>> the north korean are not rich, but they don't seem to be starving either. i came across young women wearing fashionable clothing. even people in some of the cities are using mobile phones. i was surprised to see many north koreans riding bicycles, from children to seniors. but in the countryside, roads are not well maintained. we once encountered a car that runs on burning charcoal. rural areas seem to be lagging behind economically. >> now, north korea, of course, has very tight media restrictions. how did that affect your coverage? >> i was surprised that north korea officials didn't stop us from shooting images or interviews. our camera crews captured almost anything with the exception of military facilities. but that doesn't mean we were able to go wherever we wanted. we were not free to strike out on our own. north korea officials worked out our schedule and route beforehand. we had to follow the instructions. so while our crew had more freedom than usual, we still faced tight restrictions. >> do you think kim jong-un's regime will open up north korea?

i was surprised to see many north koreans riding bicycles from children to seniors. but, in the countryside, roads are not well maintained. we once encountered a car that runs on burning charcoal. areas seem to be behind economically. >> north korea of course has very tight media restrictions. how did that affect your coverage? >> i was surprised that north korean officials seldom stopped us from shooting images or interviews. our cameras could capture almost anything with the exception of military facilities. but that doesn't mean we were able to go wherever we wanted. we were not free to streike out on our own. north korean officials, worked out our schedule and route beforehand. we had to follow instructions. so, while our crew had more freedom, than usual. we still faced tegt ight restrictions. >> do you think the regime will open north korea. >> the country has changed little by little since kim took power last december. there is possibility north korea leaders are trying to show they are making reforms. but as far as i can tell, they are not breaking from their

a north korean official first mentioned the issue as the remains in march. negotiations between north korea and the united states and south korea have been tense recently. that's one reason why north korea is eyeing improvement over tying with japan, i think. >> what can you done to ensure that high-level talks move smoothly. >> resolving the issue -- there remain a wide gap between two countries. the biggest outstanding problem, but the late kim jong-il insisted the issue had already been resolved. it's unknown whether his successor will aim for an overall resolution of the issue. whey anyone interesting are the moving that took place just as bilateral talks were to begin. first north korea allowed a group of families and journalists into the country and then proposed a joint investigation into look into the grave sites. the remains of the japanese is an important task that has to be resolved. once the investigation begins, a certainly amount of money will flow, it will help the economy and boost employment. i think north korea will put more private on the r

the result of all of this is that many north korean orphans are left in china. worse yet, they are stateless. they are without identification. estimates show that thousands of children are left stateless in the border region between north korea and china and there they suffer. if they are sent back to north korea, they suffer unimaginably. mr. speaker, this is why we need to pass this legislation. this bill is a good first step in responding to this human rights crisis. specifically this bill would have the state department develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from north korea. while many american families would welcome the opportunity to adopt a north korean orphan, many hurdles remain. for example, children must certify that they have lost their parents or legal guardians and that they have absolutely no one to rely on. a child orphaned in north korea would have a very hard time proving that attestation. most of these children have great difficulty proving this to their own understanding and they have no death certificate of parents, many have no

moving on to someone else with a poisonous missile, here's north korean dictator kim jong-un! when the official north korean news agency announced the opening of the amusement park, everyone in north korea said the same thing-- "what's amusement?" by the way, "fun park" is also the name of the guy who owns the place.

eleven billion dollars that most of which dates back to soviet times in return gets to invest in north korean energy health care and education bush is also interested in building a gas pipeline to energy hungry south korea for the north however the multi-billion dollar projects unlikely to take off all the north and south all still officially at war that's the latest we'll have closing figures from moscow for you next thank you thank you see you then. the headlines just a second then we'll step aside for our scrutiny of you with mr jesse venture. the be. the be. wealthy british style. type of a platinum. type. markets why not just come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy which makes cars or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. cool. like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about them it's about me to. me man brown got to see. some. missing. and geez. needed. now. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will n

billion dollars that most of which dates back to the soviet union in return gets to invest in north korean energy and health care well she also wants to build a huge gas plant to energy hungry cells career avoid the north for the multi-billion dollar project is unlikely to take off all the north and south are officially still at war that's the latest will of most or for next term. and just interview with jesse ventura former professional wrestler a navy seal the next governor of minnesota is coming up right after the headlines. wealthy british style. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into a report. like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many that's not just about the for them it's about me to. me man brad. got to show. some. santa. and jesus. needed. and now he. says this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off like a light switch. there are many ways to go nuts. if you

billion dollars that most of which dates back to soviet times in return moscow gets to invest in north korean energy and health care well she also wants to build a gas pipe to energy hungry cells career for the north her for the multi-billion dollar project is unlikely to take off for the north themselves or officially still war that's the latest will of more stories for you next hour daniel thanks a lot more will be closer to washington and the latest edition of the capital account with laura lister that will be right after the headlines in about five minutes from now. like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about them it's about me to. me man brad. got to show. it's. needed. now. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off like a light sleep. there are many ways to go nuts. if you haven't got enough not to be really rich and famous. you can snatch some nuts from the forest squirrels. when getting to the top is too much to fight full. back to basics. on. morning new

eleven billion dollars did most of which they spoke to soviet times in return gets to invest in north korean energy health care and education process also interested in building a gas pipeline to energy hungry south korea was a north of the multi-billion dollar projects on like you to take off while the north and south or officially still war so even in the world's most lucrative state rory business opportunities can be found some things never cease to amaze daniel thanks so much. for the headlines in just a sec. like millions of americans i was thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about there it's about me to. me man brown. had to share. some. people say i. need it. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off like a light sleep. there are many ways to go nuts. if you haven't got enough not to be really rich and famous. you can snatch some nuts from the forest squirrels. when getting to the top is too much to fight full. back to basics. if. a. wealthy british style sun. rises.

eleven billion dollars debt most of which dates back to soviet times in return gets to invest in north korean energy health care and education but she's also interested in building a gas pipeline to energy hungry south korea via the north however the multi-billion dollar project is unlikely to take off while the north officially still at war has the latest with more stories for you next thanks very much anya will see you then buy back with the headlines and then i'll step aside for mr max keiser and the counterpoint. thank you. like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many that's not just about them it's about me to. me ma'am. ya gotta show. up. and say oh. geez. need it. now. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off like a light slave. is eve it's. easy to. see. download the official location so far choose your language stream quality and enjoy your favorites from alzheimer's t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. all you need is your mobile device. still to watch are to any time any

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an official says the warningvy has fired shots toward north korean boats that crossed the area.ed no one was injured. the apple iphone 5 hits stores today. >> with samsung may be ready to with another lawsuit. let's go to bloomberg york cityrs in new for linda bell. the wait is over for the iphone 5. it's already in the hands of fans in sydney and hong kong. apple generates two thirds of its profits from the iphone. sun is looking to crashed the party. samsung makes use apple of patent infringement lawsuit over the new iphone. case may not go to trial until 2014, so don't worry. not likely to affect the availability. timeican airlines, its on- has tumbled to 54%, on a pilot shortage and increasing.issues baltimore washington pace toional is on the busiestitle as the d.c. baltimore area this year. a spokesperson attributes this to record trafficke passengers] record passenger traffic. back to you. >> thank you. robin roberts is recovering this following her bone marrow transplant. the surgery was to treat a rare disorder. some friends came over from the to visit after the will be all

last year the north korean authorities discovered some remains of japanese people who di died in world war ii. an excavation covered the remains of one person. a coinated 1941 was also unearthed. masaki is convinced that there are more japanese remains here. >> translator: i waited for this opportunity for a long time. my wish has finally been fulfilled. we will remember the victims and offer prayers for them. i pray that you all may rest in peace. japanese -- could hardly take anything with them. about 20,000 are believed to still be buried in north korea. some japanese families want to visit the site and repatriate the remains of their relatives. yashushi is 80 now, he and his family returned to japan from north korea when the soviets invaded. caramula was 13 years old. his father was drafted into the imperial army and was never seen again. >> malnutrition killed his sister when she was 1. >> i vividly remember my sister being incredibly hungry, he was starving, for 67 years she's been buried in north korea, during the severe cold, no one comes to visit her, she must have been weepin

also reunited with his north korean wife and children who he claims want to stay in north korea.o way to know if that's true, but his family's presence in pyongyang is likely a reason the former chef is nothing negative. he says kim jong-un organized a part for him but he doesn't quite remember how it ended after having a few drinks. he does remember, though, that the north korean leader invited him back whenever he wants, claiming that kind of invitation from pyongyang is unprecedented. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> the most famous musician you've never heard of until now. ♪ >> he has taken over italy's music scene with more than 12 number one albums and now bringing his upbeat rhythms to the united states. he'll be with us after the break. >>> welcome back to "newsroom international." i'm michael holms. my next guest is a musician who has taken italy by storm. he has more than a dozen number one albums, more twitter followers than the pope and he's one of italy's very first rappers. have a listen. ♪ ♪ >> catchy stuff, isn't it? lorenzo jovanotti join me from new york. >> hell

korean peninsula. before the war ended, he lived in what is now north korea. he's visiting a district with a detention center known for its inhumane conditions. i'm in a corn field about a five-hour drive from pyongyang. last year, the north korean authorities discovered some remains of japanese people who died around the end of world war ii. an excavation uncovered the remains of at least one person. a coin dated 1941 was also unearthed. masaki is convinced there are more japanese remains here. >> translator: i waited for this opportunity for a long time. my wish has finally been fulfilled. we will remember the victims and offer prayers for them. i pray that you all may rest in peace. >> reporter: japanese from the korean peninsula around the end of the war could hardly take anything with them. about 20,000 are believed to still be buried in north korea. some japanese families want to visit the site and repatriate the remains of their relatives. yasushi wamura is 80 now. he and his family returned to japan from north korea when the soviets invaded. kawamura w

north korean state-run media discussed the abductions on monday last week. the day marked ten years since the north admitted to abducting japanese citizens. the media said the issue has already been resolved and the latest commentary makes no mention of the abductions. >>> research indicates 100,000 people in japan face identity gender disorder, or gid. they have the mind of a woman in the body of a man or vice versa. many children in adolescence with mismatched gender struggle at school where activities are often divided by gender. most schools haven't fully recognized the situation. but the courage of one teenage boy convinced his school to change its attitude. nhk world's mayuki takoi has more. >> reporter: he may look like a typical high school boy, but physically he's female. >> translator: i attend physical training classes as a boy, and i use men's toilets. there's been no trouble so far. >> reporter: at his school on the outskirts of tokyo, everybody treats him as a boy. takamasa has come out about his gender to teachers and friends. born as a girl, t

. >>> europe's first north korean restaurant has closed after just eight months. a dispute between it's dutch emowner and it's employees -- the manager of the restaurant closed it earlier this month. he said he called police when staff tried to steal restaurant property last month. employees responded by trying to sue him over wages. the manager said he opened the restaurant to promote cultural experience but now he says that his workers were just using him to get visas, he says it's the last time he'll do business with north korea. >>> volunteer firemen from the evacuated district can't wait to return and get back on the job. but the evacuation order is still under veskt. however when the firefighters do return, they will be prepared. here's the story. >> reporter: as dawn breaks over the city, firefighters from nearby odaka practice one final time. they are about to take part in a skims competition in fukushima. he operates the water pump and he also directs the other members seeing to it that they could have -- >> reporter: onadao goes the extra mile not just f

says it is designed to contain the north korean missile threat, but beijing may not see it like that. china has sent six surveillance ships to the disputed islands. for now, neither beijing are tokyo appears willing to back down. the worry is a miscalculation by either country could further raised tensions. >> one more note regarding china. president obama filed a complaint against beijing and the world trade organization over what the u.s. says are illegal subsidies. he made that announcement at a campaign speech in ohio after mitt romney accused him of being too soft and china's economic policy. china hit back by launching its own back, challenging u.s. duties on billions of dollars of chinese goods. still to come on tonight's program, the right royal battle in court. lawyers for the duke and duchess of cambridge want the french authorities to stop their magazine publishing intimate photos of kate. spain's two biggest cities have had disruptions of transport services. subway workers went on strike in madrid and barcelona. hundreds of city services were canceled. welcome thisnoisy mo

further north korea long ago there was a korean woman the north korean woman who. call for memories she sure had a baby and she was busy on farmville feeding her virtual baby. virtual baby and growing virtual vegetables forgot to feed her analog baby in the real world and the baby died that's really horrible if that's the case if that's true or not remember the source so the thing i think is you know we're going into virtual slavery but it has real world cons are just as funny as guys are growing virtue of us both are by and reversible will enable him to follow your line of thinking if in fact someone was so addicted to farmville that they neglected their child at least in this case if you're addicted to virtual farming you're receiving food so you have the sustenance coming to you so you can feed your kids in case you should be able to go to the grocery store and i think this is going to virtual wal-mart's buying virtual gem of food they should do well that would really go along with your back story which we have barely any time for but i want to mention it becaus

dollar debt most of which dates back to the soviet times in return law school be able to invest in north korean projects in the energy and health care sector also russia showed an interest in building a gas pipeline to south korea via the north however the multibillion dollar project is unlikely to take off as north and south korea korea's technically remain out you. but the russian set itself may be feeling the pinch of the downturn that's according to the international monetary fund the organization's latest outlook has a lower growth targets and the higher estimates for russia's inflation consumer prices have jumped to more than the annual target of six percent and growth remains pretty sluggish but local economists believe russia's central bank was right last week when a boosted interest rates while a regulator's old over the world did just the opposite outta no bank is going to open the direction of a increase in their interest rate which is unusual because all other great writers in degrees in the part of the hour and you play should pull this because for our country will be different pro

dollars that most of which back to the soviet times in return moscow would be able to invest in the north korean projects in the energy and educational sectors also russia showed interest in building a gas pipeline to south korea via the north but it's not clear how this multibillion dollar project is going to be executed considering that more from south korea's officially remaining out war. but russia itself may be feeling the pinch of the downturn. and that's according to the monetary fund of the organization's latest outlook has a lower growth targets and a higher estimate of inflation consumer prices have jumped more than the annual target of around six percent and growth remains pretty sluggish the local economists actually believe despite all of this that russia's central bank was right and boosting the interest rates last week even as the regulators all with the world did just the opposite ours and our bank is going opposite direction of a increase of their interest rate which is unusual because all other god is in degrees and it's a part of the hour and you play should pull this because

north korea's eleven billion dollars which goes back to the soviet union in return to invest in north korean energy and health care russia also wants to build a huge gas plant to energy hungry south korea for the north however the multi-billion dollar project is unlikely to take off while the north and cells of still at war. thank you very much indeed for that man in the business room daniel bushell now a recap of our headlines is coming up very shortly followed by a dose of no holds barred financial analysis from max kaiser stay with us for that . like millions of americans i've lost thousands of dollars in retirement funds and i haven't had as bad as many it's not just about them it's about me to. me man brown the. sun. it's a. chance. to say i. need it. now. since this is my film i get the last word this financial crisis will not be turned off like a light sleeper. hit . a. wealthy british soil some time to rise. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred global financial headlines tune into kinds a report. download the of

dollar debt most of which dates back to the soviet times in return law school be able to invest in north korean projects in the energy and health care sectors also russia showed an interest in building a gas pipeline but it's still unclear how the multimillion multibillion dollar project will take off as north and south remain technically out war but to russia itself may be feeling the pinch of the downturn that's according to the international monetary fund the organization's latest outlook has a lower growth targets and also a higher estimate of inflation consumer prices have jumped more than the annual target of around six percent. and growth remains pretty sluggish local economists though believe that russia's central bank was right and boosting the interest rates last week even as the regulators old with the world did just the opposite. out of the bag is going to open the direction of a increase in the interest rate which is unusual because all their big brother is the big reason it's a part of the you play should pull this because we're all gone through it would be different problems we h

military forces are in south korea given in response to the north korean invasion in one thousand nine hundred fifty there in japan both for the defense of japan and as part of the treaty to maintain peace and stability in asia and many of the bases in japan are also directed for a korean contingency. knew the asia pivot the obama as ration really isn't a pivot. not even a rebalancing as the obama administration claims because there's no change in forces well what we have is. seeing that they're bringing you know the u.s. navy the u.s. air force is growing exponentially over the next few years in terms of the asia pacific region and the u.s. if you look at what is and i mean we see what you do blame it to darwin it's part of the unit deployment program which is in liaison next to me where the next twenty years the next ten or twenty years this is where it's going in terms of the organization you're really very bored down in u.s. forces overall ok you have given the five hundred billion dollars and an additional five maybe i was wrong maybe that's rush on in the number having to draw do

to put a second anti missile defense radar in japan claiming it will be focused on the tearing north korean aggression or russia's already expresses concern over the latest a.m.d. plans deep inside i'm now joined by chris kanyon co-founder of space a piece well japan's strengthening of links with powerful military allies not the u.s. coincides with those aggravated tensions with china what signal is tokyo sending han. clearly the u.s. . working her. tensions in the asia pacific region. just in the past year or has announced his. u.s. military policy. where the pentagon will move sixty percent of its military forces into this region and it's not to worry about north korea surround north korea it's about surrounding china and controlling china as it will. most importantly of all you have access to resources to fuel economy this is the way that washington invasions that it's going to be able to control china's economy long term is by controlling its access to oil and other resources that it needs for its economy so this military expansion is part of that this military expansion means it lady n

missile defense radar in japan claiming it will be focusing on deterring north korean aggression but james corbett editor of the colbert report he lives in japan he thinks the whole system will be deployed for all the wrong reasons i there is going to have to be some sort of dialogue and one certainly hopes that it will come quicker because the demonstrations are starting to get out of the into china and so some real damage is being done of course not only to to japanese interests but even to owners of japanese restaurants and people who drive japanese cars in china are now being attacked in these protests and as a result we're starting to see the mirror opposite here in japan and obviously not rioting or anything of that sort but there is that an increase in the rate we nationalist riving around with their loudspeakers with their empty chinese slogans that cetera so it's definitely creating increased tensions and the only way out of this is for some sort of diplomatic breakthrough and it doesn't look like the two parties are really willing to come to the table at this point to the i

koreans don't follow immediately thank you i must admit it's also the leader of the pilots from the north koreans from the media. but i would if i was too fast and too high they can't keep. their birds flying afloat even if they aren't part of the flock they're part of our population i mean should be taken care of as much as possible. to syria now where the us has reportedly been beefing up its presence along the turkish border american officials said this week a washington is sending teams of advisers to support the anti assad fighters commenting on western nations plans to recognize the syrian rebels and most of the writer william endl says that would be a mistake given some elements within the opposition ranks. their long term agenda is introducing a. taliban like an addict who. makes a real law in syria and ending the tolerance of different religions which has been the trademark of syrian life for decades under under the old assad family. in general and there are reports of from journalists inside syria over the last months of these so-called opposition in many cases there are al qaeda or muj

reactor, north korean, north korean build it, nuclear weapons program. mr. president, there's something more. based on the evidence we have it's a reactor, you bet, take it to the bank. we don't use slam dunk anymore in these dialogues, but we pretty much told him that was a sure thing. high confidence was the technical term. north koreans and syrians have been doing this for 10 years. high confidence. we have got a mountain of evidence. north koreans built it? of course they did. they're the only ones to have built this kind of reactor in 40 years. but we're not on the ground. didn't see it. so i want to give you medium confidence on that one. then finally, mr. president, it is part of a weapons program? of course. why else would they take this risk? but i can only give you that with low confidence because i can't find the other stuff. i can't find the reprocessing facility. i don't see the work on a warhead. so that is low confidence. and president bush records in his memoirs at that point he said, all right, based upon what the intel guys just told us, ou

what missiles or macleans you places which diet do with north korean see iran not to pursue its nuclear program tell you the radicals of iran radicals in terms of. nuclear program those who are all going for the weapons sure these oil is basically to me. strengthen the hands of the radicals ones that are. much more smart jones one of the longer term and it's time right now there is business with katie katie big question today will the federal reserve take steps to boost the economy and yet that is the question that everyone is asking each other really because no one knows the answer but they will know kevin in about twenty minutes time because the federal reserve will release their details as to whether or not they're going to force some stimulus to the slowing economy a right now we can see how investors are reacting to that anticipation we've got the markets gaining i would say mildly just now both for the dow jones and the nasdaq around two tenths of a percent so will they initiate a new round of bond buying to spur the economy and in other words that just means pumping more cash out

to attack you know that most they can attack by missiles or macleans places which are due with north korean see iran not to pursue its nuclear program in the radicals of iraq. rather because in terms of. nuclear program or going for nuclear weapons sure these oil is basically. to me. strengthen the hands of the radicals who ones that are. and time for business news now with casey so the federal reserve have investors across the globe on the edge of that seeds casey and they're demonstrating the other moment by not really doing an awful lot we've got wall street open and it seems that they're on hold as you say investors they are awaiting the federal reserve announcement that may i say because i've been here many times. well and the shape a new round of bond buying to really spur the economy as you say not really much going on we're going to see the figures because they pretty much speak for them selves with check out what the wall street figures are doing and as i say they pretty much tell you that all we've got the dow jones flat to positive on the nasdaq to service and in positive territo

do with north koreans. not to pursue its nuclear program bringing the radicals of the wrong crowd because in terms of. nuclear program or going for nuclear weapons sure these oil is basically. to me. strengthen the hands of the radicals the ones that are. and let's now get the latest business news with casey was now keeping track of the markets for us hello that so plenty going on today kate and see for investors as lots to focus on it's a full calendar year really anticipation is going to be the word because we've got the federal reserve meeting on the way to today meeting is going to be taking off moscow evening time also want to mention the fact that spanish lenders and now saying there's no urgency for a bailout why because they're borrowing cost of actually gone down in the last week or so so they don't necessarily think that it is necessary it also follows europe's unprecedented move to buy debt of troubled nations to prescribe that i spoke to a young he's author of gathering storm he's a financial ex

. >> we begin in south korea that's where the navy fired warning shots toward north korean fishing boats south korean officials say the boats crossed over the boundary of the yellow sea. joint chief of staff report the fishing boats weren't struck. next to bangladesh that's where a massive fire is destroying more than 500 homes. firefighters battled the blaze for more than 2 hours. shocking video this is out of iran. a soccer player unknowingly picks up a live grenade and tosses it as it explodes seconds before explodes. someone in the crowd through the grenade on to the field no one was hurt and the game was canceled. >> quick thinking, huh? >> the government spending millions of dollars promoting electric cars it turns out that hefty sum may not payoff after all. >> here is diane macedo. >> a new congressional budget office report says by oh 2019 federal policies will end up costing u.s. taxpayers $7.5 billion and yet they will have little to no impact on national gasoline consumption. according to the report about 25 percent of the 7.5 billion will go to consumer tax credits which run