and south korea. i'm not advocating a pre-emptive strike, but i will say this, the time, if you're going to do it for a pre-emptive strike, is probably now and within the next year or so. a strike against their nuclear and missile test facilities, so put those out of action and to buy us much greater time before the north could achieve that icbm nuclear warhead capability. the situation which ambassador gallucci describes, i don't believe if it came about would prevent north korea after a u.s. pre-emptive strike from hitting us back with nuclear weapons. because, frankly, i think at a time when we would pick up, perhaps, legitimate perceptions that they were going to strike us with nuclear weapons, when that time comes, the north is going to have multiple delivery systems, both on land and at sea, that no pre-emptive strike would be able to take out. and a pre-emptive strike under those circumstances also means an all-out war. you're going to accomplish nothing by hitting just a couple of command and

the average life expectancy in north korea is 70 years. whereas in south korea, it's 80. in north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. in the north, adults weigh just 52.6 kilos on averge. that's 12 kilos less than in the south. hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. the country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. and yet, despite the odds, some north koreans do manage to escape. >> chanyang ju wanted very simple things -- enough to eat every day, a chance to spend time with her family, a boyfriend. >> my name is chanyang ju. i am 25 years old. >> her incredible story begins here in north korea,a, where she was born and grew up in the midst of a famine. accocording to estimates, 2 million people in the people's republic have died of malnutrition since the 1990s. >> north koreaea followed communist ideology with a planned economy. we had a food distribution system, but it wasn't working. in ordrder to o fill our stomac, r mother andnd father r would gather small grarains anand

the average life expectancy in north korea is 70 years. whereas in south korea, it's 80. in north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. in the north, adults weigh just 52.6 kilos on averge. that's 12 kilos less than in the south. hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. the country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. and yet, despite the odds, some north koreans do manage to escape. >> chanyang ju wanted very simple things -- enough to eat every day, a chance to spend time with her family, a boyfriend. >> my name is chanyang ju. i am 25 years old. >> her incredible story begins here in north korea, where she was born and grew up in the midst of a famine. according to estimates, 2 million people in the people's republic have died of malnutrition since the 1990s. >> north korea followed communist ideology with a planned economy. we had a food distribution system, but it wasn't working. in order to fill our stomachs, our mother and father would gather small grains and mix them with

the average life expectancy in north korea is 70 years. whereas in south korea, it's 80. in north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. in the north, adults weigh just 52.6 kilos on averge. that's 12 kilos less than in the south. hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. the country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. and yet, despite the odds, some north koreans do manage to escape. >> chanyang ju wanted very simple things -- enough to eat every day, a chance to spend time with her family, a boyfriend. >> my name is chanyang ju. i am 25 years old. >> her incredible story begins here in north korea, where she was born and grew up in the midst of a famine. according to estimates, 2 million people in the people's republic have died of malnutrition since the 1990s. >> northoreaolwe mmunislo with a planned economy. we had a food distribution systembuit wn't woing. in order to fill our stomachs, our mother and father would gather small grains and mix them with lots of dried vegetable

volunteer for korea. as a matter of fact it always baffled me how we could go there without a declaration of war and it baffled me who could make a decision to take a country like korea with such a beautiful history and have human beings just draw a line and say, this is north. this is south. this is the soviets, this the united nations. the united states. and not realize that these are human beings, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters that not withstanding the fact that the south was attacked, notwithstanding that the war still continues, technically, today, that all people should want to see their families united and all it takes is that yes you may see them. so today, i want to thank you so much, mr. chairman, and this house, for showing america what we are all about. because it's ironic that we are not talking about korean americans. we're talking about divided families u.s.a., we're talking about people who love this country who fight for this country but still have a place where they love and ha

toward south korea? i don't think they've given up yet. maybe they have, i don't know that. if they haven't given up, we've got a really big problem, because that's where what you call the deterrence effect of the nuclear weapons plays a really big role, and you correctly put that. you didn't know. you said you don't know what they're thinking on that. i think that's what we need to figure out and convince them very quickly that south korea is against seoul, before we really ramped up to challenge that, they were doing all kinds of mischief in south korea, if you all remember. and they were not getting punished for it. later on in the '80s, we showed that we could punish them for it and they stopped. for the last 25 years, they have not monkeyed around in south korea. i'm very afraid that once they get the nuclear deterrence they don't want to use nuclear weapons. they never will. but i can imagine the south and us being a lot more nervous pricking at them if they have nuclear weapons behind them f. they

and south korea. what are north korea's objectives towards south korea? i don't think they have given up yet. maybe they have. i don't know that. but they haven't given up, we've got a really big problem. because that's where the what you call the deterrence effect of the nuclear weapons plays a really big role. and you correctly put that. you didn't know. you said you don't know what they're thinking on that. i think that's what we need to figure out and convince them very quickly that south korea is off the table. otherwise, if you remember back in the 1970s when they had a very large artillery capability against seoul, before we really ramped up to challenge that, they were doing all kinds of mischief in south korea, if you all remember. and they were not getting punished for it. later on in the '80s, we showed that we could punish them for it and they stopped. for the last 25 years, they have not monkeyed around in south korea. i'm very afraid that once they get the nuclear deterrence they don't w

where north korea said it destroys south korea? i don't think they've been up yet. maybe they have. i don't know that. they haven't given up. we've got a really big problem. that is where what you call the deterrence of facts of the nuclear weapons place and you corruptly put out. you said you don't know what they're thinking. i think that is what we need to figure out and convince them very quickly that south korea is off the table. otherwise if you remember back in the 1970s when they had a very large artillery capability against seoul, before we ramped up to challenge that, they were doing all kinds of missions and south korea if you all remember and they were not getting punished for it. later on in the 80s we showed that we could punish them for it and they stopped. for the last 25 years they have not bought it around. i'm very afraid that once they get the nuclear deterrence, they don't want to use nuclear weapons. they never will. i can imagine the south and us being a lot more nervous. they've got nuclear weapons behind. so if they are still thinking of the south, what i mea

korea develop nuclear bombs. i'm not sure that the president-elect has a north korean policy, but from the obama administration, i'm sure there is a plan to either engage in some kind of nuclear surgery or try to further press the north korean for giving up nuclear weapons. so that will be a challenge for the president-elect. how he's going to deal with north korea. i think he probably most likely will press more on china to do more. and because he said several times that the cheese should take care of north korea because that's -- and i think if he does that, it probably is the better approach. the question is to what extent can you press the chinese. the question is whether a failed north korean policy, would that affect the japan/south korea or other asian countries? i think the impact will be serious. and most likely, japan will just go alone in developing its nuclear weapons because, obviously, japan can literally develop a nuclear program overnight, and south korea might also seek some security measures. so

he imposed tight control on south korea. he was assassinated in 1979. some citizens voiced opposition towards the textbooks. >> translator: i'm worried children could have a violent view of history. as most of the people are against the move. >> translator: i wonder if children will be able to learn what actually happened. >> the draft books will take the government's stance on the takeshima islands. south korea controls the islands, japan claims them. >>> ai uchida is here to give us details. >> we're hearing from officials at the oecd and they point to donald trump's promise to boost spending on infrastructure. that pledge by the u.s. president-elect is making them more bullish about global growth. they released their latest global outlook on monday. they expect the global economy to grow 3.3% in 2017. that's up .10 from what they predicted in september. they predict growth will hit 1.6% in 2018. they say if donald trump follows through on his promise on infrastructure investment, they think that will boost global growth. they say japan's economy will

special rapporteur on north korea. he visited japan and south korea to interview people linked to abductions by north korea and those who have fled the country. quintana says china holds the key to ensuring progress on the issue. >> china is a very important country in regards to the overall human rights situation in the dprk and i am committed to explore also a relation of cooperation with china. >> north korea's human rights issue along with its nuclear program has been on the agenda at the u.n. security council. but the global body has been unable to make a unified response because of strong protests from north korea's delegation. china holds much influence over the leadership in pyongyang, but is seen as being passive in the talks. >>> support for south korea's president continues to drop as she faces the growing possibility she will be suspended from her role. some members of park geun-hye's own party are poised to vote in favor of a motion to impeach her. the push has gained momentum as park has been unable to sh

a key with north korea is always china. it has the most influence on it economically and politically et cetera. getting north korea to move if anyone can is china. another question is what is mr. trump's relationship going to be with china. he said some angry things about china during the campaign. >>> a plane crash that nearly wiped out an entire brazilian soccer team. did the plane go down because it was out of fuel? stay with us. are you on medicar? do you have the coverage you need? open enrollment ends december 7th. don't put it off 'til later. now's the time to get on a path that could be right for you... with unitedhealthcare medicare solutions. call today to learn about the kinds of coverage we offer, including aarp medicarecomplete plans insured through unitedhealthcare. these medicare advantage plans can combine parts a and b, your hospital and doctor coverage... with part d prescription drug coverage, and extra benefits... all in one complete plan... for a low monthly premium, or in some areas no plan premium at

china, to cut off oil shipments to north korea. which i believe would be the toughest sanction, and where i think with a sophisticated public a strategy could put some real pressure on china, and at least spark a much more open debate in china, within china, about china's policies towards north korea. besides those two options, is there another option? ambassador gallucci, that you could think of to pressure the chinese, other than those two options with regard to sanctions? and finally i'll make a quick last point. when the north koreans have that capability to hit all of our bases in the pacific and the u.s. west coast, they are going to want to negotiate at that point. they are going to sit down and look us across the table and they are going to say, are you americans going to be willing to jeopardize san francisco so you can defend sole? and i think the american response right now is in the realm of the uncertain. when we get into the early 2020s about what the answer would be. but in terms of what they would lay on the table t

the move comes in the face of a growing threat from north korea. their agreement details the range of information they will share and rules for protecting their intelligence. japanese officials say seoul is eager to strengthen security ties to deal with north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. but some in tokyo worry that the south korean procedures to conclude the pact might not go smoothly. president park geun-hye is now embroiled in a deepening political scandal. four years ago seoul canceled the signing of a similar agreement because of domestic opposition related to japan's war-time past. prosecutors in seoul are seeking to question president park over the political scandal and public outrage against her shows no sign of abating. nhk world has more. >> reporter: 260,000 people took part in the rally in seoul. that's the biggest rally in south korea since its democratization in 1987. >> translator: this is the first time i've participated in a rally in over 40 years. i think president park herself is not so bad, but politics itself is

national security presented by a nuclear north korea. mr. obama's predecessor issued a similar warning yet. >> it shows tow proliferation of the deadly technology can allow small leaders, failed, cruel and criminal leaders to threaten and disrupt the world on a grand scale. >> reporter: and now new evidence of a grewing crisis inside north korea. a human rights advocation group released these photos, which is thought to confine up to 120,000 men, women and children. this image detailing one of the camps perimeters and numerous guard checks. >> north korea also presents the greatest sustained humanitarian challenge of our time. the whole country is a prison, run by a sadistic warden. >> a nuclear north korea has been a nightmare scenario for multiple administrations of both parties and now it is an effective reality. what mr. trump has not lady out is how he plans to deal with north korea differently if at all in mr. obama. china has the most influence on north korea but donald trump at least during the campaign has talked about a much more a

barack obama warns donald trump on north korea threat. the exclusive report goes onto say, quote, the obama administration considers north korea to be the top national security priority for the incoming administration. it has conveyed to president elect trump's transition team. according to people familiar with the conversations. jerry of washington bureau chief for the wall street journal is one of the authors of that piece and he joins us. so president obama north korea policy is known as strategic patience, basically waiting kim jong un to show he's ready to abandon nuclear arsenal. obama former chair chief of staff say it is incoming trump administration has to adopt a much more aggressive strategy. we can't sit back and let kim evolve, do you agree with that? >> the point is that the idea of not engaging diplomatic with north koreans has been a pretty bipartisan point of view. both the bush administration and the obama administration tried and disappointed at the attempts to get north koreans to engage seriously and make moves throug

when we moved to korea, i had the great please of being the senior intel guy in korea. when we moved in i was able to bring my family. the first thing my kids had to do was get fitted for a gas mask. it truly is a city under arms and under threat of attack at any moment from north korea. so certainly very, very serious consideration in place. and you know i would imagine upon inauguration there will probably be a test of some sort. a nuclear test of some sort. and bear in mind 2018 the winter olympics in south korea. that is a target for concern. >> this is a regime that likes to send those public threatening signals. thanks very much. >> "outfront" next. trump backing down on some of his cornerstone campaign promises. what are his loyal supporters saying about the flip-flops? and what it's like living inside trump tower if your name isn't trump? >> it is like going to an airport. you are have to check your bags. you will have security. the medal detecters all over your body. nothing says "treat yourself" like any of these indulgent new dishes. so try the new grand seaf

invaded theth korea republic of korea, south korea. both of these countries had been created in 1948. and that started the korean war. the korean war is very much a watershed. mainly because it is the first united nations war. immediately after the war starts, the united nations security council meets and votes to help the republic of korea. it asked its members to continue forces under the overall command of an american officer. harry truman designates macarthur as that officer and creates a u.n. command. on july 14, 1950, macarthur raises the u.n. flag on top of the headquarters building. this is the first u.n. war, this is the first real mission for the security council. it makes it something of a watershed. by the time the korean war is over in 1953 and the time the armistice was signed, australia, new zealand, turkey, france, greece, belgium, the ethiopia,s, columbia, denmark and sweden have contributed combat or medical units to the united nations committee. today, south korea, if you count the nations that rebuild it, forh korea

the democratic people's republic of korea invaded south korea. both of these countries had been created in 1948. and that started the korean war. the korean war is very much a watershed. mainly because it is the first united nations war. the united nations security council meets and votes to help the republic of korea. and asked its members to continue forces under the overall command of an american officer. creates a u.n. command. on july 14, 1950, macarthur raises the u.n. flag. this is the first u.n. war, this is the first real mission for the security council. it makes it something of a watershed. by the time the korean war is over, and armistice was signed. troops from australia, new zealand, turkey, france, greece, belgium, the philippines, if you are, south africa, italy, denmark, italy, norway, and sweden have all contributed units. today, south korea, if you count the nations that rebuild it, south korea holds the record of nations that holds sustained independence but rebuilds it after the war. the korean people every year do a display

i think we fundamentally have to look at north korea in south korea. what are north korea objectives against south korea? i do not think they have given up yet. maybe they have. i don't know that. they haven't given up. if they haven't, we've got a really big problem. that is where what you call the deterrence of facts of the nuclear weapons place and you corruptly put out. you said you don't know what -- as you correctly point it. you said you do not know what they are thinking. i think that is what we need to figure out and convince them very quickly that south korea is off the table. otherwise if you remember back in the 1970s when they had a very large artillery capability against seoul, before we ramped up to challenge that, they were doing all kinds of mischief in south korea if you all remember and they were not getting punished for it. later on in the 80s we showed that we could punish them for it and they stopped. for the last 25 years they have not monkeyed around. i'm very afraid that once they get the nuclear deterrence, they don't want to

we need to look at china as not on our side but on north korea's. when we see them as part of the problem, we can then craft solutions that will work, like secondary sanctions. the obama administration imposed a secondary sanction on a small fry chinese company in september, but we need to go after chinese banks that have been involved in the illicit activities of north korea. when we cut one of those banks off from the global financial system beijing will notice and we may start to push them in the right direction. >> who are the allies who will willing or very willing to join with the u.s., not -- in partnership as sort of a counter to china, what are they expecting now with this president-elect? >> i think many of them don't know what to expect, just because we have gone through a domestic slug-fest focused mostly on domestic policy and what's happening in the united states, not on the specifics around the world. but i think our allies in asia like our allies in the middle east, when they get a clear sense of a serious action with strategic follo

north korea. the pact is expected to speed up the sharing of information. officials from japan and south korea signed the general security and military information agreement on wednesday. japan has similar pacts in place with the united states and india. the deal strengthens cooperation between the two countries against the backdrop of repeated nuclear and ballistic missile tests by north korea. previously information on pyongyang's activities was channelled through the u.s. japanese foreign minister fumio kishida called the pact extremely meaningful. >> translator: i hope this agreement will enable ththe japanese and south korean governments to share security-relatated information more quickly and smoothly. >> officials witith the south korean defense ministry said they expect the deal to enhance their surveillance capabilities and response to provocations from the north. it faced resistance from opposition lawmakers in south korea. they claim the government forced the agreement through without s

the democratic people's republic of korea invaded south korea. both of these countries had been created in 1948. and that started the korean war. the korean war is very much a watershed. mainly because it is the first united nations war. the united nations security council needs votes to help the republic of korea. and asked its members to continue forces under the overall command of an american officer. creates a u.n. command. 1950, macarthur raises the u.n. flag. this is the first u.n. war, this is the first real mission for the security council. it makes it something of a watershed. by the time the korean war is over, and armistice was signed. australia, new zealand, turkey, france, greece, belgium, the , if you are, south italy, italy, denmark, norway, and sweden. today south korea come if you count the nations that rebuild it, south korea holds the record of nations that holds sustained independence but rebuilds it after the war. the korean people every year do a display of flags. one of the things that needs to be noted is the curry and peo

the move comes in the face of a growing threat from north korea. their agreement details the range of informaon tll share and rules for prec their intelligence. japanese officials say seoul is eager to strengthen security ties to deal with north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. but some in tokyo worry that the south korean procedures to conclude the pact might not go smoothly. president park geun-hye is now embroiled in a deepening political scandal. four years ago seoul cancele the signing of a similar agreement because of domestic opposition related to japan's war-time past. prosecutors in seoul are seeking to question president park over the political scandal and public outrage against her shows no sign of abating. nhk world has more. >> reporter: 260,000 people took part in the rally in seoul. that's the biggest rally in south korea since its democratization in 1987. >> translator: this is the first time i've participated in a rally in over 40 years. i think president park herself is not so bad, but politics itself is to blame. >> t

security counsel is voting on new sanctions for north korea. the aim to punish pyongyang for its nuclear and missile tests. negotiations got under way in september after north korea conducted its fifth nuclear test, but the u.s. and china-led talks were drawn out. security council members finalized a draft resolution last week. an annual cap on coal exports. china is major importer of the resource from north korea. the sanctions will also ban exports of copper, nickel and silver. foreign companies with offices and bank accounts in north korea will be forced to close. the measures also urge u.n.-member countries to limit the number of staff. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. wants to impose a new sanction of its own. the embargo will cut north korea's earnings. target companies suspected of sending laborers abroad. a u.s. government source teld told nhk they want it in the sanctions but china opposed. arrangements are under way to coordinate with japan and south korea. the u.s. will announce another sanction next month against north korean institutions in

>> there are a lot of policy uncertainties for south korea. there will definitely be changes if trump's campaign pledges turn into actual policies. south korea is concerned trump may send unpredictable messages regarding his nuclear programs. vocalapan, trump than that south korea should pay 100% for the u.s. military presence here of over 28,000 people in order to counter the aggression. during his campaign, trump said south korea and japan should be armed with nuclear weapons to alleviate the security burden for the united states. we're talking about very dramatic and alarming changes, especially considering the ongoing political scandal in this country. but all this is still very vague this -- vague. this period of uncertainty is sure to continue. secured -- it defense chief reiterated is almost complete and this will go ahead as planned. >> they will be a lot of uncertainties ahead. thank you so much. reporting from tokyo and seoul. the newe does president-elect have to say about asia? iraq war and the other u.s. actions in the middle east

korea. i think that is the wrong thing to do. that's what we have done since 2003 and when the bush administration looked to china to solve it for us. and that made themselves a role threat. we have not imposed costs on china with destructive behavior with north korea and nuclear weapons technology. and some point. we will have to change attack. the current approach is guaranteed to fail. >> you are are not a fraud of the consequences with mr. trump. >> i am afraid of everything because there are no solutions. but the point is, we can't continue with the approaches. within four years, the north koreans can hit the lower 48 states with a nuclear war head. there is a limited amount of time to solve the problem. >> and wilbur ross nominee for commerce secretary. he said what people don't understand about p china. a third are state sponsored and they are not built to it make money. they don't make any moneyy. they are there to produce job and why they sell their products inexpensively. they are

troops in south korea. if there is an alarm, even a false one, trump would have only a few minutes to decide whether to launch nuclear weapons or hold back. pete metzger is a former marine who carried the nuclear football for president reagan. >> the results of a decision the president would make is so grossly horrible it would change the face of the earth, of humanity and man kind. >> reporter: if he decides to launch the nuclear strike, is there anyone on the chain of command who can stop the order? the white house will not comment but pete metzger and others tell us, unless there is a full-on mutiny, no one can stop the president's order. >> thanks very much. we have our experts standing by to discuss. joined by our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto and elise labott and ivan watson. stay with us for a moment. we are getting new information. we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. ♪ just look at those two. happy. in love. and saving so much money on their car insurance by switc

will deal with north korea. there is a sick way in which our way whichk -- certain our allies look to other u.s. alliance relations to understand their own alliance relations with the united states. there is a connection there they certainly see we don't. it is impossible to have a conversation -- michael: we do watch you. [laughter] andrew: up the back, please. states of africa, task force. i'm 73 years old. when i hear people talk about what was created after world war leadership in the world, international liberal order, international order. i always wondered, if you don't look like me, and people in the rest of the world don't look like you, do you get their authority, their consent? tos project is an attempt continue european domination of the world

l be heading to seoul, korea next. ♪ korea's influence peddling scandal has turned another page. prosecutors staging raids on corporate buildings, samsung strategy office and the finance ministry. this is putting the pressure on president park, isn't it? what are prosecutors looking for here? >> it seems that prosecutors have moved into another phase of their investigation. earlier, they were looking at how much pressure president park's friend was applying on these companies to donate tens of millions of dollars. now they are looking at how did they benefit from it, specifically what did they get in return. for instance, they are searching today the offices of the finance ministry that oversees duty-free businesses, the customs service which has regulatory oversight of these duty-free businesses, , wholl as lotte and sk benefited from duty-free licenses. they are looking at how much pressure the government got to approve these duty-free licenses in return for the donations that gave tod sk and others the foundation run by the president's friend. rishaad: tell me about the allega

. >>> prosecutors in south korea want president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about a scandal involving her longtime friend. growing concern about what stance the new u.s. administration will take on the climate change. and the dollar rises against the yen. the man who commands american forces in the pacific says the u.s. remains committed to allies in the region. >>> to scrap or restore nap is the question. people want to have examples of japan's unique architecture. >>> prosecutors in south korea are urging president park geun-hye to agree to be questioned about the scandal that's dogged her over the past few weeks. >> they say they can wait until friday.

in south korea the only up there on your screen gaining quarter of 1%. news that this hang seng quarters were rated because prosecutors are investigating potential extortion or collusion in evolving the korean president. let's check it what's going on in europe. stocks are moving a half a%. the london -- up a% of the german dax down a half a%. all indices hitting records again the second in a row. >> that happened yesterday in not sure we will have another record on wall street record on wall street. volume will be low because of the day day before thanksgiving. the markets closed early on friday black friday and futures are down at the moment. futures donate points futures down almost two and nasdaq down almost four points despite there being low-volume. we have a lot of data. jobless claims are coming in a day early and new home sales in this afternoon minutes from the fed's last meeting. >> let's take a look at the key commodities we are looking at. oil right now up 21 cents, 48.20 send a currency board shows a the dollar is trading against key curren

south korea is known as a country at the forefront of beauty. ♪ one current trend is for pale skin and bright red lipstick. and among those adopting this look are some surprisingly young faces. this girl is also 15. she shows us her makeup bag packed with an extensive range of items. foundations to color cosmetics. the number of south korean children using makeup increases year on year, and they are getting younger. high school students are par for the course, but recently even elementary schoolchildren are adopting such habits. this has led to a spread of serious skin problems with more and more children being taken for medical treatment. >> translator: it's impossible to stop children using makeup. >> if this edition of "asia insight," we examine the burgeoning fascination that makeup holds for south korean children. a middle school in seoul. at 3:30, students rush out on their way to after-school programs. a short distance from the gates, this trio of girls stops at a vacant lot. what are they up to? lip tints are an item popular with many south korean girls. >> oh ye-jin is 12 year

south korea's president naming a new prime minister and finance chief as she tries to recover from a political scandal. ,uch needed good news for tata the jaguar brand leading growth in the u.s. market. look at markets of the moment, a lot of jitters out there. malaysia, and singapore coming online, but it is about the polling in the u.s. haidi: that's right. we are getting jitters when it comes to the asian session. have managed to keep our head above water when it comes to the political noise from the u.s. of red see the sea across the region. dollar-yen is driving the session when it comes to tokyo. we saw a steep selloff in the dollar overnight. as ave the stronger yen result weighing on exporters and driving markets lower. take a look at what we're seeing when it comes to oil prices and gold. gold overnight, take a look at this, hitting a little resistance. that is doing quite well. we have seen some gold miners doing very well. take a look at the movers we are seeing. yahoo japan jumping, earnings better than expected. they are saying valuations are rearting to look little more

just last month north korea tested two musudan missiles. they failed leaving large burn marks on roads. >> the burn marks here and here tell us that the missiles probably exploded upon launch or shortly thereafter. >> reporter: but his regime did test a musudan successfully this past summer. experts say it is a major threat. >> it is launched off of this truck. it is a mobile missile. that means that it is very difficult to track it and to detect its presence before launch. unlikely a silo-based missile. >> reporter: it is a missile which could carry a nuclear war head as far as guam where america has military basises. also improving its longer range intercontinental ballistic missiles. a american officials warn of its capabilities. >> potentially could reach part of the united states, certainly including alaska and hawaii. >> why would kim want to provoke the u.s. around the time america elects its next president. >> these are just not random. north korea chooses windows they know will gain maximum trngs from the world and united states in

korea and japan having nuclear weapons. he seems to be open to that possibility. >> that was glenn senior fellow at the center for american progress. >>> and on financial markets we saw a big rebound from the plunge that followed the u.s. election outcome. we go to jean for the outcome on that and uth business news. >> investors have had some time to let it sito sink in. posted the biggest one-day gain for 2016. the details from the tokyo stock exchange. >> another dramatic day but this time things went the other way. investors are turning their focus to trump's platform including his plan for infrastructure spending and tax sxuts a cuts and deregulation. nikkei closing at 17,344 and the broader topix rose 1,376. the biggest point gain for the year for the nikkei. even more impressive, it came one day after the worse sell-off since the june brexit vote. the dollar has swung back to its highest level since july saying at the 105 level during tokyo trading. the best performers were insurance companies such as t&d holdings and

as north korea distanced from the day-to-day government and politics of south korea? , you cannotvel spend your entire life thinking about a nuclear attack. , you goame time, seoul into a hotel room and there are in the major hotels. that is a sign of how clear and present the threat of danger is. economists have to learn to be resilient and block it out to a certain extent. it is in the public consciousness, but is not something the government can afford to think about every day. francine: on top of that, you are telling me about trade in a world where globalization is more elusive than two years ago putting pressure on countries like south korea. for thehat is broadly asian countries, a lot of them are dependent on exports and the industrial cycle. some better numbers in global production, export remains weak. what we need across asia is more in the way of reform. a completely capitalist country. they need reform as well as other asian economies to come through. i would sympathize with any constant changes in government, particularly the finance minister, it is not

choi was a daughter of a religious figure who many in south korea say was a cult leader. he died in the '90s. this is the second time they have addressed the scandal. the first time she apologized for causing shock and worry. but that wasn't enough. there have been protests in seoul calling for her to step down. plus she's been taking a beating online. >> so what comes next? do you think things are now under control? >> well, it's a hard question. she says she hopes there won't be a political vacuum. and she called for the unity. we'll have to wait and see if this latest apology has any effect. it depends on how people in the country react to the second policy and her latest political moves. papark named byoung-joon. this move is park trying too deflect the political criticize by showing she's wililling to wk with the opposition. no south korean president has ever stepped down before the end of a term. this is a critical moment for park's presidency and possibly her legacy. >>> the paris agreement on climate change took effect on friday providing a new international frame

policy towards north korea and you wrote that north korea pose as grave and expanding threat and it is likely that the next president will face a north korea that has duaned the capability to strike the united states with weapons. that would make anybody nervous. >> i think north korea, that peninsula is more likely than anybody place else in the world to potentially create an explosive outcome particularly tied to the north korean leader kim jong-un. that's a place where four of the five top economies in the world are centered. at least north korea historically has generated a surprise if you will for new leaders in this country. >> nothing stopped them. >> no. >> not the bush policy, not the obama policy. >> i think this has to go through beijing. beijing has pushed back on that time after time. but if beijing doesn't leave this we're going to get to the point where he's going to be able to that could hit the united states. >> donald trump does not have foreign policy experience but turning to people who do. does it matter that he doesn't really have much foreign policy experience? o

you can see the live pictures addressing south korea over the scandal. the south korean president has not beenegy enough to address public anger. how she got into this mess. >> allegations swirling around relationship with her friend who the allegations had opened fluence through their relationship. she was allowed to interfere into government affairs and one of the eight passed on confidential information. she was arrested on suspicion of fraud over the allegations that to pressure south korean corporations that she runs. it has been expanded to look at her and her eight and executives and relationships with biggest corporate name. we're looking at samsung and other. questions in relation to this investigation and the of the merger. too, the donations foundations allegedly controlled by them. >> we are hearing from the president who has been saying 18 years the public has been pressed. she is in the middle of the five-year term until february 2018. she has dealt with personal interest in and says she will address the scandal. whatre getting the gist of

japan, south korea, new zealand, india, etc. and while of course, democracies do not all agree on everything, i do believe that like-minded democracies should go the extra mile. host: to the point, dd fredericks on twitter notes that an attack against one is all and the more members, the more likely we end up in a war defending somebody. >> of course. [laughter] >> put that is exactly what the u.s. learned during the second world war. if you take the debate in the u.s. in the 1920's and 1930's, it was an isolationist debate you had. people thought they were well protected. somebody asked me the question this morning, we have mexico and canada and the atlantic and pacific ocean. we are surrounded by friendly neighbors and fish. we are well protected. an i think, pearl harbor was example, you are not well protected. 9/11 is another example. you have to go overseas and fight the enemy. take the fight to the enemy. lead, ande will to then to make america great, to put america's interests first is also to have the will to lead. host:

policy towards north korea and you wrote that north korea pose as grave and expanding threat and it is likely that the next president will face a north korea that has duaned the capability to strike the united states with nuclear >> i think north korea, that peninsula is more likely than anybody place else in the world to potentially create an explosive outcome particularly tied to the north korean leader kim jong-un. that's a place where four of the five top economies in the world are centered. at least north korea historically has generated a surprise if you will for new leaders in this country. >> nothing stopped them. >> no. >> not the bush policy, not the obama policy. >> i think this has to go through beijing. beijing has pushed back on that time after time. but if beijing doesn't leave this we're going to get to the point where he's going to be able to put a that could hit the united states. >> donald trump does not have foreign policy experience but turning to people who do. does it matter that he doesn't really have much foreign policy experience? other presidents haven't eith

policy towards north korea and you wrote that north korea poses a grave and expanding threat and it is likely that the next president will face a north korea that has gained the capability to strike the united states with nuclear weapons. that would make anybody nervous. >> i think north korea, that peninsula is more likely than any place else in the world to potentially create an explosive outcome particularly tied to the north korean leader kim jong-un. the reality that he has nuclear weapons and the inability so far to contain him in that regard. that's a place where four of the five top economies in the world are centered. stability there is critical. at least north korea surprise if you will for new leaders in this country. >> nothing stopped them. >> no. >> not the bush policy, not the obama policy. >> i think this has to go through beijing. beijing has pushed back on that time after time. but if beijing doesn't leave this we're going to get to the point where he's going to be able to put a nuclear weapon on top of an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the united s

will they garner enough yes votes from ruling parties in korea. in korea, they need two-thirds of the 300 national assembly votes to say yes, to impeach the president. we have 172 opposition and independent lawmakers. so we need 28 from the ruling party. back to you. >> thank you very much, chery kang joining us live with the latest. >>> samsung is saying it's mulling a split in its business as it gets set to face the biggest structural change in its 47-year history. the south korean tech giant saying they will buy back more shares, but they cautioned they are neutral about whether to proceed with the changes, keeping specific details of its structural review under wraps. there's also speculation that we could be looking at some type of a split in terms of how the country operates. >>> japan's household spending was down in october for the eighth month in a row, despite government efforts to spur economic growth. >> household spending, which is a key indicator of private consumption fell 0.4%. food items were down 1%. vegetable prices soared in oc

everybody is surprised how far north korea has gone. they have short-range missiles, intermediate that can reach with nuclear weapon guam and the concern about the continental united states. greg: the only country that has influence over behavior is china and they have been reluctant to exercise that power and influence. can trump force the chinese, i mean, he has said during the campaign that he will label them a currency and hit them with heavy terrorists, might that get their attention and cause china to put the firm fists on north korea to knock it off? >> they are worried about chaos in north korea, loose nukes, they are only willing to go so far in putting pressure on this regime that they do have an alliance with, agreement with, treaty with. they have been close. they fought together against us during the korean war. now, the other thing that people are overlooking as the united states and others do have opportunities to make it much more difficult for north korea instead of operating through beijing. it would be great if beijin

policy towards north korea and you wrote that north korea pose as grave and expanding threat and it is likely that the next president will face a north korea that has duaned the capability to strike the united states with nuclear weapons. >> i think north korea, that peninsula is more likely than anybody place else in the world to potentially create an explosive outcome particularly tied to the north korean leader kim jong-un. that's a place where four of the five top economies in the world are centered. at least north korea historically has generated a surprise if you will for new leaders in this country. >> nothing stopped them. >> no. >> not the bush policy, not the obama policy. >> i think this has to go through beijing. beijing has pushed back on that time after time. but if beijing doesn't leave this we're going to get to the point where he's going to be able to put a nuea states. >> donald trump does not have foreign policy experience but turning to people who do. does it matter that he doesn't really have much foreign policy experience? other presidents haven't either. >> i thi