the chinesell government not to repatriate north korean defectors back to north korea. the chinese government knows well that those defective repatriated back would be the subject of torture. they would be the subject of enforcement of labor. so we should let the chinese government open the root to -- hidinge route to all the south korean defectors in china. i mentioned a little bit the arianration with the hung government during the process of german reunification. if the chinese government helps north korean defectors go freely to south korea, i think there exodus ofen a massive the north korean population to china through their borders with china. chairman royce: to south korea through china? mr. thae: that is right. roots chinese open their -- routes to defectors, i think the north korean system would collapse in a very short span of time. chairman royce: thank you mr. thae. we go to eliot engel, our ranking member. rep. engel: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. thae, your comments are riveting, interesting, very important, to give us insight. when i was there, kim jong-i

in 2003 china actually stopped the oil to north korea. soon after north korea came to the table. we need china to do more. president trump called chinese president xi this morning and told him that we have come to the point that china must cut off the oil from north korea. that would be a pivotal step in the world's effort to stop this international pariah. as i mentioned, many countries have made some big economic and political sacrifices by cutting ties with north korea. they did that to serve the peace and security of all of us. we now turn to president xi to also take that stand. we believe he has an opportunity to do the right thing for the benefit of all countries. china must show leadership and follow through. china can do this on its own or we can take the situation into our own hands. the dictator of north korea made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war. not farther from it. we have never sought war with north korea and still today we do not seek it. if war does come, it will be because of continued acts of aggression like we witnessed yesterday and if

urge the chinese government not to repatriate north korea defectors back to north korea. the chinese government knows that once these defectors are repatriated back to north korea they would be the subject of torture, they would be the subject of enforcement of labor. we should let the chinese government open the root to south korea for all the hiding north korean defectors in china. i mentioned a little bit about the cooperation between the hungarian government during the process of german reunification. healthchinese government court -- help north korean defectors to south korea, i think there could happen the massive exodus of north korean population to china through their borders with china. >> to south korea through china. >> yes. rootsna has opened its for defectors to south korea, i think the north korean system would collapse in a very short span of time. >> thank you. we go to the ranking member area -- member. >> your comments are very riveting and interesting, very important, very important to give us an insight. jong-il waswhen kim the leader. he was the dear

not dealing with north korea. and now we are in a situation today where i do not see a lot of good options on the table. it is a fact he has this icbm capability, he has militarized nuclear weapons -- warheads. definitive, not be do think he has that capability now, as well? japan the other day, they are terrified, the prospect. i do not know how to get rid of this guy. we talk about regime change and opening channels, letting people defect. we know china is the strongest country to deal with north korea. it is in their best interest and in their backyard. yet we are sending satellite photographs after the u.n. sanctions were voted on, defying those sanctions, votes going back and forth between china and north korea. so that has not had a lot of impact. let me commend you for your courage coming here today, in light of the dangers and the obvious risks you are taking. i think you are a courageous individual. deified,are almost this dynasty. how do we change that, first question. if the military option is on the ta

from north korea. middle eastern countries like kuwait or the arab emirates and these countries there are more than 50,000 north korean workers that are working in those especially in construction and building. a pc the countries in africa like angola or arauca and now there are many north korean teams working in bad conditions in rural hospitals to earn the hard currency in those countries. >> beyond the chinese and the russian sphere of influence are there any relationships between the north korean government and countries in the western hemisphere? >> yes the course. north korea has relations and almost all european countries except france and estonia and north korea has 11 embassies in europe. this proves that north korea still has far better diplomatic service in european countries. >> what about in latin america? >> in latin america to my knowledge there embassies in countries like cuba mexico peru and so on. that is my knowledge. >> finally you mentioned that there are thousands of defectors in

but north korea shows no sign of disarming. so this has become a game of chicken over weapons of mass destruction. we have been down this road before. but this time, the consequences are more serious than anything, most, if any, of us have ever experienced. we're talking about the possibility of a nuclear war in our lifetime, or at least, of a conventional war that could spread across asia. what are the chances of this actually happening? well, a retired four-star general told me he thinks there's a 51% chance of war with north korea before next summer. even if that's too high, even if it's 10%, the risk is not zero. no way. and if this does break out, this city is in big trouble, because right now, all the time, in fact, north korea has thousands of rockets and artillery pieces pointed here. if the north korean regime feels threatened, if it feels it's being driven from power, it can, and military experts say it probably would destroy seoul. and the south koreans, the 25 million people living in this city, can't do much about

but when it comes to north korea, they are key because north korea depends upon china for its survival. >> sean: this speech is going to start momentarily. we just saw sarah sanders and jared kushner being seated. i want to look at two deals, and i want to make a comparison, because when you have somebody that is seemingly as unstable as kim jong un, ambassador, then you watch the united states, bill clinton told the american people this is a good deal for the american people and he assured us they would give up their nuclear ambitions when he was killing with kim jong un's father. we gave them the money, we gave them the energy sources, we gave them everything they wanted and ended up building nuclear weapons anyway. now they are getting the icbm capability, which means they could reach the continental united states. then you got obama's worst deal with iran. what part of you cannot buy off a dictatorship, or extremist come up with american tax dollars do these people on the left not understand? >> they haven't understood it in a whole range of arms-control matters with the soviet uni

china represents 90% of north korean trade. acted as a defense attorney for north korea. watering down international sanctions and making sure whatever sanctions are placed through the un security council, there is enough loopholes and openings so as to not cause too much economic pain and north korea and potentially triggering a collapse of the regime, which is one of the things china is concerned about. i expect this will be the top of president trump's agenda when he meets with chinese president xi jinping. recently china has been doing more to book our pressure on north korea. they have been enforcing andtions more aggressively allowing stronger sanctions to go through in the un security council. there is more they could be doing. more of the united states will be looking for them to do to maximize that pressure on north korea. you are right. china is essential to any resolution of this issue. it called for what they referred to as a freeze re-freeze, in which north korea would freeze the nuclear and missile testing. united states an the south korea would freeze milit

kill the north korean kim jong-un!reporter: the feeling across the other side of the street was entirely different. why is he allowed to speak in our parliament, no trump, no war. by day su young works as a pharmacist. in korea, it takes four years of medical school on top of a good education to qualify for the job. she's worked hard to get here. but when we sat down to talk, she sounded down beat about her future. >> we can't think about our future. we can't think about it. if there's a -- we keep our money or keep our job, we do lots of things for our future, we study hard, but eventually, if there is a war happen, it's nothing. >> reporter: it all goes away? >> we can't imagine our future. >> reporter: it's a historical irony that the younger generations here who grew up in modern seoul, one of the richest cities in asia are bitter about their future. >> i think we lost our own independent power at the global table. >> reporter: how does that feel? >> if kim jong-un or trump decided to make war in korean peninsula,

the change ofeve north korea. we should also not lose sight of the fact that it is the north korean regime that is diverting its resources into pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles instead of the welfare of its people, while people in north korea have great unmet needs. we must send a clear, consistent that it is north korea that needs to change. japan will continue to work closely with council members and all of the member states to reach a comprehensive solution to the problems related to north korea. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the representative of japan for his statement and now gives the form to the representative of the united kingdom. >> thank you, mr. president. >> we met too many times to violations flagrant of unanimous security council decisions. i'm deeply disappointed that we have to meet again today after another such violation. for the third time, the dprk regime tested and intercontinental ballistic missile. on an initial assessment, the missile flew higher and for longer tha

this is about the north edge of theseven miles from the north korea border. >> this is as far as you can go without provoking a war? >> yep. >> president trump is in vietnam today as part of his continuing trip to asia. he spoke this morning to business executives at the asia pacific economic cooperation summit. he told the ceos that the united states has not been treated fairly in international trade. the president said the u.s. will set trade policy under the guideline of america first. so far in asia, president trump has been getting positive reviews. he looked presidential. he didn't despite some early concerns trigger a trade war with china or a nuclear war with north korea. i spoke earlier with a source who has direct knowledge of the details of the trip. he told me the president's advisors worked hard to tone down the speech he made in south korea. i don't think we're out of woods yet, not by a long shot. if you listen to what our president said, it's clear we're on a collision course with the regime. that's enormously dangerous. the president said repeatedly and in the strong

in -- the north korea nuclear threat. since taking office, president trump has placed 43 calls to endopacific leaders and conduct conduct.... and private enterprise and open markets is the best model to increase prosperity throughout the region and to secure the freedom and independence of all nations. and of course increasing prosperity of the american people is always one of president trump top priorities. throughout the trip the president will stress his commitment to free, fair and reciprocal trade. he looks forward to working with partners across the indo pacific region to ensure that governments do not unfairly subsidized their industries. discriminate against foreign business or restrict foreign investment. this will help increase trade, reduce unsustainable deficits and promote prosperity for the people in the people of the indo pacific region. a final point and the point that is often overlooked, this trip like all the presidents engagements with foreign leaders builds on previous accomplishments in previous dipl

come with me to "the secret state: inside north korea." ♪ >> north korea, a nation holding its nuclearword over the u.s. and its allies, threatening to strike at any time. a society in a constant state of readiness for war. life on the inside is a mystery to most of the world. i've reported from north korea more than a dozen times over the last few years. each time, we open the door a little more and see this country and its people in unexpected ways. just like this. yep, even in north korea, kids love video games. for these 14- and 15-year-olds, these are not just games. this is practice for real life. most of these boys and a lot of the girls will spend their first years of adulthood serving in the korean people's army, just like their parents and grandparents before them. >> what do you like about this game? >> translator: killing the enemy. >> hitting the enemy? who is the enemy? >> translator: americans. >> this hatred of americans stems from the korean war. north korea contradicts western historians, saying that america started the war that killed millions of civilians and divide

forces north korea is fight tonight. the primary pitfalls the president will face are mostly political. while in tokyo he and japanese prime minister abbe are on the same page. there has been a lot of disagreement behind the scenes between president trump and south korean president moon, who initially sought to engage north korea and seems to prefer a much more engagement oriented approach to north korea. different than president trump's hard-line approach. endorsed then has strategy that president trump has been pushing. there is a lot of disagreement in korea. then in beijing, who is seeking to restrain american action and is concerned about the use of american military force. there is a lot of concern and pitfalls for president he talks about north korea. host: we are talking with abraham denmark, the director at the wilson center. we are discussing the president's trip to asia, which he left the day before yesterday. you mentioned it today in the new york times. it talks a little bit more about that. he won the presi

north korea is a country ruled as a cult.ilitary cult is a deranged belief in the leader's destiny to rule as parent protect over a conquered korean peninsula and is laid korean people. the more successful south korea becomes, the more decisively you discredit the dark fantasy at the heart of the kim regime. in this way, the very existence of a driving south korean republic threatens the very survival of the north korean dictatorship. this city and this assembly are living proof that a free and independent career not only can but does stand strong, sovereign and proud among the nations of the world. here, the strength of the nation does not come from the false glory. it comes from the true and powerful glory of a strong and great people, the people of the republic of korea. a korean people who are free to live, to flourish, to worship, to love, to build and to grow their own destiny. in this republic, the people have done what no dictator ever could. you took, with the help of the united states, responsibility for yourselves,

is doing with north korea's doing roshi were trying to come in there what was your point. well i think there's some inconsistency is in victor's position because we do have to look at the mistakes of the obama administration because frankly that's why we got here it's not just the ministration it's the international community the efforts of some countries to be north korea's friend have not worked out trading with them allowed the north korea regime to further build its missile a nuclear programs so yes there might be a need to do a humanitarian business with north korea so that people have food but beyond that trading with north korea to make a profit or in the hopes that doing business with them would result in a more enlightened country just hasn't worked out so we do have to look back and see what mistakes that previous u.s. administrations or other governments have made in dealing with north korea because that informs what decisions we will make going forward i think to going forward are there any other lever's that beijing comput pressure on here because beijing obvi

north koreans are closer to developing a nuclear capable icbm. it has been the policy of several administrations the u.s. without accepting north korea capable of striking the united states with nuclear weapons. ont i disagree with mcmaster is that the president's administration has been clear in its approach to north korea. if you look at statements for the president and other senior officials, there have been various endorsements of diplomacy, criticisms of diplomacy, saying the united states seeks regime change in that it does not seek regime change. when he speaks with the national assembly, is a key opportunity for him to clarify his position and make the case for time running out and 10:00 eastern. and check out our free c-span radio app. we are here with sebastian gorka, warmer senior adviser to trump. what is the message? guest: the message is that we can defeat groups like al qaeda.

they sat down with north korea at the top of the agenda. >> north korea answered the e set of sanctions with a fresh provocation. they said as long as the u.s. and its allies continue their hostile acts, they will treasurer their nuclear sort of justice. let's turn to senior white house corresponde correspondent. jeff zeleny in seoul. >> as you said in a few minutes time here, the two leaders will be holding the joint news conference, president trump and president moon. they've been having meetings for several hours now here in seoul. of course, north korea the rising nuclear threat is at the center of their discussions here. but a short time ago president trump expressed a bit of optimism about those talks. let's watch. >> we'll be meeting with the various generals about the situation in north korea. and i think we're going to have lots of good answers for you over a period of time, and ultimately it'll all work out. >> so the president there saying ultimately it will all work out, of course, so much to be done before we know if that will happen. but no question, one thing i'm struck b

, do not north do not underestimate us. we did not choose to draw here on this -- [ applause ] -- on this magnificent convention, a thin line that runs around the world and through time. but here it was drawn and here it remains to this day. it is the line between peace and war, between decency and depravity, between law and tyranny, between hope and total d despair. it is a line that has been drawn many times throughout history. to hold that line is a choice free nations have always had to make. we have learned together the high cost of weakness and the high stakes of its defense. america's men and women in uniform have given their lives in the fight against nazis, imperialism, communism and terrorism. america does not seek conflict or confrontation, but we will never run from it. history is filled with discarded regimes that have foolishly tested america's resolve. anyone who doubts the strength or determination of the united states should look to our past and you will doubt it no longer. we will not permit america or our

>> the only thing that is ratcheting ratcheting up north korea yeah aggression is the north korean regime itself. what's important is for us to have the capabilities necessary and have them in the right locations to deter conflict and then if necessary to be able to respond to north korean aggression. we're doing that really with our allies and partners in the region. primarily our great south korean allies who live literally under the gun of that regime and have since the armistice in 1953. and so we are working together with our south korean allies every day to make sure we have the highest degree of readiness. of course, you've seen the most recent -- some of the most recent provocations involving missile launches over japan. and north korea posed a great threat to our ally in japan as well. as i mentioned, this is a global threat that requires a global response. improving our military readiness, ensuring that we have the right assets, including strategic assets in the region is immensely important to prevent any conflict and then making sure that we're prepared to respond. >> general,

nikki haley the livered this stern rebuke to the north korean regime the dictator of north korea made a choice yesterday that brings the world closer to war not farther from it we have never sought war with north korea and still today we do not seek it if war does come it will be because of continued acts of aggression like we witnessed yesterday and if war comes make no mistake the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. for the very latest let's bring in jason strother joins us from the south korean capital seoul jason strong words from the u.s. ambassador at the u.n. there are they likely to have any effect in pyongyang. well you know we've seen ever since donald trump became president earlier this year that there has been a were a war of world words going on between pyongyang and the united states and he insults lobbed at the kim jong un regime by president trump have been met by similar fiery rhetoric coming from north korea so i'm sure that in within the upcoming days if not hours we will hear some wrist some kind of response from pyongyang about what's been said at the u

now, north korea. north korea launched missiles. ne immediately after that, we traced where they were going. missile defense is something which is based upon the cooperation between japan and the united states. missile defense system is a cooperation between the two countries. for the intercepting and shooting down, if it is necessary, of course we will do that. if it is necessary. but in doing so, u.s. and japan will closely coordinate our actions. thank you. thank you very much. with this, we will end the joint press conference by the two leaders of japan and the united states. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen of the press. >> and the u.s. president donald trump there, and the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. after their joint news conference where there was a lot of mutual admiration. mr. abe saying that the bonds between the two countries have never been closer. he called donald trump his dear friend, and donald trump, for his matter, said the relationship is extraordinary. never been such a close relationship betwee

in your opinion if we put north korea, be a diplomate from north korea, if we were to put north korea back on the state sponsor of terrorism list, do you think that would have more affect by other countries that you visited? >> absolutely. >> let me ask you this. what kind of relationship does north korea have on a diplomatic level with other countries? what did they focus on? when you're in a country, when you're in a north korean diplomate and you're in the countries that you were in, was it a feeling of respect you got from another country or a feeling of tolerance that they put up with north korea? >> for instance, as a diplomate working in united kingdom, i was always instructed to use the north korean policy of critical engagement and i always tried my best to convince the british government to let them use their row to prevent any possible war scenario on korean peninsula, for instance, if there is an exercise of the british military representative or a small personnel were always invoighted to -- invited to that war exercise. and it's my job to visit the british office and def

on russia, venezuela, north korea and iran.we join the hearing in progress. >> now, another question i have. as part of the omnibus package that was passed earlier in the year, we requested that the treasury department issue a report on entities that were delisted under the jcpoa and whether they have engaged in sanctionable activity since the jcpoa and we have not got that result yet. so if you could help us there. so what is the status of that report, and do you feel that any entities that had their sanctions lifted under the jcpoas have continued to engage in activity since the deal began to be enforced? >> so we continue working on those reports, as we said. we have about 90 a year we're working on, and most of those we get in on time. some are more difficult, because they're time-consuming. if we see sanctionable activity, if we see sanctionable conduct, we act against it. >> okay. mr. chairman, i yield my time back. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. highsinga, securiti

what did the north korean official tell you? >> well, basically what jim said, that north korea hasn't proven they can bring a warhead back into the atmosphere. that's what north korea still feels they need to prove. this is the same official who told me back in october that north korea basically had to show the trump administration two things. one, they had an icbm, they showed that today. two, that they can detonate this device, which would be an above ground nuclear test like the kind that north korea's foreign minister threatened back in september, possibly over the pacific ocean. it could just be posturing. maybe we could see another underground nuclear test, but the sense i have gotten from repeated conversations with north korean officials is in order to round off their nuclear program, they need to conduct this type of above ground test that would be so alarming and so provocative to the rest of the world. they point to china which did it 40 years ago, the united states, russia, all nuclear powers that had to conduct abo

north korea, let's get to john roberts, is live on the north lawn. what do we know about this? >> this is one of the things the president will be addressing in the roosevelt room. we are told they are holding in the upper press conference now, literally across the hall from the roosevelt room. i will also point out, typically when we have presidential statements in the roosevelt roo room, we do live online, so you can bring it to you live, but i would suspect, the meeting with the congressional leadership will not take place and it is only the republican leadership in the roosevelt room, which means that the big table and there. there's probably no room for the chemist to set up. they'll do some quick remarks, although some of them can last as long as 35 minutes. i have been in those situations in the oval office. i'm sure the president is going to talk about north korea and tax reform. i am sure he'll talk about the democrats. we get to the other two issues. i north korea, let us remember during the recent trip to asia,s language, holding out and all of branch or an opening to

s this year the north korea has so why only north korea and. both defined provocations whereas everyone else in the missile test are nothing to be concerned about is completely one sided and i think there's a politico motivation to punish north korea it's not really a threat it was a sort of disable write little sides here with a matric sausage bought by south korea as well and days following that missile test but i mean i think the main concern for a lot of people is the development of that nuclear program which is in breach of international rule do you think that something that should be overlooked or ignored or old is this something that north korea is doing for its own defense because it feels threatened i mean should something they should be punished fold not the missile launches specifically but a developmental venue to program. i don't have time to go into the whole history of it but why did they develop this program in the first place and because they were being threatened and sanctioned. at any rate if the united states were truly conc

would declare north korea a state sponsor of terrorism. secretary tillerson told reporters the administration still homes for a diplomatic solution. following his comments, white house press said terry sarah secretary sarah sanders took questions on a number of topics including north korea, the korea, the alabama senate special election and tax reform efforts. thank you guys for being -- >> good afternoon. thank you guys for being patient with us. i brought a very special guest. i figured you might be ok if we were a little delayed. as you know the president hosted a very productive cabinet meeting this morning and made some news by announing the united states has designated north korea a state sponsor of terrorism and one of the goals of his recent trip was to pursue the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. there will impose increased sanctions and penalties on north korea that will continue our progress toward that goal. additionally, it is a reminder that north korea has repeatedly supported international acts of terrorism, includi

threats of new sanctions after north korea test fired as a missile it says can reach the u.s. mainland. and our intake of this is down to zero i live from london also coming up. the man who almost won the egyptian presidency in twenty twelve challenges or the u.a.e. blocked him from leaving hours after he said he plans to run again. a former bosnian croat general dies after drinking poison in court as judges confirmed his twenty year jail sentence. and shock on u.s. television as its announced that one of its most famous news anchors has been fired over sex abuse allegations. i know the united nations security council is about to begin an emergency session to discuss north korea's latest missile test us president donald trump has threatened to impose major new sanctions on pyongyang which says its missiles can now reach the u.s. mainland a new song fifteen intercontinental ballistic missile for the two and an altitude of up to four and a half thousand kilometers and traveled nine hundred sixty kilometers spending nearly an hour in the air at that height the missile traveled mo

states has a capable military and could take out north korea. it would be deadly and bloody and we could do it. the president spoke to that yesterday, the un's sanctions need to be enforced. that is in china, russia, the united states, japan and south korea. though sanctions will put economic pressure on north korea. china has significantly ramped up its affective sanctions against north korea. bankingarly the sanctions. those need to be continued. that pressure needs to be continued on. the president saying cut off all trade, all economic activity with north korea is not going to happen. it would clearly lead to an economic collapse in north korea . china is very concerned about that. they know that that would cause a very significant problem on their border, which is a very long border with north korea. host: if you want to ask our guests questions, 202-748-8000 democrats. for republicans. the chair from the president in the united states while in asia addressing the south korean leadership in the government talking about them. the regime has:

to be made that ramping up the rhetoric feeds the north carolinian north korea rhetoric. saying they have no choice to spend the money on weapons instead of food. these are starving people whose food money is going to build weapons. when we threaten them they turn around and say see, this is why we took the food out of your children's mouth to spend on the nuclear weapons. that leaves us in a place where the time for dialogue is probably not now. that's the reality of the situation. now, what can we do? ramp up the pressure or one more thing, which is we can establish an off-ramp. give them a path out of this crisis. that's what's missing. that's what president moon was talking about when he said okay if they freeze their activities, we can sit down. that's not what the u.s. is saying. you see a gap between the south koreans and united states in that manner. >> what both countries acknowledge is we need china to step i and do more economically, and we also need russia. the president talked about both of those things just a short time ago. >> i think we're making a lot of

the north korean regime must be lawful. its unlawful nuclear ballistic missile development. and cease all support for international terrorism which it is not doing. >> bret: president trump announcing what had long thought been coming, even may be on his asia trip, adding north korea to the state sponsor of terror lis list, added in 1988 after the bombing of a south korean airliner. then the bushing administration removed north korea from the list in 2008 after the regime that all nuclear inspection requirements. north korea has since helped syria and iran with their nuclear missile developments. it also has close ties to hamas and hezbollah. iran, sudan, syria. and now north korea. let's bring in the panel. stephen hayes, mara liasson, from north carolina, bill bennett. former education secretary. thanks for being here. steve, your thoughts, not a surprise but it is a significant action. >> it is and it's long overdue in my view. president bush was wrong when he said in june of 2008. in 2006, north korea tested a nuclear w

nuclear ambitions also coming up trump will meet with the japanese families of people abducted by north korean agents decades ago we have a report on one woman's story of her kidnapped sister. laura. i met her and welcome to the program. u.s. president donald trump has sought to reassure asian allies of america's resolve in defending them against dictatorial regimes kicking off his marathon tour of five asian nations and japan said the united states had the military might to stand good on that promise the president's twelve day trip comes as tensions rise over north korea's nuclear and missile program. donald trump touched down in tokyo and was expected to give the united states as oldest asian ally much needed security assurances a change of jacket later it was there. we will never yield never waver and never falter in defense of. our freedom and our great american flag no one no dictator no regime and no nation. under arrest and of. resolve what that resolve would have to look like in a potential conflict with north korea has become somewhat clearer amid trumps round of golf with japa

a scattering of these sleet and snow showers north—north—east scotland, but along the east coast, someplaces like the hills to start the day. mainly rain showers western parts of wales, cornwall, west devon, sleet and snow to the highest ground. cold, frosty, clear start to the day for most of us. sleet and snow showers along the coast and just inland across eastern parts of england. driven in by a strong — gale force wind here, showers continue for west wales, the far south—west of england. showers dotted about northern ireland and northern scotland. across much of southern england, the midlands, wales, north—west england, south—west scotland, will have sunshine, but another cold day. colder still when you factor in the wind. especially where it is strongest across the north sea coast. a subtle change of wind direction thursday evening and night, more of these sleet and snow showers pushed further inland, again, giving accumulations in place is especially on hills. 0ut west, we stay mainly dry. a lot of clear, cold weather. quite a hard frost particularly across parts of scotland as w

north korea, as i say, just 35 miles, 50 kilometres, to the north of where they are speaking.d members of this assembly, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the extraordinary privilege to speak in this great chamber, and to address your people on behalf of the people of the united states of america. in our short time in your country, melania and i have been awed by its ancient, modern wonders, and we are deeply moved by the warmth of your welcome. last night, president and mrs merton showed us incredible hospitality, in a beautiful reception —— moon. we had productive discussions on increasing military cooperation and improving the trade relationship between our nations, on the principle of fairness and reciprocity. through this entire visit, it has been both our pleasure and our honour to create and celebrate a long friendship between the united states and the republic of career. —— republic of korea. this alliance between our nations was forged in the crucible of war, and strengthened by the trials of history. from the inchung landings to elsewhere, american and korean soldi

north korea. i will only tell you that we will take care of it. we have general mattis in the room with us and we've had a long discussion on it. >> a u.s. defense official says that the missile flew for more than 50 minutes and reached an altitude of almost 2,800 miles, higher than ever before. and a sign that the missile has the capability and range to reach targets as far as the u.s. homeland. >> it went higher, frankly, than any previous shot they've taken. it's a research and development effort on their part, to continue building ballistic missiles that can threat everywhere in the world. >> reporter: the launch follows a period of relative quiet from kim jong-un, who hadn't launched a missile in more than two months. this year, however, north korea has placed. its weapons program on international display, firing some 23 missiles in a total of 16 tests since february. the u.s. now believes that pyongyang may be able to equip missiles with a miniaturized nuclear warhead, that could potentially

north korea or the taxes or both. >> at this point we expect north korea.may expect him to go off subject. i hate to project or make guesses but our understanding at the moment is that north korea will be the main topic. >> this changes the conversation away from roy moore. >> or taxes or the nancy and chuck discussion that the president tweeted about this morning. this is one of those days where the news is all over the place, largely of the president's making. and all of a sudden north korea for the first time in a long time launches something. and maybe that's wre

but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy japan and the us must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance the pressure over north korea through all possible means which i'm going to have as big talk on north korea could pose problems at the u.s. president's next stop south korea charmes war of words with north korea has produced a lot of fear in seoul south korean president moon j.n. said this week no military action should be taken without his consent china is also wrapped up in the north korea conflict trump and president xi jinping will have talks trump telling china previously it wasn't doing enough to help in vietnam north korea might take a back seat trumps expected to talk about a free and open indo-pacific region an asia pacific economic cooperation or apec meeting and then is off to the philippines and a meeting with president rodrigo to ted while they talk trade military bases or the war on drugs this is trump's longest foreign trip yet he's played it

far off the african union summit in ivory coast also coming down if war comes make no mistake the north korean regime will be utterly destroyed. the united states issues a strong warning to north korea's leader kim jong il in the end saying his nation is now fully fledged nuclear power after its latest myside launch we get the latest from a correspondent in so. and been friends for without us president donald trump attacks british prime minister is a major he tells her to deal with a radical islamic terrorism in the united kingdom this after may's spokesman criticized trump for retreating islamophobia videos. i don't welcome i'm. addressing the root causes of the crises that create refugees and illegal migration from africa to europe and that was the focus of the summit is drawing to a close the city of abidjan in ivory coast more than eighty african and european leaders were in attendance at the two day meeting tackling issues such as high youth unemployment another pressing issue as applied of refugees and migrants stuck in libya a recent t.v. report showed people being sold as slaves

sanctions against north korea, but it has yet to cripple the north korean economy. not want to kill the north korean economy. haidi: absolutely. we are getting some more details when it comes to the speech we are expecting the u.s. president to deliver to the south korean national assembly. that should be happening eminently. we just heard from the house speaker, as it were. what we are expected to your is a call for support of responsible nations to deal with the threat of north korea. thatthis speech, we see the alliance between the nations of south korea and the u.s. forged in the crucible of war and strengthened by the trials of history, so clearly we are getting some more of this allegiance that was called into question in the first few months of the trump administration. can we rely on washington in terms of security? he is expected to talk about the fact that the more successful south korea becomes, the more decisively it can discredit the dark fantasy at the heart of the kim regime. will we talk about this softer rhetoric from president trump, it is certainl

that is the line with north korea. they yell they message to the north koreans. at which point they are videotaped. that's the only communication back and forth. >> from that building, we have a hotline. you can kind of see the wire. it is a ring down phone. it works, and we test it four times a day. >> bret: you pick it up and it rings there. >> yes, sir. they are not answering right now. >> we nicknamed it the bat phone. i was talking to a delegation of the state department. i said bat phone. she went back to washington, d.c., and sent us the batman sticker. we are going to do the midday check right now. [line ringing] >> bret: no answer. >> i was hoping they would answer for you, although my mom would never let me live it down. when they don't answer, we have to come down to the border here. we put toes on the border and we shelved messages at them. more times than not they will come down video record the message. it makes sense to somebody in north korea. >> bret: it's kind of a strange process. >> it is, yes, sir. some of the stuff, after six and a half deca

korean disorder nor a call was alive in north korea. that i not going to weeks before she was kidnapped i gave birth to my second child. we don't even have a photo of the two of them together he was born just when not he could disappeared so every time his birthday comes around it reminds me how long she's been gone for one year than five and now it's been forty four years. like nordic or most of those who were abducted are still missing little is known about their fate but. hasn't given up hope she's convinced that one day she a norty call will be reunited so she comes here every month to let her sister know she hasn't forgotten. do you know erica this is your sister tamagotchi how are you do you have enough to eat i hope you're not sick. it's impossible to know whether noriko has ever hurt her but too much attack ishita will continue to broadcast her dedication she says she can feel that somewhere out there her sister is listening so she. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world and a car bombing in the easter

on north korea and the u.s. have exchanged adverse stronger threats and insults but what would a potential conflict really look like. in this propaganda film war breaks out on the korean peninsula. north korean troops annihilate u.s. forces though the actual outcome of any new conflict here would likely be different there's little doubt that the carnage would be great. then there's the north's growing nuclear arsenal relations between the two countries reached a new low this year as north korea stepped up its nuclear program. five nuclear tests were followed by the detonation of a hydrogen bomb the regime is also developing long range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. and. its. tension soared at the end of july when north korea launched a second intercontinental missile which it claimed could reach the u.s. mainland. under pressure from the united states the u.n. security council agreed to tougher sanctions on the regime. pyongyang valid to exact revenge on washington and trump ramped up the rhetori

they see north korea being more in line with north korea and china. there is a gordian knot that is so difficult to untie. and there is the potential for a nuclear-tipped missile that could hit anywhere in the united states. this is extraordinarily difficult to work out. kelly: john roberts bringing us up to date on the delicate dance he has to do. john, a lot of people actually watching on opinions and needles baits could go either way. john roberts we thank you for your excellent reporting. thanks to judith miller. who has been following the developments with regards to asia. as john was talking about the president, he opened up talking about what was going on in terms of the president respond together other sad story that's coming out of the united states. the president had to focus on throughout this initial leg of his journey to asia. that is the tragedy that unfolded there in sutherland springs, texas. the president stating that he said, we send our deepest prayers and deepest condolences to a wonderful and beautiful area of superintendenterland

they border north korea. a lot of north korean engineers were trained inside russia.know, border influence and neighborly influence, which is pretty profound. so they can do it. the problem is, as you said, alignment of interests. it's just not there yet. in fact the russian news has come out and very specifically said in a way that russia is not yet cooperating with the united states and north korea to really hold that out. and i think what will need to bring them to the table may be things the united states won't accept. which is, you know, a withdrawal, or a -- you know, a decline in sanctions that the united states has imposed against russia. a recognition of some of what russia has done with ukraine. they have fought the united states on its recent efforts to hold the assad government accountable for chemical weapons use in syria. russia just voted against further investigation of that within the security council. so, vladimir putin's negotiating with the united states by playing tough with us across the international board, and it's right now going to be a deal.

sanctions against north north korea are on the way. [inaudible] sec. tillerson: we have not given up. with china, we have continue to talk with them to ensure they're fully committed to implementing the u.n. sanctions, and they assure us they are. as you will recall, the last round of sanctions imposed a pretty severe restriction on the import of finished products so fuels, petroleum, diesel, jet fuel and whatnot, but we have suggested to them you control that oil pipeline that feeds their refinery. you don't -- you can do that unilaterally on your on if you want to increase the pressure. whether they're doing that or not, we don't know, and it's very difficult for us to know whether they're taking actions to curtail oil supplies to them. >> secretary, earlier today president trump said that the treasury department is going to be announcing additional sanctions. tomorrow, he described it as a very large one, the highest level of sanctions. can you give us any in saying so what the additional sanctions may be. sec. tillerson: i'd like to leave it to tre