generally, the north korea regime has tried to ex exact maximum benefits with exchanges. and this is part of the process that the president of south korea has put in place. trust building has to be a two-way road, as gordon mentioned, if humanitarian assistance is to be dispersed in north korea, he has to make sure that those who need it most get it. and the industrial zone have been resumed, north korea has to ensure that national labor standards are observed inside of the zone. if the family reunions resume, then that has to happen, having in mind the wellbeing of those families. >> two more things i want to address, with you, greg. north korea holding a christian missionary, kenneth bay, he's in a hospital. because of illness issues, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, and any chance they're going to let him go soon? they seem to keep taking american prisoners and using them as negotiating tips all the time. >> we remember in 2009, president bill clinton traveled to north korea to rescue the two journalists, and jimmy carter traveled to north korea to rescue gom

korea? was basically because the north koreans invaded south korea on june 25th, 1950. it was at that point after the north korean invasion we were fighting north koreans. password reset that they began to supply the french into china. the two events actually are connect to it. >> when eisenhower came, he did provide continuous arms and people into vietnam. it was like the two sister was going on. >> it's kind of interesting because the korean war ended in 53. and then there was this great battle jammed into a 1954 when the french were going to lose into china, right? it was at that point when the french basically asked the americans, are you going to help us? eisenhower quite wisely said no. they were not going to help the french and they were going to allow the north vietnamese to take over. the reason for that was because they just ended the korean war is extremely unpopular and he did not believe the american people would support another war in asia. interestingly, 10 years later when johnson was faced with a similar problem, whether or not to interview in vietnam, t

that conflicts with the long-held position that north korea take steps for denuclearization before a alogue can resume. on wednesday japan's chief cabinet secretary reiterated his country's similar stance. >> translator: we will work closely with our allies, including the u.s. and south korea, to tell north korea that it must fully implement what was previously agreed in the six-party talks as well as in u.n. security council resolution. >> reporter: diplomatic sources have told nhk, north korea tested an engine last month. it could be used in a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile which was recently on display at a military parade. american researchers have also said they suspect north korea has restarted a nuclear reactor that's capable of making weapons-grade plutonium. china's foreign minister, wang yi, who chaired the symposium, said maintaining the six-party process is a practical and effective way to denuclearize the korean peninsula. the last time they met was in 2008. so they could not agree on a system to verify north korea's nuclear activities. in 2009, north kore

large scale patents that may constitute systematic and gross violations of human rights. >> the north korea delegates rejected the report. >> my delegation rejects the order update by the commission, so called commission of inquiry on the human rights in the republic of korea. this is a copy of fake materials on the situation of human rights in my country. >> the commission plans to submit the final report next march. the investigators will ask north korea to give them access to the country. >> japan has recommended a group of industrial facilities as a world heritage site. a south official says koreans were forced to work at sights. the japanese government asked the agency to add 19th century industrial revolution sites to the world heritage list. the sites are located main loi in western japan. they include the iron works and shipyard. government representatives say they show japan's historical emergence as a manufacturing power. the south korean officials say people from the peninsula were forced to work at some of the facilities. the officials say the recommended sites do not match the

. >>> some senior diplomats are working on a plan to restart talks on north korea's nuclear program. north korean foreign minister and former u.s. special representative for north korean policy steven bosworth met in berl berlin. but the details of the meeting have been kept secret. he is believed to have asked for a resumption of the six-party talks. negotiators haven't met since 2008. north korean leaders say they are open to sitting down again but don't want their counterparts to place conditions on them. u.s. officials say north koreans mst take concrete steps toward denuclearization before negotiations resume. negotiate sors from china chair the talks and they've been pressing americans to reconsider their position. but the americans aren't convinced. they suspect the north koreans have restarted an experimental nuclear reactor, which could be used to produce weapons grade plutonium. and they believe authorities in the north conducted an engine last month for a new type of ballistic missile. now our specialist for north korean affairs. you heard the overtures the north koreans ar

of the country and north korea.s americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: rodman's visit comes days after pyongyang denied a visit by a u.s. envoy who planned to secure the release of kenneth bay jailed since november. rodman denies speculation he is on the five-day trip working to bring bay back home. >> no. >> another head scratcher. rodman said this trip is sponsored by the company that sent him to the vatican during the conclave to ride around in a replica of the popemobile. john, diana. >> thank you. big jolt for people across japan a strong earthquake shook tokyo. centered way offshore. nearly 400 miles south of the capital. the 6.5 magnitude quake, swayed buildings, forced trains to be halted. no reports of injury or damage. also in japan, we're learning that radiation readings have spiked 20%, at the fukushima plant. hitting the highest level over the weekend. radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean. the japanese government is going to try to stop it with a massive wall of ice

north korea is notoriously secretive and tightly controlled.hing i've seen firsthand. >> what did i tell you? don't go here and there. >> reporter: but rodman seemed to have bonded with kim jong-un. >> to show people around the world that we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: diplomacy by superstar? in the past americans trapped in north korea have been freed by the likes of bill clinton and jimmy carter. now rodman? he says no. >> my main plan is not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshal and of the country of north korea. >> reporter: still bae's son jonathan tells abc news he still has hope. north korea is a crazy place and anything is possible, he says, even dennis rodman rescuing my father. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >>> and next right here on "world news," we tackle the fastest growing consumer complaint in america. >> excuse me, you have my car! >> the traps they set to get your money. we have real answers tonight. >>> and the treasure of a lifetime, the family that stumbled onto a huge

but north korea abruptly withdrew its workers in april amid rising tensions with seoul. north korea relaxed the stance over the summer leading to a basic agreement in august to reopen the site. south korean workers say they can feel a difference in the way they interact with their colleagues from the north. >> translator: they've completely changed their attitude. they are very eager to work and they welcomed us warmly. >> reporter: many people in south korea hope the resumption of joint operations at the site will lead to better relations between seoul and pyongyang. anna jung, nhk world, south korea. >>> senior north korean officials are in beijing to attend a symposium on pyongyang's nuclear program analysts say north korea is indicating its eagerness to restart multilateral talks on nuclear issues. north korea sent the top diplomat, and the chief negotiator to the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. the negotiations are chaired by china. they have been stalled for almost five years. the united states, japan and south korea say they won't be sending their

. >>> new concerns about north korea. sources tell nhk the country has tested a ballistic missile engine. >>> the company in charge at fukushima daiichi says it's safely disposed of rainwater that built up at the nuclear plant during the severe tropical storm. >>> and as tensions between their governments persist, many japanese are staying away from china, but more chinese are choosing to come to japan. >>> diplomatic sources have told nhk that north korea has tested an engine for a new intercontinental ballistic missile. they say the test happened last month at a launch site in the country's northwest. the sources say the engine tested could be used in this type of missile, which was recently on display at a military parade. similar tests were carried out at the same launch site in february. this comes amid suspicion that pyongyang has restarted a nuclear reactor capable of making weapons grade plutonium. north korean leaders in the meantime have been calling for international dialogue. officials are expected to attend t

they will be more than 70 across north korea that contain japanese remains. this is the north eastern part of north korea. afterworld war 2, about 1,600 died of illness or hunger. they said they found remains of japanese victims. >> i found many human bones here. >> they said they gathered bones that have been unearthed and buried them. but the majority of the remains are still abandoned and lay in these fields. this is the head of north korea's team of investigators. they told nhk he was a resident in japan and moved ba being to his home country about 40 years ago. he found the documents were in the whereabouts of the remains in 2008 and his experiences in japan allowed him to launch the study to find the remains. the team visited the north eastern town. it's a remote village, but 900 kilometers north of the capital of pyongyang. >> a witness could said there is a depressed area here and that's where remains are buried. >> a flood in the 1960s washed away many hill sides and unearthed human remains and we didn't know who they were. >> do you think we can dig

he expressed strong resentment over north korea's nuclear program. he also condemned the country's stance on the unsettled issue of the north abductions of japanese citizens. >> translator: north korea's nuclear and missile development cannot be condoned. japan also maintains serious concerns with regard to other weapons of mass destruction that north korea is likely to possess. we demand that north korea return every japanese national it abducted without exception. while in office, i am determined to resolve this issue completely. >> reporter: abe also devoted a lot of time to showing his commitment to empowering women. he said women's participation in society is crucial to ensure economic growth. he has drawn criticism for a speech he gave in new york and highlights the larger scale of chinese defense spending and denied being a right wing militaryist. he contrasted that with defense spending in japan. >> my government has increased its defense budget only by 0.8%. so call they if you want, a right-wing militaryist. >> chinese foreign ministry spoke

the following april, north korea pulled out of the process. it said never to return after its failed rocket launch was met with u.n. sanctions. nonetheless, two senior north korean figures are in beijing to attend this informal version sponsored by china's foreign ministry. >> if they can send some signals and some willingness on this seminar, i think that will be a positive message to the united states. so if we can do that, i think there will be so-called concrete results on this. >> reporter: in march this year, north korea declared it will pursue twin goals. economic development and its nuclear program. it said any talk of denucle denuclearization the core purpose was off the tail. it was commented by satellite images released last week suggesting the plutonium reactor was restarting. for south korea and the u.s. that position has to change before six-party talks can resume. >> translator: holding six-party talks here early is not that important. what's important is the possibility of changing north korea's intent on the nuclear program and

will, he is not in north korea for diplomacy. is he just saying he is working on a strategy to fix the situation? our alleged president has failed. >> that's safe to assume. he is also there to defend his own basketball league. i think that sounds fun. itit is fun for us. we get to make fun of the north koreans. they will probably be executed. joe, your comedy album is very popular in north korea because they are forced to buy it. because you are not forced to buy it anywhere else nobody buys the comedy album. except for this new album you will die. the thing that is bothering me is he goes out of his way to talk about the bad things. the starvation, i don't want to make joe derosa look bad. >> i do think there is some validity to this crazy theory that he might actually bring us together a little bit or at least lower some of the animosity or whatever. i think that's kind of why. him kind of saying i will turn a blind eye to the creepy stuff you do that we hate if you do the same for us even though they are way more wrong than w

investigators say systematic and gross human rights violations are taking place in north korea. the members of a commission of inquiry gave their interim report to the u.n. human rights council in geneva. they conducted interviews last month with families of japanese and south koreans abducted by north korea. they also heard statements by defectors. michael kirby heads the commission, he said he was deeply moved from a message by the japanese inductee relatives. they said kim must know family ties are precious. kirby also introduced a testimony by a defector who was sent to a labor camp. >> the individual testimonies emerging from the public hearings of which these are just instances, do not represent isolated cases. they are representative of large scale patents that may constitute systematic and gross violations of human rights. >> but the north korean delegates rejected the report. >> my delegation rejects the order update by the commission of inquiry on the human rights investigation in the republic of korea. the order update is another copy of faked materials under the situ

so certainly north korea has been aiding and abetting syria with its current military operations there. so it's watching very closely one would suspect in the direction that the u.s. takes against the syrian regime. >> now, craig, south korea's neighbors china think very differently. if the u.s. doesn't do anything the, how much will it tharpl america's credibility in asia? >> reporter: well, some would say that it wouldn't harm america's credibility yet. china wants a political solution swards the foreign minister walked out of the u.s. security council last week saying that a political solution was the only way forward and that in fact an attack would conflict with the kphart ter and that can be the problem that we're seeing in the middle east at this point in time. china certainly wants to see the u.n. weapons inspector report come out and results from that report show whether or not syria, the regime was responsibility. so, i think that it would have support from countries like china or certainly russia if it does not go ahead with an attack. >>> thank you so much craig, live from

what's important is the possibility of change in north korea's intent on the nuclear program and theirying their changes. south korea are sending two relatively junior officials the only americans at the talks will be academics. none theless away from nuclear matters, north korea's general attitude has shifted considerably since the tensions of march and april this year. seouso at least washington wille interested what they have to say. al jazerra, seoul. >> tony abbott has been sworn in as australia's prime minister. comfortable lower house election this is month. his alliance doesn't change the senate which means it could be dill to him to push pollution through his legislative agenda. >> we pledge ourselves to serve the people of australia for their benefit to the very best of our ability. we are determined to honor our commitments, to scrap the carbon tax, to stop the votes, get the budgets under control and build the roads of the 21st seen cent, we will be a problem-solving government based on values not ideology. >> almost half a million birds are to be killed in napal to contain

envoy. >> reporter: yeah, and the north says they rescinded that invitation because the united states was involved in military exercises with south koreand the north is accusing the united states of showing off its capability to use nuclear weapons. now, experts say that does not mean negotiations over kenneth bae are done, but it means the north wants to use bae as a bargaining chip. >> north korea wants a lot of things. of course, they want assistance but they also want better relations with the united states because they want us to recognize north korea has a north korean nuclear state and that's the last thing washington will do at this point. >> reporter: chang adds it's possible dennis rodman could actually help bring home kenneth bae but said it's more likely the north would like a higher profile person like bill clinton or jimmy carter. >> trace, since 2009 the north koreans have detained at least five other americans but eventually released each of them. >>> updating fox's top story, israel test-fired a missile in the mediterranean and shot it down itself all with the help from the united states. something that absolutely seem

supplied by north korea or could have been. >> absolutely. they sold complete chemical factories. vide equipment, provide services like fashioning warheads and also provide north korean military officers in the front lines of the civil war presumably directing the use of the chemical weapons. melissa: this is really terrifying. we have to step in and keep an eye and austria. now as we're having this problem that could be supplying nuclear weapons. >> well, they did. the israeli strike in september september 2007, we destroy their reactor. and there were probably north korean technicians there. guess what, the iranians are thought to have paid for the reactor because the syrians don't have the money. here we have this triangle. syria, iran, north korea, and then the background is china. melissa: absolutely. you get right to my next question. where would they get the money from all of this? >> basically that was paid for. north korea has also had help from china pretty difficult to do that over the waters. rescinded by airmail across chinese aerospace. so there are all sorts of probl

. >> in china, inform talks are taking place over north korea's nuclear weapons program. japan and the united states are in beijing, talking about a program to swap aid or disarmament. talks have been on hold since 2008. scott heidler is in beijing, and there's a 5 second delay, but scott, tell us why china is so eager to get back to the table and talk about north korea's nuclear program. >> well, john, there's very good reason for that, because china has the most to lose, outside of north korea, if there's any kind of conflict on the peninsula. that's because there will be a flood of refugees coming here, and because china has been north korea's strongest ally for so long. it's a very important issue, and we need to note that china has become a little bit concerned over the last several months with north korea's behavior. they had that very large nuclear test back in march, and that prompted stronger united nations sanctions, and that kicked it up again, and what we're seeing is an effort by north korea and china to kind of restart the talks again. what's going on today,

not a peace treaty, north and south korea remains at war. the united states remains at wore, china remains at war and this is a dangerous trip wire place precisely because north korea is isolated, it is weak, it is poor, and it's under heavy pressure. >> this reopening, albeit on a trial basis is an initial step. it's given thousands of people on both sides of the border cause for hope. still to come - rhawandans go to the polls with the ruling party dominating the assembly. flash floods and landslides - mexico gets ready for more bad weather on both coasts. >> welcome back. top stories on al jazeera. up to 300 families are trapped in the southern philippine city of zamboagna. fighting between government troops and muslim separatists has entered its eighth day. rebel fighters will not surrender to armed forces and are ready to die. >> a u.n. report into an alleged attack in syria will beunveiled monday. >> more than 1400 died. america and allies say forces for bashar al-assad were responsible. >> the "costa cordia" is being pulled upright an

for example, north korea maintains a massive stockpile of chemical weapons that threatens our treaty ally, the republic of korea, and the 28,000 u.s. troops stationed there. i've just returned from asia where i had a very serious and long conversation with south korea's defense minister about the threat, the real threat, that north korea's stockpile of chemical weapons presents to them. our allies throughout the world must be assured that the united states will fulfill its security commitments. given these threats to our national security, the united states must demonstrate through our actions that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. the president has made clear that our military objectives in syria would be to hold the assad regime accountable, degrade its ability to carry out these kinds of attacks, and deter the regime from further use of chemical weapons. the department of defense has developed military options to achieve these objectives, and we have positioned u.s. assets throughout the region to successfully execute this mission. we believe we can achieve them with mil

envoys from north korea and china are meeting in beijing on the 10th anniversary of six-party talks. the negotiations between russia, the u.s., china, japan and north and south korea stalled in 2008. >> translator: all parties should be devoted to the talks. we should not only return to the talks but extend the talks and also reach agreements and achieve peace. >> translator: the hostility towards north korea does not solve the nuclear issue. instead it has made it worse. the nuclear threat by the united states has become strong and more real. they have not even started a discussion about a peace treaty. >> joining us live from beijing is our correspondent scott heilman. who is at the talks in beijing, and what's happened so far? >> reporter: we have the two top level negotiators from china and north korea, and the other members, the other four nations had lower level representation at this because quite frankly it wasn't part of the six-party talks. this was a forum marking the 10th anniversary when the six-party talks began in this building behind, and that's where the forum was hel

this man is the head of north korea's team of investigators. he told nhk he was a north korean resident in japan but moved back to his home country after 40 years ago. he found the documents indicated the whereabouts of japanese remains in 2008, and his experiences in japan urged him to study to find the remains. the team visited the northeastern town. it's a remote village about 900 kilometers northeast of the capital pyongyang. >> translator: a witness account says there's a depressed area here and that's where remains are buried. >> translator: a flood in the 1960s washed away many hillsides and unearthed a lot of human remains, but we didn't know whose they were. >> translator: do you think we can dig up remains even now? >> translator: sure. >> reporter: 600 japanese soldiers are confirmed to have died and are buried in this area. they have also confirmed, by cross-checking japanese documents, that 3,300 japanese were possibly buried on the left-hand side of this railroad tra track. he has proposed finding all those remains, consolidating t

north korea is lagging somewhat behind. would like to get their perceptions. >> host: more about the economics. south korea, north korea had developed a way that they have. sorry if i am paraphrasing. >> guest: the north koreans adopted a stalinist system that basically looked at economics differently than the south. the south adopted an economic expert system. >> host: technically. >> guest: yes. north and south korea or the united states. >> host: why the 38 per low? >> guest: very interesting question. right after the second world war stalin was descending south. and truman was married that the troops would overcome. so the americans looked at where the red army could stop. the future of the u.s. army. under kennedy and johnson, national geographic map and saw that the 38 parallel was just north of seoul. so they ask, will you stop? and they did not think that he would. but he did. he did stop. so a completely arbitrary decision on the behalf of two american officials who decided that the 38 parallel would be the place wh

in november and october of 2009 south korean and other authorities stopped ships from north korea going to syria with protective clothing and with gas indicators. this is important because the north koreans have sold chemical factories to the syrians as well as technical services and parts. people argue if we should attack syria or not, but it is clear that we have a direct and immediate interest in stoping the sale and transport of wmd. we are not even talking about that. >> it is my understanding that north korea has built plants for the manufacture of chemical weapons in syria. is that true? >> yes, that's absolutely true. there are at least two of them and there is probably more of them. what is also interesting is that north korea is not just providing plants and technical expertise and parts. it is also providing its military officers who are directing the u.s. of -- the use of chemical weapons. north korean officers were spotted near the city of alepors important because one of the first chemical attacks this year was near the northwestern city. the north koreans are providing af

in the post-9/11 period, the way we applied it towards north korea, what we did was to focus on north korea's illicit financial activity. the soprano state which deals in drug trafficking and money laundering and counterfeiting hundred dollar bills is engaged in with an activity. we focus very much on that element of the north korea portfolio. the problem is there is a divergence where juxtaposition between the diplomats make a deal and to have chips on the table to trade. in this kind of pressure, it is basically about cleansing and protecting the international financial system. what you have with north korea, for example, was our ability to actually isolate the north koreans in a way that they had not felt before. a senior white house negotiator in private, you finally found a way because you had isolated them from the banking system. with one domestic regulatory act. but the problem was at work too well and it got in the way of the party talks and the diplomats wanted to on monday. what we try to do is not good system in doing business and unwinding what we had to do, telling them

"outfront," gordon chang expert on north korea, author of "nuclear showdown north korea takes on theorld." obviously, gordon, it's hard to cover this without smiling, but it is a deadly serious subject. second time this year that dennis rodman has gone to north korea to visit his, quote-unquote, friend kim jong-un, how does this guy keep getting access to one of the most brutal dictators in the world? >> because the north korean regime is using rodman for its purposes. we got to remember the first time he went there was the end of february and people thought that because of the visit that north korea would turn a new leaf. but as soon as he left, the north koreans embarked on this series of provocations and they had planned that. and now, you know, we've had a couple of months of charm offensive, you know, until last friday when north -- when our north korean envoy was denied permission to go there, now rodman shows up. this is part of a plan. we don't know what the plan is, but we know it's part of a plan. >> now, rodman told reuters he's not going to discuss the american kenneth ba

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in a post-9/11 the way we applied it against north korea what we did was to focus on north korea's illicit financial activity. "the sopranos" state which steals in drug trafficking and money laundering counterfeiting 100-dollar bills is engaged in illicit activity that is bad for business so we focused very much on that element of the north korea portfolio. the problem though angela there is a divergence or juxtaposition between the interest of the diplomats. make a deal and to have chips on the table to trade and this kind of pressure which is basically about cleansing and protecting the international financial system and what you had in the north korean example was our public tea to actually isolate the north koreans in a way that they hadn't felt before. they told a senior white house negotiator in private you finally found a way of hurting us because we have isolated them from the banking system with one domestic regulatory act. the problem was it works too well and it got in the way of the six-party talks. the diplomats wanted to unwind it and that proved very difficult because what w

for example, north korea maintenances a massive stockpile of chemical weapons that threatens our treaty ally, republic of korea, and the 28,000 u.s. troops stationed there. i've just returned from asia, where i had a very serious and long conversation with south korea ya defense minister, about the threat, the real threat, that north korea's stockpile of chemical weapons presents to them. our allies throughout the world must be assured that the united states will fulfill its security commitments. given these threats to our national security the united states must demonstrate through our actions that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable. the president has made clear that our military objectives in syria would be to hold the assad regime accountable, degrade its ability to carry out these kinds of attacks, and deter the regime from further use of chemical weapons. the department of defense has developed military options to achieve these objectives, and we have positioned u.s. assets throughout the region to successfully execute this mission. we believe we can achieve them with a mi

for talks on the nuclear issue and the relationship between the two koreas. >> and this was achieved in 1953, not peace treaty, north korea are at war and united states remains at war, china, in fact, remains at war and this is among the most dangerous trip wire places in the world precisely because north korea is isolated and weak and poor and under heavy pressure. >> reporter: this reopening all be it on a trial basis is an initial step and it's given thousands of people on both sides of the border cause for hope. al jazeera. >> reporter: in columbia 6 people have been killed when police raided an illegal nightclub and they say they used excessive force and tear gas was used and crashed in the stampede for exits and they responded after bottles were thrown at them. mexico is facing extreme weather on two costs, tropical storm men well killed 21 people on the pacific and the gulf coast is getting ready for hurricane ingrid. 7 people are now believed to have died in severe flooding in the u.s. state of colorado. emergency workers are trying to evacuate people from some of the 14 countries affected as ms. banks expla

they suspect agents from north korea abducted the woman to their country. they've been interviewing some of her relatives to try to figure out how she was taken and where she might be. members of the u.n. commission of inquiry met the brother and nephew of the woman and spoke for three hours before closed doors. she went missing in 1978. testimony by a former american soldier who defected to north korea raised the possibility she was abducted. >> translator: i wonder where my sister is every day and what kind of life she is leading. >> we believe my aunt will come back. >> commission members say they have ample evidence to believe her disappearance was a north korean abduction. they've already investigated what they suspect were abductions of people from south korea and japan. they'll present their final report to the u.n. human rights council next march. >>> heavy downpours triggered by tropical storm manuel and hurricane ingrid have hit many parts of mexico since sunday. the death toll from landslides and flooding in the country has risen to 80. governmen

the way we applied against north korea, was to focus on north corey's illicit financial activity, the soprano state which deals in drug-trafficking, money-laundering, counterfeiting $100 bills engage in illicit activities, bad for business so we focused very much on that element of the north korea portfolio. the problem, between the interests of the diplomats to make a deal and to have chips on the table to trade, this kind of pressure which is basically about cleansing and protecting the international financial system and what you had in the north korean example was the ability to isolate north koreans in a way they hadn't felt before. they told senior white house negotiator in private you finally found a way of hurting because we isolated them in the banking system with one domestic regulatory act. it worked too well and got in the way of six party talks and unwind its hands that grew difficult because what we tried to do was inoculate the system from doing business, in unwinding had to tell the financial system, became a very tense interagency process, also became a very difficult

kim was speaking at the symposium on north korea's nuclear program in beijing. it's being attended by some 50 officials and researchers from the six countries involved in the talks. >> translator: we support the talks and are willing to resume dialogue, including small-scale discussions within that framework. >> the talks were suspended nearly five years ago. kim criticized the united states for saying it wants north korea to take steps towards denuclearization before it's willing to resume dialogue. on wednesday, chief cabinet secretary reiterated japan's position on the issue. >> translator: we will work closely with our allies including the u.s. and south korea to tell north korea that it must fully implement what was previously agreed at the six-party talks as well as the u.n. security counsel resolution. >> china's foreign minister wang yi is chairing the talks. in his opening remark, he says the six-party talks is a practical means of denuclearize the korean peninsula. this latest development comes a day after diplomatic sources tell america hk that they t

the worm is back in north korea. former nba star says he's visiting the country just to have a good time saying he's going to hang out with his friend, new buddy north korean leader kim jung un and his family. >> unpredictable dennis rodman on another unusual trip abroad back in north korea to visit kim jung un, the dictateor he calls a friend he loves sports and basketball. he me and him have something in common. i come here to visit him to see how he's doing. >> the former nba star first visited in february, sparking controversy for befriending the country's leader known for human rights violations. he has until recently threatened to launch a nuclear attack on the united states. >> i'm here to be a friend of the marshal. and of the country of north korea. and to show people around the world you know what? we, as americans have to get along with north korea. >> the visit just days after pung yang denied a visit of a u.s. own joy to plead for the release of kenneth bay, there since september. he denied he's working

as you know, dennis rodman has been over in north korea.e meet with kim jong-un's daughter and released his name. dennis rodman is expected to announce something else that happened in north korea that was earthshattering. many people believe it's just a basketball game, you know, between the north koreans and the americans. somehow that might take place. other people believe it has to do with an american long held hostage in one of north korea's prison camps. an american that is very, very ill. jason carroll is following the story from the news conference. let's listen in. >> nonprofit, nongovernmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. finally, we'll hear from dennis, opening the floor, welcoming your questions to the panel. >> thanks. >> i guess you're wondering what does the north korean leader, dennis rodman, and us have in common. unusual groups of people thrown together over time. i guess this one's got to be right up there. to square the circle, it began when the pope resigned which is the first time

experts in the united states say this also suggests north korea's nuclear plant is active. >> north koreais in the process or has begun operations of a small reactor that is able to produce plutonium from nuclear weapons. >> researchers say it would be no surprise. angered by south korean and american military drills, pyongyang threatened nuclear attacks and promised to restart the reactor. south of the border, officials said restarting the reactor is proof the north has no intention of abandoning its nuclear weapons program and urged international inspectors to be allowed access. >> i think the agency inspection team should be sent to north korea and its findings the publicly disclosed. >> the five megawatt reactor was closed down in 2007 under the terms of a disarmament agreement. in 2008, pyongyang destroyed the cooling tower as they entered it into talks. experts estimate it could be fully functional october. >> japan has forced its anger at a french circle newspaper. it published cartoons featuring its take on a games affected by the fukushima nuclear disaster. when depicted a fight

i don't know if actually north korea is doing that. but now we know why -- >> they have scientists making it. >> now we know why dennis rodman is so happy and going over there all the time. >> not hungry, they are like whatever, and they are addicted so it's like making zombies, robots. >> scientists are making this stuff, and they apparently dedicated a lot of scientists doing it, a very high quality methamphetamine, and methamphetamine, give you an example. methamphetamine, they call it a poor man's cocaine. a gram of methamphetamine will last you three days. a gram of cocaine lasted me about three minutes, but the -- it is a very, very dangerous drug. >> and it's not that difficult to make, and that's why people are manufacturing, children getting killed because it's very explosive. >> one more thing is up next. >>> time now for "one more thing" and because she's been so well behaved let's start with kimberly. >> thank you very much. appreciate that, dana. want to give you a little update. interesting article in "rolling stone" maga

. >>> a chinese government official is vowing to take a line on north korea nuclear ambitions. beijing will play a leading role in efforts to strip the north of weapons of mass destruction. chinese authorities have released a long list of materials banned from export to north korea. officials at commerce ministry say materials could be used to make nuclear and biological weapons. >>translator: the list shows the chinese government strictly handles based on u.n. security council and domestic law. >> hun hopes party talks resume negotiations soon. the talks have been suspended since 2008. the u.s., japan and south korea say they won't rejoin the negotiations until the north takes steps to dismantlets nuclear program. the south korean government are beefing up security. officials passed on purchasing boeing s 15 which was recommended. the lath of stelth features were sited as the deal breaker. the defense program administration voted against the boeing model. the fighter developed by eads and f 35 staelth fighter were in the bidding. kim says administration members agreed without s

." >>> north korea appears to have started a nuclear reactor. >>> the 9/11 tribute provides a powerful reminder of exactly what happened 12 years ago. >>> plus, an update on a school bus crash involving seniors, the had and a rare sighting of a smoke-nado in this hotel. where is it? good morning. i'm mara schivavocampo. president vladimir putin is issuing a plea for caution. details in a moment. >>> first a report in "the washington post" says the cia has begun delivering he weapons to syrian rebels as secretary of state john kerry to set to meet with sergei lavrov. a master negotiator and they will meet in geneva today. kerry plans to test the seriousness of russia's proposal to put them under international control. some syrian rebels are disappointed with president obama's decision to forgo a military strike in favor of diplomacy. we have an awful lot to get to and tracie potts joins us live in washington with the latest. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, iran disappointed too according toen aofficial saying this could be a catastrophe. the focus is secretary of state

>> nort north korea needs money. another factor was the pressure of china to bring north korea back on a peace path if you will. the third part was also that south korea's negotiation and with the president's part which focused on developing small incremental measures to oh the north. those are key factors. but they -- north korea is what they call it. where they want to build and they improve the economy but at the same time, they prepblge ple nuclear program. on one hand, while they have a possible reopening. remember it's a technical issue. there's stale louthere -- michas in singapore and thank you for your insight. . >> thank you. . . time now for the second. >> the last week it was in denver and today tampa and seat st-seattle. it's when severe weather causes delays. the 49ers, it was suspend tp-rd an hour it's in the third quarter following that delay. >> peyton manning and his younger brother eli have gone head-to-head on the nfl before the third strait time. older brother came up victorious. they handed the

north korea's supreme leader and rodman made allily criticized visit to north korea and kim jong-un int his visit is just a "friendly gesture." last week, rod map said he was trying to get the release of korean american who is being held prisoner in north korea. the state senator will promote a bill to allow drivers to access the h.o.v. lanes granting an extension to a program that allows low emission vehicles to access the lanes. officials hope to encourage the purchase of hybrid cars in an effort to reduce the been footprint. >> now to cell 7 abc7 news engineer. dick, that looks familiar, like the old span. dick? >> yes, it is. i am sorry i could not give you a shot of the new span on this drive but we are coming from san francisco eastbound over the bay bridge now about a pile from the -- a mile from the tunnel can we thought this locked good but compared to the new side this side looks a little dark but the traffic is moving well if this direction, eastbound traffic is light. it is moving at the speed limit. and westbound traffic as i reported in my previous report, it is starting

five years ago, north korea blew up the cooling tower as a sign of their commitment to peace, but as the tensions increase earlier this year, they vowed to restart. the officials in south korea refused to comment on this photograph. >> sometimes it is not helpful to let you know the information that we have. we cannot confirm the reports but let me say the government is monitoring the movements of north korea. signalia says this could a test or a man-made accident. many people on both sides will worry that this signal is a step towards a north korean nuclear arsenal. >> the human species reaches new frontiers as the voyager one becomes theecraft first man-made object to leave the solar system. a real breakthrough in the exploration of space. this is just the latest stage in a journey that started 36 years ago. we have the details. >> we have ignition and liftoff. >> the start of a journey that would take it to the very edge of the solar system and beyond. solar systemo the than ever before. >> -- farther into the solar system than ever before. >> this has entered a completely new regi

. >> basketball hall of famer rodman is back in north korea this morning. he wants to see his friend kim jong-un. he says he is planning a five-day visit as a friendly gesture calling kim jong-un "the marshall." >> this is not to be a dip 3459 -- diplomat but a friend of the mar shell and the country of north korea and show people that we as americans can get along with north korea. >> despite media reports he is not trying to gain the release of korean american who has been jailed since late last year. the trip is sponsored by an irish gaming operation. >> microsoft is buying nokia cell phone business to catch up in the mobile market. the deal gives microsoft access to their patents and 32,000 employees including the c.e.o. who could become a candidate for microsoft c.e.o. with the deal closing next year. >> meet obligation mike nicco is ahead with the trust. >> the fall weekends with sunshine and warmth at the coast...it is fall. it is here. we have 100's coming this weekend so enjoy the wonderful weather because it will get tremendously hotter in the con

north korea says forces in the south are using the reunions to increase confrontation. millions were by the korean war in the 1950s. they are in the south korean capitol seoul with the details. >> reporter: >> it's not the first time north korea pulled oh it of agreement this is way. it's impossible to say for certain why they've done it. i think we can point to a wider contacts about what's happening in the last few days, though. one thing being that north korea on wednesda said it was ready. it wanted south korea and u.s. to drop their calls. that it was ready to give up its nuclear weapons. also, in is a distressing time on po*t sides of the border and preparing to meet their relives for the first time since the cease-fire in the cory january war in. in 1953 separating families is the greatest pain of the nation. >>> >> some breaking news, reports from the news agency that there's been a shooting at a shopping mall at a kenyan mall in nairobi. there's reports of grenades being thrown on n the shopping mall. this shooting might be robbery-related. we have no further d

. >>> north korea may have restarted a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium. >> reporter: in008 a cooling tower was destroyed by the government to come -- comply with a disaroundment deal. now satellite pictures show steam rising from the turbine. >> they are building up their nuclear cape -- capabilities. part of that means trying to perfect their means of delivery through construction projects at this main site that are probably in preparation for future tests. >> reporter: the news agency says a diplomatic source describes the react for as being in a nightmarish state, and it's obvious that some works are being conducted. it produces plutonium which can be used in nuclear weapons. >> translator: when north korea's 5 megawatt nuclear reactor is restarted plutonium will be able to be produced continuously. i think north korea should stop the running of the five megawatt nuclear reactor. >> reporter: the u.s. special representative has arrived in tokyo on a regional tour to discuss the nuclear reactor. negotiations have been stalled since 2009. bernard smith, al jazeera. >>>