the military criticized a south korean proof for destroying a photo of kim jung un. they protested against their counterparts in seoul. the defense ministry analysts said there is no evidence of unusual action in the north. still a government leader is concerned. they maintain officials in the north are trying to divert attention from the failed missile launch. u.s. state department spokesperson has criticized the for making the threats. >> the dprk needs to understand it is not going to achieve anything but further isolation and pressure by threats and launches and by any of this. and we call on the new north korean leadership to change course and instead put their effort into moving their country into the modern world and the 21st century. >> they said north korean leaders are in the wrong and they were called to give people the right to live in dignity. chinese leaders remain committed to their allies despite regional tensions. they called on leaders to exercise restraint amid fears they are planning a nuclear test. china's central television reported that they me

. >>> the north korean leader kim jung-un carried his first public comments. kim said that a nation cannot defend its right to autonomy and survival without adequate military might and that north korea must continue its programs to strengthen its military. he instructed the defense industry to develop a greater arsenal using the latest technologies and the highest quality. he said pyongyang will continue its efforts to achieve a unified korea, which was the wish of his late grandfather and father. >>> the head of the u.s. missile defense program says that north korean officials have made no progress in developing a missile. pointing to the rocket they launched last friday, blowing up two minutes after takeoff. o'reilly made the assessment at a senate hearing, saying a lot of flight testing is needed to validate missile capability and said the north koreans haven't done that. >> it's been evident every time they test, and their progress has not been made apparent in this latest flight test. >> the missile defense agency has set up interception bases in alaska an

commanding them is this man, kim jung un, he made his first public speech.t could be a sign of new openness. his father spoke in public only once for a single sentence. un said that superior military technology is no longer a monology of imperialist. north korea is a nuclear armed nation. u.s. officials believe they have ten nuclear weapons but they weren't displayed. instead columns of armored vehicles were. parts of the country have little food but they have more than a million disciplined troops. marching, heels snapping, shouting to commemorate the birth of korea's founder. >> this is what totalitarianism looks like when it shows a party. to show a people in lock step with their leader. >> reporter: female soldiers in skirts as jets did fly byes, legions of loyalists cheered on with bouquets of plastic flowers. this is a state where collective actions and collective thinking are prized. then at night, a moment to relax. north koreans gathered to sing and wait for a fireworks show. it even seemed spontaneous, so rare here. but when we spoke to a medical t

if you had a chance to speak to kim jung -- kim jong un, what would you say. >> educate your people.system. allow the talents of the north korean people to be realized. move away from a failed economic system that has kept so many of your people in starvation. be the kind of leader who will be remembered for the millennia as a person who moved korea on a path of reform. >> are you ready to meet with him? >> well, under circumstances that don't exist today, the united states, as you know, was willing to try to reach out to him. we had several high level meetings. we agreed to provide some food aid in return for their ending some of their uranium enrichment and missile development. and then they do what has been already termed by lee on and th rest of the world as a provocative action. so, it is hard for us to tell right now, is this the way it will be with this new leader, or does he feel like he has to earn his own credibility in order to have a new path for north korea. too soon to tell. >> will hillary clinton run for president of the united states in 2016. her answer to that quest

his grandson kim jung un took over as the supreme leader. countries were skeptical about the launch calling it a cover for a test of military technology that could be used to develop a long range missile capable of reaching the u.s. west coast. >> concern is not they are going to shoot them at the united states, but they could sell them. >> reporter: the obama administration plans to suspend 240,000 tons of food aid. u.s. officials fear the communist nation will soon conduct a nuclear test because of increased activity at a site. yesterday's launch was north korea's fourth failure it doesn't look like the nation is ready to give up money bradley, abc news, washington. >> company that operates the power plant has discovered two new problems. southern california edison says investigators have found more unusual wear in the steam generators. the twin reactor plant shutdown for more than two months. the regulatory commission is trying to determine why tubing is eroding at an unusual rate. it is located on the coast halfway between los angeles an

father, son and the new young supreme leader kim jung-un was there to watch, the third in line in the kim dynasty had hoped to be the first to successfully oversee a satellite launch. but that rocket broke up in midair just after liftoff. >> this is meant to be a victory parade to celebrate the launch of the satellite. instead most people here have been told about the failure of the rocket. there is a short line on the news. that the satellite failed to reach orbit. as the parade ended, i asked people what they thought about the rocket's failure. at first these women said they didn't know much about it, behind the camera our government minder prompts them. we're not disappointed, they then say. >> we never disappointed. >> reporter: the brief announcement on state tv said scientists were looking into why the satellite hadn't made it into orbit. but blank screens in the press center where we had been promised we could watch the rocket taking off. for five hours after the launch had been reported by south korean media, officials in north korea awkwardly refused to comment. a contrast to

we can see that kim jung-un has kind of flunked his first leadership test here. and we can see there are problems. and the question is whether there is a sort of diplomatic path forward. i can imagine the chinese are not at all happy with the way the north koreans have behaved on this. >> joel witt, do you see any diplomatic path at least to restraining the next nuclear underground test, the assumed one? >> well, i don't think there is any way of heading that off. i mean, all the events are in motion. and they've been in motion for a while. the missile test, then of course every one anticipated that we would go to the u.n. for sanctions. and the north koreans knew this. so they had plans for the nuclear test. that's going to happen. there's no way toead any of this off. the sue is at what point might we get back to a situation where we can at least reengage the north koreans and put in place a policy to stop this. >> but what kind of engagement-- i mean successive administrations have tried isolation, and they've tried engagement. and nothing seems to divert them

south korean officials say this admission could signal a change in political style under new leader kim jung-un. >>> a group of activists in south korea has released balloons carrying pamphlets and food across the border with north korea. they say the initiative is meant to denounce north korea's launch of a missile earlier this month while the population continues to starve. nhk world reports from seoul. >> reporter: the ngo members are now preparing for launching balloons with the fruit and chocolate to north korea. the ngo is composed of citizens who fled north korea. they released ten huge balloons carrying 2,000 packages. the leaflets explain the budget for the missile launch equals the cost of feeding 19 million people for two years. >> translator: we are sending these chocolate cakes with our prayers for the happiness of the north korean people. >> reporter: north korean authorities have responded with harsh criticism saying the balloons are an insult against their leader kim jong-un. south korea's armed forces have deployed vehicles to track the balloons by satellite and to observe any

kim jung un's words and his surprisingly easy going banter with his generals suggests he has the backingneeds from the military to stay in power. the propaganda machine that rarely rests also helps kim look like a leader in charge. but little is really known about him, not even his exact age. just that he is in his late 20s. his pudgy build proves that he eats well and often. in a mall nourished country with so much stunted growth, that the height requirement for the military was recently lowered to a mere four feet nine inches. and the north is showing no interest in dialing back constant confrontations with the west. including satellite images of what experts believe are preparations for a third test of a nuclear weapon. the only country that might temper the north's aggressiveness is china. but china has little interest in anything that would damage a fellow communist regime. that's because if communist party rule fails in north korea, a lot of people here in china are going to start wondering if the same thing could happen here. so china did nothing to stop last week's failed launch

kim jung un in establishing power and establishing his legitimacy perhaps through a provocative act or display of force is a real possibility. the yum coming iraq parliamently and presidential elections in april and december respectively are opportunities tore pyongyang to disrupt and potentially influence south korean political outcomes. our suspicions about north korea using its celebrations this year to enhance its missile program were confirmed when north korea announced on march 16th that plans to conduct a missile launch between april 12th and 16th. this plan launch is highly provocative, because it manif t manifests north korea's desire to test and expand its long-range missile capability. in addition, the launch if it occurs, would be in direct violation of pyongyang's international obligations, including u.n. security council resolutions 1718 and 1874, which prohibit north korea from conducting any launches that use ballistic missile technology. north korea's announcement is also troublesome, because only two weeks pryer in a february 29th statement, after three rounds of bila

public speech praising the country's military might and calling for even more resolve but what kim jung un didn't mention was friday's failed long range rocket test and says it was supposed to put a satellite into orbit but it fell into the sea moments after blastoff the un security council condemned the launch and said it violated its resolutions america's suspended two hundred million dollars worth of food aid to north korea because of it they sure are experts in biel says that faced with external pressure problem doesn't appear weak. it's all part of the negotiating ploy with the american. on the one hand to fix a bill is either willing to make some concessions to the same time they have to stand are not in regard to you as is holding right and. russia. and china are quite right to point out every country has the right to launch satellites to house these new peaceful sleep exploration they don't want your satellite violates international law and i correct thirdly it violate in the united nations sanctions you know that including in american surrender wait around there is not mention ira

tightly orchestrated and staged event, those gathered pledged support for the founder's grandson, kim jung unnt days that put him up there with his father and former lowered, kim jung il. those questions stayed on message, including showing no disappointment about the failed liftoff. >> in just a few hours, one last mammoth military event. most focus in the country won't have too much to hear about. >> a "new york times" reporter makes headlines after blasting his boss in a scathing email to about 150 colleagues at the newspaper. he questions the publisher's leadership style adding at the corporate level, the newspaper is a ghost ship. now that the email has been leaked, how is the media covering this? with her take, liz trotter, yow, i read this email. it's pretty -- wow. it's unbelievable, though it strikes me people who know the publisher probably say yeah, kind of true. >> i know the publisher but i refuse to comment. but it isn't -- the danger of getting reuters mad is some are pretty good writers and don mcneil joined the paper in 1979, a foreign correspondent in south africa and france

kim jung un vowing to move forward with a sizeable budget for defense spending. tens of thousands of people gathered for a rally to honor their former leader, kim ill sung's 100th birthday. >> reporter: john, the regime is dealing with the fallout from the failed rocket launch. it's said the missile which to come off friday morning was only in the air around two minutes before it blew up scattering debris in the sea off south korea. south korean ships are scouring the waters for clues as to what happened. the cost of the project for this impoverished country close to a billion dollars. >>> seemingly undeterred, the show goes on. the most recent event commemorating the 100th 100th anniversary of the birthday of north korean founder kim il sung. new titles put him up with his late father kim jung il. questions stayed on message, including showing no disappointment about that failed liftoff. in few hours one last military parade. most of the people in the country won't have much to cheer about. >> greg, thank you. >>> we're keeping an eye on the life-threatening weat

. >> reporter: while critics called it an embarrassing blow for new leader kim jung un, many north koreansug today off -- shrugged it off, saying they can learn from mistakes. and the birthday celebration continues while they unveil new statues of kim jung iland kim ilsung. this north korean shop worker watched the event with tears in her eyes, pledging to follow her country's new leader. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> experts say the rocket was the same type that could be used to strike the united states or other countries with a long-range miss ail. >>> -- missile. >> the president paid $170,000 in taxes last year. the first family had earnings of the just under $800,000 last year. the president's tax rate is just over 20%. as part of his campaign, he is calling on people who earn more than a million dollars a year to pay 30% of their income in taxes. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch, doctors say a radical new treatment for parkinsons disease could improve millions of lives for people who suffer from it. monica villa miczar reports for wjz. >> reporter:

i was hoping kim jung un would show up. i don't think he's here -- >> no sign of the north korean dictator. her popularity has been through the roof lately her favorability rating is at 65%. she is by far the top pick among democrats for the 2016 presidential race. up next, the supreme court seems ready to uphold arizona's tough immigration law. will that help rally latino voters in november? >>> here is what's happening, connecticut is now the 17th state to abolish the death penalty. they signed the bill behind closed doors earlier. let's take you back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to hb had been, the supreme court heard arguments today on the constitutionality of the arizona immigration law. civil liberty groups says the law encourages racial profiling. the law requires immigrants to carry proof of their status, and police to determine the status of a person if there a reasonable suspicion that he or she is here legally. it allows police to arrest expected illegal immigrants without a warrant. at today's hearing, a majo

. >> reporter: while critics call it an embarrassing blow for kim jung un, many blew it off, saying theirntry can learn from mistakes. and their birthday celebration continued when officials unveiled enormous new statues of former leaders, kim jung il, and kim ilsupg. this negotiate core -- north korean worker watched it with tears in her eyes, pledging to follow her country's leader. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the u.s. navy and others in the area are searching for debris from the rocket. it may provide clues as to the extent of north korea's technology. >>> newark, new jersey mayor is recovering from minor injuries after running into a building to save a woman's life. beerk said -- booker said he came home and saw his neighbor's home in flames. that's when he ran inside with a security detail and found a woman trapped in her bedroom. the mayor says he doesn't consider himself a hero. >> honestly, at that point, i didn't feel bravery, i felt terror. i couldn't find her. and i couldn't breathe. >> reporter: the mayor and his neighbor were both taken to the hospital and we

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is it kim jung-un, civilian leadership or military leadership? there are mixed signals going on. they make a deal with united states food aid for reduction in nuclear proliferation, and then that deal is broken with a launch of this satellite. so, there's -- there's some concern about who really is in charge. >> so, the u.s. has canceled 240,000 tons of food aid to north korea. now, what else should the white house do? >> well security council will be meeting soon. obviously, this test, the failed launch was nonetheless a violation of ballistic missile procedures within the security council resolution. so, there should be probably at least the statement of condemnation towards north korea. i don't think you can put any more sanctions than they've been sanctioned completely, so i think a strong statement condemning what north korea did. >> but, governor, what have condemnations done in the past? >> we have put substantial sanctions. my point is there are so many sanctions on north korea that any further sanctions are probably not going to make much of a difference. i think the key

. >> reporter: while critics call it an embarrassing blow for new leader kim jung un, many shrugged it off, saying their country can learn from mistakes. and the birthday celebration continued when federals unveiled enormous -- officials unveiled enormous new statues. this north korean meat shop worker watched the event with tears in her eyes, pledging to follow her country's new leader. at the white house, danielle not being ham -- nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.s. navy mine sweepers and other ships in the area are scouring the sea for debris on the rocket, which could shed light on north korea's rocket technology and offer what went wrong. >>> it's a much nicer day outside today than this time yesterday. the temperatures are the same. but there's more sun and wind. wjz has weather and traffic together. kristykristy breslin waiting there in the wings. tim williams is in the first warning weather center. >> those two factors are definitely the difference in what it feels like today. with less winds, more sun. definitely feels warmer. just go out to your car after it has been clo

. >> state television announceed kim jung un, elevated to the worker parsety and his father was secretary-generalife. as they prepare to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the birth of the nation's founder. >> this launch will give credence to the view that north korea leaders see improved relations with the outside world, as a threat to the existence of their system. recent history, strongly suggests that additional provocation may follow. >> secretary clinton was referring to satellite photographs and south korean intelligence reports from this weekend that show digging taking place at the site of north korea's previous two nuclear tests. >> most experts believe a third nuclear test is likely to follow. if the rocket launch is successful, north korea will be one step closer to being able to reach the united states with the potential ballistic missile. >> bret: jennifer griffin, live at the pentagon. thank you. stocks rebounded today. dow gained 89. the s&p 500 added ten. the nasdaq closed 25 ahead. after the break, trayvon martin's parents react. don't forget tonight's infinity sponsored text to

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there's no point in a peacing kim jung-un right now. >> and who knows what's happening politically internally there in the dprk at the moment. >>> let's go to the second subject. iran, for the fourth time in a decade, two u.s. carriers in that region at the moment. what's the concern you believe as we look at these developments? six-way talks about to begin as well there. >> well, the six-way talks with are under the auspices of the turks are going to in effect open up the door once again to a potential negotiation. but the ratcheting up of economic sanctions against iran and deployment of our fourth carrier task force into the gulf signifies the united states is of the mind at this point in time that the iranians are going to have to get not only the message that they have to sit down and negotiate but that the united states is not going to be i'm t intimidated by them. >> we've got this dynamic on the balance here if united states might consider a nuclear program. might consider. on tflip side, israeli saying anyone considering that in iran is deluding themselves. that's a difficult piece o

. >> military troops marching and missiles were displayed to carriers as kim jung-un. a nuclear-armed nation. u.s. officials believe north korea has about ten nuclear weapons. >>> this morning, the tornado-ravaged state of oklahoma, a sixth person was found dead. 24 people were hurt after more than 100 tornadoes ripped through the plains this weekend. news came out that the warning sirens in the city were damaged and did not sound as that brutal twister came in. >> i've thought about that ever since i found out that we lost five people. i would think it would have helped, yes. >> obviously emotionally touched there. it'll be a long recovery process as survivors continue to pick up the pieces of what's left behind of their lives now just filled with destruction. tragic. tragic. >> the prewarning days in advance helped some. >> that's the same system that brought all the lightning. and that system -- this is what typically happens. we watch these systems amplify after they head over the rockies and so we were watching this last week. we knew what was going to happen once

first of all, they want to lionize their new leader kim jung an un. kim-- kim jung uen.f this is to demonstrate his power and authority. >> doesn't this make him totally embarrassed now that he's taken over these titles and the first thing under his watch fails? >> absolutely. this is a huge humiliation for north korean and the new leadership. it's humiliating because it occurs after kim jung eun is taking on these new titles and it's also humiliating because it occurs on the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of kim il sung. >> will they ratchet up the next move, i guess, in this chess game with the international community? >> well, many people are predicting that actually now because they failed with this rocket launch, the next thing that they may do is test the nuclear -- it try to explode another nuclear weapon which would also be perceived as very dangerous and worrisome by the international community and would also intensify the confrontation that's now brewing between north korea and the rest of the world. >> is there any chance that the internati

of celebrations marking the formal ascension to power of north korea's new leader, 28-year-old kim jung un who replaced his late father. u.s. officials like hillary clinton said it could carry a nuclear warhead. after the failure, the white house called the launch a provocative act that violates international law. north korean state television acknowledged the failure, but so far offered no explanation for what went wrong. a statement issued by the white house says north korea is wasting its money on weapons and propaganda while it's people go hungry. >> david martin, thank you very much. >>> in other u.s. politics during the past week the presidential race has become a battle for the women's vote. >> and it is a fight that has been heating up considerably, especially since thursday when president obama had to call out one of his supporters for going too far. norah o'donnell is at the white house this morning. norah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. while the so-called war on women has now turned into the mommy wars. it started with democratic strategist hilary rosen said th

. >> what do you think of this new young leader of north korea kim jung un. >> we're waiting to see ift north korean people need. if he follows in the footsteps of his father we don't expect much other than the kind of provocative behavior and the deep failure of the political and economic elite to take care of their own people, but he, you know, he is someone who has lived outside of north korea apparently, from what we know. we believe that he may have some hope that the conditions in north korea can change, but again, we'll watch and wait. he gave a speech the other day that was analyzed as being some of the old same old stuff and, you know, some possible, new approach, but it's too early. >> when i was in pyongyang, in 2010 i was amazed that i could watch cnn in my hotel room. they watch cnn very closely. if you had a chance to speak to kim jung unwhat would you say to him? >> as a young man with your future ahead of you, be the leader that can move north korea, into the 21stie century. educate your people, allow the talents of the north korean people to be realized. move away from

they were shouting loyalty and applauding the leadership of kim junk unw jung un. that is the tone here. despite the rocket's failure, this country is doubling down on its patriotism and personality. tomorrow we are expected to see a parade in the streets involved hundreds of thousands of people and likely also a military display, tanks and potentially more rockets paraded through the streets. lynn? >> all right, richard. thanks so much. >>> the city by the bay broke some weather record this week. san francisco was pounded by a line of thunderstorms that brought record rainfall and more than 750 lightning strikes. like at that. the photographer phil mcgrew captured the amazing time lapsed photo as lightning struck all four towers of the bay bridge. lightning also hit planes entered los angeles. joan rivers was on the plane. she tweetsed everything was fine and benjamin franklin was an idiot. >>> it is official. brad pitts and angelina are engaged to be married. the come brangelina. we're going to have more on this in the next hour right here on "today." that's the

his grandson kim jung praised the country's military might and called for even more resolve but he didn't mention moved friday's failed rocket. trying to put a satellite into orbit but the un suspects it was a cover for a band that long range ballistic missile test washington suspend two hundred million dollars worth of food aid to north korea because of. the first time in fifteen months of rand's held talks with major world powers about its nuclear program everything in turkey was hailed as positive and constructive with the second round of the bill see a chance to be held next month in baghdad the five plus one group ultimately hopes to persuade a van to stop you radium enrichment something to run so far refused to do iran insists its nuclear ambitions are peaceful but western nations suspect it could be seeking nuclear weapons. talking of weapons there are likely to be more western weapons in the far east soon as japan opens up its military market with britain vying for trade prime minister david cameron led the charge this week joining america in building up an asia pacific influence and that won't sit well with china . explain. selling weapons is quickly becoming what

statue was a statue of kim jung il, hundreds of thousands in attendance, including the son and grandson of those portrayed in the statutes. >> undeterreddy the launch, kimm jung unr support for his regime and leadership. it was an embarrassment for the government. the theory is he'll feel he'll have to act out further. there are reports they're preparing the testing of another nuclear device. those in attendants gave the impression they're on message and in line. i have confidence this man, says, with kim young uni-i can face the challenges. >> another high ranking defense title, getting more and more like his father for better or for worse. >>> north korea remains a secretive and brutal regime. jennifer griffin introduces us to a man who claims he has seen just how brutal it is. >> to understand north korea you need to understand its system. only three people are known to escape the death camps. >> the first rule was you cannot escape. >> but he did, climbing over the back of another prisoner six years ago. his friend was electrocuted on the fence, allowing him to climb across. >> if you attempt to escape, you'll be shot to death and those that saw the attachme