there was an armistice which established the dmz but there was no truce.thing that is maybe easy to forget because it was so long ago, but the vice president is effectively entering one of the longest wars in history that is still going on, and he will be observing and getting information about that during this probably brief trip to the dmz, ana. >> dana, when we were watching the pictures of the vice president getting off this helicopter with a number of other individuals, do you know who those people are that he's traveling with? >> reporter: well, he's traveling with some of his senior staff, but the briefings that he's going to get are from -- for the most part from a four star general who is the head of the u.s. command here in south korea and the u.s. command. he is somebody who is probably going to take -- we know is going to take the vice president around and give him most of the briefings, both here at camp boniface and then at the dmz. he is going to go to a place called the freedom house. the freedom house was a place that was established on th

second in command is on the dmz. certainly a message being sent to north korea. >> obviously, a professional visit for the vice president. also a personal one. i'm hearing that his father fought in the korean war. so an emotional visit for the vice president as well. paula hancocks, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, china is the critical wild card in the north korea equation. the vice president had this to say about china and their willingness to cooperate on north korea. >> it is heartening to see china commit to these actions, but the united states is troubled by china's economic retaliation against south korea, for taking appropriate steps to defend itself. the better path would be for china to address the north korean threat that is actually making such defensive messages necessary. >> the campaign trail, president trump hammered china for their practices. but he is toning down his rhetoric, saying, quote, why would i call china a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the north korean problem? g

we were at the dmz. it was the vice president's first time there. the first time in this young administration that either the vice president or the president has been there. there have been lower ranking cabinet officials, but the fact that this visit happened right now when things are so incredibly tense and that the vice president went out, looked out across at the dmz, saw north korean soldiers who were taking pictures of him, that was one of the first questions i asked him, wanted to ask him, what was that like? mr. vice president, i was watching you watch what is behind you earlier. what was going through your mind looking at north korea? >> this is a frontier of freedom. now for more than six decades, u.s. forces and forces of south korea have held the line for freedom here at the dmz. and it's inspiring for me to see the resolve of these soldiers, to see the alliance that we have forged with the people of south korea throughout the generations, and it gives me great confidence as we go into the future that we will achieve our objective, the s

as you mentioned, he went to the dmz. he went probably a little further than security wanted him to go in going outside and seeing for himself what the north korean side of the dmz looked like and the north korean soldiers saw him and started taking pictures which is par for the course. they like to do that when they see vips and document it and talk to the vice president afterwards and get his thoughts and his new stance from the administration. take a listen. >> mr. vice president. i was watching you watch what was behind you early. what was going through your mind looking at north korea? >> this is a frontier of freedom. now for more than six decades, u.s. forces and forces of south korea have held the line for freedom here at the dmz. it's inspiring for me to see the resolve of the soldiers and see the alliance we have forged with the people of south korea throughout the generations and it gives me great confidence as we go into the future that we will achieve our objective of a secure and prosperous south korea. we w

at the dmz. arsenal, pence warned patience is running out. the latest from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. vice president mike pence's trip to the dmz comes one day after the failed missile launch in north korea. the vice president insisting that they hope to resolve this peacefully, but indicating that, they all options remain on the table. >> reporter: this morning, vice president mike pence on a surprise trip, putting him yards away from a top adversary. the vice president walking through the demilitarized zone that separates north and south korea with his family by his side. pence peering across the bored border into north korea. and sending a warning saying "the era of strategic patience is over." >> the people of north korea, military of north korea should not mistake the resolve of the united states of america. to stand with our allies. the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad. we will fulfill that alliance for the sake of our people, an

, but the dmz has a buffer zone in the south, in south korea.ortant point to make here is that seoul, south korea, is just 30 miles from here. which means so is north korea. this is why the two sides, the north and the south, as you look at some of the allied forces here, the south korean armed forces as well, meeting the vice president, they work together with the united states, and u.s. forces some 28,000 close to 30,000 based in south korea, they often annually conduct practices together and this is -- right before mike pence does get into a vehicle and head into the demilitarized zone prop proper. he's spending almost a day there as we speak, watching pictures from moments ago. we'll continue to keep an eye on this as the vice president makes his way to the dmz. if we have more information in terms or pictures themselves, of his activity set there, we will get that to you here on msnbc. we'll take a short break and return to regular programming. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even a

deliversvice president a warning to pyongyang during a surprise visit to the dmz. i will have the latest from our correspondent in a couple of minutes. turkey's president erdogan tightened his grip on power after claiming victory in sunday's referendum. yes tovoters saying controversial constitutional changes. we will take a look at how french ex-pats are preparing to cast their ballots in the upcoming presidential elections. candidates are battling for each and every vote. up, for some of us the easter chocolate binge is coming to an end. usually a roaring success for the world's chocolate makers. switzerland's world-famous chocolate industry could be in danger. we will tell you why in the business update. don't test us. u.s. vice president mike pence squares up to pyongyang. the warning came during his surprise visit to the dmz, the area dividing north and south korea. tensions between washington and pyongyang continue to escalate. comments come's hot on the heels of a missile test over the weekend. >> ramping up the rhetoric after north korea failed to launch a

you know, i was watching where vice president pens is on the dmz line.e were there and had a group over in october that i was there, and that's a very fragile place. it's a -- it's so surreal when you're there and seeing the tension that goes on, but this has been going back and forth for 60 years. i don't know why the leader -- their leader, north korea, would want to raise the ante right now because i think that hopefully that china will get involved, and if they don't i'll take are the president at his word that we're not going to allow them to continue to develop a nuclear weapon that can reach america. >> how concerned are you, senator, about the possibility of north korea launching a major cyber attack against the united states? in other words, how good is their capability? >> well, north korea basically -- we have cyber hits from all over the world on a second-by-second basis. it's unbelievable. but like i say we are the best in the world and we're able to and we're working very feverishly to make sure that we're able to defend and secure our coun

. -- dmz. because it is so close to the dmz. —— dmz.h of the list it missiles. it now feels very much on the frontline. i think the government in japan actually welcomes the harder line being taken by the trump administration because the feeling here from the government of prime minister shinzo abe is that the obama administration was really far too soft on north korea for far too long and now they want to continue to stop them looking for nuclear weapons. how do you think this crisis might be defused? what is mike pence mean when he says the era of strategic patience is over? he is talking specifically about president obama's policy which was called strategic patience. the feel inhere in the region is that what the donald trump administration is doing by threatening them is putting pressure on china. —— in here. everyone still believes that china is the key to tightening sanctions against north korea. if that is the route to getting control of north korea or getting it to back down, the feeling is china has to come on board. the realis

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this is the iconic dmz right here. with north korea right behind me. >> dana bash a long way from home. now is this the least transparent white house ever? that was the question asked at the today's press briefing at the white house. sean spicer was questioned on the bucking of two traditions releasing the white house visitor logs is and president's taxes. the council of economic quality, office of science and technology. what i'm saying is all those that are subject to the federal records act are complying with all that and the presidential records act. my point is that this is the policy that's existed from the beginning of time since they were kept. through the last one and the last one was a faux attempt at that. it's not really being transparent when you scrub out the names of the people you don't want anyone to know were here. so i think we made a decision to stay in line with the law and follow the same procedures that everyone else has maintained. >> you always talk about under audit. is it time to say once and

i've been to the dmz zone. i now how intenknow how intense normal circumstances. it's a very tense situation. i'm not asking the president to telegraph his actions to the north koreans. i am asking him to confer with us the congress of the united states so that we're all together on this. our concern is that we don't know if he knows what his policy is in regards to north korea. it would be good for us to be able to get engaged so we have a coherent policy. >> the russian state television today, i don't know if you saw this, said quote, trump is more impulsive and unpredictable than kim jong-un. what do you say? >> that's outrageous. you're talking about a lunatic in north korea who has no sense of responsibility at all. he's violating so many of the international norms and requirements. no, we have a very dangerous leader in north korea who has shown that he will execute people who disagree with him even if they're members of his own family. he has put his own people at risk and violating their basic needs so, no, there is no comparison. the north korean leader i

vice president mike pence arrived at the dmz for one reason, to be visible to north korea, making the case to cnn's dana bash in an exclusive interview that the trump administration is a new sheriff in town. >> as the president's made clear, that we're going to abandon the failed policy of strategic patience, but we're going to redouble our efforts to bring diplomatic and economic pressure to bear on north korea. >> good morning. >> reporter: north korea's ambassador to the u.n. ramping up the rhetoric. >> it has been created in the situation in which the nuclear war might break out at any minute. >> reporter: but is the trump doctrine really new? national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster says all options are on the table, but a peaceful solution is what the president wants just like all other presidents. >> this problem is coming to a head, so it's time for us to undertake all actions we can short of a military option to try to resolve this peacefully, and so we're going to rely on our allies, like we always do. >> reporter: the military parade through pyongyang being scrutiniz

>> i thought it was a remarkable intervow because he's standing at the dmz. he's the second in command, if you will, to the commander-in-chief. he's making clear that not only are we standing with south korea, but we're not going to tolerate t tolerate a nuclear-armed north korea. that's about as blunt a sort of statement as you can get. this symbolism standing on their doorstep, the president, our high officials go to south korea all the time. seoul just happens to be located near the dmz. for the north koreans, that's a very big deal. that's a thumb in their nose. the question is as we have been talking if about for this administration to spell out what we're going to do from a broad sense of a framework. not tactics. on tuesday we're going to do this. on thursday if you don't play nice we're going to do that. what's the broad framework we're going to be approaching the region with. >> let me ask you to standby. much more to discuss as we wait for sean spicer to begin briefing the press pool there. as he does just about every day. a quick break. we're back

the villages still divided separated by the 150 mile long dmz. this is the north korean people's army behind me. this is as close as most will get to a sworn enemy. since this war ended this has been the site for hundreds of face to face meetings regarding this. >> on the left hand side communist north korea and right hand side republic south korea. >> ever been to north korea? >> only in this building sir. >> come on. i feel safe because i'm with you. >> threat is real. north is a huge army, mostly conventional. it is this huge army to the north that threatens very important in the south almost immediately, specifically seoul. >> well aware of dangers just to the north, the armed forces of republic of korea maintained constant vigilance. >> the koreans are part of us. we have a mutual defense treaty. they use the same tactics, techniques and procedures we do. they're a truly great powerful, strong, and tremendous ally. >> special list report gillin agrees. >> i'm sure the army is capable of defending themselves. it's good to back up allies. >> s

the dmz is 160 miles long and roughly two and a half miles wide. the buffer was created in 1953 as part of a ceasefire in the korean war, although technically that war never ended because no peace agreement was ever signed. the war began in 1950 when north korea invaded south korea. china fought for the north with some assistance from the soviet union. the united nations, aided mostly by the united states, came to the aid of south korea. >>> congress still in recess tonight, but there's quite a crowded plate when they return. the big job will be to prevent a government shutdown. back in december, congress passed a the government running until april 28th. the goal was to give the new president a chance to weigh in on a new budget. possible hurdles on that includes battles over the border wall and obamacare payments to insurance companies. >>> the quest for the cup continues tonight. a huge game three between the caps and the maple leafs. >> sherree burruss is at the arena, sky high ticket prices didn't keep her out. didn't keep some fans from making

and south korean troops near the dmz. >>> and right now, 5:16. i want to go back to check on traffic. and a lot of people might have this week off for spring break as well. week see light traffic still. >> and yeah, we'll see. some, i remembered from being schooled myself that the week after easter is when some people have it off. and so this is spring break season. we hope we get a light commute. northbound 101, starting off in gilroy and traffic is going to be busy. not stop-and-go through the area. a bit of road work on the side roads. for the most part, it looks good into that silicon valley, including 85, 280 and 101. this is 280 in san jose and you can see northbound 280 traffic is moderate as you drive-thru. the san mateo bridge, and that looks okay. i saw flashing lights, no big slow -- no big slowdowns reported just yet. and some mist and drizzle, definitely. the traffic is light at 5:17. >>> and now, let's bring steve in. that is right now. a lot of fog and drizzle and that is how it's going to be this morning. might let up here late mo

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right there standing 100 feet from north korean soldiers inside the dmz the vice president sounded a more focused on a diplomatic approach and solution to this crisis. few hours later he was standing next to the acting south korean president, and sounded far morrow bust in terms of a potential military solution. he said explicitly that the north koreans should remember that this president in the early days of his administration used military action against syria, against afghanistan and they should keep that in mind the president's "resolve" in focu focusing how much the president and this administration, really the world wants north korea to finally step down with regard to its nuclear process. john? >> dana bash, amazing pictures at the dmz, fascinating interview, thanks so much. >>> with me nicholas burns, former undersec stare of state and u.s. ambassador to nato and retired colonel frank prfrancon. the era of strategic patience is over, what does that mean, what is strategic impatience? >> well i think the administration is clearly signaling frustration that the diplomatic proce

. >> danna, you interviewed the vice president today at the dmz. what did he tell you? >> reporter: it was really clear from the moment he uttered his first words here on the korean peninsula that he was coming with a different kind of message, intentionally so, from the trump administration to the north koreans. when he talked about it, he sounded a lot like somebody who is not as interested in diplomacy as we have seen from past administrations. so i asked him about that. you said the era of patience -- strategic patience is over. what does that mean in real terms? >> it was it the policy of the united states of america during previous administrations to practice what they call strategic patient. that was to hope to marshal international support to bring an end to the nuclear ambitions and ballistic missile program of north korea. that clearly has failed. the advent of nuclear weapon testing, the development of a nuclear program, even this weekend to see another attempt at a ballistic missile launch all confirms the fact that strategic patience has failed. >> reporter

of the to the proximity threat as we to word the dmz. were of the a two dmz. tour of the dmz. north korea has been protected by great distance and a large ocean. it met is changing as north korea has been developing its ballistic missiles and its missile programs. we have five gb eyes there -- bis there. the threat is rapidly advancing. i believe we are becoming exposed again. unless we continue to invest in missile-defense, or thinking on testing, and leslie choose to outpace instead of chasing the threats. americans might be forced to view north korea's rantings as more than just words. let me give you this. on this trip, you may have read about, recently, a very high level north korean defector that had went to south korea. that was made public. spring, wep, last had read that this defector had come down to the south. highest level to factor yet and we had requested a meeting with him. we did receive it. it was quite an unusual meeting. , ball cap,or sunglasses, two people sitting right next to him allowing him foray or not say answers questions that the senators and i were

the visit to the dmz had personal significant to the vice president. it's a legacy of a war that his father fought in some 60 years ago. he posted a message to twitter saying the visit for him was very meaningful. the entire trip has incredible significance after that failed missile test by north korea over the weekend. that came just hours after that massive military parade through pyongyang. there is the sense that with the pressure mounting, there will be more leaning on china to try to rein in pyongyang, to try to have both sides back down. the risk right now is that the north will move ahead with another test or there could be some miscalculation and that one small mistake could have terrible consequences. yasmin. >> certainly all eyes in the coming days. thank you. >>> back here in the united states the president has remained silent on north korea while lark out against nation wide protesters who demanded to see his tax returns and flip flopping on his previous charges against china. nbc's kelly o'donnell has more on that. >> reporter: no comment

earlier today, the vice president went to the demilitarized zone or dmz. that is right between south and north korea. while there, he said, quote, the era of strategic patience is over with north korea. the vice president also met today with south korea's president in seoul and said the u.s. is 100% committed to the defense of south korea and other allie next that relation. >> -- allies in that region. >> the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would be dowell not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the united states. in this region. >> the vice president met with u.s. and south korean troops stationed near the dmz. >>> it's 4:15. >> uh-huh. >> and we want to check in with our good friend sal error error is back. alo -- salis back. >> thank you. >> pam, i hear you were gone, too. >> i was. >> both of you? >> and with my older daughter. >> welcome back, pam. >> thank you. >> and the day you hold down the fort. >> i tried to. >> and good morning, everybody

forces and forces of south korea have held the line for freedom here at the dmz. inspiring for me to see the resolve of these soldiers and see the alliance we have forged with the people of south korea throughout the generations. it gives me great confidence as we go into the future that we will achieve our objective. the secure and

defense base near dmz. >> we always training at that level off to be able to fight. we don't know when the call will come. >> reporter: our own martha raddatz got an exclusive look at another top secret facility where officials monitor the north's missile launches and nuclear tests. lawmakers in washington are pushing for a diplomatic solution with china as a key partner. >> they can stop this if they want to because of their control over the north korean economy. >> reporter: china now, receives about 80% of the imports of north korea. they are virtually the only ally that north korea has. >> president trump seems to agree. tweeting this morning -- why would i call china a currency manipulator when they're working with us on the north korea problem. for now the u.s. is not expected to respond militarily unless there its another more serious provocation. david wright, abc news, palm beach. >>> president trump firing back after thousand of protesters gathered across the country demanding he release his tax returns. the first family returned to washington after spendin

. >> reporter: greetings from just outside the dmz in south korea. people in south korea are used to the belligerent and bellicose language from kim jong-un. many experts believe this is a more dangerous time right now because of political turmoil in south korea, stronger language coming from washington, and of course kim jong-un's claims to be working on longer range missiles and the miniaturizatio of his nuclear warheads. all situations that many believe, many experts believe could lead to a dangerous miscalculation. the annual joint training exercise between u.s. and south korean forces underway. we've got some unprecedented access we'll be sharing over the next couple of days as we talk to people living here including some americans about how they view the risk. i'm lester holt near the dmz in south korea. >> you can watch live reports beginning tonight after nbc10 news at 6:00. >>> a north philadelphia high school will get an extreme makeover starting today. meryl dobbins high school on west lehigh avenue is set for renovations. officials will

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and that is what his visit to the dmz also signals.e was clearly trying to say strategic patience is over as did rex tillerson earlier. and was trying to say don't mess with donald trump on this. he was signaling a harder liner line than any other administration. >> professor, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> it's donald trump versus donald trump on donald trump's tax returns. that's next. ♪ he's told that joke a million times. and you always laugh like you're hearing it for the first time. at lincoln financial, we get there are some responsibilities of love you gotta do on your own. and some you shouldn't have to shoulder alone. like ensuring he's well-taken care of. even as you build your own plans for retirement. ask a financial advisor how lincoln can help protect your savings from the impact of long-term care expenses. it's a performance machine. of engineering... with this degree of intelligence... it's a supercomputer. with this grade of protection... it's a fortress. and with this standard of luxu

vice president mike pence visited what is called the dmz, the militarized zone between the south andorth today and in about an hour is said to hold a joint news conference with south korea's acting president. kevin corke is at the white house with more. speak a very interesting side note in case the folks at home did not know this, the vice president's father actually fought in the north korean war g this latest trip to the dmz more compelling. any time you go to the pacific rim, you know the north korea story will be the main story and focus and it continues to be just that, mr. pence visiting with our soldiers in the dmz, all this happening with rising tensions with the north, the vice president pointed to high-profile military actions in syria and afghanistan as evidence that the trump administration has strength and resolve. >> over the past 18 months come north korea has connected to unlawful nuclear test in an unprecedented number of ballistic missile test. even conducting a field missile launch as i traveled here for this visit. the era of strategic patients is over. >> it is

you have rex tillerson visiting the dmz, vice president mike pence visiting the dmz.hey're making headlines with this. they're going to be judged, i think, in their first 100 day, maybe 1,000 days from now, on how well escalating tensions with north korea played out for them. were they finally able to dislodge those intrabltabctable tensions. >> the message that he got from the former president is trickling down. the poll is fascinating. one showed about a third of americans see north korea as an immediate threat but more than two-thirds say the u.s. should send in troops if north korea attacks south korea. what do nose numbers tell you? >> how quickly we forget the pains of war, just like recession and everything else, you know, how much opposition there was after the invasion of iraq, never to get involved in conflict again. >> and on capitol hill how will say see this? >> it's also really remarkable too watching rex tillerson there who a few months ago was the ceo of exxon, big corporation, a successful man with a lot of experience. and now leegds ading diplomacy n

breaking overnight, on notice, vice president mike pence makes a surprise visit to the dmz. >> the era of strategic patience is over. >> fight for transparency, protests across the country pushing the president to release his taxes. >> i think there's something in there that he wants to hide. >> now the president responding as the administration announces all white house visitors will be kept secret. >>> plus, manhunt, police across multiple states in an all-out search for this man after he killed a random stranger, then posted a video to facebook. and vowed to kill more. >> somebody i'm about to kill. i'm going to kill this guy right here. >> police will be holding a press conference any minute now. we begin with that blistering attack on north korea from the vice president, standing just yards away in south korea on a surprise visit to the dmz. while tensions continue to rise the vice president unleashing on kim jong-un's regime one day after the north's unsuccessful missile launch and finishing a one-two punch that began when the national security adviser said that president trump h

in announcer: after his visit to the dmz, vice president pence travel to seoul, korea, and held a press conference. this is 25 minutes. >> open -- language] g foreign >> good afternoon, first of all, i would like to full heartedly welcome vice president pence on his first visit to korea. >> [speaking korean] translator: vice president pence's late father was a korean war veteran that dedicated himself to our freedom and democracy during the war. this morning, vice president pence visited the demilitarized zone to inspect our stalwart combined defense posture. this symbolizes not only as special personal time but also the depths and sturdiness of our alliance that has lasted over 60 years. >> [speaking foreign language] translator for hwang kyo-ahn: in particular at this time, when the security on the korean peninsula is dire due to north korea's nuclear missile provocations. vice president pence's visit shows the stance of the new administration. as such, i believe that vice president pence's visit is timely and meaningful. hwang kyo-ahn: [speaking foreign language] translator for hwang

vice president making a surprise visit to the dmz after warning north korea not to test u.s. military or commander in chief by pursuing its nuclear weapon program. >> or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this this region. lou: military parade saturday, sunday, testing of medium range ballistic missile that blew up 4 seconds after it was ignited. mcmaster, spending the day in islamabad, pakistan, he met with the pakistani prime minister, head of military, and according to u.s. embassy there, mcmaster stressed need to quote -- confront terrorism in all its forms. radical islamist terror on the agenda for defense secretary james mattis on his way to riyadh, saudi arabia, his first stop on what will be a 6 day trip, includes ept, i israel, qatar, djibouti. joining me now. veteran of 10 presidential campaigns, republican strategist ed rollins, michael goodwin am we start with vice president pence, saying don't test the resolve of the united states military and president trump. >> look, around the globe, in particular north korea it is front forward. this adm

here is what the vice president had to say about the dmz and u.s. ties to seoul and the nuclear programs. >> and i'm here to express the resolve of people of the united states and the president of the united states to achieve that effective, through peaceable means and negotiations. but all options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with people of south korea for the denuclearization of this pe innocence laand for the long-term pros sparety and freedom of the people, of south korea. >> keep in mind, pence's south korean visit follows a failed launch of north korean missile. paula han cox cockshancocks, glu with us. >> we're expecting to hear from mike pence. >> shortly you've seen this video here where our cameras train for those two leaders to speak any moment now. the vice president at the dmz, what does that mean to this region? >> just one update we're being told by the president's office, that statement is going to be delayed by about 30 minutes. we'll bring that to you when we can. the fact that the u.s. and vice pre

base near the dmz. the dmz separates north from south korea. he planned to meet with american troops stationed in the area. >> we are grateful to all those who each and every stand the gap for freedom. it's a great honor to be with all of our forces. >> he declared the era of strategic patient is over for north korea. this comes just hours after a failed north korean missile launch. we will continue to follow the latest on the situation in north korea, both on our newscast and on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> new at 11:00, a man is dead after his rv caught fire. on the north fair oaks neighborhood to find smoke coming from this rv. they found a 52-year-old man in the vehicle with cardiac arrest. they say a severely pinched extension cord likely started that blaze. >>> police say a 21-year-old woman fell from a third floor apartment balcony just after mid-night. it happen said on the 2700 block of dwight way. more details have not yet been released. >>> gunfire erupted at a house party. the scene was a lot for first responders to handle as yo

do, there is artillery that could strike a city of 125 million people called seoul from across the dmz. that could be catastrophic. >> you had some suggestions, should we consider now angst before north korea fires another test? and what would be the consequences of that? >> i think it has to be an option, but the last option. there is just too many things that the north koreans can do including this business of raining artillery and rockets on to the capital of seoul and 125 million people. you can't take it off of the table, but you have to understand how serious the consequences could be president the north koreans still have the ability to inflict enormous damage. i would go back to china again to make them understand this is a threat to the united states of america. and we expect them, asthmature players and world leaders, to restrain north korea, something they have not done in the past, by the wra. >> let me ask you about iron. a navy destroyer had a close encounter with an iranian vessel. it is not the first incident. they had to touchen up the other day, and then launch a revi

marine fire bases, just south of the dmz. this is where thanh was born. underground. up to 100 feet down into darkness. >> anthony: the villagers carved over 5,000 feet of tunnels out of the earth, creating a complex that would house all ninety families of vinh moc. 13 entrances and exits, leading from the inland to the beach. showing me through the labyrinth is pham thach. >> pham thach: be careful. born in hue during wartime, she's since moved to the dmz to work as a guide. >> anthony: how did they dispose of all of this earth and rock without revealing the tunnels? >> pham thach: the craters. you know, craters were everywhere on the like the landscape on the moon. >> anthony: right. >> pham thach: and you know the dirt of the craters all so fresh, look new. so they don't need to hide it, just leave them there. >> anthony: this was the maternity ward were thanh was born. and where did people sleep? >> pham thach: they have sleeping places, just holes like this, but smaller. two square meters only. >> anthony: right. >> pham thach: just enough to put a b

the dmz, the legacy of a war mr. pence's father fought in 64 years ago. in a message on twitter, pence said the visit was meaningful. while the trip to south korea was planned long ago, it took on added significance over the weekend, following a failed missile test by the rogue nation. >> we want to see north korea abandon its reckless path of the and also its continual use of -- and testing of ballistic missiles is unacceptable. >> reporter: amid the specter of the sixth nuclear test, north korea held a massive military parade on saturday. a showcase of missiles, mobile launchers, and what experts believe was the prototype for a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to potentially reach the united states. kim jong un watching it all go by. but just hours after flaunting its might, the regime exposed its weakness. with that failed test of a medium-range missile that blew up just seconds after launch. a deep embarrassment for kim jong un but not good for the u.s. or the region either. >> this is a regime that is intent on continuing to develop it

i was there just last summer on the dmz and it's fragile on both sides, right. south koreans remember very well a few years ago when a ship was sunk off their coast, and they are -- you know, they look at north korea, you know, as a daily and hourly threat, so the worry is that this rhetoric, this overheated rhetoric from donald trump, this inconsistent rhetoric from his administration, is ultimately sets off a series of provocations along that border which then draws the united states into a conflict because we have a treaty responsibility to defend south korea. so it's not really a worry right now about north korea in the short term launching a nuclear missile. it's about rhetoric that ultimately is often a comment on the border that then obligates the united states to step in and that would ultimately be a disaster for the united states. >> reporter: senator murphy. thanks very much for joining us. >> all right, thanks, wolf. >>> coming up, hacking attempts and fake news. new signs that russia may be trying to interfere in the french presidential election. we

and also what we saw when he came from the dmz where we are in south korea. rattling the saber from the past with the obama administration. threatening wasn't very veiled threat, north korea with the same kind of military might that president already showed in syria and in afghanistan if they don't follow through. now that is a big threat but we're still not really clear what that would mean in real terms. >> you're in seoul south korea, just south of the demilitarized zone, a huge city, about 15 million or so people. what's the mood in south korea as these tensions continue to escalas escalate with the north? >> very nervous. it was not an accident, wolf, that the vice president chose to make his more forward leaning remarks vis-a-vis military action in seoul standing next to the acting south korean president. i was told that he was very careful with the language that he used, worked very hard on the way he would frame that language and language of what i just mentioned. the notion of the north koreans need to remember what the trump administration has done

. >> vice president pence has tough words for north korea after his trip to the dmz.ade it clear that nothing has been ruled out as he responded to north korea's failed missile test. >> options are on the table as we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of south korea. >> the vice president went on to warn north korea not to test the strength of america's military. he added that the u.s. and its allies will achieve their objective through, quote, peaceable means or ultimately by any means necessary to south korea and stabilize the region. angie? >> thank you, megan. >>> this morning the white house is preparing for one of the biggest days of the year. >> we are talking about the annual easter egg roll. it is the first for president donald trump and first lady melania trump. aimee cho is live with a preview. aimee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hey, guys. the last time i saw you, that was about 45 minutes ago. we were standing in a parking lot waiting to get in. 45 minutes later we are still waiting. the event is supposed to start in just a

. >> i will say having been in the dmz and walked over on the north korean side in the u.n. area where you can do so, they warn you if you go to close they can grab you over the line. lightly the word grab. north korea is now threatening to sink the u.s.ss carrier. it is in western pacific going to be obviously heading up off the coast of north korea. is north korea capable of doing what it threatens? >> not really. the reason is because the carrier strike group have a lot of defenses that can protect against almost everything that the north koreans can throw at them. the other thing is that the north korean tactics that would be used in a case like this are ones that really would not work against the carrier or any of the other ships in this group. >> let me ask you, ambassador, is donald trump right then to sends the nuclear submarine with guided missiles to sit off the coast of north korea? strategically is that the right thing to do? >> yeah, that's the right thing to do. we have to have a response. what i don't like i think ambassador hdid say we have to look at a preem

. >> shepard: the vice president took a tour of the de middle -- dmz. we'll have the latest from the trump administration and the rising tensions with north korea. the country tried to test launch a missile yesterday but failed seconds after take-off. that test was part of celebrations for north korean's biggest holiday. the birthday of kim il-song. the nation uses the holiday to show off military might. and kim il-song's grandson, kim jong-un presided over a parade. some analysts said the missiles could be fakes. more on that in a moment. some analysts said u.s. cyber attacks could be to blame for north korea's failed missile launch. experts said recent satellite images showed the country may be preparing for another nuclear test. and the foreign minister warned north korea is ready for war if president trump wants it. today that same official told bbc news that the country will keep testing ballistic missiles "on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis." president trump has been calling on china to help reign in north korea's nuclear program. he said that

. >> vice president mike pence used the occasion of his visit to the dmz between north and south koreao flex muscle for the benefit of kim jong un. >> the world witnesses the strength and resolve of our new president. north korea would do well not to test his strength. >> at the same time, pence expressed the hope of achieving security through peaceable means, through negotiations. but at the u.n. north korea's deputy, u.n. ambassador accused the u.s. of creating a dangerous situation in which a nuclear war may break out at any moment. >> president trump was asked if he had a message for north korea? >> they have to behave. >> got to behave. even in the aftermath of a failed missile test this weekend, north korea pledged to conduct missile tests on weekly, monthly and yearly tests. >> kneel divorc neil gorsuch way one in court. it took him 11 minutes to begin asking questions. >> harry parish was invited on stage during a town hall meeting. he joined the marines in 1967. the congressman presented him with a plaque and flag that once flew over the nation's capital. >> the video of a hig

. >> it's also interesting how public this visit to the dmz was. clearly, the administration wants to send a message to north koreans watching with the images, not just words they're using but the images of the vice-president in a military jacket looking over the border. >> that's right. i thought one of the things that was really fascinating to watch is how the vice-president made an audible. it was a real audible. given the fact that they did want to send a message, a symbolic image with imagery. up until the last moment, they told us that the vice-president would not leave the so-called freedom house, which would mean he would be behind glass looking over at the dmz, looking at those north korean soldiers. when he was there, he realized that that was not the picture that would really threaten the north koreans of the vice-president of the united states being shielded with bullet proof glass. so he said, i'm going out there. secret service, security, they were not thrilled about it. but there was nothing they can do. just when it cops to pure sym

pence made a visit to the dmz. the main objective is to achieve korea peninsula without nuclear weapons. u.s. and south korean officials confirmed that the ballistic missile launch failed moments after launch. >>> we have showers here and there, but the skies will clear up this afternoon. going outside showing you the ben franklin bridge, we have couple of more nice days this week, but rain and mild temperatures, as well. >> reporter: a little bit of everything coming for a spring week as we look ahead, right now, sarah, cloudy skies over philadelphia, the rain appears to be over her, storm tracker 6 live double scan gives you a nice, clear image where the heavy cells are popping through. they are east of baltimore and through dover and crossing the delaware bay and northern cape may county. cape may may get some of the steadier stuff, most of the i-95 corridor up from wilmington into philadelphia in the process of drying. skies brighter in allentown and points to the west. clouds are thinning out around allentown

. >>> also breaking overnight, vice president pence's visit to the dmz in korea. issuing a strong warning to the north korean regime. pence saying all options are on the table. >>> a couple on the way to their wedding, making new claims about unfriendly treatment on a united airlines flight. new details on what they say happened. >>> customer chaos. at a walmart in california. what caused all the trouble? >>> good morning. i'm arielle reshef, in for diane mace macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >>> overnight, the focus of the manhunt focussed from the crime scene to cleave cland. >> a ping was received in erie county, pennsylvania, it's new overnight. 1 of 5 states on alert. >> found me somebody i'm about to kill. he's an old dude. >> reporter: the senseless murder, too gruesome to show. he stops an apparent stranger. >> hi, can you do me a favor. can you say [ bleep ]. can you say [ bleep ]? yeah. she's the reason why this is about to happen to you. how old are you? >> oh, man, look. look -- i don't know nobody. >> reporter: then shooting the video of the cold blo