good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. the confirmation hearings of cia director nominee john brennan got off to a rocky start today. human rights protesters from the activist group code pink interrupted the hearings before they even started. john brennan is the architect of the obama administration s drone warfare program, which includes targeted killings. once the hearing got under way, there was another disruption. the protester was escorted out. then there was another. same thing. seconds later there was another. and then another. finally, chairwoman senator dianne feinstein broke up the proceedings. we re going to halt the hearing. i m going to ask that the room be cleared and that the code pink associates not be permitted to come back in. we ve done this five times now and five times are enough. the chaos underscored the controversy of the administration s policy. many americans want to know how
the confirmation hearings of cia director nominee john brennan got off to a rocky start today. human rights protesters from the activist group code pink interrupted the hearings before they even started. john brennan is the architect of the obama administration s drone warfare program, which includes targeted killings. once the hearing got under way, there was another disruption. the protester was escorted out. then there was another. same thing. seconds later there was another. and then another. finally, chairwoman senator dianne feinstein broke up the proceedings. we re going to halt the hearing. i m going to ask that the room be cleared and that the code pink associates not be permitted to come back in. we ve done this five times now and five times are enough. the chaos underscored the controversy of the administration s policy. many americans want to know how the united states can order the killings of american citizens without due process. earlier today the justice
thanks for watching. the confirmation hearings of cia director nominee john brennan got off to a rocky start today. human rights protesters from the activist group code pink interrupted the hearings before they even started. john brennan is the architect of the obama administration s drone warfare program, which includes targeted killings. once the hearing got under way, there was another disruption. the protester was escorted out. then there was another. same thing. seconds later there was another. and then another. finally, chairwoman senator dianne feinstein broke up the proceedings. we re going to halt the hearing. i m going to ask that the room be cleared and that the code pink associates not be permitted to come back in. we ve done this five times now and five times are enough. the chaos underscored the controversy of the administration s policy. many americans want to know how the united states can order the killings of american citizens without due process.
militarized zone, we were there today. there was apre test on the southern side by activists, north korean defectors, as well as human rights protesters. their protest has got actually the government on both sides of the border a little bit nervous. take a look at what we saw today. just a few days after the death of kim jong-il, just a few hundred yards from the dmz, activists stage ago protest, filling up the balloons with helium and the leaflets showing kim jong-il and two other fallen leaders from this year, on the other side, kim jong-un and his two brothers, a rise up against hereditary succession. the hopes is these balloons will rise up and float into north korea and find their mark. reporter: well, they did rise up. north korea calls this activity propaganda warfare and has threatened to act against these people doing this. but in fact, they rose up and didn t go to north
as human rights protesters shouted outside the white house, inside the gates, a big embrace for relationship both sides said was mutually beneficial. ceos from u.s. and china met with the two leaders to talk about trade and job creation. china announced it plans to purchase 200 boeing airplanes, a $19 billion deal, and another $25 billion in contracts for u.s. companies. the white house says these deals will support 235,000 u.s. jobs. and i believe we ve helped to lay the foundation for cooperation between the united states and china for decades to come. experts say increasing mutual trust is key to making any significant process with china, and that negotiations need to be handled delicately. not necessarily you have to do this for us, but point to areas where it s in china s interest to do the right thing on north korea currency or what have you. now, on that currency issue, president obama did touch on that saying that low currency is