well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster.m yong—chol is pyongyang's formerspymaster. infact, it well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster. in fact, it is thought that he ordered the torpedoing of a south korean warship which killed 44 sailors, so he is quite a controversial figure, which killed 44 sailors, so he is quite a controversialfigure, but he isa quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kimjong—un quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kim jong—un and quite a controversialfigure, but he is a top rate of kimjong—un and he does seem to have taken the position of chief negotiator when it comes to these talks over denuclearisation. remember last time, he took that extremely large letter from kim jong—un to donald trump, so we're wondering what message carrying this time. now what does signify is that after seven seven—month stalemate, it does seem that finally there are talks happening about future talks. we have got some kind of movement than that we have not had much movement when it

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.s secretary of state and the president later on friday. let's go now to the bbc‘s laura bicker in seoul. what are you eating into this? well, i think they mean that comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, it is in the sense that it is laying the groundwork for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travel to washington, it was just before donald trump met kimjong—un in singapore. you may remember that very large letter that he handed over from very large letter that he handed overfrom kim very large letter that he handed over from kim jong—un to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we aware that there are talks taking place between the north korea and south korea in sweden. this is not a man the south koreans are going to wa nt to man the south koreans are going to want to see, is that?

. the table or serious prospect of a second summit. -- kim yong-chol., and it underlines that north korea is what he sees as an extraordinary threat. he unveiled that programme just as kim yong—chol was in the air heading towards washington, dc. we have been told that the north korean problem, the fact that they have been stockpiling weapons and have a weapon of mass destruction perhaps capable of reaching the united states, we were told that that was an urgent global problem, an urgent global threat when donald trump took power, and since then he has made it one of his foreign policy priorities but since singapore, there has been the seven—month when the two sides have seemed to stare at each other down and unable to overcome their differences. in donald trump has seemed to be in a rush, he has not taken the fact that north korea is not firing weapons as a victory. they have been efforts to try and reduce tensions at the border between the two sides and there has been more interaction between north and south korea, so there does seem to be some kind of

you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington dc witht he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that the talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions relief or some kind of concessions from the united states. the united states, on the other hand, says, look, we're not going to do anything until north korea shows concrete signs of giving up its nuclear weapons. laura bicker reporting there. sales on the hig

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.ed to meet the us secretary of state and the president later on friday. the bbc‘s laura bicker is in seoul. she says the visit is a sign that both sides are serious about holding another meeting between the two leaders. i think when it comes to kim yong—chol‘s visit, we are looking at it in the sense that it is laying the groundwork perhaps for a potential second summit between kim jong—un and donald trump. remember, the last time this senior aide to kim jong—un travelled to washington, it was just before donald trump met kim jong—un in singapore. we all remember that very large letter that he handed over from the north korean leader to the us president, so it may well be that these talks taking place in washington over the next couple of days are all about laying the groundwork for a second summit. we are also aware that there are talks taking place between the united states and north korea in sweden, so after a seven—month stalemate, there is now this kind of flurry of diplomatic act

well, kim yong—chol is pyongyang's former spymaster.he ordered the torpedoing of a south korean warship, which killed 44 sailors, so he's quite a controversial figure, but he is a top aide of kim jong—un and he does seem to have taken the position of chief negotiator when it comes to these talks over denuclearisation. remember last time he went to washington with that extremely large letterfrom kim jong—un to donald trump, so we're wondering what message carrying this time. now what does signify is that after a near seven—month stalemate, it does seem that finally there are talks happening about future talks. we have got some kind of movement then, but we have not had much movement when it comes to the actual denuclearisation on the part of north korea? no, there has been a stalemate in the has been a stalemate for a reason. basically, north korea wants the us to act first. it says it wants sanctions or some kind of concession. united states says no, none of that is happening until north korea starts looking as if it is making concrete

the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginningate, mike pompeo, the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing to have conversations. the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have a made—for—television moment with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles at home. sung—yoon lee is a professor of korean studies at the fletcher school, tufts university. he joins me now from burlington, massachusetts. thank you very much for your time. first of all, this new summit, good news? very good

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. >> reporter: north korea's top nuclear negotiator, kim yong-chol, spent 90 minutes with president trump at the white couse this afternoon and persuaded him to hold a second summit with kim jong-un, now scheduled for late february in either vietnam or thailand. the promise of a february meeting is considered progress, and the trump administration is eager to jump start the stalled diplomatic talks. ed the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearization. >> reporter: since the president and kim jong-un met in singapore tast june, the north koreans have not delivered on what mr. trump said was an agreement to get rid of their nuclear program. their missile bases remain operational, and they continue to improve their weapons capabilities. sst yesterday, the pentagon warned that north korea still poses "an extraordinary threat." that raises the stakes for next h'nth's summit. vice president mike pence indicated wednesday that the crministration is not satisfied. >> we still await concrete steps by north korea t

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the ussage from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington, dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un, so we are wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest that north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the groundwork for a second summit. when it comes to the details of the proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly, when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions, really, for some kind of concessions from the us. the us, on the oth

the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginningy of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, —— beginning with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met, in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing to have conversations. the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only after the north koreans have fully dismantled their nuclear weapons programme. kim jong—un says they should be lifted in phases, beginning now. and it seems th

if you think about what happened in november last year, kim yong—chol was about to come but he all ofeet him. at this time make succeeded in meeting trump. north korea ‘s message is that they are meeting the president of the united states director, that if someone else. because of that it was very important for north korea to show that kim yong—chol met trump and for a longer time. what has changed for either side since the first summit? for either side since the first summit? m 4 hr "r,— either side since the first summit? for ts? itwas et ' ' ' ' either side since the first summit? for ts? itwas veryze' ' ' symbolic. but the second summit should be something more meaningful. and detailed. because of that, trump needs to think about what could be more meaningful rather than sending the messages. now that they can meet, it is something not different from the president of south korea meeting the united states president. the meeting itself will not be that much meaningful now. but the context and contents are the most important thing for them. of course wherever we mentioned north korea

following a face-to-face meeting between president trump and north korea's top nuclear negotiator kim yong-chol. the two just wrapped up a private meeting that lasted we're told 90 minutes at the white house and including handing over to trump the second letter from kim. this north korean who was at the white house today is a former spy chief and the last time he and trump met at the oval was last summer. that is when he delivered kim jong-un's first letter to the president. kim yong-chol also met with mike pompeo. so with me now cnn's will ripley who's been to north korea so many times i think i've lost count. he's live for us now in tokyo and so, will, let's just start with this meeting, the significance of this meeting and anything we know about this second summit. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a courtesy call, brooke, in the oval office. a quick meet and greet with kim yong-chol and president trump and the fact that it lasted 90 minutes just goes to show you, one, the north koreans went to washington to meet with trump. kim and pompeo have had a rocky relationship. they had a disastr

we understand kim yong—chol, who is thought to be kim jong—un's right—hand man, will meet with the uss there, we understand, with a message from kim jong—un. you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington, dc with this huge letter from kim jong—un, so we are wondering exactly what he has been dispatched with this time. but certainly, sending a messenger of the calibre of kim yong—chol would suggest that north korea is serious about a second summit. we also understand that talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the groundwork for a second summit. when it comes to the details of the proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly, when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions, really, for some kind of concessio

and follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys — kim yongrbara plett usher has more from washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginning with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock in nuclear negotiations that has persisted since the two leaders last met, in june. to have conversations. beheeleehseubu; 7777 777” 7” 77 vim lender; sags: thfi¥=hfl5rtehbr the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. also welcome the chance

it follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong—cholnew summit follows last year's historic meeting in singapore. the new location is yet to be announced, but one option could be vietnam. here's barbara plett—usher from washington. the white house said the summit would take place near the end of february, but it didn't say where, although vietnam seems to be at the top of the list of possible locations, according to multiple reports. the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginning with the secretary of state mike pompeo moving quickly on to the white house, where the president met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who was said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit but there was no the united states is going to continue to keep pressure after the ngfth egrggns” and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissaries the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the ma

kim yong—chol, the right hand man of kimjong—un, has arrived in beijing after meeting with president trump said he had an incredible meeting with mr kim and the two sides had made, as he put it, a lot of progress on denuclearisation. 0ur correspondent laura bicker gave us this update from seoul. i think, when it comes to vietnam, it's looking more and more likely. and perhaps hanoi, perhaps da nang, we'll have to wait and see. when it comes to the swedish talks, though, they are looking meaningful. certainly the south korean nuclear envoy is also in sweden, which means it's north korea, south korea and the us all round one table, being led by, we understand, some swedish officials. it does look like those talks are meaningful and could lay the groundwork for discussions in that summer. so let's just be clear. there is no official confirmation of a second summit. there's just a lot of speculation about where it may be. i think when it comes to the second summit, donald trump has said it will happen at the end of february, so we can be sure there will be a meeting. when it comes to the

the announcement was made after a series of meetings with the north korean envoy kim yong—chol, beginningcretary of state, mike pompeo, and then moving quickly gr! ts the. white. haggé *"' ' " i' f if": exfffl'f'ff'fwi, § so they agreed in this meeting to hold a summit, but there was no indication how that summit might break the deadlock met in june. look, we've continued to make progress, we're continuing the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearisation. sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only after the north koreans have fully dismantled their nuclear weapons programme. kim jong—un says they should be lifted in phases, beginning now. and it seems that he wasn't getting anywhere with the emissaries the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have a made—for—television moment with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles

what message is kim yong-chol bringing for president trump from kim jong-un? right here on "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. orts" on msnbc. ', baby♪ ♪tryin' to hold back this feeling for so long♪ ♪and if you feel, like i feel baby then come on,♪ ♪oh come on let's get it on applebee's all you can eat is here. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. there's brushing...and there's oral-b power brushing. oral-b just cleans better. even my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada. oral-b. brush like a pro. [indistinct conversation] [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ >>> at that time hour at the white house, the president is meeting right now with the right hand man of north korean leader kim jong-un. we believe finalizing plans for a second summit between the two leaders. secretary of state mike pompeo met with the north korean about an hour ago. joining me is korean affairs analyst director for asia fares in president george w. bus

you might remember last time, just before the singapore summit, kim yong—chol went to washington dc withsecond summit. we also understand that the talks are taking place in sweden between north korea and the united states. it may well be that all of these meetings are to try to lay the ground work for a second summit. and when it comes to the details of a proposed second summit, we are hearing from our reuters colleagues in vietnam that kim jong—un is planning a state visit there. now, that may give us a clue as to the location of a second summit. as to the details of what the two leaders may talk about, well, certainly when it comes to north korea, they have been demanding sanctions relief or some kind of concessions from the united states. the united states, on the other hand, says, look, we're not going to do anything until north korea shows concrete signs of giving up its nuclear weapons. laura bicker reporting there. the government's financial watchdog has warned that the long term plan to improve the nhs announced last week could be threatened by growing waiting lists and staff sho

to discuss a possible second summit between donald trump and kim jong un kim yong left to beijing on thursday has been leading talks with washington and is expected to meet sect of state might have on friday. so i had him on al-jazeera questions and gone a bit over the murder of one of its top investigative journalists. and shack dwellers a south africa challenge the old farts used to provide them with permanent homes. it's all quite cold for many of us in the northwest and parts of europe now you can see the coldest screaming down from the north and it's dragging in some speckled clouds with it those speckled clouds are actually bringing us quite a few flurries of snow here's the leading edge of that cold air and you can see it sinking its way southward so it's opening the door for yet more cold weather across many central parts of europe as we head through the day on friday for the west though things are changing here once more you see more clouds here and a fair amount of rain there will be some snow when it's needing edge but it will be dragging up the temperatures as that system

secretary of state might pompei and north korean official kim yong chill is expected to restart momentumthat was lost on denuclearization talks between north korea and the u.s. it also comes amid all the positive signals that we've been seeing in the region recently south korean president had urged north korea to take bold practical action towards nuclear disarmament now he had also urged the u.s. to consider declaring a formal end to the korean war to encourage north korea to take more steps towards giving up its nuclear program and we've also seen north korean leader kim jong visit beijing to meet with chinese president xi jinping possibly to strategize over a possible upcoming meeting between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong il and now progress since that first meeting took place in singapore in june last year has stalled we've had very little concrete evidence that north korea is getting rid of its nuclear arsenal it has yet to announce a timetable it's still operating its missile bases and it's thought to be continuing to improve its missile capabilities in fact a recently r

this guy kim yong-chol, he has kim jong-un's ear and he has more importantly his trust and he is theer say positive sign. it shows that they're very serious about trying to get a summit going and to keep the discussions going. now whether or not they're serious about really denuclearizing and what that means and closing the gap between the two sides, that's another story and we'll have to see what they have to say at the end of today's meeting. >> the frustrations of many american in the diplomatic sphere is that you look at north korea, they're not taking the actions to show that they want to move in what the u.s. would consider the right direction. they're moving ahead with their program. >> right. we all expected that they would. that is their bargaining chip. why would they give that up before the negotiations ever really start? what we're looking for is a set of more confidence building measures. there's already been some. we cut back on our exercises. they haven't done any missile or nuclear tests now in over a year. it can be done. you just have to find a set of mutual confide

report alleging that president trump told michael cohen to lie to congress. >>> north korea envoy kim yong-choletter from kim jong-un. he left with the promise of another summit. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victory blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning, guess what, >>> good saturday morning to you, the

denuclearization talks to continue so this meeting or the upcoming meeting between pompei o and kim yong chole is seen as restarting momentum that was lost on denuclearization thoughts florence let me ask you about that they did meet strand and kim in singapore in june last year just how much progress has there been on denuclearization since then. well very little i mean we've not seen any concrete evidence that north korea is getting rid of its nuclear weapons development program it's not announced a timetable for getting rid of its nuclear arsenal it's still operating its missile bases and it's suspected of continuing to improve its missile capabilities and in fact the recently released us the report by the u.s. missile defense written concluded that north korea remains a significant and extraordinary threat to the u.s. its missiles are a significant concern essentially north korea and the u.s. can't agree on what denuclearization should look like the u.s. wants complete verifiable denuclearization of by north korea north korea does not agree it says it argues that to do so would put i

leader go shater nuclear diplomacy has been holding talks with trump and secretary of state might kim yongcharles arrived in washington on thursday trump and kim jong un previously met in singapore last year to dating democrats in the united states of vowing to investigate claims that president trump instructed his form of personal lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress buzz feed news website is reporting that cohen was told to deny the negotiations with russia to build a skyscraper in moscow the chairman of the house intelligence committee adam schiff and the head of the house judiciary committee joe navl of both said they intend to investigate. what this does is is direct testimony that apparently is in the possession of the special counsel robert mueller who is vesta getting the president connection to russia what this does is sort of draws the direct line knowledge to russia but shows that the president intentionally broke the law this is very damaging this could be historic if proven because what this is is an impeachable offense not only is there the instruction to lie it's to lie u

. >>> north korea envoy kim yong-chol arrived with a letter from kim jong-un. he left with the promise of another summit. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victory blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning, guess what, >>> good saturday morning to you, the record government shutdown now, entering its 29th day. and president trump is planning to make another offer to democrats, this time, it's his speech to the nation from the white house this afternoon. >> yeah, now, a senior official says the president will not back down from his demand of a border wall. but he will offer other concessions. in a video posted to his twitter account, the president didn't give a hint as to what those concessions would be, but he did stick with a familiar message. >> everybody knows by now that our southern border is a humanitarian crisis. it's also a national security crisis. take the politics out of it. let's get to work and let's make a deal. >> his speech this afternoon will cap off a week that saw the president sabotage the house speaker's trip to the middle east, after t

his name is kim yong-chol.is session, as you noted earlier today, between the north korean official and secretary of state pompeo. the u.s. special envoy to north korea, stephen vega and pitt are going to the state department, the reader from that was that it was a good discussion and that it dealt with efforts to make progress that they made at their summit in singapore last year. the white house says this current meeting vic could still be going on right now is looking at relations between the countries and continuing progress. and there words, north korea's final delete verified to nuclear station. as you noted, harris, there have also been a lot of reports that these meanings are looking at another summit. if i could have it in the next couple months. the speculation of the location is vietnam. interesting stuff. remember, last june when this north korean official came to d.c., kim yong-chol, he had a meeting with president trump and he brought with him a letter. a very large letter from kim jong un. ten da

threat plans for a second round of talks were confirmed with north korea's top nuclear negotiator kim yong cho during his visit to washington d.c. he met donald trump states. on friday after the first summers in singapore seven months ago trying to quiet the nuclear threat from north korea to be over but they. have stalled since then and there have been disagreements over security guarantees and u.s. sanctions more now from washington d.c. . this move for the cameras quickly and then got back to the talks u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o a north korean negotiator kim. then went off to the white house behind closed doors ninety minute meeting with president donald trump the white house claimed progress. the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verify denuclearization we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves and so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to next his next major that the white house says that will be at a ge

it's believed that kim yong—chol could visit the white house today with a message for mr trump.e been at a stalemate since lastjune, when their first meeting in singapore yielded few results, particularly over the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. the tv and film streaming service netflix have signed up another 9 million subscribers injust three months — a record. that's according to their latest financial results out overnight. ben's been diving into the numbers the rise and rise of netflix, i mean, pretty significant, isn't it? yes, it tells us so much how viewing habits have changed. the numbers we throw around when we talk about netflix and rivals amazon video are staggering. how much money they are making and how much they are able to spend on content. if you look at these figures, netflix saying it will spend £10 billion on content over the coming year. it is a staggering amount of money. if you compare that to the bbc, with the licence fee, they can spend about £2 billion on content, so it blows it out of the water in terms of what it is able to put on its platfor

. >> reporter: north korea's top nuclear negotiator, kim yong chol, spent 90 minutes with president trumpt the white house and persuaded him to hold a second summit with kim jong-un now scheduled for late february in vietnam or thailand. the promise of a february meeting is considered progress, and the trump administration is eager to jump-start the stalled diplomatic talks. >> the united states is going to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea we s fully and verified denuclearization. >> reporter: since the president and kim jong-un met last june, the north koreans have not delivered on what mr. trump said was an agreement to get rid of their nuclear program. their missile bases remain operational, and they continue to improve their weapons capabilities. the pentagon warned that north korea still poses, quote, an extraordinary threat. that raises the stakes for next month's summit. vice president mike pence indicated wednesday that the administration is not satisfied. >> we still await concrete steps by north korea to dismantle the nuclear weapons that threaten our people and our al

secretary of state might pompei and north korean official kim yong child is expected to restart momentum that was lost on denuclearization talks between north korea and the u.s. it also comes amid all the positive signals that we've been seeing in the region recently south korean president had urged north korea to take bold practical action toward nuclear disarmament now he had also urged the u.s. to consider declaring a formal end to the korean war to encourage north korea to take more steps towards giving up its nuclear program and we've also seen north korean leader kim jong il visit beijing to meet with chinese president xi jinping possibly to strategize over a possible upcoming meeting between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong il and now progress since that first meeting took place in singapore in june last year has stalled we've had very little concrete evidence that north korea is getting rid of its nuclear arsenal it has yet to announce a timetable it's still operating its missile bases and it's thought to be continuing to improve its missile capabilities in fact a recentl

president donald trump kim yong chole first met secretary of state might before heading to the white house has suggested he will hold another summit with north korea's leader kim jong un off that historic meeting last year efforts since then to get to denuclearize appear to have stalled but he called he joins us now from washington any sign of a narrative differences between the two sides now that can young charles and i have met. not only my palm pale but u.s. president donald trump the white house announced that a twelve fifteen local time kim young soul would be meeting with president donald trump so that was almost two hours ago are they still meeting well here's the problem we've all got our cameras trained on that one door at the white house and you can see in it there's a marine standing guard now a marine only stands there if the president is in the oval office so is kim young schol with him we don't know because cameras aren't allowed to train their focus on every entrance to the white house so easily could have gone in the side that the truman balcony is so we don't know if

jim yong kim said he's leaving one of the world's most influential agencies because he believes he can do more to build infrastructure in the developing world by working in the private sector. the daily telegraph features a report on removing the bars from prison cell windows in britain. the idea is the taxpayer funded project is to boost rehabilitation of offenders by "normalising their environment". with me is cornelia meyer, ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. the villa here are briefing. let's start with politico. you watched his speech in the oval office and reactions as well from the democrats, nancy pelosi and others. politico talking about the fact that he is addressing the nation, calling a crisis of the soul that he is not going as far as saying it is a national emergency. —— she's regular. no, and you know, it was very interesting, he could do that. he was very presidential, he clearly stuck to the script, not something he does very often. use all kinds of fa cts , he does very often. use all kinds of facts, when he said something, the bbc had the fact nicely on

for a handshake between your secretary of state mike pompei on the chief north korean negotiator kim yong schol but we do know that after that the meeting apparently well well enough to travel to the white house and had a ninety minute meeting with u.s. president donald trump after that the state department says the secretary basically treated the north korean delegation to lunch at their washington d.c. hotel then we saw the white house press secretary come out and say things went so well we're going to go ahead with the second summit it's going to happen at the end of february and he has to be determined country although there's been a lot of speculation that it will be vietnam in vietnam now there this is been controversial president met with him in singapore he came out after the marine said sleep well everyone's problem solved and basically said north korea is going to denuclearize they haven't done that according to sources inside the u.s. government the u.s. has been asking just for a list of what weapons they haven't have not been able to get those and there's a fight over what de

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to the presidentousands have been demonstrating in the sudanese capital khartoum, demanding the resignation of the president, omar al—bashir. there've been protests for a month. on monday the president insisted they would not lead to a change in government. it's reported that two people, a child and a doctor, have been killed. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk from paris. i'm stephen sackur. the political and economic mood here in france has shifted dramatically in just a few months. last summer, president macron was pushing ahead with his reform agenda, crowing that france was back. well, now, he is besieged by critics, forced into a retreat by the yellow vest movement, facing huge challenges inside and outside the european union. today my guest, in an exclusive interview, is the french finance minister, bruno le maire. has the macron moment already passed? right now. britain is in the deepest there is no viable solution to the brexit problem. how worried is france by the u

this latest statement from north korea follows a visit last week by north korea's chief negotiator kim yong child to washington during which he hand delivered a letter from kim jong un to president trump of the u.s. well now it appears president trump has sent a letter in return that's been hand delivered to kim of north korea the statement from the official north korean news agency says that chairman kim has welcomed this letter as being a sign of positive thinking on the part of the u.s. president and saying that the two countries are still very much working towards their shared goals in this forth coming summit between the two leaders exactly what those goals are though remain unspecified that according to critics of this whole process has been the problem all along lacking substance nonetheless here in south korea these positive signs are largely welcomed by most people as being a building on the reconciliation of the past year especially in places like here very close to the d.m.z. the militarized border separating the two koreas where people do report a change in the level of tension.

secretary of state mike pompei oh and north korean negotiator kim yong chill then went off to the white house behind closed doors a ninety minute meeting with president donald trump the white house claimed progress the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verify denuclearization we've had very good steps and good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves and so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to next his next meeting that the white house says that will be a to get to be disclosed location at the end of february the state department announced the discussions continued for hours after as secretary pompei o treated the north korean delegation to lunch at their d.c. hotel the last time the two leaders met the president declared the problem solved north korea would do nuclearize but since then satellite images show work continues on their missile delivery sites but the white house says the focus should be on what the north hasn't done test any new nukes

washington between the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, and the lead north korean negotiator, kim yong—chol an investigation into reports president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his links with russia. a report by the buzzfeed news service claims the president directed mr cohen to lie about his plans to build a trump tower in moscow, before he took office. mr cohen already faces a three yearjail sentence for violating campaign finance laws. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. the subject that just won't go away — the president and russia — and the most serious allegations to date about his attempts to hide the efforts the trump organisation was making to build a trump tower in moscowjust before the election. after donald trump became president, his then personal lawyer michael cohen went before congress and said on oath that the plan was scrapped in january 2016. that wasn't true, and a lie that earned him time injail. but according to a detailed buzzfeed report, the lie wasn't his idea. the special counsel's office learned about trump's direc

secretary of state might come peo and north korean official kim yong show is expected to restart momentum that was lost on denuclearization talks between north korea and the u.s. it also comes amid all the positive signals that we've been seeing in the region recently south korean president had urged north korea to take bold practical action towards nuclear disarmament now he had also urged the u.s. to consider declaring a formal end to the korean war to encourage north korea to take more steps towards giving up its nuclear program and we've also seen north korean leader kim jong visit beijing to meet with chinese president xi jinping possibly to strategize over a possible upcoming meeting between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong il and now progress since that first meeting took place in singapore in june last year has stalled we've had very little concrete evidence that north korea is getting rid of its nuclear arsenal it has yet to announce a timetable it's still operating its missile bases and it's thought to be continuing to improve its missile capabilities in fact a recently

the announcement was made after series of meetings with the north korean envoy, kim yong—chol. t met for 90 minutes with mr kim, who is said to be carrying a personal message from the north korean leader, kim jong—un. so, they agreed to hold this summit, but there's no indication how that summit tttigi‘lt'i‘fiéfi'k'ti‘ié‘fiifid‘l’ffllk'"' 5 sanctions is one of the main issues of disagreement. the united states says that they should be lifted only 55 5 55 5555 . 55 ..55.5 555 the president was sending, so perhaps that is why he wants to speak to the man at the top himself. as for mr trump, he may also welcome the chance to have a made for television moment with the north korean leader to distract from his troubles at home. meanwhile, president trump has said he'll make what he's called "a major announcement" about the current us government shutdown during an address to the nation this afternoon. the president is expected to make concessions to the democrats in an attempt to end the deadlock. hundreds of thousands of government workers have been on unpaid leave, or working without pay,

washington between the us secretary of state mike pompeo, and the lead north korean negotiator, kim yong for an investigation into reports president trump ordered his former lawyer michael cohen to lie to congress about his links with russia. a report by the buzzfeed news service claims the president directed mr cohen to lie about his plans to build a trump tower in moscow, before he took office. mr cohen already faces a three yearjail sentence for violating campaign finance laws. here's our north america editor, jon sopel. the subject that just won't go away — the president and russia — and the most serious allegations to date about his attempts to hide the efforts the trump 0rganisation was making to build a trump tower in moscowjust before the election. after donald trump became president, his then personal lawyer michael cohen went before congress and said on oath that the plan was scrapped in january 2016. that wasn't true and a lie that earned him time injail. but, according to a detailed buzzfeed report, the lie wasn't his idea. the special counsel's office learned about trump's d

it follows talks in washington between the president and one of mr kim's most trusted envoys, kim yong the new summit follows last year's historic meeting in singapore. its location is yet to be announced, though reports say preparations could begin in sweden very soon. lastjune president trump and kimjong un agreed a vague statement about denuclearization, but talks had made little progress since. let's get the latest from barbara plett—usher in washington. it is quite big news, isn't it, given the threat and security terms that washington sees in north korea? yes, it is big news for a number of reasons and that is because there has been a diplomatic process for the last eight months or so but that has stalled. this summit is named to restart that in some form or breathe new life into it and this is going to happen again at the highest level which happened lastjune. that is interesting and it is happening just as the americans have put out their new missile defence strategy in which the north koreans are still called an extraordinary and ongoing threat. that report says there is a cha

to discuss a second summit between donald trump and kim jong un kim yong chole has been leading the nuclearization talks with the u.s. and is expected to meet with secretary of state my pompei oh. at least ten people were killed and a car bomb attack on a police academy and the colombian capital bogota it is the biggest such attack there and more than a decade activists in sudan say two more people have been killed in confrontations between police and protesters thousands of people marched across several cities for yet another day of anti-government demonstrations have been demanding the resignation of president omar al bashir but he is blaming the protests on foreign agents. and the african union has called on democrats republic of congo to suspend the declaration of final election results plan for friday saying there are serious doubts over the vote losing presidential candidate martin viola has filed a court challenge demanding a recount of last month's valid he insists he won sixty one percent of the vote entre to an official salt which declared his rival. the winner there's other headlines ke

south korean reports say kim yong—chol is carrying a letter from the north korean leader to mr trump.usands have been demonstrating in the sudanese capital khartoum, demanding the resignation of president omar al—bashir. the president insisted the month—long protests would not lead to a change in government. two people — a child and a doctor — are reported killed. it's about 2:30am. you're up to date. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. in this programme, hundreds ofjobs at risk as the plug is pulled on a major energy project. if we cannot trust the chinese with optical fibre technology, are we really going to put all our eggs in the chinese basket on nuclear technology? the government shrugs off this week's record parliamentary defeat. like monty python's black knight — armless and legless — it fights on, prepared to bite the nation into submission! and is winnie the pooh the way to break the brexit deadlock? if the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. it may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear. all that to come and more.

secretary of state mike pompei oh and north korean negotiator kim yong chill then went off to the white house behind closed doors a ninety minute meeting with president donald trump the white house claimed progress the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verify denuclearization we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves and so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to next his next meeting but the white house says that will be a to get to be disclosed location at the end of february the state department announced the discussions continued for hours after as secretary pompei o treated the north korean delegation to lunch at their d.c. hotel the last time the two leaders met the president declared the problem solved north korea did nuclearize but since then satellite images show work continues on their missile delivery sites but the white house says the focus should be on what the north hasn't done test any new nukes or miss

the president talked with kim yong chol for more than an hour and a half.cording to press secretary sarah sanders-- the two discussed denuclearization and a second summit. still ahead at 8 an airline offering a "dna discount" for flights. who the special deal applies to plus. a breath- taking brush with one of nature's deadliest predators... what made this face- to- face encounter unique and next. an air b-n-b guest's alarming discovery in his bedroom.... he was being watched. (ken) a tourist made an alarming discovery at an air-b-n-b he was staying at in miami.(pam) max vest claims... he found hidden cameras in his bedroom. vest says, he found little black boxes plugged in to the wall and when he looked them up ...he found out they were cameras. he then took the memory cards to the police. investigators say , vest was not in any of the videos... but other people were. they also told him... it is illegal for anyone to record someone .... where there is an expectation of privacy. air b-n-b also says, it is working with vest --- including giving him a full re