with us. i m betty nguyen. a st i can encount risky encounter between the two superpowers. russian fighter jets flying dangerously close to a destroyer in the baltic sea. now, u.s. officials are expressing deep concern over one of the most aggressive acts by russia. nbc s peter alexander has more. reporter: below the bridge wing. a pair of russian jets buzzing the uss donald cook. the unarmed attack planes once striking within 30 feet. so low one official tells nbc news that it caused a wake in the water. these photos revealing how close they came. the fly-byes more than 30 in all between monday and tuesday. u.s. officials they the cook was in international waters 70 miles off the russian coast. the ship s commanding officer condemning the behavior as unsafe and unprofessional. watch the jets aggressively swooping in over the deck. simulating a maneuver that would be used in an attack. earlier a russian helicopter made seven passes above the cook, photographing the ship
good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us today. i m betty nguyen. bernie sanders and donald trump may be on the way to the slugfest. both candidates now agreeing to debate each other. here s what trump said about debating sanders. he wants to know yes, i am. how much is he going to pay me? you would do it for a price? what would because if i debated him, we would have such high ratings and i think i should give take that money and give it to some worthy charity, okay? so if it was done for charity you would do that? if he pays a nice sum toward a charity i would love to do that. and just hours ago, sanders tweeted game on. i look forward to debating donald trump in california before the june 7th primary. now, nothing is scheduled yet, but trump admitted to kimmel that he used fake names in the past in an effort to get better business deals. you know, over the years i have used aliases and when i m in real estate and especially when i was out in b
money for myself. i ll be asking for money for the party, and really, it s something that we re going to start on right away. i got a call last night from reince priebus, and it is something that now we re in this position we re going to start. among the democrats, hillary clinton focusing on november. as bernie sanders wins indiana and he reminds her, he will not be ignored. following the angles as the presidential race becomes clearly into focus, let s begin with sarah murray, outside the trump tower in new york city. good morning. reporter: good morning, carol. look, ted cruz s decision to bow out of the race caught the trump campaign by surprise last night. that means today, they re kicking into over drive. staffing up, figure out why wr to send the staff, and of course, ramping up the conversations about who the vp pick might be, and the vetting process, all as trump pulled out what he called an amazing, unexpected victory. the voters chose another path. indiana
hey, everybody. let s see if i still got it. i m thomas roberts. welcome to way too early. and this morning we have president obama making his 10th trip to asia. but this is his first time to visit former war torn foe, vietnam. and it s aimed at luring another southeastern asian country away from china, something the president said was not the case. and president obama announced the u.s. is completely lifting its arms embargo in vietnam. the ban is lifted, the president says the sale of arms would depend on the human rights commitments. i made it clear that the united states does not seek to impose our form of government on vietnam or any nation. we respect vietnam s sovereignty and independence, at the same time we will continue to speak out on behalf of human rights, including freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly. on friday, comes his much anticipated viz tosit a to her a hiroshima. with five 1/2 months to go. new polls show this race is neck and neck.
year. nothing mysterious. nothing new. the rules have not changed. ted cruz also responding to trump s frustration at a rally in california. donald, it ain t stealing when the voters vote against you. it is the voters reclaiming sanity. their team is not remotely organizing on the ground. it s not based on people. donald is about donald. reporter: john kasich acknowledging the complex delegate rules in a cnn town hall last night. it is a bizarre process. i m not really in the middle of it. reporter: colorado just the latest state where trump has been out maneuvered by cruz in key delegate fights. when everything is done, i find out i get less delegates than the guy who gets his ass kicked. give me a break. reporter: he shifts it back in his favor. he is lying ted cruz. remember that. he does not like the people of new york. that came out loud and clear. even though his own children missed the registration deadline and won t be able to vote for their father i