thanks to the team here at minot for a job well done. [applause] v.p. pence: the b-52s of the fifth wing responsible for 700 danger close strikes to support our coalition for freedom in the region. i know all of you know you could not have achieved those missions without the skill and hard work of your maintainers who kept the jets in the air day after day without interruption. so let me take a moment to thank all of you who just returned from that desert mission. the crews and maintainers and the families and loved ones who quietly bore the burden at home. thank you to your bravery. across syria and iraq the caliphate is crumbling. we will not rest, we will not relent, until we hunt down and completely destroy isis at its source. we will finish the mission you have been so vital to advancing. [applause] v.p. pence: in just a few days, president trump will travel to another frontline of freedom. for so many of your fellow orces,s of the armed f you stand guard to protect our people, allies, and our way of life. the korean peninsula. in t

thanks to the team here at minot for a job well done. [applause] v.p. pence: the b-52s of the fifth wing responsible for 700 danger close strikes to support our coalition for freedom in the region. i know all of you know you could not have achieved those missions without the skill and hard work of your maintainers who kept the jets in the air day after day without interruption. so let me take a moment to thank all of you who just returned from that desert mission. the crews and maintainers and the families and loved ones who quietly bore the burden at home. thank you to your bravery. across syria and iraq the caliphate is crumbling. we will not rest, we will not relent, until we hunt down and completely destroy isis at its source. we will finish the mission you have been so vital to advancing. [applause] v.p. pence: in just a few days, president trump will travel to another frontline of freedom. for so many of your fellow orces,s of the armed f you stand guard to protect our people, allies, and our way of life. the korean peninsula. in t

every day the war birds, the rough riders, and everyone from team minot embodies the motto of global strike command. deter, assure, and strike. you are the pride of the nation. give yourselves another round of applause, would you please? [applause]

this is texas congressman minot air force base. >> mrs. a group that approved this. as you know being at the table and being secretary of state, your opinion is going to carry a lot of weight in the room. again, it just doesn't smell right. evidence can potentially be there. i think it needs to be fully investigated and that is why our companies and congress will take a look at it. i think there needs to be a special counsel on this. >> for more on this we go to washington. >> this week the president called the uranium one deal in modern day watergate. this is the back story. uranium one is a canadian company that has operations that have accessed -- as secretary of state, hillary clinton was one of nine members on the committee on foreign investments allowed if you're one of several steps the deal had to go through. in this paper reports before this was completed the fbi and information the russian officials use bribery and extortion to increase russia's influence. at the same time the clinton foundation received millions of donations fro

president mike pence toured an intercontinental ballistic missile launch site at an air force base in minot, north dakota, telling airmen that the trump administration was prepared to launch an attack on north korea. >> the threats we face today mean once again, america's security and are very future depend on the airmen of minot being ready prepared. the surest path to peace is through american strength. there's no greater element of american strength, no greater force for peace in the world than the united states nuclear arsenal. amy: pence's visit came as the trump administration seeks to expand the u.s. nuclear arsenal. a draft of the nuclear posture review reviewed by top administration officials last month calls for new low yield nuclear warheads, sea-launched nuclear-armed cruise missiles, preparations for possible nuclear weapons tests, and an easing of conditions under which the u.s. might launch a nuclear attack. in somalia, al-shabaab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital mogadishu on saturday, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 30 others. the attack began as mil

minot is home of the b-2 bombers and the intercontinental ballistic missile silos. if something happens, that will be key to this entire conflict. if he says something critical, we will dip back in. this comes as tensions over north korea's nuclear program hit an all-time high. americans say rogue nations are a bigger threat than terrorists. 33% of registered voters say rogue nations pose an immediate threat. a jump of 20 points since january. james mattis visited the dmz zone today. secretary mattis stood at the border and said, "our goal is not war." he stressed using diplomacy to resolve the nuclear standoff with pyongyang. president trump set to travel to asia next week and make a stop in south korea. he's threatened to totally destroy north korea if necessary. let's go to jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jen? >> trace, defense secretary mattis wanted to warn north korea not to carry out any more provocative tests while tamping down a sense that a nuclear war is inevitable. it was a carefully calibrated statement by the defense secretary on his first visit

and again, i think that is rights of the vice president come to minot air force base.t is about sending a clear message and making sure we do everything that we can to turn north korea's nuclear ambitions. >> i do think that this will play out? >> i think that it is out as a result. that we are offering peace, we are negotiating in a fairway. but that we will stand with our allies and as i mentioned earlier, we mean what we say. >> when you respond without and with i mean you look governor missed it. there are remarkable men and women in detail with this international challenge. >> thank you for saying that because the simply side of the sacrifice of the men and women that service in uniform. their families, the sacrifices that they make. obviously in many cases the ultimate sacrifice. and these men and women we are talking about at minot air force base, they are not only meeting on the requirements for sustaining nuclear mission at home which requires so much and serving in the cream peninsula, but they are a big part of our defeating isis right now. in the middle eas

ironically, although that minot be the right word, this is where presidential land date robert kennedyself was shot and killed. despite the local sheriff's warning about hostile demonstrate there's day, or more like because of it, bobby wanted to talk to the people of rose berg about gun control. i describe in my book that comes out this month, he stood before a crowd of united states hundreds in this lumberjack town and spoke of the outlandish case of a guy on death row in kansas, a murderer who killed a half dozen people who had sent away to chicago for a mail order rifle and had it arrive. does that make any sense, he demanded, that you should put rifles and haguns in the hands people with control natural record, those are so young they don't know how to handle guns? this drew boos from the listeners. "they'll get them anyway," someone shouted. deputy's brother, the president, had been shot and killed five years earlier by someone using a mail order rifle. a month before bobby stood in an african-american neighborhood in indianapolis telling those that martin luther king had just be

nuclear capabilities, vice president mike pence heading to north dakota's minot air force base this hour marking the second time in six weeks that a top trump official has visited the nuclear weapons base. >>> and president trump's top economist doubling down on corporate tax cuts a new report from the chairman of the white house council of economic advisers kevin hassett says slashing the corporate tax rate to 20% could increase the size of the u.s. economy by $700 billion to $1.2 trillion over a decade >>> and the world series heading back to houston tonight. the houston astros and l.a. dodgers both tied at one game apiece the astros run defeated at home in the postseason. >>> that's the news update this hour scotty, back to you. >> okay. sue, thank you very much. >>> pete najarian is seeing unusual activity in one of the tech giants that is booming today so see which way options traders think it's going to go next first though, let's see where "power lunch" is going to go at the top. hour brian? >> on deck, alphabet, amazon, microsoft fueling the nasdaq to record highs you know, that

. >>> vice president spence at minot air force base in north dakota just finished speaking to troops there. moments ago he had this to say an north korea. >> in the threats of provocations by the regime in north korea i can assure you the united states will continue to marshal economic and diplomatic pressure to demand that north korea abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. while president trump has made clear that the united states has in his words great strength and patience, all options are on the table. our enemies should never doubt the capabilities of the armed forces of the united states of america. anyone who would threaten our nation should know that america always seeks peace, but if we are forced to defend ourselves or our allies, we will do so with military power that is effective and overwhelming. >>> now to our ongoing series "one nation overdosed" our own dr. torres spoke to a group of doctors. you met the group yesterday furst. let me remind you you'll hear from dr. anna, a chief of addiction medicine and stanford university of medicine author of "drug de

today, meeting with his south korean counterparts, and vice president pence made a pointed visit to minot force base in north dakota, home to nuclear bombers and missiles. >> anyone who would threaten our nation should know that america always seeks peace, but if we are forced to defend ourselves or our allies, we will do so with military power that is effective and overwhelming. >> reporter: meanwhile, the administration is using other tools to increase pressure on north korea, this week imposing new economic sanctions. for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, new violence erupted across kenya over the repeat presidential election. and, officials postponed attempts to finish the voting tomorrow. police battled protesters in several cities today, and in some places, rival political gangs also fought. the death toll rose to six. opponents of president uhuru kenyatta say the election is rigged, and they have refused to take part. the crisis over secession in spain's catalonia region came to a head today in its capital, barcelona. the regional parliament dec

minot nearly as conversal but i think we have a man in the white house, a businessman used to getting things done and his frustration is lay down a marker get your act together. seven years of repeal and replace they don't have a bill ready? no excuse for that. our president has a right to be frustrated. neil: michael grimm. the incumbent congressman he will try to topple, congressman donovan, fair and balanced. what happens if the talks don't pan out, to the congressman's point if somehow republicans can't get their act together? after this. ♪ neil. this is amazing. we are at or near session ice. a lot of you said this is melt-up. this frenetic buying continues unabated non-stop, i heard a interesting statistic from our own wicked lizzie macdonald. 242 days not down at least 3%. that tells it breadth of this rally. ease climb of four 1000 point levels. we're not done with it, if you think about it. "daily caller" foundation editor-in-chief and john layfield. john, markets are following this base on at minimum of tax cuts get through or better-than-expected earnings, caterpillar, 3m o

every day since, minot air force base has answered strategically and exemplified american leadership in the skies. the base is a bedrock of america's national security and stability across the wider world. the flight, you are the only military installation in america to host two of the three legs in the nuclear triad. minot air force base is vital to provide strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support anytime, anywhere. in the two-unit stationed here, embodies the mission. like the giants on whose shoulders you stand, you prove every day that only the best come north. [applause] v.p. pence: the legendary fifth bomb wing dates back nearly a century. for 35 years it operated under continuous alert staff. it is remarkable to think about. standing at the ready to fly anywhere in the world anytime to protect our people and defend our freedom. today, the members are continually deployed across the world. supporting our efforts in the global war on terror. make no mistake about it -- america is safer and more secure today because you are the guardians of the upper realm. since 19