jimmy carter secures the release of a u.s. citizen sentenced to eight years' hard labor. the company' has a notorious electricity network. pains to create the biggest hydropower dam. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and around the world. chile and television has aired video footage of the 33 miners trapped below ground. it shows them in good spirits. they are expected to spend several more weeks before they can be rescued. we have been looking at the video. >> striking new television videos have just been released of the minors. they show them heavily-bearded, bare chested, singing the national anthem. the only pictures we have seen before this have been grainy images looking into the camera. apparently, there are 45 minutes of these images, most of which have to be released to the media. it is the clearest indication we have so far. >> families are surprised about the good spirits, and we have had a report that answers the questions. >> this will give some confirmation of what they have been saying all along. from what they know, the miners are entered spiri

former president jimmy carter negotiated a pardon for aijalon gomes, who was convicted of entering north korea illegally. >>> and thousands of tea party activists begin arriving in washington, d.c. for a convention. the event will feature sarah palin and other conservative political and cultural figures. >>> and coming up later on "good morning america" today, the road to recovery. five years after hurricane katrina. >> our robin roberts goes back to her gulf coast hometown to check on where the rebuilding efforts now stand. that's on "gma" after your local news. >>> more news after this. [ female announcer ] stay once...

former president jimmy carter is on his way to boston from north korea. alison burns is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. tensions are so high now between the u.s. and north korea that here in washington, d.c. the state department is welcoming the prisoner's release but really making a point to emphasize that former president jimmy carter was on a personal humanitarian mission to north korea. now carter traveled to north korea and won an amnesty deal from north korea leader kim jung il for the release of gomez, first detained in january for trespassing. it is still unclear why he was in north korea but he was sentenced to eight years hard labor. carter's trip came after the u.s. expressed serious concerns about gomez's health. it comes a year after former president bill clinton traveled to north korea to win the release of two american journalists. after gomez's release was 82 announced the state department issued another travel warning, warning americans to avoid travel to north korea and emphasizing the dangers involv

tavis: you had jimmy carter dancing? >> with his wife and he got the peace prize and we were there and i sung the song you just see and next to him was the prime minister of norway. he was a bishop and he was like this. right and you have the carter couple going, grooving it. that's what i'm talking about. tavis: i would love to see that, that would be -- >> you have it. tavis: i got to find the tape. >> it is on a & e. tavis: i love to say -- to see that. what does this mean? >> beauty in the human beings, the beauty we're born with that we don't see that much around us. and we are surrounded by negativity, and -- the pity we hold, and music taught me the beauty. not to judge people but what they have to give me. if you stupid i walk away. i don't want to waste my time. it is something interesting that we could share together. it can be music. it can be painting, it can be book, it can be anything. as far as youee humanly we connect. and i'm ready. tavis: speaking of connecting to human beings around the world, you are

jimmy carter comes to the rescue of an american detd in north korea. >>> under the sea. spectacular new images of underwater creatures off the spectacular new images of underwater creatures off the coast of indonesia. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry and today we begin with five years later. hurricane katrina moved into the gulf of mexico five years ago this week before growing into one of the most devastating hurricanes in u.s. history. nbc's jay gray is in new orleans where the city that was hardest hit is still struggling to recover. jay, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. a testimony to the violent power of the storm, the definitetation that still lingers here. katrina almost as strong as the unbreakable spirit of the survivors here. the storm's been gone for a long time now. the casinos are up and running again in mississippi. the excitement of mardi gras, and the surprise super bowl win of the beloved but beleaguered saints

. >>> former president jimmy carter is on his way back to the u.s. this morning with the american teacher imprisoned in north korea since january. he was facing eight years of hard labor on charges of entering north korea illegally. but mr. carter was able to negotiate his freedom. gomes is set to arrive in his hometown of boston this afternoon. >>> police have arrested three men in canada on terrorism charges. among the suspects, a 28-year-old doctor, who appeared on "canadian idol" in 2008. he song a version of avill levine's song, "complicated." the two other suspects made an appearance in court yesterday. police say they arrested the men to stop them from sending money to sterer groups in afghanistan. >>> passengers hit the ground hard when they touched down in sacramento. that's because the jet's fires blew out and caught on fire. everyone onboard had to exit the plane on inflatable slides. 50 people were hurt, though most of the injuries were minor. >>> an american airlines is facing a record fine of more than $24 million. it stems from the mai

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gomes was turned over to jimmy carter on friday and flown to the united states. >>> a federal appeals court has ruled that a christian aid organization has the right to hire or fire employees based on their religion. three former employees of the group world vision sued the organization after being terminated for not sharing the group's christian beliefs. the appeals court said that as a faith-based organization, world vision is allowed, under civil rights law, to discriminate based on religion. >> reporter: about 20 minutes >>> united nations workers said that aid workers will remain in pakistan. meanwhile concerns are growing over water born diseases and although international aid has increased more than 8 million people remain in need of emergency assistance, many are located in areas so isolated by floodwaters that they are accessible only by air. the u.n. estimates that one-fifth of the country is still under water in what the secretary general hasall a slow ming tsunami. >>> this week marks the fifth anniversary of hurricane katrina, one of the hardest hit areas was st. bernard

. >> right now former president jimmy carter is on his way to boston from north car rea. he successfully won the release of a jailed american who had been sentenced to eight years of hard labor for entering north korea illegally. >>> alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the latest on this story. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. former president jimmy carter and the freed american citizen are expected to arrive at boston logan airport in just about six hours. former president carter traveled to north korea and won an amnesty deal to the release of the prisoner, first detained in january for trespassing into north korea. it is still unclear why he was there but he was sentenced to eight years hard labor. carter's trip came after the u.s. expressed serious concerns about gomez's health. it comes a year after former president clinton traveled there to win the rest of two american journalists. i will have more on the state department's new travel warning in my next report. >> 5:16. let's check in with sal. feeling like friday light yet? >> so far

carter even desmond tutu of all called for justice in this case and a new court ruling may have been that hope again last year the supreme court instructed a federal court judge in georgia to consider significant evidence of davis is in a sense that surfaced after his original conviction but now a federal judge in georgia has rejected all those claims of innocence so what does that mean for the u.s. justice system we're here to discuss it with me is christopher chambers georgetown university professor and author of the blog that turner's revenge or thanks so much for being here. you know what do you make of this case do you think that this is an embarrassment for the u.s. justice system or think so i mean what's going on here is a supreme court playing ping pong with a man's life i mean not just troy davis is but officer macphail sues the who is the victim i mean you know he's waiting for final justice in a way to family and his family and they're playing ping pong here i mean they sent this back to this judge with this weird you know assignment to have him prove his innocence i mean

president jimmy carter was in north korea to secure the release of a u.s. citizen who had been detained in the north since january for illegally entering the country. in august last year, north korea released two other detainees. observers were expecting kim to meet with carter as part of efforts to ease strained relations between north korea and u.s., but the two did not meet. carter left pyongyang friday with the pardoned american. >>> japan's government will develop a space probe hybusa. they aim to launch the next probe in 2014. the unmanned craft will travel to a different asteroid and take rock samples that could contain organic matter. this could shed light on the origin of life. a government task force made the decision friday. the task force reported that technology developed for the mission will help japan take the lead in plantry exploration. >> the task force decided japan will extend its participation in the international space station project for five years until 2020. >>> japan's justice ministry allowed the media to film and photograph one o

. >> jimmy carter has returned to north korea to seek the release of an american prisoner. he was sentenced to eight years for walking illegally into north korea from china on a one-man peace mission. >> this is being described as a private and humanitarian visit, but it is arguably another propaganda coup, the second time in a year. bill clinton's visit secured the release of two u.s. journalists, who had been a arrested after crossing the border. this summit as a 32-year-old american, reported -- this time it was a 32-year-old american on a one-man peace mission. he was teaching in south korea, where he was said to be concerned about human rights violations in north korea. it is not yet known if mr. carter will meet kim jong il. north korea will consider that a small price to pay, and there is another reason it will be pleased mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice, urging direct dialogue and speaking out against toughened sanctions. >> the former khmer rouge prison chief sentence. torturing and murdering thousands of people and the

. >> this comes as jimmy carter has arrived in north korea in a mission to free someone. >> he arrived yesterday afternoon. he was greeted in john e. yang by senior officials. he is trying to secure the release of a 30-year-old american citizen. -- he was greeted in p'yongyang by senior officials. he is said to be a devout christian concern about north korean human rights, and mr. carter will continue discussions, and some reports suggest the prisoner could leave sometime today. >> at least 50 people have been killed in a series of apparently coordinated bomb attacks. the deadliest killed 19 people. several hit baghdad, including a suicide bombing. >> most of the bombs targeted the police. he drove into a parking lot next to a police station and destination this bomb. at least 60 people were hurt. >> as i walked into the police center, there was an explosion. i saw my colleagues lying dead on the ground. >> another suicide bomber drove a car into a police compound. about 15 people died the year, 10 of them policemen. -- died here, 10 of them policemen. >> i do not know what is going on

former president jimmy carter is reportedly heading to north korea to try to gain the freedom of an american imprisoned for illegally entering the communist nation. the associated press reports north korea has agreed to release the boston man who was sentenced to eight years in prison after his january arrest. a u.s. official says carter is not representing the u.s. government. >>> sea world has been fined $75,000 for safety violations after last year's death of an animal trainer attacked by a killer whale. the occupational safety and health administration's investigation found despite a history of dangerous incidents, sea world, quote, failed to make meaningful safety improvements. sea world plans to appeal the findings. >>> the next time you are in a traffic jam, just think of these drivers in china. they were stuck in traffic for, get this, nine days. the congestion involved 10,000 vehicles. chinese state media says today things are back to normal. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,174 after losing 39 points yesterday. the s&p fell

now hearing that former president jimmy carter has arrived in north korea. he's on a mission aimed at bringing home an american who was sentenced to eight years in prison for entering that country illegally. the white house says mr. carter is not representing the u.s. government. instead he's on a private humanitarian mission. senior u.s. official says north korea had agreed to release that american if jimmy carter were to visit. the former president is expected to spend one night in north korea then come home with the american tomorrow. >>> wiki leak plans to release more classified documents today. we don't have many details about what the information will contain but wiki leaks post add twitter update only saying it would release a document from the c.i.a. >>> your time now 5:46. variation that illegal but popular driving maneuver known as the california stop might stop costing drivers so much money. an assembly committee has advanced a bill cutting the fine for not stopping when turning right on a red light from $450 to $219. that's because the legislatu

. >>> former president jimmy carter has arrived in the capital of north korea. mr. carter is on a humanitarian mission there, to free an american being held by the communist nation. >>> wikileaks promises to release information to the cia today. that's the website that posted secret information about the war in afghanistan, setting off that firestorm at the pentagon. >>> they're setting up a massive piece of machinery near the mine in chile, where 33 miners are trapped. that will be used to dig a rescue tunnel for the men, which could take weeks, possibly months. >>> aviation officials are investigating the crash of a plane in northeast china. the plane crashed and burst into flames during a foggy nighttime landing. >>> and tiger woods is facing reporters today for the first time.ivorce. he's speaking in new jersey, ahead of a tournament, where he'll need a good performance to extend his pga tour season..... wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowo >>> and finally this morning, the president's not-so-summery family vacation. the obamas have just four more days to enjoy mart

in 1992, republicans continued to criticize the jimmy carter. we saw democrats criticized herbert hoover generations after his presidency ended. my opinion is that all is fair in love, war, and politics. if those arguments are working, you will see the parties use those arguments host. host: robin joining us from austin, texas, independent line. good morning. caller: i come from the country of texas where some of us feel like we are a race of texans, and i know some how the beltway is going to blame -- of course, it is not being racist to blame us because we are texan, but yes, they will blame us. i know definitely hillary did not give overwhelming support here. sorry. i know we are always at fault. host: i am not sure there is a point there. guest: i went to school at the university of texas in austin and i am from texas. there is a feeling in texas where president obama was earlier last week raising money for democrats. that is a state that has been a favorable to them for a long time. even at his highest popularity, when he won in 2008, he on

. >>> former president jimmy carter arrived in the north korean capital to begin his attempt to win freedom for an american sentenced to eight years in prison for entering the communist country illegally in january. >>> wicki leak says it will publish more documents according to its twitter page, this despite a pentagon warning that such a release would risk more lives beyond the publication of 76,000 war papers. >>> there may be evidence that adolf hitler had jewish and african roots. a belgian magazine reports that dna tests of the nazi leader's relatives turned up a chromosome commonly found in africans as well as jews. the article's author indicates the findings may indicate that "hitler was related to people whom he despised." >>> and german police have released an x-ray of a man who was shot in the back of the head about five years ago but only recently realized it because he was drunk when it happened. the 35-year-old went to the doctor recently because he thought he had a cyst. he told police he remembers suffering a blow to the head during a new years party but had forgotten about

president jimmy carter has returned to north korea to seek the release of an american prisoner. he was sentenced in april to eight years for walking illegally into north korea into china on a one-man peace mission. we have this. >> this is being described as a private and humanitarian visits, but it is arguably and other propaganda coup for north korea, the second time in the space of a year it has coaxed of former american president to pyongyang on behalf of u.s. citizens. bill clinton at's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists -- bill clinton's visit last year secure the release of two u.s. journalists. this time, it is a 30-year-old american, reported to be a devout christian who walked across the same border on a one- man peace mission in january. he has spent time teaching in south korea where he is said to have become concerned about north korean human-rights violations. it is not yet known whether mr. carter will meet kim jong il. if he does, it will be another chance to assess firsthand the true state and help of the reportedly-ailing north korea lea

ex-president jimmy carter negotiated for his release. he was serving eight years hard labour for illegally entering the country from china. and these pictures apparently show the north korean leader in china. the great images are from japanese tv. this is said to be his second visit to china in three months. there are reports it is related to his succession and his youngest son is with him. judges from the international criminal courts have reported kenya to the u.n. security council. omar al-bashir came to kenya to see the new constitution signed into law, but he is wanted for war crimes and genocide. as a matter international law, kenya should have arrested him. they were all caught up billion what the government called the biggest celebration in a generation. >> this was a day of historic occasion with military bands and traditional dances. there were celebrating the new constitution that dramatically changes the way kenya is governed. >> as president of this great republic, i attended my signature on the kenya's new constitution. >>

jimmy carter made a rare visit to the country to win the man's release. our lead story, hool officials with the seven oakland day-care centers that were supposed to have shut their doors after today because of a lack of state funding have just told us the state has now pvided enough money to keep the afterschool programs open through tuesday. we'rgoing to follow up and have more tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. today on oprah at 4:00, journallgist laura lynn talks about surviving imprisoent in north korea. an imported candy product. we'll have those stories all coming up later today at 5:00. >> you know what else is going on friday, perfect pets. >> that's right mike nicco's here with a new friend. >> definity a new friend. this is clifford. how you doing, good to see you again. >> actually clipper ws named by debbie because we used to fly with pan am, pan am clipper. he's been with us more -- about a year. >> i can't beeve it. >> he's wonderful. >> so happy! so energetic. >> he's a gnocchi, knows all his commands watching debbie now. a very go dog

jimmy carter secure the release of the man, who was sentenced to eight years of hard labor for illegally entering the communist country. çwashington welcomed the success of carter's mission, although it was not officially sanctioned. >>> the president of kenya has signed a new constitution into law. the document which was overwhelmingly approved a referendum this month dissolves authority to local leaders. it is part of the deal to avoid a repeat of violence that followed the elections in 2007. at the ceremony was also attended by a man who had an international warrant out for his arrest. >>> the german government has been analyzing reports onhe untry'energy sector. this is part of the plan to finalize a new energy policy next month. chancellor merkel's coalition wants to reverse the decision by a previous administration to phase out nuclear power by 2022, but it is a controversial plan and not without problems. >> it is the final day of chancellor merkel's energy tore through germany, visiting a hydroelectric plant near the swiss border, but she attempted% to brush off questions about

attorney under jimmy carter. >>> let's bring in a professor from santa clara university. we appreciate you being with us tonight, sir. let me start by saying this, from a legal perspective, why not just lift this stay and allow gay marriages to resume immediately. why give the ninth circuit this six-day window? >> i think the judge wanted to give the ninth circuit a little time to make a ruling on what he anticipates is going to be the appeal by the proponent of the denial of the continuation of the stay. i think it gives a little more certainty in the sense that if he allowed the marriages to continue immediately and the ninth circuit reversed his ruling, you have a few days of uncertainty. this just allows the ninth circuit to make a ruling on the stay. >> traci grant was reporting in her piece there's a possibility it can't get to the ninth circuit. so what's the situation there? what's the legal situation as far as the prop 8 supporters and who's representing them? >> the constitution requires that all litigants in court have what they call standing. that means that t

. ♪ >>> former president jimmy carter is in north korea on a mission to bring home an imprisoned american. the former president was at the airport and greeted by a top envoy. the trip is aimed at winning the freedom of a boston man sentenced to eight years in prison for entering the communist country illegally in january. >> it seemamericans are trying to balance their need to get away with saving moy this labor daweekend. aaa says it expts 34 million people to travel at least 50 miles from home during this holiday period this year. that's up 10% from 2009. >> but still below the number of travelers in 2008. people will take shorter trips. the rounds trip-average is 4635 miles compared to last year as 645 miles with more than 90% traveling by car >> here in the bay area, you just can't win with the weather. first it was too cold, then it's too hot and now people want to know when it's going to cool off. >> even during a drought it rains once in a while. even though thiss the coolest august in some areas we still have heat once in a while. trying to take care of everybody. down in sajose,

jimmy carter made a rare visit to the country to win the man's release. our lead story, school officials with the seven oakland day-care centers that were supposed to have shut their doors after today because of a lack of state funding have just told us the state has now provided enough money to keep the afterschool programs open through tuesday. we're going to follow up and have more tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. today on oprah at 4:00, journallingist laura lynn talks about surviving imprisonment in north korea. an imported candy product. we'll have those stories all coming up later today at 5:00. >> you know what else is going on friday, perfect pets. >> that's right. mike nicco's here with a new friend. >> definitely a new friend. this is clifford. how you doing, good to see you again. >> actually clipper was named by debbie because we used to fly with pan am, pan am clipper. he's been with us more -- about a year. >> i can't believe it. >> he's wonderful. >> so happy! so energetic. >> he's a gnocchi, knows all his commands. watching debbie n

. >>> former president jimmy carter is spending a second day in north korea, hoping to win the release of an american, accused of entering the country illegally. >>> there's a new evacuation order in southern pakistan, as floodwaters approach areas that have remained dry so far. a region where 400,000 people live has been threatened after a levee gave way. >>> a suspect is to be arraigned today for shooting four people outside of a buffalo, new york, bar. >>> and the hearing is set for today in the rod blagojevich corruption case. a judge may decide on a date for the start of a retrial. last week, jurors dead looked on 23 of the 24 charges against the former illinois governor. he was found guilty of lying to the fbi. diane, who has diabetes and a daughter who could use a little perspective. diane, who worked with her walgreens pharmacist to keep her blood-sugar numbers in check with a few changes to her diet. ♪ diane, who's showing her daughter the world's a bit bigger than 8th grade. expertise -- find it everywhere there's a walgreens. time to face the pollen that used to make me sn

president jimmy carter is now in north korea. he will discuss with the north's government officials about the release of an american man detained in the country. carter's visit is attracting media attention about whether he would meet kim during his stay. >>> we'll bring you up to date on that story and more news at the top of the next hour. hope you stay with us.

he stepped off a plane in his hometown of boston along with former president jimmy carter who through to north korea to negotiate his release. the 31-year-old had been teaching english in south korea when he crossed into north korea back in january. he was sentenced to eight years in prison. he reportedly tried to commit suicide last month, which may have been the catalyst for north korea to release him on humanitarian grounds. >>> two southern california teenagers have filed a class-action lawsuit against facebook. they claim it sold their names and images to advertisers without their parent's permission. the lawsuit challenges a facebook policy which allows members to know when they like a service or product. and sends those endorsements to their friends. the suit says that that violates the state law requiring parental consent for children to make commercial endorsements. facebook says the lawsuit is htwi bacthk. md we'll be right c droiiiid. what this droid does will change how you do web connections. this creates a mobile 3g hotspot, powerful enough to fuel multiple devices at wi

carter. he was reunited with his family earlier today. the president carter was by his side after flying to north korea to win his release. the end english teacher was sentenced to eight years of hard labor after an illegal crossing into the country. the government released him on humanitarian grounds. >>> we have new video of 33 coal miners trapped a half-mile underground in chile. the men appear slim but healthy. they say hello and show their surroundings. they have been told it will take weeks or months for an escape tunnel being drilled to reach them. >>> california health officials are warning consumers to avoid an imported grape candy. officials say it contains high levels of lead. the department of public health says cocken grape gummy 100% candy was found to contain up to 19 parts per million of lead, nearly twice the state's limit. the candy was manufactured in malaysia and distributed by you can food trading a los angeles company that has begun a voluntary recall. >>> coming up at 5

president jimmy carter is on his way to north korea on a mission to win the release of an american prisoner. mr. carter plans to travel to the capital, pyongyang, on a private humanitarian mission to persuade authorities to free a prisoner. joining me now from seoul is john. john, what was mr. gomez charged with my binorth korea? >> mr. gomes is thought to be a devout christian. he had worked teaching english here in south korea and colleagues who knew him described him as a very regular churchgoer, somebody who was very devout in his beliefs. he is thought to have walked across the chinese-north korean border on a kind of one-man peace mission in january of this year, shortly after he was, as you'd expect, arrested by north korean authorities. they charged him with illegal entry and have sentenced him to eight years hard labor. >> is this a private mission by the former president or is it sanctioned by the u.s. government? >> we don't yet have any official confirmation from the u.s. government that this visit is even taking place. the white house has refused to comment. but there has been

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. >>> former president jimmy carter is planning to leave for north korea as early as today to win the release of an american imprisoned there. aijalon gomes was arrested in january for entering the communist north illegally. he was sentenced to eight years in prison. gomes could be released as early as thursday. >>> on the cbs "moneywatch," stocks in asia dipped again. peggy bunker is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. asian markets saw a selloff this morning. the nikkei dropped more than 1.5% to a 15 month low. hong kong's hang seng was also mostly lower. today wall street gets the latest on home sales. monday stocks finished lower after a new batch of bad economic news. the dow lost 39, the nasdaq gave back 20. credit card interest rates have hit their highest in nine years. the average is now 14.7%, up from 13% a year ago. that spike is due to those new consumer protections such as capping late fees that are now eating into the bank's profits. now banks are just charging higher rates up front. >>> and gasoline prices are at an

. >>> this morning former president jimmy carter is bringing home an american who had been in north korea in prison for more than six months. aijalon gomes hugged the former president before they got on a plane this morning. gomes was arrested in january for illegally entering north korea. he was serving an eight-year prison sentence. he was pardoned by dictator kim jong-il after a request from mr. carter. he arrived in north korea on wednesday for talks. >>> this morning wildfires in washington state have burned at least two homes and threatening dozens of others. the two homes were destroyed in the town of arden, northeast, washington. another fire near the town of lyle along the oregon border is twice that size. as fire crews try to battle the blaze and bring it under control, dozens of homeowners have been told to evacuate the area. >> do you think your place is going to be okay? >> i don't know. if the wind changes, we're history. >> no injuries have been reported. firefighters say winds have died down, making their work a little easier. >>> the first major hurricane of the year is n

former president jimmy carter is heading back to the u.s. this morning from north korea with the american teacher he went there to free. mr. carter's departure was festive. a little girl gave the former president some flowers and dignitaries smiled and waved as he boarded his plane. a north korean spokes woman said he agreed to grant amnesty to gomes of boston at carter's request. gomes had been jailed since january when he was arrested for illegally entering the country from china. he had been sentenced to eight years of hard labor. seeing video of 33 miners trapped underground in chile. this miner says he's calm because he knows he'll be rescued. video released last night provides the best look yet at the conditions faced by the 33 men who have been trapped a half mile underground since the mine collapsed on august 5th. they gave a tour of where they eat, pray and brush their teeth. there was a bore hole for communications. another small hole was for food and a third provides ventilation. it still could take up to four months to rescue the

. >> former president jimmy carter plans to travel to north korea to free an american citizen detained for entering the communist nation illegally. foreign policy magazine first reported mr. carter's trip yesterday and the senior u.s. officials has confirmed that no american officials will travel with him. the official added that north korea had agreed to free the man if carter comes to bring him home. north korea arrested and sentenced gomes in april to eight years in hard labor. >> think you've got a rough commute? check out what's being described as the world's worst traffic jam in china. an estimated 40,000 cars and trucks have been backed up more than 60 miles for the past ten days on a main highway out of beijing. stranded drivers are playing cards along the highway to pass the time. vendors of that sprung up have drawn criticism for charging high prices for tea and noodles. the road construction project that caused this mess is expected to last for another month. actually i think it's entrepreneurial, right? >> but the smog problem there which is bad enough, it's so much worse i

president jimmy carter to describe a very what's going on at israel and palestine are there are some similarities between the boycott in apartheid movement of south africa and the eventual resolution that came to bear there and what's what's happening it over there between israel palestine right now because if you use that as an example that that international boycott did tip the balance in favor of the freedom movement well of course there are many similarities there are also differences perhaps the most striking difference is that in apartheid south africa their white population actually had a role within the economy for the black population of south africa as their work force and they wanted to exploit the black workers in israel palestine and israel the israeli government is trying to avoid exploiting the palestinian workers but rather to get them to leave altogether to get them completely out of the region so that's a difference but in other respects apartheid is very similar first of all you have a population of eleven million people in israel palestine together now in that pop

president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently in jail there. but despite cast discrimination being illegal in india many face harassment and hostility on a daily basis because of their social status those choosing to tie the knot with a member of a different caste can find themselves rejected by both their community and family but authorities current thing reports more and more young people are trying to break with tradition. prakash have upset their families born into different castes they were expected to marry one of their own but they have broken what is considered a taboo. american intercoms marriage is considered a sin here our society wants to continue its traditions that people have been following for centuries her family has a much higher cost than mine this hurt their ego that the bridegroom is lower in status. the couple have enlisted the help of outsiders the ngo the unite humanity movement often deals with india cost marriages that have been more than one thousand two hundred such unions in the last

president jimmy carter aijalon mahli gomes was sentenced to eight years hard labor for illegally entering the country is thought to have crossed the border from china on a one man peace mission and was jailed in january last year president clinton secured the release of two american journalists from north korea. and a u.n. draft report is accused the wand an army of genocide and crimes against humanity in the democratic republic of congo the paper says soldiers and allied rebels targeted hutus and wondered who the refugees were ten years from nine hundred ninety three hundreds of thousands were killed during the violence in the final version of the report is expected to be published in september. new video of thirty three workers trapped in a chilean mine shows them in good spirits a man i've been struck underground following a cave in early this month and be received oxygen food and water via pipe myers might also soon get videos of mary donna and other food greats to relieve their boredom they face several months underground until they can be brought to the surface some relative say the

at boston's logan airport today, former president jimmy carter reuniting an american with his family after sending seven months in a north korean prison. aijalon gomes was arrested in january when he entered north korea from china. it's still not clear why he did it, but the north agreed to free him if carter came in person to pick him up. turning now to the ongoing controversy over that mosque and islamic community center planned for lower manhattan. we've heard from just about everyone on this issue-- except the man who came up with the project and who bought the property two blocks from ground zero. his name, sharif alga mall and he spoke with "60 minutes" correspondent scott pelley. >> reporter: where's the money coming from to build this place? >> the money is going to be coming from people that want to get involved in the project and i think it's going to come from people from all walks of life. >> reporter: but you've decided to draw a red line around certain organizations that you won't take money from. >> we will not take money from iran. we will not take money from hamas. w

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president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently jailed there. in fresh clashes have erupted in east jerusalem with palestinians throwing stones at israeli police and setting cars on fire tensions have been high in the neighborhood over a settlement plan palestinians don't want to see any more construction on the territory they see the sight of your state the fate of east jerusalem is to figure in israeli palestinian peace talks set to resume next to me. watch what you eat america's fast food culture is not just a threat to waistlines but also national security the genetically modified food that makes up a lark. portion of america's diet is thought to be a main suspect in the country's battle with obesity john hafitz reports. among all developed countries americans are the fattest in the world that's according to the world health organization where over sixty percent of the general population in the u.s. is obese what's even more disturbing the u.s. is the only country in the developed world to label obesity as a p

. >>> former president jimmy carter is on his way back to the u.s. this morning with the boston man who was granted amnesty by north korea. carter helped secure the release of aijalon gomes, who had been in prison since january. gomes had been teaching english in south korea and was accused of illegally entering north korea from china. carter and gomes arrive in boston later today. >>> police have arrested three men in canada on terrorism charges. among the suspects the 28-year-old doctor who appeared on "canadian idol" in 2008. he sang a version of the avril lavigne song "complicated." the two other suspects made a brief appearance in court on thursday. police say they arrested the men to stop them from sending the money to terror groups in afghanistan. >>> a disclosure by a former top republican strategist that he's gay is getting mixed reaction frs both gay rights groups and republicans. >> but the news is shaking up the debate over same-sex marriage. karen traverse is in washington with more. >> reporter: a key political strategist for george w.