before kim jong-il passed away, there was a very heavy emphasis on engagement with north korean senior leadership at the chinese in the sea, and that dissipated with even kim jong-unhowed up at the chinese embassy in pyongyang before he became reader, but that dissipated and i think really we saw a weakening institutionally of china-north korea ties at the beginning of the kim jong-un period. it was not only at the head level but also at the lower levels as well. clint: we had some sort of tech difficulties. am i coming through? ok. do you want me to talk more? clint: i do. you mentioned this event in your remarks. maybe i did not pick up on it when i read the paper, although it is probably there. was china's approach to north korea more a function of its relations to the u.s. or its own increasing assertiveness? maybe it is difficult to disentangle those things. the other piece that comes to mind is north korea's scott: i have been watching the china-korea relationship for a long time through regular writing. that has been my main focus for them. i would say that chinese policy towards north korea has been stable in terms of their main objectives. as focused on n

before kim jong-il passed away, there was a very heavy emphasis on engagement with north korean senior leadership at the chinese in the sea, and that dissipated with even kim jong-un showed up at the chinese embassy in pyongyang before he became reader, but that dissipated and i think really we saw a weakening institutionally of china-north korea ties at the beginning of the kim jong-un period. it was not only at the head level but also at the lower levels as well. clint: we had some sort of tech difficulties. am i coming through? ok. do you want me to talk more? clint: i do. you mentioned this event in your remarks. maybe i did not pick up on it when i read the paper, although it is probably there. was china's approach to north korea more a function of its relations to the u.s. or its own increasing assertiveness? maybe it is difficult to disentangle those things. the other piece that comes to mind is north korea's scott: i have been watching the china-korea relationship for a long time through regular writing. that has been my main focus for them. i would say that chinese policy towards north korea has been stable in terms of their main objectives. as focused on

so i thought that kim jong un giving him the legitimacy was now worth it. and i do think that trump had good intentions that he really genuine thought he could give, that kim jong un some trust so he could open up the country and, you know, denuclearize country backwards. didn't happen. so it's too bad that, you know, good intentions always not lead to good pass thank. hi when you first came to america i was shocking thing that you found besides the things you've already talked about. it was very interesting, me and so many things, but, you know how again, like having too much can be a problem, you know, or my were going to like econ gym do you know what that is and yo i don't have a gym membership because like i were so much of it but you know my friends like their problem was like having eating so much foods that they had to lose weight and then there's a dating app, but there's too many guys. they don't know what they say so they now nicole therapist about each week. and then it was very confusing because i was living in new york city i was oceana everybo

thank you. >> i was wondering what you thought of donald trump's meeting with kim jong-un a couple years. >> very funny story. when i was actually one of the open critics, i was living in new york city and everybody was telling me he was speaking like kim jong-un. i came to america, he was the president, everyone saying he was a dictator. and then that was the only time -- on paper. criticizing donald trump, that was the only time everybody called me. how you met with kim jong-un, seems like to me, he thought he could make a deal like deserts and that kind of thing. really underestimated the regime that lasted 80 years. also behaving in the interest of china. so that was worth it. the trust that he could equalized the country. and to the task, thank you. >> when you first came to america what was the most shocking thing you could find? >> it was very interesting to me. so many things, having too much can be a problem. all my friends were going -- do you know what that is? there was so much already. my friends, their problem was eating so much food. there's a dating apps but too many guys

this couldn't come at a more critical time as kim jong-un bolsters his own dapg ngerous alliances.aggressive tyrant in pyongyang serious enough to solidify a partnership between two asian powers. president biden bringing the leaders of japan and south korea to camp david this weekend to push them to put aside their differences and unite against kim jong-un's nuclear and missile provocations. >> in order to deter and respond more quickly to north korea's missile threat, there's more urgency involved and tokyo for cooperation. >> the goal at camp david, a three-way deal including more enhanced intelligence sharing, regular military and missile drills, and a crisis hot line. even though north korea's been a common enemy of both japan and south korea for decades, the historic tension between tokyo and seoul is deep rooted dating back to when japan occupied korea before world war ii and sent hundreds of thousands of koreans to japan for forced labor. >> whenever there's a history that arises, the relationship pull down. so the relationship has never been stable. >> kim jong-un, not like

thank you. >> is wanting what you thought of donald trump's meeting with kim jong-un own a couple of years ago? >> thank you, that's a very funny story. i was actually i was living in new york city and everyone is telling me that he liked kim jong-un own. i was very confused i had just come to america he was the president everyone said he was a dictator. that was the only time the "new york times" wanted to putoo me n the newspaper. you need to criticize president trump that's the only time bbc and everyone quotede. me. what how he met with kim jong-un own seems to meet liked since he is becoming from >> on he thought he could make a deal. andtt i think he really underestimated up this regime has last 80 years there extremely large and they are also behaving in the interest of chinaug behind. it was not worth it. and i still think trump had a good intention. he really genuinely thought he could give him some trustee could open up the country that did not happen. it is too bad that could not continue. thank you. >> high. when he first came to what was most shocking thing you found the

i remember covering the summits with trump and kim jong-un. they didn't go anywhere. of results coming out of the summits. but we haven't seen kim jong-un make perhaps as much mischief as we've seen in years past. what is your sense of where north korea is right now? are things hotter, cooler than they were four years ago? are they as much of a danger and a threat as they have been? >> i do think so. just because we have not been as focused on it. we do have russia's war with ukraine. we have other u.s. issues in the region they're concerned about. but while we're focused on other issues, north korea has been extending their nuclear missile arsenal. they tested 80 missiles last year. they have went diversifying their capability. they have tested ballistic missiles. we have other concerns. but north korea is perfecting their nuclear missile capability and because there is nothing that we can do about it, the we'll environment is actually favorable for north korea because the united nations security council, there is nothing to be done. they can't even condemn icbm laun

>> we heard really strong words from kim jong-un.ey're promising overwhelming military power to annihilate enemies. we've seen artillery and other weapons promising that north korea will be ready for war. this ominous warning comes a week before annual joint military drills between the u.s. and south korea. field trainings are expected to be the largest in years. the two countries will also conduct intensive commuter simulated exercises. >> it's designed to be a tough and realistic exercise to strengthen the combined defense posture of the alliance response capabilities. >> kim jong-un has condemned these drills as he plans to increase the country's nuclear capabilities in retaliation of the west. those weapons seen on full display at the country's military parade to mark 70 years since the end of the korean war. at the same time, north korea welcomed delegates from china and russia to pyongyang at the end of last month. washington has accused pyongyang of supplying russia with military equipment and munitions in the war in ukraine.

from north korea's volatile dictator, more flexing of military muscle, kim jong un test-fires mountedte media says was a tour of munitions factories in recent days, one of which it says was a large-caliber artillery complex. kim's propaganda arm says the supreme leader presented, quote, directions and guidance for the production of ammunition and strategic cruise missiles. >> kim jong un, unlike his father or grandfather has had far less time to develop a cult of personality. so he really is, in a sense, creating that cult of personality in office. so he has to, therefore, live up to the images of the strong bureau leader. >> reporter: this comes as u.s. officials say they're increasingly concerned that kim's regime may sell weapons to russia for use in ukraine. >> our information indicates that russia is seeking to increase millet itary corporati through artillery munitions, again, to russia. >> reporter: john kirby says this recent visit by russian defense minister sergei shoigu to north korea was made expressly to convince kim to sell weapons to russia. >> they have the right calib

kim jong un. armored mercedes , a line of cars moving along the bridge across the golden horn bay, and below me now, the guys are the personal operators of kim jong-un, demanding to film how their leaders drive. how many people are here at the same time now 1 2 3 4, i don’t know, seven people. here a person practically sits on the driver while driving and continues to work, comrade driver. how do you feel? great? i have never felt this way before myself, and how did the chiefs of the first crimean train feel, who reported to the president about his supposedly imminent departure, the fast train number seven tavria , the message to st. petersburg is ready for departure. even though the train was moving along. the key political comments that were sometimes received and these are also who will win as a result of friendship. but if not friendship, then mutual respect based on consensus and a balance of interests. and as i told you, the st. petersburg forum was a guest whom putin was sitting on and gave

north korean leader kim jong-un has overseen a launch of cruz missiles.ected the ship which he praised for maintaining, quote, high mobility and mighty striking power. state media did not specify when this test took place. >>> meanwhile, south korean and u.s. forces kicked off joint military drills. cnn's paula hancocks joins us from seoul and the north always uses that as the exercises threaten themselves. >> max, these go onto the end of the month. they are fairly large. there are more than 30 different drills expected to take place. not just live but also computer simulations. they are the sort of exercises that do anger pyongyang every time they are held. we did see from state runnemede yeah in pyongyang said there was a strategic cruz missile launch. they didn't say when it would take place. the fact it was released today, the same day the drills are starting is really not a surprise. very little comes out coincidentally from north korea. it's usually fairly heavily coordinated. what we know at this point is from the south korean side, officials sayi

is russia giving kim jong-un nuclear missile technology >>> and striking a chord. the brothers who inspired an orchestra to bring their story to life. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. residents and survivors of the deadly inferno on maui are getting some answers to some of those growing questions about the adequacy of the official response to the disaster but not necessarily answers they accept, including why sounding warning sirens would have been a bad idea there was some testy moments when the island's top disaster official took questions in a public meeting, defending what was, and in some cases, what wasn't, done and now tonight, hawaii's attorney general says she will bring on a third party private organization to investigate the government response, promising an impartial, in dependen review while no official causes of the wildfires that struck maui have been determined, there is a broad belief that many of the more than 100 lives lost could and should have been saved. the heartbreak and frustration on maui is where we start again tonight with tom ll

. >> kim jong un, is he sick? is this a diet. >> he is fit, fun, fascist, take a look at kim jong un. [speaking non-english language] >> reading, glorious, people. it is me, kim jong un. you may not recognize me because i am now the hottie with a body. and now, you too can achieve the same glorious results with my new workout video. when one catches a glimpse of your glorious line, they will save pyong-dang. so order lungs of steel today and get a one year supply of my nutrition take, kim fast. it >> announcer: it "the late show with stephen colbert." it tonight, back to school. please welcome jeff daniels and nate burleson! featuring john baptiste and dave human. and now, live on tape from the theater in new york city, it is stephen colbert! [cheers and applause] >> stephen: hey, hey! ♪ ♪ hello, hello. hey! ♪ ♪ hey! are you doing? thanks, everybody! welcome, welcome, one and all! down here, up there, welcome to "the late show"! i'm a fan of me too. i'm your host, stephen colbert. it's an exciting day here in new y

did. the plans for peace or the defeat of russia as we say are presented well , in the meantime kim jong-unly preparing to export projectiles from the democratic people 's republic of korea, these ammunitions are needed by russia in the war, according to the spokesman of the ministry unification of south korea e cube ben sama last week the horse inspected the key weapons factories of his country, in particular those that manufacture projectiles for rocket salvo systems and engines for strategic cruise missiles, we know that serhiy visited north korea just a few weeks ago sheik, minister of defense of the russian federation, and russia, of course, is looking for a source of supply of shells and weapons in general, because they are already there, old soviet tanks are being removed from preservation in buryatia, not according to your opinion , how likely is it that kim jong-un it is quite likely that the russians will supply their weapons, we should be ready for this because these visits and the intensification of relations between russia and the dprk are not in vain. volumes here. actually sp

well, in addition, kim jong-un emphasized that the entire military-industrial complex of the country must, and then quote , dynamically produce all types of weapons taking into account the operational requests of the armies . first they produce their weapons and then their weapons in some strange way incomprehensible to no one, although why is not clear, clear to everyone , it ends up in the russian underarmy, so yesterday i read about the fact that western scientists are developing drugs against atherosclerosis that can effectively destroy, well, demand to submit this disease, they are also developing drugs against cancer. it is difficult. i will write briefly that what cancer considers its food can become a poison for cancer cells, and these produce weapons. time is running out - money is invested in making it better life is safer, healthier, and they produce weapons . well, you see, it's not, well, it's real. the stone age sits and thinks that it will give them some chances, unfortunately, and there are criminal cases against donald trump, this is interference in election campaign

kim jong un is the nuts. we're going move the clocks back going to move the clocks back half an hour japanese half an hour because japanese stole us during the stole time from us during the occupation. place crazy stole time from us during the o itupation. place crazy stole time from us during the o it is ation. place crazy stole time from us during the oh is crazy. place crazy . it is crazy. >> but the sad thing is that when you're when you're there, when you're when you're there, when know. yeah you will get when you know. yeah you will get killed. terrifying killed. it's terrifying for these things. shorts these random things. now shorts are banned. these random things. now shorts are they've got the three >> they've got the three generation rule where go generation rule where if you go to of their camps, one to one of their camps, one of their prisons, do your their prisons, so do your children your grandpa and children and your grandpa and your parents and your grandparents. yeah, terrifying. >> followin

it was russia's defense minister in north korea last month meeting with kim jong un and talking abouttour of his military and he had a lot of drones that closely resembled the united states military drones. and they allow trades to move back and forth across the border. they celebrated north korea day. this authority block is troubling to at the time united states. china's foreign ministry put out a statement, attempted to coddle together groupings and bring blocked confrontation and military blocks into the asians pacific will not get support and will be met with opposition from other countries. that is from a foreign spokesperson in beijing. there is a flurry of things that need monitoring. you have north korea scrambling fighter jets. north korea is concerned about upcoming military drills between the united states and south korea. the north said that they considered those a dress rehearsal for an invasion. so a lot of military activity and a very tense time in that part of the world. >>> chris christie goes on the attack with the first republican debate just days away. how he's go

kim jong un is the nuts. re going move the clocks back going to move the clocks back half an hour japanese half an hour because japanese stole us during the stole time from us during the occupation. place crazy stole time from us during the o itupation. place crazy stole time from us during the o it is ation. place crazy stole time from us during the oh is crazy. place crazy . it is crazy. >> but the sad thing is that when you're when you're there, when you're when you're there, when know. yeah you will get when you know. yeah you will get killed. terrifying killed. it's terrifying for these things. shorts these random things. now shorts are banned. these random things. now shorts are they've got the three >> they've got the three generation rule where go generation rule where if you go to of their camps, one to one of their camps, one of their prisons, do your their prisons, so do your children your grandpa and children and your grandpa and your parents and your grandparents. yeah, terrifying. >> following th

kim jong-un, during his three-day visit to the factories producing weapons and ammunition , considered the increase in the production of weapons to be an important factor in strengthening the defense capability of the country . strategic cruise missile engine is part of the transit program. this visit took place one week after his appearance in the military parade of the north korean army on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the korean war . in this parade, intercontinental ballistic missiles and drones were displayed. sudan's civil war according to the report, the power outage has intensified in this country al-alam network at least 3,000 unidentified corpses are kept in morgues of this country, whose coffins have been corrupted by electricity. according to this report, the capital of sudan is almost deserted and the bodies of the victims are scattered in the streets. the civil war in sudan has been going on for about four months between groups at least three people were killed in a shooting in the southeast of washington, the capital of the united states. this

he's on par with like kim jong-un who poisoned his brother in an airport. this is a despicable regime that should be treated like north korea like kim jong-un. and it's like isis and al-qaeda fighting with each other, you root for them both to win. >> john: where do we go from here? after the failed mutiny, russian military tried to absorb some wagner forces into regular troops. wagner forces, looks like -- looks like morgan may have lost her ifb. so, i think rather than trying to reestablish connection we will just bid morgan a fond farewell and adieu, and we will go on to the next thing. so, soaring mortgage rates have home buyers thinking small properties, shrinking, as builders cut back on their budgets and maybe cut corners, our economic panel sounds off on that. doug holtz-eakin and robert wolf. >> sandra: like shrinkflation, they make the cereal boxes smaller but charge the same price, doing it with houses announcement thank you. a new warning for parents. are your kids hiding vape pens in plain sight? >> devices are all designed to be concealable, to

in response to the seoul-washington military exercise, north korean leader kim jong-un inspected a naval watched the launch of a cruise missile as south korean and us military forces began annual military exercises north korean leader kim jong-un oversaw the launch of a strategic cruise missile north korean media reported that their leader visited the fleet based in east coast to personally watch the launch, according to the publication, the rocket hit right on target, this shagama looks like a show of force against the backdrop of military exercises immediately after the three-way summit between south korea and japan and the united states and directly conducting military exercises. so perhaps this is a warning that it will be hard to respond to the signs of a future launch to track the whole situation in advance. at the same time, seoul added that they were going to conduct a military exercise in strict accordance with the defense strategy and supporting all the possibilities to respond to potential provocation by north korea will involve about 4,000 units, equipment and 580,000 people.

after that, kim jong-un issued a statement on cooperation with vladimir putin.the countries has become much closer this issue will be at the center of the summit in david where joe biden will host the leaders of south korea and japan for the first time to discuss the growing threats in the region, including including north korea and china, south korean intelligence published a disturbing report, according to which north korea is going to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile and this provocative launch is timed to coincide with the cam david summit between the us and south korea and japan all eyes are on north korea's sky south korean intelligence agency has told authorities in seoul that pyongyang is planning a provocative show of force, including the launch of a continental ballistic missile techniques related to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the coming days , exercises will be held, including the launch of tactical missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons. so this intelligence report says that north korea may be planning to

. >>> north korean leader kim jong un reportedly overseen a naval test of strategic cruise missiles.e watched as a patrol ship staged a missile launching drill to confirm its combat function. he also inspected the ship which he praised for maintaining "high mobility and mighty striking power." state media did not specify when the test took place. >>> meantime south korea and u.s. forces have kicked off their large scale joint military drills. the annual event is aimed at bolstering their defense capabilities against north korea's evolving threats. let's turn to cnn's paula hancock joining us live from seoul. good to see you again. what is the latest on these joint military drills and reaction from north korea? >> reporter: these started today. it's called the freedom guardian and they will go on until the end of the month. we are hearing from usk, u.s. forces korea and military officials, there will be more than 40 drills, not all live field drills, simulated drills as well. it does seem fairly sizable. we can see north korea making its presence known at the same time, as you mention

is russia giving kim jong-un nuclear missile technology >>> and striking a chord. brothers who inspired an orchestra to bring their story to life. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. residents and survivors of the deadly inferno on maui are getting some answers to some of those growing questions about the adequacy of the official

kim jong-un, during his three-day visit to the weapons and ammunition factories , considered the increase in weapons production to be an important factor in strengthening the country's defense capability. a few rackets a large caliber and strategic cruise missile engines are part of the transit program. this visit was made a week after his appearance in the military parade of the north korean army on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the armistice. in this parade, intercontinental ballistic missiles and drones were displayed. sudan's civil war has aggravated the power outage in this country, according to al-alam network, at least 3,000 unidentified bodies are kept in the country's morgues, and the power outage has caused their coffins to rot, according to this report.

he said north korean leader kim jong-un and russian president vladimir putin have been exchanging letters. he said the proposed arms deal has been in the works after russia's defense minister's trip to pyeongyang in july. se sergei shoigu was there to mark the anniversary of the korean armistice. >> following his visit another group of russian officials traveled to pyeongyang for follow arm deals discussions between the dprk and russia. >> kirby says more negotiations could happen over the coming months as the invasion of ukraine drags on. washington's u.n. ambassador accused moscow of trying to violate security council resolutions. >> we cannot and we will not stay silent as we receive more information that russia continues to turn to rogue regimes to try to obtain weapons and equipment in order to support its brutal war of aggression. >> she said the u.s. and its allies will work to counter russia's attempts to acquire north korean arms. moscow and pyeongyang have denied the allegations. >>> it's been one week since the operator at the damaged fukushima daiichi nuclear plant began relea

last night, former president trump bragged about his close relationship with north korean dictator kim jong-unplied kim jong-un, "no, no, no, don't endorse me i -- [ laughter ] -- saw what happened in the midterms." nbc news has projected the republicans will take control of the house of representatives thankfully, this time the legal way. [ light laughter ] former president trump's daughter, ivanka, issued a statement last night that she will not be participating in his 2024 campaign. said jared, "can you sign that from both of us? [ laughter ] the makers of coors light yesterday launched a color-changing nail polish that can be used to help customers decide when their beer is cold enough to drink. or if you're out of nail polish, try touching the can [ laughter ] producers have released the first trailer for the third "magic mike" movie the news first - [ cheers ] [ laughter ] the news first reported in a truly garbled text from your mom. [ laughter ] [ applause ] and finally, today was actor pete davidson's 29th birthday. and if you're -- [ cheers ] [ laughter ] let me see if i can figure o

it's quite possible that the failure to commemorate the september anniversary has left kim jong-un greatly disappointed, which could explain the swift mention of a launch in october. this all shows that north korea prioritizes symbolism over scientific success in its pursuit of launching a spy satellite. >>> next in weather some areas of southern europe have seen the mercury jump to record highs. our meteorologist has more on the sweltering conditions in our world weather report. >> many cities in southern europe were over 40 on wednesday. 44 in spain and 44.2 in france. this is not only causing problems of heatstrokes but are also connected to wildfires. we have some video. the heat wave in southern europe is now at its peak. officials and would call it the highest temperatures ever on wednesday. more than 350 wildfires had broken out since friday with about 200 new blazes in the last 48 hours alone. severe hot weather is still a concern on thursday. almost 40 again. so talking about the heat wave, people in the part of the united states are also struggling with unusual temperatures. a hu

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he held separate talks with his north korean counterpart and the country's leader kim jong-un. kirby says russia's going through a vast amount of inventory to try to subjugate ukraine and that president vladimir putin is reaching out to countries like north korea and iran to get support for the war. he says the u.s. is going to continue to identify, expose, and counter russian efforts to acquire ammunition. >>> mines have become a big issue for ukraine due to the invasion. people in the country are learning how to remove them, and japan is providing the equipment for that. demining training is under way in this kyiv suburb. it started in april. the students are using an advanced japanese mine detector. it's equipped with ground penetrating radar. it'll detect a metal object and the monitor on the device displays the object in red along with its shape. kyiv estimates nearly one-third of the country is littered with land mines and unexploded shells due to russia's invasion. >> translator: ukraine is one of the world's most mined countries. and support from japan is very important

[ light laughter ] listen to this, we all knew that kim jong-un had a a daughter, but south korean intelligencels said now that they believe kim jong-un has three kids yeah, he has three kids. eric, ivanka, and jong jr. [ laughter ] hey, this is exciting. with the huge box office success of "top gun: maverick," "avatar: the way of water," "cocaine bear," and "creed iii," insiders believe that movies are officially back [ cheers and applause >> steve: yeah >> jimmy: yes. and you can tell netflix may be a little jealous based on some of the notifications that have been popping up lately notifications like, "so, where have you been? [ light laughter ] then i saw this one. it says and -- "i guess 'emily in paris' doesn't do it for ya anymore. [ light laughter ] then there's, "just to let you know, i'm also seeing two of your exes and an old roommate. [ laughter ] and finally, "who. the hell is amc?" [ laughter and applause they're definitely upset >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: they are upset some more entertainment news, nbc has ordered a car makeover reality show based on mattel's hot wheels toys. yep,

kim jong-un has ordered an increase in military drills and production of more weapons or the exercisesroops handle new weapons. pyongyang has fired a series of missiles in recent months, that has increased tensions with south korea and the united states. pakistan's president has accepted the dissolve of parliament. this paves the way for elections in november but constituencies are being redrawn and that could take four months. this comes after sharif's imprisoned predecessor imran khan, who is banned for holding public office for five years. >> the last 16 months where the most difficult time of my life. these 16 months were difficult for me and my allied parties colleagues. i've never seen this tough time in my whole political career, when the cou

if you can't stand up to donald trump, how can you stand up to kim jong-un, the dictators of china?same true on the pence issue. would you have done what pence did, there will be interplay on that. >> and i think ron desantis -- i mean, this is the trap they are going to set for ron desantis and others. when ron desantis tries to -- and nikki haley and tim scott, when they try to like fence it, right, when they don't really want to make a decision or thread a needle, then that's what chris christie and others and asa hutchinson who is a skilled prosecutor will filet them on the stage. i hear you. it ain't complicated. election wasn't stolen. it's not rigged, right? you should be able to say that outloud. on the debate stage it's going to get complicated, not to take scott's sides, but i am tired of you guys jumping up on my guy. >> i hired an attorney. >> thank you. >> he is pretty good. he has a decent win/loss record. >> he has a future in american politics. >> i am going to another great lawyer at the table. on this r.i.c.o. claim that rudy giuliani used so successfully in new yo

. >>> new video out of north korea showing leader kim jong-un touring and ammunitions factory. you can see him there driving around in a new combat take. this comes as south korea and the u.s. prepared to begin joint military exercises next monday. korean central news agency says the north korean leader ordered a drastic increase of production of missiles and weapons. north korea says the knee of more weapons is necessary as it sees drills as a precursor for invasion. >>> still ahead, driverless cars are a hot debate in san francisco. some of them recently caused a traffic jam. what cruise say lead to the confusion. >>> and a different type of home protection. the great lengths a homeowner came -- >>> heavy rain over mount hamilton. i will show you where this could be tracking and the thunderstorm. >> before we go to break we want to remind you that this month nbc bay area and telend are looking to clear the shelters. with more details on how to adopt or donate, details can be found on our website, nbcbayarea.com/clear the shelters. we will have more details coming up at 5:30.

kim jong-un criticized the military exercises. the united states and its allies in the region announced that north korea will be forced to strengthen its navy in such a situation. the united states, japan, and south korea announced in their recent meeting at camp david that they will hold annual large-scale military exercises on the korean peninsula. the end of this news section is called god bless you and good morning dear viewers of khabar tashe network , today we are witnessing rain in the form of torrential rain with lightning in the northwestern part of the country for the provinces of west azerbaijan, east azerbaijan, ardabil province, the southern shores of the caspian sea, the slopes of alborz and zanjan provinces, qazvin and alborz in the southern parts of our country. in the form of a scattered shower in the south of sistan and baluchistan, the southern heights of kerman, in the heights of hormozgan province, gradually during the night, this rain will spread to the northeastern part of the country and north khorasan prov

. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un wants to put his country's troop on a war footing. he's reportedly ordered drills that would prepare them for an offensive and he was pictured pointing south of the border. state television says he attended a meeting of a state commission of the working rulers party on wednesday. he signed an order for practice of military exercises using the latest military weapons. photos show him in a map of what looks like the korean peninsula. he appeared to be pointing at seoul and the military headquarters. pyongyang last held a meeting in april and the regime claims to have tested a new solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile three days later. the u.s. and south korean militaries are expected to hold joint drills later this month. kim's latest move is wildly seen as an attempt to keep them in check. >>> u.s. president joe biden has ordered limits on investment in china in three high-tech sectors incoming ai. beijing has criticized the move and hinted at potential retaliation. the u.s. treasury department announced on wednesday that biden

. >>> the kremlin is seeking artillery ammunition from the kim jong un regime as north korea confirms reports that they fired two rounds of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea of japan wednesday let's bring in ali arouzi. russia and north korea seem to be forging an increasingly close partnership, why >> reporter: good morning, frances. one. reasons is that these two are pariahs, and they are forging an alliance borne out of a common enemy, that's the west in particular the united states. also traditionally, russia has supported north korea. both militarily and diplomatically and now that they're struggling to make headway in ukraine they're calling in favors, much like they did with iran that allegedly provided them with drones and like iran, the north koreans are denying providing the russians with ammunitions and munition but the evidence portray as very different picture. russian defense minister sergei shoigu had traveled to north korea last month to secure deals for artillery and a significant amount of wide-ranging munitions. putin and skimkim have exchanged communic

joe biden ready for talks with north korean leader kim jong-un preconditions on this, said white house spokesman jon kerberg, such a proposal is the first time the administration of the us president makes the main issues for a potential discussion of nuclear disarmament, the sudden peace initiative is likely related to today's tripartite leaders of the united states, japan, south korea, they intend to develop new measures to contain the dprk speaker of the state duma and vyacheslav volodin paid a working visit to saratov, this is his constituency, he visited the military town of light, over which he had previously taken patronage checked, how is the reconstruction of the garrison house of culture of repair, it has not been there for more than half a century. it is exactly 55 years since the garrison house of culture was built, but over these 55 years there has never been a major overhaul. a few more decades, it is actually an abandoned state. now we have with you literally in the near future vnezanny. the house of culture will get a second life the company will show theatrical producti

the white house disclosed putin and kim jong-un have exchanged letters.ohn kirby spoke about that in an off-camera briefing. >> is going to north korea to try and get utility shells, there is no other way to look at that than desperation. >> also today, north korea fired two missiles into the sea. the kremlin conceded a plane crash that killed yevgeny prigozhin could have been foul play. officials have suggested it was retaliation. he was buried yesterday in his hometown, the site brought out people paying respect. the former roman catholic cardinal will not be tried on sexual assault charges. a psychologist testified at a massachusetts hearing that he has dementia. both sides agreed. he is 93 years old. the labor department said another 3.6 million salaried workers will be eligible for overtime. the obama administration tried something similar but business groups defeated in court. the dow jones industrial average was up 37 points, the nasdaq rose 79 points. still to come on the newshour, students respond to the shooting at the university of north caroli

is there any confirmation that putin is already starting to buy or even beg ammunition from kim jong-un? we will talk and discuss other news. we will inform you about them. in the next hours and 45 minutes, this is a veliter program. my name is vasyl zima. and we start it with an announcement about the fundraiser of the espresso tv channel and the vesna charity fund, together they started a new fundraiser for the purchase of modern drones for highly effective reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicles are needed by the 23rd separate rifle battalion of the armed forces of ukraine, which is fighting in the donetsk direction, we are talking about mavic 3, about mavic 3t, kamikaze drones and equipping them for the cost of what will make the enemy hot and painful, 900,000 million hryvnias, join the collection, you can see all the details on your screens and before we start talking with our guests, we will talk , we will start with zaporizhzhia. i want us to you know that it will hurt us, but we will once again look in the face of russian terrorism, russian death by russian murderers and the ho