korean doctors.h communication and allows defectors to talk about their personal issues. the center was founded by a group of south koreans and defectors to help others. imu who works as a counsellor here is also a defector. [ speaking foreign language ] >> around 20 people visit and gather at the center every day. it's been open for a year. sometimes defectors bring their favorite north korean dishes. they enjoy talking about their homeland together. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ >> these defectors cannot easily return home to north korea unless the political situation changes. but they have more freedom to choose how to live their lives now. the woman who became popular on the tv show met a south korean m man. he's been an immense source of support for her, and they got married seven years ago. when they got married, she told her husband about her tragic life. the punishment she received when how she and her daughter were trafficked during their escape and got separated. [ speaking foreign langua

it would be helpful if you had a list of korean expressions, wouldn't it? >> reporter: shop owners may take some convincing. many have had rare contact with foreign languages or cultures. for kono the visitors from south korea are an opportunity to test out his ideas. he wants to know whether they are interested in the town. >> translator: even a short explanation can help korean tourists when they walk around here. >> translator: a similar town in south korea is popular. so this town should be too. >> translator: i have learned how south korean verts would see our street so we can proceed with confidence. >> reporter: another way to attract more visitors is to set up more attractions. bungotakada is now teaming up with seven neighbor municipalities to do just that. kouno and his counterparts are putting together long-stay packages for overseas tour its. >> tourists can see a famous castle in this city. there is a temple here and an island here. then, they can come to our retro town. i have a lot of colleagues with the same goal. we talk and come up with va

he urged his south korean counterpart to make sure the tri-level summit goes ahead. improvement in bilateral relations is already off to a good start. >>> now time to get a business and financial perspective on things with gene otani. >> finance ministers from the world's 20 major economies are in washington to discuss the global economy. day one of the two day meeting has come to a close. finance minister and bank of japan governor were at the table. they said they told their colleagues the effect of japan's consumption tax hike is fading and domestic economy is on a moderate recovery track. they stressed their intentions to achieve a good balance between economic growth and financial reconstruction. the g-20 participants were expected to attack greece's debt problem. the united states is the imf's largest contributor and congress opposes change but china and other emerging nations want a stronger say in the fun's management. and a majority of those g-20 members plan to be a part of beijing's new development bank. china says 57 nations are participating in the asian

the average north korean earns over 600 a year and many go without food.la hancocks with that. >> reporter: man enjoys a fun day at the amusement park. every photo highly choreographed and image analyzed around the world. north korean leader kim jong-un must know every move is watched. last year out of control. was he dead? guess is ankle surgery. and now a bandage on his right wrist although it didn't stop him shaving or hands. shaves his hair and even shrinking eyebrows get international attention. but to counter the flippant there's the sobering. rocket launchers, a third nuclear test. brutal prison camps and purges. including his uncle tech executed in 2013 for allegedly trying to overthrow the government. ken yongdo was a member of the elite and still contacts in pyongyang. said he's erratic and unpredictable. he's much younger than when jong-il took picture. he's trying to show he's fearless and does things that put him in the way of danger and feels the need to show off. some tastes have been passed down from father to son. although with kim jong-un

they include japanese abducted by north korean agents. kishida's remark may indicate the government could reimpose the sanctions, including travel restrictions. japanese leaders have been frustrated by the north korean's failure to provide information on the investigation. the japanese government has adopted a policy officials call action for action. they've already taken punitive measures. some economic sanctions against the north were due to expire this month but the japanese government decided on tuesday to extend them by two years. >>> a japanese woman who had been named the world's oldest person has died. misao okawa was 117. okawa had been living at a nursing home in osaka. staff members say she fell ill about ten days ago, and died wednesday of natural causes. okawa was born on march 5th, 1898 and she lived at a time before home telephones or air travel. guinness world records had listed her as the oldest person on the planet. and it says she had three children, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. >>> japan and south k

and he won his country's highest honor riding in the korean war. one british veteran has returned to soeul to pay tribute. katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. saudi arabia's ending its bombing campaign in yemen. according to them the airstrikes have reached their goal and now it is time to get a political goal. the government has not been restored and the rebels still control the capital. jeremy bowen is on the saudi yemen border. there are disturbing images in this report. jeremy: society says that yemen looks less threatening. but the mountain tribes will stay on alert. they are wary of the houthis across the border. >> first i get time for iran and yemen is in the hands of the iranians. >> and that is not good for saudi arabia? >> no. it is good for yemen. >> they are protecting the mountain. making sure no one trespasses on their property. there's something bigger. the contest between iran and saudi arabia assuming that what is happening across the border and is making a contribution in the words

security is called at the north korean diplomate refuses to stop talking. ♪ ♪ hello again and reminderstories on al jazeera, two people have been rescued from the buildings in nepal five days after an earthquake killed 5800 people there and u.n. says people in rural areas are in need of help. harsh punishment if they are guilty of sexually abusing children in the network and happened at a center for displaced people between december 2013 and june last year and nigeria army have 300 women and girls that were rescued from boko haram and rescued from the forest on tuesday. saudi arabia says its forces driven away groups of houthi rebels and supporters in the southern yemen district and thousands of rebels killed in the battle as well as three saudi soldiers and meanwhile yemen presidential office is warning embassys in the port city of aiden to make sure no houthi fighters are on their premises and we report. >> reporter: aiden is a battleground for the war in yemen and pro-government fighters say they are gaining strategic territory at the airport. but beyond that people say it's the hou

>> well certainly, we're talking in the context of the north koreans. you can't rule out any unpredictable type of activity. so we know that they also pursue a pretty significant missile program. whether how good it is sometimes we're not sure. but that's not just the ballistic missile capability but a cruise missile capability. it would have to be considered when forces are put in the area. they also have a submarine force that, if it's operational, could be quite unpredictable. how many subs and things like that. they're generally locally contained, not far reaching. at this point in time i'm not concerned with our ability with power. >> general, what's one thing in your command you're most concerned about? >> i'm most concerned about a provocation, which north korea commits two or three every year. one of those provocations escalating into conflict. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> admiral locklear, general scaparrotti, thank you both for your time and service. more importantly, for the service of all the men and women in uniform that you re

korean capabilities. a year later, north korea conducted cyberattacks on south korea's banks and broadcasting stations. in 2015, they used their abilities against sony pictures in the united states to suppress free speech. this example represents a trend has persisted across several north korean asymmetric capabilities. my concern is that we will have a little to no warning of a north korean provocation that can start and -- that can cause a counter reaction that will start a cycle. last year, the alliance took significant steps in improving its capabilities and capacities to deter aggression and reduce operational risk. our work is not done. in 2015, we will maintain this momentum is focusing on my top priority, sustaining and strengthening the alliance, with an emphasis on combined readiness. this ensures a rapid flow of forces into korea in the face of situations. sequestration would negatively impact these priorities, reduce readiness, and not allow us to have the forces required to defend interests o

>> well, certainly we're talking in the context of the north koreans. you can't rule out any unpredictable type of activity. >> right. >> so we know that they also pursue a pretty significant sea, you know, missile program whether -- how good it is sometimes we're not sure but that's not just a ballistic missile capability, but a cruise missile capability that would have to be considered when forces were put in the area. but -- and they also have a submarine force that's if it's operational, could be quite unpredictable, moneyny subs and things -- mini subs and things like that. they're generally locally contained, not far reaching, but at this point in time i'm not concerned about our ability to project power should we have to support a contingency in north korea. >> general, what is the one thing in your command that you're most concerned about? >> sir i'm most concerned about a provocation which north korea commits two or three every year, and one of those provocations escalating into conflict. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> admiral lockle

did youens of dogs saved from a korean meat farm need new homes. kron 4's jeff pierce visited one lucky pup with his new owner. >> reporter: this is ashley. she's jackie stevens' new pet and she is a most fortunate dog. >> she's still skittish around strangers and new people. >> reporter: ashley is one of dozens of dogs rescued from a korean meat farm. >> any dog that comes from a cruel background has to be treated special. >> reporter: the korean farm raised the dogs in dark, crowded, unheated xaidges the humane society international was able to shut down the farm and lead the dogs to northern california. >> any animal that gets rescued done know what a loving home is. >> reporter: the humane society is working to shut down more korean dog farms. >>> up next, a shocker at the final four. the overall number 1 seed goes down in a rematch of last year's game. highlights next. >> baseball is back. join me and mitch roberts as he look ahead to the season opener. and the giants battle the spurps it's a playoff of all your sunday sports needs after the l

he chairs a pro-pyongyang group called the general association of korean residents in japan.apanese authorities were looking into the illegal impart of matsutake mushrooms from north korea. officials called the raid an unprecedented infringement of sovereignty. they're demanding an official apology. the north koreans also said japan had violated an agreement to jointly resolve their country's abductions of japanese nationals. they condemn leaders in tokyo for involving other countries through the united nations. japanese leaders say they've done nothing wrong. >> translator: we have delivered on our promises. we absolutely cannot accept north korea's claims. >> japanese leaders say they'll keep pushing officials in pyongyang to report on their investigation into the fate of the abductees. they say north korean agents kidnapped at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and '80s. 12 of those abductees are still unaccounted for. in japan, the issue has caused much heartbreak. the families of those abducted have urged the japanese government to work for the return of their love

on the pueblo, north koreans seize it, it was intelligence gathering in international waters. they overwhelmed the crew, sees it the skipper had no time to scuttle it, tried to defer a classified information over the side. one sailor was killed during the exchange with north korean gunboats and in the deliberations in the white house it was we don't want to start another war in asia over these guys. we want to be patient and that is what they did and it was all been an interesting way. the desk officer for korea with the state department one day at dinner said why don't we just say when we sign an apology that we don't mean it? that became the solution. they went to the state department and the u.s. signing this apology to the north korea, inside territorial waters but we don't mean it. it is all law, we are making this up in the north koreans took it because they just wanted to show it internally. we could do whatever we want to do internationally which was to disavow the agreement but that is how it was sold. johnson had more flexibility under those circumstances because a c

we want to promote end of the korean war. and other types of events involving koreans is turning out controversial. >> does gloria have that type of history? >> not at all. she says she's passionate about this. the committee for human rights says gloria and noble laureates may not realize what they're get k in to. we're reaching out to gloria's a people. they haven't gotten back to us. >> they would start in north korea, across the demilitarized zone to pyongyang? >> that is the plan. >> that's a long walk. >> it's a long walk. it's going to happen may 24th if it happens at all. the north korean regime is accused of some incredible human rights violations towards women. the forcible detention of women in labor camps, raping of women. kim jong-un is said to be starting joy brigades again. these are women they're 15 to 20 years old basically there to give pleasure and entertainment to kim and and north korean leadership. this is not a regime sympathetic to women's causes which makes this more skurscurious. >> there are troops a

it's a korean pop song with a heavy-set korean guy dancing all over the place.: what happened when you saw the video of justin bieber? scooter: i saw a 12-year-old kid who had i think, like, eight videos at the time. six or eight videos? he was singing at a contest at a church. i was consulting for akon on a different artist. and i was watching youtube videos of that artist and telling him what i thought of it. they were singing aretha franklin "respect." so in related videos, there was a kid in the distance, a little tiny thing, and i thought it was the same person. when i clicked on it, it was a 12-year-old kid. emily: so it was an accident? scooter: it was an accident. i stumbled on it. and my gut went crazy. and i watched another video and i watched another video. and then i saw him singing ne-yo, "so sick." and when i saw this little canadian kid with so much soul, i just knew there was something there. emily: you were the very first belieber. you flew his mom and him -- scooter: illegally, i think. emily: -- down to live next door to you. scooter: yeah, an

he had also told south korean media he provided funds to south korean politicians. park's approval rating is below 40% on a recent opinion poll. >>> japanese leaders are hammering out a compromise to cut greenhouse gases by the year 2030. they are targeting a reduction of 20 to 30%. the new plan comes as leaders disagree on how much to cut. environment ministry officials want a 30% decrease but officials with the ministry of industry say that's too high. they want a reduction of 15% instead. they say a higher number will put too much pressure on industry. they are trying to negotiate a compromise of 20% or more. observers say it will require more power from renewable energy sources and nuclear plants. but officials say renewables could lead to higher costs and there has been strong opposition to nuclear power. officials from japan and other countries must submit their targets to the u.n. before a year-end conference. the united states and all european union members turned in their plans. the eu goal calls for at least a 40% cut by 2030. >>> investors are looking int

or would you rather adapt japanese cuisine to south korean taste? >> translator: is it a difficult question. i'm still trying to figure out my answer to that. >> the logic reasoning of every technique that japanese cuisine has it's very important for the foreign -- to understand that logic and formality and historical background as well as the nutritious reason to it all combined to understand japanese cuisine. >> reporter: tsugi is seeking to take japanese cuisine to new heights through education. maki hasegawa nhk world. >>> time now for a check of the weather. joining us in the studio is mai shoji. people in china's northwest is dealing with a severe sand storm. how bad is it? >> in tokyo we sometimes see the hazy conditions but people can't really open up their eyes in parts of northwestern china due to the intense sand storm. this is what it looks like. i'll give you a picture to show you. high winds have been kicking up dust and sand in northern china this week. this was the scene on thursday where high winds reduced the visibility below 10 me

south korean analysts believe the declining trend has come to an end. samsung is scheduled to launch its new galaxy s-6 smartphone in south korea and the u.s. on friday. investors weren't convinced with the results, however. the stock slipped by 0.5%. >>> tokyo stocks rebounded on tuesday following a rally on wall street. investors bought back shares on speculation that the u.s. federal reserve will wait longer to raise rates. the nikkei average ended up 1.25% at 19,640. that's the highest it's been in two weeks. the stronger dollar also boosted market sentiment, and moving on to chinese markets, the shanghai composite jumped 2.5%. hit another 7-year high on hopes of more government stimulus measures. shares of two major railway carmakers were brought to the day's limit after the government approved the firm's merger plan. over in australia, benchmark index erased some of its earlier gains after the central bank decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged. the s&p asx finished up 0.46% at 5,925. >>> higher commodity prices supported shares related t

society north koreans and south koreans still meet in this room. >> yes, the last known visit was 2008 reporter: what are the microphones on the table -- that defines the line. north korea on that side, south korea that side. it seems so easy. just one step. this is literally the border, concrete, 17 inches by 5 inches, concrete. that's it. that marks the border. that's been here since 1953. now, the way they pass messages is pretty amazing. they don't use e-mail. they odon't even use a phone. they actually by a bull horn do that. if i were to step outside of that line here, what would happen to me? >> what would happen is, all of these soldiers here would make an attempt to stop you, especially me. once you get over there, we can no longer help you. >> reporter: what would the north koreans do? >> probably run down there and grab you. >> reporter: this is the most prestigious assignment there is. they have to be at least 5'9" tall which is taller than average and every single one has a black belt in tae kwon do. they're right behind me. then you see the building. that's where tourists

going after a north korean movie studio, it would probably be a relief for the people there. the only pressure point we really have is going after the leadership, going after the revenue streams coming to the leadership. >> kroft: and that's what the obama administration has done, at least publicly. lewis and others believe that it will take a technological breakthrough in cyber-warfare defense to solve a problem technology created, but that could take years. legislation forcing companies to improve cyber security has gone nowhere. >> lewis: well, there's a reluctance in the congress to force companies to do anything. the administration shares that reluctance. we were lucky until this year. hopefully, we'll be a little luckier for a bit longer. >> kroft: in the time being, keep your fingers crossed. >> lewis: i used to say that the u.s. had a faith-based defense when it came to cyber security. because we had faith that the people who didn't like us weren't going to do anything bad. that's what sony has changed is that we had somebody who doesn't like us step out and say, "how

on the pueblo, north koreans seized. it was an intelligence gathering ship that was in international waters. they just overwhelmed the crew cc. the skipper had no time to scuttle it to try to throw some of the classified information oversight. once secular -- one sailor was killed. during deliberations in the white house it was we don't want to start another war in asia. over the skies. we just have to be patient, and that's indeed what they did. it with salt and interesting way. the desk officer for korea at the state department, he and his wife one day at dinner said why don't we just say that when we sign an apology that we don't mean it? and that became a solution. they work through to the top floor of the state department and it was the u.s. signing this apology to north korea and we were inside the waters but we don't mean it. it's all a lie, we are making this a. the north koreans to do because all they wanted to do was show internally. we could do whatever we wanted to do internationally which was to disavow the

he's also visiting the scene of an infamous naval attack that the north koreans sank a south korean shipars ago. however, the one significant difference between the u.s. and the r.o.k. at the moment concerns visible defense as you mentioned, but that one area is off the agenda for the talks. so in that sense, i don't think north korea will be feeling anymore pressure. >> what about this latest police ballistic missile test that occurred this week. it is the first one in a couple of years but doesn't it tell us that whatever pressure international pressure is being put on north korea on this issue, doesn't seem to be working at this point. >> i think that's right. the u.s. is certainly worried about the long-term development of an intercontinental plastic missile capability that would give north korea the ability to put a nuclear warhead on a missile and sends it all the way to the west coast of the united states. that said, however the tests that we have seen recently have all been short range they haven't done a significant long range ballistic missile test since 2013. >> there is talk

the iaea they all say that the north koreans have been lying.hat we now have is a real credibility problem as the chinese pointed out because now not only are we just saying hey, they're lying but we weren't even paying attention. this is really getting to the point where i think where, you know the chinese in the past probably liked the fact that we weren't putting our thumb town on the north koreans and paying attention every week. well now we're having this warning from the chinese saying hey, look over here in asia we've got problems united states. >> we're worried about iran supposedly getting one, there are many who would argue that they're much more along than we suspect, now north korea has 20 of them maybe more. is it too late? >> look hopefully it's not too late. what we have to be able to do is have a credible policy. we clearly have the chinese that are willing to help us. they have some ability to pressure the north reens. i think if we went together with the chinese, the south koreans and the japanese we could do something, we we h

i'm john wells i'm a parent of a korean student and on the board of sf p f the nonprofit that was formed by parents at lilia to support of filipino program i've people spoken to the idea in the context of requesting support and tonight i have the pleasure of anticipation of our passing the peace budget and thanking you for the support we've had and in that context i want to thank both members of the board and members of the school district staff for the support and he means our program is the smallest of the school district and many of us felt we explicit get attention but happily that's changed in the last year and a half i'd like to thank everyone but lemon say that the support from the staff and members of the board for the last year and a half for our little program is extraordinary i as a parent and member of the nonprofit i express my thanks and extend an invitation i know most of you have nice offices and stair at computers the next time you're sick of staring at the computers jump out felt office and visit us. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> also on the san francisco cor

. >> general scaparrotti, how about you in terms of the korean contingency issues? >> i agree with admiral locklear. we rely on those forces as part of our quick response we need in crisis. we also train with them regularly and we also send forces to train there too. >> you think if we removed one or two bcts from alaska, do you think that would show that we're committed to a rebalance or undermine our rebalance commitment? again, this goes to credibility? >> i think that from a perspective of what the other outcomes were of that from a regional perspective there would be questions about the loss of troops -- >> in the credibility of our rebalance strategy? >> i think you to look at it wholistically. i prefer not to take it from just one perspective here, but i think i would have to understand the remainder of the changes that were taking place if that were to happen. >> admiral locklear, do you think that would undermine our rebalance credibility? two bcts in the region leaving? >> in general terms i think that any significant force structure moves out of my oar in

. >> translator: the north korean missile program poses a serious threat. we want to enhance cooperation with south korea in dealing with such issues. >> nakatani says he hopes to discuss signing a pact on sharing security intelligence. he says he also wants to explain the government's plan to revise japan's security laws. nakatani noted senior defense and foreign affairs officials from the countries are to meet next week. he said arrangements are also being made for a meeting of defense officials in japan, the u.s. and south korea. >>> north korean authorities are condemning what they see as an airborne propaganda attack. people in the south sent balloons carrying dvds of a movie about a fictional plot to kill kim jong-un. officials in pyongyang posted a statement online. they say sending the balloons was equivalent of proclamation of war and they said they'll respond with a powerful blow. people in the south also used balloons last october to send pamphlets criticizing the government. and they fired bullets across the border and warned south koreans livin

south korean prosecutors indicted e and 14 other crew members. they were charged with homicide through willful negligence. prosecutors had demanded the death penalty for the captain. the district court found him guilty of negs. they gave him 36 years. relatives of the dead and missing say the sentence isn't good enough. they also want the vessel to be salvagedp. >>> japanese officials have just released the latest -- the current account data it's the broadest measure of trade and investment with the rest of the world with all the business headlines, we're not used to hearing about a trade deficit, how is that affecting the current count? >> trade of goods makes up a good part of this index, but it also takes into account money that travelled between borders, and actually the japanese are making hefty returns on their overseas investment. enough that it's outweighing the trade deficit. finance ministry officials say the current account balance for february remained in the black for the eighth straight month. surplus for february came in at about 1

dry weather for the korean peninsula. but some light snow showers over the north and then to the south, rain is increasing over the southern portions of china. up to 50 millimeters of rain is likely. temperatures at 22 in hong kong with rainy weather down to 33 degrees in bangkok with daytime thundershowers. and warming up to 18 in seoul with sunny skies on friday. so cherry blossoms will continue to come out here. across europe very messy picture once again over the black sea region and turkey because it's going to get very colder. snow is still falling in the mountains and low-lying areas such as ankara. showers are expanding over the iberian peninsula. watch out for large hail and high waves. a and dry area in the admit part of europe. temperatures are actually may to june-like as we go into the next couple of days. take a look, berlin you'll see the high reaching 20 degrees on your saturday. all right, that's it from me now. up next is your three-day forecast. >>> don't go away there's more to come here on nhk world.

korean war veterans kidnapped and robbed., he's speaking with "eyewitness news" about his ordeal. live at southwest deck with more on, that good morning. >> good morning police have been questioning multiple people, for their potential involved all of this now there are five people found in two separate rental cars, both taken out in the victim's name, in all every his 86 years there is korean war veteran never had to combat something like this. >> george saunders and pre sill a jones, three women while walking in west philadelphia neighborhood. >> driving the car gets out. she opens side door. vehicle. >> two women push the woman in the car according to police, began ordeal that lasted from hours and involved forcing sands tears open a debit card. police say one suspect was caught on surveillance at the bank. two suspect then used toward another rental car opened in the suspect's name. >> they brought us back here, and they opened the door, she got out one side, and i got out on the other side, the car shot off just like tha

they'll analyze data to find out why the south korean jet descended rapidly right before it touched down. >>> people in south korea are preparing for a painful day of remembrance. thursday marks one year since a deadly ferry disaster. the families of victims visited the site of the accident ahead of the anniversary to mourn their lost loved ones. the sewol sank off the southern island of chindo. many of the victims were high school students on a class trip. 295 people died. nine are still listed as missing. families of victims paid their respects on chindo. some boarded ships to visit the area where the ferry lies beneath the sea. parents tearfully called out the names of their children and threw flowers into the water. >> translator: i can't think of anything else when i think that my daughter is still inside the ferry. ♪ >> memorial ceremonies are scheduled to be held nationwide. >>> the foreign ministers of a group of seven nations ended talks in germany. they've been discussing a range of issues over the past two days including china's increased maritime activities in the east and so

. >> general how about you in terms of just the korean contingency issue? >> i agree with admiral locklear. we rely on those forces as a part of our quick response which we'll need in crisis. we also train with them regularly, and we also send forces to train them, too. >> you think if we remove onory two bcts from alaska that would show that we're committed to a rebalance or undermine the rebalance commitment? again, this goes to credibility. >> well, i think that from a perspective of what the other outcomes were of that, from a regional perspective, there could be questions about the loss of troops. >> and the credibility of our rebalance strategy? >> you would have to look at it holistically. i prefer not to take it from just one perspective, but you have to understand the remainder of the changes taking place if they were to happen. >> admiral locklear, you think that would undermine our rebalance credibility, two bcts in the region leaving the region? >> i would answer in general terms. i think any significant force structure moves out of my aor in th

when north korean diplomats insisted on reading out a statement, the spectators started chanting stormorea. they then snoerm stormed out. >>> vladimir putin said north korean leader kim ki-jong will not be attending celebrations in moscow marking the end of the second word war. he earlier said kim had accepted an invitation to the victory day. it would have been his first foreign trip since three years ago. here is harry fawcett. >> reporter: well despite the resounding silence on this this visit had seemed to be very much on. russia said so the south korean intelligence service said they found it highly likely that kim ki-jong would travel to moscow. and now it seems to be off. from north korea's perspective a snub to china, which has been under harsh criticism of north korea. and from russia's perspective, it would have been a signal to the united states that if you threaten us we can cozy up to north korea. perhaps there has been a recalculation about snubbing china in this way. also potentially there is some internal event in north korea that requires kim ki-jong's presence. also p

. >>> and defying the north korean regime. an activist sends copies of "the interview" across the border. >>> welcome, everyone. i'm errol barnett with you here on cnn for the next two hours. a big hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." the growing conflict in yemen is fueling a humanitarian crisis right now. thousands of people are trying to flee amid daily air strikes. this stems from fighting between houthi rebels and those loyal to yemen's deposed president. rebels are trying to take hold of the port city of aden despite nearly two weeks of saudi-led air strikes. at least 50 people were reportedly killed monday. it's estimated that 600 people have died in this conflict so far. the war is also fueling an exodus of foreign nationals. china says it got the last of its citizens out of the country on monday. india is also scrambling to get its people out of sanaa. so far 2,500 have taken flight out of the city. we talked to passengers about the war they're living beh

now back behind it mostly dry for the korean peninsula and the northern half of china. but beneficial rain in the south of china, as well as taiwan. and it's going to be the hottest time of year actually april is the hottest month of the year for many parts of the indochina peninsula. scorching hot 35 degrees in bangkok. meanwhile, 18 degrees for shanghai and tokyo up to 14 degrees. and i know many of you are wondering when the cold will come to an end. tokyo still chilly actually into saturday. a little warmer on sunday. but down to 11 degrees, so it's going to be more like winter on monday. but tuesday it's quite warm. so look forward to that. now a couple of systems are still affecting the iberian peninsula, and also turkey with stormy conditions. we have one report of tornado in turkey on thursday. this is still packing a lot of moists your enough to cause more flooding rainfall and also thunderstorms over turkey and the middle east. a high pressure dome is blanketing many parts of europe but you can see rain is moving into the british isles by your saturday. temper

carter met with his south korean counter part in seoul today. he says the u.s. will help seoul deal with ways to fight north korea east aggression. >>> nearly 50 victims from the shooting at fort hood have received purple hearts and defense of freedom medals. dozens of survivors and relatives received the medals. army psychiatrist has been sentenced to death in the attack that killed 13 people. >>> the united nations is still grappling with what to do with lethal autonomous weapons systems. you could call them killer robots. military tools designed to fight the enemy without putting soldiers at risk. >> reporter: human rights watch has identified what it says is a sort of ethical loophole in the system. the worry here is that we're

some speculated she was being punished her transgression, not wearing the official north korean labelpeared when reports of a possible pregnancy appeared and later when done is rodman appeared from a visit with kim jong-un kim jong-un. >> she's my friend. >> he let slip that he held their previously unannounced baby a girl named jua. she thought to be 25-30 years old and studied singing in china and visiting south korea in 2005 as part of a cheerleading squad. and speaking of squad, there is no word on her reaction to a south korean newspaper that her husband has reinstituted the pleasure squad, teams of women available to serve the supreme leader every whim. >> and this pleasure squad is unbelievable unbelievable. but today was a big day for the family of north korea. >> this is the big day of the north korean calendar. this is the anniversary of the birthday of kim jong-un, the grandfather of north korea. so everybody in north korea has the day off effectively. but they are expected to pay tribute to the man they credit with founding this country. now we will expect some festivities