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the korea the japanese colonial regime established the u.s. army military government in korea. in spite of these differences, japan and the southern part of korea became a wlabt for u.s. democracy nation bileding and anti-communist policy. politics in east asia as has been argued has been following a world economy placing japan and korea under the u.s. in what was once called a great crescent. this model was designed to create an anti-communist network, tighten japan's dependency but also help their reconstruction which according to american planners needed material resources and export markets. however, i want to propose that such a geoblitcal connection did not begin to emerge with a political economy of the cold war alone. the occupiers constructed a hierarchy for the imagery and actual regulation of disease, prostitution, and sexuality. the narrative prevalent in the occupation discourse addressing the threat of disease, the absence of sexual morality, and the lack of sanitation portrayed both countries as hazardous places and finally took representative control of the occu

while north korea has denied involvement, south korea's acting president placed the blame squarely on them today. "the murder clearly demonstrates the recklessness and brutality of the north korean regime." kim jung-nam's son landed in malaysia to identify the body. as for the suspects, they appear in court wednesday and will likely be charged or released. >>> the south korea spy agency believes kim jong-un ordered the hit on his brother. the assassination comes amid growing concerns over north korea's nuclear weapons and missile tests. sunday on "60 minutes," bill whitaker took a closer look at the isolated country. he spoke with the highest ranking north korean official to defect in decades. >> so for six months, and to be honest, i was never public until now. >> reporter: we went for an evening out in seoul with north korea's former deputy ambassador in london before he defected in august. the first time on the subway? >> yes, that's right. >> reporter: a defection by someone of his rank is extremely rare. this is the first time he had walked about in public. just off camera, six b

point for korea. it's going to be another big turning point to how much the korean program has developed. >> now that korea is sort of on the radar for people, this will be for a lot of international spectators and visitors a first up close and personal look at what the country is like today. >> reporter: korea is building new highways and high speed rail to transport visitors from seoul to the olympic park. >> a lot of people don't realize that korea has great landscape for winter sports, beautiful mountains. >> a lot of snow, a lot of snow. >> reporter: korea is also venues which will host eight new medal events. what are you most looking forward to? >> figure skating. >> reporter: until they are ready to carry the torch for olympic fever. >>> they get a lot of snow. the mountains are pretty high out there. they get the snow th right into northern japan. let's take a look at our weather here. it is cold out there across our region. temperatures have come down big time. yesterday 74. today we're at 3

south korea is probably more susceptible to north korea's virulence than any other country and there was some doubt cast on the relationship in the campaign by the then candidate trump. so do the same thing with south korea that he did with japan and do it quickly. >> dickerson: is that all that can be done, though s just words and condemn haitian? >> no. the real answer to curtailing north korea is china. like on so many other areas, china has been woefully inadequate and they could squeeze north korea economically, 90 percent of the imports and exports go through china and i think we have to tell the chinese that they have to put the wood to north korea at a much more serious way than they have done so far. >> dickerson: let's -- i want to move on to the president's executive order on immigration. he is considering maybe doing another executive order. what is your view about that? do you think it is possible to do with -- >> no. i think he ought to throw it in the trash. i think this executive order is so bad and so poisoned and it is, its genesis is so bad and terrible that he oug

the winter games will be held in a small town in south korea.. it will be the second time the olympic games are staged in south korea..the first was in the capital city of seoul back in 1988. some local sports for you now --- the wizards were back on the floor last night. monday to the cavs -- the wiz looked to start a new streak against the brooklyn nets. but they'd have to go to overtime again to do it. it was a dog fight, but wizards pull it out with the 4-point win. 114-110. now to the capitals - and a new face on the ice. meet fatimah al-ali. she's bringing her love of hockey - and the caps - all the way from abu dhabi. fatimah was discovered by team ambassador and n-h-l great peter bondra. he says her skills were so remarkable he wanted to introduce her to her favorite player. so she spent her wednesday practicing with none other than - aleksander ovechkin. its' not over for fatimah just yet. she will drop the puck at tonight's caps game against the detroit redwings. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - winter weather advisory - rain

. >>> overseas, south korea says they will punish north korea after their missile test. they launch an intermediate missile. last night in florida, japan's prime minister who is visiting president trump offered a joint response. >> the missile launch is intolerable. >> president trump said that the u.s. stands behind japan 100%. >> concerns over north korea will be one of the top issues on "meet the press" this morning. you can watch "meet the press kwgpress" in about 20 minutes here on nbc 10. >>> a series of demonstrations across the country and here at home. supporters say the affordable care account gathered outside of congressman pat meehan's office calling for a repeal of the law. they also asked for a face to face meeting saying they be back every weekend until they get one. he speaks to them over the phone and over e-mail. >> in northeast philadelphia, congress was urged to defund planned parenthood. >>> pointing a finger at a sickesick sixers star. what was embiid thinking? >>> and the transit agency is continuing to repair cracks on the fleet. we'll have a upda

negotiate with north korea. it's one reason why they have been resisting tough economic sanctions against the north. in the last few days, they did announce they would cut off all: imports from north korea, their biggest export item. china has a different strategic objectives that they are trying to balance. it's not true that they would like to see north korea armed with nuclear weapons. what they don't want to see is a bigger u.s. military presence in their region. they don't want to see u.s. missile defenses in that region pointed at north korea but also be used, in their view, to counter their own military capabilities. host: the new york times is writing about this with a deadline -- with a deadlock in communication. maurice is joining us next from maryland, independent line. caller: how are you doing? mr. kimball, i have a quick question. your actually being nice capabilities.al does north korea recognize that our might is way more powerful then you are talking to the callers about? guest: i think north ko

. >> south korea intends to punish north korea for the latest missile test of what they call a intermediate missile. >> north korea's most recent missile launch is intolerable. >> in his only comment, president trump says the u.s. stands behind japan 100%. >> this weekend, another series of demonstrations across the country and here at home. nbc 10 was in springfield, delaware county, yesterday where supporters gathered outside of pat meehan's office. they also asked for a face to face meeting saying they will be become until they get one. he saying he talks to his constituents in person, over the phone, and over e-mail. >> abortion opponents urged congress to defund plan ned parenthood. . >>> we have a update for a story we told you about. thieves swiped a smoke near was chained outside of fat jacks barbec barbecue. last night the owner decided to up the reward in this case from $1,000 to $2,500. he says no questions asked. he just wants it back. >>> the flyers day at winterfest has been canceled. this is a live look at the blue cross river rink. this is where the event would be held, but

are you worried north korea may threaten the games? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: team usa hoping for a successful games led by fresh faces like figure skater nathan chang and familiar ones like lindsey vonn and shaun white. a year to go and the olympic clock is ticking again. keir simmons, nbc news, pyeongchang. >>> in california, an amazing basketball feat. rising high school star lamelo ball sinking basket after basket after he led his team to victory last night. when it was all said and done, he had scored 92 points all by himself. and it runs in the family. oldest brother alonzo is a star at ucla. >>> when we come back, boxes full of blessings. why they are spreading through a town of the lone star state. >>> "nbc nightly news" is brought to you by pacific life, helping generations achieve long-term financial security for over 145 years. and the rush to dig out befe the next storm moves in. ===jeff/wx wall=== thursday's storm. timeline for ===next close=== the news is next. >>> finally tonight, a growing phenomenon around the

nhk world, tokyo. >>> officials in south korea say it appears that the head of north korea's secret police has been purged for corruption and abuse of power. >> translator: the dismissal is expected to instill fear in senior officials and weaken the government's g grip off citizen it's likely to further destabilize the regime. >> the officials say kim wan han was likely removed from the post of state security minister in january. they believe most of his senior staff was executed. kim was a close aide to the country's leader. he's believed to be behind the investigation, detention and special military trial that led to the execution of kim jong-un's uncle in 2013. kim last appeared when he accompanied the leader on a new year's day on a visit to a mausoleum. >>> a special prosecutor in south korea investigating the influence-pend p.e.d.ling scandal of president park geun-hye has tried to investigate her offices but the search was prevted. theyey received a seaearch and seizure warranant. the team has been preparing to question the president in person, and the aim of the raid was likely to

north korea's latest action. we begin with kristin fisher at more lago estates with the president finishing up a very busy weekend. >> as president trump wraps up his secretary, another key member of the administration might be on the ropes. several democrats say that national security advisor michael flynn should be suspended for discussing sanctions with the russian ambassador to the us. and for telling mike pence that it did not happen. >> i think what the general did withthe vice president , misleading hear them giving him wrong information Ãit's not the type of person you want to have around you giving advice. i think he is very much questioned his credibility and i think we need to get to the bottom of it. >> more troubling is the fact that the white house could have defended him several times. the senior policy advisor was onseveral shows but he says the white house wouldn't give him any talking points . >> it's not for me to answer. it's a sensitive matter. he has served his country admirably and with di

bans and even mark cuban and not north korea. do you think there is a specific reason why the president is not speaking out about this. >> i don't know how you can be more public when he's standing on stage next to the leader there and make such a bold claim that we're 100% behind them. i guess it's just lost on me how you could be any less public and that was covered and dominated, every single cable and network news station and so to act like he hasn't addressed that issue seems a little, i guess, silly in some way because he's been very public in how he feels about it. >> how about -- let's talk about the washington post which reported last week and the national security adviser michael flynn held the private discussions with the russians where he discussed sanctions. general flynn and vice president pence said now flynn is saying he has no recollection. stephen miller was asked about this earlier today. take a listen to this with me, sarah. >> do you have any news on this point? >> why are you coming out if you can't answer t

youpea young chang, the capital of north korea. olympic hopefuls are already there and so is nbc's keir simmons. >> reporter: to pyeongchang's snowily slopes, excitement is building here, both high tech and high flying. 16-year-old snowboarding sensation chloe kim. >> the 2018 olympics will be here pretty well and it's crazy. >> reporter: neighboring china, japan and south korea, seoul will be soon around a 17-minute train ride from the olympic park to pyeongchang. this cost $17 million. high-speed trains will deliver people to the olympic venues at 186 miles per hour. >> reporter: south korea moving fast, building new venues and two athletes' villages. team usa's brightest taking test runs this week and russia is here, too, but not yet clear to compete. then there's the region's politics. are you worried north korea may threaten the games? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: team usa hoping for a successful led by fresh faces by a figure skater and familiar ones like lindsey vonn and shaun white. tonight, the olympic clock is kickin

north korea most recent missile launch is absolutely intold he should. north korea must fully comply with security council resolutions >> military leaders responded saying no good will come to the people of north korea from this. >> we sternly warn that if he does not give up his nuclear. the north korea will destroy in the north future, it's under heavy sanctions for repeatedly violating un security restrictions but u.s. leaders believe china needs to take a leading role in applying the pressure. . >>> china has been woefully inadequate and they didn't could squeeze 90's % of the inports and exports go through china. they have to put the wood to them in a much more serious way >> just a few weeks ago, defense secretary james mattis visited south korea on his first official trip abroad. he announced an agreement to boost our shared defenses in the south against the north. lucy? >> thank you much. >>> tensions remain high on capitol hill on goldman sacks steve mnuchin. the fight between democrats and republicans to confirm president trump's cabinet picks

seoul, korea bureau chief. president donald trump's administration expected to introduce sanctions on iran as early as friday. ramy inocencio is in new york with the details. why are they doing this? it dates back to this past week when iran has said and admitted it did do this other ballistic missile test on sunday, so that is one aspect. the other aspect is the white house is accusing iran generally of supporting terrorism, terrorist activities. his nationaland security adviser mike flynn, both came out saying as much. mr. trump saying iran is now "on notice." not clear as to what that means, mike flynn director said the missile test was in defiance of a un security council resolution passed in 2015. one thing we do know is that with this action against iran, up to 17 entities could be facing sanctions against their links to this missile test. on top of that, eight more entities could be sanctioned for actions against terrorist activities, but none are linked to iran's nuclear program. that deal coming throug

host: let me ask you about north korea, two parts. what we saw was the half-brother of kim jong un used to kill him -- and what was used to, and airport and the testing going on. what is your biggest worry and concern? i think in the field i have worked in, the biggest concern in the united states is the capability of north korea to develop an intercontinental holistic meso with a nuclear warhead that could hit united states. host: are they close? guest: it is hard, even for the best intelligence experts, to know how close they are but it is undeniable they are progressing toward that, and the testing program for missiles and nuclear weapons and north korea is pursuing and has more to do with the scientific development program. i don't see them just as provocations. host: getting the products from where? guest: most of the work that north korea does, they have become reasonably self-sufficient in the materials they need for missiles and nuclear weapons. what they do need to get they are able to procure through planned and staying -- t

on north korea, we strongly north korea to abandon to the nuclear and ballistic missile program, and not make any more provocations. we have completely agreed on the importance of early solutions of the abduction issue in the east china sea, south china sea, and the indian ocean. everywhere, there should be a freedom of navigation and rule of law. such international order must be maintained. japan and the united states have will strongly protest any use of force or coercion. i and the president will address butonly bilateral issues, regional issues, we should contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world. terrorism's should be solely condemned, and will cooperate in our fight against terrorism. japan will exercise a commence her role in this regard, and furthermore -- commence or it role -- commensurate role, furthermore with the refugees, there have been many challenges in the world. this will be a serious issue with japan and united states. but japan and the united states and the international community must work hand-in-hand. of course there are , disagreements. but we shoul

tough words for north korea. i know early on after the election, he was briefed on challenges around the world that he would probably face early and north korea was on that list. they were prepared for this, and they didn't want to under react or overreact. so he came out last night and faced the cameras. it was reinforcing and it was good for him to face his own politics at home. i think we will find in the next 48 hours how strong of a response does he want to give. >> our guests this morning be l be bernie sander who is is sir to recognize the protest that's have happened across the country. is he the one to reach the team who are mobilizing in opposition? >> that's what chuck schumer believes. and he elevated bernie sanders to have a very high position. but there is no doubt that he had energy in 2016 behind him in different ways. so they're trying to figure out can they channel the edge and be oppositional and have it pay off? or do they have to do offer an alternative. right now i think they think oppositio

what does this mean for south korea? we will also talk about china's stock markets with a strategist for morgan stanley. jonathan gardner overweight on china. he put the call in in november, so we will ask him why in #btv -- this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ ♪ announcer: from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." >> good evening. i am john micklethwait filling in for charlie rose. donald trump's national security advisor, michael flynn, resigned on monday night after reports revealed he had misled the vice president about his communication with russia's ambassador. we are joined by mario calvo platero, the us editor of the italian newspaper il sole 24. platero, the us editor of the

host: let me ask you about north korea, two parts. what we saw was the half-brother of kim jong un used to kill him -- and what was used to, and airport and the testing going on. what is your biggest worry and concern? i think in the field i have worked in, the biggest concern in the united states is the capability of north korea to develop an intercontinental holistic meso with a nuclear warhead that could hit united states. host: are they close? guest: it is hard, even for the best intelligence experts, to know how close they are but it is undeniable they are progressing toward that, and the testing program for missiles and nuclear weapons and north korea is pursuing and has more to do with the scientific development program. i don't see them just as provocations. host: getting the products from where? guest: most of the work that north korea does, they have become reasonably self-sufficient in the materials they need for missiles and nuclear weapons. what they do need to get they are able to procure through planned and staying -- t

south korea's defense ministry says the missile was launched from area where other missiles were tested before. the missiles fell between the korean peninsula and japan. >>> about 20 minutes ago president trump and japanese prime minister shinzo abe issued a short statement about north korea, abe calling the missile launch absolutely intolerable, and president trump saying this. >> i just want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great a al ally, 100%. >> earlier today the two played golf in jupiter. >>> he's the sixers' best player. he hasn't played in weeks. last night he was at a concert dancing i don't knonstage. tonight we've learned he has a tear in his knee. i'm sure a lot of fans are saying a lot of things, andrea. >> reporter: they are, denise. people have been using the phrases go s getting it in, per. he talked about the concert at practice today and reminded folks he is only 23 years old. sixers standout joelen bead left practice today early with his knee wrapped in ice. but last night he was onstage taking his shi

and north korea has gone on with their missile nuclear development. some countries in asia are concerned over the commitment of the united states in asia. so, as was mentioned earlier, but the trump administration, among the situations in asia, how would you respond to the increasing difficulties here? and president, you have repeatedly stated about china taking on the currency of foreign exchange policies, which is not good for the united states. do you think i will eventually change in the future? pres. trump: i had a very, very good conversation, as most of you know, yesterday with the president of china. it was a very, very warm conversation. i think we are on the process of getting along very well. and i think we will also -- and i think it will be a very good benefit to japan. we had a very good talk last night and discussed a lot of subjects. it was a long talk. and we are working on that as we speak. we had conversations with various representatives of china. we had conversations with various representatives of china. i believe that it will al

. >> the trump administration is also dealing with its first test with north korea after the country conducted a missile test in the sea of japan. it happened as president trump was sitting down to dinner with prime minister shinzo abe at mar-a-lago. >> it stands behind japan 100%. >> leaders from the u.s., japan, and south korea will hold an emergency meeting at the u.n. today to weigh their response. >>> and earlier today north korea declared the missile test a resounding success, claiming the missile is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. defense officials say the threat did not pose a threat to north america. anne-marie? thank you, hena daniel. >>> no rest for the snow-weary just days after the biggest snowstorm of the season the northeast is getting blasted with another big whopper. winter storm warnings from new york to maine. more blizzard conditions are possible. boston could see another 11 inches of snow. schools across the region are canceled. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the storm is hitting new england hard. >> well, this monday morning our

-backed north korea. at the same time they don't want the threat from north korea to be threat from north korea to be too great. >> i know there will be a developing story throughout the course of the next several hours. i want to bring in the former ambassador to on south korea. probably nobody knows the dynamics of the politics. ambassador, it is great to have you with us for your perspective. some are saying there's no doubt the timing of this missile launch could not be lost on the fact that you have the japanese prime minister visiting the u.s. what is the message being sent from the north koreans, to the japanese leadership and president trump. >> well, first of all, i don't know the possibility that the timing for the japanese prime minister's golf game in mar-a-lago. i would also emphasize that in the last couple years, north korea has had a very steady missile test program as well as a nuclear test program. i don't rule out the possibility it is another test. one thing they have not done lately i

apparently they are popular in korea and china. i'm curious to hear from them and what they think about the online gaming market after pokemon go and super mario run. what is the next hit question mark -- hit? haidi: looking forward to the next few hours of "daybreak asia." betty: asian stocks poised to extend the global rally. investors look ahead to the fed speakers and u.s. data. yvonne: 100% united, donald trump and shinzo abe pledged to reinforce their alliance. head ofhe south korean samsung is going to be questioned again. yvonne: china's central bank cooks up i'll bet suit of

now we are worrying about north korea, and russia and chinese currency. obviously some of the trump situation is a worry. if you look at his program. first two, immigration and regulations, i think he can take care of. the healthcare will be harder, and most important tax reform, in going around the country, i think it delayed a lot of projects because they don't know what the numbers are going to be. if tax reform doesn't get done until 2018, we may go through a couple of quarters of slower gdp. the bonds rates came down a lot? yesterday. liz: you have consumer confidence at a 12-year high. people and investors dish you have got a sophisticated audience watching that bet against an increasingly stronger market has gone the hurt. you saw the future strategies funds. they last $600 million in the blink of an eye. what signs are you looking for for that moment of tipping points to the other side? >> as long as you are properly diversified, you -- you can't time this market. last january-february you had a 10% correction. people said the bear market is upon

affirm its ties with japan, with china and with south korea, so there is the sense that north korea's feeling backed into the corner. >> and so, what do you think in terms of response that we will see from china? and as you say, with their greatest ally, for north korea, how much is it a calculation on their part to send the right international message? >> reporter: well, it's unclear how china will handle this. it puts them in an awkward position. while they are increasingly frustrated themselves with the north, there is the complicating factor of south korea. china is very strongly opposed to the t.a.d. missile defense system, the u.s.-designed missile defense system that will be deployed on south korea soil this year. china reiterated just last week they think it will do little more than compromise their own defense systems in the region and do little to ease tension on the peninsula. so, the bigger view here and the bigger play here is that china seas t.a.d. and the help for south korea as a means of shifting the balance of power in the region away from china and more toward the u

and diplomacy with north korea? senior north korean representatives reportedly getting ready for talks with former u.s. officials. it is all "happening now" ." ♪ >> jon: but we begin with a new executive order we are expecting on border security and immigration as the white house signals it could come as early as tomorrow. welcome to our second hour of "happening now" on this presidents' day. i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather childers and for generally, very busy day again while we wait for any new action from the president, vice president mike pence was speaking at nato headquarters earlier today in brussels. reassuring are allies of america's commitment to preserving freedom and peace in europe. >> whatever our differences are to confidence share the same heritage, same values and above all the same purpose, to produce peace and prosperity through democracy and the role of law and to those objectives we will remain committed. >> heather: chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us now live with the latest.

one of the world's rarest and deadliest nerve agents was used to assassinate the brother of north korea leader. >> could a crackdown be coming to states that legalize marijuana. >>> chemical weapons were used to kill the half brother of kim jong un. two women rubbed vx nerve agent on kim jong nam's face. two women have been arrested and a man is in custody. youth protesters are calling for their government to cut diplomatic ties with north korea over the murder. >> malaysia and north korea have not agreed who'll take the body. >>> the trump administration is signaling a change in marijuana even in states where it's legal. sean spicer said he expects to see a crackdown on the use of recreational marijuana. it's not clear where the new policy leaves california and the seven other states that have legalized the recreational use of the drug. >> the day we're allowed to serve adults we'll seven adults. we've taken the preppations we can and are ready to face that usic. >> jeff sessions had no comment. in the past he said he opposes legalizing marijuana and would enforce federal hawes. the --

abe saying that north korea's most recent launch is intolerable saying that north korea mist comply with the u.n.'s security resolutions. that's an ek do from a line put out in a joint statement by the u.s. and japan after the two leaders, prime minister abe and president trump had their first official meeting at the white house that they inched north korea not to take any pra v provocative actions. you heard the prime minister echoing the call tonight. he said during the summit with president trump that trump assured him that the united states will always come to ja n japan's defense and said that the president and he completely share the view that we're going to promote further cooperation between the nations and further reinforce or alliance. president trump took to the podium delivering a brief statement saying thank you very much, mr. prime minister. i want everybody to understand and fully know that the united states of america stands behind japan, its great ally 100%, thank you. i can't stress enough that that is a statement that does not at all address what happened. it does not

this on the heels of the pentagon confirming south korea's report that north korea fired a ballistic missile into its eastern sea. but when asked to answer questions about north korea, he refused to comment. when asked how the visit was going web said very well and said they got to know each other. the visit is seen as strengthening ties and commitments between the two nations that have spoken out against north korea's address. now back to justice with judge jeanine. judge jeanine: welcome back to "justice." the and is here to talk about a big week in the white house. thank you both for being here. indeed, gentlemen, it was a big week. i have got to start with you, neil. was that ban a religious ban? >> yeah, it was. there is some real questions about whether he violated the establishment clause of the constitution. the record shows that he wanted to have a muslim ban back in december 2015. rudy giuliani bragged -- judge jeanine: are you a lawyer? >> no, i'm not. judge jeanine: let me give you a primer. a contract is decide based on what's in the four corn of that document. so the ex

a ballistic missile fired from north korea. here to join us is chris colins from new york. >> good evening judge. you had a great opening statement. judge jeanine: i know the trump family, i know i van case an elegant woman too smart to fight with anyone. it's her promise to not even gang in anything that involves business and the government. and that's a classy woman. >> she defined class. judge jeanine: but let's talk about what's going on with north korea. >> they are just flexing their muscles. not surprising we you a iran do it as well. i think america can be very happy today. president trump will keep our country safe whether it's general flynn or general kellogg or our new attorney general jeff sessions. he has got a-team. general mattis. it will keep us safe. this is nothing more than a little posturing as some suggested. north korea feels left out. they are talking about china and iran, now japan. mexico. so this is not unexpected. it was not an intercontinental ballistic missile it was point mediate range. i know dona

then there's the region's politics, are you worried north korea may threaten the games? >> i don't think so. it's a peace olympics. >> reporter: team us faces like figure skater nathan chen and familiar ones like lindsey vonn and shaun white. the olympic clock it ticking again. nbc news. >> and the excitement is building for the winter olympics here in washington as well, she'll be heading next year to cover the games for us and visited the korean cultural center in d.c. to find out more about how the games will give eryone a chance to learn more about korean culture. coming up at news 4 at 6:00. >> detectives are looking closely at the images. they could provide a clue in a murder case. this woman is a person of interest according to investigators. they believe she may have some information about gray or how gray died. shw saturday outside a waldorf liquor store. there are arrest warrants for two men, one of them anthony wilkins, another charles thompson jr. and cash reward for information leading to a conviction and arresting conviction in this case. >>> the opening ni

chairman, in the news a lot lately is north korea. how large of a threat is north korea to national security and how does it compare to russia? mr. nunes: well, the north korean regime is completely unhinged. they have long been unhinged. the closer they get to the ability to detonate a nuclear weapon but also deliver that nuclear weapon we have to take that seriously because for a long time this is not a regime that's -- that would by any stretch of the imagination you can have actual negotiations with. it also is i think one of the biggest travesties on the planet when people find out what's happening in north korea when you have 20 million people living like animals i think we should all be concerned about it and somebody unhinged as a north korean dictator we should all be concerned about and so should the chinese and russians and thers. reporter: how does it compare to russia? inaudible] mr. nunes: well, you know, the uestion will be whether or not can there be a new relationship with the russia government? this administration wa

will name korea a currency manipulator. this is a snapshot of what is happening across markets in asia , but it has more to do with the amongd more uncertainty investors. >> especially the terminology. fairly soon is how they described the possibility of further rate hikes. let's see how the market is looking at all of this. very interesting. what you're looking at here is how the market was positioned hikedime around the fed rates in december. three weeks out from the ,ecision, that straight line that's 100%, the expectation for the rate hike. if you look at the blue line, aat is the expectation for march hike. we are back down here a little bit over 33%. very different set up and lead up than what we had back in december. this part of the world, we are edited of hours away from the opening of the emirates market. what a day it was. a lot of upside pressure in dubai, up 2.4%. idolizing key terms of the recapitalization plan by the end of march. 's leading gains. we did see weakness in property stocks as well. egypt, we are

. >>> in one year, a relatively unknown city in south korea will be at the center of the world stage. we're talking about pyeongchang, the host of the 2018 winter olympics. excitement is really building all around the world and the olympics will give more people a chance to learn about korea. you don't have to travel all the way to pyeongchang to do that. the korean cultural center in d.c. has performances and classes that show case the heritage. it's a great local resource leading up to the winter games. >> so now that korea is on the radar for people, this will be i think for a lot of international first upclose and personal look at what the country is like today and they'll see a huge change. >> there's been an explosion of korean popular culture over the last couple of decades. k pop. korean film drama, all very popular around the world. all types of arts and traditional and contemporary. you need to check out the center. the exhibits change once every month even and the center shared the olympic mascot. >> you could speak korean. >> white tiger for the olympics and this is the bl

it is time to hold north korea accountable. not with our words but actions." president trump had an on characters in the brief response today when asked about the north korea situation. many experts are expressing alarm about what has happened over the past three days. here is senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. >> north korea launched over the weekend a medium-range ballistic missile, his first missile test of the year and the first clinical test of the new trump administration. kim jong-un reportedly monitoring the launch. pyongyang called it a success, claiming a missile could very a nuclear warhead now being developed. u.s. officials branded it a grave threat to national security. high trajectory and three inter-miles across steve japan, it's the greatest distance pyongyang has sent this type of missile. experts say rocket fuel and a mobile launcher makes it a test pad for more danger. because they were testing engines they can put on icbms. >> trump heard about it. he said the u.s. stood behind japan. at a press conference today with canadia

surveillance video appearing to show the female suspects accused of murdering the brother of north korea's leader. >>> also breaking tonight, wanted. police stepping up the search for this man, now considered the main suspect in the case of those young teenage girls killed in the midwest. >>> crash landing. the sunday morning disaster. what the pilot of that plane may have done to save lives. >>> and, watching you. hackers tapping into home security cameras, then posting them live. your private moments now public. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. and we begin with the comments by the president causing confusion around the world. president trump, before a packed crowd last night, kicking off his 2020 campaign with a rally in melbourne, florida. alluding to problems in sweden in secticonnection with a list cities that have experienced terrorism. but there have been none. and the swedish embassy in washington reaching out for clarification. here's mary bruce, in florida, starting us off tonight. >> reporter: the white house forced to explain this head-sc

let's also stay in korea and talk about bank of korea's policy decision to get in focus. andk in with the one -- won tell us what's going on? >> they say it will fall to $1200 by year and -- korea's accounts -- surplus account for seeing dropping, and the forecast is to hold the policy .ate at 1.25% this is despite be rosier picture being painted by exports and inflation. they also the followers from the domestic scheduled to consider as well. we have the korean government promoting measures to help korean spend, such as making public transport much better and beneficial, so the lawn is now is now trading higher. see some dollars losing patience because that 77 level has been elusive so far this year. take a look at how aussie bonds have been moving. attracting u.s. treasuries higher, so the yield has not been falling down by about 2.81%. this after that record seven months. eddie? >> -- betty? sophie, thank you. let's stay in australia and check in on oz minerals. after theling 1.1% company reported a net profit of $82 million. joining us now is the company ceo. andrew,