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First 100 days, wolf, we all know that. to your point, it goes to the senate. senate republicans are not for it. certainly senate democrats will not be for it. let's assume the senate passes their own type of legislation, then they go to conference committee and vote again. this is not going to happen today, tomorrow, perhaps not even this year. >> guys, thanks very much. we will stay on top of all of these issues. coming up, fake weapons. peks er pe experts say some of the military equipment north korea recently showed off may not be real. could china be the key to defusing the crisis? stand ...

Better. >> translator: under kim jong-un our living standards are improving says this doctor. north korea economist say china still accounts for at least 70% of their trade and not just consumer items. a chinese oil pipeline literally helps keep this country's engine running. president trump is urging china to use its economic leverage to punish pyongyang for provacative behavior. north korean officials say china's actions won't effect their weapons development. whatever new sanctions we're likely to face, we're not afraid. everyday north koreans also insist they'll be just fine with or withou...

. amid the increasing tensions with the united states, north korea just released a new propaganda video of simulated attacks on u.s. war ships and on washington. the trump administration is pushing china to use its leverage to convince kim jong-un's regime to dial back the provocations. cnn's will ripley has been looking at how much influence the chinese actually have. he's standing by live in the north korean capital of pyongyang. will, we're going to get to you in a moment. first, cnn's brian todd has been talking with experts who suspect some of the weapons north korea recently showed off...

Where 28,000 u.s. troops are based. china also worries a destabilized peninsula could trigger a refugee crisis at its border. china has taken some steps to sank north korea temporarily suspended coal imports. but in the first quarter of this year trade is still up nearly 40%. the true test will come if pyongyang keeps its promise to launch more missiles and conduct more nuclear tests. that's when north korea's self-reliance may truly be put to the test. and that is really the remarkable thing that we see on the ground here. people say that even though they're living standards have improved bec...

Because, ultimately, that's not going to give us the solution to the problem that we have with north korea. >> senator markey, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. thanks for having me on. >> we will have more on north korea coming up. we also will have an exclusive live report from inside the north korean capital of pyongyang. think again. this is the new new york. we are building new airports all across the state. new roads and bridges. new mass transit. new business friendly environment. new lower taxes. and new university partnerships to grow the businesses of tomorrow today. learn more at...