now to breaking news on the standoff between north and south korea. after three days, talks have ended. in a statement from seoul is expected in about an hour. south korea had been demanding an apology after a land mine attack last month that injured two soldiers. north korea has denied involvement in that attack. seoul has since retaliated by blasting propaganda from speakers along the border. pyongyang demand they'd stop and said friday they had entered quasi state of war. nbc correspondent ian williams joins us now by phone. and, ian, what's the latest? it seems there's no clear end in sight right now for this standoff. >> reporter: well, we think they have a deal, luke. the latest we're hearing at the end of these three days of marathon talks is that they have come up with some sort of deal. we don't know what is in that deal. it may well be an expression of