♪ >>> the south korean capital of seoul.ithin it is a central district called daehangno, an area long known for being a college town. ♪ in the past, students often held anti-government protests and other activities here. but when a part of the university of seoul's campus was moved out, the atmosphere of the district changed dramatically. ♪ now daehangno is known as an art colony that attracts young people from around the nation. this district has among the highest number of theaters in asia. many famous actors and directors in south korea got their start from one of the more than 150 diverse local theaters. combined, the theaters attract an average of more than 10,000 spectators a day. in addition, the east side of daehangno has numerous murals and works by artists and local residents. this area is often used to film korean dramas. it has become a popular sigh e sightseeing spot for fans from around the world. the district offers theater, art, and music. daehangno has become a center, spreading south korea's youth culture.

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>> whitaker: we went for an evening out in seoul with thae yong-ho.ndon before he defected in august. a defection by someone of his this was the first time he had walked about in public. just off camera, six bodyguards watched his every move, as we made our way down one of the busiest shopping streets in asia. north korea has assassinated defectors in seoul. >> thae yong-ho: in order to prevent more possible defections from north korea i think kim jong-un will do anything. >> whitaker: even kill you? >> thae yong-ho: of course. why not? >> whitaker: the man who could order an assassination is kim jong-un. the dictator is the third member of the kim family to rule north korea. they have controlled the impoverished country with an iron-clad fist for 70 years. this missile test was in february. kim devotes a quarter of his country's economy to weapons like this, and his million man army, despite widespread food shortages. >> thae yong-ho: kim jong-un strongly believes that once he possesses i.c.b.m., then he can easily scare off america. >> whitaker: rig

evans in seoul. the kingdom's line of succession, replacing his nephew with his son as the air to the throne. he has been driving major reforms of the country's economic policies and has overseen the war in yemen. john simpson has this assessment of the significance of this appointment. prince muhamed's promotion was announced on saudi tv this morning. it wasn't a huge surprise. he has been groomed for the position for the last couple of years. in saudi arabia politics is the royalfamily and the young pushy prince muhamed on the left did the polite thing and showed respect to his much older cousin, prince mohammed bin naye, who he is replacing and it is presumed now that prince mohammed bin salman will become king at some point. he is trained to liberalise aspects of saudi life but critics say he is increasing the repression in the country. last year he approved the execution of a leading shi'ite cleric, which led to demonstrations in shi'ite dominated inrun and great attention in saudi arabia betwee

been --rea has batteries that is capable of leveling seoul.t would likely trigger a response that would lead to unimaginable death and misery. host: wesley is calling from philadelphia on our independent line. good morning caller:. -- good morning. caller: the guy before me kind of asked my question. do we know what people inside of the country think? some north koreans have managed to get out and escape to other places. do we have an idea of what north koreans themselves take of the kim regime? -- themselves think of the kim regime? guest: we have a limited idea. there is a book called nothing to envy. it is the best i have seen writing about what life is like in north korea. there is a fairly steady flow of escapees from north korea into south korea. in interviews with them -- and interviews with them about what life is like about what is going on in north korea, we do know that in pyongyang which is the capital of north korea and the center of the infrastructure of the regime was a fairly sizable population of north koreans who are doing fa

the north koreans could do a lot of damage, a lot of civilian casualties, very quickly in seoul. so the options are not very good. it's complicated by the new president in south korea who is a man of the left, who has said, we ought to be negotiating with the north koreans. trust me, i've tried that, they walked away. and we are going to have to try to find a way to protect south korea, protect japan because again, no president can let the north koreans be able to reach the united states with a nuclear weapon. now, one good thing here, the russians that we have so many troubles on on other things. if the missiles can reach alaska, it can reach them and

>> norah o'donnell in seoul. thank you. later she'll talk with moon jae-in. it is his first broadcast television interview since his election last month. we'll bring you norah's interview tomorrow right here on "cbs this morning." >>> the judge in the bill cosby sexual assault trial may consider today whether to make the jurors' names public. the case ended in a mistrial over the weekend after six days of deliberations. the jurors' identities are shielded under a protective order. it's being challenged by several news outlets. in our next hour cbs legal analyst rikki klieman will join us to explain what is next in the case and why cosby's attorneys will probably try to delay a retrial. >>> severe weather could threaten more than 60 million people across the u.s. along the east coast, heavy thunderstorms could produce damaging winds from maryland to connecticut. tornadoes and hail are also possible. in the west, dangerous temperatures could rise this week to record levels. temperatures in arizona could hit 120 degrees on tuesday and wednesday. >> wow. >>> nort

even though you were in the middle of a foreign country in seoul, south korea, i could ride my bike.weren't worried about me at all at ten years old they said go play. >> it's a close community. very, very close community. we're proud of it. >> we also seoul american elementary. >> so this would have been my fourth grade classroom. >> this is where you went to school? >> 30 years ago. >> let's take you inside. >> this was in your classroom. >> this would have been my classroom. he oh, my gosh. it's virtually the same. this is the same. right. >> the one thing changed -- >> -- there's a tv. >> it's an interactive smart board. >> can you believe i was ten years old in this classroom. >> reporter: today the elementary school upholds it's education for delivering a top-notch education. >> our students are able to go to school any where in the country. >> you have a graduate who's a journalist on cbs. >> it's a great thing. >> it's a great country. >> it's a great place. a grpl we may have the next cbs anchor here. >>> hi, everyone. this is norah. >> this happens to be where i started my

>> norah o'donnell in seoul. thank you. later she'll talk with moon jae-in. we'll bring you the interview tomorrow right here on "cbs this morning." >>> the judge in the bill cosby sexual assault trial may consider today whether to make the jurors' names public. the case ended in a mistrial over the weekend after six days of deliberations. the jurors' identities are shielded under a protective order. in our next hour cbs legal analyst rikki klieman will discuss the case and what's next in the case and bill cosby will probably ask for a retrial. >>> along the east coast heavy thunderstorms could produce damaging winds from maryland to connecticut. tornadoes are also possible. temperatures could rise rise the week the record levels. temperatures in arizona could hit 120 degrees on tuesday and wednesday. >> wow. north korea claims its diplomats were mugged by homeland security at jfk >>> president trump has been on the job for five months. >> i want you to give me one word or phrase to describe donald trump now that we have some idea of who he is. give me a word

even though you were in the middle of a foreign country in seoul, south korea, i could ride my bike. they would say, go play. >> it's a close kmint. we're proud of it r i visits it. this is my fourth great classroom. >> 30 eyes aelg. >> this was in your >> this would sbrp my classroom. >> it's virtually achallenge. 6. >> can you believe i was ten

turns out she grew up on an old army base in seoul. >> more than 21,000 people are stationed at thisy base, about a third are residents, including american service members and their families. >> this is right in the center of seoul. >> almost geographically, right on the edge of the river near the center. >> more than 30 years ago my family lived here for two years. my father u.s. army commander over saw the fifth preventative medicine unit. >> i can't believe we found it. >> yes, ma'am this is it. >> it has not changed at all. it's virtually the same. >> colonel scott peterson helped us find my old house. >> this whole housing area hasn't changed in like 32 years >> >> not much. not much. the residents are pretty much the same. a lot of maintenance has gone on inside the homes but in terms of laying out the location, yeah, not a lot changed. >> my best friend lived there. this is the duplex i lived in. with my parents and three siblings. i can remember doing easter egg hunts out the back. >> sure. >> it's different. there used to be a helicopter landing pad in the back >> yeah that'

they were hoping to get the other four in place in order to have a solid system to defend seoul as well as the u.s. troops there. we had just heard in the last week from the assistant secretary of defense for asian affairs, david helsey, he was on the trip with defense secretary

our correspondent steve evans sent this report from seoul in neighbouring south korea. this was the last the outside world heard from otto warmbier. cries of anguish as he was sentenced to 15 years' hard labour in north korea. save this poor and innocent scapegoat! his crime — stealing a hotel sign in what seemed like a student prank. 17 months later, he returned home to ohio, in a coma. a week later, he is dead. north korea says the coma resulted from an illness more than a year ago. but americans are sceptical. why did north korea keep it secret if it did happen so long ago, they ask. president trump called the regime brutal.

norah o'donnell spoke with him today in seoul. good evening, from seoul.re is a lot to discuss at the white house. including, president moon's proposal for a step by step process. that includes, dialogue that ultimately leads to a dismantling of north korea's nuclear weapons program. why would kim jong-un, ever agree to freeze his nuclear weapons program. what are you going to give him? >> kim jong-un has blind faith his nuclear and missile program and his regime. we must show and teach north korea that this belief is incorrect. if north korea gives up its nuclear program and missile programs and wants to start a dialogue, then i believe we can send a message that we will not threaten, the regime and we can provide assistance to them. that is why i fully agree with president trump. we need stronger sanctions and pressure on north korea to the level that we have never reached before. maximum pressure. norah o'donnell will have more from south >> coming up next, just released video shows a minnesota officer's deadly encounter with a driver. it says you apply

it's right in the middle of seoul.>> reporter: more than 21,000 are stationed. about a third of them are residents including american servicemen and their families. >> this is in scepter of seoul. >> almost right in the middle. >> reporter: more than 30 years ago. my family levered here. high mare saw the fifth proinvestigation medicine unit. >> i can't believe we found it. it has not changed at all. >> reporter: garrison commander scott peterson helped me find my house. >> it land changed by 32 years. >> >> not much. in terms of layouting location, yeah, not a lot changed. >> my best friend lived there. h duplex i live wtdmy it's different. there used to be a helicopter landing pap pad that i. in this perfect from 19le 5 rngs i em i'm standing by the front door with my mom and brother. who. i am. >> that was my room right there. >> reporter: even though the base is about 25 miles away from the dmz, safety was never a concern for us that it was a great place to grow up. you were safe. even though you were in the middle

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and it's a pretty short drive from the border to seoul. capital politically, it's a financial capital, it's really -- it is south korea to a great degree. and that's the single block to military operations because if we are compelled to do everything we can to prevent at the last minute the development of an icbm that can deliver a nuclear warhead to the united states. if we're compelled to hit the military, to hit seoul and why the south korean's are so on the fence about all of these. liz: well, what could we do? what in your mind with your expertise would you say is the best way to move forward here? >> well, the best thing to hope for would be the chinese somehow tightens things to the point where there would be a coup in north korea. the odds are very, very much against it. i don't want this to happen, liz, but i fear that in the next few to several years, we'll see a military confrontation because we'll have no choice. not desirable. liz: okay. colonel peters, let me quickly get you on russia before you go. you have expertise in russ

. >> reporter: seoul, south korea.tropolis birthplace of that 21st century classic -- ♪ gangnam style >> reporter: "gangnam style." a stark contrast to life just 35 miles north, across the border, call it pyongyang style. this satellite video tells it all. south korea, ablaze with lights at night. the north, grim and dark. right across the river is north korea, and it is absolutely dark. >> there's no other country that's like north korea that's left in the world. in fact, i would say the whole country is a slave state. we have 25 million people who are imprisoned. >> reporter: this man knows all about the enslavement of the north, and the kind of ordeal otto warmbier may have faced. he's american kenneth bae, now living in seoul, after spending over two years imprisoned in the north. bae was leading a tour of north korea in 2014 when he ran into trouble with the authorities -- accused of supposed hostile acts against the regime. just like otto, bae was sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> i was devastated to find out

eric: fair enough. >> what strike are we going to see on seoul putting a city of civilians at risk as well. so, there are trade-offs here and we have to be careful on what are the costs to our allies. eric: let me stay with you for one second here. in 1980, the israelis were looking for the u.s. to help them out because iran and iraq were developing missile programs and they were concerned and the israelis went in and took out some iraqi nuclear sites on their own preemptively and guess what, world war iii didn't start that day. >> i didn't say we were trying to prevent world war iii. i'm saying there are other means working with our allies. let's not forget that china or north korea is china's, one of their largest trading partners. so they have incentives, just as we do-- >> it's not enough, david. china is-- they are the only ones capable of disarming north korea. obviously they're not keeping their promise in pushing these international sanctions in a serious way and obviously, president trump pointed that out recently that we were hoping to see china take more aggressive action a

yonsei -- from university joining us live from seoul.alled the trade deal between u.s., mexico, and canada a total disaster and said he would rip it up. an exclusive enter with that fits with an interview with bloomberg, mexico's finance ministers says there is room to modernize nafta. >> we are in the process of modernizing it. he says we are going to renegotiated. we could put some other objectives to it. if one looks at the north towards theion, airports, railroads, highways, electricity, oil and gas pipelines, there is an american region where if you look at the infrastructure, it is difficult identified the voters. one could argue whether that came about because of nafta or whether nafta came about because of a real dynamic that made the north american region something that made sense in and of itself. mexico has a lot of free trade agreements but none of them have resulted in the level that the north american region has seed. -- has seen. it complements our economies well. napster brought it to life and naftad it along -- brought i

north korea has said it wants to turn both washington and seoul into a sea of flames.s common ground about how to do that. president moonjae—in, new in the job, he wants dialogue with north korea. it is not quite clear what president trump wants. he has spoken about speaking to the north korean president, at other times he has told about military action. 0ne development, a recent development is that the us is now threatening sanctions against a chinese institution. the tactic has been to lea n institution. the tactic has been to lean on china, pressure china, asked china to put serious pressure on pyongyang. donald trump has indicated that he is losing a little bit of patience with that approach. prompting the question, what then follows ? prompting the question, what then follows? do we then revert to the old policy of sanctions in the hope that kim jong—un changes his old policy of sanctions in the hope that kimjong—un changes his mind? 0rdo we that kimjong—un changes his mind? or do we revert to a completely new policy, basically, ofan or do we revert to a completel

steve evans there in seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc.ionalfish dish is being blamed for an epidemic of liver cancer in thailand but doctors are finding it tough to get the message out. also coming up on the programme — the first chef to win a shall on staff or his unique cuisine and he lets us in on a unique secret. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held. the chinese president said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using the cells of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit for collaboration in space. challenger powered past this lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. there was no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore

the bbc‘s steve evans has more details from seoul. he was certainly an adventurous student.rea, basically because it was kind of a was a forbidden place, a remote place, in a sense. he was a boy, a lad of adventure. there will be political ramifications. all the information we have so far has pretty well come from north korea. north korea says he had been in a coma for a year, we do not know that. what it looks has happened is that the north koreans found a captive, was seriously ill, had gone into a coma. when, we do not know. and had worried about the ramifications of that and had then contacted the united states earlier this month. that's the first the family heard, for example about his condition. what then happened is a us diplomat went to pyongyang and brought the comatose student back. just in time, as it were, because he died pretty quickly. it seems like north korea was worried about having an american citizen dying in one of its cells while serving 15 years hard labour for what seems like a student prank and which would not merit 15 years hard labour in most countr

norah o'donnell spoke with him today in seoul. >> good evening, from seoul, and there's a lot to discuss at the white house next week, including president moon's proposal for a step-by-step process that includes dialogue that ultimately leads to a dismantling of north korea's nuclear weapons program. why would kim jong-un ever agree to freeze his nuclear weapons program? what are you going to give him? >> ( translated ): kim jong-un currently has a blind faith that his nuclear and missile programs will protect him and his regime, so we must show and teach north korea that this belief is incorrect. if north korea gives up its nuclear program and missile programs and wants to start a dialogue, then i believe we can send a message that we will not threaten kim jong-un's regime, and we can even provide assistance to them. and that is why i fully agree with president trump that we need stronger sanctions and pressure on north korea to the level that we have never reached before, maximum pressure. >> mason: norah o'donnell will have more from south korea this week on "cbs this morning." coming

i asked our correspondent in seoul, steve evans, what common ground the two leaders might have as theyhat they disagree about the thaad missile system. the common ground they have, rico, is that they are both threatened by north korea. north korea has said that it wants to turn both washington and seoul into a sea of flame, so they have that common ground. the common ground they don't have between them is how to do that. president moonjae—in, new in the job, he wants dialogue with north korea. it's not quite clear what president trump wants. he has spoken about speaking to the north korean president, at other times he has talked about military action. so how they find a common approach is the interesting thing. one development, a recent development, is that the us is now threatening sanctions against a chinese institution. the tactic has been to lean on china, pressure china, ask china to put serious pressure on pyongyang. donald trump is indicating that he's losing a little bit of patience with that approach, prompting the question, what then follows? do we then revert to the old poli

and then 11 months after arriving in seoul with at historical made in a speech on the floor with that debates and a really struck me through book that we not only need that revitalization that we raise our kids and build the communities with that fundamental institution of democracy so if you see a direct correlation?. >> it should be but clearly it is not. with that 35,000 agricultural department town i could name a dozen offer profits with better deliberation than the united states senate. to distinguish between what problem we're trying to solve and we don't do any of that. is somebody makes a message for c-span. so bad is grandstanding for particular audience. and because of but timing i graduated college 1994 so those that were in crisis so this is the privilege to ask a question i don't have to know the answer to every problem there is a lot of smart people with their to be a collective action problem seoul looking right before orbit san travelocity became into existence. i could interview a lot of people. probably from the 17 nineties or the '70s when senators did not speak for

students just roaming the streets of tokyo and seoul trying to get a government official to talk to you, you're grateful and remember the ones who actually said yes. mark was one of the two people at the u.s. embassy who said yes at the time. the other was bill mckinney. he was the defense attache at the time. i'm always grateful for that. thank you, mark. in terms of north korea, great title boom or bust. the -- if any of you have even been mildly paying attention to the news, you have noticed an uptick in coverage of north korea largely because of the missile testing activity they have been undertaking. some of you may look at this and think, well, you know, we've seen the north koreans do this before. this is just cyclical coverage of every time they decide to test another missile or do another nuclear test. but i would put to you that there was a qualitative difference today in terms of what is happening versus what has happened in the past. if we start with some of the basic metrics, between 1994 and 2000 and the end of 2007, so for about 17 years, almost 1 years, north korea did 1

sout seoul, , it is a new day in this country in part because there is a new president who is promisetrategy. president moon was elected just last month, and what he is talking about is going back to the sunshine policy, opening a dialogue with the north, and that is a significant change, a significant break from the past decade. in fact, president moon just this week said he wants to sit knee to knee with the north korean dictator, president kim jong-un. >> dickerson: and for are a, your interview comes at an important time as well for his relations with the united states. >> the timing is incredibly significant because president moon is heading to washington and the white house to meet with president trump, and that relationship between the south korean president and the u.s. president is incredibly important. this is one of the most important strategic alliances in asia, and this part of the world, we heard from defense secretary mattis saying north korea's nuclear program is the most urgent threat to u.s. national security. how will president trump and president moon work together

the north koreans could do a lot of damage, a lot of civilian casualties, very quickly in seoul. so the options are not very good. it's complicated by the new president in south korea who is a man of the left, who has said, we ought to be negotiating with the north koreans. trust me, i've tried that, they walked away. and we are going to have to try to find a way to protect south korea, protect japan because again, no president can let the north koreans be able to reach the united states with a nuclear weapon. now, one good thing here, the russians that we have so many troubles on on other things. if the missiles can reach alaska, it can reach them and this may be where we can get cooperation with the russians. >> and the printers row lit fest continues. up next, author david kalan talks about modern day philanthropy. philanthropy. >> good afternoon and welcome to the thinking tribune annual lit fest. i'd like to... >> we have a gray-haired approval. i met him in downtown new york city literary regular parties and gatherings that use to invite people, fact brigades and phone brig

here in the heart of seoul lies the u.s.'s largest military base in south korea.pulation of the base? >> the total supported population is nearly 22,000. >> reporter: we toured the base with the garrison commander colonel scott peterson who said% they're ready for anything. >> is it true that every family has a gas mask? >> they have protective equipment, that's right. every family that comes through. children have special ones designed for them. spouses as well. >> reporter: the threat from north korea is growing. kim jung-un, stepping up technical capability and the pace. 10 missile tests just this year. what good options are there? >> called land of housy options. >> reporter: john de laurie is a professor in seoul stand expert in north korean affairs. >> does north korea have capability to launch a nuclear weapon? >> we have to assume they can launch a nuclear missile. not icbm. but they can put a warhead on a missile and hit targ teets in sh korea and region. under threat, 2,000 troops in south korea. more than 50,000 in japan. more than 6,000 in guam. doesn'

want to talk about in and get the latest from paula hancocks in seoul this morning.sident weighing a range of new options on north korea. >> reporter: they say they are new options, but the options are the same as they have always been. it's understandable that a new administration wants to update the options. certainly the military option has to be updated considering north korea has clearly stated that it wants to be able to hit the mainland united states with a nuclear tipped ballistic missile. basically the options with negotiating, dialogue potentially, sanction, whether or not those can be strengthened against north korea. the china option -- whether or not china can put more pressure on north korea to stop its nuclear missile testing, and whether it wants to put more pressure on. and of course the military option which mcmaster did point out nobody wants. that's not a viable option at this point. and also at this point, six north korea experts based in the united states have actually written an open letter to president trump saying that now is the time to talk

. >> curtis: if you were in seoul korea, it would be great if we launched missiles into north korea. the first people who get hit are in seoul korea and he's going to turn them into speed bumps. >> eric: by no means -- i'm not trying to insinuate we blow the north koreans to smithereens. i am saying we take the teeth, set their nuclear program back ten or 20 years by whatever means necessary. >> douglas: you've got to do that at some point. there's one other thing. they may be a crazy regime, the most crazy but at some level kim jong-un wants to survive. he knows that they are riding a tiger in the moment they get off, they get eaten. >> eboni: i think you said it best. >> eric: when we come back, an explosion rocked the heart of brussels, belgium, setting europe on europe on edge yet again. we have the latest. will you be ready when the moment turns romantic? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pul

we know that's only a few miles away from seoul.know that there are literally millions of people that are at risk of casualties if we start a war there. so we have a limited option and we have to be careful that we use the opportunities that we have to bring about a change in north korea. >> the president tweeted this today. i'll put it up on the screen. "while i greatly appreciate the efforts of president xi and china to help with north korea, it has not worked out. at least i know china tried." so what is the next step, because that regime is about as isolated as possible. >> i don't know where the president has gotten his information that china has tried. i'm not aware of any change in policy of china as it relates to north korea. we know that north korea is dependent on china off their energy, we know that north korea is dependent on china for imports. we know that, and we have seen a little cooperation from china in cutting off those vital economic ties in order to force north korea to bargain. so i think the president in this