Source of primary concern when it comes to north korea. Its in particular the development of nuclear tests. I want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. Its been just amazing blessing to see so many people being involved in getting me released from the last two years. Not to mention for the thousands of people praying for me as well. Ken bae has been held by the North Koreans for two years. He spent that time in hard labor. Matthew todd miller was in prison this year. We have Paula Hancocks with information, be we start with ana cabrera. Give us the latest. Reporter good morning to you. It has been a Long Time Coming for the families. Two years for the family of ken bae and seven months for family of Matthew Todd Miller to hug and hold and catch up on what is happening in their lives. Matthew todd Millers Family choosing to keep quiet. For ken bae, we had a chance to talk to his family and friends. He is from the greater seattle area. We talked to
Korea. The coordination, the negotiation, the facetoface visit, to north korea, from a senior official. Erin mcpike joins us from the white house. This is such great news for the families, for these two men. And also, it looks like a big win for the Obama Administration. Do we have background on this yet . How long officials had been working on this . Reporter we do know. It wasnt all that long. We found out about it out of the blue this morning. Thats what a lot of people are saying, that it happened very quickly. We found out after about 10 00 a. M. Or so this morning. We do know that on wednesday, James Clapper, the director of National Intelligence was supposed to be speaking in new york, at an event. That was canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Now, we know why. The Obama Administration sent him to north korea to secure the release of these two detainees, poppy. I also know that the Obama Administration, very quickly, came out this morning and said, there was no quid pro quo. No
In the face of personal hardship and potential punishment, 23-year-old Private Travis King made the unimaginable decision to dash across the border into the enigmatic heart of North Korea, a bold act that left the world anxiously watching.
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