naftali: the soviets were very nervous and very afraid.e is a stasis, almost a paralysis at the top of the leadership. they were fearful that the reagan administration would take advantage of their weakness. as a result of this, the soviets are very reactive. if you were watching this broadcast last night, you probably went to sleep with the same impression we did -- there had been some kind of a hassle between soviet fighter jets and a korean air lines 747, and we led you to believe that the plane had landed safely on soviet territory. sadly, that was not true. shultz: at approximately 1600 hours, the aircraft strayed into soviet airspace. the korean aircraft was reported by the soviet pilot at 10,000 meters. at 1826 hours, the soviet pilot reported that he fired a missile, and the target was destroyed. they went on a peaceful trip. they weren't any spies or anything like that. i think the russians are gearing up for war and doing everything that they can to prepare for it. hoffman: it was not an intentional hostile act against korean air

constitutional system is that donald trump believes he has a mandate to act this way, said timothy naftali, a historian at columbia university school for international and public affairs. end quote, the washington post continues, quote, trump's unconventional actions have been numerous and varied, but they all reflect his belief that congress has no business telling him how to run the executive branch. he set about slashing the federal workforce with little regard to the myriad laws aimed at protecting it, end quote. >> donald trump addressed. >> another one of those unconventional actions today. as first reported at this hour last night, donald trump is considering placing the united states postal service, a 250 year old independent agency. under the control of the commerce department. this morning, the white house denied that report. and then this happened. >> there are. >> reports that. >> you were considering. >> merging the united. >> states postal. >> service with. >> the commerce department. >> can you elaborate. >> on if this is something you're. >> well, we want to have a post off