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North Korea's nuclear weekend.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point.

Winds and losses for Kim Jong-un.

The missiles displayed in a massive parade in Pyongyang were

reportedly jaw-dropping, if they were real. The failed missile launch was an embarrassment,

and the nuclear test some people predicted never happened. In South Korea, Vice President Pence

repeated the implicit threat that the U.S. has lost its strategic patience.

But what's to be done? The Trump administration is faced with familiar alternatives,

war, diplomacy, cyber action, or doing nothing at all. Later on today's talking point,

President Trump's Mar-A-Lago is under threat from climate change. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll knee back with To The Point. North Korea did not conduct a nuclear test this weekend, but it did show apparent progress in developing a missile that could strike the United States.

The Trump administration says it has lost its strategic patience. We'll hear what that might or might not mean for North Korea, China, and the prospects for diplomacy in Asia.

Today's talking point, President Trump may think climate change is a hoax, but his Florida property is threatened by rising seas.

Meantime, the head of his EPA denies scientific conclusions reached by Alexander Graham Bell 100 years ago.

First, this news update, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan barely eeked out a victory,

but yesterday's referendum has given him vast new powers to govern Turkey.

That's despite challenges from the opposition and from international election observers.

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