in a lot of other movies. so you write it off, you re never going to get it, you can release it six months and it s not going to happen. you write it off and what you do is what the judge said. you put it out on the internet for free so it s a gesture but it doubly screws over pyongyang. the whole idea of doing this was so that the world wouldn t see the movie. now the world would see it in far larger numbers than it ever would if it were a paying proposition at the theaters. so i think it would have been punishment for the north korean regime, it would have been a gesture and it would have shown that we can get you back. look, you could also do it by having some kind of guarantee from the federal government, everybody will be safe. but if you re going to go to the movies with your family on christmas, are you really going to want to go to a movie that you wouldn t have gone to anyway? it s not exactly a comedy
tomorrow, john kerry arrives in beijing with hopes that north korea s closest ally, the chinese, can resolve the standoff over pyongyang s nuclear ambitions. in seemingly imminent missile launch. i think it s clear to everybody in the world that no country in the world has as close a relationship or as significant an impact on the dprk than china. china has an enormous ability to help make a difference here. nbc s ian williams is in beijing. ian, the question i have for you, john kerry going to arrive there tomorrow. is there any reasonable expectation he can move the needle with the chinese? well you know, chris, in a few short hours tomorrow, john kerry will meet the foreign
back to north korean to visit his friend, kim jong-un. i don t condone what he does, but he s my friend. do you anticipate going over there again? yes, i will, in august. you are going over there? yes, i m vacationing, yes. so, his visit a few weeks ago came at a time of heightened tension between the u.s. and north korean over pyongyang s pursuit of a nuclear program. the stakes are even higher now when during yesterday s interview, rodman insisted that the north korean leader does not want war. crazy story. dennis rodman, ladies and gentlemen. unbelievable. prosthetic limbs can be made for people, so why not animals? meet mr. stubs, an alligator with a new, three-foot-long, prosthetic tail. this is a reptile preserve in arizona. his real tail was bitten off by another alligator when he was just a baby. it s believed to be the first time scientists have designed a rubber tail for a gator. it s just a process of
murdered with a banned nerve agent. north korea s main cash crop is weapons. giving them the ability to get away with all of is that, their nuclear program it s on billboards all over pyongyang. why would the dictator responsible for such atrocities in a hermit kingdom give up the weapons that let him do what he does with little push back? very good question. and with that as background, here is the news. according to the news service in seoul, north korea has cancelled the summit with the south koreans. it s done. and it s now threatening to cancel the upcoming meeting between president trump and kim jong un. it is set for june the 12th as of this moment. according to that same south korean news agency, north korea is angry about ongoing military drills between south korea and the united states. it s calling them a rehearsal for invasion. this happens every year. it always calls them a
members have been jailed and could face rebellion charges. the iraqi government says its forces have recaptured one of the last towns hope of the so-called islamic state the prime minister said al qaeda was liberated in what he called record time the announcement came just hours after the syrian army said it had retaken the city of darryl s or. u.s. president donald trump and his wife melania have arrived in hawaii at the start of a twelve day tour that will take in several countries in the asia pacific region including japan and south korea. the trip comes at a time of high tension between washington and north korea over pyongyang s nuclear ambitions trump has said he intends to use the trip to intensify pressure on north korea and get better trade deals for the united states. scientists have discovered a new member of the great family for the first time in nearly ninety years. this