succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange for u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, china and japan negotiated a new halt to north korea's nuclear program. this time, north korea again agreed to disable the complex at yong

and -- but nonetheless in the context of the passage of power to kim jong-il to kim jong-un.whether or not on that basis we might see any kind of a revisiting of their strategies and policies. that said, the caution is appropriate that north korea has regularly and repeatedly declared that it is a fully developed nuclear weapon state. that its nuclear missiles, nuclear weapons and missiles are part of kim jong-il's legacy that he leaves behind, and that more to the point that north korea expects to be treated on an equal level with a recognition of its standing as a state in possession of nuclear weapons. all of this, of course, north korea has undertaken in acute national pressures from its allies, former allies, from its adversaries from the international atomic agency. all of this in the face of extreme economic isolations. it's a commitment that they take seriously.

impression of kim jong-un. the people themselves are probably having a difficult time assessing their leader because it hasn't been very long since he took over the leadership role. i don't think anyone will give you a definitive answer to your question. having said that, i initially did have an expectation that he will take a different path but his recent announcement was a source of disappointment, nonetheless, i will wait and see and give you a more definitive answer of my impression on kim jong-un and i think that will be more accurate. any new leader in north korea will have to understand that he can't not survive alone in this world. in this day and age, no country or people or leader, for that matter, cannot stand alone. it is imperative that all leaders and countries work together as a responsible member of the international community and this is the surest way to ensure a better life for the people of that country. and if they do so, of course, including the republican of korea and the united states an

. >> what about the new regime of kim jong un? >> there was a rumor of a deal that was almost done before kim jong il died. the rumor was that the north koreans and the u.s. were very close to a deal but it never happened. after kim jong un came to power, they met in china and everything seems to have taken off. the americans said there was a problem earlier in terms of what kind of food assistance they would give to north korea. north korea was asking for grains. they said, we will not give you this. we will give you nutritional assistance. the north koreans have accepted that that is what they will get. in some ways, you could see that as a sign that the new leader is flexible in his approach to negotiations. that is certainly one interpretation as is the speed with which this has happened. north korea is still officially in the morning for its leader. there could also be a willingness to open up on the part of the new leader but it could also indicate a desperation from north korea to get more food in the country. >> we will le

the banner contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-il. >>> enjoys from the united states and north korea have yet to agree on much, except extending talks to finalize details of a u.s. food aid program for the north. after more than six hours of talk in beijing, u.s. special envoy robert king told reporters they will continue their talks on thursday. >> we've discussed a number of the issues. we've made progress. we still have issues to resolve. >> during the talks, the u.s. is believed to have demanded the north to accept western officials to monitor the food shipments. the measure will ensure the aid reaches the most needy people and is not diverted to the military. the two nations agreed last month that the u.s. will provide north korea with 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements. in exchange, the north will suspend its uranium enrichment and missile launches and allow international nuclear inspectors into the country. >>> japan will, for the first time, join the united states and the philippines in their annual joint military drill next month. japan

the death of his father, kim jong-il. under the agreement, the north would suspend long-range missile tests and the enrichment of uranium, still the regime backed out of similar pledges in the past leaving u.s. officials not quite as impressed as some about the path forward. >> the united states, i will be quick to add, still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong-il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation on to the path of peace by living up to its obligations. today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. we, of course, will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> a modest first step, says secretary clinton. the agreement will allow international nuclear inspectors back inside north korea for the first time in years. >>> the state department, meanwhile, also dealing with the crisis in syria where forces loyal to bashar assad look poised to launch a major ground invasion against rebel

in 1994 when kim song the founder died his son and heir kim jong il took over did. a similar deal only to renege on it and use it as a way of buying time. the question is now whether his successor kim jong un kim the younger is trying the same tactic. gordon chang likes to quote marx saying history repeats itself. more towards a quote from mao the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. this is just a single step they say but that's better than standing still. >> shepard: certainly is. jonathan hunt, thanks a lot. leaders at the pentagon met with israel's defense minister to discuss topics including tension with iran. there has been a great deal of speculation as you no doubt know that israel is preparing to launch a preemptive strike and it is only speculation. israeli leaders say they haven't decided one way or another what they're going to do. washington's latest set of financial penalties against iran took effect just today. they stem from legislation the president signed in december and they are meant to punish iran for its nuclear program. and o

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father -- kim jong-il ...structive weaponry. ya knowwkarl marx said history repeats itself. well, its doing that rightt now. a recent unicef study fouud a whopping eighty percent of the children in north korea are malnourished ... and as part of this deal thh u.s. issputting up 240- thoussnd tons of food aid ... kyl blasted the wwite house n - for this, noting it's breaking a ppomise to not provide such incentives in exchange for what he called "dubious commitmentss of cooppration kyl added, "i am deeply surprised, by the about--fce. this is just par for the course foo an administrationn that as a demonstratee record of miiseaainggcongress and disreearding u.s. national security." well us officialsssay north korea insisted the food aid be included. its one of many questions hanging over &pphis deal... including will the six parry talks gett resumed ss we can find out whether or not the nuclear program will really get pismantled. at the white house, ed henry, fox news we're still tracking phose deadly storms ol

two months after kim jong un came to power following the death of his father, kim jong il. more from seoul. >> on both sides of the pacific, two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirmed what has been rumored care for months. the u.s. and north korea had a deal. north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activity at .ongbyon o the representative -- the announcement represents a modest first step. >> north correct can expect almost a quarter of a million tons of nutritional assistance. along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming around us. not everybody is celebrating yet. many have been here before. four years ago the cooling tower at yongbyon nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success to multilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer than the tower itself. since then, north korea has carried out a nuclear test, shelled the south korean island and unveiled a new nuclear program. is this agreem

and his late father, kim jong-il. rally took place in a square in central pyongyang on sunday. it was a response to photos of the father and son with threatening slogans posted at a military unit in the south. north korea's chief of staff, ri yong ho, read a statement that the military will wage what it calls a sacred war against the south. citizens and soldiers who filled the square chanted that they will become guns and bombs to protect the new leader. observers say the north korean leadership is trying to tighten its grip ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, kim il-sung, on april 15th. >>> japan's emperor is back at the palace after spending 16 days in the hospital. minimum february, he had heart by pass surgery. the imperial household agency overseeing his duties is seeking ways to lighten his busy schedule. the emperor left the hospital in tokyo sunday afternoon. the medical supervisor said water is collecting in the emperor's chest, and he shows a lack of appetite, but he says th

the death of kim jong il could have derailed it.d was set on its way before his death. >> do you think the new leadership is dedicated to the negotiations of some sort? >> that is what it looks like. that is a big relief that that is the direction they want to go. the deal includes shutting down the at nuclear enrichment plant and allowing monitors back into the plant for the first time. this is the most important part of the deal. to get north korea to agree to shut down this nuclear enrichment plant. >> others have suggested the same thing. we have been here. we have had negotiations go further than this. >> is very difficult in a presidential alexian year. there are significant concessions which will draw significant concessions from the north koreans. the hope is to get the negotiations going and to make some progress. i do not have big hopes that there will be huge progress. >> what are the steps that you are going to look for from pyongyang to make you think that it is different? >> they need to shut down the centrifuges at th

more are gaining protests against the chinese government. >> they fear north korea's new leader kim jong-un will order more extreme punishment for defectors. detained 31 north koreans last month. some were repatriated. protesters in seoul had rallied outside of the embassy every day since. south korean officials have had talks with their chinese counterparts. about negotiations are at a stand still. so government in seoul has taken the matter up with the u.n. and with the americans. south korean affairs and minister met earlier this month with secretary of state hillary clinton. kim asked her and other u.s. leaders to use their influence to urge beijing not to send the defectors back. some americans, too, seem passionate about the issue. protesters demonstrated on tuesday in front of china's embassy in washington. and in three other cities. south korean leaders are expected to bring up the issue at an upcoming meeting with the chinese counterparts. they'll meet on the side line of a nuclear summit in seoul that starts next monday. >>> well, oil importers need stable supply of oil. but sanct

this of course north korean dictator kim jung un who took over for kim jong il.ith the panel. charles? >> leap day deal, it's a fool's deal. on two counts. number one, we know they are going to cheat. every time we had an agreement with them going back to framework agreement. we provide real stuff, three-quarter of a ton of badly needed food which the regime needs to survive. we give them real stuff and they give false promises over two decades. they set up violations in advance. they said today they will only carry out the agreement as long as talks proceed fruitfully. so at any time they can stand up and walk out and say we're obstructing and break agreements. the second part is worse. even if they adhere to the agreements this is completely useless. all this does is stop uraniumen richment. they have plutonium program. that's untouch and that is the program that produced the nukes that the north koreans have today. it precedeed this and there is no change at all. this is a nice soothing headline for administration in an election year. >> bret: unicef says 80%

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would haltuture rocket lnches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> women in a city in southern france are reeling after a man with a gun started shooting at a jewish school. the attack happened monday in toulouse. at least four people are dead, three of them children. the attacker was on a scooter. he fired a gun at students and their guardians near the junior high school. local police and other sources say along with the dead, some people were wounded. the gunman fled the scene and investigators are searching for him. they're also looking into possible links to two separate shootings that happened last week near toulouse. three french soldiers died in those attacks. french interior minister claude gueant

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would halt future rocket launches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> japan's fire and disaster management agency has produced a video to warn of the danger of fires caused by earthquakes. household appliances started at least 140 fires in the immediate aftermath of last year's earthquake. the video shows a powerful jolt hurling clothes around a room. an electric heater then ignites the clothing. the room burns down in about 20 minutes. the video also warns that floor lamps and fish tank heaters can start fires. they tell viewers to turn off circuit breakers and electric devices after a quake. the agency will send a video to local governments and fire departments across the country, but also shows the fil

we know this agreement comes two months after the death of kim jong ill. which was a surprise.t's your take? >> this negotiation was done when kim jong-il was alive. they negotiated the afreed frame work. we're seeing the same parallel now. >> this is to be processed as part of kim jong-il's will's. >> the now ruler of north korea was not in a position to force through this agreement with the generals who really want to hold onto their nukes. the only way he could get this agreement through was to say this is dad's will. >> how long will that help in the negotiations? this nuclear negotiator, top negotiator, for the north is headed to the united states next week for continued talks wp we heard the secretary of state express hope but still caution. we know the dire situation of the people of north korea. this food aid is desperately needed. >> it is. the real concern is going to be whether this aid gets diverted. whether there's enough monitoring of it, and whether it helps through a very difficult period. when they stabilize themselves they could become again. >> what are you h

il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new strategic guidance to address challenges. it describes the way ahead for the entire d.o.d. but i be

il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new strategic guidance to address challenges. it describes the way ahead for the entire d.o.d. but i be

it comes just a couple months after the death of kim jong-il and since his third son kim junk unon took over. >> reporter: this plan is believed to be organized back in december with kim jong-il at the help. of course is son is at the helm now. there is some continuity between the two leaders and things are picking up where they left off with kim jong-il. south korean civilians on the street are a little more wary as to whether or not this will work. >> translator: regarding the dialogue between the united states and north korea, i like the denuclearization over the pen anyone la. many are surviving. it's good that they will provide food. >> translator: north korea provided denuclearization in the past but changed their mind. they destroyed a reactor but it turned out to be a show. we better not trust this agreement as we think about their behavior in the past. >> reporter: nina, this is considered just the first step. >> paula hancocks in seoul. thanks for that. >>> just ahead on "world business today," what's global slowdown. advertising giant wpp posts strong fourth quarter results.

. >>> it's been a few months since the death of north korea's leader kim jong il.a look at kim jong-un on the right and his grandfather on the left. see the resemblance? let's head live to london. why is this important? >> reporter: kim jong-un doesn't have a lot of experience so this transition has been happening for the past two or three years. for example before kim jong il, his dad died and he was being given more post and responsibility and he was given a higher rank. he was being trained out to manage the country. they were trying to portray him as someone who is a lot more experienced than he actually is. and the fact that they are really playing up the image and his resemblance to his grandfather is of significance here. he wears the same kind of suits. he has this black wind swept hair. they do look pretty alike. what the hierarchy in north korea is doing is they are trying to evoke the memory of someone that was really revered in north korea, which is kim jong-un's grandfather who founded the place. >> so sort of like a reincarnati reincarnation? >> in a

so it's now ten weeks since the death of kim jong il and kim jong il in many ways even more than his father is identified with a formal confirmation that in fact really go back though decades well before the united states ever sat down to negotiate with the north koreans. number three at this time has declared steve noted they would undertake a moratorium on additional nuclear weapons testing long-range missile tests and will also cease enrichment activities underway provided they were quote on quote product of talks in the river to the united states and north korea. i will slocum said it's a little ambiguous in the statement the would return to the international atomic energy agency inspectors. where they had been absent since 2008. and one of the encouraging signs north korea did ascent in its statement claimed that it would accept the 1953 armistice accord as the interim basis for the peace and stability on the korean peninsula, the cornerstone u.s. and since north karelia over the last five or more years has regularly trust the armistice accord we can take this as something of a

than his father, kim jong il. president bush first labeled north korea a part of the axis of evil along with iraq and iran in 2002. secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. still has profound concerns. in the past north korea agreed to similar deals, only to back out. >> we of course will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> reporter: in return the u.s. is pledging 240,000 metric tons of food aid to the impoverished nation. north korea has fought severe famine for years. in the past the obama administration has said food aid is not linked to progress on the nuclear issue. now the u.s. says more aid could come when there's a continued need. gloria rivera, abc news, beijing. >> obviously this is a good step, a modest one some officials would tell you here, but north korea has a staggering hunger problem in many parts of that country. that's why food aid is such a heavy bargaining chip from our side of the table here. >> i believe 80% of the children in north korea ar

we don't expect that it kim jong un to change the policy of attempting to export most weapons systems. i would note that in this your statement that the record as you have noted, as yourselves of the elevated our discussion of cyberthreats to follow terrorism and proliferation. and perhaps in something of the newcastle just to affirm the cyberthreat is one of the most challenging ones we face. we first see a safer environment in which emerging technologies are developed and implemented before security responses can be put in place. among state actors, particularly concerned about entities within china and russia conducting intrusions into u.s. computer networks and stealing u.s. data. the rule that nonstate at her side playing in cyberspace is a great example of the easy access that could potentially disrupt legal technology and know-how by such groups. two of our greatest strategic cyberchallenges their first native real-time attribution of cyberattacks come in knowing who carried out such attacks and were perpetrators are located. second is managing older abilities within the i.t. s

but jong says lawmakers should do more. government officials should help people like us.job, he says. yet mon says people should depend on themselves. you have to be optimistic about life, he says. set positive goals and go after them because this world is fair. two opinions in a country grappling to reconcile communists and capitol lists ambitions, still much work to be done. eunice yun, cnn beijing. >> just ahead on "world business today," greece's private debt deal finally nears its deadline, but will enough people sign up for this swap? we'll examine the odds and the implications in just a moment's time. >>> from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. >>> and i'm nina dos santos at cnn london. welcome back to "world business today." let's return to big business headlines this thursday. stock markets worldwide are currently trading higher largely on the back of hopes that greece will finally complete a debt swap deal with its private creditors. the deadline is just a few hours away from now and most major bond holders look set to fall into line eventually. jim boulden tell

kim jong il passed away.tling. you mentalled that satellite launch, et cetera. there is no doubt that this appears to be the u.s. trying to send a not so subtle signal to north korea. i could tell you white house spokesman jay carney today insisted, put a diplomatic spin on this by saying this is just about standing with south korea. take a listen. >> i think it is rye fleckets the commitment to our south korean allies to security of south korea. it reflects the president's appreciation for the u.s. troops who are stationed in core rea it is not about change of leadership in north korea. >> it was only a few weeks as that north korea essentially said that it would suspend its nuclear program in exchange for some food aid. it now appears because of that satellite launch that you mentioned that north korea is renegativing and that's why all eyes are going to be on this dmz visit, jon. >> jon: the president plans to get other business done. he may be talking about iran and syria as well. >> that's right. he will

it contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father.housands of soldiers and civilians protested against the poster at a rally in pyongyang. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

they are condemning the announcement from kim jong-un, who is in his late 20s and suddenly in chargeone of the largest militaries in the world an of course, a nuclear power. u.s. said the deal would be a deal breaker for the food aid agreement. >> so, frankly, if they were to go forward with this launch, it's very hard to imagine how we would be able to move forward with a regime whose word we have no confidence in and has violated its international commitments. >> north korea's promised to dial back its program in exchange for food aid, but even at that time, a lot of people didn't take that seriously. north korea's done that before. gordon chang knows korea's politics well. gordon, good to see you, as always. what do you make of this? some are saying that when north korea says it's a satellite, it's more of a military test. >> the launcher for a satellite and warhead are the same. so clearly, north korea has shown that it does not really want to talk to the international community with good faith and that's really a problem. we should have known that last month when we came to this

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it comes two months after kim jong-un came to power. china has said it is happy with the move. we report from seoul. >> on both sides of the pacific, two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirmed what has been rumored for months, the u.s. and north korea had a deal. >> north korea agreed to implement a moratorium on long- andge missile loaunches, nuclear tests and activities including iranian activities. today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. >> in return, north korea can expect a quarter of a million of tons of nutritional assistance along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming around us. not everyone is celebrating yet. many have been here before. four years ago, the tower at north korea was destroyed. a symbol of success and multilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer. since then, north korea has carried out nuclear tests, shelled a south korean island, and unveiled a new nuclear program. is this agreement enough to put all t

and north korea could be headed in a new direction under newly installed leader kim jong.orth korea says international expectors will be allowed in to verify all nuclear testing is stop. hillary clinton called the agreement, quote, a modest step in the right drecket iirection they will be closely monitored. >>> here is a look at some of the other stories making news early today in america. >>> an pell-year-old man when flames burned through his car. a store clerk saw the fire and ran to help. the victim is believed to be homeless living out of that car. he is now recovering. the hero who saved him said it was scary but he didn't have time to think about the danger. >>> in texas, a second horse has been saved from euthanasia with help of a prosthetic leg. his hoof had been torn off which meant putting the horse down. the device was attached to the horse after a miniature horse was also kept alive thanks to a prosthetic. a local company both designed and bow natdonated the artifici. >>> in iowa, a semi crashed on the highway sending pigs all over the road. a few pigs didn't