and his north korean regime? enough is enough. >> with its rhetoric, with its actions, have been skating very close to a dangerous line. >> in the hours before an expected north korean missile test. hagel made clear the u.s. military is ready to respond. >> our country is fully prepared to deal with any contingency, any action that north korea may take or any provocation. >> the joint chiefs chairman offering a grim assessment of how close north korea is to putting a nuclear warhead on a missile. a direct threat to the u.s. >> in the absence of concrete evidence to the contrary, we have to assume the worst case. >> u.s. intelligence indicates the regime in the last few days, may have moved several short range missile launchers around the country. that's on top of the two interest mediate range mobile missiles it parked along the east coast. the u.s. worries multiple missile launches are the first of more provocative actions by the north. no one has forgotten the 2010 shelling of a south korean island by north kor

i am comfortable with south korea -- out to the north -- reaching out to the north. rows back. four >> hi. with "the economist." does kim jong il have consolidated power? that he hashe point consolidated power. is it the rattling of sabres? we have a new leader in south korea and china. new u.n. sanctions. this is making it more of a has it upped the ante? it seems that north korea, kim jong il, has got himself into a corner. responses.have many the south korean rules of engagement have changed. they are willing to take more risks in firing back. that could be more risky for north korea. all kinds of things in terms of how they can respond do not make sense. out of kim jong il get the corner? power innsolidation of north korea is an ongoing process. i think he's done a successful job in getting to where he is now. he still needs to demonstrate being a leader and a tough guy, as somebody in command. what better way to do that then to take the united states on in the current crisis and show how tough and firm you are. if you can get the united states to come to the table an offer

north korea right now? >> that it is in the interests of north korea, in the interest of the people of that country that there be stability on the korean peninsula. and it is in the interest of the people of north korea that the regime fulfill its international obligations, and cease pursuing the nuclear weapons, and cease violations of its obligations regarding missile development and testing. if it shoozs that path, north korea will have an opportunity to rejoin the community of nations, and to increase economic development and opportunity in its country. but the obligations are what they are, and the united states is not alone, the united states is a part of a broad international consensus with regard to what north korea must do in order to get right with the world. >> jay carney, delivering a message to north korea from the president of the united states. we're going to get reaction to ta message from the white house to north korea. christiane amanpour and fareed zakaria are both standing by. >>> we're

the north koreans are crazy . they're not going to deliberately start a war but they are they try to stay just below that level of provocation will they react the way we want them to react i just don't know we don't know what's inside the minds of north koreans it's the most closed country in the world but when we brandish arms and do that we are taking a risk that they will misunderstand that and respond in the wrong way and then use raises high concerns in the u.k. as well later this hour reporting the country's intention to seek a more sophisticated nuclear deterrent in the face of what it calls the evolving atomic threat. that's still to come the first crowds of angry palestinian protesters have clashed with israeli defense force soldiers in the west bank city of hebron off to a funeral of an ex palestinian security officer who died one in israeli custody the showdowns which followed his death have already resulted in two teenagers being killed by the israeli forces and he has been covering the scuffles and it

he says the north's leaders appeared ready to carry out their threats. >> translator: north korea is ready to launch a missile at any time. >> kim said there's a possibility that the north may also resort to other attacks. the military and police held a drill in seoul. soldiers prepared for the possibility of a bomb attack in the subway. >> about 300 members of the conservative group protested. they burned north korean flags and effigies of the leaders. >>> the u.s. secretary of state is trying to coordinate a response among his counterparts in the region. he's consulted with leaders in tokyo, seoul and beijing. he wants the chinese to take care of problems in their own back yard. nhk world's kaho izumitani reports. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state has lent his diplomatic weight to a challenge that changes day by day. john kerry met with japanese prime minister shinzo abe on the last stop of his asian tour. they agreed to work together in this time of heightened tension. >> it was a very constructive conversation with the administration. and we have reaffirmed the strength of

north korea warns all foreign embassies in pyongyang to evacuate citing critical tension. that after the regime reportedly ordered another ballistic missile to be primed in the face of encroaching american and south korean. ships. and in light of the escalating muscle flexing between north korea and america britain says it needs a nuclear arsenal citing a threat which many critics believe doesn't even exist. and hidden billions presidents international celebrities and captains of industry are implicated in a. void scheme being laid bare by millions of leaked e-mails coming from the british virgin islands. also hungry for humane treatment of the no food. brings attention back to the controversial prison and america's continued use of it as a human rights black hole. of bird slaughter poultry markets closed down and shares falling on fears caused by six bird flu deaths in china. we investigate whether the panic is being blown out of. life or moscow this is. your news from all around the world and we start this hour with news just in that an earthquake measuring six point two

let's move more fully than into the china-north korean relationship, -- more fully then theo the north china -- china-north korean relationship. the concern about missiles, the concern about the missile shield being something that reinforces the china-north korea relationship, looking at it from a larger, strategic vantage, or is it something not quite that much? >> one of the interesting things in china is the growth of different interest groups, vis a vis relations with north korea and also with the united states, so when we see things like the north korean missile threats and the threat to attack the united states with nuclear-weapons resulting in the u.s. beefing up their interests, there are currently 30's, and now there are plans to 44 -- there are currently 30, and now there are plans to go to 44. korean threat is seen as serious, but not at the capability to provoke that response, so there is this fear of containment, and with that, there is the concern that north korea is causing problems that directly put the united states and china on a collision course. i think those groups

official about where the crisis in north korea stands. >> my worry is on the north korean side you have kim jung-un who is a very young inexperienced leader, the question is will he know when to stop? his father, hi grandfather knew up to... how to walk up to the line but stop short of war. the question is will he know how to do this or will he miscalculate because if he goes up the escalation ladder because of the geography, because of the tens of thousands of artillery aimed at seoul, the first hour of a full-out conflict would be very deadly for both sides. you would be very quickly into a full-scale war. that's the real concern. it's miscalculation. >> charlie: we conclude this evening with a look at the results of the venezuelan election with who hey cast need a, greg grandin and nikolas kozloff. >> i think his charisma was off the charts. that's not a bad thing. i think in terms of the 20th century of last inamerican history, the 21st century maybe juan per own maybe a few leaders here and there but i think chavez was real he'll one of a kind. >> charlie: explosions at the boston

>> it's not just north korea. this is also iran because iran and north korea have had joint missile and nuclear weapons development program, and behind all of them is china. of just a few hours ago people's daily, the communist party's flagship publication, issued a commentary severely attacking the united states. xi jinping said on sunday no one should be allowed to roil the region and even the world for selfish gain, and everybody interpreted that to be an attack on north korea. well, people's daily just a few hours ago made it clear that the remarks were directed against the united states, not against north korea. so this is not just one country, not just two countries, this is three countries; china, iran and north korea. jenna: mark, what do you make of it? the significance of the story in north korea not only what it means for the region, but for other places like iran. >> well, jenna, i think that north korea is exhibit a about what happens when a rogue regime -- by the way, with a bankrupt economy and a ba

they have leverage over north korea. they provide food, energy resources, funds, investment, and they can do a lot more than they're doing. why they're not doing it, i think there are two reasons. one is they don't want an implosion there that would send thousands of north korean refugees into china. and then secondly, the strategic competition with the united states. why should they help us. they may want a little bit of a state of tension on the peninsula. >> right. general clark is certainly nodding there. you have 30,000 american troops up there. >> we're playing chinese checkers here. you know the game where you have a lot of marbles, it's not chess. you don't take the knight and jump to another square. you sort of move the marbles. the chinese long-term vision is that they're the dominant power in asia. they see no reason for the united states to be there and it makes them a little uncomfortable. they certainly don't want an implosion in the north that would bring a u.s. allied south korea up to their border. in th

north korea collapses all the people flee north to get to china step below refugees all the loose nuclear material chemical stuff that's floating around maybe they get fans up in sion jang the american troops and the south koreans move north to try and save the situation there in their border. china's lost an ally but you consider doing so really good i say there is no good scenario isn't it you could be far worse than the no i consider a good one which would be a unified korea. that has. does not have its own nuclear weapons has ties with the united states maybe not even the us military but that's all they would be that would make any would well it depends i mean that that one thing china probably is fair concerned about is all the investment would flow as we saw in germany would flow into north korea to bring it up to south korean levels and that would hurt the chinese economy but in terms of other disasters i don't i mean we're not going to go to war with china so why i don't think it really matters that where there are u.s. troops are if they're not there and this regime is going to d

north korea. we want to start off a little more broadly and get your views on the role of the u.s. military worldwide. here is the "new york times" article reporting on defense cretary hagel's speech yesterday. budget con strants forcing an overhaul in military operations, hagel says. facing inevitable steep cuts in military spending even as globalt threats remain high. said wednesday that he is being forced to consider fundamental changes in how the pentagon defends american interests and conducts its daily business. in his first major address as secretary -- addressing an audience, mr. hagel offered no specific cancellations, trims or shifts in pentagon spending accounts, >> host: again, role of the u.s. military worldwide is our topic this morning. here's a little bit more from defense secretary hagel. >> in a decade where our country has grown we'rey of war and skeptical of foreign entanglements, questions arise about the merits of america's role in the world. america's global leadership. amer

because there is that factory on the border, kind of adjoins north korea and south korea and north korea has stopped south korean trucks and workers from getting to that factory. >> the big concern is the overall economy, the global economy and south korea's place in it. the concern is that the stock market has been getting pummeled. just yesterday, saturday morning here, on friday, the stock market fell 1.6%. over the week it fell 3.8%. that is the worst in ten months. this is an economy that relies on foreign investment, foreign investors are the ones leading the sell-off. without america buying, without american customers, this is an export driven economy that sees it going down the tubes. so anderson, a war is already taking place in south korea. they believe it is a psychological war, that north korea is trying to target south korea's economy. >> appreciate the reporting. chris lawrence as well. >>> scare tactics directed towards countries outside north korea have been a big part of our focus the last couple days but we want to show you the reality of what's happening inside north k

north korea, come on north korea, you have to feel bad for the masses over. there you know what north north koreans call the fortunes in fortune cookies? delicious filling. [laughter] that's our show. join us tomorrow night our guest the dolly -- dolly parton. here it is your moment -- ♪ ["daily show" theme song [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight documentary filmmaker. his latest film is called "the central park five." >> the lawyer said we're going to lose this case. we plan to get you a plea deal. >> i remember telling them, you know, you guys can cop out, but if i did something, i would cop out. i would want the least amount of time for what i did. if i didn't do anything you can give me the rest of m

i mean, one of the things that is always viking about north korean behavior -- striking about north korean behavior is their capacity to find something in the seams, something that is very undermining in the south and the like, but doing it in a way that they think they are free of major consequence in return. so the question is whether that same script would follow this time. for example, it would seem to me often in the case of their brinksmanship the effort is to perturb the south psychologically, economically and the like. indeed, it may be because you have a tough, determined new leader in south korea that the belief was let's ratchet this up even higher in the expectation that somehow south korea will waver in its commitment and relationship with the united states. i think that's a fundamental miscalculation by north korea, and that will be proven if things go from bad to worse. but, you know, whether it is cyber attacks, whether it is ore ore -- other efforts to rattle nerves in south korea whether momentarily or over the longer run, it's that precise element of unpredictability tha

meyers, who teaches north korean literature and lives in south korea, takes an in-depth look at north korean society and ideology. >> okay. what can you hear.north korea you haven't heard a thousand times? really only the most important thing, which is what do the north koreans think and how do they see themselves in the world around them? i'd like to talk about at analogy. let's imagine the house next door to where you live has been empty and somebody moves in and you see them unloading assault weapons, grenade launchers, bazookas. this is america so it's probably all perfectly legal. [laughter] >> but as you lie awake at night having put your house on the market, you're probably asking yourself certain things, and i don't think you're asking yourself what kind of cognac that man drinks who are will inhart the house and you're not all that much interested in how many calories his kids are getting. you're probably more interested in what he thinks, how he sees himself, what he is teaching his kids. this is why i find it so baffling that in the united states that although we fought one

and north korea could be days away from testing a missile. tensions are so high on the korean puninls law it's creating a ripple effect. a u.s. missile test is being delayed so as not to send conflicting messages to north korea. and the family of megachurch pastor rick warren is in mourning following the suicide of his 27-year-old son. matthew warren battled mental illness all of his life. coming upering we'll go live to warren's church in southern california for reaction. >>> to afghanistan now. where six americans were killed in two separate attacks yesterday. one of those killed has now been identified as a 25-year-old diplomat named ann smedinghoff. she was part of a military convoy delivering books to schools in afghanistan. four other state department w k works were injured. john kerry reacted to his death. >> when i was in afghanistan, she was part of my team, and she was someone who worked hard and put her life on the line so that others could live a better life. >> i'm joined now by athena jones at the white house. i understand the p

you can't get away from that in north korea. >> it's a fascinating view of north korea. appreciate it. daniel gordon, thanks. >> thank you. >>> here in the u.s., a monster tornadoes across the south. at least one person dead, dozens of homes destroyed. a nasty storm system still on the move. we'll tell you where it's headed. ♪ he's an architect with two kids and a mortgage. luckily, he found someone who gave him a fresh perspective on his portfolio. and with some planning and effort, hopefully bob can retire at a more appropriate age. it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. it's just common sense. so if ydead battery,t tire, need a tow or lock your keys in the car, geico's emergency roadside assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. trust your

assad to help us with the north koreans? >> i want to bring this up, because all of us remember how the u.s. indeed -- i think the whole world miscalculated saddam hussein in 1990, on the eve of his invasion of kuwait when he moved 100,000 u.s. -- or iraqi troops from the iranian border to the kuwaiti border, and all the top u.s. officials were telling me, i assume they were telling you, he's bluffing, he's not going to go in and invade a fellow arab country, maybe he wants the kuwaitis to raise the price of oil a little bit. he would never do that. maybe a little border skirmish. it's really a bluff. and it wasn't a bluff, and he went in and went like a knife through butter into kuwait. i think of that now when i see people saying kim jong-un is bluffing. >> he may have called everybody's bluff, but the united states assembled, with a coalition, 500,000 troops. >> over six months. >> yes. and did the job of getting rid of him. they would thought appease what happened. and he went back. the real bluff was saddam hussein thin

the problem is the north koreans know this. they know china doesn't want north korea to collapse. they kind of have china by the you know whats? >> stephen: i don't know what. what do they have them by. >> by the chopsticks, if you will. and so for this reason -- [cheers and applause] >> stephen: what do you think they want from us? >> they want food, they want money, they want energy assistance, all of things that were part of the previous two agreements that the united states did in 1994. >> stephen: isn't this like a kid acting up. shouldn't we just tough love. let them cry it out. what is the worse that the could happen? >> i think that's what the obama administration is doing right now. they have said we're not talking until they behave better and in the meantime they are ramping up the military equation on the peninsula in the hopes that the north koreans realize if they don't know where the red line is we'll draw it for them with the b-2's and f-22's we've been sending. >> stephen: is there any chance we're going to war with north korea? >> i don't think we're going to war.

now bracing for north to conduct a missile test. expected by wednesday. it may just be a scare tactic, but after a barrage of threats in the last week, it may be hard to separate bluff from reality. and then there is this. state tv releasing provocative new pictures. north korea's leader inspecting military equipment, including small aircraft, launch in the sky by rockets. then they drop bombs. also driving the tensions at this hour are reports that the north placed two missiles on mobile launchers. that may be the medium range musedon, a ballistic missile with a range of 2,500 miles. capable of striking not only the troops waiting in south korea for the worst, but also the u.s. military bases in okinawa and guam. they are waiting for next move. david piper. what are you seeing? >> tensions are high here. the u.s. trying not to make it worse. pentagon announced they are postponing a test launch of missile. but they were concerned that it would be misinterpreted by pyongyang. but north korea could view it as a victory for them and use it in the propaganda

and in north korea conducted the first and most powerful nuclear test as well and a month later north korea canceled the 1953 armistice that ended the korean war. weeks later pyongyang declared a state of war with south korea and now we have the two medium range missiles sitting on the coast capable of reaching the u.s. troops in guam. >> jamie: all be taken very seriously. the question, how will the u.s. continue to respond to the threat? i sat down this week for an exclusive pentagon interview with army chief of staff ray o dchod ierno to discuss this. you're sending in bombers, ships. >> many miscalculate the capability and will of the united states and i believe that they will do this in a way that we sustain the capability and capacity and i would suggest-- be very careful miscalculating and misjudging what our capability is. >> do you have judgment that kim jong-un has what he says. >> being a new leader, there's he an unknown about why he's doing this, and what does it mean? it's incumbent on us to watch it it very carefully and to see what mitigating actions we can take. >> ja

to cross up north korea iran and much more i'm joined by richard white's in washington he's a senior fellow and director of the center for political military analysis at the hudson institute also in watched and we have zachary an assistant editor for the diplomat and in philadelphia we cross to dave lindorff he is an investigative reporter author of the book the case for impeachment and the founding editor of the online newspaper this can't be happening dot net right gentlemen in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want but richard if i can go to you what is a rogue state we hear the term all the time what is it it define. it's an out of fashion charm under the bush administration that used the term rogue state to describe states which whose behavior was so. so it redeemable that they were considered to be equivalent of a criminal state and that was a ran that was iraq under sadam hussein and that was north korea where those of the three common ones other countries went in and out of that category the obama administration that was revise that category they now find these kind

they proposed resuming talks, but north korean leaders refused. >> the north korean government statement referred to the warning south korea made that it would take serious measures if the north failed to respond to its request for talks. >>> south korea's airlines are joining hands to try to get the north korean's to use restraint. prime minister shinzo abe sat down with the chairman of the u.s. chief of staff. they discussed the north korean provocations and how to respond. >> translator: the security environment is becoming more challenging, strengthen being the alliance between japan and the united states is important for the peace and security of the region. >> they agreed the japanese and americans need to work more closely with the south koreans. they will fulfill their responsibilities under their security pact with japan. dempsey has also been talking with leaders in china. he said the chinese consider islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with japan a tough priority. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and japan claim them. >> they did use the term core interest.

korea the north korean issue because their north korea would be free to not spend all their money on the military not have to be consistently concerned with being invaded by the united states and so by keeping up the pressure on north korea militarily and by sanctions it sort of forces them into a fortress like mentality which makes it look like the least desirable place in the world to live and that's very valuable to us propaganda in terms of saying to other countries you should do what we. like to. do your job or she or anything like. and now britain isn't ignoring the invading crisis the potential threat to pyongyang could post to europe u.k. prime minister david cameron is calling for a renewal of its submarine based nuclear deterrent system but it will come at a cost as what he saw first reports. the prime minister was in scotland today on board the hague victorious which is one of the four vanguard submarines that make up the trident twenty four hour around the clock nuclear deterrent that always sees one submarine out now he made the case in a newspaper for renewing britain's

korea the north korean issue because their north korea would be free to not spend all their money on the military not have to be consistently concerned with being invaded by the united states and by south korea and other nations allied with america it would be able to at least potentially prosper and that would send the wrong message it would send the message that independent countries countries that are non capitalist countries that decide not to kowtow to the united states and western nations could in fact succeed and so by keeping up the pressure on north korea militarily and by sanctions it sort of forces them into a fortress like mentality which makes it look like the least desirable place in the world to live and that's very valuable to us propaganda in terms of saying to other countries you should do what we said of course other client states like saudi arabia behind agree just human rights violators we don't hear much about that you but we constantly hear about north korea and he rights abuses but i think the korean war and people think about this it's totally forgotten almos

when you talk about north. that is potentially going to proliferate nuclear technology to irresponsible actors, particularly to transnational threats, this becomes a very real concern for me. it gets to the issue of how to monitor -- monitor it? how did they enforce the resolutions so it all fits together. theart of that is on monitoring and interdiction side of it. the question then of how does the nuclear proliferation or the discussion of nuclear weapons in the theater, we have an extended deterrence policy allies. it works. there is occasionally discussions about what our actions here create a desire by air partner nations to want to proliferate their own nuclear systems? it will not be beneficial. it is unnecessary. i am confident that the extended deterrence policies are substantial enough to do what is necessary. it is not just about nuclear- weapons. andhow these are applied reviewed. this makes it important for our forward presence, build that confidence and the alliances we had over the years. in any

you can't get away from that in north korea. >> it's a fascinating view of north korea. appreciate it. daniel gordon, thanks. >> thank you. >>> here in the u.s., a monster tornadoes across the south. at least one person dead, dozens of homes destroyed. a nasty storm system still on the move. we'll tell you if you're in the path and where it's headed. >>> also tonight, a "360" exclusive. an american father's two young sons, they were kidnapped, hustled out of the country to egypt. that was 12 years ago. 12 years later, his nightmare continues and so does billions of u.s. aid to egypt. drew griffin investigates. >>> a line of deadly storms is moving across the southeast and leaving a trail of damage in its wake. it's the same system that brought ice and snow to the midwest. over the last 24 hours, powerful tornadoes across the midwest and south have killed at least one person. the governor of arkansas has declared 15 counties disaster areas. look at that damage right there. a state of emergency was declared in missouri as well. thousands are without power in alabama. a twi

and generally at north korea. but that probably doesn't help in a country where saving face and honor are extremely important to the leadership here. what should the american administration led by, say, john kerry in south korea, how should they be conducting themselves with the north koreans would you say? >> i would agree with what bob said earlier. for any u.s. administration and secretary kerry, it's difficult at this point given the threats that have been made against the united states specifically, and u.s. cities specifically, it's difficult to advocate any sort of direct diplomacy. i think the obama administration has been pretty clear that they're open though that. at the right time when the north shows some sort of commitment to getting back on a negotiation track. i think all of the action now falls to china, in the sense that china seems to be upset with what the north koreans have done. their third nuclear test, signed on to a chapter 7 resolution, and hopefully will enforce the sanctions that would p

that's what north korea says. it's unavoidable if any north korean missiles are shot down. it says the country will respond with a nuclear attack. but can they or can't they do that? white house press secretary jay carney says they cannot. >> it is our assessment that north korea has not demonstrated capability to deploy a nuclear arm missile. >> but just yesterday, republican congressman said something very different during a house arms services committee hearing. >> voting from the unclassified portion which i think has not yet been made public, they say, "dia assesses with moderate confidence the north currentsly h currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles." >> so which is it? it's kind of the most important question in the world right now. joining me right now, republican congressman peter king. he sits on the house intelligence and home land security committees. good to see you, congressman. who do you believe here? >> the congressman is quoting from the report. i think as you go on in that report and also based on what others have said in

questions surrounding a nuclear north korea. >> north korea has not shown the ability to deploy a nuclear armed missile. >> that capability refers to a fully developed system. officials don't believe they have a warhead small enough to fit its missiles and cannot accurately and that. >> they have conducted a nuclear test. >> three tests and recently launched a satellite into orbit. u.s. officials do not dispute north korea has the component to build a nuclear missile. >> delivery is something that we would expect first and it is quite possible they might be able to do that already. they might actually be able to reach japan. >> officials say north korea has successfully tested muscles with a range of 800 miles. because he is basic rocket technology, it would not be as big an issue. >> you could potentially have a larger warhead on a delivery system if that doesn't have to go as far. >> long-range ballistic missiles are another story. to reach the u.s. north korea would have to perfect a rocket that could put anchorage and possibly honolulu within range. it is estimated that muscle could t

north korean crisis. north korea may -- may be ready to launch. the u.s. is tracking missile movements that could push the region closer to war. he's armed and dangerous, we are taking a closer look at what may be driving kim jong-un to make brazen threats and defy the world. >>> and dialing it down, the obama administration addresses concerns that its response to this crisis has only made matters worse. so one of the world's most dangerous regimes right now and now north korea it is on the brink of war. u.s. officials fear it may be planning a missile launch soon. the reports have been amping up every single day from a nation under the thumb of a young and unpredictable leader. kim jong-un is armed with a nuclear program, and this hour our correspond ecents are looki at the threat to the united states and the world. and president obama's response. and christiane amanpour and fareed sa carious will give us a global view. let's begin with barbara starr who is watching this unfold. it is pretty intense. what's the latest, barbara? >> well, the talk has been

but north korean officials refused. they ignored international protests and in 1994 instrutted scientists to extract plutonium from spent fuel rods. the six-party talks began in 2003 with the goal of halting the north's nuclear development. the north koreans agreed in 2007 to dismantle nuclear facilities at nyongbyon. international atomic energy inspectors confirmed the same year that crews had stopped operating the reactor. by then, former iaea inspector david albright estimated the country already possessed as much as 50 kilograms of plutonium. however, the north koreans might have used up some of their supply. they carried out three nuclear experiments since 2006, the latest in february. analysts believe scientists used plutonium in the first two tests but they are not sure about the third. the people's assembly unanimously adopted legislation on monday to reinforce the nation's status as a nuclear power. that essentially means they show the intention to produce more plutonium to further develop their nuclear program

let's talk about north korea. the key question is, have they miniaturized their nuclear weapons to the point they could endanger south korea, endanger japan and others in the region? >> we do not have any independent information to verify it. but it may be true that they will continue to improve their technology. that will be against the security council resolution, most recently 2094. clearly we've asked north korea to restrain from making provocative measures in regard to nuclear weapons. >> the security council resolutions and sanctions imposed on north korea aren't working, clearly. >> sanctions are working, but it needs the full cooperation from all member states. >> and they're not cooperating, north korea. and as a result, when i say they're not working, north korea's continuing to flaunt those united nations security council resolutions. >> the most recent security council resolution 2094 is a very comprehensive, and i'm sure that either by -- >> how long will it take for it to bite? >> i do not have any i

we've not seen many north korean troop movements. there is a belief there could be a missile test in the next few days. but, you know, we've seen missile tests before. i think there are two big questions right now surrounding this entire, bizarre couple of weeks. the first is, is kim jong un, the young leader of north korea, playing byheame pay book that his father and grandfather played by? and there's reason to think maybe he isn't. the second question is, does he now have the capability to take the nuclear weapons that have been tested three times, shrink them down and fit them atop a missile? the defense intelligence agency we learned through a somewhat remarkable and bizarre disclosure yesterday believes that he does have that capability. others in the intelligence community believe he may not yet, but that he's getting there. and then that question is how does that drive policy? >> rose: how does it drive policy? >> well, if you believe that kim jong un is playing by a different play book, that he is not simply looking to have

with north korea's recent. what the u.s. calls provocations it's actually been easier for the united states to pivot its military back into the studio something that the pentagon has said that it would want to do to rebalance back into east asia so because of this we've seen a larger increased presence of military expansion by the u.s. into east asia during these annual drills something that we haven't seen before we're seeing a lot of money spent despite the eighty five billion dollars budget cut that the u.s. is currently going through these threats from north korea or what people say are perceived threats have actually become common and lending to many people in south korea but this time around the rhetoric has actually gotten a lot harsher so many south koreans are actually getting more of an eerie feeling on what this might turn out to be i don't feel a direct threat but i'm getting a little anxious sense can't even the south korean government is taking a coup worse this time so it feels like it is getting closer when t

you can't get away from that in north korea. >> it's a fascinating view of north korea. appreciate it. daniel gordon, thanks. >> thank you. >>> here in the u.s., a monster tornadoes across the south. at least one person dead, dozens of homes destroyed. a nasty storm system still on the move. we'll tell you where it's headed. >>> also tonight, a "360" exclusive. an american father's two young sons, they were kidnapped, hustled out of the country to egypt. that was 12 years ago. 12 years later, his nightmare continues and so does billions of u.s. aid to egypt. drew griffin investigates. with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just

it is tuesday in north korea. the country beginning a final day of two-day celebration for the founder of north korea kim il-sung. he is grandfather of the current dictator, kim jong-un. he threatened attacks on america before leaving the region to head back to the u.s., secretary of state hillary clinton saying that the obama administration would be open to talk with the north if it began to abandon its nuclear program. national security correspondent jennifer griffin live from the pentagon. how significant is secretary kerry's offer for these one-on-one talks with north korea? >> reporter: it is certainly a change in tone since you saw the pentagon sending b-2 bombers and b-52 bombers to korea as part of the exercises. it is a change in tone. if you listen to the caveats north korea will give up the nuclear program and die chruk nearize. -- denuclearize. what is interesting on saturday he was in china. he did not get the public, he did not get the public statement that he was looking for from china to tell north

., dawn has broken on another new day in north korea. and the world braces once again for the test of a north korean medium range missile that we have been expecting all week. but in an important new development tonight, china has agreed to step in the middle to try to reign in north korea's threats and ambitions. john kerry has been hopscotching across asia in an effort to dial back tensions. andrea mitchell is traveling with the secretary. she has more now from beijing. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good eek, lester. secretary kerry claims success, but china complained that the u.s. has been too aggressive in confronting pyongyang. in beijing, john kerry tried to persuade china's president xi jinping to lean own his ally north korea, arguing that pyongyang's erratic young leader is threatening the stability of the entire region. >> mr. president, this is obviously a critical time with some very challenging issues. >> reporter: in whirlwind meetings with all of china's top officials, kerry won the commitment to get north korea to a

but i will start with north korea. we heard an extraordinary amount of unacceptable rhetoric from the north korean government in the last days. let me be perfectly clear here today. the united states will defend and protect ourselves and our treaty allies, the republic of korea. alsooreign minister and i think it is important to stay absolutely focused on our shared goal of a peaceful peninsula, free of nuclear weapons. and we agree that improved relations between north and south would ultimately help us toward that goal. that is a stated goal of the new president of the republic of korea, and we look forward to working with her to achieve that goal. we also discussed our collaboration on global security issues. south korea has done great work on the un security council helping to curb civilian casualties in combat zones. and they have done that work not just in the far east, but around the world. we are also grateful for south korea's continued commitment to reducing iranian oil imports. this has not been easy. it is

continues to deter north korea by its force together with cooperation from its allies, north korea will not take a really, really stupid behavior. that's, i think, the conviction of the united states and that's behind the recent announcement that they will deploy missile defense system to guam. i do not believe that the united states, people in washington, believe that there's a real danger of an immediate clash between the two countries. so i think as long as the united states, together with south korea, japan, other countries in the region, maintains the effective deterrence against pyongyang, they will be deterred. >> japan's defense minister has told his staff to work more closely with their partners i>> chinese to press the north koreans to show restraint. they're not threatening to attack the united states. -- not only completeenning to attack the united states, they also say they're going to restart their nuclear complex to produce plutonium for weapons. he said leaders of other countries should deal with the north koreans calmly. they think the chinese are worried any overreacti

gary craig also ran a marathon at the north pole last week. he can finish a regular marathon in just over three hours, but the one at the top of the world took him more than six hours to complete. i say relax a little. >>> when we return, justin bieber in hot water again. this time the pop star makes a controversial comment during a visit to the anne frank house. k house. and we got a hundred dollars in points from sears to use on jim's mower... hold the phone! ...and points from the grill helped pay for my dress... now you're just pulling my leg. get this, sometimes points just show up in our account. get out of town! with points from shop your way, there are more ways to save than ever at sears. oh and this bracelet... i used points to get it for free. yeah, right. and i'm married to lorenzo lamas. hola. this is how to save. this is sears. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch

i think we need to make very clear to the north... to the chinese that north korea is for us a question that the chinese really need to resolve. i mean, does china really see that the continuation of this type of state is something that they should be allied to at the same time to be a responsible member of the international community? it's important to understand that nobody is supporting the north koreans these days. so i think the chinese... i think this is a kind of tes for th. >> charlie: what is their capability, mark? >> well, certainly they have nuclear capacity and they also have several bombs worth of nuclear fuel. not just plutonium but what made yesterday's announcement significant on uranium is if they are going to put a uranium enrichment facility into operation, they'll be amassing uranium as a nuclear fuel. the fact that they have a bomb and the fuel for it is not in dispute. what they clearly can't do yet is put it on the tip of a war head and deliver it anyere. they have plenty of short and medium-range missiles and

north korea is looking ahead to july 27. the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended the korean war in 1953. also in pyongyang, recently announced they would unilaterally nullify the armistice. this sounds like a threat to provoke the u.s. and south korea. north korean leaders could be aiming to get a peace agreement to replace the armistice. it's unclear what they will gain this time around. but they managed to put officials in the u.s. and asia on alert. and get people wondering what kind of moves they'll make next. >>> five published daily newspapers from returned to myanmar for the first time in half a century. dhra dhirakaosal in bangkok is following this story. dhra, good evening. new publications are already rolling off the press, and many more are expected to follow. they come after a move by the government of myanmar to ease censorship in the country. nhk world reports. thi hz ha thwe report ha thwe h. >> reporter: on monday, four privately run daily papers hit news stands in myanmar's largest city of yangon. i

our forecast mod sell penning this storm to the north. as we head into monday morning, it slides some of this moisture right into the sacramento valley. that's where we'll get our best chance of maybe a stray shower. sunday night and early monday morning might get a few showers popping up here across the bay area. but not expecting a large storm. that's the good news. for tomorrow morning, upper 40s and low 50s to begin. 48 48. we'll look for more 70s in morgan hill, gilroy, winds will pick up as we try to clear out from that latest storm system. 66 in danville. 67 in dublin. 69 in pleasanton. for san francisco, 64 degrees. speaking of which, we've got the home opener for tomorrow's forecast. they'll be able to get through this. we'll have the cloud cover, first pitch, temperatures near 60 pitch that seventh inning stretch, not going to warm up a whole lot. low 60s, i'm forecasting a lot of heat in the sands as those giants fans get going. on your seven-day forecast, the chance of showers throughout sunday, and then by next tuesday, wedne

to help north korean detectors. >> i lived in rural areas hiding out with north koreans sharing room with livestock for some periods. >> escaping north korea is the book chronicling it. >> it has a history for us to think about the 1800's to think about slavery and the fight to get north of the mason dixon line. how would you describe what you consider the under ground railroad from north korea into china? >> it's 6,000 miles from north korea to china through southeast asia. >> there's a network of safe houses and secret routes. >> there are contacts along the route to help with the aid of north koreans. there are some within your network and some within another network willing to help. you know people in the cities that are willing to risk housing of north koreans. >> mike founded crossing borders a christian organization devoted to helping north korean refugees. this man who we will call un is currently the organization's director. >> i help north korean people in china. it's illegal for any one to even feed a north korean refugee. >> your identity is given up sfwh>> i would go to

-north korea negotiations, and traveled to north korea 25 times. he's now a visiting fellow at stanford university. and bruce klingner spent 20 years at the c.i.a., where he served as the deputy chief for korea. he's now a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation. gentlemen, welcome to the newshour. bruce klingner, to you first. how would you describe the state of relations right now between the north and the south and the u.s.? >> they're very strained. we've had five years of very strained relations under the previous president as he did not continue the unconditional provision of benefits to north korea that his two predecessors had done. north korea increased the rhetoric, increased the threats during his administration we've seen no change in the threat level since the new north korean leader came and the new south korean president. >> woodruff: robert carlin, have strained? >> i think the rhetoric is at a high level. i would hope that the events over the past couple of days in north korea would provide an opportunity for us to lower