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Jump-starting diplomacy. if that diplomacy does begin, the focus would be on capping or freezing the program, which is currently estimated to have about a 15 to 20 nuclear weapons. it couldn't be about a total rollback of the nuclear program. >> gordon, we have heard hyperbole and hot air going back and forth with north korea a lot of our adult lives. in your view, how dangerous is this period right now? >> well, i think it's dangerous, because we have about a year or so before the north koreans may have the capability of putting a nuke on a missile that can reach the lower 48 states. continue...

Launch of a ballistic missile out of north korea. i want to go right to our pentagon correspondent, hans nichols. what do we know about this launch? >> we know that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. we knew how long it flew. it flew for about 45 minutes. and how far it traveled. about 1,000 kilometers. the scary part about all of this, when you tease that out, because basically they shot this missile straight up into the air, then it landed. when you tease it out and you give it a theoretical range, we'll see just how far and what it could potentially reach. potentially, the lower ...

And alaska in reach. they want to be able to reach the lower 48. the united nations has banned north korea from developing or testing ballistic missiles. the pentagon says they're committed to defending allies including south korea and japan. paul ryan saying north korea is a global menace. its pursuit of nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles poses clear and immediate danger to our national security. the bottom line, analysts say today's launch could be another step toward north korea's ultimate goal, striking the united states mainland with a nuclear weapon. according to the reportin...

Hot. everywhere from st. louis to kansas city to wichita to omaha, you're under an excessive heat warning. that means consecutive days of really dangerous heat. especially for people the elderly and children, and then areas to the south little rock to dallas, we're under heat advisories, including d.c., new york, and also areas of southern new england. today as advertised, 102 in st. louis. it will feel like 110. 98, washington d.c. it looks like today and tomorrow are going to be two of the hottest days of the entire summer for the lower 48. >> that's a whole lot of bright orange on that map....

Pennsylvania much of the upstate portion of new york, right through areas of western massachusetts and southern vermont. again, wind damage is the threat. also our friends in minnesota late tonight, that will be our overnight storm threat. here's the timing of the storms for today. that few storms could be around philly and new york also. here's by 1:00 heading towards the lunch hour or at the end of the lunch hour. hit and miss sprinkles and storms were starting to form around philadelphia. this cold front is where we'll see the stronger storms. notice they bubble up with intensity and reds h...