has been spinning. paula in haiti, this will be a major hit. reporter: it will be a major hit. and even though the interview you just had, we re on the southern end. haiti, erin is not going to take a direct hit. that doesn t mean there won t be catastrophic conditions here as the storm continues. we have got a lot of bands going on. we ve heard reports of flooding. the most alarming to me is we ve had officials say we are not prepared for this storm or what happens after the storm. especially when it comes to flooding and the risk of those mud slides. those mud slides that literally swept away entire families after hurricane matthew last year. and that s what they re getting ready for here. haiti was lucky that storm did veer north and east. this country so ill equipped to handle. they have already been through so much. there were many preparations here.
quickly called and quickly executed missile defense exercises, something like that. i think you ll see a military response to this, but thirdly, you hit on it, john, it s important to figure out a way forward diplomatically. this does not change this test does not change fundamentally the situation on the pet anyone lan than yesterday, it reinforces for us the knowledge that kim jong-un, a, wants to develop a nuclear ballistic missile program and is not likely to be deterred, and there s no initiative for him to talk. he has the momentum and he s not going to give that up. that doesn t mean there won t by diplomatic for that measures to be pursued. admiral john corily, we appreciate it. thank you for sharing your insights. michael sharon, and cnn s sara murray.
appointmt before the president leaves, so they are apparently still wrestling with the decision or deciding not to roll it out today, at least. that doesn t mean there won t be leaks. do you a problem with the fact that joe lieberman is associated with the law firm that associates with the president, david friedman, and the new ambassador to israel. does that bother you? this issue came up with bob mueller as well. apparently his law firm remitted ivanka trump. i think it s not fair to apply a different standard. and to the best of my knowledge, joe lieberman did not directly represent donald trump. it s easy now have have chinese walls in law firms so that people are involved only in certain cases. so, i think the situation is
launch pad, and they have to ignite a second stage at a tie tuesday, get it to ignite, and ultimately ignite a third stage. the important part is getting one to separate, go off, and reenter in the atmosphere. the last time i know they that, in 1998, a missile test. they put two satellites in space, but that doesn t require a reentry. that just means getting it up there and into orbit. and jeremy, the trip. you have been talking to white house officials and other people about this big trip that a president who has never done anything like this is now embarking on. he didn t start easily by going to quebec, toronto, mexico city. the trip is you re going to hear a lot about outreach to
time, bring somebody up, again, who can be independent and aggressive, of course, with investigations that need to go forward. thank you very much. we re out of time. we appreciate it, james, richard and mike. thank you so much. we are, as we said, waiting for president trump to leave the white house. he s headed for capitol hill. he s going to speak at a national peace officers memorial in just a few minutes. question is, is he going to bring up who he is thinking about tapping to replace james comey? north korea says the u.s. mainland is now within striking range of its missiles. what are we learning about the latest test carried out by the regime? and some good news this morning. so far, we are hearing there are no signs of a new wave of cyber attacks. the bad news, doesn t mean there won t be one soon. when did you see the sign? when i needed to create a better visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that s when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. ye