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According to our reporting. they dont see preparations around the corner. the solid fuel ones they could surprise us with. but the real dangerous one, the kn-17 does need a bit of a lead time and theyre not seeing anything there. one quick thing, it doesnt have fins, so when they do bring it in, they dont have a lot of accuracy. that doesnt mean it isnt a very dangerous weapon. >> how far can it go, hans? >> 2800 miles, i believe is the theoretical range. this one didnt go that far. this only we...

Shoot down a missile? that the north koreans launch. >> the u.s. has the per rock -- prerogative to protect our own people. we dont want to blow up a missile on a launch pad. >> neil: would that be deemed provocative? would the north koreans say that as an act of war and play out the rest of the monstrous possibilities there? >> depends where the missile is headed and depends where we enter sent it. if we intercept it towards hawaii or the west coast, its an act of self-defense and the internati...

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 doesnt 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 tha...

Up of weekly or monthly tests, from every launch they are learning something for their military, and learning something about the trajection, and fig e figuring out what went wrong. what we dont know if some of the failures and the launches that have blown up shortly after the launch or on the launch pad or they are blowing up because of some scyber attack similar t what the u.s. and israel was widely reported directly to do to slow down irans nuclear program leading some suspect leading to the ...

Harris: defense secretary james mattis is paying a visit to the small african country djibouti, home to the only u.s. permanent base on the continent as well as 4,000 american service members. it is a strategic link in the fight against terror. base can serve as a launch pad for operations in yemen and somalia. paul tilsley is reporting live from johannesburg south africa. what prompted the trip at this time? >> reporter: well, harris, its all about president trumps war on terror. secretary of d...

Harris: defense secretary james mattis is paying a visit to the small african country djibouti, home to the only u.s. permanent base on the continent as well as 4,000 american service members. it is a strategic link in the fight against terror. base can serve as a launch pad for operations in yemen and somalia. paul tilsley is reporting live from johannesburg south africa. what prompted the trip at this time? >> reporter: well, harris, its all about president trumps war on terror. secretary of d...

. harris: defense secretary james mattis is paying a visit to the small african country djibouti, home to the only u.s. permanent base on the continent as well as 4,000 american service members. it is a strategic link in the fight against terror. base can serve as a launch pad for operations in yemen and somalia. paul tilsley is reporting live from johannesburg south africa. what prompted the trip at this time? >> reporter: well, harris, its all about president trumps war on terror. secretary of...

Just askeded about legislative achievements from this white house. there havent been any. he points to the supreme court and points to regulations and executive orders anytime hes asked. >> the supreme court is a real win. if you were to sort of scale that list of pass/fail grades, you would have to make in order of importance, you would have to have obamacare repeal fail as like this size and everything else as like this size. its not just that they havent repealed yet. its that it blew up on t...

>> coming up all eyes on georgia today. there is a special election to replace a congressional seat of tom price who took the job at health and human services. why both parties want this seat so badly. weve all covered the controversy over president trumps refusal to release his tax returns? could it reduce the chances for a big tax overhaul for everybody? tax reform ahead at the top of the hour. >> bill: thank you. six minutes away, awaiting a launch a few minutes in florida. theyre about to se...

Launch pad, spy satellites were able to spy at those missiles and we really had the opportunity to shoot them down and ensure they didnt get off the pad in some cases, now what theyre doing, what the north is doing, theyre trying to put them on the back of trucks, make them mobil so they can drive them around. not just on road but on track vehicles so they can go offroad. theyre perfecting that solid fuel capability. they dont need to take the time to fuel that liquid propellant. they want to la...