u.s.-korea relations? >> the most important thing to understand is that the division of korea was originally a jewish idea. this division -- originally a u.s. idea. this would originally create a unified state. this eventually became permanent. the reason that this matters so much. the koreans very much see themselves as one people, one race, and would very much like to be reunified, especially the older generation of koreans that have family in north, some of whom who have not spoken in decades. this matters because in many ways, koreans hold the united states responsible for that decision. there is a latent stream of anti-americanism running through korean society that does not always manifest, but could manifest under the right circumstances. >> the perplexing thing about seeing themselves as one nation is that they have two very different governing systems. how would that rectify itself? if you look at the deprivation people have in north korea versus thethere is a latent strt all fit? mr. fields: the k

u.s.-korea relations. what is the most important thing that anyone watching the news right now and worrying about the state of things should know about korea and u.s./korea relations? >> i think the most important thing to understand is that the division of korea was originally a u.s. idea. this division was never supposed to be permanent. the hope was korea would eventually result in a unified state. that did not happen. the division became permanent. there is no doubt whose idea it was originally. the reason this matters is the koreans see themselves as one people, one nation and one race. and would like to be reunified, especially the elder generation of koreans who still have family in the north, some of whom have not spoken in decades. this matters because in many ways koreans hold the united states responsible for that decision. there is a latent stream of anti-americanism running through korean society that does not always manifest itself, but could manifest itself in a strong way under the right cir

u.s. and north korea. this was recorded at the american historical association's annual meeting in washington dc. >> david fields is a historian. who specializes in a very timely field of u.s. and korea relations. things the most important for anyone worrying about the state of things should know about korea and u.s. korea relations? >> i think the most important thing to understand is that the division of korea was originally a u.s. idea. this idea was never supposed to be permanent. was, they would have a joint occupation between the united states and soviet union which would result in a unified state. the division became permanent, and it is no doubt whose idea it was originally. the reason this matters so much as the koreans have never seen themselves as one people, one race. they would very much like to be reunified. especially the older generation of koreans who still have families in the north and who have not spoken for decades. this matters because in many ways, koreans hold the u.s. responsible fo

u.s./korea relations. what is the most important thing that anyone watching the news and worrying about the state of things should know about korea and u.s./korea relations. ? >> this was never supposed to be permanent. there is no doubt whose idea that was -- the reason this matters is because the koreans see themselves as one people, one nation, and one race and would like to be reunified, especially the elder generation of koreans who still have family in the north, some of whom have not spoken in decades. this matters because in many ways koreans hold the united states responsible for that decision. there is a latent stream of anti-americanism running through korean society that does not manifest itself, but could manifest itself in a strong way under the right circumstances. >> the perplexing thing about them sing themselves as one nation's they have two different governing systems. how would that rectify itself in their minds? at the deprivation people have in north korea versus the south, how does th

is there a feeling there it in south korea that the the u.s. ould no longer be fully trusted trumps belligerents korea as well as his threats to walk out of america's free trade deal with with so is there a feeling perhaps that it's time away time to move away from reliance. on the u.s. away from from the partnership well that is certainly what many experts in washington talk about the american in this administration is being afraid of and it is a very good question of you two because in fact every time there is does a liberal or center left government in power in south korea washington is very cautious and pays a great deal of attention to any sign that this government may be less invested in the military alliance with the u.s. as perhaps the conservative administration in south korea might be because the from the point of view of south korean conservatives this alliance with the u.s. is of paramount importance this is what keeps south korea safe from the north korean threat and it must be preserved. at all cost but if you talk to the liberals

u.s. positions towards north korea and has aggressively pushed u.s. sales to allies sunshine asch as rok. on the other hand, the u.s. and congress are pulling back from international engagements by proposing an updated statute that can complicate aerospace ventures between u.s. and foreign companies. given the wild card of north korea, it is hard to use the usual analytical tools to examine the bilateral air wroe space relationship. i don't see any reason that that will slow down. and will continue to animate very strongly what happens in the bilateral defense relationships between our two countries and the two defense industries. >> thank you. dr. jang? >> i'm dr. jang, director of defense in the aerospace industry division in korea, kia. i'm proud to be here because it's kied of a big conference. because i started here two years ago, at a small seminar, i hope it will continue to large and help informal the future, because it's important presentation today. i'm going to present my present my own words in korean afterwards. >> translator: the topic i

u.s. and south korea? i know they work together not just in these military exercises, but talk about how it might affect the relationship and potential of o-matic options to north korea -- potential diplomatic options to north korea. guest: it is a very tricky issue trump administration has been so focused on maximizing pressure with north korea, there is a concern that these sorts of talks would be a way to reduce pressure. primarily because president moon parallel with other negotiations, they will not go too far. i think the concern of washington but overall, trust in our alliances winning out. host: we have a call from jackson in connecticut. one of our younger viewers. you are nine years old. you have a question for abraham denmark? so this certainly plays a role. so we would be very much involved in a while variety of different contingencies related .o security in east asia host: jim is on our independent line from florida. caller: the wargames i think should definitely go on. commonress is very thre

u.s. foreign policy. mr. snyder: the other issue that makes iraq different from north korea is the u.s.-korea alliance. so, i mean, how do you see the dynamics of the alliance playing into our ability to address the top concerns that the u.s. has related to north korea's nuclear program? mr. cha: well, i mean, i think undeniably when we looked at the situation on the peninsula, the alliance was more important than any policy we have towards north korea. south korea is a key ally for the united states today. it is a major partner in a lot youit is a major partner in a lot of international initiatives around the world. big trading partner, all of these sorts of things make south korea extremely important to the united states in terms of its position in asia. mr. snyder: let me go back and ask about north korean prospects for reform. they are still cash hungry. maybe we don't see any immediate evidence that the leadership has committed to reform, but of course the chinese are always there, suggesting that the north koreans should follow their path. what really is the way to cultivate an environment where

what is the most important thing that people should know about korea and u.s. korea relations >> i think the most important thing to understand is that the division of korea was originally a u.s. idea. this idea was never supposed to be permanent. the division became permanent, and it is no doubt whose idea it was originally. the reason this matters so much as the koreans have never seen , oneelves as one people race. they would very much like to be reunified. this matters because in many ways, koreans hold the u.s. responsible for that decision. there is a latent stream of anti-americanism running through korean society that does not always manifest itself. >> the perplexing thing about them seeing themselves as one nation, is they have two very different governing systems. how is that rectified? if you look at the situation and deprivation of people have an north korea versus the south, how does that all fit? >> it all fits by looking backwards. the korea fund takei -- the koreans like to claim that they have 7000 years of history. but is simply not true, they do h

u.s.-korea relations. what is the most important thing that anyone who is watching the news right now worrying about the state of things should know about korea and north korea? >> the most important thing to understand is that the division of korea was originally a u.s. idea. this was never supposed to be permanent. korea would eventually unify. that did not happen. the division became permanent. much,ason this matters so the koreans see themselves as one people, one nation, one race, and would like to be reunified. especially south koreans who have family in the north. koreans hold the united states responsible for that decision. there is a latent strain of running through korean society that doesn't always manifest itself but could manifest itself in a very strong way under the right circumstances. thing, theyexing have two very different governing systems. how would that rectify itself? in their minds? look at the situation in north korea versus the south, how does that all fit? >> the koreans like to c

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u.s. and korea. we have identified 40-plus areas for joint cooperation and collaboration and at the previous sscm we had very good reviews on those collaborations. and we have had, during april of this year, we have had further discussions and talks about the collaboration between the two allies. so as far as these three obstacles identified by dr. seo are concerned, there are not as big an obstacle that many might be thinking or as dr. seo aligned. when it comes to korea/u.s. alliance, it has been somewhat lopside, more of the u.s. making the decisions and korea having to either take or not take the decisions made upon korea. but i think we need to have a more balanced approach to the alliance. for a long term healthy relationship to be viable and sustainable i think it's important that our voices are heard by the americans as well as the american voices in our administration. and we need to share the burdens when it comes to many of the limitations that we have and that is how allies as partners co

u.s. and in japan, the publics named north korea as number one. in this environment, they see that as the country that threatens world peace more than any other. however, if you look at where the u.s. is, it is striking because it is number two for the japanese. 43% of the japanese name it as one of the two countries that is most threatening to world peace and security. remember, this will not add up asked them to we list two countries, not one. if you look at 13% of the american public, they say that the united states is the biggest threat to world peace and security and edges china on that in terms of people writing it. it does not mean that they don't not think that china is a threat, it is just what comes to their mind. because if you had to rate each of these countries separately, they may rate china higher. it tells you about how our public is divided on this and you can see the same thing in japan. one reason why this might be so high in japan despite all of the other things we have seen is the following question that i will end up with. whi

u.s./korea relations. what is the most important thing that anyone watching the news and worrying about the state of things should know about korea and u.s./korea relations. ? >>

why is a wedge between south korea and the u.s. uth korea realigning away towards china, what's the represent cushion for the u.s.? >> there are two. one is if trump isn't able to come to terms with the fact that that's okay and the united states isn't going to go to war against north korea. so he is going to have to pivot at some point. america needs to be a part of the ally. we don't want to do a military exercise with you because that's not part of the deal we lost an important ally. china, where is their economy going to turn? their internets, where will they be sinked up with? it is a world we profit from. trump's policies frequently have impact tactically but long term, when he's gone, when he's no longer president -- i know in the united states we don't do long terms, our corporations nor our election cycle, this is one our kids aren't going to profit from. >> phil mudd, how do you see all the shifting sands? >> ian bremmer nailed it. there is a carrot and stick. i think the trump people deserve credit, as did obama people. s

they've called south korea the lackey, the puppet of the u.s. hy now tharkts moment, a month before the olympics open up in south korea, are the north koreans suddenly seeking to have direct talks with the south? the answer is fairly simple. they see an opening between president moon, the new president of south korea, and president trump. president moon has argued that military operations and exercises with the united states should be suspended for a while during the olympics. it's president moon who has argued for direct talks with north korea and who has not talked as much about sanctioning the north. although, he has enforced the u.n. sanctions. i think that what we've seen is that kim jong-un, seeing a chance to say i'll deal with just the south koreans and see if i can weaken the 70-year-old alliance between the u.s. and south korea and strike my own deal there. as president moon has infuriated president trump with a lot of his comments before, including the one that president moon saying he has a veto right against any military action by th

korea would start a war. agreed thatpondents the u.s. should take military action if north korea continues to test its nuclear weapons technology. this is only a continuation of testing, it is not used in some way. 33% of the public agreed that the u.s. should disagreed 33% n i expected, but that number is suspiciously close to the working estimate of the strength of conservative voters in south korea. our work it model of south korean politics is a 33% are conservative, 33% are are swinge, 33% voters and to move in the middle. on this question, conservatives stand out. llup asks whether south korea should have its own nuclear weapons. 35% disagreed. this seems high but my recollection is that previous polls have gotten similar results. this is not mean they do not like the u.s.-korean alliance, but this is the typical response. dress question on how to current situation -- how to address current situations, koreans emphasize dialogue and negotiations. 12.1% of direct talks between the united states and north korea. of some kind of diplom

u.s. policy is unchanged. north korea must denuclear iize give up its weapons. but kim is making it clear he will continue pursuing missiles and nuclear warheads. and tonight, there are growing signs that the u.s. intelligence community is seeing that north korea is preparing for another ballistic missile test. but these preparations came before the latest statements by kim jong-un. whether he really carries through on it and has another test is something the u.s. of course will be watching very closely. wolf. >> barbara starr, thank you. coming up, breaking news. the white house stands by as the president calls his own justice department deep state and attacks the former fbi director and a former e hillary clinton aide. is the president putting together and enemy's list to distract from the russia investigation? your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the wrong insurance plan. no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mutual new car replacement™, you won't have to worry about replacing you

u.s. is still very it is very much the stick but of course it's very helpful to north korea to divide to try to divide the u.s. for its south korea ally his late father kim jong il was very good at that during the sunshine era when south korea wanted to make nice for the north sadly on condition they sort of bracketed off the nuclear issue which began to mentally at the end of that period obviously but washington even under different props will reasonable governments will but it will governments weren't too happy about that so i'm kind of wondering why for the last six months for south korea has again had a left of center government that is very keen to revive the sunshine policy kim jong un has has ignored them until now complete complete change of tone from him very interesting to see what happens next a complete change from him towards his neighbor but it seems that twenty seventeen on the way that he's been speaking about donald trump has not changed are there any indications that this could change in twenty eighteen. well i'm even the little optimistic i'll not score which may be just b

u.s.-japan-korea. japan-american student conference was created in 1934 and when relations between japan and america were declining. i'm sure the two countries would go to work and students from american japan work together to serve as a bridge of understanding and friendship across the pacific. now 83 years later its mission continues to be just a significant today as when it was founded. in 2008 isc launched a second student conference between -- although relations have been strong for decades, kasc was found when the alliance was facing several challenges and the need for improved cultural understanding and people to people diplomacy was vital in order to strengthen relations between the two countries. now ten years later kasc has grown to identify and support future leaders who continue serving as bridges and ambassadors to their countries. so what are these conferences and this symposium so important? this is the major question i asked last to get as we share again and again use relations with jap

u.s.-japan and korea. on behalf of international student conferences would like to express our deep gratitude to supporters to make this year's week long form possible. to u.s. department of state and u.s. embassy embassy and tokyo, u.s.-japan foundation, korea foundation, japan foundation concern for global partnership and sasakawa peace foundation. because of these supporters i was able to fly and 21 of our distinguished executive committee members for this japan america student conference and the conference for this time and much-needed program. it has truly been and are working with you all and look for to continue to gather to empower and support our student leaders. in the course of this week the committee members met with key experts, government officials, media and the public who are looking to them to continue building relations to problem solve and to continue their search for the truth. common question that was asked of them was how would you handle the situation, or what is your background on tr

u.s. is within range of our nuclear weapons and a nuclear button is always on my desk. and. north korea's ballistic missile tests have been a source of concern for the u.s. and the rest of the international community. about the prospects of north korea joining in the upcoming winter olympics does offer some hope to people on both sides of the korean peninsula. let's go now to aid in foster carter he's an honorary senior research fellow in modern korea at leeds university he joins us now from eggs that are aden happy new year to you but the question now is it a new him john owen in his speech if sounded like a stick for donald trump but a carrot for south korea what he make of these statements yes indeed i'm kind of wondering what took him so all that needless to say this is not you know an outbreak of peace for its own sake or a a change of heart by kim jong un and he made very clear as you pointed out that the so the u.s. it still very it is very much the stick but of course it's very helpful to north korea to divide to try to divide the u.s. for its south korea ally his late father kim

security council tightened sanctions on north korea for its nuclear weapon program. in 2014, a u.s. und north korea guilty of hue ma'amity and kim is feared within his own country and trusts only a select few and famous for his tactic of perjurying senior officials and ousted dozens since he took power including his own uncle. his half-brother was miss ti murdered in a airport. north korea denies anything to do with his death. it's unknown how the ruthless leader of a rogue nation marks a birthday and whether or not the official talks with south korea south korea which begin the day after will lead to a year of dialogue or more deadlock. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> a multipurpose assault ship and can deploy fight stelter jets that take off and land vertically. and undetectable by radar. in september they helped in the hurricane relief in puerto rico. >>> senator lindsey graham says the u.s. should boycott winter olympics. coming up just next month. late this hour, we will talk to an athlete said never again. he missed out on the 1980 u.s. olympic games because of a boycott that y

north korea to drive a wedge through our resolve of our solidarity. >> reporter: the u.s. has long said north korea's missile and nuclear programs are funded mostly by illicit revenue. washington hopes to deprive that revenue with more effective sanctions. secretary of state rex tillerson also said he wants to use allied navies to interdict north korean missile parts. >> reporter: back on the korean peninsula, the north and south are focused on diplomacy, and continuing their first direct talks in two years. the north has restored a military hotline. and the two countries will field joint teams in next month's winter olympics in south korea, possibly including women's ice hockey. ♪ ♪ and the north could be allowed to send its best known music group, an all-female pop band whose songs are usually poems of propaganda that call north korean leader kim jong-un "our glory, our happiness." kim, according to some analysts, is using the talks to try to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea, and south korea is trying to prevent history from repeating itself. in 1947, before

korea, and united states. my predecessors up here talked about u.s. alliances with japan and korea. from our perspective in the united states, it is important to see the alliance structure in east asia and how we do not have bilateral alliances but a web of contacts and relationships because it would not be possible for the united states to meet our defense obligations to the republic of korea with that to -- without access to u.s. bases in japan. they are accessed there because of our alliance with japan. these are not two separate alliances, it is one network of obligations and responsibilities that we faced together. i think it is natural for the united states, japan, and korea to work in thing together -- work together and think together because we have so many shared values. the three countries, our democracies, we believe in human rights. rule of law. we have a shared love of these all. [laughter] we also have many shared interests, they all want to see a stable and peaceful order in northeast asia and the region. we really want to see growing economic prosperity around the wo

and north korea's leader has warned the u.s. that his kind of nuclear capability is now a reality not a threat but came to our own also says he's open to dialogue with south korea. and the u.n. secretary general is edging president joseph kabila to step down from power in the democratic republic of congo in accordance with a dail signed a year ago it comes after his security forces killed at least seven protesters on sunday during rallies against his will challenge palace reports. in the democratic republic of congo catholic worshippers pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph kabila goal setting was asked was a very good thing these guys think it was time for. their prayers were heard by security forces in kinshasa twenty seventeen ended as it began kabila second term as president ended in december twenty sixth saying he refused to step down and the un says kong security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. one year on they marched off to ma

including protests in iran, u.s. korea, owards north pakistan and afghanistan. immigration. retirement hatch's announcement. this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. happy new year. with all to be back of you. start by wishing everybody a but you guys kind of stole my thunder a little bit on that. the president would like to start by congratulating two teams from two great states, both in the heart of trump country. fantastic ward to a national championship between georgia and alabama next week. nd we know for certain that a lot of american workers are starting and having a very happy ew year thanks to the wage increases and bonuses they got as a result of the president's tax cut bill. exactly what doing the president said they would. ncreasing investment and raising wages and the workers are the big beneficiaries. we will be talking a lot more about that in the the coming days. with the new year, we also have a renewed appreciation for the we enjoy here in the united states. unfortunately, millions of world are not he so fortunate. in recent days, we have watched widespread p

first time, we heard an assurance from president trump, when he spoke with south korea's president moon jae-in, that the u.sll not engage in any military strikes against north korea alongside as the inter-korean talks are ongoing. president trump said he was never going to tell if or when he would strike. now he's saying he's not going to do it. he said he's open to speaking with kim jong-un. it makes you wonder if kim jong-un's strategy, is it starting to pay off? well, the u.s. president, donald trump, and south korea's president, they say actually quite the opposite. they say that north korea will denuclearize. but it might not happen right away. they say the talks need to continue. president trump saying he's opening open to speaking with kim jong-un, while still insisting that north korea give up its nuclear arsenal. but look at today's article in north korea's leading newspaper. it says, quote, the nuclear deterrent of the dprk is the life and soul of the nation. it cannot be bartered for anything, and the eternal foundation for a rosy future of the country. that's the north korean government's mind-s

>> most important thing to understand is the division of korea was a u.s. idea. this division was never supposed to be permanent so korea would have a joint occupation between the united states and the soviet union. however, that did not happen in the division became permanent and there's no i test there is doubt whose idea it was originally. the koreans see themselves as one people and would very much like to be reunified, especially the older generation of koreans slept family in the north, some of whom have not spoke in decades. it matters because in many ways koreans hold the united states responsible for the decision. there is a latent stream of anti-americanism running through korean society that could manifest itself in a strong way under the right circumstances. >> seeing themselves as one people, they have two very different governing systems. how will that rectify itself? in their minds. if you look at the situation and the deprivation, how does that fit? >> it fits by looking backwards rather than looking at the present. takei -- the koreans like to cla

including protests in iran, u.s. korea, owards north pakistan and afghanistan. immigration. retirement hatch's announcement. this is 25 minutes. >> good afternoon. happy new year. with all to be back of you. start by wishing everybody a but you guys kind of stole my thunder a little bit on that. the president would like to start by congratulating two teams from two great states, both in the heart of trump country. fantastic ward to a national championship between georgia and alabama next week. and we

north korea wants the u.s. oreswear joint military activities with south korea in advance of talks while the u.s. ininsists of goal of talks to eliminate nuclear arsenal. each side finds unacceptable. diplomats expect engagement south korea drive a wedge between seoul and its allies. taking any military action against pyongyang. the idea you think north korea is kind of embracing its southern neighbor and saying hey, you know, you don't need uncle sam in this fight. >> well, that's a possibility. who knows what the north korean strategy or rationale now. but i think the point is in the longer term, really descalating tensions over north korea's missile and nuclear programs is going to involve not talks only between north korea and south korea. it's going to have to involve conversations that include the north koreans and the u.s. and the problem right now in getting that diplomacy going as i wrote this that piece, the north koreans want the u.s. to do some things it's clearly not going to do to say okay we are d

u.s. and south korea. ether or not the trade relationship is going to be keycted by that is a question on whether or not the u.s. and south korea can continue to cooperate closely on dealing with the north korean threat. 's trade going to be a big part of the president's state of the union address? >> that will definitely be a part, it is part of his campaign and everything his major initiatives in office. we expect that we are going to hear a less combative president trump than we have in the past. he will be talking about reciprocal fair trade. battles -- we saw in the president came in a measured manner talking about these issues without some of the bombast and threats that he often uses when speaking before a campaign rally or domestic audiences. this will be a rod audience for -- to bring his issues up broad audience. investigation gets messier and messier. the chief is stepping down and are more allegations from republicans that there is some anti-trump bias within the fbi. betty: when does this go fr

south korea has said they would like that we do not hold those exercises. but the u.s. d south korea have not made a final decision on that. so north korea has a lot of things they want. and charm offensive may be part of that. >> kelly, trump says sanctions and other pressures are having an impact on north korea. you say perhaps that's true, perhaps that's what we are seeing here. but if these talk happen without the u.s. as part of the talks, is there any risk in that? >> i mean, there is it always risk, but i think we are in charge of our own diplomacy. so the important thing right now is having discussions with the south korean government, discussing with them how we are dwog to approach the talks as alliance. and that's going to be the most important thing ha we can do in this period of time. >> peter, former chairman of the joints chief of staff said over the weekend the u.s. is closer to nuclear war with north korea than ever, his words. can you see a scenario where nuclear war breaks out? do you agree with him how possible this really is? >> well, if you parse th

korea. president took credit. although the u.s. is not part of those discussions right now. anything else >> we'll have to see how it pans out. north and south korea agreed to hold future talks. we don't know when that is and at the most recent conversations between the two countries, south korea reportedly brought up nuclear weapons and north korea representative there said that was ridiculous and he wouldn't talk about it but he did point out, however, that he has his weapons, nuclear point to do the u.s. which could imply they may be open to talking about it if the u.s. were involved. no way to know for certain >> i know we're still in the early stages of this and there's a lot of speculation. have you heard any indication when those talks, if at all possible, might happen? >> not at this moment. the u.s. has had several unofficial back channels in, for unofficial conversations with north korea over the past few years. channel 2 talks, they're called. it will be interesting to see if those become more formal and high level conversations >> we have the winter olympics comin

u.s. and south korea, this has been their strategy to get u.s. out of south korea, to show that the relationship with north korea and south korea is more important than the relationship with u.s. it's a long running strategy. and so i think it's quite smart on their part. and you know i think they'll use it as they have in the past to extract favors, money, from south korea. this is a long running game. >> do they still do this in the peace house along the dmz? give me some color as to what the actual, they are staring at each other in the eyes? what does it look like? >> it's this joint security area, and you have this north korean imposing building on one side that you've seen as the back drop. and just a really little house and actually tourists can go there hand. >> so blue houses and a couple of freedom houses. >> and it's the same place where we saw the north korean soldier in that amazing video running to south korea. but that's the spot. this was pretty amazing. first time you saw north koreans and south koreans together and they were smi

u.s. and north korea. at the united nations in new york and elsewhere, for example, but every source that i've spoken with in the u.s. and north korea over the last several years and certainly in recent months has given zero indication of any remote possibility of direct communication between the leaders of the united states and north korea and there are plenty of reasons for that. tensions between the two countries are at some of the highest levels they have been in years. just last week president trump was taunting kim jong-un about the size and strength of his nuclear button. three months ago he told his secretary of state rex tillerson via twitter that he was wasting had his time trying to engage with the north koreans. and then, of course, who can forget little rocketman and the other insults president trump has hurled at kim jong-un. of course the north korean leader hurled them back calling president trump from a mentally deranged dotard to a lunatic. every source i have, every indication i am gettin

korea. even has he threatened the u.s. again kim jong-un extended an olive branch to south korea and it appears seoul is ready to you can talk. >> the offer is this seen as a move to drive a wedge between two allies, the u.s. and south korea? >> well, christine, that's learnly one way it's being taken by some experts. on the other side is it the fact this time last year we had some north korean officials seeing if they could have some kind of new relationship with then the new trump administration. that clearly has not happened. there have been very bad relations between the u.s. and north korea in the last year. so, maybe north korea is now looking to south korea to see if they can e-leigh iat talleviate. north carolina has pr north korea has promised a lot in the past and not followed through on the promises. what we're hearing from the south korean side is a willingness to talk. they have said january 9, next tuesday is when they suggest they should have high level talks. they've saying it should be at the dmz in the vil

but my understanding is that north korea is either talking to the u.s. or to south korea. so the fact, i'm curious what you think, but the fact they are now talking to south korea is probably a strategy to isolate the u.s. it's not necessarily the result of president trump's strong words on twitter and elsewhere, is that right? >> yeah. i don't think it's the president's rhetoric or twitter helping. but i think trump does have a point in the sense that the north koreans have realized they are not getting anywhere with us. that's true. why not get to the south koreans and create the official lines and isolate the united states. >> sabrina, go ahead. >> i was going to say between the koreans and washington, lindsey graham is out tweeting that if north korea participates in the olympics, the u.s. should not. and sarah huckabee sanders says the u.s. will participate, but a i mid the bluster, the trump administration would like to engage in diplomatic negotiations. they see this as a positive step that north korea is signaling they may be willing to come to the negotiating tabl

u.s. and south korea. the u.s. wants to pressure north korea to give up its weapons program through un sanctions and oil embargoes. the president tweeted sanctions and other pressures are beginning to have a big impact on north korea. rocket man wants to talk to south korea nor the first time. perhaps that is good news, perhaps not. we will see. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. >> south korea's president may be vetting that having a north korean delegation at the winter olympics will ensure the safety of the game honing north korea won't launch on the south if there are north koreans at the olympics. >>> al franken plans to officially resign today. a spokesperson announced that franken would leave on january 2. he said he would resign after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior. his successor, tina smith, will be sworn into office tomorrow. >>> coming up sting ray attacks on the rise at one popular beach. what experts say is behind this. >> a man is lucky to be aliv

u.s. and north korea under the right circumstances.ecidedly different tone than the one we've heard from the president over the last few months. will, good morning to you. has the north made any concessions? >> they have not. they get an all expense paid trip to the olympiccess. they continue to keep their nuclear weapons at this point. they agreed to have further talks about easing military tensions with north korea. they reopened diplomatic and military hot line. but really tangibly nothing has changed from the north korean perspective. they're still developing their nuclear program as kim jong-un said he was going to do in their new year's address. and now instead of the return to fire and fury but the donald trump of the campaign trail when he was talking about sitting down with having burgers perhaps. president trump being a strong leader and bringing about the influence that allowed these talks to happen, president moon obviously being diplomatic here and the president said that they believe a stronger u.s.-south korea alliance c

korea. the state department says that the u.s. and south korea still have the same aims here, but the u.s. different conditions on whether it would talk to north korea. the u.s. and u.s. officials have been saying that north korea would have to change its approach, change its attitude, stop firing missiles before the u.s. would sit down and talk about this. though the u.s. has had an open line of communication with north korea since the earlier part of last year, shep. >> shepard: rich, moments ago the state department spokeswoman, heather nauert talked about suspending aid to pakistan. >> yes. the u.s. is going to suspend security assistance to pakistan until pakistan changes its approach and rules out the taliban and other terrorist organizations within its borders. here's what the state department spokesperson had to say in that announcement. >> this is something that should not come as a supplies to pakistan. the president, secretary tillerson and secretary mattis have had talks with pakistani officials alerting them to our concerns that pakistan has not done enough to detain, to take c