international ones. jim? and there s been no pledge to do that. christina leshi, thank you very much. let s bring in national political reporter for real clear politics, bureau chief for the boston globe, matt visor. let s not take any view, but the former white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush, richard painter, he says all these potential conflicts are bombs just waiting to go off, in his words. matt visor, how can a campaigner who ran for politics continue to meet with business leaders now but also not clean this up before inauguration day? it s a problem, man. we haven t had a president who has this financial network all around the world. he has to do something, it seems, to shed those. they have talked about a blind trust, but they re not talking about it in the traditional sense of actually not knowing what the investments are. he s talked about sort of handing it off to his kids.
the question is, is it true of those independents that are still important in this race? no question going forward, her team is still assessing a fallout they may not know for the next two days, at least, how bad this may be for them. but they are campaigning tonight and in florida all day tomorrow. jim schutto here in florida, thank you to both of you. quot trump supporters keep touting they are missing a key part of the quote, of course. stay with me.
well. we don t know why the north koreans took this time. we know that in two days time, it is the leader kim jong-un s birthday. in the past, that hasn t been marked in any way since he took power. whether or not this is to mark his birthday, we simply don t know. but this has been some time in the making. the order for it, according to the north koreans, issued back on december 15. john? paula, thank you. paula hancox live in south korea. jim schutto joins me now live in washington. the u.s. not confirming this was any kind of underground nuclear test. that will take a number of days they say. but diplomatically, what are the options ndur if the americans? we do now have an official reaction from the white house. the national security council spokesman ned price saying that they are aware of what he refers to as seismic activity on north korean peninsula. he said they re still assessing
piece all that together and then make a judgment. jim schutto on the line from washington. thank you so much. this is what we know about knot korean capability. experts believe they have enough plutonium for four to eight nuclear warheads. it s unknown how many nuclear devices it has beyond those it already tested. north korea has an arsenal of short and medium-range missiles and is work on longer range ballistic weapons. experts are unsure if they have the ability to mount a nuclear warhead on to a missile and target it effectively. a fellow at the u.s./china institute. also the author of meltdown the inside story of the north korean nuclear crisis. he s with us now from hong kong. we ve been down this road before. four other tests carried out by the north koreans. each time, the international
they already uncovered at least one in belgium. jim schutto has the details. with new year s fast a approaching, authoritien s around the world are on alert fur terrorism. people should feel safe this new year s eve because we re there. you re going to have one of the most well policed, best prote protected events at one of the safest venues in the entire world. police in belgium arrested two men tuesday with connection to a plot they say to attack historic sites in the belgium capital, on or around new year s leave. a senior belgium security official say tells cnn, the target was the grand palace. the plot inspired, though not directed, by isis. police conducted several terror raids sunday and monday, seizing military uniforms and isis propaganda. the belgium government raising the threat level to three out of a possible four, meaning an attack is sliekly. in bangladesh, the u.s. embassy warned of possible attacks on