obama is in south korea for an international nuclear security summit. >>> more protests planned overhe shooting death of unarmed teen trayvon martin. george zimmerman has told police he shot martin in self-defense. an attorney for trayvon martin's family says they will file a civil suit against the homeowners association for the neighborhood where the shooting took place. >>> all right. it's time to take a look at some of the important stories that will be making news this week. would you like to join me for that, reynolds? >> absolutely. could not be happier. >> should we do a little r & r as we like to say? i don't know how important those are but they're fun. let's get to those. one of the things we have is this wedding, this royal surprise at the wedding which is actually pretty funny. i don't know if any of you have seen this. a couple got a pretty big royal surprise. quin elizabe queen elizabeth unexpected dropped by a wedding. she's a wedding crasher. >> every wedding there's always people who are very protective of both the bride and groom. i'm sure they saw this lady and tho

. >>> president obama is in seoul, south korea, this morning for an international nuclear security summit. notably absent is north korea. this morning the president had tough words for north korean leaders and their nuclear weapons program. the president warned there will be no rewards for provocation and now is the time to pursue peace. today we say, have the courage to pursue peace and give a better life to the people of north korea. >> yesterday the president visited the demilitarized zone. this morning south korea said it would shoot down a missile the north plans to launch next month if the missile flies over south korean air space. >>> wisconsin holds the next presidential primary a week from tuesday. rick santorum was the easy winner in saturday's louisiana primary but still remains far behind-m romney in the delegate count. speaking in wisconsin yesterday, santorum got into a verbal scuffle with a reporter from "the new york times." it started when santorum told voters romney was uniquely unqualified to be the gop nominee. >> pick any other republican in the country. he is the wor

week's highlights of representatives from fifty countries gathering sold for the second international nuclear security summit with north korea and iran are heading up there churns out. on the sidelines of the meetings between the better and barack obama get together to discuss some key international issues more details are just a few moments ahead for you. also this hour moscow offers its core support to the u.n. arab league envoy peace mission in syria saying it all may be last chance to avoid a prolonged and bloody civil war. and in front of the murder of seven people interludes by a man of all during origin for the country under the spotlight as that does highlight the dangers here widespread social exclusion of minority. this is all she's a weekly review hello and welcome to the program finds the russian president dmitri bet it was meeting with the u.s. leader i could bomb in seoul at the nuclear security summit representatives from some fifty countries have a ride in the south korean capital tried to as the risk of nuclear terrorism and for more on this we're now joined live by our correspondent in reno

week there are representatives of fifty countries gathered in seoul for the second international nuclear security summit with the north korea and iran edging out their gender and on the sidelines that have been brought to bear on need to discuss the syrian crisis and the u.s. missile defense shield. also has offered its full support to the you on arab envoys peace mission in syria saying is maybe the last chance to avoid a prolonged and bloody civil war will that as coffee and and russia's president hope talks in moscow discussing possible solutions to the crisis and ways of getting all sides to the negotiation table. to loose thousands of people have marched in silence calling for tolerance after a man of algerian origin or shall dead in a standoff with police mourning his killing of seven people this comes as experts say the social exclusion of minorities in france is taking the country to the verge i'm forwarding one. of those the headlines cross-talk is next with its regular delivery of heated debate stay with us hope. please. liz. liz. you can. start. listening to. a low in welcome to crosstalk i'm

south korea right now for a global summit on how to secure the world's nuclear material and deal with the threat of nuclear terrorism. that's right there is a big international nuclear security summit going on in south korea a global gathering of leaders where they can cooperate on getting the world of nuclear weapons making sure that nuclear materials are secure i say that's kind of big deal the grand scheme of things considering the nuclear weapons of the deadliest thing we've ever created also kind of a big deal considering our current president the new start treaty there is talking about reducing our nuclear stockpiles even further historic events but i guess since this is a foreign policy issue and the summits happening in another country then why would our mainstream media bother covering it right now if the sad state of affairs if you ask me in a pretty good insight into why it is that foreign policy isn't exactly a strong point for so many americans that even includes people that are running or ran to be president of the united states i think everybody out there research mccain but also highlights a very obvious hypocrisy on the part of the media an

an international nuclear security summit in seoul, south korea, came to an end today. leaders from more than 50 nations called for ensuring that all nuclear material is secured within four years. they offered few specifics. president obama said the world has already made important strides in that regard, but he acknowledged there is much more to do. >> there are still too many bad actors in search of these dangerous materials and these dangerous materials are still vulnerable in too many places. it would not take much. just a handful or so of these materials to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people and that's not an exaggeration, that's the reality that we face. >> sreenivasan: on the summit sidelines, the president also sought to mend relations with a key counter-terror partner, pakistan. he met with prime minister yousuf razailani, and he conceded that strains between the two countries ha escated in recent months. pakistan broke off high-level contacts after u.s. forces killed 24 pakistani troops last year in a friendly fire episode. the pakistanis have also

nuclear security summit in seoul. representatives of 53 countries calling for international cooperation to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands. u.s. president barack obama and japanese prime minister noda are among those taking part in the discussions. lee myung-bak opened the meeting saying terrorism has no borders. he has damage from nuclear terrorism will not be limited to one country. the leaders are believed to be looking at the mechanisms for reinforcing how they manage nuclear materials. they want to ensure those substances don't get into the hands of terrorists. they'll also discuss how to prevent attacks on nuclear plants and how best to manage them in light of the fukushima disaster. they'll release a communique later in the day and president lee is expected to speak about what they've accomplished. >>> the summit delegates also addressed north korea's plan to launch a rocket next month. they hope to convince the country to abandon its plan. nhk world's yoji ito has more from seoul. >> reporter: the leaders were turning up the pressure on north korea on monday. u.s. president obama took

these nuclear security summits, with the president's declaration on four years in locking down material. i think it's just wonderful -- we don't do it by ourselves. we do it with our internationalpartners. >> so the nuclear security summit that you were just discussing was from april of 2010. president obama gave the prague speech in 2009. then a year later, the big 49 nation summit. the two-year follow-up is next week. even more countries will be involved there. will it be just checking on pacing to see if we're on track to lock up all vulnerable material or will it be expanded? >> it's about reviewing progress, absolutely, because we have to review progress. it's important to get a progress report. and it's about a recommitment. we want to have a recommitment of all of our countries together bringing in a new more international organizations. the iaea will be actively involved in working on this because they are a key part of this. so it will be left to determine to the leaders of these countries to determine, do we want to add more commitments, if you will, on top of this? we have our work cut out for us. we have a big job to do in the next year and a half. we're not going t

nuclear program. as south koreans protest, mr. obama is here for an international security summit in an effort to keep nuclear materials out of north korea's hands. a missile launch is overshadowing the meeting. republicans have accused the president of being soft on korea and iran who has rebuked efforts to inspect its nuclear facilities. obama is expected to press the european officials. president obama has also expressed concern about the planned rocket launch urging everyone involved to exercise restraint. >>> today louisiana primary comes after a wild week on the trail, after a delegate match and an etch-a-sketch. >> reporter: mitt romney is taking the weekend off the campaign frail. meantime rick santorum is hosting what he hopes will be a louisiana victory party right here in wisconsin. like those two gulf states he has already won, alabama and mississippi, alabama is largely evangelic evangelical. it's been a big part of rick santorum's base so far, carried him to ten victories so farris. but he's not nearly been as successful. a lot of eyes will be on the race here in wisconsin, on april 3, rick santorum hoping to travel a

nuclear terrorism. representatives of 53 countries and international organizations are taking part in the two-day nuclear security summit. their primary concern is north korea's plan to launch a rocket in april. ahead of the summit, u.s. president barack obama met with chinese president hu jintao in seoul. he asked that china use its influence over north korea to stop it from launching the rocket. >> the situation in north korea and the situation in iran, we both have an interest in making sure that international norms surrounding nonproliferation and preventing destabilizing nuclear weapons is very important. >> in response to obama's request, hu is agreed to have expressed concern over the launch. he likely explained that chinese foreign minister has summoned the north korean ambassador in beijing to ask the nation to scrap the plan. >>> also on the sidelines of the two-day nuclear security summit, south korean president lee myung-bak has held bilateral talks with the u.s., china and russia focusing on north korea's planned rocket launch. seoul is trying to make the best use of the summit to increase pressure on the n

nuclear program. as south korean activists protest north korean military posturing, mr. obama is here for an international security summit to discuss ongoing efforts to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. north korea's planned launch of a long range rocket in april that can put a satellite into orbit is overshadowing the meeting and threatens to derail an agreement by the u.s. to provide food aid if the north halts nuclear weapons tests. republicans have accused the president of being soft on korea and iran, which has rebuffed efforts to inspect its nuclear facility pss. with that criticism dogging imhim, the president is urging north koreans to get in line. the president also expressed concern about the planned rocket launch to urge everyone involved to exercise restraint. back do you. >> too presidential politics now, another republican contest. today's louisiana primary comes after a wild week on the trail, filled with delegate math and and etch-a-sketch. ron motta is on the trail with us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. mitt romney is taking the weekend off the campaign trail louis

earlier today, president obama departed for a three-day trip to south korea for an international nuclear security summitrforce one is scheduled to land early sunday with the president will hold several bilateral meetings with the prime minister of turkey and the south korean president. monday, the president speaks at a korean university and meets with russian president dmitry medvedev and chinese president hu jintao. he returns to d.c. tuesday evening. >> i remember lying in bed one night as i heard an argument brewing in my parents' bedroom only to be shocked by the deafening sound of my mother's job being crushed. i remember watching in horror as my mother's head lay on the chopping block of our kitchen county -- counter while my father held eight which is led to the throat as she cried and begged to put out of her misery. >> 45 seasons, she starred in "the wire." she started the non-profit rewired for change to help high- risk youths and their families. >> we are looking for real healing. we are not looking for get your ged, get a job, you are

nuclear security summit on r.t. . north korea's space rocket launch announced next month is expected to be a major issue coming international nuclear security council and so the u.s. and its allies are worried the plant could be a cover for a nuclear weapons test undermined i think efforts to deal with its nuclear program at all such as the. options under that the u.s. would supply north korea with food aid to resist the regime of its japan is also deployed its missile defense system saying to shoot down. any trick. pony boy believes tokyo is overplaying the danger of it truly the the u.n. could take action but what quite what it does i mean it's got fairly fierce sanctions on north korea already north korea is actually alleviating the risk tribute to japan because it shifting list launched from the east coast to the west coast so it will not fly over japan in the same way it's possible for the launch to go wrong because the previous two have gone wrong the first one fell the third stage failed to ignite. and so it crashed into the sea way past japan it seems to me rather unlikely that there's going to be any danger alert t

he's on the way to south korea where the main event is an international summit on nuclear security. the president will also visit the heavily armed demilitarized zone that separates the two koreas. paula hancocks reports on why u.s. presidents feel the need to see the dmz in person. >> reporter: former u.s. president bill clinton described it as the scariest place on earth when he visited in 1993. ironically called the demilitarized zone, the border between north and south korea is actually the most heavily fortified border in the world. 2.5 miles, or 4 kilometers wide, much of the dmz is a no-man's-land buffered by watch towers and land mines. the joint security area is where the armistice was xined between the north and south, where negotiations take place today and it's the one place u.s. soldiers can see their north korean counterparts up close. it's a tourist site for visitors to south korea, and, of course, for american presidents. ronald reagan, the last american leader of the cold war visited the final frontier of the cold war in 1983. his assessment -- >> looks like a holly

nuclear security summit. parties. birth korea space rocket launcher announced next month is expected to be a major issue at the upcoming international nuclear security council in seoul the u.s. and its allies are worried the north's plan could be a cover for a nuclear weapons test that could undermine diplomatic efforts to deal with its nuclear program it could also jeopardize last month's deal between young young and washington under a bit of a you was would supply north korea with food aid if the latter freezes your brain am enrichment. pan has also deployed its missile defense system saying it will shoot down any rocket threatening its territory but former european parliament member glenn ford believes chalky zero is overplaying the danger. but we clearly the the un could take action but what call it what it does and it's got fairly fierce sanctions on north korea already north korea is actually alleviating the risk tribute to japan because it shifting this launch from the east coast to the west coast so it will not fly over japan in the same way that it's possible for the launch to go wrong because the previous two have gone wro

nuclear security summit. on r.t. . north korea's space rocket launch announced for next month is expected to be a major issue at the upcoming international nuclear security council and so the u.s. and its allies are worried the north's plan could be a cover for a nuclear weapons test undermine diplomatic efforts to deal with its nuclear program also last month's deal between washington and the u.s. would supply north korea with food aid if the latter freezes you bring in richmond japan has also deployed its missile defense system saying any territory a former european parliament member going forward is tokyo is overplaying the danger. of a clearly the the u.n. could take action but what quite what it does when it's got fairly for sanctions on north korea already north korea is actually alleviating the risk because it's shifting this launch from the east coast to the west coast so it will not fly over japan in the same way it's possible for the launch to go wrong because the previous two have gone wrong for the first one of the third stage failed to ignite. and so it crashed into the sea way past it but it seems to be rather unlikely that

nuclear security summit. they ended their meeting with a communique reaffirming a commitment to a number of goals. leaders of 53 nations and representatives of international organizations promised in their statement to strengthen global nuclear security and also say they will reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism and vowed to prevent nuclear materials from getting into the wrong hands but a pressing issue involving north korea also grabbed attention at the summit. the north is planning to launch a rocket next month. it says it is merely sending the satellite into space, but many believe it is going to test a long range ballistic missile. nhk world's anna jung has more from seoul. >> reporter: president lee hmongback chaired the summit. he wrapped things up by saying the meeting didn't officially deal with north korea's rocket launch plan. but delegates did speak about it. >> translator: even china says right now north korea should be spending money on its people rather than on military affairs. >> reporter: lee and other leaders met about the launch on the sidelines of the summit, they are putting pressure on the north and they all want china to join the

president obama in particular seems to have used the sidelines of the nuclear security summit in order to discuss a lot of international issues but primarily it looks like the u.s. is looking to increase its presence in in asia particularly in the asia pacific region if you look at what's going on in south korea for example the base that is being built which housed u.s. naval ships and you have to remember the twenty eight thousand u.s. military personnel already stationed here and there's also plans to put more than twenty five hundred military personnel in australia over the next six years so a lot of people are saying that's why this harsh criticism or to north korea the united states is actually showing china that it's still mighty in the region in its keeping its presence here in asia and that it's also keeping an ever watchful eye on china. for the u.s. president who is trying to win support from china to increase pressure on north korea dr tim beal author and asia specialist says there's nothing legally wrong in actions. the koreans quite correctly distinguished will miss our satellite satellite launch. and i me

particular has used this seems to have used those five lines all of the nuclear security summit in order to discuss a lot of international issues but primarily it looks like the u.s. is looking to increase its presence in asia particularly in the pacific or in the asia pacific region and the u.s. president has never made a secret of it he always said that that was exactly the intent of the united states there is talk about about stationing u.s. ships on a naval base which is being billed by south korea right now there's also you have to remember that more than twenty thousand u.s. military personnel already stationed here in south korea there is also being developed in australia which is to help more than twenty five hundred u.s. troops and basically a lot of people view with yet another chance for her or the current u.s. president to increase us. presence in the region somehow sewing china in fact like a state is still present here and the strong and the chinese presence which is also increasing over the past four years is something that the united states is watching and i think falls outside parties iran dollars cover

international stage. >> and that wraps up our bulletin. >> south korea says it expects an upcoming nuclear security summit in seoul to send a message to north korea and other countries that they should give up their nuclear development programs. south korea is to chair the two-day summit in its capital starting on march 26th. top leaders from 53 countries including the united states and china are expected to discuss measures against nuclear terrorism and for international management of nuclear materials. south koreans foreign minister said the summit will include intensive talks on how to promote safe management of highly enriched uranium and plutonium that could be used for nuclear weapons. >> translator: the summit is aimed at minimizing the use of nuclear materials such as highly rich uranium and plutonium. the talk wills send a message to north korea that it should abandon its nuclear development. >> kim also says south korea wants to discuss nuclear security measures as a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant could lead to a serious accident. a group of tokyo electric power company shareholders has sued the utility's former and cur

will be further isolateed if they refuse to cooperate with the international community and he made the remarks at the nuclear security summitn south korea and this is as he tells russia's president he will have flexibility to deal with contentious issues. the president's prediction picked up by an open mic, without either leader realizing it. >> my last election, i have more flexibility. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> the white house said the president's words reflect the reality that domestic political concerns in the u.s. and russia this year would make it difficult to fully address the long-standing differences over a missile defense. >>> the wife of an army staff sergeant accused of a massacre is defending him n. a tv interview, she said her house chaz brave and courageous and finds the charges against him unbelievable. she said that her husband joined the army after the 9/11 attacks to protect his family, friends, and country and the average said he wandered off base earlier this month and killed eight afghan adults and nine children. >>> did the archdiocese of philadelphia protect sexual predators in the ranks? coming up

nuclear security summit. making sure terrorists do not get loose nuclear material. obviously iran is the other big internationalthe president on the sidelines will be meeting individually with the president. president ju of china and president medvedev of russia as well. why that is important is they both have permanent seats on the u.n. security council, of course. the u.s. wants to put more diplomatic pressure with sanctions on iran. they need russia and china's support. they also need their support if they are going to put pressure on syria right now which, of course, you have president assad there killing innocent civilians in his own country, jon? >> jon: yes. ed henry at the white house. thanks, ed. two completely different reactions today as the nation marked two years since the deviable health care bill became law. it was on this day in 2010 that president obama signed sweeping legislation that, among other things, provides health coverage to millions of uninsured americans. the law requires citizens to have qualifying health coverage or pay a tax penalty. and next week the supreme court will decide whe

international security summit. notably absent is north korea. today the president had tough words for north korea and their nuclear programs. the president says there will be no awards for provocation and now is the time to pursue peace. >> today we say, yongyang, pursue peace and give a better life to the korean people. >> yesterday the president visited the militarized zone. the south says they would shoot down a missile north launches. >>> wisconsin holds the next presidential primary a week from tuesday. rick santorum was the easy winner in louisiana's primary. speaking in wisconsin yesterday, santorum got into a verbal scuffle with a reporter from "the new york times." it started when santorum told voters romney was uniquely unqualified to be the gop nominee. >> pick any other republican in the country. he is the worst republican in the country. to put up against barack obama. >> when pressed about his claim that romney was the worst republican to run against the president, santorum lashed out saying, i said he is uniquely disqualified to run against barack obama on the issue of health care. quit distorting my words, i

south korea for an international conference on nuclear security, and white house correspondent bill plante is there, as well. >> reporter: the president is in south korea for a summit aimed at keeping nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists. but the overriding question here is how to deal with a nuclear armed north korea. >> north korea will achieve nothing but threats or by provocations. >> reporter: just weeks after north korea said it would resume disarmament talks and the u.s. agreed to send in food, leaders in the north announced a missile launch for next month. with south korean president lee, president obama threatened to cancel the food aid if the launch happens. >> they need to understand that bad behavior will not be rewarded. >> sir, the location we are standing on is the closest guard post on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: earlier the president made his first visit to the demilitarized zone which separates the two koreas. viewing the heavily fortified border still protected in part by american troops. the view from here is a window on the past. the angry, armed standoff of almost 60 years. it's also the picture of an uneasy present in which

atomic security is under the spotlight as representatives from fifty countries gather in seoul for the second international nuclear summit with north korea and iran are heading up their gender. also in france the mother of seven people in toulouse by a man of all cheering origin of the country under the spotlight as i said to highlight the dangerously widespread social exclusion of the minority. here washing our she's a weekly hello and welcome to the program russia says kofi annan says he separates it with a last chance to see red to avoid plunging into long lasting bloody civil war the joint u.n. arab league special envoy and the russian president have whole shorts in moscow to discuss ending the violence and to get both sides in the conflict to talk peace to all of the has been following the meeting. kofi annan and his is the author of a six point plan to try and bring around peace in the country now included in this this universal ceasefire also humanitarian aid be allowed to. get into those parts of syria it needs it most also that dialogue take place between the sides in the ongoing crisis there now during that mee