hill, a house service -- house armed services committee hearing on that very same issue, korean peninsula security. that's this afternoon. that's this morning at 10:00, getting under way about now. and you can follow that on c-span.org. another hearing that we're covering online for you is the house us hearing this afternoon on the mf global bankruptcy. that's financial services subcommittee hearing that gets under way this c-span.org. getting under way at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that's this morning at 10:00, c-span.or >> good morning, everybody. the -- it's interesting. i'm glad to see senator feinstein here and senator cornyn as well as senator grassley and myself because probably know we have a number of hearings going on around the capitol involving members of this committee. t this is an area great deal of interest in, as you can imagine. senators of both parties have talked to me about this. a lot of different contexts that our criminal justice system is the envy of the fmework provides that all individuals a guarantee the right to fair treatment, a fair trial. but in order for a criminal justice

and we talked about the security situation in the region and the situation on the korean peninsula and continue working closely together, in implementing our north korean policy and both countries agreed that the attempt to test the long range missile is a violation of the u.n. security and between the u.s. and north korea. therefore, president obama and i both agree that north korea must immediately repeal its decision and abide by its international obligations. president obama and i agreed that we will continue to enhance and strengthen our combined defense capabilities and at the same time firmly respond to any threats or provocations from the north. if north korea gives up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile development and instead chooses a path towards peace and cooperation, our countries will work together to help improve the lives of the people in north korea and provide necessary assistance that will help north korea open up a new era. and we reaffirm the value and importance of our enduring alliance and the future vision of our partnership. following the adoption of th

the house armed services committee meets today to receive testimony about the security situation on the korean peninsula. >> commander u.s. forces korea. this is our first opportunity to have a dedicated hearing on this topic. but i cannot think of a more opportunity tune time. north east asia is a dynamic region to the global economy, regional stability and u.s. national security interests. what's more, the coming year, we'll bring a number of regional leadership transitions for north korea u south korea, china, japan and russia. as some might have forgotten, the korean war is over. it's home to one of the world's most militaristic states. in fact, although the north korean regime is willing to starve its own citizens, it maintains the world's lashlgest army. thousands of artillery systems, tanks aircraft and surface combatants. more than 70% of north korea's combat power is positioned within 90 miles of the demilitarized zone. this puts our citizens of soul, if world's forth largest city easily within the eh raddic jam's racial relation. last month, the regime would stop uranium enrichment and missile

and we talked about the security situation in the region and the situation on the korean peninsula andgreed to continue working closely together in implementing our north korea policy. both countries agree that north korea's announcement to test fire its long-range missile is a violation of u.n. security council resolutions, not to mention the latest agreement between the u.s. and north korea. therefore, president obama and i both agree that north korea must immediately repeal its decision and abide by its international obligations. president obama and i agreed that we will continue to enhance and strengthen our combined defense capabilities, and at the same time, firmly respond to any threats or provocations from the north. if north korea gave up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and missile development and, instead, chooses a path towards peace and cooperation, our two countries will work together along with the international community to help improve the lives of the people in north korea and provide necessary assistance that will help north korea open up a new era. and we reaffirm the

korean peninsula but in our entire region. >> the president said that use of ballistic technology in any launch violates any u.n. security council resolutions. the philippines has diplomatic relations with north korea but has condemned pyonyang. >>> all fighting has been stopped along the border and will now enter into official cease-fire talks in sudan. recent fighting erupted on monday and lasted for three days. this heightens fear of an all-out war. nations call for both sides to exercise restraint. the military halted all offenses. they planned negotiations for foreign troops. south sudan gained independence from south sudan after more than two decades of conflict. however, dispute over oil revenues and border demarkation has sparked new violence. >>> the international pressure on iran is threatening one neighbor's energy plan. pakistan wants to build a natural gas pipeline from iran. but it's struggling to finance the construction. pakistani officials say they will now approach russia for help. iran has already begun building its part of the 780 kilometer pipeline but the project stalled in pakistan amid strong oppo

korean war memorial in d.c. this morning, we spoke with the south korea commander for the u.n. and u.s. combined for says. he testified earlier this week on capitol hill about security in the korean peninsulaet michael greene. he served as senior director for asian affairs at the national security council. he is senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies. our focus with him is going to be on north korea. i am pointed at the most basic question -- which americans care about north korea? guest: it is a country without whom we are still technically at war. in south korea. the demilitarized zone is the most heavily fortified region in the world. it has rockets aimed at seoul. of the last 15 years, they have been developing nuclear weapons. later on, they developed a nuclear weapon capability. north korea is now also developing missiles to deliver them -- to fire them at the u.s. eventually. host: what do we know of the new administration there? guest: kim jong un is the son of kim jong-il, who died in december. 29. he went to boarding school in switzerland. he has been rolled out at the great successor and the great general to replace his father and grandfather. they

thank you. >> thank you for inviting us here today to discuss the security situation on the korean peninsula. general thurman will provide a detailed assessment of the security landscape on the peninsula and i will concentrate on our part -- policy priorities relating to north and south korea. for over six years, the u.s. has maintained a presence on the trade peninsula we must never forget that more than 36,000 members of the u.s. military gave their lives in support of this mission during the korean war. today, the u.s.-korean alliance continues to be a cornerstone of u.s. strategy in the asia- pacific region and at its most basic level, the condition of our alliance remains as if today as it was six decades ago. the department of defense has rebalance toward the asia- pacific region. it is a reaffirmation of our commitment to our korean ally and our mission on the korean peninsula. as president obama stated during a joint press conference with president lee two days ago, the u.s. will play a larger and longer-term role in shaping the region and its future. the cornerstone is our strong al

korean peninsula, but in our entire region. >> the president said the use of ballistic missile technology in any launch violates u.n. security council resolutions. the philippines has diplomatic relations with north korea, but has condemned pyongyang for its past nuclear tests and missile launches. >>> north korea has reportedly test-fired two short-range missiles. the test is not believed to be connected to the rocket launch. south korean government sources say units in the north launched surface-to-ship missiles thursday from a base in the northwestern part of the country. the missiles were directed over the yellow sea west of the korean peninsula. they're thought to have a range of about 120 kilometers. south korean sources say the launches were likely aimed at testing the range of the anti-ship missile which can be applied to long-range ballistic missile technology. political analysts say they see this as a warning to south korea and the u.s., following their joint amphibious landing exercise on thursday. about 9,000 troops took part in the drill in south korea. >>> as uncertainties in the middle east are causing crude o

korean peninsula but in our entire region. >> the president said the use of ballistic missile technology in any launch violates u.n. security council resolutions. the philippines says diplomatic relations with north korea but has condemned pyongyang for its past nuclear tests and missile launches. >>> arab league representatives are throwing th support behind blueprint to end the silence in syria. special envoy kofi annan designed the six-point plan which calls for a cease-fire and a withdrawal of heavy weapons and troops from population centers. among other things. arab league leaders held their summit in baghdad. the meeting was meant to show the world the region is united. but divisions still remain. nhk world yujiro futori reports. >> arab league leaders arrived at the presidential palace. however, former summit regulars such as egyptian presidents hosni mubarak and libyan leader moammar gadhafi were conspicuously absent. in their place, new leaders attended the summit who inherited the reins of government as a result of democratic movements during the past year. topping the agenda was how to deal with the syria where t

combined forces of the korean peninsula to -- peninsula testified on capitol hill about security threats there. these are a couple of clips from his testimony. this talked-about the ballistic missile launched by north korea and the international response. [video clip] >> is it a general perception that if they launched a ballistic missile towards our shores that we would respond in kind? is that not a general perception? >> i would just say to you, i do not know what our response is would be on that. >> i was not asking you that. i asked you what the general perception was of this process between our two countries? is there a general perception that they blocked a nuclear weapon towards our shores that we would most likely respond in kind? >> my sense congressman, that is what fuels the anxiety and the concern over the north koreans are having the capability and it has to be dealt with in some manner. host: pick up this game a bit more. it is a concept between two states have both have the technology, it produces a standoff. guest: the north koreans have not got much. their economy as ba

security council should do if they look at this this month. >> thank you for coming in to speak to us. >> of pleasure. >> now from the caribbean peninsula to the pacific. -- the caribbean -- korean peninsula to the pacific. james cameron traveled 7 miles down into the mariannas french. -- trench. >> heading to the deepest place on earth. finally, james cameron was away. it has taken him eight years to get to this point. release, release, released. and then a loan and grant into a tiny -- then alone and cramped into a tiny compartment. his soul is like an underwater tv studio -- his sub is like an underwater tv studio. [cheering] >> welcome back. >> this was really special. >> you got the titanic and the bismarck, and you were still only halfway there, two-thirds of the way they're. it is great. it is a heck of a ride. it is really down. >> james cameron is not -- james cameron is the first person to travel into the trench in half a century. >> his interest as a storyteller, his competence as an engineer, he has access to resources and sponsors and made this come together. it probably could not have been done easily by any other combination. it is like the stars are in alignment.

the house armed services committee looks at security on the korean peninsula. north korea says it plans to send a satellite into orbit next month to mark the anniversary of its founder, but its neighbor to the south and the international community says the launch is cover for a long-range missile test. the committee hears from general james thurman, the commander of u.s. and combined forces based in south korea. we are joining this hearing in progress live on c-span. >> that would be additional requirements and additional cost. i do not think under the current environment that is feasible. so i'm ok with leaving 4,645 families when we built camp humphreys, which is part of the oning sun relocation plan. that plan was based on the authorized 4,645 families. so i see staying at that right now. is what i will tell you. the biggest issue that i have is the constant turnover of personnel primarily army. because we are on one-year tours. you can imagine the turn that's ongoing every day. we typically lose about 600 to 700 soldiers a month that are rotating either in

leaders here, the president is taking the opportunity to talk about issues beyond nuclear security at the korean peninsulaing iran's nuclear ambitions and upheaval in syria. and has a presidential dinner going on right now and then the summit itself begins tomorrow, dave? >> wendell goler live in seoul. obviously, the leadership situation there of particular interest for the president, ali. >> alisyn: probably hopeful rick santorum snagged a victory in louisiana last night. could his big win have anything to do with his birth order? here to break is down for us. dr. kevin lehman, and the author of the birth order book. >> always great to be here. >> alisyn: we love talking about birth order here, it's super fun to analyze that. let's look at all of the presidential candidates and where they fall in their families. 65% of u.s. presidents were first born, what makes them special. there's not a first born watching that-- i don't care what you did. you're the oldest and i expect more from you. we sort of groom the first born to be the leader of the pack. they're natural leaders in the truest sense of the worl

announced, but a visit to the dnc would be reflective of the president's commitment to both security on the korean peninsula and the need for north korea to live up to its international obligations and return to the community of nations. in the speaking hypothetically. i'm not confirming that at all. yes, jake. [laughter] >> the president used the term of murder. as you know, that as a legal meaning. are we to read anything into this as the first time he used to murder to describe what happened? >> i think innocent afghan civilians were killed. how that happened and why that happened is under investigation. i would not go beyond that. i just think he was going beyond that. it is the fact that innocent afghan civilians were killed, as i understand it. it is a tragic event. as the president said, it is not reflective of who we are. it is reflective of the values of the american military. he certainly believes, and i know that everyone in this administration and everyone over at the pentagon believes that we need to make sure this is fully investigated. anyone involved will be held accountable. >> i don't know

korean peninsula and asia as a whole they are. based on that the president we showed you earlier was a nuclear security summit that was held in seoul, south korea and that puts the focus on the relationship between the north and south goodbye to open up phone lines and invite you to take heart in the discussion. ask questions that twitter as well. always to be involved with my green. let's spend more time if you would on what is known as the nuclear threats. >> guest: well, the north has declared in 2012 the 100 universities kim il sung that they would become a full nuclear weapons state. when you look at all of the things they're doing is pretty clear what that means. they have plutonium that they have harvested from the facility in young duck, probably enough for six to 12 nuclear weapons and the evidence is strong that they are working on the evidence of the loan up to plutonium devices. the challenge for them now will be to turn them into weapons that they can put on missiles. they also have in complete violation of a dozen agreements they've made with the international community been working hard on a clandestine secret progra