0 he says they do want to reach out and partner in negotiations with north korea with the aim of de-nuclearization in the north. he says it will defend the south and allies especially about a positive possible missile launch. >> north has to understand, i believe must by now, that it's threats and move indications are going -- prove vocations are going to isolate to them any further. >> on sunday, it rejected the calls for dialogue, calling them a clever trick and saying that in fact the u.s. which has dropped the confrontational approach. meanwhile, the dangerous missile sets for possible firing but a u.s. official has told us that he doesn't believe a launch is imminent. >> heather: new tension over iran's nuclear program. new reports that the country is expanding the production of a key chemical needed to create a nuclear warhead. coner powell is live. >> north korea may be grabbing headlines but there is growing concerns about iran's nuclear ambition. it said it successfully tested through new rockets. an arm spokesman describe them as surface to ground missiles but the army claimed they were for deterrent purposes and not part of their nuclear program which they claim is only for civilian purposes. still, it comes on the heels of the islamic republic's announcement they would increase uranium production adding to the concerns is the growing ineffectiveness of the nuclear talks with iran. despite another round of talks just last week, diplomats admit that iran and the united states remain far, far apart. the fear is if the stalemate continues iran may be buying time to finish off building that nuclear weapon. president obama and israeli leaders here in jerusalem say they will not allow it to happen. they believe iran is watching the way they are dealing with north korea and the longer the stalemated continues, the more determined many people think iran will be to get a nuclear weapon because the lesson learned is once you have the weapon, it's very tough to do anything about it. >> heather: coner, thank you. >> gregg: tensions are boiling over at guantanamo bay. prisoners clashing with guards as inmates were being moved from a communal area back to their individual cells. prison spokesman reporting only minor injuries in the riot. they say the raid was necessary due to a week long protest that reasonable to try to make it more difficult for dangerous people who already illegal to have weapons to obtain them. i think that is very reasonable thing. >> reporter: they made the rounds of the sunday talk shows. >> gregg: great many opponents of the bill or bills. what are they saying about them? >> there is strong opposition. background checks won't keep criminals from obtaining weapons. there needs to be a greater focus on dealing with mental health issues and violence in the popular media. listen. >> i'm not for symbolism over substance. we can't pat ourselves on the back and we're going to pass enhanced penalties for trafficking or other issues or background checks when they don't really go to solve the problems that cause these terrible tragedies. >> reporter: a similar gun measure would be unveiled in the house where it will face an uphill battle as well. eight it will be public next week. >> all the disagreements are resolved and i expect the eight 6 us will introduce a bill on tuesday. >> reporter: outside some think the colleagues are on the wrong track. >> we need to ask how this new flow of workers is going to be double the current flow of legal workers in the future in addition to those that will be legalize. >> reporter: border security is critical to immigration success. senator durbin says stopping 90% of the illegal border crossing is a trigger for other parts of law. >> every republican said we need to start with border security and we'll stick around for the rest of the conversation. i think we kept faith on that issue. >> reporter: senator john cornyn says he is encouraged about the plan but he needs to read it before he can support it. >> heather: peter, thank you. also coming up our political panel will weigh in on the immigration debate. >> gregg: a tour bus crash leaves every passenger on board injured. the bus rolling onto an embankment after leaving yosemite park. it came to rest against a tree which likely stopped it from plummeting. investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash. 17 people on board when it happened. the driver is the only one who was not injured. >> heather: severe storm watch for the northern part of the country, up to a foot of snow could be possible as a major storm blows through the area. it comes as people in minnesota are still trying to clean up from tuesday's ice storm where a thick layer of ice snapped trees and power lines. close to 2,000 people still without power. tomorrow another round of snow will impact the north central u.s. parts of north dakota could see 15 inches and gusty winds could create some blizzard-like conditions. a threat for severe weather exists for the central and southern plains where damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be a concern throughout most of the week. >> gregg: out with the old and in with the new. say goodbye to city hall. we'll tell you what is happening here. >> heather: not everybody gets the perk of paid sick leave but should a nationwide debated growing. >> gregg: and former judge is arrested for making terror threats, questions now, if this could be connected somehow to the murders of two texas prosecutors. we've got a live look at that report. >> essentially he lost everything he was involved with. that is pretty big blow to a man's life. alec, for this mission i upgraded your smart phone. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles i earned with my venture card to erase recent travel purchases. d with a few clicks, this mission never happened. uh, what's this button do? 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