dollar transactions between north korean based entities financed by kkbc, designated north korean bank and suppliers in other countries, it was done in order to evade restrictions on u.s. dollar transactions. why did we wait from 2009 to 2016, why did we wait to act against these persons? the only conclusion one could draw is beyond the issue of sanctions, we have here the issue of pressure because of the broader situation with china and our foreign policy. and i've got to be frank, this looks to me like an administration that's saying, let's not go too hard on some of these chinese companies, because it's going to destabilize our broader relationship with china on a series of other topics. here's another point i don't understand. there are three times as many other persons designated by the united states than north korean related persons. i have no problem with there being a lot of iran related designations, but why are there more than north korean related designations when in fact north korea has already not only developed weapons, but are demonstrating it, and using them in all sort

much more connected to the rest of the world and the north korean company and the north korean economy was despite , is areas of various hidden generally lower -- more open. is theer but i think administration shares congress's view that the north korean threat and actions including the recent nuclear tests compels us to intensify our pressure campaign working both the u.n. with third countries such as the japanese-south koreans, canadians and using our national authority and accorded fashion to increase the pressure. welcomed the legislation earlier. we put it to good use. ourntend to bring to current targets >>. what this looks like is we are as we involved in a provocation response cycle with north korea and you talk about the sanctions, and my comes up. you talk about the bill that congress passed. it was only until then that we finally designated north korea as a primary moneylender. -- money launder. this looks like a company shall things. sanctionsding back on . north korean template is brilliantly. buying time for themselves to reach the point average. the other is, what this l

is prepared to meet with the north koreans, with north korean diplomats without any conditions.nd the question is whether the conditions for nuclear negotiations, for a forming negotiation. and for me, a minimum condition has to be an agreement that the purpose of nuclear negotiations is to achieve eventual disarmament. nobody expects that to happen ip the near term, but in some kind of sequence, series of steps. secondly, while the talks are going on, north korean refrain r from nuclear and long-range missile testing. so me, that's a reasonable minimal requirement, and i thini you can get the chinese and other major powers involved in the talks to agree to that. now, the obama administrationdm has been asking for more.mo they have been asking for restraints on north korean fissile material destruction as a condition for starting negotiations. i think that hasn't worked andan we have to look at trying to come to an agreement with china on conditions that are more realistic. >> woodruff: greg thielmann,gr how do you see that? what do you think needs to happeno now? >> i mostly agree wi

north korea sank a south korean submarine several years ago. north korea shelled a south korean city that killed a number of people several years ago. south koreans did nothing in response. politically, that's coming to the point in south korea where that is no longer acceptable. politically, a south korean regime is going to have to respond. just a couple of months ago, a couple of north korean operatives came across the border, planted mines. a south korean soldier walking along was killed by one of these mines. the old south korea would have just let that go. the new south korea, charlie, responded by firing 50 artillery shells back into north korea. so you can see how this could grow into something bigger, snowball into something bigger. so that's one thing i worry about, right, is something getting out of control between north and south korea. then probably the biggest thing i worry about is north korea already demonstrated it is willing to sell ballistic missile technology and actually sell ballistic missiles and they've shown they're wil

is countering against the north korean threat. the u.s. has deployed the thad missile defense system in south korea, something they think can fend off against north korean missiles. this latest nuclear test, very concerning to the u.s. and its allies. >> victor, you are an expert on the korean peninsula. how concern should folks in the united states and around the world be about this latest test? >> well, wolf, i think that from a u.s. perspective, this is shaping up to be the number one national security issue for the two candidates as we head into the election. i mean, this is a threat that is a threat directly to u.s. forces in korea and japan as well as to the homeland. it is a prolib fer racial threat. north korea has sold every weapons system they have perfected. they file quite confident they have made advances in terms of the warhead they can mass produce and put on a range of missiles, short-range, medium-range or the prototype, long-range missiles. they are designating mobile launch, reentry and all the nin things that are propon

the north korean threat against the united states. will today's show of force cause kim jong un to back down, or will it provoke him? >>> after weeks of north korean provocations, the u.s. military today said that an unambiguous message to north korea's kim jong-un. this comes just as we're learning about yet another north korean threat. >> we are as the united states displays its fire power to the north koreans, a strong signal from the regime channeled through a japanese official that the real target of kim's nuclear program, the enemy those bombs are designed to deploy against is the united states. tonight, america is not backing down. a pentagon official telling us they're prepared to use everything at their disposal to counter his threat clung a bomber that can deploy a nuclear weapon. >> some of the america's most fearsome war maenls. tonight, sending a message to north korea. nuclear capable b-1 bombers make low flying runs just below the dmz. a top commander said the maneuver just days away from the test of the most powerful n

as with the north koreans. furious with the north koreans. we look at north korea as one of these nasty but distant security issues out there. it is part of the chinese domestic politics and the whole their partner for somebody decades, what does that say about china's system? there are a lot of chinese who worry if there is a north korean collapse, this is somehow a .ictory for the united states fs no one is ready to kind of sign on to the north koreans. there are a lot of problems in terms of how china looks at this. they tend to need a consensus before they move forward. maybe not try to discuss every issue under the sun but go right at this north korean issue because it's clearly getting more and more dangerous and i think the threat to the region . is very real.dy to kind i think the chinese are increasingly getting there but we need to have this deep conversation. we need to make it clear that we are not looking to take advantage of china here. we are looking to end the north korea nuclear program. david: i was struck about how these te

. >> pelley: also tonight, a north korean nuclear explosion sends shockwaves around the world. the south says the dictator is spiraling out of control. 15 years later, 9/11 first responders face new health problems.later, 9/11 first >> my short-term memory is almost gone. >> pelley: and steve hartman, with the man being stalked by a relentless lover. >> reporter: like you can't get away from her really. >> no, she's everywhere. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. not since alexander graham bell invented the telephone has anyone received a call like this. a call from the federal government to stop using the phone, because it could explode. that warning went out today from the consumer product safety commission to 2.5 million owners of the new samsung note 7. here's don dahler. >> reporter: in the three weeks since samsung released the 7 phxy note 7 phone, there have been at least 35 reports around the world of the lithium-ion batteries exploding. >> it was very surprising to me how quick the dash caught on fire. >> reporter:

and that's because of the developments of the north korean program. they are are moving out very strongly with that missile. i would urge my colleagues in the united states senate, whoever is elected president to put on the front burner the confirmation of the people that have to deal with this problem. and to get discussions going in the administration and with china and hopefully with north korea. certainly with our allies of japan and south korea. at the very beginning of the next ministration per. that needs to be on the front burner. >> before i turn to the members for question, is it clear right now what the response would be if the north were to take further -- we have seen test after test. if there there were to be a provocative action on the part of the north korea that us, japan, south korea deemed a threatening, and i realize it has to deal with what direction the missile goes, but is it clear what the u.s. response would be? would there be a military response? what would it take to get a military response? >> well i am right in the specula

, the chinese, and they have given the north koreans plenty of rope to do it. and i think they are going to give them a lot more rope before they pull them in. >> and you don't -- you think that the way to go is to try to sanction north korea further and not try to further pressure -- further pressure china because you don't seem to think that will work? >> well, i think we have to pressure china. and i also think we have to do more about china in terms of it -- what it is seeking in regional documentation, particularly in the south china sea and the pacific. we have not stepped up. i'm absolutely convinced the pitt to asia by the obama administration is a bit of a failure. we are full of empty rhetoric and very little action. and they know it just as the russians know it. the iranians know it people are clearly taking advantage of what they perceive to be weak american leadership. >> one last question very quickly. does iran end up benefiting from this test as well? >> sure. there is not a test done in north korea without iranian observers. and they also are t

against the possibility of a north korean attack. going into the presidential election, this is very serious business in the view of the u.s. intelligence community. rhetoric can get very dangerous here. the north koreans are just not backing off. >> barbara starr, thank you very much. our discussion of what we're doing vis-a-vis the world's bad actors ek tends into the campaign dialogue. donald trump is standing by his praise for vladimir putin. he's now getting support from his running mate, the man who's supposed to walk back trump east reckless talk. hillary clinton is slamming trump's comments and just moments ago getting new military support as she prepares for a sit down with national security experts. we have cnn's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny following all the developments. >> good morning, chris. the praise donald trump is showering upon vladimir putin is a remarkable break from the traditional boundaries of american politics. it's outraging democrats and making many republicans uneasy about the blur lines of

. >> confirmation from north korean state television. our nuclear weapons institute has carried out a nuclear explosion test to check the power of a newly produced warhead. >> the announcement came hours after south korea detected shaking patterns not normally associated with an earthquake. the seismic activity was close to an underground testing site, it's drawn international condemnation and this time was no different. rather than pursuing this, they should be promoting the well-being of the country's people. i count on the city council to remain united and take appropriate action. we must urgently break this accelerating spiral of escalation. >> this is another clear demonstration of the north korean regime's recklessness. our patience and the patience of the international community is being stretched beyond its limit. we should view the mental status of north korea's leader as out of control. >> japan and south korea particularly are deeply concerned because they are in the neighborhood but i think it's fair to say that china, russia

on north korean state television, the test was celebrated as a success. it was the country's most powerful explosion yet. and another sign of progress for its nuclear program. president obama, just back fromf a week-long trip to asia, called the test provocative andlled destabilizing. china, north korea's most reliable partner, urged all relevant countries to act carefully. in new york, an emergency session of the united nations security council was called. >> north korea is seeking to perfect its nuclear weapons and their delivery vehicles so theyt can hold the region and the world hostage under threat of nuclear strike. >> reporter: this is northth korea's second nuclear test this year, and the latest in a string of recent provocations. leader kim jong-un has also ramped up the country's ballistic missile capacity and during the g-20 summit in chinag the fear is that with each test comes better capabilities. jamie metzle is a senior fellowz at the atlantic council. >> if north korea continues on the path that it's on, it is likely that within a decade,d

trade to the north korean dentist did the north korean debt is paid the north korean dentist did train to the north korean dinners paid to send some morning; the smartphone. what the that's a fact emission markets. the big selloff with a side on friday. the hang seng in hong kong down 3.4%. the worst performer here. the nikkei down 1.7%. shanghai composite down 1.9% and the cost being south korea down two and a quarter%. >> the markets really turning out after a quiet over 40 days now. the london ftse down 1.5%. tac in france down 2%. german dax down 2% and german 10 year bond now turns positive for the first time since july 22nd that too is very telling. european stocks opened solidly lower. they decide to sell off samarra. dow futures down 100 points. s&p futures down 11 points. nasdaq futures giving up 31. 1:00 we do hear from a voting member of the federal reserve while brainard and she's known for being dovish, liking the looser monetary policy. let's check out commodities relatively soft under pressure. oil drops 1.6% tacking onto friday's losses and a look at gold down $2.5. oil

that is not something that you did the north koreans or the chinese or russians are particularly pleased about. but what is the alternative? anyone who is an ally of ours be threatened. we are not going to let north korea pursued a nuclear weapon with ballistic missile capacity to deliver it to the united states territory. line.s a bottom they want to assist us in the effort, we welcome that and we will engage in intensive discussions as soon as possible. >> you put out a statement earlier today saying you support president obama's call for additional sections on north korea. they have faced sanctions for your and it has not stopped them from moving forward. how will a few more sections help and would you consider the kinds of negotiations that you push for with iran? >> the answer is yes. ine faced a similar problem 2009. as a senator, i voted for every section that was put before the senate against iran. in our effort to try to prevent iran from moving forward on a nuclear program. it did not stop them. they built covert facilities. they mastered the nuclear fuel cycle. they were able

of strategic patience to no strategy, the congress came together this year it pass the north korean sanction and policy enhancement act, legislation i coauthored here in the senate with my colleague senator bob menendez, this legislation which president obama signed into law on february 18, 2016, was a momentous achievement and for the first time ever in our congress -- our congress imposed mandatory sanctions on north korea. unfortunately the administration's implementation of this legislation has been lacking and certainly disappointing. while they have taken some positive steps such as designating north korea as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern and also designating top north korean officials, including kim jong-un as human rights violations these only scratch the service of the authorities provided the president under the new law. we know the source of the majority of north korea's export earnings and it's the people's republic of china. nearly 90% of north korea's trade is with china yet two date, no chinese entities who were responsible for this 90% have been

our commitment to our allies is absolute. >> the north korean peninsula is at a fever pitch after north korea's fifth and most powerful nuclear test. kim jong un declared a, quote, quasi state of war. his propaganda machine warned public anger was exploding like a volcano over the latest display of u.s. air power, threatening a, quote, flood of reckless nuclear attacks. next door in south korea, the president ordered her military to annihilate kim's regime if he fired a nuclear-tipped missile as lawmakers called for south korea to have nuclear weapons of its own. for the u.s. a call for action at the u.n. security council. >> -- to secure the strongest possible resolution that includes new sanctions as quickly as possible. >> but north korean watchers say, for kim jong un, that's a flimsy threat from a weak playbook. >> from a north korean perspective, they have seen this all before, and it doesn't appear to have any impact on either the growth of their nuclear program or any concerns on their part about moving forward despite all the diplomatic isolation. >> the north korean nuclear te

the technology was given to the north koreans. that has not been confirmed, but nonetheless, we need to have some very difficult conversations because we know that in the last three weeks, beijing has been much more angry at the u.s. and south korea for the thaad missile defense system than it has been against north korea. so the north koreans saw a big green light because they realized china's not going to do anything. china has not been enforcing sanctions. there have been uranium hexofluoride cancers and othand. >> gordon chang, thank you for the perfective on this. alisyn? >> okay. turning to the presidential election, national security and foreign relations still dominating. donald trump continuing his praise for vladimir putin, even doing it in an interview that aired on russian tv. hillary clinton slamming those comments. cnn's senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny following all the developments. what have you learned? >> good morning. donald trump already under fire by democrats and many republicans for praising vlad

she's the person the north korean government trots out not just for everyday news. they only bring her out for the big stuff. so in 2011 when kim jong il died, she announced it. in 1994, when his dad died, it was her again. she's now long retired from her role on north korean television, but she's still around and they reel her out for really big stuff. and so this morning, everybody knew to brace for big news out of north korea when they wheeled her out for another impossibly enthusiastic north korean state television pronouncement. >> translator: the nuclear weapons institute, the scientists and technicians of the nuclear weapons institute tested a nuclear explosion at the northern part nuclear test ground for the assessment of power of nuclear warhead. >> at the end of this show last night, just before we got off the air at 10:00 p.m. eastern, we reported the initial news that let us know that was coming. there are not a lot of natural earthquakes on the korean peninsula in north korea or south korea. last night, there was a 5 point something magnitude seismic ev

korean regimes. -- the north korean regime. follow the money. sanctions signed by president obama, we have principlesused its and requirements. the administration has supplemented the act including by designating kim jong-un himself. most recently, on september 26, the treasury department designated for chinese nationals and one entity complicit in sanctions of asian activities. was a significant and hopefully effective step. working with our partners and allies around the world, especially south korea, australia and japan an , weeasingly european union are encouraging him pushing when countries to curtail their own economic ties with north korea. we have had some good results. downve essentially shut the operations of north korean ocean maritime management company. we restricted the lending severales -- governments have imposed visa restrictions. south korea closed the case on industrial park and that virtually 60. taiwan has halted its imports of north korean coal. there's more to say about this. there's also more to do. chin

. >> the delegation is also here to draw attention to the abuse of north korean women who escape. >> we'll shift gears here.

that is not something the north koreans, the chinese, are pleased about, what but is the alternative? we are not going to let anyone that is an ally -- that is absolutely a bottom line, and if other countries want to assist us in this effort, we welcome that, and we will engage in intensive discussion. >> you put out a statement earlier today saying you support president obama's call for additional sanctions on north korea, but they have faced sanctions for years and it clearly has not stopped them from moving forward, how will a few more sanctions help and would you consider the kinds of negotiations that you push for with iran? >> the answer of the second question is yes. we faced a similar problem in 2009. as a senator i voted for every sanction put before the senate against iran in our effort to try to prevent iran from moving forward on a nuclear program. it didn't stop them. they built covert facilities, they mastered the nuclear fuel cycle. they were able to acquire and put into operation a significant number of centrifuges. so our sanctions were not enough, and always we have

that is not something that either the north koreans, the russians, with the chinese in the region, are particularly pleased about. what is the alternative? we will not let anyone who is a treaty ally and partner of ours be threatened. we will not let north korea pursue a nuclear weapon with ballistic missile capacity to deliver it to the united states territory. that is absolutely the bottom line. if other countries want to assist us in this effort, we welcome that and will engage in intensive discussions as soon as possible. statement out a earlier today saying you support president obama's call for additional sanctions on north korea. they have faced sanctions for years, and clearly, it has not stopped them from moving forward on their nuclear program. how would more sanctions help? would you consider the kind of negotiations you have push forward with iran? the clinton: the answer to second question is yes. we faced a similar problem in 2009. in our effort to stop iran from creating a nuclear program, it did not stop them. they were able to require and put into operation a significa

now the north koreans feel they are only pursuing nuclear weapons for self-defense. they feel it's them against the world and the nuclear weapons are the only way to level the playing field. kim jong-un says he has committed to denuclearization when all countries imply. now as expected, today's test caused a whiplash of backlash around the world but it's unclear what the next strategy will be to try to stop the north koreans since existing sanctions didn't do the job. >> certainly troubling news. adriana diaz on the phone, thank you so much, adriana, on the phone in beijing. >>> in this country, a new poll shows the white house tightening in four key states. the survey by quinnipiac university found hillary clinton tied with donald trump in florida and leading trump by four points in north carolina. trump leads clinton by a point in ohio, but clinton leads trump by five points in pennsylvania. >>> on the campaign trail, the candidates are going after each other with sharper criticism. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: donald trump claim to cleveland to talk about e

they had north korean technicians on-site that were killed. you have partnership on the most dangerous weaponses of the world. we are not doing much about it. and it is the american city of their choice. and they can threaten. they threaten even when they don't have the capability and imagine how they can use that. >> and then the paradigm shifts and gordon, nice to have you. thank you. >> thanks, jenna. >>> disturbing details on the suspect behind the bombing in the notary dame in paris. >> and a solemn spot for reflection. coming up, a look inside of the 9/11 memorial will. state for the first time... gilman: go get it, marcus. go get it. ...coach gilman used his cash rewards credit card from bank of america to earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. at places like the batting cages. ♪ [ crowd cheers ] 2% back at grocery stores and now at wholesale clubs. and 3% back on gas. which helped him give his players something extra. the cash rewards credit card from bank of america. more cash back for the things you buy most. the cash rewards cr

i think he meant that we have kinetic strike capability that would exceed the north koreans' ability to stop it. i think, mike rogers thinks that's what he was trying to say and that's the right thing to say to the north koreans and that is a bit of a deterrent. we will also have to bring joint exercises closer to the korean peninsula with japan and other allies in the region that risk -- that are at risk including south korea, that are at risk from these nuclearis in ils and the other part of this, by the way, on china. it's not just china. we can get to the public on top of the table trading issues and those are easier to get to. what china will and has not done is stopped the black market trading on the north border. that's how they're surviving. the black market economy is huge. china doesn't want to touch it because they're in economic tough times, as well. we'll have to get at that. >> thanks to all. next, larry king on what happened behind the scenes in his now very controversial interview with donald trump. plus trump's closest aides say that he believes president obama will

after this latest nuclear bomb they set off, the latest i read this morning is the north koreans are saying this is laughable, the idea of additional sanctions, and how would you get a better deal when you are potentially dealing with a mad man? >> we are dealing with a man that has got some difficulties, no question about it, but i will say this, china has tremendous power over north korea, tremendous power, and also iran is one of their biggest trading partners. when we made this horrible iran deal, one of the most incompetent deals i have seen, they should have put in you have to help us with north korea because they are one of their

north korean media says thisia t latest test is in retaliationali for recent sanctions byctioy western nations and president pi obama was alerted as he h returned to washington from ahir trip to asia.si white house secretary josh earnest says president obamasaye spoke with south korea's president as well as the primeae minister of japan and reiterated the commitment the u.s. has to the security ofed tc america's allies in asia assia a well as around the world andld warned of serious consequence.o. now south korea's president called it an actou of self-destruction showing the fanatical recklessness ofsness north korean leader kim jong un.. japan and china say it's clear violation of the united nations security countiesy co resolution. we'll monitor this developing dp story but for now back to you in the studio.tu >> happening now rescueni now efforts resuming in the frenchnc alps after passengers weres forced to spend the night suspended in cable cars stuck in midair. the cable cars with 100 people on board stopped working overve the mount belong mountain bel range. four helicopters wer

china has also been criticized north being tough enough with its north korean ally. that might be changing. the "wall street journal" is reporting beijing could be cracking down on a major chinese firm across the border with north korea facilitating pyongya pyongyang's nuclear weapon development. this under the pressure from the obama administration which feels like time is running out. >> pressure doesn't feel like a enough. criticism, the pressure wasn't brought up through the chinese fast enough. >> reporter: also at the u.n., president obama branded north korea a country that is an economic wasteland. it is an increasingly dangerous one as well. bret? >> greg, thank you. >>> an incredible show of power from mother nature. in costa rica. temporarily closed the international airport in the country's capital. costa rica's volcano erupted several times sends smoke and gas billowing into the air and raining ash down into san jose. residents lives around the base of that volcano have not been evacuated yet. after clearing ash from the are runway, the airport re-opened.

>> pelley: also tonight, a color="#ffff00">north korean nuclear explosion sends shockwaves around the world. the south sayshe t dictator is spiralg out of control. 15 years later, 9/11 first responders face new health problems. >> my short-term memory is almost gone. >> pelley: and steve hartman, when the man being stalked by a relentless lover. >> reporter: like you can't get away from her really. >> no, she's everywhere. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: not since alexander graham bell invented the telephone has anyone received a call like this.