u.s. pacific command says the north's pursuit of nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles is a clear threat to his country and its allies. >> do we have the capability to intercept a missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> we do. if the missile was in defense of the homeland, i would certainly recommend that action. and if it was defense of our allies, i would recommend that action. >> reporter: lochlear adds the north's young leader, kim jong-un, has a different approach from his predecessors, his father, kim jong-il, and his grandfather, kim il-sung. they at least made sure they had an exit strategy. but locklear says kim jong-un appears not to have the means to cool down the tensions, and this makes it harder to predict what will happen next. takafumi terui, nhk world, tokyo. >>> the north koreans' actions havee created a guessing game for people in the asia pacific region and the world. experts are trying to read between the lines and determine if the north's leaders intend to back up their threats with action. one such expert is gordon flay, who's be

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u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command.iral fallon, what worries me the most is a miscalculation that could trigger all-out war. am i overly concerned or are you concerned about that as well? >> wolf, i think it's prudent to be concerned, and certainly pay close attention to this. but i believe it thing may be a little bit overhyped right now. >> tell us why. >> well, the first thing is, his ability to strike the u.s., i think is mostly talk. there's a possibility that some of his missiles might be able to range alaska, or possibly a u.s. territory or bases closer in. but unlikely, they've never demonstrated an ability to get anything to fly as far as the u.s. it took them many years to try to get that one missile that we call the tea pong-2 to fly. i think it's a lot of rhetoric. it's not helpful, of course, but this is a lot of the same old stuff out of the playbook that his father and grandfather used. and it's unfortunate. you've got to wonder what he's up to, and what the real motivation is, whether he's just trying to

u.s. forces in the asia-pacific region. , thelcome the admiral commander of the u.s. pacific command. yourommittee appreciate long years of faithful service and the many sacrifices you and your family have made for our nation. we also greatly appreciate it if you would pass along to the men and women with whom you work our admiration for their services as well. particularly busy time for you, admiral, and your staff. we appreciate you joining us today. the commander of the u.s. forces of curry at was testify,y scheduled to but the decision was made to keep it on the korean peninsula at this time. we appreciate the reason for that decision. and histhem well ongoing activities. today's hearing is a timely one because of the events on the korean peninsula. it has intensified as the north korean regime, which is a long- standing international pariah, has elevated its reckless rhetoric in this provocative behavior. any optimism about north korea that might have accompanied the december 2011 death of the longtime dictator has faded as the new regime has adopted many of the same destructive

u.s. pacific command and u.s. central command. admiral fallon, what worries me the most is a miscalculation that could trigger all-out war. are you concerned about that, as well? >> wolf, i think it's prudent to be concerned and certainly pay close attention to this. but i believe this thing may be a little bit overhyped right now. >> tell us why, tell us why. >> well, the first thing is his ability to strike the u.s. i think is mostly talk. there's a possibility that some of his missiles might be able to range alaska or possibly a u.s. territory or bases closer in. but unlikely. they've never demonstrated an ability to get anything to fly as far as the u.s. it took them many years to get that one missile to fly th. it's not helpful, of course, all the rhetoric. this is the same old stuff out of the playbook that his father and grand father used. it's unfortunate. you've got to wonder what he's up to and what the real motivation is, whether he's just trying to act strong in front of his military people, or again, what's worked in

u.s. navy commander in the pacific says if little kim does launch a missile the u.s. can shoot it down. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon with today's chapter in this developing book. do officials say the u.s. is planning to intercept a missile? >> well not unless it's coming toward a u.s. base or ally according to the head of u.s. pacific command admiral locklear. >> do we have the capability to intercept a missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> we do. >> officials say that the intermediate range musadan missile has been moved into position in the eastern part of north korea and could be launched at any moment. u.s. surveillance is watching closely and will be monitoring its path. the japanese have deployed patriot missile batteries around their capital tokyo just in case, shepard. >> shepard: the north koreans have already been very good at threatening. what's different about this series? >> well, what's different about this time is that it seems that kim jong un is not getting the messages sent by the state department and the pentagon. >> the fath

u.s. pacific commander does not want it shot down. >> i would not recommend that. if we have any pre-determined, we should have a sense of where it's going to be aimed. >> if it's aimed over land near japanese territory, interceptor missiles could be used to destroy it. >> i would recommend action if it's aimed ought our allies. >> reporter: this launch could be different from previous tests when the u.s. had significant indications on what was about to happen before liftoff. >> i would recommend action if it's aimed ought our allies. >> reporter: this launch could be different from previous tests when the u.s. had significant indications on what was about to happen before liftoff. >> to understand the direction of a launch, where it was at. >> reporter: u.s. radars will calculate their trajectory of north korea's road mobile missile. but admits the u.s. won't know as much as soon. >> we're probably looking at being able to see it being if a general location, and ten to sense a launch. >> reporter: will north korea launch or stand down? locklear says it's hard to r

u.s. pacific commander warned north korea poses a clear and direct threat to the united states.jom un appears undeterred his father and grandfather as far as i could see figured into their provocation cycle, an off ramp of how to get out of it. it's not clear to me that he has thought through how to get out of it. >> that's what makes this crisis different from the pentagon's perspective. the north koreans have completed the final prelaunch checks for its musadan missile placing it on launch site giving it a potential path toward guam and japan. fox news has confirmed that u.s. state department officials met in new york with their north korean counterparts in mid march. the meeting of the so-called new york channel that preceded the recent escalation. >> you know we have a channel of communications. i don't have anything specifically to read out about that the channel remains open >> the iran's nuclear program and international sanctions remain at a stand still. reuters is reporting last week's trip to cuba by beyonce and jay-z was licensed by the treasury department as a cultur

u.s. pacific territory of guam. strengthen the region's protections against a possible attack. >> civilian employee of the army has been shot dead in an apparent domestic incident at ft. knox. the sprawling kentucky military post was on heightened asecurity alert following the shooting. police don't believe the suspect is still in the area. the fbi is also involved in the investigation. >> now to miami where witnesses say a helicopter dropped straight out of the sky killing two people on board. the small helicopter slammed into some palm trees, crashed into a parking lot and then burst into flames. authorities say it happened after taking off from a nearby airport. the faa is investigating. >> more than a dozen members of rutgers' university faculty are calling for more heads to roll now that the school has fired the men's basketball coach. mike rice lost his job yesterday, a day after the release of the video showing him abusing players at practices using homophobic slurs, rice is apologizing for his behavior sayin

u.s. pacific defense. ,n "newsmakers," buck mckeon chairman of the armed services committee. he talks about the president's proposed defense budget and takes questions on north korea. respondhould the u.s. to south koreans if north koreans do another missile test? second-not want to chief-- the commander in will make the decision what to do military will give him options. am not the president. i do not have that responsibility, that ability, and i do not want to get out in front of any decisions that he might make. thisthink -- i have said before, not just on this instance -- our whole posture around the world, i think we have to be very careful about setting redlines and then moving them and moving them. int has happened with -- the past, not just with this administration. when you do that, you encourage people to move forward good i compared nations to individuals -- forward. i compared nations individuals. i was just meeting with some of our top military leaders, and i asked them, and he reared children? they said yes. i said, did children of her push you? they said yes. th

pacific, including assets like the reaper, u2 and global hawk. the air force will allocate space, cyber, tactical aircraft and bomber forces from the u.s. to asia-pacific region with little investment as 60 percent are are ready station there, including 60% of combat-coated f-22's. as operations in afghanistan end, more b1's become available. this will augment those already on a repetition of -- rotational presence. the capability to provide trip missions will remain a valuable option. the army and marine corps also have an important role to play. the army has 91,000 soldiers civilians assigned to the pacific and maintains a forward presence of eight active for grade combat teams, 12 batteries of patriots -- active brigade combat teams, 12 batteries of patriots. the paycom commander regains controls of the other soldiers assigned to the region. as part of this regionally- aligned rotational concept, army units assigned to paycom focus on specific mission profiles, such as bilateral and trilateral training exercises and building partnership capacity. i should also add during the months of sequestration and beyond, the army is preferential

u.s. forces in the pacific. s troops are preparing for the worst. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a u.s. official tells us that a launch of north korea's ballistic missiles may be imminent. and it might happen without the usual warning to planes and ships in the region. that's a very, very dangerous scenario. defensive missiles are now poised in japan. in south korea, and on guam, where there are 6,000 u.s. troops. the united states says it will track any missiles launched by kim jong-un and quickly decide whether to shoot them down. our correspondents are covering this crisis from around the globe, as only cnn can. and christiane amanpour and fareed zakaria are following every new development and joining us this hour. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence for the very latest. >> wolf, a u.s. official now says that north korea could test fire a mobile ballistic missile at any time. now, what happens after that depend on where that test takes place. the u.s. has pn poring over

u.s. pacific commander he yesterday. >> do we have the capability to intercept if the north koreans launch i believe we have the ability to defend the homeland, to defend hawaii, defend guam. to defend our forces and defend our allies. >> stephanie: we only care out here in california. if they were going to hit the west coast,. [ whatever! ] what's happening with the missile interceptors. >> made a million dollars worth of improvements. [ buzzer ] >> we love you secaucus. >> stephanie: hi, cody in new mexico. you're on "the stephanie miller show." hello. >> caller: good morning, miss stephanie. how are you this morning? >> stephanie: i'm good. go ahead. >> caller: i just wanted to make a comment. i came across your show about a week ago. i just absolutely love your show and i believe everything that you have to say and -- [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> stephanie: as you should. >> caller: i just wanted to voice my opinion about that. >> stephanie: thank you for joining us. [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] thank you for agreeing with everything i say. >> caller: i love you and all your producers and your cast that yo

u.s. territory pacific political analyst now bowie thinks america's actions like north korea's threats though look justified didn't want to make it seem like it was provoking north korea but if it really had that intention it wouldn't have flown the b. two bombers nuclear capable bombers it would have sent an f. twenty two stealth fighters to north korea. it is they do nothing to improve the situation to escalate hostilities and i think ultimately it creates animosity and it allows the king james version of treaty saudi power because it effects of the generalizes the rhetoric that the united states is of course in nuclear war on the insulin so i think cool heads really must prevail in this situation and i think russia and china i think it's high time they put the incentives on more and more pressure on dialogue and bringing the parties concerned to the table as it's really getting to the situation where it's going to be very problematic statistics indians . new revelations from wiki leaks next has the pub website publishes an unprecedented number of u.s. diplomatic records described by the si

u.s. interests are protected and our allies are protected in age pecific. -- asia pacific. we have to expect that china will integrate into the security environment. they have to. there's not another good ption. how we're able to china assume a regional role, that is consistent with u.s. interests there. the concern is how we get there. >> do you see be contesting of islands not only with japan the other? >> do you see that as getting worse or is that situation getting worked out better? how do you see that moving forward? >> well, you know in the south china sea, the philippine government filed a international tribunal which i thought -- i was supportive of that when they did that. i believe that first, we don't take sides. that's our u.s. policy on territorial disputes, but we do or ave an opinion and the opinion is is that they should be resolved using normal standards of international rule that they should be done peacefully without coercion and that in the end, it should be in the best interest of all the partners in that region. so in the south china sea, i think we ha

u.s. military commander in the pacific said that north korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons, well, they alreadyut their pursuit of what they're doing right now is a clear and direct threat to the united states and our allies in the region. that region a hotbed of emerging and established nuclear powers along with others eager to really join the nuclear club. north korea has been right there providing critical help for others and their nuclear programs, causing some mischief in the middle east. we've talked a little bit about this before, sharing nuclear plans with syria -- a proxy of iran -- and reportedly allowing iranian experts to observe their nuclear tests in north korea just a few weeks ago. this developing story in north korea is not just about one country, but about the region as a whole and our approach to it. and taking it one step further, one can also argue it's not just about the region, but the precedent it sets globally. joining us now, mark dubielewicz, executive director of the foundation for defense of democracies, gordon chang, author of "nuclear showdown." an appropriate tit

conduct landing practice of aircraft and maintain contacts with military officials in the asia pacific region. u.s. president barack obama met with the singapore prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for allowing the u.s. to use military related facilities. >> i'm very thankful for singapore and its partnership. i'm thankful for the prime minister for his outstanding work. >> singapore is very happy that the u.s. and the obama administration has been putting greater emphasis on its relations with asia. >> reporter: thailand and the philippines are asean members and old u.s. allies. by enhancing ties with singapore in addition to these nations, the u.s. government is demonstrating the new defense strategy, rebalancing to asia. nhk world, singapore. >>> health authorities in china have found two more indications bringing the number of infections to nine. the number of patients may grow. a third man has died f

u.s. pacific command and forces in south korea. navy admiral will testif testifd that we live at 10 a.m. eastern on our companion network c-span. also actinic confirmation hearing for president obama's pic to be the next energy secretary. you can see that live on c-span3. later, it will be another confirmation hearing. this one for president obama's choice to be the next white house budget director. that's at 2:30 p.m. eastern also on c-span3 today. congress is back in session today. the senate gaveling in in about 50 minutes at 10 a.m. eastern. lawmakers expected to work on judicial and other nominations. debate on gun legislation to end the house is also back today. we expect work on hydropower projects as well as legislation limiting the action of the national labors -- national labor relations board. >> you are watching seek to do with politics and public affairs. weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watched key public policy this. every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and their schedules at our website,

u.s. and europe and pacific all ultimately stand down. the grounding will involve get assigned to fighter, bomber, airborne warning other squads. it is a result of for spending cuts from the government white austerity that began in march. the pentagon is expected to absorb half of a $5 billion in sweeping budget cuts, called a sequester, from the inability of copper to reach a deal on deficit-reduction. >> americans start to feel the impact of force federal spending cuts. with a new poll done by cnn orc its survey and found more than two-thirds of americans say the budget cuts noticed as a cluster, have greatly are somewhat affected the nation's economy. >> 40 percent said the cuts of greatly or somewhat affected them personally. >> the cutinto effect march. slashing $85 billion from the rest of fiscal year 2013, which is september 30th. >> there were mandated by a 2011 grew by congress that raise the federal debt ceiling. >> the time is 537 we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. let us get a live look outside from our mount ta

u.s. territory the pacific political analysts new boy thinks america's actions make north korea's threats look justified. didn't want to make it seem like it's provoking north korea but if it really had that intention it would have flown the b. two bombers nuclear capable bombers it would have sent an f. twenty two stealth fighters to north korea ultimately. they do nothing to improve the situation to escalate hostilities and i think ultimately it creates animosity and it allows the king james version should consolidate power because it has a miser right where you need states is of course a nuclear war on the insulin so i think cooler heads really must prevail in this situation and i think. i think it's high time they put the incentive on more and more pressure on dialogue and bringing the parties concerned to the table as it's really getting to a situation where it's going to be very interested in. a new revelation from wiki leaks now as the website publishes now president a number of u.s. diplomatic records described by the organization headed to julian assange as the most significant g

u.s. to enhance its influence in the asia pacific region, where the chinese military is building up its presence. nhk world's mark ho has more. >> reporter: the u.s. government invited the media and local citizens aboard "uss john c. stennis" on wednesday. the aircraft carrier has been docked at singapore since monday. the ship is on its way back to the west coast of the u.s. following a five-month mission in the middle east. the attendees were allowed onto the deck of the 330-meter-long ship. there, they were believed on the deployment of f-18 fighter jets, and helicopters which have sonar to detect underwater crafts. navy officials say the carrier will conduct landing practice of aircraft, and they will maintain contacts with military officials in asia pacific region. >> it is a great pleasure -- >> reporter: u.s. president barack obama met with the singaporean prime minister in washington on tuesday. singapore has agreed to a u.s. plan to deploy cutting-edge combat ships to the country on a rotational basis, beginning as early as this month. obama expressed his appreciation to the country for

u.s. base on the pacific island of guam. south korean officials say they cannot rule out the possibility that authorities in pyongyang will fire the missile. they say they're closely monitoring activity in the north and are in contact with the u.s. and japan. >>> north korean authorities are making move on another front. they barred south korean workers from entering a jointly run complex. now they're threatening to shut down the zone entirely. a government announcement on state-run media says the closure of the kaesong complex is imnt. it says the south is using the area as a venue for confrontation. the state warns authorities in pyongyang will not hesitate to pull out the roughly 50,000 north koreans who work there for south korean firms. the complex is located in north korea, close to the border that divides the peninsula. in 2009, north korean officials banned south korean workers from entering the complex for five days. they were protesting against u.s./south korea joint military exercises. they've never stopped operat

u.s. pacific command. he will be testifying live at 10 a.m. on c-span radio. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. live from the u.s. naval academy along the chesapeake bay, as we continue our look at life in the military in the navy in the 21st century, class of 1958, senator, senator john mccain. thanks for being with us. guest: thanks for having me on. always nice to take a trip down memory lane. it is a wonderful institution. my grandfather and my father and my son all our graduates of the naval academy, and none of them did nearly as bad as i did. host: you have made the reference, and we will talk more about it. you were at the bottom of the list, correct? guest: yes, in all aspects, whether it be conduct or academics. i was one of those who thought that i could beat the system and no one has ever really beat the system at the naval academy. i enjoyed my time there more than i can tell you. the friends i made here are my friends today, all years later. my dearest friends, those that i lived with and worked with and played with at the nav

u.s. forces in the pacific made it clear he would consider firing a missile to shoot down any north korean rocket if it post a threat. -- posed a threat. >> if the missile was in defense of the homeland, i would certainly recommend that action. if it was in defense of our allies, i would recommend that action. >> north korea's closest ally, china, also seems alarmed. >> all involved should not do anything to provoke the other side. >> even beijing does not seem to believe that it's -- it's appeal will carry much weight. the chinese government halted all travel to north korea today. >> meanwhile, pakistan has conducted a test launch of a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. >> the missile is designed to hit targets up to 900 kilometers away to military officials described the test as a success. the missile landed in a field. the missile test comes days after india will -- india tested one of its nuclear- capable missiles. >> rescue workers have wrapped up their search for survivors after tuesday's earthquake in the southeast. 37 people were reportedly killed in the quake. uraniu

u.s. forces in the pacific region are on high alert as north korea steps up its nuclear rhetoric again. >> and masterpieces of painting are to go back on display as the dutch national museum reopens after a 10-year revamp. >> a team of international journalists have blown the lid on what is a huge web of tax havens. some hundreds of thousands of the world's mega rich could be involved. >> according to the report, they have park money in covert companies and offshore accounts without disclosing the information and therefore avoided some hefty tax fees. the global media poll -- probe was published in papers and web sites around the world on thursday, and it sparked a wave of anger. >> it is estimated trillions of dollars are sitting in offshore havens, and the big banks are believed to be helping. >> the cayman islands may be best known for beaches and weather, but there's another reason some of the world's wealthiest keep coming back. people here pay no taxes. with the help of international banks, trillions of dollars have been funneled into tax havens like this, but today's revelations cou

that grounding will include dozens of units in the u.s., europe, and the pacific. it will involve jets assigned to fighter bombing and other squads. the grounding is a result of the governments sequester which began in march. federal budget cuts have also grounded the navy's famous blue angels for the rest of the year. we are now learning the entire fleet week event in san francisco this october could be in jeopardy. that news is getting a mixed response from san francisco city leaders. >> a long-time tradition here in our city. it's a great chance to attract a lot of visitors from around the area. the estimates are $65 million of economic activity. >> military budget is $570 billion and i think it's bloated. >> they will meet with fleet week organizers to determine what kind of event can be held in october. no matter what they decide it's certain fleet week won't be the same this year. >>> the sister of a soldier killed in afghanistan are remembering him as a man who loved his family and country. de lfin santos junior was among five americans killed in kandahar on

kim jong-un will do with up to five medium range missiles which could meet usa on guam in the pacific. the u.s. and south korean air have been standing by ready to track the missile's every move. now, president obama also weighed in. here is what he had to say. >> now is the time for north korea to end the kind of belligerent approach they have been taking and to try to lower temperatures. nobody wants to see a conflict on the korean peninsula. >> so far it seems kim jong-un only wants to listen to his own general. back to you. >> in south korea, thank you very much. how about this for an unwanted house guest. a mountain lion being returned to the wild from a california porch. this is the tranquilized cat carried to a truck outside l.a. a woman said she looked outside her sliding glass door and saw that 125 pound mountain lion staring right back at her. that's got to be a little bit scary. fish and wildlife wardens tranquilized the big cats three hours later. i'm sure the cat is okay now after being revised. but that had to be freaky for everybody involved. >> i'm sure the cat wasn't going meo

that grounding will include dozens of units in the u.s., europe, and the pacific. it will involve jets assigned to fighter bombing and other squads. the grounding is a result of the governments sequester which began in march. federal budget cuts have also grounded the navy's famous blue angels for the rest of the year. we are now learning the entire fleet week event in san francisco this october could be in jeopardy. that news is getting a mixed response from san francisco city leaders. >> a long-time tradition here in our city. it's a great chance to attract a lot of visitors from around the area. the estimates are $65 million of economic activity. >> military budget is $570 billion and i think it's bloated. >> they will meet with fleet week organizers to determine what kind of event can be held in october. no matter what they decide it's certain fleet week won't be the same this year. >>> the sister of a soldier killed in afghanistan are remembering him as a man who loved his family and country. de lfin santos junior was among five americans killed in kandahar on

u.s. to intercept rogue missiles is awaiting in the pacific. two u.s. navy destroyers are off of the post of the korean peninsula . on capitol hill. congressman doug lanborn of colorado revealed a classified dia findings that said the north korean have the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile. they believe that the missile has low reliability at best. >> has the u.s. changed the rhetoric since the start. >> it sent nuclear capable b2 bombers in an attempt to deterrence and that didn't seem to work and then the administration have a test of the three intercontinentalal missiles and softened their tone. suggesting that the north korean not shoot down a missile if it head out to sea. secretary of state kerry will arrive in soeul over the weekend. >> jennifer, thank you and so do you think that the military will need to act in north korea? this is a developing situation. follow me at bret baier. >> there is new information that a leading syrian opposition group is one and the same with al-qaida in iraq and that's not the information th

u.s. forces in the pacific region are on high alert as north korea steps up nuclear rhetoric again. >> turkish media fights for the right to cover a major neo-nazi trial. a group of international journalists have released a massive report that blows the lid off a system of hidden tax havens. more than 100,000 of the world's mega rich were found to have part money in offshore accounts. >> the maybe was published in papers and on web sites around the world today. the list proves politicians, wall street traders, corporate executives, and many more. >> the cayman islands may be best known for its beaches and weather, but there's another reason some of the world's wealthiest keep coming back -- people here pay no taxes. with the help of international banks, trillions of dollars have been funneled into tax havens like this, but today's revelations could have some of the super rich quaking in their boots. league records reveal the identities of more than 130,000 people with secret accounts in places like the caymans and the british virgin islands. the documents expose a complex system of fraud and c

u.s. pacific command testify at the senate armed services committee. topics include the korean peninsula and defense budget cuts. we will join the hearing and progress live at 10:00 eastern on c-span. x deputy defense secretary ashton cut her talks about u.s. interest in asia and gives an update on the korean peninsula. he also discusses automatic spending cuts. from the center for strategic and international studies, this is an hour. >> good afternoon. thank you for coming. i am surprised to see so many people wanting to hear about the future of of industrial financing in the defense department. [laughter] had no idea it was such a popular topic. no, seriously. thank you for coming. i am the president here at csi s. of ashong admirer carter. he is the first guy that refused to hire me. , heterviewed for a job decided i was not up for it. it led to a lifelong friendship. our paths have intertwined through the years. i am so grateful, now, that he going to stay on npv -- continue as deputy secretary. every conversation in hasington these days always a c

u.s. or pacific rim allies. >>> beijing is also dealing with a health crisis. first case of the latest strain of the bird flu has popped up in the capital city. a seven-year-old girl contracted the strain. her parents work in the live poultry business. she was admitted to the hospital on thursday with symptoms including a fever, sore throat and a headache. this is the first time there has been a confirmed case of the bird flu outside of eastern china, where the strain has so far killed 11 people and sickened 32 others. >>> this morning's the retrial of hosni mubarak ended just minutes ago. the 84-year-old mubarak appeared in court on a rolling bed and wearing brown tinted glasses as you can see from this video. he had not been seen since his conviction last june. an appeals court overturned his life sentence citing shoddy procedures. however this morning's session wrapped up quickly when the judge recused himself. no reason was given. >>> critics of america's drone program say it's turning people in the middle east against the u.s. the obama administration says

u.s. territory in the pacific political analysts now bowie told us he thinks america's action makes north korea's threats the justified didn't want to make it seem like it was provoking north korea but if it really had that intention it wouldn't have flown the b. two bombers nuclear capable bombers it would have sent an f. twenty two stealth fighters to north korea i think these moves are ultimately berghoff it if they do nothing to improve the situation to escalate hostilities and i think ultimately it creates animosity and it allows the change of regime should consolidate power because it effects of the jim lies and the rhetoric that the united states is of the same nuclear war on the peninsula so i think cool heads really must for sale in this situation and i think russia china i think it's high time that they put the incentives on more and more pressure on dialogue and bring the parties concerned to the table as it's really get into a situation where it's it's going to be very problematic if this fictions. the revelations wiki leaks now as the website publishes none present a number o

u.s. territory in the pacific amid a heightened rhetoric can yang has unleashed a barge of a threat and latelyreaching reacting to un sanctions and military exercises between south korea and the us it earlier declared a state of war with seoul and threatened to strike u.s. bases in the region for it here's our political analyst. joining me from malaysia mr boy is the announcement to withdraw its work as a from the ok song industrial zone as sign that north korea is a ready to step things up even further. unfortunately so and this site was the last site for enter into korean cooperation of any kind and the north koreans aren't about ninety million dollars a year from this site and that impoverished border region in north korea a lot of workers relied on that money so this is ultimately a major negative for the north korean people in the region now these south korean military has pointed out that on the eastern coast of north korea the jiang has set up a. missile launch center site basically and over the next few days i think it's very possible that they could back up this this posturing and puf

u.s. territory in the pacific political analyst mel bowie thinks america's actions may cause korea's threats look justified. didn't want to make it seem like it's provoking north korea but if it really had that intention it wouldn't have flown b. two bombers nuclear capable bombers it would have sent an f. twenty two stealth fighters it is north korea i think these games are ultimately gets they do nothing to improve the situation to escalate hostilities and i think ultimately it creates animosity and it allows the king to saudi power because it infects a legitimate as is their rhetoric that the united states is a. nuclear war on the peninsula so i think cool heads really must prevail in this situation and i think russia and china i think it's high time that they put the incentive on more and more pressure on dialogue and bringing the parties concerned to the table because it's really getting to a situation where it's it's it's going to be very problematic statistics in. the car bombs exploded in the syrian capital killing at least fifteen people wounding fifty three more that attack happene

u.s. territory in the pacific a major the heightened rhetoric the north has unleashed a barrage of threats lately reacting to un sanctions and military exercises between the south and america declared war on seal and threaten to strike u.s. bases in the region he's a journalist the glens for the said neither of the two koreas want to be perceived as weak. we've seen a number of instances over the last few years where they've been trashed particularly around the northern limit line at say victoria north and south and in the current climate another clash like that could very easily escalate i don't think either side actually intends to start a military conflict the dangerous of these things can happen by accident started with you kim jong un actually. may evolve you know in a satellite launch back in december then we have the nuclear test in february just before park going to hate the new south korean president took office we have a situation now where she certainly doesn't want to be seen as weak the same true of kim jong wooden and so we're getting this sort of escalation upwards and neith

u.s. bases on guam in the pacific. these are so-called musudan missiles. they would be carrying conventional, not nuclear payloads, but they are ready for test firing. while the u.s. and south korean land, air and sea assets are standing by tracking the missile's every move. today as you said, the secretary of state john kerry has arrived here in seoul. he's trying to kickstart a diplomatic strategy. there's been a vacuum there. he says for the last five years or so. he heads to beijing for talks tomorrow. there's been a ratcheting up of tension. this time it's not coming from pyongyang but from washington where the intelligence session by the defense intelligence agency concluded that north korea probably does have the ability to arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead. the dia did add the nuclear weapon would be highly unreliable and couldn't reach the united states at this time. meanwhile, president obama said that no one wants to see a conflict in korea. let's take a listen to what he said. >> now is the time for north korea to end the kind of be

u.s. and its asia pacific allies. have two main reasons and he wants to come across as a powerful leader to the new south koreaian president and plus he is angry over drills between the u.s. and south korea. chuck hagel said the threats present a real clear danger. >> it only takes being wrong once and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once. >> experts say north korea was far from using its allies but north korea has plenty of missiles that they can do serious damage with in parts of asia and i will have more when i see you next hour. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> uc students are battling their own outrage. they have been reporting battling the time nip pests but they have called them to action. they will use heat treatment to kill the bugs and the center for disease and control says, blood born bugs is not a factor. >>> the suit claims a teacher slapped punched and verbally abused three autistic students. school administrators failed to report those incidents to police as requ

u.s. and its asia pacific allies. e two main reasons and he wants to come across as a powerful leader to the new south koreaian president and plus he is angry over drills between the u.s. and south korea. chuck hagel said the threats present a real clear danger. >> it only takes being wrong once and i don't want to be the secretary of defense who was wrong once. >> experts say north korea was far from using its allies but north korea has plenty of missiles that they can do serious damage with in parts of asia and i will have more when i see you next hour. kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> uc students are battling their own outrage. they have been reporting battling the time nip pests but they have called them to action. they will use heat treatment to kill the bugs and the center for disease and control says, blood born bugs is not a factor. >>> the suit claims a teacher slapped punched and verbally abused three autistic students. school administrators failed to report those incidents to police as required

u.s. is destabilizing the asian pacific region by sending more troops and ships to the area. the u.s.icy known as the pivot to asia frequently makes the situation more tense. as the situation winds down, they are reallocating more to asia meanwhile they have decreased spending more than 500% and china's defense budget is now the second largest in the u.s. >>> three teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student who later committed suicide will be in court. the boys are accused of sexually assaulting audrie pott while she was drunk and passed out at a party last year. during a news conference, the boys wrote crude messages on her daughter's body after the attack then e-mailed and texted photos. audrie pott committed suicide eight days later and she said she had been bullied for years. >> i she said i can't do this, i have been here for two years and i can't do it anymore. >> reporter: the parents want to sue the boys and they want them to be tried as adult. the attorneys representing the boys say the information is inaccurate. later today the judge will decide whether th

u.s. the commander of the pacific command. he is talking about u.s. responsibilities and homelandsss in the and the developing story in north korea. live coverage here on c-span. >> we have plans that we work together. we continue to revise them. fromis basically a branch our normal day to day. it is what we see from not only does leader but his father as well and how best to deal with that. and will not go into the details here. i do not think that is appropriate. good planningis a efforts. theas provided us opportunity to show the right .oordination is in place that we do this in a predictable way that allows us to manage as provocations with out unnecessary escalation that none of us want. i am supportive of the plan. i think it is a good one. >> are you satisfied that we would be ready? >> i am satisfied that we are ready today. >> can you give us the impact of sequestration on the pacific command? >> there is no doubt that sequestration is having an impact on operational readiness. by the nature that it is put in the budget, particularly this yea

u.s. counterparts on participating in talks on the trans pacific partnership. prime minister abe made the announceme announcement. >> translator: i believe this japan/u.s. agreement will protect japan's national interests. the fight for winning our national interests is only just started. i would like japan to join the tpp negotiations as soon as possible. and, take the lead in the talks. >> abe said the tpp would be important for japan's economy and also for national security. u.s. president barack obama's administration is leading the initiative. japan must win the approval of all 11 participate books countries to take part. negotiators agree todd a gradual reduction on vehicles imported from japan. they agreed to put ah off total elimination for as long as possible. nay agreed to determine discussion on issues related to insurance and food safety. they will make considerations for certain japanese agriculture products and some industrial goods. japanese negotiators say they're goal is to take part of tpp talks in july. they say they still need to talk on winn

u.s. navy is shifting the guided missile destroyer "u.s.s. fitzgerald" in the pacific ocean. ntercepting and destroying a missile should north korea decide to fire one. nbc news reports u.s. defense officials insist there is nothing to indicate north korea is on the verge of another launch. remember, fitzgerald was also moved back in december of last year to be in a position to defend against the impending north korean rocket launch. differentiate rocket from missile. let's take a look at the south korean currency, the yuan. it is just about 4:00 in the morning although currencies trade 24/7. kind of surprising. haven't seen a big move in the yuan. to to wait and see if tomorrow morning's going to bring big moves in big companies like hyundai and samsung. u.s. defense shifting. "u.s.s. fitzgerald" in the pacific ocean. >>> up next, we're going to talk about the big bucks in baseball. i'm going to tell brian shactman why his red sox are going to stink this year. and i will tell you which team will win the world series. incredible, but true. everyone's retirement dream is differ

the most likely trajectory would send it over japan, towards the pacific ocean. the u.s. has put more patriot missile interceptors in key positions and has ships and satellite surveillance across the region, just in case. perhaps the most important meeting of the weekend was in china, north korea's only real ally. secretary kerry is trying to get china to put some teeth into their efforts to persuade kim jong-un to stop developing nuclear weapons. but it's not clear how much pressure china is willing to apply. despite the tensions, signs of normalcy on both sides of the border. in pyongyang, they ran an international marathon this weekend. and in seoul, music star psy streamed a concert on youtube, which drew record viewers. life going on as usual, even under the military threat. kim jong-un has not made any public appearances since april 15st. that's two weeks ago. also today, the north rejected an offer from the south to talk, saying that this is a cunning ploy, and empty promises. that's more rhetoric. but we don't know exactly when or if this launch will happen today.

u.s. is destabilizing the asia pacific by sending more troops ships and planes to the area. from the institute for policy studies believes things could change only though if america softens it stands. there have been a number of initiatives coming from the obama administration some meetings in the past over the first term even though the official policy was of course strategic patience in other words basically ignoring north korea's long as possible china of course is very interested in seeing negotiations go forward south korea under its new leadership are going to have a has proposed discussions with the north so all signs point toward negotiations on the other hand the united states has also said look there might be some preconditions here and preconditions in the past that basically scotched any attempt to have any negotiations so i think of the united states really wants to see some negotiations moving forward it's going to have to go to the table without any preconditions. and if you're a north korea news junkie it's head to our website. for you there right now includi