. >> doug luzader we just don't know who yet. >>> all mail delivery to the u.s. senate has been stopped this after a letter containing the potentially deadly poison ri ricin was sent to a u.s. senator. peter doocy is outside of the senate mail facility. good morning, peter. >> good morning patti ann. the suspect levtter never made t to roger whittaker's office. the building behind me tested positive for ricin poison. advanced testing is being done to determine if the substance in question is the deadly ricin poison for which there is no antidote. it was not outwardly suspicious. it was most parked in memphis, tennessee and had no return address. as for a motive we don't know anything. as for a suspect claire mccastle from missouri says authorities have a person in mind and that it is a person who sent a lot of letters to law americas. but we don't know who that person is. we don't really have any other specific information just that mail service to the u.s. senate has been stopped and some senators are concerned. >> it is not just members concerned but a lot of s

doug luzader is live with more for us. >> good morning. can i stake dinner helped play host to a suz ensenators last night. here's the funt fundamental problem we look at the budge the over the next ten years as far as the federal debt is concerned. the debt sky rocketed over the lathes decade. they argue annual deficit will go down. >> reduce our deficit in a responsible, balanced way. he 3w4r50e6s that's t -- believa smart thing to do. jobs and growth is the betts way of reducing our deficit and making more money in the future. it requires one thinking pig change rnth taxes. so we have a trillion dollar deficit. we have a debt crisis on the horizon and it's spending driven. what does the president propose? $1 trillion spending increase only to be eclipsed a $1.1 trillion tax increase. >> one thing republicans do like here that the president is talking about the proposed change at the cost of living adjustment for social security benefits. hal already all right put the -- they say seniors will pay a high price and the other problem the co

doug luzader is live for us in washington with the latest. >> heather, good morning.t deal of speculation that a missile launch could come as early as today. john kerry tried tris to defuse this ongoing crisis. in north korea a celebration of the birthday of the country's founder kim il-sung. the world wonders what his grandson will do. at the very least the north does have the ability to launch a conventional attack. u.s. secretary of state john kerry arrived in japan which could be in the flight path of the north korean missile calling for a diplomatic resolution that would appear to be an offer for direct negotiation. >> the united states remains open to authentic and credible negotiations on de nuclearization. north korea must take meaningful steps to show it is honoring commitments it has already made. >> but the end came for kim jong-un is unclear. is he just trying to hold on to power? in the u.s. white house critics say the kerry policy is flawed. any talk of negotiations or more international aide simply encourages north korean tantrums. >> i don't see this p

>> thank you, doug luzader live in washington for us. >>> a brand new report is out now. it is revealing this that female dna has been found on at least one of the bombs used in the boston they'marathon attack. authorities want to know if that can be linked to the wife of tamerlan tsarnaev. we are live in washington with the latest on that with david lee. >> good morning heather. this is a very interesting development. they found what they describe as female dna on one of the components of the bomb. that said it could be a significant development or it might be meaningless. it is possible the dna came from the store clerk who stoel saw the components. a dna could come from an accomplice of those who planned the attacks. none of this is clear at this time. one of the investigators told fox no one should suspect this investigation is over. now simultaneously the fbi spent 90 minutes at the home of tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine russell they carried away a lap top computer a briefcase and small bag containing scissors. sam lantamerlan's widow is cooperating snowfalls po

>> doug luzader live for us. thank you, doug. >> you know this one.t of spring snow this year. this year it turns out to be the second coldest start to the spring in all of u.s. history. the last time we had a cold like that was fwh in 1975. >> good morning. good to see you. with all of the snow we received across the midwest and a cold late season temperatures are we are now sealing the snow melting braer lick which. another area per tanning along the area. cl includes floodling itself. 50s and 70s across the area. enport natalie ping pminnesota, south dakota. we are asking the riverer level the to continue but forting to see results. a complete lp sit store row ngs i go. got up into thip prell brig bits yesterday. >>> meter and meansly off pish hal musical rpgs "the rocky (canni(." >> sylvester stallone hopes the show based on herbie loved 1994 blocking fill p could be addressed. payne a pain and ghaiven 20425 million and 43rd from in which ared with 10 upon the bringing together high powered politicians journalists poll wood alisters tyke. he talke

doug luzader is in washington with the latest. good morning, doug. >> good morning.ll of the signs are there and the next provocation we see from north korea could be in the form of a missile launch. we have seen them do this before. the so-called miss tils. the medium range missile poised to launch. a launch could happen in the next few days even in tokyo leading to this question in congress. >> do we have the capability to intercept the missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> we do. >> but the bent gopentagon is mt clear we will only intercept if it piers to be targeting u.s. allies or u.s. forces. the great unknown continues to be that guy kim jong-un. his long-term strategy is not entirely clear. >> his father and grandfather as far as i could see always figured into their provocation cycle an off-ramp of how to get out of it. it is not clear he has thought through how to get out of it. >> there is an erie calm between the border of south korea. one day to watch in particular could be monday april 15th. that is the birthday from the f

doug luzader has details live from washington. doug, this is very scary. >> it is.ts seriously. because north korea has nuclear technology the pentagon is not taking chances. u.s. forces in south korea are conducting training exercises preparing for the possibility of an attack from north korea including the potential for chemical weapons. north korean missile technology is still very much a work in progress, but south korea believes one long range missile has been moved. the intentions of north korean dictator kim jong un are still very much in question. u.s. defenses if the region include ship and land based interceptor systems. one has been moved to guam as it is acknowledged north korea has nuclear capability. >> some of the actions taken over the past few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to the interests of certainly of our allies starting with south korea. >> the threat for now is largely regional. north korea does not possess the kind of missile technology it is widely believed to actually reach the united states. but even a strike in this reg

doug luzader is covering the latest for us. >> how far is north korea willing to go?eally the question that is driving u.s. foreign policy right now. there are signs that the north has been moving missiles around to perhaps better position them for an attack on south korea or other u.s. allies in the region. the pentagon this week has been ramping up missile defenses in that part of the world as the state department tries to figure out what is going to happen next. >> we are taking the appropriate steps in terms of defense of the united states, in terms of defense of our allies, so the republic of korea and japan. we are making those clear. and we are watching very closely, obviously. >> watching closely but trying to figure out what north korean leader kim jong un is going to do next or achieve is difficult. u.n. attorney general is concerned with this level of brinksmanship, anything can happen. >> nuclear threats is not the game. disvery serious. -- it is very serious. i think they have gone too far in their rhetoric. and i'm concerned that if by any misjudgment, b