mr. moon's is his own personality. power organization and the democratic party. moon has early on mr. a strong commitment to justice and public service. loyalty amongs the people. he was not a politician he had been at human rights lawyer and an activist for more than 30 years. president roh started as a politician, mr. -- he had ton been decline it because he is a human right's lawyer. he thought he is an activist. roh was elected in offered mr. moon state affairs, her thatted on the condition the secretary position is his role in the administration. heleft the blue house after was secretary. mr. moon helped the impeachment trial. side eight him come back -- made him come back as a politician. he has returned to the political world. it is a destiny he cannot escape, i think. is a kind inn people person. he maintains an open mind. he keeps long-standing friendships. field eventical opposite politicians are impressed by his sincere loyalty. you -- what do you think is the reason why? >> first of all, thank you for the opportunity to be here. i was on a panel discussion the day after th

so, will mr moon adopt a less confrontational approach to north korea and will that be a problem for ports from seoul. moonjae—in congratulated moon jae—in congratulated on moonjae—in congratulated on his way to victory tonight. the man taking south korea to the left, and perhaps closer to north korea, he wants to talk to pyongyang. voters have backed him by a big margin. they went to the polls in large numbers, and turnout of around 80%. the issues, the economy of course. young people worry about jobs. issues, the economy of course. young people worry aboutjobs. and whether to co nfro nt people worry aboutjobs. and whether to confront or talk to north korea. asa to confront or talk to north korea. as a person who is going to the military in a few years, i don't wa nt to military in a few years, i don't want to live in a country where it is at risk of breaking out in war, army actually having to go into the war with north korea. i'm not much different from most people, national security is the main point of concern. when the leading presidential candidate of the country is saying he w

and we'll be speaking to another expert a little later in the programme about what mr moon's electionies towards north korea. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we'll get more reaction to president trump's sacking of the fbi director, james comey. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has fired the director of the fbi, james comey, the man leading the investigation into possible collusion between his elect

from very early on, mr. moon has a strong commitment to justice and public service. and he truly values trust among the people. he was not a politician originally but he had been a human rights lawyer and activist for more than 30 years and when the former president started his career at a politician then, mr. moon also had been offered by former president kim ung sung but he had declined it because he is a human rights lawyer and he thought he is an activist. and and he accepted that offer on condition that the secretary position is that his final -- he left the blue house after the secretary for affairs and mr. moon have the present laws impeachment trial and present laws society made him come back to the politician position. and he valued the faith. his return to the political word is a destiny he cannot escape, i think. president moon is a kind and people person. he maintains open mind and keeps longstanding friendship of friend. it is a priority. >> bruce, what do you think is the reason why? >> first of all, thank you for the opportunity to be here. i was on a

and there are so many changing because especially mr. moon really tried to focus reform of all the custom in the politics and economic system. so i expect changing the new korea and we can expect i think. >> there's an immediate test, really, of moon's strength that is directly related to this question and that is he named his prime minister, the governor of a province. i can't remember if it's south or north. the south province. who will now be put up for national assembly hearings and there will be a vote. but also, you know, the main support from the people's party, the smaller progressive party, is really from that province. so i think that moon is already essentially making a kind of bid for support that is also designed to build a -- some kind of working consensus that will allow him to move forward if nothing else, he'll have -- in fact he exhibited stronger support from that province during the election campaign. he's now provided a kind of reward to the province, and a potential lever to be able to at least insure that he has a worki

and where does mr. moon fit into all of this? hannes: i am not sure if i agree to that. moon jae-in is very capable i think. he is working along the lines -- he has the resources, the personnel, and all the advisors that are necessary for that big .he is most well-equipped among the candidates they came to the residential election right now. it is easy, and it is comparable to the european union. if you have a common problem, you ought to solve it collectively. in doing so, you have to seek dialogue and talk to each other. that is what he says he will do. brent: you see a possible clash between president-elect moon and u.s. president trump? hannes: as of now, it seems so. i suppose the american government is seeing mr. moon as an strategy in the region. but, i would rather say the self-assured sovereign and autonomous acting south korea and south korean ally is much more in the interest of the united states. brent: what about this theory -- he could be the man -- we've been talking for weeks and months about china and the u.s. being the players and being key to finding re

so mr moon's ‘s suggestion is to give other shareholders much more power. to promise so, again, we will wait to see what has been done. 0n thejob proposal there isa been done. 0n thejob proposal there is a concrete suggestion? democratic public spending, keynesian public spending. it is a culture that needs changing, if it needs changing, and changing, if it needs changing, and changing a culture by legislation is quite difficult. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a beautiful voice, that she can't even hear. how this deaf musician has overcome her disability and returned to the stage. the pope was shot and the pope will live. that was the essence of the news from rome. the man they called the butcher or went on trial today in the french town where he was in the second world war. winnie mandela did not look like a woman sentenced to jail. the judge told her there was no indication she felt even the slightest horse. an all-out effort has been called for to help victims. the computer deep blue has denied triumphant over the wo

we'll look at what else mr moon's victory will mean for seoul, pyongyang and washington. french politics continues to get shaken up. former prime minister says he's jumping ship tojoin emmanuel macron‘s new party. translation: this socialist party is dead. it's behind us, not its history and its values, but it has to move on. this is a video of the bbc‘s media editor trying to ask rupert murdoch about recent controversies at fox news. i'll play you that in full. and in outside source sport, the very latest on the second leg of the champions league semifinal. as you know, emmanuel macron will be the next president of france. francois hollande represents the socialist party. but if you want a measure how things are getting for the socialists — have a listen to the former french prime minister manuel valls on french radio. translation: this socialist party is dead. it is behind us, not its history and values, but it has to move on. at times others, one has to be capable of moving on. forget the bitterness and personal issues. something interests me above all others, it is fr

left—of—centre mr moon says there is no welcome in korea for it.saying "pressure, pressure, pressure" on north korea, and suddenly you have a new south korean president who says, "actually, that's not going to solve the problem. we need to talk to those guys, we need to improve the relationship." in a room in the national assembly, defectors from north korea urge voters not to choose mr moon. they fear that a centre—left government would allow more contact with north korea, making it easier for north korean assassins to come south to target them. moonjae—in is not president yet, and he may slip up at the last. but, if he wins, a softer policy on north korea is on the way. the hardline did not change kim jong—un. would being nicer be any different? stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news: us forces have confirmed the leader of the islamic state group in afghanistan has been killed, when us troops and afghan forces stormed his underground hideout in the country's east. abdul hasib was alleg

right now mr moon does not appear to have that.used to work on korean issues that the cia under president obama and president bush. there is concern, that there may be a potential divergences stop in policy coming out of washington towards south korea. obviously moon jae—in out of washington towards south korea. obviously moonjae—in has out of washington towards south korea. obviously moon jae—in has a different approach to north korea, preferring engagement and dialogue. the trump administration wants to put maximum pressure on pyongyang and beijing. there is a potential for real divergences between washington and south korea. when we have that result confirmed he will get that from us on bbc news. let us turn to an important decision in the us. in 2014 us combat operations against the taliban in afghanistan officially ended. let's show you this, donald trump and 2013 saying... iam i am telling you to bear both those things in mind. i want to tell you we have reports the us is considering a new deployment of at least 3000 troops.

mr moon come to the fore in this election. mrmoon in his come to the fore in this election.ll, i will take ca re of yesterday, above all, i will take care ofjob creation, so thaad and north korea is the big focus, probably rightly so, outside south korea, but within south korea, it‘s that domestic thing — like everywhere probably — of the economy, which is really getting people going, and on which he was elected really. he said he would create 810,000 public sectorjobs. he would get the economy going faster, particularly for young people, and that‘s now what they are going to look at him and say, all right, you made the promises, you did a nice speech, what are you going to do? indeed, there is a very high youth unemployment rate in south korea, in the hi double digits, and of course he has also promised reforms in the conglomerates. yeah, what he has promised there, everybody says more transparency, but what he wants to do is give minority shareholders much more power. we had a situation with samsung for example, last year, where there was a minority shareholder that was pu

mr moon favours greater dialogue with north korea, in a change to current south korean policy.ing supporters in seoul's gwanghwamun square that he would unite the country. translation: from tomorrow, i will bea translation: from tomorrow, i will be a president for everyone. i'll be a president who serves all of the people, even those who didn't support me. let's go live to seoul, and talk to the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell. from the conservative former president, the south korean electorate has voted a liberal candidate? yes, people here in the south korean capital are waking up toa south korean capital are waking up to a drastically different political landscape. moon jae—in, the to a drastically different political landscape. moonjae—in, the former human rights lawyer, has been chosen as the new president and it's a stark rejection of the conservative side of politics following the arrest of the former president, park, who is now sitting injail, waiting for trial on corruption charges. everyone is waiting to see what kind of relationship the new president will have the us and japa

they feel a ce ntre—left choose mr moon.act with north korea, making it easier for north more contact with north korea, making it easierfor north korean assassins to come south to target them. he isn't president yet and he may slip up at the last, but if he wins, a softer policy on north korea is on the way. the hardline didn't change kim jong—un. would be the way. the hardline didn't change kimjong—un. would be nice be any different? steve will guide us through election day and through the results when they come in. i want to quickly mention, we have sport in ten minutes time, one thing we will talk about is the premier league, chelsea are facing middlesbrough. i have had are facing middlesbrough. i have had a look at what is happening at sta mford a look at what is happening at stamford bridge, it is fed as a middlesbrough‘s time in the premier league is limited in the extreme, u nless league is limited in the extreme, unless there is a minor miracle, middlesbrough are going down. full details on the game in ten minutes. s

it was the highest election turnout in 20 years, and mr moon won with just over 40% of the vote, almostitor. the new president is expected to be inaugurated shortly. his victory ends almost a decade of conservative rule, and could also herald a more conciliatory approach toward north korea. let's go live to the south korean capital. joining me from seoul is chung—in moon, distinguished university professor at yonsei university, and also editor—in—chief of the magazine and website global asia. he was an adviser to the government of kim dae—jung. soa human so a human rights lawyer is now the president of south korea. what difference do you think it is going to make? it will make a big difference. as you point out, he was a very famous human rights lawyer, therefore he knows the virtue democracy he does how to heal the pain ofa democracy he does how to heal the pain of a polarised korean society andi pain of a polarised korean society and i think that he will make a great contribution to the maturing of democracy and south korea. one of the most divisive issues, i think, and south korea, i

mr. moon had the present impeachment trial and that made him come back. his return to the political world is a destiny he cannot escape, i think. and president moon is kind and people-person. he maintains open mind and people -- long standing friend. in this particular field, it is a priority. >> bruce, what do you think is the reason why? >> first of all, thank you for the opportunity to be here. i was on a panel discussion the day after the u.s.' election and put a lot of effort into identifying the preceptions of the clinton-asia policy. i was determined not to go through that so first thing first. someone had an election apparently. okay. we will go from there. yeah, i think asports pointed out. you have the -- others pointed out -- after ten years of conservative rule it is sort of to be expected the pendulum would go to other way. you want to throw the group out and after a while you will get upset with the new group. certainly as scott and sung pointed out with the impeachment it scattered conservatives with a paint that would be extremly difficult

mr moon is a liberal human rights lawyer who has called for co—operation with north korea and questioned deployment of a us missile defence system. his inauguration will take place in a few hours time. now on bbc news as part of hardtalk‘s 20 year anniversary we broadcast an interview first transmitted in july 2015. stephen sackur speaks to the italian author roberto saviano. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. my guest today is a writer whose work has made him powerful enemies. a decade ago, roberto saviano wrote a best—selling book, gomorrah, which exposed the power and brutality of the naples mafia. the crime bosses put a price on his head and in the last ten years, he has lived in a shadowy world of safe houses and bodyguards. now he's written a new book about the global cocaine trade. why has he sacrificed so much to expose organised crime? roberto saviano, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have taken an extraordinary decision because here you are, a writer whose early decision to write about organised crime has changed your life and in some ways has cost you an ordinary life

mr moon is a liberal human rights lawyer who's called for cooperation with north korea.ing weapons to kurdish militants fighting the islamic state group in syria. i told you sally would be joining i told you sally would bejoining me for a review of how the news is being reported around the world. the big shock of the night, you're fired. it is like a scene from the apprentice. —— the apprentice. i wonder how that would have gone if it was face—to—face. he would have pointed his finger at him. that is how it works. shall we do the news review? the washington post explains that the recommendation came from seniorjustice department officials and the rationale behind the sacking was comey‘s poor handling of hillary clinton's email scandal during the us presidential elections. to the korea times now, where the front page of their website is awash with images of the new south korean president. moon jae—in from the democratic party won with [11% of the vote ending nine years of conservative rule under the impeached former president park geun—hye. the financial times features a

. >> woodruff: for his part moon told the "washington post" last week, he's on the same page as mr. trump and believes he is quote "more reasonable than he is generally perceived." today, the white house offered congratulations and said the u.s. looks forward to working with moon. we take a deeper look at moon's election and its implications for south korea, and for u.s. policy in the region with david kang. he is the director of the korean studies institute at the university of southern california. dr. kang, thank you very much for join us. give us a thumbnail sketch, if you will, of mr. moon. what about his background? >> well, i think the overriding thing about mr. moon is that he has worked for sort of left or progressive policies ever since he was a student and was arrested in the 1970s in pro democracy move. s, a human rights lawyer, and he worked as a chief of staff for a noted progressive president ten years ago. so he's very clearly on the progressive or leftist side of korean politics. >> woodruff: so coming after almost a decade of conservative rule in south korea, why do

mr. moon doesn't like the american antimissile system just installed in south korea. he favors increased cooperation with pyongyang. >> moon jae-in! moon jae-in! stephen: will left of center moon jae-in get along with president trump? a softer approach in seoul might not please washington. stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. tim: despite fierce opposition from nato ally turkey, the united states says it will begin supplying weapons to kurdish militants fighting islamic state in northern syria. the arms are aimed specifically at the upcoming battle for the city of raqqa. for more on this, i spoke a little earlier with the bbc's gary o'donoghue. i suppose the key question is, will turkey stand idly by? gary: i don't think it will stand i believe by or protest, but -- ideally by or protest, but there is a question of how much they can do about this. president erdogan is coming to washington next week. i think he wants to send a really strong message that he wouldn't do that. we have heard he is -- we have not heard he is canceling, for example. they have strongly resist

it was the highest election turnout in 20 years and mr moon won with just over 40% of the vote — almostrrespondent, steve evans is in the south korean capital, seoulfor us. we very much know the right to big things in his in tray and that is of course north korea, perhaps a new policy on that, and unifying and healing south korea following the corruption scandal? on that second point, the tone has been a very, very different from the previous president. the inauguration was ten minutes long, not much ceremonial, very this is like. he visited the opposition headquarters, he has gone to the blue house, the presidential palace, but has also said that is not where he will work. it feels like business as usual in seoul, but it feels like a new start. this is as usual except in minutes ago the motorcade went through and he was sticking out the top of the open top car. firstly, that is minimal security and also, again, a different tone. maybe every new leader comes in with a different tone, saying they want to unify the country, that is what leaders do, the test will be if he can do it. he say

mr moon is not in favour of the us anti—missile system, thaad, for example. would he remove it?there would be questions on the relationship with washington, and with pyongyang, and with beijing. so there would be big questions. we won't know the answers, though, until the voters speak on tuesday. steve evans, reporting there from seoul. washington has voted to toughen sanctions on north korea. the bill has yet to pass the senate but it probably will do so. it means north korean shipping enterprises will find it hard to operate. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. a new model for muslim women in sport. how a change in the dress rules for basketball players means there's now everything to play for. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled

the election had the highest turnout in 20 years, and mr moon won with just over 40% of the vote, almostitor. the new president is expected to be inaugurated shortly. his victory ends almost a decade of conservative rule, and could also herald a more conciliatory approach toward north korea. the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell is in seoul. well, here in the south korean capital, people are waking up to a completely new political landscape, and there'll be ramifications throughout asia and beyond. former human rights lawyer and advocate of greater engagement with north korea moonjae—in has been voted in comfortably as this country's new president. and this is also a drastic rejection of the conservative side of politics, under the former president, park, who is now injail waiting corruption charges. an end to ten years of conservative rule, as you say. i know north korea policy is one of the sharpest disagreements between liberals and conservatives in south korea. how do you expect that the policies to change? absolutely, people are waiting now for change to happen almost immediately, because this

agendaeve the economic from mr. moon the corporate earnings and the governance. the importance here is that the dividend payout ratio in south korea is around 20%, the lowest in asia, so our equities research team believes that if corporate increase the dividend payout ratio from 20% to let's say 50%, then that uld a huge upside potential for the south korean equities market. one of the concrete transmission effects of improve corporate governance is what you mentioned, higher payout ratios. i want to bring up a bloomberg chart to illustrate what you mentioned with the payout ratio. we are at about 1820. if we do get 50 on that bottom panel, how does that translate index?e kospi we are just under 2300 at the moment. >> if that would translate into be kospi, then it would 3000. david: that being said, how do i position for that? we have the usual names, samsung electronics, but a lot of what will happen depends on the painful pieces of legislation they can push through, the new president can push through. what is the prob

if mr. moones to pursue a career-first approach, that is very engagement-oriented, that could create a challenges for the u.s. south korea relationship. anchor: without essentially be official to china? there is a lot of talk on whether they should continue to deploy in south korea as well. evan: the critical relationship to watch will be china-south korea because china has imposed sanctions. anchor: do you expect it to ramp up than? evan: the chinese will wait and see who the next president is and what their approach is going to be. i think it is going to be very hard for the south koreans to walk away from that, because the program has advanced to such a degree. it is actually sort of de facto deployed right now. chinese are going to have to give it away from a very aggressive strategy because otherwise they are going to guarantee the next five years of china-south korea relations with the new president are going to be that. that is not in china's interest. anchor: when trump says on the stuff

. >>> still to come, the tides could be changing in south korea as voters are expected to elect mr. moontry's new president. we're live in seoul with all you need to know about the country's presidential election. tion. >>> welcome back. south koreans are heading to the polls to pick their next president after the impeachment of former leader geun-hye park. chery kang is live from seoul. i wonder to what extent recent inflammatory comments from u.s. president donald trump will play into this. >> i think it's been playing a big part. and i think that's ang interesting factor that a lot of south koreans didn't expect to happen in the middle of this snap election campaign period. i think with the trump comments, i think the liberal democratic parties, jae-in moon, the front-runner actually who has been enjoying 40% or close to 40% approval ratings has been enjoying the comments, because especially when u.s. president donald trump has been making comments such as south korea needs to foot the bill for themm in south korea. i think it upset a lot of liberal voters out there who didn't even li

mr. moonas published a book in january about south korea learning to say no to america actually believes in better inter-korean relations that south korea should speak with north korea. maria bartiromo spoke with former secretary of state condoleezza rice about north korea and why china must get involved in the situation? >> china is really the only country with any influence, i don't think complete influence but some influence of the north koreans, also reluctant to do tough things with the north koreans because they worried about the collapse of the regime more than they worried about a nuclear north korea. the administration is saying worry more about a nuclear north korea because if you can't do something about the path that they are on, we will have to. connell: so, what does all this mean for the united states and the rising tensions we've been reporting on with north korea? let's bring in former assistant secretary of defense on asia-pacific affairs at herita heritage foundation senior

and i want to highlight this is where this gets interesting, because mr. moonnt that comes from sunshine policy school. this is the idea that believes in more economic concessions to north korea, engaging po pyongya pyongyang, so i wonder how much of an alignment he could have with the u.s. president when he's trying to put north korea in check, directly or indirectly by involving china. guys? >> thank you very much for that story. amazing results in that election. thank you very much. >>> back home topping $800 million for the first time in history as berkshire nearly triple his stake in the compute. joining us this morning, former apple ceo john sculley is with us on set. good to have you back, john. good morning when you think about the run it's had. >> i think everyone is anticipating a huge refresh cycle, so anticipation there. also the iphone becomes more valuable as new services become more attractive. up and down of course apple is growing in service revenue as well. >> do you see them accelerating that move? talks with hollywood? things that others hav

. >>> the south korean election with the likely progressive mr. moon.itution. we're seeing candidates that span both conventional thinking and also being outside of the process which is an interesting new kind of line now and an anti-trump line i would say. >> all right. congressman adam schiff, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> now to republican senator bill cassidy of louisiana. he's a physician turned senator and has his own ideas as to how to reform health care. >> senator, the senator has a very radical concept here. senator, it's so radical i wonder if it will catch on in washington, d.c. you want a health care bill that actually keeps the promises that the president made during the campaign. tell us about it. >> which ones? >> absolutely. the president was very vocal, repeated over and over what i call his contract with the voter, and i think he's passionate about it. we have to take care of those with pre-existing conditions. he wanted to cover as many as obamacare. eliminating mandates. people hate the obamacare mandates and lastly he want

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moon. to pay for these increases we're freezing 29 programs and cutting about 15 others to move to lower -- to make sure that these are paid for. mr. chairman, if i may very briefly in 10 seconds, additional 10 seconds. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield the gentleman 10 seconds. mr. culberson: this bill protects our second amendment rights and contains pro-life protections that we've had in previous legislation. this is a good bill, mr. chairman, and urge all members to support it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the entlelady from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm proud to yield to my friend, the gentlelady from connecticut, ms. delauro, the ranking member of the labor, health, human services, education and related agencies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: the omnibus funding bill for 2017 makes important investments in health, education and jobs programs, and rejects many of the damaging ideological riders that marked an earlier version of the appropriations committee this year. in a time when the administration is seeking mas

moon. to pay for these increases we're freezing 29 programs and cutting about 15 others to move to lower -- to make sure that these are paid for. mr. chairman, if i may very briefly in 10 seconds, additional 10 seconds. mr. frelinghuysen: i yield the gentleman 10 seconds. mr. culberson: this bill protects our second amendment rights and contains pro-life protections that we've had in previous legislation. this is a good bill, mr. chairman, and urge all members to support it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair now recognizes the entlelady from new york. mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm proud to yield to my friend, the gentlelady from connecticut, ms. delauro, the ranking member of the labor, health, human services, education and related agencies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: the omnibus funding bill for 2017 makes important investments in health, education and jobs programs, and rejects many of the damaging ideological riders that marked an earlier version of the appropriations committee this year. in a time when the administration is seeking mas

mr. speaker, she was born at evening time as a full moon rose over texas. ivy francis shoemaker joined the world weighing seven pounds and was 20 inches long. her birth was on may 9 in dallas. the miracle of birth is god's blessing to the rest of us. and it's a blessing to ivy's parents, kelly and anthony, and her sisters, olivia and ross lynn. ivy, of course, is a beautiful smart-looking baby. she has the privilege to be born to wonderful parents that will raise her to grow in wisdom and stature in the lord. my wife and i are the proud grandparents of ivy. who i will call from time to time number 12. you see, mr. speaker, i refer to my other grandchildren by their birth numbers as well. there are 11 of them. my hope for ivy is that she sees the importance of being good to others. that she makes the world a better place. that she is faithful to the lord. that she appreciates mr. herrera: taj and that, of course -- appreciates her heritage, and that, of course, she always lives in texas. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: t