south korea. the vice president will attend the opening ceremony and then he'll make stops in seoul, south korea and where he will meet with leaders concerning the stability of the korean peninsula. the first lady will not be attending the opening ceremony according to her spokesperson. before you know it, less than a month away the opening ceremony taking place february 9th. >> won't it be interesting that north korean delegation, we don't even know how they'll get there, where they'll stay and all eyes will be on them in the midst of this nuclear showdown. >>> president trump's latest comments on a russia probe, notable for what he says and what he won't. more from the white house next. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters sumatra reserve told in the time it takes to brew your cup. let's go to sumatra. where's sumatra? good question. this is win. and that's win's goat, adi. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing. making the coffee erupt with flavor. so we give farmers like win more plants. to grow more delicious coffee. that erupts with even more flavor. whi

south korea back at the negotiating table. their second round of talks in a week about the olympics and more. we'll go live to seoul. >>> north korea and south north korea return approximating to the table. they held a second round of talks. the talks were taking place in the truce village. let's go live to paula hancocks as she's in seoul, south korea, with the very latest. back to the table talking again. what do we know? >> reporter: that's right. the second round of talks in just a week. there's less than a month to go before the olympics so there's an awful lot of details to be ironed out. they have agreed today it really was the knitty gritty of the discussions. things like where to put a stage at the olympics so that the north korean troops can actually perform their. the entertainers, so it was really quite in detail at this point and there was also interestingly the leader of an all girl band group which is in north korea, it's the one that kim jong-un, the leader is entertained by from time to time. it's the best known export from north korea. one of the singers was also part of this delegation, so potent

joins us from seoul south korea just north korea's participation in the winter olympics is a priority issue for talks taking place right now between the north and the south if that pans out could it help pave the way for a future dialogue. that is certainly the hope among south korean officials especially who have floated this idea for some time now. south korean president moon went so far as to ask the united states to delay the. usual spring time military drills between south korea and the united states until after the olympics as something of an olive branch and chance to potentially use this opportunity to reduce tensions and possibly lead to some kind of diplomatic breakthrough down the road that being said many people still remain very skeptical and are waiting to see whether north korea is indeed willing to use this as some kind of forum to make some kind of concession about their nuclear weapons program now this is the first meeting between the two koreas in two years as you mentioned the diplomats tend to be pretty optimistic about this but what about the people in the rest o

it sees the results. >> ambassador han, thank you so much for joining us, on the line from seoul, south korearse the world will be watching to see what happens, what takes on these talks set for tuesday between north and south korea. >>> an oil tanker's crew is missing after the vessel collided with a freighter off china's east coast. official says search and rescue teams have found one body. they have not confirmed the identity of the person. the country's ministry of transport says the tanker was carrying 136,000 tons of oil from iran to south korea. >> it caught fire after the accident. the ship's 32 sailors are iranian except for two bangladeshi nationals. the fire crew of 21 was rescued. >>> well, german leader angela merkel is desperately launching another bid to build a new ruling coalition in her country and to pull germany out of its worst political crisis in years. her reputation and perhaps her political future are on the line as talks begin in berlin between her conservative bloc and the social democrats. >> merkel's parties was weakened in last september's general election after

and seoul, south korea. we have seen rhetoric between the north korea leader and president. talks are happening. what's the perception about how the year played out? >> it's interesting. if you look back just before the inauguration, there were official comments by north korea rejoem members who were saying we would like a new kind of relationship with the united states. potentially we can talk to the trump administration. and appeared to be hope that the u.s. and north korea could become closer because there was a new u.s. president. clearly that hasn't happened. it could not be more different. the fact that in the new years day address the north korea leader effectively sidelined the united states when it comes to negotiation. he turned his sights to the south korea. discussing going to the winter olympics next month with a joint flag. with a joint women's hockey team. certainly it's a very big change. the rhetoric from the u.s. president there have been personal insults calling kim you jong una rocket man. and relations between the two couldn't be worse at this point. tha

will ripley with more on that from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: president trump's remarks to the wall street journal that he probably has a good relationship with north korean leader kim jong-un took a lot of korea watchers by surprise. yes, there are back channel communications between the u.s. and north korea. at the united nations in new york. but every source i've spoken with over the last few years has given zero indication of any remote possibility of direct communication between the leaders of the united states and north korea and there are plenty of reasons for that. tensions between the two countries are at some of the highest levels they have been in years. just last week president trump was taunting kim jong-un about the size and strength of his nuclear button. three months ago he told rex tillerson that he was wasting his time trying to engage with the north koreans and then of course who can forget little rocket man and the other insults president trump as hurled at kim jong-un. the leader has hurled them right back calling president trump everything from a mentally d

south korea or china and whether he ordered any action. >>> cnn's senior international correspondent ivan watson is following this story from seoul, south korea, and certainly seoul, south korea, would understand what a risk really feels like, ivan. >> yeah. and you'd think that perhaps people here would be much more worried than they reveal themselves to be on a day to day basis, but seoul, the city, the capital, south korea, right next to its north korean rival, throughout months of north korean missile launches, and nuclear tests, it is really life as usual here. people, for instance, ice skating in a city ice skating rink a few blocks from where i'm standing today, but some of the jitters of the tension on the korean peninsula in recent months have been felt in other places like the u.s. island of guam. i was there reporting in august of last year when north korea was threatening that island, and there was actually a false alarm that went out over one of the local tv networks, over a test of their emergency broadcasting system that issued a civil danger warning and later the island authorities had to say that this was human error. no

south korea. the talks were taking place in the truce village. let's go live to paula hancocks live in seoulys away from the olympics. where are we in these talks? >> reporter: well, dave, these talks have just ended between north and south korea. working level talks and we have some agreement we're being told by the south at least when it comes to the cultural aspect. north korea has agreed to send about 140 members of their main orchestras. they're going to have concerts also in seoul in the capitals so not just in the area where the olympics is taking place. north korea also saying they'll send a delegation down here to sort out logistics in advance if you like in the, the south koreans have agreed to security for this del grags, for the cultural delegation and also agreed to the convenience which you can only assume means they'll probably pick up the tab for this group coming down. we have some agreement at least when it comes to the cultural side. south korea is pushing for an inter-korean womens ice hockey team. they want north and south koreans on the same team competing under the sam

south korea. nbc's bill neely reports from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: president moon praised president trump for what he calls his huge contribution to making the talks happen, and president moon said he'd be open to having a summit with kim jong-un, north korea's leader. he's said that before. it always comes with conditions. top among them is north korea should work to giving up its nuclear weapons, and that clearly isn't going to happen. but yesterday was a good day for president moon. the talks were positive. he will get his peace olympics next month. but they were an even better day for kim jong-un. next month, he and north korea will break out of international isolation. he'll have a team at the olympics. and he gets it all for free. yes, the agreement was a good one, it was a breakthrough, but it gives limited in time, limited in scope because the only other provisions were that there would be a new military hotline, and new military talks. north korea's delegate made clear yesterday that north korea has nuclear weapons, won't give them up and that they're aimed at the united states.

between north and south korea took another step forward with the north now planning to send a large group to next week's olympics. but is this all for show? nbc's bill neely has more from seoul. >> reporter: north and south korea talked music, not missiles. one north korean delegate leads a propaganda pop band. all female, all soldiers, hand picked by kim jong-un, they sing his praises. and they may not be heading for south korea's olympics. the talks confirmed concerts by a north korean orchestra. north korea is preparing a delegation of hundreds for their trip to the global stage. but only two of them are figure skating pair, have actually qualified for the games. kim jong-un will use the soft power of culture of music and sport in the olympics to try to persuade a global audience that his country is perfectly normal and just wants peace. here in south korea, they're not convinced. >> we've been down this road before. we've seen north korea in cycles of peace offensive and provocations and then dialogue and the cycle just repeats itself. >> reporter: kim jong-un's media blasted the south for suggesting olympic talks were due to president trump's pressure on the north. we a

seoul. a sea of tightly packed apartment complexes and high-rises. nearly half the population of all of south koreae in seoul. that's 10 million people which is more than new yorkcy and about 15 times the population of washington d.c. the world tower is considered the crown it cost 3.5 billion to complete. and eventually draw more than 50 million visitors a year. one of the observation desk is the unobstructed view of the hahn river. the north is the more traditional older part. and the south is the newer more modern part of seoul. as you might expect, the world tower sits on the south side. that's where you'll find the trendy neighborhoods where a lot of people spend their money at shops and cave as. you'll still have to head north to find the more traditional tourist destination. no matter which side you are on, seoul will look large, as south korea is ready to host the winter olympics. and for 17 thrilling days, be on top of the news4, pyeongchang. >> and be sure and like to follow her on eun yayang for th winter olympic games. >>> and music drives them to get movingand why this cou hld z2kqoz z

let's get the latest from will ripley live in seoul, south korea. i just have to imagine that having the north korean defector at this important and visible event with the president of the united states certainly sends a message to north korea. >> reporter: and one that the north korean regime will be very angry about. keep in mind, this defector has called for a regime change repeatedly and is not somebody that north korea would like to see standing next to the first lady of the united states, getting a standing ovation from members of the house and all of the united states lawmakers who were present in the room. that's one thing that was going to irritate the north koreans. president trump also being ambiguous about the possibility of a preemptive military strike. something that the now-former candidate for u.s. ambassador to south korea, victor cha, said in an op-ed for the "washington post." he told the administration he strongly opposes, thinks it would be disastrous, it could cost tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of american lives.

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we're joined by dan rivers on the border with north korea and paula hancocks in seoul, south korea.een talking to both of you extensively throughout the year. i want to hear from you, how would you sum up mr. trump's impact on the korean peninsula? matt, what was the trump effect over the last year? >> reporter: really the u.s.-china relationship, there's a lot of things to deal with there. environmental issues, trade. but north korea has absolutely dominated what is called by many the most important bilateral relationship in the world. in some sense, it's an been an example of cooperation between the united states and china and look no further than the three different rounds of sanctions passed by the united nations and here along the border, that's where china is enforcing those sanctions. and we really have seen an effect here in cities line dandong. >> there are fewer trucks these days, bridge quieter than months and years past. and if bridge traffic is this light, it means trade between china and north korea is slowing down. that's the word on the ground in dandong, a key tradi

they will actively cooperate for the olympics next month in seoul, south korea. seoul saying that includes north korea sending a delegation to the games. meanwhile president trump scheduled to meet with defense secretary jim mattis at the white house amid questions about america's strategy in dealing with the threat from pyongyang. john bolton, senior fellow american enterprise institute. good day to you. pattern for north korea as you know, sit down every two years. it has happened as of today. do you see an opportunity for a breakthrough at this point? >> i think these talks represent no chance for a breakthrough. i think the entire purpose the north koreans had in mind was the propaganda campaign. it is succeeding very well. you can read or watch various american news media people talking about what a breakthrough it is and how significant it is. the only reason this is happening, i fear, is that north korea thinks it is so close to finally achieving its long sought objective of getting deliverable nuclear weapons it will buy six or eight weeks until after the

bill kneely is no seoul, south korea, tonight, has north korea said anything about yesterday's scare in hawaii given that it's threats and missile tests have put hawaii on alert complete with that cold war style early warning system? >> reporter: not a word, kate, and that is surprising because when the hawaii system was set up last month, the north used it as an opportunity to taunt the united states saying, look at what our new missiles have done. we're scared you americans. this time, not a word they've made no political capital out of this. now, why? well, it is interesting that for the last two weeks on north korean state tv, there's been almost no anti-americanism. no anti-trump hatred, and there usually is. north korea is now showing it's friendly face to the world. it's going to take part in next month's winter olympics here in south korea. it's now talking to the old enemy, the south for the first time in two years or perhaps it's chosen not to taunt the united states. and in fact, in just over an hour, there'll be a second round of those talks, the delegates have just begun

to south korea with kim jong un saying he wouldn't rule out sending athletes to the olympic games being hosted by south korea next month. now south korea has eagerly responded. paula joins us from seoul. paula? >> wolf, we are hearing positive signs from south korea to that suggestion and offer from north korea that there should be talks between the two koreas. we are hearing from the unification minster that he is suggesting a date for when they could talk. he is suggesting january 9th, next tuesday and saying there should be senior level talks between the north and south korean officials at the border village in the d militarized zone. they haven't had a response from north korea, but they are saying it's necessary to do it quickly and have it high level very quickly as well. it's only a month left to go before the pyeongchang winter olympics. south korea wants north korea to be part of that. that's what he suggested that he is willing to send a delegation. this is something that seoul is very excited about. they have billed this olympics as the peace olympics. to have north korea is part of it is something that the president said all along. he wants. it's interesting that we are s

international pressure on north korea ok what's the mood on the peninsula right now just how tense are things where you are for example in seoul. well here in the south korean capital life goes on they have lived for you know years now with threat of north korea and so in fact many of these more fiery headlines are often relative the north here in south korea that being said they are very keen that the olympics go off well and one thing that they're most excited about is even if north korean the at the presence of north koreans at the games don't solve all the problems on the peninsula they do see it as meaning that or a signal that north korea will is unlikely to disrupt the games in any way and that's something they are quite excited about josh thanks so much for that from seoul thank you it's to iran now where protests have erupted for a fifth consecutive day in tehran and around the country this reports of growing violence state media now reporting more than twenty people have been killed in the demonstrations authorities say demonstrators tried to overrun a number of military bases and police stations last night protests initially broke out over

south korea chemical separately with the resolving north korea's nuclear program so the foreign ministry should coordinate closely with allies and the international community regarding this florence louis has more from seoul south korean officials have made it clear that the talks that they're proposing to be held on january ninth focus on north korea sending their athletes to take part in the upcoming winter olympics and paralympics as well as on improving into career relations the last time these two countries held high level talks was in december two thousand and fifteen those talks broke down after south korea refused to resume sending leisure ter groups to north korea and we don't yet know how north korea is going to respond to this offer south korea said they try to contact north korea via communication hotline this morning but nobody picked up this communication hotline had been severed since february two thousand and sixteen after north korea conducted a nuclear test the president of south korea has also made it clear that talks on denuclearization will have to involve the international community but they're hoping that separate south korean officials are hoping that these talks will help improve

"early start" with reports in washington, seoul, south korea and south carolina. >> there is an earthquake in washington to talk about. the white house releasing a stinging statement after excerpts from an upcoming book were released. these excerpts quote ban non calling the meeting between a russian lawyer and the top trump officials treasoness. he also said they're going to crack don junior like an egg. >> the statement says receive b steve bannon has nothing do with my and my presidency. now that he's on his own he knows winning isn't as easy as i make it look. steve had little to do with our historic victory which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. >> bannon responding last night. tonight the radio show, ban non took it all in stride. >> the president of the united states is a great man. you know i support him day in and day out. going through the country giving the speech or on the websites. i don't think you have to worry about that. >> we have more on that in a moment. first let's get to correspondent jeff as wezeleny. >> reporter: an extraordinary war of

that it is want to send athletes and a high-level delegation to the olympics in south korea next month. says thatfrom seoults it both nations to march together. anna: bloomberg's chief north asia correspondent joins us now from the unification bridge on the south korean side. the mood has been positive, the fact that this meeting is even taken place. give us the latest on the ground. the general mood has been positive across the table. they seem to be wanting to work out a deal, at least on the olympics. that is the low hanging fruit of the many issues on the korean peninsula. the talks have probably been reflected in the weather today. we had lots of sun. early on we had snow flurries, sun we had some again -- again. both sides have a lot to gain, at least on the olympics issue. south korea kicks off the winter olympics one month from today. they don't want the specter of war hanging over the games. north korea wants to participate. they have two ice skaters that have qualified it for the olympics -- qualified for the impex. they wil-- olympics. they will send high-level delegates and a cheering unit. sta

a abc's martha raddatz is in seoul, south korea where she found people are hopeful. >> reporter: and while the topic of tuesday's meetings will be lipped to the north's participation in the upcoming olympic games, many we talked to hope those talks eventually expand. >> today is kim jong-un's birthday. he's believed to be turning 35. some believe the occasion could prompt another missile launch. if that happens south korea is expected to cancel tomorrow's talks. >>> and staying in the region u.s. navy vessels right now helping to search for dozens of people missing after two ships collided off the coast of china. one of the ships was an oil tanker from iran which burst into flames as you can see there. 32 crew membe the extent of the environmental damage remains unclear. all of the chinese crew members on the other ship have been rescued. >>> the largest auto-related recall in u.s. history has now grown even larger. takata has added more than 3 million air bag inflators to its order bringing that recall up to 72 million. 14 automakers are affected by the new recall. the devices can s

while it seems to lay open a path to dialogue with south korea is proof that north korea's nuclear ambitions are here to stay florence li al jazeera seoul the u.n. secretary general is urging president joseph kabila to step down from power in the democratic republic of congo in accordance with a deal signed a year ago comes after security forces killed at least seven protesters on sunday during rallies against israel charlotte ballasts reports. in the democratic republic of congo catholic worshippers pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph kabila goal i think it was last week was a very good day these guys think it was time for. their prayers were heard by security forces in kinshasa twenty seventeen ended as it began kabila second term as president ended in december twenty sixth saying he refused to step down and the un says congolese security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. one year on they marched off to mass twelve also boys and priests were among the dozens arrested tear gas was fired into churches. the hospitals filled with protesters on

south korea but you're not able to go? >> translator: it hurts. and you've been asking about south korea a lot. it's a place i want to go. >> we are so close to seouluth korea. thriving economy, modern skyline. do you ever ask yourself why you don't have that here? >> translator: we have pyongyang. it's been built with our own power, our own technology, our own independent economy. how can seoul compete with that? >> i can't help but wonder what would his life be like if his family ended up just a few miles south after the korean war. driving back to pyongyang, i have no idea we're about to experience one of the strangest days i've ever had in north korea. it begins like every other morning in pyongyang. ♪ this music is the city's alarm clock, played every day beginning at 5:00 a.m. to commemorate the sacrifices of north korea's leaders. we head to the pyongyang international airport for the arrival of a vip. dennis rodman has been invited back for another round of so-called basketball diplomacy. are you bringing a message from president trump to north korea's supreme leader, kim jong-un? >> i'm just here to come see some friends and have a good ti

south korea. cnn's will ripley is live for us in seoul. so fortunate to have your expertise. ve been to north korea many times. bring us up to speed on the state of play here. >> reporter: it's really remarkable. i mean, also for the first time, we heard an assurance from president trump, when he spoke with south korea's president moon jae-in, that the u.s. will not engage in any military strikes against north korea alongside as the inter-korean talks are ongoing. president trump said he was never going to tell if or when he would strike. now he's saying he's not going to do it. he said he's open to speaking with kim jong-un. it makes you wonder if kim jong-un's strategy, is it starting to pay off? well, the u.s. president, donald trump, and south korea's president, they say actually quite the opposite. they say that north korea will denuclearize. but it might not happen right away. they say the talks need to continue. president trump saying he's opening open to speaking with kim jong-un, while still insisting that north korea give up its nuclear arsenal. but look at today's a

. >>> mike pence plans to be in south korea for the olympic opening ceremony. mr. pence will visit seoul, south korea and head to tokyo japan where he will meet with regional leetders to discuss north korea. you'll be able to watch it all here right here on nbc bay area. >>> the magic of the olympics brings together the country for a few weeks every other year. >> exciting. >> jeff is with us now. we're talking about what's happening here at home. >> rain changes still in the mix. we're seeing break from our large storm system, we'll talk about when wet weather will return. in san jose 56 degrees. >>> he says his transmission trouble started with the car radio. how's that and who pays? nbc bay area responds, next. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. car radio glitch caused a transmission failure. >>> nbc bay area responds to san jose man who

south korea in the united states. those exercises have been delayed. there are some gestures. here's a little bit of what the folks in seouls very helpful. >> why? >> there's a chance to communicate. >> south korea and north korea are so bad right now. if they talk, maybe we could get better. >> i believe communication is necessary. for whatever issue. even trump is the part of the issue right now, from what i know. >> by the way, kim jong un's birthday is on monday. we will see what kind of birthday presence he could get on tuesday. >> dana: thank you so much. a federal judge just dismissed all the charges against clive and bundy and his two sons. less than a month after the judge declared a mistrial with the nevada grantor's battle with the federal government eventually led to an armed standoff in 2014. the judge citing flagrant prosecutorial conduct in her decision. the form and cannot be tried again after today's ruling. why are kids and several schools in baltimore wearing their coats in a classroom? you'll tell you how the former nfl turned teacher is trying to fix this very serious problem. the administration is end

that north korean athletes haven't competed in a south korean olympics since 1988 when south korea hosted in seoul. north korea boykotded. so this is unchartered territory when it comes to athletes competing here. and as for the u.s., south korea says they have been consulted in this. we don't know what the talks consisted of. it's cold here. but at the very least, the u.s. is in the loop on this. >> all right, well, you got to think about republican senator lindsey graham yesterday who tweeted, allowing kim jong-un's north korea to participate in the winter olympics would give legitimacy to the most illegitimate regime on the planet. i'm confident south korea will reject this absurd overture and fully believe that if north korea goes to the winter olympics, we do not. so lindsey graham clearly weighing in. so south korea, if they want a productive conversation with north korea next week, that is tough if you factor in what lindsey graham just said. do you think this is really being considered, the u.s. not going to the olympics? >> reporter: well, when you look at the past several months and what

a summit between north and south korea could be on the agenda and south korea's president says president trump deserves some of the credit. we're live in seoul. here comes a new year. make the most of every hour. of every single day. with the power of tempur-pedic sleep. choose the mattress brand ranked highest in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. tempur-pedic sleep is power. >>> all right. 4:24 eastern time. moon saying he welcomes the restored dialog but does not want immediate unification. we're live in seoul with the latest. good morning to you, paula. how much credit does the president deserve for these talks? >> reporter: well, dave, i mean, the u.s. president has already given himself credit for these talks even saying it's his hard time policy and the president of south korea agreed saying that he does deserve some credit. but this can be taken in the context of showing the world and of showing pyongyang that there isn't a wedge between the u.s. and south korea. there's been speculation that north korea is looking towards the south and almost sidelining the united states when it comes to negotiations to try and drive that wedge, b

south korea. there's been speculation that pyongyang by wanting to talk to seoul and not to washington almost sidelininggton was trying to draw a wedge within that alliance and the south korean president making it clear that hasn't happened today. he also said that president trump was very happy that the north and south were talking saying he loved the idea of north and south coming together. he said that he is willing to meet with the north korean leader kim jong-un and have a summit, but not a meeting for a meeting's sake. he wanted more substance to it and more conditions to be met. he also said the denuclearization was very important, important because at the end of the meeting on tuesday, the chief negotiator said south korean media got it wrong that that was talked about. that was nonsense. >> all right. thank you. >>> you just wonder if the net result of that is legitimizing kim jong-un and his regime. how much credit do you want for those talks? >>> the judge says the white house can't end the dreamers program just yet. democrats back off their shutdown threat and how republicans react to the se

however, some analysts say kim may be trying to drive a wedge between seoul, south korea, and its allyproposed the two korea's meet on january 9th. a major headache for people flying into the u.s. monday night, an outer edge of the u.sr protection's processing system caused a two hour delay. some airports rds backer procedure but a spokesperson says the disruption did not affect standards for security season. i'm kelly wright. now back to our special. >> sean: welcome back to this a special edition of "hannity," president trump's first year. as we've been highlighting on the show, the destroyed trump media have been massive purveyors of fake news, all in an attempt to hurt president trump on his agenda. the spreading of fake news and outright lying has now reached unprecedented levels, which has now created a massive informational crisis in this country. before we show you the worst of the worst examples from the mainstream media, let's first go back and look at how everyone in the press said that donald trump was never, ever going to win. they were laughing up a storm at the thought t

and let's get the latest on it from will ripley, we have him in seoul, south korea. >> no immediate reaction to the spee speechi speech itself. but north korea is going to display dozens of missiles and hundreds of missiles and rockets at the parade next week all foreign media and including cnn banned from covering the event. they want to control the optics we are not ruling out of the ability of a missile test before or during the olympics. regime change suggestions will further irritate kim jong-un and l sources saying there's an uptick in the production facilities as seen by satellites. and victor cha is no longer being considered for u.s. ambassador and said he disagrees with the united states about a preemptive strike. and he said that disagreement cost him the opportunity to be the u.s. ambassador here. >> thank you, sir. >> all right, the russia investigation was not addressed as you might expect in the state of the union. but what was the president saying about a controversial memo that could affect the probe? find out, next. building a website in under an hour is easy with gocentral

not, but the meeting over the next few hours between north and south korea could have huge implications. will ripley is joining us from seoulsouth korea, with more. will? >> reporter: wolf, less than 24 hours from now we'll see something on the korean peninsula that hasn't happened in more than two years. a group of north korean officials will walk across the military demarkation line that separates the north and the south and they'll sit down for talks. the first official talks since december of 2015 with south korean government officials. this comes off a very tense time here on the peninsula, scores of missile launches, nuclear tests and unprecedented heavy sanctions on the north korean regime. the question, did the united states play a role in all of this? president trump and his administration and even south korea's president say yes, but over the weekend, north korea put out messaging saying this is a matter between the two koreas only and they should be free of outside interference. obviously, north korea hoping to drive a wedge between washington and seoul, trying to keep the u.s. sidelined during this process and a

new year's day, kim jong-un expressed talks to possibly have talks about, if. >> let's go to seoul, south koreaa joins us. how is it playing out in south korea this morning? >>. >> reporter: ayman, yes, that's right. president kim jong-un sees it. he said it this morning. it's why the government moved so quickly to propose a date to the north koreans. as you said, next week tuesday in the truce village in the demilitarized zone, the topic of the talks would primarily be the olympic games, forth, kim jong-un, proposing that he sends a delegation here for the games if just a month's time. so how would that happen? what would be the logistics? will they come through the demilitarized zone, make a big deal of snit would they march with the south koreans in the opening ceremonies as moon has suggested in the past. moon is also talking about how this is potentially going to open the door for further talks. he says that, interestingly, those further talks would have to include a discussion of the nuclear program ayman and yasmin. >> kelly, help us understand what these talks could mean for the relatio

seoul. south korea offered to host the talks next tuesday in the shared border village.ks would consider the upcoming olympics games in february. the president treated sanctions and other pressures are beginning to have a big impact on north korea. soldiers are fleeing to south korea, rocketman now wants to talk to south korea for first time. perhaps that is good news, perhaps not. we'll see. ambassador haley warned north korea not to test another ballistic missile amidst reports that pyongyang is prepping for another lunch. kim does so after more sanctions are imposed. a third round were imposed in december and the price of gas has doubled in north korea in the last year as a result of the sanctions. in recent days, south korea sees two oil tankers suspected of smuggling oil to the north, jon. >> jon: what about north korea's nuclear program? >> as of now, they don't believe the ballistic missile could resurvive entry and not deliver a warhead to the u.s. despite kim jong-un's claim otherwise. last year he carried out three intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a

incredible video tonight coming out of the grand park zoo in seoul ... south korea.s ...saved a baby elephant from drowning. the young elephant was standing beside a pool. when it slipped and fell in. this video is courtesy of daily mail. dot com. now you can tell the adult elephant started to panic a little bit. as the baby struggled to stay afloat. but then they worked together to get in th epool. and guide the baby above the water and out to safety. just an incredible video of these gentle giants. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(grant) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour.coming up at nine...coming up at nine...breaking newsthe senate blocks a funding bill...which means in just minutes the government will officially shut down.we're live in the nation's capitol with the latest...plus find out how the shutdown will impact popular tourist attractions here in the bay area.and more breaking news.police are on the hunt for the man they say shot and killed a woman in a quiet san francisco neighborhood.a live report from the scene...next. ((

will ripley live for us in seoul, south korea, good to have you with us, will. from u.s. leaders, we're hearing notes of skepticism, reminders of military options always available. now this statement, we'll see from the secretary of state regarding possible talks. are we seeing north korea and south korea sideline the united states' will to make progress or is there a sense that the u.s. pressure has played a role in this? >> well, you know, we've been speak, experts who do believe that the situation, the maximum pressure on north korea may have been a trigger for north korea to so quickly agree to these talks. from the time that north korea's leadser, kim jong un, indicated he might be willing to send a delegation to the winter olympics to the time these talks were agreed upon has been the span of a week. that speed is usual and it shows the north koreans are wanting to talk for a reason. they want to get something out of this and what they want to get out of it is the lifting of these increasingly tight sanctions on their economy which are limiting almost all of their l

cnn international correspondent ivan watson joins us from seoul, south korea monitoring these talks. what do we know about this round, ivan? >> natalie, it's remarkable. north and south korea didn't speak to each for some two years. now they're discussing about where to put a stage at the pyeongchang winter olympics for north korean performance group. that's a remarkable shift that we've seen in a very short period of time. these are working group level discussions taking place in that panmunjom complex, this time on the north korean side of the line of demarcation. among the people participating from the north korean side is a woman who leads a group that's called the moranbong band for fans of north korean pop culture and the music industry there. this band is an all female group that includes instrumentalists and singers and dancers that are often featured on north korean state tv and presumably they are part of the quite large delegation that north korea intends to send to these winter olympics. they're discussing other nuts and bolts issues. for example, the south koreans have pr

mainly focus on north korea's taking part in the forthcoming winter olympics in the south it follows kim jong un's new year's address which struck a more friendly tone towards seoul south korea's president when jean said resolving the standoff with the only ends nuclear program was a priority. and the improvement of relations between north and south korea cannot go separately with the resolving north korea's nuclear program so the foreign ministry should coordinate closely with allies and the international community regarding this nigeria's military says more than seven hundred people held hostage by the group because now managed to escape they were found close to the northeastern border with chad the military says many of the captives were farmers and fishermen who are being kept in forced labor camps. palestinians are condemning a new israeli law which makes it harder to hand over parts of jerusalem under a future peace deal israeli m.p.'s passed the bill which means two thirds of the knesset must now approve giving up territory. pakistan has seized control of charities and financial assets linked to one of the main suspects in the two thousand and eight by bom

nbc news, seoul, south korea. >>> right there, the opening bell at the new york stock exchange. u.s. stocks trade higher today on the back of stronger than expect the quarterly results for caterpillar and 3m. >>> new at 11:00, according to a new survey, the average american spends about $155 per month on their health and fitness. $112,000 in their lifetime. that includes costs like things for gym memberships, health supplements, workout gear, and personal trainers. those on the west coast spend the most on fitness with the average cost coming to $6 a day, and east coast the least expensive with an average workout of $2 a day. free to walk outside, i suppose. >> absolutely, but flying, another story. talking about a path flight here for passengers. they are complaining about the bathrooms, so small they got stuck in the doors, and flight attendants say that about boeing's new plain. they unveiled the plain a year ago. it's faster, more fuel official, but forbes reports it's not comfortable. flight attendants say the sinks are so tiny, you wash one hand at a time. passengers also

south korea and the u.s.? what's he up to? great promise, great hope but great risk, too. back to you guys. >> live for us in seoulill neely, thank you. >>> ambassador nikki haley praised the bravery of protesters in iran who took to the streets. the ambassador also echoed former national security adviser michael flynn's remarks from almost a year ago, while adding her own not so veiled threat. >> the iranian regime is now on notice. the world will be watching what you do. >> her comments come as iran's revolutionary guard continues to blame the u.s., israel, saudi arabia and others for, quote, creating the protests. house of representatives are set to vote tomorrow on a resolution supporting the iranian people. >>> much more on president trump's weekend, defending his mental health as questions over the status of it following that controversial new book on his presidency now overshadows his efforts to getting the ball roll ing on his 2018 agenda. >>> kristen welker, jonathan swan, and "new york times" jeremy peters will have all the very latest on the white house, looking to calm the uproar. >>> plus, author of "

and talked about beginning talks with south korea and joining the world with the upcoming winter olympics. >>> we begin with the latest on north korea and in seoul, south korea, our reporter. kelly cobiella, how is this being received by folk there's? >> reporter: they were largely expecting kim jong-un to come out and say my country is now nuclear capable. whether or not you believe that claim is another matter. south korean military officials doubt whether or not the north koreans actually have the capability of ensuring that nuclear warhead will survive the entire flight of a long-range missile. survive the re-entry into the atmosphere, but some experts say there are only potentially two or three tests away, they are, from getting to that point. then what it comes to these overtures to south korea, completely different reaction. this is something that the south korean president moon jae-in has been pursuing now for months. almost since he got into office last summer, spring/summer. he's been trying to bring the north koreans to the table, brick them into the olympics and believes this is really the only way to ensure the safety and security o