the north koreans haven't named anybody.n, you'd think they would have had the opportunity to think about it. these apparently were points that were drumd up way before the summit. does that say anything to you? why would they have named somebody to meet with secretary of state pompeo? >> understandable. up until now it was an ad hoc situation for north korea. that's why dim jong-un was handling this issue. once they get into the specifics of nuclear negotiation, then people like foreign minister leon ho or vice chairman comes to the front line. therefore, north korea may need time to discuss who should be dealing with secretary pompeo. that's why he didn't give a name. eventually pyongyang will come up with very specific names. but it is be most likely foreign ministry related guys. the department of united front korean workers' party. >> and let me just ask you, you know, you heard president trump several times refer to leader kim and he said he was a great personality, very smart, good combination, a very worthy, smart ne

alison: these are getting the front page of the korean press, criticism from the english languaae korean paper. you cannot ee the criticism in this article, which is from their front page, but if you flip back to the editorial, they have very strrng words about theee reunions. they call them a arce, and writes that the people we are seeing and heertrending images are a tiny handful of the over 100,000 people who have applied to eereminded and have not been. the paper says both sides must not traasform these reunionn into a political event, as though they were a symbol of reconciliation. reeonciliations in front of the cameras should stop, and the koreas should set up permanent interview spaces and help families get baak in touchhfor it is too late. many of these people are very old. genie: we are coming to the nd a eport about some vacationsve that went horribly wrong. alison: this is a story you will see on the front pages of pretty much all the british press, about a british woman who survived 10 hours in the adriatic sea after she fell off the back of a cruise ship>m@@@ñ [dramatic mu

one south koreans and three north koreans make up this basketball squad to asian games which start on saturday will see united korean teams in three further events as well. although we've had our differences in our past i think it's about time that we present the differences and try to pursue peace together so i think it's a very meaningful thing that both sides are able to get together and represent the korean peninsula as one instead of two separate flags so i think this is something to rejoice so to certainly is the team's success here in jakarta they thrashed their hosts. but for those involved this united front is less about the score than it is about the message. it was an honor to become the first unified korea team coach in history and i'm glad we won the first match so i think i'll play is all think the same thing. very few north koreans have the chance to support the united team is here in indonesia inside and outside the country that travel rights tightly restricted by kim jong un's regime the south koreans who are here have a privilege and a dream that one caught it all on

korean time logs or. whatever it is any tweets from mr trump. you know we sterilize it will go so we are hoping that there will be more positive relations however this is more it's always used as a tool. for the north koreans to start more. between the two countries lots of variables at play there that you sketch for us chen kwon journalist from south korea for reporting from so thank you and we have now to indonesia where the asian games are underway in the capital jakarta well this year's program includes e-sports as an exhibit events with the expectation it will become a medal event at the next games one school in the nation's capital is offering students a chance to hone their skills students and the principal are convinced that it enriches their education take a look. this is a scene that's been millionaire to millions although few who look at these pictures will be reminded of their time in school. but video games have found their way into the classroom at this high school in jakarta with the blessi

there are thousands of north koreans that operate on north korean sites. and the importance of that is that the u.n. says that this is one of the main ways that north korea funds its missile program and its nuclear weapons program. but russia denies undermining international sanctions saying it stands against pyongyang's military ambitions and supports u.n. security council resolutions calling for north korean nuclear restraint. the money these workers earn end zone russian officials is a form of direct aid, keeping north koreans alive. >> the money is used to assist people who live in north korea to survive because they do experience economic and social problems. i cannot imagine a situation where you may color this money and say this money go for the nuclear program and that money i do not know in japan go somewhere else. >> reporter: russia it seems supports efforts to isolate north korean tregime, but also helps to keep it afloat. matthew chance, cnn, st. petersburg. >>> president trump hit the campaign trail again on saturday. he will be in ohio where

forces, there may be some south korean soldiers -- remains, as well as chinese and north korean. our laboratories both dna and , the forensic laboratory have the technology and the capabilities by which to differentiate those remains over the course of the next several years. ms. sanders: david. reporter: director, i think you mentioned in some discussions with the north koreans about potential future actions, maybe to search for more remains and joint efforts as such. i think the pentagon and secretary mattis have mentioned that. if i'm to understand right, the bush administration ended the program in which u.s. officials would be helping search for the remains in part because of security concerns for our own forces there. can you describe kind of what you're looking for from the north that could resume those kind of operations -- joint operations, and what steps you needed and how close you are to maybe doing that? mr. mckeague: so for 10 years, we operated between 1996 and 2005, over time conducting 33 joint activities with the north koreans. security is primarily our responsi

[speaking korean] [speaking korean] >> a mighty and merciful god, we come before he with humility in our attitude. as we welcome our fallen comrades from a long journey home, i cannot fathom what they and their loved ones have gone through. in the midst of difficulty, they never looked back. they endured the hardship and gave everything they had at the end, they paid the ultimate price and our fallen comrades gave their full measure of devotion. a life worthy, oh lord, to resolve that, cannot have died in vain, but lead to a lasting and just peace in korea. in your great mercy, grant us serenity above all, help us to cherish the life, peace and freedom. may the lord bless our returned comrades and their families in your holy name, i pray, amen. >> present arms. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [the star-spangled banner] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> order arms. ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, general brooks, commander, united nations command. >> good evening. i am general benton k brooks, commander united nations command. i welcome the many distinguished guests who have joined the command, honoring

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from berlin separated by war reunited after decades apart these two among dozens of north and south korean gratitudes who never thought this day would come to look at why these reunions are happening now and what they mean for the people of a divided pedants it also coming up at least a dozen are dead after a powerful earthquakes once again in tunisia the tremors unleashed fresh panic in the region hits just two weeks ago by deadly quake. and the prospering came to a violent end fifty years ago today crushed by invasion the wu looks of uncomfortable questions the current prime minister's facing about his policies pro and the path of economic milestone for greece as it emerges from its fine and build out program athens would not be able to tap into money on the financial markets for the first time an e.t.s. it follows years of good to austerity that led to widespread anger as the country tried to contact its debt really good life to atoms. are and. how to welcome. dozens of south koreans in north korea in north korea for a long awaited reunion with family members to bring together relatives

from berlin separated by war reunited after decades apart an emotional reunion for north and south koreans who never call this day would come to look at why the it were to meet now and what it means for the people of the divided pregnancy also coming up powerful earthquakes once again chilled in tunisia killing at least a dozen people in the premolars unleashed fresh panic in the region hit in just two weeks ago by deadly crane. and an economic milestone for greece as it emerges from its final bill out program athens will not be able to tap into money on the financial markets for the first time an a.t.m. it follows years of crushing austerity that led to widespread anger the country trying to cut its debt. i am. hello and welcome i'm on the touchy dozens of elderly south koreans i north korea for a long awaited reunion with family members they bring together relatives who were divided after the korean war in the seven decades ago the reunions were approved by the two koreas leaders at a historic summit in april a part of a recent thaw in relations. taken finally embraced each other after d

well, south korean president moon jae—in says that his primary goal in the third inter—korean summitty that would officially end the korean war, that separated these thousands of individuals and family members from each other. but moonjae—in was also hoping that they can make forward movement on denuclearisation. unfortunately, since the singapore summit, we really haven't seen north korea taking concrete and meaningful steps towards denuclearisation. so i remain sceptical that we're going to make or see any serious movement towards denuclearisation, even if it is encouraging that these family members are able to meet each other, albeit only for a few hours. ten nobel laureates have appealed for the immediate release of the award—winning bangladeshi photographer shahidul alam. he was arrested in the wake of mass demonstrations by students calling for safer roads. he'd criticised the government's handling of the demonstrations on international television and facebook, and has been accused of spreading false information. he is being investigated under controversial internet laws. the s

secondly, the key talks between the north korean and south korean militaries to try to diffuse tensionsf the demilitarised zone. mike pompeo, the us secretary of state said he spoke to the chinese foreign secretary, wang li and china continued to reinforce those sanctions. are you saying the reality on the ground is different? yes, it is different. mike pompeo is basically putting out standard signals, which will always be ok. in fa ct, signals, which will always be ok. in fact, this is a regional process, and the north koreans are not only talking to the americans, but also the chinese. the north koreans are saying they are taking steps to reduce tensions, so why maintain sanctions on us? the chinese will not necessarily goal against international sanctions, but there are specific areas where they might pull back. the russians are already taking steps and signalling to pyongyang, we will also give you, for example, visas for north korean labourers to give you some kind of economic consistency. does there come a point in the process, however long people send signals and use warm words a

sending force, some south korean soldier's remains as well as chinese and north korean, our laboratoriesdna and forensic have the capability to differentiate shows remains over the course of the next several years. >> i think you mentioned you were in discussions with north koreans about potential future -- to search for more remains and join efforts as such with the pentagon and secretary mattis mentioned that. they ended the program which the u.s. remainders, in part for security concerns for our own forces there. can you describe kind of what you are looking for from the north that could resume those kind of operations, joint operations, what steps and how close are you? >> so for ten years we operated between 1996 and 2005. of time conducting 33 joint activities with the north koreans. security is primarily our responsible for our personnel. we also pay attention to communications, having communications abilities as well as having an ability to medevac our personnel, should they get hurt. what we would be looking for, for the north koreans is again a commitment from them that communi

vice president mike pence, the son of a korean war veteran, is expect it to be there. this is the result of an agreement between donald trump and kim jong un at the singapore summit in june and donald trump publicly thanked kim for follow-through. >> i want to thank chairman kim in front of the media for fulfilling a promise he made to me and i am sure he will continue to fulfill the promise as they search and search and search. >> reporter: there are a number of questions here, we don't know the identities of any of these remains and they have to go through extensive testing. we don't know if these are us servicemembers or not. a number of nations follow alongside the us in the korean war that have missing servicemembers. heather: new wildfire in california north of san francisco, forced to evacuate as we learn the car fire was most likely started by an actual car having mechanical issues. the blaze which claimed the lives of six people now consider the sixth most devastating fire in history. 1200 buildings destroyed, an entire neighborhood scorched. the ranch and riv

from berlin separated by war reunited after decades apart emotional reunions for north and south koreans who never talk the day of the prom look at why they're able to meet now and what it means for the people on the divine of penicillin also coming up powerful earthquakes once again chilled indonesia killing at least a dozen people the tremor unleashed fresh panic in the region hits just two weeks ago by deadly quakes. and clashes break on between brazilian locals and venezuelan migrants as the border tensions come to a head other south american countries move to tighten their borders as the venezuelan exhibit grows. the economic milestone from greece as it emerges from its final build out program athens will now be able to tap into money on financial markets for the first time an e.t.s. it follows years of crushing a city that led to widespread anger as the country tried to cut its debts. man. in a well welcome to you on the touchy ma dozens of elderly south koreans i north korea for a long awaited reunion with family members they bring together relatives who were divided off the korea

two people among dozens of north and south korean families leaving each other for the first time we look at why these reunions are happening now. also coming up clashes break out between brazilian locals and venezuelans as tensions over migration come to a head more than a thousand venezuelans who have fled the border town are down forced back to their crisis hit country and a big day for greece as it emerges from its final bailout program athens will now be able to tap into money on financial markets for the first time in eight years it follows years of austerity that led to widespread anger as the country tried to cut its debts we'll go live to athens. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program dozens of elderly south koreans are in north korea for a long awaited reunion with family members. and these are just the first of emotional scenes that we are witnessing the first for unions in three years they bring together families who were divided after the korean war in the one nine hundred fifty s. some haven't seen their relatives since the end of that calm. clicked the unions more agreed to

well, south korean president moon says that his primary goal in the third inter— korean summit is thethe korean war that separated these of thousands of individuals and family members from each other, but moonjae—in was also hoping that they can make forward movement on denuclearisation. u nfortu nately, movement on denuclearisation. unfortunately, since the singapore summit, we really haven't seen north korea taking concrete and meaningful steps towards denuclearisation, so i remain sceptical that we are going to make or see any serious movement towards denuclearisation, even if it is encouraging that these family members are able to meet each other, albeit only for a few hours. the trump administration is about to hear from american businesses about whether the third proposed round of tariffs on china are a good idea. it is a reminder that, while trade tensions are rising everywhere, the person who has triggered the trade war is the man in the white house. as paul blake reports, many us companies are now scared of what their president has started. it's going to be only america first

the koreans that logs or. whatever it is and tweets from mr trump. you know always there is it will go so we are hoping that there will be more positive relations however this this is unsure is always used as a tool. for the north koreans to start more. between the two countries lots of variables at play there you sketch for us chen kwon journalist from south korea reporting from seoul thank you. here washington given us with so a lot more to tell you about including. armchair athletes dream big video gaming has made it to the asian games as an exhibition sport well they're now underway into a car to indonesia and it's in this school right here in the city with the teachers laughing. more of that later but first ben's got the business and the greek bailout odyssey no pun intended or pun intended is finally over yes the government is hailing it a huge success and says it's a new era for the greek economy the bailouts over but the austerity continue taxes squeezing the greeks a lot of them are used to paying any

the north koreans know that. so then you think about, okay, so, where, when might this meeting happen? there is the united nations general assembly next month in new york. a lot of world leaders fly in for that. could kim jong-un be one of them? and could he meet with president trump somewhere, maybe trump tower? unthinkable a couple years ago, but this is 2018, phil. you just never know. >> about as good as you can put it. singapore felt like a sprint. last couple weeks makes it feel like this is a marathon. either way, will ripley will be participating in both. will in hong kong, thank you very much. >> make sure your laces are tied, will. >>> vice president mike pence heads to the pentagon on thursday to discuss the future of the u.s. military in space. president trump has been calling for the development of a space force. pence's arrival is expected to coincide with the release of a pentagon report to congress that contains recommendations for space components. it is not expected to call for the establishment

president donald trump effort ing in his own way that is to denuclearize the korean peninsula south korean president moon j n has taken the reins by proposing the development of a single economic community between the north and south in hopes of ensuring both peace and prosperity for the region artie's alex mahela that joins us from toronto with the latest hey alex a thanks for being with us on this what are some of the steps that they are putting forward by south korean president. the president who took the opportunity to speak about this at a celebration marking the liberation from japan back in one thousand nine hundred five now that's a korean liberation when you talk about the korean liberation at the time there was both north and south korea it was one entity and this really is sort of that a motional attachment to a unified korea we're not talking about that at this point but he is hoping that something like this could happen in the not too distant future of what i say that i'm talking decades but anyway his proposal right now is just breaking down different facets of the economies

we stand ready to talk when the north koreans stand ready to do so, and we think it can be productive. >> you're also spoke specifically about the president's which cited no progress on denuclearization. >> actually he said we feel they are not making sufficient progress. there is a big difference there. we feel they are not making sufficient progress. there is progress being made. the secretary is not just hopping on a plane and flying to north korea for his health. he's going there to have serious talks. those talks have obviously occurred. many of you have been on those trips with us. in the president's view and in the national security team do, sufficient progress with respect to denuclearization of the korean peninsula was not being made. curious why the ambassador was here in washington. >> i cannot confirm that he was here. i have nothing that picture. i don't why he was here other than he is an important part of the team and has advise the secretary and the overall team on the effort regarding north korea. in terms of our special representative, we are thrilled to have him on

peninsula means something completely different to the north koreans.nd he used to send shivers down the spine of south korea because that means north and south korea would have to disavowal weapons. for president trump to make this announcement and think that he'll distract from the serious legal and political problems that he has been in for the last 48 hours, i don't know why he thought that. >> david french. i will pose you that same question, is the president trying to once again distract us? >> i don't know if there is that much method to it. i think he's an impulsive tweeter and occasionally calculated tweeter. who knows what's going through his mind here. i think that one thing that jonathan said and that is important to emphasize is circle back here and reemphasize how much north korea got out of that summit and how little we got out of that summit. one of this things that's really important for people to understand that when you hear things that north korea has not tested more missiles or more bombs. when you tested the missiles and it works a

minority the latter on to korean voices get the closer the chunkier community comes together. to sort of the bottom as it was isn't. it it. didn't do wonders he. and. yet the consuming easy to want to move on and not is in the woods even to normal have been that. it was in the new year not even. in the area good news or good movement until. the russian foreign ministry has confirmed that three russian journalists have been killed in the african nation central african republic. if an option is with me now on the shooter for more on this. talking in the previous hours confirmation being not confirm we were waiting for some kind of conclusion on this we seem to have got it yet it is now confirmed that three russian journalists were killed in an attack while on assignment in central african republic their dead bodies were discovered by un peacekeeping personnel on the ground some twenty to thirty kilometers north. central siebold on the road and an abandoned car also was discovered at the scene stressed with multiple gunshots so it looks like the team was attacked by a large group

there may be some south korean soldiers remains as well as chinese and north korean.ut our laboratories both dn. and the forensic have the technology and capabilities by which to differentiate those remains over the course of the next several years. reporter: director, i think you mentioned in some discussions with the north koreans about potential future actions, maybe to search for more remains in joint efforts as such as the pentagon and secretary mattis mentioned that. if i am to understand right, the bush administration ended the program which u.s. officials would be helping search for remains in part because of security concerns, our own forces there. can you describe kind of what you're looking for from the north that could resume those kind of operations, joint operations and what steps you needed >> so for 10 years we operated between 1996 and 2005 and over time conducting 33 joint activities with the north korean s. security is primarily our responsibility for our personnel , we also pay attention to communications having communications abilities as well as

on the north korean issue, i am feeling positive. i take ken's point that now that we are in the negotiation phase, there are tender spots. we watch those. we try to negotiate with pyongyang. both in the 90's and the 2000's. we have to be alert to the fact that we may have different priorities in terms of how we perceive the specific threat from north korea. we want to make sure the united states does not get too far ahead on any particular issue and ignore japanese sensitivities, especially to the broader weapons of mass destruction that the north koreans possess. synchronization during negotiations is as important as lining up our troops during moments of tensions. it is wise for us to be alert to that. the second challenge is a challenge, less militarily threatening in the day-to-day consciousness of all of us. that is geostrategic shift being led by the rise of china. i wrote a book about this in terms of japanese reactions to it. japan has felt the pressures from a rising china, because they are more proximate. they are next doo

the north koreans are talking not only to be americans but the chinese.we're taking steps to trying reduce tensions, why maintain the sanctions must? the chinese are not going to com pletely must? the chinese are not going to completely go against international sanctions but there are signals that they are trying in specific areas to say trying to pull it back. the russians are signalling to pyongyang, we will also give you for example visas for north korean labour is to give you some type of economic assistance. does there come a point in this process, no matter how long people give signals and send letters, that somebody has to come down on what we mean by denuclearise in the korean peninsular? and the difference between the west‘s interpretation, certainly the us interpretation, and the north korean interpretation? absolutely. if we have been open and honest about this, we would talk about right this is going to be stage process that is going to take many months that he will not seek north korea giving up its nuclear programme on day one. similarly, yo

there may be some other forces, south korean forces remains as well as chinese and north korean. the laboratory have the technology and the capabilities by which to differentiate those remains over the course of the next several years. >> i think you mentioned in discussions with the north korean about future actions maybe to search for more remains and joint efforts as such with secretary mattis mentioned that. if i am to understand right, the push administration ended the program in which the u.s. officials would be helping to search for remains. can you describe what you are looking for from the north that could resume the operations, the join operations and what steps you needed and how close you are to doing that? >> for 10 years we operated between 1996 and 2005. overtime conducting 33 joint activities with the north koreans. security is primarily our responsibility for the personnel. we also pay attention to communications and having communications and abilities as well as ability to medivac our personnel, should they get hurt. what we would be looking for from the north k

korean war. small break in the weather allows rescuers more access to those affected by kerala's worst flooding for a hundred years. translation: i thought i was going to die. even the boat i was rescued in almost capsized, my sister and i fell out of it, but somehow they were able to hold onto us. the indonesian island of lombok is hit by another series of earthquakes. for the first time in eight years, greece is free to borrow money on the financial markets. the country's now emerged from its bailout programme, and the government says it can now stand on its own two feet, after three financial rescue packages totalling over $340 billion. but painful austerity measures are still in place and the recession has had a crippling effect. our correspondent mark lowen was based in greece during the financial crisis and he's been back to assess the impact. modern greece has ruined the world. shuttered factories are temples to the worst financial crisis in living memory. this once famous tile producer wa

minority the larger anti korean voices get the closer the chunkier community comes together. didn't. want to move. to more of the. turkey has vowed to retaliate against the united states after washington impose sanctions on two officials and over the detention of american pastor drew bronson. he rejected a u.s. request to let him return to his homeland brunson is currently under house arrest in turkey the turkish president missed out of the one says the u.s. move is quote disrespectful. shown patience but the step america has taken does not go through to step taken towards a strategic partner in america has shown serious disrespect towards turkey on wednesday at the trump administration slapped economic sanctions on two senior turkish officials and said any property they have in the u.s. will be blocked in response turkey has said it will introduce sanctions of its own targeting the assets of u.s. officials in the country besides freezing their assets and korea says those targeted will also be prevented from doing business with turkey now the pastor at the center of this disp

the last time there was this kind of inter-korean summit in the north korean capital was 2007. so certainly what we're hearing today, this was the result of high level talks between north and south korea at the dmz, at the truce village. it was the unification minister from the south korean side, the north korean counterpart as well that sat down with discussed this saying that it was important that the two koreas work very closely together and make sure that they are working towards this declaration, the declaration they signed after that first meeting in april. certainly from the south korean point of view it seems that relations are still warming, there is progress being made. >> this comes at a time when relations between the united states and north korea seem strained with those talks of denuclearization. how does this play into possible strategy from north korea to grow closer to south korea but build a wedge between south korea and the u.s.? >> reporter: we certainly see and have heard from north korea in recent weeks being very critical of washington, saying they should

but not practicing close to the korean peninsula, it's a way of getting japan and the south korean military is working together even if it's away from korea but for korean operations. i know several of our panelists have follow on the memos that promise i would here on time, so i think we're close to the end. >> my watch is fast. >> we will take one more question but you can click i'll get them out of here. sir. >> i just had a simple question. particularly the older japanese are extremely concerned that the end of the day, this is nothing more than it will organize returned to the prewar situation. it all sounds very technical, but those in japan, especially those who were born and raised therein grew up your local stores to stores have this deep underlying fear that at the end of the day, it is simply a gradual return to that and then one day we wake up and there will be an announcement that market forces been asked to leave, congratulations on management of the country and we're back to what we were before. i would like some of your feelings on that in the general feeling of the japanese

korean war. a small break in the weather allows rescuers more access to those affected by kerala's worst flooding for a hundred years translation: i thought i was going to die. even the boat i was rescued in almost capsized, my sister and i fell out of it, but somehow they were able to hold onto us. the indonesian island of lombok is hit by another series of earthquakes. and we'll tell you why this woman is lucky to be alive after her cruise took an unexpected turn. we begin with a story that's happening right now. dozens of elderly south koreans are travelling to the border with north korea for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than sixty years. the 89 south koreans, many of them now elderly and frail, were separated from their relatives by the korean war. this is the north south korean border where the buses carrying those elderly relatives are travelling across to meet loved ones they have not seen for at least 60 years. the two countries are still technically at war. t

correspondent ashley fantz fills us in on the latest details and while the efforts to denuclearize the korean peninsula may seem levy's stalled south korea is making lose related to harmonizing the north and south korean economies artie's alex behala which joins us from toronto with the latest plus there's some to some that's a bit coin boom is over kristie i have counterpart actions back in studio to talk about the turbulence and price drops in crypto this week all that ahead first we get to a few headlines. the affordable housing deficit the united states continues to grow and some developers now say rising interest rates are draining resources from efforts to build new housing stock a wall street journal cites figures which show construction of new affordable housing units will rise to ninety thousand this year but that figure is below the units built in twenty fifteen and twenty sixteen while the trump tax cut approved by congress late last year reduced low income housing tax credits and at the same time as we all know watch this program the new law lowered taxes on corporate profits to m

well, it's been revealed that a us diplomat handed a letter for the north korean leader, kim jong—un,arlier, scott lucas, professor of international politics at the university of birmingham, explained some of the diplomacy behind the scenes. mike pompeo is basicallyjust putting out standard signals, which is, all is going to be ok. in fact, this is a regional process, and the north koreans are not only talking to the americans, but also the chinese. the north koreans are saying they are taking steps to reduce tensions, so why maintain sanctions on us? the chinese will not completely go against international sanctions, but there are signals they might look at specific areas where they might pull back. the russians are already taking steps and signalling to pyongyang, we will also give you, for example, visas for north korean labourers to give you some kind of economic assistance. if we are being open and honest about this, we would talk about — this will be a staged process that will take many months. you will not see north korea giving up its nuclear programme on day one. similarly, y

sending forces, there may be some south korean soldiers remains as well as chinese and north korean. laboratories, dna and the forensic laboratory have the technology and the capabilities to differentiate those remains over the course of the next several years. >> i think you mentioned about potential future action to search for more remains in joint efforts as the pentagon and secretary mattis mentioned that. if i understand right, the bush administration ended the program in which the u.s. officials would help search for remains in part because of security concerns. can you describe what you're looking for from the north that could resume those kinds of operations, joint operations? what steps you are and how close you are for doing that. >> we operated between 1996 and 2005. over time we conducted 33 joint activities with the north koreans. security is primarily our responsibility for our personnel. we also pay attention to communications, having an ability to medevac personnel should they get hurt. we're looking for a commitment from the north koreans that communications, medical

the korean war. to some of the veterans in this war, thank you for your service during that conflict. the war started, everything gets put on the shelf. they take care of the war, 1953 is done. all right, we are done, we need to do this. congress said, you are right, but we are going to do a double internment, world war ii unknown soldier as well as the korean soldier. the logistical challenges were still there. you had to find candidate soldiers, much like was done during 1921 in both the pacific and european theaters, and some way we have to bring them together and make a final selection. they went through roughly the same process. they went to cemeteries in france and the european theater, selected soldiers they could not identify except for the fact they were american and had died in combat. they made a selection for the transatlantic. they did the same thing in hawaii for the transpacific. within days, they did the same thing for the korean war unknown soldier. the korean war unknown soldier was

from the south korean capital, seoul, laura bicker reports.arning — this does contain flash photography. after more than 60 years apart, it can be hard to find the words. some just throw themselves in their brothers‘ arms. others offer a deep bow. "i remember how beautiful you were," says one sister to another, as they try to recognise features not seen in decades. earlier, as she prepared to head north, 92—year—old lee keum—seom couldn't stop thinking about what she would do when she saw her son. he was only four years old when they were separated. translation: i'm hoping to throw my arms around my grown—up son. i think i would like to ask where and how were you? who did you live with? archive: more than 80,000 civilians have already left. mrs lee was one of thousands caught in the chaos as refugees tried to head south at the end of the war in 1953. she lost sight of her husband and son as she was put on a boat. within days, the border was closed. she was trapped in the south, herfamily in the north. when the moment came, it took only one gla

the korean war. reunions are the first for three years, reflecting a thaw in diplomatic tensions between the governments of the two koreas, as laura bicker reports from seoul. kim hyun—sook remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. but the reunion was brief and bittersweet. all too soon, they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of my daughter's hand and got onto the bus. the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. mrs kim knows she was lucky to have at least this one chance. it is unlikely to come again. yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn't seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn't sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the

these are the human faces of the korean conflict.enduring bond between the two nations, but also a reminder of the pain of decades of division, with no end in sight. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. pope francis has told the world's roman catholics that no effort must be spared to prevent sexual abuse against children, and to ensure it is never covered up. in an unprecedented letter, the pope condemned what he called the atrocities involving hundreds of priests in the american state of pennsylvania. he also expressed his shame that the church had abandoned those he described as the little ones. from pennsylvania, nick bryant reports. the pennsylvania child abuse scandal has shocked and appalled. a report alleging that 301 priests preyed on as many as 1,000 children over a 70—year period, and that church leaders hid the allegations away in a secret archive. who'd have believed me — a priest?! last week, the attorney general‘s office in pennsylvania released a video with testimony of three victims. i was groomed, starting young. the day

so the koreans from both sides who will be involved in this have about three days meetings. with which to reacquaint themselves with their relatives during those three days however they will only have about eleven hours total of several rounds of meetings face to face with their relatives people who we spoke to who have participated in the past described obviously a wide range of emotion obviously a lot of excitement but also worry sometimes awkward encounters with people who they may have not seen since they were small children and then of course there's the additional trauma of walking away from those meetings not knowing if you will ever see them as people again and these are unions they're part of the fall between relations between the two koreas what is the state of affairs in this process as you mentioned this is something the two sides have agreed on as part of a broader effort to achieve enter korean reconciliation and reduce tensions this was something that ended up being back in two thousand and fifteen. broader political disputes between the two sides and so this

are now to josh smith he is a correspondent in the south korean capital seoul so josh as we mentioned these reunions taking place how are they progressing. a number of south korean families have crossed over into north korea as you mentioned and some of the first time a dream of course that we've seen coming out of there have been very emotional reunions. you know family members who have been divided for years for the for the first time sometimes being at a loss for words people that we've spoken to in the past who have been involved in these have described the range of emotions from awkward encounters the people who they barely know to quite a bit of trauma as they have to leave those people behind me never to talk to them again and you can really just see it there in the amatory of that those initial images that we're having coming through these reunions we also have to mention on the diplomatic front they're part of the stop between the two koreas what is the state of affairs in this process. this was seen as a. way for the two koreas to show their good face and to work together it

malaysia right after they are of the act and therefore helped by the way by the north korean embassy all that. leads them to save all those woman they just stayed in malaysia they continue with their normal lives so this is usually suspects or potential killers would behave. saudis are talking about an extensive conspiracy here why do they believe that kim jong nam was targeted. well you ask officials and equally south korean officials claim that was a political act committed by north korea it is known that kim jong nam was the hop off kim jong un and. by his father and later on kim jong un criticized his younger brother and said he lacked leadership qualities so there wasn't a motive. for him just to kill kim jong nam and also you have to say you have those four north korean suspects who fled the country and the north korean side has shown no sort of cooperation or billing this to corporate in this highly suspicious case and the quick question is if you will ever find out the truth ok it looks like this case is turning into an international thriller sandra rocks so for us in kuala l

from the north korean view, the u.s. is still not ready to meet north korean expectations of taking a step forward to sign a peace treaty. to formally end the korean war which has been technical cease-fire since 1953. the north koreans think the peace treaty should happen up front and the denuclearization laid lat later. the u.s. believes it is the other way around. the north koreans and u.s. and north korea have been in gridlock since early july. north korea will not give up nukes until they have security guarantees that kim will stay in power. that is where we are right now. the letter indicating if diplomatic talks, if the process falls apart, north korea could go back to the nuclear activities. the activities that the united states responded to which pushed the region to the brink of military conflict. an all-out war with pyongyang and washington. we are not there yet. there is still time to save the diplomatic process. the next steps forward are critical. that is why perhaps president trump called off pompeo's trip

that is the sequence north korean ‘s sea.cessions, they released this japanese tourists over the weekend, there have been significant developments in terms of the repatriation of the us remains from the korean war. then was from both north and south had a chance to meet just about a week ago. —— families from. tell us about the progress that north korea is making, the concessions, is it enough? it isn't quite denuclearisation. so far they have done things that are really reversible, or are not in that core basket of security issues that they really worry about and the us are worried about. with the released japanese man, i think that was the case of somebody lower down having suspicions about a videographer, taking a lot of videos, flagging this guy and going up the bureaucratic chain and when it got near the top people decided they don't want this guy, —— combo taking delicate negotiations. i do think thatis delicate negotiations. i do think that is a concession as such. you just came back from north korea, tell us about you

officials and south korean u.s. officials who claim that it was an attack by the north korean dictator who wanted to eliminate his old. problem who had been very critical of kim yong. and who had claimed that he had elected leadership go so there was clearly a motivation during the investigation that it was very clear that korea had no interest at all in any form of cooperation they even claimed that kim young john lamb was not murdered but that it was all just a heart attack so the big question is whether we will ever on the truth from our correspondent founder about so in kuala lumpur for us thank you so much. now can go warn us when a volcano is about to erupt or when an earthquake is going to happen while german and russian researchers think so and that's how the project was born it aims to monitor the behavior and migration habits of birds animals and even insects around the world so we can learn more about our earth now the project has taken a huge leap forward with the installation of the tracking system on t

/south korean position.that north korea remains an absolutely deadly threat to south korea and being prepared to implement military exercises between the united states and south korea absolutely are vital. the message sent by the defense secretary was absolutely the right one. we must be on our guard. we must be extremely vigilant. so far, of course, since the singapore summit, the north koreans have not demonstrated any evidence whatsoever that they are prepared to denuclearize or willing to reduce the military threat to south korea. >> jon: it's why it seems so strange the president seemed to take his foot off the gas in suggesting he doesn't want to pursue any future war games with south korea because the north koreans really hate those. they really don't like us getting together with other allies in the region. so why not keep the pressure on? >> absolutely. i think that the idea of suspending military exercises between the united states and south korea sends the wrong message, actually. and it has a lot