group that he join. king had just completed a 47 dy sentence in south korea prison for allegedly kicking a squad carpet here to discuss his founder national security institute. so first of all what is your take on how he s being treated? i think he s exactly right. you have every reason to be concerned by the army private travis king s been truly know how the north korean regime treat his own people as well as other states. the five timing is everything. as private kings timing to sprint into north korea give north korea it leverage? coxwell, sever great time for these things happen. obviously of ongoing tensions in the region for the north koreans have been launching both cruise missiles and ballistic missiles into the sea off the coast of south korea. in part in a complaint because
in the wake of north korea s saber rattling. are you worried about the possibility it could backfire? i am very confident in our own nuclear deterrents. reporter: tonight, investigating the circumstances of army private travis king s decision to bolter across the border into north korea while on a tour. we don t know his condition, where he s being held, the status of his health. reporter: the pentagon saying they do not have any indication king s border rush was preplanned with the north koreans. tonight, the u.s. is responding to north korea s threats saying, the u.s. s stance is to defend posture and sitthe submarine ist in violation. david: martha, extraordinary