DAY BREAK 06:00 20151019 S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm alliance during President Park′s Washington visit

ARIRANG NEWS 06:00 Coming up today,... the Koreas prepare to hold a rare set of reunions for families separated since the Korean War. The South Korean family members will gather near the border today. In a bid to boost Korea′s chronically low birthrate,.. the government unveils plans to encourage more people to get married and start a family. Plus,... tens of thousands of people are evacuated as slow-moving Typhoon Koppu grinds its way across the Philippines. Stay tuned for these stories and more. Hello.... to our viewers around the world, it′s 6 a.m. on Monday, October nineteenth here in Seoul. Thanks for joining us,... I′m Mark Broome. Title: War-separated families to gather at Sokcho ahead of reunion A rare round of reunions for families separated since the Korean War are now just one day away. The lucky South Korean family members selected for reunions with their long-lost Northern relatives... are getting ready for the event. For more on the next steps,... Oh Soo-young reports. South Korea′s unification ministry said Sunday that the people who will participate in the first round will gather in Sokcho on Monday, one day ahead of the reunion event. There, they will be briefed on the itinerary and given some precautionary instructions. The next morning, on Tuesday, they will board a bus heading to Mount Kumgang, on the Northern side of the border, where they will meet long-lost loved ones for the first time in 60 years. The first round of meetings will reunite 394 people from South Korea and 96 from the North. Over the course of three days, the families will meet six times for two hours each at various events. A second round of meetings for 90 people from the South and 188 from the North will follow on Saturday and continue for three days. This will be the 20th round of reunions, after those initiated in August of 2000. Roughly 650 family members from North and South Korea, chosen by lottery, will participate in the reunions this year. Oh Soo-young, Arirang News. Title: S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm alliance during President Park′s Washington visit President Park Geun-hye is back in Seoul following a four-day trip to the United States. While in Washington,... the South Korean leader held her fourth summit with U.S. President Barack Obama. For a look back on what was agreed,... Hwang Sung-hee reports. The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday South Korea and the U.S. reaffirmed their alliance during President Park′s visit to Washington. For the first time, the two allies adopted a joint statement solely on North Korea, a sign of their strong commitment against Pyongyang′s nuclear weapons program. "We, the two leaders, shared many ideas about North Korea′s provocations and nuclear development program, which pose the biggest security threat to the peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia." The joint statement details Seoul and Washington′s action plan against Pyongyang, which includes s