but mcfarland was willing to give his side of the story.e says it had to do with the free of charge indingent commissary bag he receives from the jail. >> he told me i am nobody because i don't have a commissary bag. she thought that she was better than me. and i told her you are still a man, just like i am. and she said do something about it, bitch, so i picked up her bag and moved it towards the door. she pushed me, i pushed her back. i slapped her. punched her. she punched me. she kind of like fell and then she busted it open. and on the floor. and she's kicking me like this. and flailing like a whale trying to get away from me. and i'm trying to hit her. then the police came and stopped it. >> arguetta is ready to put their differences behind him. his release from santa rita is days away. >> if i am not in oakland, i can guarantee you i won't be coming to jail. i want to be a waitress. sort of like prostitution. serving tables. interacting with people. you get your tips daily. if i want to refuse service to somebody, i will refuse servi

mcfarland reported to reagan. then reagan meets with fahd, and they double it to $2 million a month. john poindexter says, we have just gotten an organ -- an urgent request from king fahd to help us in these various ways in the persian gulf because shipping is being attacked. it is time for us to step up and do something. this was the subject of the meeting. it doesn't take a math genius to add two and two together and see that there is an expectation there. that was the case, even more explicitly, and all these instances, including one case where bush admitted going to honduras to try to cut the same deal. bruce: if my memory is right, you also described in the book a meeting at the king david hotel in jerusalem between the vice president and the israelis. you alluded to this before. 020 in on it a little more. -- zero on it a little more. the idea of arms to hostages, arms to iran, arms in general for whatever, would never have stood in washington without the israelis saying, this is the right thing to do. this

mcfarland taken off. powell going in. looking for a replacement for mcfarland. a measured response to what happened in syria overnight. since thursday a lot of people in the foreign policy community who have breathed a temporary -- temporary, i say -- sigh of relief. >> it looks like governing and that's something we haven't seen a lot of. rarn campaigning, posturing, it looks like governing. one episode or a couple of data points. people are feeling a little more comfortable. the democratic response was in some ways more interesting than the republican response to the use of force against syria. these people who worked for president obama distancing themselves. >> from president obama. >> exactly. you are beginning to see things. the next big thing -- >> can you tell me quickly. that was so fast. john kerry came out immediately supported what donald trump did. >> hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton did. >> you had other people saying

good or bad bannon and mcfarland, that development?ome people will say that the chag othe guard so to speak is a good thing. and let's face it, a lot of people didn't like bannon, so maybe this will help if gl son circles to get things done. >> lmg answerialmost answering question, was it the best week for president obama. thank you both. and you ever thave the best day week. that does it for us. i'm richard lui. stay right here. news updates throughout the hour and any breaking news right here right now though, stick around, my colleague ari melber will have a special report on the federal judge who blocked obama's police reform in baltimore as well as other law enforcement leaders and a "black lives matter" leader. stick around. give you bare feet... ...backsweat and gordo's everything. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze fabric refresher with odorclear technology... ...cleans away odors like never before. because the things you love the most can stink. and plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up... ...to

mcfarland? >> reporter: this doesn't come as that big a surprise.cfarland is someone that was close to michael flynn, former national security adviser. essentially when flynn was pushed out after it was revealed he was in contact with russian officials without disclosing that information during the transition, basically the clock was ticking on mcfarland in the white house. the white house is arguing she has been offered a promotion. she is set to become ambassador to singapore, which of course is an important responsibility but it certainly won't carry with it the day-to-day responsibilities of advising the president on pressing national security issues. what it tells us more than anything is that the new national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster, is really taking control over the national security apparatus around the white house. mcmaster is someone with a long military history. he is a west point grad, a ph.d. in american history as well, and he is someone who the president clearly trusts. he's also someone whom many national security experts, bo

mcfarland. welcome to fox news sunday. >> great to be back on fox news, chris, thank you.: what is the president's reaction to the failed missile launch and open defiance of president trump's warnings? >> look, it's not a surprise, even in the last year president -- kim of north korea has launched over 30 missiles, most of them have failed. it wasn't as a surprise to us. we were expecting something particularly surrounding the birth of his grandfather i. wasn't a surprise. i briefed president trump on it last night. we saw it for what it was. secretary mattis issued the statement. the president doesn't have any further comment on this particular launch attempt. chris: is he distressed or upset that they've ignored his warnings? >> no. no. and let me sort of preface this by saying, at the beginning of the administration in january president trump asked national security council, asked me to chair a series of meetings, that's my job as the number two on the national security council. i go to all agencies and departments, defense department, state department, military and say

. >>> top kept kt mcfarland who witnessed the ouster the mike flynn and current arrival to h.r. mcmaster, mcfarland says she will stay on, an o fshl says it appears to be months away. >>> chief justice roberts will administer the private oath and then the judicial oath at the white house rose garden at about 11:00. gorsuch clerked for justice kennedy and a first time that a former clerk is going to take the bench with his former boss. gorsuch was confirmed friday postally along party lines at republicans made a historic decision to go nuclear to get him confirmed by a simple majority votes and ending the filibuster. >>> so many stories to keep up with? >> that and any other administration it would be the top going on. >> the sexual aharassment claims against bill o riley, details next. harassment claims against bill o riley, details next. harassment claims against bill o riley, details next. so you're having a party? how nice. i'll be right there. and the butchery begins. what am i gonna wear? this party is super fancy. let's go. i'm ready. are you my uber? [ horn honks ] hold o

mcmaster is in and flynn and bannon and mcfarland all out.t a more traditional makeup now to the nsc? >> well, if you talk to the foreign policy hawks in the republican party, sometimes dubbed neocons by those who aren't necessarily fans of theirs, it's certainty heading in that direction. john mccain and lindsey graham are big fans of h.r. mcmaster and mccain told me and another group of reporters on friday that he firmly believes that the action in syria is an example of donald trump listening to folks like h.r. mcmaster and perhaps that will guide his foreign policy decisions going forward. he is a long time military hand. this is someone who is also though not afraid to question decisions made by superiors and man that speaks his own mind and of course, wrote a book that really criticized the u.s. government for their role in vietnam. he is certainly an interesting person to be in this position and somebody that's clearly exerting his influence early on in this position. >> thank you, ryaryan. taking a stand for min orts, a huge march in

we'll have reaction from kt mcfarland in just moments.ut first as i say, it's the 99th day of the trump presidency, and by all standard president trump has done a remarkable success. he has put russia, iran, north korea on in the, some would include china. the dow jones has soared 14% since president trump was elected president. the stock market add some $3 trillion. and by any measure he has led the nation well. even a government shutdown averted today despite unprecedented obstruction by the dems. the president acknowledged he has done a lot, even though he's not quite comfortable with the artificial, arbitrary 100-day benchmark. >> we are moving awfully well. we are getting a lot of things done. i don't think there has ever been anything like this. it's a false standard, 100 days. we are very happy. lou: today the 99th day and my first guest says no one wants war, but all options tonight are on the table. joining us is the president's national security advisor, kt mcfarland. kt previously served in the nixon and ford white houses. let

we heard from mcfarland as well. we want to have a good relationship but it's up to you.there's really no spiking the football as you point out. i talked to a former member of the nsc today. not under the trump administration but someone well-versed shall we say in cyber warfare. he said any failure we bake into the north koreans would be made to look like it is naturally occurring the state. in other words it could have built because of our efforts or something else. a.k.a. north korean incompetence. he wouldn't confirm or deny whether there was a program against but there seems to be a soberness. taking of the administration. >> goes to the seriousness of the issues i mean north korea potentially is a huge threat to our security. to our livelihood. i think the people in the administration they are taking a serious great is not a pr stunt. we're going to govern and we are going to have leadership in the united states we can avoid catastrophe at the international level. >> i will give you the worst word out but i wanted to put in this context. you are seeing unquestionabl

we'll have reaction from kt mcfarland in just moments. but first as i say, it's the 99th day of the trump presidency, and by all standard president trump has done a remarkable success. he has put russia, iran, north korea on in the, some would include china. the dow jones has soared 14% since president trump was elected president. the stock market add some $3 trillion. and by any measure he has led the nation well. even a government shutdown averted today despite unprecedented obstruction by the dems. the president acknowledged he has done a lot, even though he's not quite comfortable with the artificial, arbitrary 100-day benchmark. >> we are moving awfully well. we are getting a lot of things done. i don't think there has ever been anything like this. it's a false standard, 100 days. we are very happy. lou: today the 99th day and my first guest says no one wants war, but all options tonight are on the table. joining us is the president's national security advisor, kt mcfarland. kt previously served in the nixon and ford white houses. le

scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >> the horseshoe casino, mgm national, and maryland live tell the i-teamy are diligent about security. to find help, we posted some resources online. you can visit our nbc washington app and look under investigations. >>> well, it has been one of the most captivating exhibits at the new national museum of african-american history and culture, and this week, one woman traveled to d.c. to see the historical structure where she was born and raised. >> reporter: isabell meggett lucas was born in this little cabin 87 years ago. she and her family are in one of ten cabins built in 1853 on a plantation on ettis stow island, south carolina, now charleston. it was home to a family of ten, including lucas. >> it was my mother, father, grandmother, and grandfather, and i live in until i was 19 and i leave home. >> reporter: lucas's former home is believed to be the only cabin of the original ten that exists. it was donated four years ago and then moved carefully from a south carolina museum to washington. >> we dismantled it board by board, piece by piece, they put n

mcfarland is getting reassigned. now, the news comes just days after steefr bve bannon also re from the principals committee. kelly o'donnell is in palm beach near the mar-a-lago estate. what is the plan, what are you hearing about mcfarland and who might replace her? >> reporter: this is a change that we expected, but certainly a sign that the new national security adviser, hr mcmaster, is assembling his own team. that was important because when michael flynn resigned,ing ousted in effect, for his failure to philly disclofill fu contacts with russia, we expected that there would be big changes at the national security council which operates inside the white house as a policy driven group that helps to advise the president. so one of the questions when the president was searching for a new national security adviser, would that person be able to assemble their own team. and so what we find is that kt mcfarland, who was chosen by michael flynn to be his deputy is being removed from that position and offered an ambassad

ms mcfarland, who previously worked for fox news, had been in thejob forjust three months.n offered the role of ambassador to singapore instead. and finally, you may have heard — sergio garcia, big smile on his face because has won the masters in augusta, his first ever major title. he did have to do it the hard way though. going into the last round he shared the lead with england'sjustin rose. nothing could separate them over 18 holes, and they went to a sudden—death play—off, where garcia was finally able to sink the winning putt. his win comes on what would've been the 60th birthday of his fellow countryman — and idol — seve ballesteros. let's get more details on that move by the us ordering a navy strike group to move towards the korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes. go myong—hyun is a research fellow at the asan institute for policy studies in seoul. he explained the message that he believes washington is sending to pyongyang. it definitely sends a strong signal to north korea. it clearly shows that the unit

mcfarland is expected to leave the national security council.ed to her post by michael flynn who was fired in february over undisclosed communications with russia. i want to bring in our cnn correspondent ryan nobles in washington. ryan, what more do we know about how significant a move this is? >> well, it is pretty significant the white house is saying k.t. mcfarland is getting a promotion being name the ambassador to singapore. it's showing us how h.r. mcmaster is exerting his authority in the white house. cnn had reported earlier this month that she'd been offered that job of ambassador to singapore and we now know that she's officially accepted that position. mcfarland is someone that was considepattack >> tell us more about h.r. mo . mcmaster. he is an author of the book and he has quite the background. there it is "dereliction of duty". >> this is the thesis that mcmaster wrote when he got his ph.d. in meramerican history. it turned into a best-selling book. but it's tough on the united states. it's very critical of the way that the unite

ms mcfarland, who previously worked for fox news, had been in the job just three months.moved his senior strategist steve bannon from the national security council. a car bomb attack targetting the new head of the somali army has killed at least 13 people in the capital mogadishu. a vehicle packed with explosives was driven towards a convoy carrying mohamed ahmed jimale, who was only appointed last week. the car struck a packed minibus, which was destroyed. the islamist group al—shabab said it carried out the attack. norway has raised its threat level, after the discovery of a home—made bomb in the capital 0slo late on saturday. a 17—year—old russian citizen has been detained in connection with the case. the authorities say the man was known to them, and had expressed support for islamic state militants. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: can sergio garcia seal the deal? all the highlights from the masters in augusta. years of hatred and rage, as they jump up years of hatred and rage, as they jump up on the statute. this became a massive demonstration of black power

top deputy kt mcfarland who witnessed the ouster and the current h.r. mcmaster, is set to become the ambassador to singapore. she says she will stay on, and telling a cnn official that appears to be months away. >>> the 74th time was a charm. finally winning over his friend justin rose at the masters, cory wire with the bleacher report next. >>> a long wait for sergio garcia is over winning the 2017 masters. >>> and that flashy green jacket. cory wire has this morning's bleacher report. >> reporter: best player to never win the major. the 37-year-old spaniard always had what it took to win, but for 18 years coming up short on the biggest stages, not so any more. justin rose turned the back 9 into a two-man show battling back and forth but where sergio used to struggle in the past he overcame the demons on the grandest stage. he would end up taking his first green jacket in his 74th appearance, he was there with his fiance, she was putting notes on his mirror all week long. he told us what it was like. >> everybody around the green, it felt like they wer

ms mcfarland, who previously worked for fox news, had been in thejob just three months.t she's been offered the role of ambassador to singapore instead. and now an update from the final round of the masters tournament in georgia. british golfer, justin rose, is looking a good fit for the green jacket. we will keep you updated as soon as we know the winner. let's get more details on that move by the us ordering a navy strike group to move towards the korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about north korea's missile and nuclear weapons programmes. go myong—hyun is a research fellow at the asan institute for policy studies in seoul. he explained the message that he believes washington is sending to pyongyang. it definitely sends a strong signal to north korea. it clearly shows that the united states is ready to intervene in north korea. this is a clear difference to the predecessor of donald trump, which did not want to cross the red line in syria because it was worried about engaging in yet another war in the middle east. but donald trump has a different approach to syri

mcfarland was a sticking point for them. they wanted to control the team and bring in their own pos se. h.r. took the job and now it appears he's going to get to control the team and bring in his own posse. >> looks like h.r. mcmaster and the lieutenant general is consolidating power. a sense of who's in and out right now. among those who are in is the new national security adviser, that's h.r. mcmaster, the defense secretary james mattis who played a significant role in the decision-making process besides behind the air strike in syria last week and general joseph dunford the chair of the joint chiefs. what's notable about him in recent days he traveled to iraq, hosting jared kushner. the president's own son-in-law on that visit. in terms of who's out right now, you talked about k.t. mcfarland who appears likely to be the next ambassador to singapore if confirmed by the senate but on top of that among the other individuals is, well, steve bannon, the chief strategist to president trump, who had formerly been serving on the

mcfarland from that role.clear yet who will replace her. >> margaret brennan, thank you. >>> now an update on a man accused of robbing a wisconsin gun store and sending an anti-government manifesto to president trump. paula reed has the latest. >> here he is. you'll never forget this face. >> reporter: on april 4, joseph jacobowski recorded the moment he sent a manifesto to president trump. in it, he expresses grievances against the government and antireligious sentiment. >> revolution. time for change. >> reporter: hours after he mailed the manifesto, a large quantity of high-end handguns and rifles were stolen from a nearby gun shop. a short time later, his car was found on fire. jacobowski is the focus of a massive manhunt. david moore is chief of the janesville, wisconsin police department. >> find the suspect, make the arrest and keep all of our communities safe. >> reporter: police say jacobowski had been highly agitated recently, regarding a variety of political issues and allegedly made threats to stea

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for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> 5:00 on the dot. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's thursday morning. we want to start things off with a look at your weather and traffic. >> melissa standing by with how the commute shapes up. we'll begin with chuck and sheena. chuck got a tie. >> yeah. >> looks good! >> i knew it was aaron's tie. 90% polyester. it was handed to me so i went through all of aaron's stuff. couldn't find it. i didn't find any money, i didn't find the tie. >> i thought you found 10 bucks. we were having breakfast. >> he wasn't listening the first time. more importantly, the weather has taken a delightful turn for the better. first thing this morning skies cleared out overnight and temperatures dropped down a little cooler than was advertised yesterday and as a result it's down closeo started to form a little touch of fog outside this morning. no advisories here. there is a dense fog advisory lower parts of the eastern shore, but just know that there could be pockets of lower visibility. fr

mcfarland is leaving just days after steve bannon was booted was the nsc. we have a team of reporters and analysts standing by. from the syrian border to bye g pyongyang, let's begin with clarissa ward along the turkish syrian border. how are syria and its allies responding? >> ana, we definitely are hearing some tough words from the regime of the president of bashar al assad and also its russian and iranian backers essentially saying if the u.s. pulls something like this again, there will be real consequences. now, this was always the argument that the obama administration had given for not intervening more forcefully or mill taerl inside syria. that perhaps in doing so it could precipitate or escalate an actual clash between u.s. forces and russian forces potentially leading to some kind of a global conflict or a world war iii. that would be a worst case scenario. at this stage we still don't really know exactly what trump's policy in syria is going to look like. we've seen some glimpses of it today hearing from u.n. ambassador nikki haley who said assad

mcfarland, outside of the west wing. she said, north korea continues to give this administration reason for concern, that these missile tests have been very provocative all along, but they're not going to forecast what the next steps of this administration are going to be. >> reason for concern. jim, there's been a number of different messages from the trump administration just in the last 24 hours, including a speech from secretary tillerson at the united nations. >> reporter: that's right. you heard that speech in secretary tillerson, you have the president telling reuters that there's a very strong chance that we might have a military conflict with north korea. but at the same time, secretary of state tillerson told national public radio that the united states may be willing to engage in direct talks with pyongyang, that is directly in conflict with what vice president pence said when he was touring the region just a couple of weeks ago when he said that that's not going to happen. so, yes, lots of mixed messages comi

mcfarland. she is live on the northbound. thanks for being here. >> pleasure. >> bret: what can you tell us in white house reaction to what we are learning this afternoon? >> it is the tenth test they have done since president trump took office, tenth missile test they have done. just reinforces exactly by north korea and north korea's program is one of president trump's top priorities. it was the first national security priority that he wanted to focus on after taking office. it just reinforces it. it is another failure but it doesn't mean the north koreans won't keep trying. it doesn't mean we should stop trying to stop them. >> bret: does this change the dynamic that in the middle of all of this tension, the u.s. security council today, all the president that has had the last couple of days, that north korea does this now? >> book, they tend to look for moments to test when they think will get the world's attention. that's what they did this time. i think it doesn't change the calculation we have had from the beginning tha

his national security adviser, kt mcfarland is here at mar-a-lago to give him the updates. it is a relaxed weekend than they had anticipated and we heard paula's report of the vice president's trip and that's what they are tracking and following closely. he will be hitting japan and austria and indonesia and south korea being his first stop. we are told by white house officials, the purpose of that trip is to emphasize the commitment of national security that shared interest between south korea and the united states and during the time, he's not only meeting the acting president but have a chance to sit down and meet with the u.s. soldiers with our troops as well as korean troops through a meal and through an easter sunday kind of holiday celebration. that's what they are hoping will be an uneventful if you will. we can at least when it comes to the military side more than the diplomatic side. >> suzanne malveaux. thank you very much. >> we have been seeing brand inup new pictures. u.s. officials say it is not known yet which it can reach the west coast of the united states

mcfarland. number two official on the national security official makes sense she was in on that meeting, except for the news she's on her way out. reportedly she's not going to be deputy national security adviser for long. she's off to be ambassador to singapore. ambassador to singapore is a great gig if you can get it. unless the gig you have to give up to take it is national security adviser. no offense whatsoever to singapore, but that's like being coo to deputy undersecretary of pencil sharpening at the suburb satellite office. a source says mcfarland froefrd stay on in some capacity in government in washington, such as a possible role at state. state as in the state department in foggy bottom in washington, d.c., not city state of the singapore 10,000 miles away from d.c. staffing not national security council has been a real issue for this administration besides michael flynn being fired as national security advisor after 24 days on the job, another deputy national security adviser positio

mcfarland. and as russia, iran, and syria warned the u.s. against launching new strikes on the regime, we will break down the president's military and diplomatic options with the chair of the house armed services committee, max thornberry. plus, we will ask our sunday panel about reports the president is siding with his moderate advisors against stephen bannon and the populace. all right now on "fox news sunday" ." >> chris: hello again, happy easter, and happy passover from fox news in washington. u.s. and north korea are continuing the tense standoff this weekend with the kim regime is showing advanced long-range missiles and conducting a missile test that exploded on launch while president trump threatens to "solve the problem." in a few minutes we will talk with k.t. mcfarland, second in command of the national security council about north korea and other hot spots. we begin with team fox coverage. kristin fisher traveling with the president in west palm beach. but first, greg palkot lied stomach live from pyongyang north korea. >> chris

there has been a major staffing change, kt mcfarland is on her way out. she came in with michael flynn but continued as deputy national security adviser under h.r. mcmaster. we have seen mcmaster try to set up the nsc so it has more of its own people on it, and mcfarland is now expected to be nominated as u.s. ambassador to singapore. and because singapore is what the white house considers to be in a very strategically important part of the world, one official tells fox news that this is a big promotion for her. eric? eric: peter, thanks so much. arthel? arthel: well, eric, a fun day at a church carnival takes a terrifying turn when a bounce houseflies off with five kids inside. an update on what happened to those children. eric: also, judge neil gorsuch is on his way to the highest court in the land after that contentious fight in the senate. coming up, we'll take a look at what he will face after he is sworn into the supreme court tomorrow. arthel: plus, president trump getting high marks for taking action in syria, but now lawmakers want to know about

mcfarland will be nominated for ambassador to singapore. >> we feel more comfortable steve bannon if he was out completely not just off the national security council. that was welcome news but he's still in the white house. that concerns many of us who look at him as a symbol against america's strength and that is in our diversity night what about k.t. mcfar land, deputy national security adviser who apparently is being moved out. >> looks like she's going to be nominated to singapore as the bam bass door. clearly, mcmaster is exercising some leadership in getting a team tooth that's more representative of the traditional role of the national security council, and i think that's welcome. we would like to see a more traditional role at the national security council. >> what about nominations? have you seen any sign of a deputy to be nominated or undersecretaries or assistant secretaries from the state department and others who would be confirmed by your committee? >> this is extremely frustrating. i'm sure for the trump administration, but for us in congress. we would like to have ove

that's our friend cleatus mcfarland. he put together an event with some of his followers.y did some burnouts. then it was leroy's turn. that's what cleatus calls his beatup old corvette he purchased for 5,000 bucks. >> i can only tell it's a corvette from that bottom right. >> i had to look a number of times. yeah, it is a corvette. that's what a corvette basically looks like naked. first gear. >> start it off pretty easy. >> easy peasy. smoke going up in the air. this is one of the best burnouts you'll see. first gear, second gear, third gear. that's where cleatus thought he was going to stop. but the corvette has three more gears. >> it has a need for speed. >> and you got to give the people what they want. so let's click it into fourth gear. let's even rip it up into fifth gear. the cloud of smoke gets bigger. and sixth gear it sounds like good american muscle. things get a little too hot. >> whoa zplch! hello. >> did a tire just blow? >> the right rear. i told you it was all about murder. here's what it looked like from the other side. crowd goes wild. cleatus says the

this time kt mcfarland is facing a reassignment or what some call a demotion. a source has confirmed this to nbc news. her departure just days after stevbannon was removed from the principles committee. the white house though is still convinced that this is its best week ever. the confirmation of neil gorsuch, launching of the missiles in to syria, a project that even some democrats are currently behind. >> i think it's important that assad get the message and frankly, that others get the message around the world that when they step over a line into the use of unconventional weapons, that they are taking a very significant risk. somebody might take away their air force. i don't think that is a bad message to send. >> and despite some signals there of bipartisan support, there is no doubt that the president's syria policy is a sharp departure from his own history, from the rhetoric he used completely and repeatedly to slamg barack obama slam bara the campaign trail and as well as on twitter since he has been president. so is there a bigger approach towards engag

removing deputy advisor kt mcfarland from that role. elaine, it's not clear yet who will replace her. >> margaret brennan, thank you. >> after a contentious confirmation process, judge neil gorsuch will be sworn in tomorrow as the 113th justice of the supreme court it is expected justice anthony kennedy will do the honors at a public ceremony tomorrow. gorsuch clerked for kennedy as a young lawyer in the early 1990s. special elections are coming up this tuesday and the following tuesday to replace house members who have joined president trump's cabinet. as demarco morgan reports, the races are getting national attention as a possible preview of next year's mid-term election. >> al jazeera, a media outlet that has been described as a mouth piece for terrorists has been paying jon ossoff thousands of dollars. >> in atlanta 30 year old jon ossoff is drying the ire of republicans with negative ads that say he is too inexperienced to replace tom price, now president trump's health and human services secretary. republicans also say much of th

mcfarland chosen by ousted adviser michael flynn, is out, offered an ambassadorship. following removal of political strategist steve bannon from the national security council by new national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. >> steve bannon provides the president with advice on a broad range of issues and will continue to do so. >> reporter: as national security adviser, mcmaster says russia should be compelled to explain how it could not have known in advance about the chemical attack in syria when some of its own personnel are stationed at the very base from which that attack was launched. a tough issue for secretary tillerson in russia this week. kate? >> kelly o'donnell down in florida. kelly, thank you. >>> the u.s. is also engaging in a powerful show of force tonight aimed at north korea. a u.s. navy strike group is headed toward the korean peninsula after days of growing tensions. nbc's janis mackey frayer is in seoul, south korea, janice? >> reporter: kate, tension here is nothing new. the u.s. strike on syria is widely seen as a message to kim jong-un that the

for now, scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> 5:00 on the dot. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilcrist. >> i'm eun yang. it's thursday morning. we want to start things off with a look at your weather and traffic. >> melissa standing by with how the commute shapes up. we'll begin with chuck and sheena. chuck got a tie. >> yeah. >> looks good! >> i knew it was aaron's tie. 90% polyester. it was handed to me so i went through all of aaron's stuff. couldn't find it. i didn't find any money, i didn't find the tie. >> i thought you found 10 bucks. we were having breakfast. >> he wasn't listening the first time. more importantly, the weather has taken a delightful turn for the better. first thing this morning skies cleared out overnight and temperatures dropped down a little cooler than was advertised yesterday and as a result it's down closeo

. >> reporter: they allege the group didn't have proper permits which mcfarland denies. cofounder and rapper ja rule promising refunds insisting this was not a scam. >> we're looking forward to having you guys give us another shot and sorry for what happened. >> reporter: that second chance will come next year. they're going to make another attempt. those who attended this year will receive a free vip pass in 2018. tom. >> we'll see if they go next year. thanks. >>> much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. a tree crashing down on a highway crushing a car. the frantic efforts to save the driver. >>> netflix hacked? a popular series reportedly held for ransom. the next targets are known as the dark over-lord. two bear cubs taken out of the wild. why two hunters might be in big trouble. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sfx: engine revving ♪ (silence) ♪ secrecy in government is not around this year.came we've seen secrecy grow across the years, over several administrations of two different parties. as tiring and as frustrating as it can be, it's become more essential fo

mcfarland is gone. bannon is off the committee at the national security council.oves make people a little more comfortable. >> rose: clearly he listened to mattis and tillerson. >> clearly he also listens to bannon. the other thing i would recognize new england to t.p.p., we do now have trade moves against canada. >> rose: question about china. do we know exactly what was achieved in that conversation in palm beach, other than two world leaders of two most powerful and important nations in the world getting to know each other, which is a crucial thing to do, i think. go ahead. >> one of the things-- two things that i've heard from that meeting. one is the chinese came and made offers in terms of investment in the united states that the white house turned down. that they said, "no the problem between us is too big. year not going to take a few billion dollars as a way of solving this and making us look, you know, indebtedded to you." the other thing is the pressure on north korea. the white house went in and clearly said you have to put more pressure on north korea

judge jeanine: i believe kt mcfarland pretty much admitted it was a cyber warfare that prevented it. but she wouldn't say who actually did it. limits assume that is the case. there is no reason to believe that kim jong-un is not going to try it again, is there? >> well, look, this is a regime that has been in does your child need help with digestive balance? try align junior probiotic. so she can have a fraction dominating... status updating... hello-yellow-belt kind of day. get 24/7 digestive support with align junior. the #1 doctor recommended probiotic brand, also for kids. [♪] judge jeanine: welcome back to "justice." if you were in an alley who would you rather run up against, kim jong-un from north korea. someone from isis or putin? i hit the streets find out who people are more afraid of in this week's trees "justice." take a look. who was a bigger threat to the united states, north korea, russia or isis. >> i don't know. that's a tough one. probably north korea. i don't know. i'm not really educated in this area. i don't want to say anything dumb on tv. judge jeanine: nobody