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Valor. this, of course, an incredible time that the vice president lands, just after north korea tested another missile. for more about that and this trip, let's go to ivan watson now in the region. >> thank you, natalie. north korean state media so far have not reported on pyongyang's failed missile test early sunday. south korea says the rocket was launched from the north korean port of sinpo on the east coast. the u.s. military says it blew up immediately so there wasn't much time to gather data. this latest provocation came just hours before u.s. vice president mike pence arrived in seoul ...

Supporters from other areas. mexican officials say a former governor has been arrested in guatemala. he was accused of mishandling millions of dollars. authorities accused him of misappropriating funds from programs for the poor. and he has been on the run since october. he faces money laundering and organized crime charges. >> thanks for that update, natalie and george. north korean state media so far has not reported on pyongyang's failed missile test early sunday. south korea says the rocket was launched from the north korean port of sinpo on the east coast. the u.s. military says it bl...

That august 24th and the february 12th launches, they were successful. >> so it's not a matter of if but potentially when north korea launches a successful strike aimed say guam, alaska or hawaii. what timeline would you give that? >> i don't know if they will actual launch a strike but the fact they areaking fast progress indicates within four years or so, they will be able to have a long-range missile able to hit the lower 48 states. on the parade on saturday. they showed a canister on top of a mobile launcher. that canister resembles the canister used for china's df 31 missile and df 31 lau...

Don't have the capability of isn't really a threat. kevin? >> sean, i want to follow-up on that. the president in his tweets noted that china could certainly help on the north korean issue. and when you unpack it through that lens and the fact that the uss carl vinson steaming up toward the sea of japan, that may be an additional pressure to get china to come to the table. is that an accurate read of what the president would like to see them do to really apply the pressure on pyongyang? >> i think the president and president xi discussed this last week in florida. china has had a very economic...

To go without electricity or without food that is what it will take to preserve their country and protect them from american bombs raining down on pyongyang and other areas in north korea. people on the street tell you they believe that. this is a one-party state with one person who has absolute power and that is kim jong-un so, publicly, people are going to say that. >> will and colonel, thank you both. one time event or part of a broader strategy. that is the question facing the trump administration after it launched a military strike on syria in response to a chemical weapons attack that ...