lee was in the military in north korea.ng the military, she tried defecting nine times and finally succeeded on her tenth attempt. she was invited to the show after one of the producers saw her blog and read about her experiences. ♪ ♪ >> her dramatic experiences and bold character made her a big hit with viewers. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ she hopes her fame will provide some inspiration to other defectors. more than 1,500 defectors flee to south korea every year. the south korean government provides each of them with more than $18,000 over a five-year period to help them settle down and pay for housing and other costs. because the funds come from the taxpayer, some south korean citizens are not happy. [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> the more than 26,000 north koreans now living in south korea reportedly have an average income of just half that of the average south korean $2,300 per month and 40% are unemployed. two years ago a survey was conducted by the seoul city government for defecto

we are live in seoul south korea korea. told me what life was like inside that brutal country and about her amazing escape. first, we have breaking news on a major story we have been following all week in the united states. the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in south carolina. new dash cam video just released to cnn shows officers arriving on the scene after walter scott was shot. you can see what appears to be officer michael slager. he's there standing over scott's body and then a glimpse of the man who recorded the actual shooting. that shows officer slager firing at scott in the back as he's running away. the video may be disturbing and jason carol is outfront from north charleston with the latest. >> reporter: walter scott's loved ones and supporters coming together for wake this evening as his family prepares for his funeral tomorrow. this as investigators at the south carolina law enforcement division or s.l.e.d. continue to gather evidence surrounding the shooting. north charleston police

forces korea. i want to thank both of our witnesses for meeting here today and for their many years of distinguished service. in the past three months this committee has received testimony from many of america's greatest statesmen, thinkers, and former military commanders. these leaders have all told us that we are experiencing a more diverse and complex array of crises since at any time since world war ii. as we confront challenges in europe and the middle east, the u.s. cannot afford to avoid the asia-pacific region. if the 21st century is to be another american century, the united states must remain an asia-pacific power. to be another american century, the united states must remain an asia-pacific power. our natural -- our national interests in the asia-pacific are deep and we seek to extend free trade, free markets, and free air sea, and cyberspace. we look to put forth democracy, rule of law, and other values that we share. we seek to defend ourselves and our allies by maintaining the capabil

with advice from north korea? >> i would say -- i wouldn't discount that as a possibility. >> so in addition to that, you've also noted that north korea continues to procure for its nuclear ballistic missiles program, and from the region and a network of individuals and enemies in the region, and as you know, that violates u.n. security council resolution 1718. in terms of the ability of member states to directly or indirectly supply to north korea these kinds of materials, and obviously, there are many u.n. resolutions that apply to iran as well. but so as i look at that testimony, what more can we do to isolate north korea in terms of those that are supplying the country of things we don't want them to have and are against u.n. resolution? and who do we need to be tougher on in the region in that regard? >> well, i think that primarily in terms of proliferation security, we have a proliferation security initiative that's global in nature, multinational. that's also an important key because we have to bring in, w

forces korea. i'd like to thank both of our witnesses, admiral locklear and general scalparotti for appearing before us today and their many years of distinguished service. in the past three months, this committee has received testimony from many of america's most respected statesmen, thinkers and former military commanders. these leaders have toldall told us we are experiencing an array of crises more varied than at any time since the end of world war ii. as we confront immediate challenges in europe and the middle east, the united states cannot afford to negligent the asia-pacific region, which has been called the defining region for our nation's future. if the 21st century is to be another american century, the united states must remain an asia-pacific power. our national interests there are deep and enduring. we seek to extend free trade free markets, free navigation and free commons air, space, sea, and now cyber. we seek to maintain a balance of power that fosters human rights democracy, rule

so -- north korea. so that's kind of number one problem. >> okay. >> the second i think, is just insuring that the rebalance does what it needs to to insure that u.s. is properly positioned in the asia-pacific for the rest of this century. and under that fall a lot of things; insuring that the alliances are as strong as they can be, building new partnerships and in some cases insuring that the rise of china doesn't turn into a lucidities trap. >> when you look at the decision making process that kim jong un uses, and i don't know that the appropriate word is random, but would you say is there like a chain of command or a general structured way that decisions are made, or is it pretty much you're not usually certain as to which way something's going to go with him? >> yes sir, thank you. we don't know a lot about the decision making process inside of that regime. if you look at just the three years he's been the leader, he's changed his senior leadership more than his father and his grandfather put toget

forces in korea. on the next washington journal chris young and erin quinn from the center of public integrity will talk about their report on legal loopholes that allow companies to add new ingredients to food without safety reviews. and veronique du ruge and vicki shabo talking about women and family issues. and we will take your calls and you can join the conversation at facebook and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. host: the new hampshire republican party kicks off its first in the nation leadership summit friday. its speakers include chris christie, rick perry, marco rubio, and jeb bush. live coverage starts at 12:15 p.m. here on eastern -- 12:15 p.m. eastern here on c-span. host: the c-span city tool has partnered with comcast to learn the history of sin are missing, florida. >> they may or may not have been searching for the fountain of eternal youth. a lot of people said he was out for additional property for the king of spain and colonization attempts and gold

, shoring up support for it's a ally south korea?ink on the symbolic side we see ashton cart never his first asian trip going to two capitals tokyo and seoul. so it shows south korea is high up the list of u.s. priorities. he's also visiting the scene of an infamous naval attack that the north koreans sank a south korean ship five years ago. however, the one significant difference between the u.s. and the r.o.k. at the moment concerns visible defense as you mentioned, but that one area is off the agenda for the talks. so in that sense, i don't think north korea will be feeling anymore pressure. >> what about this latest police ballistic missile test that occurred this week. it is the first one in a couple of years but doesn't it tell us that whatever pressure international pressure is being put on north korea on this issue, doesn't seem to be working at this point. >> i think that's right. the u.s. is certainly worried about the long-term development of an intercontinental plastic missile capability that would give north korea the ab

so everybody in north korea has the day off effectively.ed to pay tribute to the man they credit with founding this country. now we will expect some festivities, we could see the highly choreographed military parades and the ceremony that north korea is so well-known for. we could see some unexpected surprised, observers and those in washington watching very closely to see if there are test firing rocket launches or anything like that. remember a few years ago they attempted a satellite launch on the day of the birth. that failed but just that they tried to breaking u.s. sanctions is a big day. so a very big day here in north korea. >> thank you very much paula hang dock. and now bruce clinger, who worked in the cia as deputy chief of the korea division. when i spoke to the defector this is someone who knew what it is like to live in north korea and fled north korea and had a reverence saying she is of our referation and an icon and in her appearing and her popularity? >> on one hand there are like that defector saying she is admired and a

korea's missile threats.nedan chang is a contributor to "forbes," north korea takes on the world. jord gordon thank you for being with us. my pleasure to have this. how big is the defense secretary's trip to asia? >> important for our allies. they have been worried about the u.s. commitment to the region. so that's why he is there. and he's gone talk to people who are very skeptical about the united states right now. and so therefore, this is a crucial trip. >> speaking of crucial, how crucial is it that the u.s. is now backing japan and playing a bigger security role in asia? >> five years ago, this would have been inconceivable that the united states would be pushing japan to actually act beyond its borders because everyone was still worried about the japanese after -- even after 70 years, after world war ii but none the let's now, people are much more concerned about china. so this whole idea of japan adopting a bigger role really has not met objections from countries in the region except for china. >> so

no country is like north korea. north korea is in its own category. but if you set that aside for a minute, i would say that the cases are not quite comparable, why? there is no china in the iran piece. north korea has china as a friend on its border which makes military action difficult and sanctions even more difficult. there is no equivalent to china in the iranian case here. there is no one to protect them in the region. if anything, search plaid at them. but i don't think that holds up. >> and in north korea's case, it certainly may have delayed them from getting nukes. is that what we're mostly hoping for here? >> the good thing about the framework that everyone seems to criticize is that it kept north korea from getting a bomb for ten years. stopped long-range missile test for ten years. i would love to have that deal today where they're not having missile tests and nuclear tests. if you don't have an agreement then the country is unconstrained and they can do whatever they want. it's better to have limit on them rather than leaving them free t

south korea's kospi fell 0.62% after weak export data for march. moving on to currencies, the dollar is moving in a narrow range against major peers. traders are waiting for economic data from the u.s. including the ism manufacturing, and private sector adb jobs data as a preview of u.s. nonfarm payroll numbers on friday. >>> people in malaysia will now be paying more for many items. officials there have introduced a consumption tax. a 6% goods and services tax or gst was launched on wednesday. it's part of an effort to trim the nation's fiscal deficit. officials expect it will raise around $6 billion in annual revenue. that's about 10% of the money the country took in last year from all sources. the government wants to shift reliance on income from petroleum related industries amid declines in crude oil prices. the industry had provided 30% of the nation's tax revenue. >> that sounds -- after these i think maybe once in a month. >> the gst will not be levied on food, health care expenses or tuition, but some are critical saying it will deal a blow

so north korea. so that's kind of number one problem. >> okay. >> the second is just, i think ensuring that the rebalance does what it needs to do ensure that u.s. is properly positioned in the asia pacific for the rest of this century. and under that fall a lot of things. ensuring the alliances are as strong as they can be. building new partnerships and in some cases ensuring that the rise of china doesn't turn into a lucidities trap. >> general scaparrotti, as you look at kim jong-un, the decision-making process that he uses, and i don't know if the appropriate word is random, but would you say there is like a chain of command or general structured way that decisions are made or is it pretty much you're not usually certain as to which way something is going to go with him? >> yes, sir, thank you. we don't know a lot about the decision-making process inside of that regime. if you look at just the three years he's been the leader, he's changed his senior leadership more than his father and his grandf

north korea has sold iran enriched uranium and each year iran pays north korea somewhere between $1.5n to $2 billion for missiles, nukes and other weapons. jenna: that statistic was interesting because north korea is such a closed nation. iran has the money. could they actually be constructing a weapon of mass destruction in north korea rather than in iran? how realistic is that? >> because north korea is closed off and because we we don't have inspections we don't know what'ow there are a number of iranian and north korean personnel who fly over china and essentially means that iran has substantial operations in north korea. we don't know the full dimensions of that but there have been too many reports to suggest that this close cooperation to -- you know it's just so clear there's something going on there. jenna: china was part of the deal. not only talking about sanction because china is a big customer of iranian oil but talk to us about potentially china's role in iran's nuclear program and why we should watch that. >> china used pakistan as a surrogate to transfer nuclear weapons

>>reporter: north korea cheated. u.s. intelligence detected the -- >> i'm not sure that there was any way to stop north korea from doing what it open did. >>reporter: the lesson for any future iran deal is distrust and verify. >> short term phrase for it is any time, any place inspections. that's important. no notice. anywhere we want to go. you can't take -- it's a military installation and take it off the list. you can't say you have to give us 30-day's notice. any place, any time. there are major differences between north korea and jamie thank you. >> at the core of many of these conflicts in the middle east lies an ancient religious divide, yet, members of the two main branches of islam, sunni and shias. of the 1.6 million muslims worldwide, about 85% identify as sunni and these are the countries with the shia majority that make up 15% of the world's muslim population >>> today these countries are experiencing sectarian violence between sunni and shia including lebanon, iraq saudi arabia pack stand, syria. the senior

green peace recently took its message to the wallsover the plant, saying south korea should be reducinganding its reliance on coal. >> translator: the entire world is moving towards that trend, and korea is going to the other way, even though the number of premature deaths linked to pollution is rising. >> reporter: south korea is pledging to reduce its carbon emissions by 30% by 2020. >> translator: we are trying to minimize the use of coal-power stations and demand that they reduce pollutants that are emitted even if it is more expensive, so there is a conflict of interest. >> reporter: for all of the efforts to tackle the program, seoul-its may have to get used to living with dirty air for sometime to come. >>> and a reminder that we have got all of the latest world news features and analysis on our website, aljazeera.com. our top story on the website right now is the reshuffle in saudi arabia the cabinet reshuffle, but we'll have more on that. >>> a curfew restores calm to baltimore, the city hoping to put unrest behind it. >>> a man in nepal is pulled from the rubble 82 hours after

from north korea's perspective a snub to china, which has been under harsh criticism of north korea.m russia's perspective, it would have been a signal to the united states that if you threaten us we can cozy up to north korea. perhaps there has been a recalculation about snubbing china in this way. also potentially there is some internal event in north korea that requires kim ki-jong's presence. also potentially something more prosaic prosaic. there would have been lots of other world leaders and media in the mix, so perhaps they thought it would have been too risky to make this first international visit in that fluid situation, certainly much less controlled than it would have been in authority korea. and one academic said that the kremlin would have been found it difficult to deal with north korea. it does seem the kremlin has found it too difficult to negotiate on this occasion. >> harry fawcett reporting there. >>> and good news to report in nepal. two people are pulled out alive, one including a teenage boy. go to aljazeera.com. >>> police in baltimore turn over their findings

north korea on that side, south korea that side. it seems so easy. just one step.s is literally the border, concrete, 17 inches by 5 inches, concrete. that's it. that marks the border. that's been here since 1953. now, the way they pass messages is pretty amazing. they don't use e-mail. they odon't even use a phone. they actually by a bull horn do that. if i were to step outside of that line here, what would happen to me? >> what would happen is, all of these soldiers here would make an attempt to stop you, especially me. once you get over there, we can no longer help you. >> reporter: what would the north koreans do? >> probably run down there and grab you. >> reporter: this is the most prestigious assignment there is. they have to be at least 5'9" tall which is taller than average and every single one has a black belt in tae kwon do. they're right behind me. then you see the building. that's where tourists can come to visit the dmz. apparently a lot of chinese actually come through the north korean side as well. then there's that soldier, he stands there every si

south korea is -- has an immediate proximate stake in preventing missile strikes from north korea. we worked closely with south korea to assure as an liance wealliance we can maintain the capacity to do that. one thing we bring to south korea, batteries to defend our forces deployed there and south korean forces. but south korea is also taking steps to enhance its own missile and air defense including sea and land based sensors, upgrading the patriot missiles and also pursuing its own indigenous korean capability. u.s. and australia long cooperation, partnership on missile defense research and development. most notably with regard to sensors. in the middle east we have a robust missile defense presence including land and sea-based assets deployed there. that is in addition to our efforts to work with allies to build their own capabilities to defend themselves. strong -- we have a strong relationship with israel on missile defense. i was the action officer in 1986, 6, for the very first agreement we had with israel on cooperative missile defense for research and development. it has

with advice from north korea? >> i would say -- i wouldn't discount that as a possibility. >> so in addition to that, you've also noted that north korea continues to procure for its nuclear ballistic missiles program, and from the region and a network of individuals and enemies in the region, and as you know, that violates u.n. security council resolution 1718. in terms of the ability of member states to directly or indirectly supply to north korea these kinds of materials, and obviously, there are many u.n. resolutions that apply to iran as well. but so as i look at that testimony, what more can we do to isolate north korea in terms of those that are supplying the country of things we don't want them to have and are against u.n. resolution? and who do we need to be tougher on in the region in that regard? >> well, i think that primarily in terms of proliferation security, we have a proliferation security initiative that's global in nature multinational. that's also an important key because we have to bring in, we

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threats from north korea.orea recently announced it plans to purchase patriot pac 3 missiles, which will enhance its capability to defend against the north korean ballistic missile threat. finally, let me say a few things about missile defense and russia. prior to the suspension of our dialogue on missile defense as a result of russia's illegal actions in ukraine, russia continued to demand that the united states provided legally behinding guarantees that our missile defenses will not harm or diminish the strategic nuclear deterrent. these guarantees would have been based on a criteria that would have limited our missile defenses and undermined our abilities to stay ahead of the ballistic missile threat. the ballistic missile defense review is quite clear on our policy. u.s. missile defense is not designed nor directed against russia and china's strategic nuclear forces. however, at the same time, we have also made it clear that we cannot and will not accept legally binding or other constraints that limit our

. >>> leaders in north korea say they cannot hold talks with japan.hey had promised to investigate the fate of abducted and other missing japanese in their country. now they say dialogue is impossible because japanese police raided the home of a pro-pyongyang group leader. the state-run korean central news agency reported that leaders told the japanese government through diplomatic channels. their report referred to a police raid last month. officers went into the home of ho-jo mong. he chairs a pro-pyongyang group called the general association of korean residents in japan. japanese authorities were looking into the illegal impart of matsutake mushrooms from north korea. officials called the raid an unprecedented infringement of sovereignty. they're demanding an official apology. the north koreans also said japan had violated an agreement to jointly resolve their country's abductions of japanese nationals. they condemn leaders in tokyo for involving other countries through the united nations. japanese leaders say they've done nothing wrong. >> transl

korea.also -- this year's budget also continues the redesign, the funding for the redesign of the kill vehicle for the ground based intercepters. there had been some problems in the past, kind of those are identified, the test in june of last year showed that the changes made for the gbi's would make that system more successful. so it's back fitting those on to existing intercepters but also the redesigned kill vehicle that not only gives you better performance and discrimination capability but also will be easier to build, easier to maintain, easier to upgrade than the previous versions were. let me turn now to regional missile defense and what is it that we see as the threats there. north korea besides the threats to the homeland also poses a substantialú missile threat. its conducted a number of short-range ballistic missile launches in the recent past and also has medium range missiles, the scud c and the nodong that can threaten further -- further allies and u.s. forces in the region. t

korea is going the other way, even though premature deaths is linked to it riding >>> south korea is pledging to reduce emissions by 13%. burning coal would seam to work against reducing emissions. another the main objectives is to reduce emissions. this is a conflict of interest. >> reporter: for all the efforts local and cross-border to tackle the problem, some may have to get used to living with dirty air for some time to come. . >> keep up to date with that story about pollution and the others that we are following here in al jazeera. head over to aljazeera.com, our web page updated around the clock. phil torres >> this is "techknow," a show of invo vasions that can save lives, we'll explore the intersection of hart ware and huge -- hardware and humanity. let's check out the team. marita davison is specialising in ecology. tonight, what are the scientists at monsanta up to. we go into their lab.

june 26th 2008 president bush lifted sanctions on north korea. as part of the deal they got to keep a nuclear program and nuclear research like iran does now. here is what president bush said about that deal. >> today's a positive day. it's a positive step forward. there's more work to be done and we have to process to get it done in a verifiable way. >> it sounds a lot like president obama who is saying if iran cheats we'll know about it. this is about verification and not about trust. after that deal north korea succeeded in getting a nuclear weapon even though it signed on the dotted line. how can you assure the world that iran will not be like north korea? >> the level of access and transparency that we have in this agreement is quite exceptional. that's how we have the confidence that we will in fact know what we need to know when he need know it. >> secretary, cnn ists are now siding with republicans on the sanctions issue. they're saying they will not vote to end sanctions against iran unless congress gets to review this deal. that is some

carrying all these missiles and nukes from north korea to iran.between pyongyang and tehran. that's going to be very difficult for us to deal with. the administration of george w. bush completely failed in stopping china from doing this. >> despite the inadequacyiesinadequacies, is this preliminary deal worth pursuing with iran? >> it's worth pursuing to see how serious they are. the one thing the white house fact sheet said thursday north korea agreed to the additional protocol which allows for any time, any place inspections. if we get to see iran's military facilities especially parchin, where a lot of the work is taking place this is going to be important. if the iranians don't permit that, this will be the same story we had with north korea as netanyahu referred to. >> you and i were talking during the commercial break and talked about the specifics that north korea has kind of taught potentially iran about those inspections. >> yes, the iranians have learned from the north koreans how to beat the inspectors from the international atomic ener

lou: with north korea at least it is understandable with laxalt -- lack of proximity but north korea's total dependence with the 20 warheads with the capacity to double that suggest clearly something is amiss is in the national security team for a very long time as we awaken to that reality of the emerging power of china. >> this is the utter futility with the failure of economic sanctions they could bring in the regime in a heartbeat with a lot of humanitarian assistance. this is the time. china should be very worried the north koreans will sell anything to anybody. and in 2007 to come back to iran. we don't know the extent but we should be very worried about it. lou: we are way over time but help us understand quickly why did china make this announcement today? >> they're very concerned about japan is out of control that we should have understood 20 years ago and this is an opportunity that i doubt the administration will take. lou: john bolton. votes in the poll tonight to do you believe the clintons make a good argument for those that oppose political dynasty in america? they're jo

investigators in japan and south korea will begin their probe on wednesday. transport officials say the air bus a 320 came to a stop facing the opposite direction on tuesday. they say there was a report that the tail section of the plane touched the runway during landing triggering sparks. they add the engine on the left side and part of the wing have been damaged. 74 passengers and 8 crew members were on board. 46 are from japan. others are from such countries as china, south korea, the united states, canada and sweden. they say 22 people suffered injuries. mostly minor. >> the plane started rattling. i looked outside and saw the wing was broken. >> translator: i saw fire coming out. and smelled some burning. >> translator: the plane dropped suddenly before it landed. >> asean airlines flight 162 originated from south korea. officials suspect the jet flew at an abnormally low altitude before skidding off the runway. the plane apparently clipped a communications structure 300 meters from the runway. and they also found a fragment of the structure on the aircr

the village is crowded with visitors from all over south korea. one attraction is trying on a kimono. this cafe serves matcha green tea. last year, the town received 120,000 visitors, many of them young people. >> translator: it's just like becoming an idol or a japanese girl. i'm having a magical experience. >> reporter: during japan's colonial rule, japanese fishermen moved here as it has rich fishing grounds. the town bustled with life. after the end of world war ii, all the japanese left the town. over time, many buildings aged and the town became deserted. six years ago, the city which includes the area started a project to restore the japanese town as a tourist attraction. many structures built by japanese in south korea during colonial rule are being restored. a monument was set up here in honor of a japanese man who helped build roads and other infrastructure, but as you can see, someone has covered it with cement. there was fierce opposition to the project. many people saw the town as a legacy of colonialism. but city officials argued tha

today marks the first anniversary of the sinking of the ferry in south korea. that disaster left 304 people dead, many of the victims were schoolchildren. speaking today, the president promised to raise the sunken ferry as soon as possible. a commitment made after weeks of demands from victims' families. park geun-hye: i express my sincere condolences to the thick thumbs -- the victims and the missing people. along with everyone in our country, i pray for the deceased. i think now is the time for us to be prepared for the ship's salvage. we'll make all necessary procedures properly. so that the ship can be raised as soon as possible. genie: four more, let's bring in andrew in seoul. one year since the ferry sank. so much controversy and anger surrounding what happened and the aftermath. tell us about that. andrew: there is enormous controversy. to give an example of how much angst there is among the victims or the families of the victims their work two memorial services today. one in the port of jindo close to the sinking site. that is where you saw president p

south korea controls them. with the changes, all 20 social studies texted used in japanese junior high schools now reflect the government stance. panel members also urged one publisher to include the government's view in articles about those known as comfort women. the publisher decided to delay testimony by former comfort women and photographs. they've also added a statement made in 1993 by then chief cabinet secretary kono. it expresses sincere apologies and remorse to all those recruited to work in comfort stations during world war ii. the revised textbook also says the government has found no evidence directly proving military or government officials took the women away through coercion. that's been the government's stance since 2007. >> translator: if there are descriptions that are different from the government's view we want them to state what the government says on the issue. we're not demanding they include the entire official stance. we're moving towards striking a total balance. >> reporter: south ko

dirty air and government policy a toxic combination in south korea. pass >>> you're watch, al jazeera, let's recap the headlines. crowds rally in nepal, demanding help from the government. thousands are living in camps needing food water and medicine following the earthquake. more than 5,000 are confirmed dead. >>> saudi arabia's king salman named his nephew mohammed bin nayef as the new crown prince and for the second time a non-royal will be foreign minister. the nigerian army says it rescued 300 women and girls. found in the forest. the last-known strong hold of the group >>> the earthquake m nepal. the u.n. food agencies says now, four days after the quake will aid be handed out in remote areas. andrew simmonds travelled to the foothills to see how difficult it could be. >> reporter: it's an operation that only stops for refuelling and briefings. while the military may have been mobilized quickly, it's not enough to bring the relief the country desperately needs. beyond the sprawl of the capital is where the extra effort is needed most. from this

just like the framework with north korea did. the u.s. says it learned its lesson with north korea, which is why the nuclear deal they're negotiate, iran would have much tougher inspections of their nuclear facilities. to ensure the iranians don't cheat like the north koreans did. cnn, washington. >>> it was a five-month battle, but the u.s. senate finally confirmed the president obama's nomination for u.s. attorney general loretta lynch. >> in this vote, the yeas were 56 and the nays were 43. the nomination is confirmed. >> that 56-43 vote makes lynch the first avenue can american female attorney general in u.s. history. lawmakers in the republican-led senate refused to vote on her nomination until democrats cut a deal on abortion language used in a different bill. that legislation passed on wednesday, endsing what has been a bitter standoff. >>> a reminder to tune into cnn later today to see a ground breaking debate hoeftded by christian amanpour. she's brought together a panel of officials. what makes this distinct is you'll see reacti

and korea is going the other way.e the number of premature deaths linked to pollution is rising. >> reporter: south korea is pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2020. burning more coal would seem to work against that goal. >> translator: another of the ministries main objectives is to smooth the supply of electricity. we are trying to minimize the use of coal power stations and demand they reduce pollutants even if it is more expensive, so there is a conflict of interest. >> reporter: for all of the efforts to tackle the problem, seoul-its may have to get used to living with dirty air for sometime to come. >>> australian daredevil pulled off a death-defying stunt and claimed a place in the history books. ♪ >> reporter: if that doesn't make your tummy feel funny, i don't know what does. the first to land a triple back flip in midair for the 29 year old. it was in a sposhgs park in the u.s. the bike weighed 90 kilos, went 97 kilometers an hour and they were surprisingly pleased, as i bet he was. okay. go to al

>> kennedy: well, the challenge for japan/korea, for japan/u.s.o that these horrible violations are never, ever repeated. >> o'donnell: abe wasn't elected to revise the past, but to revitalize the economy, an imperative given what's happened to japan. there was a time 30 years ago when japan's economic might was seen as a threat to the united states. japan's electronics and auto industries were the envy of the world. then in the 1990s, japan's bubble burst. deflation and stagnation became the norm. one lost decade turned into two, leaving many to wonder whether japan's best days are long past. that was even before the tsunami hit four years ago. this was the coastal town of otsuchi then... and this is the town today. little has risen but dirt. japan's population is aging faster than any other country's, and the nation is suffering from a shortage of workers. the japanese are feeling diminished, especially comparison to china. but caroline kennedy is bullish on japan and seems eager to promote the u.s.-japanese alliance. she's patient when it comes

carolina. >> the united states will monitor north korea.d only when it does so will they rejoin. >> north korea did a first nuclear test in 2006. it bought us a decade with north korea. >> and so the same thing for iran. >> exact same thing. and guess who did that deal. wendy sherman. and she did that one and the iran deal. >> we'll see what the details are as they come together. and the role of the un moving forward. thank you so much. >> and good news if you are planning a summer vacation am and why triple a said gas prices will go down this summer. and the historic drought. and some foejs left off and others pay a fair-- left off the hook and others pay a fair price. and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. and the needle is thin. victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it is not recommended as the first medicat

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north korea doing what north korea does. the new york arm north korea destabilizing the entire region and a japan that has been weak quickcally for quite some time. and japan quite in terms of the security. i've done a lot of reporting and research on this here. the japan japan is only tasked with defending the japanese islands. itthere are some 40,000 american troops that have been in japan at various air bases marine bases. you heard of the controversial one in okinawa. you heard of where they're thinking of moving to guam because of local concerns of the behavior and growing noise there. but it has come to the head over the islands that is nothing more than a pile of rocks the japanese call them the season can you could you islands. --they call them the senkaku islands, and japan will defend them if it comes to a fight with china. that has many on edge. this is a huge deal in japan. this legacy has lasted 70 years since 1945, since the end of the war. since the united states largely defeated japan and since the hiroshima

grief and anger as south korea marks a year since the sinking of the see wol ferry.m bee as develops says air strike against marc farc ebel ares back off are on after seven years remember killed in a ambush we hear there migrants workers who say they are under attack in south africa. ♪ ♪ >>> i was first the u.n. says the human tear i didn't know situation? yemen is failing with million struggling to fight food and water at the same time the u.n. envoy to the country has resigned he had been overseeing efforts to reach a political deal between the rival tabb factions but fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. as the fighting continues across the country the number of dead and injured are rising. more than 730 people have now been killed in the air attacks and street battles nearly 2007 hicks 60 have been injured. and the former president has been trying to make an exit. he's asked for safe passage out of the country. forces loyal to him are accused of helping the houthi rebels and a spokesman mann for the saudi military has sold al jazerra he has no role

this man has been studying the wind droekz south korea for -- direction to south korea for weeks.ending dollar bills and political leaflets across the border. he hoped north koreans would find it funny, they didn't. but he it says doesn't matter. "the regime hates the equipment," he says, "because it shows kim jong-un as a man, not a god. he cries, he's afraid like us and gets assassinated it destroys the idolization of the leader." in the dead of night, his precious cargo hidden, lee travels from his home it an area close to the border, an area south korean police and military following him do not want us to disclose. they also asked us not to film them. these propaganda balloons infuriate north korea. its military fired on similar balloon several months ago. the south fired back. seoul it says can't stop them as they're civilians, and this is freedom of speech. residents living near the border disagree. last october they physically intervened to stop activists from sending balloons, angry that they were being put in the line of fire which is why lee says he flies his balloons at

. >> south korea, china and japan are meeting in relation to pollution. seoul has an awareness that a lot of the problem is close to home. harry fawcett reports. seoul has to endure periods of peak pollution. 23rd february was something else - the worst day for five years. fine air borne particles at 50 times the world health organisation's safe level. when it's that bad, the main source of the problem is clear. pollutant laced dust blown in. dust that passes into the bloodstream can trigger heart problems and strokes. since 2012 the average daily air quality has been steadily worse, double the standard level, and the metropolitan government accepts 70% of the problem is home grown. >> when you look at what is generated in seoul, it's floating dust disturbed by human activity or vehicle emissions. >> reporter: the city has a plan to convert buses from diseasel to gas restrict new cars to electric or hybrid. coal fired power stakeses is on the increase this went from four to six furnaces soon it will be eight. 13 new plants will be built in six years. what