-- new south korean president. >> well i think let's start with north korea itself. i think what we are really facing a leader who is becoming increasingly unhinged because he is watching the country becoming isolated in the international system. the trump administration in the first 100 days and beyond has done an amazing job of further isolating north korea by building an international coalition against the country making claim to everyone that it is not just on the korean peninsula, not just for the chinese, not just for the americans but a threat to the entire globe. the congressional bill that passed in the house, the sanctions bill in a very divided congress is remarkable because it was almost unanimous in its support in it's an extremely tough sanctions bill. i think the strikes for the north koreans and the new south korean government that is much more liberal it shows both sides theirs was often the trump administration and in the congress with which he is working. it's a phenomenal period in u.s. foreign policy frankly. tom: is this new leader going to not

a united korean peninsula, the dissolution of the north korean state at some point, a democratic government insult aligned with the united states, china does not want to see that outcome so i think president trump is overselling what china can produce it. i don't think they will use leveraged to the extent he wants them to. as the administration normalised american relations with the rest of the world ? at relations with the rest of the world? at their back on track with what the world would recognise? world? at their back on track with what the world would recognise ?|j what the world would recognise?” don't think so. the persistent denigration of nato, the persistent denigration of nato, the persistent denigration of nato, the persistent denigration of undercutting the brexit process which is not in the american interest to see the united kingdom split, i think the mixed signals in east asia as well. what the president has done is he has a relationship with president cc in egypt, the president of china, he can go to president erred again quickly after the questionable election in turkey

their nuclear technology is north korean technology. they both want to have nuclear weapons to be sure. the iranians have never given up on that. they both want ballistic missile s and fire them from the surface and subsurface. north korean is leading the technology effort on all of that. >> harris: general, the american public has been told to believe there's so many immediate imminent threats. first it was the islamic state savages. talk about the urgency now and the reporting that we're also witnessing in this era about iran and north korea. >> well, iran, i believe, is a major threat in the middle east. middle more so than radical islamics that are a clear threat. we see the evidence of that all the time. they run around the world killing people. the iranians are a more serious threat. they have conventional military, they have missiles, developing ballistic missiles and they want a nuclear weapon. according to the deal that the previous administration made, they are likely to get nuclear weapons unless this administration puts a st

. >> i think the north koreans want a couple things. they want deterrent. they've never given up their goal of ruling the entire peninsula. >> the south kreenls want it to be one korea as well under their rule. >> not non1950 but all the way to 2010. so this is, of course, an issue for the south koreans. i think at this particular time kim jong-un the doesn't want under restricted trade with the world. i think he probably wants a limited opening. he wants money and of course he wants his nukes and long range missiles. >>> coming up, he knows the of thousands are protesting across the country, protesting the president's immigration and labor policies. after the break we'll head to new york and looks to see where the crowds growing. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure.

the north korean regime poses, as he put it, a big threat to the world. but as far as the red line, as it were, is concerned, mike, he refused to directly answer that question, or to define what would constitute a red line as far as the north korean actions are concerned. he said, as he has said before, that he doesn't choose to telegraph his military intentions in advance. the two rivals in the french presidential race have traded blows to start the final week of campaigning. on sunday, voters will chose between the pro—eu former banker, emmanuel macron, and marine le pen, on the far right. in a rally on monday, she characterised him as the establishment candidate. he said he'd fight "until the last second" to make sure she didn't reach office. here's our paris correspondent, lucy williamson. the second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far—right dreams of power. used to facing a united front of all her rivals, marine le pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else, her liberal opponent, emmanuel macron. translation: t

the north koreans don't tell us a great deal, it's a lot of speculation. when they launched and see it flies a very long distance, that strikes me more resident to let out the bugs. >> how should we be about the potential of so these -- in asia what needs ton involved. serial. >> i agree they're in the direction right now. they would not be doing all the tests. they want some -- they ran they through to basically scare everybody. that's what they want, the question is how long will it take them to get there. if you look at the development, but they eventually got the ability and american missiles to strike very far away. >> probably north korea can get there, but mainland win. >> but all this testing is driving in that direction. we have to get north critical over. i feel the americans might, you know, strike north korea because they're not going to tolerate. >> yeah, i did want to ask you this, it appears to be sending a message to china as well as south korea and the united states with the latest missile test. so what does this say about the relationship

a senior north korean diplomat tells a south korean news agency that the north is open to dialogue with the united states, quote, under the right conditions. >> adam is also the former director of the north korean task force at the council on foreign relations. joining me now from washington via skype. adam, let's talk about the timing of this missile launch. china hosting a trade and infrastructure forum with major world leaders. north korea is aware of that. they're also aware of the transition that's taking place in south korea with a new president. does all that play into this? >> i think it does. it's an understudied and underrecognized fact that china and north korea have been signaling to each other with their militaries for several months now and several years now. it is a relationship that is not comfortable. they're not on as good of terms as they have been in the past. president xi jinping has never met kim jong-un, who has never left his own country. it's a relationship that's strained. hopefully the similymbolism is lost on china. they should understand that their economic

it weaned away more of the north korean business partners. if you think of if he finally got the townspeople energized and finally, is he going to be -- guys, there's a secret exit over here. and if south korea implements the required reform. you're you could see a softening of the international coalition. >> what do you think that president unwill focus on the economy rather than on security? >> yes. i had some misunderstanding. can i speak korean? >> this is an english channel. two things is very important. first of all is -- >> let me speak on the misunderstandings that supreme on mr. un. oftentimes people say that mr. unmay be pushing for a more severe and that he would some how take away power. that's not what he is intending to do. what he wants to do is for his party as well. they want to make it more of a competitor. he wants it to be more transparent. it would lead to the companies being more competitive and on the global market. is it is not by way of more regulations. but allowing for them to operate more on the global platform. he

korean souvenirs on displaym will be chinese, russian and north korean souvenirs on display. it also serves another purpose. the vessel is set to carry essential goods and other cargo. north korea has long been isolated because of strict economic sanctions imposed by the un. the ferry owners say they will improve relations between the two nations. translation: we don't violate any un sanctions. we transport people. we create better communication between people, between china, north korea and brush up. ithink between china, north korea and brush up. i think it's good. —— russia. between china, north korea and brush up. ithink it's good. —— russia. i think everything will be fine. up. ithink it's good. —— russia. i think everything will be finem up. ithink it's good. —— russia. i think everything will be fine. it is not the first time the ship has set sail. it was running between north korea and japan until 11 years ago. but japan suspended the service after a north korean missile test. the service is expected to carry up to 200 passengers. early booking is advi

also, an unexpected olive branch of sorts from north korean state media. now, why would pyongyang be somewhat conciliatory towards the south right now right before their elections? >> reporter: well, we're on the eve of these elections, presidential elections here in south korea, and the front-runner right now is a left-leaning, liberal candidate named mun jae-in, and if he wins -- and he's ahead by double digits -- that would bring an end to ten years of conservative party rule here in south korea. and part of why that's a big deal is the conservatives have traditionally been much more hardlined against pyongyang and working much more closely on a military-to-military approach with the u.s. this politician has indicated he'd like to try diplomacy, and he's actually lined up with the trump administration, which has said, hey, the strategy of strategic patience that was pursued by the obama administration and previous administrations has failed. that's what this south korean politician has said as well. so, you have this north korean newspaper's blaming, ba

north koreans on alert. >> current and former u.s. military officials have said the u.s. does have a program to disrupt north korean missiles with cyberattacks. the "new york times" presented president obama accelerated three years ago. it is not sure which missiles may have been disrupted by hacking but kim ordered investigation into possible sabotage on his missiles, looking possibly into his regime. >> how close is north korea to having an icbm capable hitting the mainland? >> they are roughly three to five years away from have tag capability. they have not yet perfected a reentry vehicle that would enable that to reenter from space without it breaking up. but a test they did a couple weeks atwo gave them critical information on that vehicle. that missile reached an altitude of about 1300 miles. >> yes, pretty impressive. >>> coming up, president's son-in-law. now a lightning rod for a storm hitting the white house. setting up back channel links with russia as the trump administration digs in against the growing controversy. ugh, n

other firms, sold to the chinese and then the chinese are forwarding it on to the north koreans. i don't think that's government policy, but obviously the government can do more to stop it. jake, i guess the bottom line is the height of the possible here might be to slow the program, maybe even cap the program, but we're not going to push these guys out of their nuclear identity. >> i want to turn to syria for a second. i want to show you these andouts that came from the state department which now believes that syria's president bashar al assad is using a crematorium to dispose of prisoners where 50 a day might be being killed. does this escalate the need for the united states to do more or is this status quo, we know he's a barbarian and this is more evidence? >> sadly probably mortgage latter than the former. this is not surprising when i first read about it. by the way, this seems to be pretty well sourced. we've watched them build this over several years. we have other intelligence information. human rights watch has enriched our understanding. this is eerie for me, jake. i'v

the north korean threat, as far as that specific threat, i don't want to put a timeline on it. at this time, what we know is i would prefer to keep silent about because we may actually know some things the north koreans don't even know. >> dickerson: let me switch tomato, the president recently met with nato leaders. he didn't mention the commitment in nato, the so-called article 5 commitment, attack on one is an attack on all. why not? >> i think when president trump chooses to go tomato personally and stand there, alongside the other more than two dozen nations in nato that was his statement .. not words, actions. >> dickerson: the president seems to need convincing on the power and importance of the nato alliance. do you have to convince him of how important nato is? >> we have had good talks about it, john, and my initial, in my initial job interview with the president he brought up questions about nato and my response was, that i thought that if we didn't have nato that he would want to create it, because it is a defensive, it is a defense of our values, it is a defense of

>> what do you expect from president moon in terms of north korean policy? what do you think he will do? >> i think he probably supports the maximum pressure and engagement. >> you don't see any clash? as scott said, that seems to be the consensus. >> it depends on how he implements the budget. both presidents have said enough things which appear to open interpretation on any number of things. on say the alliance, moon has said i am america's friend, the alliance is the bedrock of korean diplomacy or democracy and he wants to strengthen the alliance. you say that sounds like a conservative. but he has also said things like he wants to negotiate the agreement with not only the united states but china and how do you negotiate with a country that is putting frrth -- it frank he wants the transfer quickly and when that was done before it caused a great deal of angst in south korea. he wants to increase south korean's independent and having the missile defense system not integrated you can see it as maintaining a strong relationship with the united states but he

the only country that has influence with the north koreans is probably china. but the chinese have always been more fearful of the collapse of the regime than of a nuclear machine. so, they have refused to tighten the screws on the north koreans. they could do a lot. they could close the border, they could deny them fuel oil, the chinese could hurt the regime. the chinese have to be convinced that they now have to do whatever it takes to stop this regime. when you hear the administration say, if you want to with the north koreans, we will, that is the message they're sending. the, we will, is kind of ugly. because, if you want to look at military options, you are looking at soul which is a very vulnerable and close to the border to the demilitarized zone. the north koreans could do a lot of damage, a lot of civilian casualties very quickly there. so the options are not good. it's complicated by the new president and south korea who is a man of the left who has said that we are to be negotiated with north koreans. trust me, i tried that, they walked away. we are

>> the north koreans reacted to it. they see the presence of two bombers to be a provocative action from the u.s. military. south korean officials are saying it's a show of strength o of alliance to send a message to pyongyang to cut it out. u.s. officials are confirming that they did send two bombers out here. the bombers were flying over the peninsula for training exercises with the south korean air force and also the japanese air force. we have been seeing these ongoing military exercises. involving the strike group in the waters off the peninsula. and u.s. officials have said repeatedly that the presence of these assets are meant to send a message of deterrence. now telling us that controversial missile defense system is operational. and ready to intercept missiles that could come from north korea. >> to your point, japan appearing to change their military action in the region. thank you. >> another concern in the white house. president trump's decision to invite president duterte to washington was not planned. that

missile system goes operational in south korea, the president says nobody is safe from the north korean threat including u.s. troops on the front lines in south korea. he adds that even u.s. citizens at home are at risk if north korea gets long range missiles. also breaking, after opposition from gop conservatives killed the first effort to replace obamacare, a revised republican health care bill is now facing strong resistance from gop moderates. vice president pence is up on capitol hill trying to save this latest version but the latest count shows it's in big, big trouble. and in a rambling rant, president trump seems to stick to his claim that he was wiretapped by president obama saying it's been proven very strongly, but then he says, and i'm quoting him now, i don't stand by anything. you can take it the way you want. so where does he stand? i'll talk to democratic senator chris coons of the foreign relations committee and our correspondents, specialists and guests, they are standing by with full coverage of the day's top stories. let's begin with a series of stunning comments fro

president trump declares he would be quote honored to meet with the north korean

might respond if a north korean missile was headed for u.s. shores and a clear shot across the bow to north korea's dictator. richard engel leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. military practiced defending the united states from a north korean attack, firing a missile-killing interceptor. this is it speeding its way over the pacific to its target, the u.s. launched from the marshall islands and aimed at the water off san diego. if a north korean missile really was inbound, this had better hit it. the test comes just two days after the latest north korean missile launch supervised by a smiling kim jong-un. he's already conducted nine missile tests this year. and quoted as saying the u.s. has a bigger gift package coming. the u.s. trying to show it can deal with that threat. but firing the so-called ground-based midcourse defense system has risks. it has what can generously be described as a mixed record, successful in 9 of its last 17 attempts. today was the first time it tried to shoot down an actual intercontinental ballisti

resources, all things that north koreans need for the lifestyle they enjoy. china has hey lost leverage and north korea doesn't want to become a colony of china. >> china under mounting pressure to do something it has resisted for more than a deck aid, put crippling economic pressure on north korea, a regime that has supported as a strategy buffer between u.s. ally south korea. >> it's interesting a lot of the canned food items you see here come from china. >> reporter: during my 12th visit to pyongyang last month i saw evidence of chinese trade being pumped into the north korean economy even though officials say domestic production is increasing and saying china will have zero influence over the missile development. whatever new sanctions we're likely to face, whatever trade restrictions, we're not afraid said a north korean official given rare authorization to speak with known last month. the latest launch coming as the trump administration deals with massive fallout from the firing of fbi director james comey. north korea's leader choosing a time of politi

as we have agreed north korean issue is -- in order to deter north korea, we'll take concrete actions together with united states. we will maintain high vigilance and coordinations with south korea and international community and take all possible measures to secure the safety of the people of japan. >> let's talk more about this. joining us, paula hancock in seoul south korea and will riply is in tokyo. we'll start with you since we just heard talking about taking concrete actions with united states, what might that look like. >> well, certainly with the united states policy towards north korea has a lot to do with the u.s. policy towards north korea so we have seen, for example, japanese warships training and joint exercises alongside u.s. warships and 0 koigsally, as well. we've seen exercises coordinated with the south koreans. three countries working together to show force. really what they need here is the cooperation of china. so some context from what the prime minister was saying there will be a concerted effort to try to convince china to use economic level which is a strate

this sounds like quite an advance on the part of the north koreans. tell us more about this missile test. what exactly was it yesterday? >> with well, it's a brand-new type of missile. we'd seen a version of this in a parade just a month ago, but what's really striking is it seems to use a new engine that the north koreans designed themselves. in the past they've cop idea engines from other places. this looks like the first engine that's fully north korean, so it's a big step forward for them. >> woodruff: a new engine, does that mean distance, power, what? >> well, what it really means is know-how, so that will translate into distance and power. in the past, the north koreans said if we could copy this, can we build it at i.b.m., looks like they have the design expertise to build this kind of missile themselves and i think in the future that should lead us toward an icbm. >> woodruff: so as i said in the introduction, 500 miles but the experts are saying it could potentially be 2500 miles. i mean, what is the potential capacity of this? >> right, wel

basically north korea is alleging that a cia and south korean intelligence plot recruited a north korean timber worker in far eastern russia, paid him more than a half million dollars and provided a satellite tracker via a chinese border city to gather intelligence to try to assassinate north korea's supreme leader, kim jong-un, either at a military parade or at the palace where the tombs of his father and grandfather are held. and the north koreans claim they busted up this spy ring and they're declaring that they're going to mount an anti-terror campaign in their country. now, north korean state media, just to give you some context, on the same day just a couple weeks ago published two wildly outrageous reports, one from a north korean youth group vowing that it would use five million nuclear bombs to wipe out north korea's enemies, another dispatch vowing that north korea would kill all u.s. forces so that there wouldn't be a single man left to sign a surrender letter. just a little bit of context to help understand how outrageous the past comments have been that have come from north

in one he is willing to meet with the north korean leader, in another he isa the north korean leader, in another he is a threat. absolutely, and we are seeing a variety of different approaches to the problems posed by north korea from the trump administration. they have been looking to work with china, to get it to use its leveraged in regards to north korea. also working with united nations, and in a separate move they have sent an aircraft carrier group to the region. now, the latest prong of action, if you like, in regards to north korea, a sort of charm offensive on the part of donald trump, who yesterday described the leader there, kim jong—un, isa described the leader there, kim jong—un, is a smart cookie, as he put it. and now saying that he would be willing to meet with kim jong—un if the circumstances were right, even going as far as to say that he would be honoured so to do. well, the white house very swift to play down any suggestion that any sort of meeting might be imminent between the two man. and meanwhile there are those who are saying that this is just a sign of

korean threat when the north korean threat owes its survival, if you will, to china. and i believe that china, rather than criticize the united states or south korea for defending ourselves, should rather put that energy toward convincing kim jong-un to stop his nuclear ambitions. >> so we should be a bit skeptical about our ability to persuade the chinese to break kim jong-un's quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them? >> i have been skeptical up to the recent discussions between the president trump and president xi. so i think that we're seeing more activity proactive, positive activity from china in this case than we've seen in a long time. i remain cautiously optimistic, but certainly hopeful. >> you wouldn't rely on it? >> it's too early to tell, sir. it's only been a month or so. >> but i mean you wouldn't rely on it at this time. >> i wouldn't bet my farm on it. >> thank you, admiral, senator, reed. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you admiral harris. admiral harris, i was saying yesterday that you in response to house questions took respons

president you have to wonder if the north korean regime, led by kim jong-un, are trying to send a message they want to be the center of the world. this is behind the ballistic missile testifies in addition to the knowledge their rocket scientists gain. just a week ago we were talking about what is believed to be north korea's most successful missile launch ever. the missile they launched landed 60 miles, the united states says, from the russian pacific fleet. this missile took a trajectory like we usually see towards japan and landed in the waters off japan and no damage to any ships or fishing vessels in the area but also no warning so whatever north korea, whenever they do this there is a potential to put people in danger. it was fired from a region in the country's largest power plant and home to labor camps and it looks as if they are using this launching point for launching of missiles. we saw this in february as well. ten attempted missile launches during the trump administration and remarkable to think of the pace has it hned continued to m rapidly. >> you have followed north korea

again, north koreans today saying the u.s. is causing these provocations and making no reference whatsoever to those comments by president trump that he would be willing to sit down with kim jong-un under the right circumstances. this morning china's foreign ministry is stepping in urging both sides to calm the rhetoric and re-establish contact as soon as possible. yasmin, frances. >> kelly cobiella, thank you. >>> president trump made these stunning comments about president andrew jackson and the civil war. >> he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war. he said there's no reason for this. people don't ask that question, but why was there the civil war? why could that one not have been worked out? >> the topic came up in an interview in the oval office where the president has a portrait of jackson hanging as you can see. the problem, president jackson died 16 years before the civil war. he also happened to be a slave owner who signed legislation which ultimately led to the relocation of nat

ariel: the north korean leader, remaining defiant in the face of pressure. this is the seventh missile test since donald trump took office. lindsey: another week, another family kicked off a flight, and this time, the dispute started over a birthday cake. it happened over the weekend on a jetblue flight at jfk airport. cameron burke said he was asked to move the wedding cake -- the cake from the overhead bin to under his seat. jetblue says he refused several requests to move the cake and yelled at flight attendants. va is denouncing a torch rally held by white nationalists over the weekend in response to the planned removal of confederate statues. saturday night, dozens of all right supporters led by richard spencer rallied around the statue of confederate general robert e lee. many were heard shouting, russia is our friend. the mayor says it's a form of intimidation. we do value diversity, tolerance, difference. that is a source of our strength, a source of our greatness, and we will not stand for this despicable behavior. lindsey: a rally was held last nig

citizens that are being held in north korea would be a major first step and gesture from the north koreans to indicate that they are serious about talks. short of this, i really think it might be difficult for the administration to engage with them. based on what i surmise, the north koreans now are seriously considering whether or not to enter into talks, and i would advise first to follow what happened with the talks with the iranians. there was a series of low-key discussions held almost in secret between american and iranian diplomats to discuss first what talks could look like, what would be some of the non-negotiables, what could be some of the objectives at the end of that, and i think that would be more helpful at this point rather than launching into negotiations. once we get to negotiations, if that happens, we certainly would need to work closely with our allies, both seoul and seoul and tokyo, but also in beijing and moscow and possibly even with the europeans. >> suzanne, president trump saying last week that he would be honored to meet with kim jong-un. for those counterparts

basically, they claim that the cia and south korean intelligence recruited a north koreat t korean timber worker in far eastern russia and later at a chinese border city, they claim he was supplied with more than a half million dollars as well as a satellite transmitter. they have only identified the north korean citizen by the surname kim, which is the most commonly used name here on the korean peninsula and that allegedly the mission was for him to gather intelligence and target north korea's supreme leader either at a military parade or at the tomb of his father and grandfather in pyongyang. now, another bit of context here. the state media that published this on a given day in april, they also published reports, i will paraphrase here, with a north korean youth group planning to bomb the enemies of north korea with five million nuclear bombs, in a separate dispatch the same day claiming that north korean forces would kill all u.s. troops so that there wouldn't be a single american man left to sign a letter of surrender. those are the kind of outrageous, bombastic pieces of propaganda

the north korean leader saying that it can be mass produced very quickly in north korean state-owned factories by state-owned workers who will work as many hours as they are ordered to do by their leader. so, don't underestimate north korea's ability to produce this kind of missile very quickly. it could put it within striking range of 52,000 u.s. troops in japan, along with millions of people, 28,000 u.s. troops in south korea, along with many others there, millions more, and the missile that they tested last week, a new kind of ballistic missile, analysts believe could have the ability to reach u.s. military assets in guam. that missile in particular was especially troubling because it allowed for a controlled re-entry back into the lower earth's atmosphere. that is a crucial step for an icbm, the kind of missile that north korea wants to produce that could eventually hit the mainland united states. and even though there have been international sanctions, strong condemnation coming in yet again from japan, from south korea, from the united states, it is not deterring this country f

by north korean fighters. how could he be honored to meet with kim jong-un. >> the president understands the threat that north korea poses and he'll do what ever is necessarily under the right circumstances to protect the country. >> how can that be an honor? >> jon, i guess, because he's still the head of a state. there's a diplomatic piece -- >> reporter: but sean spicer also made it clear the conditions are nowhere near right for a meeting any time soon. not only as kim recently released those videos showing the destruction of the capitol and u.s. cities. there have been missile tests, preparations for a possible nuclear test and now, the "uss carl vinson" strike group is in the region and on high alert. still, despite the heightened tension, trump is offering some striking praise for the young dictator. >> at a very young age he was able to assume power. lot of people i'm sure tried to take that power away. whether it was his uncle or anybody else. and he was able to do it. so, obviously, he's a pretty sma

koreans and somehow the north koreans the innocent in this matter. >> so why are the north koreans celebrating now? >> they've done more missile launches but that i think has more to do with their military testing program. they're clearly getting some success with these solid fuel rockets. and that's important. because then it takes away the option of maybe shooting them before they take off. directing some kind of koirnlt missile fire when it is still on the ground, as they're fueling up with liquid fuel. so this will be a tougher target. if they have succeed in the puttinggate nuclear, some kind of nuclear device on board, then game's up. they have a nuclear weapon. so i think time is running out for us. i don't think we're going to have that long. i think before long, president trump is going to have to explain to the american people that there's a new threat and i don't think he is going to easily be able to say, this is all president obama's fault. >> so what happens when north korea does have a nuclear ben they can attach to a ballistic missile? >> well, a lot of people have suggested th

a top north korean diplomat said the kim jong-un regime would be willing to negotiate with the trump administration after trump said he would be up for doing the same thing. that was hours before the rogue regime launched another missile test. take a listen to the north korean diplomat and our ambassador to the un. >> if conditions are right, we will speak with the trump administration. >> having a missile test is not the way to sit down with the president. he is absolutely not going to do it. he can say all the condition he wants. until he meets our conditions, we aren't sitting down with them before joining me now is a retired four-star general, chairman of the institute for the study of war and fox news analyst. thank you for being here. let's start with the ambassador haley. what is your take on her stance. >> i think she's right on the mark. i think she is truly reflecting the president's attitude as a result of this last testing. i think the testing in this case had less to do with our president and much more to do with the new resident in south korea who has been recently elec

we put a lot of weight on what china can or can't do with the north korean regime. we've given up a lot, we backed way off in terms of our demands for currency, equalization, and declaring them a currency manipulator. we backed way off in terms of calling china out for militarizing the south china sea. if you look at language and the upcoming shangri-la dialogue which is an annual meeting of asian defense ministers, that language really is kind of calling china to task for putting military bases on islands all along the south china sea. it's been removed, at least in the drafts i've seen. we put a lot of prioritization on what china can do a north korea and when i would like to see is holding their feet to the fire. changes. when i don't want to see is the united states get strung along for years and years like we did in the bush administration, to be candid, well north korea continued to develop its missile and nuclear capabilities. >> jenna: i did that happen? what was part of the thinking -- strategic patience is used for president obama commented could also be a

what struck you about that, about his willingness to meet the north korean leader? thanks, we had half an hour with president trump and he knew , exactly as he told us what he told us, that he was making news. he said -- i'm breaking news, right? the president had said that if it was appropriate, he would be willing to meet with the north korean leader. what this seems to be part of his his personal belief that his personal negotiating style and personal relationships with world leaders can have an impact. in a sense, he likened it to the meeting coming up later this ,eek with mahmoud abbas acknowledging at the same time that he understood that it was a different kind of calculus and figure. not saying that he is poised to do that immediately, but it is certainly on the table as something he has been thinking about and if it were appropriate, he would do that. as you know he plans to meet with the leader of the philippines and has invited him to the white house. somewhere along that spectrum we see a pattern where the president believes that things that had been pre

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korea.est with north he said he would be open to meeting the north korean dictator. he said he would actually be honored to meet him. this does that the question of what circumstances.take a listen to what he said. president trump: yes, under the right circumstances i would absolutely meet within. -- with him. most political people would never say that, but i'm telling you, under the right circumstances, i would meet with him. reporter: meeting the north korean dictator would be a huge about-face, a change in u.s. foreign policy for sure. another person is rodrigo duterte, the philippine president. he has already invited mr. do e to meet at- dutert the white house, but president trump has gotten criticism because the philippine president says he is behind killings in the country. president trump: he's tough on the drug problem, but there's a massive drug problem. he has a high approval rating. but he's very popular in the philippines. i look forward to meeting him. if he comes in the white house, that's fine. i look forward to meeting him. reporter: donald trump sayi

north korean regime of kim jong-un. >> controlling people. to >> after fleeing north korea in 1997 when she was in her teens and following difficult years in china, she finally made it to south korea on the west. her book "the girl was having names, referring to her aliases is a global bestseller. per ted talks beach has been viewed online 13 million times but she talks about slavery under the rigid regimes of kim jong-un's father and grandfather she witnessed executions, indoctrination, and a famine in the 90s which left a million dead and abandoned. she was also taught about enemy number one, america. >> fast-forward to today and president trump's talk about korea. the challenge is delivering on the rhetoric. she says north korean leader kim jong-un is a dangerous foe with nukes and missiles and repression. the killing this year of his half-brother, a warning. still, she holds onto a dream. do you think sometime in your life you'll be able to go back? >> i strongly believe it. >> aside from trying to kill them, the regime brands defectors a

but he dropped that notion of burger diplomacy after the north korean leader declared he was working on a missile powerful enough to hit the united states. you do you have to do, and you don't talk about it. so when people say — i was asked a question yesterday, exactly when would you go in? at what time would you go in? i mean, it's ridiculous. i don't want to talk about it. i can say this. he's very threatening, he's a big threat to the world. how safe are troops in the demilitarised zone, and our ally in south korea? how safe are they, with some of the defence systems we have provided, and what is the status of those? well, nobody is safe. the guy has nuclear weapons. i would like to say they are very safe. these are great, brave soldiers. these are great troops. and we know the situation, with 20,000 troops on the line, and they are right there. so nobody is safe. we are probably not safe over here. if he gets the long—range missiles, we're not safe either. so we have to do something about it, and we'll see what happens. now, after weeks of tough talk, and escalating question

korean slave labor, north korean shipping and requires the administration to determine whether north korea is a state sponsor of terrorism. this is working in concert with the administration strategy which is essentially to get other countries, namely china, to further enforce existing sanctions and to also isolate north korea economic and diplomatically. one analyst says the key to pressuring north korea is to get china to commit. >> koreans have seen so many sanctions imposed on them by the u.n. that they are sort of blase by now. but indeed, if china actually starts to enforce them, then i think they sit up and take notice because that would be new. >> this is after the secretary of state on friday held a special meeting to the u.n. security council, it was designed to figure out ways to discuss pressuring north korea all part of the initiation effort to get the rest of the world's sense of urgency behind the north korean issue. the secretary called out china specifically as china makes up about 90% of north korean trade, however, china's response to that was that solving the nucl

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the north korean saying you are just puppets. at least for now war is abated and missile strikes either from the us or north korea are voted so we from the us or north korea are voted so we have a little bit of peace thanks to the chinese. less -- let's hope so. the thing that made me laugh yesterday saying that his setting a precedent by retiring at 94. in britain today things are not so 94. in britain today things are not so bad that you have to work until you are over 90. it would help but it is not that bad. i think he is loyal and is should be a role model for scientists everywhere. you need to research how to be that aware and sharp and witty at that age. are you not say he should donate his brain to science because i do not want to be rude but this is incredible. we have to go, mate. good morning. low pressure developing with high pressure the dominant feature stop easterly winds continuing. clearer skies into the northern half of the uk. another cracking morning across the uk. for most sunny start. overnight cloud breakin

-- the north koreans to the table. the chinese have wanted us to have direct talks with the north koreans for years. i agree with that. but it has to be partnered with crippling economic sanctions by china on the north koreans and that is not happening. can you talk about your view of that? >> i would hope that recent events has convinced china that they need to take this much more seriously. it happens to be that the leader of north korea's half brother was living in china when we was brutally murdered at the airport in koala -- the threatening actions, i think recently the china daily sent a message to the north koreans that this nuclear mission and missiles that they're shooting off is counter productive. and i hope that they will use that as a reason to tighten down on sanctions and get serious about working with us and other countries in dealing with this. this is a very important and critical time to deal with that. in light of the actions of just the last few months. >> yep. we don't need a second korean war. >>

it flew for 30 minute, longer than any previous north korean test. more importantly, it appears to be the test of a re-entry vehicle, a key technology north korea must master before it can develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the unit mainland >>> the test missile flew 1200 miles into space. as the re-entry vehicle came back to earth it encountered extreme heat and buffeting when it hit the atmosphere. the technical challenge is to withstand the heat and buffeting without losing course. it land 60 miles from russia. north korea claimed it was capable of carrying a quote, large-sized nuclear warhead, in which case, it wouldn't have to be very accurate. >> david marten at the pentagon. still ahead, air busiest airports. two kids barfed in class today. it was so gross. lysol disinfectant spray kills 99.9% of bacteria, even those that cause stomach bugs. one more way you've got what it takes to protect. and they happen easily. the other side of this... is they can be removed... easily