we are hearing reports that north korean leader kim jong-il is ordering his military leaders to conduct the country's third nuclear test. this time, using enriched uranium, they've conducted nuke tests with mroem, and this as iran, this morning, says it will not negotiate with the u.s. about its nuclear program, i'm eric sean and welcome to the latest edition of america's news show. >> jamie: good to have you with us for these two hours, i'm jamie colby and the latest developments come a week that he have rogue nation said it found a way to make nuclear weapons with enriched uranium. >> eric: north korea tested the two nukes with mroem and experts think they have enough to make at least half a dozen nuclear bombs. just what can the world do to stop them, in a few minutes we'll be joined by the former at bafr to the u.n. and fox news contributor john bolten. >> jamie: another "fox news alert," following the case closely, investigators have seized, they say, possible evidence in the case of a missing yale university graduate student, today, she would have been a bride. today was supposed

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what are the negotiations like with a kim jong-il?razy person. how do you -- >> well, actually if you go back to that picture -- >> yeah. >> -- you guys, you remember the second james bond movie starring pierce brosnan. the guy had plastic surgery and looks like an english lord. i was auditions for a sequel there. >> your expressions were purposeful. >> yes. what i was trying to do is not smile and now scoul. i was sort of trying to look like an empty suit. >> i guess that's the rule 10 bonof diplomacy, don't smile and don't skowd. >> well in certain situation us don't want to. remember president clinton remembers quite well when al gore went to china and got maneuvered into a social situation left with a glass of champagne with the chinese prime minister. that picture got used against him. president clinton did not want a picture where it looked like he was happy or in any way conveying some sort of convivial message, you know atmosphere with kim jong-il. >> and peter, that also reminded me it was another instance in the republican a

we had an extensive mt with kim jong il and we had dinner with kim jong il. >> rose: what did you learn from th? >> we were tre as priva citizens. i would say a couple things. one is thate concted those meetings ia very straightforward manner. he was clearly... i thinkhe's shown the effects of havingad a stroke. i'm not a doctor, but fm what i could tell he's havingad a stroke. he's still in charge in command d he was saightforward in those discussions. and... but we were tre as private citins. we briefed the white house...-es acally... was, again, traveling, so i wast with the presidenwhen he talked to president obama but i've had a chce to ef broofly talk to the presidenabout it and i've talked to thpeople in the adminiration and in the white house about my observations and i think the president has share his insights with him. and,ou kn beyond tt i think it's up to theovernment to take the next stepsand ambassad bosworth is over in japan and the republic of korea and in china coordinating wh our allies in the six party talks. we clearly surge theorth korean andchairman kim to get ck

today, team obama agreed to meet face-to-face with kim jong-il's people outside that context but maintainedhat it would still be within it. >> the purpose of that discussion will be to try to convince north korea to return to a multilateral process and to go back to its obligations and its agreement in 2005 to denuclearize. >> it is a sequencing. shepard: what about talks with iran? >> mr. crowley was pressed into logic, struggling to explain why we would pursue a meeting with the iranians on the nuclear program to be attended by representatives of five other countries when iran has stated explicitly that it has nothing to discuss on that front? crowley said that the u.s. wants to test the proposition that the iranians put forward in their recent letter to western nations, the broad statement about a run wanting dialogue. shepard: peter barnes was here and it was dark at the capitol. now it is bright. is that the picture behind you? >> behind me, we will tear down the fourth wall, there is a green screen. shepard: somebody thought it was appropriate to put a day like picture of the capitol.

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can you tell us about the trip, about seeing kim jong-il? what was it like? >> well, let me say first of all, i was honored to do it. and it was a wonderful experience. and those young women are very impressive. i was even -- i felt even better about doing it after i met them. and saw what good people they were. and i met their families. and, you know, it was an amazing thing. i had a very good talk with kim jong-il. but i have not talked about it for a simple reason. the minute i got back, and i debriefed the secretary of state, the national security adviser, and the president, and offloaded all that, everything important that happens from now going in involves a decision that either the -- someone in the obama administration has to make and execute, or what the north koreans do. and the reason i haven't said more is, i don't want anything i say to inadvertently complicate the potential for progress. and the americans should be encouraged. look what's happened since those young women have gotten back. we've had the korean release, and the prospect of new har

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sometimes, ile the administtion needs it,is bettern the long run. you investigate if it is low level leak somebody at the bottom othe poll trying to influence policy. this carly -- i do't have side information but its import is so great that you have to image that the generals themselves their top aides were concernedabout the action on this recoendation d make sure it got out. i cannot imagine that this w unknown tanybody in the high command. in a sense,t is not so much a leak, it is a challenge by the litary ainst the civilian commander, who, ironically, as we said, appointed the command and you did establish this strategy declaringt a war of th -- and who did establish a strategy decring it a war of necessity theilitary is sayi if that is true, what are y going to dide? >> i view it a little bit differently than that. i think that clearly, the pentagon d the people within wanted to focus the min of the white house. i do not know if eyre necessily in opposition to one another. but mcchrysl said is you giv me the orders and i will follow them out,

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ban to test fire long-range ballistic missiles and an underground nuclear test, president kim jong-il has told a chinese envoy they want to restart negotiations. >> please help me in welcoming home -- >> reporter: pyongyang's recent release of two american journists now looks like credit banked for this moment, though south korea's foreign minister was deeply skeptical. >> translator: now that north korea is in possession of new weapons, they intend to have u.s.-north korea arms reduction talks, which america must not accept. korea, through this, is trying to get u.s.-north korea peace treaty and, moreover, a removal of u.s. armed forces in south korea. >> reporter: and then there's iran. lying, along with north korea, on what president obama's predecessor used to call the axis of evil, they too defiantly tested their sejill 2 ballistic missile a few months ago. speaking to american television last night, president ahmadinejad said he was prepared for fresh talks, but insisted he'd never abandon a civil nuclear program. >> translator: today a new arrangement should be put in place bas

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health care il the economy are the oxygen out of the room in so many orders here iwashinon dc. weir the you see telecom policy in the next couple of mths? deasy someting happening on the fcc ajd the congressional level? plus, there are three n known new players on the fcc, robert mcdowell and michael copps were pretty well-known commodities and you have clyburn, meredith at well baker and the new chair, julius genachowski. >> guest: i don't see whole lot of concrete action happening at the fcc until later this year and when we see that it is probably going to be about the national broadband plan a what you are going to see iin the gators. we are not actually going to see if howd kohr decision i don't think. it is just tooew. the place actually, would put my money on seeing action is in congress on the cybersecurity bill. i think we might see some floor action. the senate would be my bet before the end of the year. >> ht: noyes. >> guest: i would like to also place a bet on the reauthorization of the satellite ho viewer aft, portions of which are expiring at the end of th year,

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. >>> happening right now, the triathlon is under th eth il-m32eou cers32-mileoueq r competitored to run and then bike and then swim in the law tomorr potomac. >>> mike viqueira has the story on the president's health plan. >> this crowd is a lot more fun. >> reporter: hardly a jeer to be heard in minnesota, and obama was greeted by supporters of the health care plan. >> we have to do something. >> reporter: outside on the streets, a difference of opinion. but inside, it was a campaign-style event. the president was appealing for support from those that already have insurance, warning without reform, nothing something certain. >> nearly half of all americans under 65 will lose their health care coverage at some point over the next ten years, and more than one third will go without coverage longer than one year. >> reporter: today one gop leader accused the president of turning his back onheir ideas. >> instead of tauging the president and congressional democrats should spend a little more time listening. >> more fallout from wilson's outburst. he raised more than $750,000 in the last

il hls hills no and we're at 65 with about 2/3 an inch of rain from yesterday's showers. of this will state to the west of our viewing area, but down to our south, there is this area of pressure developing along the coastline. this will be pushing into our metro area this afternoon-and especially into the evening. here is our forecast. upper 70's for the high today. mainly gray skies with some showers and even some downpours possible. tonight, a few lingering showers. tomorrow, some often on showers, and not just tomorrow, but this work week. it is not going to be a total washout or raining everywhere at the same time, but there will be periods of more rain with more grave than blue. >>> -- more gray than blue. >>> i warn you about the sharp drop-off in the two center lanes in virginia across the american legion bridge. if you are going gatsby or better, it given the light volume, it could do some damage to your vehicle, enough so that maryland authorities are thinking that later on today, should weather permits, they may have to even it out -- if you are going speed or b

il have, perhaps, 40% chance ofl showers then in with ie highs in e low 70s. d it should be mostly sunny sunday, monday and into the week. that's the way it looks on this tuesday morning. thank you, tom. >>> let's go to injujerry. >> the rain is coming down. be careful traveling the beltway south of town. no major accidents at this point weather related. we had the 395 southbound, an accident there. and then the accident on the inner loop at 236. wilson bridge, lanes are open there. the bay bridge, we are in fair shape in both directions. 270 appears to be moving along in light traffic. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> still ahead, why some republicans are now going out of their way to show support for the president's school speech now less than an hour away. >>> and then the bay bridge in california did not open as scheduled this morning. >>> and barker shows o fightingil sk fighting kiloot l ast ahakoot a nbcwashington.com. we'll be right back. >>> bob barker showing how to fight. he offered up fabulous prizes. and he was the celebrity guest host on mon

. >> when i was an under grad i did get sex iled is when you get kicked out so your roommate can haveex. >> i don't think it has to be a policy. most people follow it out of common courtesy. >> well if the student violates the policy they can expect a friendly talking to by a school administrator. >> that's embarrassing. >> the secret service is looking into a recent poll held on facebook. judy kurtz reveals why a question about president obama was pulled from the website. that's in tonightts "word on the web". judy? >> an application that allows use tores create poll social security gone from facebook. after a poll posted over the weekend by a facebook member asked if president obama should be killed? the possible responses to the poll were yes, maybe, if he cuts my health care, and no. facebook said its users first reported the question to the company. the third-party application was immediately suspended. now the secret service has launched an investigation. meantime facebook said it has pulled the poll creator application from the website. more than 350 people reportedly answered

stack them out back and ile go through them one at a time. the address is redeye@foxnews.com. write and i read and we go hot air ballooning in a balloon made of blood. here we go. martin is a danish student currently living in the united states. your knowledge of countries outside of the u.s. hemisphere is embarrassing. you did a german accent, in fact, scandinavians are among the best english speaking countries in the world. i don't expect you to know this since most americans only master one language their own and only have knowledge about one country, their own and the fact that you can't place denmark on a map is fine by me. martin, i know your country is not on a map, you tricked me. but anyway, i love the tiny country of danish land, having been an avid follower of the band abba and nicole kidman. and america has only mastered one language at least it is a language. last i checked, the danes only burp. >> greg: sarah, first, you compliment me and then insult me. but never mind that fact. let me answer that question about the product bill uses in his hair. it is not so mu

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they were pardoned after president clinton met with kim jong-il last month. >>> school officials nearh alert after 200 students missed class after suffering from flu- like symptoms. administrators are urging students and parents to keep an eye out for fear and caught and body aches. >>> the president got an update on the emergency preparedness for the swine flu. here is what he had to say. >> we're also making progress on developing a safe and affective h1n1 flu vaccine and we expect a flu shot program will begin soon. this program will be completely voluntary. but it will be strongly recommended. >> local leaders in d.c., maryland and virginia are drawing up their own plans. bob barnard with more now on the swine flu summit. >> reporter: there is not a lot of swine flu fear and anxiety on the streets. >> as long as people wash their hands and if they're sick, stay home. >> reporter: some blame the government for overhyping h1n1. >> they kind of blew it way out of proportion and made so many people so frightened by it. >> reporter: the government says there has been one million case t

you showed me with kim jong il. i wore the largest american pin you have ever seen. it was our first press conference. we were standing there together and i had high heels and i looked over and so did he. his hair was poofyer than mine. >> you won with the bigger pin. people flood you with pins or give you pins. >> they want to talk about it. it is so much fun'. it is an ice breaker. people say why are you wearing that pin. my pins are an exhibit at the museum of arts and design. so people have given me what they call pity pins. i have gotten a whole new armory. >> the pin today? >> this is an eagle that was made for me by a woman in new mexico. i love eagles and americana so i wear them when i can. i have been thinking about the troops in afghanistan. >> how many pins total? >> there are 200 in the exhibit and i have several more at home. >> it must make for a difficult choice sometimes. >> it is a difficult choice. the bottom line, i don't want to sound like a crazy person, but it is kind of fun to think about, you get up in the morning and you read the newspapers

ilmaheir story and a picture il toor morning person at c shwaington.com.in >>> good morning.re looking ahead to the weekend. joining us is lavonnea. good to see you. >> great to be here. >> let's start with something for theatergoer in the washington area. >> absolutely. it is a hot season ahead. we've got cate blanchett and we've got frankenstein, young frankenstein coming. and the question is which one do you -- which do you go to and what do you wear? what we did is put together this -- like a primer for everything you need to know about washingtontheaters. where to park, and what's the etiquette, don't show up late. don't show up late. and the truth is, they're telling us you can wear whatever. you don't have to wear a little black dress now. >> even at the kennedy center? >> take it by the play. if it's cate blanchett i would dress up. it's more fun and you're going to be laughing, more casual. we're taking some of the intimidation factor out of the theater. >> fall is coming, obviously. everybody loves the fall. a great time to go to cafe, coffee houses. you have someth

. >> in news around the world, china's official news agency says kim jung il is expressing willingness to engage in bilateral and multi-lateral talks apparently concerning the country's nuclear program, telling a chinese envoy he would like to solve what were called relevant issues. north korea, you remember, pulled out of six country negotiations in april insisting on direct talks with the u.s. in venezuela, press freedom add so cats are conducting an emergency forum in caracas as hugo chavez tightens his grip on the country's media. steve harrigan reports on the only t.v. station still holding out. >> just one television channel left in venezuela that criticizes the president and it's no easy place to work. last month, a pro-government gang attacked globovision, a 24-hour news network. >> we're suffocated. it was horrible. we started to cry and ran to everywhere. >> hugo chavez now in power to run for re-election indefinitely is cracking down on the media. >> the media are against the judges, the courts, the public officials, against the state, the country, against justice. we will n

he'll stay in office under a huge cloud of il legitimacy. how do you promote good governance helping to connect the afghan people to the government if at the top you have a leader who has won election through fraudulent means? >> briefly, is leaving one of the options that's being considered right now? obviously there's a lobby in washington right now that not only wants more troops but wants a lot more troops but is one of the options on the table not only just adding more troops but actually taking the ones that are there and bringing them home? >> that's one option. it's not a full just pack up bags and leave but a drastically scaled down mission that would involve perhaps special operations forces and aerial drones to go after al qaeda operatives that may seek to come back to afghanistan and the people that support that view say that's the truest approach in keeping with the goal outlined by president obama which is fundamentally to keep al qaeda from returning to their safe havens in afghanistan. >> senior correspondent for "the washing

and then your spa ils and then you're a loser. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh my -- you're stressed out.e. i want to talk about "jennifer's body." >> okay. >> jimmy: this movie is like -- you play like a mean girl kind of in high school. >> yeah. >> jimmy: right? >> mm-hmm. >> jimmy: you're a mean girl -- were you mean in high school? >> no. i had one friend my whole life. she's still my only best friend. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, yeah, we were both kind of outcasts in high school. >> jimmy: yeah, just not -- just so not really mean, just weird. [ laughter ] >> right. exactly. >> jimmy: and i read somewhere you got banned from a wal-mart for life? is this true? >> i don't know if it's for life, but i did when i was -- i think i was 14 or 15 i did get caught and convicted of stealing mary-kate and ashley olsen cosmetics from a wal-mart. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: me too. guilty. guilty. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i ended up -- they actually took me into the court, and i had to -- i had two choices, and i took the second choice, which was i could wrap presents for a toy drive for poor kids for

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also, he will sit down with the leadership of syria and jim jung il and just chat about things.t kind of makes you wonder what category reputs fox in, doesn't it? tonight i decided to ask the president some questions and then use the answers he has provided already because he won't give us anything new. the entire hour, one on one, me and barack owe balm massments it's an interview you won't see anyplace else. it is kind of an exclusive. no one else is putting this stuff together. of course, they don't have to, because he will just drop on by at any time. i keep hearing people say, oh, barack obama he ran as a centrist but now he is running from the left further than anyone expected. really? i maintain that's not true. i contend that barack obama told us everything he intended to do and he still is, he every step of the way. people just didn't listen. they only heard what they wanted to hear. well, do this before we start. ok. it's working, because we're about to give you another chance to hear it. i mean, listen this time. really hear barack obama in his own words. ready? have

russian news reports say north korean leader kim jong-il gave instructions to prepare for carrying outt test of a nuclear weapon. he, a apparently gave the order during his last meeting with party and military leaders, in august. this just now crossing the wires. taking care of the men and women who fight for our freedom, up next how some vets are teaming up with business executives, to readjust to live. back here at home, back with me in a moment, stay with us, everyone. lp this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. >> ♪ ♪ born in the u.s.a. ♪ born in the u.s.a. ♪ i was born in the u.s.a... >> live pictures of the national mau in washington, tens of thousands and maybe a hundred thousand, hard to know now of anti-tax protesters are rallying today, and we have seen p