Purchased. All right. Tonights guest speaker is chunging min lee author of the her met king. In this comprehensive study of north korea, he puts kim jong un in her spect i by tracing the rise of the ming dynasty and how the current leaders motivations, goals and choices have been shaped. Drawing on more than three decades of experience in asia affairs, lee a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and the International Institute of strategic studies shows how kims aggressive standoffs with world powers has put him at crossroads. The countrys increasing vulnerability to famine and crisis in the region. Now, please join me in giving dr. Lee a warm welcome. Ms. [applause] thank you very much. Its a real pleasure to be here, and i know that without my friends, i think, i would have had a very different audience. Its a real pleasure to be here at politics and prose. And i think the people who are most responsible for making me write this book, two of them are sitting in the audience. My ver
An aid, investigations, quid pro quo demanded by President Trump. Ambassador taylor testified and gave the most sweeping and devastating testimony about President Trumps efforts to shake down the ukrainian government. Mr. Trump calls the charge a hoax. I had a perfect conversation with the president of ukraine. And goes after ambassador taylor. Hes a never trumper and his lawyer is a never trumper. While his lawyers are quiet on the evidence and make false claims of being shot out of hearings. Maybe they do that in the soviet union, thats not acceptable to the United States of america. Ill talk to the chair, akeem jeffreys of new york. Joining me for insight and analysis are, nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent andrea mitchell. Foreign home secretary james johnston, amy walter, National Editor of the cook report and lonnie chang. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longestrunning show in television history, this is a special edition of meet the pres
New rules mean electric cars must now make a noise at lower speeds. England prepare to face india in a crucial World Cup Group stage game at edgbaston. And the papers is coming up at 9 30am. President trump has become the first serving us president to step foot inside north korea after a symbolic meeting with kim jong un took place at the demilitarised zone on the korean border earlier this morning. This is the moment the two men met at the border. After handshakes and a brief chat, President Trump was welcomed across the border by the north Korean Leader. The event has been presented by the white house as being somewhat of an impromtu meeting, and some critics have dismissed it as pure political theatre. However, there will be hopes that it will pave the way for future constructive talks. This is the third time the pair have met, although their last meeting in vietnam ended abruptly, without any progress being made. Well, kim jong un was the first to speak heres what he had to say. Tr
I would suspend that in creative ambiguity, wait until we get a deal, and then solve the problems of the Northern Irish border. New rules mean electric cars must now make a noise at lower speeds. England prepare to face india in a crucial World Cup Group stage game at edgbaston in the next half hour. And, at 10 30am, talking movies takes a special look at how film studios are trying to incorporate Environmental Concerns into the latest hollywood blockbusters. Thats coming up on bbc news. President trump has become the first serving us president to step foot inside north korea after a historic meeting with kim jong un in the demilitarised zone on the korean border this morning. This is the moment the two men met at the border. After handshakes and a brief chat, President Trump was welcomed across the border by the north Korean Leader. The event has been presented by the white house as an impromtu meeting, and some critics have dismissed it as pure political theatre. But there will be ho
So where did all those boxes go . Well show you what happens to the mountain of cardboard leftover from your holiday purchases. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its been brutal. Chilling. It really stings the face. The major storm begins roaring up the east coast. A beast of an ocean storm. This is going to become extremely powerful. Contact resumes between north and south korea after President Trump appears to taunt mr. Kim jongun. Its a continuing protest. The u. N. Must speak out. In the days ahead, well be calling for an emergency session. A bus crashed. Senator orrin hatch of utah this paves the way for mitt romney to run for the seat. Ive always been a good fighter, but every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves. A deadly blizzard on the state throughway. You couldnt see in front of you. One passenger in spain was so upset over the delay, he opened the door on the wing and left. Californians can finally try marijuana. Just like