it's to seoul what chinatown is to d.c.ssentially a westernized part restaurants and great shopping. i would know. i grew up there. but those not familiar with the country this committee is targeting, they're busy translating tour packages into english and soon they'll start visiting malls and festivals to spread the word hoping to find more people wanting to experience pyeongchang where among all that listens will be gold. >> i'm sure it's going to be the greatest event. >> you can tell they're so excited. and to see even more reasons to go and visit pyeongchang for the winter olympic games we posted an inside look at the host city as well as a lot of pictures on our nbc washington app. >> they're great travel guides. still ahead in our countdown to the game, meet the soul man, an american who found himself living in south korea. the advice he has for travelers heading that way next winter when our celebration of asian american and pacific islander he make it busch gardens virginia! with surprises hiding around each corner

joining me from seoul isjohn delury, associate professor at yonsei university in seoul.and south korea should take a more open approach to the north if they want to make progress with its supreme leader, kim jong—un. how do you think that could be done? the election of moonjae—in is a game changer because he comes at the north korea question with a fundamentally different mindset than we have seen out of the capital for the last ten years. this is a new variable. south korea, because of this political vacuum caused by the impeachment of the previous president has really been at the table and so the trump administration has been grappling with how to approach north korea without an active role for south korea. moving forward i think we will see a whole different set of situation as this new president will try a very different approach to handling kim jong—un try a very different approach to handling kimjong—un and try a very different approach to handling kim jong—un and the try a very different approach to handling kimjong—un and the north korea problem. which influenced

steve evans in seoul. thank you for that.holera outbreak in yemen could soon become a major epidemic. almost 250 people have died of the disease this month alone, with hundreds of suspected cases being reported every day. sarah corker reports. two years of war have left yemen in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. cities are in ruins. there are severe shortages of food and more than 2 million young children are malnourished. now colorado has become a deadly threat. hospitals are overwhelmed. i could see how difficult the situation has become. it's hard to provide services in a country that is suffering from conflict and lack of income and there is an increasing number of patients, including many cholera patients, including many cholera patients, that we have seen in the ward. it is completely full. the disease is spread through good water, and can kill in hours if untreated. but the ongoing conflict between the government and houthi rebels have made it difficult to get 18. the charity save the children is warning that more tha

stephen evans nair in a blustery morning in seoul. they you for joining blustery morning in seoul.you news now of a new world record — which was set on sunday, here in the uk — for the oldest person ever to go skydiving. verdun hayes parachuted out of a plane at the age of 101 years and 37 days. and he had three generations of his family for company. richard galpin has the story. dressed in a yellowjumpsuit, verdun hayes, aged 101 and 38 days, is about me make history. he is determined to become the world's oldest skydiver. and he is doing it with with his son, grandson, and great—grandson. as the plane climbs to the correct altitude — they need to be at 15,000 feet — verdun hayes prepares to make his second ever jump. and the former soldier, who fought and was wounded in the second world war, has nerves of steel. he's particularly fond of the brief free—fall, when they're descending at more than 120 miles an hour. then it's back down to earth. you've done it verdun! congratulations! hooray! and with all four generations of the family back down safely, it's time for everyone to cel

we are at a polling booth here in the capital, seoul.ey get their name checked off and then further over, they receive their ballot papers. then they head into the booth to make their vote. we can see a few potential voters coming through. they popped their ballot paper in the box and that's how it's done. we have officials making sure everything is being done in accordance with the law. to get a bit ofan accordance with the law. to get a bit of an idea, though, what is in people ‘s minds when they make that crucial decision, professor, can you tell us what are the most important issues for people when making their decision on who to vote for? this is the first time that the election in south korea resembles that of vat in france rather than the pinery competition in the united states. —— rather than that. we have conservative factions. it is no longer a very simple, tissue between conservative versus liberal. it is a sign of maturity. at the same time, president will deal with a lack of full support from the constituents. we are seeing

for the latest let's take you to our correspondent steve evans who's in seoul.e know it was not the dud the previous one was. it travelled 400 miles, 700 kilometres. the previous one went virtually no distance. not —— north korea is launching missiles at the rate of one every two weeks and about half fail. this one clearly did not. it seems that whatever threats or inducement come from seoul and washington in particular, the missile programme proceeds unabated and that will clearly raise questions, particularly in seoul, where there isa particularly in seoul, where there is a new president who has not been in powerfor a week is a new president who has not been in power for a week yet. is a new president who has not been in powerfor a week yet. he came in promising or threatening, depending on your point of view, a more conciliatory line towards pyongyang. we will see what moonjae—in makes of all these and how much his actions may be tougher than his pre—election promises indicated. this happened not long after a north korean diplomat and donald trump said they w

we are here at a polling station in seoul.heir names mark duff, getting their ballot paper. it is only one choice. who do you want to be the president of this country. it has been open since 6am and we have seen lots of people turning up to vote. it is public holiday here. there will be a high turnout. to get a bit of an idea about what this is about, we are joined idea about what this is about, we arejoined by a global seller. the people not following south korean politics that closely, who has been running the country for the last couple of months and what will happen after the date was back we are anticipating the largest voter turnout in 20 years and this is indicative of the south korean desire to have a president in place. they have had a political vacuum since late last year. the act did president stepped in when the former president was impeached however they have not had a president in the blue house at a crucial time for regional security. a new president in the white house they needed to liaise with, dealing with no

which wants wa nts government in seoul which wants wants and open relationship.t does not seem to bode well for those who think that diplomatic pressure and economic pressure will do the trick. concern must be growing then globally that north korea is getting closer and closer to being able to launch a nuclear missile. would that be fairto launch a nuclear missile. would that be fair to say? yeah, absolutely. concern, certainly, in the us. we have heard all of the words from president trump. concern, i think, about how to find a way out of this. there are two views. one is that north korea has the bomb and it has the missiles, it is a fait accompli, it isa the missiles, it is a fait accompli, it is a nuclear power. you need to doa it is a nuclear power. you need to do a deal. that is a view. the other view, which i believe is prevalent in washington, is that it cannot be accepted and it will not be accepted and if that means military action, if that means that war well, then, so if that means that war well, then, so be it. the difficulty is that from here, from s

great work, joining us live from seoul.the market reaction with haidi lun joining us live. the kospi seems to be shrugging this win off. no surprise, i guess, because it has been quite overbought. haidi: as david ingressive just said, yachting it off. maybe surprising giving that markets were closed yesterday for election day. there was some pent-up rice activity. -- pent-up price activity. we are up just under .1%, seeing some nice gains when it comes to financials, about .7%, but a pretty lackluster session to begin with. we will be watching south korean defense stocks, given more saber rattling from the north. as we get more details about moon jae-in's approach when it comes to dealing with pyongyang. let's keep in mind this is the consensus result that the markets were looking for. as you said earlier, this is the second time in a week we have had polls proved to be correct when it comes to presidential election outcomes, which is a nice change. analysts are saying we may see gains over the next couple of days, but then

alert asang on high the new president takes power in seoul, korea.ight, we saw another record when it came to the nasdaq, weakness for the dow, and the s&p -- we have this whole story about the index, some say it is a view on options. lows, but to 24 year if you look at u.s. policy uncertainty chart, it is in marked contrast. indeed, we have that disconnect between the two bank. might have more to say about the options market, traders looking for that rebound as volatility creeps into different asset classes. by the way shinzo looking stretch, so perhaps that will give some room for recovery when it comes to volatility. perhaps traders not prepared. rishaad: that was quite something this morning, wasn't it? sophie: that was a shocking given what we heard from the fbi. perhaps some clarity on that front? we are 30 minutes away from the open in china and hong kong. how our markets tracking. are markets tracking? haidi: the big story is australia, south korea, and the country waits for a new president, turning a new page given the turbulence and volatil

sherry seoul is in seoul for the election.t the ko -- the- the cos kospi at an all-time high. issues, northre korean diplomacy with a new u.s. administration. trade issues also in play. our next guest is the head of korea research at the sla. thanks for joining us out here in the polling booth. did you vote? guest: not yet. reporter: this is a good chance to do it. we just saw one candidate cast his vote. historically and south korea, we always see big supplementary budgets and aggressive fixable -- aggressive fiscal options with new presidents come in. given this export rebound, the modest recovery we are seeing in south korea, will candidates have to launch these big supplementary budgets? they want to tackle jobs, even of the recovery is happening. job creation has been very subdued. i think that is the reason for purely economic views. the economy is already recovering. reporter: that is very interesting that you talk about the cyclical move, that we actually don't need that much of a supplementary budget this time around.

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in may of 1976, a plane from seoul, south korea, arrives at new york's kennedy airport.en coming to live in the same country as their father, if only he had known. >> hi! >> reporter: here she is, the twin allen named sandra, now called susan, all grown up. the little girl in those pictures all those years ago, missing from her father's life for decades. lost and now at long last, found. she says all she remembers as she and her brother flew to america is being alone. if there was a tearful heart wrenching good-bye with their mother, susan doesn't remember it. what do you remember about your mom? >> the sad thing is, i don't remember much. >> reporter: really? >> i see her off and on, in and out the door of the house. >> reporter: mm-hmm. >> and that's it. i don't recall anything about talking to her, hugs, kisses, nothing like that. >> reporter: she wasn't affectionate with you? >> i don't recall. >> reporter: she does recall a stay in an orphanage in korea, and then a long flight to somewhere. >> we were in an airplane. we flew, then we landed and here's some people gr

let's go live to seoul, and talk to the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell. south korean electorate has voted a liberal candidate? yes, people here in the south korean capital are waking up toa south korean capital are waking up to a drastically different political landscape. moon jae—in, the to a drastically different political landscape. moonjae—in, the former human rights lawyer, has been chosen as the new president and it's a stark rejection of the conservative side of politics following the arrest of the former president, park, who is now sitting injail, waiting for trial on corruption charges. everyone is waiting to see what kind of relationship the new president will have the us and japan, who basically favourite a more tough talker with north korea and the anti—missile defence system. yes, well, it could be quite a tense relationship. we are waiting to see what happens for example with the thaad anti—missile system. he was critical of it, saying it shouldn't have been put in place. it remains to be seen as to whether he will move to dismantle this. to

steve evans reporting there from seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc.mme: a new model for muslim women in sport. how a change in the dress rules for basketball players means there's now everything to play for. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby serve to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. president trump has scored a victory after congress took the first step towards scrapping barack 0bama's flagship health plan. three mo

our correspondent steve evans — who's in seoul — told me what we know about the launch.know it was not the dud the previous one was. it travelled a goodly distance — about 400 miles, 700 kilometres. the previous one went virtually no distance. north korea is launching and testing missiles pretty well at the rate of one every two weeks throughout this year and about half of them fail. this one clearly did not. but it does seem that whatever threats or inducements come from seoul and washington, in particular, the missile programme proceeds unabated and that will clearly raise questions, particularly in seoul, where there is a new president not been in powerfor a week yet. but he came in promising or threatening, depending on your point of view, a more conciliatory line towards pyongyang. so we wait to see what president moon makes of all this and how tough his statement is and how much his action may be tougher than his pre—election promises indicated. more details about the launch on the bbc news website and about previous ballistic tests and all the international reacti

the former human rights lawyer told cheering supporters in seoul seoul's gwanghwamun square that he wouldry. transaction mac from tomorrow i will bea transaction mac from tomorrow i will be a president at for everyone. —— translation:. will be a president who serves all of the people, even those who did not support me. for a perspective from japan, i joined those who did not support me. for a perspective from japan, ijoined by a professor of diplomacy at the university of foreign studies. thank you forjoining us. you have a liberal president who wants further dialogue with north korea, who wants the anti—missile defence system to be reviewed. what does this mean in terms of relations between south korea, the united states and japan? i think that many people they are breathing a sigh of collective relief here because in the last few weeks there has been such hot elliptical rhetoric coming out of the united states regarding the nuclear issue in north korea...|j nuclear issue in north korea...” would like to apologise we will have to interact our interview for a moment because we have the cr

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in yonsei university in seoul, for some, north korea doesn't seem so dangerous.'t really feel the threat of north korea these days. but lots of foreigners would say, "why aren't you interested, why aren't you worried about the north korean problem, north korea and their development of nuclear issues? " because we don't have a collective memory of the war. we have a different perspective of north korea, more as a dialogue partner, not a national security threat, so we are more open to negotiations, and we favour rapprochement with them, instead of a hardline policy frequently advocated by the older generation. a few miles away, the past still lives. those who remember the war and the empty stomachs after it have set up camp to remind their fellow citizens as the election approaches. he says, "young people have been brainwashed by the left, they are endangering the country's security." and he says, "young people don't know about the days when we were poor. they're being seduced by politicians." chicken bones with no meat that the eye can see are sold by the handful

from seoul,ting reportinga -- andrew from seoul, south korea. he will be gelled for blasphemy against islam -- the sentences harsher than expect it and the trial was seen as a test of the religious tolerance in indonesia. hardline islamist groups have called for the maximum penalty after they alledge the koran was insulted. is willingas says he to meet with benjamin netanyahu to build peace. the statement coming just days after meeting the president in washington. donald trump is expected in the palestinian territory soon. issues of political -- todonald trump has taken twitter to dismiss allegations that he was warned by his predecessor on hiring michael flynn. fired after lying about conversations he had with russia's ambassador to the united states. now come of the former acting attorney general has said she warned the president did sally she warned good assertion that michael flynn could be subject to blackmail. sally yates testified before congress about meetings she had at the white house back in january. the former acting attorney general

bob woodruff, abc news, seoul. >>> one more note from the region. the conflict with north core car has people in nearby japan on edge this morning. especially for those living near u.s. military bases. poe t a potential strike dominates japanese media. the bases in japan could be target of misses from the north. if that were to be the case, residents would have minutes to take shelter from on coming missiles. more than 50,000 u.s. personnel are stationed in japan. >> breaking news from san diego, eight people shot at a birthday pool partien la jolla, california. one man died. several others are in critical condition. witness deez skroob a scene of terror, and cape ys as the the gunman opened fire at the apartment complex. victims were shot near a gated pool area. officers arrived on the scene as the the suspect attempted to reload his weapon. police have not offered a motive yet. >> americans from florida to new york are bracing for severe weather part of the same system that unleashed tornados, flooding, blizzard conditions. death toll across the s

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alexandra field live for us in the south korean capital, seoul. alex, thank you. >>> let's bring in now matthew chance live in moscow, following reaction there. matthew, this is happening at a time where president putin is in china for this major trade and infrastructure conference that's happening. what is the reaction from the kremlin on this? >> well, the white house pre-empted the russian reaction in some ways. the spokesperson for the white house, for president trump, saying that the president cannot imagine that the russian president is pleased with the situation given that the missile from north korea landed so close to, as they say, russian soil. it did land in the sea of japan, a short distance from the russian coastline. about 100 kilometers or so. that instinct was absolutely correct because within the past few hour, the russian president who is in beijing on a meeting with president xi of china has expressed his concern. his spokesman has issued a statement saying that there's concern about the escalation of tension, also in connection

intelligence officials in washington and seoul dismiss them.ccording to north korea's state news agency, the alleged plot involves foreign agents recruiting a north korean timber worker in eastern russia as a spy. it claims the foreign agents gave the north korean citizen identified only by the common korean surname kim more than a half million dollars and a satellite transmitter, supplied through a chinese border city. these claims should be treated with serious skepticism. pyongyang has not published images of the suspects or any other hard evidence to back the claims. the state news agency frequently publishes outrageous news propaganda. last year they wrote that a youth group would destroy north korea's enemies with five million nuclear bombs. the same day the agency published a separate dispatch that north korean weapons would kill all u.s. forces. while hurling accusations, pyongyang itself faces charges of a high-profile murder. authorities in malaysia accused north korea of the assassination last february of kim jong-un's half-brother i

official here's in seoul skipped right over the word honored. not making any comments, it seems, on that particular phrase. they circumstance is led become to more familiar territory. reaffirming and pointing out it's been the long standing position of both south korea and the u.s. that the door would be open for talks with north korea should north korea set itself on a path toward denuclearization and you did hear sean spicer in the white house briefing room trying to lay out the steps that would be necessary in order to facilitate the kind of conversations that the president is now talking about saying he would be open to. there's been mixed messaging from the administration since trump took office about where the administration stands when it comes to talks with north korea. it seemed that when mike pence traveled to the region and when secretary of state rex tillerson traveled to the region, that talks were not something that were on the table. both of them saying conditions were not right. we are getting more clarity on that now with offici

shery ahn is in seoul for the elections. describe what is going on in south korea. how will this vote affect the outlook for the country? this is a very closely watched election to say the least. you mentioned the historic out, of park geun-hye. that authority 26% voted in early voting thursday on friday. that was about 11 million of the 42 million that are eligible to vote. now this is to decide the fate of the conglomerate. they own about 20% here in south korea. depending on who wins, reform a change. also north korea. geopolitical tensions are high. how do you deal with a growing china? and the u.s. administration, all of that will depend on who takes the reins are in the race has been dominated by a liberal of the democratic party. also a centrist of the people's party and another person of the conservative liberated korea party. you can see behind me supporters of the conservative candidate are campaigning still outside. this is a time of very high tensions within the south korean economy. this is the epicenter of mont

not as president and when he was in government there was what was called the sunshine policy, where seoul there be a difference policy towards north korea, his predecessor had a hard no contact, sanctions and no relenting. furthermore, a different line from mr trump. there would be an easing of the relation between north korea. what will that do to the relationship with washington so that is the big question. two bodies have been discovered off the coast of the irish sea after a speedboat accident. it had been launched from dumfries and galloway. the head of the eye s in afghanistan has been killed by a military operation. he died in a raid by special forces in the eastern part of the country. two us army rangers we re of the country. two us army rangers were killed during the operation. the mayor of montreal has declared a state of emergency as heavy rain and melting snow have resulted in the worst flooding in decades. in the province of quebec more than 2,000 homes have already been flooded — and water levels are set to rise. the military has tripled the number of troops helping to evac

our correspondent steve evans has this report from seoul. stephen: moon jae-in congratulated on his victory tonight. to men taking south korea the left and perhaps closer to north korea. he wants to talk to pyongyang. voters back in by a big margin. they wanted holes in large numbers, turnout of around 80%. of issues, the economy course, young people worried about jobs, and whether to confront for talk to north korea. >> as a person who's going to military in just a few years, i don't want to live in a country where it is at risk of breaking out of war, or me having to go to war with north korea. >> i think i'm not much different from most people. national security is the main point of concern. when the leading presidential candidate says he wants to resume talks with north korea, that is a concern to all of us. stephen: all the indications are that turnout is high in this election. people are galvanized by politics with the sacking of the previous president, and the issues are so big. this is not a country which is fed up with democracy. mr

they could help defend south korea, but look at seoul. it is 65 kilometers from the demilitarized zone near the north korean border. north korea has tens of thousands of rockets and artillery pointed at seoul at any moment. it would be devastating for that city if they used those weapons. american troops are in close proximity as well, many of them. it would be a bad dead if that were to happen. -- bad deal if that were to happen. host: you talked about dependence on china. you know there will be direct talks between the leadership of china and north korea? guest: that is an interesting point. i was surprised to learn, it shocked me, many think that china is the big brother and can make him do what they want. that isn't true. his father and grandfather had close relationships with chinese leadership. especially his grandfather. kim jong-un is different. it irritates the chinese leaders. the confucius society of respecting our seniors and elders, they expect that. he is like a renegade, arrogant teenager that refuses to talk with them. nut

we have a correspondent in seoul, south korea, who is following the story as well a. important story we are keeping an eye on. >> alexander field is on top of it. she will join us live in a few moments, for this hour, that's all from this hour of "newsroom." >> i'm george howell the news continues right after the break.

this man is an economist and professor emayor tus at seoul university.e served adds prime minister in 2009. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> because the south korean economy depends on major firms and conglomerates, young people continue to seek jobs at such firms. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he just graduated from university. he's concentrating his job hunting efforts on major firms. on this day, he got together with peers who are also aiming for similar jobs. all the conversation was related to job hunting. >> can they really land jobs at major firms? these young job seekers know they face unfavorable odds, but with success on the line, they can't give [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> this man is the first son in a family that runs a package manufacturing business. he grew up bearing the family's expectations on his shoulders. hi

the world with these -- sharing the world with these imagines. >> let's talk about the reaction in seoul've seen that nation in transition, a new president there, who has made it clear he's open to more engagement with north korea, this latest test, how is it that testing with that new leadership there? >>. >> reporter: that's right. the second since the liberal president took power in this country, the official line of the south korean government from this latest missile launches its reckless and irresponsible. he's pledged he's proengagement, he's prodialogue with north korea. it makes it difficult, though, to see how he's going to counter that with these constant missile launches that we're seeing from north korea, even suggestions from dialogue are certainly not slowing him down in any shape or form. >> paula hancocks, joining us from seoul in south korea. we'll talk with you again next hour. >>> now, let's get some perspective from two other key countries in this north korean nuclear crisis, china for one, david mckenzie live in beijing. will riply in tokyo with reaction from japan

but it does seem that whatever threats or inducements come from seoul and washington, in particular, programme proceeds unabated and that will clearly raise questions, particularly in seoul, where there is a new president not been in powerfor a week yet. but he came in promising or threatening, depending on your point of view, a more conciliatory line towards pyongyang. so we wait to see what president moon makes of all this and how tough his statement is and how much his action may be tougher than his pre—election promises indicated. all this happened not long after a north korean diplomat and donald trump appeared to say they were open for diplomatic talks? yeah, i mean, iwould not make too much of that. if you ask anybody pretty well, are you prepared to talk about something? they will say, yeah, sure we will talk if the conditions are right. so the key phrase is "if the conditions are right". president trump said he would talk, he'd be honoured to talk to pyongyang, if the conditions were right. the north korean diplomat, a nuclear negotiator, she said north korea would be prepar

he'll win more than 40% of the vote. 0ur correspondent steve evans is in the south korean capital, seoul in 2012 and lost to ms park. he's centre—left. he's been in government before, though not as president. when he was in government before, there was what was called the sunshine policy in this country whereby seoul talked to pyongyang. there were relatively open borders, movement between the two countries to some extent, joint industrial ventures. so the big issue for people outside the country is now, if the polls are right, and if he becomes president, would he have a radically different approach to pyongyang and to kim jong radically different approach to pyongyang and to kimjong un radically different approach to pyongyang and to kim jong un from his predecessor whose policy was hardline, no contact, ever—tighter sanctions, no relenting on that? furthermore, a different line from mrtrump — a furthermore, a different line from mr trump — a leftward movement would probably mean an easing of the relationship with north korea — what would that do with the relationship with washington?

nuclear arsenal and that just raises the questions for president trump and for the president here in seoulore intense and more sharp. emmanuel macron was sworn in on sunday as france's youngest president — promising in his first speech to restore his country's global standing. he said france needed to find answers to the great challenges, including migration, terrorism, and climate change. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas was there watching. not since france had an emperor 200 years ago, as it had a leader this young. just 39 years old and inaugurated president today emmanuel macron — he's got here thanks to self—confidence and some political good fortune. the disillusion that has fuelled populism elsewhere, has led france to back a newcomer but from the liberal centre. he only formed his political movement last year. his predecessor, francois hollande, leaves office as france's most unpopular leader of modern time but the task in front of mr macron is huge, if he's to bring about the renaissance he's pledged. translation: all labour laws will be liberalised, companies will be s

steve evans live from seoul.ext week. the vote will determine who leads the negotiations, and how strong a mandate they have. all this week, as part of our ongoing coverage, we've travelling britain, speaking to voters. today, we're gliding in berkshire with student alex and his instructor, phillip. bass, preparing launch. gliding for me is very peaceful. ——a very peaceful sport. it is terrifying and one day the inspector steps at the back and set off you go and it is even more terrifying! it will be quite strange to note that for gliding use it for hours and travel hundreds of miles and not to have an engine for it. it starts off with you sat there quite quietly and beat goes from this launch point and creeping away. and then all of a sudden it hits you and you are gone! within a couple of seconds you are 45 degrees pointing into the sky. it is loud, everything is shaking and creaking and the new sort of reach the top and everything goes quiet. they welcome us down from university of southampton, just to get new

thank you very much forjoining us that, live from seoul.t some of the other stories making the news: ivory coast's military says it has launched an operation to restore order in the city of bouake, which has been under the control of mutinous soldiers. the soldiers took to the streets over a pay dispute, blocking off the country's second—largest city on saturday. they say they are willing to fight if the army intervenes, and will not give up their weapons. senior us lawmakers have called on president trump to turn over any recordings of conversations with fired fbi directorjames comey. senate democratic leader charles schumer warned that destroying any tapes would break the law. republican senator lindsey graham said the white house needed to clear the air about whether tapes existed. a third person has now died after a passenger train derailed in northern greece, smashing into a house. a resident of the town of adendro said he managed tojump from a balcony just before the impact. it is unclear what caused the train to come off the rails, a

we will take you to seoul for that election in a few minutes. there's asia.kei down a quarter percent. shanghai did rebound. it was flat, but that has been lower and has been one of the nervous points for global investors in recent weeks. copper, for instance, trading at the lowest level of 2017. iron ore prices taking a turn lower as people try to figure out what's going on in china, whether it's a clamp down by the government, deleveraging or something more worrisome going on in the economy. >> some action in the metals seemed like that like a de-leveraging or hedge fund trap, but now much more calm. oil putting together a couple days in a row of firmer action. trading between $45 and $50 a barrel. also some reports that investors, fast traders basically have become short crude oil. that might be net bullish for the commodity recovering a beth now. look at the ten-year note. it's been grinding higher. it hasn't been really a dramatic move but made the slows un2.3%. now pushing 2.4. still in that range. the highs are like 2.6. not there yet. but moving in th

150,000 american ex-pats living in seoul, soldiers in seoul all within 60 seconds, within over 10,000ces, conventional artillery -- never mind the nukes. liz: you just told us, this is valuable information. and the entire region seems to be on tinder hooks. let me just throw this out because you know the region. the philippines. president duterte is somebody who has gone after the drug problem in ways that a lot of people are concerned about. his administration is killing people without due process. >> right, right. liz: president trump just spoke to him on the phone and said it was a very warm discussion, and nobody's really been dealing with this guy. is that a good thing or a bad thing, to open up a channel of communication? >> i think it's okay to open up a channel of communication, but i wish president trump coordinated with the state the president and the national security council before inviting this president, because now there's a lot of controversy over invitation of due tar today to the white house. liz: it doesn't hurt to check with people. sue mi terry, former cia special

harsh reality ahead for seoul. populated with 25 million people, just miles away from the border. >> the north korean regime, has hundreds of artillery cannons, rocket launchers within range of one of the most densely populated cities on earth. it would be a -- catastrophic war if we are not able to resolve this situation through diplomatic means. >> many say the united nation security council is likely to veto any resolutions with china and russia, unwilling to play hardball. and despite president trump's efforts to push china to lean in, beijing's influence so far seems little or less. the united states is running out of options. abc news, seoul, south korea. >>> we're learning that an american man from illinois, family that is from illinois, was caught in the latest violence against coptic christians in egypt. 29 people were killed on friday night by an isis gunman who opened fire on their bus heading to a religious site. a chicago area man, is among the dead, his two sons, a grandchild, and other family members

and seoul and tokyo, but also in beijing and moscow and possibly even with the europeans. >> suzanne, president trump saying last week that he would be honored to meet with kim jong-un. for those counterparts in north korea that you met, how did they, i guess, accept that type of statement from the president? was that any type of opening salvo for them to feel encouraged? >> they acknowledged the comments from the president but offered no specific comment. i think judging by ms. che's response, they took it into their consideration. and again, as i said before, now comes the test. all three of the major players have said that they are open to talks under the right conditions. we now have to find out what those conditions are for each side, and is there any overlap? >> can you brief us on a timeline about when that might happen? >> i think judging by the trump administration that focuses on getting results probably want something sooner than later, but let's not kid ourselves. if we go to the table with the north koreans, this is going to be one of the toughest diplomatic negotiations

alexandra field join us now from seoul, south korea. seoul's reaction to this latest missile launch by kim jong-un's regime? >> reporter: well, ana, it is not dissimilar from their reaction to previous launches. you had a launch just a week ago, but they did convene a meeting of the national security council directly in the aftermath of this latest launch there calling the repeated provocation reckless which is a word that they often use. but the foreign minister went on to say that north korea is essentially throwing cold water on the new south korean government's desire to denuclearize the peninsula and create conditions of peace here. that reference to the new government here in south korea of course an obvious nod to the fact that south korea's recently elected a new president. he took office less than two weeks ago and has now had to confront two ballistic missile set ofs since taking office. north korea's fired off about a dozen ballistic missile since the start of the year. the launch a week ago was considered the country's most

is innk shery ahn is in seoul, korea for us. will it change the potential outcome much? hangs on the line. the election takes place in less than 24 hours. the campaigning effort is at its peak behind me, supporters of the conservative candidate of the liberty korea party campaigning here. this was the epicenter of months and months of protests for an against the ouster of the president. corruption scandal brought conglomerate reforms to the forefront of this election, so a lot hangs on the line in terms of what will happen to these own 27% ofes that i all business assets in south korea. the race is currently dominated by the liberal of the democratic party of korea, and a centrist of the people's party, and supporters who you can see behind me of the liberty party of korea. it is going to be conglomerate reform at the forefront come the domestic economy as well, but you can't ignore the national security risks as well in south korea. do you think this election might change south korea's approach to pyongyang? candidate who is a liberal of the democratic party of korea is

washington, tokyo and seoul need to decisively deny north korea's objectives by maintaining dominance against north korea. to forcefully make them recognize that their pursuant of deterrence against us will never be achieved. this is probably the only way that north korea would seek serious negotiation with a security guarantee. lastly, let me also adjust agendas to strengthen the u.s.-japan alliance. first, the alliance needs to further materialize. seamless bilateral responses. especially joint response to gray zone challenges. as a low end of conflict as well as ensuring operational capability under the so-called a 280 environment. this should be highlighted. in the gray join, of course, japan has the primary responsibility to deal with. we will enhance our capabilities and operations, mobile deployment of light armor and amphibious operation capabilities. based on the seamless and phased joint operations among japanese coast guard, maritime, ground and air forces and u.s. forces in japan. we also need to further enhance u.s.-japan defense cooperation for high-end operations under