these sanctions include targeting the illicit activities of north korean diplomatic personnel, north korean banking relationships cannot elicit transfers of both cash and new travel restrictions. i think these actions are a step in the right direction, and very much in keeping with the sort of approach that the ranking member, senator corker, and i called in the north korean non- proliferation act of 2013, which the senate passed. i congratulate the administration for pushing thing so effectively at denied the nation's. -- at the united nations. and with a clear goal of north korea's abandonment of its nuclear programs. north korea yesterday make what i considered the absurd threat of a pre-emptive nuclear attack to destroy the strongholds of the aggressors. in response to the action of the united states, china, are seeking at the united nations. there should be no doubt about our determination and ability to neutralize and counter any threat the north korea may present. i do not think the regime in pyongyang wants to commit suicide, but as they must surely know, that would be the res

we're not going change directly north korean behavior. i'm sorry. >> change chinese behavior to change north korea behavior. i say that with respect i spend a lot of time in china. i'm not antichinese. a pragmatic american diplomat i see no choice but to -- cooperation in north north north korea's regime. >> thank you. >> we can count on you, mr. connelly. we pleased to hear from mr. bashar al-assad are a for the thank you for being here. i think each of you commented on this line in the scenario where we draw a line north korea steps over. so there is a policy on the part of the north korea government to provoke -- knowing that and knowing they will continue this policy of provocation, to the past non-proliferation to help the north korea. is there anyone we can work with or compel the chips to work with. >> let many on the comment. i don't know if anyone is sympathetic, per se. i think there are some around kim jong un have been exposed to china and the deng xiaoping. i think that has to be powerful. dr. lee mentioned what is happening i

that is the ultimate objective of the north korean state. and one key stepping stone in achieving that eventually unification is to evict the u.s. troops from south korea. and this is tied to north korea's nuclear and long range missile programs. that is, if north korea were able to demonstrate that it has achieved that capability to marry a nuclear warhead to an intercontinental ballistic missile, north korea's bargaining power would be enhanced tremendously. and in my view, the ultimate goal of the north korean regime by systematically pursuing such weapons development program is not necessarily to attack the united states. north korea is not suicidal. self-preservation is its ultimate objective, but to be able to negotiate vis-À-vis the united states from a position of strength on a host of matters, political matter, economic matters and specifically on the matter of the continued presence of u.s. troops in south korea, that has played over the past six years the most important, the essential role in keeping the peace in the korean peninsu

um, we both view the north korean regime as a threat and one that needs to be contained. i want to tell you the first time we took the trip to north korea was probably about nine, eight or nine years ago, and one of the first things we noticed in pyongyang was the billboards that were all across the country. one of the billboards still sticks in my mind. it showed a north korean soldier bayoneting an american soldier in the head, in his helmet. and we knew it was an american soldier because on his uniform it said "usa." so the regime is hostile to the united states and warrants watching, and i look forward to our witnesses' testimony. this is really very, very important, and we have many pressing concerns all around the world, but we ought not to forget about the pressing concern with north korea. we ought to stay focused on the region. i thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. engel. this morning we're joined by a distinguished panel of experts, dr. david asher is a non-- is a senior fellow at the center for a new american security. previously dr. asher served as a sen

>> the answer to your question relies with the decisions the north korean leadership make. we have been very clear we are united that north korea comply with its international obligations or face increased pressure and isolation. as you can see, that pressure is increasing. the aim we share. should north korea wisely make changes, to in fact he the opportunity to take concrete steps to dismantle nuclear program, coming in compliance with international obligations, there is an opportunity for the future of its people to be much brighter. >> thank you. there were increased and escalating threats that north korea would make a pre-emptive attack against the united states. would you comment against that? are you more worried than you were before? >> north korea will achieve nothing by continued threats. these will only further isolate the country and its people and undermine international efforts to promote peace and stability in northeast asia. we have urged the north korean leadership continually to see president obama's call to choose a path of peace and come into compliance w

they have had decades to watch north korean and prepare for anything they throw at us. e thing people worry about with north korea are the thousands of artillery pointed at the south korean capital of seoul. north korea. -- periodically threatens to turn south korean into a sea of fire. they are kimball of that. let's try diplomacy. -- they are capable of that. if not solve this problem, let's put it back into a manageable box. host: the capture of osama bin laden's son-in-law. here he is, a spokesman from al qaeda with his father law on the picture of the wall street journal. how big of a blow is this to al qaeda? is a more symbolic than anything else? guest: i have heard this addai before suggests that it is probably not a huge blow -- this guy suggest that it is probably not a huge blow. some say he should not be tried in the united states. that is also -- already proven to be controversial. some folks on capitol hill say, let's send them to guantanamo. the real debate is going to be over what the united states does with this guy. he is more of a propagandist. he is n

north koreans or laundering their money. there retained $25 million of the money current -- north korea had in the bank. eventually the bank was in compliance and the money was returned. it was referring to returning to our banking system. the north koreans insisted they did not want to get back into the international financial market. thank god it is back on the path to and denuclearization. we eventually took them off the list of state sponsors of terrorism. that was to be in response to north korea committing to a verification regime that moves us toward comprehensive, verifiable irreversible dispense and of their programs. they refuse to sign a verification protocol and that led to the unraveling of where we were with the september 2005 joint statement and that is unfortunate because it has gone downhill ever since. in 2006, 2009, nuclear tests, missile launches, we have seen in 2012, and we have seen last month in february with the third nuclear test. north korea is enhancing their nuclear capability and enhancing capabi

the bank froze about $25 million of north korean currency. the impact was immense, because the measures to international financial institutions was very clear. if you do business with north korea and they're involved in money laundering, you could be apecked also. the -- affected also. the north koreans were upset with this for obvious reasons, because as you described, it caused significant pain. that was the model. unfortunately, we went back, unfortunately in the sense that a we went back to negotiations, and we proceeded with negotiations. they eventually got the $25 million back when the banco delta asia was in compliance with our laws, and we moved forward. but what happened was what you described, missile launches and nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, 2012. so we're looking at four launches, three nuclear tests. during this period of time, we had three u.n. security council resolutions looking at sanctioning them. they're moving their money. we have executive orders coming out of treasury, executive order 13382, executive order 13551 whic

a are marked with the north korean emblem. when they are not, the goals can be assayed precisely as to where its origin precisely emanates from. our estimates in 2005 of north korea's earnings was between $800 billion -- $800 million and a billion dollars. that has declined. it is increasing. >> thank you. we will go to mr. marino. >> let me say that i do not consider a retired basketball player showing up at his own pr commercial -- commercial a serious ambassador representing the united states. as far as the terrorist state of the ran == iran, the u.s. will protect israel from the front annex -- fanatics that control iran. have been asked what we can specifically do. i will ask the same question again but from a different angle. can each of you address what countries and businesses within those countries do business directly or indirectly with north korea knowing that china is that the top of the list. we do a great deal of business with china. they hold most of our outside deck. it is complex. there is no single answer. can

north koreans don't see that. it wasn't broadcast on north korean television, which they would see and they would talk about. what we're talking about here is the industrial complex, just north of the demilitarized zone here between north and south korea. it's inside north korea and employs some 50,000 north koreans. they earn a salary of around $160 a month. the government gets some of that money. it is a source of hard currency, not just north korean money, but hard currency it's seeing increasing trade between the two koreas and despite all the phone lines being cut the industrial complex has remained open. when south korean news sources find out that he he does that, he would shut it down if there was any more ipumpugning of the north korea government. that trade is still going on. and that, perhaps, is a good sign. it really represents a bellwether for what's happening here on the korean peninsula. alison? >> jim clancy in seoul, south korea, thanks. >>> 50 years ago to the day, this is how president kennedy

if it breaks out, it means the north korean regime will fall.ow dare the north start a war that would kill the same race. ? >> people say the north korean threats should not be taken at face value. this is more about kim pushing for popularity at home. >> i think the real issue is regime security at home. i think as language is meant for domestic consumption to bolster the new leader. this is coming from the nuclear tests of last year's and the u.n. sanctions. the north koreans have said several times de nuclear-station was third goal. the rest of that kind of the flows from that. >> north korea is known for being unpredictable and even the life continues normal for many south koreans, seoul is ready for the worst. >> the battle for syria is increasingly being fought in the capital. the government has been shelling rebel capitals in northeast of damascus. these are explicit pictures from a lot of. pictures from aleppo. thousands of guns were seized that were destined for serious stored in a warehouse and are thought to be worth more than $1.7 mi

i don't think the north korean regime believes that the u.s. is on the verge of attacking north korea. that is not in the best interest of the united states. we tend to take a patronizing view of the north korean regime because they are so bizarre and unusual in so many ways. but they are quite rational, careful and self-preservation is of the utmost priority for the regime. i don't have any experience working in government or dealing with north korea. but what i do know is that the clinton administration paid north korea almost $200 million worth of food aid for the empty privilege of inspecting an empty cave in the aftermath of north korea firing a long-range missile over japan on august 31st, 1998. the bush administration has similar failed record in dealing with north korea. it removed north korea from the state-sponsored terrorism list in october of 2008. resumed food aid, negotiated with north korea again. north korea blew up the tires of a cooling tire if he main facility and continued to enrich uranium. >> very quickly, i mean that recor

north korean officials have unilaterally to scrap all non-aggression agreements with south korea. their announcement follows the u.n. security council's approval of tougher sanctions against the north. council members made the move to punish the reclusive nation for carrying out a nuclear test last month. ♪ >> translator: the united states and south korea went as far as adopting a u.n. security council resolution to impose more sanctions on our country while trying to set off a newark war. >> a statement by the committee in charge of interkorean dialogue says north korea will scrap non-aggression pacts with the south starting monday. the statement says the country will close the north-south hotline at the demilitarized zone. authorities at pyongyang said they would cancel the 1953 armistice. they justified that decision by saying they were responding to u.s.-south korea military exercises that start ad week ago and will continue into april. >>> north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they are ready to strike back against

announced plans to guard against a possible north korean attack. korea reportedly test-fired short range missiles today. south korea's state-run media say north korea fired missiles into the east sea. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel says more than a dozen new missile interceptors will be on the west coast by 2017 to guard against a possible north korean attack. cnn's tom foreman takes a closer look at how the u.s. is beefing up protection against north korea. >> the pentagon is acknowledging that north korea is becoming more of a global threat because of the speed at which it is developing its missile program and its nuclear weapon program. how does the military want to respond to this? at the front line, by going to the pacific ocean where the fear is that north korea on its best day might be able to launch a missile that would go all the way out to hit some parts of the united states. what are they going to do about that? first of all, they want more radar support. they want a new base in japan here, to be tracking early on what's happening. the

>> that has been the modus operandi of past north korean leaders. kim jong-il did that and intensified the rhetoric and they did bellicose incidents in the yellow sea. they said, this is what i want. this is the typical posture. very few know the end-game. the end-game is he's said he wants a negotiation with the u.s. they desperately need food and energy and the sanctions off and part of the country is starving and what worries me is the generals and hard-liners and they are pushing kim jong-un to a corner. >> is the u.s. right to be carrying out exercises with south korea? >> you have to have a response. it is a message to south korea and japan that we stand by our agreements. those sorties were not live. but at the same time -- north korea engages in negtivative rhedoric and there needs to be a response. what we need is china, instead of saying let's be peaceful, china should get the north koreans to calm down. >> governor richardson, thank you for joining us. let's take a look at other news. several shi'a mosques were hit in bagdhad and kirkuk.

north korean banking relationships.icit transfers of bulk cash and new travel restrictions. >> what this draft resolution says immiss setly, rather than explicitly, is that north korean officials are taking advantage of diplomatic immunity to smuggle in and out of the country both nuclear technology and large amounts of cash, and the clear aim of this resolution is to put an end to that kind of illegal, under international law, activity. >> shepard: what about the threat to cancel the cease fire with the south koreans. >> got a pretty short and sharp response from the white house today. listen. >> the dpr wail achieve nothing about threats and will undermine international efforts to ensure peace and stability. we have encouraged the leadership to choose the path of peace and come into compliance with international o obligations. >> the security council meet hearing at the united nations has wrapped up for today. that draft resolution still being considered, but a vote is expected on it, shep, before the end of the week,

. >> propaganda and north korean style. state tv shows kim jong un visiting units close to the border with south korea. his focus is on a south korean island, a gesture aimed to provoke neighbors and please the north korean people. tensions have heightened since the regime scrap its non- agression pact with south korea and threaten the u.s. with strikes. south koreans are responding with a mix of concern and defiance. the south korean president attended a military swearing in ceremony and praised soldiers for their work. the ministry of defence did not mince words. >> if north korea really were to attack us with a nuclear strike, i can promise one thing -- kim jong un's regime would disappear off the face of the earth. >> the united nations security council voted on thursday to impose tougher sanctions. germany says it is the regular people who suffer. >> international isolation is increasing poverty among ordinary people, and that is why the policies pursued by the north korean leadership are focused against its own people.

north koreans are gathering in the square at pyongyang, but it's getting dark and there's not a lot ofricity. who knows what's really happening in north korea. >> shepard: critics have looked at the united states actions, i don't know how many of them, but they've said what are you doing sending these stealth bombers over there for $5 million. are you just showing off? >> reporter: the chinese and russian foreign ministries officially complained. they suggest the u.s. needs to tone down the rhetoric and also bring -- cool things off on the peninsula. they complained about the b-2s. there have been critics at home, but fox news has learned this is the first time that the u.s. has ever send b-2 stealth bombers to the korean peninsula, and that originally they were not slated to be part of the military exercises taking place with south korea. this is a more recent decision, we're told, by defense secretary chuck hagel in light of north korea's threats in recent days and weeks. >> and the north koreans seem to be headed in a different direction here. so we will unequivocally defend and we

koreans and americans. >> first they nullify the arm we korean war and it appears at least that the north koreansattacked the south koreans. you wonder where the tipping point is and how far we are from it. >> i would like to think that cool heads will prevail but anytime someone makes these attacks, you have to be cautious. i understand why the south koreans put folks on alert. the united states and south korea have been doing regularly scheduled exercises, full eagle, which lasts for two months this spring and it makes north koreans anxious. the north koreans accused the south koreans and united states of launching cyberattacks and they experienced outages last week. >> one of the matters that gets left out is history tells us every time south korea gets a new president, the north koreans meddle with something to test the waters. we have a lot of things that have come together. i wonder if you feel like we know enough about this north korean leader, kim the younger, to have an idea if he's going to follow the his predecessor or if he's, forgive me, crazier. >> i don't know how crazy crazy is bu

he pointed out that any north korean attack on south korea, much less the united states would provoke what he termed a regime-ending response. it is also worth noting that regime preservation has always been north korea and the kim dynastic's paramount goal. jim clancy, cnn, seoul. >> just how serious are these threats from north korean leader, kim jong-un. >> we are going to talk to a former u.s. diplomate, christopher hill led the six-party nuclear talks with north korea several years ago. he is going to weigh in on the motivation behind that coming up. >>> here is more of what we're working on this hour for around the world. >>> it is something a pope has never done before. washing the feet of a woman. pope francis continuing to break tradition. >> toy guns that look so real they are being used in robberies. this is a growing trend in costa rica. he defended saddam hussein, but this man has no legal qualifications. how a fake lawyer slipped through the system and conned notorious clients out of a lot of money. glucerna hunger smar. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slow

laura, as someone who has seen the brutality of the north korean government firsthand, when you hear dennis rodman call the leader of north korea a great friend, honest, awesome, what do you think? >> listen, i think who really takes dennis rodman seriously. and it's all pretty ab sured. but the fact that he was a guest of kim jong-un who was clearly wining and dining him, showing him the best that pyongyang had to offer, you know, i wasn't exactly shocked by it, let's say. it's dennis rodman, after all. >> were you -- i mean, lisa, i just finished this "60 minutes" story about a young man born into a north korean concentration camp, where torture, starvation, rape was common place. this is the only country in the world that has a punishment of three generations of people. they imprison their children, their parents. do you think dennis rodman has any idea of what north korea is like? >> i don't think he had any clue. i don't think he would have talked about kim jong-un or the north korean regime so effuseively had he known. as laura said, i don't know that anyone has ever really take

the north koreans denounced ongoing u.s./south korean exercises as a flagrant military provocation. they said as of next monday, the armistice would no longer be in effect. kerry said officials in the obama administration want north korean leader kim jong un to stop the provocations. >> rather than threaten to abrogate and threaten to move in some new direction, the world would be better served if he would direct his people and make a decision himself to engage in a legitimate dialogue. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said he's concerned about what he called provocative rhetoric. >> this year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1953 armistice agreement of the korean war. i reiterate the importance of this critical agreement. >> ban urged north korean officials to build trust that will lead to stability in the korean peninsula. but building trust doesn't seem to be a priority right now for authorities in pyongyang. along with vowing to scrap the armistice, they are also threatening to carry out a nuclear attack on the u.s. the wednesday edition of the ruling party newspaper "rodo

still, i do not think the north koreans intentionally want to start a war. this is mainly for domestic politics, domestic politics in north korea to shore up kim jong-un's leadership role. the danger is it could spiral out of control. this is how wars start by miscalculation, by accident. so, we have to be very careful, very measured in our responses to this bluster. >> how effective is this tactic even domestically for that country? >> oh, i think this works. you can see the mass demonstrations that are in the squares at pyongyang even yesterday, they whip up this fervor of north korea being attacked by the aggressive imperialist west, being defended by the young, strong leader. i think this has proven over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they'r

the north koreans do is this nuclear test. only days before she steps into office. it's a real test of her leadership, her policies with regard to north korea. our research has shown that the north koreans do do provocation in response to south korea elections and inaugurations going back to 1992 they have done a provocation after every south korean inauguration. i think she's seen one provocation, she's likely to see more and how she responds will be very important because her policy direction will i think in many ways lead the united states and china as they try to figure out what's the next step after sanctions in dealing with this country. >> suarez: quickly before we go, is it significant that north korea has basically backed away from the armistice? the two countries north and south never made peace after the korean war, it's just a cease-fire. are they at war again? >> well, it is significant they made that this statement. they made the statement in the past but it's significant given the series of events, the nuclear te

you remember a few weeks ago we heard the north koreans were going to shut down hot lines before but they were red cross hot lines, hot lines that dealt with humanitarian issues between north and south korea. this is the closing down ofhe last military to military communication between north and south. that obviously makes everybody very nervous and the rhetoric we've heard before stepped up even more a few notches by the north koreans today. a statement on state tv said, not words but only arms will work on the u.s. and the south korean puppet forces. the will of the army and the people of the democratic people's republic of korea to safeguard the sovereignty and dignity of the country will be displayed through practical physical you counter-action. so yes, we've heard and seen this kind of thing before but it is certainly reaching new and obviously dangerous levels. >> shepard: does anyone think north korea wants to start a war? >> they don't want to start a war with the united states. they know that that would be effectively suicide. but what you have here is a young man, a new lea

. >> shepard: north korea reports it cancelled the cease-fire that stopped the korean war. now, tension rises as both sides holds due ling military drills. tonight, what north korea is demanding and how far kim jong un might be willing to go. he has had the job for just days. and the new defense secretary chuck hagel is already having to deal with harmid karzai. tonight the afghan leader questions whether u.s. forces are secretly working with the taliban and the defense secretary responds. and days after a sink hole swallowed a man in his own bedroom. another one opens up under another house in another state. >> pretty upsetting to see your driveway start to fall into a hole. >> tonight, a family evacuated and other homes in danger. but first from fox, the clock has just struck midnight here in rome. so it's officially the first day of the conclave. in a matter of hours, 115 cardinals, the princes of the catholic church they call them will file into the sistene chapel and begin the process of who among them will become the next pope replacing the retired pope benedict the xv

but this time, the north koreans have gotten the attention of their ally, china, but not quite how they want to get it. in a remarkable shift, china, which sustains north korea economically, had drafted and then voted last week for u.n. sanctions against pyongyang. for decades beijing saw pyongyang as a natural ally but a senior official told me last wednesday, we are clearly hearing increasing levels of frustration and concern from beijing about north korea. a few weeks ago a senior communist party analyst argued in an op-ed in "the financial times" that china should abandon north korea. now, talk is easier than action. china has never imposed penalties or strictly enforced sanctions against its ally. beijing's reasoning is understandable. we tend to think about north korea through the prism of two issues, nuclear weapons and human rights. but the chinese have a more pressing concern. national collapse. if they were to push the north korean government too hard, they feel, the regime could fall, leaving millions to seek refuge in china. even more important, the end game would be obvious

. >> the north korean television showed pictures of leader kim jong-un -- the military was doing what it could to turn up the tension. they informed south korea they were cutting off the hot line that connects the two militaries, saying that no words, only arms would work. another statement from the foreign minister was relayed by a newsreader. >> the korean peninsula is now in a touch and go situation due to the nuclear war provocation of the u.s. and south korea. they are entering the final stage of the all-out showdown with the states. >> the foreign minister statement also said a final decision had been reached to take military action. it sounds like a clear threat, but the conditions for doing so have already been met. at the same time, pyongyang is sending a direct message to the un that could be seen as conciliatory. ertainly -- there are no consequences of the hotline cutoff. the line is usually used to coordinate the travel of south koreans every day. south korea said direct lines to the complex were working. south korea's government talks about more engagement, not less, inc

-- north koreans, economic and political, there is at least the possibility to see some redress. without china playing that role, north korea has that safety valve always. that's been the problem with the six-party talks. the republic of korea, south korea, and the u.s. have been united, but china has not always been. >> are they infuriated with north korea -- is china in 38 it -- is china infuriated with north korea? >> they warned them not to conduct the nuclear test. when the north koreans disregarded what china said, that was a loss of face for china. it was not -- and outright repudiation of what the chinese wanted done -- it was an outright repudiation of what the chinese wanted done. china votes for the resolutions, then begins to be much more lenient with the north koreans. the proof will be in the pudding as to how the chinese react in the neck several weeks, not just today. -- the next several weeks, not just today. >> how long until a north korean missile could realistically strike in washington, d.c.? >> they are not th

systems to fly them over. >> i told them they would do that. >> they are sending a message to the north koreans and the south koreans and to the american public we are on this. that also may have -- you know, that may also have reverb bracing. my main thing is we need to get through this next period. we need to survive, provocations, mistakes and errors. we need a little stability and that's what i am looking for. >> one of the other things we said was in a state of war, and it feels like a perpetual state of war and that is the case. there was never any kind of peace agreement after the korean war. what about working toward something like that? that may help them feel better. i hate to even think about the north koreans feelings given what they are going through, but why not broker some kind of a deal that could help them to at least feel a little more secure in their own clothes? >> you are the only person, and i have done uh the lo -- a lot of interviews this week and rut only one to raise it. it is a really good question. obviously they had an air miss it is a which means hostilities ceased

korean missionary in china. his family believes he was poisoned and that north korea was involved. >> reporter: for 14 year, kim jong had been doing god's work, a calling that would ultimately lead to his death. in august 2011, the 46-year-old south korean missionary was working in china helping north koreans cross the border and defect when he suddenly dropped dead. his wife, who's speaking publicly for the first time, had called him 15 minutes earlier. he told me he was meeting a north korean defector and would then come home, she told me. l an hour later, i got a call to the hospital and found him dead with foam coming out of his mouth. hospital officials said the father of two had committed suicide by swallowing pesticides. his wife is convinced he was poisoned by a north korean agent. he was aware of the dangers, he knew his work was a threat to the north korean regime, but we never thought it would cost him his life. an official autopsy would reveal there was no poison in his system. when we contacted authorities, they refused to comment. fearful of a cover up, his wife went to the morgue before he was cre

-- north koreans, economic and political there is at least the possibility to see some redress. without china playing that role north korea has that safety valve always. that's been the problem with the six-party talks. the republic of korea south korea, and the u.s. have been united, but china has not always been. >> are they infuriated with north korea -- is china in 38 it -- is china infuriated with north korea? >> they warned them not to conduct the nuclear test. when the north koreans disregarded what china said that was a loss of face for china. it was not -- and outright repudiation of what the chinese wanted done -- it was an outright repudiation of what the chinese wanted done. china votes for the resolutions then begins to be much more lenient with the north koreans. the proof will be in the pudding as to how the chinese react in the neck several weeks, not just today. -- the next several weeks, not just today. >> how long until a north korean missile could realistically strike in washington, d.c.? >> they are not there yet

korean peninsula. let's make that clear. that being said, north korea engaged recently if a string of prop indications, overheated rhetoric and none of that is helpful to stability on the korean peninsula or region. and it is our obligation to protect our alliance with south korea, the south korean people and our forces in south korea as well as our other friends in the region like japan. >> you may reach a moment where you have to make a choice where things escalate so much that you're worried they could strike americans and you may have to strike before. is that something the united states will be willing to do? >> you won't speculate on what we may or may not do. peace and stability on the korean peninsula is our desire. they can choose the path of peace or they can choose the path of provication. one is better than the other for everyone involved including the north korean military and the north korean people. >> haven't they already chosen a path of provication? the question is they keep upping the ante and we keep taking it. maybe this is al

north. we're seeing blowing snow continuing. across the west dry for the korean peninsula as well as the northern half of china. the north and central parts of china will be surrounded in yellow sand today. rain will spread across the south western part of china. that will be intensifying and head toward the east. down towards the south eastern part of asia we're seeing thunder showers with the southern parts and the north and south of the philippines. here are your highs. 21 degrees in chongging. much warming than usual. these areas will see seasonal temperatures. it looks like temperatures will go out significantly over the weekend. 19 degrees in shanghai on sunday. it looks like residents in tokyo will start to see the flowers blooming on sunday. look forward to that. all right. north america, the southern part of the continent is looking dry. however, lot of things are happening across the u.s.-canada border because this is where we're seeing colder air from the north. we're seeing persistent rain for the northwest. heavy rain here and mountain snow will be p

. >> now, north and south korea have technically been at war for decades. the koreanar ended in a truce and not a peace treaty back in 1953. >> elizabeth prann reporting live for us, thank you, elizabeth. >> jamie: we want to add context what's going on in north korea's military. that is over one thousand short and medium ranged missiles and armed forces have approximately 1.3 active personnel. now, the north also has over 600 combat aircrafts at its disposal, but when it comes to life style, well, the north korean people are practically living in the dark ages. i mean, this literally. take a look at this nighttime image, if you will, of the korean peninsula. south korea is lit up, as you can he see. but there is just a faint little around pyongyang in north korea, south korea per capita incomes are about 17 times those of north koreans. >> that's a fascinating image. >> jamie:. >> it is. a parachuting accident that killed a navy seal. investigators say it happened during a regular training exercise in arizona. we're also learning that the seal who died was a member o

one is better than the other for everyone involved including the north korean military and the north korean people. >> haven't they already chosen a path of provication? the question is they keep upping the ante and we keep taking it. maybe this is all this country can do. how do you respond to that? >> well, provocative behavior is not new in north korean history. this has been something they've done for decades. so they go through the cycles from time to time. and we have to deal with them. we have to be sober, calm, cool, collected about these periods. that's what we're doing right now. and we are assuring our south korean allies day to day that we stand with them in the face of these provications. >> i guess the question always, is you know, you want to be sober and calm. mistakes can happen. the defense secretary chuck hagel spoke about the fine line today. here he is. >> you only need to be wrong once. and i don't know what president or what chairman or what secretary of defense wants to be wrong once when it come to nuclear threats. >> how can you assure he won't be wrong on th

just last month an underground explosion at one of north korean test site was detected. it's important to keep in mind that north korea spent an enormous amount on the budget while two-thirds thirdz. country has trouble finding food to a eat. we'll have much more on the growing threat from north korea and look where it might be targeting the weapons a little later in the show. >> jamie: new controversy that is erupting over a gun law that goes into effect in new york today. it requires mental health professionals to report the names of patients they think could potentially hurt themselves or others. the federal department of veterans' affairs says it won't comply and senior correspondent eric shawn has the latest. >> reporter: the fact that some won't want to say patients are a threat. that is why they are fighting back against the new law. department of veterans affair they will not comply with the requirement and safe act cited concerns sharing veterans' records and they think is an invasion of privacy. it orders physicians and psychiatrists to report possibly dangerous

the north koreans possibly getting ready for yet another missile test. >> any indication, barbara, that those nearly 30,000 u.s. troops along the demilitarized zone separating north and south korea, their security status has been elevated as a result of this enormous tension right now on the korean peninsula? >> well, what a senior defense official tells us is the troops are certainly aware of it, have basically been told heightened awareness, heightened watchfulness, but they are always at a very high state of readiness to react because the belief is, if a provocation were to come, it would come very quickly, wolf. >> nearly a million north korean troops north of the dmz, nearly a million south korean troops south of the dmz. 30,000 soldiers in between. a very, very tense situation. more coming up later. barbara, thank you. >>> chuck hagel took his first overseas trip today as the united states secretary of defense. lisa sylvester is here. lisa, it was a surprise trip, no advance announcement? >> that's right, wolf. chuck hagel is actually in afghanistan. the vietnam veteran is thankin

north korean state media say rocket units have been put on stand by to attack u.s. bases in the pacific. it comes out after two u.s. stealth jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs had a practice run over south korea. more than 160 people will dead after heavy fighting near the south sudan border. there's fighting in the eastern state. south sudan has accused its its northern neighbor of supporting the fighters. 20 soldiers were among those killed. turkey's denying that it has deported syrian refugees. earlier news reports suggested hundreds of jeff jis have been forced to leave a camp near the southern border. on wednesday security forces at the camp fired water cannoned a tear gas at refugees when fighting broke out. the syrians were complaining about living conditions. while the u.n. refugee agency says it is trying to find out if any syrians have been forced over the border. >> there is a lot of anger and there was a lot of damage. there have been also reports that there may have been deportation as a result. we're trying to clarify this with turkish authorities.

north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they're ready to strike back against anything the north throws at them. >> translator: north korea is conducting military drills with unprecedented intensity. they mobilized submarines, fighter jets, and special forces for the maneuvers. >> a defense ministry spokesperson has warned south korean forces will retaliate against any provocation. he dismissed the threat of preemptive nuclear strike saying such an attack would mark the end of kim jong un's regime. south korean president park geun-hye issued a stern warning. to pyongyang. >> translator: any country that focuses exclusively on strengthening its military power while people are starving is bound to face self-destruction. >>> chinese leaders have long supported their counterparts in north korea. still, they back the latest u.n. security council sanctions. the world's most populous nation is in the middle of a leadership transition. nhk world's james tengan reports from beijing on china's reaction to north k