What the u. S. Believes was a mediumrange Ballistic Missile launched near sinpo exploded about five seconds after it left the ground. Its an embarrassing failure for kim jong un who staged a massive military parade saturday. It was intended to show strength as a u. S. Strike group aproechg approaches the peninsula. Today mike pence landed in south korea for a tenday tour of asia. Under President Trumps leadership, our resolve has never been stronger. Our commitment to this Historic Alliance with the courageous people of south korea has never been stronger, and with your help and with gods help, freedom will ever prevail on this peninsula. [ applause ] reporter in pyongyang, our governmentguided tour of the north korean capital continued with barely any mention of the missile failure. But they have brought us to a water park. And were apparently also going to a flower show. So theres a lot of lilies. Many people in north korea will never happen, as missile failures usually are not ackno
I want to get a whole bunch of marshmallows. Reporter here in new york city, thousands marched up fifth a avenue in their sunday best. Americans are expected to spend 18 billion on this holiday, that would be a record. A referendum to give turkeys president a tremendous increase in power appears to have narrowly passed today. Opposition parties are already disputing the result and calling for a recount. Turkey is a key nato ally in the fight against terrorism in seyra and iraq. Holly williams is in istanbul. Reporter the constitutional changes would weaken turkeys courts and lawmakers and place enormous authority in the hands of just one man, president erdogan. Hes already been turkeys most powerful man now for 14 years. Erdogan argued that the constitution needed to change to a president ial system to guarantee stability. In a country thats been rocked by a series of diddeadly bombin. President erdogans critics say the constitutional changes remove checks and balances on his power and
Heading into day two of the final match in southampton. And not quite as windy today as it was yesterday. Overall, not a bad day for most of us, with sunshine and a few showers. Its saturday, the 22nd of august. Our top story parts of north west england are facing tighter lockdown restrictions from today amid rising concern over the increase in cases of covid 19. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, said the targeted measures were aimed at preventing a second peak of the virus. Heres what has changed. From today, residents in oldham as well as those in parts of pendle and blackburn can no longer socialise with anyone from outside their own households. Theres a new lower limit of 20 people allowed to attend weddings orfunerals. People are also being encouraged to not use public transport unless essential. Workplaces are unaffected, as are childcare facilities, and other businesses including pubs and restaurants can continue to operate. Elsewhere in the north west, from wednesday, those l
As andrewa ward finished her health care enrollment, she said it was a burden off her shoulders, knowing her asthma would be taken care of. It is a relief. Ive been held hostage to the insurance company. Now i have peace of mind. For the first time in my life, im covered. I cant tell you how good that feels. If it was up to the gop, these people would be out of luck. Because they killed a Health Care Ruling that puts nearly 5 million Peoples Insurance in jeopardy. They want to pull people off health care. It is a party driven by ideology. Not by helping americans. And we just saw it play out in georgia where david purdue, won the states republican primary. He is against the Health Care Law and against raising the minimum wage. This is governing principle of the party right now. And that is to put politics over people. It is why they punt on working to solve the humanitarian crisis at the border. Why they lead millions of unemployed americans without jobless benefits and why they turn t
Claim, by the way, trump denies. And also some members of his staff, as dana bash is reporting. Party leaders are outraged at this latest trump firestorm. Refusing to endorse two party candidates. This is all part of an interview with the Washington Post when asked about ryans reelection bid. I like paul. But these are horrible times for the country. We need very strong leadership. We need very, very strong leadership. And im just not quite there yet. Im not quite there yet. In quotes. Now, contrast that to some news made minutes ago as trumps running mate, indiana governor mike pence, calls in to fox news, voicing his support for speaker ryan. It takes time to have relations together. Im strongly supporting paul ryan, strongly endorse his reelection. Hes a long time friend. He is a strong conservative leader. I believe we need paul ryan in leadership in a congress of the United States. Having the president ial nominee, maybe not being as forthcoming with that same view, leads some to