chris. >> chris: kristin fisher reporting live from palm beach. thanks for that. 20 we live now from mullah lago, president trump's national security advisor h.r. mcmaster. general, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> general mcmaster: thank you chris, it's a pleasure to be with you. >> chris: the trump administration seems to be sending mixed signals this weekend. u.n. ambassador nikki haley says that getting rid of assad in a priority, on the other hand secretary of state tiller's and says that first we have to get rid of isis, destroy isis, a side can wait. which is a? how does the president see this playing out in syria? >> general mcmaster: second tillerson and ambassador haley are right about this. what we need to do, and what everyone who's involved needs to do is to do everything they can to resolve this civil war, to halt this humanitarian catastrophe, this political catastrophe, not only in syria, but the catastrophe is affecting the greater middle east, it's affecting europe and it's a threat to the american people as well. so to do that,

you may look upon her with envy and think well, kristin fisher is having a good time. she shares the dark side of palm beach. there are some perils involved in covering this. >> absolutely, every time you go to florida you have to be careful of some critters and wildlife. we deal with a lot of that but i want to start with our very first live shot location. we wanted to do it right near mar-a-lago obviously. this is the beautiful causeway en route to mar-a-lago. the problem with that is there is nowhere to go to the bathroom. you are doing live shots every hour. you don't have time to go to the bathroom and come back. >> tucker: this is the most powerful news organization in the world. >> we looked into getting a w porta-potty. it cost a bit more money than you might imagine. so since then, we have moved on to a new location.u it is right near the hotel. it comes with its own set of challenges. this is the new one.it what you are seeing, this umbrella we put up. we were sitting there without the umbrella.at we are working on our next and we feel some wetness on us. we

. >> we have fox team coverage on this, kristin fisher from the white house. first garrett tenney live from the washington bureau. garrett, what is the u.s. strategy going forward? >> reporter: rick, president trump's top priority is protecting the american people. that means giving up goal of nuclear missiles that are capable to hit the united states, something it has shown no sign of doing. in fact u.s. officials believe the north is actively preparing to test another nuclear bomb. if that happens, the president hasn't said exactly what the u.s. would do in response but said he would not rule out taking military action. on "fox news sunday," general h.r. mcmaster said any additional nuclear test would not go unanswered. >> we do have to do something. we have to do something with partners and globally. that involves enforcement of the u.n. sanctions in place. it may mean ratcheting up the sanctions even further and also means being prepared for military operations if necessary. >> reporter: the u.s. is calling for new sanctions and for tougher enforcement of

let's bring in kristin fisher with reaction from the white house. kristin. >> chris, the reaction from the white house has been very restrained, no tweets from the president, the first response came from defense secretary jim mattis, he put out a very short statement that reads, quote, the president and his military team are aware of north korea's unsuccessful missile launch. the president has no further comment. now, the vice president was in the air and on the way in south korea when the failed missile took place. he was briefed on board air force two and landed in seoul nine hours later where he told american and south korean troops that their courage and valuer -- valor are needed now more than ever. >> the provocation from the north is just a latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of the freedom of the people of south korea and the defense of america in this part of the world. >> from south korea, the vice president will travel to japan, indonesia, australia to assure north korea's nervous neighbor that is th

at the white house, kristin fisher, fox news. >>> chanting and holding signs. thousands around the nation gathered to take part in the march for science. they are demanding law makers acknowledge science and accept facts and data. the largest marchs happening in new york, chicago, and the anchor city of washington dc where protesters hope to catch the attention of congress and trump who have proposed cuts to federal agencies focused on scientific missions. >> it is important for me to see science is supported and to send a message we need funding. so, to cut funding for any scientific agency is a horrible mistake. >> president trump released a statement for earth day today saying in part, "my administration is committed to advancing scientific research that leads to a better understanding of our environment and of environmental risks." thousands of people in san francisco today weren't buying the president's claim. the annual earth day rally turned political with many saying they believe the current administration is in fact threatening scientific research. ktv

kristin fisher is in palm beach florida. >> reporter: the government is continuing air strikes against opposition forces. the images shared by the civil defense group shows the aftermath of the air strikes. the strikes come after the u.s. took action thursday night. when president trump authorized a tomahawk missile strike on a syrian air base. the strike was a response to the chemical weapons attack that killed dozens. many of whom were children. roughly 20 jets were destroyed including fuel and ammunition depots. the syrian airport has more than a dozen other bases in operation allowing the war planes to take to the skies. syrians living abroad are expressing mixed emotions after the strike. >> instead of bombing, the u.s. can intervene for the safe of a peace solution. bombing cannot be considered a solution at all. whoever is bombed, they are our people and we are the ones losing. >> many say more could be done. >> what is needed is to stop the war. if they wanted to end the war, they would have done so five years ago. they are capable of doing it in one day. there is no internatio

as of now, no official on the record comments scheduled for certain tomorrow. >> kristin fisher, thanks so much for that comprehensive report. certainly flexibility something the administration has talked a lot about and the lack of predictability. the obama administration has said we don't want them to know what we will do next. you see that some of the steps are taken here. >> that's what you're saying and that's where they went through on that promise. meanwhile, we have some in the middle east worried about the fallout from this attack. the question that will trigger a new effort for peace or will potentially lead to more violence across the region, such as retail tour attacked by hezbollah or even radical islamic terrorists in our country taking action. john huddy joined us now from our jerusalem borough where you can see the sun is up, it is now morning with the very latest reaction from israel. hi, john. >> eric, the israeli reaction is in support of president trump and at the strikes on syria. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that he fully supports president trump'

kristin fisher, thank you so much. eric? eric: arthel, senate republicans are continuing to clash over democrats over president trump's supreme court nominee, judge neil gorsuch. this as that showdown looms in the coming week. some wondering if the republicans will invoke the so-called nuclear option on this nomination. doug mckelway has more from washington. doug? >> reporter: with the senate vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch looming this week, there is a lot of 11th hour jockeying as senate democrats near that 60-vote threshold to filibuster his nomination. joe manchin and heidi heitkamp have declared they will vote for gorsuch. they're both for states that trump won and both are up for re-election in 2018. democrat claire mccaskill just yesterday from a state that trump won added herself to the no list and plans to filibuster the nomination, yet she told a private gathering last sunday that gorsuch was, quote, one of the better ones. >> we hope that her praise leads to additional support and her support. it's har

fox's kristin fisher has the details. >> reporter: a victory for the trump administration as the president nears 100 days in office. president trump welcoming president trump welcoming ia hajaze after helping secure her release. she was held in egypt nearly three years. >> is that right. >> wonderful job. >> that's better that i thought. >> an egyptian american returned to united states on thursday and charity worker and husband set up a foundation to help street children in 2013 and were arrested with several others the next year. an he jip shen court acquitting her of child abuse charges and human rights officials say the reports were unfoundd we're happy to have ia back home takes great honor to have her in the oval office with her brother. >> white house says president trump was directly involved in her release and her case wa topic of conversation when he met with egyptian president earlier this month and president trump raise praised his countser part during their tokz. >> i want to say to you m mr. president you have a great friend and alli in the united states and >> defense secret

kristin fisher was the main sites from the north lawn. thank you. liz has more. elizabeth: let's bring in political correspondent gabe ben gaddy. i want to start with you basically recapping the past 100 days. we have his national -- weekly address where he boasted a successful first 100 days, the rally and two new executive order signed by the president. what is the take away? >> will resize the president didn't want to think of his first 100 days as a way to judge the presidency, but he did russia get a lot done. a lot of legacy defining things done. when it comes to appointing neil gorsuch to the supreme court, but at the same time it's clear what he's been learning. foreign issues are more complex than he thought they would be an it's not as easy to do with congress as he anticipated even though it's a republican-controlled congress. >> we spoke with the lawmaker yesterday who said the same, if there is a tax rehaul, if we see the economy do better, the economy and the market doing better, complaints will go out the window. he was basically saying if he turns

kristin fisher is live on capitol hill. kristin, what are you hearing about what they will be discussing specifically? >> hey, shep. it's hard to know for sure since this is going to be a closed session of this committee. there's two big developments over the last few days that will almost certainly come up. one is the former national security adviser, michael flynn's request for immunity in exchange to testify before these congressional committees. the top democrat, congressman schiff, said that that request is being met with healthy skepticism, especially after the bomb shell that dropped over the weekend. news that michael flynn failed to disclose $70,000 in speaking fees from companies associated with russia. the other thing that will come up, congressman schiff had a chance to look at the same documents as his republican counter part, congressman nunes. this is the first time that this committee has met since congressman schiff has had a chance to check out the documents. when asked if he agreed with congressman nunes

kristin fisher live with the news in washington. let's begin with greg palkot in paris. greg, two outsiders going head-to-head. >> reporter: amazing, harris. french voters made up their choice for a stark choice who will be the next president. they were deciding between 11 different candidates in this first round of the presidential elections and they turned their backs on the mainstream. they went with two figures as one analyst put it who took completely opposite tacks facing france right now. set to go to the runoff election in two weeks' time, national front candidate populist marie le pen, speaking to reporters sunday night and supporters sunday night. she blasted the european union and called for tighter borders to in her words stop the flow of terrorists and she will be facing the moderate want in emmanuel macron who edged her slightly in sunday, he carries the hopes of france and europe against the threat of nationalists. here's a bit more what they both have to say. >> french people must seize this historical opportunity that is open to them, because what is at

julie: kristin fisher thank you. the one one suspect appearing in court today for the fire that caused an overpass to collapse on interstate 85 in atlanta. that is a very busy highway this man charged with first-degree arson and criminal damage to property for setting the fire to others were arrested and charged with criminal trust past. according to transportation officials the critical artery to atlanta well likely be closed for months and some are even seen in my not open until september. we are following it from the newsroom. more details on this. >> traffic just got a heck of a lot worse in atlanta for the foreseeable future. and the in the suspect's name is basil ellerbe. basil ellerbe. he was in court this morning. facing charges of arson. his bond is set at $200,000 this is not his first run-in with the law. an extensive criminal record. in fact the atlanta journal journal-constitution is reporting the arrest warrant suggested that he smoked crack before starting the fire to others were also arrested in conne

kristin fisher is in palm beach where the president will head for easter weekend. seems to be yet another shift in tone from the white house. >> yeah, their tone shifts hour by hour on this issue. earlier today, president trump seemed to be toning down the heated rhetoric that has been escalating a lot. he said on twitter "things will work out fine between the u.s.a. and russia. at the right time, everybody will come to their senses and there will be lasting peace." but as you mentioned, president trump said that we may be at an all-time low with russia and the same day that we saw the frosty press conference between secretary of state rex tillerson and his russian counterpart. for sean spicer, he didn't spend a ton of time on this issue during the briefing today given the bomb that was just dropped in afghanistan, but that in and of itself sent a strong message to the kremlin, the same message that was sent a week ago today with the strikes in syria. that is that this president is willing to act very fast and take very aggressive military action. very clear today

fox's kristin fisher in palm beach, florida, traveling with the president. >> reporter: new video out of syria shows the government continuing air strikes against opposition forces. the images shared by the syrian civil defense group known as white helmets show aftermath of air strikes northeast of damascus the strikes come after the u.s. took action thursday night when president trump authorized a tam ma hawk missile strike on syrian air base. the strike was a response to the chemical weapons tack earlier this week that killed dozens. many of whom were children. roughly 20 jets is the ear yann base were destroyed including fuel and ammunition depose but the runway was left largely untouched. syrian air force still has more than dozen other bases in operation allowing the regime's war planes to take to the skies. cyreans living abroad are expressing mixed emotions after the strike. >> translator: >> instead of bombing the u.s. can intervene for the sake avenue piece solution. bomb asking not be considered a solution at all. whoever is bombed they are our people. we are the ones who ar

julie: kristin fisher thank you very much. the white house also releasing financial disclosures for armor national security adviser michael flynn. documents detail blends financial activities dating back to 2014 and show he earned more than $1.3 million for work on local groups and government contractors including speeches to russian companies. this is whether the senate intelligence committee has denied flynn's request for immunity in the investigation on moscow. garrett tenney is live from washington with more. garrett what else have we learned from these financial disclosures about flynn's work with other countries? >> to country stand out in this disclosure, turkey and russia. friday michael flynn filed the disclosures to do with the white house showing he made speeches for three separate companies. one of them was for russia's state-sponsored television network archie and the others were russian airline and a russian cybersecurity firm. the forms don't say how much he was paid for the speeches only it was more than $5000.

kristin fisher in the white house or they are planning a barnstorming week to close out the president's first 100 days in office. hi, chris didn't. >> k., leland. the spending bill has the most immediate consequences negotiations hinge on one thing. president trump possibly refusing to sign it unless it is a $1 billion down payment on his border wall. democrats say that right there is a dealbreaker. but will the president do? backup business campaign promise when he needs to win the most of the 100 day mark refused to sign the bill that would keep the government helping. the answer according to budget director nick mulvaney is we don't know but the white house is open to negotiations. >> he saw his answer in your lead-in, which is we don't know yet. we are asking for our priorities. reporter: another sunday show, homeland security secretary took a harder line than he believes this is an issue where the president will not budge. the same. >> i think it goes without saying that the president has been pretty straightforward about his desire and the need for a border wall. i would suspect h

kristin fisher live with more. what's the plan for the next 100 days? >> jon, the top two priorities are the same two priorities that everybody is talking about. healthcare and tax reform. so over the next 100 days, we'll see the trump administration continue to push to repeal and replace obamacare and make progress on tax reform. they're also going to try to renegotiation and possibly terminate the north america free trade agreement, nafta and reduce the nuclear threat from north korea. hanging over all future accomplishments, at least the next few months, possibly years, will be the cloud of congressional and fbi investigations into his campaign's ties to russia. there's the questionable fate of his two most controversial executive orders, the proposed travel back and crackdown on sanctuary cities. the president says he will fight that to the supreme court. one more thing to watch out for, jon. the next 100 days. trump will be embarking on his first foreign trips. his first stop will be the nato summit in brussels, belgium and then head to italy for t

fox's kristin fisher shows us how the president and his team are trying to change the conversation. >> another weekend starts with presidential tweets, as the white house struggles to shift the conversation away from russia. president trump turning his sites on the media, even resort to go name calling tweeting, quote, when will sleepy eyes and nbc news start talking about the obama surveillance scandal and stop with the fake trump/russia story. >> this the same fake news media said no path to for trump, pushing the phony russia store a total scam. but despite the president calling it fake news, congress is ramming up its investigation into russian tampering in the 2016 election. former national security advisor, michael flynn, says he'll testify in exchange for immunity. say it is far too early for that to be on the table. >> very mysterious to me though why all the sudden general flynn is suddenly out there saying he wants immunity. that, a, i don't think congress should give him immunity. if there is an open investigation, by the f.b.i., that should not happen. >> meanwhile, vice p

julie: kristin fisher for tonight, thank you so much. the u.s. attack apparently has not slowed syria down much. that is the word. just hours later syrian warplanes from other bases apparently struck opposition targets including one near the site of a deadly chemical attack which provoked the u.s. response of the very first place. this chairman of the senate armed services committee john mccain seen the american strike was a good start but more needs to be done. listen. >> i would argue for a no-fly zone and arming and training the free syrian army. at the same time we must continue to take mosul and raqqa and stop this flow that is coming out of raqqa and being sent to europe and to the united states to prevent terror. so i think the president made the right first step and i think he has the support of the american people. julie: pentagon producer luke is thomas and is live with the very latest. what else would i guess we like to see as far as airstrikes into syria, what more they talking about? >> julie today an old arch enemy of the assad regi

kristin fisher with developments out of mar-a-lago today. thanks, kristin. julie: turning back now to the strikes on syria, we are joined by lieutenant colonel oliver no, author of "counterfeit lies" and host of war stories on fox news. first of all, i want to get your take on the decision to go ahead and strike the air base in syria. >> sure. well, julie, let's call it the trump treatment in syria. some observations. first, cruise missiles are more effective than leading from behind. number two, vladimir putin and the ayatollahs in iran and putin's stooge, bashar al assad, are hollering about the strike being illegal. and quite frankly, it's shameful to hear some of our elected officials parroting putin's talking points. the airfield was a military target, all the stuff that allows an aircraft base to be used as an aircraft base. and, yes, they have been able to use the runways not only because they weren't cratered, but because we might actually have to use them again. think about that. the attack was proportional and, as the president said in his letter t

kristin fisher is live in palm beach, florida, where the president is spending his holiday weekend with the very latest. hi, kristin. >> reporter: hey, julie. today it's not so much what the president is doing, it's what the vice president is doing. right now he is on his way to seoul, south korea, for the start of an 11-day trip through southeast asia, and the white house say that is the number one reason for the vice president traveling to the region is to reassure all of our allies that are there that the u.s. will stand behind them in the face of this growing nuclear threat from north korea. now, the vice president left joint base andrews this morning onboard air force two, along with him for this trip his wife, second lady karen pence, their two daughters and several members of their senior staff. right now they're getting ready to get to anchorage, alaska. they're going to stop there to refuel,ing and then they're going to be heading across the pacific with stops planned in four countries; seoul, south korea, where the vice president is going to spend three days, though there are

kristin fisher traveling with the president in west palm beach. but first, greg palkot lied stomach live from pyongyang north korea. >> chris, a celebration marking the anniversary of the birthdate of the founder of this country ended with a dud this weekend. sunday morning north korea time a missile grew up at launching, this according to u.s. and south korean authorities. just a couple hours prior to that we watched dozens of missiles on parade here in pyongyang. including a medium-range solid fueled missile which could have been the type used in that lunch on the east coast of the countr country. if successful, it would have threatens the u.s. ally japan as well as some 35,000 u.s. service members there. there is some speculation that the missile was a victim of a u.s. cyber attack, it has been done in the past that results in failures. the regime of kim jong il and has still had no comment regarding the march or the failure. official admitted a while ago, these kinds of mistakes can happen. a missile launch or nuclear detonation was expected t

kristin fisher is live from the white house with more details. she has her eyes on that and more. so, chrisingen, what is the top priority? >> reporter: it has to be avoiding a government shutdown. that is the one deadline that can't be pushed back. everything else can. budget director mick mulvaney says he's confident that a deal can be reached but, remember, republicans' ability to come together on a spending bill has always been a little bit questionable especially since they were unable to come together on that first obamacare replacement plan. so now it appears that at the president's request they may try to deal with a new, amended replacement plan and the spending bill all at once, the same week that congress returns from easter recess. it appears there has been some progress on health care. sources say the leaders of the two house republican groups who clashed on the last bill have reached an agreement on language of a new amendment, but to hold a vote on it by next week while also dealing with this spending bill is a big ask made even bigger by what president trump be ann

chris: kristining fisher reporting from the white house, thanks for that. now let's bring in the director of the office of managementing and budget, mick mulvaney. welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thanks. good morning. chris: president trump has talked about a number of items he'd like to see in this government funding bill, which are so important that he's willing to see the government shut down if he doesn't get them? >> i don't think anybody's trying to get to the a shutdown. it's not a desired end, a tool, something we want to have. we want our priorities funded, and one of the biggest priorities during the campaign was border security, keeping americans safe. and part of that was a border wall. and we don't understand why the democrats are so wholeheartedly against it. they voted for it in 2006. then-senator obama voted for it, senator schumer, senator clinton, so we don't understand why democrats are playing politics just because donald trump is in office. chris: i want to ask you a direct question, sir. >> sure. chris: will he sign a government fundi

first, let's bring in kristin fisher at the white house with a look at the presidents look for a big win ahead of that symbolic 100 day mark. >> reporter: there's really only took a for president trump to score big legislative win before his first 100 days are up. he can either get funding for his portable included in the spending bill or he can convince house republicans to vote on the revised plan to replace obamacare. the problem is, democrats say funding for the border wall is a deal breaker and house speaker paul ryan says he doesn't have the votes or the time to pass health care reform by friday. in a conference call with house republicans yesterday, speaker ryan said his top priority this week is avoiding a government shutdown. negotiations now hinge on if president trump will insist that the spending bill include $1 billion down payment on a border wall. when asked on friday if you would sign the bill without it, president trump said "i don't know yet. people want the border wall, my base definitely wants the border wall." but his homeland security secretary who toured the bo

at the white house kristin fisher, fox news. >>> elsewhere president trump presented the first purple heart of his presidency. >> congratulations from melania, myself, and the entire nation. >> trump bestowed the honor on alvaro barrietos. he lost his willing in combat in afghan -- his leg in combat in afghanistan. the purple heart is awarded to soldiers wounded or killed in combat. >>> time to check in with rosemary and consistency weather wise seems to elude us these days. >> some nice weather coming our way for the second part of the weepgd. a little bit -- weekend. a little bit manufacture sunshine. plenty of cloud -- little bit more sunshine. plenty of cloud cover a beautiful view as we look across the bay. you can see the golden gate bridge in the backdrop. we've got a still green, gray, dark color to the water. all that cloud cover, plenty to go around. you can see we're beginning to clear out. 65 degrees in santa rosa. upper 50s in san francisco, oakland at 62. 64 livermore and 64 san jose. temperatures are cooler this afternoon than where we were 24 hours ago. down by ten deg

kristin fisher is live near the president's mar-a-lago estate with more. what is this about sending the message to the broader world, this particular bomb drop? >> he is sending the same message sent one week ago with the strikes in syria. he is willing to act fast and take aggressive military action in a way that his predecessor was not. the difference, though, this week is that that big bomb was dropped just two days before the biggest holiday in north korea. they like to carry out weapons tests. yesterday president trump was asked about all of this if perhaps in dropping that bomb in afghanistan he was trying to warn north korea. here is the exchange that took place inside the white house. listen. >> are you sending a message to north korea? >> president trump: i don't know if it sends a message. north korea is a problem, the problem will be taken care of. >> president trump has said repeatedly the problem of north korea will be taken on either with or without china, shannon. >> shannon: any plans for president trump while he is in florida that easter w

kristin fisher working the weekend as well. thanks, kristin. liz? elizabeth: well, the rain is not deterring thousands of people from hitting the streets here in washington where the march for science is underway. it's one of more than 500 rallies scheduled across the globe today, which is also earth day, to protest what they say is an attack on science. james rosen is on the ground at the national mall. james, tell us, what are you seeing? is the rain clearing up at all? >> reporter: it is not. in fact, it seems, elizabeth, to be intensifying. but it is doing nothing really to diminish the enthusiasm of the tens of thousands of americans who have come from great distances in some cases to be here on the national mall for this first march for science. it's an extraordinary scene in respects because it's very festive, although you do have a heavy police presence as well. people are carrying signs, they're selling stuff, and the basic aim of this march is to promote what they see as, well, to bring attention to what they see as a disrespect for scienc

kristin fisher's life at the presence mar-a-lago estate with more. reporter: saudi arabia is one of our most crucial allies in the region which is why president trump called the saudi king directly one day after the attack. during that call the white house said the king reaffirmed strong support for the united states military strike against the airfield in syria and he think the president for his courageous actions. it was a necessary response to the horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. president trump enjoying strong support from our allies in the region and enjoying strong bipartisan support on capitol hill as well. the only criticism has been his decision to not seek congressional approval before taking out strike today in a letter to congress president trump defended his actions. he said he was acting in the vital national security interest of the united states and he believes he has the constitutional authority to act without congress's consent and he also said the u.s. is willing to take additional action if necessary. all of

let's go to kristin fisher. kristin what does president

but first let's bring in kristin fisher live from palm beach with the latest from the southern white house. reporter: residents of the same syrian town hit in that chemical weapons attack said war planes have returned to bomb them, this time without the deadly gas. in a letter to congress he defended his decision to launch almost 60 tomahawk missiles without congressional approval saying he acted in the vital interests of the united states per unit to my constitutional authorities. he said the u.s. will take action as necessary and appropriate to further its important national interests. senior military officials say a russian drone was seen flying over the hospital where victims of the attack were taken. a few hours later, it was bombed. the kremlin is denying any responsibility. now russia is singled a warship towards the two u.s. ships that launched the strike on syria. rex tillerson is ready to take his first trip to moscow. the trip is still on and he will be bringing a powerful message with him, that president trump is willing to take decisive action any time a country crosses

let's go to kristin fisher. kristin what does president trump use to use with what leverage? >> in the interview president trumps that it's all about trade. trade is the incentive. he's going into the meetings hopeful that he'll be able to cut a deal with the chinese president about north korea. if not, president trump says the u.s. is prepared to deal with kim jong-il and all by himself, with or without china. that direct quote if china is not gonna solve north korea, we will, that's on telling you. keep in mind they have testfired ballistic missiles the first one happened when their meeting with president trump back in february. there is a chance that north korea could try something similar as well. when the chinese president is there. >> arthel: will be watching it. in the mean time president trump is saying that despite the initial failure, the effort to repeal and replace obama care is still going on and will continue until a deal is struck. where does that effort stand now? >> today, president trump played golf with two people that are central to the administration's ef

correspondent kristin fisher is at the compound in florida where the president is spending the holiday weekend. good evening, kristin. >> good evening, bret. publicly, a quiet day for president trump, behind the scenes, he is continuing to weigh all possible options in case north korea conducts more tests this weekend. tomorrow, vice president of mike pence is heading to the frontline of the standoff with north korea. the same day the country will celebrate the birthday of its founding father. it is a day that prompted pyongyang to launch at least two ballistic missiles over the last five years, and this year it is on the verge of its six nuclear test. with north korea warning a big event is near, the white house is sending its own message. first with the strikes in syria, then yesterday with the mother of all bombs dropped on isis fighters in afghanistan. >> if you look at what has happened over the last eight weeks and compare that relate to what has happened over the last eight years, he will see there is a tremendous difference. >> the difference between the willingness to use big,

we go to kristin fisher at the white house tonight. it's almost like it was part of the campaign. that is absolutely right. this is really about. even clashing with protesters. the greatest accompaniments. getting rid of regulations. and killing the transfer pacific partnership. present from really making a moment -- a moment of this. his rally on one side. the white house correspondent dinner on the other. >> i could possible -- possibly -- i could not possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from washington in the swamp spending my evening with all of you and with a much larger crowd and much better people. >> president trump then said he would not rule out whether or not he would attend next year's dinner. he absolutely will attend. meanwhile for this week what is plant? plant quacks. >> will like going on. present trouble also be dealing with avoiding the threat of another government shutdown and the growing threat of north korea in an interview today on face the nation. resident trump called the country's leader a pretty smart cookie. i will let him expla