we need to work with south korea and japan on a tough coordinated response. we need to take every opportunity to collaborate on his issue with the chinese who wheel considerable influence over north korea and we need to dial up our own sanctions and tighten sanctions enforcement and that's what this bill does. north korea is always looking for ways to get around our sanctions. the sanctions in this bill would focus especially on north korean elites who conduct shady transactions with shell corporations and then cover up the money trail. in pyongyang, the capital, these cronies of the kim regime pocket the cash while the rest of the north korean people suffer. i've been to north korea twice, and it's just sickening that the regime and its friends profit from these crimes while the rest of the country is literally starving. on that point, this bill includes important exceptions for the humanitarian aid that benefits the north korean people. our anger is not with the people of north korea. in fact, the united states does a great deal to provide aid to this oppres

there has been widespread condemnation from south korea, japan, u.s. and russia, among others. they say the launch is cover for testing new missile technology. north korea state tv making the announcement like this via a news reader saying a rocket carrying an earth observation satellite had been successful launched into orbit. they were released at the same time. ban ki-moon called pyongyang's action deplorable. he says it is a violation of u.n. security council resolutions. an emergency meeting of the security council has been called for today in new york. south korea's president says the security council needs to respond quickly with what she calls strong punitive measures. seoul says it will begin talks with the u.s. on a new missile defense system. harry faucet has this from south korea. >> reporter: north korea had brought forward its launch window by a day to make the most of favorable conditions. it waited just two hours into that window before launching its rocket into space. it says that that happened within ten minutes of the launch and it was a successful launch, suc

aljazeera.com >> joint military exercises between united states and south korea are regular occurrences. this one, codenamed max thunder - took place in november at the kunsan air force base, 150 miles south of seoul... >> 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 ti

pretty sure they've found the desert (ryo tarokanesaka/chad wick international, south korea): "i love the high- intensity games. it's a different weather. obviously, korea is always cold. it's hard to play because sometimes it snows." the korean kids came for the competition..but not the bad habits (daekyu kim/chadwick international, south korea): "south korea is really conservative. what i mean by that is: they don't allow casino, drinking, smoking to the little people/little kids like us. however, when i arrived here, i went downtown at the hotel and i saw a lot of casino stuff and i was just kind of surprised and amused by that." some americans don't like their odds at playing soccer..our asian friends are tarokanesaka/chad wick international, south korea): "it's just the people spring slots. they lose but they still have fun. i don't know? it's just weird." winning is great..but nothing beats making memories acoss the world with your friends.. (ricky fujioka/tokyo mustangs): "it's like a one-time experience and i think that we're lucky to be able to play here.") /// ((jon tritsch)

there has been widespread condemnation from south korea, japan and the u.s. and russia. they say the launch is comp for testing a new missile technology. north korea's state tv made the announcement saying the rocket carrying an earth observation satellite had been sent into orbit. pictures from released. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon called pyongyang's actions deplorable. a meeting of the security council has been called in new york. south korea's president says the security council needs to respond quickly with what she calls strong punitive measures, soul says it will begin talks on a new missile defense system >>> let's go live to seoul and harry fawcett. it's in the the first time north korea has launched a rocket, but nonetheless a highly provocative act. >> that's the way it's viewed in south korea, japan and washington d.c. they launched before in december 2012, and said they'd launch in the launch period that they gave, starting today. they launched at the beginning of that period. a couple of lines from the nean side. there was an intelligence service b

south korea doesn't want to be seen with a real international coalition which it wants to lead, it doesn't want to be seen to have knowingly given money to the weapons program in north korea. she says that that international coalition will soon show north korea and the regime of the president if carries on with the program it will collapse. we will wait to see whether such measures can enforced >>> soon after the north korean test south korea and the u.s. announced they would consider deploying the advanced missile defense system known as thaad. on monday china said it opposes any such plan >> translation: we have serious concerns over the possible deployment of this advanced missile defense system. china has a clear position. we firmly oppose any country's attempt to the interests with the excuse of the nuclear issue >>> more from adrian brown in beijing. >> reporter: china is deeply uneasy about the missile system because it believes it is aimed not just at north korea but also at china. again and again during the past few days the foreign ministry here has reinforced the message that it

all this comes at a time of warm willing relations between south korea and beijing. the south korean presidential the guest of honor after president xi jinping's big military parade last september, but there is a sense of embarrassment here for the leadership that the south korean government is now openly embracing something that the chinese government is so hostile about >>> we've got more coming up here at al jazeera, including the australian hospital refusing to charge a one year old girl who is threatened with deportation. >>> fighting has intensified in syria days after world powers called for acisation of - drn a cessation of hostilities. dozens have died and 50 civils i can't answer including children were killed. saudi and russian energy ministers have just agreed to frees crude oil production at january levels. the agreement came at an unannounced meeting in doha on tuesday. riyadh has consistently said it won't cut production unless non-opec producers cooperate. it is the final day in euganda before elections. the opposition leader was held. the australian g

a strong response from south korea. all attempts though to try and divert this from happening i think look just as doomed. as usual north korea has made this public announcement that it intends to go ahead. what we have is a government which is now publicly considering the deployment on its territory of an anti missile system called thaad, a system which china very much opposes. there's much more talk about the consideration that south korea is giving to this and that's a way of not just signalling north korea back-up also signalling-- but also china a. it seems to have indicated it is ready to do so far this year, since that fourth nuclear test on 6 january >>> thank you for that. myanmar's parliamentary's upper house has convened for the first time since aung san suu kyi won. the lower house met on monday, installing the first elected government in more than 50 years. the first case of the zika virus has been reported in the u.s. with another in ireland. the infected person in dallas, texas, apparently contracted the d

together with japan and south korea have called for a meeting of the u.n. security council to discuss this issue on sunday. as adrian brown pointed out just a few minutes ago, china which is a close ally of north korea has a veto power in the united nations, so it may be a very interesting meeting of the u.n. security council in new york on sunday >>> that pegs the question of what appearingss does the u.n. really have here in reacting. you mentioned that u.n. security council meeting, but what unilateral options does the u.s. really have here? >> i don't think that there are any military options that are on the table. there really has not been any discussion of that. i think that the pattern that the obama administration has followed over the past seven and some years has been to galvanize international reaction to get a coalition of people together. now it's interesting that just a week from tomorrow monday, later in february, the president of the u.s., obama, will be hosting an asian summit, the meetings of the heads of asian leaders and china's pretty pr

it says what south korea is now proposing would possibly destabilize things even more. china today issued a fairly measured statement. the ministry of foreign affairs on its website said that north korea had the right to carry out tests in outer space, but those tests were somewhat limited by united nations security council resolutions. it also said that north korea had acted in defiance of the international community but it stressed again and again the only way to resolve this is through dialogue. its message, i think, to the outside world is this. you know, north korea basically is the only country that will talk to us. so you have to give us more time to work with north korea. now, of course, the united nations security council is going to meet. china, of course, is a permanent member of that council, it has a powerful veto. the question now is whether china is going to sign up to tougher sanctions against north korea. certainly china doesn't believe that sanctions are an end to themselves, the great fear here in china is that tougher sanctions could lead to the regim

line, right between the two, north korea and south korea. it's actually inside north korea where this industrial complex is a joint venture, so to speak. a number of efforts from south korea where they are funding manufacturing facilities using labor from north korea. the purpose of kaesong, this manufacturing center, this industrial complex was to try to create additional opportunities for north korea and south korea to come together economically and create opportunities for them perhaps to join together in unification efforts as they continue to see that they can work together economically. earlier this year, in one of the first committee hearings that i held in the east asia subcommittee, we heard testimony from dr. victor cha, who is a professor of government-georgetown university. he is a senior advisor and korea chair at the center for strategic and international studies. we had testimony on north korea, and just several months ago at the beginning of the year as we really focused on how we were going to address this challenge in the ki

it threatens allies in the region, especially south korea and japan. and as general clapper stated yesterday, it's a country that will continue to advance its nuclear program. i would urge my colleagues to vote yes to the north korea sanctions and policy enhancement act today so we can work toward keeping our nation and our allies safer. now, on yet another matter, a few years ago, the obama administration rolled out massive regulatory scheme they dubbed a clean power plan. an odd choice given that it wouldn't have meaningful impact on global emissions or the health of our planet. here's what those massive regulations likely would do, though. ship middle-class jobs overseas, punish the poor, impose more pain on kentucky coal families who just want to put food on the table, all for the sake, one must assume, of letting welloff folks on the left feel better about themselves for -- quote -- doing something. it's pretty clear that the administration's energy regulations threaten a lot of middle-class pain for hardly any substantive environmental gain. there

flash point as the relationship between the two neighbors deteriorate >> reporter: as of midnight, south korea cut off the electricity supply that having a knock-on effect of cutting off the water supply. north korea says it is turning that industrial complex, that very important symbolic joint venture between on north and south korea into a military zone. also cutting off the military and civilian hot lines. the defense ministry here in south korea saying it is possible that north korea might wish to turn the zone into a full fledged military base. that is something that they are watching out for. they have so far observed no abnormal military movements within the area. there is also some evidence of the economic fallout of all this developing as well here in south korea at least. the business owners of the 124 south korean businesses that operated inside the complex, they say that the entire responsibility of economic fallout of this lies with the south korean government. the government has talked about assisting with insurance payments, assisting with delaying loan repayments and making oth

the u.s., south korea, and japan say the satellite launch of a long-range missile test. comes one month after north korea claimed it tested a hydrogen bomb. cnn is covering the story from all angles around the world with reporters in stations. alexandra field with reaction in beijing this hour. first, paula hancocks joins us from seoul, south korea. good to have you with us. people are talking about the latest move by the north. what has been the general reaction among people in south kore korea? >> george, i have one piece of information to update you with. first of all, we just heard that the defense minister here in south korea has been briefing parliament. he has said that it appears the satellite has entered orbit. so the satellite appears to have entered orbit. south korea effectively confirming what north korea has said earlier today, that they have successfully launched that satellite into orbit. and certainly this is the news that we have been waiting for. so north korea is very pleased, as you see, from the photos that have been run on state-run media. and kim j

these cyber attacks cost south korea an estimated $720 million. this is real money, real jobs in our own country and in our allies'. we must take strong action to curb north korea's nuclear program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. and our allies. weak sanctions against north korea have clearly proven unsuccessful. the legislation before us today represents the tough response that is necessary to send this message directly to north korean leaders. disarm or face severe economic sanctions. this bill puts pressure on north korea in three important ways. first, it requires the president to investigate those that help north korea import goods used to make weapons of mass destruction. all people i angz and businesses involved in helping north korea obtain illicit weapons would be banned from doing business with the u.s. and have their fng -- their financial assets frozen. as we track down and bring to justice those who assist north korea and its effort to harm the u.s. and our allies, we must also hit them financially. this bill wi

these cyber attacks cost south korea an estimated $720 million. this is real money, real jobs in our own country and in our allies'. we must take strong action to curb north korea's nuclear program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. and our allies. weak sanctions against north korea have clearly proven unsuccessful. the legislation before us today represents the tough response that is necessary to send this message directly to north korean leaders. disarm or face severe economic sanctions. this bill puts pressure on north korea in three important ways. first, it requires the president to investigate those that help north korea import goods used to make weapons of mass destruction. all people i angz and businesses involved in helping north korea obtain illicit weapons would be banned from doing business with the u.s. and have their fng -- their financial assets frozen. as we track down and bring to justice those who assist north korea and its effort to harm the u.s. and our allies, we must also hit them financially. this bill wi

north korea poses a threat to south korea, japan, and to the homeland. our policies are determined to forget the maniac kim jong-un. north korea conducted a satellite launch which was a ballistic missile capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. on january 6th, north korea conducted its third nuclear test. they claimed it was a test of a hydrogen bomb. a more powerful weapon than the regime tested in the past. regardless of the claim it was a hydrogen bomb or not is true this test represent as significant advancement in north korea's nuclear weapon capability. north korea violated a series of united nation security council resolutions including 1874, 2087, and 2094 all while the regime's stockpile of nuclear weapons continues to grow exponentially. it was reported north korea may have as many as 20 nuclear warheads with the potential for over a hundred in just the next few years. james clapper the director of national intelligence testifieded in front of the senate armed service committee -- i quote could begin to recover plutonion from the reactors within a

ahead of the south korea/u.s. joint military exercise in march, pyongyang would instigate localized provocations along the dmz or other spaces. >> what is the effect of this launch on south korea's policy on diplomacy and defense? >> south korea would exert a full effort for suffer sanctions on the north with united states security council's strong resolutions. seoul defense ministry has already begun official talks with u.s. forces in korea about deploying them. a high-ranking official underlined if it's employed in the korean peninsula it will only be operated against north korea. beijing has been opposing the deployment in south korea as the detecting radar technology of the missile system could reach to the chinese area and perceive it as a minute drans to its military readiness. seoul has decided to negotiate for the deployment, catching justifiable moments for the national security of the republic of korea. the important thing is that the international community may underestimate the technological sophistica

the south korea defense ministry saying a north korea boat came past the more time border at 6:55 a.m. five warning shots were fired by vessel or vessels of the south koreaen navy and that that north koreaen naval boat retreated within about 20 minutes, the incident was over. a heightened alert status would be maintained. there is no schedule for the president on this new year holiday day. it is lunar new year across asia, a very good holiday in south korea,le as well. south korea has already said it will expand its loud speaker broadcast broadcasting propaganda in response to sunday's rocket launch. a lot of focus here as in other countries concern is on the u.n. security council after that new jersey meeting sunday, pressure being brought to bear on china to support much tougher new sanctions against north korea in response to both the january 6 nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch. >> state television's been beaming images of fireworks of the rocket launch. it shows hundred was people attending a parade in pyongyang followed by a 10 minute fire work display. kim jong-un was not

south korea's military says its navy shot warning shots after a north korean boat crossed into south waters on sunday. this comes after north korea's claim of a successful satellite launch on sunday, crawing condemnation. the u.n. security council called the launch a serious violation and promises significant measures in response. >>> two days after taiwan's deadly earthquake, reuters reports that two people have been found alive in the rubble. the frantic search for more survivors goes on. more than 120 people are still missing. at least 37 people were killed in that quake. >>> the denver broncos are now world champs. a strong performance from their defense helped them upset the carolina panthers in super bowl 50. now, fans are wondering what this means for star quarterback peyton manning. he is rumored to be considering retiring. >>> a series of air strikes rained down on northern syria sunday. the syrian observatory for rights said the strikes believed to be from russian planes. syrian regime is advancing on opposition-held areas around the city. numerous casualties have been repo

, nobody dares to say anything. (9 >> after more than 60 years, the division between north and south korea is still a fault line north korea has now threatened a nuclear test because of the united nations attention on human rights in the country. ambassador joseph detrani is a former u.s. negotiator with north korea on their nuclear program. the six party talks reached a dead end in 2009. >> if they are not happy with something, they will tell you; well we're not happy with something. and if you persist, we'll have a nuclear test, we'll have a missile launch. and i think the expectation has been: we will cave. threats don't work any longer. the threat to escalate doesn't work any longer they are not going to get what they want because they are threatening. they will get more by coming back to the table and being reasonable. >> the united states has announced a new round of sanctions as a response to the cyber attack on sony pictures they claim was orchestrated by north korea > outside policy is pro-engagement or pressure. pressure does not work. engagement might have some impact, but only

for the worst. 3 at least four f-22 stealth fighters were spotted flying over south korea earlier today. the high tech planes were seen near the u-s air base in seoul... escorted by south korean jets. the u-s often sends powerful warplanes to south korea in times of tension with the north. last month, the u-s sent a nuclear-capable b-52 bomber to the area, following north korea's fourth nuclear test. 3 in france: the rock band "eagles of death metal" performed again, in the city of lights. this was their first show, since the paris the band's original concert was one of the targets. this time... the venue was surrounded by police. and this concert was a tribute to the 89 lives lost in the attacks. some of the *survivors actually came out for this show. they say it gave them some closure. 3 and... on this day in history... back in 1968... the naismith basketball hall of fame opened its doors in springfield, massachusetts. it was named after the man credited with *inventing the sport... "james naismith." as of today, 345 people are in the hall... including players, coaches... and contribu

responsible if any south korean assets in kesong are damaged. >>> the foreign ministers from china and south korea discussed possible sanctions against pyongyang. the ministers met in munich on thursday and discussed the recent rocket launch and january's nuclear test. south korean officials say their foreign minister stressed the need for song u.n sanctns resolution. and urged china to play a responsible role as a permanent member of the security council. yung pointed out suspending the joint factory work would hurt his country's own interests as well. a state-run chinese news agency reports the minister agrees on the need for resolution but sanctions should not be its goal. he called for nuclear issues to be resolved through dialog. wangs brought upchina's disapproval of a potential anti-missile system that the u.s. and south korea have agreed to consider since the north's rocket launch. >>> millions of chinese migrant workers uproot their lives to find jobs in the country's massive economy. and many bring their children with them. adding up over 40 million kids. it's difficult for some of them

all this comes at a time of warming relations between south korea and beijing. the south korean president the guest of honor at the big military parade last september. there is a sense of embarrassment here for the leadership that the south korean government is now openly embracing something that the chinese government is so hostile about >>> we've got a lot more coming up here at al jazeera including luxury behind bars in mexico. find out how some inmates in this prison really lived it up. it up. venezuelan government blames el nino on the power crisis in the country. >>> welcome back. a look at the top stories at jalalabads. fighting have-- al jazeera. fighting have continued and dozens of people have died on air strikes in hospitals. 50 civilians including children have killed. uganda protests in relation to up coming elections. oil prices are higher on reports that ministers from russia and several opec countries leaders are meeting today. it is expected to try to tackle a global oil supply glut. pope francis has been to mexico's poorest city. our correspond

says it maintains an ironclad commitment to south korea after deploying for fighter jets in a show of force. this happened after north korea recently conducted a nuclear the u.s. and south korea consider the rocket launch a prohibited test of missile technology. south korea's president warned of the north's collapse if it program. pyongyang is likely to view the american air power as a threat. although the u.s. has not said how long the jets will be deployed. elizabeth: nikole killion live in washington, thank you. . for big issues and how they will impact you. plus, she won the lottery but it's what she did with the money that's amazing. seven finalists, only one can be the top dog. elizabeth: as for drivers. to bills of the statehouse and the big changes they could mean for you on iowa roadways. alyx: the scoreboards are up from beef to beefy athletes. a big strong weekend for the metro's economy ahead. >> the most-watched morning news in central iowa. this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news this morning. trump trump. >> hello, who is this? donald trump: hello this is donald

south korea's cut of water and power supplies to a complex in north korea. the jointly run factory park is the latest flash point. hillary clinton and bernie sanders have taken part in their second one-on-one debate. the democrats clashed over election campaign contributions, immigration and health care. returning to the war in syria where tens of thousands fleeing the fighting in aleppo hope to reach turkey for safety. the border is closed for now. many managed to cross before syrian government forces stepped up their campaign. as part of a special series through a parents eyes. one mother of five tells al jazeera her story. >> translation: i am from the countryside north of aleppo. we lost absolutely everything. there's to work, no home left, nothing at all. we crawled over barbed wire to get over the border for the sake of the children. my husband couldn't find work. to feed the children and rent a home, i took on a cleaning job. these are my children. my son was born with holes in his heart. he has had surgery to fix it, but his growth is stunted. that h

it's provoked condemnation for many countries including south korea, japan, the u.s. and russia. ey say the launch is cover for testing new missile technology. north korea's state t.v. made the announcement saying a rocket carrying an earth operation satellite had been successful put in orbit. the leader reportedly watching the launch. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has called the actions dip diplodeplorable. he said it's a violation of security council resolutions. south korea's president says securities council needs to respond quickly with what she calls strong punitive measures. they say they will talk with the u.s. on a new missile defense system. the latest from that system in new york. here is harry fawcett with the latest from the south korea ian capitol. north korea brought the launch time forward by a day. two hours into the window, the rocket carrying the "bright star" satellite lifted off. all overseen by the country's young leader, relayed by the most famous news reader. >> the complete success made in the liftoff fruition of korea's policy in attaching important

and so south korea has taken a very serious step to express their displeasure with the actions of north korea. the united nations, united states -- both continue to discuss and impose sanctions. but the united nations' delay is disturbing. we talk about china. we talk about the impact that china is -- could have on north korea and their willingness to change their behavior and to de-nuclearize north korea. we know that china is responsible for somewhere around 70% of the economic activity -- excuse me, 90% of the economic activity of north korea, right around 90% of the economic activity. we know that trade with precious metals, coal, raw metals has resulted in about 70% of foreign currency in north korea. that's another step that this bill takes is a step to assure that we are addressing any activity, such as exports of coal, precious metals. , if thif the money derived frot goes to the illicit activities. that's why this industrial complex in kaesong was closed by south korea, because they traced the money back from this industrial facility -- the 45,000 employees who weren't making a

stealth fighters through over south korea south korea in a show of force between the two koreas. the jets arrived at japan and based near seoul. the f-22 raptor is one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world. the u.s. would not say just how long the four jets will be deployed in south korea. >>> pope francis wraps up his visit to mexico today. he'll become the first pope to visit the u.s./mexican border with where he plans to go to a prison and meet with mexican workers and show his area of concern for the plight of residents. >> reporter: pope francis will celebrate mass before hundreds of thousands in juarez later today and 50 miles from the border in el paso. >> the plan after the mass he will walk up to the fence and offer a personal prayer for migrants. told 45,000 young people that they are the wealth of the future and urged them to avoid the lure of the areas profisk drug trade. the pope said he knows it's hard to feel valid when they have lost so many young ones to drug violence. reminiscent of a concert, one said we love you, pope. some call the pope's visit here

i don't feel it's a threat. >> reporter: south korea is promising severe punishment pushing for a muchngent set of sanctions this time around, and there has been plenty of pressure on china to punish north korea. but in north korea is concerned, they are not showing it. he harry fawcett al jazeera, seoul. >>> aid workers are struggling to help thousands of refugees stranded on the border of macedonia. taxicab drives have been blocking the route. at least 80 bus loads of new arrivals were not able to reach the border, and people on board had to spend the night in freezing conditions. greece has said it will speed up the completion of five migrant registration centers after criticism from the european union. the country has been accused of failing to control the flow of arrivals despite receiving financial help. but greece's immigration minister says all of the camps will be completed this month. >> translator: we will not allow greece to turn into a storage space for humans. greece has already paid the price dearly in the midst of an economic crisis. the greek people showed compassion a

the joint industrial complex at kaesong in north korean territory as it did last wednesday and south koreareds of millions of dollars into the plant in investment and wages and she says that we know that north korea uses u.s. dollars and uses hard currency for its regime and nuclear and missile programs and the language was suddenly different from what her unification minister said on sunday saying they had evidence that north korea used that money in its nuclear weapons programs because south korea doesn't want to be seen at the moment when it's calling for a real international coalition which it wants to lead and not seen as knowingly given money to the weapons program in north korea and says that international coalition will soon show north korea and the regime of kim jun-un it will collapse and we wait to see what comes out of the security council and if measures can actually be enforced. >>> reports coming in that four american journalists who have been arrested in bahrain have been released and accused of submitting false papers and taking part in an unlawful gathering. the reporters

south korea has halted work at the industrial park it shares with north korea. arry fawcett has more now from seoul. >> the case of the industrial complex is the last vestige of the north and south since 2000. it's more than symbolic. producing $500 million worth of goods to south korean companies. all that is coming to a grinding halt. >> now in order to prevent cas the capital being used for missile development and to protect our businesses from being sacrificed our government has decided to suspend all operations. >> south korea's president has for weeks been promising a tougher response to north korea'north koreanorth kore korea's nuclear test. it won't just affect the leadership but an employees effecting 200,000 people who will be without work. for them it won't be the first time in in april of 2013 north korea pulled workers out of the plant at a time of high cross-border tensions. south korea negotiated to get the plant up and running five months later. now it's south korea who is pulling the plug, and it wants punitive actions from other nations especial

reporter: less than 24 hours after north korea's rocket launch a reminder of the fact that the south korea side is very much on high alert for any further what they call provocations from north korea. the south korean defense ministry said a control boat came close to the de facto northern border at about 6.55am local time. the defense ministry here saying that five warning shots were fired by vessels of the south korean navy and that that north korean patrol boat retreated north of the line within about 20 minutes the incident was over. the presidential offer here saying that a heightened service will be maintained. it is a very big holiday here in south korea. south korea has said it will expand its loud speaker broadcasts, broadcasting propaganda across the demilitarized zone. a lot of focus here is on the u.n. security council after that emergency meeting on sunday. a lot of pressure trying to be brought to bear on china to support tougher sanctions against north korea in response to the 6 january nuclear test and sunday's rocket launch >>> the names of nominees for myanmar's next pres

south korea says it will enter official talks with the u.s. about deploying the thaad system.is hoped the country will exercise caution. >>> gene otani joins us with business headlines. >> bank of japan policy makers have implemented their much talked about negative interest rate policy. they are now applying 0.1% to some current account balances. boj policy makers hope this will compel the banks to take money out and put it toward loans and investments instead. that in turn would hopefully encourage more corporate and consumer spending. the banks started reacting late last month when the boj fore shadowed the move. they lowered interest rates on deposits and mortgages. now they are facing lower returns. not on just some of their accounts on the boj but also on loans they give to clients. the negative rate will initially applied to about $87 billion worth of funds. >>> executives at mitt sue bish si aircraft are expecting an order with 20 more of their mrj racing jets. the japanese firm has received more than 400 orders for the mitsubishi regional jet. the first locally produc

south korea and the u.s. are planning to start their annual exercise on march 7. they say it will be the largest ever. top u.s. and chinese officials have been discussing penalties for north korea's recent test and rocket launch. they say they may soon agree on a draft u.n. security council resolution to impose stricter sanctions. >> we have made significant progress. if the resolution is approved, it will go beyond anything that we have previously passed. >> translator: important progress has been made. the u.n. security council could reach agreement on the draft resolution and pass it in the near future. >> john kerry and wang yi spoke after meeting in washington. wang also emphasized the need for u.s. officials to hold talks with the north koreans. >>> japanese officials are working to enhance air defense by manufacturing their own stealth aircraft. they've tested the prototype on a runway. it took place at nagoya airport in central japan. the plane sped down the runway at about 100 kilometers per hour. more than 200 domestic companies have been working on the p

south korea goes nuclear. you have a nuclear arms race in northeast asia if the united states cannot uphold its alliances. furthermore, if china simply is allowed to take over the south china sea, one of the most vital areas of the world and name it all as its more or less sovereign territory, that means that the principle of the global commons, skies, seas, internationally, which is a cornerstone of international law of which we have been the main defender since world war ii, if we pull out, we are also abandoning that commitment. the whole idea of global common international law. so this is a tough decision to make it. it involves a lot of tradeoffs and the risks are going up. i think the last caller's voice needs to be one of the major voices in this discussion because we should all be shooting for human welfare, not who has more, yes, outdated battle groups. i think that's a good note to end on. host: what faces the next president, especially in this election, especially with relations with china? because y

south korea's defense ministry says it is ready to intercept if north korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile. activity has been reported spotted at a launch station on the country's west coast. earlier this week pyongyang announced it was planning to launch an earth observation satellite in february. the move has been internationally condemned. south korean are some of the hardest drinkers on earth. no other people in the world consume more liquor and that is giving public health officials a headache. alcohol abuse among women is an increasing cause for concern. >> reporter: on drunk patrol with south korean police. these partners have been called to this shop. where someone is reported in urgent need of help. they find her heavily intoxicated and passed out in the bathroom. the officers carry her on the patrol car. they will take her to medics. up until now korean men have been the heavy drinkers, but increasingly women are joining their ranks. every night south koreans consume 7 million bottles of the local alcohol made from r ice. >> translation: the number of calls we'

south korea has announced it is ceasing operations at its industrial plant with north korea and thatn in effect until north korea dispels the international fears around the rockets and nuclear development. reporter: this was one of the last points of contact between north and south korea, cooperation with the textiles and car parts industries. more than 100 companies employ 50,000 plus north koreans here. once seen as a win/win arrangement for both sides, but now, political concerns are overtaking the business once, and that cooperation has come to an end. "our government decided to completely suspend the kaesong park, being used for the development of north korean missile and nuclear programs. while north korea has already seen the benefits of kaesong, a source of badly needed cash for pyongyang, which is now will have to do without. but the north is not the only loser. south korea has invested millions of dollars in the park, and with doubts looming as to if or when kaesong will open again, there are also questions as to whether civil, korea, will see a return on their investment.

. >> south korea's president convened the national security council calling the launch an unacceptable provocation. >> translation: recognising the nuclear missile threat by north korea as a threat to the international community and world peace, the security council should come up with sanctions. >> reporter: seoula nounsed formal consul -- seoul announced consultations with united states on deploying an antimissile system. beijing is opposed to the deployment of the system close to its territory. united states and south korea are trying to pressurise chine owe to get tough on its ally. kim jong un made the pursuit of economic success between guiding principles of his cool. he's proved immune to beijing's attempts. in beijing, there were celebrations. the launch comes at the start of a lunar new year and days before the birthday of late father kim jong-il. the north korean space agency called it a gift to the nation. >>> and al jazeera's adrian brown has been monitoring reaction in beijing and sent this report. >> reporter: china, of course is about the only real ally, providing a life

successfully as planned but the final stage may have been deliberately exploded to prevent the south korea's from learning about the debris. the defense ministry will be searching for the debris to try to recover it and find out as much as it can of the current status of north korea's technology. they say there have been improvements to the technology since december 2012, but that the rocket engines may well be somewhat stronger, that the satellite carried by the rocket appears to be double the weight of the one carried last time around and the maximum range of this rocket may well be 12,000 kilometers as opposed to 10,000 kilometers last time around. as for the performance of the satellite itself, the south koreans aren't saying. there were reports from the u.s. quoting u.s. officials saying that they think it's tumbling in orbit and is not useful as a satellite. there remains an effort to try to get sanctions through the u.n. security council with three separate telephone conversations between president obama and park of south korea and the prime minister of japan trying to make sure that

u-s fighter jets are flying&over south korea. right now, north and south korea are in a standoff. south korea is concerned about recent missle tests by north korea. the u-s is defending its ally by sending in powerful warplanes -- which it's done before when there's been tension in that part of the world. a step towards healing following the terrorist attacks in paris. california rock band eagles of death metal erforming in the city last night. three mononhs ago their concert turned into a blood bath when suicide bombers stormed in. many survivors of the attack attended the concert. the band also discussing what it felt like to return to the city... "facing your demons is empowering police guarded the entrances to the concert hall last night and concert goers had their bags checked before entering the u.s. surgeon general meets with the people affectd by the more than two hundred people packed inside a church to ask questions. the doctor says the filters are working... and he doesn't believe the water is connected to tt legionnaires' outbrerek. federal resources are already being

- i have buildings in south korea. i have actual buildings in south korea. and i say this despite this. we have $19 trillion in debt. with the omnibus deal, $21 trillion in debt. they have to reimburse us for our costs. >> when the justice department signs a big deal with a big bank like morgan stanley, which accordinged eed their settleme agreement, there were misrepresentations. i call it lies and fraud. which contribute to the 2008 financial crisis. but it's just a civil settlement and it doesn't seem like anybody ever has responsibility for the giant things that happen where in are material misrepresentations. would your justice department have criminal investigations? >> i think so, yeah. i mean there were things that were done that were very illegal, things that were done that were very bad. they have -- >> do you have any problem with the fact that it was strictly a civil settlement? >> i don't have a huge problem with it because i understand. >> but you know who pays for this? it's not the culprit. it's the sha

four u-s "f-22" stealth fighter jets flew low over south korea today. analysts say north korea will likely view the fly-over as a sign that the u-s will defend its ally-- south korea. the north and south are at a stand-off over north korea's nuclear ambitions. pope francis is wrapping-up his trip to mexico today. he plans to stop at a time when the a key topic in the presidential race. he also plans to go to a prison-- which is something he does-- on almost every foreign trip. in tallahassee-- a bill --that would allow people to carry guns through airport terminals-- was narrowly justice committee. still has a long way to go---before getting final it would allow people with concealed-weapons permits to carry guns through the airport-- before they get to security checkpoints. guns would not be allowed in the areas where passengers board planes. today-- we are finally going to find out florida's winner-- of that record-breaking powerball jackpot. the lucky person bought the winning ticket from a publix in brevard county. fox 35's keith landry has the deta

we need to work with south korea and japan on a tough coordinated response. we need to take every opportunity to collaborate on his issue with the chinese who wheel considerable influence over north korea and we need to dial up our own sanctions and tighten sanctions enforcement and that's what this bill does. north korea is always looking for ways to get around our sanctions. the sanctions in this bill would focus especially on north korean elites who conduct shady transactions with shell corporations and then cover up the money trail. in pyongyang, the capital, these cronies of the kim regime pocket the cash while the rest of the north korean people suffer. i've been to north korea twice, and it's just sickening that the regime and its friends profit from these crimes while the rest of the country is literally starving. on that point, this bill includes important exceptions for the humanitarian aid that benefits the north korean people. our anger is not with the people of north korea. in fact, the united states does a great deal to provide aid to this oppres

xi in c south korea has been moving away from japan, close er to china while maintaining the alliancethat changed in january and february when north korea first conducted another nuclear test and then launched another icb -y intercontinental ballistic missile. president park gave a speech thd saying this fundamentally eployi changes our relationship. they are in close talks with us about deploying the missile o system which china objects to very strongly. what's worrying about this is china has been more active in combatting south korea's desire to protect itselflf with the thd missile system than in present o ing north korea from conducting ballistic missile tests.tercon right now it appears south korea isis leaning toward deploying t system despite chinese pressure. we don't know that for sure. >> 202-748-8000 for independents. 202-748-8002 for republicans. republican line. >> i was curious why i have not heard the united nations getting involved in this. that should be really one of th. prime organizations of interest. >> you're talking about united t nations sanctions againstst no

south korea and the u.s. ally discussing deploying the thad missile defense system many believe this is just an affront for the ballistic missile test. joining us on the phone in washington, alise, thank you for being here. we know the u.s. is verbally condemning the attack. any signal what actions they are willing to take? >> i think the fact they called for an emergency session of the u.n. security council. let's not forget this launch is on the heals of the nuclear test that north korea took just a few weeks ago. and it is interesting. usually there is a pattern with north korea. if it takes a nuclear test of that nature it waits for the international communicate to react, punish it. and then you will see a follow on launch of that nature. this time north korea didn't wait. it just went ahead and didn't really care about the consequences. and that tells u.s. officials that this leader, kim jong unis even more unpredictable. so you might see a little more momentum for the u.n. resolution. i also think the fa

four f-22 stealth fighters are flying over south korea to keep watch. experts say the north korean government will likely view the planes as a threat. the u-s often sends warplanes to south korea in times of tension with north korea. rob ots comcast cable customers finally have their service back this morning. millions lost cable, phone and internet calling a temporary interruption. restored by last night. 27-million customers across the country. about a merger with time-warner cable but that deal fell through. plans for a west chester sex club are back on. a judge ruled that could not revoke club's license. reportedly used a from 20 years as to revoke the license. owners are still looking for locations which do not violate the township's current zoning laws. dwayne jones: i really don't care they can do whatever they want to up there. yeah it really doesn't make any difference" jason dockery: i mean if its going to be in an industrial area and there are no homes around and your going to be in business then i really don't care west chester released a st

fighter jets flew over south korea earlier today in a north korea. sources say the north will view that as a threat in the standoff between the two countries. the u.s.often sends warplanes to south korea during times of tension with the north last month it sent a nuclear capable b-52 bomber to south korea after the north conducted its fourth nuclear test. still to come today at noon, while politicians bicker over replacing the late antonin scalia on the supreme court they may want to take a lesson from his life and his biggest foe on the bench. and we'll tell you what was last night's westminster dog >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: they were known as the odd couple on the supreme court. justice antonin scalia, who passed away over the weekend was good pals with fellow justice ruth bader ginsburg. never mind they were often ideologically opposite. as jeanne moos reports, they bonded over anything from opera reporter: for conservatives, he laughed liberally. one of t