and melissa we saw the images of mermerle, newman in china. >> well merle new maman is homer the holidays. the north core agre koreans arey unpredictable. the one thing belearned about newman is he was not entirely a normal soldier. he was part of the white tiger a special unit. so see ci see cit secret we didt it until the 19 1990's. kekenneth bay is still being hed what is the possibility that because newman was released that bay has a better chance of getting out as well. >> that san excellent question. >> what did kenneth bay d. >>> now to a tragedy unfolding in africa and an important story. the images that we will see are graphic and disturbing they are out of the central african republic more than 300 people have been killed in the african city. we are there and on the front lines. >> an attack at the heart of this rebel government. gunfire echos through the city. some say this was an attempted coupe di de tat. a militia group that are mainly christian and loyal to the former president. the target the mainly muslim security forces. the streets of this once bustling city are almost

. >> let's turn to merle newman, 85 years old, a core e a war vet. they pull him off of an airplane while he was leaving. why are they holding him? >> a couple of reasons. the koreans, they are still fighting the korean war. over. he tried to contact some of his comrades, the partisans resisting north korea. plus we have to remember that one of the founding myths of north korea was that it was a tacked by south korea and the united states. this gives the regime a lot of opportunity to replay that story for the north korean people. this is very handy. >> let's talk about what you just said in the context of this confession. >> which really brings back the worst possible memories of the cold war. as we look at him here reading this clearly coerced confession, he basically signed or they say he signed a confession committing hostile acts against north service. he said he was guilt of a long list of crimes during the war when he helped the guerillas, that he killed soldiers and planned to him some of his soldiers connect with an anti-communist organizati

war veteran just home after being held captive for more than a month in north korea. 85-year-old merle newmanaid he was well fed eating traditional korean food kept in a hotel room not a jail cell. even said he was quote bored during his detention. regarding the video of his apology over alleged criminal acts. obviously that's not my english. >> thousands of fans honoring paul walker at a memorial organized by social media. they said prayers and laid flowers. at one point a parade of sportscars drove past the spot near loss archi angeles where t and your why yous star died. they have shut down production while it condemn plates having to move forward. >>> while you were sleeping the obamacare web site getting a fays lift of sorts this as one of the chief architects goes on the offense. kelly wright is live with the details. good morning, kelly. >> good morning to you as well. the web site for obamacare is still not error free it is running with about a 10 percent error rate. doesn't mean it is totally successful but they have put together a strike team of lawmakers to help sett sell the embat

. >> when merl newman made the trip to south korea he wouldn't know how difficult it b it wouln out. he is now back in the u.s. beside his wife with a message. >> it was a great homecoming and i'm tired and i'm with my family now. thank you all for the support we got and very much appreciate it. >> newman was a soldier in the korean war and his visit was a long planned vacation down memory lane. he was no orland ordinary soldi. the south koreaians released this statement. for newman the war was a ancient history. but they wanted to fight off american imperialist newman was an enemy of the state. the two countries have never signed a peace treaty and are still technically at war war ans release needed the approval of the leader kim il kim ill jung. we'll have more to say about mr. newman's difficult journey. we ask for you to give us time to to be with his family. we ask that you not forget another american, kenneth bay. >> kekenneth bay is still in prison. he was caught spreading christiachristianity. newman missed thanksgiving and it was not clear when or if he would be let go. happ

two americans are the christian missionary, kenneth bay, being held for more than a year, and merle newman is the 85-year-old korean war vet who was seized in october at the end of a tour of the country. he was seen on state television this past weekend delivering what appeared to pretty much every expert to be a forced apology. now, clearly neither his case nor that of kenneth bay are likely to be helped best the ongoing political in-fighting in north korea. listen to gordon chang again. >> it's clear that the political sensitivities in pyongyang have been heightened. nobody is going to want to make that decision because that decision can be criticized and and when people are being executed, everybody plays it safe. >> so as long as this fighting go on, the agony is likely to go on for the families. >> and longer term, how do we deal with this dictator? we really don't know him yet. >> the problem is here, simply, the unpredictability. there's political infighting that makes everybody grab for power wherever they can, makes its far more difficult for hour diplomats to know what to do next

the big concern, the two americans, merle newman and kenneth bae, being held with kim's assent, withgreement. what will it take to get him to agree to send the americans back home? that's the big question on the table. >> barbara starr, thank you so much. >>> is bob dylan a hater? he's been charged in france with inciting hatred. it is all over the comments he made in rolling stone a year ago. he said if you have a slave master in your blood, blacks can sense that. that stuff lingers to this day just like jews can sense nazi blood and the serves can sense croatian blood. they pressed charges but the organization's lawyer told cnn that his client would be willing to drop the charges if dylan publicly apologizes. so is bob dylan in any real legal danger? karen greenburg is the director, of course, americans immediately think freedom of speech but different country, different laws. is bob dylan in any real legal jeopardy in france? >> probably not. i mean, you're right. the united states protects speech including hate speech, which i don't think this is. although the french think otherw

what is enlightening about merle newman he was considered an enmy.ey feel that kenneth bay was a greater threat. what was he doing in he was spreading the word of christianity in north korea where the state has a official political religion. the question for kenneth bay is ever going to be released or he is going to serve out his 15 year pri prison sentence. the two sides mai maintained thr positions. the united states wishing for north korea will give up their nuclear program and north korea says they won't unless they can enter into bilateral talks with the united states. why did north korea detain mr. newman in the first place? >> rochelle, that is an excellent question. the things with newman he was a soldier in the korean war. it's a little known fact and quite a number of americans who fought in the korean war have gone back t korea with korea's knowledge. mr. newman was in a part of the military that was military intelligence and he was serious enemy back in the day and that contributed to the north koreans holding him u. >> he will be back wi

. >> merle new man is a free man and is in beijing. newman was deported for humanitarian reasons. >>> a jump in construction and manufacturing jobs helped bring the unemployment rate down to seven%. seven percent. >> the economy gained 200 new positions last month. >>> the new numbers show problems with the healthcare exchange website are over. the response time on healthcare dohealthcare.gov has improved ad imidnight sunday it was less thn 1%. >>> and in mexico six people are under arrest for stealing a cargo of radioactive material. they are at a hospital being tested for lai raition rai radi. >>> those are the headlines. america tonight is up flex. -- next. you cancel get th can get the ln al jazeera dot couldn't. jazeera.com. i will see you back here on monday night.