he's embraced kim jong-il, kim jong-un. host: but explain the word embraced.uest: he seems to be much more comfortable talking to these autocrats that he is with allies. in other words, he didn't distinguish between friend and foe. he was more critical of angela merkel and justin trudeau and he was of vladimir putin and kim jong-un. we have allies and friends and shared interests and values. you'd think we would embrace them more than people who try to undermine american foreign-policy interest all around the globe. that is what i thought was so stunning. i thought that is probably but those individuals them stunning. host: let's talk to callers and start with bob, atlanta. caller: thank you for your program. sarah, i served in the military and i'm 78 years old and i just got one question for you. you a communist? guest: absolutely not. are you, sir? caller: kamala harris is so far to the left you can even see her. host: we will get a response. guest: i get it, i have policy disagreements with kamala harris just as you do, sir. but sometimes elections are not

kim jong un's sister claimed there was evidence proving it was the south. at first south korean military officials denied it, then said no comment. both sides now positioning forces at high alert, with recent images showing that the north has been laying land mines, laying anti-tank traps and building barriers for months. >> kim jong un has made clear that he sees this not as one people but two states on the korean peninsula. and he's taking efforts to send a direct signal to south korea that the era of engagement is over, and this is a physical manifestation of that policy. >> reporter: during vladimir putin's visit to north korea in june, the two nations signed a comprehensive strategic partnership, stoking fears those deepening ties have emboldened kim jong un. >> in the absence of north korea's relationship with russia, i don't think we would see the north koreans be as provocative as they are now. >> reporter: it's still unlikely kim will launch any large-scale attack because of retaliation by south korea along with u.s. forces could be devastating. >>

kim jong-un has not skipped many meals. donald trump goes to kim jong-un and he meets with him and all the photographers come in and president trump looks at the photographers and says all right, everybody. make us look good. make us look very thin. kim jong-un shoots up like this kind of offended a little bit. what it showed is -- i see a lot of you laughing. i'm not just trying to make fun of kim jong-un. the point is you have to go and talk to people. you have to be willing to engage in diplomacy. engage in conversations. that is how you keep the world from falling into disarray. donald trump was better at it than anybody over the last 50 years. [applause] we will do one more. we will do one more here. if we can. i know i said that was the last one. this guy really wants to ask me a question. it better be a good one. >> thank you. i represent polish media. conservative media. [applause] poland is the best ally america ever had in europe. beautiful speech of donald trump in 2019 in warsaw. sir, kamala harris claims polish

why would kim jong un be sending troops to russia and to ukraine? >> so if russia is successful, then you know the north koreans could follow suit and it could be a very dangerous situation as kim jong un and vladimir putin deepen their anti-u.s. anti-west military partnership. a terrifying scenario says ukraine's president. >> we know about 10,000 soldiers of north korea that they are preparing to send to fight against us. and this is the first step to a world war. >> my delegation at the united nations no comment from north korea. >> such groundless stereotype rumors aimed at smearing the image of the dprk. >> they've been roads with south korea just days after supposed south propaganda leaflets on pyongyang, north korea's capital almost at kim's doorstep. >> his regime is very even beyond normal levels of paranoia right now. >> this week seoul summoned russia's ambassador condemning what could be north korea's largest ever overseas deployment bigger than the 1973 yom kippur war and vietnam says this retired south korean lieutenant general. >> so t

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is still trying to figure out what kim jong-un feels he's getting out of the this deal and fears it could help build russian expertise to his nuclear program. >> it's been concerning. certainly, this development, this willingness of kim to literally put skin in the game here. >> reporter: north korea is arguably one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world but the white house said they are planning more of them. in the final weeks, the biden administration will be sending more weapons including artillery to ukraine. but what is clear, is america's adversaries are now working together to help russia fill in the gaps created by those western sanctions, and to potentially prevail with this land grab in ukraine. that's something that sets a dangerous precedent and the next president will have to deal with. margaret brennan, cbs news, washington. >>> in the middle east, the lebanonese army said three of its soldiers were killed in an israeli air strike while evacuating injured people in the south. fire and smoke were seen over the beirut skyline this morning. israeli military says

you know this came about because putin specifically first ask for help, or whether it's gotten kim jong unffered the help first? >> don't know. don't know what precipitated it. but i think it's important to remember that in the three plus years that he's been fighting in and around ukraine, mr. putin and his military has suffered 530,000 casualties, and as we are speaking today, he's losing casualties alone, that's killed and wounded, 1200, 1000-1200 per day. now 530,000 is a lot. in the american civil war, there were 620,000 killed. just to put this into some perspective. this is three years fighting in ukraine. 530,000 casualties is a lot, and he has been fully transparent with the russian people about this. and he hasn't been transparent at all with the russian people about this particular move about bringing in north korean soldiers so that he has to farm out the fighting to a foreign country i think speaks volumes. about how much his military is suffering and how uncertain he believes, how untenable he believes his situation is. >> reporter: and i guess just, if you have to guess, how

she's the author of becoming kim jong un welcome. >> what startling news? >> 3,000 north korean troops in russia freed. >> i think this is yet another episode in the deepening and expanding of ties between russia and north korea. in a lot of ways, this has been a boon for north korea it lands it's a lustra legitimacy to the regime it had been a pariah state, but i think what we should see from this report is that these two allies are united in their anti-west, anti-us stance. and north korea seems to think that it's in their interests to actually help russia in its war against ukraine so for me, it seems like it does suggest that putin is having some trouble. >> he needs more troops. he doesn't want to try and get more recruits out of russia, for whatever reason what is kim jong on getting out of this? >> that's right. that should be of great concern. kim has always wanted some advanced technologies from russia, russia in the past has been standoff fish on giving some of the more advanced technologies. but kim gets on the ground experienced military experie

>> kim jong un warned that he had a nuclear button on his desk and all of the u.s.nland was within range i think about donald trump. he likes to be alpha man he wants to be tough and somebody is challenging him. >> he challenges back that same evening, trump sent a tweet that shook the white house and the world ai to have a nuclear button but it is a much bigger and more powerful one than his. >> and my button works how big of a concern was it among trump's aides that there could be a nuclear confrontation on the horizon. >> i think it depends on who you you asked. but one thing they knew is they were dealing with two unpredictable leaders strong signal. >> you're not going to mess with the u.s. >> is it strategy or is it bluster? >> i think it was strategy. they were actually meetings and they were actually discussions about how we can start to move together. >> the previous us policy they've been tonight, kim jong un trump flipped back totally on its head for the hermit nation. >> it was a long sought goal for trump. >> he became the first sitting us president to

in the love letters because he would want to show visitors will get the things that i have from kim jong unhing allies became a recurring theme for trump's presidency. there, joined by a common heritage of democracy the north atlantic treaty organization founded in part by the united states in 1949, was trump's top target. >> donald trump's worldview was going america's allies rather than being assets, were her ripping us off nato members must finally contribute. >> their fair share and meet their financial obligations of these things when you make a commitment to say with nato spend 2% of your gross national product on the military then i expect you to live up to that deal what trump would do instead of cultivating our eyes and trying to bring everyone together, was he with threatening cajole when bully these countries? >> it worked military spending from nato countries increased. but that did little to calm raw nerves in europe summit, all he really needed to do was to say the one-sentence, the united states absolutely remains committed to article five of the nato treaty, which is the mut

>> and what does the presence that tell us about vladimir putin and kim jong un? >> i get some answers from the former top intelligence official on north korea. >> when we come back to 30 years, i've been saying publicly what people are saying turns out i have enough money. >> i could just shut off tonight at nine on cnn. >> if you have chronic kidney disease, you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with parsi because they are places you'd like to be for. secret can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections and low blood sugar a rare life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur, stopped taking for sica and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this disinfection and allergic reaction or ketoacidosis i still love to serve snowboard and of course gain. so i take kuno magnesium to support my muscle and bone health kuno is high absorption magnesium glycine. it helps let me get the full benefits of magnesium kunal, the brand i trust curated

questionnaire dated last week in both korean and russian for hats, headgear, uniforms, and shoes, why would kim jong unsending troops to russia into ukraine? >> so if russia is successful, then you know, the north koreans could follow suit and it couldn't be a very dangerous city. tuition. >> as kim jong un and vladimir putin deepen their anti-u.s anti-west military partnership. a terrifying scenario says cranes president, we know about 10,000 soldiers of north korea that they are preparing to send fight against us and this is the first step to a world war. my delegation doesn't know at the united nations, no comment from north korea. >> thoughts groundless there'll type rumors aimed it smearing the image of the dprk they've been busy lately blowing up border roads with south korea who's had a pullback coming just days after. supposed south korea and drones dropped propaganda leaflets. on yom, north korea's capital. almost at kim's doorstep. >> he is regime is very even beyond normal levels of paranoia right now, this week, seoul summoned russia's ambassador condemning what could be north korea's large

the way, not in private but in public, kind and praising words about xi jinping vladimir putin, kim jong un, viktor urban, who have, who are not just authoritarians, but have committed crimes against their own people, right? turn the state against he's, he's saying those praising things as he's talking about an enemy within in this country. so the comments aren't just shocking. there also consequential in that they give you a sense of how we might govern we want to keep this conversation going, but we do want to go to alayna treene, who is in georgia following donald trump because there is some reaction from the trump campaign. alayna, what are you hearing? >> that's right there is we have heard a number of trump advisers and people like mark meadows, kash patel really heavily pushing back on this. i'm going to read for you something that stephen chung, a top trump campaign advisor told me in response to some of this last night, he said quote boat, that kelly had totally beclowned himself with these debunked stories. he has fabricated because he failed to serve his president. well while wor

they are there, the involvement of north korean troops would solidify a growing alliance between kim jong un and vladimir putin. both signed a pact in june that included a pledge of mutual defense. the u.s. defense secretary calling it a serious issue. let's go to matt bodner live in london. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. secretary austin confirmed yesterday that they have their own information about the troops in russia as it may force western allies to take this a little bit more seriously. north korean estimates show that 30,000 north korean troops are in russia and 10,000 total may have been promised to the kremlin to reenforce positions against ukraine. they say these forces were transported to russia on vessels from russia's pacific fleet. that is based in vladivostok on the eastern coast. these north korean troops have been issued russian uniforms and rifle rifles. that is according to a spy agency. they used a.i. facial recognition to identify one north korean serviceman in ukraine. he was seen next to a missile launcher. the soldier is known to the south kor

many, many months, the question that were asking ourselves and we don't have an answer what is kim jong-undoing think he's getting out of this maybe it's capabilities we do have a good sense of that that so concerning and the impact on ukraine and indo pacific with kim jong-un benefiting to some degree. >> just briefly, has significant. >> and targeted no to put a metric on what the impact is an endo pacific it is concerning and it's been concerning and this development and the willingness of kim to put skin in the game and the potential of the deployment would connote an expectation and that is getting something out of this. >> in discussing and the possibility with having the responses and the president has made it clear and we're going to provide security system all the way to the end of his administration for sure, you get to see that flow and were talking allies and partners in the next steps to be. i'm not at liberty to go through specific options but we're going to have the conversations. >> the assessments with china look at all of us. >> one would think if you take the comments at

is still trying to figure out what kim jong un thinks he is getting out of this deal and fear it couldlude russian expertise to help build out his nuclear program. >> it's been concerning. certainly this development, this willingness of kim to literally put skin in the game here. >> norah: and margaret joins us now. so you mentioned this axis of adversaries. how significant is it? >> margaret: it's very significant to see america's adversaries working together, basically to fill in all the gaps for russia created by those western sanctions and potentially to help it win in this land grab in ukraine. this is going to set, norah, a precedent, one that the next president of the united states will have to deal with. in the short-term, north korea is already the most sanctioned country in the world. the white house plans more of them and to surge more weapons to ukraine in these final weeks of the biden administration. >> norah: margaret brennan, thank you very much. the strike of boeing workers may be close to an end after more than a month. tonight the machinists' union is voting on a new

nick: in june, russian president vladimir putin visited pyongyang to sign a treaty with kim jong-un,hat included a mutual defense pact. today, the u.s.'s largest concern is that russia will help accelerate north korea's intercontinental ballistic missile or nuclear programs or improve north korea's submarines. >> historically, russia has been reluctant to provide really high-end military technology to north korea, but with this deployment of troops, kim can exact a higher price for what he is doing for pressure, and this could take the form of i cbf technology, nuclear submarine technology, things that kim has said he really needs to round out his modern nuclear weapons force that would pose a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. nick: it has been 70 years since north korean u.s. soldiers fought in a war. there are deployment to russia will give them in valuable experience, says the mansfield foundation. >> the north korean army lacks realistic combat experience, so deploy special forces to worship -- to russia will give them invaluable experience in modern warfare -- drones, interope

. >> in june, vladimir putin visited joan young -- pyong yang to sign a treaty with kim jong-un.e u.s.'s largest concern is that russia will accelerate north korea's inter-chronic a lot of ballistic -- intercontinental ballistic missile nuclear program improve north korea's summaries. >> historically russia has been reluctant to provide really high and military technology to north korea. but, with this deployment of troops, kim can exact a higher price for what he's doing for russia. this could take the form of icbm technology, nuclear submarines, things that kim said he really needs to round out his nuclear weapons force. that would pose a direct threat to the u.s. homeland. >> the reds continue their advance over the rugged country. >> it has been 70 years since north korean soldiers fought in a war. their deployment to russia will give them invaluable experience as the mansfield foundation. >> the north korean army lacks realistic combat experience. so deploying a special forces to russia and potentially into ukraine is going to give them invaluable experience of modern warfar

north korean leader kim jong-un threatened. will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if the enemy tries to encroach on its sovereignty by force, the korean central news agency reported. he criticized south korean president yoon-yol for threatening to end the north korean regime in a military operation. i note that recently, kim jong-un said that his country is going to increase the number of nuclear weapons in geometric progression. historical increase. the profile committee of the council supported the draft law on increasing taxes to the second reading, in particular, the introduction of the military levy for fops and the increase of these payments to 5%. the draft law also provides for a 50% tax on excess profits of banks and 25% for financial companies. at the same time, they offer not to tax cashback. the corresponding changes were supported by 19 members of the committee. the verkhovna rada will consider the bill as follows. week undeclared millions of dollars and real estate in the khmelnytsky region exposed the manager center of the medical and social expert commission on illega

north korean leader kim jong un has threatened to use nuclear weapons without hesitation if the enemyo encroach on its sovereignty by force. this was reported by the korean central news agency. he criticized south korean president yunsuk-yeol for the threats end the north korean regime. during a military event on tuesday. let me remind you that recently kim jong un said that his country is going to increase the number of nuclear weapons in a geometric progression. fusion of worlds , the exhibition of paintings by hanna kryvolap and maksym vityk has started in the capital museum of history in kyiv. the new series of artists' works is a retelling of the history of the creation of the world and the birth of spirituality according to the plans of those who made these two worlds merge into one. several dozen exhibits were put on display. everyone has everything within the framework of the new series, the artists created almost a hundred canvases. you can visit the exhibition until october 20. i tried to take the images of the saints, but i tried not to touch them and not to make them too v

is still trying to figure out what kim jong-un thinks he's getting out of this deal and fear it couldde russian expertise to help build out his nuclear program. >> it's been concerning. certainly this development, this willingness of kim to literally put skin in the game here. >> reporter: north korea is arguably one of the most heavily sanctioned countries in the world, but the white house says they are planning more of them. and in these final weeks of the biden administration will be sending more weapons, including artillery to ukraine. but what is clear is america's adversaries are now working together to help russia fill in the gaps created by those western sanctions and to potentially prevail with this land grab in ukraine. that's something that sets a dangerous precedent. and the next president will have to deal with. margaret brennan, cbs news, washington. >>> coming up on "cbs news roundup," we'll tell you how mcdonald's is investigating a deadly outbreak of e. coli at some of its restaurants while it says the rest of its food is just fine. we'll have the latest details when

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. >> now to north korea, where the nation's leader, kim jong un, tries to disconnect the north from thean has more from london. >> a carefully choreographed series of explosions near the korean border has tensions escalating between the north and the south. on tuesday, north korean leader kim jong un ordered the destruction of roads that link his country with the south. just days after claiming the south korean military flew drones over the capital, pyongyang. south korea responded with artillery fire into the dmz while also beefing up its forces at the border. >> it is a clear violation of inter-korean agreements and very abnormal behavior. we cannot help but deplore north korea's aggressive behavior. >> but most observers say it's unlikely more military action will follow, calling tuesday's explosions more of a symbolic display of anger by kim jong un, designed to limit south korea's cultural influence on the north. >> young people in north korea have this longing towards south korea due to the influence of south korean soap operas and k-pop, kim's top priority is getting rid of this

the love letters with kim jong-un.emember recently what was purported during the height of covid, americans were dying hundreds per day, no one could get their hands on covid tests. you remember what that was. during that time, he secretly sent covid tests to vladimir putin for his personal use. on the issue of ukraine, he says he would solve it in a day. i do not think we as americans think that the president of the united states should solve an issue like that through surrender. and understand, that is what would happen. that is what would happen. [applause] vladimir putin would be sitting in kyiv if trump was president and understand what that means. our allies understand and that is why they are so concerned with this election. if putin were able to get away with invading ukraine because america, the leader in bringing the allies together, in standing for fundamental rules, if vladimir putin 10 got away with that, you don't think he would march next into poland and then the rest of europe? because donald trump want

kim jong un has completely changed north korea's ed year long strategy of reunification his father, his grandfather all said the goal of north korea was to reunify with the south under their command by their telling and now that's no longer the case. by blowing up the roads, he's literally blowing up the connections. the last remaining connections he has with the south. this means that north korea is no longer trying to unify with the south. they are looking towards other actors for their future there, looking towards russia, there are looking towards china they're looking towards iran, they're not looking towards seoul anymore and they're definitely not looking towards the united states well, you mentioned russia. >> i mean, president zelenskyy of ukraine said that north korea sending north koreans to fight with ukrainians to help russia's military in ukraine it's pretty shocking if true, we know that north korea has been supplying russia with tens of thousands of train cars worth of munitions, ballistic missiles. we know that north korean officers have been killed on the ukrainian bat

he admires dictators sending letters back and forth with kim jong-un. on the one side on this issue of who is going to model what it means to use the bully pulpit of the president of the united states in a manner that in tone, word, and deed is about lifting up our discourse, fighting against hate, as opposed to fanning the flames of hate, which donald trump does consistently. >> and while harris was in pennsylvania, trump was in georgia and attended an event last night in the suburbs of atlanta that was hosted by the conservative group, turning point action. trump appeared alongside rfk jr., former congresswoman tulsi gabbard, as well as tucker carlson. now, trump made no comments during the rally about anything john kelly had to say. however, he did falsely claim that immigrants are crossing the southern border with swastikas on their faces. >> they're depositing their prisoners. we're a dumping-ground. they're dumping their prisoners, their gang members, their drug lords into the united states of america because they say that america is run by stupid

sending love letters back and forth with kim jong un.ng covid tests to russia when americans couldn't get their hands on covid tests. he secretly sent covid tests to the president of russia for his personal use. so again, this election of 13 days is presenting the american people with a very significant decision. and on the one side, on this issue of who is going to model what it means to use the bully pulpit of the president of the united states in a manner that in tone, word, and deed is about lifting up our discourse, fights against hate as opposed to fanning the flames of hate which donald trump does consistently. i'm going to tell you. we are an incredible country and we love our country. we wouldn't be here unless we love our country. and there are certain things we just have to come together and realize that we do believe in the importance of healthy debate on real issues but there are certain standards we have to have. and you know, another point that even john kelly talked about and many have is january 6th. where yeah, the pres

think about what this means, on top of him sending love letters to kim jong un. no, think about it.n is his friend. what about the american people? they should be your first friend. [applause] 's the only have to take another break. on that note, friends, we'll be right back with more vice president kamala harris, everybody. looking for a reason to try the new $5 meal deal at mcdonalds? here's one, two, three, four and the price makes 5. that's everything you get with the new $5 meal deal at mcdonald's. home is a warm and fuzzy feeling. experience the comfort of home wherever you go with the familiar, long-lasting freshness and cuddly softness of snuggle. snuggle. the comfort of home. still have symptoms from moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease after a tnf blocker like humira or remicade? put them in check with rinvoq. rinvoq works differently and it's a once-daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief with rinvoq. check. when flares tried to slow me down, i got lasting steroid-free remission with rinvoq. check. and when my doctor saw dam

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donald trump told joe rogan about his rivals and north korea dictator kim jong-un. stay tuned. throat] sounds like you need to vaporize that sore throat. vapocool drops? it's sore throat relief with a rush of vicks vapors. ♪ vapocooooool ♪ whoa. vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops. >> nine days for the election, and is a former president escalates threats against his political rivals, kamala harris is ratcheting up, saying earlier today in philadelphia, he is full of dark language, full of retribution and revenge. some republicans are taking issue with the democrats approach. >> three weeks before the election, you are calling basically trump hitler, a fascist. that's not going to resonate. what happened to joy on the democratic side? they went from joy to know trump is hitler. that is desperation. >> joining me now, democratic congressman. always good to see you, my friend. desperation, is that how you describe the harris campaigns messaging in the final days of the selection? >> no, although they seem to have hurt the republicans feelings. too bad about that.

a message this morning that kim jong-un appears to support.en be hoping these images put him back on the world stage. there's still many countries he cannot travel to. ukraine and the west continue to call him a war criminal. >> keir simmons, thanks so much. >>> up senate races, and it's in one of our tiniest states. in one of our tiniest states >>> could one of maryland's seats turn red? we're there where early in-person voting just kicked off. e where early in-person voting just kicked off. >>> well, today in maryland, the polls are open with voters set to choose the state's next senator. democrat angela alsobrooks is hoping to succeed ben cardin, and she's facing off against larry hogan, who consistently scored high mark as a republican governor in a blue state and is promising bipartisanship in washington. this race has turned into one of the most expensive in the country with more than $60 million in ads flooding local media. nbc's gary grumbach is joining us from maryland. what do voters see as the stakes of this race? >> reporter: this

we have the outside enemy — so you can say china, you can say russia, you can say kim jong—un.at's not... it'll be fine. if you have a smart president, no problem. it's the enemy from within. all the scum that we have to deal with that hate our country. that's a bigger enemy than china and russia. cheering. i think it's fair to say that there are a lot of people outside the united states who look at that and they scratch their head wondering why the normal rules of campaigning do not apply to donald trump. yeah, but it's last week in washington i felt the sense of despair. trump says all of these things, the consequence is that 90% of what you get from the media, it is first trump's lies and then the liberals and democrats are trying to clarify that is lying, and as a consequence 90% of voters written in the post is about trump. and harris is completely disappeared. people don't know what she stands for, it does not... is not they like or dislike her, it's that they don't see her.— don't see her. the feeling, justin, don't see her. the feeling, justin. is — don't see her. the f

and you can believe that autocrats like putin and kim jong-un are rooting for him and this election. i will always uphold our security, advance our national interest, and ensure that the united states of america remains as we must forever be, a a champion of liberty around the world. [cheers and applause] vice pres. harris: america, we know what donald trump has in mind. more chaos, more division, and policies that help those at the very top and hurt everyone else. i offer a different path and i ask for your vote. and here is my pledge to you. i pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to make your life better. i am not looking to score political points. i'm looking to make progress. i pledge to listen to experts, to those who would be impacted by the decisions i make, and to people who disagree with me. unlike donald trump, i don't believe people who disagree with me are the enemy. he wants to put them in jail. i will give them a seat at the table. i pledge to you to approach my work with the joy and optimism that comes from making a difference in people's lives, and

on tuesday, north korean leader kim jong un ordered the destruction of roads that link his country with the south. just days after claiming the south korean military flew drones over the capital, pyongyang. south korea responded with artillery fire into the dmz while also beefing up its forces at the border. >> it is a clear violation of inter-korean agreements and very abnormal behavior. we cannot help but deplore north korea's aggressive behavior. >> but most observers say it's unlikely more military action will follow, calling tuesday's explosions more of a symbolic display of anger by kim jong un designed to limit south korea's cultural influence on the north. >> young people in north korea have this longing towards south korea due to the influence of south korean soap operas and k-pop, kim's top priority is getting rid of this influence. >> the destruction of the roads also follows a declaration by kim that south korea is the north's principal enemy, and a peaceful reunification is no longer his goal. but the u.s. says it's still looking for a diplomatic solution that will bring do

now, i happen to get along with kim jong un very well. thed off nasty, remember? little rocket man. i called him little rocket -- maria: i remember. >> he called me things, and then he said i have a red button on my desk,i said i have a red button also, but it's bigger, and my red button works. and it was really nasty x a lot of people were worried, actually. and then he called me, and he said i'd like to get together. i asked president obama, he said the single biggest problem we had was north korea. you know, they have a great nuclear force, and he said he thinks that's the biggest -- i asked him at our little meeting before, you know, it's a ritual, you meet with the president, the new president coming in. i said what's the, what's the biggest problem? he said, north korea. they were close to going to war, i think. and we would have had a nuclear war with millions of people killed. and when i was in there, i got along great with kim jong un. i got along great with putin despite the fake russia, russia, russia hoax. maria: yeah. well, y

the question we're asking ourselves, and we don't have an answer for, what does kim jong-un think he'sting out of this. you talked about information sharing, maybe that's part of it. maybe it's technology, maybe it's capabilities. we don't have a good sense on that. not only the impact on the war in ukraine but the impact in the situation in the indo-pacific. >> reporter: how significant is this for u.s. allies? >> it could be significant. we don't know enough. i think you mean in the indo-pacific. until we have a better sense of what the north koreans believe they're getting out of this, as opposed to what they actually get, it's hard to put a metric on it for the indo-pacific. it's concerning. it's been concerning. this willingness of kim to literally put skin in the game here, soldiers in russia for the potentially deployment, we haven't seen them deploy, but the potential deployment, he thinks he's getting something out of this. >> reporter: you mentioned the u.s. is discussing how they would respond. what's the significance of that? >> we'll continue to talk about security assista

. >> right, there are no villains in your book, with the possible exception of kim jong-un whose reason for launching the attack are not known, which in real life, that's true. you wouldn't know why someone has done this. you would just see the missile launching. but there are villainous concepts and you get into these and they become sort of characters in the book and they date back to the '50s and '60s. let's talk about what you think about launch on warning, sole authority, first use of nuclear weapons. launch on warning, tell us about that. >> launch on warning, again, you ask the average person on street, they have no idea what that is, including me before i really drilled down on this. launch on warning is exactly like it sounds, we launch on warning. so what does that mean? then you have to pull back for a second to the most basic concept of strategic missiles, which again, most people don't realize, it's like you can learn it in one page in my book. icbm is a ballistic missile that travels from one continent to another in approximately 30 minutes. it's 33 minutes from pyong yang

. >> know-how discipline these korean troops will probably be at the top end of what kim jong un has produced. and let's face it, north korea is a one-trick pony. it is a nation that is simply a militarized state. and so these troops which are currently training in russia, will hit the frontlines. i've seen numbers estimated between 3,012 thousand it's a significant military addition to the forces of russia who are losing so many and final thought on this jessica in the midst of worrying about it as we should appropriately, we also ought to reflect that this reflects russian weakness. believe me, vladimir putin doesn't like like the image of him going on bended knee to kim jong un to get troops to keep his offensive going. this a sign of russian weakness, but it could have real impact on the battlefield and just finally, we don't want to let you go without asking you about your new book. >> it's called the restless wave. tell us what inspired you to tell this particular story winston churchill said, to look to the future, you need to understand the past and thus this book is historic

i'm sure kim jong un andyo vladimir putin, they are not tough!you really are tough and questioning in an interview, why on earth would you want yourct staffers to cut it short? but, in fact, that is exactly what happened in. madam vice president, they are e wrapping the heart here.ra: >> i thank you for the time. >> laura: why didn't adam tough lady that the staff?, yo if you are dominating an interview and you are on the ton of your game, you are reaching t itentirely new audience, why wouldn't you want it to breathee a little, have a little fun? some context -- >> we were to start at 5:00 p.m. and this was the time they gave us but originally we were going to do 25 or 30 minutes. they came in and maybe 20 peer to the vice president showed upp 5:15 and i had to dismount ando i'm talking four people waving their hands like it's got to stop. >> laura: it was like theus gymnastics. obviously hurt comp staff so what we saw in it was nottt pretty. and itin wasn't that bret was getting combative and doing what journalists used to do which is as seriou

north korea is very nuclear but i got along with him while kim jong un in -- but wait, they don't pay us anything. and i said, "this is crazy. if i did not put tariffs on the motor company, the car companies, they make most of their monies on small trucks." i put tariffs 7.5% otherwise we would be flooded with chinese cars. all of the factories would close and we would have no jobs at all in the auto industry. that goes by electric, by the way, which is a killer. i put tariffs on south korea because they were sending in trucks. i put tariffs on fairly substantial tariffs. car companies make all their money with the small trucks, suvs and small trucks. if i took those tariffs up you would be inundated in every car company would be out of business. i got calls from ford and everybody saying, "sir, i can't believe you are doing this for us. you saved our company." they make all of their money and most of their money with the small truck in the suvs. >> many consumers ended up with more expensive cars that let me come at you on foreign policy. you had said that taiwan should pay for u.s.

north korean leader kim jong-un said that the test was appropriate and appropriate action and that it signal to its enemies. u.s. secretary of state condemned the attacks following talks with his south korean counterpart. >> we condemn it in the strongest terms. the latest launch of many and other provocative actions it has taken. frequent violations all of multiple u.s. security council resolutions. all countries should be demanding that the dprk cease these destabilizing actions. >> at least 158 people are confirmed dead after the worst flash flooding to hit spain in decades. king philippe a held a minute of silence for the victims today, nearly all of whom were from the region of valencia. months of rain fell in eight hours, causing terrifying scenes that you can see here, water rushing through the streets, sweeping away bridges and roads. emergency teams are continuing to search for survivors and dozens of people who remain missing. officials are warning residents to remain at home with more heavy rain predicted over the next 24 hours. our correspondent sent this report from valen

north korean state media says leader kim jong-un was at the launch site where he reportedly said his country needs to strengthen its nuclear force. south korea says it may be a new more agile weapon that could target the u.s. mainland. the u.s. condemned the test. japan says the nearly 1.5-hour flight was the longest north korean missile test so far. it comes as the pentagon said north korean troops wearing russian uniforms and carrying russian equipment are heading toward ukraine. >>> u.s. officials are heading to the middle east amid growing optimism for a cease-fire in lebanon. senior white house officials erik kurilla and amos hochstein are set to meet with israeli leader today. the end to the war calls for a two-month cease-fire during which israeli forces would withdraw from lebanon and hezbollah would end its armed presence along the southern border. the renewed optimism came after hezbollah indicated it was prepared to accept a deal regardless of whether a truce is reached in gaza beforehand. however be the new leader vowed yesterday to stick to the strategy of his predecesso

. >> reporter: the white house saying tonight that given kim jong-un's willingness to put skin in the game, the north korean leader likely expects something in return. david? >> david: an extraordinary development tonight. martha, thank you. >>> now to the chilling images from turkey tonight, of the deadly assault on a major defense company there. the turkish government calling it a terror attack. tonight, surveillance video showing two attackers with backpacks there, armed with assault rifles. officials say five people were killed, 22 injured, including special forces members who responded. turkish forces moving against multiple militant targets. >>> when we come back, the cruise ship that left miami, the u.s. coast guard tonight joining the search for a missing woman who they say went overboard. >>> and the l.a. d.a. >>> tonight, the u.s. coast guard joining the search for a missing cruise ship passenger off the bahamas. a 66 woman fell overboard from the allure of the seas. the ship was sailing from miami to nassau. >>> a crucial decision about the fate of lyle and erik menendez no