this morning which made it awkward to do the events alone, we have seen mrs. abemichelle obama, also first lady bush, so it was a little odd not to have the first lady with firstly d first lady abe. >> did it surprise you that ivanka trump didn't step in today? >> reporter: i think a number of people, myself included thinking if mrs. trump is not going to be able to make it in time, there would have been a surrogate to join mrs. abe, or perhaps someone from the state department or maybe even mrs. pence just somebody there to represent the administration sort of in terms of hosting a spouse of a foreign leader, because that's the tradition. if we were to go there, if the trumps or pences would go to japan, likely there would be some sort of escort from the administration to help along. so it was a bit of a surprise and ivanka was at the press conference at the white house with the prime minister of japan, so there was so question about couldn't somebody maybe have gone, but again we asked the white house and they looked forward to mrs. trump and mrs. abe spending t

what does mr abe want in return. 0ne was japan so nervous about the trump residency?mpaign, donald trump talked a lot about china and slapping tariffs on chinese goods and china stealing us jobs. what has that been in the past double of months was trump conflating china's problem with japan how japanese automakers are being unfairto us japan how japanese automakers are being unfair to us automakers and talked about how the yen, in his view, is undervalued and in many ways it is about heading off a trade war. president trump does decide to devalue the dollar in washington, dc, you see this kind of a very big effort from prime minister abe said we are creating jobs and opportunities for the us. we are not the enemy. will it work? mr abe congratulated him back in november but it did not stop mr trump from criticising toyota in his tweets. but it did not stop mr trump from criticising toyota in his tweetslj think president trump is realising from his visor is that us needs japan as much as japan needs the us. with north korea and china, the us needs japan. in the long run

mr abe is pressured by mr trump to for insta nce is pressured by mr trump to for instance appreciateknown to sell at all injapan. have not been known to sell at all in japan. that would have not been known to sell at all injapan. that would be considered humiliating, but i don't think mr abe will concede in that way. he already has a financial deal which is offering from that japanese side, so if trump and shinzo abe strike up something which is beneficial to both i think the community will feel optimistic about the trump administration. when all is said and done who do you think will benefit from this us— japan trade business relationship? by intuition right now is that the us will benefit a bit more, but in the long fill the vacuum@ ‘for decades taiwan nuclear power for decades taiwan will stop it ms z.‘.,_.il.i1i1:..,.. nw. by? by'y used into by'y "ice cultivating ' w ' 7 l is ’ helping t5525 helping taiwan these fields are helping taiwan produce more energy. produce more renewable energy. because the soil is damaged, most crops no longer grow here. so now farmers are helping prod

we understand mr abe is going to suggest more investment and more job creation mr abe is going to suggestn in the us economy in this meeting to persuade mr trump that japan the us economy in this meeting to persuade mr trump thatjapan is really a n persuade mr trump thatjapan is really an ally and a partner for his job creation not an enemy. you are watching news day on the bbc. still to come... living in a lonely world. she takes the midnight train. smiles all the way for ricoh as he sings along with his countrymen who now fronts the american band, journey. there is mr mandela, mr nelson mandela. a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in

mrs. trump and abes to mar-a-largo. very interesting behind-the-scenes roll internationally that i think is quite remarkable. >> let's talk about that. ivanka trump and jared with the president and first lady in mar-a-largo for the weekend. usually away from president trump on the weekend. here's "snl"'s take of this. >> one more thing, you know i love my daughter ivanka and her husband jared. they always keep me so calm and make sure i don't do anything too crazy. >> that's true sir. >> are they gone? >> they don't work on shabbat. >> when the jews are away, play. send in steve bannon. >> will be with the president and first lady in mar-a-largo but been in washington, d.c. the last couple of weeks as well. just because observe shabbat didn't mean not close by, just don't work on it and not different this weekend. ivanka had a tricky week where her father dragged her into the nordstrom's mess. not something they wanted. voluntarily stepped down from the company when didn't have to, playing no formal role in the administ

it seems mr abe wants to jump the gun on other asian leaders. fore his inauguration, talking about 50,000 jobs, toyota investing billions of dollars. japan always wants to — every japanese leader wants to call the president of the united states by their first name. this alliance is critical. the other part of the economic business side is the trans atlantic partnership, which 0bama negotiated and donald trump has abandoned, in there there is a kind of bilateral relationship between japan and america which is aboutjob, investment and trade between these two big economies. is the concern right now of shinzo abe creating that bilateral agreement between those countries or could he still tell mr trump to consider tpp — it will be in the benefit of the us and the asia pacific? i'm sure abe san will put in some good word for tpp because he really went out there and fought for it but i think he realises that trump having said publicly he is not going to go for it, he will not do a quick u—turn, it is too destabilising for his reputation. so i think what

cordial, they will be getting down after the gulf today to discuss things like trade, a concern to mr abet mr trump did first after taking office was tearing up the trans—pacific partnership, taking office was tearing up the tra ns—pacific partnership, the taking office was tearing up the trans—pacific partnership, the trade deal that barack 0bama had helped negotiate. that leaves no bilateral trade agreement in place between the united states and japan, to the concern of shins are they. those sort of things will be discussed and mrabe sort of things will be discussed and mr abe will be concerned about that. that was made between donald trump and the chinese premier. —— shinzo abe. basically confirming that america is behind the one china policy. there is tension in the region between china and japan. lots to discuss on the golf course today. good to talk to you. jean—claude juncker says he doubts that the remaining 27 members of the european union can maintain a united front as they negotiate britain's exit. in an interview with german radio, to be broadcast tomorrow, the president of th

this is after the economic mr. abeaid to trump to come over and golf with me. >> there is also an aspect towards golfing. it seems prime minister oblique does not want to get his hands dirty with the details. his deputy can do that with mike pence. for policy, this could be the start of a replacer for the tpp. they could find bilateral trade ties with those countries that were involved. as far as a new economic going to be are looking at a fiscal monetary policy. it includes infrastructure, energy, tighten security, and i lateral trade. it will be an interesting point of contention here. for japan there is the , mr. trumpl sector did campaign to bring jobs back to detroit. he wanted those rust belt states beating clinton. they be interesting what are going to be doing besides building cars up ahead. >> all right, thank you for that. we have the latest on that meeting over the weekend. news, a goldking miner. it is about $187 million right now. it has been coming under pressure since the trump train rallied after the el

mr abe is expected to stress that 1.5 million americanjobs rely, either directly or indirectly, on japanese top of this you have the so—called currency wars. mr trump has claimed the japanese yen is kept artificially low against the dollar to help japanese exporters. the japanese deny that they do this. and there's another big figure that is causing tension. $5.5 billion was the bill to keep us troops in japan last year. japan actually paid for almost half of that, according to their defence ministry, but mr trump says the us is shouldering too much of the burden of security in the region. so how best to diffuse all this tension? over a round or two of golf of course, as samira hussain reports japan's prime minister will be meeting with president trump at the white house on friday. but where most of the diplomatic charter may actually take place is on the links. american presidents have a long history of wayne gulf, and mr trump is no different. —— play in goal. in a recent interview, the president said he believes playing golf is a better way to get to know somebody then having lunch, one

american flags, some of them for the armed forces are turned up by mrs. abe she hopes one of the flags she makes may be carried in triumph down the streets of tokyo. the produce business used to be home to these boys. now they're in the produce business in denver. from the jerome relocation center, he moved to the middle west to make marshmallows. artificial lake doesn't interfere with the way he handles the pitchforkhis young fellow is typical of the evacuees who are getting along with their fellow workers. finding satisfaction and become self-supporting once more. the americanism of the great majority of america's japanese, nineds the highest expression in the thousands of almost half of them are in the japanese american combat team. some of the volunteers came from hawaii, some from the eastern united states mainland. volunteers to fight against the militarism and the pressure of japan and germany. they know what they're fighting against and fighting for their country an for the american ideals that are part of their upbringing. democracy, freedom, regardl

there is concern about mr abe's meeting with donald trump in america and what comes out of that bilateraluse. that is wall street. the nasdaq edged up to another record. there is weakness in banking stocks pressuring the dow jones industrial average. and with that, we end this edition of asia business report. thank you very much for investing your time in us. i am rico hizon. have a productive thursday. that is it for now. you are watching bbc news. i'm kasia madera. the top stories this hour: the us senate has confirmed president trump's controversial choice for attorney general, right—wing senator, jeff sessions. president trump has criticised the clothing retailer, nordstrom, for dropping his daughter ivanka's clothing line. critics say his comments are inappropriate. tara palmer—tomkinson, the socialite, tv personality, and close friend of the royal family, has been found dead at herflat in london. she was 45. police, who were called to her home in chelsea at lunchtime on wednesday, say her death is not being treated as suspicious. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall say t

i know that senator hatch with the bilateral route, i am that trump will make that case to mr. abe and i'm not sure they will find common ground today on trading. the tpp has so many moving parts, i do not think you can cut off and a bilateral deal -- host by between japan and the u.s. questions -- it could be questions they take at the news conference today at 1:00 p.m.. it will bill c-span or you can watch on your -- it will be on c-span or you can watch on your tv. or you can download the free app. we are talking about trade with the jenny leonard from "inside u.s. trade," the associate editor. we are talking about tpp, the border tax redoing. how do you open up the deal every do it? what would it take? guest: president obama and his basically sold tpp as a renegotiation of nafta because mexico and canada are both part of the tpp. a lot of the things that were in the 1994 nafta like labor environment and enforceable thegs that were part of tpp, they said they reopened nafta by concluding the tpp negotiations. it is unclear. we know from reports that trump's commerce secretary, w

mr abe was very unamused by the intrusion.north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council guidelines. then, in his response, president trump appeared to forget to condemn the north korean launch. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. in south korea, the military made the normal noises. translation: our military is poised to respond immediately to any provocations from north korea that threaten the security of the republic of korea. missing from all of this so far, is china — the country that many think holds the key to stopping north korea. china's leaders say they do not want a north korea armed with nuclear missiles, but nor do they want the kim regime to collapse. with each new test, north korea comes a step closer to that goal of becoming a nuclear—missile—armed state. the prospect make

mr. abe and mr. trump were briefed on the situation and appeared together to issue a joint statement condemn dg the test. let's listen. >> translator: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the u.n. security council resolutions. during the summit meeting that i had with president trump, he assured me that the united states will always be with japan 100% and to demonstrate his determination as well as commitment, he is now here with me at this joint press conference. >> thank you very much, mr. prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. snore a very brief remark there from the u.s. president donald trump. cnn's athena jones has more now on the white house reaction. >> reporter: hi there. that's right. we did hear brief stams from japanese prime minister shinzo abe and an even briefer statement i should say from president trump h

if you of security talks saying fortrump was at the resort a get to know weekend with mr. abe. lks,ew of security saying mr. trump was at the resort for a get to know weekend with mr. roabe. there is a picture attached to this story this morning which shows something captured by a diner there at that mar-a-lago restaurant. these goings-on leading up to the announcement of the north korea missile test. georgia. republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. this thing about flynn, i'm glad they caught it in time. before it got any worse. i think that trump is doing a good job. people need to respect him and at least give him the chance. host: joy from bethany, oklahoma. democrats line. caller: good morning. thank you for "washington journal." i really enjoy it. a previous caller talked about the liberal media. i'm so sick and tired of hearing that. fox news is the most-watched news. this is the to of the iceberg. tip of the iceberg. the cabinet he is filling is corrupt and we will see more corruption. thank you for letting me speak today. host: if you are on twitter says th

meanwhile today marked another milestone for melania trump who hosted mrs. abe for a garden tour and luncheon. mrs. trump's first solo duties as the first lady. mrs. trump also tweeted a photo of herself with mrs. abe and talked about the need to set values and be an example for future generations which had very much the first lady agendas as her tone. the president also tweeted about support for daughter ivanka who is also in florida and has been part of the activities with the abe family. the president saying he's proud ivanka has held her held high after a lot of media attention this week about her and her fashion brand. >>> with us from detroit, one of the plaintiffs suing the trump administration. it's great to have you with us. when you see the president suggesting that he could rewrite the executive order, what does that signal to you? >> look, the biggest threat we have in our country is not of muslim faith. i think president trump is continuing- donald seems to be continuing trying to target people solely based on their faith. our lawsuit as we pursue i

a world leader, japan's prime minister and mrs. abe, hosted by the president and first lady, melania trump. an official white house dinner but held on the patio at the president's mar-a-lago club in palm beach. a weekend of hospitality that included a trip on air force one. ' >> hello, everybody. >> hi. >> reporter: during that flight, the trumps stopped to talk to reporters where the president said he may decide to avoid a continued federal court battle to enforce his seven-country travel ban. >> the unfortunate part is it takes time. we'll win that battle. but we also have a lot of other options including just filing a brand-new order on monday. >> reporter: however, senior advisers say all options include eight peeling to the supreme court, remain open. >> the president also told reporters he was unaware of renewed controversy around his national security adviser michael flynn. >> i don't know about it. i haven't seen it. what report is that? i'll look at that. >> reporter: flynn has denied that he spoke to russia's ambassador befor

do you think he'll beat mr. abe on the course? >> he's a good golfer.now anything about mr. abe. >> i'll bring it to you on "squawk box." i have some stats for you guys. >> there we go. thank you very much for it. we look forward to "squawk box" in ten minutes time. >>> michael gapen from barclays is coming up next. retirement ra. i'm the money you save for retirement. who's he? he's green money, for spending today. makes it easy to tell you apart. that, and i am better looking. i heard that. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. bp engineers use robotic ultrasound technology, so they can detect and repair corrosion before it ever becomes a problem. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >>> futures at this hour are called higher by about 31 points. the s&p and the nasdaq also higher. the trump reflation trade was reignited by talk of a possible tax deal coming within the next couple of weeks. joining us to discuss is michab. were you surprised that a tax deal is just two, three weeks a

mr abe said the two leaders would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal, which mr trump wants washingtonn. now to some other news: french police have arrested four people in the southern city of montpellier on suspicion of planning an imminent terrorist attack. the three men and a 16—year—old girl were detained after they bought bomb—making chemicals. a police official said the teenager had pledged loyalty to the so—called islamic state group in a recent video. british police are investigating how 360kg of cocaine came to be washed up on beaches in eastern england. the estimated street value of the drugs is more than $60 million. police said a member of the public had contacted officers in norfolk on thursday after seeing bags on a beach near the town of great yarmouth. at least 17 people have died and dozens injured after a crush at a football stadium in angola. an official from the local hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january fourth stadium in uige, where local teams were playing a match. stay with us on bbc new

that was with mrs. abe. very traditional for the two spouses to do something together while the president and his counterpart are having meetings or doing this sort of outing today. mrs. trump went along with mrs. abe to a japanese garden here in florida. they spent part of the morning there making a number of stops and are having a lunch together. for a first lady who continues to reside in new york, the first time we've seen her doing something in her role as first lady separate from the president. stephanie? >> looks like a lovely day for some golf down there. of course, a lot of work to do. >> reporter: yes. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> if the trump administration decides not to draft a new executive order, who are some of the legal options. the white house could take the case to the u.s. supreme court. or the administration could ask the 9th circuit court of appeals to reconsider the ruling and finally take the case back to the courts. joining me to discuss, legal analyst and attorney, lisa green.

. >> meanwhile the first lady melania trump and mrs. abe are visiting japanese garden.ey will have lunch this afternoon. white house correspondent is live outside the trump resort in palm beach, florida. athena, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, victor. as you mentioned, the two leaders are playing golf as we speak. we did get video of them arriving on the golf course which is in a separate location from the estate you see behind me. later on tonight there will be another dinner. you'll remember there was a dinner last night. this is a delegation dinner taking place later tonight. then as you mentioned tfirst lay melania trump and, mr. abe having touring japanese garden. this is very much about built r building a personal relationship between the two leaders and helping maintain what has lon been a strong relationship been the two countries. one thing i would mention after their first meeting yesterday prime minister abe was the first foreign head of state to meet with president-elect trump back in november. after that the two countries issued a joint stat

meanwhile, today marked another milestone for melania trump who hosted mrs. abe a garden tour and luncheon. mrs. trump's first solo duties at the first lady. and nearly 1,000 people showed up on ocean beach today to do this, spelling out the word resist on the beach. they say they were inspired to come out for a variety of reasons but you can see the crowd here very large. many supported pink caps they wore a few weeks ago at women's marches that took place across the country. >> we just came from standing rock. this is the next step for us to make sure we're engaged on a daily basis. >> we want to show that america, the majority of americans do not support what he's doing. >> if there's a problem we don't sit back and take it. we express ourselves. >> after spelling out the word resist, demonstrators joined hands for forming a human chain that stretched the length of th beach. >>> a video of the night to show you of a swiftwater rescue north of sacramento. an 81-year-old man swept out of his car yesterday afternoon into rushing water. national guard crew happe

meanwhile, another milestone for melania trump, who hosted mrs. abe for a luncheon and garden tour, mrs. trump's first solo duties as the first lady. >> and that was nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting. you can catch up on all the politics of the week on today's "meet the press." chuck todd will have sunday exclusives with senator bernie sanders and former virginia senator jim webb. chuck will choin join us for a preview in a few minutes. >>> a bethesda church fighting back against new construction that's happening right next door. >> and news 4's derrick ward is live to tell us why the church is so worried about what is under the ground. hi, derrick. >> reporter: hey, good morning again. the church we're is macedonia baptist church. you see it there behind me along river road. this is the last vestige of a community that sprung up after the civil war. this is all about development that began back in the '50s. take a look at this map. this is the area in question. now, over on the other side of river road, it's believed there was a burial ground there for

meanwhile, today marked another milestone for melania trump who hosted mrs. abe for a garden tour and luncheon. mrs. trump's first solo duties as the first lady. and the president will continue his international outreach this week, canada's prime minister, some time trump critic at the white house monday. then one of the president's best friends on the world stage, benjamin netanyahu of israel, will be there later in the week. and late tonight the president tweeted his support of daughter ivanka, who's a part of the abe visit in florida, saying he's proud she is keeping her head held high after she and her fashion brand have been in the news this week. kelly o'donnell, thank you. >> tomorrow don't miss an exclusive interview with former democratic presidential candidate, senator bernie sanders speaking to my colleague, chuck todd, on "meet the press." >>> as republicans move forward with plans to repeal and replace obamacare, some law make ergs are facing rising tensions at town halls across the country. angry constituents looking for answers about the future of

president trump asked mr. abe what are they saying? the prime minister said, look at me. rather, a literal translation the president seemed to take literally and looked at him, smiled at him, patted his hand. the prime minister smiled back and pointed in the direction of the cameras. and long last 19 seconds or so, the handshake finally ended but i think it's useful for viewers to know, there's some background on that unusual exchange sf. >> but it's where the release of the handshake takes place and abe's expression was like, i don't know what that was. >> a picture is worth a thousand words. >> all right, athena jones, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> coming up, president trump said he plans to look into reports his national security advisor talks sanctions with russia's ambassador. the potential repercussions for michael flynn and u.s. russian relations, next. ♪ it's not just a car, it's your daily treat. ♪ go ahead, spoil yourself. the es and es hybrid. experience amazing. mattress firmness? enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you ca

mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion.on: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council resolutions. in his response, president trump seemed less certain. even neglecting to condemn the north korean launch. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. kim jong—un recently promised to test a much more powerful intercontinental missile. president trump has vowed that will not happen, but it is not clear how he intends to stop it. north korea already has short—range missiles capable of hitting south korea, and medium—range missiles capable of hitting japan. the musudan is an intermediate—range missile, which may be able to hit us bases in guam. the ultimate goal is a so—called icbm, able to hit parts of the united states and australia. for more than 20 years, the outside world has been trying t

they both talked about north korea at one point president trump thanked mr. abe for hosting our armed forces. you might recall it was during the campaign when president trump suggested that perhaps japan should be paying considerable sums of money to have our troops there. we heard from the prime minister start his remarks by congratulating president trump on the improbable rise in the polls, noting that he was a political novice, and congratulated him on winning the election. we also heard a name check trump tower as well. our peter alexander was in the room there. we'll be talking to peter in a moment. is peter back up? peter is back uhm. >> reporter: craig, do you hear me? >> i do have you. pete, let's start with something that president trump said that caught a lot of folks perhaps by surprise, promising some sort of action within the next week with regards to security. at this point, any idea what he was talking about? >> reporter: yes, if you'd move from me briefly thanks so much. i think the bottom line we should expect additional security measures in the

and mrs. abe as a personal gift. trump has reached out to his prime minister counterpart. he hopes the countries can develop a mutually beneficial relationship. white house press secretary sean spicer said trump wrote that he hopes to work with xi. during his campaign trump criticized china over trade issues. he's indicated he may reconsider the u.s.'s position on the one china issue. >>> the people decommissioning the fukushima daiichi plant are having issues. workers need to clear debris in the containment vessel so they can measure radiation and temperatures. they plan to take measurements by sending in a robot like scorpion. a crew sent in a different device last week. an on board camera showed deposits that experts believed contained molten fuel. a team led by japanese scientists has witnessed a new creation of a new planetary system. it's the first time humans have observed the formation that leads to planet and stars. they hope that it will lead to a better understanding of the creation of our own solar system. they used the world's largest telescope high up in the

mr abe said the two leaders would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal, which mr trump wants washingtony are now playing golf. meanwhile president trump and his chinese counterpart, xijinping, have held theirfirst telephone conversation. during the call, described as "cordial", mr trump agreed to honour the so—called "one china" policy, which he'd previously threatened to re—examine. the one china policy acknowledges there is only one chinese government and that diplomatic relations must be with china, not taiwan. our china editor carrie gracie reports from the taiwanese capital taipei. people in taiwan have more freedom of expression than people in china. after 70 years of governing itself, this noisy democracy has a mind of its own. taiwan even has political satire. in this animation studio, they are notjust mocking their own president but mr xi and mr trump as well. we have 1800 missiles pointed our way but at the same time in taiwan we have absolute freedom to do anything we want, so satire is one of the good things we need to push because it helps taiwan to get its name out there.

talk about a tough task ahead for mr. abe.has his work cut out for him ever since the first meeting with trump after the election. the u.s. kind of left him at the altar when it came to t.p.p. he called japan a currency manipulator. do you think abe will be able to deliver? it is a very delicate dance his weekend. >> you're right. it is an important relationship, particularly important for japan. i think the charge about currency manipulation was kind of classic donald trump in terms of putting your counterparty off balance before a negotiation. japan has the second largest trade deficit of the united states after china but is a fifth of what china's is. and i think, you know, trump also wants more jobs, more investment. he is all about jobs and investment. i think what he is expecting from abe and the plan that you mentioned, japan, u.s. growth, employment initiative basically abe is coming with a gift basket, economic and jobs gift basket. that was part of the plan all along is we want to see more from you, japan, in investm

mr. trump hosting japanese prime minister shinzo abe on a golf course here in the area. rk and play. during the flight on air force one here to florida, the president and mrs. donald trump went back to talk to recordrepo. he talked about the setbacks for the seven country travel ban. he suggested a new strategy. >> unfortunate part it takes time. we'll win that battle. we also have a lot of other options, including filing a new order on monday. >> reporter: white house officials tell us that the president will still have all include things like trying to pursue with a supreme court. we heard he is talking about a new replacement executive order which would stop the issue with the courts. this morning, the president used twitter to talk about the issue. he tweeted our legal system is broken. he takes a quote here from the conservative d.c. paper. 77% of refugees allowed in u.s. since travel retrieve. so do you thiangerous. nbc news has not verified that stat. we share are it because the president is using that to make his case this morning. >> kelly for us in florida. than

and mrs. abeo his private residence for tonight's coming is going to give them a ride on air force one. lots of fun and games. you can read more about that in the japan times. they're talking about how trump is expected to reaffirm america's commitment to its security alliance with japan. anchor: staying in asia, burma's government says it deeply concerned about allegations of widespread human rights abuses committed by security forces in the northern states, outlined in a u.n. report last week. u.n. report is still getting attention in burmese papers. the front page of the "myanmar times," focusing on what this report is talking about. the government security forces in this northern area committed mass killing and gang rapes of muslims and burned their villages. they are talking about the burmese armed forces who are going to investigate these allegations. it is front-page news, but you can see there's a cartoon state is a lot more critical of burmese authorities. you see the burmese military her

abe meets president trump later. trade will be high on the agenda. remember, one of mrmp's first actions as president was to withdraw from the 12—nation trans pacific partnership trade deal — signed by obama — and strongly supported by the japanese. mr trump called it a ‘terrible‘ dealfor the us. he wants a fairer trading relationship with japan — let's show you why. last yearjapan sold almost $69 billion of more stuff to the us than it bought from the us. that ‘trade surplus‘ as it's called is one of the biggest any nation has with america. to give you an idea of why — look at this. in 2015 — the latest figures we have — the us exported a little over 16,000 cars to japan. here's how many japanese cars were sold that year in the us — 17.5 million — that's an all—time record. here's a vital point though — most of those cars are actually made in the us. mr abe is expected to stress that 1.5 million americanjobs rely — either directly or indirectly — on japanese carmakers. on top of this — you have the so called ‘currency wars‘. mrtrump has claimed the japanese yen is kept

mr trump has continued to insist that tough immigration measures are crucial to america's national security. earlier, donald trump list of the japanese prime minister shinzo abehouse. —— hosted the japanese. from there they travelled together to mr trump's estate, mar—a—lago. president trump has said he is committed to the security of japan, and that their alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the asia—pacific region. mr abe said the two leaders would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal. you can get more on all our stories by going to the bbc news website where there's in—depth coverage of the political battle over president trump's immigration ban. go to bbc.com/news. in other news, at least 17 people died after a crush at a football stadium in angola. an official from the local hospital is quoted as saying that 76 people were also injured after a crowd of people stormed the gates at the january 4th stadium in uige, where local teams were playing a match. local officials in the philippines say four people are dead and around 120 injured after a powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southern island of mindanao. the earthquake dama

mr abe said the two leaders would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal. more on all our stories by going to the bbc news website, where there's in—depth coverage of the political battle over president trump's immigration ban. go to bbc.com/news. in other news: at least 17 people died after a crush at a football british police are investigating how 360 kilos of cocaine were washed up on beaches in eastern england. the estimated street value of the drugs is more than sixty million dollars. police said a member of the public had contacted officers in norfolk on thursday after seeing bags on a beach near the town of great yarmouth. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence in the espirito santo region. officers had been demanding higher pay and their absence from the streets led to an increase in assaults, robberies and shootings. greg dawson reports. this has become a familiar scene in brazil's espirito santo region: a community in silence as another body is carried away. translation: i want to move awa

mr abe said the two leaders would also discuss the trans—pacific trade deal.ore on all our stories by going to the bbc news website, where there's in—depth coverage of the political battle over president trump's immigration ban. go to bbc.com/news. police in brazil have reached a deal to end a week long strike that has led to a wave of violence in the espirito santo region. officers had been demanding higher pay and their absence from the streets led to an increase in assaults, robberies and shootings. greg dawson reports. this has become a familiar scene in brazil's espirito santo region: a community in silence as another body is carried away. translation: i want to move away from here, because i do not like this place. it is very difficult. every day there are killings, shootings, every day i am scared. more than 100 people have died in the violence is the police strike began a week ago. officers have been demanding higher salaries after four years of frozen wages. but their absence has created a lawless vacuum, with dozens of shops looted and many businesse

mr abe said the missile launch was absolutely intolerable and mrtrump said he stood by japan. clashes in the iraqi capital baghdad have left at least five people dead. the trouble broke out between the security forces and supporters of the shia muslim cleric muqtada al—sadr. tens of thousands of demonstrators at the rally denounced government corruption and demanded electoral reform. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, swan eats fish, cat ignores mouse, and mountain moves man. few things say the future better than robots. we seem to be in an era of massive advances at the moment. this week, a leaked video from boston dynamics shows off its latest machine, called handle, something its founder described as "nightmare—inducing". rolling on with the wheel theme, piaggio, known for its vespa motorcycles, has revealed a new robot servant called gita. this robo—suitcase follows its owner's every move, using cameras in its body and in the user's belt. but sometimes it's good to look at where we've come from. the robots exhibition at london's science museum is a 500—year h

mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion.on: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council resolutions. in his response, president trump seemed less certain, even neglecting to condemn the north korean launch. thank you very much, mr prime minister. i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally, 100%. thank you. kim jong—un recently promised to test a much more powerful intercontinental missile. president trump has vowed that will not happen, north korea already has short—range missiles capable of hitting south korea, and medium—range missiles capable of hitting japan. the musudan is an intermediate—range missile, which may be able to hit us bases in guam. the ultimate goal is a so—called icbm, able to hit parts of the united states and australia. for more than 20 years, the outside world has been trying to stop north korea, with tighter and tighter sa