that, in my opinion, will drive the market moving forward. >> again, this is according to nhk, so we are all trying to get to the bottom of this one report out of ja fpan that north korea fired a missile that has according to nhk passed over japan at this hour. >>> still ahead, we'll continue to dig through the destruction of hurricane harvey. up next, we've got an in-depth look at what it could mean for the auto industry. i'm melissa lee. you're watching "fast money" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. in the meantime, here's what's is else is coming up on "fast. >>> let's make a deal. >> that's what gilead did today spending $12 billion to snatch up kite pharma so which companies will be next? it's a special report. >>> plus -- >> the suspense is killing me. >> don't worry apple fans might not have to wait much longer for the new iphone we've got the latest details on the smartphone maker's big event. much for "fast money" after this because, when you really, really want to be there, but you can't. at cognizant, we're helping today's leading media companies create more immersive

and nhk has already learned who made the cut. to the defense ministry's post. veteran itsunori onodera held the position for almost two years in the cabinet abe put together when he returned to power in 2012. the new name was highly anticipated because the defense ministry has been hit by a major coveup

. >>> hello there, welcome to nhk "newsline." it's 9:00 a.m. in tokyo. i'm catherine kobayashi. >>> the world continues to grapple with the thought of north korea's growing power two days after the country went further than ever before by sending a ballistic missile over japan. there's a lot of diplomatic work going on and japan's u.n. ambassador said he'll speak with american officials about additional sanctions. he said they may include an embargo. men ments. >> we'd like to discuss it with the united states and get any new ideas. >>

of the public broadcaster nhk said there was no sign ofany broadcaster nhk said there was no sign of damage. it also went on to say that the missile broke into three pieces and fell off the island of hokkaido, the northern most of the main islands ofjapan. the prime minister, shinzo abe, said he would do all in his power to protect the public. more on this as we get it in the programme. the authorities in texas tonight said they were still very much in a search and rescue operation in the aftermath of tropical storm harvey, which has brought devastation to many parts of the state. aerial pictures today show the effect of the most powerful storm to have hit texas in more than 50 years, and the entire texas national guard have been called in. from houston, james cook sent this report. in texas today, every stranger is a friend. medic! exhausted, unable even to stand, but she is safe. right here! all day long they have struggled to safety. family after family abandoning their homes to the water. anything that would float became part of this makeshift armada. people here are pulling toge

japanese state broadcaster nhk has just reported that the missile has actually flown over japan.re have been notices going out called a j alert to people living in japan's northern regions, including al qaeda, to take cover. this is a system japan put in place after the launches to make sure people had a plan such as a north korean missile launch. if these reports are indeed accurate, that the missile has not only approached japan but as overflown japan, that raises the question, where is this missile headed? officials in pyongyang have said this is an extraordinarily tense time because of the ongoing regularly scheduled joint military drills that are now in their second week, these drills happening just miles from where i am in pyongyang. thousands of south korean troops training alongside u.s. soldiers. south korea has been issuing warning and warning about this, including a letter that was just written to the united nations security council where north korea said they're watching very closely the actions of the united states. they said the situation is approaching what they sa

. >>> very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." the u.s.retary of state is trying to clarify president donald trump's strong warning issued to north korea. on tuesday, trump said if pyongyang continues to make threats, the country will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> so i think the president, what the president is doing is sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim i don't thin jong-un would understand. >> just hour after trump's warning, north korea announced it is examining a plan to strike the pacific

. ♪ ♪ >>> a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline." >>> north korea has issued another warning to the unitedover its annual joint military drills with south korea. the country's national peace committee released a statement that it will not idly watch the u.s. take the foolish action of playing with fire on top of a nuclear warehouse. [ speaking foreign language ] >> this friday the country will commemorate the country's military first policy, which w

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hello, a very warm welcome to nhk "newsline."north korea's leader for holding back on a decision to fire ballistic missiles near guam. donald trump took to twitter in response to a north korean state-run media report this week. it quoted kim jong-un as saying he would watch the conduct of the u.s. before making a decision. trump wrote on wednesday kim jong-un of north korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. the alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable. trump stoked fears last week whene

. >> very quickly, late in the day this afternoon, nhk, the japanese broadcaster, reported and japanese sources confirmed that the north koreans had fired a projectile. there were some reports that it was a missile. other reports disputed that. what might that do, quickly, to the energy market? >> it is an extraordinarily bearish event for energy prices because it's going to strike at the heart, if there's any kind of hostilities or even higher anxieties, at the economic virtue of the asian region, seoul, tokyo, beijing, they're all in play on this if there's any kind of -- if hosties tsh this is why the equity market buckled a couple weeks ago as well. >> john, thank you very much,s as well, with again capital. >>> late today prege rapid goveg .o texas and those hit by >> you're going to get your funding. it's a terrible tragedy. we expect to have requests on our desks fairly soon and we think that congress will feel very much the way i fe. in a very bipartisan way. that will be nice, but we think you're going to have what you need and it's going to go fast. >> and corporate america is

and doing everything to ensure the safety of its citizens according to remarks made on the broadcast nhka will be holding a national security meeting. the missile was launched from north korea we believe before 6:00 a.m. local time landing off the coast. we will have more details next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: we are continuing to monitor breaking news out of japan where the japanese government says a north korean missile has been fired over the northernmost island of japan. the chief cabinet secretary has confirmed the missile and says it is a serious, new development but there are no reports of any damage. according to headlines, the missile likely fell about 1180 kilometers off the coast. joining me from washington, d.c., to discuss the director of george mason's school of law jamil jaffer. i have to ask you first of all, what is your reaction to this news and how serious is it? >> i think this is a big move by the north koreans. problematic that it flew over japanese airspace which is troubling news. they have sought missiles before into the sea of japan which japan has been conce

japanese broadcaster nhk says the missile crossed the island of hokkaido and triggered alarms.op official in the trump organization has acknowledged working on a trump tower for moscow as late as january 2016. it's widely reported today that michael cohen asked president vladimir putin's spokesman to help advance the proposal, but he got no response. cohen gave the explanation to a house panel that's investigating possible russia ties to the trump campaign. the president will allow police departments to resume buying a wide range of surplus military weapons and equipment. in the wake of the police shooting and protests in ferguson, missouri, president obama had limited police access to everything from armored vehicles to grenade launchers to large-caliber ammunition in 2015. attorney general jeff sessions announced the roll back in a speech to the fraternal order of police, meeting in nashville, tennessee. >> the executive order the president will sign today will ensure that you can get the lifesaving gear that you need to do your job and send a strong message that we will not

[cacar horn honksks] [car horn honks] [whirrining] [childld babbles and laughs] >>> welcome back to nhk "newsline." >> north korea is threatening to retaliate gwen the united states for going along with joint military drills. the korean people's army released a statement on tuesday.