the government of kim jung-un was provocative. it was tough to predict what action the north would take. >> reporter: the consequences have affected attitude. public interest unification is a low point with young people reacting sharply to the provocatio provocations. he says now has little chance to discuss north korea with his southern friends. >> my friends are not interested in unification at all and avoid the issue and thinking about talking about it would be boring. i don't know when we would achieve it, we can't even discuss the subject. one thing is clear, president park faces a critical state in seeking an answer to the question of whether or not she can turn around the relationship between the two koreas. >> nhk has obtained a copy of the draft by the nations. china has been criticized for building military facilities. the draft reiterates the importance of maintaining peace and stability as well as upholding freedom of navigation in the sea. china has been stepping up maritime activities in those waters. u.s. navy has i

leader kim jung-un is expected to use it to solidify his party base. crowds of young men were seen the bday before believed to be preparing for the vent. journalists were allowed to see inside a high-rise condominium building. this says model family home. it was equipped with the latest electronics made in china. >> translator: this is heaven for us. i have no worries. my heart aches because i can't repay the kindness of our supreme leader. >> there has been no official announcement about how long the congress will last. kim jong-un is expected to deliver a speech at the opening session. he's likely to mention as achievements the nuclear test in january, and the launch of a long-distance rocket in february. he's also expected to emphasize his policy of proceeding with both nuclear development and economic reconstruction. >>> a draft joint declaration by -- kout -- south korea struggles to deal. we have more from seoul. >> reporter: in the first half of her term in office, park instructed officials to begin a range of nationwide preparations to pave the

we're told the supreme leader kim jung un gave a policy speech although they didn't say which policyhan to say, he's continuing to hold very true to the policies of his late father and grandfather before him. then we heard from different ten different party officials from different sectors, nuclear, science, textiles and manufacturing. all of them saying they wholeheartedly support their supreme leader and they encourage people to do the same. it is really, although we don't get a whole lot of information, it certainly is a window into how things work here. the government tells the people what they need to do, what they need to think, and then the people wholeheartedly applaud and they celebrate what the government and their leader is doing. another day of life here in the north korean capital, will ripley, cnn, pyongyang. >>> amid all the political fan fare and as will points out, celebration in north korea, there are new warnings, the think tank, 38 north says the satellite imagery says the north koreans may be preparing for yet another nuclear test. even before that, there was spe

but also, the dual track olicy, which kim jung-un has described.are going to continue to progress on the nuclear side. rishaad: they go hand in hand. he got this new title. >> yes. it is chairman of the workers' party. that is something shared with his father and grandfather and absolutely puts him in the center of power that has been cons tated here. another thing to make note of, it is going to be very difficult for him to do that economic development along with nuclear development at the same time. noish we will -- rishaad: we will see if he makes an appearance. a bumpy road ahead for china. e will discuss the latest data and the forecast. >> from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: brett is here. he is a special presidential envoy for the global combs to fight isil. he presley held a number of policy roles on both the obama and busch administrationles. he served as a senior viedors to three ambassadors in bag baghdad. a u.s. navy seal was killed by isil

. >> reporter: kim jung-un, issued a pardon in 2014 after the white house sent james clapper to pickp bae and a prisoner. bae said he had never been so proud to be american. >> i was just overwhelmed that -- that after being there for 735 days i was finally going home. >> reporter: bae says he is not angry about his imprisonment. he believes it was an opportunity to share his faith and teach his guard what life is look outside of north korea. >> i was there to love the people. let people know that god care about them and the rest of the world care about them. i hope that this book becomes a reminder to people to not forget the people of north,, >>> a group of lions are enjoying freedom for the first time after years of abuse. rescued from circuses in colombia and peru and air lifted to a sanctuary in south africa. >> the lions arrived here over the weekend and they have been quarantined in the small enclosures where they will spend at least the next six months before being reunited in bigger groups. this feeble cry far from a lion's roar, is a sound of a lifetime spent abused at the

interview with routers saying if he were president he'd be willing to meet with north korean leader kim jung-un. here is what trump told reporter steve holland. >> boy speak to him. no problem speaking to him. and would put pressure on china. we have power over china. they're extracting billions of dollars out of our country. billions. >> you say you talk to kim jong-un? . >> i have no problem speaking to him. >> today he said woe try to renegotiate the paris climate agreement for something that is more fair to the united states. tomorrow, he's expected to meet with former sogs henry kissin ger. obviously, just one meeting can learn a lot. this is a ticket punch, if you want to be president you have to have a sit down with him. we don't know the details yet. and people in the trump campaign say he reported a half billion in income last year. that is not chump change, that is trump change. bret? >> that is right. senator, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> can donald trump unify the party. do you have a sense of where he is on that goal? >> absolutely. i reached out to a forme

trt: 03 ==laura/contvo== north korean leader kim jong-un joined hundreds of thousands in pyongyang today for a national parade. >>> north korean leader kim jungun joined thousands celebrating the working congress. kim calls this the start of a new era. party granted kim the new title of party chairman. >>> officials right now in canada getting their first look at what's left of neighborhoods that have been blackened by a massive wildfire in alberta. >> it has been tough for those folks. this is video from ft. mcmurray where 2,400 homes and buildings are gone. 400,000 acres are burned. to put that into perspective, that's more than triple the size of lake tahoe. the fire is still burning out of control, but cooler weather is allowing crews to gain ground. >>> right now, an investigative unit exclusive ride sharing service made it very difficult for taxi drivers, but they are feeling the pinch in another way that could be costing you the customer. >> senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen joins us with a look at her undercover report. >> good morning. cabbies turned to us for help saying they are forced to pay hefty tips to hotel staff. the

kim jung un in the first party congress since 1980. he got a lot of applause too.t this dictator actually sounds like. and man's best friend gets the surprise photo shoot for what you might call a job well done. >> when i got the picture, i didn't know it was going to happen. hay asked me and they said do you want him to have a picture in the year book and i said sure, why not? >> as we get closer to who will likely be on the ballot in november, a big question remains who they will pick to be their running mates. we will look at the one who they might look to. ...clear for take off. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full. >>> jim jung un opening up to the party congress. this is the first time they held an open party congress since before he was born. you heard it here first. he got a standing ovation. this meeting is a tightly choreographed event and it demonstrates kim is totally in control despi

in pyongyang for that seventh progress report and we look at how north korea has changed under kim jung-ununtry exports some commodities, though far fewer trainingit's trading partner has created bands. but there have been notable changes. new buildings have sprung up. there are more cars on the road. and there are growing choices of shops and restaurants. taxit to ride in a city controlled by the government firms. public transport system has a scene minor upgrades. we are inside the pyongyang metro. it is big, it is grand, and many are reliant on it, but it isn't still using these old german trains. passengers can also now swipe in rather than relying on paper tickets. act on the city streets, there is evidence of a more significant technological upgrade. residents are avid smartphone users and they can choose from a number of different brands. selling a this store here supposedly produced in north korea. it costs around $400 and comes preloaded with an android operating system and comes with an apt including five versions of angry birds. as is also the case in north korea, inc.'s are not

kim jong-un. that's a very strong statement from donald trump opening up a whole new level of discussion. >> it would be a disadvantage to talk to kim jungl because he's dead. this is a guy who knows how to negotiate and he's willing to think outside the box. >> i don't know how the average voter will react to it. there was this debate eight years ago. it's interesting president obama said he would meet with hostile leaders but it took years to get to the point where there was a sense that would be productive. >> it's interesting. take us back to that debate where senator obama talked about that and was talking about iranian leaders -- >> yeah. it was people -- >> hillary clinton went after him in that debate and a lot of people from the foreign policy establishment did and if i remember some of then senator obama's advisers were talking about walking us back and obama said -- >> he said we're not going to walk it back but it's true once he was president he pursued these things in a very methodical way so if there were contacts they would be productive contacts. this seemed like a casual statement on the part of donald trump. it goes bac