the korean war had begun.america, the soviet union and china got involved, many feared it could become a world war. >> we are fighting in korea for our own national security and survival. we stand by that commitment. >> for the first time, north korea experienced the power of a nuclear threat. >> from the very moment of north korea's inception it has felt like it is under the threat of a nuclear attack by the united states. >> america did not use the bomb. but its aerial bombardment of north korea was brutal. more than 1 million north koreans died. so did more than 36,000 american troops. >> devastated the whole korean peninsula. >> in 1953, the two sides signed an armistice. and even though kim il-sung had started the war, he blamed the u.s. for turning his country to rubble. >> this is how the north koreans grew up thinking about the united states. >> after the war, kim il-sung rebuilt north korea with money from his sponsor the soviet union. he put in bridges, roads, built factories and plants. and by the 1

i'm korean and proud to be korean. >> mark is what's called a korean who has lived abroad.elt right for me. i'm here. these are my peoples. this has what i've been missing. i was considered not really korean. i was considered and outsider in my own country. i had like this thing going on because i was like am i not korean enough if i don't do this, if i don't drink this, if i don't eat this? but there was a certain sense of well, i want to learn this if that makes me feel more korean. >> nice. the best part is the skin. is this so hard to walk in and eat delicious food and get hammered in the street? being korean is pretty awesome. >> last one. >> yeah. >> nighttime in seoul and everywhere you go it seems, food and drink. this is what they call kind of like a pub, if pubs could operate in the street. you could have drinks and, well, i guess you could call it pub food. >> we're about to go eat some really, really good. welcome to seoul. let's do this. >> my new friend, mark, helped popularize western style hip hop in korea. an event that led directly to me eating silk worms

we may know some things that the north koreans don't know we know, but the north koreans know a lot about what we know, and so i'm a little surprised that he said they were surprised had he they m they may have acted surprised, but i think they have a good idea of what we know about their program. >> lisa, you guys at the csis posted extentively on their missile capabilities, on their defense and security capabilities how much do you believe that north korea knows that we understand about them? do you believe he was actually surprised? >> as joel mentioned, the north koreans do know a lot, and i do think that they know what the u.s. knows, but i think that there are a lot of things that we were trying to get more information on from the north koreans and those include some of the things that csis has reported about in the past i think it also could have included some of the uranium enrichment facilities that were on the table for discussion. as president trump mentioned in his press conference, that was something that the north koreans just weren't willing to discuss at this time >> well,

president and a north korean leader had sat down together. let's listen to what trump had to say a little earlier which was a great success and i think this is where we will be equal or greater. we made a lot of progress and i think the biggest growth was our relationship is really a good one i think in your country has tremendous economic potential unbelievable unlimited. and i look forward to watching it happen and helping it to happen and we will help there . so again we are seeing the latest pictures of the two leaders donald trump there and kim jong un have met in the last hour and the vietnamese capital and donald trump saying that a lot of progress has been made from they last met in singapore and saying that perhaps the biggest success of that meeting in singapore was that they have a good relationship that personally their relationship is a very good one they are going to be discussing of course the issue of denuclearization fully when they hold talks on thursday. trump has hailed the host vietnam meanwhile as an example for north ko

and on the korean peninsula. butpe donald trump succeeds the color brings up an interesting quandary, which is president trump pulled the and estates out of the 2015 iran nuclear deal, which succeeded in process.round nuclear it was getting to the point fiscalou could produce material. they did not get there. one reason they were not able to do that is international inspectors from the iaea were given broader authority and access inside ironic -- iran. iran being with implemented so far so i am also confused as the caller is, about why donald trump did not just see the value of those inspectors in iran. he and his team are assisting with the north koreans that inspectors going to north korea to verify the potential dismantlement of north korea's nuclear complex. international inspectors on the ground are critical to any such activity and they are just as viable as they could be in the future with north korea. host: in new jersey, hi. caller: yes. , i rememberng about reaganreagan -- ronald , from russia coming in

or south -- our south korean allies and the north. maybe easing of sanctions in return for whenever north korea falls through. -- follows through. host: are those reasonable steps for the united states? mr. kimball: those would be important steps on the road to denuclearization. north korea has a substantial arsenal. they have 10-20 nuclear bombs. they have material for another 30 to they have got dozens of nuclear 60. facilities. denuclearization even if the two sides agree to a plan and are working hard together is going to be a years long process. we have to look at this as an action for action process. each side builds confidence they are going to follow through, build confidence in one another and we can get along the road as fast as possible. that is the goal. the summit is trump's last best opportunity to make progress. host: questions about the summit you can ask our guests. 202-748-8001, for republicans. 202-748-8000, for democrats. independents (202) 748-8002. korea offers these things how does the oversight look, how do we

we you understand this is the north koreans form. so it's now actually a trump government and i think the united states is in general most the schole there was an interesting building up the peace process and korean peninsula ok second the summit in hanoi the one thing i think we can agree on brought together two very unusual leaders involved trumpeter kim jong un of the two i think less is perhaps known about the north korean supremes leader and before i ask our guests what they can tell us about kim here are some brief impressions. kim jong un was given a spectacular send up as. he certainly enjoys these kinds of events whether it's military parades own nuclear weapons tests. since kim came to power in twenty eleven has been a thorn in the side of the united states. but north korea's economy is in a shambles do in large part to international sanctions. kim has to get the economy moving again. in april twenty eighth seen kimmitt south korea's president for the first into korean summits an eleven year is. interested in travel to sing

it was the first time since the end of the korean war that a north korean leader had set foot in south korea and kim's first appearance before the international media. kim invited the south korean president to step across the d.v.r. cation line separating the two countries. because . the norm dorian regime is simply trying to create the impression that it will stop developing nuclear weapons it's all part of their master plan the presidents of south korea and the us will only be in office for a few years and then north korea will be able to establish itself as a nuclear power which is your home for nothing when you own one hundred sheep. at the singapore summit with president trump in twenty eighteen kim agreed to vague joint declarations but provided no specifics. too much. north korea has a specific plan under specific timetables and one group in the us has tried to interfere with that plan because our north korea had to react but this issue asian is extremely complex and a number of different countries are involved as it were to the united states has underestimated kim jong un and n

and on the korean peninsula. i hope donald trump succeeds but the person brings up an interesting quandary, which is president trump pulled the and -- the united states out of the 2015 iran nuclear deal, which succeeded in halting around -- halting iran's nuclear process. it was getting to the point where it could produce missile materia, quickly for nuclear weapons. they didn't get there. one reason they didn't get there is because inspectors from the given broader authority and access inside iran. the deal is with iran being implemented so far. so i am also confused as the caller is about why donald trump did not, does not see the value of those inspectors in iran. and he and his team are insisting with the north koreans that inspectors go into north korea to verify the potential dismantlement of north korea's nuclear complex. international inspectors on the ground are critical to any such activity and they are just as valuable in iran as they could be in the future with north korea. pedro: in new jersey, hi. c

watch is owned by korean businessman ko say jon. watch of is owned by korean businessman ko sayjon.his office, this ko shows the photos of his many trips to north korea, the first in the 1980s. —— mr ko. i asked him to claim his love for the north. translation: south korea has never done anything for us, but north korea sent us huge sums of money to help schools and educate oui’ money to help schools and educate our children. we were moved, and we cried with gratitude. the north told us cried with gratitude. the north told us not to give up our pride of being koreans, even if we live injapan. international sanctions mean the school trips mr ko went on in the 19805 school trips mr ko went on in the 1980s are not possible for today's students. but if the hanoi summit leads to aid breakthrough, these kids may one day see mt baektu for themselves, not just kids may one day see mt baektu for themselves, notjust sing about it. at the end of a landmark summit, pope francis has condemned catholic priests found guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them "tools of satan." he said the abuse re

leader has set foot in the city since the end of the korean war some sixty percent of south koreans think a visit would be a good idea if it helps build peace and it might surprise you but there are some here who are even outright fans of kim jong. un she regularly sings that public events in support of kim jong il. seeing him frequently on t.v. over the last year sparked her interest. i'm going to. have the first. very polite. model such a young leader who treated our president so respectfully look there are two years i did the research. introduce many policies of the north korean people. views that are heavily contested in the past his activism could easily have landed her in conflict with south korea's national security laws now the political climate is more open and even though few in south korea share her to the as important worth korea's leader many now do see a window of opportunity to finally come to terms with their neighbor to the north. and his muscle is that much substance of the symbolism of this sports diplomacy has actually achieved anything oh yes we could see that w

president donald trump tried to lower expectations of a deal with north korean leader kim jong il but the expectation was at the very least that the pair would sign some form of agreement on denuclearization or make a joint statement instead the talks were cut short before lunch the table will sit by the diners didn't show leaving donald trump to explain why racially they wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety and we couldn't do. they were willing to do new portion of the areas that we wanted but we couldn't give up all of the sanctions for the the american said kim jong un was willing to dismantle his young beyond research facility regarded as the centerpiece of north korea's nuclear program in exchange he wanted all economic sanctions lifted which was a step too far for the us unfortunately we didn't get all the way we didn't get to something that that ultimately made sense for the united states of america i think chairman kim was hopeful that we would we asked him to do more he he was unprepared to do that but i'm still optimistic despite that optimism this was not how the s

defectors tells most north koreans have seen only some south korean tv. all you have to do is see a south korean soap opera and you know the regime has lied to you for your entire life. when i went in, they made me list my customs. list all my stuff and they included two flash drives i used as backup and they made me put it on the form because what to make sure i take them out. this is one where i think over the long term, we gain by having more people travel there. we gain by anything we can try to do to get ideas and people in because everybody -- every american they meet. they have contact with patients over time. the first time, they are nervous and scared. said the firsti time they need, the person is very nervous, the next time they want them there because they know they are be helped in ways their government cannot help them. which tells you they have been lied to. americans are dangerous and now they have when trying to save their life. part of the process we have to look at strategists. the question is to what to do if anything breaks down, we go

when the north koreans and the south koreans met before that historic handshake. when the south koreans almost immediately brought up the issues of human rights. the issues of human rights in the north are extremely important. that set the thing off on the wrong foot. the north koreans bristled and returned to their side of the border and said, we are not going to have talks in the afternoon if it will start like this. it's a slow process about mutual trust and trust building. this is all part of that grand scheme. if donald trump is saying, we are in no hurry, then they are in no hurry. this is a long game. >> great work. it is a developing story as we speak. steve, he revisiting will be with us throughout the course of this hour. let's bring in rich. it's been a crazy morning. >> so much going on. i will bring in a former u.s. ambassador to south korea. chief global advisor to the university. thank you for joining us. how are you reading these events at the moment in hanoi? >> it's unbelievable. the degree to which president trump has essentially cast all of the

because north korean people. views that are heavily contested in the past his activism could easily have landed her in conflict with south korea's national security allows now the political climate is more open so that even though few in south korea share her enthusiasm for north korea's leader many now do see a window of opportunity to finally come to terms with their neighbor to the north. is that much substance of the symbolism of this sports diplomacy has it actually achieved anything oh yes we could see that with the winter olympics here that it has achieved a lot and brought together those two leaders of those two countries that have not only be apart but very hostile for about seven decades now but they sat together and talked for the first time so sports diplomacy is key here and just the united states necessary look favorably close ties between north and south korea yes to a certain extent of course they should not be too close but we saw also even before the saw coming emerging that the south korean pre

stages what the south koreans focusing on. i guess in terms of the vigils koreans were looking for more of a broad smile and a little bit of a more greater sense of delight in these two leaders meeting again after two hundred sixty days or in months here but some of the observers i'm hearing here that they're proud to have smile as who are not very big and somehow maybe it's kind of like psychology here we've been hearing for the past few days that it could be a small deal not a for denuclearization but a freeze and who knows maybe because of that some of my friends who are watching the t.v. were just telling us that we don't we don't says much smile here or maybe things are getting more difficult and maybe you know when the the presidential office spokesperson talks about there's no distinction between big deal and then small deal it's all continuum whatever and here we seem to notice that the final deal that may come out may not be something that could excite people there are some concerns here and especially because of the

leader has set foot in the city since the end of the korean war some sixty percent of south koreans think a visit would be a good idea if it helps build peace and it might surprise you but there are some here who are even outright fans of kim jong. un. she regularly things at public events in support of kim jong il. seeing him frequently on t.v. over the last year sparked her interest. sometimes sometimes i don't but when i saw it at the first time it came out very polite in stockholm such a young leader he treated our president so respectfully don't look there to me as i did some research into found out that he introduced many policies benefited the north korean people over time how we can as a conjunction when sung it is to come to which some of the views that are heavily contested in the past your own his activism could easily have landed her in conflict with south korea's national security lives now the political climate is more open. to kashmir now where tensions are still simmering between pakistan and india partly over the capture of an indian pilot whose plane came down on w

how does this affect that separate korean process i think it creates a roadblock for the korean process a question was asked to president from by n.k. news about this very issue he didn't answer it he obviously doesn't have an answer to the problem of what does president moon do next or he gave us some platitudes about moon being a great guy who's working very hard so we'll have to wait and see how the south koreans are going to try and spin this christopher green from the international crisis group thank you very much indeed for joining me just before i leave you standing here seven months ago as with you michael called for rick who is from the international crisis group another expert on north korea worth telling our viewers he is still a former canadian diplomat still in a chinese jail he was working as an analyst on these issues and he is being held by the chinese government still in detention just worth telling you he was doing exactly the same job with me here as christopher is today james bays and hanoi thanks very much. i know that this is al jazeera i'm laura kyle it's just a f

the last serious talks with the koreans took place over a decade ago.s next meeting needs to be better thought through than singapore. the last summit was not nearly as prepared as it should have been. so, in a sense, what we really need here is a do over. we have to do have a clear understanding of what the north koreans are prepared to do in terms of denuclearisation. it's an ugly word and one that the white house doesn't want to use, but this next summit will be about deliverables. a concrete timetable for denuclearisation, agreed confidence building measures. last time around it was enough that there were handshakes and smiles and good optics and atmospherics. now it needs to get down to specifics. donald trump has always insisted he's not in a hurry and there's no rush. aides, though, say there are few issues that have higher priority for him. both can be true. but senior administration officials are doing everything to play down what might come out of hanoi. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the un

north korean relations and a peace regime on the korean peninsula president mood might come out as the biggest winner of these talks and in a way it seems that he's risking more than anyone else if these talks lead to a dead end after all this country that will be among the point targets for the nuclear capable north korean missiles south korean foreign minister said his country is looking forward to a quote tangible and substantial results with all the hopes skepticism and fears involved coming to a specific results by trail to be a very tough challenge for everyone involved in the situation but considering that the idea of i.q.'s fourth korean summit saturday absent just two years ago maybe there's still a chance for a happy conclusion. ok let's sort of from back in national coordinator of the young people around soko nation joining us live yet what came out of singapore last time it was positive was the detail i'm going to get the detail this time. well what we got was a commitment on both the north korean and the american side can genuine and president trump to go forward to establ

and north korean leaders try and make headway. in ending their decades long korean war. capital. and sources tell the washington post the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to prevent alleged election meddling during the term of. around the clock across the world this is r t international from the team myself you know neal hello and welcome to our top story there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan this video has emerged which we cannot independently verify but to show one of india's two dollars twenty one fighter jets that's according to pakistan which claims it shot in the war planes in the space over kashmir and arrested two pilots. lines that discrepancy between the two science. what we have absolutely so we see now is the culmination of tensions that have been building with more regular. in recent years and essentially things have now come to a head to the importance and consequence of how things play out from here is very significant not just because these are two very powerful countries but because they are nuclear armed enemi

my south korean friends were nervous when what he was president sounded like the north koreans. i had a friend come up to me in church and ask asked me if we d have a nuclear war. first a very been asked that question. but thankfully that all kind with the way. if you look at the last year, there's been nothing that in terms of none of that kind of rhetoric, none of the threats, none of the fear mongering. it's been a very much change in atmosphere. indeed the president has informed us he felt a little love with kim jong-un. i don't know if it's mentioned that to melania, exactly how the threesome works out. nevertheless, this is been a very good time for us. we've had rising threats, fear of war, et cetera and all the sudden gravity talk and discussion. there's been real concern we haven't seen much denuclearization over the last year and will be interested see if we can get a reboot of the upcoming summit in hanoi. certainly an opportunity. it's a positive development despite the frustrations we have. looking ahead the critical issue is expectations. what are our objectives? c

north korea relations and a peaceful regime on the korean peninsula. it's not just south korea's leaders who will be paying close attention to events and hanoi here's what people in seoul had to say about the upcoming summit. if the regime completely dismantled its nuclear weapons program i would hope for unification but if there is a hidden agenda and we go ahead without exposing it then i'm against it the would only go on after the korean war happens again or third north and south will turn into a sea of fire and we will all die. i had a bad image of north korea when i was young but recently that has changed. joining me now is professor stephan haggard a korea expert at the university of california at san diego seven tell us what role south korea has in any of this. actually a quite big role president moon has been keyed in getting us to where we are with the so called the limp big gamble getting the north koreans to come to the winter olympics and that's set in train the summit's now after this the south koreans also want to play a role in trying to

the korean peninsular.lems about ending the state, the official state of hostilities between the two countries. while largely symbolic. then the north koreans will say than the americans should withdraw troops from south korea which they consider essential as part of the process of denuclearisation. a lot of it is about which steps come first, about trust, which has been completely absent in this relationship the decades. the north koreans will want early moves on sanctions. the americans may feel they can't afford to do that until the north koreans concede something concrete on their nuclear weapons programme. thank you very much indeed for that. the british prime minister has for the first time held out the prospect of parliament voting to delay britain's departure from the european union. brexit is currently scheduled for march 29th. but theresa may has said mps must first vote on her preferred brexit deal, and then, if that's rejected, vote on whether they're prepared to approve the uk leaving with no a

what are the chances of a totally nuclear free korean peninsula? something left still be considered a victory? >> we don't want to give away more than we should. we also have to make sure that whatever we are getting in return is certainly verifiable as it relates to the nuclear regime. ♪ whoooo. did you know the exact same hotel room... ...can have many different prices? that's why tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites to find the lowest price on the hotel you want. your perfect hotel room for the perfect price! ♪ >> ed: president trump a north korean dictator kim jong un getting ready to meet here in hanoi, the capital of vietnam had i met henry, welcome back to fox news, special coverage of his second summit between these technical leaders, you may hear the sirens in the distance behind me, we believe the president's motorcade is on its way to this very hotel where we are broadcasting, he will have downtime, we will get a life picture of that in the next moment or so and will show it to you, of course. outside the hotel, waiting for the mo

particularly giving north koreans material. i think there is a lot of relief on the part of critics that he didn't set us on a road that would have given up a lot of leverage. >> bret: we will see what comes next. a gentleman, we appreciate your time. back in the u.s. capitol another day of testimony from the president's former attorney and fixer, today's session unlike wednesdays was held in private. there has been a very public reaction by republicans to some of michael collins statements yesterday. chief intelligent correspondent catherine herridge's lap tonight on capitol hill. good evening. >> the testimony concluded within the last hour with cohen making a brief public statement. >> as i said i am committed to telling the truth. >> the criminal referral to william barr alleges michael: perjured himself during wednesday's public testimony. >> i did not want to go to the white house. i was offered jobs. >> "prosecutors in the southern district of new york where he pled guilty to bank and tax fraud as well is lying. during a

the north korean s waited for that to come.hink both sides understand it is difficult to lift sanctions, especially without concrete measures. there is room to manouvre. that could be allowing sanctions for specific types of sanctions, such those proposed in the accords. whatever you think of mrtrump, there are the accords. whatever you think of mr trump, there are no nuclear tests. there are no threats of war? that is helpful. i think, you know, especially in 2017, the tensions ratcheted so high. even if it had not convinced the north koreans that war was immanent, it certainly did affect the region and there was a real concern that conflict could start, whether it was intentional or accidental. i think we are in a much safer place right now. certainly there's a lot of work to do. and there's a lot of work to do. and there is still real capabilities there is still real capabilities there that still provide a threat. thank you. this year marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the second world war. all across europe reminder

fingers crossed the north korean leader, kim jong—un, station.at train, and the moment that he makes his exit from it, down the red carpet, we will bring that to you. station you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: britain's opposition labour party says it's prepared to back a second referendum on the uk's future in the eu. we'll have the latest from westminster. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in

the military exercises freaked the north koreans out. i was in pyongyang with one of their senior leaders when some of our bombers flew over south korea and they completely freaked out. this is an important thing. but this is really about sanctions. it's about money. and that's what they need is relief on sanctions, especially the inter-korean interaction. that's where trump can do this, it will make the south koreans happy and it will move things forward. but they're not -- >> what guy is talking about, jaime, is an incremental movement toward lasting peace on the korean peninsula. >> it would be great, in some fantasy world, maybe with different leadership on both sides, you could imagine a step of -- back and forth series of steps between the united states and north koreans that would ease tensions and then lead to the denuclearization of north korea. but that's not even on the table. so the north koreans, again, have shown no inclination to give up their nuclear weapons. and frankly, from their perspective, they would be crazy to do

there is more of an advantage for the north koreans anyway because the north koreans have been dealing with this file their whole professional lives and kim himself was born and bred to this position remember the nuclear program in north korea goes all the way back to kim's grandfather who inherited nuclear technology originally from the soviet union then got the help of egypt and down the line north korea got the help of pakistan to perfect their nuclear program ry of pictures coming in now as we speak we can see the road in the convoy as trump has now arrived at the metropole hotel ready for this face to face meeting still about sixteen seventeen no sorry about thirty minutes forty minutes to go before that meeting martin and no sign yet of the north korean leader leaving his hotel all right which brings us to the next obvious question and that is what is on the table because we understand from the kinds of messages that president trump has has put out before today that perhaps he's not going for what was known as c.v.s. the full monte if you like the full complete irreversible and t

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koreans have returned what is believed to be learning more than 50 us soldiers killed during the koreannd return president trump stopped what he described as the us south korean wargames. speak. >> i believe it is good for peace. [inaudible] [inaudible]. reporter: they also agreed to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> starting that process very quickly. very, very quickly. absolutely. reporter: then talks have dissolved into what the definition of denuclearization actually means in the us intelligence community says the north koreans have continued to invest in and improve their ballistic missile in the reference program. kim jung-un could arrive in hanoi as early as today and what he does president trump is hoping he will look at vietnam as a model for what his country could be the enemy of the united states and economic isolation to friends and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. that is the pitch the president trump will make here in hanoi, ed. ed: kristin fisher starting off life. from little rocket man two letters back and forth the

military on the korean peninsula. well it would have not any immediate repercussions on the peninsula and then to avoid agreement cannot replace the cease fire agreement that is still in place a replacement of that agreement what involvement of china and south korea that would not be the case here so it would be merely a declaration of intent so there would be there would be more symbolism as you go what i had asked the boss in here and he was going into these talks with the stronger hand right now the u.s. president or the north korean leader well at the moment it's more about finding a normalization of the relationship and then finding a mode how they can communicate and how they can find a road map to to get into action so i think both sides are quite even on that level right parents stand by there we want to take this now to the to talk about the two previous hostile leaders who are meeting in vietnam right now they're meeting to talk peace. that. is nine. zero. nine. i. think you. know it's a friendship but it wa

when he meets with north korean north korean leader kim jong un. >> shannon: let me just break and really quickly or because we're getting some new images coming in. this is our president sitting down with the president of vietnam and also many of their counterparts there. if you referenced this meeting they're going to have. if you can see secretary of state mike pompeo, national security advisor, former u.n. security advisor fulton sitting there as well. chief of staff mick mulvaney and some others from the administration who are sitting there. beginning these conversations with the vietnamese officials, the host country. as you mentioned also, they're going to be talking about signing some commercial and trade agreements between the two nations but this is now the official welcome of the vietnamese president to our president there as they sit down and get ready to embark on our important second summit with north korean leader kim kim jo, who has also arrived there in vietnam too much fanfare and speculation, obviously a very reclusive figure so people don't often get a look at him. we

and north korean leaders try and make headway over denuclearize ation and ending a decades long korean war. sources tell the washington post up the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to alleged election meddling during the midterm. year churning in from right are running the globe welcome to moscow on to r.t. international good to have your company our top story there has been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an indian war plane the video which we cannot independently verify is said to show the indian made twenty one fighter jet pakistan claims. in its airspace over kashmir that arrested two pilots india ses it's only one plane. pilot here and the discrepancy between the two sides things. but what we're absolutely sure we're seeing now is the culmination of ten. what we're absolutely sure

the korean people want peace. it is time for the american people to stand up with them and urge the president -- and a president trump is not movable, then we have to try the u.s. government, and that is where congress has a role to play. nonot just to authororize war, t they have a role to declare peace. amy: christine ahn, you were among hundreds of women who wrote a letter jointly to donald ,rump and two kim jong-un calling for peace and saying peace womomen should be at the tatable. can you explain?n? >> absolutely. i think right now the fragility of the talks shows that we have to democratize this process. we cannot leave it just in the hands of donald trump and kim jong-un. , a seven just a war year w war between the two countries. we have generations of propaganda. we have always the north korea as a prism of war. we need to have people to people engagement. and we know when women are included in the peace process, it leads to a peace agreement. and not just a peace agreement, but a durable one. when half t