on the dprk representative, four months. so, who is trying to deceive the international community here? who is trying to cheat on the international community? who is disseminating lies? on theresident, sanctions resolution of dprk, you would like to draw attention to the recent events on the peninsula. sometime ago, the so-called u.n. command, it don't be deceived by that name as it was confirmed. it's a military structure based on the leadership of the united states in the demilitarized area between the two koreas using the name is a shield. the attempt to resume railroad connections between the two countries. bringing the two railroads enterer is one of the key --nter-korean agreements. the two countries are not allowed by the command to assess the state of tracks. the process started commenting and saying the u.n. is blocking joint inter-korean projects. we are grateful to you, madam president, for an in-depth economic analysis of the issues that the russian far east are saying. at the same time, i would like that the you

agencyernational atomic remains unable to access the dprk. the agency continues to monitor development through commercially available satellite imagery where possible. in its regular reports to the iaea board of governors in the iaeaonference, director general reported that the agency had observed signatures consistent with the continued operations of the plutonium production reactor, radio chemical laboratory, and a legend radium enrichment -- a legend radium enrichment facility. -- to realize the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. it is hoped the positive thelopments together with leaders of the dprk and the u.s. will contribute to an atmosphere conducive to advancing sustainable peace and complete and verifiable denuclearization on the korean peninsula in accordance with relevant security council resolutions. security council unity helped create the opportunities to engage diplomatically. a year ago, the korean peninsula piece ofost intense security in the world. a foundation has been did -- established to make tangible progress on

and since the last major provocation from the dprk. there is significant dialogue notif well reported but communications between the dprk and command at senior officer level the first time in 11 years. with those current steps that are ongoing are significant and take them at face value. with that intercontinental threat from therc dprk as well as the and to remain clear eyed and allow diplomacy. >> i appreciate that. and to consider the nominations to be secretary of defense of acquisition to be assistant secretary of defense. with the secretary of defense for sustainment. and the assistant secretary of the army and energy insulation. so is there a nation long - - emotion? >> all of those in favor? it is approved. all these nominations are before the t committee. is there a motion and emotion? >> one of the things i want to get to. i know you are concerned but if you look all over the south china sea it is interpreted by our allies in that area they are preparing for world war iii. that we see in africa that they start this outside of

command and the dprk at senior officer level for the first time in 11 years. i would share your characterization that all of the current steps that are ongoing are significant and we should take them at face value. having said that you also mentioned there still remains a significant asymmetric and intercontinental threat from the dprk as well as they maintain still the fourth largest conventional army in the world and none of their posture has changed. my view we should remain clear eyed about the situation on the ground and allow diplomacy to continue to work. >> well, appreciate that. i've been informed we do have a quorum. we'll interrupt this for a moment here since the quorum is present, i ask the committee to consider the nominations of mr. alan shaffer and sustainment, and miss daigle to be assistant secretary of defense, honorable robert h mcmahon to be assistant secretary of defense for sustainment and dr. worinski, for manpower and reserves and mr. alex buehler to be assistant secretary of the army for energy installation. they've been before this c

dprk -- u.s.-dprk negotiation.my worry about a declaration would be that it almost by definition would not be a complete declaration and we might immediately find the kind of roadblock. because we would know it was not complete. i have an open mind -- i'm a little more positive than some comments about being able to say something about confidence building. we have said things before. they have never been enough, the magic words. washington and seoul have said a lot of things. is there something else we can say? sure. should the north koreans be more open about what they have and what they are ready to do you go absolutely. but that is what i like to see in the negotiations -- and what they are ready to do? absolutely. there is a lot of intentional or misunderstanding. laura talked about the leap day agreement, but there are many places where this ambiguity comes back to bite us. some ambiguity, but an openness to what we say. i want to relate this to the nonproliferation point, i would like to see the dprk commit t

security council sanctions against the dprk. >> well, i would like to know more about that. because i have heard, and maybe this is a classified setting, >> at this point, we're going to take you live to capitol hill for the senate judiciary committee meeting. members are going to be voting on the nomination of brett kavanaugh who be the next supreme court justice. the committee made up of 11 republicans and ten democrats. you're watching live

president, are demonstrating on dprk, the world's most pressing nuclear threat. in meeting kim jong un, you have created an historic opportunity for complete, verifiable and reversible denuclearization. consensus from this council to impose sanctions on dprk has played no smart part but we will not have meaningful progress towards peace on the korean peninsula without pressure. sanctions must be enforced by all, including the dpra's neighbors. we must stay vigilant. ensuring nonproliferation also requires collective leadership. the type that led to the agreement in 2015, joint comprehensive plan of action, the iran nuclear deal. for many years the scare and nature of iran's nuclear program raised serious international concerns. the jcpoa was an important step forward in addressing these. it remains the best means of preventing iran developing a nuclear weapon and we are committed to preserving the jcpoa as long as iran continues to abide by its every obligations in full. iran must ensure they implement their obligations fully and to monitor iran's compliance, we

international responsibility and obligation and will implement the council resolutions related to the dprk. effective settlements of the issue requires complete denuclearization as well as establishment as a mechanism, when the two wheels move in tandem can the issue be resolved and peace start to dawn. regarding the iranian nuclear issue now is a crucial time for continued implementation of the jcpoa. the jcpoa is a multilateral agreement endorsed by the you and security council. it is the common interest of all parties concerned an international community at large. if this agreement fails to be theemented the regime of undermined and we all of the security council challenged and peace and stability in both this region and by the world jeopardize. this is a world where no one stands to gain. continue observing and observing the jcpoa for a platform that is conclusive -- inclusive. question of palestine must not be marginalized. for more than seven decades and justice has remained elusive in that part of the world. what the international community needs is not proposal or an issue -- initi

we are still having many conversations with the dprk about how to achieve all of the commitments that were made during the singapore summit. >> good afternoon. by september 30, the administration has to give a determination to congress about the levels of refugees that will be admitted into the u.s. for the next fiscal year. there seems to be a discussion among some who are thinking of it as a national security issue and want to keep the levels 45,000 whileound some think it should be significantly lower in the 20 thousands. i'm not sure if you want to give us a specific amount. could you talk to us about your thoughts about how you are seeing the level of refugees that should be coming in in the near future. sec. pompeo: there will be an announcement soon. i'm confident- that the national security team will deliver the president's recommendation. he will make a decision about the appropriate level. it is absolutely a national security decision. it is also worth everyone here remembering, this is the most generous of nations. when it comes to accepting persons from outside of our coun

was part of the discussion most recently between the minister of defense and his counterpart of the dprk. and then they may continue to dialogue all of that that would be adjudicated and with those multinational forces and the second part of the question and with that defense reform two .-point oh it does have reduction of capability eight .-point 7 percent increase in defense spending and two .-point 7 percent of gdp which is the highest of any treaty ally in the united states. >> you already commented on the drug intervention and was 70000 deaths per year of drug overdoses with a couple of cruise missiles taking out our citizens to have a strong reaction. and it is in addition to what they have already told us. russia and china and iran with terrorism and the narco industry worldwide. and with those foreclosures of one of those loans putting one of these around africa. . . . . a global campaign plan and work hand in glove to gather to devise plans to counter those in the information space and in the intelligence space. it is an intelligence driven operation outcome is so as much as a a

said it at the summit in singapore, and we are still continuing to have many conversations with the dprk about how to effectuate in achieving all of the commitments that were made during the singapore summit. >> thank you. good afternoon, mr. secretary. by september 30 the administration has to give a determination or a decision to congress about the levels of refugees that will be admitted into the u.s. for the next fiscal year, and there seems to be a debate or a discussion among some who are thinking of it as more of a national security issue and want to keep the levels consistent at a level around 45,000 while there are some that think it should be significantly lower, in the 20,000's. i'm not sure if you want to give a specific amount, but could you talk about your thoughts about how you're seeing the level of refugees that should be coming in in the near future? sec. pompeo: so there will be an announcement soon. the date, the deadline is, in fact, this fiscal year. and so i'm confident that the national security team will deliver the president's recommendation. he'll make his deci

de-escalated tensions with north korea and brought us closer to our final goal, the denuclearization of the dprk as a degree -- as agreed to. last month, the summit yielded another positive step forward. now is not the time to ease pressure. as you have heard, president trump will adjust the threat of nonproliferation on wednesday and the need for responsible nations to stop the spread of weapons and technology. among the topics that meeting will cover our north korea, syria, and iran. you can bet the president will have well-deserved strong words for the arabian regime -- iranian regime. he will call on every country to join our pressure campaign to thwart iran's dangerous activity. the estimated 25 million victims of modern slavery around the world can also count on america's support. today is shaping up as a great first day. lots more work to come this week. president trump and our entire diplomatic corps look forward to the days ahead as we work on achieving shared victories for all. ambassador haley? ambassador haley: good morning. we got a great start today with the president's event on co

. >> and what is the dollar value of these additional companies that we are dprk- dprk- -- we do not currently have exposure. >> okay. so we have no exposure to companies that we're adding to the restricted list. >> but we're also adding the category of pawn shops which we did not consider when we originally did it. so there are two companies that we want to engage at level ii, and we do have $1.2 million of exposure in easy corp., so that's a new area that we're adding and that we're going to be engaging where there is a direct investment relationship that we would have. >> correct. and in walmart, we have a direct relationship as well. >> commissioner driscoll? >> just on the issue of engagement, does that mean you writing letters, calling, and/or visiting them. >> it could include any of those actions, we haven't developed an action plan yet. >> but that's what you're asking for the authority to do. >> correct. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll call for public comment. are there any members of the public that would like to address the commission regarding firearm type asset

for now, moonjae—in is concerned with just getting the dprk in north korea and the united states intoentry point. worked as north korea have to do to get the us to agree to a peace declaration and then the difficult negotiations about denuclearisation and what a peace regime looks like can begin. we hope to bring our viewers pictures that we have coming into was here. this is live in seoul at the airbase where president moon jae—in will be leaving to board that flight jae—in will be leaving to board that flight that you can see they are, heading for pyongyang. it is the first visit in over ten years by a south korean president to the capital of north korea for those talks with tim donlon. let's stay with these pictures but as it were saying, the focus will be on whether oi’ saying, the focus will be on whether or not president moonjae—in will be able restart the talks and get some kind of concrete action from kim jong—un. how optimistic are you that that will be the case?” jong—un. how optimistic are you that that will be the case? i am fairly optimistic. i do not think it would be pla

until the final denuclearisation of the dprk is achieved and fully implement it, it is our responsibilityecurity council resolutions pertaining to north korea. enforcement of un security council sanctions must continue vigorously, and without fail, until we realise the folly, final, verified denuclearisation. also making news today: the un human rights council has voted to set up a special panel to prepare evidence of abuse carried out against myanmar‘s muslim rohingyas. the aim is to facilitate any future court case. a un report published last month said there was evidence that myanmar‘s army chief and five other military commanders were guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. myanmar rejected the report. the israeli leader, benjamin netanyahu, has revealed what he says is a secret location where iran has been storing nuclear equipment and material in order to build a nucear weapon. addressing the un general assembly, mr netanyahu demanded that international inspectors investigate the site. the iranians say their nuclear programme is peaceful. 0nline retailing giant amazon is ope

the ministration has a number of sanctions that apply to the dprk's. these authorities limit access to technology and equipment that could be used to support its wmd and missile programs and hold the regime accountable for its widespread human rights abuses. nationsurged all united member states to take firm action in applying pressure to the dprk. international solidarity and continued pressure are imperative until the dprk denuclearize is. gas toweapons fair for the western hemisphere -- to the witness -- to the western hemisphere, our goal is to create renditions to the democracy in interests of the venezuelan people. let me note the administration's commitment to implement human rights and accountability act, which advances the best of america's values. i witnessed the example of actions the trump administration has taken to utilize sanctions pressure as an instrument of powerful diplomacy. we look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure the sanctions remain an effective tool which work in the interest of american national security. i woul

security council sanctions against the dprk. >> well, i would like to know more about that. because i have heard, and maybe this is a classified setting, >> at this point, we're going to take you live to capitol hill for the senate judiciary committee meeting. members are going to be voting on the nomination of brett kavanaugh who be the next supreme court justice. the committee made up of 11 republicans and ten democrats. you're watching live coverage. >> the nomination to the floor. the clerk will call the roll. >> wait, that's not my understanding of what mr. chairman, let the senator explain it. >>> that is my -- my understanding and if the democrats could speak to it if chris or you as we talked about before that the democrats would accept and endorse a one-week fbi investigation limited in time and scope. >> that is correct. >> since you're the deciding -- since you're the deciding vote here, we'll vote and then if there's any sort of discussion we'll do that after the vote. >> call the roll. >> mr. graham, mr. cornyn, aye. >> mr. lee. >> mr. cruz. >> aye. >> mr. flake

until the final denuclearisation of the dprk is achieved and fully verified, it is our solemn, collectiveommend all un security council resolutions pertaining to north korea. enforcement of un security council resolutions must continue vigorously and without fail until we realised the fully, final, verified denuclearisation. also making news today: the un human rights council has voted to set up a special panel to prepare evidence of abuse carried out against myanmar‘s muslim rohingyas. the aim is to facilitate any future court case. a un report published last month said there was evidence that myanmar‘s army chief and five other military commanders were guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. myanmar rejected the report. pakisitani prime minister imran khan's government has continued its efforts to refill government coffers by selling off eight highly prized buffaloes. the animals reportedly provided milk for nawaz sharif, mr khan's predecessor, and his family. however, mr khan decided they should be sold off as part of the government's so—called austerity auctions. he has since

. >> this particular statement says the united states and dprk commit to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. that wording, to work toward is a far cry from what the standard that secretary pompeo set out for which i believe he used the words complete reversible. why wouldn't north korea agree to language, or did we insist and try to push language that would be a complete irreversible simply other than simply to work toward denuclearization? >> of the final and fully verified denuclearization and those are going. >> own north korea was unwilling to reach the language we wanted to complete reversible elimination. >> they've committed to do nuclear ice. >> but they've committed to work toward, that's quite different. he reminds me of the mpt language where the large nuclear nuclear states pledged and they use very similar language, undertake to pursue negotiations on complete disarmament. in other words is the inserted words that say we don't really have a commitment to get. north korea is just saying it will work toward that effort. i stress this, because quite a bit o

dprk relations through the process of rapid denuclearization of north korea. 2021 as committed by chairman kim and to construct a lasting and stable regime on the korean peninsula. "lace last month, secretary pompeo was scheduled to make his fourth trip to north korea, he canceled it because of what the administration said was a lack of progress. at least the communication continues as the south korean president says he has a letter to deliver to president trump. >> harris: thank you very much for setting us up with the fact facts. christian, great to see you today. i understand you say this is an important step because it shows that kim jong un is handling the internal politics of his own country, what do you mean? >> you had the meeting of the minds between trump and kim in singapore but having that agreement, kim is a dictator, assassinating his half brother and murdering his uncle but he still has politics to contend with and north korea has been so fundamentally committed to getting nuclear capability to his and his father's governments, getting his gover

report which outlines the he thinks the dprk has gone to evade u.n. and u.s. sanctions. korea next month, his fourth trip this year, all in order to lay the foundation for a second summit between trump and the north korean dictator. >>> it is a soggy morning for a lot of us in the northeast. bill karins has a check of the forecast. >> the weekend we have this heavy rain event. it's been a rainy september. it's pouring right over the top of new york city. good news for washington, d.c., looks like the rain is just about gone. philadelphia, looks like most of the rain is just about over with. new york city, let's give it another hour or so and that will be it. connecticut unfortunately, though, and much of massachusetts you're going to be soaked this morning. we're under a flash flood watch. now we're adding about 1-3 inches in a quick period of time from new york city to long island and southern connecticut especially. this is the area that had eight inches of rain only about four days ago so the ground is super saturated already. here we are at 7:00 a.m. this morning. th

they have not passed arms procurement transactions between eritrea and the dprk that the u.n. panel of experts reported. >> broader human rights concerns and the indefinite, obligatory national service and the arbitration of religious and political prisoners and the opaque system of government also hinder our scope for cooperation. the united states has deliberately engaged for the last few months with the opportunity in full view and we will continue to do so. although we have seen many gains from peace which the president and the secretary of state have both hailed publicly further progress will require more action and some priority issues in eritrea. thank you so much, and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so very much, mr. secretary, again, for your leadership and for being here today. i do have a number of question, and i'll ask them in somewhat succession. we do have a number of members here today. i think that's a good sign of the concern that we all have. let me start with sex trafficking and trafficking in general. again, this is an area that i have spent

pressuring the president to take action against the hermit kingdom and that intelligence believes that the dprkroduce five to eight new nuclear weapons this year alone. this is notable as at the same time the president has thanked the north korean dictator for what the white house calls a very positive and very warm letter that the dictator kim jong un sent to president trump. with that as back drop, north korea is celebrating its 70th birthday with, well, north korea things. soldiers marching as they do in a massive military parade, celebrations also involving fireworks and circus style performances because north korea, some more images in our slide show for you this afternoon. and they include by planes writing out the number 70 see how they did that over pyongyang the country established in 1948. these are soldiers marching in a row. all of them there were no long range missiles on display unlike in the past parades. north korea trying to focus more on its building up its economy. here thousands of students take place with torches and here you bit tuesday fireworks. the torches spell out for

and the dprk may currently be at a stalemate. >>> comes as nbc news has learned that china loosens restrictionsanctions. the u.s. treasury sanctioned multiple entities for helping pyongyang avoid those sanctions. president trump's desire to rush into a meeting with kim jong-un caused china to fear a loss of regional influence. the former senior state department official adds, quote, the trump admin strapistration m pressure is now at best minimum pressure. >>> next big thing, i wonder what it could be. >>> a white house in crisis goes from bad to worse. >> the latest on that anonymous "new york times" op-ed by senior administration official claiming to be part of an internal resistance to contain president trump's worst inclinations. >>> john brennan and john kerry will be in studio with their reactions. a very busy morning, moments away. ents away e*trade. the original place to invest online. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and

steps by the dprk towards gradual disarmament should be followed by easing up sanctions. >> the administrationse sanctions to compel them to dismantle their nuclear weapons and keep kim to his commitments of doing that before january 2021. the united states and north korea are trying to schedule a second semite between president trump and kim jong un. late last month, secretaries pompeo canceled would have been his fourth trip to pyongyang, citing north korea's lack of progress in destroying the programs. he's preparing for a second meeting between president trump and chairman kim. >> shannon: rich edson, thank you very much. construction on president trump's border wall meets to some resistance. that story leads where in the world. protests creating new construction on the steel border wall along the frontier between juarez and el paso. the project is said to be completed in april and will cost approximately $22 million. it's a first for the f35. the expense of a controversial next-generation fighter plane, two marine corps f35 hitting a taliban cash in southern afghanistan, kandahar province

dprk negotiations through the process of rapid denuclearization of north korea to be completed by januaryonstruct a long lasting and stable peace regime on the korean peninsula. last month pompeo cancelled what would have been his fourth trip to north korea because of what the administration said was a lack of progress from north korea on dismantling its nuclear weapons program. despite that pompeo says is he still in contact with the north korean government. >> in relationship to chairman kim and president trump is good. i talked to my counterparts there with some frequency. it doesn't get reported. i'm glad about that. i'm glad we are able to keep that quiet. so, we are making the progress that we need. >> kim has also said that he would allow inspectors into his country to investigate or prove that he was going to dismantle a missile testing and launch site. but he says he wants corresponding steps from the united states. it's unclear specifically what that is, trace. president trump announced officials have now trooption. >> return some remains killed during the korean war in the 19 5

quoted by chinese media saying, we highly value the positive efforts made by the dprk.celebrations clearly designed to send a message to the world. a super sized socialist propaganda blitz focusing on economic and diplomatic progr s progress, with no mention of its nuclear program. it's a dramatic about face from less than a year ago, when north korea and the u.s. seemed on a collision course for conflict with public statements like this from president trump. >> they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. >> in his new book fear. bob woodward says, behind the scenes, the situation was even worse. >> he drafts a tweet saying we're going to pull out dependents from south korea, family members of the 28,000 people there. >> woodward told cbs trump nearly set off a war with north korea in a single tweet. >> in that moment there was a sense of profound alarm in the pentagon leadership that my god, one tweet and we have reliable information that the north koreans are going to read this as an attack is imminent. >> just because north korea is not paradi

this particular statement says the united states and dprk commit to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. ist wording, to work toward, a far cry from what the standard that secretary pompeo set out for which was, i believe he used the words, complete irreversible elimination of nuclear weapons. why wouldn't north korea agreed to language, or did we insist and try to push language that would be a commitment to complete, irreversible illumination rather than simply to work toward denuclearization? sec. thompson: the administration stands firm for final denuclearization. those discussions are ongoing. the time of: at this statement, north korea was unwilling to reach the language we wanted? sec. thompson: they have committed to denuclearize the peninsula. sne. merkley: i'm just reading from a document. they have committed to work toward. that is quite different. language wheref the large nuclear capable, or nuclear states pledge to, and they use very similar language, undertake to pursue negotiations on complete disarmament. in other words, it is those inserted words

republic of korea, eritrea has not fully explained certain arms procurementcu between eritrea in the dprk that the u.n. panel of experts reported. broader humans rights concerns with indefinite obligatory national service. the arbitrary detention of religious andd political prisoners in a tightly controlled opaque system of government also hinder our scope for cooperation. the united states has deliberately -- with though these opportunities and concerns in full view and we will continue to do so. although the party scene many cancer and peace, which the president and the secretary of state for both held publicly further progress will requirere more action, some of these priority issues and eritrea. thank you so much as i look forward to your questions. >> thank you so much mr. secretary for your leadership and for being here today. i have ans number of questions i'll ask someone succession. if they get the goods signed at the concern that we all have. let me service sex trafficking and trafficking in general. an area i have spent more than 25 years working on s and what a number of laws

. -- dprk and others. the point i am trying to make is iran has reached out the to different sectors of the iraqi society so no matter what kind of coalition comes into play iran will have a major stake in night what about prime minister abadi. what was that relationship like? what is it like now? >> the prime minister tried to balance iraq's kelgss with tehran and washington, d.c. they have the common enemy in isis that brought iran and the united states together. at least they were not in conflict with each other. now that common enemy is gone. we already see is that obviously our body is having problems keeping that balance. also the imposed sanctions, that puts prime minister abadi between the hard -- in a everyone difficult situation. he additionally said we would abide by the sanctions. we don't have a choice but we would support it. later he had to walk away from those countries. everybody who came on, major politicians, including the leader of jicama or wisdom party, al hakim, they all went to tehr

consensus from this council to impose sanctions on dprk has played no small part but we will not continue15 for thejoint type that led to the agreement in 2015 for the joint comprehensive plan of action, the iran nuclear deal. for many years the scale of iran's nuclear programme raise concerns. this remains the best means of preventing iran developing a nuclear weapon and we will preserve the organisation as long as iran will abide by its obligations. iran will abide by its obligations. iran must make sure they implement their obligations fully and to monitor their compliance we support the iaea using inspections and other monitoring provisions to their full. other aspects of iran's policies, in particular its destabilising regional behaviour and sustained effo rts regional behaviour and sustained efforts to enhance its ballistic missile capability, continue to cause serious concerns. the international community and where appropriate, the security council, need to be ready to address this. iran's proliferation of technology to groups like his brother in lebanon or as the un's panel of exp