Mr. Trump summoned all 100 u. S. Senators to the white house to hear the latest on the threat posed by north Koreas Nuclear program. The president has not ruled out force, and david marten is following this. Reporter senators were bussed to the white house for a closeddoor briefing by the president s Top National Security advisers with a cameo appearance by the commander in chief himself. Senator chris koons is a democrat from delaware. And just how much thought has gone into military actions if called for and a diplomatic strategy that strikes me as a clear eye. Reporter admiral harry harris laid out the stakes involved in north Koreas Nuclear with every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a Preemptive Nuclear strike capability against american cities. Reporter north koreas 30something dictator has already threatened to streike nw york, washington and colorado. When he threatens the United States, thats one level, but when he threatens the United States with a capabili
Tragedy in texas. At least 12 people have been killed today in a crash in the tex texas hill country. A church bus carrying Senior Citizens home from a retreat collided head on with a pickup truck on route 83, thats a twolane highway. Again, 12 confirmed dead. Parts of texas and oklahoma were pounded last night by tornados. 100mileperhour wind and hail. Near oklahoma city, a truck was blown off the road, and the driver was killed. And near lubbock, texas, three Storm Chasers were killed when a vehicle ran a stop sign. There is growing concern tonight that the u. S. Military may be responsible for the deaths of many dozens of civilians in the tough, urban combat in mosul, iraq. Iraqs military, backed by u. S. Airstrikes and special Operations Forces is liberating the city of 1 million from isis. Since last fall, nearly 800 iraqi troops have been killed. 4600 wounded. David martin has been hooking in looking into the civilian deaths. Reporter american officers have now inspected the coll
Fewer than 200 people gathered at the white house. It was also a slightly less glittery affair we have seen that other state dinners. Heavy i love government. A la government. A little lower on the glitter factor which was nice. I think they had a hangover from that on the white house correspondents dinner. Who was this held for . Emily in honor of the Prime Minister of japan and his wife. And for the celebration of honoring the alliance between the u. S. And japan. We get so caught up in the downs gowns and place settings but really it is to celebrate the licenses the alliances between two nations to do a public and highprofile demonstration of the bond between two countries. Who in the white house hierarchy is responsible for posting these, planning them . Emily planning is incredibly detailed and it takes months. It is done by several different groups. The office of chief of a call coordinate with the white house social secretary. The first lady is heavily involved in the process. T
The office of the chief of protocol coordinates with the white house social secretary and the first lady lady is heavily involved in the process. This begins months in advance. This is not something you just with bob in a week or two. So many things go into this dinner and crafting the guest list, making sure the menu reflects not only what is available seasonally, lovely nods to both countries, guests are not allergic to something, taking into account preferences and allergies. Anyone who has ever planned a wedding, imagine that with the way higher stakes and incredibly magnify that by about 1000. Thank you and welcome to the white house. We will welcome Prime Minister and mrs. Abe of japan which will mark the eighth official visit followed by a formal state dinner of the Obama Administration. The dinner will take lace in the east room and will be followed by musical performance here in the state dining room. The entertainment tomorrow evening is from the film adaptation of jersey boy
Will people get political and how will the president respond . I want to start with our White House Correspondent ath. Do you think hes ready to get specific . I dont think it necessarily means that specifics are going to be laid out tonight. We know this is a huge priority for this white house and for republicans on capitol hill. Its also a huge challenge. Governor john ca came to the whe on friday and he spelled out the challenge facing republicans as they try to repeal and replace this law on face the nation this morning. Take a listen. You also dont want to be in a position of where you dont cover these 20 million americans. You have to make sure that you have a system thats reformed, thats more affordable, and is going to work, but were just not going to pull the rug out from under people. And that is really the main challenge. You have 20 Million People who now have coverage because of the Affordable Care act and there a lot of folks showing up at these republican town halls and