is live in seoul. what's the latest there? >> reporter: alisyn, we know a war of words can lead to a mistake. that's the fear. that's what can cause conflict. north korea doesn't need icbms or nuclear weapons to stage an attack in the region where you have 30,000 u.s. troops posted in south korea, another 50,000 troops posted in japan. these are real concerns for the people living here you've got more than 20 million people in the wider seoul metropolitan area, just 35 miles away from the dmz, where there are weapons along the heavily fortified border. they live under the threat of an attack constantly. some officials in japan have started to talk about what japan can do to decrease deterrent capacity. similar messages here in south korea where the president has outlined ways to do it. you have one opposition party

people living in seoul south korea right within range of the d.m.z. the danger ed is how will kim june react to his rhetoric will you act precipitous lee he's unpredictable that's the worry that i have it's not a healthy let foreign policy be done by the state department defense department negotiations diplomacy let's see if the sanctions work these tough new sanctions but you know just insulting each other and then these huge threats seems nuclear threats are not helpful well i found it interesting that russia and china have not responded to what the president has said what does that mean if anything do we really know what their reaction in their response would be if trump goes all out on north korea. well it would be a very negative response right now russia and china by not vetoing that resolution at the united nations where the sanctions on north korea are tough they affect their coal exports they affect their foodstuffs their fisheries it affects north korean workers eighty percent of commerce goes into north korea from china eighty percent this sanctions affect a third of th

really are. the capital of south korea, seoul, that distance is about 30 miles. >> from the border. >> from the dmz in red. the capital is pyongyang, a little more distance. this is compact mountainous terrain. >> if there was a conflict, what are we looking at? >> let me go to this map. first of all, for orientation, seoul and its relationship to the demille tarrized zone. this is where the missile development and nuke development is taking place. if we were going to have -- if the north koreans were going to invade, there are two essential corridors. one goes through the south korean town of musan. these two corridors vector right into seoul. what you see today is a heck of a lot of urbanized glass buildings, business parks that exist. all these invasion corridors are what we call urbanized very compartmentalized. you can see the mountain ranges in the north, north-northwest to northeast like this. on the north slope of these mountain ranges is where the artillery pieces are located in caves. the worse thing that could happen is the zero warning scenario where these artillery pie

close. >> the capital of south korea is seoul. that distance is about 30 miles from the border, from the dmz, located here in red and the capital of north korea is pyongyang. all of this is very compact terrain and very mountainous. >> so if there was a conflict, what are we looking at? >> let me go to this map, if i can. first of all, seoul and its proximity to the demilitarized zone, these two by point of reference is where the missile launches have been taking place and where the missile development and nuke development is taking place. if the north koreans were going to invade, there are two essential invasion corridors, one from the town of cason and then here. so those two corridors vector right into seoul. but what you see today is a heck of a lot of urbanized glass buildings, residential parks, business, industrial parks that exist. so all these invasion corridors now are what we call urbanized, very compartmentalized terrain. you can see the mountain ranges that exist up here in the north, northwest to northeast like this. but what's important to point out, on the north slop

. and we had live to the south korea capital of seoul where the president is at his first press conference since taking office. it marks the anniversary of 100 days of presidency. he has addressed conflicts with north korea. we have translation, let us cross live now. i try to hear the hurt of the people, and i want to become president for all. i want to help the victims and their families. i wa nt to the victims and their families. i want to try to share the hurt of the people. the speech made for remembrance day, i shared my commitment and i tried to correct my past wrongs. the national role tried to be re—established for the country, and remove the past corruption is —— corruptions and to move on without stopping. the power agencies are making efforts to be the agencies for the people, and we have apologised for past wrongdoings to the people. this new wave, the new work stream has been made. there are more challenges that we are facing, so, fellow countrymen, i am very pleased to introduce new policies for the people that will be brought in by the responsible governmen

now arrived in guam. we'll have the latest from washington and seoul. also this lunchtime: six french soldiers have been hurt after a car drove into them near paris. the local mayor said it was a deliberate act. athletics‘ governing body defends its decision to stop a medal favourite competing at the world championships after the norovirus outbreak. the runner tells us he's heartbroken. if this thing had been for mo farah like now, i do not think the british people would allow it. they know that mo farah could get a medal with them. or anyone, even that mo farah could get a medal with them. oranyone, even usain that mo farah could get a medal with them. or anyone, even usain bolt. it's exactly ten years since the start of the biggest financial crisis since the depression. we ask whether lessons have been learnt. and a victim of its own success? sky is struggling to cope with an influx of tourists. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. at the world athletics championships mo farah goes for gold — he starts his campaign for the 5,000 metres later tonight. good afternoon and welcom

and faster to get from seoul to the international airport, the home of the fledgling korean air lines. the modest fleet of aircraft has many different airliners. the new road does little, however, to touch the life of the average korean in the field. the thatched-roof, mud-brick house he lives in is much the same as that of his father and his father before him. his slightly more affluent cousin may have one with a tile roof. for most koreans, it is still shoes outside, which leaves the floor clean enough to sit on. and in the winter, the floor is heated by flues, another korean invention going back 1500 years, but this is not surprising in a land where the very old blends with the very new. perhaps the most striking change to come over the face of korea has been the influence of western architecture. in many places, the graceful, traditional curve of the oriental roofline has given way to the clean, efficient, straight-line look of the west, which permits more rapid and more economical construction. major rebuilding began almost immediately after the armistice, when $15 million worth

.. dw reports from seoul. ♪ sarah: it is good to have you with us. donald trump today has condemned what he called the evils of racism after the killing of a woman who was protesting against a far right gathering in charlottesville, virginia. trump had faced criticism when he initially did not respond explicitly condemning right-wing extremists. now the u.s. justice department has announced a civil rights investigation into the weekend's deadly violence. reporter: the plane -- the pain is still raw from the mayhem. some here are still afraid. the man any redshirt to fill comfortable showowg his facece n came. >> i s saw people pupull out kns and pistols. it was crazy. it''s allidiculous. now wewe have loved onones who e gegettg gonone. -- dead and gone. all those are smiling and laughing and where picking up the pieces. reporter: has t the people of charlottesville pick up the pieces, others are gathering to denounce racism and hatred into remember this woman. 30-year-old heather heyer was killed when a cargo drove into a group of antiracist protesters. her family say she attended t

-pacific security program's senior director. joining us from yonsei university in seoul, south korea, associate professor john delury, associate professor in chinese studies. thank you for being with us this morning. professor guillory -- professor delury, i will start with you. i asked dana williams how things are in guam. what is the mood in seoul in general? hello, thank you for having me. it is interesting to hear that report from guam. there are some similarities in south korea. if you showed up, you would not sign in thetect any united states or globally. there is so much attention now to north korea pay the fact that office, wellin my within artillery range -- we are in the northern part of seoul. it has been some a quiet on campus, but there are no drills. we are not being told how to duck and cover. at this point, there is certainly no outward sign. when you talk people, there is nothing close to panic. in fact, as the started to unfold, initially, in my experience, south koreans were not paying any attention at all. this is different than guam. south koreans have in through

from the south korean capital, seoul, contains flash photography. putting on a united front at a meeting of south—east asian nations in manila, the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is on a mission. america wants more countries to isolate north korea, a day after all 15 members of the un security council voted to ban exports from pyongyang. the sweeping measures were even backed by china, north korean‘s ally and top trade partner. translation: the chinese side urge the north koreans to calmly handle the un security council resolutions and not do anything unbeneficial, such as a missile launch or a nuclear test. at this meeting between south korea's foreign minister, kang kyung—wha, and mr tillerson, the two leaders described the sanctions as a good outcome. testing missiles like this one, which some believe could reach the us, is what prompted action against north korea. for the country, the new sanctions could mean a loss of about $1 billion, but experts say it's unlikely to deter the state. the north koreans are unlikely to negotiate anything until they will have a pr

seoul. financials and i.t. stocks leading the drop, falling 1.3%. check out what is happening with aerospace and defense stocks by clicking into industrials on the map. we see this sliver of green when it comes to defense stocks in seoul. this shows you some of those movers so far this mov morning. we have this up over 10%. this has served as a barometer of agitation on the korean peninsula on the back foot. this is the nations on the aircraft carrier, but we are seeing other stocks on the climb in seoul in tokyo, rish. events: this is to the from north korea as well as that missile. the united nations security council convening an emergency meeting, coming through. right. let us tell you who did that. that is a tokyo broadcasting service coming out with that. let us just have a look at the southern states of america. texas, particularly. let us get the first word news headlines. here is haslinda amin. haslinda: tropical storm harvey has gathered new strength and is said to drench parts of texas and neighboring states. the full extent of the damage -- the amount of rain measured in

target with missiles. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. first, he threatened fire and fury in north korea, then last night president trump said us forces are locked and loaded. now there's more short—phrase diplomacy as the tension goes even higher. anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. in just a matter of days, the country on the brink of becoming the world's newest nuclear power has threatened to land missiles just a few dozen miles from the us territory in the pacific. good morning, mr president. good morning, good morning, it's great to speak to you... in a call with the island's governor, mr trump had this to say about the regime in pyongyang. this is between you and i, but you don't talk like they talk, you can't do that, you can't do that with people like us. yeah. guam is home to us military bases, a fleet of bombers, and tens of thousands of people — americans who are now being told what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion. meanwhile, diplomacy is going on. in another presidential call, donald trump spoke to xi jinpin

both parties to avoid "words and actions" that could increase tensions. from seoul, robin brant sent this report. president trump has threatened fire and fury. his military, he says, is now locked and loaded. but tonight, north korea is getting sound and music from its neighbours in the south. the message at this annual peace concert on the border perhaps a little louder after a week of increasing tension. this is south korea's capital, just a few dozen miles away from that concert. the people here have long lived with the growing threat from the north. but... translation: i am worried about that because the level of tension caused by trump's government is much higher than obama's government. trump's policy offers me a comfortable life because he puts heavy pressure on north korea. i feel comfortable. there are small signs, though, that they may be stepping up their preparedness. there are reports shoppers are buying more ready meals and investors here are buying more gold. in just over a week's time, they will have a civil defence drill here in this city. the sirens will go off, peo

. generaljoseph dunford is in seoul to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards he'll go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line, as the stand—off between the united states and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island, which is home to major us military bases. we are here to pray for the leaders of those countries to be able to remain calm, and think about the people, and the lives of the people we have here. in japan, anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war, in the 1950s, according to some military experts. there is a real risk, by miscalculation probably, more than anything else, and by rather unbalanced rhetoric, of something happening that no—one

have on the car company? earlier i asked analyst james rooney in seoul. unfortunately there never isa in seoul. unfortunately there never is a good time for companies to experience strikes. for hyundai, this is one of the rights of summer. for the past 30 years or so they have had this midsummer strike around wage negotiations and almost it would seem like a shame if it wasn't happening. however, it's not a good time for them to be demanding significant wage increases. were talking about the order of 7% here, very significant relevant to how inflation is today. surely this will have an impact on the bottom line of hyundai going forward and the new president of south korea, james comey has been focusing onjob creation and wage increases. will this have an impact on negotiations? i think the political environment with the new leadership certainly is more favourable towards management, and for various reasons, i'm sure we are all aware of, the leadership are under pressure after the scandal with park. unfortunately for hyundai that political environment includes the whole missile issue t

allies in seoul a bit bewildered is kind of expects. before donald trump even taken office he already laid out a clear strategy for dealing with threats to america we are totally predictable we tell everything we're sending troops we tell them we're sending something else we have a news conference we have to be un predictable well south korea washington's key partner in asia didn't bank on the tactic also being used on them we think that now with the american government has moved from the strategic patience of obama administration into strategic confusion well here's where that confusion might be coming from let's see if we can follow the trump team's statements over the course of about a week they will be met with fire and fury and i think the american sleep well tonight no concerns about the. rhetoric over the last few days frankly the people who were course think that statement was too tough maybe it wasn't tough enough this president will no longer put up with a peace that nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump and i can tell you we continue to be interested

strike on north korea's nuclear facilities but that's raising fears across the border in seoul as a correspondent explains so what if mr trump goes forward and all these roughly two dozen north korean missile launch sites testing grounds and other facilities go boom there is no way kim jong un won't take revenge what are they going to aim at. the north korea shop or to you and dignity army will launch the merciless own troop decision strikes from the ground. water so they'd better stop being reckless. and even without the stuff trump wants to wipe out they've got quite the arsenal toy unleashed hell over the thirty eighth parallel for decades north korea has been prepping artillery for that very moment and now what they've got loaded and ready to fire are twelve thousand pieces of two barks hillary and twenty three hundred units of multiple launch rocket artillery. the direction southward is clear where precisely will kim point across here here are two words for you to learn how to force and how to value targeting south korea and possibly even u.s. military facilities near the demil

this of. concern and confusion over the korean peninsula crisis with seoul uncertain of the united states strategy and with both preparing joint military drills likely to further inferior to the north. plus the head of the libyan national army exclusively tells r.t. about which countries are helping or hindering his country's drawn out conflict. italy's dealing with transporting arms fire to new zealand algeria but unfortunately some libyan parties get these arms and this is supporting terrorism instead of fighting it. by ten am wednesday morning or moscow welcome thanks for watching r.t. news update with me kevin though in this hour first after three years isolated from the outside world is no hope for syrians india resort as the army battles to try to retake that city from islamic state. exclusive video from the besieged place. you. know what it's cool. if you do the same thing a little bit in that. one woman i. the conditions inside the city a die after years of terrorist oppression basically says cities including food escape this and the u.n. is concerned that medical help is n

korean crisis seoul is uncertain of united states policy both the joint military exercise is likely to further anger the north and the head of the libyan national army to squeeze me tells r.t. about which nations are helping or hindering his fractured countries. italy is dealing with transporting. unfortunately some libyan parties get these arms and this is supporting terrorism instead of fighting. their welcome to washington nationals just turned three in the afternoon here in moscow now our top story this hour after three years isolated from the outside world there is no hope for syrians india or battles to retake it from islamic state is filmed exclusive video from the besieged city. keep doing the same thing of. the fifty. i think. well the conditions inside the city as you can see from that to die in the year is the terrorist oppression basic necessities including food escape and the un's humanitarian agency is concerned that vital medical help is not getting through right now the only way to get emergency supplies to civilians is through. details now from. it's not the mariana

exclusive video coming up for you. confusion over the korean crisis with seoul uncertain of the united states strategy right now preparing joint military drills likely to further infuriate the north. plus the head of the libyan national army exclusively talks to us about which countries helping or hindering his fractured countries. italy's dealing with transporting arms fire. unfortunately some libyan parties get these arms and this is supporting terrorism instead of fighting it. eleven am wednesday morning. watching r.t. international with me. first after three years isolated from the outside world there's no hope for syria or the army battles to retake that city from islamic state has filled exclusive video from that besieged place. what is it going although i keep thinking of. the. i think the. as you can see the conditions a die after years of terrorist oppression basic necessities including food is scarce in the un humanitarian agencies concerned that vital medical help is not getting through right now the only way to get emergency supplies to civilians is through air drops and sl

likely retaliations would be a launch of weapons against seoul. seoul, for example, is a hostage city. >> a densely populated city of more than 10 million people also in the target range of kim and his million-man army, some 28,000 american troops in south korea. some estimates prom many assessments. >> how many bombs do the north koreans have? >> kim has up to 60 nuclear weapons now, but i spoke with david albright, a former u.n. weapons inspector, who tracks this very closely. he said that number 60 is an estimate. they still probably have 30 to 60 bombs now. >> brian. our chief national correspondent jim sciutto and be sure to say ominous is with unusual. this coming from the president's mouth setting a new red line here saying, if north korea makes another threat, the u.s. will respond with fire and fury. what does it mean the u.s. response will be? does it set the u.s. up to forgo the red line? keep in mind north korea sees threat from all around it. the u.s., south korea, japan, submarines, ships, aircraft, kpet, does it just feel the. they can do everything short of launching a

morning. head to concern and confusion over the korean peninsula crisis with seoul uncertain of the united states strategy and with both preparing joint military drills likely to further infuriate the north. us the head of the libyan national army exclusively speaks to us about which countries are helping or hindering his fractured countries drawn out conflict. by good morning it's not the end here in moscow this wednesday the sixteenth of august my name's kevin owen welcome to this latest a thirty minute news update live from r.t. h.q. the first stuff to sri is isolated from the outside world there's no hope for syrians india resort as the army battles to retake that city from islamic state r.t. is filmed exclusive video from the once besieged city. i keep thinking of. the. the conditions inside that city after years of terrorist oppression basic necessities including food is scarce and the u.n. is concerned that medical help isn't getting through either right now the only way to get vital supplies into civilians is to wear drop them in more details from. it's not the mariana trenc

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washington and seoul. welcome to e"early start." >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. exactly on the east coast. this morning the u.s. and north crowe facing off in a high stakes game of nuclear confrontation with rump adopt ing a tone never before used by an american commander-in-chief. warning a preemptive retaliatory operation of justice. >> in a statement to north korea, military threatens to strike the territory and mentions two bases. prompting the latest north koreaen rhetoric. >> the threats came hours after u.s. intelligence analysts have concluded pyongyang has produced a militarized nuclear war head. this is a key development in its nuclear ambitions. one official notes the capability is not the consensus of the entire intel community. "the washington post" says the first defense intelligence agency. reached that conclusion. >> one of 16 communities. president trump responding to reports with harsh rhetoric intensifying concerns about what happens next. jeff czeleny has more from the white house. >> reporter: with a threat of north korea's nuclear program looming larger at

military drills today. it's got north korea furious, lashing out. we're live from seoul with the latest next. pain used to shut me down during pick-up games. but with odor free blue-emu continuous pain relief spray, i can box out any muscle or joint pain immediately. blue-emu continuous pain relief spray. it works fast and you won't stink. >>> north korea ramping up the rhetoric once again in the response to military exercises by the united states and south korea which begin today. the kim jong-un regime threatening a merciless strike. the official government newspaper warning the joint exercises are "driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war." u.s. officials say that ten-day military drills are proceeding as scheduled. paula hancocks live in seoul with the latest. these are not typical in terms of how they will appear, correct? >> reporter: well, these particular military drills are very different to what we see in the springtime between the u.s. and south korea. there you have thousands of troops landing on south korean beaches. you have massive live-

reactions across the board. a very mixed situation. anna coren in seoul. >>> with president trump and kim jong-un trading insults and threats, reaction among asian nations has been mixed. the governor of guam warning to stay calm despite being targeted by the north korean regime. >> this is not a time to panic. these are -- many statements being made out there by a bellicose leader. at this point, there's been no change in the security situation here in guam. >> let's bring in cnn's sharice famm live from tokyo. what's the situation there? >> reporter: here in japan, government officials are saying "we will not tolerate any provocations from north korea." they're taking a passive stance, the stance they've taken since the end of world war ii. it's a little bit different from its neighbor, its nearby neighbor, south korea, which has warned to north korea to, please, dial it back or face military retaliation from us. there's a bit of a mixed bag going on across the region. china coming out the most for forcefully telling all parties, everybody, please back off a little bit and tone it down.

targeted on this city of seoul with its 25 million inhabitants. but i think levels of anxiety have gone up here in the last 72 hours. i mean, officially the south korean presidency is saying there is no imminent crisis and they're simply watching north korea for any more signs of provocation. but under the surface i think things have changed. you know, south korea has now learned through that u.s. intelligence report that its neighbor to the north is capable of putting a small nuclear warhead on an icbm. and then they heard fiery rhetoric, not as usual from pyongyang, but most unusually from washington. they've never heard this kind of rhetoric from a u.s. president before. and there is a little bit of confusion because what does donald trump mean? i mean, what is his red line? what threat does he -- you know, what constitutes a real threat for the president? and there are mixed messages. we heard much cooler words. you heard them there from rex tillerson saying, look, the president was just speaking in language that kim jong-un would understand. but we also have a written statement from d

this threat being taken more seriously? alexander field joins us live from seoul just after 6:00 p.m. good morning. bring us up to speed. >> look, christine, if somebody misspeaks, if somebody missteps or makes a mistake, it could cost seoul and south korea dearly. we are in the middle of a major city and 35 miles away from the dmz where north korea has a range of weapons they could use. officials in seoul want to see the temperature come down when it comes to this escalation in a war of word, a clash between washington, d.c. and pyongyang. they are used to hearing belacose language from north korea. south korea is looking at what they can do to up their defense given the current climate. take this into consideration. north korea proved they could launch two intercontinental ballistic missiles. now they are suggesting they have a nuclear warhead they can miniaturize and fit on an icbm. certainly, there is a strong, clear, present threat that is there. officials in south korea are condemning pyongyang for the latest statements. this part is a little more unusual. no one in the world i

live in seoul. ♪ anna: a welcome to "bloomberg daybreak: europe." there is an old saying which is around and around she goes, where she settles, nobody knows. where will be dollar and tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the united states of america? the positioning is so stretched. there is something that has crept into the psyche of the market. rally like this and we are heading for the first monthly gain on the dollar. the question for markets is according to networks. investors are undermining the prospects of federal reserve tightening. anna: we are seeing dollar pools adding to the positioning. not everybody is bullish. there is a survey showing dollar shortening is the most crowding -- credit trade. -- crowded trade. it depends on how tight you think the fed will take policy. we will talk more about that as we go through the program. let's take a look at the risk radar. the equity session a little mixed. trump points senior republican for the mess about the debt ceiling. blames senior republicans for the mess about the debt ceiling. manus: janet yellen is going to focus on financial sta

correspondent yogita limaye is in the south korean capital seoul. no sooner does james mattis try to talk about diplomacy again, that now president trump comes out again and uses more bellicose language? that's right. in many ways it puts this country, south korea, in quite a difficult position. as one analyst told me today that government perhaps prefers that the us president does not make such strong remarks. the top national security adviser here spoke to his us counterpart today about how to contain the threat from north korea, and during that conversation it is reported that america agreed that it would not launch any preventative strike on north korea without informing seoul, and what this country has been following, you know, on one hand ramping up its defence capabilities along with the us, but on the other hand because of how much it has to lose, in a way, it perhaps has the most to lose, because if there is any kind of a war that breaks out here and therefore the second track it is pursuing is that of diplomacy. it has always said a channel 4 dialogue is open with north

in seoul, south korea for us tonight. >> reporter: all eyes on guam tonight, after that highly specific threat, the north koreans claiming in days they'll have a plan to launch four missiles into the ocean just 20 miles from the island. a launch that would put those missiles on american soil in 14 minutes. >> they would fly this over guam, but over japan. over highly populated parts of japan. which will be very, very provocative. >> reporter: the island, home to 160,000 american civilians and 7,000 u.s. forces on two u.s. military bases, making it a key launching point for any potential military strike. b-1 bombers regularly take off on practice runs. >> i'm pretty sure we're safe. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. officials say there's no visible military escalation on either side in response to the heated rhetoric. but for the u.s. and allies, there are several lines of defense at the ready. here in neighboring south korea, nearly 30,000 u.s. troops. these patriot missiles ready to shoot down any short-range missiles. the u.s. could try to stop a longer-range missile -- like the kin

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morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in seoul, where the head of the us military, generaljoseph dunford, is getting ready for talks on north korea's nuclear and missile threats. he's to meet president moonjae—in and south korea's defence minister. afterwards he'll go on to china and japan. the bbc‘s richard galpin reports. on the pacific island of guam, people turned out in large numbers on sunday to pray for peace. they are now potentially in the firing line as the stand—off between the us and north korea continues. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles toward this island which is home to major us military bases. we're here to pray for the leaders of those countries to remain calm and think about the people and the lives of the people we have here. in japan, anti—aircraft systems were deployed at the weekend to shoot down any north korean missiles aimed at guam. this area of southern japan would lie on the flight path. this is the most serious crisis in the region since the end of the korean war in the 1950s, according to some military expert

conventional strike on seoul as you know we were talking about off air and you brought up having been in seoul how close seoul is to the d.m.z. and to those those massive batteries of north korean artillery that could rain even conventional weapons conventional artillery shells down on on seoul so it's a dangerous scenario if you put it back to the wall if that happened we'd have to we have to deal with it militarily so we don't know what's not how do we know as next look i think we're getting very close to an end game because i don't think that president trump is going to allow. kim jong un to hold the united states at least the western and midwestern united states hostage. and so i think that either china is going to get on board diplomatically or there may be there may be a military option or about his threat to retaliate ten times over those if he is a very boisterous. cocky guy but when i was out at the aspen national security forum a couple weeks ago and our generals were very adamant that the military option should be the last option and it's not a good option but if they're given

korean peninsula peacefully. paula hancocks live for us in seoul with the latest. good morning. it's not often we hear kim jong-un back off on a threat. maybe a small win for the president here. >> reporter: potentially yesterday. we did hear that kim jong-un was going to have the plan ready for the four missiles to hit the waters off guam. he's had the plan, looked over it according to state-run media carefully with his generals. he is waiting to see what the americans do. clearly that is a reference or likely a reference to next week. the south koreans and the u.s. are going to have joint military dreams next week starting august 21st. they go on for ten days. they happen every year. the u.s. saying they are defensive in nature, but north korea sees them as provocative. every time they are inoccurrenced by the military -- incensed by the military drills. it will be interesting to see reaction as the drills go ahead as the joint chiefs chairman general dunford said they will go ahead. there was more of a need now than ever before. we also heard from the south korean president here i

message to avoid any miscalculation on their part. >> i want to go to bill neely in seoul just south of the border. can you walk us through what you're seeing and hearing on the ground and military activities and sort of the mood over there. >> yeah, good morning, hallie. certainly no military activity beyond the normal u.s. forces here. nearly 30,000 troops are always at a high state of readiness. no military activity but plenty of activity here. this city of seoul has every reason to be the most nervous capital in the world at the moment. 25 million people in the metro seoul area. they would be the first casualty of any war. and, remember, they face the possibility of conventional war for a very long time. 10,000 artillery tubes are pointed at this city from north korea. but there is a new reality. not just that u.s. intelligence assessment that puts them in the nuclear crosshairs, if you like. they now know there is a nuclear neighbor to the north. but also president trump's rhetoric. they are used here to fire a rhetoric from pyongyang. not used to this rhetoric from a president of

moment we'll get the latest with robin brant in seoul, but first let's cross live to guam and rupert wingfield—hayes. what is the latest? there is obviously relief here this morning at the noises coming out of north korea yesterday, that they are now going to wait and watch and they aren't going to carry out this plan that they threatened to fire missiles in this direction. there's also a feeling that this is temporary reprieve and this island is really now the new frontline between the united states and north korea in what will be an ongoing and long—term confrontation over north korea's nuclear weapons. people here we've spoken to say they just korea's nuclear weapons. people here we've spoken to say theyjust have to a cce pt we've spoken to say theyjust have to accept that now as a matter of life and they need to be prepared. if war comes to guam, joey lopezjr is ready. today, joey and his brother are out hunting for wild pig. but if an attack comes, he says he's ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism here runs deep here. per capita, guam send

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from you get a loan by in seoul and later oui’ you get a loan by in seoul and later our diplomatic correspondent james robbins looks at the issues at large. also making this hour: kenya's electoral commission has dismissed opposition accusations that its computer system had been hacked. raila 0dinga, the main opposition candidate in tuesday's presidential poll, rejected the provisional results which indicated a strong lead for president uhuru kenyatta. the former american secretary of state, john kerry, part of the foreign election observers, appealed for calm. there is an ability here which is critical to be able to provide an appropriate, transparent, accountable counting of the ballots. and people need to be patient. people need to let this process work through and notjump to conclusions at this point in time. french police have shot and wounded a suspect, that was after a car was deliberately driven at a group of soldiers as they left their barracks in a paris suburb. six soldiers were injured in the attack. the suspect, an algerian man, is in hospital after being shot five tim

, joseph dunford, will be in the south korean capital, seoul, for meetings with the government there. the americans say there is no imminent threat of conflict, and the diplomatic track is continuing. but tensions are likely to rise even higher in a week's time, when yet more planned military exercises involving the us and south korean armed forces take place in the region. another show of force to try to convince north korea to halt its nuclear weapons programme. our correspondent robin brant is in seoul. bring us up to detail on what the latest is and what we're hearing on the legitimacy, they say, of their nuclear programme. well, these are fairly mild words which have emerged in north korean state—run news agencies, a statement which describes what they say is a legitimate self—defence, referring to their nuclear possessions, against what they say are the threats and the vigor of the united states. so stating that kind of military concept that lots of nuclear states do, essentially having these weapons act as a deterrent against other nations using them. so that is the words we ha