a good morning to you all. we begin with breaking news from north korea where the country tried to flex its military muscle overnight by firing another missile. but the test failed. with the rocket exploding seconds after launch, this comes just days after the country boasted about its new rocket engine and just weeks after it fired four missiles into the sea of japan. abc s joohee cho is in south korea. she says it s no coincidence that the test comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct their annual military exercises. reporter: you have to understand that for them, north korea, these missiles are crucial to survive. they truly do feel a grave threat and believe the u.s. and south korea will launch a preemptive strike. for kim jong-un, the north korean leader, it is a matter of pure survival and this is key weapon to ensure his reign of power. secretary of state rex tillerson just back from that area recently said the trump administration plans to be much tougher on
a good morning to you all. breaking news from north korea where the country tried to flex its muscle overnight by firing another missile. but the test failed. with the rocket exploding seconds after launch this comes just days after the country boasted about its new rocket engine and just weeks after it fired four missiles into the sea of japan. abc s joohee cho is in south korea and says it is no co-kins as the u.s. and south korea conduct their annual military exercises. for them, north korea, these missiles are crucial to survive. they truly do feel a grave threat and believe the u.s. and south korea will launch a preemptive strike. for kim jong-un, the north korean leader, it is a matter of pure survival and this is key weapon to ensure his reign of power. secretary of state rex tillerson back from that area recently said the trump administration plans to be much doesn t curb its nuclear program but a north korean envoy says the north is pursuing the acceleration
a good morning to you all. breaking news from north korea where the country tried to flex its muscle overnight by firing another missile. but the test failed. with the rocket exploding seconds after launch this comes just days after the country boasted about its new rocket engine and just weeks after it fired four missiles into the sea of japan. abc s joohee cho is in south korea and says it is no co-kins as the u.s. and south korea conduct their annual military exercises. for them, north korea, these missiles are crucial to survive. they truly do feel a grave threat and believe the u.s. and south korea will launch a preemptive strike. for kim jong-un, the north korean leader, it is a matter of pure survival and this is key weapon to ensure his reign of power. secretary of state rex tillerson back from that area recently said the trump administration plans to be much tougher on north korea if it doesn t curb its nuclear program but a north korean envoy says the north
board this mangled mess firefighters work to go get children out trapped inside officials say they went to wood more elementary school and range in grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. eight-year-old darren griffith escaped with only bump and bruises. tonight school superintendent is asking for prayers. hearts and go out to families for students who have transferred to hospital. some left with their parents. police saying bus was only vehicle involved in crash they are speaking with bus driver. question. and he is cooperating. so it s not clear why the driver lost control. that person is cooperating with police and now they are looking at speed as possible factor. in newsroom jadiann thompson, 7 news night team. new at 11, we re hearing from a mother who says her child was abused by another student on a school bus in boston. she says a 6-year-old sexually abused a number students while on that bus. bookman to lie live with more. well boston police they were alerted to
it happened in tacoma, washington, just hours ago when the officer responded to a domestic violence call. he was shot several times and died later at the hospital. this was the solemn scene as his body was taken away. the suspect was believed to be barricaded inside the house overnight. the neighborhood on lockdown. 133 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty so far this year. that is more than all of last year. also breaking overnight, protesters hit the streets of charlotte, north carolina, angry that prosecutors will no shooting of keith scott. the demonstrators say they don t believe scott was armed when the officer shot and killed him in september. but the district attorney says scott had a gun in his hand and a holster on his ankle and released a video from earlier that day showing him with an apparent bulge around that same ankle. this is him at that convenience store earlier in the day. and the breaking news from the bay area, the fourth and fin