. thank you very much. president trump the floor is yours. president trump: thank you very much, shinzo. this has been a truly enjoyable trip and one where we are accomplishing a lot. i agree our relationship is extraordinary. and i agree with you also that there has never been such a close relationship between the leaders of two countries, these two countries, japan and the united states. it's been great to be with you. we'll be spending a lot of time with you over the years. melania and i are deeply grateful for the warm welcome we received in our remarkable country. that's what it is, it is a remarkable country it's a land of incredit history, culture, tradition and spirit. let me congratulate you on your great success in the recent elections. you won very big and very easily. and i'm not at all surprised. we share a common and deep loyally to our citizens and deep faith in the defendant of any our people and also our people and our countries working together. i also want to take a moment to continue sending our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences to the victims of the horrific

japanese prime minister shinzo abe. and of course we will bring that to you live. >>> but first, horror and disbelief in texas after a shooter killed at least 26 worshipers during a sunday church service outside of san antonio. the 14-year-old daughter of the pastor among the dead. the suspect is 26-year-old devin patrick kelley. he was found dead of a gunshot wound in his car after a brief chase. now he was discharged from the u.s. air force for bad conduct overcharges of assaulting his spouse and their child. this shooting happened in a small tight knit community of only a few hundre people. this is how some residents faced the terrible news. >> and be with us here as we learn to deal with this in the days to come. i'm sorry. >> we're also getting a glimpse of what the inside of the church looks like. this video was taken a week ago. it's another service, not the one in question. we don't know if any of the people you see here either were in the building at the time of the shooting. here is the texas governor. >> as a state, we are dealing wi the largest mass shooting in our state's h

about pressure on the north korean leader. we heard that from shinzo abe as well. earlier hadr guests mentioned, what does that maximum pressure, exactly, mean. it is still unclear at this moment. in the meantime, first word news. >> president trump heads to south korea on tuesday after a japan visit that delivered no concrete result on fixing unfair trade. despite a warm relationship with shinzo abe, he won no concessions. did agree on a hard-line approach to north korea. president trump said he would back saudi arabia's crackdown on corruption. he said they know what they are doing. local banks have said to have theen the assets, including prince who was ranked 50th on the billionaires index. we are told the crackdown has saved money. the negotiators plan to start their latest meeting two days ahead of schedule to go over. over myriad go issues. the lead negotiators are joining on the 17th. the extension comes after officials abandoned the target to revamp nafta, saying they need until the end of march to clinch a new deal. new zealand possible prime ministers as the country remaine

donald trump iraq revealed to pan's prime minister shinzo abi on the first day of trump's twelve day tour the u.s. president is rallying support from allies in the region to face up to nuclear deal with north korea's nuclear ambitions. and in bow to sligo match day eleven we saw the blooper of the year. where the ball and of course the classic are there is your daughter versus buying. i'm at home and welcome to the program the ousted catalan president demat along with four other former ministers has surrendered to police in belgium the five are wanted in spain on a european arrest warrant issued there. in a news conference a spokesman for the brussels prosecutor said all five would now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding illegal referendum on october first travel to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after a regional parliament had declared independence all right for more let's go to our correspondent bob levey zal in brussels barbara they've head of themselves in does that mean that

state's history. he's met his best friend in asia, shinzo abe, now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the papers disclose how donald trump's commerce secretary has business links with russian allies of president putin who are subject to us sanctions. the bbc panorama programme has also discovered that millions of pounds of queen elizabeth's private money is invested in offshore funds based in the cayman islands and bermuda by her private estate, the duchy of lancaster. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. there's been another mass shooting in the united states. twenty six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a church during sunday services. the attack happened at the first baptist church in sutherland springs, a small town in texas. the gunman is reported to have been killed in t

first stop of five countries in asia. shinzo abe will be meeting with the president. this is a 12-day trip, china, the philippines, vietnam, also on this list. the president will speak to what you see right here, u.s. troops stationed there at the yokata air base, when he does get off of air force one. the air base, his first public event on this trip. we'll, of course, get straight to the president when he does come off of air force one. joining us right now is jonathan pollack, senior fellow, brookings center, for east asia policy. we also have bill powell. jonathan, let's start with this, the president has -- john park by the way, director at the korea working group. aroujohnathon if you can for us. what's the unique objective of president trump as he sits with shinzo abe. each country has a different people. >> i think his meetings with abe will be the easiest. they already have a very comfortable relationship, abe was the first one in the door after trump was elected president. and he's cultivated nose relatithose relations, and trump has returned the favor. the japanese want to

say something about the foreign exchange rate. now that we are in postelection with shinzo abe having more of a mandate, we monetary policy, but perhaps the boj will clarify its exit strategy, whatever that might be, ahead of the replacement for the end of kuroda's term. the euro is falling, and japan is lagging behind. --hink the timing [indiscernible] have to show some idea of will be coming. before ae a long time negative interest rate. stephen: last question, as shinzo abe puts ford in his cabinet, the new asked budget, probably to pay for some of these social issues in japan he campaigned on, he also longer-term down the road once to change the constitution, wants to bolster the self-defense forces. what is the appetite in japan for the added cost and risk of a strengthened and a larger military? >> i think most of the japanese people, they are not that enthusiastic about being a military power. course, it is important to keep the peace, but so far, in there is the, missile base. the growth strategy is not complete yet. i think he will have more effort on realizing the. --

prime minister shinzo abbay lawmakers in washington asked u.s. military officials for specifics on removing north korea's nuclear capabilities the joint chiefs of staff responded that only a ground invasion could do it with absolute certainty of success in response sixteen lawmakers fifteen democratic and one republican all military veterans called the assessment deeply disturbing they criticized the trump administration for lacking a strategy on north korea and a plan to contain potential conflict but that didn't affect the personal chemistry trump and appear to have both are also hawkish on defense but trade may be another matter we will seek. cooperation. and we will partner with friends and allies to pursue a free and open. reach we will seek free fair and research trade the u.s. trade deficit with japan is a sticking point in the country's relations the deficit hit sixty nine billion dollars in two thousand and sixteen the second largest behind china. all right for more we are joined now by our correspondent bastian hartig who is in tokyo. don't trump he's warned america's ene

minister shinzo abe. it is significant that, instead, for the first stop on his asian tour, he has chosen to land here, at a us military base, and to address us military personnel. we've got a lot of stuff coming... when he spoke, it was of america's overwhelming military might. and without naming the country directly, this veiled threat to north korea's dictator, kim jong—un. no one — no dictator, no regime and no nation — should underestimate, ever, american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it. it was not pleasant. minutes later, marine 0ne whisked the president to another of his favourite places, a golf course. there waiting to welcome him, prime minister shinzo abe. these two are now such close friends, mr abe had special hats made up for the occasion. "donald and shinzo", it reads, "make alliance even greater." not the most catchy slogan, but you get the point. then it was time to hit the fairway. mr abe has deliberately cast himself as donald trump's number—one friend in asia. and today, he got his p

— shinzo abe — now president trump is off to meet the japanese emperor. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme — a huge new leak of financial documents — known as the paradise papers — has revealed how the powerful and wealthy secretly invest vast amounts of money in offshore tax havens. the papers disclose how donald trump's commerce secretary has business links with russian allies of president putin who are subject to us sanctions. live from our studios in singapore and london this is bbc world news. its newsday. there's been another mass shooting in the united states — 26 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a church in texas. the attack happened at the first baptist church in sutherland springs. the suspect — who fled the scene in a vehicle — was found dead. sarah corker reports. sunday morning church service that turned into a scene of horror. gunne one walked into this, the first baptist church in sunderland springs and started firing. —— sutherland springs. dozens of people are dead, among them a child as young as five. this happens in n

. president donald trump there, and the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. after their joint news conference where there was a lot of mutual admiration. mr. abe saying that the bonds between the two countries have never been closer. he called donald trump his dear friend, and donald trump, for his matter, said the relationship is extraordinary. never been such a close relationship between these two countries. i want to bring in alexander field now in tokyo to talk about this. your thoughts on the headlines there, alex? your take awaaway from this? trade has been a major issue between these two countries, but not a lot of firm answers really. not a lot of, this is what we're going to do. >> reporter: no. the talking points were largely what we would expect them to be, because you have seen both of these leaders alluding to this throughout the course of their trip, saying discussions on trade and security would be the top priorities here. you did have them coming out and really glowing and surpearltive terms, talking about the relationship that they have cultivated. not just the per

trump, to come to those microphones along with shinzo abe, the leader of japan. they'll both be part of this press conference. we expect texas, obviously, to be part of the discussion that the very topic discussing all day here on msnbc. i now want to bring in nbc's law enforcement analyst jim cavanaugh and been here today. jim, you may have been able to listen to tony who was on the ground. tony pohletski and rick schwein discussing that fbi report and seeing a doubling on the frequency these mass shootings. reflect on any of that that you were able to listen to. >> well, i recall that report. the fbi did a real good job on that. they dug deep into the mass shootings. they tried to look across the board do give law enforcement some idea, you know, what they could look for or expect. of course, there's no one profile as richard said. and that's why it makes it hard. the shooters do fall into certain categories of discussing all evening and i think this shooter will fall into one of those categories, as well. your discussion, richard, about infamy is a key one, too, because a lot of t

speaking in a news conference in tokyo with japan's prime minister shinzo abe. a lot about their friendship, their deep relationship, dear friends, unshakable ties. trump talking about the close relationship and enduring bond. not so much about economics, law on security. manus: early in the conversation, we saw trump talking about the maximum level of pressure. now is not the time for dialogue on north korea. some people criticize them for his rhetoric. in terms of it being too strong. he said week rhetoric didn't get them very far. anna: let's bring in stephen engle. what were the key takeaways for you? you're absolutely right. the two gentlemen do not talk much more than what they have artie said about the economic relationship. donald trump, again reaffirmed he wants free, fair, and reciprocal trade. he wants to reduce that $69 billion trade deficit they have with japan in 2016. most of the comments from both gentlemen were on north korea, where they stand side-by-side in the face of immigrants coming from pyongyang. shinzo abe said they had in death conversations on a pletho

trade that mr. trump has in his mind in talking to shinzo abe. know that's what president trump wants, but what will be the goals for shinzo abe when he negotiates with donald trump? said this time i before going to china the two leaders, mr. trump and mr. abe, would like to show the very strong ties existing between very strongat is a message to china that japan and the united states, the strongest ally in this region of asia-pacific, so trade issues should not shadow this bilateral relations. the issue certainly plays an important role in protecting the u.s.-japan alliance into the rest of the region of asia-pacific. haidi: stay with us. i want to bring in stephen engle in tokyo covering the meeting. before i getng up you to summarize the lines from president trump today, i want to bring up this function on the bloomberg that sets up the big picture when it comes to trump and what he is focusing on, the trade between countries like japan, china, south korea on this trip with the united states . this is total trade. the next biggest is japan, but take a look at the trade defici

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japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> i also want to take a moment to continue sending our thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences to the victims of the horrific assault on a church in a beautiful area. so sad. sutherland springs, texas. such a beautiful, wonderful area with incredible people whom. would ever think a thing like this could happen. so i want to send my condolences, the condolences of our first lady. in tragic times, americans always pull together. we are always strongest when we are unified. to the wounded and the families of the victims, all of america is praying for you. supporting you and grieving alongside of you. we have a lot of mental health problems in our country, as do other countries. but this isn't a guns situation. i mean, we could go into it. but it's a little bit soon to go into it. but fortunately, somebody else had gun that was shooting in the opposite direction. otherwise it have been -- as bad as it was, it would have been much worse. but this is a mental health problem at the highest level. it's a very, very sad event. these are great people and

and played golf with a prime minister shinzo lobby in his address to business leaders who said trade with japan was not saying an open i'll just him scott hietala has the latest now from the japanese capital scott so president trump started his second day in japan in the u.s. embassy where he made those comments about u.s. japan trade what more did he have to say a definite focus on the trade there and between these two nations and that's something that that canada trip was talking about a lot and now president trump is talking has been talking about and really has been kind of a top of his political agenda and that is what he calls unfair trade deals and trade deficits with nations and there is a trade deficit between the united states and japan and that's why he was saying what he did earlier after he met with those business leaders both from the united states and from japan and he went out a little bit further to and this is what he had to say. this morning i am pleased to have an opportunity to discuss how we can strengthen and improve. the economic ties between the united

minister shinzo abi in japan earlier today and he anticipated the turn of the conversation as follows each mass shooting in the united states the question of gun control and whether more tight gun laws may have prevented this. mental health is your problem here and this was a very based on preliminary reports very deranged individual a lot of problems over a long period of time we have a lot of mental health problems in our country as do other countries but this isn't a guns situation i mean we could go into it but it's a little bit soon to go into it but fortunately somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction otherwise it would have been as bad as it was it would have been much worse but this is a mental health problem at the highest level. and honey any more information about the gunman's motive. nothing from police so far lauren that we are expecting a briefing shortly there are reports though that the gunman's parents in law were attendees of this church they were not present at yesterday's service however police have also identified a property that belonge

shinzo ave to talk trade and north korea trumpet also visit south korea china vietnam and the philippines it is the longest trip to the region by u.s. president in twenty five years so try and build support for his tough stance on north korea you are the greatest hope for people who desire to live in freedom and harmony and you are the greatest threat to tyrants and dictators who seek to prey on the innocent history has proven over and over that the road of the tyrant is a steady march toward poverty suffering and servitude but the path of strong nations and free people certain of their values and confident in their futures is a proven pair toward prosperity and peace scott hyla has the latest from tokyo. president donald trump touched down in a call to air base just after eleven o'clock local time here in tokyo on sunday that's an airbase just on the outskirts of the city immediately he got off the plane went up to a state and addressed u.s. military personnel but before he did that he took off his suit jacket and put on a u.s. air force bomber jacket he addressed them and told them just

many, many years. his comments come ahead of formal talks with the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. 0ur correspondent, steve mcdonell, is in tokyo for us. a warm welcome for the president but irra some key differences? absolutely. the message from donald trump here in tokyo today on day two of his 12 day two of asia is that trade relations between the us and japan are simply not fair. now, at a business breakfast each included executives from the japanese car companies maz, mitsubishi and the like, he said that cars was the big problem. —— mazda. he said that they should be more japanese cars, sorry, more united states cars, sold in japan and that japanese car companies should be producing a car that they sell in the united states in the us. critics would say they are already japanese companies in the us. critics would say they are alreadyjapanese companies to invest and have been doing it since the 80s and they would also point out that one of the reasons that there are no us cars here is they are too big for the smallerjapanese roads. there are plenty of other foreign car

pleasant. >> sreenivasan: later, mr. trump met with prime minister shinzo abe for lunch and nine holes of golf. before teeing off, they signed golf caps that read, "donald and shinzo: make the alliance even greater." the white house says the two leaders talked trade and north korea, but didn't keep score. a top pentagon admiral has told members of congress that it would take a ground invasion of north korea to assure the destruction of the country's nuclear weapons program. the letter from rear admiral michael dumont was a reply to a query from two democratic congressmen. this weekend, 15 democrats and one republican member of the house of representatives-- all military veterans-- called the assessment "deeply disturbing." they said a ground invasion could result in millions of deaths in just the first few days of fighting. the young future king of oil-producing saudi arabia has carried out a swift and sudden purge, ordering the arrest of four government ministers and eleven princes of the royal family, including a billionaire businessman who's a major investor in u.s. companies.

minister shinzo lobby for lunch and around the gulf the two are expected to hold talks on monday aimed at countering north korea's nuclear threat asia tour the longest in the region by a u.s. president in twenty five years will include south korea china vietnam and the philippines scott heiler has the latest from tokyo with u.s. president donald trump's arrival here in tokyo on sunday his historic twelve day trip to asia has officially begun he spoke with u.s. service people right after he landed but spent most of the day with japanese prime minister shinzo abbay. just minutes after air force one touched down at the u.s. air force base on the outskirts of tokyo president trump climbed on the stage flanked by american fighter jets he switched his suit for a bomber jacket that address the american troops cheering him on in the head we will never yield never waver and never falter in defense of our people our freedom and our great american flag no dictator no regime and no nation. she did underestimate an. american resolve on his flight from hawaii told reporters a during the twelve day trip

dominated talks between japan's prime minister shinzo and u.s. president donald trump in tokyo both leaders agreed that the time for dialogue and what they called strategic patience is over trump is on a twelve day tour of five asian countries his visit comes at a time of heightened tension on the korean peninsula says the two countries are in complete agreement on what measures should be taken against the. nuclear state. there is no point in dialogue for the sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy japan and the u.s. must take leadership in a closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance pressure on north korea through all possible i mean it's. the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last twenty five years look where we are right now scott hyla has the latest now from tokyo. after working lunch in a summit meet

. president trump could have landed at tokyo airport and been met by prime minister shinzo abe. it is significant that, instead, for this first up on his asian tour, he has chosen to land here at a us military base and to address us military personnel. got a lot of stuff coming. when he spoke, it was of america's overwhelming military might. and without naming the country directly, this veiled threat to north korea's dictator, kim jong—un. threat to north korea's dictator, kim jong-un. no one, no dictator, no regime, no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasa nt they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. minutes later, marine one with the president to another of his favourite places — the golf course. there waiting to welcome him, prime minister shinzo abe. beast two are now such close friends, shinzo abe had special hats made up the occasion. donald and shinzo, it reads. make allianz even greater. not the most catchy slogan, but you get the point. then i

prime minister shinzo abbay and u.s. president donald trump in tokyo both leaders agreed that the time for dialogue and what they called strategic patience is over monday was the last full day of trump stop in japan during his trip through asia scott heiler reports from tokyo. during his two days in japan there's no question that president trump and prime minister they have grown close as friends trump calling the relationship extraordinary calling trump a precious friend and they have also strengthen the alliance between the two nations to a level not seen before but it's not just because they like each other after a summit meeting on monday they both underlined why they think that alliance is critical standing together against north korean aggression. there's no point in dialogue for the sake of dialogue with north korea now is the time not for dialogue but for applying maximum pressure on north korea we completely agreed that for north korea to change its policy and the u.s. must take leadership closely collaborating with the international community so that we can enhance press

minister shinzo abe on the first leg of his asian tour >> i'm committed to achieving a fair, free, and reciprocal trading relationship. >>> two deals slide after sprint and t-mobile call off their mobile talks >>> good morning, everyone it's monday and we've got some macro economic data in the form of the eurozone. pmi for the month of october and it came in at 55 it was forecast at 54.9. just a tad higher than expected. definitely a little bit of a slowdown compared to what we saw in september when we saw 55.8. when it came to the german numbers we saw new orders, the fastest rate in 20 months. really painting a picture of a solid start to the fourth quarter. the italian services growth number, that was the lowest in the year doesn't seem to have a huge reaction 116.10 unchanged on the day. let's show you what's happening in terms of the equity markets roughly one hour into the trading session and we are just modestly lower to the tune of 0.1% we are still in the thick of the earnings session here. we had some earnings disappointments this morning from the likes of at core. i want to

throughout asia. mr. trump met with that nation's prime minister shinzo abe, the two went to a country club near tokyo to have lunch, then played a round of golf. before that, though, the president spoke to american troops at an air base. he didn't mention north korea by name, nor the nuclear threat it poses, but his remarks were clear. >> no one, no dictator, no regime, no nation, should underestimate ever american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. we will never yield, never waver and never falter in defense of our people. our freedom and our great american flag. >> let's go live to tokyo for the latest. alexander field following the story. good to have you with us this hour. what more can you tell us about the president's message? >> reporter: well, the moment the president touched down on the first leg of this tour through asia, it was important for him clearly to get out the purpose of this trip, which will be to exact further cooperation from key partners in the region when it comes to counteri

shinzo abe. they played a round of golf. before that, the american president spoke to troops at an air base and laid out what he believes he wants to accomplish regarding trade. >> the next ten days, we travel to south korea, china, vietnam, and the philippines. we will seek new opportunities for cooperation in commercial and we will partner with friends and allies to pursue a free and open indo-pacific renal. we will seek free, fair, and reciprocal trade. but this future is only within our grasp because of you. >> the nuclear threat frnorth korea is the other big issue on mr. trump's agenda. he didn't mention that country by name nor its leader about the target of his message was quite clear. >> tho one, no one, no dictator regime, no nation, shall ever underestimate american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. we will never yield, never waiver, and never falter in defense of our people, our freedom, and our great american flag. >> kicking off the trip was tough talk there. let's bring in cn

the friendship he has developed with shinzo abe and the japanese people. >> no sound there. he is basically saying it is a critical partnership, but at the same time wants to reduce that trade deficit. on the north korean front, we're thatng news from nhk shinzo abe in these bilateral talks will bring forward a new proposal saying they will strengthen japan's unilateral sanctions against north korea, and that includes expanding the scope of asset freezes. donald trump would like to see, he has proposed a number of things, including imposing an embargo on trade with those countries that do business or trade with north korea. that would ultimately include is thebecause china biggest supporter of north korea. there is still a lot to be hammered out across the bargaining table with the japanese today, with the south koreans, and in the big meeting in beijing with xi jinping later this week. thank you for wrapping up everything we know so far. looking at some live pictures out of japan where we are scheduled to get five o talks underway in about an hour from now. we will get a joint pr

shinzo abe. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. under bright sunny skies, air force one touched down at the yokota air base, just outside tokyo. with a military band playing hail to the chief and a stage flanked by fighter jets, president trump was given a rock—star welcome by 2,000 us troops stationed here injapan. and then, he got to don a military jacket. president trump could have landed at tokyo airport and been met by prime minister shinzo abe. it is significant that instead, for his first stop on his asian tour, he has chosen to land here, at a us military base, and to address us military personnel. got a lot of stuff coming... when he spoke it was of america‘s overwhelming military might, and — without naming the country directly — this veiled threat to north korea‘s dictator, kim jong—un. no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation, should underestimate, ever, american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. minutes later, marine one whisked the president to anoth

daisy. after that, it was time for trump to meet with japanese pre to hillary clinton right now, shinzo abe. now, with the north korea situation heating up, japan really needs the u.s. on its side. so abe launched a full friendship offensive. first, he made their b.f.f. status official by speaking trump's native language-- hat! ( laughter ) it says, "donald and shinzo make alliance even greater." ( laughter ) yeah. that's perfect. we all know, historians know all the best diplomacy was accomplished via head gear. don't forget the great gear roosevelt gave out at yalta. ( laughter ) then the two best friends fed the coy fish at the royal palace. feeding the koi is a time honored tradition, much like the tea service, wherein the meditation of the movement is resonant with the shinto-- okay, suck on it, you fat fish. ( laughter ) ( applause ) there you go. there you go. pretty good. then abe really turned on the charm offensive, treating trump to a round of golf then reminding donald about it at that night's reception. >> when you play golf with someone not just once but for two times, the

been met by prime minister shinzo abe. it is significant that instead, for this first stop on his asian tour, he's chosen to land here at a us military base and to address us military personnel. got a lot of stuff coming. when he spoke, it was of america's overwhelming military might. and without naming the country directly, this veiled threat to north korea's dictator kim jong—un. no—one, no dictator, no regime and no nation, should underestimate, ever, american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. minutes later, marine 0ne whisked the president to another of his favourite places, a golf course. there, waiting to welcome him, prime minister shinzo abe. these two are now such close friends, mr abe had special hats made up for the occasion. "donald and shinzo", it reads, "make alliance even greater". not the most catchy slogan but you get the point. then it was time to hit the fairway. mr abe has deliberately cast himself as donald trump's number one friend in asia. and, today, he got his pay—

remarks have a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo abbay on the first day of trump's twelve day asia to. seek support from allies in the region to face up to north korea. and thousands protests in the western germany against the use of coal and other fossil fuels ahead of a major u.n. conference on climate change. i met her and welcome to the program the ousted catalan president carlos push to months along with four other ministers has surrendered to police. in belgium the five are wanted in spain on a european arrest warrant issued there in a news conference a spokesman for the brussels prosecutor's office said the five will now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october the first they traveled to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after the regional parliament declared independence all right for more let's go to our correspondent bob levey zal in brussels barbara they've head of themselves in does that mean that they're going to be extradited to spain now j

talking tough on trade. it is the first day of formal talks with japanese prime minister shinzo abe. mariko oi joins us from tokyo. we were hearing from steve earlier that president trump started at a business breakfast with some quite half language about the trade relationship between the us and japan. in deed. he said the current trade between the two countries is not fair trade between the two countries is notfairand trade between the two countries is not fair and not open. i guess he had to talk tough on trade because it was one of the promises he made during the election campaign, to tackle the huge trade deficit america has. he has previously accused japan and china of keeping their currencies weak in order to ta ke their currencies weak in order to take advantage in exports. at the press briefing this morning with press briefing this morning with press leaders, the president said, "why not make cars in america instead of just "why not make cars in america instead ofjust shipped them over?" that raised some eyebrows now because 75% of japanese brand cars sold in america are bu

. president donald trump's remarks ahead of a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo abbay on the first day of trump's twelve day asia tour trump is seeking support from allies in the region to stand up to north korea. and what is the master letter brought the blooper of the year. here comes moves and of course it also wrong to be colossal her dortmund versus buyer. i'm at home and welcome to the program the ousted cattle on president bush to mont along with four other former ministers has surrendered to police in belgium. the five are wanted in spain are european arrest warrant issued there in a news conference the spokesman for the brussels prosecutor said that the five would now appear before a judge they face charges of sedition rebellion and misuse of public funds for holding an illegal referendum on october first they travelled to belgium last week when madrid moved to impose direct rule on catalonia after the regional parliament had declared independence all right for more let's go to our correspondent bob levey zal in brussels barbara they've had of themselves in does that

decades of deficit the u.s. president is also holding talks with prime minister shinzo are going over the standoff with north korea this after trump said he'd be open to sitting down for talks with north korean leader kim jong un with tensions between washington and pyongyang sky high while travis promised to stand with japan against what he called the north korean menace let's listen and we're working to counter the dangerous aggressions of the regime in north korea the regime continued development of its unlawful weapons programs including its illegal nuclear tests and outrageous launches of ballistic missiles directly over japanese third tour are a threat to the civilized world and international peace and stability we will not stand for that the era of strategic patience is over and best and heartache is a following it trumps visit for us in tokyo hi passing good to see you we just heard the trump say there the era of strategic patience with north korea is over how is that rhetoric being received there in japan. well sumi that rhetoric is not new to japanese in fact the prime minis

remarks ahead of a meal with japan's prime minister shinzo ave on the first day of trump's twelve day tour of asia trump is seeking support from allies in the region to face up to north korea. i'm sorry welcome to the program it's good to have you with us we begin with some breaking news a massive new leak of files from an offshore law firm showing how widespread tax avoidance is common. among big companies as well as the super rich has been released by germany's so do i just signed on an international consortium of news outlets tech giants like apple were just one of the companies featured it offshore tax avoidance schemes also included in the league sports giant nike as well as the queen of england and big german companies like zealand and germans germany's main postal company possed bank papers also reveal extensive offshore activities of u.s. president donald trump's cabinets donors and advisors particular attention being paid to u.s. commerce secretary ross. well let's get more now on these paradigms papers political correspondent i know koehler is here with me in the studio here

prime minister shinzo abe are holding a joint press conference. the president was able to play golf with prime minister abe and one of the world's top golfers. the first lady and melania trump were able to enjoy a dinner with mr. abe as well as his wife. they have been discussing trade as well as the problem that seems to persist beyond trade, and that is what to do about north korea. we can see the president on the golflings as he's walking -- the golf links as he's walking with prime minister shinzo abe of japan. this is a trip where the president wanted to talk about trade, talk about north korea. it was marred by this horrible act that took place in texas. he called the attack one of evil. going on to say to the victims and families. particularly the families saying we'll be with you. we'll be with you. we'll never leave your side. the president very emotional as he was talking about that. and we are watching the president earlier at an event in tokyo. john roberts is going to be coming by. he's in tokyo along with bret baier. we'll have an exclusive interview with shinzo abe. the pr

conference today with the prime minister there, shinzo abe in tokyo. japan is the president's first stop in a trip across asia. the president defended his tough talk calling north korea a threat to the civilized world. >> the era of strategic patience is over. some people said that my rhetoric is very strong. look what has happened with very weak rhetoric over the last 25 years. look where we are right now. >> shepard: prime minister abe is taking a tougher stand on north korea. he said he agreed with president trump that all options are on the table when dealing with kim jong-un. kevin corke is with the president. kevin? >> five countries, 12 days. the president very busy. during his time here in japan, it was trade in north korea topping the agenda. he's expected to leave japan in about five hours from now and make his way to seoul in south korea. as he talked about north korea, he has made it clear the united states will do all it needs to do and all it can do to not just protect the homeland but our allies a broad. take a listen. >> the united states of america stands in solidar

operational and his attempt to go in that direction. among that, the leaders of japan, shinzo abe, he will be meeting with the leaders of south korea and xi jinping from china and the controversial leaders of the philippines. each one of these coming from eight perspectives. jal p japan is a direct enemy of north korea. there is an economic one for the president. this part of the world lives on an important trade of the united states on a number of different fronts. the president focuses quite a bit during the campaign over china and a claiming they were dealing with the united states unfairly. the relationship with the president and the chinese president soften quite a bit from the start. the president met in the united states, they see to hit it off on a personal level. that's what the white house hopes the president could accomplish over these 12 days. one on one conversations with these leaders and talking to them on a human level. the president is charming in the settings. that's going begin right away when he lands in tokyo in a few hours wech hours. he will have a long social d

with japanese prime minister shinzo they had a hamburger lunch and then played a round of golf and then later in the day another social occasion with prime minister shinzo and his spouse along with the first lady they're going to have a steak dinner in the ginza neighborhood here in tokyo so pretty much a social day here on sunday presents from first day of this twelve day trip through asia and his first day in japan but then monday it will be much more business focused will be a bilateral meeting in a press conference after that obviously security issues we're going to be discussed are going to be discussed north korea kind of tops the agenda there should be some other discussions in announcements to come out but right now the focus is on north korea in vietnam a powerful typhoon has killed at least twenty seven people twenty two others missing more than six hundred homes have been destroyed the typhoon has caused power outages across the region it's the second time food to hit this month heavy rain is expected to last until tuesday in the central city of don where economic summit

prime minister shinzo abe, president trump was asked what policies he might support in response to the shooting. here's how he responded. >> i think that mental health is the problem here. this was a very -- based on preliminary reports, very deranged individual. lot of problems over a long period of time. we have a lot of mental health problems in our country as do other countries. but this isn't a guns situation. we could go into it, it's a little bit soon to go into it. fortunately somebody else had a gun shooting the opposite direction otherwise, bad as it was, it would have been much worse. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. it's a very, very sad event. these are great people and a very, very sad event. but that's the way i view it. >> certainly a lot of people wanting to have that conversation right now about guns considering what we've been through the last couple of weeks in this country. 23 people found deceased inside the church, two outside, and one passed away at the hospital. this is video from last week's church service at first baptist in sutherland sp

prime minister shinzo abbé for lunch and a round of golf the two are expected to hold talks on monday aimed at countering north korea's nuclear threat trump's asia tour is the longest to the region by u.s. president in twenty five years he'll also visit south korea china vietnam and the philippines has the latest from tokyo. just minutes after air force one touched down at the u.s. air force base on the outskirts of tokyo president trump climbed on a stage flanked by american fighter jets he switched his suit for a bomber jacket that addressed the american troops cheering him on in the head. we will never you know never waiver and never falter in defense of our people our freedom and our great american flag no dictator no regime and no nation should underestimate an. american resolve on his flight from hawaii told reporters a during the twelve day trip to talk to russian president vladimir putin about more help with north korea and that he will soon announce whether the u.s. will name pyongyang to the list of state sponsors of terror. trump met up with japanese prime minister shinzo a

with prime minister shinzo trying call japan a crucial ally but two are expected to hold talks aimed at countering north korea's nuclear threat trumps tour of asia is the longest in the region by a u.s. president in twenty five years that will include south korea china vietnam and the philippines speaking to u.s. troops at your code base trump promise to defend american values we will never yield never waiver and never falter in defense of our people our freedom and our great american flag no dictator no regime and no nation should underestimate an. american resolve lived out of tokyo scott highlights so what should you world for today this first day of the asian tour school. it in what we just saw that speech front in front of those u.s. service people there at the air base just on the outskirts of tokyo that was what happened right after he touched down president trump and then he flew in a chopper over to a golf club where he met prime minister of japan shinzo ave they had a hamburger lunch and they played a round of golf with a professional japanese golfer that is over that and i