To meet with kim jong un. I dont expect that kim jong un would come to the United States because he might fear that he would be thrown in american jail and never see the light of dayat ever again. Ro not that that would happen. N so it may be that they choose potentially south korea right there along the border in panmunjom which would be thehe site of the talks between south koreas president moon jaein and kim jong un later in may. Or maybe its a third country, some neutral country somewhere else in the world where everyone can meet. How did we get to this point . The white house just walking us through that in a Conference Call right now, but chung euiyoung is the south Korean National security advisor, said in a statement outside the white house here that it was due to President Trumps program of Maximum Pressure that north korea came to the table. They said that while kim is committed to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula, he also understands the joint Military Exercises
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff a new study says fast food makes up about 11 of the american diet, less than before but not by much. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we sort through what all this means for americas obesity problem in children and adults. Woodruff then, we look at health care for the poor, as floridas republican governor is the latest to embrace the obama administrations program to expand medicaid. Suarez Margaret Warner gets an update on the syrian civil war, as attacks on damascus escalate and the deadliest car bomb to date rocks the capital. Woodruff our week long focus on guns, after newtown continues with two reports first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u. S. Nothing really truly equalizes a small petite woman with someone whos 63, 230 pounds whos angry except a firearm. Those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our
Suarez there may be hope yet for bringing the National Epidemic of obesity under control. At least, the latest numbers on calories and fast food, released today, indicated possible progress. For years, Health Officials have warned about americans growing girth. Now, research from the centers for Disease Control and prevention suggests the fight against fat may be having an effect. Among the findings American Children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than a decade before 7 less for boys and 4 less for girls. And for adults, fast food accounted for just over 11 of the calories consumed in 2010, down from nearly 13 in 2006. The researchers acknowledge the changes are small and cant be fully explained. But public campaigns against obesity have intensified in recent years. Last september, for instance, new york citys board of Health Limited sugared drinks and sodas to 16 ounces or less. Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the prohibition that takes effect march 12th. This is the single biggest s
Good morning from new york. Its tuesday, february 19th, 2013. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd. Keep sending in your good morning greetings. We didnt have arable ones for today, but we want to hear from everybody thats watching today. Lets get right to my first reads of the morning. With ten days left to prevent 5 billion in automatic spending cuts for the year kicking in, today were going to get a taste of the president s end game. The white house plans to use that to at least reap political benefits if it goes into effect. Less than two hours from now, the president will be surrounded by merge responders who could lose their jobs, described as the kinds of americans whose jobs are on the line if republicans fail to compromise on a bland solution. Last week she warned budget cuts should affect survivors recovering from hurricane sandy. You can see where this is going. Today its first responders. Tomorrow could be military families. Day after should be essential government work
Bomb to date rocks the capital. Woodruff our week long focus on guns, after newtown continues with two reports first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u. S. Nothing really truly equalizes a small petite woman with someone whos 63, 230 pounds whos angry except a firearm. Those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. Suarez Hari Sreenivasan brings together High School Students from across the country to talk about guns and violence. Woodruff and as oscar night nears, tony scott, movie critic for the New York Times, gives us his take on the latest buzz about wild cards and front runners. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the