collina it's comparatively close to to to to the korean peninsula so there's three steps one way one step backwards so i think it's difficult to convince people yang this is much of a push of a concession ok my support let's take a look at the situation hoss rhetoric war talk all of this what would it take for both sides to sit down and actually have a talk well i mean i think the the whole issue is that the north koreans generally see the u.s. as being key the north koreans are always been asking for bilateral talks between between the united states from pyongyang washington and pyongyang raffled in seoul because they see if you want washington actually calling the shots in the whole timidly. we've heard the us say. around the bay of the korean peninsula saying we cannot guarantee your safety things are escalating there is a lot of talk about war. two words do you see things getting before they actually get better and while the international community actually. i'm not sure it could get a lot worse so we've just heard they're actually going to suspend the work in the in the case on

let me be very clear, we want peace and stability in the korean peninsula. for over 60 years, we have had an alliance. we want to ensure peace and stability on the peninsula and in the region. hope that others see to do the same. washingtons out of today from capitol hill. mark burk of illinois became the second republican senator to come out in favor of gay marriage. he said "same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. our time on earth is limited, i know that better than most. wife comes down to who you love and who loves you back. government has no place in the middle." >> she was out there, respectable women. this was a new era. this is the time when the is under wayent and interestingly enough, someone like julia tyler, she is very conservative in some ways. in terms of breaking through the traditional ways that women should behave, she is doing its in a way that other women are not. >> our conversation with historians on julia tyler. it is now available on our website. >> the nra calls for training school teachers to carry firearms. the nr

secretary-general ban ki-moon once the korean peninsula crisis could spiral out of control. he made the comments after p'yongyang announced it was restarting its nuclear program. >> washington has condemned the move as extremely alarming and is calling on russia and china to do more to rein in the unpredictable regime. >> in 2008, the north koreans blow up the cooling tower a year after the nuclear facility was shut down, but the government in p'yongyang plans to restart the plutonium plant as soon as possible. the reactor is capable of producing just 5 megawatts of power compared to state of the art plants capable of churning out 1,000 megawatts. analysts say north korea already possesses enough nuclear material to produce eight nuclear bombs. with it back on line, the material could multiplied in the years ahead. the united nations secretary general warned against further escalation on the korean peninsula. >> nuclear threats are not a game. aggressive rhetoric and military posturing only serve to grow fair and instability. >> if these reports are true, then this is very r

and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make. children. but of course. with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. . if it decides to hold. it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that. they actually conduct. it's been ten years since the statue of saddam hussein was toppled in baghdad symbolizing to many of the fall of his regime but for many iraq is the promise of a new and better life has turned into a nightmare a decade of instability violence and terror attacks has claimed thousands of lives as are reports fear of the late dictator has been replaced by the horror of the unknown. the iraq war is supposed to be over but these pictures tell a different story chaos and confusion the aftermath of yet another deadly blast here into your kook. this oil rich city has been described as a fault line a symbol for the country's most i

of feuding tension on the korean peninsula saying you know prevent. disaster. and tommy gun surgery. planning another nuclear test. and in the. crackdown on a. prison. one hundred songs. to overthrow the government. it's one of pm here in the russian capital you along with us on our t.v. let's take a look at the news of the sala. a roadside bomb has killed at least nine people in afghanistan it's the latest in a series of violent attacks to hit the country meanwhile nato has still not claimed responsibility for the deaths of eighteen civilians including eleven children during a coalition is strike over the weekend local officials say they requested an age of bombing run against the taliban but a residential area was caught in the blast president karzai who strongly condemned the killings had earlier banned afghan security forces from calling for strides support of the u.s. led operation is losing popularity among afghans ahead of the twenty fourteen coalition pullout from the country onto the bandages you can report on how nato its tactics are shooting its own

president trade trip to germany a warns of the worst the games are fueling tensions in the north korean peninsula saying if not prevented the new take a test for you would make the bill disaster seem like a children's fairy tale. and uncertainty solved korea backtracks on the end of planning another nuclear test this as a military you build up intensifies on the peninsula and in the pacific. and crack down on a massive protests outside of prison. where hundreds on a trial and blogs to overthrow the government. international news commentary and analysis this is augie with me to bomb would say let's take a look at the headlines and the main news of the. by the roadside bomb has killed at least nine people in afghanistan it's the latest in a series of violent of tags to hit the country meanwhile nato has still not claimed responsibility for the deaths of eighteen civilians including eleven children during a coalition is trying to over the weekend local officials say they had requested a nato bombing run against the taliban but a residential area was caught in the blast president because i strongly c

korean peninsula has led to some serious. in moscow as well because should anything happen between the two koreas especially if nuclear weapons would be involved russia would be one of the countries affected. by the possible consequences of a nuclear war if we remember the. traces of radiation were felt. just the way from here so all the latest developments in the north korean conflict in. syria. from the russian president. and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. . if it decides to hold. to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. ten years have passed since the statue of saddam hussein was toppled in baghdad symbolizing many of the fall of the regime but for many iraqis the promise of a new and better life never happened in a decade of inst

embarking on a series of high stakes meetings to help calm the crisis on the korean peninsula. y of state john kerry remains in the region right now as he tries to urge leaders there to help put pressure on the north korean government. listen. >> china and the united states must together take steps in order to aof chief the goal of denuclearizing the korean peninsula and today we have agreed to have further discussions bearing down with great specificity exactly how we'll accomplish this goal. >> kelly: trying to accomplish the goal. ambassador john bolten, a form ambassador to the u.n. and weighing in right now. we were talking about this topic last week and here we are again. so, north korea at least seems to be dominating the news which is something that appears to be an effort of kim jong-un to actually make his presence known. >> right. well, that's part of it. but let's not forget that this missile they've got set up on a missile platform needs to be tested. we talk about the intimidating rhetoric and steps that the north koreans are taking and worth worrying about. what t

we are against nuclear development and for the denuclearization of the whole korean peninsula and we are very alone by the escalation because we are neighbors and if something happens the catastrophe international will seem like a kid's fairy tale i think this threat does exist i'm calling on everyone to come down sit at the negotiating table and solve all the problems which have piled up in recent years just behind over trade for one of the biggest it's the biggest i believe in the world beg your pardon it's the biggest trade fair in the world and there's plenty. things on display from all over the globe but while. they may have putin we're looking around there they were interrupted by a topless then protest of president putin taking a moment to well a few jokes if you will about the of the protesters saying rather this thanking the ukrainian feminist group for promoting the trade fair here and saying that well as much as he appreciated it it wasn't really the time the place to be naked. president putin is warning seoul with about the current deadlock on the korean peninsula come as

korea should keep their promise and agreements, and they should maintain denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> cho tai-young said the south korean government will watch the developments closely. japanese government officials are also weighing in on north korea's decision. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga called the restart of the reactor a provocation. >> translator: it's a provocative act that goes against the six-party talks agreement. it constitutes a violation of the u.n. security council resolutions. japan needs to treat this issue as a matter of utmost concern. >> suga added japan will work on this issue with the u.s. and south korea, as well as china and russia. china is north korea's closest ally. but government officials there aren't happy about the decision to fire up the reactor. >> translator: north korea's announcement is deplorable and we are on alert. we believe in dialogue and negotiation in order to deal with the situation. sanctions would not solve the problem fundamentally. >> he says the situation on the korean peninsula is complicated and sensitive. he's urging r

the war of words on the korean peninsula with many south koreans fear an all out conflict as pyongyang suspends access to a crucial industrial zone that happens to be jointly run with. the presidential race now underway in venezuela we take a look at whether any of the main candidates could actually feel the truth. it's a pleasure to have you with us here today. live in moscow with your world wide years . tensions once again flaring up on the border between israel and gaza palestinian militants launched rocket attacks on choose day early this morning of course israel retaliated the hostilities on street clashes that are ongoing. by the death of a former hamas member in israeli custody reporting from ramallah. basically this was a very heated and uneasy morning for the region there have been protests in several cities including ramallah where i am right now as well those numbers and hebron now have drawn is something that we should be paying special attention to that was the hometown of. the prisoner who died just very recently in an israeli jail and we're expecting more protests a very

those rising tensions on the korean peninsula compounded the worries and the sell-off especially from midday on. those fears of a weaker than expected economy also hit oil and metals. gold, by the way, touched its lowest level since last june 28. at the close in new york today the dow industrials were off 112 points at 14550. the s&p 500 was down 16 1/2 at 1653 and change and the nasdaq, the biggest percentage loser here was down 36 to 3218. an interesting trend developing in the market if you believe as goes the dow transports so go the dow industrials. you may want to take a look here. for the first three days of april, the transports are down about 4% while the dow industrials are roughly break even. this is significant because, as you can see on this graphic over the past 20 years or so, the two, the transports and the industrials tend to move pretty much in lockstep, and two points of divergence of note here on this chart, the first from 1999 to 2002 and the second between '07 and '08 did coincide with major stock market downturns. >>> something else with the barclays aggregate i

the war of words on the korean peninsula with many south koreans fearing conflict as pyongyang suspends access to a crucial industrial zone jointly run with. with the presidential race now underway in venezuela we take a look at whether any of the main candidates could fill the shoes of the late top stories. from our new center here in moscow this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day first to news we are receiving from russia's chechen republic a massive has engulfed almost all the floors of the highest skyscraper in the region's capital grozny we have bring you live pictures of that inferno which you can see just in the right of the screen there. it was once a recently completed forty story a lavish hotel which also boasted luxury apartments almost completely immersed by smoke and flames dozens of fire brigades are fighting the blaze or people said to have been evacuated from it before the became out of control the sky scraper is part of the city complex of high rise office and apartment buildings worth around two hundred fifty million dollars these are the latest pictures of that

moved its military closer to the korean peninsula a south korea based journalist joseph kim has this report from seoul. the south korean president is newly elected north korea doesn't want to test her limits and perhaps she's willing to change her policies towards north korea and the game's main objective is actually to start dialogues with the u.s. with north korea's recent what the u.s. calls provocations it's actually been easier for the united states to pivot its military back and see something that the pentagon has said that it was wanting to do to rebalance back into east asia so because of this we've seen a larger increased presence of military expansion by the u.s. into east asia during these annual drills something that we haven't seen before we're seeing a lot of money spent despite the eighty five billion dollars budget cut that the u.s. is currently going through these threats from north korea or what people say are perceived threats have actually become common and landing to many people in south korea but this time around the rhetoric has actually gotten a lot harsher so

team certainly glad to have you back with us now this week saw a dramatic escalation on the korean peninsula with pyongyang threatening a preemptive nuclear strike on the u.s. a response was not left wanting to go with u.s. and south korean war ships and aircraft swarming it to the north sea coasts japan is now reporting that its warships have also been dispatched ahead of a potential missile test by pyongyang washington has canceled a planned intercontinental missile test to avoid further inflaming the situation let's now cross live it to michel chossudovsky director of the center for research on globalization and professor of economics at the university of ottawa thank you very much for being with us. now the standoff on the korean peninsula continues how actually serious is this threat of war do you think we're actually going to get to that point. well first of all we have to clarify where is the threats the threat is not from north korea it is from the united states of america just a few weeks ago it was revealed that the pentagon had implemented so-called playbook which was to ratchet u

moved a navy destroyer capable of intercepting missiles to the korean peninsula. kelly wright is live with the latest. >> north korea says it will reopen its nuclear reactor under an international nuclear disarmament. you may recall the plutonium reactor was shut down in 2007. the north is also saying it will put a uranium enrichment plant back into operation which can lead to producing more bombs. the united states is sending more military assets into the region. the pentagon confirming the u.s.s. john s. mccain, a navy destroyer ship, has been deployed to the region. this ship is capable of shooting down missiles. rap tor fighter jets are also in the region now. the white house is keeping a close watch on north korea's actions and the provocative rhetoric from kim jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and positioning of forces. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have basically a

this is nowhere no clear than on the korean peninsula. there are any aggression is a threat to interest to every country in the region. >> reporter: secretary of state kerry will be meeting leaders from south korea, japan, and most importantly, the chinese leadership. back to you, harris. >> harris: david piper, thank you very much. in washington, north korea's growing antagonism is growing concern from the white house to capitol hill. we've been showing you military drills and pending missile tests, has u.s. leaders wondering what north korea has in mind and all this, plus, as we told you on the fox report, a warning from the north it can no longer guarantee the safety of foreign diplomates there. and steve centanni, what is the latest reaction tonight from the white house? >> reporter: well, in the face of north korea's latest threats, members of congress and the white house staff weighed in on today's sunday talk shows. arizona senator john mccain was asked what would happen if there were open hostilities with north korea? >> south kor

the war of words soars on the korean peninsula with many south koreans fearing conflict as pyongyang suspends access to a crucial industrial zone jointly run with seoul. with the presidential race now underway in venezuela we take a look at whether any of the main candidates could fill the shoes of the late. top stories this hour. live from the new center here in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day a fire is raging in the tallest skyscraper in the chechen capital grozny more details now from our correspondent lindsey france. around six pm local time reports came in that a large fire has started around the thirtieth floor of the one hundred forty five meter tall olympus building now that is a part of the cross in the center complex that was just completed in two thousand and eleven the luxury hotel and apartment building now this building contains the largest clock to sit on top of the building and the entire world helicopter from neighboring areas is being flown in to battle the flames for the top of the building because local fire brigades are unable to reach those

but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. . if it decides to hold. this would signify that it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. the first election in fourteen years without us from buoyantly to. his death last month left the country at a crossroads. appears to be a frontrunner the gap between him and the opposition likely have a few no. following the whole election and cover. the polls are about to open here in venezuela fifteen million citizens are expected to cast their ballots and choose their next president. no one's expected really the legacy of. these elections it's as much about the past as it is about the future of this country to have candidates running for the opposition you have on the one hand that nicolas maduro he is running on a platform of continuing everything that was put in place in this country especially when it comes to social missions really the corners

tense situation north korea has said that nuclear conflict could break up at any time on the korean peninsula and really what has been an escalating war of words over the past month we do know as you mentioned least according to south korean press the north koreans had moved to intermediary range missiles sort of getting them ready for a potential conflict but at this point no one at least in the diplomatic community really believes that this could lead to an all out break of war this as these kinds of tensions have course taken place in the past and diplomat. at this moment are simply looking out this rhetoric as opposed to a. potential conflict although we should of course mention that the united states had deployed military assets to the region and it certainly didn't but these tensions won last week the americans and the south koreans have held joint drills in many ways. have to keep a close eye on the situation as it develops but so far we do have confirmation that the staff have been asked to evacuate but no confirmation yet whether any embassy will actually take them up on their sugges

and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make the. children. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. . if it decides to hold. to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. china is perhaps the only country with influence over a reclusive north korea and is committed to ridding its neighbor of nuclear capabilities in a peaceful manner and he will write to his brumback believes the growing alienation between north korea and its historic and i china is ultimately playing into washington's hands the obama administration is taking the bush administration policy of provocation escalation increased tension to a whole new level they want to create pressure on china to break china away from its historic relationship with north korea by creating a military confrontation or a near confrontation the

and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. secretary john kerry said that. if it decides to hold. it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. the birthday of the late korean leader. kim jong some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. japan has warned it will shoot down any missile heading in its direction responded by saying should that happen japan will become its first star get if this is began and who acts with brian back i believe the tension is playing into washington's plans to separate north korea from this historic ally china the obama administration is taking the bush administration policy of provocation escalation increased tension to a whole new level they want to create pressure on china to break china away from its historic relationship with north korea by creating a mi

the north korean borders meet at the same place of course the escalation of tensions on the korean peninsula has led to some serious concerns not only in the far east of course but in moscow as well because should anything happen between the two koreas especially if nuclear weapons would be involved russia would be one of the first countries affected by the possible meltdown or by the possible consequences over nuclear war if we remember the fukushima incident several years ago traces of radiation were felt on the cycling island which is also just a stone's throw away from here so all the latest developments in the north korean come. the escalating tensions has led to some serious. concern from the russian president mr president we are against nuclear proliferation and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula we are very alarmed by the escalation there because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make the catastrophe that you know will seem like a children's fairy tale but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the

while it's not all on the korean peninsula reports now of activity among the north forces and intelligence sources claim at least one mid range ballistic missile had been repositioned to the east coast of the seoul based journalist joys of king says that a showdown may well be on the cards. we see that they used words like the attack has been cleared or the attack has been authorized as well as the beginning of the warning they say we formally inform washington so we see that this rhetoric has actually been repeated by north korea and north korea has used this in a way to actually say we want to start dialogue it's and lag period which can use this into getting washington to come and perhaps get on that dialogue table we keep hearing from other people such as secretary general hungry moon or secretary u.s. secretary of state john kerry that dialogue is the next step while both north korea and the united states seem to be interested in dialogue it doesn't seem that either side are wanting to back down now with april fifteenth in april fifteenth it is going to be north korea's founding fathe

and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make the. children. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. state secretary john kerry said that it. stopped. and if it decides to hold. this would signify that it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. the birthday of the late korean leader. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. and japan has. been any missile heading in its direction responded by saying such action would make japan its immediate target however. north korea pushed into making threats. what north korea wants is a peaceful united states peace treaty what's your thinking of sanctions the lifting the military threat and all these other things we're talking about a threat of retaliation not a not a threat our son so if you look at any oakley north korean statements they are conditional they

back to the growing tension on the korean peninsula. d nortelling foreigners to leave south korea, get out. releasing a ominous statement about impending nuclear war. japan ringing tokyo with patriot interceptor missiles in anticipation of a possible north korean missile launch. ambassador john bolton joins us live. former ambassador to the united nations a fox news contributor. ambassador, good to see you. another day and another threat or warning from north korea but in reality is it unlikely that the north would launch a direct attack on seoul, south korea yaw? if not, where? >> well, i think it is very unlikely that they will launch a direct attack against anybody. i don't think that's what they're trying to do. i think their campaign here is designed to get the rest of the world, particularly the united states, to accept that they are irrevocably a nuclear weapons state. i think it would be a mistake for us to do that but that's what they're trying to do. this threat though to south korea could well represent a substantial increase

it's wednesday on the korean peninsula, the day kim jong-un has int hadded he might take specific action and threats of war have gotten more urge gent by the hour. we're in south korea in seoul for us right now. what's the latest there, kim? >> reporter: well, the countdown clock is on because it's in the morning time. in a rare move, what we've heard from pyongyang is a threat for international visitors. another threat from pyongyang. north korean state tv warning foreign institutions, companies, tourists, for their own safety, take shelter and evacuate seoul and the rest of north korea. they may be heading towards thermonuclear war. >> i am concerned not to make the trip. >> reporter: atlanta visitor is in seoul for business. she's not rattled though kim jong-un's threats did get her to register with the u.s. embassy. >> that particular threat doesn't heighten the sense of danger i feel anymore than just everything that's been occurring for the past couple of weeks. >> reporter: it has been a long couple of weeks coming to a head now. south korea's capitol bracing itself to see if the

for weeks, the tension has been building on the korean peninsula. the rest from north korea that it is prepared for a nuclear strike on the united states and elsewhere. john kerry met south korean president in the capital of seoul, south -- korea. they have strong war -- words of warning for the south korean leadership. >> the rhetoric we are hearing from north korea is unacceptable and it -- by any standard. i am here to make it clear on behalf of president obama and pieces of the united states and our bilateral security agreement that the united states will defend our allies and defend ourselves. harry, you heard from the foreign minister. tell us about the talks. >> as well as what you would expect to hear with john kerry, this is strong support for american i lack -- allies. he is also coming into a situation with an ally that has changed its position. south korea said it would not negotiate with north korea, especially on the issue of the industrial complex that has been shut down. in the last couple of hours, that position has changed. south ko

country accusing japan essentially of sort of imperial ambitions and trying to reconquer the korean peninsula. the korean prime minister has said she would like to try and negotiate talks with north korea. their response to that has been to not exactly put them off the table. they've basically said, you know, they sort of ridiculed the request but didn't rule it out all together. so that is sort of where we stand slightly toned down rhetoric from north korea, but we wait to see what their response is to the statement from secretary kerry here in tokyo. >> okay, diana magnay reporting from tokyo, thank you. >>> north korea is holding its hard line. just today it rejected a request by the south for dialogue, this as pyongyang gears up to celebrate the country's most important holiday. april 15th is the birthday of north korea's late founder kim il-sung. his grandson, kim jong-un, is supreme leader. many wonder if he'll use his grandfather's birthday to make good on his explosive rhetoric. >> kim jong-un has not been seen now in two weeks. the rhetoric has cooled. no one expects the north to emb

across the korean peninsula rain will be heavy across the korean peninsula.nd rain is in the cards for you in northeastern china as well as korea. we are seeing rain intensify across china. up to millimeters, we may see showers continuing throughout the day. that could hamper the recovery efforts unfortunately. across indochina peninsula, rain will be falling, temperatures will be chore offing hot, 34 degrees. you may see some late season snow and at 13. that's five degrees colder than average. in north america heavy snow is falling from ontario down towards colorado. winds are blowing quite strongly. now most of snow should be dissipating, but the western part of the great lakes region should continue to see snow into tuesday. also heavy rain is in the cards for you, on the cards for you for places like indiana, illinois and missouri. this area was hit by extremely heavy rain last week. that could raise the risk of flooding even further. across the east coast turning dry across the florida peninsula. but wet and windy conditions are on the cards for you in t

and not taking a stance about peace in the region china stepping forward about a denuclearized korean peninsula that had been the commitment of the parties in the six party talks when they were going on all along that was the intent of the united states first interjected more than seven hundred nuclear weapons in south korea and just took them out in the early ninety's this is a situation in which certainly china does not want to see a nuclear weapon go off or be used on the korean peninsula and i think it's beginning to wake up to the notion that that base is being built a jesuit island large unable base the build up of the war exercises in the war games are not just focused on north korea but are aimed a little further to the west to china international human rights law remediate to erick's can live in the u.s. thank you very much indeed for joining us here naughty thank you over the tension focus on the korean crisis the b.b.c. is under fire for pushing the boundaries of ethics in pursuit of a good story you can top financial school the london school of economics is accusing the broadcaster

the standoff on the korean peninsula can be resolved peacefully says russia's top diplomat sort of a lover of statement came during his talks with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry in london ed of the gathering of g eight foreign ministers that is probably boyd reports now. we've heard. the saying today that there is no disagreement between russia and the usa on the topic of north korea he was keen to warn that military maneuvers only serve to escalate the tension so putting a stop to these military maneuvers these intimidating tactics on either side are a welcome step but he warned at the same time in advance of the visit about this rhetoric that's taking place on both sides and how dangerous that really is for the escalation of tensions because he said that actually it's just as dangerous as flexing military muscles because. you said that counter threats and counter blame could lead to a very dangerous situation where one side backs itself into a corner to such a degree where they have to act in order not to lose face with the public and of course it's not the first time that

we are against nuclear proliferation and for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. because we are neighbors and if something happens there it will make the. children. but of course not only russia is concerned with the current situation on the korean peninsula the u.s. . if it decides to hold. it no longer wants to listen to the international community the most interesting day here clearly will be monday when. north korea. some reports are suggesting that it's. actually conduct. and japan has warned at all should any missile heading in that direction the young young responded by saying should that happen japan will become its first saw that it has tenses began and going forward the former and they appear and an expert in asian affairs believes the greatest danger is that the current atmosphere of escalation any accident can spark a conflict we've seen a number of instance over the last few years where they've been trashed particularly around there was a limit line at sea between north and south and in the current climate i'm going to clash like that could very easil

. >>> now to the latest developments on the korean peninsula, a high ranking official is preparing to take off. he chairs the six-party talks on north korea's nuclear program. the negotiations have been stalled for more than four years. a chinese foreign ministry person says he has been invited. the spokesperson said they're discussions focus on maintaining peace and stability in the korean peninsula and keeping it free of nuclear weapons. wu is expected to stay from washington to sunday. >>> for more perspective, we're joined live by richard bush, a director at the brookings institution center. he has spent two decades serving in public institutions including the u.s. congress and state department. mr. bush, north korea's leadership appears to be holding firm on their stance. what are the options for the obama administration to stop north korea's can escalating threats? >> actually it seems that the current crisis may be winding down. north korea's rhetoric seems to have toned down a little bit. they could, of course, make another kind of attack. but the main option for the obama adm

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on the korean peninsula. >> jim clancy for us this morning. thank you, jim.h korea. where the secretary of state is visiting right now. >> now let's go to pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. chris, kerry said we will not accept north korea as a nuclear power. but overnight we heard officials saying north korea already has some nuclear capability. the secretary of state saying there cannot be peace on the peninsula if north korea continues to move toward being a nuclear power. >> that's right. and they are moving towards being a nuclear power, if they're not already there, christine. you had this assessment, this military assessment by the defense intelligence agency that wascyted a by congressman in an opening hearing yesterday that basically concluded that they thought, yes, worth korea has nuclear weapons capable of being used on a ballistic missile. later officials came back behind that and said they don't think right now, today, they're able to make one small enough to fit on a warhead. but without a doubt they're clearly moving the ball and moving in

now, the crash occurred amid heightened tension on the korean peninsula. north korean military leaders have issued a new warning to their neighbors. they're threatening to attack south korea in response to what they describe as provocative acts. military commanders were reacting to a rally on monday in seoul. protesters burned photos of north korean leader kim jong-un. they dmanemanded his regime hal all belligerent actions. officials in pyongyang demanded the south korean leaders apologize to show they sincerely want to engage in dialogue. they threaten to launch retaliatory reaction without notice. >>> japan's foreign minister says the north's statement is very regrettable. he says his government will continue to call on the north to exercise restraint. >> translator: japan will not be swayed by north korea's latest provocative rhetoric. it is important to send a strong message to pyongyang that aggressive words and actions will not work. >> he said the japanese government is taking all necessary steps to prepare for the unexpected. >>> let's now get a ch