>> narrator: tonight, inside the north korea the regime wants to keep hidden. >> the way the north korean regime keeps the regime going is this pervasive security apparatus and fear tactics. >> if people stop believing in the regime, that means central control is breaking down. >> narrator: with undercover footage and exclusive interviewfrontline uncovers a new generation risking their lives to smuggle images out and information in. >> north korean defectors have emerged as very quiet agents of social progress. >> narrator: threatening kim jong un's total control of what the world sees of north korea and what north koreans see of the world. >> there really is a potential here that something quite dramatic could happen. >> narrator: but how far will the dictator go to hold on to power? >> if a government is willing to kill as many people as necessary to stay in power, it usually stays in power for a very long time. >> narrator: tonight, frontline takes you inside the "secret state of north korea." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank

a north korean official at the military parade on saturday told me this special operation in north koreaast week involving commandos jumping out of planes, practicing combat exercises, this official told me that operation was in direct response to president trump's tweets about north korea in regards to the china issue. clearly they're watching. they are trying to get a sense of what the united states is capable of here. i should also note that when you go on the streets and hear unanimous support for the direction that the leadership of this country is taking, you always have to keep in mind when reporting about north korea that it is an authoritarian government where political dissent is not tolerated. on the surface, you ask anybody, and they think their leader kim jong-un is doing the right thing, even as many around the world feel the country is headed to a path of further isolation and even perhaps a more dangerous situation than that if things were to escalate. >> and we do have to point out how limited your access is when you're on the ground there. from my previous trip there, i

the north koreans have been pushing things like that for a while. north korea pushed back. tension is a important for north korea to explain to its own citizens why they're living and why they can't have unity and united states central to regimes reason to exist. when trump pushes, most of us expect the north koreans to push right back. that's what we're doing. >> we're having sound issues and always good to have you here and just from the side note on that we're covering the door is closed there on the other side. robert, thank you so much for being with us. >> yes, his kids did make him famous. >>> back to the seriousness of this news day. a bombing in afghanistan, military strikes in syria and ramping up threats to north korea. donald trump isn't taking a soft approach on foreign policy. we'll look at all the drastic changes coming up next here. >>> plus, turkey is one day away from a vote that could overhaul its political system. why germany's finance minister is issuing a stark warning. that story ahead as "cnn newsroom" continues. look, she's sweet, she's got natural

in north korea and the news this hour is that we are hearing north korea with a missile test. it was expected that something may happen on this weekend. this weekend of the 105th anniversary of the founder of north korea kim il-sun. the assessment is that the failed launch was not an icbm. this was not an intercontinental ballistic missile. this was not a missile at least what we're hearing at the moment that was capable of reaching the united states. this question of whether it can hit the mainland or hit the lower 48 state, we are hearing that is not the case. we are hearing it did explode on launch or very close thereafter according to what the u.s. military is telling us. the u.s. pacific command also telling us that this launch happening in a very early sunday morning in north korea. it's about 8:30 a.m. on a sunday right now in north korea. that this attempt was made about three hours ago. about three hours ago and we're just getting this information that we can confirm from the u.s. military that a missile launch was attempted. what is happening right now when it comes

> communication with north korea? >> the channel the u.s. government uses is through the from that mission to the u.n. in new york but it's largely a messaging channel. me that that would be an important issue when you're in a situation when you don't want misunderstandings. that is when wars start. misunderstanding, misperception of each side past moves. >> it could be miscalculation that comes from someplace completely different. we have data that suggests north korea was to target u.s. and south korean elections with provocations and we have an election in south korea may 9. it is possible the north koreans could carry out something nonnuclear directed at south korea that can also spin out of control. miscalculation could come from a variety of different places. >> i appreciate your testimony. we focused great deal on north korea. we did not talk as much about china. graham allison has a new book, destined for war, that i think we need to study. we could have an entire hearing on that. thank you for your testimony.

north korea doesn't have social media.'t have access to the internet or outside television so everything comes through state-controlled media. what we can expect at some point either today or tomorrow is a triumphant announcement on the state media talking about this and the strength of their country in defiance of what they need feel is intimidation and bull and also it's important to know the united states launched a minute man missile in the last few days. ndia also has lauchbed a missile in the last few days but what north carolina is do of the u.n. security council resolutions. lots to monitor here on the ground here, wolf. >> he's the only western television correspondent in let's bring in our political and military experts. you're a retired -- >> >> will's exactly right. i think this is all timed and done with the unabout the fact that he's going to try to continue to develop these capabilities. i thought secretary tillerson was very strong today. however, i didn't a. so everything what is different is the clock. an

sanctions against north korea. we also have no doubt that negotiations must at some point form part of the solution. but first it is reasonable to expect north korea to make verifiable progress toward meeting its obligations to denukize the -- denuclearize the korean peninsula. as long as pyongyang continues to defy this council, the conditions will not be helpful for resuming the six-party talks or negotiations in any other format. while the most pressing threat is north korea's ballistic missile and nuclear ambitions, we must never forget the horrifying abuse the regime metes out to its own people, as documented in the u.n. commission of inquiry in 2014. this council has discussed human rights in north korea on previous occasions, and there should be no relate sense -- reticence about doing so. the u.k. fully supports the work of the u.n. special repertoire on human rights in north korea. and the office of the high commissioner for human rights. both of whom perform the crucial task of investigating nd recording

china has economic power over north korea and on north korea's border. the chinese will have the lead if trying to alter north korea's behavior. >> bill: a fox poll show a clear majority of americans when asked about military action, they favor it by 53% in dealing with north korea. come back to the major headline this morning, a major, major conflict is the quote from the president. is that considered a threat to pyongyang? >> with the steps we've taken, the thaad system in south korea, work with the south korea and japanese allies to increase their defenses in the area. we're showing north korea we're militarily prepared and we're taking economic actions and sanctions and diplomatic pressure with the chinese to show them we're trying those avenues at well. nobody wants to go to war. we want a stable north korea, we want stability in the peninsula and we don't want nuclear weapons -- >> bill: the iran deal hasn't been ripped up. is that issue off the table? >> not at all. we have had a number of meetings on this in the last couple of days. what the pres

to north korea and china. is that fair to say? >> that is fair to say. >> is it also fair to say that we do not have any intentions of invading north korea at all? i mean, that's not -- nobody has told you, get ready to invade north korea. >> that is not fair to say, sir. i believe the president has said that all options are on the table. >> yeah, but i mean, we're not going to just go in and take north korea down. >> sir, i'm -- i don't want to get into what we could or couldn't do. >> ok. well, north korea thinks we're going to invade at any moment. do you think that's part of our national security strategy? is without provocation, to attack north korea? >> i think north korea has provided provocation already in terms -- >> but without provocation, it's not our policy to attack north korea. >> they have provoked us already. >> yeah, but i said if they stopped it, they don't have anything to worry about. that's all i'm saying. >> that's a decision -- >> ok. in case north korea is listening. none of us want to

senate for an update on north korea. a senior white house official tells cnn the purpose was to, quote, communicate the seriousness of the threat. we're also following the president's newly unveiled tax plan. treasury secretary steven mnuchin calls it the biggest tax cut in u.s. history with dramatic reductions for businesses and individuals. but the administration is offering few details about how it would be paid for. >>> and we also have an exclusive look at the first deployment of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jet taking part in training exercises with nato partners on russia's doorstep amid growing tension between washington and moscow. we're covering all of that much more this hour with our guests including congressman john gare amend of the armed services committee. our experts are also standing by. let's go to the white house, cnn's jason carroll is on the scene. the president wants lower taxes, fewer brackets and fewer deductions. update our viewers. >> reporter: wolf, the treasury secretary says everyone's on

so north korea is listening. none of us want to invade your country. >> they are. >> okay, well, good. so here's the point. all of this military force going that way is to deter them from being able to hit us. and protect our allies, right? >> right. >> we're trying to deter them from hurting us. we're not sending a bunch of people over there to invade their country without provocation. is that fair to say? >> right. >> good. i hope they understand that and i hope china understands that. thank you >> yes, sir. >> on behalf of the chairman, senator mikulski, please. >> thank you. last year, general scaparrotti testified at this hearing that north korea has one of the largest chemical and biological weapon stockpiles and research programs in the world. do you agree with that investment? >> i do. and do you believe that the facts that we know about the death of the half brother to kim jong-un was likely assassinated with vx nerve agent? >> yeah. i do, senator. that's just based on open source reporting. >> right. so

into north pacific.hen there's north korea that remains a threat to the united states. north korea has vigorously purr sused nuclear testst and ballistic missile launches which it claims are intended to target the united states, south korea, ja man and earl lir this week, australia. make no mistake. kim jong un is making progress and plan to deliver them intercontinentally. all countries need to take this seriously because the missiles point in all directions. it is not yet an exessential threat but it may to hostile rhetoric. i know there is some question about the advancements made by yang and i won't add the speculation. my job is to provide military options to the president. i must assume claims are true. general brooks and i are going everything possible to defend american homeland and allies and republic of korea and japan. they decided last july to determine area defense system, which would be operational nm coming days and able to better defend against a growing north korean threat. that's why it

north korea is no exception. as an example in 2013 kazakhstan stopped the trust to mediate to allow to facilitate that -- on our nuclear program which consequently. [inaudible] we are convinced there is no other issues collective commitment to international commitments. cousins kazakhstan believes this is the right time for eliminating the nuclear threat. complete nuclear disarmament and the abandonment of koreans nuclear could be made by troops ensuring political and military stability on the peninsula. close engagement with asia-pacific family will bring dprk significant benefits for choosing a peaceful coexistence. such approach combined with a comprehensive holistic regional strategy will ensure stability for the country and the wider region. we call upon all parties, all relevant stakeholders in all member states to take balance actions we call on all parties concerned to refrain from action that could increase the military exhalation and further tensions in the region. >> i think you for your statement. now

is north korea a threat to the world? >> translator: the korean people's army is fully ready to attack our enemies at any moment, he says, if they try to attack us. >> reporter: despite escalating rhetoric and u.s. warships and submarines headed for the korean coast, the nation's supreme leader kim jong-un did not test a weapon on saturday as many predicted instead he showed force by showing off missiles that could some day deliver nuclear warheads to the mainland u.s. i think we've done something better than a nuclear test, he says. we've shown the world something much big. jong-un has launched more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. from missiles to manpower, soldiers from all branches of north korea's massive standing army. a fighting force of more than 1 million men and women, soldiers chanting they're willing to die for their supreme commander. also on display, north korea's convention arsenal. tanks, artillery, weapons pointed directly at tens of millions of people in the city of seoul, south korea.

day billions to north korea -- the u.s. gave billions to north korea [indiscernible] sen. coons: of course. sure i understood what you said. without chinese action, we are unlikely to be successful in constraining north koreas nuclear ambitions. there are military preparations underway that were mentioned during the briefing. can you expand on what the sense of that are leading part of a broader package? sen. coons: there is a lot on --ugh into real group there's a lot on leading into the group. i think those are all necessary measures because the level of threat is real. our south korean and japanese allies have a reason to be concerned about their safety and concern and to significant array of north korean both conventional weapons and other potential threats are very real. i'm very comfortable that forward deployment is an appropriate piece of the strategy that makes military preparedness secondary to diplomacy. our diplomacy will not be successful unless -- military action now as opposed to when you went into the meeting? sen. coons: i would say i was reassured that th

publicly they're for restraining north korea, put more sanctions when north korea conducts missile tests are reports that russia and north korea have got i don't know in a tighter relationship. >> all of this shows it not just china with leverage in north korea. experts note that russia is shrewdly using its ties to the regime to to try and have more influence on the outcome of any future north korean investigations. >> back to syria in a moment. the syrian leader, assad, dismisses video of a tem call attack in his country. openly questioning even if victims are dead. >> and a close call an asteroid headed toward earth. derek says we don't have to worry. can't wait to hear from derek about that. he'll tell us the story ahead. >> thank you. nse taste. so it has the bad breath germ-killing power of this... [rock music] with the lighter feel... of this. [classical music] for a whole mouth clean with a less intense taste... ahhh. try listerine® zero alcohol™. also try listerine® pocketpaks for fresh breath on the go. stay with me, mr. parker. when a critical patient is far from the hospital,

this as a senior north korean official said the north will conduct missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis adding all out war would result if the u.s. took military action. meanwhile, vice president pence sent a strong message to north korea during his trip to south korea. we'll break down all the day's developments. >>> a massive manhunt is underway for a man who police say filmed himself killing an elderly man and then uploaded to it faceok

up pressure on the north to rein in its nuclear ambitions. he may not have the magic bullet here. one thing that is clear from the perspective of the president's national security team. here's more of what h.r. mcmaster the national security adviser had to say about all this. >> i think it's the consensus with the president our key allies in the region, japan and south korea in particular but also the chinese leadership that this problem is coming to a head. short of a military option, to try to resolve this peacefully. >> so there you heard mcmaster talk about undertaking short of a military option. the president took to twitter sunday morning to talk about the u.s.' military strength. he tweeted our military is building and rapidly becoming stronger than ever before. frankly, we have no choice!" so you're seeing a lot of tough rhetoric on all sides. you have north korean officials saying the regime is ready for war. you have the president boasting about u.s. military prowess. china calling on all sides to resolve this peacefully. chris? >>

>> let's look at north korea. you know, to threaten preemptive strike has no impact on north korea.n't have strategy to back it up, you don't get anywhere. under clinton, they had threats, but they froze his program for the bulk of that administration. as soon as the bush administration stopped talking, that is when the threat continued. it cares only about survival. i think it is a pipe dream. s as for the larger picture, it is president trump trying to put the larger message. not that this is tactical, but he is a different person. president obama dropped 12,000 bombs on syria in the last year. that is not somebody not taking military action. if trump wants to double down, i think we have seen in all of our conflicts that bombing doesn't solve the problems. even major generals talked about this. i'll grant you tactical accomplishment in afghanistan. in terms of the overall policy, bombing alone will not get the job done. >> you should read it for yourself and draw conclusions. general, i appreciate your input. mr. hartung, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you, chri

panel of experts on north korea. they've put out this report that says that north korea continues o ill listly ship dual-use items to both syria and i-- and iran. those are two terrorist regimes. i hope that the new administration will move quickly to relist north korea and continue to seek ways to increase pressure on the regime through the sanctions bill that we passed out of here today and other measures and i urge my colleagues to support this important measure and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all time has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 479, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- >> on that, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman requests the yeas and nays. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the ye

korea, north korean trade, north korean internet hacking, all goes through china. but at the same time north korea itself is consistently on the brink of collapse, in terms of at one point they went through a horrible famine that killed maybe 10% of the population. so china can pressure north korea, but it has to face the real possibility that whatever pressure it imposes could cause the regime to collapse. host: which is a follow-up from this tweet from jim. how do they have trade partners? how do you get money by starving people? guest: they make weapons and they're happy to sell those weapons. there is a lot of evidence from international law enforcement that north korean embassies engage in the methamphetamine trade. to export coal and others china and one of the reasons why many of us are worried about the possibility of north korea developing more nuclear capability is we think they will sell nuclear weapons on the international market. they set up a facility in syria until the sbeals bombed it a few years ago. host: it seems like they have western media pres

i have had discussions with north korean, ranging from older, in their 50s and 60s, to north koreans in their 20s. the younger generation here, many of them speak fluent english. they're well educated. they're aware of what's happening in the world. yet, they firmly believe their system is the right system. they say they believe in their leader, kim jong-un. but they also desire more prosperity for north korea. they desire a seat at the table for north korea in the international community. they hope for a peaceful environment where north korea, with its system, is allowed to exist. they hope for reunification of the korean peninsula, for the north and south to come back together but in a way that still a i lows their system, their socialist system to survive. what strikes me is the depth of these conversations. these are not robotic people who have been consuming propaganda and don't have individual opinions. they do. and they can acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses of other countries, including the united states and its system. they still strongly believe that they have a right

now china is helping with north korea.ertainly beats the alternative by the way, and that is north korea developing long-range nuclear weapons with of course icbm capabilities. joining us now, continuum or speaker of the house, former fox contributor newt gingrich. when you look at history and think of susan rice, john kerry and president obama, that red line in the sand, they got rid of chemical weapons, you add to that equation the idiotic deal with tehran home, you wonder when are we going to learn the lesson? thoughts? >> they're never going to learn the lesson because their left-wingers who live in a fantasy land where nothing is ever real. in 20 years in korea it doesn't matter. all the years we've had experience with the ran, doesn't matter. the total fiasco of syria it doesn't matter. the failure of libya where they got rid of qaddafi and replaced him with chaos doesn't matter. if you're a really deeply committed left-winger, you live in a fantasy world. none of this is real, none of this matters. he go around drin

high alert, north korea. reporting from seoul, south korea, co-anchor martha raddatz. >> hello, from seoul, south korea. it's evening here in the city of 10 million people. on high alert on a weekend of escalating tensions. hours ago, yet another north korean missile launch. the fifth of 2017. this time, it blew up seconds after leaving the launch pad. u.s. officials believe it was likely a medium-range ballistic missile, the kind we have seen before. still, the latest launch rattled nerves, especially after the sudden appearance saturday of what could be new long-range weapons at north korea's big anniversary parade. canisters that appear large enough to house a missile capable of hitting the united states. you can see them there rolling past north korean leader kim jong-un. green camo on huge transporters. if he, indeed, has a missile big enough to reach the united states, and if he can make a war head small enough to fit on it, will the u.s. be forced to respond? this hour, all the angles on the most impor

in chinese ports are unloading north korean coal.s: the u.s.s. carl vinson ll bebe in the area soon. able to do anything on the offense. they cannot reveal if they have that plan. >> lou: good evening, everybody. president trump taking the lead on tax reform and proposing a massive overhaul to slash rates for all american and stimulate economic growth treasury director and director of the economic council taking the lead in the white house briefing today. they introduced it to the new'sa media and it would reduce it from seven to throw. it would double the standard deductio

let's begin with north korea. the white house facing renewed threats on two fronts this morning from two of the world's most serious trouble spots. a new milch launch from north korea and suspected chemical attack targeting civilians in syria. >>> first north korea which fired a big projectile into the waters off its coast. ahead of president trump's florida summit with president xi. >>> the top agenda item is to curb pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. the launch came after a senior white house official issued a dire warning about north korea's nuclear program declaring quote, the clock has now run out and all options are on the table. for the latest we want to bring in cnn's matt rivers live for us in beijing. any reaction from beijing yet and how does this launch differ from those we've seen in the past? >> reporter: we got a quick response from the chinese, very standard what we usually hear from them about an hour ago. they said this test clearly violates u.n. sanctions. they urge all sides to remain calm. and the

one, a retaliatory strike with north korea with nuclear weapons, two, a retaliatory strike with north korea with conventional weapons. three, the attack precipitating a collapse of the north korean regime, and four, the attack precipitating direct chinese military intervention? i would ask it to any of the witnesses on the panel. >> i think it would depend i guess in part, on exactly the character of the strike. we talked a little bit about that earlier, whether the regime would perceive it as something that was intended to be surgical or as the forerunner as an attempt to overthrow it. the more the regime worries that the united states and south koreans are coming to get them, the more likely it is that they will let loose. >> let's assume the strike was targeted at taking out nuclear facilities. >> i don't think the prospect in the near term of collapse would be very great, because there wouldn't have been anything directly done to weaken the regime. i would think the likelihood of conventional response would be very high. the likelihood of a nuclear response somewhat lower. all bet

economic military diplomatic on the north. >> you believe the threats to the north korea are wise? >> i don't think military threats at this point get you anywhere. i thought the president's comment in the rose garden about they got to behave is flippant. you don't need to be flippant with a guy like this. i do think it is important that north continue to know we have a strong military presence on the peninsula and region and that they are ready. >> stand by. there is much more coming up including a note, life after the white house. president obama, yachting, vacationing, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. >>> we're back with our team of analysts tonight. senator cot yton of arkansas jos the growing list of angry constituents at town halls. he was booed today for defending president trump. listen. >> my question is, you in congress and the senate have the power to subpoena these tax returns. the president, the president said during the campaign that he would not release the tax returns while he was under audit. now he says the election has happened and he doesn't need to rele

china has north korea. so they are obligated by treaty to have this kind of a relationship in north korea. 80 percent of north korea's economy is based on china. exports primarily. so 80 percent of their economy is based on china. i believe that is a significant leverage that china can employ if it so chose to against north korea. >> thank you. i appreciate your service once again mr. chairman. >> mr. larson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. you were able to come talk to several of us lester and i appreciate that. i want to explore a little more based on the comments made. specific to the military said. we discussed the state department's role, the treasury's role in with regards to north korea. i am wondering do you have any assessment about china's relationship with dp rk on the military side. if there is influence or if you are aware of any influence that the pla can play in regards to pursuing more advanced - and testing. >> i'm not aware of the various -- >> okay. related as well to our relationship for wha

host: kevin and north carolina -- kevin in north carolina. what you think? -- what do you think? caller: this guy is not stable. everyone who sees the propaganda and how those guys come to power, he really identifies said he is not right in the head. as soon as he gets a capability nuke toh n california, he is going to hold us hostage. it is imperative that we deal with this china hopefully -- it is imperative that we deal with this guy, hopefully, with china and limit his nuclear ambitions. the united states has been kicking this can down the road for years. us, it is taking it on to deal with it. host: what if that's what you think about a major conflict -- what you think of the president saying that there could be a major conflict? and rex tillerson saying, the u.s. is seeking to talk to north korea to resolve this issue? what do you make of those two different styles coming from this white house? caller: i think it is to keep him and maybe china off of them. is come youly does know, we do not know where they are coming from. trump is saying this and tillerson is saying that.

aid to north korea. people may forget, but there was a time when the united states was actually providing financial and other aid to north korea. there is a brighter future here. this was a sort of classic american expression with more military punch behind it, where military options are on the table, that there is this carrot and stick that i was talking about, and there's a way forward, trying to get the world around it as well. >> michelle kosinski at the state department, this is a major moment for the secretary of state, rex tillerson, again, who seems to be trying to lay out this clear policy. you're seeing these efforts from him for diplomacy, to make clear not just to china, not just to the united nations, but perhaps to the white house itself about where the efforts should be going forward. >> yeah, i think what i heard from this is more clarity. i mean, tillerson has said himself, he's not a guy that's used to dealing with the press, and i think in the interviews that we heard from him, there w

north korea is clearly rattled by the u.s. dropping a massive non-nuclear bomb on isis targets in afghanistan, calling it serious military hhysteria. i want to begin in north korea, where cnn has rare access, very rare access. cnn's will ripley is live for us in pyongyang, the capital city. but just to show you they had a military parade in the heart of pyongyang today, and where they were showing off their military hustle. they were celebrating there, and you can see as we look at the video there, the supreme leader kim jong-un, was shown clapping and smiling from a reviewing box there earlier. for north korea, april 15th was the day that they see -- millions celebrate the birth of their nation's founder. again, are they on the verge of testing a sixth nuclear weapon? we will get to that in a moment and get to will ripley, who has rare access there. i want to bring in our cnn commentators. good evening to all of you. david, let me ask you as we were looking at those pictures coming from north korea, this is something that thi

on north korea.on with the response to the mass murder of -- on the party of the assad regime. in connection with the u.n. vote. think president xi was courageous in distancing himself from the russians and the believe ybo live yans. this on the same day that president trump hosted the secretary general of nato, repping our wonderful nato alice. the world saw that. what club in the russian-bo live yan club or the club with the united states, working together on mutual interests, peace, security, i think it was great week for the united states. and thanks mostly to our president. >> you sound very confident. president trump sounds confident. one final question. every president since bill clinton has said the u.s. will not tolerate a neuroleer-armed north korea. they have only grown stronger in their capabilities. why do you think president trump will have a different outcome? >> well, as you mentioned, this is a problem that has been passed down from multiple administrations. but, our president, i thi

north korea doing it again, launching yet another ballistic missile north of pyonyang. officials say the missile explode the soon after launch. it is the 9th missile launched since president trump took office. this comes hours after north korea broadcasting a propaganda video. artillery exercises and this. after the stern warning from secretary of state rex tillerson. >> it is likely a matter of time before north korea develops the capability to strike the u.s. main land. the more we bide our time, the sooner we will run out of it. we must increase north korea's financial isolation, diplomatic and financial levers of power will be backed up by willingness to counteract north korean aggression with military action. >> now, we have correspondents covering this breaking new story all across the globe. nbc's kelly cobiella a is live in seoul, south korea. kelly? >> reporter: greta, we first got word of this about half an hour ago. north korea launching a missile from the southwestern part of the country. we understand from u.s. officials that it was unsuccessful, that it ex

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north korea is a problem. the problem are be taken care of. >> so, jonathan, what was your reaction when you heard that? >> i don't think it's news. dropping a bomb on a country that we have been bombing regularly going after terrorist groups and taliban fighters, the fact that it's a larger bomb i don't necessarily tie those two things together. now it could be that we're showing the north koreans what we have in terms of our armaments and what we're willing to use. just as they are doing. north korea when they conduct missile tests, part of this is to show this is what we're able to do. we will be able to target bases nearby. we haven't seen evidence of that yet. that's the message they're trying to send when they assassinated kim jong-un's half-brother. a part of that was to show we have vx nerve gas and we're willing to use that. both sides have an interest in showing what they are capable of doing. and with the hope that it actually alleviates the tension and allows people to walk back. >> so, general hur

to deal with north korea?ow much can they trust us. >> let's talk a little bit about maximum economic pressure, imposing potentially penalties on third-party countries who may be in support of north korea. what is the preparation, the strategy, the conversation at the pentagon as we look at the possibility of some sort of military action there? >> well, from the pentagon it's a whole government approach. that's why you see very close contact between secretary tillerson and secretary mattis as well as treasury. when you think of ratcheting up any pressure outside of military posture, you hear a lot about pressuring chinese banks, chinese banks that allow the north korean government to stay afloat. but that's going to cause some potential friction with china. and just one quick note here on where the vinson is, i was walking about the capitol. the new term of art they're using here, they're not saying it's in the philippine sea or the sea of japan. they're saying it's in the western pacific and has operational c

north korea is not on there. but in the foreign policy national security section of those talking points, wolf, it does mention the syria missile strikes that the president authorized a couple of weeks ago. and also talks about that travel ban that is tied up in court. but no question about it, the president is trying to make the case that during his first 100 days, yes, a lot of people were saying he didn't accomplish much. legislatively he has relied on executive orders. all of that is true. but he's making foreign policy front and center. when you say things along the lines of we're going to solve this problem with north korea, we're going do make that happen, he's setting the expectations awfully high for his team here at the white house. >> ivan, you're in seoul. the president, his kmecomments e as the u.s. waits for word while another u.s. citizen obtained in north korea. what can you tell us about this most recent u.s. sncitizen who' been detain snd. >> he goes by the name tony kim. he'd been teaching for

get north korea to behave.going to regret some of these carrots he's been offering them lately? >> look, we're going to do everything we can to protect our country and the region. as i said, a nuclear north korea is not in anybody's best interest, so we're going to apply all the diplomatic and political pressure through the entire world community to avoid that situation. >> he sort of let china off the hook. >> he understands they can play an important role in making our world safer. we're going to utilize the relationships he's built with president xi. >> jim also asked sean spicer on a very different note about the 138th white house egg roll with thousands attending. there were concerns about the preparations for the event. >> the first lady and her team have worked for months now e getting the place ready, bringing all these experiences here to the white house. >> were there any worries it wouldn't get pulled off? >> if u yo know the first lady, you have no worries that wasn't going to happen. she worked dil

then there's north korea. from failing to stop kim jong-un's nuclear weapons program. now this. >> we have a very big problem in north korea. as i said, i really think that china is going to try very hard and has already started. >> reporter: so, what changed? had. >> i have really gotten to like and respect, as you know. president xi is a terrific person. spent a lot of time together in florida. and he's a very special man. >> reporter: the new detent appears to have started in the sunny confines of mar-a-lago at the crucial first in. person meeting on april 6th. trump said talking with xi helped change his mind on china's ability to handle north korea. after listening for ten minutes, i realized it is not so easy, the president told the "wall street journal." trump went on to praise china for banning north korean coal imports, a move china actually made back in february. >> the vast amount of coal that comes out of north korea going to china, they've turned back the votes. >> reporter: the apparent ability o

today, north korea is celebrating the birth of the founder of north korea.this show of strength to the rest of the world. the rest of the world, obviously, very much isolated from north korea. china are really the only ally, or country which the north communicates with, and president donald trump recently spoke to china's leader about the situation in north korea. shortly after that meeting, he sent that fleet of vessels towards north korea's coast. as you can see that, the formations, the tight formations of military personnel. after this, we expect to see military trucks an army tank striding through the streets, and a huge display of the country's military might. there is a cause much concern country's military might. there is a cause much concern of what might happen in the next 24 to 48 hours. there has been a hive of activity around the country's nuclear test site, which has led many to the conclusion that a test might be imminent. but that has not been confirmed whatsoever. what we do know is that the country is marking the founder's 105th birthday. h

and north korea. what would you like to ask the panel about how the president should handle provocations from kim jong un? just go to facebook or twitter on foxnewssunday and we may use >> if you've looked at what's happened over the last eight years -- weeks, compared to what's happened in eight years, you will see the tremendous difference. chris: president trump highlighting on what he believes are better results and it's time now for our sunday group, michael needham, heritage action for america. bob woodward from the washington post. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin and former national security council staffer gilian turner. jennifer, let me start with you, what do your sources say over the last 24 hours about this impressive display of military hardware by the military regime and in defiance of president trump? >> i think what's notable, chris, is when i walked out of the bent gone on friday afternoon it was a pretty relaxed atmosphere over at the pentagon. you didn't se

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in north korea and the news this hour is that we are hearing north korea with a missile test.t was expected that something may happen on this weekend. this weekend of the 105th anniversary of the founder of north korea kim il-sun. the assessment is that the failed launch was not an icbm. this was not an intercontinental ballistic missile. this was not a missile at least what we're hearing at the moment that was capable of reaching the united states. this question of whether it can hit the

is north korea a threat to the world? >> the korean people's army is fully ready to attack our enemies at any moment, he says, if they try to attack us. >> reporter: despite escalating rhetoric and u.s. warships headed for the coast the nation's supreme leader kim jong-un did not test a nuclear weapon saturday as many predicted. instead he showed force by showing off missiles that could some day deliver nuclear warheads to the mainland u.s. >> translator: i think we've done something bigger than a nuclear test, he says. we've shown the world something much bigger. analysts say kim jong-un can push the button on north korea's sixth nuclear test at any time. he's already launched more missiles than his father and grandfather combined. from missiles to manpower, soldiers from all branches of north korea's massive standing army. a fighting force of more than a million men and women, soldiers chanting, they're willing to die for their supreme commander. also on display, north korea's conventional arsenal, tanks, artillery, wea

and issue is can north korea be contained ? and the issue is can north korea be contained?ween president trump, and the chinese president, was a major meeting, i think president trump is a deal—maker and the deal is you have some economic issues in your country which could ring down your country,... because the potential problem of north korea collapsing, huge numbers of people flooding across the board into china. huge numbers of people flooding across the board into chinalj should be interviewing you, you are right on target excavation work sorry, i should right on target excavation work sorry, ishould be right on target excavation work sorry, i should be interviewing you. you are correct. he says basically you help me with north korea, north korea depends on you, i will help you with economic policy. you said the test overnight is a small point and it's perfectly true to say there have been many of these tests, some more successful than other is, there seems to be a big debate, clearly worrying a lot of people about how quickly north korea can get to this stage it can de