good day. i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a deadlock in congress and a stalemate on the battlefield. the excruciating reality facing ukrainian president zelenskyy as he comes to capitol hill looking for help. could he wind up going home empty-handed? plus, a question the supreme court has never had to answer in the course of american history until now. can the former president face federal prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office? the massive stakes involved, and the new implications that the court could be ruling to decide things once and for all. and a new nightmare emerging in gaza. word that fully half of the population there is starving. the latest on that and new calls from the heads of multiple global organizations for the u.s. to step up and put a stop to, quote, the humanitarian nightmare taking place. i ll talk to one of the women in charge coming up. but we start with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy
Are not the way nehru wanted or gandhi wanted. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, Midnight In London and 7 30am in pyongyang, where state media is reporting that kim jong un has discussed with Senior Officers a plan to fire missiles at an area near the us pacific territory of guam. North koreas kcna news agency warned the us to stop what it called arrogant provocations. Mr kim is also reported to be watching what america is doing and hasnt made any decisions yet. With me is huangjiangyu from National University of singapores faculty of law, who specialises in chinese and international law. He joins us live in the studio. Professor, glad you could join us for this unfolding Development Taking place right now. More rhetoric from kim jong un, what kind of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us . of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us . I think the message from korea serves two purposes. N
Are not the way nehru wanted or gandhi wanted. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, Midnight In London and 7 30am in pyongyang, where state media is reporting that kim jong un has discussed with Senior Officers a plan to fire missiles at an area near the us pacific territory of guam. North koreas kcna news agency warned the us to stop what it called arrogant provocations. Mr kim is also reported to be watching what america is doing and hasnt made any decisions yet. With me is huangjiangyu from National University of singapores faculty of law, who specialises in chinese and international law. He joins us live in the studio. Professor, glad you could join us for this unfolding Development Taking place right now. More rhetoric from kim jong un, what kind of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us . of message is he now trying to send to trump and the us . I think the message from korea serves two purposes. N
On the markets, the pound fell ahead of mrs mays statement, then rose during her speech. The eu says the call for an election will not change plans for britains exit from the European Union. We will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election on june the Prime Ministers plans for a Snap General Election onjune the 8th throughout the day here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister has announced plans to call a Snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa may said britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the eu referendum. Explaining the decision, mrs may said she had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a vote was necessary, adding the country is coming together but westminster is not. She will need parliamentary approval to formally call the election with a vote being held tomorrow. Our political correspondent, ben wright reports. Out of the blue, they announced there would be a s
Well, its big because some people say that there were ten kilotons other people say in the ten kiloton range. So the north koreans are making very fast progress. They may have a Nuclear Warhead for their short and intermediaterange missiles. Within two or three years, theyll have a warhead that can hit the United States. They also now have two launchers that can hit the United States. So the American People are now starting to be at risk. The question has always been its easy, fairly enough, to detect what theyre doing. Its been impossible to stop it thus far. Where are we in terms of understanding what leverage works . Sanctions havent worked. International condemnation hasnt worked. What do you see on the horizon . Well, we have sanctions, of course, the United States and the International Community, but those sanctions are not as tough as they could be. As assistance Secretary Of State russell says, look, our sanctions are design to bring north korea to its senses, not to its knees.