new tensions today along the korean peninsula.th korea says the north has fired six, short-range projectiles. they were launched on the east coast. it happens hours after the u.n. security council approved the toughest sanctions on pyongyang in more than two decades. those sanctions followed a recent nuclear test by the north. as harry fawcett reports on what reporters were told. >> reporter: in that news conference, the ministry of defense simply saying a number of projectiles had been fired into the sea off of the sowern coast of the korean peninsula. the local media are reporting a little bit more fully. they sometimes get briefings from unnamed military officials. they are talking about a range of apparently 100, to 150 kilometers. various numbers have been mentioned, six or eight to nine, projectiles. unclear how they were launched. it's understood analysis is underway on that point. the ministry of defense is saying it military remains in a heightened state of readiness, watching out for any further actions by its counterpar

it comes at a time when tensions are high on the korean peninsula. today is the first day of those massive joint military drills with the united states and south korea. they are the largest ever, we're told. 300,000 south korean soldiers and 17,000 u.s. soldiers. they are significantly larger than last year. this is what north korea sees as a dress rehearsal for invasion. that the u.s. and south korea say they happen every year so the allies can work well together. this comes after january. you had a nuclear test from north korea and a satellite launch which everyone thought was a missile test. just last week, you had the u.n. sanctions against north korea. john. >> paula hancocks monitoring the developments for us. interesting to see what the north koreans threaten and what is behind it all. thank you. >>> all right. the democratic debate on cnn last night in flint. a new tone to be sure. new urgency just a couple days away. willia we will tell you what changed next. >>> if you are talking about the wall street bailout, where some of your friends des

there is increasing alarm in china of what they see is the agreeing instability on the korean peninsula. also frustration at that waning influence on north korea to pum back. if the international community they were wondering whether the latest sanctions imposed were going to get them to change their ways, then now they seem to have their answer >>> jeff kingston is a professor at asian studies and says this is a defiant stance. >> clearly it was a defiant gesture by pyongyang. this was in response to the unanimous u.n. security council resolution about two weeks ago and then obama's executive order. he wants to make a defiant stance and say we're not going to back down and we're going to continue with our quest to become a nuclear weapons power. we have discovered over the past 20 years there's not any combination of sticks and carrots that seems to deter them from that question. it looks like we're still at an impasse and it is really hard to see any sort of bright road ahead. there is a lot that we don't know about what goes in pyongyang. they have announced that they've developed mi

there is increasing alarm in china of what they see as the growing instability on the korean peninsula and also frustration at their waning influence over north korea in trying to pull them back from carrying out these kinds of tests. for the international community, if they were wondering whether the latest sanctions imposed on north korea were going get them to change their ways, then now they seem to have their answer >>> the political crisis in brazil is deepening. a federal judge has blocked the controversial move by brazil's president to appoint her predecessor and mentor as chief of staff. police used tear gas outside congress in the capital of brasilia. details have taken place over dilma rousseff appointment of lula da silva. they see it as an attempt to protect him from prosecution in an upcoming case >> translation: this was the moment president dilma rousseff would pacify the country and turn things around. her popular being formally appointed chief of her cabinet. it didn't last long. >> reporter: president dilma rousseff didn't let the engineers get in the way. she called

this is krorea documents hardships faced by forces on the korean peninsula. directed by academy award winner john ford, this was produced about six months after the war began when north korea invaded south korea on june 25th, 1950. in the first major conflict of the cold war, north korea was backed by china and the soviet union, while the u.s. led the united nations force in support of south korea. >> this is korea. [ explosions ] ♪ >> and this is korea. a peaceful land once, with lakes and villages and mountains where the rice grew. men and women worked and people lived for living until the ruthless red hand of communism reached out to snatch it. old people and kids and more kids. >> sometimes i think that's the last thing any of us will ever forget. those kids, laughing, crying, homeless, hungry, until we fed them. korea. where it gets cold in the wintertime as it does at home. where young men and women marry. where the kids used to play happily.

this is a time of heightened tensions on the korean peninsula. we have the sarngss imposed by the u.n., unlateral sanctions from south korea. beginning this week military exercises between skk and the united-- south korea and the u.s. this does seem to be the latest response to all of that from north korea >>> for the furs time since the war began in yemen last march monarch houthi delegation is-- >> reporter: supermarkets in yemen's capital appear well stocked. what they're selling is becoming too expensive for many yemenis. a year-long conflict between houthi fighters backed by iran and a saudi-led coalition of arab countries is hitting the economy hard >> you can't find u.s. dollars in the bank and on the black market the rate has gone up. $100 use to by 100 those rials. now you can only get 20,000 to 30,000. >> reporter: the city has been taken over the houthi forces. blockades have been imposed to force the houthis out. >> translation: yemen's economy in general has been affected by the current security situation. the entry of goods through

. >>> new tensions in the korean peninsula, south korea saying the north fired six projectiles. the rockets were allegedly launched on north korea's eastern coast. this happened hours after the u.n. security council approved the toughest sanctions on pyongyang in more than two decades. the south just passed its own laws to deal with the crisis. al jazeera reports. >> in that news conference, the ministry of defense in south korea saying a number of projectiles have been fired into the sea off the eastern coast of the korean peninsula, how the local media are reporting more fully. they do sometimes get briefings from unnamed military officials. they are talking about a range of apparently 100-150 kilometers. various numbers have been mentions, six or eight to nine projectiles. unclear whether they were short range missiles or perhaps from a multi-rocket launch system such as unveiled in a major parade in october in pyongyang last year. it's understood analysis is underway on that point. the minister of defense saying that its military remains in a heightened state of readiness wa

built for business. >>> new tensions this morning on the korean peninsula with the north threateningnuclear strike as the south koreans and u.s. military offer joint training measures. we have cnn's paula hancocks with more. >> reporter: threats were expected and north did not disappoint. a preemptive nuclear strike on the u.s. and south from north korea. this was day one of the massive joint military drills with the u.s. and south korea. 300,000 korean soldiers, 17,000 u.s. soldiers. described as the largest ever. pyongyang sees it as a dress rehearsal to invasion. although washington and seoul say they happen every year and plans months in advance. not necessarily in reaction to what we have seen this year. we have seen in january a nuclear test from north korea. in february, they carried out a satellite launch which everyone believed was a missile test. and last week, the u.n. sanctions against north korea for the previous tests. the strongest in two decades. on friday, kim jong un says he wants his nuclear weapons on stand by. we were expecting this rhetoric. certainly it shows t

but this is a time of great tension on the korean peninsula.e in just eight days. that's a move that's been seen as provocative and threatening. not only by the u.s., japan, and south korea, but also by the united nations security council. they say this is in violation of many u.n. security council resolutions which prohibit north from testing nuclear weapons or firing ballistic missiles. the u.s. is trying to reassure allies in the region while also sending a warning of deterrence to north korea. the aircraft carrier is the largest war machine in the u.s. arsenal. by sending it to the region, this is an unmistakable show of military strength. ivan watson, cnn, aboard the u.s. aircraft carrier "john c. stennis." >>> in cuba, the remnants of a criminal empire still stand, and now the heirs of an american mobster want to be compensated. >>> plus, a teenager who escaped the war it syria has a new dream in her sights. she crossed the sea to survive and now is focused on olympic gold. stay with us. i think we should've taken a tarzan know where tarz

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. -- northave the north korean peninsula, korean peninsula addressing tensions as well.ed about sanctions as strengthening sanctions against the north koreans. let's have a look at what else is happening. one of our top stories today concerns iron ore, with this huge rally taking place. we now have a 50% jump since mid-january. that is against the banks slumping. what is pushing of demand here at the moment, and the price? >> is short squeezing. the other reason is improving demand from steel. steel prices have increased since the beginning of the year. part of the reason is that market expectation of a strong season -- rishaad: that is fundamental. are we seeing improvement when it comes to demand? >> actually, not yet. for steel demand, we think it is only temporary. if we look at all these government projects, the demand has not translated into metals yet. the for supplyn cuts for iron ore miners. balance wise, we don't think iron ore price hike would continue, but more for the market movement. rishaad: but the move is so quick, that quite often when you have a move,

this is something that is likely to be increasing tensions in the korean peninsula.ng with korea, the economy and south, the minister of the bok saying the current interest rate is a, did of accommodating enough, adding to some of the other remarks being made by him earlier on, suggesting the economy in the south was improving, but the improvement was not as good as it was before. that's what we have at the moment coming through. north korea saying it will liquidate all south korean toets and upping the ante take special measures to hit the south with political, military, and economic strikes, likely to increase tensions there on the korean peninsula. ok, let's check on other stories. alibaba signed a five-year loan agreement worth $3 billion, planning to market the loan to other lenders and could boost its size to $4 billion to pending on demand. the u.s. regulatory filing says it will pay 110 basis points .ore than libor alibaba uses the cash to finance m&a. estimates,eat revenue rose by a half to $370 million, the publicly traded company, jack dorsey says he remai

close consultation with the chinese, and the chinese are increasingly exasperated by their north korean peninsula. -- their north korean neighbors. they do not want the regime to collapse. it could cause chahaos, a huge wave of refugees trying to enter chinese territory, and it could remove this buffer state between china and south korea, which american allies and there are thousands of american troops there. that is a fine line the chinese are trying to walk. is an indication of the corporation they are getting at the moment. brent: how big is the fear that terrorist groups like the islamic state will be able to e a dirty bomb? ririchard: that is definitely a coconcern. experts talk about the scenariosos -- the first most apocalyptic would bebe if they manage to manage a full-scale nuclear bomb and detonated a area that is seenn as verery unlikikely, very difficult even for a large tererrorist orgaganization likike the islamimic state. the second scenario, they might want some kind of sabotage and finally the third and most likely scenario, a conventional explosive wrapped with radioactive mater

korea accuses washington and seoul to spy on the government and undermining the control of the korean peninsula. >>> the floods that hit the country over the weekend, the el nino was blamed that caused flooding in the parts of the country of peru. they're going to rebuild the damaged town. >>> they have resettled 250,000 syrian refugees. the last plane arrived over the weekend. they were planning to bring in 25,000 refugees on new year's day. he'll help newcomers find housing and jobs. they plan to bring in 1,000 more refugees in 2016. >>> if you're traveling today possible delays if >>> good morning, we'll send it over to the today show, but here's a preview of what's coming up on fox 11, it's supertuesday, we'll be checking in with alex to find out what we need to know leading up to ryan kern will be here to tell us about the electric highway which will extend from reno to las vegas and michael from yelp will talk about national pig day and all what this entails, if you will. we'll have a surprise coming up in the show in about five minutes. >> does that mean we get some ribs, national pig da

heightened tensions between the north and the south because there are no actions on the north korean peninsula. this year, it's expected that they will be a lot bigger than urn, and they might include rehearsals for a preemptive strike against nuclear activities. and they arrive the right to attack south korean seats of government. so we expect a heightened round of tensions, and this is the first north korean reaction to the passage. and with the resolution passage, it may be is there's more to follow in days and weeks to come. >> in syria, a blackout earlier today, and no cause has been given for what caused the electricity in the country. meanwhile, the truce in syria seems to be holding. the state department said that it has not seen any significant violations in the last 24 hours, despite russia claiming dozens of breaches. francoise hollande is claiming consequence. >> a century of prance and britain, shoulder to shoulder around the modern city. there was heavy symbolism with president hollande and cameron starting the summit at the war memorial. the two men and the prime ministers got d

we're also can have many more details about the situation on the korean peninsula coming up on thirteen years now starting at four o'clock tonight in the sailors of the uss laramie will return to naval station norfolk the boiler is scheduled to dock at eight o'clock the crew spent the last three and half months helping the u s navy and nato forces in the persian gulf the biggest the navy's fleet had enough the thirteen years now team welcomes them home and thanks them weather service reports the city leaders are endorsing john roper mer the vice mayor for her support in the ring there and councilman bill moody as well as councilman danny makes all back in rome. this after city councilor katie wright house to roll from his position as city manager that controversial firing sparked a movement to recall mayor wright which is still in the works right now there are currently three candidates running for mayor portsmouth katie wright john rowe and local businessmen shannon glover when asked to comment on the race never told us quote john rowan county right are the architects of the public dis

now checking news around the world, r korean peninsula after north korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea, flying about 500 miles before crashing early this morning. the launch comes days after kim jong-un ordered tests of a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of caring warheads. the task of violate multiple u.n. security resolutions. fingerprints of a suspect in the deadly paris attacks were found in an apartment in belgium this week. intelligence officials say the fingerprints belong to the suspect on the run since the attacks killing 130 people. investigators don't know how recent he was in that department. affirmation about in alexandria man captured overseas. the 26-year-old accused of joining isis and now he's speaking out, saying he made a "bad decision p are: >> he said he made a huge mistake >> i wasn't thinking straight and on the way there, i regretted -- >> speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview. american old was picked american up monday by kurdish forces. to learn aboutn the religion, there was a man who taught us the religion. >> h

although the real ally, china, has called for the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. korea. this takes place every year and the north koreans hate it. they call this a possible precursor to invasion of north korea. in 2014, when the same string of exercises took place, the north koreans fired by the south korean's government count, around 90 missiles and rockets. this time, the north koreans say they developed the technology to put a nuclear warhead on top of one of the missiles. much cause for concern in this world. >> dangerous twist in the longstanding dispute. >>> european union leaders with a new refugee crisis deal to the turkey prime minister today. the plan offers financial concessions if it stops the flow of migrants to greece. they are grappling with the largest refugee crisis since world war ii. >>> 1974 is now history. not the year, but the deepest-point loss for the dow jones industrial average this year. strong gains yesterday took the dow positive. the final run is impressive. wiping out 1,974 points loss. the blue chips with a five-day win streak. futu

carrier strike groups, that is part of that deterrence >>> the visit sends a message beyond the korean peninsula to china, to get here the vessel sails through the hotly contested sees, in line with the u.s. policy of pivoting resources to asia, meeting china's military expansions in the region, much has been said about china acquiring an aircraft carrier, joining a small club of nations. this is a reminder from america, >>> still to come - jo will be here with the sport as world number one jordan spieth gives himself a chance at retaining his title in florida. >>> one of the world premier live technology and film event is under way in texas. the south which south-west festival giving a boost to the city's finances. the benefits are no longer trickling down to many local residen residents. >> thompson says god give him a gift of music. over the decades he played with dozens of austin blues and jazz bands. >> we have people, mousse irnals all over the place. we used to state on the corner. everyone would get together. you'd have vocal groups and bands playing around town. that's basically how it

. >>> this is a very tense time on the korean peninsula following another missile test. korean video is showing images of kim jong un watching. the north says it plans to conduct another test very soon and it is against this backdrop, the u.s. and south korea are holding joint military exercises. our ivan watson gets excusive access on board a u.s. aircraft carrier as it carries out flight operations. >> reporter: that is an f-18 war plane just taking off from the deck of the u.s. aircraft carrier. -- off the east of the korean peninsula. [ jet engine ] -- part of annual joint military exercises with south korea. but this is a time of great tension on the korean peninsula. north korea argues that these exercises could be a precursor to a military invasion. north korea has launched missiles twice in just eight days. that's a move seen as provocative and threatening. not only by the u.s., japan and south korea but also by the united nations security council. they say this is in violation of many u.n. security council resolutions which prohibit north korea from testing nucl

. >>> some breaking news coming into us from the korean peninsula where the military there the south korean military says that north korea has fired multiple into the water. this morning's large comes three days after they fired three short-range missiles. in defiance of new sanctions imposed by the u.n. and the u.s. >>> the marine killed in an isis rocket attack in iraq has been identified as staff sergeant louis cardin of california. cardin was deployed with the 21st marine expetition nary unit. his family said he enlisted two days after graduating high school. >>> the suspect in the paris attacks captured in brussels was apparently planning more violence. salah abdeslam was charged with murder in the paris attacks. officials say they found weapons in that and church. his next court appearance is wednesday. >>> back here at home and to the race for the white house, donald trump takes steps to cut down on violence at his rallies. . the trump campaign announc it will hire additional security personnel for trump's largest events. after a couple of violent incidents at trump events over

they're taking place during a time of heightened tension on the korean peninsula. this is an opportunity for the u.s. to reassure its south korean ally within months of north korea, testing what it claims was a hydrogen bomb and firing a satellite into space. the u.s. argues this show of force serves as a deterrent to north korea. >> we sincerely believe in peace through strength. and it is in the strength of our alliance that we believe that we can deter and avoid war. >> reporter: but north korea calls these exercises a threat. pyongyang claims the u.s./south korean drills are a precursor to a possible invasion and has threatened to carry out preemptive nuclear strikes in response. of course north korea often makes big shows of its own war games. just last week, the regime released images of leader kim jong un observing a missile launch. this came just days after pyongyang announced it successfully m lly miniaturized nuclear bomb, making it small enough to fit on a missile. some south koreans are disturbed by the saber rattling of both sides of the demilitarized z

it's the latest development on the korean peninsula after the north threatened presumptive nuclear strikesst seoul and washington. rob mcbride now from hong kong. >> reporter: the reaction has been as swift as the missile's launch, especially from north korea's neighbors. south korea condemned it as another provocative act. >> translator: north korea should focus on improving the north korean's people's quality of life. >> reporter: as with a similar launch last week, the missiles were fired into the sea. unlike last week, these are thought to have been medium-ranged missiles with at least one reaching 800 kilometers. that brought a strong response from japan because parts of its territory could be reached by a medium-ranged rocket. >> translator: we have strongly protested to north korea. the government will continue to work in close cooperation with international community and respond firmly. >> reporter: this latest launch further tests the patience of neighboring china. >> translator: as for the ballistic missiles fired by north korea, there are explicit requirements in the resolution

last friday pyongyang escalated military tensions on the korean peninsula by test firing two medium range ballistic missiles. there are concerns that north korea is on the verge of carrying out its fifth nuclear test despite tough u.n. sanctions imposed because of its fourth test in january. recent satellite images show underground detonation could take place any time. north korea he also threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear the u.s. minute -- mainland. >>> hulk hogan has been awarded $115 million friday but it was not the end of the case. today jurors return to the court to consider punitive damages. punitive damages are the ones a jury awards to deter a defendant in this case gawker, someone else, from engaging in similar conduct that formed the basis of a lawsuit. gawker already said it will appeal the verdict. the multimillion-dollar jury appeals courts. >>> close call for a tampa police officer as he's nearly hit by another wrong way driver. officers arrested asia concella for dui, they say she was driving the wrong way on i-275 and showed signs of impairment. she bonded out of

. >>> tendons are on the rise this morning in the korean peninsula. in south korea the north has fired six short-range projectiles into the sea off of the east coast this came after the un security council approved the toughest sanctions on the rogue nation into decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. officially the projectiles could be missiles artillery or rockets. >>> astronaut scott kelly is back in texas. he arrived at ellington field in houston overnight. 24 hours earlier he landed in kazakhstan after spending 340 days at the iss. during his year-long mission he carried out experiments to he spoke shortly after touching down in texas this morning >> this mission is latest achievement our country's space program but it's not the last there will be more it's in our dna. to explore and we must never stop doing this. we must lead and learn and discover. >>> >> the kelly is now 2 inches taller than he was before and that is normal. his spine stretched out during the time being weightless. it will sell to go back to the way i

the move has been made in a climate of heightened tension on the korean peninsula. police in turkey intervened in two protests on sunday. people chanted slogans calling for the government to resign. police used water cannon and tear gas to disburse the crowds. hundreds of refugees who weighed across the river are being held by police. most had left a camp close to the border. >> reporter: desperate to continue with their journey northwards, hundreds of refugees make a dramatic crossing over here at the border of brees and macedonia. young men formed a human chain helping the women, children cross. hundreds were successful with many of them holding children and belongings over their head as they waded across. >> translation: we had no option but to go on. we don't have children and we don't have the basic services, toilets, nothing. >> reporter: police have confirmed they're holding about 400 refugees who breached their border with greece. earlier some 1,000 children left the camp in the greek village. they along the fence on the border that keeps them back in the ho

, though, we're going to be looking at a warming trend across most of japan, even toward the korean peninsula as well, if you do want the spring-like weather. down towards the south, precipitation, wet spot into taiwan, 300 millimeters have been reported in the past several days. northeasterly winds. moving towards the americas, i want to mention the storm system, which we've been monitoring, really all week for that matter, start over in california, heavy snowfall into western areas of mexico, and then pulling off here towards the east, pumping in those southerly winds across parts of eastern texas, louisiana, report here, 531 millimeters of total rainfall since the storm system ga began, and it has been forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. one way they were getting out, major interstate in the region have also been shut down, state of emergencies is in effect for several parishes across areas of the one casualty reported from a similar instance like this. somebody was trying to drive through a flooded highway, and they end up getting swept away and drowning. if you ever see a flooded

that's going to be moving over the korean peninsula, and most of the country will be looking at someort of precipitation this coming weekend, especially by saturday, extending through sunday, increasing sunday, northern areas of the country. so definitely widespread rainfall to be had here. farther towards the north, warming up. in fact, sapporo, in fact, one there expected for the high on friday. take a look by this, on sunday, incredible for this time of year, 11 expected there for you, well above the average, niigata, 20 degrees. still ski season out here for a lot of you. this is quite above average. let's take a look at the bigger picture. this is still ushering some of the precipitation with the northeast monsoon. some areas of the philippines, especially northeastern could see passing showers out here. you need it. continuing with drought there. not helping over vietnam and thailand as well. bangkok, 35, hazy out there for you. not much precipitation expected in the forecast. let's look into europe. we have two storm systems. i really want to concentrate on. this one, moving a

and they come at a time of increased tensions on the korean peninsula.response to these drills, north korea threatened preemptive strikes. while its leader kim jong-un was shown on state run media inspecting missile tests. far from provoking north korea says the u.s. military, this show of force insures stability. >> tend of the day we sin sincey believe in peace through strength. and it is in the strength of our alliance that we believe that we can deter and avoid war. >> reporter: north korea claims these exercises are a prelude to war, allowing south korea and its ally the united states to buildup forces ahead of an invasion. that's always denied, but the u.s. contingent this year is the largest ever. doing little to ease the fears of the north. out at sea a short ride offshore by military aircraft, some of the vessels assembled for these war games. like this assault ship, carrying up to 3,000 sailors and marines when deployed for conflict. but the commander of this force insists these exercises have been planned for well over a year. >> it's not in r

tensions continue to rise on the korean peninsula. north korea is firing more weapons in its latest response to south korea and america's joint-military drills. pyongyang sees the drills as a provocation. south korea says the north fired five short-range projectiles into the sea monday. three days before, north korea launched a medium- range missile into the sea. at least 14 people are wounded in shootings across chicago... in a single day. that includes four boys-- injured in a shooting on the west side yesterday. police say a man walked up to a crowd and started firing. one of yesterday's victims has since a u-c-f student is woken up in the middle of the night by armed intruders. the suspects robbing him at gunpoint... and taking off into the night. coming up... we will head-out live to the scene for the very latest on the search for those responsible. plus we're staying breaking news in belgium... this is a live look at the streets of brussels. several explosion have gone off-- in what appears to be-- multiple terror attacks. mions

parties involved remain calm and restraint and avoid any action that may escalate tension on the korean peninsulareporter: it is unlikely that fresh u.n. sanctions will be imposed on north korea following its latest tests. u.s. slapped new measures on the country wednesday. they aim to blacklist bobbies and individuals that deal with the north. supporters of embattled president dilma rousseff are calling for mass rallies today. it is to counter a political crisis that threatens to drive her from office. night, the refresh antigovernment protests in large crowds demanding dilma rousseff's resignation. the unrest cap the day of political drama. accusing the government of hampering the free exercise of justice, a brazilian judge blocks the appointments of ex-president as chief of staff just minutes after he was sworn in. hisjudge believes nomination could derail a federal probe against their former leader who is being investigated in connection with briberyanging conviction with pepto grass. >> he is a person who has been involved in political activism against president dilma rousseff's government.

they come at a time on increaseed tensions on the korean peninsula. north korea threatened pre-emptive strikes. while the leader was shown on state run media inspecting missile tests. far from provoking north korea, this show of force ensures stability. >> at the end of the day we sincerely believe in peace through strength and it is in the strength of our alliance that we believe we can deter and avoid war >> reporter: north korea claimed these exercises are a prelude to war allowing south korea and u.s. to build up forces ahead of an invasion. that's always denied, but the u.s. contingent this year is the largest ever doing little ease the fears of the north. some of the vessels assembled for that's war games. like this assault him carrying up to 3,000 sailors and marines when deployed for conflict, but the commander of this force insists these exercises have been planned for well over a year. >> it is not in response to anything that north korea is doing, but we do think it's important to show the commitment to the alliance and our readiness. >> re

tensions are high on the korean peninsula following rhetoric and military activity. china has called for more comprehensive action labelling any blind faith in sanctions alone as irresponsible. the p.m. said the issue has to be resolved in order to restore calm to the region. >> translation: tensions are increasing in the peninsula. if tensions are aggravated or grow out of control it will go disastrous to all parties. china will not passively watch the area become unstable and let security interests be damaged by the instability. we call on all parties involved not to aggravate tensions. >> reporter: live to seoul and my kreeg rob mcbride. what do you think we will see and hear? >> reporter: the announcement will come in the next hour or so here in seoul. details seem to have been widely leaked, so we've fair idea of what will be in these new measures. one of the principal targets seems to be a trilateral trade project for the import of russian coal through north korea down into south korea. this was seen as an example of collaboration, something to be built upon. i

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. >>> eastern asia, really high pressure dominating most of the korean peninsula, morning hours, you may have noticed, rather chilli out there, that's because of the clear skies, all the heat that building up during the day on tuesday. just kind of went up into the atmosphere, but as we go ahead through the rest of your wednesday, sunny skies previal, but warm back up. tokyo at 14, shanghai, getting up to 17 there on your wednesday. all right, i'll leave you with the extended outlook. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline," i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. narrator: this week, "global 3000" is in ethiopia, where we're watching globalization at work. we're looking into why chinese companies are relocating production here. and we'll be finding out how farmers in cambodia are responding to climate change and how that affects the rare sarus crane. but first, we go to brazil. a country already reeling from political and economic crisis, brazil is now in the headlines because of a new health threat we know little about, the zika virus. the virus cam

let's get started this half hour with the breaking news from the korean peninsula. north korea lashing out this morning.

it's plus don't -- ballistic missile test last month. closely monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula. >>> now to president obama's historic trip to cuba. it will usher in a new era of openness between the us and cuba. already cubit and american companies are preparing for what could be the most dramatic changes to cuban life in generations. chris martinez is in havana with the story. >> reporter: walk around havana and change is hard to miss. from the renovation of hotels to the opening of new restaurants, uber seems poised to begin a new era of tourism. list. >> with this problem between cuba and the us, superficial. >> reporter: tour groups are everywhere many from the us. havana's biggest port once largely cleaned up. and now welcomes luxury cruise ships weekly. as us airlines week for the charter flights are in demand. >> people want to go someplace different. they've heard about cuba and they all want to go because of the food and the music. >> reporter: since the start of the year cuban officials say 1 million tourists visited the island. that's about one third of what they saw