to neutralize defect of charm offensive that north korea was. was doing in the olympics so i see nothing wrong with the present tense is. added to that there but i'm better at that was actually in response of vice president pants ignoring and snubbing the north koreans during the olympics we've done no we've not as a speculation there's a speculation but i think for most korea. in might have been better i think of a smart decision to not to talk to the americans because if they are not. ready to commit to denuclearization meeting with the american this very dangerous because that will confirm if that confirms that most korea has no interest in the new craze asian and those who still believe in diplomacy will become the biggest losers in washington so i don't think north korea is ready to accept a two new credit at this point and even if the meeting took place i don't believe it could have produced any positive result it could have been. it just more likely it was more likely to produce a contest trophy rather than a positive result so in that re

and we're hoping that north korea would have a dialogue with north korea for the settlement of north korean nuclear issue of the kind who seems to have in mind so why do you think it is so important for the south korea to actually have this dialogue and not that important for north korea i mean this is pretty much just first step that north korea has made toward coming together with south korea it does seem like it's the south that is making the most effort why is it more important for the south korea. we want to take a more leading and where the rule. if. you want to avoid a catastrophe oh oh come under. these words he's making every effort to be fugitive to revoke the momentum for dialogue. you told c.n.n. it was trump's tough talk that brought the north koreans to open dialogue but say all that there was some kind of a combination in which closed the door on direct talks with the yes therefore the north koreans have to turn to the south so you think all the provocation traitor insults threats to wipe north korea off the map all that was a part of a comic plan to actually get north

korea want north korea wants the security guarantee they want to and the u.s. south korean military exercises that simulate the destruction of their country that take place twice a year there's a possibility for a negotiated outcome here there is one obstacle the real obstacle to a negotiated outcome of the korean peninsula crisis is in washington d.c. it's not pyongyang or and so. greg you know part of the security architecture of south korea is that if there is some kind of conflict a major conflict the entire control of the korean military is under an american four star general i mean as an expert on korea i mean how does that sit with the korean population when they know that you know it's going to be the united states ultimately it's going to control that determine their security future and then you have a. reaching out its hand we don't know if it's real we don't know if it's genuine we don't know if this is just a ploy i mean it's a small step optics or something but i mean how does south korea feel about that i mean maybe one time they needed that kind

that north korea. and we've had this test. for the future of the two nations and to bring north korea back to the dialogue table as. the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in the reverse of what abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile to. korea. south and north korea. also coming up there once was a u.s. president who warned of the military industrial complex now the u.s. president is warning of an american loser complex and his remit the row the military parade. i think president trump sentiment is right on the sentiment is the celebrate the troops over at the soldiers and i think that's right on honestly it has reflections of the things that we the very things that we make fun of north korea for make we make fun of rocket man. oh we begin the day but the fear of a nuclear cloud hanging over the olympic flame the growing crisis over how to stop north korea's nuclear program is about to take center stage at the winter olympics across the border in south korea the players in these olympics

north korea will not change through dialogue. north korea cannot be changed by soft words. i believe only pressure will work on north korea. so, you have life, you have love, and now i believe you have children. umm, do they know what you did? translation: my children are not old enough to know the story, and i have not tried to tell them the details yet. but these days, with internet readily available, and my interviews on media, i suspect they must know something. my son is quiet, but i think he knows. as the bomber, i have a lifelong work of atonement. it is my cross to bear for the rest of my life. before we go, a recap of the markets. the fall of us stocks overflowing into asia. thank you for watching. bye for now. it is remaining cold for much of this week. snow in the forecast. that will cause many of you problems on the roads to start tuesday. it is going to be a very cold day with frost. sunshine around as well. this is the weather front bringing the sleet and snow. scotland and northern ireland over the course of the night will have it. some rain at lower levels.

resolve the problem unless north korea. is willing to abandon his nuclear programs missile programs as well so paul's between us and those korea. could be even worse if north korea has no intention to denuclearize because any talks which. you know wish doesn't lead to denuclearization or in which no script confirms is intention not to did to nuke rise under any circumstances that could strengthen the hand of those in washington who advocate a military option so. if nothing comes out of the talks the ten thousand north or the ten north korea and the us. i think. you know it makes it it will. weaken those who. look for diplomatic solution and the tall scan confirms that diplomacy is useless is north korea has no intention to edina cries north korea has warned both south korea and us against a resumption of annual military drills the two countries hold near the north korean borders my understanding is that they will go haddest planes now will the drills i'm knol all the progress made between the two koreas at the olympics. wel

are ten really by north korea. the current sanctions are not going to change anything there should be far tougher sanctions in place to change north korea's policy north korea's calculus. you know joe i don't i don't either shared the myth that there were sanctions all the time yes there were sanctions nominal sanctions. list sentients yes but not the kind of sentients that are necessary to pressure north korea into again accreditation that there have never been this kind of sanctions now and there's been a push by russia and china for a so-called freeze for freeze agreement where the u.s. halts the drills in return for pyongyang halting nuclear activities do you feel this is a possibility i mean will the south koreans agree with that but i don't think it makes sense it does not sense because i don't think the what is what is the legal koreas. retaining north korea's nuclear armament is banned by security council resolution is illegal under international law. military drills have been there all the time before nort

stance for talking with north korea? vice pres. pence: first off, let's be clear who we are dealing with aaron north korea is the most tyrannical regime on the planet. nations, north korea is a nation that oppresses its people. seven out of 10 north koreans require food assistance just to survive. koreansillion north were left to starve and die in the 1990's under this regime. imprisonmentality, and more than a hundred thousand inth koreans as we speak are modern-day gulags. as president trump said memorably, north korea is today nothing short of a prison state. that is the reality. in modern-daythe fact that north ks developing and pursuing nuclear weapons that could be delivered on ballistic missile's to the con now united states is completely unacceptable. the fixed policy of the united states of america is that we are going to continue, with all options on the table, to bring intensifying pressure to bear until north korea once and for ,ll, completely and verifiably abandons its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. th

showers to the north—west. because of the mild air, most showers falling as rain rather than anything more wintry. through the day, we take this band of cloud and our of rain for the south and east. do you see the blue colours? that indicates the rain will turn more heavy for wales in northern england during the afternoon. clouding over in the south—east after the right start. chilly here. scotland, sunshine and a few showers. temperatures getting up a few showers. temperatures getting up to seven — eight degrees. thursday night, we push this band of at this stage quite heavy rain eastwards. wintry showers. as we get into friday, the air will be turning more cold. temperatures dipping away. seven in cardiff. rain, sleet, and snow in the south—east. wintry showers elsewhere. generally is eating, high pressure with us for the start of the weekend. —— speaking. anotherfrontal the start of the weekend. —— speaking. another frontal system. snow in the north. then some rain. the second half of the weeke

and north korea directly. it is not a solution to the problem, but it is a step in the right direction. >> it is also unclear how durable it could be. you have different voices within the administration saying different things. in cairo, secretary of state rex tillerson said it is up to north korea to decide when it is ready to engage in sincere talks with the u.s. does that differ from what we have seen? where does that leave he us? >> i think that is 100% consistent with what vice president pence is saying. he is saying we're ready to talk. he will not relieve the sanctions unless you move toward denuclearization. that is what vice president said to me on the plane. again, that is what secretary of state rex tillerson said for a long time. vice president pence is one of the hawkish members of the administration. i went with him in april and he was singing a different tune. now here we are. we will talk if they want to talk, but they should not expect any presence just for sitting down. >> let me ask about th

regarding north korea. i cannot answer your question because i know nothing about this but we do as a rule reply to all inquiries we received by the foreign ministry. but i can provide no information on this particular matter. and to prepare first. as has been said such inquiries oncet has approved it that's a huge allegation it is indeed an allegation but from my perspective i would not say it is a serious one because i presume that if it was the president himself would have been approached or i would have been approached by the foreign ministry. and i haven't heard that that has happened. that does not amount to a clear denial the suspicion remains that germany has failed to support u.n. monitors the way it should have. it's not just small parts that have made their way into kim jong un's missiles things all kinds of goods under north korea by road done dong. the scene we know that does get delivered the question is what does it say on the paperwork for the missile components were sent to libya that were

typically when we speak about north korea we're talking about north korean firing a missile and south korea and others responding. this story quite different on this day. talk to us about the significance of this meeting. >> well, that's right, george. just the very fact that a few months ago we were talking about the possibility of a military strike against north korea. we had the south korean president publicly speaking and giving the reasons why there could never be a second korean war. you could not get further away prom that now. you have the official invitation from kim jong-un. the date is unxoknown at this point. it's certainly a remarkable change of events. now, it is interesting that it was hand delivered. it was hand signed by the north korean leader. it was delivered by his sister, who is here for the pyeongchang olympics. in the coming hours a dinner for the north korean delegation. the head of state with the south korean head of state and after that, tonight, there is going to be that women's ice hockey team. the north and south korean athletes join together for that joi

amy: talk about who this north korean defector is who was honored. >>e is a north korean defector. obviously, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of north koreans suffered under the famine, which there was inadequate food. amy: his financier thor? >> tim short of a renowned journalist for the nation, just wrote a piece that is up-to-date about the kind of shady back channel dealings that thor how how person has this history, i believe his family was part of the attempted coup of hugo chavez in venezuela and finance back i very right-wing funders and has been part of a very right-wing campaign. they tried assembly's and even during the puffin hazel administration, they had asked them, please, don't do this. whether they are sending provocative material that north breeze is as a threat, you know, i think there's a very concerted effort to try to use defectors to portray a certain narrative about north korea that sometimes is on shaky ground. amy: last month, you talk to the suffering of the peoplnorth korea, the united nations children's fund -- or unicef -- warned tens of th

riot police and made their feelings towards the north known. reality. show you know we're going to. react we want to hold our own. north korea's olympic delegation mocked and historic first it included kim jong the youngest sister of leader kim jong un she's the first member of north korea's ruling dynasty to cross the border since the korean war south korean president well come by extending the hand of friendship a sign of his high diplomatic ambitions for the games but not everyone was convinced that greeting the delegation with an open hand was the right approach. to be sure you. the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until the time comes when finally. their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. pence was seated only rose apart from yo jong at the opening ceremony his office assured the press he gave the north koreans the cold shoulder this as the world watched the winter olympics kick off with pomp and flag the games will go on and the politi

regions no which north korea you know come to it was north korea might want to have some kind of economy because north korea might want to have some kind of economic cooperation with the south korea or maybe north korea might want to drive a wedge between seoul in washington but south korea knows all those in the intentions of north korea but despite all those intentions we won't you know don't move korea and try to come over to some kind of breakthrough to the current stalemate but we're up asking is do you feel like trump's contribution was intentional to bring the two countries together are any potential basically was it all a big plan or was it has to i don't know i don't know. no i don't know whether it's intentional or unintentional but. you know if north korea can have a dialogue with the united states directly they would have not come to south korea but you know president trump you know how to north korea might have approval north korea compass of korea now at the same time i heard you say in an interview to c.n.n. back in september that if the u.s. had spent at least one fifth o

and then on north korea we had a very productive discussion on north korea. he is very supportive and we've encouraged him to work with us on sanctions and other areas, so very, very productive discussion. i know he is looking for to seeing the president today. >> the 70%- dividends that goes to workers, is that all in wage growth or some other dividend? >> it's mostly in wage growth. take one or two more questions, i don't want to leave here without emphasizing -- you haven't asked me yet, we are working on russia sanctions. i can assure you that is in the process. i will be back here in the next several weeks to talk about that. emphasize,st want to i think, you know, under section 240 one we did deliver both the classified and unclassified report. and as i repeatedly said, we are recording -- we are working on sanctions as a follow-up to that. why don't we take the last question. >> [inaudible] >> we will continue to look at election meddling. i might just add we are closely working with the fbi on giving information as it relates to the recent suit and as

the precondition for negotiations is for north korea to suspend. otherwise give the united states what it wants. and even to begin ok well that's just great bryan i mean the north koreans saw what happened to libya they saw what happened in iraq and why in the end a lot of people have speculated that's why they have gone down the nucular road ok i mean why in the world with the north koreans give up this program and expose themselves when they're being threatened with blood. he knows you know seven ways to sunday i mean the the it's absurd what's coming out of washington and if they haven't thought it through as usual go ahead brian your question answers itself in fact and north korea won't give up its nuclear program and the united states knows the u.s. won't korea won't give up its nuclear program. and maximum pressure just for our audience to understand what this these these euphemistic terms mean the united states is trying to create famine in north korea when you deprive people of trade in deprive them of food and deprive them of medicine you'

a north korean soldier defected and came under fire from the north even after he had crossed into the south. that was a violation of the korean honest disagreement he was rescued by south korean soldiers and flown das battle is since recovered from his wounds. while the border between the two koreas is closed the one between the north and china is open. this is the chinese city of dun dun. and this is the view across the yalu river to north korea the friendship bridge links the two countries and is a major conduit for goods going in both directions. i mean we have a couple sources in done as well this is a convoy of trucks going through the chinese customs house just before they cross the friendship bridge for you can see the share amount of cob varies you would need an army people to be coming here with the current u.n. sanctions ostensibly recall it has to be very thorough he says to ensure it is night and materials that may breach sanctions but on a good day you might have two three hundred of these kind of trucks passing the bridge. and each one of them you know maybe forty tons p

if nothing comes out of the talks between cells in the north or it in north korea and the us. i think. you know it makes it it will. become those who. who look for diplomatic solution and the tall scan confirmed that diplomacy is useless is north korea has no intention to diena cries north korea has warned both south korea and us against a resumption of annual military drills the two countries hold near the north korean borders my understanding is that they will go have its planes now will the drills i'm knol all the progress made between the two koreas at the olympics. well i'm i'm not sure where those korea has always been opposed to joint military drills i don't know how do you from they are this year. if they are desperate. to. reduce any pressure for. sanctions and military option which stand in the way of their ultimate call of nuclear armament then i think. military drills can be only a temporary. us in the road to into korean. dialogue even at the summit level. president moon was invited to visit the north and he replied to the invitation by saying that the two sides s

is preparing more aggressive sanctions on the north. and he promised korea's president that the u.s. wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. the people of south korea and the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until the time comes when they finally sent permanently. an irreversible abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions to. the world maybe coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. our joining me now is eight and foster carter korea expert at leeds university in the u.k. a very good day eight and up john yang holding a military parade as it rattles south korea's nurse just before tomorrow's winter olympics opening ceremonies. i think i think it's annoyed them though in this of the new rather delicate time in the sphere of bonhomie they have set sail and it's totally gratuitous for that go into lots of detail we

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we don't want north korea. nuclear we don't want to in order to do that is there any other alternative but to be patient really wanted to be north korea while we exert pressure and to invite china to be more serious the best case scenario would be they don't have a full program they freeze it or they have a full capability that's probably not realistic and so that's why i say realistically they have a nuclear weapons program capability they have a deterrence against the united states and our allies and so we just implement you know mutual assured destruction might we have with china russia cetera the north korean government is not going to use nuclear weapons against any country in the world unless it thinks that its existence is at stake meaning there is an impending invasion. unless it responds to a false alarm such as the one in hawaii in january that would be enough to trigger disaster. at the former soviet base in ukraine staff tells us about such a terrifying incident the intelligence had once reported th

it was imposed on north korea. they're familiar with the long reach of the kim regime got so he's a photo coward is one of those monitors he tells us how the trade embargo is undermined that. will we see loopholes my question was rather where i closed the holes which was so few compared to the number of loopholes loopholes exist only china but also the washer. taiwan south east asia they have also all proteus in europe one example of arms control busting launchers for north korean ballistic missiles are based on trucks manufactured in china key. portion was imported from china in two thousand and that's no there's only twenty four all six recalls how big can fall by the you know nations they have a clear. and even had to pick a set of cajuns which show that you can see if only for fourth if this. off road trucks for use in the logging industry are not covered by sanctions so was this a willfully misleading declaration they were used in china for military purposes now so take this company. asked why more serious do

the information delivered by the the north korean leader when she and other members of the north korean lunch with moon at the south korean palace. new?is something nicholas: it is new because leaders of south and north korea in more than 10 years so it is quite significant. as some reports already indicated, south korea president accepted has already the invitation and few people expected he would turn it down is a significant opportunity. well, i hope that before he goes, american diplomats will way to make clear what the american position is. way, this is another challenge. we don't quite know what the is, whatposition american policy is toward north korea at the moment because we've heard different statements different officials. we hear we're ready to talk. sometimes we hear, no, as the famously tweeted a couple months ago, that secretary of state is wasting his time trying to find a way to to the north koreans. so, first of all, the united clear,must have a unified policy that wants it wao then that policy, i would think, a great idea would that to south korea and to the south kor

here in south korea has done all he can to accommodate the north koreans. but now we're getting ready for the opening ceremony there's a lot of expectations what's going to happen not only tonight but throughout the games with north korean athletes compete including a joint women's hockey team that is formed with south korean athletes it was so much attention being given to the north korean delegation there at the olympic games are at the posts in the south not concerned that the political dimension will overshadow the athletic competition titian when ever in north korea is in the equation and old it always overshadows everything else course there was a lot of attention to the games before north korea said it would participate but ever since it dispatched it that its athletes here right straps to work history here and now with these high profile regime figures here in the south it really is all about north korea. could this be a political solve jonathan do you think there could have be some real political implications for this for the two koreas. well let's

raj: a quick follow back on north korea. first of all you mentioned you spoke with the president this morning. has there been any additional instructions in terms of what's going on in the region with north korea and a possible meeting? could you just give us a little flavor of the dynamic going on with the possible meeting, even despite their rhetoric where the north koreans sending mention through the south that they'd like to meet? or the south koreans trying to get to you meet? there's just this wind in the air about you meeting with them. how did that come about? vice president pence: as i said a few days ago -- raj: exactly. how did the idea -- reporter: exactly. how did the idea? -- vice president pence: leave that to others to discuss. at this point in time we're headed to the olympics. and there may be a possibility for any kind of an encounter with north koreans. whether it be informal or whether it take the form of a meeting. we'll have to wait and see exactly how that unfolds. what i want to assure the american p

and, younger generation who has zero connection to north korea, exempt basically north korea has been a trouble. that, you know, this, sort of a thug of a nation that threatens them. occasionally. bombs civilians. bombs south koreans, submarines. and, sort of, just neighbor, that has been causing troubles. suddenly took over the olympics. all of the attention. >> soo-yi kim, that's within of the reasons people want to bring them in. to persuade them to stop them from creating troub you are talking a. are you surprised, disappointed, or hopeful with the apparent sort of change in vice president mike pence's position. because they came, he came, talking about, maximum keeping up the sanctions. he did not greet kim jong-un's sister. and left and told the washington pest that the united states is not opposed to direct talks with north korea. is there a contradiction? or is this the kind of diplomacy that has to be tried even by the united states? >> di policemplomacy has to be . the image we are getting has nothing to do with it. pence is acting unfriendly to north korea. at the ceremony.

there was show of unity between north and south korea at the closing ceremony, and the north says it will meet the us for talks. manchester city errand pep guardiola his first trophy in england. my guest this week is sirjohn schuster, broadcaster and man of the arts, whose own story is also a portrait of modern britain. good evening. the shadow brexit secretary has confirmed that labour wants the uk to remain in a customs union with the eu after brexit. sir keir starmer told the bbc‘s andrew marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. the prime minister is committed to leaving both the single market and the customs union, she's expected to outline the government's position in more detail this week. our political correspondent ben wright reports. for the first time there is clear blue policy water between labour and the tories over brexit. in a speech tomorrowjeremy corbyn will confirm his party would keep uk in a customs union with the eu after brexit. crunch time is coming for the

is preparing more aggressive sanctions on the north. and he promised korea's president that the u.s. wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. in the people of south korea that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when they finally and permanently. and the reverse of lee abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. the world may be coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. and joining me tonight is a familiar face to our viewers aiden foster carter he has written about both koreas for the past four decades he joins us tonight from leeds university in england it's good to see you again you know those pictures we just saw there of that military parade in pyongyang i mean that is a move that that i was expecting considering the tit for tat that we've seen between the north korean leader in the u.

olympics as athletes from the two koreas march under a unified flag watched by top officials from both north and south. logan you're watching al-jazeera live from doha my name's peter w. also coming up the u.s. president donald trump refuses to declassify a democratic member on the russia investigation citing national security concerns. colombia's former rebel group the fox suspends political campaigning following days of angry protests. and the e.u. whose main breaks it negotiator is use a warning to britain decision time is here. first full day of competition at the winter olympics is underway in south korea later in the day the first medals will be awarded when a set to be crowned and biathlon cross country skiing speed skating and ski jumping meanwhile away from the slopes and ice rinks diplomacy is growing almost as much attention as the games themselves live now to my colleague tasha going am who's joining us from kong norm natasha just take us through what we might see today. well this historic visit is replete with symbolism but skeptics are doubtful that it will result in a seismic

>> we are very fearful of the north korean threat. north korea has now nuclear weapons capability. north korea has deployed more than8,000 long-range artillery pieces. they can in the seoultr olitan area. the dilemma is this: if we show panic, then we become the hostage of north korea in the tactical move. th's why we in south korea tend to be much more calm over the north korean threat. it is ironic to note that america is faray from north korea, but america is mt concerned, and japan still quite far away from north korea, but japan is second in terms of a threat perception. but south korea, even ough under the immediate north korea, said we show calm behavior. i don't know whether it's good or not. but that is the way we should handle north korea. >> woodrf: what about a strike by want united states? # on north korea? how much does your country think and worry about that? >> yeah, we are very much worried about american unilateral military tion on north korea because north korea is most likely to retaliate against south korea. then there will be a full-blown conflict escalation.

watching al jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up the white house responds to north korea's offer for talks saying certain conditions must be met. how an israeli tanks plan has led to the closure of one of christianity's holiest sites plus. it could be the revival of tamil films made in sri lanka we show you the first one made there in over forty years. the health authorities in rebel held east and are reporting symptoms of gas poisoning among casualties of syrian government to strikes me at least twenty seven people have died in the latest wave of attacks the continuing bombardment comes despite a u.n. security council resolution demanding a cease fire health workers say a strike on the village of chef and he left several people suffering symptoms consistent with exposure to chlorine gas one child died in the attack more now from osama bin laden with a warning his report does contain some distressing images. i this is what the united nations agrees has to stop thanks. but hours into the u.n. security council has thirty day cease fire declaration forms kept dropping

on skype thanks for being with us so the north. the north korea has expressed willingness to talk to the u.s. but when it except preconditions that the u.s. is laying down well this is the big problem is north korea has now accepted the u.s. condition. north korea agree to a deal nuclearization go or something you used to accept but hasn't percival years now. they could have talks about talks you know that states has said that when vice president pence was in so he said they could meet without preconditions just to have some conversations but for any negotiations there would be conditions do you think the announcement during the games which was seen as the peace lympics do you think the u.s. announcement of its largest sanctions package ever was a good idea. well i'm in favor of putting pressure on north korea to try to get it in a peaceful way to stop its provocative missile program but the timing of it. i think could have been handled better if you're trying to get something going for diplomacy that wasn't the time to make an ann

now north korea making a final show of force before the games. we have cnn's paula newton in seoul with the latest. good evening to you, paula. >> reporter: hey, dave. it has been a busy few hours as mike pence is arriving north korea decides it will run its military parade on a loop on north korean state tv the day before the opening ceremonies. vice president mike pence said he would not allow north korea to hijack the olympics. he is at the blue house meeting with moon jae-in. he and south korea are as one in terms of what happens after the olympics. they will continue to put the toughest pressure possible on north korea to abandon its nuclear program. one thing we were not expecting. it has been announced that the high level delegation that north korea is sending with the athletes is the sister of kim jong un. she will be here at the opening ceremonies with mike pence. they are saying they are not talking to the united states, but south korea is talking to north korea after the opening ceremonies. these were supposed to be called the peace ol

if nothing comes out of the talks the tin sounds in the north or the thin north korea and the us. i think. you know it makes it it will. become those who. who look for diplomatic solution and the tall scan confirmed that diplomacy is useless is north korea has no intention to diena cries north korea has warned both south korea and us against a resumption of annual military drills the two countries hold near the north korean borders my understanding is that they will go hadis planes now will the drills i'm knol all the progress made between the two koreas at the olympics well i'm i'm not sure where those korea has always been opposed to joint military drills i don't know how do you from they are this year. if they are desperate. to. reduce any pressure for. sanctions and military option which stand in the way of their ultimate call of nuclear armament. then i think. military drills can be only a temporary. us in the road to into korean. dialogue even at the summit level. president moon was invited to visit the north and he replied to the invitation by saying that the two sides shou

now i want to turn to what they said about north korea. the cia director mike pompeo says north korea poses a nuclear threat to the united states. here's what he had to say. our analysts remain concerned that kimjong—un is not hearing the full story, that is, that those around him aren't providing nuance, aren't suggesting to him the tenuous nature of his position, both internationally and domestically. i can bring in barbara plett usher, our state department correspondent. barbara, we've been focusing a lot lately on the thawing relations between north and south korea on the sidelines of the winter olympics. at these intelligence chiefs still see north korea as a very real threat? —— but these. see north korea as a very real threat? -- but these. yes, they do, for several reasons, first, north korea's determination to be able to carry out a nuclear attack on the us and the other is its ability to do so and those increasingly sophisticated missile tests we saw last year showed it was getting closer and closer to that capability, to b

a rash of showers to the north—west. because of the slightly milder air, most showers falling as rain rather than anything more wintry. now, as we go on through the day, we take this band of cloud and rain further south and east. do you see the deep blue colours? that indicates the rain will turn more heavy for wales and northern england during the afternoon. clouding over in the south—east after the bright start. remaining chilly here. scotland, northern ireland, sunshine and a few showers. temperatures getting up to 7—8 degrees. thursday night, we push this band of at this stage quite heavy rain eastwards. showers too, wintry showers. as we get into friday, the air will be turning more cold. temperatures dipping away. seven in cardiff. some rain, sleet, and snow perhaps in the south—east for a time. some wintry showers elsewhere. generally speaking, high pressure with us for the very start of the weekend. a cold and frosty start to saturday. another frontal system. perhaps a spell of snow in the north. then some

rallies were held outside the range protesters tearing up posters of the north korean flag. and the country's leader kim yong. one way to convince the skeptics could be a link to glory korea kicks out the young chang campaign against switzerland on february tenth. after the bundesliga now augsburg have continued their unprecedented run of form with a three nil win against frankfurt on sunday goals from john chocobo michel gregorovitch and rocco are kept all three points in augsburg now move up to seventh and are one step closer to the european places and sunday's other match hamburg trailed for over an hour before for the cost it scored in the eighty sixth minute an equaliser made them share the points of ham park. back host of life's a show on saturday with both teams in the race for a top four spot and with it champions league qualification now let's say she had picked up just one win from the last seven bundesliga games but an unbeaten record against god bode well for a change in fortune. the fools headed into that game thinking that their rights had to come to an end and

and south korea north korea wouldn't be sending up high altitude missiles. so which is thirty miles from the d.m.z. i mean on its face it's absurd and ridiculous clearly if that is against is designed to threaten china and to threaten russia to achieve what the americans hope to be a first strike capability exercising military supremacy in the future by ringing china and russia with these kind of missile defense programs that make a first strike. first rate assault possible here's another thing and i think greg is right and it's very important that the pentagon rushed to deploy a fad before during the transition between pocky and he and because they thought it would be a liberal and because the liberals in the opposition inside of south korea didn't want it so they just ran down the throat of the people of south korea i mean clearly ok american guy and i think this is an important hang on hang hold on to that point bryan we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion the korean stay with us. then you don't see wha

but this protest in particular anti-north korea. there has been a lot more tension in the last few days now that north korea and its delegation have been getting so much attention here during these olympics. even before the olympics started, some protests here cynically were calling them the pyongyang olympics. but now they're very angry. especially blaming moon jae-in for allowing them to take the olympic spotlight, and for accepting, it seems, an invitation to pyongyang for peace negotiations. i want you to listen to one particular protester, who was quite angry. take a listen. >> i'm very angry. now i'm upset. i watch america, north korea, moon jae-in. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> please help us. >> now while protesters like that are, in fact, angry, what they really do not want is to have that unification with north korea. what's interesting here is even though these protesters are quite committed it underscores what is a lot more anger in south korea of late towards moon jae-in. especially in the younger generation. hi

is preparing more aggressive sanctions on the north. and he promised south korea's president that the u.s. wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. the people of south korea that the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until that time comes when they finally and permanently. reverse of late abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions. the world may be coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. oh i'm joined now by one is muslim with the graduate school of east asian studies at the for university here in berlin a familiar face to our viewers good to have you back here at the big table how do you read the military parade that we saw in north korea today i mean on the eve of the winter olympics so i think it's not a provocation it's also not contradicting the reproach and attempts the recent ones i think it's rather we h

north korean labor. complex was shut down in twenty sixteen arrogant he has the story. two years after their factories in north korea closed. south korean factory owners make it their business is back. the case long industrial complex financed by south korean businesses and manned by north korean workers was close to twenty sixteen. after soul accuse north korea of using the workers wages to fund its nuclear program. but with the thawing of relations between the two countries comes hope the case on complex could be reopened. handy able in here and take it is all i hate the olympics will be attending points in a cheating in security he's and speeding up the reopening of the case on complex. that. is just. built into thousand four to stimulate cooperation between the two countries the case on complex is often seen as a barometer for the state of north south relations. at its height complex employed up to fifty five thousand or create workers. whose pay provided the north with much needed hard currency. the

jong the sister of north korean leader kim jong un she is the first member of the north ruling dynasty to visit the south officially the two countries are still at war but these olympics appear to have started a thaw in relations of the opening ceremonies she met with south korea's president moon while athletes from the two countries walked side by side under a unity flag. and for more let's bring in bruce clinger a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation and former cia deputy division chief for the korea for the cia as we mentioned bruce thank you so much for joining us. oh thanks for having me what do you make of the scenes of unity that we have seen there in south korea are you hopeful about potentially a thaw in relations here between the north and the south. well we can always be hopeful and certainly it's uplifting to see the korea's walking together you know that said we've seen it before the two thousand sydney olympics and some other exercises and then there have been other instances where north korean athletes and senior political delegation came to south korea in o