actually be a cover to take the u.s. focus off iran. general jack keane is our retired four-star general and former vice chief of staff of the army. also a fox news military analyst. general, always good to talk to you. good to see you, gregg. gregg: is all of this attention to north korea distract from a more important problem for the unite h united states and the world or does it help us refocus on that problem? i think it s much the latter. anyone involved in national security, whether in the administration or out of it as a result of north korea s recent behavior this last month reminds us how dangerous this situation is. two rogue states, north korea and iran, both trying to acquire nuclear weapons. both with the intense of intimidating their neighbors and both will endanger the security of the united states. there is not a more dangerous national security issue in front of the united states than what we are talking about right now. so, it s an absolutely mind der
endless cycle? you re implying it in the question. the fact of the matter is, three presidents have done the same thing. gregg: right. there s belligerence, rhetoric, acts of provocation and then we offer diplomatic talks and yield and concede. the obama administration i think began this crisis with steadfast necessary and resolve was the way to begin this crisis. they have conceded, soak kerry has now said this he s willing to sit down and talk one-on-one with the north koreans given some conditions that he s going to put on the table. north koreans will look at that as victory for them, they ll get some concessions. what it guarantees, gregg is another chapter of this kind of behavior because they get something out of this deal. gregg: the north koreans not only share their technology with the iranians but they tried to do so with the syrians, you ll
facing major fines for flying military flags outside his business. the former marine owns a nonprofit restaurant that benefits veterans. for two years he has flown flags for the navy, the air force and marine. the city of holly hill, florida recently passed a new law requiring a permit for all signs and banners, except u.s. state or prisoner of war flags. eddie calossomo is being slapped with a $300 fine every day. you re going to tell me i can t honor them and show respect for them? i m sorry, you know, you bring your handcuffs i don t care, i ll go to jail, i don t care. gregg: the city is planning a special hearing later this month to talk about the matter. heather: police say she was assaulted by her classmates. pictures were taken, and then spread on the internet, and when audrey pots found out everyone
maybe would not have died in vein. if we had one ounce of the courage of these families, and their reasonability, sensibility if you will, common-sense, god what a better place it would be in washington. gregg: missouri republican senator roy blunt joins us. he is on the senate armed services committee. senator, good to see you. good to see you, gregg. gregg: are there enough votes to pass this bipartisan deal on expanded background checks, and will you vote in favor of it? you know i don t know if there are enough votes or not. i will be not be voting for this. i think it potentially could lead to a gun registry which i m not for. we are not currently enforcing the background checks we have on the books now. there was a heated exchange recently between senator graham and applies chief about, do you follow-up if you find out that people aren t able to buy a weapon on the background check system? now, i just i think what senator manchion. i want to encourage he and seven
what the legislation provides i would have difficulty supporting it. gregg: america s border security is no small matter. there are currently an estimated 11.1 million illegal immigrants in the united states, and while nearly two-thirds of adult aged illegals have spent at least ten years in the united states, another 35% of them have been here 15 years or more. heather: it looks like hugo chavez s legacy will live on. the late president s hand-picked successor nicholas maduro narrowly winning the election sunday prompting his challenger to demand a full recount. steve harrigan is live for us us in miami. steve, is this election over. reporter: it depends on what side you ask. maduro says it s all over it s a clean election. he squeaked by with a majority of 200,000 votes out of