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>> reporter: i just spoke with a north korean official, wolf, who told me back in october that north korea would be demonstrating their capabilities to the trump administration with a long-range icbm launch, just like this one. and that official also said that the world needs to expect a seventh nuclear test. remember, it was back in september that north korea threatened to detonate a nuclear device above the pacific ocean. a threat that has not come to fruition yet, but when i interviewed a sen...

North korean icbm launch, it was higher than anything before, can threaten anywhere in the world. that from secretary mattis. the bottom line, continuing effort to build icbm threatens the world and the united states. donald trump, the president, today taking questions from reporters. that is something we have not expected. we did not know whether to expect it or not. it was advertised to us as a statement. normally when it is a statement, the president does not take questions. the pool is usher...

>> theyre already working on an advanced version of that existing ballistic missile. all this unfolding less than six months after north koreas first icbm launch. the development of an advance the icbm is just one element. additional upgrades are underway. troubling. >> 4:10 in houston, texas. anybody still up? tweet us if you are. plenty of joy there this morning. ♪ we are the champions ♪ of the world >> houston astros bringing home the first title in franchise history. highlights and celeb...

Icbm launch by the north could be on a trajectory deeper into the pacific. more threatening to the u.s. and regional neighbors. >> translator: avenue north korea follows this path, it will not have a bright future. this is a message that should be sent to north korea to make it change its ways. >> this adding urgency for the u.s. military to deploy thaad antimissile launchers south of seoul. there were some protests. china sees it as a threat. >> translator: we are deploying the thaad in respons...

Icbm launch by the north could be on a trajectory deeper into the pacific. more threatening to the u.s. and regional neighbors. >> translator: avenue north korea follows this path, it will not have a bright future. this is a message that should be sent to north korea to make it change its ways. >> this adding urgency for the u.s. military to deploy thaad antimissile launchers south of seoul. there were some protests. china sees it as a threat. >> translator: we are deploying the thaad in respons...

Putin is saying all the things that north korea wants to hear so as wild as it may sound he may be trying to step into the role of peacemaker to negotiate some sort of deal or talk to the north koreans and serve as intermediary. xi jinping and kim jong-un have never spoken, theres a letter passed china is not happy about the impending icbm launch, xi is trying to consolidate his power in a matter of weeks. perhaps putin will be the one to strike a deal to fill that vacuum left by the trump admin...

And just this morning, there are reports that the regime is preparing for yet another icbm launch. to the members of the security council i must say enough is enough. >> heather: brian is live for us at the united nations with more. brian? >> hi, heather. look, the u.s. ambassador nikki haley saying north korea has slapped everyone in the face on the security council, all 15 nations. she says this week they will negotiate a new security council resolution that they hope to vote for on monday. sh...

The united states security council has spoken with unusual unity and consistency on north korea. thats a good thing. along the way there have been problems with implementation and the council has at times been too slow and too weak but this is not a situation in which we have allowed division among us to stop any action. still here we are. despite our efforts over the past 24 years the north korean nuclear program is more advanced and more dangerous than ever. they now fire missiles over japanes...

Capabilities and claim to have test add hydrogen bomb and this morning reports the regime is preparing for yet another icbm launch. to the members of the security council, i must say enough is enough. nuclear powers understand their responsibilities. kim jong-un shows no such understanding. his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. >> cnn international correspondent paula hancocks is live in seoul, south korea. paula, just heard from the u.n. ambassador...