stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. laura: for more on president park's impeachment, i was turned earlier by the former cia deputy chief for korea who is now at the heritage foundation. how much of a challenge does south korea's crisis posed for the incoming trump administration, particularly with respect to north korea and the nuclear program? >> it is going to pose quite a challenge. while other countries are trying to establish a relationship with the trump administration, south korea's handicapped. they have not been able to do that as japanese president shinzo abe has been able to do. if a progressive candidate replaces park after the election, very likely to pursue policies that are against what the u.s. would want. laura: do you expect north korea to try to exploit this political vacuum in south korea and pose a test for the incoming president-elect, donald trump? >> we know from senior defectors that north korea likes to do something early in a south korean and u.s. president's term in order to "train them like a

asked, doesn't south korea also have freedom? that is something i did not think about. [laughter] joseph: but there was some tension. i just did not feel like being korea.to go to south i said i am not sure why you keep asking me but like, you what it is the opposite of you are asking. laughter] host: grace can you address the same question? the story of how you got here and why. myce: first of all, it is greatest honorable moment today in my life. instituteou to bush and president bush for helping korean refugees, myself included. our three reasons for me to come to america, first family. i lost my father, my grandmother, two younger brothers and my oldest sister in north korea i during the famine. and my mother, in the audience, she also had a lot of torture .nd hardship in north korea so, first the decision was made by my mother. she decided to come to america right after president bush assigned in 2004 and korean-american mischer -- korean-american missionaries. philip buck in seattle, he bought the korean newspaper and helped us to read that. my mom read the newspap

the number of cell phones in south korea, 1.3 per person. in north korea, don't ask me why that third of a cell phone is important. in north korea, we're probably talking about less than 10% of people have cell phones. this is a situation where north korea has been sanctioned by the united nations frequently. of the same time, south korea has a former foreign minister minister who is thes. secretary-general of the united nations. /your south korean diplomat was president of the human rights council. these two countries are buying for legitimacy to make the claim that they are the government of all korea. north korea is in a bind. it has has very little to make that ren claim. with regard to human rights, the north koreans clearly are sensitive about what is going on. when north koreans were first criticized other human rights they made suggestions about north koreans to make progress in areas that were not sensitive politically. dealing with the issue of people with disabilities. the north koreans, when they reported a few years later to the

south korea halted operations of the kaesong industrial complex, a symbolic joint venture between the two koreas. south korea also agreed with the u.s. to deploy an advanced anti-missile system known as, thaad to south korea. the move drew strong criticism, not only from the north, but also from china. on home soil there were also challenges. park's ruling part lost its parliamentary majority in a general election this past spring. and her standing weakened rapidly after the unexpected loss. the biggest threat against her presidency came in late october. park apologized to the people of her nation amid claims of influence peddling. she took personal responsibility for the scandal and she vowed to cooperate with any investigation. but the public's persistent calls for her resignation haven't stopped. >> earlier i spoke with yhk world senior correspondent. >> it's no surprise that the opposition parties voted for impeachment but lawmakers from park's ruling party also voted against her. the fact shows that they decided to go with public opinion instead of party loyalty. i think they mus

, he got a hold of a smuggled radio that picked up "voice of america" and other broadcasts from south korea. he says that was how he learned the truth about the korean war-- that north korea had instigated it-- a fact the regime kept from its citizens. >> ( translated ): in north korea, we're taught that it was the u.s. and south korea, who attacked the north. i never had any doubts about this information before. but after listening to the radio, i learned what the north korean government had been telling us about the war was not true. this myth allowed the north to hold the south responsible for the war. >> reporter: what would have happened if you were caught listening to foreign broadcasts? >> ( translated ): you would have been branded as an anti- revolutionary. then, you would be sent to an internment camp, but if you were repeatedly caught, you would be executed. >> reporter: kim heung-kwang knows that risk well. he's also a defector living in south korea. but in the north, he actually worked for a government task force that went door to door confiscating smuggled outside media. >> (

china has deteriorated the last few months after south korea announced deployment of a missile system. it is going to be difficult for the south korean government to handle china, north korea, the economy, and president-elect trump. very bad batch of threats. it is going to be difficult for the defective president. anchor: you mentioned that relation to the united states, which is the most obvious ally, somewhat dependent on how things pan out with the trump administration, what about japan? and ally? guest: for years they did not meet. and the south koreans are very critical of the japanese. made a diplomatic u-turn, signining with j japan d -- and signingth a few weeks ago and intelligence sharing agreement. what is likely as the next president, if he is in position, he will try to realign south korerea to be more neutral while moderating the region. getting closer to china and not that close to the japanese. now the japanese are kind of worried of the election console. anchor: thank you very much indeed. our guess from the set -- from the foundation research. to forecasts the spike

the number of cell phones in south korea, 1.3 per person. don't ask me why that one third is so important. in north korea, it has been 10% of people that have cell phones. sanctioned has been by the united states -- by the united nations frequently. south korea has a former foreign minister who is the secretary general of the united nations. this year, one was president of the human rights council so these two countries are vying for legitimacy to make the claim that they are the government of all korea. north korea is in a real bind because it has very little to make that claim. , theregard to human rights north koreans clearly are sensitive about what has been going on. when north koreans were first madecized, countries suggestions that north koreans ought to try to make progress on areas that were not sensitive politically. dealing with the issues of people with disabilities. when the north koreans reported , theyyears later announced they had signed the convention on people with disabilities. progress, they were working with nongovernment

south korea halted operation of the kaesong industrial complex, a symbolic joint venture between the two koreas. south korea also agreed with the u.s. to deploy an advanced anti-missile system known as thaad to south korea. the move drew strong criticism, not only from the north, but also from china. and on home soil there were also growing challenges. park's ruling party lost its parliamentary majority in a general election this past spring. and her standing weakened rapidly after the unexpected loss. the biggest threat against her presidency came in late october. park apologized to the people of her nation amid claims of influence peddling. she took personal responsibility for the scandal, and she vowed to cooperate with any investigation. but the public's persistent calls for her resignation haven't stopped. >> park geun-hye has been embroiled in this political scandal and was facing mounting calls to step down. now she's just one decision away from officially being booted from office. nhk has the story. >> translator: now i announce that impeachment bill has been passed. >> report

in south korea today. some have made the long journey to the united states. one of those brave souls is joseph kim. in 2006, joseph escaped north korea into china and eventually made his way here with the help of an organization called liberty in north korea. today he is a hard-working college student and a voice for north koreans who still do not know freedom. the bushsited institute in 2014, and we are thrilled to welcome him back. ladies and gentlemen, joseph kim. [applause] >> hello, everyone. my name is joseph kim. today is my second time meeting president bush. what i was offered an opportunity to meet him three years ago, i thought about it and i decided to accept the invitation. i thought it would be a good thing to meet the president, because how many college students can say i actually met president bush? suggested that i should thank him because he signed the act which allowed the north korean refugees to have an opportunity to come to the u.s., including myself. that day when i met him, i brain, the with my best i could, but not with a heart. durin

it shows a startling contrast between north and south. korea is alive with light, north korea is shrouded in darkness. more than 24 million people live under the tyranny of comrades in -- of communism in the cam regime. in recent years, free societies have focused attention on the plight of korean people, but more must be done. since 2014, the bush institute consensusbuilding meetings, commissioning additional research and understanding one of the worst human tragedies of our time. the result has been a call for action for governments, the private sector, and societies to work together in a bipartisan way to improve the human condition in north korea. believe this includes advocating for a new u.s. policy that integrates the cry for human freedom with denuclearization. we also believe that means supporting the north korean escapees who are building new lines and freedom here in the united states. all of you can be a part of this call to action. if you visit bushcenter.org/nk, you will find several concrete ways you can help. learn more about th

have president park in south korea, the voting continuing. the south korean capital, next. and exporting inflation. looking at china's prices at the highest level since 2011. and mario draghi says it is not a taper, despite plans to roll back. we continue this discussion later in the show. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ 1:44 a.m. in new york. coming back. we haven't hit a record high -- have a record high in the market. contracts.ve 900,000 they could beat on the other side and terms of cash flow. closing somewhere in new york. going to the business flash. good morning. agreed to-- has purchase the biggest miner of south africa gold paying for still water. and the only u.s. platinum group metals group and the highest player deposits. nintendo says they have hit their highest level in four months after starting to market their super mario brothers smartphone game. including giving fans a chance to try it out ahead of its release. however, the shares are still below july after a speculative flurry that followed the hit pokemon go game. and dropping in h

potentially forcing south korea's military to rewrite operation plans. rmy of hackers said to number as many as 6,000, work for north korea's notorious reconnaissance bureau including a unit called unit 121 built up by a former body guard for kim's father and grandfather. they previously targeted a south korean nuclear power plant, hacked the smartphones of top officials and allegedly carried out north korea's direct attack on north america on sony entertainment in the fall of 2014. they say they're good at grabbing hacking tools from the black market and breaking into targets. >> they don't have an i.t. industry. some days they don't even have electricity. both the current kim and his father put a big emphasis on i.t., on hacking. >> reporter: the report of a cyber attack comes at a time when the u.s. and south korea are bracing for another possible provocation from un. a time of political transition in the u.s. and political turmoil in south korea. the country consumed by a corruption scandal with president park geun-hye likely to resign or be impeached

-- for south korea?ind: it means that will bet park geun-hye suspended from her presidential duties, and the prime minister will take over. a for mr. will address the nation at a clock p.m., at a couple of hours from now. lawmakers in300 south korea's national assembly, which we are standing outside, voted to impeach her. that means this issue will now go to the constitutional courts to look at it. nine judges on the constitutional court can agree to put forward this motion and to approve it. then, the president election will be held within 180 days. that is a long time. this process, if you string it out, could take eight months, in which time the prime minister, which has not been elected by the people, will be in charge of the country. after that, they may get a new president. the thing is that the constitutional court could still throw out this motion to impeach president park. this happened before. this is the second time ever in south korea that lawmakers have voted to impeach a president. the firs

we're working closely with the united states and south korea. >> members of the national security council drew up the details. they say they'll expand the list of north korea officials living in japan who will be banned from reentry if they leave. they'll do the same for nuclear or missile experts living in japan who travel to the north. the reentry to ships that dock in north korea, even if they visit for humanitarian purposes. tokyo says it will freeze more assets belonging to people and organizations with links to the north's nuclear and missile programs. the measure will affect a chinese firm and individuals who became subjects of u.s. sanctions in september. japan imposed its last round of sank sanctions against the north back in february. that's after what pyongyang launched a long-range ballistic missile. seoull is also enforcicing toug penalties. >>> government officials have nearly doubled the number of people and organizations that south korean are not allowed to do business with. the list includes vice chairman of the ruling workers party. another high-profile name hwang pyong

that is also the case in south korea.omm has allegedly taken advantage of its market position and is now facing a hefty fine. other companies face charges as well. all of this comes amid a massive option scandal that involves the country's president. the nation looked on as the head of south korea's state-run pension fund was taken into custody. special prosecutors suspect -- pressured the fund. he was south korea and health minister at the time. >> the special prosecution team investigated the health minister. reporter: the arrest comes amid a massive corruption scandal that involves the president. earlier this month, president park geun-hye was impeached over allegations that she colluded with a longtime friend to extort money and favors from that largest companies. park's presidential scandals -- presidential powers are suspended. qualcomm, whose chips are used, and smartphones around the world, and forcing mobile phone manufacturers into under license agreements. >> we have decided to issue a correction order to qualc

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rishaad: south korea's political limbo, we had to seoul, korea for the latest to impeach president parkck check of the latest business flash headlines. global airlines suffering declines. higher oil prices have been trimming margins. iata says combined net income will be under $29 billion in 2017. however, airlines have improved efficiencies and costs. >> we have been helped by the oil price in 2016, but we must be aware of the ability of the well andto work efficiently and manage their business, and we have increased the resilience of the industry. an order for 12 planes with the option of seven more, worth $65 million. the first five planes are being delivered to your next year. rishaad: reinhardt and her chinese business partners have been cleared to buy the australian cattle company. scott morrison says it will remain majority all strain owned. park geun-hye is expected to learn her fate today as lawmakers begin a motion to impeach her. she says she will accept parliament's decision. give us an idea how things are playing out there at the moment. so far this morning, lots of protest

impeachment proceedings against south korea's president have begun. that will be voted on tomorrow and is expected to end the career of the president who is accused of colluding with the french to manipulate affairs. 4%with an approval rating at , the president days appeared to be numbered. the twoieve they have thirds majority needed to push the president out on friday. are assured, we that what i'm 200 lawmakers will vote for impeachment. if there occurs a situation where the motion fails, our citizens will not forgive the parliament. >> south korea's first female president is accused of allowing a confident to wield political influence. she was indicted on charges of leaking confidential documents. the president has apologized three times and acknowledged she received help but had denied any involvement in criminal activities. south korea's constitutional court will have 180 days -- [no audio] >> >> the scope of the investigation and areas of the crime are wide, not only because the situation is complicated but because influence peddling appears to

let's go to south korea. south korea's parliament has voted in favor of impeaching the president.nal assembly. what does this exactly mean for the president? well, it means that the president will be suspended or has been suspended and the prime minister takes over as the interim leader. minister said he will ensure the government runs normally and they will take steps to stabilize markets if necessary. he will hold a national address in about 15-20 minutes. meanwhile, the president or suspended president, has to accept the voice of the president and apologize for causing national confusion. what will happen next is that goes to because usual court to be looked at and six out of the nine judges in that need to approve the motion to go forward. if that happens and they have 180 days to do so -- if that happens, presidential elections will be held in 60 days. --s whole process could pick could take as long as it will be a much shorter process. we could see her come back and we could see a big flooding of public anger against the president, and also against what is at the heart of th

. >> south korea's political scandal has seen some of its biggest companies holding to parliament for question. >> and japan considers legalizing casinos. >> this is the second hour of day break asia coming to you from bloomberg's asian headquarters. i am in hong-chin coning, where it is just past 8:00 a.m. and it is past 7:00 p.m. in new york. oking at how the markets closed, and we got a cue from europe shaqiriing off what happened in the italian referendum. they took a lesson from brexit as well as trump and getting on the right side of trades do. >> they rebounded. we are seeing positive sentiment filtering through from wall street from europe as well. let's get straight to the markets here in the asia-pacific. let's head to australia where the asx 200 is up half a percent. ahead of the monetary decision, they are expected to hold steady at 1.50%. let's go to the nikkei 225, which is just start to go trade. we saw the japanese yen weakening in the last session. the exporters are getting a boost. nikkei up 1%. the yen not doing much after weakening in the last session. let get a ch

so the constitutional court in south korea will be deciding the merit of the decision. it started out with a bizarre scandal surrounding the president. that led to a public uproar that led to weeks of massive protests in seoul and nationwide. and of course the national assembly, the 300 members of the national assembly voted on the impeachment motion this afternoon. and it was a yes. it was a go with impeachment. 234 members out of 300 national assembly members voted yes to the idea. but like you said. the constitutional court will be reviewing the decision, whether it's a just decision or not. even if the constitutional court says yes, this is a just decision, the political uncertainty does not end there. south korea's political parties will have two months to put together a presidential election. that could potentially mean somewhat of a last-minute cramming to look for a presidential figure here. because none of the parties have a clearly winning or clearly supported presidential figure at this point. and just looking at the short-term future here, what's happening t

the heads of some of south korea's biggest conglomerates, the bribes allegedly paid in this widening political influence scandal which has been engulfing the country. >> in investigative hearing, the nine heads of south korean conglomerate who will be up in front of lawmakers. this is very unusual. what they are going to be drilled about is the link to influence scandal that has engulfed the president. ,mong the leaders, the chairman and lawmakers basically want to know why tens of billions of dollars were given away to foundations controlled. it is at the heart of this scandal that south korea has really been rocked by for at least months now. 18 lawmakers doing the questioning. nine from opposition groups. asky question they want to will be, will they ditched the tables, give donations at the request. >> tell us about the allegations surrounding them. >> the biggest will be questioned. he's the vice-chairman. they have headquarters in the recent weeks. and the national pension service. outside.biggest have been under fire. it is hugely controversial. the group, they were looking at

obviously to get to south korea, japan, and broaden their range on there. there's been no secret on that and they've made that very clear. >> i heard from some experts who are deeply worried about north korea, within a few years, they could have 50 or 100 nuclear bombs. what are you hearing? >> they have continued to push their proliferation. there's no secret to this. they're also advancing how they're gathering nuclear material. so for north korea, what they have now and their testing capability, we can tell what they're able to do. but we don't know what they're able to do next, because that will be the next test coming out. >> south korea right now, a key u.s. ally, i understand they're extremely nervous about this potential threat from north korea, and they see some north korean cyber attacks against south korea that are very alarming. what are you hearing? >> so you have testing from north korea for nuclear testing. you have advanced actions happening on the ground above. north korea reaching into south korea with a cyber attack to attack the cyber com

lawmakers in south korea vote to impeach their president. ahead on wake up --- who's now in charge of the country. and tributes continue to pour in for astronaut and former senator john glenn who passed away yesterday. ahead a look back at forecast from fox6 meteorologist stephanie barichello a mix of clouds and sunshine today with high temperatures reaching into the low to middle 20s. clouds increase overnight with lows in the teens. two storm systems impact se wi this weekend - the first bringing snow by afternoon/evening saturday. the second system will monday morning. 3- 4 of snow is possible by sunday morning but storm totals will be higher by monday morning. stay tuned. today: mix of clouds and sunshine. chilly. high: 24 wind: nw 8-12 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 12 wind: w 5-10 mph dick adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no up -- with changes coming to 94 and the zoo interchange. ryan luck with the d-o-t joins us to talk about everything that's going to impac

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more: there has been trouble for volkswagen in south korea.hey have taken dramatic steps against the carmaker. 80 models were banned from sale earlier this year. now the country's fair trade commission has slapped a fine of almost 30 million euro's on cw for false advertising. the scandal is continuing to affect volkswagen sales. brian quinn reports. south korea's fair trade commission cracking down on the country's volkswagen unit with the largest fine ever imposed in a false advertising case. their ad repeated concrete phases. before its use of sophisticated emission test cheating software was revealed in late 2015 volkswagen ads in south korea touted the vehicle's fuel efficiency and compliance with european emission standards. that campaign saw sales balloon on the peninsula from 4000 cars to 62,000. driver whokorean purchased a new volkswagen in 2013 is no longer a satisfied customer. >> i suffered mentally from other people's opinion of my purchase. used car prices have also sharply dropped causing monetary damage. >> the fine is equal t

the farmers from south korea are keen to know more. some have seen their income decline with the rise of free trade, and thehey are worried about the future. >> translator: it was educational. i wasn't s sure about the busins model, but i learned a lot. >> translator: this system is taking off in south korea. i'm from a small town, that's why i joined the observation tour. >> reporter: despite its success, oyama is facing a new challenge. the town's population is declining. down 50% from the 1960s. the agriculture core is working on the next idea of a farming theme park. >> translator: it's a great view, isn't it? it will be a great place. >> reporter: it has already chosen a site where it plans to grow 35,000 trees using a handful of varieties. the park will give visitors the hands-on experience of farming including harvesting trees. they are also planning to build hot spring resorts and museums. the idea is to make farming fun. the town hopes some visitors will decide to stay. >> translator: to achieve a dream, one must first plant t

lawmakers in south korea impeach the president. park geun-hye suspended after weeks of antigovernment protests. the syrian government showing in aleppo, despite the russian announcement of a new pause infighting. a new report exposes the russianionalized athletes. we will go to moscow for the latest. molly: we start with a major seoul, thehakeup in south korean president impeach this friday after weeks of antigovernment protests against her rule. scandalence peddling caused park geun-hye's suspending of her powers. go to jason strother, who joins us from the south korean capital. i understand there is official reaction coming in about the impeachment. we heard from president park herself. jason: right. she expressed regret over causing all this chaos, as she said. it was not an admission of guilt, by any y means. she has been accused of pressure in some of south korea's largest companies to give tens of millions of dollars to a close friend who embezzled much of those funds. but she says she is stepping down and peacefully handing

. >>> the president of south korea was impeached peechd the morning, she is south korea's first democratically elected leader to be removed from office. south korea's prime minister will serve as acting president. >>> critical video was played at dylann roof's murder trial in charleston. roof is charged with gunning down nine black church goers in a racially motivated attack. s. err video shows roof pulling into the church parking lot and entering the church. 45 minutes later he's seen cautiously leaving the church it was revealed roof's mother suffered a heart attack in court as prosecutors described her son's actions in their opening remarks. >>> this morning john glenn is being remembered for his courage, patriotism and intellect. glenn was the first american to orbit the earth. he also served this country in war and as a united states senator. he died yesterday at the age of 95. >> reporter: from the cosmos to capitol hill and then back again. >> reporter: john glenn was an astronaut, a politician and a patriot. >> i had i guess you could say 47 years of federal years, and we're proud of t

his next gig puts them back in south korea.ad: he has given the strongest signal yet that he would join the race to secede president park geun-hye. how are voters viewing this idea? likedis certainly being by certain voters. his rating went up today after he made the comments a couple of days ago in new york, his comments were basically a hint that he would seek to run for president if he comes back to south korea. it is a good signing that the rating is up for him. for himgood sign because he has been running second place in polls for the last several weeks. fronte polls show him in running position, so he could be the most sought after man in south korea's political market. right now there is no clear conservative candidate that ofld match the popularity opposition hopefuls, and he certainly comes into that position. of campaignkind would it be if he runs? what challenges do you anticipate he faces? promote hishim to nationsce as the united chief, leading the united nations for the last decade, and he certainly has a high pro

we're seeing south korea''s kospi up more than a quarter%. china markets will open in just under half an hour. speaking of china, the number of chinese tourists coming to japan is growing rapidly. this year, more than 5.5 million chinese had visited japan by october, surpassing last year's figure. chinese firms have been invited to invest in japan's flourishing industry. about 50 people attended a seminar organized by the japan external trade organization in beijing. an official said chinese firms can be confident that investment in japan's tourist industry will yield positive results due to the growing number of chinese visitors. the official said the group decided to invest about $175 million to operate about 20 hotels in japan. a representative of a chinese investment firm said japan is likely to attract more investors from asia as real estate is relatively cheap and borrowing rates are low. while the japanese government is inviting foreign investment as a way to promote economic growth, but so far, chinese investors have been slow to resp

-- your analysis as a look to the future of politics and economy in south korea.achine orders for october, year over year figures looking more gloomy. 5.6% drop in those machine orders straight in those machine orders strictly month on month looking much more positive, 4.1% rise in those machine orders straight this is a very key barometer when it comes to capital expenditure. we saw that drop of 3.3%. we were expecting this upside surprise for the fourth quarter given the yen reach previously th we have seen, that bolster the sentiment demand for capital goods. things like this, also a beep. month on month numbers are up, 0.4%. and the year on year figures, easing when it comes to the drop. down 2.2%. ppio see th enovember reversing the declines we saw previously. ahead to the japan open in just a few minutes time from now. the nikkei last closed, you can see up i 1.2%. -- by 1.2%. the yen is 115. we are days away from the fed's rate decision. what might the central bank have up its sleeve in the new year? this is bloomberg. ♪ ramy: you're watching "daybreak asia

relax and retire, or run for president of south korea. because this is your last question, we would like to know will choose and you have to give a clear answer now. thank you. [laughter] general ban ki-moon: the first part of your question -- of course, i will take some more days to take rest. as you know during the last 10 years, frankly speaking, i have not been able to take any proper vacations and rest. it has been quite a tough 10 years. i have been working first to make sure that the united nation's is there when people need me and the united nations and for the second part of the question, i have been repeatedly saying i am still the secretary-general. i still have 15 days to go. after 15 days, when january 1 comes, then i will take some rest and go back to korea. and then i will try to meet as many people as possible, which may include political leaders and leaders of societies and my friends, consider seriously what is best of what i could and should do for my country of korea. as you know, the situation is very, very difficult.

brush like a pro. >> news to bring you from overnight, south korea, where parliament voted to impeach that >>> south creek ya voted to impeach the president. the constitutional court must decide to uphold the vote. it is a process that could take up to 180 days. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets demanding the president's resignation. the impeachment vote sets the stage for the president to become the country's first elected leader to be pushed from office in disgrace. >> leading the news this morning, the mother of charleston massacre suspect, dylann roof, had a heart attack and saying i'm sorry not long after they described his cold and cool cue lating attack that left nine church-goers dead. notice was given business his attorney who sought a mistrial after he said the testimony from a shooting survivor was appropriate. when he said roof should be in hell. the judge denied the mistrial. he continues to face trial. >>> new baby makes eight for mick jagger. the rockledge jend and 73-year-old rolling frontman and his 29-year-old girlfriend, melanie, welcomed a baby boy.

samsung, south korea's most valuable company climbed to a record of week after announcing a series of moves, including pending shareholders a 36% increase in per share dividends. the company also announced it may split as soon as next year, responding to pressure from activist hedge funds. we caught up with the managing editor for asia tech, peter hellstrom, from tokyo, just as the news broke, along with tech economy ceo david kirkpatrick in new york. >> the big news out of this is that samsung has decided it's going to return more cash to shareholders, specifically through dividends and share buybacks. it set in the past that it wants to return about 30%-50% of free cash flow to shareholders. as it has done that, the amount of cash and has on hand increases. it will go to the top end of that range, 50% going back to shareholders. even through dividends are buybacks. it's going to begin by increasing the dividend for

the scuffle was aboard a flight between vietnam and south korea.n is home to the world's biggest fish market, called tsukiji. it is legendary for tuna auctions, the source of all that great sushi, so much so that a plan to move the market has provoked controversial. now, a film has reignited a debate over its historic value. the movie's director, naotaro endo, told the bbc what makes the market just so unique. translation: when i first visited tsukiji, i was surprised. i knew so little about it. i was struck the power of the people who make it what it is. i was captivated by their energy, and decided that i wanted to make it into a movie. trust is the key here. it's taken years to build. it's based on family businesses, and how people connect with each other. through the movie, i hope it can provide an opportunity to discuss how to nurture and pass on our ancient food culture to the next generation. returning to one of our lead stories, the smog enveloping china. a professor from the university of california joins us. if you take a look at the poll

maria: welcome back, south korea launching changes. lauren: this mid recent protest after millions of people into the streets for itch peachment. he's accused for extortion of money from south korea companies including hyundai and samsung. approval ratings 4%, lowest among any leader of south korea since late 1980's. prime minister will be leadership. los angeles prosecutors accusing sears, jc penny, kohl's and macy's on misleading consumers on sales prices. some items were on sale that never actually retailed a higher price so customers believe they are getting a better deal than they actually are. businesses cannot publicize a higher original price unless the price was actually for sale within three months of the advertisement, now you know. john glenn died yesterday at 95 year's old. then on february 20th 1962 a milestone in the space race as glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. >> i feel fine. capsulate is turning around. the view is tremendous. lauren: after leaving nasa in 1964glenn never strayed from the public ey

. >>> still ahead, we're following big news from south korea.may have just one more day in office after being rocked by political scandal. we'll get you a live report. >>> at least 102 people are dead following that 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hid indonesia early yesterday morning, this according to the ap. more than 600 people were injured, including 128 seriously after that earthquake struck the district at the shallow depth of only about six miles below the surface. more than 265 homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed. the state department says they're unaware of any u.s citizens among those killed. >>> south korea's parliament has introduced a bill to impeach embattled president park geun-hye. her approval ratings have dropped to 4%. she's seen her presidency engulfed by a scandal. joining us from london is matt bradley. what's the likelihood? what are the odds park gets impeached? >> well, ali, i try to be careful when it comes to forecasting voting results these days, but if the numbers are to be believed, then it looks like south

the scuffle was aboard a flight between vietnam and south korea. you get it, rico? # right here waiting for you. mac moving on. this might not be a story for you, if you live the lower flight for you, if you live the lower flight path. —— bulow a flight path. india is cracking down on airlines release human waste from toilets in the air. it follows complaints that an aircraft had been dumping waste over houses in delhi. they'll face heavy fines of 50,000 rupees — that's more than $700. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt braved a trip to the airport. so, the claim is that planes are regularly discharging their toilets over the indian capital. a retired indian army officer claims his alchemy, very near where i am standing outcome is regularly splattered with human excrement. —— balcony. he cannot prove that this is from planes, but his complaint was taken up either national green tribunal, an environmental court, and it has ordered that india's aviation regulator makes sure that airlines do not dump human waste in this way. the plan is that there will be

surrounded by guards, he goes now to help south korea bring down kim jong—un. rea bring down kimjong—un. north korea has called him human scum. russia says the syrian government is holding talks with the opposition, ahead of possible negotiations to end the six—year conflict. it's not clear where they are taking place or who is involved, though the main opposition group says it is not taking part. meanwhile, government forces in syria have intensified their attack on a rebel—held valley near damascus. wadi barada is a significant stronghold because it's the location of a key water supply for nearly five million people in the capital. the author of the novel watership down, richard adams, has died at the age of 96. his tale of an evicted family of rabbits was rejected by 13 publishers before eventually becoming a best seller. it was also turned into an animated film. a former civil servant and world war ii veteran, he was a prominent environmentalist and campaigner for animal welfare. and tributes have been paid to the actress liz smith, who's died at the age of

so what's next in the step here with south korea and this ongoing saga? >> thanks, alex.as six months to decide if the charges are true and if park should, indeed, be removed. if they agree with parliament, that would make modern south korea's first female president its first ever to be impeached, but park still has a lifeline. the court's decision is far from certain. the last time south korea voted to impeach its president in 2004, the court kept him in. six of the nine justices need to vote to unseat the president. in fact, park and her fellow conservative predecessor have appointed six of those judges, but in the mean time, prime minister west bank kyo-ahn will take over. whether she stays or goes, park remains deeply unpopular, her approval ratings have hovered in the single digits the past few weeks and the continuing scandal unleashed protests on an unprecedented scale. in the end today, about half of park's own ruling party joined her opponents in voting for her impeachment, so park stands accused of extortion and abuse of power. the scandal centers around one of

in south korea, for basis point gain.ing into the dollar and equities, and these safe haven assets are very much sold off. rishaad: thank you very much indeed for that. sophie: as juliette mention, opec has seen its first output cuts from independent producers and 15 years to oil ministers agreed to reduce output by 1.2 million barrels a day, and saudi arabia signaled it is ready to cut production more than expected, promising a reduction of 450,000 barrels a day. russia and other nations pledge to cut production from january. say that the situation is different as we go country by country, but i was pleasantly surprised to see some many countries respond to the invitation by opec in russia to participate in this deal to stabilize markets. i would have to say that most of the countries that joined, and it is important to say they joined voluntarily, so no one will force them to reduce production, and most of these countries would be taking active measures to reduce production, and that is very important. >> we wanted to c

america's top ally in the standoff with kim jong-un, south korea president park will soon be impeachedforced to resign because of a toxic political scandal. kim jong-un may see that crisis in south korea as a vulnerability he could exploit, but could miscalculate and could start another military conflict. very dangerous on the peninsula tonight. >> it's an incredibly tense situation right now. brian todd, thank you very much. other breaking news we're following. jurors are deadlocked in a high profile police shooting case. will the trial of michael slager end in a mistrial? (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the best deals are on the best network. (both) yes! (vo) with no surprise overages, you can use your data worry free and even carry over the data you don't use. and right now get four lines and 20 gigs for only $40 per line. and, just for the holidays, get a samsung galaxy s7 edge for only $15 per month. no trade-in required. i love you in that, no, i love you in that. no, i love you in that! (vo) hurry, these offers end soon. get the best deals and the best network, only on ve