hasan rouhani was a force with the u.s.tners. >>> if you are just joining us in the u.s. or around the world, there is breaking news we are following on the korean peninsula. south korean officials say north korea fired some type of ballistic missile. alexander field is following all the details. we understand now the white house is aware of what happened. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: what we know is that the north korean regime is proving that it is absolutely powerless to test these ballistic missiles t. latest launch we are told traveled 700 miles before landing in the waters east of the peninsula. they say it has a shorter range than the three previously tested. but they say this system was tested back in february. this is raising alarm in the region as the missile tests do. we know that japan and south korea have both convened meetings of their national security council. you will expect to hear the latest provocation in the after math of those meetings, but, george, this is certainly something that has becom

thrilled they had elected the moderate president hasan rouhani to a second term. he promised them more cooperation and expanded ties with the west including the u.s. >> when 800 miles away in saudi arabia, president trump spoiled the party. >> iran funds arms and terrorists, militias and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. >> reporter: iran, he said, should be isolated. scathing local media here dismissed president trump as a sales rep for american arms manufacturers. referring to this, one paper wrote for $100 billion president trump is dancing to the saudi tune. today we ask a relaxed looking president rouhani for his reaction. >> will iran respond to the u.s. multibillion dollar arms sales announced by president trump to saudi arabia with an arms build-up of its own. >> arms don't make a country strong, said rouhani, the ballot box does. >> reporter: and as mr. trump was visiting the region, 45 million iranians voted. >> that's an option, he added, the people of saudi arabia certainly don't have. there is one fangs here i

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hasan rouhani now taking more than 50% of the vote overnight.o dismantle the nuclear agreement. and calista glitch. the wife of newt gingrich nominated as ambassador to the vatican. the president making his choice just days before he is set to meet with pope francis in rome. this as deputy national security advisor k.t. mcfarland is leaving her post to become the next u.s. ambassador to singapore. pete? pete: thanks, clayton. we all remember president obama's apology tour around the world soon after he took office. >> i would like to think that with my election and the early decisions that we have maids that you are starting to see some restoration of america's standing in the world. >> there has been times where america has shown irgans and been dismissive, even derisk. >> the united states is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history. pete: so how will president trump's first trip overseas be different? here to react is former state department spokesperson under barack obama marie harf and former cia officer bub sexto