against nuclear armed north korea. president park will be meeting tomorrow at the white house with president obama. dlso after she cause concern after attending a military parade that was shunned by most democracies. standing between vladimir putin and the leader of context and -- and cause extent-- waiting for south korean president park geun-hye to talk about her country's relations with the united states. live on c-span, at the center for strategic and international studies. waiting for commits to begin by south korean president park geun-hye, the first fema president of south korea. talking about her country's relation with the united states, also meeting with president obama tomorrow at the white house. cha, a senior advisor here at the center for strategic and international studies. and a moderator, the president and ceo of the center for strategic and international studies. while we wait for south korean president park to arrive, we will take a look back a discussion we had earlier this morning on washington jou

how would you feel if that were north korea? would you welcome attempts for such a deal, and do you feel like you would ever trust north korea to abide by such an agreement? thank you. >> the democratic debate was taking place at the same time as some ball games, so there was a little bit of clicking back and forth. i'm not going to comment on what joe's doing or not doing. i think you can direct those questions to my very able vice president. the one observation i'll make about the democratic debate was that those are all some very fine people. they share a belief in an economy that is working for everybody and not just the few. they share a belief that america has to project strength around the world by maintaining the finest military but also by making sure we have strong economy back home, that we're employing diplomacy and working with other nations wherever possible to solve big problems. like climate change. so, what was interesting to me was the degree to which, although snares vary real differences among the candidates

pyongyang, north korea, thank you. funerals were held today for the three youngest victims of the massacre at umpqua community college. quinn cooper, who friends said was one of the most compassionate people they knew. lucas eibel, described as kindhearted and an animal lover. and rebecka carnes who wrote, "and so the adventure begins" on her high school graduation cap. all three were 18 years old. thousands gathered on washington's national mall today to mark the 20th anniversary of the million man march. organizers called the peaceful gathering a "justice or else march." it was led by nation of islam leader louis farrakhan who spoke in favor of police reforms and men using foul language towards women and women getting abortion. congress may be in recess for a week but nobody is taking time off. this is a whirl of activity unfolding behind the scenes with the house in chaos over its leadership. many are urging republican congressman paul ryan to take over as speaker of the house. here is weijia jiang. >> reporter: tod

we have reports from the china-north korea border. >> north korea is tantalizingly close here. the industrial city just meters from the chinese border. the river marks the front between two supposed allies, but it appears that relations are not what they were. a police roadblock outside of the chinese village where four people were murdered last december. we were turned away. china's government blames north korea soldiers who came looking for food. this local man said more needs to be done to protect the community. >> of course i worry about my safety, but there is nothing that i can do about it. i live here. >> like most people here mr. lee is ethnic korean. he lives in the city of cechung where police cameras have been installed. ten people have been murdered since last december. chinese government officials confirm another citizen was shot in the area two weeks ago, but they won't say if they think north korea is to blame. in response to the murders, some have moved away. but villagers have already begun to empty as younger generations left to find better prospects. only the

and we are very clear that our north korean policy will not change just because north korea continues to provoke and threaten us. now, the korean government will try to smoothly implement the august 25th agreement. and we seek to put into place concrete measures for reconciliation and cooperation in an effort to maintain this momentum for improved inter-korean ties. now, in the past, some people -- you might have thought that, well, if you just let some things slide, won't you get along better? but if you look at the results of that attitude, they really weren't very good. we need a principled approach, and this principled approach might make it difficult for the time being -- the immediate time being -- but that is where improved relationships will actually start. that is my belief. now, reunification is something that no one can really predict. now, in the summit earlier too, we talked about germany and how chancellor kohl said that german reunification would happen in 10 years' time -- but then three days later, the berlin wall came falling down. so it's really something that's ver

first, by the north, korea and the u.s. will strengthen efforts with the international community including china, russia and japan. and to this ends, we will try to fully utilize the various regional and multilateral gatherings that are to take place. second, with a sense of urgency and firm commitment, we have agreed to strengthen diplomatic efforts to resolve the north korea nuclear problem on the basis of cooperation that will strengthen coordination among the five parties. while korea and the united states will deepen consultations with other countries including china. should north korea demonstrate a willingness to denuclearization, we affirm that we stand ready to extend cooperative measures to the north. in our discussions, we looked beyond today the current pressing of the peninsula and engaged in deeper conditions of the peninsula with regard to the changing situation in the korea peninsula and the process, we will continue to pursue coordinated policies on north korea. at the same time to create conditions conduci

and we are very clear that our north korean policy will not change just because north korea continues to provoke and threaten us. now, the korean government will try to smoothly implement the august 25th agreement. and we seek to put into place concrete measures for reconciliation and cooperation in an effort to maintain this momentum for improved inter-korean ties. now, in the past, some people -- you might have thought that, well, if you just let some things slide, won't you get along better? but if you look at the results of that attitude, they really weren't very good. we need a principled approach, and this principled approach might make it difficult for the time being -- the immediate time being -- but that is where improved relationships will actually start. that is my belief. now, reunification is something that no one can really predict. now, in the summit earlier too, we talked about germany and how chancellor kohl said that german reunification would happen in 10 years' time -- but then three days later, the berlin wall came falling down. so it's really something that's ver

he is author of north korea takes on the world. you heard about president park and president obama saying, they could not live with north korea becoming a nuclear state. >> we have really not imposed the cost on the north koreans that we could. and if we did that maybe there would be differences in opinion in pyongyang about its nuclear program. >> you mean they could get kim jong-un to give up the pride of the north korean government? >> it is going to be hard but nonetheless, there are things we have not done. north korea has not been a priority in washington so therefore i don't think we are going to take those steps. but clearly you know for instance north korea sells a lot of ballistic missiles to iran. the one on sunday was basically a north korean missile that the iranians fired. we don't take steps to stop that. >> to allow missile defense systems in south korea, because north korea now has missiles that may be able to reach the united states but south korea is resisting that. so if the relationship's as strong as it ever h

. >>> security concerns over north korea, that's high on the agenda when president obama meets with his south korean counterpart. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. escalating violence in israel and the palestinian territories today. israeli soldiers have shot grade dead a palestinian man allegedly involved in a knife attack in hebron. and more protests are underway right now across the west bank and along the border with gaza. hamas is calling for palestinians to join in a day of rage. andrew similar mons live in jerusalem for us right now. andrew the clashes seem to be growing more intense today. how are meme -- people reacting to this violence? >> reporter: well, with apprehension, anger and sheer disillusionment. it was hamas that called for a day of rage and some of the worst violence has been in gaza, the home of hamas. at the border point there have been large numbers of demonstrators throwing rocks and stones at the israeli security forces, trying to get through the border area, and israeli soldiers opened fire at a number of points al

military and north korea, anything that would diminish the tensions between south and north korea including dekn de-nuclearization would be a godsend. not under any immediate threat, but it would relieve some of the pressure and some of the workload for the u.s. military worldwide. >> real quickly, the reviews 24 hours later about the numbers of troops being left behind in afghanistan, sufficient or insufficient for the military mission? >> well, it really depends on who you talk to. the agreement or the recommendation, if you want to call it that, from general john campbell, the u.s. commander there for afghanistan for 5,500 troops sounds more like a compromise, something that he thought would work as opposed to something that he really believes in, because if you talk to many military leaders they think the number should be much hier, at least at the current level it is now to continue to carry on the counterterrorism mission and the train and equipped, and as secretary of defense, ash carter, acknowledged again yesterday, sometimes troops -- u.s. troops will be called in to combat to pro

as north korea prepares for a massive celebration, should the u.s. be preparing for a potential nuclear test? i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. we're following the breaking news, the chaos engulfing house republicans after the stunning decision by the majority leader kevin mccarthy to drop out of the race to replace the speaker john boehner. mccarthy only told boehner and others of his decision moments before a critical first vote mccarthy was expected to win and now all votes on a new speaker have been postponed. we're also following a very disturbing development right now involving russian strikes in syria. two u.s. officials tell cnn that at least four cruise missiles launched from a russian ship aimed at targets in syria crashed into iran instead. russia strongly denying that noting drones operating in syria around the clock presumably monitoring operations. we're covering all of this and a whole lot more this hour with our correspondents and our guests including republican congressman adam kinsinger

>>reporter: north korea is tantelizingly close here. this river marks the frontier between two supposed allies. but it appears relations are not what they were. a police road block outside the chinese village where four people were murdered last december. we were turned away. china's government blames north korean soldiers who came looking for food. >> this local man says more needs to be done to protect the community. >> of course i worry about my safety but there's nothing i can do about it. i live here. >>reporter: like most people here, mr. lee is an ethnic korean. he lives in a village where three police surveillance cameras have now been installed. in total, ten people have been murdered in this remote region since last december. chinese government officials confirm another citizen was shot in the area two weeks ago but they won't say if they think north korea is to blame. in response to the murders, some have moved away. but villagers like this man had already begun to empty as younger generations left to find better prospects. o

. >> free trade - we visit a unique fair on the border between china and north korea >>> the u.s. is shifting its policy in afghanistan. president obama said soldiers will stay there until at least 2017. he hoped to withdraw the troops, but said it was necessary due to a fragile security situation. rosalind jordan has more from washington d.c. 5500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change. our troops will focus on training afghans, and counterterrorism operations. but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. >> right now there are about 98 hunt u.s. troops in afghanistan. they are training and providing battlefield advice. under the president's original plan, the number of troops would drop to 1,000 by the end of 2016. the political pressure on obama to cancel the troop draw dawn has been building for some time. wednesday more than 30 officials sent a letter warning of chaos if u.s. troops leave. >> i think it would be a great loss for all of us if a rapid withdrawal of american c

. >>> nuclear armed north korea has threatened the u.s. and south korea many times so it was no surprise the inflation was number one on the agenda when president obama complete with south korea's president today, national security correspondent jamie mcintire has more. >> antonio, north korea has done a lt of saber rattling lately, threatening both south korea and the you united states with its nuclear arsenal. president obama indicated he is willing to negotiate but only if north korea is serious about giving up its weapons. >> the meeting comes as north korea has been issuing increasingly aggressive statements and amid signs pyongyang may be planning a space launch or nuclear test explosion in defiance of u.n. security council resolutions. the two presidents jointly expressed deep concern about the north'north's intentions. >> today president park and i are reare ar re reaffirming. >> president park said her intention was to win chinese cooperation in pressuring north korea to give up its nuclear ambitions. >> translator: so that was my

the first thing was i was born in north korea and i stayed. >> starving in north korea and being sold as sex slavery, you would do it again? >> yes, i would do that again to be free. >> thank you, yeun. stay with us. i'm sure the audience has further questions for you. >>> coming up i'll explain why i'm a victim. >> i think it is baked. >> is that fake? how do you stay on top of your health? ahh... ahh... cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control. so they're more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical costs. take control of your health at cigna dot com slash take control. i am totally blind. and sometimes i struggle to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. i'm gellin' and zinfandellin'. and so is my new bride, helen mcmellin' i'm so happy my eyes are wellin' dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles are so soft they make your feet feel outrageously comfortable. i'm gellin you're so not gellin' dr. scholl's [ applause ] >>> now it's your turn to ask questions, critic

high on their agenda is north korea. good afternoon, jamie, these two leaders expected to pout a joint statement on north korea. >> reporter: they are going to have a joint news conference, and that may be the venue for this. it's not clear exactly what the united states and south korea will say except that this is a very long and strong alliance between the two nations. it has been strained a little bit by president park's attempts to open up diplomatic overtures to china, the one country that is seen as having some influence over north korea. president park was at the big chinese military parade last month that was to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii, but really looked like a big flexing of military muscle by china, something that many countries boycotted, including the united states. so that might come up as well. but whenever the united states meets with south korea, the topic is north korea, not just the nuclear issue, but also the increasing cyber threat from north korea. so that will be a lot o

it is home to the friendship bridge an economic lifeline that help north korea survive. a new bridge project further along the river remains stalled. the bridge now stands as a symbol of the troubled relationship between the two neighbors. work on it was completed a year ago, paid for by china, and by now traffic should have been running across it. today there is still no sign of it opening. the infrastructure on the chinese side is complete. the satellite images from the north korean side show the bridge ending in a field. chinese businesses at this event know this will not be a quick sale. >> translator: we came here to sell to north koreans. we have the right machines and we will hopeful we will sell. >> reporter: for the moment this is a bustling partnership of unequals. >>> well, you will find more on everything we're covering right here, the address is aljazeera.com. there you will see comment, analysis, and video on demand. ♪ >>> tensions sore in israel and the palestinian territories where protesters have filled the streets of bethlehem as anger and the death t

i think china's influence on north korea is waning. china doesn't have the influence on north korea that it had in the past. that's an area of concern. there are many areas globally where we cooperate with china. one of the areas in the past where we have received cooperation from china has been to mitigate the behavior in north korea. we're not seeing that today. that causes me great concern. >> one of the initiatives that we have with the chinese is not just checking their disregard for international law of the sea, but also re-engaging them to work together to face a very significant threat in north korea, is that accurate? >> you are correct, sir. i've been very critical of chinese behavior in the last two years. but i've also been -- i have acknowledged where china has been helpful. they have been helpful in removal of chemical weapons from syria, in the counter piracy off the horn of africa and the search for the malaysian airlines off of australia and the support to the philippines in the november 2013 typhoon that hit that coun

celebrations and a show of force as north korea's leader says it is ready to defend itself against the u.s. the ruling party sell braces its 70th anniversary. the brazilian hararri international street carnival. >>> two suicide bombers are thought to be behind two deadly explosions targeting a peace rally in ankara at least 86 people died. more than 180 were hurt when the bombs went off near the city's train station. turkey's government is treating it, it says, as a terror attack and has announced three days of official mourning. pro-kurdib known as the hdp said the blasts specifically targeted its members who were taking part in that peace rally. jamal alshayal reports. >> calls for peace drowned by explosions. this was the moment a bomb targeted a peace rally in ankara. death and chaos ensued. this was the scene outside the main train station moments after. dozens of people were reported to have been killed instantly the. the final death toll however is still unclear. hundreds of turks had gathered to participate in what was called a peace rally. it was organized by trade unions and

. >> and north korea may soon release a u.s. resident who's been detained since april. >>> we haven't seen this level of rain in the low country in 1,000 years. that's how big this is. >> historic flooding turns roads into rivers in the u.s. state of south carolina has rescue crews work to bring people to safety. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. we're here for the next two hours. thanks for joining us. this is "cnn news room". there is outrage in the wake of saturday's air strike on an afghan hospital run by doctors without borders. >> they say at least 22 people and 10 patients for killed. the u.s. is trying to figure out if an american gun ship is responsible. >> my reaction, i think, was the same that anybody's would, which is that this is a tragic loss of life. as far as the united states is concerned, and as far as our forces are concerned, that we be fully transparent about our investigation, and also that we hold accountable if there

. >>> north korea celebrated its 70th anniversary this weekend. the north korean government invited foreign journalists to watch the spectacle. but as seth doan found out they were kept on a short leash. >> reporter: they may be the most secretive country on earth, but they sure know how to put on a show. this was saturday night's torch parade. featuring tens of thousand of people running in sync with real-life torches. through the spitting rain on slippery kim il-song square. we watched. mesmerized. also watching was kim jung-un. north korea's 30-something ruler, and who had quite a day of parades. earlier saturday he presided over perhaps the biggest ever ceremony military might in north korea history. one of the things you can't quite appreciate when you see this on television -- with all of this goose stepping while you are standing here, the ground is shaking. this was saber rattling on a grand scale. kim made it clear in a speech saturday that america should take note. kim called the u.s. a tyrant and said the dprk was ready to defend itself

being in north korea, we imagine people there, they are not free. physically they are not allowed to move, they are not allowed to travel, they are not allowed to wear jeans, they are not allowed to watch movies. they are not even allowed to think. >> when you crossed that frozen river with your mom, you were 13 years old. >> yes. >> if you'd been seen, they would have shot you. >> absolutely. i would have been shot by the guards or it was frozen river but i could be drown. it was end of march. >> it wasn't completely frozen? >> yes. >> so you get across the river and then what? you're sold into slavery? >> yeah. the first thing i saw was my mother raped by a chinese worker. and i didn't know what even sex was until then. >> you didn't know what sex was? >> i never knew what it was. >> you didn't know what was happening. >> so that was a terrible thing. and then our choice was my mother sold for $65 and i was sold for $260 at the age of 13 as a child bride. >> for someone to marry? >> yes. >> for $260? >> yes. >> so now here you are in new york, you

first the case in north korea. who is standing next owhom, who is mentioned first, who is mentioned second. but i don't suspect any kind of sensational discoveries revelations to happen today. >> outsiders look at north korea, shut off from the world, few freedoms, this absolute power of kim jong-un, you say though to the contrary, he enjoys the support of most north koreans. >> i don't argue that opinion polls are conducted among the refugees who lu live in south ka and usually tend to be very critical of the deposit, this is kind of survey, names were not mentioned but it seems to be unclear, unlike his father who was seriously unliked, he is loved. north korean economy is usually described as you know, bad shape, everything. well, it depends whom you compare north korea with. but if you compare north korea now in 2015 with what it used to be ten years ago, it's much, much better. there is significant improvement. and not only in the capital city, not only for the privileged few, but for -- in the country side. m

intelligence blames north korea for the cyber attack. if there was any hope the young leader might be different from his father, that is gone. >> that was cnn's kyung lah reporting for us. you're watching "cnn newsroom." justice or else. that was the theme of the rally commemorating the 20th anniversary of the million man march and thousands of people gathered on the national mall and the u.s. capitol for saturday's big event. our mary maloney has this story. >> for 20 years since we tried to rock the vote, they've been trying to hide the vote. >> organizers used the 20th anniversary of the million man march in washington to call for justice for groups they say have been marginalized. michael brown, sr., whose son's death sparked the ferguson, missouri's protests spoke. >> i want to thank everyone for all the support. >> as well as family members of trayvon martin and sandra bland. the theme was justice or else. louis farrakhan said young people are the future of the cause. >> what good are we if we don't prepare young people to carry th

parade north korea had seep. what he wants he gets. even down to the weather, the start of the event delayed from a grey morning to a blue sky afternoon. much of kim's speech was devoted to praising the people and the party. achievements secured together. no mention of nuclear weapons, and a message of defines from the united states. >> they can declare without the power, we are ready to respond any way imperialists want to wait. >> reporter: to emphasise the words, a traditional display of goose stepping by members of north korea's strong arm forces. from abroad. military analysts, from anything non-traditional, spotting the news through the artillery launches, and an intercontinental missile. that analysts debuted in another parade. other keenly emerged elements, as far as watchers were concerned is what it would say about the relationship between pyongyang and china. a few years ago, they were very much publicly sidelined. in pyongyang on saturday. the story was different. >> china spent a sixth most senior of

i've been to north korea. i've studied north korea for 15 years and met a lot of north koreans. they've said a lot of things over time. the nuclear weapons are the few things that they have as an asset that gives the weak country some leverage. one year they say they'll give them up. the next year they'll pass a constitutional amendment requiring that we own them. i never say never with north carolina. yo--north korea. you never know what is around the corner. we'll stay on this path, but i don't rule out that at some point in the future some things might change. but i don't see it immediately. >> i want to ask you about these continued threats of rocket launches, something that i think is quite concern to go many americans when you hear the headline north korea testing a missile that possibly reach the u.s. speculation that there is going to be another rocket launch. >> it's comical. one day th there they're moving things around. the next day they're not going to test. there is a lot of anticipation that they were going to engage in some nuclear might test but it did not happen

but this is it kim jong un and north korea's way of dealing with things. they have not been front and center. the world food program says food donitions is down, north korea's production has not increased. it's a bad situation. ordinary people have been less to eat in north korea this year than last year. kim jong un, like had father conk -- kim jong, it is more rhetoric. >> the sole objective is to raise as much aid as possible. >> there's several objectives, one is the domestic, of keeping kim jong un in power and looking strong and in control of things. the other is he needs the drip feed of aid. largely from china. chine sea the main aid donor. if he does not get more aid - and there's a lot more worthy cause, syria and others. it was be a cold and hungry winter for north koreans, and that is something that could lead to discontent among the people. >> thank you very much indeed. now we can talk to al jazeera's haust you harry fawcett in -- harry fawcett, who is in seoul. the two koreas are technically at war. how is this perceived in seoul. >> i think

if i was in north korea would be executed. john: you will watch the rest of the show you see people talking about to be a victim they are not paid enough for you a victim? >> no. john: but you went through horrible things. [applause] >> thank you. to the things i am grateful for the first is that i was born in north korea that i could be free today. john: to be starving and sold into sex slavery would do that again. >> yes. john: stay with us. i am sure the audience has questions for you and i will explain why i of the victim. >> i think it is baked. >> is that fake? [applause] john: it is your turn to ask questions. let me start with facebook. real victims don't proclaim themselves victims they consider themselves survivors. >> people who have really been through a significant trauma i'd like yeonmi park the biggest victims never describe themselves as victims you never hear the most terrific experience to talk about themselves as victims. [applause] john: if i like your question you can have a get out of responsibility free

what kind of message is north korea trying to send the rest of the world? what impression does it want to give? >> unfortunately i can't see the pictures in the studio but i can imagine what you're talking about. and the message is almost mostly directed internally. i think that the current leader, kim jong-un, is worried about his legitimacy, so in a way he's trying to tell his people, the military, challenging them, i'm tough and strong and can stand up to the u.s. i think that's where i would think the audience is more important internally rather than externally. >> richard, thank you very much for joining us with your thoughts. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> indonesian president has set a two-week target to bring huge forest fires under control. the smoke has caused a thick smog that's covered southeast asia for weeks. >>> plif i can't plif yon . >> attacked investment by big bn . >> attacked investment by big bn . >> attacked investment by big bn . >> attacked investment by big . >> attacked investment by bi>> on the agenda here. the openin

they were very blind in north korea. it wasn't out of nowhere that they came up with the idea to try to get in. they were desperate. i don't think there was any real mention of the religious association of both the organization that was being used and then the unwitting people in north korea who were being used further down the line. >> bob, u.s. clergy and journalists and peace corps volunteers are protected from missions like this. there's a ban on operatives portraying themselves as those groups, but charitable groups are still fair game for spying? >> exactly. executive order 12333 you continue get clergy, can't do peace corps, absolutely right. but ngos are fair game. but i think, jake, these real thing is these operations never work. i've been involved in these going back to the '70s and they just don't work. collecting what we call trash and ash. and at the end of the day if you don't really have controlled assets in north korea, they're not going to work. so i think we put these missionaries at risk for no possib

how would you feel if that were north korea? would you welcome attempts for such a deal and do you feel like you would evertrust north korea to abide by such an agreement? thank you. >> the democratic debate was taking place at the same time as some ball games. so there was a little bit of clicking back and forth. i'm not going to comment on what joe's doing or not doing. i think you can direct those questions to my very able vice president. the one observation i will make about the democratic debate was that those are all some very fine people. they share a belief in an economy that is working for everybody and not just a few. they share a belief that america has to project strength around the world by maintaining the finest military but making sure we have a strong economy back home. that we're employing diplomacy and working with other nations wherever possible to solve big problems, like climate change. so what was interesting, to me, was the degree to which, although there are some very real differences among the candidates

even as i speak, the eyes of the world are set on north korea. the korean peninsula stands at a crossroads distinguished guests, challenges and threats are arising on various planes. the korean peninsula, northeast sia, and the global level. these form a complex complex, and the center of which lies the u.s. can korea alliance. right here in washington two years ago, president obama and i laid out a vision on the way ahead for our alliance through the joint declaration of the 0th anniversary of the u.s.-korea alliance. that vision of our alliance later the ground for peace work on the korean consulate -- peninsula, moving forward with global partnership. the korea-u.s. alliance has been evolving into a resilient and dynamic alliance by creatively adapting to the shifting environment. both foreign and necessaryic. -- domestic. now, our two countries are going into partners as we display our joint leadership in issues off and beyond scope. oiler reliance has grown through mutual trust and inspired each other. now we will rise as an alliance leading

but they won't say if they think north korea is to blame. until response to the murderers, some have moved away. but villager villages had alrean to em empty. and only the old remain and they feel especially vulnerable. >> translator: when they cross the border looking for food just give it to them. and you would he be fine if you don't they might take revenge on you. >> reporter: the security fence is more than three meters high here, but some worry that the barrier is not enough to protect they believe. well, just across the border a glimpse of every day life in north korea, and as you can see here, there is a gap in the fence making it very easy for a north korean civilians or soldier to slip in to china. china's government has shown willingness to publicize the murders a sign of beijing's growing anger and frustration with pyongyang say analysts. >> i would say that the relationship may not be at a tipping points, but it is definitely much worse than it has ever been. >> reporter: but china's ties with south korea have rarely been better

in april this year he crossed into north korea from china. a few days ago, he's publicly admitted that he did so illegally. obviously many of these press conferences are held it's not conspirely clear whether the words -- entirely said are actually the words of the captives. however, that's what he said. he has spoken previously during his captivity captivity and said he hopes there will be a big event prompted by his voluntary ingression into north korea. he said he wanted to promote some kind of inter-korean relationship building by doing this. he has instead been held captive. now it seems he will be released. it will south korean side have told us they're expecting to receive him right on the border between north and south korea in the demilitarized zone at 5:30 local time. 8:30 gmt. >> how significant is it that he's being released? >> they have released such prisoners in the past so it's not entirely unprecedented. the timing >>> the world bank says the number of people living in extreme poverty around the world will fall to less than 1

can north korea last in this case as it is? >> well, i for many years, i was a north korea collapsist and it's still there and i am still here. and i have changed my tune. i think it can last. the capitalism thing is limited but the face of pyon yang has changed. traffic jams t flights about 10 in south korea. you be careful about surface things and limited things but there is a lot of change but he has not grasped the china or vietnam model but you sort of let it rip in the countryside. he has not done that yet. >> appreciate your time. thank you. aden foster-carter. >> thank you. >> berlin, thousands have been taking part in a protest about a trade agreement. the concern of many is that this could allow big companies, international companies, to put profits much well before the public wellbeing. jonah hull has more from berlin. >> it may sound a bit dull, but if you live in europe or the united states, you ought to know about the trans atlantic trade and investment partnership. it's an agreement currently being negotiated beh

if i was in north korea would be executed. john: you will watch the rest of the show you see people talking about to be a victim they are not paid enough for you a victim? >> no. john: but you went through horrible things. [applause] >> thank you. to the things i am grateful for the first is that i was born in north korea that i could be free today. john: to be starving and sold into sex slavery would do that again. >> yes. john: stay with us. i am sure the audience has questions for you and i will explain why i of the victim. >> i think it is baked. >> i think it is baked. >> is that fake? now? can i at least put my shoes on? if your bladder is calling the shots... ...you may have a medical condition called overactive bladder or oab. you've got to be kidding me. i've had enough! it's time to talk to the doctor. ask your doctor about myrbetriq to treat the oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. myrbetriq is the first and only medicine in its class. myrbetriq (mirabegron) may increase blood pressure. tell your doctor

wereow would you feel that done with north korea? would you ever trust them to abide by such an agreement? president obama: the democratic debate was taking place at the same time as the ballgames. [laughter] there was a little bit of clicking back and forth. i'm not going to comment on what joe is doing or not doing. you can direct those comments and questions to my very able vice president. the one observation i will make about the democratic debate was that those are all some very fine people. they share a belief in an economy that is working for everybody and not just a few. they share a belief that america has to project strings around the world by maintaining the finest military but also by making sure we have a strong economy back home, that we are employing diplomacy and working with other nations wherever possible to solve big problems. my climate change. what was interesting to me was the degree to which, although there are some very real differences among the candidates , and i'm sure they will emerge, for eachmay be candi

this is bill neely in pyongyang, north korea. back to you. >> sounds like quite an experience. >>> now to the turmoil in syria, according to the pentagon, u.s. and russian military officials could begin talks on syria as the russian offensive escalates. this follows the news that the u.s. is sending the failed program to train moderate syrian rebels, only four or five trained rebels joined the fight at a cost of $50 million. joining me now is retired colonel jack jacobs, msnbc military analyst. four or five trained people. how did this program go wrong? >> because we didn't have enough assets in the first place in order to train all of the people we needed to. firm one. number two, very poor success, no success whatsoever, and actually identifying the people who were in our words moderate rebels. it sounds like an oxymoron. there's no such thing as a moderate rebel. never fully engaged the groups who would otherwise oppose assad. very dispersed around the country. didn't focus on the real reasons that people might necessarily fig

. >> >> free trade under communism - we visit a unique fair on the border between china and north korea >>> a sign of improving ties between washington and havana. an iconic cuban ban rocks the white house >>> the u.s. is shifting its policy in afghanistan. president obama says the war will not end before he leaves office, and that american soldiers will stay on until at least 2017. there are currently 9,800 american troops on the ground, training and advising the military. president obama hoped to withdraw all the troops, leaving 1,000 by the end of 2016. now more than 5,000 will stay on in the country. the president says the extension is necessary because of the fragile security situation. patty culhane reports from washington. >> reporter: it was the central foreign policy issue that helped president obama stand out from a group of candidates. he was opposed to the iraq war and vowed if he was elected president he'd ended war in afghanistan and iraq. >> we'll end the war in iraq and bring troops home. we'll finish the job against al qaeda in afghanistan. during his re-election campai

like north korea and sony? should we be concerned about north korea? kim: well, you do not really believe that north korea hacked sony. i do not believe that for a minute. emily: who did, then? kim: some sophisticated group that has an interest in what hollywood is doing around the world. emily: you do not think it is a group that has ties to north korea? kim: i do not think so. i do not think north korea has the capability. it is just such a beautiful story for the u.s. government to put this onto north korea. it is more likely that it was some insider at sony that was disgruntled. emily: i know you are particularly worried about microsoft. kim: obviously, windows software is the most interesting target for the u.s. government, because everyone is using it. if you can just use windows update to install a backdoor on some target, you know, then that is the most convenient way to get access to everything that happens on an individual's computer or on government computers or bank computers. and it is just the logical extension of what they have already d

north korea story because this is the scene in pyongyang as the north korean pleerd ki leader kn celebrates. he's warning that pyongyang is ready to address any u.s. threat. >>> people who are living on the border froms from nepal to india, some people have been crate drai demonstrating against the newly found constitution, it ictd tricts therestricts them. >> despite the long delays the truck drivers still don't want to cross the border. >> i saved in nepal a lot of stone finding incidents. a lot of trucks have been attacked. i won't go to nepal, i just won't go. >> for almost two months or now, many areas have been in the norsed shutdown. the new constitution fails to represent the them adequately. are the indian government is unhappy with nepal's new government and warns them to not come to the borders. trucks carrying foot and fuel from india. causing chaos for those on both sides. >> i just had an operation and i'm facing dils e-difficulty here at the area. >> most of our business is with nepalese who came here to buy medicines. >> protest leaders say we'll stick to their demand unless

in north korea. and u.s. officials now say kim jong-un may take the opportunity to test a nuclear missile capable of striking u.s. soil. is it more saber rattling or is kim setting the stage for a military confrontation? >>> violence in israel. deadly new clashes between israelis and palestinians. the latest in a surge of violence that's included stabbing attacks on civilians. is this the beginning of another crisis in the middle east? i'll ask the former presidential envoy expert on the region dennis ross. capitol drama. house republicans bitterly divided as they try to find a new speaker. a favorite ruled out a bid now reconsidering under enormous pressure as conservative and establishment republicans battle it out. how it all will impact everything from your paycheck to your health care. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> critics called it too little too late. now the pentagon is admitting its program to train and equip moderate syrian rebels to fight isis is simply not working

but john, north korea tells us the satellite launch is imminent. this military parade could be a preview of more demonstrations for north korea of their military mite. >> there's a lot to watch. >> speak of course which, the question always arises when north korea has these kinds of parades as to who will be there. who's on the guest list. always provides a window into the state of play, state of relations. what do we know? >> it's interesting you mention that, isha. for the most part, kim jong-uns going to be presiding over this event with very little foreign representation. the one exception will be a high-ranking member of the standing committee of the polit bureau in china. so a high-level delegation from china will be here. another reason why it's believed north korea will likely not conduct any sort of satellite launch that could be perceived as a provocative action that could embarrass the chinese delegation. but for the most part, major countries are staying away from this event. >> okay, will rippley, we don't get to say this very often. l

the most senior man to visit north korea from china's ruling party since the succession to power of kim jong un at the end of 2011. he has not only come, he's delivered a letter from the president of china, which was notable in its warmth towards kim jong un. after many years of frosty regulations between pyongyang, since they took over, it seems a markedly warmer profile. mr yo seems to be the guest of honour, standing next to kim jong un, on the balcony, overseeing this, and the two have been exchanging jokes, laughter and chat throughout the proceedings. >> thank you harry fawcett. our correspondent will continue to monitor that suspect abbingle taking place in pyongyang. still to come here at al jazeera - a blockade causing ayos on both sides of the nepalese border as fuel and food shortages continue. plus... [ singing ] ..rebel health patients in the philippines take center stage to show they are just like everyone else. person >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people

. >>> going home, a jailed nyu student is free from north korea. his health condition and why he was in prison. ♪ >>> flooding in south carolina has killed nine people. tens of thousands of homes are without power or running water tonight, and rising water has closed hundreds of roads. also a breached dam in columbia has triggered new evacuation orders. some places have seen more than two feet of rain. 1300 national guard members are helping with the rescue efforts. schools and government offices that are closed. the governor is asking residents to simply say home. robert ray is in columbia, south carolina where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen since friday. robert? >> reporter: unbelievable amount of rain. sunday was the most recorded rain in the history of columbia, south carolina, since they have been taking those records. richelle last night at this time when we spoke here on air, it was completely downpouring. since then the water is reseeding. you can over my shoulder, that was a compromised dam that was shut off about four hours ago

and korea, and also a very important sort of security flashpoint between south korea and north korea. we'll be watching it and bring it to you live when it happens. let's look at the markets which are about as flat as flat can be right now. there are the industrials down two points at 17,139. nasdaq off 7 points but that's 0.1%. and the s&p looks like it's higher. gentlemen, welcome. steven, let me start with you. what a major move in that s&p 500 today. >> actually we've been pretty range bound but we're right at the low of the range. this is kind of a key area. 2022, 2023, that's support. so if this breaks, we're probably looking at maybe 2013. >> do you like the way, steven, the market has performed over the past month? why not? and what does it tell you about its overall health? >> you know, i love the way the market has been behaving over the last month. who wouldn't? i'm making money, but i don't like the way things are going with the federal reserve, and i think it's only because we're so certain now that the federal reserve probably isn't going to raise any rates this year tha