abe's sideline. what's -- you know, what's in it for abe? abe is criticized. it is a little bit unfair to put that all personify on prime minister abe alone because the constraints that japan has when it comes to the rule that he can play on the korean peninsula is not unique to abe. pred s predecessors carried it. with a close relationship of president trump, prime minister abe actually made it a little bit -- changed the game a little bit in favor for japan but even that xleerclearly has not been h if you watch the development for the last several month. and then the reason why i say that is japan does have a structural handicap coming to the role or the ability to play a role on the issues on the korean peninsula. by the simple fact that it is not a technically a party, official party, to the korean war. or, official party to if the -- if the discussion for the peace regime starts on the peninsula, japan doesn't have a seat in there. that is the handicap that japan has coming to the peninsula issue. and because of that, and particularly because japan's stat

shinzo abe wants assurances the u.s. will safeguard japan's interests, even as the administration attempts to strike a deal with north korea. how much will the president care? >> the japanese invited for the meeting? will you be meeting with everybody? >> when it comes to north korea, how much will statements like these from the president's lawyer matter? >> we said, well, we're not going to have a summit under those circumstances. well, kim jong-un got back on his hands and knees and begged for it, which is exactly the position you want to put him in. >> but other questions today about the president himself. when it comes to north korea, what matters more? preparation or attitude? >>> and this is peter alexander in the rose garden at the white house. nick christoff is columnist for "the new york times." peter, the president said it is more about attitude rather than preparati preparation. do you know about any preparation that is happening behind the scenes? >> i was in the oval office a short time ago, he said it is mo

abe saw the president couple months ago. why has he wedged himself in here between the g7 and post-singapore summit. it is because of this. he is afraid that the united states keeps talking about denuclearization, does not decouple denuclearization taking down all of their ballistic missiles. that is the concern they have. that in making the deal they allow north korea keeping ballistic missiles. not just about long-range and medium-range. the foreign ministry told me, north korea's short-range ballistic missiles are not by definition short-range. they can reach japan. that is the major issue. he has a issue at home dealing with the abductees, that is why he talks so much about it. that is emotional issue among the japanese people, understandably so. the real issue is the security of that island, japan and insuring all those ballistic missiles are coupled to denuclearization. trish: where do you think the trump administration is on that? >> 100% behind it? >> -- because he hasn't heard the language, abasia said i'm going to

very important politically to abe and the president is going to have to raise it and abe saying to him i'm sure, you can't have a deal without getting those people back for us. >> the president acknowledged that and last time he stood beside the japanese prime minister and i know mr. abe, you want these people back and the president made public commitments before that he didn't follow through with. i'm sure there's a lot of nervousness with that. >> with the leadership and allies and canada as well. everybody, stick around. the president of the united states and the prime minister minister from japan will are speaking any moment in the white house rose garden. live coverage, right after this. it's pretty amazing out there. the world is full of more possibilities than ever before. and american express has your back every step of the way- whether it's the comfort of knowing help is just a call away with global assist. or getting financing to fund your business. no one has your back like american express. so where ever you go. we're right there with you. the powerful backing of american e

abe: mr. president, i am so grateful to you for this meeting that you offered with great hospitality at such a busy time as the g7 summit and u.s.-north korea meetings are upcoming. i also would like to express my appreciation to the people of the united states for always warmly welcoming us as your ally. in five days u.s.-north korea summit is to take place. first of all, i would like to pay my deep respect to the outstanding leadership of president trump, as he made this decision that no past presidents were ever able to accomplish. in the last 18 months we really spent many hours to discuss this issue. we shall never repeat the past mistakes. while this thought is completely shared between us, we're able to witness a historic talk which will take place shortly. today with president trump, our discussion was focused on issue of north korea. what should we do as we approach the upcoming north korean summit as well as peace and stability for northeast asia after the summit? on this topic we to

abe and mr. trump? abehief for prime minister is the summit coming up in singapore with the north korean leader, kim jong-un. japan is very concerned here that president trump in that meeting would hint that the u.s. eventually might be willing to reduce its troop presence in south korea, which has served as a huge security guarantee and a bulwark against any possible north korean aggression. david: what about the question of the people who've been kidnapped by the north koreans from japan? how prominently does that play for mr. of it? -- mr. abe? >> that is a huge issue for japanese officials. they've been telling us repeatedly that they want to make sure this president raises the issues of these abductees in his meeting with the north koreans. everything we are hearing from the trump administration would suggest this is not very big priority for them. the administration wants to go in as a get to know you chat. many things will fall by the wayside, including all sorts of human rights issues with north

abe would come out. we have a few minutes for you, john. >> we're closer than we were seven minutes ago. the secretary of state is here. we're waiting for the vice president to show up. the president has been in an extended bilateral meeting with shinzo abe for about the last 40 minutes. the president making it clear that he is prepared for this summit, which will be tuesday morning in singapore. that will be monday evening here in the united states. the president said it's not about being prepared. everybody is prepared for this. the united states has been prepared for a long time, north korea is prepare add long time. what is important is attitude, the willingness to get things done. the president in the oval office awhile ago saying denuclearization, he said they have to denuke. denuclearization is at the heart of making a deal with north korea. if they play their old game of well, we'll give up a little bit in exchange for concessions and, you know, money and other goods from the united states, that

prime minister abe echoing what president trump has said. praising him for his decision to meet with the north korean leader. president trump said he might even be willing to invite kim jong-un to the white house or the united states should the meeting go well. it also comes at a time when the president has decided to withdraw from the iran nuclear disarmament deal, saying that this is an iran that is different from several months ago. turned toll attention just how successful the june 12 summit in singapore will be. we didn't hear much on the issue of trade, but the president also raising directly the issue of china. , thedent xi jinping president saying he would like to keep that border more restricted against north korea, and that he would like to see president xi go far, but thanked him for what he had done. in conclusion, i would note that the president also raised the issue that all of this is happening with the backdrop of the issue of bilateral trade talks with china. but so far, the president speaking positively of china's role in t

abe seems to have been sidelined.kim has mewith chinese president xi, south korean president moon, and mr. pompeo. mr. trump, meanwhile, is thinking of other photo ups with mr.im. i if you invite him to the united states, woube at the white house or mar-a-lago? pres. trump: maybe we will start with the white house. spne: mr. abe hasn't t time -- has spent time building a relationship with mr. trump, but as other leaders have discovered, iendship does not always come with benefits. mr. abe might be rht to worry. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. rajini: a brief time ago i discussed the meeting with mary jordan, a corresndent for "the washington post" who was previously based in tokyo. mary g jordad to have you with us. we have seen the japanese prime minister in washington today. how important is it we approach the summit in singapore for president trump to make sure he has all the regional allies s on he? mary: i think it is just as t important japanese, and i think that abe came here with high, high hopes he is not

shinzo abe has promised to get back alljapanese shinzo abe has promised to get back all japanese citizensljapanese citizens abducted by north korea. president trump has promised to help but does he really care? is this really a big issue for the us? almost certainly not. this summit is south korea's charted peace in decades. they believe their president moon jae—in has peace in decades. they believe their president moonjae—in has been best mental in diplomatically bring in these two leaders together. now south koreans have the step back and watch the seat if a deal can be done to try to end nearly 70 years of war. of course, they have been here before, only to be disappointed. the north has made offers of peace only to walk away and continue with its nuclear weapons programme but there isa nuclear weapons programme but there is a feeling here that this time things may be different and they are oi'i things may be different and they are on the first tentatively but historic step of forming a new relationship with their neighbour. when it comes to north korea, china matters. every us adminis

trump and prime minister abe?chief investment officer and fred kemp, president and ceo of the atlantic council. fred, let me begin with you. there's a lot to unpack here, a lot of moving parts here let's start with the zte deal, which was announced earlier today by secretary ross. there are a lot of interlocking parts here, in other words, zte is a chinese company, north korea is china's sort of protege in northeast asia. talk me through this zte deal. did we do it in part to mollify the chinese before we talked to the north koreans and is it or is it not, from where you sit, a good deal? >> well, let me start with the second question first, and then i'll get quickly to the first one. first of all, they broke u.s. law. and they were going out of business and so, it is the most intrusive deal of this sort that has ever been leveled on a chinese company, $1 billion fine having external monitors, enforcement agents in your company, having to change your management, almost unheard of. but does it actually fix our prob

abe as our guest at mar-a-lago in palm beach. the alliance is an enduring force or peace and disability in the pacific region and aroundthe world . on the beginning of my administration, the prime minister and i have been working to expand our cooperation. in a range of areas including defense and commerce. what we discussed today. as i prepare to meet next week with kim jong un, and i want to bring up the fact that the prime minister and also president moon of south korea were helpful, cooperative and they like to see something happen. it would be great for north korea, south korea. it would be great for japan, the united states and the world. our partnership is valuable in reaching this moment and we will continue to be in close communication in the weeks ahead. including the issue of japanese abductees which i know is a great personal importance to prime minister abe. i hope the upcoming meeting in singapore represents the beginning of a bright new future for north korea and indeed a bright new future to the world. the denucle

but mr abe seems to have been sidelined.a's president xi, south korea's president moon and mr pompeo. mr trump meanwhile is already thinking of other photo ops with mr kim. reporter: sir, if you do invite him to the united states, will it be here at the whote house or mar—a—lago? maybe we'll start with the white house, what do you think? mr abe has invested a lot of time building a personal relationship with mr trump but, as other leaders of us allies have discovered to their cost, friendship does not always come up with benefits. and with mr trump so keen for his own success, mr abe might be right to worry. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington well, that trump—abe meeting was a precursor to both leaders heading to canada for the g7 summit, the gathering which brings together the heads of the world's biggest economies. but it's a meeting that won't be without a few awkward moments. the main reason for disagreement, those tariffs imposed by the trump administration on aluminium and steel imports from g7 allies, including france

you should ask prime minister abe. everybody was happy, then he gave out a little bit of an obnoxious thing. i actually like justin, i think he's good. i like him but he shouldn't have done that. that's a mistake.

how concerned is shinzo abe? >> oh, prime minister abe is absolutely concerned., probably japan is in the worst possible position. and, frankly, this is japan's worst nightmare scenario because japan is absolutely concerned about everything. it is absolutely being eclipsed and is about to, frankly, perhaps lose out on everything, especially going into the g7 summit. so it is concerned about losing out potentially in every scenario. >> besides being eclipsed, perhaps, by another country on the peninsula, what are some of these other concerns that shinzo abe has? >> it is about security. until now in the six-party process, it had secured a position in terms of all of its bilateral issues related to north korea. it's abductee issue. its bilateral issues with north korea in terms of security. its concerns about nuclear weapons. missile concerns. its equity issues on the korean peninsula. and now essentially it is being eclipsed in terms of everyone of these issues. and so -- and now its future in terms of its concerns about china and now even in terms of its relation

prime minister shinzo abe, it isa now.g here at the white house for our meeting stick day, so productive. i'm also fred proud to say that the bonds between our meetings —— i'm also proud to say that the bonds between our nations are strong. and ensure the security and prosperity of our citizens for a long time to come and thatis citizens for a long time to come and that is what we intend to do. thank you very much. translation: mr president, i am so grateful for this meeting and feel hospitality at such a - time with hospitality at such a busy time with the g-7 hospitality at such a busy time with the g—7 summit and the singapore meeting coming up. i would also like to extend my appreciation to the people of united states for always welcoming us as your ally. five days, the us north korea summit is to take place. first of all, i would like to pay my deep respect to the outstanding leadership of president trump as he made this decision that no past president was ever able to accomplish. in the last 18 months, we really spen

but mr abe seems to have been sidelined.h china's president xi, south korea's president moon, and mr pompeo. mr trump, meanwhile, is already thinking of other photo ops with mr kim. reporter: sir, if you do invite him to the united states, would it be here at the white house, or at mar—a—lago? maybe we'll start with the white house. what do you think? mr abe has invested a lot of time building a personal relationship with mr trump. but, as other leaders of us allies have discovered to their cost, friendship does not always come up with benefits. and, with mr trump so keen for his own success, mr abe might be right to worry. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington our north america correspondent peter bowes is covering the story for us. how is it looking to you? well, it is looking to me like we are getting different levels of expectations for this summit next week from donald trump and from his secretary of state. we just heard trump and from his secretary of state. wejust heard donald trump and from his secretary of state. we ju

the president is meeting with shinzo abe ahead of the north korean summit next week. we'll bring you the president's comments from the oval office as soon as we get them. the justice department is acknowledging that rod rosenstein will not recuse himself from the mueller probe despite the firing of james comey, this as the president's legal team stepping up attacks on the probe. and democratic senator joe manchin a midst a tough re-election fight says he regrets supporting hillary clinton in 2016 and could back president up from in 2020. is he just pandering to voters? even if he is, does it prove how popular the president is? we'll debate. come here, babe. ok. nasty nighttime heartburn? try new alka-seltzer pm gummies. the only fast, powerful heartburn relief plus melatonin so you can fall asleep quickly. ♪ oh, what a relief it is! ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors. new ensure max protein. while it's design was meant to be

it's dubbed the abe lobby. i rolled my eyes and then put it in the show.he is trying to lobby the president so he and japan can be more involved in the summit. >> absolutely. they're concerned and they should be. this is why they -- abe wants to have one more meeting with president trump to make sure the u.s. does not conclude a deal with the united states that isn't in japan's interest. and then there's the abduction issue too. he wants to put that on the table. >> what's the magic words prime minister abe needs to say? what does he have to say to president trump? >> he already repeatedly said it. he doesn't need to say it one more time, but this is president trump, so we don't know if he's going to actually deal with this. >> but i would say if there's one thing we've learned about president trump, the more he hears it if it's on fox news or his advisersadvisers, it might difference. >> and if abe is the last one to talk to trump. >> this is an awkward venue for president trump. he's been hostile to the u.n. and wto and not afraid to poke american allies

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i think abe wants to see a nuclear deal or to be honest abe might not want trump to go.is is going to be a pivotal conversation and meeting. >> harris: michael, i'm seeing that abe may want the pressure campaign to continue. and for there to be more toughness in the relationship. >> yeah. absolutely. look, i mean the u.s.-japan alliance is an essential part of the regional stability in the asia pacific. and from day one, prime minister abe has been doing everything possible to build a personal relationship with president trump flying straight to the trump tower after the election as harry mentioned. unfortunately to date, that attempt has not seemed to pay off much. president trump time and again has really angered the japanese. both through the tariffs that he has imposed that are going to hit japan. the surprise summit announcement with kim jong un throwing out the maximum pressure campaign and pivoting toward diplomacy which took prime minister abe by surprise. >> harris: right. >> as well as scrapping the iran deal which also could threaten japan with sanctions. ther

genie: what is the likelihood that abe will get what he wants now that he hahas talk to o dond trumptoday? >> i think he will get some of what he wants. it is probably not too difficult for donald trump to bring up the abduampl isso abe may get some of that. in the longer run, it is more likely that the u.u.s. agenda al be guided momore by u.s. interes than japanese interests, but abe is doing wtt he can to singngle to his allies and the u.s., don't forget me andnot lee me at the side of the table without anything that japan needs. genie: thank you for that report from tokyo. back to france, where one of the most famous chÂteau's is fighting to get back the copyright in its own name. name has been owned by an american commior decades, capitalist ishe to to produce its own wine, it is a problem.. let's get the repoport. >> o o of francece's most visitd castles and of late a vineyard. three years ago, the shantou began to make wine and plant a vineyard in the style of the french king who had the castle built in the 1500's. >> you have the cancel and friend saw -- y have the castle and

no doubt, prime minister abe will say be careful. you have to go into the meeting with your eyes wide open. there is a concern that the u.s. is somewhat softening its tone in dealing with the north koreans. japan wants the commitment of full denuclearization on the korean peninsula. they feel trump may somewhat come up with a compromise with kim jong-un. the other major issue is the abductees. there were a number of japanese nationals kidnapped from japan and taken to north korea to teach their spies how to speak japanese and behave like the japanese. the north koreans admitted to taking 13. the japanese say there are 17 if n not more. abe will ask trump to make the plea. >> thank you. anna, thank you. >>> the state department reports medical screening of personnel in china are reporting incident similar to those experienced in cuba. a number of people sent back to the u.s. for further evaluation. this came after a u.s. government employee in china became ill reporting abnormal sound and pressure that resulted in a minor brain injury

>> well, for prime minister abe this is all about north korea. think the fact it's happening at all shows how nervous japan is about this summit between president trump and the north korean leader in singapore next week. prime minister abe is determined to make sure that his message is the last thing in president trump's ear before he goes into that meeting as for trade, the japanese don't want to talk about it at all if they can avoid it. in fact, one japanese official i spoke with about this said he couldn't even predict if trade would come up at the meeting between prime minister abe and president trump. which i think shows you just how enthusiastic the japanese are about talking trade with president trump. >> what do you believe that shinzo abe's strongest negotiating tactic is? what does japan have to offer us donald trump likes to have a tit for tat so to speak. he wants -- we have this to offer, you have this to offer us what is japan's strongest position >> well, in north korea, japan is closely aligned with the u.s. japan's top objective

of course, shinzo abe has his concerns about the meeting. he wants to make sure the japanese interests are represented and worried about the ballistic missile program and the intermediate missile program and japanese citizens that have been kidnapped and held hostage by north korea. they have a press conference this afternoon at 2:00. we'll get a chance to question them directly on this. the president will be headed to singapore immediately following the g-7 meeting that both me and abe will attend in the provence of quebec and canada. the president leaving saturday afternoon for that. michael anton, the former spokesman of the nsc gave us a glimpse of what might lie ahead of the summit with kim jong-un. listen here. >> i think the game plan is first and foremost, to sit down and see if they can find common ground. i think the north koreans will try to play the same tricks on prior administrations, which is offer vague concessions that they won't follow up on until they get concrete things from the united states. the united states has to be

trump made the comments following talks with japan's prime minister, shinzo abe. their meeting was focused on perversions on the june 12 summit between the u.s. and north kokorea. trump still -- preparationsns fr the june 12 summit between t the u.s. and north korea. come still says s he could walk away with the talks don'n't go well, but yiyields it will leado a new era. president trump: i hope it represents the beginning of a bright new future in north korea, and indeed, a bright you future for the world. the denuclearization of the korean peninsula would ususr in a new era of prosperity, security, and peace for all koreans, north and south, and for people everywhere. sarah: let's get more from washington. did the japanese prime minister get what he came for in washington today? reporter: well, at least he got some assurances from donald trump that the united states will take japan's security concerns into account when talking to the north korean leader. of course, there's the issue of missiles, there is the fear in japan that in the deal, the americans might ag

prime minister abe: dialogue for the sake of dialogue is pointless. dialogue needs to lead to action. president putin: trust -- it is either there or not. if there is no trust, nothing good will come out of it. ♪ announcer: coming up, an hour of conversation from this presidential plenary panel. but first, the session's moderator, john mickelthwait, sets the scene. john: trust was the theme in st. petersburg -- or perhaps the lack of it. with the prospect of a global trade war, with all the problems to do with iran, the issues to do with north korea, there is not a lot of trust on the international stage. i am john mickelthwait, the editor-in-chief of bloomberg and i came to st. petersburg to sit down with vladimir putin of russia, emmanuel macron of france, shinzo abe of japan, wang qishan, vice president of china, and christine lagarde with the imf to discuss these issues. i began by asking vladimir putin what he would do to salvage the iran nuclear accord. we all know you want to keep the deal, you say you are a man of action. what actions will you

the president is meeting right now with the japanese prime minister shinzo abe at the white house. the prime minister says he wants to make sure he's on the same page with president trump, his words. the two leaders will hold a joint news conference right at the top of the hour. we'll, of course, bring you that live. you're looking at live pictures coming in from the white house right now. just moments ago, the president said he expects the summit with the north korean leader to be very fruitful. >> and this will not be just a photo op, this will be, at a minimum, we'll start with perhaps a good relationship and that's something that's very important toward the ultimate making of a deal. i would love to say it could happen in one deal, and maybe it can. they have to denuke. if they don't denuclearize, that will not be acceptable. we cannot take sanctions off. the sanctions are extraordinarily powerful. i could add a lot more, but i've chosen not to do that at this time. >> meanwhile, the president apparently is not looking forward to that other summit. we're talking about the g7 me

talk ino abe called his -- andnd candidate candid.wing up on mike pompeo's comments, kim jong-un is prepared to denuclearize. in guatemala, residents are taking matters into their own hands after the official search for victims of the volcano was called off. residents are using sticks and machetes to work through debris looking for loved ones. at least 99 people were killed, nearly 200 are missing. authorities called off the search today, saying the volcanic material is too dangerous for rescuers. the superintendent of yellowstone national park says he's being forced out of his job because of a disagreement with the trump administration. he says he is retiring after more than 40 years working in the national park system because he was offered a job transfer he did not want. he says he was not given a reason and the only dispute he has had was over the number of bison in the park. global news 24 hours a day over the air and @tictoc powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this i

awaiting the arrival of prime minister abe. a couple of key to this visit of course not only telegraphing what the japanese want to see out of the upcoming meeting in singapore, but more to the point ahead of the outcome of the meeting, the japanese like the canadian common they are very, very concerned about the president could be a divisive g-7 summit. but of course, these two have a very special relationship. he was one of the first leaders to meet shortly after the president election. >> we are waiting for the prime minister of japan to arrive now. japanese are up and to capitalize the relationship that he has. that's a big deal for the japanese. they have been paying steel and aluminum tariffs when they went into effect. there's also a broader representative office negotiation going on in the bilateral trade deal with japan. some of that going on behind that. the japanese are also concerned about being left out of any deal if the u.s. makes a deal with north korea and could attack japan and that's a concern for them. they

president trump and prime minister shinzo abe are also talking trade today. where, despite their close personal relationship, the two men don't see eye to eye. >>reporter: japan is the only major u.s. ally that did not get an exemption from president trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum. the trump administration announced at the end of may, it will investigate for an auto imports to see if they threaten national security. motor vehicles make up about 30% of japanese exports to the united states. cbs news, the white house. object the two leaders will continue trade talks tomorrow, as they head to canada for the g7 meetings. object this afternoon, it is one of the biggest illegal fireworks bust in california history. cal fire sees 50,000 pounds of illegal fireworks ahead of the fourth of july holiday. seven people were arrested. >> law enforcement officers have reason to believe that the suspects have been illegally importing, transporting, storing, distributing, and ultimately selling these products of dangerous fireworks throughout california. with indicatio

shinzo abe's top priority, keeping pressure on north korea. but he is also learning, like other global leaders, that friendship and flattery only goes so far when president trump is in the mood for trade fights. >>> plus the justice department turns the tables on the boss. it now wants to share classified documents with key members of congress. that after gop leaders say the president is wrong and that there's nothing to back up his claim that the fbi illegally spied on the trump campaign. >>> house republicans huddle for an election year immigration summit. moderates want citizenship for the dreamers. conservatives want the border wall and limits on legal immigration. do not hold your breath for compromise. >> the republicans are meeting on immigration. lord knows what will come out on that. hopefully the lord knows. we've been praying very hard on it. >> we begin today on two stories that are important on their own but also together thanks to the president's penchant for tackling law enforcement and spinning conspiracies. he says the fbi ill

abe promising new japanese investments in the united states ahead of tomorrow's g7 meeting in canada. also a hot topeader kim jong and the commander-in-chief he might be able to get a deal to formally end the korean war. that would be historic. also the possibility of inviting kim jong un to the white house. we have instant reaction from the white house. of the world's foremostlk to one authoritietional trade professor joelman. other breaking news coming from the white house, just like everyday. meanwhile team trump says chinese telecom gte back inbubia that's the right move by the congress secretary and jg -- jpmorgan chase jamie dimon thinking they are doing it all wrong. charlie gasparino telling us let their sing to him during this era. in a mixed picture o the market the dallas they just said about 25,000 thanks oil. it's twitter's first day the s&p 500. we are less than an hour to closing bell. let's start countwn with liz claman. liz: first to wall street, markets are losing steam heading into the final hour of trading. a lot can change in the next 58 minutes from now to the do

we're about to see the car with shinzo abe. he is feeling quite left out according to all of our reporting of these approaching summit between president trump and kim jong-un. while we wait for this car to roll up and for the president to come out, i'm joined by two senators. we'll be seeing the arrival of abe momentarily. the president expects to get a fairly chilly reception in quebec. what about bob corker's attempt to try to stop the president using the national security exception as he is in this case against canada on tariffs so it doesn't have to go through congress. corker has been pushing that. where do you stand on it? >> i don't support the amendment as is currently proposed. i think there is some structural issues with it being retro active and whether or not it can be a privilege motion that would only require 51 votes. i think it's a good discussion to have but i also think with the g7, the north korea negotiations, the potential tariffs imposed against china, the timing of it i don't think is very good. i wouldn'

and shinzo abe's regime and administration, i am afraid about.ess those issues? well, it is clearly telling how difficult it is to abandon the army once we had this organisation. the emperor had to come out and to speak out and it made such tremendous effort for everyone in the cabinet to finish the war, to end the war, and to abandon the army to save the nation. and ifjapan moves that way again, to form a new type of army, i feel fear of what we're doing, that we're going to harm's way. some feel it is an unnecessarily anxious view of the current japanese government. to bring about the surrender, hirohito had to face down resistance at the top of his government. and harada says portraying the emperor on screen today also involved taboos. while in preproduction, i checked about the safety of making this film and asked mr hando who wrote the book, and he asked some right—wingers and checked the situation, and maybe it is safe to show the emperor in that way, but to betray the family feud among the emperor's family, nobody tested that water yet. ma

powell worried is shinzo abe west of worried is shinzo abe west of worried enough that he has flown tot forget about them. do not do a deal on missiles and nuclear weapons that leaves are japan. and he wants one more thing. to find out what happened to japanese citizens of abducted on the orders of kim jong—un‘s father in the 1970s and 1980s. this goal was just 13 when she disappeared on her walk home from school. for two decades herfamily walk home from school. for two decades her family heard walk home from school. for two decades herfamily heard nothing. thenin decades herfamily heard nothing. then in 2002 north korea made a stunning admission. it had kidnapped her and i2 stunning admission. it had kidnapped her and 12 others. five were allowed to return to japan pyongyang insisted that the others were dead. her brother says her family have never believed that. translation: we believe my sister is alive and suffering in north korea, he says. they told us that she died in 1993 but others saw her alive in 199a. north korea sent back her ashes that dna tests showed they were from a dif

>> now you know why, why you know shinzo abe is here. melissa: right. >> he wants to make sure he has a seat at the table. in the past the japanese had a seat at six-party talks at bush administration. japan was one of the parties -- melissa: is there a way to make everybody happy on that front is the best way to say it? seems like there is not. is there? >> well, right. i first of all want to make clear that japan is threatened by nuclear weapons from north korea. you talk about ranges, they can take conventional warheads, regular explosives, nuclear weapons. the missiles are important. their delivery, also what can be put on top of them. obviously the power and impact of a nuclear weapon is different than a conventional weapon but conventional weapons also kills people. this, they're both of concerns to japan. so not only is the president concerned about the issues of trade, but he also is, wants to be, japan is the third largest economy, melissa. it's a powerful country. it has a powerful military only used for self-defense. this is i

it was prime minister abe when foreig that made that deal. japan will walk away. >> clearly, abe was making this case to the american people and a public message there. he made it personal talked about the young girl a made it in terms thathe distant peop but a young girl who was stolen. it was a smart way to bring it to the american >> and donald trump. >> referre the japan. that's a trigger wor t is going to -- using tf japan. >> like the persian gulf. >> if you spoken to north korea officials as i have and many of you have as well, for them, never really endedthey stille af whatan did to korea during world war ii. >>hese are sensitive. >> and south koreans toonchts the tensi-- too. >> and -- >> the south korea watching is not going to play wel in the plek today. >> another thing, how many times the president praised president xi jinping. tons of praise for president moon and xi jinping and not tons of praise for abe. >> the defense treaty -- and the other thing on trade. president -- >> it appears he is not aware. >> beyond the personal in

also, you mentioned shinzo abe meeting donald trump in washington.gnment to try to get both of them together. iny really did do a lot terms of getting their ducks in a row here. >> shinzo abe was the first world leader to go to the white house. he wants to make sure that japan security concerns over north korea are also addressed. though shorter range missiles that could hit japan. stephen: of course, shinzo abe has campaigned and in a hawk against against north korea which helped him later on last year in the polls but again, his puppy later -- popularity has said for other reasons. he is pitching his wagon to donald trump. this is what he had to say about what he and donald trump talked about. >> we took a good amount of time and carried out into a candid exchange of views. i am not able to talk about the details of what we discuss but one thing i can say is that japan and the united states are always together. >> one of the issues that's shinzo abe has been pushing is north korea. he wants to have donald trump have it high on the agenda. donald tr

we heard from shinzo abe praise for the president to get it thisser if a. there are questith appearances of success versus the substantive success that needs to be determined next week and beyond. >>> president trump may sn be forced to testify under oath thank to multiple depositions he might be facing. on tuesday a judge in new york ruled that president trump must sit for a deposition in a denamation lawsuit brought by a former apprentice contestant. she accuse had imsexual assault which he denies. colin kaepernick's legal team reportedly wants to subpoena the president as ey want more information a the ministration's contactwith e league's national anthem protests. plus, michael avenatti, the lawyer for stormy daniels is il forosn in his case. joining me now to talk all about is is lisa green, legal analyst and author of the book "on your case". lisa, good to see you. >> hi, ali. >> let's skip for the moment the legal merits of these efforts to get the president deposed. >> under oath. those two words are key. we see his linguistic talents on display at

japanese prime minister shinzo abe due to arrive at the white house in moments. trump'sc, president summit with kim jong-un and trade. the administration strikes a deal to allow zte to get back in business. does this set a bad precedent? we will speak to senator john the senator wants more answers from facebook and their data sharing practices. u.s. stocks mixed at the moment. let's get a check on markets. abigail: we are looking at a mixed trading picture for the major averages on this thursday. thedow once again leading way after yesterday's rally when the dow was up more than 1%, helped by trading, fears around a potential trade war in the g7.

abe's message -- don't forget about japan in the talks with north korea.so addressed trade.. the topic which is making other global leaders frustrated with trump ahead of the g-7 summit this weekend. natasha chen is in washington with this report. japanese prime minister shinzo abe is on a mission ahead of president trump's summit with north korean leader kim jong un in singapore. president donald trump: he's the number one celebrity in japan.he told reporters about his hope in long-range stability for northeast asia.he also brought up an issue not officially on the north korean summit agenda -- japanese nationals abducted by north koreans decades ago, including one girl kidnapped at age 13.shinzo abe / prime minister of japan (translated): it is the long-held desire of the japanese people to have her and all of the abductees come home. president trump agreed to bring it up with kim. president donald trump: the issue of japanese abductees, which i know is of great personal importance to prime minister abe. trump also said he's well prepared for the singapo

and japan, i spoke to prime minister abe, and he's so thrilled. he doesn't have rockets going over japan. that makes him very happy, general. you know that. he's very thrilled not to see rockets going over japan. there were plenty of them sent right over japan. he said, i want to thank you, because what you've done is incredible. there are no more rockets going and there's no thought of that. things can change. i said it last night in a speech. things can change. personalities can change. maybe you end up with conflict. maybe you don't. but the relationship that mike has and i have with chairman kim and his group is a very good one, very strong one, and i think it's going to lead to tremendous success. but the document we signed, if people actually read it to the public you'd see, number one statement, we'll immediately begin total denuclearization of north korea. nobody thought that would be possible. if you remember a year and a half ago when mike and i came into office and when this group came into office, everybody was

juliette: donald trump is set to meet shinzo abe next week.he white house wants kim jong-un to commit to a timetable or to surrender his country's's nuclear arsenal at the meeting. however, north korea has publicly gristle that -- at armytence to agree to this -- to disarming. advisor,ump's economic larry kudlow said trump will meet with justin trudeau and emmanuel macron. joined germany to one donald trump it will not sign a joint statement at the g-7 this week. emmanuel macron has signaled that tariffs and the paris climate accord must be agreed to before he signs an agreement. the u.k. prime minister is facing a cabinet rebellion that could destabilize a whole government. david davis is said to be furious over the plan to tie britain into european customs rules after the country leaves the block . month and sheext ease thes necessary to gridlock. environment secretary -- ael grove says in guatemala, the number of people killed by the volcano or corruption has risen to 99. authorities say at least 200 people are missing five days after the m