Sacramento, california, as protesters take over a City Council Meeting demanding answers after a Police Shooting of an unarmed black man. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is wednesday, march 28th, 4 00 a. M. In the east. We begin with an image that seemed unimaginable a few months ago. North Korean Leader kim jongun standing side by side with chinese president xi jinping. The two shaking hands during kims surprise visit to beijing. His first trip abroad since taking power in 2011. Kim calling for a new era in bilateral relations, even inviting president xi to president pyongyang, an offer xi accepted. Kim made the trip because he felt compelled to personally share details of the changing diplomatic landscape on the Korean Peninsula. This marks the north Korean Leaders emergence as a player on the world stage. Its important to note xi and kim are expected to lead their respective countries for life, added lended significance to
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Meryl Streep’s Anna Wintour character, Miranda Priestly, admonishes her new assistant, played by Anne Hathaway, after she sniggers during a meeting with a group of flustered stylists. Priestly reads her apparent outsider stance and lack of style, detailing how her cerulean – not turquoise, not lapis – ‘lumpy’ sweater is the result of a long chain of decisions initiated in that very office. Priestly is a powerful character and, indeed, the film is about how outsiders negotiate such dragons and their enormous egos.