hen henceforth, the focus of reconstruction remained in the south. the act of 1867 which brought black sufficient rrage to the s brought political organization. determined to exercise their new rights as citizens, thousands joined the union league, closely linked to the republican party. and the vast majority of african-americans registered to vote. in 1870, all the former confederate states met the conditions of congress and had been readmitted to the union and nearly all were under the control of the republican party. the new constitutions drafted in 1868 and 1869 by the first public bodies in american history with substantial black representation of about 1,000 delegates throughout the south over one quarter were black. they made the structure of southern government more democratic, modernized the tax system and guaranteed the civil and political rights of black citizens. a few states initially had barred former confederates from voting, fwbut this policy was quickly abandoned. although democrats charged that negro rule had come to the south, nowh

>> well, i just got back from south korea a few hours ago and there's wide expectation in south korea there would be something in connection with this holiday, this 105 anniversary of kim il-sun. there's been expectation of a nuclear blast and there evidence to suggest that. they went with the solid fuel missiles and it appears to have fizzled. i guess the question really is how are we going to react to that? we have a carrier battle group already heading toward the waters near north korea. it's still a ways away. so the issue is are we going to want to do something and i think what is the most important development this weekend is that our vice president has arrived in south korea and will be doing something that south koreans very much want, which is to have some serious consultations and check in signals. after all, south korea is the country with some 20 million people within arrow till area range of north korea. where we go from here one of the issues is that china has been vocal in the last few days saying they didn't want to the north koreans to do this and kim jong-un has gone

it is a great honor for me to be in south korea. i bring greetings from the president of the united states, president donald trump, on his behalf, i'm here to express the unwavering support of the united states for our long-standing alliance. president trump and i are grateful for your strong partnership with the united states, we commend you personally for your steady hand in this time of transition in south korea. the president and our entire administration admire the south korean people's commitment to the rule of law and the democratic process and we look forward to the upcoming election with great anticipation. while changes coming on the people of south korea may be assured, whatever change happens in your elections, the commitment of the united states to south korea's safety and security will remain unchanged. [speaking foreign language] vice president pence: on behalf of the president of the united states, my message to the people of south korea is we are with you 100%. the united states of america stands shoulder to shoulde

and alexander field is standing by, south of the demilitarized zone, in south korea.hank you for joining us at this hour. will, a go to you first in pyongya pyongyang. were you surprised by reports of this missile launch? and does anybody else in north korea know about it? >> the answer to your first question, was i surprised? yes and no. we've been talking about the possibility of a sixth nuclear test. and even at the parade yesterday, when i was chatting with don lemon, i said north korea has a possibility of rolling out a missile launcher and a we could see a missile launched around the day of the sun. you're thinking around the major holidays, north korea may attempt a show of force. everybody was thinking nuclear test, which could happen at some point because there's other points throughout the month of april, leading up to the military anniversary on the 25th of april. this is a window of time we need to watch closely. after all of the missiles were rolled out on the parade, including more missiles that have been shown, and the new kinds of wlballistic missiles,

south korean leaders.did you get the sense they have confidence in president trump's new tragedy moving away from that strategy that used to be called strategic patience? >> they're nervous because they don't need a preemptive strike that can cause them to get hit within the next four to five minutes and lose 25,000 -- 25 million people. they understand that if the crazy guy in north korea did something preemptively we will wipe him out. that does not mean we want to sacrifice 25 million south koreans as well as our troops on the ground. they want to work it out. they want to have dialogue and conversation and figure this out collectively together and make sure that we're sharing intelligence and can move as a group. they are concerned about the words. that's why words are always important when it comes out of the president's words, what they mean. when you use the kind of language that the president and the vice president have recently utilized, then they are saying well, what about south korea? what does

and south korean ally.he wake of strikes in syria and in afghanistan and clearly this is a a message to north korea that the u.s. is taking this threat very seriously. this is really seen as one of the gravest threats that president trump assumed when he took office. you can see in the last week and several months and weeks that this u.s. government is taking this threat very seriously. >> here's what we're learning about this planned visit to the dmz. i'm reading these notes just in here to cnn. vice president expected to get several briefings while he visits. he's going to be talking with u.s. officials. . he's going to also speak with general bararooks and the curre commander of forces in korea. this is a much working visit. but we also heard him moments ago talk about how this is also something personal for him, his father served in the korean war as part of the u.s. army. >> that's right. so this is also as a u.s. leader taking it very seriously, but it's an awesome moment for him as he goes back in th

he says to the governor of south carolina, inform me from time to time what is happening in south carolina. that's it. not here are the rules, but inform me from time to time. so, again, we will never know how things would have been different. what mary once said about her husband, once abe digs those big heels in there's no power on earth that could change him. when lincoln meets with frederick douglass, they're talking about soldiers and unequal pay for black soldiers and lincoln says, i move slowly but no one can ever accuse me of moving in the wrong direction. and so for me johnson's crime is that he squanders this moment in which things could have been different. what i found so depressing about writing the book on reconstruction -- and this is north and south -- the battles that are fought again in the 1950s, the 1960s, people who paid with their lives again in our lifetime is because it wasn't done right the first time. i think things would have been very, very different had lincoln not gone to ford's theater. >> thank you. joan, we've heard from judge steve savakis, a judge who is

that could be heavy and persistent rain in south wales, south—west england and along the south coast.mixture of sunshine and charity, some of them could be heavy and underage through the course of the afternoon. scotland and northern ireland will have the best of the drier weather, and it could get up the 18 degrees in the far north of scotland. on tuesday, the area of low pressure will move away to the south. it will be drier on tuesday. a ridge of high pressure will build on from the north. it will fade in cool winds the eastern coastal areas and thicker cloud here, maybe the odd shower, so the better spells of sunshine will be towards the south and west with the best of the temperatures. on wednesday, the easterly winds begin to pick up in strength and little bit and would bring in cooler airfrom scandinavia, so it will feel quite cold on the eastern coastal areas through wednesday and an area of low pressure in the near content will be given more showers to east anglia and the south—east. ten or 11 celsius on the east coast, further inland the best of the sun chang will be further

to protect south korea. south korea is a sitting duck surrounded by all this nuclear power like china, russia, and some people say even japan because japan is only a step or two away from making its own nuclear weapon. , i don't feel comfortable south korea having to rely on questionable protection from u.s. against the nuclear threat from north korea of the host: thank you. how long have you been in the snuns guest: decades. came here when i was a kid, around 10. host: thank you. guest: the issue of the american nuclear umbrella, the issue of american credibility, this is a very real issue. this is true in europe. it's why we wanted to deploy a cruise missile against the soviets. this is an issue today throughout asia as both north korea and china are engaged in nuclear development and expansion efforts. how credible is the united states nuclear umbrella? this is something that again is the core of u.s.-japan discussions as well as u.s.-nato discussions. could south korea go nuclear? there is no reason to t

the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad.e will defend that alliance for the sake of our people and the people of south korea and we will continue to stand strong to achieve our shared objective across this region and across the world of a the nuclear rise ecuclearized korean peninsula. >> why do you believe you can trust china to follow through? half the administrations have sought help from china and they had not come through? >> president trump is very hopeful that china will take actions necessary to bring about a change in policy in north korea. an abandonment of its nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile program. we are hopeful they will use of the extraordinary levers that they have with the to achieve that objective but as the president has made very clear, either china will deal with this problem or the united states and our allies will. with regard to a change, we have literally gone through a decade that was some quarter century ago that we first learned of the presence of nuclear weapons on the korean p

we will start south, south africa in that.ca's president jacob zuma celebrates his 75th birthday, festivities may be rather more low key than usual. in less than a week, the country's members of parliament are scheduled to hold a vote of no confidence against the president. why? well it comes after he ousted some of his key political opponents in a recent cabinet reshuffle. today, members of the public are expected to take to the streets in protest of the move, but mr zuma's decision also has implications for the economy. south africa has been downgraded to "junk status" by two of the leading debt ratings agencies — fitch and s&p. they argue that the reshuffle will hamper the country's efforts to manage its finances. the government's debt pile continues to grow and the loss of its "investment grade" status could have a significant impact on south africa's ability to borrow money on international markets. it means that major institutions such as pension funds and hedge funds may be prevented from buying the country's debt. on s

south korea's former president has 110w south korea's former president has now been officially chargedte secrets. president park, in custody, is accused of allowing her close friend to extort money from companies in return for political favours. the 65—year—old was removed from office last month when the constitutional court upheld a decision by parliament in december to impeach her over the corruption scandal. a short while ago, i spoke with an international correspondent based in seoul. she told us people took to the streets against resident park and will now look to presidential candidates who can bring about change in next month's election. —— president park. bring about change in next month's election. -- president park. this formal indictment coming down was largely expected. she has been behind bars now for 20 days or so in relation to this corruption scandal. it has really led to her very quick downfall. all of this corruption, all of these allegations, came out in the fall. it has led to not only her impeachment by the removal, and 110w her impeachment by the removal, and nowj

turning wet and windy towards the south—west. spreading the lawn the south coast.ong the south coast it looks rather different for sunday. a fair bit of cloud. windy and raining. onlyio—ii degrees. 15— 16 in the london area before the rain arrives. along the north sea coast temperatures from the for many. —— temperatures betterfor many. —— temperatures betterfor many. 15 in belfast. in the north—west of scotland, getting up to 17 degrees. we have premier league action taking place. i don't think there will be any problems with the weather. at tottenham, the cloud is beginning to win the match and we have some rain arriving later on because the weather front is moving a little bit further northwards. that will take us into the bank holiday monday. a north and south split. more than half doing well. still quite cool on the north sea coast. further south, sunny spells and showers. some showers could be sharp. away from the north sea coast, the temperatures are doing quite well. the middle and upper teens. a cool day again along the north sea coast on tuesday. cloudy,

tu rkey‘s south korea is charged with bribery.key's president moves to consolidate power after this disputed victory means a state of emergency is extended for three months. and taking on the headscarf taboo. it is eight in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8:30 a.m.. in pyongyang, singapore, iam in london, and 8:30 a.m.. in pyongyang, where a senior north korean minister has told the bbc that this country would act to the pre— empty of us strike with any attack on them. —— pre—emptive. they also said more missile tests would also said more missile tests would also be undertaken on a weekly basis. mike pence said the air of strategic patience is over. john sudworth is in the capital of pyongyang. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration. the next, in kim il—sung square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean, from that very day, an all—out war. 0ur nuclear weapons pr

that will bring cold air south gci’oss wind. that will bring cold air south across the country.t expect a particularly warm easter monday, particularly warm easter monday, particularly in the north of scotland. here we will have a line of wet weather, rain, but sleet and snow mixed in. that will push size, eventually getting into north—east england. by this stage, the snow will be over the highest ground. behind it, bright skies for northern scotland, a nice afternoon but very cold. sunshine and showers in belfast. these are the showers moving across northern england. east anglia and the south—east, cloud will come by at times. sunshine and some showers. a similar story for wales and the south west. 13 degrees in plymouth. through tonight, this band of rain will slide to the south. as the skies clear behind, monday night into tuesday morning will be very cold indeed. temperatures in the countryside easily below freezing and widespread frost, which could be a shock if you're heading to work on tuesday morning. on tuesday, we bring this area of high pressure further west in the uk

and to ensure the people of south korea of our unbreakable bond. we are bound together by our shared values. but also by our shared sacrifice. a free and democratic south korea was forged in the fires of sacrifice by soldiers from both our lands. and my father was one of them. 65 years ago, second lieutenant edward j tents of the 45th infantry division in the united states army fought alongside brave south korean forces to win the freedom of this land. came home to raise a family, he had friends in uniform from america and korea who went home to eternity. too, the friendship between our two free nations is eternal. we have bled together. we have prospered together. foundation, the people will face the future together. with courage, determination, and faith, we go together. [speaking foreign language] thank you for your great honor. it is great -- for your great hospitality. it's great to be with you today. language]ng foreign [applause] >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable t

south of that we've got warmer air. 18 as possible towards the south—east. scotland, turning colder in the afternoon. the weather front is in this position on saturday and it could bring light rain or drizzle towards the south—east. ahead of it we've got that warmer air. towards the south—west temperatures in the mid teens. turning coolerfurther north and east. a chilly winter the eastern scotland and north—east england. high pressure is in charge through the weekend, keeping it dry for many of us. on sunday a change coming in because an area of low pressure is approaching. but will bring wet and windy weather into scotla nd bring wet and windy weather into scotland in the north and west. further south it'll be drier, brighter and it will be a bit warmer as well. hang onto your hats because this is heading our way next week. all that warm air gets pushed away by northerly wind which will drop the temperatures and even bring some wintry showers, especially in north. it's goodbye from me time for a sport. andy murray has not had a smooth return from injury. ke

south africa's rating goes south .anager out of johann's part next who says what happened is "catastrophic." , we tune in as presidential candidates face-off at a: 40 central european time. will any contender deliver a body blow to emmanuel macron. "bloomberg markets: the european open." guy: let's talk about these markets. 30 minutes into the trading day. berlin is going to be giving back a little round. -- cranford. u.s. equities going nowhere fast for a second day. the ftse outperforming today. the upside, some oil stocks and banks are trading strongly as well. other thing to factor into all of this is the pound softer today. you do tend to see a mechanical reaction one way and the other. the pound down, the ftse outperforms. s&p global ratings have cut south african debt to junk. the sacking of the veteran finance minister. we are joined out of johannes berg by the head of portfolio management. an whatow bad is this do you expect to come next? a -- have to wait for the anc to definitively stand behind the president

forces of south korea. it is a message of resolve. the people of north korea, the military of north korea should not mistake the result of the united states of america. we stand with our ally. the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad. we'll -- we will fulfill that allies for the sake of our people and the people of south korea and we will continue to achieve our to shared objective. across this region and across the world. for the denuclearize korean peninsula. >> how is this a different policy that the trump administration is pursuing? believe that you can trust time at this time to follow through? china has often not come through. vice president pence: president trump is very hopeful that china actions necessary to bring about change in policy in north korea. and invent -- and abandonment of its missile program. we are hoping they will use the extraordinary relationship and pressure they have with them to achieve that objective. either china will deal with this problem for the u.s. and our allies well. --h

south 58th at the intersection of south 58th and chester. take a look. it's still bubbling out. so it's going to be definitely wreaking it havoc on your commute for the locals. there is near the francis meyers recreation center. i would avoid the intersection. i would avoid traveling from 58th to 9th. -- to 59th. it's wet. i got notification of an accident on route 202. i'll have that information in the next ten minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a thief wears a unique disguise. we'll show what he was wearing when he broke into a local store and his clumsy getaway. >>> calling for change. we'll tell you why a party bust has philadelphia's mayor urging marijuana to be legalized. >>> you angry? >> no. i was -- i'm guilty. >> reliving the moment. fay dunaway spokes only to nbc news about what led to the infamous oscars mistake. >>> 5:45. 53 degrees. we've been following breaking news -- this is a water main break in southwest philadelphia. south 58th and chester. you see the water coming out. no septa trolley service between yaden and the loop. you have to avoid the area. fran

and they spanned generations of americans and south koreans. and on that foundation, we will see freedom through and we will see the interest of the security and prosperity of the people of south korea. and in a word, we go together. >> he said everything is still on the table. does that include a potential u.s. preemptive strike? and on china, what did he lay out to president trump that made him believe china is working hard to put pressure on north korea? vice president pence: they had -- they had a long talk with a broad range of issues. i know the president is hopeful that china will use its influence here on the korean peninsula with north korea to achieve that objective. we are heartened by some initial steps that china has taken in this regard. but we look for them to do more. will behope is that we working with china, working with our partners in south korea, working with japan and other allies to achieve this through peaceful means. as the president has made clear, we will never discuss military tactical decisions. the president has ma

the people of south korea may be assured.r change happens in your elections, the commitment of the united states to south korea's safety and security will remain unchanged. >>> on behalf of the president of the united states, my message to the south korean people is this, we're with you 100%. even in these troubled time we stand with you for a free and secure future. the united states of america stand shoulder to shoulder with the republic of korea and the service and individuvigilants o soldiers on this frontier stands as testament to endearing partnership between our people. the alliance is the lynch pen on korean peninsula. the commitment to south korea by the united states is iran clad and immutable and under president trump's leadership, i know our alliance will even be stronger. our nations will be safer and the asia pacific will be more secure. >> it's more evident than to commit the most dangerous and threat to peace than security, the regime in north korea. since 1992, the united states and our allies have stood toge

south koreans are watching developments closely. 25 million south koreans live within range of northe, south koreans tend to assume war will not happen, life goes on, all mr trump's predecessors from clinton onwards have contemplated military action. mr clinton contemplated bombing north korea's nuclear facilities and pulled back. because the threat of retaliation would probably bring on a second korean war. mr trump may or may not be like the presidents before him, he says he's not. in a complex situation of great danger, he is the new unknown factor. his attitude to risk and military action is hard to gauge. stephen evans, bbc news, seoul. 0ur correspondentjohn sudworth is in the north korean capital pyongyang, and earlier gave us his assessment of the situation. his movements are being monitored and tightly controlled. in many regards this is business as usualfor north korea. it in many regards this is business as usual for north korea. it has long used when friendship and tension to the anti and when business and economic concessions as it steps back from the brink but with each

koreans and help defend south korea. korea is a civil war that has never ended. because it is a civil war, it is a war between north and south korea. why haven't we been the arbitrary -- the arbiter to try to find a resolution for the two countries? after all, they are koreans. , eczemarom the north from the south, but they are family, bottom line. in my opinion, there is nothing for us to win there. there is a lot we can do to help find peace there. jack, you served when? caller: in the early 1970's. russ and fontana, california. independent. hi, rests. uss. caller: good morning. i don't understand why so many people have to die because of their crazy leader. and i agree with the last caller that south korea should be calling the shots because they are the ones who suffer the consequences. but also, i do not know why we cannot just take out the leader instead of putting everyone else at risk? host: jack, providence, rhode island. a democrat. what are your thoughts? caller: yes. you had on that man from georgia for a ver

and we even had a dusting of snow further south, as far south as staffordshire, up in the north—westrs have been feeding in, then, on a brisk north—easterly wind, but over more recent hours, we've seen those showers tending to become confined more to coastal districts, northern scotland, around the eastern side of england, western wales, and cornwall as well. but, as we go through the day today, we are going to see a mixture of sunshine and heavy showers. plenty of these thunderclouds will be developing as the day goes by, particularly across eastern stretches of england. and it is going to be a chilly start to the morning. there should be plenty of sunshine around, yes, but showers from the word go near to the east coast of england, and tending to move inland pretty quickly as the day goes by. there will be some pockets of frost also around, across parts of the midlands, maybe south—west england and wales, but soon melting away, with plenty of blue sky and sunshine here. those winds continue to feed in the showers to the east coast of england, one or two for northern ireland, and sh

pence standing beside -- the acting president of south korea. keep in mind, he pointed out may 9th, there will be a change transition happening in south korea, but nonetheless, whoever comes to power, vice president saying that the relationship between the south koreans and the united states will not change. >> well, that's right. it's an interesting time to actually come to a country when you're just a few weeks away from presidential election. but that really indicates that the u.s. felt that this could not wait any longer. you have the secretary of state, the defense secretary, now the vice president coming to a country that effectively has no president, the former president has been impeached and imprisoned at this point on corruption, allegations and an acting president is going to be out of power within a few weeks. it's an interesting time to come and shows that the u.s. believes that this simply could not wait, one thing that the vice president did say was he talked with the most urgent and dangerous threat to peace was talking about nor

big story hasher been a downgrade that south africa faced.st came late in the evening south africa and uae time. that really knocked around the shoulders. south africa you -- losing its investment grade and now ratingy facing another downgrade. it tells the story of what has been happening with the south african rand. i have also put some of the moving averages here live for you to watch. your 100 day and 200 day. it has broken through the 30 and 100 day. i circled that for you. that was in november. the warning of the deterioration, again, s&p doing the same thing. comments we get from moody's as they review the outlet for south africa. a check ofs now get the first word headline with rosalind chin. rosalind: the south african rand hit lows for the first time in 17 years. it has caused of currency rating to have a negative outlook. following the president's cabinet purge and the sacking of his finance minister. move, the made its former president is hoping that bloomberg should step down. lande highest court in the is judge with bridge oath

but the way china has gone after south korea for the fact that south korea and the u.s.eed to put in an anti-ballistic missile system, the way china has gone after south korea and try to punish them is not a good way to treat neighbors, who after all are going to be there for the next 1000 years. charlie: i assume they are against that because they think it questions their own use of weapons if they should find it in the national interest to do so. >> i think from china's point of view, putting in the so-called terminal high aerial defense system has a very robust radar. the chinese are worrying, although nominally it is there to deal with the north korean threat, ultimately it gets information against china such that it would diminish china's own deterrence. the chinese worry about those kinds of things. if they want to worry about them, they ought to talk to us about them and the south koreans and not just try to make life miserable for the south korean state, which after all is going through tough times. the president was impeached and now in prison. they have an elec

and south korean elections with provocations and we have an election in south korea may 9. it is possible the north koreans could carry out something nonnuclear directed at south korea that can also spin out of control. miscalculation could come from a variety of different places. >> i appreciate your testimony. we focused great deal on north korea. we did not talk as much about china. graham allison has a new book, destined for war, that i think we need to study. we could have an entire hearing on that. thank you for your testimony. me thank the panel for a compelling testimony. on behalf of chairman mccain declare that the hearing is adjourned. >> thank you. >> tomorrow morning e

i mean, if — when south africa, when the apartheid regime in south africa was dismantled, south africaes against people and i think it's a serious issue. imean... we have to end but a final point — and again, it seems to me it raises questions about the consistency of your position. you are a senior minister in thejordanian government that made peace with israel and then built a relationship with israel. even in the last few months and weeks, we have seen closer ties being forged — a gas purchase agreement worth $10 billion between the jordanian government and the israeli government of benjamin netanyahu. morejordanian workers being allowed to cross thejordan river and work in israeli hotels around the dead sea. the ties are getting tighter and you, as a jordanian, presumably are saying to your own government — which you are a loyal servant of — "this is unacceptable. we have to cut all ties..." first. 0k. .with this racist apartheid state." i tell you what. are you saying that? look, if — i think that, as a result of issuing this report, member states should shoulder the responsibilit

you're south african. we wa nt great timing. you're south african.nk status by fich and standard and poors. that's what they have issued to south africa. junk status, just to south africa. junk status, just to explain, junk will make it awfully expensive for south africa to service its debt and to borrow more money? absolutely. what investors demand they want a higher return to actually lend to a country. now, what has been interesting from an investment point of view is that despite the junk status investors have been piling into south african bonds so that's pushed up the price, the yields and the income return has fallen. now the income return has fallen. now the question is whether this is about the political reactions in south africa or whether this wb short—lived which i doubt. i think it is more symbolic of a broader optimism around emerging markets. so what would be interesting if you look at the performance of emerging markets since the beginning of the year, they're markets since the beginning of the year, they‘ re up markets since the begi

korea, with millions of people south of the dmz. >> let's head to south korea.la, you were first to break this news about the failed missile launch. we've learned that this happened in the port city of sinpo and that this is the location of previous missile tests or missile launches that they have done that have also been unsuccessful, right? >> reporter: well, that's right. we had one, ana just at the beginning of this month, in fact, just before the chinese president xi jinping was meeting with president trump and that was seen as a message from north korea. we know that this is an area where many of the submarine launched ballistic missile tests have taken place. there is a submarine base in this area just on the east coast. and certainly from that point of view, we've seen a flurry of activity from this area as north korea has been trying to nail down its submarine launch ballistic missile technology. in you just look at what has happened since the beginning of last year, for example, we have around three dozen missile launches, i've been kovrng north korea

for areas mainly south of the city.eather seven-day forecast, sun and clouds warmer today high of 65. monday and tuesday, chilly damp and raw, similar to yesterday, a couple of showers monday, perhaps a steadier period of rain on tuesday, 55 monday, 58 tuesday, wednesday we're starting is to clear high of 70. thursday, friday, saturday, look fantastic with highs in the mid 80s a lot of sunshine. >> warm just in time for the draft. all right, chris thank you. >>> class in mount laurel, new jersey is being held in the water. new jersey cearnlt nora muchanic is showing -- correspondent nora muchanic shows us how a school bus driver is taking on the role of teacher. >> reporter: when the school bus driver is not behind the wheel he has a fishing rod in his hand. every year during spring break he invites union students -- young students to the pond to teach the kids how to fish. dozens of fish line the banks of the pond to learn about hooks worms or bobbers. >> it's so exiting to see if you're getting a fish. when you get on

the south vietnamese were holding their own. after the peace agreement, hanoi left the south. what happens in 1975 after watergate? do a testvietnamese offensive. capitalk a provincial to see if americans will send the b-52s back. inle the attack is going on this mountainous, sparsely populated province, they were meeting 24/7 with commanders in the front. it becomes clear president ford is not sending the b-52s. this iscalm her out, our moment, launch the general offensive. a couple months later they lost the general offensive. the americans were not there, and the south vietnamese collapsed. anybody wanter -- to guess, of the people i named today, who was the person most influential in teaching henry kissinger everything he knew about vietnam and the vietnamese? very frenchman who created ho chi minh was the guy who told henry kissinger what to do in vietnam, which was to respect the communists and disrespect as deplorable the viennese --vietnamese nationalists. paul: i think we could not possibly find a better moment to end this. [laughter] the: i want to thank freeman semi

>> thaad enables us and our south korean allies to defend south korea or a big portion of south koreagainst the threat from north korea. it's aimed at north korea, the systems, and it posed no threat to -- >> isn't it incredibly difficult to counter the 4,000 artillery pieces the north koreans have on the dmz which could attack a city of 26 million people? >> it is, sir. and thaad is not designed to counter those kinds of basic weapons. >> what is designed to do that, anything? >> we do not have those kinds of weapons that can counter those rockets once they're launched. >> and they can launch -- they have the capability of a launch of those rockets? >> at this very moment, they have that capability, sir. >> what do you make of china's reaction to our placement of thaad, a purely defensive system? does that give you an idea of china's real intentions about north korea? >> i've said before, chairman, i believe it's preposterous that china would criticize south korea or the united states for placing a purely defensive missile system against the north korean threat when the north korean

it's a great honor for me to be in south korea today.nd i bring greetings from the president of the united states, president donald trump. and on his behalf, i'm here to express the unwavering support of the united states in our long standing alliance with south korea. president trump and i are great physical your strong commitment to the united states. we extend personally your steady hand. the president and our administration admires the south korean's commitment to the rule of law and the democratic process. and we look forward the election with great anticipation. while change is coming on may 9th, the people of south korea will be assured, whatever change happens in your elections, the commitment of the united states to south korea's safety and security will remain unchanged. [ translator speaking ] [ translator speaking ] >> on behalf of the president of the united states, my message to the people of south korea is this -- we are with you 100%. even in these troubled times, we stand with you for a free and secure future. the united

they are drifting steadily south.d today and a nagging breeze running in off the north sea. overnight, most showers will push into the south—west. temperatures get a hold up and into the south—west. temperatures geta hold up and it into the south—west. temperatures get a hold up and it will be frost free for most of us first thing tomorrow morning. not a cold start, a bit more cloud around. some showery rain across wales and south west england. but also sunshine through eastern england. there will be fewer showers than yesterday. showers fairly isolated generally the further west you are and highs of eight to 13 degrees. we start our bank holiday weekend, and extended weekend awaits, starting off promising to make the most of saturday. some rain in the forecast for sunday. looks likely to affect mostly the south—west as we move through the day. hello and welcome to 100 days. the russia probe into the trump campaign intensifies as the pentagon launches its own investigation. the department of defence is looking at whet

the alliance between south korea and the united states is ironclad. we will fulfill that alliance for the sake of our people and the people of south korea. and we will continue to stand strong to achieve our shared objective across this region and across the world. a denuclearized korean peninsula. >> mr. vice president, how is that thefferent policy trump administration is pursuing compared to the obama administration and why do you believe you can trust china at this time to follow through? half the imaginations have sought help from china and they often have not come through. president i know that trump is very hopeful that china will take action as necessary to bring about a change in policy in north korea and abandonment of its nuclear weapons program and its ballistic missile program. we are hopeful they will use the they haveary leverage an relationship they have with north korea in order to achieve that objective. president made very clear, either china will deal with this problem or the united states and our allies will. change, we have liter

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we're also getting a backup in the south bay.ing at the overall view, road sensors are mostly green. and for the south bay, we have a new accident on 101, just past 680. there's a lane closed there. allow extra time to get through that area. also for the san mateo bridge, getting a little bit of recovery here, but it's still very slow and you want to find another way with waze. >> really slammed this morning. hopefully that will improve. >> that's what's happening today in the bay. we'll be back with you live at 7:25 with more live local news. >> enjoy the weather. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. coverage from paris begins right now. >>> good morning. breaking overnight, arkansas carries out its first execution in more than a decade, a lethal injection using a controversial drug. the supreme court clearing the way by rejecting a series of last-minute appeals. will it be the first of many. >> don't mess with us. north korea threatens the u.s. with a, quote, super mighty preempted strike as the pentagon prepares for a possi

we are once again in the airbase in south korea. where we learned moments ago from south korean officials, they have filed a missile into the's sea, also known as the sea of japan. as we told you those launches are identified and tracked and identified on this base. this move highlights how tense things are in this region and why americans remain in a high state of readiness. we spent time with some today and more on their training in just a moment. >>> and another trouble spot overseas, syria, the world reacting with horror and revulsion to the apparent poison gas attack that killed dozens of civilians and sickened dozens more, many small children. the white house tonight pointing the finger of blame to syrian president assad, also calling out the obama administration, suggesting if it stood up to assad during its watch, this might not have happened. now, is president trump willing to step in? a word of caution. there are upsetting images in this report. richard engel has the latest. >> reporter: these disturbing images taken just

it is in south korea right now. i think that sends a powerful signal of solidarity with our south korean ally and at the same time, it shows the north koreans that we are serious about the defense -- our defense claimant to our ally on the peninsula. i think the modernization, modernizing of our nuclear deterrent is absolutely critical to our nation. for our survival. and that means the follow on ohio class submarines, that means the long range a strike bomber, and an upgraded ground-based icbm's. i think the triad is a proven success story. we should not experiment with some other formula. it has worked so far. i think it will work well into the future, but we must commit as a nation to modernizing that force. >> thank you, sir. if we are going to have that message of deterrence and assurance, we need to stick to that modernization plan then, correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> last year general scaperatti , who was the commander of the united states forces in korea, he stated the isr was his top readiness challenge and he

reporting from seoul, south korea, co-anchor martha raddatz. >> hello, from seoul, south korea. it's evening here in the city of 10 million people. on high alert on a weekend of g the launch pad. u.s. officials believe it was likely a medium-range ballistic missile, the kind we have seen before. still, the latest launch rattled nerves, especially after the sudden appearance saturday of what could be new long-range weapons at north korea's big anniversary parade. canisters that appear large enough to house a missile capable of hitting the united states. you can see them there rolling past north korean leader kim jong-un. green camo on huge transporters. if he, indeed, has a missile big enough to reach the united states, and if he can make a war head small enough to fit on it, will the u.s. be forced to respond? this hour, all the angles on the most important story in the world right now. and the urgent questions. how far along is north korea's nuclear program? are the new missiles we saw at saturday's parade real? does donald trump have a firm red line? is there room for negotiat