the average height of the person in north korea is four inches shorter than in south korea. and that is a really stark thing to see as you're in north korea. but the other observation that mr. engel made was the overt hostility shown to the united states and, of course, to south korea and to the rest of the world. corvette. seeing the a south korean ship in which 46 south koreans lost their lives, over 50 were injured. they -- it was split in half by a torpedo from a north korean submarine and they actually lifted the two halves out of the water. and inspecting that and looking at the letters that some of the -- the last letters that some of those young south korean sailors had sent home before they perished, it's just a reminder, it is a reminder of how brutal that regime can be on its

here it is viewed differently in south korea. they see it as a concealed was ilparticular missile test-- ballistic missile test. the president of south korea park geun-hye convened and said this is an unacceptable provocation calling for the u.n. security council which is holding an emergency meeting later on sunday to come up with very strong sanctions. of course, that's very much the line of the u.s. as well and japan. they are also here in south korea talking about the possible deployment of the u.s. fad anti missile. china is against that system being deployed so close to the own territory. both the u.s. and south korea are trying to pressure china to do more to rein in its ally >>> adrian brown now in beijing >> reporter: china is the only friend or ally that north korea has. it provides a vital economic life lining to the country. -- life line to the country. china dispatched a special envoy to north korea to appeal to the country to go ahead with the test. that will be a cause of anger and embarrassment to the leadership h

the husband apparently has just arrived to south korea. neither of them have spoken to the media before. kim jong un has tightened border security. and less north koreans have managed to defect in recent years. we've been asked not to reveal their identities or where they live because even though they have left the country, they are still afraid. we are changing their names and distorting their voices at their request. kim min-su ("kim min soo") and ahn su-bin (on soo bin") escaped separately across the river to china. >> did you ever feel in danger? >> su-bin told us she had wanted to leave north korea ever since her father was swept up in a purge when she was 14. >> she said after her father disappeared, her family was exiled from pyongyang. >> the government only allowed us to speak to people that were approved by them. of the people you know, what is the general feeling among the population? >> in 2013, the united nations released a groundbreaking report on human rights abuses in north korea, concluding their abuses - including forced

korea): "south korea is really conservative. what i mean by that is: they don't allow casino, drinking, smoking to the little people/little kids like us. however, when i arrived here, i went downtown at the hotel and i saw a lot of casino stuff and i was just kind of surprised and amused by that." some americans don't like their odds at playing soccer..our asian friends are tarokanesaka/chad wick international, south korea): "it's just the people spring slots. they lose but they still have fun. i don't know? it's just weird." winning is great..but nothing beats making memories acoss the world with your friends.. (ricky fujioka/tokyo mustangs): "it's like a one-time experience and i think that we're lucky to be able to play here.") /// ((jon tritsch)) > tonight..it's exciting to debut the vegas five..it's the end of the week and we're fortunate big moments and plays happen in this town.. but here are the five that left the biggest impact we begin on a sad note.. southern nevada sports hall of famer rich abajian (uh-badge-in) pass

all this comes at a time of warming relations between south korea and beijing, the south korean president very much the guest of honor at president xi jinping big military parade last september. there is embarrassment here i sense for the leadership that the south korean government is now openly embracing something that the chinese government is so hostile about >>> there are lot more coming up here including pope francis condemns the treatment of mexico's indigenous people. the australian hospital that is refusing to discharge a one year old girl who is threatened with deportation. >>> welcome back. a recap of the top stories. fighting has intensified in syria days after world powers agreed to a cessation of hostilities. dozens of people have died. the final day of campaigning in uganda ahead of presidential elections on thursday. on monday the main opposition leader was detained twice during a rally and his supporters were injured in clashes with police. opposition parties in the democratic republic of congo have the fears of a delayed election. they want the president to step down in d

we need to avoid hysteric reactions and demonization of south korea, japan and south korea also have satellite programs and use the same technology that can be used to nuclear weapons the. >> north korea tested four tests, the last, last month and claimed they tested a hydrogen bomb. how advanced is north korea's nuclear programme? >> if one believes what the north korean media says, that they launched a satellite, which is what the observation shows, if the launch was successful, and the satellite reached orbit successfully, it means that north korea has mastered the technology for putting objects in earth's orbit. it also means that they have reliable rocket engines which could potentially be used for ballistic missiles, and this nuclear test in january remains to be concerned whether it was a nuclear device or nuclear figs device. from the north korean point of view, they look at south korea, which about 10 years ago was caught with an undeclared nuclear programme. japan is building up stocks. from their point of view the world doesn't look very benign. we have at crescendo of mut

to defy the united states, not just to defy japan or south korea. it is also defied its oldest friend china which has pleaded with north korea to cease these testing of missiles. north korea for now is simply not listening. the question is this, is north korea contesting not just the resolve of the u.n. but also the resolve of china >>> indeed. thank you for that. south korea's defense ministry says north korea has launched what it calls an observation satellite, but criticss are concerned that the operation is actually a cover for a banned his aisle test. north korea's nuclear program has been of concern for the international community for more than 20 years. to give you background that now, north korea first test fired a medium range ballistic missile in 1993 with an estimated range of a thousand clms from nodong. that nearly in 19898 another one. in 2006, another one which broke up shortly after flight. then in 2006 the first nuclear test. then in 2009 the second nuclear test. over a rocket launch in 2013 was followed by a third nuclear test. the

than south korea. that's certainly not the case today. if you stand on this line, if you stand on the d.m.z. and you look north into north korea and you see the hillsides that have been completely deforested, all the vegetation removed because people lacked food in north korea, so they cut down the trees and created wood soup so they would have something to fill their stomachs because the north korean regime of kim jong-un has failed to do so. and you look at the south, you can see the hills, vegetation, development, prosperity. and we can help bring peace to the peninsula with passage of this act today. senator menendez has come to the floor today, my colleague from new jersey, who has been a great leader when it comes to north korea, a great leader when it comes to the issue of human rights and who has worked with me on this legislation. i worked with him to make sure that we create a bipartisan solution to this great challenge that is north korea today. i want to commend again senator menendez for t

south career's president says north korea doesn't want peace. park geun-hye has been addressing parliament about ongoing provocations from pyongyang. a long range rocket was launched into orbit last week which was carrying a satellite but it was said it was testing missile technology >> reporter: the message giving by park geun-hye that south korea had been used to the constant threats about nuclear shower, nuclear war from pyongyang, turning zeoul into a sea of fire that they have been incensetive to this. in the light of the fourth nuclear test by north korea and because of this last most recent missile test, as they here term the rocket launch which north korea says was a peaceful satellite launch from the weekend before last, she said now is a time for shift in action that south korea is willing to take. that's why she says the government took the decision to close the joint industrial complex last wednesday. south korea has hundreds of thousands of dollars into that plant. she says she knows that they use the currency for the rejeem. the la

coast of south korea. this is this afternoon the military picked it up, they've taken it for analysis, hoping that that will give it some kind of indication into what north korea's capability are. this isn't the first time that north korea has attemped one of these satellite launches. the question is just what does it gain from these satellite launches. august, 1998, mission failed. april, 2009, a provocative act, says the u.s. april, 2012, the rocket broke up one minute into flight. and december, 2012, four attempts by north korea to launch a satellite into space. only this one considered a success outside the country. north korean leader kim jong-un clearly delighted, claiming the satellite did reach orbit and is working. a space program north korea has pumped billions of dollars into over the years, but why? >> for weather forecasting, telecommunications broadcasting, science, agricultural mapping, all of those things. so there is a legitimate interest. however, there are also military application. >> r

ahead of the south korea/u.s. joint military exercise in march, pyongyang would instigate localized provocations along the dmz or other spaces. >> what is the effect of this launch on south korea's policy on diplomacy and defense? >> south korea would exert a full effort for suffer sanctions on the north with united states security council's strong resolutions. seoul defense ministry has already begun official talks with u.s. forces in korea about deploying them. a high-ranking official underlined if it's employed in the korean peninsula it will only be operated against north korea. beijing has been opposing the deployment in south korea as the detecting radar technology of the missile system could reach to the chinese area and perceive it as a minute drans to its military readiness. seoul has decided to negotiate for the deployment, catching justifiable moments for the national security of the republic of korea. the important thing is that the international community may underestimate the technological sophistica

both sides retaliate between north korea and south korea. >> reporter: i'm in south africa where a trial is causing so much tension. the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voice mobile app. it lets you switch seamlessly from your desk phone to your mobile with no interruptions. i've never felt so alive. make your business phone mobile with voice mobility. comcast business. built for business. >>> >>> welcome back. the top stories. the world powers of agreed to acisation of hostilities in syria within a week. countries will head a task force to speed up the delivery of aid to besieged syrian cities. u.s. presidential hopefuls hillary clinton and bernie sanders have taken part in their second one-on-one debate. the two candidates clashed over election campaign contributions, immigration and health care. at least 49 people are believed to have died in a riot at the prison in north-eastern mexico. th

a strong response from south korea. all attempts though to try and divert this from happening i think look just as doomed. as usual north korea has made this public announcement that it intends to go ahead. what we have is a government which is now publicly considering the deployment on its territory of an anti missile system called thaad, a system which china very much opposes. there's much more talk about the consideration that south korea is giving to this and that's a way of not just signalling north korea back-up also signalling-- but also china a. it seems to have indicated it is ready to do so far this year, since that fourth nuclear test on 6 january >>> thank you for that. myanmar's parliamentary's upper house has convened for the first time since aung san suu kyi won. the lower house met on monday, installing the first elected government in more than 50 years. the first case of the zika virus has been reported in the u.s. with another in ireland. the infected person in dallas, texas, apparently contracted the

and south korea have to step up pressure against north korea. in addition to that, south korea said it will dekris the number of people that are allowed to go to the dmz between north and south. it's a joint economic venture. and south korea said it will reduce the number of people working there. they talked about putting up more loud speakers. all incremental measures that the south korean its allies are trying to respond to north korea with its rocket launch and the testing of a bomb a month ago. >> all of the information from ivan watson. thank you. >>> taiwan's government has ordered an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building after saturday's deadly earthquake. the country's news agency said emergency workers found tin cans that were used in construction fillers in beams. 39 people were killed in the quake. 120 more are missing. >> reuters news agency reports that two people have been found alive in the past few hours. buried in the rubble. one woman was pulled from the debris. one man is still trapped. but he is talking to r

the south korea defense ministry saying a north korea boat came past the more time border at 6:55 a.m. five warning shots were fired by vessel or vessels of the south koreaen navy and that that north koreaen naval boat retreated within about 20 minutes, the incident was over. a heightened alert status would be maintained. there is no schedule for the president on this new year holiday day. it is lunar new year across asia, a very good holiday in south korea,le as well. south korea has already said it will expand its loud speaker broadcast broadcasting propaganda in response to sunday's rocket launch. a lot of focus here as in other countries concern is on the u.n. security council after that new jersey meeting sunday, pressure being brought to bear on china to support much tougher new sanctions against north korea in response to both the january 6 nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch. >> state television's been beaming images of fireworks of the rocket launch. it shows hundred was people attending a parade in pyongyang followed by a 10 minute fire work display. kim jong-un was not

all this comes at a time of warming relations between south korea and beijing. the south korean president the guest of honor at the big military parade last september. there is a sense of embarrassment here for the leadership that the south korean government is now openly embracing something that the chinese government is so hostile about >>> we've got a lot more coming up here at al jazeera including luxury behind bars in mexico. find out how some inmates in this prison really lived it up. it up. venezuelan government blames el nino on the power crisis in the country. >>> welcome back. a look at the top stories at jalalabads. fighting have-- al jazeera. fighting have continued and dozens of people have died on air strikes in hospitals. 50 civilians including children have killed. uganda protests in relation to up coming elections. oil prices are higher on reports that ministers from russia and several opec countries leaders are meeting today. it is expected to try to tackle a global oil supply glut. pope francis has been to mexico's poorest city. our correspond

north korea poses a serious and growing threat to our allies, south korea, japan, and others. and while the threat is growing daily, our policies are failing to determine the forgotten maniac in pyongyang, kim jong-un. this past weekend on february 7, north korea conducted a satellite launch, which is slangs tesessentially atest of e capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. last month on january 6, north korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, which is the third such test during the obama administration. moreover, north korea has claimed that this test was a test of a thermo nuclear device also known as a hydrogen bomb, a vastly more powerful bomb than the atomic devices tested in the past. and regardless of whether the claim that it was a hydrogen bomb or not is true, this test represents a significant advancement in north korea's nuclear weapon capability. north korea has violated a series of united nations security council resolutions, including resolutions 1718, 1874, 2087, and 2094. all while the regime stockpile of nuclear weapons continues to grow exponentially. most rec

. >>> north korea says it will put an end to a joint industrial complex with south korea, one of the few signs of cooperation between the neighbors. the south had declared it was suspending operations following the north's rocket launch on sunday. pyongyang expelled south korea nationals from the complex and seoul confirms their workers crossed the border by thursday night. >> translator: i couldn't bring my products with me. what will i do for a living from now on? i'm trouble the by this. >> officials from the north announced they would designate the kesong complex as a military zone and freeze the south's assets there. south korea has since cut off the power and water supply to the area. north korea continues to trumpet the launch. the country's state media aired a video of the rocket and reiterated claims it was carrying a satellite. much of the international community believes the launch was actually a test of a long-range ballistic missile. south korean military officials say they found parts of the rocket's engine roughly 100 kilometers off their coastline. those parts are now

in 2013, north korea launched a cyber attack on three major south korean banks and two of south korea's largest broadcasters were temporarily shut down after a cyber attack. these cyber attacks cost south korea an estimated $720 million. this is real money, real jobs in our own country and in our allies'. we must take strong action to curb north korea's nuclear program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. and our allies. weak sanctions against north korea have clearly proven unsuccessful. the legislation before us today represents the tough response that is necessary to send this message directly to north korean leaders. disarm or face severe economic sanctions. this bill puts pressure on north korea in three important ways. first, it requires the president to investigate those that help north korea import goods used to make weapons of mass destruction. all people i angz and businesses involved in helping north korea obtain illicit weapons would be banned from doing business with the u.s. and have their fng -- their financial assets frozen. as we track down and bring

in 2013, north korea launched a cyber attack on three major south korean banks and two of south korea's largest broadcasters were temporarily shut down after a cyber attack. these cyber attacks cost south korea an estimated $720 million. this is real money, real jobs in our own country and in our allies'. we must take strong action to curb north korea's nuclear program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. and our allies. weak sanctions against north korea have clearly proven unsuccessful. the legislation before us today represents the tough response that is necessary to send this message directly to north korean leaders. disarm or face severe economic sanctions. this bill puts pressure on north korea in three important ways. first, it requires the president to investigate those that help north korea import goods used to make weapons of mass destruction. all people i angz and businesses involved in helping north korea obtain illicit weapons would be banned from doing business with the u.s. and have their fng -- their financial assets frozen. as we track down and bring

stealth fighters through over south korea south korea in a show of force between the two koreas. the jets arrived at japan and based near seoul. the f-22 raptor is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. the u.s. would not say just how long the four jets will be deployed in south korea. >>> pope francis wraps up his visit to mexico today. he'll become the first pope to visit the u.s./mexican border with where he plans to go to a prison and meet with mexican workers and show his area of concern for the plight of residents. >> reporter: pope francis will celebrate mass before hundreds of thousands in juarez later today and 50 miles from the border in el paso. >> the plan after the mass he will walk up to the fence and offer a personal prayer for migrants. told 45,000 young people that they are the wealth of the future and urged them to avoid the lure of the areas profisk drug trade. the pope said he knows it's hard to feel valid when they have lost so many young ones to drug violence. reminiscent of a concert, one said we love you, pope. some call the pope's visit here

north korea poses a threat to south korea, japan, and to the homeland. our policies are determined to forget the maniac kim jong-un. north korea conducted a satellite launch which was a ballistic missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. on january 6th, north korea conducted its third nuclear test. they claimed it was a test of a hydrogen bomb. a more powerful weapon than the regime tested in the past. regardless of the claim it was a hydrogen bomb or not is true this test represent as significant advancement in north korea's nuclear weapon capability. north korea violated a series of united nation security council resolutions including 1874, 2087, and 2094 all while the regime's stockpile of nuclear weapons continues to grow exponentially. it was reported north korea may have as many as 20 nuclear warheads with the potential for over a hundred in just the next few years. james clapper the director of national intelligence testifieded in front of the senate armed service committee -- i quote could begin to recover plutonion from the reactors within

south korea believes this is such a serious situation that south korea has now shut down the joint factory park at kaesong over the nuclear test and the rocket. just a few weeks ago experts said that this wouldn't happen, but the severity of north korea's actions, violations, continued infringements on any number of u.s. sanctions and u.n. sing sanctions, has forcedh korea to take the very dramatic step of closing this facility that they hoped could bring and be a symbol of further unification. so kim jong-un and his reckless activities, the forgotten maniac of north korea, is now responsible for the loss of employment by 45,000 people in north korea. and we wonder why there's no economic development taking place in north korea? we wonder why there are limited activities? because this regime is willing to put his own totalitarian regime ahead of the people of north korea. placing them in political prison camps, torturing them, maiming them, hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children. and so south korea has taken a very serious step to express their displeasure with the actions of no

against north korea as it continues to develop what south korea says is a missile program as evidenced by today's launch. it is something not just a warning to north korea but also ups the pressure on beijing because china has been very much against the idea of the u.s. deploying this missile system on south korean soil so close to its oun territory. obviously there is pressure on china to act more decisively and punitively against its ally in pyongyang >>> we will get the view from china in a moment, but what has been the reaction of ordinary south koreans some in do they feel threatened by this launch or are they used to this type of behaviour now from north korea? >> reporter: they're very used to it. this is the start of the lunar new year holiday. i think most people are more concerned about their own travel plans and all the rest of it to do with that holiday than they are looking at this rocket launch. obviously, there is some level of concern that north korea is continuing this action. we've just had the fourth nuclear test just a few weeks ago at the beginning of january. now

here is harry fawcett with the latest from the south korea ian capitol. north korea brought the launch time forward by a day. two hours into the window, the rocket carrying the "bright star" satellite lifted off. all overseen by the country's young leader, relayed by the most famous news reader. >> the complete success made in the liftoff fruition of korea's policy in attaching important society technology, an event in the country's defense capabilities. >> is that the defense capability that so worries regional and world powers. a rocket that can launch a satellite could also carry a nuclear warhead even if this one, slow to fuel and hard to conceal, is far from the ideal weapon. >> this system, itself, doesn't really have military access, but nevertheless, some of the access, some of the technologies, some of the systems and sub systems, they could use for the military program. >> south korea's president immediately convened her national security council, calling the launch an unacceptable prove occasi -- /* provocation. >> recognizing the threat by nor

south korea says it will enter official talks with the u.s. about deploying the thaad system. it is hoped the country will exercise caution. >>> gene otani joins us with business headlines. >> bank of japan policy makers have implemented their much talked about negative interest rate policy. they are now applying 0.1% to some current account balances. boj policy makers hope this will compel the banks to take money out and put it toward loans and investments instead. that in turn would hopefully encourage more corporate and consumer spending. the banks started reacting late last month when the boj fore shadowed the move. they lowered interest rates on deposits and mortgages. now they are facing lower returns. not on just some of their accounts on the boj but also on loans they give to clients. the negative rate will initially applied to about $87 billion worth of funds. >>> executives at mitt sue bish si aircraft are expecting an order with 20 more of their mrj racing jets. the japanese firm has received more than 400 orders for the mitsubishi regional jet. the first locally pr

south korea has halted work at the industrial park it shares with north korea. harry fawcett has more now from seoul. >> the case of the industrial complex is the last vestige of the north and south since 2000. it's more than symbolic. producing $500 million worth of goods to south korean companies. all that is coming to a grinding halt. >> now in order to prevent cas the capital being used for missile development and to protect our businesses from being sacrificed our government has decided to suspend all operations. >> south korea's president has for weeks been promising a tougher response to north korea'north koreanorth kore korea's nuclear test. it won't just affect the leadership but an employees effecting 200,000 people who will be without work. for them it won't be the first time in in april of 2013 north korea pulled workers out of the plant at a time of high cross-border tensions. south korea negotiated to get the plant up and running five months later. now it's south korea who is pulling the plug, and it wants punitive actions from other nations especi

it is a very big holiday here in south korea. south korea has said it will expand its loud speaker broadcasts, broadcasting propaganda across the demilitarized zone. a lot of focus here is on the u.n. security council after that emergency meeting on sunday. a lot of pressure trying to be brought to bear on china to support tougher sanctions against north korea in response to the 6 january nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch >>> the names of nominees for myanmar's next president and vice president will be revealed next month. aung san suu kyi's party the n.l.d. won knows elections last year with a landslide majority. however she is still barred from becoming the country's president. as wayne hay reports, last minute negotiations are on to remove that barrier. >> reporter: despite her party winning last year's election comfortably, aung san suu kyi, the leaders of n.l.d., cannot become the press of myanmar at the moment because of a clause in the constitution that states that anyone who has immediate family members who are fore

jets flew over south korea in a show of force against the north. north and south korea are in a standoff over the north's recent missile test. experts say north korea will likely view the planes is a threat. this is not the first time the u.s. has sent planes to korea. last month they sent a b-52 apple is facing the first of its kind court ruling. a federal judge ordered the tech giant help investigators hack into the locked iphone of one of the shooters behind the december terror attacks in san bernardino, california. the ruling ordered apple to disable a feature that would erase all the phones data if an incorrect pass code is entered 10 times. apple ceo tim cook says the ruling is dangerous and that apple does plan to challenge it. to washington, president obama is standing his ground on the supreme court. he intends to the qualified candidate to replace justice scalia whether republicans like it or not. nikole killion has more. nikole: president obama is back in washington and calling on congress to rise above the day-to-day politics. he says r

south korea's cut of water and power supplies to a complex in north korea. the jointly run factory park is the latest flash point. hillary clinton and bernie sanders have taken part in their second one-on-one debate. the democrats clashed over election campaign contributions, immigration and health care. returning to the war in syria where tens of thousands fleeing the fighting in aleppo hope to reach turkey for safety. the border is closed for now. many managed to cross before syrian government forces stepped up their campaign. as part of a special series through a parents eyes. one mother of five tells al jazeera her story. >> translation: i am from the countryside north of aleppo. we lost absolutely everything. there's to work, no home left, nothing at all. we crawled over barbed wire to get over the border for the sake of the children. my husband couldn't find work. to feed the children and rent a home, i took on a cleaning job. these are my children. my son was born with holes in his heart. he has had surgery to fix it, but his growth is stunted. that h

south korea goes nuclear. you have a nuclear arms race in northeast asia if the united states cannot uphold its alliances. furthermore, if china simply is allowed to take over the south china sea, one of the most vital areas of the world and name it all as its more or less sovereign territory, that means that the principle of the global commons, skies, seas, internationally, which is a cornerstone of international law of which we have been the main defender since world war ii, if we pull out, we are also abandoning that commitment. the whole idea of global common international law. so this is a tough decision to make it. it involves a lot of tradeoffs and the risks are going up. i think the last caller's voice needs to be one of the major voices in this discussion because we should all be shooting for human welfare, not who has more, yes, outdated battle groups. i think that's a good note to end on. host: what faces the next president, especially in this election, especially with relations with china? because

south korea and the u.s. are planning to start their annual exercise on march 7. they say it will be the largest ever. top u.s. and chinese officials have been discussing penalties for north korea's recent test and rocket launch. they say they may soon agree on a draft u.n. security council resolution to impose stricter sanctions. >> we have made significant progress. if the resolution is approved, it will go beyond anything that we have previously passed. >> translator: important progress has been made. the u.n. security council could reach agreement on the draft resolution and pass it in the near future. >> john kerry and wang yi spoke after meeting in washington. wang also emphasized the need for u.s. officials to hold talks with the north koreans. >>> japanese officials are working to enhance air defense by manufacturing their own stealth aircraft. they've tested the prototype on a runway. it took place at nagoya airport in central japan. the plane sped down the runway at about 100 kilometers per hour. more than 200 domestic companies have been working on the

why health officials in south korea are raising the alarm over binge drinking. >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.n. has halted talks in geneva aimed at ending the war in syria. syr syria's government and opposition are blaming each other of the collapse after two days. wikileaks founder will hand himself over to authorities on friday if experts decide his detention is lawful. the president obama has used his first visit to a mosque in the u.s. to take a stand against bigotry. a growing crisis in fallujah. the city is controlled by i.s.i.l. they have cut off a supply by cutting a key bridge. the siege is making it difficult for civilians to get food and medicine. imran khan has this report. >> reporter: although it is not a humanitarian disaster yet there is real concern that the situation could escalate. it is very desperate. we have been speaking to people inside the city. they tell us that the markets are out of food. there's no fruits, vegetabless or meat. the medical supplies are running low. there is no baby milk applies within the city and a woman

to south korea. 3 plus: the city of lights... rocking again. the concert several *months in the making.... from the band but first, a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. no big winner in the mega millions last night, so that jackpot rolls over to 104 million dollars.((change cg3)) and tonights powerball jackpot is up to 189 million. good luck, and good day is back in less than two. 3 3 3 3 3 3 in the headlines this half hour: growing tensions... between north and south korea. the u-s military is preparing... for the worst. 3 at least four f-22 stealth fighters were spotted flying over south korea earlier today. the high tech planes were seen near the u-s air base in seoul... escorted by south korean jets. the u-s often sends powerful warplanes to south korea in times of tension with the north. last month, the u-s sent a nuclear-capable b-52 bomber to the area, following north korea's fourth nuclear test. 3 in france: the rock band "eagles of death metal" performed again, in the city of lights. this was their first show, since the pari

south korea has announced it is ceasing operations at its industrial plant with north korea and that it will remain in effect until north korea dispels the international fears around the rockets and nuclear development. reporter: this was one of the last points of contact between north and south korea, cooperation with the textiles and car parts industries. more than 100 companies employ 50,000 plus north koreans here. once seen as a win/win arrangement for both sides, but now, political concerns are overtaking the business once, and that cooperation has come to an end. "our government decided to completely suspend the kaesong park, being used for the development of north korean missile and nuclear programs. while north korea has already seen the benefits of kaesong, a source of badly needed cash for pyongyang, which is now will have to do without. but the north is not the only loser. south korea has invested millions of dollars in the park, and with doubts looming as to if or when kaesong will open again, there are also questions as to whether civil, korea, will see a return on thei

south korea's government has been closely monitoring the satellite. it believes the north is trying out new missile technology. harry fossett now reports from seoul. >> south korea's defense ministry has been talking about what is learned from north korea's launch on sunday and its long-range rocket. it said the first, second and third stages separated successfully as planned but the final stage may have been deliberately exploded to prevent the south korea's from learning about the debris. the defense ministry will be searching for the debris to try to recover it and find out as much as it can of the current status of north korea's technology. they say there have been improvements to the technology since december 2012, but that the rocket engines may well be somewhat stronger, that the satellite carried by the rocket appears to be double the weight of the one carried last time around and the maximum range of this rocket may well be 12,000 kilometers as opposed to 10,000 kilometers last time around. as for the performance of the satellite itself, the

they look at south korea, about 10 years ago. japan is building up its stocks, so from their point of view, the world doesn't look very benign. we have a crescendo of mutual reprim nations. host estimates suggest that north korea has enough to turn it in for six or seven nuclear weapons, they have an iranian enrichment capability which was shown to a nuclear scientist. that is limited. estimates of 100 nuclear bombs in a decade are crossly exaggerated >>> in the united states, republican dehli hopefuls held their last debate before voters in new hampshire choose their preferred candidate on tuesday. the senator whose popularity has been growing has been given the hardest time. >> dr ben cars son, please come out on the stage. >> reporter: bizarre opening with candidates seemingly wandering on the stage. donald trump was back after missing the debate in iowa or, the front-runner in new hampshire was not the initial targets. that was marco rubio. the placing in iowa has given him momentum, and now seen as a threat to others. >> tha

- i have buildings in south korea. i have actual buildings in south korea. and i say this despite this. we have $19 trillion in debt. with the omnibus deal, $21 trillion in debt. they have to reimburse us for our costs. >> when the justice department signs a big deal with a big bank like morgan stanley, which accordinged eed their settleme agreement, there were misrepresentations. i call it lies and fraud. which contribute to the 2008 financial crisis. but it's just a civil settlement and it doesn't seem like anybody ever has responsibility for the giant things that happen where in are material misrepresentations. would your justice department have criminal investigations? >> i think so, yeah. i mean there were things that were done that were very illegal, things that were done that were very bad. they have -- >> do you have any problem with the fact that it was strictly a civil settlement? >> i don't have a huge problem with it because i understand. >> but you know who pays for this? it's not the culprit. it's the sha

korea.a we have wanted to deploy that in south korea for a while for south korea's defense as well ae the defense of the american bases there. and south korea has been wary of that. they have been warming up tobech china. south korea has been w drawinga closer to china under the leadership of president park inr south korea andy general secretary xi in china. xi in c south korea has been moving away from japan, close er to china while maintaining the alliance. that changed in january and february when north korea first conducted another nuclear test and then launched another icb -y intercontinental ballistic missile. president park gave a speech thd saying this fundamentally eployi changes our relationship. they are in close talks with us about deploying the missile o system which china objects to very strongly. what's worrying about this is china has been more active in combatting south korea's desire to protect itselflf with the thd missile system than in present o ing north korea from conducting ballistic missile tests.tercon right now it appears south korea isis leaning toward depl

south korea held a national security council meeting on wednesday, demanding north korea rethink its plan. >> translator: we strongly warn that the north will pay a severe price to the grave threat to peace in the region and around the world. >> reporter: previous prelaunch announcements from north korea has created similar rhetoric in the past. certainly south koreans have grown pretty familiar with this pattern of events. >> translator: south korea cannot deal with this by itself, china and the u.s. don't care that much. so i have great concerns. >> translator: if they launch. they launch. i don't feel it's a threat. >> reporter: south korea is promising severe punishment pushing for a much more stringent set of sanctions this time around, and there has been plenty of pressure on china to punish north korea. but in north korea is concerned, they are not showing it. he harry fawcett al jazeera, seoul. >>> aid workers are struggling to help thousands of refugees stranded on the border of macedonia. taxicab drives have been blocking the route. at least 80 bus loads of new arrivals wer

south korea's president says the communist neighbor to the north has not proven that it doesn't want peace. and has been addressing parliament about what she calls on going provocation from pyongyang and says it was carried a sal light but it has to do with banned missile technology and harry faucet has more from seoul. >> reporter: the message is south korea got used to the constant threats coming from pyongyang about nuclear attack and nuclear shower and war and turning seoul into a sea of fire and is used to the language and provocations and in the light of the fourth nuclear test and because of the last, most resent missile test as they hear a term the rocket launch that they said was peaceful the weekend before last said it's time for a shift in action that south korea is willing to take and why she says the government took the decision to close the joint industrial complex at kaesong in north korean territory as it did last wednesday and south korea plowed hundreds of millions of dollars into the plant in investment and wages and she says that we know that north korea uses u.s.

south korea. the north and south are at a stand-off over north korea's nuclear ambitions. pope francis is wrapping-up his trip to mexico today. he plans to stop at a time when the a key topic in the presidential race. he also plans to go to a prison-- which is something he does-- on almost every foreign trip. in tallahassee-- a bill --that would allow people to carry guns through airport terminals-- was narrowly justice committee. still has a long way to go---before getting final it would allow people with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns through the airport-- before they get to security checkpoints. guns would not be allowed in the areas where passengers board planes. today-- we are finally going to find out florida's winner-- of that record-breaking powerball jackpot. the lucky person bought the winning ticket from a publix in brevard county. fox 35's keith landry has the details on today's announcement. one local lawmaker easier for you to vote. more on her proposal-- that would change t

the average height of the person in north korea is four inches shorter than in south korea. and that is a really stark thing to see as you're in north korea. but the other observation that mr. engel made was the overt hostility shown to the united states and, of course, to south korea and to the rest of the world. corvette. seeing the a south korean ship in which 46 south koreans lost their lives, over 50 were injured. they -- it was split in half by a torpedo from a north korean submarine and they actually lifted the two halves out of the water. and inspecting that and looking at the letters that some of the -- the last letters that some of those young south korean sailors had sent home before they perished, it's just a reminder, it is a reminder of how brutal that regime can be n its own people but also on hose who -- against who it has ill-intent. so the south koreans have suffered from this. now to see them move forward and expand this nuclear weapons program. each new launch brings them closer. they say they can hit the west coast of the united states. they're claiming

four f-22 stealth fighters are flying over south korea to keep watch. experts say the north korean government will likely view the planes as a threat. the u-s often sends warplanes to south korea in times of tension with north korea. rob ots comcast cable customers finally have their service back this morning. millions lost cable, phone and internet calling a temporary interruption. restored by last night. 27-million customers across the country. about a merger with time-warner cable but that deal fell through. plans for a west chester sex club are back on. a judge ruled that could not revoke club's license. reportedly used a from 20 years as to revoke the license. owners are still looking for locations which do not violate the township's current zoning laws. dwayne jones: i really don't care they can do whatever they want to up there. yeah it really doesn't make any difference" jason dockery: i mean if its going to be in an industrial area and there are no homes around and your going to be in business then i really don't care west chester released a st

it warned that south korea would be targeted by countries neighboring the north. analysts suggest the commentary was referring to china and russia. the chinese government doesn't want the anti-missile system in south korea because its radar would reach china. russian leaders have expressed opposition. >>> japan's has faced off with his predecessor in a rare debate. shinzo abe and noda discussed reforms they promised years ago that triggered the transition of power and abe pledged to cut seats sooner than proposed. a similar scene played out in 2012, the same two faces, but in opposite positions. >> i want you to promise here in public we will carry out a reduction in the number of lower house seats by the end of the 2013 ordinary session. if you promise to do this, i will dissolve the lower house on november 16th. >> he said it. he will dissolve the lower house on the 16th. that is a promise. that's a promise. >> in that year's election, they handed the liberal democrats a newmanidate, sending the democrats into opposition and later he cut five lower house seats t

there has been tension between the south korea and north korea. a patrol boat moved south of the boundary in the sea. a north korea pa frol boat came south of the de facto maritime border. at about 6.55am local time. the defense ministry here saying that five warning shots were fired by vessels of the south korean navy and that that boat retreated north of the line. in about 20 minutes the incident was over. a heightened alert status is maintained. there is no schedule for park geun-hye. across asia a big holiday here as well. it south korea says it will expand it's loud speaker broadcast in response to the rocket launch. a lot of the focus now as in our countries is concerned on the u.n. security council after that emergency meeting on sunday. a lot of pressure trying to be brought to bear on china to support much tougher new sanctions against nok in response to the january 6 nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch >>> in syria where government forces backed by russian air strikes had intensifying in a campaign to recapture the city of aleppo. th