0 bill: i think you might have the toughest job. martha: you make references, but everyone now says no, we are on the same wavelength, ladies. happening now starts right now. jenna: the same thing happens. the same thing. a lot going on today. north korea moving missiles to the east coast in wanting its military is now authorized to attack the united states. and the latest on the growing threats they are. and a west virginia sheriff shot and killed. investigators looking for a motive in the third murder of a law enforcement official. and we have a surprising caught on camera moment. it is all "happening now." jon: we are fired up. sorry about that audio problem. it happens sometimes. a lot of important stories to get you. i am generally. jon: i am jon scott. grumblings in washington as president obama begins the second day of fundraising. during a denver police academy yesterday before heading west. he attends private events today in california in hopes of helping democrats win back the house of representatives and hold onto the senate in next year's midterm elections. watchdogs are blasting the president for taking part after promising campaign-finance reform during his first term. ed henry is live from the white house. does this suggest that the president can work with congress right now? >> it has been getting earlier for both cards as they try to fight it out. he had two events last night, two events today, the president. law-enforcement officials, talking about gun control, saying that he wanted to work with republicans to find common sense and common ground on some of these gun-control measures. that sounds like a contradiction, although the white house spokesmen insist that raising money for democrats will also work for republicans and that is not appropriate. >> to do the kinds of things that we need to do to reduce gun violence, enhancing our energy independence while improving our environment. these are things that almost all require bipartisan cooperation. jon: they are noting a lot of fundraising. the president in this case has been criticized by fellow democrats for not stepping up to the plate. his own fund-raising for his reelection. if democrats can take back the house in 2014, that could be a big boost for his second term agenda and so he is starting earlier than usual. jon: he is out there raising millions for democrats. but i understand that the president is planning to take a pay cut because of the sequester? >> yes, it is obviously a symbolic gesture. the white house says it is sympathizing with federal workers that are about to be furloughed. but maybe he will return as% of his salary and thought it would help his approval ratings. but he takes a 180,000-dollar an hour plane ride. so take a look at this as well. >> we should ask the very wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more. >> having a little fun with the president in the reelection campaign, talking about millionaires and billionaires. now he is hitting putting up some of those same folks for fund-raising. jon: ed henry, thank you. jenna: doubling down on threats from north korea. they are clear that they want to wage nuclear war. this raises some fears and there is some question about the effectiveness of their technology. chuck hagel says washington is taking this very seriously, making it clear that he doesn't want to make a mistake where north korea is concerned. >> as they have ratcheted up their bellicose dangers regularly, some of the actions they have taken over the last few weeks present a real and clear danger and threat to our allies starting with south korea. jenna: some of the moves in the region like flying these were playing through the area have been tied to drills. "the wall street journal" is reporting that u.s. is dialing back on military response to north korea amid fears that it could ignite a crisis. which is something that always bring no one wants to see. it is assessing the north's posture and the administration has not ruled out future shows of force. jon: the u.s. just announced it is speeding up an advanced missile defense system to guam in the next few weeks. it stands for terminal high-altitude area defense. having this ground-based system allows the navy to reposition its warships with radar and intercepting missiles close to the north korean coast. it was developed in the 1990s and cost more than a billion dollars. it deals with longer range missile threats, intercepting ballistic missiles at higher altitudes and farther down range from the intended targets. this allows for more shock opportunities, if you will, to intercept any threats that are incoming. this is especially important for missiles carrying weapons of mass destruction because it destroys them, the idea is before they hit their targets and do any real damage. jenna: in the meantime, a u.n. investigation is ongoing as to despite his reputation, they say that they cannot possibly be unbiased. follow me at james rosen at and fnc. it struck you, it would hurt. jenna: okay, thank you so much, james. always asking the tough questions and those press briefings. thank you so much as always. >> psychological abuse tears away your character. when you are physically abused, you question your own perception, you are in a place jury's hands. jon: there already questions raised about the broken finger. is that right? >> absolutely right. there is no proof anywhere that she had a broken finger caused by travis alexander. even in her diary didn't write about it. jon: we will keep an eye on it. thank you for your help. a legal panel way what impact this will have on the testimony. jenna: and breaking developments in the craigslist murder case. a sentence that he received yesterday. plus, a new and deadly strain of the bird flu. the cdc is following this very closely. how concerned should you be? we have a live story coming up. arigato! we are outta here! finding you the perfect place. hotels.com.