john lee had met defense secretary lloyd austin, of north korea, find a series of missiles. are you this week? or so responded with several daughters of its own article hain is following the visit. the timing of this media, the pentagon is very important because things are so tense in that region. what's going on is north korea says it's launching these record numbers of missiles and sensitive areas because they feel they've been provoked by the u. s. and south korea, under the trump presidency. these annual military exercises largely stopped because at the time they said they wanted to give diplomacy a chance. well, that didn't pan out. so the pentagon says they're not trying to provoke north korea . they're just going back to the exercises. they've always done, but there are a lot of us. south korea exercise is going on earlier. they sent us aircraft carrier. there were land based exercises, and now they're doing something called vigilance. storm. that's about 240 planes from the us and south korea training jointly. and those are supposed to end on friday. but they were al

of ballistic missiles. north korea launched their seventh intercontinental ballistic missile of the year on thursday. it landed in the sea but sparked an alert injapan. the us defence secretary lloyd austingal and destabilising". we strongly condemn the dprk's irresponsible and reckless activities. as we've said before, these kind of activities are destabilising to the region, potentially. so we call on them to cease that type of activity and to begin to engage in serious dialogue. they are stunning spectacles at some of the world's most stunning locations, but due to climate change, many glaciers are melting with large parts being lost every year. the un is warning that a third of all the glaciers in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050. it means glaciers in yosemite in the united states and in the french alps will totally disappear within 30 years. researchers used satellite data to track the shrinking of nearly 19,000 glaciers. they concluded that even if global temperatures were kept below 1.5 degrees, many of them would still be gone in three decades�* time. the remaining glaciers in africa, mount kilimanjaro, the rwenzori mountains, but also some other iconic glaciers, such as

of ballistic missiles. north korea launched their seventh intercontinental ballistic missile of the year on thursday. it landed in the sea but sparked an alert injapan. the us defense secretary lloyd austind destabilising". we strongly condemn the dprk's irresponsible and reckless activities. as we've said before, these kind of activities are destabilising to the region, potentially, so we call on them to cease that type of activity and to begin to engage in serious dialogue. to the uk now, and the bank of england says britain is facing its longest recession since records began as it brought in the biggest rise in interest rates for more than 30 years. the increase brings the base rate to 3%. the bank hopes that making borrowing more expensive will help tame inflation, but it will also affect everything from mortgages and rents to the price of goods and services. here's the bank of england's governor. they have a real impact on people's lives. so, why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now, when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? well, quite simply, we're increasing the bank rate because inflation is too high. and it's the bank

of ballistic missiles. north korea launched their seventh inter continental ballistic missile of the year, earlier today. it landed in the sea, but sparked an alert injapan. the us defence secretary lloyd austiny condemn the dprk's irresponsible and reckless activities. as we've said before, these kind of activities are destabilising to the region, potentially. so we call on them to cease that type of activity and to begin to engage in serious dialogue. i want to tell you now about a un report which says that a third of the glaciers located in world heritage sites will vanish by 2050 because of global warming. researchers used existing satellite data to track the shrinking of nearly 19,000 glaciers. they concluded that even if global temperatures were kept below 1.5 degrees, many of them would still be gone in three decades' time. this is unesco's report author. —— tanzania has deployed army troops to help teams of firefighters, police and volunteers fight the wildfire on mount kilimanjaro. the blaze on africa's highest summit has been burning for nearly two weeks — fanned by strong winds. the bbc�*s alfred lasteck reports from the foothills of the mountain. early this morning, tanzanian troo

week of missile launches from the north, including an icbm test yesterday and 23 separate launches of smaller missiles on wednesday, the most ever in a single day. secretary of defense lloyd austining america's support for south korea, which could include the use of nuclear weapons if the north strikes first extended deterrence commitment is firm. and includes a full range of our nuclear and conventional and missile defense capabilities. meanwhile the white house is pushing china, north korea's strongest ally to get leader kim jong un back to the bargaining table. but so far beijing has been noncommittal, only saying they hope both sides work towards easing tensions. and we hope that all parties concerned will take responsibility, take sincere actions and play their part in the political settlement . the u. s and south korea issued joint statements saying any nuclear strike by north korea would be quote the end of the kim jong un regime in london . alex hogan, ktvu fox two newss and republican senator rob portman conducting a joint mission in ukraine ahead of the midterm elections. they've got a firsthand look at the humanitarian crisis and met with ukraine's president. it's a v

. >>> defense secretary lloyd austin just responded to north korea's ongoing barrage of missile launchesextend their largest-ever joint military exercises on the korean peninsula. >> barbara starr is at the pentagon with the latest. north korea fired three more missiles today. what are you hearing from defense officials? >> reporter: well, secretary austin made these comments during a brief press conference actually with his south korean counterpart here for pre-scheduled talks. quite an opportunity to hear what both men had to say about what north korea is up to, and, of course a good deal of concern that one of north korea's very recent missile launches in the last 24, 36 hours or so was an attempt to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially some day if it worked reach the united states. thankfully it did not work in this test launch. listen to have some tough words from lloyd austin. >> we in our commitment to defending the rok is ironclad. we strongly condemn the vprks irresponsible and reckless activities, as we said before, these kinds of activities are d

secretary of defense lloyd austin yesterday in speaking about this threat. he said any use of nuclear weapons by north of defense often. they're taking the provocations here very seriously. >> let's talk about that g-20 meeting later this month. is there anything that could come of it? xi jingping will be there, most probably. probably not putin. is there anything that can come substantial out of that? >> the expectation had been that this would be for xi jingping a kind of victory lap after his effectively coronation as china's party leader for another five years at the party congress last month. he'll be meeting with germans and other foreign leaders. the u.s. had been planning to try to engage xi. there's an expectation of a meeting, face to face, between xi and president biden at the summit and an agenda for the u.s. to try to find a way to engage this newly powerful xi on issues of joint concern. in the past, dealing with north korea's provocations has been one of the issues on which the u.s. and china cooperated. as relations have deteriorated, that cooperation has ended. i'm sure there will be

lloyd austin addresses north korea's increased missile testing during a joint press conference at the pentagon with south korea's defense minister. >> thank you everyone for being here today it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense, lloyd austin ii and republic of korea defense, lee jong-sup. we will take time to take questions. with that, secretary austin. sec. austin: good afternoon everyone, let me warmly welcome minister lee and his team to the pentagon for the 54th security consultative meeting. mr. lee lee, it's great to have you here. before i begin. i would like to express my deepest condolences for the terrible tragedy that occurred in seoul this past weekend. our hearts go out to the families of all the victims from across south korea and around the world. including two young americans. we stand together what the people of south korea during this time of national mourning now it is highly unfortunate that the -- has chosen to interrupt a solid period with the illegal destabilizing launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile last night. as well as additional missile launches today. i've consulted with minister lee and we have decided to extend digital storm, our long scheduled combine traini

of north korea. and it cannot be, underscore, it has been reiterated a number of times most recently by the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, that the united states would come to its defense number of capabilities and ways, whether it be through nuclear capabilities, whether it be through missile capabilities. but this is clearly a position of the binding ministration. now, we should also point out that the biden administration plan to take things even a step further. it plans to step up those joint military exercises that have been taking place on the peninsula. these are exercises that have been taking place for some time, but the scale is expected to get even greater given the threat that seems to be escalating. i'll still ahead here on out there. it's lower risk be a very, very bad. see, in the hearts it's sill not never go away. failed and social experiments and denmark on survivors taken from their families. 70 in india's capital, chokes and snug. why every winter vision turns new deleon to what many call a living hell. ah! hello whether it's lottie, set fare across a good parts of china. at the moment. no more cloud

of activities. on thursday, defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to meet with his south korean counterpart at the pentagon in london. alex hogan, ktvu fox two news. the white house is accusing north korea of covertly shipping a significant number of artillery shells to russia in support of its invasion of ukraine, national security council spokesman john kirby says the u. s. believes north korea is trying to make it appear as though they're being sent to countries in the middle east or north africa declined to provide a specific estimate on the quantity of ammunition being sent to bolster the russian effort. russian forces have ramped up their attacks on civilian infrastructure. ukraine's president vladimir zelensky says missile and drone strikes destroyed about 40% of the country's energy facilities and keep hundreds of temporary power stations are being set up to help people affected by electrical outages. russia rejoined aqui grain deal allowing for the safe shipment of ukrainian food exports through the black sea. saturday moscow backed out of the agreement after accusing kiev of using the corridor to attack its crimean fleet. ukraine the u. n and turkey have continued to sen

north korea firing missiles. wish us defense secretary lloyd austin, described as provocative the bank of england has hung to interest rates from 2.25 to 3 percent. the increase is the biggest in the u. k. in 33 years. as the bank tries to control rising inflation. charlie angela has moved from london as predicted. the bank of england has raised rate by point 75 percent to 3 percent after vote by the monetary policy unit, which was not unanimous. that's the same rate rise chosen by the us federal reserve and the european central bank last week is the highest rate rise in this country since 1989. and the last time we had a 3 percent interest rate was in 2008. during the financial crisis. the bank also releases economic full costs saying that britain is already in a shallow recession, which could continue until mid to 2024. and one, it's not the deepest downturn, it could be the longest. it's records began in the 1920, and the governor of the buying country, bailey explained the economy has suffered a huge shock. if we do it for 3, now it will be worse later. on and as the forecast we're publishing today shows is a tou

briefing here at the pentagon and lloyd austin warned that any nuclear attack by north korea against the united states or its allies and partners, including the use ofonstrategic nuclear weapons, those are tactical nukes, is unacceptable and will result in the end of the kim regime. one of the strongest statements ever from the pentagon directed at kim jong-un. south korean officials say the missiles that north korea fired failed during the second stage separation phase during normal flight. the launch sent panic across japan this morning. alerts were broadcast warning people to shelter-in-place and train services were suspended. but in the end, the missile did not fly over japan. icbm was fired at a high angle, altitude of nearly 1200 miles. north korea launched 23 missiles yesterday toward south korea, and three more today, as the u.s. and south korean militaries the first time since 2017, around the clock exercise, thousands on the ground, 240 war planes, stealth f-35 fifth generation planes now stationed in south korea. kim jong-un believes it's an exercise to practice an invasion of north korea. austin announced it will be extended past friday

. >> lloyd austin said that he believes deterrence is working. north koreans are being de deterred. that is the goal oftin? >> the fact that they sent 180 aircraft toward the south korean border. in essence, they were flying along the border right here, north of this. and the south koreans and the u.s. responded with this, yes, deterrence does work because the north koreans didn't come further south. we don't go further north. but they don't go further south. it prevents a repeat of what happened in 1950 when the korean war started which was an invasion of north korea of south korea, and that is something that showcases the defensive capability, the deterrence capabilities of the u.s. and its allies. >> this exercise vigilant tomorrow, it was extended by a day, and i believe it ended today. >> right. >> there is -- do you have a sense of what the u.s. may do next? we know secretary austin said they will rotate assets and not place more permanent assets. >> yeah. so what the u.s. is generally going to do is they are going to move troops not only to south korea but also into japan, particularly the islan

north korea. >> but have other options ready to go or extended deterrence commitment is and includes a full range of our nuclear. >> uconventional and m defense capabilities. defense secretary lloyd austin put that commitment on full display thursday at the pentagon where his south korean counterpart, lee jung stop joined him and delivered a sharp warning to north korea against resorting to a nuclear attack result in the end of kim jong un regime by the overwhelming and decisive response of the alliance. north korea's foreign ministry called its recent military actions and appropriate response to joint u.s. south korean exercises. >> that biden administration officials say were planned long before the current escalation in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> still to come to your daily cup of coffee, could help protect you from covid. >> a first of its kind treatment to protect babies against rsv. this could soon be available in the u.s.. >> some hopeful news in the fight against the respiratory virus known as rsv really affects infants. regulators in europe have approved the use of a preventative treatment. drugmaker, astrazeneca says it has developed the first of its kind vaccine, too, p

that meeting of the north atlantic council, the nato ambassadors that is going to take place later today, likely i would have thought to put in the call to, to his defense secretary lloyd austin washington. and to julian smith, who is the us representative who will be sitting on the north atlantic council later in the day when he gets to the g. 20. there's business as usual at the g 20, but i suspected the margins nearly all the meetings up between the leaders are going to be talking about this missile strike. because remember who we have here. in addition to g 20, they're invited nations. that means that out of the 30 nato nations, 9 of the leaders are here in bali. president biden already has a meeting class with richie sumac, the british prime minister. i'm sure he's, he's spoken in the last few minutes. a statement came out saying he's offered his support to poland, the british prime minister. so i'm sure that is going to be the top of the agenda for those 2 leaders when they meet. there also, of course, are other players in the world that are here in barley, president, she of china. this is going to be difficult issue for china. how is china going to respond to the in th

the north launch missiles all week, including 23 separate launches of small missiles on wednesday, the most ever in a single day. secretary of defense lloyd austinus to support for south korea. the white house is pushing china to bring kim jong un back to the negotiating table but have been unsuccessful so far. there are more signs that ukraine could be close to a major victory in the russian controlled city of coercion as foxes, greg palkot tells us russian backed officials say they are withdrawing troops, but ukrainian forces are concerned that it could be a trap. ukrainian troops engine closer to the city of hair salon, a key strategic prize that would isolate russian troops in the south and put ukraine within striking distance of the crimean peninsula. russia backed officials in the city claim they've started withdrawing troops and announcement met with skepticism by officials here in kiev and in the us who say the move could be a trap to draw in ukrainian troops. we're seeing ukraine continue to, uh advance on its counter offensive. we're seeing russia shore up its defensive lines around her son, another areas along the front lines. ukraini

of north korea. and it cannot be, underscore, it has been reiterated a number of times most recently by the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, that the united states would come to its defense number of capabilities in ways whether it be through nuclear capabilities, whether it be through mis. i'll tape abilities, but this is clearly a position of the by an administration. now, we should also point out that the biden administration plan to take things even a step further. it plan to step up those joint military exercises that have been taking place on the peninsula. these are exercises that have been taking place for some time, but the scale is expected to get even greater given the threats and seems to be escalating whitehouse corresponding, kimberly. how could they with that response. thank you very much. kimberly, while meanwhile, around the president has responded to comments by his u. s. counterpart, joe biden, pledging to free iran. abraham racy says his country was freed by the 1979 islamic revolution. he made the remarks in the speech on the 14th that on a vast 3 of the day that a group of iranian students stormed th

lloyd austin issued a joint statement condemning the north korean missile launches. austin says the u.s. is prepared to defend south korea and its other allies in the event oftack. even if that attack is nuclear. >> and at this time of heightened tension. our alliance is are in play. united states remains fully committed to the defense of the are okay. our extended deterrence commitment is and includes a full range of our nuclear. conventional and missile defense capabilities. >> and tensions with north korea have only increased over the past few days after new reports indicate north korea has been secretly supplying russia with military equipment to use in its war against ukraine. reporting in washington. i'm trevor shirley ktla. 5 news. >> former president donald trump is reportedly signaling he could declare a 2024 white house bid soon after the midterm elections. >> launched a for his campaign. trump teased a reelection campaign during a rally thursday night in iowa. >> the first caucus state in the gop primary. that axios report also has discussions do remain fluid and things could change depending on tuesday's election results. meantime, a judge on th

north korea but have other options ready to go or extended deterrence commitment is and includes a full range of our nuclear. >> unconventional and missile defense capabilities. defense secretary lloyd austinut that commitment on full display thursday at the pentagon where his south korean counterpart, lee jung stop joined him and delivered a sharp warning to north korea against resorting to a nuclear attack result in the end of kim jong un regime by the overwhelming and decisive response of the alliance. north korea's foreign ministry called its recent military actions and appropriate response to joint u.s. south korean exercises. >> that biden administration officials say were planned long before the current escalation in washington. i'm jessi tenure. chevron is agreeing now to a settlement for spilling hundreds of gallons of a mixture of diesel fuel. >> and water into the bay. the contra costa county da's office says chevron will pay more than $200,000 to various state and federal agencies. that spill happened in february of last year south of the richmond long wharf. there are no reports of wildlife being covered in oil. no reports of damage to public health, but an oil sheen could be