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and south koreans, there is a physical difference between the height of your average south korean who is much taller than the height of your average north korean. that's not due to genetics. that's dawe to malnutrition. host: this is a western photograph from the daily mail in great britain. eople are smiling. guest: people know what's good for them. what is outside the frame? when you go to north korea, you have a minder. every tour group has minders. you are not going to just go off and do a man of the street interview. if you are a foreigner, even if there isn't an obvious minder, are you really going to risk saying something on your mind to this foreigner who might show up on c-span or the bbc or voice of america. think about the consequences. host: sean joining us from pittsburgh. good morning, independent line. we will move on to joe from michigan. good morning, democrats line. caller: good morning. here is the crux of the problem as i see it. will china and russia to a lesser extent risk all-out war with the united states over north korea's actions? there is a much different po

with the south koreans are on the peninsula. military exercises and so on so they are paying close attention and they notice what we do. the question is how to they interpret that and doesn't cause them to change behavior. probably these gestures have caused them to pull back a bit. maybe they would have -- if not for all of the talk of u.s. forces in the region. i'm not so sure that they actually believe we going to use those capabilities. >> i think they have an effect on the north koreans. you saw they had a big artillery exercise this morning. they are reactive to some of what we do. i think the accumulation of it over time could have a numbing effect on the dynamic. does get theirit attention but they've also gotten used to some of these moves. >> you made the point that the us, i think played , forraphrase what you said the last 15 years. as there any prospect of these military exercises changing china's view? >> i think at the chinese became persuaded, convinced that we actually were on the verge of initiating military ac

so, you're a bad korean. >> roy choi: i'm a bad korean. if i was a mediocre accountant, it'd be better than being a top chef. >> anthony: according to who? >> roy choi: according to korean culture. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: according to korean uncles and aunts. and it's just, it doesn't register that that is a profession. you know? i wouldn't have to explain myself if i just said i was a cpa. >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: never. you know, that's, that's, that's weird -- shit. >> anthony: i know. you still got some 'splaining to do. >> roy choi: still. to just get it across that i, that i cook, and that there was this phenomenon that happened on the streets of l.a. that changed and opened up korean culture to, to the world. >> anthony: what does it mean to be korean american? does one create one's own world? i don't know that i'm any smarter about that now than when i first came to k-town in the middle of the night and discovered a strange and fabulous and delicious slice of america i'd never known was there. but i'm trying to figur

i would argue that the north korean regime. they have a very strong will to survive and they do not want to commit suicide. they are aware of the balanced forces that are against them so that's the good news. i believe they can be deterred and we have to have the correct prosper. he was signal the resolve. i think thf represents what i'm calling the complexity, simplicity say that after speaking to the president, you realized that this problem on the peninsula is very flex and i think every actor and region is restrained -- restrained from acting morally. i don't think we have any real violent options, accept in terms of containment, which has been the policy over the past decades. >> when we look at the optics of this trip by the vice president mike pence, he wasn't initially scheduled to go outside, was he? but once he did and he was photographed by some of the north korean sol, jr.s there. once he do that and staired right into north korea, how would that message be received, do you think? >> well, i'm not familiar with the

this is the north korean people's army behind me. this is as close as most will get to a sworn enemy. since this war ended this has been the site for hundreds of face to face meetings regarding this. >> on the left hand side communist north korea and right hand side republic south korea. >> ever been to north korea? >> only in this building sir. >> come on. i feel safe because i'm with you. >> threat is real. north is a huge army, mostly conventional. it is this huge army to the north that threatens very important in the south almost immediately, specifically seoul. >> well aware of dangers just to the north, the armed forces of republic of korea maintained constant vigilance. >> the koreans are part of us. we have a mutual defense treaty. they use the same tactics, techniques and procedures we do. they're a truly great powerful, strong, and tremendous ally. >> special list report gillin agrees. >> i'm sure the army is capable of defending themselves. it's good to back up allies. >> soldiers here treated me not as soldier only but as

in the korean war. they claim the united states started the korean war, which is contrary to the view of the majority of historians certainly outside of this country. so they also feel that the united states is the provocateur in that they're engaging in these military exercises with south korea, something that always enrages pyongyang. then they look at pruesident trump's order to launch that missile strike on the syrian regime. all of this fits into their narrative that they've told people for 70 years, that the united states is an aggressor waiting at their doorstep, ready to invade, or perhaps drop nuclear weapons on this country. people here believe, because their government-controlled propaganda tells them, that the u.s. could try to drop a nuclear bomb on north korea at any moment. they say that their government is justified in spending an extraordinary amount of its scarce resources on developing these weapons of mass destruction, even if it means hardship in other areas. they will say the missi

could kill 25 million south koreans. and near the direct path. it would take about four minutes to strike south korea and about 11 minutes to strike japan. so we've got to make sure that we're working closely with south korea and japan and of course as you indicated in the last segment china who is actually utilizing north korea in my estimation as a buffer because they have their interest in east asia also. and so just as they're concerned in south korea as well as in japan, when the president says america first, that means without our allies? does it mean with our allies? does it mean that if the allies say don't strike or do strike will we listen? what does that mean? chi china then has its interest in the region. it is as indicated a complicated scenario that is going to need a strategy and what we're not hearing from this president is what that strategy is. that's why -- >> he does seem to be warming up to the chinese. no longer ready to declare them a currency manipulator on day one as he said said during the campa

we are in the deeply concerned regarding the korean peninsula. we need to de-escalate the situation. that is -- [inaudible] this should never be allowed for it to spiral out of control. mr. president, the activities of the d dprk are extremely dangerous. other members and in the combination of ballistic missiles by the d dprk are jolt. we need to find a lasting and comprehensive diplomatic solution for this long-standing issue through dialogue. in this regard, dprk's international commitment on denuclearization and its full compliance with the wishes of the security council is indeed indispensable. this would then pave the way for a peaceful solution. the dprk has responsibility to do this. in the meantime, it is important to reduce the tension of the current peninsula to ensure that there will not get out of hand by accident. but the dprk has to use the opportunity to over what of the west could be with war for which nobody would benefit. the full implementation by member states of the development of the security council and revolution of the dp

who the north koreans see as having accepted them as an effective nuclear power. and that is the model. that is the precedent that north koreans have long wanted to follow in terms of the way that the americans treat them. do you think that there could be some concessions on the american side or will kimjong—un have to relinquish his nuclear ambitions before that takes place? i think what is very clear is the us side has long been prepared to sit down and negotiate with the north koreans but as long as the north koreans were prepared to negotiate on the basis of relishing its nuclear capability or its nuclear capacity. and thus far, there has been no sign of the north koreans being prepared to do that. how can the us and china work together? can they work together on fixing this? what form would it have to take? absolutely, the united states and china can work together to fix this. china, of course, has its own strategic concerns about developments on the korean peninsula and the us has strategic concerns. what i have long been interested in is to see how the us

i'm korean. and that's where the whole number one korean comes from. hey, i'm korean and i'm proud to be korean. >> anthony: marc is what's called "gyopo." meaning "korean who's lived abroad." as things get better and brighter over here, more and more people are, like marc, moving back home for the ever more numerous opportunities. >> marc: when i came here, it just felt right for me. i was like, "i'm here! these are my people!" it's like, "this is what i've been missing!" but i was considered not really korean, i guess, you know? i was considered an outsider in my own country. i had, like, this thing going on because it was like, "okay, am i not korean enough if i don't do this? or if i don't drink this? or if i don't eat this?" but there's a certain sense of, "well i want to learn this." if that makes me feel more korean. >> anthony: nice. best part's skin. is this so hard? walk in and eat delicious food and get hammered in the street? being korean is pretty awesome! >> marc: last one? >> anthony: yeah. >> anthony: nighttime in seoul. and everywhere

for a denuclearized korean peninsula. thank you very much. >> thank you, secretary general for that most helpful briefing. i shall now make a statement in my capacity as secretary of state of the united states. i thank you for the opportunity to address the security council. according to u.n. security council resolution 2321, the stated objective of this counsel is north korea's abandonment of its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. for the past 20 years, well-intentioned diplomatic efforts to halt these programs have failed. it is only by first dismantling them that there can be peace, stability, and economic prosperity for all of northeast asia. with each successive detonation and missile test, north korea pushes northeast asia and the world closer to instability and broader conflict. the threat of a thornorth korea attack on seoul or tokyo is real. it's only a member of time before they develop the capability to strike the u.s. mainland. the dprk has claimed it plans to conduct such a strike. given that rhe

north koreans several years later violated. so i think we are entering a crisis because this third generation of north koreans is more erratic than their predecessors. but you can't sort of just play whack a mole with the nuclear weapon system in north korea. it's much more complicated. they are much deeper. they are much more diffuse. and it would probably backfire. so there is very difficult options here. but i think the president is getting to the right answer here, which is to pressure china to step up and get a stronger diplomatic deal. but it's a really tough problem. >> i want to let our viewers know this is not just file tape we are running on the side of the screen. these are live pictures of the annual military parade going on in pyongyang, coming up on noon their time. the square is designed to make the individual look and appear small and emphasize the power and size of the state, or in this case, the power of their mobile missile launchers. walt disney could not produce a more lavish event outdoors with just thousa

this led to agitation in the korean peninsula. the city council is planning to convene on a briefing. it is nothing but the behavior of these double standards and injustice to the tune of the united states. so far, the un security council takes issues over the righteous to safeguardres the sovereignty and the dignity and the national security by adopting the illegal resolutions. and its interests. the u.n. security council exercises its sovereignty by the independence of the country. its measures for self-defense provocations. the countries are allowed to conduct such a test-fire. this is the reality of the u.n. arena at the present. and recently, the south korean authority is now declaring a strike be hold of the north and hey will deploy a missile, however the firing range of 800 kilo meters for actual battle. but the united states and security council kept mum about it, as we expected. the international community is taking note of the fact that u.s. and u.n. security council have kept mum about those test res will while bringin

before you know it, we are in a second korean war. if people want to do that, they ought to think through it and know that is exactly what they are doing. this idea there is some quick military solution to this i think is not quite accurate. charlie: you were in south korea. what do they want us to do? chris: i think the south koreans want us to be in close contact with them. they want us to understand we can talk about what we want in places like washington, but when you live 20 miles from north korea, you need to be sober about what you are saying. i think they would like to see us talk to the chinese and have an understanding of how we might cooperate to alleviate the pressure from the north korean regime. again, i don't want to talk about coups and things like that. but we need to have an understanding with china north korea as it is presently constituted is not a stable element for the future. the south koreans would like to see that with one caveat. i don't think they want is talking to the chinese about the future of the korean

and south korean forces taking out the north korean regime. but if the north koreans think we are actually going to implement it in the context of a crisis, they could do what the caller is suggesting an act first. host: the "new york times" has a picture of the care year carl vincent. l- of the carrier car vincent. guest: what i am saying is that the u.s. government, because of the character of the crisis iem talking about -- it is not 13 days, but we need an all hands effort from the u.s. government of the type like the iran nuclear deal. taking into account our diplomatic and military signaling have to be clear to ourselves and to our adversaries, so that we can avoid the risk of miscalculation. host: what are the lessons learned from president kennedy and the cuban missile crisis? guest: the main lesson from the cuban missile crisis -- and there have been academic studies about how president kennedy operated during that context -- one of the key issues was some of his advisers were calling for on theptive strike soviet missile sites in cub

his father is a korean war veteran. this trip started for vice president pence with a visit to the cemetery, the national cemetery here to honor those who fought. he then came here to meet with troops, but it gets serious after this point. he goes on to meet with the acting president of the south korea. from here, he'll go on to tokyo, where he'll meet with the prime minister. they'll be tackling head on the question about what to do to counter the growing north korean nuclear threat. you have another provocation again from north korea this morning, that failed missile launch. what they're really talking about now is a wider view, the long-term strategy, the secretary of state from the u.s. had been out here last month announce that the era of strategic patience was over. so what's the response now? what role will the u.s. take? those are all questions the vice president will talking about as he continues his tour through asia, ivan. >> and alex, this isn't just a time of regional tension. it's also a time of deep uncer

troops over the north korean border. so, this is a kind of thing that tillerson will be reinforcing today, that they're not trying to threaten china's influence in the region. they're just trying to take a dangerous nuclear actor off the table by taking that weapons program off the table. so, it's a two-pronged message. >> you know, alex burns, if i can jump in with one question not on north korea right now -- and again, we will hear from the secretary of state any minute. you know, if not for north korea, we'd be talking about health care and the failure of republicans to put a vote on the floor today. they are delaying it again. they are losing moderate votes here. can they win them back? let me read you a line from byron, who wrote "it's becoming increasingly clear the republicans have not repealed obamacare because a lot of republicans don't want to repeal obamacare." >> i think it's really, really tough to win those moderate votes back. to flip from no to yes on this particular bill would involve probably some kind

north korean citizens are out here right now. these women are holding up a north korean flag and earlier we saw north korea's full arsenal on display. there were scud missiles. there were submarine launch ballistic missiles and land based missiles that could be launched from a mobile launcher and at the very end a north korean intercontinental ballistic missiles. kim jung-un's goal is reaching the mainland united states. while analysts say it it may not be there just yet, parades like this is evidence that they continue to make progress. faster progress than many experts have predicted. a lot of people thought there might be a nuclear test today on this important holiday or on the lead up to it. however, it seems as if the north koreans are holding off on the nuclear tests for now. i have received information that a special operations exercise and military exercise earlier this week when commandos were jumping out of airplanes, that was an exercise and direct response to tweets from president trump talking about north korea and u

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one group or soviet koreans. they had lived in the soviet union for two or three generations, spoke russian better than they did korean. they rejected bureaucrats and people who had come in with the occupation. these were many of the members of the red army. also, the south korean labour party, which had been reformed, had been wiped out six times by the japanese. but it reformed again under unattractive, honest, -- an attractive, honest, revolutionary name and they had set up liaisons with the group in pyongyang, looking for a unification of korea under a domestic group of communists. then there were very large numbers of koreans who had early members of the communist party in china. they had risen to important positions within the party and in the peopled liberation army. -- people's liberation army. there was a political, spiritual leader, and another that was a general in the people's liberation army. one was very legendary, he led the advanced guard on the long so legendary, they forgot his march. family nam

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 look at the terrain below you. you will really understand how difficult it will be. host: jack, you sound knowledgeable. caller: i was there for 20 years. host: what were you doing? did two tours with the military. we had a core there, two divisions. we had responsibility for half of the militarized zone, 75 miles. militarized zones are about 150 miles long. then -- over the years, our we turned over-- a lot of the responsibility to the south koreans as their military group. were

koreans. the north koreans had three options. it was the goldilocks options. they could go big, a nuclear test. this he could go middle which would be some kind of pre-icbm or something moving to the development of an icbm. and then they could do the minimal, the smallest. if north korea, this was all of this hype and pressure and north korea didn't do anything, then on monday everybody would be saying president trump won. he put all of this frepressure the north koreans and they are very rational actors. this was as little as they could do to not create a bigger crisis. >> and yet trump is so unpredictable. you've written about this maneuvering between kim jong-un versus president trump, two people who both are somewhat unpredictable. how do you see this maneuvering taking shape as we get this statement. >> i think that as jamie was saying, kim jong-un has proven to be a rational actor and these continued tests also make sense. they are not random. they come at times of anniversaries and poli

the situation in the korean peninsula is often in a state that goes out of control. the root cause lies in the united states. it does not abandon it its hostile policy toward prk but has an aggressive war exercise in and around the korean peninsula. the military exercise staged at largeoment is not only and aggressive fight it introduced various nuclear strategic assets and the murderous operations such as the nuclear carrier charges and bombers and stealth fighters. it has real warfare, military exercise and a hostile policy. unveiling its pretense of the exercise of defense. it is crystal clear to everybody that the united states -- is hell-bent on the dangerous cyber rattling. harassing the peace and stability on the korean peninsula and the rest of north asia. [indiscernible] the situation might lead to a breach of the peace. however, in dealing with the issue of the korean peninsula, the united states, united nations security council is now playing the role of covering up the high handedness of the .nited states in the name of the u.n., ignorance of justice and

bans on north korean imports, especially coal. we must all do our share. but china, account for 9 to% of north korea -- accounting for 90% of north korean trade, china alone has economic leverage over pyongyang that is unique and its role is therefore particularly important. the u.s. and china have held very productive exchanges on this issue. and we look forward to further actions that build on what china has already done. lastly, as we have said before, all options for responding to future provocation must remain on the table. diplomatic and financial levers of power will be backed up by willingness to counteract north korean aggression with military action. if necessary. we much prefer a negotiated solution to this problem. but we are committed to defending ourselves and our allies against north korean aggression. this new pressure campaign will be swiftly implemented and painful to north korean interests. i realize some nations for which a relationship with north korea has been in some ways a net positive may be disinclined to

and they spanned generations of americans and south koreans. and on that foundation, we will see freedom through and we will see the interest of the security and prosperity of the people of south korea. and in a word, we go together. >> he said everything is still on the table. does that include a potential u.s. preemptive strike? and on china, what did he lay out to president trump that made him believe china is working hard to put pressure on north korea? vice president pence: they had -- they had a long talk with a broad range of issues. i know the president is hopeful that china will use its influence here on the korean peninsula with north korea to achieve that objective. we are heartened by some initial steps that china has taken in this regard. but we look for them to do more. will behope is that we working with china, working with our partners in south korea, working with japan and other allies to achieve this through peaceful means. as the president has made clear, we will never discuss military tactical decisions. the president has ma

that's essential for the north korean economy. so they're kind of thumbing their -- putting their nose in the air, not just the u.s. but also china. what are you making of vice president pence's visit there in south korea? >> that south koreaians want to hear is that the united states is 23ir78ly behind alliance, is firmly prepared to fight alongside south korea. that's all officials here want to hear. it's what they heard from the u.s. secretary of state, from james mattis as well, the defense secretary. and that's what they want to hear from the vice president. it's worth mentioning, it's a tricky time here in south korea. there's no official president. there's an acting president. the former president was impeached and has been detained for a krungs scandal. so actually, the officials that the vice president pence will be meeting won't even be in power in the next few weeks because there's going to be a presidential election. it is a tricky time to be able to sort of coordinate a concerted effort against north korea or a concer

and south korean ally. this comes in the wake of strikes in syria and in afghanistan and clearly this is a a message to north korea that the u.s. is taking this threat very seriously. this is really seen as one of the gravest threats that president trump assumed when he took office. you can see in the last week and several months and weeks that this u.s. government is taking this threat very seriously. >> here's what we're learning about this planned visit to the dmz. i'm reading these notes just in here to cnn. vice president expected to get several briefings while he visits. he's going to be talking with u.s. officials. . he's going to also speak with general bararooks and the curre commander of forces in korea. this is a much working visit. but we also heard him moments ago talk about how this is also something personal for him, his father served in the korean war as part of the u.s. army. >> that's right. so this is also as a u.s. leader taking it very seriously, but it's an awesome moment for him as he

policy options on the korean peninsula. for years the united states has looked at china china is the only country to curb the behey yor. instead china has chosen the bully south korea for defending itself from the north korean threat. china is doing all of this to stop defensive system. i welcome the trump administration on the issue of north korea. as these discussions continue the united states should be clear while we earnestly seek cooperation we do not seek such cooperation at the expense of our vital interest. we must not land not bargain over alliances with japan and south korea. as its behavior towards south korea indicates china has acted less like a responsible take holder and more like a bully. its rapid military modernization, provocations in the east modern sea signals an increasively pattern of behavior. despite efforts to rebalance u.s. policy has failed to adapt to the scale and velocity to rules based order. that failure is called into question the credibility of america's security commitments in the region

tensions on the korean peninsula was one of the topics. this is two and a half hours. . >>> good morning. we meet this morning to receive evidence on the noil the u.s.-asia region. our panel has deep knowledge and experience in the region. victor cha, erin friberg, who is professor of politics at princeton, university, kelly -- help me. former principles tal deputy si of defense. and ashley tellis senior fellow in tata. i'm having trouble with my enunciation this morning. i apologize. senior fellow and chair for strategic affairs at the carnegie endowment for international peace, an old friend of the committee. for the past 70 years we've worked with allies and partners to uphold a rules-based order based on principles of free people's in free markets, open seas and skies. the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peacened prosperity in the asia pacific. now a throthe most immediate che is a situation on the crane peninsula. kim jong un's regime has thrown its full weight behind its qu

i'm hearing that his father fought in the korean war. so an emotional visit for the vice president as well. paula hancocks, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, china is the critical wild card in the north korea equation. the vice president had this to say about china and their willingness to cooperate on north korea. >> it is heartening to see china commit to these actions, but the united states is troubled by china's economic retaliation against south korea, for taking appropriate steps to defend itself. the better path would be for china to address the north korean threat that is actually making such defensive messages necessary. >> the campaign trail, president trump hammered china for their practices. but he is toning down his rhetoric, saying, quote, why would i call china a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the north korean problem? good morning to you, matt. let's back up a little bit if we can and remind us why china has allowed this nuclear program in north korea to go on so long. >> frankly, china has an int

states during the korean war. we stopped using this in 1961. the reason this is not a menacing weapon to an adversary is because it has a high failure rate. >> reporter: at first glance these appear to be sophisticated grenade launchers, but experts say they're really outdated bullet magazines with a high failure rate. we are told some missiles at the parade were likely mock-ups. experts say it is too risky for them to display the real thing. but the flaws may not have been just with the weapons. >> even the sunglasses have a problem. >> right. you expect a commander to look like the soldiers he is commanding. in this case you have a commander of this commando force wearing $5 sunglasses, flat face sunglasses so they're not ballistic. they don't protect him from a blast. >> reporter: but one analyst says for the north korean audience this kip equipment doesn't have to be combat ready. >> staging realistic image of north korean military and society is not the point of these parades. i mean these parades are suppose

impressing upon south koreans that it's eessential to the defense in the region against north korean nuclear threat but it has caused some debate kin within south korea with some saying this is a move that could further irritate the north koreans. so, now you've got this move that we're talk about today with the u.s.s vincent coming in and closer. thernl is a significant move, the u.s. has been very clear, leaders have been very clear on their point they will do whatever is necessary to protect gents this north korean threat. and what we've seen on the peninsula is a ratcheting up of missile testing. more than 4 dozen missile tests in the last year. that's an acceleration of the missile testing program. there are analysts saying there are signs of evidence suggesting is we could be seeing another nuclear test from north korea. these are all moves that the u.s. and south korean counterparts are taking seriously and trying to respond to. >> all right. all of us stay with us. all of my guests i hope you will continue to be with us. we're going to take a quick break and we'll be right ba

the situation in the korean peninsula is often in a state that goes out of control. the root cause lies in the united states. it does not abandon it its hostile policy toward prk but has an aggressive war exercise in and around the korean peninsula. the military exercise staged at largeoment is not only and aggressive fight it introduced various nuclear strategic assets and the murderous operations such as the nuclear carrier charges and bombers and stealth fighters. it has real warfare, military exercise and a hostile policy. unveiling its pretense of the exercise of defense. it is crystal clear to everybody that the united states -- is hell-bent on the dangerous cyber rattling. harassing the peace and stability on the korean peninsula and the rest of north asia. [indiscernible] the situation might lead to a breach of the peace. however, in dealing with the issue of the korean peninsula, the united states, united nations security council is now playing the role of covering up the high handedness of the .nited states in the name of the u.n., ignorance of justice and

north korean actions have not gotten any better. they've only become more dangerous and more treacherous. in addition, north korea is working with iran, the world's number one state sponsor of terror on developing nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. it's clear that north korea is a state sponsor of terrorism. at the very least, the state department should go back to the drawing board and assess whether or not north korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorismful that's what this bill does, h.r. 479. the north korean state sponsor of terrorism dez egg nation act. it's high time we call out little kim, the loose cannon of east asia, for what he is. a terrorist and a terrorist state. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. oyce reserves. >> i would like to note this resolution passed our committee without any opposition and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. royce. mr. royce: i reserve the right to clos

korean americans call what happened korean for "4/29," the fateful day in april when it began. 25 years later in korea town, we found from the ashes a new community is forged. >> revisiting 1992. a lot has changed in 25 years. >> reporter: for 25 years, richard kim has tried to suppress his memories that haunt these streets. >> that corner went up in flames. >> reporter: korea town, home to his family's hopes and dreams, devastated by hellish street fighting, looting and arson. >> that strip mall burnt to the ground. there was a whole lot of looting going on here. people without a voice in the community are the ones that are going to get victimized. we're not victims. victim sounds helpless. i want to say survivors of the riots. that sounds more powerful. >> reporter: richard among those who took up arms as l.a. descended into chaos. he says they were seen through the media as gun-toting vigilantes. but he was motivated by necessity. >> we have to be able to protect what's ours. i think that is -- that's a perspective they've had. we have to fend for ourselves. >> reporter: kim's family

americans citizens and south koreans nationals and north koreans nationals in the region. there are real dangers that a lot of civilian lives could be lost if north korea responds to a u.s. response. >> a former of the aiea was noting so well and consistent with your statements there was that the proximity of seoul means that it's not only it's in the range of so many different types of missiles, it's what's in those missiles. sarin gas one of the concerns that both the united states has as well as south korean leaders all well within the capability of kim jong-un and north korea. the pentagon correspondent, thank you so much for your reporting tonight. >>> we're going to take a short break. we will continue following this breaking news story coming out of north korea. stay with us. we'll be right back. e*trade's powerful trading tools, give you access to in-depth analysis, and a team of experienced traders ready to help if you need it. it's like having the power of a trading floor, wherever you are. it's your trade. e*trade guests can earn a how cafree night when theyprin

lit occur on south korean soil or at japan. which means we need to coordinate closely with our closest allies in the region before thinking about any kind of military action. >> steve, very quickly. our intelligence in north korea is pretty bad. why is that? >> we have very little human intelligence on the ground. it's a closed, stalinist society. yesterday was similar to when we wo parades to know what the soviet union was thinking and doing. this will continue to bedevil us. >> thank you, steve. >>> president trump faces major decisions when it comes to dealing with north kia. the man who will help him make those tough calls is his top national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster. we'll talk to him in an exclusive interview. coming up in just two minutes. ♪ no two whale flukes are the same. because your needs are unique, pacific life has been delivering flexible retirement and life insurance solutions for more than 145 years. ask a financial advisor how yo