s. nuclear submarine to south korean water, south korean hobbies. but correct me if i'm wrong, if a u. s. nuclear submarine, is that a south korean hub? i believe it's too close to actually target north korea. sean, is this then really just for show? well, thank you. yeah, in some sense it is for show it as a show of commitment and resolve from the united states that they to have the capability, much like north korea has tried to demonstrate lately of some rain launch ballistic missile capability. and that they will deploy to the peninsula if necessary. and it makes for a strike on north korea, and that can be a surprise run anticipated the united states, of course, would not launch a surprise attack against north korea. but it is a warning that the technology is there. and that if north korea wants to flaunt such technology that it's developed, that the united states can do the same thing and that it will do so in order to protect its alliance partner. so in some sense it is more for show. so when you say this is about flaunting technology, but thi

will this commitment be enough for ordinary south koreans? we've seen polling, and i'm sure ukraine giving up its nukes, years ago, played into a lot of this thinking. but citizens in south korea seem to prefer that the country go nuclear on its own. yes, so you know, i think this declaration will reassure south korean government officials and the military. but for those conservative south koreans outside of governments, i know they're criticizing the declaration already for their call. they're criticizing it as falling to shorts. that soul was not able to persuade america to base american new corbin's on the korean peninsula, for example, or certain types of nuclear capable. you know what we call strategic assets on the korean peninsula. and so, you know, i think that this washington declaration actually will not quiet those voices. and fundamentally, those voices are driven by 2 basic factors. and they are south koreans watching north korea. continue to test weapons continue to advance it's nuclear weapons capability and south korean percept

-american's, south koreans, americans because of that history, the korean war history. i did write an essay a couple of years ago when the anniversary of the outbreak of the war of what the day was like for my family, my parents when the war broke out and what it meant for us to have this intertwined history. there were some adorable korean-american case sinking a folksong that i had to sing in enough korea -- korea all the time. i used to be a cultural ambassador as a kid. these kids to do that on the stage at the white house for these two's president is a historical moment as he south korea u.s. relations and for me as a korean-american with ties to both countries. host: describe who got the invitation to the south lawn and what was it like. guest: it was a party. it was a reunion of everybody in my korea world. i would say i rented two friends who are of indian heritage -- ran into friends who are of indian heritage. people of all walks of life. we will hear thinking the war veterans for fighting to defend south korea. it was a real party. flags everywhere.

so president biden is signing the washington agreement and the washington accord with the south koreandent and also sending a message to china and that, perhaps, is the most important message underscoring all of of this, the union between the u.s. and south korea so it is very important the full pomp and circumstance with this arrival and the meeting that will take place later today. it is simply a coincidence that this is coming a day after the president announced his re-election campaign. that was want schedule when this state visit was scheduled, but it is certainly all part of the play here with president biden set to take questions today as arlette said, a very rare occurrence in this white house. he's held fewer press conferences than any modern president and he will be taking questions on south korea and the re-election campaign and this is the nuclear capability in the region. >> paula hancocks, jeff zeleny sets it up perfectly in seoul. donald trump met, and that lowered substantially into the last year. what does south korea want or think it needs out of this meeting because

we start here in washington, where president biden spent the week hosting the south korean president suk—yeol for discussions that have global consequences. the two presidents met with the nuclear threat from north korea high on their agenda. south korea and the us laid out a new agreement called the washington declaration aimed at deterring an attack on seoul. the bbc�*s seoul correspondent — jean mackenzie — explained what this agreement involves. so this deal is the us stepping up so this deal is the us stepping up its commitment to use nuclear weapons to defend south korea from north korea. you know, the us is responsible for south korea's event and are always up implied it would use nuclear weapons if necessary but recently people here in seoul have questioned that commitment and they needed part of this deal is the us is going to send one of its armed with nuclear weapons to the peninsular. it will be stationed here continually but it will come periodically. they will form the joint nuclear planning group and this allows south korea to be more involved in understanding how and

also, the first time in a dozen years that a south korean president has been invited or been able to visit washington d.c. on a state visit. i hope we talk about how different things are for south korea in 2023 versus 12 years ago. host: why now? guest: very significant timing. 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the united states. that was a relationship force on the battlefield during the korean war. broke out in 1950. the united states led the u.s. forces in helping to dissent -- defend not from north korea and china. millions of koreans of course, they have found a cease-fire with china and north korea and this year july, 27 marked the 70th anniversary. it is a key anniversary in the alliance between united states and south korea. i will also mention that this comes not long after north korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile. one that is designed to strike us here in washington dc and also, designed for north koreans to launch quickly and without much notice. this visit is coming on the heels of an unprecedented campaign by north korea to test

president joe biden on the south korean leader held talks at the white house. ey say it was too deep in collaboration deterring north korean nuclear exploration. biden has described the relationship between the u.s. and south korea as an ironclad alliance. the south korean leader appeared to direct criticism that china and russia. >> our two leaders have decided to significantly strengthen extended deterrence against north korea's nuclear missile threats so that we can achieve peace through the superiority of our armed forces and not a false peace based on the goodwill of the other side. >> at the same time, we continue to seek serious diplomatic breakthroughs to bolster stability on the peninsula, reduce the threat of proliferation and threats to our humanitarian and human rights concerns. mark: let's go to washington with our correspondent there life. good evening. an ironclad alliance, says biden, to the -- between the u.s. and south korea. tell us more about that. >> the sentiment echoed by the president of south korea, who set about this alliance that it is

exercises carried out. >>> we are awaiting a press conference from president biden and the visiting south koreant here in just a moment. >>> to the white house now and president biden and the president of south korea. >> mr. president, good to see you again, my friend. we've met several times over the last year, and each time we have deepened our nations' friendship. today is no exception. our relationship has been a great success story. an alliance formed in war, and it's flourished in peace. seemingly every day we've launched new areas of cooperation. all areas that matter most to our future. because of its core, our alliance is about buildings a better future for all of our people. there's no better example than our economic relationship and partnership, which has -- is delivering incredible benefits to both our nations. through the indo-pacific economic framework, we're advancing economic growth, grounded in high standards for our workers, for the environment, and for communities throughout the region. since i took office, korean companies have invested more instant $is 00 billion in the uni

from the nuclear nonproliferation treaty would entail significant costs and punishments for the south koreanuble down on an alliance based approach in which the us is cooperating more actively with south korea was probably the best option that the yun administration might have, despite domestic political pressures to develop their own nuclear weapons capability. in the background of all of this, not just the background of all of this, notjust north korea, but also china, how do you see beijing developing these latest development is?- developing these latest develoment is? ~ �* development is? well, bei'ing has primarily i development is? well, bei'ing has primarily focused �* development is? well, bei'ing has primarily focused on k development is? well, beijingj has primarily focused on some remarks that president yun made in advance of his visit, in which he referred to taiwan as an international conflict, rather than as a domestic matter. and president yun downplayed his public comments, he did not really mention china at all. the statements that are coming out of the meeting do reaffirm p

or poland knowing that they might wind up in ukraine, which would violate south korean policy, so a little bit of awkwardness under the surface here sorry we were spying on you guys, and also, a discussion about what exactly south korea is going to do potentially to help the ukrainians. >> and actually, we have some sound from the south korean leader talking to lester holt about the intel leaks. can we play that real quick, guys >> do friends spy on friends >> translator: generally i don't think so but in reality it is something not strictly prohibited in state affairs. however, what i still want to emphasize is that it is not a thing to impact in any way the trust between our countries. >> were you surprised at all by that answer, michael >> no, not really. you know, what else is he going to say for south korea, look, i think they kind of know we're doing this we've known for years since other laeks eaks in the past including edward snowden's leak of nsa documents that we're spying on all friends and allies people know it, kind of the cost of doing business with the united states. at the

south korean concerns have been triggered by a record number of north korean missile launches. >> ate point into the future, i would like to save the money. >> south korean doubts are also a product of former president trump's hinting he would remove troops from south korea if seoul did not contribute to their costs. in nuclear submarine will visit south korea for the first time in 43 years. last night, presidents laid a wreath of remembrance at the korean war veterans memorial. he remembers the 33,000 americans and more than one million south koreans killed in what the leaders hope will remain the last korean war. so what will be the practical impact of today's declaration? for that, we turn to bruce klinger, who had a 20-year career in intelligence focusing on korea. he is now a senior fellow at the heritage foundation. how significant is it that the u.s. has pledged to consult with south korea about the possible use of nuclear weapons and share nuclear plans? >> i think it is very significant, but really, the washington declaration is directed more at seoul than pyongyang. it is d

the bbc�*s carl nasman is at capitol hill he told me more what the south korean president had to say.nteresting comment, delivering those remarks behind me on capitol hill earlier today and the second half of his speech which lasted around 30 minutes, he mentioned north korea several times specifically calling out the threats saying that north korea poses a, quote, series start to the south korean security and also said that north korea is determined to pursue a wrong path. so clearly top of mind. one of the reasons why south korean president is here is to try and reconfirm that security alliance with the united states. the us has had that 70 year long partnership with south korea and has had to deal with the production of south korea, the promise that it would come to the aid if there were some sort of threat from north korea. it does feel to many as if that that threat is growing, a record number of missile tests coming from north korea last year, a growing and strengthening nuclear programme. i believe the feeling is that even if north korea were to have that door open to it, it ma

we can cross back to seoui, the story aboutjoe biden and the south korean president holding talks todaye two sides, between the us and south korea? this relationship — the us and south korea? this relationship is _ the us and south korea? t�*i 3 relationship is extremely important and yoon suk yeol is getting the red carpet in washington, only the second person to get a state visit under his tenure and they are spending two days together holding formal talks today then yoon suk yeol will address congress tomorrow. is the first south korean president to be afforded this opportunity in a decade, why such a warm welcome? these countries are very linked, they have a military alliance that has been in place for 70 years, this year, that of —— that is part of what they are celebrating today, the alliance was formed after the korean war which they fought together, an alliance they both say is forged with blood, and this relationship is extremely important for the united states, they wanted to be as strong as possible because the us strategy for countering china is to build up its alliances for

counterpart, the south korean sites. saying that lloyd austin had asked for that call to try and clarify some of the media coverage of these potential pentagon leaks. we also heard from the south korean side that they believe that the ministers agreed that parts of this was fabricated. we don't have a statement. at this point from the pentagon. they don't have a readout of the call itself. we have reached out to hear what that side of the story is. but we have been hearing from us officials that they believe that some of these documents are authentic and one u. s official telling cnn. they look real so really what we're hearing from the south korean side is that they are trying to in their way of this damage control suggests that some of these documents are in fact, not real, although not clarifying, which in particular it does come at a tricky time for the south koreans would just two weeks weeks away from president gil, traveling to washington and having a state dinner with us president joe biden and also addressing co

they are publicly saying they are feeling reassured. >> south korean officials have been concerned about north korean advancements in terms traveled there often. >> they are concerned they could resume threats. to reduce our exposure. with nuclear weapons. that has led some to say would be really trade south korea? i point out we were willing to risk casualties, seattle, new york and washington. >> some in south korea have wanted the administration to go further and redeployed american nuclear weapons. >> it make military sense. and put them in a static monger in south korea. thank you for having me. amna: asa hutchinson announced his bid for the white house today, we take a look at how the campaign that shape the republican primary. >> i am announcing i am a candidate for presidency of the united states. >> a former governor joined the growing field of presidential candidates. hutchinson laid out his priorities. it's about making the tough decisions peace through strength. he touted his long history in lawn or some. >> i am the only candidate with a breath of experience in law orson. i

. >> the south korean president addresses a joint session of u.s. congress. >> and, at the u.s. tol, reaction from lawmakers as the alliance between the u.s. and south korea is tested. >> and his show was a circus and he the ringleader. jerry springer has died at age 79. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in sudan amid reports two warring sides agreed to extend a cease-fire even as clashes have been reported with gunshots shots and fighter jets seen in parts of the country. thousands more sudanese and foreign nationals are fleeing the country. some escaped by boat to saudi arabia. and others to the border with egypt, djibouti. many british nationals are flying to cyprus and from there caroline hawley has the report. >> at the airfield in cartoon, desperate crowds with one hope, to escape. everyone here made a dangerous journey. a military operation described as more complex than the evacuation from afghanistan. nobody knows when the last flight out will go. this airport is the first stop to safety were hundreds of reddish nationals reported out of

nuclear submarines in south korean ports in an effort to deter kim jong-un.e are bringing in republican presidential candidate nikki haley, and served as the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. welcome to you. >> thanks so much for having me. >> we are inside the two-minute window to the news conference. give us your thoughts as we watch president biden there meeting with his south korean counterpart and where you see this president as he has just announced his re-election campaign. where you see him and where you see us on the world stage in this moment. >> well, i'm glad he's hosting south korea in d.c., but a time our allies don't trust us and time our enemies don't fear us, and you know, south korea is an ally, we need to work with them, work with japan in making sure we are doing more anti-chinese counter measures to make sure we don't allow them to become more dominant. so it's good that he's with them. the problem is what does he do from here. you look at the situation, we have russia invading ukraine, you have iran building a bomb, north korea test

we are seeing what i assume is about to be the south korean president. there we are officially hosted by joe biden. kimberly, i think you're just on the other side of the building from where those pictures are being filled. that's right. that is the south lot of the white house i am located on the north line at the white house and unfortunately because of secret service jamming my cell phone right now, i can't see these pictures unfortunately, so you'll have to guide me through them. but i have a pretty good idea of covered a few estate visits here and there. what we do know is there is a lot of pageantry that takes place in these visits. i've been listening to the marching band warming up in anticipation of this arrival. and this is no accident that there is a bit of a presentation that is going on. and that is really to show a demonstration if you will, of the alliance that exists. and we should point out that this is the anniversary. it's been time this only 2nd state visit for joe biden. the 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the

after the visit by the french leader president macron and the first time in a dozen years that the south koreanby the time is significant, 70 years since south korea and the united states have had a military alliance that was forged on the battlefield during the korean war is. south korea 70 years ago was a war—torn, poor country, and now it is of the 10th largest economy in the well, leader in technology, electronics, pop culture, just really emerging under the global stage as a powerhouse in many ways and at this trip was interesting. i was there for the arrival, it is an interesting moment for south korea to step out on the stage as a partner of the united states and the united states acknowledging it is notjust protecting south korea but think south korea is a partner. beyond this nuclear deal agreement, there is a lot more being discussed about partnership in the economy, climate change, clean energy and across—the—board where and across—the—boa rd where south and across—the—board where south korea can really show its leadership in many other areas. and it is going to be an asset. what did

the south korean president unit secure has just finished addressing the u. s. congress. and he told lawmakers that soul will respond firmly to north korean publications. but that the door will remain open to dialogue with pyongyang. and ron's army says, what if it's vessels has collided with an oil tanker in the gulf, which was later seized by its forces? earlier, the u. s. navy reported the seizure of marshall islands flagged ship the advantage suite in the gulf of all none the turkish president wrench of ty, berto has made his 1st public appearance since counseling 2 days of election campaigning due to sickness are due on attended the inauguration of the country's 1st nuclear power plant via video link. on tuesday, he became ill during a live television interview. turkey as preferences facing a close contest that next month's election. since because of our glue has more on president, are the ones help. there were many rumors on also international media, all that stuff he was being hospitalized and even his family was being was cool. ok, cool by the doctors and hospitals

south korean president units hercule has told the u. s. congress that so will respond firmly to north korean provocations. but he said the door will remain open to dialogue with pyongyang. on wednesday, the u. s. and south korea unveiled a nuclear deterrence plan to boost corporation in the face of threats from north korea. use state visitors the 1st met kind by a south korean leader in 12 years. i cannot, has more from washington this was a truly bipartisan occasion. the south korean president was formally invited by the speaker of the house, but also by other senior republican and democratic leaders. he received a rapturous welcome good as the 70th anniversary of the alliance between south korea and the united states. and the south korean leader made clear the critical support that the u. s. has offered in the ongoing confrontation with north korea. and north korea has abandoned freedom and prosperity and dismissed peace. north korea's nuclear program. and mr. provocations, all are serious. a threat to the peace on the korean peninsul

will this deal be enough to reassure south koreans? inion polls have showed a majority of people in south korea support their country having its own nuclear weapons. analysts say it remains to be seen if they're going to be satisfied with this agreement. and the critical question, of course, is it going to work? is the deal going to deter north korea? we know last year, north korea fired a number of missiles. it continues to fire more weapons b, including new ones. and biden did repeat the u.s. offer to pang yang to hold talks. and he offered the stark warning, the end of the regime that launches the nuclear attack on the u.s. or its allies. we're awaiting comment from pyongyang. back to you. >> an unexpected and fun moment at the state dinner when the south korean president sang for everyone. how was that received? >> it was received with a standing ovation. it was quite the evening of entertain, the white house state dinner on wednesday. you had broadway stars out in force. they were singing hit show towns from "les mis" and "south si

most importantly, he will be hosting a business roundtable with more than 100 south korean green -- southeads. the major chipmakers and battery makers in korea. but of course the importance will be the summit with biden where they will be discussing north korean issues including extended deterrence and cybersecurity cooperation. as the two countries marked the 70th anniversary of their alliance. shery: a very significant week, but there was some friction, some comments made by president yoon about ukraine. what do we know? sangmi: that's right. yoon came into office about a year ago. he was a former prosecutor general and he has had his ups and downs over the past year. he mentioned ahead of the trips in a reuters interview that he may be considering something more beyond the humanitarian aid to ukraine, hinting at military aid support, which the country has been refraining from. he has multiple frictions that will be discussed with biden's summit regarding the inflation reduction act and the chips act, that would directly have an effect on the south korean companies. but he has done some

the one that's fully satisfies goes south korea's that have been demanding for a stronger protection from united states against north korean nuclear threats and will assets like this nuclear submarines. is this just a visit or will it be based long term in the region to be a real assurance to south korea? we're not sure about that. and i think the school in such information is not in the interest of united states either. and what we get so far is the idea that there will be regularly and frequently sent to south korea, probably without knowing the public without letting the public know about it. so it's in the dark. we don't know house how often they will come. korea, you know, how lonely will stay around the area and all that. because the whole point of summary is that all that information will be kept in dark. so those, so those cory, us will, one is a stronger protection than this are saying what came out this time is not exactly the satisfy. is there a message here to china ultimately? oh, i depends on how you take it, but well, you know, a clearly what find it home station, the ones who is send a message to china. the

nuclear submarine fleet will be allowed to use south korean ports. the statement is aimed at making america's deterrence capabilities more visible so as to maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula. >>> for more we spoke with a former republican staffer and professor and expert at tokyo's university. >> thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. >> what were your impressions watching this meeting between the two leaders? >> my impression is that they totally focused on nuclear issue. also, they didn't really get something concrete regarding economic issues such as south korea wanted to have. for example, the unid states is providing so much subdies to electric vehicles that re proded in the united states. also, south korea had a lot of issues to say about producing vehicles in chin batteries and some other supply chain things. those are not really clearly discussed. that was my impression. but washingt declaration focused nuclear weapon was very important. >> so now with regards to north korea and the two nations committed to nucl

if you look at public - opinion, 8096 of south koreans are opinion, 80% of south koreans are saying theyto go in that direction, they feel confident about the us providing nuclear coverage. my sense right now is the cost would be too risky to develop their own nuclear weapons. i think you'll see president's yoon and biden talking about this disturbance and allowing the us to provide a little bit more opportunities. probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon-— probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear an ime soon. �* ., ., ~ i. anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you ve much anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much for— anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on the - very much forjoining us on the programme. mi; very much for “oining us on the programme._ a siren has sounded on mobile phones ac

and south korean lead is announced, the nuclear weapons agreement with north korea and china, the top of their agenda. and it's game over of microsoft is u. k. regulators blocker, multi $1000000000.00 video technology deal ah . busy filtering sees far in sedan between the army and power military rapids support forces is scheduled to end. do the matter of hours with a regional african block is pushing to extend the truth by 72 hours. cartoon streets are empty on thursday morning, but smoke can be seen above the army headquarters. the death toll now stands at 512, with at least 4000 injured in 13 days of fighting. the inter governmental authority on development i gathered invited both sides to south sedans, capital for talks. the army says it will send a delegation. the rapids support forces not yet responded. tens of thousands of people have managed to flee the neighboring countries, like chad for many a forced to seek refuge wherever they can find it. malcolm web is an djibouti airport for us where thousands of people have arrived after fling, sudan, but 1st let's talk to him morgan.

i believe president biden is scheduled to meet the south korean president at the end of this month. what does south korea's reaction to this? leak of intelligence documents tell us about if that relationship has been impacted. we'll be anchor. it certainly doesn't come at a good time. when you say there's only two weeks before they're supposed to be this this state visit by president yoon soo cheol to the white house to meet with president biden. so what? we're hearing from the presidential office here in seoul is almost that they're trying to downplay this. what we have heard from a statement is that they believe that a considerable amount of the information is quote fabricated. now they haven't given any more details about this. we have asked them what zach tli, they believe is fabricated. but no more information is forthcoming. now the actual documents themselves that have been leaked appear to show a discussion between senior south korean officials about a potential deal to sell ammunition from south korea to the united states and concerns that that would then be passed on to ukr

the nato secretary—general in march also requested south korean weapons, in part because south koread deals with poland to provide tanks, howitzers, and some see of this as backfilling european allies, and as they contribute weapons to ukraine, backfilling their armaments. but i do think that south korea, because it wants to be seen as a global player — so they've used this bumper sticker, the foreign minister, as becoming a global pivotal state. i think there is some openness, and we heard president yoon give an interview a few days ago suggesting that they may change policy. there is a possibility they may switch policies. today there were only provided nonlethal assistance. they may have something like weapons or ammunition that could be coming moving forward. i just want to get to one quick question about north korea, which has been testing a lot more missiles these days. how likely is it that south korea will build up its own arsenal of nuclear weapons? if you look at public opinion, 80% of south koreans are saying they want to see south korea go nuclear. the yoon government has

the speech also marks the 70th anniversary of the us—south korean alliance.he face of north korea's aggression. bbc�*s carl nasman has been covering the south korean president's visit in the us. carl, it's good to see you. what do you think this tosses about the relationship between washington and seoul? this alliance of _ washington and seoul? this alliance of course _ washington and seoul? ti 3 alliance of course goes back several decades and that relationship and that has been on full display over the past few days in washington, dc but they have also been some signs that there have been some question marks hanging over the future of this partnership. its, future of this partnership. a historic speech to a packed bipartisan chamber. find historic speech to a packed bipartisan chamber. and open new era of — bipartisan chamber. and open new era of the alliance. - bipartisan chamber. and open new era of the alliance. it's i new era of the alliance. it's the first — new era of the alliance. it's the first speech _ new era of the alliance. it's the first speech

south korean government releases and a pacific strategy last december. there has been a shift in south korea's thinking in terms of his foreign policy and the role it wants to play not south korea's never thought about playing more of a global robe even if you go as far back in 2009 there was a joint u.s. rok joint vision statement where they talked about the alliance playing a role for the region for the talked about to be on the peninsula. this is an approach the government has owned. i remember president then candidate foreign affairs u.s. alliance would be at the core of south korea's foreign policy strategy. i think it really stuck with that position. but in terms of how it has expanded, things also recognizes that can't be left behind as we see the security architecture evolving in the region. a lot of it has to the u.s./china competition but also the shift china has taken printing direction the policy has taken is a hard turn. and in the past korea has been criticized. vacillating, they are hedging, they want to be a part of the u.s. rock alliance.

measures will send a very strong message to north korea and at the same time the us efforts to build south koreanf you want to get in touch with me on any story you've seen today like the one you have to scene, he can reach me on twitter. @bbckarishma around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. royal weddings and their dresses have long captured the public imagination. and whilst they may not have always been white, they have always been very elaborate. like this one, the oldest surviving royal wedding dress dating back to the marriage of princess charlotte in 1816. as per the royal tradition in the 19th century, it was silver. the dress is part of an exhibition here at the queen's gallery about fashion and the georgians. but beyond the visual splendour of the period, what do the clothes of this era say about the people who wore them? well, the georgians were actually highly conscious of making sustainable clothes that could be altered and reused. you can see why dresses like this one worn at court might have eventually made way for more streamlined silhouettes. and it was in the georgi

and south korean press. they weighed in on manufacturing investments between our nations, support for ukraine, and security in the pacific. this is about 40 minutes. >> distinguished guests, president of the united states and the president of the republic of korea. pres. biden: please be seated. mr. president. it's good to see you again. my friend, we've met several times in the last year and each time we have deepened our nation's partnership and for the benefit i think of both our people, and today is no exception. our nation's relationship has been a great success story. the alliance formed in war and has flourished in peace. seemingly every day we've launched new areas of cooperation on cyber, strategic technologies, space, democracy and all the areas that matter most to our future. because of its core, our alliance is about building a better future for all of our people. and there's no better example than our economic relationship and partnership, which is delivering incredible benefits to both our nati

if you look at public opinion, 80% of south koreans are saying they want to see south korea go nuclearnt to go in that direction, they feel confident about the us providing nuclear coverage. extended deterrence over south korea. my sense right now is the cost would be too risky to develop their own nuclear weapons. so, i think you'll see president yoon president biden talking about this disturbance and allowing the us a little bit more opportunities to develop those plans, but probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. a siren has sounded on mobile phones across the uk to test a government system that will be used to warn people of life—threatening emergencies. alarm sounds. it's designed to be used for extreme weather or fires or terror attacks. but some people didn't receive the alert, and for others, it came earlier than expected, as our correspondent dan johnson explains. alert beeps oh, my god! some got it early... it's a minute to. oh, yeah, it's early. some got it late. some didn't get it at all. didn't work. 0h, don't know what happened. nothing — your phone didn't go off?

netflix, which produced squid game, has announced a multibillion—dollar investment in south korean productionsing on its ally and questions about america's commitment to korean security. the us has rolled out the red carpet in an effort to reassure the koreans, and president biden gave a stark warning to kimjong—un. nuclear attack by north korea against the united states, or its allies or partners is unacceptable and will result in the end of whatever regime would take such an action. biden also announcing a new agreement, giving more access to shared intelligence while keeping south korea from developing its own nuclear arsenal. the us will also send a nuclear—armed submarine to south korea — a move china quickly condemned as a potential threat to the region. but the us is looking to shore up its allies in the region to counter a growing chinese influence. 0ur message to both north korea and china is we'd like to maintain the status quo. we, the united states, are not looking for confrontation but what we are looking for is a reduction in the aggressiveness that we see out of north korea, a r

so mike, what's the message that the south korean president is sending out to the congress? well, president, you and it's making very, very clear the strong alliance between the u. s. and south korea. he's speaking at a time when it is the 17th anniversary of the alliance between the u. s. and south korea. and while he's speaking now, he's making repeated reference to this fact pointing out that he's in fact, the 7th south korea and president to have address the joint houses of congress. this is very much a buying partisan event. and the south korean president was escorted into the chamber by representatives from both parties. you're welcome by the speaker of the house. and at present, he's halfway through his speech in which he extols that alliance between the u. s. and south korea and saying how important it is to build on this alliance in the weeks, months and years to come. the business, part of his visit came yesterday in a meeting with president biden, with the to lead assigned what is called the washington declaration. this also includes a commitment by the u. s. to ke

and the south korean leader made clear the critical support that the u. s. has offered in the ongoing confrontation with north korea. north korea has abandoned freedom and prosperity and dismissed peace. north korea's nuclear program. and mr. provocations all's a serious, a threat to the piece on the korean peninsula and beyond. to deter is rac lease behavior. the ally us must a stand united with determination, the president speech was interrupted by applause on no less than 40 occasions. and if he came here with the intent of increasing us support for his country, he leaves congress with the knowledge that its mission accomplished. mike hannah al jazeera washington, iran's army has seized a marshall islands, flagged oil tanker in international waters. the u. s. navy reported the seizure of the ship in the gulf of the man and satellite tracking data showed it to be just north of muscat. on thursday, iran's army says the seizure followed a collision between one of its vessels and the turkish managed tanker. the advantage suite injuring several crewmen to stil

one more injured three in connection with the fire south korean authorities have declared a state ofmergency and introduced the third highest level of danger to combat natural disaster sent nearly 700 emergency personnel 300 fire engines. today the whole world celebrates cosmonautics day and belarus is involved in the significance of this holiday 62 years ago , yuri gagarin said the legendary let's go and made the first in the world. orbital space flight happened, latvia is bringing history and belarusians pyotr klimov vladimir kovalenko and our sovremennik oleg novitsky flew to the stars, and in 2024 the first woman in the history of sovereign belarus will fly into space. now. here, in principle, all issues are agreed upon. eh, flight. the training will begin already by sending them here the main cosmonaut or the astronaut and backup. well, we will continue to prepare science requires costs from a costly mechanism. well, using knowledge gives, then profit, for the sake of which we work, therefore, the most important thing in all areas is using scientific knowledge, and in the early

pentagon documents because one described in detail a conversation that took place between two south koreanecurity officials discussing concerns over a u.s. request for artillery for ammunition for ukraine. the white house instead, in the run-up to the state visit are reenforcing this ironclad alliance with south korea. today it's happening. it marks the first state visit to the united states by a south korean leader since 2011, and there will be a welcoming ceremony at the white house. then the bilateral talks, the summit followed by a banquet. on tuesday he said it should sleep into a new phase. i want you to listen to what president yoon said. >> translator: i believe the u.s. alliance must leap into a new phase of alliance to overcome such complex crisis together. what started as a military and security alliance should evolve into a supply chain and future-oriented, innovative, technology alliance, one in which our two countries grow and act together. >> when the summit kicks off, the focus is going to be on security because of north korea. last year north korea fired a record number of

spied on south korean officials, rising nuclear tensions and relations with china >>> the slow-moving disaster the severe flooding threat as snow melts much of yosemite park closed, as some areas along the mississippi are already under water. >>> what doctors are calling one of the worst allergy seasons in decades why so many adults are suffering for the first time. >>> and the remarkable life of an american original, singer, actor and civil rights activist, remembering the great harry belafonte. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening and welcome, everyone. there are 560 days until the 2024 presidential election, and tonight the ingredients for a potential trump-biden rematch are falling into place following president biden's announcement today that he is in, officially running for a second term in office as he put it in an early morning video release, to finish the job. the president laying out the stakes, taking aim at maga republicans, and warning our freedoms are at stake vice president harris figured prominently in the campaign roll-out, leaving

and the south korean president is expected to raise concerns about the so-called u.s.lear umbrella. in fact, you have opinion polls inside the country showing a majority of residents want their country to have its own nuclear weapons. so a lot to talk to when the talks kick off. the summit is expected to begin 10:45 a.m. eastern time. rosemary? >> all right, kristie lu stout joining us live from hong kong. many thanks. >>> and still to come, jailed kremlin critic alexei navalny is due back in court amid growing concerns for his health. the latest details in a live report. >>> and the hunt is on for escaped inmates in mississippi. coming up, how authorities are following a trail of crimes to track down one of the escapees. every night. e every night. okay. i'll work on that. save $500 on our new next gen sleep numberer smart beds. plus, speciaial financing. only at sleep number. hi, i'm lauren, i lost 67 pounds in 12 months on golo. golo and the release has been phenomenal in my life. it's all natural. it's not something that gives you the jitters. it makes you go throu

and south korean leaders talk security with north korea and china, the top of the agenda. and the japanese attempt to make the 1st private moon landing fails, but close behind the project say they'll try again. ah, only begin with the worsting humanitarian situation in sudan. officials have declared a state of emergency and call to him as tens of thousands of people scramble to leave the country. the army and power military rapid support forces are still locked in. struggle for control. agency is a warning of a catastrophe, as food and basic goods run out. acid bag begins our coverage. the humanitarian situation in sir john has been deteriorating rapidly since violence broke her 12 days ago. people say they are running dr. food, water and my discipline, and i will let her go. we are really suffering granules are closed and we cannot grind. our stock of wheat must be commodities are absent. and if they are available, the prices are very high. by robin living conditions are very dire for everyone. prices have sort, immediate transportation, almost gone. people are really suf