the north korea's policy of starving the people and feed the army remains. the south korean defense industry estimated this month, north koreans spent $850 million on the failed missile launch, enough to buy corn to feed the entire population for an entire year. politics in north korea remains all about the kim dynasty and its needs, not about either the concerns of the united states or the welfare of the korean people. a particularly unfortunate result of the leif day agreement was the combining of discussions of nuclear disarmament and food assistance at the same negotiating table. this was a departure of both the clinton administration and the bush administration, which held to the reagan doctrine that a hungry child knows no politics. it also led to a highly embarrassing reversal on the food aid decision following the missile launch, even as administration officials insisted that there was no direct linkage between food assistance and the failed negotiations. our distinguished panel of experts can shed light today whether succession from the old kim to th

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north korea said it is putting an observation satellite into orbit. the united states and north korean neighbors say it is a disguised long-range missile tests. at least twice since 1998, north korea try to launch satellites into orbit. intelligence sources suggest they failed. but the government insist their satellites in orbit. let's get the latest from pyeongchang. -- from p'yongyang. david, what have you heard? >> nothing, in a word. nothing at all. no official statement at this point from the north korean authorities, nothing on north korean state television, nothing and north korean state radio. it is strange, because we were all invited here, dozens of journalists brought to north korea to report on this satellite launch. this morning's release have all been assembled here in the hotel that we are staying in. everyone trying to desperately confirm anything. all we know is what has come out from across the border in south korea in seoul, from washington, from tokyo, saying that at 7:39 p.m. the launch -- at 79 a.m. the rocket -- at 7:39 a.m., the

hiroki with us for details on north korea. he's an expert on north korean issues. we'll have you join us again later. thanks very much for your update. >>> now let's take a look at the three-day forecast. well, actually, before we go to the three-day forecast, let's bring you up to date on what's happening currently. earlier the south korean defense ministry said that the launch occurred at 7:39 a.m., but u.s. officials, japan and south korea, are saying that the launch failed. and debris fell into the ocean. just 90 seconds after the launch. so these countries, japan, u.s. and south korea, these hree cous are saying that the launch failed. the japanese government says north korean officials tried to launch a missile within the last few hours but the launch appears to have failed. the launch appears to have failed. at a news conference in tokyo, the defense minister indicated that the north korean launch may have failed. [ speaking >> at a separate news conference, government officials told supporters that the projectile was headed south. they indicate it may have

the strong support for funding for information flows, you know, targeted at north korea. we still need to work very hard on highlighting china's really terrible policy of repatriation of north korean refugees. i know you've been doing a lot of work to try to highlight that. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. and although we would normally conclude at this time, mr. connolly has an issue so press, so urgent that i told him that he could have a few minutes to ask it and bring it up so as not to cause extreme stress, acid reflux, coronary disease and any other medical complications that could ensue. so mr. connolly is recognized. >> why do i have the feeling this is going to cost me a lot of chocolate? i wanted to give the panel the opportunity to answer that question i put out there earlier. it seems to me an odd thing that we would have a hearing on north korea and not talk about the change in leadership. and i think we would benefit from each of your observations all remembering we have to be succinct. who is this new leader, and what is our understanding of c

former presidential advisor for north korea. they obviously have a new leader. we recently learned from multiple sources and pretty good ones that there are at least 150,000 people in what was described in gool log style prisons in south korea. for people who objected to the government in any way. even more concerning with that say the mother or the father in a family is one who is locked up. the reports are and they are multiple and we trust them. that children are locked up as well and grandparents and entire families locked up in these prisons. at the same time, north korea has a new leader. the son of kim jong il. kim jong il was the son of kim jong sun who 100 years ago established. this sitting in a position where new leader, very young, untested. the fact is the world doesn't know much about him. in fact, philip, you will remember when he first became the new dear leader kim the younger we only had one picture of him and it was 8 years old. we don't know anything about this guy or how he might handle things going forward and whether he has a finger on a nu

the whole region is concerned about north korea's missile and nuclear programs. these are disconcerting to everybody because with extended range of missiles, potentially north korea would have the ability to put nuclear warheads on and that affects not only their neighbor, south korea, but it affects other countries in a broader -- the broader asia-pacific area. >> and we have been able to hold them off from building anything up, most of those countries saying we were going to contain this or going to be the pushback on all of this, but how are they feeling now? >> it has been a consistent goal of the united states and other countries in the region to discourage north korea from proceed wig its wmd programs. in fact, it is this objective that led us to these talks that we had on the 23rd and 24th of february in bejing to get the north koreans to commit to suspend, put a moratorium on flight tests of long-range missiles. so continuing work on mitchells. missiles. that's why we and the region are so troubled by this possible missile test going forward. the subject

in the past, north korea has tried to launch a satellite twice in 1998 and 2009. and each time the satellite launch failed. but the north korean authority announced that it was successful. but this time they said it was -- it failed. so i was surprised. but anyway, this is -- it's sending a message. the implication is to the north korean people and even to the leaders that the future of kim jong-un's new leadership is grim. >> what's north korea's next step then? >> i don't think north korea -- this failure will affect north korea's game plan too much. they will continue to play the game as planned. i think north korea will say this. it was a peaceful satellite launch, and we are still perfectly willing to abide by the february agreement with the u.s., in which we'll freeze the nuclear test missile test and the operation of the uranium enrichment program while the united states, you decide to provide us with 240,000 tons of humanitarian food aid. however, they would say, if you keep saying it was a missile test and put pressure on us, we would have to walk away fro

in 2008, discussions between berma and north korea. and the iran connection bears careful watching. so the north is clearly heading towards a nuclear weapons capability. our evidents have hardly slowed or deterred them from that path. what do we do? the president's statement from the security council had the right tone, some of the right content, was necessary but far from sufficient. it is said north korea will not negotiate under pressure. but the historical pattern is north korea will not negotiate unless there is pressure. and the pressure is sufficient to have an effect on their behavior. the resolutions and sanctions are not being implemented. north korean companies are trading in china that are on the sanctions list. although the administration effectively mobilized japanese and korean defense cooperation after north korean attacks, we have backed off. i also think we to consider the signal it sends as we cut defense spending in the united states and move away from capability to manage two regional conflicts. the korean people's army in north korea has for years said our abili

we do take the missile -- the growth of north korea's missile capability very seriously. as i indicated, we're working very closely with south korea operationally and with other countries in the region. >> since you said you are not aware of a secret deal, perhaps it's not a secret deal to you, it is secret to us until it was caught on the microphone. are you aware of the deal the president has with medvedev and russia that would be revealed to us after the election that perhaps is in not secret to you that would limit our missile defense capability in deployment, use or scope that of course is a serious concern to this committee as we look to the rise of north korea? are you aware of the subject matter of the president's missile defense deal, secret or not, with the russians? if you're not why are you not? >> no, sir. i am not. i can assure you that we do believe that missile defense in our phase adaptive approach to the region is very much alive. it's very much part of our comprehensive approach to deal with the threat posed by the north koreans and something we're commi

the missile is for north korea is a very important material for export. this means that the credibility of the north korean missile has been injured so that maybe they are losing their pride for their missile technology. >> i see. so with this failure, plans are not going to be as going as they expected. what will happen next? >> i think north korea maybe will recover their losing pride to do another thing. i am wondering if the nuclear test happened again. preparatory step of nuclear test has already begun. u.s. military official has already confirmed. i think the development missile is simultaneously -- they need to development of nuclear capability simultaneously. so that -- and they need to update it. new nuclear devices, nuclear weapon system to conduct nuclear test in the future. i think we need to focus our next step on nuclear test by north korea. >> right. well, mr. akimoto, thank you very much for joining us. >>> now a u.s. expert on asia-pacific security says there's a serious possibility that nuclear tests could happen in the coming months. >>

how dangerous is north korea? we'll go there live. we'll also talk to a man who knows a lot about that secretive country, former u.n. ambassador, bill richardson. >>> plus, george zimmerman in court, the man who shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. he spoke a few words and answered the judge's questions today. we're also getting new information tonight from the affidavit of probable cause in the case. it says zimmerman, and i quote, profiled trayvon martin and disregarded the police dispatcher's request that he wait for officers to arrive. a prime-time exclusive tonight with his new attorney, mark o'mara in just a moment. >>> but we begin with our breaking news, north korea's failed missile launch. i want to bring in barbara starr at the pentagon and dan lothian at the white house. barbara, a very dramatic few hours here. obviously, we knew this launch was coming. it seems to have been a spectacular failure. what can you tell me about it? >> piers, a senior u.s. official just saying those very words to me. an unpreced

in the past, north korea has tried to launch a satellite twice in 1998 and 2009. and each time the satellite launch failed. but the north korean authority announced that it was successful. but this time they said it was -- it failed. so i was surprised. but anyway, this is -- it's sending a message. the implication is to the north korean people and even to the leaders that the future of kim jong-un's new leadership is grim. >> what's north korea's next step then? >> i don't think north korea -- this failure will affect north korea's game plan too much. they will continue to play the game as planned. i think north korea will say this. it was a peaceful satellite launch, and we are still perfectly willing to abide by the february agreement with the u.s., in which we'll freeze the nuclear test missile test and the operation of the uranium enrichment program while the united states, you decide to provide us with 240,000 tons of humanitarian food aid. however, they would say, if you keep saying it was a missile test and put pressure on us, we would have to walk away fro

issues. >>> north korea says it will continue to develop its satellite technology. it said the rocket launch on friday is the first of a five-year space program. the online version quoted the comments by the north korean committee of space technology on monday. the pro-pyongyang general association of korean residents in japan produces the publication. it said the rocket launch was to boost north korea's economy by developing its space program. it added that the committee has already begun developing the next satellite and the rocket to carry it on grander scale. >>> the united states says north korea has refused inspections of the country's nuclear facilities. the move comes in response to the u.s. cancelation of food aid for the north. a senior u.s. official told reporters that pyongyang has informed the international atomic energy agency of its decision. the u.s. official criticized the country for the move calling it a complete reversal of their position. north korea reportedly told the iaea that inspections are off the table now that the possibility of food aid

everything seems ready to go on a launch pad in north korea. government leaders in japan and elsewhere say this is a test of technology for a ballistic missile. officials with north korea's space agency say the launch window is now through monday. the ground crew started fuelling up on wednesday. japan's self-defense forces are ready to shoot down anything in japan territory. land-based radar units and destroyers are equipped with radar and interceptor missiles. two of them are patrolling in the east china sea around okinawa. a third is in the sea of japan. pac 3 surface to air missiles are set up in okinawa prefecture. others are in the tokeo area just in case. pong sang is one of the closest areas where debris is expected to fall. anna? >> reporter: experts calculate the first booster will drop into the sea behind these islands. the south korean government has taken steps to reinforce safety measures. aircraft and ships have been urged to avoid the area from thursday to monday where debris from the rocket is expected to fall. town officials u

is saying that north korea is have gone back on promises that were made earlier this year they said that they wouldn't test any further rockets in exchange for food eight also reports coming out of south korea the north could be prepared. a nother nuclear test now this would be the third time that they conducted such a test the u.n. had been involved several resolutions have been on the table regarding north korea's nuclear program but all of this is happening against the backdrop of the united states be thinking of their presence in the asia pacific region now the reasons for this that are being given from d.c. is that the united states wants to move their focus away from military focus away from the middle east its awards that asia pacific region to try and keep an eye on nations like china and like iran. one of people over there was discuss the latest developments from north korea with john fatheads from the institute for policy studies on the line now from washington sir good evening to you the u.n. security council says the discussions on how to respond to the launch is set to conti

resolutions that prohibit north korea's ballistic missile activity. the commander of u.s. forces in south korea recently testified before the house arms services committee for about an hour and a half. >>> the committee will come to order. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. the house arms services committee meets today to receive testimony about the security situation on the korean peninsula. our witnesses are dr. peter lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for asia, and pacific security affairs, and general james thurman, commander, u.s. forces korea. this is our first opportunity to have a dedicated hearing on this topic, but i cannot think of a more opportune time. the president's new defense strategy underscores the importance of the larger asia-pacific theater. northeast asia is a dynamic region of key strategic importance to the global economy, regional stability and u.s. national security interests. what's more, the coming year will bring a number of regional leadership transitions for north korea, south korea, china, japan and russia. and some may have forgo

reached an agreement with north korea. well, not explicitly tieing food aid to the country to military issues. the agreement pretty much did just thai food aid to military issues. the u.s. has said we will give north korea the food aid that it desperately needs since so much of the resources go into the military. we will help feed the north korean people if the north korean government will agree to not test any more missiles. before. launch today, the white house press secretary told reporters that if north korea were to go ahead with this missile launch, that would constitute a significant and clear demonstration of bad faith and would leave the u.s. unable to move forward with that program. meaning that food aid program. he said it would make going ahead with that program, quote, virtually impossible. also today, before the launch, the u.s. secretary of state met with the other nations in the g-8. france, germany, uk, japan, italy, and russia. secretary cloibt clinton emerged from that meeting with this message. >> if py

perceived in terms of north korea's relationship to the international community. it would cause tension because the flight path went very close to a number of different countries. china, south korea, taiwan, japan, the philippines. the fact that north korea launched this rocket to come back because it's a satellite. other countries say it is a thinly veiled disguise for a long-range missile test. un security council resolutions -- also raises big fears around the world of wine north korea keeps doing this. -- why north korea keeps doing this. to threaten countries like the u.s.. >> let's take a closer look at the international reaction to the north korean move. the white house says despite the failure, north korea's provocative action threatens regional security and violates international law. south korea has also condemned the rocket launch as a provocation. the foreign minister says it is a clear breach of the u.n. resolution. japan says the launch came despite repeated calls by tokyo for restraint. government spokesman says it represents the threats to the secur

if north korea deploys taepodong 2 in the near future, the u.s. mainland will be within the range of the north korean missile. that means the threat of the north korean missile is expanding from east asia around japan, to the whole asia-pacific region. there is also a possibility that the pyongyang missile technology could be provided to the middle eastern nation, where several countries have close relations with north korea. it means, in other words, missile technologies developed by north korea is becoming a global threat. >> all right, chiaki akimoto from the royal united services institute uk. >>> japan's foreign minister says the country will call on the u.n. security council to take action if north korea goes ahead with its planned rocket launch. koichiro gemba made the comment to reporters in a news conference on wednesday. >> translator: if north korea launches a missile, it would be in clear violation of security council resolutions. in that case, japan will work with the council members to draw up a response. >> gemba also said japan will

north korea cannot live forever in a cocoon. and south korea are going so towards prosperity that coupled with engagement, we can expand out information and it will start to change. defense, allies, financial measures, information, and high-level engagement are the building blocks. put together properly within the next decade, we could move north korea would from regular cycle of publication and human rights abuses to something much better. thank you very much. >> i admire your optimism. they give doctor cronin. i appreciate it. now i think all of the witnesses, and my apologies to cutting you off. i wanted to ask that the third nuclear test. about the influence of china. and also the cooperation with north korea. between north korea and iran. experts are expecting that north korea will indeed conduct a third nuclear test, especially since the young general lost face with this fizzled mitchell missile launch. do you anticipate that any future test will be plutonium-based or will it be triggered by highly enriched uranium, demonst

the fact that north korea went ahead with this launch despite u.n. security council resolutions against it has angered not only south korea, but the u.s. and others. north korea has always said this launch was a peaceful one to put a satellite in space, but others say it's a covert test for ballistic missiles and that north korea could one day use them to deliver nuclear weapons. the question now is what the international community can do to stop pyongyang's missile launches. there are already u.n. resolutions banning them, already strain gent sanctions in place, and neither they nor the promise of u.s. food aid was enough to stop it this time. lucy williamson, bbc news, seoul. >> the united nations security council says it hopes to get a small team of observers into syria within the next few days to monitor the cease-fire. there's been sporadic violence since the truce came into effect and reports of firing near the turkish border. the first major test will probably come in the course of the day after friday prayers. that's when anti-regime protester

korea, a strong u.s. ally. by enabling the north korean regime is aggressive and reckless behavior, which threatens regional stability, china in up undermining its own security calculus. just what kind of regime is south korea backing? life under the youngkim is as bleak as ever, with the average person enjoying no real religious our personal freedoms. hundreds of thousands of political prisoners remain in prison in gulags. others endeavour to skate by any means possible, even if it means crossing into china, where many refugees are forced into prostitution and hard labor. despite the north's efforts to appear "strong and prosperous," beshear to celebrate the hundredth birthday of the country's founders, vast numbers of north koreans continue to face starvation. the no. 3 in the gene is misguided priorities, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a so-called space program, its nuclear programs, and its massive military, only _ it's cold hearted callousness and blatant disregard for its own people. china's willingness to suppor

>> well, north korea's launching more or less the same missile as the one launched in 2009 so north korea is using the proven technology, but then the missile flew more than 3,000 kilometers. however in the past three taepodong test flights, are not korea has never succeeded in launching what they call a satellite. so the missile launch is likely to succeed, but what they call a satellite polite nmight not be orbit. this is their fourth attempt. we'll wait and see what happens. >> thank you very much, professor. >>> now the question is when north korean authorities will give the green light. as we've mentioned, they are weighing several factors, not the least of which is the weather. what's the forecast? >> according to the japanese aerospace organization, the ideal condition for the launch is gusts less than 60 kilometers per hour and no thick clouds within ten kilometers of the site and dry conditions. ideally less than 8 millimeters of rain per hour. based on that, conditions will be favorable from thursday into saturday because the high pressure system will be dominating in and around

condemnation the security council criticizes north korea's launch of a satellite, using balstic missile technology. u.n. delegates issued some words of warning for leaders in pyongyang. the security council strongly condemned the launch last week of what the north koreans called a rocket. the projectile blew up minutes later over the yellow sea. the u.n. statement underlines suspicions that the goal was to test a ballistic missile. nhk world's ouwidad franco joins us from new york. >> reporter: the 15-member body issued a strongly worded presidential statement. it condemned the country for violating u.n. resolutions banning ballistic missile launches. the statement threatened further action if the country launches another missile or conducts a nuclear test. u.s. ambassador susan rice the current council president, said the statement was adopted with unprecedented speed. >> the swift and unanimous adoption of this strong presidential statent shows that the international community is united in sending a clear message to north korea that such provocations are serious and totally unacceptab

north korea hits back at the united nations in back and forth criticism. ficials in pyongyang rejected a statement of condemnation from the u.n. the north koreans fired off what they called a rocket last friday. it blew up less than two minutes after takeoff. the security council agreed on monday to issue a presidential statement that strongly condemns the launch. north korea's foreign ministry issued a statement of its own. it criticized the u.n. for accusing north korea for conducting a missile test disguised as a satellite launch. the statement says north korea rejects the council's violation of the north's legitimate right to launch satellites. north korea criticized the united states for halting food aid. u.s. officials promised the aid in february. in return, north korean officials agreed to suspend their nuclear and missile programs. their statement says they are no longer bound by the agreement. it also says north korea is also able to take retaliatory steps but does not give any details. political analysts say the measures could include more uraniu

on the past three occasions north korea launched the missiles to the east. since the earth spins to the east, the missile would have greater acceleration flying eastward, then why are the north koreans launching the missile to the south. my guess is they are trying to simulate a missile attack on the u.s. mainland. in order to attack the u.s. mainland, you have to launch a missile to the north. however, if you do so, the first stage of booster would fall over china, and the second one over russia. so you don't want to do that. as a result, the north koreans have decided to launch a missile to the south where it has a clear path over the ocean. >> so is the launch likely to succeed, do you think? >> well, north korea's launching more or less the same missile launched in 2009 so north korea is using the proven technology. but then the missile flew more than 3,000 kilometers. however, in the past three taepodong flight tests, north korea has never succeeded in launching what they call a satellite. so the missile launch is likely to succeed, but what they call a

well, now we're hearing from state media here in north korea that they are confirming that this was a failure and scientists are now looking into exactly what the cause of that may be. we heard that earlier from the united states, from south korea and japan. they are also now scouring the sea off the coast to see if they can find any debris. that of course is going to be very important in trying to indicate exactly how much technology north korea has. you can't under state what an m embarrassment this is. not only fwauz the media is here but this was meant to be the pinnacle of the massive celebration planned for the centennial for the founding person of the country, kim il-sung. there is a huge celebration here, putting up banners across the city, there is a massive display planned as well, and this rocket launch was really going to seal this. and all of this now raises questions, not just about the technology they have and their ability to call this off, but also about the risks that they have taken here. this raises real question marks about ongoing food aid from the oouts and of c

internally, north korea is in the process of transition. their new leader needs to show that he is able. so it has political implications. it carries significant military indications for the north koreans. >> a lot of people are saying that north korea needs food aid, particularly from the west. >> basically, that is a good question. north korea has been cooperating with other countries before on its ballistic missile program. the question is who basically financed the new space launch vehicle as well as the new space launch center. there may be speculation that north koreans cooperated with the iranians before. so it is a big question where they got the money for it. >> [inaudible] >> the ballistic program is the internal central of gravity. their own strategic objective is to merge the program with the long-range ballistic missile. they have nothing to negotiate if they give it up. >> what happens now with the six-way party nuclear talks and aid from the west? >> really come up with the north koreans will do -- if they go ahead with the th

so that means stopping everything at the border between china and north korea. if possible, closing off chinese airspace to north korean flights. i mean that's where i think the play is going to be. and then the public, sort of press strategy will be one in which they don't want a crisis because they feel like the north koreans strive on crises, so they'll try to be very calm about this and the allied strategy is really going to be focused on making sure the u.s., japan and south korea, the three allies in the region, are closely coordinated. that we're all saying the same thing in terms of what we see in terms of the rocket and our assessment of it and in terms of our political positions. i would assume that one of our high-level officials will go out to the region very soon shortly after this. and then the other thing i think is everybody on the intelligence side is going to be collecting data on this, but also watching what is happening at the nuclear site, because, you know, there are concerns that they are preparing for a third nuclear test. >> and that is a

that is that everyone would recognize north korea, we put that all on the table. ork, we weren't going to do something and hope the north koreans would do something. we have to have some notion of simultaneousity but we're trying to address the supposed concern of the north koreans that they are a country living under a sort of u.s. -- u.s. threat. they have hsd they wanted this. they either want something or they don't. so you kind of move heaven and earth through your own internal, you know, inner agency process back in washington and you come back to the negotiations and you say, have i got a deal for you? i'm going to put this on the table. and then they kind of look at you like they're kind of disinterested so this raises the basic question of how interested are they? in dealing with the international community. i thought it was very important for us to engage in these negotiations and be prepared to put these elements on the table because not so much because of the north koreans but the south korean public who in the early 2000's, many of whom, a great percen

they do not pay enough attention to north korea. they do because they must. >> we lost 50,000 americans in the korean war in the 50's. what was this war about? what was south korea compared to north korea. >> they were poor and recovering from the ravages of world war 2. that war -- the united states divided the penninsula in the wake of world war 2. the south was a military dictatorship aligned with the united states. the north was aligned with russia. kim il-sung emerged in north korea. he, over several years, he modeled his state after stalin's state. in 1951. it made some real progress. there was a counterattack. the united nation sources. and the same line was returned. north korea remained aligned with russia. it became increasingly isolated and cruel as time went by. kim ill-sung had a grassroots support. when he died in 1984, people wept. his son, the first hereditary dictator in a communist state, kim jong-il, was less popular. but he was shrewd and cruel. the camps became increasingly important. the population grew. there a

if north korea deploys taepodong 2 in the near future, the u.s. mainland will be within the range of the north korean missile. that means the threat of the north korean missile is expanding from east asia around japan, to the whole asia-pacific region. there is also a possibility that the pyongyang missile technology could be provided to the middle eastern nation, where several countries have close relations with north korea. it means, in other words, missile technologies developed by north korea is becoming a global threat. >> jackie chiaki akimoto. >>> japan will call on the u.n. security council to take action if north korea goes ahead with its planned rocket launch. koichiro gemba made the announcement in a news conference wednesday. >> translator: if north korea launches a missile, it would be in clear violation of security council resolutions. in that case, japan will work with the council members to draw up a response. >> gemba also said japan will urge the united states and other council members to take action, including adopting a new reso

so north korea may hold another missile nuclear test, but japan should maintain cooperation with the united states on south korea to deter north korea's provocation. >>> the hunt for a group of bears that mauled two women to death at a tourist park in northern japan is over. hunters managed to shoot the six bears dead on friday afternoon after they fled their enclosure into the surrounding forest. the drama at the bear park in kazuno began on friday morning when park officials made an emergency call to report that one of the workers had been attacked. rescuers found a female employee lying outside an enclosure, but were unable to reach her for several hours because there were still bears milling about. when they did finally reach her, she was already dead. the body of another female worker was found nearby. the park had 38 bears including brown bears and asiatic black bears. following reports of the escape, the national road near the park was cordoned off and outdoor activities and nearby elementary and junior high schools were suspended. the bear enclosure is surrounded by a fence me

all eyes on north korea as the country prepares to cut launched a controversial new rocket. >> we will be reporting from the heart of north korea's space program never before open to the world turn >> apple faces conspiracy charges over the sale of electronic books. it is 9 in the morning in singapore. >> it is to ibm and to viewers s and america and around the world, this is "newsday." the man who shot an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin has arrived at a florida jail after being charged with second- degree murder geor. george zimmerman is expected to appear in court for the first time on thursday. the case has gripped the u.s. and an initial decision sparked angry protests across the country. jonathan blake told me how george zimmerman's a turning have responded to the murder charge. >> and the last hour or so, george zimmermans lawyer has been speaking to reporters outside his office in florida and he says apple george zimmerman plans to plead not guilty to these charges. that is the very latest in these charges of second-degree murder concerning the death of trayvon martin have

if north korea deploys taepodong 2 in the near future, they will be in range of the north korean missile. that means the threat of the north korean missile is expanding from east asia around japan, to the whole asia-pacific region. there is also a possibility that the pyongyang missile technology could be provided to the middle eastern nation, where several countries have close relations with north korea. it means, in other words, missile technologies developed by north korea is becoming a global threat. >>> north koreans put their lives on the line when they try to flee their country, and its oppressive regime. some head to china, hoping to go will will from there to south korea. the chinese government usually doesn't help out because of its will ties with the north. but in a rare move, it's giving five asylum-seekers a break after they spent nearly three years in diplomatic limbo. nhk world's fumitaka sato reports. >> reporter: the south korean government says the group entered the third country earlier this week. the officers say one of the asylum-seekers is the daughter of a south ko