newsroom. it is 1:00 p.m. and the french capital. a historic summit on the korean peninsula. the leaders of south and north korea aim for an end to the war and its complete denuclearization. china welcomes this is a historic step towards peace while japan's prime minister hails ththe summit as a forward movement, but he is looking for concrete actions.

states, the senate narrowly confirms former cia director mike pompeo as secretary of state. it comes just in time for him to attend a nato summit today in brussels. we begin in the korean peninsula where earlier today we saw the leaders of north and south korea embrace after signing a joint statement. in this declaration were promises to reduce weapons, cease hostile acts, and transform the dmz, the demilitarized zone into a piece zone. zone.ce kim jong-un pledged the

agreement would be implemented. >> today, we will make sure that the agreement we have reached, which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching, does not repeat the uncomfortable history of unfulfilled promises, closely communicating and cooperating with each other in order to yield good results. i want to clearly declare that south and north korea will closely cooperate with each other to completely denuclearize the korean peninsula. we also agreed to end the unstable armistice and establish permanent peace on the korean peninsula through the declaration of the end of war and a peace treaty. molly: international reaction has been coming in to the summit. we have heard from the u.s. president donald trump tweeting, saying that "the korean war to end, the united states and all

its great people should be very proud of what is now taking place in korea." ashave heard from china well, welcoming the talks and calling them a historic step. let's cross to japan to see what reaction is. we can cross to justin mccurry who joins us from tokyo. what are we hearing? justin: we are hearing echoes of the comments that have come from other countries in the region and the world, from china and the u.s. and the u.k. , thee last hour or so japanese prime minister shinzo abe welcomed the summit and said it is a positive move. he added a note of caution and said, we have seen a day in which the leaders of kororeas have established a rappoport, ad the mood music has been right, but abe wants to see concrete

steps taken to word that one particulular goal, the one that the korean -- eluded abandoning the nuclear arsenal. molly: he has had a bit of a hard-line stance when it comes to these talks and expectations. he has been skeptical. justin: he has, and he found himself a little frozen out in the diplomatic sense of the past few weeks. i think he was taken by surprise that today summit was arranged so quickly during the pyeongchang winter olympics, and taken by surprise again as the rest of the world was, by this decision by donald trump to seek some sort of summit with kim jong-un, perhaps next month or early june. abe has a hardliner, been donald trump's biggest supporter.

when and if trump needs kim in the next few weeks, i think he will expect trump to keep putting pressure on kim to abandon his nuclear weapons, and from the japanese perspective, to broach the sensitive and important subject of north korea's cold war abductions of dozens of japanese citizens. that does not appear to have been a major part of the talks between kim and moon today, perhaps understandably given the gravity of the nuclear situation on the peninsula. molly: you mentioned a bit of surprise perhaps on the part of the prime minister. in terms of the pace and timing of recent events. tell us about reaction of everyday people in japan. people in japan share the hopes and perhaps a little bit of skepticism that people just across the sea of japan in south korea feel

towards their neighbor to the north. the general feeling among men and women on the streets in places like tokyo and osaka is that after a year of frequent missile launches, including two icbm launches that sent missiles over japanese territory, albeit at a very high altitude, that today summit marks the start -- today's summit marks the start of a lowering of tension on the peninsula, and eventually a denuclearization of north korea. molly: we have heard coming out of the summit in terms of the declaration that the north and south will bring in china, the united states, just in terms of further talks. where does japan fit into this? establishingrms of a peace treaty to replace the armistice that was signed at the end of the korean war, japan will not play a role in that.

that will have to include chinese and u.s. influence. as far as the denuclearization talks, japan was part of thee now-defunct t six party talks tt failed seveveral years ago. given japan's very close interests and the fact that it has s a lot to lose if the denuclearize efforts fail, i abek tokyo u under shinzoo will want to play a very active role in those denuclearization talks. molly: justin mccurry joining us from tokyo. in the declaration that came out today, there will be talks of having reunions for families that were split between north and south korea. there is also talk of the demilitarized zone, the dmz he coming a zone of peace. that was just mentioned.

the dmz is a four kilometer strip of land that separates the two korea's come often presented as a desolate and dangerous place. bruce harrison has been covering this and reports from the area where hundreds of people live. >> this is one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world, the demilitarized zone, or dmz. it is not quite the no man's land it is made out to be. hidden behind military checkpoints and amid thick was an minefields is a village, just 400 meters from the north korean side of the border zone. journalists were invited inside as the two koreas meet to discuss peace on the korean peninsula. in a very particular environment, we have many constraints. it is not like the villages. >> the 207 residents had an

the only. curfew and people who are here are descendents of the original settlers. >> it is difficult to respond to that question. >> five minutes left. then a typical day, residents in this village can hear south korean propaganda broadcast targeting the north. for now, the speakers have fallen silent because the koreas are working to create a greater atmosphere of peace. at the elementary school, there is a lighthearted spin on the dmz. 35 students learn with high-tech gadgets. because the koreas are typically -- technically at war, these kids can only view north korea from a distance, just like foreign tourists. >> very sure they will come together and be one.

for southrograms koreans to visit the north have been some of the first steps of reconciliation. molly: following today's summit, there is another key meeting in the works between the north's kim jong-un and the u.s. president donald trump. i am joined in the studio by saddam chante. backdrop come with the of trump who is looking to scrap a multilateral agreement concerning iran and its denuclearization. if in that context, do you think the u.s.? >> we keep hearing this argument , especially from a ron observers. this is a multilateral, not a bilateral agreement, and it is working in the eyes of the world powers. because of that, pyongyang will not be able to trust washington.

the iaea has verified that 11 times iran is complying with the agreement. if i had to put my editorial on here, i would say that argument is frankly nonsense. we would be fooling ourselves if we really believed that there is any element of trust to begin with between north korea and the u.s. there has been a precedent of failures. in 2002ork agreement broke down under then-president bill clinton, and six years later, party talks with the u.s. also collapsed. both sides are naturally going to this very guarded. what this is actually doing for the u.s. administration is giving the trump administration the ammunition to argue that maximum pressure works. trump is starting to believe that his policy is actually

working. he thinks he can apply the same theory to the iranians, and he is very much mistaken. we are dealing with very different leadership. kim jong-un is a much younger, perhaps hotheaded leader, and then you have the iranian leadership at the helm of the supreme leader, older and a lot more cautious. there is no comparing the tactics that are used to negotiate with these two countries. we have the german chancellor, angela merkel and washington, d.c. today as another attempt by an eu leader to make sure trump stays on board concerning iran. will she fail or succeed? sanam: in a way, emmanuel macron is very close and did not manage to do that. he isis walking away, and offering a supplementary agreement with new pillars. the iranians have up to this

point category 3 -- categorically rejected it. if anything, merkel's trip to the u.s. will unravel any good work that macron did. macron was very close to barack trump and it seems that is doing everything to unravel what his predecessor did. secondly, merkel and trump have not spoken for almost five months. lastly, merkel is unlikely to make too many concessions because the german economy has been benefiting from this, 3.5 billion euros lalast fiscal year and another 10 billion euros expected in the near future. no, i do not personally have much faith in her being able to revive that historic nuclear deal. molly: thank you for that analysis. in the united states, the country has a new secretary of state.

the senate narrowly confirmed former cia director mike pompeo. the approval comes in time to attend a nato summit taking place in brussels today. are 57, the mays are 42. margin, mike thin pompeo gets the nod to be the next secretary of state. he replaces rex tillerson, who lasted just 13 months as america's chief diplomat before bebeing fired inin a tweet by yd trump.p. pompeo's nomination was not without controversy. it barely made it past a senate foreign relations committee. critics point to pompeo's reputation for caucus nests and -- hawkishness and controversial statements. pompeo is a former army officer who attended the prestigious militaryt military --

academy. he was elected to the house of representatives in 2010. he was a vocal critic of the iran nuclear deal. he solidified his conservative credentials when he served on the house select benghazi setittee, the special panel up to investigate the 2012 killing of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans inin libya. he became a leading voice against hillary clinton, which reportedly attributed to trump's decision to name him cia director. , he opposedenure plans to close guantanamo bay and defended the cia's use of torture under george w. bush. while he has agreed with intelligence reports that russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, he has downplayed the extent of the kremlin's influence. pompeo is regarded as a trump loyalist who shares the president's hard-line views on

iran and north korea. most recently, pompeo made a high-level visit to north korea, laying the groundwork for a summit between trump and kim jong-un to discuss pyongyang's nuclear program. molly: he was known as america's has forevert legacy been tarnished after actor-comedian bill cosby was found guilty of sexual assault. the 80-year-old was convicted of three counts, each carrying a 10 year sentence. some 60 women have come forward accusing him of misconduct that dates back decades. and emotional moment for bill cosby's accusers as the jury brings back a guilty verdict. , once beloved as america's dad, has been convicted of drugging and assaulting andrea a constand in 2004. it is the second time jurors

considered cosby's fate. his first trial ended in a hung jury after six days of deliberation. hailed the outcome, saying he has evaded justice for far too long. >> we are finally in a place to say that justice was done. he used his celebrity, his wealth, his network of supporters to o help them concel his crimes. >> some 60 women have since come forward to accuse cosby of being a serial sexual abuser dating back decades. women's rights lawyer gloria allred, who represents some of cosby's victims, thanked the jury. >> we are so happy that finally we can say women are believed #metoo, but in a court of law. bill cosby, three words for you -- guilty, guilty, guilty.

>> the conviction marks a stunning fall from grace for cosby, a cultural icon who brbre down racial barriers as the start of the hugely successful and influential "the cosby show." his attorneys have vowed to appeal. it is the first high-profile case to be tried in the me too era. molly: let's get a check of the headlines we are following this hour. it has been a historic day on the korean peninsula, with a key summit between the leaders of north and south korea as they aim for an end to the war and complete denuclearization. international reactions are coming in. china welcomes the summit as a historic step towards peace. japan's prime minister shinzo abe e hailing thee summit, but s he is looking for concrete action. senate,nited states mike pompeo was near lori --

narrowly confirmed the secretary of state, in time for him to attend a nato summit in brussels today. time now for a business update. i am joined by the lana desousa. we will start out with the latest in washington as angela merkel is arriving today. >> the german chancellor's visit will be all business and no pleasure. she will meet donald trump at the white house, renewing calls made by emmanuel macron to permanently extend tariff exemptions on european imports. this wouldw said only happen if there were concessions from europe. the bloc said it would hit back with its own tariffs on american goods if it does not get its own way. angela merkel will try and keep donald trump from walking away from the nuclear deal with iran. he set a may 12 deadline for

loopholes to be fixed. if the u.s. administration decides to impose sanctions on iran, it would be a blow to the country's economic recovery. will continue to stand on its own two feet as it has in the past. that as in the past, the relations were reduced but not completely cut. we do hope that they are going to have considerations. deputy -- iran's deputy minister speaking to us before. all of the main indices in europe are trading in green, the dax leading the gains with 7/10 of 1%. in france, marginally in the green.

rose inn amazon after-hours trading on wall street thursday night. they posted their best result in six years. they were double what analysts predicted. revenues in the first quarter came in at $51 billion while net income doubled to $1.6 billion. firm,ing to a marketing -- signaling the company's dominant place in the e-commerce market. facebook's chief executive could receive a formal summons from british lawmakers to answer questions about data privacy. a committee said it was not satisfied with the answers given by a top executive thursday. the chief technology officer admitted his team had not examined all the terms and conditions of the app, nor did they notify regulators after the incident was discovered. facebook insists it has learned from its mistakes. >> facebook executives are once

again in the hot seat. this time, facing questions from british lawmakers about why the company did not report cambridge analytica's improper use of data. felt they have no responsibility to report to the information commissioner that it developer.d to the they did not read the terms and conditions in the first place. >> we did not inform the commissioner. >> responding to growing controversy over the advertising he called political as a powerful tool of free speech. >> political advertising is a low single digit percentage of our advertising. all of the advertising happening is legitimate advertising from legitimate political actors. officerhief technology

outlined future measures in improving transparency. the company will disclose more information about individuals running political ads, including how much money was spent, by whom, and the number of views they received. despite the recent wave of outrage over the company's advertising and privacy policies, they spoke has shown a 63% rise in profit and 13% increase in users for the first three months of this year. if that continues, it would call into question the financial incentives for facebook to prioritize protection of user data. >> the french prime minister as well as them manager of air france have issued warnings over strikes that have cost the airline nearly 200 million euros. staff will take part in a referendum. there will be one question on the ballot, whether they will accept arrays over the next five years. they have cacalled first strikes over the next week.

air france staff remains split. >> you really want to get back with a have taken from us, stolen even. it may sound harsh, but they have stolen our salaries. everyone, all of france's employees want the company to survive, but we do not think the increases we are asking for our unreasonable or put the company in danger. delano: that is it for the business news. molly: thank you very much for that business update. now we are going to bring an update on a story we were following earlier in the week. we finally have the name of the latest addition to the royal family. people can now say hello to you we are third charles -- louis arthur charles. the baby will be known as his

royal highness prince louis of cambridge. the prince is the fifth in line to the british throne. he was born on april 23. he has an older brother and sister. here in france, the country is commemorating the 170th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. emmanuel macron will pay tribute to two abolitionists when he attends a ceremony at france's national monthly him. ---- mausoleum. >> a new place and date to commemorate the abolition of slavery in france. emmanuel macron is making a change from his predecessors. the ceremony will be held in paris is national mausoleum. only last year, francois hollande made a speech in the luxembourg garden on the 10th of

may. >> traditionalally, french president's commemorate the abolition of slavery on the 10th or 20th of may. macron likes to do things his own way. he did not want to choose one so he set his own date. >> the 20th of april marks the election of a decree banning slavery, while the 10th of may commemorates the adoption of a law recognizing the slave trade as a crime against humanity. critics say france has done too in the past. there is no national slavery museum, although plans to build one in paris were announced in 2016. molly: we will take a short break and be back with the latest from the korean peninsula where a historic summit was held this friday. the leaders aiming for an end to the war and complete denuclearization.

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