missiles launched from the back of trucks. that means they are mobile. they can be hidden easier and harder to deten because they can be launched on short notice. north koreans are making progress. that said this is not a missile that can reach the united states. not an intercontinental ballistic missile something north koreans are working on and not a nuclear test something they ve done five times before and experts suspected would happen sometime soon. progress being made but not as serious of a test as many expected. reaction from the u.s. to this missile launching was interesting. secretary of state rex tillerson issued this adrupt statement. north korea launched yet another intermediate-range ballistic missile. the united states has spoken enough about north korea. we have no further comment. a lot of people wondering what he means by this. is this way of denying kim jong-un any more oxygen, reaction, headlines after his saber rattling?
have to start thinking also about the outlook towards russia. they have a different outlook. the new administration is much kinder towards russia. that s something else to consider. another front the foreign policy test of north korea, their latest launch and rex tillerson issue as 23 word statement essentially saying, zach, we have no real comment. do we have any real idea what the u.s. posturing might be when they meet with president xi at mar-a-lago? i think they want china to be a part of any sort of solution. china is, of course, the major power in that region and closest to north korea. north korea i think probably wants validation from the united states. those two things are certainly at play. it s interesting that on the one hand on syria you have the traufrp administration
one of the top bankers at the french abruptly stepping down. jeffrey lacker was the president of federal reserve bank of richmond. he stepped down after admitting he met with a firm in 2012. no charges are expected. rare situation here. lacker apologized in a statement issued by his lawyer. the leak occurred as the fed was taking steps to revive the u.s. economy after the financial crisis. the move success watched by investors. as for today stock futures are flat. that s a whole lot of nothing going on. investors are waiting on friday s jobs report. they will be watching hearth talks closely for any clues for what it means for tax reform. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell starting the clock on the nuclear option. democrats have the 41 votes they
trump is facing crises in syria and now north korea. north korea firing another ballistic missile. this one a day before trump is set to meet with china s president. the white house reaction confusing at best. dire warning from the white house. the clock has run out. all options on the table. an odd 23-word statement from the secretary of state saying nothing. the trump white house facing tough questions about president assad. the evidence points to his regime carrying out the worst chemical attack. it is day 76 of the trump presidency. let s start with ivan watson in seoul with the breaking details on the missile launch. reporter: alisyn, this is a missile launch from north korea
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