holding newman, but fp true, he would be the second american hung in pyongyang after missionary kenneth bay, an unwelcome back drop for america's special envoy to north korea, now in asia, to stall relations with the communist state. >> how do you think this will impact your ability to restart nuclear talks? >> it is an indication that north korea seems not to be seeking a better relationship with the united states. that they are not taking actions

no word on the fate of kenneth bay. >> thank you so much. that karl on the phone with us from tokyo. tomorrow on news room at 5:00 eastern, we'll talk with a man who commanded the white tigers. he can say more what newman and the other men in that secret unit did during the korean war. >>> we move on, the race to fix the obama care website is going down to the wire. obama administration officials say the site is getting better ahead of the midnight deadline. they aren't done just yet. tech experts are still upgrading hardware and tweaking the software hoping the rollout, number two, we should add, will be better than rollout number one. if it's not, it could be an ugly week at the white house. tori is keeping on top of all this. tori, the obama administration sounds confident. do they think this site is going to work, it's going to be an all fix? >> you know, from what we have heard so far, they sound optimistic saying they are on track and this website is performing well on deadline day. according to the white house, the site is going to be

holding newman, but fp true, he would be the second american hung in pyongyang after missionary kenneth bay, an unwelcome back drop for america's special envoy to north korea, now in asia, to stall relations with the communist state. >> how do you think this will impact your ability to restart nuclear talks? >> it is an indication that north korea seems not to be seeking a better relationship with the united states. that they are not taking actions to address our concerns on american citizens being held in north korea. >> the u.s. state department has since further tightened its travel warning to north korea. >> i just can't provide any further information at this point. obviously, we've seen the reports. as you know, the protection of citizens overseas is one of our top priorities. >> as for newman's family, they're worried about his heart condition and very much want him home. back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, secretary of state john kerry commented on this reported detainment saying it's time for north korea to recognize the dangerous steps it has been taking. >> they're anxious to pr

that other american still being held in north korea, kenneth bay of seattle. he was arrested in november last year, in may north korean court convicted him of hostile acts, and 15 years of hard labor. bay was hospitalized in prison and that's when north korea did allow his mother to make as have. >> there was a crucial vote affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the bay area. b.a.r.t.'s board will decide. the problem it includes a provision b.a.r.t. says should have never made the contract. christie smith is live with more on today's vote. good morning. >> good morning to you. we've been speaking with b.a.r.t. riders and they tell us they consider this a curveball being thrown at them. he said they were patient, the strikes, the back and forths. they didn't think it would come to this. a possible error. the two unions say they will sit down with the transit agency and try to handle differences but only if b.a.r.t. directors rat a fi the contract. today the b.a.r.t. warning to dewhid whether to approve this agreement with the two unions. the director said

he would be the second american being held after kenneth bay who has been held over there for a year now sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. >> they are not taking actions to address our concerns on american citizens being held in north korea. >> reporter: it did issue a new travel warning tuesday, discouraging u.s. citizens from going to north korea. >> the state department is working with the swedish embassy closely because the u.s. has no delictis to north korea. >>> a grisly discovery in rich mond. this happened near the end of wharf street. police got a call that the car was upside down in the water at 8:45 this morning. a tow truck pulled it from the water and police discovered the bo. they're not sure when the car ended up in the water or how. >> it went in backwards the way the car was laying in the water, but it's going to be an investigation to try to determine exactly what happened. >> the owner of the marina believes the victim was a man in his 40s who owned a boat there in richmond. >>> a car went over a cliff and plunged about 200 feet with four people inside. two wome

there's kenneth bay held at this point for about a year. >> that was al jazeera's melissa chan. merrill newman's trip to north korea was inspired by a return trip to a battlefield he was deployed to in his youth. >> typhoon haiyan is the deadliest ever recorded in the philippines. aid agencies are working to reach remote areas. 4.5 million people were forced out of their homes. government health officials say there's a new fear, and that is pneumonia. >> thaws aned of supporters of -- thousands of supporters of mohamed morsi protested in cairo. two have been killed, including a 10-year-old boy. the protest marked 100 days since the government launched a crackdown. 600 were killed. >> search and rescue operations under way in latvia's riga. 51 were killed, and three firefighters when a roof caved in on friday. police opened a criminal investigation, trying to figure out what was the cause of the tragedy. the mayor suggested that construction material left on the use was a factor. >> president john f. kennedy was killed in dallas 50 years ago in 1963. the city held its first forma

. >>> the white house is also asking for fellow detainee kenneth bay to be released, the question nowill newman's apology help him get released. here's cnn's karl penhaul in tokyo. >> reporter: state media is reporting that the north korean authorities are accusing american retiree meryl newman of hostilities toward north korea, of infringing on its sovereignty and dignitdignity, and it sound mumbo jumbo until you look at the detail what they're accusing him of. they are focusing heavily on mr. newman's record as a u.s. officer. they say that he engaged in espionage, subversion and sabotage activities during the korean war and also significantly during a short period after the war ended. in a taped and written confession, mr. newman says that he did train and advise a covert and clandestine group of anti-communist parties and guerrillas who operated behind enemy lines inside north korea. that unit is the sixth infantry regiment a group that military historians say was controlled by the united states and also the united nations and also coordinated closely with the cia. fast-forward, t

there is kenneth bay held at this point for about a year. >> medical shah chan reporting there. >>> morehan 350 peopl 50 peopd after a roof collapse in latvia. the president is calling the disaster murder. the police have opened up a criminal investigation to find out what caused this tragedy. we're getting word that a third section of the roof has collapsed, no other injuries reported. >>> since typhoon haiyan tore through the philippines humanitarian teams are working to provide food and medical in the most difficult conditions. >> there is barely a building left standing in this town, go a quarter mile from the sea. inside town hall hall it is hotk and dirty. water pours from above as the sick and injured stream in because this shell of a structure is the best they could do here for a hospital. >> reporter: one bright spot here is that the mayor is also a pediatrician. he's been working around the clock since the storm. >> no matter how tiring it is, i just do not consider it fatigue at the moment because i have supervised service for my people. >> reporter: people are coming from mil

kenneth bay was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what authorities call hostile acts. >>> prosecutors in japan are expected to investigate whether campaign staff for the governor of tokyo falsified a financial report. he says he received funds from a medical group suspected of illegal activities. he calls it a personal loan, not a campaign contribution. on friday, he confirmed media reports that he received 50 million yen or about $500,000 from a group that operates medical institutions across japan. >> translator: they offered me support, so i accepted the money. >> he says he met the group's founder and the former president last november about a month before the gubernatorial election. he was vice governor at the time. he says he gave him a personal loan. he says he returned the money to his wife after tokyo prosecutors raided premises in september of this year. the prosecutors were investigating a separate allegation involving the medical group. it is suspected of illegally mobilizing paid campaign staff who won a seat in the lower house last december. prosecutors found a bag of ca

. >> reporter: another american, kenneth bay, has been held for more than a year and has been forced to perform hard labor for three months. his sister says he's diabetic and now hospitalized. >> we just beg for the mercy and for them to grant him amnesty. >> reporter: dennis rodman visited north korea to rescue bay, even called kim jong un his friend for life. but no luck bringing bay home. >> reporter: kim's father got two tv reporters who walked had wandered across the border. that is the type of succeful outcomes these families pray for. andr andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> in this country as his family members correctly predicted, reverend billy graham has been released from the hospital. he's back home in north carolina after what was a two-day hospital stay, this time for treatment of respiratory issues. graham has been in generally failing health of late. he turned 95 early this month. >>> news about american jobs set a new record on wall street. the dough hit above 16,000 for the first time ever. applications for unemployment benefits are now close to where they w

kenneth bay has been held by north korea since november of 2012. the white house saying it's committed to bringing all american detainees to be brought home. >>> protesters in thailand running four straight days. we have our report from bangkok. >> i would say in general it is not tense, it is rather festive and rather loud. there are while ever whistles aplenty. it has added a new measure of pain to cover these protests, i must say there are clear instructions from the leaders that there are not to be any weapons by protesters. but given that and the history of protests in violence anything could happen. violence could cause break out. they have security guard t who e dressed in black who are not slow to react if they see threats, and they are very careful to protect the leader, who had a been issued with an arrest warrant for rebellion because of protests over last few days. >> the law making it illegal to demonstrate out a permit. security forces firing tear gas and water canyon. s. activists for human rights warning that egypt's new law must be

korea since 2 nine, including journallively una lee and lauren ling, accuse of trespassing, and kenneth bai still in custody for spreading christianity. >> it's very difficult to move ahead on other issues, as long as this is in the way. >> reporter: newman's friend marlin coughlin can't imagine how he's a threat to anyone. >> i just feel he's the easiest man to talk to and the nicest and i just can't believe this will happen. >> reporter: swede sen holding talks to gain access to newman because the united states has no formal relationship with north korea. terrell brown, cbs news, new york. ?raim powerful storm system is dumping heavy rain and snow across the southwest this evening kill at least eight people. snow began falling last night in the mountains near los angeles forcing drivers to chain up or get off the road. snow is also slowing traffic in and around flagstaff, arizona, where up to eight more inches of snow is predicted this weekend. the snow is being blamed for hundreds of accidents across the region as it moves northeast across the country. for a look at where the storms are

. >> american kenneth bay was detained last year for illegal missionary work.e is now serving 15 years in a labor camp. >>> a standing ovation for a good samaritan in oakland today. dan rushed to help 18-year-old luke after someone set the teen's skirt on fire as he slept on ac transit bus. gayle says other passengers on the packed bus just laughed. he used his sweatshirt to smother the flames before ripping off the skirt with his bare hands. >> i'm not an hero. somebody needed help, and i did what i could do. >> police are still searching for a second good samaritan who helped. the suspect 16-year-old richard thomas told police he did it because sasha was wearing a skirt. >>> check this out. hard to believe anyone could survive this. a 200 mile an hour crash. not only did the racer survive. rachel kim says he's already back at work. >> on sunday 55-year-old brian was eeg ef to secure his lead by breaking his own record at an event at el mir raj try lake. as he accelerated up to 185 miles an hour, he suddenly loses control and flips at least a tozen times befor

citizen, kenneth bay, has been detained in north korea for more than a year. today in a statement the white house said it was deep thely concerned about the welfare of both men and urged their releases. joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> for many people this this country, today the weekend meant another chance to hunt for holiday bargains as the first numbers were released from black friday which retailers consider the most important day of the year. nbc's kristen dahlgren is watching from here in new york for us. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. big changes to tell you about. we just got the numbers in. what we are seeing is really the end of black friday as a behemoth shopping day. not because retailers are struggling but it is now a two-day event starting on thanksgiving. we are seeing a change in who's coming to the stores. people shopping online and on cell phones in record numbers this year. even with door busters dwindling the hunt for the deal was still on. >> the best time to be shopping now. >> i got hooer as early as i could. >> $

merrill newman there not the only man to be held in north korea, there's also kenneth bay held at thisoint for about a year. >> merrill newman's trip to korea was inspired by a life-long desire to return to the battlefield where he fought. >> a deadly building call apps in latvia killed at least 50. rescue is under way against after stopping when another collapsed was feared. police opened a criminal investigation, trying to figure out what caused the tragedy. the mayor thing construction material on top of the roof was to blame. >> the city hit hardest by typhoon haiyan is paying residents to help with the clean-up. tacloban is creating a cash for work program where they are pat cash or in food. as rubble is removed they are d discovering more mod bys. >> it's rare to see caesar smiling. he misses his family. his parties and siblings died. he swam for hours before he was rescued. he is an orphan. his grandmother is inconsolable. >> translation: it's hard, painful. i should have died, not them, they had their whole lives ahead of them. >> the destruction is unprecedented. more than 90%

merrill newman is not the on american to be held in north korea, there's kenneth bay held at this point, for about a year. >> voting is under way in mauritania's parliamentary elections, the first elections since the military coup. the ruling union is expected to retain power. opposition groups are calling it a fraud. we have this report. >> this is the mauritanian tap call. people enjoyed the last evening of campaigning, singing songs with slogans. behind the carnival air, tensions and tough issues of a nation hit by poverty and political instability. it's the first elections since the coup that toppled the democratically elected premier in 2008. the leader is in power after winning an election a year later. the opposition never came to terms with the coup. now they decided to boycott the votes, leaving the ruling party in an awkward position >> translation: the position of some opposition parties to boycott the election makes us sat for the republic, we believe they have no valid justifications. >> two important opposition parties accepted the challenge. >> translation: we decided to

one should, however, of course remember the case of kenneth bay, a korean-american who was arrested in korea a year ago now and was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. even though some political analysts suggest that north korea may now be preparing to release mr. newman, they suggest that pyongyang may insist on having some diplomatic contact with the united states to work out logistics and may also insist on handing him over to a high-level delegation. miguel? >> thanks, karl. the u.s. will not recognize china's newly created air defense zone over the east china sea, but it is advising air carriers to stay clear. china last week declared the area off limits. china and japan have claimed ownership of several islands in the east china sea. the u.s., japan and china fear the dispute could lead to violence intended or not. >>> in sports, that old saying goes, if you ain't cheating you ain't trying. is that true? did you see what steelers coach mike tomlin did this week? he's accused of cheating. we're looking into how often this sort of thing happens with coaches behaving badly. >>> som

. >> a north korea does admit that it has detained another american, kenneth bay, who was sentenced to 15 years of hard baylor in a labor camp after allegedly planning a religious c ow p. but what we can say about mr. newman is that he was there as a tourist legally in that country. in palo alto, chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> what did sfo do right and wrong following the asiana crash this summer. today, results from a preliminary internal study on its disaster response. sfo gives itself high marks when it comes to commitment among first responders. the report cited good coordination with local hospitals and quick action to reopen the effective runways. but the report also points out the lack of a plan from ems responders from two different counties. the website crashed due to overwhelming traffic following the accident. >> we introduced social media three months prior to the accident, but we viewed it at the time as an accessory. after the accident, it really became the primary tool for us to communicate online information. >> indeed. the report also notes the airport's emergenc

last year kenneth bay was arrested. earlier he was convicted of hostile acts. bay sin prison serving 15 years hard labor. >> you remember back in march 2009, two american journalists were arrested for crossing over into north korea from china. the two were reporting for the san francisco-based current tv at the time of the arrest. they were sentenced to 12 years hard labor, but eventually they were released in august of that same year after an unannounced visit to north korea by president clinton. >> we've got new video to show you out of wichita, kansas where a 747 dream lifter airplane landed at the wrong airport. >> apparently we've landed at bec. >> verify you are on the ground at beach airport? >> we think so. >> we think so. the cargo plane landed at what appears to be a corporate airport instead of the nearby air force base it was supposed to land at. here is a live look at the plane right now. crews are now trying to figure out how to get that massive plane out because it's too large to lift off from the corporate airport where it is right now. the runwa

. >> though the government may also decide to keep newman, imprisoning him as they did kenneth bay. that would be up to its leader kim john young. >> any negotiations will likely be protacted. returns home to northern california, john. >> well, melissa you have explained the thinking behind the actions what can the state department do? >> well, the tricky thing is that the state department really has its hands tied behind its back. unless it is willing to do something. they will leverage this, perhaps they will ask for food aid, perhapses in the amount of 100,000 tons of food, because that country and certainly parts of the country side, is suffering from fay men. so i think it is very difficult for the state department. lit be some time before this is resolved. >> melissa thank you very much. >> good evening everyone, we are looking at a potentially messy and dangerous situation tonight. the storm we have been talking about coming down from the south is really going to be a problem overnight, and into tomorrow. if you are driving across these areas the snow can turn to sleet as wel

. >> reporter: this has also cast a spotlight back on another american, missionary kenneth bay, who's been held in north korea over a year now. secretary of state john kerry acknowledged today that bay is not the only one who has been detained by north korea. >> they have other people too. so these are all very, very disturbing choices by the north koreans. >> reporter: newman had a friend traveling with him in north korea, a man who also lived here in palo alto and he says this has to be just a big understanding but one that's caused newman's family a lot of grief. his family, his son is saying he's not sure his 85-year-old father has access to the heart medication he needs so a lot of worries and questions still tonight. stephanie chuang, nbc bay area news. >>> president obama will be in the bay area on monday and tonight we have more details about his upcoming visit. the president will be attending a public event in san francisco. he's expected to talk about the importance of passing immigration reform. the betty yong center is in chinatown. he will also in town for a fund-raiser.

missionary kenneth bay was grabbed last year.ay merrill newman thought it would be a fun, interesting trip and even though they are not saying the u.s. government is certainly seeking ways to get him released and as you can imagine he's the talk of his retirement home. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> the fbi investigating evidence that known terrorists have been allowed to settle in the u.s. as refugees. this fbi surveillance video shows an admitted al qaeda terrorist who killed american soldiers in iraq trying to get weapons to kill more of them. he was allowed to settle in bowling green, kentucky, because of a flawed system of background checks. >> if you are asking my opinion, i'd say the system failed. otherwise they wouldn't been here in the first place. >> you think. the immigration service says it has tightened security on background checks in an effort to keep other terrorists out. >>> florida lawmaker caught buying cocaine is taking a leave of absence from congress. trey radel spoke about the scandal for the fi

. >> the government may also decide to keep new mapp, imprisoning him as they did american kenneth baythat would be up to its leader kim john. >> any negotiations the koreans have with the quite, will take quite a bit of weeks. >> melissa chen for you, a massive cargo plane. after it made the mistake of landing at the wrong airport last night. the boeing jet was supposed to land at mcconnell air force base, but it missed its destination by nine miles. and said it landed at jabara airport, which doesn't handle some large planes. i was nine miles south. >> yes, sir, you just landed at the other airport. >> the ffa is still trying to figure out what exactly went wrong. slow sales at some of the largest retailers could mean big wins for consumers for the holidays. ali valshi will be talking about this in greater detail, on his program real money. >> i wanted to hear more about that. >> that plane. >> how did that happen? >> i just want -- i am very curious what the conversation was after that. >> at some point someone said oops right. >> so alli, what can we shoppers expect in the coming w

kenneth bay another american detained in north korea has diabetes and other illnesses.s a scenario that would, i would think, that the north koreans could find disturbing. >> reporter: he says humanitarian groups which do so much to help the starving sick people in north korea may cut that off. >>> a disturbing hate crime charges here three students at san jose state university. prosecutors allege three white freshman bullied their plaque roommate and calling him names like three-fifths and fraction and decorating their suite with a confederate flag and nazi symbols and pictures of adolf hitler and clamping a bicycle lock around his neck. prosecutors say they forced him to wear that lock claiming that they lost the key. this allegedly went on for months. the most disturbing part, four other roommates who were not involved apparently saw what was happening and did nothing. >> this is a case about a 17-year-old boy who went to college and, over a period of almost two months, was harassed and bullied because of his race. >> it's distressing. it's far more than embarrassing

but and fellow american kenneth bay and those tours when the north koreans count on for hard cash may and his son jeff. thanks to both of you very much. we're hoping obviously for the beth. have you heard anything, jeff, from the u.s. government about his condition, about his fate, what's going on? >> well, we've had talks with the state department, regular conversations since the detention, and i think they've been working very hard to secure the release to establish such communication to get some feedback, but at this point we don't think there's been any official feedback. as was reported just a minute ago, the swedish consulate, which would be the first touchpoint, hasn't had any contact with him. that's what we need to know, if nothing else, just to establish his well-being and the fact that he's getting his medication. >> mrs. newman, what kind of medication does he need? obviously you're very worried about that. >> primarily for his heart. he's had aidryial fibrillation and has been under a doctor's observation for this, an he as other issues, and we have sent -- we've sent the

kenneth bay, another american detained in north korea has diabetes and orel illnesses. >> pollack hasricans might die while being held unreasonably in captivity in north korea is a scenario that i would think that the north koreans would find deeply troubling. >> reporter: he says if that happens, the north koreans could lose a chance at any kind of renewed contact or cultural exchanges with the u.s., which they badly want. he says humanitarian groups, which do so much to help the starving and sick people in north korea may cut that off. they also may lose some of that tourist money, wolf, that they crave. >>> thank you very much, brian. "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire" -- senate democrats take drastic action to help president obama get his way. >> we've seen an unprecedented pattern of obstruction in congress. >> is what they're calling the nuclear option good for either party or the country? >> if you like the rules of the senate, you can keep them. >>> on the left, stephanie cutter. on the right, newt gingrich, in the crossfire, senator bernie sanders who vo

reporter: merrill's detention coms just a year after the arrest and imprisonment of another american kenneth bay. he was sentenced to 15 years in a north korean labor camp for allegedly plotting against the government. >> this is unfortunately a kind of barbaric behavior on the part of the north koreans. you have to wonder why this happens. >> reporter: the state department has not formally acknowledged merrill's arrest. but did issue a heightened travel advisory earlier this week that read in part "u.s. citizens crossing into north korea have been subject to arbitrary arrest and long-term detention." the man merrill was traveling with released a statement, calling on north koreans to release him back to his family as soon as possible. yesterday the white house national security adviser susan rice gave a speech saying the u.s. is ready to begin negotiations with north korea about its nuclear program. but made no mention of the two detained americans. >> all right margaret thank you. >>> and after a year of negotiations, the u.s. and afghanistan have reached a tentative security agreement. the de