kelly wright is live in washington with more. good morning, kelly. >> the tension continues to mount between north korea and the united states. the provocative talk from new york is not being taken lightly by the u.s. the u.s. is watching and acting to defend its allies, south korea. the united states defense department confirms f-22 stealth fighter jets are in south korea to participate in military drills there. the f-22 rap tor is an advanced fighter jet that can evade radar detection. it is a show of force that may cause north korea to think twice about its provocations. but north korean leader kim jong un continues to disregard warnings from the international community during a parliamentary session with legislators, kim and party officials declared it will build more nuclear weapons and conduct nuclear strikes on south korea and the u.s. the north korea news agency stating in an article from this time on the north-south relations will be entering a state of war and all issues raised between the north and the south will be han

kelly wright is here with brand new details on the investigation. first molly is downtown boston blocks from the scene. >> we are at the corner of arlington and boyling ton. it could be blocked off for weeks as they continue to investigate. the area where the two bombs went off this happened in the afternoon well after the elite runners had already run. some 5,000 runners yet to cross the finish line when the two explosions occurred. that means it was a time in the race a time in the day marathon monday where the finish line was packed with moms and kids waiting for dad to cross the finish line with fathers waiting for wifes to cross the finish line young and old. there were children rushed to the hospital elderly people rushed to the hospital catastrophic injuries numerous limbs lost, eardrums all sorts of different kinds of triage had to be done at the scene in places that were set up to handle sprains and heart attacks and running injuries. it became a scene of chaos that was completely unexpected. this morning the governor says the city is open

i'm kelly wright. >> jamie: we're keeping a close eye on that. lots of other news, i'm jamie colby, this is a brand new hour of america's news headquarters. great to have you here. secretary of state john kerry remains in the region and meeting with leaders there, warning any kind of launch would be a big mistake. listen. >> if kim jong-un decides to launch a missile, whether it's across the sea of japan or some other direction, he will be choosing willfully to ignore the entire international community, his own obligations that he has accepted and it will be a provocative and unwanted act that will raise people's temperature. >> jamie: will he listen? greg palkot is following all the developments, screaming live from seoul, south korea, 30 miles from the north korean border. greg, what's the latest? >> jamie, your h're right. there are high stakes diplomacy, he's wrapping up meetings with china and others and are now calling on north korea, quote, to refrain from provocative acts, including that planned missile test. china is north korea's number

. >> kelly wright. >> on a sad note one of the best known members of the original mickey mouse club has. >> roll-call. ♪ >> annette would go on to star in numerous 1960s beach party films. she passed away from complications stemming from multiple sclerosis. she was 70 years old. >> hundreds of thousands of pounds of frozen food recalled because of potential e. coli illness may have been served in schools. the main item shipped to school were pizza dippers and pepperoni pizotas. they were recalled after 27 cases of e coli were linked to the company in 15 states. >>> in california nearly 100 homes have been evacuated because of a massive brush fire. look at this video. one house already engulfed in flames. we are told that a downed power line smashed the blaze and already charred about 50 acres of brush so far. for more on the fires and the wind that keeps fueling them let's go to maria molina. >> she is in the tracking center tracking that. >> good morning. good to see you. across parts of southern california we have wind advisories high wind charni/* ws wind gusts 30-40 miles per hour.

kelly wright has more details. >> the white house warns there will be things that will not be liked republicansdemocrats: president obama acknowledges it is not an ideal plan but he says it is a fiscally responsible blue print. >> i have already signed 2.4 trillion deficit into law. it will not harm recovery. it surpasses the goal of 4 trillion of deficit reduction which many believe will stabilize our finances. >> republicans are not enthused overall the prepare po-- propos falls short on cutting spending on entitlements. will will there are nuggets which are optimistic but we are beginning to set the stage for the grand bargain. >> the approach of republicans is my way or the highway. their view is the only way to a plan is turn medicare into adoption program and enkt the romney economic plan. american people have rejected that and americans should be doubling down on that. >> democrats criticize the plans in terms of his proposal to cut social security. the white house wants to find a deal that can jump start the economy plus reduce the nation's deficit. both parties want to do the same thin

heather and kelly wright are standing by to take over from me.ox news alert on the investigation into the ricin-laced letters sent to president obama and two others. hello, everyone. glad you're with us. i'm gregg jarrett and welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's news headquarters. >> i'm heather, nice to be with you. the f.b.i. arresting a new suspect in that case. 41-year-old everett dutschke, you can see him right here. he was taken into custody early this morning at his home in mississippi. this comes just days after all the charges were dropped against another man. elizabeth prann is live from washington and she's following this story for us today. elizabeth, what can you tell us about this guy? >> initially authorities were searching the home and former business of 41-year-old everett dutschke this week. da

hello everyone, i'm kelly wright. >> jamie: and so are we, kelly. i'm jamie colby. welcome to a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. the video released on north korea state television and reportedly shows leader kim jong-un firing a gun as he inspectors various military exercises. today another show of force, too, and state television releasing video of thousands of north koreans in quote, combat ready positions. attending a mass rally that is going on across the country. hundreds of south koreans continue to exit, meanwhile, from a joint industrial complex amid new reports that the north placed two missiles on mobile launchers that may be the medium range, the ballistic missile. it's believed to have an estimated range up to 2500 miles, capable of striking not only our troops in south korea, but also u.s. bases in okinawa and guam. david piper streaming live from seoul, south korea. david? >> reporter: hi, jamie. yes, north korea isn't missing any opportunity to show that it's getting ready for war. it's now revealed that its boosting artillery shell

. >> kelly wright has more for us. >> patti ann, good morning to you as well.re learning more about the suspects in the bombings. dzhokhar tsarnaev is charged with a crime that could bring the death penalty. it includes using a weapons of mass destruction to kill he and his older brother tamerlan who is dead are accused of setting off two pressure cooker bombs. it shows the tsarnaev brothers walked into the street together each with an explosion in their backpack one heading toward the finish line the other toward the restaurant the site of the second explosion. killing 3 people and wounding more than 200. >> this is a matter decided by the department of justice and the attorney general. the whole national security team supports this decision. let's be clear. there is not an alternative for a u.s. citizen to be tried in a military commission. >>> jay carney referring to the fact that the younger dzhokhar tsarnaev has been mir ran died. they were chechen they move to do america 4 years ago and they are looking at what motivated them to carry out such a violent a

kelly wright is live with the latest. >> north korea says it will reopen its nuclear reactor under an international nuclear disarmament. you may recall the plutonium reactor was shut down in 2007. the north is also saying it will put a uranium enrichment plant back into operation which can lead to producing more bombs. the united states is sending more military assets into the region. the pentagon confirming the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship is capable of shooting down missiles. rap tor fighter jets are also in the region now. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and the provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and positioning of forces. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have basically a nuclearized north korea. i think the country that can play the biggest role in this is china. >> south

. >> kelly wright, thank you. >> it is time to take a look at who is talking. a big talker on the president's 2014 budget. >> this budget calls for entitlement reforms and even more tax hikes. that causing criticism from republican law americas. >> i think it represents some modest progress but this budget is two months late. it raises taxes another trillion dollars or condemn plate that is and it never balances. i give the president credit he did put this on the table. dick would agree with this it won't save social security and medicare. the president got 600 billion in taxes in january and it's the wrong thing to do to raise taxes another trillion dollars. i am ready to talk today about anything just about but i think the president got his tax increase. >> democrats however say the republicans need to be open to all options if they want to get the economy back on track. >> if the republicans are genuine and sincere about dealing with the budget deficit we have to put everything on the table. the president just did that. the president stuck his neck out. he's

kelly wright.e going to have to have the fbi and other law enforcement agencies starting to monitor the muslim community? >> we don't know that that isn't already occurring, do we? by the way, i've been in the new york command center and it's quite impressive and they have quite a professional operation there. to deal with terrorism threats to the city of new york. but absolutely. if we have reason to believe that there is a possible threat within a certain community, within a certain facility or building, yes, there is going to be some extra detection put in place by law enforcement and that's smart. that makes sense. but obviously, we live in a country where you're presumed innocent until proven guilty and you do enjoy certain liberties and certain freedoms. and so law enforcement community has to be mindful of that. but let's not kid ourselves. listen, if there are indications that there is something going on within a group, within a setting, then federal law enforcement as well as state and loc

. >> kelly wright live in washington. >>> time now for your 5@5:30. talk about unbelievable.n marathon 30 seconds before the first bomb exploded. two-days later he was in his home state in texas when he saw the fertilizer plant blow. >> i thought this isn't happening. file like god has protected us. >> he feels fortunate that he survived both tragedies without a scratch. >>> four more victims have been identified from last week's deadly texas fertilizer plant explosion. all were kwierts. among them two brothers. 10 of the 14 victims were first responders. meanwhile sunday hundreds gathered for an' motionnal gathering in the midwest. it injured about 200 people. still not known. experts plan to enter the site in the next few days and start digging for an explanation. if you are flying today you want to leave early. airports bracing for hour long delays because of the seek questques sequester. they furloughed employees including 15 air traffic controllers. >> there is a request or directive out there to take the steps so passengers call their elected officials to take them to t

kelly wright in washington, d.c. live in washington with brand-new details on the f.b.i.'investigation. they have a person of interest. but let's begin with molly line. she's downtown boston blocks from the scene. >> the sun just coming up here over a fun city. this is the street where it happened, boyleton streets a few blocks down, that's where the two bombings occurred within just moments of each other, within 12 seconds. one ex plodding, then the next, 50 to 100 yards apart from one another. clearly an intentional act. over 140 people injured. many of them severely, critically injured. those injuries described as grave in many cases. a loss of limbs. we're hearing reports of many shrapnel wounds and people remain hospitalized. many in serious condition. there were three deaths, including an eight-year-old boy. his mother and sister also reportedly injured in this race. it was his father that was reportedly the one run not guilty this race. and that really speaks to the timing of this event. this was a part of the day when family members, grandfathers, moms, dads, the k

kelly wright is live in washington.elieve that this agreement between labor and business will actually have on the work they are doing on immigration reform? >> reporter: good question. good morning to you and bill as well. the chamber of commerce issued a statement saying this is a structure we can move forward w. then you look at the senators in that so-called bang of eight acknowledging the legislation still needs to be written, but they are encouraged, in fact some of them applaud the agreement between the afl-cio and the u.s. chamber of commerce calling the a major breakthrough in paving the way for immigration reform. it's a stumbling block that has now been removed according to some allowing immigrants or would allow immigrants, rather, to come to the u.s. each year and work in low-wage jobs. also the senators still want to pursue other goals such as securing the borders. all of this some say will lead to passage of immigration reform in both the house and senate the. >> first people will be legalized, in other w

kelly wright has been scrambled. he's live with the very latest. >> steve, good morning to you. brian and gretchen as well. tensions are very high right now and there is concern that north korea's actions could spark some sort of conflict. the latest provocative act from north korea state tv showing something that is very disturbing. it shows north korean troops conducting a live fire exercise. you're looking at it. targeting cutouts of u.s. soldiers as targets. north korea continues to make daily threats against the u.s. and south korea. the north is threatening to carry out a nuclear strike on the u.s. and go to war with south korea. the united states is sending more military assets into the region. the pentagon confirms the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship can shoot down missiles, and add to that u.s. f-22 rap tor fighter jets are already in the region now participating in joint military exercise of south korea's military. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and provocative rhetoric from kim

. >> brian: kelly wright joins us now. >> good morning.n industrial park there, the last big joint project, by the way, between the north and south. with tensions escalating, japan is deploying missile interceptors around tokyo as a precaution against north korea's threat to launch ballistic missile tests. meantime, the united states welcomes efforts from china, as well as russia to intervene and they're basically working with them to try to make sure they can encourage north korea to step down from the rhetoric. it may come as a surprise that dr. cannes, the so-called father of the nuclear bomb is discussing this issue. he is reportedly -- widely reported that during the early 1990s visited north korea numerous times tournure nuclear technology for pakistan. speaking to fox news from his home, dr. kanh said kim jong-un is, quote, not very stupid and he does not believe the north koreans are, quote, trigger happy. he goes on to say, does he not believe the north will detonate a nuclear device. >> if america drops a single bomb -- north kor