and south korea on dealing with north korea. but more broadly, the current government -- current south korean government for thing like free and open endopacific has been -- well, they have been pretty quiet about it. and i think that the gap between our coordination on north korea and our need to develop strong al ayes in the context of china's rise is increasingly going to be a potential point of friction in the u.s./korea relationship going forward. especially to the extent that also if inter-korean tensions fade while asean/u.s. tensions rise. it will change what south koreans do at the same time that it shifts the interests away from south korea's primary preoccupation with north korea to a broader regional framework. >> scott, excellent. an awful lot of information packed into ten minutes. much appreciated. maybe with help from the audience, we can expand on some of your points. michael, bring us home. >> alrighty. well, thank you. it is great to be here. thank you, chip. it is great to poll bob and scott. when i started a

and china to cooperate with north korea which is in south korea's interest and the same thing with the emergence of the trade war. the primary concern i think has been that reduced cultivation would lead to a stalemate in the process. and so essentially south korea tries to lobby to be isolated from rather than consumed by the competition. and also they've been very focused on the rising influence and i think that influences the paradoxical effect because it generates what i think is a dual hedging instinct for south korea. on the one hand it relies on the alliance with the united states as a hedge while also being tempted to limit cooperation with the united states to the extent it appears poised to replace the u.s. as the region's dominant power and i will go through four different areas as ways of kind of illustrating or examining the choices they face. economic, security, the impact of china u.s. rivalry on the public opinion, impact on domestic politics and north korea and with regards to the economic dimension, i think south korea is a delight to codirect collateral victim of the

south korea. on the one hand, south korea relies on the alliance against china's rising influence while also being tempted to limit cooperation with the united states to the extent that china appears poised to replace the u.s. as the region dominant power. i want to go through four different areas as ways of kind of illustrating or examining the choices south korea faces. economic, security, the impact of china-u.s. rivalry and south korean public opinion, impact on domestic politics and north korea. and with regard to economic dimension i think south korea is a direct collateral victim of a china-u.s. trade war to the extent the supply chain for south korean origin manufactures to the united states runs through china and korea exports will be affected by truck and chinese exports to the u.s., plus slowing chinese domestic growth will have an impact on china-south korea trade complicit as impact on the south korean stock market. the korea national trade association estimated a full-blown trade war

on working together in south korea dealing with north korea that more broadly the current government has been pretty quiet about it. and the gap between our coordination of north korea needs to develop strong allies to be a potential point of friction. is specially if those tensions fade that will exacerbate those exacerbations for what south korea will lose and go away from the preoccupation with north korea to a broader regional framework. . >> that has a lot of information packed and to expand so thank you. it is great to be here. . >> when we started at the first intelligence briefing. >> after half an hour that i did not know about i sat there quietly staring at them so we are the good news guys from cia. w so by all accounts to be successful with participation in the light of the media coverage sees that as i would be hedging against donald trump or shifting and one thing we all have to be careful about is not attribute everything of international affairs to donald trump. what i want to try to do is take the summit to gauge how japan is reacting to the threat of china. so was t

well, in terms of north korea, some a nalysts say in terms of north korea, some analysts say north korea is still hesitant about what move it should make afterwards, after the singapore summit, after the dmc summit, all those high profile summit, afterwards, where should we go? it also has to do some work within the state, persuading its people of the moves it may take afterwards, which may mean that the tory moves between washington and seoul really have to happen. so kim jong—un washington and seoul really have to happen. so kimjong—un really has to convince his own people that the next moves are really important for the state, and that might take months according to some analysts. thank you very much. in sapporo, in northern japan, a huge explosion and fire has left more than a0 people injured. the blast happened at a restaurant and it damaged surrounding buildings and scattered debris over the area. police have launched an investigation to try to find out what happened. gemma coombe reports. bright orange flames and thick black smoke. the immediate aftermath of a huge explosion a

north and south korea and the u.s. for the first time in history met with north korean state leader in person so this was a very very big progress so refer understand correctly these handshakes they're not just symbolic they also balik but the symbolism here is very important and we cannot expect that on the first day they can they decide on abolish all the nuclear weapons and north korea this is not possible from the position from from most korea but at least they now came to a situation where the solution seems to be a problem but this was not the case before so now we can work on the solution all right so there's been some confidence building i'm scissors a taking place there in that respect let's talk about president of donald trump's a role in all of this because he played a very prominent role has this direct approach to diplomacy. you know helped or was it a hindrance it was definitely a help and that's the reason why for the first time u.s. state leader was able to meet a north korean leader what the north kore

in north korea have classes you are born into. before i was born, my father said my great grandpa [inaudible] it was so hard and all i remember is a being hungry and desperate and afraid they could hear me and that is the first thing my mom told me us don't even whisper. but by that i feel like thinking back i was loved in my household. host color is your family, your mother and sister and father to a? >> my father died from lung cancer in prison in north korea. my mother in south korea in the countryside and my older sister we were separated for like ten years and she's in south korea studying union rights now. are you a citizen? are you going to go for your citizenship tax >> of course. what year did you cross the river? >> 2007, march 31. i was 13. >> you in the hospital. my mother remained at my bedside because th they had no money to bribe them, the nurses ignored me. my other had to do everything from keeping my incision cleaned giving me whatever food she could find. the hospital is poorly equipped and filthy. to use the ba

and then a first for the two koreas in may. president in met at the military demarcation line that divides the two countries. later moon would say at the moment chairman kim crossed the line the site became a symbol of peace not division. but came through curveball he departed from the official protocol and asked to join him in stepping across to the north arch enemies holding hands in the spring sun. i am hoping for a meaningful agreement that will be a big gift to the entire korean nation and every peace loving person in the world. the talks culminated in an agreement was signed in september its motto cooperation not confrontation. the two koreas were in charge. washington found itself sidelined. after being in power for seven years kim made his first ever state visit it was to china and two more trips were to follow north korea's relationship with china had hit a historic low but now kim was looking for friends for its part china wanted to reassert its traditional influence the outcome was that china would be at the table wh

and south korea on dealing with north korea. but more broadly, the current government -- current south korean government for thing like free and open endopacific has been -- well, they have been pretty quiet about it. and i think that the gap between our coordination on north korea and our need to develop strong al ayes in the context of china's rise is increasingly going to be a potential point of friction in the u.s./korea relationship going forward. especially to the extent that also if inter-korean tensions fade while asean/u.s. tensions rise. it will change what south koreans do at the same time that it shifts the interests away from south korea's primary preoccupation with north korea to a broader regional framework. >> scott, excellent. an awful lot of information packed into ten minutes. much appreciated. maybe with help from the audience, we can expand on some of your points. michael, bring us home. >> alrighty. well, thank you. it is great to be here. thank you, chip. it is great to poll bob and scott. when i started a

then he she talks about the brand of south korea is their intention behind that. you mean in terms of. whoever it is if it's whether it's the government or whether it is corporations trying to push what might be called a soft power is that how you see the. well i think there is definitely a true push in terms of local people i guess i don't want to use the word a weak drug but can keep up is kind of like a gateway drug to cultures. because a lot of a lot of bands the get in touch with korean culture b.-o. keep up and then they start delving into a lot of these you know my my feeble idols are wearing what are the evening stuff and they get interested in the star and i actually there has been a trend where our labels he probably bulls the go up into different businesses especially restaurant business saw certainly one of the biggest labels why g. has the chicken chain and. belly chain which is a traditional korean b.b.q. type of thing so it's expanding into different areas of culture and you can see it up from these companies trying to expand their businesses into d

the unified team korea. twenty two athletes i see temperatures but an atmosphere. it all started with. grand entrance one month earlier the north supreme leader suggested feeling unify korean olympic team and. this despite donald trump's threat of fire and fury hanging over him. suddenly the world saw another side of north korea boy cheerleaders applauding the unified women's hockey team. after months of playing tough guy it was a veritable public relations coup for kim and then a first for the two koreas in make him and south korea's president in met at the military demarcation line that divides the two countries. later moon would say at the moment chairman kim crossed the line the site became a symbol of peace not division. but came through curveball he departed from the official protocol and asked me to join him in stepping across to the north arch enemies holding hands in the spring sun. i am hoping for a meaningful agreement that will be a big gift to the entire korean nation and every peace loving person in the world. the talks culminated in an agreement was

thinks north korea is going to give a pause nukes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also opinion seems to seize nukes as the only real that harrington against american invasion well i mean given the mup. demanding them for a loop of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korea and i'm i want to feel nukes as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's thirty three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get that i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea. reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded solution and when you ask them what do you have for a load of benefits for north kore

thinks north korea is going to give a pause noakes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also opinion seems to seize nukes as the only real that harrington against american invasion well i mean. given the mup demanding them for a loop of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korea and i'm i want to feel nukes as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's sturdy three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get that i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea and reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded. solution and when you ask them what do you have for a load of benefits for north

kim jong—un help north korea seek a brighter future if kimjong—un is help north korea seek a brighter future if kim jong—un is willing to make the right strategic choice. says he wanted to be nuclear is but the devil is in the details and the professional negotiators need to get down to work and develop the framework, the process, the timeline, to achieve those objectives. we did see some sort of improvement in relations after the trump kim summit, surely —— surely we have not seen any more nuclear missiles. you think we need another summit to improve things?” missiles. you think we need another summit to improve things? i think we certainly seem to be on that path, we have heard from mike pompeo, national security adviserjohn bolton and the president himself, the willingness to have another summit. my hope would be that before a summit occurs, that global talks begin and start to lay the ground work for a final agreement. if not, then i am hoping that president trump will look kim jong—un in the eye and say we want to give you this brighterfuture, eye and say we want to giv

thinks north korea is going to give a pause nukes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also opinion seems to seize nukes as the only real that hair and against american invasion well i mean. given the mup demanding them for a leap of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korean i'm i want to feel as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's in his study three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get that i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea. reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded solution and when you ask them well do you have front loaded benefits for north korea if t

thinks north korea is going to give a pause nukes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also opinion seems to seize nukes as the only real that harrington against american invasion well i mean. given them up demanding them for a leap of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korea and i'm i want to feel a new as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's sturdy three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get that i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea and reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded. solution and when you ask them what do you have for a load of benefits for north

music coming out of south korea or. the. critical. twice for the cold one. you mentioned to staver group there and if you're not familiar take a look at my screen here twice remember its profile this is a fan paid to their danny talk to us about k. pop what makes k. pop hip hop what makes it distinctively different from other forms of musical entertainment. well to do to define. those i guess two different meanings to keep up the word assault first as the op which is the music is what international dancers are the cocky up and then there's the industry term we define keep. this form of i guess production of music were these companies they bring in talent and been trained for many many years and then put them out as a product at the end so this entire system this ecosystem is what we usually call the koreans with usually cocky probably be able to keep up. i think that will be the more correct or the more. to discuss on this show perhaps i don't know what the. thinking but to me it is in the show one of the joys of enjoying music is being out to look back thre

thinks north korea is going to give a pause nukes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also sees nukes as the only real that harrington against american invasion well i mean. given them up demanding them for a leap of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korea and i'm i want to feel as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's thirty three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get that i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea and reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded. solution and when you ask them well do you have front load of benefits for north korea if they give you a

north korea warns the us imposing new sanctions could halt any de—nuclearisation for good. just another day in school for these teens in poland, where the right—wing government has sparked a surge in military classes. another weekend of protests in france, even after president macron backed down on some of his policies. so what damage has been done to the french economy and what more do the protesters want? a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme, restaurant insolvencies jump in the uk by a quarter as diners chose to stay at home. that's over 1,200 restaurant closures. so we'd like to know are you eating out less? if so, why? what is most important to you when eating out? get in touch just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing britain's prime minister theresa may will today appear before mps and say a new brexit referendum would break faith with the electorate who chose to leave the european union in 2016. her own plans for exiting the eu have so far failed to unite politiicans and has led t

does this demand from north korea surprise you? it seems like this is what they have been saying all along for a decade. >> this is not that complicated. look, you walk in and the north koreans are saying you've got to give to get. the president has given something. you'll recollect he stopped exercises and the without getting a lot from the north koreans and kim jong-un said he just announced the withdrawal from syria without getting too much obviously from the russians or syrians. what's the cost for kim jong-un to walk in and say i want more. i want you to get your nukes off the peninsula. what's the downside? i don't see it. >> the administration, the trump white house will say there haven't been any missile tests in the last year no, nuclear tests in the last year. is that something that the north koreans have given up, or is that nothing really comparatively to what the u.s. could or should have gotten? >> let me tell you what we've seen over the past 20 years. president have tried to control the north koreans. they have deve

also on the show the two koreas are joining forces to restore crucial infrastructure projects across the peninsula. and could robots fill the staff gap in nursing homes and hospitals we need some highly skillful machines carrying out their duties. well and welcome to do business and want to get jones and berlin german business leaders are having mixed feelings about what to expect in the new year economists still expect a healthy growth in twenty nine thousand of the brics and chaos the trade dispute between the united states and china as well as ongoing tensions between washington and brussels and of course a dramatic shortage of skilled labor all weigh heavily on business and to mint it now appears to be a global trend the economy has lost momentum has the bull market and fewer homes are being built in the u.s. chinese retail figures have fallen to their lowest level in fifteen years and things aren't looking great for german industry. new orders were down for seven out of ten months this year twenty eighteen began with lackluster figures before two spikes in may and august but the

interest to be in south korea. trump will realize that if he doesn't already. >> china doesn't want us there either. they do play to this. >> they don't want us here. it would be hard for president trump to do this and north korea and china, they are all watching trump's behavior with regards to syria and afghanistan. they know his natural drive is to bring the troops home and they are going to use that. >> interesting point. kim and gordon, thank you and happy new year to you both. we'll be right back. our dad was in the hospital. because of smoking. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. but then, we were like. what are we doing? the nicodermcq patch helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. nicodermcq. you know why, we know how. so we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients added one handed pumps and beat the top safety standards the new johnson's® choose gentle if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture now might not be the best time to ask yourself are my bones stro

and reconnecting the two koreas plans to link the peninsula across its heavily armed border of bio road and rail. and been physical and let's do business it's a post christmas comeback after the steep losses of late shares in new york surged by five percent on wednesday in a broad based rebound the best day for wall street in a decade it was partly thanks to santa claus the big retailers were among the gainers tech stocks true but will it be short lived there are fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy and that's weighing on global sentiment. to talk about the volatility louie's the heart always at the new york stock exchange for us is the u.s. economy in a good or a bad place right now. as it is a right now the u.s. economy is on track to grow. potential while unemployment stays at the lowest since nine hundred sixty nine consumption as you mentioned is still a strong this is important. for two thirds of the u.s. g.d.p. incoming economic data do not point to a looming recession that's in the interest rates are these affects the housing market. to see for example also the tax

and reconnecting the two koreas plans to link the peninsula across its heavily armed border of bio road and rail. i've been physical and let's do business it's a post christmas come back after the steep losses of late shares in new york surged by five percent on wednesday in a broad based rebound the best day for wall street in a decade it was partly thanks to santa claus the big retailers were among the gainers tech stocks too but will it be short lived there are fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy and that's weighing on global sentiment. to talk about the volatility or dizzy luis the heart always at the new york stock exchange for us is the u.s. economy in a good or a bad place right now. as it is right now the u.s. economy is on track to grow. potential while unemployment stays at the lowest since one thousand sixty nine consumption as you mentioned is still a strong this is important since for two thirds of the u.s. g.d.p. incoming economic data do not point to a looming recession that's in the interest rates are these affects the housing market. to see for example al

north korea relations. the united states must understand the proper meaning of the korean peninsula denuclearization and they had better study geography. when we talk about the korean peninsula it includes the territory of our country as well as the whole of south korea with the united states has placed its invasive forces including nuclear weapons when we talk about the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula it means the removal of all sources of nuclear threats not only from south to north korea but also from areas neighboring the korean peninsula. all relations between pyongyang and washington took a nosedive when trump initially took office as the two countries leaders traded insults and threats the situation has improved though in mid june this year when the two met in singapore donald trump and kim jong committed themselves to denuclearizing of the korean peninsula and normalizing relations the summit was seen as something of a breakthrough although not much has been accomplished since with

, north korea is the problem. we have got to address that. >> reporter: and while the north's relations with south korea have warmed, none of the symbolic milestones have changed the regime's nuclear stockpiles. kim's new year's day message may offer clues to what he will offer at a second summit and what he expects president trump to give. janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. >>> well, one of the biggest stars of the cotton bowl in texas this weekend wasn't on the field and wasn't even a player. a trained bald eagle, take a look at that, flies around during the national anthem, decided to take a detour and landed on some notre dame fans. its handlers eventually got the bird back. unfortunately for notre dame fans, that may have been the most enjoyable part of the game, since they lost to clemson, 30-3. >> that guy really held it together. >> very brave. >> well, i hope your last day of 2018 is a great one. i'm milissa rehberger. >> and i'm marlie hall. the news continues here on nbc. happy new year ! >>> ringi

north korea dmoem si is falling apart. satellite images show work continuing at north korea missile sights. weapons factories and the main nuclear reactor. on monday state media continued the sharp criticism of the u.s. warping that america must stop provocative and malicious acts. north korea expressed growing anger with the u.s. for keeping sanctions in play. over the nuclear program. and un allegations of widespread human rights abuse an issue pyongyang called non-existent. within hours of the tweet, a u.s. federal judge ordered knot korea to pay more than half a billion dollars to the family of otto wam beer. the college student died last year of severe brain damage six days after north korea released him. he was tortured. claims north korea has denied. unlikely to collect the full amount of damages. pyongyang has few assets in the u.s. they could make a claim for. in recent months pyongyang has not ruled oult a possible return to the tensions of a year ago. when north korea last test fired a missile. despite rising te

look at south korea, look at 1953 some of korea was in -- south korea was in a 1953, and where they are today. it is a badge of honor. that is what you get when you work with the united states? sec. panetta: i think the legacy of this administration will not rest with china -- part of it will, but i think the larger with an is to be administration that has used chaos to deal with a number of areas, whether it is pulling out .t.p., or whether it is the climate issue, whether it is tariffs, or pulling out of the iran agreement, and now the tariffs on china, all of which approach.c in their a certain amount of chaos sometimes makes sense, but the real problem in my mind is going to be whether or not the administration in the view of this chaos is going to develop a long-term strategy of where it was to go on all of these issues. all of these issues. not just china, but all of these issues. what is our long-range strategy to ultimately deal with iran and the situation in iran? what is our long-term strategy to deal with trade, and with a global war, which it is? what is our long-term strate

also on the show the two koreas are joining forces to restore crucial infrastructure projects across the peninsula. and could robots fill the stuff gap in nursing homes and hospitals we need some highly skillful machines carrying out their duties. well and welcome to the business. german business leaders are having mixed feelings about what to expect in the new year economists still expect a healthy growth in twenty nine thousand of the brics and chaos the trade dispute between the united states and china as well as ongoing tensions between washington and brussels and of course a dramatic shortage of skilled labor all weigh heavily on business and to mint it now appears to be a global trend the economy has lost momentum has the bull market ended fewer homes are being built in the u.s. chinese retail figures have fallen to the lowest level in fifteen years and things aren't looking great for german industry. new orders were down for seven out of ten months this year twenty eighteen began with lackluster figures before two spikes in may and august but the clear trend is definitely down

and reconnecting the two koreas plans to link the peninsula across its heavily armed border of bio road and rail. and been physical and let's do business it's a post christmas comeback after the steep losses of late shares in new york surged by five percent on wednesday in a broad based rebound the best day for wall street in a decade it was partly thanks to santa claus the big retailers were among the gainers tech stocks too but will it be short lived there are fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy and that's weighing on global sentiment. to talk about volatility luis the heart always at the new york stock exchange for us is the u.s. economy in a good or a bad place right now. as it is a right now the u.s. economy is on track to grow. potential while unemployment stays at the slowest since nine hundred sixty nine consumption you mention is still a strong this is important since the counter for two thirds of the u.s. g.d.p. in coming economic data do not point to a looming recession that's in the interest rates are these affects the housing market. to see for example also t

thinks north korea is going to give a pause nukes and trust us to respond after they. after we pocket all the all the concessions that's just not going to happen but also opinion seems to seize nukes as the only real that hair and against american invasion well i mean given the mup. demanding them for a loop of faith i can i will tell you that i can understand if i was north korea and i'm i want to feel nukes as a deterrent however i think you have a young leader who's in his study three years old unlike his father he wants to be around for a few decades and he knows in order to do that he has to modernize its economy and if he has to trade some of his weapons of mass destruction or all of them to get i think there have been and there's been a lot of progress in north south korea. reconciliation and i think the i can see how you could i can see a solution but i'm not sure how you get there because of the deep distrust on both sides and when the white house says we want a front loaded solution and when you ask them what do you have for a load of benefits for north korea

music coming out of south korea or from coughing is critical. for quite so much because of one you mentioned to stay very group there and if you're not tamil you're take a look at my screen here twice the members profile this is a band paid to their danny talk to us about k. pop what makes k. pop pop what makes it distinctively different from other forms of musical entertainment. well to do to define. those i guess two different meanings to keep up the word assault first is the op which is the music is what international dancers of the cauchy up and then there's the industry term we define keep. this form of i guess production of music were these companies they bring in talent and been trained for many many years and then put them out as a product at the end so this entire system this ecosystem is what we would usually call we clean with usually cocky probably be able to keep up or. i think that will be the more correct or the more. to discuss on this show perhaps i don't know what the other thinking but to me it is. in the show are one of the j

north korea so far has balked at that. tax are very mu talks are very much at a standstill. >> it's such an interesting argument, alex. thank you so much. >> the trump administration is pressing ahead with those plans for a second summit with kim jong un early next year. national security adviser john bolton saying the two sides will look at commitments and how to accomplish them. >> they have not lived up to the commitments so far. that's why the president thinks another summit is likely to be productive. >> joining me now is bob baer, national security analyst. normally the u.s. does not say, yeah, let's have a second meeting with when a country isn't holding up its end of the bargain. >> you do the preparation, make the agreements in advance and have the summit. if north korea is not adhering to any agreements, you don't meet them until they're ready to do it, until you can show some progress, until you've done your homework and they're not doing it. so trump's shoot from the hip international relations and the rest of

and then a first for the two koreas in may and south korea's president in met at the military demarcation line that divides the two countries. later moon would say at the moment chairman kim crossed the line the site became a symbol of peace not division. but came through curveball he departed from the official protocol and asked me to join him in stepping across to the north arch enemies holding hands in the spring sun. i am hoping for a meaningful agreement that will be a big gift to the entire korean nation and every peace loving person in the world. the talks culminated in an agreement that was signed in september its motto cooperation not confrontation. the two koreas were in charge. washington found itself sidelined. after being in power for seven years kim made his first ever state visit it was to china and two more trips were to follow. north korea's relationship with china has hit a historic low but now kim was looking for friends for its part china wanted to reassert its traditional influence the outcome was that china would be at the table whenever intro korean solutions were d

in korea on the other hand the u.s. agreed to temper their temporarily suspend joint military drills with south korea so these are important steps but these are the first steps in a long and very complicated road just briefly what about donald trump's role and all of this he's a bit of a wild card we say his approach diplomacy is unconventional is he going to help or hindrance. well it's too easy to too early at the moment to basically state if it were if it was successful or not it is important that dialogue is restored and we have very different take on u.s. north korea relations this time around because usually they start at the working level and they are then basically worked up wards now what time they stop with the summit meeting and the rest will follow and this is a very unusual thing when it comes to such a complex we go with the asians with regard to denuclearization because every denuclearization process there from the research unit north korea international security at berlin's pre-university and which. now

and reconnecting the two koreas plans to link the peninsula across its heavily armed border of bio road and rail. and been physical and let's do business it's a post christmas comeback after the steep losses of late shares in new york surged by five percent on wednesday in a broad based rebound the best day for wall street in a decade it was partly thanks to santa claus the big retailers were among the gainers tech stocks true but will it be short lived there are fears of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy and that's why a global sentiment. to talk about the volatility. is at the new york stock exchange for us is the u.s. economy in a good or a bad place right now. as it is right now the u.s. economy is on track to grow. potential while unemployment stays at the slowest since nine hundred sixty nine consumption as you mentioned is still a strong this is important. for two thirds of the u.s. g.d.p. in coming economic data do not point to a looming recession that's in the interest rates are these affects the housing market. for example also the tax cuts effect it's fading and we do

north korea says the u.s. needs to be more careful if it expects the two nations to get along. >>> plus, over my dead body. that's the ultimatum the u.s. president's attorney is giving when it comes to mr. trump sitting down with the special counsel robert mueller. >>> also ahead this hour, right wing protesters take over brussels as a violent demonstration erupts over the u.n.'s migration pact. >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. the cnn newsroom starts right now. >>> 2:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast, new sanctions on north korea have prompted a sharp response, putting the relationship between the two countries into question. pyongyang saying the sanctions could block the path to denuclearization, and warn that the two sides could return to, quote, exchanges of fire. the u.n. sanctions -- new sanctions, rather, were placed on three north korean officials for alleged human rights abuses. let's get the

north korea stayed away from competing in seoul thirty years ago leading to acrimonious protests around the event. it was a very different story at the start of this year when improving relations meant the north sent a team to the south korean winter olympic simpy on chang. in little more than a year the two careers have gone from nuclear bomb and ballistic missile tests and threats of war to preparing to present their joint bid to the international olympic committee with the highly volatile nature of into korean relations the question is whether the momentum of cooperation can be maintained a decision on hosting the twenty thirty two games won't be taken until twenty twenty five and who knows what relations between the north and the south will look like seven years from now rob mcbride al-jazeera sold. time and big champion missy franklin has announced her retirement from swimming at the age of just twenty three the american it's up to twenty twelve london olympics winning four goals as a seventeen year old the following a year she became the first woman to win six events at the single

economy we go live to singapore for more also on the show the two koreas are joining forces to restore crucial infrastructure projects across the peninsula. could robots fill the staff gap in nursing homes and hospitals we need some highly skillful machines carrying out their duties. alone welcome to do business and want to get germs and berlin good to have you with us this boxing day european markets are still closed for christmas but stocks in asia were trading today showing investors are still cautious with regards to economic uncertainty in the united states markets in a south korea and china were down while japan's nikkei managed to recoup some early losses to finish the day up by almost one percent wall street is set to open again later today after markets had seen the worst christmas trading days since the great depression in one nine hundred thirty one presidents don't much trump said that there was nothing new with regards to ending the partial government shutdown. all right let's get the view from asia now and it's cross over to andrea hang with standing by in singapore good

then, a first for the two koreas. may,im and south korea's president moon jae-in met at the military demarcation line that divides the two countries. later, moon would say at the moment chairman kim crossed the line, the site became a symbol of peace, not division. but kim threw a curveball. he departed from the official protocol and asked moon to join him in stepping across to the north. archenemies holding hands in the spring sun. >> i'm hoping for a meaningful agreement that will be a big gift to the entire korean nation and every peace-loving person in the world. reporter: the talks culminated in an agreement that was signed in september. its motto -- cooperation, not confrontation. the two koreas were in charge. washington found itself sidelined. after being in power for seven years, kim made his first-ever state visit. it was to china. and two more trips were to follow. north korea's relationship with china had hit a historic low, but now kim was looking for friends. for its part, china wanted to reassert its tr

sanctions still in place they will not be lifted until north korea commits to denuclearization. germany like so many western nations as an asian society the number of people in need of care is rising but the number of nurse staff isn't stops robots could step in and fill the gap. you already had an m.r.i. examination. no paper the japanese robot asked patients questions there are no forms to fill out the chat before the m.r.i. examination helps see how open patients are to modern technologies in the clinic the robot sealed paro is also used on the geriatric ward it reacts to touch and aims to reassure restless patients such as those suffering from dementia that helps take the strain off the nursing staff. as a telecom tech it allows us to maintain human contact and that's really very important in our profession. pyro helps keep the patients calm and that makes our work easier. patrick eon is in charge of nursing research he says there will soon be even more robots in hospital wards but he says the nursing profession shouldn't feel threatened instead it's an opportunity. with the

analysts say north korea continues building its weapons infrastructure and last week north korea state media said pyongyang refuses to surrender its weapons until the u.s. eliminate its threat to north korea. >> we will see what happens there. thank you so much. >> democratic leadership blasting president trump on the partial government shutdown reaches a fourth day. more on the stalemate and when it might end just ahead. >> this is about trying to make sure that donald trump does not secure the border and it's really more out of their dislik for this president then really about the communities that they should be upholding to make sur that they are safe. ( ♪ ) this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows.

of north korea. in the middle east our defeat isis coalition is now 79 nations and international organizations working to ensure the enduring defeat of isis which is now down to less than 2% of original geographic caliphate. in afghanistan to change the game in first time in 17 years, afghan troops are in the lead of the fight and taking hard casualties but nato and the international community are stepping up their commitments and the taliban may actually now be opened for the first time for sincere talks about peace, we will see. to mÉxico city to buenos aires and santiago we see increasing democracy and despite economic headwinds and transnational crimes opportunities for the americas to become a region of increasing economic stability. third line of effort is we continue a range of reform, last month we completed consolidated and department of defense history. we conducted it to find problems, intended to find problems i would have been disappointed had we not. we will embrace the findings and we

policy on north korea. we think that it is dangerous for international security for north korea to have a military nuclear program. we want to see denuclearization there, and it is clear to us that sanctions have been an important element in bringing north korea to the cable. but so far, you have had a historic summit between the two presidents, but we haven't seen yet real denuclearization happen in north korea, and until we do, though sanctions need to continue. we have an embassy and we know about what is happening in the company and sanctions are having an impact, and the policy has to continue until the north koreans deliver what they have promised, and yes, we do cooperate a lot with that u.s. administration on these issues. if they did do denuclearization, we will cooperate with that as well. sanctions are the right policy, and we will support and hope to make them effective. >> thank you. you have mentioned the books that would be recommended to the young people. originally discovered in british jou

, north korea is the problem. we have got to address that. >> and while the north's relations with south korea have warmed, none of the symbolic milestones have changed the regime's stockpiles. kim's new year's day message may offer clues to what he will offer at a second summit, and what he expects president trump to give. janis mackey frayer, nbc news, beijing. >>> back here at home, actor kevin spacey is scheduled to be arraigned next month on a charge of indecent assault and battery. based on accusations that he sexually assaulted a young man at a massachusetts bar. spacey denies the charge and a newly revealed audio recording of a court hearing may show how he plans to defend himself. here's nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: tonight a look inside kevin spacey's defense strategy. lawyers for the two-time oscar winner are building their case before his arraignment next month on indecent assault and battery charges. nbc boston obtained audio from a preliminary hearing last week, in which spacey's attorney questio

complete, verified denuclearization of north korea. in the mideast our defeat isis coalition is now 79 nations and international organizations working to ensure the enduring defeat of isis, which is now down to less than 2% of its original geographic caliphate. in afghanistan, president trump's decision to change the game, for the first time in 17 years the united nations believes we have reason for hope for peace. afghan troops are in the lead of the fighting and taking hard casualties but nato and the international community are stepping up their commitments and the taliban may actually now be open for the first time for sincere talks about peace. we'll see. in our own fortunate hemisphere from ottawa to mexico city, to buenos aries and santiago, we see increasing democratization and despite economic headwinds and trans-national crime, opportunities for the americas to become a region of increasing political and economic stability. our third line of effort as we continue a range of reforms. last month we completed our first ever cons

i mean, look at south korea. look at what south korea was in 1953 and what they are today and we ought to hold that up as a badge of honor and this is what you get when you work with the united states. >> i think the legacy of this administration is not going to rest with china. in part it will. i think the larger question is going to be with an administration that's used chaos to deal with a number of areas whether it's pulling out of the ttp or whether it's the climate change issue or whether its tariffs or whether its iran pulling out of the iran agreement all of which and now the tariffs on china, all of which are chaotic in the approach and a certain amount of chaos sometimes makes sense but the real problem in my mind is whether or not the administration, in view of this chaos is going to develop a long-term strategy for where it wants to go on all of these issues. not just china, but all of these issues and what is the long-range strategy to ultimately deal with iran, with the situation in iran? what is th

and, again, while we don't know that north korea is behind this, we know that north korea has a long history of hacking, and they've gotten pretty good at it. i mean you remember back in october, you know, a report claimed that hackers tried to steal more than a billion dollars. the cybersecurity from fire eye accused the north korean government of using a state-sponsored hacking group to successfully steal more than $100 million in a particularly aggressive attack on global banks, now you have this, the information of people who escaped that country out in the open and they don't know who has it or what they will do with it. jim. >> will ripley, thank you very much. >>> coming up, anger and frustration as congressional democrats and the president blame each other for the government shutdown. is there any sign of a compromise? you've had quite the career. yeah, i've had some pretty prestigious jobs over the years. news producer, executive transport manager, and a beverage distribution supervisor. now i'm a director at a security software firm. wow, you've been at it a long time. thin

ambassador to russia and south korea weighs in on john bolton's comments. we'll be right back. place, the xfinity xfi gateway. and it's strengthened by xfi pods, which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. ...well almost anything. leave no room behind with xfi pods. simple. easy. awesome. click or visit a retail store today. gerry: now to dig deeper into the topics i discussed with john bolton, i would like to welcome the former ambassador to south korea and nato. the president is going to have another sum it we are told in the -- another summit early next year with kim jong-un. what's he likely to achieve? >> that's a good question. i and many other experts on north korea can't figure out the president's approach. we set the stage skill any. the president put the fear of god with military threats and sanctions. but the summit itself was clearly a failure when you look at what happened afterwards. the document that was agreed to was very vague. so if anything the threat is getting worse. i don't know why you would wa

north korea talks. indeed daryn in the opaque world of north korean politics this new year address by the leader of north korea offers a valuable insight into the current thinking in the north now you'll remember that last year we had a very strange mixed message on the one hand kim said very scary that he now had a nuclear button on his desk but at the same time saying that north korea had achieved its objective of gaining a workable nuclear arsenal and that maybe will come to the winter olympics well as we know the past twelve months it did lead to the most remarkable set of diplomatic maneuverings three summits between north south korea of course the trump kim summit in singapore so there is hope that this letter does point to the fact that the reconciliation process may still be on track yes we know that things are stalled between north korea and the u.s. in recent weeks there has been a return somewhat to some of the rhetoric in the official north korean media accusing the united states of dragging