>> i am concerned that we have a situation in south korea that is essentially a political vacuum untilhe next progressive president comes into power. and we have a trumump administration that has said it is undertaking a korea policy review, which has ranged from he is willing to sit down with kim jong-un and have a hamburger to preemptive strikes. and what really worries me is, while these military exercises may be routine, you know, the south korea and media reported the u.s. has deployed a team of navy seals that basicalally took out osama bibiladen. it includes unmanned aircraft that could basically completely destroyed them. that could be a signal. amy: deployed where? >> to the korean penininla as partrt of these regugular exerc. and that is all under this of 5015, that includes decapitation of the leader. i think there has b been -- amy: what you mean, includes decapitation? >> basically taking out the north korean leader. i think there is a perception in this country that regime collapse is imminent and that all it will take is a military action to conduct it. and one -- when h

south korea also has a great trade deal with america. if we ship them to south korea, we pay 18%. ifhey ship a kia or honda here, they pay 2%. the key to north korea is making paid terrorists on american products if they don't take care of kim jong un. on to richardove burr missouri, democrat line. good morning. just wondering, it takes a lot of petrol to do that stuff the north koreans do. we are getting our gas from someplace. another thing, to give atomic bomb to the united states, i mean shipping containers coming to this country every day all over the united states. today check everyone to make sure there isn't a bomb on one of them? host: timothy from north carolina. good morning. yes, good morning. thank you for taking my call. please, let me talk. .ou guys always cut me off i would be glad to answer your question if you would hang on and not cut me off. ok, then. areou look at america, we creating this problem ourselves. it started with saddam hussein. he led us come in, do inspections, inspect palaces and everything. what did we do? we killed the guy. we did the same thing

i think is a great day for social justice and tomography in south korea. her policies have been really bad for workers rights, for labor unions, for farmers and it has endangered korea, worsened our inner korean relations to the worst point that just last year, the industrial complex which is economic zone that was established during the sunshine between norths korea and south korea. a demilitarized zone. that was one step toward reconciliation, toward unification. she basically get away with that. that had a lot to do with her confidant. he was unlawfully giving her advice and was also tied to her corruption. a new day for is the korean peninsula. i hope the u.s. does not take military action in is verytremer miscalculation. there is a political vacuum in south korea until likely, the leading contender for president, who was the chief of staff, the last liberal government that was, you know, carrying out the sunshine policy. he has said he would reopen it. he said, we must return to talks with north korea, we must acknowledge that kim jong-un is the leader

troops in south korea on the border there. don't forget, the iraq army is tough as nails, so the 20,000 people that we have their are not all by themselves. if korea resents china and has a problem with china, or else with the get the foreign exchange. ?ill they get it from iran are they going to sell a bomb to iran and then floated into our harbors? guest: great question. on the point about u.s. troops in the south korean army, yes, we do have over 20,000 troops in south korea. actually, they are pulling back from station south of the river. they are finishing up that transfer. south to further down so we are no longer the true player we worked for many years, but the military has certainly made it a great number of advances and has stepped up and taking control of the defense of at area. on north korea's trade partners, there is no doubt that china has more economic leverage over north korea than any other country. china's trade with north korea between 80% and 90% of all north korea's trade. north korea has been trying to li

pacific command, does the missile actually pose a threat to the united states or allies, japan, south korea? they do that by tracking trajector and he speed of the missile. we saw north korea launch medium range missiles into the sea of japan, no attempt to shoot those down, it was determined they would fall harmlessly into the sea, even though they were heading toward the northern coast of japan. determine if it was a threat f. they were going to try to shoot down north korean missile, number of systems employed. u.s. has ballistic missile defense system based on layers and redushgs undancy, you don't want one shot at a missile. they have the aegis system, on u.s. and japanese ships in the pacific and it is able to track a missile and shoot it down in as trajectory using standard missile. and there is interconnected systems, we have the thaad system that is ground-based system that has powerful radars, they would communicate with the ships and we have land-based intercepters based in alaska and california that if missile were to be very high in space and heading for the u.s. mainland, thos

a tour groups visiting south korea.age tourist in south than the average tourist inéonti‘r as than the average tourist irr‘a'outi'r as well. on paper korea as well. the imnaft on nanerl relatively korea as well. the imoaft on oaoerl relatively strong but we must seems relatively strong but we must consideritis . ..— seems relatively strong but we must consider it is a . .. — seems relatively strong but we must consider it is a relatively — seems relatively strong but we must leashes it is a relatively immature i consider it is a relatively immature tourism sector in south korea. only about 3.5% of - revenues come about 3.5% of export revenues come from it has stoked about 3.5% of export revenues come from - it has stoked fears, from tourism. it has stoked fears, though, of further actions from china. clearly trade is a significant topic. the south korea and exports around 130 billion us dollars of goods to china. it is a roundabout 25% of total goods and exports. we do not see china in posing significant trade barriers,

one left leaning south korea president once even paid hundreds of millions to north korea just to hold a summit in p pyongyang. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> we turn now to political issues coming from the united states. the legal fight over u.s. president trump's new travel ban. a federal judge is telling washington state's attorney general to file an amended complaint challenging the ban. he says until that happen, he cannot determine whether his ruling freezing mr. trump's original executive order applies to the new one. the trump administration is also facing a new controversy involving mr. trump's former national security adviser michael flynn and it can't seem to escape the shadow of russia. here is jeff zerl any frleny fr white house. >> reporter: was president trump aware his first national security adviser general michael flynn was registered as a foreign agent to represent the goechld government of turkey? >> just so we're clear, you wouldn't -- general flynn filed with the department of justice two days ago. >> reporter: sean spicer said his lobbying business was private

if you're injapan you expect a reconfirmation of the security arrangement, in south korea you expect n that in terms of dealing with north korea and in china i'm hoping at least we don't get something from the currency side, which we could have with manu chimp at the g20. there's things with the security in the region but also trade. it's a blank slate because we don't see tillerson in many press conferences. china and the closing of the people's congress, any surprises? the words that come out to me our stability and flexibility. paul burt and. it may sound like forcing around but some experts say these animals can teach us a thing oi’ these animals can teach us a thing or two about leading people. —— paul bertrand. andrew froggatt teaches key leaders ship skills to chief executives, coaches and managers by showing them the right way to deal with horses. the horse whisperer turned management trailer told us how. —— leadership. we set ourselves up as the boss, i'm the leader of the horse, the horses behind me and it is a matter of consistency. if i say once to the horse to come close

let's turn our attention to south korea. o in protesting after the projectiles landed in the sea of japan. what is the latest? rosalind: we have been getting reports all morning from .fficials in security meetings the chief japanese cabinet secretary has said that japan is on the highest possible alert. he says for missiles were fired at the same time, putting the threat that a new level. kilometersout 1000 and three of them fell into japanese waters. south korea's acting president has condemned the actions by the .orth calling it a serious provocation and an attack on the international community. he has over the south korean military to remain ready. their joint chief of staff saying there is a low chance that they were intercontinental ballistic missiles. this comes at a time when the u.s. and south korea are undertaking joint military prelude to an invasion. david: has china responded? china increased tensions between the koreas because it decided to ban coal imports from north korea earlier this year, part of a un securit

adequately if kim jong-un does not respond. >> they will see if south korea will respond to him. h korean president is very forceful and very behind the u.s. and south korea alliance and, they've got to be there. it's tense right now. >>> coming up, former national security adviser michael flynn said he was a special agent who advised the turkish government. did the president know about it? healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. to take advantage of this offer on a volvo s90, visit your local dealer. at where instead of payinging a befor middlemen,em. we work directly with family farms to deliver higher quality ingredients for less than you pay at the store. get $30 off at blueapron.com/cook crazy. [ chuckles ] [ male announcer ] you get it all started... you bring them all together... [ chatter ] ...and sometimes cart them around, too. and when it comes to making custom t-shirts that make the event, you do it all with customink. with t

the us military has begun deploying a controversial missile defence system in south korea. omes a day after north korea provoked international condemnation by test firing four missiles in the direction ofjapan. the chinese government has claimed it will make the skies blue again by tackling the country's air pollution crisis. authorities want to reduce reliance on coal, and invest billions in renewable energy. the british backpacker has been rescued in queensland, australia. at 22—year—old man has been charged with a number of offences including rape and assault. now for the latest financial news with sally and world business report. va va voom — the press are at the geneva motor show taking in the latest models but despite record sales profitability remains low in europe — we find out why. and economic gloom for brazil as its set to reveal another year of recession. politicians promise it will end but it's already led to misery for millions of brazilians. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme shop shut — we tell you why one of south kore

where does south korea go?‘ is so huge in terms of the economy. where does south korea go? left wing party of moonjae—in its currently ahead. it needs it may be harderfor its currently ahead. it needs it may be harder for companies like samsung. the president has been impeached for corruption which despite no one having being convicted of a crime — i have to stress that — this trial for the samsung leader is kicking off and it is horrible timing because it suggests there was some sort of money exchange, some bribe for political favours and we will figure around here with the guilty and innocent but it is a big blow to samsung at the moment. in terms of the future for the impeached president park geun—hye — what did she do now? she has been stripped of her powers. she was temporarily stripped of her powers already awaiting this court ruling. now that she is no longer going to be president she is going to be tried in the courts, possibly the same as everybody else, and this is also problematic because she could be subpoenaed to give evidence in other files, in the lee jae—yon

but also there is a need to bring japan and south korea together. he has problems here in seoul. as been impeached and the new leader is likely to be more leftist and more interesting in engaging with north korea and talking with north korea rather that taking a firm stand. >> yeah, the south korean government has gone back and forth, run a little hot and cold over the last decade in terms of how much it wants to be welcoming and try for at least better relations if not reunification with the north. there is a lot of domestic pressure still within south korea from separated families who want to see a friendlier attitude toward the north if for no other reason that it would make travel between the two koreas easier. s that all bubbling up again as you point out. at the same time there remain long standing historical diplomatic problems between south korea and japan. actually came up at the press conference you attended early this morning in tokyo involving the use of the term comfort women, basically sex slaves and what the u.s. position is on that. it is a huge issue in south kore

and south korea. in terms of the tillerson trips to asia, the meetings he is having to have gone pretty well. he started in japan and that was more about shoring up relations, about there is still some uncertainty, about the u.s. backing japan and south korea and our alliance, and i think he has done a good job with that. the japanese prime minister came out and gave very positive statements about his feelings about the u.s.-japan relationship, and the same thing with the koreans, the acting president was very positive in his words for the u.s.-korea relationship. mentioned, ias i think they are upset about the ofd installation and most their anger is going toward u.s. korea rather than the but the u.s. is seeing some of it. guest: i would agree the press conferences between the chinese and u.s., what we have seen so far, have gone as expected. you are right the chinese are not necessarily looking to have a bad relationship with the united states, and i do not think the chinese leadership have a negat

what direction could new leadership in south korea go with north korea? that could be beneficial in some way to south korea? >> i think from the get g just at one level, it is important that south korea have a president. they had a domestic crisis. south korea has been missing in action on the bench when the important things are happening. it is great that south korea will finally have all leader and government that can stand in and deal with the process of dealing with this. polls suggest that maybe liberal candidate in south korea politics may win after 9 years of conservative rule. unfortunately u.s.-koran relation we have a -- korean relations, we have south korea leaning one way and u.s. leaning another way. but i don't think that president trump set his policy yet. they are having a policy review, they -- there are some things that have been linked. but i think that anything is possible, imglad they are taking their time, and thinking it through. arthel: where of the political and security landmines in this? >> you know, in some ways they are always

the next clip i want to play concerns south korea, oi’ want to play concerns south korea, or the koreaninsula really. there's been a deployment by america ofan there's been a deployment by america of an antimissile system in south korea. let's hear the response to questions about that. we've been very clear in our conversation was china that this is not meant to be a threat and it's not a threat to them oi' threat and it's not a threat to them orany threat and it's not a threat to them or any other power in the region. it isa or any other power in the region. it is a defensive system. it is in place, or it will be in place, because of north korea's provocative behaviour. this is the latest evidence that the trump administration doesn't seem overly concerned about upsetting the chinese. yes, perhaps that, but also i think it's evidence of the sense of the growing threat from north korea. this is something that mr toner really emphasised as well. also the white house has been emphasising this stepped up activity of ballistic missile tests, which makes people in the region, also the americ

this case is the trial of the century for south korea.ever seen this happen before the eyes chairman is arrested before being charged with a crime —— the vice—chairman. in the past, his father has been convicted but he was never arrested and never actually served any prison sentence. he was pardoned by a president. this is a very unusual case. will we see this case happening at the same time that a sitting president is impeached, will we see the perfect storm lead to a change in how business is done in south korea? i mean between it and politics? i do not think there will be a fundamental change in the way politics and business are done in south korea. i think the general foundation will be in place, it is something that has been in place for decades. the system goes back through the history of south korea's democracy, its authoritarian governments in the past. however, we could see more transparency in general. broader changes that might push things in the right direction, especially considering both of these cases are popping up at the

south korea will always like to stir it with north korea, they have their own propaganda war going onreans but the most angry will be the chinese who will be fuming the north koreans have turned up to shout at them about cattle and coal imports, this is a real theatrical outrage from the north koreans. the fact that the use of vx nerve agent was in this crime, how much did that change? it pointed a finger at a state operator, it couldn't be the work of someone knocking up a chemical in their bedroom. north korea is going to deny this until the day it dies but it's a clear message by using that agent that can be identified, this is an assassination, he didn't have a heart attack or food poisoning from the night before, he was killed. he could have been told in a number of ways but the choice of vx was deliberate. it sends a message this is an assassination, do not mistake it for anything else. staying with the presidential address which donald trump will be delivering shortly. historically these speeches have set the themes and tone for the year ahead. the bbc‘s katty kay has been taki

and south korea. these are some of the largest annual drills north korea is always warning against them, says that they perceive them as a threat and even though the u.s. and south korea maintain that it's not, they do always expect that some north korean provocation around the times of the missile -- of the joint exercises. >> i want to talk morgue about what's happening in china right now. you remember back on the campaign trail last year, president trump said that china, he suggested that china could do for about the north korean issue, the threats coming from north korea. given that this has happened at a time where china is having its national people's congress, give us a sense of the optics. >> reporter: well, i mean, i think the optics are more right now about these joint exercises. but certainly while the chinese are having these important meetings, obviously that brings north korea you know to the kind of top of the national security conversation there. i think that the u.s. and president trum

i know the us has nearly 40,000 troops stationed in south korea. sucha korea. at a time when north korea is in such a phase? the united states is going to be confronting a critical decision—making position as to how to deal with north korea at a time when south korea is now going into a very dangerous political turmoil. i know there could be proceedings against the president, criminal proceedings, but there are also 30 other people involved? there are also 30 other people involved? there a re less also 30 other people involved? there are less than ten people which have already been indicted by the special prosecution and there are possibilities for some more to be indicted but i do not think the number growing any larger but the question is the special prosecution is now... has completed its mission but the accusations against the president have not reached where the court has said said the constitutional court ruling today... reliving the president on charges of corruption, it is a little premature in terms of the legal system where the court shou

a senior north korean diplomat has called south korea's remarks "despicable, irresponsible, impertinenta also denied that north korea had ever produced or stockpiled or used chemical weapons. two women implicated in the assassination of kimjong—nam, who was killed with a nerve agent, could face the death penalty if found guilty. well, 25—year—old siti aisyah from indonesia — she is expected to be formally charged today — but she insists she's innocent. rebecca henschke reports from her village in serang, west java. this village is not used to this kind of attention. but this is siti's house, one of the best in the village. it is getting a lot of attention from the government and the media. the family inside are refusing to speak. the local government here to provide comfort to her father. they government here to provide comfort to herfather. they have government here to provide comfort to her father. they have offered to pay for him to visit her in jail. translation: he is not strong enough to a nswer translation: he is not strong enough to answer the questions again and again. we need

look -- >> welcome to south korea, mr. secretary. that this will be completed before the new south korean administration kicks in, [indiscernible] discuss theg to current difficulties when you meet in china, and is this issue going to be brought up in the u.s. sometime in the next month? secretary tillerson: i do believe that we will proceed with the installation of that and it is my expectation that the government in south korea will continue to be supportive of this system, because it is directed solely innocence of the arms case. it is with the armed forces as well. as to conversations with the government of china, we will be discussing with them the serious poses toat north korea peace and stability in the korean pencil of, and beyond. north korea is now pursuing programs that would loth to present a clear threat attinental united states other parts of the world, so we will be discussing with china what we believe they should be doing to help mitigate this threat as well. as to their and punitive actions against south korea, beca

and south korea against north korea, china and russia.ie: the wikileaks revelation of cia hacking tool is making waves. >> that revelation disturbed many americans and people who are proponents of online privacy. the washington post reminds us that there is not yet any evidence that those tactics were used improperly by the cia. the paper chastises wikileaks thing it's core mission is not transparency but undermining u.s. national security. there's an article in the guardian today that cannot reassure you if you are concerned about privacy. a cybermey spoke at security conference the other day and said there is no such thing as absolute privacy. any of us can be compelled to testify in court as witnesses. genie: the eu heads of government are meeting today to decide whether or not donald tusk will carry out a second term as president. most european states support him with the exception of one. >> that's his home country, poland. it accuses him of supporting an illegitimate attempt to overthrow the polish government. he is still expected t

beijing tomorrow. >> while we acknowledge china's opposition, its economic retaliation against south koreainappropriate and troubling. we ask china to refrain from such action. >> sreenivasan: the south korean foreign minister underscored the u.s. argument that the missile defense system is not aimed at china. but the recent ouster of south korea's president, in a corruption scandal, could change the landscape. the liberal candidate favored to win the presidency in may says he'll review the thaad deployment, and consult with china. for more on the secretary's trip to asia, and the significance of what tillerson had to say in south korea, we turn to veteran diplomat kathleen stephens. she was u.s. ambassador to south korea during the obama administration. she's now at stanford university. how significant were the secretary's remarks? >> well, i think they were very significant and closely listened to and heard throughout the region as well as here. in fact i think first extensive press conferences as secretary of state. it was indeed a very tough message but i think he picked his words pret

so all those allegations corporate reform, they will be key for south korea, improving corporate governanceonal after north korea's ballistic missile tests this week. we also had the antimissile deployedystem being here in south korea along with the united states. that has caused tensions with , seeing it as a threat to its own security, not to mention that south korea faces potential protectionist trends around the world him and south korea so dependent on exports, it could get hit. we have the south korean constitutional court reading out that judgment. we still don't have the ruling just yet, but one more line dropping saying the south korean court hoping this ruling will help to end division and lead to unity. is this a question of how much the issue of popular protest has weighed into this decision? you want to say they should not take it into a cap, but they have been taking this into account given that we have seen this ruling play out in the streets. the streets have been run over by protesters all across soul,ntral districts of s korea. i will be taken into account. south korea's c

today mrtrump are not too sure about it at today mr trump himself has called the acting leader of south koreavery closely in cooperation against north korea. mr matthis, as you said, has called the defence minister in tokyo, so a lot of whole strength of the alliance, at least verbally, in a way, and also in a way, this thing thaad is basically a missile shield. it is contentious because china really doesn't like it. china says this thing disrupts the whole balance of power in the region because it can see in the china quite far, and china is taking it so seriously that it is imposing minor economic sanctions on south korea. so there is a bolstering of the actual defence in south korea, and a lot of verbal bolstering is well going on. and stephen, something else we should be talking about. pyongyang has reportedly banned all malaysian citizens from leaving north korea, as diplomatic tensions escalate over the death of kim jong—nam. meanwhile, three north koreans wanted for questioning are hiding in their embassy in kuala lumpur. malaysia's police chief held a press conference a short time ago

tests to do, as south korea and the u.s. ual military drills, and north korea have called those a prelude to an invasion, came toe kim jong-un power, north korea has been launching a series of missiles and three nuclear tests, steps towards a missile that could carry a nuclear warhead as far as the u.s. those are amongst of the concerns. will this continue to affect them further damage relationship -- the relationship between north korea and china? rosalind: china has been putting pressure on north korea. for example, they banned coal imports from north korea. north korea relies a lot on china for access to hard currency, and coal is one of its key exports to china, so that will hurt north korea fairly hard if it goes through. while china is putting pressure on north korea, it has its eye the thadkorea and missile system. thaty, news was coming out tour agencies from selling packages to south korea because of that. thank you. speaking about china, the chinese premier has delivered the government's economic targets, saying the

pacific command says it has started deproiing an advanced anti-missile system in south korea. >>> north korea has declared its latest missile test a success. it says its army units were trained to strike american military bases in japan by firing multiple missiles. the front page of the newspaper shows kim jong un all smiles as he supervises what is reportedly the test. he talked about pushing ahead with nuclear and missile developments. four ballistic missiles fell into the sea of japan, three of them apparently in its exclusive economic zone. the launch came days after south korea and the u.s. began joint drills. pyongyang state media says it was in retaliation to what it calls warmongers conducting war exercises. u.s. and south korean officials say one or more of the missiles may have been an extended-range scud. japanese officials are working to recover them. prime minister abe spoke with u.s. president trump over the phone. they condemned the launch and agreed pyongyang's threat has reached a new level. >> translator: president trump told me that he wants us to have 100% trust in h

south korea is important. ally to the u.s. it is evening there. let you get back to reporting. come back to warrants. >> fascinating with the engagement with north korea. the first female president open to criminal prosecution without protection of the presidency. fascinating. >>> 51 minutes past the hour. jobs day. all of the investors waiting for the jobs report coming outs in hours. we will look at cnn money stream next. this is one gorgeous truck. special edition. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. >>> wikileaks founder julian assange is offering to share cia ho hacking tools to help companies. he says wikileaks has a lot of information that claims the cia to use people's phones to spy on them. the question is do you cooperate with a fugit

and it has been a tumultuous day in south korea south korea where the president has been officially removed from office. the constitutional court has upheld her impeachment by the national assembly. >> the court judges unanimously agreed on the decision. we will dismiss president park. >> the ruling makes park the first democratically elected president in the country to be dismissed in this way. as president, park was immune from criminal prosecution in connection to the scandal, but it's likely she'll now face an investigation. the assembly's impeachment motion was a part of the fallout of an influence-peddling scandal of park and a long-time friend choi soon-sil who has already been indikted for charges of abuse of power. south koreans will vote on the new president within 60 days. the news has only widened the divide between park supporters and opponents. >> reporter: i'm at kuala lumpur square where people are happy with the court's decision are going to celebrate the impeachment. we're expecting large numbers to show up. most of whom are waiting and hoping for today's results. soon aft

military exercises going on in south korea. the north korea news agency accused president trump of creating a nuclear confrontational hysteria. secretary of state tillerson will travel to japan, south korea, and china next week. us officals say china is the one country with the ability to rein in north korea, but so far, scott, that has not happened. >> david martin, thank you. >>> still ahead, someone stole her identity and turned her into a fake blogger. are your allergies holding you back or is it your allergy pills? break through your allergies. introducing flonase sensimist. more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to help block six key inflammatory substances that cause your symptoms. most allergy pills only block one. and six is greater than one. ♪ where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes

reporter: the plumbing of the missile defense system to south korea was a decision originally made by the obama administration. a president says he is also committed to the project. north korea, which makes regular threats, said that both were an -- escalation of tension that might turn into actual war. alla: pyongyang has barred malaysian nationals from leaving the country, prompting the prime minister to accuse the communist state of holding citizens hostage. there are 11 relations in north korea, including three embassy staff and their families. it's being seen as retaliation as police investigate the assassination of kim jong owns half brother in malaysia last month. beleaguered candle late runs by newillon has been hit allegations. a --claimed he received received 50,000 euros from a friend. fullid it's been repaid in but it does add to the corruption scandal surrounding him. he is expected to be charged this month. the photographer captured parisienne streetlife like no other and went on to create iconic images. now an exposition of some of his works from the 1950's are on again

and south korea of trying to topple the country's government.hina's foreign minister's believed to have questioned a north korean official on kim's killing, but details on the conversation are not yet known. foreign minister wang yi met with ri kil song on wednesday. wang also addressed the issue of the ongoing missile and nuclear development. he asked pyongyang to exercise self-restraint. wang hopes concerned nations will halt any actions that impede the goal of denuclearizing the korean peninsula. u.s. and south korean troops are currently conducting drills nearby which the north has denounced. analysts say the chinese side also explained its decisions to suspend coal imports from the north for the rest of the year. that's in line with a u.n. security council resolution. >>> shifting gears now, stocks have rallied on wall street. dow jones industrial average surpassed 21,000 for the first time in history. and tokyo markets are following suit. ai uchida joins us now from the business desk with all of the details. what's behind all of the >> fol

if ms park is dismissed, there'll be a presidential election in south korea within 60 days. t the court could decide to reinstate her. our correspondent stephen evans is in the south korean capital, seoul. what are we expecting, this could ta ke what are we expecting, this could take a while? it could take about an hour or more. we are expecting the justices, eightjustices to file in, the court is empty at the moment, to start with their decision. at the end of the decision, it will take about an ally, the actual decision will be made about whether president park should be kicked out of office pretty well with immediate effect. there are 13 accusations brought against her why the special prosecutor, the independent prosecutor. so, thejustices have to have decided, one, did she do anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, and two, if she did anything wrong, was it so great that it merits being kicked out of office under the constitution? so, the prosecutor has thrown the book at her. some charges of real substance, like that she in

. >>> south korea's ousted president is behind bars after she was arrested friday morning as part of the fallout from a corruption scandal. south korean media report prosecutors may indict park geun-hye early next month before the beginning of the country's presidential election campaign. earlier, miki omoto spoke with kim chan-ju, who has been covering the news at the detention center on the outskirts of seoul. >> reporter: park geun-hye is being held inside the detention facility behind me. it's the same facility that's holding at least two other people at the center of the corruption scandal. her long-time friend choi soon-sil and vice chairman of samsung electronics. the facility is heavily protected with riot police. when park was brought here this morning, a group of supporters were already camped out waiting for her. but now only members of the media remain. police officers are here for possible contingencies as some of park's supporters are scheduled to hold a press conference this afternoon. >> can you run us through the arrest decision, chan ju? >> reporter: park is being in

here's nbc's richard engel. >> tonight in south korea, protests taking to the streets. jostling buses, some injured in violent demonstrations. after a stunning fall from grace, south korea's first woman president forced out of office by the country's constitutional court following a bizarre corruption scandal. prosecutors have claimed that this woman, a long-time friend of president park geun-hye, used that connection to shake down companies and top executives for millions of dollars. including the head of samsung. even paying for a horse for her daughter. all of that happening in a region that is already moving in dangerous directions. with north korea launching repeated missile tests. violation of u.n. resolutions and the u.s. responding by initiating the deployment of a missile defense system in south korea. >> certainly we live in very difficult times. and if the north koreans react militarily to some of these moves, well, we could be in a whole new world. >> and in that new world, the u.s. may very well miss president park who may have been corrupt but was a staunc

has been conducting with south korea, we have been conducting for 40 years. annually, every year, and, we always notify north korea before they happen. we are very transparent, we are very open, and we have always been clear on that and we always thought that was important. , if you look at the situation in 2016, think about it. two nuclear test, 24 ballistic missiles by north korea. that is not normal on anybody's radar, that is concerning on everybody's radar, and it is something the world needs to be focused on. when you look at the actions now going into 2017, we saw we had a launch in february, we saw the assassination, from chemical weapons which malaysia has reported. and now, a multiple ballistic missile launch. this is someone who's tried to get attention. this is someone who is trying to cause a reaction. a reaction. but this is what bothers us. it hit less than 200 nautical miles of japan. they said their goal is to be able to reach u.s. bases in japan. this is not something we can take lightly. the global community needs to understand that every c

stephen evans, bbc news, south korea. jane: an uncertain time there for south korea.s about the recent outbreaks of ebola, the degrees has also of'sd a third of the world guerrillas in the last 30 years. a vaccine is now being tested on chimpanzees. some warn there could be serious risks. rebecca morelle has more. rebecca: in the african forests, and animal at risk of vanishing forever, gorillas already face many threats from poaching to .abitat lost perhaps the most worrying is a bully appeared the disease is suspected to have wiped out many thousands of these great apes. a vaccine could be the answer. carried out a has small trial on captive chimps. he found a vaccine protected them against the virus, and now he wants to use it on gorillas in the world. if these were our children -- we vaccinate our children, right? we vaccinate our pets, domestic livestock, wildlife in the developed world. why aren't we vaccinating our closest relatives in africa? rebecca: the deadly toll in humans is all too well known. the outbreak in africa killed more than 11,000 people. now, t

the top story remains in south korea.he ousted korean leader park geun-hye has struck a defiant tone. her fall has left the country with the daunting and familiar task of rooting out corruption among political and business figures. from bring in shery ahn seoul, korea. what a fascinating week. what did park have to say regarding all of this? on behalf -- did not speak directly, but had a lawmakers be gone her behalf saying she was sorry she could not fulfill her presidential , but will take full responsibility of the consequences. she did say that it may take time, but believes the truth will be cleared after all. that suggests she will put up a strong legal battle. homeis back at her private , where hundreds of parka supporters gathered sunday evening to receive her. now we are hearing some of those supporters are still out there. been a veryis has emotional time for a lot of supporters. protests seem to have died down. it is the place where for the past five months anti-park protesters gathered to demand her ouster. 20,

there'll be a presidential election in south korea within 60 days.ive now to the capital, seoul, and our correspondent steve evans. this is a very big deal. it is. it is devastating, really. this is the first time in the 30 years there has been democracy here where the sitting president has been kicked out of office and this president parkis out of office and this president park is the daughter of the founding president. you could say it is a test for democracy. there have been big protests every saturday night and many other nights a against her. there have been pretty big protests in her favour. the there have been pretty big protests in herfavour. the country there have been pretty big protests in her favour. the country is split. at the end of it all the highest court in the land has said there was a corrupt relationship. and at the centre of that relationship is her best friend, money going from corporations to foundations run by the best friend and the implication that influences going back via the president. as you say it has been very controv

south korean counterpart at the u.n. to discuss recent provocations by north korea and the u.s. and south korean response. this was after a closed-door meeting by the un security council. it is 20 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. in my capacity as president of the security council, i would like to brief you on what has been a productive meeting of the security council on the nonproliferation and the dprk based on the helpful briefing from jeff bellman in the secretariat. we underlined the unity of the security council on a number of issues. first of all, we all strongly condemn the most recent ballistic missile launches by on march 5. these activities contribute to the dprk's development of nuclear weapons delivery systems and increased tension in the region and beyond and they increase the risk of a regional arms race. the members of the security council called upon all members to redouble their efforts to implement fully the measures imposed on the dprk by the security council particularly , the comprehensive sanctions regime. we all expressed our commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political so