. >> and i'm aki shibuya. >> we start with the headlines. >>> prosecutors in south korea want president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about a scandal involving her longtime friend. growing concern about what stance the new u.s. administration will take on the climate change. and the dollar rises against the yen. the man who commands american forces in the pacific says the u.s. remains committed to allies in the region. >>> to scrap or restore nap is the question. people want to have examples of japan's unique architecture. >>> prosecutors in south korea are urging president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about the scandal that's dogged her over the past few weeks. >> they say they can wait until friday.

. >> and i'm aki shibuya. >> we start with the headlines. >>> prosecutors in south korea want president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about a scandal involving her longtime friend. growing concern about what stance the new u.s. administration will take on the climate change. and the dollar rises against the yen. the man who commands american forces in the pacific says the u.s. remains committed to allies in the region. >>> to scrap or restore nap is the question. people want to have examples of japan's unique architecture. >>> prosecutors in south korea are urging president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about the scandal that's dogged her over the past few weeks. >> they say they can wait until friday. they're expected to indict her longtime friend who is the centerf the scandal on saturday. >> translator: it is imperative that we question the president and person. >> the prosecutors want to ask park about her confidant choi soon-sil. they believed choi attempted to commit fraud. park has admitted giving her access to some policy documents on state affairs. the presi