stance toward the north. meanwhile, north korea's deputy ambassador to the united nations, pak tok hun, stressed the legitimacy of the artillery attack saying it was a response to a south korean military shooting drill. >> south korean side fired tens of gunshot from the territorial water of my country. that's why we replied to that provocation in self-defense. >> pak added that north korea will respond decisively if there are further provocations. >>> the u.s. government has condemned north korea's attack and urged the country to abide by the armistice agreement. >> north korea's behavior has been very, very bad, provocative, belligerent, and again, we're not going to get into buying into this cycle of rewarding that kind of behavior. >> president barack obama says the attack is outrageous and that north korea is not living up to the obligations in the armistice. obama intends to cooperate with japan, south korea, and china to press north korea not to carry out any more provocative acts. >> we're going to co

the first to the north caucasus. plans to turn the area into development how's he going to make the promising but currently i'm profitable. is it possible at all paris the deputy prime minister and presidential envoy. to. the ministry of regional development says it's going to make russia's small caucasus a successful in cost effective for region in just fifteen years then vicious project proposed by alexander plans to develop crippled budding other culture it also says great possibilities put through the region the project should be inspired and driven by the north caucasus institute for development which is yet to be created though presently the region is on economic and has problems with security but the country's political elite is resolute in implementing the promised changes. hello. well to begin with here's one of the latest citations and rather controversial one from president did it concerning his not being pleased with the work of some north caucasus officials and here i quote unless someone can't shouldn't

the north says the south fired first. the south says its shots were merely part of a scheduled military exercise. and this was a provocation which endangered the civilians who live on the island. >> i thought the south korean military was carrying out a heavy artillery exercise since it had already been announced. when the bomb went off near my house which collapsed i realized it was north korea who had fired. i thought i would die if i left the house so i stayed put. >> reporter: loud speakers sounded across all the islands in the region telling residents to run to bomb shelters. >> the shells didn't hit just one place. there were fires everywhere. it was chaos. >> reporter: the three civilians and 16 military personnel who had been injured were air lifted to hospital near the south korean capital. the president visited the joint chiefs of staff and defended south korea's decision to fire back despite the risk of escalation. >> hundreds of statements and meetings wouldn't work. i think it's a duty for the army to respond

korea north. chechnya and dagestan the district is home to dozens of ethnic groups and languages relationships between neighbors are not always perfect which is also an obstacle to development there are signs of progress with grozny the cutoff to undergo an intensive rebuilding and neighboring. he's considering being turned into a specially can on. exultant with tax breaks for local businesses in north caucasus possesses economic potential as it is reaching natural resources however attracting vestment to ground stable region is a challenge and the federal district remains much choice subsidized by the state it's a place where people have become used to relying on themselves so experts know we cannot make progress is possible without changing public attitudes and the development of a civil society. we know that a new body is being established in the north caucasus area names the social council of the north caucasus federal district what is it and what authorities are going to have. it's apparent t

they're all in range of north korean artillery. right now you have a country sort of being run by a man who is in his 60s and has already suffered a stroke. now it's going to be turned over to a man who is in his 20, about whom we know almost nothing. >> couric: kim jong un will inherit a country in tatters. starvation is chronic, killing as many as two million people since 1990. a third of the country's 23 million are undernourished. >> given the succession that is unfolding before our eyes in pyongyang, i think what we're seeing are opportunities arise, potentially, to not only explore diplomacy with new figures in the regime but also to see if there are new actors with whom we could deal. >> couric: but it's a giant neighbor that could have the final say. >> mao zse once said china and north korea were as close as lips and peace. >> couric: for now, china supports the kim regime's grip on power. >> first there is the threat of hundreds of thousands starving north korea refugees floodinging into china. second a new unified korea

the existing north street -- north beach branch is cramped and out of date. as many people here have a tested, it does not serve the community. it does not serve the disabled community -- as many people here have attested. it really would not serve the community any better, so i urge you to reject landmark status for this building and allow us to build a new building on this side. supervisor chiu: -- on this site. supervisor chiu: before more speakers, let me call some more names. [reading names] this person already spoke. [reading names] >> thank you. good afternoon, supervisors. my name is -- i have two children who attend elementary school, and they are weekly visitors of the library at joe dimaggio park. i managed the renovation of historic structures, and the north beach library does not have the seenp< h other library has and should not be landmarked. on october 25, i submitted a letter as to findings as to why the north beach library should not be late in march, -- should not be landmarked. the city has a right to exclude structures from historic prese

the other reason is if of the extension to the north line in -- they felt the extension to the north would impact the historic integrity of the library. this does not make any sense to me. it is certainly better than the solutions at the arena. they picked the same alternatives that worked the worst. goothey picked the least functil alternative. in an edition, to the north is far better. i came up with the same idea. basically, we have the same on two levels very good -- two levels. i am sure it would be functional. there is no question in my mind the they could have that in addition to the existing library. there is a dispute during good

what is the background about the north? >> we are talking about diplomatic cables that were written in february this year, sent by the american ambassador at some time before that, there have been some talks on korea that had been private sessions, and one of the south korean officials was the deputy foreign minister in the south korean delegation on the chinese side. it is what he told the american ambassador over the latest disclosures. >> what did he tell the ambassador? >> the chinese officials believe that korea should be reunified under south korean control. they did not think that north korea was as much of value to china as a buffer state. as long as korea wasn't cost of the china, they thought the economic interests that lay elsewhere in the world, but not north korea. in telling me perhaps that china would not be able to stop the collapse of north korea. he said that north korea already collapsed economically and would do so politically in the next two or three years after kim jong il dying. is based largely on th

north korea denied any responsibility. and earlier this week, north korea revealed an advanced uranium enrichment facility. the north korean government has long refused to negotiate on nuclear issues, but has hosted three american delegations in the last month. for his part, ailing north korean leader kim jong-il again made no comment on the growing tension. he spent the day touring a university with his youngest son, and heir apparent, kim jong un. we have two views of what's going on now from christopher hill, who led the u.s. team negotiating with the north koreans from 2005 to 2008. he's now dean of the joseph korbel school of international studies at the university of denver. and from leon sigal who has written extensively about u.s.- korean relations. he's with the social science research council, an independent think tank in new york. ambassador hill, does the joint u.s./south korean naval exercise make sense to you? >> yes, it does. because i think the key element of any u.s. policy for north korea has to be the re

we want the same thing to happen in the north beach community. the community explored numerous options, including renovation, and other alternatives, but in the end, the only way to provide this very dense urban neighborhood with the library services they deserve in an accessible and state building is by replacing the outdated and inefficient branch library with new buildings, and i have been in this business for 30-plus years, and from a professional standpoint, there is no basis for keeping that library, even if we were to do an expansion, because it does not meet the programmatic needs for the community. not only now, but i generations to come, which is what we need to keep looking at -- but in generations to come, which is what we need to keep looking at. i have been impressed with the collaboration of our sister department, recreation and park, and the library. rarely does the community have an opportunity to create a severe vision in a very dense environment, so we need to take advantage of that -- opportunity to create a civic mission. kee

korea collapse. >> in recent days, north korea shocked the u.s. by revealing that despite tough sanctions it has built uranium enrichment plant. potentially capable of producing powerful atomic bombs. tonight in an interview with barbara walters for thanksgiving, president obama was asked about this. he called this a provocative act. we strongly condemn the attack and we're rallying the international community to put pressure on north korea. brian? >> we're still in the beginning of this. we're watching closely. andrea mitchell, part of our team, thanks. >>> let's remember there are almost 30,000 americans in uniform in south korea. the pentagon has a huge stake in the region and they are watching this closely. for more on that we go to our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski, good evening. >> reporter: a senior pentagon official tells nbc news that, quote, the north korean attack is provocation that needs to be answered and will be answered. officials here suggest, however, that it would not be a direct military attack. but it could be a str

that a new body is being established in the north caucasus area name is a social council of the north caucuses federal district what is it and what authorities are going to have. it's apparent that it's impossible to solve many questions without the close cooperation with the population yourselves in what is this we set ourselves a priority of creating civil society is the. conduit of a dialogue between the populations and the storage fees. so the city council affiliated to that plenipotentiary envoy of the president is a public body including prominent and authoritative figures should also may. a faith. great respect from the people who see. within the. course we discussed. issues. and good ways of solving the mothership. and this is a board which will include representatives from governmental human rights organizations elders peoples youths and journalists scores the. perception including those from free media. it will not be used to i believe the council will be formed very soon and will consist of three major parts. one to be all fourteen representatives from the federal authoriti

last month, troops from north and south korea exchanged fire across the land bridge, and north korea probably revealed they have a new nuclear facility to enrich uranium. today, in washington, the united states really which is north caribbean policy. >> as i indicated -- there are the three nyets. no bombs,, no exports. >> paradoxically, north korea may have an eye to new diplomacy. bbc news. >> much more, of course, on our website about that. and we have a timeline on how the conflict has escalated, analysis, and a look at the options for south korea. all that and more at bbc.com /news. now, the insurgency in afghanistan is growing. the latest analysis from military experts for the u.s. department of defense says it is a critical year for the nato mission. it also says that insurgent bases are still a problem with more, that any bill. in a way, what is more worrying is the strategy. and in this report, it says that this is driving people further? >> yes. this is pretty grim. it comes in a week and where they have been talking about the possibility of withdrawing from afghanistan. wh

it is not a museum, north beach. it is a real neighborhood where real families are raising their families. -- raising their children. thank you. >> yes, i will do that. áwhjñis this working? supervisor chiu: mm-hmm. >> it means that rec-park cannot do this for the children's programs. my name is -- it is a little hard how this is set up. this has a lot of the same problems that the library does. [laughter] and, yes, it is a crowded library and an over used library, and it has been basically a piece of cement that has people par on it. -- park on it. what i understand is that the planning commission has not passed the eir. i am hoping that you make this not historic, and i hope you actually start tearing it down can finish. what willi their decision, and there will be a whole new board of supervisors, -- if they make their decision, there will be a whole new board of supervisors. it is really important to go ahead and move on this now, and not let that power play happen, and i do not know. you must effort that peopl

they're all in range of north korean artillery. right now you have a country sort of being run by a man who is in his 60s and has already suffered a stroke. now it's going to be turned over to a man who is in his 20s, about whom we know almost nothing. >> couric: kim jong un will inherit a country in tatters. starvation is chronic, killing as many as two million people since 1990. a third of the country's 23 million are undernourished. >> given the succession that is unfolding before our eyes in pyongyang, i think what we're seeing are opportunities arise, potentially, to not only explore diplomacy with new figures in the regime, but also to see if there are new actors with whom we could deal. >> couric: but it's a giant neighbor that could have the final say. >> mao zse dong once said china and north korea were as close as lips and teeth. >> couric: for now, china supports the kim regime's grip on power. >> first there is the threat of hundreds of thousands starving north korea refugees flooding into china. second a new unified ko

it's not clear if the south hit anything in the north and the north then warning this is just the beginning. jennifer griffin makes sense of it live at the pentagon, how serious is this jennifer? good morning. >> reporter: good morning bill. well, it's being taken very seriously at the pentagon, we're told the shelling began at 2:00 a.m. local time, it lasted for about 90 minutes, we're told about 200 artillery shells were fired, it was even between the two sides but north korea fired the first artillery shells on to that island. this is the most serious escalation between the north and south koreans since back in march, remember the north koreans sank that south korean ship, killing south korean sailors, there's a de

the onus is on north korea. we're going to stay unified with their partners and consult and figure out next steps. north korea, through its actions, continues to isolate itself. >> [unintelligible] >> too early to tell. we are consulting with six-party partners at there may be some consulting at the un, but i cannot tell. >> was there any consideration given before he started off in keeping him and in the region or returning in to solve? >> maya understanding is it was always considered he would come back before the holidays. i'm not aware. i don't believe so. >> [inaudible] has there been any negotiation or military movements in south korea's defense? >> i don't know. i refer you to did the korean defense forces or u.s. forces korea. >> what the what china to do at this stage? >> we are consulting closely with them. they have a close relationship with north korea. but they're also part of the six party process. we want to make sure we are unified in our approach and that is the best way, by presenting a unified

it comes after three scientists returned from north korea saying north korea's nuclear program was far more advanced. >> it alarmed me and the reason it alarmed me because it was such a surprise and it showed me that the policy that we've been following seems to be at a dead-end. >> they speculated that the north korea's nuclear designs were to provoke south korea. >> they want to coerce the united states and the world into negotiating and into giving the north koreans things that they want, including food and fuel and recognition by the outside world. >> as president obama headed to indiana, bill burton called the attack outrageous and provocative. >>> yet another disappointment in the natalee holloway murder investigation. aruba a bone recently found on a beach did not belong to the alabama teenager. they say the jawbone is human but unclear whom it belongs to. she was last seen leaving the bar with joran van der sloot who is was the prime suspect in her disappearance. >> all the rain people had to deal with and show you what is happening. we are seeing a clearing trend and that is t

north korea denounced? >> south korea is denouncing this policy of a peaceful approach toward the north koreans as a failure; the current policy is a failure. >> wait, south korea denounced? >> yeah, last week in a white paper. >> i don't know the white paper. i'll have to look at it, laurie. sorry. >> ok. well, nonetheless, do you think that the current policy just simply isn't working? is this another example? >> look, it's hard and there have been setbacks, but we're committed to the six-party process, so i'll leave it there. go ahead, goyal. we will hear from sheila bair next on c-span. today, the european union urged the errors garment to approve a budget plan for 2011 in order to get financial assistance from the eu and the international monetary fund. we will hear from ireland's parliament and promised later this hour. then president obama visits the chrysler plant in kokomo, indiana. congress is out this week for the thanksgiving day. when members return on monday, the house will take up censure mea

the property is located at a north beach commercial district. the business district occupies 600 square feet on the ground floor of the building with an 1130-foot square foot parking in the rear. the restaurant has a total of 125 seats. they also have tables and chairs on the sidewalks. it was approved in 1998 for entertainment of limited to acoustic music. in order to use the pre-recorded musical accompaniments. the department recognizes conditions been proposed. no other live accompaniment is too vague permited, and no other music would be permitted on the aunt your area. electronic amplification would not be permitted between midnight and 6:00 a.m. the lead to further ensure the music would not impact neighboring businesses, the commission may require the windows and doors be kept closed during the time entertainment figures. the department has received nearly 100 letters and e-mails from the merchants' association. department staff has spoken to a representative from the association who says they are concerned because the restaurant could be

he said they also asked whether he knew any north korean defectors. >> they hate the north korean refugees. they consider the north korean refugees to be vermin. >> park said the authorities are worried that the refugees could destabilize the country's regime. >> they are in contact with their family members in north korea through their cell phones, illegally. fl also, they understand the system of north korea better than anybody else. they have more of a commitment to north korean human rights and freedom. >> he suggested that defectors should be supported and used to help improve the human rights situation in north korea. >>> the executive director of the world food program has indicated that people in north korea are still facing serious food shortages. josette sheeran is the first wfp chief to visit north korea in five years. during her three-day stay from tuesday through thursday, she met with the country's number two leader and senior officials of the agriculture ministry. sheeran inspected facilities such as a food processing plant run by the u.n. agency and an orphanage. she left p

as you just heard, the north east region north beach branch does not merit plan marks that is based on architectural quality of the building, nor does it exemplify the character of the library will operate. our second reason is the north beach neighborhood needs an expanded and improved library. i'm going to show you the current layout. in 2003, the library began its usual community design process to discuss the planned renovation for a seismic strengthening and accessibility compliance with the americans with disabilities act. due to the constraints of the site and the lack of space on the adjacent playground, the reality of the renovation was that the branch would have been closed for approximately two years and would have yielded an equal or less amount of public space than the existing public library. the community made it clear they wanted a bigger library with more space for books, computers, seats, tables, and a program. alternate the needs of the densest community in the city with the greatest need for adults, and active student population, and story time for students and famil

i am speaking as a resident of north beach since 1985. i have nothing new to add regarding this, just speaking as a neighbor of north beach community, and i hope we can do everything possible to support business in north beach before the community is completely destroyed. it will be nice if we remember telegraph hill is a part of the community. there are many different types of people in the community. thank you. >> [list of names] >> commissioners, i am a longtime resident of north beach, and if any of you have dogs, you will understand this. i would like language that would prohibit an opera singer from going above high c. >> thank you for allowing me to speak. i live on telegraph hill. i totally support planning and everything he has agreed to for this proposition. >> can you state your name for the record? >> thank you. >> my name is sherry. i said i was not going to talk and then changed my mind. i live on union street. what i hear all the time from tourists is where is north beach? we are in washington square park, and they come the

north bay could be looking at rain if you're far enough north. far enough south no. we have temperatures very close to yesterday's readings. actually cooled napa off because they'll have too much in the way of cloud cover starting off at 36. clouds coming in you'll be hard pressed to warm up much. 59 in the city didn't change anything there. walnut creek cooled you off from 62 to 60. i saw 37 near walnut creek right now. 62 yesterday. sitting at 42 right now. palo alto, men lo park, all around 38. livermore concord 38. same for napa and santa rosa. napa down to 35 and now starting to come up because the clouds are coming in. other temperatures boulder creek in the santa cruz mountains 34. woodside 37. lay fayette and alamo 39. 20 up in tahoe. sacramento it's going to be a cold day for you folks and also lake county starting off 30s ending up with 40s and low 50s and rain. this is a very weak system. it's mainly going to the north but will just brush us late in the afternoon and early evening. i don't think south bay sees anything out of this. sun then clouds. afterno

the first to the north caucasus. plans to turn the area into a development how's he going to make the promising but currently unprofitable. is it possible at all paris the deputy prime minister and presidential envoy. to ministry of regional development says it's going to make russia small caucasus a successful and cost effective for region in just fifteen years project proposed by alexander plans to develop crippled but. it also says great possibilities put through has been the region the project should be inspired and driven by the north caucasus institute for development which is yet to be created presently the region is an economic and has problems with security but the country's political elite is resolute implementing the promise changes. hello. to begin with here's one of the latest citations. rather controversial one. from president did it concerning his not being pleased with the work of some north caucasus officials and here i quote unless someone can't shouldn't work there and i will decide accordingly and

is north carolina. caller: i would like to make a question in the statement. first of all, why are they using the airplane's like a stress test? it is like it is some kind of script -- psychologist trying to find out what kind of mayses these rats will run through. personally, you take your chances of getting one it played anyway. you're going to have to die one day. host: johnson -- tweets this -- "the new york times" business day has in this -- where asking what works in their port security. in atlanta on our independent line. caller: first of all, i think you are the best holst that c- span has ever had, so i wish you were on five days a week and not just one. host: thanks, alan. caller: my thoughts about airport security is it is a fraud on the public. the public are sheep. the constitution needs to be rewritten and replace the word people with a sheetple because the people put up with any lies and nonsense that our elected legislators choose to enact or promulgate. it is basically business -- as yo

the north veirs ybarra raj of artillery shares at the south, which has about two retaliate -- the north fires a barrage of artillery shells at the south, which has bowed to retaliate. >> we cannot tolerate unconditional attacks against civilians. >> 10 people are accused of planning an attack in belgium. a note for your social diary -- britain's newest royal couple choose april at westminster abbey for their wedding. welcome. "bbc world news" broadcast on pbs in america, also or around the globe. coming up later, a mother and child reunion. burma's pro-democracy leader meets her youngest son for the first time in 10 years. >> and i'm in stratford where they are unveiling their brand new auditorium. find out whether it is a radical innovation or much ado about nothing. >> hello. it is the most heavily armed border anywhere in the world, and today, it was the scene of some of the most serious clash between north and south korea for 50 years. so serious that president obama was awoken in the early hours for an emergency briefing. north korea is accused of firing dozens of artillery shells

north bay, santa rosa tomorrow, 56 degrees. oakland, 56. interior east bay locations, scattered showers, 57 for brentwood and 55 for watsonville. the seven-day forecast, couple of days of wet weather ahead of us on tuesday, when the showers will intensify. then we dry out wednesday, and for thanksgiving day, temperatures returning near 60 degrees. some sunshine. >> alan: on to shu. a couple of winning streaks came to an end mike mike already. >> mike: they were ugly. ed the raiders' three game win streak came to an end in ♪ [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. ♪ keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. [ female announcer ] so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just forou. ♪ because it is. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >> mike: the raiders' three game win streak came to a screeching halt in pittsburgh. second quarter, 3-0 raiders. first and gol, mendenhall powers his way in. 7-3 steelers. then pittsburgh on the move. roethlisberg

south korea's military said north korea fired 150 shells from the coast 13 kilometers north of yeonpyeong. the south korean troops responded by firing 50 shells, but the return fire began only 13 minutes after the north began its attack. the south korean military says its troops evacuated first, which is why it took so long. people in south korea have been critical about the military's fumbling of its initial response. the south's parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution, not only condemning the north korean attack, but also calling on the government to respond firmly to any further provocations by the north. after the resignation of south korea's president named former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff kim kong jing as the new minister. the government also decided to review the military's rules of engagement to enable it to respond quicker to any further attacks by the north. >>> japan's prime minister naoto kan, says he will ask china to use its influence over north korea. kan was speaking at a diet committee on friday. >> translator: north korea's uranium enrichment activitie

much more on north korea in a moment. first this fox news alert from afghanistan where the taliban is publicly reacting to the nato agreement about handing over security operations. conor powell is live in kabul with the latest. conor? >> reporter: well, shannon, the taliban are openly mocking this strategy of handing over security responsibility from u.s. and national forces to afghan security forces by the end of 2014. today taliban spokesmen described it as irrational and a sign of failure and also said that he wants all international troops out of afghanistan immediately and if u.s. and international troops did not leave immediately there would be further bloodshed. the u.s. strategy here is to slowly transition security responsibility from u.s. international forces to afghan security forces over the next few years. ings is while they are build gd up afghan police and army to get the afghan government to essentially stand up on their own two feet. the taliban mission is to disrupt this and prevent the afghan governmen

generalized not only in north beach but throughout the city. it is the same business model, so i would respectfully ask that all of you vote for this to happen. if there is a problem of businesses morphing into nightclubs, they should be fined and if necessary shutdown, but we should not base our permit process on fear. we should base it on hopes and what shows the best of our city, and this is part of the culture of our city. thank you for your time. >> commissioners, good afternoon. i am a past president of the association. i have had a few meals. they are good with people. the minor amplification is a small thing with the proposed restrictions. it would add a touch of color and fund vitality as well, which is about -- what it is about. they're asking you for permission to rather than doing it without. there has been a structural bias against all forms of proposed entertainment. i am happy to see that is remaining. it would be absurd to deny this application. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. i asked you to pass this, because it is

have ever imposed on north korea. so, they are doing this in violation and despite some of the stiff sanctions that are in place. so, that is very concerning. >> given they are so shocked by this. do you think this is a more dangerous country than it was? >> reporter: clearly it is, now they are enriching uranium. they told scientists it is low enriched uranium. i asked admiral mullen today about it. >> the assumption certainly is they continue to head in the direction of additional nuclear weapons. and they also are known to proliferate this technology. >> reporter: so, proliferated to countries such as iran, which the u.s. and u.n. are concerned about. they are sent all their point people over to the region, china, japan, involved in the so-called six-party talks to see if they can get north korea in line and stop its enrichment and nuclear activities. >> proliferation could be even worse. thank you very much. >>> the federal official in charge of airport security said this morning there are no plans to back away fr

after the north korean nuclear test. but when there are attacks like this, they tend to be much more cautious and what they say privately is that they need to keep their lines of communication open to the north koreans so they can retain some influence on this new generation that didn't grow up understanding how to deal with the chinese. well, that's fine, but so far all of the chinese efforts to bring about restraint don't seem to have accomplished very much. >> rose: david, always good to have you, especially on short notice on a breaking story. thank you. >> great to be with you, charlie. >> rose: david sanger of the "new york times." back in a moment. steve martin. stay with us. >> rose: steve martin is her the legendary actor and comedian is an avid writer. he's written plays, children's books, magazine pieces, a memoir and novella. now his first book "an object of beauty" is the story of an art dealer. in addition to his writing and film work, martin tours the country as a professional banjo player. his debut album

while north korea was bombarding south korea, kim jong-il and his son were on north korean television at that soy sauce factory. all well orchestrated say u.s. officials. the president told abc news' barbara walters there will be repercussions. >> we want to make sure that all the parties in the region recognize that this is a serious and ongoing threat that has to be dealt with. >> reporter: aside from those joint military exercises with south korea, experts say the u.s. has very few options. the white house is pressuring china, north korea's closest ally, to stop pyongyang's aggression. >> the one country that has influence in pyongyang is china, so their influence is critical. >> reporter: adrienne mong is abc's beijing correspondent. >> beijing expressed concern without condemning either side. china is under growing pressure to reign in its neighbor, but there is some question whether this regime is willing or able to do that. >> reporter: china's reluctance frustrates current and former officials. >> neutrality is over after the death of these civilians as well as the military in

i have been to north korea quite a few times, but you can't speak to anybody in north korea. you can't even make on contact with them to say this is the most repressive regime in the world. you know, actually we can use superlatives when you work in north korea you have reminder to make sure you don't talk to anybody but i found north koreans to actually be quite talkative when the good of the country and i painstakingly pieced together on their stories, which in my mind were 1984 come true. >> the north koreans you spoke with, did they escapes from north korea, with a visiting south korea? >> everybody had to seascape. north koreans basically live in a large prison. they are not allowed out of their country unless the darfuri elite. these are people who largely when they were starving to death across the rivers that border china and try to make new lives for themselves and the funny thing is when they were in north korea also they were starving the had been said this propaganda they live in this country in the world. that's where the title comes from. we have nothing to envy

special envoy to north korea is urging restraint on both sides. >> we believe that the north koreans are in violation of a substantial number of international agreements, that they've entered into and are in violation of u.n. security council resolutions. >> le yerl this week, north korea revealed -- earlier this week, north korea revealed a plan and the squirmish began after the north warned the south to halt the drills. president obama is tempering -- tennerring his involvement and plans to issue a public statement. >>> as euro's debt was a concern, taking a live look at the big board, the dow currently down 1 had 1. the nasdaq is down 37. and the s&p is down 37. >>> new today, we've learned that a jawbone found in aruba does not belong to missing american teenager, natalee holloway. a tourist found the bone on a beach earlier this month. it was tested to see if it belocked to holloway who disappeared during a vacation with classmates in 2005. but a tooth still attached to the bone did not match holloway's dental records. it's unclear who the bone belongs to. police say joran van d

wanting to downplay the north korea activity to entice the north erratic leadership back to negotiating table? secretary of state hillary clinton said she wasn't aware of north korea uranium enrichment when asked by james rosen about it in february of 2009. >> i don't have any doubt they would try whatever they possibly could. have they? i don't know that. nobody else does either. >> south korea defense minister raised the possibility with the parliamentary committee today of requesting tactical nuclear weapons from the united states. but the pentagon says it has not received any such requests. bret? >> bret: more on this with the panel. jepper if griffin at the pentagon. thank you. >>> a bloody past few days in afghanistan. nato says two of the troops were killed in a bomb strike in the south. 30 insurgents are also reported dead. 17 of them in an attack at a check point. lawyers for former saddam hussein spokesman are asking iraq's request for a pardon. hazez faces execution for persecuting shiite muslims. the only christian in hussein's inner circle. two christian brothers were murde

china and north korea staunch ally urging talks with the north. live to beijing. how is this being viewed where you are, martin? >> well, you are right in pointing out that beijing has called for calm. that came from a fortune ministry spokesman who spoke as this incident was ongoing. we are yet to have any more official comment from beijing but you are right in pointing out during the news conference china said the six-party talks, the talks designed to end the north korean nuclear weapons program, those talks should restart. however, the u.s. representative who is in the region said that those talks shouldn't resume. so you have a difference in opinions from america and china on how to deal with north korea, particularly in regard to the country's nuclear weapons program. >> martin, thanks very much. you can get more on that story should you want it on our website. bbc daughter-in-law/news. and this story is still moving and we are tracking the developments. that exchange of artillery has now finished. all the top lines we are getting reaction worldwide as every

the north. let's go to beijing. china clearly has a huge amount of influence on the north. it is unlikely, isn't it, in these circumstances for anybody to listen to beijing's call for resuming talks? >> these comments were made by a spokesman from the chinese foreign ministry and they were made as this incident was ongoing. the chinese spokesman called for calm in the korean peninsula but also called for a resumption of the six-party talks which had stalled since last year. china wants to see these talks resumed as does north korea. but the u.s. representative of the six-party talks is in the region and he has ruled that out. what we are seeing is a difference of opinions from washington and beijing as to how to progress on the north korean issue. >> but presuming beijing is fully aware, we have wherd that the japanese think that this has a regional dimension and any rise could not be good beijing. >> no, i don't think it is and they they will be worried activity is china that is north korea's m

it happed north of the sun valley shopping center. suspects asked to borrow a cell phone and change for five dollar bill. then they knocked the victims to the ground and begin kicking them. they stole one woman's purse. >> the fate the lone remaining swan could be decided today. control and animal officials will decide whether to relocate the swan at the palace of fine arts. >>> her companion was found earlier with a broken neck. they were thinking of taking it to the san francisco zoo to make the previous home safe. >> one the questions people asked, is how meg whitmas housekeeper to confront the former ceo. according to san francisco chronicle, she had the help of the california nurse association. the union spent millions of dollars campaigning against whitman during the governor's race. the ad claimed that she wasn't fairly compensated while working for meg whitman. >> and logan international airport the cargo area is evacuated because of a suspicious package. you are looking at a live picture of the airport with police on the scen