i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. thanks for joining us. this is cnn newsroom. >>> in a little less than three hours north korea is planning fireworks to celebrate a rocket launch. >> but neighbors are furious and worried. the rocket launch that north korea insists is for peaceful purposes is really only a cover to test a ballistic missile. the u.n. security council met in an emergency session on sunday. >> ban ki-moon called the launch deplorable and a violation of u.n. security council resolutions. the council is promising punitive action. >> all of this, as tensions escalating on the korean peninsula. and warning shots, we understand, were fired by south korea's navy, at a north korean patrol boat on monday. finding out more on that from paula hancocks. these warning shots aren't that unusual. but considering the north's provocative satellite launch, how concerned are officials there right now? >> reporter: errol, this happened in the early hours of this morning. north korean patrol boats, at 7:00 a.m., crossed over the maritime border.

. >> i'm errol barnett. thanks for kicking off your week with us. our two-hour block of "cnn newsroom" starts now. >>> the cease-fire in syria is well into its third day. and appears to be holding for the most part. the fighting there has dramatically slowed down. but it hasn't completely stopped. >> rebel groups say warplanes are attacking their positions. they blame russia for attacks. moscow has not commented. but other world powers have. in a meeting with his counterpart in saudi arabia, denmark's foreign minister warned that with the truce in place, the threat of military force must be kept on the syrian regime. listen. >> there are only a political solution to the syrian problem. but a political solution can only come with a military stretch. otherwise, assad will continue with his regime where he has killed his own people. >> clarissa ward has just returned from the rebel-held territory. >> she was just west of the city of aleppo, where she sees firsthand how the cease-fire has held up. here is her exclusive report. >> reporter: we are in the

i'm errol barnett. hours. thanks so much for kicking off your week with me. now, it may be the dead of winter in the u.s. state of iowa, but the u.s. presidential race there is in a dead heat. the iowa caucuses are just hours away. this is the first voting in the 2016 nominating process. in the latest poll, donald trump has a slight lead over chief republican rival ted cruz. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are polling neck and neck meanwhile. there is no clear front-runner on either side, and the candidates are trying hard right now to change that. >> if tomorrow night there is a large turnout in caucuses all over the state, i believe we will win. >> i want you to know what i will do as your president. i want you to hold me accountable for delivering for you. i don't want to overpromise and underdeliver. i'd rather underpromise and overdeliver. >> if i am elected president, let me tell you what i intend to do on the first day in office. the first thing i intend to do is rescind every single

i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett.any. police tell cnn the trains were going between an area south of mu finic munich. 8 people were critically injured and 100 are wounded. several are dead. we understand that rescue workers are on the scene. as soon as we get new information and pictures and video we'll bring it to you this hour. >>> republicans are getting an early boost in the new hampshire primary. the first primary of the u.s. presidential election kicked off just after midnight local time in dixville notch and two other small towns. >> now with just nine votes to count in dixville notch, john kasich has six of them. ted cruz led with 9 of the 21 cast there. according to the latest poll, donald trump leads the republicans and marco rubio is second and ted cruz is at 14%. >> for the democrats in new hampshire, bernie sanders holds a huge lead as you see. some 26 points ahead of hillary clinton and the initial voting results from the three little towns are reflecting this lead. so stay tuned for that. >>> one of the

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