it was the first such meeting since north korea's longtime ruler kim jong il died in december and was succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange for u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, china and japan negotiated a new halt to north korea's nuclear program. this time, north korea again agreed to disable the complex at yon

impression of kim jong-un. the people themselves are probably having a difficult time assessing their leader because it hasn't been very long since he took over the leadership role. i don't think anyone will give you a definitive answer to your question. having said that, i initially did have an expectation that he will take a different path but his recent announcement was a source of disappointment, nonetheless, i will wait and see and give you a more definitive answer of my impression on kim jong-un and i think that will be more accurate. any new leader in north korea will have to understand that he can't not survive alone in this world. in this day and age, no country or people or leader, for that matter, cannot stand alone. it is imperative that all leaders and countries work together as a responsible member of the international community and this is the surest way to ensure a better life for the people of that country. and if they do so, of course, including the republican of korea and the united states an

. >> what about the new regime of kim jong un? >> there was a rumor of a deal that was almost done before kim jong il died. the rumor was that the north koreans and the u.s. were very close to a deal but it never happened. after kim jong un came to power, they met in china and everything seems to have taken off. the americans said there was a problem earlier in terms of what kind of food assistance they would give to north korea. north korea was asking for grains. they said, we will not give you this. we will give you nutritional assistance. the north koreans have accepted that that is what they will get. in some ways, you could see that as a sign that the new leader is flexible in his approach to negotiations. that is certainly one interpretation as is the speed with which this has happened. north korea is still officially in the morning for its leader. there could also be a willingness to open up on the part of the new leader but it could also indicate a desperation from north korea to get more food in the country. >> we will lea

the banner contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father, kim jong-il. >>> enjoys from the united states and north korea have yet to agree on much, except extending talks to finalize details of a u.s. food aid program for the north. after more than six hours of talk in beijing, u.s. special envoy robert king told reporters they will continue their talks on thursday. >> we've discussed a number of the issues. we've made progress. we still have issues to resolve. >> during the talks, the u.s. is believed to have demanded the north to accept western officials to monitor the food shipments. the measure will ensure the aid reaches the most needy people and is not diverted to the military. the two nations agreed last month that the u.s. will provide north korea with 240,000 tons of nutritional supplements. in exchange, the north will suspend its uranium enrichment and missile launches and allow international nuclear inspectors into the country. >>> japan will, for the first time, join the united states and the philippines in their annual joint military drill next month. japan

north korea organized a massive rally based on accusations that south korea defamed its new leader, kim jong-un his late father, kim jong-il. the rally took place in a square in central pyongyang on sunday. it was a response to photos of the father and son with threatening slogans posted at a military unit in the south. north korea's chief of staff, ri yong ho, read a statement that the military will wage what it calls a sacred war against the south. citizens and soldiers who filled the square chanted that they will become guns and bombs to protect the new leader. observers say the north korean leadership is trying to tighten its grip ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, kim il-sung, on april 15th. >>> japan's emperor is back at the palace after spending 16 days in the hospital. minimum february, he had heart by pass surgery. the imperial household agency overseeing his duties is seeking ways to lighten his busy schedule. the emperor left the hospital in tokyo sunday afternoon. the medical supervisor said water is collecting in the emperor's chest, and he shows

two months after kim jong un came to power following the death of his father, kim jong il. more from seoul. >> on both sides of the pacific, two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirmed what has been rumored care for months. the u.s. and north korea had a deal. north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activity at .ongbyon o the representative -- the announcement represents a modest first step. >> north correct can expect almost a quarter of a million tons of nutritional assistance. along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming around us. not everybody is celebrating yet. many have been here before. four years ago the cooling tower at yongbyon nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success to multilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer than the tower itself. since then, north korea has carried out a nuclear test, shelled the south korean island and unveiled a new nuclear program. is this agreem

we don't expect that it kim jong un to change the policy of attempting to export most weapons systems. i would note that in this your statement that the record as you have noted, as yourselves of the elevated our discussion of cyberthreats to follow terrorism and proliferation. and perhaps in something of the newcastle just to affirm the cyberthreat is one of the most challenging ones we face. we first see a safer environment in which emerging technologies are developed and implemented before security responses can be put in place. among state actors, particularly concerned about entities within china and russia conducting intrusions into u.s. computer networks and stealing u.s. data. the rule that nonstate at her side playing in cyberspace is a great example of the easy access that could potentially disrupt legal technology and know-how by such groups. two of our greatest strategic cyberchallenges their first native real-time attribution of cyberattacks come in knowing who carried out such attacks and were perpetrators are located. second is managing older abilities within the i.t. s

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would haltuture rocket lnches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> women in a city in southern france are reeling after a man with a gun started shooting at a jewish school. the attack happened monday in toulouse. at least four people are dead, three of them children. the attacker was on a scooter. he fired a gun at students and their guardians near the junior high school. local police and other sources say along with the dead, some people were wounded. the gunman fled the scene and investigators are searching for him. they're also looking into possible links to two separate shootings that happened last week near toulouse. three french soldiers died in those attacks. french interior minister claude gueant

while it be a gooo signal kim jong-un is rather than saber-rattle just months after the death of his to give up their most destructive weaponry. ya knowwkarl marx said history repeats itself. well, its doing that rightt now. a recent unicef study fouud a whopping eighty percent of the children in north korea are malnourished ... and as part of this deal thh u.s. issputting up 240- thoussnd tons of food aid ... kyl blasted the wwite house n - for this, noting it's breaking a ppomise to not provide such incentives in exchange for what he called "dubious commitmentss of cooppration kyl added, "i am deeply surprised, by the about--fce. this is just par for the course foo an administrationn that as a demonstratee record of miiseaainggcongress and disreearding u.s. national security." well us officialsssay north korea insisted the food aid be included. its one of many questions hanging over &pphis deal... including will the six parry talks gett resumed ss we can find out whether or not the nuclear program will really get pismantled. at the white house, ed henry, fox news we're still tracki

in 2000, kim jong-il, kim jong-un's father, suggested to then u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright a missile deal in which north korea would halt future rocket launches while the u.s. would sponsor satellite launches for north korean use. so north korea might make the same kind of proposal again in the near future. >> that was a associate professor from japan's national graduate institute for policy studies. >>> japan's fire and disaster management agency has produced a video to warn of the danger of fires caused by earthquakes. household appliances started at least 140 fires in the immediate aftermath of last year's earthquake. the video shows a powerful jolt hurling clothes around a room. an electric heater then ignites the clothing. the room burns down in about 20 minutes. the video also warns that floor lamps and fish tank heaters can start fires. they tell viewers to turn off circuit breakers and electric devices after a quake. the agency will send a video to local governments and fire departments across the country, but also shows the fil

it contained slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father.housands of soldiers and civilians protested against the poster at a rally in pyongyang. >>> and that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

they are condemning the announcement from kim jong-un, who is in his late 20s and suddenly in chargeone of the largest militaries in the world an of course, a nuclear power. u.s. said the deal would be a deal breaker for the food aid agreement. >> so, frankly, if they were to go forward with this launch, it's very hard to imagine how we would be able to move forward with a regime whose word we have no confidence in and has violated its international commitments. >> north korea's promised to dial back its program in exchange for food aid, but even at that time, a lot of people didn't take that seriously. north korea's done that before. gordon chang knows korea's politics well. gordon, good to see you, as always. what do you make of this? some are saying that when north korea says it's a satellite, it's more of a military test. >> the launcher for a satellite and warhead are the same. so clearly, north korea has shown that it does not really want to talk to the international community with good faith and that's really a problem. we should have known that last month when we came to this

the diplomatic break through comes two months after kim jong-un took over control of the country after the death of his father, kim jong-il. under the agreement, the north would suspend long-range missile tests and the enrichment of uranium, still the regime backed out of similar pledges in the past leaving u.s. officials not quite as impressed as some about the path forward. >> the united states, i will be quick to add, still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong-il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation on to the path of peace by living up to its obligations. today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. we, of course, will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> a modest first step, says secretary clinton. the agreement will allow international nuclear inspectors back inside north korea for the first time in years. >>> the state department, meanwhile, also dealing with the crisis in syria where forces loyal to bashar assad look poised to launch

it comes two months after kim jong-un came to power. china has said it is happy with the move. we report from seoul. >> on both sides of the pacific, two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirmed what has been rumored for months, the u.s. and north korea had a deal. >> north korea agreed to implement a moratorium on long- andge missile loaunches, nuclear tests and activities including iranian activities. today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. >> in return, north korea can expect a quarter of a million of tons of nutritional assistance along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming around us. not everyone is celebrating yet. many have been here before. four years ago, the tower at north korea was destroyed. a symbol of success and multilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer. since then, north korea has carried out nuclear tests, shelled a south korean island, and unveiled a new nuclear program. is this agreement enough to put all t

the arab spring, the bold operation that killed osama bin laden, the death of kim jong il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new strategic guidance to address challe

the arab spring, the bold operation that killed osama bin laden, the death of kim jong il and the succession of kim jong un, the passage of the budget control act and the adoption of new defense strategic guidance. through this extraordinary period of challenge and change, stratcom's focus has remained constant, to deter, detect and prevent attacks on the united states, our allies and partners and to be prepared to employ force as needed. our priorities are clear, deter, attack, partner with the other commands to win today, respond to the new challenges in space, build cyberspace capability and capacity and prepare for uncertainty. transcending all of these priorities is the threat of n e nuclear materials or wednesdayons in twednesdaapons the hands of extremistextremist. conflict will likely be increasingly hybrid in nature, encompassing, land, sea and hybrid space, cross geographic boundaries, involve multiple participants. i think it's important to note the same space and cyberspace tools that connect us together just last month the department of defense released new strategic guidance to address challe

this is seen as a possible signal from the new young leader kim jong-un that he wants to improve relations with the west. secretary of state hillary clinton is calling this agreement, quote, "a modest step in the right direction." >>> in the uk, word that rupert murdoch's son james resigned as executive chair of news international, in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at murdoch's british newspapers. james murdoch will concentrate on expanding their international tv business. >>> when we come back, remembering a pop star who helped to define an american generation. ♪ ♪ >>> the sad news today about the death of davy jones was a huge mortality reminder for an entire american generation. a lot of people, of course, can still name all four monkees, davy jones, mickey dolenz, peter tor and michael nesmisth. in the late '60s, girls would tell you you are either a davy jones girl or micky dolenz girl. peter and michael not so much because they were more the brooding artist type. when we learned davy jones died at age 66, it had people looking back. davy jones was the consensus choice cutest m

a while ago, we heard from their new leader, kim jong-un, in exchange for food aid, and then we heard that they are going to test long-range missiles, so a somewhat confusing messages coming from this untested leader. >> they are confusing messages, and they do not bode well for the direction this regime is going. it has been about 100 days since the north korean leader died, and we did not know much about this. the february agreement mentioned gave a lot of hope to people that this guy might be taking in a much more positive and in line direction, but that is clearly not the case now, and i think president obama's words ha and his trips to the demilitarized zone is a statement. >> what about the perceived threat? >> i think he is very worried about it. north korea was always a big part of the nuclear security agenda. the north koreans managed to push their way into the center of this because of the stated missile test, and i think president obama is quite concerned because this is a very serious threat. this mosul, if it is launched and successful, it could demonstrate that it can re

months after kim jong-un took over from his father, they have announced that they will suspend the nuclearrogram in order for food aid. it would kickstart disarmament talks. there is a good deal of skepticism. >> on both sides of the pacific, at two of the world's most bitter adversaries confirm what has been rumored here for months. the u.s. and north korea had a deal. >> north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities including uranium enrichment activities. today's announcement indicates a modest first step in the right direction. >> in return, north korea can expect almost a quarter million tons of nutritional assistance. one more reminder that the world is transforming around us. not everybody is celebrating. many have been here before. the cooling tower at this nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success for multi lateral negotiations. the mood of the international corp. lasted not much longer than the tower itself. north korea has carried out nuclear tests since then, shelled south caribbean island and unvei

. >> the new leader, kim jong un, has made an ostentatious display of support for the military during his first month of office. he launched a rock -- launching a rocket helps to present himself as a martial leader like his father and grandfather. this has caught their foes and allies off balance. this is jeopardize the agreement with the u.s. in february for food aid in return for a moratorium on nuclear tests. analysts are not sure whether north korea is deliberately testing the resolve of the obama administration or whether this sudden about turn is a worrying sign of in coherence in north korea strategy. >> pope benedict has set off for his tour of mexico today. this is his first trip to the country. he arrives amid a drugs and violence epidemic which blights most of the nation. speaking before his arrival, he denounced the drug culture and the lost for money which he said youth.royed mexico's >> in the basilica, one of the most important catholic shrines in the world, many of the estimated millions of prayer is -- many of the millions of catholics are gathered in prayer. when pop

it had slogans threatening kim jong-un and his late father. thousands protested the posters. >>> tokyo markets just opened. ai uchida joins me. what's behind the drop in new york? >> uncertainty in one word. we have greece and the slow down in china worrying investors. in fact, that was what was behind the dow-jones industrial average registering the biggest daily loss this year. let's see what's going on here in the tokyo markets. for that, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. ramin, markets are seeing a bit of a correction. how is the nikkei acting this morning. >> very good morning, ai. let's go and have a look at the nikkei and topix. quite clearly, nikkei down over 100 points. 9,532. topix down 9 points. nikkei and asian indexes were in fact the first to react to china's lowered growth estimates as we've seen, asian indexes and nikkei down two days in a row, nikkei might be down three days in a row judging by opening levels. the main concern on global markets is greece not being able to follow through on the latest debt d

kim jong il. that's a look at kim jong-un on the right and his grandfather on the left. see the resemblance? ad live to london. why is this important? >> reporter: kim jong-un doesn't have a lot of experience so this transition has been happening for the past two or three years. for example before kim jong il, his dad died and he was being given more post and responsibility and he was given a higher rank. he was being trained out to manage the country. they were trying to portray him as someone who is a lot more experienced than he actually is. and the fact that they are really playing up the image and his resemblance to his grandfather is of significance here. he wears the same kind of suits. he has this black wind swept hair. they do look pretty alike. what the hierarchy in north korea is doing is they are trying to evoke the memory of someone that was really revered in north korea, which is kim jong-un's grandfather who founded the place. >> so sort of like a reincarnati reincarnation? >> in a way. they are controlling it trying to show he may be young and may not have as much experience b

. >> they fear north korea's new leader kim jong-un will order more extreme punishment for defectors. detained 31 north koreans last month. some were repatriated. protesters in seoul had rallied outside of the embassy every day since. south korean officials have had talks with their chinese counterparts. about negotiations are at a stand still. so government in seoul has taken the matter up with the u.n. and with the americans. south korean affairs and minister met earlier this month with secretary of state hillary clinton. kim asked her and other u.s. leaders to use their influence to urge beijing not to send the defectors back. some americans, too, seem passionate about the issue. protesters demonstrated on tuesday in front of china's embassy in washington. and in three other cities. south korean leaders are expected to bring up the issue at an upcoming meeting with the chinese counterparts. they'll meet on the side line of a nuclear summit in seoul that starts next monday. >>> well, oil importers need stable supply of oil. but sanctions against iran are making it difficult for the

if new leady kim jong-un is seen giving to external pressure, he'll risk losing the support of the military. how will china react to the launch? the country's opposed any attempt to destabilize the korean peninsula. if china continued to send economic and political assistance to its neighbor, the north may be able to weather the storm. the key will be how much countries like japan, the u.s. and south korea can get china to back their position. >>> japan's defense minister has ordered the self-defense forces to prepare to intercept debris from the rocket. leaders in pyongyang say the rocket will carry a satellite into space. it is scheduled to lift off some time between april 12th and 16th. part of the device is expected to fly over a chain of islands southwest of okinawa. japanese leaders view the rocket as a long-range ballistic missile. defense minister has ordered the self-defense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris that seems likely to fall on japanese territory. >> translator: i hope that the defense ministry and sdf will be fully prepared for the launch soon in order to pro

one was that now that kim jong-un has come into office and he would like to use his power. thirdly, north korea would like to see the re-election of obama, president obama. and they have known from past experiences that the second-term presidents tend to become very threatful diplomatically. >> we'll have more on the agreement and the reaction throughout the day. >>> now onto some of the other stories we're following. iran has for the first time opened its space facility on the outskirts of tehran to the foreign media. the country used the occasion to show off its technology and send a message that its space development project is for peaceful purposes. selected foreign journalists were given a tour of the center on wednesday. they were taken to a control room where they saw a screen showing the location of iran's domestic navid satellite in space. the iranian government says the satellite successfully entered orbit in february. the director in charge said the satellite is capable of sending images back to the space center. he also said the country will put another satellit

it contained slogans threatening kim jong un and his late father.housands of soldiers and civilians protested against the poster at a rally in pyongyang. >>> at this year's geneva motor show, auto makers are showing smaller and more fuel-efficient models than in the past. they come at a lower price tag too. the move comes as europe's debt crisis weakening demand for cars. on tuesday the media had a preview of the 82nd international motor show in geneva, switzerland. about 260 firms are taking part. besides sports and electric cars small and medium-sized models are the focus this year. demand for these cars remain quite high despite four straight years of declining total new car registers across europe. france's peugeot citroen and germany's mercedes-benz are among the makers unveiling new smaller cars. japan's nissan is also introducing a small model which it aims to start mass-producing next year. the auto firm plans to invest nearly $200 million to make the vehicle at an existing factory in britain. >>> china says it may expand taxes on real estat

under newly installed leader kim jong-un north korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and missileests in exchange for food aid from the u.s. north korea says international inspectors will be allowed in to verify all nuclear testing is stopped. cautiously, secretary of state hillary clinton called the agreement, quote, a modest step in the right direction but pointed out that the country's actions will be closely monitored. >>> here is a look at some of the other stories making news early today in america. >>> an 83-year-old man was rescued in new jersey when flames burned through his car. a store clerk saw the fire and ran to help. the victim is believed to be homeless living out of that car. he is now recovering. the hero who saved him admits it was scary but that he didn't have time to think about the danger. >>> in texas, a second horse has been saved from euthanasia with the help of a prosthetic leg. its hoof had been torn off. the type of injury that would often mean having to put a horse down. the device was attached to the if full-sized horse a year after a miniature horse

and north korea could be headed in a new direction under newly installed leader kim jong-un north korea says international inspectors will be allowed in to verify all nuclear testing is stopped. cautiously, secretary of state hillary clinton called the agreement, quote, a modest step in the right direction but pointed out that the country's actions will be closely monitored. >>> here is your first look at some other news going on around america today. >>> an 83-year-old man was rescued in new jersey when flames burned through his car. a store clerk saw the fire and ran to help. the victim is believed to be homeless living out of that car. he is now recovering. the hero who saved him admits it was scary but says he didn't have time to think about the danger. >>> in texas, a second horse has been saved from euthanasia with the help of a prosthetic leg. its hoof had been torn off. the type of injury that would often mean having to put a horse down. the device was attached to the full-size horse a year after a miniature horse was also kept alive to a prosthetic. a local company both designe

. >> but is this a session at kim jong un f and what does it mean for north korean nuclear program and the six party talks going on? >> sir, what i tell you so far is as we watch the succession is unfolding as we had thought it would. it's actually moving as has been designated in at this time we see no change to any of their policies than we actually see no impact on the way they conduct business at the present tim qae, al-shabaab, formally joined al qaeda this past week since somali americans travel from the u.s. to join al-shabaab and patrons national government and i'd like to know from you, what are we going to be doing to respond to this threat? all, i would play down debate the significance of this union between al-shabaab and al qaeda. i think these are two organizations -- al qaeda is an organization under season is in decline. al-shabaab for its part is under pressure by virtue of both ethiopian and kenyan incursions into somalia. they have lost territory and are under the gun. so i think we'll continue to do what we have always done with these two organizations. al-shabaab f

analysts say that may indicate that kim jong un is open to restarting talks on ending his nuclear weapons program. the obama administration calls the agreement limited but important. >>> former u.n. secretary general kofi annan has been appointed as a special envoy to syria. charged with trying to end the turmoil and killing there. annan met with ban ki-moon pwill fly to the middle east he soon. annan says persuading bashar assad to end attacks on government opponents is "a very difficult assignment". >>> after three days at sea without power, a disabled cruise ship has docked on an island. the costa allegra was towed to port. by a french fishing vessel this morning. there were more than a thousand people on board. a generator fire knocked out power to the ship on monday. no light, no showers and yep, no toilets. can you imagine? on capitol hill yesterday, there was a hearing on cruise ship safety. that was prompted by the capsizing of the allegra's sister ship, the costa concordia. one passenger told lawmakers the crew didn't know what to do. >> people started to panic and getting frustr

and -- but nonetheless in the context of the passage of power to kim jong-il to kim jong-un.whether or not on that basis we might see any kind of a revisiting of their strategies and policies. that said, the caution is appropriate that north korea has regularly and repeatedly declared that it is a fully developed nuclear weapon state. that its nuclear missiles, nuclear weapons and missiles are part of kim jong-il's legacy that he leaves behind, and that more to the point that north korea expects to be treated on an equal level with a recognition of its standing as a state in possession of nuclear weapons. all of this, of course, north korea has undertaken in acute national pressures from its allies, former allies, from its adversaries from the international atomic agency. all of this in the face of extreme economic isolations. it's a commitment that they take seriously.

announcements in pyongyang and washington pointing towards an easing of nuclear tensions under kim jong-un. it also could clear the way for multinational disarmament aid for food assistance to north korea. the court also opens the way for nngss after a year when north korea's program goes unmonitored. and this reaction from secretary of state hillary clinton who called it a modest first step. here in washington on capitol hill, john boehner making a rare appearance on the floor today urging passage of a bill aimed at reestablishing water access for krlz residents and farmers that had been blocked by the mrgs. the president sitting down with the house speaker and republican leader mitch mcconnell as well as democratic leaders with a bipartisan group of lawmakers. congressional leadership in washington. tonight at the white house, a formal dinner for a few to commemorate and pay tribute to the few. thanking those who fought the battles by inviting a small group of iraq war veterans to pay tribute to the million plus who served in iraq over the last nine years. and some weather news today tha

this of course north korean dictator kim jung un who took over for kim jong il.ith the panel. charles? >> leap day deal, it's a fool's deal. on two counts. number one, we know they are going to cheat. every time we had an agreement with them going back to framework agreement. we provide real stuff, three-quarter of a ton of badly needed food which the regime needs to survive. we give them real stuff and they give false promises over two decades. they set up violations in advance. they said today they will only carry out the agreement as long as talks proceed fruitfully. so at any time they can stand up and walk out and say we're obstructing and break agreements. the second part is worse. even if they adhere to the agreements this is completely useless. all this does is stop uraniumen richment. they have plutonium program. that's untouch and that is the program that produced the nukes that the north koreans have today. it precedeed this and there is no change at all. this is a nice soothing headline for administration in an election year. >> bret: unicef says 80%

struck a deal with the brand-new leader, kim jong-un, who rose to power late last year after his father'seath. today, he agreed to stop testing nuclear weapons. and said inspectors will be allowed back in. in exchange, the u.s. will give north korea a massive amount of food, 240,000 tons. >>> and still on "world news," the leader of the star-studded church of scientology, under fire. explosive allegations from a former church insider. an abc news exclusive. >>> and the monkees' davy jones, remembering him. ♪ daydream believer and a homecoming queen ♪ >> his life, his music, coming up. [ male announcer ] if you think tylenol is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day. ♪ trouble with a car insurance claim. [ dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ foreman ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. hey kev, dollahow about a bike ride? you're not my dad ahh!! he

the captured man will face torture and possible death if they're sent back north korean leader kim jong un has vowed to punish anyone who tries to leave the country. five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany have accepted an offer to meet with iran on its nuclear program it comes after the country gave the go ahead for a u.n. watchdog to inspect a military facility where it believes iran is developing an atom bomb but israel's not backing off from its threat to use force against iran coming out we talked to a former u.s. ambassador to israel on iran's nuclear situation. let's give iran what it says it wants which is a civil nuclear program but let's do our best to create the maximum amount of effective inspection so that's a fire wall a road block a break between their civil program and a military nuclear program you ought to know that iran is also bound by the nonproliferation treaty and then on proliferation treaty says you have a civil program which meets civil needs only and doesn't do things that could be used only for military purposes. twenty three minutes pas

rights groups feel captured men will face torture possible there is this back north korean leader kim jong un has vowed to punish anyone tries to leave the country. the man being lined up has india's next guy and he's been dealt a blow in local elections which could derail his chances of becoming the next prime minister broke and these party was outstripped by the socialist so much while the party which is also making big gains in other states and the vote losses are impacting too on currently demand more and things plans for reform and trying to reverse the current economic slowdown. the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany have accepted an offer to meet a rat over its nuclear program earlier to run it gave the go ahead for you a nuclear inspectors to visit a military facility where it suspected the rand is developing atomic weapons but israel's not backing off from its threat to use force over the issue and the next hour a former u.s. ambassador to israel explains the peaceful way out. let's give iran what it says it wants which is a civil nuclear program but let