but let me hear kim jong-un say it. he's not saying it. he hasn't been saying much for the last three days. you let me hear him say it. >> mr. president, do you support regime change in north korea or in venezuela? >> i don't want to comment because i think they're very different places so i don't want to comment. i support peace. i support safety. and i support having to get very tough if we have to to protect the american people and also to protect our allies. >> do you think your vice-president will be a candidate for president in 2020? >> i don't think so, no. no, i don't think so at all. he's a good guy. he's just as -- you know, he left for colombia and various other places. he's been terrific. he's been a great ally of mine and a great friend of mine. >> are you considering further economic sanctions against north korea? >> yes, we are, yes, we are, very strong ones. >> which ones? >> they're already very strong. we are considering additional sanctions at a very, very high level and probably you could say as strong as they go. okay,

officials tell cnn kim jong-un grew up with few limits. after studying at a private school in switzerland and developing a passion for basketball and james bond movies, he leapfrogged his two older brothers to be placed in line as supreme leader. analysts say his irrat i can father like kim jong-il liked something he saw in his son. >> he thought he was most like him in terms of strength, in terms of having leadership capability, being decisive and even brutal when need be. >> reporter: so brutal, in fact, south korean intelligence believe kim jong-un ordered the assassination of his older brother who was killed with a chemical nerve agent in kuala lumpur. they deny it. it could be consistent with certain psychological traits his father a father and grandfather had. >> paranoia, narcissist siz many, an abnormal attraction to violence. that was the assessment of kim jong-il. >> reporter: it was president grandfather who the tyrant is believed to most want to emulate from the clothes to the hair style. >> kim jong-un wants to project the ima

>>> inflaming kim jong-un. the trump team says the president's fiery and highly undiplomatic warning was delivered in language the north korean dictator would understand. could trump's tough talk backfire? and campaign chair raided. the fbi raids the home of paul manafort as special counsel of the russia investigation. what were federal agents looking for? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> the breaking news this hour, the escalating war on words and threats between president trump and the kim regime. cnn says president trump's warning of fire and fury was improvised. it was also in a tweet touting the u.s. arsenal. now james mattis said in a statement that north korea must stop its threats and stand down on its nuclear weapons program or else face, and i'm quoting now, the end of its regime and destruction of its people. we're also following a major development in special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. we're now learning the day after f

jong—un, how do you think donald trump will respond ?hink donald trump will respond? i think donald trump will respond? i think donald trump will respond with even stronger rhetoric. that's just his personal stamp. we will continue to see the exchanging of words. but north korea, if they launch something near guam, it depends, it depends on how far the missile will drop in the water of guam. if they drop in the water of guam. if they drop it in the high seas then there is no excuse for the us to go to war. are we likely to see a strike from north korea? it could happen, it could happen. but launch career could launch the missiles in the waters near guam but probably not very close. what would be the repercussions, particularly from china? they are a key ally of kim jong—un, what will beijing likely do? china's official position is not clear but what we understand from the media reports and from the analysis within china, if north korea launched the first attack and china will stay neutral, china wouldn't help north korea. if the us launc

the dictator kim jong un.t who oppresses his people, pours money into his military and controls nuclear weapons. more on him next. this is joanne. her long day as a hair stylist starts with shoulder pain when... hey joanne, want to trade the all day relief of 2 aleve with 6 tylenol? give up my 2 aleve for 6 tylenol? no thanks. for me... it's aleve. [upbeat music] >> announcer: no one loves a road trip like your furry sidekick! so when your "side glass" gets damaged... [dog barks] trust safelite autoglass to fix it fast, and we'll get you back on the road! [dog barks] ♪safelite repair, safelite replace.♪ >> jon: now more on north korea. "the washington post" reporting the regime there has successfully built a nuclear war head that can fit inside it missiles. the dictator behind the trigger, kim jong un. here are some of the ways u.s. lawmakers have described him, crazy, a nut job. a murderer. well, now, whatever he is, he apparently has missile-ready nukes in his arsenal. trace gallagher is live with a closer l

kim jong-un should take heed of the u.n.y council's unified voice and statements of the governments the world over that the dprk pose as threat to the global security and stability. the dprk has to stand down." it goes on. the united states is talking with one voice. >> and your choice of the word "obsess." we're not obsessing about this. this is the president of the united states threatening a nuclear armed country whether you want to accept it or not a country armed with nuclear weapons with fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen. i don't think it's obsessing to want to know -- to have a further clarification of what that means and whether or not it means that you're preparing to send fire and fury raining down on the north korean regime. >> and i'll let the president's statement stand for itself. >> it's not obsessing to want to know more about -- >> i see a packed room of journalists here. normally there aren't half as many as there are here today. that shows a greater indication of your -- >> we're h

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>> kim jong-un's leadership appears to be very solid.nsulated himself and protected himself from any threats to his leadership. whether those be physical or political threats. >> reporter: analysts say it's possible north korea's elites may get nervous and move against kim if he keeps takes his country from one crisis to another. he keeps his generals under such close surveillance it would be tough for them to gather forces against him. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> joined now by martin, a military expert at kings college in london. thanks so much for joining us, martin. leon panetta saying he's fueling the situation. when we look at the tactics behind this, this latest rhetoric, if you like, this idea of like calling each other's bluff, you hit me and i'll respond in the worst possible way, is there a rationale behind it or just offer the cuff talk? >> well, firstly, i don't agree that it's president trump's rhetoric that's fueling the situation. okay. >> you -- >> i have a different view. if we draw down into what president trump is

he writes, hopefully kim jong un will find another path.f pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, a top north korean general saying if -- if the u.s. tries anything with

kim jong-un knows that. he knows that if there is a war, it would be bloody on both sides, but ultimately, we would win it at a huge, horrible cost. but we would win. >> congressman, there is more we need to discuss. i've got to take a quick break. we'll resume all our special coverage right after this. for up to five years and be covered. because only your authorized mercedes-benz dealer has the skilled technicians to certify that your pre-owned vehicle is up to mercedes-benz standards. visit the certified pre-owned sales event, now through august 31st and learn more about our unlimited mileage warranty - and how your confidence can be as unlimited as your mileage. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college

he's talking smack and kim jong un is motivated to attack us.posed to be forgottev is the three previous administrations, whether it beti clinton, bush, or obama, all of the measured rhetoric that went along with it. and the failure that happened as a result of north korea getting those nuclear weapons because appeasement and measured talks, that's called omission. donald trump said if anyone else said what i said, you wouldn't seeee the criticism of it. proof of it, secretary of defense mattis said one day after the fire andre fury comments, it would be the end of kim jong un and the destruction of his people. i don't hear mattis criticized for saying it, essentially the same thing. >> mark: there's two things here. there is the trump-ian element. and there's also historical precedent for people who warn you about the real dangers of dictators while everybody else is just doing the bland diplomatic speak. that was true in the 1930s. churchill got the bad oppressors, during the 1930s. >> no twitter then. >> right.s >> he didn't have that problem

trump, i believe, is trying to bait kim jong-un to do what kim jong-un always does. to provoke. by provoking the region and the world, he is gearing beijing, not just americans and those in guam and korea and japan and elsewhere. he is also scaring china. the chinese want stability and peace, so therefore, they may exert greater pressure on kim jong-un to come back to the bargaining table. host: john delury, respond to that, and also give us the source of the north koreans' fear of the united states. what is behind that? guest: sure. i will start with the second part and then comment on patrick's observation. listening to the program before us, you had a gentleman on who was a veteran of the korean war, talking about a different topic to you but that is where it goes back to you. u.s. troops arrived and it battle on the korean peninsula. they went north and occupied until the chinese process back and never removed our troops from the south. we never went home. it. is the root of victory in war is not something we talk about a lot. it is known as the "forgotten war." you have the

he is, kim jong-un, is he suicidal or homicidal? or rational? that's an assessment i don't think we really have a good handle on. i think he realizes, of course, he cannot launch a strike on the united states without inviting the destruction of his regime. he doesn't really want to launch a strike on the united states. he's coming close to what he wants. a nuclear deterrent. the mere fact everybody is so exercised about his capability shows how successful he's being in that regard. he's developing the capability he wants and that's to keep the united states from attacking him. >> yeah. i was going to say, that's a really important point. i want cedric leighton to weigh in as well. the regime of kim jong-un warrant respect and make sure they are protected, that regime, that nuclear capability, seen by the north koreans, the regime, as the basis of that protection. so what makes anyone think, cedric, that the north koreans will give up that nuclear capability? without it they worry their days are numbered? >> absolutely, wolf. they will not give u

do you believe kim jong-un? >> i believe that kim jong-un is someone who believes his back is to the wall, has been raised in a country that has believed for decades that the united states would like to effect a game change, so i believe this is someone we should take his threats seriously. >> over the weekend, the president was in manila and the philippines. he pointedly did not meet with the north korean foreign minister even though the north korean foreign minister did meet with the rest of the foreign ministers. was it a mistake for the u.s. not to meet with him? >> i'm not sure how we later learned there were side meetings and that there are side channels being explored. at the same time we prepare for a possible military attack with north korea. all hands on a diplomatic front in order in pressing the regime from its rhetoric and stepping back onto. >> i think we should engage in direct talks as long as the possibility from nuclear weapons, kbigs is on the table for negotiation. >> you don't really believe

all it needs is kim jong un's say-so.e have a lot of potential red lines and only fouls dates on the calendar ahead. >> jonathan chang no, doubt a busy weekend for you. thanks for being here. >> of course. >> here with more, lt. colonel tony sheaffer, cia trained intel operative. brad thor, part. home defense red cell and laura. colonel, let me start with you. how significant was it for you when you heard that china said it would remain neutral if there was going to be a conflict between north korea and the united states? >> it's significant. obviously where we're at partly, because they created a situation, they have enabled north korea to become what it is. in 1953, they sided with the north koreans and actually pushed them, we fought against the chinese. i think it's significant. it's not something, to say it's not important. it's very important. with that said i don't think it's going far enough. this white house has been trying to reinforce the message which i think is important to understand, that the chinese, as mu

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hopefully kim jong-un will find another path." he does not necessarily see a diplomatic solution on the horizon. he says over the last several administrations they have tried diplomacy and it has not worked. north korea has continued unabated. might this be the thing that changes kim jong-un's regime and make something twice? guest: look, part of the reason why using diplomacy as a tool is because in 1994, was the regime gained nuclear capability, it essentially had a trump card over the rest the world. the reason they pursued the nuclear program was because they knew once they had capability, the u.s. cannot credibly go in without risking the loss of millions of lives in south korea and japan. those lives were already at risk because north korea has a massive military 50 miles on the border. -- japan always been has always been a range of nonnuclear missiles. is the correct way to change the rhetoric? it may be. the reality is with the north koreans now able to, as far as analyst can say, likely to have a nuclear icbm in the near

they cut a deal with kim jong un's father, kim jong il.iving north korea $4 billion in energy aid in exchange for the promise that the rogue regime would freeze and eventually and its nuclear weapons program. bill clinton said this was a good deal for the american people. take a look. >> this is a good deal for the united states. north korea will freeze, and to then dismantle the nuclear program. south korea and the other allies will be better protected. the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. >> sean: predictably the deal turned into a complete and utter disaster. a direct reason why we are in the situation we are in on the edge some of the world being on edge tonight with north korea. earlier today, the president called out to president clinton's foolish mistakes. watch list. >> we will always consider negotiations, but they have been negotiating for 25 years, look at clinton. he folded on the negotiations. he was weak and ineffective. >> sean: the president is clearly not going to repeat the policies of

they're a key ally of kim jong—un. what will beijing likely do?position is not clear, but what we understand from the media reports, and from the analysis within china, is that if north korea launches the first attack, then china will stay neutral, china wouldn't help north korea. if the us launches the first attack, then china might be forced north korea in some way. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: more than 300 people are feared dead and others remain trapped after a huge mudslide in the west african state of sierra leone. umaru fofana is in freetown. digging for corpses. hundreds are believed to be lying beneath this rubble, after sugarloaf mountain caved in. the ferocity and speed of the mudslide completely submerged dozens of houses that have been constructed here, many of them illegally. they ranged from tin shacks to concrete storey buildings. even the mangled structures can hardly be seen. they are all buried. earlier in the day, a torrent of mud and water, carrying away everything in its path in many parts of freetown.

all he's saying is if kim jong-un has the nerve to launch missiles at the u.s. or one of our allies. julie: you are exchanging fire with fire, in this case i'm talking about fire with words. kim jong-un threatened that they will attack united states if we do anything to stop their nuclear program. that's something that even sanctions don't seem to have any success in and never have. trump is urging the chinese government to exert more pressure on the north korean regime. no president has had success there. but chinaen its president xi jinping is also asking the president to cool his head and lay back on the rhetoric. is rhetoric what is going to come down to whether military action is exchanged? >> we can't look at the rhetoric from president trump or kim jong-un or the tweets. you don't create foreign policy in 14 some characters. you have to look at what both sides are going to do. i think kim jong-un will probably test a nuclear what he upon in an attempt to ratchet up the rhetoric. julie: what should the president be doing and should less of his plan and str

and kim jong-un may actually be backing down. he's still making noise including a threat about crushing america's wind pipes. let's get to it. good tuesday afternoon from the fox news deck. the president expected to seek this hour at trump tower in midtown manhattan. his first visit to his new york city home since moving into the white house. right now we're told he's holding meetings to fix our country's infrastructure. the president made rebuilding america's crumbling bridges and roads a top campaign issue in the 2016 presidential election. the white house trying to change topics as the trump administration faces a growing number of issues. fallout continues to his initial response in charlottesville, virginia. and more stepping down from his manufacturing council. the ceo from intel gave a statement. the president wrote on twitter, for every ceo that drops out, i have many to take their place. grandstandings should not have gone on. jobs! president trump faced criticism from both sides of the political aisle. really, across th

>> kim jong-un is something.ption at the white house in terms of whether he is, quote, unquote, unhinged, or if ez a rational president and he's making his point. >> jake, i think he certainly is unpredictable, a little erratic, but he's not a whack job as some people might say. this is a rational actor. he may act irrationally sometimes, but it's a very calculated effort on his part to hold power. i do think there is a lot of rhetoric and a lot of back and forth. but at the end of the day, i think kim jong-un knows very well that any kind of attack on t th america will result in some action. i think the rhetoric will reach a fever pitch. i think at the end of the day, though, there will be an effort to calm down the atmosphere, and i do think that while they don't think he's particularly thoughtful or considered, that they don't think it will be met with a fury. >> in 2018 they feared that north korea would be able to deliver a miniaturized nuclear weapon on an icbm. now we're being told, and you're reporting th

and then we have -- >> kim jong-un blinking. >> give us context. is kim jong-un blinking?> well, yes and no. look, amidst all of the fiery rhetoric, i've always said that this was a war ever rhetoric, but not a war of afrks. and action. and in the end, kim jong-un actually never threatened to fire missiles over guam. if you read it carefully, he threatened if the united states -- so a lot of the rhetoric was exactly that. in the end, what always has worked in the past is if the united states shows enough threat of force, north korea always backs down. >> so kim jong-un is a bit of a rational player? >> not only a bit. north korea is actually a rational player. kim jong-un is not crazy, he's not unpredictable. he's very predictable and very rational. >> so is the united states government playing a smart hand here? >> well, if you read secretary mattis and secretary tillerson's joint op-ed, that states very clearly what the u.s. policy is. president trump is out there with his rhetoric, that is his style, his personality. but the policy has remained very consistent. strategi

>> we expected crazy from kim jong-un. he is the head of the hermit kingdom, a pariah for almost the entire world. we don't expect him to be judge of the same standard as the president. i don't think anybody objects to the idea that the president was tough and sent a very stern message to north koreans, particularly after we got word this week from the defense intelligence agency that apparently they have developed the capacity to put a nuclear warhead inside a missile, they mill may have some technological problems. i don't think anybody objects to that. fire and fury was pretty apocalyptic and it is legitimate to criticize that. i certainly hope we are not judging donald trump and kim jong-un by the same standards. >> jon: it is going to be an interesting "fox news sunday" i know. looking forward to that. >> melissa: president trump going after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell after the lawmaker suggested the president's lack of political experience gave him "excessive expectations" when it comes to congress. live

hei believes that kim jong-un hs disrespected trump.isrespected america, and disrespected our allies in the region. an president trump is big into respect. i don't think he is doing anything differently than any other american commander in chief would do to protect our allies and territories. he is just saying it a a little bit different lee. he is using more colorful language. do not want to block the ultimate bluffer. this is his game. he is a real estate tycoon in manhattan. this is what they do and flush things out. this how they evict people. this is how you negotiate contract. i don't think kim jong-un knows what he is getting into. what he is doing which is very smart is saying you will not only threaten san francisco or california. it will not threaten guam. nobody knows anything about gua guam. in america. the fact that guam is being protected as if it was a state. as if it was our core ally in the region. it draws a a line so far. >> mo: where military there. >> kennedy: it is so much closer to north korea. >> jesse: that is w

todayit would present it to kim jong—un.olves firing for rockets, which will fly overjapan, and land in the seas near guam overjapan, and land in the seas nearguam and overjapan, and land in the seas near guam and they plan to present this plan to kim jong—un near guam and they plan to present this plan to kimjong—un by mid august and then it will depend on when he gives the go—ahead for them to execute the plan. you know, also in this statement what they say about president trump, that he is a man arrest of reason and only absolute force can work with him. yesterday there was a mass rally in north korea which the government says was to support the leadership. so this is more tough talk coming from north korea ever since those un sanctions were passed against north korea. international pressure was growing on the country to halt its missile test and to come to the negotiating table. clearly what we've seen from the response that we've seen from the response that we've been seeing from pyongyang over the past few days, there

in language that kim jong-un would understand. because he didn't seem to understand diplomatic language. i think the president just wanted to be clear to the north korean regime that the u.s., you know, unquestionable ability to defend itself, will defend itself and it's allies, and i think it was important that he deliver that message to avoid any miscalculation on this part. >> we have a fantastic team here to help break it all down. peter alexander, just a few miles from where trump is staying. let's start there, peter, are we getting any clearer idea of exactly what the administration's strategy on north korea is? and what the president meant when he had those, i would say unprecedented words yesterday. >> reporter: yeah, i know, i think that's a fair way to cast it, kris, we are hearing a more low key reassuring tone from america's top diplomat mat, the secretary of state, rex tiler en route to guam as he comes back to the united states after a series of visits taking place in asia. tillerson basically urging calm, saying tha

kim jong un being the other here. there is a fear that they could talk themselves into a very dangerous situation. that's one of the biggest differences, say, from several years ago when the same threats appeared. >> okay. martin savage in guam for us, thank you so much. again, now seeing the new headlines there in the newspaper, "14 minutes" they're saying that's how long it would take for the missile to reach the island nation off the korean peninsula. everyone stand by. we have more on our breaking news about these back channel efforts that elise labott was just reporting on between the u.s. and north korea. i'm brooke baldwin. this is cnn special live coverage. when you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, the unpredictability of a flare may weigh on your mind. thinking about what to avoid, where to go, and how to work around your uc. that's how i thought it had to be. but then i talked to my doctor about humira, and learned humira can help get and keep uc under control... when certain medications haven't w

the answer to that depends on getting inside the head of kim jong—un.nion. with the soviet union, we had some reasonable visibility into the system. we don't have that with north korea. and so, although we can hope and assume that kim jong—un is rational enough and sensible enough to understand that any misadventure would attract a lot of retaliation, very few people from the outside have actually met him. that includes chinese leaders. it is because the really tough questions are so hard to answer with any certainty, that the crisis with north korea is very serious. james robbins, bbc news. the australia government is to go ahead with a voluntary postal vote on legalising same—sex marriage, after plans for a compulsory vote were defeated in parliament. the former conservative prime minister, tony abbott, made a plea to australian's to vote against same—sex marriage. he told reporters "if you don't like same—sex, vote no " well, none other than his sister, who's openly gay, hit back. christine forster tweeted after the press conference "‘if you value mu

dramatic, intense stand—off between kimjong—un and dramatic, intense stand—off between kim jong—un andtrump in recent weeks. with your perspective and insight, based on what you know of north korea, when donald trump talks of fire and fury, talks of locking and loading, talks of displaying power to north korea, the likes of which people have never seen before, how do you think north koreans and obviously their leader kimjong—un, koreans and obviously their leader kim jong—un, would respond koreans and obviously their leader kimjong—un, would respond to koreans and obviously their leader kim jong—un, would respond to that? they don't like losing their face. in terms of a tough stand, they will continue to stand and stand with that kind of position. i think the missile could nuclear testing may continue until they get to the level they want to be out. you are saying intimidation doesn't work?m they want to be out. you are saying intimidation doesn't work? it may work in little bit but i think eventually they know there is a limitation to what the us government can do because we are talki

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hopefully kim jong-un will find another path. today north korean state media warning this: "it's ridiculous that the u.s. war mongers are unaware that a single shell dropped on the korean peninsula might lead to the outbreak of a world war. we consider the u.s. no more than a lump which we can beat to a jelly any time." we will take you live to the president's event this hour as soon as it begins to hear comments if they come up regarding north korea. meanwhile, japan reports they began moving their missile defense system due to a possible strike near guam. north korea has announced they're in the final stages of getting ready a plan to launch missiles over japan into the waters near guam. that island home to more than 150,000 americans, several u.s. military bases. about 2,100 miles southeast of north korea. said to be in range of that country's missiles. we're going to begin the hour with rick leventhal not far from the president's summer white house. rick, hello. >> hey, bill president as you mentioned, we might hear from the

hopefully kim jong-un will find another path. a lot of people very worried where all of this is leading. of course secretary of defense jim mattis saying this yesterday afternoon. >> you can see the american effort is diplomatically-led, it has diplomatic traction, and it is gaining diplomatic results. i want to stay right there now. the tragedy of war is well enough known. it doesn't need a characterization beyond the fact it would be catastrophic. >> reporter: so we're waiting for what we call a pool spray, not essentially a briefing, but a chance for the reporters to ask the president questions when they're allowed into his working space over at the golf course. this is a working vacation. this is, he will be working, a meeting attending on workforce development at 3:00 p.m. secretary dehaves, general kelly, chief of staff, ivanka trump and jared kushner. they will be in on that meeting at 3:00. i think you will see some of that actually live. back to you. trish: thank you so much, adam. joining me right now for more analysis

kim jong-un, as we said, is crazy. he's also a narcissist and narcissists lu themselves more than anybody. in this case, i've been reading a lot about kim jong-un lady la. he imports things from different countries. this is not isis. they don't care about the rules of destruction. i think in north korea's case and kim jong-un's case, he knows if he goes provocative anyway, shape, or form, that insurers, absolutely, his destruction of his people and he won't do it. >> trish: this is the argument of political realism. in other words, arm them because they want self-preservation and then you will actually have an environment. he is armed at this point. you're saying we don't need to worry about it. >> joe: how would you disarm them is the question. >> trish: i'm happy to answer that. we have not even begun to scratch the surface in terms of ease economic sanctions. a billion dollars a year means nothing to $828 billion economy and we need to put a hold on that. >> sandra: i want to bring this op-ed written by susan rice s

he warned the government of kim jong-un to quote get their act together.uclear war is the earth's greatest threat. he also refused to back away from his threat earlier this week of fire and fury. saying if anything, that statement is not tough enough. james mattis was in silicon valley today. scott budman is live in mountain view. >> reporter: he was diplomatic when he says it is his job to have this military prepared and ready. u.s. defense secretary james mattis came to silicon valley to talk tech but quickly found himself answering questions about america's deteriorating relationship with north korea. >> the tragedy of war is well enough known.

kim jong-un, you know, that will keep kim jong-un off guard. i don't think trump knows how unpredictable kim is. >> does anyone know? >> he may not attack the united states. he may just lob a couple of missiles at south korea, not do a ton of damage, but spiral this whole thing out of control. really this is an effort by this strrths administration, to, a, cool the temperature, and b, be clear to north korea about what the red line is. >> do you feel the temperature is on the downgrade? >> he didn't say fire and fury. i mean, so, you know, and the likes of which you've never seen. >> maybe he said the fire and fury wasn't tough enough. >> yeah, but he didn't say fire and fury again. >> so it's a good day? >> i think you're dealing -- i think he generally -- yes, i'm sure he knew he would get questions about this. yes, i'm sure he thought of what he would say. do i think he has a very specific plan? no. no. i mean, never does. so i'm not -- i'm not sure that this would be any different. he trusts his own gut instincts. and he doesn't ever apolog

more in the escalating words between donald trump and kim jong-un.lk continue, there is secret word of negotiations between the united states and north korea. what are they talking about? and what is it all about? we'll ask the associate press editor who helped break that story live when i anchor shepard smith reporting coming up at the top of the hour. hope to see you then. >> sandra: a frustrated president trump ramping up pressure on mitch mcconnell to repeal and replace obamacare. he said he's disappointed in his failure to move forward the republican agenda. what could president trump do to shake up obamacare exchanges? >> sandra, he could decide to with hold payment. there's a deadline august 21st about whether or not the white house should keep making cost sharing reduction payments or csr's. today the white house told us, quote, the president is working with his staff and his cabinet to consider the issues raised by the csr payment. president trump has referred to these csr payments as bailouts before. house republicans sued the obama white h

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kim jong-un knows that as well.he reason people are geting so upset is the way president trump is messaging. and i think, i hope it's a little sloppy on his part. if he actually means what he is saying, he is talking about a first strike. that's not a situation you want to get into. >> katy. >> go ahead, senator. >> what sells is different is the young dictator now has developing into what appears to be a successful icbm and, of course you read the newspaper reports that he has been able to miniaturize his nuclear weapons, whether or not to integrate it on a missile. >> yeah. >> so that is a new and very significant factor. >> and senator, we have spoken to a number of intelligence officials, we learned the intelligence community is unanimous in their assessment is they have the capabilities of a miniaturized missile. will they be successful with that attached? senator bill nelson, thank you very much. up next, reporting that federal investigators are trying to get into paul manafort's head. have they also rattled p

that could essentially bolster kim jong—un into troops.. the second option is to carry out active and stringent secondary sanctions on north korea. those have never been tried because of the fear of a chinese reply zork, 01’ of the fear of a chinese reply zork, or third, the worst option, war. -- reprisal. what is more likely?” think so far we have seen pressure from the trump administration but there's a fine line between pressure and all out warand there's a fine line between pressure and all out war and i think he needs to carry out sanctions to the maximum effect, he needs to not be afraid of angering chinese companies and banks and he really needs to go after north korean front companies in russia and china. i think carrying out secondary sanctions is a very viable option at this point, but i don't think donald trump's rhetoric this week has been beneficial and i'm glad to see some white house officials are pulling back trump from this rhetoric. i think tillerson has the tact and intellect are necessary for navigating this very comple

he also said this about north korea's kim jong-un. >> he's not getting away with it. he got away with it for a long time between him and his family. this is a whole new ball game, and he's not going to be saying those things and he's certainly not going to be doing those things. i read about we're in guam by august 15th. let's see what he does with guam. if he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes of which nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> when you say that, what do you mean? >> you'll see. you'll see. and he'll see. >> is that a dare? he'll see. is that a dare? it's a statement. has nothing to do with dare. that's a statement. he's not going to go around threatening guam, and he's not going to threaten the united states, and he's not going to threaten japan, and he's not going to threaten south korea. no, that's not a dare, as you say. that is a statement of fact. >> so director clapper, president trump is upping the ante and so is north korea now. had they're vowing to mercilessly wipe out provocateurs. it's only getting mor

this, hours after warning the rogue nation to stop the threats or face fire and fury, but kim jong-un is not backing down and after the report that the north miniaturized a nuclear warhead to fit inside its missiles. now he's saying his country is planning a strike on guam. that's where secretary of state rex tillerson landed just hours ago where he addressed to the crisis. >> we are hopeful that this pressure campaign with it the world has joined us in and with the engagement of china and russia that they can begin to persuade the regime that they need to reconsider the current pathway thereon. they need to think about engaging in a different kind of dialogue. >> jon: we are live with rich edson on development at the state department, jake sherman, senior ready for political on the follow here at home. first, we go to greg palkot in london. >> absolutely, the rhetoric is heating up on both sides. the latest rhetoric coming from north korea. it concerns guam, according to state media in pyongyang, the regime has its a site on that territory, specifically a u.s. military base there. ed

hopefully kim jong un will find another path. but as the president ramps up the rhetoric, pyongyang shows little sign of backing down calling the president trump's quote a load of nonsense and announcing a detailed plan to launch missiles towards the u.s. territory of guam. john bolton is the former u.s. embassador to the united nations. embassador, good to have you back with us again. >> good to be with you. paul: consensus in washington on the right -- well, on the left in particular, but even some on the right is that the president's rhetoric on north korea is -- has been reckless and even dangerous. do you agree? >> no, i don't agree. look, i think you have to consider the context in which the president spoke and that's following eight years of one of the weakest, most feckless american presidents we've had in history and following years of american politicians who always say all options are on the table to the point where foreigners think it's a verbal tick. i think what the president has done and i think he's done plenty an

the president wants to speak to his base and potentially intimidate kim jong un.hy would we assume that kim jong un takes that comment and interprets it how the president wants. if i were him, i would say, i don't understand this guy. he speaks off the cuff. he's engaged in military exercises, and maybe he actually does want to topple me, so why shouldn't i accelerate my military operations, including the development of a nuclear weapon. i think the president needs to be more careful because he's assuming he knows how kim jong un is going to interpret what he says. not true. >> you, bruce, i don't want to say you speak the language of the north koreans, but you've spoken to the north koreans. you know how to be effective with the north koreans. what do you make of the president's choice of language and how he should be responding moving forward. >> well, his language sounded like it was penned by pyongyang. and in a way, it's been a distraction from what had been the first of the big stories in the last 24 hours, which was the leak of the intelligence assessment t

fire and fury, president trump with that extraordinary threat to kim jong-un. language never before heard from an american president to the leader of another country. three hours after a story broke in "the washington post" reporting north korea has miniaturized a nuclear warhead, president trump at an event on opioids, lashed out at kim jong-un. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> "fire and fury, the likes of which the world has never seen," words that echo none other than kim jong-un himself, which has threatened a, quote, merciful blow to the united states, a, quote, nuclear hammer. and words matter when it comes to possible nuclear war. moments ago, north korea responded to president trump by saying it's, quote, examining an operational plan to launch missiles at the american islands of guam. and breaking now, a new cnn poll just released at this hour s

does kim jong un know that?his is the danger of donald trump saying things he is sort of a provocateur by nature, always has been, saying things to get a reaction. in american politics people can tut tut, in the end of the day, no one is really deeply hurt by it. there are real consequences here if he is misunderstood or maybe properly understood. >> gentlemen, thank you very much for all of that analysis. we'll check back with you. meanwhile, sad news, the music world is mourning the loss of a country crossover icon. a look back at glenn campbell's extraordinary life and career in music next. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to w

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