due to north korea's nuclear missile provocations. vice presidents visit shows the stance of the new administration . as such, i believe that vice president pence's visit is timely and meaningful. kyo-ahn: [speaking foreign language] translator: today, the vice president and i shared the view that through cooperation and collaboration, the u.s. alliance has grown into a indispensable linchpin for a successful strategic alliance that will allow us to resolve global challenges. we have reconfirmed our unwavering will to continue to make our alliance even stronger. hwang: [speaking foreign language] translator: 10 days ago, on april 10, i spoke with president trump about ways to work together going forward. today, with vice president pence, we understand the gravity and urgency of north korea's missile threat. we will double our threats to further tighten the global pressure on north korea. we will thoroughly implement sanctions on the unwavering principle of denying north korea their weapons. foreign[speaking language] translator: furth

south korea's news agency announcing an attempted missile launch by north korea failed. cnn was there on the ground during this massive milt parade that included two canisters big enough to hold the type of missile capable of reaching the united states. this is the first time pyongyang has ever shown off canisters of this size, or we could just be looking at empty shells. we just don't know. but the threat could not come at a more critical time. north korea vowing a merciless response if provoked. as we await the arrival of mike pence landing in seoul hours from now, president trump getting updates from mar-a-lago resort. we have live team coverage and a team of ammists standing by. up want to begin with cnn's paula hancock inn seoul. paula? >> reporter: ana, what we have a south korean official saying a projectile was fired this morning and it appears to have failed. there aren't many more details beyond that, obviously. intelligence agencies and the military trying to track exactly what kind of projectile this was. we note that it was fired from the area of shinpo, a p

there are 50 million people in south korea. about half of that many in north korea. because it is a small place, it means any type of ground war over there will be devastating to both countries. the thing we have in the united states is when we get tired of it, we can always leave. the people in korea, you know, they will suffer the most. a very complex situation. yep china that shares a border with north korea. you have russia that shares a border with north korea. and yeah the south koreans and the north koreans in the middle. it is a very complex situation. i would suggest that the president is very careful with the rhetoric he spews out about the possibility of going to a major war over there. the last thing we want is a major route more in south korea. on groundo very well wars in asia. it is no different now. it would be very difficult for us to conduct any type of major ground warfare there. and you cannot win it in the air. the terrain is not about you to do it. feelu want to get a good for what more would be like over there, just fly over there and take a lo

the people of -- south korea, i agree with you, buck, south korea doesn't want north korea to go away, because they don't want to invade north korea and, quite frankly, i disagree with which one of you said it would be china's mess to pick up. it would be our mess to pick up. we would be responsible. the other thing is the north korean people are completely isolated, are brainwashed. it would be a very difficult task because this is a dynasty by birth. not election. this is a brainwashing of decades. remember how they -- trish: so gett there because of that would be -- >> very difficult. trish: very challenging, very difficult. >> there's no apparatus in place at all. no civil society in place to support whoever would in and take over. but to the poibout us cleaning up the mess, leslie, just geographic create speaking -- geographically speaking, north korea will affect china a whole lot more than this. the chinese worry about a future in which they have a massive refugee crisis on their hands. that's why china's willing to be helpful here. you've even heard donald trump say maybe we'l

because china is north korea's largest trading partner and because it shielded north korea from harsher sanctions in the past, washington tends to think that china can deliver a deal on north korea. what i think the new administration really needs to focus on is working with china to enforce the sanctions on the books and coming up with a joint strategy for talks. that should include an effort to try and freeze north korea's nuclear and missile programs and put something on the table as a benefit for north korea if it's willing to take those steps. >> when you listen to water cooler talk among my friends and family, here's what scares people. north korea is believed to be developing a long-range missile that can hit the u.s. with kim saying he could test launch one at any time. what is the real timeline for north korea to develop a weapon like this? >> north korea has taken actions over the past years to expand its ballistic missile capabilities but it's still very far from having a missile with a range long enough to target the united states. right now it's unlikely they could even rea

"north korea: another country." and joining us by democracy now! video stream is christine hong, associate professor at university of california santa cruz and an executive board member of the korea policy institute. she has spent time in north korea, including a visit to the country as part of a north american peace delegation. professor, let's begin with you. the significance of what has taken place in the last few days starting with today, the surprise visit of vice president pence to the demilitarized zone? >> you know, i think what we are witness to is a kind of revisionism, both with vice president pence and secretary of state tillerson. they have made comments that strategiclicies patience is a thing of the past. i think the fundamental in misconstrues what it was. as you mentioned in your opening description obama waged a campaign of cyber warfare against north korea. and so, far from being a kind of kinder, gentler or even softer policy toward north korea, obama's policy toward north .orea was one of warfar

to protect south korea. south korea is a sitting duck surrounded by all this nuclear power like china, russia, and some people say even japan because japan is only a step or two away from making its own nuclear weapon. , i don't feel comfortable south korea having to rely on questionable protection from u.s. against the nuclear threat from north korea of the host: thank you. how long have you been in the snuns guest: decades. came here when i was a kid, around 10. host: thank you. guest: the issue of the american nuclear umbrella, the issue of american credibility, this is a very real issue. this is true in europe. it's why we wanted to deploy a cruise missile against the soviets. this is an issue today throughout asia as both north korea and china are engaged in nuclear development and expansion efforts. how credible is the united states nuclear umbrella? this is something that again is the core of u.s.-japan discussions as well as u.s.-nato discussions. could south korea go nuclear? there is no reason to t

now china is helping with north korea. certainly beats the alternative by the way, and that is north korea developing long-range nuclear weapons with of coursend icbm capabilities. joining us now, continuum or speaker of the house, former fox contributor newt gingrich. when you look at history and think of susan rice, john kerry and president obama, that red line in the sand, they got rid of chemical weapons, you add to that equation the idiotic deal with tehran home, you wonder when are we going to learn the lesson? thoughts? >> they're never going to learn the lesson because their left-wingers who live in a t fantasy land where nothing is ever real. in 20 years in korea it doesn't matter. all the years we've had experience with the ran, doesn't matter. the total fiasco of syria it doesn't matter. the failure of libya where they got rid of qaddafi and replaced him with chaos doesn't matter. if you're a really deeply committed left-winger, you live in a fantasy world. none of this is real, none of this matters. you go arou

panel of experts on north korea. they've put out this report that says that north korea continues o ill listly ship dual-use items to both syria and i-- and iran. those are two terrorist regimes. i hope that the new administration will move quickly to relist north korea and continue to seek ways to increase pressure on the regime through the sanctions bill that we passed out of here today and other measures and i urge my colleagues to support this important measure and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. all time has expired. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 479, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- >> on that, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman requests the yeas and nays. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having risen, the ye

north korea warns the u.s. this a nuclear war could break out at any moment as tensions rise on the korean planes after president trump's military actions in syria and afghanistan. what options are now on the schnabel into more patience. vice president pence warns north korea not to test president trump's resolve claiming the era of strategic patience is over. cnn's dana bash is traveling with the president as he delivers his message from the demilitarized zone. georgia on his mind. a competitive race to fill a georgia congressional seat catches the attention of president trump. could a seat held by republicans for more than 30 years be in play in a special election? >>> and murder on facebook. an all-out manhunt is under way nationwide for a man who taped himself killing an elderly man on easter and uploaded the video to facebook. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> just days after parading its latest long-range missiles, north korea warns a nuclear war could break out at any moment and accus

>> north korea's a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> we have a correspondent live with vice president pence as he touches down inside south korea, and we'll take you inside pyongyang, as tensions ratchet up. >>> plus the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the u.s. arsenal. the pentagon drops a massive bomb on isis fighters in afghanistan, just days after a surprise u.s. strike in syria. >> if you look at what's happened over the last eight weeks and compare that to what's happened over the last eight years, you'll see there's a tremendous difference. >> is the commander in chief letting his generals run the show? senator bernie sanders will join us live. >>> and unfriendly skies. outrage as a united airlines passenger is violent by removed from a flight. what can congress do to protect passengers' rights and prevent this from happening again? >>> plus the best political minds will be here with what happens next. >>> happy easter everyone. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is on the

will defeat any attack from north korea and gave his 100% support to south korea. we also heard a lot of concern there about china, the critical role that it should play. we will talk about that, and also the early deployment of the defense system. let's bring in paula hancocks now with more from seoul. paula, there were a lot of headlines coming out of that, but the big one, of course is how much they're relying on china. >> reporter: that's right, rosemary, there were certainly some sign of hardening responses from china, we heard from vice president pence saying, after that meeting between president and president trump, that they were seen in a positive light what was happening, they pointed out about china's economic retaliation against south korea buzz of the u.s. missile defense system thaad which is being deployed. china has not officially acknowledged but south korea and the united states

korea is complicated, the koreas, china is complicated. it's easy to rail against these things when you're campaigning. you meet president xi and he's a human being and he talks about his people. and you've got trade and diplomacy and military and all kinds of things. this is an extraordinary situation! president trump never served this country in any capacity. he's never held office. it's astonishing on-the-job training. so, yeah, it's complicated! it's really hard work. >> and it's only beginning, right? i mean, it's day 99. there are a lot more days to go, so get used to it. kimberly dozier, we also played sound there -- you heard it before, the fact about the job being a little harder than the president thought it would, about the president speaking of his relationship with chinese leader xi jinping. how much of what we hear from the secretary today is directed toward china? >> well, we've already heard some comments in the npr interview that are meant to reassure china. when the secretary says that they're not seeking a reunification

hours before pence arrived in south korea, north korea attempted to test launch a new ballistic missile, but the test failed as the missile blew up almost immediately. it is unclear if the u.s. had any role in the missile's failure. the "new york times" reports the u.s. has a covert program to sabotage north korea's missile program using cyber and electronic strikes. north korea is vowing to retaliate against u.s. military aggression. this is the state-run television station reading a statement by the north korean army. >> the trump administration, which made a surprise graded cruise missile strike on syria april 6, has enter the path of open threat and blackckmail. our toughest counteraction against the united states willl be taken i in suchch a merciless manner as to not to allow the aggressors to survive. amy: turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has claimed victory in sunday's referendum over whether to give sweeping popowers to the e presidenent, s the turkish opposition says they've received widespread complaints about voting fraud and that the referendum was held in an atmosphe

. —— very much on their mind is north korea. let's listen in for a short time and see if theresa may at things. reiterate it, our determination to make sure that the uk remains the best place in europe to run and grow a business, whether operating at home or abroad. that's obviously told there, that north korea was obviously on the agenda. also trade be tween the uk and japan. one of the markets this country will be looking more to vice president chris. —— once brexit occui’s. president chris. —— once brexit occurs. the us secretary of state rex tillerson is chipping in meeting of the un security council concerning existing and further sanctions against north korea. that's over its nuclear and ballistic missile programme. even from un in —— secretary general. rex tillerson addressing fellow members of the security council. he said this morning that he wouldn't rule out direct dialogue with north korea. let'sjoin proceedings. out direct dialogue with north korea. let's join proceedings. those days must come to an en

that's common they'll fly a bomb over north korea, south korea. the u.s. military's own way of flexing its muscles after north korea has. as far as any kind of a kinetic, i don't get the sense. i've been talking to people about this for weeks now and more specifically this week as we've led up to this anniversary this weekend. i don't get the sense there's any kinnetic action over response that would be planned for this. especially if this ends up being a shorter or medium-range missile test. there was a lot of talk about a potential nuclear test. a lot of concern that this may be their opportunity with this big anniversary for them to fire off some tests and intercontinental ballistic missile. also concern they may have mastered some more technology. they may be able to miniaturize a nuclear warhead and put it on a missile. so the military is always prepared to respond to any kind of provocation like this. with this specific one, what we believe we've seen, it's sunday morning in pyongyang, i believe we'll see more rhetoric out of the military and out of

in seoul south korea. we start with a warning for north korea from vice president mike pence. during a stop in south korea and a visit to the zone between north and south the vice president warned kim jong-un not to test the strength of the united states military forces or the resolve of the american president. >> the era of strategic patience is over. just in the past two weeks the world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president. in actions taken in syria and afghanistan. north korea would do well not to test his resolve. or the strength of the armed forces of the united states in this region. we will defeat any attack and we will meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective response. but as president trump made clear just a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea, the united states and our allies will. >> all this comes after more north korea luster, another failed missile launch and the threat of new nuclear tests. joining us are senior white house correspondent and our senior international ivan wat

the issue though is that korea north korea important because of seoul, korea 30 miles south of demilitarized zone dmz north korea has 15,000 artillery people, the problem is for us to do anything, north korea will still get a massive strike on a defense 10 million city stooul is soul held hostage to anything about north korea. >> what he is saying is that we are literally held hostage to an attack if he finds out about it he meaning kim jong-un because he will take out seoul south korea our vice president pence hours away from landing in seoul south korea, so is that how it would happen? >> well that is the -- the narrative, judge but the fact is we know exactly where those hardened artillery sights are we call thermal hart sights latitude longitude with gps we've ways of attacking sites you can imagine if five or six moabs were dropped in an area over there we had b-2s can drop 8500 -- bombs we can put a lot of firepower the readiness of those artillery sights don't fire aren't exercising them they have been there for years so there is a readiness issue. >> colonel hunt shaking your head 0

and north korea. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about how the president should handle provocations from kim jong un? just go to facebook or twitter on foxnewssunday and we may use >> if you've looked at what's happened over the last eight years -- weeks, compared to what's happened in eight years, you will see the tremendous difference. chris: president trump highlighting on what he believes are better results and it's time now for our sunday group, michael needham, heritage action for america. bob woodward from the washington post. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin and former national security council staffer gilian turner. jennifer, let me start with you, what do your sources say over the last 24 hours about this impressive display of military hardware by the military regime and in defiance of president trump? >> i think what's notable, chris, is when i walked out of the bent gone on friday afternoon it was a pretty relaxed atmosphere over at the pentagon. you did

this is how north korea operates. narrator: recent satellite imagery analyzed by amnesty international shows that since kim jong un came to power, the political prison camps have grown. 200,000 civilians who are outside of the criminal penal system. one of the camps, hwasong, is 540 square kilometers, three times the size of washington, d.c. narrator: it's estimated that as many as one in 100 north koreans is a political prisoner, many of whom were caught trying to defect. still, several thousand north koreans try to escape through china each year. lee, the former street kid, fled when he was 18. (translated): i was very scared, but i thought, "it's better to die than live like an insect." before i left, i prepared a little bit of food. i roasted some beans. i ate little bits of that as i went on my way. i went to the top of the mountains to see where the guards were positioned. then at night, i crossed the river when nobody was watching. i crossed the river alone and made it into china. i used the sun to get my direc

to shoulder with south korea. he did give some statement as well when he met the acting president not so long ago, and a very strong message, a real warning to north korea, when it came to talking about what the trump administration has done in syria, that missile attack on the air base and, of course, the moab, the mother of all bombs, that was just drop ped on afghanistan recently. he made the link between those two military actions and north korea, which we haven't really seen before. he said, quote, north korea would could well not to test his resolve, talking about donald trump. this is a stronger statement than we have seen from anyone within the trump administration or the obama administration for many, many years. and it's likely that north korea will take note of that. whether or not that will change their behavior, it is very unlikely. we'll still expecting that nuclear test number six. kim jong-un has made it abundantly clear, he will continue to test his nuclear weapons. >> any response from north kore

mike pence is on a 10 day trip to korea. we will follow this with a joint press conference with the south korean president outlining the security situation on the korean peninsula. >> that is the north korean building, that is the equivalent to this one. >> those are guard posts, those are north wing guard posts. >> the concrete line is clear. >> there are two soldiers, they have another one there. >> listen very carefully. >> this is to the east of here. >> this building over here is the same purpose as the freedom house. >> there is another building in front. that one is taller. their flagure that is taller than ours. other posturing things. >> we're going to start the meeting. [indiscernible] >> we will go in, once their set -- they are sets. vice president pence: thank you all for being here. representingto be president trump here. to stand here in this place, to be able to give the commitment to ourunited states long-term alliance with the people of south korea is a great honor for me. to our shoulders here and the sold

clarity, we hope, will be received in north korea. and they will understand the united states of america and the people of south korea are allies across the region. to achieve our objectives through peaceable means or ultimately by whatever means protect the interests and security of the people of south korea and bring stability to the region. >> thank you. >> thank you all. please head back. >> [inaudible] language]ng foreign >> good afternoon. first of all, i would like to wholeheartedly welcome vice president pence on his first visit to korea. i would like to extend my warmest welcome to his family and delegation. >>

to deal with north korea? how much can they trust us. >> let's talk a little bit about maximum economic pressure, imposing potentially penalties on third-party countries who may be in support of north korea. what is the preparation, the strategy, the conversation at the pentagon as we look at the possibility of some sort of military action there? >> well, from the pentagon it's a whole government approach. that's why you see very close contact between secretary tillerson and secretary mattis as well as treasury. when you think of ratcheting up any pressure outside of military posture, you hear a lot about pressuring chinese banks, chinese banks that allow the north korean government to stay afloat. but that's going to cause some potential friction with china. and just one quick note here on where the vinson is, i was walking about the capitol. the new term of art they're using here, they're not saying it's in the philippine sea or the sea of japan. they're saying it's in the western pacific and has operational

and north korea. plus, what would you like to ask the panel about how the president should handle provocations from kim jong un? just go to facebook or twitter on foxnewssunday and we may use your question on the air your ordinary lawn into an extraordinary one. so start your trugreen lawn plan today for only $29.95. hei don't want one that's haded a big wreck just say, show me cars with no accidents reported find the cars you want, avoid the ones you don't plus you get a free carfax® report with every listing i like it start your used car search at carfax.com >> if you've looked at what's happened over the last eight years -- weeks, compared to what's happened in eight years, you will see the tremendous difference. chris: president trump highlighting on what he believes are better results and it's time now for our sunday group, michael needham, heritage action for america. bob woodward from the washington post. fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin and former national security co

forces in korea, standing with courageous soldiers from the republic of korea is a message of resolve. the people of north korea, the military of north korea should not mistake the resolve of the united states of america to stand with our allies. the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad. we will defend that alliance for the sake of our people and the people of south korea and we will continue to stand strong to achieve our shared objective across this region and across the world of a the nuclear rise ecuclearized korean peninsula. >> why do you believe you can trust china to follow through? half the administrations have sought help from china and they had not come through? >> president trump is very hopeful that china will take actions necessary to bring about a change in policy in north korea. an abandonment of its nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile program. we are hopeful they will use of the extraordinary levers that they have with the to achieve that objective but as the president has made very clear, either china will deal with this proble

north korea is no exception. as an example in 2013 kazakhstan stopped the trust to mediate to allow to facilitate that -- on our nuclear program which consequently. [inaudible] we are convinced there is no other issues collective commitment to international commitments. cousins kazakhstan believes this is the right time for eliminating the nuclear threat. complete nuclear disarmament and the abandonment of koreans nuclear could be made by troops ensuring political and military stability on the peninsula. close engagement with asia-pacific family will bring dprk significant benefits for choosing a peaceful coexistence. such approach combined with a comprehensive holistic regional strategy will ensure stability for the country and the wider region. we call upon all parties, all relevant stakeholders in all member states to take balance actions we call on all parties concerned to refrain from action that could increase the military exhalation and further tensions in the region. >> i think you for your statement. now

threat from north korea. what do you think about that? you're on the armed services committee. >> i think we have a $600 billion def set. we have a $20 trillion debt. we're headed to bankruptcy of america if we don't change our path. that's the warning of the congressional budget office and other federal government aemgss. to the extents we can encourage our allies to pay for their own defense, that's a great benefit. >> do you think it's wise to raise that at a moment like this? >> i think it's wise to raise the cost, keeping in mind the admiracle testified before the house armed services committee when he was chairman of the joint chief of staff, what was the number one national security threat? it wasn't north korea, china, russia or iran. it was our debt. our debt is what long term with bring america to its knees and we better deal with it quick before it happened. >> see if the president can convince south korea to hand over a million dollars for that missile. mo brooks of alabama, up next, reflecting on

north korea warns the u.s. this a nuclear war could break out at any moment as tensions rise on the korean planes after president trump's military actions in syria and afghanistan. what options are now on the schnabel into more patience. vice president pence warns north korea not to test president trump's resolve claiming the era of strategic patience is over. cnn's dana bash is traveling with the president as he delivers his message from the demilitarized zone. georgia on his mind. a competitive race to fill a georgia congressional seat catches the attention of president trump. could a seat held by republicans for more than 30 years be in play in a special election? >>> and murder on facebook. an all-out manhunt is under way

strategic relations with several countries, including china, south korea, north korea, and india. from capitol hill, this hearing is about 2.5 hours. >> the committee meets his way to receive testimony on you as policy ends strategy in the asia-pacific region. i am pleased to welcome our panel of expert witnesses come all with deep knowledge and experience in the region. the senior adviser and korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies. aaron friedberg who is the professor of politics and international affairs at princeton university. and the former principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for asia pacific security -- irs and senior fellow am having trouble with my enunciation. strategic affairs at the endowment for international peace, an old friend of the committee. america's interest in asia-pacific region are deep and enduring, that is why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to up hold a rules-based order based on principles of free peoples and free markets, open skies, theen resolution of disputes. the challenges are

they are north korea's only allied. i'm sorry. china. china is north korea's only allied. you know, without china support, they support north korea. they give them 85% of their fuel and food that they could bring about the end of the north korean dictatorship. >> china may push for change but they don't want to destabilize north korea and end north korea and north korea and end up with a low refugee crisis. what can i do here? >> they can threaten to cut off support, but china relies on the united states just as much as north korea relies on china. there are ways that we can pressure china to pressure north korea. if the u.s., for example where to put a tax on chinese imports or make it harder for them to get imports into our country, that would be devastating and they're not going to put their relationship with the u.s. at risk just to please north korea. tribes are degrading relationships with the chinese. a great meeting with the chinese president and i hope to see that -- nicole: at the same time, they do not want the north korean regime to fail because ultimately that

vice president arrives in seoul, south korea, just hours after north korea test fires another missile. we'll have live reports from the region, including pyongyang. >>> and reaction to that failed missile launch from major powers with a great deal at stake on the korean peninsula. >>> >>>s >>> also, we'll go live to turkey where voters vote on a new constitution. >>> welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm ivan watson in hong kong. >> i'm george howell in tat cnn headquarters in atlanta. >> and i'm natalie allen. >>> let's start the program. u.s. vice president mike pence arrived in south korea a short time ago. his plane landed in seoul just hours after the latest provocation from pyongyang, north korea. early sunday, the regime of kim jong-un tried but failed to test another missile. south korean officials say the launch attempt was made from the port city of sinpo on the east coast. a u.s. official says the land-based rocket malfunctioned almost immediately and exploded. cnn correspondents are covering these developments all across asia. alexandra field is live in seoul. matt

and north korea? we've gone through this many times in the past, but it's different with a new president. so how serious do you see this situation? >> well, it's very serious, but it has deescalated with the failed missile launch. i think it's kind of a blessing in disguise. it's a setback for kim jong-un internationally. domestically he can control the message. i think the u.s. has to be very careful, very vigilant. should keep its powder drive. our policy should be restrained. we should reassess what we're doing in the peninsula, but at the same time i think this is kind of a blessing in disguise. it was not a nuclear test. it was a potentially missile test. it failed. the danger, though, is that they are developing more long range missiles. i noted one in the parade. but i think the correct u.s. policy is give china a chance to put real pressure on north korea. perhaps with oil export bans, with coal export bans. tighten the sanctions. see what that does. but with kim jong-un, he's very unpredictab

can north korea risk upsetting china ? calm down. can north korea risk upsetting china? it is their only ally. what should china be doing more? it is notjust china saying things should calm down, if you talk to officials within the united states and south korea and everywhere else, there is quite a feeling that things should come down, there should be some de—escalation of the rhetoric and some calmness brought to this debate. in terms of china can do, it sounds strange because it is very important, major, risk country these days compared to north korea but it does not have political influence over north korea. china fought for north korea in the korean war and although we do not the numbers, estimates are up to 1 million people we re estimates are up to 1 million people were lost and that did not bring influence over north korean politics. north korean ‘s present china trying to tell them what to do. it is true that paddy % of north korean trade goes through china and china implements the un sanctions but it does not stop all trade. the reason is most of the trade i

high alert, north korea. reporting from seoul, south korea, co-anchor martha raddatz. >> hello, from seoul, south korea. it's evening here in the city of 10 million people. on high alert on a weekend of escalating tensions. hours ago, yet another north korean missile launch. the fifth of 2017. this time, it blew up seconds after leaving the launch pad. u.s. officials believe it was likely a medium-range ballistic missile, the kind we have seen before. still, the latest launch rattled nerves, especially after the sudden appearance saturday of what could be new long-range weapons at north korea's big anniversary parade. canisters that appear large enough to house a missile capable of hitting the united states. you can see them there rolling past north korean leader kim jong-un. green camo on huge transporters. if he, indeed, has a missile big enough to reach the united states, and if he can make a war head small enough to fit on it, will the u.s. be forced to respond? this hour, all the angles on the most impor

south korea, seoul, is only 35 miles away. we should make sure they though they will be hit hard by the u.s. military if they even breathe on one of our allies. the era of patience is over just like rex tillerson said. charles: is there anything preemptive we should be considering? the administration continues to say all options are on the table. >> the reality is that our intelligence and the president's have to november quitely and discreetly. you cannot give this crazy little kim a left heads you have on what you are going to do. we don't see that their missiles can make the distance. but it doesn't take far to get to seoul. charles: according to sources we are learning this missile launch broke up over the peninsula, so it never made it to japan. china has obviously been helping. president trump has lauded their efforts. even going so far as kinds of dissing taiwan. what role do you see them playing? perhaps stopping coal shipments and certain threats may not be enough for them. >> it's time for china to step up their game

north korea and south korea, senses there, both nations conducting military exercises. we saw this failed missile attempt. there is no u.s. ambassador there in south korea at this point. how important is it for the united states and the president to basically fill these vacancies and have a full int infrastructure to deal with foreign policy? >> it's tremendously important. it's always important but i would say it's more important in this administration, we have secretary of state rex tillerson who has no experience and needs to draw on the deep expertise of the foreign policy establishment, certainly on the question of north korea, we have extraordinary expertise in washington waiting to serve. so not to have an ambassador in japan, south korea, china, not to have these key positions filled across the region but also at the state department at the senior level is critical in terms of managing that day-to-day diplomacy, sending up the right analysis to the secretary of state, having those very considered, deliberate agency discussions is crucial. that's the process, for

. >> north korea is the problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> we're an administration wanting to show a message that there's a new sheriff in town. we don't know, you know, whether we're making maximum effort to settle this peacefully or not. >> we will not relent in our mission to destroy isis in 2017. >> we have given them total authorization and that's what they are doing. >> that does send a message around the world that america's back. >> the trump administration says they will not release the names of people who visit the white house. why? what is the big secret? >> we don't want to go and scare people from being able to come into the white house. >> it's total bs. >>> well, you've made it to saturday. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell. north korea is putting the world on notice. for the first time showing off what could be the powerful long-range missiles and as the regime prepares for another nuclear test, tensions are flaring on the peninsula. >> kim jong-un was on hand watching this hug

in north korea that was not the case. north korea that was not the case. north korean diplomats did not really understand what the position of the west was, what we are trying to achieve, why we were trying to convince them that a new killer north korea was not in their own interests and it made for some very interesting sometimes quite confusing discussions. what is your sense of what the balance was between the ruling family and the other influences in london that country, most obviously the military? that is the ultimate challenge for the international community to try to work out. we have never been totally sure, reliably sure, but that kind of relationship. we want them and we are not now. we don't really know who has a serious influence on kim jong un and, in the way that we didn't understand when i was there who had an influence on kimjong—il and how the decision—making process developed. 0ne and how the decision—making process developed. one thing that always struck me was how ill informed, how little the officials that we seem to talk to und

korea. and what are the options for the united states. >> i'm not sure there is really a scope for negotiation at this point, with the north koreans. they agreed to give up their nuclear weapons and then they abandoned what they agreed to. and now they'd like to talk to us, of course, but as one nuclear power to another. i'm not sure that is really going to lead us anywhere. i think we need to have a serious, closer understanding with the chinese. >> rose: and we conclude this evening with a conversation about the youth anxiety center at new york press we terrian hospital. we talk to doctors anne-marie albano, francis lee and john walkup. >> it was only in the 1983 edition, 1980 edition of the dsm, diagnostic and statistical manual that we recognized childhood anxiety disorders. previously, and even to this day, many physicians, many teachers think this is a phase. they tell parents wait it out. this is going to go away. but in actuality anxiety bus start by age four, the specific fobias are

do we think that north korea could respond ? that's the problem. i wish north korea would respond. no! we have had enough of this warmongering, to be honest. why trump is going there and threatening this and that, throwing bombs at muslim people, innocent people, killing them simply because he wants to show he is strong enough... we don't want this warmongering. we want peace and obama was absolutely correct in his policy. when it comes to north korea, let's not pretend they are not warmongering as well. they are not an innocent party. do they have the capacity to deliver on the threat? in america, donald trump does. north korea is building up its arsenal and it is certainly capable of hitting american allies, particularly seoul and japan. it is cause for concern. this maverick quality of donald trump, his unpredictable nature is reaping good results because it keeps the world on its toes. i'm not saying i subscribe to that, but there is this line of thought. the problem is you have two mavericks now, kim jong—un and donald trump. when you have two in this explosive environment,

let's return to the north korea story. president trump's national security advisor has said an international consensus against what he called north korea's threatening behaviour now includes china. well, let's go live now to john everard, former british ambassador to north korea, who is in poynton this evening. let's concentrate on the north korea situation, what bearing does this failed missile test have on what might happen next? that depends entirely on what the chinese think is going on. the chinese last week indicated clearly that had he gone for a nuclear test, they would have supported sanctions against north korea through the security council, including perhaps cutting off north korea's oil supply, which would have been a terrible blow. what we don't know is where the chinese are going to ranka know is where the chinese are going to rank a missile test, a provocative test, but a failed test. we have to exercise caution over the american assertion that they are working with the chinese on solutions. this is not the

his first stop as i mentioned is south korea. he will be meeting with the country's acting president. at the moment no plans to go to the dnc. out the engine at the border and will be heading to japan and indonesia, australia and hawaii and julie, the whole point of this trip is to reassure all of our allies in the region that the u.s. is prepared to stand behind them in the face of this growing nuclear threat from north korea and the fact that they just testfired another ballistic missile, even though it failed goes to show you how hot tensions are right now in the region. >> north korea's vice foreign minister sent a chilling warning yesterday. the threat came on good friday, a christian holiday right before the easter weekend. certainly, setting off what we all believe to be a potentially interesting easter weekend. they had come out and said president donald trump's tweets are adding fuel to what they call a vicious cycle of tension on the korean peninsula. talk a little bit about how north korea has responded to president tr

the p 5 so publicly they're for restraining north korea, put more sanctions when north korea conducts missile tests, but there are reports that russia and north korea have gotten in a tighter relationship. >> and what is that tighter relationship do for russia? it again, ensures leverage and more -- they have a seat at the table when it comes to north korean relations but it's not just china that wants a say and martin, we've been talking about it for days now, how russia has insinuated itself in the middle east through syria, it is doing the same through north korea, continuing to try to build up those ties with the u.n. and the u.s. treasury are worried the ties are violating the sanctions. >> they would be worried. paula newton, thank you very much. nice to see you. >>> rebel bombs, chemical weapons, it is the world for most syrians yet bashar al assad denies it. our cnn report still ahead when "newsroom" continues. success has always been measured in zeros. but shouldn't it be about firsts? and seconds... how about adding a third? we think there's a bajillion ways to measure succe

he was punishing the wrong korea. he should be going after north korea and helping us come together. he has done a good thing by preventing any more of the export of coal from north korea to china. let's hope he stays true to his word on that and that they help us bring this is a peaceful resolve. >> congressman, stand by. there is much more to discuss. we will resume our conversation right after this. >>> we're back with congressman ted yo with florida. one of the republican lawmakers who is facing angry constituents at some town haul events. congressman, i know you faced criticism if some of your constituents for failing to deliver on your promise of repealing, replacing obamacare for opposing president trump on the gop health care bill. but the president said he would like to try again. is there a scenario in which you would sign on to a new health care bill. any closer to really working out a deal with them? >> absolutely. as far as signing on to a bill, absolutely. i commend his leadership for asking for a delay

and south korea. the vice president with a message that military action might be on the table, but a different message coming from inside the white house. cnn's athena jones is there. and athena, we have heard from the national security adviser maybe some different language than the vice president. >> reporter: hi, john. that's right. h.r. mcmaster, the national security adviser, putting the emphasis on nonmilitary options. but john, the central question in all of this, or a big central question in all of this is what china will do. will china do more? president trump has made it clear he wants to see china step up pressure on north korea to rein in its nuclear ambitions, and he believes china can do so because china is the north's main trading partner. the north relies heavily on china when it comes to trade. but the president has acknowledged in recent days that even china may not have a magic bullet here. what is clear from the perspective of the president's national security team is that some sort