problem. is this real? it is real. i think what we just heard from the president of the united states is ftrying to change the points of entry on asylum speakers. i have to tell you, we appear to have an entirely new policy from the president of the united states. he appears to authorize the united states military, which he is dispatching to the southern border, to fire on that caravan. now, he couched his language, but what he said is that if they caravan is throwing stones or rocks, those will be considered firearms. high was later asked to follow up. he said he would consider that a rifle. now, just because the president is authorizing his military to fire on that caravan doesn t mean that they will. i have to tell you, there s been a lot of back and forth, and frankly confusion between the pentagon, north com, which is running this mission, this operation, and the white house, because in so many cases the president s rhetoric is further out in front than what officials are tellin
number estimate. there s no reason to underscore the tragedy we ve suffered in the ga aftermath maria. he said i hope you consider sending a message of support to show how you stand with all of the u.s. citizens in puerto rico that lost loved ones. it would certainly be an act of respect and empathy. tough words there from the governor who is obviously trying to be respectful. he and the president do have a very good relationship. i should also add, bill, that today around 1:30 we expect the president to get the latest update, again, we don t expect to see him in person but we do hope and anticipate that we should be able to get some pictures and as soon as i get them i ll pass them along. for now, back to you. bill: good stuff i know you will. thank you, kevin cork. with me now, terrence ow o shawy with north com. general, good afternoon to you. give us an assessment about what your men and women are doing up and down the carolina shore.
trump s travel ban pushes for some iraqis to get special consideration. u.s. joint chiefs blind sided by trump s transgender ban. north com caught off guard as trump orders troops to u.s./mexico border. if i could introduce this for the record, mr. chair. without objection. i worry about an administration that would take the putin position over our intel community. i worry about the administration that would suggest it might be a great deal to consider handing over a former diplomat for questioning. i worry about an administration that is catching the pentagon off guard, that is not consulting with general dunford or briefing him for a week after a summit of this importance to our military. mr. secretary, you re aware of the ndaa prohibition, the current prohibition on russian and military russian and u.s. joint military operations, are you not? i m aware of the existence of that provision, yes. the provision prohibits any use of funds, it s in the nda,
doors were closed due to an emergency? last time would be on september 11th, there was a nonresponsive aircraft that departed san diego. it was over colorado at the time that the u.s. grounded all air traffic and because they couldn t reach the pilot, we closed the doors just as a precautionary measure. reporter: the primary mission of the cheyenne mountain installation to monitor missile launches. any launch, anywhere in the world is instantly seen. we actually get data sent to us from sites all over the world and space and we process that data and send it to norad, u.s. north com, so the decision-makers can make decisions about launch these have taken place. reporter: the air force personnel on the front lines of high-tech, keeping tabs on the threats facing this country. got to be a pretty big burden, huh? i wouldn t use the word burden. i feel honored to be able to
defense of hawaii to knock down the missiles to people like your friend don t have to worry about rushing for cover. kevin, can you explain why it took 38 minutes to issue the retraction where it would take half the time for a missile launch to get from north korea to hawaii. people are out of practice and separate out the local authorities, who put out the first message to begin with, and we re in the middle of this shift change drill, whatever they re calling it, versus what i cover as a pentagon reporter. i immediately went to pacific command of honolulu, strategic command that tracks the nuclear weapons in nebraska and omaha, and norad and north com, those are the people tracking the missiles. reporters called them. probably 15 minutes into it, we were already hearing back that officials, the u.s. military was not tracking anything.