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Early as today whether or not to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord of 2015. But the president tweeted earlier this morning after seeing some of the news reports, quote, i will be announcing my decision on the paris accord over the next few days. Make America Great again. Democrats on capitol hill didnt take too long before they expressed much in the same way the vietnamese in front of the white house, their displeasure with the president s plans to pull out of the climate accord tweeting this is chuck shumer, we must do all we can to protect our planet as well as our Economic Security withdrawing from Paris Agreement would put this in jeopardy. The president s spent a lot of time with european leaders and with the Prime Minister of japan last week at the g7 conference and the nato conference. He listened to them. His chief economic adviser gary cohn saying while the president s thinking on this has evolved however the president s main concern is with the u. S. Economy, manufacturing and job creation and he thinks it would leave the United States to fall behind countries like china and india on those particular fronts. So the president is really weighing carefully this decision on whether or not to pull out. Heres what his press second tear said about it at the Daily Briefing yesterday. This is the subject of the president spending a great deal of time on and one he spoke to the g7 members about during their meetings. Ultimately he wants a fair deal for the American People. Reporter we hear from a couple sources that the president is leaning toward pulling out of the deal. That he is expected to announce that. Another white house source high ranking source tells fox news that the president might seek a hybrid decision here to pull out of certain aspects of climate agreements like the Green Climate fund which could potentially cost the United States tens of billions of dollars over the next decade or so to stay in. But then at the same time he pulls out of the Green Climate fund, stay within the main protocol of the climate agreement. We dont yet know what the president s final decision is. I was told by a high ranking official here at the white house hes still mulling it over, still considering some options. Jenna, we should hear before the end of the week what the president tends to do. Jenna just quickly, john, how big a group of protesters is out there . We can really hear them picked up on your microphone. Reporter yeah. Theres a few hundred people. Theyre banging some vietnamese Musical Instruments and drums. Theyve got a megaphone and they are pretty loud. Theyre making an ruckus here on pennsylvania avenue. U. S. Protest groups could take a lesson from them on how to make themselves heard. Jenna i appreciate you telling us about it because we would be wondering. John, thank you very much. More from john at the white house as we get it. Chris plante is your syndicated talk show host, joe trippe is a fox news contributor. Lets talk about this paris climate agreement. I have a confession to make. I have never once at dinner in casual conversation ever brought up the paris climate agreement. Im sure a lot of our viewers havent either. There is the agreement and what it stands for, but also the symbolism of it. Lets take the symbolism of it first, joe. Why is it significant . Well, its an agreement that nearly 200 countries around the world have agreed to. In fact, theres only two countries that havent, syria and nicaragua. Its setting up so the United States would be joining those two countries if trump actually President Trump pulled out of it. Its an agreement for certain goals in terms of keeping Climate Change, Global Warming down between 194 countries and each country has to come up with its own policies to meet those goals. Those policies are nonbinding. Donald trump if he wanted to change Barack Obamas policies in order to try to meet those goals, he could do that without leaving the agreement. It would be interesting to see if he tries to fashion that kind of compromise. Jenna i am curious about what john roberts reported. Maybe its not a complete pullout of this agreement, but theres a combination of different policy. That we see another agreement. How do you see it . And what is the significance to us . Welsh theres a great deal of significance to us. Most of the agreement is symbolic, as joe said. Most of it is nonbinding. It will not bind the chinese. It will not bind india. It will not bind the russians. And as for nicaragua and syria, im not sure theyre making contributions to Global Warming in any event. According to the Heritage Foundation analysis of the impact it would have on us. It would take 2. 5 trillion out of our economy. It could cost us 400,000 jobs. It would mean an additional 20,000 per year per family out of their pockets to be in compliance with the aspirational goals which will allegedly slow the ocean. Jenna we have some numbers from the Heritage Foundation because we wanted to show this to our viewers. Joe, im curious on your thoughts. We see some numbers. About the estimated number of jobs lost. Also the lost income for an average family of four. Whats the argument to stay in this particular agreement at this time . Well, i mean, the argument is that as chris pointed out, its all nonbinding. So these policies, the president , trump, can change policies, find a better way to get to the reductions in emissions that are being called for. And he can make it a better agreement for the United States by making different policies. Withdrawing from it jenna let me ask you about that. Why wouldnt the president take ownership of it . Chris, why wont the president just do that . Instead of just pulling out of it altogether . What are the pros and cons . He may very well. Listen, we all want cleaner air. We all want a stable climate. I dont think a group of men gathering in suits in paris are going to change the levels of the ocean or the climate. Some people are convinced that they can do that. And while he might choose this sort of halfway path because hes mulling these meetings with Rex Tillerson this afternoon at the white house on this subject. Rex tillerson is in favor of staying with the Paris Climate Accord. He met with scott pruitt of the epa. Scott pruitt is in favor of pulling out. And look, lets be clear. President obama circumvented congress on this as we did with so many other things. That puts this climate deal in the president s hands. If the president had gone through congress, then President Trump would have to go through congress. If president obama had gone through congress. Keep in mind also that president clinton signed on to the 1998 kyoto accord and a sense of the senate vote back then in 98 had zero votes in favor of the kyoto accord which has been roundly ignored by china and india. Jenna that was one of senators issues with the paris climate agreement. He didnt like that president obama did go around congress and didnt like that way, managing this particular issue. I was reading an article in the wall street journal today, an op ed piece. This is written by the Top National Security adviser to the president. Im curious about this particular point. This sort of plays in with the big story of the day which is the climate agreement saying this. The president embarks on his first foreign trip with a clear eyed outlook, that the world is not a global community, but an arena where nations, nongovernmental actors and businesses engage and compete for advantage. Thats an interesting paradigm shift. What do you think about that . That may be true. This is one of the few things you have 194 countries have agreed with this agreement. And like i said with syria and nicaragua being this, wed be the third country to pull out. Symbolically, it doesnt make sense. 194 countries agreeing on what . 194 countries in this world havent agreed on anything, but they agree on this. The next thing is, because it is nonbinding, because barack obama didnt make it a treaty that went through the senate, the president of the United States has wide latitude to change the policies to fit his agenda, satisfy his base, stay within the agreement and find a better path to keep the United States competitive on jobs and these other things hes worried about. This is gonna play great with his base, but there is a way for him to get there without pulling out of the agreement. I think maybe were hearing some signs that thats a possibility. Well see. Jenna well see if we get that announcement lear today. As chris mentioned theres a big meeting with Rex Tillerson. Great to have you both. Thank you very much. Now we can all talk about the paris climate agreement at dinner. A fox news alert. A deadly explosion taking a massive toll in afghanistans capital. Were now learning that 11 americans are among the hundreds hurt. At least 90 people are dead. And that bomb detonating in a highly secured Diplomatic Area of kabul at the height of rush hour this morning. John heady is live in jerusalem with more on this. Sit possible, were hearing some reports that this is an inside job . Reporter welsh jenna, yeah, its absolutely possible. This area is in the so called green zone of kabul, known to be one of the most secure and safest parts of the city. Were waiting for more from afghan officials about the investigation. But to answer your question, yeah, its absolutely possible. Take a look at the map to give everyone a better view or idea of what were talking about here. This is kabuls green zone. Its where several embassies are located, including the german and british embassies. Afghan Officials Say a sewage tanker truck exploded just outside the german embassys wall where several of its employees were injured and one Afghan Security guard was killed. At least 90 people died in the attack. More than 450 were wounded. These numbers are fluid. They continue to go up. So that could be even higher. The u. S. Embassy is about half mile away from where the explosion happened. It left a 13 foot crater. 11 American Contractors were wounded, but nine Afghan Security guards working for a u. S. Security contractor were killed and one at this point, jenna, is missing. Jenna well have more on this in a moment. John, thank you very much. The pentagon, in the mean time, claiming success after testing a missile interceptor. The National Security implications as tensions rise with north korea. And then theres this. A scary scene at a busy florida airport. 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This is video of standoff. Michael pettigrew reportedly painting the fake gun at officers telling them to kill him. They say he is under going a mental evaluation and will face a charge of aggravated assault on a Law Enforcement officer. Rising tensions with north korea prompting an American Military response. The pentagons Missile Defense agency successfully shooting down a mock Intercontinental Ballistic Missile similar to one north korea is believed to be developing. Our chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt is live at Vandenberg Air force base. Talk us through what we saw. Reporter sure. It all happened within a matter of minutes, jenna. The first action was on the marshal island in the pacific. That is the location from which the u. S. Launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile meant to track the kind of trajectory and speed at which an ultimate north korean icbm might one day fly towards the United States. Minutes after that launch here at Vandenberg Air force base, the interceptor missile was launched. And then, just minutes after that, the two met in space, hundreds of miles above the pacific ocean. What happens then is that a small part of the interceptor missile effectively a precision guided five foot chunk of metal breaks off, slammed into the icbm according to the Missile Defense agency and completely obliterated it. So that was the process that was happening. It was spectacular to see the launch here at vandenberg. Everybody at the pentagon mightedly relieved that it was a success, jenna. Jenna amazing to see, what little we were able to see. This isnt just one and done be other improvements and tests as well . Reporter yeah. They have no choice but to keep testing and improving this system, given that north korea is clearly improving its missile capability. Weve seen all the launches of north korean missiles this year and they have stated that they plan to get an icbm with which they can threaten the United States. There are a lot of officials at the pentagon and military experts who believe that the north koreans will be able to do that by about 2020. Now, admiral james serring is the head of the Missile Defense agency. He spoke at an off camera briefing attended by Jennifer Griffin today, and in that briefing, according to jennifer, he said the following. We can now taste the threat through 2020. What we will see in 2020 was well replicated in what we saw yesterday. I was confident before the test. I am more confident today. And the men and women who man the Missile Defense control rooms across the country, including ft. Greenlee in alaska, will remain on station 24 7, simulating every possible attack and preparing for the moment when there is a real Nuclear Warhead headed towards the United States. They are on station, as i say, 24 7, 365 days a year, jenna. Jenna were grateful for that. You hear 2020. But you realize its only three years. Reporter three short years. Jenna thank you. Appreciate that very much. The pentagon is proud of that succe successful Missile Defense test but is it enough . New details emerging on the deadly terror attack in the heart of kabul as we learn of americans among the wounded. Colonel alan west joins us with his perspective. Managing blood sugar is not a marathon. Its a series of smart choices. And when you replace one meal or snack a day with glucerna made with carbsteady to help minimize blood sugar spikes you can really feel it. Glucerna. Everyday progress. Jenna welcome back. Horrific bombing in kabul, afghanistan. 90 people dead, 400 wounded. No group yet claiming responsibility for this. In the meantime, north korea keeps defying the world with missile tests. The pentagon calling todays intercept test an incredible accomplishment. Lots to talk about when we look at the threats around the globe. Lets bring in colonel alan west. Great to have you on the program. Good to be with you, jenna. Jenna i know you spent some time in afghanistan working as a private contractor after your military service. I wonder if you could give us perspective as to the size of this bomb and the strategy it took to get into this particular area of kabul. When you talk about this area, the green zone, which is the Diplomatic Area, coming down from jillabad from the east. That area is heavily guarded. Then from the circle up to the airport road, to the Kabul International airport. So the fact that a truck of that size was able to get through that type of security, it makes you believe somehow there was some coordination from within that allowed that truck to get in. Because normally trucks of that size are gonna get diverted out of that area to, you know, periphery roads so they dont get that close. So that is a big concern. Without a doubt, this lets you know that you still have a very determined enemy. Taliban or isis will eventually take credit for it. I would think isis might even do that as a response to the moab that was dropped about a month ago. Jenna you mentioned there might be some coordination from within. Im curious about that. And then this other piece of news. Beca

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