had no idea that what they we re that they had no idea that what they were doing would cause kim jong—nam's. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we meet the indonesian rickshaw driver who turned his vehicle into a mobile library for children. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news. the top story this hour: big

the trial of the vietnamese woman charged with murdering the north korean leader's half brother, kim jong namresumes in malaysia. a comedian who plays a president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. japan announces the name of the new imperial era. it'll be called reiwa, and will begin next month. we start in turkey where president recep tayyip erdogan‘s governing party has lost control of several big cities in local elections, including the capital ankara. it's a poll that's being seen as a referendum on president erdogan‘s leadership. in istanbul, both the opposition and ak party have declared victory with the tally still very close. mark lowen reports from istanbul. there is a saying in turkish — whoever wins istanbul wins turkey. today, the biggest prize in the local elections is too close to call, with fewer than 3,000 votes between the governing ak party and the opposition chp, in a city of 18 million people. while both sides have declared victory, the official tally by the state news agency has stopped, with over i% of votes still to count, which the chp ha

sponsored hit yang denies any involvement but as the elder half brother of north korean leader kim jong un kim jong nam could have had a claim as ruler but he'd fallen out of favor and was living in exile for north koreans who left malaysia just hours later are suspected of involvement in the killing to launch a lawyer called on the court to bring the real perpetrators to justice. you know. we see that justice must be. also poised logic to really assess and so the fact koreans are just one of the emphasise that the must be brought to justice. with the only suspects in custody now cleared of murder. justice for kim jong nam looks increasingly unlikely. we'll start with football there was quite a bit of movement among the top four in germany's bond is bigger this weekend with just seven matches left to play this season. of the sport could fill us in welcome welcome so i don't gave up a sore spot over the weekend we'll get to that let's talk about sunday's big match frankfurt winning yet again yes they're in great form they've got three nil they've now moved up to fourth spot of course that for sport is v

nyang denies any involvement but as the elder half brother of north korean leader kim jong un kim jong nam could have had a claim as ruler but he'd fallen out of favor and was living in exile for north koreans who left malaysia just hours later are suspected of involvement in the killing and wants a lawyer called on the court to bring the real perpetrators to justice. you know british and of iraq we see that justice must be done. and we also serve the boys logic that every recess in certain facts will be unsatisfying and the emphasise that they must be brought to justice. with the only suspects in custody now cleared of murder justice for kim jong nam looks increasingly unlikely. it will start with what it was. a bit of movement among the top four in germany's bond as they go this weekend with just seven matches left to play this season. to support conspiracy. so i don't buy a game of the sox but over the weekend we'll get to that's let's talk about sunday's big match frankfurt winning yet again yes they're in great form they've got three nil they've now moved up to fourth spot of course t

she still dreams of a showbusiness career, and she told her lawyers she thought the attack on kim jong—nam two years ago that the assassination took place right here, exposing hundreds of travellers to an absolutely lethal nerve agent. today's verdict will seem fair to many people, but it does leave many questions unanswered about this extraordinary situation, because neither defendant was able to testify in court about how they got involved. four north korean men, at least one a high—ranking intelligence agent, are thought to have recruited the two women. they flew out of malaysia shortly after mr kim's death. no—one else has been charged. there are no signs today of the shocking crime committed here, and which remains unsolved and largely unexplained. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll have more on that brexit vote in the house of commons. is there any way to break the deadlock? the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent

police custody having fled the country just hours after kim jong un was killed and many people believe that these are the real masterminds of kim jong nam. algeria's president has announced a caretaker government to be headed by prime minister nuri. the decision comes after weeks of protests against eighty two year old. early results in turkey is local elections so the main opposition party has won control of the capital ankara meanwhile in istanbul it's a tight race that still considered too close to call the municipal elections are seen as a test for president russia or one israel has lifted a recent ban on fishing in gaza the decision is part of a cease fire deal mediated by egypt between israel and hamas it includes expanding the fishings are into fifteen or school miles to main border crossings into gaza will also be reopened on sunday following a weekend of mass protests along the fence dividing gaza and israel at least twenty five people have been killed and hundreds others injured after a severe thunderstorm swept through some of the nepal rescue is struggling to reach villages and barren and pasta districts which were cut off b

police custody having fled the country just hours after kim jong un was killed and many people believe that these are the real masterminds of kim jong nam summit. severe thunderstorm in southern nepal has killed and injured hundreds of people the total number of dead is expected to rise from the twenty five confirmed fatalities so far buildings collapsed a bus was blown off a road and cars overturned rescuers are struggling to reach villages in the districts of bar and cut off by the storm helicopters are expected to join the recovery operation once the weather improves still ahead on al-jazeera japan's new air i will explain the new name.

a vietnamese woman charged with killing kim jong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader, kimun, is sentenced to three years and four months in prison, but could be released next month. and just when everybody expected a downturn, chinese manufacturing unexpectedly jumps back in march. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: this spring marks the first year that electric scooters will be fully operational in europe. the uk has not yet given them the green light. what do you think? is this the future of transport in busy cities or an accident waiting to happen? tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing. it's the start of another crucial week for the british government and parliament over its plans for leaving the european union. you will remember, on friday, theresa may lost a vote on the withdrawal agreement, the third time she's brought the deal before parliament. after the vote, this is how she reacted to the decision, and the thoughts of the opposition leader, jeremy corbyn. the

apprehended because they left malaysia just hours after kim jong un was killed and very many people believe that they are the real masterminds of kim jong nam and. florence really they're following the trial for us in kuala lumpur thank you florence. well algeria's president has named a caretaker government following six weeks of protests demanding his resignation media reports in algeria now saying eighty two year old abdel aziz prison is preparing to quit. reports. if president abdelaziz bouteflika and his backers thought a government reshuffle would be enough to satisfy the millions of algerians demanding political change these crowds were a first sign they'd misjudged the mood of protest as. a statement from the president's office was read out on state television announcing a new can take a government it's the latest in a series of concessions by beautifully which have included a promise not to stand for a fifth term critics say it's another unsuccessful attempt to split the opposition and diffuse the protests to get to this point and then split up or turn around is not really a possibility at least not a possibility that i've been hear

was one of two suspects who claimed they thought they were part of a tv prank when they smeared kim jong—namla lumpur airport in 2017. jonathan head reports. the face says it all, still in ha ndcuffs the face says it all, still in handcuffs and a bullet—proof vest, she leaves court, the weight of a murder charge lifted from her. we last saw her weeks ago in tears, then the sole remaining defendant. now, she could be going home in a month. herfather, a farmer and part—time security guard, was at court to hear her except a lesser charge. he is hoping she will be home soon, and grateful to her lawyers, he says, for the way the case has turned out. thejudge ruled last year that she had a case to a nswer last year that she had a case to answer because of this video where she is seen putting her hands over the face of the unsuspecting kim jong—nam at kuala lumpur international airport. but she had been involved in televised pranks in vietnam. she says she still dreams ofa tv vietnam. she says she still dreams of a tv career, and she said she thought the attack was just another tv gag. it was just

a vietnamese woman charged with killing kim jong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader, kimand four months in prison, but could be released next month. now it is time to look at the stories making the headlines across the world. we begin with the guardian, with what else but brexit? this front page talks about a cabinet rift widening as mps prepare for a second round of indicative votes today. staying with that, the daily telgraph has a picture of a very weary looking prime minister may, and discusses her successor. one member of the cabinet is quoted as saying ms may's replacement must be a senior tory eurosceptic to lead the uk through the next round of brexit negotiations. on to the financial times, where mark zuckerberg is calling for more regulations for media companies like facebook. but some of his recommendations have failed to win over privacy advocates and politicans in the us, who say it appears to be a public relations effort. heading to slovakia, in the slovak spectator, where voters have brought a rare liberal win in central europe. the broadsheet asks if the p

march both have been arrested for the two thousand and seventeen kuala lumpur airport killing of kim jong nam with a deadly v. x. nerve agent the women say they thought they were part of a prank t.v. show it's a suspected that kim's death was a political assassination planned by north korean agents. as if that episode wasn't strange enough there's been a nother cloak and dagger incident involving north korea here in europe you may remember that break in it happened last month at the north korean embassy in the dread well over the weekend north korea finally responded calling it quote a grave terror attack a group of armed men had charged into the building and tied up the staff spanish authorities have issued arrest warrants for members of the mysterious french human rights group called free choice and also known as charlie civil defense it claims to have shared information from the raid with the f.b.i. the group posted this video to you tube reportedly from inside the embassy it shows a man destroying portraits of the kim family. joining me now is oliver hotham managing editor of n.k. news do

three years and four months in prison over the killing of the north korean leader's half brother kim jong nam died in two thousand and seventeen after being smeared with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport don't want a long pleaded guilty to one charge of causing harm an indonesian codefendant was acquitted last month. one of russia's richest women natalya leyva has been killed along with two others when their small plane crashed near the germ city of frankfurt she was towing or of the private russian airline s. seven it's not yet known what cause of crime. is to ukraine's presidential elections now where a t.v. comedy star has opened a commanding lead in the first round with over half of all ballots counted a lot amir's a lengthy leads with at least thirty percent of the vote a forty one year old is the star of a popular comedy show and topped opinion polls prior to the voting he's never held political office the incumbent president petro poroshenko is currently in second place with about sixteen percent of former prime minister yulia timoshenko is said to be knocked out of the running in

kim jong un's half brother. the trial is expected to last two days she's accused of poisoning kim jong nam and kuala lumpur airport two years ago vietnam's foreign minister has called on malaysia to provide one with a fair trial earlier this month charges against the second suspects were dropped to the two main border crossings into gaza are open for the first time in six days israel lifted destruction's off for a weekend of mass protests along the fence dividing gaza and israel for palestinian protesters were killed and two hundred forty others injured during the demonstrations. facebook's chief executive is calling for the new rules to govern the internet and once governments to share responsibility in policing what we click on in a newspaper article says it's not for companies alone to define and monitor home for content he's pushing for a common global framework to to monitor privity in data as well as rules to stop the spread of hate speech facebook is facing a series of scandals including its failure to stop the live streaming of the new zealand mosque attacks in which fifty people were killed earlier this m

i don't in just over a month will be free the vietnamese charged with killing kim jong nam the half brotherof north korean leader kim jong un in february two thousand and seventeen has accepted a plea deal she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing harm and has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison she would have faced a mandatory death sentence had she been found guilty of murder. in the i hope that my daughter will be released in a month i'll be very happy or once case is similar to city i shot her indonesian kohak used prosecutors dropped charges against city last month without saying why the indonesian government later revealed that its officials had lobbied malaysian authorities believing city had been used as a tool by north korean intelligence for north korean men who fled the country hours after the killing have also been charged but their whereabouts remains a mystery in our mediation of iraq we see that justice must be done. and we also see boys not sure that they're really assistance in fact the former koreans are just playing and they emphasize that they

kim jong-un was sentenced. the judge sentenced her to just over three years in prison. she was one of two women charged over the february 2017 murder of kim jong-nam, an offense that carries the death penalty. >>> and the ncaa tournament is feent set after a weekend of upsets and thrillers. a late michigan state three-pointer busted brackets across the country as the spartans knocked off the top overall seed, duke blue devils, 68-67. aurn also punched its ticket to its first ever final four with an overtime win to kentucky. virginia is heading to its first final four in 35 years after an overtime win against purdue. and texas tech knocked off number one seed gonzaga. the four elite eight games were decide by a combined 18 points. that is the smallest combined margin in elite eight history. of course, you can watch the final four matchup. game coverage begins at 6:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. pacific. >>> a rapper is shot dead in los angeles. >> and it took a village. a 61-year-old grandmother gives birth to her own granddaughter after offering to be a surrogate for her son and his husband. this is the "cbs morning news." granddaughter after offering to be a

intelligence and of course these two women are not the only people who've been charged with killing kim jong nam there for the north korean men who were charged but they have never been apprehended by malaysian authorities because they left the country just hours after kim jong un was killed and many people believe these are the real masterminds of the crime al jazeera is florence you leave that for us in kuala lumpur thank you florence well let's speak to james chin who's the director of the asia institute at the university of tasmania he joins us via skype from hobart so james now we know that the indonesian woman who was accused had her charges dropped and the vietnamese woman has been given a lesser charge is this a triumph of diplomacy. yes i think very much so i think it was quite clear also the charges were dropped against the intonation women the malaysian government was very worried about the section that they were practicing double standards so they had to find a solution and i think this is a very good solution you'll find. the of a lesser charge and based on the time stuff she can im

charged with the murder of north korean leader kim jong un's half brother due on the hong's trial is expected to last two days she's accused of poisoning kim jong nam at kuala lumpur airport two years ago earlier this month charges against a second suspect were dropped. furious residents in venezuela's capital have built a burning barricade in protest against constant power outages and the lack of clean drinking water powered cuts of increased instability in the country president nicolas maduro says his government will russian power for thirty days the two main border crossings into gaza are open for the first time in six days israel lifted restrictions after a weekend of mass protests along the fence dividing gaza and israel for palestinian protesters were killed and two hundred forty others injured during the demonstrations facebook's chief executive is calling for new rules to govern the internet and wants governments to share responsibility in policing what we click on in a newspaper article mugs says it's not for companies alone to define and monitor harmful content facebook facing a series of scandals including its failure to stop the live st

i don't just over a month long will be for the vietnamese charged with killing kim jong nam the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un in february two thousand and seventeen has accepted a plea deal she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing harm and has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison she would have faced a mandatory death sentence had she been found guilty of murder. in the i hope that my daughter will be released in a month i'll be very happy to once case is similar to city i shas her indonesian kohak used prosecutors dropped charges against city last month without saying why the indonesian government later revealed that its officials had lobbied malaysian authorities believing city had been used as a tool by north korean intelligence for north korean men who fled the country hours after the killing have also been charged but their whereabouts remains a mystery you know mediation of iraq we see that justice must be done. and he also said before it's not ships that are really assistance in fact koreans are just fine and they emphasize that they

in february two thousand and seventeen meaning that she is due to be released in just a month kim jong nam died in two thousand and seventeen after being smeared with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport. hartig who is our southeast asia correspondent and he is joining us now from bangkok sebastian this is a very mild punishment for a woman who could have faced a death sentence what are we to make of this outcome. yes to say if she had been convicted of murder then she would have faced a death sentence but for that to happen the prosecutors would have had to show and provide evidence for intent to kill now they couldn't do that so that's one of the reasons why they entered this plea deal and you also have to take into consideration that the other suspect in this case the indonesian woman. she was released without conviction just a few weeks ago and at that time it was already unclear for observers and also for of course those involved in that trial why the indonesian woman and the suspect was it wasn't released at the same time considering that these two cases were virtually identical and

the trial of the vietnamese woman charged with murdering the north korean leader's half brother, kim jong namwho plays a president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. japan announces the name of the new imperial era.

three years and four months in prison over the killing of the north korean leader's half brother kim jong nam died twenty seventeen after being smeared with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur international airport. wang pled guilty to one charge of causing harm or indonesian code cuse was acquitted last month. british lawmakers are set to meet again today to seek a way forward on the country's brax a process that after they rejected prime minister freeze the maze proposed bret's the deal for the third time on friday she's facing major pressure from rival factions to leave without a deal called the election or accept a much softer voice. a rapper nipsey hussle has been shot and killed axe outside his own clothing store in los angeles the grammy nominated artist was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital two others were injured a former gang member russell later became a community organizer and enjoyed wide respect in los angeles. it's to ukraine's presidential elections now where t.v. comedy stars opened a commanding lead in the first round with over half of all ballots counted autumn is a lengthy

a vietnamese woman charged with killing kim jong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader, kimd a downturn, chinese manufacturing unexpectedly jumps back in march.

huong and an indonesian woman were charged with killing kim jong nam by smearing his face with poison airport in february 2017. liverpool have returned to the top of the english premier league after a dramatic late goal against tottenham hotspur. the two sides had been drawing at anfield until the closing minutes when an own goal gave them a dramatic win. we'll have much more reaction to that game coming up on sport today in half an hour's time. here in the uk, we're expecting another eventful week regarding brexit. our political correspondent iain watson has been explaining what will happen. well, on monday mps, members of parliament here at westminster, will seize control of the agenda from the government. they'll come up with their own alternatives to theresa may's deal. they will be discussing up to nine different options. now, some of those involve what's called a so—called soft brexit, something around a customs union with the eu, a closer economic relationship, perhaps even staying in the single market. now, the last time we seized control, we did this once before, the voice of

doan thi huong was sentenced to just over three years after she admitted "causing injury" to kim jong—nam17. she could be released as early as next month. the grammy—nominated rapper nipsey hussle has been shot dead in los angeles. reports say he was shot several times at close range outside the clothing store he owned. hours before his death, hussle himself tweeted that having strong enemies was a blessing. his death has sparked an outpouring of grief from fellow celebrities as the city's mayor blamed "senseless gun violence". discovery and the bbc have agreed to split up the broadcaster uktv and strike a new 10—year agreement. they've also agreed to a partnership involving discovery's new streaming service. our media correspondent david sillito is here. david, talk us through the significance of this. little moments in the history of broadcasting, because everything is changing. you may not have heard of uktv but you have probably watched it. all those channels they have on free view and on sky, they have been set up over the last 25 years or so by the bbc and originally thames tv, the

huong is charged with killing kim jong—nam by smearing his face with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport of parliament are once again getting ready to vote on alternatives to theresa may's brexit deal. the prime minister has been urged not to ignore them if they back a softer brexit later. mrs may's deal has already been rejected three times. here is our political correspondent iain watson. chanting: shame on you! the original brexit day has been and gone, and the protests carry on. chanting: give us all a final say! this week, crucial decisions will have to be taken if mps are to avoid leaving with no deal by the new deadline of 12 april. tomorrow, parliament will debate alternatives to the prime minister's proposals, and this cabinet minister made it clear he could live with a closer relationship to the eu, if that's what mps want. if parliament is voting overwhelmingly against leaving the european union without a deal, but is voting in favour of a softer brexit, then i don't think it's sustainable to say, well, we'll ignore parliament's position and therefore leave without a deal. was

police custody having fled the country just hours after kim jong un was killed and many people believe that these are the real masterminds of kim jong nam summit. a severe thunderstorm in southern nepal has killed and injured hundreds of people the total number of dead is expected to rise from the twenty five confirmed fatalities so far buildings collapsed a bus was blown off a road and cars overturned rescuers are struggling to reach villages in the districts of bar and cut off by the storm helicopters are expected to join the recovery operation once the weather improves still ahead on al-jazeera japan's new era will explain the new name marking a turning point in aerial history. hello again a welcome back to your national weather forecast well the weather across europe has been very nice over the last five to six days that is really all going to change as we go towards mid week and the reason being is there's a big system coming out of the atlantic but till then we do have some clouds here that are coming in off the western part of the mediterranean and that is going to bring some clouds and some rain across much of the region for par

kim jong-un of ordering the murder. the kim regime has consistently denied it. analysts say kim may have seen his older half brother as a threat. >> there was so discussion that china may see kim jong-namve than kim jong-un, and it's not as he was under chinese protection when he was living in macau, so when he was in malaysia, he was more vulnerable. but china was not going to try to overthrow kim jong-un. >> reporter: tonight, a key question. will the dictator ever be brought to account for using a banned chemical weapon that could have injured innocent bystanders. >> the problem is we're now in a moment are the diplomatic pressure is coming off of north korea. so essentially, north korea's plan worked. and they walk away with no real consequences from the entire thing. >> analysts say because he appears to have gotten away with hit, kim jong-un may well feel emboldened to order similar audacious attacks on his enemies elsewhere. experts say dissidents and defectors could be in danger from similar attacks in places like asia, in europe, possibly even here in the united states, although they say that might be a risk for kim jong-un, given his new relationship with donald trump. wolf?

police custody having fled the country just hours after kim jong un was killed and many people believe that these are the real masterminds of kim jong nam summit as rescuers are struggling to reach villages in the paul cut off by a severe thunderstorm least twenty five people were killed but that number is expected to rise as emergency workers reach the remote districts of daraa and parcel buildings collapsed a bus was blown off the road and cars overturned in the storm helicopters are expected to join the recovery operation once the weather improves. at least twenty four firefighters have died while battling a forest fire in the western mountains of china the blaze broke out in mouli a tibetan autonomous county southwest of china's sichuan province contact was lost with the team on sunday after it was deployed to douse the flames hundreds of people are still working to contain the fire. still ahead on al-jazeera the fake president will now face the real president and a runoff in ukraine. japan's new hero will explain the new name marking a turning point in imperial history. hello again and welcome back asia the increase of moisture and

in just over a month will be free the vietnamese charged with killing kim jong nam the half brother of north korean leader kim jong un in february two thousand and seventeen has accepted a plea deal she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing harm and has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison she would have faced a mandatory death sentence had she been found guilty of murder. in the i hope that my daughter will be released in a month i'll be very happy. once case is similar to city i shot her indonesian kohak used prosecutors dropped charges against city last month without saying why the indonesian government later revealed that its officials had lobbied malaysian authorities believing city had been used as a tool by north korean intelligence for north korean men who fled the country hours after the killing have also been charged but their whereabouts remains a mystery you know mediation earlier on we see that justice must be done. and he also said voice not sure that there really is a sense in fact koreans are just going to court and the emphasize that the must

kim jong-un, guilty today to a reduced charge. doan thi huong entered the plea in malaysia, after a murder charge was dropped. authorities initially said she and an indonesian woman killed kim jong-naman airport in 2017, using a nerve agent. huong has ent two years in il, but her attorney says she is now expected to be released in early may.in >> our mairest is to protect the interest of doan, to make sure that she ser sentence here and she can go back home as soon as she can. she's fine, happy and jubilant about this sentence,t nd the fact te can go back home. >> yang: the other suspect was freed wst month. boen maintained they thought they were taking part in a tv show prk. four north korean suspts fled jean jean mcconn vile the troubles the troubles nierld noiro nierld nn it who who don it a who ne it a who dunn it e north korean suspects fled malaysia after tlling of kim. confirmed cholera cases in mozambique surged today to more than 1,000, with one confirmed death, after last month's tropical cyclone. health workers are rushing to contain the outbre in beira. the port city was left in ruins by the storm. cholera spreads quickly through coaminated water and food. back in this c

will be released soon due to time already served the vietnamese woman was accused of poisoning kim jong nam at an airport in kuala lumpur three years ago her lawyer says she should never have been targets. mitigation million dollars we told it on that. one was naive and gullible. mr y. it was an anomaly exploited these weaknesses and many would many believe that. before you even going under the chemical. funny videos and we were very close florence are you following the story joining us from kuala lumpur so what's like this happens now while she is likely to be released from prison within a month or so she's already served about two years in prison and in malaysia sentences are normally reduced by about a third for good behavior and also taking into account time so she's very likely to be able to walk free from prison by the first week of may according to her lawyers and when the judge announced his decision and giving her a sentence of three years and four months the courtroom erupted in cheers and applause especially among the vietnamese officials who with the two of the proceedings they

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of killing kim jong-un's half brother has accepted a plea deal and could be freed as soon as next month. back in 2017 doan thi huong and another woman were charged with killing king jong-nammearing poison on his face. charges against the accomplice were dropped. >>> rapper nipsey hustle died sunday after a shooting in los angeles. two other people were injured in that shooting and are in stable condition. police have not yet released any information about a suspect or motive. the rapper was set to meet monday with l.a. police to discuss solutions to gang violence. >>> the white house is defending president trump's threat to close the u.s.-mexico border and cut off aid to three central american countries. acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney tells cnn the u.s. is struggling to process central american migrants. he adds that honduras, el salvador and guatemala are not doing enough to stop the surge of migrants. >>> former u.s. president joe biden responded sunday to a former nevada politician's claim of inappropriate behavior. lucy flores claims he made her feel uneasy by smelling her hair and kissing the back of her head at a campaign rally in 2014. biden says t

of killing kim jong-un's half brother has accepted a plea deal and could be freed as soon as next month. back in 2017, doan thi huong and another woman were charged with killing king jong-namy smearing poison on his face. charges against the accomplice were dropped. >>> turkish president erdogan's ruling party is leading in most municipal elections according to turkey state media. voting ended sunday across the country and ballots are still being counted. turkey's main opposition party leader says his party won in the key cities of istanbul and ankara. >>> on monday the british parliament is set to vote on alternative options for how to leave the eu. it comes after prime minister theresa may's withdrawal bill was defeated for a third time. one of the options is for a so-called soft brexit which would leave britain in a customs union with the eu. >>> well, former u.s. vice president and prospective presidential candidate joe biden says not once, ever in all his years on the campaign trail did he ever believe he acted inappropriately. biden was responding to allegations from a former nevada state lawmaker named lucy flores. she says he made her feel, "uneasy, gross and confu

kim jong-un. within hours the north koreans became conciliatory. i think we'll see the same do nam mick.s ad line. they're trying to put pressure on president trump. stuart: the question is, why now? >> they realize the sanctions are biting. president trump is not going to relax them until the north koreans make important concessions of their own which they probably aren't willing to make. they're trying to see how far they can push the united states. stuart: it is basically a stalemate? >> it's a stalemate so far. but if president trump decided to go back to vigorous enforcement of sanctions he could make life difficult for the russians, chinese and koreans who are openly violating you know rules. that would put a lot of pressure on kim jong-un. then he wouldn't be getting cash. if he does not have cash he can't stay in power. stuart: president has a way of getting leverage back over north korea, significant leverage? >> president trump said before the north korean summit. i will give kim one-time shot. this is american generosity. the north koreans are mistaking generosity to weakness