i strongly support the north korean sanctions enforcement act of 2016. we have seen evidence that the monarchy in north korea led by an unstable dictator has become increasingly hostile, threatening its neighbors being american allies. sadly just last week it successfully tested a long range rocket which is capable of reaching california. the recent missile test come after years of ignoring nonproliferation agreements and conducting nuclear test without facing any meaningful consequences. as america continues to fight the global war on terrorism, we should not allow an unpredictable rogue leader to continue unchecked. we must change course to a strategy of peace through strength to protect american families. in 2003, i was one of the few members of congress to visit pyongyang north korea along with ranking member elon engel and chairman jeff miller. i saw farne the struggle and oppression of its citizens which have endured under communist totalitarian rule. the -- compared to the dynamic capital of south korea, north korea is the ultimate example of anoth

, this legislation is targeted at north korea, we've talked about how it's not targeted to the north korean people but to the regime of kim jong-un. the legislation does everything we can to try to give the people of north korea a better way of life to find ways to communicate to break down this -- the silence that they are faced with in this economic deprivation zone, to give them tools, perhaps ways to -- radios and cell phone technologies so they can find out what's happening beyond the confines of the torturous regime. but it does have an impact on those who try to get around the sanctions of the prohibited activities of the legislation. in fact, some of the strongest legislation comes in language that addresses whether you export to or from north korea, whether you export from or import to north korea, those -- import from north korea or export to north korea, goods, raw metals, precious materials that can be fund, the -- funneled, the goods, the money from that funneled to weapons of mass destruction, the activities prohibited by the legislation. so if north korea is exporting gold or

response to the north korean regime's dangerous and destabilizing acts. these acts are just the latest in a series of flagrant violations of the u.n. security council resolutions against north korea's use of ballistic missile and nuclear technology. north korea's unpredictable behavior, combined with their commitment to advancing their nuclear and missile capability, present a serious threat to our country and our allies. my support of this bill is grounded in my belief that the united states must stand with our allies and lead an international response that condemns north korea's actions and reassure our allies, especially japan and south korea. strengthening and expanding sanctions demonstrate that north korea's behavior is unacceptable and that there will be consequences. the gardner-menendez substitute amendment makes mandatory important cybersecurity sanctions on north korea that were enacted as executive orders in the wake of the sony pictures hacking incident. the amendment also requires the president to target pyongyang's trade and key and industri

today we'll vote on the north korean sanctions and policy enhancement act. this bill mandates new sanctions on north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program, and importantly, it will provide an overall strategy to help address north koreans human rights abuses and combat its cyber activities. i don't think most people realize in addition to its belligerence and violating international norms, north korea is a serial human rights abuser. and literally because of its focus on its finances on military arms and its standing army, north korea has seen many, many, many of its people starve to death for lack of an adequate food supply. so this is a rogue regime. it's a dangerous regime and one we need to make sure feels the consequences of its actions. this bill will help hold north korea accountable, which is more than we've seen from the administration. i want to point out that north korea's provocative actions are just another symptom of the obama doctrine gone wrong. i mentioned strategic patience, which is hardly a strategy for keeping the world safe. but

china fuels much of the demand for north korea's human trafficking, and they help fund the north korean regime. beyond enacting swift and severe sanctions against those associated with north korea's weapon suppliers, hackers, and human rights violators, we must pressure china to get serious about sanctioning sanctioning th korean sheevment unless we have china's help, the regime will not truly feel the repercussions of its actions. madam president, we have come together today across party lines in a bipartisan effort to address the growing threat that north korea poses. we are united in our belief that our national security and the security of our allies requires a swift and strong response to north korea and those who fund its tyrants. we are also united in our belief that we must vigorously investigate and sanction those who in any way help north korea develop weapons of mass destruction and those who seek to undermine cybersecurity. and we must do everything in our power to help improve the lives of innocent north currency. that is why i am supporting this bill, and i thank my collea

these crimes by the north korean regime should shock the conscious of humanity. building on the important work, the united nation human right commission and general assembly adopted by overwhelming margins resolutions calling for accountability on north korea's human rights violation. we took up the grave injustice on their standing agenda for the first time. these multi lateral resolutions need to be backed by appropriate action and that is what we are doing. it is well past time to hold north korea responsible for its human rights violations and this legislation does just that. this legislation imposes sanctions not just for north korea's nuclear program and continued behavior but the severe human right violations committed in north korea. this is new and necessary in regard do is north korea. the tough sanctions worked on north korea when applied in the past and that i think is important to point out. sanctions do work. in 2005 the united states assigned a part in asia as a money laundering concern for facilitating north korea's activities and banned all u.s. f

and in that vault, we saw one of the few instances of north korean international cooperation. we saw boxes of seeds from north korea, or at least the box that contained all the seeds. over 5,700 crop plant seeds from that hermit kingdom. a treaty was signed which gives north korea access to the islands. we heard that they've made use of the northern sea route to assist with shipments to russia. so i put this out there because for whatever the reason may be that north korea signed on to this treaty and whatever the reason it may be for its newfound interest in the arctic, the point is that when the regime in north korea sees that it is in its international best interests, there is a willingness to engage. but to this point, they have not shown a willingness to engage when it comes to their nuclear and their ballistic missile programs, at least not to any reasonable level of engagement where the terms are not dictated by the north korean regime. so here we are today. we have a bill on the floor directed to north korea. it is about economic sanctions. it is not about an invasion o

. >> this type of exercise takes place every year, but for the north korean government they consider this a provocation and a threat. >> north korea is still a flash point. we're still at a state of war with north korea. this is 1953 armistice. >> if there was someday heaven forbid a real war here we would need to work very closely. we are always practicing together, always working together >> thankfully we have helped stabilize and ensure the security of the peninsula for the last 61 years, but in spite of that long time we have to be ready to fight tonight and that really is our mantra. >> north korea is under new leadership. >> kim jong-un looks funny, he is overweight, and sometimes does strange things. but he is smart. when his father died, 7 top officials, 4 generals and 3 civilian bureaucrats, walked next to the coffin of his father in december 2011. in two years time, none of them was alive and in a high level position. >> when it comes to international relations, kim jong-un's rule has been described as erratic. since coming into power, he's launched a long-range rocket and c

." >>> north korean officials have notified u.n. authorities they've closed the window on a planned rocket launch and state media is praising it as a success. but world leaders are condemning the move as a missile test and representatives from japan, south korea, and the u.s. are pressing for stiffer sanctions against the reclusive country. >> reporter: just hours after sunday's launch, members of the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting. the council chair said the launch could lead to the development of technology for carrying nuclear weapons. >> the members of the security council strongly condemn this launch. the members of the security council underscore that this launch is in serious violation of the security council resolution. >> reporter: north korean state media reported the rocket blasted off from the western part of the country. the launch was tracked by japan, south korea, and the u.s. >> we have to take this issue very seriously. it is not only the violation of security council resolution, but it is the real

i strongly support the north korean sanctions enforcement act of 2016. we have seen evidence that the monarchy in north korea led by an unstable dictator has become increasingly hostile, threatening its neighbors being american allies. sadly just last week it successfully tested a long range rocket which is capable of reaching california. the recent missile test come after years of ignoring nonproliferation agreements and conducting nuclear test without facing any meaningful consequences. as america continues to fight the global war on terrorism, we should not allow an unpredictable rogue leader to continue unchecked. we must change course to a strategy of peace through strength to protect american families. in 2003, i was one of the few members of congress to visit pyongyang north korea along with ranking member elon engel and chairman jeff miller. i saw farne the struggle and oppression of its citizens which have endured under communist totalitarian rule. the -- compared to the dynamic capital of south korea, north korea is the ultimate example of anoth

many north koreans have used it to flee their country. chinese authorities have been putting up barbed wire along the river bank and they've been installing surveillance cameras just meters apart. the number of people trying to cross the border has dropped, but officials worry that putting up tougher sanctions on north korea might trigger another exodus. leaders in pyongyang are open about their nuclear and missile programs and they're not listening to beijing's calls for restraint. [ speaking foreign language ]. officials in beijing say their influence on north korea is limited and countries should not count on them to control pyongyang. but economic ties between the two neighbors are strong. 70% of the bilateral trade goes through a border city. observers say there hasn't been much change in volume since last month's nuclear test. trade between the countries last year reached about $5.5 billion. that's more than three times what it was back in 2006, when the u.n. imposed sanctions on north korea after its first nuclear test. china impor

kim's former bodyguard tells of beatings, starvation in north korean prison camp. north korea's prison camp is one of the most evil places on earth: home to 20,000. 20,000 people. under the rule of kim jong-un, north korea is one of the most harshly repressive countries in harshly repressive countries in >> north korea's one of the most repressed countrien

the north koreans promised to investigate with the agreement. the foreign ministry told the leaders they had no intention of cancelling the agreement. they called the announcement regrettable and said they will keep urging the north koreans to take action. a relative of a japanese abductee said he expected the north koreans to suspend the investigation since japan decided on new sanctions. he wants officials to push forward in a new framework to get the abductees home. north korean leaders have been needling the government in the south. on thursday they shut down an industrial complex the two ko a koreas had together. they suspended operations as part of sanctions. they believe the main mover behind the actions is a hard line military leader. they said this person took control of a government division called the united front defendant. the staff oversee relations with the south and engage in covert operations against japan. south korean firms that had operations in the joint industrial complex are demanding government compensation for the closur

the north korean government denies that political prisons exist. >> we wanted to raise the issue of human rights while on our visit to north korea >> you're all welcome to korea, to see the reality of korea. which will be different for you from what you've heard. by the way, have you found people that have horns, and red face? >> (laughs) no, we haven't. we were given one chance to sit down and ask questions with party members. our guides insisted it wasn't an interview, just a conversation >> in the western world, especially in the united states, there is a lot of criticism of this country about what happens to those who oppose the government, so we wanted to know his opinion about what other countries say about human rights here in this country. >> in december, the un general assembly voted to refer north korea to the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity. the question is now on the permanent agenda of the security council. kim il sung square was filled with thousands of people in a government rally against the united states and the united nations. >> andrei l

if it strengthens this trend twarpdz compliance so banks don't fund the north korean procurement-- towards-- it can do all that without saying to north korea, "i hate you", until north korea goes all rogue. i think there is a middle way here, but we've got to be smart. the thing that we're doing isn't working. we have to be different and smarter >>> our coverage continues. coming up in the next half an hour we will be heading back live to washington plus gordon chang will be joining us in the next half an hour. the debate just concluded. seven hopefuls took the stage tonight. especially donald trump who boycotted the first one. carly fiorina did not meet the debate requirements. polls that averages all the new hampshire state polls put donald trump in the lead with nearly 31%. marco rubio second place and the other two tied for third. new hampshire's and our correspondent, who were the strongest and who were the weakest? >> reporter: we talked about this earlier. some people had an assignment in this debate. marco rubio was the target for a lot of people. if you look at who was strongest,

in addn, the >> >> further north korean provocation to prevent the threat of sensitive technology. and they note the importance of the u.s. security council sanctions since typically the need for china to exercise greater influence. but let me say this. i am personally very disappointed the way the u.n. security council has functioned with the ballistic missile tests but yet nothing has been done at the u.n. security council level. in the delegation right before the last test to influence them. the country and of china was embarrassed to go ahead with this test and in spite of that embarrassment that it is their neighbor on their border conducting the of provocations, and they still have not agreed to the u.s. security council resolutions to put them place against north korea and that is very disappointing. officials have spoken increasingly about the deplorable situation including highlighting the notorious prison camps. there are some differences in approaches with respect to the tactics north korea with the appropriate balance. with the past several decades of policy are not wor

i strongly support the north korean sanctions enforcement act of 2016. we have seen evidence that the monarchy in north korea led by an unstable dictator has become increasingly hostile, threatening its neighbors being american allies. sadly just last week it successfully tested a long range rocket which is capable of reaching california. the recent missile test come after years of ignoring nonproliferation agreements and conducting nuclear test without facing any meaningful consequences. as america continues to fight the global war on terrorism, we should not allow an unpredictable rogue leader to continue unchecked. we must change course to a strategy of peace through strength to protect american families. in 2003, i was one of the few members of congress to visit pyongyang north korea along with ranking member elon engel and chairman jeff miller. i saw farne the struggle and oppression of its citizens which have endured under communist totalitarian rule. the -- compared to the dynamic capital of south korea, north korea is the ultimate example of anoth

missile as been overestimated. >> if it's believed that the north koreans released a satellite, if the launch was successful, and the satellite reached orbit successfully, it means that north korea has now mastered the technology for putting objects in earth's orbit. it means that they had reliable rocket engines. it could mean it would be used for ballistic missiles. and the test in january, again it remains to be confirmed. whether, indeed it was a nuclear device. from a north korean point of view. they look at south korea, about 10 years ago. japan is building up its stocks, so from their point of view, the world doesn't look very benign. we have a crescendo of mutual reprim nations. host estimates suggest that north korea has enough to turn it in for six or seven nuclear weapons, they have an iranian enrichment capability which was shown to a nuclear scientist. that is limited. estimates of 100 nuclear bombs in a decade are crossly exaggerated >>> in the united states, republican dehli hopefuls held their last debate before voters in new hampshire choose their preferred candidate o

pressure the chinese who in turn pressuring the north koreans. jon: so far the pressure we applied to the chinese they just wink at. >> they brushoff like we would sweep lint off of our shared. we have a lot of leverage but we are not using it and when we find north koreans or chinese in this case looking the other way ignoring s, up behind our backs doing what they want we don't call from on it. jon: thank you. jenna: some airline passengers that an unplanned layover because of an unruly customer. it caused the flight to be diverted plus a historic decision, the highest court in the land blocking president obama's efforts to limit emissions from coal-fired power plants. judge andrew napolitano talk about why this decision is so rare and what it means for the president's plan. back next. ot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. jenna: new fallout after the supreme court blo

according to this official a number of north korean bank accounts were frozen in december because that is significant well before north korea carried out the first of its rocket tests in the early part of this year. now according to this official other north korean bank accounts have been frozen in other parts of china. now china is about the only place where north koreans can put their money after macao was shut down to them a number of years ago. if china has finally taken action against north korea as the governments of south korea, united states and j.p japan have been urging it to. it will not be hurting ordinary north koreans, but those in the regime who have money salted away. they had no knowledge of this particular matter. >> what better way of celebrating 106 than sharing a distance with the president and the first lady at the white house. >> no you are not! >> that's virginia mclauren who after a length 80 social media campaign finally got her wish to meet the first african american president. the secret to a long and happy life she says is to keep moving. >> i would never b

>> reporter: we have seen a capacity among north koreans to sell just about anything. i think proliferation is a real concern. i cannot say that we have seen connections between north korea and international terrorism. but why not if the price is right? so we have a country that has no interest in working with other countries, that has no interest in its standing in the world except to become a nuclear state. i think we need to get serious about this. and by serious i mean -- i mean we need to look at traditional diplomatic channels, not communications with the chinese through press conferences, but rather sitting down with the chinese and figuring out what we can do to retard the program and what we can do to make northeast asia a safer place. >> so let's get deeper to what kind of threat this rocket launch and north korea's ambitions may pose. melissa happenum is a -- hanum is a research associate at the james martin center and joins us from monterey, california. good to have you with us. we've heard reaction from around the world about the rocket launch. i want to ta

the than north koreans insist the rockets which they plan to launch is just a satellite. in yemen about 40 houthi fighters have been killed by saudi-led air strikes. it happened north-east of the capital where pro-government fighters are trying to take control back from the rebels. at least three pakistan airline employees have been killed and several injured during a second day of protests. they chanted for the resignation of the president. they are furious about plans to prioritise the airline. >> reporter: protests for the second day after violent protests in which three employees of the national airline were killed. the government has been trying to privatize and sell off 26% of the share of this airline because they said the airline has become a burden on the national budget. the death of these plea employees is going to become a political issue because of the trade unions of the pakistan international airlines. some people think the political parties will try to politicize this issue. it is running a debt of over $3 billion dollars and it is costing another $300 mill

north korean casualties, about 406,000 military and about 600,000 civilian according to their records. and the chinese suffered about 600,000 casualties in the korean war. of course, while this is definitely a human tragedy, war always is a human tragedy. there are other casualties as well as i've tried to demonstrate in the last several slides. the landscape was a casualty. it suffered tremendously during the war. forests, rivers, lakes, streams, all sorts of the natural landscape was affected by the combat. korea's infrastructure, what there was, was utterly dessimated and so that leaves sewers, no running water, all of these things that are then going to contribute to post war disease, mall nutrition. of course the agricultural lands were also affected. so now i am going to turn to vietnam so that we can talk a little bit about a contrasting experience for u.s. servicemen. the servicemen certainly experienced a different geography and a different climate but here is where we have the difference and in answer to brittany's question, here we've got an actual strategy of attacking the

this is a great imman of a north korean pow. it really sort of highlights this struggle that is about pow's and that's the core of the korean war. what do do you with all these people. so there is a demillion rised zone and then south korea with its capital in seoul. riley riley it really has got the nickname the forgotten war and that it's sandwiched between two of the biggest conflicts as far as we're concerned. but people went and fought and died. 35,000 soldiers died in korea from america and 3.5 million in total and mostly civilians. to get the history and the scope, look at some fabulous american art depicting the war and get inside as to what was going on in the 1950's. >> welearn more about greenville and others stops at c-span.ago/citiestour. american history tv all weekend and every weekend on c-span3. american history tv on c-span3 features programs that tell the american story. some of the highlights for this weekend include tonight at 8:00 eastern on lectures and history. cornell university professor maria christina

interesting thing is, i think south koreans are used to this, the north korea missile launch is not one of the top ten search words in the real-time search engines. i guess we are used to it, but still angered >>> if the south koreans appear not to be worried about it, at least the public anyway based on those internet searches, what's the thinking about the north korean launchs, is it be security or prestige? >> i guess both. we hate to second-guess north korea because one thing that is predictable with north korea is they're very unpredictable. we have been already exposed to north korean threats through various means. it is not exactly - there are so many other things that are threatening us. in the minds of south korean people this is not huge addition in terms of our threat perception >>> how do you think this will play out in the long-term, then, in terms of the tensions on the peninsula and of south korea where you are? >> in terms of being threatened and tensions, i'm sure there will be political tensions, but in terms of the public mind is we're getting tired the overall lack o

most of the fighting was going back and forth in the first year between the north korean army, and south korea, supported by the united nations. the clash between communism and capitalism, the struggle throughout the cold war between the east and the west. the korean war is the manifestation of this. this is the first conflict of the cold war, the first real military action taken by the united nation, which had verily, to existence. and truman's first real foray into the policy of containment, make sure that communism does not spread elsewhere. this is the struggle between ending the war as quickly as possible, and in the meantime, macarthur has been relieved of his duties, due to insubordination. one of the people is this man, the vice admiral. this is colored pencil, highlighting how talented the artist is. the chinese cannot fight without the soviets, so they decide to finally make progress towards the cease-fire. this is the painting depicting the signing of the armistice. the korean war does not actually and with a peace agreement, and ends with an armistice being signed. a continua

in any case, the north korean army moves past, across the demarcation line and captures seoul, and moves into south korean territory. within a few weeks, the north koreans have moved all the way down to what is called the pu n pusong perimeter. this is what brings the united nations into the war. september 15th, we have operation cromite. this is mcarthur's quite brilliant plan to, rather than pushing entirely by land and trying to push the north korean army back into north korean territory but to do marine landing just near seoul and to essentially act as a pinser movement to capture north korean troops in south korea and force a compromise or surrender. they are successful in that. by october of that year, you have u.n. forces, south korean forces, u.s. forces and other u.n. troops moving up towards the border with china. they move up to the river and push the north korean forces all the way back up to their very northern border. this is moving sbak forth across the peninsula in a very rapid pace. lots of devastation in the wake because they've got lots of artille artillery, tanks, aer

take out the north korean missile with a sea launch missile while on the launch pad. writing in a 'washington post' op ed, kart area argued that: when i asked carter about the wisdom of a pre-emptive strike, he made it clear it was not something he wanted to revisit. a few years ago, when you were in public office, you wrote a compelling bid with secretary kerry, advocating that the north korean missile be taken out on a launchpad before it was contested. are you thinking about the change? >> i don't have anything new for you on that. we are always concerned about north korean before and provocations of all kinds. >> reporter: when i pressed the point, carter ignored by follow up and pointed to another supporter. >> what about the argument about the pre-emptive strike. i argued convincingly. $week as he rolled out the economic budget. carter faced the question again. his answer... that was a different circumstance. it was a test launch. my policy was we were not to tolerate it. we were trying to figure out how to not tolerate it. then as now, north korea was still see

north korea, of course, calls this a rocket launch, but as far as its neighbors, south korea, japan and the u.s. is concerned, this is a missile test. the south korean national security council met early on wednesday, the defense minister has come out and called this a grave escalation of tensions on the peninsula, but such words in the past haven't prevented north korea going through >>> australia's high court ruled that the government's offshore detention program is lawful. anyone who tries to reach australia by boat to claim asylum is held on the pacific island of nauru or png. it could see the way for the return of over 200 people to detention centers. in the past people in the camps have reported human rights issues. zambia is seen as one of africa's most stable democracies. some are worried free dpoms are being eroded. our correspondent explains from the capital. >> reporter: zambia's richest man now wants to become the most powerful. hh tells me he wants to become president to save his country and its democracy. he already contested the presidency last year when snap elections were called after the former president died, but he lost by the sm

but north korean residents seem rocket launch by north korea over the weekend and recent nuclear tests, the international community is calling for action. but north korean residents seem encouraged by the news. north korean state media, aired these photos of kim jong un yesterday while reporting the launch of a long-range rocket. kim jong un appears to be watching the launch appears to be a mission control centre. but the authenicity, location and date of the photos can not be verified. yesterday the united nations security council condemned the launch and met to discuss possible sanctions against the country. "we'll be looking to all council members to unite around a swift and aggressive response to the dprk's repeated violations that constitute this very direct threat to global peace and security " the new sanctions could come as early as this week. the missile was launched from western north korea on it passed over japan and landed near the philippines. north korea insists satellite into space. baltimore police say a after he hit a woman with his van while trying to get away from a

so this is material for the north koreans. and this point, the pyongyang realizes that because there's been what it considers to be such an affront to the authority of kim jong-un by south korea, by closing the zone, they've got to do something. you know, we saw six months what happens when you have some minor incidents in the demilitarized zone which separates the two koreas. this is a much bigger deal so therefore the consequences, i think, are going to be much larger. >> yeah, let's not forget nearly 1 million north korean troops not far from the dmz, nearly 30,000 american troops right in between, along the dmz, as well. a very, very tense situation that we're monitoring right now. gordon chang, thanks very much. >>> just ahead, countdown to a political showdown. bernie sanders and hillary clinton may meet in a major debate tonight. our political panel getting ready to examine what's at stake for both of these candidates. that happens when we come back. >>> live pictures coming in right now of senator marco rubio, in south

. >>> a north korean official says a u.s.ined there has confessed to a hostile act. >> north korean officials say the conference was held at his own request. but it's unclear if he was coerced to speak. >> it is the first time that reporters have seen him since january 2nd. and will ripley joins us from more from beijing to talk more about this. what is he admitting to have done? and what were the circumstances leading up to his arrest? >> this is the first time we are learning these details. and it is interesting to say what he is accused of doing. the day before he was leaving north korea, he was there as a tourist, on a chinese tour agency, that sends foreigners on tours. they do it on a regular basis. it was on the last day, around 2:00 a.m., he is accused of going to the second floor of the hotel, where most of the foreign tourists stay, when they're in the north korean capital. he went to the second floor and was looking for a banner or sign with a political slogan on it, with the intent of taking down the banner or sig

. >> i'ming high school graduate is being detained by north korean government. he spoke for the first time since taken on january. >> and how he supposedly confessed to a hostile act, trying to steal a political banner. >>> he walked into a conference room in the north korean capitol of pyongyang and told the north korean diplomats he planned his actions in advance. >> on the morning of january 1st, 2016, i committed my crime of taking out the important political slogan from the staff-only area of ogdno international hotel, aimed at harming the work ethic and communication of the korean people. he was encouraged to try to steal the banner by a member of wyoming church who wanted to flag the trophy. and was even planning a used car to detain the crime. it attainable, his family would get $200 thousand of contributions. >> i understand the crime, but i'm begging to the korean people and government, for my forgiveness. and i am praying to the heaven, so that i may be returned home to my family. >> warnberg's so-called confession, he was encouraged to steal the banner encouraged by the se

the north korean space agency called it a gift to the nation. >>> celebrations in north korea, in pyongyang, what is the reaction among south koreans, are they more threatened or use to the behaviour from their northern neighbour. >> south koreans are used to this. some people will talk about being more concerned. there was an elderly gentleman we spoke to in the days leading up to the launch saying yes, he was more concerned and worried that china and the united states and others were not taking the threat seriously enough. i think it's a minority view. most people are worried about the lunar new year holiday and the travel issues and all that kind of thing, getting on with every day life. they are used to regular event in north korea, the nuclear test happened a few weeks ago, now the rocket launch. it was expected. of course, when you talk about the leadership in south korea, that is a different matter. the president, park geun-hye, the military taking it seriously. they see it as yet another deeply felt provocation, another demonstration that north korea intends to follow through with i

he says since december a number of north korean bank accounts have been frozen, that is important becauseefore north korea carried out its hydrogen bomb test or what it says was hydrogen bomb test and later launched in february so if this action was supposed to try to deter north korea it certainly appears to have failed but if it's true then it seems that finally china may well be taking action against its old ally and remember china at the moment is about the only friend, the only ally that north korea has and the united states government, the governments of south korea and japan have been urging china to do more to reign in the neighbor but as i say impossible to verify at the moment, a spokesman for the foreign ministry here said a briefing a short time ago they mad no information on the matter and that may mean they have no information on the matter at the moment, more could become clear, possibly in the coming days but who knows. if it is true adrian is it a new tactic on the part of the chinese government? >> reporter: well, i think if it was true and it's a big if i think it would

the north korean boat headed into its own waters. it isn't that unusual. but it's a time when the international community is watching the korean peninsula closely. and seoul is giving words of condemnation for its northern neighbor, just after the satellite launch, which many see as a front for a long-range missile test. but north korea is celebrating. fireworks will be carried out in the streets of pyongyang tonight. we watched one of the bulletins. they had a song at the end of it. we hasn't heard that before. the chorus saying "who could we thank for this success, our great leader." north korea is milking it for all its worth. kim jong-un puts a premium on his space program. he said it's a peaceful program. but few outside of pyongyang believe that. >> the north may have overplayed its hand here, paula. the fankss haven't done much to change its behavior. how much is that for support of the missile defense system? >> that could be a game-changer when it comes to a missile defense system. this is a missile defense system that the u.s. and south korea up u

it's difficult for our viewers to think about an american city being hit. >> i don't think the north koreans will launch a missile because they know we would retaliate and completely destroy north korea. but what is being discussed is they take one of their devices and put it in the back of a pickup truck in times square. clearly this is something we have to think about because this is something that's very hard for the u.s. to retaliate against because we don't know who placed the device there. jenna: there are reports out of china that the last several days and longer there has been a serious crackdown and activists and others. does that present an opportunities for to us do the things you say or does it make it harder? >> it makes it easier in that china is showing it's a villian in the international community. there is a struggle between the protestants and the chinese government that has been going on 5-10 years. and it's occurring all over the country. in china the communist party is nervous because more people search more jesus have christ online than they do for their own leader. jen

the north korean government is not embarrassed or ashamed. it is celebrating and described the launch as a guilt of most loyalty to the space scientists to the leader kim jong-un. >> ivan watson, thank you. even if it is a failed attempt, it is still more expertise the north koreans are getting. ivan, thank you. >>> here in the united states, police investigating a deadly shooting at the scene of the mardi gras parade on sunday. two people killed and four others wounded. it happened near the route of the parade which ended when the shots were fired. authorities are questioning one suspect in the shooting. >>> a new low for the chicago police department. that's what the attorney for the family of 19-year-old quintonio greer about the lawsuit. the officer who shot that teen robert realmo, claims he was traumatized by the shooting and asking for more than $10 million from legreer's estate. >>> divers will resume a search off the southern california coast for wreckage from two small planes that collided last week. authorities say the remains of t

japan has put its military on alert to shoot down a rocket as it threatens japanese territory, the north koreans insist that the rockets will carry a satellite. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: when north korea last launched a long-range rocket, it placed a satellite in or orbit. the the purpose is clearly military says japanese minister. >>. translation: this is a ballistic missile test. the testing is a violation of important security decisions. north korea's announcement confirmed speculation based on satellite images of the launch site. the first stage will fall to the west of south korea. discarded parts crash south before the second stage crashes into the sea. >> the flight path notwithstanding, japan says it will shoot down the rocket if any part threatens soil. south korea held a meeting demanding north korea rethink its plan. >> we warn that the north will play the price. it's a threat to peace not only on the korean peninsula, but around the world. >> previous announcements from north korea provoked rhetorics. it pressed ahead with its plans. south koreans are familiar with the even

guest: they have an alliance, but the chinese are also sick and tired of the north korean. should believe that the chinese love north korea. they have had it, they feel disgusted with the way that the regime has treated beijing, very disrespectfully. time, what china fears is any kind of a border crisis where we invite a refugee crisis out of north korea. millions of people pouring into south korea or china or elsewhere, and possibly a two, potentially in north korea, there is so much pressure building and that can lead to military infighting, a civil war, and we would be exacerbating the problems on the peninsula. it -- new mexico, republican. have watched this situation and i was curious because i have heard this once or twice, that iran has some kind of connection with north korea. i know that we just passed -- the senators went out and tried iranrt north korea, but if gets in, we just gave them some 100 or so billion dollars, is there anything about iran using north korea as a surrogate to develop these terrible things like the missile and the nuclear business? what are

and of course even before that, in the face of various prove kaitions to north koreans. and the case the chinese makes is this. they are most concerned with preserving stability in the korean peninsula. the thing they fear most is in-- is some kind of instability that leads to a flood of north koreans heading too china and that causes them to lose the buffer they have. >> rose: would china hate a unified korea? >> they would be very nervous about a unified korea on one level because again they would lose that strategic buffer that they have. but what we say to the chinese is you fear instability. we agree with you. the single greatest force of instability is north korea and the actions of its regime and leadership. >> they're not prepared to act more than they have to far because what? >> so they believe that if they push too hard, too far too fast, that could cause a crisis in the regime and could lead to the instability they fear. but we've been very clear with them. we said look, you have unique leverage over north korea. virtually everything that north korea trades g

. >> it was reported just moments ago that the north koreans test launched an intercontinental ballisticissile. north korea has nuclear weapons and conducted another nuclear test just last month. the missile that was launched is the kind the north koreans hope could someday carry a nuclear weapons capable of reaching the united states. how would you respond if commander-in-chief? >> the next president of united states is going to have to get the u.s. back in the game. if a primitive strike is necessary to keep us safe, we should do it. trump, when you have a redline with north korea, would you consider military action and how far would you let them go? haveina says they don't that good of control over north korea. they have tremendous control. i don't the chinese all of the time. i do tremendous -- the largest bank of the world is in one of my buildings in manhattan. i deal with them. they tell me. have total, absolute control practically of your - -north korea. they're rebuilding china with the money they take out of our country. i would get on with china, let china solve that problem.

the north koreans know if they start any significant hostilities, that will be the end. there is a lot of theater of conflict. it will go up to the brink and we are getting close to that point. as long as china continues to support for north korea, the north koreans know they can get away with a lot. jane: how much influence does china have? china seems to be getting frustrated. influence.s enormous should they choose to use it. the north koreans know that china would rather have a hostile nuclear armed north korea on its border than a reunified korea allied with united states. north korea is really pushing china. they are angering china. their nuclear weapons program threatens china more than any other country. it changes their behavior more than any other country. north korea is betting that china, there is nothing they can do to anger china so much that china will cut off its lifeline to north korea. jane: a different story in the u.s. where they are talking about sanctions. how effective are the sanctions? it does not seem to have an impact on leadership. be more eff

the north korean satellite launched this week is tumbling in orbit, rendering it useless. that hasn't stopped the celebrations in north korea for condemnation of north korea north korean neighbors. >> reporter: south korea's defense ministry is talk about what it has learnt so far. it says the first, second and third stages automatic appeared to separate successfully as planned. the first stage exploded over the scene may well have been deliberately exploded by the north korean side in order to prevent the south koreans from learning too much from the debris. nonetheless, the defense ministry say that it will be searching for that debris to recover it and find out as much as it can about the current status of north korea's rocket technology. there have been some improvements to that technology since december 2012, that the rocket engines may well be somewhat stronger, the satellite carried by the rocket appears to have been doubled the weight of the one carried last time around and the maximum range of this rocket may be 12,000 kilometers as opposed to 10,000 kilometers las