fundamental question of voters confidence in the vote result. and exclusive cnn reporting of the bravery of one little girl in the middle of the uvalde massacre, begging for help why law enforcement stood outside. thank you so much for being here. we begin with a critical decision from the federal reserve and the major ripple effects it will have on the economy and also potentially the election. the fed is expected to announce another big rate hike this afternoon, another effort to tamp down inflation. this would be the sixth rate hike this your. it comes as new polling shows that voters are most concerned about the economy and inflation, putting republicans in a strong position ahead of the mid terms, the poll also showing enthusiasm among democrats is significantly lower than it was twoiers. two former presidents are hitting the campaign trail hard. barack obama in arizona, former president trump heading to ohio tomorrow, and we learned that joe biden will be speaking to t
Coastal city of sinpo, home to north koreas submarine base, u. S. Pacific command saying it was a failure, almost immediately after launch. And what i have experienced in the past when im inside this count country, its never reported in the statecontrolled media. Of course a successful launch would be a lead story with pictures of the north Korean Leader overseeing the event. Given that this appears to be this test appears to be a failure, probably most north koreans, the vast majority, will never know that it happened, ana. And, will, explain the difference between this failed launch and an actual nuclear test. Reporter so north korea has conducted a number of Missile Launches since the beginning of last year, three dozen missile tests. Its fairly easy for north korea to fire these. They probably dont have a warhead inside the trajectory, has them falling in the waters off the korean peninsula. There was a simultaneous missile
launch last month where three missiles landed within 200 n
launch just this year. in response 240 this latest one we saw south korea quickly retaliate with three air to surface missiles from fighter jets. critical here is the timing. we re seeing this latest escalation from north korea coming days after the u.s. and south korea had started their previously scheduled joint military exit polls involving hundreds of aircraft, thousands of military personnel from both countries. north korea was not happy about that called it a rehearsal for an invasion. threatening even more powerful follow-up reactions. but the big question and concern moving forward is what is north korea going to do next? just last week, the united nations nuclear watchdog warned north korea could be preparing for a nuclear test. its first since 2017 and the satellite imagery does show activity at north korea s underground nuclear test site. remember here that for north korean leader kim jong-un having a powerful nuclear force, missile force, it is key not just to his regime s
missile test given the distance and altitude that the north koreans achieved. your concerns about the threat, that kind of missile capability, that they successfully achieved poses and can you tell us anything about your latest assessment about potential activity at their underground nuclear test site. i m not going to talk about intelligence assessments, barbara. i think you know that. and we re still, as i said, analyzing this last test. i m not going to get ahead of that process. we ve been very clear about the threat that north korean ballistic missile program poses to the region and that includes their continued advancements to the nuclear program.