lippert's attacker kim ki jong is facing murder charges. >>> hillary clinton will answer questions about the e-mail scandal that has been dogging her for weeks. the sit-down interview could come woman 48 hours. she is expected to say she did use a classified state e-mail but could not use it with her blackberry because her system was too andtiquatedantiquated. the white house and mrs. clinton did exchange e-mails. suggesting he knew or saw she was using a private e-mail account. >>> he is a likely republican candidate for 2016 scott walker is feeling the wrath of the current resident. president obama blasting walker for an inexcusable right to work bill into law. he says even as its governor claims victory overworking americans, i encourage him to strike a role for working americans to offer them the security of paid leave. wisconsin is the 25th state to pass right to work laws. which prevent workers from the right to join unions. >>> the new york bound amtrak train slammed into a tractor-trailer. you can see it there. they got stuck trying to make a turn. the driver jumped out before im

reporter: the attacker was quickly apprehended and identified as 55-year-old kim ki-jong, a man previouslynown to police for throwing a piece of concrete at the former japanese ambassador. they believe the presence of the u.s. military is preventing unification with north korea. troops begin their annual joint exercises, which are set to run until april. north korea testfired short-range missiles on monday. anchor: a last ditch attempt to save two australians looks to have failed. tony abbott offered a prisoner exchange to save the men. indonesia rejected the bid. andrew chan and myuran sukumara have now been transferred to the so-called execution island. why they were against a prisoner exchange. >> we understand the need for australia -- such efforts should be done in a way that is respectful to the laws of the country and also respect the sovereignty of the laws in indonesia. we do not have any laws pertaining to the issue of negotiation. anchor: now to the united states. the child for dzhokhar tsarnaev is now on -- the trial for dzhokhar tsarnaev is now underway. the defense is going t

. >> the suspect kim ki-jong was in court today. police are investigating his possible ties to north korea. police believe kim was protesting joint military drills involving the u.s. and south korea. it's been called the largest brief filing in history and now in the hands of the supreme court. the human rights campaign wants the high court to recognize same sex marriage nationwide. it filed a brief today with more than 207,000 signatures supporting its position. the court will hear oral arguments next month and the ruling is expected this summer. the nation's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in nearly seven years. at 5.5%. that's a .2% drop from last month. this drop was fueled by a combinings of 275,000 jobs created and people dropping out of the labor force. the largest corporation in the world is being added to the dow jones industrial average. apple takes its place in the exclusive club later this month. it replaces tech rival at&t. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 the new lawsuit challenging hillary clinton's e-mail u

ambassador was viciously attacked from behind by a man seoul police identified as korean nationalist kim ki-jong. kim screamed about reunifying north and south korea and demanded the halt of ongoing u.s. and south korean military exercises. police say he used this ten-inch blade to slash the envoy's arm and slice a four-inch gash in his face. after surgery and 80 stitches,er lippert tweeted today, "doing well and in great spirits." but the incident raises questions about why there were no u.s. security agents on site and just one unarmed south korean guard to defend him. kim was known to authorities. he had staged a similar attack on the japanese ambassador five years earlier and had recently been protesting outside the u.s. embassy. former diplomatic security agenton bruce tully said considering the high tensions between the u.s. and north korea, there should have been tighter security. how is it possible that the u.s. ambassador didn't have protection with him? >> it's a mystery to me, as well. if i were at that post, i would have had our adequate securityct there to protect him, whether it be

ambassador to south korea has made his first appearance in court. 55-year-old, kim ki-jong was wheeledo court on friday. he is likely to be charged with attempted murder. police are investing the motive of the attack and the multiple trips he made to north korea. ambassador mark lippert needed 80 stitches after his face was slashed. >>> chinese and japanese diplomats will hold their first security talks for the first time in four months. both china and japan claim ownership of islands in the south china sea. >>> students in sierra leone will soon be returning to class. schools were closed to fight the ebola epidemic. jalz's natasha ghoneim reports parents are worry, and officials say the -- epidemic is far from over. >> reporter: the schools will be filled again with students. officials are preparing for the first school year since the ebola epidemic gripped sierra leone and its neighbors. [ applause ] >> translator: we are afraid. if it were up to me i would not the school to reopen until ebola is finished, but since the government has passed its order, we just have to obey. >> report

. >> reporter: police identified him always kim ki-jong a radical activist. he opposes the military practices between the u.s. and the south koreans. >>> it is 4:18. more coverage. winter storm is next. >>> mayor nutter is unveiling his budget proposal today and there's word of a property tax. >> storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we have the snow in the northwest and it's in jenkintown and media. we have other details coming up. >> good morning everyone, takerring a live look at center city, number one philadelphia schools are opening on time at this point. we'll let you know if that changes the moment it does. number two get your cars off the snow emergency routes by 6 arteriovenous malformation. it is your responsibility to know which routes are snow emergency, or they will tow you away. >> i would not want that. >> reporter: only two things, you said more than two things. we'll go outside instead to lionville, chester county. the flakes are starting to fall. we've seen the changeover along 100 at 113. the road wet at this point. let's talk about the m

he was identified by authorities as kim ki-jong. they say he's told them, he acted alone. ambassador lippert was rushed to a hospital, bleeding heavily, and got 80 stitches to close wounds on his face and arm. lippert had just one unarmed local bodyguard. tonight, ambassador lippert is in stable condition in the hospital where he is expected to remain for several days. but once again, this attack shows, no matter where, every american ambassador is a potential target. david? >> terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. >>> and back here at home now, and to the firestorm over hillary clinton. opting for private e-mail over a government account. the former secretary of state now tweeting that she wants the public to see her e-mail. but how long will that take, and did she break the rules after all? plus, the video tonight, now surfacing, showing mrs. clinton questioning the bush administration's use of secret e-mail accounts of their own. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: today, abc news has learned hillary clinton violated state department e-mai

he was identified by authorities as kim ki-jong. they say he's told them, he acted alone. ambassador lippert was rushed to a hospital, bleeding heavily, and got 80 stitches to close wounds on his face and arm. north korea actually hailed the incident, calling it the "knife attack of justice." the u.s. and south korea are conducting joint military exercises this week. but the real issue -- security. lippert had just one unarmed, local bodyguard. >> how would one of our ambassadors be stabbed multiple times, who has had to fend off the attacker himself and there was nobody close enough to help him? that's just inexcusable. >> reporter: tonight, ambassador lippert is in stable condition in a hospital where he is expected to remain for several days. but once again, this attack shows no matter where, every american ambassador is a potential target. david? >> terry moran tonight. terry, thank you. >>> and back here at home now, and to the firestorm over hillary clinton. opting for private e-mail over a government account. the former secretary of state now tweeting that she wants

ambassador to south korea has made his first appearance in court. 55 year old kim ki-jong was wheeledt on friday. police are investigating the motive of the attack and the multiple trips keystone pipeline made to north korea. the ambassador needed 80 stitches after his face was slashed at a forum about korean unification on thursday. >>> a meet ing in tokyo will address strained relations between china and japan and the dispute over own ipship of islands in the south chaiia sea. >>> nepal's only international runway remains closed after a turkish airlines jet lost control when landing. the plane was damaged but nobody on board was hurt. airport crews are using special equipment brought in from india to help remove the plane. >>> the army is closer to finding the schoolgirls abducted by boko haram in nigeria. the town was retaken by the nigeria government in november. >> translator: a nigerian delegation traveling to the area. it was cleared of boko haram fighters, but still trying to come to terms with the abduction of its schoolgirls last year. the idea is simple go into areas that h

. >> ( translated ): the suspect kim ki-jong stated that he had committed this crime in order to protest against the military drills that interrupt the south and the north's peacemaking atmosphere. >> woodruff: north korea's state-controlled media praised the attack, saying the "knife slashes of justice" were a "deserved punishment." >> ifill: the last known ebola patient in liberia headed home from the hospital today. the first case was reported there a year ago. the resulting epidemic has since killed nearly 10,000 people across west africa. liberia hasn't reported any new ebola cases for 13 days, but it won't be given the "all clear" until 42 days have passed. that's double the normal incubation period. >> woodruff: wall street edged higher today in advance of tomorrow's february jobs report. the dow jones industrial average gained 39 points to close above 18,100. the nasdaq rose more than 15 points, and the s&p 500 added 2 points. >> ifill: the former archbishop of new york, retired cardinal edward egan, died today of a heart attack. egan presided over the archdiocese from 2000 to 20

. >> reporter: police identified kim ki-jong as a radical activist. ng military exercises between the u.s. and south korean forces. that's also in line with north korean demands. five years ago kim received a suspended two-year prison term for throe throwing concrete blocks at a japanese ambassador in seoul. >>> the justice department will not charge the white police officer who shot michael brown and sparked months of unrest in ferguson, missouri, and beyond. a scathing report from the police department showed a list of violations targeting of african-americans. officials announced two dozen recommendations including retraining officers, banning ticket and arrest quotas and establishing new oversight. the mayor appeared on the defensive however. >> these actions taken by these individuals are in no way representative of the employees of the city of ferguson. >> the report found the troubling pattern of stop searches and arrests without probable cause. officials in ferguson e-mailed racist jokes even without punishment. >>> supreme court appears sharpl

the suspect, kim ki jong is now in cust different police say he was screaming the whole time. he wanted to stop the u.s. and north korea's joint military action. the same man received a suspended jail sentence for hurling a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador back in 2010. meanwhile north korea is calling the attack, quote, just punishment for u.s. warmongers. bill richardson, the former u.s. ambassador of the united nation, former governor to new mexico. thanks so much for being was. we see these pictures of ambassador lippert, and they are alarming. how is it that a u.s. official, a prominent u.s. official overseas -- there seems to be no protection there. how can that happen? >> well, there's some reports that the american embassy did not request protection. i doubt that. i think there's several issues here. one, we have to ensure that our diplomats, our military personnel are protected, especially in these increasing turbulent times. secondly, the host country is responsible for security of ambassadors across the board. what is a little bit alarming here is south

the suspect identified at 55-year-old kim ki-jong wrestled to the ground and arrested by seoul police. armed with a ten-inch blade he shouted demand for a unified north and south korea. the war exercise must be stopped, he's heard yelling outside the police station. likely referring to the annual joint military exercises that the u.s. began this week with south korea. in this photo posted to his blog, the suspect was seen protesting those same drills outside the u.s. embassy last week and this is not kim's first attack on a diplomat. he was reportedly in prison two years in 2010 for throwing a piece of concrete at the japanese ambassador in seoul. traveling in saudi arabia secretary of state john kerry weighed in saying the u.s. will not be intimidated. mark lippert was confirmed abassador to south korea in september after serving as a key foreign policy aid to president obama. since arriving in seoul, he's kept a visible presence on social media and in the korean press. he and his wife have a 6 week-old son given a korean middle name. north korean media called the attack righteous pu

meanwhile, the man accused of attacking him, kim ki-jong, a 55-year-old man as was shouting protestingt south korean u.s. military exercises that are taking place at the moment. so he was clearly trying to engage in some kind of a, of a protest but the question is going to be about how it was that a man like that managed to get so close to so senior an american diplomat? >> yeah. i mean and also just how he walked out of this event, and we see these images. i mean, it just seems like -- i don't know. look at it. he's in the middle of the street. you know asking for an ambulance along with other people and then north korea has reacted to this, i understand, keir? >> reporter: that's right. north korean television calling it a punishment deserved to the warmonger, the u.s. so, you know they're making their feelings clear, frankly, what you'd expect. the secretary of state kerry at the same time saying condemning the attack plainly, and south korea condemning the attack too, but the questions really now are going to how was it that this man was a able to get close to him? we understand th

ambassador mark lippert and north korea. 55-year-old kim ki-jong reportedly made numerous trips to north korea and a statement from pyongyang calls the slashing a quote knife attack of justice. prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant now for jong he could be charged with attempted murder. ambassador lippert for his part is recovering in the hospital following surgery and 80 stitches. >>> new developments in the hillary clinton email mess. bad practice bad oversight, bad reporting. this story has something for everyone. the state department now pushing back on reports that hillary clinton's use of personal email was in violation of its rules. why? well the officials say because they don't know she broke the policy they'll have to review the 55,000 pages of emails she did turn over in order to know. >>> meanwhile cnn's jake tapper reports back in 2012 the ambassador to kenya was hammered by the state department's inspector-general for a variety of things including using personal email to conduct government business while clinton was doing the same thing at the same time. ambassador scott

. >> in this new surveillance video, you can see the suspect, 55-year-old kim ki-jong, leaving his homerding to witnesses, once inside, kim pushed the diplomat from behind on to a table before assaulting him. bystanders tackling him to the ground as police rushed him out of the conference room. witnesses say they heard kim yelling anti-u.s. sentiments shouting the south korea/u.s. military drills must stop. a reference to the annual war games which north korea sees a as a provocation. authorities say the assailant has a history of similar attacks. in 2010 kim received a suspended two-year prison sentence for throwing a piece of concrete at a japanese ambassador to south korea. president obama calling ambassador lippert, wishing him a speedy recovery. the two close since obama started in the senate in 2005. lippert tweeting from the hospital -- doing well and in great spirits. will be back asap to advance u.s./south korean alliance. michaela it does raise the question about security measures in place. the seoul police do say that the u.s. embassy did not ask for any specific security for

. >> police say 55-year-old kim k ki-jong attacked him.powerment. >>> the storm front extends for more than a thousand miles. forecasters expect more than a half a foot of snow from arkansas to new jersey. there are lots of traffic problems in texas. cars are spinning out in the ft. worth and dallas area. >>> if boston gets 2 inches of snow today it will set an all-time record. the city has got almost 9 feet of snow this winter. it is dampening people's spirits and hurting the local economy. anna werner is a diner in south boston where customers are hard to find. anna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. if you want to get an idea just how hard it can be to get to work or to shop or to get to a restaurant, take a look at this sidewalk. they call it a sidewalk where not only is the snow over your head, but everything is very slippery, very icy. and you can imagine if you're trying to come out to eat, it's a lot of work to get out here. the result is a lot of people aren't coming out to restaurants and shopping and that is hurt