from here of course secretary kerry goes on to beijing. and everyone agrees that china holds all the cards diplomatically. if it will step up to the plate and really pressure pyongyang. chris? >> florida senator marco rubio has been working hard to sell the bipartisan immigration reform plan emerging in the senate to conservative groups and members of his own republican conference. this weekend he's taking that message to the nation with seven -- yes, seven -- a marathon sunday show appearances for marco rubio. joining knee for our daily fix, nbc news capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell. the only other person other than marco rubio who could do seven sunday shows. >> five used to be the big number, now it's seven. >> let's talk about this. rubio has been this barometer, back and forth on immigration. chuck schumer on "meet the press" a few weeks ago said the deal is done. marco rubio comes out with a statement and says the deal is not done. is the deal now done, now, kelly, that these appearances are a signal that that's what's hap

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

i think secretary kerry made mistakes in the disblow massey on the trip.ing he is open to resuming the six-party talks with north korea. these have been going on for ten years. they haven't done a thing to retard the nuclear weapons program. it counted in the last 20 years, north korea made four solemn declarations it will give up the nuclear weapons program. four times it violated that prem, even after receiving significant economic and political assistant assistance. i'm sure they would penal for a fifth time to give up the program but it is not going to do it. the idea he mentioned to china, the secretary kerry mentioned we would reduce the missile defense capabilities in asia if north korea would take a step toward the denuclearization is terrible signal. we could not negotiate with china, or russia or anybody else to reduce the missile defense capabilities. >> eric: that was a concession. he clarified that a bit. why not? can you give an olive branch to kim jong un? >> no, he is never going to give up the north koreans nuclear weapons program. a threa

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

diplomat, john kerry, is in the region.steve handelsman has the latest from washington for us. >> reporter: thanks. scrambling is right and that's good news when you think about it. this is a war of words that could turn into a real war, but u.s. officials here in washington, john kerry in korea, are going out of their way today to emphasize that if 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 missi

the secretary of state kerry said that.tever it is, it's a serious situation. >> how close are they, the north koreans, to having this kind of nuclear military capability? >> they have nuclear capability. >> we know they have the military capability, we know they have nuclear capability, the question is, can they marry a fu clear warhead on a missile? >> at this time our intelligence assessment is they cannot. it's very difficult to have that ballistic missile, which is really what allows them to shoot a missile somewhere, whether it's south korea or the united states. >> if they were to launch a missile in the next few hours, or the next few days, should the u.s. shoot it down? >> of course, we need to make -- depending where it's going. >> let's just say it's going anywhere. >> you have to look at the situation as it occurs. we're standing behind south korea 100%. we'll do whatever we can do to protect their citizens. if they're testing it, that's one assessment. >> they just launch it, and let's say it's going into the p

kerry, we have now had these two volleys. more than one report of an explosion which could easily be a flash-bang grenade. everyone reports two separate incidents of gunfire. i have got to believe we'll be seeing movement here shortly. >> i agree. you know, that first barrage of gunfire was far more -- there were far more shots fired than the second one that was -- we are going to guess about 50 minutes apart. if it was a flash-bang, that is a very common piece of equipment used by the s.w.a.t. team. as pete pointed out it is designed to create a lot of noise, light and disorient the person. it's usually used in dynamic entry situations when the s.w.a.t. teams are trying to come in on a suspect. really at this point this is a classic fugitive situation. you have a fugitive who has been making his way somehow through the underbrush here, being tracked all day. there were k-9 units here. i'm surprised the dogs didn't pick up on him. making his way somehow, i guess under cover of darkness. it's hard to think he made his way duri

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

nbc's kerry sanders has the latest tonight from augusta. kerry? >> reporter: well, good evening, lester. the masters competition is still under way. it is highly unlikely that tiger woods will win but tiger woods is all anyone can talk about because of what went unnoticed by course officials. the world's number one ranked golfer desperately trying to win his first masters tournament in eight years. fighting from behind after a controversial ruling that today has the golf world sharply divided. >> he's played golf long enough to know the rules. so i believe that he should be disqualified. >> he should have gotten the two-stroke penalty which he did but it was deserved for the mistake that he made. >> reporter: friday on the 15th hole, woods approach shot hit the flag and rolled into the water. he was forced to take a ball drop. it was a tv viewer who called the rules committee to say it was in the wrong spot. tiger then tried to explain his actions in an interview with espn. >> i looked over to the drop area. it wasn't very good. it was in the grai

kerry's trip here. it is thought to have been a very positive trip and some of the comments he made in japan. >> we need to make it clear that they have to move towards the denuclearization and they need to stop the threats and missile test, stop the nuclear tests and we're prepared to come to the table under the meeting of the obligations. >> kerry's trip is thought to have really turned down the temperature here on the korean peninsula. that's the biggest takeaway from all of this. it also put the ball into kim jong-un's court. it brought china a little bit closer to the u.s. point of view by exploiting the extreme rhetoric of the north and, of course, it reassured u.s. allies in the region, japan and south korea. there's also an assurance to beijing there that the u.s. wants a nonnuclear korean peninsula. at the same time, there's been no positive response that has been heard from the north. it's still early yet. they expect them to more or less change the subject entirely now with kim il-sung's birt

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 conciliatory tone in a way obviously opening the door to dip

kerry will go on to japan.y much in the line of fire of any possible missile launch so they are concerned, too, greta. back to you. >> greta: greg, what is the new president of south korea saying about all this? >> interesting change of tone in the past two days, greta that in fact there is a possibility of dialogue she is saying and that she is saying if north korea wants to talk perhaps she will consider it. interesting we watched the press conference between the foreign minister and secretary of state kerry. the foreign minister pushing that line as well. kerry seemed a little bit uncomfortable with it. it seemed a little bit new to them but he adapted to it as well. the thinking greta here is that that is exactly what kim jong un wanted all along. talks maybe face to face with the united states and south korea. he might be thinking that he is winning at the game but the dangers are still there and very strong. >> greta: greg, thank you. and secretary of state john kerry saying if north korea does launch a m

secretary of state john kerry has warned north korea to stop making threats. john kerry said it will be a grave mistake for them to carry out a test of a mid range missile. >> it is a huge mistake for him to choose to do that because it will further isolate his country. kim jong-un needs to understand, as i think probably does, what the outcome of the conflict would be. >> kerry spoke some seoul after a meeting with his counterpart. >> we are all united in the fact that north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. the rhetoric we are hearing from north korea is simply unacceptable. >> kerry met separately with president park. kerry is reported to say they should act with caution to keep the situation from escalating further. the meetings were aimed at diffusing tensions over north korea's missile threat and provocative rhetoric. nhk's anthony yazaki has more. >> reporter: in a news conference following the meeting, kerry used unprecedentedly strong language from a secretary of state to deliver a warning to north korea. his intention was to show pyongya

kerry said the u.s. and china face enormously challenging issues. >> you said at the very begin with your comments that this is a critical moment. i look forward to having that conversation with you today to do exactly as you said, lift this conversation up, broaden it, define for both of us what the model relationship should be and how two great powers, china and the united states, can work effectively to solve problems. >> this comes after kerry visited south korea yesterday. there he warned north korea that launching a missile would be a huge mistake. ana coren is live in seoul. what came out of the meetings in china today? >> reporter: john kerry basically asking for china's help to use its leverage and influence over north korea. we know that china is north korea's only friend and oally i the entire world. it provides fuel and aid. if it wants, it can turn off taps as far as money goes into north korea. it flows into north korea illegally through banks and companies and that is what funds its nuclea

secretary of state john kerry. kerry has also made stops in south korea and china since friday.'s surging north korea to stop the provocations and come to the negotiating table. >>> a man threw flammable liquid on a 63-year-old man sitting in an suv in long beach, california. the suv burst into flames as you see there severely burning the victim. the suspect has been arrested and is being booked on attempted murder charges. no motive has been found. >>> disgraced former congressman jesse jackson jr. made his first public appearance since pleading guilty to corruption two months ago. he sat with his father at a gathering of rainbow/push coalition. his attorney asked the crowd to request the judge for leniency in his case. jackson jr. pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds. >>> at the masters they're in the fm round and the race is on to get that coveted green jacket. golf's number one player, tiger woods. however, his chances are fading at this hour. he is tied for 12th. former champ angel cabrera from argentina is still holding the lead. >>> here's a look at what's trending r

nbc's kerry sanders is in cambridge for us. kerry, what can you tell us?> reporter: mara, there were reports of a disturbance here on the m.i.t. campus, and an m.i.t. police officer responded. apparently, that police officer was shot multiple times. the security team here says that he was transported to a hospital where he was reported dead. the authorities then converged on the area as they swarmed the area, there were some explosions that were heard a short distance away. and many of the officers then traveled over towards watertown where there are many officers now converging to find out if that is related to what happened here. mara? >> kerry, thanks so much. "last word" is coming up. >>> once again, these are the men the fbi is asking you to help find. the fbi says they are armed and dangerous, and says they are suspects in the boston bombing investigation. if you think you see anything here, any way that you can help, call the fbi tip line. 1-800-call-fbi. the latest is coming up next. [ male announcer ] the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the tr

teresa heinz kerry. now, mrs.azard at times to her husband. you might recall back in the 2004 presidential campaign, she snapped at a reporter when he questioned her use of the term "un-american." take a listen. >> you said something i didn't say. now, shove it. >> you shove it. you shove it. and just days before the election, when her husband lost to george w. bush, she remarked in a "usa today" interview that laura bush never held a real job. she later corrected herself, since mrs. bush was, technically, a school librarian and a teacher as well. so, what headline will teresa heinz kerry make on this trip? back with me now, the brain trust, david nakamura, robert costa, aisha moody mills still stuck in traffic, serious wl, i not kidding. david, what's she going to say on the trip? >> i don't know what she's going to say, but i went with the food metaphor, "the ketchup hairess relishes putting extra mustard on her husband's pitch for mideast peace." >> you took it far. >> i think there's higher stakes here. i'm no

what else did secretary kerry have to say? >> hi, alison. i think one very important caveat that he had promise was that north korea should come to the table but only if they showed a commitment towards getting rid, dismantling their nuclear program. and i think one very interesting thing that came out of this whole tour, he started in seoul, went to beijing yesterday, today in tokyo with this sort of huge advance that he made with beijing where essentially he managed to secure a commitment from them that they were as a matter of national policy committed to a denuclearized korean peninsula. all four countries will over the next few days will get together at a very high level and try and work out a framework to get north korea back to the negotiating table. so that really was the thrust of his press conference with the foreign minister today in tokyo, alison. >> so what's been north korea's reaction to kerry's trip? >> well, so far he hasn't -- north korea has not been able to respond. but it's fairly nuance. so for example he was in seoul o

secretary kerry claims success, but china complained that the u.s. has been too aggressive in confronting pyongyang. in beijing, john kerry tried to persuade china's president xi jinping to lean own his ally north korea, arguing that pyongyang's erratic young leader is threatening the stability of the entire region. >> mr. president, this is obviously a critical time with some very challenging issues. >> reporter: in whirlwind meetings with all of china's top officials, kerry won the commitment to get north korea to abandon its threats and restart nuclear disarmament talks. >> china is firmly committed to upholding peace and stability and advancing denuclearization process on the peninsula. >> reporter: kerry claimed china's promise was unprecedented. >> what we agreed to do is immediately bear down with further discussion at very senior level in order to fill out exactly what steps we can take together to make sure that this is not rhetoric. >> reporter: lot of pushback from the chinese. adstent show of force against pyongyang. the b-2 stealthflyove

that kerry and laid out. we know the north koreans' penchant for using symbolic dates and april 15 is coming up. i don't think it is to mark our day that taxes are due. i think it is more given the nature of the regime and the birthday that is coming up there. when i worked under john bolten, they marked events by choosing symbolically important dates, either in our calendar or theirs. let's hope they mark it in ways that don't escalate the situation. we know he has a domestic audience he is trying to play to but he needs to find a way to walk down from this. >> we just got some information just now. secretary of state john kerry will be on capitol hill to testify from the house in front of house foreign affairs committee. it will be his first congressional testimony and some of that testimony will likely focus on the topic of north korea as well as syria. so this information just coming in. ben, thank you so much. we greatly appreciate you joining us. still ahead on news nation -- >> tore the roof off the pl

kerry will not -- will travel next to china. he's scheduled to meet with president xi jinping and state counselor. he's expected to call on the chinese leaders to press the north koreans to stop their hostile behavior. kerry will stop in japan to brief government officials before returning to washington. >>> a pentagon spy group has determined that the stakes may be rising on the korean peninsula. members of the defense intelligence agency concluded that north korea likely has the ability to launch nuclear armed missiles. a republican representative from colorado revealed the finding during a hearing in congress. >> dia assesses with moderate confidence the north currently has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles, however, the reliability will be low. >> intelligence analysts say a missile test may be imminent. but spokespersons for the defense department said it would be inaccurate to suggest that the north koreans have fully developed their nuclear capabilities. the director of national intelligence downpl

clinton. >> kerry is now heading off to the middle east. kim and chuck and -- chuck -- kim and chris, we're seeing this shuttle diplomacy. this is a reenergized middle east shuttle, so that is point one, kerry, kim, does seem to want to nail down whatever advantage he can, and is planning a lot of travel. >> he's been wanting to do this. he's been wanting the job for a long time, and wanting to go all in. he doesn't have probably any more political ambitions beyond his job as secretary of state. he wants to leave a mark. hillary clinton perhaps still harbored political ambitions. she did go all in when she was secretary of state. she doesn't want to stake her reputation on the thankless task of middle east peace-making. 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, t

i think secretary kerry has it right.re willing to step forward but we want to see positive measures from the north koreans that bring down the harsh and hot rhetoric we've heard so often. >> chris: senator cornyn, a year ago you accused the obama administration of a policy of apiecement towards north korea. how do you think they're handling the situation? >> a i'm not for paying kim jung un ransom. i'm convinced he'll make a mistake or something would happen which would result in the kind of conflict that dick alluded to. i don't see that this policy of paying ransom has been successful. it's a bad movie. we keep seeing reruns. >> chris: senator durbin, you're chairing a hearing this week about the president's drone policy. do you think that congress should have a role deciding when, where, and who the u.s. strikes with drones? >> yes, i do. i think the constitution's clear. the founding fathers said the people of america will decide when we go through war through members of congress. the drones are a new technology but

john kerry goes to china tomorrow. what can he and the chinese leadership do to walk kim jong- un from the brink? >> we have a problem together. china may be able to unlock the problem. they have enormous leverage with north korea and the u.s. wants to show -- it is showing a lot of toughness and resolve and you saw that in seoul, and it is looking to be restrained so as not to provoke the young leader and china has the capacity to give kim jong-un the message that china naand and russia stop.orth korea to >> is china unwilling to use the leverage for food and fuel, or just unable? >> china has been conflicted. they don't want to see a threat to korea but china is afraid of a disintergration leading to a refugee flow, and the korean penninsula united in the u.s. and gavive an advatage. this week, the new chinese president showed his frustration with north korea's leadership. chinese areoepe the hoping they will be more reasonable. >> who has influence with kim jong-un now? >> most believe china is the only country. the

here's new video of kerry in tokyo today.reeting officials and talking with students who built a solar powered car. kerry told japanese leaders that the u-s opposes any coercive action by china to seize territory under japanese control in the east china sea. his comments come a day after he met with chinese leaders urging them to send a strong message to north korea to tone down its missile threats. cristina mutchler has the story. >> welcome. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry continues his tour through asia. and met with chinese leaders. send a strong message to north korea to tone down the very latest. kerry and chinesechina will work together to peacefully defuse the rising tensions with north korea. >> korea to refrain from any provocative steps and that obviously refers to any future missile shoot." >> reporter: china's state councilor calls the country's stance clear cut. saying china is firmly committed to upholding peace and advancing de- nuclearization on korea's peninsula. china is considered north korea's

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

we are hearing kerry now? >> and then as you know as we were starting to talk and i was beginning to give that scene, the officers after looking forward and putting the media back and you can hear i'm being asked to back up even further. we are backing up and backing up. >> how far are you now, i'm trying to understand the radius they are trying to establish. have you made your way several blocks away? >> this is what i'm going to do. stay with me and i will see if i can get a live camera and narrate for you what's going on. i think pictures might give you a better view. we will be much further away, but give me a second to walk over. give me a second. >> weer on a shot and your mike is open. we have a shot. we don't know if we have your shot. we leave your mike open so jump in as we watch this. these help us understand the situation here. >> any time you have a situation like this whether it's the subject or an innocent bystander, officers will put that person on the ground and you prone them out and do a met

together, kerry wants to achieve worldwide security and economic stability.olution" secretary kerry's next stop on his asian trip is japan. north korea sent a harsh warning to the island on friday, through its state- run media. japan is taking precautions, but their foreign minister says they won't be pushed around by north korea's rhetoric. rather than deliver his customary weekly address -- president obama elected to give his time to the parents of a six-year-old boy who was killed in the sandy hook massacre. they used the national spotlight to make a plea for action to stop gun violence. here's part of what the mother -- francine wheeler had to say. >> i've heard people say that the tidal wave of anguish our country felt on 12/14 has receded. but not for us. to us, it feels as if it happened just yesterday. and in the four months since we lost our loved ones, thousands of other americans have died at the end of a gun. thousands of other families across the united states are also drowning in our grief. please help us do something before our tragedy becomes

still the top leader said after meeting with secretary kerry. china's issue is consistent and clear cut. china is commit tod upholding peace and stability and advancing the denuclearization process on the peninsula. chairman dempsy and williams burns will travel to china to follow up on the discussions this is to make sure it is not just rhetoric that it is real policy that is implemented, uma. >> uma: joining us to talk about the heightened tensions in north korea. >> thank you for having me. >> uma: talk about the news that developed this week with the threat that loomed around us at the moment. the talking about the dia report and saying that north korea has a capable nuke, that it could put together if it became ape situation where they felt their back up up against the wall. >> they are back pedaling a bit. there is a report that said there is a medium probability that they could launch a nuclear weapon off of a missile. i think most people don't thinks they have gotten there ". but the criticle thing is they have detonated weapons . the po

jill, what did we hear from kerry this morning?aiting a news conference, a press availability as we call it with secretary kerry, and what we've heard is a consistent message of trying to let's say push, encourage china to do as much as it can to put pressure on north korea. after all, the united states and secretary kerry believe that china really is, because of its tight relationship economically and in many other ways, with north korea, that it is the country that can do the most. so in somewhat diplomatic terms, but very strong terms, secretary kerry met with senior leadership of china and in every message he brought that home, that we have to, we china and the united states have to work together to resolve this peacefully and the way he would argue you resolve it peacefully is for china to exercise whatever influence it has. one thing we were hoping to hear was some specificity in terms of what china would do. one of the top officials right after the latest meeting that the secretary had did say that china is committed to reso

john kerry has gone to lend his weight to diplomatic efforts. kerry begins his tour in seoul. he'll meet with south korean foreign minister. they're expected to discuss how to respond to any further provocations. kerry has said u.s. forces stand ready to protect their allies. he'll head to beijing on saturday. leaders there have long defended their allies in pyongyang. kerry wants to convince them to use their leverage. on sunday, kerry will move on to tokyo. he'll meet with kishida. and he'll talk about a stronger diplomatic pesance in asia. >>> north korean leader kim jong un has kept people guessing ever since he came to power. for moany he remains a mystery. >> reporter: people outside north korea new little of kim jong un. more than a year later, they're not sure they know much more. he's appeared in orchestrated events, often with the military. he spoke last april at the parade to celebrate would have been the 100th birthday of his grandfather. the nation's founder, kim il sung. >> translator: we need to strengthen our military to make north korea a strong and thriving c

john kerry met with japanese prime minister shinzo abe on the last stop of his asian tour. they agreed to work together in this time of heightened tension. >> it was a very constructive conversation with the administration. and we have reaffirmed the strength of the partnership. >> translator: your message placing importance on the asia pacific region will encourage japan, and other asian nations. >> kerry repeated that message throughout his tour of asia. he reassured his counterpart in seoul that u.s. forces stand ready to defend their allies. kerry delivered another message in beijing, encouraging chinese leaders to use their leverage. >> 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. >> reporter: china accounts for 70% of north korea's trade and meets much of the country's need for oil. china can pressure pyongyang directly by suspending oil exports and by strengthening border inspectio

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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

newsroom, john kerry is prepared to talk with north korea. >> reporter: dave, kerry says for those talksppen, north korea has to be serious about negotiating the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. kerry met with leaders in south korea earlier today. he landed in seoul 30 miles from the demilitarized zone. his first visit to korea comes as classified information from the pentagon was mislabeled and red aloud at a public hearing yesterday. the report says u.s. officials do believe north korea has the ability to put a nuclear weapon on the missile but the weapon would have low reliability. kerry says north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. >> the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. >> reporter: on this trip, kerry will also meet with leaders in china. and china has the most lev ernl with kim jung un . we'll hear more warnings from john kerry when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now we're hearing who has and who has not been invited to next week's funeral for marg gri thatcher. former firs

kerry sanders is in water come town. kerry. >> well, the scene here has certainly changed.lly, a neighborhood is coming back after being besieged by so much activity. residents who left appear to be able to come home to their homes. those who have been inside their houses, just based on the way i see the police force pulling back, certainly can come out of their homes. it's been a heck of an ordeal, looking out the windows, seeing officers, some of them in fatigues and military-style helmets and just either which way of a type of weapon in their hands. hearing the explosions and the gunfire. in some cases, right outside the window of their homes. and now having to deal with the disappointment that i think much of the nation is dealing with. and that is the second suspect is not in custody, not yet. and that there is a threat that is still out there. andrea. >> and, kerry, just to reprise, also, earlier today, john kernan spoke with msnbc. he is the bostxing coach. he described him as a nice guy. quite a guy. spoke three languages. an accomplished piano player. his brother w

i want to go to nbc news' kerry sanders. kerry has been joining us on the phone all evening long. we should be able to see him. and i know you've been wanting to show us the scene. if you could show us what's going on. looks like you have a gentleman you'd like to speak with, as well. >> reporter: yeah, one of the reporters from wvit out of connecticut. but first, let me set the scene for you. this is the business district. and you can see the flashing lights are. that is the backside of where this took place. that's where it sort of was that we were allowed access to until it sort of seemingly came to an end. and then the officers pushed us back and brought us back to a safe distance here. when i say safe distance, there's no indication there's any threat underway. my colleague is here. tell me what -- you got here a little bit earlier than i did. i was finishing a report, first of all. finishing a report over at m.i.t. and while i was doing my report with an ear piece in like this, talking about the officer who had been shot, i didn't hear anything. but you didn't have an ear pi

kerry, what do you say? nbc's kerry sander who is has been following the story therefore in watertown pushed back several times in the morning as the cordon has been moved. >> we are on arsenal street in watertown. . >> go ahead. >> yes, i am. you can hear me? it's windy, but i think we have got you. i am on arsenal street, but it takes you up to school street which is where that traffic light is. i will step out of the way so we can zoom in. we will take you down the street here because that's where we were earlier today. to tell you the truth i lost track of time. down here at one point, we were jogging down with officers. officers had their weapons pull and shotguns were out with rifles and pistols and heading down the street. we were jogging with them. as we approached an area where officers were taking defensive positions behind cars, some of the officers turned around and started telling everyone to get back. i took a position mimicking the officer i saw in front of me. as i was down looking down the s

newsroom, john kerry is prepared to talk with north korea. >> reporter: dave, kerry says for those talksnorth korea has to be serious about negotiating the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. kerry met with leaders in south korea earlier today. he landed in seoul 30 miles from the demilitarized zone. his first visit to korea comes as classified information from the pentagon was mislabeled and red aloud at a public hearing yesterday. the report says u.s. officials do believe north korea has the ability to put a nuclear weapon on the missile but the weapon would have low reliability. kerry says north korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power. >> the united states will, if needed, defend our allies and defend ourselves. >> reporter: on this trip, kerry will also meet with leaders in china. and china has the most lev ernl with kim jung un . we'll hear more warnings from john kerry when i see you next hour. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now we're hearing who has and who has not been invited to next week's funeral for marg gri thatcher. former first lady

kerry played down the report.id it is making advances and a nuclear north korea is not acceptable. for its part north korea said they would not abandon the program. they are prepared for the celebration of the founder. that is possibly a target day for the launch. kerry goes on to china next. the ally seen as a way to get north korea back in line . back to you. >> greg in seoul . what is like in the hermit kingdom. here is a satellite image. can you see a lot of white dots in the south. a lot of darkness in the north. that is no electricity. just 26 percent of the entire north korean population has acess to the electricity. one in four. >> two of the biggest banks started wall streets earning season reporting record profits. thanks to cost cut hh risk lending. less lending in general. they are not doing as much lending as they used to. there is significant slow downs and analyst warn that there are bumps in the road ahead. this report has a lot lawyers. >> it is a solid start to the year. j. p. morgan-chase . well

let's begin with what we're hearing from secretary kerry. and tokyo over the weekend. and he sat down with our jill dougherty and he is basically saying, look, america is willing to come to the table, willing to have a full negotiation with pyongyang. only if they meet certain, you know, criteria in terms of denuclearizing north korea. what conditions should those be? and do you think that's a plausible option? it is an option. >> the issue that we have is we've established a construct dealing with north korea that involves six parties. the north and the south, china, russia, and the united states and japan. and so to break that dynamic is a bit unusual. in many cases, we've requested that that dynamic be broken down in terms of the chinese, who truly maintain a degree of influence over north korea that none of the other parties today. albeit that's somewhat imanishing. so it's important that the united states step up and say, look, here's a potential break to this logjam, in that north korea has clearly indicated that it doesn't respond to

two weeks ago she was secretary kerry's guide through kabul. and kerry had this to say about her. >> we lost a very bright, brave, young woman, we lost her to a horrific attack in afghanistan and today, our hearts are broken. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry arrived in an effort to jump start the peace process and went to ramallah to meet with abbas. and he'll meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tomorrow. despite secretary of state kerry's efforts, expectations remain low. >> harris: we want to tell you more about the young diplomate as her death shows how dangerous it is to bring. her family says ann was an adventurer who died doing what she loved. >> we were so proud of ann, she did so many great things and she was a hard worker, she was energetic, very devoted to the work she was doing. very devoted to helping the people in the country, afghanistan, where she was working, and i think the key thing is that she was really doing what she loved and she was doing something that really made a difference. >> harris: to joi

kerry's next stop is japan. that country most definitely in the line of fire of any possible rocket launch coming from north korea. back to you, rick. >> greg, thanks very much. >>> picking up where greg left off, north korea posing a substantial threat not just to its neighbor, south korea, but to another top u.s. ally in the region, japan. take a look at the map showing the proximity of i don't i don'i don'pyongyang totokyo, a metro y home to more than 35 million people including 40,000 u.s. citizens and two of the eight u.s. mail military bases locaten that country. >>> now to incredible video from indonesia. a plane carrying 108 people crashing into the ocean and snapping into two. a spokesman for lion air said the boeing 737 crashed about 150 feet away from the runway while attempting to land on the resort island of bali. rescuers using rubber boats to evacuate all the passengers. about 45 people went to the hospital, but amazingly, no serious injuries have been reported. >>> now to the gun control battle i

kerry is right now in north korea. he is trying to find ways to diffuse the tensions between north and south korea. >>> back here at home today is walk to work peat in frank. and san francisco is the very first city to celebrate. >> reporter: always the comedian. good morning, to you. san francisco is the the first city to officially launch a walk to workday here in the nation. we are live in front of mama r cafe where we are expected to speak with san francisco city supervisor john as he walks to work from city hall this morning. he is expected to been b here around 7:00 this morning. he won't be the only one. they will lace up their sneakers as they walk to work this morning. many walking from different areas and meeting the mayor at coffee rosters. for many walking to work isn't feasible. we reported to work that the bay area is one of the top cities for mega commuters. organizers say parking a few blocks away and walking for 15 minutes will also keep with the spirit of walk to workday as well. now besides the healt