the ship, the 35 crew members tried to resist the panama authorities and also the captain allegedly tried to commit suicide in the attempt. so definitely a very tense moment there. ian lee reporting live from seoul this morning. 21 minutes past the hour. time to check our top stories. russian media is reporting that nsa leaker edward snowden has applied for temporary asylum in russia as russian president vladimir putin said snowden is shifting his position when it comes to meeting asylum. putin said snowden must stop harming the united states if he wanted to harm the country and late last week snowden said he would not do that in the future. encouraging news about ailing country singer randy travis. he is awake and starting physical therapy. the 54-year-old grammy winner had emergency surgery last week to relieve pressure in his brain following a stroke. doctors say he ll need months to recover. the northeast is bracing for
russia. late last week snowden said he would not do that in the future. hidden weapons have led to the arrest of a north korean crew and the seizure of their ship from a port in panama. the cargo was discovered last night. what appears to be missile parts were hidden in the cargo of brown sugar. the import and export of north korean weapons is banned by the united nations. in arizona the sentencing phase of the jodi arias trial resumes today. back in may arias was convicted in the murder of her ex-boyfriend. but that jury could not decide if she should get the death penalty. so a new jury will be put together to decide her fate. in the weather this morning it s going to be one hot day in new york city this morning. the city under a heat advisory today and tomorrow with temperatures that could feel like they re well over 100 degrees. and as you can see, new york people, you are not alone in your pain. let s head out to times square and anna koren. good morning. reporter: good mo