north korea lots of families we watching these pictures with some hope that the mood has changed the tone has changed but it's not all course going to be about the images as well it's alone it's going to also be about what they actually achieve in the talks here and what comes out of a final declaration a lot of work has been done we're told by officials but some of the agreements can only be made by these two men and that's why they're going to intensive discussions both the swarming them are going to pause go separately for lunch i think to think among their own advisers of where they got to and then another session of talks taking place in the afternoon after a symbolic gesture of planting a tree and then a formal banquet if everything goes well at the end of the day james if we if we look back over the past year for a time it seemed that it seemed every month every other month there was some sort of missile testing there was something that just kept ramping up the tension over and over and over and then now we're at this point with these pictures and this honor guard that the lea

one carrying drones into saudi arabia western powers of welcome north korea's announcement it will suspend nuclear and missile tests u.s. president donald trump said it was good news but japan was more cautious saying it must lead to concrete action president trumps efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with kim jong il comes as he threatens to pull out of the iran nuclear deal iranian president hassan rouhani says his country's atomic energy body is ready with what he calls expected and unexpected actions european leaders have been urging the u.s. not to abandon the twenty fifteen pact under the deal iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions being lifted as the headlines in such stories next. a nuclear policy north korea's leader announces the suspension of all miss out tests ahead of historic talks with south korea and the u.s. what's brought about this dramatic shift in is kim jong un serious about peace this is inside story. to the program fully back to bo after a series of missile tests that kept the world on edge north korea's leader kim jong un has ann

question to the president on korea, and we will follow that up and bring you to a live discussion on the summit between north and south korea and its potential effects on security in the korean peninsula, the u.s. and china. live coverage from the stimson center here in washington dc. >> you can see the leaders, the face of leaders. guys, which is not the name of the restaurant, which is delicious. it is really scary for us. before the two koreas jong's you can see kim face and trump's face. is kind of an image of a burglar. trump, who isurse firing theory. then we have a summit. and then south koreans , i canion to kim jong-un say, has been changed. how handsome he is, how nice. seethen also you can president trump is smiling. this is psychological, maybe in the situation of south korea. as you witness north korea recently had several nuclear missile tests. korea on september 9, they argue that it is kind of a hydrogen. and then in two years more than three missile launches, they practiced. in the situation, the military complex is quite likely. and maybe we can figure out why would

but the significance of the move by north korea's leader kim jong un has stark will be remembered for to come kim became the first north korean needed to visit south korea the end of the war between the two countries in one nine hundred fifty three he was warmly welcomed and embraced by south korea's president . of the decades of military standoff between the two sides their leaders made a declaration of peace and promised a nuclear free korean peninsula we'll get to our guests in just a moment. to reports from and south korea. technically they are still at war but this was carefully choreographed to create a new atmosphere of peats north korean leader kim jong un entered from the north side of the demarcation line the south korean president moon j in waited at the concrete block that marks the start of his country's territory. a historic handshake. and then something in all the years since the korean war that kim's father and grandfather never did the north korean leader crossing into south korea. but. it was followed by a reciprocal gesture moon jay in very briefly crossing the

assistance will be given or not but what we do know is that that's what north korea wants but for it to receive something it must give something it's a quid pro quo the very basics of negotiation so we'll have to see that come to play in the next iteration when kids are going to start from and the thirty masterpieces dealing with security and it's a very complex issue of course and it's been something that's been very elusive so normally in a complex negotiation more time states are going to seem like this you would be held up to the back state age but it's it's unclear because the parties want it at different times of the. goshi asian but these three phases i think are part of the interlinked ok and we do have this mention of high level military talks next month that's pretty significant as the net and one wonders what will be topping the the general of agendas that goes towards yes i mean the military component is always there in the korean peninsula and it was there today because the are ok in the u.s. joint military drills were suspended specifically for the best and that in itself

nuclear button was always on his desk and the goal was to hit the u.s. mainland north korea best not make it a more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury trump called him little rocket man and said his nuclear button was bigger and more powerful but during a new year's speech kim's tone shifted analysts say it was a sign that the isolated country was being strangled even more by the accumulation of sanctions. in february the leader sent athletes to participate in the pyongyang winter games in south korea they've quickly dubbed the peace olympics. two high profile delegations made history by. attending the opening and closing ceremonies. kim jong un sister kim yo john became the first member of the ruling family to step foot on south korean soil since the korean war she came with an invitation and kim invited the south korean president moon jay in to come to the young yang if the meeting comes to fruition it would be the first time kim has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven and kim and president trump shocked many when

which starts now. a nuclear policy north korea's leader announces the suspension of all miss out tests ahead of historic talks with south korea and the u.s. what's brought about this dramatic shift in is kim jong un serious about peace this is inside story. come to the program. after a series of missile tests that kept the world on edge north korea's leader kim jong un has announced he's suspending all missile and shutting down a nuclear test site the surprise announcement comes ahead of two important summits with south korea and the united states both countries have been pushing north korea to denuclearize u.s. present describe this latest move as a positive step but is it a real change in pyongyang policy we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first kathy novak has this report from south korea's capital seoul. north korea regularly tested increasingly threatening ballistic missiles last year including weapons that could have the range to hit the united states in september it conducted its most powerful nuclear bomb test now north korea says those tests are over so it. sho

you're seeing the south korea's president moon who's signing it on one side one of his aides giving it to him you'll see actually the person the female hands they're giving the supreme leader kim his document to sign is actually his sister who's assisting him with signing the documents they are exchanging each other's copies they are shaking hands the two leaders having signed this agreement yet another historic image from this summit which i think is going according to the south koreans extremely well they will head out from inside the peace house where they are now posing and shaking hands once again down the red carpet in a moment and speak to us and tell us a little bit more let me though tell you a little bit more now it's been signed because we got just a few moments before the signing what it is what it says it says both koreas will work on reconnecting both countries and work towards unification the career's will establish a communications post in cali song area that's where in the past there's a factory that's been operated by the south koreans in north korea where both cou

have my kids. everybody assumed it was from north korea. it's credible right because the capabilities of north korea have advanced very rapidly when my husband said call me and my me now that the kids were safe he ended up finding a culvert in the middle of the field and they went under the dead soldier and then he called me he said you have ten minutes to get here so the assumption was i needed to get in the car and drive to him. and i was really have a tent what if what if i'm stuck in traffic whatever it happens before we think it's going to happen when we survive it all this is not a drill you know if we did get hit with a nuclear missile and i think i finally called them back and said i don't think i should go which was heart wrenching right i couldn't see that. i just couldn't see myself getting there in time. when you talk to girls when the sun comes that you should go to talk to your kids. or i didn't yeah it was hard yeah. i didn't know if the other so was happening so i didn't want to scare them how long before you realized it was all really we afterwards we tho

i'm mariko oi in south korea. the headlines: we are just moments away from an historic summit between the two koreas — the first time a north korean leader has crossed the border since the korean war. so can the south convince kimjong—un to give up his nuclear weapons? i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: bill cosby is found guilty of sexual assault, in a retrial of charges brought against him. but his lawyer says the fight isn't over. and president trump's first trip to the uk is confirmed, but without the pomp and circumstance of a state visit. if»; és'fifiiéé if—zigigxér-sfi ii'ifiiiii 9-2 i , : , first, here is the bbc‘s laura bicker, who has been to one this man farms his seaweed on the northern limit line separating the two countries. translation: they draw lines on this ocean, and tell us not to go over them. it's like being in a prison without bars. the hazards of fishing in these waters have less to do with the weather and more to do with the political climate. even when things are good, such as now, between north and south korea, there is a

>>> welcome to "amanpour" on pbs. tonight, from seoul, south korea, as a historic summit with the north gets under way. i go one on one with this country's foreign minister, determined to find a path to peace on the peninsula despite the odds. >>> plus a word of warning from a former top korean insider. a deputy ambassador to the uk-turned-defector, he tells me why he doesn't believe the north's prepared to give up its nuclear weapons. >>> good evening, everyone. and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in seoul. an historic moment here, and it's arrived at dizzying speed, after years of violent rhetoric, the two korean leaders meet face-to-face, attempting to pull off a near-impossible task, bringing peace to the peninsula. there are plenty of skeptics but south korea is radiating optimism, determined to begin a successful process widely seen as a predoes tore a summit between president trump and kim jong-un to dismantle pyongyang's nuclear program. no expens, minute detail, or careful choreography have been spared. i felt the optimism up close from south korea's money

summit with north korea's leader. i'm about this and this is all just a of a live from doha also coming up cuba after the castro smith well the ask on al is named as the sole candidate to become the country's next president. turkey's president calls the snap elections in june nearly eighteen months ahead of schedule plus. this stuff this new mission begins to find a planet that will support life like here on earth. u.s. president donald trump says he hopes for a nuclear free world as planned step up for his anticipated face to face talks with north korea's leader kim jong un it follows revelations his nominee for secretary of state might bump a zero has already met kim in pyongyang speaking at a summit with japan's prime minister shinzo abby trump says a campaign of maximum pressure on north korea will continue until it to denuclearize says i will be meeting with kim jong il. in the coming weeks to discuss the nuclear ization of the korean peninsula hopefully that meeting will be a great success and we're looking forward to it would be a tremendous thing for north korea and a tremendous

have both of our representatives with us. [speaking foreign language] we are talking north korea, military and trade. a lot of progress has already been made. and as you know we have been discussing these things for weeks and even months prior to this meeting which truly we'll call a summit and we have made a lot of progress. [speaking foreign language] >> shinzo and i have developed a close relationship. we speak all the time. and our nations, i think, have never been closer than they are right now. [speaking foreign language] >> mr. prime minister thank you very much for being here. [speaking foreign language] traps later: prior to the one on one sitting, we have already had a very in-depth discussion focusing on the issue of north korea and also the economic issues. [speaking foreign language] translator: on the issue of north korea, for the first time in the history of the world, there will be a summit meeting between the united states and north korea. [speaking foreign language] translator: prior to the u.s. north korea summit meeting. the summit meeting between south and no

, as president moonjae—in of south korea and kimjong—un of north korea stand to attention, states in hand, as they mark the ceremonial planting of a pine tree which we are told is 65 yea rs a pine tree which we are told is 65 years old, which takes us back to the conclusion of the korean war, the conclusion of the korean war, the signing of the armistice. a full peace deal has never been achieved since then for these two countries, this is recognised as they stand on the demarcation line is very much a symbolic moment of coming together, at least in a sense of a spirit of determination to find peace. iamjoined by determination to find peace. i am joined by our asia editor celia hatton, looking at the way in which this is playing out. we are looking from afar and there is a great sense of positivism, optimism, hope. we have heard from the white house that there is hope that this is leading to something bigger still under discussion about north korea's nuclear plans and programme is on the table. it looks very positive but plenty would see this in a different light, particularly in sou

as the leaders of north and south korea sit down for historic talks. among all the pomp and ceremony it is a permanent peace deal within reach between the two countries still technically at war. with al jazeera life and also coming out a manias acting leader rejects talks with the opposition as political turmoil continues days after the prime minister resigned. bill cosby. three words for you guilty guilty a get out the. downfall of the man known as america's daddy. u.s. court finds t.v. star bill cosby guilty of sexually assaulting a woman at his home. a new history begins now those are the words of kim jong il and after he became the first north korean leader to set foot in the south since the end of the korean war kim was greeted by south korean president mean jay in as he crossed the demarcation line dividing the two countries moon also briefly stepped into the north side of the border they then walked to the venue where they held the first face to face meeting between leaders of the two koreas in more than a decade and just moments ago they planted a memorial tree in a gesture t

on al-jazeera after inside story staging thanks so much about them. north korea to close its nuclear test site and kim jong un says the world can watch its being dismantled from young ones to focus on economic growth the historic summit with south korea a mock departure from hostile rhetoric how will this play out though inside north korea this is inside story. hello there welcome to the program i'm noriko they didn't come jong un has promised to shut down north korea's nuclear test site next month he reiterated the pledge joy has summit with south korea's president when jay and on friday but there's no word on the future of his ballistic missiles program nor where they'll bounce in the malls from the u.s. president to get rid of nuclear weapons or together kathy novak has this report from seoul. the world saw the smiles and handshakes on friday now the south korean president's office is revealing more of what was said behind closed doors at the historic summit south korea says kim jong un promised to close the pull the nuclear test center next month and invited american and

embley. our top stories: hand in hand — the leaders of north and south korea meet for the first summit between the two countries in more than a decade. kim jong—un becomes the first north korean leader to visit the south since the war ended 65 years ago. the two men are now locked in talks with pyongyang's nuclear ambitions expected to top the agenda. and in other news, bill cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in a retrial of charges brought against him. an historic meeting is taking place right now between north korea's kimjong—un and south korea's president, moonjae—in. the two leaders greeted each other with a handshake at the military demarcation line that divides the peninsula. it's the first time a leader from the north has crossed into the south since the end of the korean war, 65 years ago. the summit is focusing on trying to reach a peace deal to officially end the war and persuade mr kim to give up his nuclear weapons. andrew plant starts our coverage. a north korean leader setting foot in south korea for the first time since the korean war, more than 65 year

course. i think we all know that north korea is the hardest target, and what's going on inside north korea is difficult to discern and, you know, we're trying to understand and figure out which, of course, is why there are real -- there are no real north korean experts. i think at best we're all students of north korea trying to understand what's happening there and, of course, i think we should start a pool today. we should ask is kim jong-un in beijing or not? is he in that 21--bulletproof train in beijing? it will be interesting to see if he is and what comes of that. i think if he is in beijing, i think it -- it certainly makes logical sense, both from the chinese and the north korean perspective. i don't think that either china or kim would want to have the first meeting with the head of state to be president trump. i mean, obviously if the meetings go, he'll meet with president moon first, but i think that that's a special case, and the first outsider from the korean peninsula in the region, if it was president trump, i think that that would be certainly historic as we all know

leaders of the two korea's are meeting. the last summit took place in 2007 and the one before in 2000. you can still hear the rather loud noise of the helicopter, we have some news crews as well as a military following, the convoy of south korean president moonjae—in, who convoy of south korean president moon jae—in, who has convoy of south korean president moonjae—in, who has crossed the bridge behind us a short time ago. he is on his way to meet with kim jong—un and this is the first time that the north korean leader crosses the border into the south korean since the end of the korean war in 1953. they agreed a truce back in 1953, but the two countries are technically still at war. this is a rather historic day and we have been hearing from people here in south korea as well as defectors who have left north korea. we are now seeing the footage of the peace house and we are expecting south korean president moonjae—in to be a writing, there are he is, he and his carand his writing, there are he is, he and his car and his convoy arriving at the peace house, where the sum

>>> welcome to amanpour on pbs. tonight, from south korea, the summit heard around the world as kim jong-un alongside president moon jae-in pledged no more war on the korean peninsula and complete denuclearization. my interview with the south korean president's special adviser who was at the summit. plus, the latest international reaction as president trump hails the positive progress on the peninsula. two long time korean workers join me to discuss where we go from here. >>> good evening and welcome to the program. i'm christiane amanpour in seoul, south korea. a new history starts now. those words from kim jong-un during what's been a remarkable day here on the korean peninsula. the two korean leaders were as we've never seen before standing side by side smiling and joking as they dealt with critical matters like nuclear weapons and peace. the two men did, indeed, make history. first standing together at the dmz and walking back and forth across the demarcation line then signing the so-called panmunjom declaration, a three-page document covering several issues. most importantly a

korea but he might be a bit embarrassed by the road and rail systems in the north he said road travel was inconvenient that's something they would normally admit in north korea they normally say everything they have there is superior to anywhere else in the world and you would just say yourself games it recently experience around the bumpy roads . yeah i made the same journey that kim made by road today and we'll make again at the end of this meeting we're going now to a second stage of the summit meeting around the table in the peace house and this i think is where they're going to try and iron out the final declaration this summit has been a success in terms of the pictures the images and the body language the symbolism that so important that you're seeing here with this tree but of course others particularly those in washington d.c. want to see that there is real progress and a real willingness from the north korean side to engage on all issues and of course the most important one for the u.s. if they're going to go ahead with a meeting between kim and president trump is a north ko

. >> there's breaking news coming in from north korea right now about the country's nuclear program. i quickly want to go to our chief national security correspondent jim acciuto working for us. but first to will ripley from hong kong. will, tell our viewer what is you're learning and what you're hearing. >> reporter: wolf, i just got off the phone with a north korea official who confirms news that is breaking right now in north korea state media. kim jong-un announced to his country and his own people he's completed his nuclear program. and therefore, there is no need to continue developing nuclear weapons. kim jong-un saying north korea no longer needs any nuclear tests, mid-ranged and intercontinental ballistic missile tests. and he's saying the nuclear test site in the northern area near the chinese border has completed its mission. therefore, it will likely be closed. this is an extraordinarily significant development. and frankly, a huge win for president trump going into these potential summits with north korean leader kim jong-un. i want to read to you a quote from a north k

the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. an historic meeting is taking place between north korea's kimjong—un and south korea's president moonjae—in. the two leaders greeted each other with a handshake at the military demarcation line that divides the peninsula. it's the first time a leader from the north has crossed into the south since the end of the korean war, 65 years ago. a south korean official says that in the talks morning session kim jong—un told the south korean president he had come to the summit to end the conflict between the two countries and was willing to visit seoul if invited. andrew plant starts our coverage. a north korean leader setting foot in south korea for the first time since the korean war, more than six decades before. kim jong—un shaking hands with the president of south korea, the start of a historic meeting with international interest high, in a secretive regime that's suddenly, seemingly more accessible. this is where the two leaders are meeting. the border village of panmunjom, between their two territories. the finest details already defined. they will fac

take place. you are looking at pictures live of north korea and south korea. it will be the first time a north korean leader has ever stepped foot on south korean soil. bryan suits, welcome back to the show. brian: warm glance. so let's talk about this meeting. you have these two leaders that have an awful lot on the table. number one, denuclearizing north korea and reunifying the korean peninsula. what happens at this meeting? brian: the south korean goal line is to get south korea to sit down and sign a peace agreement and armistice. it's been a state of war since june of 1950. for president moon that's the ultimate brass ring for him. to come to the south korean people and say i got a peace treaty. for the north koreans it's to appear they are amenable to give and take. this is the warmup to the big event next week. it's extremely significant. this is the first time as you point out, whichever kim is in charge of north korea has ever met the south korean president. but the south koreans' expectations are very, very low. kennedy: they are low but the stakes are incredibly high. what

listening on al-jazeera. asian leaders cautiously welcome north korea's announcement that it will stop nuclear and missile tests. and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha would be one of the peron i'm also ahead. palestinians again demanded international investigation after more protest as a killed by israeli fire along the gaza border south africa's president attempts to play peacemaker in a northern city has by violence and. local heroes drive a box office boom in china will examine the patriotism behind ticket sales. north korea says it will stop all nuclear and continental ballistic missile tests add and economic growth and pace the announcement has been made ahead of planned summits with south korea and the united states the pledge is a significant reversal for north korea which has staked security on its nuclear arsenal. we will discontinue nuclear testing and intercontinental ballistic rocket test firings from april twenty first the northern nuclear test of the d.p. r. k. will also be dismantled to transparently guarantee the discontinuance of you care testing

hopes and optimism as the leaders of north and south korea sit down to his story told. amongst all the pomp and ceremony as a permanent peace deal within reach between these two countries who are still technically at war. hello bob woodward is there live from doha i'm asking dennis also coming up. political rivals are set to hold talks on india's future after nearly two weeks of anti-government demonstrations. will cause be. three words for you guilty guilty a get out the. downfall of the man known as america's diet a u.s. court finds t.v. star bill cosby guilty of sexually assaulting a woman as his. new history begins now those are the words of kim jong un the after he became the first north korean leaders to set foot in the south since the end of the korean war kim was greeted by the south korean president mean jay in as he crossed the demarcation line dividing the two countries moon also briefly stepped into the north side of the border then walked to the venue where they are holding the first face to face meeting between leaders of the two koreas in more than a decade of diplom

venue where they've been holding the first face to face meeting between leaders of the two koreas in more than a decade. the white house says a suit a statement saying it hopes the talks will help bring peace to the korean peninsula the two leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues including pyongyang's nuclear program it's hoped the meeting on friday will also pave the way towards kim's meeting with the u.s. president donald trump that's set for late may or early june. the extent to which anybody should be should be encouraged. it took eleven years for us to be here and this is star at the moment i wonder why it was so hard to be here today in this historic meeting there is high expectations on us should things not go if people expected i worry it will disappoint everyone but i have high hopes for the meeting i would like to go and resolve and not make a waste of the past eleven years today in this meeting i hope there is a new history written with regards to peaceful prosperity and i will approach this with a feeling of a brand new stuff i'd like to discuss all issues stand

you know. this is state of the news live from berlin north korea freezes its nuclear testing state media saying the communist regime has suspended all nuclear and long range missile tests it also says john young will be scrapping its nuclear testing site leader kim jong says he wants to pursue economic growth and peace instead of what about the weapons he already has. also on the program the u.s. democrats take the trump camp to court they believe there was a conspiracy to keep hillary clinton out of the white house is suing don't trump's campaign and the russian government and wiki leaks to prove it. and superstar of vici has been found dead in amman the twenty eight year old swedish d.j. and record producer was a pioneer of the electronic dance movement his family friends and fans a devastated. war. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring eight good to have you with us it could be a significant reversal for north korean leader kim jong un after spending years celebrating his country's weapons program he's now announced north korea will stop nuclear and intercontinental mi

korean war and promises not to attack the north that's according to south korea which says kim made the promise to its president in jay in friday's historic summit came has also promised to shut down the north nuclear test site in may and disclose the process two experts and journalists under the migrants from central america have reached the mexican border even to states i spent a month on the road and hoping to cross into the u.s. and seek asylum. armenia's the ruling party says it won't stop a protest leader who's led massive anti-government rallies from leading the country but only if the opposition unite behind him demonstrators have been rallying ahead of tuesday's parliamentary vote choose a new prime minister as a mounting that protest leader nicole passion ian be chosen for the top job on many years previous prime minister search for jessie and resigned a week ago after demonstrations against. the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces say they've repelled the syrian army from taking several villages along the border with iraq meanwhile the government says it's made a deal with o

this is g.w. news live from north korea freezes its nuclear program state media announcing the communist regime has suspended all nuclear and long range missile testing it also says pillion will be scrapping its nuclear test site leader kim jong un says he wants to pursue economic growth and peace instead but what about the weapons he already happens also on the program the us democrats take the trump camp of course they believe there was a conspiracy to keep hillary clinton out of the white house they're suing donald trump's campaign the russian government and wiki leaks to prove it. and the superstar of vici is found dead in amman the swedish d.j. and record producer was a pioneer of electronic dance music for his family friends and fans are devastating to. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring a good to have you with us it could be a significant reversal from north korean leader kim jong un after spending years celebrating his country's development of nuclear missiles he's now announced the program suspension saying it has completed its objectives international reac

such as north korea. the trip by the ca director, it's secretary of state nominee mike pompeo. syria, russia sanctions, trade, and there could be questions about the special counsel investigation, maybe even stormy daniels. the president tweeted about her this morning. let's get an overview. check in with chief white house correspondent john roberts. good evening. >> good evening. scheduled to start at 6:00. i am told it will start a few minutes late. we have time to speak to you. the big thing to come out of this, it was intentionally attached to it in the news that broke last night that the cia director mike pompeo back on easter weekend made a trip to pyongyang in north korea to sit down for personal talks with the north korean leader kim jong un to try to set the stage for an excepted summit between president trump and kim jong un that the president says could happen sometime in late may or early june. the president has been talking very optimistically about the possibility for that sit down. now we learned the reason why. it's because he said the meeting between pompeo and kim w

korea. the president saying earlier today that, yes, his cia director and potentially his new secretary of state mike wompomp did make the trip to try to broker some kind of arrangement to set up this meeting. as we have been hearing over the last couple of days u.s. officials have been looking at five separate sites for this potential summit. we should mention the same time the president had dpoin bagone forth. we'll go back to having a tough posture when it comes to north korea. there's been other subjects for the leaders to talk about. they have been talking about trade. the president surprising much of the world in the last several day. the administration had been saying the president may will being to take a second look at the transpacific trade deal that came out of obama administration. the president got rid of that as soon as he came into office. that has been a subject for conversation as well. it's cause of irritation between the u.s. and japan. at this press conference all bets are off in terms of predictions in terms of what the president might be asked. he could b

be a 2018 cnn hero. that is it for us tonight. thanks for watching. >>> suspended. north korea says it no longer needs to test nuclear weapons. but it remains to be seen who might claim the diplomatic victory. >>> and closing in on cohen. investigators focus on president donald trump's long time attorney. >>> plus -- ♪ a young music star's life can you tell short. we remember deejay and producer avicii. welcome to our voouer here and around the world. i'm natalie allen. newsroom starts right now. >>> and we begin with the major announcement by north korea. its leader kim jung-un says he will close one of the country's nuclear sites and suspend further testing. here is how state tv reported his statement. >> translator: under the proven condition of complete nuclear weapons, we know longer need any nuclear tests, mid range and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and that the nuclear test sites in the northern area has completed its mission. >> it is worth noting that the statement doesn't mention short range missile tests or any plan to scrap what they already have. the surpri

. welcome to north korea the world's most isolated and repressive state a country that's always been on the outside ever since its birth at the end of the second world wolf when korea was torn into. the soviet union helped to establish a communist state in the mills and installed kim il sung as leader kim's failed attempt to conquer the south during the korean will lead to a full kilometer wide buffer zone being built between the two nations the most heavily militarized border on the planet. today north korea remains an anomaly cast off both politically and geographically from the modern world. but one man is on a mission to change all that. the basketball this is what happened when dennis rodman went to north korea and stage the most controversial sporting event the world has ever seen. they call this a you know we want to go to a doctor. but again want to go showers. across a joke france there were. no times for you the word got out that you know when north korea then almost all the negativity sort of come out about north korea how conscious bad how are they kidnap people crazy now

document that they are shaking hands and exchanging. all right. we are reporting that north korea and south korea just agreed the end of the korean war will be announced this year. i'm going to say that again. north and south korea have just agreed to declare the end of the war will happen this year. >> a war that began, we remind you, in 1950. this is historic. just the optics here of the north korean dictator. >> a hug. >> killer. human rights abuser. laughs, hugs, jokes with moon jae-in. the president of south korea. this perhaps laying the ground work to full denuclearization of the korean peninsula. will it be verifiable? it certainly paves the way for a monumental meeting with president trump and kim jong un. let's check in with paula hancocks for the historic breaking news. paula. >> reporter: dave and christine, the word historic is over used. not today. this is truly historic. this agreement that the north and south korean leaders have signed said they will declare an end to the korean war some time this year. they also said that moon jae-in will go to pyongyang later this ye

. >>'s>> prime minister shinzo abe is visiting president trump. they discussed north korea, international trade, and the robert mueller investigation. this is 40 minutes. >> to express my deep condolences to barbara bush. she looks high -- her presence and character were ingrained in into america's identity. for strength and toughness embodied the spirit of our country, and her warmth and devotion earned the admiration of the entire nation and indeed the entire world. she was a tireless champion for literacy, a fierce advocate for the american family, a woman of profoundriotism and faith. our hearts are saddened by her passing, but our spirits are lifted by the memories of her goodness and her grace. she was a good person. melania and i send our prayers to barbara's husband of 73 years -- i'll never beat that record -- president george h.w. bush; to the surviving children -- jeb, and neil, and marvin, dorothy, and former president george w. bush; and to their many wonderful grandchildren and great-grandchildren. this evening, i also want to send a message to all of the brav

korea and the great meeting with him. president says cia director has forged a good relationship with north korea's leader kim jong il. and. live from london also coming up. castro's successive. named as the sole candidate to take over as cuba's president. president called surprise early elections bringing stronger powers for his office. and test the best to stop a search for a new planets outside our solar system. i know he wants threatened kim jong un with fire and fury but don't trump now seems to be pulling out all the stops to come tensions with north korea u.s. president has hailed secret talks between his cia chief and the north korean leader saying forged a good relationship with came when they met last week the groundwork is being laid for a possible summit between the two leaders relations with pyongyang also top of the agenda at the president's talks with the japanese prime minister which meant taking place in florida i think by car. we're going to know one of the three. states and by the way you just left north korea and great meeting with you john. and got along with him