Successor, a timely behindthescenes look at one of the world elusive dictators kim jongun. In thehe extraordinary reporting with his route through three generations of family rule andn north korea that began with his grandfather. The great successor is almost certainly the most complete portrait that we have of kim jongun providing vital insight into the mind and motivations of the young still mysterious leader. Compelling case for understanding kim as a rational and methodical actor on the world stage without diminishing the cruelty of his regime and the danger it poses. Before moving to china a year ago and japan and korea for the post. Over the course of her career she has reported for more than 20 countries and visited north korea a dozen times. She was a nieman fellow at the Harvard University studying close ascites and last year she received the award from Stanford University for outstanding reporting onom asia. I think of no better person to speak with anna the Washington Post f
His grandfather. The great successor is almost certainly the most complete can portrait that we have of kim jongun today. Providing vital insight to the mind and motivations of the young and still mysterious leader. It makes a compelling case for understanding kim as a rational and methodical act around the world stage without diminishing the cruelty of his regime and the dangers it poses. Before moving to china a year ago and japan and korea for the post. Over the course of her career she has reported for more than 20 countries and is visited north korea a dozen times. She was a fellow at the Harvard University studying how change happens in Close Society and last year she received the award from Stanford University for her outstanding reporting on asia. No better person to speak with anna in the Washington Post. Their conversation this morning will be followed by a Panel Discussion about current u. S. Relations with north korea with a noted korean expert in the Washington Post the gr
For joining us for our midday newscast. Im Marcus Washington and im laura garcia. Were going to get to the developments out of sonoma state in just a moment. But first, we are following breaking news. The Dow Jones Industrial average crosses 40,000 points for the first time. Weve been watching it this morning. Dips a little bit below it right now. But it did this morning. Its been fluctuating fluctuating around that number live. Look at the big board. Now the move comes as expectations of Interest Rate cuts and enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence arent really helping to boost Investor Sentiment there. Well keep our eyes on the markets. In the meantime, the president of Sonoma State University is on leave following a controversial email detailing a pact made with propalestinian campus protesters. Nbc bay areas Ginger Conejero saab shes live for us over at sonoma state and ginger, so the president says that he was actually trying to reach an agreement with his students. But thats n
Its thursday, may 16, 2024. Back on the stand. Michael cohen is facing another tough day of crossexamination in the former president s hush money trial. How mr. Trumps team is working to discredit his former fixers credibility. Access denied. President biden blocks the release of audio recordings of his interview with special counsel robert hurd. Why republican lawmakers are balking. Families nationwide are struggling to keep up with soaring child care costs. The drastic measures some parents are forced to take. Age before beauty . Guess who is buying antiaging skinCare Products . Teens and tweens. That is an interesting conversation. Happy thursday. We begin with the criminal trial of former president donald trump. Today Michael Cohen, trumps former fixer and lawyer, testified for the Third Straight day. Mr. Cohen was grilled by trumps attorney about a number of times he had previously lied under oath and cohens dispointment when he was not given a position in the trump white house. V
Obviously the court in d. C. Issued an injunction, which i know that youre complying with. But the problem is the bonds have been set so high. If youre from Central America being held in prison for six, seven, eight months with your children, you dont have 10,000 to get out. Are we taking a look at alternatives to detention for people whose cases, whose credible fear findings have already been made . We certainly are looking at alternatives for detention, as you well may know. We have quite a few families on the att program. Its essentially release but with some increased supervision. And we have enjoyed some success with the program. I will say every decision that our officers make, and they use their best judgment, theyre trained. Theyre seasoned. To try to determine what the appropriate bond is once they say, okay, you should be released. But we need some well, i would like to follow up with you. Were hearing something quite different and you know, well get to the bottom of it off c