a state department spokeswoman, heather nauert, refused to give any details. heather nauert said investigators have been speaking with cuban officials. >> they're responsible for the safety and security of our diplomats. while our diplomats are serving in that country. our americans were not safe, they were not secure obviously because something has happened to them. we take that very seriously. the safety and security of americans at home and abroad is our top issue and we'll continue to investigate that. >> shepard: officials in havana says the state department's decision to kick two diplomats out of washington because we can't hear anymore in havana is unsubstantiated. phil keating with more. now officials in canada say same thing happened to them. what is this deaf stuff all of a sudden? >> yeah, the allegation is ultra sonic sound blasts into their bodies and into their heads causing these effects of hearing loss. canada, the government there, confirming in the past hour that one of its diplomats stationed in havana at its embassy has been treated for hea

heather nauert speaking on north korea. >> u.s.t comes to north korea, what the united states policy and posture is? >> i think the united states and some of you may disagree with this, but the united states is on the same page. whether it is the white house, the state department, the department of defense, we are speaking with one voice. and the world is in fact speaking with one voice. we saw that as it came out of the u.n. security council with the resolution that passed, less than a week ago. the united states, along with other nations, condemned north korea for their destablizing activities. they have continued to take part of that, two icbm launches in less than a month's period of time. the world remains very concerned about that. >> you don't think, that the president's comment are at odds with those of the secretary's and other officials or is this kind of a good cop, bad cop routine that we're seeing here, trying to coax the maximum you can get out of the north korean government? >> we talked about a our pressure campaign

heather nauert/ state dept.pokeswoman: "we don't have any definitive answers on the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents."the state department is taking the alleged threat seriously, going so far as to remove two cuban officials from the u.s. in may. heather nauert/ state dept. spokeswoman: "we asked two officials who were accredited at the embassy of cuba in the united states to depart the united states."cuba has denied any involvement in the mistreatment of u.s. diplomats... one official telling cnn the removal of their own diplomats an "overreaction."i'm andy rose, reporting. (catherine) french police are searching a building in a suburb west of paris believed to be linked to the chief suspect in a terror attack. wednesday's car attack injured six soldiers. police say information about the suspect's identity is being verified, and it's unclear whether he lived in the building. heavily armed police in masks could be seen entering and leaving the building.police shot and wounded the suspect o

presidenthat was the spokesperson, heather nauert. tim, can you respond to that? also, expert analysts suggest that nothing is going to happen, they think it is all bluster. of them that neither and their statements could be taken seriously. what do you think needs to be done? kudos to that reporter for pushing back on the state department spokesperson. generally in the media, broadcast media has been focused on war, war, war. i think it is particularly true on cnn. it is almost like they are craving a war with north korea. and it is good for reporters to be asking about negotiations. stateall, secretary of haverson and james mattis been stressing diplomacy throughout until the statement yesterday by rex tillerson. rex tillerson had been a voice of reason within the administration to say all along for the last two months that the trump administration was going to go for a diplomatic solution and not war but the statements made yesterday on the orders of the commander-in-chief went in the opposite direction so i think it is appropriate to ask about the diplomatic s

heather nauert/ state dept.pokeswoman: "we don't have any definitive answers on the source or the cause of what we consider to be incidents."the state department is taking the alleged threat seriously, going so far as to remove two cuban officials from the u.s. in may. heather nauert/ state dept. spokeswoman: "we asked two officials who were accredited at the embassy of cuba in the united states to depart the united states."cuba has denied any involvement in the mistreatment of u.s. diplomats... one official telling cnn the removal of their own diplomats an "overreaction."i'm andy rose, reporting. (robin @ landing) french police are searched a building in a suburb west of paris believed to be linked to the chief suspect in a terror attack. wednesday's car attack injured six soldiers. police say information about the suspects identity is being verified, and it's unclear whether he lived in the building. heavily armed police in masks could be seen entering and leaving the building. police shot and wounded the pers

we'll have that live when heather nauert steps up. a tiny island in the west pacific is now at the center of the stage with the standoff with kim jong-un. you heard me talk about it, guam. >> the north korean missile capability can point in many directions. so guam is not the only place that could be under a threat. liberty mutual stood with me when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. >> harris: watching breaking news today. the fox news alert. awaiting the briefing at the state department. rex tillerson continuing his trip in asia. no doubt all of washington along with our secretary of state and the rest of the world noticing that north korea threatened to strike our military bases in guam. a small u.s. territory in the western pacific with a population less than boise idaho. but it plays a historic role in our defenses. trace gallagher is here. some americ

heather nauert, the spokesperson for secretary of state rex tillerson was asked about statements from the secretary of defense mr. mattis versus statements from mr. tillerson which seemed to be in conflict with one another. here is what she said. >> i speak for secretary tillerson and this building. our secretary has been very clear as has secretary mattis our diplomatic and military means are both strong and capable. in the face of the threats that we face against the dprk or other nations. >> reporter: now we hope to be bringing you additional video and comments from the president about the security briefing that he was taking part in today within the hour. we have the tape. it is on its way here to be fed back but we hope to bring that to you any moment. back to you. melissa: adam, i just want to ask you you before we let you go, there is kind of this dialogue it is about good cop and bad cop when you talk about what secretary tillerson is saying contrasts between what sebastian gorka is saying, i don't know, are you hearing that kind of thinking? >> reporter: people have not asked

state department spokeswoman heather nauert: >> we don't know exactly where this came from, okay. we can't blame any one individual or country at this point yet. >> reporter: but so far, the investigation has shown that the culprit is likely a high-tech sonic device that can't be heard by humans but, clearly, can be harmful. officials believe it was operating in or near the homes of embassy workers. the question: who put it there and why? >> it's audio, but it's beyond the range of our ears. >> reporter: vince houghton is an intelligence historian and curator at the international spy museum. he says cuba, or even the russians, could have been carrying out an intelligence operation that went south. but houghton and other intelligence experts say it could have been a routine intimidation campaign taken to another level. >> so this could be new technology that has had a side effect that no one expected. on the other hand, it could have been designed to harass, to make people feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: to retaliate, the u.s. kicked out two cuban diplomats in may. last night on s

state department spokeswoman heather nauert: >> we don't know exactly where this came from, okay. we can't blame any one individual or a country at this point yet. >> reporter: but so far, the investigation has shown that the culprit is likely a high-tech sonic device that can't be heard by humans but, clearly, can be harmful. officials believe it was operating in or near the homes of embassy workers. pthe question: who put it there and why? >> it's audio, but it's beyond the range of our ears. >> reporter: vince houghton is an intelligence historian and curator at the international spy museum. he says cuba, or even the russians, could have been carrying out an intelligence operation that went south. but houghton and other intelligence experts say it could also have been a routine intimidation campaign, taken to another level. >> so this culd be new technology that has had a side effect that no one expected. on the other hand, it could have been designed to harass, to make people feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: to retaliate, the u.s. kicked out two cuban diplomats in may. last ni

department spokesperson who briefed at the podium everyday and the person who does not now is heather nauertox colleague. there she has. that's from her briefing today, much of it was on north korea. my one more thing is it's a really tough job. it's a very demanding one and she is by far the best spokesperson the administration has and they are not using her enough. >> greg: i agree. >> marie: she spent all of today -- i watched the briefing. try to make sense of a really competent issue for an administration that hasn't always made sense on foreign policy. >> greg: >> jesse: wow, you werg so well. >> marie: i know, we always talk about how this administration needs some help and they have a gem. it down the street at the state department, my old job. they should give her more. >> greg: you know what else we have common with her? both on "the five." she was in for you, once. she did a great job, by the way. we didn't even do miss you. [laughter] >> kimberly: she loves foreign policy and national security. >> greg: kimberly, i have "one more thing." greg's greatest of all time. otherwise kno

. >> eboni: this afternoon, state department spokeswoman heather nauert spoke about the crisis. >> the united states is on the same page, whether it's the white house, state department, department of defense, we are speaking with one voice. the world is speaking with one voice. let's consider what is alarming. what is alarming, two icbm tests and less than a month. two nuclear tests last year, it's a big deal what's going on. it's a concern to the world not just the united states. those are alarming actions, provocative actions on the part of north korea. >> eboni: mark, the spokeswoman sang one voice but i think lots of people across america today are hearing a little bit of a dual message, hearing a much more reserved, measured response from rex tillerson. something very different from president trump. >> mark: i don't really mind the fire and fury stuff. being nice and diplomatic about a one man psycho has not worked for the last 20 years which is why we are in the situation we're in. trump's name, north korea should never have gotten to go nuclear and the trick now is whatever he d

. >> heather nauert said they're in regular contact with the cubans to resolve this and our embassy inperational. we're told there's five victims. we don't have details about their conditions. cuban officials for the record are denying any responsibility for these attacks. but u.s. federal law enforcement officials tonight are investigating it, we're told and there's a twist on the story. they're looking at the possibility that a third party, maybe the russians, for example, were behind these attacks and not the cubans, dana. >> dana: thanks, ed. so will this lead to a quicker effort by president trump at stripping president obama's cuba legacy? here to talk about that, mark theesen and democrat isaac wright. it's a bizarre story but troubling. this is irreversible damage that these people are dealing with. mark, you feel strongly about what we have ended up doing by reaching out to the cubans and trying to make nice. >> absolutely. look, one of the things that barack obama did when he normalized relations, he took cuba off the list of state sponsored terror. this was a terrorist attac

the state department heather nauert making though comments later. >> we would like to have kim jong-un when the time is right. when they show that they're serious about an effort to move towards denuclearization. we have not seen that yet. >> shepard: they say they won't do that. tensions between the united states and north korea are seeing signs of calming down for the moment. according to north korean state media, kim jong-un has decided not to launch a missile attack on the u.s. territory of guam or near it despite his earlier threat. kim jong-un also warned that he could change his mind in the united states continues to provoke his country. his language was a bit more salty. state media quoted the dictator saying such a strike would be a most delightful historic moment that would "ring the wind pipes of the yankees and point daggers at their necks." last week president trump threatened north korea with fire and fury and power and said the united states military was locked and loaded. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs is looking for a peaceful resolution and that military o

incoherent about what is being presented by the united states government, and the state department, heather nauert said it yesterday, they stand as one. >> what does that mean to you? >> the united states has -- possesses more power than the world has ever seen. >> that's nagasaki and hiroshima? >> it goes beyond that. we obviously have the greater military in the world. >> so any more threats from north korea, they are going to see -- >> that's a simple fact. >> -- will see more than the world has ever seen. >> north korea's military power is dwarfed by the united states. i think that's fairly obvious. i think that's what the president is expressing. he's expressing that -- >> but he's expressing it in different words. >> just as kim jong-un is speaking to the north korean people -- >> my god, i would hope the american people hold the president of the united states to a higher standard than a dictator in north korea. >> how does he sound like a dictator? >> according to -- that is what -- >> where is that? >> thenoicance have announced that kim jong-un have announced a perfect golf game. he was b

liz: that's the state department spokesperson heather nauert.plomacy but working its way through. north korea said it put its threat to launch ballistic missiles at the u.s. territory of guam on hold. has north korea blinked or the u.s. on high alert for potential attack? let's bring in the man who sat across the table from and faced down north koreans to push abandonment of nuclear weapons program. senior fellow anthony rogero. welcome, sir, thank you for joining us. do the north koreans blink? i don't believe anything they say. >> look like they've taken secretary mattis's warning seriously. any attempt to attack guam would be as he said, gamement on the trump administration is using all elements of u.s. foreign policy, negotiations through the new york channel with north korea, threat of sanctions against china and north korea and military action if necessary to calm the threat. liz: well, i'll tell you what, this looks good to me because we haven't seen any kind of movement, and again, we can't be sure what they're going to do, they could be

. >> brian: since i know heather nauert, i think she was flabbergasted.ing about the threat of north korea and this might be different than ever before. she was exasperated. >> she's right to be is aspirated by it. this is like some lean joke. what is the difference between donald trump and kim jong-un? ones and out-of-control, crazy psycho guy and the other is a r. they are actually arguing about the president's rhetoric at the time when a government has made an explicit threat to nuke u.s. territory. these guys sound -- these guys are the crazy ones. >> brian: they act like president trump is the only one to havee challenging words for persistentnt threats. dear member what reagan said? the mad dog in the middle east. he said he was a flake. r willing to back our president because it was a threat to our country. what has happened?pe >> what has happened is that people are genuinely not a serious about these things. the conversation about north korea --e people are arguing about whether he can merely nuke guam or whether he can nuke boston. these are abs

state department spokeswoman heather nauert says the hope is that withholding aid will lead to change egypt has been put essentially on notice with this. now as i talk about the money that has been put off to the side i want to mention that they still did get a billion dollars in fiscal year 2017. so they still got some of their money but we're withholding part of that money until they can start to come around and adhere to democratic reforms. >> woodruff: president trump's advisor and son-in-law jared kushner was in cairo today, and met with egypt's president and foreign minister. pakistan pushed back harder today, against pressure from president trump. he stepped up criticism this week that pakistan harbors taliban militants who stage attacks in afghanistan. today, the pakistani foreign minister said in an interview, about the trump administration: "they should not make pakistan a scapegoat for their failures in afghanistan." back in this country, federal prosecutors in las vegas are trying to regroup after a jury refused tuesday to convict four men in a ranch standoff. they were ac

. >> it's now big enough that heather nauert, the spokesperson for rex tillerson was asked about it. she said as she walked out to the press event there that she was told about it. so let's hear what he had to say to reporters that asked. >> the suggestion is that secretary tillerson shouldn't be involved or listened to as it relates to policy towards north korea. is that something that you agree with? >> i think i that everyone has clearly heard what secretary tillerson's forceful comments have been and have continued to be on dprk. >> and should be a paid attention to. he's a cabinet secretary. he's the fourth in line to the presidency. he carries a big stick. >> and dr. gorka is wearing -- >> i don't work with sebastian gorka. i have known him from a previous life and career but i have not spoken to him about the comments. let me leave it at that. >> sebastian, you know this is going to be all over the papers and whether you had the exact meaning that people have now interpreted it as, it looks like to some people, it looks like forget back stabbing, that you front-stabbed the sec

. >> just a short time ago, the state department spokeswoman, heather nauert, was asked about gorka'semark. >> the secretary, as you know, he has a close relationship with secretary mattis. our secretary, secretary tillerson, talks a lot about our diplomatic strategy and our diplomatic policy. that has not changed. the secretary has been very robust in that. just having returned, as we talked about yesterday, from the asean conference where he met with a lot of foreign officials. as i was coming out here, i heard about gorka's comments. i didn't hear them myself. so i don't want to comment on exactly what he had to say. but i can say that i speak for secretary tillerson and this building. our secretary has been very clear, as has secretary mattis, that our diplomatic and military means are both strong and capable. and in the face of the threats that we face against the dprk or other nations. >> let's start there with our guest, a cnn military analyst, and admiral john kirby, former spokesman at the state department under obama. admiral, you've been in that hot seat, you know, defendin

trish: let's go in to listen to heather nauert right now at the state department briefing. be back with buck and jamil on the other side. >> wondering if you have any comment on that? >> i'm not aware of the president's comments. matt, i trust you, you're an excellent reporter. you always get it right. >> i will remember that. >> our position and policy and our strategy hasn't changed one bit. >> so does the secretary, who -- speak for, believe he is part of the national security team that advises the president on national security issues an contributes to making policy? >> i, i'm wondering where you're going to go with this but absolutely without a doubt. as you know the secretary, the president, secretary mattis, national security council with general mcmaster, they meet frequently and often to have conversations about national security issue. >> i'm curious about comments an aide to the president made, dr. gorka, to the bbc, when he was asked about the apparent differences in tone between various officials he said, you should listen to the president, the idea that secret

. >> later the states department spokeswoman heather nauert -- >> we are speaking with one voice. national security challenge president faces. afghanistan is another. in both instances, haw're urging a more aggressive military posture wheef steve bannon urging caution and trying to avoid rhett writ with the president's comments. it's clear he's focused on north korea and the military leaning on the side of that equation. >> major, thank you. >>> north korea is showing further defiance to the united states. thousands of people hit the streets to protest over the stiffer sanctions put in place last weekend. ben tracy is watching it all from beijing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. north korea is now using president trump's fire and fury comment as well as the new u.n. sanctions to rally its own people. pwednesday in north korea's capitol. tens of thousands of people packed the main scare of pyongyang for a mass rally orchestrated by the north korean regime. the speaker said the u.s. said the u.s. will face a miserable and measured fate. this man said i'll become the missile

. >> reporter: later state department spokeswoman heather nauert insisted the administration was unified. >> whether it's the white house, the state department, the department of defense we are speaking with one voice. >> reporter: north korea is not the only national security challenge president trump faces. afghanistan is another and in both instances the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster and the defense secretary general mattis are earning a more aggressive military posture. while chief strategist steve bannon is urging caution and trying to find a way to avoid conflict with the president's rhetoric this week, margaret, it's clear he's focused on north korea and forward leaning on the military side of that equation. >> major, thank you. >>> north korea is showing further defiance to the united states. thousands of people hit the streets yesterday to protest the stiffer economic sanctions that the u.n. approved last weekend. ben tracy is watching it all from beijing. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, so north korea is now using president trump's fire and fury comments

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so you have got these two different voices coming out of the same administration, our friend, heather nauertwhen asked are these administration officials reading off of different scripts? and she said no. the u.s. is talking in one voice. and it started with the president, when he essentially add lind fire and fury. apparently he had spoken to his advisors on a conference call before they got started. they had the general idea of what he was going to say but, you know, he doesn't like to take a script per se from the aides and he didn't. he ad-libbed it. ainsley: first of all you might ask why guam. it's closer to them. chances would be better than if they fired it into the lower 47. submarine squadron, coast guard group and air base. we have six ballistic missile defense ships in that region. capable of hitting any of these incomen missiles and guam has that thad antimissile system as well. brian: governor of guam last night was on the fox news channel. said listen, it was 8:00 in the morning there he said i'm not worried i just talked to the secretary of defense. i feel we have a robust de