>> paula, thank you. paula hancox live in south korea. jim schutto joins me now live in washington. the u.s. not confirming this was any kind of underground nuclear test. that will take a number of days they say. but diplomatically, what are the options ndur if the americans? >> we do now have an official reaction from the white house. the national security council spokesman ned price saying that they are aware of what he refers to as seismic activity on north korean peninsula. he said they're still assessing what exactly it was. and while they cannot confirm it was a nuclear test, they would condemn any violation of u.n. security council resolutions. it could take a number of days to confirm. and to verify the north korean claim it would be a hydrogen bomb. they claimed they have the capability to detonate a hydrogen bomb. and there are nuclear experts in the u.s. who say it's plausible north korea could have carried out a nuclear explosion and boosted it some way short of realizing the capability. but the direction of their program is toward development. it's something the u.s. ta

back to paula. paula, china is a key trading partner and ally of north korea. the u.s. hoping that china uses its influence on the north. what can we expect from china? >> well, lynda, we've seen in recent days, china almost on a defensive footing. a lot of people around the world have said, if they wanted to, china could fix the problem. the foreign ministry spokeswoman has had to come out and say that china doesn't hold the key to solving this issue. saying the origins of the issue don't lie in china. they lie elsewhere. the fact is, with kim jong un's father, the late kim jong-il, a case could have been made that china held the key to solve the issue. there was a closer relationship between the then president in china and kim jong-il. he advice theed the country and it was a more amicable relationship. this time around, according to official reports, china wasn't warned about this nuclear test. it was warned the previous three times. as was russia and the u.s. a couple of times. nobody was warned. it is an embarrassment to beijing. it is a slap in the face and would

cnn's paula hancocks has latest for us from south korea. good morning, paula. >> reporter: good morning, john. we heard from the president's office. south korea said north korea would pay for the test and continue the propaganda broadcasts on the border. this is effectively a mobile installation and they broadcast propaganda messages across the border, across the heavily fortified demilitarized zone. they pulled this back in august of 2015 when the two sides were getting along better than they are now. this is something that really irritates the north koreans. we heard defectors say they heard the broadcasts and it helped them desired to escape. pyongyang will not be happy with this. it is likely to raise tensions the peninsula. meantime, there is still the hunt on to find out what kind of nuclear test that happened on wednesday. japan, china and south korea, all neighboring countries said they have no indication of radiation. they are checking the ground. they are checking the atmosphere. they have no indication of radiation. they may not

let's bring in paula hancocks. she has more on this developing story. paula? >> reporter: natalie, it's certainly an interesting development. the u.s. official now saying that it is possible that there was an element, a component of a hydrogen bomb. obviously different from what they were saying in the first place. now, the reason they believe this now is they were trying to take air samples, as were china, japan, south korea, and they were inconclusive, which is what we've been hearing from neighboring countries. so they looked at the seismic data, according to this u.s. official and found out the test took place more than twice the depth than they previously thought. this would be consistent with what you would need for a hydrogen bomb test. but the u.s. official said they still don't believe that it was a full hydrogen bomb. they believe maybe north korea thought it was, but only certain elements were hydrogen related. so certainly a new development and comes just a day after a u.s. official tells cnn that they believe that north korea may be preparing for

paula, good to have you with us. the most we know is this is a student from a university in virginia. what more can you tell us? >> george, what we have is from the state-run media, and they're saying they have detained a u.s. student, as you say, a student of virginia university. and he has been found to have been preparing an act against the regime, trying to topple the regime, a hostile act it's been described as. and interestingly, it says, quote, at the tacit connivence of the u.s. government. saying this individual was trying to undermine the north korean regime and was doing so, according to state-run media with the conniveence and the manipulation of the u.s. government. this is all we have at this point. we have an update hopefully from north korean television. they usually have a bulletin. in around and hour or so, we'll be watching that to see if they have any more details. they've given a name. we're trying to check out the name at this point with the u.s. side to see exactly who this individual was. but

we have paula hancocks now with latest. why the skepticism now? >> reporter: christine, we heard the grumblings after they saw the seismic activity. the level and force and destructive force from the seismic activity. it was similar to what we saw in 2013 which was expected or believed to be an atomic bomb. it was believed by many officials and analysts that it wasn't a big enough impact for it to have been a hydrogen bomb. we know the sniffer planes are up in the air from japan. the u.s. thinking of sending one of its own. they have not found anything at this point. japan, china and south korea all saying they have not found any indication of radiation in the ground or in the atmosphere. that could be a problem. one analyst tells me if they don't find any material that is radioactive, they cannot test it. they will probably never know exactly what was in the nuclear test. they are saying it probably means north korea is getting better at shielding these nuclear tests so there is less leaking out in the atmosphere. it is early days. it could take

paula live in seoul, south korea for us. matt rivers in beijing on the downward trend in the region as trading is suspended in china after the 7% drop. thanks to you both. >>> all right. an already troubled region now faces growing hostility between two fierce rivals. saudi arabia has cut diplomatic ties with iran after demonstrators stormed the saudi embassy in tehran over the weekend. they ransacked offices and started a fire. >> they were protesting saudi arabia's execution of a shiite cleric. you see him here. a saudi court convicted him of inciting sectarian strife and breaking allegiance with the saudi ruler. the saudi foreign minister ordered -- allow iran to undermine our - security. we are determined not to let iran mobilize or create or establish terrorist cells in our country or in the countries of our allies. >> cnn producer joins us now on the phone from tehran, and many analysts are looking at this and saying the relationship between these two nations has been cold at best, but it hasn't been this bad in decade

. >> paula hancock joins us from seoul, south korea. it's hard to understand exactly what north korea did. >> well, that's right, natsly, and that's why the u.s. appears to be revisiting other options. it's effectively said this u.s. official has effectively said that the air sampling they were doing, south korea, japan, china was doing the sarges has been inconclusive, which is what we've heard from neighboring countries as well. the fact that they couldn't pinpoint exactly what this test was. in the u.s. they said they went back to the seismic data and discovered that this test was probably taking place at least twice the depth than they previously had assessed, which would be in line from what you would expect from a hydrogen bomb. they still don't believe it was a full hydrogen bomb that could just have been components that were used. in the days after this nuclear test january 6 we poke expo a number of experts who said potentially they may have tried an element that would be part of a hydrogen bomb. still no one believes this is a

. >>> paula hancock joins us live. paula, hello. >> reporter: hello, natalie. well, these loud speakers have been working now for several hours. this is the one way that south korea knows it will get some kind of reaction from north korea, or at least it will annoy them. it seems to be one of the very few ways that they know they are getting to pyongyang. it's really seen as a sore spot for them. of course, the question is why would this psychological warfare affect a country so much that appears to be unphased by potential international sanctions or sanctions already in place. according to people i spoke with, the onset is they are scared of the truth. they are broadcasting facts about south korea, the health of the economy, facts about north korea, the regime, antiregime propaganda. this is exactly what north korea does not want people to hear. the regime controls information coming in and out of the kingdom very, very tightly. of course, this kind of propaganda loud speaker is exactly what they are scared of. they did fire on these loud speakers last summer,

. >> paula hancock is in seoul with more. north korean tv has broadcast the pictures of him signing the orders for the nuclear test. they're eager to promote this, clearly, but we don't know if this is a hydrogen bomb. what do we know so far about this? >> reporter: well. what we've heard so far from north korea they say about six or seven hours ago they carried out this, what they call a successful hydrogen test. as you said, we don't know whether or not it was a hydrogen bomb. we've been hearing from one government institute here at the korean institute of government staft, that the radio active material would have blown east to the sea of japan or the east sea. so it'll take at least two days for them to collect that material and then to analyze it. even then, they say, it may not be that they can give a definitive answer whether or not it was a hydrogen bomb. as far as pyongyang is concerned, they say it was and successful. and the photo with the north korean leader was signing the order for this to go ahead on january th

let's go to paula hancox in seoul, south korea with more on this. what do we know from the north koreans and what do we know about the south korean reaction. >> in just the last few minutes, we had reaction strongly condemning this nuclear test. she said it's clearly a provocation and it's threatening people's lives and safety. she said south korea has continuously warned north korea would pay a price if they carried out a nuclear test and said there's now a need for a strong international response against north korea. i've also heard from japan's prime minister shinzo abe who said it's a threat to japan's security. he says he condemns it and cannot tolerate such a nuclear test. we can see this condemnation from the regional powers and across the world starting to flood in. this time around, north korea claims it's a hydrogen test, a more powerful test than the previous tests it carried out before. if that's the case, senior u.s. administration officials say it could be days before they can confirm that or not. >> clearly the north koreans are delig

paula hancock is seoul. will ripley is in china, and we have someone in hong kong. >> let's start with paula. we still don't know for sure if this was, in fact, a hydrogen bomb, but let's go through what we do know at this point so far. >> reporter: well, rosemary, this happened, according to the north koreans at 10:00 a.m. local time. they say it was a successful hydrogen nuclear test, as you say. we don't know whether or not that is the case. south korean officials are casting doubt on that. we're hoping to get a press briefing from the defense ministry in a few minutes. hopefully they'll have more indication. some officials say it could be days whether or not they know it was a successful hydrogen test. as far as pyongyang is concerned, they say it was, and they say it was needed as a defense of the united states, saying they have a legal right to defend their country. if the u.s. does not violate north korean sovereignty, they won't use the weapons. using that justification of what they perceive as u.s.

>> paula, thank you. paula hancocks live in seoul. some americans released by iran over the weekend are speaking out about their experience. so is the u.s. diplomat who negotiated their release. we get details from jim sciutto. >> jason raizan seen laughing with his wife. >> happy. >> still, the first of the freed americans to speak said their detention ended only after one final night of fear and uncertainty. >> up until the last second, we were all worried and concerned. we were just put in a small room and we had no telephone or access to information. we kept being told we were going to take off in two mourps two became six and ten. so a total of almost 2 1/2 days was really nerve wracking. >> the american diplomat who negotiated the americans' release over 14 months of secret talks told us the first sign of trouble that evening was when we and his team could not locate raizain's wife and mother. >> it was concerning. >> turns out, they were being held in a part of tehran's airport controlled by the military. >> i said no, the enti

i want to go to paula hancocks tonight in seoul. what do you know, paula? >> reporter: the north koreans announced this test took place at 10:00 a.m. local time on wednesday. that is 8:30 p.m. eastern on tuesday in the united states. they say that it was a successful hydrogen bomb test but of course we don't know for sure if that is accurate. the u.s. senior u.s. administration official say it could take several days before they obtain the scientific data to confirm whether it was successful. as far as the north koreans are concerned it was successful and it was to defend themselves against the united states. they have used this as a justification for these tests many times in the past saying they have a legal right to defend their country and that if the u.s. does not violate north korean sovereignty we will not use nuclear weapons. this has been widely condemned already. japan's prime minister condemning it saying it is a threat to japan's security. and the south koreans trying to figure out how to make north korea pay a price. they have said is it a viol

>> paula, thank you. paula hancocks live at this hour in seoul. the dow down 1,600 points so far this year, the market is officially in a correction. a look at how we got here. >> the trading day started badly and when new york opened it got worse. the new york market was down at one point and had fallen 560 points at one point. towards the afternoon, though, calmer minds came into the market. and the dow jones industrials clawed back many of the losses. it was still down nearly 250 at the closing bell rang. behind all of this, the falling price of oil, which just keeps dropping. brent crude was off nearly 2%, while west texas was down nearly 7%. both now under $27 a barrel. putting this all together, the markets are seriously concerned about the future direction, the strength of the global economy, and where indeed to go next. the next few days will be marked by volatility. richard quest, cnn, davos. >> michigan lawmakers approved millions to fix the water in the city of flint. we speak with erin brockovich about what else needs to be done as wel

the reaction is coming from the political arena. >> paula hancocks with what sounds like a pretty bad cold there. hope it gets better. >> north korea's claim it tested a hydrogen bomb brought swift condemnation around the world. >> this act is a profoundly destabilizing for security. >> knot korea's nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation's security and absolutely cannot be tolerated. >> reporter: even china, north korea's neighbor and closest ally kbikly denounced the test, after down playing the nuclear threat for years, growing concern in beijing over the program under north korea's erratic and unpredictable leader. u.s. officials hope north kor korea's largest benefactor will finally put the squeeze on kim jong un and wants the u.n. security council to impose tough new sanctions. >> we want to see a strong new response to this latest provocation. and unanimity in the international community about raising the stakes further on the regime. but decades of sanctions have failed to curb three generations of north korean leaders. president obama came to office promising not to ov

paula hancocks joins us with the latest. what do we know about this test, paula? >> reporter: well, anderson, i have yet to hear anybody say yeonpyeong yang that they believe this was a hydrogen bomb. there is a lot of skepticism here in south korea. intelligence agencies briefed lawmakers last night and in turn briefed us saying effectively it's difficult to give credibility to north korea's claim that this was a hydrogen bomb. they gave some specifics. they said if it was an h bomb, it would be a destructive force of 15 mega tons. even if it was miniaturized which they don't believe that the north koreans have that capability yet it would be 50 to 60 kilotons. it was 6 kilotons. that shows that it is very unlikely it was a hydrogen bomb. whether there was an element, they don't know but it may be difficult to be 100% certain given the secrecy in that country of exactly what did happen, anderson. >> right, the test was done underground. how did they go about verifying what was detonated? >> well, that's the thing, without getting iaea inspectors on the ground, th

cnn's paula hancocks is following this developing story in north korea. she joins me live now from seoul with more. anything to expand as far as this alleged hostile act? >> well, natalie, the facts we have at this point is the information is from state-run media. a u.s. student has been detained, is under investigation. it says that he went and entered into north korea on a tourist visa. and he was trying to effectively topple the regime, according to this kcna report, saying also it was quite at the tacit connivence of the u.s. saying that this student is under investigation for these anti-regime hostile acts. but also blaming the u.s. government for this as well. now we have spoken to the u.s. embassy here in seoul. they're aware of the report. we're reaching out to the state department to see if they have any information on this as well. but we have been hearing in recent months the most recent in november of last year, the state department warning all u.s. citizens not to travel to north korea. saying that don't assume that you're part of a tour grou

paula jones was telling the truth. that's just a fact. >> she was not part of any effort to smear women. >> we just have a couple more minutes and i want to move onto a couple more issues especially donald trump raising questions about the constitutional eligibility to be president of senator ted cruz. take a listen to john mccain who was asked about this. of course he was born in panama. he was explaining why his case was different than cruz. >> it's a u.s. military base. >> yeah. >> that's different from being born on foreign soil. so they think -- i think there is a question. i'm not a constitutional scholar on that, but i think it's worth looking into. i think it's illegitimate to look into it. >> i got to say i was kind of surprised mccain went there. i know he's not the biggest ted cruz fan. is this a serious issue for ted cruz? >> i don't think so. he's running a textbook campaign in iowa and this is the best donald trump can do is take a child born of american mother, yes in canada, but i'm not a lawyer but i d

paula? >> reporter: well, alisyn, this is almost a carbon copy of what we saw at the last nuclear test back in 2013. we had the seismic activity detected at the same area in the northeastern part of the country. there was then the speculation and then the confirmation from north korea. the difference this tomb, they say it was a hydrogen bomb, although many experts here in south korea and officials are casting doubt on that claim. now, what we know it was the same area, just very close to the chinese border and the force of this seismic activity, actually caused tremors on the chinese side of that border in

. >> paula hancox live with more on this. paula, i guess the doubts are really starting to grow now over north korea's claim that this was, in fact, an h-bomb test. . >> we heard from the intelligence agencies here in south korea. they briefed lawmakers who in turn briefed supporters who they say was very difficult to give credibility to the north korean claim that it was an h-bomb. just looking at the numbers, they say, there should be a destructive force of somewhere between 15 and 50 megatons if it is an h-bomb. even if it's militarized or has failed, it would be about 50 to 60 kilotons. but, in fact, it was 6 kilotons that was measured, the initial reading. they say that in itself would suggest that this couldn't possibly be a hydrogen bomb. but, of course, there are other analysts that say there may be an element of a hydrogen element in it. there may be hydrogen gas, there may be a smaller amount of hydrogen isotope which basically allows a bigger destructive force, a greater yield for the explosion. and maybe this is w

what do we know, paula? >> reporter: anderson, we have confirmation from the agency here it was a manmade explosion, a manmade event. we don't have the confirmation of what that means. we're going to hear according to the news agency from north korea itself at 12:30 p.m. local time, that's about an hour's time. we'll hear exactly what happened at that point. but this is following the pattern of what we've seen in the past. there is a seismic event reported and the speculation and the confirmation from north korea that it was a nuclear test. we can't confirm what it is but it is following the pattern we have seen before. everyone in the region is holding emergency meetings. they are assuming the same. that many others are as well. that this could be once again a nuclear test. they have done three in the past. 2006, 2009, 2013. could this be number four? >> and we know the history here. how have relations been recently? >> reporter: i want to clear relations between north and south have been pretty good. there

tossing about names like monica lewinsky and paula jones. it all began after trump used the word shlonged referring to mrs. clinton's 2008 loss to barack obama. she said trump had a pension for sexism. he's turning those words against her and her husband. >> i hit her back and talked about her husband and the abuse of women and the tremendous abuse. no, it's tremendous abuse. >> he's not an abuser of women. i know he has a bad history and i wish that didn't happen but i don't know of situations he denigrated women. >> reporter: do extra marital affairs have a place in the campaign? >> i don't think so. i think the public is really concerned about world affairs and the economy and kids being able to go to college. >> reporter: most here are looking to the former president to energize the base, even those still undecided told me whatever mr. clinton did, even his impeachment is old news. >> scandal, does that have a place on the campaign trail? >> it will get played up but it's almost old news. i mean, he did what he did. that might be a littl

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paula? >> reporter: well, alisyn, this is almost a carbon copy of what we saw at the last nuclear test back in 2013. we had the seismic activity detected at the same area in the northeastern part of the country. there was then the speculation and then the confirmation from north korea. the difference this tomb, they say it was a hydrogen bomb, although many experts here in south korea and officials are casting doubt on that claim. now, what we know it was the same area, just very close to the chinese border and the force of this seismic activity, actually caused tremors on the chinese side of that border in pictures, you can see the shake just to show how significant it was. now, this is not the first time north korea has done this. this is number four when it comes to nuclear tests. they did one back in 2013. that also was under kim jong-un, the current leader at a time of heightened tensions. there was juan in 2009 and also 2006 under his father, kim jong-il. back in 2003 was when they fir

cnn's paula hancocks is in seoul, south korea. >> reporter: the condemnation is flying in from across the reg n region, across the world as you can imagine. south korea's president park geun-hye calling it a clear provocation saying it threatens peoples lives. she is calling on a very strong response from the international community, from the u.s., from the allies, but of course it is a question what can that response be given that the strong responses we've seen during the previous and after the previous three nuclear tests have not stopped pyongyang so far. but we know that japan has sent two aircraft into the area of the sea of japan, or the east sea, which is just east of north korea where they believe any radioactive material would have been blown given the wind direction. they're going to collect that dust. they're going to analyze it and find out if that gives any clues obviously that the amount of kilotons that have been used would suggest how big the explosion was. but of course they don't know what the underground casing is like. they don't know the format of this undergroun

. >> paula, thank you very much. that does it for our broadcast, thank you very much for watching. "cnn tonight" with don lemon starts now. >>> donald trump is still a birther but this time it's not president obama he is talking about. this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon. donald trump says voters should think twice about ted cruz because he was born in canada. not to be outdone, cruz says this. >> i tweeted out a response to donald trump's raising questions about my natural born citizenship. it was a link to fonzi jumping the shark. >> the republicans are taking aims at president obama's executive actions on guns led by you know who. >> it's no good. it's no fair. and their not going to screw around with the second amendment. okay? it's not going to happen. that's the way it is. >> lot's to get to tonight. but i want to give with the day in trump. to start us off, sara murray is at his camp. he is loppying the attack this time against ted cruz. explain what is going on here. >> that's right. and donald trump and ted cruz have been playing nice with one another. they are ahead in th

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. >> ben, dow think that she gets a benefit out of that when the lewinsky story, paula jones, et cetera, when those names come up? i'll just remind our viewers that donald trump himself brought those names back up last week. they're back in the political conversation. >> well, that kind of, is it worth the risk of exposing yourself to the negatives of bill clinton? we know the longer presidents are away from office the more people are liked. we've seen it with bill clinton, george bush 43, george bush 41, even jimmy carter. had incredibly low poll numbers when he left office. but when you look at the details and really get into the issues that the clintons have in their past, i think that starts to remind people of the clinton presidency in the negative things that were around it and i think it actually hurts hillary clinton. bill clinton isn't running for office. hillary is. i think hillary clinton really allows herself to be exposed for the issue we talked about women. when women came out against her husband, she did everything she could to demonize them and to shut them down. and if

. >> paula reporting live from seoul in south korea. >>> joining me now to talk about this is bruce clingner. thanks for your time today, bruce. i'm just wondering what different u.s. approach would be more effective than what president obama, bush, and clinton tried in the past. a framework agreement that failed in the 90s. a plan to exchange fuel for aid went nowhere, and now as we see, engagement has still led to more tests. what's left to try? >> well, there's additional punitive measures, sanctions and targeted financial measures that the u.s. has not yet applied. president obama has said north korea is the most heavily sanctioned country in the world. that's not true. the u.s., the eu, the u.n., had far stronger sanctions and targeted financial measures against iran. that's one of the reasons tehran came back to the negotiating table. even under the law, there's things we could do that the obama administration has been hesitant to do. >> and who, who does north korea do business with that the u.s. has tied to or influence over? what could a new sanction bite take hold? >> when people t

paula hancocks is live in seoul, south korea for us. paula. >> reporter: well, michaela, certainly the repercussions from this nuclear test, it's said that north korea would pay the price if it went ahead with this test. now, they've decide they had will go ahead with these propaganda broadcasts. they stopped them back in august because they decided the two sides were getting along pretty well. obviously, that's not the case anymore. these propaganda broadcasts will start again on friday at midday. they're annoying, in pyongyang, with talking about how dreadful the north is effectively. and they also broadcast songs. we know that this is going to ratchet up tensions and it will annoy north korea. so just one of the steps they're taking. we heard yesterday, the u.s. officials, everyone around the world is saying, it's not consistent with what we'd see with a hydrogen bomb. some analysts say maybe an element of hydrogen, bought not the actual h-bomb which was hundreds of times more powerful than this simple atomic bomb. we knowed u.n. is

. >> so paula, what's the evidence that is behind the u.s. and taking a second look at the north nuclear test because this isn't confirmed yet, right? >> reporter: exactly. they've said it's not definitive, it's not a final cloogs that the u.s. official who has knowledge of the intelligence data that this decision is based on says that the air sampling was incon exclusive. this is what we've heard that they couldn't get enough elements to be able to tell exactly what was in that test. so what they believe is that there may have been components linked to a hydrogen bomb. the reason for that because they wasn't back to the seismic data and they found out that this test took place more than two times deeper than initially thought so that would be consistent with a hydrogen bomb test, but they say they don't believe it was a full hydrogen bomb. potentially north korea believes it has tested a hydrogen bomb because the seismic activity was not large enough tore it to be a full h-bomb. >> so if it turns out it's a component of a hydrogen bomb, does

cnn's paula hancocks reports from south korea on how he got into the country. >> reporter: another u.s. citizen detained in north korea. this time a student on a tourist visa who pyongyang claims was carrying out a hostile act against the country. state run media says otto frederick warmbier was acting to bring down the regime at the con knife advance of the u.s. government. the utah embassy says it is aware of the of report. young pie year tours says he traveled with them and was detained january 2nd. tour group says his family has been informed and they're working with the state department and north korea's foreign ministry to try and secure his release. this is not the first incident of this type. earlier this month, cnn was allowed to visit a korean american man who the north says it being held for espionage and a canadian pastor sentenced to life hard labor bore. the north koreans say he was trying to overthrow the government through religious means. half a dozen u.s. citizens have been detained and then released by north korea over the past five years. the u.s. state department s

dorian's d-strong message was shared from conan to carol king to paula abdul and got a personal visit from new england patriots tight end rob gronkowski. >> i'm 8. >> you seem older than 8. >> trust me, i'm 8. >> do you have an i.d.? >> i have my birth certificate. >> what does dorian think is so great about being famous? >> because i can get lots of girls. >> that he has. ♪ ♪ we are strong >> in his hometown, over 2500 people gathered on a beach. dorian murray is a kid with heart. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> what a wonderful story. so sad but so inspirational. thank you for joining us. be sure to set your dvr to watch the show at any time. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> good evening. busy night in politics with sarah palin out on the campaign trail linking president obama to her son's alleged domestic abuse incident. we begin with breaking news. if you're one of 65 million americans tonight, you could be in for a crippling winter storm. no exaggeration. that's the national weather services word, crippling. snowfall measured in feet, not inches and the danger zone is evolving.

breathing new life into bill clinton's personal affairs, tossing names like monica lieu win ski and paula jones, after after trump referred to the word schlonged. she told t"the des moines register" had a pension tofor sexism. >> i talked about her husband and abuse. no, it's tremendous abuse. >> he's not a an abuser much women. he has a bad history. i don't know of any situation he's denigrated women the way trump has. >> reporter: do extra-martial affairs have a place in this campaign? >> i don't think so. i think the public is really concerned about world affairs and the economy. and kids being ra ining able to college. >> reporter: most are looking for the former president to energize the base. those undecided told me, whatever mr. clinton did, even his impeachment is old news. >> reporter: his scandal, does that have anyplace on this campaign trail? >> it will get played up but it's old news. de what he did. that might be a little trouble with the women vote maybe. but, you know, donald trump has got the same problems probably. so, i think it will be a wash in the end. >> reporter: n

thank you, paula, for being with us. as you hear them say from southern california gas there isn't a health threat, what have you been seeing. do you blelieve that? >> it's a little disconcerting. there's certainly a health effect. it's hard to say it's not a health threat when you have people with bloody noses, severe headaches, and the rash that seems to be appear as well. it's a little different to hear there's no health risk. and in the long-term effects the carcinogens in this additive are sort of untested at this long-term exposure. even though the levels are extremely low. the long-term exposure has never been tested. we're now the test study for the long-term risks. >> right. and i'm wondering for you can help us understand as we're watching this from, you know, the outside looking in at your community. help us understand how it affected you. people are removed from their homes. schools have been closed, is that right? >> yeah. we have 13,000 homes in our community. close to 4,000 people have been relocated or in

and i want to start with you paula. >> reporter: certainly the south korean president says it is a clear provocation what's happened. there needs to be a concerted effort from around the world to make north korea pay a price saying the u.s. south koreans and all their allies have to get together and make sure they do suffer, whether it is with sanctions, which it has to be said which not prevented this nuclear test from going ahead. we know that from around the region there has been condemnation. but also here in south korea there is questions as to whether or not this was a hydrogen bomb. north korea made an announcement saying it was an success that it is an h-bomb and the reason they had to go and hadn't do this is the united states they say it was a self defense mechanism. they have blamed the united states for the nuclear tests and missile tests in the past. i don't think this will be the last time we hear that from pyongya pyongyang. they also released a photo showing kim jong-un signing the order for the nuclear test. but officials defense ministry and inside intelligence services

he had to pay a massive fine or a massive amount of money to whether it was paula jones or whoever and this was all done in the white house. >> this is all fair game going back to the republicans for some years. it didn't work before. won't work again. >> reporter: sources don't expect chelsea to engage. one of her friends just happens to be trump's daughter. >> she's been a great friend to me and i've been a great friend to her. so the politics of our parents is not relevant to our friendship. >> reporter: while both women are fiercely loyal, now both say they are trying to stay above the fray. >> i love ivanka. >> me, too. >> and our friendship is so much more important than anything that happens in politics and i think probably anyone and everyone could understand that. >> reporter: in the meantime, clinton's campaign hopes chelsea's new role will bring excitement to the trail and that the once shy first daughter will make a good impression not only as a mom but as a fund-raiser. and this could be one of her biggest assets of the campaign. as a new mom herself, hoping to soften her

he could -- frankly, had he not met monica or paula, had he not met various somewhat beautiful women, he would have had a better deal going. >> jeffrey, that does not sound like how he is now framing bill clinton as an abuser of women. >> one of two things here. art, a reagan adviser and one of the godfathers of reaganomics said he voted for president clinton twice because he thought he was keeping reaganomics ongoing, which a lot supported clinton because of his economic policy. the rest of it, it's the other side that began this meme of the war on women. this is something they brought up. in that context. hillary clinton herself, if you remember the so-called mattress girl from columbia university, who carried a mattress around as a sign he'd be she's been raped. hillary clinton supported her. >> hillary clinton is in support of getting rid of campus violence. >> we're in a culture where rape is considered to be a very big deal. president obama went on -- if you remember, we had todd aiken -- >> it is a very big deal, jeffrey. rape is a very big deal. >> well, exactly. i'm in total