grabs and the fact that nato allies have had to scramble jets more than 400 times to intercept russian military flights, just last year 400 times. they are not just buzzing around in the air space of our european allies apparently. the admiral testified that russian planes had been flying more missions closer to north american air space than at any time since russia was the ussr. the pentagon clearly concerned. just yesterday the u.s. asked vietnam to stop letting russian military planes refuel in that country. let s get right to barbara starr live at the pentagon. barbara, a lot of concerns here but this new missile seems to be the chief concern of norad. reporter: it is right now. i have to tell you, admiral gortney is far from alone on this. several top commanders sounding the alarm of their worry that russia is re-arming up for a new cold war. defending against vladimir putin s russian military
but imagine picking up your phone and hearing this. this is the internal revenue service. your address is under state investigation. if that voice sounds familiar someone is trying to swindle you. how many americans have already been duped by this scam? good afternoon. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin today with our world lead and a dire warning from a top admiral, the man responsible for keeping you and me safe here at home. the u.s. chief of norad says right now, russia is building a new missile that could strike u.s. and canadian military facilities. the relationship between president obama and vladimir putin already considered to be strained if not openly hostile. obama said last month putin keeps a foot firmly rooted quote, in the soviet past. that is a nice way of describing putin s invasions and his land