north korea was not willing to engage south korea on the terms that south korea had laid out. north korea was not willing to engage south korea in dealing with fundamental security nuclear weapons and missiles. the north koreans as a rule for to talk to the united states about those issues. believing that if they can make ,rogress with the united states on nuclear weapons or missile issues, that somehow we will drag south korea and japan along. talks are possible between southern north. we will see her north korea react. they tend to look at south korea as a provider of , agricultural support, fertilizer, food and occasionally even cash. as we have seen from the suspension of work at the industrial complex in side north korea, the border from south korea, that project is now on that north fact korea had withdrawn their workers from it has raised some interesting questions about whether north korea is any longer interested in the income 90 million u.s. dollars a year that the project used to generate for them. theiresult of removing workers, the north is now not going to get th

south korea. i hope north korea understands that. i also hope that north korea appreciates the importance of the recent agreement concluded between washington and seoul. in which the two governments have agreed on how to respond together to the next military provocation by north korea. very important agreement that was achieved, and the implications of that are profound in terms of there being a joint effort to respond whatever the north koreas do next. my own guest, this is just my own guses. if north korea doesn't engage in the future provocative paver we are more likely to see it in a missile test. they have made it clear they intend to move forward very quickly in missile and nuclear weapons development. i think it's more a matter of when not if in terms of a nuclear and missile test. if a test occurs of a nuclear weapon or a missile, i think we will find, as we have in recent weeks with we will find washington and seoul on the same page together with soak owe -- tokyo, i suspect. it raises an

he is head of a japan/south korea lawmakers league. they also seek ways to improve soured ties with their japanese counterparts. >>> people in south korea are developing a taste for japanese food. and operators of a major pump chain are trying to cash in. officials opened their first branch in south korea on thursday. it's in had the gangnam district of the capital seoul. the area is popular for its upscale stores and fashion boutiques. it operates more than 700 pumps in japan and around the world. the chairman and ceo said he plans to open 100 branches in south korea over the next ten years. he said he hopes japanese cuisine can help mend relations between the two countries. ties have soured over territorial disputes and views of wartime history. >> translator: south korea is located very close to japan, but there's still a feeling of being apart. it would be a great pleasure if our business could help develop friendly ties. >> japanese food is growing popular in south korea as more people travel to japan. some japanese restaurants, i

of having nuclear weapons develop inn south korea. when i was ambassador i moved to get our nuclear weapons out of the south and i'm appalled at the idea that there are people in the south who think they need them themselves. i think the meeting today between the two presidents gets them off to a good start. i think that's terribly important but there's an awful lot of work left to be done to restart some kind of contact with north korea and i would think the first thing that needs to be done is to reopen the case on the economic section just above the -- along the deem see where almost 50,000 north koreans were very effectively put to work by south korean economic firms. >> brown: you both met president park. i'll ask you, kurt campbell, what's the most important thing for us to know about her? >> well, it's difficult to say. sy talked with her when she was a candidate. i was part of the delegation that met with her during the transition. we've known her for years. she's very sober, very careful. her whole life has been about service

and south korea. of course in the long run the north korea has some intention to improve relationship with japan. especially with abe administration. so there has been much hope to make some progress with abe administration. i believe that, well, in the short run, that their purpose of having the visit to the country and revealing his visit, is to make some pressure on south korea. i think this time, ijima's visit is a good opportunity for all of the three countries, japan, the u.s., south korea, to repromote our mechanism among the three countries. all three countries, it's much easier to get together, to talk about how to deal with north korea, especially on the denuclearization issues. >>> me an mar president pardons 23 prisoners on friday. it comes after a meeting scheduled with barack obama next week. it's likely a move to emphasize his performance or stance. the pardon applied to 23 political prisoners being held in eight prisons in the largest city yangon. the facility is notorious for harsh tr

and south korea there. they will hold a joint news conference. they have been meeting earlier in the oval office at the white house discussing the very, very explosive, tense situation on the korean peninsula, given the recent threats from north korea and its new young leader, kim jong-un. they have been working out a joint strategy in recent days. u.s. officials say the north koreans apparently have removed some missiles that were threatening earlier but the situation there remains very, very tense. remember, along that demilitarized zone separating north and south korea, there are to the north 1 million north korean forces heavily armed with artillery, missiles and rockets. to south almost 1 million south korean troops, 30,000 trips. there's the south korean president, but here's the president. >> please have a seat. let me again by saying it is a great pleasure to welcome president pak and our friends from the republic of korea. we are greatly honored you have chosen the united states as your first foreign visit. this, of course, reflects deep

and south korea but a very weak third leg. that relationship and patriotic outburst on both sides has undermined to be very blunt our ability to respond effectively, the very real north korean threat. it has undermined our ability to coordinate both in terms of logistics, in terms of communicate should come in terms of strategy to that threat. it continues to undermine our ability to respond jointly to the challenges surrounding the rise of china in the region and to many other territorial disputes. it undermines our ability to fulfill president vision for a broader role for the u.s. and korea not only in the region but as a whole. i highlight that as an ongoing area of concern to compliment president park geun-hye. she has i think very skillfully been allowed the government to respond to statements and actions taken in japan but just kept herself of a free. i think that's very fortunate. if you look at the last decade, the worst periods of korea and japan relations were when the president of korea felt obliged to respond to e

and south korea. the arrival, according to south korean sources of the nimitz battle group in bhusan this weekend, but a very muted reaction to that we've heard the north koreans today say well if you fire anything into our waters, we'll react with merciless retaliation. but by their standards, it's been pretty restrained. so clearly, they do appear to have stepped back. just ahead of this important summit, andrea. >> and the summit of course is with president park, who is the daughter of a former president. she is the first woman president. and she's being referred to here perhaps, this is too much of a western influence, as the iron lady in the steps of margaret thatcher. ha is her reputation right now, at home? >> she's been an admirer of margaret thatcher, she said as much during her election campaign. she's seen as a tough president. she's seen as tougher than her predecessors and she said some pretty hard-line comments on the north. on her inauguration, she said she wouldn't tolerate any action

this is really big for south korea. the first industrialized nation to negotiate free trade with china. because china is the number one trading partner. my question is, in this rapidly changing set of economic interests, what is in store for changes by the governments and in particular the economic strategy between signed -- china and south korea? >> three great questions. one about nuclear corporation one about abm and one actually about the balancing of u.s.-china relations given the shifting economic dynamics in the region. >> may i start with the follow-up? what a likely combination is good question and one that i don't have a clear answer to. one way that i would rephrase that question is whose side is time on? when you look at the south korean position. we decided to delay the agreement looking back which side will think i wish we would have struck a deal in 2013? if you are south korea right now and as time goes on if the u.s. nuclear renaissance fizzles tied to japan and we don't do much we become increasingly l

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 indicates opposition and not government forces used sarin gas. however, she added her commission has yet to make a final assess. the syrian government hasn't allowed a separate u.n. team to enter the country to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use. u.s. leaders said that they had confidence that president assad had used sarin gas on a small scale. >>> construction workers have putting up the 70 kilometer barbed wire fortification. israeli defense officials say the work will be completed within a few months. they're aiming to stop militants cro

demands that south korea stop blocking pronorth korean web sites into south korea. that south korea stop prosecuting south korean citizens who, quote, illegally, unquote, travel to north korea. and that south korea, the government lift restrictions on leftist labor unions in south korea, and if you follow the north korean media, there is a fairly constant raising of these demands on south korea. and i guess the question i have is, is there any possibility or perhaps should we give some consideration to try to take advantage of these north korean demands, to put in pressure on them, to negotiate on the elements of their system that ambassador king talked about in term office a north-south negotiation on all of these issues, both what north korea is demanding of the south, and the agenda that ambassador king has laid out. is this something perhaps we ought ton terms of a counterproposal from south korea? saying, yes, we'll negotiate with you on these issues, but there are things about your system, your treatment of your citizens, that will have to be on the negotiatin

garrett: all you need to do is to compare north and south korea to understand how successful south korea has been and how much of a failure the kim reyeem in the north has been. south korea is the world's 15th largest economy and asia's fourth largest. companies like samsung, kia and lg are major, globally known brands while seoul ranks as one of the great sthoifs world. it's a vibrant, open society. 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

the president of south korea just finished a visit to washington and now in south korea. and we think this c-span people. and way beyond this particular room. and let me briefly introduce the speaker. and recently he also said the officer asked the secretary of defense. and in washington. so it is all yours. >> thank you for the invitation and interruption, i am no longer teaching at georgetown and retired from there. good to be here and appreciate the invitation. the outrageous threats uttered by north korea's new leader confirm what henry kissinger rose in his latest book about the prospects of a nuclear north korea, quote, the spread of these weapons into hands not restrained by the historical and political considerations of the major state augurs a world of devastation and human loss without precedent in our age of genocidal killings. a decade earlier when north korea was well along the way to acquiring a nuclear weapon henry kissinger said, quote, eliminating north corey's nuclear program is overwhelmingly in the chinese interests. they don't want nuclear-weapons on

. >> he added that south korea and china are important partners. he said japan plans to strengthen ties with them and contribute to the peace and prosperity of the region. japan and south korea are sometimes called geographically close, distant at heart. as we report, history weighs heavy. >>> south koreans and japanese live and work side by side in korea town. straunlts and shops in this area are popular with people of both backgrounds. visitors wouldn't get the sense that relations between the two countries are frosty. two nonprofit organizations from tokyo and seoul wanted to find out how japanese and south korean's feel about each other. each npo interviewed 1,000 people. nearly 80% of south koreans have negative impressions of japanese. south koreans picked an ongoing territorial dispute with their neighbor as the first thing that comes to behind when they hear about japan. south korea controls islands. japanese leaders call them takeshima and say the territory is theirs. the second biggest issue for south koreans involves local comfort women.

that south korea stop blocking pro-north korean websites into south korea. that south korea stop prosecuting south korean citizens who "illegally" travel to north korea. and that south korea, the government lift restrictions on leftist labor unions in south korea. if you follow the north korean media there is a fairly constant raising of these demand on south korea. , guess the question i have is is there any possibility or perhaps should we give some consideration to try to take advantage of these north korean demands to put some pressure on them to negotiate on the elements of their system that mbassador king talked about? in terms of a north/south negotiation on all of these issues, both of what north korea is demanding on the south and the agenda that ambassador king has laid out, is this something perhaps we ought to consider in terms of counter proposal from south korea? saying, yes, we'll negotiate with you on these issues but there are things about your system, your treatment of your citizens that will have to be on the negotiating table as well. is

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 game. >> (translated): so north korea atgages in provocations, threats, this is followed by negotiations and assistance and so we saw an endless continuation of this vicious cycle and it is time for us to not an end to that cycle. >> reporter: north korea's rhetoric has not helped. last month its state media used a traditional term for a woman who has forgotten her place. the north said that the venomous swish of your skirt was responsible for the buildup in tensions. ohat did that mean to you? how did that

why some families in south korea are choosing to live together. in sport, find out who managed to skip the crash course. >> japan has agreed to lend my and mark $500 million to help kickstart the country's economy. 'sinzo abe canceled myanmar remaining debt of nearly $2 billion during a meeting with the president thein sein. abe said it was in recognition of myanmar's political and economic reforms. south korea is in the middle of a housing boom. many people are getting priced out of the market. high rents are forcing some families to consider new living arrangements. the story from seoul. >> an afternoon at home watching the kids. these are not her kids and it is not her, or at least not only her, kitchen. her family came together with eight others to build what may look from the street like another suburban lowrise block, but on the inside has become a mini village. communal.is entirely meals are taken together, childcare is shared, and they even hired a teacher to supervise afterschool studies in a purpose-built western. -- classroom. >> we wer

south korea is a strong u.s. ally and concerned about north korea and the south korean -- the defense minister denied this, believes that the north koreans are certainly -- has the capability at this point to at least create a nuclear warhead, not necessarily deliver that on a multi-staged rocket. host: ap reporting that north korea threatened the united states and south korea overjoint drills ahead of the washington summit. and president park coming to washington, the piece says that this comes ahead of president's park's meeting with the president. she's in town today and wednesday meeting with the president. guest: we started off our conversations with red lines and we have the boy despot of north korea is making a lot of threats and the problem is, if you make a lot of threats and don't back them up, people don't take you seriously. the reason why everyone was freaked out what he was saying is because we don't have a lot of experience with him. he might be crazy enough to start a war. if this looks like the k

and south korea. of course, in the long run, the north korean government has some intention to improve relationship with japan. especially with the abe administration. so they are very much hoping to make progress with the abe administration. i believe that, well, in the short run, that their purpose of having the visit to the country and revealing his visit, is to make some pressure on south korea. i think this time, ijima's visit is a good opportunity for all of the three countries, japan, the u.s., south korea, to repromote our very close consultation mechanism among the three countries. all three countries, it's much easier to get together, to talk about how to deal with north korea, especially on the denuclearization issues. >>> some u.s. military personnel in the japanese prefecture of okinawa will soon be relocating. commanders in okinawa are taking their first step to honor an agreement to close facilities and return the land to the japanese. japanese and u.s. government officials believe they

in south korea, people are being encouraged to move into communal housing. we will explain why. >> it is an afternoon at home watching the kids. these are not her kids, and it is not her, or at least not only her kitchen. her family came together with eight others to build what may look like from the street like another suburban lowrise block, but on either side it has become a mini village. communal.is entirely childcare is shared. they even hired a teacher to supervise afterschool studies in a purpose built classroom. were not trying to build an old-style village, but it must've been like this. back then, mothers would take care of neighbors kids and people would cook for each other. the legacy of such a culture is still within us. >> it is a legacy that the government is friend to resurrect in an attempt to address serious financial and social restraint. getting any -- ever more expensive. one of the main burdens is housing. in recent survey found that to your lease for a typical apartment requires an average upfront deposit of $230,000. the mayor is spen

. >>> japanese minister says joint naval exercises between the united states and south korea can work as deturents against north korean provocations. ships arrived in pusan. the united states and south korea hold joint naval drills on a regular basis. >> translator: it is very important that the u.s. military increases its presence in the region. it will be a s deterrence against north korean provocations. >> he said north korea has been showing various reactions to the increased u.s. presence and adds that it's important to remain fully on the alert. the leaders of government after government in japan have struggled to deal with u.s. bases in okinawa. now the ruling democratic party plan does include the relow station of one-base hit in its election platform this summer. they have an agreed to move the futenma base to a less populated area along the coast. but japanese leaders have been having a hard time keeping their promises. many people oppose the plan. it they're demanding the base be located outside the prefecture. liberal democrats campaigned for them to do just that. ldp exec

ministers granted status on the council for six countries, including japan, china and south korea. leaders from those countries want a say in how resources are used. global warming has made much of the arctic ice cover disappear creating a new shipping route nnecng eope and asia. energy developers from around the world are looking down those sea lanes. they believe a wealth of resources lies at the bottom of the ocean. >> reporter: hammerfest the northern most town in norway. its strategic location has captured interest from a number of countries. six years ago, a major norwegian resource developer chose this town to build the world's northern most natural gas plant. the project ignited the race to explore arctic resources. >> i think record high interest from international gas and oil companies and also norwegian companies.so i think we will se swift and strong effort to find new resources. >> reporter: an italian company is developing an oil field that should begin operating next year. it will be the first facility owned by a foreign company to explore for oil off norway's coast.

he says south korea and japan are going through a difficult time. he says he hopes relations will improve during his tenure. he proposes expanding a joint study committee to address history. he says he wants to promote scholarship. south koreans maintain that japanese leaders must face up to the past. they were angry last month when they visited those who committed car crimes. >>> the country should work together with the united states to deal with north korea's nuclear weapons program. he is on his first visit to japan as chairman of the committee. he referred to the widely krit sides mark. hashimoto says wonderful women were necessary during wartime. he says when someone makes an irresponsible comment, people should speak up. it is important to not do things that are provocative that are known to cause problems in korea. >> he says the u.s. does not want to see people minimize or revise what happened in world war ii, but wants everyone to move forward. >>> in thailand, another likely insurgent attack caused a widespread school shout down. an after

with south korea. sure that to make they understand what we are trying to do, and we want to understand what they are trying to do and cooperate on doing that. it is difficult for us to suggest that maybe the south koreans should be more liberal in allowing south korean citizens to go to north korea. decisions the south korean government makes, with the sensitivities and has to deal with and we worked with the south koreans about how they do what they do, and -- it is difficult, for example -- american citizens may travel to north korea. we have no restrictions on going there, there are economic sanctions about what you can do in spring -- spend money on and take with you but there is no limit on your ability to go to north korea. the south korean government has different issues and they are a lot closer to north korea with different security concerns, and different governments took different attitudes on that, but we work with the south koreans and try to cooperate with them and make sure that we're w

i'm bret baier, north korea and south korea are still technically at war and have been for six decades. today, president obama met with the south's new leader amid bell lo does belloings among fighting for real. tough talk for the president was immediately compared and contrasted with the administration in action on the other side of the world. chief white house correspondent ed henry has tonight's story. >> reporter: president obama talking tough about north 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 coul

south korea's president said last night if north korea shows any military provocations south korea will "make them pay." just yesterday, north korea moved the missiles away from launchpads which had temporarily eased some of the tension. today, the presidents will discuss their strategies on handling north korea and kim jung un . south korea is the 7th biggest trading partner for the u.s. and the white house is trying to get more countries to sign on a multi-nation trade pack. leaders hope that would boost the u.s. economy. they are also talking about nuclear policies. we'll discuss their options when i see you next. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the chinese government denying new accusations by the u.s. that it is carrying out cyber attacks. the pentagon says it has strong evidence, some of the recent attacks on u.s. computer systems tied to the chinese military on right -- operating out of big cities. the chinese government says the u.s. should work with china in fighting computer crime. >>> microsoft has confirmed internet explorer 8 is being used in a series of hacker atta

that south korea stop blocking pro-north korean websites into south korea. that south korea stop prosecuting south korean citizens who "illegally" travel to north korea. and that south korea, the government lift restrictions on leftist labor unions in south korea. if you follow the north korean media there is a fairly constant raising of these demand on south korea. guess the question i have is, is there any possibility or perhaps should we give some consideration to try to take advantage of these north korean demands to put some pressure on them to negotiate on the elements of their systt ambassador king talked about? in terms of a north/south negotiation on all of these issues, both of what north korea is demanding on the south and the agenda that ambassador king has laid out, is this something perhaps we ought to consider in terms of counter proposal from south korea? saying, yes, we'll negotiate with you on these issues but here are things about your system, your treatment of your citizens that will have to be on the negotiating table as well. is there a

president park of south korea today. he credited her for her calm and steady resolve in the face of this effort by north korea to try to destabilize the region once again. the president making it very clear the u.s. and south korea stand shoulder to shoulder on this. it was just yesterday that we learned new information from u.s. officials that north korea has removed two of its mid range, medium range ballistic missiles. that after that, the pent said that that was what it was described as a provocation pause in the situation. so there is a belief the tensions have simmered down a little bit. nonetheless, this was a reinforced effort as the president described to north korea, if they tried, they have failed again to drive that wedge between the u.s. and its ally in south korea. >> and peter, let me play the president also answering questions about whether syria had crossed the red line as it relates to chemical weapons used against its own people. let me play it. >> you suggested even in your question a perceived crossi

south korea is already protected by the u.s. nuclear umbrella so what a basically the south koreans have been saying is that they no longer trust us to defend them. so it's up to president obama really to instill that trust and we have a long way to go with the south koreans. a lot to prove. jenna: we are keeping an eye on nuclear proliferation wherever it happens in the world. would you help us make sense of something. we had the two different headlines coming from north korea, one is that they were taking missiles and moving them away from the coast and some were saying that is a sign they are not going to be testing these missiles that they have, and that would be looked at as provocation. we are hearing from north korea if we do anything wrong over the next couple of days with the military exercises they are going to retaliate. what are they doing? >> well, this is traditional north korean tactics of turning up the temperature and turning it down, and they sometimes do it at the same time. you know, clearly we've got to reme

the korean workers party amended its rules in 2010 making the liberation of south korea a goal. pyongyang made the amendment two months before they ordered their troops to shell the south korean island of yong pong. he said the leadership of kim jong un can force citizens to sacrifice themselves and says they will continue to make threats and provocations. one recent action by north korea suspended a program that was a rare symbol of cooperation on the peninsula. the jointly run kaesong industrial zone hasn't been running for the past month. now, south korean leaders are pushing to get back raw materials and products from the complex. kaesong is located in north korea close to the border. firms from south korea suspended operations in april after the north pulled out all its workers. the last workers from the south left earlier this month. the south korean president park is calling for dialogue so materials can be recovered as soon as possible. this is not the first time her administration has offered to hold working level talks to break the deadlock on kaesong process. but auth

media in south korea say yoon sexually harassed a female temp worker at the south korean embassy in washington. yoon denies the allegation. park was on her first trip to the u.s. since taking office. >> translator: i am deeply sorry that my former staff member disappointed south koreans. i want to apologize to the woman and her family from the bottom of my heart. >> park called the scandal a grave matter for her country and its people. she urged public officials to discipline themselves. her chief public relations secretary is doing just that. he says he will resign to take responsibility. >>> former prime minister of pakistan nawaz sharif is making a political comeback. his party looks set to form pakistan's next government. now people are waiting to see how the outcome will affect pakistan's role in u.s.-led anti-terrorist operations. barack obama released a statement saying they look forward to cooperates with a new government as equal partners in supporting a stable and secure prosperous future for the people of pakistan. he is the leader of the pln party. he voiced opposition to drone str

. >>> number two, according to south korea's news agency, north korea launched three short range guided missiles today. south korea's ministry of defense said all three ended up in the sea off the korean's peninsula's east coast, and there is a maintain much readiness to act. >>> and number three -- or should i say $600 million? that's how much the jackpot is worth. it's the biggest prize in the game's history. you might not want to spend your winnings yet, because the odds of hitting all six numbers and the powerball number are 175 million to 1. if nobody pulls it off, next wednesday's jackpot could jump to $925 million. >>> number four, starting today same-sex couples in france can marry and adopt children, and that's after the president signed a controversial bill into law. conservative opponents filed the last ditch legal problem, and the bill is constitutional. france is now the ninth country in europe to allow same-sex marriage. >>> and a cia operatve thrown out in russia in january, and a representative of the russian federal security service says the agency is talking about the

-south korea relations as well as north korea's nuclear threats. the so you korean leader was elected just last year. she is the first woman to be elected as that country's president. there will be a joint news conference today that will take place a one 30 eastern. we'll bring that to you live here on c-span2. >> the heralds leading the way. again weapons of war in previous centuries but now, symbols of sovereign authority. black rod, in charge of security and so much of administration of the house of lords. we'll see more of him in a short while. baroness desuza. lord chancellor kenneth clark bearing the purse with the speech. the dulg of norfolk and lord great chamberlain and of chumley. the king and duke of edinborough. >> the members and lords of the house of commons, my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice and constitutional reform. >> queen elizabeth delivers her government's priorities for the upcoming year during the state opening of the british parliament a live simulcast from the bbc wednesday morning a

and south korea. north korea is threatening both countries saying if any shells under up on their land, it comes as the count trip moved its miss sells away -- missiles away from launch pads. after kim jong il threatened for weeks to launch those miss sells. they are using today's talks at the white house to mark the of -- 60th anniversary of the country's alliance and north korea under its new young leader and also on the agenda, president barack obama and park are talking trade and economy. south korea is the second biggest trading part with the u.s. and they are trying to get them sign on with a trading pack and i will have more on how it will benefit the u.s. when i see you next half hour. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they recommended they be fined $2 billion for the explosion 2. 5 years ago. it is one that the ceo is calling excessive and one state agency says, that record simply does not make any sense. it says it should go towards making pipelines safer and not be spent on cos

in 2006, he arrived in south korea with not a friend in the world. he was so overwhelmed by culture shock and post-traumatic stress, he had to be hospitalized. more than seven years later, it's remarkable how far shin's come. he's 30 now, has made friends, and built a new life for himself in seoul, south korea. but old demons from camp 14 are never far behind, and shin now admits there was something he was hiding. two years ago, he finally confessed to author blaine harden. >> harden: when he first told me about the execution of his mother and brother, he didn't say that he had turned them in. >> cooper: you reported your mother and... and your brother? >> shin: yes. >> cooper: what did you hope to get out of reporting your mother and your brother? >> shin: being full for the first time. >> cooper: more food? >> shin: yes. but the biggest reason was, i was supposed to report it. >> cooper: why was shin tortured after ratting out his mother and brother? >> harden: the guard who he ratted out to did not tell his superiors that he got the information fr

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 sai southorea 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 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 exc

>> 90% of the policy is staying withly coordinated south korea. this summit was very important because these two leaders had not met before. this was a good opportunity for them to see each other eye to eye. she could talk about what her vision is for the peninsula. in many ways, as president obama said in a news conference, he is very much in line with what she is saying. >> what you make of north korean removing rockets from the launch pads ahead of this meeting? >> the sympathetic explanation would be to say that north koreans are starting to quiet down after all the rhetoric last month. the study north korean behavior for any amount of time, you know this is no reason to start popping champagne corks because there could be another provocation right around the corner. we just do not know. that is the bottom line. we can take some comfort in the fact that they are not firing missiles right now, but i would not allow of confidence in that for the long term. >> thank you. story,eturn to our top the escape of three women from a house in cleveland,

. >>> the "uss nimitz" arrived in south korea amid heightened teptions on the north korea's peninsula. north korea used its official news agency to condemn the arrival of the warship and shortly after arriving in the port, the commander of the nimitz declined to comment on north korea's reaction. >> i cannot speculate on the north korean response but would emphasize that we exercise routinely with south korea and our presence in the asian area facilitated this particular time. so we continue to hope it shows our alignians to promote the peace and prosperity in the region. >> some south korean protesters also gathered in front of the navy operations to demonstrate against the arrival of the minimum knits and the joint military drills. >>> back to that story. after several congressional hearings the questions about that deadly attack in benghazi, libya, have not died down, and there are new questions tonight about what the white house knew about the attack and when. peter alexander has that story. >> reporter: exactly eight months after the deadly attack in benghazi that killed ambassad

authorities, committed hostile acts against south korea. he is caribbean-american. he was arrested back in november after visiting as the taurus at a port in north korea. officials and south korea are not providing details about the hostile acts that he is accused of doing. nonetheless, the case could get caught in the tensions nonetheless, the case could get caught in the tensions betwe[ male announcer ] you think you know me. i'm just red carpets and big spectacles. but that's only the beginning. i have more than one red carpet. i like all sorts of spectacles. from the grandiose to the impromptu... to the completely unexpected. and the most epic thrill ride this city has ever faced. transformers the ride 3d. los angeles. endlessly entertaining. start exploring at discoverlosangeles.com los angeles. endlessly entertaining. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. we know you look around for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. start the fiesta. 12 packs of corona are $11.97. a tasty deal is ser

could be easing a bit between north and south korea. allowing south korea businessmen that's located on the north side of the boarder. if the business owners visit, the complex could reopen. but south korea officials want the north to negotiate. the complex has been closed since april. >> fire on a cruise ship cut short a vacation for 2200 people and flights are being arranged to bring them back here. the fire broke out early monday on the granger of the seas. the ship was able to sail into port. >> lowers on deck and our life jackets. not a drill. not a joke. everyone's freaking out. >> it took about two hours to put it out. nobody was hurt. the granger of the sea was just renovated last year. the ntsb and coast guard are looking into the cause. been a tough year for cruise ships. >>> a difficult and risky rescue. >> it was a race against time to save this horse that got stuck in a brick well. it was actually a dangerous situation for buddy the horse because the well is 20 feet deep. >> we thought we might lose this horse specifically

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is sending a aircraft to south korea. north korea condemning it a head of the a ratifial time. it is our top story.outh korea, powered aircraft carrier pulling in the port for routine joint andses between america and the south. its arrival held protest and chants of get out korea. (chanting) china, cars submerged in water up to the officer tops torrential rains and one person has died in the floeding. rescow boats is not to rescue people. and shades over the cage asks setting off sprinklers in the enclosure. may and june the hottest months in india and temperatures up to 116 degrees. austral, a giant flying fish for the 100 birthday celebration. it is twice the size of the balloons. they call it sky whale. it was hideous. >> we love the face. >> giant fish costing $300,000 that better be cute. and the weather alert in the last little while we have seen sevoer weather warnings pop up. there is a cold mother's day forecast a head for some of you. a lot happening. our meteorologist is in the center. >> a couple of cold fronts and potential of sevoer weather and moving in from cana