thank you very much for that- _ let's speak to dr in—bum chun.of south korea special forces, and a military and political analyst. what changed over the past week or so? previously the president's security team helped him to resist arrest. this time, they cleared the way. i think everybody realise that no—one can be above the law, no matter how they oppose it or how they are for each. so, in the end, although there was a lot of strife and consternation, people realise that no—one is above the law. we have seen those angry protests by supporters of suspended president yoon. he was, of course, democratically elected. he retained supporters. what impact do you see them having on the next chapter of korean politics? well, it is up to the constitutional courts. they have a started the process and they have a maximum of 180 days of which 20 have really been spent. normally it would take 2- spent. normally it would take 2— three months for them to come to a decision and whatever that decision is, we will have to follow that. if the decision is upheld to

in-bum chun in seoul, good luck trying to navigate through that. but as you say, it is democracy as it works in south korea. thank you. now, japan's nippon steel says it may take legal action against the u.s. government. that's after president biden decided to block nippon's $14 billion takeover of u.s. steel. mr. biden said he took the action out of concern for national security and supply chains. the steelworkers union, which opposes the deal, praised his decision. but the president and ceo of u.s. steel called it shameful and corrupt. now, next on cnn newsroom, authorities reveal the timeline of events leading up to the new year's day terror attack in new orleans, which may have been years in the making. plus, former president jimmy carter's home state of georgia pays its final respects before he lies in state at the u.s. capitol this week. details just ahead. >> when i hear cancer, i hear death sentence. >> at that moment, it was sadness. scared, surprised worry. everything. >> every 15 seconds, someone will hear the words, you have cancer. at

thank you very much which tenant general chun in—bum, commander of south korea's special forces.peed with all of the developments. for now, you can also log onto our website — bbc.com — where there's a live page ongoing for minute by minute updates. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. back to our top story today: you're looking at live images in seoul, outside the presidential residence where hundreds of p

thank you very much which tenant general chun - which tenant general chun in—bum, commander of southstory and get the thoughts of sydney sealer senior advisor and shout the centre for strategic and international studies. the centre for strategic and internationalstudies. brad abbey want to talk about this and get a broader understanding of what we have been seeing on fault this morning. what are your initial thoughts? t fault this morning. what are your initial thoughts? i think the general _ your initial thoughts? i think the general made _ your initial thoughts? i think the general made a - your initial thoughts? i think the general made a good - the general made a good explanation of the developments. there are plenty of not surprising decisions. as a lawyer who probably has some idea of the margin within which he has two operate. i disagree with the general to the degree that whether or not it is clear that whether or not it is clear that the corruption investigation in office actually has the authority to arrest the president. it looks like president yoon can see it is not easil