morning korea. we'll also hear from a north korean refugee and the son of a woman abducted in japan. this is 1:40. >> good afternoon, i'm senior adviser and chair here and as well as professor at georgetown university. we want to welcome you all here this afternoon for a very special event. before i begin though, i do need to note we care a great deal about the security of our guests. and so we have a security plan for the building in the event of any emergency, your full cooperation will be appreciated. we have december designated officers for any event. for this it is dr. green, please follow the instructions of dr. green and his staff. the issue of north korea for the longest time was really a single issue, the security threat and security threat as it related to nuclear weapons. then in good part thanks to the u.n. commission of inquiry and commission members for about two years ago a report was issued that created a ground swell of interest of human rights abuses in the dprk. this movement is r

rights abuses in south korea. progress. in years ago, ry, two he report of the commission of inquiry and human rights in the democracy of people, the korea was released regarding human rights korea.ions in north it's a state in that report the of ity, scale and nature these reveal a state that in the have any part contemporary world. abduction are well formed committed by north korea. issue of the the abduction of japanese is part with the case enforce ions and disappearance from the republic countries.nd other it's categorized into the item air force and disappearance from the other countries. also concluded in the bio racial consisted of crimes against humanity. japanese government identified 17 abductions, those who returned ome and there are numerous to be precise under investigation. under minds the nation's overeignsy of japan and the japanese people. at the same time the issue is a matter in terms of human abductees concern as and irreplaceable families has r been taken away. bductees and families have grow

seoul, south korea. guest: i spent a month in north korea totaled over two trips. probably -- traveled around the country quite a bit. when you are an historian, you -- they do not ask too many questions. so you get to travel around the things that you probably wouldn't. host: you can see his work online at the wilsoncenter.org. if you are0 democrat. 202-748-8001 if you are a republican. and for independents, 202-748-8002. on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning, gentlemen. i served in south korea north of in 1964 andallel 1965. korea wasme, south kind of slow. as i understand now, they are becoming very up-to-date, wealthy, they have manufacturing going on, electronics and stuff. it is interesting to see the difference in north and south communism was imposed. capitalism at work. the judgment from maryland saying the u.s. did not with allt is an insult the blood that was shed and money spent sitting in south koreato stop the north coming down. i was in the direct route north -- nor

korea. as is one hour 40 minutes. -- this is one hour 40 minutes. >> good afternoon everyone, my name is victor cha. in the professor at georgetown university and we want to welcome you all here this afternoon for a very special event. if before i begin, i do need to care aat at csi s we great deal about the security of our guests so, we have a security plan for the building it in the event of any emergency your full cooperation will be appreciated. we have designated security offices for every event, for this event it is dr. green. if there's ever an issue please call the -- follow the instructions of dr. green and his staff. korea for theorth longest time was really a single issue that was the issue of the security threat and particular the security threat as related to nuclear weapons. then, in good part thanks to the work of the u.n. commission of inquiry, and the commission members, about two years ago, a report was issued that created a groundswell of interest in the issue of human rig

north korea. and the reaction of north korea with regards to nuclear and missile program, has led to the heightened interests with hugh has an rights interests in the community and raising the level of momentum with regards to north korea. in order to extract specific action and sincerely listen to these voices will require pressure and by imposing pressure, we need to pull out north korea and have them come out for an tkpwoerbnegotiation. for negotiations. while we influence pressure we also want to pursue dialogue. and responding to abduction, nuclear and missile is a rational choice for north korea and we have to do something to make them understand that that is the rational choice and that is why we have to impose pressure. and the international at community must be united in imposing pressure and that is why we are placing so much trilateral cooperation and various measures are being taken and ambassador lee, you made suggestions on the means that we can implement and inclusive of the process

in place 2012, the democratic people's republic of korea, the official name of north korea, carries outll of its activities under the leadership of the korean workers party. whether this means the party leads the state, an arrangement known as the party state system. according to article 14, clause one of the charter of the korean workers party, the congress is leadership organ that leads the democratic people's republic of korea and as such, are congresses of the korean workers party are the most important political events in north korea. you do not have anything else as important as the political schedule in north korea. these are not once in a lifetime or once in a generation events or they should not be. this is something you see a lot when describing the upcoming congress. until 2012, the everysses had been held five years and the north koreans did hold them more frequently in the past but this was amended in , the last congress was 36 years ago in 1980's so i really expect them to be -- to be happening on a much more frequent basis moving forward. today,n lowe, the leader seems to

korea easter toir. there are so many contradictions and awkwardness in their explanation, for example, in 2004 north korea presented what they call the three mains, the dna tests conducted by the japanese government proved that the remains presented by north korea contained dna from a different person. >> according to the report of the coi issued in 2014, there are abduck tees, italy, netherlands and china. this means that the abduction by north korea. >> and the family of the victims, already 30 to 40 years have passed since the string of abduction. and and citizens of the victims have passed away without being able to reunit with their families, which is tragic. time lost can never be recovered, family members are agin we we don't have the luxury of time as we seek the resolution of the abduction issue. it is important for us to have higher level of interest in the protection of human lives rather than only to focus on nuclear and missile issue. ladies and gentlemen, i will urge you to support in havi

could he fix north korea and do his supporters believe he can fix north korea?upporters certainly believe he can fix north korea. the challenge with donald trump, especially for those with foreign policy background, is that he really doesn't have any history of proving that he can fix the problems that he says he can. quite frankly, what is it he's going to talk about? he didn't give us any background. we need to know. people want to know, what is it he will say in obviously we want to believe that his focus will be keeping america's best interests in mind, but there's some concern if he even knows what that is. he doesn't have a strong foreign policy background. >> yeah, certainly a lot of people would love to be a fly on the wall for the conversation between kim jong-un and donald trump. >> i would. >> eugene scott, thank you. >> would dennis rodman go too? >> he would be a great ambassador. they already have an apprentice relationship. >> they do. eugene, nice to see you. >>> let's get an early start on your money. fears of an interest rate hike are back. tha

government's go-to person on north korea. bob has been to dprk more than 30 times so that would suggest some reason why he is so highly regarded in the field of north korean studies. among his recent accomplishments is the revision and updating of a book which almost all of us have read, entitled the two koreas now released and updated and revised. >> james, we turn things over to you. >> thank you very much, bob. i want to start by saying a few words about the work we do here at the wilson center on korea and to announce the release of a new collection of documents on the party. the hyundai motor center for korean history and public policy goes into international archives and gathers documents. we then translate them and release them on our portal which is part of our digital archive. we do this for two reasons. first, because we want to get a better sense of what happened in modern korean history. we also recognize that these documents that we're gathering have a great policy relevance and we try to use them to inform polic

north korea does not respect u.n. resolutions or international agreements. >> a spokesperson for south korea's defense ministry spoke to reporters in seoul. >> translator: we reaffirmed that north korea has no intention of giving up its nuclear program. our government and the international community will never recognize north korea as a nuclear-armed state. >> moon said south korea will continue to watch for provocations by the north. an expert on north korea says the most remarkable bit of information to come from the congress is how the country describes its economy. nhk world's takafumi terui has the details. >> reporter: mr. yamamoto says there is one main reason for the big gathering in pyongyang. >> translator: basically north korea decided to hold the ruling workers party congress at a time when the nation's economic power has become the strongest. the country is now discussing its future economic development plan. >> reporter: he says one of the main factors that fuelled economic growth is the reduction of the

north korea. without that hard currency, they find it very difficult to move forward with their nuclear program and their missile programs so it is essential that decision be made and we'll continue to dialogue on that and that is a decision you need to make and i'm sure you raised that in beijing. >> i appreciate that. >> and again i raise that issue about the rohingya people. we need to work with that new government frankly in burma to shape attitudes toward the rohingya and you'll have to continue to lean in on that. on the vietnam human rights issue, i've got to share with you, we've got the case of a human rights lawyer new van dye who was arrested in december for his advocacy of human rights and democracy. according to his wife, he was severely beaten by the police and been in solitary confinement since his arrest and he was denied access to his lawyers and to his family. will the president push for his release? i think this is very, very necessary. >> mr. chairman, i very much appreciate th

has a very strong stake in south korea. if north korea collapses, could that u.s.luence then be on their doorstep. that's something they don't want as well. so they're in a tricky position. >> paula hancocks with the tricky diplomacy of the region. thank you so much for that. >>> a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue saudi arabia passed a key hurdle in the senate. lawmakers giving unanimous approval to the legislation that could make the saudi government liable for any part it may have played in the terror attacks. the obama administration has lobbied against that bill. keep in mind 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were saudi citizens. though, saudi arabia denies they had any involvement. >>> the senate has approved a $1.1 billion compromise bill to fund the zika virus. the president is threatening to veto that measure. >>> the south carolina legislature passing a restrictive abortion bill that bans the procedure after 19 weeks. similar laws are in effect in 12 other states. the bhill is now heading to souh carolina governor nikki haley. she said she n

but she also had uncertainty over the direction north korea's regime would take.er remarks came following the purge and execution of the once powerful uncle of the country's leader, kim jong un. as part of the push, park focused on education. she roughly doubled the time spent teaching elementary school pupils about unification. park also used instructors well versed in the policy. they included north korean defectors who led special classes. the government also launched a a program to mold north korean defectors into leaders of a future unified nation. the initiative involved about 20 young defectors. kim fled the north with his family nine years ago. he hopes to serve as a bridge between the two koreas after acquiring experience from the program. >> translator: my dream is to become a teacher for children in the north and the south. >> reporter: but his plan had some all too familiar set backs. last august, two south korean soldiers were severely wounded by land mines allegedly planted by the north. more recently, the north has launched ballistic missiles and co

in japan, north korea, the philippines, australia. we've updated guidelines for our defense cooperation with japan including agreements with both japan and korea, cited for sponsored human of australia and included a landmark cooperation agreement with the philippines. second, we deepen engagement with emerging countries in the region. we built a relationship with china defined by broader practical cooperation on global challenges while at the same time directly engaging our differences to try to resolve them while avoiding conflict and report to deepen the bonds between the people of the united states and taiwan.our partnerships with indonesia, malaysia, singapore have grown to reflect our increased cooperation on challenges, everything from countering climate change to violentextremism and forged new relations with vietnam and burma as they start to turn the page on the past. i saw this again in vietnam last week. thanks in part to the bipartisan leadership of this committee, the us and vietnam are deepening and broadening our ties

south korea's military says north korea has launched a missile but it appears to have been unsuccessful. >>> and celestial display. people around the world get a chance to see mars during its closest approach to the earth in a decade. >>> members of japan's lower house rejected a no-confidence motion against the cabinet. the opposition parties who filed the resolution say prime minister shinzo abe policy has failed. >> translator: their livelihoods are not improving. the wealth gap and poverty are spending and the government is wasting tax-payers' money. these are the reasons that the cabinet should resign. >> a senior member of abe's liberal democratic party rejected the allegation. >> translator: japan's economy is steadily recovering. the no-confidence motion is based on the interests of the opposition parties. it's a kind of political performance and further enhances people's mistrust in politics. >> a majority of lawmakers from the ruling coalition voted down the motion. the ruling party has held meetings to discuss abe's plan. the consumption tax is supposed to rise from 8% to 10%

korea down by .5% at the moment. the bank of korea leaving rates at 1.5% as expected. new zealand are looking flat. if you look at the regional index, lower yesterday, but lower for a second session. it is that story of we are only seeing defensive players hire -- higher. also an easing coming through on the crude contract. we want to show you some of the stocks we have enjoyed to. -- we have been watching. apple is falling. the lowest since june 2014. a report in a drop of iphone sales. their majorne of suppliers is down over 4.5%. mitsubishi and nissan shares -- nissan taking that stake in mitsubishi for $2.2 billion. nissan shares are up thomas 5%. -- up to almost 5%. it is a quote win win transaction between nissan and mitsubishi. we have a personal interest in seeing mitsubishi survive. have thist that we partnership with mitsubishi, we obviously care about the viability of the company and the health of the company, if not, we have a problem. then we would have no cars for the japanese market. solidity, the health, and viability of myth to be she is important. --

north korea holds a rare political gathering.he political elite meet in pyongyang or a show of unity under leader kim jong un. the labour party is losing ground in regional and local elections and the dip in support could hurt opposition leader jeremy corbyn. wildfires continue to burn in alberta, canada.

>> of course, north korea is dangerous in itself. they are still at war with south korea, there are major repressor of human rights. they have nuclear weapons, missiles that certainly threaten the united states. the other thing is in this case north korea isn't selling anything. they are not selling anything. there are some things left to sanction on north korea. they are not like it ran. they are not selling oil and gas. you cannot sanction the same way. i am all for deep nuclear rising the korean peninsula and bringing north and south korea together but i don't think what they did in iran is going to be the playbook for north korea. melissa: there is this question about how she would behave. i hear all the time she would be more hawkish than resident obama. i don't know if that is true. she likes the point to what went on in libya but what went on in libya is that old book where you take out the secular dictator who, his behavior toward his own people is abominable but it leaves that vacuum that welcomed in violent extremists like

these guys have come out of north korea and said north korea is hurting scientifically and academicallym sanctions oef the years. these scientists are making this argument pu they didn't say anything about the increased technology in nuclear weapons, missile guidance, navigation and control, nothing about north korea's cyber warfare. north korea is making great advances in the areas that they want to. >> north korea is not a self sufficient country. china provides over 70% of north korea's electricity, fuel and food. why doesn't china use its leverage to reign in kim jong-un. >> china wants a stable north korea on its border. it does do what it can to control and assist north korea and the regime to stay in place because they don't want the refugee problem were or even worse if there's a war between the north and the south. using jordan as an example, look at how many millions of refugees jordan has had to assume from syria and iraq. countries want stability on their borders with other countries and they're going to do what they can to maintain stability, china is in north korea. >> tha

and outsourcing our policy toward north korea. there's even a section on the digital archive here. sino-ded.r.k. relations. right here. there are several hundreds of documents on the relationship over the documents -- decades and you can see here these three conversations. look at them all. they're great. fascinating stuff. but those three conversations are three records i hope people look at. >> digital archive.org? >> org, correct. >> in the back there. >> hello, steven costello. east project. the con texts for this congress, i wonder if you could guide us a little bit on the purges in north korea since kim jong-un came to power. wharked we take from the number, the seniority of the officials, the reasons given, how should we view the purges as opposed to what happened in the past? thanks. >> i think some of it -- there are you know, i've only seen what is available through the public and i haven't seen anything classified but my sense is that in some of these cases, including the case of his uncle, it was a difference of opinio

i have great relations with south korea, i have buildings in south korea, i have great relationshipsith japan and in japan, a lot of people don't know this. when i make speeches i say we protect germany, japan, south korea. many people, sophisticated people in the audience didn't know that. they have to help us. we don't get reimbursed for what this massive amount of work and energy and weaponry, what it's costing. we can't continue to do it. this isn't 40 years ago, this isn't when we were much different as a country. they have to take care of us. i think they will. if they don't you have to be prepared to walk. you always have to be prepared to walk from a deal including the iran deal which is a disaster. they should have walked. >> you're ready to let japan and south korea become nuclear powers? >> if they're not going to take care of us properly we cannot afford to be the military and policemen of the world. we are right now the police for the entire world. we are policing the entire world. when people look at our military and say, oh, would you, that's fantastic, they have many

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i would love to continue to defend south korea. we have 28,000 soldiers on the line between north and south korea right now. it is costing us an absolute fortune, which we don't have. i'd like them to pay up. they have a lot of money. we take in japan's cars by the millions. south korea sells us -- >> you don't have a problem with the troops staying there. you just want japan and south rea to pay us. >> i want them to pay up. we are not a koun -- this isn't 20 years ago. we are not a country that can afford to defend saudi arabia, germany, the nato nations, 28 nato nations, many of which are not paying us. japan, south korea, nobody, we're like the dummies that protect everybody. all i'm saying is we have to get reimbursed. nobody says that. and bob gates has no idea. >> so bob gates is one of the greatest foreign policy minds in history. >> really, why? because we're doing so well? you think we're doing wl with his foreign policy? >> i think the worry is how you will be as president and present your positions and your words and th

north -- korea, north korea attempt today fire an intermediate range ballistic missile. south korea says they all failed. lauren: iraqi special forces advancing to felusia yesterday but having a hard time getting into the city that's because islamic state extremists are gathering to serve as human shields, the u.s. is backing iraqi forces in the operation with air strikes. nicole: largest airline in latin america is suspending tides to venezuela. this comes after germany luthansa said it would suspend to this company. venezuela owes 100 million-dollar in ticket revenues. venezuela is in crisis. this video first aired last week people ambushing and looting the grocery trucks and others fighting for food outside shopping mall. lauren: at least six people have died in flooding across large areas of texas, record-breaking rain since the middle of last week. the thunderstorms have dropped pockets of bombs, the town of kurville suffered damage. >> we saw widespread inundatons and flooding. nicole: he stands by his decision to kill a gorilla after 3-year-old boy flipped into en

>> you're right that that debate has re-emerged in south korea as a result of north korea's provocations. president park was very clear in statements that she's made that that is not the path that south korea should or will take at least under her administration. and we've tried to make clear to our allies and partners that it is not necessary because, to put it colloquially, we have their back with the nuclear umbrella and with every other means that we have to come to their defense. so we have not only reaffirmed that very solemn commitment to the defense of korea, we have strengthened our own relationship. and one of the things that we've done is now engaged in formal consultations with them on deploying the fad missile defense system to south korea. and they're developing their own missile defense system in cooperation with us. so we've been building up the defenses including for our partners and allies and, of course, we've also been going very hard at the north koreans on the nuclear missile program. >> thank you. and finally, mr. blinken, i'd like to turn to malaysia. as you know

north korea appears to have launch,t a missile citing south korea's joint chiefs of staff saying thatorea apparently fired this missile 5:20 a.m. local time, and it appears to have failed. a source.ding to let's take a look at how the one is doing. little change right now. .t is at 1190.38 as we continue to watch north korea and its latest aggressive south korea's joint chiefs of staff saying that north korea filer -- fired a missile at 5:28 a.m., but that has failed. disney says it may be taking legal action after the wanda city theme park after claims that a character looks like captain america. opening of thehe complex. we have rachel chang joining us live from shanghai. rachel, how did the conflict between wanda and disney start? angie.r: hi, ,he conflict started a week ago when wanda's chief, a very famous man, went on a national , and among other topics he talked about how disney should not have come to china, and he felt that disney like innovation, that he does not understand how they spent so much on their part. disney had stayed quiet until then. they did wanted to respond t

south korea's joint chief of staff says the missile was fired around on.he range has about 300 thousand kilometers. there are dealt of its accuracy. and legal action against china's new theme park after snow white and captain america look-alikes were seen at the opening. disney is set to open in two weeks time. powered by over 2400 journalists in 100 50 bureaus around the world, this is bloomberg news. will take a look at the oil. the longest run of monthly gains in five years. reducingtractions supply at of the opec meeting in the another's. we are surging with an 85%. our next guest is well-known for pioneering the oil and gas market. he is in singapore. thank you for coming on the program. you said there is a shortage of crude in the market right now today. what's reflected in going on or doesn't mean we will have much higher oil prices looking ahead? we are going to see higher oil prices, near $60 by the end of the year. the near term, we have 1.6 million barrels in the market because of exactly what you mentioned. nigeria, canada. there is a lot of oi

brian, thanks very much. >>> i want to get to more on north korea.the situation room. bracing for potentially another nuclear test. >> i spoke with the senior u.s. military official today. they are watching very closely the workers party event friday was a natural time for this to happen, based on past practice. north korea often uses public spectacles, party events, to show the prestige, whether it be a missile test or nuclear test. but the fact it didn't happen then certainly doesn't take away any of the alarm. the trouble is, they can watch a lot from the satellites, but because these are underground tests, they can't know certainty when that test is about to happen. >> does china still have a lot of influence over north korea? because it seems if you speak to u.s. officials, they're really hoping that china can tamp things down. >> they have a lot of influence, but it's influence that north korea frankly has ignored, not only the frustration of u.s. officials, but to the frustration of chinese officials, as well. and to be frank, there's a level

♪ ♪ >>> the economic gap in south korea is becoming a serious issue.r their lifetimes, employees of smaller enterprises reportedly earned only half of those working for the major firms. with four major companies comprising 60% of south korea's gpd, a person's success in life is determined by the size of the firm they work for. new graduates as well as continuing job seekers are applying for major firms, heating up competition. only one out of more than 700 applicants will be accepted by the very top firms. abandoned generation has become a buzz word, referring to young people who had to give up something important because they couldn't land jobs. desperation radio, an online radio program that began in august of 2015 has become the talk of the town. >> yong became a social activist two years ago. she started the radio program to discuss the flight of young people. >> during the program, deejays read outleters from young people about their frustrations with society and their life in poverty. the program offers no criticism or advice. she said the most i

they ended up buying a south korea model. basically, the united states demands a superlative product and is willing to pay a premium for it. and the industrial conducts supplies the best customer. what does this mean? the united states wants weapons that other states don't want and if that is where the money is then you will see disruption in the market. you inm describing to asia -- there are two different markets. with the united states, the high-end. japan by some of their stuff, maybe south korea and certainly, australia. but a lot of where the conflict will be is in the lower end, in the anti-access area. the cheaper part. there are lots of people willing to supply that. i will turn to deliveries in asia -- missiles. there is a real anti-shift missile proliferation problem. united states is not participate in this. this is how many units of missiles the united states sells to asia, not including china. 50% market share but in terms of the quality, the trend indicator value, we have over a third of the market share. so we

it's a way to protect north korea from attack.t and north korea wants to survive, so it takes on this nuclear program because it feels that has even one nuclear weapon, the south aryans, the americans are not there to do anything about it. north korea looks at the united states of incredible -- as incredibly and predict the ball. they see us as crazy the way we see them. in that situation, having a nuclear weapon deters. u.s.,t: oftentimes in the people write him off as a crazy man. is that a mistake? a tremendous mistake. when an analyst doesn't understand what a politician is doing, he decides he is insane, but he is not. he's vulnerable and trying to protect his regime, so he's doing things to develop the weapons and the economy and frighten people that he's capable of using them. his credibility depends on him appearing crazy and the crazier he appears, the more careful everyone is around him. scarlet: let's talk about north korea's economy. what constitutes the economy? is it food reduction or is there private enterprise to s

and get north korea under control. last weekend china announced that it formed a consensus with brunei, cambodia and laos that the territorial disputes over some islands, rocks and shoals in the south china sea are not an issue between china and the association of southeastern asian nations asean as a whole. at the same time china replies on asean's declarations in the south china sea setting its endorsements of consultations to argue it's not subject to the binding arbitration brought under the law of the sea treaty by the philippines. can china have it both ways? is china trying to sideline asean in relation to the south china sea maritime disputes and what's the administration's response to the consensus between china, brunei, cambodia and laos and what is the position on asean's role on resolving the maritime disputes? >> thank you very much. first of all, i very much appreciate your comments on north korea and agree very much with you that china has a unique role to play because of its unique relationship with nor

sanctions against north korea are the toughest in 20 years.modity prices have hit hard those things they continue to export. expect everyone will have to wait until the curtains come down until we get a clearer insight into north korea's future. he will get his chance to further legitimize his grip ruling partyhe meeting. tom: rish, we are standing outside a building called the april the 25th house of culture. it is where the delegates of the workers party have congregated this morning. we also believe that the leader is inside addressing them. we believe it started around 9:00 a.m. we have been allowed to stand back on the corner looking across the road at a square filled with coaches from the worker party delegates. we are expecting a lot of pageantry later this afternoon in the run-up to this event -- we have been shown around pyongyang and parts of the economy, the agriculture, and the history of this country that the government wants to show off. this is a political set piece and we may get an indication that there could be some hence tha

south kor south korea decided to join to better respond to threats posed by north korea's missiles and ballistic missiles. it prompted seoul and washington to discuss the possibility of a missile interception system. china strongly opposes its creation in south korea. >>> a chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the situation on the korean peninsula remains complicated and sensitive. he called on cub countries to take full-headed responses and refrain from actions that would escalade the situation. south korean officials are accusing the local subsidiary of auto for cheating on emissions. >>> the south korean government says that plans to fine the local unit of nissan for manipulating a sports car that runs on fuel. nissan officials dani wrong doing. officials at the environment ministry said they have ordered nissan korea to suspend sales of th mod a reca 81f em. th pn to feissan abo $280,000 and file a criminal complaint against the head of the local subsidiary. the officials they found that settings on an emission reduction device violated the country's exhaust regulations. they

but i think with north korea it has to be done very carefully.i do disagree with nic, you can't be running for president and not have commander in chief credentials. you can't just shoot your mouth off and then change them. i think this is a advantage hillary clinton has. she was secretary of state. she can be commander in chief right away. >> all right, i have to leave it there. bill richardson and nic robertson, thanks to both of you. >>> a nigerian school girl reunited with her family two years after being kidnapped by bokco haram terrorists. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. the

the old economy still dominates in north korea.tories churning out basic products like this copper cable maker in pyongyang. the company produces more commodities, but china has banned exports due to u.n. sections. it relies heavily on agriculture. ang, at least, new there have been notable changes. buildings have sprung up. there are more cars on the road. and there are growing choices of shops and restaurants. we got to ride in a city taxi operated by one of the country's government-controlled cab firms. even the public transport system even the public transport system has seen some minor upgrades. we are inside the pyongyang metro. it is big, it is grand, and many are reliant on it, but it isn't stillate, and they are -- are still relying on these old german trains. passengers can also now swipe in rather than relying on paper tickets. back 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. we visited this

in recent days and weeks, we've also seen north korea reaching out to south korea for talks. pyongyang said they would like military talks, but the answer has been no because they don't think they're genuine. they don't believe there's any point in talking if denuclearization is not going to be discussed. pyongyang has made it abundantly clear that it warnlts to keep its nuclear program and it has no intention of including that in any talks with the south. rosemary. >> just after 3:00 in the afternoon there in south korea, in seoul. paula hancocks joining us live with that update. we'll talk against next hour. many thanks. >>> as we've been telling you for the past few days, iraqi forces backed by coalition warplanes have launched an all out offensive to take out the isis strong hold of fallujah. they're trying to push their way into the heart of the city after capturing a handful of villages and towns on its outskirts. >> they're meeting resistance and as the fighting ranges, it's feared that 50,000 civilians are caught in the crossfire. here's cnn pong correspondent barbara

>> bill neely inside north korea. bill, thank you. >>> every one of us remembers exactly where we were on september 11th, 2001. well, now, almost 15 years later, we're getting a never-before-seen perspective on that day. newly released images show a pained but focused president george w. bush in the moments and hours after the attack. here's kristen welker. >> reporter: these images are seared in our minds. now a new look at that awful day. and the man who led the country through it. all captured by then-white house photographer eric draper. >> i was documenting a nightmare. i used the camera to actually shield my fears. >> reporter: draper documented president bush that morning visiting a florida elementary school. and then those terrifying moments after he learned what happened. sitting at a child-size table, writing remarks he would deliver moments later. >> terrorism against our nation will not stand. >> reporter: the president then whisked away on air force one to louisiana. watching the horror on television. sec

choreographedully visit also sending a message to north korea?as theieve pyongyang target of the message. unlike iran, which agree to diplomacy to try to tamp down nuclear programs, north korea has resisted and doubled down on nuclear proliferation. this is a chance to tell the region and the world that we need to do more to stop north korea's nuclear program. laura: how did you think this visit will have gone down with china and south korea? denying itsapan is past. >> part of the balancing act for the american president is to advance japan's contributions to security, a proactive contribution to peace, as the prime minister would put it, without making it an offense of bush that would offend neighbors directly. we do not want to see a nuclear , but we do want japan to contribute more to regional and global security. laura: japan's prime minister's talking about changing the constitution and getting rid of the pacifist past. is this something america wants? consensus sure of the of the body politic in america, but if japan does change its consti

preparations are under way in north korea for a historic congress of the ruling workers party. 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 instruc

it's been racking up awards in japan and south korea.t's about a korean families struggles while running a barbecue restaurant in japan during the '70s. the director is a third-generation korean in japan. >> translator: i decided to write about koreans in japan who are about to be forgotten, both in japan and in south korea. i think i am the only one who can do so. >> reporter: he was born in a city that's famous for its castle. but for him, in a way the castle is like home. his family used to live in one of many shacks built within the castle's compound. he says his family had very little money to live on in those days. the same is true for kim's family in the play. kim is running a restaurant in the korean community to feed his wife and four children. their lives are hard. they don't feel accepted either by japan or by their mother country. the family is eventually compelled to change their lives. the municipality forces them to abandon their home because they are living on state-owned land. chang wants to show that koreans in japan ha

underline his commitment to north korea's nuclear program. but he repeated his vow not to use them unless provoked. western experts believe that north korea has the capability to build a nuclear bomb, but not the means to deliver it. at least so far. kim has repeatedly rebuffed u.s. requests that north korea abandon its nuclear program. north korea's one of the most reclusive nations in the world. and government guide have accompanied us everywhere. >> you get any opportunity to meet foreigners. bbc reporter rupert wingfield hayes was detained after he reported that much of what he was allowed to see looked like a setup. >> what is it you don't like me saying? >> north korean officials accused him of what they called insulting the dignity of their country. the government forced wingfield hays to sign an apology before barring from ever coming back to the country. cameraman had refused to lea toilet germs don't just stay in the toilet. disinfect with lysol bathroom trigger... ... and lysol power foamer. they're approved to kill 50% more types

troops won't move from south korea. kim jong-un has delighted in launching missiles, and building nuclear weapons. serving several rocket launches in recent months. the u.n. dismisses his claims to have a miniature nuclear warhead. he said a hydrogen bomb explosion this year was, quote, thrilling. change. and a u.s. think tank says satellite images from north korea show what may be preparations for a nuclear test. the regime invited nbc news to cover this congress. but they haven't let us in. instead, they took us first to a wire factory. then to a maternity hospital. >> this machine is a gift of kim jong-un. >> yes. >> reporter: in the capital, they're rehearsing for a major parade, a show of unity and power. but kim jong-un isn't about to give up his nuclear power, because that would be the end of him. his message that he won't strike first with nuclear weapons won't impress washington, and it won't stop the global sanctions against north korea. the world wants less talk from kim jong-un, and more action to reduce nuc

years imprisoned in north korea.enneth bae is here to tell us his story. ♪ katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. more than 90 people have been killed in baghdad during a series of bomb blasts, making it the deadliest day there this year. the so-called islamic state has taken credit for the attack that targeted shiite communities in the capital. the attack took place in a market inside the city. correspondent: carnage in seiter sadr city. da witnessing district the worst attack on the capital in months. it was rush hour. a pickup truck with explosives hidden under fruits and busyables detonated in a market. the so-called islamic state said today'sed out all of attacks, and that this one was aimed at shiite militiamen. many of the victims were women and children. are notecurity forces in control. they say they have metal detectors, where are they. how do car bombs go through checkpoints? correspondent: you can see blood everywhere. they were poor people who were here to ear