is fox news' david lee miller. david?reporter: david, this urgent meeting of the security council was called for by the united states, south korea as well as japan. the meeting lasted about an hour, it is now over, and the outcome of this meeting is expected to be a statement to the press regarding the firing of this missile just a few hours ago by north korea. the ambassador to the u.n. from france spoke to reporters saying our firmness is the best way to avoid war, the japanese u.n. ambassador also spoke out and called for the sanctions that are already in place to be fully implemented. joining the chorus of those critical of north korea's action, the secretary-general for the united nations. he sent out a tweet saying and i quote, i condemn the latest north korean missile launch and call for the dprk, democratic people's republic of korea to begin dialogue immediately. so far, david, the council adopted nine resolutions to halt north korea's nuclear weapons program, the two most recent are the most punishing on the nor

david lee miller is in newark, new jersey. >> never, not once, not once have i dishonored my public office. >> new jersey democratic senator bob menendez on trial for bribery was on the verge of tears as he proclaimed his innocence outside federal court in newark. >> i appreciate my family being here, my son and daughter, being here today. i appreciate my supporters. >> he faces a dozen criminal charges, accused of accepting more than $700,000 in campaign related cash and thousands of dollars in free hotel rooms and air travel from a longtime friend. during opening statements, the prosecution told the jury that is part of the bribery scheme, menendez sent the doctor an email asking him to provide a $1500 a night paris hotel room with a limestone bath and a view of the courtyard. prosecutors say menendez in exchange helped the doctor and multimillion dollar business deals and allegedly tried to get visas for the doctor's foreign girlfriends. the doctor and menendez are on trial. there is more at stake. the trial could change the balance of power in the u.s. senate. the judge rejected a moti

david lee miller is live outside the u.s. federal court in newark. david lee?> reporter: harris, definitely not a good way for the proceedings to begin for defense, with the judge telling one of senator menendez's attorneys, quote, shut up for a moment, if you don't mind. now, for the context of this exchange, the judge had refused to alter the trial schedule of senator menendez so he could attend key votes at the u.s. senate on such crucial issues as health care. menendez lawyer accused the judge of dispair rapblging the defense in his written opinion. as for menendez, speaking to reporters outside the courthouse, he said he planned on exercising what he termed his constitutional right to attend the trial every day, but he acknowledged the conflict he faces to fulfill his obligations as a u.s. senator when a single vote could make the difference. >> when the conflict exists, if it becomes a conflict, a clash between those constitutional rights, i will make a decision based upon the gravity of the situation and the difference that my vote could make. >> reporte

that's according to a suffolk university poll for "usa today"" david lee miller reports from newark. >> after days of testimony on how u.s. senator robert menendez received tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from a wealthy eye doctor and how senator menendez used his influence to help obtain visas for the doctor's girlfriends, the focus of the trial has shifted. prosecutors are trying to convince the jury that menendez attempted to help the doctor and a number of business deals as part of the bribery scheme. one witness described "a contentious phone call with staffers who argued on the doctors behalf. according to the indictment, menendez unsuccessfully used his influence to try to get the government to drop the acquisitions accusations. there was testimony about another business venture. the doctors investment in a security company faced an uncertain future and and 2004. commerce department trade specialist told the court of a 2012 meeting with an attorney representing the doctor who wanted the u.s. to pressure dominican officials to keep the agreement. smith said the attorney s

david lee miller is live for us federal court in newark, new jersey, with more. >> there is a great dealf senator robert menendez. it could change the power equation in the senate. he's accused of accepting more than $700,000 in campaign cash as well as free travel, including hotel rooms and air from a longtime friend, dr. solomon mel jen an end return home to the doctor get visas as well as helping him and multimillion dollar business deals. moments ago, the prosecutor during opening statements told the jury that at one point, the senator requested an email at the doctor that he provide him with a pricey hotel room in paris, a hotel room that had a limestone bath as well as a view of the courtyard. the senator was very emotional as he entered the courtroom today. he seemed on the verge of tears as he think his family and friends and he proclaimed his innocence. he also said that he plans to exercise what he described as his constitutional right by attending the trial every day, but he did acknowledge he might be needed for key votes in the site where republicans have a slim majority. >>

correspondent david lee miller is at the u.n. tonight. good evening. >> bret, the meeting of the security council in session. you can see the u.n. ambassador from japan speaking. the vote was unanimous on the u.n. sponsored resolution calling for more sanctions against north korea unless it halted its nuclear program. this is the eighth round of sanctions. the u.n. ambassador said that previous resolutions, north korea exports are curtailed some 90%. she said the resolution would not have passed if not for the close relationship with between president trump and the chinese president. she also said the u.s. is not looking for war. here is more what the u.s. u.n. ambassador had to say. >> today we are saying the world will never accept a nuclear armed north korea. and today the security council is saying that if the north korean regime does not halt its nuclear program we will act to stop it ourselves. >> this resolution is a significantly watered-down version of an earlier draft. that draft called for freezing the assets and a travel ban o

david lee miller is outside the u.s.t in manhattan where the sentencing will take place. what do we expect this morning? >> we expect the sentencing to get underway in the next few minutes at 10:00. a short time ago anthony wiener, now a convicted felon, entered the courthouse. he said nothing to reporters as he walked inside. he has pled guilty to a single charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. he pled guilty to the charge in may in a plea deal where prosecutors agreed to ask the court he spend 21 to 27 months behind bars. wiener agreed not to appeal if it is within that range. his attorneys have filed with the court asking he not be incarcerated. wiener sent a letter to the judge saying in part my regret for my crime is profound. i have endangered the well-being of a 15-year-old girl who reached out to me on the internet. my continuing acting out over years crushed the aspirations of my wife and ruined our marriage. sentencing memorandum filed by the prosecution urges the judge to send wiener to prison say

david lee miller, thank you. >> heather: knew in the next hour of "happening now," the white house releasingl restrictions just as the president's travel ban was expiring. the legal panel will weigh in on that. plus the controversy, the growing one surrounding the president, the nfl and the national anthem. the role that the media is playing. we will go in depth. i wanted to know where my family came from. i did my ancestrydna. the most shocking result was that i'm 26% native american. i had no idea. it's opened up a whole new world for me. ♪ >> heather: thousands of people are evacuating their homes in bali, some fears of a volcanic eruption. early 50,000 people they have fled the indonesian island predicted that earlier after -- showing some signs of some lava arising in recent day. >> jon: and eruption would halt all flights, tourists will cut vacations short to avoid getting stranded on the island. the last time this volcano erupted was 1963. 1100 people were killed. >> heather: taking some precautions to avoid that this time. >> jon: add that to the hurricanes, the mexico city earthquak

>> david lee miller, thank you so much.ng in karen skinner, also the director for institute for politics and strategy at carnegie mellon university and a research hello at the hoover institution. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> so we know that this is going to be front and center of the u.n., this next week, as all the nations gathering continuing to deal with this. we've had sanctions after sanctions after sanctions, another round this week. will any further u.n. action get kim jong un's attention? where do we go from here? >> one thing that ambassador haley has said earlier this week is absolutely true. if the sanctions are put in place and enforced by all of the nations of the world, north korea will feel extreme pain. so although the u.s. did not get everything and wanted like complete oil embargo, and a higher cap on natural gas sales to north korea, it got a lot. it's getting world attention. the community of nations are really surrounding the peaceful approach, the peaceful, double medic, and strateg

. >> let's bring in david lee miller, our correspondent. he has an eyewitness with him. orld trade center right now as you would expect, all the roadways are cut off. the only way to get near the buildings is on foot right now. the scene is absolutely a horrific one. you have people streaming out of the area. you have people literally in tears and shock. people that were just working in nearby buildings that cannot believe what has happened. still, many of them remember the terrorist attack years ago on the world trade center and many of them, is this is just an ugly reminder. although, the details are not certain. as i was walking down in lower manhattan making my way to world trade centers, i stopped to talk to sylvia fuentes, she used to work in the trade center, and i'm going to hand her the telephone right now. and she's going to describe for us what she saw this morning. >> i heard a loud rumbling and as i walked out onto the street, i looked up into the air, and there was an airplane actually going into the world trade center and flames were coming out and smoke wa