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>> good to be here. >> molly: you wrote this op-ed and talked about this being a great test of the trump presidency. how do you think he is faring on that test? >> i think he's doing from good from a diplomatic standpoint. his get some wins that nobody thought possible particularly with china and their banks who have a long history of wandered money. he's sending strong signals from the military standpoint. we have two carrier strike groups on the way to the region right now tonight. he's done a good job of beefing up the missile defenses and deploying new interceptor bow capabilities. he's ma...

>> sure, absolutely. arthel: how do you assess this war of words between president trump versus kim jong-un and will it cause jong-un to stand down or does it close the window of opportunity for diplomatic solutions? >> i don't think kim jong-un is going to stand down at all, to be honest with you. the challenge here is very simple. the north koreans are in a little bit of a bind. they want to develop a nuclear capability and a missile capability to be able to sit the united states homeland with atomic weapons. to do that, they have to test those weapons. with the war of words between presiden...

Unacceptability. it wants to apply even greater pressure on north korea. the frustration is that this missile launch has taken place despite the most recent sanctions put forward by the united nations and agreed on. they haven't stopped north korea from continuing to develop and show off its missile capability. >> certainly a terrifying scene. phil black live for us in tokyo. secretary of state rex tillerson sending a warning to north korea after consulting with his counterparts. he released a statement saying, these continued provocations only deepen north korea's diplomatic and economic is...

Would argue was less the potential hydrogen bomb and the icbm capability and the reason for that is as follows. by achieving the ability to mount a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the united states, kim jong-un will force the united states to think twice before it intervenes in an ally conflict on their behalf, before he achieved this missile capability, the united states could promise to bolster the security of south korea or japan without fearing reprisal against its own homeland. but with this icbm kim jong-un can make us worry that he will meat out...

Said enough is enough. >> his nuclear threats show he is begging for war. war is never something the united states wants. we don't want it now. but our country's patience is not unlimited. we have kicked the can down the road long enough. there is no more road left. >> we're joined now by richard engel in seoul, south korea. you know what we want to know west want to know how much danger there is, what if anything can be done by this president or anyone who is president. could be president to relieve it. >> reporter: so there is a danger. it seems at this stage, north korea has a hydrogen bomb...