u.s. canceling the launch of a icbm, the test launch of the minuteman three missile. at the same time the opposition the main opposition party, is calling for the president to appoint a special envoy, perhaps bill clinton, hillary clinton, perhaps jimmy carter. they re thinking something should be done. but that s the opposition. thank you, jim clancy in seoul. thank you very much. we are just getting word the top u.s. commander in south korea has cancelled a planned trip to washington due to rising tensions with north korea. general james thurman was scheduled to testify at three congressional committees this week. the hearing will continue, as planned but no word if the general s testimony will be rescheduled. when we return, the world reacts to nuclear threats by the new north korean leader. but to the east, does china hold the key to getting kim jong-un to end the bluster? that s next. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciat
diplomats home. the united states does not have any embassy in pyongyang but it has monitored the movement of two immediate range missiles to the east coast and it is believed they have a range of 1,400 miles and could reach as far as the united states territory of guam which north korea has threatened to attack. the united states is trying to make sure it doesn t do anything at this time to make the situation worse. the pentagon has a planned test of a minute man ballistic missile because they fear it could be misinterpreted by pyongyang. also, today, it has been announced a trip by general james thurman the head of the forces in korea to washington, has been delayed because of the crisis. if any country has influence on north korea, it is china. it provides the majority of pyongyang s food and fuel and china s president implied in a
may not be guaranteed in the capital city beginning wednesday. this could indicate some died of planned action. this comes as the u.s. has cancelled a scheduled test of the minute man 3 missile to avoid any chance of ratcheting up the tension further. the at the same time james thurman will not be traveling to washington for congressional testimony this week. he will stay in seoul to monitor the escalating tension there. there has been a lot of talk from north korea in the past but there is a new dynamic at play. big difference is the politics in south korea are changing by the day regarding north korea. if there is a provocation, it won t be business as usual. i could see a major war happening if the north koreans overplay their hand. the public in south korea and the united states, i think the whole region is fed up with this guy. reporter: new north korean leader had made a series of
f-22s. various stealth planes over south korea and that only seemed to ratchet up the tensions. the administration is trying to dial back as we heard overnight. they have delayed this missile test. we have also learned general james thurman behind all u.s. forces in korea supposed to come back to washington this week to testify before congress has now said it s too tense and he needs to stay in south korea he has delayed his trip. the obama administration has a tricky task of a balancing act. if it s a balancing act we are balancing on the right side. we don t know about this leader what he is going to do. can you dismiss it and say he won t do anything. he is from everything i have read he is basing his leadership not on his father but grandfather.
results. john:. they are calling for calm. william hague says to remain firm despite paranoid rhetoric coming from crong yong. north korea may be setting the stage for another missile test. steve joins us live with the u.s. reaction. what is being said here? reporter: a lot is developing on the front. u.s. has decided a postpone a missile test of its own to avoid tensions. tuesday s routine test of a minuteman missile will be postponed to next month according to the pentagon. they don t want the launch from vandenberg air force base to be misinterpreted or manipulated by north korea. at the same time the top commander in the region, james thurman will not be traveling to washington as scheduled to testify in front of congress. he will monitor the situation in