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Jong-un could up the ante here? so theyre on alert for those kind of things. and they believe that theyre ready for it. john? >> jim clancy in seoul, south korea. again that test launch from the north could come at any moment. thanks, jim. >> interesting op-ed piece in "the new york times" today, and its titled stay cool, call north koreas bluff. very interesting read with all the details there. five minutes past the hour. new developments this morning about a frightening scene on a college camp...

Or any provocation that they may instigate. and we have contingencies prepared to do that. >> u.s. troops are now preparing for what is being called an imminent test launch, upping their alert status in south korea. cnns anna coren is in seoul for us. we know that the u.s., these missiles have received their liquid fuel. what else do we know about them? >> reporter: thats right, brooke. fueled up and ready to go. and as you say, the pentagon concerned we could be expecting multiple missile launc...

>> we want to begin this half-hour with new signs that north korea is close to a missile launch. >> we told you the missile is fueled and ready to go. the question is one of timing and direction. abcs lana zak has the latest from seoul. >> reporter: moving increasingly closer to taking action on their threats, a north korean missile is fueled and preparations for launch are likely complete according to a u.s. official. whether the missile will be aimed into the sea as a menacing test launch, or ...

Meanwhile, all eyes are on north koreas next move. intelligence sources saying it could launch at least two medium range missile at any time. theyre now loaded on mobile launchers and fully fueled in theory they could reach u.s. bases on guam in the pacific. but north korea is saying this is just a test launch of previously untested missiles. still, allies in the region are on a state of high alert. gentlem japan deployed batteries around tokyo saying theyll shoot down any missile, any debris ev...

Test launch of north korean missiles could be imminent, and that north korea would not give the standard warning to shipping in the region, to aviation in the region. theyre taking this very, very seriously. what do you make of this? >> well, obviously it has to be taken very, very seriously. i think, look, ive got the latest issue of the economists, which basically says korean roulette. and you see kim jong-uns finger on the red button. that sums up the ngs ati of the world right now. at a poin...

Is a launch by the north koreans of missiles is imnest. what are you hearing? >> it could be imminent. we have to assume there will be a test launch. the way theyve tested previous missiles before. thats a totally different story, if theres an attack on a target. for instance. a couple years back, in 2010, north korea attacked the south korean ship, killed 46 south korean sailors. theyve attacked with artillery, a south korean island. so whether this is a test of a missile, which is providing it...

Im don lemon. here are your headlines this hour. anns family is remembering her as someone who was always looking to make a difference in everybodys lives. she was one of five americans killed this weekend in a suicide bombing in afghanistan. they were on a mission to deliver donated books to a school in remote southern afghanistan. the south korean government says it believes north korea may launch another missile this week, and this test launch could be as early as wednesday. the u.s. and so...

Norths main nuclear site. they say its too soon to tell whether north koreas prepare for another nuclear test. remember, it was the last nuclear test back in february that sparked a current showdown between north koreas leader and the west. the united nations approved tough economic sanctions, punishment that kim the younger protested with increasingly troubling threat. in the last week he vowed to fire up an old reactor and move missiles into what could be preparations for a test launch. south ...

Guarantee their safety after wednesday. setting off concerns a missile launch may be eminent. meanwhile, even china appeared to distance itself from pyongyang as they said no one should be allowed to throw the whole world into chaos for selfish gains. at home the pentagon canceled the test launch of a long-range missile in california and john mccain says the threat of an accidental war is serious and that china holds the cards in dealing with kim jong-un. >> weve seen the cycle over and over...

Strain of bird flu that have killed six people. 16 people infect would the virus known as h7n9. poultry markets have been shut down and chinese authorities have killed more than 20,000 birds in an effort to deal with the issues. so far, no cases of human-to-human transmission. now, to the growing concerns over north korea and their escalated rhetorical war. south korea says they expect their neighbors to the north to test fire a missile on wednesday, as early as wednesday based on an order to ...