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Cnn has learned that trump administration officials are discussing how to respond if north korea makes a provocative new move, a satellite launch. tensions between the two countries have escalated since president trump's failed summit with kim jong-un in hanoi, and any weapons tests would go against the repeated assurances we've heard from president trump about the progress he's made with north korean leaders. >> now there's no missile testing, there's no rocket testing. there's no nuclear testing. >> chairman kim promised me last night, regardless he's not going to do testing of rockets and n...

The rest of the world, but at least have some of the acuteriments to join the rest of the world. what we're looking at is the north koreans are trying to find a path where they can get rid of the sanctions and also better relations with the u.s. because it's going to help them. if at some point they find that path is not exactly what they had hoped for, they will revert back to weapons tests, to other things that are more belligerent. >> some of the things that north koreans want, we're told. sovereignty, security, dramatic reduction of u.s. troops on the peninsula, scaling down u.s./south kor...

Government unified that's friendly to the united states in its sphere of influence. at the same time they don't want a failed north regime and certainly don't want one that's engaged militarily with the south and with the united states. so there's a lot here that has to be looked at, but you have an administration that's taking a very strong stance, that's forced them to back down on weapons tests, and that's significant. >> indulge me for one second just because i believe that this is a good moment we're having here that is just a clear illustration of what drives the news cycle the way it do...

Donald trump's unorthodoxy can produce. now, we've seen a lot of negatives, but it's clear that his willingness to say things like little rocket man and, you know, fire and fury. remember these are his rhetoric toward north korea, whether that has had the affect behind the scenes, traditional diplomacy had some sort of affect, whether kim jong-un has just changed his mind at the moment and maybe he changes back. doesn't really matter. look, i think with president trump you always have to consider this. if this happened be barack obama or george w. bush, no matter how they got here, you would s...

The opioid crisis after they release the final recommendations this fall. that's it for the "the lead" for jake tapper. i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. happening now the world stage. president trump makes his due bay at the united nations calling for reform of the world body as he looks to step up pressure on north korea and step down u.s. commitments. rocket man mr. trump comes up with a new nickname for north korea leader calling him rocket man after a series of weapons tests. but as u.s. allies engage in own show of force, is kim jong-un g...