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Rocket has been assembled at the launch site in the northwestern part of that country and the fueling is finished by the end of the weekend the launch could happen between december 10 and 12th. that is the first three days of the launch window north korea has announced. this would follow up a pattern what we saw when we were there in the country for the last failed launch in april. now like then north key said it was for peaceful purposes. all they want to do is put up a satellite. others say it...

Yesterday it captured the drone after it entered the airspace in the persian gulf. the u.s. says all the drones in the region are fully accounted for. bill: we have knew developments out of north korea. we talked about the story yesterday. were learning that the rogue nation just finished installing a long range rocket on its launch pad and may now be only days away from firing it. greg palkot live from london covering it there. trips to north korea. what are you hearing? >> reporter: were hear ...

Greg, what do we know about this? >> reporter: north korea confirming over the weekend what we told you about on friday it is set to lawn of another rocket in the coming days. according to south korean military sources now that the first stage is set up northwest of pongyang another two stages could be assembled and fueling taken care of in three to four days for a launch window ready to set up on december 10th. north korea says it is for peaceful purposes. they want to put up a satellite. they ...

But theyre not idiots. i mean, they knew, certainly, how critical this was. they knew who they were and who they were working with. >> reporter: one week after the rehearsal, the launch window opened up, a favorable forecast and a moonless night, essential for an attack by air. they knew it could be months before the next opportunity. on thursday, april 28th, the president gathered the small core of planners in the situation room to debate the choices one last time. you had a couple of options. ...

Rehearsal, the launch window opened up, a favorable forecast and a moonless night, essential for an attack by air. they knew it could be months before the next opportunity. on thursday, april 28th, the president gathered the small core of planners in the situation room to debate the choices one last time. you had a couple of options. do nothing, an air raid with no evidence of after-action, no proof of death, or this. you were against this mission as they launched it, correct? >> well, as i poin...

We expect them today to put some kind of similar spin on it but nothing yet. it comes at a time of great importance for north korea. on sunday, the 100th anniversary of the birth of their founder. this would put a bit of a damper on the celebration so you can imagine the government here, the regime is looking hard to come up with an answer as to how to actually shape it. again, the word is on the second day of the launch window the rocket went up about 150 miles from where we are in pyongyang, b...

But it would have to go way off course to be heading towards japan as opposed to due south towards the philippines. we dont expect that to really -- those patriot missiles to really come into play even if they are going after the descent grated parts of the missile, its unlikely they would be able to strike them. right now we will know in the next few minutes whether this was a successful launch. south korean tv reporting it has happened. >> shepard: 30 seconds ago as jennifer was speaking u.s. ...

World right now? >> south korea, japan, philippines, russia and australia have expressed anger and disappointment. all regional airlines are rerouting their courses during the launch window that north korea declared, which is from 7:00 a.m. to noon every day from thursday to monday. now whats interesting is china, international community has been pushing china to rein in north korea, but china is saying, hey, we dont have much influence on them. so basically, they are taking a step back and watc...

Shoveling a lot of money trying to dress up this capital. as we came in from the airport we saw more lights, more activity, more cars. to give the idea it is said, to give the impression, that this country is strong and prosperous. but when the rest of this country is desperate and struggling, that is no easy task. right now we and some nervous neighbors in the region like japan and south korea are waiting for the launch it could be coming in just a couple of hours. john. jon: greg, thank you fo...