the north korean economy grew by almost 4% in 2016 according to south korean central bank estimates.njoy their rare time off, like this group of factory workers having a picnic and is singing karaoke. they're happy to share their meal with us and seem even happier to let loose. we expect north koreans to work hard. this, we don't expect. ♪ directv has been rated number one in customer satisfaction over cable for 17 years running. but some people still like cable. just like some people like pre-shaken sodas. having their seat kicked on an airplane. being rammed by a shopping cart. sitting in gum. and walking into a glass door. but for everyone else, there's directv. for #1 rated customer satisfaction over cable, switch to directv and for a limited time get a $100 reward card. call 1-800-directv. >>> cnn has been reporting from north korea for more than 25 years. the aircraft we're boarding today has been flying for 50. this an-24 is part of an aging fleet of soviet planes operated by air koryo, north korea's only airline, still flying despite sanctions, with relar international flight

issue, the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. this, everybody agrees, is the key to preserving the peace and security for northeast asia. visity much welcome the to the d.p.r.k. by feldman, they first such visit by a senior official of the united nations since 2010. this is a small but important the right direction. much appreciate the briefing that we received on the with of discussions he had north korean officials and pyongyang, which we found extremely useful. what this visit has shown is that the engagement of the particularlys and the secretary-general's good offices could be helpful, even though nothing concrete came out the visit by the we believe that the discussions he held might have contributed to a better inerstanding of the thinking pyongyang and to devising a bringgy of engagement to the d.p.r.k. back to the negotiating table. that, in our view, is very critical. effectiventime, the implementation of the various security council resolutions by remains veryates crucial. committeeir of the said in his annual report,

servicemen from the korean war. that fell by the wayside when north korea conducted a satellite launch in april 2012. i think in the second path of the obama administration, that was basically, that's the same policy that trump is using right now. so the trump administration policy is an extension of what obama did, which is maximize pressure and build a coalition of the international community to put pressure and isolate north korea. i think anthony would agree that the trump administration has probably done -- they have really emphasized the maximize part, so you may see some differences, but i think the strategy is basically the same. i think the trump administration, to its credit, has done a great job in pressuring not just north korea but china, and i'm sure anthony can list all the things china is doing over the last year that suggest that the pressure is working. >> satisfied? good question. there's a man in the back with his hand held high. >> thank you. my name is kevin. i'm based at the wilson center. i h

to sink a south korean naval vessel and kill over 40,000 north korean sailers. concerned that the north koreans will interpret really our inaction in 2010 as an ability to do something like that. i think that's really the danger i see that something happens and that it escalates quickly. i would also say that we have be to careful about creating these -- creating these mind sets that we can just have some talks with north korea and that we will magically be able to wave a magic wand and solve this issue. i think we need to be very careful about the drive by beijing, in particular, to drive up the danger and say that we're going to have a military conflict and the only solution is a flawed nuclear deal, a freeze for freeze. i think that makes us more dangerous. i think the 70 day -- over 70-day pause clarifies that north korea continues these programs even when we think that they're already stopped. so the only solution, the only peaceful solution right now continue with sanctions to create the leverage for denuclearization talks. >> i think at the current trajec

the north korean military, the general staff, the entire north korean population.ood relatives. this man says kim's nuclear quest is likewise about survival. and that it intensified after the overthrow of libyan dictator colonel gaddafi in 2011. the reason why the kim family is obsessed with developing nuclear weapons is to protect and maintain the regime. if the us attacks the north, it will use everything to strike back. but kim will not risk losing the regime by attacking first. kim jong—un is not stupid. nuclear weapons serve another purpose. to secure kim's own power and legitimacy. in every recent test, he has been there, personally supervising, cigarette in hand. president trump calls him "little rocket man". but, to his own people, kim is now the leader who has taken their country into a very exclusive club. it is no small feat. the question now is can anything be done to stop him short of war, that everyone says they do not want. for us, in a way, the most important thing is not whether he's homicidal, it's whether he's suicidal. because, whether we go to

host: why to the south koreans not care about the north koreans? >> they have moved on as a culture and economy. are for are fors greater individual wealth, for technological achievement. korea, which exists in some ways in the middle ages, is a deadly on those goals. -- is a dead weight on those goals. most of the family ties between north and south have been attenuated by time and weakened by korea, which exists in some age. most people that have living relatives are in their 60's and 80's. the actual connections are falling apart. host: iran into a german the other day, how is it going in your country? i said, how about germany? said, they are doing very well. i wonder how much it cost the west germans. i wonder how it will affect the north korean people. >> they are very worried. there are estimates about the cost. there are estimates it could int three times as much dollars to have unification with the north, because of development problems. if you fly over the north korean peninsula at night, china is light. you can see japan off to the in do

missile defense system can also ease north korean tensions is inside story. i am. hello there and welcome to the program i'm laura carlisle president moon day in was welcomes to beijing by leaders she didn't pay moon is calling for a new era in their relationship one based on trust and friendship after months of mistrust and hostility the animosity between the two neighbors was on full display in a south korean photo journalist was beaten by chinese gongs whilst covering the state visit seoul is demanding an apology for the incident well it's the duty this first meeting since the u.s. secretary of state open the doors unconditional talks with north korea but sending mixed messages the white house was then quick to caution that north korea must first improve its behavior woman relations between china and south korea could play a crucial role in organizing talks with the north this meeting is also a chance to diffuse chinese tension surrounding the deployment of a u.s. missile defense system in south korea well let's bring in our panel now and from beijing we have vi

and the north koreans. i have to remind you we have an armistice and a cease-fire in place on the korean peninsula, so militarily, we are limited to a certain degree if we abide by that. north korea knows that and has pushed things to the limit. the president can threaten only once in his rhetoric, -- all he wants in his rhetoric, but there is a limit to a certain degree if you are going to follow the code of conduct in terms of what you can do in terms of military action. they can do it, but there is an armistice or a cease-fire that has been in place since 1953. aboutwe are going to talk military options such as they are, later. iero, another feature of the president's twitter feed is pushing the chinese, sometimes encouraging them, sometimes insulting them as well, trying to get them to ratchet up and clamp down on ally, north korea. how far has the trump administration gotten with their calls to the chinese government to get tough on north korea from there and? -- their end? anthony: when you ask the qu

are produced for a south korean audience, not north koreans. they just watch it for their amusement and entertainment. but, those contents so far do not actually relate to the north korean citizens' way of thinking. this cultural content cannot make them critically analyze the life of north korea. that is why we should make tailor-made content, which can educate north korean population. i think it is time we should invest to make that kind of very simple content which can compel the basic concepts of freedom, human rights and democracy. chair: mr. chris smith of new jersey. mr. smith: thank you for your courage and for being here. for providing your insights and observations. i remember during the cold war, it used to be said that the iron curtain is not soundproof. your idea of ratcheting up the freedom broadcasting could not come at a more timely point in this terrible, escalating conflict. let me ask you two things. first, you have made a stunning observation that if china were to receive defectors and facilitate passage into south korea, th

guest: for the north korean, it is extremely insulting. it is something they feel they need to respond to. i think -- i feel that name-calling has provoked the north korean to pushing forward with this program. that does not help you that may be something that makes donald trump field personally satisfied, but that is not how you speak to the leader of another country that has a nuclear arsenal. so we need to be very serious and sober about this situation. wouldthink the president be wise to allow rex tillerson to take the lead in speaking about this, and the professional diplomats who have met with and spoken to north korea in the past. mcmaster, and this story -- the potential of war with north korea increasing every day. read details at cnn.com. josh, republican line. good morning. caller: i think a lot of these so professionals have zero credibility really -- could ability. -- credibility. they have been in charge. guest: you have a point, but i have not worked in government. there have been successes and failures over time. the united

and the north koreans. i have to remind you that we have a state of -- an armistice and a cease-fire in place on the korean peninsula. so militarily we're limited to a certain degree if we abide by that armistice. north korea knows that and is really trying to push things just really up to the limit. but donald trump, the president can threaten all he wants in his rhetoric but there is a limit to a certain degree if you're going to follow the code of conduct to what you can do in terms of military action. of course, they can go ahead and do it, but there is an armistice or a cease-fire that has been in place since 1953. something to keep in mind. todd: we are going to talk a little bit more about military options such as they are a little bit later in the program. anthony, sticking on the twitter theme for one moment, another feature of the president's twitter feed when it comes to the north is pushing the chinese and sometimes encouraging them, sometimes praising them, sometimes insulting them as well, try

and the korean war set the two super powers against each other with koreans caught in the middle.d. technically the war never ended and arm stis agreement left them facing down across the 38th parallel. the dmz. >> my tour guide. >> when you live here, does it feel tense? do you feel like you are on the brink of war? >> i think it's not an exaggeration to say we are living at the brink of war given thatty woo are constantly receiving threats of war. >> they are staring down the soldiers and vice-versa. they called it the demilitarized zone, but it's the exact opposite. both sides have soldiers up and down this heavily fortified border pointing weapons at each other. it is one of the most dangerous flash points in the world. >> and it's getting worse. a lot as changed. more nuclear tests and dozens of missile launches. >> does it feel more tense now? >> yes. we can say the state of affair is more tense, but rather the united states continued hostile policy against north korea reaching its peak. >> if you got the order, what would the military do? >> as soon as we received the order

chaos on the korean peninsula. thea tennis implemented as council resolutions on the dprk. china has made greater effort and paid i higher price than anyone else. it is irresponsible to challenge what china has done. in view of the situation on the peninsula china has put forward the suspension proposal of nuclear and suspension by the , andof military exercises the establishment of a piece mechanism. on the basis of this,(noon the , the joint proposals of china and russia are practical and aimed at promoting the peaceful settlement of the peninsula and maintaining peace and stability. mr. president, due to historical reasons, the korean peninsula is still in the shadow of the cold war. cause for theot protection and issue of the korean peninsula. rejectncern needs to and seek a forms, peaceful nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means of the korean peninsula on long term tranquility of northeast asia for the benefit of the people of the nation. we will continue to play a for this goal.le thank you, mr.

if it happens, most likely the south koreans will strike back and there is a second korean war.r to the people of this place. hiroshima. when that happens for you here... this woman still remembers vividly the sunny morning of the 6th of august 19115. she was eight years old. yes, every time i come here, you know, by the river, i remember it quite well. so many people died in the river. those like keiko, who survived the world's first atomic attack, are worried the world has forgotten the true horror of nuclear war. we have to avoid, stop, america will use their power to attack north korea, because not only korean people north and south, and the chinese, we japanese, everybody will be involved. even though they don't use nuclear weapons. but they will have a very big casualty. this year, kim jong—un has repeatedly shocked the world, taking giant leaps towards his goal of a full nuclear arsenal. he is now threatening to carry out an atmospheric nuclear test over the pacific ocean. if he did, president trump might feel he has no option but to order a military strike. the president

i think the north koreans know that nothing last forever. why. there are people that wants to live in peace but because of mistakes made during the cold. well they're forced to live in a permanent state of war. i. hope. just. to. stop them i found a convert people often enough that i feel happy among the north koreans i've been able to make friends the trips of recent years have told me that blanket condemnation and generalizations serve no purpose. either in europe or in north korea a country i still know very little about. the. only. way. feeling. today. meet young entrepreneurs eager to tackle global challenges in our series founders valley in this episode for india global climate change his current all too tangible death knight is looking for new concepts for sustainable business models it is an odd interest to grow differently and that's the win win for the world is the last part of our series founders valley in thirty minutes on d w. beat the germans new and surprising aspects of noise and culture in germany. us american keep music takes a

is that language work with the north koreans?>> i have to interpret what's happening and there is ass danger, they misinterpret what's actually happening, that's the first problem. they are acutely aware from studying the iraq war and the rest that they literally have minutes to make a decision. let's hope they appreciate thee distinction between two missile landing somewhere and a full-fledged assault. ththat's the first problem you face. there are talks about pinprick strikes, there's talks about if you want shooting down a missile and flight, you might get away with that because they said that was a missile failure. you strike a disappearing submarine or hitting something on the ground, he's not going to survivor along withg his own administration. this is not a man on his own. his military agrees with what he is doing as well. is not going to survive if he doesn't fight back. >> about bringing down a computer network with some worms and viruses. i think i've seen that before. >> hang on. the u.s. is doing that. why do you thi

isis troubles in venezuela and tensions on the korean peninsula and al-jazeera news special looks back on the biggest stories of twenty seventeen through the eyes of families who lived through them. begins with but it does not in there no terrorist state poses a greater or more immediate threat than the regime of saddam hussein as. something to hide they had prepared a significant propaganda machine and guess what not one. was found in iraq since one thousand nine hundred ninety one iraq a deadly deception at this time on al jazeera. well watching those votes let him vote against us will save a lot. donald trump threatens un members as they prepare to vote on a resolution opposing his recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital. i want you all to zero a life from a headquarters and. also ahead a verdict is on for the so-called not the rage case of a former korean air vice president accused of delaying a flight with her tantrum. for the fourth time this year and north korean soldier defects of the south this one flees amid a hail of gunfire and it's election day in catalonia it's a vot

if you look closely you can see that south korean brand names have been covered by north korean banas like i say you just have to pay attention to the details i'm wondering when north korea suddenly got all the money for these gigantic construction projects almost eighty percent of young young was destroyed in the korean war over the course of three years the united states dropped around thirty tons of napalm bombs on various towns and cities nevertheless north korea was economically stronger than south korea until the seventy's thanks to the support of the soviet union after that north korea slid further and further into isolation. and let it end here the little media. it's not possible every day to film a live concert for workers on the streets of pyongyang in recent years i frequently try to capture such images but to no avail and this footage dates back to twenty said team and i was allowed to film this every day seen in north korea one or. a score for me and allowed to take a taxi for the first time for that to happen my chaperon even had to call the foreign ministry because i'm

i think the north koreans know that nothing last forever. but. why. there are people that wants to live in peace but because of mistakes made during the cold war they are forced to live in a permanent state of war where. my. home life lost. just. to. stop them i found a contrary often enough that i. i feel happy on the north koreans i've been able to make friends the trips of recent years have told me that blanket condemnation and generalizations serve no purpose. either in europe or in north korea a country i still know very little about. the. way. the feel. in the snow we all go. forwards a lot the other french. outraise enter lucas to go works up a sweat. under occasion close to nature. the ugly region in winter. next. week old out of africa. the price of the beauty and. intensity of feeling old donkey trade is. the reason that chinese beauty products extract it from their hides one needs to be done to stop the scroll to save the farms let them done their pack animals a go at africa in thirty minutes on d w. i'm not proud and they will not succeed

there is a north korean ambassador at the u.n., you have been meeting with him. is that a channel that you can use as you go forward? >> we've met -- he and i met earlier, a couple of hours ago in order to compare notes about the trip. he was there as part of the delegation, he stayed afterwards, helped prepare the report to the senior leadership about the trip, so he and i compared notes today about our impressions, about what we might do later. we are available. we in the u.n. are available for whatever the parties would think would be helpful. i'm not pretending that we're miracle workers, i'm not pretending that suddenly u.n. mediation is going to be able to resolve what's a very serious issue of nuclear proliferation and peace and security on the korean peninsula, but whatever we can do to lower tensions, we will try. we have the impartiality to the organization, channels to all parties in the talks, we're a voice for peace, and i think we can contribute to creating a conducive atmosphere for a time when talks can resume, talks with a purpose can resume. so

so, what happened, according to south korean military, is that a north korean soldier came across the border about 8:00 a.m. this morning, just after. an hour and a half later, the south koreans saw north korean soldiers coming towards the border, clearing trying to find this defector. they then fired 20 warning shots in that direction, and they say that about 40 minutes later, they heard shots from north korea, but they didn't land in south korea. so a very tense time. what we know about this defector, he's young, late teens, early 20s. he was a soldier. he was armed, but there was no trouble as he came across. he's now in custody, being investigated as to why exactly he defected. but this happened last month. there was a very dramatic defection across the dmz and a hail of bullets from the north korean side as this defector was shot four times. this used to be a very rare defection route because it was simply too dangerous, but we're seeing a lot more north korean soldiers make that very dangerous route now. christine? >> maybe it's a sign of a desperation inside the country. paula

and south korean military forces are due to start here next week north korea has said the drills are a rehearsal for war at the united nations america's ambassador has said the u.s. doesn't seek war but if it does start north korea's leaders would be in her words utterly destroyed kathy novak al jazeera song. ok let's bring in our guests joining us out of beijing back to go director of the china maschler sociate of international studies in washington we have richard white's director of the center for political military analysis at the hudson institute and joining us on skype out of taipei rough sterile feingold asia political risk analyst welcome to you all victor coming to you first nikki haley is saying all nations should cut ties with north korea how likely is that i think china has expressed the firm position that denuclearization is the ultimate goal that we all need to work towards however each country should have the freedom to decide what's the best way to proceed especially under the umbrella of the united nations security council resolutions and i think china will do this i

and the north koreans. i have to remind you, we have a state and a cease-fire in place on the korean peninsula. we are limited to a certain degree if we abide by that. north korea knows that and has pushed things up to the limit but the presen the president can threaten all he wants but there is a limit, to a certain degree if you follow the code of conduct to what you can do in terms of military action. of course they can go ahead and do it, but there is a cease-fire that has been in place since 1953 to that something to keep in mind. >> we will talk a little bit more about military options a little bit later in the program. sticking on the twitter theme for one moment, another feature of the president's twitter feed is pushing the chinese and sometimes encouraging them or praising them andch sometimes insulting them as well and trying to get them to crackdown on north korea. is that effective? how far has attempted ministration gotten with their calls to the chinese government to get tough on northfr kore

we value the opportunity to cooperate with the republic of korea and korean industry to meet the korean, us and global needs for the best defense products and thank you for the opportunity to speak today. >> i would appreciate your thoughts next? >> it is an honor to be sitting here with a distinguished panelists and be in attendance to this great -- development on p 50, and continuing -- it is great, we set a great example. because this is a great success story. great pride and success we had, going forward we hope the same, pretending to allies in this regard. >> at least a few minutes to give opening thoughts. >> i am working as director general for the bureau -- after the discussion i thought it would ask questions rather than make a comment but now that i asked for comments i will do so. a lot of what i wanted to say today has been spoken of by very distinguished panel members and keynote speeches and other sessions. what i wanted to speak about has been spoken of today and i agree with the keynote speeches and i will make a few remarks. as to korea's aerospace industry, doctor che

but a north korean television broadcast described the drills as provocation.s made it clear it doesn't want war with north korea, but kim jong—un has continued to build missiles and sanctions have not stopped him. the international committee is running out of dimplomatic options. i'm going to urge the pentagon not to send any more dependence to south korea. it should be an unaccompanied tour. it's crazy to send spouses and children to south korea given the provocation of north korea. military experts have warned that a war on the korean peninsula would have devastating consequences and north korea would be utterly destroyed. the hope must be that the threat of action alongside stringent sanctions will force the young korean leader to change course. laura bicker, bbc news, washington. our correspondent paul adams joins us from seoul. let's start with those drills. give us an let's start with those drills. give us an idea of the size and significance of them. well, it's certainly a very large exercise, 230 planes in all including the largest gathering of stealth

koreans.ionships between catholics and protestants have greatly improved in many respects. however, in some places peace walls are still in use to separate the two communities. so, welcome to belfast. thanks. and, umm, my name‘s tom, and i‘ll bring you around today. the tour that we do in the black taxis is all about the trouble period that we had from 1969 until 1998. belfast looks like a chess board. instead of black and white squares, we have catholic and protestant areas everywhere. what is the difference between these two communities? it may have been about religion 500 years ago, but it is not about that any more. it is about british identity and irish identity. those gates were locked in 1969 and they have never opened since. there are more than 100 walls in northern ireland separating some catholic and protestant areas. most of them have gates that close every night and at the weekend. some of the walls are 15 metres high, and mainly located in economically deprived areas. the northern

a south korean airliner was blown up by two north korean agents in 1987.ne of the agents was captured and said the bombing was ordered by the north's leaders to disrupt the 1988 summer olympics in seoul. and during the 2002 world cup in south korea, north korean patrol boats engaged in a skirmish with the south, leading several servicemen on both sides dead. analysts say kim has strong motives for disrupting these winter olympics. >> he is facing the prospect of two years of maximum economic strangulation through sanctions and other law enforcement measures to cripple his economy. he's going to look for ways to fight back. one way to fight back is to hurt the south korean economy. the south korean economy right now is 100% focused on a successful international olympic event. so imagine signer sabotage. so you don't kill anybody, but you disrupt the economic flow, the transportation flow. you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad. they lose face. >> reporter: analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in

the north koreans wa nt to doesn't matter. want to push the us off the peninsula and as long as the us guaranteed south korea security, north korea won't get what it wants. that was jacob shapiro speaking to me in the last hour. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a former egyptian prime minister whose family said he'd disappeared after returning from exile has given a phone interview on egyptian television. ahmed shafik denied speculation that he'd been kidnapped but he said he was now reconsidering his plan to run in next year's presidential elections. the saudi—led coalition has reportedly launched air strikes on yemen's capital in support of the former president ali abdullah saleh. mr saleh had been allied to houthi rebels, but their 3—year rebel alliance appears to have collapsed into what's described as a "street war" in sana'a. new york's metropolitan opera has suspended its long—time music directorjames levine after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. the us opera house said levine wo

. >>> plus a rare glimpse into the lives of ordinary north koreans. we find out what they really think about the regime of kim jong-un. >> "amanpour" on pbs was made possible by the generous support of rosalyn p. walter. >>> good evening, everyone. welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. with the world's news. fake news took on a whole new meaning and momentum this year, from president trump's mouth to the ears of dictators around the world, to russia's disinformation campaign during the american and european election cycle. even the pope is calling it a very serious sin. so, how do we fight back? how do we stand up for the truth? wikipedia co-founder jimmy wales is hoping to do that with his new venture, wikitribune. a collaboration between professional journalists and community volunteers who collectively fact check and produce accurate news. and also the pulitzer prize winning author and historian anne applebaum, she was the victim of a russian smear campaign, herself. they join me to have a conversation about this. jimmy wales a

sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul.th korean state television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. it described the un resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. please raise their hand. pyongyang promised to punish those that voted for the us—drafted resolution. that includes china, north korea's main ally and trading partner. beijing urged restraint on all sides. it's previously called for an end to joint us—south korean military drills, like this one, in exchange for a halt to north korea's weapons programme. a so—called freeze for freeze. there is little hope either side will agree to that. instead, the toughest sanctions yet. the americans had wanted to go further, but they were pleased with the support they got. i am grateful to my colleagues for the serious measures we have enacted on behalf of the north korean people, and i ask you keep them in your thoughts and prayers this holiday season, as we continue to fight against this, the most tragic example of evil

you create a headache for the south korean government. you make the south koreans look bad.ce. >> reporter: analysts say if the north koreans don't engage in a violent provocation during the winter olympics they're at least likely to send spies into south korea during the games. they say the olympics will offer the north koreans an opportunity to gain economic intelligence on south korea, to place sleeper agents there, and to make contact with the north korean agents they already have in south korea. brianna? >> brian todd, thank you. and coming up, a cnn investigation. women groped, fondled, and assaulted aboard commercial airliners with no one coming to their aid. and at 30,000 feet with no escape. person. it's when i ponder the deep questions, like which came first, the egg? or the chicken? how would i know? but i do know that first, qualcomm connected the phone to the internet. and now, everyone is posting and scrolling and sharing everything. yessir. qualcomm invents, then the world innovates on top of their breakthroughs. invention comes first. and a whole lot of it st

a bribery and corruption scandal has caused political upheaval across south america another north korean soldier has defected to the south the fourth this year the government in seoul says he crossed the demilitarized zone which was covered in thick fog south korean soldiers lay safad warning shots of troops in the north the north korean soldier was shot by colleagues as he escaped across the border in an. and you had south africa's ruling a.n.c. has promised in his first address as posse leader to see what he's called radical economic transformation so rather a person is widely expected to become president after elections in two thousand and nineteen he said he would rejuvenate the economy and stamp out corruption in lead attorney business one also promise to tackle a piece of power within the posse the people of our country want to see that lives up to its promise and this through to its mission they want in a year and see that lives their fair use just spouses and holds fast to the principles that have long to find it as the movement of our people they wanted a year and see that use t

meant and machinery for extracting minerals and the resolution calls on countries hosting north korean workers to expel them by the end of twenty nineteen some one hundred thousand north korean ex-pats working mainly in china and russia the remittance money they send back home helps boost pyongyang's reserves of hard currency is the third package of sanctions against north korea this yes tensions continue to rise over the communist states nuclear and ballistic missile program. favor of the draft resolution contained in document is slash twenty seven slash one zero nine two please raise their hand a striking display of unity all fifteen members of the u.n. security council backing another round of sanctions against north korea the us ambassador thanked members for backing the measures against what she called the most tragic example of evil in the modern world should the north korean regime conduct another nuclear or ballistic missile test this resolution commits the security council to take even further action it sends the on ambiguous message to pyongyang that further defiance will inv

i did not think there was a korean translation. my question to you is, does korean advocacy in the aftermath , doing by some circles something beyond sanctions. i have a little question for you. two questions. one on missile defense, and one on potential for intercept. defense, u.s. and south korea, and what we can do to improve defense. i think it is better to address intercept. what is the possibility of success and the risks associated with that? some people are making the argument that we need to show we ,re very serious by doing that potentially taking that. under the risk involved -- >> let me try to restate your question. your question is regarding the effectiveness of our missile defense capabilities. potentialnd then a separate question on the intercept. with missilert defense. the most successful step in missile defense is insuring the missile member leaves the leave the- never launcher. our efforts first look towards intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, to identify when there is a potential move towards a missile

and south korean forces are running drills on simulated air strikes against north korean nuclear and missile targets i spoke with the u.s. is seventh air force here in south korea they couldn't confirm what kind of exercises are being undertaken this week but certainly the u.s. is is boasting about its air power that it has sent here this week on china suggested halting these exercises in exchange for a suspension of north korea's nuclear program how is that proposal gone down in seoul. right china would like to see a halt to all of us south korean joint exercises not only these ones but ones coming up at the beginning of next year and those exercises that normally take place in late february early march has caused some concern here in seoul last week the unification minister who is south korea's point man on relations with north korea suggested that maybe they need to be rescheduled because they could coincide with the winter olympics and i think right now south korea would rather have the international community focus on the upcoming games more so than north korea all right jason s

limit oil supplies beyond young needs for its nuclear program we'll speak to a reporter in the south korean capital seoul. and the palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas in bethlehem but the mood is far from festive. welcome to the program we start in the philippines where a tropical storm has killed more than one hundred people in the south of the country rescue operations are underway to try and find dozens more who are still missing tembin is the second deadly storm to hit the country this week it swept over the salt an island of mindanao leaving devastation in its weak. this man and child are lucky to be alive. the effects of mudslides and flooding has been devastating. entire villages under meters of water others swept away. volunteers have been digging through mud to try to recover bodies. rescue efforts have been hampered by power cuts and the loss of communication lines storm tamba known as vinton the philippines struck the southern island of mindanao on friday it's an area not often hit by tropical storms. winds of up to eighty kilometers per hour along with

what we have learned from high—ranking north korean defectors is that a lot of what kim jong—un is korean a lot of what kimjong—un is doing might have a lot to do with the internal situation that he is trying to strengthen and consolidate his grip on power in north korea. how do you curtail this? the chinese sanctions have not worked, of course. how do you encourage him not to react in this antagonistic way?” you encourage him not to react in this antagonistic way? i think that is really the situation that complicates the whole context right now. there is no question china has stepped up its policy co—ordination with the us. but, there are very different interests when it comes to how to deal with north korea on the pa rt how to deal with north korea on the part of seoul and beijing and washington dc. that is why we should try to make efforts to come together and come up with a possible policy solution so it sends a very strong signal to north koreans. it helps north korea if the allies do not have the same voice and policy. thank you very much for your expertise. thank you. let's ta ke l

every korean village?ouldn't you want to have an atomic bomb to protect you from us, our napalm? look what happened with gaddafi. with the muslim extremists. went in there and slaughtered him. one of the best allies. host: are you saying the elections in virginia and new jersey were fixed by the democrats? caller: not at all. republicans are obviously slipping in new jersey and virginia. we have to tighten that up. by stealing the election even harder. we own the voting machines. it doesn't make any difference who votes. it is the person who count the votes. host: stealing the election, is that our democracy? caller: according to the republicans, that is democracy, isn't it? if the tables were flipped and it was democrats? to my gunsould go and bible. host: ok. caller: i don't think we can talk about the $20 trillion in debt without reminding people put the twont obama unfunded wars that both of the bushes put on us on the books. quit blaming obama for that. and we've been talking about this for a year now