korea cooperation in dealing with north korea. i am nervous doing that in the presence of so many journalists during my days of a diplomat i was on the receiving end of their tough questions. i can show you my scars later on. it is a much friendlier gathering today. i feel comforted by that. since i know longer work for the government [laughter] , i can say what i think. [laughter] freedom is a wonderful thing. i managed to talk to a number of friends of the current administration who were raving about the outcome of the visit. big thingsme happened, not the least of which was one of the most important outcomes of the summit, the establishment of a good chemistry between the two leaders. anyone familiar with summitry knows how important it is to get the chemistry right between the two leaders. there is no question in my mind that the chemistry between president obama and president pok is there. it will help the two countries move forward on a range of issues in the coming months and years. it was alsoignicant comfort l, if that is

and makes north korea to keep un which north korea is happy and walk away. is this the only plan would have? is there something else for korean context? the article points out, the article actually starts with an observation about this caisson complex that -- you heard about this? that according to this article, it's like a marshmallow and chocolate sandwich kind of thing between oreo cookie kind of thing. and south korean workers have every day distributed some 25,000, or 50,000 of these. north korean workers are getting paid to the government which takes wind shear out of it and gives them tenets. they hold the chocolate pies and went home and sold them in the black market as high as u.s. dollars, $10 apiece. it's a huge fortune, and that might be where the hope is. chocolate pie. we must bomb north korea with chocolate pies. the emphasis is nothing -- forget the regime, pyongyang regime. forget all political rhetoric. forget even china. korea will not find its way unless north korean people will not change. and when will the united states focus on the peo

support for north korea. several academics have spoken out more forcefully. there has even been some on the street protests outside of north korean diplomatic missions. the question i have is that with regard to u.s. diplomacy and rok diplomacy, what tactics or strategies could we employ in our diplomacy that would enhance our influence on this growing body of north korean critics in china, to increase the attractiveness of our policies and diplomatic positions to them, to strengthen them in their arguments that the chinese government should change policy? are there things that we are not doing now in our policies towards north korea, that we perhaps could start doing that would have a greater appeal to these growing numbers of chinese critics in north korea? now, joe went over sanctions, and banks were mentioned. the action of the bank of china as reported in recent days. but to me, and i have talked about this before at the icas seminars here, the big hole in china's non-enforcement of u.s. sanctions has be

north korea. i don't have to remind you of some outrageous rhetoric and threat we have heard in the recent months. there are interesting signs we have moved to a new stage of the crisis. the rhetoric, the threat of imminent nuclear hole cast throughout the pacific. we are not hearing it right now. suggesting we're moving to new phase. i would only remind if you look back over the history over the effort to deal with north korea we have seen an interesting path develop over the years going back to the '80s and '90s actually. a path involving opening phase of provocation and tension. followed by a period of negotiation. followed by an agreement in which north koreas directly or indirectly receive some rewards or benefits. followed by quite. folded by a break down in the agreement. so when could ask at the point are we moving in to the next phase of the cycle again or something else going on? there may be some other reasons they have decided to turn down the rhetoric. anybody who knows and has been t

the daytime listenership is north korea -- is zero in north korea. this is a different situation and i worked for radio free europe, broadcasting during the cold war, and we had people listening, in fact, the communist party newspaper complained about teenagers listening to radio free europe, broadcasting american popular music in the afternoon. in northot a problem korea. one thing that is clear is -- we have to encourage north korea to invest its resources in feeding and educating its people. and not to continue down the path of isolation that has -- has followed. we would welcome meaningful measures, economic and otherwise to improve the lives of the people of north korea. one way for good-faith efforts to denuclearization, something that would offer tangible benefits to everyone involved. we have made clear that we are up to improve relations with north korea if they are willing to take concrete actions to live up to their international obligations and commitments, though given the events of the past 10 months, the bar for resumption of meaningfu

support for north korea. several academics have spoken out more forcefully. there have even been some on the street protests outside of north korea diplomatic missions. the question i have is that with regard to u.s. diplomacy what tactics acy, or strategies coult we employ in our diplomacy that would enhance our influence on this growing body of north korean critics in china to increase the attractiveness of our policies and deposit mat i can positions to them, to strengthen them in their argument that is the chinese government should change policy. are there things that we're not doing now in our policies toward north korea that we perhaps could start doing that would have a greater appeal to these growing numbers of chinese critics in north korea? now joe went over sanctions and banks were mentioned, the action of the bank of china as reported in recent days. but to me, and i've talked bout this before at the icas seminars here, the big hole in hina's not enforcement of u.n. sanctions has been its unwillin

korea and north korea's problems. the north koreans don't like being singled out. they don't like the u.n. security council voting on sanctions against them for their military activities. and i think the same thing is true in terms of the commission of inquiry. i think we continue to document, we continue to establish the facts, and there's a growing sense that north korea is out of step with the rest of the nations in the world. and i think this commission of inquiry is part of that process. the economists intelligence unit produces reports periodically. they did a report on freedom, what countries have the greatest amounts of freedom, who are the best countries in terms of human rights and so forth. they went through a process of giving numerical values to certain kinds of criteria, and then ranking all of the nations of the earth as to how they stand on human rights. the united states was in the 20s. north korea, there were 167 countries in the study and north korea was 167. now, no matter what your country is, tha

so, if we consistently send that message to north korea, i feel that north korea will be left with no choice but to change and instead of just hoping to see north korea change, the international community must also consistently send that message with one voice. to tell them and communicate to them that they have no choice but to change and to shape an environment where they are left with no choice but to make the strategic decision to change. and i think that's the effective and important way. >> you just mentioned that north korea, in order to induce north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, what's most important is the converted effort of the international community. with regard to this, during your meeting with president obama today, i would like to ask what was said and the views that you shared. with th regard to this, russia and china, the role they're playing in inducing north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons hour do you feel about that? my next question is to president obama. regarding the young leader of north korea, kim jung-un, i would appreciate your views about the

north korea tries even a limited attack. park guen-hye is a fascinating sharacter. she is the first woman president in a male-dominated society and ome's as tough as they come. her father was a dictator who was assassinated. her mother was also assassinated and president park herself was viciously slashed with a razor in 2006. fnight she has done her first television interview. >> reporter: the last time that hellh korea attacked the south was three years ago. nd shelled an island, killing four people. south korea's military did not return fire. we asked south korea's new president how she would respond. buld a small-scale attack like what happened in 2010 be considered a provocation worthy of a military response by you? >> (translated): yes, we will make them pay. >> reporter: since becoming president, park guen-hye has taken a hard line approach to north korea. in the past, a weapons test was gullowed by negotiations to exchange food aid and money for north korea to halt its nuclear program. park said she won't play that g

north korea were p there were 167 countries in the study and north korea was 167. now no matter what your country is, that's not a good place to be. and i think we need to continue that effort. we need to continue and as information into north korea increases, i think this information is going to have an affect on the leadership. in addition to you've mentioned some of the things i've talked specifically about radio and videos and this kind of thing getting in. one of the things that is also happening because of some economic improvements with china, there are increasing numbers of north koreans who travel to china. and you can't go to china, particular northeast china and see the vibrant chinese economy, the relative freedom particularly compared to what you see in north korea and not have an impact on the people who see that. and there are thousands of people who are going back and forth in china and doing it legally from north korea. so i think we continue. it is very hard in this day in age for any country including north korea to remain totally isolated from t

, north korea is more isolated than ever. in short, the days when north korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions, those days are over. our two nations are prepared to engage with north korea diplomatically and over time, build trust. as always and as president park has made clear, the burden is on pyongyang to take meaningful steps to abide by its commitments and obligations, particularly the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and we discussed that pyongyang should take notice of events in countries like burma. which as it reforms, is seeing more trade and investment and diplomatic ties with the world, including the united states and south korea. for our part, we'll continue to coordinate closely with south korea, and with japan. and i want to make clear the united states is fully prepared and capable of defending ourselves and our allies with the full range of capabilities available. including the deterrence provided by other conventional and nuclear forces. as i said in seoul last year, the commitment of th

chinese authorities are turning up the heat on leaders in north korea. the bank of china has cut off a key source of foreign currency. >>> toyota motor has stepped on the gas. thanks to the weaker yen and better sales. the automaker is generating profits it hasn't seen since 2008. >>> and some residents of northeastern japan have grown frustrated with the pace of recovery efforts. artists from tokyo have headed there to add a touch of color. >>> authorities in china are cutting off a key source of funding for their allies in north korea. the state-owned bank of china has closed the account of the reclusive nation's foreign exchange bank. the bank of china sent notification on tuesday to north korea's foreign trade bank. the institution has been a target of u.s. sanctions since march. it's accused of being involved in funding north korea's nuclear development program. 70% of the north's foreign trade is with china. the bank is believed to be doing business mainly with chinese firms. analysts say china is imposing financial sanctions on north korea to disc

>> i've been to north korea twice. >> rose: what is it about north korea? >> it's the hole grail of journalism. you can't get in, so everybody wants to get in. i grew up at the very end of the-week-old cold war so the rhetoric was very interesting. and i 21 eastern europe right after the wall came down, and i was smokd because they had cars and worse apartments but by and large they were very similar. people are just people. north korea is the last of this socialist/utopian cult of personality state. it's much like russian inspector paulin. it's fascinating but you can't get in, especially as a energyist. >> rose: we're much more organized than north korea. >> i did two harshly critical documentaries. when we were doing the shoot inside siberia. you've taken the train for four, five days. the producer who got into north korea we were talking and said the craziest thing about north korea is they hate the americans. they were the sort of imperialists, the pig dogs. they have the magic basketball. they love the chicago bulls. we thought that's just absurt-- it

now take north korea. it's a vicious dictator thip has -- dictatorship that no freedom of religion new york freedom of dissent. there's only poverty, despotism and no hope. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, last week a team from miralama high school in sacramento won the national sibes bowl for the third time since 2009. hosted by the u.s. department of energy, the science bowl was created to encourage state of the unions to enter science and math careers. mr. berah: i want to congratulate these talented, hardworking students from my home district. they are our country's next neration -- mr. bera: i want to congratulate these hardworking students. we need to encourage students in science and math. to the members of the team, you guys make us proud. coach ja

and south korean leaders agree to keep up their guard against provocations from north korea. >>> u.s. president barack obama and south korean president park geun-hye are presenting a united message and would not reward what they called bad behavior. leaders in pyongyang have failed to drive a wedge between the u.s. and south korea and the u.s. is prepared to defend itself and its allies and said the u.s. must take steps towards a korean peninsula that is nuclear free. >> we remain open to the prospect of north korea taking a peaceful path of de-nuclearization, abiding by international commitments. >> translator: north korea cannot survive if it sacrifices the happiness of its people by continuing nuclear development. the country will not be able to achieve prosperity without de-nuclearization. >> park said she's open to talks and ready to build trust. she said south korean and u.s. officials will work together to encourage north koreans to make what she called the right choice. >>> authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of ja

how did they take care of you in north korea? >> i wasn't mistreated physically, but my mental, like emotional status, was very unstable because you don't know tomorrow. i wasn't sure when i was going to go somewhere. >> so every day you thought, i could -- >> right. and they were discussing to move us, locate us to somewhere. i wasn't sure if it would be a labor camp or somewhere else. and worse than where i was detained. so i was just hoping that, please, do not relocate me anywhere else. if i leave this place, it will be home. that was my only hope. >> and now you're home. >> yes. >> with your daughter. and we hope kenneth will have the blessing of that, too. >> i hope so, too. >> euna, thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. >> for sharing your story. >>> and still "outfront," investigators are looking into a possible human trafficking ring being run out of washington, d.c. >>> and then should guns be marketed to kids younger than 10 years old? because guess what? they are. >>> what if you thought your mother died a

the workers have left the kaesong complex in north korea. the workers that stayed behind so they could negotiate wages the north demanded, they returned home on friday after $13 million in cash was brought in across the border. last month, 53,000 north korea workers left the complex as tensions between the two countries reached a high point. government officials in seoul decided to pull out the hundreds of south korean workers after the north refused to discuss a resumption of operations. authorities in pyongyang have restricted entry to kaesong several times in the past. but this is the first time all south koreans have left since joint operations began in 2004. >>> united nations staff in iraq say april was the deadliest month there in five years. sectarian tensions are behind much of the bloodshed. representatives of the u.n. assistant mission for iraq say 712 people died last month in acts of terrorism and violence. the highest level of casualties happened in baghdad. members of the sunni muslim minority have clashed almost daily with se

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he says as long as it is unresolved, it will be difficult to offer aide to north korea. the families have waited more than 30 years to see their loved ones, but no tangible progress has been made. his sister is one of the 17 nationals identified as abductees. their fate is unknown. >>> japanese police say north korean agents could have abducted many more people. they're investigating 860 missing persons cases and they say they can't rule out involvement by the north. >>> south korean lawmakers are planning on visiting tokyo to protest against what they see as an joet rage. they're angry because three japanese ministers went to a shrine honoring their war dead, including those convicted of war crimes. the visit is planned for tuesday. members of the south korean national assembly adopted a resolution on monday. it says the bhairs of the members of the jab japanese -- >> the south delegation plans to deliver a letter of protest to the finance minister. he heads an organization of japanese lawmakers interested in improving ties. members of the delegation hope their exchange

korea and the kind of bellicose rhetoric from north korea. do you worry that your brother's imprisonment will be used as a bargaining chip, that he becomes sort of a pawn in all this? >> well, you know, we can't not worry about that every time there's a headline about the strange and tense relationship between the two nations. you know, we just worry about my brother getting caught in between in just the political nature of this process. we just pray and ask for leaders of both nations to please see him as one man caught in between. and we just ask that he be allowed to come home. >> i remember how i had those feelings, anger and frustration and humiliation that i was going through. and when i heard verdict for 12 years i was just crushed. you can just imagine how you're separated from family. my daughter was 4. and back then i couldn't see her until she turned 16. and then sure that it must be really hard for him to be just separated from family and cannot have any communications, he's alone by himself, all the people -- probably interrogato

so if we consistently send that message to north korea, i feel that north korea will be left with no choice but to change. and instead of just hoping to sea north korea change, the international community must also consistently send that message with one voice to tell them and communicate to them that they have no choice but to change and to shape an environment where they are left with no choice but to make the strategic decision to change. and i think that's the effective and important way. >> translator: my question goes to president park. you just mentioned that north korea, in order to induce north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, what is most important is the concerted action of the international community. with regard to this, during your meeting with president obama today, i would like to ask what was said and the views that you shared. and with regard to this, what russia and china, the role that they're playing in terms of inducing north korea to abandon it nuclear weapons. how do you feel about that? my next question is to president obama regarding the young leader of

despite north korea's threat, there were no launches and u.s. officials now report the north has removed the weapons from a launch site. against that backdrop, president obama held a white house summit today with south korea's new president, park guen-hye followed by a joint news conference >> the days when north korea could create a crisis and illicit concessions, those days are over. our two nations are prepared to deal with north korea diplomatically but as president park has made clear, the burden is on pyongyang to take meaningful steps. >> ( translated ): we will be no means tolerate north korea's threats and provocations which have recently been escalating further and that such actions would only deepen north korea's isolation. >> suarez:. >> brown: park took office in february. she's the daughter of a man who took power in a military coup and ruled south korea in the 1960s' and '70s before being assassinated. the new president came to power seeking to improve relations with the north but her tone has changed we vents. in an interview wit

and i think what we are seeing between iran and north korea now indicates that north korea probably is iran's back door. iran's track two. to a acquiring nuclear weapons north korea north will produce initially either in the form of highly enriched uranium or more likely, and the very near future, nuclear warheads for north korea's nodong missiles at pyong yang. they have the full technology to do that right now, which when north korea does it will lead to this technology and possibly warheads themselves. habng to iran for iran's shi 3 missiles. a twin of the nodong. that is why these iranian missile, nuclear experts are now stationed in north korea. that is a big reason. so the middle east is simply not going to go away. and there is going to have to be a balance in terms of our military priorities between them. controversy. a question to steve, given his background in the army. korea,re proposals in including some proposals from i believe u.s. military officers there, not to separate the commands. but to preserve the cfc and perhaps have in terms of the top command position, to have

despite north korea's threat, there were no launches and u.s. officials now report the north has removed the weapons from a launch site. against that backdrop, president ama held ahite huseummit today with south korea's new president, park guen-hye followed by a joint news conference >> the days when north korea could create a crisis and illicit concessions, those days are over. our two nations are prepared to deal with north korea diplomatically but as president park has made clear, the burden is on pyongyang to take meaningful steps. >> ( translated ): we will be no means tolerate north korea's threats and provocations which have recently been escalati further and that such actions would only deepen north korea's isolation. >> suarez:. >> brown: park took office in february. she's the daughter of a man who took power in a military coup and ruled south korea in the 1960s' and '70s before being assassinated. the new president came to power seeking to improve relations with the north but her tone has changed we vents. in an interview with cbs new

north korea has not reacted at all. we've been watching north korea tv here in seoul. they haven't mentioned the case. looks like they're holding on to him as a bargaining chip. that very much fits in line with what they've done in the past. they've arrested u.s. citizens who have strayed into north korea and then asked for a high-profile u.s. politician to come in in the past. that's been bill clinton and jimmy carter who have come in and secured the release after, you know, having face-to-face talks with the north korean leader. this is a new era with a new leader, kim jong-un, an untested quantity in many ways. the interesting thing in the kenneth bae case, he was there officially conducting tours. he's been in and out many times. it wasn't like he strayed in without a visa. he was there with their permission. >> i'm going to talk to his sister about that. my next guest is not a dignitary, not a negotiator, she's the sister to kenneth. she's kenneth bae's younger sister. she's speaking out for the first time in this program. >> have you or any other members of your

korea after his first meetings with south korea's new president pack genuine hey. >> the day north korea can c create a crisis, those days are over. >> reporter: she tried to project a menacing image. >> translator: regarding north korea's bad behavior, we will make them pay. if north korea engages in provocations, the military will make them pay. and they should act accordingly. >> reporter: mr. obama quickly found himself on defense handling over another hot spot, syria, when a reporter pressed over failure to act over perceived violations over the red line of baassad would emboln other bad actors across the world. >> there could be conferences to do nothing. that's why we're not doing nothing. there is evidence there has been the use of chemical weapons inside of syria. i don't make decisions based on perceived and i can't organize international coalitions around perceived. we've tried that in the past, by the way and it didn't work out well. >> reporter: beyond that shot against former president bush's ecution of the iraq war, mr. obama cited the takedowns of osama bin laden and omar

of a nuclear north korea. the spread of these weapons into hands not restrained by the historical and political considerations of the major states augurs a world of devastation and human loss without precedent, even in our age of genocidal killings. a decade earlier when north korea was along the way to acquiring a nuclear weapon, kissinger said eliminating that nuclear program is overwhelmingly in the chinese interest. they do not want nuclear weapons on their borders. that was not the first nor the last time that kissinger made that assertion. inwas far from being alone that judgment. the wisdom among government officials and china scholars has long been that beijing approached north korea's nuclear program at least as much as we in the west do, because they said it is not in china plus interest. the problem is for more than two decades, china has had a different view of what is or what is not in their interest. north korean nukes have not been a matter of deep concern to beijing. in fact a strong case can b

the north hasn't responded to the south's proposal to hold talks. >>> north korea test fired missiles over the sea of japan on saturday and sunday. south korea commented on the north's action on sunday. >> translator: the north should end its provocation and accept talks with the south. >> unification ministry said a government task force will visit the head offices of companies from the south that had operations at the kaesong complex. they want to understand how much companies have suffered and expand measures to help them out. >>> prime minister shinzo abe has reiterated his determination to resolve the abduction of citizens by north korea. his stance is to resolve both the abductions issue and the north's nuclear program in a comprehensive manner in line with the 2002 declaration. >> translator: resolving the abduction issue means returning all abducted japanese nationals from north korea, finding out what really happened to them and for the north to hand over the perpetrators of the abductions. my administration will hold negotiations with north korea to achieve that goal with a

the solidarity with regard to north korea is resolute. and the fta free trade agreement makes us more economically dependent and the interconnected than ever before. the -- [inaudible] goes beyond the bilateral. it is regional and global. it seems to me wants to see korea continue to peace and prosperity throughout the korean peninsula, neats -- northeast asia and beyond. today's panelists have much insight on challenges and opportunities that korea faces ahead. not only with the -- in the years, but also parks region regional and global vision. north korea, the subject of the panel necessarily looms large in this discussion. i'm confident that -- [inaudible] will be able to show different perspective on the -- [inaudible] and vision for the future including possible resolution with north korea in question. it is a pleasure to be here today and welcome you to what promises to be an engaraging forum. thank you. [applause] if i may ask our panelists to take their seats. >> while they are being seated. i would like to add one more thing, we

authorities in china appear to be taking their own measure against allies in north korea. the bank of japan is the biggest foreign exchange bank and closed the account of its north korean equivalent. >>> reuters news agency says the state owned chinese bank notified north korea's foreign trade bank it was stopping all transactions. u.s. officials hit the north korean bank with sanctions in march banning any exchanges with u.s. firms or individuals and accused the bank of helping finance pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. officials said the bank of china gave no reason why they were closing the north korean account and state run media have not reported on the story. >>> syrian rebels have detained four united nations peacekeepers in the golan heights. the took them hostage in march. a group has taken responsibility. the same group seized 21 filipino peacekeepers two months ago in this border area between syria and israel. they released them three days later. japanese and croatian leaders have pulled out their pace keepers over the last few months over concerns for their s

can you relate to this man, held, what was it like being held captive in north korea? >> well, it was the most terrifying time of my life. he's been there previously on a number of occasions, but one moment his family believes that she doing his job and the next moment, there is no contact with him, and they don't know if they will, you know, see him ever again. he is isolated in the most isolated country in the world. with very -- almost no contact with anybody. i believe he's been able to have contact with the swedish visitf and meant to be consular in nature. ask about his well-being, but very little else said. i'm sure he feels extremely helpless. >> by the way, you said five years, it was five months before former president clinton went over there. how do you get through those days? did you have contact with your family? i talked to kenneth bayh's sister. how do you get through those moments where wsh wsh -- i spent three days in lock-up in iran. it was the scariest days of my life. i can't imagine being in prison in north korea. >> fortunately, we were treated hu

north korea did keep up its threats. the north has withdrawn two mobile ballistic missiles from the site. live coverage coming up. >>> following a remarkable story unfolding now in ohio. three, young women missing for years found alive in a house in cleveland. amanda berry disappeared in 2003. gina dejesus vanished in 2004. michele knight missing since 2002. police rescued them, and arrested the owner of the house ariel castro and his brothers pedro and o'neal. brand-new mugshots, take a look, just released of the suspect. they're just coming in to cnn. that's ariel castro right there. dramatic developments all came after a neighbor heard amanda berry screaming for help. and now authorities are trying to piece together the details of how the young women were abducted and held for all those years. gina dejesus was 20 years old when she disappeared april of 2004, nine years ago. but her aunt says in all of that time, gina's mother never gave up hope. sandra ruiz says her sister's faith gave the rest of the family strength.

the officials of north korea demanded the drill be scrapped. south korean defense ministry spokesperson said the drill will continue as long as the south korea u.s. combined forces exists. they plan to stay on alert and he noted that a u.s. aircraft carrier will come to south korea to take part in this year's exercise. analysts say leaders in seoul are using the threat of force to contain north korea's provocations. >>> spokespersons for north korea's national defense commission said that the kaesong complex is on the brink of complete closure. workers from both north and south korea have been pulled out. the spokesperson said that the cancellation of the drill is a condition for resuming operations. >>> rebel forces in syria are facing allegations they've used chemical weapons in the country's civil war. a leading united nations investigator says opposition fighters have likely used sarin. it is banned under international law. carla deponte made the comment. her team took testimony from victims and medical staff. she said the evidence indicate

a man who was then north korea, he had been there previously on a number of occasions. one moment his family believes he is doing his job and the next moment they have no contact with him and they don't know if they will see and never again. he is isolated in the most isolated country in the world with almost no contact with anybody. i believe he has been able to have contact with the british ambassador. extremely brief. they are of a consular nature and. the ambassador will last about his health but there is very little help, i am sure he feels helpless. >> your help for five months before former president clinton went over there. how'd you get through those days? did you have contact with your family? i talked to his sister, only one phone call and all of this time. just happened a couple of days ago. how'd you get through those moments where i spent three days in lock up and it was the scariest three days of my life. i cannot imagine being in prison and north korea for five months. >> we retreated humanely and our conditions were decent. that was after a violent beat

despite north korea's threat, there were no launches and u.s. officials now report the north has removed the weapons from a launch site. against that backdrop, president obama held a white house summit today with south korea's new president, park guen-hye followed by a joint news conference >> the days when north korea could create a crisis and illicit concessions, those days are over. our two nations are prepared to deal with north korea diplomatically but as president park has made clear, the burden is on pyongyang to take meaningful steps. >> ( translated ): we will be no means tolerate north korea's threats and povocations which have recent been escalating further and that such actions would only deepen north korea's isolation. >> suarez:. >> brown: park took office in february. she's the daughter of a man who took power in a military coup and ruled south korea in the 1960s' and '70s before being assassinated. the new president came to power seeking to improve relations with the north but her tone has changed we vents. in an interview with c

between north korea and the west, williams and reports. >> tried and convicted according to north korea state media and sentenced to 15 years hard labor. >> this is where he was arrested, traveling as part of a tour group in a special economic zone on the border with china. much less is known about the prison camps run by the north korean state. human rights organizations say they are part of an extensive population ofhe 200,000 people of starvation, torture, and execution. not the first american to enter or exit the prison system. freed afterhey were former president bill clinton pleaded their case. >> when we walked through the doors, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> having a former president negotiating your release is not that unusual. a year after they were freed, jimmy carter in jersey. they say it might be politically motivated. offered to talk if north korea agrees to give up the nuclear weapons. the might see at the latest prisoner as a way to start talking with no conditions attached. >> the last bargaining chip between north korea and america. the obama ad

well, the united states has no diplomatic representation inside north korea. instead, swedish diplomats acting on their behalf visited bae in jail on friday. it's still not known when or if kenneth bae will be set free. wolf. >> dan rivers, thanks very much. we'll see what happens to kenneth bae. if you think airline fees are already out of control, wait until you hear our next story. one airline is planning to punish customers who don't use its website to book their ticket. we're going to explain what's going on. join us at projectluna.com even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helicopter ma'am. [ male announcer ] get it done [ chirp ] with the ultra-rugged kyocera torque, only from sprint direct connect. buy one get four free for your business. only from sprint direct connect. c ok, well, remember last week when you hit vinny in the head with a shovel? [chuckling] i do not recall that. of course not.

and north korea. there's speculation this is p'yongyang trying to encourage engagement with the united states. his initial offense as far as the north koreans are concerned happened before this round of difficulty on the peninsula on november 3. >> afghanistan border police says one of its officers was killed and two others wounded in an exchange of fire with pakistani troops. the gunbattle happened between the two countries on the border in the north of pakistan. two pakistani soldiers were wounded. afghanistan says that pakistan started the fight over two gates built on its territory. and in the prisoner has died after an attack in custody in pakistan. sarabjit singh has died after he was beaten by inmates in a lahore jail. he was sentenced to 16 years ago, of spying and being involved in bomb attacks. now to our india correspondent. >> this is a hospital where sarabjit singh was treated and eventually died on thursday. he had been on a ventilator several days after he was attacked last friday by tw

korea to feed north korean orphans. he is charged with what the north koreans call hostile acts but according to experts. this is, in essence, just another round of the seemingly endless negotiation game the north koreans are so adept at playing. listen. >> north korea is kind of in this position where they do this cyclically and hold people hostage because it gives them leverage. even though we are not trading away things in negotiation. starting with north korea with them having given the world a favor already with them releasing somebody on humanitarian grounds. >> bottom line, this seems to be just another way of north korea world's attention and possibly getting another high profile american visitors, shep. >> shepard: you know, it's like a bad movie playing on a loop, jonathan. >> yeah, it really is just go back to 2009. remember when the journalist laura ling and euna lee were taken? former president clinton was insphrum mental in getting their release after they were sentenced to 12 years hard labor, 2010 former

from from being out of business over the internet what about sanctions sanctions countries like iran north korea how are you trying to do your writing european money if you think to fight more and he's not participate in the cottage because because all these companies in new york to say that he then i mean are police ok go ahead. ok ok so i'm here in order to have a good conversation you gotta let me speak ok go ahead and the point of this is that you said that a lot of the countries are not allowing there's a lot of people can't participate i mean during the time we're financial crisis you're spot on there's a financial crisis there's a lot of people who are questioning the validity of anything these days to implement something over the computer something some new currency and you think that all of us that this is going to take off that's a pipe dream that is just not going to happen even though some of these things you're saying bob might be true there might be elements of it that are not true ok just talking gentlemen we have a lot of my rehab is not there yet we have live third gas tod

that officials will try to resume direct talks with north korea. they were suspended in november. >>> south korea has unveiled its first home grown military helicopters. the president says it is time to show pyongyang her nation is serious about defense. it took the south over is billion to develop the helicopters. the cockpit has four screens for navigation and external views. infrared radar lets the crew carry out operations in extreme weather or in mountainous areas. and the chopper can stay airborne for two and a half hours with nine fully equipped soldiers. >>> the south korean president park geun-hye explained the importance of the project. >> translator: north korea is continuing threats of prove provocatio provocations. it is high time for our country to establish a firm defense posture. >> the south plans to deploy 200 of the helicopters in the next ten years. >>> a u.n. committee says the japanese government should work to prevent hate speech against so-called comfort women. many of the women were forced to work in military brothels durin

the officials of north korea demanded the drill be scrapped. south korean defense ministry spokesperson said the drill will continue as long as the south korea u.s. combined forces exists. they plan to stay on alert. and he noted that a u.s. aircraft carrier will come to south korea to take part in this year's exercise. analysts say leaders in seoul are using the threat of force to contain north korea's provocations. >>> spokespersons for north korea's national defense commission said that the kaesong complex is on the brink of complete closure. workers from both north and south korea have been pulled out. the spokesperson said that the cancellation of the drill is a condition for resuming operations. >>> rebel forces in syria are facing allegations they've used chemical weapons in the country's civil war. a leading united nations investigator says opposition fighters have likely used sarin. it is banned under international law. carla deponte made the comment. her team took testimony from victims and medical staff. she said the evidence indicat

but in the post-world war ii world, it's only korea that had this practice. >> cooper: north korea denies it has any political prisons, but refuses to allow outside observers to inspect camp 14 and other sites. there's no way to verify all the details of shin's story. do you believe his story? >> hawk: oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of... of other prisoners in every respect. >> cooper: 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 accidentally 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? >> shin: i'm sure they did. >> cooper: how did they torture you? >> shin: they hung me by the ankles. and they to

[inaudible] we are facing the reporting from north korea. now, fast forward, what if north korea, we don't have, we have, we consider power our military force. what is north korea -- what i mean is we want to have confidence about our power. but we understand transition happen. can we have this kind of confidence? no. we don't have tertiary confidence another point, i would like to get, or i would like to insist the transition should be -- we need more time to prepare. the transition should be delayed. the third one is, you know, northeastern asia. yes, i know very well that was not as much work as you assistant. there's no context. anyways, as they present their comments, i would like to have such cooperative system in east asia. with all these problems i would like to ask about these problems to mr. gordon, mr. flake and mr. camp. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much your we've had a very comprehensive commentary on, not only president park's visit lastly, but also a whirlwind history lesson from dean goodman as well as some great

china is reevaluating their relationship with north korea. >>> rescuers in the state of oklahoma have been working through the night clearing debris and looking for survivors. a giant tornado levelled homes and schools. at least 51 people are dead, including 20 children. the twister swept through a suburb of oklahoma city. wind speeds are estimated to have reached 300 kilometers per hour. >> i felt something, and it was raining on me and all of that. >> it ripped open the door, and it just was just glass and debris that started slamming on us. we thought we were dead to be honest. >> officials at the oklahoma medical examiners office says they expect another 40 bodies. more than 100 people have been treated for injuries, many of them are children. u.s. president barack obama called the oklahoma governor to pledge support. nhk world john ellis is now in the hardest hit area of moore. tell us the situation at this time. >> reporter: fran tick search and rescue operations are still under way in the town. i'm here in the parking lot of a hardware store. this is the main staging area for t