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Statement just moments ago, as i was introducing you, from secretary of state rex tillerson. michael, your thoughts on that? >> well, my first thought is this sounds like an intensification of the economic pressure.pr if one listens to mr. tillerson's comments, hen' reminds other countries they have obligations about north korean workers, presumably about the kind of business they do with north korea. it suggests that secretary tillerson is aware that there probably are no good military options. we can try to shoot down missiles before they are launched but that risks escalation and might not ...

In response toll north korea's icbm tests. south korea media reporting. >> we are going to find out if there is the u.n. security council session nikki haley wants. where are the russians and chinese? are they going to be willing to have additional sanctions on north korea or do they want more talk and we have to do this alone? i think flying over north korea is a good thing to do but the question really is, are we going to get serious about financial and economic sanctions? we were for a while, ten years ago in the bush administration. we let up on them. what i -- if you are a bank doing busi...

Commuters the statement. >> are going to find out if there is the u.n. security council session nikki haley wants. where are the russians andth chinese? are they going to be willing too have additional sanctions on north korea or do they want more talk and we have to do this alone? flying over north korea is a good thing to do but thed question really is are we going to get serious about financial and economic sanctions? we were for a while, ten years ago in the bush administration. we let up on them. what i -- if you are a bank doing business with north korea, you are out. that is significant...

Missile was tested. but this new missile that north korea has could potentially reach alaska. this video we are seeing now from the u.s. eighth army and the south koreans, again, is designed to send a signal to pyongyang that there are military options but again, none of those options are very good. bret. >> bret: jennifer griffin, breaking news at the pentagon. thank you. we'll be following this all night. back with the panel. effective, getting the video and statement out? >> who is the audience? what does kim jong-un see he doesn't know? what does china see it doesn't know? the more tangibl...

The panel has named a prosecutor once sanctioned by the u.s. to be the nation's number two law enforcement official. venezuelan president nicolas maduro's government has stripped congress of its powers. massive demonstrations against the government continue. a lot to cover across the world let's talk about theor president's foreign policy challenges, the most pressing of course north korea. elliott engrams is senior p felw for middle eastern studies at the council on foreignli relations. michael hanlon at the brookingst institution. gentlemen, standby. we received a statement from rex tillerso...