here's kim jong-un's message. >> our respective leader, kim jong-un, with the broad smile on his face, told officials, scientists, and technicians, that the u.s. would be unhappy to witness north korea's strategic option on its independence day, and calling on them to frequently send big and small gift packages to the american ambassadors. > >> john: those gifts apparently references to missiles. north korea's missile test came hours before july 4th celebrations here in the u.s. experts say the weapon marks a major milestone for the regime, using a new kind of ballistic missile engine. it's not a pair of soviet engines together, it's the real thing. most experts say north korea is still several years away from developing a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on the end of a long-range missile. we have team fox coverage of the north korean launch. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. rich edison is live at the state department. first let's go to rick leventhal live at the united nations. so what are the security council members looking to accomplish today, rick? >> reporter: no ne

it alone, first military strike, that's not going to work. >> quijano: you've negotiated with kim jong-un's father, but the son is quite different. can he be trusted? >> we don't know anything about the son. on's unpredictable. h's dangerous. he's not like the father. with kim jong-un, we don't know what he wants except he wants to be one on the world stage. he wants to be the big guy in the region. he wants to defy the big guys, d e united states and everybody else, and he wants to scare everybody. >> quijano: and the reality of ualogue with kim jong-un? >> i think eventually we have to make a deal, but we need china, and china's not stepping up. and i think the president is right to jab them a little bit with these initiatives that stir them up, that stir the chinese up. el they really want to help, they can do it. >> quijano: former u.s. ambassador bill richardson. mr. ambassador, thanks for your time. >> thank you, elaine. o quijano: containing north korea is one of many issues likely to come up when president trump meets russia's vladimir putin friday at the g-20 summit in germany. the

there's a full article declaring that kim jong-un was there, he ordered this. we saw a photo of him signing something, and then a piece of paper which looked like it was the test order that he signed himself. putting kim jong-un, the north korean leader, center this icbm test as we've seen with all the missile tests in recent months. certainly this bib of great concern to those -- this will be of great concern to those in washington, japan, and certainly south korea. the tweet from the u.s. president was before north korea claimed it was an icbm. it will be interesting to see what reaction we have from him. the south korean president saying before that the military here was looking at the possibility it could have been an icbm and saying that if it was, he would make sure there was an appropriate response. we don't know what that appropriate response is, whether he will ask for more sanctions, we don't know what it would be. we have heard in past couple of days, the president saying he wanted north korea to come back to the negotiating table. clearly that is goi

earlier in a televised announcement, kim jong un ordered the test. it may have landed in japan's exclusive economic zone. south korea says it landed in the waters east of the korean peninsula after traveling some 930 kilometers or some 600 miles. president trump reacted on twitter. north korea just launched another missile. does this guy have anything better to do with his life? hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea and ends this nonsense once and for all. cnn is following this developing story with our correspondents in the region. paula hon cox in sole. and from tokyo and andrew stevens is in hong kong. but paula, first to you. take us through the vital statistics here on what we know. >> well, max, north korea has claimed it has a successful test of an icbm, an international continental ballistic missile. there was an announcement a half hour ago. th triumphantly by a news anchor say that the order for this test came directly from the north korean leader kim

oes kim jong-un jasper: kim jong-un sees all of this as just a negotiation game.nts to sit in a room, face-to-face, alpha male to alpha male, with donald trump. all this flamboyance, military technology displaying to the world during the holiday is just a negotiation game. he sees it as just a bargaining chip. heard by the way, we have president trump entertainment possibility of a face-to-face meeting with the leader. once he gets that, if he gets that, what does he want after that? he wants a meeting, but ultimately, what does he want? jasper: trump and kim jong-un want the same thing -- they want to display power and create a legacy. they want to be distinguishable from those leaders before them. kim jong-un and father, and president trump and obama. they want to package a deal were both go down in history books together. self interests are shared. what i envision, if i had to advise donald trump is that, please package this in a trade agreement framework between the u.s. and north korea, or just korea, north and south. within this, you can talk about security

it stopped buying coal from north korea and cut its oil and diesel exports to kim jong-un's regime. >n't think on the chinese side there is any room for significantly tougher sanctions. >> reporter: an expert on nuclear weapons policy in asia -- there's a perception in the united states that china is simply not trying hard enough, is not putting enough pressure on north korea. >> china doesn't think that's a fair understanding of the situation. if china steps up its economic sanctions, it's totally possible that north korea will increase its direct threat to china. >> reporter: china has been unwilling to entirely cut off the crude oil supply to north korea because that could cause the regime to collapse. china fears that it kim jong-un has nothing left to lose, that could start a nuclear war on the korean peninsula. cbs news, beijing. >>> ahead on "cbs this morning," birthday with a small parade and big fireworks displays. ♪ fireworks lit up the sky over the capitol's west lawn. there were flashy displays like this from washington to boston to california. america's birthday was celeb

heather: kim jong-un claiming he can strike anywhere in the world. what happens next? onal security expert, thank you for joining us. nikki haley calling for an emergency meeting with the un today, donald trump along with south korea yesterday, and they can respond, russia and china, and south korea, wide ranging military exercises, what do we think we should do? >> the united states should show ironclad commitment to south korea and japan, we should not stop military drills. these drills are meant to demonstrate convinced -- commitment of the alliance and link to use force if needed. these military exercises have to be believable. of the chinese don't leave the united states would respond militarily, they are for nothing in that regard. with the united states could do in going into these conversations with the chinese and the russians in the days ahead is to say the united states will not stop these drills, the united states will increase pressure, in this regard. rob: the same reason you don't negotiate ransom and other things, north korea pulled these moves trying to

and next, north korea's kim jong-un taunts the u.s. of it's latest ballistic missile launch. >>> we have much more ahead on president trump in france. we are bringing in new pictures of north korean leader kim jong-un celebrating and taunting the u.s. because of his ballistic missile launch. always something interesting happening with kim jong-un. >> tonight we have gotten new images of this high profile awards ceremony where kim shows gratitude to the scientist responsible for the intercontinental ballistic missile launch. an official tells us he lavishes attention on officials. kim may have inadvertently given enemies key intelligence about three scientists who drive his missile program. north korea's news anchor sounds joying as she announces kim jong-un's arrival. he is the star of his own show speaking behind 12 microphones there to celebrate his intercontinental ballistic missile firing. one woman who receives an award can't contain her emotions on stage. kim's missile test may have fallen short on reentry. analysts say this publi

but kim jong-un with rather just go on testing business sells --his missiles. something that kim jong-un himself or post year ago, military talks. brent: not everyone wants this offer to be made. japan wants more sanctions. even the eu says it is considering more sanctions. as you were just saying, the sanctions have had a rather modest record in the last decade when it comes to curbing pyongyang's behavior. are you saying that talking is the only way forward? guest: i do think this is not either/or to be honest. it has long been the view of china -- obviously north korea's flagrant breaches of un security council for over a decade, you can't just ignore them. so sanctions are justified and passed the security council unanimously with china and russia on board each time. but china has maintained th at you have to have a diplomatic channel. kim jong-un has hardly been talked to by anyone. apart from dennis rodman. back in the days of sunshine nbc had people to people contact. --, at least you had people to people contact. it helps to know the opposite number. kim

how does that sit with kim jong un? does the president appreciate the threat? jong un would say, no, i don't have anything better to do with my life because this is all about survival for kim jong un. his view of the world is completely different than ours. his view is that the united states is out to topple his regime. he looks at a country like libya, which gave up most of its nuclear technology. it was in a very nascent stage. and then when the people turned against him, the united states as allies came in and helped finish him off. he said, i'm not going to do that. so when we go into this discussion of having a negotiation, which i think may well be the only option the united states has left, but the goal of the negotiation is to get kim jong un to give up all of his nuclear weapons and his missiles, which is the refrain of many american administrations, that's not likely to happen. he views this as his only ticket to survival. >> but what about china? because you know, what was it, a couple of weeks ago and the tweet from trump and how he had been trying,

. >> reporter: the secretary has long warned that war with kim jong-un could lead to catastrophe. >> if you know if this goes to a military solution it is going to be tragic on an unbelievable scale. >> reporter: military options have been updated for the president but the problem is unchanged. a limited u.s. strike poses significant risk. kim jong-un could quickly attack seoul, south korea, killing millions. >> we would have to be prepared to go all in meaning all out korean war. >> reporter: the u.s. does have a limited missile defense capability on land and at sea but there are questions about its reliability in some cases. >> the same situation applies even if we are to just take out one missile in mid air, that could escalate to an all out war. >> reporter: the map is simple. north korea has thousands of infantry forces and armor and artillery. much of it according to the pentagon in thousands of underground facilities in bunkers ready to fire on seoul. >> the military maintains

kim jong-un is not telling us what that deal could be. >> yeah. so, kim jong-un probably is going to use his nukes to blackmail south korea and the united states because the kim regime never gave up its goal of reuniting the entire korean peninsula under pyongyang's control. they want to break the alliance between south korea and the u.s., they want theabolished. >> the reason this is important is the south korean alliance with the united states is uniquely strong. we have a mutual defense agreement. we have 27,500 troops in south korea. we have japan next door. we have allies all over the place. it's relevant that this missile can potentially hit the united states but they were always capable of hitting some u.s. allies. >> yeah. they actually may have three missiles that can reach the lower 48 states. these have not been tested or fully tested at range but nonetheless, they probably were. this missile can reach alaska and the approaches to hawaii. but you know, we know the north koreans will be able to take this missile and extend its range. so t

een as encroaching on jong-un's power. host: if kim jong-un is gone, what happens to the government there? we don't know. similarly, when his father had a he died at 08, had that time, we don't know who would have taken over, kim else, they omeone then put in a place procedure to power.m jong-un in right now nothing in the constitution indicates who would successor. no procedure f. he's eliminated, we don't know who would take bad as kim e as jong-un or some hope a reformer there is no indication of who it be.ld host: ali in virginia, independent, good morning. morning.good how are you guys? if kim jong-un answer of e this the your guest is we don't know. and this is exactly what in iraq. the united states went to iraq saddam and of course this s without auth risation of the united states. sat down without studying consequences and dicing all war and e who call to ction must remember that the united states created disaster died, millions 0 a displaced and created worse crisis after world war ii suffered ountries are in camps, in and ts

kim jung un. a little earlier you say a photo of kim jong-un signing something.e seen in the past he has been signing orders when it comes to missile tests hike this. the altitude was 2,802 kilometers. the distance 930 chomteres, that's pretty much in keeping what we have heard from the japanese and south korea and the united states side as well. they call it the 14. just a couple months ago they had a 12 which was slightlyless in altitude and distance. as far as north korea is concerned they have successfully tested appear intercontinental blah listic missile. kim jong-un was at the test site today and oversaw this test. this is what we have been hearing from experts as you've been saying swell, the altitude, the distance and time the u.s. pacific command, for example was tracking this particular missile would have suggested that that was possible and what we are also hearing from north korea is that they are saying that this is an historical event for the country. michael. >> yeah, very -- developments. paula hancock os things for us there in seoul. we'll check

again, i don't think kim jong-un is going to give up on this program.can go back to talks and go back to more sanctions. but that needs to happen very quickly. we need to see results very quickly. we cannot be faced with the prospect of seeing a missile being fueled up, knowing that it could possibly have a nuclear warhead, either short range or long range and then what do we do? the other point is our long range missile intercept is only had about a 50% success rate. i'm not willing to give a 50% chance of a missile hitting tokyo, seoul or alaska. >> shannon: all right. michael, thank you for talking through the scenario with us. good to see you. >> all right. thanks so much. >> eric: more encouraging in the battle against isis. this territory shrinking in mosul as iraqi forces continue to push into that city. there are concerns now about the large number of civilians who are believed to still be trapped by the remaining terrorists there. senior foreign affairs greg palcott is live with the latest on this. the iraqi government has declared victory in m

the fact that it's fourth of july not lost on kim jong-un. breaking overnight, north korea announcing its successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile ordered by leader kim jong-un. pyongyang claims the missile could target anywhere in the world. experts say judging from data gathered by the u.s., japan, and south korea, the missile would be capable of hitting alaska. the missile launched into the waters off of north korea's eastern coast flew nearly 600 miles. >> president trump heading straight to twitter after a briefing at the white house. the president mocking kim jong-un. north korea has just launched another missile. does this guy have anything better to do with his life? hard that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. and adding, "perhaps china will put a heavy move on north korea, an end to this nonsense once and for all." paula hancocks is live this %-p. -- live in seoul. good morning. >> reporter: hello, christine. that tweet from mr. trump was before north korea had this claim that it was a successful

but is that going to make china put the kind of pressure on kim jong-un that will make him change his behavior radically? that doesn't -- it isn't the kind of thing that's likely to do that, because kim jong-un sees this as a matter of his survival and the chinese are terribly concerned that if they threaten his survival with draconian economic sanctions, which is really what the u.s. wants, then kim jong-un will become even more radical and if he does fall, they will have enormous instability on their border with north korea, which they don't want at all. so it's a situation with no good options. i'm relieved every time i hear the administration say that military force really is not an option, even though it's flying b-1-b bombers close to the demilitarized zone and put three carrier battle groups in the waters off the korean peninsula. >> christopher, the big story at this summit continues to be president trump's meeting with russian president vladimir putin. who do you think won the day? >> reporter: well, i think putin came out way ahead of trump on that one. you know, look, the i

covertly and we can marshal more military force in the region and send a signal and send a message to kim jong-un that there is a credible threat of force on the table. you hope you don't have to use it. if kim jong-un thinks it is the same thing you identified for 20 years, he knows how that game is played and he will play it like a fiddle. the calculations need to be changed for china and north korea. i think he will act. >> lou: a great to add on a could have been ally with china who could have made trilliops on united states and ally and russia who tried to intervene in an election and as best i can tell, got only as far as the democratic national committee. we'll see how it all unwinds; congressman, we appreciate it. we'll be right back, stay with us. president trump warning north korea of severe consequences after the test of the icbm. >> we must also confront the threat from north korea and we will confront it very strongly. >> we'll take on what that response could entail with general jack king. and thousands of ni capitalist stormed the german city of hhhhh ♪ [brother] any last words? [b

>>> this morning on "world news now," kim jong un's so-called gift for america. >> the timing of north korea's missile test apparently deliberate, as we learn more about their nuclear ambitions and how this latest icbm launch reflects their efforts. meanwhile, the u.s. and south korea conducting joint exercises in response to that threat. we'll have the full story ahead. >>> u.s.-backed forces are making progress against isis in iraq and syria. but in afghanistan, senators visiting troops for the holiday are calling for a renewed mission, saying the strategy of don't lose just isn't acceptable anymore. >>> and back here at home, an apartment complex after a man intentionally drove his car into that building. the explosive materials police found inside his car. >>> and an excited groom goes for a bold move while dancing with the bride. he picks her up and they go for their very first spin as a married couple. what could possibly go wrong? stick around and we'll show you on this wednesday, july 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> got some nice moves there. >> really? >>

presidents, kim jong-un.esterday north korea tested a long-range missile capable perhaps of hitting alaska. today the version of all hell breaking loose as the security council convened. the president threw up his hands with china. china and russia tried to forestall military action against the north and america's top commander on the korean peninsula fired a verbal warning shot at kim jong-un. the latest from all of it from michelle kosinski who joins us live from the state department. michelle, where is the u.s. with this crisis right now diplomatically speaking. >> yeah, well, nothing the u.s. has said, and we're talking over the last few years, has made any difference obviously to north korea. but the u.s. does have this military option. it's been there, it's always an option. north korea is the reason why the u.s. has these military alliances in the region and keeps working on them, so that is why you see the u.s. now repeatedly put that out there as a threat. put out the visuals, the capability right in

is a madman, and people have said that it shows a force like this will ultimately influence kim jong un's behavior, you see it another way. >> yeah. i don't think so. i think that, you know, essentially, kim jong un, you know, he knows very well what we're doing. if we were to take those b1s and fly them up the north korean coast like 13 or 14 miles off sh shore, that would intimidate him but really not. whether we brought the carriers to the sea of japan, that probably was a message to kim jong un, but this one is more to south korea. >> as i mentioned just a minute ago, president trump addressed the issue earlier today during a meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> we're talking about the problem and menace of north korea. and the prime minister is, i will say this, very, very focused on what's going on with respect to north korea. >> you know, the president, president trump speaks in generic terms about this. we're going to be focused very hard, this is a very serious threat. is his outreach to other world leaders, prime minister abe, china president xi, is it helping? is

if kim jong un and his successors were gone.o you know china not yet willing to squeeze north korea an we have taken the very small step towards a secondary sanction against chinese bank, but we have to do a lot more. also, china and russia can veto anything that nikki haley proposes. it's significance there was no resolution ready to be delivered today. because they have not worked out the behind the scenes endless talk that usually takes place at the security council. every korean and north korean leader back to 1994 have ignored the u.n. security council. what makes us think that anything they will say rhetorically if it did pass muster that was so watered down that china or russia would not veto it and never have an impact on kim jong un. >> hans, that brings me back to you and the military options. as andrea paints a bleak picture for the prospects of diplomacy working, first of all, what do we know about the medium range missile that was launched and what are the kind of military options that would be presented to the pres

question is if -- if donald trump agreed to that meeting, would he get a concession of sorts from kim jong-unbly he may get a temporary concession but it would only be temporary because kim jong-un rate on debt raw, his fundamental goal and objective is to have the capability of hitting the united states with a nuclear weapon because he believed he will be in power for 40 or 50 years and this is the foundation of his strategy to essentially first guarantee his own survival but ultimately force the u.s. away from korea to dealing with south korea so he could achieve his objective of unification. so i don't think will fundamentally put on the table the nuclear or missile program. he might have some tem orory concessions. >> quickly to you here colonel, william perry, he has said, it is very high bar before you reach any sort of consideration of military action. how we just gotten closer because of that test, colonel? >> well it might appear that way. but we are not going to launch anything or do anything except in defense. there are 30 million south koreans and they are within walking distance

considers essential to confronting kim jong-un. and president trump's meeting with president xi is just one of many high stakes significantly meeting with world leaders at the g20 summit in germany. look at a lot of anticipation for his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin, also a sit-down with the german chancellor ang lamerkel, who famously did not get a handshake when she was here at the white house. she talked about trump being very difficult especially when it comes to climate change. >> suzanne thank you very much. et let's bring in our panel to discuss the news, military analyst colonel is he rick leyton, from "the washington post," karoun and colonel, we do not know whether it was an intercontinental ballistic missile or intermediate range missile and the difference is whether or not it could actually reach the u.s.? >> well that's right, alisyn good morning. max minimum range of 3,400 miles. if it's intercontinental it's greater than that range and we could put it within range of alaska, alaska

kim jong-un is not just a leader. he's a god king. they control the media and all the people believe this garbage. this is what creates someone this crazy. if people thought i was on god, i don't know what it would do to my head. to blame this on any leader, it's a little ridiculous. >> eric: we spent the better part of a trillion dollars on the afghan and iraq wars. we lost several thousand americans. what if, this cyber war, what if we spend, i don't know, $300 billion. people who can get in and start working their way, infiltrating the north korean systems. nuclear and such, bring them down that way. >> eboni: i see evan shaking his head. i am, to me the options are more and more limited. their program is ramping up. the territories of civilians is the same. getting bigger because they are getting closer and closer to the u.s. i am open and willing to any and everything because containment doesn't work. these sanctions haven't worked. it if it is cyber, let's do it. >> eric: authorization of use of military force, why don't we get

it was lighthearted saying kim jong-un doesn't have anything better to do. we have to remember on the first of this year kim jong-un said he would test an icbm. on january 2nd, trump said it suspect going to happen. so it was really wrong for trump on sunday to say this doesn't matter because it does. it also undercuts some very good diplomacy trump ep gauged in last week. he just undercut him with tweets. >> i don't understand. you mean that people like kim jong-un is taking pruch's tweets seriously and responding to them? how is it undercutting the diplomacy? >> i don't think that it really matters what kim jong-un thinks but it matter what is the chinese think. last week trump put sanctions on the chinese bank, he sold arms to taiwan, did a number of things to impose costs on china, which was the right thing to do. then just after the missile launch we had these lighthearted tweets saying maybe china will help us. that's the wrong tone for the president of the united states. it confuses china and clearly shows the president being less than resolute, which

brian, what's the message to kim jong-un? message is he can keep behaving dangerously. we are told the trump team tried by failed to get the g20 leaders to put more pressure on kim jong-un following his long range missile test. the threat from the north korean leader remains strong despite the recent show of force over the peninsula by its allies. >>> american b-1 lancer bombers combining mock speed with a heavy pay load fly alongside south korean and u.s. fighter jets. a show of force to counter north korea's successful test firing of an inter-continental ballistic missile. it appears tonight kim jong-un is undaunted with nothing standing in the way of his nuclear and missile buildup. at the g20 summit just days after that missile launch, this was about the strongest statement any leader uttered about north korea. >> the problem that's something has to be done about. >> reporter: at this gathering of the world's most powerful leader no statement from the larger group condemning north korea's missile launch and administration

and north korea and also between the white house and the state department amid concerns that kim jong-un's regime could launch another missile test as soon as this week and even develop a nuclear-capable missile by next year, secretary of state rex tillerson who has had tough words for kim jong-un, is firing back at rumors he might be on his way out amid friction with the president. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has that story. >> reporter: tonight an alarming new intelligence assessment on north korea warning the regime could have a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the u.s. mainland as early as next year, two years sooner than previously thought. after north korea's successful long range missile test just weeks ago shocked u.s. intelligence officials, the assessment now concluding kim jong-un is making rapid progress. >> if they're quickening that pace, we're reaching that closing window of opportunity to try to prevent their capability to threaten the united states directly. >> reporter: in alaska, the u.s. is testing missile defenses while hawaii plans for nuc

>> i think the fact that kim jong-un has done this is no surprise.e knew he is continuing to behave badly. what we don't want to do is make concession to him with some new round of negotiations so that he promises to curtail bad behavior if we show aggression towards him. that would be the worst thing we could do. >> melissa: colonel oliver north was on the show. he had a list of things he thought we could do almost immediately. the idea being that we won't allow anyone to do that with north korea or iran recognizing those two nation walk together. what do you think about that? >> i think that we have to put every stringent sanction on the table. we need to continue to cut off any economic viability to north korea that we can. we need to leverage and negotiate our friendship with china so that we can cut off coal, we can cut off oil, we can cut off those types of things. china does not want this situation any more than we do, although they will be coming at it from a different angle. what we cannot do is allow either north korea or china to even conv

the north korean leader kim jong-un hardly shy about testing mr. trump's patience. listen to this, he calls this test proof of his icbm powers and his plan to, slap the americans. barbara starr has more on the assessment of this new missile and the options to deal with it. >> reporter: the day after july 4, a very different world for president trump, because it is now just a fact, north korea has an intercontinental ballistic missile that could say with some improvements be able to strike the united states, in particular the western portion of alaska. they would have to make improvements to be able to do it, but there is no question that is the direction they are heading. u.s. officials, defense offic l officials telling us the two missiles fired yesterday have ballistic missile capability. this is something they have never heard before. u.s. intelligence now scouring every bit of information it has, radar data, to try to figure out what this missile is all about. if you want to consider how destabilizing even this test might have been. a short time ago, a pentagon

if kim jong-un thought the alternative was really going to be a war. but trying to make credible to kim jong-un that there could be a war, given how horrible that war could be, as anne said, that is hard to make credible to ourselves. so the option does not seem very attractive. if that option is not a option, why should kim jong-un not continue this testing program? it's worked for him in the past. a jeff: apologies. even if you delay there is still in the inexorable path toward eventual accumulation of more nuclear devices for north korea. graham: every day north korea is producing more nuclear material for more nuclear bombs. jeff: this is not going in reverse, anne? anne: no, it's certainly not. it is pretty clear that the north korean leader's ultimate goal here is to have a weapon and the means to deliver it to the united states, not for immediate use but to use as a bargaining chip. he sees it as the ultimate leverage, a way he can force a president trump, assuming this all could be done within the lifespan a trump presidency, whoever the leader

why do you think there might be something to gain from direct communications with kim jong-un?ve negotiated with the north koreans for their last 15 years. i've been there eight times. they want to be seen as an equal power to the united states. they may not be, but they don't want china, like the six party talks. they always want to be sort of the big guy in the region. now, you admit that diplomacy is the best of a bunch of bad options. especially right now after the north koreans mistreated that kid, otto warmbier. i was involved in that trying to get him home and he ends up with a coma and without an explanation from the north koreans. i agree, michael, with the secretary of defense. a preemptive military strike is catastrophic. those were the words he used. you don't want this kind of outcome. and in between what we have tried before, sanctions, increased sanctions, putting pressure on china, cyber efforts to degrade their nuclear capabilities, a lot of those options have not worked, but i think we have to continue towards a pace that eventually involves diplomacy. i think

whether that works with kim jong—un is another matter. they are getting toa is another matter.out how they cope with a situation, cope might not be the right word, if kim jong—un pursues nuclear weapons aren't —— and particularly if he engages in another nuclear test. images show it has been ready for another destination for some months now and people in the government here in south korea say it could happen at any time. interesting, isn't it, because the south korean isn't it, because the south korean is that it was quick to say there could be a peaceful situation and this has proven it could really be a game changer. game changer may be a bit too strong. it is certainly upping the anti in a big way. the us and south korean military said it had a range, looking like it could reach alaska, it doesn't mean it is a nina —— and intercontinental ballistic missile, icbm, because you need the warhead out of the atmosphere and back in in one piece and it needs to be accurate. nobody quite knows, north korea assets it can do that, but it is never done under test witnessed by outsiders.

and kim jong-un's regime. all of this as president trump prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. we'll be speaking live with bret baier for the latest. plus, wounded warriors teaming up with experts to help preserve america's oh shaken wildlife. we'll take you underwear with some of the military heros. hello. i'm gregg jarrett in for shepard smith. happy independence day. for the first time in its history, north korea successfully test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. fox news reports top trump officials are meeting today to talk about how to respond to the growing nuclear threat. according to u.s. officials, the white house is considering all options. north korean officials say yesterday's test was the first step toward achieving a powerful nuclear state they say can strike anywhere on earth. u.s., south korean and japanese officials say the missile flew for about 40 minutes before it splashed down off japan's western coastline. a u.s. scientist says t

china and russia have called for a freeze on kim jong—un‘s nuclear for a freeze on kim jong—un's nuclearlear programme. how much of an advance is this from previous threats? i think russia and china are talking about dialogue but people want to know how that dialogue opens up because in the past we've come so close with the six party talks. of course at the last hurdle it seemed like north korea was going to come to the party as it were but then they pulled out even after being given this fuel aid as compensation. you can talk about the need for dialogue and some sort of discussion with north korea about this but it's unclear how that path would open up, especially when the regime in north korea has all its propaganda adhered around this nuclear missile capability. it would be such a massive step down for them to give up nuclear weapons when at the moment they're telling their people this is the crowning glory of kim jong—un's leadership, how do you get the government to give up something like that? really this is a tough road ahead in terms of getting north korea to give up its nuclear

don't forget, china's leader, xiejin ping, has never met kim jong—un. —un. it china's leader, xiejin ping, has never met kim jong—un. it suggests the reality is more complicated than donald trump has been suggesting. we saw pictures of the chinese leader with vladimir putin. a quick thought from you on the significance of that. they say more talks are needed, but what have we learned from that meeting? both sides came out with a statement, calling for an accord to urge north korea to end its programme. from china's perspective, it doesn't want the us to be too active in the region. again, the question for everyone is, how do we solve this north korean issue? vincent, good to have you with us. after half past, we will talk a little more about the missiles themselves, what range they may or may not have, various claims about that today, so we will talk more about that at 530. —— 5:30pm. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has warned the judge leading the grenfell tower inquiry that he must urgently improve relations with local residents. it comes amid growing

my guess is that kim jong—un have started several yea rs kim jong—un have started several years ago toting to come to fruition and we are seeing them tested at a much more rapid pace than we did before. david wright, the us missile scientist joining david wright, the us missile scientistjoining us from boston. thank you for your views on this issue. thank you. just like in many countries, there's a growing move to cut or curtail tobacco production in india backed by the world health organization. taxes on tobacco are increased every year and there are major warnings notjust on tobacco packets but also on television. india is the world's second largest tobacco growing country. but as sanjoy majumder reports, the move is being opposed by those who grow tobacco. it isa it is a crop that once made their fortu nes it is a crop that once made their fortunes but india's tobacco farmers are now staring at the potential ruin. as buyers inspect their stock ata ruin. as buyers inspect their stock at a local auction, there is a distinct air of tension. india is one of the world's biggest tobacco p

do you think kim jong-un is trying to taunt president trump?i think with each generation of leadership, it's become tougher and tougher. they've become more radical, more cultish, more ins lular. it's become increasingly difficult. i dealt with this with madeleine albright when she dealt with the north korean leader. it's much harder to see how it happened with this guy, but at the same time military force is not an attractive option, and at the end of the day, we're probably going to have to figure out some way to sit down and talk. there is no other way. the problem is it's very hard to see how you get to the point that both sides are willing to sit at a table together when we're engaged in these kind of psychological war games. >> just as you're talking, we're seeing air force one land there in warsaw. the president goes there and then to hamburg, germany for the g20 summit. a big week for him as he is dealing with this north korea threat, this crisis, in a sense. robin pointed out, josh, this idea of going to the negotiation table and havin