military and economic might in the region and escalating provocations from north korea which u.s. intelligence thinks may be planning a missile test while mr. biden is there. let s bring in cnn s paula hancocks live in seoul for us. good morning, tell us what is the underlying purpose of the president s visit there? reporter: what the president is here for and what he would like to be talking about is alliances. and talking about economic prosperity and partnership with south korea, talking about security ties. what he might find creeping up the agenda though is north korea. as you mentioned there, we have heard from both u.s. and south korean intelligence sources that they do leave that an icbm test, intercontinental ballistic missile test, may be imminent. this is the kind of missile that if fired at a normal trajectory could potentially hit mainland united states. at this point we re hearing from a u.s. source telling cnn s barbara starr that they believe that they may e
lawmaker who gave a capital tour on the eve of the insurrection. plus, oklahoma lawmakers pass a bill banning almost all abortions if signed into law it would be the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. and testimony from johnny depp s former talent agent, former business manager and ex-girlfriend, what they had to say about his behavioral and challenges with working with him. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is friday, may 20th and a busy morning. just a short time ago president biden arrived in seoul, south korea, kicking off his first visit to asia since taking office. biden joined the new south korean president at a samsung semi-conductor plant, an immediate display of unity. the main goal of this trip is to reassure u.s./asian allies of the american commitment to counter and contain china. the president will also visit japan on this trip. meantime, growing concern over what north korea will do next. the u
including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. you thought they might kill you? yeah, i thought that was a possibility. more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the dow finishing flat after a day mostly in the red. what s sounding alarm bells now is this is the eighth straight week of losses for the dow. that s the longest weekly losing streak since 1923. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also taking hits fueled by investors getting increasingly spooked about how high inflation is, messing with the u.s. economy. matt egan is live in new york for us. viewers are likely to see the words bull and bear market tossed around a lot. what does this mean in terms oour money, our sa