detected and to continental ballistic missile launch from north korea japan says the rocket reached the highest altitude yet before landing and its watches an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council has been shadowed for wednesday. the man accused of masterminding the two thousand and twelve benghazi attack has been acquitted on the most serious charges brought against him. captured by american forces in two thousand and fourteen u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the attack on the u.s. diplomatic compound and the u.n. security council has held an emergency session on human trafficking in libya evidence has emerged of hundreds of people being there for as little as four hundred dollars from the school for sanctions to be imposed on the traffickers. now pope francis has called for respect for the rights of all of myanmar as ethnic groups as he appeared alongside the country's. cheney but he avoided any direct mention of the one hundred muslim minority scott high the reports from young. pope francis traveled to the capital april or tuesday on a d

north koreans. they he also view the kim regime of use what's happening in south korea and the souring relations with japan and south korea as a potential this or between these two countries in terms of the cooperation with the north china and the united states are not seeing eye to eye on these particularly on north korea and we do have the russian continued trade and deepening trade relations with north korean north koreans of all stakeholders within the region are fractured they're not working together nor cooperate in any synergize way to put pressure on the north and as a result the north has been able to continue to expand its missile and missile technologies and development the international international community community need to work together in a unified way to deal with the north korean and what we see right now with the major stakeholders are not being north korea in the same way and seeing it as a the same urgency and secure a security challenge of the united states and japan and south korea now that the head of the catholic church pope francis is in the mirror most largest city of yangon he

will of the international society to resolve the problem we have large a strong protest against north korea japan calls for an emergency meeting of the un security council i believe the international community needs to be united and to fully implement sanctions against north korea japan will not back down in the face of provocation but maximize pressure on north korea by remaining fully alert and with a strong alliance with the u.s. as a base we will protect the lives on her many of the japanese people. now we're told that in that phone call between u.s. president donald trump and the prime minister shinzo of it there that the u.s. and japan agreed to boost their deterrence capability also agreed that china must do more when it comes to north korea the president in here has of course condemned of the launch saying that it threatens to escalate tensions here on the korean peninsula also threatens the peace and safety of the international community and what president moon went on to say was that what he is most concerned about is a miscalculation and a situation where the united states might feel f

when north korea started to develop its nuclear arsenal and then the united states japan and south korea agreed upon providing north korea with nuclear elect nuclear generator facilities and fuel and exactly around north korea started to build a nuclear weapon and then fast forward to two thousand we had something called six party dialogue framework involving the russians was will and they reached an agreement precisely at the moment north korea was busy developing its nuclear and missile arsenal so the third time. you know we shouldn't be cheated again three times in a row and now is the time for the united states japan an international community i would very much like russia to join us in providing more pressure doesn't you we have to take a short break now but we will be back in just a few moments stay tuned. thank. you. here's what people have been saying about rejected a night with the second it's full on awesome the only show i go out of my way to launch you know what it is that really packs a punch. yeah it is the john oliver of marty americans do the same we are apparently better

has detected at intercontinental ballistic missile launch from north korea japan says the rocket reached the highest altitude yet for a north korean missile before land again its forces the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on wednesday a missile was launched. a while ago. you take care of it. and go on discussion about it it is a situation that we will hear. kathy novak has more from seoul. so this our launch happened in the middle of the night at about quarter past three a.m. seoul time president moon j. in chaired an emergency meeting of the national security council he condemned the launch and said that it escalates tensions here on the korean peninsula also threatens the peace and safety of the international community now south korean armed forces responded almost immediately just over five minutes after the missile launch was detected there was a life fire drill taking place between the army the navy and the air force three missiles were launched at a simulated target simultaneously the message from south korea there to north korea that it is watching moves in no

north korea. now is the time not for dialogue, but for applying maximum level of pressure on north korea. japan and the u.s. must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community to enhance pressure on north korea through all possible means. i agree with president trump that we welcome china strengthening her pressure over north korea, and it is incumbent upon china to play even greater roles to let north korea relinquish nuclear capabilities. we -- north kr before this press conference, president and mrs. trump were good enough to meet with the members of the families of abductees. i would like to render my heartfelt gratitude for their listening to intently to what the family members had to tell them. until the day when all the families oh -- embraced their loved ones in their own arms, until that day my mission is not complete. i am sure that the families -- i have renewed my resolve to work in full force to seek the resolution of this issue. i have decided to take our own additional sanction measures in our efforts to seek the solution of the nuclear missile and the

north korea. now is the time not for dialogue but for applying the maximum level of pressure on north korea we completely agreed that in order to make north north korea change their policy japan in us must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community so that we can and house the pressure to the maximum level over north korea through possible means the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now live to tokyo al-jazeera scott heide is there so scott they say the era for strategic patience is over there in complete agreement on what steps should be taken against north korea what are they. well one in particular and specific action that's going to be taken by japan at this press conference here in tokyo just within the last hour prime minister shinzo are they said that they'll be unilateral sanctions from japan on freezing assets of thirty five entities and individuals in north korea the specifics will come out on tuesday but that's one thing specifically that japan is doing and also interesting you know

, obviously the missile development program that north korea is engaged in. japan all too well the effects of the nuclear explosion and so that is very worrisome to them what north korea's doing in terms of the nuclear program. another big issue for the two countries, there is a trade deficit and the president would like to see that become free, fair and reciprocal. he has been watching the situation unfold since early this morning. have a 14 hour time difference spread he was probably roaming around very early this morning. he tweeted around 5:00 a.m., japan time with an indication that he had been watching the coverage. he had been briefed several times by the officials who were traveling with him and texas governor greg abbott. here we have a president who was in the middle of one of the most important trips that he has made, if not the most important trip, in the middle of this, the shooting occurs in much of his attention is now diverted to what's going on in texas. it's the second time in a month that this has happened. there is a horrific shooting in an las

sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue 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 roles and 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 says a ba

north korean. the heels of the kim regime of use what's happening in south korea and the souring of relations with japan and south korea as a potential is are between these two countries in terms of the cooperation with the north and again as you mentioned. china and the united states aren't seeing eye to eye on these particularly on north korea and we even have the russian continued trade and deepening trade relations with the north korean north koreans of all stakeholders within the region are fractured they're not working together nor cooperate in synergize way to put pressure on the north and as a result the north the since able to continue to expand its missile and missile technology development into this international community community need to work together in a unified way to deal with the north koreans and what we see right now with the major stakeholders are not seeing north korea in the same way and then seeing it as a with the same urgency and it's a curious security challenge of the united states and japan and south korea last night it is great to get your thoughts your insights and to thi

you've mention what's happening in north korea. japans to get north korea to abandon the nuclear weapons and recognizing north korea's nuclear state would be a mistake , but what is the issue for markets? basically the market, every time you have a missile launch from , this chart says, yeah, who is bothered? everything is awesome. it sounds a little bit like donald trump. is on target for its 11th straight month of gains. the global momentum, as you look the best day.s., was had by the s&p yesterday. december has never been a poor month for the s&p since the beginning of 1928. let's get your bloomberg first word news. bitcoin has passed $10,000 for the first time, taking this year's price surge to more than 10 fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is in an asset bubble. this was set about the coin. >> this is a bubble and there's a lot of fraud mixed in. there's a lot of froth and fraud in anything as exciting as this. i think this will be the biggest bubble of our lifetime by a longshot. >> that the records s

, obviously the missile development program that north korea is engaged in. japan knows all too well the effects of the nuclear explosion and so that is very worrisome to them what north korea's doing in terms of the nuclear program. another big issue for the two countries, there is a trade deficit and the president would like to see that become free, fair and reciprocal. he has been watching the situation unfold since early this morning. have a 14 hour time difference spread he was probably roaming around very earlyhis morng. he tweeted around 5:00 a.m., japan time with an indication that he had been watching the coverage. he had been briefed several times by the officials who were traveling with him and texas governor greg abbott. here we have a president who was in the middle of one of the most important trips that he has made, if not the most important trip, in the middle of this, the shooting occurs in much of his attention is now diverted to what's going on in texas. it's the second time in a month that this has happened. there is a horrific shooting in an la

korea or staying in japan korean schools there are facing hostility as north korea continues its missile tests and threats to destroy the country if there's a nuclear war. for us. there are sixty korean schools in japan attended by thousands of students seventeen year old huang song we is one of them each time there are headlines about north korea's latest missile test the school receives anonymous bomb threats huang says there is confusion about news coming from and about pyongyang. that there are i get mixed feelings honestly speaking i cannot deny all the news reports we see on t.v. because we don't get to hear from the north koreans directly the north's leader kim jong un has threatened to sink japan and the united states the korean community in japan has been divided sister korean war but the only direct funding and curriculum guidance for its schools comes from pyongyang a residents' association which acts in place of a north korean embassy in japan says it's received more than four hundred million dollars since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven and the sc

this nation has become this region has become and might just provoke another action from north korea. and japan would of course being a close neighbor would suffer from from such and from such an action. while the threat from north korea will of course be the key issue during trumps tour of asia it is not the only issue also on the agenda of course is traded donald trump speaking of the need for a free fair and reciprocal trade in the end up acidic region what is the japanese here on this. it's no secret that japan wanted the t.p. the trans-pacific partnership this trade deal that comprised twelve nations before the u.s. pulled out that japan wanted this deal to go ahead now then obviously the u.s. pulled out of this pulled out of this agreement because president trump thought it was a bad deal and now he's looking for a lateral trade agreement with japan but japan on the other hand is still pushing forward with the eleven remaining nations in the trans-pacific partnership and they're hoping that at some later point maybe they can convince the united states to to join the p.p.p. after all convi

bit differently than china does because china has somewhat of an allied relationship with north korea where japaninly an enemy of north korea. that's going to be the key first conversation that the president has. there's also going to be economic talks. they're going to continue to talk about trade and talk about the relationship between the united states and japan as it relates to the economy. japan of course a very important trade partner with the united states. so that is going to be, you know, it's going to be a day filled with that focus on the relationship between japan and the united states when the president arrives there tonight. >> and then, elise, how important is it for the japanese to see the prime minister, the president of the united states, in such an amicable setting, you know, playing golf this time, you know, in japanese territory as opposed to mara logo or, you know, in florida when we first saw them golfing? >> i think it's very important for the japanese and prime minister abe has really invested a lot in this relationship with president trump. he was one of the first leader

sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy japan and the u.s. must take leadership in a closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible i mean it's. the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now scott hyla has the latest now from tokyo. after working lunch in a summit meeting the two leaders came out for a press conference here in tokyo on monday afternoon as expected the topic the main topic was north korea they said there was a full consensus on how to move forward with these two countries in dealing with the north korean situation they said that strategic patience is over right now all options they grieve for both sides all options are on the table both leaders talked about the challenges of moving forward and also the need for more pressure to be applied to north korea because the rhetoric in the past has n

they've in line when it comes to developing a policy when it comes to the threats coming from north korea. japanactions, they will be issuing new sanctions against 35 different entities and individuals related to north korea. he also talked about increasing purchases of defense equipment from the united states. that's something that certainly president trump has been speaking vocally about. both leaders agree that japan needs to do more to increase the military's capacity to defend this country in the face of the threat that comes from north korea. the they both feel it's important to say all options are on the table. also this is not the time for dialogue. this is the time to really get tough with pyongyang to prove that they can really squeeze pyongyang in order to accomplish this goal. from here, from this visit with his closest ally in the region, president trump will travel to seoul south korea where the concerns will be a top matter on the agenda. >> thanks so much. >>> the president slamming and criticizing japan's trade practices. >> we want free and reciprocal trade but right now our tr

north korea, but it would be better for everybody. >> abe said after trying for 20 years, there is no point for the sake of dialogue with north korea. president trump also asked what he feels japan should do if north korea decides to launch more missiles over the region. >> i will say if i could take a piece of the prime minster's answer. he will shoot them. he will easily shoot them out of the sky. the prime minster of japan is going to be purchasing massive amounts of military equipment, as he should. >> as the president arrived in tokyo, first order of business was rallying the troops stationed at owe co-toe air base. >> we dominate the sky. we dominate the sea. we dominate the land and space. not merely because we have the budget. we do. together with our allies, america's warriors are prepared to defend our nation, using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. no one, no dictator, no regime, and no nation, should under estimate ever american resolve. >> reporter: good morning. i'm hearing helicopters overhead. heading to the palace for a banquet. tried to stress the relationship he has with prime minster shinzo abe as one of the slentrengths going into this long trip.

japan. visit in theric north korea situation which is ever more tense. visit.he first nation to this made this historic significance even greater. this way, two of us were able to show to the rest of the world the unshakable japan u.s. alliance. thank you, donald. for the last two days, i was able to have an in-depth discussion with donald on a plethora of issues that the international community is concerned with. agreement asmplete to the measures to be taken upon analysis of the latest situation in north korea, given a good amount of time. consistently supports the position of president trump when he says that all options are on the table. through the talks over two days, i reaffirm that japan and the u.s. are 100% together. for more than 20 something the international community attempted dialogue with north korea. at the time of the agreement of 1994 and the agreement of 2006, north korea committed in abandoning their nuclear program. each time, the promise was broken. in korea buying time for their nuclear and missile development while we were making

on the other hand has already reiterated that he that he will be tough when it comes to north korea and that japan is a major ally in this region and so i think they're very very close here when it comes to this issue mariana all right so i am being quite hawkish on north korea trump of course known for his very fiery rhetoric but how do ordinary japanese feel about that. well i think if the recent elections here in japan are any guide has a lot of support for his tough stance on north korea now having said that there are of course also those here who are increasingly worried that this crisis might escalate if you think about the missile tests conducted by north korea two of those missiles flew right over japanese territory and that has people here on edge of course because they're afraid that something might happen and they're also afraid that this kind of strongman rhetoric that's coming out of the white house could set fire to this tinderbox that this region has become mariana all right by saying well apart from a chance visit you've also been looking into a very painful aspect of japanese nort

japan will resolutely enhance its pressure on north korea to the maximum level we will continue to protect the lives and livelihood of the people of japan on to the strong japan u.s. alliance president monday and told trump that north korea's technology has apparently improved agreeing to continue the sanctions campaign that anger is kim jong un's government but so far has failed to stop its missile and nuclear tests. yourself korea and the united states along with the international community have no other choice but to continue applying strong pressure and sanctions the south korean government says those sanctions are designed to force north korea to negotiations there has been no communication between the two countries since last year the u.s. and its allies have often said that denuclearization is a precondition for talks but it seems increasingly likely that if north korea comes to the table it will insist on doing so as a nuclear state kathy novak al jazeera sole mike hanna joins us from the u.n. headquarters in new york so mike we're starting to come in what what can we expect from t

the time not for dialogue 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 closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible means. let's move on to other news from now on a vigil has been held for the victims of a church in the u.s. state of texas and these twenty six people including children were killed in the attack on sunday and he said the death toll may rise the shooting is the latest mass killing in the country by law and gunmen. has more. here. a sunday gathering of christian worshippers turned horrific when a man dressed in full combat gear walked in and opened fire. he was dressed in all black this suspect crossed the street to the church and exit is being cool and began firing at the church as suspect then moved to the right side of the church and continued to fire that suspect entered the church and continued to fire as he exited the church a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged the suspect the suspect dropped his rifle which was a ru

north korea. he's going to do that in particularly in japan and in china. ly wants are new measures that will cut off energy supplies to north korea and also make it more difficult for their diplomatics and other international businessmen to operate. but at the same time, he's also going to try to address the thorny problem of bilateral trade balances. these are two of the most difficult challenging issues. so despite the fact he's going to be extremely warmly welcomed in all these capitals. you can be certain that his interlocket and each are anxious about what he's going to demand. >> in south korea, in particular, those are complete cross purposes. you have a south korean government that came in, first of all, wanting a less confrontational policy toward north korea. and trump said i want you to take a more headline view, by the way, i want to tear up the trade -- free trade agreement we have between the united states and south korea. i mean, behind the scenes that has a to be a fairly difficult negotiation. >> i think it's very clear that relations betwe

north korea. president trump has now left japan and destroy north korea. s destroy north korea. president trump has now left japan and is embarking on the next leg of his marathon to to south korea. also making news today: the united nations security council has demanded an end to violence in rakhine state in myanmar. the burmese military has subjected the rohingya muslim population to what un officials have described as a textbook case of ethnic cleansing. human rights groups have been pressing for tougher action. scientists in the united states are developing a new method of testing for malaria, using a prototype breathalyser. the breath samples of people with malaria give off a distinctive odour, which allows detection of the disease. it could offer a cheap and easy alternative to blood tests. researchers say more development is needed but the breathalyser could become a reliable means of early diagnosis. the us air force says it failed to report that the man accused of shooting dead 26 people at a church in texas had a conviction for domestic violence.

visit asian nations in the coming days including critical to combatting the nuclear threat to north korea. japan. a all this comes as north korea is working on an advanced version of an intercontinental missile that could reach the united states. we want to bring in our correspondent who has been working the story. stand by. we will get to you after this briefing. we will hear from general mcmaster on the trip and sarah sanders will introduce him right now. >> over the next couple of weeks, we will be traveling. for those of you on the trip, i look forward to seeing you. for those of you that aren't, we will miss all of you and your questions. it's a busy day here at the white house like most days here. the president was excited to announce the broad com limited coming back to the united states, moving their company back from singapore. their ceo credited the president's economic agenda for once again making the united states the best place in the world to grow a business. he noted that the tax reform plan which was rolled out this morning will make it easier for them and other companies to do e

sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy to japan and the us must take leadership closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible means. lebanon's justice minister says nothing will be done on the resignation of prime minister. until he returns from saudi arabia how did they met king solomon in riyadh on monday after announcing his resignation while he was there two days earlier iran and its ally the lebanese shiite group hezbollah accuse saudi arabia of being behind the move a former politician in kenya has found a petition to challenge the results of last month's presidential election of iran who kenyatta was reelected when the ninety eight percent of the vote but turnout was below forty percent kenyatta his main rival while a danger called the election a sham and demanded another hope liberia's supreme court has ruled that a presidential runoff vote won't go ahead on to a legal complaint by the opposition and liberty party is resolved its all of the electio

should be dialogue with north korea, increasingly, president trump's rhetoric seems to be more threatening and more ominous. how are they going to reconcile this? because ultimately, japan, south korea and the united states cannot have differing approaches to how they are going to deal with north korea. >> ali, i couldn't agree with you more. we all have to be on the same page. our strategy is to increase pressure on north korea, isolate north korea, get the chinese to weigh in on secondary sanctions and crackdown on companies doing business with north korea. but the ultimate goal is not to go to war. it's to find a diplomatic solution and get the north koreans to the table. so let's continue working with our south korean allies. we should be consulting the prime minister abe. but the goal is to get north korea to the table. and north korea needs to understand there's not a military option for them. >> reporter: to some degree, congressman, the folks in south korea understand that this doesn't have to escalate to nuclear war levels for this to be entirely devastating to the 25 million people who live in seoul, and frankly, the folks in japan unction that, too. at what p

is close and longstanding relationship with japan he called north korea's ballistic missile launches over japan outrageous the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now. prime minister shinzo abbay said his government stands one hundred percent together on the issue agreeing with trump that all options are on the table. not a more one of those on the no one wants a conflict neither myself nor president trump knew about north korea continues challenging the international order under a provocation it looks like the international community needs to apply pressure to north korea to change their policy i mean you know it'll cut. the prospect of armed conflict took on an economic dimension during the visit trump called for free and equal access for american exports to japan's market his answer to north korean missiles is japan buying more defense hardware from the united states he will shoot them out of the sky when he completes the purchase

japan. he talked about the allies discussing a host of issues. north korea topping that list. i spoke h exclusively with the prime minister of japan. we will air that in a few moments. first beginning in seoul we begin with white house correspondent, john roberts. >> the president called the act, an act of evil. the man der an in -pblged and not the weapon he carried. president: the problem is mental health this. isn't a gun situation. we could go into it. it's a little soon to go into it. >> too soon tore the president but not democrats. >> i reject the notion it's too soon to act. if not now then when. we should ban assault weapons and bump stock today. >> this are measures, new hampshire has implemented them, they reduce gun violence. >> in pass shootings like orlando president remarked that the death toll may of been lowered if there was a gun pointed to the shooter. president: someone had a done in the opposite direction or it may of been much worst. >> the shooting weighed heavy on the president's state visit to japan and talks dealing with primarily on north korea. presi

of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea and we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy and japan and the u.s. must take leadership in a closely. elaborating with the international community so that we can enhance the pressure on north korea through all possible. president trump is blaming mental health issues for a mass shooting in the u.s. state of texas vigils been held for the twenty six people who died when a gunman opened fire in a church police say the death toll may rise. lebanon's justice minister says there will be no action on the resignation of prime minister saad hariri until he returns from saudi arabia really met king solomon in riyadh on monday after announcing his resignation there two days earlier iran and its ally the lebanon based shia group hizbollah accuse of being behind the move iraq's highest court has declared that no regional province can break away that's in response to september's kurdish secession referendum the central government in baghdad had asked for legal clarification after what it called a misinterpretation of the constitution by kurdish leade

. —— accusing japan and china of keeping their currencies weak. apart from that, north koreacan military. who has spoken about it? if you remember, before his visit to japan, he said he didn't understand why samuraijapan didn't he said he didn't understand why samurai japan didn't shoot down north korean missiles which his critics have questioned whether he knew what he meant because it would have been logistically and illegally very difficult and could have resulted in north korea attacking japan should they have shot down and north korean missile. he is meeting with the family and those of those at gupta —— of those abduct did by north korea in the 70s. the family of megumi yokota and hitomi soga.m that report, we saw president trump is an avid golfer so during his trip, it is not all that serious. no, not at all. i have to say, the japanese government has put in quite a lot of effort in making sure that he and his daughter ivanka trump a having a good time. they were offering an american beef hamburger is that of japanese cuisine and so on. and he and the president will be

north korea. now is the time not for dialogue, but for applying maximum level of pressure on north korea. we completely agreed that in order to make north korea change their policy, japan and the u.s. must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community so we can bring pressure to the maximum level to north korea through all possible means. i agree with president trump that we welcome china strengthening her pressure over north korea. and it is incumbent upon china to play even greater rolls to let north korea relinquish their nuclear and missile development. we reaffirmed once again the importance of further balancing trilateral cooperation between japan, u.s., and the republic of korea. before this press conference president and mrs. trump were good enough to meet with the members of the families our abductees. i would like to render my heartfelt gratitude for them listening so intently to what the families told them. until they embrace their loved ones in their own arms. until that day, my mission is not complete. i'm sure that the families -- i have renewed my resolve in work in full force to seek the resolution of this issue. i decided to

president trump will reiterate the plain fact that north korea threatens not just our allies south korea and japan and the united states, north korea is a threat to the entire world. so all nations of the world must do more to counter that threat. that is happening. but the president recognizes that we're running out of time too and i will ask all nations to do more. in particular the president will continue to call on all responsible nations, especially those with the most influence over north korea, to isolate the north korean wreckile economic politically. ... he will make the case that respect for navigation and rule of law, sovereignty, freedom from coercion 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's top priorities. throughout the trip, the president will stress commitments to free, fair and reciprocal trade. he looks forward to working with partners across the indo pacific region t

japan's national security. when asked about the missiles that north korea has been firing over japan, trump said he didn't get "y of samurai warriors did not shoot down the "doesn't have to be a samurai, could be a ninja, a power ranger, godzilla... mr. miyagi. ( laughter ) wax on, wax off." ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) meanwhile, remember when we thought george w. bush was a bad president? (chuckles) (chuckles) good times. ( laughter ) well, you can relive them now, because there's a new book about "w" and "h.w.," called "the last republicans." seen here looking lovingly at donald trump's poll numbers. ( laughter ) these two former presidents has harsh words for our commander in chief. "h.w." says, "i don't like him. i don't know much t ( cheers and applause ) oh, then you know a lot about him. ( laughter ) bush, the son, was no kinder, saying of trump, "this guy doesn't know what it means to be president." yes, trump's always out there saying dumb stuff, while george bush is a statesman who gave the nation stirring and dignified words: >> i know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully. ( lau

japan announced new sanctions on north korea. japaney are going to pay more for their own self defense. sorted south korea as well. japan announced they were going to make a billion-dollar investment in u.s. military hardware. japan also announced billion dollars in investments. south korea said they would pony up more money and announced 17 $17 billion of investments. china announced $250 billion of investments in the united states and china is going to strengthen sanctions on north korea and is sending a ministerial level envoy to north korea. hopefully it will encourage more formalized talks between china and north korea, and we all know it can only be solved diplomatically. >> gillian: that was quite an answer. how did you remember all of that? >> jesse: the lock box. >> kimberly: he also invented the internet. >> gillian: a free average out you guys can you come out with a solid b+. >> juan: he is on the record as having said i'm going to tell those guys you're ripping america off. >> jesse: he said those things that multiple occa

north korea. now is the time not for dialogue but for applying the maximum level of pressure on north korea. completely agree that in order to make north korea change their policy japan and us must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance the pressure to the maximum level over north korea through all possible means i agree with the present tramp that we welcome china's strengthening pressure over north korea and it is incumbent upon china to play even greater roles to let north korea relinquish their nuclear and missile development. we are once again the importance of advancing trilateral cooperative cooperation among japan us and the republic of korea a country prison trump will visit tomorrow before this press conference president and mrs trump were good enough to meet with the members of the families of abductees i would like to render my heartfelt gratitude for their listening so intently to what the family members had to tell them. until the day when all the families of their days embrace their loved ones in their own arms until that day my mission. is not complete but i am sure that the families. i have re

sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy japan and the u.s. must take leadership closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible means the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now the two agreed more pressure needs to be applied to north korea saying that should come from russia and china prime minister announced tougher unilateral sanctions against north korea assets of thirty five people and groups will be frozen early in the day the president and first lady met the japanese emperor akihito and empress michiko at the imperial power. japanese citizens abducted and taken to north korea is an issue prime minister has worked to keep alive a way of showing strength against the provocations of north korea and something he wanted to highlight with president trump in town the leaders met with a group of abductee f

president trump will reiterate the plain fact that north korea threatens not just our allies, south korea, and japan and the united states, north korea is a threat to the entire world, so all nations of the world must do more to counter that threat. that is happening, but the president recognizes that we're running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. in particular, the president will continue to call on automatic responsible nations, especially those with the most influence over north korea, to isolate the north korean regime economically and politically, to convince it leaders that the pursuit of nuclear weapons is a dead end, and that it is past time to denuclearize. and he will remind friend and foe alike that the united states stands ready to defend itself and our allies using the full range of our capabilities. the president will also use his trip to promote his vision for a free and open indo pacific region. the president will make the case that respect for freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law, sovereignty, freedom from coercion, and private enterprise and open ma

north korea have great unmet needs. we must send a clear, consistent message that it is north korea that needs to change. japan will continue to work very closely with councilmembers and all other member states to reach a solution to the problems related to north korea. i thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the representative of japan for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative to the united kingdom. >> thank you, mr. president. we met too many times this year to discuss the dprk's flagrant violations of unanimous security council decisions. i'm deeply disappointed that we have to meet again today after yet another such violation. for the third time the dprk regime have tested an intercontinental ballistic missile. based on an initial assessment, this missile flew higher and for longer than any of the previous dprk missile tests. so we condemn in the strongest terms north korea's actions and its continued pursuit of its illegal ballistic missile and nuclear program. today we summon the dprk ambassador in london of our deep concern at this reckless behavior. the latest missile launch is not a

he spent some time today addressing reporter's questions with the prime minister of japan and north korea was a key subject. the president saying that japan will be buying more military equipment from the united states, giving it more power to try to deter north korea. he also talked about a particular tragedy here in japan where there are citizens who have been taken and held prisoner by north korea. the president talking about that as another lever to try to get the north korean leader, kim jong-un, to change his ways. the president very mindful of his own rhetoric, did not repeat some of the taunts we have heard from him, things like rocket man, as he addressed the policy toward north korea. >> the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong, but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last 25 years. look where we are right now. >> reporter: president trump urging japan to also take on issues related to north korea. these two leaders appear to be very much on the same page with the prime minister, suggesting military options remain

north korea. now is the time, not for dialogue, but for applying maximum level of pressure on north korea. we completely agreed that in order to make north korea change their policy, japan and u.s. must take leadership in closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance the pressure to the maximum level over north korea through all possible means. i agree with president trump that we welcome china strengthening her pressure over north korea, and it is incumbent upon china to play even greater roles to let north korea relinquish their nuclear and missile development. >>> we reaffirm once again the importance of further advancing tri-lateral cooperation with the u.s. and south korea, a country president trump will visit tomorrow. before this press conference, president and mrs. trump were good enough to meet with the members of the families of abductees. i would like to render my heart felt gratitude for their listening so intently to what the family members had to tell them. until the day when all the families of abductees embrace their loved ones in their own arms, until that day, my mission is not complete. i am sure that the families -- i