north korea has unicorn technology. (laughter) they said i was crazy when i called far glitter defense shield armed with ballistic sparkley stickers. (laughter) folks, this brings me to threat number two, commie unicorns. (laughter) this is a huge boon to north korea. and not just because someone there has finally found a source of protein. to make this earth-shattering discovery, north korean archaeologists had to travel 200 meters from a temple in the capital city pyongyang and then look down to see a rectangular rock carved with the words "unicorn lair." (laughter) it makes sense it's labeled, how else would the mailman know where to deliver the rainbows? (laughter) folks, listen to me here this has dangerous geopolitical ramifications because it gives historical legitimacy to the regime of kim jong-un by linking him to an ancient ruler who according to korea's history books road a unicorn and, as a key qlan, he road it gangnam style. (cheers and applause) one second, i just want to write down the last time i am lega

koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities however we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate north korean airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of that latest offering elections the president will let him hey she campaigned on a model of. reaching. into relations with north korea and going will get easier but i think what this shows is that my purchasing of these drones are having the attention to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in any meaningful way i don't think we're grateful tak anyone to listen to her book first and if we look at reports coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists it looked at the satellite this morning you orbit around a small function and reports say that the machine we're down on the galaxy three missile that they watched was for food so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests an

>>shepard: north korea is reportedly planning a rocket launch. technical glitch forced officials to add an extra week to the take off window. they now report the launch will take place some time before december 29. officials claim they are trying to put a satellite in space but the united states does not believe it. they say the regime is planning to test a long-range nuclear capable ballistic missile. the navy moved warships to the region to track and possibly defend against the planned launch. defend. and now the news from washington, dc. what are foes saying in the united states about this? >> only that the delay appears to is done nothing to dissuade north korea from moving ahead with what is believed an effort to build an intercontinental missile aimed of having a nuclear warhead. >> as far as we can tell this is a delay and the plans are unchanged. >> an analyst in south korea believes the international pressure could be a factor in the delay because china may have sent a strong message for the north to cancel the launch plan and the techni

korea sanctions of it applied for decades north korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions though your military considers a deal as the try to so i think sanctions are more or less a symbolical function but they will have very little actual effect so little for whether it's a rocket or missile is definitely a question of interpretation from a political perspective because technically both devices live you say is the difference is that the payload it you put it. it's a rocket you put a nuclear warhead on top it's a missile that basically it's the same thing to go to the u.s. to see a resolution there already is interpretation and i'm no legal expert but i know that all three are definitely doesn't believe this resolution it is unlawful to prohibit. all of that launchers for peaceful purposes frankly speaking i do not believe that north korea intends an all out attack on its neighbors this program including nuclear program house truly defines. purposes it's no sides interest to heart war because if you go war in korea both careers will actually saw for a lot as long as the re

of defiance north korea blasts off its all latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread van nations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the is mr camp show a narrow majority backing the charter the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage on this bill true has been following the voting in current. tense nights here in the capital cairo is people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution. so the ones will come out of the second round which indicates it was a yes vote the most a brotherhood together we. media outlets numbers are mounting up they're saying approximately fifty six point five percent voted yes forty thr

dan simon, thank you very much. >>> to north korea now, north korea today entered the space age apparently putting a satellite into orbit. [ speaking in foreign language ] people in the capital seemed to welcome the news. the achievement carries symbolism for starters it comes days before the first anniversary of kim jong-il's death, a former nasa engineer says the rocket was based on soviet technology, it took off from north korea's west coast, and traveled south near the japanese island of okinawa. debris fell into the sea as far away as the philippines. many in the u.s. and elsewhere were taken by surprise. the last time north korea tried to launch was april which ended in an embarrassing failure. to chris lawrence our pentagon correspondent, chris, the u.s. officials do they have any doubts that this is for real? >> reporter: don f they did, those doubts are quickly disappearing. i just got off the phone with a u.s. official who confirmed to me that the on object north korea put into space is still? or bit and the officials are going through final calculations to confirm whether it was

north korea has just tested another missile. we'll talk to paula hancocks shortly who will join us from south korea shortly. on the phone is pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are you hearing out of the pentagon? >> reporter: anderson, at this hour, u.s. officials are looking at all the incoming intelligence trying to figure out exactly what north korea has launched. the news agencies across asia, say it was a three-stage long-range rocket. that's the kind of rocket that has the u.s. most worried because it can have intercontinental range. but the question is exactly what did they launch, how far did it fly, what kind of capability it had because you know they had that failed test back in april. if they were actually able to do more successful tests this time, so quickly after the failed one, how did they get better, who helped them? that's the question tonight. >> let's check in with paula hancocks who is joining us from seoul, south korea. do we know if this launch was successful? >> reporter: that's what everyone is t

and a launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. three and moscow why matt treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. coming to you now in high definition. rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first round of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the years almost cab show a narrow majority backing the charter yeah opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted that opponents were leading with the slim advantage journalist belcher's been following the boat in cairo it's been a tense night here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution to limit the results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with media outlets numbers and mounting up ther

koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities however we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate north korean airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of the latest offering elections the president will let him pay she campaigned on a model of. reaching. into the relations with north korea one will get easier in pyongyang but i think what this shows is that by purchasing these drones or having the intention to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in any need for i don't think north korea will attack anyone unless it's her book first and if we look at the reports coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that looked at the satellite that are in orbit around me a small function and reports say that the machining were done on the galaxy three missile that they watched was very crude so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing the

north korea sent bruce willis to blow up the asteroid. north korea saved the world. so that's what they were celebrating. [speaking north korean] ♪ don't want to close my eyes i don't want to fall asleep ♪ because i miss you babe >> jon: we're all going to live. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ who helped make slea difference last yearose for thousands of california foster kids. thank you for helping foster kids. thank you for the school supplies. thank you for the new shoes. thank you, secret santa. and thank you for donating money. your generosity proves that while not everyone can be a foster parent, anyone can help a foster child. - thank you. - thank you. gracias por su ayuda. thank you. >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight, he's the mayor of newark, new jersey. please welcome to the program mayor cory booker. [cheering and applause] how are you? >> i'm good. you got a lot of jersey coming on recently. >> jon: tremendous amount of jersey. you know, i'm from the area. >> i know. >> jon: born in new york city, raised in new jersey. were y

and the launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. four am in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t coming to you now in high definition. rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first round of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted that their opponents were leading with a slim edge journalist bell trues been following the vote in cairo. tense nights here in the conflict in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution preliminary results of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with media outlets numbers and mounting up there saying approximatel

koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities but we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate very airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of the latest offering elections the president will let him say she can't be a model of. reaching. into the relations with north korea when will it get easier but i think what this shows is that by purchase to these rooms or having the energy to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy to their tree in any need for i don't think north korea it will attack anyone who listens for the first and we look at the ports being out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that will defeat satellites for you orbit around a small function and reports say that machining were done on the galaxy three missile that they watched was for food so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and was staking you know having seen

it's only korea that had this practice. >> north korea denies it has any political prisons but refuses to allow outside observers to look at camp 14. >> there's no way to verify shin's story. do you believe his story? >> oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of other prisoners in every respect. >> there's also physical evidence he carries around with him to this day. the tip of his finger is missing. he says it was chopped off as punishment when he accidently broke a machine in a prison factory. he also has serious scars on his back, stomach, and ankles which he was willing to show us but embarrassed to show on camera. he says he received those wounds here in an underground torture center. he was tortured because his mother and older brother were accused of trying to escape. he was just 13 years old at the time. >> did they think that you were involved in the escape? >> translator: i'm sure they did. >> how did they torture you? >> translator: they hung me by the ankles and they tortured me with fire. and from the scars that i have, the wounds on my body, i think they co

korea sanctions of it applied for decades north korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions there are humanitarian concerns as to why is the trident so i think sanctions are more or less a symbolical function but they will have little actual effect so little for better is a rocket or a missile is definitely a question of interpretation from a political perspective because technically both devices would view saying is there's a difference is what the payload is you put the saddle on top it's a rocket you put a nuclear warhead on top it's a missile basically it's the same thing to go to the u.n. to see a resolution and there already is opposition and i'm no legal expert but i know that all three are definitely doesn't believe this resolution is a law to prohibit. the launch is for peaceful purposes frankly speaking i do not believe that north korea intends an all out attack on its neighbors this program including nuclear program house purely defensive and insurance purposes is . no side's interest to heart war because if you go one korea careers will actually do so for a lot a

south korea and japan we suspect was in fact testing long range ballistic missile technology north korea's banned from such test by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the launch saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u. use threaten more sanctions antiwar campaign or erik's iraq in those says talks are the only solution to the ongoing impasse. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has and other nations that have been involved in the six party talks and doubtless read are such as japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks when these things happen but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a why does the look at the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk l

security council north korea expert professor really good friend told us pressure on. your young goes never yielded results before so it probably will now. sanctions are of course an appropriate means to show your political dissatisfaction but in terms of being effective if they are almost useless in terms of north korea sanctions up in the plight for decades korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions there are humanitarian concerns as to why is the trying to so i think sanctions have more or less a symbolical function but they will have little actual effects on those for the better it's a rocket or missile is definitely a question of interpretation from a political perspective because technically both devices live you say is this a difference is what the pay a little bit you put a cell on top it's a rock if you put a nuclear warhead on top it's a missile basically it's the same thing to go to the u.n. to see a resolution and there are good reasons for the patient i'm the legal expert but i don't at all so it definitely doesn't believe this resolution is

security council because north korea launched a long-range rocket. as allison turns reports, the united nations may impose -- burns reports, the unitedmations -- united -- the u nateed -- the united nations may impose a penalty. alison? >> reporter: options are limited. it looks like the people in nouk were celebrating after the -- in north korea were celebrating after the country launched a long-range rocket. the u.s. confirms is in orbit. the u.s. and its allies believe this is a way for north korea to test its long-range ballistic miss ill technology. some believe that kim young un is using this as a way to show he's a rival to the united states. a spokesperson says there will be a closed-door meeting on this and how to respond. >>> cancer surgery is over for hugo cav -- hugo chavez. doctors say he had an operation treating aggressive cancer. it was announced on saturday that the vice president should take over if he becomes incapacitated. this is the fourth cancer surgery for chavez since 2011. >>> new reports from london say the nurse who took h

in north korea is banned from such tests by u.n. resolutions the security council condemned the launch saying it will consider an appropriate response while the e.u. has threatened more sanctions but antiwar campaigner erik says talks are the only solution to the ongoing. these are causing us to have more talks not less talks and the north koreans have been willing to attend talks other nations have certainly russia has another nations that have been involved in the six party talks and doubtless read are just japan south korea the united states are less. willing to engage in talks or in these things happening but what the un said was not only don't use ballistic missile technology it said we must have a commitment to a peaceful diplomatic and political solution to the situation there and that's what is really crying out and i think russia and other countries must finally say now wait a why does the look at the problem but i'm afraid that the united states is going to step back talk less isolate more of a military base that the unite

north korea's rocket blastoff going to message of defiance young says it sent a weather satellite into space but it's enough to one of the region. moscow slams america's decision to recognize syria's opposition saying it puts the prospect of dialogue with risk. and president putin vows to cage the corrupt and says it's time for russians to seize the initiative in their country's development. this is r.t. with all the news that matters twenty four hours a day north korea has successfully launched a rocket defying warnings from its neighbors and the u.s. is the second attempt this year after a failure in april killing young says it sent a weather satellite into orbit but washington seoul and tokyo claim its testing long range missile technology. is threatened for sanctions and the north has violated international law as it's banned from conducting ballistic missile tests by the u.n. washington called the launch highly provocative on japan the once a tough response from the u.n. security council but antiwar campaign eric surat can pressuring pyongyang won't help but only talks can work. t

korea sanctions of it applied for decades north korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions that all humanitarian concerns of the allies to try to so i think sanctions are more or less a symbolical function but they will have very little actual effects on all three of you go to the u.n. to see a resolution that already is interpretations that all three if he doesn't believe this resolution is an offer to prohibit. all of the launches for peaceful purposes frankly speaking i do not really believe that north korea tends an all out attack on its neighbors this program including nuclear program house purely defensive and in terms of purposes it's knows no sides are interested how a war because if you have one korea both careers the action is off for a lot as long as the regime is stable and also korea does actually get the pressure there is no immediate danger of a war breaking out what is always more of a dot com including that power in a sense will be tested only us so much and things he has and we ship as prosecutors hope he'll remember the day when he had actually killed fiv

koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities but we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate very airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of that latest offering elections the president will let him hey she can't be the model of. reaching. into the relations with north korea when we get easier but i think what this shows is that i purchased the these rooms are having the energy to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy to defeat any need for i don't think we're grateful to have anyone in this it's the first and we look at the ports being out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that will defeat satellites for you orbit around us we often cheat and reports say that the machining work done on the galaxy three missile that they watched was for food safety what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and mistakingly you know having seen debris from

disturbing developments out of north korea. the regime has made good on its promise and its threat to up its missile program. now successfully launching a long range rocket. here you see fireworks and a parade set up to sell operate the launch. this move is setting off urgent alarm bells on the region and here at home. we have former deputy vice president for national security affairs. steven, good good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: you told our producers this demonstrate ad significant leap in its long-range missile capability, meaning north korea. explain. >> correct. as you rightly noted when we last discussed this, north korea's recent tests have really failed to go very far at all. this is the first time they have demonstrated an ability to reach significant distance. there is some details to clarify exactly how many stages effectively were executed in this particular test of a three-stage launch device. this was meant allegedly to demonstrate the ability to put a satellite into orbit. there has been no disc

north korea has its t.v. as it looks a lot in the green truck in defiance of international warnings raising fears across the korean peninsula. western powers demands their support for sea resume rebel alliance as a friends of syria conference of those involved in this as opposition fighters and islamic extremists about how some forces across the country. present presented seeds of pain to their prospects for the future of russia and his chance to address to norway because since returning turkey from the. international news live from moscow this is r.c. was me. hello and welcome to the program north korea says its long range rocket has successfully placed a satellite in orbit the launch island wednesday was the second by they reclusive state this year after the attempted april sale truly after lift off the move by pyongyang immediately sent shock waves around the globe raising criticism from its neighbors but south korea and japan reacted to the north with tokyo saying it will not tolerate the action washingto

and the launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. seven am in moscow i matras or bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on our t.v. rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first round of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming there were widespread violations meanwhile unofficial tallies released by the islamist camp show a narrow majority backing the charter the opposition which has been urging a no vote to what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage journalist bill true has more from cairo it's been a tense night here in the conflict in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution to limit the results of course the official ones will come out on the second round which indicates that it was a yes vote the muslim brotherhood together with media outlets numbers and mounting up there saying approximately fifty six point five perc

building on july went in an effort to create a ring around china perhaps and to deal with north korea are all setbacks to peace what's necessary i think at this point in time is not is to step back from the process and the outside countries the other countries around the world must say wait a minute a peaceful china south korea north korea japan as a region will have a huge impact on world east and i think that it's really incumbent that we put pressures towards peace and not toward amping up the conflict anymore. to sell today's news in brief now the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on a pakistani airport in the northwestern city of bashar while the violence has claimed at least four civilian lives and left thirty people injured that was launched by five militants armed with rockets under-served side west all of them were also killed the city of the shower is located on the edge of pakistan's volatile tribal tribal region and is often targeted by insurgents. the names of the sandy hook elementary school shooting victims have been released by authorities in connecticut

." >>> north korea launched on december 12th what it describe as a satellite carrying rocket. more than a week later, the international community seems unable to agree on how to respond. the united nations initially condemned the launch as a clear violation of security council resolutions because it involved ballistic missile technology. china opposes a legally binding resolution. the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> not up to the minute. but state-run media has

both korea selection is off for a lot as long as the regime is stable in north korea and that's actually the pressure there is no immediate it's our danger of a war breaking up. president putin promises that no corrupt official politician will go unpunished later in the show tonight we hear about the crackdown the russian made a vow during his first address to the kremlin that's coming up very shortly also to the u.k. reveals who's going to step up to revive its flagging economy but the rich can rest of these governments can be targeting the poorest as we reform the spread. it's perched atop a jar and the view from the kremlin stretches as far as the i can see up for a city that. area for centuries. it lost its economic importance even before it was bypassed by the chance i bear in railway but the a spiritual center. seems like these are a yearly occurrence thousands of the docks worshippers themselves implicity water to commemorate the baptism of jesus. in the fifteen eighties the russians had only just conquered siberia taking it from the muslims. surrounded by enemies the balls to be

plus international outrage and missile test allegations as north korea takes the backlash for successful rocket launch some experts doubting the country poses any military threat at all. falling short of the target going over budget and failing to reach the desired result greece's thirty two billion euro dead buyback scheme is nevertheless being hailed as success the country's carriages are now expected to release athens of more bailout cash money that's been held hostage since some archies put all of our picks up the story. greece's given its financial package is something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the wrapping paper off gift they don't find it's a little less which they ask for as part of a pound buyback scheme which saw athens buy back its own problems at around thirty four percent of their original value recording to the french finance minister but that should be enough in order to see them receive the next round of bailout money that the country's been crying out for in fact they've been waiting for that cash si

there was also some news in north korea about it. i'm going to show you one of those broadcasts. [ speaking foreign language ] >> loosely translate this. i'm gauging based on her passion. i think she's saying welcome to the show. then we have a lovely view of what might be a sunrise. >> get you pumped up for news. watch this report. [ speaking foreign language ] >> any video of the actual launch or is it just this lady telling everybody what supposedly happened? >> they're letting everybody know with great force. >> with fire. >> i would love to know exactly what she's saying. is she saying we launched a rocket that went to mars and what kind of lives are being propagated. >> north korea has claimed this long range rocket was used to put a satellite into orbit but people are certainly concerned their next long-range missile could hit the west coast of the united states. >>> there's a documentary a iring in the uk that goes behind the scenes with adult babies. these are adults that like to pretend they are babies. >> it takes me back

prey's new difficile of these but we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate north korean air space this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of the latest offering elections the president will work in hey she can model both. into the relationship with north korea and then we'll get easier but i think what this shows is that i purchased you these rooms you're having the energy to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in the world i don't think north korea if we attack anyone in this it's the book first and if we look at reports coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists it looked at the satellite this morning you orbit around a small country and reports say that the machines were down on the galaxy three missile that they watched a certain food supply think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and was you know having seen debris

koreans and north korea's nuclear facilities but we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity is sort of thing will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate the green airspace this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of the latest offering the elections the president will work in hey she can't be a model of. reaching. into the relations with north korea going will get easier but i think what this shows is that by purchasing these rooms or having the energy to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in any major way i don't think we're related will attack anyone this it's provoked first and if we look at the course coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that looked at the satellite the screen orbit it's an awful sheen and reports say that the machining work done on the galaxy three missile that they watched was for food so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and was staking you

and the launch of defiance north korea blasts off its latest rocket despite global condemnation saying it placed a weather satellite into orbit. live from our new studio center here in moscow this is the weekly on r.t. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments rights groups in egypt are calling for saturday's first stage of a constitutional referendum to be held again after claiming widespread violations meanwhile an official tally is released by the isn't this can show a narrow majority backing the charter position which has been urging a no vote what it calls a discriminatory draft also accepted their opponents were leading with a slim advantage journalist bill true has been following the events in current spirit tense nights here in the capital in cairo as people have been waiting for these key results on the referendum of the constitution got to live in the results so of course the official ones will come out of the second round which indicates it was a yes vote the move. brotherhoods together with media outlets numbers and mounting up there sa

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is this a setback for north korea? >> it's not a setback at all for north korea. north korea successfully launched something into an extra atmospheric orbit, albeit it's not control. they were able to build a three-stage missile and get an object into space. >> here is how leon pa net ta spoke about it. he spoke to erin burnett in afghanistan. >> this is a clear provocation. we've warned them not to do it. we've been very concerned about their firing this missile, in violation of every international standard and rule and it's clear one of the reasons we're rebalancing the pacific is to deal with the threat from north korea, and we will. we're prepared to do that. we'll respond if we have to. >> so general marks, the secretary says the u.s. is "prepared to respond." what options, if at all, does the u.s. have in this situation? >> primarily the definition of our ability to respond militari militarily, let me start with that, is at a tactical and robust level. we've had great relationships with the regional partners primarily south korea, certainly japan, burgeoning

they do not have hamburgers in north korea. we show them what they look like, how they taste, and what they cost here in the south. >> back in his high school, the school principal is urging students to think big. he tells them, "although you are from the north, you can become president or a pop star. you have to live your dreams." >> i have a very simple dream. i just want to sit down with my full family around a table and eat dinner. my grandparents are still in the north. to be with them is my greatest wish. >> they are trying to make a new start in life, but the past is ever-present. the modest dream of seeing her family again seems further from reach than ever before. >> villagers in ecuador have been evacuated as violent explosions continue at a volcano in the middle of the country. >> ecuador's volcano has been spewing ash up to a columnar in the air. scientists say the eruption is much stronger than the last activity this past september. the volcano's name means throat of fire. it killed six people in 2006 in a nearby v

koreans were korea's nuclear facilities but we have to remember that north korea is one of many times but its territorial integrity so i think will happen is if south korean drones for example penetrate in the very air space this could potentially start a huge conflict and if you look at the results of that latest offering elections the president will work in hey she campaigned on the model of. reaching. into the relations with north korea going will get easier for you but i think what this shows is that i purchase to these rooms or having the energy to at least the ruling party doesn't really have any plans to change its foreign policy trajectory in any need for i don't think north korea it will attack anyone elicit spoke first and if we look at the board speaking out of south korea or south korea and the scientists that will defeat settling this for me you orbit around a small function and reports say that machining were done on the galaxy three missile that they watched was for food so i think what the real danger is and it is in north korea pursuing these tests and was staking we

north korea bares its teeth as it launches a room in a long range rocket and defiance of international warnings raising fears across the korean peninsula and beyond. president pollution is due to paint the prospects for the future of russia in his first annual address to lawmakers since returning to the planet. the western powers demands their support for syria's main opposition alliance as a friends of syria conference opens in moral code this comes after washington officially it throws its backing behind the rebel coalition. new song russia and around the world this is our see with me thanks for joining us north korea says it has successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit the launch on wednesday was the second by the reclusive state this year attended in april shortly after liftoff the move by pyongyang immediately sent shock waves around the globe raising criticism from its neighbors with the south korea and japan reacted to the launch which talk is saying let's talk you saying it will not tolerate the actual washington called it provoked to counter any possible threats mosc

what about north korea? how far do think the chinese will go in supporting north korea in terms of missile development and things of that nature? >> i do not know what your experience is in having off the record discussions with chinese diplomats, but my experience is that there is nothing but a deeper level of contempt for what has been going on in north korea. some people even saying they think the north koreans are crazy. but they do officially is another question. they're obviously not thrilled at the prospect of a reunified korea. this is an area where the chinese could tune themselves up a little bit better. clearly, they're not in love with north korea. the lease, not people who have dealt with it. not people who have dealt with it. >> china is trying to encourage the economic transformation of north korea and encouraging north korea to almost all the same path that china has engaged in the last several years. opening up their economy. china has been actively trying to establish free trade zones and e

korea are calling for immediate consequences, even the chinese are criticizing north korea's move. the three stage ballistic missile was carrying a satellite which u.s. officials now say is tumbling out of control as it orbits the earth. the purpose, unclear. the officials say the rocket is similar to design to one that could potentially reach the united states. defense secretary leon panetta appeared to down play that threat. >> the fact that they've launched this missile is clear provication. we've warned them not to do it. one of the reasons we're rebalancing the pacific is to deal with the threat from north korea. and we will. we're prepared to do that. we'll respond if we have to. >> how would we respond? does this mean they could hit the united states? >> no. the fact is that we do have a very strong missile defense that would be able to guard against that kind of potential. and -- >> so we would be able to stop fit it were coming in. >> i'm very confident we would be able to do that. >> the rocket launch was north korea's fourth attempt since 1998. >>> the federal reserve is

north korea's last launch in april failed. its leadership promoted the event by saying the nation was honoring the instructions of late leader kim jong-il. details of the planned launch have not been reported inside the country. for more on this issue we turn to our security analyst, bonji ohara, a former navy captain with japan's maritime self-defense force. >> it's difficult to define specific problem in the launch. but it might be the simple mechanical trouble not structural problem because they said they would extend the period only seven days. they failed to launch the rocket last april and they are trying to launch now. it's the eighth month. but this eighth month is crucial to fix the problems. so i think they expect some level of risk of failure means launch in this period is important for north korean leaders, even though they have some risk of failure. so i think they will try, keep trying to launch the rocket, neighboring country arguing the missile launch test in this period. >>> people in japan are weighing their

security council recommendations for further punishment of north korea. they are in violation of two significant resolutions but it is unclear what real authority the international community has in terms of punishing north korea further. jenna: interesting tie some of our top stories together. china continues to be a problem in syria. that is our top story of the day. jennifer, we'll continue to watch developments there. jon: watching the crisis in syria, a nation that continues to unravel. there are reports that more than a dozen died in a car bombing, many of them women and children. the state news agency say a car packed with explosives blew up near a school in a neighborhood outside the capital of damascus. we're learning forces loyal to president bashar al-assad are firing scud missiles at rebel fighters. for the first time syria's most important international ally russia, is acknowledging that assad may be losing control. leland vittert is monitoring all of this live in our middle east bureau. leland? >> reporter: jon, this russian official said ess

what about north korea? how do how far do you think the chinese will go in missile development of that nature? >> ambassador, i don't know which her experiences and having dinner off the records of chinese come of this or not, but my experience is there is nothing but deep level contaminants for what's going on in north korea and some people are even saying they think north koreans are crazy. know what they do officially is another question because they're obviously not thrilled at the prospect of a reunified korea having south korea and america right across the river. this is an area where the chinese could tune themselves up a little. but clearly they are not in love with north korea. >> i can only say china is trying to encourage the transformation of korea and encouraging north korea to follow the same path china has engaged in in the last several, opening up their economy in china has been actively trying to establish free trade zones, encouraging other countries to establish operations in certain areas

we are pretty clueless about north korea. all we know is that when it's time fore holidays and for us to relax, north korea will do something crazy like launching rockets on july 4 or maybe setting up another nuclear test around new year's. you know, we go through these cycles. we assume that one day we are going to get them back to the negotiating table, we try to do that, and then they turn around and they break their promise. we are right back where we started from. my point is that i think we should really stop thinking about what we can do to handle this situation. rather, we should accept that the north koreans control the table on this. heather: so do nothing? >> well, what can we do? the chinese and russians don't help us on sanctions. they have been ineffective because china that dan. you know, when you look at it, everything that we have tried after the bush years has been a failure. now, during the bush years in the early part of that administration, it puts real financial squeeze on the regime. but then they drop

welcome back you're watching r t criticism of north korea successful rocket launch is widening the un security council now threatening what it calls an appropriate response and sponsored speculation of further sanctions against pyongyang i think to the penalties that. one of its nuclear tests a few years ago when the international community widely sees the known as a step towards enabling north korea to send nuclear tipped warheads change place in which case to be less than however insists it's looking with many to get a suck light into orbit to study crops and weather patterns with cracks but professor frank told r.t. the launch sanctions and pressure on likely to push the country off its mature development course. sanctions are of course an appropriate means to show your political dissatisfaction but in terms of being effective if they are almost useless in terms of north korea sanctions of it applied for decades korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions the military considers the deal was to try to so i think sanctions while this is symbolical function but they will

diplomat on north korea has warned the leadership there. he said the u.s. will refer the matter to the u.n. security council if they go ahead with the launch. >> we will be prepared to work with our partners, including the united nations security council, to respond in a swift, effective, and credible manner. >> davies said the u.s. could strengthen sanctions. he said existing penalties have already hampered north korea's nuclear program. davies has been holding discussions with his counterparts from china as well as japan and south korea. he said he hopes the chinese can use their influence with their allies in pyongyang. >>> south korean foreign minister kim sung hwan has criticized north korea for spending more than $500 million on missile development. kim told a parliamentary committee that north korea is believed to have spent $400 million to build the tongchang-ri launch site and another $150 million for a missile plant outside pyongyang. unification minister yu woo-ik said the north has scheduled its next launch around the anniversary of the death of

overseas, north korea fires off another rocket. we will have the latest on what the pentagon and the world is saying about this closed off country's capability to launch a long range rweapon. plus 65 years of history making by our friends at "meet the press." the longest running television show. on the planet. from a deep dive also into the kennedy legacy and the man who laid the foundation for a whole bunch of folks in public life. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, december 12th, 12-12-12. my kids have never been so excited about a date. let's get right to my first read of the morning. one step forward, two steps back. that's probably the best way to describe the fiscal talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner. with christmas less than two weeks away, the white house is faced with the same key question. can boehner deliver the votes for whatever deal they agree on? >> i remain optimistic and i'm pretty confident that republicans would not hold middle class taxes hostage to try to protect tax cuts fo

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." >>> an official in seoul says north korea may soon begin loading fuel ahead of an expected launch of what the country calls a satellite-carrying rocket. north korea has announced that the launch will take place sometime between december 10th and 22nd. the south korean official cited increased activity around the tongchang-ri launch site in northwestern north korea. earlier reports said all three stages of the rocket had been assembled. south korea's yonhap news agency quotes a government official as saying the fueling of the rocket could begin on saturday after the storage tank has been filled. chinese travel agencies have been informed that foreign tourists won't be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the first anniversary of kim jong-il's death on december 17th. >>> in japan, government leaders have ordered self-defense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. the defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. >> translator: the day of the rocket launch, we