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jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. yuna ku from bbc korean joins me now live from seoul. impossible. figs practically impossible. sis mentioned, practically impossible. is mentioned, it was mentioned 200 military security service personnel overwhelmed a number of their side, and police officers and they were creating a human wall to stop the officers from entering the building. this led to smaller and largerfights. the cio had to eventually quit their attempt. to eventually quit their attempt-— to eventually quit their attemt. , , . ., attempt. this is uncharted territory — attempt. this is uncharted territory so _ attempt. this is uncharted territory so what - attempt. this is uncharted territory so what can - attempt. this is uncharted territory so what can we i attempt. this is uncharted - territory so what can we expect in terms of trying to execute that arrest warrant for president yoon.- that arrest warrant for president yoon. �* ., ., j , president yoon. after today's initial attempt, _ president yoon. after today's initial attempt, investigatorsl initial attempt, i

thank you very much forjoining us from seoul. we | forjoining us from seoul.pictures still coming in from outside the corruption investigator office in this south korean capitol. making their voice heard after the historic arrest of a sitting president for a first time. president yoon now in custody. we will bring you any updates on that story as they come to us. negotiations to achieve a ceasefire deal for gaza will resume shortly in qatar. the agreement is expected to include the gradual release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. all sides have indicated that an agreement is closer than ever, with both israel and hamas openly expressing that a deal can be reached. this is what we know so far: it will start with the initial release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded and the sick. in return it's expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including approximately 190 who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, includin

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.at 7pm, supporters and guards near the presidential compound. bbc korean�*s yuna ku joined me from seoul with this update. high ranking officials and the cio judged that the arrest of president yoon was practically impossible to carry out because they are concerned about the safety of the team on the ground. according to local media around 200 military and security service personnel overwhelmed a number of their side, the cio officers and police. they were creating a human wall to block the officers from entering the building to arrest the president and this led to fights during the attempt on the cio had to eventually quit their attempt.— their attempt. this is uncharted _ their attempt. this is uncharted territory. i their attempt. this is - uncharted territory. what can we expect in terms of trying to execute that arrest warrant for president yoon.— president yoon. after the initial attempt _ president yoon. after the initial attempt today - initial attempt today investigators say i

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. bbc korean�*s yuna ku joined me from seoul with this update. officials, or cio, judged that the arrest of president yoon was practically impossible to carry out as they were concerned for the safety of the team on the ground. as mentioned, according to local media, cio said during a briefing that around 200 military and security service personnel overwhelmed the number of their side, which is cio officers and police officers all together. they were creating a human wall to block the officers from entering the building to arrest the president. this led to small and large fights during the attempt and the cio had to eventually quit their attempt this time. this is uncharted territory. what can we expect in terms of trying to execute that arrest warrant for mr yoon? so after today's initial attempt, investigators say it will take time for them to review and decide on their next steps. however, it is possible that they will make another arrest attempt before the warrant expires next monday, though it's a bit unclear if they may make such an attempt

the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul, after negotiating with a military unit the first line of defence of the compound. mr yoon is wanted over his declaration of martial law last month. south korea's opposition party has warned the presidential security personnel against obstructing his arrest. that astruck appears to have achieved its desired result. several thousand police officers are deployed around the area while mr yoon�*s supporters have again congregated outside the residence. let's speak to our south east asia correspondentjonathan head, who's in bangkok. what's the latest you're hearing about efforts to apprehend him? what's the latest you're hearing about why this attempt to arrest president yoon has been called off?— to arrest president yoon has been called off? well, the team that went in _ been called off? well, the team that went in to _ been called off? well, the team that went in to issue _ been called off? well, the team that went in to issue the - that went in to issue the arrest warrant have stated that, after a four—hour stand—off. .. stan

i'm joined now by our reporter rachel lee who is there for us on the ground in seoul.hat he was saying before he was taken into custody. saying before he was taken into custod . , ., ., custody. president yoon released _ custody. president yoon released a _ custody. president yoon released a statement i custody. president yoon - released a statement earlier via online video saying that he has decided to head to the government complex where the corruption investigation office is located, which is around 20 to 30 minutes from the capital, seoul. he said he has decided to go there because of the security issue and the citizens and protesters, don't want to cause a physical clash. i'm out here in the area where they are, and the roads have been cleared and used to have heavy traffic and people were chanting, making speech, waving flags to stop the arrest execution against suspended president yoon suk yeol. earlier today the police and the corruption investigation office had an extreme stand—off with the presidential security office, security service, but relatively it was

let's talk to our correspondent in seoul for us.s up-to-date, shed more light on what is happening there. >> we are very, very close to the outer premises of the presidential residence. let me show you around a little bit. these are dozens and dozens of police officers that have surrounded the area. also much further from the entrance. we are close to the alleyway that leads to the entrance. we understand the corruption investigation officers that tried to get close, get into the presidential residence last time, they are now here in the outer premises. if i could show you here behind me, right here is where the anti-yoon protesters gathered. chants that arrest him, a festive atmosphere. people feel the arrest is imminent. over there, a little further to the entrance is the pro-yoon supporters. they are gathering in large numbers. their chants remain the same, stop the steel. these are claims that president yoon has made, unfounded claims about the parliamentary elections that he used as reasons for the martial law that he announced

thousands of supporters and opponents of south korea's suspended president have taken to the streets of seoul for a second day. this is the live scene in the capital. the uk health secretary, wes streeting hits back and manchester airports have now reopened, but there are warnings of more delays and disruption to come. sharon barbour reports. after days of waiting, it finally arrived overnight. creating picturesque but also hazarded scenes. yorkshire had some of the heaviest snowfall and this is leeds. rotherham was completely carpeted. north wales has also received some of the thickest of us police has advised against any nonessential travel. here in yorkshire, we woke up to a very beautiful scenes but it is very checked treacherous on the pavements and there are warnings to take care if you have to head out. many are enjoying the snow here but many are worried about their journeys ahead. it was very exciting because i love doing is nobles of my sister but it is nobles of my sister but it is a bit hard because you are going to date and we do not want it to be too icy. i’m going to date and w

we will take you to the president's home in seoul.k yeol is facing charges of insurrection and abuse of power after he impose martial law for a short period in december. that arrest could be blocked by the presidential security team. reporters are outside -- outside the residence, vowing to stop any attempt. opponents of mr. yoon suk yeol are gathered and ordering his detention. our correspondent is in seoul for us. what's happening? >> we entered the third hours since the investigation -- investigators and police arrived to try to enter the presidential compound. so far they have failed to do so. this continues to be a standoff. i will tell you where i am. we are at the closest police barricade between us and the alleyway that leads into the presidential compound. let me show you. this is where the anti-yoon suk yeol protesters are, chanting "arrest him". here we have police officers. the police presence is ramped up this time. there are 1000 police officers for entry and arrest at 2000 for crowd control. on this side are anti-yoon s

the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul,

these are live images of people protesting in seoul.housands in favour and against the president protested and weekend as the country falls heavily into a political divide. on friday, investigators tried and failed to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. kim joon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party — he told me what his party has been trying to do during this month of turmoil in south korea. we are trying to monitor how police arrest the president. we are actually sending letters to the cio and to get there and participating and watching over the arresting of the events. we that did not accept yet. we are trying everything to do. the arrest warrant will expire today tho

it follows a police raid of muan airport and the airline's offices in the capital seoul.on charges of professional negligence resulting in death. 179 people were killed when the passengerjet crash—landed and slid into a wall, bursting into flames. investigators have started the process of extracting data from the plane's black box. aviation expert geoffrey thomas explained why these flight and voice recorders are so important. the two black boxes are absolutely critical to most investigations and especially this investigation. there are two black boxes which for the viewers, are actually orange or red. one is the cockpit voice recorder which records the last two hours of conversation and the digital flight data recorder is the heartbeat of the aeroplane and monitors basically every major system on the aircraft. and that has a capacity of up to 25 hours of recording. the cockpit voice recorder as you suggest, that has been downloaded and they are now working on the transcript of that and we expect that to be released within the next day or so. the digital flight data recor

mass protests both for and against the president have been taking place in seoul. the weekend as the country falls deeper into political divide. and just in the last hour, south korea's military is saying north korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the east sea. japan's coastguard also said north korea fired what could be a ballistic missile. stephen costello is from the institute for korean studies at george washington university. i asked him what he thinks would be a non—violent way out of this standstill. the direction of this seems rather unstoppable. the constitutional court will be able to rule in the next couple of weeks. it now looks like they have set dates over the next couple of weeks for the former president yoon to appear before them. so, when you look at the impeachment proceeding before the court and compare it to the impeachment proceedings against the former president park geun—hye in 2016, this one would seem to have many more rock solid cases to make that mr yoon overstepped his authority. so the final decision of the constitutional court

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.opments. the area surrounding yoon suk yeol park residents has become a focal point for both supporters and opponents, and that meant the atmosphere there has been incredibly charged and tense. large, very large crowds have gathered, it is virtually impossible to go anywhere near his residence, it is kind of by a usually very traffic filled thoroughfare, so it is almost impossible to approach that area unless you walk there. what was very interesting to me was the very large presence of young korean men in their 20s, 30s, even some young teenage boys, and what they told me as they are there to support the president because they have been frustrated by what they call disadvantages, pro—woman policies from previous leftist administrations. and they say that the president's strong national security policies resonate with them and that is why they have gathered their start it seems to me that these young men have been grouped together by several new tubers, streamers with a lot of subscrib

so there's great political drama unfolding each day in seoul. see the potential of him having to be apprehended by force? well, so far it's been fortunate, a good thing, that there has been no blood spilt on the night of the martial law declaration or a couple of days ago, when hundreds of law enforcement, police and others tried to physically apprehend and arrest president yoon. but one cannot rule that out. i'm located right now within earshot of a very loud protest outside the presidential residence. it goes on all day every day, and people are getting very fired up and very passionate. those protests are very interesting, aren't they? because we've seen demonstrations both in support of him and against. ijust wonder, what is your sense about how divided south korea is right now? well, there is great polarisation, as in many other countries around the world. but in south korea, the president has traditionally enjoyed something like an imperial presidency. there is so much concentration of power in the office of the president that one is easil

this is the scene live in the south korean capital, seoul, as police try to enter the president's official residence and arrest him for abuse of power. hello, welcome to great failed prototypes of our time. and remembering the mercurial talent of the comedian and actor tony slattery who's died at the age of 65. on newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. this is the scene live in the south korean capital, seoul, as police try to enter the president's official residence and arrest him for abuse of power. hello, welcome to great failed prototypes of our time. and remembering the mercurial talent of the comedian and actor tony slattery who's died at the age of 65. on newsnight at 10:30 tonight we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters. and of course, look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at

this is the scene outside the office in seoul where president yoon is being questioned. it's the first time a sitting president has been arrested. the latest uk inflation rate is published in the next hour — as the government faces criticism for its handling of the economy. negotiations for a ceasefire deal in gaza continue — all sides indicate an agreement is closer than ever. there are fears over rising wind speeds in los angeles which threaten to stoke new wildfires. hello, i'm tadhg enright. the impeached president of south korea, yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his failed attempt to imposed martial law on the country last month. anti—corruption investigators forced their way into the presidential compound on wednesday morning. it was their second attempt to arrest yoon after a previous attempt was thwarted by his security team. attempt was thwarted by his security as am. attempt was thwarted by his security as the president, who investigation. as the president, who is sworn to uphold the constitution and the legal system of the republic of korea, my compliance

over the next hour, cnn's kyung lah takes us to seoul as she follows a group of mostly teenage girls hoping to make the cut for a new group that will debut this april. she finds in the k-pop world, musical talent isn't always enough. >> everyone's ready. yes. >> in the heart of seoul, south korea, 6787 aspiring k-pop stars are pouring themselves into practice in a small studio atop a convenience store. but not all of them will make the cut i got i'm still that child. >> lemonade. >> i'ma do it all night. that's because k-pop idol bands with their catchy songs, intricate choreography, and stunning good looks. are created in a way unlike anything else in the music industry. so i've come to seoul, the center of the k-pop universe, where all the most successful k-pop bands got their starts oh, bts! to see firsthand how hopeful artists become a k-pop band. our k-pop stars discovered or are they made? >> it's a little bit of both, because the system itself, it's a development system which has actually disappeared in the united states because it's too expensive, like motown had this system

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul.enter for strategic and international studies. thank you forjoining us. the presidential security service, who blocked the arrest of president yoon, is their ultimate loyalty to the individual who is president or is it to the constitution of the country? i is it to the constitution of the country?— is it to the constitution of the count ? ., ., ., the country? i mean, we have to think about _ the country? i mean, we have to think about this _ the country? i mean, we have to think about this fact _ think about this fact that president yoon is still the president, he has not been removed from the presidency, and the country is waiting for the constitutional court to deliberate on the impeachment motion. so he is still the president, so hejust not, he is suspended from duties, said a presidential security team are doing theirjob to protect the president —— so the presidential. it is not a matter of loyalty. in presidential. it is not a matter of loyalty. in terms of the practicalities, _

so there is great political drama unfolding each day in seoul.ou see the potential of him having to be apprehended by force? of him having to be apprehended b force? ~ ., �*, by force? well, so far it's been fortunate, - by force? well, so far it's been fortunate, good - by force? well, so far it's i been fortunate, good thing, that there has been no blood spilt on the night of the martial law declaration or a couple of days ago, when hundreds of law enforcement, police and others tried to physically apprehend and arrest president yoon. but one cannot rule that out. i am located right now within earshot of a very loud protest outside the presidential residence. it goes on all day, every day, and people are getting very fired up people are getting very fired up and very passionate. those rocess up and very passionate. those process are — up and very passionate. those process are very _ up and very passionate. those process are very interesting, l process are very interesting, aren't they, because we've seen demonstrations both in support of him an

the us secretary of state is in seoul — what will he be trying to do?linken, he is a lame duck with only weeks left in office. the country he is visiting is not even a prime minister but an acting president. i think is simple charge would be to simply say — we are still we still have a tight alliance, nothing can disrupt us, we will get through this, america is behind you, blah, blah, blah. d0 this, america is behind you, blah, blah, blah.— this, america is behind you, blah, blah, blah. do you think this could _ blah, blah, blah. do you think this could be _ blah, blah, blah. do you think this could be resolved - blah, blah, blah. do you think this could be resolved in - blah, blah, blah. do you think this could be resolved in the l this could be resolved in the next few days? i this could be resolved in the next few days?— next few days? i hope so. i don't think— next few days? i hope so. i don't think it _ next few days? i hope so. i don't think it will _ next few days? i hope so. i don't think it will be - next few days? i hope so. i don't think it w

this is the scene now live in seoul outside the presidential residence, where you can see protestors suk yeol. there is also a huge police presence and there hasn't been for several hours. our correspondence from bbc career told me about the attempt to arrest the president. bi; arrest the president. by frida , arrest the president. by friday. they _ arrest the president. el: friday, they went to the president offers to execute the arrest warrant but due to the political service and the military personnel, they were standing against them and making human wards and for that reason, they could not enter and execute the arrest warrant and after hours of stand off, the c0 why have called of this warranty, citing concern over the safety of people and their offices. since then, there have been, as you mention, protest —— in front of the presidentoffice with supporters of the president and opponents, calling for a quick arrest of the president. just ex - lain arrest of the president. just explain what _ arrest of the president. just explain what he _ arrest of the president. just explain wha

jean mackenzie gave us an update from seoul. and that means he is being guarded by the presidential security team, so we could see a standoff between the presidential security team and the investigating officers who are trying to arrest him. they may try to block his arrest and, as i said, you then have the protesters who have surrounded the residence from every direction. they are incredibly angry. they are here to support president yoon. we've seen some of them this morning even crying that they are so upset and they are chanting, "stop the steal." this is what they are saying over and over again. they are referring to elections that happened earlier this year that they believed were stolen, rigged. this is following on from something the president suggested when he imposed martial law, that the elections don't know they will react as the day unfolds. if he is arrested, it is likely he will be taken for questioning and held in a detention centre outside seoul. he could be held for up to 48 hours. at least a0 people, including

let's show you those pictures now from the south korean capital of seoul. him. yoon suk yeol said he will fight the end after an arrest warrant was issued his name. the statement was issued to crowds of his supporters. he's been contained within the presidential compound. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more now on our main story — the investigation into the attack in new orleans, in which 15 people were killed. the area where the attack took place — around bourbon street, one of the busiest roads in the city — remains closed off, but is likely to be re—opened today. the fbi has confirmed it believes there was a terrorist element to the attack and while the main suspect was shot dead by police, there could have been several other people involved. properties have been searched in several areas. let's speak to cbs correspondent nicole valdes, who is in new orleans. what is the latest overnight on the investigation?— the investigation? good morning- _ the investigation? good morning. sadly - the investigation? good morning. sadly 15 - the

meanwhile, mass protests both for and against the president have been taking place in seoul.er into political divide. i'm joined now by kim joon—hyung, an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea party.

these are live images of people protesting in seoul.iled to arrest the impeached president, yoon suk yeol, with his bodyguards preventing the officers from making the arrest. on sunday, they said they'd stop any further attempts to detain mr yoon. and in the last few hours, south korea's anti—corruption agency requested an extension to their arrest warrant, and sent a notice to police that it is handing over the execution of the arrest to them. kim joon—hyung is an opposition mp from the rebuilding korea

these are pictures from seoul, south korea. officials are halting to impeach president yoon after the standoff at his residence. a move coming one month after yoon shocked country by declaring martial law only to lift it six hours later. it is unclear if they will make another attempt over the weekend. we will have more on this story throughout the hour. again, a live look at seoul, south korea right now. >>> time for the check of the top corporate stories, including a long awaited decision from the white house. pippa stevens is here with that. >> good morning, frank. u.s. steel shares sinking after president biden blocked the $15 billion takeover deal by nippon steel. the president opting to kill the deal despite warns it could damage the u.s. relation was japan. should the administration try and block their merger attempt. an official announcement could come as soon as today. >>> meta platforms is shaking up the policy team days ahead of donald trump's inauguration. the company says nick clegg, a former british deputy prime m

thousands of supporters and opponents of the south korea's suspended president on the streets of seoullosed their runways, as snow and ice brings disruption to parts of the uk. amber weather warnings are in place in parts of northern england, the midlands and wales. forecasters say up to a0 centimetres of snow could fall in some places, and temperatures could fall as low as minus ten celsius. there's a warning of more delays and disruption to come. let's go live now to west yorkshire, and our correspondent nicky schiller who's there for us. however things looking? so, the snow is still falling here, lucy, and it has been continually saff the last few hours. it is not as heavy as it was at around 7am this morning. it is easing off in terms of the snow. there has been a lot of snow in this area.

. >>> antony blinken has arrived in seoul meeting with south korean officials to discuss how they can, quote, strengthen efforts to promote a free, open and prosperous indo-pacific. it comes as hundreds of south koreans braved snow and freezing temperatures calling for the arrest of president yoon. for more let's bring in matt bodner. >> reporter: it comes after weeks of political turmoil. south korean president yoon has been impeached following his surprise declaration of martial law last month. there's currently a warrant out for his arrest. law enforcement once again attempted to detain president yoon, but their efforts were foiled by the security service who formed a human chain. the warrant expires in just a few hours at midnight tonight in south korea, but investigators say they will extend the warrant and continue their efforts to arrest him. meanwhile, demonstrators continue to come out in support of his arrest. washington has expressed, quote, serious concern over political events in south korea over the past month. and blinken in seoul said that the response so far has been

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secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in seoul, meeting with south korean government officials to discuss how they can, quote, strengthen key efforts to promote a free, open and prosperous indo-pacific the state department says. it comes as hundreds of south koreans braved snow and freezing temperatures over the weekend, calling for the arrest of impeached president yoon. let's bring in matt bodner. good morning, matt. >> reporter: frances, good morning. blinken's visit to south korea comes after weeks of political turmoil in this key american ally. south korean president yoon has been impeached following his surprised declaration of martial law last month. and there's currently a warrant out for his arrest. south korean law enforcement once again attempted to detain president yoon over the weekend. but their efforts were foiled by the presidential security service who formed a human chain to prevent investigators from getting access to yoon. the warrant for his arrest expires in just a few hours at midnight tonight in south korea. but investigators say they will extend the war

what is happening today in seoul is more the criminal side of the story.utional court is doing now. president yoon's strategy is to delay as much as he could. the criminal side of the case, while more or less expediting constitutional court decision. expecting the constitutional court might render more partyjudgement, meaning which are demising the martial law measures. the main reason why president yoon is now trying to avoid the arrest is setting the standard to secure more time to postpone criminal side of the case. who criminal side of the case. who was driving — criminal side of the case. who was driving his _ criminal side of the case. who was driving his actions - criminal side of the case. who was driving his actions against president yoon? it is just the machinery of south korea's institutions, isn't it?- institutions, isn't it? yes. what is — institutions, isn't it? yes. what is surprising - institutions, isn't it? yes. what is surprising about | institutions, isn't it? yes. i what is surprising about the korean democracy as everything is now bei

jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. de facto leader ahmed al—sharaa. they are the latest western officials to visit syria since the fall of the assad regime. the ministers have visited the notorious saydnaya prison and are holding talks on behalf of the european union with the new syrian leader. it is the highest level visit by western powers since the rebel group seized power. she said she had made clear that women's rights are essential for improving human rights in syria. here she is speaking a short time ago. fix, syria. here she is speaking a short time ago.— syria. here she is speaking a short time ago. a better future for s ria short time ago. a better future for syria means _ short time ago. a better future for syria means an _ short time ago. a better future for syria means an inclusive, . for syria means an inclusive, peaceful transfer of power, reconciliation and reconstruction. this requires political dialogue, involving all ethnic and religious groups, involving men and equally women. they almost be involved

our correspondent shaimaa khalil is outside the corruption investigation offices in seoul where presidenteing questioned. this has been a few hours of heightened, dramatic and contrasting feelings and sentiments here in south korea. not long ago we were outside the presidential residence, where huge cheers of celebration among anti—yoon protesters could be heard when it was announced that the president had been arrested by the corruption investigation officials. minutes after, his motorcade made its way into the building behind us, the corruption investigation office, he has now been sitting there for a few hours, being questioned for allegations of insurrection, and misuse of power, both relating to his botched declaration of martial law in early december. but the sentiment here now is one of anger, is one of defiance, among yoon�*s supporters. we have been speaking to many of them young and old who say that they do not recognise the legality of this arrest warrant. essentially echoing what the president and his team have been saying. and what you have now is, as you say, a dramatic cres

[shouting] >> defiance at the presidential residence in seoul, the conservative anti-china pro-u.s.an president yoon suck uhl impeached for issuing a challenging parliament you now depending off arrest warrant and criminal charges and backing a rebellion. dozens of investigators moving in on yoon's home after a tough six hour standoff with soldiers and presidential guards they were blocked and turned away. hundreds of yoon supporters gathered outside. doing their own successfulling with police. >> president yoon needs to return so he can normalize the country. >> many taking a page from the trump handbook waiving american flag as and waving stop the steal signs. opponents of the unpopular president thought force. >> i needs to be criminally punished so he won't be allowed to do anything. >> u.s. interest 28,000 u.s. troops there dealing with increasingly anti-u.s. north korea. and nearby u.s. china and russia. while president-elect trump has yet to comment and could change things. this came from the white house. >> we're going to continue to remain committed to maintaining peace and

a court in seoul issued a warrant for mr yoon�*s arrest tuesday, after he repeatedly failed to appearorning, anti—corruption investigators arrived at the presidential palace to serve that warrant, but were blocked by members of the presidential security service. that refusal triggered an hours—long stand off and raucous protests — both pro and anti yoon — outside the presidential compound. the investigators later retreated, and are now asking the country's acting president choi sang—mok to order the guards to hand over mr yoon. here's what one of the anti—yoon demonstrators had to say. translation: i came rushing out to this place filled _ with anger over the fact that yoon suk—yeol has not been swiftly arrested and that they are resisting and not properly complying with the warrant. i feel extremely frustrated. this state of rebellion has left people psychologically demoralised. i feel a deep sense of gloom at the thought that this situation might continue for a prolonged period of time. the us surgeon general has proposed that alcoholic drinks should carry warnings about the risks o

this is the scene now live in seoul outside the presidential residence, where you can see protestorsed, both in support and opposition to president yoon. those who want to see him arrested immediately and those who want to try to stop it. and there's also a police presence out in the south could be korean capital. woongbee lee is editor of bbc korean. he told me about the attempts to arrest the former president. 0n on friday, the coi investigators went to the possession palace to try and execute the arrest warrant it but due to the political severity service and the military personnel in the presidents office than against them, making human walls and for that reason, the cod —— c0| could not enter and exit is the arrest warrant. after hours of stand off, the coi has sound of —— could have the arrest warrant citing percent over the safety of people and their officers. since then, they have been as you mention, bright is going on in front of the president's office with both the supporters of the presses and the opponents are calling for a quick arrest of the president.— for a quick arr

mass demonstrations have been taking place in seoul, both in support of and against the suspended presidentbring yoon in for questioning over his failed bid to impose martial law but have so far been repelled by his supporters and security officers. the warrant is set to expire monday. here, in the us, tens of millions of people are bracing for extreme winter weather. weather officials say some parts of the country could see the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade. the us national weather service predicts freezing rain and heavy snow will fall across the states of kentucky and virginia on sunday. they've both declared a state of emergency. temperatures in some areas of the us could drop to as low as —18 degrees celsius. and in the uk, the met office has issued yellow and amber warnings across much of the country due to the risk of heavy snow and freezing rain. bristol airport has reopened after it suspended operations but warns that delays to flights are still possible. the national grid says power cuts have affected parts of birmingham, bristol and cardiff. dozens of soldiers and milit

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. korean journalist who has been following developments. i gather that you were down where the protesters were. can you just tell us what it was like down there and who was on the streets?— the streets? the area surrounding - the streets? the area surrounding yoon - the streets? the areaj surrounding yoon suk the streets? the area - surrounding yoon suk yeol's residence it is kind of become a focal point for opponents and supporters. that meant the atmosphere there has been incredibly charged and tense. very large crowds have gathered. it is virtually impossible to go anywhere near his residence. it is kind of by a usually very traffic filled thoroughfare, so it is almost impossible to approach that area unless you walk there. and what was very interesting to me was the very large presence of young korean men in their 20s, 30s, even some young teenage boys there. what they told me is they are there to support yoon suk yeol because they have been frustrated by what they call disadvantage

in-bum chun in seoul, good luck trying to navigate through that. but as you say, it is democracy as it works in south korea. thank you. now, japan's nippon steel says it may take legal action against the u.s. government. that's after president biden decided to block nippon's $14 billion takeover of u.s. steel. mr. biden said he took the action out of concern for national security and supply chains. the steelworkers union, which opposes the deal, praised his decision. but the president and ceo of u.s. steel called it shameful and corrupt. now, next on cnn newsroom, authorities reveal the timeline of events leading up to the new year's day terror attack in new orleans, which may have been years in the making. plus, former president jimmy carter's home state of georgia pays its final respects before he lies in state at the u.s. capitol this week. details just ahead. >> when i hear cancer, i hear death sentence. >> at that moment, it was sadness. scared, surprised worry. everything. >> every 15 seconds, someone will hear the words, you have cancer. at

over 20 officers marched to his presidential residence in seoul since 8am local time. the number was reinforced to 801 hour later. many of yoon�*s supporters have for days been congregating outside his residence, vowing to block his arrest and this morning is no different. jay song, an honorary associate professor at the australia national university, gave us a sense of what lies ahead. it's almost a surreal situation now. i'm looking at these supporters gathering around his house and also the police, trying to go into his house and the military is actually blocking the access, and the corruption investigation office, they went into his residence but we have just been waiting for more than two hours to see what is happening, whether he would be arrested at the scene and what would happen after the arrest. we spoke to you a few days ago and you said an arrest was imminent. what gave you so much confidence to think this moment that we see unfolding is about to happen? that is right, three days ago the arrest warrant was issued by the court, a legal and lawful process to

. >> video from seoul shows barbed wire along some areas of the presidential compound, and entrances have also been blocked by vehicles. police and protesters, both in support of and against yoon, have gathered near his official residence in seoul. investigators tried to arrest him on friday, but were prevented by yoon's security detail. it's baffling really. we tried to get some explanation earlier and the feeling is that the system is working, but no one seems to really want to bite the bullet and go ahead with that a warrant. >> i mean, what day is it now after five days after the initial arrest warrant went out, so they'll have to extend it again, won't they, in order to to try again? well, in the meantime, america's top diplomat is reiterating u.s. support for south korea's democracy as the country grapples with its ongoing political crisis. >> during his visit to seoul, secretary of state antony blinken sat down with south korea's acting president and reaffirmed u.s. confidence in the enduring strength of the u.s. and south korean alliance. >> blinken is actually the first high

he is now being interrogated at the anticorruption office in seoul which is where these images are comingg banners and flags. mryoon supporters waving banners and flags. mr yoon said supporters waving banners and flags. mryoon said in supporters waving banners and flags. mr yoon said in a statement he agreed to the interrogation which he called illegal to prevent budget. so far there has not been any major impact on financial markets. thanks forjoining me here. it's lucy with the catch up. tonight, an appeal from police in london. tiktok being replaced. and some lighter news as well. there is ongoing talks to try and secure a deal for a ceasefire in gaza and for the release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. those talks are being held in doha, qatar is the key mediator. it says an agreement is very close but it also says the deal could still fall through. it is believed there would be different phases to the deal with a number of israeli hostages released on day one and then israel beginning to withdraw troops from gaza after that. if you want the latest on that, i