charter should be fulfilled on the korean peninsula in northeast asia. the basic pillar of security in northeast asia and a lateral is and should be wisely combined. the united nations is to realize global peace through multilateral dialogue. the korean peninsula is where the spirit is most definitely needed. is whations of peace the united nations was created for. the process and in of achieving. we need the united nations to play a more active role on the korean peninsula. the most important role in the united nations is to come up with fundamental measures to stop the vicious cycle of increased provocations and heightened sanctions. haveny occasions, i announced a new economic map for the korean peninsula and new visions for the economy. that genuine peace and prosperity in northeast asia will begin when the foundation for northeast asian economic community is solidified on one and multilateral security cooperation is materialized on the other. distinguished president, secretary general, and delegates , the olympics have not and held for as many as 15

institute, known to everyone here, doing a lot of work on chinese grand strategy and the future of northeast asia. and then professor song young who has a broad asia background but particular expertise in japan. we'll hit the major powers, the trends in the region. and we'll talk about our alliance. because in these different competing vision about the future of northeast asia i started with, probably the variable that will control those futures the most will be the u.s. korea alliance. this alliance began in the wake of the korean war in the front line in the battle against communist expansion. it is now an alliance that will be perhaps more decisive than any other bilateral relationship in determining how the u.s. and japan, japan and china and the larger spread of northeast asian power plays itself out. and we have to get this right as allies. hopeful the we'll point to some of the ways we'll do that. so i'm going to ask each of the panelists to give us a three to five minute top line, key take away set of points on their talking memos, which are in the conference panel. and then we'll come ba

it is the first of a series of olympics to be held in northeast asia. tokyo in 2020, beijing in 2022. i aspire for these three olympics to become an opportunity for promoting peace and cooperation in northeast asia, where remnants of the cold war and hope for the future, as well as confrontations and cooperation coexist. the republic of korea is ready to make every possible effort for that. please imagine for a moment, people from all around the world who love peace and sports will be gathered in korea, only 100 kilometers away from the demilitarized zone, the symbol of divisions and confrontation on the korean peninsula. heads of states and governments around the world will express harmony. my heart is filled with joy when i imagine north korean athletes marching into the stadium during the opening ceremony, and squads welcoming them with brightly smiling faces from people all over the world. it is not an impossible dream. to turn this into reality, i will make wholehearted endeavors until the end in corporations with the ioc to welcome the north korea

the basic pillar of security in northeast asia and multilateralism should be wisely combined. with the spirit of the united nations is to realize global peace through a model lateral dialogue. the korean peninsula is where despair is most desperately needed realisations of peace is the east for which the united nations was created for which it is a means and which in the process of achieving we need only i'd nations to play a more active role on the korean peninsula the most important role the united nation is asked to play today is to come up with fundamental majoras to stop the vicious cycle of increased provocations and heightened sanctions. on many occasions i have announced a new economic map for the korean peninsula and a new vision for the north and economy and i believe that genuine peace and prosperity in northeast asia will begin when the foundation for north east asian economic community is solidified on one side and multilateral security cooperation is materialise on the other. distinguished the president secretary general and delegates. the olympics had not been h

i'm optimistic about the northeast asia region.t is incredibly important that here in the united states we continue to put ourselves on course for sustained us leadership to ensure the region continues to develop in a region 12 to see it continue to do so. as somebody who believe strongly in our alliance, know that our korean colleagues will carry that mantle of leadership when it comes to international rules, norms and values the region is so dependent upon. >> reading the information waiting and great honor, to put a presentation in front of this. china is profoundly changing, and identity of great power. xi has a new strategy. xi suggest equal partnership with the united states, the policy is in favor of south korea and emphasized normal state to state relationship with north korea. xi as opposed to the north korea nuclear mission as well as provocation. china -- audacious on the korean peninsula. you see the power of negotiation in 2016 and suspension in 2017. xi xinping in collaboration on north korea, july 4th this year, the

the images from space of northeast asia at night show brightness and prosperity. surrounding a dark, lonely space that is north korea. those images are a good illustration of where the north korean regime is today. it is alone. it is dark. and it's getting darker. north korea's neighbors, its trading partners and the entire international community are united against its dangerous and illegal actions. today's resolution builds on what were already the deepest cutting sanctions ever leveled against north korea. we have been down this road before. the security council has expressed its condemnation. we have leveled sanctions. but today is different. we are acting in response to a dangerous new development. north korea's september 3rd test of a claimed hydrogen bomb. today, we are saying the world will never accept a nuclear armed north korea. and today, the security council is saying that if the north korean regime does not halt its nuclear program, we will opt to stop it ourselves. over the years, we have learned many things about the north korean regime. we have le

it is a threat to regional security in northeast asia. the condemnation of these violations by north korea. we set forth a continued role for the security council. ladies and gentlemen, once again, egypt calls upon all stakeholders to seek a peaceful supplement of the situation in the korean peninsula in accordance with the u.n. curity council resolutions including six-party talks. this would have the current impasse that fuels more escalations. egypt reaffirms not to lose sight as we implement the stringent measures adopted today. welcomes ion, egypt all constructive ideas that would resolve this crisis a crisis with far-reaching repercussions beyond northeast asia. and to do so through negotiations. egypt sets forth a key role for the u.n. in these efforts to promote diplomacy and political track while maintaining the unity of the international community and the security council as we address this. i thank you. >> i thank the president of egypt for his statement. president ofoor to kazakhstan. >> urge north korea to stop its nuclear pro

it is a threat to regional security in northeast asia. egypt reaffirms the condemnation of these violations by north korea. we set forth a continued role for the security council. ladies and gentlemen, once again, egypt calls upon all stakeholders to seek a peaceful supplement of the situation in the korean peninsula in accordance with the u.n. security council resolutions including six-party talks. this would have the current impasse that fuels more escalations. egypt reaffirms the need not to lose sight as we implement the stringent measures adopted today. in conclusion, egypt welcomes all constructive ideas that would resolve this crisis a crisis with far-reaching repercussions beyond northeast asia. and to do so through negotiations. egypt sets forth a key role for the u.n. in these efforts to promote diplomacy and political track while maintaining the unity of the international community and the security council as we address this. i thank you. >> i thank the president of egypt for his statement. i give the floor to the representativ

sparta multilateral talks we were greeted to develop a mechanism for peace and stability in northeast asia and russia was appointed to coordinate this mechanism and everybody agreed to that which and even during better times before this crisis started to we suggested several times that we should all get together and police to coordinate the simplest and the most the general principles like respecting the charter respecting territorial integrity sovereignty of all the states in the region respecting each other's security interests and so on our partners especially the previous u.s. administration refused to do that they said well we'll only deal with that after north korea meets all of our demands i think this is a wrong approach i would agree with you for we would at least discuss this mechanism at least we would get the spro says going to form this mechanism of security in northeast asia and then we would have a regular channel to talk to north korea and through this channel. north korea would be better positioned to understand the concerns of the six parties and the six parties who would

that's being targeted and it is japan and that in a sense underscores the complicated tensions in northeast asia right now monday also marked actually the eighty thicks anniversary of japan's invasion of northeast china a very very sensitive anniversary here in china now there is no formal military alliance between china and russia but what these exercises i think demonstrate pretty clearly is that militarily china and russia are moving much closer together so it's possible also there was a message here for the united states president xi jinping will not be in new york at the u.n. general assembly but obviously those those conduits of communication are still open between beijing washington and crucially here in this context between beijing and moscow. that's right and of course we knew on tuesday that president xi jinping had another phone conversation with president donald trump one of the more curious government to government leader relationships at the moment both leaders once more discussed north korea they use pretty bland language though its language we've heard really for the past three t

military and naval assets to their doorstep in northeast asia. they're concerned about that. they are concerned also about the collapse of government in north korea as a result of perhaps sanctions that are too effective. what the chinese have been doing, apparently, is to try to pressure the north koreans with some degree of pressure, but not maximum amount of pressure they can apply to behave better, to dial it back and not pose this threat that united states might feel necessary to respond to. you have the chinese supporting sanctions in the united nations, whether they support them with enthusiasm in their implementation is another matter. the chinese are acting as something is a thermostat in -- of a thermostat in terms of the amount of pressure that the north koreans feel. host: where is your level of concern this morning? guest: my level of concern ghostwritten to the question of how the united states government and its allies respond to this capability in north korea, and whether they are prepared to continue to manage it through the use of sanctions, pressure, if tha

then, south korea, as well as japan and the rest of northeast asia, would be left best would be heldear iran -- to a nuclear north korea, which does not act in accordance with international norms. the involvement of japan, what are the implications of japanese involvement in the issue? japan is becoming alarmed by the missile tests which have flown over the northern island and they will probably look to beef up its defenses. it could lead to an arms race in southeast asia, which -- in northeast asia, which would not be good for china. david: thomas, thank you so much for coming on the program. we have to leave it there. joining us live out of new york, where in about 10 hours from now, the un's general assembly takes place. take a look at the business headlines. $30 million dipped after scrapping hundreds of flights because too many pilots have been on vacation. discount airline has apologized, and plans to reimburse about 400,000 passengers. ford has weakened the partnership with indian suv maker, due to its lagging operations. they have formed a partnership for a few years to partn

to secure a strong foot hold in -- the northeast asia market. the chorus america's first fta in the region has provided american companies with greater access to the korean market while inviting korean investments throughout many states in the u.s. the u.s. has the deficit in goods traded but a surplus in services and korean investments in the u.s. have grown many fold during the past five years since the agreement went into effect. overall, the course fta has been a win-win deal and a driving force for greater growth and prosperity in both countries. it is the material key if i may use that term way beyond an economic tool that locks in our peaceful and prosperous future together. third, korea has stood shoulder to shoulder with the united states in tackling global issues. we are working together to meet new challenges in many front tears and multilateral arenas, most of all the united nations. our collaborations in global health, security, human rights and gender equality, science and technology and space and in fighting the threat of isis, te

a kind of road map and then we will ask china to jump for peacework with us and prosperity of northeast asia. of course, the devil is in the unfortunately i cannot go further. >> thank you. please join me in thanking vice miniatureoe -- vice -- vice minister cho for his >> this week, to hearings on the individual insurance markets. wednesday insurance commissioners on trying to stabilize health insurance premiums and thursday, state governors testified. live coverage begins tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. 9:00 a.m.,gins at also on c-span3. tomorrow, 2018 federal spending which includes education, commerce, and health services department. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also follow at c-span.org or on the free c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to today by your cable or satellite provider. house press secretary's sarah huckabee sanders was asked about daca. other topics included north korea and tax legislation. [indiscernible ch

a kind of road map and then we will ask china to jump for peacework with us and prosperity of northeast asia. of course, the devil is in the unfortunately i cannot go further. >> thank you. please join me in thanking vice miniatureoe -- vice -- vice minister cho for his protection agency. later, a discussion about the strategic and economic alliance between the u.s. and south korea. funding for the children's health insurance program, known as chip, expires at the end of this month. at the senate finance committee hearing, several advocates for the federal program urged congress to reauthorize chip. senator orrin hatch chairs this two-hour hearing. >>> before i begin, let's call the meeting to order. before we begin to take just a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted over the past few days by hurricane irma. of course, we continue to keep those suffering from the

a kind of road map and then we will ask china to jump for peacework with us and prosperity of northeast asia. of course, the devil is in the unfortunately i cannot go further. >> thank you. please join me in thanking vice miniatureoe -- vice -- vice minister cho for his

agreement and then we will ask china to jump on it and work together for the peace and prosperity of northeast asia. of course, the devil is in detai details, and unfortunately i cannot go further. >> please join me in thanking vice minister cho for his remarks and for answering the questions. >> thank you. >> we will now have a very short transition break for our next panel. if we could have the speaker for the next panel come up to the stage. we will be getting started shortly. thank you. >> looking at ways to pressure nbc to denuclear risiz risee r..

a kind of road map and then we will ask china to jump for peacework with us and prosperity of northeast asia. of course, the devil is in the unfortunately i cannot go further. >> thank you. please join me in thanking vice miniatureoe -- vice -- vice minister cho for his remarks. withll get started shortly our next panel. white house briefing next on c-span. we will also hear from attorney general jeff sessions on dock at end senator lindsey graham called on congress to pass immigration reform. >> the house on wednesday debates emergency funding for hurricane harvey relief efforts. gives funding for conditional installment to address affects of hurricane harvey. of that, 7.4 billion dollars is for fema for assistance to those affected did by the storm and removal.and for debris 450 my dollars would go to the small business administration for the disaster loan program to assist small businesses and homeowners. >> white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was asked about president trump's decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrival

accordingly, we are convinced that peace and security of the northeast asia and the region as a whole have been as much consolidated. we do not need anyone's recognition of our status as a nuclear weapons state and our capability of nuclear strike. the icbm marked with sacred name of the dprk flew over the universe above the endless blue sky. the warhead of our rocket left its trace on the blue ways of the pacific ocean. and the tremendous explosion and vibration of the hydrogen bomb were recorded by this planet. although our decision to possess nuclear weapons was an invertible -- inevitable option force by the united states, a resulted in our country achieving the status of nuclear weapons state and a rocket power. and this prestige has now become an immortal destiny of the dprk. mr. president, the failure of the united nations in fulfilling its role in realizing genuine international justice is primarily related to the undemocratic old practices of the security council. it is none other than the security council which fromgards the u.n. charter the very first article and only acts

as tensions soar in northeast asia due to north korean nuclear and missile issue the memory of war and knowns become more pronounced and hearts aspiring to peace pound painfully daisy's the republic of korea independence live in september twenty seven thousand for me the president of the only divided country peace is calling and a historical duty. i am representing my fellow citizens who sent out a message of peace through the candlelight revolutions to the global village where wars and conflicts don't know and at the same time i am interested with a responsibility to safeguard the people's rights to peace to an undisturbed they live life as a universal value. for these reasons i hope north korea will be able to choose on its own path leading to peace i believe peace when chosen willingly becomes a sound and sustainable are no more than anything else i am grateful that my convictions are joined by the international community. despite the international community's concerted demand and warnings and to our great disappointment and indignation as north korea recently carried out at

terms of their engineers and their engagement as well as china, they want their own place in northeast asiaesident trump and the united states backing out of a dominant position. they'd like to take our place. we shouldn't let them do that. >> nice to have you here on what is a very busy news day. another one of them. thank you for joining us. we're going back to what's happening at the white house and president trump heading to north dakota to get some support for tax reform. the white house wants congress to pass a bill before the end of this year. but you know lawmakers already have a jam packed agenda. up next here i'm talking with republican congressman diane black. you see her there. she chairs the house budget committee about tax reform's chances and more. stay with me, mr. parker. when a critical patient is far from the hospital, the hospital must come to the patient. stay with me, mr. parker. the at&t network is helping first responders connect with medical teams in near real time... stay with me, mr. parker. ...saving time when it matters most. stay with me, mrs. parker. that's th

perhaps more broadly, from northeast asia. that sounds pretty sensible, how can north korea -- fanciful, how hownorth korea do that? could this ever be accomplished? if you think about what they are looking to do, which is put -- their troops are not on a territorial defense. they have a lot of asymmetrical , chemical weapons, biological weapons, they have a lot of special forces. scenario:he following north korea invades south korea, it's happened before. in, we. says "ok, we are are going to come to the aid of our alliance partner, south korea." then the north koreans say "not so fast, americans if you join this fight, we are going to hold one of your cities at risk. we are going to attack one of your civilian centers." to which the u.s. says "you do that, we will, right after you, we will annihilate your country if you do that." then the north koreans say "game on." at that point, the american president has to decide the south koreans can probably handle this themselves, they probably don't need our help in terms of with st

the threat this poses to the security of northeast asia.orea tols upon immediately cease all violations of security council resolutions refraining from any actions that might further escalate tensions and which might jeopardize security internationally and regionally. ,e condemn all such violations and support the security council assuming it's responsibility in this regard. ladies and gentlemen, egypt again reiterates its call upon all stakeholders to seek to identify a peaceful settlement to the issue, a solution to eliminate all nuclear weapons, and to establish lasting peace between the two koreas, and to demonstrate restraint in line with provisions of security council resolutions to safeguard peace, stability, and international stability. to break this dangerous cycle of ongoing violations by the dprk of security council resolutions, in this context egypt again welcomes any initiative for constructive idea that can lead to a junior peninsulaf the korean and lead to lasting peace in that region. by oncelike to conclude again voicing ou

have a i did mirned role, particularly military, in northeast asia and they might be able to see this as an opportunity to extract concessions from the u.s. because if you ask for help from russia or china, it doesn't come from free. >> we're seeing pictures of putin who was at a meeting. do you think they've had any conversations about the north korean missile test. >> no idea if they've had conversations today. if they meet, i'm sure they will be discussing this because it is -- you cannot ignore this issue. the consequences are so severe, if there's any miscalculation. but i don't know if they've had this before. what we have seen from russia and china, and i think it's revealing, is somewhat muted statements after north korea fired a ballistic missile that went over japan, russia basically said the u.s. shouldn't push too far. shouldn't try and pressure north korea. that it's futile. today we saw a written statement from china, more or less urging calm, condemning north korea, but not going very far. so those two countries are -- i'm not saying that they are no north korea's side,

eventually threaten tensions in northeast asia. secondly of these. they did deploy thought in south korea to prevent a north north korean missile threats. but when you see the distance between north and south korea it's quite close to each other and thought is to prevent a high altitude missile. shooting so when they shoot missiles from north korea to south korea will be low altitude because we are very close that is why we say the fog is not going to be effective to defense a south korean peninsula korea from north korea this threat. lastly the process of deployment to fight in south korea is not democratic i don't know it was not transparent the government did not get any consultation or agreement from the villagers living in some june as well as there was no discussion proper discussion in the pilot and the deployment process has been very untransparent that is why you oppose it started pointing south korea it sounds like had might be more about russia and china. north korea oh we say that this is a part of the us people. so the official reason of

would he want to develop the nuclear program now if that is the case i think what we need in northeast asia is something like the you and do you in the middle east trying to make a similar program so that we could on one hand a cold one day north korea's nuclear ambition but on the other hand we need to contain it. we're going to get your thoughts one at a time we'll leave it there but that was dr park no one the same in politics and international relations at bath university thank you. now the u.s. senate has voted overwhelmingly against an amendment to the defense authorization act had it been passed america's foreign military interventions we do all have needed reauthorize ation by congress within six months the act was originally brought in shortly after nine eleven and has given the us the justification for launching a number of tools in its global fight against terrorism it gives the american president the ability to use force against groups that have attacked the u.s. and his old timothy paved the way for more than sixteen years of conflict we discuss the matter with ron paul a forme

really come to a consensus on what to do or what kind of common position to have on the issue in northeast asia. differing perspectives i think everyone still wrapping their heads around how to go to go about playing a role in facilitating some sort of but we forward away from this this impasse we've reached this this recurring series of tests and condemnations and so forth that i just you know with no hope in sight. well i it's hard it's hard to see right now there's a perception which i think is quite inaccurate in southeast asia that this is fundamentally a great power problem that needs to be worked out between well involving china and the u.s. to move the chess pieces to toward some sort of right structure right ok and they didn't let me come back to you because we heard the words of rex tillerson and he was suggesting that the solution lies with russia china access but tell us a little bit more about this idea or de capitation which was a an idea that was openly discussed about removing the head of of the regime in north korea and that was certainly discussed in south korea i mean what is

figure out what can be done, because this is extremely dangerous for the us security interests and northeast asiat willing to listen to anybody, is he? his main argument is that he has to have some sort of preventative r have some sort of preventative weaponry against south korea and the united states. why is he afraid of the united states? i would dispute the united states? i would dispute the premise of your point. i don't think he is looking for defence against south korea and the us, i think he is looking to create a circumstance where the us is not able to exercise its responsibilities to its south korean ally. and the north koreans want nothing less than to decouple the us from south korea. so don't be the mind that somehow, this isjust from south korea. so don't be the mind that somehow, this is just some defensive effort by some plucky little poor country to itself. the us, in all of these exercises that the north koreans go apoplectic about, the us has never had a scenario in which you the unilaterally attack north korea. why do you think china is doing more?m is not so much the chaos in

involving russia and china was japan and that once more underscores the complicated tensions in northeast asia right now and of course monday marks the eighty sixth anniversary of japan's invasion of northeast china a very sensitive anniversary in china now these naval exercises involve not just warships but also submarines and once more it demonstrates that china and russia are very close and that is borne out by the increasingly close relationship between president xi jinping and president. vladimir putin on the diplomatic front china has once more warned that military action military threats will not resolve the crisis on the korean peninsula those comments came from china's foreign ministry spokesman and were in response to comments that have come earlier from the u.s. defense secretary jim matters also president xi jinping and president donald trump have held a further telephone conversation their second in less than two weeks north korea of course figured high on the agenda both leaders saying they remain committed to enforcing sanctions against north korea but president xi jinping also

will eventually threaten tensions in northeast asia. secondly they say that they deployed thought in south korea to prevent a north north korean missile threats. when you see the distance between north and south korea it's quite close to each other and thought is to prevent a high altitude missile. the shooting so they shoot missiles from north korea to south korea will be low altitude because we are very close that is why you say the fog is not going to be effective to defense of south korea korea from north korea's threat. lastly the process of deployment of thought in south korea is not democratic it was not transparent the government did not get any. or agreement from the villagers living in some june as well as there was no discussion proper discussion into politics and the deployments process has been very untransparent that is why you oppose the thought of deployment in south korea it sounds like might be more about russia and china and north korea so we say that this is a part of the us people. so the official reason of deployme

the consequences would be devastating not just for the korean peninsula but for northeast asia and indeed the whole international community south korean intelligence reports that soldiers on the opposite side of the border have been ordered to report to higher commands before taking any action suggesting that despite its tough talk north korea would also prefer to avoid confrontation cathy know that al-jazeera seoul the u.s. says it's not seeking to overthrow the north korean government they also rejected pyongyang's characterization of president trump's tweet we have not declared war on north korea and frankly the suggestion of that is absurd it's never appropriate for a country to shoot down another country's aircraft when it's over international waters our goal is still the same we continue to seek the peaceful nuclearization of the korean peninsula that's our focus doing that through both the most maximum economic and diplomatic pressure is possible at this point. iraq is refusing to hold talks with the kurdish regional government about the results of monday's controversial secession

threaten tensions in northeast asia. secondly they say that they deeply thought in south korea to prevent an orc north korea and a missile threats. but when you see the distance between north and south korea it's quite close to each other and thought is to prevent a high altitude missile. shooting so when they shoot missiles from north korea to south korea will be low altitude because we are very close that is why we say the fog is not going to effective to defense a south korean peninsula korea from north korea stret. lastly the process of deployment to fight in south korea it's not them accretive at all it was not transparent the government did not get any consultation or agreement from the villagers living in some june as well as there was no discussion proper discussion in the pilot and the deployment process has been very untransparent that is why we oppose the started pointing south korea it sounds like bad might be more about russia and china. north korea. we say that this is a part of the us people. so the offici

the consequences would be devastating not just for the korean peninsula but for northeast asia and indeed the whole international community south korean intelligence reports that soldiers on the opposite side of the border have been ordered to report to higher commands before taking any action suggesting that despite its tough talk north korea would also prefer to avoid confrontation kathy novak al jazeera seoul we're going to weather update thanks to you and i was here at then they've escaped violence in. iraq children are now putting their experiences into pictures. hell i was been writing it seems for months in thailand more recently it's been raining further south in thailand but if you take a discrete snapshot from space on this and most of the clouds over the water tween the philippines and vietnam some of thailand is covered in clouds stretches down toward singapore and they are under sumatra of course coming to the wet season i'd expect the rain here and it's still there but it goes a long way north and northern thailand is also getting its face share of wet weather. borneo and no

korean peninsula the consequences would be devastating not just for the current peninsula but for northeast asia and indeed the whole international community south korean intelligence reports that soldiers on the opposite side of the border have been ordered to report to higher commands before taking any action suggesting that despite its tough talk north korea would also prefer to avoid confrontation kathy novak al jazeera soul back to our top story this hour the breaking news the three members of the israeli security forces have been killed and one injured in a shooting near an israeli settlement in the occupied west bank we spoke earlier to across one of the harry forces by phone we can have see harry who's with us live from in the occupied west bank harry take us through once again what has happened there today. well we're here just about two hundred meters away from the side of this attack you can see the settlement in the background behind me a little bit closer than that is the guard guard post and entrance to the sort of the rear entrance to the illegal settlements here in the occupied w

the consequences would be devastating not just for the korean peninsula but for northeast asia and indeed the international community south korean intelligence reports that soldiers on the opposite side of the border have been ordered to report to higher commands before taking any action suggesting that despite its tough talk north korea would also prefer to avoid confrontation kathy novak al jazeera soul. we'll get a weather update next here on al-jazeera then mexican authorities say there is little hope now that anyone else will be found alive following last week's earthquake plus. i'm down with wind the rain here of why we're now the production and sale of marijuana is legal the stigma attached to it is disappearing the problems still remain. from flowing i mean when it's too enchanting does it please you are. there still plenty of shells around in southern europe satellite reveals and quite happily and this really got a long way no us but they're not the violent thunderstorms we had even a week ago but they've always see white top clouds and extend a back to sodden year as well the re

somehow decouple the united states from the korean peninsula, and perhaps more broadly, from northeast asia. that sounds pretty fanciful. how can north korea succeed in decoupling the u.s. from, say, the republic of korea? we stood shoulder to shoulder with the south koreans since 1950. how could this be accomplished? but if you think about what you're looking to do, which is they put the troops, by the way are not in some territorial defense configuration. they are right up there on the dmz. they have a lot of asymmetrical programs, chemical weapons, even biological weapons. it got a lot of special forces. so consider the following scenario. north korea invades south korea. it's happened before. the u.s. says okay, we're in, we're in, we're going to come to the aid of our alliance partner, south korea. the north koreans say, not so fast, americans. because if you join this fight, we're going to hold one of your cities at risk. we are going to attack one of your civilian centers, to which the u.s. says, you do that and we'll come right after you. we will annihilate your country if you do th

eliminate this piece of baggage in north korea, eliminate the threat to peace and security in northeast asiaorean peninsula. he has a difficult position when he looks south to see china with no mineral resources. david: there is a very strange game transpiring in the desert of eastern syria. a convoy of 17 buses of isis fighters along with their families is sort of stuck between various positions of u.s. military. and the u.s. military is giving them food and water so they don't die in the desert. what's going on there? >> it's a complete breakdown of our ability to pursue a strategic objective. we are supposed to be trying to destroy isis. i would take these people prisoner and give them to the kurd or iraqis or one of the arab states. i don't think they are our responsibility. i think it's important people understand where this convoy came from. hezbollah, one of the world's leading terrorist organizations and isis which may be the terrorist organization cut a deal so these isis fighters and their families could go back to the caliphate and fight against us again. we need a more strategic