To defend her fathers record on womens rights. Not everyone in the audience was convinced. Im katty kay In Washington. Christian fraser is in london. A Us Nuclear Submarine pulled into a south korean port today. A us Aircraft Carrier arrives there soon. And tomorrow, all 100 us senators have been invited to the white house for a really unusual secure briefing on the crisis. Is the north korea situation at a tipping point, or is this political theatre from the white house . Earlier today, pyongyang carried out a major live fire Military Exercise to mark the 85th Anniversary of the founding of its armed forces. It is thought to be planning a sixth nuclear test mr trump says it is time to take off the blindfolds and solve the problem. According to the New York Times today, heres what the Trump Administration may be looking at. For more, i spoke to former Us Ambassador to the un just a short time ago. Governor richardson, how urgent do you think the north korean situation is at the moment . Has it become more so is at the moment . Has it become more so just recently . Is at the moment . Has it become more sojust recently . It is at the moment . Has it become more so just recently . It has become more urgent recently because the possibility of a Tinderbox Conflagration is increased because now the skirmishes may be hopefully not between north korea and south korea with artillery shells, with conventional weapons. I recalled yea rs conventional weapons. I recalled years ago there was a brush up because a north korean vessel shot a south korean vessel, if fishing boat. This is the danger of conventional miscalculation, conventional miscalculation, conventional mistakes. Adding to that the prospect of an exhilarated nuclear programme. Do you think mr trump can do what he says and accelerated nuclear programme. Can he solve the north korean issue . Well, it remains to be seen. First, the us needs to develop an overall strategy. I dont think they have won. Secondly, they have to speak with one voice. You have too many cabinet members saying different things. Third, there has to be an injection of diplomacy into this, a diplomatic deal of some kind. We dont have that. And fourth, i think we have to let china to find north korea and see if it works. I dont know if it will work, but if they put more sanctions on china, coal exports, while exports reductions, that might help. That seems to be pa rt that might help. That seems to be part of the Trump Administration strategy, and its what he says he told xijinping, chinese strategy, and its what he says he told xi jinping, chinese entities have got to enforce these sanctions all we will take action against those chinese entities. But chinas interest in north korea not the same as the United States, and at some point could diverged. Thats right, andi point could diverged. Thats right, and i believe giving china some incentives, it seems President Trump is doing that, not naming them currency manipulators. Maybe some trade benefits, maybe some other cooperation we dont know about. Instead advised china to help us. Because in the past they havent helped us. They like the turmoil on the korean peninsular because it causes problems for the United States. They dont want North And South Korean unification, they dont wa nt south korean unification, they dont want them getting together, they like the turmoil. But maybe they are changing, because kim jong un, like the turmoil. But maybe they are changing, because kimjong un, with all of these threats and weapons and Ballistic Missile that missiles, conventional warfare, maybe nuclear weapons. The region is very unstable. The opinion of scientists more involved about Nuclear Matters than i am sojust more involved about Nuclear Matters than i am so just that about 2020 north korea could resolve the issue of how to get a missile to the United States and a warhead that survives that journey, United States and a warhead that survives thatjourney, they could solve our problem. That would be under solve our problem. That would be undeer solve our problem. That would be under mr trumps what. Is this the new Foreign Policy challenge for the new Foreign Policy challenge for the new president . This is more than syria, more than the middle east. More than canada and mexico. It seems that is kind of falling apart too, the relationship. But i think this involves china, one of our biggest competitors, geopolitical. I wouldnt call them friends, but geopolitical challenges. And north korea with nuclear weapons, going after our friends korea with nuclear weapons, going after ourfriends in korea with nuclear weapons, going after our friends in japan and korea with nuclear weapons, going after our Friends Injapan and south korea with 20,000 americans, 30,000 American Troops in south korea, 50,000 American Troops injapan. This is a brush fire that could happen with a little miscalculation. That is why we have to be very careful. I want the Trump Administration policy to work, but i think they should call down the rhetoric, cool down, lets have it pre Emptive Military strike on the table, dont say that. Just by. Just say all options are on the table. I have negotiated with the north koreans, they are unpredictable. It is a cult of personality. They dont react the way that we do, they dont negotiate the way that we do. You put their back against the wall and they may do something stupid. Paul richardson, thank you very much. Its very interesting, but richardson is not the only person i have heard saying that the president is painting himself into a corner, katty, with some of the rhetoric he is using. What do you think is going on tomorrow, the fact that he is inviting all 100 senators to the white house, thats pretty symbolic. Why wouldnt he go to the senate himself . Yes, it is notjust symbolic, it is almost unprecedented. I have lived here for 20 years and i have never seen Something Like this, a president inviting the entire senate to the white house for a Security Briefing that they could, as you say, have in the senate as well. They have secure facilities in the senate for the spread of purpose. This is what is leading some observers here In Washington question about whether thatis washington question about whether that is an element of, you know, tv performance. The sight of all of these Senators Group so my trooping into the white house will be filmed on television, it adds to the sense of urgency surrounding the crisis. They wont get any different information in the white house than they would get in the senate where it would usually happen. The issue still is what does the president do to solve this . As he has now said he wa nts to to solve this . As he has now said he wants to do. Because the military side has all of the same perils that its had forever. A strike against north korea is, as Bill Richardson was suggesting is still something thatis was suggesting is still something that is very difficult. And putting pressure on the chinese is something that has been tried before and hasnt been successful either. It will be interesting to see whether the president , with this height in pension coming out of the north, manages to come up pension coming out of the north, manages to come up with different solutions. So this heightened tension. Donald trump is denying that he has changed his policy on building a Controversial Border wall between the United States and mexico. Last night he suggested demand for initial funding of the wall could be pushed back to september so that congress can avoid a government shutdown. But in a tweet earlier today, the us president said dont let the fake media tell you that i have changed my position on the wall. It will get built and help stop drugs, Human Trafficking etc. Congress might pay the initial up front costs, but the president is insisting that eventually mexico will foot the bill. Today, i sat down with mexicos secretary of the economy, ildefonso wahardo, who is here in the uk to talk about a post brexit trade deal. What does he make of the threat of new tarrifs, and the president s rhetoric on the wall . I began by asking him about the nafta Free Trade Agreement between mexico, the us and canada. Donald trump has now opposed tariffs on canadian lumber. Will he do the same to mexicos or industry he has imposed tariffs. You have to remember that todays trade between the us, mexico and canada is regulated by nafta. You are looking at day to day issues that we have to face. Lumber is not the result of nafta, it is the result of a long term dispute that has been persistent in the us, and canada, the process. Having a Trade Agreement does not mean that you will have not have trade disputes, you have a framework of how to solve trade disputes. Today probably you have learnt that the wto have been favouring mexico in a Tunnel Dispute with us. What happens if tariffs are imposed on some of your exports to the United States . We have been very clear, basically saying that we need to improve nafta, renegotiate nafta. With a view to really create value. We will not increase tariffs and consider trade management techniques. To start with, the order to co nstru ct techniques. To start with, the order to construct from nafta is not to think about tariffs or quotas. Complicating the relationship of course is the wall. He has been tweeting about it again today. If a border tax is brought in to pay for it, all these fees are raised, what with the repercussions by . The wall has been there from the beginning in terms of the decision that the new president is making. As long as they do it in their territory, with their own financial sources, it is their own financial sources, it is their own sovereign decision to do it. We dont like it, we do not believe the walls are a solution for issues, there are better ways to handle things. But if they decide to do it is is in their own sovereign right. The only thing that is clear is that there is no way mexico is going to pay for it. You think for instance that they are going to impose a specific tariff on imports, at the end of the day, it is us consumers that will pay for it. And any other idea that comes to mind, you have to review precisely at the end of the day who will be carrying the burden of that decision. But you are quite clear, and i think you are on record as saying, that if tariffs were imposed there would be repercussions. Obviously, because it is obvious that if you impose ta riffs is obvious that if you impose tariffs on your imports, the country is being aggregated, it has to analyse and respond to the consequence. Now, we analyse and respond to the consequence. Now, we dont have to anticipate, we are in a point that we would like to look at this constructively. Understanding that there are deep differences in terms of how to view the key issues, like the wall. But we believe there are ways to really try to work constructively and to really think about the new nafta that will benefit both countries. So, if nafta survives, and we must presume that it does, what with the opportunities before the uk . If nafta survives, and we hope that it does, it will be very interesting to look at a nafta agreement with the uk, which will be agreement with the uk, which will be a very strong agreement, because there is a lot of uk investment in mexico, canada and the United States. And it makes a lot of sense to think of these as a way to simplify how north america relates to the united kingdom. Do you know, has it been explored, what sort of value that would be to the uk in terms of comparison with the eu, is it as big a market . Is it a bit, could . What it as big a market . Is it a bit, could . What opportunities it as big a market . Is it a bit, could . What opportunities are there for the could . What opportunities are there forthe uk . Could . What opportunities are there for the uk . You know, obviously the European Union has a value in itself because a Grading Economy Market is extremely important. At the same time, when you are one of the countries that is extremely advanced, the uk Service Sector is very important. And somehow in the negotiations, the balance out of very vulnerable sectors limits the scope of how you can integrate. I think that, regardless of your Point Of View in brexit, now it is a reality, and the uk has a tremendous advantage of hard to do the architecture of agreements that fit you and suit you well in terms of the relevant sectors. You sound like quite a the relevant sectors. You sound like quiteafan the relevant sectors. You sound like quite a fan of brexit . Im not, in fa ct quite a fan of brexit . Im not, in fact what im trying to do is make the most of it. Because mexico has had a very, very dynamic open trade policy. And we do highly regard our relationship with the uk. So, the Economy Minister there. I think it is interesting we are starting to hear other countries talk about how they can replace Trade Relationships with the United States, effectively, with the United States, effectively, with Trade Relationships between each other. He is talking about Trade Relationships with the uk, the canadians are talking to the mexicans as well. Is this going to be the future now, people trying to circumvent a protectionist america . He told me the very thing, when the Mexican President took office, he said to the Economy Minister, i want you to diversify our portfolio so we are not so dependent on bearded states. They are looking at britain pulling away from the eu and see a big opportunities dependent on the United States. He sees a big opportunity in Brexit Committee talks about the Service Sector, he says it is very valuable to our country. He is not the first person who has told me about this new perhaps bigger Trade Agreement between canada, the United States, mexico and britain, the four countries in the new trading block. I dont know what they would call it, i think bafta has been taken it is potentially because they do so much trade between each other, it is a potential is to. That might gather some traction in the weeks and months ahead. Interesting, that is exactly the kind of things mr trump doesnt want, big multilateral Trade Agreements. That is the flip side. The us congress is back in town, and they have quite a to do list before this friday. As weve mentioned, tomorrow senators will have a briefing on north korea, and then well also get new proposals on tax reform. But, probably most importantly, they need to fund the government or risk a shutdown by weeks end. A brief time ago, i spoke with republican congressman dave brat about the legislative priorities ahead. I asked him iasked him how i asked him how he thinks the first 100 days are going. Lets start with the status of the wall, we had the mexican Economy Minister saying there is no way his government is going to pay for it. If mexico doesnt pay for it, you prepared to doesnt pay for it, you prepared to do so . Can Congress Pick up the bill . Yes, we are talking about a dying payment of a few billion dollars, this is one of the signature issues of the president a down payment. Everybody knows the president gets a little leeway in the first year, but not In Washington, dc and not in the swamp right now. We own all three branches of government now and it is a 4 trillion budget and our party, the republican party, is at the mercy of eight senate democrats. And the American People are just exasperated. Burnie on the left was a symbol of that, trump on the republican side for visible of that. And so i think weve got to plough through the some way. I think President Trump will get burned this one time, but then he will learn the leveraged that he knows so well from new york and learn how to apply that leveraged going forward. You have just come back from your Recess Breakdown in virginia. How do your constituents think the president is doing and how do you think he is doing . I think hes doing fine. I mean, its a new environment for him, right . Weve got the health ca re him, right . Weve got the health care bill, i think were going to get that out next week. Im in the freedom Vice President kayumova, a very good negotiator. The S