or any part of the continental united states. how will the u.s. respond? >> it is a situation that we will handle. >> are preemptive strikes actually on the table? >>> meanwhile, turmoil at foggy bottom. just what is going on at the united states state department? >>> also, the republicans say they are simplifying the tax code. really? we'll show you some countries where taxes are as easy as 1, 2, 3. global lessons on taxes. >> we will give the american people a big, beautiful christmas present. >>> and muslims and mexicans. trump has repeatedly demeaned both groups, but now other americans are feeling uncomfortable. conservative foreign policy scholar, max boothe tells us, why he feels he doesn't belong any more. >> donald trump is making me feel like a foreigner for the first time in my life. >>> but first, here's my take. watching the republican tax plan race through congress, one is reminded of a big apparent difference between donald trump's program and other populist movements in the western world. in america, trump is leading something that is best

united states. the age of slavery and coerce evidence slavery was supposedly over. along with them would spread the sovereignty of the united states. the americans claimed the whole continent. the present continental united states. but they didn't control it. by the end of the period, they would control it. you want to know republican ambitions -- and i would say the ambitions of reconstruction, it boils down to this. this is springfield, illinois, abraham lincoln's home town. it was a place where the great pilgrimage, after lincoln is assassinated, is brought back to springfield to be buried. and the idea of reconstruction become he all the united states will look like that. the south, the west, going to be remade over into a version of the midwest. they imagined that is where we are going. that is what they could achieve. that's not where they were going. and that's not what they achieved. but they achieved was this. which is not a bad thing. it's just totally unexpected. that's chicago in the 1890s. hey achieved not a small town america but an urban mrs.. they achieved not a nation of small producers. they achieved a nation of wage laborers. this is not a world of small shots. this is pullman,

sanctions but kim jong-un is continuing his pursuit to perfect a missile capable of reaching the continental united states >> i think it's increasing every day, which means we're in a race to be able to solve this problem. he's getting can closer and closer and they were the much time left >> secretary of state rex tillerson said he wants north korea to end the missile test before sitting down to negotiate. meanwhile, the president says he will be ready to resnd the military if necessary to protect the united states. >>> a donald trump supporter accused former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski of sexual misconduct. joy villa filed a claim against him claims he slapped her rear end twice. she will reportedly meet with dc law enforcement officials to discuss the complaint some time next week. she wore this make america great again dress at this year's grammy awards. that dress had a lot of folks talking. >> i can see why. here's fox 5 tisha lewis now. what are you working on tonight. >> sarah and shawn, new details in the death investigation of a baltimore city homicide detective. police asked the fb

this was the strongest quake in the continental united states today which is remarkable when you consider western states, alaska surpassed us just a few hours ago with a 4.2 magnitude quake. definitely a very unusual event. something else we'll be watching along with the follow-up on this quake that took place is the rain moving through the area. dover getting a little bit of rain action through their area. we're watching it move through south jersey and southern parts of delaware. it should exit in the next hour or two. when i come back, i'll tell you what to expect for your weekend ahead. >>> tonight, we're learning new details about the teenaged runway stabbed to death in a philadelphia alley and the man now charged with her murder. authorities say the two met online and as nbc10's brandon hudson reports, the suspect has had several run-ins with police. >> reporter: we learn this had 15-year-old girl was reported missing by her parents and never made it home. police say she met her 23-year-old killer online and he stabbed her more than 50 times, then tried to hide the body. >> extremel

negotiation that means they stop short of having an ability to land the nuclear weapon on the continental united states. i think it's unlikely they will back down. it's ever more important that china and the united states are involved in intense discussion not just of things that could go right by the diplomatic negotiation, but things that can go wrong where china and the united states will be military presence in the same theater and they are both desperate to avoid a repeat of the 1950s where they ended up in direct confrontation. >> hr mcmaster this week is saying we are committed to a resolution of this crisis, but he would not say they were committed to a peaceful resolution. you have been at the table in the run up to the iraq war and other such negotiations. how do you stop this getting to afternoon iraq war situation and a negotiated settlement? can you see the parameters of a resolution to this crisis. >> there are a number of ways to be resolved short of the military confrontation and i don't believe on north korea in 2017 we are in the position we were in iraq in 2002. in 2002 america was s

, does it change the state of play now that it cannot only reach the left coast with the continental united states would you see something fundamentally different. >> you're right, the test that they conducted earlier this week is the latest version of their ballistic missile credit was very large muscle with advanced second stage capability and effective range was 8000 miles so that can cover all the united states. wouldn't call it a fundamental shift in the technical capability. we knew this test was coming. if there is a fundamental shift i would say it's more, a good be more in their politicalca posture because kim jong-un has said before he wants to simultaneously develop the nuclear weapons program as wellel as the economy and with this test he stated they have finalized the nuclear weapons force. we may be looking for shift in the regime toward more economic development were pivot toward an opening engagement. >> one bit of speculation or analysis that i've heard is this dual track, weapons developing the economy, suggesting that he's looking for space to back off and leave me alone, let me

the latest one sent a missile higher than ever before, putting the continental united states in striking. now pyongyang is rushing to perfect its weapons technology, including the development of a nuclear warhead that can fit on a missile. kimjong—un is getting closer to his nuclear ambitions. here he inspects a factory making tyres for missile launch vehicles. some are quick to brush off the exchange of threats between kim jong—un and the trump administration, dismissing them as bluster. but as the us and north korea ramp up their military capabilities, making no secret the other is the target, it raises the prospect that one misstep and one miscalculation could ignite a sudden military confrontation, claiming hundreds of thousands, this if not millions, of lives. celia hatton, bbc news. donald trump has spent a second day fiercely defending himself after one of his most senior former aides pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. michael flynn, former national security adviser, admitted lying to the intelligence agency about conversations he'd had with russian officials. in a tweet on sunda

missiles over japan, our ally, threatening guam, andaten potentially being able to reach the united states continentale cannot let this go on.andl this should've been handled 25o. years ago.20 y it should've been handled 20 years ago, ten years ago, five years ago, it should've been h handled by not just obama, but president obama taking care of it. note that a point, where it's very, very far is advanced. something has to be done. we cannot allow this to happen. china has been very helpful, i think. the who knows. s they seem to be very helpful. o they cut off banking to north korea. the cut way down on the field. a lot of other things. we cannot allow this to happen. the should've been taken care of long before. clinton gave them billions of dollars given lots of other thingsç and before the contrac, the ink was dry inindr a contra, they were already starting again with the missilesles and nuclea, frankly. we are in a position. we are strong, i'm building up the military like nobody has ever seen. we are closelita to $800 billion spending.i i do not know if you know, thetl military which is totally

the latest one sent a missile higher than ever before, putting the continental united states in strikingng to perfect its weapons technology, including the development of a nuclear warhead that can fit on a missile. kimjong—un is getting closer to his nuclear ambitions. here he inspects a factory making tyres for missile launch vehicles. some are quick to brush off the exchange of threats between kim jong—un and the trump administration, dismissing them as bluster. but as the us and north korea ramp up their military capabilities, making no secret the other is the target, it raises the prospect that one misstep and one miscalculation could ignite a sudden military confrontation, claiming hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives. celia hatton, bbc news. i have been speaking tojim townsend, the former dignity assista nt townsend, the former dignity assistant secretary of defense for european and nato policy under obama. we are running out of options, talks are happening behind the scenes, we are happening behind the scenes, we are talking to the chinese, to the russians, two others

the latest one sent a missile higher than ever before, putting the continental united states in strikingof a nuclear warhead that could fit on a missile. kimjong—un is getting closer to his nuclear ambitions. here he inspects a factory making tyres for missile launch vehicles. some are quick to brush off the exchange of threats between kim jong—un and the trump administration, dismissing them as bluster. but as the us and north korea ramp up their military capabilities, making no secret the other is the target, it raises the prospect that one misstep and one miscalculation could ignite a sudden military confrontation, claiming hundreds of thousands if not millions of lives. celia hatton, bbc news. joining us now via webcam in washington isjim townsend, as he feels military confrontation with the north is close. north korea, where are we with north korea? we are getting close to military conflict. north korea is getting towards we're running out of time. i'm going to urge the pentagon not to send any more dependence to south korea will stop south korea probable is crazy descent spouses an

this has north korea continues their pursuit to perfect a missile capable of reaching the continental united states. >> i think it's increasing every day which means that we're in a race, really, we're in a race to be able to solve this problem. he's getting closer and closer, and there's not much time left. reporter: on tuesday, the u.s. announcing more sanctions against north korea. as the u.s. focuses on putting a stop to the ballistic missile program, over labor day weekend, north korea conducted its most powerful test. a blast 167 times greater than the nuclear weapon the u.s. dropped on japan in 1945. >> we don't talk that much about north korea's other weapons of mass destruction. the north koreas have potentially as much as 5,000 tons of chemical weapons. reporter: president trump has said he will be ready to respond militarily if necessary to protect the united states while secretary of state rex tillerson says he wants north korea to end missile tests before sitting down to negotiate >that's going to do it for us, thanks for joining us today. >> and we're always here for you online at ktv

recent weapons tests, and the latest one centre missile higher than ever before, putting the continental united stateslear warhead that could fit on a missile. kim jong—un is getting closer to his nuclear ambitions. here he inspects a factory making tyres for missile launch vehicles. some are quick to brush off the exchange of threats between kim jong—un and the trump administration, dismissing them as buster. —— bluster. but as north korea ramp up their capabilities it raises the prospect that one misstep and one miscalculation could ignite and one miscalculation could ignite a sudden military confrontation, claiming hundreds of thousands if not millions of lives. celia hatton, bbc news. the british red cross is calling for syrian refugee families who are being resettled in the uk to be allowed to bring their young adult children with them. around 9000 syrians have been allowed into the uk under the home office's vulnerable person resettlement scheme. but the british red cross says it's wrong that refugees who have come in under a different programme are being forced to leave their over 18s behind. j

experts believe the missile have enough range to hit any target inside the continental united states.an't realize the possibility the north will complete its nuclear program within one year. horrifying fact that true, joining us to discuss the latest developments is dean chang of the heritage foundation. this sounds rather bone chilling, the advances they made on tuesday. is this a game changer? >> it is not a game changer in the sense we have seen this coming and watch the evolution of the program. what it is is another new stage. we have seen the north koreans develop icbms, extending -- living up to what they say, we will hit anywhere we want. jillian: it sounds like they got the missile and the nuclear warhead but have yet to put them together and deliver them to the united states. >> that is right. this test was -- the size of a nuclear warhead and not there yet. given the pace of the development, the hydrogen bomb program, had 5, 10 years, now we are looking at one, 2, 3 years. jillian: which is appalling and frightening, to most americans, hearing about this today, the idea, th

north korea testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting all of the continental united statesthe launch was the first since september despite repeated warnings from donald trump who told reporters at the white house tuesday that the us will handle the situation, heightening tension with pyongyang with reports that secretary of state rex tillerson could exit the administration as early as january. anthony is a senior fellow at the translation for defense of democracies. >> any doubt at all that this new missile they tested they have shown some photos since the launch, can reach the united states? >> north korea has been working on this long-range program since 1998. this is another step in the process. looks like the missile is larger than ones we have seen before, it can reach the united states. the question is whether the reentry vehicle which would have a nuclear weapon in it could survive reentry, they will do more tests to ensure that would happen. paul: they have to miniaturize the warhead and make sure of that as well. is there any doubt they will get there given the pac

this as north korea continues the pursuit to perfect the missile capable of reaching the continental united states. >> i think it's increasing every day which means that we're in a race really. we're in a race to be able to solve this problem. he's getting closer and closer. and there's not much time left. >> reporter: on tuesday, the u.s. announcing more sanctions against north korea, targeting two officials. as the u.s -- north korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test, a blast 17 times greater than the weapon dropped on japan in 1945. but that may not be the only threat. >> we don't talk about the other weapons. the north koreans have potentially 5000 tons of chemical weapons. we're pretty sure they have a biological weapons program. >> reporter: president trump will respond militarily if necessary. at the pentagon. lucas tomlinson, fox news. >>> years after dozens of students in mexico disappeared. family members rallied in demand of answers. it's been three years after 43 male students vanished. some say the group's buses were interpreted by corrupt officers and they were turned over to

north korea testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting all of the continental united states the first since september despite repeated warnings from donald trump who told reporters at the white house tuesday that the us will handle the situation, heightening tension with pyongyang with reports that secretary of state rex tillerson could exit the administration as early as january. anthony is a senior fellow at the translation for defense of democracies. >> any doubt at all that this new missile they tested they have shown some photos since the launch, can reach the united states? >> north korea has been working on this long-range program since 1998. this is another step in the process. looks like the missile is larger than ones we have seen before, it can reach the united states. the question is whether the reentry vehicle which would have a nuclear weapon in it could survive reentry, they will do more tests to ensure that would happen. paul: they have to miniaturize the warhead and make sure of that as well. is there any doubt they will get there given the pace of their pro

but one farmer has now found a way to grow coffee in the continental united states.out where and how much it costs. >>> but we begin with a look at today's "eye opener", your world in 90 seconds. >> the tax cuts and jobs act as amended is passed. >> senate republicans scramble to win big tax cuts. >> this is a great day for the country. been 31 years since we've done comprehensive tax reform. >> this is a momentous occasion for the republican party. >> they put out 429 pages of text this evening and no one has seen it or let alone being able to read it. >> this is the tax bill. see how thick it is. >> montana senate jon tester posting this video on twitter. >> this is your government at work. can you tell me what that word is? >> the bombshell in the russia investigation. >> flynn flips, putting jared kushner in the cross hairs. >> the former national security adviser to the president pled guilty to lying to the fbi. >> hawaii launching a siren smim to warn of an appending nuclear attack days after the north korea tested the most powerful missile yet. >> and over in

settling down into the continental united states. areas where it's got really cold across the states as well it feels like negative 28 chicago. fargo feels like negative 34 degrees. 26 degrees, winter is definitely here. >> adam klotz, thank you. speaking of the cold weather resulted in plenty of occupied seats in theaters this holiday weekend. "star wars" the last jedi of the strongest force at the box office. the film pulling in another 100 million year, topping 700 million worldwide and its sequels. jumanji, welcome to the jungle came in second with 52 million of the third installment took third place a $25 million. the greatest showman missing the mark making just 14 million. ferdinand took fifth place with 937 million. another one that didn't do so well was not a men's downsizing the 7 million with production costs almost 10 times that amount. adam: when you go to see jedi, pay attention to luke scott walker. those of you i see that you understand. you haven't seen it yet? lea: habit. i will have to take my parents to see if he

the new hwasong missile, flying and longer than ever, capable of reaching much of the continental united states. the white house national security adviser saying the threat is increasing daily. >> it's immensely important that we work together with all of our allies, partners, everyone internationally to convince kim jong-un that the continued pursuit of these capabies regime. >> reporter: kim jong-un continuing the missile tests, despite international pressure after a two-month pause. the white house returning to an often-repeated message, pushing china to do more to rein in north korea. and this morning we're learning last week's north korean missile was even spotted by a plane. the crew of the commercial airliner flying over japan, close enough to witness what is now, hoda, thought to be the reentry of the missile into the earth's atmosphere. hoda? >> all right, keir simmons, thanks so much for that. >>> and now to this blockbuster deal that could drastically reshape the country's health industry. the drugstore giant cvs has just agreed to buy aetna, which is one of the country's largest hea

so they now have the potential to reach the continental united states, pretty much most of the unitedrrying u.s. officials. >> senator lindsey graham of south carolina has asked the pentagon to consider the 28,000 members out of south korea. >>> news of a major deal in the health industry. you're watching msnbc. no, thanks , santa. i got this. santa: uh, it looks a little tight. perfect fit. santa needs an f-150. that's ford, america's best selling brand. hurry in today for 0% financing for 72 months across the full line up of ford cars, trucks and suvs. for a limited time, get an additional $1,000 cash back on top of 0% financing for 72 months. get these exclusive offers during the ford year end sales event. get these exclusive offers it's what's insiden't the person who opens it. give ancestrydna, the only dna test that can trace your origins to over 150 ethnic regions. save 30% for the holidays at ancestrydna.com. i used to have more hair. i used to have more color. and... i used to have cancer. i beat it. i did. not alone. i used to have no idea what the american cancer society di

. >> it was the largest in the continental united states yesterday, so there you go.ething to be proud of i guess. if you want to be proud of our earthquakes. let's move on. earthquakes are a thing of the past. we're going to focus on the beautiful weekend. look at that skies out there. beautiful clear skies. it's now dropped down in the 40s. 49 in the lehigh valley. 49 in pennsylvania suburbs. 52 in south jersey. 52 for the jersey shore. delaware 51. philadelphia, still clocking 50. let's show some love to all of you in the lehigh valley where it is 52 in blandon. hopewell is 52. let's go to nazareth 48. walnut port 46. bethlehem 48. easton 48. just really a pleasant evening. it is going to drop down into the 30s overnight. it will be chilly. but that's seasonal. that's where we should be. we'll drop down to 47 by 7:00 tonight. 42 by 10:00. winds will shift, there will be more out of the north and tomorrow will be a cooler day. we'll probably be in the upper 40s to low 50s across much of the region. we'll see high thin clouds drifting through. it's what happens after

leaders claim it can reach any target in the continental united states. >>> the san francisco police department is working to improve how officers deal with people suffering from mental health issues. the "chronicle" reports that the department gets 3,000 calls a month regarding someone in an altered mental state. since 2010, over half of people shot to death by officers had histories of mental illness or were acting erratically. this afternoon, the police commission will get an update on progress that's already been made to deal with this issue. >>> a 21-year-old man arrested last week on suspicion of firing a shotgun at booksin elementary school surveillance cameras. a spokesman from the san jose unified school district says it is now seeking a restraining order against nicholas o'connor. he is accused of shooting three security cameras at booksin over the past month. >>> this morning, san francisco is one step closer to allowing recreational weed sales in january. the next move goes to the mayor. jackie ward joins us live with more on the long-awaited signature of approval expecte

missile flying higher and longer than ever, capable, analysts say, of reaching much of the continental united states. >> thank you, sir. >> reporter: the white house national security adviser saying the threat is increasing daily. >> it's immensely important that we work together with all of our allies, partners, everyone internationally to convince kim jong-un that the continued pursuit of these capabilitys is a dead end for him and his regime. >> reporter: kim jong-un continuing the missile tests despite international pressure after a two-month pause. the white house returning to an often repeated message, pushing china to do more to rein in north korea. we're now learning last week's north korean missile was even spotted by a plane. the crew of the commercial airliner flying over japan close enough to witness what is now thought to be the reentry of the missile into the earth's atmosphere. back to you. >> well, new york's metropolitan opera is investigating its longtime conductor. he's been suspended in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. met executives say the opera company is investigati

united states. he says the potential for war is increasing every day. last tuesday, north korea successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. the kind believed capable to reach the continental united states. >>> and the metropolitan opera is the latest institution to be rocked by accusations of sexual misconduct. man accusing james levine of abusing him when he was a teenager in the 1980s. an investigation has been launched. >>> in california, former stanford swimmer brock turner, found guilty last year of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman after a frat party is appealing the conviction. the high-profile conviction provoked a national outcry when he was sentenced to just six months in jail. the lawyers are saying turner they're appealing the conviction because turner did not get a fair trial. >>> and in oakland, a horrific scene on the bay bridge. a truck plowed into several cars and then hit a toll booth. killing the toll collector inside. the california highway patrol arrested the truck driver under suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter. the driver being treated for major injuries. a passenger in the truck and five others injured. >>> f

missile test by the rogue nation involves a more powerful weapon capable of reaching the continental united statesssile launch comes two weeks after trump's return from asia amid reporting of feuding with rex tillerson. here is what the president to say after news of that launch. >> as you probably have heard, and some of you have reported a missile was launched a little while ago from north korea. i will only tell you that we will take care of it. we have general mattis in the room with us and we've had a long discussion on it. it is a situation that we will handle. >> the president gave no further details about u.s. response. he and leader kim jong-un traded insults and threats of annihilation along the way. let's bring in former foreign policy adviser to the clinton campaign, laura rosenberger. thank you for being here. joe, president trump's tweet said speculation about rex tillerson, his secretary of state is fake news, but he does admit that they do disagree. what do you see happening now and how might this hobble what is so important at this moment when we look at north korea, if those two

it and nonetheless it's still a missile that threatens guam, hawaii, alaska, you know the continental united states so their technology is evolving very rapidly. now in trying to be an optomist i think kim jong-un who is a rational actor even though he's totally unpredictable i think his game plan is now that i have the capacity to hit the united states in some way, then i'm ready to negotiate. that's my hope and this is why i think this period we should take advantage of this period and not overreact. >> maria: should china be doing more here? obviously, china is a trade partner to north korea. have they done enough in terms of cutting off certain important trade products that the north needs? >> china has done more than they have in the past, significantly more but not enough. they need to do two things. a total bannon oil imports. they refuse to do that. there's only a cap on that, but the key is enforcing the sanctions the sun has supported and china has supported. coal, seafood, north korean workers that live in china. 80% of the commerce going into north korea comes from china, so if they enf

the most powerful ever fired according to analysts with the capability to hit most of the continental united states. and that is why the national security adviser is warning that north korea, despite a two-month gap in these tests, still presents an ever-growing threat. >> yeah. >> i think it is increasing every day, which means that we're in a race, really, we're in a race to be able to solve this problem. there are ways to address this problem short of our conflict. but it is a race because he's getting closer and closer. and there's not much time left. >> reporter: hallie, the problem as we have discussed many times is how do you solve the issue? because any strike by the u.s., if it were preemptive or in response to a north korean move would potentially escalate very quickly on the korean peninsula. >> when you talk about, keir, the show of force that's coming out, we're looking a the images here, can you talk a little bit about it? how close will they get to north korea? and how much is kim jong-un going to see that, we know he sees it as a provocation, but how much more could that escalate? >

or any part of the continental united states. how will the u.s. respond? preemptive strikes actually on the table? >>> meanwhile, turmoil at foggy bottom. just what is going on at the united states state department?

or any part of the continental united states. how will the u.s. respond?kes actually on the table? >>> meanwhile, turmoil at foggy bottom. just what is

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it has now contaminated the entire continental united states and 11,000 americans died every year from that pollution left over pollution from nevada. so, there is a little good news in all this, one of the pieces of news is that we spent a number of decades studying the survivors of your shame and nagasaki and i would imagine higherey would have 50% cancer rates than normal, 70% higher cancer rates, instead, all this time they only have 1% higher cancer rates. so all of this is sort of mixed. the reason i say we are in the final stages of the atomic age is because if i had to, i would rather the nuclear power plant and a coal power plant, every time we have one of these disasters happen, the government and the company does such a terrible job managing it that they have lost all their political capital. nuclear powera plant, to maintain it and to fix it if something goes wrong, you need subsidies, government subsidies and who is going to ?ote for that russian mar there is a possibility of 10 the breaker. california now has air pollution reported from china -- the chinese problem with c

united states. this is maine. this is florida. this is cape canaveral. this is fort pierce, florida. look what happens in the atlantic coast off of the eastern continental united states. these are all military testing areas. every one of these hatched areas, every one of these blocks are places that have limited access because of military testing. so take, for example, all of this area off the east coast of florida. there's a place called cape canaveral air force station. there's a place called the kennedy space center. we are launching commercial and military rockets, and within another year and a half we will be launching rockets, american rockets with american astronauts that just like the space shuttle before them will go to and from the international space station carrying crew as well as the cargo that it already carries. well, when you're launching it to the international space station or in two years we launch the largest rocket ever from the kennedy space center, the forerunner to the mars program, taking humans to mars, where do you think the first stages, or in the case of the new mars rocket called the s.l.s., the space launch system, where

united states' greatest threat. the judgment remains the same today. icbm launch in november 29, north korean it possessedaimed the capability to strike any location in the continental united states. north korea's growing capabilities reflect a direct threat to our security and the security of the entire world. claim as regard this an empty threat. north korean regime's continuing unlawful missile launches and testing activities signal is contempt for the u.s., its neighbors, for asia and all members of the u.n. in the face of such a threat, and action is unacceptable for any nation. through a series of robust security council resolutions, this body has taken a leading role in condemning north korea's unlawful nuclear and missile programs and imposing consequences. the international community remains firm in our determination that we will not accept a nuclear north korea. each u.n. member states must fully implement all existing un security council resolutions. for those nations who have not done so or who have been slow to enforce security council resolutions, your hesitationpros calls into question whether your vote is a commitment in words only but not actions. f

capable of reaching most of the continental united states. the white house security adviser saying the threat is increasing daily. >> it's immensely important that we work together with all of our allies, partners, everyone internationally, to convince kim jong-un that the continued pursuit of the capabilities is a dead end for him and his regime. >> reporter: kim jong-un continuing the missile tests, despite international pressure, after a two-month pause. the white house returning to a repeated message, pushing china to do more, to rein in north korea. and we're learning last week's north korean missile was spotted by a cafe pacific plane. flying over japan and close enough to witness what is thought to be the reentry of the missile into the atmosphere. >> keir simmons, thanks for that. >>> now, to the blockbuster deal that could reshape the health industry. cvs has just agreed to buy aetna, who is one of the biggest health insurers. it's a $69 billion deal. what does it mean for all of us? stephanie ruehl is here. explain this one to us. >

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, one that apparently protects us at least for now from a war head actually striking the continental united states, is there any relief in that or do you think north korea is actually getting very, very close as we have seen them advance so rapidly recently? >> no, i think general mcmaster made the correct point that every launch brings them closer to the objective whether everybody aspect of it succeeds or not, in 1950's when van guard and jupiter were blowing up on launch pads in the united states, our rocket scientists and they were rocket scientists would describe cats trophies as 90% successes and the reason was that they had to know where the weak spots were in their science and engineering. you know, it's not at all clear what was under the nose cone of the rocket on this most recent launch and therefore we can't really tell what -- what that implies once they put a thermal nuclear war head under it. but our intelligence is imperfect and that's why there's precious little time to make a decision, whether there's any prospect of north korea denuclearized on its own or chinese pressure or whe

that on the 28th of november when they actually demonstrated that range with one of our continental united states cities. they tried to give us a little bit of comfort in saying we don't know that they would be able to carry a warhead. we don't think they have the capacity to do that. we don't know that. that's not much comfort. they say they don't have the capacity to be accurate of reentry because of what a missile has to go through on reentry, that's not very comforting. the ndaa, the bill we passed, the president signed into law will be a big step in correctin the readiness shortfalls. i look forward to continue to work with him on this critical process. we have a committee that's already having hearings about the problems that we're having. we had one actually in the subcommittee hearing that i chair just this week. so we're busy correcting these problems. meanwhile back to our v.a. problems in oklahoma, we put two great new directors in the v.a. clinics and have a level of veteran care oklahoma is proud of. and only yesterday president trump signed the enhancing veterans act to ensure that

way, the fact this missile we are well aware not only could reach the west coast but the continental united states, is this a continuation of a new positioning for north korea or do you see something fundamentally different? frank: well, thank you, todd. so you're right, the test that north korea conducted earlier this week is the latest version of their ballistic missile. it was the very large missile, had advanced second stage capability and it can pretty much range is 8,000 miles. it can cover all of the united states. i wouldn't call it necessarily a fundamental shift in a technical capability sense. we knew this test was coming. they conducted similar tests in july, two i.c.b.m. tests. if there's a fundamental shift i would say it's more -- could potentially be more in their political posture because kim jong un has said before he wants to simultaneous develop the nuclear weapons program as well as the economy and now with this test he stated that north korea has finalized the nuclear weapons force. so we may be looking for a shift in north korea's regime towards more economic development. we

and this can be done, he believes, by being able to credibly threaten the continental united states with nuclear weapons. on top of thousands of pieces and short term -- short range missiles, the potential deployment of nuclear icbms means the threat is not only towards south korea, but also towards america. this emerging situation, the u.s. government is now pursuing a policy of maximum pressure and engagement. however, it will take some time to assess the effectiveness of the current economic sanctions and campaign of diplomatic isolation. outcome,t to see the we should seek to continue the momentum and even expand positive sanctions until the to theorean regime comes dialogue table for denuclearization. in face of emerging threat, we should strengthen the u.s. and republic of korea alliance and enhance military preparedness in order to prevent potential nuclear and icbm provocations by north korea. the u.s. and republic of korea governments should enhance the level of their coordination and communication under the slogan of, we go together. it is a long established dialogue of north k