i would do everything i could to avoid those two modes of transportation. >> william rathburn, thanksng us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you, carol. >>> in syria cnn has learned that food is starting to get through to a refugee camp near the capital damascus. this is the fist u.n. aid convoy to reach the region since january 21st. it comes as opposition delegates hold peace talks in geneva. more than 100,000 people have been killed in syria since the uprising began nearly three years ago. millions more have had to leave their homes. >>> president obama taking his state of the union message on to the road. he is now in wisconsin. we're going to talk more about that after a break. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word abo

william rathburn, thank you so much, we appreciate it. we'll be following and talking to you in the weeks ahead, because obviously a lot of worry, a lot of concern about how this is all going to go down in sochi. thank you. appreciate it, william. >>> we should also be very skeptical about what we're about to see here, because this individual is under duress. the situation that he's in. this is an american missionary who has been locked up in north korea for more than a year. kenneth bae. he was put before the cameras and reporters in this highly orchestrated event today in pyongyang. kenneth bae said he's a criminal and that north korea doesn't abuse rights. he also asked washington to cooperate with his captors, to get him out of prison. but let's face it, here. given north korea's history of forced confessions, bae likely was saying all of this, because this is what the north korean officials wanted to hear. now more from our paula hancocks. >> reporter: escorted and out of the room by military officials, kenneth bae said that he wante