ship -- north korean torpedo sank a south korean ship. bass said it was obvious north korea was responsible for the explosion. we have where access to the secretive north korean state. our correspondent reports from both sides of the demilitarized border. >> the day began with leaked reports from a team of international investigators found a propeller from a torpedo on the seabed, proving north korea was behind the sinking of the ship two months ago. then the south korean minister confirm what many suspected. >> [unintelligible] >> that north korea is to blame. the families of the 46 sailors are demanding some kind of reprisal. but a response to a belligerent neighbor armed with nuclear weapons will have to be handled carefully. the lead tenant left 10 years ago but has stayed in contact with former army colleagues. >> i made calls to the north about this incident, and actually contacted 11 people. military people are allowed mobile phones. the two said they were not sure in the other nine said it was done by the north. >> the lieutenant w

the north koreans are very difficult are the north koreans are skeptical and suspicion of beijing. and i suspect the iranians, well known for resisting any pressure from outside, highlys, -- nationalistic would not necessarily been just because of beijing would ask them to do so. so it seems to me a very act interesting question, if you were to have a fully committed leadership in china, that reallo wanted to try to bring either on these two regimes quote unquote to heal, really put the screws to these regimes in the order, in the quest for nonproliferation policy. would that really succeed? if the answer is no, should they u.s. back off? is yes, thentwer should the u.s. pursue some kina of a policy that makes thesewers regimes whether iran or northind korea, more dependent on beijing so that beijing can no longer claim as it has in the past we o don't have the leverage. in other words, should the u.s.o pursue a variant of the 1950snoe strategy that we had toured thee soviet union and china? the open up slightly to moscow, put tons of pressure on beijing, and pressure beijing into

north koreans have -- and >> north koreans have sunk a south korean ship. that is an act of war. >> this seems to have exposed a big weakness the united states has with its client state of south korea, and i feel it is fair to call them a client state ever since the korean war. that is, it is such a formidable war machine, if we were to do anything to antagonize the north koreans -- they are crazy enough -- and they can just turn to the south and do damage. and there are thousands of u.s. troops there. >> i think that what we are going to do is try to get china on board to deal with north korea. the reason is that china plays the south korean side and the north korean side. and we can say, look, you trade a lot with south korea and south korea is our partner. and they can come in and exert the pressures that were the only china has with north korea -- have really only china has with north korea. we want china to do a lot in the world. i mean, look at our situation with iran. we really need to run on our side with the sanctions over iran. -- we need to china

it does not mean that we will hang the north koreans out to dry. i think the chinese have been fairly explicit, going back to as early as the mid-1980s for where there is a defense commitment under certain circumstances under where north korea is attacked, but certainly not beyond that. i would agree with jack. to some extent, the new aid packages from china have given north korea a get out of jail free cards to an extent. again, coming back to what i said, is there something the chinese think they know? i guess the best sicase scenario is that there's still a belief in significant quarters of china, that after a long period of time, particularly after kim jong il is gone, north korea cannot define the laws of gravity politically and economically. as you know, there have been a lot of predictions over the years that the end is at hand. we go through waves of this. we're going to another cycle of this right now. this is a brilliant, determined regime -- resilient, determined regime. china is the immediate neighbor. this does inhibit their options to

so, suspending trade with the north korean capital -- and looking for condemnation at the un security council. it has the support of the u.s., but what if china, the traditional supporter of the north? it is the test of beijing. can rise above all the alliances -- alliances, and at the super regional power that it is? >> this is a man carrying away to boarding -- how to respond to the torpedo attack on one of your countries were shipped without risking escalation? here's what he plans to do. >> south korea will ban all north korean ships from its waters, the president told the nation. we will spend almost all trilling's and refer the incidents to the united nations. the warship was split in half by the force of an explosion that had it late one evening at the end of march. it has since been salvaged in two parts. and an international team including american and british experts has completed its investigation. they concluded the ship was sunk by a north korean torpedo designed to explode in the same way as this tests conducted by the australian navy. the remains of just such a torpedo

the evidence points overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a north korean submarine. there is no other plausible explanation. >> woodruff: the investigators including experts from the u.s. said a serial number linked the recovered torpedo to north korea. but a spokesman for the north's military said the evidence was fabricated. >> our korean people's army was not founded for the purpose of attacking others. we have no intention to strike others first. if the enemy is trying to deal any retaliation or punishment or if they try sanctions or a strike on us, we will answer to this with all out war. >> woodruff: despite those threats, south korea's president called for an emergency security meeting for friday. a spokesman promised quick action. >> as the could panned never chief of the south korian military and government, president lee myung-bak is resolutely determined. will soon follow up with strong measures. >> woodruff: south korea's military options could be limited by the 1953 truce that ended the korean war. it bars any unilateral military strike. but the seoul g

it does not mean that we will hang the north koreans out to dry. i think the chinese have been fairly explicit, going back to as early as the mid-1980s for where there is a defense commitment under certain circumstances under where north korea is attacked, but certainly not beyond that. i would agree with jack. to some extent, the new aid packages from china have given north korea a get out of jail free cards to an extent. again, coming back to what i said, is there something the chinese think they know? i guess the best sicase scenario is that there's still a belief in significant quarters of china, that after a long period of time, particularly after kim jong il is gone, north korea cannot define the laws of gravity politically and economically. as you know, there have been a lot of predictions over the years that the end is at hand. we go through waves of this. we're going to another cycle of this right now. this is a brilliant, determined regime -- resilient, determined regime. china is the immediate neighbor. this does inhibit their options to

they concluded the sec was shot by a north korean torpedo -- the ship was sunk by a north korean torpedo. military retaliation was never an option for the government because of the obvious risk, but the response it has decided on, will have an impact. trade between the two halves still makes up a sizable chunk of north korea's economy. speaking on a visit to beijing, hillary clinton said america is standing behind its south korean allies. >> our support for south korea's defense is unequivocal. president obama directed his military commanders to coordinate with their korean counterparts to ensure readiness and deter future aggression. >> the evidence of the involvement in the sinking of this ship will be taken to the un security council. america and south korea are looking for china's backing for tough action. >> good to have you with us. still to come, why thousands of people will descend on london for the chelsea flower show. japan is known for its high- speed trains but one of the most spectacular as a top speed of only 20 kilometers per hour. >> it may be slow compared to the bullet

the average north korean child is about -- the average north korean 8-year-old is about 12 pounds lighternd 7 inches shorter than the average south korean child. so it really is quite a terrible state of affairs. the regime manages to survive this way because its people really have no say in the really have no say in the future. host: what does pyong yang look like? guest: it is quite well laid out. it is what you would expect to see in a communist capital -- wide thoroughfares. when you look at the people on the streets, you see things you don't expect to see. for example, you will see very old public telephones with people lined up for 20 in a row clearly trying to make their only phone call of the day. very few cars on the street. very little street traffic despite the wide thoroughfares. this is a country where people do not have cell phones. people don't have telephones in their houses. if they are lucky enough to have a televvsion set, it has two channels i which are both north korean government channels. the irony of this is that north korea sits right next to south korea which is

this includes any north korean ships from south korean waters. there are some signs china may exert new pressure. the u.s. will join an anti- summary of excise -- anti- submarine exercise. >> how to respond without risking further escalation. here is what he plans to do. >> south korea will ban all north korean ships from its waters. we will suspend all trade links and refer incidents to the u. n. the warship was split in half by an explosion that hit without warning at the end of march. it has been salvaged in two parts and an international team has completed the investigation. they concluded the ship was sunk by a north korean torpedo it designed to explode in the same way as this test conducted by the australian navy. remains were found close to the wreckage. military retaliation was never an option because of the obvious risk, but the response it has decided on, cutting trade links and banning ships, will have an impact. trade between the two halves still makes up a sizable chunk of north korea's economy. >> speaking on a visit to beijing, hi

is it, since the korean war. and north korea is ready now for trilateral negotiations on a peace treaty with south korea would be a part which it wasn't before so that's where they have been pushing the u.s. we have been balking at this for various reasons. south korea doesn't want it and the american military doesn't want it. but in terms of getting out of this present crisis we need to concentrate on the need for negotiations on the peace treaty. that will then bring into play the question of the armistace. >> woodruff: help us understand the distinction between the armistace. >> i think sig has out the cart before the hours. the armi stace is the prelude to the peace treaty. the reason the korean war was never concluded of a formal peace treaty this reason. they were never able to get past many of the disagreements that lead to areas of endless talk and fighting. therefore an armi stace was put in place to at least stop the conflict. it was successful. look how prosperous south korea has been. everybody wants a peace tr

it is more than the question of north korean nuclear issue, but of north korea itself. where it perceives as a political and military system. what the dangers and risks are of this extraordinary, and very self-referential entity. it occurs in the aftermath of the investigation. we will await word on findings. we also have kim jong-il's and certain health, the leadership succession, the key to economic needs, and not least it's determined pursuit of the nuclear weapons capability -- ones reinforced and not undermined by its most recent statements, especially on april 21. if i can give their quotation " the nuclear task, by this at the state of nuclear and balance in northeast asia where nuclear weapons and umbrellas were packed, and where only the dorj remained as a nuclear backings and was brought to an end. the nuclear deterrence provided by the position, the danger of outbreak of war has noticeably been reduced. this is precisely the effort made on the crest is to remove the nuclear states not through words only, but by deterring the u.s. nuclear weapons with our nucl

leader on behalf of the north koreans to establish a trilateral context for negotiations. dong was carrying some of north korea's water. it is discussed with the secretary when he visited beijing in september 1993, followed in a matter of weeks by the bombing in burma. intended to bring is more hopeful expectation to an end. the story has been repeated in one version or another many times. so, i don't want to dwell on this history, too much, but it does suggest to me that history and geography -- the understanding between the u.s. and china continue to limit possibilities for more meaningful movement, a least in the near to midterm, in pursuit of shared goals. there is to be sure cigna began debate in china. it comes and goes. it is certainly the atmosphere in which barry sharp views of north korea can be expressed contents to be a function partly of north korean behavior. in the the immediate aftermath of both tests, the political environment that beijing is more conducive to openly express anger and frustration at the n

. >>> american officials say north korean leader kim jong il was behind the sinking of a south korean naval ship. it may stir tensions where the north have threatened war if there is any retribution. more on how the u.s. is trying to sort out the diplomatic danger. >>> a new york times report takes the blame a step further citing senior american officials who say the torpedo launch that sunk a south korean naval ship must have been authorized by kim jong il. one told the paper it's not an established fact but rather based on what the u.s. knows about how north korea and its military work. one expert i spoke with agrees. >> it would be entirely consistent for kim jongil to take this provocative behavior to show he's still in charge in north cree a. it's one of the reasons why the continuing existence of his regime is a threat to international peace and security. >> south korea announced it will take the case of its sunken naval ship not u.n. security council to get sanctions against north korea but they are unlikely to have much effect unless china is on board. secretary of state hilla

north. earlier today, the south korean president addressed the nation and he announced that north korean vessels will belocked from south korean waters. he announced, also, the resumption of radio broadcast into the north, and he announced that cooperative activity with north korea is meaningless. importantly, he recognized that now is the time for the north korean regime to change. seoul is coming to grips with years of a failed sunshine policy of previous administrations that hoped against hope that north korea could be dealt with as a normal state. in tokyo, the attack is offering claty about the role of u.s. forces in the region. largely because of north korea's provocation, japan's new government seems poised to accept a relocation of u.s. forces on okinawa. this just isn't an issue for north korea and japan. the u.s. provides breathing space for others in the region including south korea, which has been alarmed by the dispute. this crisis is also offering clarity about beijing's role in northeast asia and beyond. because despite an international investigation, which included cooperation fr

last week the south charged one of its warships was sunk by a north korean torpedo in march. later raised from the sea. north korea's state media said today's announcement was, quote, the first phase, and it warned the south is courting larger trouble. >>. >> south korean puppet army gangs have been recently trespassing our territorial waters without restraint. should the south intrude more, the north will put into force practical military measures to defend its waters. the south side will be held fully accountable for all the consequences. >> sreenivasan: north korea also said its military is bracing for a sacred war but the south said it had no indication of any unusual activity along the border. some 28,000 american troops are deployed in south korea. the u.s. military commander for the middle east has authorized new covert operations across the region. the "new york times" reported today general david petraeus signed a secret order last fall. it called for missions in iran, yemen, and elsewhere. the report said the order covers surveillance and support for local forces. i

security council, suspended trade and ban north korean ships from passing through its waters. he south blamed the north for a surprise torpedo attack that killed 46 sailors. the white house says president obama fully supports south korea. >>> iran's top spy chief insists three jailed americans are spies. but he says he's open to a prisoner swap. shane bauer, sarah shourd and joshua fattal were arrested in july while hiking along the iran/iraq border. intelligence minister is quoted saying it is obvious the three are spies. the united states denies that accusation. the mothers of the three prisoners returned to the united states after visiting their loved ones in iran. >>> what are your kids plans for the summer? one option that may not be available is summer school. a third of school systems surveyed plan on ditching summer school because of budget cuts. some educators concerned about that trend because they say it could widen the chiefment gap between poor and wealthier students. >>> gasoline prices are on the decline, the average price has dropped nearly ten cents in the last

south korea are planning two major military exercises off the korean peninsula in response to a north korean torpedo attack in march that sunk a south korean war ship and killed 46 sailors. >> we'll be looking at the implications of this and making clear to north korea that these kinds of unwarranted steps will have consequences. >> reporter: piong yang denies involvement in the attack but recovered torpedo fragments came from a north korean submarine. >> i fully share the widespread condemnation of the incident. >> reporter: moon says he expects the security council to take prompt action that is appropriate to the gravity of the situation. south korea calling for more international sanctions from the u.n. and has cut off trade and shipping lines to the communist north. >> north korea will pay a price that corresponds to its provocative acts r accounts. >> reporter: traveling in china, secretary of state hillary clinton offered full u.s. su. >> reporter: president obama -- to insure readiness and deter future aggression. >> reporter: secretary clinton is expected in south korea wednesday. sh

the ledger rent and provocation -- this is a highly precarious situation that the north koreans have caused in other regions. >> today the south suspended trade with north korea appeared last week it accused the north of torpedoing and sinking one of the ship and dr. prius said that was -- accusation was tantamount to a declaration of war. secretary clinton will visit south korea coming up wednesday. >>> residents in south dakota are checking the damage after a series of tornadoes ripped across the state. in one. a twister knocked down power lines and destroyed homes and farm buildings. officials say multiple tornadoes touched down saturday night in the north-central part of that state. >>> some scary sights and sounds out of russia. this bridge was shut down after -- look at that -- it started swaying dangerously. cars were not actually travelling across it when the movement started. it is still not clear what is making the bridge roll and pitch. can you imagine? >> i am surprised it has not snapped. it is scary sitting on the key bridge in high traffic and you stop because of a ligh

the last two weeks has shown with the north korean attack on the south koreanship and the iran-turkeyf which we're losing sway in the world. >> chris: thank you, panel. see you next week. don't forget to check out the latest edition of panel plus, where our group here continues the discussion on our website, foxnewssunday.com. we promise we'll post the video before noon eastern time. time now for comments you posted to our blog wallace watch about our interview with former first lady laura bush last week. dee springer sent this -- >> chris: as for mrs. bush's complaints about the media bias, lucille from texas writes -- please keep your comments coming. you can find us at foxnewssunday.com. up next, a power mayor of the week. ♪ [ male announcer ] we call it the american renewal. because we believe in the strength of american businesses. ♪ ge capital understands what small businesses need to grow and create jobs. today, over 300,000 businesses rely on ge capital for the critical financing they need to help get our economy back on track. the american renewal is happening right now. ♪ ♪

. >> this is a highly precarious situation that north koreans have caused in the region. >> the white house issued a statement saying president obama has directed his military commanders to work closely with south korea to "ensure readiness and to deter future aggression." the united nations secretary general said today he expects measures appropriate to the gravity of the situation will be taken by the security council. >>> a dundalk bar owner is shot dead outside of his own business. tonight his friends want answers. the latest on that investigation. and, sugary drinks are not just bad for your teeth. in tonight's "health alert," why sugar may also raise your blood pressure. blue, it's smooth-sailing. why both sales are up for the first time since 2007. >>> currently at northeast middle school it's 75 muggy degrees. wyett has the complete forecast coming up. >>> home sales jumped 7.6% last month. the federal government provided a big boost to spring sales offering first-time buyers a attacks credit of up to $8,000 while homeowners looking to upgrade could qualify for a credit of up

a north korean to rietorpedo sae ship.says it will respond to any punishment with all-out war. >>> astronauts from the space shuttle will have another job to complete before they leave the international space station. today they will finish installing new batteries. earlier this week they installed a new russian-built compartment. they will undock from the space station on sunday. >>> the drive to work in the district could get a lot more expensive. the city wants to make money off of thousands of people traveling in and out of the area every day. pamela brown is live in rockville with why this could be a tough sell. good morning. >> good morning. that's right. if you commute into the district, d.c. officials want to tax your income. this commuter tax would make up for the cost of providing city services to half a million daily commuters. they believe it would bring $500 million a year to the d.c. treasury. it would also be a big blow to maryland and virginia. a council member who supports the measure admits it would put m

tensions deepened today on the korean peninsula as south korea accused north korea of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship, killing 46 sailors, and the countries worst military disasters since the korean war. president lee myung-bak promised a " stern action." north korea called the result of fabrication, and warned that any retaliation would trigger war. mexico's president felipe calderon is taking his case for a fair and orderly overhaul of u.s. immigration policy to the people who can do something about it, members of congress. one day after meetings with president obama, he addresses a joint meeting of congress, where he is expected to push for immigration changes and tied to economic priorities linking the u.s. and mexico. the speech will be live around 11:00 a.m. on c-span radio and television. finally, for the second time in two days, pakistan is blocking access to a social networking site. after dropping the hammer on facebook yesterday, it is doing the same to youtube to the pakistani government accuses youtube of "sacrilegious contents." its complaint about facebook was

south korea, secretary clinton called for a global response to the sinking of a south korean warship blamed on north korea. clinton met with south korean president lee myung-bak. she said the u.s. fully supports hi move to stop all trade with the north. >> the international , independent investigation was objective. the evidence overwhelming, the conclusion inescapable this was an unacceptable provocation by north korea, and the international community has a responsibility and a duty to respond. >> north korea despise it torpedoed the warship. yesterday it cut all ties with the south and today a top north korean general warned his country will answer any provocation with all-out war. the space shuttle "atlantis" returned to earth dade for the last time. the touch-down ended a 25-year career with a perfect landing on runway 33 at kennedy space center in florida. the final trip was a 12-day mission to the international space station. only two more shuttle missions are scheduled by "endeavour" and "discovery" before the program ends. longtime tv variety host art linkletter died today. his family said h

. >> two new surveillance videos further link a pakistani born north korean the failed car bombing ine square. one video shows faisal shahzad walking away from the smoking car. the other one shows him buying fireworks at a store in pennsylvania. investigators say he began preparing the attack almost immediately after returning from pakistan. they say they have not found a wider link to terror groups. and say several arrests in pakistan during the past two days, are not related. >> well, roaring engines, busy streets, and lots of money. coming to the city of baltimore. >> create city is preparing for the 2011 grand prix. karen parks live along the projected race course at the inner harbour with the latest. this is exciting. >> quite exciting. it looks like this. steady traffic and this time of the night. pretty quiet. but for three days, in august o 2011, all of this will change. >> i cannot wait to see the checkered flags. >> what once was a dream. now is a reality. the baltimore grand prix hit charm city streets august of 2011. the race is expected to generate 2000 jobs. $250 million

that's kind of the north korean approach to defend. we don't have an approach to defense.sh administration and the obama administration's philosophies will defend ourselves and the rest of you in the air, you are on your own. it's a bit like is in the cold war when the russians have all those bombers that were designed to come over here and bombed our industry. it's a bit like the u.s. government and dwight eisenhower and john f. kennedy turning to the air, same to u.s. steel, the ceo of u.s. steel, you have all those steel plants in pittsburgh and in a war, the russian bombers are going to come and amen. so the u.s. steel? he went to go out and buy some their defense. that's not what they said. that's not what eisenhower and kennedy said here today said the united states government will defend against the russian pack. but today, we're being told, we are on our own. we have to defend against cyberwar, cyberespionage, cybercrime, not good. so the arguments we make in the book are we need a defense strategy for the whole of our country. and that defense strategy has to be p

cut off trade relations with the south today and south korea's president is vowing to make the north koreans pay a price for the attack. that killed 46 sailors. the u.n. sanctions are also expected. the crew aboard the space shuttle atlantis is getting ready to come on home. conducting one last orbiter today after they undocked from the international space station on sunday. the shuttle is scheduled to land on wednesday morning at the kennedy space center. atlantis will have logged on more than 120 million miles when they touch down. >>> officials with the coast guard, the air force, and nasa came together today to talk about the latest in search and rescue technology. nasa has developed a new tech tool that can locate stress almost anywhere in the world right away. voters are encouraged to paint the personal locator beacon that can notify the search and rescue team within minutes of the dangerous situations on the water. >> we're going back to topper who is hanging out at the museum. there yeah. >> taking in the sights. you got new technology to talk about? >> yeah, i'm watching you. i see

that is kind of the north korean approach to defense but we don't have an approach to defense. unfortunately, the bush administration and the obama administration's philosophy is we will defend ourselves and the rest of you in the private sector you are on your own. it is a bit like, in in the cold war when the russians have all of those bombers that were designed to come over here and bomb our industry, it is a bit like the u.s. government in dwight eisenhower and john kennedy turning to the private sector saying to u.s. steel, the ceo of u.s. steel, you have all the steel plants in pittsburgh, and in aboard the russian bombers are going to come and bomb them. so u.s. steel, you ought to go out and buy some air defense. that is not what they said. they said the united states government will defend against a russian attack. but today, we are being told we are on our own. we have to defend against cyberwar, cyberespionage, cybercrime. not good. the arguments we make in the book are, we need a defense strategy for the whole of our country. and that defense strategy has to be part

secretary of state to hillary clinton has warned that north korea must face international consequences over the sinking of a south koreanarship in march. despite p'yongyang's denials, the torpedoed ship was overwhelming. >> this was the start of a tour to try to find unity over north korea. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was all smiles as she landed in tokyo. japan was already clear it was ready to stand at america's side. both condemned the sinking of the south korean warship. and >> we agree that we must stop this provocative behavior, hauled the aggressive belligerent toward its neighbors, and take steps towards fulfilling its the denuclearization commitments. >> it was patrolling the disputed maritime border in the yellow sea. a torpedo on the c4 match those used by north korea. -- on the seafloor matched those used by north korea. and >> let me be clear, this cannot be and will not be business as usual. there must be an international, not just a regional, but an international response. >> ready support from japan's government was found. but china could be more of a challenge. and china's agreement is criti

secretary clinton says the north koreans cannot be allowed to get away with this active aggression. >ose three american hikers jailed in iran are on their way home to the u.s. after visiting them for the first time since their capture. good morning, ali. >> reporter: good morning, that's right the mothers of the three hikers left late last night back to the united states. unfortunately, not securing the release of their children. but there was a positive sign. today two iranians who were held in iraq by u.s. troops were freed. i asked the lawyers of the three hikers if this would affect their case, he said this could only help. but on the negative side, the lawyer told me that the investigation into their case was almost over and they will most certainly be facing trial. >>> this is a remarkable story, a 13-year-old boy has become the youngest to climb mt. everest. jordan romero hiked with his father and has called home from 29,000 feet above sea level. the youngest ever climber before him was a 16-year-old from ne l nepal. he plans on climbing all the highest peaks of the seven conti

this morning hillary clinton says the north koreans have created a highly precarious situation. >> we asked north core reas to stop its behavior, halt its policy of threats and take irreversible steps. >> north korea deny it is sank the ship. earlier this morning the white house said u.s.'s support is unequivoc unequivocal. >> there is new hope for three americans being held in iran. officials in tehran are signaling a possible prisoner swap. meanwhile the mothers are back home after a brief visit. elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: they had hoped to secure the release of their children. but the mothers of sarah shroud, shane bauer and josh fattal instead returned to the u.s. this weekend empty handed. >> the pain we felt at having to leave tehran without our children is almost more than we can bear. >> it was thursday when with state television cameras rolling, iranian authorities pulled the three hirks from their jail cells for a very public reunion with their mothers. >> shane and josh are in the room together, but i'm alone and that's the most difficult thing for me. >> reporte

one summer day in 2002, three north korean refugees jumped over the koupbs hrat wall -- consolate wall seeking asylum. allison quickly became instrumental in communicating with the refugees, authorities and the chinese and the south korean government. by playing a key role in supporting negotiations with the refugees and government officials, she helped enable the asylum seekers to reach freedom in south korea. at the time of the incident she was only 28 years old. the fifth and final story i want to share today is about the winner of the 2002 service to america medal for justice and law enforcement. special agent robert rutherford won it for his work at the u.s. customs service, which has since been renamed the u.s. customs and border protection. robert served as the group supervisor for the customs service air and marine investigations group in miami. his primary job is to keep illegal drugs from reaching american shores. starting in 1999, robert began noticing a sharp rise in the amount of cocaine and other narcotics being smuggled in the country from haiti which was contributing to

the chinese told me that china had realized it didn't have the wherewithal to throw money at the north koreanblem. they couldn't resolve it that way. even after what we had gone through in recent years that is still the case. >> let me try the first one. i have some reluctance to are you in favor of government involvement because that is loosely translated into some form of industrial policy and i think the netted states is uniquely equipped to conduct the rational industrial policy. we have a system of government aimed at helping the losers, not promoting the winners. the moment government gets involved it is always trying to stop the normal market adjustments in some industry that has been adversely affected light clothing or shoes or the more popular ones where we have a lot of trades. the truth is we have to stay through the natural economic policies from the government perspective. if you have a government that promoted savings, in this case reducing government savings and didn't interfere in the exchange-rate we could get a competitive environment where it would pay for exporters to foc

north korean style but. in separate isn't going to vote. hands up who has not registered. that's absolutely fantastic because one of the most exciting things that has happened in this election campaign is that more and more first-time voters, more and more young people who are being turned off for years from the traditional old tire politics of the past are getting engaged, getting registered. you are saying that this is your election as much as anybody else's and i think that's absolutely wonderful. this election is one of those where opportunities for making do something seriously different but we can only do things if you assert your rights to have your say about your country and about your future but the fact that you're going to vote at all a bit is on a full demonstration of something which i don't think can be reversed is that this election has come to life engage people in excited people and that's exactly, exactly what we needed. of the hemorrhaging of political trust in the very foundations of our democracy in the wake of this. i want to talk a minute about a cou

warns north korea the torpedo attack that sunk a south korean ship will not go unanswered.fter weeks of violent protest against his rule, the they prime minister -- the thai prime minister says his country is calm. welcome to "bbc world news." coming up later, a former rebel leader is sworn in as president of southern sudan. is independence the next step? an the family feud that ended in tragedy. a british couple and their daughter shot dead in pakistan.u >> hello. as another turbulent week in europe ends, the financial markets have been on a roller coaster ride, driven down by fears of a repeat of the greek crisis, held up by any piece of good news. the bailout fund, nearly $1 trillion of it. the markets have been unconvinced. ministers have tried to address that bicepping the need for sanctions against countries that run up too much debt. this was just what germany wanted so parliament in berlin has approved the german contribution to the rescue package. the bbc's economic editor stephanie flanders reports from brussels. >> it was the great symbol of european unity. now t

on the recently completed north korean meeting, are you getting a sense that the chinese are getting closer seeing the u.s. argument that north korea as it is a is a strategic threat to china or are they still trying to keep it going? in that regard, as that incident has shown, regardless of who is at fault, it seems to have started a more considered discussion about the level of u.s.-south korean intelligence sharing and all of that sort of thing. do you think it is correct to be thinking about enhanced u.s. relationship with south korea in the military and strategic sphere of leveraging that on chinese progress and to see our point of view on north korea or is that -- and i mixing apples and oranges? thank you. >> let me begin with a few general observations. first, i will let the chinese speak for themselves in terms of their own opinion on the matter. i am sure the bill have their own opinions. there is a strong understanding that stability in the region is in the interest of all of the neighbors. aspects of north korea's behavior, particularly their nuclear activities, is a threa

warning north korea the torpedo attack that sunk a south korean ship will not go unanswered. the thai prime minister insists his country is calm but admits it faces huge challenges. welcome to bbc news broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america. also around the globe, coming up later for you, a former rebel leader is sworn in as president of southern sudan. is innocence the next step? and the family feud that ended in tragedy, a british couple and their daughter are shot dead in pakistan. hello, another turbulent week in europe ends, the financial markets and single currency have been on a roller coaster ride driven down by fears of a repeat of the greek debt crisis and held up by good news. despite the bailout fund, nearly $1 trillion of it, the markets have been unconvinced. so ministers have tried to address that by accepting the need for sanctions against countries that run up too much debt. this is what germany wanted and parliament in berlin has approved the german contribution to the rescue package. ben shore reports. >> the shock waves from athens are being felt in be

. >>> there is word that north korean leader kim jong-il is in beijing for secret talks. to get additional economic aid from the chinese. now, that's in exchange for restarting international nuclear negotiations sponsored by china. north korea quit the talks about a year ago and then conducted a nuclear test that led to tighter u.n. sanctions. >>> and it's been slow going for financial reform, but there is new evidence that the legislation is moving forward, inch by inch. top senators on the banking committee released details of a bipartisan deal on how to unwind those big financial firms considered too big to fail. democrats are officially dropping a proposed tax on banks for a fund designed to help take down failing banks. i know the big question, wolf, that we all have is, when will we see this in final form. and hopefully it will come soon. we all want to know the details. >> usually works slower, then faster. thanks very much, alina. >>> a veteran lawmaker of a key committee is now calling it quits. what does david obey's retirement mean for fellow democrats and for

effectless and ideologically manipulated talk shop that expands most of its energy not under a north korean gulag or the genocide in sudan or oppression in burma or the brutal dictatorship in cuba and the beatings of the peaceful ladies in white. oh, no, they spend their time attacking the democratic jewish state of israel. in this environment the need for a cohesive, energetic, multilateral voice that truly stands for and defends political freedom and fundamental human rights is greater than ever. this is where the community of democracies can step in and fill that need. the permanent secretariat of the community of democracies began operatinging just in january of 2009 and is located where the community issued its founding declaration, in warsaw, poland. we continue to be grateful to the government and the people of poland for hosting the secretariat and for their living witness to the democratic ideals, ideals nurtured even during their trying experiences of communism and soviet domination in the 20th century. i also want to express my appreciation to the government of lithuania for its