north korea's diplomatic relations. to my left, we have josh stanton, a d c lawyer who played a significant role in drafting sanctions laws, including the north korean sanctions and policy enhancement act and the korean interdiction and modernization of sanctions act. josh also served as a u.s. army judge advocate general in south korea, and runs the website "one free korea. is onnie klein albright the panel of experts established pursuant to you and security -- to a u.n.st security council request. she provides her conditions to the security council on implement a sanctions. she has had a long career as a u.n. official, as a director of the northeast asia program room at the -- program at the crisis group, and was a usip alum. we have liz rosenberg, director of the security program at a center for new american security. she focuses on the national security and foreign policy implications of the use of sanctions and economic statecraft, as well as shifts in the energy market. previously, she was a senior adviser at the

sanctions on north korea. and what that means is that they can't choose to abide by a different set of measures that may be more -- sanctions measures in a different jurisdiction that may be perceived as more permissive and plan to remain a going concern, which is to say they will violate u.s. sanctions potentially and then put themselves out of business and face insolvency. so try and encourage -- to take your example, a rollback of european sanctions on north korea, and encourage eu banks or companies to try and expand economic connectivity with north korea would be encouraging them to engage in activity that would put them in a conflict of law situation and in vials of u.s. sanctions, which is sort of the fast road to -- to insolvency, and not carrying out the whole point of what they were doing which is to try and create economic incentives or opportunity for north korea, or the people of north korea. on insects, i would say it is fragile at best and the u.s. administration given its overwhelming hostile v

in any deal we make with north korea, there will be some aspect of north korean denuclearization, no matter how large or small. my question is, with what we know of north korea's track record of cheating and not really denuclearizing, is there anyway the united states or international body can verify north korea actually is following through with their agreement? >> let's take the second question as well. >> i'm a recent graduate of johns hopkins. before that i worked at the ministry of education at south korea. my question goes to -- and i'm impressed by your talking about the politics and practicality. you mentioned to incentivize north korea, to change behavior, the solution should not be sanctions relief, but the people and other things. we all know -- we also know north korea has shifted its national statistic policy goal, shifting to focus more on economic development. so even if the u.s. does not want to give relief -- sanctions relief, north korea wants the sanctions relief as its number one priority. if that happens, the united states still can say no, than the negotiation m

president to step foot in north korea. trump met north korean leader kim jong-un at the military demarcation line at the korean demilitarized zone sunday, and then took 20 steps beyond the line, which has divided north and south korea since 1953. we will go to seoul south korea, and to hawaii, for the latest. in over 4 million people filled the streets of new york to celebrate world pride and mark the 50th anniversary of the stonewall uprising that launched the modern-day lgbtq movement. we will hear voices from the que er liberation march. >> first, we're honoring our ancestors in the fight for liberation, who started this all 50 or's ago at the stonewall bar. amy: all that and morere, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a a historic first for a sitting u.s. president, donald trump crossed through the demilitarized zone and set foot in north korea sunday, walking side-by-side with north korean leader kim jong-un after kim greeted him at the demarcation line

so why does north korea do this?of its menacing capability, that is the one key north korea has in advancing state interest, the ultimate national task that the north korean constitution stipulates as reuniting the korean peninsula on its own terms. when you face another korean state across the border that is a magnet for your own people, so much richer and more prosperous, more open, you have a problem. if you are a dictator in your mid—30s, a dictator in perpetuity, you have another 50 years in power and to live with a far superior korean state is really not a very happy proposition. when you talk about their endgame being reunification with south korea on their own terms, what you that looking like realistically? south korea has been very successful in terms of nationbuilding. we know south korea is one of the world's biggest economies with a very impressive soft power. what that means is that the south korean public and the government, no matter its political orientation is very much risk averse, understandably s

a little on the cool side for the far north of scotland.ith some sunshine. temperatures into the low 20s. similar weather, actually, lasting throughout the week although perhaps getting a little bit warmer towards the end of the week. for tuesday, weatherwise, fewer showers and what showers that are around will be mainly across the north—west of the country. generally more in the way of sunshine for most areas and temperatures generally high—teens to low 20s for many of us and still a little on the cool side for northern scotland. later on in the week, cloud will thicken across the north and west of scotland with outbreaks of rain for a time. as you can see, for much of the time, the weather will be dry and bright for many areas. across england and wales, it looks like it will be a largely dry week with some sunshine. temperatures running into the low—mid 20s, feeling warm in that july sunny weather. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: senior politicians in hong kong have been celebrating the moment the city returned to ch

years ago or 70 years ago because north korea has been a country that has seen the u.s. as its enemy and to have president trump step across the military demarcation line as he did on sunday is ultimately and issue of reconciliation between the u.s. and north korea so there are a lot of implications of all this but that was a stunning and a very good moment do you think that it was an appropriate time to make that step. probably not that step should have been reserved for a time when north korea had finally given up all its missiles and nukes president trump does this differently what he's trying to do is create such a favorable atmosphere that kim will feel secure enough to give up his most destructive weapons this isn't trying to entice the north koreans now no nation has been successful in doing that i don't think the u.s. will be the 1st but you know trump is giving it a fairy very vigorous try and well how do you think his strategy will play out do you think kim jong un is going to keep his promise and denuclearize. kim won't keep his promise until truck forces him

president had stepped over into north korea. again to the bolton part of it, this speaks to the larger theme of the administration in that key players in his administration are usually left on the outside, sometimes to their frustration, that they don't get adequate information they need or they would typically be privy to. this so-called progress that the administration is trying to say they are making with north korea could also give trump some kind of talking point entering into 2020, which is maybe why they are pushing so aggressively for some kind of agreement. >> if they get to keep their nuclear weaponry, not dismantle any of it, just freeze it, how does that differ from the iran nuclear deal president trump hated. >> yeah. the president is having some trouble making the case that his diplomacy has been better than what his predecessor was able to do with iran or any other country in part because the president has talked about complete denuclearization in the past but now it seems like he seems to be saying i'm very happy

we begin in north korea today.ea says washington is determined to carry on with what it called hostile acts against it, despite president trump's professed desire to hold talks. it comes just days after the two leaders met in the demilitarised zone when president trump became the first sitting us president to walk into north korea. the duo agreed to continue talks on the country's nuclear programme. but now pyongyang's representatives to the united nations say the us wants to undermine the peaceful atmosphere in the korea peninsula and call on all countries to be vigilant. dr robert kelly is from the department of political science at pusan national university. good to see you again. what's your ta ke good to see you again. what's your take on this shift in tone on the pa rt take on this shift in tone on the part of north korea? it seems we are backin part of north korea? it seems we are back in the zone of angry exchanges. yeah, it is pretty typical north korean shenanigans. the north koreans are on and off, hot a

of missile for north korea.at time it took certainly the south korean military quite some time to realise that they had flown over 600 kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, also known as kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known as the east see here in south korea. so when it comes to these kinds of missiles, it does take time. but what we do know is north korea issued through state media warning, what it called a solemn warning, to south korea. it said that that is one of the reasons why they tested these short—range missiles. it said that south korea was doubledealing. it accused the administration here, president moon's administration, of talking peace while acquiring new hi—tech weapons and taking part injoint us - rok, weapons and taking part injoint us — rok, south korean military drills, which are due to start in just a few weeks' time. that's right, you mention thosejoint weeks'

says that north korea is the strongest nation on earth because donald trump actually came to north korea so this is counterproductive i mean most president trump uses other means this could really undercut his efforts to take away north korea's most destructive arms so what kind of move would north korea need to make now to to show willing more or to suggest that actually there has been progress would they need to invite in inspectors or what would what sort of things would be a confidence building measure. well certainly inviting in inspectors would be important but there are 2 initial steps which are absolutely critical 1st of all north korea needs to turn over a declaration of all its missile with new facilities and 2nd of all busy it needs to provide a firm timetable or disarmament and without that i don't think these talks are really going to be that productive and what about the the timing of this how does it tie in with the kind of apparent thawing or nations between trump and the chinese government. well i'm sure the siege and drink when he met with president trump at the press t

the winds switching round to north or north—westerlies.me. could be the odd spot of rain here on saturday. elsewhere, patchy cloud and sunny spells, but with those north or north—westerly winds, not especially brisk for most of us, butjust bringing a slightly cooler feel, so temperatures 13 degrees in aberdeen, maybe 22 in london. and we keep those slightly lower temperatures as we head into sunday. a lot of dry weather, a lot of cloud as well, 00:27:50,521 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 but some spells of sunshine. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: north korea accuses the us of being "hell bent on hostile" actions, just days after a meeting between the countries' leaders. the un security councilfails to reach an agreement on whether to issue a statement condemning the deadly air strike on a migrant centre in libya. a volcano in italy erupts without warning. 0ne person's dead after being hit by falling rocks. in business — exchange irate! president trump accuses china and europe of playing "a big

what message is north korea sending here, laura? but last week in state media, north korea said that it was a "solemn warning", the missile launches last week were a solemn warning to seoul ahead of joint us—south korean military exercises, which are due to take place injust a few weeks' time. further clashes between police and protesters in hong kong, hours after 44 people were charged with rioting. officers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had gathered outside a police station where the arrested demonstrators were being held. some of those charged with rioting are due in court on wednesday. here is rebecca hartmann. hong kong is reeling from eight weeks of mass protest rallies, triggered by a controversial bill allowing extraditions to mainland china. pepper spray from baton—wielding police was again used on tuesday night, this time in an attempt to control and disperse hundreds of angry protesters gathered in front of the kwai chung police station. they had come here as they had heard on local radio that insi

what the north really needs is a crossrail for the north, which would be proper connectivity with newcastlerisjohnson says the investment will open up new opportunities and turbo—charge the economy. the prime minister's list of promises goes way beyond new railway lines. social care, broadband, more police, education — it is all going to cost more money, and it is not clear where thatis going to come from. so do voters believe what they're hearing? it's all good. yeah, all good, so long as it happens. at least he's positive. yeah, that's what i'd say — positive. and that's what we need. what they promise and what they deliver is always completely different. and i have no faith in borisjohnson as a prime minister. i think anything he can do to make life better for people is good. whether he can deliver or not, we'll wait and see. drawing up a to—do list is the easy part. making it happen is a real challenge. vicki young, bbc news, manchester. our business correspondent katy austin is here. how new is all of this, the funding and this plan? well, the idea of boosting the north of england's ec

into north korea what should his next step be if he wants this to gain some momentum go ahead. he is an isolationist he would love to get out of korea he would love to get out of american commitment to do its allies we all know how he spoke to the net our nato allies and cell phone . once some kind of agreement not necessarily peace and no i don't know exactly what peace means in the. korean peninsula he wants an agreement of dodo to save money to the american taxpayer and i don't worry so much about american military industries because i'm a celeb too. in asia is rising china and all of the countries and i'm china buying more and more weapons is the way it is one beneficiary of it and. bank accounts of the military industries in america i don't worry about. you don't worry about it that some say that because there's a lot of people on the receiving end proppant and dad ok patrick. the interesting thing is. actually the same question that i asked and i can't i'm going to say hang on a hang on let me go to patrick fair time for a time for everyone here it said you know there is

how does this further north korea ‘s aims?tes, i think in the past two instances, where there have been short range missile launches, the us has downplayed them and suggested they're within the bounds of the handshake that they seem to have reached, of course, that is not written down so we don't really know the terms of it. in terms of how it advances north korean interest, a couple of things. it's a response to some extent to the announcement that the us has made and it is moving forward with the south koreans on these joint exercises. it is a way of keeping washington focused on north korea's desires in this negotiation and i think also a way of keeping focus on the deadline that chairman kim has set which is that he wants to see progress on talks by the end of the year otherwise i think the suggestion is they will re—evaluate everything. further clashes between police and protesters in hong kong, hours after more than a0 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had ga

in north korea.ont, sanctions, should be enforced fully, tougher, we should see hundreds of north korean -- park officias targeted. and so, we have a policy of maximum pressure it has not been fully enforced. >> what about the details that have to happen betweens teams on both sides in days ahead, what do you want to see, beyond sanctions, so we know it is verifiable? >> well, we have to see the north koreans actually firmly committing to ending the missile test they have been holding, they had a series of short range missile tests, we have so see, north korean abiding by 11 u.n. security council resolutions. so far there is not a shred of evidence they are abiding by any of them, we also have to see more pressure applied to u.s. side in terms of reintroduction of allied military exercises between u.s. and south korean forces,y and really apply the kind of pressure that we apply on the iranian regime, bring this regime to its knees, basically for them to make concessions. >> i hear you say glass half

a little on the cool side for the far north of scotland. day with some sunshine. temperatures into the low 20s. similar weather, actually, lasting throughout the week although perhaps getting a little bit warmer towards the end of the week. for tuesday, weatherwise, fewer showers and what showers that are around will be mainly across the north—west of the country. generally more in the way of sunshine for most areas and temperatures generally high—teens to low 20s for many of us and still a little on the cool side for northern scotland. later on in the week, cloud will thicken across the north and west of scotland with outbreaks of rain for a time. as you can see, for much of the time, the weather will be dry and bright for many areas. across england and wales, it looks like it will be a largely dry week with some sunshine. temperatures running into the low—mid 20s, feeling warm in that july sunny weather. 00:28:51,215 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 that's your weather. i'm kasia madera, with bbc news. our top story: president trump has become th

divides north and south korea. following a handshake, mr. trump became the first u.s. president to step into north korea. both leaders spoke to the press during their visit. this is about half an hour.

president to step foot in north korea. before, during and after his third meeting with kim jong un, trump lavished praise on the north korean dictator, and played up his relationship with kim. >> we have developed a very good relationship, and we understand each other. i do believe he understands me, and i think i maybe understand him. and then yesterday i had the idea, maybe i'll call chairman kim and see if he wants to say hello. we didn't give him much notice, but we become -- we respect each other. we respect each other, maybe even like each other, and since our first meeting, we got along. we got along. we had a great kind of feeling. >> joining us live from seoul, south korea, janice mackey fair for us. we're about 26 hours since that historic meeting between kim jong un and the president. how is it all going down right now there? >> reporter: well, it was another one of those warm exchanges that we aren't sure if it will actually produce any sort of policy. for the past several months, there have been very hard line

england, north wales and the north midlands into east anglia. further north, a misty start for scotland. some warm spells of sunshine, lovely conditions across there are, very warm for this time of year. also, lovely conditions across the south—west of south wales, reaching 20 to 24 degrees. the rain continues across the midlands into north wales, north—west england in south—east scotland. fizzling out, leaving a legacy of whether, if you showery bursts of rain. nothing like what we have seen in the last 24 hours. it will feel quite muggy across the north, a little bit fresher in the south where we have clear skies overnight. the weather moves north, weakening and bringing showers on monday. this area of low pressure is a deep feature of this time of yearand pressure is a deep feature of this time of year and will bring u nsettled time of year and will bring unsettled conditions as we were moving to the working week. before it arrives, lovely weather, but of northern ireland and much betterfor parts of north wales and the north midlands with som

his press teej within north-- prestigen north korean, and it had been embarrassing for him. after that you see a return to certain amount of hos tillity from north-- hostility from north korebecause kim jung-un had to take that point of view, giving him an opportunity to sort of get back with trump ad art the kie log process, probably isn't a bad thing. it is prob better, as i say, that north korea and the united states are talking an north korea is testing ballistic missiles. the oblem is,s north korea going to surrender its nuclear weon, does kim have any intention of doing that. and i think that is the big doubt. it is-- is president trump legitimizing a nuclear weapon in this neighborhood. >> sreenivasan: is there any incentive to change their behavior when unitied states is willing to talk and not asking r any behavior on the north korean part to change. are you in contact with defectors, have conditions inside north korean--orth korea improved since the time this repachment between countries existed. >> north korean is still i buildi nuclear arsenal, missile arsenal. t

and frankly stepping into north korea was a concession to north korea. this is something that kim jong-un and north korean leaders would have wanted for generations and something no u.s. president would do until donald trump. so this is giving the north koreans something they wanted. it came on the heels of president trump giving china something it wanted too which is some of the restriction of technology sales to huawei. yes, the united states got a trip back to the negotiating table with china, but that's a major concession. after the president said he was going to basically try to starve huawei of this technology. >> yeah, i think a common lesson learned here is not be so bold about the mountain top pronouncements about the ultimate full monty on any issue. so i think it's not all that bad to be flexible and provided you get something in return. >> just reflect on this trip. because we have seen a lot of images. whether it was president trump with kim jong-un, a dictator. president trump and mohammed bin salman. and all kinds of other reports responsi

on the heels of the g-20 and his monumental surprise visit to north korea. where he had an impromptu meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> i didn't expect to meet you at this place. the first u.s. president to cross this line. >> reporter: trump taking 20 step news north korea, making him the first sitting american president to set foot in the hermit kingdom. he was greeted by the smiling kim jong-un. >> this is my honor. i didn't really expect it. step ago cross that line was a great honor. >> reporter: the two leaders met for almost an hour, agreeing to restart negotiations on a long, illusive nuclear agreement. the president even suggested kim jong-un should visit the white house. all of this as the "new york times" is reporting the u.s. may be willing to agree to a nuclear freeze. which would pause further weapons development in north korea, but allow it to keep existing weapons. this would be a reversal for the trump administration's previous goal of complete denuclearization by north korea. white house national security adviser john bolton s

local shortly after taking off from this north texas airport. it's about 15 miles outside of dallas nobody was inside the hangar at the time of the crash according to the faa addison airport was closed for about 40 minutes following the incident it's now reopened and resumed normal operations. the plane was destroyed by the fire according to the faa. the ntsb is investigating the crash and family members are being notified we'll have more details as we get them. >> molly hunter with that breaking news. molly, thank you >>> the 2020 democratic candidates were out in force today defending senator kamala harris after the president's oldest son retweeted then deleted a controversial tweet many are condemning as racist. here's nbc's mike viqueira. >> reporter: riding the fresh wave of popularity, senator kamala harris rallied supporters today at a gay pride parade in california, but didn't directly address the issue surrounding her campaign, a racist tweet about her from a right-wing french figure. kamala harris is not an american black. she's half i

capital inflows into north korea which i've been blocked is due to the u.s. efforts in making a strong conditions on financial does that you should not doing business with you so i think. you're going to kind of press for these cuts.

just turn to our top story on north korea's economy its g.d.p. is estimated to have fallen by 4 point one percent last year benjamin silberstein is that is a north korean economy what she joins us via skype from seoul benjamin north korea's economy is decline now for the 2nd year running i mean clearly international sanctions are taking that toll how bad of the numbers do you think. i think they're quite bad which really isn't surprising given that north korea is essentially not able to export any of its main export commodities such as coal and minerals and products and other things so it's not not surprising i mean we're not talking about any devastating numbers such as in the 1990 s. but still it is looking quite grand and as you say trade figures and exports of plans drastically so how does this actually play out on the economy and what sort of impact does it have on ordinary people in north korea. i mean i would say that it's the worst for a certain specific sectors such as you know mining workers who essentially don't have. have any work to

a 2nd weapons test in less than a week north korea fires tune short range missiles. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with millions of pronto also ahead round 2 democratic presidential candidates go head to head in detroit. one year on since the bubble outbreak in diaz so you will look at what's being done to combat the deadly epidemic plus. i'm natasha butler in normandy where the demolition of this dam spoke to buckle between 2 opposing environmental visions. south korea says the north has launched missiles off its east coast that's. a missile test and less than a week they were fired from the town of one song and flew 250 kilometers south korea's foreign minister said the tests won't help ease tensions on the korean peninsula the government has held an emergency meeting in seoul from the bride has more from the south korean capital. this latest missile firing is being viewed with deep concern here in south korea it's the 2nd double launching of short range ballistic missiles in less than a week and the 3rd missile launch to take pla

it may be north korea trying to say there isa be north korea trying to say there is a bit ofa be northhere is a bit of a rush here unless you wa nt is a bit of a rush here unless you want missiles flying or being tested, and while you're tying to campaignfor tested, and while you're tying to campaign for the 2020 re— election, mrtrump. campaign for the 2020 re— election, mr trump. laura, many thanks for that and more on this a little later in the bulletin. 400 years ago, democracy was born in america in the town ofjamestown, virginia. today the commemoration of that historic moment was marked by protest — a mass boycott by black lawmakers who said they wouldn't attend the ceremony because of the presence of donald trump. chris buckler has the story. jamestown is regarded as a place where the foundations were laid for what would become america. the first legislative assembly met here 400 yea rs legislative assembly met here 400 years ago, in what was then the colony of virginia. the right here in virginia your predecessors... virginia is our home! yet for centuries on, and invitation in

. >> let's turn, congressman, to the president's historic steps into north korea. the first american president to do so. you say the president should be applauded for his latest meeting with kim jong-un. what does president trump have to show for all of this? >> well, he has to show that we at least aren't having an escalation of threats. you remember when we were having the bloody nose theory. largely of his own making, at least that has calmed down. but i think there are two things that we could have happen moving forward, first let's have a peace agreement and move past the 1953 armistice and then insist on denuclearization. and i think if we have the first, the north koreans would be willing to do the second. >> you think the north koreans would be willing to give up their stockpile of what 20 or 50 or 60 nuclear bombs, give up that nuclear capability that they currently have? >> -- was in my office, a senior adviser to president moon of south korea and he believes that at this moment if we were to sign a nonaggression pact and have a peace agreement that kim j

north korea, for the world. i think the relationships that we develop has been so much to so many people. >> bill: it is my sense that -- that's a good thing, as he readily point out. it is my sense that chairman kim needs this meeting more than we do. the economic sanctions are struggling north korea to this point. i want to address such as for the sake of this long delay we have. that is question number one. number two, the point that tucker carlson had about the level of health that heat notice, being only a few feet away from chairman kim. had you notice that? >> first, i do think that chairman kim came back from illinois very badly damaged -- the summit broke up, and he had promised his people sanctions relief, and he got nothing. yes, he got a photo op with the president, but that's it. north korea is in serious economic straights. we need to make a trade deal with china. because we depend on them for the tough sanctions on north korea that affects our troops and security. other people around kim jong un,

yeah that's right the north koreans have been doing this kind of stuff for a long time the north koreanssort of blow hot and cold on a regular basis most i think most analysts sort of interpret that as a north korean pressure scheme right the idea sort of on the one hand they're sort of nice one moment it's like things are going well and the next moment they say something outrageous and that's supposed to encourage you to keep going with the nice behavior before in the deals and before i think that this is basically designed that way that would be my read of this right this is sort of a signal to the president particularly that you know the other day was nice but let's keep this going and let's actually have some kind of continuing negotiation as opposed to sort of the handshake and then things kind of fade away so robert i want to read you another part of the statement they said what can't be overlooked is the fact that this joint lesser game was carried out in the very same day when president trump proposed a summit meeting out of joint less a game was and well various different countr

we are moving the treasury to the north, we're moving an awful lot to the north, in order to ensure thatf national investment begins to be a reality. both leaders are promising that they are the man to rebalance the british economy, as they target northern voters ahead of a possible election later this year. tom barton, bbc news. well, our correspondent judith moritz was at boris johnson's speech. he talked about there being a hopelessness in many northern towns, but was quick then to say that is not the fault of the people living there but of politicians who have failed them time and time again. he said he wanted to put that right. how were those remarks met by people who live and work here? henry morrison is with me, director of the northern powerhouse partnership. henry, your partnership was established by george osborne, five years ago the northern powerhouse and these announcements around rail were being made. one criticism was that not a lot has happened since, do you take confidence with what borisjohnson has said today? the reality is that andy burnham who was in that audience, a

here in north carolina, you believe we could be strong again , we could be prosperous again, and northarolina, you said yes -- thecetic trope president donald and 2020. and you will ss i don't have to tell any of you gathered here president donald trump is the refill deal -- is the real deal. amanda who means what he says. up every you he gets day and fights to keep the promises he made to the people of north carolina. i see it every day. this president promised to rebuild our military and president trump signed the largest investment in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. he promised to stand with our allies and stand up to our enemies. under this commander-in-chief, with the courage of our delta force at fort bragg our armed forces captured the last -- controlled by isis and syria. -- isis in syria. this president cap of the promise that four of his predecessors in the white house broke when he moved the american thessy to jerusalem, capital of the state of israel. he promised our veterans access to the real-time world-class health care that you earned in the unifor

/north korea negotiations that trump may become the first american president to greenlight a north korea nuclear power, writing -- a freeze that enshrines the status quo and passively accepts the north as a nuclear power, something administration officials often said they would never stand for. and that is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. the director of korea, japan under obama and bush, and with us at the table former republican from california, now an independent, sam stein, the politics editor for daily beast and with us from "the washington post," white house bureau chief phil rucker. phil rucker, i start with you, just tell anyone, anyone who was unplugged over the hot summer weekend, give us a little ticktock. take us through how this meeting came to be. >> president trump was always plan to go to seoul, south korea for a meeting with the president there. he went on twitter and said i'm going to be going to the demilitarized zone. kim jong-un if you're listening, if you're watching, come meet me there and say hello and we'll shake hands. >> doe

resolutions could also with all that in mind rob what's your take on what north korea is actually up to here is it just almost reminding the rest of the world yes we've got this power whilst also ostensibly entering into you know pacts and deals with other countries. well we are waiting to get a statement from the north we are expecting it later today or but when they made their launches last week they said that that was a solemn warning to south korea they are angry about upcoming military exercises going to be taking place between south koreans and the u.s. but of course this is probably more directed at the u.s. and in particular the administration of donald trump or they are frustrated at the way the negotiations once more seem to has stalled after the surprise meeting on the d.m.z. which took place a month ago now we haven't had the working level talks that were meant to happen after that so it is a reminder to the u.s. i think the north koreans see that with the presidential race approaching that there is a period of vulnerability here that they can exploit that this is a way o

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trump's historic meeting with kim jong-un in north korea. of leadership, the courage and judgment to do. to meet with kim jong-un on kim's side of the korean dmz . and the national left wing media cohorts refuse to give the president credit for not only becomings first sitting president to enter north korea, but with a tweet, he invited kim to meet him in his own country, restarting the trump-kim denuclearization talks. while president trump was saving preworld, meeting with -- the free world, meeting with kim and xi, putin, erdogan, abe, merkel and others, human right protesters flooded into streets of hong kong, and smashed their way to city government headquarters creating greatest challenge to rule of president xi and the chinese communist party ever. the tens of thousands of protesters, the half million demonstrators, taking on the communist regime on the very anniversary of the former british colony' colony's returno chinese rule. worsening demonstrations like you saw in hong continental, edward lawrence, live at the white house with a

negotiation with north korea. the president returned to the white house where the president game the first sitting u.s. leader to step foot in north korea. it was a remarkable picture. but a more lasting impact might be the substance of what's happening behind the scenes. "the new york times" this morning is reporting that the trump administration might be headed towards the acceptance of north korea as a nuclear power. in other words, kim jong-un could keep his nuclear weapons and the united states might be willing. this is something the administration has previously said it would not stand for. >> many rivals are criticizinin it of nothing more than a photo op. speaking of 2020, mayor pete buttigieg's campaign just announced a huge fund raising haul making him a formidable candidate. >> is buttigieg's is too hard. >> you're right. that was a mistake. let's begin in seoul with more on this north korea news. will? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. the mood here is cautious optimism as the news comes that the unit

avoid sanctions on north korea.all this roughly between 2008 and 2016. >> our relationship with north korea has been very good. >> reporter: but it's said ramifications of doing business with north korea could be big for president trump. >> this comes at the center of his trade war with china. it also comes at the center piece of his main objective to denuclearize it. >> reporter: huawei was blacklisted this spring for allegedly violating u.s. sanctions on iran. huawei denies doing that regarding north korea and denies the allegation. set up cell phone transmission, software, and equipment for link. north korea's main provider of cell and internet service which is operated by king jong un's regime. only those with money can be -- at the same time as the post, the group said north korea asked huawei about calls inside the country. >> definitely one of the dangers of a cell phone is it allows information to spread. and for a regime like north korea, free flow of information is probably the worst thing that could happe

and north korea and does this action by north korea really help there. we are back into this kind of stop go scenario our expectations keep on being raised you mentioned there about this sudden meeting between donald trump and kim jong un at the d.m.z. nearly a month ago now which was held purportedly because donald trump decided to tweet an invitation and they met at the d.m.z. it was all very exciting stuff it was meant to herald possibly a reboot or a reset of the negotiations between the u.s. and north korea there were meant to be working level talks then between officials from both countries but we're still waiting for those talks to happen there does seem to be a problem for north korea in that when the u.s. president donald trump focuses on north korea they are very much top of the the jen and they dominate the world headlines but as we know the u.s. president has an awful lot on his plate from one news cycle to the next and north korea very quickly drops off the radar i think this is a way for north korea to show its frustration it doesn't have m

we are moving the treasury to the north, we're moving an awful lot to the north, in order to ensure thatt fairness of national investment begins to be a reality. both leaders are promising that they are the man to rebalance the british economy, as they target northern voters ahead of a possible election later this year. tom barton, bbc news. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in manchester for us. vicki, more pledges and promises. how are they all going to be funded? it is quite a wish list, isn't it, not just those it is quite a wish list, isn't it, notjust those rail promises but housing, social care, broadband, the police, firm commitments he says but no real details about how he will pay for it. the only reference to money was to around £25 billion that the former chancellor philip hammond had earmarked to mitigate the effects of a no—deal brexit. boris johnson is spending money ramping up those preparations for no—deal, so how is he going to pay for the implication, although he didn't say this, the implication is that it would mean more borrowing. it is interesting he

this usually provokes north korea.preparation for an act of war stopping state media last week they took directaim stopping state media last week they took direct aim at seoul, accusing them of doubledealing, talking piece, while taking part in these military exercises and recurring new high—tech weapons. there are busily angry that these drills are taking place and they believe that it will break the agreement reached between kim jong—un break the agreement reached between kimjong—un and break the agreement reached between kim jong—un and donald trump break the agreement reached between kimjong—un and donald trump —— they obviously believe. both in singapore and we understand between them when they met at the demilitarised zone between the two koreas last month. when it comes to other analysis on top of this, donald trump has said he is in no rush. it is also shrugging off these short—range ballistic missile tests. he said other countries test short—range missiles. but pyongyang is clearly suffering from the strict sa

process talking north korea i'm joined by my guest rima govern in raleigh he is a former cia analyst and co-founder of veterans intelligence professionals for sanity in jerusalem we have from inbar he is president of the drucilla institute for strategy and security and in plymouth we cross to patrick henningsen he is the executive editor of the news website 21st century wire dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to ray 1st in raleigh i just want to comment i know that you're growing your beard to give attention to the maltreatment. is being is experiencing right now so good for you my brother a man for your protest but let's go to the prayer affairs at hand here north korea . you're an old hand of international politics trump made an unprecedented bold move he's been slammed left and right and center for it i think it is brilliant he's thinking outside the box because with the policy towards north korea's over and over again the same policies are attempted and they fail now we have a new sta