the russian foreign ministry said it is absurd that boris johnson foreign ministry said it is absurd . stability and consistency of long stop i've been the hallmark of western foreign policy. rather more critically or cryptically to me, was it wheat from the russian embassy in london a couple of hours ago offering a link to a piece of classical music. think this was soft power response. that was a piece of music was the 1812 overture. tchaikovsky ate hugely famous rusher composer. it is a russian triumph over napoleon's invasion of russia if you like, russia and managing to repel the western aggression at the time back in 1812. rather cryptic to me, cultural and musical response from the embassy. more directly and easily translatable, saying that it was absurd. i'm yet to hear back from the foreign secretary in terms of what they make of that reaction from moscow. there has been a bit of back and forth going on. it gives you some sense of politically the statement that boris johnson you some sense of politically the statement that borisjohnson is able to make by not going. thank you v

there remembers the foreign ministry, academics, much more liberal. initially had a lot of palms about whether he was morally ready to kill hitler. was it really morally correct to actually murders of many. the amended malls those around germany and had prescience about what sort of economy or political system germany could have after the war. one of the really interesting things they did was try to avoid writing things down for security purposes but when they did, and they took them to the estate on the german countryside and they had a special compartment in the beehive, which i was a great place and imagine police come in around. dulles learned something really working for both these groups that map is that they really wanted american health in deposing hitler. not so much in trying to kill him or in a secret operation, that they wanted to promise from the americans that they would treat germany well after hitler had been replaced. they remembered how horrible it ended world war i, how they felt the allies had been towards germany. and they were go

a commente expecting likely from the foreign ministry at around 3:00 p.m. local time. little under two hours. do not expect any big reactionary comments from the chinese. expect to hear from them that they will likely call for an easing of tensions for potentially peace talks between the different parties involved in this. there is a couple of things to bear in mind these are the china and its relationship -- these is-a-vis china and its relationship. including the one drawn up after the last chemical attack, and so that is something to bear in mind with this as well. david: we are just getting of course some comments. we are going live to sydney. martin turnbull really talking about this. >> the effect of the american response has been to reduce the ability of the syrian government to deliver chemical weapons in the shocking matter in which they did a few moments ago. us as aed states advise coalition partner shortly prior to the attack. the minister will describe, the united states secretary of defense phoned her earlier this morning. we have discussed the matter nat

we'll explain the april fool's joke the russian foreign ministry pulled off today. >>> i'm tracking clouds diminishing through the hours. you can see the low pushing well out to sea. but we do have a series of disturbances moving through. coming up, i have all the details. >>> today is the start of trout season in southeastern pennsylvania. anglers can go for the big one in berks, bucks, lehigh, montgomery and philadelphia counties. the rest of the state can go fishing in a couple weeks. crews have stocked streams and lakes with thousands of trout, so good luck out there. >>> a celebration of children and the latino culture in center city today. thousands turned out for the ninth annual day of the child at the franklin institute. a family's got to explore exhibits and meet nbc 10 personalities, christian, and erika was also there. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud sponsors of the event. people gathered in washington square park to battle for international pillow fight day. some came in costumes, others brought the kids along. after the fight, pillows were donated to got laundry who will wa

. >> the foreign ministry said china is frustrated with north korea. north korea, you may have seen it put out a simulated video its missiles attacking and destroying an american city. what is the reaction to the video and china's comments? mr. spicer: i do not think this outhe first time they put propaganda tools. it is encouraging to see china continuing to move forward and join us in this effort to control the area. i think the relationship that the president started building is showing positive signs. tenant continues to have economic and -- influence over china. it is important to see them headed in this direction. it is a positive sign to see them playing a larger role. it is everyone's interest to contain north korea. influence, the foreign ministry spokesman for china which the president is depending on where this incursion is saying he himself, china itself is frustrated with the north koreans. mr. spicer: from an overall diplomatic sense it is positive to see china take positive signs lining with the position we have on this. time will tell.

. >> that is a joke from the russian foreign ministry to mark >>> developing news now at least 193 people died in flooding caused by intense rains in columbia and the death toll is expected to rise even more. an avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city while people there slept. it happened in ma coya tucked between mountains near columbia's border near ecuador. police are looking for a carbon monoxide leak after it killed children. a hotel employee noticed several people who were unconscious near an indoor swimming pool. first responders also showed signs of being sick after being exposed to carbon monoxide. >>> rush is denying acc skabs of ed willing in last year's election but people hearing this recording may not believe that. >> you have reached the russian baes, you your call is very important to us. to arrange a call to your russian dip plat to your po political oments to press one. to request election freerns, press three reason and wait until -- >> april fool, russian's foreign ministry posted that on facebook with what sounded like a new switchb

the foreign ministry rattled off a list of statistics to back china's architect, saying 40% of china's trades are generated by china's companies here, 2.6 american jobs are created by bilateral trade and investment and each american family saves $850 per year because of cheap chinese goods t. message has been reiterated in the state press, but the comment's parties global times newspaper running a editorial with the headline that reads, u.s. job losses are not china's fault. in driving home this message, the chinese are hoping to deflect what they expect to be heavy criticism by trump over the trade deficit and job losses in manufacturing. the message also provides a window into what beijing is most worried about. the meeting could lead to finger-pointing that could destabilize the relationship. from beijing's perspective, what's most important is for president xi to project strength at the summit. china is facing a leader ship shuffle in the fall. so for domestic reasons, president xi needs to appear tough t. worse jario for china is any developments perceived as embars ament for pres

it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8am in beijing, where china's foreign ministry has raised neworth korea's nuclear programme. the chinese foreign ministry has called for calm, and an end to words or actions that could further raise the tension on the korean peninsula. but at the same time, spokesman lu kang said beijing had serious concerns about pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. translation: china's position on north korea's nuclear issue is clear and consistent. we have repeatedly stressed that the situation on the korean peninsula is highly complicated and sensitive. all parties concerned should exercise restraint and make joint efforts to ease tension in the region, rather than provoking each other and making things worse. we hope the countries which are really committed to regional peace will not stoke the tension there. we must guard against anyone who tries to achieve their own political ends by taking advantage of the regional situation to play up tension and deepen the difference is there. and that is the view from beijing. as far as the us is concerned, white house spoke

and the russian foreign ministry. envoys are going to have a pragmatic conversation about the irritants, so to speak, that have piled up in our relations under the obama administration primarily. i believe should both sides demonstrate a pragmatic approach to this avenue, then it's going to yield results and will help improve our relations, as well. on the whole, i believe we all understand how difficult the situation in our relations, as well as in the world. there are many who would like to give a try at using the current communication technologies and cyberspace and the virtual reality. we know that there are people who abuse the opportunities prern presented by the modern technologies they are trying to use these technologies to their advantage to pursue their goals, which are far from decent. but both in the u.s. and in russia, there are enough people who will be able to separate right from wrong, and who will be guided by the fundamental intere, both our people, as well as the international community as a whole.

what's the american white house reaction to that video and also to the comments by china's foreign ministry spokesperson? >> first part, this isn't the first time north korea has put out propaganda tools, and i don't think we're going to comment every time they put out a piece of propaganda. second, i think it's encouraging to see china continue to move forward and join us in this effort to control north korea. i've commented before, i think the relationship that the president started building with president xi down in mar-a-lago is clearly showing some positive signs. china continues to have both economic and political influence over china, and so i think it's important to see them heading in this direction. i think it's a very positive sign to see them play a larger and larger role. i think it's in everybody's interest to contain north korea's actions. >> how strong is that influence, though, if foreign ministry spokesman for china, which the president is depending on for this particular encouraging, is saying he, himself, china itself, is frustrated, increasingly frustrated with the nort

we got this from the foreign ministry as well saying we're disappointed what this does to u.s.-russian relations but will leave the door open on the -- future. >> thank you so much. >>> 11:56, let's get regional reaction from muhammad lila. >> reporter: you have to remember countries like tour key and saudi arabia, they have been hoping and waiting for this day for several years. they pleaded with the obama administration to take some sort of meaningfully action against assad. in comes trump and a new presidency and he takes this overnight. saudi arabia calling it a courageous decision by trump and turkey saying now that they have taken the first step, the next step should be implementing no fly zone, so while american allies are celebrating the one group we haven't heard from, the one group on the ground that's critical is he zbollah. we haven't heard what their response to this is. >> we do know the syrian army says this makes the u.s. a partner with isis. thank you. >>> the strike in syria has investors on edge, dows sank 120 points right after the strike but futures climbin

china's foreign ministry spoke and said that china is frustrated with north korea.orth korea, you may have seen it, put out a simulated video over the past 24 hours which shows their missiles attacking and destroying an american city. what is the white house reaction to the video and to the comments by china's foreign ministry spokesperson? >> first part, this isn't the first time that north korea put out propaganda tools. we won't comment every time they put out propaganda. it's encouraging to see china move forward and join us in this effort to control north korea. i commented before, the relationship that the president started building with president xi in mar-a-largo is clearly showing positive signs. china continues to have both economic and political influence over china. so i think it's important to see them headed in this direction. it's a positive sign to see them play a larger and larger role. it's in everybody's interest to contain north korea's action. john? >> how strong -- i'm sorry. how strong is that influence though if foreign ministry spokesman for

one more agreement, we have agreed to appoint special envoys from our foreign ministry and the statet without any additional and unnecessary promotions to look at the irritating factors in our relations over the last few years, primarily through the years of obama's administration. if we provide a pragmatic approach it will be fruitful and make it possible to normalise our relations. we all understand how difficult the current situation is, how many willing thereafter to exercise the use of contemporary technology communications and cyber sphere in the virtual world as a whole and how some people abuse the opportunities that contemporary technologies provide. and try to use them in their own unworthy political objectives. both in the united states and russia there are enough people with common sense that will be able to separate the good from the bad and be guided by the fundamental interests of our two countries and the international communities as a whole. summing it up, my sense of the negotiations with all the number of problems, both objective and artificially created, there are

earlier today china's foreign ministry said that china is increasingly frustrated with north korea. and north korea you may have seen it put out a simulated video over the past 24 hours which shows its missiles attacking, destroying an american city. what's the american white house reaction to that video and also to the comments by china's foreign ministry spokesperson. >> the first part this isn't the first time north korea has put out propaganda tools. i don't think we're going to comment every time they put out a piece of propaganda. it's encouraging to see china continue to move forward and join us in this effort to control north korea. i've commented before. i think that the relationship that the president started building with president x in mar-a-lago is clearly showing some positive signs. china continues to have both economic and political influence over china and so i think it's important to see them heading in this direction. it's a very positive sign to see them play a larger and larger role. it is in everybody's interests to contain north korea's actions. john? >> how s

the russian foreign ministry as saying they're full of hope and this may be a new page in bilateral relationsbilateral relations. so russia is eager for good relationships and wa nt eager for good relationships and want on the other hand to reach an agreement on syria because they have invested so much in this campaign. earlier during the white house press briefing, donald trump's press secretary sean spicer said russia had isolated itself by aligning itself with failing states like syria. the president had made it clearfrom the beginning he ended office thinking if he could get a deal with russia in our national interests, which i discussed during the opening remarks, then we're going to do it. but if you cannot get a deal and find an area of national interest then we will not. in this particular case no question russia is isolated. they have aligned themselves with north korea, syria, iran. nota group of countries you look to hang out with. group of countries you look to hang outwith. with the brush of russia they're all failed states. there is clearly, russia is on an island when it comes

the foreign ministry says we will hold the u.s. fully accountable for the catastrophic consequence is to be entailed by an outrageous action. this tough talk after the pentagon decided to send the aircraft carrier battle group to the western pacific ocean and that most come in after the u.s. military used its naval destroyers to launch a missile strike on a syrian outfield. lea: let's get you caught caught up on global market action overnight. but making japan to, 311%. hang seng hong kong down to 31%. shanghai composite in china hired by six tenths of 1% and the cost lower by one half of 1%. lauren: the ftse up 29 points in london. a slight decline for the cac quarante in paris. lea: u.s. stock market futures lower by fort income as a mail-order bride to come in asset futures lower pay for. we'll see if it's the calm before the storm are positive or another they got. commodities giving back he stands 17 cents. gold for blacks. investors focus on global tensions and corporate earnings. shyness that is the chief market strategist at

continues in meeting with president xi, i will continue on both of those -- reporter: the russian foreign ministry called is a clear act of aggression, and suggested it was planned before the chemical attack. can you response to simply to -- specifically to that? sec. spicer: i think i just gave you a very clear tick-tock of how the president arrived at the action he did. that pretty much speaks for itself. reporter: that this is a clear act of aggression? sec. spicer: i think this is a clear response for humanitarian purposes that has been widely praised. reporter: [indiscernible] sec. spicer: i mentioned at the outset, we will have a readout of that visit. we will have further information throughout the day. stay in just with us. i want to get back. our focus is continuing to have a -- sorry, politico. think we are in the midst of a terrific visit, and i want to make sure we conclude that. think you guys very much. >> rex tillerson, steve mnuchin a report isoss following the meetings with president trump and chinese xi in mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida. they talked about relations and u.s. mi

for putin and the foreign ministry to be saying that is teeing this up. what's most remarkable is that the hardest line coming out of the administration after weeks of mixed signals on what to do about syria is coming from rex tillerson. now they seem to be on the same page. he and general mattis at the pentagon where hans is working together. we have a new security adviser. steve bannon has been taken off. he seemed to have a new confidence that he can take this hard line. coming here after he once received the friendship medal from vladimir putin when he was the head of exxon-mobil when he was the head of oil deals here. it's a remarkable change. we don't know whether or not he is going to see putin tomorrow. nothing was on the schedule although people say it was planned. now it's up in the air. >> and the u.s. is confident that syria planned this and carried it out. putin said it reminds him of 2003 and the u.s.'s reasoning for going into iraq and the reasoning of wmds. what is putin trying to do here and how does rex tillerson deal with that? >> she m

we saw the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman saying what is the u.s., in afghanistan, as rex tillerson was touching down. if unpredictability is the name of the game for washington now, it could backfire. we could see ruia, instead of pulling away from its long-time ally, pushing closer toward iran and syria. >> lucy kafanov, thank you for that. let's switch gears and head to south america where frustration is boiling over amid two weeks of bloody protests. even during holy week five people have died in demonstrations. yesterday in the streets of poor neighborhoods government forces dispersed teargas. they are calling for the removal of judges, release of political prisoners and new elections. >>> coming up next on "morning joe," we'll look back at an eventful week for the trump administration, from the swearing in of his supreme court pick, the press secretary's holocaust gaff and the white house infighting and dropping the mother of all bombs on isis in afghan. after all that, is the president up or down? >> among our guests is nbc's tom brokaw and "

the spokesman for the egyptian foreign ministry has put out a statement saying that this was an obnoxious although i don't know about the failed part. it looked like it actually panned out as was planned by whoever was behind it. no claim of responsibility so far. the egyptian government for several years now has been struggling with a low level urban warfare by isis-affiliated groups as well as other radical groups in the nile delta as well as in the northern sinai. so we don't know who was behind it, but as i said, the death toll that the point at least 21 dead, more than 50 wounded. >> and a couple important points. we have a papal visit scheduled in the next few weeks in egypt. i can't imagine the security headache that will be for the pope. we'll see if that still goes ahead. and the other thing is the coptic community, this is not the first time they're the target of an attack like this. it happened in december and many times before in previous years. they live been happier with abdel fattah el sisi as their president rather than a muz ysl brotherhood president, but they must be fea

i think it is in everyone's interest. >> how strong is that influence if the foreign ministry spokes person for china, that the president is depending on for this particular incursion, is saying that he himself is increasingly frustrated with the north koreans. >> i think it is positive to see chao in a take positive signs. that is a positive thing. i think that time will tell, but i think seeing a unified effort is a positive step to protect not only our national security interests but those in the region. >> thank you, sean. a few weeks ago, i asked you about the president's up coming trip to roam and whether or not you have an audience with this pope, and that this is part of modern history going back to 1959 when president eisenhower had an audience with pope john the 23rd. you said it is something you are definitely in favor of. a few days ago the financial times reported that sorgss in the administration said this was very unlikely to happen and tt for the first time since ly 60 years ago, the president would not have an audience with the hopope, why? >> yes, at this time going

the foreign ministry spokesperson has been talking about rex tillerson's visit and talking about that air strike and she said the air strike is not part of washington's strategy because washington lack as strat yegy in syria. she says the only thing that is predictable is the unpredictability of the foreign policy. that missile strike was a tactic. it was sending a message to the russians but doesn't represent a strategy. so donald trump still has to convey to the world, never mind the russians, what he wants to do in the long term. what is his political diplomatic strategy towards assad and towards ending the war in syria. those are questions that he hasn't yet answered. those are questions that the russians will be asking rex tillerson when he comes here next week. yasmin? >> while all eyes are on that meeting, my thanks to bill neely in moscow for us. >>> there are many editorials in this weekend's paper asking questions like, was it worth it, what's next and what authority does the president have to carry out these air strikes? a reaction on capitol hill is mixed between democrati

the syrian foreign ministry has put out a statement saying that these missile strikes were merely using the incident the chemical attack as a pretext for military aggression against syria. we're hearing, for instance, not surprisingly, iran, a key ally of syria, condemning the missile strike. but we're hearing, however, from others, for instance, the turkish government is praising the attack -- or rather, the missile strike by the united states, as is jordan, saudi arabia and other arab countries as well. and in social media, he's seen a surprising outpouring of support for a man who's been called abu ivanka enrike, a term of endearment arabs would be using in this case. some people on twitter changing their pictures to that of trump and written in arabic "we love you." john, poppy? >> ben wedeman reporting for us on the turkish/syria border. thank you very, very much. of course, we're getting sharp reaction from russia. russian president vladimir putin calling the u.s. strikes on syria this morning "a serious blow to u.s./russia relations." let's go to paula newton live in moscow with

having said that, the russian foreign ministry did release a statement today in which it outlined itst also said it did not want confrontation, it wanted constructive cooperation with the americans. so it is wanting to hear with the americans. so it is wanting to heaer with the americans. so it is wanting to hear mr tillerson out, especially when it comes to what sort of bilateral relations russia is going to have with the united states. before mr tillerson flew to moscow, he was in italy at the gathering of g7 he was in italy at the gathering of g 7 foreign ministers. the aim was to get a unified position on syria. but as i was saying, it didn't happen. the uk in particular pushed for more sanctions on russia. but there was no deal to be had. james forsythe says: james robbins has been speaking to the foreign secretary. here's some of their discussion. what we've agreed is that we will put forward a resolution in the un security council on the chemical weapons attack. we want to see now the results of the investigation by the results of the investigation by the opcw, whose job the re

you have representatives of the foreign ministry, advice minister level making statements on behalf of north korea. the ambassador at the u.n., the an ambassador in beijing all calling for all blaming donald trump for being the instigator in this latest crisis. so it's not to say that there are mixed messages coming from the regime. there's always been some consistency but they really are trying to stress the fact that this is a standoff. this is the u.s., they see provoking the situation as much as their being an cues of doing so. the u.s., south korea military exercise examines every year causes tension within the region. the different dynamic this time, of course, andrea, is this role of china and while yes, there will be increased pressure on pyongyang and they do have influence, china is fiercely as opposed to the thad system being ruled out in south korea and their foreign ministry making some comments today. the u.s. might get a bit of pushback from china on that. >> thank you so much. and, of course, kristen welker at the white house. let's bring in ambassador christopher hill,

under cover as the military affairs officer for the embassy and was overtly working with the ministry of foreign affairs and the ministry of defense because of the billions and billions of dollars of military equipment that had been sold to iran, the iranians had paid for it, and then in the middle of the revolution, the carter administration embargoed all of that. so the iranians wanted their money back or the equipment. they weren't going to get their money back, and the equipment was a sticking point. they actually got the money after all these years. so that was one of my jobs, and then at night when i should have been sleeping or doing other things productive, i was out on the street doing spy stuff rather unproductively most of the time. although i was making friends with the guy who worked in the prime minister's office, and things were progressing well. i got permission to, as we call in the spy business, to pitch him, to recruit him to spy for us. no way was i going to spy. i was going to get this guy to do it for me because spying yourself can be hazardous to your health, so i was goin

china's foreign ministry constant -- cautioned against the escalation of tension with syria. a year-long political battle is now over. the senate today voted to confirm neil gorsuch to the supreme court. -- the vote was 54-45. yesterday, the republican theslators agreed to lower confirmation rate to a simple majority vote. 83-year-old utah republicans the were over -- 83-year-old utah public and senator has not spoken about whether he has decided to seek reelection. last month, he said if he could get romney to run, he might subside. mitch mcconnell said he would likert hatch if he would to run again, and romney will always run with patches blessing. hatch's blessing. i'm mark crumpton, this is "bloomberg." scarlet? oliver: -- scarlet: up next, from new york, this is bloomberg. oliver: this is bloomberg markets, i'm oliver renick. scarlet: let's take further into the march jobs report and look weak spot, construction jobs. for more insight on this actor, we are joined now by gary great to see you. gary, thank you. scarlet: so a lot of people are contributing this to a weber -

. >> today, russia's foreign ministry said they will assist the syrian government with the ability toot down amateur planes in the event of additional strikes. u.s. officials say they're prepared to take further actions but hope it can be avoided. >> a civil war is never civil. in the indicates of syria, hardly anymore confined to one nation. >> the united states will not stand by when chemical weapons are used >> in a council meeting congressional colleagues and u.s. alleys praised the response to a deadly chemical attack carried out on syrian civilians >> making sure that assad knows when he commits despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing >> president trump ordered the launch of 59 crews muscles to destroy the air field believed to be the launch point for attack. russian officials called this a false assumption >> we describe that attack as a violation of international law >> there have been so many violations of international law by russia i have to say those comments don't have a whole lot of credibility >> head of u.s. response mission tells cbs that he was g

russia's foreign ministry quickly condemned the u.s. assault on syria's government, saying it threatened international security. russia said it would bolster air defenses across syria, and said it would suspend its de-confliction agreement, which prevents russian and u.s. planes from coming into conflict over syria. this is russian foreign ministry spokesperson, maria zakharova. >> without bothering to understand what has happened, the united states resorted to a demonstration of force, military confrontation with the country fighting international terrorism. it is not the first time the united states of america has demonstrated such a careless approach. it only worsens the problem's already existing in the world and poses a threat to international security. amy: democrat us congresswoman gabbard who met with syrian president assad during a trip in january warned the attack could escalate to a nuclear war, saying -- "it angers and saddens me that president trump has taken the advice of war hawks and escalated our illegal regime change o

part of china and that the foreign ministry has reached out through diplomatic channels to both the sure it was not true. and you actually had cartoons in newspapers here today making fun of this statement coming out. all of this taking place at a time when south korea is in a political vacuum. it just had its president impeached. elections are barely three weeks away, and candidates are up stumping trying to win votes, and one of the main things they're campaigning on, believe it or not, is not north korea and threat of conflict to the north, but questions like the economy and corruption, things that resulted in the impeachment and jailing of the former president of this country just weeks ago. kate? >> it is amazing all of the elements at play and how things are so complicated at this moment. ivan watson watching it from seoul. thank you so much. we'll take a quick break and continue with this bringing news on the other side. ugh! heartburn! no one burns on my watch! try alka seltzer heartburn relief chews. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmmmm...amazing. i have heartburn.

. >> today, russia's foreign ministry said they will assist the syrian government with the ability tor planes in the event of additional strikes. u.s. officials say they're prepared to take further actions but hope it can be avoided. >> a civil war is never civil. in the indicates of syria, hardly anymore confined to one nation. >> the united states will not stand by when chemical weapons are used >> in a council meeting congressional colleagues and u.s. alleys praised the response to a deadly chemical attack carried out on syrian civilians >> making sure that assad knows when he commits despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing >> president trump ordered the launch of 59 crews muscles to destroy the air field believed to be the launch point for attack. russian officials called this a false assumption >> we describe that attack as a violation of international law >> there have been so many violations of international law by russia i have to say those comments don't have a whole lot of credibility >> head of u.s. response mission tells cbs that he was given the launc

saudi arabians foreign ministry saying it has strong support for the strike. evened the prime minister of australia writing, the retribution has been proportionate and we support the u.s. russia and iran aren't quite seeing it the same way. iran's government calling the move dangerous. and destructive. russia says it will not bring us closer to combating international terrorism. meantime the reaction from bashar al-assad calling the u.s. missile strike reckless and irresponsible. he said the action was based on faulty information and was short-sighted. joining us dr. zuhdi jasser. we talked so many times about this in regards to foreign policy. i know you applaud the president for this strike. but you also say he has to remain vigilant and remember this is not just assad, by the many russia, hezbollah. why do you add that layer of concern? zuhdi: we are at war. for those who say we need a declaration of war, we are at war. the syrian people thank god for this action, but it's only one surgical strike. i think assad will now blink. we have a president that will

a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the body was loaded on the same flight that the two north koreans took. malaysian police said on friday that they took statements from three north koreans wanted for questioning over the murder before they were allowed to leave the country. it's not clear how the third north korean, ri ji u, known as james, left malaysia. >> investigation into the matter of kim jong-nam is still ongoing, okay. it has not stopped here. >> malaysia and north korea have been at odds over the investigation of the february murder at the busy international airport. pyongyang denies any role in the killing. it says the victim was not kim jong-nam but another man named kim choi. observers say the deal shows the north's desire to mend ties with malaysia. the southeast asian country is an important base for pyongyang's activities in the region. north korea accuses the united states and south korea of making up a false story about the man's death. >>> a powerful explosion apparently targeting a shiite mosque in northwestern pakistan killed at least 22 people on friday.

the foreign ministry reiterating its serious concern and asking washington to withdraw the plans. the u.s. is adamant that this system is necessary in order to counter the growing threat from north korea. we saw images today of kim jong-un presiding over the exercise. the regime has yet to follow through on the sixth nuclear test. that's been the focus of intense speculation and tension over the past several weeks. it raises the question of china's influence and whether economic pressure is being applied to pyongyang. petrol prices have apparently spiked in north korea, suggesting perhaps china has restricted oil shipments as it indirectly threatened to do. atms apparently running out of cash. air china which cut back flights to pyongyang says they'll resume next week. there's the sense here that maybe china is managing the economic lever in punishment-reward type basis to get the message to kim jong-un. >> china launched their first domestically built aircraft carrier. what's the significance of this? >> this is their first domestically built. the other was purchased from the ukr

wants to talk, the fact that these comments were coming through the diplomatic channel of the foreign ministry and as well-being made in an interview and not in a statement being read out on television from the regime's state-run news agency. certainly a lot of speculation and anxiety heading into the key anniversary weekend in pyongyang. >> we'll have to see what happens this weekend. thank you. >>> adding to the international tension, what's happening in afghanistan the u.s. military dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb used in combat, nicknamed the mgter of all bombs. its use is unprecedented. the target, isis fighters and tunnels in afghanistan. this morning afghan officials say the bomb killed at least 36 isis fighters and no civilians were hurt. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more. >> reporter: the u.s. military pulled out the big guns in the fight against isis, a 21,000-pound bomb, the largest non-nuclear weapon the united states has ever used. its only known use before, this 2003 test. the massive ordnance air blast is better known by its mick name, the mother of all

russia's foreign ministry department says moscow is very concerned the us will takings against north korea without support from the rest of the world. the us is cakier out military exercises in south korea, and the pentagon has positioned an aircraft carrier off the korean peninsula. >> we need to show that we're prepared to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that north korea does not engage in any deliberate attack. >> president trump tweeted this morning, north korea is looking for trouble. if china decides to help, that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them. usa graying boss well, cbs news the white house. >> philadelphia welcomes some of the military's most celebrated heroes. >> recipient of the congressional metal of honor, "eyewitness news" at the irish club at 20th and walnut st. last night, annual celebration raises money for the marine corps law enforcement foundation and among those in attendance former vice president joe biden. >> the only sacred obligation we have as a country is to care for those who we send to war and to care for those

on the other hand, his foreign ministry realizes that turkey is in a difficult place in the region and at some point he will need support from one powerful bloc. relations with washington seem to be increasingly strained. now that europe is possibly the only place he can have some business with their, and while at one point he is raising this fiery rhetoric, will he want to complete break with europe as well?> if that happens, turkey will find itself almost a pariah. people are talking about turkey becoming the next belarus. the turkish economy is already slowing, and there will be concerns at some point that erdogan pull back his rhetoric. at the moment it seems erdogan is determined to take a very tough stance and consolidate his days and look to nationalist support. sarah: that is the view from istanbul this hour. thanks for your reporting. france has entered the last week of campaigning ahead of sunday's presidential elections, and it looks set to be a tight race, with polls predicting independent candidate emmanuel macron getting the most votes in the first round of voting this we

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a responsible source at the foreign ministry expressed the kingdom of saudi arabia's full support for the american military operations on military targets in syria, which came as a response to the syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians. and by the very same notion, i want to read you a statement, and this is not a surprise from the iranian government according to the iranian state news agency, saying iran strongly condemns any such unilateral strikes. such measures will strengthen terrorists in syria. obviously syria has become the epicenter of a proxy war between the saudis and the iranians. does tonight complicate that? does it entrench those two countries more in a prolonged battle? >> oh, absolutely it does. i mean the saudis for a long time have wanted the united states basically to win the syrian war for them. the iranians, of course, have heavily invested in the assad regime. they've been backing it for decades, many decades. one of the questions about retaliation that has come up is whether the iranians will now help assad's soldiers or use their ow

the foreign ministry injohn young are saying it will hold the us fully accountable for the catastrophicsequences of its outrageous actions. donald trump said that north korea is looking for trouble. if china decides to help that would be great. if not we will solve the problem without them. when all that is going on, the americans and the south koreans have been conducting military exercises. this is a routine exercise. it happens every year. it is to practice landing troops and equipment on beaches when a normal ports have been destroyed. north korea says it is practice for invasion. china says please stop. the us and south korea say it is what militaries do when they are in alliance. they practice for all eventualities. but we are in a time of heightened tension. president trump has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group to return to these waters. north korea called the movement of us ships into the area reckless. it is about to hold its own big military parade with a display of missiles. both sides are rattling sabres very loudly. mr trump has been in powerfor about four months and

that prompted this withering post on the russian foreign ministry's facebook page. under an unflattering picture of johnson, the russians accuse britain of "fundamental incomprehension or ignorance of what is happening in syria, of russia's efforts to resolve that crisis, and of the point of diplomacy in general." >> the tension rising. david, there has been tough talk on both sides. but vladimir putin and president trump have yet to criticize each other. much more measured with their words. >> reporter: that's right. it's a delicate dance at this point. it's worth noting, the kremlin has clear goals when it comes to syria. they want assad to remain in power. the white house, not so clear on the issue. it's a diplomatic challenge for secretary tillerson as he heads to moscow. tom? >> david, thank you. >>> meantime, on another front, an aircraft carrier strike group heading to waters near korea. the repositioning comes after four missile launches by north korea this year, and concerns the country could conduct an underground nuclear test anytime. >>> next tonight to

. >> in a message red on state television, the foreign ministry denounced the attack on syria, said the us should be punished. as said in upcoming rounds every missile tests, the pentagon is sending naval strike group to the region. show of force that it hopes will head off an actual sees of force. roxanna, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >>> in other news this morning, the trial in the death of 16 year old girl killed in a school bathroom fight continues in delaware today. amy joyner francis was beaten to death in howard high school of technology last april. three of her classmate are charged in her death. one teen is charged with criminally neglect homicide. prosecutors say the other two girls helped plan the fight. they're charged with conspiracy, all three being charged as juveniles. >> philadelphia police continue to investigate shooting in the strawberry mansion that left one man dead and another critically injured. police responded to gunshots, 2500 block of north marston street after 9:30 last night, both suffered multiple gunshot wounds, one died short time later. investigator say mu

it was marked with long—range artillery drills and threatening words from the country's foreign ministryas pulled out its sword to kill us, we will also pull out our grand sword ofjustice and fight to the end. and we will kill the us imperialists with our strong and revolutionary power. north korea feels provoked by the incoming group of warships left by the us aircraft carrier carl vinson. despatched by president trump amid warnings that us patience is running out, pyongyang has recently threatened to sink the carrier. we have to be very careful. i want the trump administration policy to work but i think they should call down the rhetoric, cool down c, let's have a pre—emptive military strike on the table. don't say that. just say all options are on the table, because i have negotiated with the north koreans, they are unpredictable. on wednesday donald trump will take the step of inviting all 100 us senators to the white house. this may be donald trump's trickiest foreign policy challenge by far but it is what the president seems determined to address. let's take a look at some of the o

china's foreign ministry has called for an end to words or actions that could raise tensions further,ry programme. and there does seem to be some clarity now about whether the us is sending a naval battle group towards the korean peninsular. president trump had tweeted he was sending "an armada." "very powerful" he said. but then it emerged the aircraft carrier carl vinson was sailing in the opposite direction, on exercises. according to the white house press secretary, it is now heading for korea. the us and south korea are holding joint exercises in the region, right now — our correspondent steve evans brought me up to date from a us airforce base in south korea. later in the day, there will be one of these exercises which china does not think will help the situation. joint exercise between the us and the republic of south korea and building 80 craft. it is a regular exercise. every single year, north korea says it is practising for invasion. what china is suggesting is that the us but a moratorium on these exercises and then returns —— and in return, north korea puts a moratorium o

the foreign ministry's response was almost bloodcurdling. sword to kill us, we will pull up our grand sword of justice to kill us, we will pull up our grand sword ofjustice and killed the us imperialists with our strong and revolutionary guard. our nuclear forces sta nd and revolutionary guard. our nuclear forces stand at the core. -- revolutionary guard power. the rhetoric is alarming. observers in the south say no unusual developments have been detected. china, the north's only major ally, has urged the us not to act without un approval and called on both sides to show restraint. trying to second—guess two very different but unpredictable leaders in kimjong—un and donald trump is not proving easy. the founder of wikipedia is launching an online news service to help combat fake news. jimmy wales says that wikitribune will use both professional journalists and what he's described as community contributors to produce fact—checked articles. the site will be free to use, but will accept donations from supporters. here's our media editor, amol r

and british hopes of influencing the kremlin‘s position on syria seem slim after the russian foreign ministryn's cancelled visit showed that the uk had no real influence world affairs. susana mendonca, bbc news. at least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured following a blast at a coptic christian church in egypt. the blast, in the city of tanta, north of cairo, took place as worshippers gathered to celebrate palm sunday. there's also been a separate attack on a church in alexandria. len mccluskey, the leader of the uk's biggest trade union, unite, today demanded the labour party investigates what he claims are attempts by certain labour mps to undermine his campaign for a third term. mr mccluskey‘s bid to continue as unite‘s general secretary is being challenged by gerard coyne. the result of this bitter contest could impact the future of the labour party, as our industry correspondent, john moylan, reports. he's the former liverpool dockworker who rose to become the most powerful trade union leader in britain, but he's up against this man, gerard coyne, politically to len mccluskey‘