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Cnns will ripley is in tokyo, one of the only western journalists to spend significant time inside north korea. will, you just returned from pyongyang yesterday. your 14th trip. what do you think this test means? >> reporter: well, this test is sending a very strong message to the united states and the trump administration, dana. it is a message of defiance and it is a message that north korea will not back down. that was the message that was reiterated to us repeatedly when we were meeting with...

Talk of appeasement with north korea will not work, they only understand one thing. will ripley is in tokyo, hes one of the only american journalists that has spent time inside north korea. you just returned yesterday, your fourth trip, what do you think this test means? >> this test is sending a very strong message to the united states and the trump administration, dana, its a message of defiance, its a message that north korea will not back down, and that was the message that was reiterated. t...

People, quite close to president, saying at the very least, jared kushner should scale back his duties here at the white house, if not completely take a leave of absence. but david, theres no indication right now that the president himself believes that. in fact, the president issued a statement over the weekend, saying, jared is doing a great job for the country. i have total confidence in him. hes respected by virtually everyone. david. >> jon karl with us tonight. jon, thank you. and we als...

Israel by iran. that could be why the air force conducted a missile intercept test off of the california coast yesterday. the pentagon has been beefing up land-based missile defense systems in the middle east just last week in his state of the eupian address. the president warned iran of serious consequences if it continues to ignore international concerns over its nuclear program. it is budget day in washington, president obamas $3.8 trillion plan will head to the capital in exactly 90 minute...

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The pacific. more than 4,000 miles away, at an airbase in california, the interceptor, or "kill vehicle," launched from an underground silo. a little over an hour later, the pentagon confirming the test was a success. it has been called the "ultimate precision guidance challenge," hitting a speeding bullet with another speeding bullet. making this test all the more remarkable. >> four miles per second. as it goes toward the united states. this is a very difficult calculation, where you have to l...