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Korean soldiers. as long as the tensions arent too hot, you can go up there. but when tensions ratchet up, you are not able to. i have been to the area near the observation post with president bush? 2000, 2003. that was at the time when south korea was blasting across the music to north korea. it was a you are veal experience to be up there. an area behind different many heavily militarized on both sides. the dm zirkts self, the -- the dmz itself is not militarized. but on both sides it is. its ...

As paula hancocks was saying, this is the observation post at the border there, so president trump visiting a location, u.s. presidents have visited in the past but is about to do something no u.s. president has done before which is to shake the hand of the north korean leader there. lets listen in to see if we can hear, as we wait for this handshake between kim and trump. >> as you look this way, sir, you start to catch a small photo of everything that is possible here and also the press. the b...

The south korean president has joined him and were waiting where shortly where the north korean dictator, kim jong un will join them for this historic moment, this unpress dented moment of a hand shake between the two. paula, as ive noted before in 24 broadcast, you have been to this location here where this will take place. cry it to our viewers. describe the array of forces there. describe what it looks like and the history behind it. >> that was the observation post that we saw the president ...

Each other. its an area where you have the blue huts where in the past, there have been agreements made and its also the area where you see tourists good to. you can go inside one of those tents and step across into north korea. >> would there have been negotiations, battles between whose flag is taller. you mentioned houts a short drive from the observation post where we saw president trump and the south korean president a short time ago, a short drive to the truce village where we believe the ...

Youre seeing president trump at the observation post at the dmz just a short time ago. hes going to meet with u.s. troops, south korean troops as well at the border before that hand shake with the north korean leader. well bring that to you live. my colleague anna corin is in seoul covering the events live, including a meeting between president trump and president moon jae-in of south korea. >> it is an important moment because south koreas president has been working behind the scenes to try and...

There are rising tensions in the region. live in jerusalem. >> exactly right. benjamin netanyahu is facing military and political battles for the past week. he found out israel is going to another election after he failed to form a coalition government in a today period he was given by is really president. major news out of syria, two rockets fired towards the golan heights and when impacted the area near a popular ski resort, the military responded with a series of airstrikes outside damascus. ...

With a gun but you never know which side theyre on. there are a lot of dangers that you just cant see the threat of attack is always there. on the other hand some of the local residents wave at us especially the kids going off and on and thats a positive development that was due to. the patrol of arrives at an observation post and gets a briefing on the situation it. was with a what about that checkpoint at a farm gate so this area is controlled by five of the mali and government troops. there s...

Around with a gun but you never know which side theyre on. there are a lot of dangers that you just cant see the threat of attack is always there. on the other hand some of the local residents wave at us especially the kids going off and on and thats a positive development that was due to them. the patrol of rides at an observation post and gets a briefing on the situation there. also what about that checkpoint. so this area is controlled by five of the mali and government troops. i was there so...

Every veteran who puts on the uniform, you dont know what area you will be in, you dont know where you will go, when you will go there. you are put in a moment, you were put in a moment, and you were put in 485 days of moments. put us in your shoes. >> first of all, one of our first combat missions. i was the young 24-year-old kid. all of my noncommissioned officers, all of my soldiers in my platoon had more combat experience and i did, their boots and teachers had more experience in combat than...

It. lets start in combat. every veteran was on the form you dont know what area youll be in or where you go but youre put in a moment and put us in your shoes. >> first, is the first comet mission i was a young 24 -year-old kid and all the might noncommissioned officers and all my soldiers and to the more common expense than i did. there boots and t-shirts had more experience than i did. somehow im supposed to be their leader. i was lucky i had guys who mentioned mentored me every step away how ...