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Where the north korean leader is backed into a corner and china is the lynch pin to take it out of that moment. >> juan, it does seem president trump surprise working nicely, cooperatively with presidency of china which i think is key relationship to continue in good spirit especially given to turbulent dynamic were dealing with in snorj korea. >> juan: i saw kt mcfarland talking about the relationship with china this morning and suggesting that china is in key position to influence whats going ...

Presidents leadership. >> i am impressed with this commander-in-chiefs skills. he is not going to let this nut job in north korea develop a missile with a nuclear weapon on top to hit america. he doesnt want a war anymore than i do. >> this is multiple us warships converge on the region. the uss carl vinson heading to the area, the nuclear powered sub in the south korean porch in south korea, key parts of the us missile defense system, a belligerent north korea conducted live fire artillery dril...

Is determined to work with our allies and especially with china to achieve the objective of a nuclear-free korean peninsula. we believe that that can occur peaceably, largely owing to the new engagement of china. kelly: vice president mike pence saying today compromise is on the table in dealing with north korea. this after earlier warning dictator kim jong un that his missile testing would be met with a swift military response from washington. lets bring in stuart holliday, former u.s. ambassad...

Resolve. so, its really a very thinly veiled warning to north korea, that president trump has ordered military action in the past. and he wont have a problem doing it in the future. that was certainly something that jumped out at me, not something weve seen before. he also pointed out the preferred course of action is peaceful. he also heamentioned negotiatio. its difficult to see how it would change anything. going to the dmz certainly sends a message to north korea that the u.s., as pence said...

>> certainly when we ask people on the streets here on pyongyang, they are say they are not afraid of retaliation by the united states as a result of nuclear testing, missile testing on the part of their country and its leader kim jong un. the answers we get to our questions are shaped by the fact that this is an a ah author tearian country. if the u.s. could drop a nuclear bomb of rain down bombs here in peoples homes, people believe this, or they say they do, because thats what you say publicl...

Unsustainable, because north korea has somewhere around 20 nuclear weapons. that will increase, they have a plutonium and uranium path, and that will be coupled with the capacity to deliver them to the u.s. we have to do something. we dont have a military option that is useful. and that kind of leaves some kind of a deal that china has been proposing that would call for a freeze of north koreas nuclear capacity and missile testing in exchange for some easing of sanctions. that is what chinese of...

Will help try to denuclearize, but theyre not going to squeeze china -- i mean, north korea to the point of collapse. but there is this overlapping space in the middle where i think the u.s. and china can work together. eric: well, it seems that we have after that trip and the visit from the chinese president. but you also talk about the fact that they could do it on a minutes notice. do you still expect a test? could we get one, and if so, when? >> well, you know, the pace of both nuclear and m...

Saying the country is ready for any mode of war desired by the united states so the tension keeps going higher and higher here. this is also an important month for north korea to mark key anniversaries and with speculation kim jong-un is preparing for a sixth nuclear test. here in seoul, officials are trying to ease worries of a u.s. strike on north korea, similar to the strike on syria last week. they say that the government -- that the u.s. government would not act without the cooperation of s...

Trump arriving back in washington d.c. after a few days in florida meeting with president of china. they talked about north korea. and recent provocations including banned missile testing by north korea, president is sending a strong message by delaying a u.s. carrier strike group. uss carl vinson and its supporting chip, that massive fighting force is being diverted to waters off of the korean peninsula. >> when i was ambassador in kuwait in 1990s, i referred to carrier battle group as a 100,00...

Thernl is a significant move, the u.s. has been very clear, leaders have been very clear on their point they will do whatever is necessary to protect gents this north korean threat. and what weve seen on the peninsula is a ratcheting up of missile testing. more than 4 dozen missile tests in the last year. thats an acceleration of the missile testing program. there are analysts saying there are signs of evidence suggesting is we could be seeing another nuclear test from north korea. these are all...