south korea military sources say they were launched from wonsan. the second exploded right after its launch. they believe each attempt involved a muse dan ballistic missile. the missile exploded in the air. earlier in the day, south korean president said there's a possibility the north could conduct another nuclear test ahead of next week's ruling workers party congress. she issued a stern warning. >> translator: north korea will have no future if it conducts a nuclear test. >> japanese defense minister nakatani said he could not rule out the possibility of more provocative actions by korea. >> translator: japan's defense ministry will work with the united states and south korea on information gathering and surveillance activities. >> the government wants local officials to check the j alert system that issues emergency information to the public, including news of a missile launch. in a speech in beijing, chinese president xi jinping vowed to keep peace on the korean peninsula. >> translator: as a neighbor, we will not allow war to break out on the

south korean's military sources say the projectile was launched from the coastal city of wonsan thursday. they believe it was a musudan ballistic missile. japan's top spokesperson said there is no immediate threat to national security. >> translator: we are working with the united states and south korea to closely monitor what's happening in north korea so that we can promptly deal with any kind of situation. >> north korea's previous attempt took place two weeks ago. it's believed the same type of missile was launched from the same sight. but it exploded in the air seconds after launch. thursday's launch comes after pyongyang's announcement that the ruling workers' party will hold a congress next week, the first one in 36 years. >>> south korean defense officials have been on the alert for possible missile launches by north korea aimed at boosting national pride. >>> officials at japan's central bank have ignored calls for fresh stimulus. they've disappointed investors who made their feelings clear on the tokyo stock market. gene otani has the details along with today's other top busine

the official says it was a medium range missile that was fired from the east in port city of wonsan and exploded seconds after. south cokorea's joint chief of staff announced. the missile has a range of about 4,000 kilometers and can reach the u.s. pacific island where the u.s. military has a base. the weapon can be carried on a mobile launcher making it difficult to defect preparations to put it into flight. it's believed north korea was preparing to fire one of the missile's three years ago. south korea's military remained on high alert for other possible tests. >>> about 1,chinese parents who lost their only child have stated demonstration in beijing and will have no one to look after them because they were forced to follow the country's one child policy. the protesters gathered on monday in front of the national health and family planning commission. about 1 million households are estimated to have lost their offspring due to illness or accident. many such parents feel its unfair they have to obey a policy the government decided to scrap earlier this year after more than three decad

the weapons were fired from near wonsan, and have the range to reach u.s. bases in asia and the pacific. a united nations spokesman called today for the launches to stop. and, chinese president xi jinping said his country will not permit "war or chaos" on the korean peninsula. >> sreenivasan: president xi's government is moving to crack down on foreign non-governmental organizations with operations inside china. a law adopted today says they must never endanger chinese unity, and will now be closely monitored by police. it also bans them from recruiting or fundraising. chinese officials defended the restrictions at a news conference in beijing. >> ( translated ): there are a minority of foreign n.g.o.'s, that through the means of funds and some methods, will manage to harm china's national security interests and some other illegal criminal activity. in this way, strengthening control including handling this illegal contact, is something that we should also do. >> sreenivasan: u.s. and european officials have criticized the law as the latest move in a growin

south korea's defense ministry says it was fired near the city of wonsan.le has a range felt nearly 2,000 miles. a similar test earlier this month ended in an explosion. >>> a federal judge calls the longest serving republican house speaker a serial child molester. dennis hastert this morning is getting ready to go to prison. dean reynolds shows us how his criminal record will only hint at his dark past. >> reporter: dennis hastert came to court a broken man with a dark secret he at last acknowledged. the 74-year-old former speaker of the house, a man who was once second in line to the presidency, finally admit in a hushed courtroom that he had molested young boys on the wrestling team he coached decades ago in yorkville, illinois. "what i did was wrong," he said, "and i regret it." judge him to 15 months in prison. far longer than even the prosecution had requested. the judge made his views clear when he called hastert a serial child molester. "nothing is more stunning than having serial child molester and speaker of the house in the same sentence," said t