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Donald trump junior, he should be testifying in oath in public so the american people can hear what he has to say. >> thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> coming up, one of the latest on hurricane maria, after devastating puerto rico, the storm is setting its sites on the demin can republic, and possibly the east coast of the united states. >> plus a close look inside north korea provocative weapons testing. is president trump only strengthening kim jong-un's resolve. at ally, we offer low-cost trades and high-yield savings.

Favor military action in response to north korea's weapons testing, three-fourths of republicans approve. about half of independents. about one-third of democrats. and when asked about the comparative threats to the united states, isis and north korea, got just about top billing with almost the same amount of concern. 64% to 62%. so that is american public opinion, at least right now, on north korea by the numbers. >> joe johns, thank you very much for the reporting. let's get more perspective on all of this. joining me now, cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel, cedric layton. ...

North koreans continue their weapons testing. this type of activity by the north koreans described here, while very important is not the intercontinental ballistic missile, the threat that north korea can pose to the united states directly with long range missiles tucked with a nuclear warhead. this is anti-cruise ship missiles. shorter range could be very active in that region. it's something the south korean's want to keep an eye on if there's north korean shipping with the missiles on board if they test these kind of missiles at sea. always looking for any kind of north korean provocation a...

Intends to stop north korea's rapidly accelerating effort to build a missile and a nuclear warhead that could hit the united states. >> we're working closely with south korea and japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of diplomatic security and economic measures. to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace. known as north korea. >> reporter: the u.s. military remains on alert. watching for any hint of a missile launch or even another underground nuclear test. trump initially leaned on china to help stop north korea's weapons testing. >> the relationship develop...

That could hit the united states. >> we're working closely with south korea and japan, as well as partners around the world, on a range of. >>matic security and economic measures to protect our allies and our own citizens from this menace known as north korea. >> reporter: the u.s. military remains on alert. watching for any hint of a missile launch or even another underground nuclear test. trump initially leaned on china to help stop north korea's weapons testing. >> the relationship developed by president xi and myself i think is outstanding. >> reporter: pressuring chinese president xi to u...