harry harris: yes, sir. again as i said yesterday, i'm , accountable and responsible for the communications that came out of that evolution. i am sorry that it happened. and all i can say i will do better in the future. jack reed: yes, sir. let me raise an issue that is linked to our diplomacy. we're asking china to take a much more assertive role in urging north korea to cease and desist. but your view in terms of what concessions we should make, if any, to the chinese to get them to cooperate, as both the chairman and i pointed out, and you pointed out, they are posing significant challenges to the rule of law in the pacific. and we can't ignore that. so your comments on this issue. harry harris: senator, i believe that great powers can walk and chew gum at the same time. and by that i mean that i think we can compliment and be grateful for china's efforts in north korea, even as we criticize them, rightfully so, and hold them accountable for actions that run counter to the international rules and norms el

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pacific command commander admiral harry harris will be back on capitol hill testifying about military strategy in the asia-pacific region or casino north korea at 9:30 in the morning. >> concerted diplomatic strategy to focus on funding the threat of a nuclear and ballistic missile capability. it's exactly the sort of threat that requires us to act responsibly. >> and the carrier do you think that's responsible as well? >> i think it's important for both china and south korea and japan to realize the united states has the resources and will make absolutely every effort to reach a demented -- diplomatic resolution but we also stand ready to defend ourselves. as the leadership of north korea i do think it's appropriate for us to make sure we have the resources in the region and 30,000 american troops that are on the peninsula. >> is it a direct threat to the u.s. mainland? >> it's clear that kim jong-un intends to develop both nuclear weapons and the capability to deliver them against the american people. at some point there will be a very pressing national security threat. i think it i

harry harris, commander of the u.s. pacific, talked about more missile defense in response to the north korean threat. took personal responsibility for confusion on the location of the aircraft carrier, the uss us vincent. >> let me ask you more broadly about missile defense. limitedsome interceptors in alaska and california and you mentioned some ship and we are with the d and korean with thaa there are several pieces. would you agree with my proposition we probably need to amp up to increase our missile defense capability in this region? >> i agree with you completely, mr. chairman. across the range of integrated air missile defense that we can and need to do more. i believe that the interceptors we have the defend our homeland directly in alaska and california are critical and i have suggested we consider putting interceptors in hawaii that defend hawaii directly and defensiveok at the radar to improve hawaii's capabilities. ddg'seve the flight nine destroyers coming online are exactly what are needed in the ballisti

. >> reporter: admiral harry harris laid out the stakes involved in north korea's nuclear >> with every test kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a preemptive nuclear strike capability against american cities. >> reporter: north korea's 30-something dictator has already threatened to streike nw york, washington and colorado. >> when he threatens the united states, that's one level, but when he threatens the united states with a capability of realizing that threat, that's a different place. >> reporter: a statement by the director of the national intelligence and secretary of state and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. behind the pressure lies the threat of u.s. military firepower on display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclear-powered submarine. in a few days, the "vinson" will be operating off the coast, and there's nothing north korea can do about it. >> if it flies, it will die if it flies against the strikers. >> reporter: they have pl

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pacific command admiral harry harris. this is just getting underway. >> recent weeks have witnessed provocative words and actions from the north korean regime. we're all concerned that the decades of self-imposed isolation of north korean leaders and especially the cruel erratic behavior of itsur

harris is the top us commander in the pacific saying if it flies it will die, that sort of rhetoric and we hear it from donald trump but from other people in the administration, i think what is needed is a cooler talk and it is very worrying that i think maybe they see if they step up the strong rhetoric it will terrify north korea but i'm not sure it will. also they are trying to pressurise china which is the big strategy and when donald trump keep saying this is a problem which has to be resolved, of course there is a danger that he talks itself into a corner and gets the point where he has to do something because he is so committed to saying we have to this out. clearly his whole strategy which is a high risk one. his strategy is to hope that the chinese can exert leveraged on north korea and i'm not sure why really because to remove the threat altogether would be an enormous step and unfortunately while they still have weapons and while they are developing weapons is problematic because you still have an unstable leader causing danger. one of the north korean arguments featured

jonathan: harry? harry: if you divided into the numerator and denominator, the earnings in the numerator is stuck. but the denominator is trending down and is negative. headlinehat is driving numbers. we noticed enumerators are being driven by sectors affected by the minimum wage increases, we fail. like retail, health care, etc. and also leisuran hospitity. drag. is a huge jonathan: look at the euro specifically. spreads are tight, tight, tight. i wonder at a time when the economy is going to pick up, how much tighter can things go in europe? we have to think about this back to front may be we thought 10-20 years ago. >> we have to think about it within the fundamentals. ant has happened in environment of global zero interest rates and easing is everyone reaches for yield. when you have negative yields in europe, you need that yield that is available in corporate bonds that much more. it is less about the credit story in much more about the policy intervention. the big story, and i agree in jonathan

harry harris spoke to lawmakers about the challenges of dealing with north korea and kim jong-un. >> i think the crisis on the korean peninsula is real, it's the worth i've seen. it seems that we're faced with a threat and a leader who is intent on achieving his goal and -- of a nuclear capability against the united states. >> shepard: just yesterday the admiral told congress if it flies, it will die. talking about any missiles that north korea might fire at the united states forces. the admiral says the missile defense system should be up and running in days. here u.s. soldiers installing it at a golf court. the system can shoot down ballistic missiles, the kind that north korea might fire. the north koreans are not backing down. they have just released a new propaganda video with images depicting them blowing up the united states capitol. jennifer griffin has this from the pentagon. jen? >> shep, remember the north koreans don't have a ballistic missile that can reach the united states. all eyes today were on the top u.s. commander for the pacific, admiral harry harris that told th

pacific command, admiral harry harris was up on capitol hill today, and here is what he said. >> it seems that we are faced with a threat and a leader who is intent on achieving his goal of nuclear capability against the united states. and it is clear that his goal is a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it to the united states of america. is there any doubt in your mind? >> there is no doubt in my mind, chairman. >> bret: considering that, what can we offer north korea that somehow gets them off of their nuclear goals? >> well, the regime in the past has indicated that the reason they pursued nuclear weapons as they feel that is the only way to ensure their survival as a machine. we want to change that view of their speed we want to change that calculus of theirs. we have said to them that your pathway to survival and security is to eliminate your nuclear weapons. and we and other countries will be prepared to help you on a pathway of economic development and become a stable, secure part of a stable, prosperous northeast asia. now, that is how weak the risk north korea to china as w

jonathan: harry? harry: if you divided into the numerator and denominator, the earnings in the numerator is stuck in the range. but the denominator is trending down and is negative. that is what is driving headline average numbers. if you further break it down into sectors, we noticed the numerator is the driven by sectors affected by the minimum wage increases, we feel. like retail, health care, etc. and also leisure and hospitality. on the hours side as well, retail is a huge drag. we feel those are the drivers. jonathan: look at the euro specifically and what has been happening with credit, spreads are tight, tight, tight. i wonder at a time when the economy is going to pick up, how much tighter can things go in europe? we have to think about this back to front may be like we thought 10 to 20 years ago. >> we have to think about it within the fundamentals. credit spreads have tightened. what has happened in an environment of global zero interest rates and easing is everyone reaches for yield. when

correspondent: i think we can read into the comments made earlier from admiral harry harris, the top commander of the u.s. forces in the asian pacific. i believe we have a clip. >> as president trump has made clear, all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong-un to his senses, not to his knees. correspondent: so what we can see is really the u.s. taken a moderating stance, and he, the admiral made comments to the effect that he did not believe a lot of the rhetoric about their capabilities really matched with their actual abilities, he called this a capability gap. it looks like the u.s. is trying to contain the situation. brent: we know the entire u.s. senate was invited to the white house today to be briefed on the situation in north korea, the options that the u.s. has. what options does it have? correspondent: this is the big question that we are very sure the senators themselves will be asking. we know they will be briefed by four of the top u.s. officials in the administration, including the secretaries of state and defense. they will be allowed to ask questions. an

. >> reporter: in open testimony before congress, admiral harry harris, head of the pacific command, laid out the stakes involved in north korea's nuclear weapons program. >> with every test, kim jong un moves closer to his stated goal of a preemptive nuclear strike capability against american cities. >> reporter: north korea's 30- something dictator has already threatened to strike new york, washington, colorado, and hawaii. for now it's bluster, but he's working on long-range weapons that would make it more than just talk. >> when he threatens the united states, that's one level, but when he threatens the united states with the capability of realizing that threat, that's a different place. >> reporter: a statement by the director of national intelligence, secretary of state, and secretary of defense said their aim is to use economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to convince north korea to dismantle its nuclear program. behind the pressure lies the threat of u.s. military firepower. on display in field exercises in south korea and a port visit by a nuclear-powered submarine. in

at the harry harris, commander of us forces in korea. bill powell is a senior writer at newsweek. welcome to bbc news. how surprisingly is the speed with which the system is being put into place? it isa the system is being put into place? it is a bit surprising, though the deployment was long planned and i think one of the things that was added to the urgency was notjust the sense that the crisis on the korean peninsular was escalating but also the political uncertainty in seoul, we have a presidential election coming up, the outcome of which is very much in doubt. i think the us wanted... and the south koreans wanted to get the system there and up and running so that it is, in effect, a fait accompli should the far left candidates prevail in seoul in the election. they want that system in place and a planned running. how carefully have the united states got to tread, given china is saying this kind of system will upset regional security? the have played their hand very badly —— the chinese have played their hand very badly on this, the bullying tactics, economic lead particul

harris stressed the importance of keeping all options on the table. if we don't maintain credible combat power to confront kim jong—un‘s testing and his development goals, then we're gonna be in a position to be blackmailed by kju. now i think that's probably a worse place to be. and i think that we'll all agree that everything that's been done up to this point has not worked in deterring kim jong—un. earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent laura bicker and she gave more details about the up coming security council meeting. what we are hearing when it comes to doubt security council meeting tomorrow chaired by the secretary of state, rex tillerson, is the move will be towards more sanctions and putting the pressure on north korea, using the sanctions, the stringent sanctions already in place. rex tillerson has already given a very rare interview to fox news. there he said that kim jong—un was not insane, implying that he is a rational leader that could be negotiated with. that's what we heard ina negotiated with. that's what we heard i

harris, stressed the importance of keeping all options on the table. if we don't maintain credible combat power to confront kim jong—un‘s testing and his development goals then we're gonna be in a position to be blackmailed by kju. i think that's probably a worse place to be. and i think that we'll all agree that everything that's been done up to this point has not worked in deterring kimjong un. let's go live to washington now to get more from our correspondent laura bicker. as we heard, everything that has been done has not deterred kim jong—un. so the security council meeting perhaps is yet another step towards more sanctions? yes. what we're hearing when it comes to that year—end security council meeting tomorrow, chaired by the secretary of state in the us, rex tillerson, is that the move will be towards really more sanctions and putting the pressure on north korea using the pressure on north korea using the sanctions, stringent sanctions, already in place. rex tillerson has just given a very rare interview to fox news. he said that kimi w

harris jr. ok. and you also offered your opinion that you would not bet that china can basically deter the dprk? is that correct? >> to be clear, i felt in the past that china, though it has the capability to influence and affect north korea in behavior for a number of reasons, it had chosen not to exert the full range of its influence. and i think we're in a different place now. i think the jury is out, it's early days. we'll have to see if china has changed its view of its willingness to influence kju. >> based on their previous activity, there's no indication that you think that that's going to occur, although you're hopeful? >> right, sir. past performance is no indicator of future productivity. up to a month or two ago i would agree with that statement, completely. after all, i made the statement. from a month ago forward, i mean, we're seeing some positive behavior from china. and i'm encouraged by that. so i think we should let this thing play out a little bit and see where it goes. part

pacific command on capitol hill today, admiral harry harris says the u.s. is at the disadvantage today decades old arms treaty with russia. >> how many of china's land-based missile forces to estimate have a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers? >> in an unclassified venue, over 90%. over 90% fall in that range. >> and how many missiles do you have that fall into that range? >> i am not certain. >> he says the u.s. should renegotiate that treaty with russia that no longer follows its regulations. he points out iran and north korea also are not bound by that arms agreement. >> congress races against the clock to work on a spending bill and health care reform. we'll get an update from capitol hill about where we are when we come back. savings. yeah, our insurance won't do that. no. you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance it's a performance machine. of engineering... when liberty stands with you™. with this degree of intelligence... it's a supercomputer. with this grade of protection... it's a fortress. and with this

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harry harris/u.s. pacific commander> we have to look at north korea as if kim jong un will do what he says. "are north koreans worried that you may be headed towards war with the united states?""it's a grave situation," he says. "but we're ready to counter the american threat with an all out war and nuclear attack."natthe response: american and south korean tanks and warplanes destroy an imaginary invader in a live fire exercisenat a controversial new missile defense system will be operational within days.natthe uss michigan docks in south korea... loaded with tomahawk missiles.the carrier carl vinson leads a navy task force east of okinawa .and the air force launches an unarmed ballistic missile on a test flight in southern california. north korea responded with its own massive artillery display. the situation is a tinderbox that some analysts believe could be set off by a small spark."the real question now," says military expert bruce benne