gates is aware of today's report from kcna.travis' well-being and she continues to appeal to them to treat him humanly. she is a mom worried about her son and would be grateful for a phone call from him. now, of course, this is a very worrying time for the family. what we didn't see in this article, though, was any indication about the condition of travis king or even his whereabouts. it's worth pointing out as well that this was an article in kcna which means its read by the outside world, it's not read inside north korea and as far as we know at this point they are completely unaware within the country that this has even happened. this did happen a month ago, it's the first time we have heard anything about travis king so certainly that at least will give some hope. >> i'm sure the family would like to know more than that. thank you for your reporting on this. >>> the family at the center of the movie "the blind side" is calling accusations by former nfl star michael oher outlandish and hurtful, but oher said he was never ado

acknowledged the fact that they are holding king and discussed what exactly happened here, through kcna, the official media spokes entity for north korea, they are saying king has admitted to illegally intruding into north korea, and that he said he harbored ill feeling against with inhuman treatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army. remember, he was facing disciplinary action within the military, supposed to be on his way home when he entered north korea. north korea now saying king said he wanted refuge, either in north korea or in a third country. now we know the u.s. military has been working to try to bring him home, in part, by coordinating with u.n. command which overseas the joint security area on the south and north korean border, borde demilitarized zone the military saying they cannot confirm what he is saying is racial discrimination with the military but they working with all available channels to bring him home we're hearing from king's mother who's very worried and is hoping to get a phone call from her son soon >> thank you >>> overnight, maui county began

but what kcna is telling us is that he fled into north korea because of racism in the u.s. military. quote in the article that they had said that he harbored ill feeling against inhumane maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army. again, this is what pyongyang is saying, not king directly. we have heard from a u.s. defense official saying they are unable to verify the alleged comments by king, but their priority is still to get him home safely. what north korea is also saying in this article, and it is an article being shown to the world but not internally in north korea, so no one within north korea knows about this at this point, they have said that travis king was seeking refuge either from north korea or from a third country. now, we do know that he has been facing charges here in south korea, he had served around 50 days in a detention facility. and was supposed for be heading back to the united states where the army said that he would face more consequences for his action. but of course the focus at this point is to try to find out more information. w

gates, that is, king's mother, is aware of today's report, quotes, from kcna. korean authorities, are responsible for travis's well-being. and she continues to appeal to them to treat him humanely. she's a mom worried about her son and would be grateful for a phone call from him. this, jim, as we reported just a couple weeks ago that the u.s. is still trying to figure out whether to label king a prisoner of war that would at least in theory give him extra protections under the geneva conventions. but the u.s. hasn't taken that step yet partially because u.s. officials have said king crossed into north korea, quote, willfully. >> has there been any progress on securing his release, or is it too early to say at this point? >> nothing substantial at this point. too early to say. there has been limited communication between united nations command in south korea and north korean authorities, but this hasn't been substantial. even the state department acknowledged this wasn't substantive dialogue, essentially north korea just acknowledging that they have received the

what they have said, and this is of course all through north korean state run media, kcna, quoting travis king or at least saying the words are from him, but in this article that he harbored ill feeling against inhumane, maltreatments and racial discrimination win the u.s. army. so what pyongyang is saying is that the reason he crossed into north korea is because of racism. now, we have no way of knowing if that is accurate. in fact we've heard from a u.s. defense official saying that they cannot verify the alleged comments by travis king. pyongyang alsoarm -- article saying he wanted to seek rev fufuge in north korea or a d country because of this maltreatment. again, we don't know if that is accurate. we don't have direct comments from travis king. we still haven't seen him since a month ago when he crossed the military demarcation line into north korea while on a civilian tour of the dmz, the joint security area. so certainly what u.s. officials are trying to do now is find out more information about his whereabouts, about his condition for example. that was not touched upon in state r

there wasn't a date when exactly this happened from state-run media, kcna, but the very fact they releaseds on the day these drills start is unlikely to be a coincidence. north korea is always irritated by these military drills. they say they believe it's the u.s. and south korea practicing to invade north korea and for their part, the u.s. and south korea say they are defensive. it is necessary for readiness, but it is a fact over the past year or so we have seen significantly more joint drills between these two countries. we've also heard from police here in south korea on sunday saying there will also be hacking attempts related to these drills. >> paula, how was that tri- lateral camp a game changer in the region? >> reporter: this is another thing north korea was expected to react to. it was the tri-lateral summit between the leaders of the u.s., south korea and japan where they agreed for more cooperation, intelligence sharing, and annual summit, a three-way hotline, something which was targeted not just for north korea, but also towards a growing threat of china in the region and we

state-run kcna now claiming private second class king, who is 23, wants to seek refuge there, or in ang he confessed to illegally entering to escape, quote, maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army, adding he was disillusioned with the unequal american society. >> even if the north koreans were to come out and say he wants to defect, you couldn't trust the words, they would be not coming from private king himself. >> reporter: king bolted during a private group tour of the heavily fortified demilitarized zone. he was due to return to the u.s. the defense department telling nbc news it couldn't verify north korea's comments of private king, adding, quote, we remain focused on his safe return. his family back in wisconsin is concerned, telling nbc news last month -- >> i hope you come home soon and we can start back over. >> reporter: president biden set to host leaders from south korea and japan at camp david, where the growing threat of kim jong-un's weapons program will top the agenda. >> i suspect at some point travis king will be put on trial in north korea and h

new york reporting that by kcna, who said king crossed the line in early july on a tour of that joint and south korea, and north korea saying they're going to continue investigating this, which means they could be releasing more information on state media even as they continue to have very little communication with the united states, wolf. >> our ren, what is the pentagon saying about this latest development, and has there been any progress at all on u.s. efforts to try to secure king's release? >> reporter: after these claims by north korea and through north korean state media, a u.s. defense official told cnn they can't verify these alleged comments coming from private king as they were reported in north korean state media. the focus for the u.s. remains on trying to find some way to bring king home, to bring him out of north korean custody, back into south korea, and back to the united states. at least as of right now, it remains an incredibly difficult prospect. united nations command in south korea has had some communication with north korea about this. but at least from what we

. >> state-run kcna claiming private second class king who's 23 wants to seek refuge there, or in a third country. a statement saying he confessed to illegally entering to escape, quote, maltreatment and racial discrimination within the u.s. army, adding he was disillusioned with the unequal american society. >> reporter: the defense department told nbc news it cannot verify north korea's statement but says it's focused on his safe return. >>> the mother of a 6-year-old virginia boy who shot his first grade teacher pleaded guilty to felony child neglect. >> she feels very responsible, feels very bad. >> reporter: the boy's mother could face up to five years behind bars. >>> michael oher, whose life story inspired the hit film "the blind side" now says the family that took him in exploited him and cheated him out of movie royalty money. >> the former nfl player filed a lawsuit claiming he only learned six months ago the touhys hadn't adopted him in 2004 instead established a conservatorship he now wants to terminate. >> reporter: the touhy family denied taking advantage of oher and said th