north koreas are expected to report when they take over 100,000 yen to the north.ustoms say at least $890,000 were brought into the country. the public safety officials say the association was asked by north korea to donate money to celebrate kim's anniversary. >> translator: north korea is asking people to show their loyalty to the new leader kim jong-un. especially the north korean an association in japan. >> he also predicts similar requests before the birth of his son. he says the demands on a heavy burden on north korea residents in japan. >>> while u.s. home builders are feeling better about putting down roots. ai? >> new home building in the united states rose 1.5% in january compared to the previous month. this is a key indication of economic trends. the commerce department said on thursday that housing starts in the month stood at 699,000 units. that is a little better in the market forecast of 675,000. the increase was mainly due to a rebound in apartment construction. by region, housing construction grew 18% in the south. almost 12% in the west and just

or $1,270 to the north. customs say at least $890,000 were brought into the country. public officials say the association was asked by north korea to donate money to celebrate kim's anniversary. >> translator: north korea is asking people to show their loyalty to the new leader, kim jong-un, especially people from the pro-north korean association in japan. >> he also predicts similar requests before the sen ten reof the birth of kim il's son, his grandfather and the north's founder. he says demands have become a heavy burden on some north korean residents in japan. >>> u.s. home builders feel better about putting down roots. ai uchida has the latest economic data. >> the latest data coming in better than expected. new home building in the united states rose 1.5% in january compared to the previous month. that is key indicator of economic trends. the commerce department said thursday housing starts in the month stood at 699,000 units in annual terms. that's a little better than the market forecast of around 6

north korea leaders have been inviting foreign investment. they are aiming to boost the country's infrastructure and agriculture sectors. north korea has become isolated and seen little economic progress. the country has been forced to rely on china, a long-time ally. >>> a ratings agency has downgraded countries under scoring the financial crisis. the business team has the latest. ai. >> s&p has done the same thing and now moody's has downgraded italy and spain. it dropped italy, portugal and slovakia and malta and slashed spain by two notches. countries with the highest were spared downgrades. it lowered for france and austria from stable to negative. these two nations could face a rating cut. it listed britain to negative. it is bringing continued issue over the economic reforms. it made the decision after standard & poor's 500 downgraded nine eurozone countries, including france last month. separately, the eu welcomed greece's approach of the austerity measures. >> yesterday, the greek parliament served a crucial step forward. >> eu monet

it wants the north to apologize for recent incidents. it dropped that demand as a pre-condition for talks. the open letter is aimed at increasing pressure on south korea president bak before general elections in april. south korea' unification ministry said the government won't respond every time the north tries to push through demands through sensitive times for korean relations. >>> kim jong-un is showing interest in high-tech gadgets. he ordered an ipad 2 when the tablet became a hit. he spent several teenage years in switzerland is wants to modernize the country. the ipad 2 is popular among some officials. in the future, the tablet could be linked to the internet by a large mobile phone network. the number of possible users would likely be limited in north korea as the government might be afraid of the loss of social control. >>> germany's angela merkel is in china. she is trying to reassure the trading partner of the economic health. we have ai from the business team. merkel met with the leaders. how were the discussions? >> i can t

special representative for north korea policy. someday vees said they changed views on various issues and he now has a clearer idea of the problems and a better understanding of north korea's viewpoint. >> i think we made a little bit of progress. i think we have to evaluate it. look at what it was that the north koreians had to say to it. >> reporter: but he did not disclose any details and said the result is far from a breakthrough. in december the u.s. proposed sending biscuits and vitamins to the north in a bid to persuade it to halt its uranium enrichment programs. north korea instead asked for agriculture crops. despite the rejection, the north remains positive about receiving food assistance from the u.s. in the meantime, north korea is planning to hand out food aid to its people on april 15th. the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder. the delivery will help bolster the image of the newly installed regime of kim jong un. this week's talks were the first between the u.s. and north korea under the leadershi

he says the north korean regime is committing genocide against its own people. >> north korea has employed each of the five acts through executions and state-sanctioned murders, stay induced mass starvation, forcible abortions and the forcible enslavement of children. >> this north kore participants the chinese embassy in seoul. christian activists prayed for north korean prisoners and their family. this college student urges more christians to speak out. >> i wept and prayed when i realized in proverbs it says we should speak up for those that cannot do so for themselves. >> rally organizers are urging them to announce a clear statement against the koreans. >> you are about to meet a young lady who was part of north korea's secret underground church. her story has never been told until now. >> her name is kim jen, born in north korea. her testimony is rare. cia estimated 24 million people live in the communist country. best guess is 2 percent, 480,000 are christians. a handful have escaped from the buddha regime. >> growing up i was told by the authorities there was no god. we are ordered

a lot of credit has to go to the north carolina defense. they have the size inside that they can do that with. henson and zeller controlling the middle it is hard to give a pump fake and drive by and get all the way to the basket. >> tim: just under 2:00 remaining. the way the game is played out the last five minutes of the first half. do you think north carolina would be up 15 by now. curry steps in three. yes and just like that 82-78. the dukes won't go away. 10-3 this run over the last 3 and change. >> dan: now you have to find barnes or zeller if you are north carolina. >> tim: barnes on the way to the rack. offensive foul. it will go the other way. >> dan: this is a play where duke looks offbalance and curry fortunate he didn't walk. kelly is just outside that restricted area. >> tim: a brilliant defensive play on his part. rivers. kelly takes one. just off the back iron. gets his own rebound. it's down to two. 82- 82-80 with 1:06 left. here we go again. zeller back in the game and he has it right where he wants it. >> dan: that's a go

it is out of here but the win have shifted now and out of the north and north and west.breezy for the first half of the day. bright sunshine, high pressure building across the area. that means nice weather today, tonight and most of tomorrow. as we get into late in the day tomorrow, we'll have a frontal system moving through. this will change the forecast in a big way for the weekend. there is that area of high pressure again. cold front approaches from the north and west tomorrow. it looks like we'll get some moisture here and perhaps an area of low pressure develop ago long the carolina coast. timing on this will friday, early saturday. and enough of that moisture can kind of splash back towards the washington area in time for this cold air. well, things could get interesting around here late freeway and early saturday. right now, it doesn't look like a big deal but the potential for another round of wintry mix is out there by early saturday morning. then just kind of cold. our high temperatures both saturday and sunday, take a look, will only be in the 30s. here is yo

special representative on north korean policy glen davys and north korea's first vice foreign minister. the u.s. envoy spoke to reporters after meeting with kim. >> they haven't quite concluded. and we intend to pick up where we have left off this evening tomorrow. >> davys added the delegates from both sides would have dinner together on thursday. during the meeting the u.s. is believed to have urged north korea under new leader kim jong un to agree to make moves towards denuclearization. north korea is thought to have demanded food assistance in return for making concessions on the nuclear issues. the north's leadership particularly wants to distribute food to the people on april 15th, on the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder. there are hopes that any bilateral agreement that the north and u.s. reach could create momentum for resumption of the six-party talks on the north's nuclear development. the negotiations have been suspended for more than three years. that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. thank you

avenue to north capital street. you come in off rhode island, you can pick up new york avenue from there. if you are coming from d.c. route 295, there is the option of benning road to h street. h street over to north cap and you would connect with new york avenue from that angle. new york avenue remains blocked off until if you are they have notice because of this ongoing investigation. the crash occurred in the 1:00 hour. southbound 270 looking pretty good coming in out of rockville. no incidents to report. i know tucker is talking about some of that questionable weather, that win win the -- wintry mix of snow, my trip n i notice there were portions of the beltway that have been pretreated. the crews have been working overnight to get ready. right now, all lanes are open. no trouble spots to report. if you are traveling in virginia along northbound i-95, still an easy drive. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> to politics now. an upset in last newt's republican contest. rick santorum beat mitt romney

let's head to north america. we have a storm for the southwest, bringing coastal rain to california. then some fairly light to moderate snow showers across the southern rockies as it heads to the four corners. will be a little heavy in places. then another system is moving across the midwest at the moment. northern parts will be seeing snow, then it heads to the south with rain and thunderstorms. as you can see, as it pushes east, it is weakening off and breaking up. temperatures are going to be moderating at 11 degrees tuesday in oklahoma city, after a very chilly monday. i think you made it to 3 degrees. that will feel like an improvement certainly. up to the east, up to 8 degrees in new york city. all right. into europe we go. towards the west, let me show you things are going to be a little bit cool, excuse me, i should say dry and cloudy for the british isles. but we have a warm front moving across much of western continental europe. scandinavia seeing snow and gusty winds, and then turning to a mixture of r

and north korean negotiators. it was the first such meeting since north korea's longtime ruler kim jong il died in december and was succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange f u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, chi

." >>> north korea and the united states are due to hold direct talks in beijing thursday over north korea's nuclear development. the meetings will be the first since the death of kim jong il in december. north korea's nuclear envoy kim kye gwan arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy for north korean policy, glyn davies, arrived on wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we will be interested to see whether they're interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country. all of these are a bit unknowns at this stage. >> nhk world joins us with his view of the talks. hiroki, what do you think will be the focus of the discussions at the meeting? >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. that's because north korea and the united states have domestic concerns they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong un whose skills are still developing. on the other hand, president barack obama is facing an election campaign. this meeting is the first since the

policy. >> there are reports north korea is loosening its border controls, allowing north korean side to cross the border into china, but they have to bring home a can of food. >> this is complicated. north korean have never found it easy to leave their country, and this is loosening of controls apply to people who have relatives inside china. they have already -- always been able to cross over for a short times, but i am told they were asked to bring home two and a half tons of food. if the report is true, that does indicate north korea is very keen to get more food into the country. >> thank you so much for that update. >> there were 150 days to go before london's olympic games, and doris johnson -- boris johnson launched five balloons on the thames. as he heads into your own reelection campaign, many think he holds -- into a reelection campaign, many things he holds higher ambitions. >> the countdown has begun. the five giant olympic rings slowdown the thames. the games' organizers proudly announced they will be delivered on budget and on time, but months ago, these pictures were b

who do you think is calling the shots in north korea? is he or are others?> we spent a lot of time looking into that. there is no question right now he is the undisputed leader. but as bill powell says in his story, that power is by no means cemented. we're all looking for whether or not kim jong-un will stop himself as a reformer, which could spell trouble for the old guard, or fee is more of a status quo player and takes on the family business of despotism and running the country the way it has been ever since his grandfather. he probably will stay in power for quite some time because that patrilineal line is very important in north korea. >> he is only 29. is that going to have an impact on his leadership? do you think he will be liberalizing -- north korea as having talks with the u.s. next week. >> there will be bilateral talks on the february 23, which is the first time in a long time. that will be a key measure of how the west is going to come to terms with kim jong-un. not so much is used, but the degree to which he may or may not have been westerniz

have begun joint military naval drills despite north korea's threats of possible retaliation. call the action a sign declaration of war but its neighbor states the twelve day military games are purely defensive when i get more perspective on this. ruediger frank who's an expert on north korea and east asia at the university joins us now live it's not the first time south korea has held such drills is it and the north routinely declares it a threat to its security is there in your opinion any reason to believe these exercises are a danger to the north. well to begin with that's not the first time but these are definitely the longest lasting such exercises ever used they used to be around one week or ten days in two thousand and three and twenty eleven last year they were expanded to one month and now in twenty twelfth's the first time that we see it two months the period for the key resolve and fully legal exercises and i'm wondering what type of signal does this supposed to be sending to north korea. ques interest in north korea has threatened to launch a powerful attack to st

north side of the accident. again all lanes blocked off inbound new york avenue basically between 4th and florida avenue. it's going to be there for a while as you saw with that activity. we're going to take you over to virginia and annandale. on the inbound side of braddock road that is shut down inside the beltway between ravensworth road and back lick road because of a pole down. vdot is doing construction at route 7. a tough alternate to get you around that so keep that in mind. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 5:20 now. 9 wants you to know that we have been reporting on underage drinking. montgomery county has announced an important new initiative. the department of liquor control will dyes butte identification check -- distribute identification checking counters to every licensed business in the county that sells alcohol. >> that will make it easier to quickly determine the age of a purchaser. this morning andrea mccarren shows us the harsh reality of some troubled lives which began with early alcohol u

and it has to do partly with north korea and the threat from north korea but also partly the u.s. asserting its power in the region and so it has as much to do with facing china and protecting its allies in that if you station as well as protecting economic interests there the u.s. asserting its presence there in the region how will take that do you think. well they've never. exercises in their regions so they're likely. to appreciate that very much as well it depends on whether these exercises are going to be increased. the number of us military that's involved the hardware that's involved or aware that this is sort of regular run in the belt and the exercise so you don't think we don't like very much and which they are always protesting against but still there is a kind of. an acceptance of the fact that these do happen from time to time so it is interesting i don't think that by the u.s. defusing tensions with north korea could actually increase tensions with beijing just very briefly i don't think that's going to happen. very good to hear from you thank you very much for your

the north koreans know this and want the food assistance.nd there's really nobody else giving it to them now because a bit of donor fatigue has set in from the international community from giving north korea food for well over a decade now. they clearly need the food and the obama administration is leveling that to make sure they can make progress on the nuclear issue. >> on the nuclear issue, the fear with north korea had always been that north korea might outsource its nuclear weapons to somebody else or sell off its nuclear weapons to some other group. do we have any indication whether that is still as much of a risk as it was from a few years ago? >> it's still as much a risk as it was a few years ago. since a few years ago there have been things put in place sanctioned by the u.n. security council resolutions which make it harder to proliferate. nevertheless this new uranium enrichment program is dangerous and is easy to proliferate this technology and very difficult to find inside north korea. it doesn't have the signature their pluton

light snow north and west of the d.c. area, upper 30s around downtown, 33 in leesburg, culpepper cooling down to around 37 degrees. for tomorrow morning, cloudy and chilly with rain. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. the afternoon becoming partly cloudy and chilly. you'll want a jacket, highs around 45 to 50 degrees. around town upper 40s in downtown, annapolis mid-40s, culpepper close to 50 degrees. here's a look at your next seven at as. once we get through tomorrow morning, then we're looking at high pressure regaining control. by monday we're in the 50s, milder weather on tuesday, into the upper 50s. some models saying, hey, maybe 60 degrees in some locations south of us. wednesday night maybe also some more snow showers are possible. >> annie, thanks a lot. >>> we've got a new baby in the 9 news family. saray chin called in sick for work this morning, then she gave birth to a 7-pound, 10- ounce baby boy. she and her husband devin named their firstborn graham oak lucy. everybody is doing well. she probably won't be in

again, rhode island avenue to north capital street, beeping road to h street back around to north capgood arm alternative routes for you because new york avenue inbound which is our rush hour commute, that remains closed at florida avenue until further notice. crew in sky fox is with us on the other side of town checking out northbound i-95 as you work your way northbound this morning leaving lorton up towards newington. it is heavy, slow and steady. nothing out of the ordinary here. 66 is backing up in manassas with delays leaving 50 to 123. we have some debris reported in the beltway here at colesville road. whatever was her has been pushed over to the shoulder. lanes are open. you are below speed leaving university boulevard headed in towards silver spring. blares if. >>> a major victory for rick santorum. it is a sign that the republican presidential nomination is still far from decided. >> let's get a look at the numbers now n minneapolis, santorum won with 45% of the primary vote. ron paul was second place with 27%. romney was a distant third. >> in colorado, a much closer match

the united states is wadingack into the waters with north korea. now the obama administration has announced that envoys will meet next week for the first time in four months. the delegates from the two sides are scheduled to meet on february 23rd in beijing. these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives last met in october in geneva. the u.s. department spokesperson said the u.s. side wants to see if north korea is ready to take concrete steps toward denuclearization. the u.s. envoy will visit seoul and tokyo in the days following the talks. glenn davies will report on what he learns. >>> trade in china and north korea hit a record high last year. a 62% jump from the previous year reflects the north increasing dependence on china. there was $5.6 billion worth of trade between the countries. north korea leaders have been inviting foreign investment. they are aiming to boost the country's infrastructure and agriculture sectors. north korea has become isolated and seen little economic progress. the country

it get's worse north and west of the city. that's where we find abc2's joce sterman. >> reporter: as it starts to pick up in terms of what's falling from the sky, it starts to slow down on 83. we saw a lot of cars leaving the city heading into the northern part of baltimore county getting out of the way so state highway crews could get on the roads. the snow has picked up. we're starting to see some coverage. it's not sticking much to the roads. it's only sticking to the grassy surfaces. we want to show you some of the video we shot earlier today. the state highway administration crews were lined up like battles -- soldiers ready for battle. they were filling up with salt. they have the staff out for that. they started last nights coating the roads with a salt solution to give them a bit of a leds start, anticipating what might be a dicey evening commute in some sections. earlier today they did warn people to head home early and get off the roads before rush our, although no one is expecting a lot of accumulation. they just wa

it was about healing between north and south at the expense of african-americans. virginia established the most active commission in the united states, spending $1.75 million in richmond. looked like a ufo with a big dome and department store. outside you have what every civil war site needs, a murkry space capsule because it was about the reconciliation is about the cold war. it was about north and south coming together. inside you could get the latest technology. princess phones playing recordings about what you were seeing. somebody just recently gave me a medallion from the centennial. well preserved in some little girl's box in the back of her closet, father told me she was happy for me to have it now that she's grown up. the medallion, nice and hefty says, let us have peace with grant and lee. and says, consciousness of duty faithfully performed was the theme. doesn't matter what -- whatever that means. that's a lot of letters. consciousness of duty faithfully performed, whatever you may interpret that to mean, north or south. now, despite the investment, the

special representative for north korea policy. someday vees said they changed views on various issues and he now has a clearer idea of the problems and a better understanding of north korea's viewpoint. >> i think we made a little bit of progress. i think we have to evaluate it. look at what it was that the north koreians had to say to it. >> reporter: but he did not disclose any details and said the result is far from a breakthrough. in december the u.s. proposed sending biscuits and vitamins to the north in a bid to persuade it to halt its uranium enrichment programs. north korea instead asked for agriculture crops. despite the rejection, the north remains positive about receiving food assistance from the u.s.. in the meantime, north korea is planning to hand out food aid to its people on april 15th. the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder. the delivery will help bolster the image of the newly instaled regime of kim jong un. this week's talks were the first between the u.s. and north korea under the leadershi

georgia avenue north of damascus road. it looks like it could be a car overturned if i'm not mistaken. authorities there on the scene as you can see. you want to avoid the area east of damascus. we'll keep you posted on this situation. i'm show you where it is on a map if you're planning to head in toward this area. again georgia avenue right here north of damascus road. 270 you see the yellow. that's all the slow traffic you're dealing with trying to leave urbana heading southbound but the lanes are open. we'll take you to a live picture outside. that's shady grove road where no problems down to the point where the lanes divide. just that normal typical slow spots that you deal with on the southbound side of 270. back over to the map. this time to the west side of town of the we're looking great across the american legion bridge. no problems on the dulles toll road. i'm show you what it looks like live on the beltway north side of town at georgia avenue. outer loop still moving well from 95 to this point. more on what's g

actually a new dictator if you will in north korea. is . probably would be one way to do that so in effect are we seeing south korea sizing up this new leadership in north korea. no not at all i think that these exercises have been going on for as long as i can remember. i don't think that the south korean leadership want to shoulder. it is weak it is preparing for the man's out of north korea that. you know are sure to come when we see any change in the relationship at all between north and south as a result of the new leader now in the korea. i doubt very much deal only think that can bring change if and when the west realizes that the policy is there is of in north korea have failed in my opinion so what should the west policies be then. the west does. number of the deal with north korea they're essentially. the north korea regime to stay in part by providing you with a system. where many billions of dollars in return for disarmament did not happen they have already made the same deal twice so you probably didn't also coriander hold a ho

the wind out of the north, not west at 15.e've had gusts 20, 25 miles an hour giving us the windchills which are down in the 30s in town. some 20s north and west. look at all the activity. there's one storm here coming in toward british columbia and pacific northwest. another one in the southwest producing rain and snow. we've got this bigger storm which is just developing now. this thing is going to affect a lot of people. this could produce big snows in the midwest. anywhere from 5 to 10 inches minnesota, wisconsin, the up. then the moisture is going to head toward new york and new england. they have watches out to the east. on the south side of this, you'll notice the rain across parts of missouri coming out of nebraska and kansas. this is going to bring us rain tomorrow here in the mid- atlantic so we have a wednesday wednesday ahead. today take advantage of it. you'll like it this afternoon. get outside and play tennis outside. it's definitely golfable also. maybe a couple of clouds showing up late this afternoon. but the

how desperately does north korea needed the assistance that the u.s. could give them? i have talked to a number of the groups that have gone through north korea and they clearly assess there is a need. there is clearly a need that lost there is clearly a need there. the children are -- there is clearly a need there. the children are starving. a bit of donor tilt has set in in the international community for giving north korea food for over a decade. -- there is a bit of donor guilt that has set in. >> there is the fear that north korea might outsource their weapons to another country. is this the same situation? >> this is still as much of a risk as it was a few years ago. there have been more things put zpóoñ#dwz~ resolutions that make it to proliferate. this is very dangerous. it is very easy to proliferate this type of technology. it does not have that kind of signature that the plutonium program has. these are quite significant and i believe that is why the u.s. is trying to gauge at this point, to get a handle on the program. >> thank you very much for coming in.

winds out of the north at about 5, 10 miles an hour. so not as pleasant as yesterday but still for late february, we'll take highs approaching the middle 50s this afternoon. and the winds, look how much lighter they get later on, north at 3 miles an hour. we have rain on the way. looks like a wet mid week. i'll have those details in the next five minutes. over to monika with a look at time saver traffic. >>> we're going to look at the beltway in college park. no problems here. both loops of the beltway through prince george's county and entering silver spring over on the outer loop toward i-270 as well. coming up in my next report, we'll go into virginia at 4:47. >>> 4:41. time for the first your money segment of the morning. jessica doyle is here handing it out. >> i would love some. as for wall street we've got several closely watched economic reports today. that could determine how much money we actually make today. of course we continue to flirt with the dow 13,000. will it close there? who knows but stocks finished mixed after a ne

north korean media is reporting on the letter. the document calls on the south to offer an apology for not sending an official mission to the north to express condolences over the death of kim jong-un's father, kim john-il. the letter presses the south to can sell upcoming joint military exercises with the united states. the drill scheduled to start the end of this month. as we mentioned, the letter contains questions for the south. the north asks it to promise to stop criticizing it for the sinking of a south korean war ship and shelling of young popping island in 2010. the south car kor ian government has shown more flexible attitude to the dialogue. the letter is apparently aimed at increasing pressure on the administration of south korean president before the general elections in april. south korea's unification ministry says the government won't respond every time the north tries to push through demands at a critical phase of inter tori and ties. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." of "newsline." thanks for joining

our freeze line north and west of the city north and west of i-95. travelers are looking east, just wet conditions. as you go further north and west there could be reduced visibility and slicker areas. 30s, more snow showers, primarily rain to the east. we'll have much more on when the whole thing gets out of here coming up. >>> the calendar says february 8th and a wintery mix reminds you we are in winter. it slowed traffic to a crawl on 83. let's check in with joce sterman. what is it looking like tonight? >> reporter: it is not a crawl. we're not seeing that tonight. things are moving pretty quickly on 83 northbound, just a little slick, but nothing is sticking to the roads or the grass at this point. as far as the roads are concerned, we have the state highway administration to thank. they did a lot of the work while you were-- while you were sleeping. state highway crews and contractors lined up at the salt dome stocking up for potentially what was to become today and tonight. they're anticipating just needing salt and not plows, not expecting a

will provide food assistance to north korea in exchange for north korea's agreement to allow monitors inside north korea also scaling back its nuclear program. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. construction funding or maybe more specifically the lack of it, is a major concern in the department of veterans affairs and the proposed 2013 budget which includes a 10.5% increase in construction project but underfunds facility maintenance and other construction projects for the third consecutive year the budget process reductions in construction and maintenance programs raising concerns by senator murray from washington, democrat, and chair of the veterans affairs committee. also with automatic budget cuts in place with congress's inability to reach agreement on spending programs. that issue comes up with the veteran affairs secretary as he testified earlier in the day. here is a portion. >> like i said in my opening remarks i believe all v.a. programs including medical care are exempt from guts but there is ambiguity between the act and the existing law. when i asked the acting o.

, north and west heaviest amounts will be north and west of the city temperatures will be coldest north and west get a chance to stick on the roadways and surfaces, north and west sooner than the rest of the area. here is the forecast today lots of clouds snow, rain mix likely by this afternoon total accumulations, seeing a trace and three inches that would be the worst case scenario watching well off to the west and north for your daytime high, 40, snow showers, end tonight, parly cloudy a refreeze overnight tomorrow mornings commute might be a bit on the tricky side more details on the forecast in just a minute julie good morning. >> good morning tucker again just want to reiterate for folks that maybe haven't left home yet heading in toward the office maybe on your lunch break you may want to step out make sure you have plenty of wiper fluid and gas as well you don't want to get caught off guard. >> on the roads 395, coming across the 14th street bridge, lanes are open no trouble spots to report as you work across the potomac. traffic is heavy and steady, duke street to 14th street,

and north korean diplomats aren't revealing much. still, they are back in talks over pyongyang's nuclear program. analysts say that alone is a positive development. they are expected to focus on the north's uranium enrichment and food assistance from the united states. the two sides held talks since the death of the former north korean leader kim jong-il in december. decisions lasted for more than five hours, but representatives revealed little. >> the talks today were substantive and serious. we'll pick up again tomorrow and see if we can't make a little bit of progress and have something a bit more substantive to report to you. >> translator: we have discussed all the issues that concern us. both sides were sincere. zblt. >> the americans are believed to have urged north korea to take steps toward denuclearization. including suspending all uranium enrichment. north korea is believed to have asked for food aid including grain ahead of the celebrations in april to mark the birth of the country's founder kim il-song. the multilateral

and the north was much slower to do that. one of the few places in those first weeks of the war where union force hs notable success was in st. louis, missouri, where actually these predominantly german wide-awakes had been drilling since early that year and where they staged basically a successful coup against the pro-cessation state government. i think lincoln could have done more and i think the union side as a more could have done more to mobilize sooner. >> too cold. greg? >> you know, jack davis and i were at a conference recently. we were talking about the often annoying but always irresistible questions we get to begin with, what if? the most famous one i think jack got this, what if robert e. lee had had automatic weapons? would that have made a difference at picket's charge? and in a way -- in analyzing what lincoln might have done, we're dealing with a what-if question. let's speculate for a moment that what lincoln does instead of acting as -- without calling congress, that his first decision is to call congress i

. >>> a lumberyard fire in the north bay in san rafael. we have a reporter on scene with the very latest. >>> and they are back. "occupy cal" is at it once again. what they are fed up with this time around. >> so nice yesterday. the clouds are back. maybe some rain, too. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> and the commute is a great one through silicon valley. coming up, a check of the south bay. >>> good morning. it's friday. and we are so glad. february 10. i'm grace lee. >> we are indeed. hi, everybody. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:00 straight up. and we begin at this hour with a developing story from the north bay. >>> a lumberyard burst into flames overnight and anne makovec is in san rafael, where firefighters are still on scene. good morning. >> reporter: the fire is out but as you said there are still several firefighters on scene to make sure there is nothing smoldering inside of the building. but check out these flames. the fire broke out at around 2:45 and the smoke could be seen from highways 580 and 101 here in san rafael. a

first, nearly a year >> in april of 1909, perry and henson finally reached the north pole. even then, there were more challenges to face. when they returned to announce their accomplishment, they found out a rival made it to the north pole first, nearly a year earlier, so their return was somewhat marred. it wasn't the triumphant return they expected. they came back york, and the rival claims were made, and most people rallied to perry and hanson, and perry came back to many honors, and henson came back to relative obscurity. he did receive considerable recognition from the african-american community. he was awarded a honorary degrem morgan state university and he visited several black institutions on lecture tours in the south. >> but recognition from his peers and the exploring world would be a long time coming. in the meantime, he had to make a living. henson wrote a book about the expedition that didn't take off and after an unsuccessful lecture tour he wasn't in good health and barely eking out a living until a friend got him a job at the u.s. customs office in new yor

. >>> north korea and the united states are to have talks over north korea's nuclear development. the meeting will be the first since the death of kim jong-il in december. the nuclear envoy arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy for north korean policy glyn davies arrived wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we will be interested to see whether they're interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country. all of these are a bit unknowns at this stage. >> earlier nhk world outlined the focus of discussions at this meeting. >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. because both north korea and the united states have domestic concer they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong-un whose skills are still developing. president barack obama is facing an election campaign. so the north will likely reaffirm its position on nuclear. pyongyang will never halt its nuclear development program. it's trying to boast public support for the new leader.

and north korea had a deal. >> north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missileaunches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activities including uranium enrichment activities. today's announcement indicates a modest first step in the right direction. >> in return, north korea can expect almost a quarter million tons of nutritional assistance. one more reminder that the world is transforming around us. not everybody is celebrating. many have been here before. the cooling tower at this nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success for multi lateral negotiations. the mood of the international corp. lasted not much longer than the tower itself. north korea has carried out nuclear tests since then, shelled south caribbean island and unveiled a new nuclear base. will this agreement put all that in the past? in south korea, the government has been cautioned. it could create the right conditions to return to full nuclear talks. getting a broad agreement is the easy part. they have discussed bigger deals than this on the peninsula. the small print on this is still unclear. >> fo

lots of stories appearing in the north to prius the media. -- north korea state media. he is being very visible. watching him in that ceremony, he did look very comfortable in his new role. there was one point in which he received a standing ovation. a long standing ovation from the party officials. he stayed in his seat and he turned and motioned for them to sit down. he does look very comfortable. it is impossible to know, how much power and influence he has over the statement. -- those statesmen. >> how are people saying this from where you are? >> in south korea, people view it the way they feel a lot of state offense, an edge of competition. -- view it the way they beat you a lot of state defense -- they view a lot of state events, and edge of trepidation. >> you have been watching newsday. >> the president of honduras has suspended the officials in charge of the national prison system after a fire in a jail that killed three and 50 inmates. this is bbc news. >> make sense of international news. bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundatio

here's the north side of town. i wanted toive go you a heads- up on the southbound side of connecticut avenue between the beltway and jones bridge road, there's construction in the right lane and it's causing a bit of a slow exit to get on to connecticut avenue southbound. the beltway itself is unaffected by the construction. let's take a look outside live if you're planning to head over to colesville road on the outer loop of the beltway leaving 95 you will be just fine. volume is still pretty light this morning. back to the maps and this time tall bay north coming out of frederick, there are no problems to report on i-70 or 270 coming down past sugar loaf into jermantown. a little further south where there are no problems again all lanes are open through clarksburg and down to the point where the lanes divide. into virginia next time around. but first, now a heads-up about a road closure in northern virginia. starting tonight at 9:30. vdot will shut down the westbound side of leesburg pike at the beltway. route 7

with north korea where 240,000-tons of food aid are put on the table for north koreans.or jon kyl is pushing back hard saying the white house is breaking a promise not to provide the insensitives in exchange for what he calls dubious commitments. "i'm deeply disappointed but not surprised by the aboutface. it's par for the course for an administration that has a demonstrated record of misleading congress and disregarding u.s. national security." this of course north korean dictator kim jung un who took over for kim jong il. back with the panel. charles? >> leap day deal, it's a fool's deal. on two counts. number one, we know they are going to cheat. every time we had an agreement with them going back to framework agreement. we provide real stuff, three-quarter of a ton of badly needed food which the regime needs to survive. we give them real stuff and they give false promises over two decades. they set up violations in advance. they said today they will only carry out the agreement as long as talks proceed fruitfully. so at any time they can stand up and walk out and say

and north korea had a deal. >> north korea has agreed to implement a moratorium on long- range missile launches, nuclear tests, and nuclear activity including uranium enrichment activities. today's announcement represents a modest for step in the right direction. >> in return for that first step, north korea can expect a quarter of a million tons of nutritional assistance along with people to monitor where it goes. one more reminder, says the u.s., that the world is transforming our around us. not everyone is celebrating, many have been here before. four years ago, the cooling tower at this nuclear site was destroyed. a symbol of success to more bilateral negotiations. the mood of international cooperation lasted not much longer than the tower itself. since then, north korea has carried out the nuclear test, shelled a south korean island, and unveiled a new uranium-based nuclear program. if this agreement -- is this agreement enough to put that in the past? the government in south korea has been cautious. a new deal could create the right conditions in return. getting a broad agreement

washington has demanded north korea suspend. i doubt the north will agree to that. just because the north korea's new leadership gets support by maintaining hard-line stance with negotiations with the united states. i think it will show its determination to stop north korea's uranium enrichment problem. its main concern is the north may conduct a nuclear test to seek financial aid from the international community. the u.s. wants to show north korea this style of diplomacy no longer works, so at this early stage of kim jong-un's rule, the u.s. needs to show there is no room for compromise in nuclear talks. >>> the anti-whaling group has thrown bottled acid at a japanese research whaling ship traveling in the southern ocean. one crew member was splashed with the acid but was unhurt. japan's fisheries agency says activists tried to obstruct the ship by throwing bottles containing strong-smelling acid and paint. sea shepherd has been harassing the whalers since jan. they say their actions cannot be tolerated since they pose a threat to the lives of japanese crew members

in oakland north 880 at the 66th avenue still a crash on the off-ramp, not bad on north 880 itself.aze traffic app this is a great way to find out about all the slow downs for your compute. it has been slow through the alta manhattan -- altamont pass, it gives you alternates altamont pass road is moving at 22 miles an hour. you can tell your fellow commute is going on, heavy traffic reported on basco road. go to abc7news.com/waze, learn more and become way traffic spotter. >>> the world's first test tube hamburger could be a reality. a dutch scientist has taken stem stems from a cow and created muscle tissue in the lab. the doctor says his goal is to find a green way to produce inexpensive meat. an anonymous back area to pay $317,000 to fund the research. the doctor hopes to grow enough samples to create a ham burger by this october. >>> a state lawmaker wants changes to to the release of 911 recordings in the wake of the demi moore uproar. an assemblywoman has introduced a bill prohibiting law enforcement agencies from releasing medical or person information contained in emergency

has called on the north to halt its uranium enrichment program and take other steps. campbell also referred to reports that china offered food aid to north korea last month, and he said the aid was part of china's effort to stabilize the north. >> we want to continue a close dialogue with china. we want them to share with us most of the perspectives and their plans. >> campbell also said the u.s. hopes to use chinese vice president ping's visit to washington later this month to urge china to help promote talks on north korea's nuclear program. thousands of u.s. and japanese soldiers are preparing for the worst. they're running through exercises aimed at protecting japan from an invasion or a disaster. the annual drill is called yamasakura. the purpose is to enhance the abilities, the u.s. army and japan's self-defense force have. about 6,000 personnel from both sides are taking part. the commander of the u.s. army pacific spoke exclusively to nhk world about the drel and the current security concerns in this region. >> hi, how are you? >> lieutenant general francis ri

it was about the cold war, it was about north and south coming together. and inside you could get the latest technology. princess phones playing recordings about what you were seeing. and somebody recently gave me a medallion from the centennial, well preserved in some little girl's box in the back of the closet. she's happy for me to have it now that she's grown up. and the medallion nice and hefty says "let us have peace" with grant and lee and it says consciousness of duty faithfully performed was the theme. doesn't really matter what -- whatever that means, that's a lot of letters. consciousness of duty faithfully performed whatever you may interpret that to mean north or south. now, despite the investment, the centennial faced awkward challenges from the beginning. because virginia had just fought the fight over massive resistance, actually closing the schools in the late 1950s rather than have black children and white children go to school together. and all the materials from the centennial from virginia, there was no mention of black people at all.