john kerry has been meeting members of the turkish government. he also discussed the civil war in syria and restarting peace talks between israel and the palestinians. the rebel group in control of the central african republic has told al jazeera there must be security before it can hold democratic elections. the united nations says a humanitarian crisis has developed in most of the country. we have this report from the capital. >> these new army recruits sing a famous local war song. most of them follow the rebel group. they will be the foot soldiers of the new national army. in one of the poorest countries in the world, some say they have no choice but to fight. is a big problem in central africa. if you are a woman, they will ask you to sleep with them to get a job. are also fed. the nine nations said most of the country needs urgent food and medical help. rebels took around 1/4 of the supplies in the capital from this warehouse. this is some food in the shops, but it is expensive. people cannot withdraw money from the banks that are empty. th

john kerry said this action has wide reaching consequences.e neighboring countries will get north korea back to the negotiating table. it scrapped the 1953 truce between them and the south. north korea officials have no interest in dialogue. it called the speech empty words without any content. >> the north's dangerous nuclear missile program threatens not only its neighbors but it threatens its own people. it threatens the concept of this of a dream. >> the end of secretary kerry's visit falls on the day of the song when the north koreans celebrate the founding of the -- the founder of the country. >> thank you. we will find out today were local schools rank on the list of america's most challenging how schools. >> jummy olabanji has more. >> these rankings are said to be released later today. we've got a short list of the schools in our area of making the top 100. here they are on your screen. there are also a handful of other schools within our area that break the top 100. congratulations to all the students at those schools out there. >> t

now clearly, john kerry believes china has enormous leverage.l be pushing them for a start to live up to the sanctions which china itself signed up to recently. one of the key things will be to control the flow of illicit funds, of banking funds across the chinese border. which are processed in china. and also, kerry will be pushing china to send a very firm message to pyongyang that this behavior won't be tolerated. now, we'll see what china does. there's no doubt, as i say, they are enormously frustrated by this. but in the past, they've been very reluctant to put too much pressure on north korea for fear of destabilizing the regime and possibly of the place simply collapsing, chris. >> ian williams, live in beijing, thank you. >>> and joining me now, andrea mitchell who is now live in seoul and former defense secretary during the clinton administration, william cohen. andrea, let's talk first about john kerry, pretty harsh words for north korea about what comes next if they do fire this missile. tell us more. >> well, what he said today was t

that's the context where john kerry is speaking right now.s of real note here. number one. he said that north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. that language very strong. he also said that the current rhetoric coming from the north koreans is unacceptable. and thirdly he said that the u.s. and the south koreans will defend themselves, and the u.s. will defend its allies if necessary. >> he also did mention a pathway to peace. and reunification on the peninsula. but he said that there can be no peace on the korean peninsula if there are nuclear weapons. a nuclear north korea will not be allowed. let's bring in jim clancy live from seoul this morning. jim, you're listening to these remarks, i assume, as well. what are you hearing here from the secretary? >> what i'm hearing, or maybe what i'm not hearing, is that after weeks of all of this coming from kim jong-un. did you hear his name? did you hear him mentioned in that press conference? no. he's not mentioned at all. but he did call in a direct reference here, he said to the lead

secretary of state john kerry said that the the u.s.as serious about its north korea gave up its nuclear weapons. >> we do not want to go into another round of artificial talks that are clearly calculated to try to play a game. we cannot continue this charade and we cannot and policy of rhetoric about denuclearization. there have to be real steps. >> he met with the japanese prime minister earlier today. kerry stressed that china must do more to resolve this conflict. >> china is the key ingredient. china is the lifeline for north korea. china has the most trade and gives them the most fuel and support and their banking system supports them. there are many different ways in which china has the ability to make a difference. >> china says that its influence over its ally remains limited. the north korean regime believes only nuclear-weapons can ensure its survival. during his visit to the region, the u.s. secretary of state appears to exchanged washington's approach to p'yongyang. the u.s. has torn down its statement and john kerry has re

what did john kerry say? >> well, you know, kerry was specific.w that, you know, the shot clock is running, so to speak, and they're going to have to consider what's essential to the talks themselves. denuclearization and getting rid of their ballistic missile systems. listen, -- >> what i simply did was repeat that we are open to talks. but the conditions have to be met where the north has to move towards denuclearization, indicated seriousness in doing so by reducing these threats, stop the testing, and indicate it's prepared to actually noesh on denuclearization. those are the conditions and that's what we need to see met. >> the question is, what's going to be the response? we're waiting and watching to see if there's going to be anything that happens on that front. we don't expect it in the next 24, maybe 48 hours as this birthday celebration goes ahead. but they've got time to think about it. that's what it's going to take to get back to the table. >> shot clock running down. jim clancy in seoul for us. jim, thank you. >> three minutes after

secretary of state john kerry is in south korea today working to stop the spiral of threats from the north. kerry landed in seoul a couple of hours ago. he told reporters that he is willing to open direct talks with north korea but on one condition, north korea must get serious about ending its nuclear program. >> we are committed to working with the republic of korea and the other six-party partners in order to get the north to live up to obligations that the north freely accepted and adopted. and we are prepared to work with the conviction that relations between the north and the south can improve. and they could improve very quickly. >> anna coren is live for us in seoul right now. anna, john kerry says relations in the region can improve very quickly, his words. how can that be? north korea has done considerable damage with specific threats and some would say rather hostile action. >> that's exactly right, fredricka. i mean, a month's long worth of warlike rhetoric coming out of pyongyang and then the u.s. secretary of state john kerry arriving in seoul. as you say, that conciliat

john kerry has now opened the door to direct u.s.eace talks with north korea, appealing for a step back from the threat of war, even as though the north has flatly rejected south korea's offer of direct talks with them calling it a "cunning ploy." the contrast could not have been more dramatic. in pyongyang, runners from around the world celebrating tomorrow's birthday of kim jong-un's grandfather, the nation's founder. while in tokyo john kerry re-assured japan the u.s. will defend it from north korea, but says the obama administration would negotiate with pyongyang under the right circumstances. >> what we really ought to be talking about is the possibilities of peace and i think there are those possibilities, notwithstanding the rhetoric and the provocations. >> reporter: japan was under t

secretary of state john kerry is in china today urging leaders there to pressure north korea to tone threats. kerry met with china's president and the foreign minister. he said the u.s. and china face enormously challenging issues. >> we both joined in stating that the united states and china remain fully committed to the september 2005 joint statement of the six-party talks and to its core goal. that core goal is the verifiable denuclearization of theco korean peninsula in a peaceful manner. >> this comes after kerry visited south korea yesterday. there he warned the north that launching a missile would be a huge mistake. we're live from seoul, anna, what came out of the meetings in china today? >> reporter: well, fredericka, john kerry basically said this is a critical time for korean peninsula and asked for china's help. you know, china is north korea's only friend and ally in the world. it provides food, fuel and aid. basically, if it was to turn off the taps of money flowing into north korea, that would stop its nuclear weapons program. now, china has obviously backed the u.n. sa

she took her life eight-days later. >>> secretary of state john kerry is going to asia for the first> reporter: he made it clear talks will only happen if they give up up their nuclear weapons. john kerry touched down in south korea armed with a message for for the north. >> the united states will defend ourselves and allies. we are prepare today work that relations between the north and south can improve and improve quickly. >> reporter: there are more questions about whether they can deliver a nuclear weapon or not. it comes after a portion of the mistake was marked declassified

steps back from the brink, at least leaves the door open to some other steps. >> you heard also, john kerry. secretary kerry talk about china and the meetings happening behind the scenes. but was he using too ginger or too tender of a touch with china knowing the significance, when he was with an dree, a he said he won't talk about it specifically but there are many that china could pursue at this point as opposed to sitting and waiting. >> i don't think china has been sitting and waiting. they put out right before john kerry arrived, a pretty stern mention from a chinese standpoint. and that was reinforced during john kerry's various meetings in beijing. one significant question will be, at some point does kim jong-un receive a high level delegation in pyongyang to have the kind of frank conversation face to face that you would like to see. he has kept the chinese, the new chinese leadership at arm's length so far. so i'm sure that confidence that baing is saying the right things, but obviously the one thing they won't do is put so much pressure on north korea that it perhaps risks a colla

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john kerry met south korean president in the capital of seoul, south -- korea. they have strong war -- words of warning for the south korean leadership. >> the rhetoric we are hearing from north korea is unacceptable and it -- by any standard. i am here to make it clear on behalf of president obama and pieces of the united states and our bilateral security agreement that the united states will defend our allies and defend ourselves. harry, you heard from the foreign minister. tell us about the talks. >> as well as what you would expect to hear with john kerry, this is strong support for american i lack -- allies. he is also coming into a situation with an ally that has changed its position. south korea said it would not negotiate with north korea, especially on the issue of the industrial complex that has been shut down. in the last couple of hours, that position has changed. south korean officials in size on friday that they were open to talks. was a necessary first step in lowering tensions. john kerry said the united states with only talked with thea if north

officials here in washington, john kerry in korea, are going out of their way today to emphasize thatif it does come to war, it probably will not start with the mushroom clouds of nuclear detonations. as secretary of state kerry came to south korea, the north koreans reportedly put more missiles into launch position. as many as five now said to be ready. the big question was if the musadan missiles have atopic warheads. kerry indicated probably not. >> they have conducted a nuclear test, so there's some kind of device. but that is very different from miniaturization and delivery. >> reporter: on capitol hill yesterday, a lawmaker the cited a secret report that u.s. intelligence was moderately confident north korean leader kim jong-un does have a nuke small enough to put on a missile. the white house today called that assessment preliminary. >> i want to be clear that north korea has not demonstrated the capability to deploy a nuclear-armed missile. >> reporter: kerry made clear kim must not build more nukes or launch any missiles. >> it is a huge mistake for him to choose to do that,

it's not clear yet i mean what it seems as if john kerry's mission is a continuation of the last forty five years of u.s. policy which is trying to force the people under occupation the palestinians to come to the table and negotiate their freedom with their occupier it's a model that failed for twenty years now during the peace process and to be honest with you the palestinians are fed up with trying to be forced to have to negotiate bilaterally with those that are occupying them the only thing we should really have to negotiate now is how the settlements will be dismantled and when the last israeli soldier is going to leave palestine. i want to ask you this many people did that in the middle east put all hopes on the obama administration to breathe a new life into these peace negotiations yet they are still in collapse is america running out of solutions yes i mean as long as the american administration whether it's obama or previous administrations refuse to apply international law to this conflict they can pull solutions out of the hat until they're blue in the face nothing will be

john kerry has now opened the door to direct u.s. peace talks with north korea, appealing for a step back from the threat of war, even as though the north has flatly rejected south korea's offer of direct talks with them calling it a "cunning ploy." the contrast could not have been more dramatic. in pyongyang, runners from around the world celebrating tomorrow's birthday of kim jong-un's grandfather, the nation's founder. while in tokyo john kerry re-assured japan the u.s. will defend it from north korea, but says the obama administration would negotiate with pyongyang under the right circumstances. >> what we really ought to be talking about is the possibilities of peace and i think there are those possibilities, notwithstanding the rhetoric and the provocations. >> reporter: japan was under the flight path of north korea's last missile test in february and is now protected by u.s.-provided patriot missile defenses. but kerry found strong support for luring pyongyang back to disarmament talks. >> the united states will do what is ne

secretary of state john kerry arrives in south korea overnight as the u.s.elligence report reveals that north korea is possibly capable of launching nuclear armed missiles. we're live in seoul. >>> tale of the tape. new details on the leaked secret recording of a top-ranking senator. this morning, why the fbi is closer to figuring out who may have bugged one of his offices. >>> and the masters of intrigue. tiger woods in contention at augusta with his girlfriend lindsey i vaughn looking on. while a 14-year-old phenom who shined in his debut gets set to tee it up today, friday, april 12th, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. >> we will have more on the masters coming up. i know you will be watching that all weekend long. >> no question. >> let's talk about the trip to seoul. this is the first for secretary of state john kerry and comes at a time of great tension in the region. >> he met with south korean president and fo

john kerry definitely wants to give it his all. >> will he be able to give it his all, though, check? secretaries of state, not only the cap net members in general, but in particular, the secretaries of state, having on a very short leash. the without controls all. you know, hillary clinton had so much celebrity, the aura, that it was somewhat obscured that she didn't have a whole lot of running room. >> and don't forget when she came in, she didn't have -- john kerry comes in with many more world leader relationships that this hillary clinton did. he's been to they cunning for decades, so he does have that advantage. the one thing that i think is interesting that the white house is given kerry more running room on the middle east. remember, when the president wanted the middle east on his -- he forced the george mitchell appointment. these weren't hillary clinton ideas -- >> as special envoy. >> middle east policy was being run out of the west wing. now there is more space, you do see a difference. i think part of this is nothing to do between kerry and clinton, more sort of the whit

meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry maps of the three day trip to asia and ending the north korean nuclear crisis. details coming up. >> we're also watching the weather this morning as we take a live look outside at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. we're under a high wind advisory this morning for some bay area bridges as well as the coastline this morning. >> off good morning. i am anny hong . >> and i am james fletcher. >> erica has a look at our weather. >> temperatures are not to bad we're waking up to '40's and 50's. we did see light showers overnight. showers over downtown san francisco. could see drizzle this morning. the wind is a bigger story. it is windy. the wind will pick up heading into the afternoon. by 11:00 a.m. a high wind advisory goes into effect for the north bay coastline. the east bay shore line, and for those of you located along the peninsula. the wind will continue into the evening hours and chilly overnight. tomorrow we could wake up to areas of frost in temperatures in the '30's. >> something we have not seen for quite some time will have to bun

secretary john kerry's trip was planned before the crisis but with all the attention there is concern that kim jong-un could try to steal the show. >> north korea says the missiles are on stand by. the top american diplomat arrived in south korea to reassure the allies. >> the united states and the republic of korea want to see a peaceful korean peninsula. that means it must be free of nuclear weapons. >> the diplomatic push comes at president obama for the first time publicly says he wanted to avoid war. >> now is the time for north korea to end the belligerent approach they have been taking. and lower temperatures. >> now conflicting messages of the nuclear threat to the united states. a new intelligence report assessed that the north could put a nuclear weapon a ballistic missile but the report says that the reliability would be low. officials stress north korea has not fully developed or tested the technology but cannot rule it out. >> does that mean they won't have it or they can't have it or they are not working on it? no. north korea celebrates kim jong-un's first year as the l

john kerry was making a quick detour on his way home from his asian trip.nne smedinghoff's family today in chicago. you will remember she was the young foreign service officer killed earlier this month in afghanistan. >> she was trying to deliver bo books to students in their own language and help them educate themselves to have better opportunities in life she was really doing the best kind of work that so many of our foreign service officers do in the state department in various parts of the world, full of enthusiasm, full of energy, full of high ideals. and tragically, she lost her life to an ied. to a vehicle ied. and, you know, i think we all honor what -- what she was doing. >> smedinghoff met kerry in afghanistan about two weeks before her death. five other americans were also killed in that attack. >>> rescuers in washington state are hoping to resume their search today for this missing hiker who was buried by this massive avalanche saturday in the cascade mountains. he is 60-year-old mitch hungate, who was snowshoeing on granite mountain when the a

secretary john kerry says the u.s. will remain -- but the u.s. will remain on high alert. >> the u.s. will do what is necessary to defend our allies anagainst. it's the no. has rejected offers for peace talks, calling it a ploy. for many in south korea this is a familiar pattern. on sunday in south korea, a music sensation had huge crowds, defined the looming threat. in north korea they are celebrating the birth date of their founder kim il-sung. the youngts predict menacing leader kim john thune will make some show to bolster his image. -- kim jong il and. >> hundreds of people dead and wounded after attacks in iraq, including several car bombings. this is less than a week before the country's first election since the 2011 u.s. troop withdrawal. no one has claimed responsibility, but most bombings are blamed on al qaeda militants. peck's hugo chavez's successor is the winner of venezuela'presidents collection. nicolas maduro won by 50.7% to 49.1%. chavez'ses to carry on socialist revolution. this calendar says that he will not accept the results

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he backed john kerry. bob perry was 80 years old. >>> "saturday night live" used last week's senate debate on gun reform to open the show. they mocked the congressional defeating. >> we are confident that this bill will pass the senate and it will then go to the house of representatives where it will immediately get shot down. >> that's right. and that is not a metaphor. no, they will literally throw the bill up in the air and shoot it with a gun. i've seen it done. >> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. leave it to snl. >>> before we take a look at your forecast, we want you to check it out. this is what happened in bismarck, north dakota, on sunday. they're no strangers to nasty weather, but more than 17 inches of record-breaking snow in mid april is just too much. meanwhile, chaos on the road in minnesota. blizzard conditions caused three semi trucks to clyde. one truck was hauling pigs and one hauling cattle. bill karins joins us with a look at this forecast. the pigs and cattle are be

secretary of state john kerry arrived in south korea overnight as north korea makes threats of war. for more we go to abc7 news reporter who is live in washington, dc, with latest. >> secretary of state john kerry trip was planned before the crisis but now some are concerned that kim jong-un could try to steal the show. north korea says the missiles are on stand by with secretary of state john kerry arrived in south korea to reassure united states allies. >> the united states and the republic of contrary both want to see a peaceful korean peninsula. that means it must be free of nuclear weapons. the diplomatic push comes as rebound for the first time publicly says he wants to avoid war. >> now is the time for north korea to end the belligerent approach that they have been taking and to try to lower temperatures. >> as the world waits, now conflicting messages about the nuclear threat to the united states. a new intelligence report assessed with moderate confidence the north could put a nuclear weapon a ballistic missile. the report says that their reliability would be low. officials

this comes as john kerry makes his first trip to the korean peninsula as secretary of state. campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with kerry's warning to north korea. kyla? >> reporter: north korea warned that tokia could be the first target should a missle be launched. john kerry said a missile launch by north korea could be a huge mistake. speaking from seoul, something south korea, he reiterated american would defend our eales. u.s. officials say the missles have a 2500-mile range. they could strike japan, south korea and guam, where the u.s. has thousands of troops. and just yesterday, classified information from the pentagon was mislabeled and then read aloud at a public hearing. this says the defense intelligence agency does believe that north korea has a nuclear weapon that could be mounced on a missile but its reliability is slow low. >> the united states and souk want to see a -- south korea want to see a peaceful resolution to north korea and that means it must be free of nuclear weapons. >> reporter: john kerry will meet with china. china has the greatest po

this comes as john kerry makes his first trip to the korean peninsula as secretary of state. kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with kerry's warning to north korea. kyla? >> reporter: north korea warned that tokia could be the first target should a missle be launched. john kerry said a missile launch by north korea could be a huge mistake. speaking from seoul, something south korea, he reiterated american would defend our eales. u.s. officials say the missles have a 2500-mile range. they could strike japan, south korea and guam, where the u.s. has thousands of troops. and just yesterday, classified information from the pentagon was mislabeled and then read aloud at a public hearing. this says the defense intelligence agency does believe that north korea has a nuclear weapon that could be mounced on a missile but its reliability is slow low. >> the united states and souk want to see a -- south korea want to see a peaceful resolution to north korea and that means it must be free of nuclear weapons. >> reporter: john kerry will meet with china. china has the great

secretary of state john kerry is in choo inatoday and wants leaders to pressure north korea to tone down threats against the u.s. and south korea. kerry met with china's president and foreign minister a day after meeting with south korean leaders. elise la vet is in washington. what was the tone coming out of the meetings? >> very pod, fred, came out did a press conference with the foreign minister and they have unprecedented cooperation on north korea. take a listen to what he said shortly after the meeting with the foreign minister. >> we both joined in stating the united states and china remain fully committed to the september 2005 joint statement of the six party talks and to its core goal, and that core goal is the verifiable denuclearization of the korean peninsula in a peaceful manner. >> now, fred, john kerry sounds like he heard what he wanted to hear. the question is is china going to do what the u.s. asks which is crack down on north korea, really get tough and stop the illicit flow of weapons and money it is helping fuel the nuclear program and get north korea to back down fr

rethink possible. >> john kerry has of the latest details. speaking of the secretary of state is downplaying nuclear missile concerns surrounding north korea and says there is a united front steadfast on preventing the country from becoming a nuclear power. today. john kerry said the u.s. will enter into talks with the north, but under strict conditions. rene marsh is following the latest developments from washington. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry arrived in south korea, armed with a message for the north. >> the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. >> reporter: a stern voice but leaving the door open for negotiations. >> we are prepared to work with the conviction that relations between the north and the south can improve, and they could improve very quickly. >> reporter: kerry making it clear the u.s. will only talk to the north if it gives up its nuclear weapons.but that could be a non-starter for leader-- kim jung un. kerry is in seoul, meeting with south korea's foreign minister. meantime, m

secretary of state john kerry is in the region right now and he is warning north korea not to make what he calls a huge mistake. we are tracking the missiles that could fire at any time. and the frightening power of propaganda. north koreans are brainwashed from birth to worship their leader, it lingers until they die. right now north korea is expanding its threats of war warning them a target japan first and swallow tokyo in nuclear flames. a discussion about new intelligence with the regime making advances in its nuclear weapons program. the most urgent return right now, the missiles and position for a possible test launch, maybe even the next few hours. our correspondents are covering the crisis in the region, covering in washington and around the globe. christiane amanpour and fareed zakaria standing by. they will join us for every new development. let's go to our pentagon correspondent right now for the very latest. >> reporter: the latest and no less round of the nuclear threat comes from a report from the defense intelligence agency. tonight, we're learning that they are concerne

. >> john kerry works to dispute tensions on the korean peninsula. >> all eyes are on north korea as the commonest attention to celebrating the 101st birthday of its founder. he is keeping the world on edge with threats to test a long- range missile. one could even hit u.s. territories and its allies. ,> specifically, long, hawaii possibly at some point given the direction that he has indicated that he wants to go, the continental united states. >> it is john kerry may may be in the path. he is currently in japan. says i amnt constantly worried about another lunch happening. i don't know how accurate those missiles are. ask the japanese defense ministry has interceptors to protect its people against threats and patriot missiles are on standby in south korea. while nuclear armed north korea continues to [indiscernible] the president of the north korean assembly valid to punish [indiscernible] the north has rejected the south software for peace talks, calling it a -- the south's offer of peace talks, calling it a clever ploy. theeacting to conflict on peninsula, that is where i started

coming up at 7:00, the "today" show will sit down with john kerry to found out how the u.s. will respond if north korea launches a missile test. >> senators could vote as early as wednesday on one proposal to expand background checks on anyone buying a gun. we expect susan collins to vote for it. this week we expect to see an immigration reform bill. it will allow millions of undocumented citizens to become citizens. >% >> in fact there will think question questions to violate the law. but the type that there is no incentive to do it this way again. pk key senators will find out the pd details today. >> new controversy this morning surrounding the local man schosn to serve. his actions as the nation's top civil rights attorney are raising eyebrows. they are accusing him of being urged to drop a case. the cases could have returned $200 million to taxpayers. the justice department said they cleared the deal. new this morning, the faa orderiorde ordering special inspections for 787s. they are looking at the pins to remove tail panels. the corrosion protection was improperly ins

jen john kerry just left the region. he promised to protect the island nation from north korean threat s said the north will tr to get them to the negotiating table. coming up. >> also new this morning, the death toll is climbing. 27 people died and another 100 were hurt. this all comes less than a week before iraqis are supposed to vote. 5:04 right now police in the s district need your help to solve two sex assaults. the first was on saturday at the interception at 21st and 8th streets. police say a man knocked on a woman's door and asked to use the phone. >>> police are looking for someone who shot a person. the victim was taken to a nearby shop. >> take a good look at this woman. police in virginia are still looking for her after a week after she skipped town with her son. her ex-husband said she was supposed to drop her son off to him last week. inside they found a passport photo of the boy with different colored hair. >> this is a picture of a fire after firefighters arrived around 9:00 last night. we are told 40 f

john kerry says there still hope for peace that the u.s. wants to avoid confrontation but remains on alert. >> the united states will do what is necessary to defend our allies, japan, the republic of korea and the region against these provocations. .ut our choice is to negotiate >> the north has rejected a callingor negotiations it a conning ploy. insole, demonstrations -- in seoul, the menstruation is brought out huge crowds. >> hugo chavez is -- hugo chavez's handpicked successor won by a razor thin margin of 50.7%. he is promising to caring on hugo chavez is -- hugo chavez's revolution. he will not accept the results until -- and he is calling for a full recount very >> -- full recount. kevin rayayfield -- faces -- a woman was sexually assaulted during one of those attacks. he is also charged with a home invasion during the same time. >> the search for a missing fairfax canada boy is expanding. the father says that in that investigators have found evidence that his ex-wife has the bbi. of she has emptied your bank accounts. inthe first p

to cross-talk the john kerry visit to the middle east i'm joined by. dina friedman in washington she is a professor at the american university school of international science also in washington we have jason isaacson he is the american jewish committee director of government and international affairs and in philadelphia we cross the susan she is a writer political commentator and author of the book mornings in janine ok crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want susan visit by the u.s. secretary of state to the middle east anything new did you hear anything new anything promising. unfortunately no peter and frankly i think we need to stop talking about this fantasy peace process. you know twenty some years ago palestinians made an unprecedented compromise to relinquish aren't legal and historic right to over seventy eight percent of our historic homeland with the understanding that an independent palestinian state would be established in the remaining twenty two percent in this time where the while this process was going on y

it's up to vice president cheney so i agree with you there but similarly i've got to be consistent john kerry but i mean when you look at it this reducing the torture disclosing the torture is fine but giving the name of an operative that's where crosses the line so i think both john kiriakou and vice president cheney should be in jail gini go ahead the question of . the claim is the fact is that armitage was with the state department and one of the reasons why they protected him at that time was because it was viewed that the state department might not have been so happy about the iraq war and they were for they sat on his name for a while and i think it did you know eventually you're right that cheney as far as i'm concerned cheney and some of the others. clearly need to be held to account for not only the issues of torture but the taking us into an illegal war. mark you want to but i think i don't have matters agreement on that ok mark go ahead yeah i think it also matters why something is disclosed it should be disclosed to prohibit government misconduct john kerry out to disclose the rig

the today show will speak with john kerry about that trip. that is coming up at 7:00. >> this morning, all eyes on kno north korea over a possible missile launch. the north uses this time to show military restraint. >> dc police need your help to solve two separate sex assaults. the first happened at 21st and 8th streets. there a woman was assaulted by three men. then another asouth man knocked on the door and once inside assaulted the woman. >> demonstrators say they want to show support for plan to crack down on gun violence. republicans now say they will support that measure. we expect maine and illinois senators to vote for it. others put the bill together. >> this week, we expect to see immigration reform bill. a bipartisan group of senators has been working on. it will allow millions of undocumented citizens to become citizens. >> the senate could hold hearings on the proposal later this week. >> this is a picture what it looked like after firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:00 last night. we are told they worked through the night to

a low in welcome across town where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle but john kerry expresses shuttling through the middle east in search of peace once again a u.s. administration claims to be a fair broker to resolve the israel palestine conflict after forty four years of occupation in colonization of palestinian land what can we expect if anything from the obama administration is it time to reckon with the reality on the ground that is the one state solution. to cross-talk the john kerry visit to the middle east i'm joined by edina friedman in washington she is a professor at the american university school of international science also in washington we have jason isaacs and he is the american jewish committee director of government and international affairs and in philadelphia we cross the susan she is a writer political commentator and author of the book mornings in janine ok crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want susan we just had a visit by the u.s. secretary of state to the middle east anything new did you hear anything new anything promisi