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Tillerson. this is what he said, the u.s. position on north korea is. listen to this. >> we do not seek a regime change. we do not seek the collapse of the regime. we do not seek an accelerated reunification of the peninsula. we do not seek an excuse to send our military north of the 38th parallel. and we're trying to convey to the north koreans, we are not your enemy. we are not your threat. but you are presenting an unacceptable threat to us. and we have to respond. and we hope that at some point they will begin to understand that and that we would like to sit and have a dialogue with them a...

That separates north and south korea continues to be a potentially dangerous flash point between the two countries, both sides have huge standing armies with a lot of weapons pointed at each other and constant intelligence and surveillance. we have seen military patrols up and down the 38th parallel here and we know that there are military checkpoints both on the north side and south side as well. this area where i'm standing used to be a point of transportation between north and south korea but that freedom bridge there has been sealed off for a number of years and even though civilians are n...

Good morning. >> reporter: when we talk about this north korean deadline for having a reliable icbm that could hit the mainland u.s., analysts keep making the deadline closer and closer. now they're looking at less than a year for north korea to have this kind of weapon that could deliver a nuclear war head to the mainland u.s. troubling especially considering the threat of a nuclear strike against the u.s. i want to set the scene where i am. i'm on the dmz, the heavily fortified border between north and south korea, just across the river there. that is north korea. all is quiet today. we've b...

Of the 38th parallel marking the armistice that halted the korean war 64 years ago now. north koreans celebrate the occasion as victory day and put on a large display of military might. a short time ago south korea said its offer for military talks remains in effect, even if the north does not respond by the end of thursday. there is concern pyongyang is preparing for another missile test. south korea also has ceremonies planned for the armistice aef s anniversary. will ripley joins us from there. take us through it, will. >> this really is a day of mixed emotions on the korean peninsula. the ...

Assessments. according to a u.s. official with access to the latest intelligence, right now the kim jong-un regime is marking the 64th anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean war over six decades ago. will ripley joining us live from the korean demilitarized zone. extraordinary access you have to the situation there. thoughts were we were ripe for another test. what's the story now? >> reporter: we have been monitoring along with the south korean military and the u.s. military from the south korean side of the demilitarized zone. i'm standing here in south korea, along the 38th para...