ben tracy has more. >> reporter: north korea has launched nine missiles this year, three last week. despite sanctions it continues to grow. last week the country said they perfected a medium range solid missile that they're going to start mass producing. it is not able to hit the united states but in the feature they can. it's the first test of a west coast missile defense system since 2014. north korea's latest missile test came just a day after its leader kim jong-un oversaw the test of a new anti-aircraft system which would be used to defend north korea in case of air strikes by the united states. the trump administration has now sent two aircraft carriers to the korean peninsula. secretary of defense james mattis said north korea's actions are a direct threat to america. >> the bottom line is it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we're not able to resolve this situation through diplomatic means. >> reporter: president trump weighed in on twitter saying north korea's missile launch shows great disrespect for its neighbor china. the u.s. wants china to conti

ben tracy, cbs news beijing. >>> an investigation is underway now into a deadly malfunction at new york city's fleet week festival. a navy s.e.a.l. was killed after his parachute did not open during a skydiving demonstration. this is a very experienced sky diver. he somehow separated from the chute and landed in the hudson river. >> as they were landing, out of the corner of my eye i saw a splash and i heard a very distinct thump. >> authorities have yet to release the s.e.a.l.'s identity. the leapfrogs as they're called had posted to their facebook page on sunday saying new york now investigators are looking into finding out how this expert jumper died in this. >>> he reportedly left a trail of blood and bullets in a small mississippi time. now eight people are dead and everyone in that neighborhood is wondering why. ♪ taps ♪ abreak through your allergies.? try new flonase sensimist allergy relief instead of allergy pills. it's more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist experience you'll barely feel. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to he

ben tracy is following this. >> reporter: iraqi security forces video shows the house-to-house fight in the final assault. the battle to defeat isis here has gone on for seven months, longer than anyone had predicted, costlier than anyone wants to admit. the u.n. estimates that 200,000 residents remain trapped inside the dense urban terrain of the old city and warns they're in grave danger as iraqi forces try to hunt down isis fighters hiding among them. it's the first test of a west coast missile defense system since 2014. north korea's latest missile test came just a day after its leader, kim jong un, oversaw a test of a new anti-aircraft system, which would be used to defend north korea in case of air strikes by the united states. the trump administration has now sent two aircraft carriers to the korean peninsula. secretary of defense general james mattis told cbs's "face the nation," "north korea's actions are a direct threat to america." >> but the bottom line is it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we're in the able to resolve this situation through dipl

ben tracy is following this. >> north korea has launched nine mitchells this year, three in the past three weeks. easpite international sanction, its capabilities continue to grow. ilst week the country said it perfected a medium-range missile that it will start mass aboducing. it is not capable of hitting the united states. >> ignition. >> reporter: but the u.s. military is preparing for a missile that eventually can. on tuesday it will attempt to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first nime, the first test of a west coast missile system since 2014. north korea's latest launch came after kim jong un oversaw this. the trump administration has now sent two aircraft carriers to woe korean peninsula. s cretary of defense general acmes mattis told cbs's "face the nation," "north korea's actions are a direct threat to america." >> but the bottom line is it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we're not able to resolve this situation through diplomatic means. >> reporter: now, president miump weighed in on twitter, saying that north korea's lates

ben tracy has the story. >> reporter: on this lush hillside farm, it's not just the views that grab yourbut the rare produce on the trees includes these aptly named caviar limes. >> once you pick it, there's a timer going off. >> reporter: they're prized by restaurants and bars because of their acidity and texture, but they only last a week to ten days after picked, making shipping and distribution difficult. that's where a scientist comes in. rusky teamed up with him more than two years ago. >> we use food to preserve food. >> that simple. >> that simple. >> reporter: they start with material like these frozen grape skins, extract molecules and mix them up. the powder is mixed with water and sprayed on fresh produce. >> when it dries, it leaves behind an imperceptibly thin layer of plant material. and that thin barrier slows down the rate that water gets out of the produce and slows down the rate oxygen gets in, and by doing that, we can naturally preserve the shelf life. >> reporter: how much onger does the average piece of fruit last with your product o? >> each piece of produce has d

ben tracy is there with the rising tensions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.appears to be a short-range scud missile. it could have easily hit a plane or a ship. anyone thought they would slow down their missile testing, it appears they're mistaken. they've conducted nine missile launches this year, three in just the last three weeks. the latest comes after the country's leader kim jong-un saw a successful test this past weekend. japan was quick to condemn the missile launch as was south korea who says they want relations with north korea. despite u.s. sanctions their military has continued to grow. they've perfected a medium range missile that they would start mass producing and earlier this month it tested what is believed to be its longest missile yet. capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but still not able to reach the united states. 2014 is the last time u.s. tested its west coast defense system which has only worked in about half of its trials. on tuesday they'll attempt to shut down an intercontinental missile for first time. the trump administration h

ben tracy is in beijing with the rising tensions in the region. ben, good morning. >> good morning.ssile launch by north korea appears to be a short range ballistic scud missile and japan says it could have easily hit an airplane or ship in the area. so if anyone thought that pressure from the u.s. or china would have slowed down north korea's missile tests, it appears to be wishful thinking. north korea has now conducted nine missile launches this year, three in just the past three weeks. the latest comes after the country claimed its leader kim jong-un oversaw a successful test of a new anti-aircraft system this past weekend. japan was quick to condemn the new missile launch as was south korea, whose new president has said he wants better relations with north korea. despite international sanctions, north korea's capabilities continue to grow. last week the country said it perfected a medium-range solid fuel missile it would start mass producing. earlier this month it tested what is believed to be its longest range missile yet, potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but

ben tracy is following this. >> reporter: north korea has launched nine missiles this year.t three weeks. despite international sanctions, its capabilities continue to grow. last week the country said it perfected a medium-range, solid fuel missile it will start mass-producing. it is not capable of hitting the united states. but the u.s. military is preparing for a missile that eventually can. on tuesday it will attempt to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. it's the first test of a west coast missile defense system since 2014. north korea's latest missile test came just a day after its leader, kim jong un, oversaw a test of a new anti-aircraft system which would be used to defend north korea in case of airstrikes by the united states. the trump administration has now sent two aircraft carriers to the korean peninsula. secretary of defense general james mattis told cbs's "face the nation" north korea's actions are a direct threat to america. >> but the bottom line is, it would be a catastrophic war if this turns into combat, if we're not able

tonight -- tracy morgan, from "better call saul", actor michael mckean, u.s. senator from nebraska, ben sasse, featuring the 8g band with mark guiliana. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. i'm seth myers. this is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. the "washington post" this evening reported that president trump revealed highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador during their closed door meeting last week. you have to be kidding me? how can you let highly classified information fall into the hands of donald trump? [ laughter ] do you want it? here you go." [ laughter ] president trump, this weekend, gave the commencement speech at liberty university. while yet again the commencement speech at trump university was given by a raccoon that wandered on stage. [ laughter ] don't leave your trash out. president trump yesterday wished melania trump a happy mothers' day on twitter. it was sweet. but not as sweet as her reply. [ laughter and applause ] w

tonight -- tracy morgan, from "better call saul", actor michael mckean, u.s. senator from nebraska, benrted that president trump revealed highly classified information to the russian foreign minister and ambassador during their closed door meeting last week. you have to be kidding me?

ben carson is under fire for saying, quote, poverty is a state of mind and a new analysis shows the house republican health care plan will leave 23 million people uninsured. news 4's tracie potts is live. what is the take on how people will be impacted by the house republican health care plan? >> reporter: one of the big things here, eun, people with pre-existing conditions, remember, the white house republicans promised that they would be covered, but according to this cbo analysis, their cover is out of the range. the other thing that this analysis of this is whe you can opt out like emergency care, maternity care that some conservatives wanted out of the bill. they tried to work out a deal to make this happen. according to this analysis, those states will be done. the cbo says it's not enough to make it up. 23 million people without insurance. even though we're saving a trillion dollars, critics say we're doing it on the backs of people who can least afford it. >>> 4:49 now. good news for supporters of the purple line who suffered a major set back this week. the trump administration is still considering federal construction aid for that light rail line that would link