Dead. According to nbc, it was the evidence a photograph which will emailed for her family over the weekend. We do not know how she was killed or when. Isis said it was a Jordanian Air strike that killed her, but theres strong reason for skepticism as josh earnest showed today. The information that we have is there is no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the Coalition Strike taking place. And that certainly would call into question the claims that are made by isil. What is not possible to call into question is that isil, regardless of her cause of death, is responsible for it. This, after all, was the organization that wassing her against her will. Agreed. Anyway, why would we believe the isis version of the events. After all this was a group that was negotiating the release of a pilot weeks after he was gruesomely murdered. Kier simmons is in ayman, jordan. What do we really know except the parents got a picture that she is deceased. What do we know besides that . Real
Big news day. Horrible news day. Horrible news day. We want to get your thoughts. We have legal issues in the run down. Kayla muraller was taken by isis in 2013. She was dedicated aid worker to helping those in need. Mueller, selflessly went to the middle east to help the Syrian People brutalized by civil war. The white house is saying over the weekend muellers family received a private message from her captors confirming her death. The information in that message authenticated by the u. S. Intelligence community. President obama in a statement says mueller, quote epitomized all that is good in our world. She is now the fourth american to die while in the hands of these terrorists. Were awaiting more reaction from the white house at the daily news briefing minutes from now. Meantime president obama is expected to ask congress for new war powers to fight isis any day now. As his strategy is under fire from his critics especially on the issue of his resistance to use ground troops. Senat
We begin with the latest in the increasingly volatile situation in the Korean Peninsula where north korea claims that it successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb on sunday. It is pyongyangs sixth nuclear test. The first during the Trump Administration and appears to be their most powerful to date. North korean state media says the bomb is meant to be fitted atop an intercontinental Ballistic Missile. South korea has responded by conducting live fire Ballistic Missile drills simulating an attack on the norths main nuclear test site. A south Korean Military official tells nbc news they will soon install four additional thad antimissile systems. President trump initially responded to it by a series of tweets going after north korea while continuing to blame china and now, strangely, south korea, saying, north korea has conducted a Major Nuclear test. Their words and actions continue to be hostile and dangerous to the United States. North korea is a rogue nation, which has become a great threat
Staterun media agency. Every time the u. S. Goes crazy talking about sanctions and war our will of vengeance will become hundred and thousand times stronger. Provoke us as you wish. With our nuclear strategic weapons we will eradicate the land of the u. S. With no trace left on earth. Let begin with will ripley, who joins us from tokyo. Let me begin with you, will. You have been to north korea 14 times. You returned from your latest visit this weekend. What is your take on this rhetoric and the recent escalation following what they say is a Hydrogen Bomb test . Well, that statement that you just read, poppy, also included yet another threat of the u. S. Territory of guam. South korean intelligence say they are observing activity in north korea that leads them to indicate that north korea will fire some kind of Ballistic Missile possibly before saturday, a Major National holiday, Foundation Day in north korea. South korea said it could be a submarine Ballistic Missile, interrange Ballis
Jackson. South korea on edge, how are they reacting to this latest nuclear test. . There is a lot of anger, frustration, and frustration in the talk about war that we are hearing today. Here is south korea, the leader has been pushing for negotiations and for reconciliation and he is getting nowhere. In recent days we have seen more military posture. We have seen the training exercises that really send a message that theyre getting more and more serious, they dont want to see a military confrontation. But they have been doing this because they feel theyre just getting nowhere. Theyre also looking to the u. N. Security council hoping for tougher sanctions to be imposed and enforced. Will they enforce any other sanctions that the Security Council comes up with. There are a lot of people in south korea that are concerned about the conflicting messages to the north and the world. The cryptic messages. There are two unpredictable and impulsive leaders, President Trump and kim in north korea