abc news reporter emily rowe is in washington. >> reporter: as president trump met with his nationalecurity team at his new jersey golf club, b-1 bombers were flying practice missions above the pacific. >> if he does anything with respect to guam or any place else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast. >> reporter: for the third day in a row, the president sending a clear message. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. >> reporter: u.s. officials insisting they're ready. >> the u.s. military has been planning for north korean aggression for 60 years. they're ready and not going to get caught off guard. >> reporter: but the u.s. territory of guam sitting in the crosshairs. >> it is pretty scary, the thought of it. >> reporter: the government distributing pamphlets detailing how to shelter in place in case of attack by sealing off doors and windows, and families trying to go about their lives with that specific threat from north korea fast approaching. >> we are staying calm, l

abc's emily row has more. >> reporter: a defiant north korea not backing down in the face of president trump's overt military threat, and the president reinforcing his promise. >> frankly, the people that were questioning that statement that it was too tough, maybe it wasn't tough enough. >> reporter: the president tight-lipped on next steps, a sentiment echoed by james mattis. >> i don't tell the enemy in advance what i'm going to do. >> reporter: the commander of north korea's army making a specific threat of his own. to launch missiles near the u.s. island of guam in the near future. the territory home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. >> this missile that they're talking about has been very unreliable. and they've never launched it in multiples in salvos. it could be a convenient excuse to test the missile program further. >> reporter: president trump's comments a load of nonsense, saying the president is a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him. the increasing threatening rhetoric coming as analysts believe scientists in north korea can produce min

we begin, though, with emily row. >> reporter: an explosive statement from president trump. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. >> reporter: the chilling warning in response to kim jong un's threat to make the u.s. pay dearly following tough new u.n. sanctions. >> he has been very threatening, beyond a normal statement. >> reporter: abc news confirmed a "washington post" report that u.s. intelligence analysts believe north korea can now produce a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its intercontinental missiles. >> this is the most momentous day in his nuclear program. >> reporter: just ten days ago into space. analysts concluding the missile trajectory could potentially reach the east coast of the united states, including new york and washington, d.c. what remains unknown, whether north korea has tested the smaller nuclear warhead and if it could survive re-entry. >> the worst thing we could do is panic and respond to this with a bad move, like military action. >> reporte

abc news reporter emily rowe is in washington. >> reporter: as president trump met with his nationalecurity team at his new jersey golf club, b-1 bombers were flying practice missions above the pacific. >> if he does anything with respect to guam or any place else that's an american territory or an american ally, he will truly regret it, and he will regret it fast. >> reporter: for the third day in a row, the president sending a clear message. >> if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. >> reporter: u.s. officials insisting they're ready. >> the u.s. military has been planning for north korean aggression for 60 years. they're ready and not going to get caught off guard. >> reporter: but the u.s. territory of guam sitting in the crosshairs. >> it is pretty scary, the thought of it. >> reporter: the government distributing pamphlets detailing how to shelter in place in case of attack by sealing off doors and windows, and families trying to go about their lives with that specific threat from north korea fast approaching. >> we are staying calm, l

here is abc news reporter emily r row. >> he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes ofhich nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> reporter: strong words for north korea's leader, responding to kim jong-un's specific threat to launch missiles near the u.s. island of guam, and not backing down on his talk of fire and fury. >> it is about time somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries. so if anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough. >> reporter: the president tight-lipped on possible next steps, a sentiment echoed by secretary of defense james mattis. >> don't tell the enemy in advance what i'm going to do. >> reporter: president trump insists he has the support of many leaders. former jimmy carter weigh in on the situation today saying the harsh rhetoric probably eliminated any chance of peace talks between the u.s. and north korea. emily row, abc news, washington >>> as you heard, secretary of defense james mattis refused to reveal details about u.s. strategy involving north korea, but he did hav

here is abc news reporter emily r row. >> he does something in guam, it will be an event the likes ofhich nobody has seen before, what will happen in north korea. >> reporter: strong words for north korea's leader, responding to kim jong-un's specific threat to launch missiles near the u.s. island of guam, and not backing down on his talk of fire and fury. >> it is about time somebody stuck up for the people of this country and for the people of other countries. so if anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough. >> reporter: the president tight-lipped on possible next steps, a sentiment echoed by secretary of defense james mattis. >> don't tell the enemy in advance what i'm going to do. >> reporter: president trump insists he has the support of many leaders. former jimmy carter weigh in on the situation today saying the harsh rhetoric probably eliminated any chance of peace talks between the u.s. and north korea. emily row, abc news, washington >>> as you heard, secretary of defense james mattis refused to reveal details about u.s. strategy involving north korea, but he did hav

we begin with emily row. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. >> reporter: a direct response now to president trump from the commander of north korea's army, a new statement calling the president's threat a load of nonsense, saying north korea will complete its plan to attack waters near guam by mid august. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: hours after the president said those words tuesday, north korea responding with its own warning. citing that potential plan to target guam, the u.s. territory, home to key military bases in 160,000 americans. secretary of state rex tillerson, attempting to strike a softer tone. >> he's sending a message in language that kim jong un would understand. he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. >> reporter: this as abc news learns that the president's fiery threat caught some in his own inner circle by surprise. the strong language not vetted by his

emily row has the latest. >> reporter: the white house admitting president trump helped craft his son's statement about his meeting with the russians during the campaign. >> the president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had. >> reporter: don jr. initially claimed he and the russian lawyer discussed adoptions and that it was not a campaign issue. then days later, e-mails revealed don jr. agreed to the meeting because he was promised dirt on hillary clinton. for weeks, president trump's own attorney denied the president had any involvement with that original statement. >> the statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr. and i'm sure in consultation with his lawyers. the president wasn't involved. >> reporter: but sources revealing to abc news the president dictated the statement himself, the "washington post" reporting the president ignored advice to be more transparent and truthful. >> he certainly didn't dictate, but he, like i said, he weighed father would do. >> reporter: the white house and the president now facing

we begin with abc's emily row. >> this competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak english, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that will contribute to our economy. >> reporter: president trump joining two republican senators to introduce an immigration overhaul bill, aimed at cutting the number of legal immigrants by 50% over the next ten years. >> over 50% of our households of legal immigrants today participate in our social welfare system. >> reporter: senators david perdue and tom cotton say it's time to give priority to highly-skilled immigrants who can support themselves and speak english. the pair first introduced a similar bill was presented in february. it didn't get much and already some republicans are speaking out against it. >> this idea of skewing the entire green card pool to one area of the economy i think is very misplaced. >> reporter: lindsey graham saying he supports merit-based immigration but worries about the legislation's impact on agriculture, tourism industries. democrats calling it an affront to a

let's begin with emily row in the nation's capital. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: a direc response now to president trump from the commander of north korea's army, a new statement calling the president's threat a load of nonsense, saying north korea will complete its plan to attack waters near guam by mid-august. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: hours after the president said those words tuesday, north korea responding with its own warning, citing that potential plan to target guam, the u.s. territory home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. secretary of state rex tillerson attempting to strike a softer tone. >> what the president was doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong-un would understand because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. >> reporter: this as abc news learns the president's fiery threat caught some in his o

let's begin with emily row in the nation's capital. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: a direct response now to president trump from the commander of north korea's army, a new statement calling the president's threat a load of nonsense, saying north korea will complete its plan to attack waters near guam by mid-august. >> they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> reporter: hours after the president said those words tuesday, north korea responding with its own warning, citing that potential plan to target guam, the u.s. territory home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. secretary of state rex tillerson attempting to strike a softer tone. >> what the president was doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong-un would understand because he doesn'tm s diplomatic language. >> reporter: this as abc news learns the president'sry iie fn inner cycle by surprise, the strong lan

emily rowe is live in washington with the latest. >> that latest statement from north korea upping thee again. a lot happened in the last 24 hours but the state department is maintaining when it comes to north korea, the u.s. has a unified message and approach how to deal with it. >> it is scary. you know? it is something that we can't take lightly. >> reporter: residents of the pacific island of guam reacting to north korea's latest threat saying it is seriously considering a plan to target the u.s. territory, home to crucial american military bases and more than 7,000 u.s. forces. north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. >> reporter: president trump with an overt military threat of his own, ratcheting up tensions with the nuclear arm nation as the latest assessment from intelligence says north korea can now produce miniature nuclear warheads that fit inside an intercontinental ballistic missile. >> it is a grave situation. not quite a crisis. real tough sanctions have been placed on north korea and they're reacting rather violently. >>> james mattis weighing i

emily rowe has the story. >> reporter: the alleged driver behind the wheel of this car mowing down asting against a white nationalist rally now charged with murder. 20-year-old james fields drove from ohio to virginia for the rally. captured on video, chanting a message of white supremacy. >> i thought it had something to do with trump. trump is not a supremist. he had an african-american friend. >> reporter: fields' mother didn't know about his views, but a former teacher claims they date back to high school. >> he was into the idea that whites were a dominant rate. >> reporter: but solidarity against the views, from charlottesville to d.c. and cities across the country, people standing together against hate. one counterprotester in the large group of mourners saying he saw 32-year-old heather heyer die. >> i saw the life pass from her eyes, and i watched her die. and from that moment on i swore to myself that i would not stop in the fight against white supremacy. >> reporter: and president trump facing intense backlash for his response to the violence. >> we're closely following te

emily rowe has more from washington. >> reporter: as rain continues to pound parts of texas, and louisiana, president trump is keeping an eye on the storm from washington. on tuesday, he'll travel with first lady melania to corpus christi to get an in-person look at the devastation. >> to the people of texas and louisiana, we are 100% with you. we're praying for you. we're working closely with your leaders and officials. >> reporter: president trump touting the rescue efforts via twitter, also praising his pardon on friday of controversial arizona sheriff, joe arpaio, a move that continues to draw criticism because of its timing, coming as harvey approached texas. but homeland security skzer defending the president. >> straightforward what the president did. i think there's disproportional coverage of it right now. >> reporter: the white house directing the pentagon to extend a ban on transgender people joining the military. the aclu one of several groups now suing president trump to stop the ban from being implemented. and in another move, today the president signing an executive order re

in washington, emily rowe, nbc 7 news. >> thank you. here in the bay area, the president's statements on north korea gave added impetus to an annual anti-nuclear demonstration. >> the president's words have also alarmed some members of the bay area's congressional delegation. team coverage continues with reporter laura anthony who joins us live in concord. >> reporter: larry, markdy season yea has a town hall planned here. it was planned awhile ago but he now expects north korea will be at the top of the agenda. >> in the name of the people of the state of california, i order you to disburse immediately. >> reporter: it's an annual ridge yach, the lawrence livermore national laboratory to commemorate the 1945 nuclear bombings of japan by the united states. protesters gathered outside the gates of the lab and staininged a die-in. this time the gath erring was bigger and the demonstrators lining unfor a rest greater. >> trump's threat to north korea to unleash fire and fury as the world has never seen before is a threat to launch preempti

emily rowe is live in washington with the latest. >> reporter: today the president bashed his predecessor'ss with north korea and said american people should feel comfortable with him handling the situation. a defiant north korea not backing down in the face of president trump's overt military threat and the president reinforcing his promise. >> frankly, the people that were questioning the statement, was it too tough, maybe it wasn't tough enough. >> reporter: the commander of north korea's army making a specific threat of his own, to launch missiles at the waters near the us island of guam in the near future. home to key military bases and 160,000 americans. >> the missile has been unreliable and they've never launched it in multiplies. it could be a convenient excuse to test the missile program further. >> reporter: north korea also calling president trump's comments a load of nonsense, saying the president is a guy bereft of reason and only absolute force can work on him. the increasingly threatening rhetoric coming as intelligence analysts now believe scientists in north korea can prod

emily rowe has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. the city of charlottesville is still under a state of emergency. this is the street where the car came barrelling down, mowing down a group of counterprotesters, hurt 19 people and killed a 32-year-old woman. you can see behind me where a memorial has been growing since. the alleged driver behind the wheel of this car mowing down a crowd of people protesting against a white nationalist rally now charged with murder. 20-year-old james fields drove from ohio to virginia for the rally, captured on video chanting a message of white supremacy. >> i thought it had something to do with trump. trump's not a white supremacist. he had an african-american friend. >> reporter: fields' mother didn't know about her son's views but a former teacher claims they date back to his days in high school. >> he was into this whole idea that, you know, whites were a dominant race. >> reporter: but sunday night, solidarity against tho from charlottesville to dc and cities across the country, standing against

italy row has details -- emily rau has details.once again, the european community is reeling from a terrorist attack him and this one in the heart of barcelona. isis has already claimed responsibility. you are seeing video from barcelona. in the know so far come early evening hours come around 5:30 p.m. last night, a white jumped the curb and straight into a crowd of people. this is a very popular tourist destination. ramblas is the name, the area of the city, and it is leaving behind a trail of terror. at least 13 people have died. 100 more have been injured. we know the police have arrested at least two people. also investigating something that happens to the south of barcelona, about 90 minutes away. police are saying they shot and killed five terror suspects in a seaside community they are connected to what happened in barcelona. again, a lot get the very latest. we will pass them to u.s. and as we can. in northwest, emily rau, "good morning washington." larry: thank you for that. you can sign up for text alerts at wjla.com/tex

emily, this is the sixth day in a row that houston has been consumed by harvey.e bit but it is still spitting and raining hard elsewhere and as you can see behind me the rivers are still rising. we are expecting the rain to stay over houston until tomorrow and then move on to louisiana. this is a record for rainfall from a single cyclone in the continental united states ever. some places already recorded 50 inches and they are expecting more. a levy south west of houston has been breached and residents were told to get out immediately and there have been other mandatory evacuations which have been made difficult by the conditions on the roads which we saw ourselves, they are often flooded. texan authorities have said at least 13 people have been killed including a policeman who was killed while driving to work. the biggest challenge is the sheer number of people who need evacuating. we reached here last night and ever since then we have been watching those rescue operations in action. the rescue efforts continue day and night. the highways are a good place to be,

emily: we will keep watching and see if there's any progress there. mark gurman, thank you for the third or fourth day in a rowbelieve, for joining us. david kirkpatrick, you are sticking with me. coming up, confused by how to invest in bitcoin? well, there might be some hope on the horizon. how investing in cryptocurrency might get a little less cryptic. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: cyber crime is getting closer to its real-world counterpart, especially when it comes to block chain technology. have helpedms steal from over 30,000 people so far this year, according to a new study from a new york-based firm that analyzes online t-rex actions -- online transactions. all doom and gloom for people wanting to legally cash in on the cryptocurrency craze. bitcoin could be available to new investors in the form of an etf. the sec rejected an application by the winkle boss -- winklevoss twins earlier this year. what's changed now? eric balchunas joins us. why is this a possibility now and not earlier this year? eric: two big reasons. first of all, this is from last march, when they were denied. two things happened. you

emily: we spoke with mark mahaney to get his take on what is ahead for tech stocks. market: the demand trends remain consistent. that was our 30th revenue quarter in a row.h quarter in a row of 50% year over year as revenue for facebook. about 20% year-over-year for 10 years for amazon. we have seen very consistent demand. investments are heavy and will be heavy the next year. these companies want to maintain these growth rates and they think they have a lot of new opportunities to go after, whether it is amazon talking about advertising revenue, or it netflix spending money to build its international content library. these companies remain in growth and investment mode. there is no scenario under which margins are not want to expand here. emily: let's talk about advertising revenue. facebook and google still dominate the pie. i mean, is there any room for other players at this point? >> like a snap for a twitter? emily: yeah. that is a big sigh. >> yeah. it is. it is unknown. whether they can get to a couple billion in revenue, probably. we call it the experimental budgets own. they all want diversification from google and facebook. but in order to get