south korea's north korea's policy is influence by north korea's behavior as well as south korea's symmetricolitics. north korea has conducted five nuclear test for the last 10 years and maybe hundreds of missile test so it is not difficult to -- south korea's constant policy then so in defense, north korea's behavior is less likely to stop those actions. south korean people feel very threatened by with korea's military provocations so most korean people support the international sanction on north korea and believe that china has not been cooperating in implementing the sanctions. if north korea continues provocative behavior, south korea's public opinion is less likely to support the views engagement. the munging government understands the importance of the korea-u.s. alliance in dealing with the north korea. the president also spoke about the alliance and talks about the need to strengthen so i think the munging government will keep cooperating with the essays, but south korean people are concerned about the uncertainty and unpredictability in the north korean and north korean policy. -- t

south korea's north korea's policy is influence by north korea's behavior as well as south korea's symmetric politics. north korea has conducted five nuclear test for the last 10 years and maybe hundreds of missile test so it is not to -- south korea's so innt policy then behaviornorth korea's -- fifthikely north korea continues provocative paper, south korea's public opinion is less likely to views engagement for it the munging government understands the importance of korea-u.s. alliance in .ealing with the north korea the president also spoke about about thece and talks need to strengthen so i think keepunging government will buterating with the essays, south korean people are concerned about the uncertainty and unpredictability in the and north korean policy. -- the former bush policy come istrumps policy even to me very uncertain and unpredictable which makes south korean people concerned about the possibility of child. northent trump says that korea has shown great disrespect for its neighbor, china. people do not understand what he means. -- the talked about south korean people do not

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policies,th korea and any coalitions that south korea has with north korea in terms of economy, it's not helping north koreans but more of a bilateral relationship if there is to the one. agents of the korea u.s. allies, we tend to resolve the north korean nuclear issues, and it is not like we won't be an everlasting friend to north korea, no, that is not what he wants to do. >> son made some very important points. sung made some very important point. i think they are there in the pratt forms -- platforms. i think the question many people are still asking, is this lip service or is it going to really happen? wehink the answer is really, have to hold moon to his promises and platform, and if that happens, we will be on the right track. >> i think there been -- there has been some misunderstanding as to north korea opening the industrial complex. better to have a dialogue with north korea and one way would be other measures, but he is not saying that these would be the preliminary things to happen. these would be the result of the alliance, the cooperation that we have together. ,nder

south korea and the u.s. try to offer technical briefings and how can they tried to talk about it during the summit because they know it's not only false, it is disingenuous. i think even the statements that he will negotiate with china about it raises some concerns. they've proposed more public funds and creating jobs. they spend more on the infrastructure to stimulate the economy and given the fact it has a plurality now in the national assembly. how effective could you be in getting that legislation through the current situation is when the park administration came through nothing but move forward unless all the parties have a consensus and unless a single party mobilized 60% they've abandoned their nuclear option on the national assembly level. it's going to require cooperation. his party is the minority and if you add to the people's party and the working coalition he has some real challenges and the advantage he has is in this environment a lot of the platform agenda in terms of having job expansion, pu

others are still worried about north korea and the way that south korea and the u.s. tackles jogging. -- tackles pyongyang. >> they seem to have taken a backseat in the campaign. the u.s. is reviewing the free trade deals including the one in south korea. we know the deficit is double with the country. where do the candidates stand on trade? shery: yeah, i mean president trump called the korea-u.s. fta a horrible deal. vice president and said if they trade relationship was falling short -- candidates have been all over the place when it comes to their stance on trade. moon jae-in as a leading candidate, for example, opposes the ratification of the fta with the u.s., however, since then, he has changed his position and he says the best deal is the pillar of strengthening ties with the u.s.. centrist candidate -- has suggested that it might be a good opportunity you to review some of the parts of the agreement that have concerned south korea, while the conservative candidate has said that it is not a good idea to renegotiate the deal. anchor: certainly we will be with y

japan, and south korea. with each passing day, the recluesive regime in pyongyang continues to make progress on nuclear and ballistic missile technology that could reach american soil. so this isn't a laughing matter. this is isn't a matter about -- this isn't a matter about something that might happen. this is a matter about something that will happen unless we take steps to prevent it from happening. american administrations of both parties have tried and failed to curb the dangerous behavior of the kim regime. because before kim, you had his father, and then his grandfather before him. there's plenty of blame to go around for how we got here. but rehashing past mistakes won't get us anywhere. instead the united states and other global powers need to focus on this challenge before it is too late. however, i fear that the administration's inconsistency in recent weeks has thrown fuel to the fire. we've seen the white house blow hot and cold on the potential for talks with pyongyang. we've seen careless rhet

by north korea. who could stop the development by north korea and the ultimate goal of north korea is to maintain kim junge unregime by the -- kim jong un regime by the holding of the nuclear weapon that we tried to warn against the united states and tried to preserve their regime. so nuclear development and the regime are inseparateable so in exchange of -- insap rable so in exchange of position and life as they are acting and they are almost -- come jong un is almost stepping on the tail of japan and i do not believe there is no chance for making progress in the negotiation. on the short-term basis, for a while they may refrain from nuclear tests and missile launches. however, on the long-term basis, it's possible they develop nuclear missile which could reach the main land of japan. hat would increase the threat. they were to give up or abannedon of the nuclear development of -- abandon of the nuclear development of the weapon that would lead to the collapse of the regime so that probably would no

korea. admiral harris, i appreciate your appearance before the committee during this tense period in your area of responsibility. i want to express the appreciation of this committee for those who defend our nation every day. america's interests in the asia pacific region are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to uphold a rules-based order based on the principles of free peoples and free markets. open seas and open skies and the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity in the asia pacific. but now the challenge to this rules-based order amounting and they threaten not just the nations of the asia pacific region but the united states, as well. the most immediate threat is a situation on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un's regime has thrown its full weight behind its quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. unfortunately, the regime is making rea

cooperation among key allies in looting south korea -- including south korea and south asian partners based on the host region support network across the region under japan's leadership is vitally important to develop. japan and the u.s. together could be -- with regional partners would need to ramp up ,he capacity in southeast asia namely the philippines and vietnam. it is consummate challenging in the south china sea. a rapid first development to enhance the maritime domain awareness of japan's capabilities and to facilitate an operating picture to counter behaviors of the chinese. i will stop here and look forward to your comments and questions. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you to each of you for concise and for size observations on the challenges and responsibility on us as allies. ofwill ask a few questions our distinguished statesman on this day didn't open it up for your westerns in a moment. -- questions in a moment. i appreciated what you said about the nose goes state approach to north korea, the pressure in diplomacy. like you i am skeptical that we will get muc

i am not afraid of korea. i am not afraid of korea. i am afraid of us. when sheso surprised said what she said about korea having nuclear weapons. that's why i am not afraid of them. what you afraid of? host: thank you for the call. weekly standard, you're fired. they are waiting on the firing of james comey and what it means for the president as he prepares to depart this week for his first overseas trip. tomorrow morning, we take you to the offices of a new online news service. they will be among our guests tomorrow morning on washington journal. you obtain information they provide? they are starting this new operation. we will learn more tomorrow morning at 7:00 eastern. john is joining us from california. technically, we are still war with north korea. they will continue doing this with their missiles until we talk to them. we refuse to talk to them about any type of peace. , technically we are's alert were with them. what worries me most is the artillery. shells ofr artillery been around for decades. if you don't think they have nuclear artillery po

reading aust got done book on north korea and south korea. the man that called talking about the navy ship. that was in there. north korea set it on fire and all the men died. wherever it is sitting. they don't like americans. we have to get china to help. they get everything from china. i was worried about north korea five years ago, but i wanted to ask you, when obama was in office, two or three years ago, they planted those things by california, the missiles. is that true? guest: we do have multiple layers of missile defense shield to the region. assets that other are able to do that. it is multilayered. you have the thaad system, -based system. sea hopefully between all of them we can have success. is the military capability in south korea? guest: we have tens of thousands of troops that are well trained. they are motivated and engaged. they could help defend south korea, but look at seoul. it is 65 kilometers from the demilitarized zone near the north korean border. north korea has tens of thousands of rockets and artillery pointed at se

and south korea elections with provocations and we have an election in south korea may 9th. so it's entirely plausible the north koreans could carry out something that's non ballistic missile, non nuclear directed at south korea that could also spin out of control. so miscalculation could come from a variety of different places. >> well, i appreciate your testimony, and needless to say we focussed a great deal on north korea. we didn't really talk as much about china. graham alison has a new book "destined for war" that i think we all need to study with regard to china. we could have an entire hearing on that. thank you very much for your testimony. >> thank you. let me thank the panel for very compelling testimony. thank you very, very much and on behalf of chairman mccain declare that the hearing is adjourned. thank you. >>> tonight at 8:00 on c-span, supporters and critics of president donald trump on foreign policy during the first 100 days. here's former u.s. ambassador to germany john emerson on the president's credibility with foreign ledders. >> so let's say, we're p

north korea. this is about 35 minutes. [applause] >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i am shinzo abe. thank you very much for inviting me. i am delighted to see so many guests from the united states, as well as the nations of asia. please, enjoy your stay in japan. it has been more than four years since i have retaken the government. japan, before that, under the rule of the democratic party of japan was enwrapped with pesism with a sense of deregulation. -- with a sense of resignation. the economy was struggling with deflation. japan was not able to make its presence felt in the international arena. population is shrinking. thus, we can no longer expect growth. japan is already in its twilight years. we often heard looming large before us to give it all up. the stock price at the time was less than half of what it is today, over 8000 ynen or so. i stood up to take on the challenge. i promised to restore japan to what she used to be. how is japan today? during the past four years through our e

the first i would like to talk about relationship with korea the missile was launched by north korea and that was considered is the exercise to attack us bases in japan. they sought for other vessels so they wanted to demonstrate simultaneously at different bases in japan. united states had responsibility as well as japan and i would really like south korea politicians to understand that in order for that security, for korea and japan also has responsibility in that respect. i would like to talk about my personal view about north korea situation. what worries me most is how the top administration would face north korea. china definitely had some influence over north korea. however, if you look at recent relationship between china and north korea that would give me some doubt. for example, secretary tillerson had a meeting with the north korean president when vice-president pence was pouring asia, north korea conducted a ballistic missile test. it seems to me that north korea is not that concerned about china and he has been in power for the last five years but he has been in broad at

korea but the u.s. and japan as well as north korea. by doing all of these they want the parties to come together. all of the interested parties to come together and discuss a resolution and because we have decided not to discuss or come to dialogues and china is frustrated because they are unable to bring any resolution. so that -- in that regard i blame her. she refused to talk with china on these various issues including security issues. i think it's important that when ever we take measures that we don't do it on our own but actually as a result of having discussed what this is with other neighbors. >> i think they should focus rather than necessarily allowing themselves to be drawn into this strategic enter play. i don't think it will be profitable for south korea precisely because it exaggerates the issue. it plays into china's attempt to use it as leverage. >> thanks very much. great discussion, as always. i'm seeking clarity and i guess you are too on if there is to be a renewed south korean dip

that seems to be more aggressive at south korea than it has been with north korea. you talked about the limitation of coal, but do you -- is china moving in the right direction there or does it seem to be still wanting to keep that close relationship with pyongyang in a way that is not putting much pressure on them? prime minister abe: for china, the one belt, one road, the extremely important forum was organized during the weekend. on that day, the missile was launched, i'm sure the chinese deeply perplexed that north korea chose that date, that how china would receive the message of north korea. that would be the point. so north korea is provocative behavior. for that, japan will strongly appeal to china. as for in terms of sino-japan relationship, the the g20 meeting and at the apec meeting, i had a meeting with president xi. this is the 45th anniversary of normalization of diplomatic relationship. and president xi and we have agreed about taking these two milestone years about foreign tourists and visitor number i mentioned, but is it the largest number coming t

>> south korea has condemned this launch. we've heard from the foreign ministry earlier this monday morning saying it is a severe threat to the peace and stability, not only of the korean peninsula, but of the international community. there was a national community meeting early this morning when this missile was actually launched. if you bear in mind that there is a new government, new president, the liberal president who was voted in just a few weeks ago since he has been in power there has been a north korean missile launch every single week, bear in mind he is a man who has said that he is prodialogue or proengagement with north korea, back to the fire and the fact that it's difficult to try to talk to the northern neighbor when there are these missile launches continually every single week since he's been in power. it's a tricky time for new administration or new president trying to condemn these launches at the same time as hoping that they will be more engagement with the north in the near future. >> they did sit down

nuclear weapons back into south korea. they were there but were withdrawn at the end of the cold war. perhaps, trying to assassinate the north korean leader. pre-emptively destroying the missiles on the ground before they're used and so on. the advantage of course of missile defense is that it is les provocative than some of the other options but you certainly need to consider all of the options when faced with our threat. the president is currently undergoing that review but they said that they cannot get pressure on china and north korea, they will consider other options. >> when you see north korea launch these missiles is this saber rattling? is this an indication that their technology is advancing? >> all the stuff about destroying the united states is saber rattling. but what is new, they are increasing their capabilities. they are testing the ability to launch longer-range systems. the ability to launch them from submarines, launch them from missiles. so far their tests have been mixed. they sometimes succeed, but t

this is undercutting reaching out to north korea.lso going to undercut by the way, the rather casual comments from president trump that i will meet with everyone, and why wouldn't i meet with him without some preconditions that had been made a couple of weeks ago. so it does reinforce continuation of the policy of takinging a strong stand, and the military options are for preemptive strikes are just non-existent according to military exer perts with whom we speak, and john mccain and norse the senate and contrary to, again, casual comments coming out of some white house officials, and some people even opining for other buildings in washington, because there's no preemptive strike to take out the nuclear facilities that are buried so deep underground, and we have very little insight as to where things are that would come completely take out to a facilities and not permit some kind of launch. secondly, the artillery from north korea is awesome, and the million man army and that artillery istrained on 20, 25 million people in seoul, and

above all, north korea, but also iran. host: when it comes to not only --ea's capability, but if what would be our current capacity to stop that? guest: the current systems we 40 longilable are about wait -- long-range ballistic -- mostly in alaska and a few in california. they are basically after the north korea missile leaves the country heading into outer space, we would try to shoot it down in space by having one of these hit and destroy it just by the impact of kinetic energy. the current system is thought to be able to deal with several missiles. north korea does not have a capability proven to -- a proven capability to launch such a missile. korea, japan, u.s. forces, and guam. we have shorter range defenses to do with those threats. host: we will continue our conversation especially when it comes with north korea. if you want to ask questions -- and you can tweet us. a bit about u.s. capability. when you say it could meet midair to knock a missile out, how does that work specifically? guest: during the cold war, in

korea, absolutely."major conflict with north korea, absolutely." and when he sends the warship aircraft carrier groups to the region, when he uses the bellicose language, how does that go down with north korean officials? well, they are obviously listening very carefully, i'm sure, to some extent, they are worried he could actually follow through on some of these things. to another extent, he is trying to be more bellicose to the north koreans. he is trying to out north korea the north koreans. they are pretty good at bella scott t. —— being bellicose. they are waiting to see if he was do these things. it's not just bellicosity. you said that the feeling is, within the next four yea rs, feeling is, within the next four years, they feeling is, within the next four yea rs, they really feeling is, within the next four years, they really could have a missile system with a nuclear warhead, that is within the term of the trump presidency. is it not the case that no us president can allow that to happen and if

and providing oil to north korea. and even though, and and how this would deal with this. >> launch the missiles in syria and afghanistan, the bomb was used. and deployed in japan, the strong posture, the trump administration and with. and the next step of the trump administration, try to be patient. and the next step by the trump administration, and in east asia, very important and the defense ministers meeting is regulating in japan. the japan and us, there are many issues. and between japan -- and involvement in the united states. and momentarily -- and when it is there in 5 years. and there is a trilateral korea. and that is a very good impact. between the united states and alliance -- and japan, us and south korea. a lot of them in that area. and support to the rest of the world quickly impacting japan, and japan is able to provide support to the united states, in australia and the arrangement, where it is written. and to consider the importance -- the cooperation with india is critical. and active -- in support

>> things changed significantly from south korea. they had no idea of horrors and they were a little bit comment play sent. north korea had a military attack on an island and killed two civilians. that was complete game changer in terms of risk perception on average south korea, particularly a younger south korea, that's very significant. >> let's talk about this leader now, a young man, he is not his faher or grandfather. how much should we put into these wild statements, these videos showing attacks not only on washington, the united states? who's in control there? is he a puppet head for a military that has not changed in a long time? or is this something who's really calling the shots >> evidently he's one calling the shots. he did have a, what he perceived to be a rival, his uncle and was executed. >> and now we have his brother >> right, his brother was most likely executed using a v xs nerve gas which is banned by international convention >> tell us about the effect of the upcoming south korea election how does that affect us?

test south korea with these missile launches what has been the reaction is far the mood in south koread be expected no you with this? >> reporter: well, look, engagement is the buzz word, it's the promise of the party in power. it was the discussion between the envoy and president trump this week. you we heard them say engagement could be possible. it could be the goal of achieving de nuclearization or talks about it. you we heard south korea repeat that engagement can only happen if conditions are ripe. actually, that's exactly the language that was used recently by a top korean dip lo massachusetts he said the doors could be opened to talks if conditions were right. we have this barrage of confrontation, we can say constant missile tests. they will come out immediately and condemn these provocations, last week, the president after the first launch of his tenure often said that south korea must respond to pyongyang in the face of these provocations. but they have continued. they hope for the possibly of engagement. it all raises the question, what could be achieved through engagement?

let's talk north korea. that is obviously one of your special subjects.ously went to pyongyang as the us lead negotiator at a time when you were desperately trying to find and negotiated way through the nuclear crisis with north korea. donald trump's style on north korea is, it seems, to mix bellicose language with actually signals that no other president has sent about his willingness to meet face—to—face. what do you make of that? very true. first of all, i think he has understood that north korea is a top of the charts issue these days. i mean, it's not going away. they are very much focused on developing deliverable nuclear weapons. i think he understands that during this term of his that he will quite likely face the american people in 2020 and have to explain what he has done about this north korean threat. i think he looks at this as a transactional negotiation. he can get the chinese to do what other people couldn't get them to do. and that somehow, he can find a sort of formula in negotiations that will make the north korean say, oh, we can deal

china, as you know, is a neighbor of north korea. they are major trading partner with north korea. they have recently put some restrictions on importing coal from north korea. i think there's other things they can do diplomatically and economically to send a clear signal that they, as well as the united states and other countries in the world do not tolerate this tolerate this expansion of nuclear technology and missiles by the north korean leadership. it's a threat towel after humankind and i think it's critically important that we look at all opportunities to work together. i know that this has been discussed by president trump and president xi. i would want to do all i can to serve as a key go-between as we explore how we can work together with other nations also in asia to address this critical situation. >> so i'm curious whether there air menu of particular economic or diplomatic things question do to heighten the pressure as this pressure continues. and perhaps -- perhaps from a process standpoint you can speak to how you might try and collaborate regionally with -- with the

he wants better relations with north korea. we will look at what else missed them mean‘s victory will mean for his country. america is considering deploying thousands more troops to afghanistan, a shift in policy. live to washington. french politics continues to get shaken up, the former prime minister says he is jumping ship tojoin immanuel macron‘s party. jumping ship tojoin immanuel macron's party. this socialist parties there, it is behind us, not the history and values, but it had to move on. we will look at why minnesota is experiencing one of its worst outbreaks of measles. and right up to date with the champions league. this is south korea's next president. he was favoured to win, im proves president. he was favoured to win, improves doolan promising to prove the economy and relationship with north korea. we still don't have the official results. over 41%, north korea. we still don't have the official results. 0ver41%, double his rival. from tomorrow i will be a president for everyone. i will be a president for everyone

-korea relations. the associated press reported the new president moon jae-in said as he took the oath of office he is open to visiting rival north korea under the right conditions to talk about its aggressive pursuit of nuclear missiles. 's softer moon stance could create friction with washington, which has formed from threats of military action to hands of dialogue as it seeks to formulate policy under president donald trump. the discussion should get underway shortly. the reminder that coming up in about an hour and a half we will be live at the white house for this afternoon's press briefing. [indistinct crowd noise] >> south korea's new president is moon jae-in. he took the oath of office earlier today. via south korea's first liberal leader in a decade. he will "sincerely negotiate with the united states." and china, their top trading partner of the deployment of the advanced missile-defense system the u.s. has been installing in south korea. the swearing-in happening earlier today in south korea

and korea free trade agreement. where do you see that going and is that a potential flashpointps given the recent comments about renegotiating or even ending the treaty or do you think that he has raised that as a poignant reminder that he could give trouble on the trade issues. >> my understanding for the advisors is that they like the agreement because of course they were the ones that began the process of negotiating. it's whether or not we can manage them. it's outstanding related to the agreement, but i think that the bigger issue is. it's the merchandise trade balance and even within the u.s. it will take some effort efforto absorb that and try to find out how to. all the things that need to be tweaked as a mechanism for doing that and some things didn't work out as well as he wanted to. but similarly they've been created since i was assigned so why don't we get the folks together to sort of update it and address the technologies that are new or outdated. t you can do that among trading partners. but if you're

. >> reporter: you were hoping to be able to visit korea, visit your children. >> visit korea, yeah, and see what's going on. >> reporter: and visit connie, and see what's going on. but when he finally got to korea, more than a year had passed, and while he loved seeing the children, things with connie were strained. >> a lot of things had changed. >> reporter: like what? >> our relationship. i could tell right off, and i sensed that things were different. >> reporter: he still remembers the day he had to leave to return to the war. connie, the twins and jame went with him to the airport. >> i said my good-byes, but when i turned and started walking on the plane, you know -- very hard. >> reporter: it was hard? >> just hard. >> reporter: why? because you'd had that special 30 days with your kids and -- >> i couldn't turn around. >> reporter: why? >> because i -- i wouldn't leave. >> reporter: there's a snapshot from that day allen has saved all these years. it shows little james saluting his dad -- the sergeant. you had no way of knowing it that day, as you boarded the plane back for

china enables north korea. could mix this with the help of support of china on multiple levels and i think it's time for a president of one to put up or shut up with north korea's bad behavior. they need to bring the hammer down hard on economic sanctions and use every tool at in their toolbox to rein in north korea. lauren: there's also south korea, brad. the new president will make a visit to north korea. how has this changed in a mix between the north and south? >> this would be a real change because for south korea to engage leader to leader, principal to principal would be something really unprecedented in modern times. whether that would be helpful or not depends on the structure of the meeting, where it's to be held, the length of the meeting, who attends, whether the united states was sanctioned such a meeting as far as our participation. even behind the scenes. whether that happens or not, who knows. i certainly would be something would garner the world' attention. nicole: what are thoughts of a massiv

and beyond. >> everyone, you know -- >> lee is referring to the national food of korea.t's fermented cabbage. spicy, pungent and aromatic. these chefs are cooking traditional korean foods with a modern flair. >> we're still staying true to the culture and the ingredients, but you can tweak each ingredient, you know, and in different levels and different ways where you can create a whole new dish. and that to me is really exciting. >> the chefs didn't set out to cook korean food. kim worked at three different french fine dining restaurants. but when it came to opening up his own place he felt compelled to go back to his roots. >> i wanted to have this pride cooking background. my heritage. >> korean food will be in the spotlight as pyeongchang prepares to host the winter olympics. if you plan to visit south korea next winter or any time they recommend skipping the more formal restaurants and head straight for the street markets. >> just go from stall to stall. you won't get more real, you know, than that. >> but whatever korean food you choose to eat and wherever you choo

with north korea.ut bear in mind in the three weeks that he has been president here, there has been a missile launch every single week. so certainly it's difficult to see how that can move forward, how he could have that engagement with north korea that he has said that he would like. and certainly we've seen condemnation from around the region once again with north korea's missile launch. the missile itself at this point is believed to be a scud missile, it's not known exactly what kind of scud. this is a short range missile. so not one of the missiles that is more concerning to the region than the median or longer range, but just the fact that north korea is continuing regardless of international pressure, regardless of sanctions and continuing to test the most intense testing really we've sign over tseen over the past year and a half. >> and now let's go to will ripley in japan. he has been in north korea, as que well. and certainly shinzo abe sounding very upset that yet again a missile comes close

. >>> north korea launched another missile early on sunday local time, even as south korea's new president calls for dialogue with the north to denuclearize. we're live in seoul. >>> and the launch comes as north korea's principle ally, china, hosts a major international trade conference in beijing. the latest from the chinese capital ahead. >>> plus, this hour, emmanuel macron is being inaugurated as france's new head of state. we'll be live in paris for all the live pictures and reaction. >>> in the united states, good morning. it is 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. we want to when celcome our vie here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell live in cnn. >> and i'm hannah vaughn jones in london. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> a live image there in paris, france. you're looking at the steps in front of the elise palace at 11:00 a.m. in paris. we're expecting emmanuel macron to appear beside the outgoing president francois hollande. an image we'll continue to monitor, waiting for this very important moment in france, the changing of leadership in that nation. >>

, there is still the possibility for talks with north korea, if north korea changes its attitude.o indication that they are changing their attitude now, dave. >> no. no, not likely. alex field live for us in seoul, thank you. >>> 16 minutes past the hour. it's being called one of the biggest cyber attacks ever, ransomware. today's a pivotal day to avoid becoming a victim. we'll tell you everything you need to know. pain used to shut me down during pick-up games. but with odor free blue-emu continuous pain relief spray, i can box out any muscle or joint pain immediately. blue-emu continuous pain relief spray, it works fast and you won't stink. >>> all right, companies and computer users around the world bracing for more fallout from the biggest cyber attack ever. 200,000 users in 150 countres were hit by attacks that started late friday. law enforcement warns, there will be more victims this morning as the workweek begins. already attacks being reported overnight in china, japan and korea. now, this virus locks users out of their own computers and then demands hundreds of dollars t

without an active role for south korea.t of situation as this new president will try a very different approach to handling kim jong—un try a very different approach to handling kimjong—un and try a very different approach to handling kim jong—un and the try a very different approach to handling kimjong—un and the north korea problem. which influenced you think a liberal human rights lawyer will have with the trump administration? i think that the trump administration is hurtling down a dead end in terms of their north korea policy. we saw them try military threats, got a lot of attention, you know, there has been much media focus on some concern but at the end of the day it does not work. there are too many vulnerabilities. i am with unite hillary fire here in the city of seoul, a city of io hillary fire here in the city of seoul, a city of 10 million, 25 million for the larger metropolitan area. there is really not a military option. you cannot pre—empt their nuclear arsenal. they have many weapons are multiple means of de

again, this missile, it's the first test in north korea, rather, in south korea of the new presidenthat represents a shift in policy. tell us more about how the new president is reacting to this. >> reporter: yeah, he's been in office for less than a week, so this is a test that comes quickly, but it certainly wouldn't be unexpected. this is exactly what the south korean president would knew he would face with with arch. he president moon p this is a departure over the last sten years in south korea. they've had a longer headline. i represent a policy in greater technology. that's the platform he obtained on. you've got them go on down and evening. we're lock -- saying the possibility remains there if north korea changes its attitude, george. >> thank you for the reporting. >>> now, to the main allies. say north korea is true, unforch that ear going to have it shutted. >> you should trade in infrastructure project, even though its delegation spokes person senior fellow. my colleagues anna asks him about china's influence. >> china has either little influence or a lot. they have a lit

korea. he also wants to provide aide to the north korean's. so i think the north korean's right now think that this is a perfect time for them to really corral the international community, including the united states. get them to sit down and do what north korea wants. julie: in late april, the president donald trump had warned in an interview to reuters that a quote major, major conflict with the north was possible, but that he would prefer a diplomatic outcome to the dispute over its nuclear missile programs. and then we hear about this person from the region from that region saying they would consider sitting down with the u.s. president trump said he would if the conditions were right. what is all of this? >> well, i think all of this right now is really confusion on everyone's part. you have the administration right now consumed by the comey crisis. the north korean's see that, and i think that they believe that they can give president trump an out to sort of give him headlines that he