this is the state-owned pyongyang restaurant.es are here on what's considered a prestigious three-year assignment. they stay they're offered the same university in pyongyang. nearby a joint venture between north korea and china. the art, like everything else pure pyongyang prof gan da. this is north korea state tv playing in our hotel room. >> hallways are kept dark, just like in north korea which struggles with electricity shortages. this is the biggest chinese city near north korea, a place where many from pyongyang come to work. this defector says they also come here to hack. it's easy for them to work secretly. it also has great internet infrastructure. north korean hackers operated secretly for years. kim says some of his own students became cyber warriors for the hacker network known today as bureau 121. by day, they worked regular jobs but they were work on orders from pyongyang. they worked out of the basements of north korean-owned buildings. he he says locations were kept secret and constantly changing. when they enter

this is the state-owned pyongyang restaurant.gious three-year assignment. they say they're all from the same university in pyongyang. nearby this hotel, a joint venture between north korea and china, the art, like everything else pure pyongyang propaganda. this is north korea state tv playing right now in our hotel room. hallways are kept dark just like in north korea which struggles with electricity shortages. shenyang is the biggest chinese city near north korea, a place where many from pyongyang come to work. this defector says they also come here to hack. it's easy for them to work secretly. it also has great internet infrastructure, he says. he claims north korean hackers operated secretly in shenyang for years. he says some of his own students became cyber warriors for the by day they worked regular jobs but the rest time they were acting on orders from pyongyang. kim says hackers often work out of the basements of north korean owned buildings. he's found no evidence hacking was during at the building think we visited but s

i hope pyongyang will cooperate and make substantial contributions to specific projects toward peace and unification on the korean peninsula. >> last month the park administration proposed that the two countries hold ministerial talks in january on issues including the reunion of families separated by the korean war more than 60 years ago. >>> south korea's i.t. industries compete with the best on the planet. its pop culture has millions of followers around the world. but the country still has a tense relationship with its northern neighbor. we give you the latest insight into what's happening across the peninsula here on "newsline." >>> rare earth no more. china is easing restrictions and ron madison has more on this story. ron? >> you know this has been a huge area of contention between china and several other trading partners. so now chinese government officials have scrapped a limit on exports of minerals that are coveted by firms worldwide. they say they'll remove their quota on rare earth needed to make smartphones and other high tech devices. developers in china produce almost

let's remember the greatest threat the regime in pyongyang poses is to its own people. i have visited north korea twice myself. mr. wilson was with me on one of the trips. i remember the incredible uneasyness i felt being a place where absolute power is consolidated among a very few and where the rest of society is systematically and brutally repressed. for years we've heard reports about the abuses endured by the people of north korea. torture, starvation, forced labor, and execution. a recent united nations commission of inquiry report confirmed these reports, calling the north korean regime responsible for systematic widespread, and gross human rights violations, including what they said was crimes against humanity. the chairman and i share a deep commitment to addressing the injustices endured by the north korean people. so we face a delicate balance, holding the korean leaders who perpetuate this violence accountable or recognizing the need for basic support for the north korean people. maintaining that balance makes our work on north korea all the more critical an

pyongyang hasn't released official gdp data since 1965.est estimate perhaps is from the south korean central bank which puts its northern neighbor's economy at about $30 billion, making the south about 50 times larger. how much would it cost? just to show you how much in the dark everybody is, estimates range from $50 billion to more than $3 trillion. the financial services commission put out an estimate of $500 billion to be spent over 20 years. even its chief admits he is embarrassed at how unreliable their calculations are. while he can barely make a rough estimate at the moment, we do know it won't be cheap and it won't be simple. south korea's 50 million people enjoy one of the world's highest living standards. many of the north's 24 million suffer from malnutrition and an all-powerful oppressive state. despite the uncertainties and instabilities of the future, the two countries are hugely complementary. south korea's president described it as an economic bonanza. imagine what you would get if you could combine the capital and technol

. >> she said after her father disappeared her family was exiled from pyongyang. >> the government only allowed us to speak to people that were approved by them. of the people you know what is the general feeling among the population? >> in 2013 the united nations released a groundbreaking report on human rights abuses in north korea concluding their abuses - including forced labor deliberate starvation, torture, and the complete denial of the right to freedom of thought quote "have no parallel in the contemporary world" when he was only 9 years old kang chol kwan said he was imprisoned at the yoduk political prison camp with his family. when he was released 10 years later, he escaped to the south >> so there are entire families kept in these places? >> 80 to 120,000 people are reported to be held in these camps on life sentences. 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 hear

this committee has long recognized the dangers of pyongyang's growing capabilities. in fact, last year as former chairman of the asia-pacific subcommittee, i held two hearings specifically on north korea because not only is it the greatest security threat to the peace and stability of asia but it's one of the united states most vexing security challenges. and i would argue greatest policy failures in many ways. the just a couple of questions. ambassador kim in june of last year the asia-pacific subcommittee heard testimony from your predecessor, ambassador glenn davies, and in his testimony he stated that china is north korea's quote last remaining patriot, unquote. however, as chairman royce already mentioned pyongyang has a good relationship with russia and illicit networks with countries in the middle east especially iran. we know that north korea maintains a fairly robust illicit trading network with these very the nation states and terrorist organizations, and last year signed an economic trade deal with russia. this will provide pyongyang with an economic boost

he is there in beijing and traveled to north korea and certainly more strong words coming from pyongyangll. >> reporter: yeah and certainly no surprise natalie. we were just talking over the weekend about the fact it was only a matter of time before we heard from the north korean regime in response to these sanctions and very strong language which is what we expect from pyongyang. what was interesting, though was the implication that the united states really is on shaky ground accusing north korea of its involvement in the hack. they actually referred to international news coverage which shows that they are continuing to monitor very closely all of the experts being interviewed including some of those private cybersecurity experts in the u.s. who believe it may have been an inside job at sony and not the result of the north korean government but nonetheless, natalie because the u.s. is moving forward with this it shows that they feel they have a strong case even as north korea tries to i guess mount their own argument that in fact they're being bullied, usual claim they make about the un

has imposeed fresh sanctions targeting pyongyang's intelligence services. pyongyang has denied involvement in the sony cyberattack. >> sony is not pulling away that north korea is hyped the cyberattack against sony pictures. >> the cia would love it if you two could take him out. >> hmm? >> take him out. >> take him out? >> for drinks? >> sony picture originally called off the screening after threats against the screening of the film. a move that was critted by many, including president obama. he said that the order is not targeted at the people of north korea but rather it's aimed at the government of north korea and it's activities that threaten the united states and others. sanctions target the general bureau the military's intelligence arm which the white house says wages major cyber warfare. >> we'll respond proportionately. and we'll respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> north korea has denied any involvement in cyberattacks. but two companies involved with its weapon's program are being sanctioned. one is the korean mining corpora

i think in terms of evolving relations between beijing and pyongyang pyongyang, to me it's clear thatchinese are thinking much more seriously about the north korean policy, and beginning to realize when north korea misbehaves it hurts china's own interest china's own interests are harmed when they misbehave. i think that affects the chinese a, and affects their cooperation with us. one obvious example is if you look at the interaction between the leadership of china, south korea, north korea, xi jinping and park have had communal indications. and a number of interactions as well. zero sbhr action between xi jinping and kim jong-un. i think that says quite a bit about their relations. i think we want to continue to work about china so they work more effective, cooperate better with us. in terms of preventing north korea from taking provocative actions, and also in terms of working towards a credible return to negotiations. we haven't given up on negotiation. we do want to try to resolved the nuclear issue, and i think the chinese have a clear stake in that. for one thing they chaired t

pyongyang's response that releasing it would amount to an act of law was considered overreaction. when looked at and the hack job, you may reconsider. nick muirhead on how a screw ball comedy turned into a serious story, failing to get the coverage that it deserved. >> movie reel: tell me you know it's a stupid idea. >> reporter: forget for a moment this story targeted with a movie. set aside the cyber theft angle that sony had communications stolen by unknown. and park the freedom of expression argument. it could be a distraction. the real story is intelligence and the western media. >> the feds determine who is to blame and north korea is behind it. >> reporter: regardless of whether it's the far east or the middle east. >> the media immediately accepted the narrative, fbi narrative that north korea was responsible for the hainging. we have seen the script before. we have seen the united states government present an intelligent profile of a country and then expect the world to fall into lock step with that account. in 2003 then secretary of state colin powell presented what he c

and pyongyang. the white house slapped sanctions on north korea, affecting an arms dealer and the it area. the sanctions are in response to what the u.s. believes was pong's cyber attacks on sony pictures. it is believed to have been targeted because its film "the interview" comically depicted the killing of kim jong un >>> an application to join the international criminal court has been submitted by palestine, allowing it to pursue war time charges against israel. president mahmoud abbas signed the measure. they want to challenge israeli settlements. >> significance in which we will be going through it. to seek justice through a peaceful option. it is on option that anyone who upholds the law should not be afraid of. >> if the palestinians are accepted, there's nor guarantee that the i.c.c. will take up their cause. it hinders police negotiations warning that u.s. officials may gain aid >>> a delegation visiting the west bank, where jewish settlers threw stones investigating claims of vandalism. th

it could be that pyongyang will be put on the list of state sponsors of terror. we will have to wait and see. >> thank you so much for joining us. after nearly a week of searching, so far nearly 30 bodies have been recovered from the airasia passenger jet that crashed on sunday. poor weather conditions have hampered operations. in the sea of borneo trying to pick up a signal from the blackbox recorder. >> today was the day the bodies really started coming in. this u.s. navy helicopter is carrying four of the dead from the air asia flight. this afternoon, it landed three times. 12 bodies in all. the crew of the u.s. warship the uss sampson found him floating about 30 miles away on thursday. why they had drifted so far apart is still unclear. out in the sea the weather is still the biggest problem for the search teams. it is now the middle of the rainy season, and thunderstorms, almost every day. a small armada of ships is now stationed, including one with sophisticated sonar and a special underwater microphone that can listen for the black boxes. >> they are using

that is when the united states broke into pyongyang's computer systems.hnological expertise profit a national security agency to place in the networks used by hackers. evidence was gathered by president obama to say that pyongyang had indeed hacked sony. we're going to get to a break. on the other side of it, we will look at the business in tokyo. today, when we have seen rising equity markets, the nikkei with a bit of a boost. some renewed yen weakness. the reopen is coming up right after this. >> from tumble to rally, stocks are turning around in shanghai. sbc saying it is going to deepen. and growth is uneven. we are all over the map in china. china just missed its full-year growth targets by a whisker, really. 7.4%, enough to support job growth. leaders are always stressing 7.5% in china. why don't we talk about it in this regard? 7.4% is enough to create the vacancies that are needed. >> all this time we have been talking about 8%. i have been covering china for a long time. a present was the magical number and then it became 7%. what is it now for j

pyongyang has denied involvement. paul jadajean reports. >> the united states is not back away from its december 19th accusation that north korea is behind a cyber attack on sony pictures. the film studio has released its new comedy about two journalists enlisted to kill north korea's leader, kim jong-un. >> the company would love it if you would take him out. >> like for drinks? >> after it faced unprecedented cyber attacks and threats against movie theaters screening the film. a movement that was criticized by president barack obama. he insisted the sanctions are not against north koreans. saying the order is not targeted at the people of north korea but rather is aimed at the government of north korea and its activities that threaten the united states and others. as sanctions targets north korea's reconnaissance general bureau that's the military intelligence arm which the government says wages major cyber warfare. >> we will respond in a time and manner we choose. >> north korea has denied any involvement in cyber

pyongyang has an released official gdp data since 1965.est estimate is from the south korean central bank, which puts its northern neighbor's economy at about $30 billion, making the south about 50 times larger. how much would it cost? just to show you how much in the dark everybody is estimates range from $50 billion to more than $3 trillion. the financial services commission put out an estimate of $500 billion to be spent over 20 years. even the chief admits he is embarrassed about how unreliable their calculations are. while he can barely make a rough estimate, we do know it won't be cheap and it won't be simple. south korea's 50 million people enjoy one of the world's highest living standards. many of the north's 24 million suffer from malnutrition and all-powerful oppression. despite the uncertainty and instabilities of the future, the countries are actually hugely complementary. south korea's president described it as an economic bonanza. imagine what you could get if you combined the capital and skills of the south and the labor and

pyongyang has called the film an act of war. the leader of the impoverished nation made it clear he has no intention of abandoning his country's nuclear weapons program, as demanded by south korea. still, he welcomed the comments and said he was ready for what he called frank discussions. >> poor weather conditions continue to hinder the efforts to locate the wreckage of the air asia flight that crashed off the coast of borneo. a funeral has been held in one city for the first victim of the crash to be formally identified. so far the bodies of just nine of the 162 passengers have been recovered every cause of the disaster remains a mystery and authorities fear it could be days before the flight recorder is found. brazil's president has been sworn in for her second term. she wrote down the esplanade for thousands of supporters had gathered. she took the oath before heading to the presidential palace to make a national address. russia's government is beset by massive scandal surrounding petrobras which is said to have bribed polit

his name is park and parkhead lived in pyongyang. he had traveled and been educated in the former soviet union. he was a worldly and nice guy. shin's jobless to snitch on them because shin a proven himself as a snitch over the years because he had done with his parents and with many other people but shin started talking to park about the world and parks that i grew up in pyongyang and shin was interested in hearing a story. and then shin started talking about something -- park started talking about something that shin was interested in which was food. park like to eat and he talked about the joys and wonders of grilled meat in china. you could get grilled chicken and grilled beef and grilled pork and you could eat until you're full and you didn't have to be rich or important. that's the way people live outside of the cam. i that was the revelation that shin could not get out of his imagination. he dreamed about it and fantasized about eating well. park toga many other things that were news to him that the world is round that china ex

i hope pyongyang will cooperate and make substantial contributions toward specific projects of peace and unification on the korean peninsula. >> last month the park administration proposed the two nations hold ministerial talks in january. they want to discuss issues including the reunion of families separated by the korean war more than 60 years ago. >>> makers of electronic gadgets are gathering in las vegas at the international consumer electronics show. what can visitors expect to see at the show this year? >> quite a lot. everything from tvs to drones to vehicles. now this international consumer electronics show is the biggest event of its kind in the world. leading electronics companies and car makers are exhibiting cutting edge technologies. more than 3500 firms are take part in the event. officials from sony unveiled a new 4k ultra high-definition tv set. it has a liquid crystal display that is 4.9 millimeters thick. sony says that is the thinnest in the world. officials from samsung's samsung electronics and introduced tvs with back light systems. and ten automakers are atte

the south korean president own news message he promised to lead pyongyang toward trust and change and eventual reunification. >> she has said she would be willing to meet kim jong-un but only fit would offer the prospect for real progress. it's the seventh anniversary of the end of the second world war which here also means the end of japanese colonial rule and the beginning of the north-south divide. >> if 2000 phinisees a summit, it would be the third after the earlier meetings in 2000 and 2007 between kim jong-il and two different south korean presidents. getting to that stage would be fraught with difficulty. south korea wants to see the north take steps towards nuclear disarmament, pyongyang will continue the development of nuclear weapons as policy. >> two more poised from the airasia flight 8501 have been recovered from the sea he, but only eight of the 162 passengers and crew have been found so far. the airbus took off from indonesia and from there we have the latest. >> more than 24 hours after bodies were found floating in the ocean, they ever failed to find more victims. im

we are told that pyongyang is essentially where the elites live. that is really the problem.what can be done to bolster the enforcement of existing sanctions in a a way that would impose costs for the north korean elites? what other lovers would we have two make sure it is not a a situation where you have elites in the capitol doing relatively well and impose sanctions that hurt people that are starving around the country. what might what might we do to make sure they are fitness and suffer penalties for actions. >> thank you for that question. i don't think the misery that has been inflicted on the north korean people can be attributed to sanctions. the north korean government must bear sole responsibility but i take your.of the goal is to try to put pressure on the elites and think that it is precisely through access to the international finance system that we can be that because that is how the elites require hard currency that the chairman talked about luxury goods and other things that make their lives pleasant that make the system run as far as it actually does. so that

leaders in pyongyang had asked them to scrap the joint exercise. north korean officials said last week they would stop nuclear tests if the u.s. called off the drill. a spokesperson for the u.s. state department said authorities had rejected the proposal. >> the dpr case statement that inappropriately links routine, u.s. rok exercises to the possibility of a nuclear test by north korea is an implicit threat. >> harf said the joint drills have been taking place for 40 years. she described them as transparent and focused on defense. she said the u.s. remains open to dialogue with the north with an eye to resuming the six-party talks on pyongyang's nuclear program. >>> hackers claiming to support the islamic state militant group have staged a cyber attack against the united states. they disabled the twitter and youtube accounts of the u.s. military's central command. the hackers posted the image of a person dressed as a militant fighter, and they put up a text message threatening u.s. troops. they also struck the central command's youtube account. the

ahn was repeating a message pyongyang sent to washington last week. he suggested the move could improve interkorean relations. he said if the u.s. calls off the drills many things would be possible in the korean peninsula this year. the u.s. has already rejected the proposal. ahn did not say whether north korea will go ahead with a nuclear test if the u.s. sticks to its decision. >>> japan will be spending billions more next fiscal year to prop up the economy. and ron madison is here from the biz desk. ron? >> that's right, gene. the japanese cabinet has approved the draft budget for the next fiscal year. it totals more than 96 trillion yen, about $816 billion u.s. dollars. it's up just about $4 billion from the current fiscal year which ends in march. policy related spending will total about $618 billion. that's up by about 2.4 billion. this includes spending on social security worth about $267 billion. much of that will be used to provide services to japan's age aging population. the policy-related portion of the budget also includes tax revenues al

the president vowed to hold pyongyang responsible before leaving for his annual vacation in hawaii. >> they caused a lot of damage and we will respond. we will respond proportionally and we'll respond in a place and time and manner that we choose. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn mr. obama called north korea's actions of cyber vandalism an issue that we'll be dealing with for years to come. >> we'll be in a position in this world where so much is digitalized that both state and nonstate actors will have the capacity to disrupt our lives in all sorts of ways. we have to do a much better job of guarding against that. we have to treat it like we would treat, you know the incidents of crime in our countries. >> reporter: the white house appeared to suggest that the u.s. was not behind the vast internet outages in north korea in the days after the president's comments. josh earnest said in a statement the sanctions are a first response. they went further to say the u.s. is not ruling out the possibility that north korea may have done it to themselves. just how much these new sanctions

she promise today lead pyongyang towards trust and change and eventual reunification.ently said that she would be willing to meet him but only if such a meeting would offer the prospect of real progress. no talks for talk sake. that said this year would carry extra symbolism for such a meeting. it's the 17th anniversary of the end of the second world way. if 2015 does see a sum i had, it would be the third aft earlier meetings in 2000 and 20007 between kim jong il and two different south korean presidents but getting to that stage would be fraught with difficulty. the main obstacle remains south korea wants to see the north take steps towards nuclear disarmament. pyongyang has committed itself towards the continuing development of nuclear weapons as a key national policy. harry few set, al jazerra seoul seoul. >>> there have been two more more attacks in nigeria yeah, a campus struck in the town explosives were hiding in a bag and two bomb exploded. >>> the israel i prime minister benjamin netanyahu has won the support of his party in primary elections and will lead th

let's remember the greatest threat the regime in pyongyang poses is to its own people.have visited north korea twice myself. mr. wilson was with me on one of the trips. i remember the incredible uneasyness i felt being a place where absolute power is consolidated among a very few and where the rest of society is systematically and brutally repressed. for years we've heard reports about the abuses endured by the people of north korea. torture, starvation forced labor, and execution. a recent united nations commission of inquiry report confirmed these reports, calling the north korean regime responsible for systematic widespread, and gross human rights violations, including what they said was crimes against humanity. the chairman and i share a deep commitment to addressing the injustices endured by the north korean people. so we face a delicate balance, holding the korean leaders who perpetuate this violence accountable or recognizing the need for basic support for the north korean people. maintaining that balance makes our work on north korea all the more critical and al

pyongyang has not released official gdp data since 1965. best estimate perhaps is from the south korean central bank, which puts its northern neighbor's economy at about $30 billion, making the south about 50 times larger. so how much would it cost? just to show you how much in the dark everybody is, estimates more from $80 billion to than $3 trillion. the south financial services commission recently put out an estimate of $500 billion to be spent over 20 years following the handshake, but even its chief admits he is a bit embarrassed at how unreliable their calculations are. while we can barely make a rough estimate at the moment, we do know it won't be cheap, and it .on't the simple south korea's 50 million people enjoy one of the worlds highest living standards, while many of the north's 24 million suffer and anlnutrition all-powerful oppressive state. however, despite the uncertainties and instabilities of a future unification, the countries are actually hugely complementary. south korea's president described it as an economic bonanza.

the defense ministry founds pyongyang has edged a step closer to that capability.th's ability to nuclearize a weapon appears to be closer. south korea assesses that north korean missiles already have the range to reach the u.s. mainland. and that pyongyang is now developing subs that can fire ballistic missiles. the u.s. continues to believe as they tell cnn that they do not have the capability to strike the u.s. with the nuclear armed missile although it has positioned missile defense systems close to monitor the threat. >> we remain steadfast in our commitment to our allies certainly in korea. >> reporter: the u.s. ally's south korea, has set up military posts and forces that the u.s. says would allow for a quick invasion. there are other ways of attacking far from its borders. north korea has a force of some 6,000 cyber warriors south korea says that it uses to launch cyber attacks on the government military in the south. it is a threat to u.s. experience firsthand as well with the cyber attack on sony which the administration blames on the north korean governme

broken to pyongyang pass's government computers. pyongyang had indeed hacked sony. the new york times, and other news organizations were kept by -- messages among 70000 e-mails collected in just 10 minutes in 20 -- 2008. that is it for this edition of "on the move". it is asia edge coming up. we will recap the big stories of the day. mark anderson is head of asset allocation at wealth management. ♪ . . >> it is the middle of the asian trading day. there is a live look at this new ferris wheel in our skyline in hong kong. we are live and this is "asia edge." >> from tumbled to rally. stocks have turned around in shanghai. helping the market -- gdp data from china that was close to expectations. a disappointing forecast from malaysia where chief oil is having -- cheap oil is having an adverse effect. >> the imf should be releasing its outlook for the global economy. plus, the movers and shakers in davos. lots to think about at the world economic forum. we see what is topping the agenda. and the richest versus the rest. warnings that the top you will soon control half

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he vowed to hold pyongyang responsible. >> they caused a lot of damage and we will respond. we will respond proportionally and we'll respond in a place and time as manner that we choose. >> in an interview with cnn, mr. obama called north korea's action a kind of cyber vandalism the u.s. will be dealing with for years to come. >> we're going to be in an environment in this new world where so much is digitalized that both state and nonstate actors are going to have the capacity to disrupt or lives in all sorts of ways. we have to do a much better job of guarding against that. we have to treat it like we would treat the incidents of crime, you know in our countries. >> the white house appeared to suggest that the u.s. was not blind that vast internet outage in yort korea days after the president's comments. josh earnest said in a statement, the sanctions are the first actions of our response. the seen year white house official said that the u.s. is not ruling out the possibility that north korea may have done it to themselves. just how much these new sanctions will pinch north

they actually, me and paul, we visited pyongyang in 2001.h the eu, and at the time, we met a lot of people. but the -- not people just -- the group divide north korean. so even though we visited north korea -- but we didn't see the propaganda thing, i think. >> i would add, in reference to your question, we have done surveys where we ask what top ig would you like us to cover more of. when you put the surveys out, the thing that continues to come back as feedback is people want to know about daily life and culture way more than any other topic. so we have various defectors come in and talk about very mundane aspects. how to have fun. how to date. little stories that i would say can only really be done accurately outside of the country. but yeah, it is encouraging that there is despite the sensationalism, a strong interest in learning about the realities of life on the ground there. >> we could go on and on and on i'm afraid we need to draw this to a close. i want to thank you all for coming here and spending time reflecting on some of these

the white house slapping new economic sanctions on pyongyang's arms industry and intelligence operations. reaction from general jack keane whether sanctions are the right move. >>> protesters taking to the streets from the east to west coast marching against brutal police tactics and a lack of accountability. the demonstrations come as the new york police department proves excelling at keeping america's largest cities safe with the new york murder rate falling to a record low. >>> prominent black conservative niger innis is here to explain why he thinks cops are black america's best ally. >>> and the president making the most of his vacation with lots of golfing, shaved ice and snorkeling, that's going to come to an abrupt end. all about the battles that lie ahead between president obama and the new republican congress. >>> but we begin with the president's move to penalize north korea for the sony hack attack. the white house hitting the rogue regime with economic sanctions with what the white house says is the first part of response against sony pictures. james rosen has our report. >>

pyongyang has denied involvement in the cyber attack. it followed the attack on sony's picture "the interview" which portrayed the plot for be assassinateing kim jong-un. >> southeast australia is fighting with whatever it's got. from the ground trying to douse the flame. it's risky 22 firefighters have been injured so far. now the weather has turned cooler it's dropped 10° but this may not last. >> we're expecting more hot weather. which will create conditions for the fire to escape. and we would like to contain it within its general perimeter. >> a dozen homes have been destroyed in the adelaide hills. alex stemchenko's place is one of them. >> all my positions and my documents and paper work dogs, cars electricals all gone here. >> we want to stay and defend it. >> people are returning to their homes to see if they are still standing. over 11,000 hectares of bush land have been consumed. one of the worst bush fires in history. this one is being brought slowly under control but it's unlikely to be the last one this season. nicole johns

is sanctioning us to validate its shaky case, that is what pyongyang is using to say the u.s. is a bully. >>> the terrorism murder trial of the accused boston marathon bombing dzhokhar tsarnaev is beginning this morning with jury selection. tsarnaev is charged with plotting the bombings with his late brother that killed three people and injured 260 others. bombing victim heather abbott lost her foot in the attack. she said she will be in the courtroom during the trial. >> several people i am now very close with will be testifying. i will be there to support them and i think this is my only chance to kind of experience what this might bring for me. >> we spoke with other survivors. they will be in the courtroom as well. tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. >>> washington bracing this morning for the return of members of congress who reconvene tomorrow. republicans will formally take control of the chambers for the first time in nearly a decade. gridlock may rule. gop leaders seem intent on gutting obamacare. at least nullifying parts of it and undo

investigators say pyongyang was behind the attack.horities there has denied the attack. >> defending his company after a massive attack. he thanked his employees for the courage in the face of hackers. the movie centers around a fictional plot to assassinate kim jong young. >> former employees and current employees were unfortunately the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks we have known in recent history. >> sony was forced to delay the release of the film opened the the interview." john yang denies this. sony was struggling with bigger financial problems. it was already facing weak sales of their smartphones. the company expects to lose $2 billion in this financial year. the bright spot is the excess of the video games and their newest playstation console. >> playstation 4 sold more than 4.1 million units during this holiday season. the total sellthrough has reached more than 18.5 million units since its launch. >> sony is hoping to build on the success at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. they are

there has been no response -- seen blessing children in an orphanage in pyongyang today.ady under strict sanctions, some question what the effect of these sanctions will have. peter doocy is here live. >> the latest sanctions on north korea show even though some private cyber security experts now doubt north korea was responsible for the sony hack, the obama administration blames pyongyang and may be more sanctions to come because the white house press secretary says our response to north korea's attack against sony pictures entertainment will be proportional and take place at a time and in a manner of our choosing. today's action are the first aspect of our response. now, the new batch of sanctions target three entities that are tiled to the kim regime and ten north korean officials. all are now excluded from the united states economy and none can come to the u.s. either. but north korea was already under heavy sanctions by the u.s. government and nuclear activities. so now president obama's critic are scratching their heads wondering why sanctions are being issued again

. >>> north korea says newly imposed sanctions against pyongyang shows washington is enabout the on repugd hostility toward their country. the measures were imposed in the wake of that attack on sony pictures apparently over a satirical movie you all know now called "the interview".many, many have seen it. meantime kim youngjong-un is sending signals his government is open to warmer relations with south korea. in a new year's day address, he said if conditions were right he'd consider high-level talks with the south. thissen is is the the first time a notion of a north/south negotiation has been raised. could conditions be different this time? let's take that question to our will ripley. he joins us now by phone from beijing. will? what can you tell bus what's happening? >> reporter: certainly kim jong-un's remarks during a televised speech are noteworthy definitely noteworthy. just last week they branded park's election a proud. they called her father a dictator. also that same state news agency did not publish those remarks in the official transcript of kim's speech. so while his words