WHY OFFICIA >>> AT THIS HOUR WE STILL HAVE A
>>> AT THIS HOUR WE STILL HAVE A THREAT FROM NORTH KOREAN
THREAT FROM NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR KIM JONG-UN HANGING
DICTATOR KIM JONG-UN HANGING OVER US.
OVER US. HE SAID, AS YOU KNOW, THE U.S.
HE SAID, AS YOU KNOW, THE U.S. IS GETTING A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
IS GETTING A CHRISTMAS GIFT. MOLLY HUNTER IS WITH US NOW.
MOLLY HUNTER IS WITH US NOW. CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND GONE, NO
CHRISTMAS HAS COME AND GONE, NO GIFT YET.
GIFT YET. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US TODAY?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US TODAY? >> HEY, CHRIS, THAT’S RIGHT.
>> HEY, CHRIS, THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE STILL WAIT.
SO WE STILL WAIT. THAT KIND OF DEADLINE THAT NORTH
THAT KIND OF DEADLINE THAT NORTH KOREA SET WAS THE END OF THE
KOREA SET WAS THE END OF THE YEAR SO THERE ARE STILL A TO YOU
YEAR SO THERE ARE STILL A TO YOU MORE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE END OF
MORE DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR BUT NOTHING SO FAR
THE YEAR BUT NOTHING SO FAR TODAY.
TODAY. JUST A SIGN OF HOW JUMPY
JUST A SIGN OF HOW JUMPY EVERYONE IS, A CREDIBLE JAPANESE
EVERYONE IS, A CREDIBLE JAPANESE NEWS OUTLET CAME OUT WITH A
NEWS OUTLET CAME OUT WITH A TWEET SAYING SOME KIND OF LAUNCH
TWEET SAYING SOME KIND OF LAUNCH HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. THEY QUICKLY DELETED IT.
THEY QUICKLY DELETED IT. SOUTH KOREA REPORTS FOUR U.S.
SOUTH KOREA REPORTS FOUR U.S. SPY PLANES FLEW OVER THE
SPY PLANES FLEW OVER THE PENINSULA, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE
PENINSULA, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE THIS WEEK, NO ONE HAS COMMENTED.
THIS WEEK, NO ONE HAS COMMENTED. A DEFENSE SPOKESMAN HELD A PRESS
A DEFENSE SPOKESMAN HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE SAYING THE U.S. AND
CONFERENCE SAYING THE U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA ARE CONTINUOUSLY
SOUTH KOREA ARE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING AND TRACKING ALL
MONITORING AND TRACKING ALL NORTH KOREAN MOVEMENT.
NORTH KOREAN MOVEMENT. WE KNOW OF COURSE FROM U.S.
WE KNOW OF COURSE FROM U.S. MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE,
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE, OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TRACKING
OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TRACKING NORTH KOREA FOR THE LAST COUPLE
NORTH KOREA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
OF DAYS. EVERYBODY IS STILL POSTURED,
EVERYBODY IS STILL POSTURED, WAITING, WATCHING TO SEE IF
WAITING, WATCHING TO SEE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS IN THE COMING
ANYTHING HAPPENS IN THE COMING DAYS.
DAYS. >> AND THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS
>> AND THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IS ANYTHING?
ANYTHING? THE PRESIDENT WAS KIND OF
THE PRESIDENT WAS KIND OF DISMISSIVE OF THE THREAT, HE
DISMISSIVE OF THE THREAT, HE SAID MAYBE I’M GOING TO GET A
SAID MAYBE I’M GOING TO GET A NICE VASE, MAYBE, SOME PEOPLE
NICE VASE, MAYBE, SOME PEOPLE WERE SAYING, HE THOUGHT HE WAS
WERE SAYING, HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET ANOTHER ONE OF
GOING TO GET ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE ADORING LETTERS THAT HE
THOSE ADORING LETTERS THAT HE CALLED BEAUTIFUL LETTERS.
CALLED BEAUTIFUL LETTERS. BUT IN REALITY, WHAT’S THE MAJOR
BUT IN REALITY, WHAT’S THE MAJOR CONCERN OUT THERE, AND FROM
CONCERN OUT THERE, AND FROM WHERE IN PARTICULAR?
WHERE IN PARTICULAR? I KNOW THAT CHINA, FOR EXAMPLE,
I KNOW THAT CHINA, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS SAID THE UNITED STATES NEEDS
HAS SAID THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO COME TO SOME SORT OF AN
TO COME TO SOME SORT OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH KOREANS
