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>> all right. remember, just last week, the read from the white house was that the north koreans were at least behaving better. take a look. >> kim jong-un, i respect the fact that i believe he is starting to respect us. >> weve had no missile launches or provocative acts on the part of north korea since the unanimous adoption of the u.n. security council resolution. neil: well, they might have spoken too soon because obviously in the last 24 hours weve gotten word that the north koreans have la...

Less than a week after being praised for restraint, north korea launching a new round of missiles. the rogue nation successfully launching three short-range missile, a contradiction to an earlier report by u.s. officials which suggested the missile test failed. ellison barber has more from washington. >> reporter: not even 24 hours after saying north korea launched three missiles but two failed in flight, u.s. military officials say that report is wrong. the u.s. pacific command says the first a...

Ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. welcome book welcome back. hurricane harvey intensifying to a category storm. the storm hours away from making landfall there. and north korea firing multiple short-range ballistic missiles. u.s. pacific command says that two failed in flight. one brew lew up almost instantl this after president trump threatening fire and fury like the world had never seen. michelle kaczynski is at the state department. what are yo...

His power to make sure that didnt happen. we saw measured remarks from the secretary of defense, the secretary of state in the u.s., saying diplomacy, political, economic measures are what is needed to try and solve this issue with north korea. but they have to have a viable military option as well. just today, this sunday, we know the head of the u.s. pacific command, admiral harry harris, is here. hes met with the south korean defense minister, clearly talking about the increased threat from n...

Been uttering for years, or if he does anything with respect to guam or any place else thats an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it.r and he will regret it fast. >> mark: earlier today the president tweeteda that military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should north korea act unwisely. hopefully kim jong-un will find another path. trump then retweeted the u.s. pacific command which said u.s. air force b-1 lancer bombers on guam stand ready to fulf...

>> bill: as tensions rise between the u.s. and north korea, thousands of american and japanese troops are joining forces for military exercises. u.s. pacific command put that word out today. they say they planned the drills before the latest threats from the north. theyre set to run for two more weeks. theyre called using a so-called high mobility artillery rocket system. this is video from a recent test a few months ago. one commander says the exercise are getting troops in ready in case a real...

Well bring it to you the moment we have it. north korean state media now saying a missile strike on the u.s. territory of guam could be ready for consideration within days. retired u.s. air force lieutenant general on what this means and what we can do about it. what can we do about it at this point? >> well, liz, with respect to military options, theres quite a few. in fact, there many. u.s., south korean, u.n. forces have been planning for a variety of contingencies with north korea for over 6...

Of delivering nuclear war heads. that is a north korean claim the government is making. the u.s. pacific command said it tracks the missile for 37 minutes and then landed in the sea of japan. analysts also note there was a level of confidence here to try this missile launch on july 4th. notable holiday, as you heard rick levinthal say. an independence day gift for the united states. the north korean government said its going to continue its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program until it ...

Comes to missile tests hike this. the altitude was 2,802 kilometers. the distance 930 chomteres, thats pretty much in keeping what we have heard from the japanese and south korea and the united states side as well. they call it the 14. just a couple months ago they had a 12 which was slightlyless in altitude and distance. as far as north korea is concerned they have successfully tested appear intercontinental blah listic missile. kim jong-un was at the test site today and oversaw this test. this...

Been some discussion about whether or not the particular muscle may have been able to reach alaska. u.s. pacific command issuing a statement. 37 minutes in the air, that means that missile went about 578 miles and that duration, according to some analysts, is a significant improvement over previous lunches by the north and it may be able to travel as far as alaska. north korea is the topic of discussion by the president of the united states who is making his feelings known on twitter. you may re...