Was 15 kilotons. World leaders issued rapid responses. President barack obama called the nuclear test a grave theft. The japanese Prime Minister said it was absolutely unacceptable. The president of south korea called kim jongun fanatically reckless. They are holding a closed door meeting in the Yunited Nations N two hours. We are joined by will, lisa and victor, joining us from washington. Will, you have been to north korea several times over the last few years. Probably more than any other western journalist. What is pyongyang up to . Kim jongun, when i was last in north korea in may solidified his power and lined up his leadership to develop north Koreas Nuclear program at a dizzying pace in the last several months and weeks. In addition to this nuclear test which caused a 5. 3 magnitude earthquake, still yet to are verified by the u. S. , still testing radiation levels, three missiles launch from the ground capable of hitting here in japan. The week before that, there was a submari
where we have a, a secure, stable israel and palestine and two states. you don t have any specific, direction particularly in terms of settlements, you don t think that exacerbates the weakness on the leadership side of the palestinian side? i think there are questions, concerns, legitimate concerns about any number of issues including this one, but, you know, a couple of things to keep in mind, with judicial reform there are hundreds of thousands of israelis that are protesting peacefully every week, i mean it s something like 25% maybe as much as 30% of israelis are protesting peacefully every week. and the president of israel who s coming to speak to congress this week has convened
of dangerous driving after that nation s deadliest road accident in nearly 30 years. the bus he was driving overturned in foggy weather on its way back from a wedding. ten people were killed, 25 more sent to the hospital. it happened late at night in wine country outside sydney. local police say investigators are still not sure what caused the bus to roll over. they re in the process of identifying the dead now. one guest told the local news outlet before the crash it had been a fairytale wedding. still ahead, house republican leaders rushing to donald trump s defense. the response on the senate leadership side so far, only silence. what s behind that next? you re watching chris jansing reports on msnbc. msnbc. prevents heartburn acid before it begins. get all-day and all-night heartburn acid prevention with just one pill a day. choose acid prevention. choose nexium. this is rochelle, who gives you a shot.
nominating you for senate president pro tem, you will make history as the first woman to hold that position, you re also leaving your current job as an assistant democratic leader. you can reflect for us for a moment on what it means for to you step into this role, of course, in the presidential line of succession, and any thoughts who would replace you on the leadership side? it is really an honor for me to be in this position come january. to really both have the opportunity to work as president protem but also to show women of this country that if you work hard, that you can really achieve a place where you can make a real difference. nancy pelosi certainly has done that. and i m honored to fill this position, to be able to do that as well for women. and to send a direct message to the country, women s rights are going to be protected under our watch. that s something that you have been, i know, vocal about, do you have any thoughts on who you would like to see take over your le
marshall there and i love it we will see where it goes. there are rumors they is chatting with schumer. come to come agreement where it would not be a debt increasing bill but it doesn t sound like a huge appetite for a lot more spending or tax increases from joe manchin, so whether they get something like that across the finish line between now and election day, i m hoping sounds dubious and not plausible but i will just hold my breath figuratively until that moment because they are certainly trying. at least on the leadership side. bret: january 6th committee hearing today dealt with efforts by donald trump, then president, to put some pressure on state authorities to decertify for joe biden and have alternative elect electors for him. anything that would say to me that you have a doubt deny your