scott snyder. guest: the picture is really germanic. it shows the energy problem that north korea has. it shows south korea looking more like -- the picture is really dramatic. it shows south korea looking more like an island. joining us from north carolina. good morning. snyder. mr. in 1952. korea what do you think the odds are that we will have to go to war again with north korea? the second question is, if we that chinae the odds and russia would participate in that conflict like they did the last time? looking at that picture, it looks like korea in 1952-1953. in south korea, there were lights over it just like here in the states. guest: the big difference in the 1950s was that there were night many lights in south korea that would've been able to show up on this kind of satellite image. i am increasingly worried that there is not a peaceful pathway to solving this problem with north korea. it is a matter of concern because even though there are few options for effectively dealing with north korea from a policy perspective, i think

we arere talking --host: talking with scott snyder. our focus is the situation in north korea and also u.s. korean relations. this is a photograph just to get our audience a sense of how quickly this transpired, this is from december 8 as kim's uncle was taken away from a workers party meeting area and within two weeks, he is murdered. guest: the announcement was on december 4 that he was being removed. show.s in essence is a it was really put on to show the world and the north korean people and he was being removed. the decision had already been made and was already moving forward. what i think surprises a lot of people was the rapidity and the fact that he was executed. host: did he know this was going to happen? that that would be his fate? guest: it is hard to know. wonder lookingto ,t him and historical images standing behind kim jong-il and behind kim jong-il and, where did he think he really was headed? economic important trade delegation to south korea in the early 2000's. people had thought of him as person who might be able t

scott snyder. guest: the picture is really germanic.s the energy problem that north korea has. it shows south korea looking more like -- the picture is really dramatic. it shows south korea looking more like an island. joining us from north carolina. good morning. snyder. mr. in 1952. korea what do you think the odds are that we will have to go to war again with north korea? the second question is, if we that chinae the odds and russia would participate in that conflict like they did the last time? looking at that picture, it looks like korea in 1952-1953. in south korea, there were lights over it just like here in the states. guest: the big difference in the 1950s was that there were night many lights in south korea that would've been able to show up on this kind of satellite image. i am increasingly worried that there is not a peaceful pathway to solving this problem with north korea. it is a matter of concern because even though there are few options for effectively dealing with north korea from a policy perspective, i think there is

north korean leader kim jung you know has executed his uncle, we'll discuss the situation with scott snyder with the council on foreign relations. that's followed by a look at president obama's national security strategy and legacy with authsandor "new york times" national security correspondent david sanger. then fundraising and spend fog the 2014 and 2016 election and it is role of outside spending groups, like super p.a.c.'s, dave levinthal is our guest. "washington journal," live every morning at 7:00 a.m. astern here on c-span. >> president obama held an end of the year press conference with reporters on friday. he addressed the healthcare law, negotiations about iran's nuclear program, and his chosen delegates to the sochi olympics. here's a quick preview. >> what was the message you were trying to send with not only your decision not to attend the sochi games, but also with the people you named to the delegation to represent the united states at those games? >> first of all, i haven't attended olympics in the past, nd i suspect that, you know, me attending an olympics, particularly t

in north korea, what we have seen as we just discussed with scott snyder, is that you have a young leader who is consolidating his power at the possible expense of the security and stability of his own deeply poor state. american presidents have been waiting for the collapse of north korea since harry truman. if north korea does either implode or explode, there is suddenly going to be a scramble for that six to a dozen nuclear weapons, and we want to be prepared to make sure they do not go into the wrong hands. there could be divisions within the north korean military that we are now seeing, as a result of the execution of his uncle was in fact a reflection of that. there is something going on there that we don't fully understand. if that blows up, it's going to be very hard. wikileaks documents published some fascinating discussions between the united states and south korean government about what you do when north korea collapses, and how you avoid a scramble with china for influence in the area of north korea. that's a lot harder today, given china's current mood about territory in gene

. >> on the next "washington journal," we will discuss the situation inside north korea byh scott snyder, followed look at president obama's withnal security strategy david sanger. in fundraising and spending for the honey 14 and -- then fundraising and spending for the 2014 and 2015 elections. ," live everyournal morning at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> us 2013 wraps up, we are here to tell you about our c-span year in review series, a look at five important issues we have covered in the past year. here's the lineup. on monday, a look at immigration laws. tuesday, senate filibuster rules . thursday, gun laws. on friday, we wrap up the week with a look at the u.s. budget and government shutdown. >that all starts monday at a clock p.m. eastern on c-span -- 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the thing that i care about most is to make more of a museum, with more pieces of beautiful furniture that belong to our president. there's very little antique furniture here now, and most of what is dates from [indiscernible] >> i would've thought they would've been collecting this since the beginning

tomorrow's program, a discussion about the latest in north korea with scott snyder. guest will join us to talk about the perspective on the current situation in north korea. david sanger will discuss president obama's national security strategy. we will also be joined by dave leventhal, center for public integrity. fundll discuss 2014 raising and spending, as well as the role of super packs -- super pac's in the upcoming election cycle. " comes yourjournal way at 7:00 a.m. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> in a few moments, a hearing on how consumer information is being used online. senate finance subcommittee on social security looks at ways to sustain the benefits for seniors while encouraging others to save money separately for retirement. she was everyone's soul sister. everyone thought they knew erma. she laid her life out for everybody to see. she told us about what life was like in suburbia. throughn in the 1960's 1990's. one of the wonderful things about her -- she wrote mai

snyder to oversee this process, which now appears will go forward in u.s. bankruptcy court. >> and certainly the reaction from the union front happening as we speak behind you, scottin detroit. >>> dow's down almost triple digits now, down some 92 points. the bells are about to sound across europe. and it has been a rough day for stocks on the continent over there, as well, the european close after this break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 searching for trade ideas that spark your curiosity tdd# 1-800-345-2550 can take you in many directions. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you read this. watch that. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you look for what's next. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we can help turn inspiration into action tdd# 1-800-345-2550 boost your trading iq with the help of tdd# 1-800-345-2550 our live online workshops tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like identifying market trends. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 now, earn 300 commission-free online trades. call 1-888-628-2419 or go to schwab.com/trading to learn how. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 sharpen your instincts with market insight from schwab tdd# 1-800-345-2550 experts like liz ann sonders and randy frederick. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 get support and talk through