headed. >> north korea facing strong condemnation after that country fired four ballistic missiles we have reaction from the united states and are live in seoul and tokyo. >>> and in our freedom project series, we take you to a school in hong kong what life is like for the millions forced to work in sweat shops. >> we'll welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell at cnn headquarters in atlanta. >> and live for you in london, thanks so much for joining us this hour on "cnn newsroom." >>> it is 3:01 on the u.s. east coast, the u.s. president and his unsclaims that he was wiretapped. he accused the former u.s. president of ordering the wiretaps at trump tower yesterday. again, mr. trump offering no evidence still asking congress to investigate. cnn has more. >> the fbi yesterday asked the department of justice to refute the allegations by donald trump that the obama administration wiretapped his phone in october during the campaign. we learned that some time over the weekend, the fbi reached out to the department of justice to try and work somet

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discover.com/creditscorecard, even if you're not a customer. >>> dialogue about north korea under way at the highest levels following the latest round of missile launch. president trump speaking with the japanese prime minister and acting president of south korea. all this as a special u.s. defense system deployed to south korea. that's where we find cnn's alexandra field live with more this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, dave. good morning. we are learning from north korean state news that kim jong-un personally supervised the ballistic missile launches off the coast of japan. we learn this involved a military unit trying to strike u.s. bases in japan. this missile launch comes at the same time that the u.s. and south korea are conducting joint military exercises. exercises believed to have provoked the launch of missiles. kim jong-un called an end to the exercises which he perceives as a threat or a sign of invasion, he would say. officials in japan, u.s., south korea and china have all cond n condemned the missile launches. happening at the same time we are seeing the

in beijing. he says it's time to get tough with north korea and he's looking for china's cooperation. >>> from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. it is 4:00 a.m. on the east coast, the u.s. president wrapping up a busy day. his unsubstantiated claim that he was wire tapped took center stage. u.s. justice department delivered a classified report to congress and two familiar with the report say that it does not back up the president's claim and still the president refused to drop the issue even standing next to the german chancellor angela merkel in a news conference talking about it. jeff zeleny explains to us. >> reporter: president trump did not back down from his explosive and unproven claims that president obama wiretapped him  at trump tower. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess by this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. >> reporter: meeting with angela merkel, the president reported past reports that merkel's phone h

in south korea today among rising tensions with north korea. why does tillerson believe diplomacy has already failed? we will go live to seoul next. >>> happening right now. rex tillerson overseas in south korea speaking right now with the south korean foreign minister. tillerson sending a message the trump administration is abandoning diplomatic efforts to talk north korea out of a nuclear confrontation. the secretary says after two deck aades of trying, it is tim for a new approach. you see him standing at the podium now as the south korean foreign minister speaks. for more on what he means, let's go live to seoul, south korea and bring in paula hancocks. paula, are you with us? >> reporter: dave, i am. i'm up at the dmz where secretary tillerson was earlier today talking to the military brass. he is now talking to the politicians. he is next to the south korean foreign minister. the main headline of what he said is if policy of strategic patience is over. this is the obama administration policy. a wait and see policy. not engaging with north korea. it is widely believed to not

north korea if they continue to escalate their nuclear program. >> and this is all coming as the trump white house is distracted by the president's unproven wiretapping claims and battling resistance to his budget plan and to the republican health care plan which now may not have enough republican votes to make it through the house. a lot going on on this day 57 of the trump presidency. let's begin this hour. he is live with the breaking details on what the secretary of state said. >> well, it's no secret that north korea rapidly accelerated their missile and nuclear development program. the secretary of state rex tillerson went to the north korean border just this afternoon here in south korea and he returned to seoul just a short while ago saying that the security threats posed by north korea are no longer just a regional concern. they are a top security concern for the u.s. he said that old approaches have not worked. 20 years of approaches have not worked. it's time for a new policy toward north korea and he would not exclude the possibility of a military option being on the table.

intensally. the u.s. secretary of state held meetings on north korea. the regime claimed a big advantage in rocket technology. a a live report from beijing is next. . first cnn's correspondent christine romans has this week's before the bell. >> action from the federal rezer reserve is in the rear view mirror and the money story is in washington where there will be two confirmation hearings and scrutinizing of the lelgtive agenda. does trouble for the health care overhaul foreshadow for tax reform or infrastructure. . it could rattle markets. the confirmation hearing for neil gorsit. he's ruled on several anti-trust cases. later in the week labor secretary will face lawmakers. he was trump's second selection after the fast food ceo withdrou his nomination. if confirmed he will be in charge of the bureau that overcease the jobs report and workplace conditions ask employment opportunities. >> we'll get a housing market heat check on the heels of the interest rate hike. numbers on home sales are due. it remains strong with prices in many metro areas near peak levels. the question

meeting with trump. that visit overshadowed with the concerns of north korea and the rocket test. let's get more from cnn's will ripley. they like to steal headlines when things are happening in the neighborhood. >> reporter: this rocket test happened at the same time that secretary of state rex tillerson was meeting with president xi jinping. focus to set up a bigger meeting between president trump and president xi in washington. chatting and both sides trying to feel each other out. tillerson saying all options on the table with north korea. including a military response which makes beijing nervous. beijing wants the u.s. to stop the joint exercises. u.s. thinks china is not using the economic leverage over north korea. china is north korea's only meaningful trading partner. >> we hear japan held the first evacuation drills in response to north korea's missile tests. >> reporter: this is interesting to see happening in the village less than 200 miles from where the tests landed. you see the school children practicing with north korea missiles raining down. you talk to the older

>> i believe civilized universal god. civilized heart. . >> in north korea fired four ballistic missiles sparking strong reaction from the united states and its allies. cnn is live in seoul, south korea. and tokyo, japan with reaction ahead. >>> the fbi is sending the trump administration a message asking the justice department to refute the president's allegations of wiretapping by his predecessor, the latest on this fast developing story. >> nearly 60,000 people very escaped western mosul as the army, would there is to retake that city from isis. ben read man takes us on their brutal and heart breaking journey. welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell in atlanta. >> and i'm hannah jones live for you here in london. you're watching cnn newsroom. >> 2:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. north korea has fired off a round of four ballistic missiles. the united states has a strong message in response. here's how it reads. the united states strongly condemns the dprk's ballistic missile launches tonight. we remain prepared and will continue t

which is classified but we need military action against north korea. trust me. >> all this has been undermining his credibility. it undermines the credibility and confidence in the u.s. government that is going to run smoothly. he wasted all his political capital during the supposed honeymoon phase when he was fighting with the department of justice and intelligence community. now he needs the same individuals in those two communities to come to his defense and help him go forth in an investigation. it is undermining his presidency and he is see very shortly that he needs all of these different facets to work with him as opposed to against him. >> the problem is, we're in this hyper partisan environment where anytime a democrat can take a shot at trump no matter whether or not he's coming up with good alternative solutions to health care, they're not going to give him an inch. he's making the problem worse here. >> that sounds familiar years ago. >> but take a listen to the white house's attempts to duck answering this question of the wiretaps. they've been trying to do this for the

pretty quickly. >> north korea is pursuing programs that would allow them to present a clear threat to the continental united states. all options are on the table. >> he went undetected on the south side ground for 16 minutes before finally being caught just below the president's bedroom. >>> news this morning, we have a special guest. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge. a lot going on in politics as christi said. including president trump unapologetic. as he stands by his claims he was wiretapped as a report says ois. >> but first this is cnn breaking news. >>> the french government says this a man has been shot dead at the airport in paris after he grabbed a soldier's gun. melissa bell joins us on the line. melissa? >> martin, i'm at the airport outside the south terminal. it was an hour and a half ago where a man managed to take a weapon. france remains in a state of emergency. airports are heavily patrolled by armed soldiers. this man managed to take the weapon after one of the soldiers before seeking ref unl in one of the shops. the man was shot by security services. the airp

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consider military action if it's provoked by kim jong-un. and president trump accuses north korea of, quote, behaving very badly. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, president trump again suggests he was bugged by the obama administration saying to german chancellor angela merkel, at least we have something in common, refers to merkel being wire tapped by the u.s. asked if he regrets any of his tweets, the president answered, very seldom. the justice department meanwhile gave congressional investigators today a document about the president's claims. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee says he's confident it will show no evidence of wire tapping. all of this just a day after the white house infuriated britain by citing a report claiming a british intelligence agency spied on president trump at the request of president obama. the claim was made by press secretary sean spicer citing fox news. british officials called the allegations utterly ridiculous. president trump refuses to apologize, passing the buck to fox news, and his spokesman

. >> north korea's latest provocation is triggering a warning from the united states. >> these ballistic missiles, several of them came extremely close to the japanese coast putting 20 million people within striking range. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> james comey calling on the justice department to public by deny president trump's claim that president obama had him wire tapped. president trump offering no evidence, but demanding congress investigate his predecessor for what he calls, quote, executive abuses. >> did president trump really call president obama bad or sick without any basis? democrats say yes, he did. it's a distraction from jobs and taxes and even the travel ban that was said to be an urgent need. we haven't heard about it for weeks. might that change today? day 46 of donald trump's presidency begins with senior washington correspondent joe johns live at the white house. joe. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the white house this morning is not backing away from the president's wiretapping claim. the takeaway from here is the president fi

table with north korea but going even further, that the era of silence is over. does that mean diplomacy is over when when it comes to dealing with north korea unless it denuclearizes. >> all of this is coming as the trump white house is distracted by the president's unproven wiretapping claims. they are also battling resistance to the president's proposed budget and to the gop's own health care plan which divided his own party and may not have the votes to get through the house. we enter day 57 of the trump presidency. let's begin with alexandra field with the breaking details. avy clear message from the secretary of state. >> reporter: the secretary of state was up at the border between south korea and north korea, he said the 20 years of diplomacy have failed. the efforts to contain and control north korea's nuclear ambitions and missile ambitions have failed. he returned to seoul this afternoon speaking to reporters saying that the military option is on the table if north korea threatens the u.s. forgss or south korean forces based here on the peninsula or if they continue

over a new revised healthcare bill. >> it is going to be passed quickly. >> north korea is pursuing programs that would allow him to present a clear threat to the united states. all options are on the table. >> he went undetected on the south side grounds more than 16 minutes before being caught at the entrance of the residence just below the president's bedroom. ♪ welcome to saturday, we have been waiting for you, i am christie paul. >> and i am martin savidge. it is great to be with you. >> president trump is waking up at his resort in florida still sticking to his claims of wiretap of president obama during his 2016 campaign. >> we'll have the russia intel hearings and it will take place on monday and the confirmation hearing of neil gorsuch. >> cnn's washington correspondent, brian, good morning to you. do we know the status of the meeting of angela merkel. >> the meeting of merkel and president trump seems to be going pretty well. there is no doubt that the press krc conference was awkward. as you mentioned the wiretap issue did come up. president trump did not back down. als

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, thank you for the reporting. >>> there are developments from north korea. the nation is claiming they have made a breakthrough in their rocket development. reports on state media say leader, kim jong-un, oversaw the successful test of a powerful new rocket engine. that technology could help north korea launch a satellite or a long-range missile. rex tillerson finished his trip to asia meeting with chinese president, xi jinping. the new secretary of the state was in the region. who knows what was said about the threat from north korea. >> right. you can never read the mind of the north korean leader, kim jong-un. it does seem awfully coincidental that this high-thrust rocket engine was tested at the same time that secretary tillerson was in beijing meeting with the chinese president, xi jinping. china is north korea's only meaningful trading partner. the u.s. believe that is china has the most leverage over north korea. it has to be irritating for the communist party leaders here to see these provocative actions by north korea, specially at a time they are trying to get a handle on the

the president. what's at stake? we'll have a preview ahead for you. >>> and north korea's showing no sign of being cowed by the u.s. administration. instead, claiming a great leap forward in its weapons program. >>> plus, she lived through the holocaust and is concerned about the world today. what this survivor has to say about the rise of anti-semitism happening now. >>> hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell from cnn headquarters in atlanta. newsroom starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> monday is set to be a critical moment for the new president, and it comes down to the questions that won't go away, about ties to russia, possible ties to russia. the public hearing is just hours away. the february director, james comey, set to testify about mr. trump's -- russia's involvement, i should say in the election and that his claims that the former u.s. president obama ordered his phones to be tapped. >> a report concluded russian president putin ordered an influence

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the first stop on his visit to asiania. how the security threat from north korea is looming large over the trip is coming up next as well. but we're trying to get hold of our expert in the netherlands because what's interesting about this whole election is that it's been a litmus test really for populism in europe, what gripped the uk with brexit and american voters with trump, take hold in this wave of elections taking place in europe this year. germany, france and the netherlands was the first test of that. geert wilders, who represents the far right, anti-immigration view, did do slightly better in this election than -- compared with other ones, but not in a huge way. didn't have a big dent. so he didn't really take over. there was this high turn-out that seems to come out in support for rutte, who is the prime minister, and his main opponent. so they really voted for the status quo. although, this is a coalition government country. so we don't know quite how that government will form. but let's hear from prime minister rutte as that result started coming in. >> translator: i'v

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beijing. it comes one day after tillerson warned north korea no option was off the table including military action if provoked. but today he appears to be softening his tone after talks with his chinese counterpart. >> we share a common view and an sense that tensions on the peninsula are quite high right now and that thing have reached a rather dangerous level. and we've committed ourselves to do everything we canning to prevent any type of conflict from breaking out. >> joining me right now from beijing, cnn international correspondent matt rivers. matt, explain why it is so important for china to be involved in this solution with north korea. snore well, china is the only major ally on the international stage for the north koreans. so really anything that you want to do, whatever your solution proposed solution is for what's going on in north korea, china is going to be involved. that is something that the trump administration is well aware of and is trying to get china to use that leverage to get north korea to rein in its nuclear weapons development program. what the trump adm

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have heard about isis, about north korea, and tomorrow is the three-year anniversary of russia annexing crimea. and we have angela merkel defending the order and the president in campaign mode. this is the same president who said it was hard for him to believe the results of 17 investigations, 17 intelligence agencies reporting that russia infiltrated our elections, yet because of one judge on fox news and because of one newspaper article, he's doubling down on saying that his predecessor and our closest ally tried to spy on him. >> bianna, people all over the world, average people, and world leaders, they're watching the united states right now. 57 days into this new presidency, and they're wondering what is going on? what does this do to the credibility of the president? >> well, i think people here at home, in washington, a few blocks from where this was happening are wondering what is going on. you're absolutely right, we can say this is uncomfortable, unprecedented. but at the same time we have to have an administration and a president whom we can hold accountable and we b

, leaving reporters behind as he attempts to talk about the north korea threat. the plan for china and a broader coalition. is it a mission impossible? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. president trump speaking out for the first time in 11 days about his explosive claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. mr. trump saying, i'm quoting now, wiretap covers a lot of different things, and hinting at new revelations in the coming weeks. just a short time ago, the fbi director james comey briefed the senate intelligence committee on the investigation of the president's wiretap claim and russian meddling in the election. the classified meeting came only after frustrated committee members threatened to hold up a key confirmation vote. we're following the growing uncertainty of the republican plan to repeal and release obamacare. 19 house republicans are now apposed to the bill or leaning against it. the speaker paul r

is really unprecedented. i don't know that i would make them the number one. certainly north korea would be vying for that position as well, but they are not friends. while we want to be able to find ways to work with them from time to time, maintaining economic sanctions is going to be very important. i have real doubts about why we allow our team to continue to operate in the united states, that's russia today, which is a pure propaganda arm of russia and yet we have no ability to engage in informing the public in russia. >> congresswoman jackie speier, thank you so much. appreciate your time. >> my pleasure. >>> the united states has had it with north korea's nuclear antics. that's what secretary of state rex tillerson is saying. so what would happen if kim jong-un tried to take things to the next level? that story next. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clear

washington and what can he really accomplish? >>> and tests and thefts. north korea tests a rocket engine once generation the possibility kim jong-un is making progress on a ballistic missile that could hit the united states. we also have new details pointing to north korea's involvement in a multi-million dollar cyber theft breaking into banks' computers and draining money from the accounts. is the north korean leader becoming more brazen? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news, new revelations from the house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes about a secret nighttime meeting at a at of owl places the white house complex. a government official tells cnn nunes was seen tuesday night hat the national security offices at the eisenhower executive office building right next door to the west wing and oval office. while nunes won't say whathe learned, the following day he went before reporters and went to the president saying he had new information about possible surveillance of then president-elect trump and his top aides during the

pleasure. thank you. >>> china today warned that the u.s. and north korea are on a course for a head-on collision. china's foreign minister called on the u.s. to halt a deployment of a missile defense system to south korea. he called on north korea to suspend its nuclear weapons program. the united nations have condemned north korea's latest missile test. the u.s. is working on a strategy to deal with north korea. >> we saw we had a launch in february. we saw the assassination of jim jong nam after that with chemical weapons. and now a multiple ballistic missile launch. this is somebody who is trying to get attention. we are evaluating how we'll handle north korea going forward. we are making those decisions now and we will act accordingly. >> we're following new developments in the murder of north korean leader kim jong-un's half brother. ivan watson is joining us from koa kuala lumpur with details. what have you learned? >> reporter: wolf, you know, the mystery of this airport assassination, just gets stranger and stranger. because about a month afterwards, now this mysterious vide

regarding north korea's missile launches. sb intelligence officials watching north korea in light of the south korean ousting of the president. kr cnn global affairs correspondent alise following this story. talk to us about this timing and the concerns as we watch from outside the perspective. what's happening in south korea? what's happening in north korea? what rex tillerson is going to do as we try to decipher what it means for the u.s.? >> well, clearly the impeachment of president park could not come at a more difficult time because of all this political vacuum. the fear is that north korea will try to exploit that. and also south korea's having tension not just with north korea but also with its neighbors both china and japan. japan over a diplomatic despite but china over the deployment of the missile defense system with the united states to ward off north korea. secretary of state tillerson will come into this all. he'll be asked -- meeting not with the leader of the country, but with the acting president, with the foreign minister and try to just plan the road ahead until the s

vetted at letsmakeaplan.org. cfp. work with the highest standard. >>> north korea's threat growing in the wake of the latest missile test. barbara starr reports. >> reporter: u.s. anxiety about north korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs is at an all-time high even with a just-failed test launch of one medium-range ballistic missile. >> we see the reckless behavior north of the dmz on the korean peninsula as unsettling the northwestern pacific, east asia area. >> reporter: tonight a highly classified u.s. aircraft is in the region, ready to move in to take air samples if north korea conducts another underground nuclear test. classified satellite imagery shows that test it would be the sixth one, could happen at any time with no warning. north korea also appears ready to launch missiles that could eventually hit the united states. >> north korea's reckless rhetoric and provocative actions continue despite united nations censure and sanctions. >> reporter: the u.s. aircraft carrier "carl vinvinson" joinin military exercises with south korea. and u.s. air force b-1 pomers joining

to back up that wild claim, well, that would be fake news. satellites trained on north korea after kim jong un fires off four more ballistic missiles. could another nuclear test be next? how will president trump respond? plus, explicit photos of women marines. a secret facebook page exposed. pictures of dozens of female marines allegedly posted without their permission. how many servicemitembers coulde caught up in this scandal? >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we'll begin with the politics lead today. the weather forecast for saturday called for a tweet storm from the president. and one sure rolled in with the president accusing his predecessor. president barack obama of ordering trump's, quote, wires tapped in trump tower last year. the president made this claim without any evidence to support it, and in fact, cnn's pamela brown reports this afternoon that when fbi director james comey saw the president's tweet he was, quote, incredulous. he felt institutionally he has to push back on this because of the massive allegation comey knows to be fa

back to continue talking. >> thank you. another provocation from north korea. reports say the regime has successfully tested a powerful new rocket engine. earlier, cnn spoke with our military analyst about the technology significance of this technological significance of this test. some of these technologies actually have to do with a covert method of firing missiles without being detected in advantage of exploding the devices. that's part of the issue. the other pieces are when you are talking about an intercontinental ballistic missile, the type of warheads and the amount of weight in the missile itself have to be launched off of a bad and the better they can improve their technology, the more accurate these systems are going to be not only from leaving the pad but going into the atmosphere and hitting the target. all of these things are step ns a program that continue to advance their technology. >> cnn's will ripley is live in beijing where the u.s. secretary of state, rex tillerson, just met with the chinese president, xi jinping and i have a feeling that whoo we just talked abo

for the baseless wiretap claims. >>> north korea tests a new missile. how will the trump administration respond? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight. the most powerful evidence yet that president trump's wiretap claim was blatantly false as the fbi director testifies before congress and reveals a criminal investigation of the trump camp's possible links to russia, a probe that began back in july. james comey joining with the national security agency director to flatly declare that is no information to support mr. trump's claim that he was wiretapped by president obama or by british intelligence. comey also publicly confirming for the first time that the feds are investigating russia's alleged meddling including the possibility of collusion with the trump campaign. also tonight, the white house is refusing to back off from the wiretap claim or offer any apology claiming today's hearing didn't change anything. mr. tru

. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the flintelligen community believes north korea will undertake a new round of nuclear testing. why the secretary of state rex tillerson says attempts to denuclearize the country may be a lost cause. we're going live to the region. anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. and in most clinical trials, the majority reached an a1c goal of 7 percent or lower. invokana® works around the clock by sending some sugar out of your body through the process of urination. it's not for lowering systolic blood pressure or weight, but it may help with both. invokana® can cause important side effects, including dehydration, which may cause you to feel dizzy, faint,lightheaded,or weak, upon standing. other side effects may i

crises going on, and just today we reported that north korea has had four, an accusation like this that was being comboed down by the fbi doesn't help president trump's case or goal to have the media focus policy. very quick, jill. does this make the u.s. appear weaker in putin's eyes? >> there's no question. even in russia where they are using the united states and what is happening right now is a very bad example of what can happen when you loosen up and when you have these radical liberals because president putin himself will run for reelection, we would bet in 2018 so the campaign has already begun and he's using the united states as a bad example of what can happen, and then other countries that are looking at this chaos and saying how are the americans even functioning, and i talked to a lot of people in europe and in the soviet union space, and a lot of them, when i'm looking back and saying where is this going? what will the united states do? what will this administration do? this really serious concern that i think a lot of americans probably aren't even aware of. >> all right.

market as a barometer of his success. careful. >> another provocation from north korea. a new missile launch offer the coast. but what makes this one different? we're live in beijing. ways wins. especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business. >>> breaking overnight, a failed missile launch by north korea. military officials at the u.s. pacific command confirming that the test took place at the missile site on north korea's east coast. earlier this month, pyongyang launched four missiles. cnn's will ripley is tracking that. good morning to you, will. >> hey, dave. so, we don't know what kind of missiles these were, given they did come from the same site. analysts believe it could have been ballistic missiles that langsded close to the japan

of russian meddling in the u.s. election. we will have a preview of what's at stake. >>> north korea showing no signs of being cowed by the u.s. administration, instead claiming greatly forward. >>> she lived through the holocaust, what this survivor has to say about the rise of antecementism happening today. >> live, welcome to our viewers here from united states and around the world i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church, thanks for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." a public hearing that could be pivotal to the white house is just hours away. fbi director james comey will testify before the house intelligence committee. he'll pose questions about mr. trump's claim that former president barack obama ordered his phones tapped about russian's alleged involvement in the election. >> in january a u.s. intelligence report included russian president vladimir putin was to under mine public fate in the u.s. democratic process, and harm her elect blt and potential presidency. the report said mr. putin had cleared preference for donald trump. >> the allegations got the start for an event back in

this white house. it's more noise that's not necessary. look, north korea has just launched four banned missiles into the sea of japan. we have troops fighting an incredibly difficult mission in mosul, trying to retake it from isis. we have things we need to be paying attention to. yet this administration, from a lack of discipline, a lack of messaging, an inability to understand, they own the house, they own the senate, get on with the business of government. somebody's got to get their hands on that phone and keep him from tweeting. >> you know, you say they have the white house, they have the house, they have the senate. there are people around the president who feel what they don't have is what's called the deep state, right, these are professional people in the government, whether it be in security or intelligence, people who are careerists in there, who may be leaking this information or may not be politically loyal to the president. do you think those concerns are legitimate, mike? >> well, i think they are, but again, it's another self-inflicted wound, because of the time

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, north korea blows up a u.s. aircraft carrier and says it is ready to carry out a merciless nuclear attack. how close is the north getting to the real thing? >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> a day after the white house was rocked by the fbi director's testimony on election meddling, under president's false wiretap claim, the trump administration tonight is urgently focused in on its top agenda item, health care. in a closed door meeting up on capitol hill, the president warned [ inaudible ] that many would lose their seats in 2018 if they don't vote for the obamacare replacement bill. despite or because of the arm twisting, lawmakers described the president's visit as spectacular and a tour de force. some conservative opponents say they're leaning yes, but as of right now, there may not, repeat, may not be enough votes to pass the measure in the house. and the white house indicates the president may be forced to seek yet more changes before thursday's vote. president trump's supreme court nominee today tried to signal