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>> paula hancocks joins us from seoul with more. we know the representatives from south korea and north korea are meeting for the first time in two years face to face. president trump appearing to take credit for it. does he deserve credit here? >> well, youre not going to get any kind of response from the south korean side. theyre really focused more on making sure these talks on tuesday actually go somewhere, making sure that north korea is going to attend the winter olympics in south korea. n...

J jae-i jae-in called them the peace olympics. on the other hand, we have heard from president moon as well saying he hopes that this will lead further, that were not just going to talk about olympics, that theyre going to broaden it out, talk about the nuclear issue and also saying that he wants to bring the international community into this as well. hes already spoken to the u.s. president donald trump and has the -- effectively the blessing, if you like, from the u.s. president, saying he hop...

At the same time, there are some serious questions about whether he or people around him have taken moves to obstruct the process. what do you make about what you just heard there? his comments on this investigation? >> were not surprised to hear that he said there has been no collusion, that has been the presidents line from the beginning. i imagine it will be until the end. i still think that perhaps democrats in particular are holding on to too much hope when it comes to this idea that the ru...

Stable. he described himself as a very stable genius, thats the quote. so heres the question, were seeing this president show the world his resume, he feels the need to tell the world about his resume. does this push back help or hurt the president and is he just helping this office sell more books? >> well, thats a very good point. michael wolff, the author comes out saying where do i send the box of chocolates too. we have to ask ourselves with this book, do we have a reliable narrator. im spe...

Protesting what i just mentioned. so there is still a lot that we dont know. what we do know at this point is that the context of these arrests is about how -- how this interesting time that saudi arabia is going through. over the last couple of months, we have seen that there have been social and financial reforms that saudi arabia has been trying to implement. and in november, as you mentioned earlier, there was a huge crackdown under the umbrella of corruption sweep that ensnared royals, busi...

Controversy. but the racially tinged thriller was a fan favorite in theaters. >> sink into the floor. >> reporter: the box office hit is up against "the disaster artist," "the greatest showman," i, tonya" and "lady bird." for television, it is all about the ladies of "big little lies," the hbo series up for six awards, the most of any television program, including best tv movie or limited series. >> in addition to being a great show, it is also really on point with the conversation in hollywood ...

In america has survived for quite a long time with exposure to a much more dangerous drug. ive had friends drink themselves to death as very young people. and there seems to be no ability to recognize how dangerous alcohol is, where we think that marijuana is the end of the world. >> and i dont think we even think that. i just think that it has become part of the culture that we have now embedded this idea that marijuana is a pathway to more illicit drug use. and so, you know, its a stepping off...

Adviser to the undersecretary of state for global affairs and christian, why yemen now, why is al-qaeda seeing an opportunity there? >> well, jenna, you have this expanded threat, because yemen with a -- is a location thats actually easier as a stepping off point than some other places where weve become familiar with al-qaeda as operating havens. you have easier access to the horn of africa and the persian gulf and the ability to move beyond there. most americans only heard of al-qaeda in the ar...