the guest books of vip visitors to visited the walter reed general hospital during the era of the korean warand vietnam war. you can see on the pages of these guest books, vips and celebrities who were visiting the soldiers recovering at the hospital during that time. >> next we are going to go to an exhibit on human anatomy and pathology with a special emphasis on traumatic brain injury. so come along. we are in the second of the three exhibit galleries here at the medical museum. this exhibit gallery focuses broadly on anatomy and pathology. one piece of the exhibit features normal human anatomy. this gives us a chance to show normal human tomorrow cal structures, lungs, kidneys, stomach, brains, hearts, in a condition that shows you what you look like on the inside when you're healthy. these are very unique specimens, therapy served in all manner of states, wet tissue, blast nation and dry mounted specimens, but the rest of the exhibit gallery focuses on traumatic brain injury and tbi was identified as one of the signature injuries of the wars in iraq or afghanistan and so we focused the

he disappeared while serving in the korean war. wmur' s shelley walcott has more on this emotional day for his family. shelley: army sergeant christopher vars was buried with full military honors at a church in reading, massachusetts today. he disappeared 65 years ago while serving in the korean war. his remains were thought to be but his nephew, charles vars of amherst, new hampshire, fought for years to get information on his uncle. in 2009, a mass grave was found near a north korean prison camp. a dna match helped identify vars' remains. friends and family, many whom never got a chance to know vars personally, got to know vars as an american hero today. >> he was part of the greatest generation. a period in our history where men and women of this country all came together in unison. we remember appreciatively of this generation. shelley: vars' relatives were lucky to be able to give him this honor today. more than 7800 americans are still unaccounted for from the korean war. live in studio, i' m shelley walcott, wmur news 9. tom

more than half a century ago, the korean war separated millions of families. many of them have never seen their relative sense. setensions persist between oul and pyongjang, many will die without being reunited. some were fortunate enough to be selected for a program that has brought families together again for just three days. reunited after more than 60 years apart. tuesday marks the start of three days of meetings between south koreans and relatives in north korea they have not seen since 1953. when the korean war came to an end, millions of people found themselves caught on one side of a border that have been constantly changing for three years. parents were separated from children. siblings work for a part. -- were torn apart. >> our parents waited for my brother every day, not knowing if he had come back. they passed away without knowing his whereabouts. i thought i would meet him today. >> i still cannot think what to say to my brother-in-law. i will just say, i came here to meet you before i die. reporter: a fleet of buses carried family members across

the korean war lasted from 1950 to 1953, but in many ways it never ended.in a constant state of alert. 120 miles to the north, a crazy dictator with an enormous standing army, a bad haircut, and a nuclear arsenal. this we know. but the war divided a country and a culture also divided families. altered forever the korean character. the chef's early experience working the mess hall during his mandatory military service led directly to super stardom. now from this unassuming army surplus tent, he beams his cooking show live in more than 50,000 homes today via something called the internet. and he's not the only one. there's competition. lots of it. broadcast eating, it's kind of a phenomena in korea, which is how i suppose i wound up in a tent on the outskirts of seoul. >> hi, how you doing? right here? all right. classic, indigenous ingredients. >> no, no, spam. >> excellent. all right. selling 18 homes? easy. building them all in four and a half months? now that was a leap. i was calling in every favor i could, to track down enough lumber to get the job done

a rare reunion event for families separated by the korean war is due to take place in a north koreanountain resort. this report from seoul. >> at the age of 89 this man took up a hobby from his childhood. he said it staves off lonliness. when the korean -- i have when the korean war began, he was in a factory and travelled south. he never saw them again. eight years ago he signed up for a family reunion process. the chance came, but the news bought happiness and disappointment. >> translation: there were seven of us - brothers and sisters. my youngest sister is the only one still alive. i'm told others passed away. it's disappointing. all those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face. it will probably be a bit awkward. >> he is one of 66,000 on a waiting list in south korea. more than half of them are like him, in their 80s, or older. each time a rare event comes around the red cross holds a lottery of names. 66 people died. the last event held in february. as ever, the rawness of emotions serve as a reminder of hoy -- how strongly felt they are. this upcomin

the beginning of three days of reunions with family members most have not heard from since the korean warore than 60 years ago. >> reunited after more than 60 years apart. tuesday marks the start of three days of meetings between 300 -- 390 south koreans and relatives in north korea, they have not seen since 1953. when the korean war came to an end, millions of people found themselves caught on one side of the border that had been constantly changing for three years. parents were separated from children and siblings torn apart. >> our parents waited for my brother every day, not knowing if you would come back one day or the next. they passed away without knowing my brother's whereabouts. i could not sleep last night thinking that i would be meeting him today. >> i still cannot think what to say to my brother-in-law, i will say i came here to meet you before i die. >> a fleet of buses carried this family members across the heavily militarized border into north korea. south korean red cross officials were across holding banners bearing the message "we are people of one nation." this is only

this week, a rare reunion event for families separated by the korean war is set at a take place tuesday near the border. harry fossett reports from the south korean capital, seoul. >> at the age of 89, he has taken up a hobby from his childhood, north korea. he said it helps stave off loneliness. when the korean war began, he was living in a factory separated from his family. he traveled south during a major retreat and never saw them again. eight years ago, he signed up for the family reunion process. his chance has now come, but the news has brought a mixture of happiness and disappointment. >> there were seven of us brothers and sisters. my youngest sister is the only one who is still alive. i'm told others all passed away, so it's disappointing. >> all those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face, so it will probably be a bit awkward. >> he is one of 66,000 people on the waiting list in south korea. more than half are like him, in their 80's or older. each time one of these rare events comes around, the red cross holds a lottery. more than 63,000 people hav

. >>> now, hundreds of north and south korean families separated during the korean war will be reunited on tuesday. the 65,000 other south koreans are still on a waiting list to meet their loved ones. harry faucet has more from the border city. >> well, this is the hotel lobby where the nearly 400 south korean family members, that their relatives have been seeking this reunion have been registering for this reunion. it's a room full of incredible individual stories, personalized and changed forever by the huge impersonal forces of hisser reinforcement. among those stories -- history. among those stories, this woman was married for seven months when her husband went missing. he went off on military training and in the confusion of the korean war, he simply never came home. she assumed that he had died and paid tribute to him every year. she looked after his parents and the son who was still unborn at the time of his disappearance. now she says, she's kept with her all that time a pair of his old shoes saying that essentially her whole life was contained in those shoes. the absence of tha

they purchased it because the device they had in use during the time of the korean war had to be shipped to the front to a mass unit and to if you can imagine, a device like this, similar now to what we would use for pretty routine dialysis treatment, was used for similar types of kidney conditions during the korean war and traveled with a mass unit treating soldiers during the war itself. the rest of the exhibit features things that might look familiar to visitors, especially anyone who might have had a knee replacement or hip replacement or a prosthetic inserted in their shoulder. something you don't often see are actual heart valves. so a display of those here gives us a chance to know what it looks like before it's inserted into you, but compare that to an actual human heart, it's in that wet tissue preparation there, and looking carefully you can see the heart valves carefully inserted into the tissue itself. >> we are now in front of an exhibit on human pathology. for a visitor remember to compare this to an exhibit in another gallery on normal human anatomy. what you see here are

. >>> hundreds of north and south koreans separated in the 1950s korean war will be reunited on tuesdayeting is an effort to bring down territorial tensions and harry faucet is where a chosen few are preparing for the reunion. >> this is the hotel where family members have been contacted by the north korean side that their relatives have been seeking this reunion have been registering for that reunion and it's a roomful of incredible individual stories and personalized, changed forever by the huge in-person forces of history, among those stories i'll just share one of them with you, the story of 84-year-old who had been married seven months, she was three months pregnant when her husband went missing and he was part of south korean military and went off with what they thought was military training but in the confusion of the korean war he never came home and she assumed he died and paid tribute to him every year and she looked after his parents and raised the son who was still unborn at the time of his disappearance and now she said she kept with her the whole time a pair of his shoes a

he was a korean war correspondent for the paper and wrote also for the san francisco chronicle before moving to miami where he was a journalist for the miami herald. and it was while he was in miami that he met ernest hemingway and began a correspondence with him. the letters span the years 1957 to 1959, and they cover a range of topics. this letter is written october 23rd, 1956. dear denny, thanks for your letter and criticism. it was forwarded to new york, sent back to cuba and finally reforwarded here to spain. about the stories, they are a little rough and possibly unpublishable but are not bitter, nor cynical, i hope. no one can write all the time like the old man in the sea, and war is difficult to write of being compounded of legal murder, stupidity, injustice, extreme efficiency, pompousness, cowardice, bravery, ambitiousness, cupidity and great unselfishness, love and deversion. most -- devotion. most people who can write have one small dose of come bat, and they're through. -- combat, and they're through. have good luck, can kid, papa. one of the things in this letter shares

they want to phase out the bombers in that date back to the korean war.t could happen in southern california and mean thousands of newok jobs there. >> taliban fighters taking over a district in northern afghanistan amid intense battles. this is afghanistan, apparently in danger of being a safe haven for terrorist and al-qaeda and taliban as well. and in the meantime president obama talks about the resurgence and announcing plans for troop levels next year. >> the taliban has made gains in rural will areas and can launch deadly attacks in cities including ka bul. we understood as we transitioned that the taliban would try to exploit some of our movements out of particular areas and that it would take time for afghan security forces to strengthen. the bottom line is in key areas of the country, the security situation is very fragile and some places, there is risk of deterioration. >> saying that a few weeks ago. the defense chief of afghanistao push the terrorist back. we have ben here. ben this is the comment coming from that national official in afghanis

three months pregnant when her husband disappeared during the korean war. we met mother and son preparing for their journey south of the border. >> back then we were only just married. we hadn't even called each other darling, not even once. >> they joined nearly 400 others on the journey north. the system exists for this to happen more regularly. it all depends on the political climate between the koreas. >> 66,000 remain waiting to each each other. we'll do our best to make it a regular ongoing rendezvous. >> soon the bus buss were snaking their way up the coast. >> it's hard to imagine the emotional impact of these meetings coming as they do after decades of waiting. they're given the added poignancy fog how long they have been waiting. begin the nature between these two countries there is a high likelihood this is the last chance these people will ever have. >> whole lives distilled in brief conversation. no chance to get these moments right before they become just memories. >> widespread flood damage in the philippines. 300,000 have been forced into ev

this woman was three months pregnant when her husband disappeared during the korean war. we met mother and son as they prepared for their journey. >> back then we were only just married. we hadn't even called each other darling, not even once. >> they joined nearly 400 others on the journey north. more than 66000 sout 66,000 korea66,000-degreeremain. 33,000 have died. we're certainly try our best to make it a regular ongoing rendezvous reunion. >> soon, the buses were making their way to the resorts. >> they're given added poignancy by the fact that they're so fleeting. just six hours meeting two hours each, and then it's over. and given the nature of these two countries it's a high likelihood that this is the last chance that these people will ever have. >> whole lives in brief conferences. no second chances to get these moments right before they, too, become memories. harry fawcett, al jazeera. >> they thought perhaps in zimbabwe they had ended the reign of the poachers that had been killing elephants, but that may not be the case. >> more than 40 years old, some how sh

hand overof people who have gone missing >> north a rare reunion for families sprawleded from the korean war will meet on tuesday. >>reporter: at the age of 89, he's taken up a hobby from his childhood. he says it helps stave off loneliness. he was living in a factory in 1950. he traveled south during a major retreat and never saw them again. eight years ago he signed up for the family reunion process. his chance has come but the news has brought a mixture of happiness and disappointment. >> there were seven of us. my younger sister is the only one still alive. i'm told other ease all passed away. it's disappointing. i barry remember my sisters face so it will be a bit awkward. >> he's one of 66,000 memo on the waiting list in south korea. more than half of them are in their 08 anesthesia -- 80 easy anesthesia or 's anesthesia -- y anesthesia or older. 80s or older. >> with this event last approaching, a handful of people who have suffered for decades the pain of separation will get the chance for at least a few moments of reunion. >>> growth in china fell to 6.9% recently in china. that's t

. >> hundreds of north and south korean families separated during the korean war will be reunited on day. 65,000 other south koreans are still on a waiting list to meet their loved ones. we have more from the border city. >> well, this is the hotel lobby where the nearly 400 south korean family members who have been contacted by the north korean side, they have been registering for that reunion. it has been a room of incredible stories, people changed by the forces of history. one of the stories, i'll share one of them, the story of the 84-year-old woman who had been married for seven months. she was three months pregnant when her husband went missing. he was part of the south koreaen military. he thought he was going out on training, but in the confusion of the korean war he never came home. she assumed he died. she looked after his parents. she raised the son who was still unborn at the time of his disappearance. now she has kept with her all that time a pair of his old shoes saying that essentially her whole life was contained in those shoes, the absence of that man. she has brough

but in the confusion of the korean war he simply never came home. she assumed that he died.aid tribute ever since. she looked after his parents and she raised her son who was unborn at the time of his disappearance. essentially her whole life was contained in those shoes, the absence of that man. she has brought with her, roar, her now 64-year-old son. he's talking about being able to embrace both of his parents for the first time. the sense of pride that he had finally finding out that he had a father. so when you hear an old man talking in those sorts of terms of a young boy you get the sense of an emotional power that is around this place at the moment. it all gets under way when they travel. they will meet their relatives, six separate times over the space of two hours each, and then that will be it. they'll come back to south korea. >> now it's long been known the more moles you have on your skin the more likely you'll develop melanoma. but researchers in the u.k. have come up with a simple way of working out whether you're at greater risk. they performed a mole count o

separated since the korean war in 1953, all those decades desperate to see those from whom they were separated. but understanding that its would only last a few hours. they had some meetings in private as well and now thursday has come and the realization has hit that this is all over, as can you see on your screenasyou, these terrible decency on the buses with people waving and reaching out to each other. some were telling each other don't worry we will meet again. others saying. we'll meet when our country's reunited. this is the realization that perhaps this is the last time they will see each other and it's been so fleeting. >> the meeting going ahead, i understand the south koreans traveled north to meet their relatives. what distance was this? >> came after a sincere bout of tension, resolved in a deal at the end of august, which mandated this first step, of proper family reunions event, the first since february 2014. and both sides invested in keeping up, also talked about the joy that it had brought and a commitment to opening a new chapter into korean relations. the south ko

this woman was three month's pregnant when her husband disappeared during the korean war.mother and son preparing for their journey south of the border. >> translator: back then we were only just married. we hadn't even called each other darling, not even once. >> reporter: more than 66,000 south koreans are on the list of applicants, 63,000 have died waiting. the system exists for all of this to happen more regularly. it all depends on the political climate between the koreas. >> 66,000 remain, among about 33,000 waiting inside to meet each other. we have tried our best to make this a regular rendezvous. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine the emotional impact of these meetings, coming as they do after decades of waiting, and they are given an added poignancy by the fact they are so fleeting. just six such meetings lasting two hours each and then it will be all over. and there is a high likelihood this will be the last chance these people will ever have to meet. whole lives distilled into brief conversations, no second chances to get these moments right before they too beco

she was three months pregnant when her husband disappeared during the korean war.met mother and son, preparing for their journey south of the border. >> back then, we were only just married. and we hadn't even called each other darling, not even once. >> they join more than 1 ho others from the north. 63,000 have died waiting. and the insistence is for this to happen more regularly. it all depends on the climate. >> 30,000 have met each other, and we have tried our best to make it an ongoing regular rendezvous. >> soon the buses were snaking their way up the coast to the resort. >> it's hard to imagine the emotional impact of these meetings, coming as they do decades after waiting, and they're so fleeting, just six such meetings lasting two hours each. and then it will be all over. and 2015 the divided nature of he's countries, it's likely that it's the last chance that they have. no second chances to get these moments right before they too become memories. aljazeera, go song, south korea. >> and for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigentha

the korean war ended with the creation of a demilitarized zone in 1953. in 1994 we are have kim jong il succeeding and two years on intention with the south resurfaced and north korea dropped it's korean war truce. >> meanwhile they were battling horrific floods and famine in 2006. it made the first underground nuclear test. there's been a continuous ramping up and calming down of the nuclear tensions with the threat used as bargaining tool. just la month the nuclear power plant was made operational once again. joining us now from paris is the head of asia program. good to have you with us. we have just kind of gone through a little bit of a time line are we guards to north korea. how do you see north korea at the moment. >> north korea i suppose at the moment is particularly stable. kim jong un has demonstrated in the three years that he's been in power that he's concentrating power in his hands. he doesn't really have any challengers. it's a country trying to do two things. one is produce economic prosperity for its citizens and two demonstrate to the o

in the korean war, his remains were among several discovered in a mass grey near a prisoner of war camp in the 90s. army forensic experts suspected it was him but dna didn't confirm it until this past july. >>> mcdonald ald lynch, the 4 year old boy has passed away from a rare disease. he came here hoping to get a double lung transplant but boston childrens hospital couldn't do it. his family posted a picture on facebook, his mother, father and sister all holding hands, as he died. they said our little boy is with the angels, he fought so hard, heaven is lucky to have him. learn more on our website, cbs boston.com. >>> a delicate rescue mission in new hampshire to save a 9 year old boy who got stuck in a tree. he got his leg caught between the branches yesterday. he used the saw and didn't work, crews used the jaws of life to free him, he was treated for minor injuries. >>> coming up, a boston based fantasy sports site on defensive amid inside information scandal. >>> the latest power ball winner comes forward, what she is planning to do with all that money. >>> a wild animal causing co

the pride of being with such heroes overwhelmed world war ii and korean war veteran stan. >> i'm honored to meet all these guys with all their history, brings tears to my eyes. >> reporter: they will tour the war memorial in our nation's capitol from world war ii to korea to vietnam. >> the last time i was in washington, d.c. the korean war memorial was a bench with a plaque on it. so this is all new. >> reporter: a new experience for a crowd with more energy than you'd find in a room full of people a fraction of their age. the energy -- >> oh, yeah, the energy is good. i think that's because of the coffee. >> reporter: with so much life already lived. >> what is the saying, i've seen it all, i've done it all. i just can't remember it all. >> reporter: and so much more to say especially stan. >> you sure you can't go with us? >> reporter: and i told him i'd love to go if i didn't have this live shot to do today. but the group comes back to sfo sunday afternoon along with the volunteers helping them with the united service organizations or uso. by the way, the honor flight started back in

the they are still in a state of war. >> and so this is something we can all work towards not just people in korea, not just korean americans but people around the world, is to call for a peace treaty. so that -- the peninsulas no longner state of war, so that we could work towards reunification of the country. because that is inevitable, whether we planned for that, whether we just arrow the north korean government to collapse one day, and wake up to the news. that there are migrants coming we hope to see a situation where we can work towards this. >> former olympic runner oscar pistorius is out of jail, and under house arrest. known as blade runner spent less than a year for fatally shooting his girlfriend. his experience is very different from most south africans. al jazeera explains why. he is the victim of a miss carriage of justice. he was imprisoned for 11 years for a murder he didn't commit. because he forged evidence that he couldn't afford a good lawyer. it took eight years to dwell a full transcript of his trial, information that should have been readily available and which is essential for an appeal. h

korea and is bound by treaty to defend the south if it is ever attacked by the north because the korean war is not officially over, ending as it did in 1953 with an armistice not a peace treaty. president obama says his records on iran and cuba says he is willing to engage in countries that have in his words a troubled history with the united states. but so far there isn't a shred of evidence that north korean leader kim jong-un has any interest in staying up the president's offer. antonio. >> jamie mcintire, at the white house. >>> eastern saudi arabia, a new branch of i.s.i.l. is reportedly claiming responsibility for killing, one woman was among the dead another nine were injured. the people who had gathered were all members of the shia muslim minority. saudis are reporting the man who attacked was wearing an explosives belt but was killed before he could detonate them. >>> u.s. justice department says 20-year-old ardit farisi is a known hacker. i arrived to study computehe trr forensics an. >>> as jennifer glasse reports many afghanistan say it's time for all foreign troops to go home.

we'll be having a veterans day tribute to the me of the mis 442nd as well as the korean war veterans of nikkei descent, and we expect a nice crowd along crissy field, and it's our chance to honor them and let the stories be told. >> thank you all so much for joining us today. the tribute to nikkei veterans and the second anniversary of the mis historic learning center will take place on november 14th. it starts at 10:00 a.m. and it's all happening as you heard at the learning center site at 640 mason street in san francisco. and you can get more details on our website at nbcbayarea.com. >>> coming up, it is time for kids to get halloween candy and for our next guest, it's time to try and buy it all back. that's next. stay with us. it'll be here before you know it. hello, halloween. it's the one night when everybody dresses up. and that includes dinner. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. >>> hallowee

mistaken for a bomb last month >>> today was a week of reunions for families torn apart by the korean war. some waiting 60 years to see relatives. harry fawcett was there for the moving event. >> reporter: in a hotel north of cthe border, deepest emotions locked up for decades, rushed forward. the prevailing one is love. brother for sister, parents and child and wife. this women was pregnant when her husband disappeared. she has brought their son. at 64, meeting his father for the first time. he says he recognised him immediately. >> reporter: we met mother and son preparing for a journey south of the border. >> back then we were only just married. we hadn't called each other darling, not once. >> reporter: they joined 400 others on the journey north. 66,000 south koreans are on the list of applicants, 63,000 died waiting. the system exists for all of this to happen more regularly, depending on the political climate between the koreans. climate between the koreans.c >> 66,000 remained. 30,000 identified. willing to meet each other. we tried our best to make the regular ongoing reunion. so

. >> they're korean war tents.hey're free, we put the tents up next to the dump, the dog pound and a waste disposal plant because it was some free land that we found. >> it's a combination of cadaver, rotten jerky and i think methane gas. >> that's the top of the pot right there. you really have to stir the bottom of this bouillabaisse nastiness to let it waft into your soul. >> john harrington has only been here a week but has already become a spokesman of sorts for the inmates. as tent city's chief critic. >> this is west town. the conditions here are subhuman. i can't understand. i mean, we've got planes running overhead 24/7. i think this was strategically placed right in the flight plan, you know what i mean. the food conditions, the manner in which you're treated and spoken to. >> one of his first points of contention is the limited number of tv channels available on the jail's cable system. >> i missed the game that was on the other night. as a detroit lions fan, i am personally offended we're only allowed t

and after world war ii, in the korean war, justice jackson in that court, looking perhaps at what happened in europe and elsewhere when one person, the leader of the country, got too much power, said, no, the president cannot seize the steel mills during the korean war, even though, even though he wants to do it and it is evident he needs to do it to stop a strike that will prevent the soldiers in korea from getting munitions they need, but the court said, no. and then we go to the guantanamo cases, and in the guantanamo cases, four of them in our court, in each of them a detainee, bin laden's shaw chauffeur. he sues the president of the united states and the secretary of defense in each of those, trying to get into court -- in each of those the detainee won, and the government lost. and if i want to summarize the view of the court, in four word is take what justice o'connor wrote, which i joined, which she said the constitution does not write the president a blank check. to set aside civil liberties, even in time of war and national emergency. all of us would concede that the constitution

he went off on what was thought to be military training but in the confusion of the korean war he simply never came home. she assumed he died. she paid tribute to him every year since, she looked after his parents, she raised the son who was still unborn at the time of his disappearance. now she says she's kept with her all that time a pair of his old shoes saying that essentially her whole life was contained in those shoes. the absence of that man, she has brought with her her now 64-year-old son. he's talking about being able to embrace both of his parents for the first time. the sense of pride that he had finally finding out that had he a father. so when you hear an old man talking in those sorts of terms, to almost a yuck boy, you get the sense of an emotional power that's in this place at the moment. in tuesday, they will travel to the northwestern area, that will be it and come back to south korea. >> harry fawcett reporting from south korea for us. >>> afghanistan's economy is suffering a double below, international aid has been reduced now that most foreign troops have been withd

this immense memorial commemorates the korean war, which they say they won. north koreanss on army, one of the largest in the world, will parade for its relatively new and relatively young supreme leader. country has been on a war footing for seven decades. the big military parade will have kim jong-un on right at the center. people cannot live on guns alone. the big question is how will that change? dynasty arethe everywhere. commuters go to work to earn a living, under the watch of kim 's father. kim jong-un news.ollow the and those who would talk to us -- he says he hopes bbc news reports the parade so the people of the world know how we celebrate this glorious day. will be involved in the show us strength. people repeat a party line, even when asked what they are studying. >> under the wise leadership of kim jong-un, we are trying to develop technologies. automation is important in building our powerful korean nation. tomorrow cars will be replaced by tanks and missile carriers, a reminder of the power of this nuclear armed nation. stephen evans, bbc news

. >>> it was a long overdue welcome home for a local korean war veteran. they reached out to the nonprofit and made a special requests, he grew up in havertown and was married to his wife joan for 50 years, they honored him today in northeast philadelphia. >> and there is much more to come on "action news" at 12:30, what happened to lamar odom, the former nba star is hospitalized in las vegas after being found unconscious in a brothel. we'll be right become. >>> former nba player season reality tv store, lamar, odom, is in a las vegas hospital after being unconscious in a brothel. he was stabilized and brought to the hospital, the 6'10" owed many was too tall for the helicopter. he found fame after his marriage to khloe kardashian, she is reportedly by odd open's bedside. >>> a mother is charged with driving drunk after showing up drunk to an event. he says the man was clearly drunk and warned him not to go to the awards dinner and vincent's advice was ignored. >> are you too drunk to go to a madd conference and ignore that blatantly, the detective was sus

a rafr reunion for families separated by the korean war. >> harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: at the age of 89 this man has taken up a hobby. when he was young he was separated from his family, travelled south and they are saw them again. eight years ago he signed up for the family reunion process. the chance came, but brought a mixture of happiness and disappointment. >> translation: there were seven of us - brothers and sisters. my youngest sister is the only one still alive. i'm told others passed away. it's disappointing. all those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face. it will probably be a bit awkward. >> he is one of 66,000 on a waiting list in south korea. more than half of them are like him, in their 80s, or older. each time a rare event comes around the red cross holds a lottery of names. 66 people died. 63,000 people died waiting for a reunion. the last event held in february. as ever, the rawness of emotions serve as a reminder of how strongly felt they are. this upcoming round is a result of an agreement in august between north and south korea

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this is the 20th reunion of those separated by the korean war.far, around 19,000 people have been reunited. this 85-year-old man told his nephew what their meeting meant to him. >> i was so nervous waiting for my number to get picked. when it was finally called out, i was so overwhelmed. seeing you was my parents wish and mine. now there is not really much more i could ask for. reporter: the meetings last just a few hours and take place in north korea's diamond mountain. it was once a major tourist attraction, but visitors stopped coming after a north korean soldier shot a south korean tourists there in 2000 eight. some observers say north korea is using the reunion to bring money back to the area, but for those who have waited decades to see loved ones, political motivations are immaterial. brent: and a reminder of the top story we are following for you. thousands of migrants arriving in slovenia rum neighboring croatia in europe -- from neighboring croatia in europe. many are facing long waits without shelter or basic supplies as they try to re

. >>> reunions of families separated by the korean war have taken place. about 200 families are taking part this time. the week long reunions began on tuesday in north korea. senior officials from both countries reached an agreement on the matter in august. families met with each other for the first time in more than 60 years. the south korean government hopes such events can be held on a more regular basis. many of the separated family members are over 80 years old. >>> in canada people have elected a new prime minister. >> canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight. it's time for a change in this country, my friends. a real change. >> at 43, trudeau will become the second youngest prime minister in canadian history. the liberal started the campaign in third place with 37 seats in the house of common but rose to take 184 of the 338 seats up for grabs for an outright majority. the conservatives have only 99 seats. earlier nhk world's kimberly gayle, a canadian journalist gave her analysis on the outcome. >> you know, i was su

again.this honor flight included world war two, korean war anvietnam war veterans. hillary clinton is criticizing governor terry branstad's plan to privatize the state's medicaid program. program.the democratic presidential candidate says branstad's plan puts care for more than 500-thousand iowans in jeardy.branstad's office says these are tired -- o partisan attacks and said as a senator in new york -- clinton has seen many medicaid patients on privately run plans. a challenger for the thedemocratic nominatn is dropping out of the race. former virginia senator jim enough momentum to compete. webb says he is still considering a run as an independent. newbo city market now officially has roots in the community. community.rket officials received the deed to their property from cedar rapids mayor ron corbett during their annual fundraising luncheon. they're taking ownership a year earlier than planned. those involved with the market say they, and the city, have several things to be really proud of. "this is our way to celebrate our 3 year anniversary, to celebrate our

these siblings were separated by the korean war when they were in their 20's. setting eyes on each other again in old age. like them, some families were reunited after six decades apart, while others were meeting for the very first time, but all had one common hope -- >> don't say you are going to die. we will meet again. we will. don't worry. >> we will meet again when our countries are unified. that's my wish. reporter: it was a great feeling when we were first reunited, but i'm very sad now. the reunion was short-lived, giving just three days to catch up on the lifetime. the family members from the north and the south had just handful of hour-long meetings under careful supervision. despite the frustration, the experience was powerful and extremely emotional, one many koreans on both sides of the border are still hoping for. since the creation of the lottery, only about 4000 have had the chance to meet their families, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity making the goodbyes even more heart-wrenching. as north koreans got on the bus to remove home, both sides new

millions were separated by the korean war. now hundreds of people will get the chance to cross the boarder to see loved ones. members of south korean families are waiting in the city near the demilitarized zone. they'll travel to a resort in north korea. over the next three days, around 100 north koreans and 400 south korean family members will reunite. it will be the first such meetings in 20 months. the reunions have been suspended since february 2014. senior officials from both countries agreed in august to restart the programs, but there were concerns this round of reunions may not take place. pyongyang protested a joint statement critical of the north issued last week by the president of the united states and south korea. >>> indonesian president joko widodo says he hopes to continue cooperation with japan to develop his country's infrastructure. joko spoke to nhk in jakarta for an exclusive interview ahead of his presidency's first anniversary. he talked about china winning the contract for a high-speed railway project in

relatives had been separated by the korean war over 60 years ago. let's go to harry fawcett, at the border between north and south korea. this is not just a case of family reunions, give us what the political back story is for this, for north korea to allow the reunions to take place today? >> they are rare. the last travelled to february. they depend on the sit of the relationship. in august it was terrible. it was the worst set of tensions we had seen for a couple of years, after a handmine blast that injured south korean soldiers, and tensions escalated in an exchange of artillery. that brought them to the table. august 25th, a deal was signed of which this is an important constituent element. event since 2014. there were fears it may be jeopardized by celebrations planned for the 70th anniversary. fears that a long-range rocket launcher may have put this on ice. in the end none of that happened. there's a fair amount invested in trying to keep the relationships going. for the people at the heart of all this, the families, 400 south koreans have

three months pregnant when her husband say disappears during the korean war. we met mother and son preparing for their journey. >> back then we were only just married, we hadn't even called each other darling not even once. we joined nearly 400 others. on the list of applicants 63,000 have died waiting. the system exists for all of this to happen more regularly. it all depends on the political climate between the careers. >> 66,000 remain, among 30,000 identify who was willing -- so we are certainly trying our best to make the regular on going reunion. >> soon the buss were snaking their way up the coast to the resort. >> it is hard to imagine territory motional impact of these meetings coming as they do after decades of waiting and they are giving it added upon yensy by the fact that they are so fleeting. lasting two hours each, and then will it be all over, and given the divided nature of these two there's a high likelihood this will be the last chance these people will ever have. it is a fact lost on no one in this room, no second chances to get these momen

finally brought home last month when his remains family 65 years after he went missing during the korean war. the military offered him a burial spot in the arlington national cemetery. but he was burred in a family plot in everett. a request vairs older brother made when he died 20 years ago. >>> all new tonight at 6:00 a local mom looking for a place to pump breast milk is literally sent out with the dogs at dulles airport. tonight she's getting an apology. what happened here cate. reporter: united airlines is apologizing tonight and changing their policy after a newton mom was forced to pump her breast milk in a public terminal. the other option she argues were disgusting and dirty. >> i can't believe that in 2015 this is happening. reporter: new mom live cooper is outraged. >> i'm not looking for free drinks. eye i don't want free meal i don't want anything i want a secure private location for 15 minutes to express breast medical milling and i'll be on my merry way. reporter: when she asked united airlines during her lay over where to pump her breast milk two options family bathroom or pe