watching the mainstream media you'd probably believe people in seoul live in constant fear of instead of little ration from a nuclear strike directed by the north but in reality such drastic military action seems unlikely the south korean capital is nestled just thirty miles from the thirty eighth parallel meaning any fallout from the attack here would surely find its way north of the division. not a division which came to the korean people natch. rather it warmed directly out of years of colonization and war imposed from the outside with tensions roiling on the thirty eighth parallel at the center of today's global stage i went to seoul in search of the historical roots nurturing this conflict. green empire was proclaimed in eight hundred ninety seven but was short lived within a few years japanese troops marched on to the peninsula and in one thousand nine hundred five the japan korea treaty declared korea a protectorate of japan in one thousand ten japan formally annexed korea into its empire taking a major step in the direction of conquering china can you describe what japanese ru

korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks he says the stress of a nuclear attack from the north also known as the d.v.r. k. is excel orating if it remains on its current path of ballistic missiles and atomic bombs he will be counterproductive in effect the d.p. r. k. will be reducing its own security let's go live now to our correspondent tony betty he is there in seoul and. apprehension and say is the defense secretary is in seoul laying the groundwork for donald trump's visit which is due to take place in about a week and a half from now. a lot of heightened tensions here on the peninsula it's always pretty heightened when you've got ballistic missiles and nuclear missile test being conducted by the north koreans but also the visit of president trump is causing some concerns particularly because of his his war of words of mass destruction i mean basically people are very concerned about the rhetoric that's been coming from president trump they think the concern we worsen the situation here and they're

today, jay y lee entered a packed courtroom in seoul.ublic appearance in this appeal, looking extremely sullen, dressed in his typical backseat. he did not —— dark suit. he did not say very much. he presented his name and date of birth to the courtroom. at the heart of all this is whether he is indeed guilty of what the court found him guilty of what the court found him guilty of what the court found him guilty of back in august, saying he was guilty of bribery and was sentenced to five years in prison, of giving donation, bribes, a scandal which brought down the then president, president park, and engulfed the country into this anti— cable waiver. this case itself is unlikely to have a decision until early next year and whatever it is, it is most likely to be appealed again. it is a long—term court case with all eyes on samsung and how it functions without the leader of its company at the helm of. very interesting. we will keep an eye on that. we are also talking about president trump and iran — he‘s due to give a speech outlining a new

still, it's a huge show of force to tell north korea if it attacks seoul with its artillery or worse uses its nuclear arms, the u.s. response will be devastating. lester? >> richard engel in seoul tonight, thank you. >>> in a historic move opposed by the u.s., the catalonia region of spain declared its independence today from the rest of the country. but the spanish government immediately retaliated trying to keep the catalans from seceding. bill neely has the latest on what's happening in catalonia's regional capital, barcelona. >> reporter: wild celebrations in barcelona as spain's richest region declares independence. catalonia's flags raised. >> superhappy, superexcited. >> this dream is my grandfather's dream. >> reporter: history made by a vote in the catalan parliament. ♪ lawmakers singing their anthem in their own catalan language. but within minutes spain hit back. its parliament voting to strip all power from catalonia. spain's prime minister denouncing independence as a criminal act. the catalan leader now facing arrest. spanish riot police, sent in once this month to stop

will be reducing its own security well tony but lee is our correspondent in seoul. there were strong words from the united states defense secretary he was here in seoul on part of a two day visit partly to discuss the defense of the peninsula which is an annual thing between the u.s. and south korea and partly to pave the way for president transfers it on the seventh and eighth of november now that visit in itself is creating increased tensions here and general mattis was at pains to warn north korea that any nuclear attack with weapons would be met with a very very massive military response and he did intimate that north korea could not win in that situation having said that his tone in the last two days has been more conciliatory than that of president trump you may remember his fire and fury speech at the united nations in august and also his threat to totally destroy north korea and he has resorted to a word a war of words of mass destruction and people are worried that the world may turn to weapons there was a lot of concern here the united states is upped its

live now to our correspondent in seoul tony betty tony says the secretary of defense then offering up tough words for north korea but words of reassurance for the south. yes indeed very strong words again following the pattern that's been set in washington and he made it quite clear that the you know united states will not tolerate any nuclear weapons attack and that would happen if that would happen that would provoke a response a massive military response from the united states and that's words i think for south korea who is very concerned they're basically in the backyard of north korea they're very concerned about every step that north koreans take he was very strong in his language he did also say that he couldn't imagine any condition under which the united states would accept a nuclear north korea now that is a problem because north korea is fully fledged to producing nuclear. weapons it's producing a nuclear deterrent it also is now producing extending their ballistic missile range that's causing concern at the moment it can only have a range of one thousand five hundred kilom

they're going to move south of seoul.e property will be up for grabs, but thousands of customers will be moving out of the city. >> we've been very fortunate owning vatos here. to be in a position to help others out. they want to explore the restaurant industry here. >> reporter: k seoul, not to make money but to develop the culture of entrepreneurship that will be passed down to the next generation. eun yang, news 4. >> that looked delicious. be sure to follow eun on facebook for all of her coverage leading up to the winter games. eun will be heading back to south korea to cover the olympics for news 4. >>> we are weeks away from halloween, and it's already time to start thinking ahead to the holidays. you'll have a chance to get tickets to the national christmas tree lighting. the tickets are free but you have to enter the lottery online. it's open until monday. it's the thursday after thanksgiving, november 30th. you'll find a link to the lottery by searching christmas tree lighting on our nbc washington app. >>> you h

defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula mattis told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is. the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated you any used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military effect of an overwhelming the u.n. secretary general is calling on militia groups in the central african republic to put down their weapons he's completing a four day trip to the country where violence between muslim and christian groups has been escalating nicholas hawk said this report from. the united nations secretary general received like a village. there were high hopes placed on this visit especially for the many here wanted to see an end to the fighting between muslim and christian armed groups. why are the u.n. peacekeepers so slow to react when asked what are you doing to help children going hungry asks another can you not de

professor leaky room studies gentrification in seoul he says some of the residents felt forced to leave this area become so expensive. because it is it used to be a traditional lower class area they cannot afford to stay in the area others didn't appreciate being turned into a tourist attraction even though he was writing a. story that became a huge issue as couple of. past couple of years at another nearby village tourists are encouraged to visit quietly one more inconvenience is that these hanukkah's can be difficult to maintain and require specialized repairs but the city government

defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula that is told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is ironclad that the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated uni used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military effect of an overwhelming in south africa two white farmers have been jailed after they were found guilty of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive the two men captured the assault on a mobile phone they claim victim a lot more was trespassing the farmers were ordered to serve more than ten years each behind bars. australia's foreign minister will become acting prime minister in the aftermath of the legal ruling that's force the country's second in charge to step down the country's highest court found that barnaby joyce and four other politicians were in eligible to stay in office because of

the largest chinese travel website says the number of chinese going to seoul has plunged by 70%.g instead 7 a mythical creature created in 1972 by tourism board keen to boost visitor numbers. the myrrh lion is pa rt visitor numbers. the myrrh lion is part lion, part fish and attracts many from far and wide. tourists come here for the perfect postcard worthy snap. among them, some of the 6 million chinese tourists on the move on the 8— day golden week holiday which began on october one. china tourism academy projects they will be spending about $90 billion this golden week alone, making them a powerful force and the top three destinations on the bucket list are thailand, japan destinations on the bucket list are thailand,japan and destinations on the bucket list are thailand, japan and right here, myrrh lion city, singapore. why do they come? we like singapore very much. very popular. and that a lot of chinese choose to come here to enjoy the holiday. keeping them happy is this man's task and that of his company. the singapore tourism board, the people who created the myrrh lion,

seoul's loss is singapore's gain, as sharanjit leyl reports.re created in 1972 bya a mythical creature created in 1972 by a tourism board keen to boost visitor numbers. the line is part line, pipefish. —— merlion. today, it fulfils its purpose, attracting many from far and wide. tourists come here for the perfect snap. among them, 6 million chinese tourists on the move this week on the eighth day golden week holiday which began on october one. the chinese tourism academy predicts they will spend about $90 billion this golden week alone, making them a powerful force. the this golden week alone, making them a powerfulforce. the top this golden week alone, making them a powerful force. the top three destinations, thailand, japan, and right here, the merlion in singapore. why did they come? we like singapore very much. many chinese come here, choose to come here, to enjoy a holiday. and keeping them happy is this man's task, along with his company, the singapore tourism board, the people who created the merlion, who are trying to find ways to keep

officer is meeting his south korean counterpart meeting seeking place in the south korean capital seoul ahead of a visit by president trump in two weeks' time james mattis has been meeting song young moon before going on to the demilitarized zone between south and north korea tensions on the korean peninsula and the north recent nuclear tests of course will be topping the agenda in talks tony betty is that in seoul for a say jane's message and the defense secretary laying the groundwork for president trump's visit in a couple of weeks from now. yes this is a prearranged annual meeting that always goes ahead but it takes on new significance i think because of the increased tensions on the crimean korean peninsula mr matters went to the d.m.z. he made a statement there saying that the united states is not looking for war they want the denuclearization of korea but you know i think that's a change in tone from the one from president trump and you may remember his speech at the u.n. in august when he said fire and fury need threaten the total destruction of north korea that really raise the

joining us now live from seoul, south korea, cnn's alexander field. is all this being received over there? do people believe it or is it just more bluster from the oval office? >> well, look, frankly, dave, i think they're just used to it at this point. it's very hard for people here to parse exactly what the president means when he issue these very cryptic threats. not even the white house has been able to clarify what he means when he says only one thing will work, or as he tweeted about a week ago, we'll do what we have to do concerning north korea. that's what he told the secretary of state to save his energy after the secretary of state travelled to the region and talked about opening up channels of communication with pyongyang. so, look, they have heard this kind of rhetoric from washington, d.c. in pyongyang, in beijing, in tokyo, and right here in seoul, south korea. it certainly doesn't minute nice the impact to hear it over and over again. it does only contribute to the tension that has been at such a high level really for months here. look,

defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula but has told reporters the military alliance between so and washington is ironclad if the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response affective and overwhelming well staying in the region in the philippines violence has long plague these southern mindanao region despite many attempts at peace communities all still holding on to illegal weapons. traveled to the volatile area. after my first to hold the gun at the age of thirteen it was one nine hundred seventy four when martial law was imposed nationwide by president for then and marcos. years later he learned how to make and repair illegal weapons now martial law is imposed in mindanao again after the mouthy armed group pledged allegiance to eisele and seized offices in malawi city. resident of the go th

the 20 million people living in seoul. 200,000 americans ex-pats living in seoul. people in south korea have relatives and loved ones they haven't spoken to in decades in north korea. what do they do to get information to their friends? >> south and north korea have been divided completely. it's not like the case the two of germanys. there is no contact. divide families have no way of reaching each other. kennedy: what do the defectors say? >> they are anti-north korean regime. they fled the country. kennedy: has there been so much propaganda that they believe what the kim family has been telling them for decades. >> the information gets in through the north korea-china border and they are now more exposed to information even though they don't talk about it. thank you so as much for being here. coming up. president trump taking matters into his own tiny hands after the senate's repeated failures to pass legislation on healthcare. and this could have land palms stamp of approval. hi, i'm the internet! you know what's difficult? armless bowling. you got this, jimmy!

>> alexandra field reporting live from seoul. thank you very much. >>> and now to iran, which is fighting back against the u.s. president's threats to withdraw from the landmark nuclear deal. the country says it will stop letting international monitors inspect its facilities unannounced if the deal is canceled. let's go to fred pleitgen now in tehran. i guess it's in the hands of the u.s. congress now, fred. >> well, it certainly does seem to be. the iranians are saying look, for the time being they certainly are going to stay in the nuclear agreement unless it's breached by some other parties. they made it very clear not only would they stop these unannounced visits to possible nuclear sites, there is obviously the whole agreement would fall apart. and that would mean the iranians could very quickly ramp up their nuclear program once again. the iranians have always made clear, they're not seeking a nuclear weapon. however, they do feel they have the right to a nuclear program. and that would obviously be greatly expanded if inde

then he'll be coming to seoul as part of this big asia trip. that he's going to be coming with quite a bit of firepower, an armada effectively heading toward the region with him. for the first time in years, they'll be three american aircraft carrier groups. all converging in the pacific while president trump is here. in addition to the tens of thousands of american troops, plus extra aircraft and submarine. so a lot of hardware coming in. the expectation is that president trump has some sort of tough message to deliver to kim jong-un. and kim jong-un might take this opportunity while president trump is here delivering presumably a strong message backed up by all this force, to potentially launch some sort of provocation. so there's a lot of possibilities for this to escalate further. as you said, today the defense secretary was here. he went up to the dmz, the so-called demilitarized zone that separates north and south korea. while he was very critical of kim jong-un's regime, he said the u.s. has no interest and no desire to push this beyond

seoul and her brother andreas had their first music lessons in argentina the family traveled back and forth between cordoba and buenos aires where seoul was taught by the cellist christine by their sky. process will be medical school took part in her first music competition when she was seven years old their goal christine velasco was a jury member at this children's competition she came to us afterwards and said i'm not a teacher i'm a soloist but i'd like to teach song she never took any money. every two weeks we went to buenos aires with a caravan we packed the cello and the violin and set off for buenos out as eight hundred kilometers away you know how when a fight is. that there is a lot i see i get said you have to practically drive all night to get there in the next day and then you go to short racicot did some work and then went back overnight but i found the island much more this that we do this for years not only for the children in the music but also in connection with my work because you know . when sol was ten she was awarded a scholarship from the newly founded to square

let's get an update with brian fowler in seoul. what does this mean? on iron powder? to figurestill trying out exactly what that means, what products the iron outer is used in. it is clear that as this product developed, there is the possibility of further ramifications. rapport theyther are preparing to sell their real estate business. effort to like an perhaps prepare extra cash because they are expecting a lot of payouts, a lot of liability claims, as this problem revolves. betty: do we have a sense of how big those claims might be? betty: what are we talking about? brian: i saw at least one analyst report saying, big, but not huge. not like the scale of takata, manageable. kobe steel has a fair amount of cash on its books and generate profits. the theory is, it could be something like $1 billion, which would be a bad year for kobe steel, but would not put it in dire straits. not heard of any kind of safety issues just yet, either. what does it say about the state of play when it comes to corporate governance in japan? just when you think about how

we are counting down to the market opens in tokyo and seoul. sophie kamaruddin.ral bank top. -- talk./ looking pretty good so far. quite a few good tailwinds for the asian session, as central banks are reconciling. i want to show you what is going on with futures in tokyo. the stage is nicely set for gains following the new highs we saw for u.s. stocks. because the is pointing -- the kospi is pointing to a softer start. we are not seeing a flight to safety than. the dollar -- safe havens. the dollar-yen holding above 112. that u.s. andorts north korean diplomats might meet in moscow this week. unclear prospects for who becomes the next fed chair. hays talkingen about john taylor becoming that dark horse, and that send bonds fighting. i want to share this -- bonds sliding. this chart.are u.s. bonds have been moving in line with china's pmi. you have u.s. 10 year yields on the bottom panel. chinese pmi, the white line. you see the slight correlation given that we are in this era when global inflation has been stuck in a rut. this is more of a key driver. yvonne: it

making their way in seoul. it's cool to see. tonight at 5:00, join me as i show more on the melting pot. the reason why it's had international because the main u.s. military base is there in itch wan. it's going to move soon. all the different business people will take advantage of the growing development there. it's cool to see. >> did you go to korea to eat barbecue? is that what you did? >> i didn't eat american >> okay. >> which is different. >> which is different. you can get it here, but it's not the same. >> he said he's from alabama, right? >> the guy is from southern california. the other restaurant, the chef is from alabama. >> so interesting. >> that's what happens. it's a melting pot. it really is. people don't realize that section of korea. >> i love learning about south korea vicariously through you. i've never been there. but your stories are amazing. >> it was a lot of fun. i need to go become sometimes. >> you are going back. >> that's for work. i need to go back and enjoy the culture. >> i'm jealous. >> very ex

for more, we foi’ more, we cross for more, we cross to seoul. two us bombers on a training exercise in the korean peninsula? it is notable but routine that these bombers took pa rt but routine that these bombers took part in this mission. to us b—i bombers flew with ella paynes from the japanese and south korean air force. —— aeroplanes. we understand the exercise took place outside nbc ofjapan, to the exercise took place outside nbc of japan, to the east of the korean peninsula. controversial a few weeks ago, some b—i bombers went closer to the north korean coast and cause the north koreans to complain about that. those planes flew further north than they had ever been. this was not one of those exercises. this is one of the joint ones involving south korean, japanese, and american air planes, just training for any possible scenarios. and of course, we tensions high in the region, we are closer to military action and as we have been for many decades. what about the hacking incident that the north koreans stole military documents from south kore

secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula that has told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is ironclad that the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated uni used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military effect of an overwhelming in south africa two white farmers found guilty of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive had been jailed they were both sentenced to more than ten years the assault on a victim without sua was captured on a mobile phone and australia's foreign minister has become acting prime minister in the aftermath of a legal ruling that's forced the country's second in charge to step down now the country's highest court found that barnaby joyce and four other politicians were eligible to stay in office because of their jewels citizenship the prime minister has decided against appointing a tempor

again, as people who follow this for a living in washington, we're unconcern, imagine the in seoul and other areas. there have been comments uggesting preventative attack, we might do a military attack, even if we didn't feel north to attack us, to keep them from crossing the threshold of having a capability have already. since then, they have seemed to have toned down remarks and seem to be more in context of a reactive attack if north korea but the irst, president's recent tweets seem to go back to that suggesting a military strike. host: one other recent tweet from the president saying the administrations have been talking to north korea for 25 years, agreements made money sive amounts of paid and he goes on to say hasn't worked, agreements violated, making fools of u.s. negotiators. sorry, only one thing will work. do you think leading up to the last line, does he have a point? does.: yes, he we've had four agreement where is they promised never to build failed. weapons, those four subsequent agreements they promised to give up the weapons promised to never build and those failed.

defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula that is told reporters the military alliance between seoul of washington is iron clad. the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated uni used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military effect of an overwhelming in south africa two white farmers found guilty of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn of alive have been jailed there both said to the to more than ten years each the assault on victim large far was captured on mobile phone australia's foreign minister will become acting prime minister in the aftermath of the legal ruling that forced the country's second in charge to step down because highest court found that barnaby joyce and four other politicians were in eligible to stay in office because of their july citizenship the prime minister has decided against appointing a temporary

we went to meet a tattoo artist in seoul. tattoo artist in seoullj tattoo artist in seoul.o much in korea. you see, i am legal, and i will do what i like. you have to be a medical doctor to become a tattooist, which for me is weird. i mean, i pay tax. ifi become a tattooist, which for me is weird. i mean, i pay tax. if i make money in this country, in this area, then i know i've got to pay tax. you are required to. so, the payments here in my shop, you could pay with credit cards, you know. i don't care. i walk around, people looking at me all the time. i say, old lady, come up to me in touch my skin. and it's fine, because their learning. to them, i am being a mannequin. it's fine, because their learning. to them, iam being a mannequin. but their learning. and i really don't mind. —— they're. it doesn't have to be legal or illegal, it is one person's love. if they want to get it, and if the person doing it is certified and qualified, it is creative. that doesn't mean they are not qualified. you have been watching newsday. stay with us, we'll be sorting through hong kong's

today he appeared in a packed seoul court room wearing a typical black suit. the beginning of the appeal case. he had to announce his birth date as well as his name. in the hearing this afternoon it has been ongoing through the entire day. it was an opportunity for the defence and the prosecution to lay out their arguments. remember lee was convicted in august of bribery, millions of dollars‘ worth of bribery in exchange for political favours. these are charges he denies. it is likely we will get some kind of a verdict early next year. for now, thank you very much indeed. we will keep an eye on that story. in the markets we have had another really good run. this is the dow, closing at a record high, the bull run continuing. the nick a closed up by o.4%. run continuing. the nick a closed up by 0.4%. butjust to say it is also having a really strong run, the highest it has been since 1996. we will explain all the reasons why. the federal reserve minutes did bring in some odd doubt about what might happen in december would regards to us interest rates. it could be

we are seeing seoul holding onto gains.n terms of stocks, kobe still focus.n in it is rising desk kobe steel has been in focus. -- kobe steel has been in focus. it is rising. [no audio] in tokyo. we are seeing sally gains coming through from korean recreational stocks on a media report that china could easily three focus. it issections in regard to cultl differences despite the missile issue, saying they will do the best to lift restrictions on culture. manus: juliette, thank you. top story in theresa may's story to brussel -- tom story and theresa may's story to brussel. anna: made made the journey to try and break the deadlock. -- may made the journey to try and break the deadlock. jones, a very good morning to you. what do we know about what was discussed over this dinner? jones: they talked about all the sticking points that are still there in these deadlock brexit negotiations, in particular the brexit bill. the eu has made it clear that u.k. needs to comport with more detail on how it is going to address that and ther

i made a must stop in the capital city of seoul. it's the center of the activity. i visited a neighborhood that's international. it's gritty and has bars and clubs and shops. it's on the verge of the redevelopment. there are many american entrepreneurs moving to seoul to bring in business, giving the neighborhood a unique vibe. >> this little back alley, like it looks like a seedy little place. but before you know it, boom, it opens up into like this great little restaurant. this is linus' barbecue restaurant. it's american-style. pulled pork and brisket. the guy is really he's from alabama. >> another korean american. >> they're bringing american fare to seoul knowing that there's an entire audience who have had authentic korean food all their lives but may not have had a california taco. >> a dhecheeseburger. >> or really good burger. we'll talk about this melting pot and some of the changes it's going through. it's cool to be there. i need to go back another time to take my kids. >> are you excited to go back? >> i'm very excited. i'm a little scared of the cold

spying so add there is a lot of diplomatic talks happening in asia this week specifically in seoul the american japanese and south korean envoys will also discuss stalled nuclear disarm disarmament talks that involve north korea china and russia the last time such talks took place was way back in two thousand and eight all parties though still hoping that diplomacy will be the winner in this war of words and you know we just can't talk in afghan way for more on this we go to group the policy specialist at the institute for china american studies so rob thanks for being here tonight let's talk about xi jinping first appointed to a nother five year term how does this work. he is supposed to be appointed to the second to the second term which is supposed to be his last term he use a president who has accumulated enormous power and authority in the communist system and therefore there is this thinking that he will extended beyond the five year term my inclination is to is that he will not do so he did it is not so much about the xi jinping sure as much as she jinping being the core leader

the object was to seize seoul, push inland, and cut off the north koreans. the problem was multiple. inchan has between 29 and 35 -- 36 foot tide differentials. so, you know -- higher than this inchan has between 29 and 35 -- ceiling at high tide, below our floor at low tide. that's a huge tidal difference and that makes a dramatic difference when you're trying to land. secondly, you've got mud flats at low tide that extend 6,000 yards. 6,000 yards. so they're going to have --that is four miles. and of course landing craft and ships and tanks are going to get stuck in the mud so you're not going to be able to land at low tide. there are numerous islands en route that you'll have to occupy. as you advance, the waterways are really rough in the wintertime, so you've got to make sure the landing take place before the winter comes on. next, there's a four to five island and welmedo has to be taken or you can't get in. there's a sea wall and the sea wall enters right at the port. so you have to get over the sea wall. then on top of that, the city begins right on

korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks he says the relationship between the two allies has taken on a new urgency amid heightened tension on the korean peninsula make no mistake any attack on the united states or allies will be defeated your new use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military launch effect of an overwhelming u.s. media is reporting that a federal grand jury in washington d.c. has approved the first charges in the investigation over russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election the charges are said to still be under seal under orders from the federal judge special counsel robert muller a former f.b.i. director is leading that investigation also foreign minister will become acting prime minister after the deputy prime minister was booted out of office by the high court deputy prime minister part of a choice was one of five politicians expelled from office because they had dual citizenship he is now renounced his new zealand passport and

mattis was speaking alongside his south korean counterpart during a visit to seoul. , any attackistake on the united states or our allies will be defeated. any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response, effective and overwhelming. amy: mattis' threat came as vice president mike pence toured an intercontinental ballistic missile launch site at an air force base in minot, north dakota, telling airmen that the trump administration was prepared to launch an attack on north korea. >> the threats we face today mean once again, america's security and are very future depend on the airmen of minot being ready prepared. the surest path to peace is through american strength. there's no greater element of american strength, no greater force for peace in the world than the united states nuclear arsenal. amy: pence's visit came as the trump administration seeks to expand the u.s. nuclear arsenal. a draft of the nuclear posture review reviewed by top administration officials last month calls for new low yield nuclear warheads, sea-launched nuclear-armed cruise m

defense secretary jim matters is visiting the south korean capital seoul he is joined by chairman of the gene joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford becomes the head of a planned visit by the us president donald trump in two weeks' time. and u.s. president donald trump has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency the government to allow have more power to address the issue with more freedom to change legislation it's estimated more than sixty four thousand americans died last year due to opioid addiction and overdose two thousand eight hundred documents relating to the death of the former us president john f. kennedy have been made available by the u.s. national archives some of the records will remain classified on the advice of the cia and the f.b.i. present donald trump has ordered a one hundred eighty day review so that government agencies could look again at the remaining documents and justify why any should be withheld our white house correspondent kelly hellcat has more from washington d.c. . speaking of the white house president said that the opioid epidemic

we'll go live to seoul. >>> and nearly 300 people killed in a double bombing in somalia. hundreds more are in hospitals. it's the deadliest attack in the country in years. thanks for joining us, everyone. i'm cyril vanier. >> and i'm natalie allen. these stories ahead here on "cnn newsroom." joint u.s.-south korean naval drills are under way against the backdrop of escalated tensions with the north. north korean state media is calling u.s. president donald trump a war merchant and a strangler of peace. and pyongyang says the military exercises create a hair trigger situation on the korean peninsula. the u.s. secretary of state tells cnn no matter the rhetoric, the white house does prefer diplomacy. >> i think he does want to be clear with kim jong un and that regime in north korea that he has military preparations ready to go. and he has the military options on the table. and we have spent substantial time actually perfecting those. but be clear, the president is also made clear to me that he wants this solved diplomatically. he is not seeking to go to war. he has made it

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defense sector james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula not just told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is ironclad. the united states should not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated yet familiarizing do you see that you know you get down caught don't go don't talk to the questions you any used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military sean the effect of an overwhelming. two white south african men have been jailed after they were found guilty of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive they were each sentenced to more than ten years in prison the case triggered widespread outrage in the country natasha going impossible. there were tears on both sides of the court room in the so-called coffin case it was a case that laid bare the ongoing racial divide in post apartheid south africa on friday a judge sentenced tayo jackson to fourt

professor leaky womb studies gentrification in seoul he says some of the residents felt forced to leave this area become so expensive. because it is it used to be. appalled to stay in this area others didn't appreciate being turned into a tourist attraction even though he was writing a. story that became a huge issue as couple of. past couple of years at another nearby village tourists are encouraged to visit quietly one more inconvenience is that these hanukkah's can be difficult to maintain and require specialized repairs but the city government wants to preserve them and offer special subsidies and loans to owners. do you says it's all about striking the right balance so more of these houses don't disappear and on a porch on a cut it is important to preserve the coexistence and conservation and come up with ways to interpret the henoch in a modern way to share with people. taking the old and reimagining it for the new generation to enjoy cathy know that al-jazeera sold. again on of the problem and of the headlines on al-jazeera and the un is bracing for what it calls a for the exodus

worse meat and missile systems in south korea seoul and see if they'll work together to curb north korea's nuclear program twenty but from seoul they issued a press statement saying they want to get the normalization of relations back on track that's encouraging neither side would be an elaborate ing on the missile defense system but both said that they remained in position with their stand on china wanting the missile system to be withdrawn and south korea saying it must stay but they've agreed to talk about that in the future that is encouraging it's one of those methods now of reducing tensions here because in the last few weeks the rhetoric between pyongyang in the north and washington in particular with president trump has really gone up a ratcheting or two a couple of notches so there are concerns about the fire and fury and the threats of total destruction north korea the threats by north korea basically of a nother nuclear nuclear test at this one atmospheric so a lot of concern and with president trump about to arrive in south korea in the next week there are concerns about what m

matt bradley live in seoul, south korea, for us.nk you. >>> let's get a check of your weather now with bill karins. bill, the death toll continues to rise in california as those fires still burn. and you're really focused on the wind which doesn't seem to be letting up. >> yeah. we don't want a repeat of what happened. that story at the top of the show, incredibly tragic. so many stories like that how people tried to survive and how other people didn't. the winds are going to be really increasing late tonight into tomorrow. right now the winds aren't too bad. this is at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon into this evening. the winds are fine here. where the fires are burning is near santa rosa. the tubbs fire is one of the bigger ones. that's when we watch 3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. winds gusting 20 to 30. in the mountains gusts will be higher than that. that's the concern. that's why we have the red flag warnings out there, the fire danger today into tonight. and again, even the mountains outside of los angeles still have red flag warni

al-jazeera challenging zambia south korea's capital seoul is littered with skyscrapers they were built during a time of rapid economic growth after the nine hundred fifty s. korean war it was a period known as the miracle on the han river but is now a push to preserve some of the older homes that might have been forgotten. went to see some. in this bustling metropolis in the shadow of skyscrapers these houses known as hummocks are a slice of days gone by traditionally made from wood with tiled roofs they're designed to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter but as south korea modernized many moved out preferring the convenience of new apartment buildings or . their nominee handouts levels because most collapse. would take special effort to preserve the. turned this old hanukah into a guest house with modern amenities and international touches from british designer wallpaper to arabic style tiles it's one of a number of new businesses that are turning rundown neighborhoods into trendy hotspots and changing the face of the place eighty three year old park junge salk has called home

seoul has focused upon, not nuclear weapons, but conventional weapons, artillery pieces in such numbersdestruction on seoul and the loss of human life would be so great that it is unacceptable and means that military action of the kind room i contemplate is really -- it can't be on the table. now, it is possible that with weaponry today that didn't exist before, some kind of military way of dealing with this has been devised and some plan -- i haven't seen any reporting to the effect that that exists. hard to believe something that dramatic could be developed in total secrecy, but there you are. >> martha: i have the same impression. of course, we don't know what he meant because he didn't say, but he is standing there with military leaders, sort of dropping something like that, north korea is the first thing that comes to mind. the only other subjects that i thought about was, you know, that some sort of shake up on his staff, whether it be the secretary of state position -- i mean, there's been so much flying around. >> why would you link that, though, to a comment about -- >> martha: