well, it s big because some people say that there were ten kilotons other people say in the ten kiloton range. so the north koreans are making very fast progress. they may have a nuclear warhead for their short and intermediate-range missiles. within two or three years, they ll have a warhead that can hit the united states. they also now have two launchers that can hit the united states. so the american people are now starting to be at risk. the question has always been it s easy, fairly enough, to detect what they re doing. it s been impossible to stop it thus far. where are we in terms of understanding what leverage works? sanctions haven t worked. international condemnation hasn t worked. what do you see on the horizon? well, we have sanctions, of course, the united states and the international community, but those sanctions are not as tough as they could be. as assistance secretary of state russell says, look, our sanctions are design to bring north korea to its sen
were described in the most deplorable of terms. it s extraordinary to think of it. she referred to those people as irredeemable. i will tell you right now, i campaign on a regular basis with donald trump. i campaign all across this country for donald trump. hillary clinton s low opinion of the people that support this campaign should be denounced in the strongest possible terms. the truth of the matter is that the men and women who support donald trump s campaign are hard-working americans, farmers, coal miners, teachers, veterans, members of our law enforcement community, members of every class of this country who know that we can make america great again. so let me just say from the bottom of my heart, hillary, they are not a basket of anything, they are americans, and they deserve your respect. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] i ve not heard that level of disdain for americans that i can even repeat since barack obama described people that opposed him as peopl
under fire from hillary clinton, but also within his own part. clinton now backing more getting more members of the military to back her as a result. cnn washington correspondent, jeff zeleny, is following all of the developments for us. jeff. good morning. the praise donald trump is showering on vladimir putin is a traditional break from american politics. it is outraging democrats and making republicans uneasy about the plurblurred lines of countr versus party. hillary clinton says this is the latest sign that donald trump is not fit for the presidency. he is really very much of a leader. amid ongoing criticism of his praise for vladimir putin. donald trump in an interview on a television station funneled by the kremlin, telling larry king, he thinks it is unlikely the russian government is meddling through hacking. i think it is probably unlikely. maybe the democrats are putting that out. if they are doing something, i hope that somebody will be able to find ou
potentially groundbreaking deal on u.s. and russian cooperation in syria. for the first time both sides will now be working together to try to end the conflict there, which could, if successful, as you heard the secretary of state there just a moment ago, could help battle isis in the country as well. the agreement comes after months of talks and at a time when u.s./russian relations have been pretty frosty. today the united states and russia are announcing a plan, which we hope will reduce violence, ease suffering, and resume movement towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in syria. working together, russia and the united states, and our teams, have devised what we think is a more prescriptive and far-reaching approach than we have been able to put together to date. this as donald trump tries to dial back his praise for russian president vladimir putin after being slammed for calling him a stronger leader than president obama. she talks about me. oh, d
the pentagon calling north korea s brazen nuclear test a serious provocation. president obama is promising serious consequences. pentagon correspondent barbara starr is here in studio with more on the u.s. reaction. barbara, great to have you here. good morning. what are you hearing about what the u.s. will do? this time around it is much different. this is not about the words. this is not about the rhetoric. if, indeed, the north korean regime did test a nuclear warhead, this puts them a huge step closer to being able to actually put a warhead on a missile, shoot off that missile, and potentially some day be able to strike the united states. what my sources have been telling me for the last several weeks is there is increasing concern the north koreans are getting better at this step by step with every test. they re having successful missile tests. they re now having this warhead test. and they have developed a mobile capability, which means in time of war, they can pu