A chance just to continue to build on that relationship already and really the new Prime Minister life is a devotee of the alliance, someone committed to ensuring the u. S. Relationship remains the cornerstone of National Security and foreign policies in the region. Looking forward to deepening this relationship further over the months ahead. Met, thisime we had was there important. Wasministers, our feeling it was a pretty grueling schedule. The secretary spent 20 hours on the ground before turning around and coming back here. Thinkeally represents i an understanding among our countries about the need for democracies to get together and discuss our interests in the way that we can cooperate and address the challenges in the region and around the world. Forreally request thanks the overview. Really appreciate that read out. This shows primarily focused on northeast asia and geopolitical issues, what should the koreans ,ake away from this in terms of obviously, something that comes rela
This is hosted for north korea and japan, marc knapper. All right, good morning, everyone in d. C. , good evening everyone in korea, good day to everyone around the world. Im mark lippert, host of the cs csis, and by kia motors. And secretary pompeos trip to northeast asia and the implication for north korea. 1010 marks party day in north korea. And the development in the disappearance of the dprk ambassador to rome who is now in south korea apparently. As well continuing developments in the reporting shooting death of the south koreaen minister apparently at the hands of the north koreans. And a new vice ministerial. Our next guest and frequent guest is giving us insights into this. And he and everyone knows well, Deputy Assistant secretary for korea, marc knapper, refresh the highlights, Director Office of Japanese Affairs at the state department, director of Indian Affairs and multiple assignments throughout asia with language skills, excuse me, korean, japanese, and vietnamese and
Those that were hit hardest early by the pandemic continue to hire back and the Unemployment Rate has declined to ten. 2 percent but we have a long way to go despite the solid job gains last month the past three months we are still down about 13 million jobs we still have not recovered about half the jobs lost. Ten. 2 percent unemployment is pretty tough. Just for context to go back to the financial crisis ten years ago the highest Unemployment Rate was 10 percent on the nose and that was for one month. We have a long way to go. Then to point out what makes me nervous is the rate of improvement have slowed the june job number four. 8 million jobs added. The rate of employment is flowing and that it will take a long time to get back what we lost in march and april. Host do think that rate of improvement to the numbers we are seeing do not show theme effect of the states have to shut down again . Yes. It was reflected in part because its we saw these gains and then the re intensification
Start of trading but nasdaq another record high uncharted territory there. But nasdaq now at 11,046 up 95 points and dow industrials up 164 and s p up 22. This on top of the rally in tech stocks helping to push nasdaq to yet another record close. Thes dow s p 500 also finishing the green, monday. Yesterday, as you can see the nasdaq up sharply two and a half percent on the sessions. The s p 500 is now positive for the year. Unrest in america violence is surging this morning across the country. President trump is warning that he will send federal agents to more cities to bring back law and order. At 8 30 a. M. Eastern Border Control commissioner mark morgan is here with more on rising crime and role federal agents can play to bring safety and security back to American Cities. And the china keeps up on pressure keeps up on china mike pompeo meeting with Boris Johnson today trying to get the u. K. To take a firmer stance on china. Meeting coming week after london banned Huawei Technology
Isaac there is not much agreement we have down here, but that is undeniably top of the list. What we have seen over the past few weeks is both parties coalescing around the idea it is necessary and in the vital when it comesest to my policy with china. It is not just here. It is also our partners around the globe. I think the eu has been more serious around this matter. We have had some developments in terms of Congress Passing limited sanctions and china responding. Note thatrtant to thus far the backandforth between china and the United States has been measured, proportional, and largely symbolic. My call is we will continue to have these back and forths and a degree in headline volatility, but there is no reason to believe leaders on either side of the pacific want to see a massive unwind of their relationship in the near term and theyre battling with issues domestically. There hasyou say, been backandforth in the last day. There is also been backandforth between joe biden and Presi