you would think like okay, shortly people mocked up at the time and some people did so, the official underground wrote and i found the archives it is methodologically deficient and a serious matter to impair my belief of its findings. but he was a very well respected defense scientist had worked for the defense analysis. the study was one of seven conduct in vietnam and i would like to say that it was done nuttiest but it wasn't. that was a weapon that included things like sending an american-style chain letter to the village and hoping that it would trick them into rallying. they believed it was a vietcong trick. they also thought to use the prophecy and the power by publishing and distributing 5,000 copies of the book that prophecy the vietcong to see it but it came right before the tet offensive. there was the project which is how the chapter blame it on the sorcerers came about. it is going to enlist to sway villagers against the vietcong. vietcong. it failed without a hint of irony and debated and say what we told them to say. it just went on and on. he was an astounding daycare and people

it happened on the city's underground system, as a train carriage passed through a tunnel. officials quickly closed the entire underground network, and an explosive device was found at a different station, and made safe. translation: there was a huge bang. it was deafening. i was sitting next to a metal railing and i think it saved my life. everyone was knocked in one direction by the blast. we'll have the latest from st petersburg, where some reports suggest a suicide bomber was responsible. also tonight... talk of a military conflict over the future of gibraltar is dismissed by downing street, amid talk of getting a good brexit deal. we will be working closely with the gibraltar government, as we have been over recent months. we will continue to do that to ensure we get a result from these talks. it is in both our interests. following the savage beating of a young asylum seeker in croydon, four men and a woman have appeared in court. the football association is investigating after sunderland manager david moyes talked about slapping a female reporter. i deeply regret the comments i

it happened on the city's underground system, as a train carriage passed through a tunnel. officialsnt station, and made safe. translation: there was a huge bang. it was deafening. i was sitting next to a metal railing and i think it saved my life. everyone was knocked in one direction by the blast. we'll have the latest from st petersburg, where some reports suggest a suicide bomber was responsible. also tonight... talk of a military conflict over the future of gibraltar is dismissed by downing street, amid talk of getting a good brexit deal. we will be working closely with the gibraltar government, as we have

the harriet tubman underground railroad located in the county were tupman was born. ceremony ofening the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian and civil war spy. it is just over an hour. >> good afternoon. yes, my name is -- it is a pleasure for me to be here to open up today's great occasion with a libation. the libation i will be performing columns from the -- people in the okung ghana. it is an ancient prayer. i will continue in the language of english. you will hear me say various words.

officials tell nbc news, the u.s. military is on high alert as tensions mount between the united states and north korea over what u.s. officials see as a possible imminent underground nuclear test. those intelligence officials tell nbc news that the u.s. has positioned two destroyers, capable of shooting tomahawk cruise missiles in the region some 300 miles from the test site. u.s. bombers are positioned in guam to undertake strikes on the korean peninsula, should it be necessary. earlier this week, the pentagon announced the "uss carl vincent" is being diverted to the area. multiple sources tell nbc if u.s. intelligence detects that a nuclear test is imminent, the white house is considering for the first time in history a preemptive strike to prevent it. this strike could include missiles and bombs, cyber and special operations on the ground. >> two things are coming together this weekend, one is the distinct possibility of a sixth north korean nuclear weapons detonation, and the other is a great deal of firepower headed right at the korean peninsula. ♪ >> reporter: why now? this weekend marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of north korea's founder. >> north k

the blasts caught on camera. officials say an old, corroded underground wire caused the explosion.ws pulled the wire out of the ground sunday afternoon. fortunately no one was hurt. that's a little scary. >> uh-huh. >>> a playroom makeover has led to a very big change for a montgomery county family. >> yeah, they won an online contest that is proving to be a game changer for their two autistic children. katy zachry now with how some reorganizing can make a big impact. >> reporter: many of us want to organize a home or area of our home. organize a room, i should say, or area of our home. for this family of five, they really needed to do it for the sake of their children. >> ready? >> got it. >> reporter: it's not every day laura kelleher welcomes about half a dozen strangers into her home first thing in the morning. >> we are so excited. it's overwhelming. this is a huge blessing. >> we want to do lego's in a nice shelf -- >> reporter: on a whim, she submitted a picture to napo, the national association of professional organizers. >> our jobs is literally going in to homes or office

the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening ceremony of the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian and civil war spy. it is just over an hour. >> good afternoon. yes, my name is okmofo doctor adwoa tano. it is a pleasure for me to be here to open up today's great occasion with a libation.

the harriet tubman underground visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening of the harriet tubman underground visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian, and civil war spy harriet tubman. this is over one hour. >> good afternoon. i am dr. adwoa tano,

the beginning of april. how about this? a close call for firefighters in boston sunday morning when two manhole covers explode. they say utility officials say underground cables cause the fire that ignited gas that built up under ground. took about three hours to put those flames out. no one was hurt. can you see it flying in the air. those things are like 50, 60 pounds, those solid metal disks. >> busy part of the city. that is full on right there in boston. good thing there aren't a lot of people there. >> terrifying to see the video. you see the cops standing in the foreground. he doesn't even flinch. >> he's seen it all. >> bill, thanks. >>> just ahead we have new revelations on princess diana's doomed marriage. tear jerking romance at wrestlemania? what? you're watching "early today." so we don't have to wad to get clean. mmm, cushiony...and we can use less. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. remember, that's charmin in there... no wasteful wadding! we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin. the ultra-fi

russian officials say the attack on the st petersburg underground train, which killed 1a people, wasbomber. the prime suspect has been named as akbarzhon jalilov, who had russian citizenship but was born in kyrgyzstan. 49 people were injured in the explosion. three days of mourning are taking place in russia. the former mayor of london ken livingstone has been suspended from the labour party for two years for asserting that hitler supported zionism. he has already served one year of the suspension. the national executive committee found him guilty of breaching party rules. mr livingstone said no—one should be suspended for stating the truth. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. it was comments made on a bbc radio london view last year that started the controversy. while defending a colleague from allegations of anti—semitism, ken livingstone said this... let's remember when hitler w011 this... let's remember when hitler won his election in 1932, his policy that you should be moved to is larreal —— jews should be moved to israel, his boy went mad and ended up israel, his

officials tell nbc news, the u.s. military is on high alert as tensions mount between the united states and north korea over what u.s. officials see as a possible imminent undergroundligence officials teld nbc news that the u.s. has positioned two destroyers capable of shooting tomahawk cruise missiles in the region some 300 miles from the north korea nuclear test site. u.s. bombers are also positioned in guam to undertake strikes in the korean peninsula should it be necessary. earlier this week the pentagon announced the "uss carl vinson" aircraft carrier strike group is also being diverted to the area. multiple sources tell nbc news that if u.s. intelligence detects that a nuclear test is imminent, the white house is considering for the first time in history a pre-emptive strike to prevent it. this strike could include missiles and bombs, cyber and special operations on the ground. >> two things are coming together this weekend. one is the distinct possibility of a sixth north korean nuclear weapons detonation. and the other is a great deal of firepower headed right at the korean peninsula. >> reporter: why now? this weekend marks the 105th anniversary of the bir

the harriet tubman underground visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening of the harriet tubman underground visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian, and civil war spy harriet tubman. this is over one hour. >> good afternoon. ism dr. adwoa tano, and it my honor to open this occasion with a libation. this comes from the people of ghana, west africa. it is an ancient form of prayer. i will continue in the language of english. you will hear me say various words. what i am doing is offering up theks to the creator, to energy of the creator, and to our ancestors, especially harriet tubman. this is a is maturing activity. so we would like for you to join -- i would like for you to join me in this. so when you hear me say this will, i would like you to respond. beautiful. ♪ dr. adwoa tano: [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] dr. adwoa tano: host: >> ya. [speakingtano: foreign language] to the oldie mighty divine energy of the greater, we call on you. tubman,other, harriet we call participation from you. he daughter, we call you to come and drink. daughter harriet t

the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening ceremony of the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian and civil war spy, harriet tubman. this is an hour. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> yes, my name is d dr. adjoa tano and it is a pleasure for me to be here to open up today's great occasion with a lie bags. the libation i'll be performing come from the people of ghana, west africa. it is an ancient form of prayer that i will speak in the language of tri, and i will continue in the language of english. you will hear me say various words. and what i am doing is offering up thanks to the creator, to all the representative energy of the creator, and to our ancestors, especially harriet tubman. this is a participatory activity. so, we would like for you to join -- i would like for you to join me in this. when you hear me say the word ensa, i would like for you to respond ya. ensa? >> ya. >> beautiful, beautiful. [ call and response ] >> you are the divine energy of the creator, we call on you. ensa. >> ya. >> to our beautiful quee

officials tell nbc news the u.s. military is on high alert as tensions mount between the united states and north korea over what u.s. officials see as a possible imminent undergroundnce officials tell nbc news that the u.s. has positioned two destroyers capable of shooting tomahawk cruise missiles in the region some 300 miles from the north korean nuclear test site. u.s. bombers are also positioned in guam t undertake strikes on the rean pensula should it be necessary. earlthis week, the pentagon announced the uss carl vinson aircraft carrier strike group is also being diverted to the area. multiple sources tell nbc news that if u.s. intelligence detects that a nuclear test is imminent, the white house is considering for the first time in history a preemptive strike to prevent it. this strike could include missiles and bombs, cyber, and special operations on the ground. >> two things are coming together this weekend. one is the distinct possibility of a 6th north korean nuclear weapons detonation, and the other is a great deal of fire power headed right at the korean peninsula. >> reporter: why now? this weekend marks the 10 fifth anniversary of north korea's foun

the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening ceremony of the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. we hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian and civil war spy. it is just over an hour. >> good afternoon. yes, my name is okmofo doctor adwoa tano. it is a pleasure for me to be here to open up today's great occasion with a libation. the libation i will be performing comes from the okung people in ghana. it is an ancient prayer. language,ak in the and then i will continue in the language of english. you will hear me say various words. what i am doing is offering up thanks to the creator to all of , the representatives of the creator and our ancestors, especially harriet tubman. this a participatory activity. so, we would like for you to join, i would like for you to join with me in this. when you hear me say the word, ensah, i would like for you to respond yah. ensah. audience: yah. >> beautiful. >> ♪ [speaking in ghanian] >> yah. >> yah. >> yah. >> the divine energy of the creator, we call on you -- >> yah. >> to our beautiful queen mother, harriet tubman, we call on you. >>

the blast may have been fitted with shrapnel. metro officials say they are introducing extra security measures and the entire underground system ofersburg is entirely shut down. that is the latest in saint petersburg. we are looking now at live pictures there of the street outside the metro station as you can see. a huge security operation under way and ambulances there to cater for the many casualties we will time the story as soon as we have more news. you're watching bbc news. five people have appeared in court in relation to an alleged attack on an asylu m relation to an alleged attack on an asylum seeker in croydon. the teenager — who is of kurdish iranian descent — was set upon after telling a group of people that he was an asylu m a group of people that he was an asylum seeker. he is said to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital. 0ur serious but stable condition in hospital. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. police are still looking for these two people. one man appearing slightly younger, the other older. they may have been part of the mob which attacked the 17 year code student and his friend

the bomb targeting a series of underground tunnels near the pakistani border. afghan officials say there were no civilian casualties. president trump commanding the military on a job well done. >> we have the greatest military in the world and they've done their job, as usual. they have total authorization. >> meghan: jennifer griffin now joins us live from the pentagon. >> officials here tell me this is a local decision made by the top u.s. commander on the ground, general john nicholson. i'm told he took the decision on his own. the bomb was moved january. 21,000 pounds of a blast radius of 1 mile. you can see the video really from the pentagon why they call it the mother of all bombs. when the air force tested this weapon in 2003 at the start of the iraq war, the boom from the explosion reached 10,000 feet into the air. until yesterday, it was never used in combat. today, afghan officials say 36 isis fighters were killed in yesterday's strike. this is an isolated part of afghanistan, a mountainous region on the border of pakistan were isis fighters can move back and forth fr

the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center located in the county where tubman was born. next, the opening ceremony of the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center. we hear from state and local officialsn commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian and civil war spy, harriet tubman. this is an hour. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> yes, my name is d dr. adjoa tano and it is a pleasure for me to be here to open up today's great occasion with a lie

we re engines, even rescue helicopters were sent to the scene as the injured began to emerge from underground. and as they came, officials that they had been targeted deliberately. within hours a second home made device was discovered at another station and made safe. the entire metro system has now been closed. vladimir putin was insane to be displayed today meeting the president of belarus. he described what has happened is a tragedy. as to what is behind it, and official terrorism investigation has been opened but mr putin said all options are being considered. translation: the investigation will show the cause of this but all explanations are always looked into including an accident or criminal causes and above all terrorism. the investigation will soon provide a nswe i’s investigation will soon provide a nswers to investigation will soon provide answers to what has happened. investigation will soon provide answers to what has happenedm investigation will soon provide answers to what has happened. it is i'iow answers to what has happened. it is now 18 months since president putin authorised air strikes in syria, an o

the store, that north korea will conduct an underground nuclear test. it comes during an escalating standoff between kim's regime and the white house. today, a top north korean official tells the associated press the trump administration is "more vicious and more aggressive" than its predecessor. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "trump is always using aggressive words," he says, singling out the president's tweets. "it is the u.s. that is threatening us." >> ooifr i've had meetings on north korea. he's acting very, very badly. i will tell you. he's acting very badly. >> reporter: president trump has often tweeted about the, quote, "menace of north korea." "north korea is looking for trouble," he wrote. "they have been playing the united states for years." he has promised to, quote, "solve the problem." yesterday, when the u.s. dropped the mother of all bombs on isis caves in afghanistan, the president was asked if it was a message to north korea as well. >> i don't know if this sends a message. it doesn't make any difference if it does or not. north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: the u.s. now sending the aircraft carrier

the city's underground system. three people were also arrested in the early morning raid. officials similar to those used in monday's attack. the blast killed ia people, including the main suspect. british prime minister theresa may has met with the president of the european council to discuss the start of brexit negotiations. the meeting in london comes a week after theresa may officially triggered the process to take britain out of the european union. the two leaders agreed to seek lower tensions in the upcoming talks, according to an eu official. may also vowed to seek the best dealfor the british enclave of gibraltar. now, if there is one man, above all others, who earns his money in washington, it is surely white house press secretary, sean spicer. every day, the press corps are spoiling for a fight and, every day, he comes out swinging. and not only does he have to make sure the president's message is getting across, he has to make everyone feel good. it is truly... the nominal. the nominal. courtesy of the late show. you know you have made it when you are getting that sort of

official says the status of the north korean underground nuclear test program as of tonight still remainshanged and they say the regime could conduct a test at any time, talking about a nuclear test. again, a failed missile launch that we now know has just taken place in north korea. meantime, we were there less than 24 hours ago during this massive military parade that included two canisters that you're watching on your screen. these canisters are big enough to hold intercontinental ballistic missiles. that's the type of missile capable of reaching the united states. now this is the first time pyongyang has ever shown off canisters this size. and we could just be looking at empty shelves, we just don't know. l let's talk about this with the former lieutenant governor of north carolina, a republican. charles, to you first. you wrote a column this week in which you say trump is full of pride, absent of historical and geopolitical perspective. this is the worst possible situation. the man who could bring us into military engagement is woefully deficient in engagement so, charles, when you h

korea's second-most senior official saying donald trump is creating a war situation and north korea is prepared for "all-out war" including a "nuclear attack." so far, the underground nuclear tests that some analysts anticipated to coincide with the celebration have not happened but u.s. officials confirmed that hours after that parade north korea did attempt to launch a ballistic missile but it failed exploding immediately after launch. yet the trouble is not over. some of the reclusive nations newest weapons were on display in the parade. cannisters large enough to hold what may be a new type of intercontininter continental battistic missile. the north koreas are trying to develop missiles that will reach the u.s. and have weapons that could threaten japan and south korea. a hardened bunker. serious stuff. >> yes, ma'am. this is your third set of blast doors here. >> just a few dozen mile from the dmz, the most militarized border in the world. we had a rare visit deep inside the u.s.'s osan air base, one of the first lines of defense against north korea. here, u.s. fighter jets take off to patrol the skies above and we saw up close patriot batteries, a missile de

the size of nine city blocks. it was struck in what military officials say is a network of underground tunnels held by isis fighters. you see the huge plume of smoke rising after the bomb detonates. a 22,000 pound bomb is the largest bomb used by the u.s. since world war ii. now back to you. >>> a firestorm is brewing over >>> a firestorm is brewing over a contestant being transgender against his world. >> it's being called to one of the worst things to ever happen on reality tv. >> there's deception these guys don't ever understand. >> outing a fellow competitor as transgender in front of the entire cast, cameras rolling. >> why haven't you told anybody you are transgender. >> the tribe reacting in outrage. >> the real estate broker fought to stay on the island, and smith an asset manager first reacting in stunned silence and then explaining why he chose not to share his gender identity with the group. >> i didn't want to be the trans >> i didn't want to be the trans survivor player, i zach. >>> and some people were trapped on a roller coaster. it stalled at 75 feet in the air, and one rider described what happene

the 172 pg and e wants to cut down. city officials reached a deal as part of the project to improve first responder as access to underground gas transmission lines in the event of emergencies. >> their list was 1,000 trees, and we were age to work to lower that to just 272, although that still remains a big number. >> reporter: a big number that is not acceptable to dawson. >> i wish they would have involved the public with that process. because when that deal was announced at the city council meeting, it was signed, and now they call it a done deal. >> reporter: dawson says he started this petition saturday, and has received more than 500 supporters so far. people who frequent the trail questioned the necessity of cutting down trees. >> i doubt that it's 100% necessary, for sure. >> reporter: pg and e says public safety is paramount. >> the analogy i like to use, is it's the same principal behind why you can't park your car in front of a fire hydrant. the same principal as to why you can't have trees, shrubs or other objects over a transmission line. it prevents emergency responders from having the quick access they need

the 59 cruise missiles fired into syria. talking and listening to u.s. officials, it's clear this is a warning to isis in the region and also to north korea, iran and countries with deep underground operations of nuclear programs. this is the type of weapon if the youth chose to strike against north korea or their nuclear program, this is the type of weapon they would use. this is the beginning of tackling isis in afghanistan. what happens next is a little unclear. if the u.s. is going to significantly put bigger and stronger and more powerful pressure on isis and the taliban, they are the insurgent group in afghanistan. it may take more u.s. troops. it's not yet clear what the trump administration will do. liz: president trump repeatedly down played isis and claimed we were winning the war on terror. >> they do not threaten our national existence. isil is on the defensive. our 66-member coalition including arab partners is on the offensive. >> there are fewer isil fighters on the battlefield in syria and iraq, and those who are here are finding it harder to recruit and replenish their ranks. liz: he admitted to cnn he did not fully understand the scope of isis networks. there we

the vibrant attitude. >>> scary moments in boston when an underground cable caught fire sending several manhole covers in the air. two fires broke out near the government center. fire officialsmanholes were smoldering when they arrived. nobody was injured and power was restored. >>> we're hearing from the young survivors from a fatal pool poisoning in michigan. brian douglass watts died from deadly carbon monoxide coming from a broken pool heater. 14 kids were swimming when they started to get sick. 6 were found unconscious around the pool. one passed out upstairs. one survivor recalls what happened. >> some of them when they fell and passed out. he had a bruise on his head. >> six of the victims are in the hospital. authorities say the carbon monoxide level was 16 times the safe exposure limit. >> 6:16. dawn of a new era. a philadelphia native leaves south carolina women's basketball to their first national title. >> reporter: cool this morning, outlying suburbs in the upper 30s, perhaps a hoodie on the way in lighter jacket works on the way out. i'll have the 12-hour forecast next. >> reporter: twitter looking different. got rid of egg avatars which became a symbol of onli

the u.s. to track his nuclear weapons. >> that means they could disburse them, and most likely underground. that means the u.s. can't be assured of taking out all of their weapons. >> reporter: officialsim jong un has been more aggressive with nuke cler aclean the past year and a half than he ever has ever been. they say with each test, they get closer to producing a more powerful nuclear bombs. >> they could break into more thermal nuclear weapons if they continue to test. temperature would give them to make a much larger explosion and miniaturize their warheads better. >> reporter: experts believe kim already has the ability to test a nuclear warhead 16 times for powerful than the bomb dropped on high pressure. >> i believe kim jong un is even more dangerous than he appears and the reason is that i don't think his regime is stable and that means kim jong un could have a much lower threshold of risk than we think. it means he could do something that could surprise us because from his perspective, he may think he has little to lose. >> reporter: analysts say if kim jong un conducts another nuclear test in the coming days or weeks, it will mean china likely was not able to use its infl

the 272 pg&e wants to cut down. city officials reached an agreement earlier this month as part of the utilities project to improve first responders access to undergroundsion lines in the event of emergencies and protect pipelines from damage. >> when pg&e first approached the city, their list was a thousand trees. and we were able to work with the utility to lower that to just 272, although that still remains a big number. >> a big number that is not acceptable to dawson. >> i wish they would have involved the public with that process. because when that deal was announced at the city council meeting, it was signed and now they call it a done deal. >> dawson says he started this online petition saturday and has received more than 500 supporters so far. people who frequent the trail question the necessity of cutting down trees. >> i doubt that is 100% necessary for sure. >> reporter: fg and e -- pg&e says public safety is paramount. >> it's the same principle why you couldn't park behind a fire hydrant, the same principle as why you can't have trees, shrubs on top of a gas transmission line. it prevents emergency responders to have the quick access they

the u.s. and north korea are running high and two u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news that north korea could conduct another underground nuclear testt any time with no real warning, now a new complication. a former university professor, a u.s. citizen, was detained in pyongyang on what many observers suspect are false charges, perhaps to give north korea lerchl over the trump administration. it is unclear exactly what happened to the professor since the u.s. has no diplomatic ties with pyongyang. information is coming in via the swedish embassy, and local media reports. we begin with kellie kobaya in seoul, south korea. >> reporter: tonight with the uss carl vinson headed to the korean peninsula, another american is in custody in pyongyang. the associated press identifies him as tony kim. in his 50s, a former professor doing aid work in north korea for a month. arrested at pyongyang airport as he was leaving the country. the third american now held by the secretive regime. ohio college student otto warnbier is serving 15 years for trying to take a propaganda banner as a souvenir. and korean businessman serving ten years, accused of

the only hot spot for president trump right now. u.s. officials believe north korea's getting ready to conduct an underground nuclear test as early as tomorrow. >> north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: how? perhaps by presidential praise for and pressure on china. and leader xi jingping. >> i like and respect president xi. a terrific person. spent a lot of time together in florida. he's a terrific man. we'll see how it goes. >> reporter: underscoring the complexity of the fight against terror, news of a deadly friendly fire incident in syria. the pentagon says a coalition air strike mistakenly hit 18 allied fighters, killing them. the military is now trying to fig your oure out what went wro. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news the u.s. is also prepared to launch a preemptive strike against north korea, if the north moves forward with a nuclear weapons test. and the regime has warned that a big event is near. nbc's kelly cobiella has the latest on that. kelly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. and the next 24 hours are really crucial. tomorrow is the bi

the explosion. we have nine confirmed dead at an explosion in an underground train station in st. petersburg. new pictures are coming in from the scene. president vladimir putin says officialsre investigating all possible causes, including terrorism. the white house says president trump was briefed on the situation as kristen just confirmed. the former u.s. ambassador to russia, said the blast looks like it could be a terrorist attack. >> the reports i'm seeing from independent news reporting out of st. petersburg and eyewitnesss there, is there were two explosions and one bomb. they saw someone else nearby. so it looks like terrorism. it most certainly looks like a terrorist act. on the eve, by the way, of a summit meetinghat is supposed to take place in st. petersburg between the president of russia and the president in belarus today. >> and it does seem that the second explosion, the second bomb didn't detonate. joining me from moscow now is carlo angle. we are hearing one bomb detonated and the other one didn't? is that what you have? >> reporter: yes. the state officials here in russia are being told nine people were kill in the blast earlier today. that number is down

the power to reality new communist underground. and part of that revolution was to attack their own communist officials who had been corrupt. they were showing, we really, really stand with the peasantry. and we have the power to make it stick. so i think that is one thing that mao also learned from clausewitz. i think he learned to something else, something more important something people have not quite , understood. in ade mao read clausewitz certain way. what he also sought in clausewitz was the essential importance of political unity and political strength and having the military under the control of the political top. and it was. that is what i think, in the 1940's, he conducted the famous rectification campaign. sort of the stalinist birch -- purge, created the party of iron discipline, utterly able to enforce its will. it is also why mao became a politician and made sure he used the party to make sure when they -- china had been so divided, there was one central political control over all of these armed forces. so the most important thing he learned from clausewitz was the enormous significance of the political. and t

it penetrates into underground caverns and tunnels and that is exactly but the pentagon and afghan officialstalking to our stain this area was used by isis to attack both u.s. and afghan forces in the area. it is a series of tunnels much like what you heard back in 2001 that osama bin laden was using as his base of operation there. this is a really cavernous area. it was used specifically there because of these tunnels into these caves. it's very different than what we saw used in syria. they are there to pinpoint it. it has has a 1 mile blast radius. they could hear it from miles and miles away. and feel it from miles away. it was a really big blast. it was targeted to take out the entire cave system not just a specific area. they are saying that we know to have a significant isis presence there. it really is up in the mountains and a lot of caves and a lot of bunkers. trish: it's moving down towards the lows of the session. we are lower amid news that we had dropped the mother of all bombs on afghanistan. talking to traders who are filling him in. what are they thinking here. it's a very d

the public stage. u.s. military officials say they continue to watch north korea all the time, trying to figure out if there might be more missile tests or even an underground nuclear test, but the u.s. military not getting into the politics of all of this. they are adamant that this mission in afghanistan and the video really spells it out, was all about hitting an isis complex of tunnels and bunkers in this remote mountain valley in eastern afghanistan. earlier today, the u.s. commander in afghanistan made the point that he didn't see it when he ordered it as being anything influenced by what he called outside events. have a listen to a little bit more of what general john nicholson had to say about this mission. >> we had persistent surveillance over the area before, during, and after the operation, and now we have afghan and u.s. forces on the site and see no evidence of civilian casualties, nor have there been any reports of civilian casualties. >> reporter: so, general nicholson taking a moment there at that press conference to send a message to the afghan people that this mission went as planned. back at the white house, president trump yesterday was

the st petersburg metro. another 50 have been injured, according to russia's national anti—terrorist committee, which also said a second device had been found and made safe. officials said there was a single blast between two undergroundrains in st petersburg, where the metro system remains shut down. president vladimir putin, who was in st petersburg for a meeting with the leader of belarus, said the cause of the blast was unclear, but the russian prime minister dymitry medvedyev has now claimed it was a terror attack. richard galpin reports. in the immediate aftermath, passengers turned to the dead and injured who have been laid out on the station platform. while others mill around the scene, smoke from the blast hanging above them. it's reported the explosion happened as the train was travelling between two stations. and this is the damage it caused at 2:40pm local time this afternoon, once again, people trying to do what they can to help. this is the first incident of its kind on the first incident of its kind on the metro system of russia' second city, saint petersburg. and it happened as president vladimir putin was in the city, holding a meeting with the leader of belarus. translation: i want to express my sinc

look at those satellite images the intelligence community believe it is possible that underground test could happen on saturday. here at the white house administration officials are pushing back that a story potential sanctions, very specific sanctions could be in the pipeline as it relates to north korea. instead they're telling me, one white house official telling me all options are on the table as it relates to sanctions. this white house official saying, i'm quoting here, we're exploring a new range ever diplomatic, security and economic measures in response to the north korean regime's continued prove visions, end -- provocations. a white house official telling me the era of strategic patience with north korea is over. charles? charles: thank you, blake. warning that north korea could fire sarin-loaded missiles. lieutenant colonel tony shaffer, what actions could be taken now. >> thanks for having me. charles: feel like something ominous is going to happen. all sides feel it. it is in the area. what should we do and how preemptive should we be? >> this is a great question. this is an issue i've been working a part of since the early '90s. it is no small

along the afghan-pakistan border took out three underground fortified tunnels that isis or daesh had been using to stage attacks storing ammunition and weapons along the way according to of a fan officialstranslator: there were isis bases over there. they had activities there. last night's bomb was really huge. when it was dropped, it was shaking everywhere >> reporter: 36 isis fighters were killed, afghan officials were killed but no civilians were killed. >> let me be clear. we'll not relent in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017 >> reporter:s military defending the decision to deploy the most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the u.s. arsenal dubbed the mother of all bombs. >> this was the right weapon against the right target. >> reporter: a u.s. air force spokesperson tells cnn each bomb cost about $170,000 because it's built inhouse and created from parts of existing systems. >> it's constrained. there's no civilian collateral damage. it will collapse tunnels and explode the ieds. >> reporter: and there's also some payoff in flaunting such a huge weapon which a military official tells cnn can destroy nine city blocks. it could also rattle isis o

korea's second-most senior official saying donald trump is creating a war situation and north korea is prepared for "all-out war" including a "nuclear attack." so far, the underground nuclear tests that some analysts anticipated to coincide with the celebration of north korea's most important patriotic day have not happened. but tonight, all eyes on the newest weapons in the reclusive nation's arsenal. canisters large enough to hold what may be a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile and for the first time up close, missiles. the north korean are trying to develop missiles that could reach the u.s. and already have weapons that could reach yap japan and south korea. so this is serious stuff. >> yes, ma'am. this is your third set of blast doors here. >> reporter: just a few dozen miles from the dmz, the most militarized border in the world, we had a rare visit deep inside the u.s.'s osan air base, one of the first lines of defense against north korea. here, u.s. fighter jets take off to patrol the skies above and we saw up close patriot batteries, a missile defense system guarding against an attack from north korea. >> basically what a patriot does is it de

underground nuclear test by north korea. and there are signs it could happen very soon. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. military officials tell nbc news china's military nationwide is on heightened alert. the clearest sign china with the best intelligence about its reclusive neighbor expects north korea to take a dramatic step. its first nuclear test with donald trump as president. off the coast, u.s. and south korea fighter pilots fly joint exercises as intelligence and military officials tell nbc news there are signs of preparation for a nuclear test. north korean propaganda today calling the u.s. excises mad cap american nuclear war maneuvers. defense secretary mattis in israel today discounting their threats. >> i would just take their words at the same value as we learned not to trust them. >> reporter: president trump putting more pressure on china to restrain north korea tweeting china is very much the economic lifeline to north korea, so while nothing is easy, if they want to solve the north korean problem, they will. in north koreans capital today, people were lining up to top off gas tanks expecting china to sh

underground nuclear test. satellite photos show this nuclear test site ready to go as a top official tells the associated press, the trump administration is more aggressive than it's predecessor as iser. the u.s. that is -- predecessor. president trump said north korea is acting very badly and they have been playing the united states for years. on thursday, u.s. dropped 22,000 bomb on an isis stronghold in afghanistan. >> i don't know if this sent a message. it doesn't make a difference if it does or not. north korea is a problem, it will be taken care of. >> reporter: north korea threatening we will go to war, if they choose. china is warning of gathering storm clouds, we urge all parties to refrain from inadam tear statements or deeds. -- inflammatory statements or deeds. >> the list of visitors who come to the white house will be kept secrets. visitor logs were made public during the obama discipline strayings, judicial watch said the new he secrecy policy undermines the rule of law and suggests the white house doesn't want to be accountable to the american people. >>> philadelphia's fire marshal investigat