with north korea? there have been talks in the past and they have grown down, and throats don't work. and now south korea has offered in food aid. which is a small amount, but given how poor north korea is, will that help? >> i think that it will help the north korea people, but only if it's monitored. the problem in the past, the rice given to the north korea regime, and then it ends up in the army's hands, and it doesn't do the people of north korea any good. it's important that the stuff be monitored. and if we can monitor it, we can undermine the regime. then the north korea people know that the rest of the world cares, and the north korea officials who are supposed to be minding the aid workers, they go out and see how bad conditions are in their own country. they insist on monitoring, and the u.n. has been bad on monitoring as well. >> we could conceivably undermine the regime, the family reconciliation program, which had been suspended by north korea, and now it's restarting. i assume you think

unlike the iranian president, north korea is flexible regarding their program. kim jong-un is not ready for the agreed upon commitments toward the international community. they hope to be recognized as a defacto nuclear weapon state by the united states. the national security adviser told reporters that north korea developed nuclear arms and conducted tests. simply pyongyang demonstrated through actions that it has made to give up its nuclear weapons program. members of the sixth-party process are more than justified in asking north korea to demonstrate its seriousness about denuclearization. the international community appreciates china's earth to resume multilateral talks. lastly, my observation is that the time for the new six-party talks is not right. and that international community will never recognize north korea as a nuclear weapons state. >> all right, thank you very much there, dr. kim. >> a people tested by politics and industry. inno va tors who captured audiences everywhere. these are the faces of south korea. nhk world updates you on what's happeni

north korea is notoriously secretive and tightly controlled. something i've seen firsthand. >> what did i tell you? don't go here and there. >> reporter: but rodman seemed to have bonded with kim jong-un. >> to show people around the world that we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: diplomacy by superstar? in the past americans trapped in north korea have been freed by the likes of bill clinton and jimmy carter. now rodman? he says no. >> my main plan is not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshal and of the country of north korea. >> reporter: still bae's son jonathan tells abc news he still has hope. north korea is a crazy place and anything is possible, he says, even dennis rodman rescuing my father. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >>> and next right here on "world news," we tackle the fastest growing consumer complaint in america. >> excuse me, you have my car! >> the traps they set to get your money. we have real answers tonight. >>> and the treasure of a lifetime, the family that stumbled onto a

north korea was viewed as a model of socialist states. it can be this fantasy wide a lot of korean families in japan, for example, decided to come to north korea because they thought is the land of opportunity. so there is hard evidence that the north koreans were actually economically ahead of the south until the mid-1960s. >> i have a second question. you also talk about the recent survey of south korean teenagers, where they said they really didn't care about reunification. to what extent do you think attitudes of that generation might change as they get older? >> you mean how the younger generation might later think about unification? >> yes, as they get older. >> the younger generation or interest in reunification cover which means they continue the korean peninsula. i don't think there is the well anymore of the south korean people to sacrifice for unification. >> okay, thanks. >> thanks. >> thank you. as you know, south korea has a one-man precedent for the first time in its history and of course she has a legacy and that her fathe

still, analysts say north korea's intentions are unclear. earlier this year, it was issuing threats of a nuclear attack. and reports that it may have resumed nuclear activities have the given cause for concern. michio kojima, nhk world. >>> a verdict in the case of deposed chinese communist bo xilai is expected on sunday. prosecutors accuse him of corruption and abuse of power and have demanded he be handed a tough sentence. but the former political heavyweight denies all charges. bo is the former party chief of chongqing city. he is accused of accepting $3.5 million in bribes, embezzling public funds and blocking an investigation into the murder of a british businessman by his wife. the case against bo is china's biggest political scandal in decades. the court took the unprecedented step last month of uploading partial transcripts from the trial on the chinese social network website sina weibo. but bo has strong support of some. >> ab income gap provided people. disputed seas strain relations with its neighbors. on newsline. >>> japanese re

. >>> new concerns about north korea. sources tell nhk the country has tested a ballistic missile engine. >>> the company in charge at fukushima daiichi says it's safely disposed of rainwater that built up at the nuclear plant during the severe tropical storm. >>> and as tensions between their governments persist, many japanese are staying away from china, but more chinese are choosing to come to japan. >>> diplomatic sources have told nhk that north korea has tested an engine for a new intercontinental ballistic missile. they say the test happened last month at a launch site in the country's northwest. the sources say the engine tested could be used in this type of missile, which was recently on display at a military parade. similar tests were carried out at the same launch site in february. this comes amid suspicion that pyongyang has restarted a nuclear reactor capable of making weapons grade plutonium. north korean leaders in the meantime have been calling for international dialogue. officials are expected to attend t

foreign reporting is highly restricted in north korea. nhk world was allowed to visit late august to early september. as our correspondent reports, although wealth seems to be reaching parts of the capital, it's a different scene once you go outside. >> reporter: this is becing an increasingly popular way to get around. just a few years ago the number of taxis far and few between. this driver tells me they're now on the rise. >>translator: our supreme leader says he wants to increase the number of taxis to 1,000. there are already more than 500 on the streets. >> a 6 kilometer wide costs $3. it may not sound expensive but for the average citizens here, it's one tenth of their monthly wage. tas are still very much reserved for the rich. the government says more and more people are becoming upper class. this residential area is covered with high-rise buildings where the rich can afford to live. many more towers are currently under construction. >> reporter: the city plans to build enough condominiums to how has 100,000 citizens. people have

the following april, north korea pulled out of the process. it said never to return after its failed rocket launch was met with u.n. sanctions. nonetheless, two senior north korean figures are in beijing to attend this informal version sponsored by china's foreign ministry. >> if they can send some signals and some willingness on this seminar, i think that will be a positive message to the united states. so if we can do that, i think there will be so-called concrete results on this. >> reporter: in march this year, north korea declared it will pursue twin goals. economic development and its nuclear program. it said any talk of denucle denuclearization the core purpose was off the tail. it was commented by satellite images released last week suggesting the plutonium reactor was restarting. for south korea and the u.s. that position has to change before six-party talks can resume. >> translator: holding six-party talks here early is not that important. what's important is the possibility of changing north korea's intent on the nuclear program an

this is the north eastern part of north korea. afterworld war 2, about 1,600 died of illness or hunger. they said they found remains of japanese victims. >> i found many human bones here. >> they said they gathered bones that have been unearthed and buried them. but the majority of the remains are still abandoned and lay in these fields. this is the head of north korea's team of investigators. they told nhk he was a resident in japan and moved ba being to his home country about 40 years ago. he found the documents were in the whereabouts of the remains in 2008 and his experiences in japan allowed him to launch the study to find the remains. the team visited the north eastern town. it's a remote village, but 900 kilometers north of the capital of pyongyang. >> a witness could said there is a depressed area here and that's where remains are buried. >> a flood in the 1960s washed away many hill sides and unearthed human remains and we didn't know who they were. >> do you think we can dig up remains even now? >> sure. >> 600 japanese

he expressed strong resentment over north korea's nuclear program. he also condemned the country's stance on the unsettled issue of the north abductions of japanese citizens. >> translator: north korea's nuclear and missile development cannot be condoned. japan also maintains serious concerns with regard to other weapons of mass destruction that north korea is likely to possess. we demand that north korea return every japanese national it abducted without exception. while in office, i am determined to resolve this issue completely. >> reporter: abe also devoted a lot of time to showing his commitment to empowering women. he said women's participation in society is crucial to ensure economic growth. he has drawn criticism for a speech he gave in new york and highlights the larger scale of chinese defense spending and denied being a right wing militaryist. he contrasted that with defense spending in japan. >> my government has increased its defense budget only by 0.8%. so call they if you want, a right-wing militaryist. >> chinese foreign ministry spok

of the country and north korea. to show people, around the world, you know we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: rodman's visit comes days after pyongyang denied a visit by a u.s. envoy who planned to secure the release of kenneth bay jailed since november. rodman denies speculation he is on the five-day trip working to bring bay back home. >> no. >> another head scratcher. rodman said this trip is sponsored by the company that sent him to the vatican during the conclave to ride around in a replica of the popemobile. john, diana. >> thank you. big jolt for people across japan a strong earthquake shook tokyo. centered way offshore. nearly 400 miles south of the capital. the 6.5 magnitude quake, swayed buildings, forced trains to be halted. no reports of injury or damage. also in japan, we're learning that radiation readings have spiked 20%, at the fukushima plant. hitting the highest level over the weekend. radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean. the japanese government is go

but north korea abruptly withdrew its workers in april amid rising tensions with seoul. north korea relaxed the stance over the summer leading to a basic agreement in august to reopen the site. south korean workers say they can feel a difference in the way they interact with their colleagues from the north. >> translator: they've completely changed their attitude. they are very eager to work and they welcomed us warmly. >> reporter: many people in south korea hope the resumption of joint operations at the site will lead to better relations between seoul and pyongyang. anna jung, nhk world, south korea. >>> senior north korean officials are in beijing to attend a symposium on pyongyang's nuclear program analysts say north korea is indicating its eagerness to restart multilateral talks on nuclear issues. north korea sent the top diplomat, and the chief negotiator to the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. the negotiations are chaired by china. they have been stalled for almost five years. the united states, japan and south korea say they won't be sending their

north korea has ex with u.s. and russia talks. following the money to north korea, and it is a dangerous connection with the crisis and syria. our franchise owners some reveal how to keep them happy. and who made "money" today. investment stores. stay tuned and find that two ys. even when they say it is not, it is always about "money." ♪ melissa: as the wk wraps up, the tide could be turning the deadly conflict in syria. we start in geneva. the secretary of state meeting with the russian foreign minister for the second day of peace talks working toward a potential treaty that could finally give some peace to war-torn syria. fox news is live where the negotiations are taking place. what is the latest? >> good evening. we are traveling whistle and and they say that after two days of talks their is a real opporunity to move forward toward the dismantling of the syrian chemical weapons arsenal. earlier the secretary of state and russian foreign minister met jointly the u.n. and arab league envoy on this serious civil war. after word

how likely is that north korea will care? >> well it's an allie for some time it works very closely what the u.s. will do and how far it will push its wish the to punish syria for what it sees as using the chemical attacks. turkey stopped a ship going from north korea to syria which had military hardware on board and also marked. so certainly north korea has been aiding and abetting syria with its current military operations there. so it's watching very closely one would suspect in the direction that the u.s. takes against the syrian regime. >> now, craig, south korea's neighbors china think very differently. if the u.s. doesn't do anything the, how much will it tharpl america's credibility in asia? >> reporter: well, some would say that it wouldn't harm america's credibility yet. china wants a political solution swards the foreign minister walked out of the u.s. security council last week saying that a political solution was the only way forward and that in fact an attack would conflict with the kphart ter and that can be th

"outfront," gordon chang expert on north korea, author of "nuclear showdown north korea takes on the world." obviously, gordon, it's hard to cover this without smiling, but it is a deadly serious subject. second time this year that dennis rodman has gone to north korea to visit his, quote-unquote, friend kim jong-un, how does this guy keep getting access to one of the most brutal dictators in the world? >> because the north korean regime is using rodman for its purposes. we got to remember the first time he went there was the end of february and people thought that because of the visit that north korea would turn a new leaf. but as soon as he left, the north koreans embarked on this series of provocations and they had planned that. and now, you know, we've had a couple of months of charm offensive, you know, until last friday when north -- when our north korean envoy was denied permission to go there, now rodman shows up. this is part of a plan. we don't know what the plan is, but we know it's part of a plan. >> now, rodman told reuters he's not going to discuss the american kenneth

not a peace treaty, north and south korea remains at war. the united states remains at wore, china remains at war and this is a dangerous trip wire place precisely because north korea is isolated, it is weak, it is poor, and it's under heavy pressure. >> this reopening, albeit on a trial basis is an initial step. it's given thousands of people on both sides of the border cause for hope. still to come - rhawandans go to the polls with the ruling party dominating the assembly. flash floods and landslides - mexico gets ready for more bad weather on both coasts. >> welcome back. top stories on al jazeera. up to 300 families are trapped in the southern philippine city of zamboagna. fighting between government troops and muslim separatists has entered its eighth day. rebel fighters will not surrender to armed forces and are ready to die. >> a u.n. report into an alleged attack in syria will beunveiled monday. >> more than 1400 died. america and allies say forces for bashar al-assad were responsible. >> the "costa cordia" is being pulled upright an

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they need to see north korea is serious about stopping the nuclear program. i'm not sure if they come up with a period of time where they don't see action, but that's the baseline for nose nations, japan, united states and south korea before they come back to the tables and they don't see any progress in north korea's nuclear program. >> scott, thank you, live from the beijing, the chinese capital. >>> almost half a million birds are to be killed in nepal to contain a bird flu outbreak, but the move is being criticized by poultry farmers who face huge losses. we have more from the capital, katmandu. >> reporter: this used to be a bustling poultry farm, but last month's 4,000 chickens got culled to stop the spread of the bird flu virus. >> translator: i have not come back up here since the cull. it makes me very sad. they were such beautiful birds. >> reporter: he lost $20,000, most of which he owes to the bank. without his chickens he can't even pay the interest anymore, and he's one of the thousands of farmers facing this problem. when the first cases of the

hello, i am from a group and north korea. in the case of financial sanctions and north korea, there have been some humanitarian consequences with difficulties that we might've been able to see in the country. the agencies have had difficulties getting money into the country to pay the bills. is it possible for the treasury department or the u.s. government to create channels for humanitarian aid for these cases without disrupting the ecosystem and wants to shape in accordance with national interests? >> that's a great question. it is certainly a challenge. i think sort of the maximum use of this isolation. it can do some damage. we have seen it's not just an example you have given, but in remittance operations, terrible contributions. that is always a balance and challenge. there is a former counsel to can tell you how the treasury department actually issues regulations and licenses to allow for those kinds of humanitarian exemptions. one of the interesting things that you have seen the treasury do, and this goes to a more po

korea. >> reporter: rodman will be in north korea for about five days. he's due back in the united states next monday. shep. >> so north korea allowed him in but last week uninvited our official u.s. envoy. >> reporter: yeah, and the north says they rescinded that invitation because the united states was involved in military exercises with south korea and the north is accusing the united states of showing off its capability to use nuclear weapons. now, experts say that does not mean negotiations over kenneth bae are done, but it means the north wants to use bae as a bargaining chip. >> north korea wants a lot of things. of course, they want assistance but they also want better relations with the united states because they want us to recognize north korea has a north korean nuclear state and that's the last thing washington will do at this point. >> reporter: chang adds it's possible dennis rodman could actually help bring home kenneth bae but said it's more likely the north would like a higher profile person like bill clinton or jimmy carter. >> trace, s

will, he is not in north korea for diplomacy. is he just saying he is working on a strategy to fix the situation? our alleged president has failed. >> that's safe to assume. he is also there to defend his own basketball league. i think that sounds fun. itit is fun for us. we get to make fun of the north koreans. they will probably be executed. joe, your comedy album is very popular in north korea because they are forced to buy it. because you are not forced to buy it anywhere else nobody buys the comedy album. except for this new album you will die. the thing that is bothering me is he goes out of his way to talk about the bad things. the starvation, i don't want to make joe derosa look bad. >> i do think there is some validity to this crazy theory that he might actually bring us together a little bit or at least lower some of the animosity or whatever. i think that's kind of why. him kind of saying i will turn a blind eye to the creepy stuff you do that we hate if you do the same for us even though they are way more wrong than w

investigators say systematic and gross human rights violations are taking place in north korea. the members of a commission of inquiry gave their interim report to the u.n. human rights council in geneva. they conducted interviews last month with families of japanese and south koreans abducted by north korea. they also heard statements by defectors. michael kirby heads the commission, he said he was deeply moved from a message by the japanese inductee relatives. they said kim must know family ties are precious. kirby also introduced a testimony by a defector who was sent to a labor camp. >> the individual testimonies emerging from the public hearings of which these are just instances, do not represent isolated cases. they are representative of large scale patents that may constitute systematic and gross violations of human rights. >> but the north korean delegates rejected the report. >> my delegation rejects the order update by the commission of inquiry on the human rights investigation in the republic of korea. the order update is another copy of faked materials under the situ

know that north korea has a nuclear capability as well. should we be concerned about north korea providing other kinds of weapons of mass destruction? >> well, rete actor that the israeli -- well, the reactor that the israelis destroyed in the syrian desert was of north korean design. and there are reports -- unconfirmed, but there are reports that north korean technicians were killed in that raid as well. we know the north koreans have been selling not only wmd, but they have been selling missiles to syria, the delivery systems for them. so north korea and syria's relationship has really been very, very tight. we also know that the chinese have been involved in north korea's sales to syria. these are important questions we need to start asking. not only at the security council, but publicly. >> speebing of the security council north korea has been banned since the testing of nuclear weapons from trading in weaponry. what is the affect of the ban? >> that ban really has not been in force. we saw it with the stoping by the panomanians with

"outfront," gordon chang expert on north korea, author of "nuclear showdown north korea takes on the world." obviously, gordon, it's hard to cover this without smiling, but it is a deadly serious subject. second time this year that dennis rodman has gone to north korea to visit his, quote-unquote, friend kim jong-un, how does this guy keep getting access to one of the most brutal dictators in the world? >> because the north korean regime is using rodman for its purposes. we got to remember the first time he went there was the end of february and people thought that because of the visit that north korea would turn a new leaf. but as soon as he left, the north koreans embarked on this series of provocations and they had planned that. and now, you know, we've had a couple of months of charm offensive, you know, until last friday when north -- when our north korean envoy was denied permission to go there, now rodman shows up. this is part of a plan. we don't know what the plan is, but we know it's part of a plan. >> now, rodman told reuters he's not going to discuss the american ben eth

this man is the head of north korea's team of investigators. he told nhk he was a north korean resident in japan but moved back to his home country after 40 years ago. he found the documents indicated the whereabouts of japanese remains in 2008, and his experiences in japan urged him to study to find the remains. the team visited the northeastern town. it's a remote village about 900 kilometers northeast of the capital pyongyang. >> translator: a witness account says there's a depressed area here and that's where remains are buried. >> translator: a flood in the 1960s washed away many hillsides and unearthed a lot of human remains, but we didn't know whose they were. >> translator: do you think we can dig up remains even now? >> translator: sure. >> reporter: 600 japanese soldiers are confirmed to have died and are buried in this area. they have also confirmed, by cross-checking japanese documents, that 3,300 japanese were possibly buried on the left-hand side of this railroad tra track. he has proposed finding all those remains, consolidating

north korea has ex with u.s. and russia talks. following the money to north korea, and it is a dangerous connection with the crisis and syria. our franchise owners some reveal how to keep them happy. and who made "money" today. investment stores. stay tuned and find that two ways. even when they say it is not, it is always about "money." ♪ melissa: as the week wraps up, the tide could be turning the deadly conflict in syria. we start in geneva. the secretary of state meeting with the russian foreign minister for the second day of peace talks working toward a potential treaty that could finally give some peace to war-torn syria. fox news is live where the negotiations are taking place. what is the latest? >> good evening. we are traveling whistle and and they say that after two days of talks their is a real opporunity to move forward toward the dismantling of the syrian chemical weapons arsenal. earlier the secretary of state and russian foreign minister met jointly the u.n. and arab league envoy on this serious civil war. after

hagel, for bringing up the issue of north korea in you're opening statements. secretary kerry for your bringing it up. how many of us have been the to the line? where we see thousands of our troops standing there, just a stone's throw away from north korea. we need to think about it. maybe because i'm from california, i tend to look at asia, but this is very serious. we have seen that danger up close when we go to that line. now, since i came to the senate i voted against the iraq war, but i did vote for the use of force against osama bin laden. i voted to support air strikes against serbia, but i vocally opposed the military surge in afghanistan. so i approach this very issue in the same way i approach those, with a very heavy heart and a very independent mind. i have heard some of my colleagues compare president obama's position on syria to the decision to invade iraq. in 2003, and and i thank secretary kerrying this because i believe it's a totally false comparison. in iraq the bush administration prepared to invade and occupy a country which well over 100,0

and it would make our life very, very difficult with respect to north korea and iran. there's no question in my mind that those countries are watch ing what we are doing now with great interest. that's why even the quality of this debate and the nature of this debate are very important. >> thank you. senator corker. >> thank you, mr. chairman. again, thank you for your testimony. i want to first thank you for bringing this to congress. i think our foreign policy through the years has been far too focused on the administration. i don't think congress has played the role that it should play in foreign policy. i want to thank you for bringing it here and giving us the opportunity to have this debate in advance. i want to focus a little bit on our strategy with the vetted opposition. i don't know how anybody -- as a matter of fact, i know of no one who's been to the area and spent time with opposition that isn't incredibly dismayed at the lack of progress that is occurring there. i know there's a lot of capacity that has to be built. i know there are interagency discussion

to lose, outside of north korea, if there's any kind of conflict on the peninsula. that's because there will be a flood of refugees coming here, and because china has been north korea's strongest ally for so long. it's a very important issue, and we need to note that china has become a little bit concerned over the last several months with north korea's behavior. they had that very large nuclear test back in march, and that prompted stronger united nations sanctions, and that kicked it up again, and what we're seeing is an effort by north korea and china to kind of restart the talks again. what's going on today, and in the building behind me, that's where the began. trying to get it back to the table. but north korea, going into the meeting today, said they don't want any preconditions for the talks to start. and that's something that will not sit well with the united nations. they need to see progress, and denukization before they will come back to the table. >> so is there any progress, either in north korea or other countries? >> there is progress because of the

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in a post-9/11 the way we applied it against north korea what we did was to focus on north korea's illicit financial activity. "the sopranos" state which steals in drug trafficking and money laundering counterfeiting 100-dollar bills is engaged in illicit activity that is bad for business so we focused very much on that element of the north korea portfolio. the problem though angela there is a divergence or juxtaposition between the interest of the diplomats. make a deal and to have chips on the table to trade and this kind of pressure which is basically about cleansing and protecting the international financial system and what you had in the north korean example was our public tea to actually isolate the north koreans in a way that they hadn't felt before. they told a senior white house negotiator in private you finally found a way of hurting us because we have isolated them from the banking system with one domestic regulatory act. the problem was it works too well and it got in the way of the six-party talks. the diplomats wanted to unwind it and that proved very difficult because what w

south korea, north korea had developed a way that they have. sorry if i am paraphrasing. >> guest: the north koreans adopted a stalinist system that basically looked at economics differently than the south. the south adopted an economic expert system. >> host: technically. >> guest: yes. north and south korea or the united states. >> host: why the 38 per low? >> guest: very interesting question. right after the second world war stalin was descending south. and truman was married that the troops would overcome. so the americans looked at where the red army could stop. the future of the u.s. army. under kennedy and johnson, national geographic map and saw that the 38 parallel was just north of seoul. so they ask, will you stop? and they did not think that he would. but he did. he did stop. so a completely arbitrary decision on the behalf of two american officials who decided that the 38 parallel would be the place where they would divide with the understanding, of course, that later on they would come together. >> host: brothers of war is the nam

i don't know if actually north korea is doing that. but now we know why -- >> they have scientists making it. >> now we know why dennis rodman is so happy and going over there all the time. >> not hungry, they are like whatever, and they are addicted so it's like making zombies, robots. >> scientists are making this stuff, and they apparently dedicated a lot of scientists doing it, a very high quality methamphetamine, and methamphetamine, give you an example. methamphetamine, they call it a poor man's cocaine. a gram of methamphetamine will last you three days. a gram of cocaine lasted me about three minutes, but the -- it is a very, very dangerous drug. >> and it's not that difficult to make, and that's why people are manufacturing, children getting killed because it's very explosive. >> one more thing is up next. >>> time now for "one more thing" and because she's been so well behaved let's start with kimberly. >> thank you very much. appreciate that, dana. want to give you a little update. interesting article in "rolling stone" maga

and south korea to tell north korea that it must fully implement what was previously agreed at the six-party talks as well as the u.n. security counsel resolution. >> china's foreign minister wang yi is chairing the talks. in his opening remark, he says the six-party talks is a practical means of denuclearize the korean peninsula. this latest development comes a day after diplomatic sources tell america hk that they tested an engine that can be used in a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile. it was recently on display at the military parade. laam of researchers said they had reason to suspect pyongyang has restarted the nuclear reactor that's capable of making weapons-grade plutonium. >>> a verdict in the case of bo she lie is expected to be announced on sunday. prosecutors accuse him of corruption and abusive of power. but the former political heavy weight denies all charges. >>> bo is the former party chief chongqing city. he's accused of accepting bribes embezzling funds and blocking investigation into the murder of a british businessman by his wife. the case against bo is china

joint military exercises and months before north korea had successfully launched a long-rage rocket capable of a war head and a third nuclear test. by may the only direct phone line between phone and yang was cutoff and negotiators are trying to rebuild a relationship in tatters and believe it could open the way for talks on the nuclear issue and the relationship between the two koreas. >> and this was achieved in 1953, not peace treaty, north and south korea are at war and united states remains at war, china, in fact, remains at war and this is among the most dangerous trip wire places in the world precisely because north korea is isolated and weak and poor and under heavy pressure. >> reporter: this reopening all be it on a trial basis is an initial step and it's given thousands of people on both sides of the border cause for hope. al jazeera. >> reporter: in columbia 6 people have been killed when police raided an illegal nightclub and they say they used excessive force and tear gas was used and crashed in the stampede for exits and they responded after bottles were thrown at the

korea, a recent satellite image appears to show that north korea is restarting a plutonium reactor. it looks similar to this one from last year and shows white steam rising from i building next to the facility. the u.s./korea institute at johns hopkins says it could raise international alarm over their weapons program but the institute says it's difficult to be certain without access to the secret facility. the five megawatt reactor was shut down in 2007 but north korea announced plans in april to restart it. >>> in florida, an infamous pastor has been arrested for his planned pro- 'tises on the anniversary of 9/11. terry jones was stopped before being able to light 3,000 korans on fire. law enforcement officers say he was picked up while driving to a demonstration 3,000 korans were found in his truck all soaked in kerosene. he is charged with unlawful conveyance of fuel. jones first gained note right for a similar protest. that one was called off but his congregation did burn copies of the koran in 2011. >>> well, as you know wednesday marked 12 years since the 9/11 attacks. family

the worm is back in north korea. former nba star says he's visiting the country just to have a good time saying he's going to hang out with his friend, new buddy north korean leader kim jung un and his family. >> unpredictable dennis rodman on another unusual trip abroad back in north korea to visit kim jung un, the dictateor he calls a friend he loves sports and basketball. he me and him have something in common. i come here to visit him to see how he's doing. >> the former nba star first visited in february, sparking controversy for befriending the country's leader known for human rights violations. he has until recently threatened to launch a nuclear attack on the united states. >> i'm here to be a friend of the marshal. and of the country of north korea. and to show people around the world you know what? we, as americans have to get along with north korea. >> the visit just days after pung yang denied a visit of a u.s. own joy to plead for the release of kenneth bay, there since september. he denied he's working

. >>> a chinese government official is vowing to take a tough line on north korea. beijing will play a leading role to strip the north of weapons of mass destruction. chinese authorities have released a long list of materials banned from exports to north korea. officials at china's commerce ministry say the materials could be used to make nuclear and biological weapons. >> translator: the list shows a chinese government strictly handles the matter based on resolutions by the u.n. security council, and the domestic law. >> hon said he hopes members of six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program can resume negotiations soon. the talks have been suspended since 2008, but the u.s., japan and south korea say they won't rejoin the negotiations until the north takes steps to dismantle its nuclear program. the president of south korea has sent a clear message to leaders in tokyo. park said she won't make any concessions on territorial disputes with japan. park attended a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the maritime police. her comments were an apparent referen

in 2007 there was an agreement with north korea, an. now they have nuclear weapons. there was an agreement with libya. in libya the nuclear industry was totally dismantled. there were some assurances tha,d now we know where that is at. libya never made nuclear weapons because it was dismantled. north korea did produce the weapon finally. >> when we talk about dismantling of nuclear weapons i want to go back to the strike by the israeli government on what was perceived to be a nuclear there. how concerned with you about the diplomatic effort by united states and russia to enter into an agreement with syria and weapons of mass destruction. >> i heard it like you. there was an illegal clandestine nuclear in syria, and someone destroyed it. with regard to chemical weapons in syria, this is a political break through, but we have to wait and see to if this is cooperatively implemented. by the way, we can learn a lesson. look what happened. for almost a year everyone knew that assad regime was using chemical weapons here an and th, and nothing happened. president obama clai

." >>> and north korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor, capable of producing plutonium. >>> and the rare sighting of a smoke-nado. and a single night in this suite will cost you a cool $45,000. >>> "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning, i'm richard lui. we start with breaking news out of colorado. parts of boulder county are being hit hard by devastating floods after three days of heavy rain. the national weather service has issued a flash flood emergency for boulder and jefferson counties. there's at least one confirmed death and reports of collapsed homes, mudslides, and stranded drivers, but also a report of a dam collapse in larimer county. hundreds of students at boulder have been evacuated and the emergency office is telling residents to move to higher grounds. bill karins will be here with details and what's going on there. >>> russian president vladimir putin is issuing a plea for caution for the u.s. in a "the new york times" editorial. more on that in a moment. first, a report in the morning's "washington post" saying the cia started delivering weapons

chinese authorities have released a long list of materials banned from export to north korea. officials at commerce ministry say materials could be used to make nuclear and biological weapons. >>translator: the list shows the chinese government strictly handles based on u.n. security council and domestic law. >> hun hopes party talks resume negotiations soon. the talks have been suspended since 2008. the u.s., japan and south korea say they won't rejoin the negotiations until the north takes steps to dismantlets nuclear program. the south korean government are beefing up security. officials passed on purchasing boeing s 15 which was recommended. the lath of stelth features were sited as the deal breaker. the defense program administration voted against the boeing model. the fighter developed by eads and f 35 staelth fighter were in the bidding. kim says administration members agreed without stelth capability, the s 15 fould not detour nuclear threats from north korea. he says the defense ministry hopes to choose a fighter jet within a year. >> tire govnmen officials have been

special envoy to korea, north korea, was turned away by the regime when he tried to head there to negotiate ken i.t. boyh's release. his family says kenneth bayh is doing badly health wise. whether the worm can do any better? we'll have to wait and see. chris and kate? >> all right, david mckenzie, thank you so much for that update. the last time he went in and did that interview with george stephanopolous afterwards george handed him a report saying maybe next time you go you can talk about the horrific human rights record north korea has. >> it's the right question. the problem is who he was handing the report to. >> i think that's an excellent point, chris. >> we'd try to ignore this story if it weren't for it's in north korea and the place is so important for so many reasons notably who they're holding now. >> that's right. >> mick? >> we have a must see moment to lighten things up a little bit. cautionary tale, don't you dare try to this at home. this is what an off-road vehicle thud yast did, drives a razr up the side of a steep cliff. it flips device before it lands in a pool of wate

the way we applied against north korea, was to focus on north corey's illicit financial activity, the soprano state which deals in drug-trafficking, money-laundering, counterfeiting $100 bills engage in illicit activities, bad for business so we focused very much on that element of the north korea portfolio. the problem, between the interests of the diplomats to make a deal and to have chips on the table to trade, this kind of pressure which is basically about cleansing and protecting the international financial system and what you had in the north korean example was the ability to isolate north koreans in a way they hadn't felt before. they told senior white house negotiator in private you finally found a way of hurting because we isolated them in the banking system with one domestic regulatory act. it worked too well and got in the way of six party talks and unwind its hands that grew difficult because what we tried to do was inoculate the system from doing business, in unwinding had to tell the financial system, became a very tense interagency process, also became a very difficult

experts in the united states say this also suggests north korea's nuclear plant is active. >> north korea is in the process or has begun operations of a small reactor that is able to produce plutonium from nuclear weapons. >> researchers say it would be no surprise. angered by south korean and american military drills, pyongyang threatened nuclear attacks and promised to restart the reactor. south of the border, officials said restarting the reactor is proof the north has no intention of abandoning its nuclear weapons program and urged international inspectors to be allowed access. >> i think the agency inspection team should be sent to north korea and its findings the publicly disclosed. >> the five megawatt reactor was closed down in 2007 under the terms of a disarmament agreement. in 2008, pyongyang destroyed the cooling tower as they entered it into talks. experts estimate it could be fully functional october. >> japan has forced its anger at a french circle newspaper. it published cartoons featuring its take on a games affected by the fukushima nuclear disaster. when depicted a fight

they suspect agents from north korea abducted the woman to their country. they've been interviewing some of her relatives to try to figure out how she was taken and where she might be. members of the u.n. commission of inquiry met the brother and nephew of the woman and spoke for three hours before closed doors. she went missing in 1978. testimony by a former american soldier who defected to north korea raised the possibility she was abducted. >> translator: i wonder where my sister is every day and what kind of life she is leading. >> we believe my aunt will come back. >> commission members say they have ample evidence to believe her disappearance was a north korean abduction. they've already investigated what they suspect were abductions of people from south korea and japan. they'll present their final report to the u.n. human rights council next march. >>> heavy downpours triggered by tropical storm manuel and hurricane ingrid have hit many parts of mexico since sunday. the death toll from landslides and flooding in the country has risen to 80. governmen

north korea says forces in the south are using the reunions to increase confrontation. millions were by the korean war in the 1950s. they are in the south korean capitol seoul with the details. >> reporter: >> it's not the first time north korea pulled oh it of agreement this is way. it's impossible to say for certain why they've done it. i think we can point to a wider contacts about what's happening in the last few days, though. one thing being that north korea on wednesda said it was ready. it wanted south korea and u.s. to drop their calls. that it was ready to give up its nuclear weapons. also, in is a distressing time on po*t sides of the border and preparing to meet their relives for the first time since the cease-fire in the cory january war in. in 1953 separating families is the greatest pain of the nation. >>> >> some breaking news, reports from the news agency that there's been a shooting at a shopping mall at a kenyan mall in nairobi. there's reports of grenades being thrown on n the shopping mall. this shooting might be robbery-related. we have no further d

. >>> north korea may have restarted a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium. >> reporter: in 2008 a cooling tower was destroyed by the government to come -- comply with a disaroundment deal. now satellite pictures show steam rising from the turbine. >> they are building up their nuclear cape -- capabilities. part of that means trying to perfect their means of delivery through construction projects at this main site that are probably in preparation for future tests. >> reporter: the news agency says a diplomatic source describes the react for as being in a nightmarish state, and it's obvious that some works are being conducted. it produces plutonium which can be used in nuclear weapons. >> translator: when north korea's 5 megawatt nuclear reactor is restarted plutonium will be able to be produced continuously. i think north korea should stop the running of the five megawatt nuclear reactor. >> reporter: the u.s. special representative has arrived in tokyo on a regional tour to discuss the nuclear reactor. negotiations have been stalled since 2009. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>

>> nort north korea needs money. another factor was the pressure of china to bring north korea back on a peace path if you will. the third part was also that south korea's negotiation and with the president's part which focused on developing small incremental measures to oh the north. those are key factors. but they -- north korea is what they call it. where they want to build and they improve the economy but at the same time, they prepblge ple nuclear program. on one hand, while they have a possible reopening. remember it's a technical issue. there's stale louthere -- michas in singapore and thank you for your insight. . >> thank you. . . time now for the second. >> the last week it was in denver and today tampa and seat st-seattle. it's when severe weather causes delays. the 49ers, it was suspend tp-rd an hour it's in the third quarter following that delay. >> peyton manning and his younger brother eli have gone head-to-head on the nfl before the third strait time. older brother came up victorious. they handed the