce the importance of our indispensable alliance with canada and welcome mexico's increased leadership and renewed commitment to regional security. with that, i will take your questions. >> dana, a couple questions in connection with the president's remarks about canceling the meeting with north korea. he has spoken with secretary mattis about this. he says the u.s. military now is more ready than ever to deal with north korea. i wonder if either of you could flesh that out, what he meant by that. is the u.s. reinforcing positions and north korea? is it anticipating missile provocations and preparing for that? yes,hite: i can confirm the secretary spoke with the president today. we are still continuing the maximum pressure campaign. that has not changed for us. in terms of we are ready to fight for night, that has always been the case. to support ours dip

the 60th anniversary of norad. he will underscore the importance of north america as an example of democratic stability in a time of global promise and peril. he will also reinforce the importance of our indispinsable alliance with canada, and he will mexico's increased leadership and renewed commitment to regional stability. with that i will take your questions. bob, you're back. reporter: yes, thank you. dana, a couple questions in connection with the president's remarks a few minutes ago about canceling the meeting with north korea. he mentioned that he had spoke with secretary mattis about this and he said the u.s. military now is more ready than ever to deal with north korea. i'm wondering either of you or both could flush that out a little bit by what he meant by that. is the u.s. reinforcing positions in some way in south korea? is it anticipating missile provocations now and preparing for that? that sort of thing? ms. white: i can confirm, yes, the secretary spoke with the president today. we are still deal

he says norad gets intelligence on kim jong-un's nuclear program three or four times a day.we read into that? >> you shouldn't read anything into that. it's just that that's the scan of the intelligence community looking at north korea. we have been watching the same as we were previously, the same as we watch any other nation that poses a threat to the united states and canada. >> reporter: the persistent focus on north korea comes despite president trump's announcement that the u.s. is pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. iran's president has yet to commit to staying in it, meaning the world could soon have another aspiring nuclear power, or even two more with saudi arabia makes good on its pledge to follow suit if iran restarts its nuclear program. >> if there is a deal to actually denuclear the korean peninsula, is your work done here? >> no. no, it's not. we need to be able to respond to any threat from any nation, and my opinion, our work will never be done. >> reporter: norad is marking the 60th anniversary. it's not the only tenant inside the mountain. there are som

measures because i think reality is the different one than election campaigning and i think the league on norad and the five star movement will also realize this extremely quickly if you look at the plans more close these do you find a single shred of economic viability that. not in combination of all of course you can argue a flat tax we've heard this on the from from reagan before we've heard this from other countries before you know if the idea was to make the tax system more simplified it makes sense so that could be viable but the combination two together with an unconditional minimum income together with debt forgiveness the combination is clearly not viable plus specially this but this point about debt forgiveness whether it's coming from the e.c.b. whether it's coming from the other european countries i think this is completely not viable at all because this would lead to an enormous turmoil on financial market i think we've got a ready some some flavor of how this could look like yesterday when you see that the yields on the telly and bombs really increased that spreads with a view the

we process that data and send to it norad, u.s.thcom so the decision makers can make decisions about launches that have taken place. >> these air force personnel are on the front lines of the high tech, keeping tabs on the threats facing the country. >> it's a big burden. >> i wouldn't say burden. i feel honored to sit in here and protect everybody, friends, family, allies, country. everything. feels good to do something that is mart of the fight. >> given bellicose language from north korea, russia, iran, the worries of the cold war era remain alive today, as does the vigilance in this granite fortress. >> you drill all the time but you can wake up any dee and you're watching the screen and it's the real deal. somebody is launching an icbm. >> correct. if that occurs, we're ready. if that is the worst day in american history, the air men on duty are ready to react and do what is necessary to protect america. >> jon: a couple things. there's hundreds of people that work inside that fortress and they have to be prepared to close the

get data sent to us from sites all over the world and space and we process that data and send it to norad north com, so the decision-makers can make decisions about launch these have taken place. reporter: the air force personnel on the front lines of high-tech, keeping tabs on the threats facing this country. >> got to be a pretty big burden, huh? >> i wouldn't use the word burden. i feel honored to be able to sit in the mountain and protect everybody, friends, family and again allies, country, everything. it feels good to do something that is a part of the fight. reporter: given recent bellicose language from north korea, syria, russia and iran, it's clear the worries of the cold war era remain alive today, as does the need for vigilance inside this granite fortress. >> you guys drill all the time, but we could wake up any day and you're watching the screens and it's the real deal. somebody is launching an icbm? >> correct, if that were to occur, we're ready, if that is the worst day in american history, the airmen on duty are ready to react and do what's necessary to protect americans.

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to us from sites all over the world and also in space, and then we process that data and send it to noradorthcomm, so the decisionmakers can make decisions about any launches that have taken place. >> these air force personnel are on the front lines of high-tech keeping tabs on the threats facing this country. >> it's got to be a pretty big burden, huh? >> i wouldn't use the word burden. i feel honored to be able to sit in the mountain and protect everybody, friends, family, and again allies, country, everything. it feels good to actually do something that i feel like is a part of the fight. >> given recent bellicose language from north korea, syria, russia and iran, it is clear the worries of the cold war era remain alive today as does the need for vigilance inside this granite fortress. >> you guys drill all the time, but we could wake up any day and you are watching the screens and all of a sudden it is the real deal? somebody is launching an icbm? >> correct. if that were to occur, we are ready. you know, if this is the worst day in american history, the airmen that are on duty are re

against canada, against its closest allies, friends and partners in the world, including nato and norad partners, means that this is perhaps more significant than the administration realizes and emphasize we will certainly hope to emphasize that by the seriousness with which we take these measures. >> so trudeau saying that canada takes this very seriously, taking a little umbrage at the idea that this was done on national security grounds. i think, melissa, what the u.s. administration would say in response to that is that they feel it is important to have viable domestic steel and aluminum industries here inside this country in case of any kind ofnational security emergency, a global war, something like that these industries they feel are absolutely vital for national security they also feel, though, that these things can be useful politically in terms of the negotiations over nafta. all of that in the mix as well here as the u.s.' approach to china. so a lot of different pieces and moving parts, but the u.s. saying this is simply about national securitytoday on this one. >> is it a f

we are partners in nato and norad.t we are senseg and is what makes when you look at the integrated nature of our industry. the only realistic outcome is a full exemption for canada. francine: what are you hearing from the u.s.? they are saying that canada is a potential security threat. i would say first of all, any decision on one side of the border would have consequences on both side. the nature of the industry is integrated. when it comes to border, look at the facts. we invested about $30 million to strengthen the integrity of our market and outer -- add border agents. we want to protect our border and the integrity of the canadian market and north american market. we are taking measures. i have said to our u.s. colleagues, canada is not a problem, part of the solution. we are going to seek full exemption. tom: i would like to suggest that what i would really like you to do is fix the montreal canadiens, but we will not go there right now. >> thank you for that. we have to work longer on that. tom: minister, you

it's one of those, norad, it's like "war games" two of them. stacked up against each other. so i fed in the question late last night, after i saw this of course and the question was, who has mentioned impeachment over the past -- because i don't do the google because the russians will watch me. so i go to my, i got my picture of matthew broderick up there, right? and -- >> get to the point you're going to make. >> and then i'm going to see how long i can drag this out. i put it in there, and then i go -- i get some coffee. >> it takes a minute. put some sugar in it. >> i'm sorry, mika. >> so i come out and guess who it kicks out as the only person that's been talking about impeachment this past week. >> who is that now? >> rudolph, beaugargard giuliani. >> the president could not be impeached. i think he could find it out. people should apologize for putting him through this. >> we're defending here, for public opinion. because eventually the decision is going to be impeach, not impeach. members of congress, democrat and republican are going to be informed a lot by their con