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aren't washington, d.c. this week meeting with a u.s. counterparts. of stateing, secretary john kerry is meeting with the korean foreign minister. we will have live coverage later this hour when they speak to reporters. the commander of u.s. forces in korea will lead today's defense department briefing starting at 11 -- 11:30 a.m. and that we are live again with the white house briefing. josh earnest will answer questions about the new york ebola case, isis, and other issues in the news. that starts at 12:45 p.m. eastern. countdown to the november 4 elections by looking at the new york 11 district. michael grimm and his democratic challenger met for their first debate last week. districtcongressional is located in the southeastern part of new york, including

parts of staten island and brooklyn. an hour.ust under half >> this is a special vote 2014 edition of eyewitness news up close with diana williams. >> all eyes are on the race for new york's 11th congressional district. michael grimm and his democratic challenger domenic recchia are vying to represent staten island in southern brooklyn. the issues in the 11th district race from superstorm sandy recovery to police relations following the death of eric garner. the candidates face off in the first allies debate. >> welcome to this very special election edition. i am diana williams. the election is over two weeks away great many voters on staten island are still undecided. we hope that this neck cap will help. joining me this morning is michael grimm and domenic recchia.

a lot of questions to cover. we are limiting responses to one minute, with rebuttals at 45 seconds. each candidate will have one minute to make the closing remarks. we want to get started right away. we will begin enough of that order with michael grimm. we are starting with a big topic, ebola. your republican colleagues are saying that there should be a travel ban in place, staten island has the largest liberian population outside of liberia. do you support that? >> i support a serious restriction on travel. people should not be traveling for recreational purposes. at a minimum, the first that is a serious restriction. if we see another instance of people in united states, then i would support a ban. at a minimum, a serious restriction should be in place. >> a series restriction. another ebola case, ban people from liberia coming to this country. and other countries as well where ebola is raging. >> i just met libyan leaders in

staten island, their biggest concern is to be stigmatized. if someone does have symptoms, we don't want them being fearful of going to the hospital because they are worried about that stigma. i have met with the library community. -- the liberian community. i spoke with an infectious disease specialist at both hospitals. there are procedures in place. no one should be panicking whatsoever. i do have concern that as we approach the flu season, and the symptoms are so common, that there is going to be some panic. >> where do you stand? >> i think the process and places the right process. physical exams, philip paperwork, and we have to make sure that is kept up with. you have to monitor the future. we have a new czar that was appointed today. the ebola czar.

that was the right move. i think we have to work, be prepared. the governor, mayor, has stated we are ready for any ebola crisis in the city. we are working in the right direction. we are prepared to move forward to help anybody. we also have to look out for the issue of the cbc -- cdc. they are funded properly. my opponent cut the funding to them. and the hospital preparedness -- >> that is not true. they have actually had increased funding. >> you bring up a cdc. do you think that the head of the cdc should go? >> right now, in a crisis, we need to address it. we need to assist those people. we need to get the message out to work with the hospitals. i think we need to focus -- >> do think he has done a good

job to do thing president obama has done a good job? >> we need to focus on helping the people of the city. i'm worried about the people of my district in this country great we have to focus on them. we have one of the largest liberian communities. >> what you think about the head of the cdc. >> i think has been a lack of leadership. what i am hearing when i go to the hospitals, i'm speaking directly to the nurses that say they get information every day. they don't feel like they have the equivalent they need. first of all, there should have been procedures in place at the cdc before there was a problem. and countries that ginny, eerily on -- they should have been prepared for that. i don't think the president has handled it that well. i don't think the cdc has handled that well. there was a nurse who was exposed to in a public patient and allow the fly on a

commercial airline, and the ministrations that she should have been on a private jet of some sort. like average nurse can of fort charter flight. >> you cut the funding. you cut the funding for hospital preparedness. face the facts. you cut the funding. >> the cdc has had more funding than ever before. >> you argue to cut the funding of hospital preparedness. ok. you know what? now you're lying. and i dress that? -- can i address that. you are indicted for lying under of. i ask you as a gentleman. you have a -- you are a lawyer. you have obligations. i would never say anything that is false. >> gentleman. gentle and. -- gentleman. gentleman, we cannot allow this to become a shouting match.

you have brought it up. your trial begins on december 1. this is because of issues with a restaurant you ran in manhattan hiring illegal immigrants, not paying taxes on the earnings. it does become a question of why should people vote for you when you over the next month and years may be dealing with a very difficult trial? >> it would not be years. do all democrats out there and republicans believe in the resumption of innocence. that is part of our constitutional rights. we have the presumption of innocence. i am entitled to my day in court. when my opponent makes these assertions, as a lawyer, i think there are very offenses.

it proves that he does not believe in the constitution. in my opinion, it is supercritical. allow me to have the same constitutional rights that every person in this country has. >> it raises questions of effectiveness. can you be effective if you're dealing with a trial? many on capitol hill steer clear of you. >> just recently, before we broke, i passed one of the biggest pieces of legislation, landmark insurance reform, bipartisan, working across the aisle, all the while this investigation was going on. i passed the most legislation of my freshman class. i have been truly effective. i don't think my effectiveness is being called into question by my constituents. i would also say that my constituents -- i would put up against any member of congress in any district -- i move

mountains for my constituents consistently. they know that. >> would you resign? >> if i could not serve. i would step aside. there would be a special election. that is obvious. >> the bill was passed before he was indicted. he is not being truthful. the insurance bill was passed before he was indicted. he's talking about the flood insurance bill. the bill that would lower premiums. in addition to that, three years prior to that, he voted to increase the premiums. he is ineffective right now. his leadership does not want anything to do with him. he has no committee. he can't get anything done. he is going to be on trial for several weeks. people of this district were not be served by a congressman, because he is too busy dealing with his own problems. that is not right.

he should step down. the people of this district deserve better. they deserve somebody who will fight for them 20 47. i am that person. i have a track record -- >> can i rebut that? no one in the world thanks that the house is going to flip to democrat. it is a republican house. the democrats don't even have -- he won't be even at the table. talk about ineffective. we already have 12 other democrats in the house. what is one more democrat? >> you are not at the table. >> lets not get into another shouting match. i want to turn it now to sandy, superstorm sandy. a lot of homes on staten island have not been rebuilt. domenic recchia and this is directed to you. many of the homeowners blame dysfunction and red tea -- take in the programs.

mayor bloomberg, when he announced that program and june 2013, why has that program not work? >> the program needed improvements to when the new mayor came in, he made improvements. a lot more needs to be done. we have to wait 80 days before a bill was passed in congress, when the katrina bill -- we did not want to make the mistakes that were made on katrina. we had to wait 80 days before a bill was passed. in addition to that, in my committee, we passed a bill that is open and transparent. all of the spinning -- spending went online to see where the money is going. i will talk to my district. i was setting up everything.

i was moving money around so we could open up the schools and hospitals. >> people on staten island dealing with this parsing there is way too much red tape. >> we tried to make less red tape and get the money moving faster. when i am a congressman, i will work with the city and state to get the money we need faster. to get those people back in their homes. those who want to get reimbursed, need to get reimbursed. i will to make sure this moves. >> you know about the frustration. >> i'm extremely frustrated. he keeps talking about an 80 day wait. the 80 day delay, most of that time was the president waiting for the governor and the mayor to give us a number. that was the first month and a half. the first month and half we had to wait for a number. i'm like trina, we had a very complicated system here with

subways and so on. the other thing is, after the money was given to the city, my opponent did not hold one press conference. >> i work for the people. >> let him finish. >> i don't grandstand. >> there were no results. the bottom line was there were zero starts in staten island. there was your reimbursement checks. it was a disaster. i called on mayor bloomberg -- do you remember what the first tranche of money was? how much money? >> utilities and you know so much. >> of easy you don't know. $1.77 billion. do no know much was given for family homes? >> i wrote the bill. >> let me take you the priorities of congress.

we gave it to the city. the city was posted give it to homeowners. you know much they allocated, out of $1.80 billion -- 300 million. i don't think that is what was best. that is why people are still waiting today. it was the wrong decision. >> we do know people -- lets move on. lets move onto another issue that folks in staten island are concerned about. police brutality. a community, great concern about the police community relations there. you voted against having an inspector general, domenic recchia. you voted against the nypd racial profiling law, which allows people to sue police have they been profiled. would you still vote that same way given the eric gardner case?

>> my thoughts and prayers go out to eric gardner and his family. out of respect to that family and the nypd, i will reserve decision and till the district attorney finishes his full investigation. i have confidence in the district attorney. he does a great job. he will be fair in his investigation. i do believe that i would still -- those bills i voted for. we have district attorney. we have internal affairs. we did not need that. it is an opportunity for people to sue. those bills, i felt were not the right bills. i expect us to work together with the community and police. in my district, over the years, we bring the police and the community together. that is what i'm going to do as a congressman. i am going to work together with the community and the police

department to bring them together to foster a relationship and bring crime down. that is what we need. >> do you think the justice department should take over the investigation? >> that is a decision that the justice department has to make. i am holding off all decisions until the district attorney comes up with his final report. >> your response. let me go back to the beginning of the question. inspector general, ability to sue. >> we have a big difference between my opponent and i. as a congressman for staten island, the one thing is that the constituents in my district know where i stand. i think the mayor made a big mistake by bringing al sharpton to center stage. why? al sharpton is divisive and exploits the opportunity. my heart is broken for that families will could this is a

tragedy. to bring in someone like al sharpton who will exacerbate the situation -- that is the wrong thing. when they wanted to march across the verrazano bridge, i was one of the first to say that this is inappropriate. this should not be done. since the wrong message to staten island. the rest of staten island thought this was a march against them. i think anyone in any agency can make a mistake. i was very outspoken. we have someone qualified and capable. when they didn't do the rally -- didn't do the rally, anti-nypd slogans were said. they have a difficult enough job. >> i want you both to characterize height you believe community-police relations are. you characterize the relationship? >> it can always be improved.

>> a good, fair, poor? >> i think they are good. this is an isolated incident. this is strained relations. overall, i would say the relationship is good. >> a couple of great yes or no questions. we will break it up a little bit. there was a study to find out whether people, tourist, should pay to ride the staten island pharisee -- fairy. >> it would cost more to implement a system for them than it would yield in revenue. >> no, it would hurt the businesses on staten island, cultural institutions. that is what i'm going to do as a congressman. i will work with the cultural institutions to increase the attendance. since the tour went up on the verrazano bridge to $15, attendance at the museum has been going down. that is what we need to do. they have been going from

manhattan to brooklyn, bring them to staten island. >> my opponent keeps talking about how we need to have more tourism. he voted for and a dollar toll. >> i did not vote. i did not vote to raise the toll. >> you lied under oath. you were indicted. >> i did not vote to raise the toll. no. i did not vote to raise the toll. >> gentleman. another yes or no question here. another yes or no question. lets find out where you stand on adding pedestrian bike lanes on the island. yes or no? >> that is something we should look into. i believe in having community input. one reason own coney island.

we had the input of the community. i will meet with the community and be their voice before arrested decisions. >> they did an entire documentary on how domenic recchia sold-out coney island. >> jobs were there. >> $9,500. >> your record is a 20 count criminal indictment. >> staten island is often called the forgotten borough. what have you done in congress for staten island? >> several things. when superstorm sandy hit, it was evident i was on the ground going to make sure every hospital had what they needed, including backup generators. i went to each other, making sure they had food and everything they needed. from day one, even before the storm, on the ground, making sure they were not forgotten.

the staten island university just received a $40 million federal grant. the medical center just relieved 12 main dollars -- received $12 million. we just received funds for two new ferries and infrastructure. >> domenic recchia, if you are in congress are presenting staten island, what would you specifically do for staten island? >> i would work hard to address the transportation issue, to lower the tolls, and fight to get funding for a library. that needs to be addressed. transportation to get cars off the roadway when i drive to my mother's house, i'm feeling the impact. in addition to that, we have to address jobs, raise the minimum wage, make paycheck fairness, equal pay, and education. lets face it. we are going to fight hard to

bring education from headstart programs to high school and the school. >> let me ask you this. you live in brooklyn. are you staten island enough for staten island. >> my mother lives on staten island. my three sisters live on staten island. i have been working staten island. i have supported many cultural institution, the nonprofits. >> are you staten island enough? >> i have lived there for the last 21 years. >> you live in queens. >> i just said i lived there for the last 21 years. obvious he am a 21 years old. i live somewhere before i was 21. besides that, we hear about light rails. he was the finest or of the city council for 12 years. the mta did not put a light rail in the budget. the reality is it is the local electorate that light rail.

my opponent had 12 years to do it. he never did anything for the only thing he did is that he voted for congestion pricing and added in a dollar toll on the brooklyn bridge. >> i would like to address that. the city council put the first part of the money -- we needed another $5 million. you know what, we couldn't, because michael grimm voted for seacrest raise in pay that close that program. and school programs were going to close because of micrograms vote. -- michael grimm's vote. you are the last one to talk about fiscal responsibility could you can't bounce your own checkbook. the minority leader came to me and said we have to say these programs.

people were not going to have day care because of the damage he did with sequestration. if that had not happened, we could have put the money in. >> how does that make sense? >> we pay down debt. >> we had a surplus. the sequestration bill, what president signed into law? a republican president? >> general and, let me go to the next question. -- gentleman, let me go to the next question. >> let me talk about my record to your record. why don't you talk about why you voted for that. you hurt the people of your district. >> absolutely not. >> one to go to some of these headstart programs? >> i don't.

the dca, the very following year we changed it and took us cut back. again, the sequestration was signed into law by the president and voted on by 94 democrats. >> i was in washington when that happened. let me move on to another question. if you were to be in washington, you would be working with president obama, at least for the next two years, do you disagree or agree with the president? >> the president and i will not agree on all the issues. i'm not in favor of common core. it is data driven. it was not rolled out the right way. it is a problem. when we want to help school district this country, it should not be tied to any curriculum or what you should do. any other areas where you disagree? >> we will not always agree on everything treat i will stand up

to the president for the best interest of the people in my district. i will stand up to republicans and democrats. i know how to work to get things done. >> in areas where you agree? >> the affordable care act was passed. we have to help people. more people are covered today. that is something we have to work on. i want to go to congress and correct the a formal health care act. there are things that the president and i do agree on. we want to pass a jobs bill. we want to pass a guns bill. we need to do something with the gun violence in this country. >> your response? >> the only thing i agree with my partner on is common core. as far as obamacare and therefore will health care act, he is crippling our health care system. it is a disaster. it is on the backs of seniors. $716 billion.

more and more doctors, more and more patients are being dropped from the policies. that is one area where i disagree with the president. he has had no foreign policy. >> i have to stop you. we are at that point where you'd each get a closing statement. it is limited to one minute. we start with domenic recchia. >> thank you for having us here today. i am running for congress because this district has not been represented by someone that they can be proud of. represented by someone who has not been put under a criminal indictment or 20 counts. we deserve better. i am that person. i went to go to washington to fight or every person in my district. i will to fight on transportation, fight to get funding for light rail, we've make transportation improvement, lower tolls. i want to go to washington and get a jobs bill passed, raise the minimum wage, and get funding for the things that we

need for our schools and middle schools, from childcare to a college affordability. in addition, we have to stick up for women. i want to fight for women to make sure that they get paid just as much as men when they are doing the jobs. i have three daughters. i'm married to a public school teacher. i know what families are going to. look for me on november 4 as your next congressman. >> thank you very much for having me. i appreciate it. listen, i think people in my district know that i'm accessible. they know that i'm there when they need them. i think they also know who i am as a person. when i was 19 years old, i enlisted in the marine corps because that's what i believed in. i give up her career on wall street to become a special agent of the fbi. as a congressman, i continued my service treat i have been in service for my of the life. i have a passion for serving my community and country. at the end of the day, if you look at my results from day one, i passed legislation that was important.

more important, i am proud of the fact that my constituents know me and they know that i move mountains. most of my time in congress, even during the time when congress cannot get anything done, there was landmark lands legislation. i am part of my record and the people are present. thank you very much. >> that is this first televised debate. the election is november 4 could we want to thank the candidates. a lively discussion could we thank you for watching. don't forget to vote. it is your right and privilege. >> we are live this morning at the state department for a press briefing with secretary of state john kerry as he is hosting the korean foreign minister. a number of south korean officials are here in the nation's capital for meetings with their u.s. counterparts. the secretary of state is

expected to make a statement and answer reporter questions along with the korean foreign minister. we expect this to get underway in a couple of minutes. while we wait, a discussion on citizen rights turn police encounters from this morning's washington journal. we offer practical information of what to say and what to do in order to bring about the best outcomes possible in a stressful situation. what motivated you to found a most like that echo people, during a police encounter will do one of two things. people often capitulate in every

single way, sure officer, take a look, i don't mind. or on the other end of the spectrum, they will get angry, antagonistic, frustrated, and take it out on the police officer which can lead to terrible outcomes. i have tried to find the middle ground where you can confidently and calmly assert your constitutional rights in an assert away that can protect your constitutional rights. what are some of the constitutional rights that we may not be aware of? have amost folks do not clear understanding of the fourth amendment, protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. this is important during a traffic stop. traffic stops represent 52% of all citizen police encounters. everything might seem to go well, you might be getting pulled over for any number of reasons under the sun and you get a warning or dissertation,

even a ticket, you should never try to talk your way out of a ticket or get angry about a ticket. always be calm and cool. but often times the police will pull a steve jobs and they will say, there is one more thing. we have had a lot of the gun runners going up and down this highway. or they will say we are looking out for terrorists. you do not have any guns or bombs in the trunk. 90% of the time citizens will say, no, go ahead and search. often times if it is a young person in particular they will say we are not looking or just a little bit of marijuana. we are looking for guns and bombs. in that situation people will say sure, go ahead. anything the police officer finds will be likely used against them and they will find themselves getting arrested and then the officer -- the citizen will say, i thought you said you were just looking for guns and bombs.

you can tell it to the judge that you're under arrest. in such situations, whether you have anything on you, it's important to say, i know you are just doing your job but i do not consent to any searches. what happens at that point, is that a reasonable suspicion, if you do not consent? policeoftentimes officers will trick citizens into thinking their refusal is actually evidence of a lurch. the least need probable cause which is actual evidence that a crime is taking place. that can include something they see or even the smell of marijuana could be probable cause. that is one good reason for young people to understand. if they say, you might've particular, and you say no, that cannot be used against you in court. nexen that is likely to happen also is it is important to understand that you want to withdraw yourself from the encounter. people often wait for a police officer to give them permission to go. knowrt thing to say is, i

you are doing your job, but am i free to go now. police have to have a reason to -- reason else suspicion which is a lower standard than probable cause to investigate you because they have reason to believe he might be involved in a crime but they have a certain window where they can legally detain you. the right question to ask in that situation is, am i free to go? host: we are putting the numbers up on the screen if you want to talk to steve silverman about civil liberties and police conduct. to point out that our fourth line is set aside for law enforcement officials. there is the number. can the policeman -- maybe i am being overly suspicious here, but can't a policeman say i had reasonable cause to stop this car, i thought they looked drunk

or they were rude to me. being routed cell does not constitute reasonable suspicion. certainly, looking and appearing drunk is reasonable suspicion to detain someone and asking further questions. in so many of the situations we are talking about, police are sort of fishing for something. the fourthe to amendment protection against unreasonable searches and procedures is that police can drive a mack truck through this simply asking, do you mind if i take a look. if citizens consent, the search is legal. essentially, there is nothing you can do on a back end when you are in court or have a lawyer if you have consented to the search. you have put yourself at any disadvantage. i would argue citizens, whether or not you think you have anything to hide, you have every right to say, i do not consent

to searches. i would like to be on my way. many times people think they do not have anything to hide whatsoever for monday consent to a search and something is found that they have been left there by a friend or family member or even a previous car owner. i have heard ridiculous stories of that nature. in those situations where you have those rights to assert your constitutional rights, you should consider doing it. of course you have every right to say go ahead. it is up to you but at least you understand that it is a choice you have whether to consent or not. talk now about body cameras on policeman. citizen, can to a a citizen reportedly stopped -- a police stop? police is acans on fantastic idea, it is good for police and is good for citizens. it puts everyone on their best behavior as far as citizens are

concerned. citizens have first amendment rights to open the record the police everywhere. there is a lot of confusion about this. a lot of citizens and police officers are confused about this. you are still seeing videos of police officers arresting citizens for recording the police but this is actually in violation of the law. there are about well states in the nation that have what are called all party consent rules. this causes some confusion because police think -- you are violating my privacy, you cannot film me. actually, the courts have ruled that this does not apply to police officers on duty. citizens have first amendment rights to open the record the police and they should do that and they can use lots of technology, smart phones in particular, to do that. you say open the record. guest: i emphasize openly

because if you do it surreptitiously, you could run afoul of these all party consent laws, essentially intended to prevent people from surreptitiously recording conversations that are presumed to be private. when you record the police, you want to act like a reporter because in a sense, you are. you do not need to have a license to report the police or to be a reporter in general, and you have every right to record them openly. you do not want to do it like a spy. line is seturth aside for law enforcement. situations in ferguson, where citizens were recording the police in the streets during some of the riots, some of the situations there. is that allowed? can you videotape?

guest: as far as recording with the police, you always have the right to open the record the police. another rule could be, if the police were to step back, for example, it is ok to do that. you do not want to be obstructing the officer. officers will sometimes take advantage of this and they will say, keep stepping back. it's up to you to decide whether you want to keep recording or if you are too far out of you. even though it is perfectly legal to record police, when you do, you should be prepared to be arrested. that does not really make sense. like i said, the police are often confused about this law, and officers have a lot of discretion to make arrests. in his up to you to decide

whether you are willing to risk that in order to capture what i would consider police misconduct. if you use an app like bambuser, right now, they are the best live streaming recording app. i don't have my phone because the producers told me i could not, but you should have a passcode protection on your phone. supreme court recently ruled that police need to have a war and in order to search citizen phones. fantastic ruling. in the meantime, it's a good idea to have pass protection. sometimes police are the last to get the memo when it comes to police rules. when you use any live streaming app and you are recording the police, the invented is, the police officers unlawfully grab your phone or smashed to bits.

everything you have recorded up to that point will be saved offsite and then you can later access that video. the other thing about having a passcode, if you hit your sleep and well recording, they will not be able to delete your videos. as far as technology is concerned, i consider that to be your best practice. make sure you have a passcode on your phone and use a live streaming app like bambuser. if you have video evidence, you will be in a much stronger position. host: let's take some calls. angus in greensboro, north carolina. caller: good morning. i was watching your show yesterday. the detective called from the

marshall's office. one of the comments that he made that i thought was very important was, the probable cause thing is a kickoff phrase that the police use to stop anyone they want to. in other words, the probable cause that i stop you is because -- whatever. that is something that has not been contested or dealt with. when you go to court, the culprit has three people that he has to fight against. the d.a., police, and the jury. you have to convince three superiors of his innocence. if you have the d.a. behind the

police, and then the jury behind the police, you are at a disadvantage just by the fact that you are there. guest: the thing with our information with flex your rights is that it focuses more on the front end of things, what to do during the police encounter, the things that you have the power to say or do that can affect how things play out on the backend. at this point, you will have a criminal defense lawyer as your advocate and they will be given surgery essentially with your case. what happens there will depend -- good morning. i want to start by welcoming my

friend and my colleague, foreign minister, yun byung-se, to washington, who is here along with the south korean defense minister. we had a very productive what we meeting, the third such dialogue that we have conducted, during which the contrary hagel and i restated the degree to which we are deeply committed to building on today's discussions and reinforcing the very close partnership that we have with the republic of korea. it is safe to say, and everybody reiterated this today, that the u.s. republic of korea alliance is stronger than ever. and thanks to the agreement that defense minister han and secretary hagel signed yesterday , it is about to become even

stronger. this new agreement is going to serve as a blueprint for how and when south korea will assume wartime operational control of the combined forces. the goal of the agreement is to ensure that as south korea continues to build up its own defense capabilities, our combined forces will be ready and able to provide the best possible defenses for the korean people. our shared security is at the heart of the u.s.-korean alliance. ultimately, i want to make it clear that the alliance is about much more than that. it is the linchpin of security, stability, and prosperity in northeast asia and, increasingly, beyond. today, for instance, we discussed a number of important issues where our partnership is

not only value will not central. -- valuable but central. at the top of the list is the subject of north korea. secretary hagel and i reiterated that the united hates remains committed to a peaceful denuclearization of the korean peninsular through authentic and credible negotiations. we remain open to dialogue with north korea but there is no value in talks just for the sake of talks. north korea must demonstrate it is serious about denuclearization and we need to be certain that it is prepared to live up to its international obligations and abide by international norms of behavior. in the meantime, we will remain vigilant against the clear threat that north korea poses. we also spent time today discussing our shared efforts on a number of other issues.

we all understand that infectious disease in africa, extremism in the middle east, and territorial aggression in eastern europe pose threats that extend far beyond those regions. both south korea and the united states believe our alliance will as we continue to step up our efforts to address those threats, and we will do so because we share a sense of responsibility about international leadership and the importance of these challenges to the norms of international behavior. we were very grateful to hear on both foreign minister yun and that southister han korea intends to continue to cooperate closely with us in regard to these international efforts. in fact, want to step up its

efforts in regard. for example, we are pleased that south korea has announced it will send an additional health care experts to assist the international response in west the expertsop of and supplies that it has already sent. last month, as part of the south response to isil, korea contributed another $4 million in humanitarian assistance to iraq, bringing its total contributions to date to more than $5.2 million. the republic of korea has emerged as a key global player, dedicated, as the united states is, to universal values, like human rights, democracy and the rule of law. as we discussed today, i pointed ago it was only a few years that the republic of south korea was a recipient of aid.

but because of its own ingenuity and its own commitment to growth and development and stability , now, the republic of korea is itself a donor country, assuming increasing responsibilities willfully and effectively on a global basis, and we welcome that and are grateful for it. i mentioned that our alliance has never been stronger. aven the strong ring -- staggering range of challenges we face today, neither has it been more important. with the help of our new ambassador to south korea, mark lippert, who i will have the privilege of swearing-in later today, we look forward to continuing our work with our south korean allies and with our friends for many years to come. mr. yun, i am delighted to turn the floor to you. >> thank you, secretary kerry.

[interpreted] first i want to thank secretary cagle and secretary carrier for holding this meeting today. these meetings have been held for the third time from 2010 to 2012 and this is the first month and speed obama administration. our010, we focused on response to north korean aggressions. today we were able to focus on our alliance beyond the korean peninsula on global issues as well. this demonstrates that the korea-u.s. has gone beyond serving as a linchpin for peace in asia pacific region. it is now a global partnership. through two summit meetings since the administration, we have been able to establish the fact that our relationship is the best ever since 1953.

it is the strongest alliance in the world as well. i believe this is based on mutual trust as well as continuous filament and adaptation of our relationship. today, we were able to discuss various issues ranging from our management as well as north korea nuclear issues, and other global issues as well. in today's meeting, we were able to express elation about the progress is made within the last 1.5 years. we were able to reach a successful agreement on cost sharing sessions last year and yesterday we were able to reach agreements on conditions based of khan -- transfer as well. currently, korea-u.s. nuclear agreement is likely to come to a successful conclusion. if that happens, we will have had the most ancestral agreement on most of our major issues.

on the other hand, there are other areas where we need to see cooperation. simon security as well as space projects. our efforts are moving beyond the three forces and into the new horizon. , north korean nuclear missiles threats as well as other challenges have reinforced the fact that the combined defense readiness between korea and the u.s. will be the most effective in deterring aggression from north korea and promoting peace and stability on the korean peninsula. the unpredictability and the fluidity of the situation in korea helps us agree that we need a comprehensive, multidimensional response. that denuclearization, human rights in north korea, as well as conducive environment for unification is an holistic approach that we also need to focus on. to that end, we have to create

more creative ideas on how to bring this about. we need to be able to ensure safe flight to north koreans and bring about real human rights, compliance in the country. by doing that we will create an environment and use it to unification and i believe denuclearization will act as the engine in bringing this about. historical territorial and man -- maritime issues have written north korea's purity environment and the cold war has ended, this has been the most tense situation in the northeast asian region. based on the korea-u.s. alliance, we will be able to create an environment that will create real solutions to these issues. in particular, the rebalancing of the asia-pacific region is going to contribute to peace and stability in northeast asia. finally, our alliance has moved peninsulat the korean

. we are very happy to announce that our alliance is contributing to resolving global issues. we are happy to report that we are collaborating on stopping the spread of the ebola virus as well as other global issues. we will be sending more aid to that area and considering this more than a health issue but a serious issue to security in the world. on another front, we are fighting isil and foreign terrorist fighters. to that end, we agreed to the u n resolution and look forward to a thorough implementation. since the joint statement on the anniversary of the alliance, through these meetings, we were able to have substituted tale of the vision and roadmap of the korea-u.s. relationship. i hope based on mutual trust, we

will be able to improve on the already good relationship between the two. i look forwardd to reciprocate the warm hospitality do the contrary kerry and secretary hagel to their next visit to korea. thank you. >> [inaudible] nbc news. is it true that north korea has closed its borders, citing ebola fears? secretary kerry, if true, how will this and the recent release of jeffrey powell affect negotiations over the other two detained americans? what does the signal about internal politics in north korea given kim jong-un's 40-day absence? can you repeat the first part of your question. i could not hear it. if true, that north korea has

closed its borders citing ebola fears, how will this and the release of american jeffrey powell impact negotiations over the release of the other two detained americans, and what does the signal about internal politics given kim jong-un's 40-day absence? are you in a position to confirm reports that militants have used chlorine gas on iraqi troops, and how will this change u.s. strategy? >> [interpreted] >> north korea has shown very unique behavior. is usinge hand, it continuous aggression, but on the other hand, they are looking for dialogue. in the past few weeks, north korea has launched aggressions on the dmz, as well as on maritime fronts.

they have fired at some of the flyers that were sprinkled in balloons. just one month ago during the asia games, high-level officials, however, visited korea, and the proposed high-level talks. what they speak and when they do seem to be inconsistent. but for the second high-level meetings that we proposed, if north korea accepts, and if we are able to have a talk, i believe we can find a path to improvement of relationship for peace on the korean peninsula, as well as an environment conducive for unification. we are making various efforts to try and provide that kind of an environment. i cannot tell you how their decision will or will not affect

anything with respect to the other americans who are being held. they have made some statements about their expectations of what the united states should do with respect to that. we have made it clear that no apology or other statement is in the offing. they need to release these that they willis recognize the goodwill that could be dealt and the gesture that it would offer to the world of their willingness to try to open up a different diplomatic track. our hope is for the humanitarian reason alone that they will behave differently and see fit to release these people. we are grateful that he is released and back in ohio. we are delighted with that.

we are still concerned about the other americans being held. chlorine, mito the in a position to confirm it and i am not in a can position to confirm it. we take these allegations very seriously, in particularly the most recent allegations about the use of chlorine as a chemical weapon. chlorine by itself is not on the chemical weapons list. therefore it was not among those things removed under the agreement we reached with the russians and the syrians. but when next -- mixed in certain ways it can become a chemical weapon that is prohibited. therefore these allegations are extremely serious. we are seeking additional information in order to determine whether we can confirm it. the use of any chemical weapons

is an important -- is an abhorant aact. will not change our strategy. a can affect tactical decisions within that strategy. andstrategy remains clear we are step i step bringing the coalition further down the road theeing able to shore up iraqi army itself and to take measures against isil. we have said this will take time. evolve as it is day by day as our teams are working to come together. important meetings have been held in the course of this past week. i expect to see further progress over the course of the next

weeks. >> final question. i am from the news agency in korea. the relations are improving and the alliances are stronger. i believe the six party talks are most important in continuing this trend. i would like to ask for your opinion on that. are you prepared to reduce the military presence in asia if north korea rejoins the nuclear negotiations? when my last question. one more last question.

we talk with north korea about that, the negotiations? if they released two of the other detaining american detainees. >> can wait what? what? we can i visit? >> if they release the other two american detainees. >> do you know something about an invitation? [laughter] should i first? the prospects of the six party talks, the north korean nuclear development as well as the efforts toward economic development. these have to be given up, as stated in our joint statement.

we need to have a clear stance on the nuclear policy. nuclearizatione and a halt to the nuclear weapons. all of these have to be real. it has to lead to real solutions. between korea and the u.s. and talks we have had many with the governments and secretary kerry has we iterated recently that in order to advance a resolution to these issues, we need to be able to generate more creative ideas. we will have more consultations on that. >> let me make it clear.

the mere entering into talks is not an invitation to take any actions regarding troops or anything else. it would be too premature to have any thought or discussion about such a thing. the purpose of entering the talks is to come to an understanding regarding the denuclearization and following that, whatever relationship might be appropriate. it is entirely premature to be talking about any troop reductions or anything else at this point in time, as it is premature to have any thoughts about visits at this point. the first thing you have to do is come to a confident set of talks about denuclearization,

and that is the prerequisite to any possibilities thereafter. >> thank you. >> thank you all very much. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> we will have this briefly shortly online. check the c-span video library. coming up or we have more on u.s.-korea negotiations. atriefing will start live about 25 minutes from now. a white house briefing also live today. we expect remarks on ebola and the headlines of a doctor in new york yesterday testing positive

for ebola. a texas nurse is free of ebola and she has been released from bethesda, where she was being treated. more on the canadian parliament and get the latest on isis. we'll take you to a live under way at c-span. there was aand press conference. there is a new agreement that will delay the transferring of control of forces at the north korean border. secretary hagel said it would to ensure they are compared for the increasing threat from north korea.

>> good afternoon. i appreciate this opportunity to welcome the minister to the pentagon. this is his first trip to washington since he has been minister of defense. so we are particularly pleased to have had an opportunity to spend the last two days with him and his delegation. i also want to acknowledge retired colonel william e.

webber, a distinguished korean war veteran who is here today and will receive special recognition from the korean government and to you, colonel webber, thank you for your service to our country and what you did and continue to do to strengthen this friendship and this partnership between the korean people and the american people. this is the 46th security consultant meeting between our two nations and today minister haan and i were joined by general dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral locklear, our pacific commander, the commander of u.s. forces

in korea, and their distinguished korean counterparts. i want to thank all of our participants both the koreans and the americans for a very productive and direct exchange today and look forward to continuing our discussions later with secretary kerry and the foreign minister. this special annual event highlights the enduring bonds between our military, our governments, and our citizens. it reminds us of our nations' shared history of sacrifice, commitment, and partnership. and it reinforces the strength and resilience of the korean american alliance which has contributed to stability and prosperity for over six decades. this afternoon, minister haan and i began our meetings by

focusing on the bedrock of our military alliance, our combined forces on the korean peninsula. we signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines a conditions based process for transferring our war time operational control of our allied forces. while this agreement will delay the scheduled transfer of operational control it will assure when a transfer does occur korean forces have the necessary defensive capabilities to address an intensifying north korean threat. reaffirming the united states commitment to our alliance and to the defense of the public of korea, i also reiterated our policy of maintaining our current force posture on the korean peninsula and continuing

to strengthen the u.s. military's readiness and capabilities across the asia pacific region. this now includes the rotational presence of combat ready u.s. army soldiers, which began in earlier this year when men and women and and women from the first cavalry division began a nine-month rotation. this innovative program is already enhancing our combined defense posture and a second rotation is now under way. our alliance commitments are as important as ever because north korea's destablizing policies and dangerous provocations continue to pose a grave threat to security and stability in northeast asia and around the globe. north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs require our alliance to maintain robust and credible deterrence. the minister and i reviewed the implementation of our tailored deterrent strategy.

a strategic framework that minister haan's predecessor and i signed in seoul last year. i emphasize that the united states remains committed to using all our military capabilities both on and off the korean peninsula including conventional strike, missile defense, and our nuclear and umbrella to ensure that our extended deterrence is credible and effective. the minister and i endorsed our new operational concept to detect, disrupt, destroy, and defend against north korean missile threats. through a comprehensive strategy, our alliance will you deepen our cooperation in ballistic missile defense as you well as intelligence,

and you surveillance, and reconnaissance. and our combined forces will work even more closely together. we also discussed the importance of a broader regional approach to information sharing of north korea's nuclear and missile programs and agreed to continue tri lateral discussions with japan, building on our meeting at the shangri la dialogue earlier this year. because korea's interests and responsibilities are global, mr. haan and i also addressed our nation's partnership beyond the korean peninsula. we discussed korea's other important contributions to global security as well from counterpiracy to peacekeeping to you counterproliferation. we took stock of our broadening cooperation to address new and emerging threats in space, in cyber space. last month our nations concluded a new agreement on space situational awareness. in closing, let me thank minister haan again for his

partnership, his leadership, and his friendship. let me also acknowledge the united states' new envoy to the republic of korea. the ambassador who i have some association with. i he is a trusted friend and adviser. we're proud of ambassador liberty. he goes to seoul at a very youhe goes to seoul at a very critically important time. i know, the president knows, we all know his leadership and stewardship there as he continues to work to build a stronger alliance will do nothing but strengthen the bonds of this alliance in the years ahead. thank you very much. >> this is the answer of the republic of korea. this year's meeting is very special in that it marks the first year of another 60 years

we'll enjoy following the success of the first 60 years. north korea is continuing to launch new types of provocations including an additional nuclear test, development of new mrl's and tactical missiles, infiltration by miniature u.a.v.'s and machine gun fire. as such, the security situation on the korean peninsula is more precarious than ever. in light of this, secretary you and hagel and i discussed in diverse topics and ways the alliance may efficiently tod north korean threats and provocations as well as maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula. we achieved significant results through the discussions. first, secretary hagel and i agreed on a conditions-based transition. we agreed that considering the heightened nuclear missile threat and the fluid security

situation on the peninsula and in the region this would ensure a stable condition that enhances the alliance's response capabilities in addition to strengthening the combined defense force by the public of korea. the republic of korean military will target the middle of 2020 in order to secure the capabilities that will be outlined by the postponement of the transition. this would be able to ensure a stable transition, given the security situation in the korean peninsula in a way that contributes to the combined defense posture.

as korea and the united states agreed on a condition-based transition we also agreed that until the time of the actual transition we would maintain the combined forces headquarters in its present location. we believe that this would be able to deter north korean provocations as well as contribute to peace and stability in northeast asia. secretary hagel and i believe that the rotational deployment of battle ready u.s. forces will be able to support stability in the korean peninsula. and also the combined group will be able to contribute significantly on the tactical level. in order to more finlt respond

to the long-range artillery threat by north korea, secretary hagel and i agreed on force augmentation plans to be completed until 2020. we also agreed that the brigade would remain in its current position in relation to this project. secretary hagel and i also reaffirmed the united states firm resolve toward extended deterrence to korea. furthermore, we highly appreciate the joint efforts to come up with the implementation plans for the tailored deterrence toward north korea.

in light of the increasing threat of north korean ballistic missiles in order to respond efficiently to them, korea and and the u.s. agree to highly appreciate the principles and concepts set forth in the comprehensive countermissile operations of the alliance. secretary hagel also commended the republic of korea's contributions and efforts to support reconstruction in south sudan, participate in p.s.i., and other efforts for world peace and stability. we agreed to continue cooperating closely to respond to regional and global security challenges. you secretary hagel and i highly appreciate the practical cooperation in the cyber domain

and between the republic of korea and the united states and agreed to further promote space and cyber cooperation between the ministry and department in the future. finally, i assessed this year's 46 scm as having been a crucial opportunity to further consolidate the alliance and would like to express my deepest gratitude to secretary hagel and the pentagon officials who offered a heart felt welcome and will continue to cooperate closely for another 60 years so we can grow into an even stronger strategic alliance. before we move on to q&a, we would like to commence with the alliance award ceremony. his sacrifice and dedication completely dedicated to the foundation of peace, the republic of korea --. he has served for over ten years

with understanding of various projects including the korean memorial and the wall of remembrance for 40,000 men when died in the korean war. please come to the podium. on behalf of the people of the

republic of korea and the secretary of defense of the united states we present this award for your meritorious service and your contribution to the development of the alliance thereby becoming an example --. hi[applause] >> obviously i'm humbled by this honor and if i am deserving of it for that which i have done, i

promise i shall continue that effort until the day i die. sadly, in american history the korean war is really just a minor footnote when, instead, it should be a benchmark that we should take pride in as a people. for just as surely as we fought world war ii to save the world for democracy and its people, so, too, did we as a people fight in korea to save the world from enslavement from communism. there ought to be something in which our nation should remember and honor every moment of its existence. to my comrades from the republic of korea and to mr. secretary,

as i said, i'm humbled and honored, and i thank you so very much. [applause] >> thank you. >> i have a gift for the colonel but i'm not going to impose on him to take more hardware home now but i will give it to him and i know you've got some questions. so, colonel, i've got something for you. but that's ok. nothing as fancy as a medal like that. but, nonetheless, sincere tribute on behalf of the men and women of the defense department and all of america we will give you something we think is very special and, again, thank you for your service to our country.

>> we have time for just a couple of questions. we'll start on the korean side then go to the american side. i think we'll only have time for one each. [indiscernible] >> that was for the minister. [indiscernible] >> where are you in terms of the decision-making process? the second question is, secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. is ready to reduce american forces in south korea

if north korea rejoins the talks. what is your own position about this question and what is the position of the u.s. government? thank you. >> thank you. may i have some clarification? your first question, was it about the fads? i got it. i've heard of it. [laughter] thank you. thank you very much. first, no decisions on thad have been made. there have been no formal consultations with the korean government and the american government at any level. obviously all options are always being explored with allies. but no formal consultations, no decisions have been made. as to your reference to secretary kerry's comments.

i hope i made clear in my statement that we, the united states, do not intend to change our policy on deployment of our forces in the republic of korea. in fact, i think just the opposite, what i said, we continue to strengthen and advance that policy we've had for over 60 years. we are upgrading it, adjusting on deployments, on rotational deployments. we think there is more stability, more security, more continuity in those deployments. >> next question. >> mr. haan, do you still think king jong un is fully in control in north korea and have you seen in recent weeks any opportunity for warming of relations? secretary hagel if i could turn your attention to iraq for a moment, 80% of anbar is in control of isis.

this morning you spoke with iraq's new defense minister and he said he is willing to take the fight to isis. in light of that commitment, are you confident that u.s. ground forces wouldn't make a difference? do you think it is time to reconsider those constraints on u.s. ground forces? >> kim jong un -- it seems that kim jong un is effectively controlling, exercising control. however, it's a diplomatic economic crisis will in the long term increase instability.

there are many different threats that can arise from that instability and the korean government and military are fully prepared against such threats. >> on your question, let me begin with my conversation as you noted with the new iraqi defense minister this morning. i think admiral kirby read some of that conversation out and as you said one of the points that he made when i asked him what his priorities were, getting the iraqi security forces in the position to take the offensive and in areas they are. so that's accurate. second, i think we have made it very clear and i have and i know president obama and others that this is a long, difficult effort. we believe that our strategy is working.

>> we believe is briefing to go live to the pentagon. he is expected to leave the briefing. >> you know the general really well. he is wrapping up a big week in washington. there was a meeting with our south korean allies. you somewhat came out of that meeting. the general has a few comments for opening statements. we have about 30 minutes. please identify yourself before you ask your question. general? >> good morning. i appreciate the opportunity to see today. civilians inthe our families that serve in korea, thank you for attending the prince conference today.

we deter aggression by ensuring our forces are ready to fight tonight. the focus is on readiness and strengthening the alliance. sendingss is -- provide stability in the korean peninsula and promotes economic prosperity for the region and international community. kim jong-un remains control of the regime. he uses violence to advance their interests. survival. their there have focused on the -- they include several hundred ballistic missiles, one of the world's largest chemical stockpiles, a biological weapons

research program, as well as an active cyber warfare capability. northuncil resolutions, korea carried out its third test last year and increase the frequency of the ballistic missile launches this year. we were concerned that such events could start an action and counteraction, leading to an escalation. need to becores a vigilant and to be ready to act. we have worked closely with the south korean military to develop the capabilities to a dress the north korean threat. we have enhanced our readiness into indications, computers, and intelligence. oftrategy and a procurement munitions, ballistic missile's defense system, and surveillance

and reconnaissance platforms. this coupled with the air force forces to korea has enhanced the readiness posture and reinforce the commitment to the republic of korea. the meeting this week and the consultant of meeting have set the conditions for the alliance to transform and improve in the years to come. we are encouraged by the signing on the wartime operational control. the decision to shift to a conditions -- will ensure that our defense posture remained strong while they require the capabilities necessary to assume the lead in the defense of south korea. as a result, the combined forces command will retain the wartime leadership role until the alliance agrees conditions are

conducive for a transition. the united states and republic of korea agreed to maintain war fighting capabilities in se oul. they will maintain the necessary presence to command and control operational forces. csc will keep the artillery brigade in area one, which is the northern area. the united states and republic of korea will continue to execute the vast majority of agreements as planned and will work to make some adjustments to support the assessment of the transition. we are confident the results will provide laments and for the alliance transformation to defend against a developing north korean threat.

we have a commitment to south korea against the north korean threat as he promote regional stability. we will continue to work closely with the military to enhance our alliance that will improve the readiness. the united states and republic of korea were able to overcome differences through friendship and trust. they make up the fabric of our alliance. is a testament to how important the connection of our alliance is and will be for years to come. i look forward to your questions. thank you. >> questions? >> a couple of questions on capabilities. you were taking over, you talked about the need for south korea

to beef up their missile defense. what improvements have been made a year later? be a leadingt they factor in the turnover? i'm thinking about the apache longbows. can you review the bidding? >> they have made the commitment by budgeting for the systems, many of which you have talked about. it will take a few years for you to bring them on. in some cases they have signed the contract. that is important. we need greater isr. others will help with that. in terms of the missile defense, we have done a lot of work in terms of our training and understanding of how we will work together. and then there budgeting to

pacading from pac 2's to 3's. their commitment to purchasing systems, which i think is very important. a movement in the air missile defense system. air operational control has been stood up and works with our command center. all of those things are pretty critical steps. others will take a little longer. >> there was some speculation the south koreans would buy them starting earlier this year. where is that sale? >> go back to the republic of korea to the details. they are continuing with the purchasing. all right? >> dave martin, cbs. has seen two of tone

down his rhetoric since the early months of coming to power. in north korean behavior over that time? and what is your assessment over his disappearance? has toned down some if you go back to december 12 where we have the third nuclear test. they have probably reached out and signed a representative to the u.n. to speak. right underneath fat, at the very same time, they continue to pace their development of

, working verys hard at that. upondly they picked theocative actions in northwest islands region and in the dmz. in the year i have been in command we have had 10 the missile events. we've had several brush ups with exchange. simultaneously we are to set that we are beside each other. we believe it was a health issue.

he had some discomfort in walking. he's back out checking construction sites, visiting military units and probably approaching the schedule. >> do you believe he is still in charge of the country? significantioned a increase in no new missile launches. detailsgive any more about their active warfare program? >> he has a clear develop mental program.

he has a large number of close range and short-range ballistic missiles. most of those missile events were shorter range. tobelieve he is going continue to do some of this for testing and development of the systems. some of that is done in order to , that he has the capability with ballistic missile systems. she has stressed more realistic training and rocket forces. in some of these more frequent missile launches. i would say in ciber, while it is not as fast as some others , he is clearly

focused on developing cyber capabilities. we have seen where he has had impact in south korea. it is things like disruption of service. he has developed the capability that will go beyond that in the provide a capability that we need protect ourselves against and be concerned about. >> john harper with stars and stripes. how far away is south korea from developing the command and control capabilities? once the outcome transfer does take lace, what will the command structure be like? will there be a separate u.s. command and support role?

>> there have been various reviews of this in the immediate last month. we will remain in a combined command. essentially we will form a that is organized in a similar fashion to the combined forces command. commander will be a republic of korea force. throughout the staff we will have u.s. officers populating the staff. you can foresee a command where

he develop a very similar relationship and reverse roles, potentially. we have a fair bit of that worked out and we are still working added as an alliance in our working groups. specifically, with respect to critical military capabilities, this is a conditions based off contract. to doan alliance decided it that way so we retain those focuses on capabilities. we focus every day in trying to develop each of those capabilities. >> how much progress needs to be --e before the off contract the opera contract transfer? >> they are a very modern force and have great ability.

it will increase their in a pretty significant way and interoperability. and where they are at right now with this. >> what is your assessment about when they can marry -- the north koreans -- can marry three forared -- three components a miniaturize nuclear warhead and a long-range missile? >> they claim they have done that already.

they claim they have an intercontinental ballistic missile. personally i think they certainly have the expertise in the past. they have the technology to potentially deliver what they say they have area i don't think as a commander we can afford -- we can afford the luxury. >> do you think they have a functioning mobile launcher? they have a launcher that will carry it at this point. understood,ure i what is your assessment right now? you said they have the capability that do they have a

functioning, miniaturize to nuclear device? >> what i am saying is given their technological capabilities , that they have the capabilities to put this together. demo what is your assessment about what it would take to get the other americans out of north korea? is there anything you can tell us about your assessment why the last american was out? >> that is not something i deal with as a military commander. i think the two citizens that hope northeld, we koreans will release the soon, as they should. my thoughts and prayers are with them and their family.

it's our term for that. libby be clear, i don't know that they had that capability. to assumender i had they had the capabilities. we have not seen it tested at this point. for something that complex, without its being tested the probability of it being effective is pretty darn low. i don't know any factual basis. they probably have the background to do this. >> what gave him the information? >> i don't know. they have proliferation relationships, iran and pakistan

in particular. >> there is a health issue. control -- will the country? on a power struggle you can tell? or wasn't it dealing with what the sub issue was? >> with what capacity we have to see north korea and how we make decisions in their control, we did not see any discernible change that let us to believe there was any instability during the time he was gone. what we can understand looked like very normal functioning of their government at the time.

>> [indiscernible] this actioneal with from north korea? do you have any idea of the activity? >> we have a very strong alliance that is adaptable. .hat is part of the process i think it is very important. what we are doing is assessing the environment and making the changes we need to make that could deter against their provocation. we have the capability of doing that. that is how we ensure the

operations we would have to have. it is also a deterrence to north korea because it demonstrates to them our capacity. forut what is the operation payback to north korea? >> i would look at the a desire to from maintain stability, along with the dmz. response is on our requirements to maintain

stability in the region. i think it has been handled well. we have a number of provocations in the dmz. we had been able to be prepared. we have been ready to defend. they did not escalate. frankly i don't believe that north korea wants an escalation. they tend to do that right now. cycleust a part of their and provocation. >> i was wondering if you can give us an update on a memo of trilateral understanding between the u.s., korea, and japan.

goals thate of our we would increase information between japan, u.s., and the republic of south korea. it's one of those things that weren't working toward the greater trilateral coordination with our nations. it increases stability in the northeast asian region. >> we were talking about looking to the time when korean force would be in charge. that, with that mean it would be in control of the u.s.

forces or the u.s. deputy maintains control? also can you comment on when this transfer might take place? south korean newspapers are looking at a time frame of 2025. speculate when it might take place. i was personally focused on the commitments and the capabilities that we focus on working on those as opposed to the date. ,n terms of the future command that one is sometime in the future. we will continue as a combined force. we will have forces under operational control, a general officer. we have u.s. general officers in charge of the u.s. forces as a

subcomponent. we have done this before. be in chargeways of u.s. forces. >> much the same as we have done around the world. >> i wanted to talk to you about the air force's proposal to retire. we believe korea is the only .ermanent active duty how do you plan to replace the capability it provides and have the south koreans expressed interests in requiring -- >> it provides a very specific role. are brave. we have seen them operate in afghanistan. there are a lot of capabilities.

i have a lot of time for the aircraft. i understand the air force's position with constraints on budget, there need to be able to move forward by letting go of some of the old airframes. they had precision fires and provided close support by other platforms. i understand air force's position they are in. that is their decision to make. i am confident i will get support from the air force. thank you for your time today. i appreciate you coming out. i also appreciate the alliance. it is a strong and adaptable alliance, a very unique one because of our background. appreciate our soldiers. it's a long flight over there.

they are a long way from their families. in a place where we have a real present danger on the dmz, 30 miles from our capital, thank you very much for your time today. >> if you missed any of this briefing it is available on our website. the associated press is the first nurse diagnosed with ebola after treating an affected man in a dallas hospital is free of the virus and is being released. the national institute of health says she is to be released from the nih hospital near washington today. she is expected to make a brief statement during a news conference with her doctors, according to an nah -- nih's books men. -- nih spokesman. responsepparently in a

to the fence jumping incident at the white house and possibly as a possiblee move to canadian parliament style attack that happened earlier this week. josh earnest will respond to media questions. some discussion on new mortgage lending rules this week from washington journal. you toroduce david stevens, president and ceo of the mortgage bankers association here in washington, d.c. he is former assistant secretary for housing at hud during the obama administration, former coo of the long and foster company as well. watttevens, what did mel announced the other day in las vegas? thet: as you know, he is director of the federal housing finance authority. he rolled out what i would describe