kim jong-un has said that he now wa nts here. has said that he now wants to shift to pursue economic development. it is really important to keep in mind that actually, human rights are a very important part of economic development because of unease, the international community thomas cannot invest in north korea if north korea continues to conduct these kinds of human rights violations. so, for it to have opening and economic development, it is going to have to change and stop its human rights abuses. does it also tell us that we are not really go to see progress with relations between north korea and the us if donald trump and kim jong—un operate ona donald trump and kim jong—un operate on a warm level, but the senate and government on a different level is not wanting to move forward because of the issues you mention?” not wanting to move forward because of the issues you mention? i think our government does want to move forward , our government does want to move forward, i think the senate and i think the state department, every

the simple go question is did president trump get played by kim jong-un? >> reporter: you can make. layed by himself because president trump overhyped the results of the diplomacy with kim jong-un. no written agreement for north korea to give up a nuclear weapon and yet they have launched had a mitchell or conducted a test in a year and in the year they have likely produced six to eight nuclear warheads and extended key bases and have better relations and more trade with key al us like china and russia and kim jong-un got something more valuable, legitimacy on a global stage. he could probably drag out diplomacy for years, long after trump is out of of course, keep his arsenal fully intact and never return to the maximum pressure campaign. >> reporter: this all comes as the u.s. has come to a stalemate with negotiations over north korea. >> yeah, i mean, the problem is what they sign in singapore was just so vague that both sides walked away thinking something else was going to happen, so the main sticking points for the north koreans, u.s. sanctions are still in place. that's hurtin

we began with north korea and i asked about the previous comments by the president that he and kim jong-unave fallen in love. >> the president i think has established a strong personal relationship with kim jong-un. i think i have a relationship with kim jong-un. he said you and i have to take a picture together because i'm going to take it back to north korea and tell my hardliners you are not up a bad guy. gerry: did you tell him the same thing? >> sure. if the north koreans follow through on the commitments they made in singapore. the president will deserve the nobel peace prize. he opened the door and they have to walk through it. gerry: but they haven't so far. >> they have not lived up to the commitment so far. that's why the president thinks another summit will be productive. gerry: even if they haven't shown any indication of keeping their commitments to denuclearize. >> they will have a discussion how they will accomplish those commitments. until that happens there won't be a release of the economic sanctions. gerry: russia, russia continues its aggression, i think most of people

bolton: look, the president has stbled a very strong personal relationship with kim jong-un. i think i have a relationship with kim jong-un, he said at the lunch we had at singapore you

a top adviser says president trump thinks he should hold a second face-to-face meeting with kim jong-un, because the north korean leader isn't living up to commitments he made during their first summit. why is the president rewarding kim's bad behavior? >>> and final salute. in a moving tribute, 95-year-old former senator bob dole is helped from his wheelchair to salute his long-time friend and fellow veteran, the late president george h.w. bush. tonight, new details of president trump's private meeting with the bush family ahead of tomorrow's state funeral. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news this hour. president trump facing fury from fellow republicans for failing to hold the saudi crown prince accountable for the murder of "washington post" columnist, jamal khashoggi. after a briefing on the killing by the cia director, gina haspel, top gop senators say they're convinced prince mohamed bin salman ordered the gruesome killing, which happened inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey, two months ago. i'll discuss

>> reporter: we are getting new information and satellite pictures showing that kim jong-un is operatingthe mountains of north korea, a base which can deploy missiles capable of hitting the united states. cnn has obtained exclusive new satellite images tonight showing kim jong-un is moving full steam ahead with an aggressive, doong ru -- dangerous missile program as he prepares for a possible second summit with president trump. new pictures show his regime has expanded a long-range missile base deep in the mountains of north korean up against the chinese border. >> this missile base could be a future deployment site for missiles that could strike the united states. >> reporter: it is a base that biddle bury's experts say is not used to build or test fire the long-range missiles but its elaborate network of tunnels is used to store the missiles. tunnel construction has continued over the past five years. >> this shows a tunnel into the mountain and this is what we would call a drive facility where they will drive vehicles that carry missiles, in this case transporter erector launchers, in

so kim jong—un washington and seoul really have to happen. convince his own people that the next moves are really important for the state, and that might take months according to some analysts. thank you very much. in sapporo, in northern japan, a huge explosion and fire has left more than a0 people injured. the blast happened at a restaurant and it damaged surrounding buildings and scattered debris over the area. police have launched an investigation to try to find out what happened. gemma coombe reports. bright orange flames and thick black smoke. the immediate aftermath of a huge explosion at a busyjapanese restaurant. it happened at 8:30pm on sunday, in sapporo, the capital city of the northern main island of hokkaido. the area has residential buildings, bars and restaurants, and is about three kilometres south—east of the city centre. japanese news outlet kyodo says the force of the blast was so strong, a number of nearby buildings collapsed. translation: the shock was just like an earthquake. as firefighters battled the flames, they warn

even necessary to relay this kind of message through the south korean president, that trump likes kim jong-uniscent of a few months ago when trump said during a rally that he and kim jong-un are in love. so they can send all the messages and elton john cds they want, but the fact is there hasn't been any noticeable progress in talks. and in fact, you know, okay, two months ago, secretary of state mike pompeo was in north korea saying they were very close to establishing a date for the next summitt between trump and kim jong-un. a month later, though, thee abruptly canceled a meeting he was supposed to have with the north koreans. is the meeting and where is the progress towards denuclearization? those are questions we are not getting answers to. >> and all standards set by this administration. right? not by others to be the standards for success. michelle, thanks very much. >>> the prosecutor could wrap up as early as tomorrow. this in the murder trial of a man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in virginia last year. shocking to see. hea

condoleezza: when i first saw the president had on the spot accepted kim jong-un's invitation, at first i thought all my god, what is he doing. but then i thought nothing else has worked, so why not? david: on the iranian agreement. condoleezza: i did not support that agreement. david: let's talk about vladimir putin. condoleezza: i know him well. he liked me. david: what are the qualities you think great leaders have? condoleezza: a sense of humility about what they can achieve. >> would you fix your tie, please? david: well, people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. just leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? if president trump called you and said "i really need you to come in and help your country," what would you say? condoleezza: i would say, mr. president, there are so many wonderful people who can

kim jong un kim jong un's biggest test may lie ahead.n. >> when you look back, a pretty amazing year. will he pass that test or could we face a return to the troubled relationship of the past between north and south korea and the united states? we super two smart people to discuss this. kimberly dozier from the daily beast and author of nuclear showdown, north korea takes on the world. good to see you both again. >> thank you. >> kim, what should we make of this letter from kim to the south korean leader? do you think he is earnest in wanting more dialogue or could he head south to seoul or anything like that? >> i think he is earnest about building on every possible pathway around the united states to build a momentum in terms of not just what south korea sees as possible, but what the south korean people see as possible in a future relationship between the two. as that momentum builds also with china opening up a lot more trade routes quietly with north korea, but it's going to get harder and harder to build that momentum back up, that

and the president previous comments thatut he and north korean leader kim jong-un have, quote, fallenlove. >> the president i think has established a very strong personal relationship with kim jong-un. i thinkbo i have a relationship with kim jong-un he said at the lunch we have with in singapore i think you and i have to take a fir together because i'm going to take it back to north korea to show it to hard liner to tell them not such a bad guy did you say to take the the picture back to you? >> sure. [laughter] so -- so -- lookm we're going to pursue thi, if the north koreans follow through on commitments they made in singapore. president trump will deserve the noble peace prize, he opened a door for them. now they have to walk through it. that's what we hope to make progress on at the next meeting but they haven't so far. >> they have not lived up to the commitments so far. that's why i think -- the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive. >> so there will be another summit even if they haven't shown any indication of meeting commitments to denuclearize. >> commi

his close relationship with the young dictator is calling for a second summit in the new year. >> kim jong-unsfully playing president trump since they met earlier this year. kim jong-un has realized that president trump is deeply invested in the appearance of success in diplomacy with north korea. >> the president's national security adviser, john bolton, argues that a second summit is needed to set kim straight. >> they have not lived up to the commitment so far. that's why i think the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive. >> meanwhile, with talks at a standstill, u.s. sanctions in the north remain in place. neither side willing to give ground before concessions from the other. >> i think the biggest concern here is that north korea continues to do this dance where they keep the united states involved, maybe have another meeting with president trump, but not commit to any real constraint of military modernization. so they continue to build, they continue to develop, they continue to test. >> we should note that what we see in those satellite images is not a violation of

tonight kim jong-un's regime is making an overt threat to the u.s. back on i think effort to get rid of its nuclear weapons. the north koreans accusing the state department and other u.s. government agencies of s sabotaging kim's deal with president trump. pyongyang is furious over new sanctions on three top officials close to kim for their human rights violations, kim's regime saying in a new statement those sanctions could, quote, block the path to denuclearization on the korean peninsula forever. >> it is typical north korean negotiating behavior. they want a door prize before they come into the negotiating room or they send a signal as to what they want. it is trying to put pressure on the u.s. to reduce pressure or provide benefits if we want the process to continue. >> reporter: experts say kim jong-un badly wants a second summit with president trump. they say the dictator likely feels he can get more concessions from trump in a one-on-one meeting, and the north koreans are trying to drive a wedge between trump and his own diplomats, saying tha

. >>> itstates and north korea has filed a bid since president trump met with kim jong-un, but u.s. officials are awaiting arrest speech by kim jong-un to see which direction things may go as we begin and new year. >>> the two leaders met in june at a summit in singer poor. the -- sing a poor -- singapore, and north korea refuses to dismantle the weapons until the united states stops the threat it poses to north korea and we are talking about easing sanctions but administration officials are not doing. >> the huwogh nighted in enforcing and implementing you nations sanctions until the fully verified denuclearization of north korea. >>> they're waiting on kim jong- un's speech to get an indication on where north carolina korea stands on this issue. >>> the us and nature owe forces -- nato forces celebrated in afghanistan. this took place in kabul, afghanistan, musicians played and hispanic for the soldiers. one soldier said it brings about mixed emotions being so far away on duty. >> i miss you guys so much being away from you guys so far. but, i know what i volunteered for and i'm pr

that's why they have identified these three officials, one of them an assistant to kim jong—un.he north koreans have reacted very angrily. saying this is a great miscalculation by the americans and that it will block the path to denuclearisation forever. they've play off the state department versus the us president. they've credited donald trump for reaching out and trying to improve relations, but said the state department seems to be trying to turn back the clock to a time when there was an "exchange of fire", referring to the regular missile tests that were happening untill about a year ago. there was supposed to be a meeting between the secretary of state and a senior north korean diplomat last month. that has been delayed. the north koreans have been angered by the us military restarting exercises with the south korean military. and there are questions about how this now proceeds into the new year, whether there will be further progress. things seemed to have slowed down since donald trump met kim jong—un in singapore, six months ago. but the president is referring to the n

indeed has responded on social media thanking kim jong un personally there had been hopes that kim jong un would be visiting south korea which would be an historic visit the first by our north korean leader indeed since the korean war and that that visit would take place during this year that was the stated intention when the two leaders met in pyongyang for their third summit in september but it wasn't to be the case even as late as last week some people were predicting that the visit might be taking place on the thirtieth and thirty first clearly that's not happening but this letter does now lead to speculation that the visit will take place possibly as early as the new year communed on to chairman kim expressed regret towards the fact that his visit to seoul did not take place as was agreed between the two leaders in pyongyang chairman kim expressed a strong willingness to visit seoul and has been monitoring the situation kim also stated that he's willing to meet often with president moon in two thousand and nineteen to divans discussions on the peace and prosperity of the korean pen

and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong un again i'm just going to say i'm absolutely shocked. and. it is really disappointing that we won't be able to find out exactly what's being said behind these stories but just a few hours before mr kim and mr lavrov met the one foreign minister said that making the korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a very delicate issue moscow maintains that the interests of all sides must be respected. so that said it all ended with. inviting came john. to russia so let's see whether the north korean leader will accept the invitation for now we're heading back to the airport in the russian foreign minister's motorcade to try and go right from inside kim jong un's residence. to increase joint patrols in an effort to get a legal immigration into the u.k. after an unexpected rise of refugees arriving across into britain over the english channel over the last two weeks and these shows sethi is a story. deeply concerning the u.k. migration minister is sounding the alarm may first recent sage in my current crossi

>> look, the president has established very strong personal relationship with kim jong un. i think i have a relationship with kim jong un. he said it at lunch, you and i have to take a picture together because i'm going to take it back to north korea and show it to my hardliners and tell them you're not such a bad guy. so you know -- >> did you say the same thing to him that you would take picture back to here? >> sure. [laughter] >> so look, we are going to pursue this if the north koreans follow through, president trump will deserve the nobel peace prize and opened the door for them. now they have to walk-through it. that's what we hope to make progress on h in the next meeting. >> but they haven't so far? >> they have not lived up to the commitments to far, that's why i think the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive. >> so there will be another summit even if they haven't shown any indication of meeting the commitments to denuclearize? >> they are going to discuss this and look at the commitments that were made in singapore and have discussion about

history delayed north korean leader kim jong un says his trip to seoul will happen just not this year as planned. and later in sport we'll hear from the woman who has just made history in the ultimate fighting championship . more than two hundred palestinians have been killed by israeli soldiers in months of protests at the gaza border fence thousands more have been injured but now the new york times is raising questions on the israeli military's use of live fire against protesters a new report focuses on the death of twenty year old medic. who was killed by gunfire during a protest in june after analyzing over a thousand photos videos the times concluded the job did not pose any security threat and was standing on one hundred meters away from the border fence when she was killed by a sniper the israeli military says it is investigating the death joining us now is one of the journalist behind the investigation david how the new york times jerusalem bureau chief thanks very much for being with us so i want to ask you first of all what gave you the idea of of looking into this whole thi

and president trump no longer ridiculing kim jong-un, instead praises their rapport. >> we fell in love. okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters, and they're great letters. we fell in love. >> reporter: but the hype of their historic meeting in singapore last june, quickly fizzled to stalemate. both sides expecting the other to make a first move. north korea wanting sanctions relief, the u.s. unwilling to give it. months later there's been so little progress toward denuclearization that negotiators appointed to hammer out a time line have yet to even meet. with talks stalled, the two sides are again trading threats. though north korea appears to be holding off on criticizing president trump himself. yet a second meeting with kim is in the works. president trump pofting a christmas eve tweet from a briefing with north korean advisers saying he was looking forward to it. >> this is going to be a negotiation of two people, kim jong-un and donald trump. and i have my concerns that donald trump really understands the issues and understands what our red lines are. >> reporter: and whi

right from inside kim jong un's residence in pyongyang. talking up the twenty that's the way look from moscow this wherever you're tuning in thanks for watching and i wish you a safe and peaceful and easy. welcome to the crystal ball edition of crosstalk what can we expect in the new year we have a great lineup of guests telling us they think. time after time to know what you're going on the ground while we're away for christmas we're screening some of your favorite episodes of this season coming up in this we speak to sheffield florida man majid majid about the u.k. government hostile foreign policy and hostile environment from libya and yemen egypt all grieve and as the trades union congress celebrates its one hundred fiftieth anniversary today we go to the site of the battle of all green where ten thousand of office goggles and u.n. miners were attacked by thousands of police following the lord mayor's appeal to home secretary sajid javid we speak to the general secretary of the a new m. and a minor arrested on that day. that's all comi

social media thanking kim personally for the letter believing that this is a sincere approach that kim jong un is still very much committed to this whole process of course it does go some way to easing the disappointment that south korea did not play host to kim joining this year that was the stated intention when the two leaders met in pyongyang in september for their third summit of the year that kim jong un indeed would visit during twenty eighteen there was until last week even speculation that that visit may take place on the thirtieth and thirty first just before obviously we turn into twenty nine thousand that isn't going to happen but it has led to speculation this letter that the visit will indeed take place it will be a very historic one the first by north korean leader since the korean war and that will take place possibly in the new year. communion. chairman cume expressed regret towards the fact that his visit to so did not take place as was agreed between the two leaders and. chairman kim expressed a strong willingness to visit seoul as he monitors the situation kim also stated t

we soon will be hearing from north korea's leader, kim jong-un's vision for the future here very shortlyht, will? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. next week, jim, kim jong-un will make his most important speech of the year, and it could reveal clues into what he is thinking as there is this potential second summit with president trump. in a matter of days, kim jong-un is expected to make his biggest speech of the year. a new year address that could reveal new clues into the north korean leader's mindset as he prepares for what could be a game-changing second round of diplomacy with president donald trump. on christmas eve, trump tweeted this photo from the oval office, taken during a briefing with his north korea team. looking forward to my next summit with chairman kim, he said. but more than six months after trump and kim's historic summit in singapore, many observers fear u.s./north korea diplomacy is falling apart. satellite images show work continuing at north korean missile sites, weapons factory and its main nuclear reactor. on monday north korean state media continued its increas

it was one of the most anticipated meetings of the year, the summit between president trump and kim jong-unsed to kick off a new era between these two countries and help dial back tensions over pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. so, where does that stand now? nbc's janis mackey frayer takes a look. >> reporter: the missile tests and threats of nuclear war have given way to diplomacy and handshakes, and president trump no longer ridiculing kim jong-un, instead praises their rapport. >> we fell in love, okay? no, really. he wrote me beautiful letters, and they're great letters. we fell in love. >> reporter: but the hype of their historic meeting in singapore last june quickly fizzled to stalemate. both sides expecting the other to make a first move. north korea wanting sanctions relief, the u.s. unwilling to give it. months later, there has been so little progress toward denuclearization that negotiators appointed to hammer out a timeline have yet to even meet. with talks stalled, the two sides are again trading threats, though north korea appears to be holding off on criticizing president trump

north korean leader kim jong un says his trip to seoul will happen just not this year as planned more in that stay with us. hello again it's good to have you back where across china we are looking at some quite conditions across much of the area we have some clouds here across much of the central area some clouds also off the coast before hong kong a mostly cloudy departed cloud today for you on monday temps about seventeen degrees shanghai some clouds in your forecast that you get a little bit better by the time get to tuesday maybe eight degrees there in taipei just a couple showers just to the east of you with the tempter they have about eighteen degrees well as we make our way over here towards india looking quite nice for much of the area the problem areas going to be the north we are dealing with very cold temperatures also some very dense fog across much of that area as well as some haze causing some pollution in those regions so for new delhi twenty one degrees is going to be a high down towards the south a few passing clouds maybe a few intermittent showers for colombo with a

indeed has responded on social media thanking kim jong un personally there had been hopes that kim jong un would be visiting south korea it would be an historic visit the first by our north korean leader indeed since the korean war and that that visit would take place during this year that was the stated intention when the two leaders met in pyongyang for their third summit in september but it wasn't to be the case even as late as last week some people were predicting that the visit might be taking place on the thirtieth and thirty first clearly that's not happening but this letter does now lead to speculation that the visit will take place possibly as early as the new year communed on to chairman kim expressed regret towards the fact that his visit to seoul did not take place as was agreed between the two leaders in pyongyang chairman kim expressed a strong willingness to visit seoul in has been monitoring the situation kim also stated that he's willing to meet often with president moon in two thousand and nineteen to divans discussions on the peace and prosperity of the korean peninsu

relationship with the young dictator - is calling for a second summit in the new year.michael fuchs: "kim jong unlly playing president trump since they met earlier this year, kim jong un has realized that president trump is deeply invested in the appearance of success in diplomacy, with north korea."the president's national security adviser john bolton argues that a second summit is needed to set kim straight.john bolton:"they have not lived up to the commitments so far. that's why the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive."meanwhile, with talks at a standstill, u-s sanctions on the north remain in place. neither side willing to give ground before concessions from the other. marcus nolan:"i think the biggest concern here is that north korea continues to do this dance, where they keep the united states involved - maybe have another meeting with president trump - but not commit to any real constraint on military modernization. so they continue to build, they continue to develop, they continue to test." (ken) if you think driving in california is tough... you're right. a new sur

diplomacy has not done anything to stop kim jong-un. the latest, let's bring in will ripley who has reported from pyongyang. he is live for us in hong kong. what do these images tell you, will? >> reporter: what they tell us is kim jong-un is doing exactly what he said he would do on new year's day of this year. he would mass produce nukes and bolster the nuclear program. he is not in violation of the agreement with the united states or south korea by expanding these missile sites. we are talking about one site which has been known to the u.s. intelligence. the missile base and the new unreported site seven miles an wach -- miles away. this could be equipped with nuclear warheads to target the u.s. you have long narrow valleys and tunnels to hide the missile launchers. it is obviously a site which is concerning to the united states. the work began in 2017 at the height of tensions. you know, after singapore, two months after singapore, the work was continuing at the missile bases. if you think about it from kim jong-un's perspective, wh

brian, tell us more about spavor, his connection to dennis rodman, and to kim jong-un. >> reporter: wolfr's caught up in a web of intrigue and diplomatic retaliation. he's got a history with dennis rodman and kim jong-un going back at least five years. and tonight, we've looked into whether that connection played into spavor's detention by chinese officials. on his facebook page, michael spavor proudly displays pictures of him and kim jong-un in a friendly embrace. and chatting with kim over drinks on a boat. there's also a shot of him standing with the north korean dictator, along with the former nba star who spavor helped get into north korea. dennis rodman. tonight, michael spavor, a canadian businessman based in china, is believed to be languishing in a chinese jail after having disappeared this week. canadian officials tell cnn spavor was detained in china after being questioned at an airport there. the canadians say when they were on the phone with spavor during his interrogation, he sounded concerned about the line of questioning. >> i'm shocked he's in the situation that he is ri

. >> second summit between president trump and kim jong un could be weeks away. returning from the g-20 in a argentina, president trump told reporters the two will likely meet early next year with two locations being considered. the two met in singapore last june. we have the latest from beijing. janice, good morning. >> good morning. president trump said he actually has a very good working relationship with kim jong un, that they have agreed to work 100% towards denuclearizing north korea. he was asked if at some point kim would visit the united states and president trump said at some point, yeah. the two men met last june in singapore and at the time they signed a timeline on thisdenucle korean peninsula. very little happened since then. the korean officials and the trump administration as well. satellite imagery show missile operating bases, a suggestion that pyongyang continues to move ahead with its missile program. south korean president moon said on his way back from the g-20 president trump approached him to extend the invitation if the north korean leade

indeed has responded on social media thanking kim jong un personally there had been hopes that kim jong un would be visiting south korea which would be an historic visit the first by our north korean leader indeed since the korean war and that that visit would take place during this year that was the stated intention when the two leaders met in pyongyang for their third summit in september but it wasn't to be the case even as late as last week some people were predicting that the visit might be taking place on the thirtieth and thirty first clearly that's not happening but this letter does now lead to speculation that the visit will take place possibly as early as the new year communed on to chairman kim expressed regret towards the fact that his visit to seoul did not take place as was agreed between the two leaders in pyongyang chairman kim expressed a strong willingness to visit soln has been monitoring the situation kim also stated that he's willing to meet often with president moon in two thousand and nineteen to divans discussions on the peace and prosperity of the korean peninsul

and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong un again i'm just going to say i'm absolutely shocked. and. it is really disappointing that we won't be able to find out exactly what's being said behind these stories but just a few hours before mr kim and mr lavrov met the russian foreign minister said making the korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a very delicate issue maintains that the interests of all sides must be respected. so that said it all ended with. russia. let's see whether the north korean leader will accept the invitation for now we're heading back to the airport in the russian foreign minister's motorcade to try and go right from inside kim jong il's residence in pyongyang. right that's it for me and the team for now we'll update you we're going to just have wherever you're watching have a safe and happy new year. seems wrong. but all roads just don't call. me. yet to stamp out these days to come to africa and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome to

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president trumping kim jong un series of threats when the to eventually met the things seem to fill a bit in the perry who seem to fill a bowl and in mail correspondent nipper trying to get the chance to look around the north korean leader's palace ahead of the visit by russia's foreign minister. we were told to leave most of our belongings and all our mobile devices behind and they're taking the subway. so we're here in this just to keep our men one photographer and myself holding a lot of shade. this is completely deserted and it looks like we're in circling something that appears to be the palace. if only someone told me where exactly we are right now but we are being told to fold. i don't really know what exactly this place this but it looks to be these and why i think so is because just through the store i saw kim john sr and she was having some sort of conversation with the guards but nobody speaks english here. and as far as i understand this is circular. i believe this is a. the historic moment. and talk and we were asked to wait in this room so let's just have a walk around t

president kim jong un exchanged a series of threats but whether to eventually met things thoughts on the pair even seemed to form a bond if you are trying to i got the chance to visit the north korean leader's pilots ahead of a meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. we were told to leave most of our belongings and all our mobile devices behind and now they're taking us somewhere. so we're here in this van and just to keep our men one photographer and myself following a lot of savings. in this area is completely deserted and it looks like we're in circling something that appears to be the powers. that be if only someone told me where exactly we are right now but we are being told to fold. groups. i don't really know what exactly this place this but it looks to be the area where it came john will be. and the reason why i think so is because just through this door i saw him john and sister and she was having some sort of conversation with the guards but nobody speaks english here hello. and as far as i understand this is. i believe this is a bit of a historic moment. serg

and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong un again i'm just going to say it absolutely shocked. it is really disappointing that we won't be able to find out exactly what's being said. but just a few hours before mr kim and mr lavrov met the russian foreign minister in making the korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a very delicate issue maintains that. must be respected. so that said it all ended with. russia see whether the north korean leader will accept the invitation for now we're heading back to the airport in the russian foreign minister's motorcade. right. and. you know one of. the more of the. reporting on that international. team working through the new year a great year. and also to india sri lanka new delhi mumbai cold cuts a bungalow welcome to your new year just happening in about two and a half minutes time this is out international. seemed wrong why don't we all just all. get to shape out just to come out of. engagement because betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. all of

and warnings shouldn' come as much of a surprise because those talks that kim jong held, those historic talks that kim jong uneld with president trump didn't really yield many results beyond a vaguely worded statement between the two of them and not much has happened since. nd that's why these new round of sanctions shouldn't come as a huge surprise. the u.s. has always mailained it weep ratcheting up the pressure until results are produced. nor should north korea's reaction be a surprise. they said in a statement that the state department was bent on bringing dprk and u.s. relations back to the status of last yeard which was mary exchanges of fire. a referenceo the kore ballistic missile launches, nuclear tests, not to mention angry verbalxchanges between two countries' leaders. now, eve though north korea said this pressure was a grave mitt cculation by the u.s., there was some praise for the president, saying that donald trump had shown willingness to improve relations. t no two sides were meant to meet in new york in september. that didn't take place. and they haven't rescheduled any talked yet. phillip?

bolton: look, the president has stbled a very strong personal relationship with kim jong-un. i think i have a relationship with kim jong-un, he said at the lunch we had at singapore you and i have to take a picture together because i'm going to show them to my hard liners and tell them you're not such a bad guy. >> gerard: did you say the same thing to him? >> sen. bolton: we're going to pursue this -- sure -- if the north koreaens follow through with the commitments they made in singapore president trump will deserve the nobel peace price. he opened the door for them, now they have to walk through it. >> gerard: they haven't so far? >> sen. bolton: they have not lived up to the commitment so far, i think that's why the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive. >> gerard: so there will be another summit even if they haven't met their commitments to denuclearization? >> sen. bolton: they're going to have a discussion to how they're going to accomplish those commitments until then there's won't be a release. i think shortly after the first of the year, january,

and given the fact that we're inside the residence of the north korean leader kim jong un the moon again i'm just going to say it absolutely shocked. and. it is really disappointing that we won't be able to find out exactly what's being said behind these stories but just a few hours before mr kim and mr lavrov met the russian foreign minister said in making the korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons is a very delicate issue moscow maintains that the interests of all sides must be respected. so that said it all ended with inviting to russia. so let's see whether the north korean leader will accept the invitation for now we're heading back to the airport in the russian foreign minister's motorcade. right from inside kim john residence. getting into the places other channels that's it for me the news team for now thanks for watching all of your spending then you have a great time and i hope you have a happy and healthy twenty. welcome to the crystal ball edition of crosstalk what can we expect in the new year we have a great lineup of guests telling us they. time after time so you know wh

that seeks a second meeting with kim jong un the us. to pay a billion dollars in damages to the family of a student after being released from north korean custody. just moments after ten am on wednesday december the twenty six here in a very snowy moscow let's get into your top stories for this hour. the u.s. defense secretary spent his christmas are working at the pentagon even after donald trump's abrupt decision to remove him from office two months earlier than he had planned to resign james mattis wrote this holiday letter to american soldiers. in this won't a washington change you hold the line stormed it because of you you'll fellow citizens live safe at home james mattis resigned last week after the u.s. president announced his decision to withdraw troops from syria he also advised donald trump to keep troops in afghanistan opposing the idea of using private contractors in war there now it seems that's precisely what could happen next. explains. imagine you're sitting there on your porch reading about guns and huntin and all thin

people saying now at this point, the end of 2018, the year that donald trump historically met with kim jong—unwas seen to have been made, but what now do people about the situation between north korea and the us now? many analysts say they are deliberating on what move to make afterwards after the singapore summit. some analysts are saying that because of the us sanctions, one of the subjects was the number two guy and the right—hand man of kimjong—un, so it is not that unusual that north korea reacted and trump's tweaked a couple of days ago saying that the relations between north korea is fine and they are in no rush, is also what analysts are basing their assumption that the two leaders are interested in denuclearisation. the matter is how involved they are or how much they want it, that is the key we should pay attention to. we will indeed, thank you forjoining us will indeed, thank you forjoining us from the bbc korean service. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. protestors in the hungarian capital, budapest, have marched on state television headquarters, demandi

there were high hopes for an historic breakthrough following the meeting between donald trump and kim jong un to this is back in june i mean you know the the leader of the united states and north korea had never met especially there in asia i mean kind of on kim jong un's doorstep if you will why has this momentum this strong momentum been lost. well what we had is we had john bolton come into the national security position with an attitude about ending north korea if you will that it is attitude for decades now and so you have some different interests in the white house in the revolving door of. diplomatic positions and military positions in the white house which doesn't make it easy but those positions have taken a hard line which is. to put down those weapons and then we'll look at peace and it doesn't work that way now what we could have if the u.s. wanted to talk more on equal terms is a commitment in these coming meetings that we hope will take place because there was success there was a deep using of conflict but what we want to see in the next step of this is a signing a peace treaty

north korean leader kim jong un says his trip to seoul will happen just not this year as planned.so voting in the democratic republic of congo is underway in the long awaited presidential election the vote was supposed to be held more than two years ago but was continuously delayed by president joseph kabila well now his concern is if enough people will actually turn up there are three main candidates has every right . and. before that time out might be wrong but put the best guys in clear on the other time out and what do you think the critics i think that they don't think anything. because of the. time we tend to buttress korea that they shouldn't be unfair and neuer different if you know. yes there are three main kind of it's a mineral shot or he is the ruling party's candidate and could be as personal choice for your louis or from a coalition called muka and then felix kitty is from the largest opposition part. in the run up to the elections is seen violence and voting was the spawned in three opposition strongholds sparked protests in the east and parts about one point three

the increasing tension comes months after president trump sat down with north korean leader kim jong-un in singapore where the two leaders committed to denuclearization, even though no specifics were offered. nbc's ali aruzie has more from london. ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a stark warning from north korea, that the path to denuclearization on the korean peninsula could be brought forever. the regime deeply unhappy about new u.s. treasury sanctions on three senior figures within the ruling elite over alleged human rights abuses, and these threats and warnings come only six months after kim jong-un held historic talks with president trump. however, those talks have made little progress beyond the vaguely worded statement in june, and that's why this new round of sanctions shouldn't come asrprise. the u.s. has always said it will keep maintaining pressure on north korea until results are produced, and north korea's reaction shouldn't be a surprise. they've issued a statement saying that the state department was bent on bringing dprk/u.s. relations back to the status of