. >>> american officials say north korean leader kim jong il was behind the sinking of a south korean naval ship. it may stir tensions where the north have threatened war if there is any retribution. more on how the u.s. is trying to sort out the diplomatic danger. >>> a new york times report takes the blame a step further citing senior american officials who say the torpedo launch that sunk a south korean naval ship must have been authorized by kim jong il. one told the paper it's not an established fact but rather based on what the u.s. knows about how north korea and its military work. one expert i spoke with agrees. >> it would be entirely consistent for kim jongil to take this provocative behavior to show he's still in charge in north cree a. it's one of the reasons why the continuing existence of his regime is a threat to international peace and security. >> south korea announced it will take the case of its sunken naval ship not u.n. security council to get sanctions against north korea but they are unlikely to have much effect unless china is on board. secretary of state hilla

in august 2008 you are aware of a stroke by kim jong-il. at the end of the bush administration and beginning of the obama administration, the inability to come to conclusion for about a verification regime. what was perceived by the obama administration to be provocative actions. preparing for and launching a long-range missile on april 5, 2009, followed short weeks later by their second nuclear device. it suggests the north koreans then and now are in a position where they cannot show weakness. nationalism is the priority. they are in no position to compromise. as we look at the ground and solicit assistance from others, there are couple of things. the situation is not the same as it was towards the last active phase of the six-party talks. the situation in china with regard to their own national security interests i don't think has changed much. accept their full understanding of what is going on in the north korea today. -- except that. the regime itself is under stress. their attempts and a belated manner to find a route to succession t

believe in significant quarters in china that, over a longer period of time, particularly after kim jong-il qnificantot to say all the sudden overnight you go to someg sort of transition, but north korea cannot indefinitely, you know, for ever defy the laws ofr gravity politically and economically. now again, as you know there's been lots of predictions over the years that began as a atnowe hand. waves of this.ye were going through another cycl. of this right now when this is o resilient determined regime thas really doesn't depend that much on the outside world, but if they depend on anyone, it is china. you know, again, i think because china is the immediate neighbor, this does inhibit their options, but there's a kind of, in some toome exte least a kind of quiet, i don't want to call competence, that's way too strong, a believe that over tim- this will not be sustainable. indeed, as you know there's lots of anxiety in some south korean quarters that mike goodes the chinese are gobbling up what kon ever is there to gobble.gobbliwt i don't quite buy into the idea that north korea now becom

we very much hope that during this recent visit with kim douville kim jbng il to make clear-- kim jong il that we made clear. that is the first basket on security. the second identified was on clean energy and climate. i do not think i need to tell this audience or any and why is that the u.s. and china have a significant role to play in dealing with the challenge of energy and climate change we are the two largest energy consumers, greenhouse gas in matters, and there is no imaginable solution for dealing with the problems of dealing with greenhouse gases without significant engagement and contribution by both the united states and china. it is now up to us to be the vanguard's, as it were, to a salary to transition to a low carbon economy if we have any hope to meet the objectives for limiting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the risk of increased global temperatures. i think the evidence here suggests, and i know the people here at brookings are looking at this, but we are seeing a real change in the way the chinese approach this question from its historical position which sug

>> are you aware of any comment on the report that kim jong il said in beijing north korea is ready to return to the six-party talks? >> i cannot verify what kim jong il has said anywhere in china. we obviously are aware that he's there. it's been reported there will be meetings between senior chinese officials and north korean officials tomorrow. we have shared our views with china in anticipation of this meeting. we hope that north korea will not to its obligations and meet its commitments. we hope that north korea will cease its pro-active behavior, but then we will see what comes out of that meeting tomorrow. >> [inaudible] -- your understanding was that he was there. do you know if he had his son with him? >> we do not. >> i'm sorry, you do not know or you don't -- >> i don't know. >> you don't know now that you believe -- >> does the pro-active peter and put in a thing that happened to the south korean navy vessel few weeks ago? >> on that we continue to support south korea as it investigates the incident. >> a friend and then you think that the response to sinking of the speed a

i've seen them get in a show don with kim jong il. i've seen him get tough on the president of iran, president "ahmed-nut job"? gut the only time he was nervous and fidgety is on "the view." look how many times he fidgets here. take a look. >> i am surrounded by women. >> we're not surprised. >> i am surrounded by women. i'm always surprised. you always surprise me. you always have something. >> well, i just to want say, in fact, over the weekend, i re-read "dreams from my father." >> all right, let's wind this baby up. my favorite moment of the past year, though, was seeing all five living presidents together in the oval office. something spontaneous happened. i thought it was just fantastic. take a look. >> ♪ what it is >> ♪ war what it is good for line lien absolutely nothing line lien say it again y'all ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, this is indeed been an honor and privilege. this is the greatest job i've ever had. for the president of the united states, first lady michelle obama, thank you very much, everybody. have a great evening.

and i tell you something else we'll bring kim jong-il to justice. but the how and why is for the iraqi people to decide. i feel strongly about that. >> larry: have you seen al gore's movie on global warming? >> nope, i haven't, but i will. i'll take a look at it. look, global warming is a tough sell in washington, d.c. nobody in political office wants to reduce the amount of hot air and our nation's capitol that is our greatest resource. >> larry: back with more of president george western bush, or at least someone who looks and sounds very much like him, right after this. >>> the media really ticks me off. the way they try embarrass me by not editing what i say. >> larry: during this tsunami in hurricane katrina you enlisted the help of your father and bill clinton. >> uh-huh, yeah, yeah. my dad -- my dad and president clinton, they've -- they've done some great work for disaster relief. they've spent a lot of time consoling people who've lost their homes. they both know what it is like to lose a home, the very same home. >> larry: did you -- does

kim jong il must have authorized the torrent -- torpedo was sold. e assessment was based on their sense of the political dynamics rather than hard evidence. the official as saying they are increasingly convinced that kim jong il ordered the sinking of the ship to ensure the succession of his younger son. more on that later in the program with victor cha on the situation in north korea. cocoa is in china and will be addressing the issue later this week. the south korean officials is expected to take this to the u.n. as early as tomorrow. dale from illinois, democrat line. caller: good morning, sir. the woman that was just on really has my views. why are we over in afghanistan? really? why are we there? i don't think they had anything to do with september 11. another thing is, if the poppy we'd, whatever you want to call it, is sold in demand, why aren't we contract in with -- contracting with the growers so we can get them on our side, rather than the taliban being on their side? host: thanks for the call. host: thanks for the call. john burns had a p

and i tell you something else we'll bring kim jong-il to justice. but the how and why is for the iraqi people to decide. i feel strongly about that. >> larry: have you seen al gore's movie on global warming? >> nope, i haven't, but i will. i'll take a look at it. look, global warming is a tough sell in washington, d.c. nobody in political office wants to reduce the amount of hot air and our nation's capitol that is our greatest resource. >> larry: back with more of president george w. bush, or at least someone who looks and sounds very much like him, right after this. y allergies put me in a fog. now i'm claritin clear. claritin works hard to relieve my worst symptoms without drowsiness... ...so i stay as alert and focused as someone without allergies. for me, claritin is the perfect allergy medicine. i only live claritin clear what did we make better ? communities. industry. energy. her. this. lives. how ? by bringing together... information. ... people ... ... machines ... ... systems ... ideas... verizon helps businesses worldwide... including fo

north korea's reclusive leader kim jong-il may be on his first trip abroad since an apparent stroke two years ago. news crews in china today filmed a man in sunglasses who appeared to be kim as he arrived on a special armored train. later, a convoy of limousines took him to a five-star hotel. china invited kim to visit, as it tries to get north korea to resume talks on ending its nuclear program. the talks have been stalled for a year. greece got a boost today in its battle to stay out of bankruptcy. germany agreed to supply nearly $30 billion over three years, part of a larger, international bailout totaling $145 billion. the germans had held back on helping greece, but chancellor angela merkel said it is time for action. >> this reaction with a law does not only mean that we assist greece, but it will also help the stabilization of the euro as a whole and, therefore, help the people of germany, because a stable european currency is extraordinarily important. >> sreenivasan: germany made its move after greece agreed on sunday to deep new cuts in public spending. april was kind to autom

we very much hope that during this recent visit with kim douville kim jbng il to make clear-- kim jong il that we made clear. that is the first basket on security. the second identified was on clean energy and climate. i do not think i need to tell this audience or any and why is that the u.s. and china have a significant role to play in dealing with the challenge of energy and climate change we are the two largest energy consumers, greenhouse gas in matters, and there is no imaginable solution for dealing with the problems of dealing with greenhouse gases without significant engagement and contribution by both the united states and china. it is now up to us to be the vanguard's, as it were, to a salary to transition to a low carbon economy if we have any hope to meet the objectives for limiting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the risk of increased global temperatures. i think the evidence here suggests, and i know the people here at brookings are looking at this, but we are seeing a real change in the way the chinese approach this question from its historical position which sug

. >>> there is word that north korean leader kim jong-il is in beijing for secret talks.g to get additional economic aid from the chinese. now, that's in exchange for restarting international nuclear negotiations sponsored by china. north korea quit the talks about a year ago and then conducted a nuclear test that led to tighter u.n. sanctions. >>> and it's been slow going for financial reform, but there is new evidence that the legislation is moving forward, inch by inch. top senators on the banking committee released details of a bipartisan deal on how to unwind those big financial firms considered too big to fail. democrats are officially dropping a proposed tax on banks for a fund designed to help take down failing banks. i know the big question, wolf, that we all have is, when will we see this in final form. and hopefully it will come soon. we all want to know the details. >> usually works slower, then faster. thanks very much, alina. >>> a veteran lawmaker of a key committee is now calling it quits. what does david obey's retirement mean for fellow democrats and for

kim jong -- if kim jong il wants to create favorable conditions for six-party talks, he can do exactly what we have outlined for months and years. pursue the commitments they have made in the joint communique, sees provocative actions that destabilize the regions. it will be guided by those actions. >> first, a little bit of housekeeping. can we put the statement out at 2:00 with -- can we not put the statement out at 2:00 in the morning like last time? that would help those of us that sleep. >> right now, it is scheduled for 2:00 in the morning, but i will see what i can do. [laughter] >> put it out someplace in the world where it is actually daylight. >> we will see what we can do. >> do you expect that the statement will be announced at the start of proximity talks? is that your hope? >> we expect to have meetings tomorrow in addition to what is going on now. we will tell you exactly where we are at the end of those meetings. >> is the position that the proximity talks could begin in march? you were on the record at the time as saying -- >> yes. then there was the hold. >> this shou

we vy much hope that during this recent visit with kim douville kim jbng il to make clear-- kim jong il that we made clear. that is the first basket on security. the second identified was on clean ergy and climate. i do not think i need to tell this audience or any and why is that the u.s. and china have a significant role to play in dealing with the challenge of energy and climate change we are the two largest energy consumers, greenhouse gas in matter and there is no imaginable solution for dealing with the problems of dealing with greenhouse gases without siificant engagement and contribution by both the united states and china. it is now up to us to be the vanguard's, as it were, to a salary to transition to a low carbon economy if we have any hope to meet the objectives for limiting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the risk of increased global temperatures. i think the evidence here suggests, and i know the people here at brookings are looking at this, but we are seeing a real change in the way the chinese approach this question from its historical position which suggests t

washington times" below the fold of a south korean child kicking a poster of north korean leader kim jong-il. officials say that they will take to the security council the issue of at the sinking of a ship. a shot at hillary clinton, secretary of state, telling china's leaders that the u.s. would back seoul in its efforts. also the lead item in "the washington post today," south korea says it will ask the -- "the washington post" today, that the president will make an address to this nation today during which he will detail a package of measures in response to the march 22 incident, the torpedoing of the 1200-ton ship and the killing of 46 sailors, the lead item in "the post." here is the last call in the issue of free enterprise versus expanding government, written by arthur brooks in "the post." caller: i wanted to comment on the caller that called about this country being founded on christianity. some of the founding fathers were atheists. this country was not founded on christianity, it was founded on freedom of religion, which meant you had a choice to choose whatever religion you wante

oo how to deal with this latest incident and we very much hope that during this recent visit of kim jong ilto china that they i had an opportunity to share their concerns about north korea's's behavior and make clear we are watching closely to see how the events unfold in connection with the cheonan to read that is the first basket o. security. ideified the second basket the secretary identified was on clean energyell climate. i don't think i need to tell w s this audience or any one of thev united states and china have a l sick to lead to such a significant role to play in thee challenge of energy and climateo change. we of the two largest energy consumers and greenhouse gasmate matters and there's simply nore imaginable solution to the problems either of long termhe energy security or dealing withg signicantems of greenhouse gases and climate without significantb engagement and a contribution by both united states and china so now it is up to us to be the we, vanguard rows were two acts of a real transition to the low carbon economy if we get any hope to meet the global agreed objectives

. >> i think if kim jong il wanted to have six party talks, he could do what we outlined for months andears. he could meet his international obligations, pursue the commitments made in 2005, stop provocative actions the destabilize the region. we have provided the guidelines. >> if a statement does come out, could you try to not put it out at 2:00 in the morning like the last one? if you do expect a statement to come helps -- to come out -- >> right now, is scheduled for about two o'clock in the morning. [laughter] >> could you put it out somewhere in the world where it is actually daylight? >> i gotcha. >> do you expect that the statement will announce the resumption of proximity talks? we expect >> we expect to have meetings tomorrow. we will tell you where we are at the end of those meetings. >> did these talks not in fact begin in march? you're on the record at the time as saying they had begun. >> yes, and then they went on hold. maybe at 2:00 in the morning we will have a dramatic reading of the statement. [laughter] >> and your home phone number is? >> it is actually listed. >> i

. >> have you heard from the chinese government about kim jong il's visit?>> i'm not aware we have had any contact with chinese officials about that. >> you said -- let's stick with north korea for a second. >> the six-party talks can come first because south korea being that close -- >> that investigation is ongoing. i mean, i -- i would assume that the investigation -- on fwoing investigation of south korea will be finished before, you know, north korea makes a decision to return to the six-party process. i'm not projecting anything, i'm just saying north korea has had months and months and months to make this decision and they have failed to do so. but i would anticipate the south korean investigation being finished relatively soon and i just don't know what decision north korea is going to make. >> does the u.s. -- is the u.s. on the same page with south korea on that question? >> i think there are five countries on the same page with respect to the six-party process. there's one country that's not, north korea. >> the investigation has not gentleman com

. >> if kim jong il wants to create favorable conditions for six party talks, he can do exactly what we outlined for months and years. meet its international obligations, pursued the to demint it made -- sees actions that destabilize the region. >> a bit of housekeeping. can we get the statement posted for 2:00? that would be really helpful for those of us who try to sleep. you do expect a statement to come up. q inspect the parts of the talks to go it is scheduled for 2:00 in the aborted but i can see what i can do. >> maybe you can put it up someplace where it is actually daylight? >> we will see what we can do. >> do you expect the statement will be announced at the start of the proximity talks? is that your help? >> -- is that your hope? >> we will have meetings in addition to the ones going on now and the statement will tell you where we think we are at the end of those meetings. >> you were on the record at the time of saying the talks had begun. >> then there was a hold. >> this will be their resumption? if it happens. >> maybe at 2:00 in the morning we will have it dramatic r