i'm cyril vanier. here are your headlines this hour. just before president trump left washington for vacation, he once again voiced support for meaningful background checks on gun purchases. this after 31 people died in two mass shootings last weekend. the senate's republican leader only says the issue will be debated next month when congress returns from its summer recess. >>> north korea fired two projectiles in the sea earlier saturday according to south korean military officials. a u.s. source says there were short-range ballistic missiles similar to other launches. seoul says it was a show of force against upcoming u.s./south korean military exercises. >>> it is the tenth straight weekend for protests. they are planning a sit in at the international airport. hundreds of people are holding signs handing out leaf lets. several other protests expected over the next few days. >>> since the mass shootings in texas and ohio, americans have been on edge. there's anxiety, the prospect of another rampage. cnn's ed lavandera is in el paso wi

i'm cyril vanier with your headlines this hour. the official arrest report in last saturday's mass shooting in el paso, texas states that the suspect told police "i'm the shooter." the alleged gunman also told police he was targeting mexicans. at least eight mexican nationals were among the 22 people killed at the walmart shopping center. 24 others were hurt in the rampage. >>> in saudi arabia, hundreds of thousands of muslims are heading to mount arafat. it's where the prophet muhammad is believed to have delivered his last certainly man. it comes ahead of the holiday that marks the height of the pilgrimage. >>> south korean military officials say north korea has launched two projectiles into the sea. they were short range ballistic missiles that appear to be similar to other recent launches. seoul's military says it is monitoring the situation and watching for more launches. >>> donald trump is shaking up the u.s. intelligence community. the president denounced a new acting director of national intelligence shortly after the numb

i'm cyril vanier. this is "cnn newsroom."e begin on the korean peninsula, where according to so seoul's military, pyongyang has launched two more missiles into the sea. they were short range ballistic missiles similar to recent launches. it comes ahead of planned south korea military exercises on sunday, which north korea has protested. it also comes hours after u.s. president donald trump said he received a friendly letter from north korean leader kim jong-un. >> he really wrote a beautiful three-page, great from top to bottom, a really beautiful letter. it was a very positive letter. >> what did he say? >> i'd love to give it to you. i really would. >> saturday's launch appears to be pyongyang's fifth round of missile tests in just over two weeks. speaking to reporters, mr. trump also downplayed the missile launches. >> there have been no ballistic missile tests, no long-range missiles. >> robert kelley is in south korea. he is a professor of political science at pusan university. so five missile launches in two weeks. how

cyril vanier, cnn. >>> and now to north korea where they are firing off missiles. south korean military says it detected proper projectiles launched earlier saturday morning. they flew toward the sea between the korean peninsula and japan. cnn following this story live in seoul, our correspondent david culver on the story. and david, what more are you learning? >> reporter: good to be with you. look, this is another early morning wake-up for officials and political leadership and military leadership here in south korea. they had a national security council gathering first thing this morning to assess what exactly was launched from north korea. as you point out, these are two 46r-believed to be two short range ballistic missiles. they shot up about 15 minutes apart early this morning with a range of 380 kilometers. i points that out because we here in seoul are about 230 kilometers from that launch site. so certainly within that range. the u.s. president donald trump was asked about this most recent launch as he headed off to the g7. take a listen. >> kim jung-un ha

i am cyril vanier. hiring hundreds of temporary firefighters to help as the president bolsonaro faces pressure to act from european leaders. north korea fires two more projectiles, short-range ballistic missiles fired 15 minutes apart. they flew towards the waters between the korean peninsula and japan. the north's fifth launch this month alone. the u.s./china trade war escalated sharply on friday. the fallout, look at this. back and forth immediately sparked a selloff on wall street with the dow dropping more than 600 points. mr. trump is on his way to the annual g7 summit held in france. he dislikes the forum and questions why he has to go. but it will give him a chance to meet with boris johnson and discuss bilateral trade after brexit. britain's new prime minister is also facing scrutiny on the international stage. with two months to go until they leave with or without a deal. he met with european leaders who he often disagrees like macron and merkel. this weekend mr. johnson heads to the g7 and bri