i think interestingly the korean war in a sense sort of helped the south korean, the south koreans unify themselves in a way that was not there before. when the communists came down they were brutal and a lot of the south koreans turned against the communists in the north. that sort of solidified i think their sense of national cohesion and identity. they think cam ill son miscalculated because how -- had he waited is possible that the south probably, it's possible that it would have disintegrated on its own. it was the decision to militarily invade in a conventional sense that was misinterpreted by the americans as a soviet inspired innovation that didn't get the americans of about but had kim il-sung waited it out my tip well than possible that he could have inspired another revolution in the south and could have taken over by those means. i don't think the americans would have responded. if it had been really a korean inspired revolution. >> host: that is really interesting because clearly on the one hand there was a strategic surprise but it turned out to be as he suggested a huge mi

guards always ask, north koreans who try to escape, did you talk to south korean? they're deathly afraid of that information about the south getting into the north. whereas for the south, we won, you know, sure, i'd like unification, but in the long term, maybe after i'm dead. that's the attitude. >> host: so south korea has moved on. north korea can't let it go. >> guest: can't let it go. north korea they're still fighting, still in the war, and the warrer is still part of their psyche, and i think the south -- the war was part of their psyche until they won it, when its became obvious that no longer was the driving force. what is interesting the korean was in a sense a huge driving force for south korea's economic development. constantly used the north korean threat to suppress dissents and also to put forth this economic security policies. north koreans were portrayed as the devil and then then 1990s, a completely different -- north koreans, we embrace them as brothers and that became part of the dissension policy, and when that failed and there was no -- didn't

korean onslaught. american forces were rushed to the korean peninsula through japan, there were a significant amount of forces in japan as part of the occupation at the time. they were not completely ready to deal with the situation at hand. they did not even have the sufficient weapons to deal with the weapons north korea had at the time. during this initial phase american and south korean forces are pushed back to what is called the pusan perimeter. it is a very small area in southeastern korea. most of korea is occupied by north korean forces of the time. north korean forces committed numerous atrocities against south korean civilians. with the inchon landing the tides turned. in 1950 you have more american troops, mori american equipment being sent into the pusan perimeter. eventually they are able to strengthen this perimeter and defend it and hold out until we enforcement arrived. host: here is david from rochester, new york. hello. caller: yes i am a student of history and i would like to read t

it is interesting that the korean war sort of hoped the south korean people unify themselves in a way that was not there before. when the communists came down, they were brutal. a lot of them turned against him and that sort of solidified the national confusion and identity. because had he waited, it is possible that the south probably would have disintegrated on its own. and that was the decision to militarily invade in a conventional sense that was misinterpreted by the american that than.the americans involved in a soviet style invasion. he could have inspired us in the south. and i don't think the americans would have responded. >> host: that is really interesting because clearly the decision to start the war on the one hand, strategic surprise this was a huge miscalculation the radically that could happen. but you're right. >> the efforts ended up failing and he extended himself to fire. >> guest: that is ripe. >> host: i've sounded interesting in looking at the military aspects of the war that we saw the series of surprises that have been embedded in this as well, his decision t

korean officials. i wanted to know what, the burmese didn't know what the purpose of such that i knew, didn't know what the purpose of such an attack was. the korean tourists who i was traveling burma through with had no compassion for the north koreans that they knew in seoul who had managed somehow to, through much hardship to escape north korea and flee into seoul. they just saw them as rubes and inherently lazy. and the south koreans i talked to had no, absolutely no desire or discernible desire for a unified core re, korea, it wasn't a replay of germany divided by cold war or vietnam. >> what's the question? >> my question is, what, can you please provide some insight on to why south koreans, especially, the young, have no patriotism for a united korea? and what's the purpose of north korean agents for assassinating south korean officials? >> that took place in 1983 in range goon. they were trying to kill dujaun. he was coming to late to temple they mined and killed many key people and foreign min

before 1945 korean had been high before 1945 korean had been a japanese colony. benefited from japanese colonialism and there were groups and individuals that had suffered deeply because of it. the right and the left in korea do not like each other. even if you take out the united states and take out the soviet union and china, it is still likely that there would have been some sort of civil conflict in korea. i think initially neither the united states nor the soviet union intended to divide korea. they both occupy parts of korea endas agreed to during the of world war ii. they had originally believed that they would negotiate and come up with a formula for a unified agreement. of the. course between 1945 the 19th the you get increasing cold war elections -- 1950 you get increasing cold war for cushion. -- cold war friction. eventually leads to the creation of separate north and south korean states that are rivals from the time that they are created. throughout this. between 1948 in 19 fifth the, north korea desperately wants to invade south korea. -- theyll fil

north koreans grew frustrated that south korean and u.s. troops were conducting joint military exercises. in april they pulled their 53,000 workers out. new urged the north koreans to offer up some solutions. he said south korean officials will have to make grave decision if leaders in pyongyang fail to respond to their proposals. but he said the south koreans will continue to provide humanitarian aid despite the stalemate. >>> japanese government officials are condemning the action of a group of soccer fans in south korea, the fans took a jab at japan on sunday. at a match in seoul, displaying a banner that read "people who forget history have no future." japanese officials say they violated international rules that forbid the expression of political view at games. the fans put up the banner at a men's east asia cup match between japan and south korea. they stopped cheering after they were forced to take it down during halftime. fans raised another banner that featured an image of an activist who resisted japanese rule a century ago. he as

and had flown in the korean air force for ten years. ntsb says the commanding notice that they're at 500 feet too low. >> they had set speed at 137, not and he assumed that the autothrottle remains the speed. >> the plane was going 106, not impact. the landing gear struck the see wall first and the tail was hit and torn off. >> two of the flight attendants were ejected from the aircraft during the impact sequence so they were not at their stations. >> reporter: and again amazingly the two flight attendants did survive after being thrown. in the united states flight crews are required to under go the drug and alcohol tests after a crash, that's not required for a foreign pilot in the united states. the ntsb is expected to have another conference tomorrow. >> ceo yawn walked out of custom and was surrounded by media. he said only a few words in korn which included apology mrolgs in korean. . >> i think it is his duty to do interviews and say sorry. >> he was greeting victims' family members and including the relatives of the teenage girls

now some south koreans are expressing shame. >> reporter: at this korean market we found that many koreansthe crash not only as a tragedy but as a national disgrace. >> this was our shame. >> reporter: john kim of fremont is president of the national unification advisory council which advises the south korean government. >> people died and the many people injured. that's shameful because it's our nation's airline. >> reporter: one korean american woman said she could only express her feelings if we didn't show her face. >> first impression is i feel shameful. yeah, why it happened -- it happened to korean airline. >> reporter: why do you feel shameful? >> maybe you know we were educated not to make mistake. prideful. >> reporter: those we spoke with say koreans generally take great pride in the accomplishments of south koreans and the country's economic rise and failure brings shame. >> if something good happens we're all happy. if something bad happens, we're all ashamed. >> reporter: but not all koreans or korean americans feel ashamed by what happened. sad, yes, but ashamed no. >> korea

koreans and failure brings shame.g a reporter for the korean times it's like rooting for a sports team but more so. >> if something good happens, we're all happy. if something happens, we're all ashamed. >> reporter: but not all koreans or korean americans feel ashamed by what happened. sad yes, but ashamed no. >> korean community shouldn't feel guilty about it. >> reporter: but some say just as many korean americans feel shame they can also take pride in the heroism displayed by the south korean flight crew in saving passengers. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a bay area congressman says the plane crash shows both the pros and cons of social media use in -- disasters. agencies should not just postmessages to twitter and facebook. the government needs to give google and other companies useful information so they can quickly postit to web pages and apps. >> it's hard to use social media to aid in a disastrous response if you don't have anybody who understands the technology. >> the biggest obstacle to building socia

there was an assassination attempt where the eig as north korean agents tried to assassinate a koreanofficial. i wanted to know the burmese didn't know the purpose of such that i knew didn't know the purpose of such an attack was in the korean tourists who i was traveling burma through with had no compassion for the north koreans that they knew in seoul who've managed somehow to much hardship to escape north korean police. they just saw them as rubes and just as inherently lazy and the south koreans that i talked to had no, absolutely no desire for a unified korea. it wasn't like, it wasn't a replay of germany that was divided by cold war or even a vietnam vet was divided. >> what is the question? >> my question is can you provide some insight into why it's south koreans especially the young have no patriotism or a united korea and what is the purpose of north korea agents for assassinating south korean officials? >> that took place in 1983 in rangoon. he was late coming to the temple that they had and they killed seven or eight very key people including the foreign minister and sever

the south korean government takes the same stance, but last year judges on the south korean supreme court said the treaty didn't invalidate the right of individuals to seek damages. japan's top government spokesperson says this latest ruling goes against the bilateral agreement. >> translator: the issue of seeking compensation was settled by the 1965 agreement between japan and south korea that addresses the japan/south korea claim rights and economic cooperation. >> plaintiffs in four similar cases are seeking compensation following the supreme court decision. >>> a political banner at a japan/south korea soccer match has stoked tensions between the two countries. now south korean foreign ministry officials say a japanese minister in charge of sports has made offensive remarks. he commented on the banner displayed by south korean soccer fans at the east asia soccer championship in seoul on sunday. >> translator: such an incident shows the cultural level of a nation. i hope south koreans will watch sports games in a fair manner. >> he also said if soccer fans had tried to do the same in j

the north koreans react? >> the north koreans have always reacted with great hoss tilt to our training exercises. when i was ambassador we had something called team spirit ich was a reenactment of our intervening to repel the north korean invasion. whenever we did that the north koreans went on major alert thinking we might be actually coming in. and i got the pentagon to cancel that operation one year. and that opened up all kind of things. we also got our nuclear weapons out of south korea. and the combination of those two things opened up all kinds of north south contact. and then dick cheney who was secretary of defense without consulting the state department put back team spirit. and the north koreans saw that as undoing everything we had done. they pulled out of the n.p.t. and a major crisis was caused. you've got to be consistent. we haven't done that. we always blame them for doing something. but they have the same men in dealing with us for a dozen years and they remember all the naughty things we've

end to fighting in the korean war. the peace today was hard earned and called on kim to refrain north korea from doing anything to provoke neighbors. kim said he supported those efforts. now kim said north koreans value their traditional friendship with the chinese. the two sides have gone through a period of tension. the chinese imposed sanctions on pyongyang after the north koreans carried out their latest nuclear tests in february. negotiators from north korea have been meeting with their south korean counterparts to try to reopen a jointly run industrial zone. they metaphor a sixth time but failed once again to reach an agreement. they were upset between the military exercises between u.s. and south korean troops. in april they with drew their workers from the industrial complex. it's been closed ever since. the north koreans said they are not obliged to make such promises and they said if the talks failed, their troops would occupy the complex. officials from the south korean unification ministry said the project

now some south koreans are expressing shame. >> reporter: at this korean market we found that many koreansview the crash not only as a tragedy but as a national disgrace. >> this was our shame. >> reporter: john kim of fremont is president of the national unification advisory council which advises the south korean government. >> people died and the many people injured. that's shameful because it's our nation's airline. >> reporter: one korean american woman said she could only express her feelings if we didn't show her face. >> first impression is i feel shameful. yeah, why it happened -- it happened to korean airline. >> reporter: why do you feel shameful? >> maybe you know we were educated not to make mistake. prideful. >> reporter: those we spoke with say koreans generally take great pride in the accomplishments of south koreans and the country's economic rise and failure brings shame. >> if something good happens we're all happy. if something bad happens, we're all ashamed. >> reporter: but not all koreans or korean americans feel ashamed by what happened. sad, yes, but ashamed no. >>

who would--fully speak korean --. who fluidl flin who are flet in the language of korean. >> 61 people injured, there are two confirmed deaths. we are getting information that these it appears that the tail end of this aircraft hit the sea wall. it just snapped off. and we are waiting a press conference and the next 10 minutes. from the ntsb, they will certainly provide information and have a go team. to be able to assess the damage. >> there is a lot of information to sift through. when the first reports came and retold it that it was a total plane. hopes were high that the a emergency chutes were launched and emergency crews were on the scene. and as vicki mentions , we have many people on the scene and charles clifford is at the oakland airport. often >> yes. many of these flights have been diverted. to san jose, oakland. and normally, it would be a quiet holiday weekend with already people at other destination. but there were people on flights that were supposed to land at san francisco. i am hearing of reports th

americans are due to give south koreans sole command in december 2015, but south koreans asked them to postpone that plan earlier this month because of tension on the korean peninsula. >>> senior diplomats from japan and south korea have taken another step towards mending ties. relations have been strained by disputes over territorial claims and historical issues. japanese foreign minister kishida met with south korea's first vice foreign minister. kim is in the japanese capital for an event marking the renovation of south korea's embassy. >> translator: south korea and japan are partners that must work together for peace and stability in the region. >> translator: japan and south korea share basic values and interests. i hope we can have smoother communication to improve our relationship. >> senior japanese and south korean diplomats have held several meetings this month. kishida said he and kim agree it's important to hold high-level exchanges, but he said they did not discuss anything specific between a summit meeting between their countries' leaders. >>> a romanian woman says she b

north korean foreign minister actually blamed the united states for tension on the korean peninsula. as long as the u.s. is in possession of nuclear weapons, the north also needs them for its own self-defense. the north is sticking to what has been its long term position. it has made no concessions. so north koreans seem to want to give the impression that it's open to dialogue and it is actually u.s., japan and south korea who are standing in the way. >> what can we expect from pyongyang? >> for the north, the ultimate goal seems to be direct talks with the united states. it seems willing to start with multilateral talks. actually made clear today after the session of the meetings. >> translator: we have already proposed bilateral talks with the u.s. it totally depends on them. >> is there any possibility that dialogue between north korea and the united states will move forward as a result of these asean meetings? >> well, frankly, i'd say there's very little possibility of that happening. u.s. president barack obama has clearly said that the u.s. will not give-in to north korea's u

but the south koreans asked them to postpone that plan earlier this month because of tension on the korean peninsula. >>> south korea's military unit of conscripted celebrity soldiers will be abolished amid scandals and public criticism. the singers and actors are known as entertainment soldiers. they serve as publicity and entertainment for the armed forces. defense ministry officials say the system has failed to meet its objective. they say it has eroded people's trust and ruined the military's image. in south korea men are required to serve about two years in the military. in january, k-pop singer rain was disciplined for going on a date with an actress while on official duty. last month sev celebrity soldiers were caught on video drinking and entering a massage parlor after performing in a concert. officials say the current 15 entertainment soldiers will be assigned to other units on august 1st. they say publicity officers will be chosen from among ordinary soldiers. >>> russian dancers have thrilled audiences the world over with their performances of classical ballet. these days, thou

north korea blames south korea and the south korean media for politicizing this so having the south koreans say it was the north korean's faults and they want safe forwards to ensure they won't politicize this in the future that's a difficult one for both sides to find common ground on. around unlikely to find agreement on in this first round f talks. >> syria's on session has urged the international community to take action to protect civilians. the syrian national coalition has been meeting in istanbul where it hopes to nominate a new leader. they're calling for more assistance in its struggle against forces loyal to resident assaad. this information came to us, we're unable to independently verify, it claims troops have bombarded opposition-held areas of the city. >> the situation is dire, the destruction is great and enormous. 14 neighborhoods are under siege right now. over 5,000 families are under siege. and certainly an immediate intervention to save these civilians' lives is of great importance. >> thousands of anti-government protesters have staged a protest outside bahrain's capit

north korean diplomats have been holding a series of meetings. kim is expected to meet foreign ministers. he is expected to ask for help in resuming negotiations which broke down in 2008. diplomats from the united states, japan and south korea they won't go to the table until steps are made. the north koreans may be looking to russia to counterer that demand. >> deputy foreign minister spoke at the international court of justice in the hague. australia filed a complaint in 2010 to try to stop japan from killing whales in the antarctic ocean. he argues the goal of the hunt is to conserve the mammals. >> japan is conducting a program because japan wishes to resume commercial whaling based on science. >> the australian representatives aren't buying that argument. >> japan says it is scientific whaling but we believe it is commercial. >> the australians say the japanese kill hundreds of whales every year and the meat ends up in restaurants and supermarkets. the hearings are scheduled to conclude in two weeks. the judges are expected to deliver a ruli

officials from the south korean consulate general spoke with the survivors. they say the climbers became separated as elderly members lagged behind in the bad weather. >>> many foreign climbers find japanese mountains a challenge that's hard to resist. tourists are crowding mt. fuji since unesco made it a world heritage site. those with experience worry that casual hikers could easily end up in trouble. nhk world's tomoko kamata has more. >> reporter: people have always been attracted to mount fuji. some are attracted by its symmetry. others just want to scale japan's highest peak. in the months since its unesco listing, fuji has drawn more climbers than ever. >> it is a world heritage. so we are really interested. >> translator: i'm so excited to climb mt. fuji. >> reporter: the people who manage the mountain open it to climbers from early july to the end of august. about 9,000 people set out for the peak every day, but it's not the simple hike many think. the weather can change quickly. snow can fall, even in summer. last year, police had to rescue 76 peopl

of threats that we experienced particularly military movements in specific threats against south korean targets shows that that threat remains. the title of the book is a. [laughter] negative "the last days of kim jong-il" fifth of the giveaway to much of the book if i see the last-- were very similar to the first days of kim jong-un and not much has changed.but as he takee is no less belligerent more dangerous than his father or grandfather so some of the questions he poses are what kind of threat is a north korean military opposed to the region? why has it stepped of violent provocation and how is the feeling with non stay actors that do terrorism affect their stability? if you know, bruce come he is very soft spoken and he is very hesitant to let you know, if he disagrees with your analysis. so please join me to welcome bruce bechtol. [applause] >> as bruce said we have been friends for a very long time and i have a great deal of respect for his analysis. in fact,, i can tell you that his analysis of a new missile division in north korea is sexually quoted in my book which is an anal

the second is about the south korean issues. north korea tried to weaken the people's support for park guen-hye's policy towards north korean, the trust building process, over the past six months, park guen-hye has enjoyed strong support for that. actually if north can propose a dialogue actually that is intended to create a what you call south-south dispute over north korean policy. third, by having if possible and successful by having a dialogue with the united states north korea can get what it wants from the united states such as food supplies or other humanitarian assistance from the united states. i think one possibility i strongly believe is that maybe north korea is going to wield a new weapons system such as intercontinental ballistic missile as they did in previous years that they claim is a more capable and reliable system than they have. this is a comment made by kim jong un. it is intended to further consolidate kim jong un's leadership and to signal outside the world it is rather capable of deterring hostile war ag

cc a ceremony at the korean war veterans memorial on the national mall, mr. obama had a na message for those who fought. a your lives are an inspiration. your service will never be forgotten. you have the thanks of a grateful nation and your shining deeds will live now and forever. >> axelrod: the u.s. and the allies fought on the korean al peninsula to keep communist north korea from conquering the heuth. nday, the north held its own ceremony and invited western journalists including our seth doane to watch. doane to watch. >> reporter: if the nation could puff out its chest, it would look like this. north korea r itrth korea rolled its tanks, artillery, and missiles through center pyongyang. ehough these pictures were taken today, it was reminiscent of ar-e war-era soviet parades. .armer c.i.a. analyst bob carlin has made nearly 30 trips to north korea. to i think it's intended to be a sober message that they have the capacity to inflict a lot of damage if we're not very careful. >> reporter: the korean war is theled the fatherland liberation ion here, and

a wreath at korean war veterans memorial in washington, d.c.. sometimes called the forgetennial war mr. obama said, "here in america no war should ever be forgotten and no veteran ever overlooked." hundreds came together to commemorate the anniversary and dedicate a new planned korean war memorial. veterans and their relatives were honored this morning at presidio. one of the organizers is former bay area congressman peter mccloskey. >> everybody that fought over there, has a privilege when you are shot at and scared when you are young and you don't want your kids or your grandkids to fight. >>> the new korean war memorial at the presideio is set to be completed by the summer of 2015 remembering the forgotten war at 10:30, how the nation's leaders honored those who served and gave all in the korean war. >>> well, the fight against the closure of a historic bay area post office intensified tonight with protesters standing their ground ground of the we learned that the demonstrators remained camped outside of the berkeley building and ktvu's noell

of thousands of troops killed or still missing were remembered. >> reporter: president obama and korean war veterans laid wreaths in washington, d.c. for the more than 36,000 americans killed defending south korea. to mark the 60-year anniversary of the end of the fighting, the president asked americans to honor the sacrifices of american servicemembers in the so- called forgotten war. >> when 50 million south koreans live in freedom a vibrant democracy, one of the world's most dynamic economies, in stark contrast to the repression and poverty of the north, that is a victory and that is your legacy. [ bells ] >> reporter: bells rang for the approximately 8,000 u.s. soldiers still missing including david's brother frank. >> for many of you, the number of missing in action from the korean war is just another cold clinical statistic. but these numbers represent fathers, husbands, brothers. >> reporter: some americans attended ceremonies south korea. >> i'm very glad i had the opportunity to go back and revisit this country. [ crying ] >> reporter: the korean war ended after three years whe

. >>> july 27th marks the end of fighting in the korean war. representatives from south korea and the united states have participated in a reception at the u.s. capitol building. they celebrated the alliance between the two koreas. u.s. lawmakers and officials from the south korean embassy in washington jointly hosted the reception. about 200 people attended including people from both countries who fought in the war. >> the korean war has been called the forgotten war, but no more. >> south korean president park geun hye sent kim jong hoon from the saenuri party. he expressed gratitude for the support u.s. provided during the war. >> the freedom, peace, and prosperity we enjoy today were possible thanks to the prompt decision made by the u.s. congress. >> u.s. president barack obama is scheduled to give a speech in washington to commemorate the anniversary. >>> north koreans are also preparing to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice. kim jong-un welcomed the chinese vice president to pyongyang ahead of the event. he is in the capitol to a

speaking at the korean war veterans memorial in washington was defense secretary hagel. the president called on the nation to recognize their sacrifice saying their legacy is the 50 million people who live freely in a democratic south korea. >> your lives are an inspiration. your service will never be forgotten. you have the thanks of a grateful nation, and your shining deeds will live now and forever. >> the fighting on both sides of the korean conflict claimed more than 1,200,000 lives, but there was never a formal peace treaty, and there is sharp contrast between how the two koreas are marking this day. we have two reports from the divided peninsula, beginning with nbc's ann curry. she's inside north korea with a rare glimpse of that secretive society. ann? >> reporter: lester, good evening. we were invited here on this anniversary with more than 100 other members of the world's press, and today we saw a massive show of force. north korea, a small nation with the world's fourth largest army, staged one of its biggest military parades ever today. in a show of defiant p

today marks the 16th anniversary of the end of the korean war. it also marks one of the times north korea invited international journalists into the country. just a few months after tensions flaired with south korea and the u.s. over threats of a nuclear attack. ann curry was one of the journalists invited to cover the celebration. >> north korea, a small nation with the fourth largest army, stages one of its largest military parades ever today. in a show of defiant precision, soldiers by the thousands lose step with such intensity, the ground seemed to shake. fighter jets and drones, and the mobile missile the u.s. could with enhancements reach alaska and hawaii with nuclear weapons. also notable, soldiers strapped with vests bearing a radioactive symbol. it's unclear what they were, or if all the weapons were even real. the choreography included a people's expression of adulation for kim jong-un still an enigma to the outside world. his top military officer delivered the message, the tone was moderate, not war like. and no mention of the u.s. t

the north koreans this year and three times before have abrogated the korean war armistice. that means there's no agreement not to use force. which means we could torpedo that ship, we could do that so clearly we have the right to interdict it. because the north koreans have been selling nuclear weapons technology around the world, this is a matter of our security and we shouldn't be outsourcing it to the chinese and the russians on the security council. >> tim, should the u.s. be doing more? gordon says we have the ability to do more. it seems pretty frustrating at the least to think you're just tracking ships that you think may have, maybe in some cases nuclear missile material on board and all you're doing is saying, oh, i think it's there but not stopping it. >> well, i think using a third party like the panamanians was a great ruse. it was a great job on america's part if we were as involved as i believe we were. that gives us plausible deniability and also allows the north koreans not to point the finger at us. when a panamanian customs official says i need to board yo

a new mechanism on the korean peninsula. if we look at the speech this time, different, much changed. much more indicated that north korea would move to a good relationship with the international community, but if north korea will return to the provocative action, probably we have to pay some attention at the u.s. exercise will be held at the end of august. north korea can use such a military exercise between the u.s. and the uk as a good excuse for launching another type of provocation. >>> japanese government officials are condemning the action of a group of soccer fans in south korea. the fans took a jab at japan on sunday at a match in seoul, displaying a banner who read a people who forget history have no future. japanese officials say they violated international rules that forbid the expression of political views at games. the fans put up a banner at a men's east-asia cup match between japan and south korea. they stopped cheering after they were forced to take it down at halftime. they featured an image of an activist

if we could have their subway system here in san francisco, it would be great. >> the korean war was an undeclared fight that lasted from 1950 to 1953. 33,000 american soldiers died and 100,000 were wounded. it's often called the forgotten war. at the national mall in front of the korean war veterans memorial, president obama honored those who fought and especially those who were captured. >> surely no one endured more than our u p.o.w.s where the torment was unnational appearing. our p.o.w.s are the bravest, and we honor all, those who came home and those here today. >> 7,000 americans are still listed as missing in action in korea. this is a picture of general mark clark signing the armistice 60 years ago. >> in north korea today is known as victory day. there was a huge parade in pyongyang in front of know, korean officials, including leader kim jung un. earlier this year, north korea said it was scrapping the armistice, leading to fears of armed battles along the south korean front. >> secretary of state john kerry says egypt is at a pivotal moment in its history and says politic

. >>> cuban officials have admitted that a stash of weapons found on a north korean cargo ship came from their country but they say the soviet era arms were being sent to the north to be repaired. authorities policing the panama canal discovered the weapons last week hidden amidst sacks of sugar. the foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that the ship was carrying weapons bound for north korea. the spokesperson says the soviet era missile parts needed to be repaired. they said the shipment was not a breach of u.n. security council sanctions. the crew of the freighter was trying to return home from cuba through the canal. the 35 crew members resisted efforts to redirect the ship into port. investigators detained them. spokesperson for north korea's foreign ministry says the ship was transporting the weapons for return to cuba as part of a legitimate contract. ministry officials are demanding that authorities in panama release the ship and its crew. >>> earlier gene otani spoke with an expert about the discovery. neil ashdon is an analyst covering the asia-pacific for ihs country risk,

he commented on the banner displayed by south korean soccer fans at the east asia soccer championship in seoul on sunday. >> translator: such an incident shows the cultural level of a nation. i hope south koreans will watch sports games in a fair manner. >> he also said if soccer fans had tried to do the same in japan, they would have been stopped. the banner read "a people who forget history have no future," a criticism of remarks by japanese politicians on historical issues between the two countries. now fifa, the governing body for world soccer, bans political statements at matches. the banner could be a violation of the rule. some people in south korea say the fans should not have brought the banner to the game. but others have criticized some japanese fans for carrying the country's rising sun flag. many south koreans see the flag as a militaristic symbol. >>> time now for the latest in business news. people following wall street saw lackluster trading overnight. investors seem to be staying away from making big moves. so ai joins us from the business desk with more on that. tell

and some of it is starting to affect the korean peninsula.thcal north korea could be hit the hardest. with 150 millimeters. it should stay largely dry for northern japan but we're expecting wet conditions across much of the country and that includes saga prefecture. i want to show you video coming out of this area. the temple in saga temple turns a brilliant pink. the lotuses bloom each morning from dawn until around noon. the flowers have been there for around 2,000 years. some are up to 30 sent ta meters at full bloom. beautiful flowers out there. but it seems it's not a good idea to see the beautiful flowers tomorrow because wet weather is anticipating starting wednesday. tokyo getting up to 28 degrees today but seoul going down to 24 degrees after days of hot conditions. heating up to 34 in beijing as well as chongqing on your tuesday. north america, we've been watching a tropical storm. this is delilah. it could become a hurricane by tuesday, but the good news is that it's pulling away from mexico. so tropical storm warnings and watches

the chairman's statement urges north korean leaders to fulfill their obligations under u.n. resolutions and the six-party talks on their nuclear program. the country is required to stop nuclear testing and development. the statement says most of the participating nations support efforts to support denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the asean secretary says many say that is a priority. many blame the u.s. for raising tensions in the region. and he points out, they're demanding the u.s. first stop its threats before denuclearization begins. north korean diplomats have been holding a series of meetings to try to lead the ground work for the resumption of the six-party talks. their next stop is russia. first vice foreign minister will fly to moscow after passing through beijing. kim is scheduled to meet senior officials at the russian foreign ministry. he is expected to ask for their help in resuming the negotiations, which broke down in 2008. diplomats from the united states, japan and south korea say they won't come to the table until authorities in pyongyang take concr

andrea landcost is a professor of asian history in seoul. >> north korean communist -- any korean communistf the '40s and '30s, came from a christian family. >> george: and north korea indicated kim jong un was born to christianity. >> in korea, christianity was modernization, progress, science, technology. >> george: but the brutal 40-year japanese occupation of korea tested the faith of these believers. according to eye-witness accounts, christians were enduring so much persecution, but in the midst of persecution, god was moving in tremendous ways. >> japanese ordered us to bow to the japanese emperor. many of us refused. but the more the church faced persecution, the more we grew. >> george: by the late 1940s, some 3,000 christian churches were in korea and hospitals were being built. >> it was the greatest successful story of not only the american protestant missionaries. >> george: but today it could not be more different. christians now are routinely tortured, raped, starved, and even executed. >> it is one of the most oppressive policies the world has ever seen. they are worse than

until one day on a korean road he spotted the lieutenant again.rst rays of the morning sun, the soldier wrote were those booties and fluttering below them was the brightest bluest piece of ribbon i have ever seen. six decades on, these moments may seem like faint remembrances of a distance in time but for you, our korean veterans and your families, i know it must feel sometime just like yesterday. object days such as this, you are back there once more. >> there you have some of the remarks by president barack obama on this very for day. today marking 60 years since the agreement, the end of fighting, on the korean peninsula. the president saying the guns of war fire no more. men emerged from their muddy trenches and talked about the fact that the soldiers that fought in korea for this country didn't come back to parades. they didn't come back to protests. remarking about this largely forgotten war saying that the veterans of this war deserve better and said the nation has worked and will continue to work to right that wrong. again, the president i

that was years after the end of the korean war.uring that conflict, one sailor, 21-year-old dwayne hodges was killed when the north koreans took the ship. 82 others were held prisoner for 11 months. they were starved and severely beaten. but now there is a new effort to get the ship back from the hands of the north koreans. we have one of those crewmen who was captured on the u.s. peblo in 1968. he is the secretary of the u.s. pueblo veterans association. thank you for being here and for your service. >> i am glad to be here. >> eric: bring us back to that moment. what happened? it was chased by subs and migs. how did the capture go down? >> it was december 23, 1968. it was our last day on station. we were about 15 nautical miles nearest land, around the area. about just after lunch, a sub chasers started approaching us and motor torpedo boats. first subchaser caming alongside and displayed flags that wanted to know your nationality. and so, at that time, we were not flying the u.s. enson. so the captain raised the ensign and they

. >>> cuban officials admit a stash of weapons on a north korean cargo ship came from their country, but they say the soviet-era arms were being sent to the north for repair. authorities policing the panama canal discovered the weapons hidden in a shipment of sugar. in a statement released late tuesday, the cuban foreign ministry confirmed that the cargo ship detained by panamanian authorities was carrying weapons bound for north korea. but they explained that the arms were obsolete soviet-era missile parts that needed to be repaired. they indicated it was not in any way a breach of u.n. security council sanctions. the news of the seizure was announced by panama's president ricardo martinelli in a radio interview. he said authorities had found what he called sophisticated missile equipment. the 35 crew members resisted efforts to redirect the ship into port. investigators have detained them. they said the ship's captain tried to commit suicide. defense consultants with ihs janes intelligence analyzed military hardware. they identified the equipment as high-performance radar for surfa

the new discussions were supposed to be about reuniting families separated by the korean war and resuming a joint tourism project at mount kungen. pyongyang informed seoul of the decision on thursday. north korean officials said they prefer to focus on restarting the jointly run kaesong industrial complex. officials from south korea's unification ministry suggested on wednesday that the nations should concentrate on getting kaesong back up and running. but they accepted a separate proposal to talk about family reunions, saying it is a humanitarian issue. the south suggested the talks on family reunions occur in the truce village of panmunjom in the borderline demilitarized zone. south korean officials say they will study their counterpart's intentions at the next round of talks on kaesong scheduled for monday. >>> top diplomats from japan and south korea have reaffirmed that their countries will work closely with the united states when dealing with north korea. japan's vice foreign minister met with south korea's first vis foreign minister. the two officials held a one hour meeting on thu

officials from the south korean consulate general spoke with the survivors. they say the climbers became separated as elderly members lagged behind in the bad weather. >>> many foreign climbers find japanese mountains a challenge that's hard to resist. tourists are crowding mt. fuji since unesco made it a world heritage site. those with experience worry that

. >> arthel: it was 60 years ago today the korean war ended with an armistice. north korean leader marking the anniversary at a new military museum where a seized u.s. warship was unveiled. the usspueblo has been held in the country for more than four decades. meanwhile, president obama honoring those who served in the war at the korean war veterans memorial. elizabeth prann has this report from washington. >> it's been six decades, but the memories of war for so many veterans and prisoners of war are still fresh. president obama mark the 60th anniversary of the korean war in washington today. wreath laying marks the anniversary of the end of the war which at one point involved more than 20 countries. honoring the veterans and the approximate 2.5 million people who lost their lives, about 36,000 of them, were americans. >> we can say with confidence that war was no tie. korea was a victory. when 50 million south koreans live in freedom, a vibrant democracy, one of the world's most dynamic economies in stark contrast to the repression and poverty of the north, th

the north koreans backed out. officials say talks on reopening the industrial park will resume as scheduled on monday. diplomats from south korea have long consulted those from japan in their approach to north korea. they will keep working with the u.s. counterparts in dealing with pyongyang. japan's vice foreign minster met with the first vice foreign minster. relations have been strained over historical and territorial issues. last week the ja upon these and south coreekorean minsters met the first time in months. they agreed on a relationship in a constructively manner. the foreign official said kim said improving relations will require that the japanese make sincerests to restore issues. a severe summer heat wave is hitting middle eastern nations. it is affecting work and religious events in the holy month of ramadan. dubai has seen the daytime highs exceed 40 degrees celsius recently. inland it topped 50 degrees on tuesday. starting this month, officials have banned construction firms from any outdoor work in

one of the people behind the new memorial is former bay area congressman and korean war veteran, peteskey. >> my company walked into the reservoir with 225 people, walked out with 14. and the few that are still alive, they say we don't want our kids fighting there. >> the new korean war memorial is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2015. [ taps playing ] >>> president obama marked today's anniversary by laying a wreath at the korean war veterans memorial in washington, dc. a cease-fire was signed in 1953, but there's no official peace treaty. fighting lasted three years and left more than 36,000 american troops dead and 8000 missing. >>> there are conflicting reports tonight over the death of an inmate at a central valley prison, where some inmates are in the 20th day of a hunger strike. this picture was taken last week of protesters outside corcoran state prison. billy sell was on a hunger strike monday when he died in solitary confinement. the department of corrections would not confirm his name, but an official tells us the man from solano county was not on a hunger strike