the launch from van den berg air force base was to simulate a defensive measure against a north korea missile strike. reporter bran difficult from our sister station in l.a. has details. >> reporter: the interceptor rocket was launched from an underground silo at van den berg air force base. a missile fired from a test range in the pacific. the planned target is a custom made missile is to simulate an icbm meaning it will fly faster than missiles used in previous tests. >> what this shows is the technology u.s. capabilities have not just with regard to u.s. missile defense but other technologies we are probably developing would you tell us even revealing what those are, just the fact that we have the ability to knock down a missile in the middle of the pacific ocean. >> reporter: and this test will also send a message to north korea which has been conducting missile tests of its own. yesterday north korea launched a short range ballistic missile that landed in the sea of japan. that is the third test in three weeks. north korea says its nuclear missile programs for a defense against p

military launched a missile from van den berg air force base in southern california.n interceptor missile. it launched fast and high. it's going up into the atmosphere, and it is going to try and knock out of the sky another mile of that the u.s. launched from far out in the pacific. that missile simulating essentially an intercontinental ballistic missile launch. the two countries that have that threat for the united states, potentially, of course, north korea and iran. this is a test that the u.s. had long planned, but it takes on a lot of meaning right now with north korea -- tensions rising with the north koreans saying they are working to try to develop an icbm that could attack the u.s. this test underway as we speak. the two missiles have now launched just a short time ago, and we are awaiting, you're seeing some video of a similar test. we are awaiting right now the results from the pentagon. this is the equivalent of trying to knock a bullet out of the sky high in the atmosphere with another bullet, so we're waiting the results to see if this test is successf

the one that could come from north could re-a the test involves a ground-based interceptor from van den berg air force base in california. in hopes of taking on it a missile launch from a site in the pacific ocean. the system grew out of president ronald reagan's call for a "star wars" defense plan and has been refocused on a potential threat from north korea. that test is expected next week. president and first lady trump right now attending a concert on day one of the g7 summit in sicily. president trump meeting earlier with heads of the world's leading economies. the president also making a start of the holiest month in islam, wishing muslims around the world a joyful ramadan. chief white house correspondence john roberts is live in taormina, it aly. >> you look at mount aetna, tiny smoke coming out of the smoke, there it's been active the last few days giving us a nice site in sicily. three big headlines coming out of the g7 summit. the u.s.-uk intelligence sharing is back on firm footing. the united states is considering additional sanctions on russia. third that the president may be ev

is new video of a launch of an unarmed ballistic missile that blasted off after midnight from van den bergr force base. this was designed to check the accuracy and the readiness of the weapons system at the port. >> we take a live look right now from afar in oakland. the warriors pretty much picking up where they left off in the nba playoffs. steph curry with the reverse layup there. no problem, no playing in the last seven days. curry goes for 22 in this one. they obviously beat the trail blazers and swept them in the first round of the playoffs. the ws coming out strong against utah in game one in the western conference semifinal. curry again scoring a team high 22 and they go on to win this game 106-94. coach brown who is subbing in right now for steve kerr said he enjoyed the view. >> no, i still enjoy it and keep enjoying it. i feel like i've got one of the better seats in the house and i'm not even paying for it and it's a good thing. >> lord knows it costs you a lot of money to get there otherwise. still no word on when the injured kerr may return to the bench. last night the honors

down a test inter-continental ballistic missile using a long-range intercepter missile filed from van den bergorce base. the test cost $244 million. adam smith praised the test but says more needs to be done to ensure the system is reliable and effective. some experts believe north korea might be able to build a missile advanced enough to reach the u.s. west coast in two to three years. >> at least 90 people have been killed by a suicide truck bomb in afghanistan, more than 400 others were injured. it happened in one of the most secure areas of kabul, not far from the u.s. embassy. abc7 news reporter molly hunter has the details. >> reporter: the deadly est attack in the afghan capital in years, during the muslim holy month of ramadan, and during the heart of rush hour traffic. here, this is the moment the massive car bomb explodes, captured by an office camera. striking in one of the most secure, most heavily fortified neighborhoods in kabul. right near the british and german embassies, just a mile from the u.s. embassy. the death toll, more than 80 people, and nearly 400 others wounded. ther

the interceptor launching from van den berg air force base just a short time ago.n there. they hit over the pacific high outside the atmosphere. bullet hitting a bullet essentially, as you say, destroying what would be in the real world an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile. the north korean threat of such an attack is very real for the pentagon, so getting this system up and working with this new upgraded version that we're seeing tested today was a must win for the pentagon. now, let's be clear. this was a test, so the sensors, the technology programmed to really know what they are looking for out there, looking for the target, maneuvering and hitting the target. in the real world it will be a very tough job. you're not going to know necessarily that the north koreans are launching. it will take a few seconds, minutes to determine a flight path of an incoming missile in the real world. the u.s. system would have to respond in reality very quickly, probably launch more than one missile, so while it was a successful test today, they are going to look at al