joseph dunford to have talks today? yes. joseph du nford flew to have talks today? yes.s with president moon and the south korean defence minister. this is a scheduled visit. he is also going to japan and china. but it will turn to be dominated by the rising tension on the korean peninsula. he comes here as an important official in the current administration, who say they do not see any imminent prospect of a war, a nuclear war, between north korea and the united states. that is the assessment of the cae director. but he did say he would be surprised if north korea didn't attempt to test more missiles. —— cia. they were, of course, to tests injuly. it is liberation day tomorrow, the 15th, in north korea. often these days a use by kim jong—un to in north korea. often these days a use by kimjong—un to make in north korea. often these days a use by kim jong—un to make a statement or to show strength. there are some pressure on south korea's president, president moon, with some paper saying he may need to rein in donald trump in private comments. their assessment is that the

that is what joseph dunford, who was here today, would like. and he goes from here on to beijing. back to you. >> bill neely, thank you. >>> girt is now a full-blown hurricane. let's bring in bill karins. >> only a couple hundred miles off the east coast, getting stronger by the minute. this will miss bermuda and the outer banks. so 450 miles south-southwest of bermuda. it is expected to get a little stronger, then it makes that move to the northeast out in the open atlantic. here's the forecast for the wind path. all the blue, the low chance of a tropical storm force history is at west point as a new student takes command of the cadet corps. she's the first black female to be named captain. she will oversee 4400 students serving as the liaison. she says she's humbled and excited for the opportunity to lead the corps. >>> just ahead, taylor swift receives justice in denver. plus, a late night showdown between the mooch and steven colbert. details are next. you're watching "early today." they say glory awaits at the finish but what about the start? that moment you suck up all that

that is what joseph dunford, who was here today, would like. and he goes from here on to beijing. back to you. >> bill neely, thank you. >>> girt is now a full-blown hurricane. let's bring in bill karins. >> only a couple hundred miles off the east coast, getting stronger by the this will miss bermuda and the outer banks. so 450 miles south-southwest of bermuda. it is expected to get a little stronger, then it makes that move to the northeast out in the open atlantic. here's the forecast for the wind path. all the blue, the low chance of a tropical storm force winds, everyone in the u.s. is safe. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. >>> showers and thunderstorms return to the southeast this afternoon. just like yesterday, they'll be hit and miss. but you almost want to get it at this point it's so humid and hot. only 70 today around bismarck. a chance of storms in denver. the only thing we have to be careful of is the big waves and rip currents on the east coast. >> bill, thank you. >>> history is at west point as a new student takes command of she's the first black female

joseph dunford, of the united states, is here today. it is a scheduled meeting.ill go to china and japan as well but clearly that will dominate the talks. and of course, as talks continue, you are saying a little earlier that everybody knows how south korea has always been prepared for the possibility of military confrontation on the border. just talk us through any change in perhaps the preparations that you have heard about that are under way at the. well, look. i mean, they talk about being permanently prepared for any swift action that may be necessary. this isa action that may be necessary. this is a country with a standing army of 500,000. there are 30,000 american troops here as well. we learned at the weekend that, in terms of civil defence preparation, there are drills every year. but this year i think some signs that maybe they are stepping up their preparedness. here in seoul last year, when they had this drill, people are guided down into shelters and metro stations, just a handful of districts in the city took part. we are told this time around, whic

joseph dunford will go from here to beijing and meet his counterparts there.the background to that is that telephone conversation just a short while ago between president xi and president trump. very different redoubts in that telephone call. the white house stressing how much they had in common, but president xi, according to cc-tv, chinese television, basically saying the chinese feel the president should dampen down his rhetoric and not say anything that exacerbates the tensions. that's the chinese position, cool down, and that's the south korean position, as well. and that will be reflected in the talks here tomorrow. jacob? >> a cool down something i think everyone hopes for. bill neely in seoul, south korea, thank you very much. >>> and coming up, the politics of tragedy. republican lawmakers criticize the president for not taking a tougher stance against white nationalist groups in the aftermath of yesterday's deadly events. how the commander in chief's remarks are resinating across his party today. comfortable you are in it. so find a venus smooth that

this hour the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford is set to meet with the south korean president. they're to meet how to deal with north korea. >> protesters in charlottesville, virginia shouted down the organizer of the white nationalist rally when he tried to make a public statement on sunday. that comes the day after a car plowed into a crowd of people that was protesting that rally. >> u.s. president donald trump is being protested for what he didn't in that rally. he failed to denounce white nationalism by name. a neo-nazi web site even celebrated the president's remarks as, quote, really good. now the white house is trying to clarify the president's remark. one official said the president said strongly in his statement yesterday that he tha he condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred that includes, white supremacists, kkk, neo-nazi and all extremist groups he called for national unity and bringing all americans together. >> that statement comes from an official at the white house who asked not to have his or her name revealed. many critics are pus

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overnight, the chairman of the joint chiefs, joseph dunford, told reuters there's absolutely and unambiguously the united states military. the chiefs who report to dunford also weighed in without directly commenting on the president. we get more from cnn's barbara starr at the pentagon. >> reporter: christine, dave, the joint chiefs are some of the most senior military advisers in any administration. and they like to say that they do not get involved in politics, especially in the trump administration. they're all about making sure there's a military force that is trained, equipped, and ready to face any threat. but all of them, all five, have now stepped into the national conversation following the events in charlottesville. in the last couple of days, all of the chiefs, the head of the national guard, the air force, the navy, the marines, and the army, all of these generals and admirals have tweeted reminding people, if they need reminding, that the u.s. military does not tolerate racism, bigotry, or violence in its ranks. that this is unacceptable social behavior, and people will be booted

joseph dunford/joint chiefs chairman: "the focus today is on peacefully resolving this crisis." u-s's top military official, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dunford, arriving in south korea-- for talks with the country's leader and u-s- military aimed at reassuring allies and easing tensions. gen. joseph dunford/joint chiefs chairman: "we are seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis right now and that's an important message." currently-- military figures of the rogue nation building a plan to fire four missiles into the waters surrounding guam.in a statement last week-- a leader of the korean people's army-- said the move is meant to quote signal a crucial warning to the u-s and that the plan would be ready to present to leader kim jong un by mid august.president trump: "he does something in guam, it will be an event, the likes of which nobody has seen before--what will happen in north korea."the governor of guam reassuring the island's roughly one-hundred sixty thousand residents that they are prepared for anythinggov. eddie baza calvo/-r- guam: "there has been

military officer general joseph dunford continues his trip to china this morning.t comes amid tensions over north korea's missile program. nbc's janet mackey frier reporting on high level talks that are happening in beijing right now. >> reporter: general joseph dunford said that a military solution to the north korea threat would be, quote, horrific. telling reporters there is no question about it, but, he added that alonging kim jong-un to allow nuclear capable missiles would be unimaginable. he wanted them to come up with credible, viable, military options and that's what we are doing. >> you and president trump are committed to our improvement of military registrations, and we have approached it with a great commitment, candor, and we certainly want the littles. >> reporter: general dunford is meeting with his military counterparts. it discussed establishing a communications line effectively speed dial so they can avert any confusion over north korea. this trip was planned long before this latest round of tensions, but that beijing wanted to head with it is tel

general joseph dunford, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff also says today that the u.s.to useful range of its military capabilities if necessary. he made the comments while meeting with senior officials in south korea. general dunford is currently making his way through asia with additional stops in japan and china after this. rich edson is live in washington following this. rich? >> harris, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says diplomacy is the preferred response. if that fails, general dunford says the u.s. military is prepared. >> it would be a horrible thing for war in the peninsula. that's why we're focused oncoming up with a peaceful way to denuclearize the peninsula. nobody is looking for war. our job is to make sure our leadership, the korean leadership and the u.s. leadership have viable military options. >> general dunford mitt with political and military leaders and is travelling to china and japan. >> harris: secretary of state argues china needs to do more. i think everybody is saying that at this point. >> right. he hand the secretary of defense ja

joseph dunford arrived last night. he said the military is ready to use it's full range of capabilities in case of provocation. it comes after the president trump said he was ready to release fire and fury if the north continued to threaten the u.s. >>> two operations were shut down in mexico, including the lobby bar in a resort where a 20-year-old wisconsin woman died in january. it is believed they drank alcohol contaminated with other chemicals. >>> investigation is underway at a racetrack in wisconsin after three men were shot to death at pointblank range. the victims from illinois were killed near a concession stand in milwaukee. all three were known gang members and may have been targeted by a rival. investigators are looking for the suspect. >> lawyers are expected to make closing arguments today in the legal showdown between taylor swift and former radio deejay. david muller was fired because of touching her inappropriately. swift is countering suing muller for a goalic one dollar penalty. >>> evacuated residen

marine general joseph dunford met with south korean officials to try to ease concerns about a militaryclear confrontation. south koreans are used to aggressive posturing from pyongyang, but this time it is different. reporter: if anything is keeping people in seoul office treats these days, it is most likely the rain. not fears of an attack by north korea. even though the rest of the world seems to be feeling a sense of panic over the conflict, that is a hard sentiment to find here. >> some of my friends are serving in the army. whenever they hear about military action from north korea, they are mobilized to counter anything that might come our way. but normal people like us to not pay attention to this kind of news. we hear it so often from the media on tv, we are known in this respect. that's why we are not concerned. reporter: some feel this time is not the same saber rattling from their neighbor. >> i am partly worried because of trump. if it were not him in office i would worry less. he's more of a show off than a politician. if he continues like this something might actually happ

difference to the comments that came out of steve bannon, the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunfordjing, and a short time ago he was forced to respond to this situation. what did he have to say? >> well, general dunford said that a military solution to the north korean missile threat would be "horrific," telling reporters that there is just no question about it. he added that allowing kim jong un to develop nuclear capable missiles is also unimaginable. he said that president trump ordered him and other military leaders to come up with "credible, viable military options, and that's what we are doing." now, general dunford is in china to meet with his military counterparts. they agreed to establish a communications line effectively speed dial to each other so they can avert any confusion when it comes to north korea. the line was actually set up several years ago, but it was never operational. the u.s. official saying that their chinese counterparts just never responded to their request. it should be noted that this trip was planned long before this latest round of tension. that beij

marine corps general joseph dunford -- saying it's one of two options -- horrific or unimaginable.... meaning... a military solution to their missile threat is horrific... and nukes in the hands of kim jong un is unimaginable. he went on to say peace with north korea is a "possibility"... but the u-s does have "credible and viable military options" for dealing with the regime. it appears both sides -- the u-s and north korea are backing off the harsh rhetoric and threats. happening now - five u-s soldiers still missing after an army chopper crash in hawaii. military officials say they lost contact with the black hawk late tuesday during a routing training mission. crews have been searching since then.. but so far all that's been found is a helmet and what appears to be a fuselage. the arrest of a former charles county school employee on sex abuse charges is leading to change. a meeting was held last night at benjamin stoddert middle school for concerned parents. former teacher's aide and coach carlos bell is accused of sexualy assaulting at least 24 students, and producing child porn.

this comes as chairman joseph dunford is in asia. he is meeting with south korea to scope out any military options if diplomacy or sanctions fail to deter the north from an attack. >>> all right, thank you. >>> happening today, two people accused of killing a man are expected to be 20-year-old -- decor pulled the trigger on ed french last month. prosecutors say the motive for the murder was to steal his camera. >>> happening today in san francisco the mother of a teen killed more than a decade ago will remind us all that that murder remains unsolved. 11 years ago today, 17-year-old aubrey was shot and killed at the intersection of grove and baker streets. he was on his way to a youth counseling job. the mayor's office is offering a $250,000 reward for those who are responsible. his mother will be handing out flyers. >>> happening today, the b.a.r.t. will consider new use of force rules. they were required to use the least amount of force necessary. it serves to advise the department and the b.a.r.t. police are against the proposal sa

. >>> new this morning, chairman general joseph dunford in south korea at a time of high tensions., it has been a week of threats between president trump and kim jong-un. is general dunford there to calm nerves? >> reporter: hi. good morning, dara. the pentagon said this trip was long planned. of course given what's happened the last several days, the war of words is likely that calming nerves will be added to the agenda when general dunford meets with top officials from south korea throughout the day tomorrow. across asia, really, leaders are just sort of nervously waiting to see what north korea will do next and how the u.s. will respond. north korea has said they will have these plans in place to launch missiles towards guam, landing in the waters off guam mid month. that is just a couple of days away. north korea is notorious for making these extreme threats and doing nothing. the question now, will 33-year-old kim jong-un actually act on this threat or will he back down? that's the big question. 140 some thousand americans live in this country. there are 28,000 military troops

. >> reporter: meanwhile the chairman of the joint chief of staff general joseph dunford heading overseas. first to japan and now in south korea. the top u.s. military meeting with civilian leaders. the administration's focus is a diplomatic and economic campaign to get north korea to give up his nuclear ambitions. but if that fails the military stands ready. later this month the u.s. is planning to take part in an annual military exercise with the south koreans and japanese. the show of force is designed to dissuade north korea involving tens of thousands of troops. but they leave some wondering if the exercises may further increase tensions. in washington lauren blanchard fox news. >>> los angeles county sheriff deputies are now buying their own body cameras. the video gives them some reassurance while on the job. according to the associated press the l.a. county inspector general estimates 20% of the county's 10,000 deputies have bought cameras. the liberty union is against the idea calling it a recipe for disaster. it raises several issues because the cameras are not sanctioned. the s

on monday, the united states‘ most senior general, joseph dunford, will be in the south korean capitaleetings with the government there. the americans say there is no imminent threat of conflict, and the diplomatic track is continuing. but tensions are likely to rise even higher in a week's time, when yet more planned military exercises involving the us and south korean armed forces take place in the region. another show of force to try to convince north korea to halt its nuclear weapons programme. our correspondent in seoul, robin brant, gave me this update on the latest comments from north korea. these are words that emerged in the state—run newsagency in the last hour or so. it is addressing what they call nuclear possessions. they say nuclear capabilities that north korea has in the vast majority of the intelligence assessment is they do now have nuclear capabilities. they say it is a legitimate form of self defence. that is often the russia now behind the justification for having nuclear weapons used by nuclear powers across the world. it is a deterrent, really. that is the logic

joint chiefs chairman general joseph dunford said the u.s. wants a peaceful resolution but is ready to use the full range of the military if very volked. >> a closer look at your weather. the latest radar picture sho than 400 miles off bermuda. gert's strengthened overnight into a category 2 hurricane. it's packing winds of at least 75 miles an hour and gert is expected to gain even more strength over the next 48 hours but it's not expected to make landfall. the current forecast shows gert tracking away from the east coast and out into the atlantic but the storm could cause rough surf and rip currents on the east coast. >>> still ahead what federal and local officials are calling the biggest driving distraction of the century. >>> and a man under arrest accused of trying to detonate a van filled with explosives in front of a u.s. bank. how investigators say they stopped him. >>> plus, a fisherman reeling in his catch when a great white decides to compete with it. we'll show you the video of the close encounter next. >>> an eighth hole near pa

meanwhile, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, marine general joseph dunford, began a tour ofsia, meeting to reassure south korea's president moon jae-in. dunford says the u.s. still prefers diplomacy to force, but the u.s. is ready to use the full range of its capabilities to respond to any attack. the u.s. staged joint military exercises with japan today and will go ahead with exercises in south korea next week, something both china and north korea oppose. kim jong-un's regime continued its defiance, claiming 3.5 million north koreans have volunteered to join its army, and in a new threat warned that even an accidental event could become a nuclear war on the korean peninsula. north korea says kim jong-un has now been briefed on military plans to launch four missiles toward the u.s. territory of guam, but he wants the wait and see what the u.s. decides to do first. meanwhile, the secretary of defense james matt yition says the u.s. would shoot down any north korean missiles heading toward guam. anthony? >> mason: ben tracy in beijing, thanks. coming up next on the "cbs evenin

marine corps general joseph dunford top us military official told his counterparts in a visit to south korea today that if provoked, our military is ready to defends itself and its allies from north korea the general said the us seeks peaceful rest lakes, the general will later travel to japan and china for more talks. >>> back in our area, federal judge has given the army corpse of engineers the okay to resume june work on margate 's beaches. the army will have to meet several conditions, they're required to fence off the basins, dunes, bulkheads, must also add sands to the area to elevate them. also have to provide elevated walkways and pump out excess water that collects in those areas. also set up a procedure to test the storm water. >> closing arguments are expected today in the trial of a radio station dj, accused of groping pop star taylor swift. dj david mueller said he was fired from his job after swift made those allegations to his radio station. he sued swift, her mother and swift staff member claiming they tried to ruin his career ment last week the judge dismissed the case

here in seoul, the chairman of the joint chief of staff joseph dunford is meeting with the top south korea officials and the president. the south koreans are looking for reassurance that the u.s. will consult with them before taking any possible military action here on the peninsula. and we heard from the south korean president for first time since this latest war of words almost a week ago. we heard from him today. he said that the u.s. and south korea both agree that the nuclear threat on the peninsula must end, must be resolved, peacefully and that north korea must stop making threats. today, yet another commentary and editorial from the north koreans in their state run media asking and titled does the u.s. want its own self-destruction? also denouncing those upcoming annually planned military drills with the u.s. and south korea. the plans for guam by the north koreans are set to be in place some time this week. the question, will kim jong un act on them? frances, back to you. >> see where we go from here. kelly, thank you. >>> the southeast is dealing with some stormy starts to

but general joseph dunford says allowing north korea to develop the capability to launch an attack on u.s. is unimaginable. south korea's president says there will be no war on the korean peninsula. president moon jae-in said this morning that everyone worked too hard to rebuild after the last war. we cannot lose everything again because of war. >>> search crews are looking for five soldiers whose helicopter went down off the coast of hawaii. the uh-60 black hawk vanished tuesday night during a training mission with another helicopter off the coast of oahu. two pilots and three crew members were on board. the army, marines and coast guard are involved in the search and some debris has been recovered. >>> there were no grand prize jackpot winners in last night's powerball drawing. the winning numbers were 9, 15, 43, 60, 64 and of course the powerball was 4. the jackpot is now worth an estimated $510 million and the next drawing is saturday. get your tickets. >>> coming up on the morning news, a prescription for change. a new program reduces and weakens opioid drugs for new patients. >>

on monday the us' most senior general, joseph dunford, will be in the south korean capital for meetingse americans say there is no imminent threat of conflict and the diplomatic track is continuing. but tensions are likely to rise even higher in a week's time when yet more planned military exercises involving the us and south korean armed forces take place in the region. another show of force to try to convince north korea to halt its nuclear weapons programme. former white house communications director anthony scaramucci says there are people inside the white is working against donald trump. he has given his first tv interview since being sacked after just given his first tv interview since being sacked afterjust ten days in office. speaking to bbc news, he said there were parts of the establishment trying to reject the president. the president is not a representative of the political establishment so people have decided to reject him. it's like he has opened the doors for billionaires to opened the doors for billionaires to open the washington political system. the members of the poli

to put out a tweet the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joseph dunford echoed his service chiefs saying there is no place no place for racism and bigotry in the u.s. military or in the united states as a whole there is no place no place for racism and bigotry in the u.s. military. was that drop in the mother of all bombs on afghanistan. well what color the people down there oh yeah go for it go yeah you're going to ask next time yeah yeah no no problem start once for lunch over here hey by the way. you know we should print out racism tweet did you see that tweet i did wish print that out and we'll strap it to the front of the bombs because i don't know that the a rubs down there i don't know that they read the u.s. military makes that clear every day strict regulations guarantee that any support for supremacist groups means you can be thrown out of the military i couldn't find one look i can find any article saying there are neo nazis gang members or criminals being recruited for the military so how about a book instead an irregular army how the us military recruited neo nazis ga

joseph dunford/joint chiefs chairman: "the focus today is on peacefully resolving this crisis."(nats) the u-s's top military official, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general dunford, arriving in south korea-- for talks with the country's leader and u-s- military aimed at reassuring allies and easing tensions. gen. joseph dunford/joint chiefs chairman: "we are seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis right now and that's an important message." currently-- military figures of the rogue nation building a plan to fire four missiles into the waters surrounding guam.in a statement last week-- a leader of the korean people's army-- said the move is meant to quote signal a crucial warning to the u-s and that the plan would be ready to present to leader kim jong un by mid august.president trump: "he does something in guam, it will be an event, the likes of which nobody has seen before--what will happen in north korea."the governor of guam reassuring the island's roughly one-hundred sixty thousand residents that they are prepared for anythinggov. eddie baza calvo/-r- guam: "ther

you can imagine that didn't go down very well with joseph dunford, the top us military official.to be in china at the moment trying to develop some sort of military option. let's also think about what's happening in south korea, because that's where the country's new president used the occasion of his first 100 days in office to comment on this very intense situation yet again. translation: there cannot be a second war in the korean peninsula, ican second war in the korean peninsula, i can guarantee that. after the korean war, all the people of the nation worked very hard to build the nation worked very hard to build the nation and war cannot happen on the korean peninsula. let's bring you this analysis. korean peninsula. let's bring you this analysislj let's bring you this analysis.” think this was a political event very much aimed at the domestic audience. he is only102 very much aimed at the domestic audience. he is only 102 days into office but there's no doubt he is doing all he can to dampen down the tension after what has been an incendiary week with comments coming from p

north korea is at the top of the agenda as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford dunford will meet with military leaders in china, south korea, and japan. he'll stress the u.s. commitment to our allies and insist a military confrontation can be avoided. david martin reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: behind the fire and fury rhetoric there is one very hard fact captured in this picture of the secretary of defense visiting the ballistic missile submarine "uss kentucky." if the u.s. were to unleash its military power against north korea, it would result in secretary end of its regime and the destruction of its people. >> compare u.s. nuclear forces to korean nuclear forces. >> well, there's just no comparison whatsoever. >> reporter: before he retired, admiral james winterfeld was the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the number two man in uniform during the obama administration. he knows that one submarine like the "kentucky" can by itself carry enough nuclear weapons to annihilate north korea. >> were kim jong un for whatever reason to launch a nucl

marine general joseph dunford chairman of the joint chiefs says the u.s.ready to use its full range of capabilities and lindsey graham seemed to agree on fox news sunday yesterday. >> i'm 100% certain that donald trump would use military force as the last resort to stop north korea from developing a missile to hit the american homeland. i know he will do that. i hope north korea understands it. i hope china understands it and quite frankly he has no other choice in my view. >> leland: rich edson live in washington with more. we have a couple of different messages coming from various officials in the trump administration overarching what do they want to world the hear? >> the united states wants to solve it peacefully but the military is ready. general joseph dunford is meeting with military and political leaders there. the visit highlights the iron clad commitment to the defense of south korea in the face of north korea's provocations and threats in the united states. secretary of state tillerson and mattis warned any north korean attack will be defeated a

joseph dunford is working to further our relations in order to reaffirm the united states commitmentllies. i'm kelly wright. back to "watters world". >> actions speak louder than words. that's the subject of tonight's waters words. north korea is trying to black mail america. how did we get here. they failed to prevent north korea from achieving its nuclear ambitions. bill clinton gave the north koreans $4 billion, oil and help them build two nuclear reactors. here's what he said at the time. >> this is a good deal for the united states. north korea will freeze and dismantle their nuclear program. the entire world will be safer as they slow the spread. >> obviously, past presidents have failed us. they testfired a missile that can hit the continental u.s. and recent intelligence shows they have miniaturize the warhead that can be placed on the intercontinental ballistic missile. the regime still has not yet shown the ability to accurately aim the missile and have it achieve reentry into the atmosphere from space, but we believe they are very close. enter donald trump >> north korea b

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chairman of the joint chief, joseph dunford, making the trip to meet with military leaders as this comes during a time of high tension between the two countries that have been escalating for the past two weeks. more on this from washington. >> mike pompeo set on fox news sunday he believes north korean leaders, kim jong-un is a rational person. he said he will continue to develop his missile program and there will be more missile tes tests. >> each time they cast another missile or if they should conduct a nuclear weapons test, they develop expertise, they expand the envelope and it's probably fair to say they are moving toward that at an ever alarming rate. >> today on the sunday show, blame passing between those who side with the president and heated words of fire and fury and those who believe his rhetoric over the past week has been reckless. >> it has reduced maneuvers if you will. >> trump, all those people were questioning him, how well did you do. >> they haven't taken this on. they've made clear that it's his intention to protect the american people. the top u.s. general is meet

the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph dunford is here in seoul.e is on his way to china now but met with the south korean president as well as officials of his government where he emphasized that this crisis needs to be resolved peacefully, through diplomatic and economic measures but if there is a provocation from the north that america, with its full capability, with its full capability, will return fire, will attack. he is saying that he has the military options needed for the president if there is a provocation from the north. he is also confident, john, that america can defend south korea, guam, hawaii and continental usa if there is any provocation from the north. we put to him in his press conference if he would reveal any details about his military options. he wouldn't be drawn in on that. nor would he comment on the rhetoric, the inflammatory language being used by donald trump this past week. he said my job isn't to assess the rhetoric of the president but to give him military opgs. we also asked him about the joint military exercises wh

. >> traveling in china, marine corps general joseph dunford chairman of the joint chiefs of staff saidresident told the military to develop a viable military optio option. that's exactly what we're doing. he added a military solution would be horrific. allowing north korea to develop a nuclear technology to hit the united states is unimaginable. in south korea, present moon jn says the u.s. promises to consult with his government for attacking north korea. >> only south korea can decide military actions on the korean peninsula. no one can choose to carry out military action without south korea's consent. before utilizing whatever option they might use against the north. >> north korea says it's holding off on the decision to launch missiles towards guam, strategically placed in where the united states launches b-1 bombers in a show of force or more if necessary. >> the military has also installed at missile defense system on guam, it's the first time the u.s. had deployed that system outside the continental u.s. >> bill: a busy week at the state department, thank you for that tonight.

joseph dunford issued the warning this morning. he said the united states wants to peacefully resolve the standoff, but that the u.s. is ready to use its full range of its military capabilities to defend itself and allies. north korea is threatening to lob four missiles into the waters near the u.s. territory guam. the people of guam held a peaceful demonstration today. the governor says he spoke to president trump over the weekend and that the president assured him guam has the backing of the united states. >> the president as well as his chief of staff general kelly called me at my home again just to give their 1,000% support for the territory of all american soiled allies that we are defended and we will be protected. >> guam is a major military hub for the u.s. nearly 7,000 american service members are stationed there. >>> president donald trump wants a trade investigation into china's alleged theft of american technology and intellectual property. this afternoon he signed an executive order asking his trade office to consider

. >> sandra: the nation's top military officer, chairman joseph dunford travelling to south korea.inistration is now pushing for diplomacy amid the growing threat from north korea. general dunford says the u.s. is ready to act if needed. >> two things we're clear of. one, our responsibility to defend against an attack and two, a requirement to make sure that we have a decisive response in the event of an attack. >> rich edson live in washington. the u.s. military in a show of solidarity with south korea? >> this visit highlights the united states iron clad commitment to the defense of south korea. general dunford says the u.s. prefers peace but they're ready to use the full range of their capability. rex tillerson and defense secretary james mattis warned in a joint piece in the "wall street journal" that any north korean attack will be defeated and any use of nuclear weapons will be met with an overwhelming response. they also said should china fail to act, others in the region are obliged to pursue prudent defensive measures to protect their people. china has announced they will

nancy: all that going on while joint chiefs of staff marine corps general joseph dunford continues his trip in china, arriving there after meeting with u.s. and south korea military he said that china does not share the same "perspective on many issues" but they are committed to work through the differences. michelle: right now we are on the scene at the lincoln memorial where someone spray painted an expletive on the column at the end of the national mall and other targets nearby. d.c. bureau chief sam ford with the developing story. with the amount of cameras out there, do we know whether the vandal was caught on video? sam: the parks perp spokes pan did not say whether they saw anyone on video but said video is among the tools they use to catch vandals here. the graffiti was discovered at 4:30 this morning. expletive perhaps directed at law enforcement. the park service says this was the third time since 2013 someone defaced the memorial. in this case, it was marked on a column at the back of the west side of the the people are. the park service spokesman says they are in the proces