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Sanctions on two chinese companies doing business with north korea. the first action washington had taken against north korea since the failed summit in hanoi. >> the unraveling started at hanoi. kim jong-un miscalculated, dug himself in a hole, is trying to dig himself out by escalating tension. >> reporter: hours after it was announced north korea was pulling out of the diplomatic office, president trump appeared to continue to court kim jong-un, initially signaling he could be reversing his o...

Shelters, fuel, and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers and their defense systems. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. >> reporter: but this was also a message to moscow. which denies that syrian chemical attack even happened. >> translator: to justify its armed action washington has entirely twisted what happened. the american side cannot understand that the syrian troops did not use chemical weapons. damascus simply does not possess ...

Much the russians may have known. >> this was the message president trump wanted to send to bashar al assad. attack with chemical weapons. the u.s. will attack you back. 59 cruise missiles striking the syrian air base the u.s. says was used to launch aircraft killing men, women and children tuesday with a nerve agent-filled bomb. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. >> reporter: but this was also a message to moscow which denies the syrian chemic...