citizens to be made. yeah. that s a grim prediction of what is to come but very valid one. robert, thank you so much. appreciate you being with us. south korea has a new president elect. the people power party s squeaked out of victory over the democratic party candidate with just over 48% of the vote. this marks a significant shift from the leadership of the outgoing president, moon jae-in. moon has promised a tougher stance against north korea and a closer relationship withes u.s. referred to as ironclad by the white house on wednesday. the news comes as the u.s. steps up intelligence gathering and surveillance of north korea after a flurry of recent ballistic missile launches by pyongyang. the u.s. indo-pacific command has also ordered missile defense forces in the region to heightened alert. live to seoul and cnn s paula hancocks is standing by. it seems the world facing a huge international crisis, south korea has a new president with virtually no foreign-policy experience. in
urging seoul to step up efforts to include times. pyongyang cut off the lines in early august, days after reopening them for first time in a year in protest againstjoint military exercises involving south korea and the united states. live to seoul and talk this through with laura bicker. laura, this is seen as a conditional olive branch. tell us more. morning. these hotlines branch. tell us more. morning. these hotlines are branch. tell us more. morning. these hotlines are on - branch. tell us more. morning. these hotlines are on again - branch. tell us more. morning. | these hotlines are on again and off again and remember they were switched onjust off again and remember they were switched on just briefly in august as a gesture of goodwill, according to a state media release by kimjong un, and then they were cut off again when south korea took part in those joint military exercises and today at 9am local time, exercises and today at 9am localtime, communication local time, communi
all right. nick valencia, thank you so much. and just ahead on this sunday, the specifics of this high-stakes meeting, pretty thin. even president trump s defense secretary in the lead up to a potential meeting with north korea saying today the potential for misunderstanding remains very high. live to seoul, up next. whoooo. looking for a hotel that fits. .your budget? tripadvisor now searches over. .200 sites to find you the. .hotel you want at the lowest price. grazi, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor.