now, i need aus mix -- joining us now, anita mcbride, good morning. guest: good morning. host: how do you know brett kavanaugh? i was with the bush administration the entire eight years and the first year and a half, transitions are always very difficult, they take a lot of time, there are a lot of late hours, it is putting -- getting the systems in place the way that you want them to be and brett kavanaugh was the associate counsel in the counsel's office with the attorney assigned to management and administration. i was director of white house personnel. we worked very closely on setting up the systems in place. , very always responsive and even in long hours and the difficulty of a first year of a transition, and particularly that first year after a disputed election, we had a lot of catching up to do. we had lost so many weeks in the transition so brett was a go to prison for me to help me reestablish administrative processes in the white house. host: what do you think about the charges laid against them by dr. ford? guest: i was deeply disturbed and i am not suggesti

>>> next, lbj foundation president, former chief of staff to laura bush anita mcbride and white house historical association president stewart mclauren on presidential legacies. they spoke at a white house historical association conference attended by representatives from presidential sites around the country. >>> good afternoon. good afternoon. my name is bob mcgee. i serve on the board of directors of the white house historical association. as you continue to enjoy your lunch, i want to introduce our program for today. you may have heard that we were planning on having our wonderful friend of the white house historical association, the renowned white house historian dr. william seal with us for this lunch session, but he has been unable to join us. we, however, have a terrific plan b for you, and that is a conversation with anita mcbride, mark, and stewart mclauren on presidential legacies and commemorations. and i know that if time allows, anita and mark and stewart will take questions at the end. so, now, to our panel. anita mcbride's career relating to the white house and the pre

anita mcbride's career relating to the white house and the president spans more than 30 years as a white house adviser, chief of staff, and diplomatic adviser. currently, she is executive in residence at the center for congressional and presidential studies and in the school of public affairs where she directs programming on the first ladies and their historical flubs on politic -- influence on politics, policy, and global diplomacy. anita served as an assistant to president george w. bush as well as chief of staff to first lady laura bush. she directed the first lady's travel to 67 countries in four years, to support foreign policy objectives in human rights, women's empowerment, global health, and education. she's a member of the u.s. afghan women's council, the international republican institute's women's diplomacy network, the national italian american foundation, and most importantly, a board member of the white house historical association and chair of the committee that organized the presidential site's summit. mark is a president and ceo of the lbj foundation in austin, texas. un

thank you very much for now rob mcbride live for us in seoul. you know the news china has followed through with its threat to retaliate against amazes us time son chinese goods further escalating their trade war maging says it's imposing levies on another sixty billion dollars of american made items up to us russian donald trump announce increased tag of some two hundred billion dollars of chinese products trump says he's open to talking to beijing but won't let it take advantage of the u.s. we're doing a very good job with china and china has been taking advantage of the united states for a long time and that's not happening anymore we can't let that happen and i have a great relationship with president xi he's a friend of mine but we can't you know i've been telling him we can't let it happen so we may make a deal at some point but right now we just impose two hundred billion dollars or twenty five percent and if there's a retaliation against our farmers and our industrial workers our ranchers if any of that goes on we're going to kick in anot

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national community to maintain pressure on pyongyang and speak to our correspondent in sold wall mcbride so rob day two of this important summit what can we expect to see today. that's right for the if yesterday tuesday was all about froth and frills then today it is very much about time to deliver it is the business end of things a chance to actually see if there is a concrete agreement to come out of this the high point of today wednesday will be a joint press briefing by the two korean leaders we're not sure if it will be. a question and answer session but certainly they will be making statements and i think then we will find out just if there have been any agreements to come out of this there is certainly been a nuff talking so far there is more talks today the one on one dialogue began on the first day and there's been lots of firsts lots of symbolism about this visit the first meeting for example took place in the workers' party of korea headquarters we're told it is the first time a south korean president has actually entered the building but of course as far as the talks are conc

i get to hear sarah mcbride speak. i get to hear joe biden speak.ss the hrc and the full glory of itself. i am not afraid anymore. [applause] you guys just gave me my heart back, thank you so much. and, i am telepathically connected to adam griffin. so that happened. let's get started. ladies, ladies. [applause] gentlemen. [applause] gentle them. [applause] for this tremendous honor. forguys keep rewarding me things i don't think need rewarding. i am just living the values my parents gave me. and loving you the way you deserve. eye toving major side anyone who thinks differently. i acknowledge the need for allies because of the visibility we land. that was reinforced for me tonight. sarah mcbride gave me a note from a 10-year-old transgender girl named ella. after myherself that movie, "ella in chanted." forhis note, ella thanks me my courage as an ally. ella, i want to make something absolutely clear to you. it takes zero courage to love you. [applause] it does take a lot of courage to get us to talk in front of a lot of people. i put your note rig

the families and friends we have watched struggle. , aends like sarah mcbride delawarean, but we know her as sally's daughter. as a teacher for more than 30 years, there are a lot of teachers here, i hope -- [applause] mrs. biden: i watched my students wrestle with who they are. through their writing, i get a window into their thoughts. and it can be upsetting to see the hate they have had to deal with and the rawness of their pain. but for joe and me, what it really comes down to is that there is nothing that makes either of us more angry than a bully. [applause] mrs. biden: there is nothing that's more unfair or unjust than people using their power to try to make other people feel small. to tell them who they are or what they are capable of. to say their identity doesn't belong. whether it's someone picking up on my sister or people telling our friends and neighbors that their love doesn't count, there is nothing that makes us want to pick a fight more than that. [applause] mrs. biden: that's why we knew that the challenges facing the lgbtq community had to be part of the biden foun

north korea issues and remain in close contact to coordinate our unified response to north korea rob mcbride joins us live in seoul so rob for those wanting to see some diplomatic progress here this would be a welcome development after a process that scene stalled for a while. yes this is hasn't a long awaited announcement be young the security chief from south korea briefing journalists here in seoul in the last hour or so after his visit wednesday to pyongyang saying that confirming that yes this long awaited summit will go ahead between the eighteenth and twentieth of september in pyongyang it will be the third summit between j.n. of south korea and kim jong un of north korea this year hoping to advance this whole process of denuclearization of permanent peace on the korean peninsula high level talks between north and south korean officials will begin next week laying the groundwork for this next summit it was also been agreed as you mentioned there that north korea according to chong is still very much committed to the whole process of working with south korea and more importantly perhap

thank you very much for that for now that is rob mcbride joining us live from seoul thank you. let's move on to other news now the u.s. is stepping up its trade war with china president trump announced further tariffs on another two hundred billion dollars of chinese exports and washington's promise to hit beijing with even more tariffs of china retaliates. reports. if ever there was doubt of a worsening trade war between the u.s. and china the white house's long awaited announcement made monday put an end to the debate it will be a lot of money coming into the coffers of the united states of america a lot of money coming in a lot of money in the form of tariffs on an additional two hundred billion dollars of chinese imports the u.s. government will begin collecting a ten percent tariff on those goods starting september twenty fourth through the end of the year then on january first the terrorists will jump to twenty five percent and of china at any time retaliates the white house says an additional two hundred sixty seven billion dollars of chinese imports practically the rema

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let's get a read on this with anita mcbride. back to the dust-up with kavanaugh and whether he gets his chance, his say and whether or not in a situation like that if he had to speak first, which republicans are saying won't happen, is he sort of like judge running out of time? a group of women showing their support today, a certain former clerk and anita mcbride. the former chief of staff for former first lady laura bush, long-time friend of judge kavanaugh. she joins us on the phone. anita, thank you for taking the time. >> of course. >> neil: what do you think, first of all, about this latest crisis, i guess, for the judge? it looks like she will testify. the only question is when. and almost by default as jonathan turley was saying to the tie in the event of a tie, the edge goes to her. >> well, i think what is interesting, listening to professor turley right now in saying that is that it really -- it underscored for me and for all of us women that stood up there, this comes down to being character witnesses for brett kavana

break for lunch then thank you very much rob mcbride live for us in seoul.and we're going to take a break on the news obvious and i have. imus in yuma im going to cite this one former president can you still have it done this to kisha is facing the most serious charges of corruption yet but what are the chances that she will actually go to prison lasts record levels of flooding in nigeria with people barely escaping rising waters in some places and for me no one makes a u.-turn in the area off betting sponsorship in their sport you know have the details to stay with us. by the springtime flowers of a mountain lake. to the first snowfall on the winter in spain. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast well of course we are watching what's happening here along the southern coast of china because we have seen a lot of flooding associate with our old typhoon that made landfall things are dryer here hong kong you are going to be seeing partly cloudy conditions and thirty two degrees so recovery relief efforts in this region are going to be unham

program it's the first time a south korean leader has traveled to pyongyang in more than a decade mcbride reports from seoul on the historic occasion. if talks over north korea's nuclear stockpile were in trouble you wouldn't know it from the smiles and hugs. the meeting between. south korea and the war so for. a full on the and equal providence given to the flags of north korea and the blue flag of a reunified korean peninsula. the last meeting between these two men led to the historic summit between him and u.s. president donald trump but moon knows this visit must deliver some evidence of north korea's commitments to denuclearize ation if talks with the us are to his use they want perhaps disclosure of inventory facilities and this is a kind of thing that morning really needs to get going to come out and say when the two leaders arrived at the state guest house they seem to accept the strength of the welcome is evidence of a growing desire for change. even the people in the apartment behind us they welcomed us with such passion i was genuinely touched. when i think we should not forget

coming up friday morning, anita mcbride discusses her work with supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh in the what bush white house. >>> michael beckel of issue one and the findings of the group's investigation into dark money spending. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 eastern monday morning. >>> a discussion about cold war espionage and counterintelligence during the truman and spit -- >>> let's talk about who we have today, i am very excited to have mr. lee lacey. he is an assistant professor in fort leavenworth. he teaches an advanced operation course to mid-level military officers. he is a graduate of the university of arkansas, received a masters from webster university. he is been published in several academic journals on topics of intelligence, history, leadership, and education. he has served 28 years as a military intelligence officer and that service included two tours in the balkans. first we have doctor sam or shay. i have the pleasure of having an office a few doors down from the same every day. sam has a phd in history from ohio university and he also receive

tim mcbride was here and he was president senior bush's close personal aide. in george h.w. bush's diary, it's a tape recorded diary like listening to dana carvey. mcbride screwed it up. no. dana once said the key to doing george h.w. bush's voice was mr. rogers trying to be john wayne. but when i was listening to the diary, he would be bellyaching about the press in very specific terms. like, maureen dowd did this, judy woodruff did that, sam donaldson did this. i was beginning to worry as president, the man who won the cold war had watched tv all day. what i realized, somewhat in consultation with tim, part of what happened is he had everything in his briefcase. so he had the white house news summary in the tape recorder. so he would be on marine i or air force i and pull everything out and start looking at this and be reading this great transcript of everyone who had been attacking him all the time. so he would just react to it that way. that's the reality. how many of you all love being criticized? maybe you're better than i am, but, you know, it's just -- and that -- to

after the leaders met in june rob mcbride reforms from seoul. south korea's security chief jungi young confirming on his return to seoul after meeting with north korean officials wednesday in pyongyang of that this third into korean summit will take place in pyongyang between september eighteenth to the twentieth it will be the third summit between one julian of south korea and kim jong un in an attempt to restart the whole dialogue after the apparent stalling of the go see asians between pyongyang and washington north korean and south korean officials will start meeting next week to lay the groundwork for this upcoming summit it has also been agreed that a liaison office between north and south korea will now be established this was meant to have been set up in august but was delayed because of the trouble to go see a sions between pyongyang and washington has also said that north korea remains committed to the whole process of denuclearization and long term peace on the korean peninsula but there's also mention that kim jong un expressed to hi

north korea issues and remain in close contact to coordinate our unified response to north korea well mcbride has more from seoul. south korea's security chief jungi young confirming on his return to seoul after meeting with north korean officials wednesday in pyongyang that this third into korean summit will take place in pyongyang between september eighteenth to the twentieth it will be the third summit between one julian of south korea and kim jong un in an attempt to restart the whole dialogue after the apparent stalling of negotiations between pyongyang and washington north korean and south korean officials will start meeting next week to lay the groundwork for this at upcoming summit it has also been agreed that a liaison office between north and south korea will now be established this was meant to have been set up in august but was delayed because of the trouble in the go ca sions between pyongyang and washington has also said that north korea remains committed to the whole process of denuclearization and long term peace on the korean peninsula but there's also mention that kim jong u

said the summit of physics chance to improve relations with the south let's get the latest from iraq mcbride who's following the story for us from seoul so rob a big moment for both countries. that's right just as we were going on. was going up into it his plane as you just mentioned that has taken off in the last few minutes heading to pyongyang and taking with him on board a larger delegation for these three days of talks is due to arrive within the hour that will then be the start of this summit it's a summit of all the two career and leaders but it is you mentioned the first time a south korean president has traveled to pyongyang the last.

sarah mcbride, and advocate for lgbt rights and protections for patients.ri tf who works a map of people with disabilities. angel young, an enrolled member of the standing rock lakota, and a veteran. kim jorgensen gain who advocates for a woman's right to choose. bobby jenkins, a longtime resident of randolph county, georgia and a voting rights advocate. kerry chen who's been fighting for marriage benefits for same-sex couples. car loaded, a member of little rock nine. thank you for this courtesy. >> mr. chairman, i will ask you, the last few bits a lot of rhetoric. i think. it might serve the committee well to have some reality. i i served in the senate for 44 years. during that span, able to vote on 19 nominations to the supreme court. i mentioned this because i have a sense of history. i've never seen in the 44 years so much at stake for singleseat. but it also never seen such a dangerous rush to fill it. president n trump promised he would only nominate judges to the supreme court who would overturn roe v. wade. judges who would dismantle the affordable care act. judges who would res

the americans will remind everybody concerned we have seen precious little example of that marty mcbridelive in seoul thanking. that dozens of people have been reported missing after a powerful earthquake hit parts of the northern japanese island of hokkaido the six point seven magnitude quake calls widespread devastation. reports. a desperate search for the missing after a powerful earthquake hits northern japan in the early hours of the morning damaging towns and cutting power to millions across the island three reactors at the tamara nuclear plant were running on backup generators landslides were triggered in dense forests on the mountainside of the rural town of a tsunami covering homes a relief and rescue command center has been set up. i've heard reports such as people having cardiac arrests landslides collapsed buildings and large scale blackouts saving people's lives is a priority while the government deals with the disaster relief we will deal with this crisis like. the governments deployed thousands of troops to help with the rescue operation the quake also shut down all transp

event that showcases the country's achievements while at the same time putting interest says rob mcbride reports from south korea's capital seoul. taking months to prepare and involving tens of thousands of citizens to perform them the games are an extravagance north korea can ill afford. they haven't been staged for five years but the country's leader kim jong un clearly believes this period of improving relations is worth celebrating. him and bracing his south korean counterpart while korean characters declare a new era of reunification eat this display also promotes the message of strengthening relations with the international community after years of isolation i think that you know i think our country should be reunified soon and go out into the world he says. north korea's neighbors may be prevented by international sanctions from trading with it but tourists face less restrictions tickets for foreigners to witness this spectacle cost hundreds of dollars and thousands are expected to visit during the coming months. kim jong un has personally overseen the development of new tourist r

whole question of north korea's nuclear asked rob thank you very much for that for now that is rob mcbride but the latest from seoul thank you. then on to other news now and china has followed through with its threat to retaliate against the latest u.s. tariffs on chinese goods further escalation in their trade war beijing says it's imposing levies on another sixty billion dollars of american made items after u.s. president donald trump announced increased have some two hundred billion dollars of chinese products trump says he's open to talking to beijing but won't let it take advantage of the u.s. scott has more from beijing. china fires back in the escalating trade war between the united states and china imposing sixty billion dollars worth of tariffs that's going to go into effect next monday the same day that the united states is tariffs are going to go in place as well now as we move forward obviously when you look at the numbers china's number tariff number is a lot less than the united states at simply because of that trade imbalance between these two countries something present don

this mcbride is now live in germany they've written an account of their ordeal. they describe how they were separated from their families as children and they identify the perpetrators who tortured them they point out that many of the victims are now retirees who live on welfare. would be on the labor we worked like dogs seven days a week three hundred sixty five days a year people that includes christmas and new year's. and we ended up with nothing but we would have paid for our work to go there was no compensation at all it's an unjust a sonic we want to make a public eye decode. public one. this is the government district in berlin. it's the first time that vanna and hina have visited the capital. and they and other colonia victims have decided to lobby the government for compensation. the government has so far been reluctant to come to terms with these crimes. today they'll be talking to social democrats in peace. they are reports that all the political parties now plan to take this matter seriously. but that is a positive sign for decades the german governme

extra volume of the westbound side right along mcbride. >>> confirmation hearings are set to begin today for brett kavanaugh. senators on the judiciary committee plan to question for four days. topics include abortion, guns, healthcare, the president himself. the white house has provided a record number of documents on cavanaugh but announced that it would withhold 100,000 pages, citing presidential privilege. >> this is the guy that says, the president should be able to declare a statute constitutional all by himself. in writing, he is said the should throw out the special counsel statute. this is relevant and it is not normal. >> republicans hold a razor thin 50-49 majority. dianne feinstein and kamala harris will push this afternoon. >>> president trump is making fresh attacks against his own attorney general. >> he tweeted, investigations onto very popular republican congressman where brought to a well-publicized charge just ahead of the midterms by the jeff sessions justice department. two easy wins now in doubt because there's not enough time. good job, jeff. one of the congressman

by the us and it is so great a development from our perspective let's go to our correspondent rob mcbride now he's joining us live from seoul so a very positive address from both leaders from as we heard once again that they agreed to make korean peninsula nuclear free through various measures do we know what the measures are when can we expect to hear more about. certainly the devil is always in the details as we know it but both leaders extremely upbeat proclaiming this big breakthrough the success of this summit both leaders talking about the long history the animosity between north and south korea and about the huge efforts that have been made this year now culminating in the fruit of this autumn they're talking in very poetic terms about what will now be known as the pyongyang declaration they have most importantly committed themselves to a nuclear free korean peninsula and moon j.n. saying that north korea has a roadmap to move towards giving up its nuclear arsenal that's probably the most important part he says he has seen this road map i'm sure though everybody else the united sta

korean state media has said the summit offers a chance to improve relations with the south and rob mcbride is following the story for us from seoul so rubbery saying this is the third meeting between the two leaders and behind the handshakes and hugs how much pressure is there on south korea's president to deliver something tangible now. that is certainly the hope has a matter we do know that there is this deadlock between north korea or the united states when it comes to the whole question of north korea giving up its nuclear arsenals those talks seem to be stalled they have been stalled for a number of weeks. the president trying to cancel the visit by mike pompei o secretary of state to pyongyang so it's now up to jay it seems to see what he can win or achieve m.p.r. yang with this visit but it has got off to i think what south korea and also the north koreans would reach agree is a very good start it was an official welcome the plane landed about an hour ago it was official but also friendly with kim jong un going personally to the steps to greet his opposite number of the aircraft thi

peninsula they agreed to work together to prevent another war and crucially to make their region right mcbride reports from seoul. they hailed it as a new era for the korean people both in the world and the south of the peninsula they share. a commitment to a denuclearized future was on monday and he agreed to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats you know. the agreement means north korea will abolish some of its weapons development infrastructure under international verification under. the north has decided to permanently close the tom chang ri engine test sides and missile launches with the attendance of experts from relevant countries the agreement also says north korea will close the young beyond nuclear facility that's being key to its weapons development but only if the us reciprocates with concessions of its own. that sounds like the kind of phase denuclearization rejected by more hawkish figures in washington who demanded north korea dismantles its nuclear program unconditionally and there is still no sign of a full i

will depend in part on the reaction of their asian neighbors and an ever watchful united states of mcbride al jazeera so. malaysia's former prime minister now being detained again over a corruption scandal he's already facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from a safe investment fund millions were transferred to najib special bank accounts. the united nations missions in mission in libya has condemned another outbreak of fighting in the capital which is threatening a fifth agreed to weeks ago the latest some arrests plunged lot of tripoli into darkness as it disrupted the electricity supply more than sixty people many of them civilians have been killed since fighting broke out between rival groups last month . rescue workers in northern philippines are continuing search efforts this right saying there's little chance of finding any survivors under a massive landslide family members in the mining town of it are gone have been queuing to identify bodies as there are covered many locals have been sheltering from time food and mangled when the landslide hap

let's go live now to the south korean capital seoul and our correspondent there rob mcbride he's been following events for us president mean there talking about the achievements of the two day summit so far what do you think is the biggest achievement. i think one of the biggest things to be established here and that will count for an awful lot in the future is just the personal connections the personal bonding that seems to being going on over the past couple of days it does all seem extremely genuine the agreement itself it has to be said is quite lacking when you look at it there's very little detail there marty and looking ahead it's probably going to be a tough sell to get the americans on board and to get them back to negotiating with the north koreans but i think it's the spirit in which this has been signed the two sides have come together and have signed this declaration the friendship the bonhomie that seems to have existed and it has pervaded throughout these three days and we're only at the end of day two there's still more to come you do get a sense of it it's you can go

canceled a visit to the north by his secretary of state last month sizing a lack of progress greg mcbride is in the south korean capital seoul. news that this into korean summit will take place had been expected nonetheless confirmation of it has come as something of a relief given the state of stored relations between pyongyang and washington south korea's security chief. has been briefing the blue house the presidential office here in seoul and also the media the event will take place in pyongyang between the eighteenth and the twentieth of september as also reported that north korea remains very much committed to the whole process for the denuclearization on the long term peace of the korean peninsula state run television in north korea has been showing the meeting between kim jong un and the south korean delegation it has all been smiles and handshakes it is also being confirmed that the south korean delegation has been given a personal message from kim jong un to convey to the americans and to president donald trump presumably this is a message of goodwill expressing that north korea

north korean state media says the summit offers a chance to improve relations with the south about mcbride has more from seoul. this summit is now underway with president moon j.n. being the first south korean president to visit pyongyang since two thousand and seven he is now in talks with kim jong un looking at ways of improving into korean relations and build upon the panmunjom declaration that they signed at the start of this process way back in april of course the big prize is try to find some way of advancing talks that have remained stalled between north korea and the united states on ways of north korea giving up its nuclear arsenal but so far officials from south korea and also north korea will be happy with the way that this has begun the official visit official welcome to pyongyang airport and also a warm welcome with kim jong un going to the steps of the plane to greet personally moving jay in this is a break with protocol it's one of the things that south korean officials say makes this a different type of summit it remains to be seeing whether like previous summits this one w

moon giant to a special concert after spending the day discussing north korea's nuclear program rob mcbride reports from seoul on the historic occasion. if talks over north korea's nuclear stockpile were in trouble you wouldn't know it from the smiles and hugs. the third meeting between north korea's kim jong un and monday in south korea and the warmest so far. a full on a god and equal providence given to the flags of north korea and the blue flag of a reunified korean peninsula. the last meeting between these two men led to the historic summit between him and u.s. president donald trump but moon knows this visit must deliver some evidence of north korea's commitments to denuclearize ation if talks with the u.s. are to raise you on day one perhaps disclosure of inventory facilities and this is the kind of thing that morning we need to get going to come out and say when the two leaders arrived at the state gas towns they seem to accept the strength of the welcome is evidence of a growing desire for change. even the people in the apartment behind us they welcomed us with such passion i was g

rounds out a trip that's how the two leaders agreed to making their pain until a nuclear free as rough mcbride reports from the south korean capital seoul. this summit ended as it began rich in symbolism president moon j end of south korea and his north korean host kim jong un top of mt peck to the highest peak of the korean peninsula spiritually significant to all koreans into korean relations have seen many false starts with attempts at reconciliation often returning to threats of war but there's a strong sense moon and kim want to forge a bond so strong that they can never slip back to the acrimony of the past. two inches of the oh we adopted a military pact to end a history of brutal and tragic confrontation and hostility. some weapons facilities will be closed but there's little detail on how to fulfill them or they promise to make the peninsula you clear three it's enough though to breathe new life back into the stalled negotiations between north korea and the united states and could lead to a second summit between kim and u.s. president donald trump but many believe to make real progres

like new delhi in beijing hong kong is also suffering from high levels of pollution that's right mcbride now reports. an awareness event by pollution campaigners in a city that is becoming aware of a growing danger. this summer hong kong like much of mainland china has been experiencing record levels of ozone a complex mix of pollutants from vehicles and industry that's made worse during heat waves and a problem not helped by climate change actually has the highest level of. for the last two decades and right now we do not know how to deal with that and it is a problem for hong kong and tie china polluted air has long been in the necessary cost of rapid economic development that's only recently been terkel. they're just lation has been passed to control the industrial emissions as well as from vehicles and shipping and there's a drive towards using renewable sources of energy instead of coal cities like beijing have been enjoying far more so-called blue sky days critics say the chinese and hong kong governments have been forced to act for fear of social discontent if they didn't but the

, friends of his mother my son, one of the great leaders of the transgender equality cause, sarah mcbride they say in the senate when i served there, as a point of personal privilege, i want to recognize and have her up here. i saw danica earlier to endorse and encourage her. she would have won by 10 more points had i not done that publicly. but we had a great conversation on election night. i will never forget it. i will never forget her enthusiasm and her determination and commitment. ever since the last time i have spoken to you from this stage, it has been pointed out, we have made progress. notwithstanding the onslaught by this administration and the regressive elements in american society. it was a time of tremendous progress and historic change that you helped guide us through in our administration. because of you, because of you, particularly people like dennis and judy shepard. i don't know where you are, but stand up. [applause] mr. biden: jill and i know what it is like to lose a child. we understand the pain never goes away and i admire -- i mean this from the bottom of my hea

president donald trump on the denuclearization of korea rob mcbride reports from seoul. it had all the usual pomp of previous military displays but lacking much of the hardware especially the missiles compare this with this. particular bill looking at a military parade in april last year commemorating the birth date of north korea's founder kim il song. bristling with the medium and long range missiles it was provocatively testing on a regular basis. even at the start of the thaw in relations earlier this year north korea was showing off the intercontinental ballistic missiles that had taken it to what appeared to be the brink of conflict with the u.s. now you see them now you don't. this parade had far more emphasis on the development of the economy in line with leader kim jong un's promise to improve his people's living standards after years of hardship. but the large contingent of journalists allowed into north korea for this event has been shown apparent signs of success even if they are carefully stage managed to get it on to one continent you can because this is th

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to the korean war and agreeing to a third summit with south korea's president later this month rob mcbride has more from seoul. news that this into korean summit will take place had been expected nonetheless confirmation of it has come as something of a relief given the state of stored relations between pyongyang and washington south korea's security chief. has been briefing the blue house the presidential office here in seoul and also the media the event will take place in pyongyang between the eighteenth and the twentieth of september as also reported that north korea remains very much committed to the whole process for the denuclearization on the long term peace of the korean peninsula state run television in north korea has been showing the meeting between kim jong un and the south korean delegation it has all been smiles and handshakes it is also being confirmed that the south korean delegation has been given a personal message from kim jong un to convey to the americans and to president donald trump presumably this is a message of goodwill expressing that north korea is still very mu

course he has to try to sell all this to the americans marty all right rob thank you for that rob mcbride is our correspondent in the south korean capital seoul monitoring all of this historic events taking place just up the road in pyongyang. now the german car maker b.m.w. says it's planning to shut down its u.k. plant for a month after the u.k. leaves the european union it wants to minimize the risk of supply disruption if there is no breakfast deal now the announcement comes as the british prime minister terry's a may go to austria for a gathering of e.u. leaders to try to shore up support for her idea of how britain can leave the european union currently report from munich. if there is a city in europe which signifies muscular success and power in munich surely it's the economy of the region that varia is bigger than all but five countries in the whole european union german exports to britain were worth tens of billions of dollars last year a messy bricks it with no plan could cost the germans a lot so people are worried they also think that britain should be some danger so relation

talks this is the first time a south korean leader has traveled to the north in over a decade rob mcbride has more from seoul but also it has to be said a very friendly warm hugs handshakes smiles also breaks with road to gold with kim jong un himself coming to the plane the steps of the plane to greet moon j.n. in person this is we are told a break in protocol it's just one of the ways that this summit is different to the previous summits that have taken place under previous presidents and according to the south korean officials it gives hope there is evidence that unlike previous summits in initiatives this one might indeed be successful the u.s. does escalating its trade war with china with another two hundred billion dollars worth of tariffs on imports from the world's second biggest economy the ten percent hike will take effect from next monday then and close to twenty five percent on january first next year syrian state media says its air defense forces have intercepted missiles fired at the coastal city of latakia they were reportedly targeting state run industrial buildings on the

can be used right mcbride is our correspondent as ever tracking what's going on on the korean peninsula for us rob this is happening in pyongyang north of the border is that being seen as good news in the region. i think so peter these events do not take place normally that is the first visit by a south korean president to pyongyang since two thousand and seven so it is something of a landmark there is growing anticipation both here in south korea and in north korea we know it is going to be a very packed itinerary the most important element of that of course will be the series of face to face meetings between moon j.n. of south korea and kim jong un they'll also be far more detailed discussions between members of their very large delegations they'll be talking about ways of improving into korean relations building on what they have already achieved about tackling the risk levels are on the korean peninsula trying to remove the threat of military conflict but as you mentioned there the real prize would be finding a way somehow to restart the stalled talks between north korea and the uni

this mcbride is now live in germany they've written an account of their ordeal. they describe how they were separated from their families as children and they identify the perpetrators who tortured them they point out that many of the victims are now retirees who live on welfare. beyond the limit we work like dogs seven days a week three hundred sixty five days a year people that includes christmas and new year's. and we ended up with nothing but we went paid for our work. there was no compensation at all listen and just a study we want to make a public record for the public one. this is the government district in berlin and. it's the first time that vanna and hina have visited the capital. they and other colonial victims have decided to lobby the government for compensation. the government has so far been reluctant to come to terms with these crimes. today they'll be talking to social democrats in peace. there are reports that all the political parties now plan to take this matter seriously. that is a positive sign for decades the german government refused to di

us live via skype from fan thanks for talking to us very much and i take the final thought of rob mcbride's report and put it to you how much of this bon ami that's been on display between the two men how much of this is substantial and how much of it is just window dressing. i think it's genuine from the south koreans i think that when gene genuinely wants to to heal the rift with north korea and he's talked about this for many decades he campaigned on this when he ran and lost in two thousand and twelve he campaigned on it again last year this is a longstanding commitment from him so i think the personal reporters there the real trick is that south korea and north korea and north korea the united states are very far apart ideologically and politically right i mean one is an orwellian tyranny in that both the other two are democracies and that's ultimately really the problem here right moon can narrow the differences somewhat but unless north korea changes unless north korea liberalizes a little bit it's going to be hard to have a sustained interact the relationship between the two can be