host: there is this from the north korean newspaper, this is an english but for the north koreans, the president of north korea or during thekpa k -- thepa -- -- kpa guest: korean people's army. host: he ordered the kp a strategic force to keep highly of their as required by the grim situation in which an actual war may break -- guest: again, the north koreans regularly describe these joint military exercises as dress rehearsals or invasion. that we have had some components. last year, there was a and thision scenario is sending a clear signal to north korea and really making than they normally would be. this has been happening for four decades now. i do not want to dismiss completely there anything this, out orhave not carried we have not actually or they have not been anything more than defensive of that. recording on the missal range to stockpile capability, so you can check it out. mike from tampa, florida. james personwith of the wilson center. person, we have 28,000 u.s. troops in south korea on the border there. don't forget, the iraq army is tough as nails, so the 20,000 people that we have their are n

never quite said what that is, but clearly it is north korea, and it is north korea because in the last year and a half of the obama era, the north koreans made huge progress in both nuclear tests and in bringing in a new generation of missile technology. eventually, that eventually, maybe two years from now, maybe three, maybe four, but not that long, is going to be able to reach at least the west coast of the united states. so that time frame for dealing with this problem which has been kicked down the road by president after president after president is really now. >> dickerson: and you detailed the cyber attacks used to try and keep that time frame really long? >> that's right. so the key to this right now is keeping the north koreans from learning how to get that icbm across the pacific, and the meant gone with the help from the intelligence agencies work for many years to come up with ways to do this using cyber technology, to actually interfere with the way that the north koreans could send their launches, in fact the origin of the story is that colleague and i who worked on nuclear issues for a long time were sitting around one d

north korea. senator mccain, i want to turn to the growing threat from north korea. north koreansre closer than ever before to being able to launch a nuclear missile at the united states, and just last month they successfully tested a long range ballistic missile. i want to now bring in mike lee. he is a graduate of johns hopkins university, and his family came to the u.s. from south korea when he was a child. >> good evening, senators. i just wanted to ask for the two of you, is there a red line past which you would be willing to consider military intervention in north korea? >> it's a very tough question, obviously. that's why it's such a tough job to be commander in chief. i would argue that if we have conclusive evidence that the north koreans are about to or have achieved the ability to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile that would hit -- with a nuclear weapon on it that would hit the united states of america, given the ruler of north korea and that regime, you would have to seriously consider preventive strike, but before that i believe that we should have thad, ai

north korea is adding to the tension against the united states. the north korean government released a statement slamming rex tillerson. north korea said it would quote brip forward the collapse of imperialism if sanctions were placed against the kufrnl. the communist nation will release results of a repeat jet engine test. >>> we're finding out more now about ivanka trump's role at the white house. the first daughter will have her own office in the west wing of the white house. she will get government issued communication devices and will have access to classified information but she won't have an official title and she won't

of china, we will be discussing with them the serious poses toat north korea peace and stability in the korean pencil of, and beyond. north korea is now pursuing programs that would loth to present a clear threat attinental united states other parts of the world, so we will be discussing with china what we believe they should be doing to help mitigate this threat as well. as to their and punitive actions against south korea, because of the agreement to install the we believe these actions are unnecessary and troubling. we also believe it is not the way for a regional power to help resolve what is a various threat to everyone. to everyone.reat we would hope china would alter its position on punishing south korea for the system. as i said, we have emphasized many times it is purely defensive in nature, and we hope they would help us engage with north korea to eliminate be reason that this system is even required. : i wouldinister yun let you take one more question from the u.s. press. mr. secretary, is there truly a new or different approach that does not include a military option? militaryoint does the option include retal

north korean embassy has been surrounded. malaysians have been banned from leaving north korea and north korean is banned from leaving malaysiae week brought a mixture of sunshine and showers, but we were very close to some severe and potentially damaging weather. just across the way, in brittany, a gust approaching 120 mph. that area of low pressure brought us some rain in the south—west and the channel islands, and is running away across europe rapidly now, to bring more some snow to the alps, take some wetter weather across italy and to the adriatic, potentially bringing some damaging mistral winds to south—east france, and gusty winds into sardinia and corsica. here at home, things are very much quiter. the winds quite light, actually, and a lot of the showers that we had earlier on are beginning to fade away. so we will see clearer skies developing, and it will be turning into quite a chilly night. ground frost, i think, in many places, and in the countryside there may be a pinch of air frost as well. so a chilly start to tuesday morning, but a dry and bright one for the most part. the showers along those north sea coast

north korea. at the same time, north korean diplomatic relations reaching a new low with malaysia. northstate news announcing all malaysian citizens in north korea will not be allowed out of the country. at the same time, malaysia saying north koreans in malaysia are not allowed out of the country. this is after the death of the half brother of kim jong-un, kim jong-nam. they say they are hiding in the embas embassy. north korea is now using leverage to ensure the security of citizens in malaysia. malaysia is doing the same thing as far as citizens in north korea are concerned. a lot of countries condemning the actions of north korea. >> alexandra field in seoul. we appreciate it. >>> back home, remember the fight over obamacare and managing to push that through? that was the big fight. now republicans have their turn. they need to muster their votes to repeal obamacare. can they do it with their replacement? how does it effect you? it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks

it's thought there are about 1,000 north koreans in malaysia and 11 malaysians in north korea. t for tat, then? yes, well i suspect north koreans were anticipating the possibility that malaysia might detain some of its nationals. remember, malaysia is looking for seven north koreans in connection with this extraordinary nerve agent killing of king jong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader at kuala lumpur airport. they believe that two of them may possibly still be in the north korean embassy. 0ne them may possibly still be in the north korean embassy. one is an embassy official and one works for the state airline. it seems the north koreans maybe in effect putting pressure on the malaysians over that by in the words of the malaysian prime minister, he described it as "holding the malaysian citizens hostage in north korea." so malaysia has responded by imposing the blanket ban on north koreans leaving the country. i suppose they would hope there is a chance they might intercept those they are looking for. the seven they believe are linked to the killing. at least four

north koreans in malaysia. it's estimated there are 11 malaysians in north korea. and up to a thousand north korea. speaking to michael bristow to get his analysis on whether this is legal from either country? it's perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea? over perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea ? over the perhaps not legal but who's to stop north korea? over the years it's done things to contravene nuclear sanctions, missile tests and launches, its got away from them. it might not be legal, but it might not matter. north korea wants to put pressure on malaysia, conducting an investigation into the death of the half brother of the north korean leader, who was killed, kuala lumpur airport in the middle of february by airport in the middle of february by a nerve agent wiped on his face by two women. north korea wants pressure on that investigation. it's not happy with how malaysia is doing it. by holding malaysian citizens effectively hostage in north korea, it is putting that pressure on malaysia. what would it like to be different about the investigation? what's the outcome it wo

north korean ambassador must leave the country. the two nations have fallen out after the death of the strange half brother of the north korea leader

another low in the relationship between malaysia and north korea, the north korean ambassador is toldfractious showdown between manchester united and bournemouth.

north koreans who have been hiding out in the embassy there. that has promoted the malaysian police to seal off the north korean embassy. north korea'seign embassy dance malaysians from leaving, making them hostage in the reclusive state. the malaysian prime minister is ordering a similar ban to block north korean citizens there. the new version of donald trump's travel ban has now been released with much less chaos than the last one. this version is a scaled-back order that band's new visas for people from six muslim majority countries instead of seven, with iraq now off the list. critics say the new narrower version is more palatable but still dangerous. immigrants are under attack. what do we do? >> stand up. >> when refugees are under attack, what do we do? protesters gathered to tell president trump that the modified version of his travel ban won't stand up in court. >> mr. trump, you let the cat out of the bag long ago and cloak yourway to naked, ugly, and discriminatory a intent. and guess what, president trump? muslim band 2.0 is still unconstitutional and still illegal. reporter: activist plan on challenging the revised band

korea not because the north koreans are friendly but because the north koreansed some short-term chinese objectives like keeping the u.s. off balance. and also it gives us one more reason to go to beijing every time north korea acts up and ask for chinese cooperation, which means that china extracts something from us in return. >> so, yeah, it's this interesting kind of trifecta of how the u.s. needs china into working with north korea and china gets placed in the middle of all of this, obviously needing us as well, and north korea certainly needing china. as we talk about what the trump administration is saying about this, they're saying north korea might be capable of firing a nuclear intercontinental missile, and there are analysts that are talking to the trump administration about that projection. have you heard anything about tangible proof of them having that capacity? >> well, i think they have three missiles that can hit the lower 48 states. the taepodong 2, kon8 and 14. the taepodong 2 has not been tested at range and the last two have not been tested a

north korean ambassador on monday. malaysia is pursuing several north korean suspects allegedly involved in the killing, at the north's embassy in kuala lumpur. malaysia has not accused north koreabeing behind the killing of kim jong nam but south korean has. north korea has denied any role in the killing and accused malaysia of conspiring with its enemies. today public tours of the white house will resume. the visitor's office has been closed since the inauguration, as management and staff had not yet been assigned. all tours are free, but requests must be submitted through a member of congress. it's 5 xxx still much more ahead on good morning washington.. breaking her silence.. for the first time since her murder trial..casey anthony is speaking out to the media on the death of her daughter.. what she had to say and why she chose now to speak up. plus the caps looking to keep their home win streak going.. but were they able to get it done? highlights from the phonebooth coming up.. toss to eileen the potential for snow this weekend. stay with stormwatch7 for updates. - warm & windy today - have the umbrella; showers today - from warm to cold by the weekend - snow possible sund

essentially it starts again this week on tuesday, this latest incident, when the north korean state media said relations in north koreamporarily prohibited from leaving the country until this incident, they said, in malaysia is solved. of course that the incident over the death of kim jong—nam, the death of the north korean leader. of course this prompted a furious response from malaysia's my minister, who called it and malaysia's my minister, who called itand a malaysia's my minister, who called it and a borrowed act and said it was tantamount to holding malaysians hostage. —— a —— two police —— we know there are about 1000 malaysians in north korea. some 200 in an eastern state, working on coal mines and hydro projects. there are two north korean suspects, however, that the malaysian police chief says, are in the embassy behind me. on the malaysian side there are 11 mostly diplomatic staff who are stuck in pyongyang. the deputy foreign minister in malaysia has vouched for them and says they are all safe. and what's next as this diplomatic dispute between pyongyang and kuala lumpur plays out? i can tell you how malay

south korean military exercises were under way, north korea launched four land-based missiles. they traveled over 600 miles. north korean army bases are purposely positioned to strike u.s. bases in japan and south korea. it's time to put an end to north korea's mischief making. the u.s. is hope -- the u.s.'s hopeless appeasement policy with north korea has not worked. in 2008 the administration removed the warmonger from the state sponsor of terrorism list with little kim's promise to stop their nuclear weapons program. well, guess what. kim jong un lied. we must return north korea to where it belongs, the state sponsors of terrorism list. senator cruz and i have filed legislation to do just that. real sanctions and blocking financial transactions are necessary. the united states cannot underestimate the war prone lunacy of kim jong un. he needs a clear message from america to leave us alone and leave our allies alone. that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you, congressman judge poe. for what purpose does the congressman from nebraska stand? without objection. >> thank you, mr. s

north korea? you will get the calls in the moment. the story from bbc, that country conducting an engine test. north korean leader declaring the test [indiscernible] for their rocket industry. he said the engine would help north korea achieved world-class satellite capability and the development comes as secretary was ine tillerson, who china, after personally overseeing the test, mr. kim said the world will witness soon "the great significance of this epic making victory we achieved today." let's go to joe, west virginia. welcome. caller: hello? u.s. needs to deal with north korea through china. north korea has no economy, no jobs, they create nothing. use, even that they though they are starving the people to death and developing this muscle program and this nuclear program comes from china. basedinese economy is almost solely on exports to the united states. only thing we have to do is what donald trump said during the campaign. let's put a tariff instead of 50%, let's tell china we will change that tariff to 10% if they address the north korean situation. china was protecting his half-brother in funding his living style and providing protection for him and north korea reached out and killed him with an ag

north korea denied involvement in the death and haven't accepted the body as kim's. malaysia is reviewing it's diplomatic relationship with north korea. >> translator: starting from monday all north korean nationals that want to travel to malaysia will need a visa. >> the deputy prime minister says the move is to protect the safety of his people. people in malaysia have mixed feelings about the tightening of rules. >> safer and it's going to effect something in the future. >> you shouldn't stop public interest in a growing nation. we have always been open. our tourist policy and everything so we shouldn't make an exception because of this case. >> malaysia established formal tie with north korea in 1973 and eased the visa requirements in 2009. china's foreign ministers believed to have questioned a north korea official over kim's fatal attack but details of the conversation are not yet known. he met with north korea's vice foreign minister in beijing on wednesday he also addressed the nuclear and missile development and urged self-restraint. he called the country's friendship invaluable and said he will be sure to informed beijing on the korean peninsula situation. analysts say they als

leading to north korea, why would they do this in a place that has basically closed circuit tvs and would lead it to be north korea as the culprit? and why would they do it at a time when north koreansa team of the foreign ministry officials, were about to go to the united states for dialogs? i think north korea is working hard to try to not be an international pariah, certainly, they're doing the missile test. they do that as a message to the united states. i think i don't want to be isolated. they want to join international community, they want the sanctions to be lifted so that they could eventually normalize. it just raises a lot of questions. why would they do this at a time when they were about to have a potential talks track to dialogue with u.s. officials? amy: bruce cumings, would you like to weigh in on this? >> i agree with christina was very odd this was done in a venue where there are all kinds of people milling about and security cameras there. with the north koreans want to assassinate someone, they send a caringsassin and he is poison so that if he is captured after the assassination, before he is captured, he will commit suicide and then they can deny everything and

north korea's evocative behaviour. the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur continues to be cordoned off as the diplomatic crisis between northies. inside, according to police, are two suspects in the killing of the half brother of north korea's leader at kuala lumpur airport. there is widespread suspicion pyongyang was responsible. the two nations have banned each other‘s citizens from leaving their countries. the un has called for calm. the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is outside the embassy in kuala lumpur gauging reaction in the press and on the streets. ican i can tell you how malaysians are acting and that's furiously. these are the front pages of the newspapers today. as you can see, the star in malaysia, trapped in tom young. this huge amount of interest in the story in malaysia. inside this paper you can see there is one staff member, a councillor in the malaysian embassy in pyongyang, saying, don't worry, we are safe. that's on paper. we've also got the new straits times paper which has on the front cover the prime minister calling a national security council meeting, when he returned from ja ka rta meeting, when he returne

north korea fired four missiles. they expect the country to launch more missiles in response to the builds up. says spoke with president trump who assured him the us is 100% with japan. >> tensions rising between north koreanys preventing north korea diplomats from leaving the north korea embassy. said manipulated murder case involving the death of north korean murder junk's younger brother. >> we have few wild fires to tell but this morning, including this one in oklahoma. several towns have already been evacuated as fire crews continue to battle this fast moving blaze. the fire sands about 25 miles in lent. authorities say about nine homes were lost, 350 acres of lands have burned so far. >>> strong winds are fueling this wild fire in colorado. three towns remain on evacuation alert. so far at least four structures have been burned, one firefighter did suffer injuries. the fire was 90% contained as of 80:00 last night. crews in central kansas trying to get handle on this huge grass fire. between ten to 12,000 resident are in the path of the fire. they've been told to leave their homes. most of the state remains under a red flag warning, injuries and damages are unknown at this hour. >> what a severe weat

north korea's nuclear development. so for china participated in the un sanction but has unofficially supported the survival of the north korean regime. >> well what is your take on north korea's missile development? you just talked a bit about that. the country seems to be rushing to develop various types of missiles. >> yes, north korea has developed and accumulated various technologies. the full operation of its military forces related to testing it's nuclear war heads, preciseness of reentry, use of the fuel, extension and adjustment of missile range, et cetera. but i think sit very unlikely to be icbm this time. the missile went up to 260 kilometers and flew 1,000 kilometers. though there's facilities for centralized launch we know that they are not interested in a peaceful space development. so they shot it in 2013 and 2016. we know that their motives is not peaceful but military. >> well, what do you see then as north korea's next move? do you think the north will continue this provocative behavior? >> we can think of two major variables. deciding north korea's future trajectory of action. the first one is of course how tougher or stronger it will be. more impor

north korea has scornfully rejected south korea's suggestion that pyongyang could lose its un seat because of the alleged use of chemical weapons to kill the half—brother of north korea's leader in malaysia. a senior north koreanmpertinent and illogical". the diplomat who's at a disarmament conference in geneva also denied that north korea had ever produced or stockpiled or used chemical weapons. two women implicated in the assassination of kimjong—nam, who was killed with a nerve agent, could face the death penalty if found guilty. well, 25—year—old siti aisyah from indonesia — she is expected to be formally charged today — but she insists she's innocent. rebecca henschke reports from her village in serang, west java. this village is not used to this kind of attention. but this is siti's house, one of the best in the village. it is getting a lot of attention from the government and the media. the family inside are refusing to speak. the local government here to provide comfort to her father. they government here to provide comfort to herfather. they have government here to provide comfort to her father. they have offered to pay for him to visit her in jail. translation: he is not strong enough to a nswer tran

north korea there losing some of their influence.with north korea and north korea's going rogue. is that true? >> to a certain extent but we have to remember that china supports north korea. not because the north koreansbut because the north koreans accomplished some very important strategic objectives for china in the short term. keeping us off balance and giving us an incentive to cooperate with china on other things. so although the relations are indeed much more strained than in previous years, i'm not so sure china will cut off support for north korea. >> there is another element had happened this week's that complement things. south korean president was kicked out of office. she was involved in some corruption, they had an impeachment and got rid of her. how does that complicate the whole scenario? >> there has to be an election within 60 days. i believe may 9 and they show that the so-called progressives are going to win and i can change every calculus and north asia. and shift the balance of power in weber north korea and china. after member they are very volatile and they can change their minds on basically a dime. it happened in 2002. so i think that we very well may see because kim jung-un

north korea and being lenient. >> very lenient, wanting to help north korea try t north koreans. this has not worked. policy of the 1990s which was a complete failure. also, he does not want the united states to place on south korean soil. he might either curtail future deployments or he might reverse it, getting those batteries off south korea. that would be terrible. this is what beijing wants. clearly, we cannot have china, which is on north korea, to tell us not to protect ourselves. >> heather: what do you think north korea's response will be to this today? >> i think north korea is going to do something. this is a time of year for them to be provocative. the problem is, and february, there were so many instances of instability, showing that kim jong-un now has a dangerously low threshold of risk, he probably thinks he might lose power, so he could do anything. >> heather: we'll see what happens. thank you so much. >> leland: certainly, this will be a topic, as president trump welcomes german chancellor angela merkel to the white house for their first one-on-one meeting. you can see the color gua

"north korean leader kim jong un declaring the test a new birth for the north korean rocket industry. he said the engine would help north koreachieved world-class satellite launch capability. " we will go to frank in frederic, wisconsin, democrats line. good morning. caller: morning. host: go ahead, please. caller: pardon me? host: you are on the air. caller: i think the best solution would be to try to get south korean people to move out of there. love them have that stretch -- let them have that stretch. host: there are 25 million people in seoul, south korea. caller: i understand that, but, you know, maybe it is better off to take north korea out and hope are the best -- for the best. label arm themselves with -- they will arm themselves to where they do some damage to us. host: ken joining us from new york. good morning. caller: good morning. what a way to wake up. is i hear question very little discussion about the north korean ability to deliver a nuclear weapon vm more standard means, a ship, truck, and i am wondering if anyone can illuminate me on this. otherwise, i have no brilliant thoughts on how to handle this oth

north koreans? >> it goes up into the air, into north korea. the timer opens up the bag. it's very low tech.bag is packed with flash drives, leaflets, all sorts of things. >> an estimated 7,500 flash drives were sent into north korea by all outside organizations in 2015. in 2016, that upped to 10,000 and the goal for 2017, drop 50,000 flash drives. >> providing this sort of information allows the north korean people, the new society, as i describe, separate themselves from the state. this doesn't necessarily mean revolution. but it does mean a society that's more independent. >> reporter: an opportunity to see the outside world. and the freedom that comes with it. so the human rights foundation actually works with south korean partners to determine when the winds are just right that they'll be able to get those balloons over the border into north korea. they are at sotheby southwest in the trade show area and flashdrivesforfree.org in order to donate flash drives. >> i'll be there in austin and will look for that. >> awesome. >> savannah sellers, thank you so much. >>> how the obamacare repl

north korea. of course this is all to do with the death of the half—brother of the north korean president. s from the other country will not be allowed to leave the long run. china is seeing no action should be taking against north korea until the investigation into the murder is complete. the people are taking refuge behind these embassy gates. nationals from either country remain stranded, caught any political crossfire. the central intelligence agency in the united states has accused wikileaks of endangering americans by publishing what the website says are top—secret hacking tools used by the agency. the cia did not confirm the authenticity of the documents but it said the american public should be deeply troubled by such disclosures. the white house spokesman, sean spicer, also accused wikileaks of threatening national security. i think he is very concerned about the allegations about what could happen. as you can imagine, he is very concerned about these allegations, about the potential that the impact of this, if it were true, could have on our national security. and he said anyone w

north korea and it needs to see positive steps from the regime. >> we remain open to dialogue with north korea with the aim of returning to authentic negotiations on the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the onus is on northea to take meaningful actions towards denuclearization, and refrain from provocations. >> it is images like these aired on north korean state tv earlier this week that have caused so much concern. kim jong-na u reports he oversaw then test -- the tests himself. the goal, to meet -- reach a military base in japan. the haley also called for cooperation. >> we have to see some kind of positive action taken from north korea before we can ever take them seriously. they have given us enough reason to think how irresponsible they are that we cannot consider them a rational partner. i think all options are on the table now. >> washington is defending its plans to set up in the cell-based in south korea, a move strongly opposed by china. brent: we will be back after a short break. stick around. ♪ brent: tusk's native poland the only country to vote against them. he threatened to sabotage the eu summit. is your phone spying on you? daniel from the business desk has the answer. daniel: i think yo

north korea. north korea warned they would fire missiles. south korean officials say what this does is give proof that they need that u.s. designed missile defense system deployed by the end of the year. this is the second test since president trump took office. not believed to be the type of missile that is are capable of reaching the u.s. the state department said in a statement the u.s. will use its full range of capabilities against this growing threat. china also said it was opposed to the launch, but officials did note the u.s. south korea joint military drills as exasperating the north. china remains opposed to the defense missile system and difficult to pressure beijing to reign in the north. >> janice, thank you. >>> back here at home, the u.s. marine corps is in the middle of a massive scandal involving naked photos. nude photographs of over two dozen female service members were allegedly shared online among military personnel on a private facebook page. members of congress are calling for an investigation. >> it's disgrayful. to treat fellow m

north korean propaganda events. the lawn was in respond to annual drills that the u.s. and south korea are holding. north korean officials say they believe the exercises are practice for an invasion of their country. when the united states -- i should say, when the u.s.s. carl vinson arrived in south korea this week, north korea warned of merciless attacks. secretary tillerson visited u.s. troops along the dmz. rich edson was there and has an interview with secretary tillerson steps from the north korean border. we'll have arrive report in just a moment. first, images of secretary tillerson's visit along the tmz. you can see secretary tillerson standing with a north korean and u.s. military commanders as soldiers look on from across the border. this shows him writing a message to soldiers on a wall at the dmz. you can see north korean soldiers staring across the border back at them. that's a north korean soldier. these are demonstrationed in seoul protesting secretary tillerson's visit. rich edson has returned from the border and is live in seoul. rich? >> shep, the secretary of state says he wanted to g

korea. it's tenuous in our relationship. the north koreans are trying to find out how committed we are to south korea and they're very aggressive. they always try -- the northo blame their aggressive actions on our military operations in the region. we're only doing military operations because of how aggressive around unstable they are. we know we have to be prepared and to be a deterrent. it's good to stay there and stay engaged in that agreement long-term. >> shepard: james lankford from oklahoma. thanks for your time and a appreciate it. >> thank you. >> shepard: want to live in outer space? jeff bezos says he wants to give you the chance. there's word he has a huge announcement coming up this week. we'll talk space race with kennedy. that's next. >> this week, we'll parentally get a look at upcoming plans in the new space race from jeff bezos, the amazon chairman and owner of the space company blue origin. that's according to the "wall street journal." last week elon musk, his competitor, announced his space company, space x, plans to send two paying customers around the moon in an automated space ship by the end of next year. kennedy will be hosting "k

korean embassy we believe while the north korean and malaysians have been seeking him, so north koreans haven't been able to leave either. the deal has been done. north koreaens to be able to leave. that seems to be the deal that has been done. prime minister najib has not referred to any north koreans being held back, which means that in effect they no longer have the option of trying to find out who actually organised this extraordinary operation to kill kim jong—nam in kuala lumpur airport. the body of kim jong—nam, the north koreans wanted it back as well, and the malaysians say they completed the autopsy procedures they needed. they are also saying curiously that they have received a letter from kim jong—nam's family authorising the release of that body. we don't know who that would be, bearing in mind that his son lives in exile as well, as his father did, and we believe is in hiding forfear of his life, so it certainly didn't come from him. whatever the actual terms of the deal, it does seem malaysia was pressured by having its citizens held in north korea. it has now acceeded to what north korea wanted and it is now getting its own citizens back an

north korea. they believe china has the most leverage of any country in the world because it's north korea's essentially only meaningful trading partner. their trade relationship with china accounts for 70% to 90% of north korean trade. so what tillerson is going to ask the japanese is what they're willing to do, how far they are willing to go. because clearly the trump administration feels that they need to go farther to rein in kim jong-un. now what the chinese are expected to tell secretary tillerson is they think the onus is on the united states to stop provoke cacee provocative acts. it makes beijing nervous when those military exercises happen. but the u.s. is not going to be willing do that. they think the exercises are vital to keeping cooperation between those two key allies and they think that they're transparent about it unlike the north korean regime which continues to secretly launch missiles and conduct nuclear tests without any warning. >> and just to give our viewers here in the united states and around the world a little background on you and your reporting, you've traveled to north korea, you've covered that nation extensively many times. so i pose this question to you. how is all this being

north korea have flown out of the country. the pair arrived in beijing on thursday. relations between the two countries have deteriorated since the murder of the half—brother of the north korean korea has barred nine malaysians from leaving the country. malaysia has sealed off the north korean embassy. a day after a fire at a children's home in guatemala which killed at least 31 teenage girls, there's growing anger among parents whose children have died or been injured. there were scuffles with police officers guarding the entrance to the home where the fire broke out. the blaze reportedly started after a mass attempt to escape. the teenagers were caught and locked in. some then set fire to their mattresses and couldn't get out when the fire spread. families have been waiting for information — no names of the dead have yet been released. translation: what if she is burned? they are going to leave her with her face like that. my daughter is beautiful, she is just face like that. my daughter is beautiful, she isjust 16, face like that. my daughter is beautiful, she isjust16, just starting her life. my daughter, if she is burned, she will be traumatised. police in germany say at

north korea. all kinds of options have been exhausted so far. so the only available means to change the north korean behavior fundamentally is to continue to keep up the pressure and sanctions on north korea. this is not the time to talk about a freeze. >> ambassador haley, i'm from reuters. a question to you. you mentioned the u.s. reevaluating its approach to north korea. can you tell some of the options that the u.s. is now considering? >> i think all options are on the table now. >> is the u.s. planning on taking any unilateral action? >> the united states has a very -- has been very firm and strong on the fact that we absolutely see no place for chemical weapons in any situation whatsoever. it's incredibly disturbing, not only how this was done, the manner that it was done and the intent in which it was carried out. it is one more factor to consider and we know it's an issue as we are dealing with how to possibly move forward with north korea. >> ambassador, according to this u.s. officials have been considering a range of options and the new tactic might include military strikes on north korea. actions that will help neutralize north korea before they go through an actual atta

the south korean defense ministry says north korea increased it's rocket capabilities with it's latest engine test. north korean central news agency on sunday reported on the successful test of a powerful new engine for ballistic missiles. it says the test took place at the satellite launching station in the country's northwest on saturday. the south korean defense ministry believes the engine is a new type of main thruster and four boosters. >> translator: we see that the function of the engine has made meaningful progress. but further analysis is needed to assess its propulsion power. >> saturday's engine test was the first in six months and appears to be a response to ongoing u.s. south korean military drills. following the engine test, u.s. president donald trump had some harsh words for the north korean leader. he was on his way to washington from florida. >> had meetings on north korea. he is s actingery, verbadly. i ll telelyou, he acting ry badly >> whihite hse officia s ump disssedororth kea and otherssues over the wkend withfficia incdingng nanatial secury adviser. u.s. sretaryf state x tillers

north africa like libya and north korea. now they still continue because the north korean cell ballistic missiles to iran. off on january 29 and it was in a north korean most of dawn. >> can the trump administration Ãif you are advising now, what would be your advice to them in terms of locking down this nuclear appetite and north korea continues to display? >> would increase the sanctions. there's still room for us the most important thing would be to go after the sponsor, china. these banks , if we started to unplug them, it would rock the global markets that it would tell china for the first time that we are serious about protecting the american homeland. it would also cripple north korea's proliferation network because they did not have access to the banks they could not buy and sell. that means that we couldput north korea back in the box. they would exercise political war to beijing . form point and points, gordon, thank you for your expertise. >> julie? >> obamacare lives to see another day after the pope republican polar house bill. will the gop get another crack at it? the republican congressman

korean special services. .his was a very odd event also, it occurred in malaysia, which is a country that had freely relations with north korea. one of the few non-communist advanced countries that northoreans and malaysians could go back and forth without visas. they poisoned if north korea did this, which one has to assume they did. i mean, who else didn't it? is basically poison the relations with malaysia. it feeds into the world media image of kim jong-un assembly just chopped someone set off when they disagree with him, whether it is his uncle or some of the else. in this case, his half-brother brother. it is a very murky incident. i don't think we will ever get to the bottom of it, really, but we will probably learn a lot more than we know now. amy: i want to thank you both for being with us, bruce cumings, speaking to us from chicago, professor at the university of chicago. his books include "korea's place in the sun: a modern history" and "north korea: another country." and thank you to christine ahn, founder of women cross the dmz. , environmentback of protection agency official who founded in agency for environmental justice within the epa a quarter of a century ago quit ov

north korea , and china's role in effectively supporting and propping up the north korean regime. we are outside their embassy in beijing. we heard the foreign minister talking about the rising tensions around north korea. interestingly, the foreign minister calling on the north koreans to halt their nuclear program. but also calling on the u.s. and south korea to stop the military exercises they are doing and taking part in right now. they say that would ease tensions. minister,he foreign described it as two trains on a railway track headed toward each other. he said they were getting close to collision and it was time to put on the brakes and hit the red light. he says china wants to play a role in engagement between those sites. abouto used strong words south korea's implementation of its missile defense shield, which he said was a direct threat to china's security. and that is an issue that china has been very harsh on. the chinesell, but and foreign minister saying china wants to play a role in bringing the sanctions down and easing those. -- tensions down and easing those. yousef: the geopolitical tensions are ratcheting up. a lot is happening, lots of moving pieces. the 10 year u.s. treasu

said the trump administration plans to be much tougher on north korea if it doesn't curb its nuclear program but a north korean envoy says the north is pursuing the acceleration of nuclear and missile programs. >>> with one day to go before the house is expected to vote on the health care bill, president trump is predicting a victory on capitol hill. >> yep. he spoke last night at a republican fund-raiser after spending much of the day urging republican lawmakers to back the american health care ago as it's called. and he warned republicans and the critics of the bill saying, i'm going to come after you. >> abc's janai norman is in washington with us. good morning, janai. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. since house republicans unveiled this plan they have faced an uphill battle. a number of conservatives have maintained the bill is too similar to obamacare and at this point some still feel that way. the billion dollar businessman turned president on capitol hill trying to make a deal, giving a thumb's up optimistic about his ability to sway skeptics insisting they'd be fools not to support the republican health care b

that policy was to squeeze north korea's cash income. you know, the north koreans cheat and they steal, and they sell drugs overseas, they sell military equipment overseas, they have prostitution rings in other countries, all kinds of illicit ways to get foreign exchange which they badly need since they barely produce anything on their own. we squeezed them and their banks they were using in hong kong, and we had them on their knees. and then condoleezza rice, george bush's secretary of state, foolishly adopted a conciliatory oil, and that led to ten years of stonewalling, and thousand we're back to blackmail. i think we have to tell the chinese we can go back to the old policy, and you won't like it, but it's going to be necessary if you don't put pressure on your north korean friends. kelly: john, for all those things you just mentioned about north korea, i'm glad you brought those up, because i don't know that the world really understands just how much of a threat north korea's been beyond its testing of ballistic missiles and its penchant for nuclear weapons. t

north korea. tillerson said on his trip that the u.s. is prepared to consider military options if provoked by north korea. >>> as a threat from a north koreann in japan is actually preparing for that threat becoming a reality. ivan watson has the story of how people in a coastal town are getting ready for a missile strike. >> reporter: japanese schoolchildren at play joined by teachers who sometimes join in the fun until they're interrupted. ♪ >> reporter: at the sounds of the siren, children hit the deck and wait for further instructions. this is a drill, a loud speaker announces. a missile has been launched. this is japan's first missile evacuation exercise, a simulation preparing people for the threat of a possible north korean missile strike against this country. >> the japanese government is trying to demonstrate that as north korea's missile program grows more sophisticated communities like this could become a target. when it's all over, a government official thanks the volunteers and promises the japanese armed forces will do all they can to shoot down north korean missiles. earlier this month, neither japan nor its u.s. and south ko