To the end of his regime and destruction of people. Others struck a more diplomatic stone. The United States has the capability to fuely defend itself from any attack and we will do so. And so the American People should sleep well at night. Lou kevin has the report on the administrations efforts to defuse the crisis. Reporter mr. Trump said it was his 50 order as president to renovate and modderize the nuclear arsenal. And coming on january 27th. That his defense secretary shall initiate a new Nuclear Posture review to make sure the United States is modern andro best and resilient and appropriately tailored to deter 21st century threats and reassure our allies. It is second only to russia. And north korea has 1020 war heads. And the u. S. Arsenal and more than a dozen nuclear subs and btwo bombers is aging and the problem that the pentagon plans to shore up with a invest over the next five year and a fix announced by the Obama Administration last september. There is a modernization plan for the next decade to upgrade the American Nuclear arsenal. We make extreme statements about all kinds of things. It is more concerning when you talk Nuclear Weapons. Every one of them pointing at new york city or the white house. You want to to something now . Reporter the interview with tim russert mirrors the urgency in which they think of the nuclear threat. The dprk actions are dproszly overmatched by ours and lose any arms race or conflict it nashts. Frank leap the u. S. Defense budget, we are talking about additional 54 billion. That is about ten percent. It may not sound like a big deal. White house officials will tell you this will not only help them modernize American Nuclearars nel but maintaining what we already have. Manage we need, my friend. Lou thank you very much. North koreasability to constrict miniaturized Nuclear Weapons turns out to not be new. That revelation in fact dates back to the Obama Administration. A Defense Intelligence report was leaked in april 20th. And president obama denied the content of the intelligence assessment. And joining me to discuss president obamas failure to end the crisis before it could begin Fox News Contributor ambassador john bolton. Thank you. Lou no any other reason to deny what was in american intelligence that the North Koreans had miniature war heads for the nuclear program. This is the evidence of politicalizing evidence in the Obama Administration. His approach to north korea mirrored the policy of bush and clinton. He call would strategic patience which was doing nothing. And the one reason that donald trump inherited the situation with few options to him because of obamas inaction and acts of comission including omission to allow north korea to get to this point. Lou this president as he predicted in the interview from 28 years ago, did i say 28, it was 18 years ago, that suggesting that proliferation on the part of north korea was at hand and far difficult for a president , hardly he could have imagined i suspect then, he would be the president to have to deal with it. Exactly. This is just a few years before the Bush Administration broke away from the disastrous agreement with north korea that the North Koreans violated and they promised to give up nuclear weapon. They just continued it through clannestin efforts and reaping financial gains with the prospect of more from United States and japanese. Much as the obama iran deal is foreseeable to them. People saw it was coming, but successive administrations thought they could trust north korea. Lou we upon that north korea has a miniature ietzed war head for the replacement on the icbms and they have at least two that are capable of reaching the continental United States, one much them, the interior of the United States. How in the hell did u. S. Intelligence and president s of the United States permit this to happen . This is something that dan coats ought to get into. The failures and dangers that we are in here now is replicated in iran and god knows what other countries have dpn through the 67orio. We have to deal with north korea. We dont have a lot of time now. Trumps got to deal with it in the next year or six months. And the failures are going to haunt us elsewhere. Lou i am listening to idiotic statements. The democratic party, whose party whom they elected in 2008 and neglected National Security and created extraordinary vulnerabilities in our National Security was seemingly every inat the present time to open ourselves up to north korea, and to iran. This is a striking result of eight years. Ive listened to a number of former officials of that administration, blattingering about the next decade and they have a plan for it. It is it just asinine and yet they keep taking the nonsense and pedalling in the national upswing community. And President Trump has to deal with the threat. Many argued that north korea is not a threat and we can persuade north korea to stop nuclear. And by the way we can do the same thing with iran. And they are wrong. They are the people who tell us we have to get used to the fact much a nuclearized north korea. And if the president looks at the action of eliminating the threat. It would cause damage in south korea and japan and how about the damage in the United States from north korea. Lou ben rhoeds and Chuck Schumer is trying to undercut the president s policy as he contends with it. It is abhorrent. We are in a crisis and people need to understand that. Lou ambassador, thank you for being with us. Well be right back. Stay with us. The Trump AdministrationChallenging Congress to get back to work and deliver health care legislation. It is incombent on congress to get back and mutual. Lou we take up the inepiitude of the congressional leader. And Michael Goodwin with us now. And time to ditch mitch. President trump firing back with the lazy senator for complaining about americans expectations of the elected officials. I accept i dont bike as far as i used to. I even accept i have a higher risk of stroke due to afib, a type of irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. But no matter where i ride, i go for my best. So if theres Something Better than warfarin, ill go for that too. Eliquis. Eliquis reduced the risk of stroke better than warfarin, plus had less major bleeding than warfarin. Eliquis had both. Dont stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your risk of having a stroke. 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The russian plane flew near golfs golf club at 4000 and then 5000 and then flying in new york air space. It was allowed to fly as part of the open sky treaty with russia. U. S. Officials were on board of the russian aircraft. Dont we all feel better . President trump fired back at Mitch Mcconnell. The president tweeted. Senator Mitch Mcconnell said i had xelszive expectations. I dont show after seven years of hearing repeal and replace, why not done . To find out whether it is time to ditch mitch and go to work is edron land. And Michael Goodwin, fox News Reporter and you look terrific with mitch over your left shoulder. And look at you; too. Ditch mitch, they both say that. What do you make of it . All of the rhetoric, if we get nominated for Senate Nomination will not get appro d approved. It is not in my future. Lou i am so sick of that man and say to a kentucky rottary club that the president of the United States wants to do too much and do it too quickly and doesnt know how he is paid as he is bought and paid for by chamber of commerce and Business Roundtable and he doesnt give a damn about the president. I hope he has the assignments and things to get done and i dont believe he does. They have a a brefiated schedule again and a lot to do. Lou talk about high energy. And john cornyn sitting next to mr. Energy himself. Mr. High expectations and majority leader mcconnell. If he doesnt move quickly, they will not meet the deadlines and the president. Lou these are legislative deadlines and tax reform and moving health care through. Those were the not the president s head lines. You wouldnt be here if i had to remind you. [laughter] how do i get. Lou you are here because i forget them. You have to remind me. And i thought about this the other night. When howard baker was Ronald Reagans majority. And he did everything he could to get reagans program through. Bob doyle. He did everything to get bushs agenda. Mitch mcconnell has a wife secretary of transportation. And you would think he would push the president s agenda. Lou transportation secretary. And i am sure she is in washington working on that program, dont you figure, michael . I was struck by the first thing in the exchange that mcconnell said that want president is new to this line of work. What an arrogant thing to say. That was the point of Donald Trumps election. He was not from washington. Lou we want more people like Mitch Mcconnell complaining of high expectation. The americans want something deputy. And hes saying to those people dont send us rookies like this because they dont understand what it is like here. That is the problem. That is the disconnect and why. Lou he is unaware of the absuredity of what he said and political suicide. I dont know how he recoveries from this. I dont think he. Lou he revealed himself to what is obviously the man himself for a very long time. He needs to resign and work hard for the people of kentucky and let someone else lead the senate. Lou this is horrible and the people of kentucky have to be fewerous. In was waiting for the audience reaction on the video clip and it was deadly quiet. And where is the gop senators and thum and Corn Authority yn are clubbing to themselves and twiddleingly their thumbs. This is the Republican Party . The democrats and minority leader could use the last two votes on the bill. Lou we need republicans that have loyalty to the president to get something done and gave a damn about the country, wouldnt it, dont you think . Absolutely. Dan is there such a republican in the senate . Not one leading the majorility. It is their agenda. What they need to pass. Lou tax reform and Obamacare Repeal was there before trump became president so what exactly is mcconnell talking about. He obviously wants to sell something that aint true atz hes done for a long time. 32 years in the senate now . Edronlands and michael good win. Thank you. Should gop senators demand Mitch Mcconnell resignation right now. Cast your vote on loudobbs. And President Trump vows to win the fight on the nations deadly Opioid Crisis in which he campaigned alone in all of the republican and democrat candidates last year. Well have the report on the well have the report on the trumps efforts to end the i am totally blind. And non24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. Talk to your doctor, and call 8442142424. 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The briefing comes as the president s commission to study the matter is asking him to declare the opioid fight a National Emergency and waive the federal rule for the number of people who can seek treatment under medicaid. The problem is metacicizing and the statement said the amount of opioids quad rupled in 1999. And the amount of pain hasnt changed and this is devastating american live and family and communities and indeed new mexico had the worse rates and by 2015. And West Virginia had 9 and 10 caused by opioid abuse and saw from massachusetts and utah tormented for the deadly epidemic and 60000 americans died from overdoses and the largest annual jump ever recorded. If we win, well stop that crap from coming in our country. Going to stop it. Reporter President Trump talked about the opioid battle in 2015 16. It would increase money from drug treatment programs and slow the growth of medicaid and a strategy that will not please everyone but help a lot of people who need it. You have the capacity of Yankee Stadium and dodger dying every single year in the nation, that is it a crisis that has to be given incredible attention and the president is giving that attention. Interesting side note, it comes on the same day that the state of New Hampshire is shoeing a company that painings oxycontin. That drug maker engaged in deceptive marketing practice and that has led to addiction outbreak in that state. That is a story line to keep an eye on for you, low . Lou kevin, thank you very much. Stay with us. The Trump White House confident to overcome any threat from north korea. The pressure is starting to show and the pyongyang is louder and more threatening. Lou what it takes to end the north korea threat. Lieutenant general tony scha ffer joins next. And a dangerous stunt coming up and a dangerous stunt coming up in a video. For your heart. Your joints. And a dangerous stunt coming up in a video. Or your digestion. 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That attorney is now serving as deputy general counsel for democrats on the senate scombrudiary committee, the same committee is investigations whether attorney general lynch tried to influence the fbi investigation of Hillary Clintons email. Cozy, dont you think . Joining me to discuss the clinton collusion and the need for further investigation. Clintons whether it is emails or out right corruption or simply the clinton foundation, lieutenant cornell tony schafer. Great to have you here. Lets start with what is going on here . There is the republicans. We now know that Mitch Mcconnell is not only obtuse and lazy. You are being polite. Lou i am. And the republicans need to be investigating this Justice Needs to be investigating and every Single Person in that Department Needs to be focused on what in the hell clintons did two years and what they did and were doing with Loretta Lynch and doing in the Obama Administration and why the leaders of the fbi, so called, didnt have the principle or the guts to investigate Hillary Clinton and recommend her prosecution either for the email scandal or clinton foundation. To your point, i have talked toop field agents and they are appalled. There is two fbis, the fbi who you and i do the Counter Intelligence and counter terrorism. And these folks you just mentioned and any agent that did what comey did and leaked, the fbi would be down on the field operators like a ton of bricks and this is the republicans have the right and requirement to see something changed. Another guy. Lou aliases used by the Obama Administration. Unless Loretta Lynch was using a alias, there was no reason to do an alias account. She wanted to avoid the paper trial. She should be prosecuted on the breaking of the law, and the act that said you have to maintain documentation and the policy that goes against the fbi on the use of this. Again, simply put, congress simply enforces the laws they have had implemented and the policys in the fbi, these people would not only be gone, but in front of the grand jury and about to be indicted. Why are we not moving in that direction . We are looking at the Senate Judiciary committee that is led by what is. Chuck grassly. I think 82 or 83. I think hes in that narnd. Diane feinstein, the rank think member. We are going through here and we have got people who are not really pushing the interest of the nation National Security and i dont know why. I dont know if it is age related or what the problem is. But the Senate Intelligence committee is run by the Ranking Member mike warner than the chairman who is richard burr, who seems like he is afraid of his own shadow. This is a disservice of extraordinary magnitude. President trump deserves a senate that will do the right thing. And the other thing you and i talked about jeff sessions. Jeff sessions needs to be more aggressive. And of course, you talked about the Paul Manafort raid and the issues happening to him. In would like to sea the probabally cause statement that the judge signed off on. We cant continued the abuse by the fbi as a personal gestapo. Lou that was the Senate Judiciarys call. We have to step away from allowing people to use the fbi as a gestapo. Lou can you imagine giving subpeona power to the september in i dont know what scares the hell of the American People. I dont know what would. A cooperative citizen who showed no indication he would not cooperate. Lou he is be investigated by the fbi, he is be investigated by the intelligence services. Thats what they do. Thats what they do. Lou get the legislature out of it and let them get to work passing tax reform and repeal obamacare and do the nations business. Instead these clowns want to play at other nonsense rather than doing the job. They lost the game of clue in a garage sale and so now they are making up for it. Lou lieutenant, thank you. Vote in our poll tonight. Should republican senators demand Mitch Mcconnells resignation. I cant think of a reason he is be there. A dare devil. Front flipping with style and look at this. Woah did you think he would make it . I didnt. That is impressive and scary impressive. Look at this and style in an iconic Arts Building and authorities told him to stop. Defying depravity over and over again. And up next President Trump threatening north korea. Pastor jeffers said the president has the authto stop evil and take out kim jongun. 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Lou President Trumps spiritual advisors are asking for an audience with pope francis after the pontiff accused religious supporter of xenophobic. And pastor jeffers signed on to the letter to make peace with the vatican. Joining us tonight is the pastor of First Baptist church in dallas, pastor robert jeffers. Great to have you with us. After what this pope has said of this president and country and the supporters of this president , i commend you for your christian ways, because i mean, he has gone way too far in my opinion. He has and he has advisors. Lou pastor, they are not doing anything he doesnt approve or believe. I agree with that lou. It is not only evangelicals but conservative catholics. Trump won the catholic by 54 percent and only one prolife, pro religious liberty candidate in 2016 and the name was not Hillary Clinton. It was the Clinton Campaign that was disparageing catholic and change the catholic doctrine and makes no sense the catholic hierarchy would be victim offed and well see what we do to put an end and talk about the freedom from religious persecution and prolife. And hopefully something will come of that. Lou it was the pope himself started with the president and making the comments that he did. Absolutely. Lou i mean during the campaign. And this is an unusual pope and i am being genous to him and i wish you well and commend you for trying to be a piece maker. In another area, this president. Frustrated so obviously by the administration that preceded his that permitted kim jongun to build miniaturized war heads and icbm program that is far more advapsed than the public had inkling of in the entire administration of bark bookkeeper obama and now the president has to deal with the crisis. He does. And i know the president wants a diplomatic solution and working for. And i know that President Trump will do whatever it takes to keep this nation secure and thats why i said yesterday in the washington post, the bible has given President Trump full moral authority to use whatever forces necessary including assassination or war in order to topple an evil doer like kim jongun. And i think we need to understand, he has to right and lou, a president with a redline will not erase it or move it or walk away from it. That ought to encourage every american. Lou any american who is it not understand that the next generation of americans under the next president will be absolutely vulnerable as children against the power of north korea, perhaps as well iran, if this president doesnt take action and lead us with strength rather than appeasement. Absolutely. And some of his enemies are so intent on destroying them, they would just as see a nuke land in the United States than give the president what his authority is to do. 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Joining me is charlie hurred host on the radio show on and mike, gallinger. Great to have you here. Starting with Mitch Mcconnell and high expectation. This is the president s fault. He expects the congress and senate to do something and to do it efficiently and productively and some respect for the taxpayer and the citizen and time itself . Yeah, lou, last something something extraordinary happened in the United States senate and that was a bill, a bipartisan bill to block President Trump to stop the bob mueller investigation. And what we have more bipartisan support with the republicans authoring it for investigating donald trump than we have for keeping a promise to repeal and replace obamacare. That is an extraordinary moment and extraordinary thing to step back and realize that they have not learned anything from donald trump and they are exactly where they were before he entered the scene and they will pay a price for it. Lou tom tillis himself comes out as a sponsors of the legislation that republicans sponsor and the man has to be, i am going to be kind as i can. Hes not particularly bright here. I spend a great deal of time in North Carolina and i hear from North Carolina residents are so livid at him. The words rage. They cant believe it and feel betrayed and his voters and constituents North Carolina wrans are saying it is outrageous to be part of the this legislation and he said this is around for a long time. It is absolutely directed at President Trump. And the voters are not going to forget this. Voters will have long memoriless. Lou to me tillis is shocking and a sellout and obviously not being bright here. I just cant imagine how dumb the Republican Party leadership is until i looking at the the rank and file like lil ils. What in the world . And whatever, maybe there is a good principle here in some sort of you know, principled stance here, i dont know. But the idea that this is how they are going to priorityize their efforts is stunning to me when they cant do a simple thing like fulfill a promise to remove obamacare. And it really makes you worry about a time like this. We have a crazed dictator and a nuke headed in our direction. How are these guys going to lead and show leadership in a time and today, the president putting the world on notice and north korea on notice. This is when americans ought to be united rather than all. Back and forth. This is the time we ought to be together as american and realize we face a real threat. Lou and i love the ditch mitch slogan. It sort of of sums up my thought for his career conjectory. But the very dead that mcconnell blames the president of the United States for lofty expectation. Ask not what your country can do for you . This was not an aspirational speech given to the rottary club by any stretch of imagination. Charlie, what do we make of a Justice Department who am not take on people in official office using aliases like Loretta Lynch and eric holder and instead appears what is a free pass to an attorney general whos obstructed justice and resorted to unlawful and using an alias to avoid it for him. There is enough evidence to open an investigation in that and other thing and including unmasking of Trump Officials in the campaign. That was the president of the United States allege wouldly, but actually have real smoking gun evidence that suggest that the president was using powerful intelligence to spy on his political opponents in the United States of america and unmask those people and leaked that information to damage and hurt those people and punish their enemies. And i think there should be an investigation in both of those thing and they should go absolutely as far as it goes to the very top and prosecute them. Not to disagree. I am of the mind set so much on the americas plate and so much to struggle and grapple with. You are right. But we are facing something that is perilous and we need strong leadership and clarity and we need consistency and it is it a good time to have the muscullar presidency that many say trump is gotted at. Lou hes great at it. But hes got a great big old government that can is incapable of doing 1 or 2 things at a time, including draining the swamp. Thank you for being on the show and great to be on the show with you. Thanks for they were a hastily assembled group of young pilots sent into combat against japans young aces. I was really scared. Their skipper, a charismatic loose cannon with a serious problem. If youre staying alive out there a period of you obviously did something right. Tonight, the truth of the legend behind pappy and the black sheep squadron. Thats next on war stories