hiroki iwojima has been covering the korean peninsula for years. hiroki, is north korea in a position to conduct a nuclear test? >> this announcement came from the national defense commission, which often doesn't make statements. we can see these as a final warning. the nuclear analyst tells nhk that north korean scientists are ready to go. he says there are three tunnels in the northern area where previous nuclear tests happened. he notes one is off limits because it's being used before. but he says nuclear officials are making preparations at the other two and could carry out a test at any time. a senior japanese intelligence official told me one of the tunnels could handle a plutonium-type test and the other a test involving highly enriched uranium, which is easier to turn into bomb-making material. experts believe that the north conducted a plutonium type nuclear test twice in the past, but we should note that the north koreans say they will conduct a nuclear test over higher level. they have highly enriched uranium, so we cannot exclude the po

soon after the move the korean peninsula was divided. she became separated from her sister. they have not seen each other since. >> translator: i dearly want to meet you, my younger sister. i can't forget the memory of you crying and screaming because we would be apart. i pray that north/south relations improve and that we can meet again as soon as possible. >> reporter: seong is cared for by her four children in seoul. realizing her remaining days are numbered, she recorded the video. seong was anxious to let her sister know just how badly she wants to see her, even for just one moment. >> translator: i want to meet her so badly. if it's possible, i would run to her. >> reporter: since 2000 south korea's government has worked on a program to let separated families meet either in person or through video conference calls. around 128,000 south koreans are registered as being separated from family members because of the divided peninsula. but only about 1,800 reunions have take up place. in 2008 video letters were exchanged on a test basis by 40 separated families, but the proj

it also says that no dialogue on the denuclearization of the korean peninsula will be possible in the future. >>> but u.s. officials say some sort of dialogue has to happen on the korean peninsula before they engage in direct talks with the north. analysts say the north koreans are applying pressure to speed things along, but a senior american diplomat is urging them to first improve relations with the south. special representative for north korea policy glyn davis sris met in south with south korean's chief of nuclear development. after the meeting he called on provocations and to work on ties with the south. >> without sustained improvement in interkorean relations, u.s./dprk ties cannot fundamentally improve. >> davies says the u.s. and south korea will consider imposing their own sanctions after carrying out the widened u.n. sanctions against the north's rocket launch. he will be visiting china on friday and then will head to japan to coordinate policy on north korea. >>> all of the players in this high-stakes game have north koreans turn words into actions before. hiroki iwijima

the present situation on the korean peninsula is very complex and sensitive. we hope the relevant parties can remain calm and speak in a cautious and prudent way and not take any steps which may further inflame the situation. >> a senior fellow at the u.s. china institute at the university of southern california joins us. china is unlikely to take any action against ally and trade partner in north korea? >> the chinese have been urging south korea and the u.s. to talk to north korea for a long time, and that is something that both the obama administration and the of korean -- and the outbound south korean president has been unwilling to do. the chinese have considerable leverage over north korea. on the other hand, beijing's top priority is to ensure stability in north korea. they are not going to do anything that would undermine the regime of kim jong-un or accelerate any movement toward collapse or internal trouble in north korea. for china, that is more important than the nuclear issue, although clearly they will try to rein in north koreans in now. it is l

conscience on the korean peninsula stroke for the by the north the threat to get physical with targets nuclear missiles at america. launches an investigation into the drone strikes mainly by the united states that resulted in scores of civilian deaths in what could be a new crime. this is me. thanks for joining us. on the second anniversary of the egyptian revolution people are back on the iconic to have square but not to celebrate virus groups are calling for fresh anti-government rallies with demands very similar to those that led to regime change two years ago they've of their anniversary was marked with fierce clashes between here police dozens injured tear gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse the protesters who tried to tear down a wall preventing them from reaching poland and cairo based reporter belcher explains now what's driving those who fought for change two years ago back on to the streets. just off egypt's tahrir square surrounded by murals of slain protestors graduates tarik else how to talks about his brother who was killed during the two thousand and eleven revo

tensions on the korean peninsula spoke further by the north's threat to get physical with the south until it gets nuclear missiles at america. on the ground launches an investigation into the use of drone strikes mainly by the united states that result in scores of civilian deaths in what could be deemed a woo crime. international news live from moscow this is r.t. was me you know of all of a hello and welcome to the program. on the second anniversary of the egyptian revolution people are back on the iconic square but not to celebrate various groups are calling for fresh anti-government rallies were demands very similar to those that led to regime change two years ago they evolve the anniversary was marked with fierce clashes between us activists and police which left dozens injured tear gas and rubber bullets were used to despise the protesters who try to tear down a wall preventing them from reaching parliament and kyra based reporter boettcher explains now what's driving those who fought for change two years ago back onto the streets. just off egypt's tahrir square surrounded by murals

and sanction of the korean peninsula to the brink of war with pyongyang vowing to attack what it called the traitorous south if it joins in with fresh international restrictions. plus a rowdy russian flight where it wasn't just the plane that was flying fists work when a boozed up businessman started the scrap in the skies even threatening to kill the pilots and forced an emergency landing. around the world online on screen live from the new center here in moscow this is r t with the twenty four hours a day over one hundred people have reportedly been injured across egypt now as hundreds of thousands rally on the second anniversary of the start of the country's revolution people are out to celebrate their venting anger against the new government which came to power following the eighteen day uprising that toppled the long time leadership of hosni mubarak karo based reporter true has the latest. the scenes here of really become quite chaotic across the country as the january twenty five anniversary rallies turn violent we've heard dozens of industry injuries across the country with clash

and sanctions the korean peninsula to the brink of war with pyongyang vowing to attack what it called the south if he joins in with fresh international restrictions. and a rowdy russian flights where it wasn't just the plane that was flying fists were to win a boozed up business from the start of the scrap in the sky and even threatening to kill the pilots and force an emergency landing. around the world online on screen life from the new center here in moscow this is o.t. with you twenty four hours a day a cia veteran who oversaw the capture of al qaida the third in command has been sentenced to thirty months in jail for leaking classified intelligence john kerry who was the first to blow the whistle on washington's torture program revealing the name of an alleged torture at guantanamo bay and its get more details on his predicament now with artie's going to. gather this man was sentenced under a very obscure law we understand one that hasn't been used to convict anyone for twenty seven. well exactly bill so the cia veteran the former chief of counterterrorism operations in pakistan

touches on the korean peninsula stoked by the north's a threat to get physical with the sounds and target its nuclear missiles at america . launches an investigation into the use of drone strikes mainly by the united states that result in scores of civilian deaths in what could be deemed a new calling. for. international news live or mosco this is all she was me. thanks for joining us. on the second anniversary of the egyptian revolution people are back on the iconic to have square but not to celebrate paris groups are calling for fresh on to government with demands very similar to those that led to regime change two years ago the evil of the anniversary was marked with yes clashes between good saturday and police with dozens injured tear gas and rubber bullets were used to despise the protesters who tried to tear down a wall preventing them from reaching parliament and cairo based reporter boucher explains now what's driving those who fought for change two years ago back on to the streets. just egypt's tahrir square surrounded by murals of slain protesters law graduates. talks about his

korean peninsula to the brink of war with. the trade. today. tens of thousands of egyptians are in cairo's iconic to rear square on the second anniversary of the start of the egyptian revolution you're looking at live pictures right here behind me they are not there though to celebrate they are there interest square where people are holding up mass rallies against the new government was just brought to power by the eighteen day uprising that toppled the longstanding rule of hosni mubarak but two years on egyptians are not seeing much change as cairo based reporter held true in the polls. we have seen violent scenes already across our country to my right here just by some key government buildings like the cabinet building i catches continues between security forces and protesters and if you see him in the rough and i had reports of street battles happening in egypt second city and examined here between security forces and demonstrators two years ago people came to the streets of a back up of the injustice of that was a back regime here we are si

temperatures will be dipping down here across the korean peninsula. thunder showers will be on southern philippines. tokyo we have the strong winds remaining. a lot cooler than the actual temperatures. here in seoul two degrees but on thursday dipping down to minus 2. across north america this cold front stretches all the way down into the deep south. this is where we have flash flood warnings, flood warnings in the lower mississippi valley. ice warnings are in place. we don't usually hear ice accumulations make traveling really dangerous or impossible. if you must travel bring flashlight, food and keep water in your vehicle. it's a roller coaster ride. with the temperatures across the denv denver, chicago, all these areas where we seen mid teens last week. chicago is back to their norm. houston down to just six. here across the mediterranean in europe thunderstorms, gusts and hail. these are going to be in store here. the british isles we'll see heavy snow. in paris we'll see scattered snow. keeping yourself in the double digits. here is the extended

sunny across much of china and the korean peninsula. japan, more sea-effect snow. maybe another 40 centimeters. down toward the south of the philippines, getting hit hard. another round of heavy rain into wednesday that could cause flooding issues. temperature wise, zero for the high in beijing. minus 5 in seoul. staying on the warmer side in tokyo, and down in bangkok, beach weather. 33 degrees, hot and sunny. on into the americas and the pacific northwest and canada dealing with a stronger round of storms coming in. this one is going to be spreading snow inland, but heavy rain at the coast could cause minor flooding. experiencing gusts in bursts and could reach up to 100 kilometers per hour. enough to down electricity poles and power outages locally. down toward the gulf of mexico, a low has been developing here and it will spread widespread heavy rain across the south. 50 millimeters is going to be the normal. up to 150 in some places and that does spell flash flooding. concern for that there. severe weather in eastern texas will be spilling down over to the nor

high pressure system is keeping things dry and settled across mongolia, china, as well as the korean peninsulare still -- we have still dense fog alert posted for some locations in china, but as this high pressure system descends down conditions will finally ease tomorrow this afternoon. down toward the south this low pressure system is dumping torrential rain across mindanao. rain will also spread into visayas as we head into tomorrow. temperatures are looking like this. not too bad in tokyo. 7 degrees here. 0 degrees in seoul. and 2 degrees in beijing. and down toward the south 19 in hong kong and the 30s in bangkok as well as manila. in north america across the southeast lots of things are happening. this is due to a stalled front as well as a strong low pressure system. we have actually winter storm advisories and warnings posted for eastern texas up into new england. new england, you could be seeing as much as 20 centimeters of snow into the next 24 hours. flood warnings are posted for the green areas, and we also have ice storm warnings posted for the areas colored in dark purple. ice st

pyongyang say there will be no more bilatera discussions on the issue of denuclearization on the korean peninsula. they add a 1992 joint declaration on that issue is no longer valid. north korea's words and possible actions are raising the heat in east asia, along with threatening another nuclear test. authorities in the reclusive nation are promising more rocket launches. japanese defense ministry analysts say the north now have a missing that could travel more than 10,000 kilometers, far enough to reach the u.s. west coast. japan and other countries north korean officials say they used a rocket to put a satellite into orbit but japan and other countries believe they were testing ballistic missile technology. the defense ministry analysts say they believe something went into orbit but they doubt it's a functioning satellite. they say they believe the launch involved an upgraded model of the ballistic missile and conclude the missile development has entered a new stage, something they're calling a grave concern for global security. >>> the seven japanese survivors of the hostage crisis in algeria

pyongyang say there will be no more bilateral discussions on the issue of denuclearization on the korean peninsula. they add a 1992 joint declaration on that issue is no longer valid. north korea's words and possible actions are raising the heat in east asia, along with threatening another nuclear test. authorities in the reclusive nation are promising more rocket launches. japanese defense ministry analysts say the north now have a missing that could travel more than 10,000 kilometers, far enough to reach the u.s. west coast. japan and other countries north korean officials say they used a rocket to put a satellite into orbit but japan and other countries believe they were testing ballistic missile technology. the defense ministry analysts say they believe something went into orbit but they doubt it's a functioning satellite. they say they believe the launch involved an upgraded model of the ballistic missile and conclude the missile development has entered a new stage, something they're calling a grave concern for global security. >>> the seven japanese survivors of the hostage crisis in algeria

. >>> now, we turn to the nuclear tension stemming from the korean peninsula. this morning in seoul, a spokesman said south korea will do whatever it takes to stop north korea from conducts a new nuclear test. china is urging restraint. and is promising to cut food ate to north korea if it goes ahead with another test. >>> the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, khalid sheikh mohammed will be among five making courtroom appearances at guantanamo bay. it begins four days of hearings, where two dozen motions will be argued. all of the defendants are facing the death penalty. >>> we're seeing frightening pictures from what could have been a disaster in turkey. a streak of light across the sky was a jet airliner's burning engine. 114 people were onboard the turkish airline flight. the engine caught fire just as the plane was flying through severe turbulence. the jet landed safefully with no one hurt. >>> an ice storm that hit the nation's midsection is now moving east. that means it could be a rough commute for major cities from boston down to charlotte. here's accuwea

some light snow into the korean peninsula going into your friday as a system pushes overhead. high pressure is going to move in overhead actually on friday and even going into the weekend. what that's going to be causing is some cooler temperatures. tokyo with a high of 8 on friday. freezing temperatures going through your overnight hours. seoul getting up to 1 and beijing at 5 degrees. let's look over toward the americas where we are continuing to watch this low pressure area. that's pulling moisture out of the gulf of mexico and what's happening here already, you've been seeing some tornado watches in effect. it does look like further tornados could be occurring as this continues to push off toward the east. even some flash flooding. farther off towards the north, though, this system in the long term, this is the leading edge of a big change in the weather that's coming up here. already creating some heavy snowfall, about 60 centimeters into the mountains, even gusty winds. blizzard-like conditions will be occurring here. also the windchill well below freezing, about 30 belo

urging the north to refrain from conducting a nuclear test that could only worsen tensions on the korean peninsula. a spokesman for south korean president elect said he will not tolerate north korean provocation but will push for dialogue with pyongyang. the top governing body of the north said they will continue rocket launches. the u.n. imposes sanctions in response to the rocket launch. a furious launch suggested a third nuclear test is coming from pyongyang. >> louisiana governor is criticizing the republican party with sharp words at g.o.p. leaders promise fundamental changes urging republicans yesterday to "stop being stupid party" during the address at the g.o.p. winter meeting in north carolina. he says it is time for republicans to articulate plans and vision for america in real terms and stop using bizarre comments. jindal is considered to be a potential presidential candidate in 2016. >> the warnings are over coming up why you have to be extra careful about feeding the meter in san francisco on sunday. >> the pharmacy break ins caught on camera. police want to stop the c >> this sunday

. >> and we believe that there's opportunity for all stakeholders of the peninsula, korean peninsula, to start a diplomatic track and to avoid escalation of tension. >> the north korean foreign ministry responded by suggesting authorities there may conduct another nuclear test. they issued a statement saying they'll take measures to boost and strengthen their defensive military power, including nuclear deterrence. >>> israelis are counting the votes in their parliamentary election. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already claimed victory. but exit polls suggest he'll be governing with a weaker mandate. the polls indicate that a right-wing bloc led by netanyahu's likud party will remain the largest camp in parliament. but it lost ground to an alliance of center-left parties. >> translator: thank you for giving me the chance to lead israel for the third time. our biggest challenge remains preventing iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> centrist party yesh atid is likely to become the second largest parliamentary force. the center-left labor party is projected to come third. the

he says china maintains its consistent stance that the korean peninsula should be free of nuclear weaponsed on other weapons of mass destruction. earlier, i spoke earlier with kengo okamoto, who has tracked developments for years. how likely will north korea go forward with this nuclear test? >> i think they will unless the u.s., japan and north korea take extra measures to persuade them to hold off. for example, if american diplomats offered talks, north korean has so far carried out two nuclear tests. in both cases, those tests follow the u.n. security council resolution or presidential statement, punishing them for a missile launch. it's become something of a cycle. the north koreans launch a missile, the u.n. reacts, and in the north, they carry out a nuclear test. the same process seems to be under way again. >> what's behind north korea's intentions in the face of so much international pressure? >> yes. i think they use these launches and the nuclear tests to keep a level of control with the u.s. the ultimate goal is to have ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. they think that wi

northeastern asia i should say japan included in that as well as the korean peninsula and northern china in the grips of icy weather. as for the snow, well the sea of japan side of the country has been getting some fairly heavy snow as is usual this time the year in the last 36 hours or so another 30 centimeters of snow has fallen. that will wrap up on saturday. there's potential to see snow on the pacific edge of the country which is unusual, 50% chance we'll see in yokohama. if it does. >> it's the first snow of the season. let's look at temperatures. 5 degrees in tokyo. low is around the freezing point. minus one for the high. as for your low down to minus 11. beijing sitting around the freezing point. starting point your high minus 18 in ulan batur. let's go the americas. small snowstorm moving through texas. it's going to turn over to rain as it heads towards the gulf of mexico but not before dumping about 25 centimeters of snow in some places. elsewhere mostly high and dry. temperatures are seasonal. snow event as well. that will go into the intermountain west and snowfall popping

take hostile action brian becker from the antiwar answer coalition says the situation on the korean peninsula is extremely volatile. korea is the most heavily militarized part of the planet the u.s. won't sign the landmine treaty one of the few countries not to be a signatory to it because they say they may need it in korea there's constant incidence in north korea one of those could blow up and become a major conflagration it's a serious problem every time any country says that they are going to defend themselves from the united states the united states you're an aggressor and thus we have the new excuse the new pretext to up the ante but i think when you look at the whole picture you can see that north korea's sort of tenacious militancy even if it appears to be bombastic in the west in the way it's presented in the western media it's had the effect of preventing what would have been otherwise i think a war between the united states and its allies south korea in north korea that was a danger that existed in one thousand nine hundred four a very real danger it started again when bush came in

violent threats of violence and so far that it's failed to materialize into into very much on the korean peninsula but of course it's always possible that some sort of some incident could come out of this i don't think anyone even the north koreans really want to see that but i think it is a way of keeping focus on the region and keeping people coming back to the table with north korea but i don't think north korea is ultimately going to be the the actor that will have to be involved for a solution to this i think this is going to have to involve china did some point because they are the ones that are keeping north korea on an economically tional lifeline read you. now the world's movers and shakers seek a solution to the global financial abyss that the davos economic four million dollars are spent on making their stay in the glitzy ski resort comfortable all about it coming your way a bit later this hour. colonial scuse me has declared its sovereignty a vote in the region's parliament setting up a showdown with spain over a possible breakaway the gesture was largely symbolic though with madrid ma

think it could lead to new negotiations and yet there is a reaction many saying tensions in the korean peninsula is not what is needed right now and saying that the war of words could perhaps result in an actual incident and you'll saying there is nothing to be worried about this is just simply posturing and could lead to more negotiations rather than any military action. not not quite i want to be very precise about this korea is the most heavily militarized part of the planet the u.s. won't sign the landmine treaty one of the few countries not to be a signatory to it because they say they may need it in korea there's constant incidence in north korea one of those could blow up and become a major conflagration it's a serious problem all i'm saying is that north korea by saying that it too has the capability to strike back to defend itself is trying to reignite negotiations and in the past that has sometimes been successful brian thanks a lot good to talk to you get back in from the answer will answer coalition joining me live there in washington thank you. well finding the closest secrets about

korean peninsula to the brink of war. if indeed it joins in with international. good to have you with us here on r.t. today. with news from around the world. hundreds of thousands of egyptians are expected to gather in cairo's iconic to rear square on the second anniversary of the beginning of the egyptian revolution but they are not there to celebrate instead they're holding rallies against the new government which the uprising helped to bring to power the eve of the anniversary was marked with clashes between activists and police which left dozens injured to. gas and rubber bullets were used to disperse the protesters who tore down part of a wall preventing them from reaching parliament a cairo based reporter bel true explains what exactly is driving the people who fought for change now or two years ago but they brought themselves back out onto the streets. just off egypt's tahrir square surrounded by murals of slain protesters law graduates tarik talks about his brother who was killed during the two thousand and eleven revolution two years on tarek says the co

threats of violence and so far that it's failed to materialize into into very much you know on the korean peninsula but of course it's always possible that some sort of some incident could come out of this i don't think anyone even the north koreans really want to see that but i think it is a way of keeping the focus on the region and keeping people coming back to the table with north korea but i don't think north korea is ultimately going to be the the actor that will have to be involved for a solution to this i think this is going to have to involve china at some point because they are the ones that are keeping north korea on an economic leash and a lifeline right now. another counterterrorism effort by the us is under the microscope the un has launched an inquiry into the legality of using drones worldwide investigation comes amid rising concern that the flurry of what's dumped antiterrorist drugs has done little to protect civilians rights activists suggest that in pakistan the record of those killed by cia drone attacks on innocent bystanders. in the reports. what we have going on is a group o

violence threats of violence and so far that has failed to materialize into into very much on the korean peninsula but of course it's always possible that some sort of some incident could come out of this i don't think anyone even the north koreans really want to see that but i think it is a way. of keeping focus on the region and keeping people coming back to the table with north korea but i don't think north korea is ultimately going to be the the actor that will have to be involved for a solution to this i think this is going to have to involve china to some point because they are the ones that are keeping north korea on an economically action a lifeline right you know so china certainly could be one of the one of the big slightly less visible players in this big old argument that goes all back and forth for example between washington and pyongyang you talk about a carrot and stick whenever we've seen that over sanctions also over aid as well going to north korea for years and years and years i must say though it is this last year that most of north korea shenanigans have been written down to k

this comes amid higher tensions on the korean peninsula after north korea threatened to explode a third nuclear device and just a few weeks after they launched the satellite into space. >> the french military says its troops are now in control of the airport in northern mali. that is a key position where is thomas took over last year. french and malian troopers recapture this in recent days. that means islamic rebels no longer control the capital but the seas last april. >> a top commander in afghanistan is off -- is upbeat about the ability of afghan forces to take the lead role this spring. >> we found the security is much improved across the country. there are areas where we need to do significant work still but 80 percent of the population lives in areas where only 20 percent of the enemy activity is occurring. >> john allen told the associated press that the main job of allied forces will be to advise train, and fill the capabilities of afghan security forces to do it alone. general allan is scheduled to leave afghanistan next month. a new report shows militants pose a growing thre

try to use whatever leverage we can with china, which doesn't want to see an escalation on the korean peninsulaher. >> jennifer: yes, i would be a bit concerned, and i'm curious about what your thought is about north korea forming an alliance with iran over nuclear technology? >> well, they've had that before. unfortunately, north korea is a known proliferateer. nuclear technology and missiles is their cash crop. there have been steps put in recent time, some the proliferation security initiative to put a ring around korea and make it much more difficult for them to send this stuff to other players. so you know, their testing has gotten better. their technology is improving somewhat. they're going to use this to perhaps go up on a bit of a soapbox. but ultimately they're dealing with the most powerful country in the world and we're dealing with a pigmy that will collapse from its own contradictions. >> jennifer: a subject that came up today was the keystone pipeline. senator kerry did not say if he would allow it to go forward you but he did address the issue of climate change. >> the solution

korean peninsula that beijing feels might join with the united states would join in with japan.it's really the type of scale for china. they are not able to control north korea. they are not willing to put real pressure on her. so far they think it's in their interest. i think the rest of the world thinks about the really bad miscalculation. arthel: before we go, i want to touch on is as quickly as we can. we talked about the diplomacy that is not working. it may be time for action. >> yes. arthel: china's military is overstretched. the u.s. has 20,000 troops in south korea and troops in japan as well. they don't really want to start any sort of war with this country, i would imagine. reporter: that is the whole point. we all think that north korea is crazy like a fox and they're not going to do anything that could cause a real attack on them. on the other hand, they have murdered south korean sailors and attacked the south korean homeland. they have kidnapped citizens from other countries. if you're planning on rationality or good faith from north korea, it is a really big and

this launch coming as tensions on the korean peninsula grow due to threats by the north koreans to carryhere. last month north korea launched its own rocket into space. a test many western countries believe was a possible nuclear warhead. >> 6:40. coming up, what happened to kevin collins. why the answer may be in store to a question a bay area family has been asking for decades. >> and the american economy actually shrank. we'll look at why and what it means coming up. >> who is the most unattractive person on the team? >> you're going to hear the good, bad and the ugly in the 49ers quest for six. a niner gets up b, close and personal with his teammate ahead. >> right now a live look over san francisco. the sun slowly starts to peek upturning the sky blue. we'll be right back in two minutes. first a look at the 49er flashback. >> kaepernick. sets up. will try to run. pick it up. he's got a touchdown. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring tog

says such a test would be a mistake and would increase tensions on the korean peninsula. >>> this morning, confirmation hearings start for senator john kerry as secretary of state with out-going secretary of state hillary clinton introducing him. kerry is expected to rin easy approval. -- to win new approval. >>> a new study says women have caught up with men when it comes to dying from smoke related illnesses. it finds women who smoke today have a much higher risk of dying from lung cancer than in the past because many of the women start younger and smoke more. while the risk of lung cancer has leveled off for men, skill going up for women. the study is out today in the new england journal of medicine. >>> a famous line from the movie, the princess bride, made some airline passengers in australia a bit jittery this week. on a flight to new zealand, passenger mullins was asked to change his shirt quoting the fame line, my name is -- you killed my father, prepare to die. you all know that line. the passengers felt threatened and complained. but mullins said he had nothing else to wear. the

escalating tensions along the korean peninsula at this hour after south korea launches its own rocket ahead, new developments surrounding the batteries that forced the grounding of boeing's 787 dreamliner. >>> more on the breaking news. this is live at the beltway in prince george's county where an accident involving a fire truck is causing major backups at this hour. breaking news. you're looking live right now at the scene of an accident on the beltway in maryland that has several lanes of traffic shut down at this hour. you can see emergency crews working to repair that scene. danella sealock has more with traffic. >> good morning, eun. as you can see, traveling the outer loop of the beltway, one left lane is blocked. inner loop with two left lanes blocked. delays in both directions. we have to head over to a new accident. unfortunately, on 295, this is an alternate route for most people had morning. all your southbound lanes are blocked at 410. there's a live look from chopper 4. you can see here, southbound at a dead halt because of the accident in this area. the accident actuall

. -- on the korean peninsula. it is a different environment that requires a different level of physical stamina. we want to make sure we get the standards right. we don't want to over engineer them either, they ought to be fair. then we allow individuals of any sex to compete for the position. >> is it just physical standards? >> no, it not just physical standards. the standards we have for occupational -- for these military occupations or the military calls them ratings they including the from mental standards to physical standards. but physical standards are the one that people focus on. >> what about privacy? >> we can fix out privacy. -- we can figure out privacy. we figured that out right from the start. by the way, desert shield, desert storm 1991 h we did live in that environment where we were somewhat in the zests and we figured out privacy. -- we were somewhat nomadic and we figured out privacy. we can do that. >> the fact is, women are now in the ranks and that was the concern of the time. but we've been

world, how could a bunch of asian's the problem even though in korea we got hurl plays down the korean peninsula the second thing was they don't know the education much. the representative of his generation, william westmoreland, used to boast that the only army schools he had ever been to where airborne school and baker school. also went to harvard business school and executive program which is not a great recommendation for harvard business school. >> that is not in their recruiting literature. >> people indicated westmoreland. >> robert mcnamara by the way. so the value of education, and general david petraeus pointed out that education prepared this is critical and these guys were not able to figure out the situation that well in vietnam. craig neighbors by contrast, very similar history, very similar, talk about greatest generation, in the relief of the 100 first airborne, the battle of the bulge. he has had time to watch westmoreland and vietnam and this is not working so let's try something different. as big difference as the army likes to think, not necessarily a better war but a differe

. >> it's a tense time on the korean peninsula and there exchanges between north skpo and south korea. as i remember, how would you describe the situation on the korean peninsula as compared to the -- >> it's still very tense. obviously these launches provoked a lot of concern. the possibility of a nuclear test has provoked other concern. the security council is considering additional sanctions. the situation is tense. the relationship between north korea and south korea, what the new leader has talked about which is a dialogue, maybe things are calming down a bit. maybe there is an opportunity for a new dialogue. a new leader in north corae and a new leader in south korea. hopefully this is going to be the key. how the two koreas work with each other. i think that the 6th party countries, russia, china and the u.s. and south korea. i am concerned about north korea's recent actions and a new dialogue is needed. representing the u.s. government and eric schmitt is the private citizen and not as a google representative will make an assessment and see what comes of our visit. i think it

. >>> in asia this morning, new tensions on the korean peninsula.orea has just launched a satellite into orbit, its first success in three tries. you may remember last week, north korea warned they are preparing a new nuclear test and another rocket launch of their own. >>> a peace envoy is painting a grim picture of the scene in syria, telling the u.n. security council it needs to act as the country is destroyed "bit by bit." a graphic example of syria's civil war, government troops and opposition forces still battling at an airport. underneather side is gaining ground. an estimated 60,000 people have died since the uprising began almost once year ago. >>> egypt appears headed towards the same kind of chaos, as there are increasing demands for the president to step down. protesters played football and danced in the streets to defy the president's curfew. shops are also open after that curfew, even though there are fears of a civil war. >>> confirmation hearings begin tomorrow for chuck hagel. he's expected to face tough questions on a range of issu