first and then report later. >> reporter: it followed a late night meeting in the north in which kim ki-jongar state and commanders to be ready. >> translator: the general staff of the korean people's army sent an ultimate tum saying the korean people's army would launch a strong military action unless south korea stops broadcasting towards the north. >> reporter: south korea restarted broadcasts of propaganda two weeks ago in response to what happened earlier this month on the southern side of the demilitarized zone. they say northern forces planted land mines that a maimed two of its soldiers. this is the closest civilian area to where south korea says the projectile was fired on thursday. here people are advised to leave their homes. >> translator: north korea's provocation is likely to continue. so we are advising residents to stay in shelters. we will advise them to come back to the shelter this evening. >> reporter: inside it's a mainly the elderly and the young who stayed behind. >> translator: living in this area, i have seen many drills and heard explosions, but this time the sound

north korea's leader kim ki-jong has ordered his front line troops to be on a war footing as the southop propaganda broadcasts. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: south korea's president visited a military command post on friday, flanked by our national security advisor, defense minister, and senior military commanders. as north and south korea engage in one of their faceoffs. >> translator: the military should be alert for further provocations if the situation occurred i want you to take action first and then report later. >> reporter: it follows a late night meeting in which kim ki-jong ordered front line areas into a quasi war state and commanders to be ready to launch surprise attacks against the south. >> translator: the general staff of the army sent an ulty maim tum to the defense ministry saying the army would launch a strong military action unless south korea stops broadcasting towards the north within 48 hours. >> reporter: these loud speaker arace at the border are the source of the so-called war fair. they started the propaganda nearly three weeks ago in response to what h

kim ki-jong has held an emergency meeting with its central military commission. he has told the army's front line troops to be fully prepared to launch operationings. meanwhile the south korean president says she expects her military to be prepared to immediately respondent to any further provocations from the north. harry fawcett has the latest. >> reporter: south korea's president visiting the military command post on friday flanked by her national defense advisor, and other senior military commanders. the message being conveyed her personal command of the situation. >> translator: the military should be alert for further provocations. if the situation occurred i want you to take action first and then report later. >> reporter: it followed a late night meeting of the north korean ruling party in which kim ki-jong ordered front line areas into a so-called quasi war state. >> translator: the general staff of the korean people's army sent an ulty maim tum to the south korean defense ministry saying the korean people's army would launch strong military action unles

. >> reporter: it followed a late night meeting in which kim ki-jong ordered front line areas into auasi war state, and commanders to be ready to launch surprise attacks against the south. >> translator: they send an ultimatum saying the korean people's army would launch a strong military action unless south korea stops broadcasting towards the north within 48 hours. >> reporter: these speakers are the source of that war fair. they restarted broadcasts of propaganda nearly three weeks ago for the first time in 11 years in response to what happened earlier this month. south korea says northern forces planted land mines that maimed two of its soldiers. the village lies just a few kilometers south of the border, it's the closest area to where south korea says the first projectile was fired. at one point hundreds were told to leave their homes near the border. only here is the advisory still in place. >> the provocation is likely to continue, so we are advising residents to stay in shelters. there are some that went out to carry out their daily business, but we advise them to come back t

. >>> north korea's leader kim ki-jong orders his troops to be ready for war with the south. >>> the the confusion. it w

but there is speculation she could meet the north korean leader kim ki-jong.e husband pushed for closer ties with north korea while he was in power. >>> the 70th anniversary of the world's first nuclear attack is on thursday. the united nations air force dropped an atomic bomb on hiroshima in japan. at least 140,000 people died in the attack, and in the months that follow the end of the second word war. harry fawcett has been seeing how hiroshima, and it's people have recovered. >> reporter: the hills offer fertile farmland, rice, and other products grow in abundance. locals put it down in part to the purity of the water. this man calls this down mroor a blessing from heaven. but 70 years ago these hills were cursed from a rain of man made hell. >> we were soaked in black. it rained so hard. >> reporter: when the u.s. air force dropped atomic.comes on japan, radioactive debris was swept up into the air and fell as so-called black rain. but his village lies outside the officially accepted black rain zone. he and dozens of others have launched legal action to ha

ki-moon is calling for restraint from both sides. harry fawcett reports from south korea, near the dmz >>> in a late-night meeting of the the north korean ruling party central community commission. kim jong un ordered front line areas. and commanders to be ready to launch attacks against the south. >> translation: the general staff of the cory an people's army sent an ultimatum, saying the korean people's army would launch strong reaction unless south korea stops broadcasting towards the north in 48 hours. >>> the loud speaker at the border is the source of that warfare. south korea restarted broadcasts of propaganda two weeks ago. for the first time in 11 years. >> it was in response for what happened on the southern side of the demilitarized zone. forces planted land mines maiming two soldiers. >> landmine explosions and shelling by north korea are illegal and there are grave provocations. we urge north korea to stop its hasty acts. >> this is the closest civilian area to where south korea says the first north korean projectile was fired on thursday. hundreds were told to leave the homes near the border. only here is the advisory in place. >> north korea's provocation is likely to cont