there will not been any more war on the korean peninsula. the new era of peace has finally opened and we are declaring that. for a long time, we suffered the divisions and by way of sorrow and pain. we believe we were able to overcome. that is why we are standing here. today, chairman kim and i have agreed that a complete denuclearization will be achieved. that is our common goal. we reaffirm that is our goal. denuclearization with steps taken by north korea is very significant. a complete denuclearization on the korean peninsula will be starting. and for a complete peace to arrive south and north korea will collaborate closely. i announce that and also we declare the end of the war and also signing the peace treaty. we will totally end the war on the korean peninsula and will establish sound and solid peace on the korean peninsula. we would like to change the total order on the korean peninsula. also see wherever we turn our eyes, no more hostility activities will be carried out. reckless confrontation will would be stopped. demilitarized zo

or around korean peninsula. and thirdly, the complete stop of 90 nuclear threat on korean peninsula. the concept of any denuclearization of korean peninsula as understood and stated by north korea is quite different from the world is saying. and so far, north korean ministry of foreign affairs stated a couple of times that they would go on the denuclearization process of korean peninsula. they also said that the denuclearization of north korea can only be started when the denuclearization of the world by the nuclear super powers do the similar things. so actually the timetable of north korea's denuclearization is deliberately matched to the denuclearization of the other nuclear power states. >> so that seems like a nonstarter. it's a nonstarter for south korea, it's a nonstarter for the united states. you heard president trump said that his version, his understanding of denuclearization, is total dismantlement. destruction of the nuclear weapons program. so then what do you expect to be the outcome of the north/

for you the leaders of north and south korea have agreed on the aim of completely ridding the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and an unprecedented summit of the state's common border came to an end when jake also said they'd seek a formal peace treaty more than sixty years after the korean war ended in a truce. mountaineers perhaps trying to get at the top of the hour don't forget you can check out our website or follow us on twitter thanks for watching. all the germans came together in one nation from show the money to chancellor o'toole from bismarck. the history of the germans has been shaped by great rulers. nice well formed ways to bring my royal college of last week's time christendom a sprint.

south korea have declared their commitment to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula—un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border — in the place where an armistice was signed in 1953 pausing the korean war. in a joint statement at the end of their talks, the leaders said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. laura bicker reports from south korea. this one outstretched hand can offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. the north korean leader often a figure of fear smiled as he took the historic steps out. and then he decided to direct the action. together, the two leaders cross back and forth over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swirl of emotions. an upbeat honour guard seems to capture the mood as they head in for talks. "a new chapter of history is being written," he said. "i came here as if standing at the starting line firing "the starting signal." it's an emotional movement in this class. half of the children watching are from north korea. their faces we can't show. they've left their families behi

also tonight, no nuclear weapons in the korean peninsula sounds great, but beyond the hugs is that a ory for peace or tactical advantage for the north koreans. the north korean government is looking to have a different kind of relationship on the korean peninsula. part of that relationship could be pushing both the chinese and the united states out of influence on the korean peninsula. should we believe the promises of a secretive police state anyway? we meet katie morgan davies born into a moaist cult and kept hidden for 30 years by her father. she suffered decades of beatings and psychological abuse before she managed to escape. i was very angry with him, for having deprived me of that... of my life, basically. but then i realised that, in time, that that anger was only harming me, and it was making me ill. good evening. in the last hour the home secretary amber rudd has broken an afternoon and evening of radio silence to respond by tweet to the publication today by the guardian of a leaked memo sent to her last year which made clear her department had set targets for the removal of

those words from kim jong-un during what's been a remarkable day here on the korean peninsula. the two korean leaders were as we've never seen before standing side by side smiling and joking as they dealt with critical matters like nuclear weapons and peace. the two men did, indeed, make history. first standing together at the dmz and walking back and forth across the demarcation line then signing the so-called panmunjom declaration, a three-page document covering several issues. most importantly a goal to farmly end tfarm -- formally end the war with a peace treaty and a commitment to comprehensive denuclearization. here's moon jae-in. >> translator: there will not be more war on the korean peninsula. this we declare. today chairman kim and i have agreed a complete denuclearization will be achieved and that is our common goal. >> and kim jong-un delivered this message. note, he didot menti the "d" word, denuclearization. >> translator: we are not a people that should be confronting each other. we are of the same people and should live in unity. i hope we should be able to live

both declaring no more war on the korean peninsula. we'll have to wait and see how this whole thing develops. >> thank you. >>> all right. still ahead, former staff secretary rob porter stepped down after allegations of spousal abuse, but what did the white house know and when did they know it? a new fbi letter is casting doubt on the administration's timeline of events. and scott pruitt grilled on capitol hill and questioned over his excessive spending. those stories and a check on your weather when we come back. i've been making blades here at gillette for 20 years. i bet i'm the first blade maker you've ever met. there's a lot of innovation that goes into making our thinnest longest lasting blades on the market. precision machinery and high-quality materials from around the world. nobody else even comes close. it's about delivering a more comfortable shave every time. invented in boston, made and sold around the world. now starting at $7.99. gillette. the best a man can get. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes.

for you the leaders of north and south korea have agreed on the aim of completely ridding the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and an unprecedented summit at the two states common border kim jong un and when jane also said they seek a formal peace treaty more than sixty years after the korean war ended in a truce. you're watching news from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site t.v. dot com thanks for watching. they make a commitment. they find. stronger.

history was made on the korean peninsula today. jong-un and i declare together that there will be no more war on the korean korean president moon jae-in as he held a historic summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. after shaking hands of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the two leaders pledged to work to denuclearize the peninsula and to declare the official and to the korean war. today's historic summit marks the first time a north korean leader has ever set foot inside south korea will stop north korean leader kim jong wrote in a guest book "a new history starts now, in age of peace from the starting point of history." kim and his south korean counterpart pledged to pursue talks with the u.s. aimed at negotiating a formal peace treaty to replace the uneasy truce that was brokered after the 1950-1953 korean war. this is north korean leader kim jong-un speaking today. we will make efforts to create good results by communicating closely in order to make sure our agreement signed today before the entire world wil

agreement though will face could to kill a scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline. the wives of the korean leaders join the delegations through the banquet to end a long day of diplomacy but this is only the start of a lengthy and very difficult process james bays al-jazeera apush you in south korea. let's bring in our gas now and in exeter we have the u.k. we have eighteen fossa kotha are a senior research fellow in sociology and modern career at leeds university in beijing tones out fellow at the nuclear policy program at carnegie center for global policy and ansel just picking director for conflict management investing in south korea by war welcome to all of you just but let's start with you there's a big day here you say that the north and south korea where you are what was the standout moment for you well i think the standout moment occurred right in the very beginning i mean if there is a bullet that started world war one in europe then maybe a hand should or could bring about peac

a historic summit on the korean peninsula. the leaders of south and north korea aim for an end to the war and its complete denuclearization. china welcomes this is a historic step towards peace while japan's prime minister hails ththe summit as a forward movement, but he is looking for concrete actions. states, the senate narrowly confirms former cia director mike pompeo as secretary of state. it comes just in time for him to attend a nato summit today in brussels. we begin in the korean peninsula where earlier today we saw the leaders of north and south korea embrace after signing a joint statement. in this declaration were promises to reduce weapons, cease hostile acts, and transform the dmz, the demilitarized zone into a piece zone. zone.ce kim jong-un pledged the agreement would be implemented. >> today, we will make sure that the agreement we have reached, which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching, does not repeat the uncomfortable history of unfulfilled promises, closely communicating and cooper

well i think south koreans will welcome this declaration that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula this is something that the south korean president mungy in has been promising for some time now it has certainly been a big day for him there are these been these commitments to move two wars a peace regime into and the current status that was brought about in one nine hundred fifty three when the armistice was signed and hostilities in the korean war and now we're hearing from both korea saying that they want to move on from that and that they want to pursue meetings between the two koreas and the united states and also a meeting between the two koreas the united states and china important there because it was north korea china and the u.s. representing the u.n. allies that signed that armistice at the end of fighting in the korean war south korea wasn't actually a signatory so moving to wards a peace treaty you would need presumably to involve the u.s. china and north korea so that's some of what we heard from kim jong un and mungy in today donald trump from for his part seems to be

history was made on the korean peninsula today. jong-un and i declare together that there will be no more war on the korean korean president moon jae-in as he held a historic summit with north korean leader kim jong-un. after shaking hands of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the two leaders pledged to work to denuclearize the peninsula and to declare the official and to the korean war. today's historic summit marks the first time a north korean leader has ever set foot inside south korea will stop north korean leader kim jong wrote in a guest book "a new history starts now, in age of peace from the starting point of history." kim and his south korean counterpart pledged to pursue talks with the u.s. aimed at negotiating a formal peace treaty to replace the uneasy truce that was brokered after the 1950-1953 korean war. this is north korean leader kim jong-un speaking today. we will make efforts to create good results by communicating closely in order to make sure our agreement signed today before the entire world wil

if you look at the mainstream media and particularly the cable stations all the focus on the korean peninsula is directed towards this summit that may have with the north korean leader but really i think it's what's more important happening this week and if the two koreas coming together how does this change the situation on the peninsula if north korea and south korea can find some kind of meaningful and let me stress meaningful reproach moment go ahead in washington. let me in response to your question laid out right over here that the real credit for this situation the opportunity that we have today is because of president mungy in south korea you know if we had a the same all the conservative south korean government in place today what would have happened is kim jong un would have gone through with his condense testing schedule and then after that he would have gone straight into his bunker emerging from time to time with grave threats and snarly garley threats to blow everything up the fact of the matter is that mungy him is the person who has been able to tease kim jong il kim jong un o

the day chairman kim yong moon and i confirms that's our shared goal is to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons three complete clear ice age and the preceding measures made by north korea have very important meetings it will be a valuable beginning sward to complete their isolation of the korean peninsula from this moment i want to clearly declare that south and north korea will closely cooperate with each other to completely denuclearize the korean peninsula and the focus so. i can stop what go on and. on today we will make sure the agreements we have reached which the people of the korean peninsula and the world are watching does not repeat the unfortunate history of unfilled promises by closely communicating and cooperating with each other in order to yield good results. it's the efforts of break this down for us i'm joined in the studio by bad baggage from the german council on foreign relations he's a korean specialist there so this is really it feels like a momentous occasion right here this thawing of relations between the two koreas we saw a bit of what they're planning

looking for a bold agreement in the talks, which are expected to focus on denuclearisation of the korean peninsulaoss the military demarcation line to be formally met by mr moon. there is much more on all the other international news stories on our website. thank you for watching. hello there. it's been getting cooler day by day through this week and by the weekend, temperatures will be below the seasonal average, wet, cold and windy late on sunday. more on that in just a moment. we start friday on quite a chilly note, some areas a touch of frost in scotland but south, not quite as cold because we have this area of low pressure and outbreaks of rain. quite wet start across south—west england in towards south wales. the rain starting to push its way into northern and eastern parts of england as the morning wears on where as further north, it will start bright with plenty of sunshine. that rain will be in bands moving its way northwards across most of england and wales into the afternoon. a few drier interludes, quite strong winds across the channel through the channel islands for cornwall and the s

agreement though will face particular scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline but the wives of the korean leaders joined the delegations through a formal banquet to end a long day of diplomacy but this is only the start of a lengthy and very difficult process james bays al-jazeera pays you in south korea or china's reaction to the summit and to any talks that grow out of it will be crucial for more on that let's go to beijing now and our china correspondent adrian brown what china's newspapers adrian making of yesterday's momentous events . well adrian you would think that this would be headline news in china given the momentous events that happened next door it career but this is the front page of the people's daily which is the paper of record here in china and there's no picture of president moon or of kim jong un instead of beaming portrayed of president xi jinping who's touring central china at the moment in the china daily also a picture of president xi jinping shaking hands wi

i mean i don't think we have seen anything like this on the korean peninsula but have we ever had a pledge to denuclearize before we've had promises from the north koreans that they will stop their nuclear testing in the past and policy is that they will freeze their nuclear program but the woods in the joint declaration have they been made to before. it was historic that these two leaders made this declaration together and had remarks after it. made reference to that in his remarks saying that never before had a north korean leader comment and spoke had never have spoken after this kind of declaration had been signed remember this was all being carried live there were previous into korean summits in two thousand and two thousand and seven but this is the first time first of all that the north korean leader has come to south korea but also that many aspects of it were broadcast live here in south korea we did mention that when they are shown to the north korean audience they will be edited but nevertheless those were historic moments on denuclearize ations specifically north korean leaders

they also committed to a nuclear free korean peninsula. will begin with this possible pieca declaration to end the kon war. deal between the two countries. what is your reaction to the news this morning? we want to hear from korean war veterans and families. (202) 748-8000. all others, (202) 748-8001. you can join us on twitter as @cspanwj, or on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. we will get the highlights in just a moment, but let's begin. these are from the guardian. this is what the leaders agreed to. will hold formal talks on establishing a peace treaty, urging to urgently resolve humanitarian issues, and the two sides will work together to ease on theilitary tensions peninsula. starting may 1, all propaganda activities will be halted, and kim to -- excuse me, the south korean leader, president moon, will pay a visit to pyongyang in the fall. those are the highlights of this deal as we are learning this morning, and the two leaders met under the demilitarized zone. the north korean leader kim jong-il and being the first to beingover --

evolving dynamics in the security and political and diplomatic environment in and around the korean peninsula and u.s., of course, and its allies. it's been a fascinating month and weeks with flurry of events and episodes not seen in modern korean history, korean peninsula which is all potentially highly consequential to the prospect of the regional and global secure and peace agenda. as the pending summit meeting of trump and kim is closing on very quickly, tensions are building up all across on this high stakes uncertain prospect of this untested road. so here we are today to discuss this incredibly important topic, and we are delighted to have three highly respected speakers in addition to the impromptu speakers here today helping us today, and we're also very thankful to have discussions here with us helping us along in understanding the depth and perspectives of these complex issues, so they will be coming along soon. you should have that in in your program, bill brown, jon merrill, larry niksch and david maxwell and tara o so let me thank all our speakers and discussions and our audienc

translation: chairman kim and i, we are firm today that a korean peninsula without nuclear weapons is complete denuclearisation. applause so they toasted thejointaim to formally end the korean war and work towards a peace treaty. they've also promised to reunite the families torn apart by division. on the face of it, these are strong words of ambition and hope. but amidst the lofty language, there is very little detail. and kimjong—un did not say he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons. there was more political theatre as the two said farewell. just months ago, they were on the brink of war. now, the world is watching this warm embrace. there is no doubt it's a good start, but the way ahead is still not clear. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. it's not the first time the prospect of peace between the north and the south has been presented to the world. so how different is today's summit — and what lies ahead?. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this assessment. these are genuinely historic scenes from the inter—korean summit. a symbol of real detente between two long—st

together that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and a new age of peace has begun. amy: history was made on the korean peninsula today as a leaders of north and south korea agreed to push forward, finally ending the korean war and to work toward ridding the peninsula of nuclear weapons. we will get the latest. then we go to capitol hill where embattled epa chief scott pruitt came under fire thursday. >> i just think that every indication we have is that you really should resign and you are undeserving of the public trust. amy: as the supreme court looks poised to uphold president trump's travel ban, we will speak with karen korematsu, the daughter of fred korematsu, whose challenge of the interment of japanese americans during told war ii went all the way the supreme court. all of that in more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman.

is the korean peninsula. explained kim jong-un. it we have been promised -- depends on the north korean summit. something good to trump. summit, ande a good we have a great plan to support north korea economically, this is the plan. i am not going to be surprised. >> they are big tariffs but not immediately. >> we have big tariffs. we are willing to. first you have to do what you need to do. korea?visit to north >> the announcement of the , he got promoted and became state counselor and foreign minister. visit isncement of his another example of the effortsng of diplomatic in the region by the different parties. missions is to make provision --for for president xi jinping's visit later this year. tose indicate china wants see the opportunity. momentum to push forward the resolving the nuclear problem through diplomatic peaceful means. i think china believes we have the opportunity. the parties should seize the opportunity. so it should be interesting to watch what will happen out of these visits. thank you. now key difference betwee

korean peninsula seems likely and more likely by the day. u.s. agenciy ies ramping up surveillance of north korea as the sum with president trump and kim jong-un continues to draw closer. secretary of state mike pompeo sees an opportunity to rid the peninsula of nukes, ybut insist a deal must be irreversiblevan e reverr -- irreversible. >> we use the word with great intention. we will require the steps that demonstration that denuclearization is achieved. we will not take promises. we will not take words. we are looking for actions and deeds. until such time, the president has made it clear. we will keep the pressure campaign in place until we achieve it. >> the progress on the korean peninsula had the president's supporters in a frenzy at a rally in michigan. >> that's very nice. that's very nice. nobel. >> for the latest on the korean peninsula, we go live to seoul. paula hancocks. nobel peace prize. a lot of work to do,

after an historic face to face meeting, the leaders of north the korean peninsula. —un and president moon jae—in shook hands on the border — in the demilitarized zone, at panmunjom where an armistice was signed in 1953 pausing the korean war. in a joint statement at the end of their talks, the leaders said there would be no more war on the korean peninsula. laura bicker reports from south korea. this one outstretched hand could offer the korean together, the two leaders crossed back and forth... over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. a new chapter of history is being written, he said. i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal. it's an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. we can't show their faces, to keep their loved ones safe. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i las

the south korean leader moonjae—in confirmed the ambition to denuclearise the korean peninsula. ough the hotline, we will speak quite often. and we will not go back. citizens of south and north, with mr kim and i, forjoint call of prosperity and peace. we decide to work on our own, and the north and south will cooperate together. and exchanges will be preceded. and be separated families will meet again. and the south korean liaison office will be set up. and the economic corporation committee will be set up. if conditions are met, and the liaison office will be set up in the south and the north. and mr kim, has called for lasting peace, and a mile stone has been set up. and mr kim's brave decision made a big gift to the world. our clip was a bit out of sequence. let's listen now to what the north korean leader, kimjong—un had to say. translation: we have been waiting for this, and there we re been waiting for this, and there were people who were looking forward to this historic meeting. and we have discussed many things, first of all, our entire nation can live in peace, and we c

in which they talked about denuclearization and the establishment of a permanent peace on the korean peninsula after those hundred minutes the two leaders of their separate ways kim is back just on the north side of the demarcation line with his people and the south koreans are on their side of the line i don't think we're told they were having lunch with their own teams and a bit of a rest think that necessarily means even though they're separate that they're not talking by phone trying to hammer out a joint declaration which we are told if they sign that we expect them both to sign it in public and speak to us in public and that is supposed to take place we're told before a banquet which is taking place here at the end of proceedings that bank frank quit jewett to take place in just over two hours time so if we get a declaration and things that slip we may well get that declaration martín in the next couple of hours and i think people watching very closely including in the u.s. yes they'll be heartened by the body language by the very positive images but i think washington particularly will

could be real progress for denuclearization of the korean peninsula. according to state run tv, north korean leader kim jong un, tomorrow north korea. nuclear tests and lodges of intercontinental ballistic missiles and shut down a nuclear test site on the northern side to prove to suspend nuclear tests. the announcement comes three

this rule the so-called climb which defines the korean peninsula officials have been because. this will rule for aerial on this delicate mission also coming up. cross the white house it's hoped no nor had. that this previous encounter with president truong. a historic summit on the korean peninsula the south is preparing to welcome a north korean leader kim jong un for talks about peace and nuclear disarmament he would be the first north korean leader to set foot on south korean soil in more than sixty years the peninsula has seen some dramatic diplomatic strides in recent weeks and expectations are they come a step closer to easing the tensions. pinning messages of hope to the fence dividing the two nations it's here in the border village of panmunjom that kim jong un will make history on friday. when he crosses this border markets attend the into korean summit he'll be the first north korean leader to set foot on south korean soil since the korean war ended more than sixty years ago it's a significant location inside the demilitarized zone straddling the border to north kore

agreement though will face particular scrutiny and that's the pledge of denuclearization of the korean peninsula the language used in the declaration gives no concrete details and no timeline the wives of the korean leaders joined the delegations through a formal banquet to end a long day of diplomacy but this is only the start of a lengthy and very difficult process james pays out zero power shoe in south korea while the us president has welcomed the developments at a white house press conference together with the german chancellor angela merkel helen chung said he was optimistic about his upcoming meeting when king john. and i want to congratulate the republic of korea and its historic summit with north korea we're encouraged by president moon and kim jong un's expressed goal of complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula i will be meeting with kim jong un in the coming weeks we look forward to that and hopefully it will be productive . well we have correspondents monitoring events at the white house and in the south korean city of jus overlooking the border with the north let's start wi

leaders whose countries technically even now are at war that's a very important development on the korean peninsula we're also hearing that president mubarak who clearly has been hosting this summit this time around and supreme leader kim has come one hundred fifty meters albeit but has come to the south korean side well there's going to be a reciprocal visit taking place in the fall we're told in the autumn president moon is going to visit pyongyang now what is missing from this agreement there is a pledge a lofty pledge for denuclearization i am not seeing in the words that are being given to reporters yet any concrete detail is this going to be enough to satisfy the u.s. that the north koreans are serious will need to watch very closely the word from washington because washington wants to know that it's worth engaging in its own talks with north korea that the north koreans would seriously consider giving up all of their nuclear program and the long range missiles that are the delivery mechanism potentially to deliver those weapons from north korea towards the u.s. mainland as are those the key

this one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. h korean leader, often a figure of fear, smiled as he took the historic step south. then he decided to direct the action. together, the two leaders crossed back and forth... over a border that has separated them for 65 years. mr kim announced he felt a swell of emotion. an upbeat honour guard seemed to capture the mood as they headed for talks. "a new chapter of history is being written," he said. "i came here as if standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal." it was an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. many left their families behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. we can't show their faces, to keep their loved ones safe. when was the last time you saw your mum? translation: i last saw herjanuary 21st, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live in a world where there is no war and no more nuclear weapons. after lunch, mr kim was running a bit late, which meant a good work—out for h

translation: chairman kim and i reaffirmed today that a korean peninsula without nuclear weapons is ah complete de—nuclearisation. so they toasted the joint aim to formally end the korean war, and work towards a peace treaty. they have also promised to reunite the families torn apart by division. on the face of it, these are strong words of ambition and hope. but amidst the lofty language, there is very little detail, and kimjong—un did not say he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons. dramatic music. there was more political theatre as the two said farewell. applause. just months ago they were on the brink of war — wow the world is watching this warm embrace. there is no doubt it is a good start, but the way ahead is still not clear. us president donald trump welcomed today's events on the korean peninsula, but warned he would not make the mistakes of past administrations. this important step, this moment where we are right now, has taken a long time, many, many decades to get here. let's see what happens. we seek a future of peace, prosperity and harmony for the whole korean pe

troops in the korean peninsula all these things have to be ironed out but of course you know you rome wasn't created in a day and peace can't be created in the korean peninsula in a day also i think we have to be very patient we have to be optimistic and guarded at the same time because as even mentioned the declaration today has some echoes of the declaration of two thousand and seven so we can't be fully trusting but as maybe reagan said trust but verify ok and as many would say if we just look at what north korea's nuclear capability is at this point because it has been suggested that kim is willing to look up to mr to be absurd to move forward with denuclearization because he already has a nuclear weapon do you think that might be the case actually i do and i think that before we get very very far down the nuclear road everybody hard to start it all at this time. we're going to put the pessimist a speaking now denuclearization of the whole peninsula is the phrase the north koreans used so there must be a quid pro quo from the south in the past that the north has said it wants u.s.

the nuclearization of the korean peninsula it was it was we were the new. it was very nice thank you. so does trump really have a chance of escaping me a ward with more or less his r.t.c. coached on the nobel peace prize an award for human rights champions peacekeepers and presidents who would later drop at least twenty six thousand bombs on seven foreign nations in just one year the prize is clearly viewed as such a meaty addition to donald trump's track record that someone under a stolen identity actually forged his nomination for the award two years in a row supporters of the idea have named the negotiations between the koreas as trump's main qualification for real this time now there is a. what do you think. president trump had to do with it i'll tell you what i like about everything it was and as we've been told the trump has the best words and those he applied to north korea directly he is a sick puppy rocket man is on a suicide mission for him so obviously he's a pretty smart cookie we all saw that intricate game of diplomacy we will have no choice b

they will sign a formal peace treaty by the end of this year and work towards a nuclear free korean peninsula they insisted they did not want to make the mistakes of the past. an extraordinary moment in korean history after decades of hostilities and the threat of a nuclear confrontation a new era of peace is declared on the peninsula. moments before the leaders saying to distort declaration which aims to end the long standing conflict key points includes replacing the armistice with an official peace treaty plans to denuclearize the peninsula the reunification of separated families and a follow up summit in the north this autumn after the signing ceremony in the peace south korea's president made the historic announcement. there you saw me declared together that there will be no more war on the korean peninsula and the new age of peace has begun for years. with his sister in attendance north korean leader kim jong il address the audience . oh mothers of any hopes are now being face to face i hope for many realize that north and south korea just neighbors who live separately but rather a fami

laura b.: this one outstretched hand could offer the korean peninsula a fresh start. the north korean leader, often a stgure of fear, smiled as he took the historis down. then he decided to direct the action. together the two lea crossed back and forth over a border that has separated them for 65 year mr. kim announced he felt a swirl of emotion. an upbeat honor guard captured the mood as they headed for talks. .: laura new chapter of history is being written, he said. "i came here standing at the starting line, firing the starting signal." it was an emotional moment in this class, as nearly half of the children are from north korea. many left their families behind. a peace treaty may be the only chance they have of seeing them again. we cannot show some of their faces, to keep the love ones safe. when was the last time you saw yo mom? >> i last saw her january 21, 2011. i hope from this meeting we can live in a world where there is no war and no s.re nuclear we >> the first handshake is always the hard part. after that, it is easy. they did it, we did it. laura b.: af

crosstalk in the korean peninsula i'm joined by my guest. washington he's a senior fellow at the institute for china america studies also in washington we have john merrow he is former chief of the north east asia division of the bureau of intelligence and research at the u.s. state department as well as author of korea the peninsular origins of the war and in new york we cross to daniel as our he is an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe and the us constitution right gentlemen cross-like rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate so let me go to you first in washington if you look at the mainstream media and particularly the cable stations all the focus on the korean peninsula is directed towards this summit that may have with the north korean leader but really i think it's what's more important happening this week and it's the two koreas coming together how does this change the situation on the peninsula if north korea and south korea can find some

hug, ushering in what they claim to be a new era of openness and peace and prosperity on the korean peninsula. they say they will strive to end the hostilities, end the korean war that ended in an armistice. they need to have some sort of peace to by the end of the year. perhaps more importantly, they both say they are aiming for complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula at some point. that would be surely good news to the ears of donald trump and the united states. the two leaders were mostly all smiles, pledging to meet more often as well. kim, in his first remarks really we areern media, said, agreeing to share a firm determination to open up a new era in which all korean people enjoy prosperity and happiness on a peaceful land without war. still, there will be some who share pessimism because the north koreans have made many promises before and broken them. for more, we are joined by george friedman. this is only the third summit in the entire history of the koreas. what does this lead to? george: we don't know. the fact that it took lace was very significant. everything was said

were doing everything and their leader was doing everything to try and defuse tensions on the korean peninsula so far they've shown no pictures though of this historic meeting would expect and then perhaps in about an hour and a half when north korean t.v. does one of its main news bulletins but i'm sure they're not going to report some of the comments that we've heard from kim for example he told his south korean counterpart that he'd like him to come to north korea but he might be a bit embarrassed by the road and rail systems in the north he said road travel was inconvenient that's something they would normally admit in north korea they normally say everything they have there is superior to anywhere else in the world and you would just say yourself games it recently experience around the bumpy roads . yeah i made the same journey that kim made by road today and we'll make again at the end of this meeting we're going now to a second stage of the summit meeting around the table in the peace house and this i think is where they're going to try and iron out the final declaration this summit has

for donald trump to be awarded the nobel peace prize after he takes credit for progress on the korean peninsula and the u.n. accusing the british police of racism as figures reveal that offices use excessive force disproportionately against black people. but i welcome you watching r.t. international this monday afternoon which just gone two o'clock here in the russian capital now humanitarian organization has raised the alarm over the use of force against protesters along the israel gaza border human rights watch has expressed particular concern over what it says is the deliberate targeting of the legs of unarmed demonstrators by the israeli military palestinians started a series of planned demonstrations a month ago they've been protesting near a security fence which surrounds land the palestinians claim was stolen from them but they've been met by a heavy response from israel palestinian health ministry in gaza says over two thousand people have received injuries to the legs many have lost their limbs and for one palestinian athlete it meant the end of his career. but i go rushing about the s

>> fox news alert, history on the korean peninsula. south korean pres.orth korean dictator kim jong un vowing to end the korean war officially during peace talks. jillian: they decided to relay war-torn families, the stunning announcement ahead of the planned north korea us summit. we are following a lot of stories including this. going viral for all the wrong reasons. rob: why this photo is being criticized online. >> frank somerville, a reporter for a fox affiliate in oakland, california was sent this picture of a group of students praying before their prime. he posted to facebook calling the student behavior impressive. it sparked some outrage online, some people said his comments could offend those who don't pray. jeanette on facebook said these stories are not news or even inspirational. whether you are religious or not it doesn't make you good people. i have seen terrible christians and amazing atheists. i don't get the point of this pick. some responded calling the criticism surprising. he said i wasn't trying to imply you have to be christian to