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Mcmaster, so theyre clearly aware of this test. the president was actually tweeting a few short moments before this test took place, however, he was not tweeting about north korea, he has not tweeted since. you said it. this is by far the strongest provocation that weve seen from north korea, and each of the prior ones seem to follow some aggressive rhetoric from the president. we have heard him use language before that has been contradicted by some even in his own cabinet and prefer a much more...

That south korea and the u.s. agree on sanctions, they agree the pressure and sanctions are the best way to get north korea back to the negotiating table. so saying that korea is a country that has experienced war, we cant let this experience be repeated again on this land. we will pursue the denuclearization of korean peninsula through peace with allies. he has been consistent in saying there will not be a second korean war, at all costs avoid military action on the korean peninsula, and also c...

He joins us live from washington. boris, there has to be a day of reckoning. there has to be. president trump has levelled threats to north korea. he said if they dont, theyre going to experience fury, the likes of which theyve never seen before. now theres this huge provocation. theres going to be a day of reckoning and now north korea is going to have to respond to this. >> absolutely. all eyes on president trump this morning awaiting a response from the white house. we have yet to get a respo...

Fiery rhetoric and stumbling into a war with north korea. what are you hearing? >> they have and quite recently, vladimir putin has told americans in a speech in china saying that the rhetoric coming out of the united states, the threats coming out of the united states, the russians dont believe those are very helpful or will persuade the north koreans to change their course and the russians view some of the military moves that the u.s. has made over the past couple weeks as quite dangerous as a...

Know, sort of hanging -- leaving the ally out there hanging and twisting in the wind. i mean, right now the u.s., whatever the president feels about trade and fairness and unfairness or whatever, has to really be standing shoulder to shoulder. you know? the u.s. extends its nuclear umbrella -- >> stop you right there and listen to the statement from the white house. >> -- we had a small group national security meeting today with the president and the vice president about the latest provocation o...

Provocation of north korea, the strongest nuclear test theyve had. their state claiming theyve been able to miniaturize a nuclear warhead, to be able to put it on an icbm missile. it is a very strong threat. all eyes of the world are now on president trumps response who just a few days ago actually slightly opened the door to diplomacy. listen to what he said. >> kim jong-un. i respect the fact that i believe hes starting to respect us. i respect that fact very much. and maybe. probably not. pro...

Speaking with our allies in the region. can you tell us about those conversations? >> reporter: we know about those conversations because the south korean counter part po h.r. mcmaster, the south korean counter part was the one to release information about that call. describing it as an emergency phone call. obviously given the stakes, it was. the white house keeping all of this close to the vest. but not a surprise that one like h.r. mcmaster would be in touch with all of our allies in the vie ...

Some very dangerous, murky, and uncertain territory here. i dont think we know where were going to go. the idea that we have defense military options on the table with north korea that we might be going to war with north korea, responding with a massive response as the defense secretary used that language, takes us into some uncertain territory and i dont think we know where its going to go. >> and erica, as you know, congress to be briefed on this coming week on the very topic of north korea an...

Exercises between the u.s. and south rhea involving some 17,000 american troops as the provocation of north korea. the pentagon calls these exercises. last night north koreas state-run media publish photos or kim jong un inspect them what it called a thermonuclear bomb or long-range missile that can hit the u.s. hours after the photos were released, the massive x ocean to place, the largest to date. u.s. intelligence had been seen increased activity is north koreas nuclear test site beginning in...

And standing alongside the u.s. militarys top officer, defense secretary jim mattis issued this stern ultimatum to north korea about what could trigger a u.s. military response. >> any threat to the united states or its territories including guam or our allies will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming. >> but mattis has previously said any military action will be quickly met with retaliation from north korea against seoul. bottom line, mike, there a...