los angeles, thank you so much for the update. in other news, the united states and north korea have completed a first day of talks in geneva with theim of restarting talks about the nuclear program. the talks broke down in 2009, and later, north korea tested a weapon, leading to tensions. we have a report now from geneva. >> interest in these talks is huge. after all, the stakes are high. north korea has already tested the two nuclear weapons, some believe preparing to test a third. both in the u.s. and north korea say they want to renew formal negotiations on ending the program in p'yongyang, but they disagree on how. north korea has suggested that the start again without preconditions, but the united states wants a strong statement about them disarming. that is why these talks are being described modestly as an exploratory. nevertheless, the first few hours seemed to be at least friendly. >> the delegations met this morning starting at 10:00 for about two hours. there was a coffee break. there were some useful presentation. >> in fact, the two sides talking at all is regarded as an improvement from the dark days of 2009 when a de