korea. pyongyang has threatened retaliatory action if any shells landed on waters that it claims as its own. south korea reported no immediate action by the north. the military drills ended after about two hours. experts for the international atomic energy agency have arrived in iran's capital, tehran, hoping to get officials to talk about its nuclear weapons program, something iran has always denied. over the weekend, western diplomats told journalists that iran appeared to be expanding an underground facility near the city of homs. daniel griffiths has the latest. >> heading for iran, iaea inspectors making their second journey to tehran in less than a month. looking for answers to growing international concerns about iran's nuclear program. >> we hope to have a certain date in tehran. certainly the spirit with which we are going there. important to have some concrete results after this threat, and the highest priority remains, of course, the possible military, so iran's nuclear program. >> but it's not clear whether they'll have access to iran's nuclear facilities. two days is hardly enou

the announcement from washington and the capitol of north korea pyongyang pointing to an easing of tensions under the leadership of kim jong ilyonge eun. it also points the way for inspectors to head into north korea to determine what's going on in that country. let's begin with jobs and the u.s. economy. the chair of the federal reserve testifying on capitol hill. he does so twice a year saying the fed retains modest expectations for the american economy this year. ben bernanke telling the house committee on financial services the recent rise on oil prices hasn't affected how the fed view it is economy which involves expansion of 2.2 to 2.7% this year, about the same as last year. we'll begin with how the testimony unfolded. congressman ron paul among those with tough questions. up next is nan hayworth questioning the fed chair about managing debt and economic growth. >> you have many, many times including here today pointed out how important it is to have federal policy that reflects the impending crisis that we face in terms of managing the debt and how that weighs on economic grow growt

korea's third generation leadership transition is under way. improving the economy and regime survival remain enduring leadership priorities. pyongyang's nuclear missile programs provide strategic deter ants, sbenlt prestige and leverage for concessions. while north korea may abandon portions of its nuclear program for better relations with the united states, it is unlike to surrender the nuclear weapon. pyongyang can attack south korea with little for no strategic warning, but it suffers from logistic shortages, aging equipment and poor trainings. pyongyang likely knows it cannot reunite the peninsula by force and unlikely to attack on a scale that would risk its own survival. we see no sign that the leadership transition has changed the regime's calculus regarding nuclear weapons. in the defense intelligence agency retains continued focus on the peninsula to provide warning against additional attacks from the north. china continues to build a more modern military to defend its core interests, which are territorial sovereignty, national unity and sustained access to economic resources. countering u.s. forces in a taiwan or south chi n

korea. pyongyang had promised to respond if the south went ahead with that.the target of an attack in 2010 that killed four people. >>> another human skeleton has turned up in a wooded area on the eastern end of long island, new york. authorities are now trying to determine if the remains are connected to 10 other sets of remains that were found on a remote beach about 40 miles to the west. police suspect at least some are victims of a serial killer preying on prostitutes. >>> the south sopped with a messy winter storm. tens of thousands losing power across the region. snow, sleet, and rain also triggered pileups across tennessee, north carolina, and virginia. >>> celebrating the golden anniversary of america's first orbit of earth. exactly 50 years ago today, astronaut john glenn made the historic johnsurney around our planet, paving the way for the first moon landing just seven years later. glenn talked about his groundbreaking voyage earlier in the show with soledad. >> does it feel like it's been a long time, 50 years, or do you look at those pictures and

an egyptian executive with close ties to north korea is now in pyongyang. he is chairman of telecon, which launches cell phones in the north. the firm is also building towering hotels in pyongyang. he met kim jong-il and was welcomed in pyongyang last year. kim jong-un's guardian and uncle was also at the banquet. there's speculation efforts to attract more foreign investment in the country. a senior u.s. diplomat says north korea's new leaders must take steps to halt the nuclear program before the u.s. will agree to hold direct talks. the comment was made in seoul after meeting with senior south korean diplomats. >> we're still waiting to see if the new government in north korea is prepared to take the necessary steps. >> the u.s. has called on the north to halt its uranium enrichment program. reports china offered food aid to north korea last month. he said the aid was part of china's efforts to stabilize the north. >> we want to continue a close dialogue with china. we want them to share with us more their perspectives and their plans. >> he also said th

korea. today's announcement that pyongyang has agreed to freeze long-range missile launches, nuclear tests, and uranium enrichment activities and allow the iaea back into the country appears to be an important step on a long and difficult path. you know, the chair knows, i know, we all know that we've been down this road before, and it does remain to be seen whether the north will keep its promises this time. but in a more general sense, i'd like to recognize the tremendous commitment and dedication you have shown to reestablishing the united states, not just as an indispensable power, but as an indispensable partner. you have made it your mission to show the world the best of who we are as americans. eloquently and consistently, you have spoken up for women, for the poor, and for those who human rights and dignity had been trampled. you have elevated development alongside diplomacy and defense, as a pillar of our national security. within the administration and in the halls of congress, you have fought to ensure that our diplomats and aid workers receive the resources they need and the res

have started joint military naval drills despite north korea's threats of possible retaliation pyongyang threatened to launch a strike against seoul of provoked though the south states the military games are purely defensive ruediger frank an expert on north korea and east asia at vienna university thinks the conflict could conceivably turn into a full scale standoff. well korea has issued to state such statements in the past and look at these versus the statements but you never know you can play with fire safely for a while and until you create some kind of big blast and that's what you don't want i'm really concerned because we have a new leader in north korea kim jong il with whom we have no experience whatsoever with whom we have a chance to actually open some new avenues for cooperation and for resolving all those pressing issues that we have on the table you have about two hundred thousand south korean troops involved in two thousand american troops in this one exercise alone on the north korean side we have over one million soldiers it's a state that is on the constant state of em

we don't expect that kim jong-un, north korea's new young leader to change pyongyang's policy to attempt to export most of its weapons system. i note that in this year's statement of the record that you noted yourself that we elevated our discussion of cyber threats to follow terrorism and proliferation. and perhaps in something of a cole-new castle it to confirm cyber threat is one of the most challenges ones we face. we see an environment in which he mooernlg merging technology are developed and implemented before security responses are put in

korea's nuclear program. the headline today in agreement between pyongyang in washington in which the u.s. will provide food assistance to north korea in exchange for north korea's agreement to allow monitors inside north korea also scaling back its nuclear program. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. construction funding or maybe more specifically the lack of it, is a major concern in the department of veterans affairs and the proposed 2013 budget which includes a 10.5% increase in construction project but underfunds facility maintenance and other construction projects for the third consecutive year the budget process reductions in construction and maintenance programs raising concerns by senator murray from washington, democrat, and chair of the veterans affairs committee. also with automatic budget cuts in place with congress's inability to reach agreement on spending programs. that issue comes up with the veteran affairs secretary as he testified earlier in the day. here is a portion. >> like i said in my opening remarks i believe all v.a. programs including medical care are exe

. >>> our lead story this hour, the united states and north korea will continue talks on friday, related to pyongyang's nuclear program. the talks are the first since the death in december of former leader king jong-il. >> talks today were substantive and serious. we'll pick up again tomorrow and see if we can't make a bit of progress and have something a bit more substantive to report to you. >> translator: we have discussed all the issues that concern us. both sides were sincere. >> during the meeting the u.s. is believed to have urged north korea to take steps toward denuclearization, including ending all uranium enrichment. north korea is believed to have asked for food aid before the celebrations in april. it would have been the 100th birthday of the founder, kim il-song. they hope the two sides will reach an agreement that will lead to resumption of six party talks on the north's nuclear program. north korea pulled out of the talks three years ago. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

north korea says it suspending all nuclear and long range ballistic missile tests pyongyang would also stop the rain enrichment and let u.n. monitors in to. back into the country now this is the first step towards negotiations on north korea's nuclear issue under the new leader kim jung and to discuss this we're joined live by eric von braun got me he's an expert on north korea from canada so one of the reasons for this breakthrough is the country really that desperate for food aid now or we would assume the first positive effects of the changeover the helman pyongyang. i think it's partly both. countries always short of school. right now probably not as desperately in need as it was a year ago they have just received in january some hundred thousand tons of food from china so this is not the number one priority for this particular action that's happening right now this is been actually in. discussion already last year and just prior to the death of kim jong il the u.s. it was going to make an announcement about a food a process with north korea so this is nothing to do with kim jong u

south korea is held live fire military drills on islands near its disputed maritime border with the north despite the threats of retaliation from pyongyang the country does not appear to have reacted so far in two thousand and ten north korea responded to a similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict well for more on that let's now talk to. a higher state university professor well north korea has called the drills premeditated military provocation so far there's been no response is one likely do you think. i think it is quote possible if not immediately. next the courage on your home a new regime. actually a new dictator if you will in north korea. is . probably would be one way to do that so in effect are we seeing south korea sizing up this new leadership in north korea. no not at all i think that these exercises have been going on for as long as i can remember. i don't think that the south korean leadership want to shoulder. it is weak it is preparing for the man's out of north korea that. you know are sure to come when we see any change in the relationship at

korea has had for some time. so i think there are positives to this agreement both in pyongyang and the united states and south korea as well. >> woodruff: just briefly, would you agree those are the next steps to look for? >> they are, but i would caution about the food aid. if, in fact, we are prefacing our shipments of food aid based on monitoring, if north korea cannot meet those requirements then from the message that kim jong-un sends to his people is that the united states reneged on the deal. so, again, it is... we have to be quite careful with all of these steps and measures. >> woodruff: well, we thank you both. breaking and entering know what hwang, donald gregg. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": the republican delegate puzzle; business with a conscience; an opposition voice from russia and upheaval at rupert murdoch's news corp. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: at least nine people were killed in the midwest early today as an outbreak of tornadoes ripped across the region. more than 30 others were hurt, and a series of small towns suffered heavy

have started a large scale joint naval drills despite north korea's threats to attack if provoked for pyongyang the exercises involving hundreds of thousands of troops are a silent declaration of war in two thousand and ten the north responded to drills from its neighbor with an artillery strike that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict rigor frock an expert on north korea and east asia at vienna university things it won't take much to light the touch paper. north korea has issued to state such statements in the postes and look at these for just statements but you never know till you can play with fire safely for a while and the until you create some kind of a big blast sunday school you don't want to i'm really concerned because we have a new leader in north korea kim jong il with whom we have no experience whatsoever with whom we have a chance to actually open some new avenues for cooperation and for resolving all those pressing issues that we have on the table of about two hundred thousand south korean troops about in two thousand american troops in this one exercise alone

. >> north korea is marking what could be the 70th birthday for kim jong-il who died in december. his son has been a leading in the military parade in the capital of pyongyang where the statue of the late leader was unveiled. >> north korea is having to pack a lot into the ceremonies these days. here on the 70th anniversary of his birth, the country's late ruler back to share the limelight with his youngest son. he has big shoes to fill. events like this designed to help him do it. so, today, on his dad's birthday, north korea's new leader got a pledge of allegiance from the army. his dad got fireworks and flowers. kim jong-il has already received several birthday gifts from the nation. a big bronze statue in the capital, commemorative gold coin, a giant carving in the side of the mountain, as much about bolstering his son's hold on power as honoring the dear leader, some say. but kim jong-il has looked thoroughly at home in his new role, taking the standing ovation in stride, even motioning to those standing behind be him. it's impossible to tell from outside of the country, even from here in south korea, just how much influence kim jong-en has over his fa

south korea's health live military drills on islands near its disputed maritime border with the north despite the threats of retaliation from pyongyang the country does not appear to have reacted so from two thousand and ten will korea responded to similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict the tension comes two months after the death of north korean leader kim jong il. your pastor and former east german human rights activist looks a shoo in to be germany's next president he has the backing of chancellor angela merkel and all political parties as a replacement for christian who was forced to quit last week over corruption allegations merkel had opposed gulfs bid for the presidency in two thousand and ten in favor of of all. the senior pakistani cleric with ties to the taliban in afghanistan says president hamid karzai has asked him to help mediate talks with insurgents causes trying to contact the taliban in the neighboring country but his efforts to secure the help of pakistan civilian and military leaders have apparently failed so far his military contribut

on a world update this hour south korea is held live fire military drills on spitted maritime border with the north despite the threats of retaliation from pyongyang the country does not appear to have reacted so far in two thousand and ten north korea responded to similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict the tension comes two months after the death of the north korean leader kim yong it. could be about the summer of i mean news stories for in about ten minutes from now in the meantime the group of twenty major economies meet this weekend in mexico to lay the groundwork for the g. twenty summit later this year and the formal focus on the social and political dimensions of the global economy and up next we'll talk to the russian finance minister. about what twenty twelve. mr slawson if mark onto our program now and number of world leaders including the russian prize that i won of a possible global recession how likely do you thin this is that's their decision indeed global recession is possible to a large extent it will be decided by the kind of decision making euro zone

silly that north korea says it suspending all nuclear ballistic missile tests pyongyang would also stop you rhenium enrichment and allow u.n. monitors back into the country countries taking the step so it will be in line to receive two hundred forty thousand metric tons of food aid from the u.s. and one got in who's an expert on north korea says the deal will only be a fruit if all sides stick to the agreement. this is not a formal agreement we have here right now this is more in line with what the north koreans like to call words for words and actions for actions so it depends not only on north korea and what they do but it also depends on how the u.s. is going to react in the next period of time and whether or not the six party talks process gets back in on track and what happens in that regard so it sort of the third is out to in addition to north korea the other five parties also have their part presidential candidate voted me putin has warned russians of likely provocation by the opposition and called on the country's political forces to stay calm ahead of the weekend's poll and i

from around the world south korea has held my father military drills on islands near its disputed maritime border with the north despite the threats of retaliation from pyongyang the country does not appear to have reacted so far in two thousand and ten north korea responded to similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict the tension comes two months after the death of north korean leader kim jong il. riots in senegal have intensified days before the country's close presidential vote demonstrators set cars ablaze barricaded roads as police fired back with tear gas and rubber bullets at least six people have died in the violence since the unrest started last month protesters demand president one day withdrawals his bid for a third term in office as it contradicts the constitution he says the decision should not apply to him at the moment was put in place while he was in office. pastor and former east german human rights activist a looks a shoo in to be germany's next president he has the backing of chancellor angela merkel and all political parties as a replacement for question wolf who w

long stalled negotiations north korea has agreed to sustain the uranium enrichment and long missile range program as announced simultaneously in washington and pyongyang, and this is increasing tensions with kim jong-un, and also create more food assistance for northern korea and also when years of north korea went unmonitored and hillary clinton called it a modest first step. >>> here on capitol hill, john boehner making a rare appearance on the senate floor, urging a bill to be passed to re-establish water access for california farmers and residents that had been previously blocked by the white house. and today, the president sit down with the house republican leader mitch mcconnell and democratic leaders in a rare luncheon session with bipartisan group of congressional leaders in washington. tonight a formal dinner for a few at the white house to pay tribute to the troops who fought the battles in iraq by inviting a small group of iraq veterans to pay tribute to the 1 million-plus who served in iraq over the last nine years. >>> some weather news today that will likely have the federal emergency management agency involved in cleanup operations. ent

. >>> japanese's government says about 120 pro-pyongyang residents in japan brought at least 17 million yen on a visit to north koreapublic security officials say the korean residents, including officials of a pro-north korean association ratraveled to the north near beijing earlier this month. north koreas are expected to report when they take over 100,000 yen to the north. customs say at least $890,000 were brought into the country. the public safety officials say the association was asked by north korea to donate money to celebrate kim's anniversary. >> translator: north korea is asking people to show their loyalty to the new leader kim jong-un. especially the north korean an association in japan. >> he also predicts similar requests before the birth of his son. he says the demands on a heavy burden on north korea residents in japan. >>> while u.s. home builders are feeling better about putting down roots. ai? >> new home building in the united states rose 1.5% in january compared to the previous month. this is a key indication of economic trends. the commerce department said on thursday that housing starts in th

north korea is marking what would have been the 70th birthday of its former leader, kim jong il, who died in december. now, his son, kim jong un, has been leading a parade in pyongyang, where a bronze statue of his late father was unveiled. the bbc's lucy williamson has this. >> north korea is having to pack a lot into its ceremonies these days. here, on the 70th anniversary of his birth, the country's late ruler has to share the limelight with his youngest son. kim jong un has big shoes to fill. events like this are designed to help him do it. so, today, on his dad's birthday, north korea's new leader got a pledge of allegiance from the army. his dad got fireworks and waving flowers. but then kim jong il has already received several birthday gifts from the nation, a big bronze statue in the capital, commemorative gold coins, a giant carving in the side of a mountain. as much about bolstering his son's hold on power as about honoring the dear leader, some say. but kim jong un has looked thoroughly at home in his new role, taking a standing of his stride, even motioning to the ranks clapping behind him, enough, sit down. it's impossible to tell from outside the count

korea the u.s. japan and russia all members of the six party talks on pyongyang's nuclear disarmament. we're returning to our top story now the crisis in syria the world's media is flooded with stories and images allegedly depicting the bloody results of the syrian army is a sort of the city of homs but few have compared the clashes to that massacre in fallujah in iraq which happened nearly ten years ago and saw u.s. troops fighting alongside the government against the rebels you may find some of the images in reports disturbing. well they now call homes the capital of the revolution just as they once called the capital of terror different conflicts that share more in common than actually meets the eye now each is the third largest city and its country in each the site of a bloody urban war one of them now in history books the other still raging as we speak now in homes as in fallujah poorly armed insurgents faced off against a superior military well equipped soldiers armed with mortar snipers tanks and airpower and in both cases officials claims that only heavy handed force could brin

korea's third generation third-generation leadership transition is underway. improving the economy and regime's survival remain enduring leadership rarities. pyongyang's missile programs provide strategic deterrence international prestige and leverage to extract economic and political concessions. while north north korea may abandon portions of its nuclear program for better relations with the united states it is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons. pyongyang's position military can attack south korea with little or no strategic warning but it's a verse from logistic shortages, aging equipment and poor training. pyongyang likely knows he cannot reunite the peninsula by force and is unlikely to attack on a scale that would risk its own survival. we see no sign that the leadership transition has changed the regime's calculus regarding nuclear weapons and the defense intelligence agency retains continued focus on the peninsula to provide warning against additional attacks from the north. china continues to build a more modern military to defend its core interests which are territorial sovereignty, national unity and sustained access to economic res

korea's third generation third-generation leadership transition is underway. improving the economy and regime's survival remain enduring leadership rarities. pyongyang's missile programs provide strategic deterrence international prestige and leverage to extract economic and political concessions. while north north korea may abandon portions of its nuclear program for better relatns with the united states it is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons. pyongyang's position military can attack south korea with ttle or no strategic warning but it's a verse from logistic shortages, aging equipment and poor training. pyongyang likely knows he cannot reunite the peninsula by force and is unlikely to attack on a scale that would risk its own survival. we see no sign that the leadership transition has changed the regime's calculus regarding nuclear weapons and the defense intelligence agency retains continued focus on the peninsula to provide waing against additional attacks from the north. china continues to build a more modern military to defend its core interests which are territorial sovereignty, national unity and sustained access to economic resources

international pressure over its nuclear program in north korea this time the threat of a military confrontation coming from a different source as pyongyang southern neighbor holds military drills near a disputed sea border despite warnings from the north we asked what experts make of the timing of the exercises plus. some projects from iran are also on the threat poland's heightened destructions r.'s five hundred system will have all the details and business shortly. before we get to that with russia's election campaign in full swing it's not just presidential candidates attracting voters' attention ahead of the ballot next month people from very different walks of life have stepped up to try and make their mark in shaping the country's future art history a pushover reports on the unprecedented rise in the civil activity in russia in recent years. russia's counsel to paris hilton t.v. host sirius up champ has a reputation to match up claiming to earn two million dollars a year chilean unmindful glamour bloodiness putin was once very close to her father and is still a family friend if rumors are true he could even be such a good father he

international pressure over its nuclear program in north korea this time the threat of military confrontation coming from a different source is pyongyang southern neighbor holds military exercises we're a disputed sea border in spite of warnings from the north we are what experts make of the war games timing. but first with russia's election campaign and full swing it's not just the candidates attracting voters' attention ahead of the ballot next month people from very different walks of life have stepped up to try and make their mark in shaping the country's future artie's diary a pushover reports on the unprecedented rise in civil activity in russia recently. russia's counsel to paris hilton t.v. host sirius up champ has a reputation to match up claiming to earn two million dollars a year chilean unmindful glamour blood putin was once very close to her father and is still a family friend if rumors are true he could even be such a good father hence the shock when she became a vocal part of the new energized opposition which i laughed putin as a man who saved my father but i don't respect his politics right now he is a free person to t

with the north despite the threats of retaliation from pyongyang the country does not appear to have reacted so far in two thousand and ten north korea responded to similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four and raised fears of a wider conflict tension comes two months after the death of north korean leader kim jong. il have intensified days before the country's crucial presidential demonstrates a set of the barricade roads. back with tear gas and rubber bullets to succeed in the violence and. protect president i don't want to withdraw his bid for a third term in office as it contradicts the constitution he says the decision should not apply to him as the term. it was put in place while he was in office. your kitten capacitor and former east german human rights activist looks a shoo in to be germany's next president is the backing of chancellor angela merkel and all political parties as replacement for christian woman who was forced to quit last week of a corruption allegations that had opposed gallops bid for the presidency in two thousand and ten in favor of. a senior pakistani cleric with ties to th

near its disputed sea border with north korea which have threatened to attack in response so far the north does not appear to have responded in twenty ten pyongyang responded to island military drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four south koreans. fighting between two warring drug cartels led to the deaths of forty four inmates in what could be mexico's deadliest prison riot a clash with inmates from one cell block and baited another cell blog beating them with stones and stabbing them entire prison staff on duty at the time has been detained while an investigation looks into how the violence started. gyptian officials have failed to confirm an official date for the country's first presidential election since former leader hosni mubarak was ousted officials say the delays due to problems organizing voting for those living abroad but insist it will be held sometime in may barak was forced from office a year ago after a mass uprising and clashes which saw hundreds killed the protests continue across the country from people calling for the end of military rule. yohimbe golf a pastor and former east german human rights act

korea's nuclear em voi arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy glenn davies arrived wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we'll be interested to see whether they are interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country, all of these are unknowns at this stage. >> earlier nhk world outlined the expected focus of discussions at this meeting. >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. that's because both the united states have domestic concerns they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong-un, whose political skills are still developing. on the other hand, president barack obama is facing an election campaign. this meeting is the first since the death of kim jong-il, so likely will reaffirm its position on its nuclear program. it won't halt its nuclear program. it's trying to boost public support for the new leader. kim jong-un is being credited with leading the nuclear testing and the firing of long-range ballistic missiles. they are also claiming the development promoted by kim jong-il is among his greatest achiev

resume direct negotiations with north korea over its atomic ambitions tomorrow in beijing the talks suspended art of the death of kim jung il aimed at convincing pyongyang to halt uranium enrichment in return for aid let's get more perspective on this and what may be achieved in the negotiations with author research in asia specialist dr tim well given the history of u.s. and north korean relations and the history of talks between the two where do you see these negotiations going. on not very far i'm not alone in that anyone expects very much to happen i think mortals yes you know you can. through the motions. things very unlikely you can see any developments but that there are talks though happening what does it tell us about kim yong moon's leadership. probably not going much in you know change of policy in. conflict that. you're not in a very limited and main one policy objective is to is to negotiate and. trying to do that or. any. disagreement so the fact that the talks are resuming doesn't really say or say very much about. car because i don't think any great dispute in pyongyang. really so it was just one even has not really much to lose because

korea, the country suddenly announcing it will suspend nuclear testing uranium enrichment in long-range missile launches it says it will also allow access to international nuclear inspectors. pyongyang has broken such promises before but the u.s. says the announcement could clear the way for a major aid package, including tons of food. >>> search and rescue teams are off the coast of alabama looking for three missing members of the u.s. coast guard. their helicopter crashed in mobile bay last night during a training mission, killing one person. some of the wreckage you saw was hauled away this morning. the cause is not yet known. >>> in lon done, the son of rupert murdoch announcing he is stepping down as executive chairman of news international. james murdoch, seen here with his father last summer regard are the scandal that plagued the elder murdoch's news of the world publication. james murdoch plans on expanding international television services. >>> anonyus no longer a global police sweep leading to the arrest of 25 suspected members to of the anonymous hackers group. interpol says national law enforcement carried out the arrest this morning in argentina, chile, colombia and sp

we don't expect kim junk un, north korea's new junk leader to change pyongyang's policy of exportingts weapons systems. i would note in this statement for the record we elevated our discussion of cyber threats to follow terrorism and proliferation. the cyberthreat is one of the most challenging once we face as you alluded. we perceive a cyber environment where emerging technologies are implemented before security responses can be put in place. among state actors we're particularly concerned about entities within china and russia conducting intrusions into u.s. computer networks and stealing u.s. data. and the growing world of nonstate actors are playing in cyberspace is a great example of the easy access to potentially disruptive and even lethal technology and know how by such groups. two of our greatest strategic cyber challenges are first, definitive real time attribution of cyber attacks. knowing who carried out such attacks and where the perpetrators are located? second, managing the enormous developer inabilities in the it c supply chain for u.s. networks. briefly looking fee gr

gordon chang, the author of "nuclear showdown: north korea takes on the world" gave us some reasons why the threats could serve in pyongyang'snterest, including the need to rally the arm under kim jong-un's leadership, and to undercut south korean conservatives in the upcoming elections. paul babeu stepped down after his ex-boyfriend says he threatened to deport him if he revealed the relationship. he spoke exclusively to our miguel marquez. >> at some point, you felt -- >> used. >> used, and then threatened? >> yes. >> why threatened? >> i got a text from him, directly, on my phone. saying that i will never have business, that my family will be contacted. >> sheriff babeu responded, telling my friend, wolf blitzer, that his ex-boyfriend was in the u.s. legally, but he stole computer passwords and photos from the sheriff. >> i said, how can you think you're going to do business? he had a business with websites. he just stole my websites and put slanderous information on my websites, and how can anybody expect to do business? >> number four, we're getting the latest fund-raising numbers from the major candidate super pacs. ro

korea has a new leader in kim jong-un whose skills are still developing. president barack obama is facing an election campaign. so the north will likely reaffirm its position on nuclear. pyongyang will never halt its nuclear development program. it's trying to boast public support for the new leader. kim jong-un is being credited with leading the nuclear testing and the firing of long range ballistic missiles. the government is also claiming that the nuclear and missile development promoted by kim jong-il is among his greatest achievements. but north korea is facing -- so the country may show a more flexible attitude in order to secure supplies. i think there is little chance of that happening at this stage. washington has demanded that north korea suspended its uranium enrichment. just because the north korea's new leadership believes it can win support by maintaining its stance in negotiations with the united states, i think it will show its determination. the main concern is that they may conduct a nuclear test or launch missiles as seeking aid from the international community. the u.s. wants to show north korea that this style of diplomacy to get aid by threatening no longe

korea's nuclear envoy kim kye gwan arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy for north korean policy, glyn davies, arrived on wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we will be interested to see whether they're interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country. all of these are a bit unknowns at this stage. >> nhk world joins us with his view of the talks. hiroki, what do you think will be the focus of the discussions at the meeting? >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. that's because north korea and the united states have domestic concerns they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong un whose skills are still developing. on the other hand, president barack obama is facing an election campaign. this meeting is the first since the death of kim jong-il so it will likely reaffirm its position on its nuclear program, i think. >> what is its basic stance? >> kim jong-il never halted the nuclear development program. it's trying to bolster public support for the new leader. kim jong-un is being credited with leading the nuclear testing and firing of lon

korea has ordered troops to launch retaliatory strike against the south if provoked the statement comes as south korean and u.s. forces prepare to start a joint military exercise about twenty ten pyongyang responded to drills from its neighbor when i tell you it killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict. two soldiers have been killed after an explosion set fire to brazil's antarctic research station forty four survivors were evacuated by helicopter to a nearby chilean base the blaze broke out in the machine room houses and the trickle generators complex has reportedly been completely destroyed after efforts to fight the fire was suspended due to bad weather. bradley manning who is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret military files to wiki leaks has deferred his plea at the first court hearing on thursday he's already spent nineteen months in custody without being formally charged i think is facing life in prison if found guilty for aiding the enemy but many americans consider him a hero. even though mineta from noble peace prize there are doubts though he will get a fair trial and some to bomb a city simply broken the door former iraq war veteran michael pry

korea has ordered troops to launch or toiletry strike against the south if provoked the statement comes as south korean and u.s. forces prepared to start joint military exercises. in twenty ten pyongyang responded to drills for its neighbor to it that killed four people raising fears of a wider conflict. and two soldiers have been killed after the explosion set fire to brazil's antarctic research station forty four survivors were evacuated by helicopter to a nearby chilean base the blaze broke out in a machine that houses electrical generators the complex has reportedly been completely destroyed after efforts to fight the fire were suspended due to bad weather. now bradley manning who is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret military files to wiki leaks has deferred his plea at the first court hearing on thursday it's already spent nineteen months of custody without being formally charged manning is facing life in prison if found guilty of aiding the enemy many americans consider him a hero. been nominated for mobile peace prize but there are doubts that he will get a fair trial after. growing more terms if kishore from the socialist equality party says that manning is me

south korea has conducted live fire military drills despite the threat from pyongyang to respond withey are calling "a merciless attack. north korean officials are preparing for nuclear disarmament talks with the united states. that happens later this week. officials have arrived in iran to talk about the country's nuclear program. the second in a month. concerns are growing over their alleged it weapons experiment. new sanctions on iran over the nuclear program has prompted iran to stop shipments to the united kingdom and france, with crude oil prices jumping to a nine month high. international stock markets have risen on the news. markets in the united states have of course closed for the president's day holiday. those of the latest headlines from c-span radio. >> tonight on c-span, eliot spitzer joins the debate about whether to prosecute wall street banks or mortgage fraud. >> they had a sign on wall street that was very accurate. we would know that corporations were people when texas executes one. [laughter] the problem that we have right now is that we have given corporations al

. >>> north korea celebrating the 70th anniversary of the birth of its late leader, kim jong-il. the large military parade there in the capital city of pyongyang. the event used to shore up support for his son and chosen successor kim jong-un. while soldiers pay respect to his father while pledging loyalty to him. >>> the death toll in the honduras prison fire now at 382. inmates' families wait to find out if their loved ones were among those victims. fast-moving fire broke out on tuesday and it's one of the worst tragedies for decades in latin america. they renewed focus on the prison conditions in that region. >>> two russian cosmonauts taking a stroll in space. they're preparing the international space station for the brand-new module next year and installing shields to protect it from space debris. > >>> the revolt in syria entering its 12th month. the world is now ready to condemn president bashar al assad for killing his own people, but today's u.n. general assembly vote is symbolic while the death toll is rising. a syrian man who left new york to join his fellow syrians now joining us via skype. he's at a refugee camp on the turkish syr