willing to open their doors to them. it was an emotional moment. she heard from three young mothers with young children. it was clear the first lady was visibly moved by these stories of having to flee, of not knowing where they re going to end up, having to tell their children that they re going to be okay when they didn t know those answers themselves. it was clearly a day of emotion for the first lady in romania, as she continues her european trip. back to you. our thanks to kate bennet in slovakia. north korea has fired a second ballistic missile in less than a week, and it is the 14th projectile north korea has fired just this year. let s get to will ripley. he was nearby taiwan. so, will, what s the reaction there to north korea ramping up its missile testing this year? reporter: hey, pam. there s been strong condemnation, whether it be from south korea or from japan, even the united states, all of these countries very concerned about this launch of what is believed to be a
of korean peninsula. want to go to will ripley who is watching this very closely. he s in taipei for us. will, good to see you this morning. the sheer number just this year, this is the 14th projectile north korea has fired this year. and there s a difference between this and what we have seen in the past six months. talk to us about that. reporter: you know that number, christi, 14 is noteworthy because it s more than all of 2020 and 2021 combined, but this launch is different because it is believed to have been fired from a submarine into the waters off the korean peninsula. now, this missile was fired purportedly around 2:07 local time, 1:07 a.m. eastern coming days after a presumed missile test. interestingly north korea didn t report that test on wednesday. we re not sure why. but we do know, as you said, this marks the country s 14th missile launch this year. and so submarine launched ballistic missiles are some ways