Who turned to social media to make it up to him. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im Savannah Guthrie in for lester. Tonight emergency meetings, frenzied phone calls. The u. S. Is scrambling to deal with a north korea that is more aggressive than ever and now closer than ever to being able to deliver a nuclear blow to the United States. The norths testfiring of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on the fourth of july, no less, was a dramatic and disturbing message and a technical milestone. Tonight sources tell nbc news the u. S. Was caught by surprise. We begin tonight with Janis Mackey Frayer in seoul, south korea. Reporter tonight, new pictures of what north korea claims is its first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile which could strike the United States. The u. S. Calling it a new global threat. In an emergency meeting today of the u. N. Security council. Time is short. Action is
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