president trump tweeted "iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me." stephanie ramos joining us with the latest. >> president trump tweeting this morning how tough his administration is going to be on them and that started today. >> today, imposing new sanctions. after iran tested a ballistic missile. >> nothing's -- president trump: nothing is off the table. >> the president tweeting iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. iran is not backing down. they admit they conduct admissible test but also say it was not in violation of either united nations resolutions or iran's nuclear deal with world powers. lawmakers are on board with sanction against iran but not for an executive order. >> i would support the idea of new sanctions. >> trump also thanking australian leader for "telling the truth about our very civil conversation that fake news media lied about." the day before, trump was brushing off the controversy that is restrain. a

tweeting got him elected. period. but here's what donald trump said. trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. nt trump was to them. not me. jonas, to that point, the obama administration did nothing about these ballistic missile tests. period. instead piles of cash to iran used to fund terrorism around the globe whether it's the assad regime. >> well, this country has been under sanctions since 1979 and on. i don't know why you want to describe that as kind. that all said, you know, you were talking to former ambassador john bolton very recently i believe and as he always said, sanctions don't work by themselves. they might get you to the negotiating table. but all they're going to do is govern a country. if you want to stop nuclear proliferation, that is a whole 'nother ball of wax that isn't going to be solved by tariffs and banning stuff. that is going to require a serious harder stance with a threat of nuclear attack. unfortunately, when we first had our first nuclear weapon, we shouldn't let anybody get nuclear weapons. we should have drawn the line then. then russia got it soon thereafte

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early this sunday, president trump tweeted, iran is playing with fire. they don't realize how kind president obama was with them, not me. >> this administration is going to be pass -- not going to be passive. >> reporter: iran's foreign minister responded to say his country is unmoved by u.s. threats. the president also plans to sign two new executive orders meant to roll back wall street regulations. one of the orders repeals an obama administration directive that cracks down on payments planners. the other directs the treasury secretary to revise ways way for the dodge act. that is meant to prevent another banking collapse, like the one in 2008. democrats say dod frank protects consumers. the president says it hurts business. >> frankly, i have so many people, friends of mine, that have nice businesses. they can't borrow money. >> they came up with a discussion with business leaders from around the world. elan musk said he planned to tell the president that his travel ban on citizens citizens from several muslim cities is bad for business. musk isn't a

trump administration issued new sanction as begins certain iranian individuals and businesses involve in the country's missle program. the news follows a ballistics missiles test iran conduct this past sunday. early this morning president trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. >> this administration is not going to be passive about what they perceive and what is rightly a very aggressive iran >> reporter: iran's foreign minister responded to say his country is unmoved by u.s. threats. the president also plans to sign two new executive order, meant to roll role back wall street regulations. one of the order repeals an obama administration directive that cracked down on payments and hidden fees from financial planners. the other directs the treasury secretary to find ways to revise the the dod-frank act member to prevent another banking collapse like the one in 2008. democrats say dod-frank protects consumers, the president says it hurts business. >> frankly i have so many people, friend of mine that had nice business that is cannot bureau money. >> reporter: another of the president trump's executive order came up during a discussion with business leaders from arou

president trump imposed new sanctions on iran. donald trump tweeted, iran is playing with fire.hey don't understand how kinder president obama was, not me. charles: there was a point late in president obama's term where i don't think we had any battle ships out at sea. now we have the cole in yemen. we are starting to take action. but how much more will we have to take to take them seriously. >> we have had many, many years appeasement from president obama towards tehran. and we have a refreshing new approach which is one of strength and resolve. the world's big zwreft state sponsor of international terrorism. it's no longer business as usual. we are also seeing more generally far tougher language being used against the mullahs in tef ran. it poses a long-term threat to the united states and the allies in the region. the iran talk in jar deal i think has been a disaster. charles: christopher, you are an iraq vet. you know what we from taught for and how much blood and fortune has been lost over there. how do you make of how weave squandered it all. it's sad to say, but i believe

increases treasure on t e r a n: this morning, president trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. they won't appreciate how kind president obama was. not me. he's saying he's unmoved by the threat. >>> now that president trump is in office. what will that main for space exploration. >> many people are hoping could mean more dollars for nasa. gary mcgrady is live with more. gary? >> reporter: where are better place toc about space travel. for the first repairs we went to the moon obviously. if you're at the space museum, this didn't make it to the moon obviously, but it was a working left-hand and so this was definitely used and again, it's the first thing you see when you come into the museum down here. now, the big question is we're dealing with are we headed back to the moon? i'll tell you, it's more and more likely a trip to the asteroid belt, there's been talk of that. that does not look very good. but the ultimate goal here without a doubt is getting to mars. it's not your grandfather's moon and if the folks we talked today here in the museum are indication, it looks like a l

trump administration punishing iran for testing a ballistic missile last weekend, president trump tweeting, iran is playing with fire. the iranian foreign minister pushed back saying iran is unmoved by threats as we derive security from our people. we'll never initiate war. iran retaliated with its own sanctions barring american wrestlers from the freestyle world cup later this month. president trump issued an executive action. it likely includes scale back the dodd frank law passed after the financial crisis. president trump campaigned this is critical of wall street but has surrounded himself by some of the biggest names at his cab nept and today's signing revent. mr. trump headed to florida where he'll be spending super bowl weekend at his mar-a-lago estate. >>> a fed roll judge in wagg state issued -- only 100 people were inconvenienced by the executive order or travel ban. but today we got some different numbers. state department now says that nearly 60,000 foreign travelers have had their visas canceled since that order was issued last friday. they were all citizens from the seven pr

president trump today announced his first sanctions against iran over its ballistic missile test on sunday. the new president has been a long—time critic of his predecessor's policy on iran. trump tweetedt iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how "kind" president obama was to them. not me! the us national security advisor said the administration was putting iran on notice, and then the treasury department announced sanctions against thirteen people and a dozen "entities". iran's foreign minister responded, also on twitter, saying "iran unmoved by threats as we derive security from our people. we will never initiate war, but we can only reply on our own means of defence." so how serious a moment is this? i'm joined by our diplomatic editor. is this a harbinger of much worse to come like a handbrake turn on iran policy? in a sense it is unfinished business from the last months of the obama administration, these missiles, over 1000 mile range, not very accurate, the general view of intelligence experts is that they are being tested as nuclear delivery systems, that is counter to united nations agreements. another problem is that some people connected with these, the firing of

. >> president donald trump tweeted "iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me." iran's supreme leader says "trump says be scared. no. iranians will respond with rallies and show their position towards threats." the anniversary of the 1979 revolution. >> ayatollah ali khamenei has always banked on -- he will continue. the question is how can president trump distinguish between the bad policies of the iranian regime. >> there are reports the white house is considering lit labeling the revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organization. they trump administration is also considering elliott abrams, former middle east advisor to president george w. bush, as the top deputy to second rex tillerson as the state department. while some republicans claim elliott foreign policy views are pure opposed to the residents, they are aligned on the iran nuclear deal. abrams wrote this summer in the jerusalem post "we have strengthened the root seem -- merging with money." this agreement will be more and more widely

trump. today iran's revolutionary guard aerospace unit tested its missile radar and cyberwarfare systems along with its command and control centers a day after the trump administration -- on those above the ballistic missile tests. president trump tweetedis playing with fire. u.s. defense secretary james mattis said today iran's conduct and behavior will have to be addressed adding that the country is the quote single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. still secretary mattis said the recent tension with iran doesn't warrant an increase in the number of u.s. forces in the middle east. u.s. officials have indicated that more actions. the fire rhetoric wasn't only coming from iranian officials. iran's senior cleric called the u.s. a country of wolves. >> they're living in a world of wounds, such as the arrogant government of america. >> his followers went on to chance death to america. iran's foreign minister said his country will never initiate war or use its weapons on anyone except in self-defense but clearly all of this is a concern for u.s. officials and officials here in israel who are keeping a close eye on these latest developments. julie: john huddy think you. the u.s. announcing sanctions that the recent missile --

trump administration issued new sanctions today on iran. and the move comes after the ballistic missiles test this past sunday. president trump tweeted, iran is playing with fire. they don't pr president obama was to them, not me. >>> this administration is not going to be passive about what they perceive and what is rightly a very aggressive lot. >> iran's foreign minister responded by saying his country is unmoved by u.s. threats. president trump also signed executive orders to roll back regulations on wall street. one of them, the dodge act was designed to prevent another banking collapse like the one in 2008. >>> a trial date set today. ordered to stand trial. their 10-year-old son and their housekeeper, vera fig row a. once it does start, prosecutors say the trial could last up to six weeks. >>> first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt is out on the weather terrace. and top, sounds like sunday, though, is going to be a little milder. >> sunday looks pretty good. the fact that you want to get out and those wings that even being. you can do it. let's talk temperatures. big warmup is on the way. 42 tomorrow. that's going to be

president trump tweeting "iran is playing with fire. don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. me" 20 minutes later the iran foreign minister tweets, "iran unmoved by threats as we drive security from our people will never initiate war but we can only rely on our own means of defense, then we will all know mike never use our weapons against anyone -- let's see if anyone who complains to make this statement makes him statement." >> president trump is in the infancy of his administration, important for him to set the tone particularly in regards to iran. anyone that thought that iran was going to temper their behavior because of the iran deal has been completely dispelled by the provocations we have seen, as he spelled out earlier in the show, this most recent testing of a ballistic missile. not to mention the fact that two weeks after implementation date of the deal we saw, iranians put sailors on their knees and shoot it for propaganda purposes. how did the united states responded to that? we responded by a $1.7 billion ran

david, trump tweeted "iran is playing with fire.hey don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me." he's escalating this. look, they fired the ballistic missile this week, okay? they did that. >> right. >> but he has escalated it up since then. smart strategy? >> well, depends on what you think a smart strategy is. if you think tearing up the iran nuclear accord is ultimately your goal, putting the relationship on a new foundation, you might say this is smart strategy. in terms of keeping the temperature down and trying to get along with iran and seeing if they can't keep the nuclear deal together, this is only -- escalation draws escalation, as we're seeing from the iranians. i think it goes to a larger point, and that is there is a big story in "the new york times" today and others who are saying he's moderating his foreign policy on iran, on israel, you know, and on the russians. if you listen to what he says, trump himself is saying things that are much more belligerent than what some of his advisers are now sayi

a few moments ago president trump tweeted iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them, not me. iran has responded warning the u.s. not to make empty threats. that was a response yesterday. iran's top advisor says the country plans to continue missile testing in violation of a united nations order. >>> now to a developing story where protesters are after another right wing speaker from a college campus, this time nyu. >> now, this happened last night. nyu demonstrators faced off with police officers just off campus there. the republicans invited mcginnis to speak but someone pepper sprayed him on his way in to the event and the event ended early. counter protesters say the school should not stand up for bigotry and racism. he's a conservative actor and a comedian. he is also the cofounder of vice media. >>> maryland court case involving the first lady is being tossed out. it was a libel lawsuit filed by melania trump over an article that contained insinuations that she worked as an escort. >>> the ceo of uber won

president trump tweeting "iran has been formally put on notice for firing ballistic missile. should have been thankful for the terrible deal the u.s. made with them. iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the u.s. came along and gave it a lifeline in the form of the iran deal. $150 billion." let's bring in our panel. mollie hemingway, senior editor at the federalist and charles lane. chris, your thoughts. >> when we think about what an eventful couple of weeks this has been, you could argue nothing is more eventful than the moment we have reached now where one of the central threats to the world stability and world order in iran, we are having a fight over a nuclear program. this gets hot, this gets dangerous very fast and i think washington has snapped its head around to notice this event is taking place and this is really happening early in the administration. >> bret: senator graham from south carolina said iran will be and is testing the new president trump. it is the 3:00 a.m. call we heard about four years ago, perhaps. your sense. >> in some ways, this is

met by changes on the international, challenges on the international scene as president trump tweeted about iran and seemed to australia. tillerson been also have to handle deteriorating relations with mexico just five days after the mexican president canceled a visit to washington. >> but most pressing might be iran. the president has tweeted iran is rapidly taking over more and more of iraq even after the u.s. has squandered $3 trillion there. that followed a warning to iran, as well. abc's martha an raddatz lar more on that. >> reporter: the security adviser came to the white house podium unexpectedly, and took no questions, but his message to iran was blunt. >> as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. >> reporter: general flynn's warning came after iran's test of yet another ballistic missile and other provocative actions including high speed approaches to u.s. warships. >> iran continues to threaten u.s. friends and allies in the region. >> reporter: while flynn blasted the obama administration for what he called an inadequate response to iran in the past, the white house did

president trump tweeted iran is rapidly taking over more and more of iraq. even after the u.s.d $3 trillion there. blasted atrump has potential 1000 refugee resettlement deal with australia. he tweeted to believe it, the obama administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from australia, why? i will study this dumb deal. the washington post reported malcolmmp paraded turnbull over the deal and ended their phone call on january 28. the post cited unidentified u.s. officials who were briefed about the conversation. the bill to take the u.k. out of the european union has passed wasfirst tiff in parliament lawmakers agreeing to allow the prime interest or two start negotiations by the end of march. the comments by theresa may. lawmakers warned the approval should not be mistaken for unconditional support to negotiate freely. the government will publish an outline of its exit plan today. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . asian markets react

tweet from mr. trump. jeff zeleny live from the white house. >>> now to clarissa ward live in london with iran's response to president trump's latest tweet. >> reporter: hi, carol. we heard from iran's foreign minister who has spoken out against the rhetoric we've heard coming from the trump white house. he said we will never use our weapons against anyone except in self-defense. he said iran unmoved by threats as we derive security from our peop people. we will never initiate war but rely on our own defense. iran emphasizing this missile test which precipitated all of this was specifically intended for defensive purposes. it's important to note to our viewers that the missile test is not in contravention of the iran nuclear agreement. we have heard some, also, rather more bellicose bluster from an adviser to the iranian supreme leader. he warned president trump not to, quote, make a toy out of himself with his, quote, breathless ranting and called nsa director general flynn an inexperienced person who has made an illogical claim, referring there to general flynn's comment earlier this week that iran has be

trump administration now plans to impose sanctions against iran as early as tomorrow, some 8 iranian entities were to be designated for terrorism related activity, and 17 for ballistic missile activity, president trump tweeted that iran has been put on notice for firing a ballistic missile. -- iran was ons had last leg and ready to collapse until u.s. came along and gave it a lifeline in the form of the iran deal, $150 billion. and iran has tested a cruise missile, that is capable of caring nuclear weapons, following, ra iran test firing a medium rink range ballistic missile sunday. >> we had one instance in australia, i have a lot of respect for australia, we have a problem for whatever reason, president obama said they would take probably well over a thousand illegal immigrants who were in prisons, they were going to bring them into this country, i just said why. lou: kellyanne conway addressed one of those leaks concerning the call with australia prime minister, came from the state department. >> this is the practice for us, we are the ones not leaking, you saw with earlier reports, you see it here, you are a little bit hamstrung when you are upholding the law or frankly upholding a gentleman's agreement

iran is really testing the white house resolve on this. >> no question about that. and here's how president trump responded. tweeting iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was with them. not me. now the thing that complicates this, is that yes, general mattis called them sort of the greatest foe or existential threat to the united states. but in his confirmation hearings, he also was on a different page than the president, saying he does not believe that we should tear up the iranian nuclear agreement. something that house speaker paul ryan echoed yesterday as well. this is what it is, what can the administration do as it advances in dealing with iran? >> yeah. and just the kind of the european perspective, they're on the same page. but they're also saying as well that what iran did with those ballistic missile tests, it may not have broken the nuclear agreement. but it's, but it's negative because it sort of draining away any goodwill that there might be in the white house. draining away any credibility that tehran might have you know, as it begins to talk, in whichever way it do

president trump tweeting that iran is playing with fire. today, u.s. secretary of defense james mattis said that iran's conduct in this behavior will have to be addressed, adding that the country is the single business state sponsor of terrorism in the world. having said that, secretary mattis said that the recent tension with iran doesn't increase the number of u.s. forces in that you middle east. iran said their country would never use their missiles against another lesson was in self-defense. other iranian leaders have been much more provocative. in fact the senior iranian cleric told his followers, that "our missile drills are show of might. we are living in a world of wolves such as the area arrogant government of america" his followers followers went on chanting death to america. obviously here in israel, officials are keeping a close eye on what is happening as well. >> john, thank you so much. we'll be doing a deeper dive into u.s. iranian relations when international security expert joins us later in the show. >> two weeks into the presidency

they target 13 feeble and a dozen the trump administration maintains none are the iran nuclear deal. president trump tweeted they're playing with fire they won't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. here is jordan staff writer for the hill. some people would say whoa it's long overdue but at the same time, what do you believe, the fall-out can be >> they want the take a tougher approach on iran but if you look at the penalties they're narrow. these aren't broad sanctions against iran, they're not reimposing penalties lifted under the iran deal, i think we're going to have to wait and see whether the trump administration will back off its tough talk with tougher action >> seems to be like a pretty scary game of chicken with both sides kind of going back and forth he these sanctions have been in play for months. these are things that are starting to be keyed up under the obama administration. and basically what the trump administration did was looked at a bench of options. ok, these are ready to go and used a missile test as a reason to put them in place. again, i think they want to take a

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again, a day after the trump administration imposed sanctions on iran because of the ballistic missile test that was carried out on sunday. president trump tweeted friday that iran is playing with fire. today, u.s. defense secretary james mattis said that iran's contact will have to be addressed. u.s. u.s. officials have indicated that more actions could follow. we don't have specifics. we are waiting on that. the secretary also said that iran is the single biggest state-sponsored terrorism in the world. still, he said that despite the recent tension with iran it doesn't warrant an increase in the u.s. forces in the middle east. iran's foreign minister is trying to put a more diplomatic face on this, saying that his country will never initiate a war or use its weapons against anyone unless it is in self-defense. other iranian leaders are taking a more proactive tone. in in fact, the senior iran he clerk told his followers yesterday "our missile missile drills are show of my. we are living in a world of wolves such as america and his followers, thousands of it chanted it in unison, death to america. >> that is disturbing. thank you for that repor

just this morning, president trump tweeted quote, iran is playing with fire.hey don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them, not me. earlier today, i spoke with speaker of the house, paul ryan, for an interview that is set to their sunday on "meet the press." we began our conversations talking about the new sanctions. here's an excerpt. iran sanctions, new executive orders signed, there is wide support in congress for more sanctions on iran. that is clear. let me ask you this though, would you like to see beginnings of trying to get out of there? >> well, a lot of that too faces too. i never supported the deal in the first place. i thought it was a huge mistake. the multilateral sanctions are done. >> done meaning, you're not going -- >> yeah, i don't think you're going to go back and reconstitute them all by lateral sanctions. >> should we try though? >> i don't think -- i think we should expend our effort where it can pay off the most. that's why it does make a lot of sense. so i think the key is to rigorously enforce this deal, but also remember,

iran is officially on notice. this morning president trump has tweeted this. been formally put on notice for firing a ballistic missile. should have been thank you for the terrible deal the u.s. made with them. well, they did violate a u.n. agreement by firing a missile. isn't it time for the u.s. to say something in no uncertain terms to iran. >> well it may be but there may be better ways to say it. saying things directly to iran may be more effective than tweeting or making that announcement. and ways to give notice but not cause people to get to the brink. i'm concerned about us going to the brink and i'm concerned about peace and safety of american servicemen all over the globe. >> i think that everyone will agree with you but you're arguing for style over substance. and understood that's your opinion. >> not style over substance. style and substance can go together. i don't think you have to be a macho guy and act like you're some tv star to deal with other countries and give a strong message that we object to and your conduct. i think you can do both. >

so are there hard core people who kind of like it when trump fires off a tweet saying bad things about iran? sure there are. but there's also people who see the tweet but then they see donald trump empowering iran when he says to iraq "i'm going to take your oil" or when he says to iraq "your citizens aren't going to be able to come into the united states." that's exactly the kind of thing that lets iran expand its influence in iraq because the iranians go to the iraqis and say "see, the u.s. isn't your friend, we're your next door neighbor." and i think citizens are figuring that out. >> your son is in the armed forces. you talked about thinking him in terms of safety, do you think the president has made the country less safe? >> i think the immigration ban makes us less safe and i think many military, diplomatic, and national security leaders feel the same so just let me count the ways. when you pitch these immigration orders so we're discriminating against people from certain countries and, frankly, certain religions, it's an effort to do a muslim ban, you play exactly into isis' theme t

we'll talk about donald trump's latest tweets on iran and arnold schwarzenegger because, why not? join us for super bowl pregame minus the beer, top of the hour on shepherd smith reporting. we'll see you then from houston. >> sandra: a federal judge denying a request by attorneys for accused mexican drug lord el chapo guzman who said prison restrictions are too tough for their client. making an appearance in court today. guzman's lawyers say he is in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. his wife can't visit and he's only allowed to call his lawyers. el chapo was arrested last year in mexico and brought to the u.s. this month. he's pleaded not guilty to charges of running a massive drug ring and orchestrating murders. all right. well, the president sitting down with business executives for a strategy and police forum at the white house today. the business man turned commander in chief campaigned on being the most corporate friendly president since reagan. now he's trying to keep his word signing an executive order today aimed at scaling back regulations. so happy to have you on set

. >> president trump also called iran tweeting the us has put iran on notice for firing a balistic missile in washington, weijia jiang, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> newly sworn in secretary of state rex tillerson addressed staff at the state department for the first time this morning. >> i know this was a hotly contested election, and we do not all feel the same way about the outcome. each of us is entitled to the expression of our political beliefs. but we cannot let our personal convictions overwhelm our ability to work as one team. >> tillerson faces contentious conversation process, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were concerned over his close ties to vladmeere putin and russia. >> sunny and blustery, the words to describe what we're in for this afternoon, a first look at the forecast for katie out on the skydeck, hey, katie? >> jim, toyed come in after we had that first little hint earlier before the show started to once again acqua net my hair, because it is very, very breezy out here. thankfully, that breeze has been tapered off since i came out here last. but, it will be one o

president trump criticizing iran in a tweet saying this, iran is rapidly taking over more and more ofq even after the u.s. has squandered $3 trillion there. houthi rebels also attacked saudi vessel this week but maybe meant for american warship. they aren't ruling out military force. fox news military analyst and retired foresaw army general jack keane says it's about time. >> we are not just going to hold them accountable, we are going to hold them accountable for their proxies and their fighters in terms of the damage that they're doing in the middle east. >> however, the trump administration decides to move forward it's all in response to a situation made possible by the obama administration. the former president bushed on nuclear weapons. heather: thank you very much, jackie. abby: team trump showing shift from obama's policy. the number one state sponsor of terrorism, deputy assistant to the president sebastian gorka, he says the new administration is not here to mess around. >> i think the message is deadly clear to our enemies and our adversaries, we don't have a national secur

and replace the sanctions come at the same time president trump accuses iran of "playing with fire" for testing a ballistic missile. in his tweet friday morning, trump also said iran doesn't "appreciate how 'kind' president obama was to them" adding "not me!" the new sanctions target individuals and companies linked to iran's ballistic missile program. iran's foreign minister says the new sanctions are illegal... and contrary to american obligations and against a united nations security council resolution. covering california. the investigation continues tonight... into a deadly officer -involved shooting that happened near squaw valley in placer county early this morning... the c-h-p says, the problem began when a deputy spotted a suspected d-u-i driver..the man was described as driving 'erratically' on highway 29.. officers say there were a couple of attempts to chase him down....and he was finally stopped with spike strips. c-h-p says they tried to negotiate but once he got out of the car and began pointing a gun at his woman passanger and other cars...they had to shoot. a mississippi man is recovering at a hospital here in

them privately at this point in time. >> rex tillerson has a great -- let's go to donald trump's tweet. >> iran put on notice for firing a ballistic missile. should have been thankful for the terrible deal the u.s. made with them! >> as we were saying, rex tillerson, as the ambassador and others have said, he has got a channel to the iranians and a lot of other arab leaders. along with the iranians. we have an opportunity to do a lot of this back channel, which we should do. >> so there seems to be some consensus, ambassador burns, at the table at least that this, you know, seemed to have been thought out and there was an interagency review. what has happened in the past few weeks and through the campaign that would lead any of us to believe that this was completely vetted, thought out, strategically trouble shot before general flynn made the statement? >> we can't know because we don't know what happened inside the administration. but, again, it happened about an hour before secretary tillerson was confirmed. the other reason to wait, maybe let him be involved in this because the state departm

trump and some of officials in iran. and i'll just review so our viewers can completely understand. so this is the first tweet that came from mr. trump this morning. he said, quote, iran is playing with fire. they don't appreciate how kind president obama was to them. not me. and then after that tweet went out, iran's foreign minister responded, saying, quote, we will never use our weapons against anyone except in self-defense. let us see if any of those who complain can make the same statement. what do you make of this, aaron? >> i think it's part of the pattern of this administration. off-the-cuff remarks, tweets, certainly not a substitute for policy, but designed to draw a reaction. and it will draw a reaction. what a president says or doesn't say on the cuff or off-the-cuff really matters. it's part of a pattern, which if not remedied or at least not better structured, could lead to some serious complications in our foreign policy. so yeah, i mean, i think we are on the verge, maybe not on the verge, that's too strong, but we could be entering an escalating cycle with respect to iran. and i don't see the

. >> and tweeting out overnight, president trump sending out a cryptic message about iran's involvement in iraq and providing insight to the report that he had a rough exchange with the australian prime minister. >> and new this half hour, walmart fires a new shot in its war against amazon. >> how the company is taking direct aim against amazon prime by offering free two-day shipping to everywhere. so which retail giant now offers the best deal for you? >>> and the celebrity baby announcement that nearly broke the bey hive is buzzing in anticipation of two new siblings for little blue ivy carter. the full story ahead in "the skinny" on this thursday -- february 2nd, groundhog day. >> it is. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and we can say good morning to you, everybody, on this thursday morning. we're going to get started on the west coast because there's been a lot of the unrest overnight. violent protests on the uc berkeley campus that forced a cancellation of a speech by a controversial editor of breitbart news. >> a small group broke away and turned violent

iran. >> major developments involving trump's pick for secretary of education betsy devos. >>> exactly, sam and laura. we have some major posturing in 140 characters going on here. president trump tweeted out that iran is playing with fire. that president obama was nice, and he would not be. iran fired back. the foreign minister saying they are unmoved by threats. they will never initiate war, but they can only rely on their own means of defense. that is a veiled message to the u.s. that they will continue testing ballistic missiles, which is in direct violation to the u.n. order. that caused the u.s. to consider sanctions. they could be imposed today. republicans and both say they approve those sanctions. now, iran also went on overnight tonight saying they are banning u.s. wrestlers from the freestyle world cup, which is taking place this month in iran. that is in retaliation to the travel ban that president trump put on. all of this is happening as germ mattis, the setting of defense, is in asia touring our partners, telling our partners that we are reassuring them we will be with them. he spoke about tphoerbg warning against a nuclear option from their own backyard in south korea.

iran on notice. maria: on notice, governor. president trump tweetedg, here is what he said in the tweet today, iran has been formally put on notice for firing ballistic missile. should have been thankful or u.s. deal. the administration's next step against the country obviously still to be determined, governor, what does that mean to you, put on notice? >> i think putting on notice that we are not going to tolerate menacing behavior and violations of un resolutions and treaties is a good thing. and frankly it's long overdue. they've been flirting with violating the nuclear treaty. they've been thumbing their nose at u.s. resolutions and they beencuddled and bullies respect toughness and they didn't respect in the obama administration. morgan: i wouldn't agree with me in setting a tone with iran. when you look at the iran deal, it's a multiparty agreement. it's not a bilateral agreement between the u.s. and iran. so what are the practical steps that you think that the president and his team can take to either can they amend the deal or what can they do

speaking of looming wars, iran says it has test-fired a new ballistic missile, and this morning president trump tweeted stern response-- "iran has iren formally put on notice for firing a ballistic missile." on notice. do you know what that means? because no one knows what that means. oncause national security adviser michael flynn said it "did not signal that the u.s. etuld take any concrete actions, whether military or diplomatic." so when we say "on notice," i think we just mean, "we noticed." ( laughter ) you know what i noticed? i noticed that trump keeps stealing from me. you see, on my old show, i put people "on notice" on my on- notice board. and this is not the first time donald trump has ripped me off, okay? i came up with the whole over- the-top tv character who's desperate to be loved, doesn't believe in facts and had a pet eagle. ( cheers and applause ) that's mine! that's mine. plus, plus, we both ran for president. only, one of us knew it was a joke. ( laughter ) so for stealing my old act, i am putting donald trump on notice! bring out the on notice board! ( cheers and applause ) here i