i'm not here to speak to the veracity of the claims, but clearly what we have is north korea seeking to establish to a dominate the north and south relationship. so a couple of things i think we should keep our eyes on in the presentation to wrap up what we can see is to build a better and better arsenal in the speech it spoke to that. it was clarified more in terms of intent in 2019 or 2020 and certainly in 2021 with an eight party congress that the defense industry is going to develop and mass-produce nuclear warheads, ballistic missiles, deployment increasing capabilities to enhance that they would be gained for the expectations of diplomacy going forward if there was ever any way in which the 1994 framework could have led to north korea abandoning its nuclear aspirations in exchange for a better relationship with the united states. i think the repeated history of the efforts to that end in the six party talk agreements and singapore kind of point to the challenges that the new administration will face and well aware of the challenges but i think clearly the ball is in their court

the bided administration's new envoy for north korea was insole on monday to push forward efforts to restart the stall diplomacy, the u. s. south korea and japan are looking for ways to convince pyongyang to stop developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. washington has promised a quote calibrated practical approach. last week leader kim jong gave his 1st reaction to that policy. he ordered his officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the emphasis on the latter. here's the us and boy, earlier today will be prepared for either because we are still waiting to hear back from our proposal for the meeting. and hopefully coming to dialogue indicates that a positive response. joining us is j will shannon analyst with the open nuclear network. it seems as if the 2 sides aren't really on the same page at all. if the u . s. is talking about dialogue and north korea seems more focused on potential conflict. that's right, it's the united states and it's counterparts in south grand tokyo's. obviously focusing on the dialogue part of the expression that's received much

more crucial now than it was even during the trump administration, jake, because of the fact that north koreas on somehow resuming trade, cross-border trade with china to get food into the country. north korean policy has completely shifted towards beijing right now. but given that the u.s. and china are really locked in a series of escalations. you have the guided missile destroyer, the u.s.s. curtis wilbur crossing the taiwan straight just yesterday. this comes days after china's largest-ever air incursion. so if president biden want to work with president xi on issues like north korea, they have a lot of other things that are higher up on their list as well. and you have north korea more isolated than perhaps it's been in decades, because most foreign diplomats and aideworkers have been forced to leave the country because of the covid-19 border shut down. and really they're running out of everything in north korea from food to medical supplies. it's a dire situation and not many international eyes on the ground in pyongyang and the rural areas of north korea right now, jake. >> all right,

the bided administration's new envoy for north korea was installed on monday to push forward efforts to restart the stalled diplomacy. the u. s. south korea and japan are looking for ways to convince p yankee stop developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. washington has promised a quote calibrated practical approach. and last week leader kim john gave his 1st reaction to that policy. he ordered his officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the emphasis on the latter. here's the us and void earlier today . will be prepared for either because we are still waiting to hear back from the proposal for the meeting. and hopefully you can reference the dialogue indicates that a positive response to joining us is j will shannon analyst with the open nuclear network. it seems as if the 2 sides aren't really on the same page at all. if the u . s. is talking about dialogue and north korea seems more focused on potential conflict. that's right, it's the united states and it's counterparts in south grands tokyo's. obviously focusing on the dialogue part of the expression

and then we have had interesting sounds coming out of north korea, kim jung and saying that the north korea should be ready for both as he put a dialogue, but also confrontation, which was seen at least as being a fairly optimistic. but since then, his influential sister kimmie. oh, john has given a clarification or if you like, poured cold water on that saying that people shouldn't get ahead of themselves. that if they're too much, was expected that they could indeed be disappointed. so it could well be that this is a bit of good cop bad caught by the brother and sister from north korea coming out . and that we are still seeing the possibilities at least of dialogue at some point in the future. hong kong lance, pro democracy, this paper could start publishing on saturday if the government continues to keep it as its frozen manages of apple davies, parent company will decide on friday whether or not to shut down operations and advisor to the media tycoon. jimmy lie who founded the paper 26 years ago, says they could no longer pay stuff because it's bank accounts were blocked. this com

what could be the knock on effect for north korea? if covered $900.00 starts to spread through the country? well clearly the most obvious not going to affect would be a, a system that already mel nurses. it's people that economically mismanaged and doesn't do a good job of channeling the resources that it does have into the places where it needs to go would find its population under increasing stress not only economically but now also in terms of public health. the health care system is likely very shabby and clearly under resource and not really capable of taking care of the population you can reach him. of course, isn't going to be terribly concerned about that until the course is. a potential problem reaches the dimensions where it begins to threaten the regime. and i think clearly that's what they're afraid of. and so they, it's, this is in fact there are no virus outbreak. they want to get out their friends, the story. they want to prepare the population for measures that may be taken to try to stem out. and of course, as i said,

many american and as a child in north korea, you have to.vable country. i've never been accepted in this country and columbia university, literally every professor was saying the problems that we have in today's world is because of white men. asia, that's how they mess up everything and they are the ones that i couldn't believe i was sitting in north korea's classroom in america, i couldn't believe my people were hating their own people that much. >> sean: what is your overall thought when you look at america today and you compare it with your life experience which has been horrific, sold into slavery at one point in your life, you are expecting this to be the land of the free in the home of the brave and the land of freedom and you get the exact same propaganda here. >> it's heartbreaking. i was sold as a and i crossed the desert to be free and now i thought i live in a country where i can say were i believe and have my freedom to think. i have to constantly censor my speech because columbia told us we can't talk about and i am so concerned

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the american special representative for north korea made that comment during talks with south korea unification. minister both officials say now is a good time to re open discussions about young new k program. earlier this month, north korean leader kim jong warned his government to be fully prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with washington. for the u. s. special representative for north korea as dialogue is the only way for most importantly, i think 2 countries agreed on the shared commitment to pursue complete the condition of the credit post diplomacy. i dial. well run pride has worn out from sol. this is an interesting time. there have been some interesting development, especially during this visit, especially with mention of possibly scrapping the working group that exists between south korea and the united states which see is seen as a positive sign or possibly a way forward of restarting dialogue. just to give you some background, this working group was established between south korea in the united states white at the height of all of this flurry of diplomacy at the end of 201

the bided administration's new envoy for north korea was insole on monday to push forward efforts to restart the stalled diplomacy . the u. s. south korea and japan are looking for ways to convince p yankee stop developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. washington has promised a quote calibrated practical approach. and last week leader kim jong gave his 1st reaction to that policy. he ordered his officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the emphasis on the latter. here's the us envoy earlier today will be prepared for either because we are still waiting to hear back from the proposal for the meeting. and hopefully we can try to dialog, indicates that a positive response. joining us is j. we're sion and analyst with the open nuclear network. it seems as if the 2 sides aren't really on the same page at all. if the u . s. is talking about dialogue and north korea seems more focused on potential conflict. that's right at the united states and it's counterparts in oscar and tokyo is obviously focusing on the dialogue part of the expression that's received much

the united nations is warning north korea is already facing a two-month shortfall and that the situations comes just days after the north korean dictator said his nation should be prepared for dialogue and confrontation with the biden administration. cnn's brian todd has more on what that could mean for the rest of the world. >> reporter: north korea's 37-year-old dictator lays down his mark with the new american president, perhaps in an effort to draw joe biden's attention away from vladimir putin following the president's week on the world stage, kim jong-un declares north korea should be prepared for dialogue and confrontation with the u.s., adding it should be fully prepared for confrontation. this comes after months of kim may being implied threats against the u.s., in what kim called america's hostile policy on north korea. one analyst says this could be a classic move by kim to not only draw joe biden's attention to him, but also to leverage his nuclear arsenal and try to extract concessions from the white house. >> it's a long, long list of things they want, not only the end of m

the american special representative for north korea made the comment during talks with south korea unification minister, the visual se now is a good time to reopen discussions about young nuclear program. earlier this month, north korean leader kim jong warned his government to be fully prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the us. most importantly, they go to countries agree on the shared commitment to pursue complete the implementation of the credit post diplomacy dialog, sophomore, and that's cost over $2.00 corresponded, installed. rob mcbride is standing by its rob, i mean, why would the u. s. and south korea think it's a good time to talk with the north. indeed, they would be implications for such a move and an approach that's right, that this is an interesting time. and that have been some interesting developments, especially during this visit, especially with mention of possibly scrapping the working group that exists between south korea and the united states. which see, is seen as a positive sign or possibly a way forward of restarting dialogue. just to give you some backg

north korea. i hate the idea of this working group describing it as a noose around the possibility of diplomacy as so the fact that they are talking about scrapping. this is almost symbolic if you like that this belongs to the previous period of diplomacy. and then we have had interesting sounds coming out of north korea from kim jung and saying that the north korea should be ready for both as he put in dialogue, but also confrontation, which was seen at least as being a fairly optimistic. but since then, his influential sister, kimmy jones has given a clarification, or if you're like, poured cold water on that saying that people shouldn't get ahead of themselves. that if that too much was expected, that they could indeed be disappointed. so it could well be that this is a bit of good cop bad caught by the brother and sister from north korea coming out . and that we are still seeing the possibilities at least of dialogue. at some point in the future. israel has allowed some exports from gaza to re

and then we have had interesting sounds coming out of north korea from kim jung and saying that the north korea should be ready for both as he put in dialogue, but also confrontation, which was seen at least as being a fairly optimistic. but since then, his influential sister, kim, jo, john, has given a clarification, or if you like, poured cold water on that, saying that people shouldn't get ahead of themselves. that if that too much was expected, that they could indeed be disappointed. so it could well be that this is a bit of good cop bad caught by the brother and sister from north korea coming out . and that we are still seeing the possibilities at least of dialogue at some point in the future. hong kong, last pro democracy newspaper, apple daily looks set to close for good by saturday, last week. police rated officers in arrest, his senior executives for what they called, collusion with a foreign country. 2 of the papers executives were charged under beijing, sweeping national security law. and adviser to the imprison media, tyco and jimmy lie who founded the paper 26 years ago. says

regarding a proposal for a meeting the american special representative for north korea, i made the comments during talk with south korea as unification. minister both official say now is a good time to reopen discussions about the young young nuclear program. earlier this month, north korean leader kim jong own warned his government to be fully prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with washington from mcbride has moved from south for this is an interesting time that have been some interesting development, especially during this visit, especially with mention of possibly scrapping the working group that exists between south korea and the united states which see, is seen as a positive sign or possibly a way forward of restarting dialogue. just to give you some background. this working group was established between south korea in the united states white at the height of all of this flurry of diplomacy at the end of 2018, basically to make sure the 2 allies were singing off the same him sheets that they were proposing the same thing things to north korea that there wouldn't

north korea we have to do it to survive.hy americans, a lot of americans are choosing this path without any external force. jillian: i think it's important that people know the background of your story and how much you had to go through to come to america. can you tell me about your journey, about how you fled north korea in 2007 at the young age of 13 and what happened after fleeing north korea? >> so north korea is literally the darkest place on earth right now, in the 21st century they do not even know the existence of the internet. i escaped for a better life. i didn't know what freedom was when i was escaping. i was barely starving. when i went to china to find food, i was sold as a sexual slave at 13 for less than $300. after being a modern day slavery -- this is a thing that breaks my heart. people talk about slavery but they don't want to fight for the slavery that is happening to the current modern people and after three years in china, i literally had to walk across the desert into mongolia and after mongolia i mad

if the americans desisted from what he called their aggressive approach towards north korea. now these comments have come at an important plenary session of the ruling workers party and chung yang, which has been going on this week which has been dealing with a number of different problems facing north korea. most notable amongst them being the current food shortage with kim young and saying that there is a tense food situation that really has to be dealt with. this follows on from devastating storms and typhoons last year, which impacted the harvest. also compounding problems that already existed because of international sanctions and also the pan demik. it is slightly unusual for a north korean leader to admit to such failings. it would normally be seen as a sign of weakness, but then came jargon, has differentiated himself from his predecessors admitting the mistakes apologizing to his people for the sufferings they are enduring. and of course, having food shortages is something which you couldn't dr. easily lie about or hide people know that in the coming months, especial

even north korea is not that nuts. i was like, north korea is pretty crazy but not this crazy.ng me to think the way they wanted me to think. elizabeth: see that. she is paying a lot of money in tuition to be told how to think. really something. go ahead. >> i know. you think about what it costs to send a kid to college these days, columbia, costs about $300,000 for the whole boat for four years. i'm thinking, okay, so i'm going to work my butt off now as a parent. thankfully my parents are seven and five. they don't have cross this bridge but i'm saving already, but i will send them to top universities, ivy league universities to be taught how to think? we should be thinking our kids how to handle the things in the real world, elizabeth. how do you manage credit? how do you take out a mortgage? how do you pay it off effectively? how many understand social media and email etiquette which is so important, how do you prepare for a job interview? i could go on and on all the things we should teach our kids. but instead we're obsessing about race, obsessing about political correctn

>> reporter: it is really difficult to ascertain precisely what is happening inside north korea. exactly what south korea's unification mun i minis said, saying that we don't know what the crisis is, who these party leaders are that were called eggignorant and irresponsible. so all they can to is watch for more clues. but intelligence is very difficult perhaps more difficult than ever to glean at the moment because north korea's borders have been shut down since really the beginning of the covid pandemic. they weren w enone of the count to increase the level of isolation. and over the months as food started running low, medical supplies started running low, more most ngo workers are gone, out of north korea. so highly secretive country really can choose which information it wants to share with the world. just last week there was the rather report talking about kim jung-un's noticeable weight loss, and now you have north korea claiming that kim jung-un has very fiercely criticized these party officials saying that they failed in areas of organization, secientific measures when it

the bided administration's new envoy for north korea was insole on monday to push forward efforts to restart the stalled diplomacy . the u. s. south korea and japan are looking for ways to convince p yankee stop developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. washington has promised a quote, calibrated practical approach. and last week leader kim john gave his 1st reaction to that policy. he ordered his officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the emphasis on the latter. here's the us and boy earlier today will be prepared for either because we are still waiting to hear back from the proposal for me to and hopefully reference to dialog indicates for the positive response. and joining us is j will shannon analyst with the open nuclear network. it seems as if the 2 sides aren't really on the same page at all. if the u. s. is talking about dialogue and north korea seems more focused on potential conflict. that's right, it's the united states and it's counterparts in south grands tokyo's. obviously focusing on the dialogue part of the expression that's received muc

one and or so he was the 1st the united states, the prison for had stepped on the territory of north korea when things was very brief in that regard. that there was some more the high can the expectation that us prison would be able to agree on the very concrete agreement with the north koreans to make. and you know, clearly jason of the korean peninsula, particularly when i, i'm saying that about north korea. north korea is the only country 1st and the only country is 21st century who have tested 6 times nuclear bombs. and they have also tested the inter content or polio to mrs. long range and short ranges and they were, so i'm developing a summer in based nuclear weapons as a term. and therefore we had much, much expectation. but in the end, his sort of the really to show high diplomacy has made the lot of koreans and the people of a piece of people are very much disappointed. now the current situation on the korean peninsula is or so they're much worrisome. we have to make sure that during prison by this era that, that there should be a complete can you creation of the korean peninsula,

north korea was one of the first countries to seal exporters.pple the economy as trade with china plummeted and food and medicine have not been able to get through. two weeks ago, the communist leader admitted there are food shorges, comparing the situation to the deadly 1990's famine. the comments could mean that the north korea narrative of winning over the virus may be coming to an end. laura: dozens of people have died in western canada during a record-breaking heat wave. on tuesday, temperatures reached a new high. cities in the pacific northwest are seeing intense heat. it's been blamed on a thick layer of warm air trapped by high pressure. our science editor has more. reporter: a of trouble in a world that is getting hotter. an emergency cooling center in a region that never nine -- needs one. the western united states and canada are experiencing heat they are not used to. >> it is important we set up the spaces so people can feel taken care of. >> we know the hotels seem to be sold out as well. it's unbearable. reporter: it is most dange

haidi: turning to north korea, president's new lead envoy will hold talks to build strategy and supportongyang. with korea has opened the door for dialogue with the u.s. he says he is ready for dialogue or confrontation? what are we expecting? >> what we got from north korea over the past few days is kim jong-un for the first time saying that there is a possibility for dialogue with the u.s., the highest level comments to come out of north korea for talks since joe biden became president. previously, they said any dialogue with a time delaying trick. at this point, talks are not in the cards. the needle has moved but it is up to north korea to decide when talks will be held and we have an opening with actual talks that could be -- that is something that has to be decided and it will come anytime that north korea finds is most convenient for them. shery: how did north korea react to the biden administration so far? especially compared to previous u.s. administrations. jon: it has had some harsh rhetoric. it you -- if you look at what north korea did when barack obama and donald trump cam

north korea close this order in january last year to defend itself against covered 1900, and hasn't reported any cases. rob mcbride has more from south korea capital, sol. a he singled out a number of senior officials saying that they had neglected their duty in fighting the pandemic. i, but we don't know whether this means there has been some kind of outbreak or whether it refers to other measures, such as in the supply of food or economic measures that were meant to be implemented in fighting the pandemic that he was referring to. but certainly seems to be failings are enough to get you to lose your job. several senior officials, we know, have been fired according to the north korean central news agency. and it comes, of course, is north korea claims. famously, it hasn't had a single case of kobe 19. it has virtually sealed itself off from the outside world since the beginning of the pandemic. that in turn has had huge economic consequences. we know that combined with storms debit devastated the harvest last year. the country is facing food shortages in the coming months, and of course it

north korea is a place where the napoleon, human rights record. when you a secretary general, used to talk a lot about human rights upfront, but it's pretty clear that human rights abuses a grubbing around the world. and some of the most powerful countries on us are involved. i give you 2 examples. for example, the week people in china, permanent member of the security council responsible. what some say is genocide and syria, where human rights groups all agree that russia has joined the aside regime in abuses including targeting medical facilities. you a secretary general. how hard is it for a secretary general to confront these sort of problems when they're carried out by the most powerful countries thought of course. so abuses of human rights violators in this world. now because of the divisions, divisions among big powers, antiquity palmer members from the secret council bit 5, then not think could have been agreed upon to deal with the human rights. for example, on, in the case of syria, 6600000 syrians are now had become refugees here and th

that's all is not well within north korea.culating whether or not this is an acknowledgment that those within the country that the leader understands what they are going through. as i said, unless we hear directly from pyongyang itself, we won't know for sure why the sudden weight loss. very interesting it has been acknowledged. >> absolutely. paula, many thanks. >>> the former chief of the u.s. food and drug administration says the delta coronavirus variant poses a big threat to communities with low vaccination rates. dr. scott gottlieb told cbs who is most at risk now. >> there are social compartments within the u.s. where you have undervaccination and you don't have a lot of immunity in the population. it's particularly rural parts in the south. particularly you're seeing what is happening in missouri now. about 60% of the infections are the delta variant. it's a reflection. we have parts of the united states where we don't have a lot of vaccination. we also don't have a lot of prior infection. those are the more vulnerable

she says even north korea is not this nuts and illegal warning the biden administration will sue texaso block texas from building its own border wall, this constitutional battle royale now getting hotter. i m elizabeth macdonald, "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪. elizabeth: welcome to the show you're watching the fox business network the stocks finishing down the dow, s&p and nasdaq bolling consumers far less than expected on rito goods and may, for prices and inflation storing to the highest level in years. wall street sees a green light but heavily on every inflation trade. jones is credited with calling the 1987 stock market crash let's start with fox news contributor jason chaffetz the ppi read was not good inflation coming in hotter republicans led by kevin mccarthy he said will try to take back the house because democrat policies are triggering inflation and he said this is a direct tax on americans do think that is enough to win back the house? >> i hope so it's one of the cruelest taxes that can bestow upon the american people practically people with fixed incomes, lower

, north korea is the only country 1st and the only country and 21st century who have tested 6 times nuclear bombs. and they have also tested the inter contents. our goal is to mrs. long range and short range and they also are developing a summary based nuclear weapons as a term. and therefore we had much, much expectation. but in the end, his sort of really to show high diplomacy has made the lot of koreans and the people of a piece robbing people very much disappointed. now, the current situation on the korean peninsula is also very much worrisome. we have to make sure that during prison by this era that, that there should be a complete can you creation of the korean peninsula. north korea is a place where the napoleon, human rights record when you a secretary general, used to talk a lot about human rights upfront. but it's pretty clear that human rights abuses a grubbing around the world. and some of the most powerful countries on us are involved. i give you 2 examples. for example, the week people in china, a permanent member of the security council responsible. what some say is

the challenges he paced were many from iran and north korea's nuclear programs, conflicts in the middle east and the threat of global warming. some of the main objectives the un achieved during bands tenure include, setting up the 2030 sustainable development goals. the paris climate change agreement and the creation of un women and entity working for women's empowerment. after 2 turns back left office and was replaced by antonio. good terrace. in 2017. but many of the issues he face still remain. so what can the united nations do to have a bigger impact and effect global change? in his new book, souls united nations in a divided world ban reflects on the role of his former organization in today's multifaceted society, facing many challenges. the foremost secretary general, the united nations bank honeymoon talks to al jazeera bank key moon, former secretary general of the united nations. now the deputy chair of the elders, thank you for talking to al jazeera. you have a new book out. we'll come to that in a moment, but 1st let me take you back to the end of your decade. is the secretar

north korea battles chronic food shortages.ording to the un's food program, which has been on the ground in north korea, about 40% of the population is malnourished. so you have this a situation that is bad to begin with that was made worse by covid, the international sanctions, and these typhoons. this is a point with kim jong-un, who is trying to improve the economy and daily lives in north korea. this is what he has told his people he is trying to do. haslinda: our east asia government editor there. thank you. here's the lettuce business flash headlines. -- data step business flash headlines. an agreement will be signed as soon as monday to combine malaysian mobile operations. we are told the new entity will be valued at $11 billion. the company boards have approved what would be malaysia's biggest over telecom transaction on terms similar to those previous announced. a company is buying 10% of universal music for about $4 billion. they say there is action value at the home of taylor swift at $42 billion, including debt. the

lastjuly, when a man from south korea defected to the north, north korea declared a national emergency and trade between china and north korea has declined by 75%, which is a huge impact on the economy. this may not be relevant, but it's worth noting that kim jong un has appeared much slimmer than usual. you can see the change in these two images. and when these images were broadcast on state tv showing him entering a concert venue, pyongyang residents expressed concern on camera after seeing him. translation: seeing kim jong—un looking translation: seeing kimjong—un looking emaciated seeing kim jong—un looking emaciated rates are _ seeing kim jong—un looking emaciated rates are people's arts so much. everyone — rates are people's arts so much. everyone is— rates are people's arts so much. everyone is saying their tears just walled _ everyone is saying their tears just walled up — but where does kim jong un's weight fit into the story of the pandemic? let's hear from professor howell again. asa as a slimmer, healthier kid, what could this mean in terms of how he got domestically? could

and it comes, of course, is north korea claims. famously, it hasn't had a single case of covey 19. it has virtually sealed itself off from the outside world since the beginning of the pandemic, that in turn has had huge economic consequences. we know that combined with storms definitely devastated the harvest last year. the country is facing food shortages in the coming month. that of course, it remains extremely vulnerable to the corona virus. we, that has not been as far as we know, any kind of vaccination rollout. it has a rickety health care system that would be hard pushed to deal with any kind of outbreak. so as far as south korean officials can detect and surmise, looking at what's happening in north korea without knowing exactly what this incident is, it does seem to be that qindzhong guns facing all of the myriad problems and crises really trying to stamp internal discipline that asserted authority, as he deals with these critical times in denisia has reported a record high of almost 22000 krona virus cases. on wednesday it comes as prices of oxygen have more than doubled

so the special envoy for north korea for the united states is here in seoul at the moment, he has been having meetings, he has repeated the fact that he is willing to meet anywhere anytime with north korean officials. but that really seems to be falling on deaf ears at this point. >> thanks so much, paula hancocks. >>> history making moment in professional sport. american football player with the first active player to announce that he is gay. the defensive lineman for the las vegas raiders shared the news on monday saying it took him years to feel comfortable making the announcement. >> i'm a pretty private person, so i hope you know i'm not itting it for attention. but i think that representation and visibility are so important. i actually hope that within day videos like this and the whole coming out process are just not necessary. but until then, i'll do high bes hmy best to cultivate a culture that is compassionate. >> and he is donating $100,000 to a suicide prevention organization for lgbt youth. for more on this and other news res , visit cnn.com. >>> time now for a short break

in what kim called america's hostile policy on north korea. one analyst says this could be a classic move by kim to not only draw joe biden's attention to him but also to leverage his nuclear arsenal and try to extract concessions from the white house. >> it's a long, long list of things they want. not only the end of military exercises in south korea but the end of the u.s./south korean alliance, the withdrawal of all u.s. troops, abandonment of all international and u.s. sanctions. >> reporter: so far, the biden team has said it wants to build on agreements that kim made with former president donald trump to draw down north korea's nuclear weapons program. during that period, trump and kim were known for their chummy relationship, exchanging gushing letters that trump was quick to brag about. >> and then we fell in love. >> reporter: but kim's agreements with trump were vague, and president biden has indicated he's taking a much harder line on potentially sitting down with kim. but analysts say since those talks with trump and even during th

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north korea tested short range missiles in recent months.gyang, the regime developed new missiles that's capable to reach the u.s. >> eventually he'll have to test if he wants to advance further, the program itself. on the other hand, kim jong-un fully understands that to test long range missiles is essentially a big red line that the biden administration may not take very well. >> reporter: this comes as analysts from seoul to washington are keeping close watch on kim's appearance, specifically his weight. kim appearing thinner than last year. they believe kim's weight ballooned into 300 pounds in 2020. photo of kim's most recent picture is on a tighter notch than in previous citing. why is kim's weight such a priority for intelligence agency? >> we don't know who would succeed him if he were to die suddenly. >> reporter: if that were to happen, kim's younger sister who's 33-year-old would be taking over power. could she survive? each time there had been a succession in the kim regime, a lot of north korea watchers predicted it would fail.

we hear from this woman from north korea say even north korea isn't this nuts and she is talking aboutcountry. brian: we have seen the enemy, and it's us. we are getting attacked from the inside. steve: not all of us. brian: truly not. "tucker carlson today" get it on fox nation. oftentimes you see excerpts on tucker on our show. "tucker carlson tonight." steve: indeed. 6:15 on this very busy tuesday. jillian here on the mezzanine level with more news. ail. jillian: if you think you are oppressed you typically aren't. when you are truly oppressed you don't know you are oppressed. steve: it's about brainwashing. jillian: get to this fox news alert now. a massive chemical plant explosion causes residents to flee their home homes in northern illinois. about 70 workers were inside at the time but everyone made it out okay. one firefighter was treated for injuries. it is still unclear what caused the blast. officials believe it could take several days for the oil-fueled fire to burn out. a second teen suspect is arrested in connection with the mass shooting in downtown austin over the weeke

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an agricultural scientist who developed high yield corn strains and took them to north korea.irst visit in 1988 towards the end of a devastating famine, the situation was worse than up to any country he worked in. the actual number is unknown. dr. kim says he sent 1.6 million bags of fertilizer and 1 million of corn seeds and corn to pyongyang. that ended abruptly when they shut the borders in 2020. >> because of covid i cannot visit. because of covid, to even satisfy, i am going to guarantee they do not accept my ideas. the food situation is getting intense according to kcna. youth groups have been recruited to help in the rice pattys. the recurring issue of food insecurity. united nations estimates they will have more than 2 months free. it predicts a harsh, lean period. >> normally north korea imports from china in large quantities when the price is low. with the covid restrictions, movement is low. the price of flour and sugar have risen. even locally raced prices, the humanitarian aide to cross the border. in april kim jong-un called for an arduous march. they wanted a cl