korean peninsula and western locations of japan and as it does continue to shift off, we're going to be looking at southerly winds as well. i want to mention, you have this low pushing through northeastern areas, and that is not much of a precipitation maker. you are seeing some snow come out of it, but it is really inter acting with a potent high back there towards the west. you could see 1,063, what that means in short, a lot of air pressure with it. the interaction between that and this low down here towards the south that has been making this tight pressure gradient against the desert. we've been seeing dust storms ongoing for several days now. reducing visibility, but air quality as well. that's going to shift off towards the east and hopefully the high starts to shift down towards the south. but with it, it will carry the dust with it. now, reason why it is shifting towards the east is as i mentioned, we are looking at a warming trend across skbrjapan. it's all connected, as it shifts toward the east, widespread rainfall for most of japan including tokyo through friday and then

any country on the korean peninsula as a nuclear state. and dhn will do whatever is necessary to firmly oppose any country on the korean peninsula to pursue nuclear weapons or long-range launch vehicles. now having sanctions against them is necessary. but other measures will be adopted so they will eventually come babb to the negotiation table, especially at the six-party talk. >> now how will the resolution keep pyongyang's nuclear development and missile development in check? >> after all the fail attempts to do so the past, we can't afford to be optimistic. it's expected pyongyang will make every effort to disrupt the coordination among the members of the u.n. security council. we should also consider how far aparthe u. a chi he be over t eorcement of sanctis. washingt calls ijing's exution x, which experts thinks gives pyongyang room for divisive maneuvering. so the u.n. security council enforcing effective sanctions hinges on how well its members can strengthen their coordination. >>> japanese and u.s. officials are preparing for an e

to get on the same page in dealing with this worsening situation on the korean peninsula >>> when you say they need to get on the same page, what form should that take given that further - given the previous measures against north korea have at this point not worked? >> definitely. i think so far we have not achieved the goal of denuclearisation. on the contrary, the situation is deteriorating and may even have the chance of getting out of the control. as far as china is concerned, china has been doing the right thing and will continue to do the right thing and china is firmly opposed to the nuclear weapon program including the launch vehicle program by dprk. on the other hand from the chinese perspective, the u.s. is asking china to fully cooperate and work together, but on the other hand the u.s. is putting more and more pressure on china relating to south china sea and east china sea, for example. therefore, i think the u.s. needs to get its act together and project a consistent message to china so that there will be greater incentive for everyone involved, major countries in parti

kim jong-un would intentionally escalate and aggravate the military tension on the korean peninsula. with that he can justify pyongyang's ultimate goal of a nuclear armed state. ahead of the south korea/u.s. joint military exercise in march, pyongyang would instigate localized provocations along the dmz or other spaces. >> what is the effect of this launch on south korea's policy on diplomacy and defense? >> south korea would exert a full effort for suffer sanctions on the north with united states security council's strong resolutions. seoul defense ministry has already begun official talks with u.s. forces in korea about deploying them. a high-ranking official underlined if it's employed in the korean peninsula it will only be operated against north korea. beijing has been opposing the deployment in south korea as the detecting radar technology of the missile system could reach to the chinese area and perceive it as a minute drans to its military readiness. seoul has decided to negotiate for the deployment, catching justifiable moments for the national security of the republic of ko

peninsula. we think that is in the best interest of all of the korean people. they have moved forward in their nuclear weapons program and production of nuclear material and continued to develop this ballistic missile program and poses hundreds of short and medium range missiles with activity platonium storages and tried to help syria build a reactor. this isn't about one country's state. it is about what they are doing in helping other countries that support terrorism and terrorist groups itself. it is critically important that we act. north korea represents a grave and growing threat to the united states, the region and the international community. to respond to north korea's belligerence this legislation includes mandatory sanctions directed against specific entities that violate u.s. law, united nation security policies including armed materials, human rights violations and we will get to that but this is an important part of this legislation, and activities that undermine cybersecurity. our legislation targets those who support these activities by provi pr

can be taken as a warning, saying that china should prepare for a worst-case scenario on the korean peninsula. i asked an expert about his take. he sees ties between north korea and china beginning to crumble. >> more chinese public consider north koreans not of strategic asset but a strategic liability. i think our clear influence on pyongyang weakened quite a lot in the past three years. the economic aid to pyongyang accounted for a high percentage of china's aid. now is very low. >> so this change in tone on the chinese side, is that going to allow the security council to move towards a consensus? >> there are still hurdles that member countries need to overcome before they can agree on a resolution. one is a plan by the u.s. to deploy missile defense systems in south korea. china opposes the plan, saying the intent of the u.s. is not just to counter threats from north korea but also to challenge china. >> military impact will force chinese to do something, increase our system. economic sanctions, no problem. diplomatic isolation, no problem. but military behavior should be very cautious.

. >> i have to remind you rks we are on the korean peninsula, we will win. no question about it. it is a very, very savage and intense car. -- war. >> now that ash carter is second in the military command, he's privy to clifford pennington war simulations in the war in the korean peninsula, which could result in 1 million casualties and destruction of the capital, seoul. there is, of course, another big difference between now and 10 years ago, then carter was an academic outsider whose advice could be ignored. now he's in a position of high responsibility where loose talks about pre-emptive strikes and war could risk real lives and where miscalculation could spell disaster. >> xi jinping at the pentagon. world leaguers pledged billions for the beleaguered people of syria. the donor conference wrapped up. they promised more than $10 billion to ease the crisis. >> never has the international community raised so much funny in a single day for a single crisis. the conference has been a great success. >> reporter: the u.s. pledged $9 billion in aid bringing spending on the syrian cris

there is a low pressure system coming into the korean peninsula. so we'll likely see an additional 80 millimeters of rainfall in just 24 hours, four times more than the monthly rainfall for february, and north korea may see up to 10 centimeters of snowfall. this will more likely affect japan as we go into the weekd. 's going to be very wet and it's going to be windy during the weekend. a high pressure system is causing lots of warm air from the south. it has been very warm across parts of japan and across the south of china, the korean peninsula, and warm weather will likely affect the northern portions of japan into the weekend. so during the weekend, sapporo will see rainy weather instead of snow. and as for tokyo, 20 degrees expected over the weekend. that's 10 degrees higher than normal. that's more like late april, actually. shanghai over 10 degrees higher than normal on your friday. taipei about 5 degrees higher than normal as we go into the weekend. let's look forward to that. across hawaii, there's a giant low pressure system over the north

we're going to look for new defense systems to help the republirepublic korea and our fs on the korean peninsula. i also wish to commend the korean leader -- to forge a united and strong international response to northh korea's reckless behavior. we must also continue to look for opportunities to enhance the trilateral cooperation between the united states, japan, and south korea. japan and south korea are our most important allies in the region. as we approach north korea to be most effective, we need it act together. strong, clear-eye you had, forward-looking leadership will be necessary if we hope to pursue eventually the de-nuclearization of the korean peninsula. it calls for close coordination with our regional allies, south korea and japan, particularly in the areas of missile defense and information-sharing. and it calls for u.s. leadership to strengthen the exist being counter-proliferation regime to ensure that north korea's most dangerous weapons are contained as we work towards their elimination. this legislation does just that. it strengthens u.s. policy and allows us to enshould you

but marines onboard say they're aware of the situation on the korean peninsula. >> i think everybody recognizes it. it's pretty much all over the news in every country all over the world. we definitely recognize it. that's why we're out here ready, no matter what, whether we get the call or not, we'll be here in case people we need to defend need our help. that's why we're deployed. >> reporter: 150 fully armed troops boarded osprey aircraft. i followed them as they headed for a distant island. about 90 minutes later they landed. it was a drill. the scenario was an airfield overwhelmed by enemy forces. the number of enemy were more than double the marines. the aim was to contain a large number of enemy troops. firearms were not used. instead, they checked if the marines exactly followed the simulated procedures. they split into two directions. one went to an airfield, the other was assigned to take out the enemy bunkers. after about one hour, they captured the airfield. the drill include d handling enemy bodies and prisoners. they stayed there for three days. there's a reason for thi

it's a threat to peace not only on the korean peninsula, but around the world. >> previous announcements from north korea provoked rhetorics. it pressed ahead with its plans. south koreans are familiar with the event. >> translation: they cannot deal with it by themselves. they do not care. i have great concerns. if they launch, they launch. i don't feel it's a threat. pushing for a distringent sanction from this time around. there has been plenty of public pressure for ignoring the cause for constraint. if beijing is concerned. picking the day that a senior chinese official touches down >>> let's go to beijing. and victor gow, the director of the china national association of international studies, affiliated with china's military of foreign affairs. good to have you with us. while we are on air. i'd like to read this to you as well as our viewers. russian foreign ministers expressed concern over north korea's planned satellite launch. given your connections and understanding of authorities in china, how much concern is there that the region may be slipping into confrontation now japan

the united states is closely watching the developing situation on the korean peninsula. concerns are growing that north korea is getting closer to being able to launch a long- range missile to the mainland of the united states with a nuclear warhead. brian todd reports. it took nine-minutes and 46- seconds to get into orbit... on the way up, it dropped debris in four locations in the seas off the korean peninsula and japan... but now, the military and political fallout is resonating around the world from north korea's rocket-launch. u-s and south korean forces are on high alert. u-s officials telling c-n-n -- additional sanctions and possible military responses are on the table... and they will begin talking to setting up so-called 'thaad' defense batteries-- capable of shooting down high-altitude missiles. coming on the heels of what north korea claimed was a hydrogen-bomb test.. the threat level from kim jong un's regime-- has rarely been higher. this shows that north korea has mastered a very complex technology, which are 3-stage launchers. so at this point i think no

another sign of tension on the korean peninsula. four u-s "f-22" stealth fighter jets flew low over south korea today. analysts say north korea will likely view the fly-over as a sign that the u-s will defend its ally-- south korea. the north and south are at a stand-off over north korea's nuclear ambitions. pope francis is wrapping-up his trip to mexico today. he plans to stop at a time when the a key topic in the presidential race. he also plans to go to a prison-- which is something he does-- on almost every foreign trip. in tallahassee-- a bill --that would allow people to carry guns through airport terminals-- was narrowly justice committee. still has a long way to go---before getting final it would allow people with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns through the airport-- before they get to security checkpoints. guns would not be allowed in the areas where passengers board planes. today-- we are finally going to find out florida's winner-- of that record-breaking powerball jackpot. the lucky person bought the winning tick

so the map there is of the korean peninsula. tigers are very important to korean people am their culture and history and tradition. for centuries, koreans have seen their peninsula in the shape of a tiger. that's why i've got that map up there rather than a boring political map. here are the more boring political maps of the korean peninsula. i have these here to show you what the climate is like in korea. we're taking the war from an environmental history perspective. it's very important for us to know what are the types of weather patterns, temperatures and kinds of conditions that u.s. forces faced when they get over to korea. on the left is the average low temperatures in the heart of winter. and they range from, at the very tip there -- let's see if i can get that. right there. about minus 4 degrees on average in that part of north korea. and down here in the southern areas, it's more about 36. just hovering right around freezing on average from december through february. the summer temperatures there are much warmer. it is

in south korea say they will begin formal talks about deploying the defense system to the korean peninsula, radar could penetrate chinese territory. lawyer rapid spread of zika virus has discouraged many to traveling to latin america. 41% aware of the disease are less likely to go to those countries. zika is suspected to be linked to thousands of birth defects in brazil. cdc is asking pregnant women not to go. >> nicole: global market overnight. japan, nikkei, we have chinese new year that's why we are seeing close markets. >> lauren: cac down # 2 and dax 192, about 2%. >> nicole: no doubt. relatively flat a few hours ago. we are seeing selling in the dow, 186, some improvement over the last 15 minutes. down 1.1% and s&p down 21. >> lauren: look at the nasdaq. on top of this the three and a quarter percent decline these are how commodities are trading. you do see oil selling off. gold up $15 to 1 thousands $73 a troy ounce. >> nicole: so you have the japanese yen and the euro stronger against the greenback this morning. >> lauren: and the yield on the ten-year treasury is standing at 1.82%

new this morning, rising tensions in the korean peninsula. peninsula.a.e south korean president has warned the north faces a collapse if it does not abandon its nuclear program. program.she told the south korean parliament today the nation needs to take stronger and more effective measures to make their isolated neighbors to the north realize their nuclear ambitions will only speed up a regime collapse.she made that speech while defending her decision to shut down a jointly run4ftory in north korea. new developments this morning morningin belgium. authorities have detained 10 people in a series of raids in brussels, linked to a recruiting network for isis.a total of 9 raids were carried out in four suburbs. right now, computers and cell phones that were seized are being examined.the raids *aren't linked to the year.a judge will decide later the raids are not linked to the deadly attacks in paris last year,. >>> next primary and caucus are dayspaway in the 2016 race, it's not often you see a former president out op the campaign trail, there wer

3 in the headlines this half hour: tensions continue to grow on the korean peninsula after the north's recent nuclear test and missile launch. and now... south korea's spy agency says kim jong un has ordered forces to gear up for terror and cyber attacks on the south. 3 while it's impossible to confirm what's really going on in north korea... they do have agency says the attacks could target anyone... including activists, defectors, and government officials. the announcement comes one day after the u-s flew advanced fighter jets over south korea in a show of force. meanwhile... seoul and washington are talking about using a missile defence system in the south. officials say the north is closer to their goal of a nuclear-armed missile... one that could reach the u-s mainland. 3 pope francis will be back home in the vatican this morning -- after wrapping up his 5-day trip to mexico.. with a visit to the border... 70-thousand people lined the route of the holy father's motorcade in juarez ... just across the border from el paso, texas. francis celebrated an open-air mass, before pausing a

we are on the korean peninsula, we will win. it is a very, very savage and intense car. >> now that ash carter is second in the military command, he's privy to the all-out war on the korean peninsula. planners estimate it could result in 1 million casualties and destruction of the capital, seoul. snoop florida expanded its health emergency after more cases of zika virus were diagnosed. a pregnant woman in spain has been diagnosed and health officials in brazil documented cases spread through transfusions. >> most see the link between new warns in brazil raising concerns. jazz's lucia newman has more on what scientists hope to learn. >> reporter: it's carnival time in brazil. at this hospital in the north-east, there's nothing festive for scores of pregnant women whose babies are diagnosed with microcephali. >> translation: your baby's head looks normal. it's too early to know for sure. we need another 7 weeks. >> more and more people are being infected. more mothers are giving birth to babies with microcephali. in the absence of

this is a satellite image of the korean peninsula at nighttime. you can see developments in south korea. you can see seoul korea, people who live across the d.m.z. you can see an economy that failed, failed to give them the same kinds of opportunities that other people in the korean peninsula are sharing. but this bill also promotes human rights and i want to point out section 301. section 301, this section requires the president to study the feasibility of bringing unmonitored and inexpensive cellular and internet communications to the people of north korea, trying to break through the emptiness of north korea, communication barriers, trying to get around the regime of north korea that doesn't want the people of north korea to understand they can live a better life. section 302 directs the secretary of state to develop a strategy to combat forced labor practices including a diplomatic outreach plan and public diplomacy awareness campaign, what we can do together to try to bring awareness to north koreans. let them know that if they have family me

and through his comments you can tell his concern that he believes the situation in the korean peninsula is at its most unstable point since the armistice. over six decades, we today are seeing the most unstable point on the korean peninsula because of a rogue regime that tortures its own people, that kills its own leaders, and deprives the human dignity of its citizens. strategic patience has failed. one expert said that we've moved from strategic patience to benign neglect. that's not leadership. and so today we start a new policy based on strength, not patience. this legislation would mandate, not simply authorize but mandate the imposition of sanctions against all persons that materially contribute to north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile development, import luxury goods into north korea, enable its se censorship and hun rights abuses, engage in activities undermining cybersecurity, have sold, supplied, or transferred to or from north korea precious metals, including aluminum, steel, and coal for the benefit of north korea's regime and illicit activities. $1.8 billion in raw me

now it's a risk secretary carter is not keen to dismiss. >> we are on the korean peninsula, we will win, no question about it. we will win, it is a savage and intense war. >> now that carter is second in the military chain of command. planners estimate it could result in 1 million casualties and the destruction of the south korean capital. >> it's another difference from 10 years ago. then carter was an academic outsider whose unsolicited advice could be ignored. now he is in a position with high responsibility, where loose talks about strikes and war risks realized, and miscalculation could spell disaster. >> thank you. the outgoing commander of u.s. forces says planned troop withdrawals will hurt the u.s. mission in that countriry. the general testified. and he said the ability would be harmed if president obama goes ahead and cuts man power to 500 troops by the end of the year. around 10,000 are in afghanistan now. if we don't make adjustments, 2016 will be no better than 2015. campbell is expected to retire from his post. the resurgence in afghanistan is working to help women create

korea set the command on state broadcaster kay rt yesterday amid heightened tensions on the korean peninsula. it appears to be directed at the annual u.s. south korean joint military exercises held next month on the largest scale ever. south korean unification ministry spokesman responded in a regular briefing that north korea should immediately stop the provocative acts. >>> a swedish teenager was rescued from isis militants in iraq and said life in the caliphate was really hard and she was duped into going there by her boyfriend. the 60 north spoke about her experience yesterday in her first interview since her the northern iraq. >> when i was there, i didn't have anything. no water, no electricity. we didn't have any money, either. it was a really hard life. when i had a phone, i started to contact my mom and i said to her that i want to go home. >> the teenager said she met her boyfriend mid-2014 after dropping out of school in sweden. the couple set off from sweden in late may 2015 and made their way across europe by bus and train until they reached the turkish border from where they cr

. >>> tensions on the korean peninsula after north korea's secret lawn.. >> the north is responding this morning vowing to immediately deport all of south korea on the case of. >> increasing sanctions against north korea. >>> this morning, we are learning the gunman who shot and killed two maryland deputies was as wanted man in central florida for assaulting a police officer. >> authorities say 67 years old david evans opened fire inside a panera bread yesterday. >> no one else insi that restaurant was hurt. >> we do not know why he began >>> surveillance video showing shoplifting suspect before he whined up dead at a walmart. >> 64 years old kenneth leaving with a cart full of dvds. police say he did not pay for them. he was detained by store's employee and suddenly stop breathing. now, the medical examiner is performingan autopsy to find out how he died. >>> in pinellas county, we are taking action with your tax money with a tax refund of identity theft charges. 46 years old henry swinton cashed in on somebody's return. his refund went to an unauthorized account. shows thieves making t

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and through his comments you can tell his concern that he believes the situation in the korean peninsula is at its most unstable point since the armistice. over six decades, we today are seeing the most unstable point on the korean peninsula because of a rogue regime that tortures its own people, that kills its own leaders, and deprives the human dignity of its citizens. strategic patience has failed. one expert said that we've moved from strategic patience to benign neglect. that's not leadership. and so today we start a new policy based on strength, not patience. this legislation would mandate, not simply authorize but mandate the imposition of sanctions against all persons that materially contribute to north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile development, import luxury

south korea and the united states have taken a stance to maintain peace and stability on the korean peninsula. in the face of north korean aggression, there was a meeting between the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs, the chairman -- japanese chairman and south korean chairman general lee. cooperation between japan, korea and the united states is a priority. i'm doing everything i can to enhance it. our alliance with the philippines took a step forward when the philippine supreme court recently upheld that enhanced defense cooperation agreement. which will provide significant partnership and access benefits. i'm excited about a burgeoning relationship with india where i will visit next week. as the world's two largest democracies, we are poised to bring greater security and prosperity to the entire region. two visionary policies are now coinciding. as the united states rebalances west of the indoation ya pacific and india implements its policy. last october's exercise between india and japan and the united states shows the security interconnectedness of the indian ocean, asia and the pacific

will continue our legacy of freedom and democracy and ensure the stability and security of the korean peninsula. we are ready to fight tonight, and 8th army is strong, and getting stronger." the change of command comes after the south korean defense ministry granted champoux a national security merit for his contributionns to the response to north korea's nuclear test and maintaining peace and stability on the korean peninsula. the world health organization says the zika outbreak may be related to el nino. doctor anthony costello says since el nino caused more rain, more mosquitos were able to breed. doctor costello went on to say that a quick vaccine sollution probably won't happen. instead, the w-h-o is spread of mosquitoes that transmit the virus. (s/ anthony costello/who :31) "zika virus is in a (s/ anthony costello/who :31) "zika virus is in a family of viruses, which includes dengue fever, which is a well known virus that has epidemics all over the world. we've been working on a vaccine for dengue for 15 years and we still don't have a vaccine. the w-h-o declared the zika spread a health

cbs 2 news continues to track the growing tensions on the korean peninsula. peninsula.right now, a military keover is underway at an industrial complex shared by nortrtand south korea. korea.the facility was the last joint operation between the two countries.the escalation of hostilities comes after north korea tested a nuclear device and launched a new long nge missile.that triggered new sanctions from neighboring countries.north korean soldiers now occupies the building and they have expelled all south korean cbs 2 news is following the latest developments in a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge.after 41 days, the occupation is now over.the four remaining holdouts turned themselves into local authorities today.the f-b-i says the refuge will remain n closed until agents have collected enough evidence related to potential crimes at the site. ammon bundy, who led that group, has been in custody for several days now. now.now, his father, cliven bundy is also in an oregon jail.he was taken into custody when he arrived in portland earlier today.the elder bundy

and south korean officials met in southerly today amid high tension on the korean peninsula after north korea's rocket launch earlier this month. north korea launched a long- range rocket carrying a satellite, drawing renewed international condemnation weeks after it president obama signed into law legislation broadening sanctions to punish north korea for its nuclear program, human rights record, and cyber crimes. the u.s. and south korea are expected to begin large-scale drills in early march, which the war calls preparations for war, and routinely vows retaliation. >>> washington, d.c. mayor muriel bowser was in cuba yesterday as part of a trade mission, where she met with cuban officials and discussed a range of topics from the economy to education. yesterday, she toured schools andos hpitals as well as cuban bah's foreign trade minister. the mayor of havana and cuba's tourism minister. during a news conference, bowser called for ongoing change, and also addressed president obama's upcoming trip. obama will meet with decide dents and cuban president rau,l castro next month. his visi

. >> tensions between the two largest powers extend to the korean peninsula. after north korea's test, the rocket launch, they were in talks with shi'a about deploying a system here on the territory. that's something beijing is opposed to, seeing it as a threat to its own military. >> it's hardly a side effect. those in washington want to pressure china to rein in its ally. >> there was a show of force over the southern half of the peninsula. merge's stealth fighters demanding a commitment to defend its ally in the face of north korean threats. >> well, the essentials in the brent seabrook topped the agenda at a meeting in south-east world. u.s. president obama called for demilitarization of the disputed areas and announces measures to deepen ties between the region and the u.s. >>> to syria, a woman has been rescued after 30 hours beneath the hospital. the nurse and two other people were pulled out injured but alive. rescue workers served what was left of the building since it was hit by air strikes on monday >>> that hospital was one of five medical faciliti

. >> the two largest powers in the region extend here to the korean peninsula as well. after north korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch the u.s. is in talks with south korea by deploying an anti anti-missiles system known assed that. that is something that beijing is opposed to, seeing it as a direct threat to its own military interests: washington want to pressure china to reign in its ally in pyongyang. there was a show of force at the peninsula. american f-22 stealth fighters demonstrating what the u.s. calls commitment to defending it's ally in the face of north korean threats. but it's a show of force that will be noted just as much by the leadership in beijing. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >> apple said it will fight a court order to crack the encryption on the iphone of one of the attackers in san bernardino. apple said breaking into his iphone would threaten the security of all of its users. >> the legal fight between apple and the u.s. justice department came to a head after the december 2nd attack when two people open fired at an office part in s

seoul at 1, chilly offer there for you in the korean peninsula. severe weather situation in the u.s., particularly dangerous situation. one of these tornado watches that were issued down there, and in fact, there have been reports of two casualties it. over 20 people have been injured in several tornadoes that have occurred across the region. severe thunderstorm threats across tuesday and into wednesday, shift towards the east, but really, that chance of tornado still possible, large hail and damaging winds with some of the squall lines pushing through. something to keep in mind, if you are flying in and out of the new york area, an hour delay on average due to strong winds and even freezing rain. extended outlook now. >>> and that wraps up this edition of newsline. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with anchor: flexibility. it sounds like a good thing, doesn't it? if you're flexible, then you can fit in with changing demand, take on different roles, rise to different challenges. but is "flexible" becoming little more than a eup

lead to instability and threaten australia's interests, whether in the south china sea, the korean peninsula or further afield. we have a strong, vital vested interest in the maintenance of peace, stability, and respect for the rule of law. >> the new defense white paper revealed australia would increase its defense spending by more than $21 billion u.s. dollars over the next ten years. the announcement comes amid a broader presence in the south china sea. australia plans to double the size of its submarine fleet to 12. japan, germany and france are competing for the con trastract. the supplier will be announced later this year. china reacted sharply to the white paper. >> translator: we're paying serious attention to had document and we express our dissatisfacti dissatisfaction. china's development and strategstrategy intent, mutual trust. >> analysts say australia torn by conflicting demands. strengthening its aligns with the u.s. and one forth of chinese trade. >> regional and global security. >> the u.s. has sailed war ships close to disputed territories to demonstrate its support for th

is closely watching the situation on the korean peninsula. concerns are growing that north korea is getting closer to being able to launch a long-range missile to the mainland u.s. with a nuclear warhead. officials say additional sanctions and possible military responses are on the table, and they will begin considering setting up so-called 'thaad' defense batteries capable of shooting down high-altitude missiles. coming on the heels of what north korea claimed was a hydrogen-bomb test, the threat level from kim jong un's regime has rarely been higher. north korea has mastered a very complex technology, which are 3-stage launchers. so at this point, i think north korea has made a qualitative leap, and soon they're going to make a quantitative leap because they can actually start to put these things in production. mollie: the high-stakes standoff has military units jittery on both sides of the korean border. the south korean military fired warning shots after a north korean patrol boat crossed their maritime border. next, a cruise ship with mo

successfully as planned, but the first stage which exploded over the sea to the west of the korean peninsulabeen exploded on purpose to prevent the south koreans from learning too much from the debris. it does say, though that the indications are that there have been some improvements to that technology, since december 2012, that the rocket -- rocket engines may well be somewhat stronger, that the satellite appears to be double the weight of the one carried last time around, and the maximum range of this rocket may will be 12,000 kilometers as opposed to 10,000 kilometers there were reports from the u.s. saying they think the rocket is tumbling in orbit, and is not useful as a satellite. there remains a big effort to try to get sanctions through the u.n. security council. there were three separate telephones calls between president obama and the president of south korea and prime minister of japan as they try to make sure that north korea is punished for this latest action. >> translator: we have decided to move towards imposing unilateral sanctions against north korea, having to resolve the

a very clear blue sky conditions across the korean peninsula, sunday. that weather was due to close in on monday and tuesday with cloud and rain. certainly historically north korea has erred on the beginning of these launch windows in terms of the timing of its launches. it probably didn't want to wait until too late in that window, and so it has gone today a clear sky day. also this launch window in the run up to the very significant date in north korea. the anniversary of the birth of the child of the former leader >>> thank you. let's get the reaction from china. adrian brown is joining us from beijing. as we were saying earlier, china is north korea's closest ally in the region. what are they likely to be saying about this? >> reporter: well, there has been no fish reaction from the-- official reaction from the chinese government, but that's mainly because of the start of the lunar new year holiday here, the most important day here. there was a statement from the news agency which has condemned the rocket launch. they say they want to do everything

but it's a time when the international community is watching the korean peninsula closely. and seoul is giving words of condemnation for its northern neighbor, just after the satellite launch, which many see as a front for a long-range missile test. but north korea is celebrating. fireworks will be carried out in the streets of pyongyang tonight. we watched one of the bulletins. they had a song at the end of it. we hasn't heard that before. the chorus saying "who could we thank for this success, our great leader." north korea is milking it for all its worth. kim jong-un puts a premium on his space program. he said it's a peaceful program. but few outside of pyongyang believe that. >> the north may have overplayed its hand here, paula. the fankss haven't done much to change its behavior. how much is that for support of the missile defense system? >> that could be a game-changer when it comes to a missile defense system. this is a missile defense system that the u.s. and south korea up until now have not admitted to talking about, even behind closed doors. it's so controversi

south korean talks about deploying an antimissile system known as fad on the korean peninsula. >> hasng to take significant sanctions against north korea and impacting fad being deployed to the korean peninsula and relationship with the south and entering a very difficult period. >> reporter: this is not the first time sanctions have been imposed and most recently in 2013, the talk then as now was of their unprecedented toughness. >> the resolution tabled today will take the u.n. sanctions imposed on north korea to the north level. >> reporter: three years later there is a certain sense of familiarity to this and north korea has after all made pursuit of nuclear weapons an unshakeable national authority and arm controls who recommend engagement to freeze the north korea's problem where it is rather than roll it back for pressure and for now increasing it is the plan testing them once again, north korea, seoul. >>> south african officers accused in the disappearance of an antiapartheid campaigner years ago given bail and given amnesty for the crimes but the victim's family wants justic

middle east, russia, south china sea, north korean peninsula. so both of those have merits.a question of where the united states should deploy and use its military resources, are we actively engaged in military operation he ors or are we deteg pad things from happening? as mark noted it would be great in our european partners could be a little bit more generous in terms of resourcing their security. in ways that actually the rebalance of the pacific has been quiek successful at completely reengaging the primacy of the u.s. security relationship in asia pacific, vietnam, the philippines, japan, very much engaged in the national security framework in asia pacific since the obama initiative was announced in australia in 2011. but to your core question, we're still -- the debate is still divided between those who say we are the largest military in the world versus these threats out there that american leadership is critical an we're going to have to generate the resources and capability to deal with all of those threats. >> when we hear candidates talking about the number of shi

to make a much more deeper assurance for their own security or the peace and stability on the korean peninsula therefore, it's not a contradiction. on the one hand, they see some nuclear capability. but on the other, also, they ask the u.s. to sit down to start the talk for a peace treaty. >>> and that was professor from a university of shizuka. >>> a swedish think tank says china has almost doubled its weapons exports over the past five years. it says china's now the third largest arms exporter. the latest report by the stockholm international peace institute says more arms were transferred worldwide between 2011 and 2015. that's kpards to the -- compared to the previous five-year period. china posted the largest growth among the three largest exporters, up 88%.china posted among the three largest exporters, up 88%. but the report says china's share of global exports at 5.9% is still well behind the united states and russia. beijing's main customers were pakistan, bangladesh and myanmar. china has dropped to become the third largest importer after india and saudi arabia. a senior researcher w

this continues to post a risk of violent escalation on the korean peninsul peninsula.that's why i'm thankful for the close cooperation with our partners in seoul between u.s. forces, korea and the rok armed forces. a mraud the leadership of president park for choosing to close the okay song industrial region which has enriched the north with hundreds of millions of dollars in the last decade. i'm proud to have supported new congressional sanctions on north korea. despite the deficit of leadership from beijing, these two steps will bring pressure on the north korean regime and its supporters. i'm very encouraged by the joint u.s. republic of korea statement that our two countries will begin the process of consultation for deploying the terminal high altitude area defense thaad system. the deployment of this system by the alliances is a critical step to providing a further layer of defense against north koreanÑi provocations. i look forward to hearing from the general on the utility of the thaad system and other ideas to enhorse tance the relationsh. i would call my coll

but the other thing they're talking about is beefing up weapons long the korean peninsula. >> i spoke with president xi of china just a few days before the launch about the need to tighten the noose on them, but we're also consulting with the south koreans for the first time about more movies capabilities to prevent any possibility that north korea could reach u.n. >> so what the president is talking about there is deployment of what is called a tad mistles systems, missiles that are aimed at bringing down missiles in the mid-flight stage. those consultations could wrap up quickly. i'm told that we could see the deployment of those missiles to south korea within a matter of weeks. >> help us understand the capability of this touchdown system. >> you probably heard about patriot missiles, the ones that are used in what is called the terminal phase. when an incoming rocket or missiles is coming in, you try to shoot it down as it comes in. these that had thad missiles hit the missiles in the blue stage. when you look at the flight path of how north korea tested this missile. it went over