secretary of defense jim matus, chairman joseph done.ll update senators on the situation taking place, stronger sanctions on the north. >> it is a problem we have to finally solve. we've had blindfolds on for decades and it is time to solve the problem. >> reporter: the uss michigan, powered submarine is docked at a south korean forward. us ambassador to the un nikki haley says the united states and china partnering for the first time to develop a strategy that might curb react nuclear appetite to denuclearize and issued a stern warning to north korea. >> the united states is not looking for a fight, don't give us a reason to have one. >> reporter: donald trump is calling on the security council to solve the conflict with north korea as well as with china to see how far they could go in stopping this regime. >> a terrifying emergency landing that could signal disaster. united airlines impact of people grounded in costa rica after an engine reportedly overheated over the ocean and saying we about crashed in an emergency land with pilot to

white house, all 100 members of the senate, in north korea, the face of provocations, rex tillerson, jim matusctor of national intelligence and chairman of the joint chiefs joe dunford. they escalate on the korean peninsula. he is confident in the president's leadership. >> i am impressed with this commander-in-chief's skills. he is not going to let this nut job in north korea develop a missile with a nuclear weapon on top to hit america. he doesn't want a war anymore than i do. >> this is multiple us warships converge on the region. the uss carl vinson heading to the area, the nuclear powered sub in the south korean porch in south korea, key parts of the us missile defense system, a belligerent north korea conducted live fire artillery drills tuesday on the 85th anniversary of its army's founding of the regime signaling for the nuclear and missile testing. the administration's top envoy for north korea says they are not working with us. >> we do not believe north korea is ready to engage us. >> reporter: the briefing will take place at 3:00 pm. it is not easy for congress to visit the white h

defense secretary jim matus responding to the latest provocation moments ago. >> there word is not proven not lived up to any statements they have made in the past. i take their word at the same value, we learned not to trust the. >> this is donald trump praises china for economic and political pressure on north korea amidst concerns of more duke tests calling the road nation a, quote, denison reassuring that the situation is under control. >> as far as north korea is concerned, we are in very good shape, building a military rapidly, a lot of things have happened, i have been here approximately 91 days, we are doing a lot of work, in very good position. >> some questions china's commitments, senior us defense official telling fox news they have seen greater military activities in china would admit, not exactly clear what it means. the uss carl vinson arrived in the sea of japan next weekend reports are that the us deployed nuke sniffing aircraft, for what is likely north korea's 6 nuclear test so we wait. abby: prosecutors trying to bring julian assange to his knees, preparing charges aga

defense secretary jim matus embarking on a middle east and north african to her to shore up internationalupport to battle isis and al qaeda. general matus will visit saudi arabia tomorrow. later he'll also meet with leaders in egypt, israel, and djibouti. the u.s. is familiar turf who is a marine veteran of the war in iraq. cleveland bunnies announcing a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the so-called facebook killer. the manhunt for 37-year-old steve stephens has now spanned across at least five states. he is accused of gunning down a 74-year-old man yesterday and what appears to be a random shooting. later he posted video of the murder on facebook. police say stephens is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached. back to hannity. >> sean: welcome back to hannity. tensions with north korea continue to match tonight. cohost ainsley earhardt interviewed president trump earlier today at the white house. >> he said basically the u.s. is running out of patience. in clearly the position and north korea coming of a navy fleet sent to the sea of japan righ

been very restrained, no tweets from the president, the first response team from defense secretary jim matus, he put out a very short statement. the president and his military team are aware of north korea's most recent unsuccessful launch. the president has no further comment. the vice president is in their stomach the air and on his way to south korea when that lunch took place. he was briefed about nine hours later when he told american and south korean troops that their courage and valor are needed now more than ever. >> this morning's provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of the freedom of the people of south korea and the defense of america in this part of the world. >> from south korea the vice president will travel to japan, indonesia, and australia, to reassure north korea's nervous neighbors that the u.s. has their back, to reinforce those diplomatic promises the pentagon is standing in some military muscle. right now a nuclear powered aircraft strike group is going towards the korean peninsula. the preside

defense secretary jim matus is in afghanistan. he arrived unannounced today adding an update on the war as the trump administration consider sending even more troops there. now, his visit comes three days after a taliban attack on the northern afghanistan army base where at least a hundred people were killed. the top american commander recently told congress he needs a few thousand more troops to keep the afghan security forces on track to eventually handle the taliban on their own. >>> and tensions continue to escalate between the u.s. and north korea. yesterday north korea threatened to sink the american aircraft carrier uss carl vincent. president trump ordered the carlton carrier strike to head to the waters off the korean peninsula. north korea detained another american citizen. an accounting professor who had been teaching there for the last month. he is the third american to be held by the north koreans. >> north korea for no reason is holding another american trying to have some sort of bargaining chip and they show what i