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Hillary Worked FANATICALLY To Return Russian Spies Operating In U.S. Selling 20% Uranium!!! - Duration: 12:33.

Hillary Worked FANATICALLY To Return Russian Spies Operating In U.S. Selling 20% Uranium

all right so when it comes to Russia we have been telling you for over a year

the Democrats their allies in the mainstream media have been flat-out

lying to you the American people about what is really happening now we've also

been predicting that it would only be a matter of time before they manufactured

hysteria conspiracy theories on Russia blew up in their faces and that this

entire thing is gonna bull meringue back on the Democrats and of course the media

tonight that continues to happen and let me tell you why

NBC News is out with a bombshell report here's their own headline Muller is now

investigating Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta name sound familiar now he

happens to be the brother of Hillary Clinton's former campaign chairman John

Podesta and according to NBC News the special counsel Robert Muller has

launched a criminal inquiry into Tony Podesta and is lobbying firm the Podesta

group as NBC is reporting Muller's investigation began by looking into the

finances of former Trump campaign Chairman Paul Manafort but has since now

expanded to include Tony Podesta over whether his firm violated what is known

as fa ra fara the foreign agent Registration Act now under the law

lobbyists in the United States who work for foreign entities they must register

the Department of Justice and disclose what they're doing and according to NBC

well the Podesta group lobbied for Ukrainian nonprofit called the European

Center for a modern Ukraine that has ties to pro-russia political parties in

that country now this is where it gets interesting as NBC News reports the

Podesta group updated that registration and about its work with the Ukrainian

group only in June only after media reports only after

Congress started asking questions this hypocrisy from the Democrats beyond

stunning now we have heard for over a year now

Russia is a hostile country Putin such a bad character now it's the Democrats

what do you hear from the media the corrupt media crickets nothing Hillary

Clinton members of her campaign they have been attacking president Trump and

claiming there's a trump Russia conspiracy collusion

despite zero for over a year while John Podesta's

brother that's right John Podesta's brother the guy that ran Hillary's

campaign may have broken the law also tonight John Solomon is out with another

explosive report about Hillary Clinton take a look at this headline FBI watch

then acted as Russian spy move closer to Hillary Clinton

remember the media's reaction to Paul Manafort and Don junior now according to

the hill the FBI has evidence that when Hillary Clinton first became the

Secretary of State this is in 2009 Vladimir Putin in the Russians they

launched a campaign to try and gain access to Hillary her top aides her

husband Bill Clinton and according to the hill one attempt included a female

Russian spy pretending to be an American accountant now that spy used that false

identity to secure a job with a major Democratic donor in the hopes that she

would be able to collect intelligence on Hillary Clinton in the State Department

well guess what that Russian agent was eventually arrested and deported as part

of the FBI's massive 2010 spy ring bust now according to an email that the hill

obtained the Democratic donor who may have been compromised actually contacted

the State Department to alert Hillary Clinton about what was happening now we

did reach out to that donor for comment we didn't hear back shocky and Hillary

Clinton's spokesperson significantly tries as always to downplay this story

responding to the hill this weekend claiming oh it's all part of of a

partisan distraction in other words the vast right-wing conspiracy not

surprising but think about this for a second at the exact same time

Vladimir Putin and Russia are trying to infiltrate Clinton's inner circle

Hillary is using a private server that had top-secret

specialized access program classified national security information on it the

mom-and-pop shop bathroom the same server that was less secure than your

average gmail account Clinton knew what was happening because her office

commented on the Russia's firing bus back in 2010 yet she continued to use

the personal server now that's beyond reckless and it's a direct threat to

national security but that's only part of it and if that's not shocking enough

we have John Solomon and Sarah Carter's reporting from last week here are the

highlights from last week Bill Clinton he tried to get the State Department to

give him permission to meet with Russian nuclear officials while the uranium 1

deal was being approved by the Obama administration and his own wife and an

American lobbying firm took millions of dollars from a Russian state-run nuclear

energy corporation while at the same time providing pro bono services free

services to the Clinton Global Initiative

the Clinton Foundation now back in 2009 now the FBI was doing their job they

discovered evidence including documents and emails and financial records they

had eye witness accounts that the Russian nuclear officials working on

behalf of Vladimir Putin and Russia and Moscow they were engaging in bribery

kickbacks money laundering extortion and various other types of racketeering and

by the way other criminal conduct now just before the deal gets bill gets five

hundred thousand dollars when speaking in Moscow that's twice as normal

speaking fee he got it from a bank that had an interest in the uranium one deal

well bill he tried to meet while he was in Russia with nuclear nuclear leaders

he has to ask his own wife State Department for permission but instead he

didn't meet with them he met directly with Vladimir Putin and the Russian

government that has ties to the bank that's paying Bill Clinton and has an

interest in uranium 1 why because Vladimir Putin he wanted to control over

America's uranium market and what is so inexcusable is that the Obama

administration Hillary Clinton Eric Holder so many others they let this

happen and in 2010 the uranium 1 deal it was approved it gave Vladimir Putin what

he wanted control of 20% of America's uranium supply the foundational material

for nuclear weapons who would ever do this and we also learn from the hill and

circuit news.com the FBI has evidence including testimony they have an

informant that Russian nuclear officials funneled millions of dollars to the

Clinton Foundation while Hillary was serving as Secretary of State and

personally signing off on the Iranian one deal in the first place that gave

the uranium to Putin and it turns out the informant was blocked by the

Obama administration from exposing to Congress what was happening now the New

York Times also reported back in 2015 that the Russian nuclear company uranium

one was actually even exporting yellowcake uranium outside of our

country to Canada now even though they didn't have a license so we have no idea

what Putin has done with it where it's ended up did it go to North Korea to go

to Iran there's also several key officials that need to testify about

what they knew and when they knew it for example the former attorney General

Eric Holder he oversaw the FBI the FBI had all this information about bribery

kickbacks and money laundering in 2009 that was his job he was also a member

Eric Holder was of the committee that approved uranium one along with Hillary

so he had to know what was going on then you've heard the name Rod Rosenstein he

appointed Mueller Special Counsel looking in at Trump Russia collusion

he's the Deputy Attorney General now he actually helped lead the FBI

investigation into the Russian bribery scandal and we have the special counsel

himself Robert Muller well back in 2009 he was the FBI director during this

entire scandal and now we're supposed to trust Muller is going to investigate

Russian interference fairly objectively and honestly when he didn't tell

Congress about the Russian bribery plot and crimes that the FBI said they knew

were being committed this is inexcusable it's also another reason Muller needs to

go and he needs to go immediately there's also the fact that Robert Muller

has a troubling track record as a federal prosecutor take a look at this

headline from Fox news.com quote Muller team criticized by fellow attorneys for

his history of questionable tactics now a criminal defense attorney is saying

that Muller tried to entrap him while the now special counsel was working as a

prosecutor in Boston the same attorney also warned that mullahs Russian probe

well should be met with skepticism and tonight congressman Ron De Santis says

the House Oversight Committee is now investigating this uranium 1 deal

congressman De Santis also revealed some stunning information about the FBI

informant let's take a look at this I've been able to speak with the

confidential informant that helped the FBI uncover this bribery scheme I've

spoken with his attorney and this informant wants to tell his story but

he's currently under a nondisclosure agreement that was signed with the Eric

Holder Justice Department he came forward in 2016 was threatened with

reprisal from the Loretta Lynch Justice Department we have the money that went

to Bill Clinton for the speech the half a million dollars millions of dollars to

the foundation from sources connected with uranium one and then you had the

approval of the deal on the Cepheus board which Hillary Clinton was a member

of in 2010 so you do have the quid you have the quo this in this informant I

believe would be able to link those two together because he was right at the

heart of a lot with a lot of what was going on at the time

you see what's happening since we've been covering this because John Solomon

Sarah Carter have done amazing investigative work maybe and we've been

covering on it on this show now Congress is getting it now think about this maybe

what Ron de Santos would say maybe that's the reason why the Obama

administration blocked this FBI informant from talking because he might

be able to expose the criminal conduct from the Clintons and others within the

Obama administration now whatever non-disclosure agreement this informant

apparently signed with the Obama Department of Justice it needs to be

ripped up and it can be ripped up by the Trump administration by the Justice

Department you the American people deserve to know the truth about the

Clintons and how they sold out your national security and finally tonight in

just a pathetic display and despite mountains of evidence and now two

congressional investigations Hillary Clinton is saying oh she did nothing

wrong during the uranium one deal and Clinton is also attacking President

Trump Fox News and yeah even yours truly because we're telling you the truth

watch this Sean Hannity on his program has been very critical of the uranium

one deal the president saying with regard to Russia that's the real story

in all of this what would you say to those critics I would say it's the same

baloney they've been peddling for years there's been no no credible evidence by

anyone Trump and his allies including Fox News are really experts at

distraction and diversion so the closer the investigation about real Russian

ties between Trump Associates and real Russians as we've heard jeff sessions

finally admit to in his testimony the other day the more they want to just

throw mud on the wall and I'm their favorite target me and you know

President Obama we're the ones that they always like to put into the crosshairs

the vast right-wing conspiracy is back Hillary I have a few questions for you

why would you ever give Vladimir Putin the man you've been telling us is so

horrible and Russia of course our biggest enemy why would you give them

twenty percent of America's uranium the foundational material for nuclear

weapons why would you ever do that why did your husband get twice the amount of

money that he usually gets for a speech in Moscow and at the time of the deal he

meets with Vladimir and by the way I have another question

Hillary Clinton why did you do why did you take hundred and forty five plus

million dollars from all the people associated with this deal and will you

go under oath and answer questions I doubt it

you don't want to do you

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S. Korea, U.S., and Japan kick off missile warning drills - Duration: 1:44.

The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to coordinate

their efforts to resolve tensions with North Korea... using pressure... but also diplomacy.

They also vowed to maintain a high state of readiness against any further provocations

from Pyongyang,... by continuing to hold joint military drills.

Lee Unshin reports.

South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have kicked off their joint ballistic missile warning

and anti-submarine warfare drills on Tuesday.

The training includes missile detection and tracking exercises to enhance defense capabilities

against possible missile launches from North Korea.

The two-day drills, carried out in the waters off the Korean Peninsula and Japan,... are

the fifth of their kind.

On Monday, Seoul's Defense Minister, Song Young-moo, and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts,...

James Mattis and Itsunori Onodera, reaffirmed the need to up their military preparation,

by continuing to hold joint military drills against Pyongyang's growing provocations.

The three met on the sidelines of the ASEAN security forum in the Philippines, and committed

to supporting trilateral efforts to tackle the North through maximum pressure.

Song added that South Korea is still prioritizing a peaceful solution,... but if Pyongyang were

to use military force on his country,...

Seoul would have no choice but to take strong action.

(Korean) "We understand the weight of engaging in a

war as such.

We would make all efforts necessary to resolve the issue in a diplomatic and economic way."

Tokyo's defense minister however endorsed Washington's view to consider "all options"

on the table... for dealing with the North's recent threats including a pair of missile

launches that flew over Japanese territory.

Lee Unshin Arirang News.

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Portland Jetport named among top U.S. airports - Duration: 0:25.

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South Korea, U.S., and Japan kick off joint missile warning drills - Duration: 0:39.

South Korea, the United States and Japan have kicked off their joint ballistic missile warning

and anti-submarine warfare drills.

According to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the training includes missile detecting and

tracking drills to enhance their defense capabilities against possible missile launches from North

Korea.

The two-day exercises, carried out in waters off the Korean Peninsula and Japan,... are

the fifth of their kind.

In a joint statement released on Monday by the defense chiefs of Seoul, Washington and

Tokyo,...the three sides reaffirmed their resolve to tackle North Korea's nuclear and

missile issues through maximum pressure.

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U.S trade deficit with S. Korea doubles since KORUS FTA took effect: U.S. envoy - Duration: 1:38.

The latest U.S. official to express dissatisfaction with the Korea-U.S. FTA is Washington's acting

ambassador here in Seoul.

Charge d'Affaires Mark Knapper told a forum here today that while the FTA is an important

link between the allies, America's trade deficit with Korea cannot be overlooked.

Connie Kim reports.

The United States has repeated its discontent over its trade deficit with Korea spiraling

from the Free Trade Agreement between the two allies, known as KORUS FTA, and called

on a more fair deal.

Addressing the first ROK-U.S. Joint Public-Private Economic Forum on Monday,….Acting U.S. Ambassador

to Korea Marc Knapper said the serious trade deficit with Seoul has doubled since the five-year-old

bilateral trade pact took effect and that Washington is looking for ways to make the

agreement into a more fair and balanced one.

Knapper labeled the trade deal "a symbol of the two nations' economic link" but added

that Washington cannot overlook the fact that deficit from the agreement has doubled since

it went into effect in April 2012.

U.S. President Trump had claimed the KORUS FTA now in its fifth year was horrible and

left the U.S. destroyed... which led to meetings of a round of talks on Washington's demands

for an amendment.

It was on the second round of meetings and earlier this month that the two sides agreed

to begin a process to amend the free trade deal.

The U.S. has raised the idea of FTA revisions centering on the automobile industry,.. and

that discussions will likely continue when the top negotiators from both Seoul and Washington

meet next month during Trump's visit to Korea next month.

Connie Kim, Arirang News.

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U.S. judge orders retrial to determine amount Samsung should pay Apple - Duration: 0:43.

A judge in the United States has ordered a retrial to determine how much Samsung Electronics

should pay Apple for copying the iPhone design.

According to Reuters on Monday, the retrial includes three Apple patents such as its black

rectangular front face and rounded corners.

The new trial, called by a District Judge in California late Sunday local time,... comes

ten months after the U.S. Supreme Court set aside an almost 400 million U.S. dollar award

against Samsung.

The smartphone makers have until Wednesday to decide a date for the new trial although

according to reports, there's a chance they'll settle out of court.

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Defense chiefs of South Korea, U.S., Japan agree on further cooperation against North Korea - Duration: 2:05.

Our top story this morning...

The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan have agreed to coordinate

their efforts to resolve tensions with North Korea through pressure and diplomacy.

They also vowed to maintain... a high state of readiness against any further provocations

from Pyongyang,... by holding joint military drills.

Yu Joonhee starts us off.

Seoul's Defense Minister Song Young-moo,... met his U.S. and Japanese counterparts...

James Mattis and Itsunori Onodera,... on the sidelines of the ASEAN security forum in the

Philippines on Monday.

There,... the three defense chiefs agreed to support trilateral efforts... to address

the North Korean nuclear issue through maximum pressure.

They also recognized the need to heighten their military posture... by continuing to

hold trilateral, ballistic missile warning and anti-submarine warfare drills... in light

of the regime's growing threat.

Seoul's defense chief stressed however,... that South Korea does not want to engage in

conflict with the North... and that it was prioritizing a peaceful solution to the crisis.

But he warned that,... if Pyongyang were to use military force on his country,...

South Korea would be forced to take strong action.

(Korean) "We understand the weight of engaging in a

war as such.

We would make all efforts necessary to resolve the issue in a diplomatic and economic way."

Tokyo's defense minister in comparison,... adopted a much tougher tone on Pyongyang,...

for its recent provocations including a pair of missile launches that flew over Japanese

territory.

Onodera sounded the alarm on North Korea's growing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities...

and endorsed Washington's view to consider "all options" on the table.

(English) "The threat posed by North Korea has grown

to the unprecedented, critical and imminent level.

Therefore, we have to take calibrated and different responses to meet with that level

of threat."

Other ASEAN ministers at the meeting also expressed concerns... about escalating tensions

on the Korean Peninsula.

They called on all parties to exercise restraint... and work towards resuming dialogue for the

peaceful denuclearization of North Korea.

Yu Joonhee, Arirang News.

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READY FOR WORLD WAR 3: US works overnight to install THAAD away from North Korea's watch - Duration: 5:26.

READY FOR WORLD WAR 3: US works overnight to install THAAD away from North Korea's watch

The anti-missile system, Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System, known as THAAD, has been put in place despite opposition from activists and China.

THAAD is designed to shoot enemy missiles out of the sky without detonating any warheads attached to them.  The Delta Battery, 2nd Air Defence Artillery Regiment from Fort Bliss in Texas was deployed to South Korea in April to begin moving the system into place.

The overnight operation occurred nearly a year after Washington and Seoul agreed to position the battery in a remote southeastern area to counter the growing threat from North Korea.

The Delta Battery was officially realigned with the 35th Air Defence Artillery (ADA) Brigade from the 11th ADA Brigade on Thursday in a reflagging ceremony in THAAD's new home in Seongju.

A statement from the 35th ADA public affairs office said: "The transfer of authority allowed D-2 to redeploy stateside to prepare for the unit's return to South Korea on permanent change of station orders." An army statement said: "The 35th ADA Brigade now employs the full complement of the U.S.

Army's ADA capabilities in the Republic of Korea, consisting of Avenger, Patriot and THAAD." Earlier this month US Forces Korea (USFK) announced the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system is a "tentative" attempt to foil any spontaneous plots from despot leader Kim Jong-un.

The USFK said: THAAD intercepts short and medium range ballistic missiles inside and outside the atmosphere.

It is interoperable with other ballistic missile defence systems, highly mobile, and deployable worldwide. The system, that was announced last month, can identify incoming missiles "at ranges up to 1,000 km [621miles]".

The range of the THAAD system allows North Korea and some parts of China to be scoured for potential threats. Beijing has voiced intense opposition to the radar technology due to a spying risk.

However, military experts have attempted to extinguish China's complaints by stating that the optimal range of the system is 372miles (600km) to 497 miles (800km).

The installation of the THAAD system comes as the region seems to be poised to descend into could be.

After several missile tests by North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and an increasingly hostile war of words with US President Donald Trump the situation has deteriorated rapidly.

As well, has entered into a war of words with most of its neighbours, most notably Japan. The rogue state, which has fired two rockets over Japanese territory this year, sent the warning you will pay for your crimes.

Pyongyang-based newspaper issued the threat to Tokyo which was a reference to past government-general rule over Korea enforced by Japan. North Korea officials also vowed to make nuclear clouds over Japan.

Korean Central News Agency said the behaviour of Japan in calling for international maximum pressure on the rogue state was little short of mad.

The statement read: Inciting tensions on the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will bring clouds to the Japanese archipelago. Former US President Jimmy Carter said he would be willing to travel to North Korea on behalf of the Trump administration to help diffuse rising tensions, The New York Times reported on its website on Sunday.  Mr Carter, 93, said: "I would go, yes,  when he was asked in an interview at his ranch house in Plains, Georgia whether it was time for another diplomatic mission and whether he would do so for President Trump.

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WW3: North Korea threatens 'puppet state South' with 'destruction' for alliance with US - Duration: 4:17.

WW3: North Korea threatens 'puppet state South' with 'destruction' for alliance with US

The Pyongyang Times headlined a propaganda piece with "Subservience to US leads to abyss of destruction" which accused of being a "lunatic".

It also lashed out at South Korea for being a so-called "puppet force", adding that "lunatic Trump" is running "headlong into ruin taking America with him and the poor puppet forces are following him".

It said: "Such rubbish as fire and fury, total destruction, annihilation and calm before storm are heard from Trump every day and the US is keen on recklessly playing with fire by introducing nuclear bomber formation, nuclear carrier strike groups, nuclear submarines and Aegis into the sky and waters off the Korean Peninsula in succession.

"Dignitaries of White House, and State and Defence Departments of the US are having a hard time cooling Trump, who is overheated with a war fever. But only the south Korean puppet forces are fanning up the lunatic fingering a nuclear button.

"History records weak nations which faced annihilation after acceding to alliance and coalition out of quick-witted calculation and also subject countries which saved their destiny by getting themselves away from the evil influence of big powers after becoming sensitive enough to understand the change of the times.

"But it seems to us that the puppet forces can hardly get themselves free from the slavish way of thinking as they have been brainwashed by the US so much that they are lost to independent strategic and political thinking faculty.

"Lunatic is running headlong into ruin, taking America with him, and the poor puppet forces are following him, at the peril of their lives." has also labelled Japan a "stooge" and threatened the country with "bitter doom", in its state-controlled paper Rodong Sinmun.

The propaganda rag said: "During recent talks with the foreign minister of Denmark, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono let loose a string of rubbish that 'it is important for the whole international community to step up pressure upon the DPRK so as to get it change its policy.'.

"Earlier, he clung to the sleeves of diplomatic officials of the UK, Germany, China, Ukraine and other countries to stoke an atmosphere of pressure against the DPRK, clamouring about the necessity to put renewed pressure upon it.

"It is ridiculous for Japan, no more than a stooge, to trumpet about maximum pressure. "Now the economic policy of the Japanese authorities has faced doom..

The inflammatory rhetoric comes as foreign secretary Boris Johnson is giving his backing to to In a hard-hitting speech, the Foreign Secretary will insist that the US President has an absolute duty to protect his country and its allies against aggression by the regime of.

He will also urge the US not to rule out a military strike against the dictators forces. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have been high for months after a series of nuclear missile tests by the rogue nation.

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News Wrap: U.S. forces in Afghanistan 'not a blank check commitment, says Tillerson - Duration: 6:50.

JUDY WOODRUFF: The nation's top military commander is promising answers on why and how four U.S.

special operations troops were killed in the African nation of Niger.

They died October 4 in an ambush by soldiers affiliated with the Islamic State.

Marine General Joseph Dunford, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a rare extended

news conference today at the Pentagon.

He acknowledged many things are unclear, including the mission's intelligence and air support.

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JOSEPH DUNFORD, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: I think it's important for us to baseline

what support was requested, at what particular time, when did it arrive, was it what they

needed.

We certainly have expressed a sense of urgency in getting the answers to the questions that

you have asked and the family have asked.

We want to have that investigation concluded as quickly as possible.

But we have prioritized making sure that the investigation is accurate.

JUDY WOODRUFF: We will hear more of General Dunford's remarks and delve into all of this

after the news summary.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today during his current

overseas trip.

It came as the Trump administration commits more troops to shore up the Afghan regime.

Tillerson flew into Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, and met with President Ashraf Ghani.

He reaffirmed President Trump's commitment, but said it's not unlimited.

REX TILLERSON, U.S. Secretary of State: He's also made it clear it is not a blank check

commitment.

That's why it is a conditions-based commitment.

Clearly, we have to continue the fight against the Taliban and against others in order for

them to understand they will never win a military victory.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Tillerson also urged moderates in the Taliban to move toward reconciliation

and full participation in the Afghan government.

From Kabul, Tillerson made a second unscheduled flight, to Baghdad, in a bid to curb Iran's

influence in Iraq.

He had called Sunday for Iranian-backed paramilitary forces in Iraq to -- quote -- "go home."

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi insisted today that the units are Iraqi patriots.

Tillerson also urged a peaceful solution to Baghdad's dispute with its Kurdish region.

The Kurds are pressing for independence.

There's word of a new massacre in Syria by Islamic State militants.

Damascus says at least 67 civilians were found dead in a central town recaptured over the

weekend.

Activists say the real number may be double that.

Meanwhile, a U.S.-backed militia has captured Syria's largest oil field from ISIS.

The militia says it's asking the Russians to prevent their Syrian allies from trying

to take it for themselves.

Donor nations pledged nearly $230 million in new funds today to aid Rohingya Muslims

in Bangladesh.

More than 600,000 have fled violence in Buddhist Myanmar since late August.

Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on conditions in the refugee

camps.

JONATHAN MILLER: When you have been burned out of your homes, raped, shot at and beaten,

and now just want something to eat, this is the last thing you need.

The Bangladesh army was in charge of this handout today.

And it all got a bit testy.

At least now, though, there is aid.

And, on the whole, there is order.

Kutupalong, refugee camp, now a shanty city of more than a million, over half new arrivals.

Rohingya are still arriving faster than those trying to help them can cope with.

But the U.N. has a more visible presence now.

Medical care is more widespread, and there are thousands of new orange toilets, although

there is still only one for every 100 people.

There's an acute shortage of safe water, but they're sinking new tube wells daily, and

hand pumps mean people don't have to wash themselves and their dishes in puddles and

filthy rivers.

They have now turned into municipal swimming pools.

New tented classrooms are being built for the 450,000 children who need education.

The schools, though, still need nearly 6,000 teachers.

Now that the monsoon is drying up, makeshift shelters are springing up all over the flood

plain of this river down here.

And you can bet that, within a few weeks, this will be covered, only to be flooded out

again come the next deluge.

Sometimes, you find sick people running high fevers just by the roadside.

We walked deeper into suburban Kutupalong, where there is a frenzied construction boom.

Here, though, 17,000 people suffer acute malnutrition and an outbreak of cholera or measles could

be a mass killer.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News.

In the Philippines, the government today declared the southern city of Marawi liberated.

Militants aligned with the Islamic State seized it five months ago, and more than 1,100 people

died in the fighting since.

Today, troops celebrated across the city after defeating the last holdouts.

Federal employees raised the national flag at city hall.

Back in this country, President Trump today presented the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam

War medic.

Retired Army Captain Gary Rose was honored for repeatedly risking his life to help wounded

soldiers during a battle in September 1970.

He spoke later outside the White House.

CAPT.

GARY ROSE (RET.), Medal of Honor Recipient: This is our medal.

It's not mine.

We all earned it.

And to a great extent, it's for all those men who fought those seven years in MACV-SOG,

and even further than that to honor the men in all the Special Forces groups who fought

and died in that war.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Rose is now 70 and he lives in Huntsville, Alabama.

President Trump today ruled out changes to 401(k) retirement programs as part of tax

reform.

There'd been reports that Republicans were talking about limiting the amount that workers

may put aside in 401(k)s.

Separately, the president also told FOX Business Network that special counsel Robert Mueller

has not asked to interview him about Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

And stocks closed lower on Wall Street today.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 54 points to close just under 23274.

The Nasdaq fell 42, and the S&P 500 slipped 10.

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North Korea threat 'CRITICAL and IMMINENT': Japan demands US address escalating crisis - Duration: 4:26.

North Korea threat 'CRITICAL and IMMINENT': Japan demands US address escalating crisis

Itsunori Onodera gave the stark warning to his US and South Korean counterparts in talks earlier today.

Mr Onoderas remarks underscored the deep concern in Tokyo after North Korean weapons tests, including test firing missiles over Japan, as Pyongyang seeks to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the mainland US.

His comments broke from more measured language earlier on Monday by US Defence Secretary James Mattis and South Korean Defence Minister Song Young-Moo, as the three men met on the sidelines of a gathering of Asian defence chiefs in the Philippines.

He said: "The threat posed by has grown to the unprecedented, critical and imminent level.  "Therefore, we have to take calibrated and different responses to meet with that level of threat."  .

South Koreas Mr Song also acknowledged North Koreas provocative behaviour is becoming worse and worse, in public remarks before reporters were escorted out of the meeting room.

General Mattis renewed sharp criticism of North Koreas tests, saying they threaten regional and global security".

The US defence minister, who kicked off a week-long trip to the region on Monday, has been eager to emphasise diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully as escalating tension between Washington and Pyongyang stoked fears of "armed confrontation".

Asked about his conversation with Mr Onodera after the two met earlier in the day, before joining South Koreas Mr Song, the American said they discussed maintaining stability and peace in support of the diplomats".

Former US president Jimmy Carter has again said he is willing to travel to North Korea on behalf of the Trump administration to help diffuse the situation.

General Mattis has been more cautious in his public remarks than US President Donald Trump, who has been locked in a war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, threatening to destroy the rogue state to defend the United States and its allies.

Kim has blasted Mr Trump as mentally deranged". The American defence minister is at the start of a week-long trip to Asia and will attend meetings hosted by defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the Philippines.

ASEAN defence ministers, in a joint statement, expressed grave concern over North Koreas nuclear and missile programmes and urged the reclusive country to meet its international obligations and resume communications.

They underscored the need to maintain peace and stability in the region and called for the exercise of self-restraint and the resumption of dialogue to de-escalate tensions in the Korean peninsula".

General Mattis trip, which will include a stop in Thailand, comes before Mr Trumps first visit to Asia next month, including a stop in China.

The President has been pressuring China, North Korea's neighbour and sole ally, to do more to rein in the hermit kingdom's missile and nuclear programmes.

For more infomation >> North Korea threat 'CRITICAL and IMMINENT': Japan demands US address escalating crisis - Duration: 4:26.

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BREAKING: US, Japan and South Korea 'prepare for North Korea attack' with missile drill - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 2:57.

BREAKING: US, Japan and South Korea 'prepare for North Korea attack' with missile drill

THE US, Japan and South Korean have begun a two-day training drill to prepare their

militaries in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

The drill is being carried out between the allies near the border of the rogue state,

in Japanese and South Korea waters.

A Security Consultative Meeting agreement last year has seen similar exercises carried

out ever few months.

The move follows a warning from Japan that the threat posed by Kim Jong-un's rogue

state is "critical and imminent".

Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera called for action from the United States and

South Korea as he made the warning yesterday.

Mr Onodera's cautious statement comes in contrasts to calmer words from his US counterpart

General James Mattis.

The Japanese minister said: "The threat posed by North Korea has grown to the unprecedented,

critical and imminent level.

"Therefore, we have to take calibrated and different responses to meet with that level

of threat."

General Mattis and Onodera were joined by South Korean Defence Minister Song Young-moo

at a meeting of defence chiefs in the Philippines.

Mr Song said: "North Korea's provocative behaviour is becoming worse and worse."

General Mattis said the continued tests from Pyongyang "threaten regional and global

security."

The countries committed to steeping up joint air drills at the talks.

A joint statement said: "The three ministers lauded collective efforts to expand information

sharing on North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and enhance response capabilities,

including the execution of multiple combined flight training missions with US bomber aircraft.

"They reaffirmed that the three nations are committed to enhancing defence cooperation

and to maintaining a rules-based order.

"Accordingly, the ministers pledged to take necessary steps to bolster their ability to

improve information sharing and strengthen responses to North Korean threats."

For more infomation >> BREAKING: US, Japan and South Korea 'prepare for North Korea attack' with missile drill - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 2:57.

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US B-52 nuclear bombers 'on 24-hour ALERT' as North Korea vows to annihilate Trump - Duration: 2:39.

US B-52 nuclear bombers 'on 24-hour ALERT' as North Korea vows to annihilate Trump

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have put the globe on the edge of World War 3 after numerous nuclear missile threats. Trump warned the Hermit Kingdom's hierarchy that it faced destruction if it did not abandon its nuclear weapons programme.

But the tubby tyrant has vowed to continue developing missiles, until one has the range to hit New York.

ALERT: The US airforce has readied its top squadrons In response, Trump has placed his B-52 bomber planes on 24-hour alert status, a move not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991.

Air Force chief of staff General David Goldfein said: "This is yet one more step in ensuring that we're prepared.

"I look at it more as not planning for any specific event, but more for the reality of the global situation we find ourselves in and how we ensure we're prepared going forward." General Goldfein added that preparations for the alert order were all under way.

He also said that that the Airforce is being tasked to find ways of using nuclear weapons as a deterrence or even in combat.

He also said: "The world is a dangerous place and we've got folks that are talking openly about use of nuclear weapons.

SEOUL MEN: The US Airforce is showing their power on the border "We've got other players out there who have nuclear capability.

It's never been more important to make sure that we get this mission right." The B-52s were placed on alert for decades when the US was faced with the dangers of the Soviet Union.

The measure comes after two nuclear B1-B bombers were flown over South Korea, to send a message to the despot nation.

For more infomation >> US B-52 nuclear bombers 'on 24-hour ALERT' as North Korea vows to annihilate Trump - Duration: 2:39.

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North Korea pursues peace, but ready to deal with U.S. actions: North Korean diplomat - Duration: 0:52.

North Korea is continuing to verbally lash out against the United States,... suggesting

this time.... that it's the victim in the crisis.

The director-general of the North American department of the North's foreign ministry

argues that the U.S. is the only one stopping Pyongyang from developing nuclear arms,...and

the regime has no interest in starting a nuclear war.

Addressing a nonproliferation conference in Moscow on Monday,... Choe Son-hui is reported

to have reiterated that while her country pursues peace, it's ready to deal with Washington's

actions if necessary.

The North Korean diplomat has previously delivered stronger remarks,... saying the regime will

respond to fire with fire-- and that North Korea's nuclear deterrence is a matter of

life and death for the regime.

For more infomation >> North Korea pursues peace, but ready to deal with U.S. actions: North Korean diplomat - Duration: 0:52.

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US India cooperation may be gaining momentum - Duration: 5:32.

For more infomation >> US India cooperation may be gaining momentum - Duration: 5:32.

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U.S trade deficit with S. Korea doubles since KORUS FTA took effect: U.S. envoy - Duration: 1:34.

Washington's acting ambassador in Seoul expressed dissatisfaction with the two country's bilateral

trade pact.

Mark Knapper pointed out... that while the FTA is an important link between the allies,

America's trade deficit with Korea cannot be overlooked.

Connie Kim has the details.

The United States has repeated its discontent over its trade deficit with Korea spiraling

from the Free Trade Agreement between the two allies, known as KORUS FTA, and called

on a more fair deal.

Addressing the first ROK-U.S. Joint Public-Private Economic Forum on Monday,….Acting U.S. Ambassador

to Korea Marc Knapper said the serious trade deficit with Seoul has doubled since the five-year-old

bilateral trade pact took effect and that Washington is looking for ways to make the

agreement into a more fair and balanced one.

Knapper labeled the trade deal "a symbol of the two nations' economic link" but added

that Washington cannot overlook the fact that deficit from the agreement has doubled since

it went into effect in April 2012.

U.S. President Trump had claimed the KORUS FTA now in its fifth year was horrible and

left the U.S. destroyed... which led to meetings of a round of talks on Washington's demands

for an amendment.

It was on the second round of meetings and earlier this month that the two sides agreed

to begin a process to amend the free trade deal.

The U.S. has raised the idea of FTA revisions centering on the automobile industry,.. and

that discussions will likely continue when the top negotiators from both Seoul and Washington

meet next month during Trump's visit to Korea next month.

Connie Kim, Arirang News.